it's not everyday death eaters chase you

i woke up with the faint ringing of a bell, only to figure out it was my phone's alarm going off. it was the most annoying sound one can hear early in the morning and i struggled to look for the cursed thing, which i ended up sleeping on. i squinted at the still blurry digital numbers screaming 8:30 on the screen and it only took me a couple of milliseconds to comprehend the situation i am in.

it's 8:20 in the freakin' morning (since my phone is 10 minutes advanced).

i have a 10-point bonus problem that needs to be submitted BEFORE 8:30, considering it would be the only source of any points, positive points, in my last exam (100 point f*cked up exam).

i'm f*cking late. (need i say more?)

and i'm panicking.

well, at least i had the decency to brush my teeth, change my clothes, and do other necessary chorvas, in record breaking time, mind you, before i ran to school -- from the eight floor of a building (i didn't take the elevator) to the third floor of another building across the street. 

i was cursing whoever the idiot was who said that it was illegal to cross Katipunan. i had to run to the overpass, run up, run across, run down, run, run, and run all the way to Faura. i can only be thankful that there's no law against students running around the school like they are being chased by a googillion death eaters. 

i swear my heart was pounding so hard against my rib cage, it felt like it would suddenly pop out any second. it was a matter of life and death. besides, it wasn't only my paper at stake. i'm responsible for submitting a classmate's paper as well. and if she doesn't blast me off to oblivion for not making it on time, i'd do the honors, myself.

okay, not really. i'd just be left to contemplate how miserable my life is for the rest of my already miserable life. and how i made other lives miserable cause i'm so miserable and...what the f*ck am i saying?

anyway, lo and behold, i made it just in time.

i arrived in the department at exactly 8:29.

am i great, or am i just great?

i think i might be the new Phidippides of this generation. heh.

and if ever i wasn't able to make it in time, i'll prolly just drop school and train as a runner for the next olympics. after failing almost everything, i need some ego booster.

the adrenaline rush of the last 10 minutes was enough to bring me back to life. i was practically dead yesterday after messing up a theo oral exam (how the f*ck am i supposed to know how love goes around in this freaking world?), being reminded how effing clueless i am in programming (i quote: "pwede pa namang mag-withdraw sa class diba?"), being slapped in the face by the fact that there's a 96.38% chance of getting a zero in a 100-point exam (it sucks finding out that you ignored a problem just to spend two f*cking hours solving another problem with NO solution), and sulking for not being able to get some tickets for the Ateneo-La Salle game.

sigh. it's kinda depressing to know that you're relying on adrenaline rush to revive you. but still, with all that adrenaline in my body, it was a surprise how i just dropped dead in my bed afterwards. too much exhaustion for the last 20 minutes, maybe. who knows.

at least i was able to pass our life source aka bonus problem. i'm back to dreamland and i couldn't care less whatever's gonna happen for the next few hours.

goodmorning world, goodnight to me.

stupidity sucks...

stupidity sucks...

and its aftermath.

i saw the ball coming...

...but i still got hit square in the face.

in short, tanga. >.<

of procrastination and caffeine

wide awake at this friggin' ungodly hour in the morning...

staring stupidly at the computer screen.

i blame it all on coffee.

and delayed, over-ignored, almost forgotten, lab reports.

i crown myself queen of procrastination.

damn.

i'm feeling schizophrenic right now.

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a cow jumped over the fence of an unknown building in the vast fields of green mountains.

searching for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow guarded by ugly trolls who goble up less ugly billy goats.

and he flew with the help of pixie dust scattered in the sky by the wandering clouds admiring the dancing daffodils along the shore of the calm sea.

a leprechaun apparated suddenly and furiously ran over the hundreds of daffodils who cried in dismay as they were being crushed.

he then took an arrow and shot the cow dead. he dragged it to a nearest factory and turned it to a chocolate drink and labeled it CHUCK-Y.

the end.

whaddaf---fishes...? O.o

how schizophrenic-y.

schizophrenia - psychological term referring to being "sabaw".

how's that for a definition? XD

so much for taking up psy101.

my teacher's sooooo gonna fail me.

@_@ 

[edit]

i'm off to bed.

04:56 am.

kcuiq pots

m'i gnivah nuf gnitirw ekil siht. s'ti os looc. ahah. 

nuuuuuuuf.

s'ti ekil m'i gnitirw ni a elohw wen tnereffid egaugnal. XD XD

m'i yllatot gnitteg eht gnah fo siht. tub ti sekat pu a tol fo emit. kst kst. 

yawyna, m'i attuo ereh. attog hsinif ym repap ni hcysp dna shilgne.

m'i kcab ot gnimmarc. oohoob. >.<

S.P.

fi er'ouy gnirednow yhw m'i gnitirw ekil siht, emalb tham.

The Art of Being Pissed Off


It's an art. 'cause i said so. XD

And it takes years of practice to master it. Not days, years. Because it wouldn't be that nice if you spend everyday of your life looking like you've got a stick shoved up your... uhh... nose. XD


start with...

[1] a cold shoulder

• Ignore people.
• Speak in monosyllables (if not at all). 
• Reply with nods and shrugs.

then...

[2] be indifferent

• Pull on a poker face. 
• Emit an if-you-come-any-closer-you're-dead aura. 
• Glare at nothing in particular.

and finally...

[3] snap

•  A string of colorful curses would be nice start (you can either mutter it under your breath or say it out quite loudly). 
• Slam doors when you walk in/out of a room/car. 
• Throw things around carelessly (doesn't necessarily have to be yours). 
• Snap at random people. 
• Continue glaring. 
• Don't walk away - stomp.

Note: This may change in a couple of days/weeks/months/years whensoever due to.. more accurate... uhh... observations. Hah.

Impossible List

i can't believe i'm doing this again this year. it has been the same list every year and i haven't changed a bit. hah. 


i would try my best not to...

...cut classes. ha, as if. but i guess it's worth a try. except when i really, really,really need to cram something. XD

...cram. honestly, i don't love cramming. who does, anyway? but cramming loves me. it's kinda hard to get it out of the system.

...sleep in class. i swear by the end of this sem, i may have mastered the art of sleeping with my eyes open. nah, i haven't tried it with both eyes but it pretty much works with one eye. i get a lot of practice during my psy and engps classes. ^^
...fail another exam. boo-yah. as much as i loved doing that during my HS days, i figured out it's not much fun now as it was back then.

...swear/curse. i don't know if it's just me but muttering a string of colorful profanities seems to be a stress buster. it sort of became a "normal" thing to do. oh, well. maybe a curse jar would help. fifty bucks for every curse word i utter. ha, i'd be rich and broke by the end of january. tch. what's the point of betting money with yourself? you'd only get it in the end. asshole. oops. 


i would try my best to...

...pay attention in class (esp in psy and engps). for at least fifteen minutes, tops. no, make it ten. nah, who am i kidding? i won't survive that long. coffeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. 

...come to class on time. well, it's not like i'm always late. the teacher just happens to come earlier than me. heh.
...save money. another as if. this has been on my list every freakin' year and i always end up broke by december. i'm actually starting to wonder where all my money go. 

...stop playing neopets and adventure quest. and diner dash/diner dash2/wedding dash. noooooooooooooo. i can't. i bloody can't. it's like telling myself not to breathe. okay, i'm exaggerating. but... but... it's not fair. i should at least get to play once or twice a week. but NEVER during cram sessions. i guess that's a better deal.  

...remind myself that i made another impossible list this year. and that i should exert a tiny little bit of extra effort to make at least one possible. XD


boohoo. good luck to me. it's another crazy year ahead. 

Ham and Cheese Croissant: The Tale of the Pink Panda

It's rare to see a pink panda brooding over her ham and cheese croissant in the darkest corner of a Starbucks cafe. But if you happen to be there early on a Sunday morning, you must have seen her. Besides, there wasn't much of a crowd at that time.

The pink panda was staring at her croissant as if it was the first time she saw one. She stared. And stared. And stared some more before she decided to poke it with her fork. And continued on staring at it.

panda: *stare*
croissant: *can't raise an eyebrow cause it doesn't have one*
panda: wahh.. ayoko sayo.. hindi kita kakainin. hindi ganyan kalambot ang bamoo... >.<

And the pink panda went back to her brooding. She was pretending to study with her eyes fixed on an empty page of her notebook. Yes, pretending was the word. She was still ignoring the croissant in front of her until she heard her stomach growl in complaint.

panda: *stared at croissant again*
croissant: *can't roll eyes coz it doesn't have one*
panda: masarap ba ang bamboo kahit tuyo na (brown na kasi yung kulay) at tinutubuan na ng mushroom (ung ham and cheese sa gitna)...?

The panda had no choice because her stomach continued growling, and thus decided to eat the overstared croissant. Surprisingly, she found it delicious and was able to eat almost half of it before she started brooding again. She stared at nothing in particular and became teary-eyed after a while.

panda: kon-chaaaaaaaan...T.T
croissant: kainin mo na lang ako, pwede? (joke lang. hindi nmn nagsasalita ang mga croissant e. >.<)

Kon was the name of the pink panda's pet lion. It was round, yellow-orangey in color, has a wooden button for its belly button, and its head resembles a sunflower.

panda: hindi nga siya sunflower e...!! >.<

Okay, so scratch that last part. 'sunflower' is taboo around here. Anyway, the panda was still brooding and her pet lion, Kon, caused her all that grief.

[flashback]

She was about to take a trip back home to her homeland. Her things were packed, her bags ready, and she can't wait to go. She locked the door of her apartment and went on her way. But Loki, the god of mischief, decided to play a trick on her. She tripped on a rock and the keys she was was juggling on her hands went flying to the air --- and landed on a nearby swamp. The keys sank and the swamp bubbled in delight. And as if that wasn't enough, an alligator swallowed the said keys and swam away quickly.

The pink panda could just stare as all of that happened before her eyes in a split second. It wouldn't have been that big a deal until she remembered that she had left her pet lion in her apartment and locked him there with no company. She was in so much distress and she had no idea where she was actually going. Her train home was still in 10 hours. She allowed her feet to bring her anywhere and before she knew it, she was standing outside a Starbucks cafe.

[end of flashack]

The pink panda stayed there all day, brooding about her pet lion, her half-eaten croissant completely forgotten. People started to stare and throw weird glances at her but she couldn't care any less. When it was time for her to leave for the train station, she quickly dried her eyes and slowly got up from her seat. She glanced back at her croissant and started sniffing again.

panda: mas masarap pa rin ang bamboo...
croissant: *can't punch the lights out of the panda cause it doesn't have hands to egin with*


THE END

moral of the story: you can't learn anything from a nonsense story.

Lost in Cubao

shit. natatawa na lng ako ngaun. ang bobo ko kasi e.

first time kong pumunta sa cubao na mag-isa lang. kukunin ko kasi ung ticket ko pauwi para next week. sobrang excited na kong umuwi e. hahahaha [bad trip nga lang kasi na-extend pa ung finals. hmph.]

so un nga, nag-jeep lang ako papunta dun sa bus terminal. second time ko pa lang sumakay ng jeep papunta dun pero last time kasama ko si kuya kaya ok lng. nagmamarunong kasi ako ngaun kaya sumakay na lang ako ng jeep. feeling ko kasi alam ko nmn kung saan ako bababa. hindi ko nga alam kung magkano ung pamasahe e. shit, ang loser. >.<

useless din ung patingin-tingin ko sa labas ng jeep kasi wla rin akong idea kung nasan na ako. basta inaabangan ko lang ung bus terminal. dun ako bababa e. biglang huminto ung jeep dun sa may overpass. [di ko rin alam kung saang overpass un.] bumaba ung mga pasahero. lahat sila. shit. anong gagawin ko??? bababa na rin ako? e wala pa nmn ako sa terminal e... waaahhh... no choice. bumaba na lang ako. natakot ako dun sa driver e. baka kung san nya pa ko dalhin [yuck, paranoid. haha].

1st dilemma: wala akong idea kung nasan ako. as in WALA. basta ang alam ko may overpass malapit sakin. un lng. patingin-tingin uli ako sa area. di lang ako nagpapa-obvious na nawawala ako. diretso lang ako ng lakad. akyat sa overpass. tingin-tingin uli. shiiiiit. asan na ung gateway?? [un lang ang alam kong landmark sa cubao e. hahaha] magtatanong na sana ako dun sa nagtitinda ng sunglasses kaso nahihiya ako. iniisip ko n lng maglalakad na lang ako hanggang makita ko ung gateway/farmer's plaza/ali mall. kahit alin dun. bahala na.

2nd dilemma: wla akong load. shit nmn o. ngaun pa ko nawalan ng load. actually, meron pa nmn.. P2.00. haha. kamusta nmn un. di ko rin alam kung sino ittxt ko. hindi ko rin alam kung anong ittxt ko. sasabihin kong nwawala ako sa cubao? baka pagtawanan muna ko bago ako tulungan. useless din, wala na akong pangreply sakanya e. di ko rin madescribe kung nasan na talaga ako. ayaw kong tumigil maglakad e. nakakatakot tumambay dun. baka lapitan ako ng holdupper. waahh. [shit, paranoid talga. lol] so un, naka-reserve lng ung last P2.00 ko for emergency purposes. hahaha.

3rd dilemma: hindi ako marunong tumawid ng mag-isa. takte naman. ngaun pa ko natakot tumawid. bobo talaga. parang paikot-ikot nga lng ako sa isang block kasi ayaw kung tumawid e. minsan lang ako tumatawid pag may kasabay na ko. morbid kasi ang imagination ko pag may nasasagasaan e. >.<

mga 30min din ako naglalakad sa cubao. magtataxi na sna ako kaso baka mas lalo akong iligaw nun e. wag na lng. lakad na lng ako. feeling ko pinagtitinginan na ako ng mga tao kasi naiiyak na ko. actually, natatawa ako sa stituation ko pero pagod na kasi ako. gusto ko nang umuwi. patingin-tingin na lng uli ako sa mga bulidings. nagmumukha na talaga akong nawawalang bata. lakad pa ko ng ilang steps tas pagtingin ko sa side ko --- shit!!! gateway un ah!! f***, pano ko pupunta dun?? tatawid ako?? [tingin-tingin uli sa sides.] buti na lng may kasama akong tatawid. muahahaha. konti na lng. makakapunta na rin ako sa terminal.

4th dilemma: ayokong dumaan sa may gateway/araneta center. wala, mataas ang pride ko. hindi ako dadaan dun. di ako lalapit sa mga lasallian at taga-ue na un. NO WAY. iikot n lng uli ako. so un nga.. umikot ako. mas lalo akong nawala. inabot pa ako ng 15min bago makarating sa terminal.

phew. at last. nakarating din. 5min lng nmn ako dun. nagbayad lang ako ng ticket tas umalis na ko. lakad uli papuntang gateway. ayoko na sumakay ng jeep. sa LRT na lng uli ako. mejo proud pa nmn ako sa sarili ko kasi nahanap ko ung terminal nang mag-isa. muahahaha. nakisabay uli ako sa mga tao nung tumawid sila. may dalawang guys na naglalakad sa harap ko. ang daldal. nakakainis. talo pa ko kung chumismis.

guy in dark blue: blahblahblah

guy in brown: hahaha

guy in dark blue: animo la salle! beat ateneo!

takte!! mga lasallian pala un.. T.T umiiwas nga ako sa crowd nila e. shit. ue na nga kalaban nyo, beat ateneo pa rin?? arrghh. tiningnan ko na lang sila ng masama behind their backs. bad trip e. tas biglang napalingon sa likod ung naka-dark blue na guy. shit. na-sense nya ata na masama ung tingin ko sknila. nah, who cares...

guy in dark blue: blahblahblah [may binulong dun sa isang guy]

guy in brown: blahblahblah [di ko nmn naririnig ung pinaguusapan nila e]

guy in dark blue: [tingin uli sa likod]

shit. napansin nya ata na naka-ateneo shirt ako. wahh. di ko nmn sinadya na mag-ateneo shirt ngaun. lucky shirt ko kasi un kaya ko sinuot [useless din, nwala ako e. >.<]. inignore ko n lng sila. binilisan ko n lng lakad ko tas linampasan ko sila. sabay taas ng ulo para may taray effect. wahahaha. di pa rin ako dumaan sa may araneta kahit andun na ung entrance sa gateway. punong-puno kasi ng red at green dun. christmas na christmas ang dating. haha. wala e, mataas talaga pride ko [go ateneo!! lol].

inabot uli ako ng 5min bago ko mahanap ung isa pang entrance ng gateway. phew. tatlong escalator na lng makakauwi na ko. weeee~~

at last, nakasakay rin sa LRT. wahahahaha. ang galing ko. lol. next time talaga di na ko sasakay ng jeep papuntang cubao. hindi na rin ako mag-ooffer bumili ng ticket ko pauwi. haha, ngaun lang uli ako nagkaron ng escapade na ganito. ang saya palang mawala. mejo nakaka-paranoid nga lng. hahahaha.

when you can't skate, just scream

my first time stepping on ice. it's definitely not as easy as i thought it would be. i couldn't even let go of the railings. i was clinging to it for my dear life. haha.

naikot ko ung skating rink just by holding/gripping the railings. haay. nakakahiya sa mga bata dun. super galing nila magskate e. >.< kakainggit. hehe. pero after a couple of rounds, mejo natuto na rin ako magskate (with the help of donnah). grabe, di talaga ako maka-skate ng wlang humahawak sakin. dumudulas lang ako sa ice e. at ako lang ata ung sumisigaw/tumitili pag nadudulas ako. 

finally, after more than half an hour of skating, natuto na rin ako magskate mag-isa. no railings, no walking posts - just on my own. and at the blinding speed of 1step/5sec. yesh. i think i'm slower than a turtle on ice. but at least it doesn't get to wear those terribly painful skates. tsk tsk.

but the greatest struggle of all is to try not to hit/get hit by those gliding midgets. i mean, those kids just appear out of nowhere. they're practically all over the place. sheesh. but for their age, they're pretty good. nakakagulat nga lng sila kasi bigla na lng silang sumusulpot. O.o

pero at least hindi ako natumba kahit first time ko lng mag-skating. weeee~ accomplishment na un. hahaha. pero sayang din kasi fun daw matumba sa gitna e. mejo nakakahiya nga lang. LOL. next time ko na lng ita-try. haha XD

acknowldegements                                                                                                       (haha, xempre nmn dapat may ganito...)

cheap - thanks for the invitation. and for the free tickets. couldn't have skated without those. haha ^^

hannah - hindi ako makakarating sa megamall kung wala ka. hahaha. ^_~

donnah - my walking railing/post. hahaha. sorry kung ang hirap kong turuan mag-skates!  >.<

lloyd - another mobile post. lol. and camera/video man. XD nag-camwhoring nnmn tayo! lol (upload mo na ung pic and vids! hahaha)

rey - just for tagging along, thanks na rin. ^^

mom & dad - my financial supporters. haha. love ya <3

- kaori

too much seven in one day

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