Accreditation brings about the paranoia in everyone. Hidden psychiatric disorders are unearthed as people try to please the gods aka accreditors/inspectors in an attempt to show they live in accordance to their rules and set standards. I remember how my grade school and high school alma mater had put so much pressure in everyone - [...]
This is undoubtedly the best weekend I’ve ever had. I went out to pamper myself: name it, I’ve done it! I’ve never had a lot of fun in the last couple of weeks. I was out and about town meeting friends, attending parties, going to the movies, drinking, dancing and just being happy. I felt [...]
I never imagined finding a new place to live near St. Luke’s would be a nightmare. I will be officially semi-homeless in the next few weeks. “Semi” because I’m not exactly homeless since I’ll be moving in with a couple of classmates in a 1-bedroom apartment near the school but of course, I’m still keeping [...]
I finally come to the last stretch of my junior year. It’s crunch time! And I don’t exactly understand what the heck I am doing online. Hehe. The stress is evident. I have a number of stress pimples to worry about (good thing they can easily be hidden under my bangs) and I’m losing weight [...]
My laptop’s having problems again. After having been soldered thrice, my laptop’s plug socket is not working as perfectly as it should be again. I’m so sick and tired of it. I cannot bring my laptop anywhere anymore. It has to stay in one place - untouched - so that I could work. I hate [...]
I’ve been waking up extra early in the past couple of days to hear “Simbang Gabi” or “Misa de Gallo (Mass of the Roosters)”. It’s a Filipino Christmas tradition of hearing mass for nine mornings before Christmas in preparation for the birth of Jesus Christ. Originally, Misa de Gallo is held before sunrise but most [...]