One Big Ateneo Survey (courtesy of Ailee)

1. What's your ID number? --- Unlike Ailee and Yang, I can’t remember this anymore. Obvious na I almost always requested for proxy reg =p

2. Passed or wait-listed? --- Passed, of course!

3. How did you know about the ACET results? --- My uncle, whose son was also in Ateneo, called me up and told me I passed, for the course Legal Management. I asked him ‘What’s that?” and he said, “Ewan ko sa’yo, ikaw yung nag-take ng exam!” Haha.

4. Was Ateneo your first choice? --- Not really, UPD was my first choice.

5. Do you know what your ACET score is? --- Nope.

6. What course was your first choice? --- LM. But as mentioned above I vaguely remember why I chose it. My theory is, I was looking for a Management course and my parents wanted me to become a laywer, thus the Legal Management course.

7. Second choice? --- AB Communications, which was what I really wanted to take. But practicality made me choose LM.

8. Anong course mo ngayon? (for alumni, course dati) --- LM, and happy about it.

9. Did you have any plans of shifting? --- Nope.

10. Chinito/chinita ka ba? --- Uh, I don’t think so

11. Taga-Ateneo High? --- Nope

12. Did you have fun in your OrSem? --- Hell yeah! I met my super best friends Awee, Yang and Cheeky during OrSem.

13. Saang gate ka pumasok nung first day? --- Gate 3.

14. Are you staying/did you stay in a dorm? --- Nope, stayed with my uncle’s family in UP Village

15. Ever had an F in your grade report? --- None, buti na lang

16. How about an A? --- Yup

17. Highest grade? --- A

18. Lowest grade? --- D for accounting and finance, I think. Haha!

19. Worst experience in ADMU? --- Nothing comes to mind.

20. Do you always attend class? --- Hahaha, nope! I’ve cut class a few times just because I felt like doing so.

21. What are/were your orgs? --- LEX and Enta (the best!) Also joined CADs before, but wasn’t that active.

22. How many units have/did you pass/ed? --- All required units lang.

23. Nangangarap/nangarap ka bang maglaude? --- No way! Took having fun seriously.

24. When will/did you graduate? --- 2001

25. Fave subject? --- CHEM!!! Philo subjects (except for 103, because of the teacher), Filipino subjects, JSP 101, and of course, Marketing. Had the best group mates!

26. Worst subject/s? --- Math and Accounting, definitely. Talk about bitter pill.

27. Fave landmark sa ADMU? --- Bel Field, especially at night when all the lights are turned on.

28. Fave kainan? --- MANANG’S! The best!

29. How do/did you get to school? --- Was able to use all means of transpo possible—jeepney, trike, car, taxicab, my feet.

30. Are/were you always at the lib? --- Yuck, no. I only go the lib when necessary, like when I need to review for an exam, do homework, and when I’m sleepy. Hehe.

31. Ever gone to the infirmary when you were sick? --- Yup, had to go there one early morning because of a tummy ache. Turns out it’s appendicitis, and I had to undergo surgery that night.

32. Do/did you have a crush in campus? --- Oh yeah. About a handful, hehe.

33. May balak kang mag-MS, PhD? --- Not really. But would like to study something related to the arts.

34. Have you ever watched a graduation ceremony? --- Yup, ushered for batches ’98, ’99 and ’00.

35. Do you know the "Song for Mary" by heart? --- Yeah, baby.

36. Memorize mo ba ang Fabilioh? ---Yes.

37. ...ang Halikinu? -- Yes.

38. ...ang Blue Eagle Spelling? --- You’re not an Atenean if you don’t memorize these cheers.

39. Are you part of Team Ateneo? --- Nope.

40. Who's your fave UAAP basketball player? --- None.

41. Ever had a perfect score in an exam? --- I can’t remember.

42. Ano ang ayaw mo sa Hell Week? --- The praning people.

43. Dito ka ba natuto uminom ng beer? --- Nope. Not into beer now.

44. What do you like about our school? --- Everything about it, good or bad.

45. Ano ang ayaw mo? --- Seriously, wala.

46. Have you ever bought anything at the A-shop? --- Yup, t-shirt and car sticker, I think.

47. maganda ba ID pic mo? --- Not my first one! We all had our pics taken in the afternoon of OrSem Day 1, when all of us had sweaty and pasty skin. Nice. The second one was ok. The third one, I looked like the blueberry girl from Willy Wonka.

48. Done anything illegal on campus? --- None naman.

49. Bought anything at National Katips? --- Of course, it’s my second home!

50. Ever gone to Starbucks Katips? --- Yup, but only a few times.

51. May nakaaway ka na ba sa school? --- Can’t remember.

52. QPI? --- 3 something. Don’t remember stuff like grades. ;) Yabang, hehe.

Frankenstein Look-Alike

Inasmuch as I don't want to scare everyone away, I'm posting here pics of what I looked like right after the accident mentioned in my previous post. Just in case you don't recognize me anymore, sniff sniff. (Drama!)


The bandages and stitches are all gone now, but I'm still left with with horrendous scars. Parang cosmetic surgery gone wrong. Hay.

The (St)itchy and Scratchy Show

Who could've known that what's supposed to be a fun & relaxing weekend would turn into a "woundfest" for me.

Last Saturday, we had our company summer outing at Plantation Bay. We had fun biking around the resort, taking lots of pictures, and swimming in the beach. Mel, Denise, Anj and I decided to try out the water slide. It would be a first for me so I was kind of psyched to try it out.

My turn on the slide-- I was lying down with my arms crossed, sliding down real fast, bumping hard against the sides, then my bottom hit the pool floor with a big thump swallowing lots of sea water. That was Bad Idea #1.

After recovering from the somewhat bad dismount, we all decided to play water polo, guys (5) versus girls (10). I was positioned right beside the guys' goal, which was some sort of roofed wooden structure on top of a rocky semi-hill. Yep, definitely Bad Idea #2-in-the-making.

After scoring a couple of goals, I felt a sting on my right leg. I earned myself two 3-inch scratches that sat side by side in the middle of my leg. I initially brushed them off as mere scratches, but then when I got out of the water it started bleeding somewhat profusely. So I had someone perform first aid, and wrap it up nicely.

So you'd think I would just lay off any physical activity until I get home safely. But the next morning (Mother's Day), four of us decided to go biking before breakfast. I thought this would be ok as I was able to finish an hour of biking without any mishap. (Now that I think of it, I actually fell down the bike on one of our stops the day before. I should've taken this as a sign.) This wasn't Bad Idea #3. This was the WORST IDEA EVER.

We were riding along a narrow, curved, somewhat downward sloping road. As I turned to the left, I was caught off guard because there were 2 people, 1 on each side of the road. I managed to avoid them, but there was another person (or persons, I remember vaguely now.) as I turned to the right, and the road was already sloping at this point. I avoided bumping into the person, so in turn I fell to my left and hit the pavement. I felt my head hit something hard, but I thought it was just a bump, so I stood up and started an embarassed laugh. But then I felt hot liquid drip down my face. Apparently, I hit a corner of a cement slab (the one used to cover sewage canals) or according to my companions, with some kind of iron thing.

For this accident alone, I got my left big toe skinned (good thing I didn't lose my toenail!), my knee also skinned and my leg suffered lots of scratches, the biggest one with a 5"x3" area. Don't forget 2 sutured wounds on my forehead -- one above the eyebrow and one below -- both needing 2 stitches each.

I've never really considered myself a klutz before (except for that one incident on my way to Bellarmine), but rest assured, I won't be doing any physical activity until I find out what's wrong with me. However, I won't be going near any bicycles in my lifetime.

My Soundtrack

RULES:
1. Open your library (iTunes, Media Player, iPod, Winamp etc.)
2. Put it on shuffle.
3. Press play.
4. For every question, type the song that’s playing.
5. When you go to the next question, press the next button.
6. Don’t lie and pretend you’re cool.
7. When you’re finished, tag some other people to do it!

Opening credits:
I Don’t Wanna Be – Gavin De Graw
cool...

Waking up:
Give Me One Reason – Tracy Chapman
yep, give me one good reason to wake up early in the morning...

First Day of School:
Shiver – Natalie Imbruglia
shivering from the early morning cold shower

Falling in love:
Soothing Waterfalls – Sounds of Nature/Instrumental
haha, perfect music to my non-love life

First song:
Follow Me – Uncle Kracker

Breaking up:
The Aaliyah Song- Boyz II Men
by golly, how depressing

Prom:
She’s Only Happy in the Sun – Ben Harper
yeah, summer outing na!

Life:
Let Me Love You - Mario
weird.

Mental breakdown:
I Finally Found Someone – Bryan Adams/Barbara Streissand
hahaha, busted!

Driving:
Head Over Feet – Alanis Morissette
um, i'd probably get into a car crash if i take the song title to heart...

Flashback:
Wordplay – Jason Mraz
yeah...

Getting back together:
Back to You – John Mayer
whoa, talk about apt...

Wedding:
Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai
hahaha, definitely an insanity when that happens!

Birth of a child:
She’s the One – Robbie Williams

Final battle:
Fragile - Sting
cool!

Death scene:
I Want You Back – Jackson Five
something those who are left behind would sing

Funeral song:
So Young – The Corrs
haha, funny...

End credits:
White Flag – Dido
whoa, creepy...