Stuff
1. I slipped in the bathroom a few days ago. Not the "hit your head on the floor" slip, but the "slam your ankle/foot while you stop yourself from doing a split" slip. I didn't twist my ankle (thank God!), but it's still a bit sore. I told my family about it. As expected, they were "sympathetic" but they found it kinda funny. Actually, I think it's pretty funny too (at least, now that I'm used to the pain and the bruises).;p
2. I have two best friends from high school. One's leaving for Osaka tonight. She's been trying to "get in touch with her Japanese roots" for some time now. She'll be gone an entire year, so that she can study Japanese. After that, she'll come home for a few months, then leave for New York for good. She wants to be a musician there. The other's getting married in July. She just found out that she qualified to take her MBA in Wharton, so, if everything goes smoothly, she and her husband-to-be will leave about a month after the wedding. They'll be gone for a while. While I'm a bit bummed out about the fact that I won't be able to just bug them whenever I feel like it, I'm really happy for them. I mean, they deserve to take a shot at all the opportunities that they've been getting. I'm also really proud of them. :) Besides, there are other victims (just kidding!), I mean, friends, that I can pester in their absence. Now, all I need to do is find a boyfriend that I can bug 24/7 and save up enough money to visit them! Hehehe...
3. I haven't had an ounce of alcohol in my system since my exams started. I promised myself that I wouldn't drink until after my last exam. This came about after my mom approached me to express her "concern" about my drinking. I really felt guilty about that.:( Anyway, I have come to realize that I actually can cut down on my alcohol intake, but I still need to have at least a couple of beers every now and then to keep me sane. In other words, I need a drink! Soon! Hehehe...
Random Holy Week thoughts
1. 3 exams down and 2 to go.... Thank God for Holy Week. I'm currently on vacation mode. That's not a good thing because my next exam is on Monday. Then again, it's not a bad thing either. I got to work on my paper (which I finally emailed to my groupmate) and I'm actually relaxed enough to try and study for my Monday's Crim Review exam.
2. The funny thing about Holy Week is that I don't mind if my friends are all out of town and I can't go with them. I've always seen Holy Week as "family time." I mean, it's time I get to spend with my nuclear and/or extended. It's kinda like Christmas, but a bit more subdued.
3. Visita Iglesia is such a big thing for my family. I used to think that it was something unique to us, but when I saw how many people were crammed into the eating places at Blue Wave after Visita Iglesia (well, in between churches, actually), I realized I was wrong. Next year, I REALLY hope we get to go to Vigan for Holy Week and do our Visita Iglesia there. I wanna see the churches there! Besides, it might not be as crowded there. :)
4. I'm looking forward to going to the Easter Vigil tonight. I need to clear my mind. Somehow, long masses have a way of calming me. I've never really figured out why. BUT... before that... I gotta and try to start studying. I am such a crappy student. Sooooo tamad...... :(
exams
I have 5 exams to go, then it's goodbye law school. Well, at least I hope so. Hehehe....
It's weird, I should be panicking, but I'm not. I just wanna get it all over with. Actually, I've come to terms with the fact that I have a strange attitude towards exams. I keep thinking, "Hey, I'm not stupid and I study a bit, plus, I pray a lot (that REALLY helps). I'm sure I'll get by." I mean, I've never been the type who enjoys competing academically. That's why I find it so weird when some people try to fish out how badly or how well I'm doing in relation to them. I just wanna tell them, "Please lang, I have better things to do."
It bothers me when some people think that I try to hide the fact that I study to make myself look smart when I get a good grade. That's a lot of BS. Trust me, when I study, I REALLY try to study. I'm not ashamed to let people see me studying when it's crunch time. Corollarily, when I get really tamad, I can be a total slacker. Please lang, this is just school.
Anyway, back to exams. I've had my share of really great exam results, as well as really bad ones. I try to take these things in stride. Hell, I'm even the type of person who refuses to talk about an exam after taking it. I respect people who luuuuurrrrrvvvvvve to talk about exams after taking them (a lot of my friends do that) but, personally, I've never seen the point behind that. It's not like you can go back and change your answers, right?
Okay. I got my all my angst out. I can study now. ;)
Weddings
My best friend is getting married on July 3. I'm gonna be a bridesmaid. I'm so excited about that. :)
One of our kabarkadas naman is getting married on May 25. That came as a pleasant surprise, because last time we asked her, she said the wedding would be sometime next year. Imagine how shocked I was when I found out yesterday that she meant May 25, 2005, and not May 25, 2006! Then again, I'm really excited about this wedding, too. I will be singing with some of our kabarkadas at the wedding.
I'm so happy for them. They seem to be doing the right thing. :)
Ang galing.....
My father and I....
I drove my father this morning. While doing so, he pretty much drove me crazy. Sometimes, I wonder how half of me could possibly come from him. Yes, I know, I look like him and I probably have his temper, but, sometimes, I just can't understand how someone can possibly think the way he does.
Don't get me wrong. I totally love my father. He just happens to get on my nerves most of the time. He can be so much fun and cool and funny and all that, but, sometimes,he acts like a total brat! Plus, it doesn't help that he can get REALLY chauvinistic and pig-headed.
Look, I'm not even saying that he's always wrong and I'm always right. Of course not. I happen to know that I'm wrong lots of times.What I'm saying is that there's always a way to do and say things without rubbing someone the wrong way. It's just a matter of choosing whether or not you're okay with being a jerk.
Our conversation/pseudo-argument in the car reminded of the reason why I'm still single. I don't think I have the patience to be with someone like my father.
*sigh* Sorry, Daddy. I love you, but you REALLY know how to piss people off...
drama princess
my friends asked me why i choose to call myself a drama princess. since they asked, i might as well answer, right?
reasons:
1. some people think i'm a drama queen, some people think i'm not madrama at all naman. so, i can't claim to be a full-fledged drama queen. "drama duchess" sounds a bit contrived naman...
2. i know a lot of people who are waaaaay more madrama than me. they're the ones who deserve the labels "drama queen" and "drama king"
3. the mere fact that i think i'm madrama deserves a title naman, right? hehehe....
yes, i know i'm babbling....
Okay... I'm an idiot...
I feel like a total dufus...I decided to start blogging because I read some of the posts my friends made, and it seemed pretty interesting.Now that I'm finally doing this, I can't seem to figure it out.Oh well...Hehehe
