She's out

WARNING: AI results spoiler

Well, it was totally unfair since 'Simon liked her (this week)'. And she gave a good performance. When will these Americans learn? (I'm not saying Filipinos vote for the right people, but.) They should have kicked Jason Castro out (I believe there are only a few JC fans after his performance). Because Carly got eliminated this week, Brooke should stay for at least two weeks more. They should really consider eliminating Jason Castro. (Not a JC hater until after his performance.)

More AI comments: Damn you, Paula! Apparently stopping and repeating is the right thing to do, according to more credible judges Simon and Randy. And please try speaking AFTER thinking. That way you'd be able to speak a string of words continuously. I am obviously a big Brooke fan.

*looks for this week's studio versions*

Anyway, I have not been called or emailed by a particular cheese-making company I've applied to. Everyone else was already contacted. I guess I got the boot. One thing Carly and I have in common, now. Oh, job, come to me.

Grad Dinner was more or less okay. Well, the balloons getting stuck in the tree was simply golden. And the Henkel and Accenture videos were tearjerkers. And I was actually dashing sleeping on a pink pillow. I won't say more, except that I had some fun. Cheerio!

*sits in Carly-related depression*

some things

Weirdly, science has found its way in one of the most unlikely places (except for counting votes, and profits, kaching!): American Idol. Apparently, people who sing first are most likely to be eliminated. Read here.

I just wanted to post this here:

Wala lang. Pasensya na sa mga taong natamaan ng bilog.

She survives!

I had feared the worst. For the past five weeks, excluding this week, I had always known that Kristy Cook would go. The only week I thought she won't be on the bottom 3, she left the competition. And I say, "YAY!"

Well not really. I'm just glad that my favorites didn't go this week. Carly, especially, was in the danger zone after her "holding back" performance. And I had to listen to Brooke's performance twice to trust her not to go this week.

I will be sad to see Brooke go next week (is expected). Perhaps Jason Castro can take the hit. (Oh, Jason fans sorry...) Okay enough Idol blogging.

Finally, finished clearance/transcript filing today with Mina. Did a lot of chismis-ing today. Hey, if you ain't studying/working, your brain either turns to mush, or it fills up with random gossip about random people. Bad for your social health. Aw.

Anyway, one neighbor seems to enjoy the videoke to the wee hours. As of 2:45 am, some deep voice is singing "Gold" not too well. But not very screamy also. But the time! Ugh.

Party season approaching...but still no concrete picks for the attires. Except the Grad clothes, which Mama took care of. It's really the moms who are more excited about this, huh?

Will probably post some pictures at a later time. If I find some. Time, I mean.

Personality ekek

You Are An ENFJ

The Giver You strive to maintain harmony in relationships, and usually succeed. Articulate and enthusiastic, you are good at making personal connections. Sometimes you idealize relationships too much - and end up being let down. You find the most energy and comfort in social situations ... where you shine. In love, you are very protective and supporting. However, you do need to "feel special" - and it's quite easy for you to get jealous. At work, you are a natural leader. You can help people discover their greatest potential. You would make a good writer, human resources director, or psychologist. How you see yourself: Trusting, idealistic, and expressive When other people don't get you, they see you as: Bossy, inappropriate, and loud

What's Your Personality Type?

Huh.

it bugs me

That I am bored out of my mind.

Except for Mama's party yesterday night. But it was meant for adults. They has these condom-banana games and wishes and stuff. But I got to eat a lot of left-over cake (native, chocolate, butter and unknown from Red Ribbon). And Dot and I had a wonderful time in the videoke. I sang my neighbors' brains out till 3 am! (Buti nga, kasi sila dati, kaya...)

I practically slept all day today. Hmm. That isn't that good. I think.

I looked at my Brown and LeMay Chemistry book (I mean, looked from afar) today and thought of reading it for the boards, which is btw, ages away. So I didn't. I slept instead.

I helped a bit with the chores. I folded the mountain of clothes (3 days worth; remember, we are 9 in the family) that had accumulated due to the party preparations and everything.

And so I need something. Something productive. Not board-exam-review-productive. Yet.

plant design thanks

I always have this apprehension and fear at the start of a major obstacle. That the way to the finish will be long and cumbersome. That I'd never get to have that feeling of accomplishment. I tend to be a pessimist. I expect the worst.

Anyway, we got through. We finished. We did it. We submitted the bound copy of our plant design, our research poster, the research text and softcopies of everything today. Truth is, our quest to convert banana stalks to ethanol began last June. Random thoughts, research and ideas come out constantly from then on. But it was only three weeks ago that we got serious. I mean, we did some things during the past year. We did the experiments and all. We drafted our process flow diagram. But the real work began less than a month ago.

I raise my glass (strawberry milkshake-filled) to Dale, who is the brain of the group. He practically did the entire technical study. Without him, we won't be motivated/scared to do our work. He knows what to do, how to do it, and when we should do it. Sure, he might have done some things that we may have seen as bitchy, but everbody makes mistakes. But sometimes some people need some "motivation" to get their butts moving *raises hand*. Thanks Dale, you don't deserve a crappy project, so you decided not to make one.

I raise my glass to Mon, who has been very patient and motivated. You were like the group's battery (sure you 'recharge' a lot, but so does this laptop). He did what he could do, even mundane tasks such as just draining the test tubes (LOLZ, naalala mo ba?). He has handled the first draft revisions very well, even with Ma'am's red pen extravaganza. He is always ready to offer any service (that is legal and related, but then singing...LOLZ) that he can give for the success of the group. He mastered the gentle art of spectrophotometer reading and mental cuvette note-taking. I know that you sometimes feel that um, yeah (gets mo na!), but you are as important as every gram of Rochelle salt that we used. Thanks Mon, because without you, the gaps won't be filled.

I raise my glass to Janine, one of the boys. She brought life and vigor (I didn't say daylight wakefulness, LOLZ) to the group. Sure you have missed a couple, couple of lab sessions, but you were always ready with what we need. She was hopeful, optimistic and very cheerful. She gladly offers to do stuff so that we can do other stuff (gets mo na rin!). She talks to Ma'am so that we can get away with things. Even though she had a lot of things going on, she still finds time to fill a cuvette or wrestle a bear...stuff like that. [Oh, I got carried away with the bear thing.] And the poster is BRILLIANT! Love it. You are my Banana Man pal. Thanks, Janina, you made the plant design less stressful for me, and for us all as well.

I raise my glass to every person who have helped us, directly or otherwise. To those who have doubted our capacity to do this, well, I guess, you suck. Because we did it. [Harsh, but then it's hard to light a candle when the wind is blowing hard.]

Groupmates, group hug. I'm here, because you're here, because I'm here, because you're here. Best group, ever! Angal ka? Basagan kita ng bote sa mukha! Joke.

Additional specific acknowledgements:
Sir Cy, for fixing Dale's laptop.
Jabellz, for the ROI calculations
Vinz for more ROI calculations
Mercy, Chiara, Sacs, for sulfuric acid prices
Haidee for the Matche suggestion
Mina, for everything.

More tributes (in the academic(al, LOLZ) sector of my second semester):
To Group Catalysis, we know that we really did great. We deserve our 1.00s. So he better give it to us all.

Huh. Yun na lang pala. This is my end-of-sem post. My sem ended just now. And I better catch up on sleep.

galing kay Zsa

Galing kay Ana Rizza aka Zsappy. Nauuso na yung mga ganito ah. Sana may ganito rin for PhD students. LOLZ.

1) ano sec. mo nng 1st yr high ka?
Avogadro pero Archimedes dapat kasi dapt di ba 2 lang yung sections

2) eh nung 2nd yr?
Einstein, yung magaling...

3) 3rd yr?
Faraday. (Parang Faraday, parang...-Gian)

4) 4th yr?
Pascal

5) anong best year for u?
Fourth year siguro

6) bakit? marami ka bang friends nun?
Oo, naaccumulate na kasi yung friends ko since first year. Tsaka pumasok na ako sa top 10 (hehe).

7) san kau kumakain kapag lunch?
sa classroom (patago dahil bawal) [loob ng locker, ilalim ng chairs and tables]

8) san tumatambay after skul?
sa classroom, grounds, Lola Bunny

9) lagi ka ba late pag morning?
NO! *coughHildacough*

10) nasuspend ka na ba?
No. Pero parang ang saya siguro...hehe, joke lang.

11) Bakit?
Kasi sinabi ko sa sarili ko na magiging isa akong mabuting mag-aaral.

12) masaya ba pag foundation day?
Wala namang ganun. Meron ba?

13) have u ever danced on stage?
On stage, sa canteen (Nutrition Jingle 04), sa labas (Field Demo), sa classroom (wala lang), sa lib (nung Carolfest).

14) nagka bf/gf ka ba nong highschool days?
Hehe. Secret.

15) sinong all time crush mo nun?
*giggles*

16) would u go back?
Pwede, ngayon baon ko na ang aking mga natutunan sa kolehiyo at aking pinalawak na perspektibo sa ilang bagay na hindi ko naisip nung naroon pa ako. LOLZ.

17) ano lagi mong binibili sa canteen?
ung biscuit na nakasmile..hehe..di ko na maalala ung name e..>>Sagot to ni Zsappy [HAY NAKU, MALAMANG SMILEYS!]

Lahat sinubukan ko, pero madalas yung default merienda yung binibili ko (kahit pa ketchupgetti pa 5 days a week!)

18) overpricing ba ang canteen nyo?
Hindi naman ata, pero sobrang sensitive sa demand. Pag lumaki ang demand nagmamahal. Naalala niyo ba yung Quake Cake?

19) u ever sang on stage pag may program?
Hindi. Hindi naman uso yun e.

20) fave subj?
Physics.

21) nagkabagsak k n ba?
Ha? Ano yun? LOLZ

22) have u ever been sent out?
No, or yes ba? Basta naalala ko lang yung kilometric speeches ng mga teacher esp. Maam F.

23) feel mo ba malayo ang HS bldg till canteen?
Nasa baba lang yung canteen dati.

24) have u ever ran in the court?
May korte na sa Munsci? I mean, kung dun sa parang sementado na area, oo.

25) varsity? of what?
Habulang panyo.

26) do u miss ur school?
Yes. Kasi ang dali pa ng subjects nun. Tsaka ang saya saya pa. Hehe.