bulalakaw

I don't think I'd want to stay in my university much longer. 

I'm studying Law, yet we have a Theology subject?  To make matters worse, their prim, snotty-nosed, self-righteous thinking is REALLY getting on my nerves.  For example...

1.)  A professor told us that there's something fundamentally wrong with people who masturbate.  And he is considered to be one of the best professors in the University.  Imagine that.

2.)  They're just too damned suck-ups!  We have to throw a party for each of our professors' birthdays.  PLUS, we had to have individual Christmas parties for each of them.  And that's not including the class Christmas party without the professors! *rolls eye*  I'm fucking dizzy with all the Christmas cheer.

3.)  They're the most bookish (read: dogmatic) bunch of people I've ever met!  They won't even let you think, I swear.  Why analyze a case yourself when all the explanation you'll ever need (because it's what the professors want to hear anyways) are in the textbook? 

4.)  We have to pray before and after class for each subject!  If I pray anymore than I already did in that school, I'd be a saint!

And those are just some of it.  Believe me when I tell you that I can write and write and write the things I HATE about this school. 

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You see, I originally came from my country's State University (where you will never want for freedom).  But now, I'm in this Catholic University (I'm agnostic, yes), supposedly the second-best University in the country.  And I'm missing my old University like crazy.  Each year, a fraternity in my old University does what is called the Oblation Run.  

Neophyte-members run throughout the Social Science building, every 12 o'clock noon at December 16, absolutely starkers.  It's a great tradition, and a testament to just how much freedom and individuality are valued in the University. But this year, there were also naked girls who run with the boys! 

And I missed it.

I'm back!  Gawd, I missed my room.  The immersion was a real fruitful experience, which sadly, I'm not too coherent right now to give justice to.  I've slimmed down, I think.  Living in the mountains did me a lot of good, in more ways than one.  And I hope that as much good as it did for me, I have helped the community which adopted me even half as much. 

Honestly, I didn't mind not having the luxuries that my own home provides, everything there was good enough for me.  Except when I have to poop.  Dearie, how do you get used to pooping in the wilds, holding your breath, half-expecting a snake to slither past by while your at it, half-expecting someone from the village to see you.  And when you're done, it seems like everybody knew what you were up to.  But other than that, it was perfect.  No, I take that back.  The immersion wouldn't have been as perfect without the uncomfortable poopings.

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On other news, not long after I got home when our marks for last semester were released.  In an uncanny imitation of Professor Trelawney (especially since I have just about Ron's aptitude in Divination), I failed Constitutional Law.

Amazing really, that I should foresee that, considering that out of all our midterms, it's the only one that I passed.

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Hooray! to ladyofthesnitch for her Christmas card project! *is jealous for not thinking of it herself*

erm, i'll be leaving for two weeks starting tomorrow, so i'll be MIA for awhile.  it's for our school's human rights center semestral break internship.  i'm pretty excited about it.  here's the deal - you and a partner will be staying with a surrogate family for two weeks.  in the mountains.  and your surrogate family are part of the indigenous people. without mobile phones and other gadgets.  and though i shall miss everything else,

i'm excited.  for the filipinos out there, i'm going to mindoro, and staying with the mangyans.  galing, no?

[rant]  the only problem is, i can't help but be bothered whether i'm doing this for the right reasons.  ventures like these should be undertaken, only secondarily for the experience, but more importantly, it should be because you want to help.  i don't want to be just another arrogant middle class thinking that she knows what's good for everyone else.  and i HATE, HATE it when people do charity to make themselves feel better. 

helping should be more about the people you help, and less about yourself. [end of rant]

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i got tagged by fernmariposa:

ten things i'm grateful for today:  er, sorry.  i don't quite know how to work out the lj cuts yet.  so sorry if i clogged your ljs.

1. we won't be seeing each other for a half month, so i'm grateful i spend the whole day with my nephew.
2. i finally bought this candy i've been craving for for the longest time.  it's always out of stock!
3. velvethope and  friended me!  she's one of my favorite fanfic writers, yes.
4. gasp.  i was the featured member of hg_daily yesterday.  but i only found out today.
5. my friend who borrowed my HBP, texted me today.  she'll be returning it!  yay. 
6. i bought myself a new cap and hiking slippers!
7. it's my favorite cousin's birthday!
8. i ate A LOT.  that's good, right?
9. daniel radcliffe, i only found out today, has his hair cut.  yay!  i HATED it when his hair was long. 
10. i finished this mark haddon book today.

i'm tagging, hmn... no_such_nick , bohemianvixen, jadelollipop, danabird11, and seekergal.  just ignore this if you've already done this thing.  *hugs*

wow.  first entry.  feeling promdi tuloy ako... *grins*

i wonder if anybody ever reads these stuff...  anywho, to future friends, i think you ought to know that i'm an harry potter geek so bear with me if most of my entries will revolve around the boy-who-lived. 

i'm also very protective of my privacy so i will only divulge the most general details about my real life identity...  like the fact that i'm twenty-two years old but actually feels a lot older than that!  or that i study in probably the most konyotik school, sa minamahal kong Pilipinas, in existence.  i'm taking up law. 

aside from harry potter, my other addictions include: star wars, jollibee, neil gaiman, erik morales the boxer (pero kay Pacquiao pa din ako!), U.P. Diliman, a U.P. professor, my nephew ( the most excellent kid in the world!), books in general, the beatles, john lennon, anne rice, and samurai x.

pleased to meet you.

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a while ago, a close friend and i got together.  nothing fancy, kumain lang kami ng subway dahil sobrang patay na patay ako dun...  it was her birthday two days ago and so i brought her flowers.  she's already working in makati as an HR specialist.  less than a year pa lang and already, she's bored and bummed out of existence. 

ewan ko ba.

ang aga-aga namin ma-disillusion.  parang napag-iiwanan kami ng panahon.

CYNICS!