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Candy Aww Stories 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Hey girls and guys!
Do you have any kilig stories? Any sweet, cute and romantic story over a past or current experience? Stuff that just screams love and romance?
If you do, send those little stories and anecdotes over to me. They do not have to be really long. Who knows? They might get published in Candy
!
Email them all at: pearl.ganzon@gmail.com. Please include your first name and age. Yay! Read more:Stories
No electricity for almost 5 days [2] 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I think the title sums up how sucky it is to endure such primitiveness.
I'm just stealing this moment since I'm enjoying super fast wireless internet access here in a hotel. By the next few days, I will update on our kick-ass history play, our SA Nueva trip and the stress that tne Signal No.3 Milenyo storm has brought to me.
Other than that, I am as stressed as ever from the coming hell week composed of PolSci madness once again. (What's new?)
On another note, I watched the BlueRep newbie showcase, Hope for the Flowers earlier! Great, great job! Congrats BlueRep! Lots of talented newbies! I found myself missing performing for BlueRep so much!
Till then. I still have hundreds and hundreds of pages to review for POS60. Read more:electricity
One exempted finals down, hopefully a few more to go 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Uhhuh. Acads rant. Read if you must.
I was praying last night and even earlier morning for my Yu-Jose POS60 Pre-finals
(40% in my class standing). The test was last Tuesday and our teacher promised to checked it immediately so that she could give our class standing today. Our pre-finals comprised of a comprehensive list of political thinkers ranging from the freaking Sophists to J.S. Mill. Of course, if you guys have heard of Ebenstein's Political Thinkers book, you will know that it's more than an inch thick of readings! Seryoso! To think that test was scheduled the day after the big championship game with UST. So I started late and literally only had about an hour and a half of sleep. (Prior to that I had days of enduring no sleep at all. Nueva trip. Will post when I get the pictures ready.) What has my life gotten into? Sigh. I never thought I'd get a high grade since I had a hard time with the test, and was dreading the results.
So, imagine how overwhelming it was to get Read more:hopefully
Belated Happy Birthday to my sister! [3] 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Once again, I'm blogging just before I go to school. The past few days consisted of waking up very early to finish papers. Since, there are only less than two weeks of school left, I have tons of final papers and finals to finish and study for.
When it comes to writing papers, I discovered that my mind works better in the morning. So, I sleep early and wake up at around 2 to finish it. Much to my surprise, I do well and finish just in time. At this moment, I woke up at 4:30 and accomplished two reflection papers and have enough time to photoshop a bit and blog. I even had the chance to talk to one of my best friends via YM. Speaking of which, she's coming back next week!!! That news just made my day when I heard it yesterday! Jazmine sweetie, I'm super dooper kadooper happy you're coming back! We will celebrate like crazy! More than that, I discovered that one of my high school kabarkada has a boyfriend already! Damn! I've been so engrossed over my academic life that I have Read more:Birthday
, Happy
, sister
on my SA21 trip, working with Candy and our POS51 conference [2] 0000-00-00 00:00:00 It's the last weekend before my finals week. I wish I could say that I can just lie down and relax. Unfortunately, the next week will still be hell week, and it won't end until I'm able to submit my POS51 extra credit work due Friday, the last school requirement before I can officially say this sem is over. Before that, I still have a lot of things to accomplish: papers, extra-credit projects, orals and two final exams. All those due next week. God, help me.
Fortunately, I had a really good night's sleep last night. After experiencing another all-nighter the night before, I deserved that incredible more-than-twelve-hours sleep that was definitely one I hadn't experienced in a long time. That all-nighter with my groupmates for our POS51 paper and conference
was just insane. Thankfully… thankfully we all finished it and nailed a good conference. I swear the feeling of fulfillment after a long day's work is priceless.
Taken yesterday during our culminating activity fo Read more:Candy
, working
No title can give justice to how freakin good it is that this sem is over 0000-00-00 00:00:00 The past few days have been devoted to a lot of downtime, catching up and just enjoying all this free time I finally have in my hands. Not that it has been long, for it has just been around four days. Oh four blissful days, wherein I refused to look back on school. But now, I guess I feel like I'm obliged to have my end-of-the-sem post. And so I will.
By the end of my freshman year, I was actually really excited for my sophomore year - the chance to finally take on my majors, do extra well and just take on that higher ground. I speak for my block that not one of us expected most of the things that being a second year Polsci major would have to endure. T-Th schedules of three one-hour-and-a-half polsci classes are enough to rattle my brain and push me to my limits. Then there are the core subjects that continued to stress me to no end. Academic woes have truly shaken things up around our block. It's safe to say there came a point when it consumed me and my personal and social l Read more:freakin
after 2 months of the same layout, i'm bound to do something crazy [1] 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Lo and behold… Version 18. Completing this layout
was just crazy. I started last Tuesday, and normally it will only take me a complete day to finish everything. Unfortunately, I encountered a few problems, mainly experiencing another betrayal from technology. Grrr. I was already done with the header image when Photoshop encountered an error, and since it isn't like MS Word with an Auto Recovery feature, nothing was recovered. (Yeah, sue me for not saving it immediately!) Driven by total frustration, I turned off my computer, and sulked. Fortunately, I was hit by a surge of inspiration the next morning and worked on the header image again. Since I already had a vision and was already familiar with the process, it was much easier. It even turned out better than the original graphic. Alas, you see the output.
I love the vintage-y colors. I love how crazy it is, and a far cry from the previous minimalist layout. I intended this one to just be sort-of unconventional and unique, and I Read more:something
That sweet silver lining 0000-00-00 00:00:00 After arriving at around 8PM from Hongkong, I was just too poofed to think about the next day. Believe me I was glad to be home. Not that my 4-day vacation in Hongkong wasn't fun, because it was anything but that. Every minute spent there was just a blast. Words can't give justice to how much I enjoyed my trip there. We were fortunate enough to make each minute spent there all worthwhile. We went practically everywhere - Ocean Park, Victoria's Peak, Disneyland, practically all the shops there… By the time the day ends and I had to go back to our hotel, I could barely feel my feet. Since I believe one can only appreciate the Hongkong experience through commuting, we tried practically all kinds of public transport there. It's a far cry from the ones here in the Philippines. It wasn't scary to ride public transportation at all. In fact, it was great. Don't even get me started on the shopping. I'll talk about my trip to Hongkong on another post, once I compiled all our pi
friendship from both worlds 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I don't want this sembreak to end. I'm not yet ready to go back to school and let my stress level go up. I long to indulge on more rest and relaxation, and have time to hang out with my friends and family - things that I never get to do once the stress of school take its toll. So to make the most out of the time I have before second sem starts, I spent the yesterday and today with my college and high school friends.
Yesterday, I was just with a few of my blockmates for more catching up, while today, I spent it with some of my CSA friends. It's amazing how I have established a solid friendship with two completely different groups from two worlds, high school and college. And despite how different they could be, I still am myself. I realized that college is a tough test when it comes to friendship. Coming in, most of us just want to make friends easily. We say that we are open to meet new ones. We then meet all kinds of people from various walks of life with different personal
Second Year, Second Sem Blurbs 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I initially approached this second semester with so much worry and apprehension. Prior to that very first day, I really wasn't looking forward to any of it all. Maybe its from the fact that I wasn't just ready to dive into a pool of stress, because last sem was just too overwhelming. Perhaps I should find comfort in the fact that it was also the best sem I've ever had. I had the most memorable memories with my blockmates, from my classes and amongst the best teachers I've ever had. To top it off, I truly exhausted all my capabilities, time and energy and was eventually rewarded with really good grades.
But that was then, this time it feels very, very different.
On a positive note, second sem started with such an unexpected surprise that changes everything about today. (Vagueness, alert ba?) It puts me on that constant high, keeps me grounded and inspires me each day. I really miss my teachers from last sem though. They all had individual personalities that I really quite g Read more:Second
When art moves me 0000-00-00 00:00:00 Time flies way too fast. A few more weeks till Christmas, and instead of enjoying this season, I'm still stuck in school and school work. Fortunately, the load has yet to take its toll, and I'm just trying to enjoy all the free time I could have, and maybe try to spread some holiday cheer. haha.
Last week, I was fortunate enough to attend an International Multimedia Design Conference at SM Mall of Asia with my budding apprentice, Charz (haha) and Sam. I was really excited to see who or what they have showcased for us, as well as be surrounded by fellow artsy-fartsy people and graphic geeks like I am. The place was packed with over a thousand plus plus people, and all the speakers invited were talented as hell - each leaving me in total awe and inspiration. It was one thing to view their works online, in television or in print, but to see and hear them share the story behind it is priceless. Hearing them utter more Photoshop speak, and using various Photoshop terms like it was Read more:moves
Gotta love the holidays 0000-00-00 00:00:00 I love the holidays, even if it feels different as I grow older. There's always something magical and special from enjoying the festive and joyous atmosphere and the company of those you love most.
I spent the start of my Christmas break with my "college family.' Thanks to my ex-professor, we had lunch at Gateway, and as usual being surrounded with those crazy people guarantees one heck of a good time. I absolutely love them.
Nats, Sir Jerry, Panch, Jake, me and Kristoff.
The next day, I decided to stay in and invite some of my High School CSA friends over for more bonding and catching up. It was great seeing my best friends once again, hearing their happy stories, and sharing my own. The usual tsismisan, nostalgic moments, and a bit of camwhoring were all there.
TATU girls
Jazzy, me, Karen and Sarah
The next few days was devoted to Christmas preparations. Inspired by a holiday movie I watched on HBO, my sister and I decided to create our own table centerpiece f Read more:Gotta
Spreading some holiday cheer 2006-12-20 15:27:00 It’s sad that I really have neglected this place, and I really do feel bad about it. I can’t wait to revamp this site.
Ta-dah! Here’s a rushed product from having extra time in my hands due to Ateneo’s sorry excuse for a Christmas break. This is the perfect time to fix this website, condition myself for a stressful year ahead, and spread some holiday cheer for the next few days. I owe it to my favorite holiday in the world to share all the love and happiness that I’ve been blessed with lately. I love that this Christmas I was able to save up a lot (uhhuh my own money too!) for gifts and presents, especially for my family. Not that it has been any less stressful, because it has. At the end, it’s really all worth it.
I have been really busy though. I don’t know what to think academics-wise. I have next year to worry about, and I’m sure it’s going to be another one helluva roller coaster ride. Oh… but damn… bring it o
When art moves me 2006-12-08 03:23:00 Time flies way too fast. A few more weeks till Christmas, and instead of enjoying this season, I’m still stuck in school and school work. Fortunately, the load has yet to take its toll, and I’m just trying to enjoy all the free time I could have, and maybe try to spread some holiday cheer. haha.
Last week, I was fortunate enough to attend an International Multimedia Design Conference at SM Mall of Asia with my budding apprentice, Charz (haha) and Sam. I was really excited to see who or what they have showcased for us, as well as be surrounded by fellow artsy-fartsy people and graphic geeks like I am. The place was packed with over a thousand plus plus people, and all the speakers invited were talented as hell – each leaving me in total awe and inspiration. It was one thing to view their works online, in television or in print, but to see and hear them share the story behind it is priceless. Hearing them utter more Photoshop speak, and using various Photoshop terms Read more:moves
Second Year, Second Sem Blurbs 2006-11-30 03:23:00 I initially approached this second semester with so much worry and apprehension. Prior to that very first day, I really wasn’t looking forward to any of it all. Maybe its from the fact that I just wasn’t ready to dive into that overwhelming pool of stress from last sem. Perhaps I should find comfort in the fact that it was also the best sem I’ve ever had. I had the most memorable memories with my blockmates, from my classes and amongst the best teachers I’ve ever had. To top it off, despite truly exhausting all my capabilities, time and energy, I was still eventually rewarded with really good grades.
But that was then. This time it feels very, very different.
On a positive note, second sem started with such an unexpected surprise that changes everything about today. And it is this very reality that puts me on a constant high, keeps me grounded and leaves me inspired each day. There are a lot of things I really miss about last sem though. Mostly, I miss my t Read more:Second
A New Chapter, Version 1 [3] 2007-01-21 13:45:31 It’s been almost a month since I last updated, and personally, there are just too many things going on for me. Perhaps I will gladly talk about it in the next few posts. But right now, I’m just really tired. After installing a Textpattern update and coding for quite a number of hours straight, I’m tired. I have yet to study for my French quiz tomorrow, so I’ll probably do that as soon as I finish this post.
I hope you all like the revamped website. Expect a lot of changes. Most of the sub-sections are still under construction, but it will be up soon. I’m slowly building my online portfolio as a freelance web and graphic designer. After a number of projects recently given to me, I finally decided to make the most out of this. Read more:Chapter
Gotta love the holidays [3] 2006-12-24 08:37:00 I love the holidays, even if it feels different as I grow older. There’s always something magical and special from enjoying the festive and joyous atmosphere with the company of those you love most.
I spent the start of my Christmas break with my ‘college family.’ Thanks to my ex-professor, we had lunch at Gateway, and as usual being surrounded with those crazy people guarantees one heck of a good time. I absolutely love them.
Nats, Sir Jerry, Panch, Jake, me and Kristoff.
The next day, I decided to stay in and invite some of my High School friends over for more bonding and catching up. It was great seeing my very best friends once again, hearing their happy stories, and sharing my own. The usual tsismisan, nostalgic moments, and a bit of camwhoring were all present.
TATU girls
Jazzy, me, Karen and Sarah
The next few days was devoted to Christmas preparations. Inspired by a holiday movie I watched on HBO, my sister and I decided to create our own tab Read more:Gotta
Spreading some holiday cheer 2006-12-20 15:27:00 It’s sad that I really have neglected this place, and I really do feel bad about it. I can’t wait to revamp this site.
Ta-dah! Here’s a rushed product from having extra time in my hands due to Ateneo’s sorry excuse for a Christmas break. This is the perfect time to fix this website, condition myself for a stressful year ahead, and spread some holiday cheer for the next few days. I owe it to my favorite holiday in the world to share all the love and happiness that I’ve been blessed with lately. I love that this Christmas I was able to save up a lot (uhhuh my own money too!) for gifts and presents, especially for my family. Not that it has been any less stressful, because it has. At the end, it’s really all worth it.
I have been really busy though. I don’t know what to think academics-wise. I have next year to worry about, and I’m sure it’s going to be another one helluva roller coaster ride. Oh… but damn… bring it o
When art moves me 2006-12-08 03:23:00 Time flies way too fast. A few more weeks till Christmas, and instead of enjoying this season, I’m still stuck in school and school work. Fortunately, the load has yet to take its toll, and I’m just trying to enjoy all the free time I could have, and maybe try to spread some holiday cheer. haha.
Last week, I was fortunate enough to attend an International Multimedia Design Conference at SM Mall of Asia with my budding apprentice, Charz (haha) and Sam. I was really excited to see who or what they have showcased for us, as well as be surrounded by fellow artsy-fartsy people and graphic geeks like I am. The place was packed with over a thousand plus plus people, and all the speakers invited were talented as hell – each leaving me in total awe and inspiration. It was one thing to view their works online, in television or in print, but to see and hear them share the story behind it is priceless. Hearing them utter more Photoshop speak, and using various Photoshop terms Read more:moves
Second Year, Second Sem Blurbs 2006-11-30 03:23:00 I initially approached this second semester with so much worry and apprehension. Prior to that very first day, I really wasn’t looking forward to any of it all. Maybe its from the fact that I just wasn’t ready to dive into that overwhelming pool of stress from last sem. Perhaps I should find comfort in the fact that it was also the best sem I’ve ever had. I had the most memorable memories with my blockmates, from my classes and amongst the best teachers I’ve ever had. To top it off, despite truly exhausting all my capabilities, time and energy, I was still eventually rewarded with really good grades.
But that was then. This time it feels very, very different.
On a positive note, second sem started with such an unexpected surprise that changes everything about today. And it is this very reality that puts me on a constant high, keeps me grounded and leaves me inspired each day. There are a lot of things I really miss about last sem though. Mostly, I miss my t Read more:Second
A New Chapter, Version 1 [5] 2007-01-21 13:45:31 It’s been almost a month since I last updated, and personally, there are just too many things going on for me. Perhaps I will gladly talk about it in the next few posts. But right now, I’m just really tired. After installing a Textpattern update and coding for quite a number of hours straight, I’m tired. I have yet to study for my French quiz tomorrow, so I’ll probably do that as soon as I finish this post.
I hope you all like the revamped website. Expect a lot of changes. Most of the sub-sections are still under construction, but it will be up soon. I’m slowly building my online portfolio as a freelance web and graphic designer. After a number of projects recently given to me, I finally decided to make the most out of this. Read more:Chapter
Gotta love the holidays [3] 2006-12-24 08:37:00 I love the holidays, even if it feels different as I grow older. There’s always something magical and special from enjoying the festive and joyous atmosphere with the company of those you love most.
I spent the start of my Christmas break with my ‘college family.’ Thanks to my ex-professor, we had lunch at Gateway, and as usual being surrounded with those crazy people guarantees one heck of a good time. I absolutely love them.
Nats, Sir Jerry, Panch, Jake, me and Kristoff.
The next day, I decided to stay in and invite some of my High School friends over for more bonding and catching up. It was great seeing my very best friends once again, hearing their happy stories, and sharing my own. The usual tsismisan, nostalgic moments, and a bit of camwhoring were all present.
TATU girls
Jazzy, me, Karen and Sarah
The next few days was devoted to Christmas preparations. Inspired by a holiday movie I watched on HBO, my sister and I decided to create our own tab Read more:Gotta
On finding that needed clarity [1] 2007-01-22 12:57:01 Contrary to my usual ‘January jinx,’ this year started incredibly well. I feel like I am blessed, of course. There were good, not-so-good, and incredibly great surprises that were thrown along my way. Through all those times, I’ve been overwhelmingly stressed, unusually scared, pleasantly surprised, painfully confused, extraordinarily stirred, and blissfully happy. Looking back, it is overwhelming. But I feel like I have matured a great deal – with my choices, my relationships and my actions. Perhaps the reality that there are things just out of your control has made me realize that I should be more cautious, more vigilant and more tolerant. Not that this has daunted my optimism. Because it hasn’t. I still remain idealistic and exuberant, and refuse to be otherwise. The best part about it was finding a sense of clarity that stems from knowing who and what matters in my life. From this, it becomes easier to become more giving and more understanding. It̵
Who knew a week can turn me into an emotional basket case [2] 2007-01-26 11:01:32 Since I started my sophomore year, Fridays don’t seem to give that same effect as it used to. A good weekend to relax and unwind is definitely a luxury these days. It really doesn’t feel like a Friday. Boo. After French class and visiting the BlueRep room (Happy Birthday Reb!!!!), I headed home thinking that I still have so much to do, accomplish and plan for. Shucks. The life of a college student can be anything but sweet sometimes.
The week passed by way too swiftly. In a way, it becomes a good thing because there’s a big part of me who longs for sweet summer to step in. Or at least some sort of vacation for moi. But it worries me too. There’s a long list of school and extra-curricular responsibilities ahead, and it’s not exactly the most comforting feeling knowing that those days are nearing in. I have learned a lot of things from the overbearing stress of last sem though. It’s safe to say that my blockmates and I are more prepared this time. O
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