Midterms Attack Mondays!

This day is actually awesome despite some slight discords. So today is like, the last day of my midterm examinations. Thank Merlin! I’ll still have one on Friday though for Catechism. I spent a lot today too. Which is not a good thing. We went on a ginormous food trip all over. Haha! I didn’t study for my Hazards on Food and Sociology exams. I guess I did pretty well though. Except for Philosophy, but I’m sure I’ll survive.

Stress-Free Sundays

So today’s been a long and tiring day for me, albeit sans le stress. My mom and my brother came to visit me today. We ate lunch at Nasi Lemak in Tomas Morato then went to Mall of Asia to bowl. There were lots of people at the bowling alley! We were waitlisted for quite a few minutes. But it wasn’t really a long wait. Then we got our lane and started bowling. Mom won. I almost won though. Unfair, she always wins. Haha! She’s a former bowling champ, I think.

First we checked out Stoked and I was able to buy a Billabong belt. It’s my favorite brand so I go crazy around those kind of stuff. Then my brother went shopping for new clothes while I walk around doing nothing. Then I bought white chocolate muffins at Mrs. Fields!!!! And I was so fascinated with Topshop because they played “Love is Not a Competition, But I’m Winning” by Kaiser Chiefs! I never heard Kaiser Chiefs playing anywhere in this country! Except MTV, which plays their mainstream ones like “Everyday I love You Less and Less.”

Then we had an amazing dinner at Xin Tian. They have good pata tim! YUM.:)

4th of July

Happy 4th of July!:)

8.10 am

>> took the Economics midterms. I’m a bit nervous, but there’s a high possibility that I am going to pass the exam. I mean, I studied last night and even slept with my notes under the pillow. Haha! Talk about Filipino pamahiin (superstitions).

9.00 am

>> chilled at the school cafeteria with Marco the MacBook, Sophie, Gela, Vien and Rina while waiting for Ate Trina. Finally got the cheque!:)

12.54 pm

>> getting ready for my next class, which is a make up class for Sociology. Damn, I’m going to miss Catechism again. I hope they don’t do something major without me!! Ooh, I also made a Flickr account, finally! Visit it at: http://flickr.com/photos/mariarivera

Not sleepy

Ugh! I can’t sleep again! This has to stop! I have midterms in Economics tomorrow and I have high hopes of passing it because I MUST pass the test! I’ve studied and I can’t really understand the laws and all that but it’s not going to be that bad. I just hate the person who checked my quiz yesterday because he didn’t put the right answers so I wasn’t able to review the Law of Demand and Supply and the other laws properly. I seriously think I’m going to pass the test. So pray for me and wish me luck!

Rest in Peace, You are Forever in my Heart

I only had the strength to blog about the death of a loved one just now. His name is Bruno. Up there is a photo of him sleeping. I know you can’t see his cuteness there, but that’s the only photo I can find in my files. That was taken roughly around three or four years ago. Bruno has been a very great companion. Especially to my Dad, who loves dogs. He’s probably the best and oldest pet we’ve ever had. He has this look in his eyes that says that he might look wild and scary on the exterior, but definitely a gentle little one on the inside. I never showed that I cared about him, but he really did touch my heart. I would even sometimes joke about poisoning him. But those were my immature days. Anwyay, I found out about this two weeks after his death. I couldn’t believe it. I almost cried when I found out. He died on June 7th, 2008. He died the day after my birthday. I feel so bad. I wasn’t even there for him. I asked my Dad if he just died because of old age. He said it was profuse bleeding. I can just imagine him crying at night about it. It just pains me to see him like that. I remember the day he had a surgery. He had a hard time drinking water and eating his food. I felt so bad watching him.

I guess we all feel the regret when it’s all over. When it’s too late. We never really show our real feelings towards someone or something. We only do when it’s over, when it’s late, and when they’re gone. Rest in peace, Bruno. You are forever in my heart. I know you’re in some better place right now. Like, dog heaven. Til the second life. See you.

So today, I am very sick. I have influenza. And I look terrible. I feel terrible. My whole body’s hurting and I have colds and I just feel so weak. I wish this doesn’t go on for a long time. I need to get my life back on track. I’m a bit worried too because I have a feeling I’m developing insomnia. It’s just too bad. I can’t concentrate on studies and it feels like my priorities are all over the place now. It feels like I’m completely a different person. Sigh.

Revelations, Surprising Facts, and Murderous Mondays.

Yesterday was like, the day of revelations. It was fun, tiring, and frustrating. So first off, I’ll start why it’s full of revelations. I happen to have the chance to catch up with some friends yesterday at the cafeteria while we were waiting for our next class. Dang, that was like, a four-hour break or something. So there were lots of gossip or as I would like to put it, Revelations. I suddenly found out the reason why this girl hates me. She actually hated me for the wrong reasons. Turns out she thinks I am jealous of her. It actually made me laugh. Me and my friends laughed at the fact that she actually thinks I fancy one of her male mates and she thinks I’m like, mad and jealous of her. Well, it’s all good. I mean, it’s all in the past and they could think of anything they want to think of. It’s not everyday I could flatter a random male. It’s not like he’ll receive a comment everyday saying that I actually have a thing for him. Haha! Well, this just proves that people have actually a lot of mishaps and faulty and hasty generalizations. I just can’t believe how shallow she could get. And that coming from a girl who came from a ‘prestigious’ school. Whatever. It’s not in the school anyway. So for the frustrating part, I totally acted stupid. I forgot my next class would be in the next building! When I was about to go there, I checked the time and it was very close to 1:00! And my professor said he’d close the door when the clock strikes 1. So there, I wasn’t able to pass my fuckin book report. You see, karma gets back real quick. While we were gossiping away, the gossip god hit me right in the face. Haha! That’s what you get. Tiring? Every day’s a tiring day anyway so I don’t think I have to expound on that.

Lessons learned: Never gossip while waiting for your next class. It makes you forget the time, and the room you’re supposed to be in. Haha! And oh yeah, never jump into conclusions. Make sure you are hating someone for a purpose. Not just for some lame-ass gut feels.

My Life According to Google

My life according to Google…

Type in the following and choose the first choice (that makes sense) that
appears on the list.

1) Type in “[your name] needs” in Google search:
Maria Needs Reality Check.

2) Type in “[your name] looks like” in Google search:
Maria looks a lot better in dresses.

3) Type in “[your name] likes” in Google search:
maria likes tortillas

4 ) Type in “[your name] says” in Google search:
Maria says “screw corks”

5) Type in “[your name] wants” in Google search:
Maria wants Adam for night session

6) Type in “[your name] does” in Google search:
Maria Does Playboy.

7) Type in “[your name] hates” Google search
Maria Hates Mondays

Type in “[your name] goes”
Maria Goes Oktoberfest

9) Type in “[your name] loves” in Google search
Maria loves a man

10) Type in”[your name] is” in Google search:
Maria is a graphic designer

Not-so White lies.

I know people from time to time have the need to lie. And I think those lies are called white lies.

A white lie would cause no discord if it were uncovered and offers some benefit to the liar, the hearer, or both. White lies are often used to avoid offense, such as telling someone that you think that their new outfit looks good when you actually think that it is a horrible excuse for an outfit.

Liars abhor me. Especially those who lie for the smallest and most pathetic things. I know it could mean something to them, but still. Lying won’t make you better. It would, for a while, but it would eventually destroy you. Lying about your nationality, your age, your hometown and other small things won’t make you a better person.

It’s only midterms and it feels like it’s the end of the world. Next week would be the start of the midterm exams and I am so having trouble with my Economics and Philosophy class. Hopefully I could pull up my grades with the project and the exam. Economics is fine, but it’s just really complicated and really challenging. Flunking it is not an option though. Same goes for Philosophy. It’s not that easy, but I’m surviving. It’s just that I haven’t been doing well with written quizzes and all that. But I do well in activities and manage to answer during recitations. I just hate it. But thoughts of flunking are out of my mind. I am going to pass and I am now determined more than ever.

Sunshines and Wasted Days

News has it that there would be a signal number 3 typhoon that would hit Luzon. It actually did, but only for a day. Instead, it was Iloilo and other northern provinces suffered. DepEd cancelled classes on all levels and I expected that it would be really stormy outside so Mom decided to pick me up from the dorm. Then came the next day. Wee, hello, sunshine, no rains, no storm, no thunders, and no lightning. Yet again, another wasted day. Then the next day, we didn’t have classes too because it’s Manila Day. I just hate not being productive. Though it’s so ironic since I hate going to class when I don’t feel like it.

So today, all my plans of going around Binondo, Ongpin, and Intramuros got cancelled. All because of the damn Philippine heat. We ate lunch at the prestigious Sofitel Spiral buffet and man, that place is really the shit. Haha! I’d love to go back there! They have international cuisine! I loved the Indian food, their pasta station, the cheeses, the dips, WHITE CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN, and desserts! I was taking pictures of the food when suddenly this butler guy told me I’m not allowed to take pictures. Ugh. I’m also paying, you know. Only sad part is, the buffet is expensive. So I can’t eat there everyday. Haha.

So after that, the plan was to go to Intramuros to take pictures. But then it’s so hot and Mom and I felt sleepy after eating so she just decided to drop me off at WM with Lala. Fun day. Lots of photos.