a countdown of mixed thoughts

I just came home from Church, well, not actually in Church cause after I attended the mass, I and my HS classmate went to some of our other classmates' houses just to greet them a happy new year. Well, it is really evident that I have nothing to do right now that's why I'm trying to look for some fun in the internet, but it just came to my mind, " Why not write an article before this year ends?". Is it a good idea? Well, I don't know, but you can't stop me from sharing my thoughts this time.

I came to Church quite late (maybe 10 minutes late). But that was not the point there, I was bit excited for my classmate will hand me down the first Paulo Coelho book that I will be reading.

Now that I'm home, I can't even start reading it because of the noise (bad trip, bad timing).

What else can I say?

Oh....1 hour more, it's going to be 2009.

This year has been really a good year for me, though not all the things that happened in my life was all good (that's always the way it is). I met new bunch of friends. I was able to make it on the 1st semester as an Accountancy student. I was able to go to some of the places I had never gone before (like Camudmud and Sta. Cruz). I was able to rode BUS again, as I always wished. And a lot more.

New year is about to come, I will be hurdling a lot more of the challenges and obstacles set for me. Am I ready? Am I equipped with enough courage? Let us see.

I was laughing because of the many traditions my mom has been following annually. The 13 sphere fruits, the polka dots, the coins, the feng shui's, and the likes. It was not unusual, but it is still funny for my part. Is there really a need to comply with those? But I thhink, as long as you are not compromising your beliefs, then why not.

Honestly, I am quite sleepy now but I'm just trying to stay awake. I want to be awake until 12:00 or 1:00. I want to witness the things my neighbors had prepared to welcome the new year, the way they will make the noise. Though firecrackers are prohibited in our city now, still, we manage and we used our creativity on it, we set another ways of enjoying without putting ourselves in danger. That's a good point, I think. And I'm commending our City Mayor for that.

44 more minutes to go......

That's all I have before 2008 ends...

Till next year!!!!!

Box-Office

Just this evening (before the new year, 2009, begin), I checked the latest US Weekend Box-Office. It was really amazing. Seven Pounds had made it to the top ten, as well as Valkyrie, and I was really shocked seeing Doubt on number 10 (it should be at least on number 5 or 4), it has been about two weeks since it has been shown in US.

Anyways, here's what I got:
USA Weekend Box-Office Summary
Week of 26 December 2008

		Title	Weekend	Gross
		Marley and Me	$36.4M	$50.7M
		Bedtime Stories	$27.5M	$38M
		The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	$26.9M	$38.7M
		Valkyrie	$21M	$29.5M
		Yes Man	$16.7M	$49.8M
		Seven Pounds	$13.2M	$38.8M
		The Tale of Despereaux	$8.93M	$27.4M
		The Day the Earth Stood Still	$7.7M	$63.5M
		The Spirit	$6.46M	$10.3M
		Doubt	$5.34M	$8.48M

christmas fund-raising activity

The Holy Cross of Agdao Batch 2007-2008 (St. Matthew class) initiated a fund raising event for our brothers and sisters in need living in remote areas here in Mindanao. We planned this last quarter of the year (2008) and hopefully, initiate it Christmas next year. With hope in our hearts, we are seeking for any help from anyone whose willing to extend their helping hands to those in need. All of the members of the said fund raising activity initiated their different means of asking help from everyone.
We are accepting any form of donation, whether cash, used clothes, toys, canned goods, used belongings, and abovemost, moral support.
If you are interested and willing to help our advocacy, just leave a comment on this blog.
Thank You very much!
P.S. Tell your friends about this and let them help, too.

the downfall

Mental block as define by the American Psychology Organization is an informal term used to mean either repression of painful thoughts, or an inability to continue a train of thought, like in the case of writer's block.
This thing really sucks!
I was really having a bad time thinking about what happened to my exam in Philosophy101 and Management101 yesterday. I went to school by past 9:00 o'clock for the seminar, though I'm not a part of it, I still have to go to school since I have some commitments to fulfill. By roughly 9:45 a.m., the seminar started (both in the AC and in the AVR), I was assigned in the registration with three other department officers (She Ann, Vonn, and Honey), also with the two SA's from the BSA department (Angel and Grace). From that time onwards, I'm really trying to study and review my lessons on Philo101 and Mgt101. With the books on my hand, I'm trying to read and comprehend everything that was written in the book and in need to be memorize.
After lunch, I'm getting more tense, since my exam is getting closer (3 o'clock is my exam). Ate Angel (as I've mentioned, one of the two SA) also have this Philo1 class with the same teacher as I had. And on the same way, she would also take the exam. But as she shared to me, our teacher is not around and on an important obligation, I was really happy to hear that from her, though I've seen our teacher on stairs minute before she have told me about that. So, I'm confident enough, I left my book in the department with my bag and went to the corridors of TH401, and played word factory with Honey, Ton2x, Vonn, Jonathan, Toper, and the rest of the gang. And all of the sudden (maybe 30 minutes after 3, 3 o'clock which is supposed to be my Philo101 class), my Philo teacher surprisingly went inside the classroom with test papers on his hands (since my classroom in Philo is adjacent to the front of the corridor of TH401). With no reluctance, I rushed to the department to get my ball pen and went inside the classroom and TOOK THE EXAM.
Bullshits! It was.
I forgot almost everything that I've studied days before and hours before that (though not all). It was really a bad time.
But I still manage to answer some of the questions with sure answers.
Next to my Philo101 exam is my Mgt101 exam. As I expected, my teacher arrived just in the nick of time, not too early, nor late. So he distributed the test papers and we started answering it. And here's another BULLSHIT!!!!, for another interference. I haven't forgot the things that I've read but it seem that I can hardly concentrate with the exam.
Moving to the next happening, when I went to the AC to see if the seminar is done and took some pictures (since I was assigned to that), but as I went there, I've seen that no people are left there except the ones with me in the morning up to the afternoon, cleaning and fixing the classroom. One asked me, "KUMUSTA ANG EXAM?", and I answered "OK LANG, dili sayon, dili lisod", just to keep the disappointment on me. Pathetic isn't it?
--- Waiting for the results, wish me luck!! ---

christmases

It was quite a long time since I have wrote my last post (Pampering....). I was still using blogger that time. This is my first time to write a post in multiply, but nonetheless, it was all the same. I have rested using internet the past days for some certain reasons (except from being bored, but not that much!sounds defensive...). But now, I'm back to utter my piece again, to say some words, to speak and be heard (though you won't really hear it, just read). What's my next thought? Ahm......(thinking)...............(looking at the clouds even if there's none)....Ah!!
Christmas presents. Carolers. Christmas trees and lights. Christmas Parties. Those are just some of the manifestation of Christmas. But the past days, I haven't heard carolers sang their songs in front of our house, I haven't seen glittering lights that entangles the Christmas trees and those that outshone the streets on dark nights, and abovemost (and the saddest part of all), I haven't received any present yet (but it's ok, I understand). The downfall speaks. Is this all the outcome? Are there more coming? Will Christmas finally be removed on the calendar (Is it even possible?)?Will the spirit vanish it's way? What a spoiler is it....
Trying to think about the reason that never speak, and the hidden doubts behind every unfold. But I came out with nothing on me, no ideas at all.
Economic Recession on United States has been pointed as the reason. But why is the blame put on them? Yes, it can be possible because they are a powerful country and we are a third world country. So any failure that they faced and they will be facing, we will surely take our part on it. Going back, why does the blame be put on them? We should be responsible with our own problem. We shouldn't blame them all the time.
Few days from now, it will be Christmas day. How would we celebrate it this time? The usual way? Or the other way?
Have we think of those people, especially the kids who had never tried to celebrate Christmas all their lives? Have we think of their situation?
Christmas on it's true sense is something wider than we think it is. Even myself, doesn't have that concrete idea of the REAL spirit of Christmas. We should try to find it out. We should broaden our limits and set our sights farther than before.
We have few days left to prove our worth and change the usual way this season runs for every people. If you fail to do it this time, just if you fail, you have more Christmas ahead of you. But I'm telling you, the best time to start is NOW.
Christmas trees and lights, presents, and parties are just emblem of the celebration. What matters most is the celebration itself and the real spirit attached on it.
Is it really the recession or is it really US?
Now, you think!