hey...

in the event,
just in case,
in the end,
i'm all alone,
will you be with me?

self-discipline is...

buying a whiteboard, making a schedule, writing a motto to follow, sticking to it NO MATTER WHAT, and temporarily stop blogging.

i'll be back when november ends... mwahugz, you guys! :)

when i'm bored...

i practice my 3d art skills. i think i still have it.

a historic commencement address

o'brien doctrine. fictitious alumni. ivy league bashing. perceived failures. life is not fair, alright. laugh your hearts out!!!

pre-bar review feels like..

a boa constrictor digesting an elephant.

sometimes i am the boa constrictor digesting an elephant of laws.

sometimes i am the elephant constricted by a boa of circumstances.

wifi in el nido

i'm posting from el nido. the place doesn't have cabs or jeepneys. it doesn't have a water system and the electricity is only from 2pm to 6am. it doesn't have sun cellular signal (sorry sa lahat ng nag-text from may 5-10 sa sun # ko). it doesn't have local tv channels... but it has wifi! hahahaha

it's a very interesting place. no wonder my sister stayed here for the past 6 years. oh btw, ate ching and jeff just got married (church wedding this time). it was a lovely celebration. it was the most laid-back wedding i've attended... of the three weddings i attended in my whole life. hahaha... anyway, i'll be posting the entries about my major-major summer vacay right after my mom uploads the pics from her camera/s. most of the good shots were taken using her cam.

this pic was taken during the reception at habibi restaurant and shisha bar. yes! the reception was in a shisha bar!! how cool is that?! i'm posting this to show ate lala, gigi, apple and kris that we had a great time. wish you were here, guys... from the two girls who got left behind.

el nido is...

... hands down, the most beautiful place in the philippines.

an ounce of loyalty

... is worth a pound of cleverness.

being part of a sorority, i understand the importance of loyalty and the danger of not standing by the institution which i represent. in Sigma Legis, we are taught that genuine help should not be asked by a person in need, but something that we should, as a matter of loyalty, extend without conditions. when we help, consider it done. no but's, no if's. no hesitation. no backing out the last minute.

sometimes some of us forget that it is our bounden duty to save each other. sometimes some of us still get overwhelmed by simple acts of kindness that we had to say thank you. there's really no need to show appreciation because each one of us proved our worth to be part of the bond. however, that's another thing we do; we show gratitude because although help is a demandable right, we acknowledge that the amount of effort exerted is always greater than if sought from others.

helping is not "going-out-of-our-way" because it's just along the way. if a person is loyal, you both stand on the same side; both trek the same path; both move in the same direction. if a person is loyal, she doesn't have to say sorry. if a person is loyal, she doesn't have to be proud to deserve praise. if a person is loyal, she knows that to be herself is enough and no explanation is needed.

sorry

... should be coupled with overt acts.
... should be timely made.
... should be done with acknowledgment of fault.
... should not be a defense.
... is mutually exclusive with argument.
... should not be perpetually invoked.

addu law batch 2011

...with fr. toledo, s.j. at la storta, shrine hills, davao city

this was taken during our recollection last april 2. the batch was not complete, but it was a spiritually fruitful day for all of us. hopefully, God will grant our batch prayer for a 100% passing rate in this year's Bar Exams. we owe it to our families. we owe it to our school. and most especially, we owe it to ourselves.

ad majorem dei gloriam.

first time

i always get the privilege of requiring the first architectural model of the first year students in AdDU arki. they will always remember how lousy their first attempts were in making one. hehehehe this year, i must say i am impressed. not only because section X1 took on such challenge instead of just doing sketchpad drawings like the other sections, but the amount of time and work they put into this requirement was beyond my expectation. and you know how it is in this blog... if it amazes me, i will post it here.

Period: Roman Architecture
Structure: Pantheon

Period: Gothic Architecture
Structure: Notre Dame de Paris

Period: Romanesque
Period Structure: Pisa Complex (Cathedral, Baptistery, and Campanile)

Period: Byzantine Architecture
Structure: Hagia Sophia

Period: Greek Architecture
Structure: Parthenon my student angelo duy said, "this is our way of saying thanks ma'am E!" well, i am most certainly touched. *sniff*

Theory of Presumptions

"if you like a person, you think that everything she says or does is about you."

malay mo GM. malay mo she's just having a bad day. malay mo she treats everyone the same way. malay mo coincidence. malay mo masyado lang maliit ang mundo para sa inyong dalawa. malay mo hindi ikaw.

nemo est supra legis

the simplicity of true greatness.
the open mind of true wisdom.
the meekness of true strength.

... to be a true sigma legian, a friend and a sister to all.

conflix 2011 jumpshots

pictures lang muna ngayon. still no time to write long entries...




... just so you'd know i'm still having fun despite the circumstances. btw, on the pics are my sorority sisters amsy, janey, and mylene, and our adopted sis-for-the-day, mara. hehehe

TUI

eh nagbigay ng isang box ng pale pilsen in can ang san miguel.
eh kakatapos lang din namen mag-lunch.
eh saktong may ice sa freezer ng F313.
eh si jenith ang boss ko at sabi nya inom muna kame.
eh 12:30 p.m. pa lang; may 30 minutos pa bago klase ko.
eh napasarap.
eh naparami.

so ayun.

eh sa pumasok akong rosy cheeks.
eh sa ang panget ng reporting ng Greek group.
eh sa hindi nila masagot mga tanong ko.
eh sa nabwisit na ako at napamura at napalait.
eh sa napa-lecture ako nang di oras.

so ayun.

teaching under the influence of... pramis di ko na uulitin.