legal and Loving it

just a post ago i was justifying beans, now i'm actually eating them. thanks blueREP guys for the buttered popcorn and the licorice and the cinnamon flavored jelly belly beans. cute

i used to think birthdays were marked transitions from one chapter of your life to the next, that the day on your birthday you're a completely different person.

today? maybe i am.
but that's not the point, today i lose all the privileges a minor gets from life. privileges that include certain exemptions from certain laws and crap. but according to law21 where we study the civil code, i am now emancipated as i have reached the age of majority and with this i now have the capacity to give consent to a contract. haha screw privileges

for things have been real good lately
except maybe for a bad number of Ds and a sleepy head

legal management is sinking in thanks to law and accounting classes. other classes have been helpful too and i am grateful of my teachers

among many other things that i am grateful for. i share my blue revue souvenir program write-up where i said: karl is forever thankful to those giants who allow him to stand on their shoulders.

stolen from newton, whose points on physics we disprove this monday on sci10's long test. add a report on origami plus a final exam on southeast asia for history. add a long test on contracts for law. plus an accounting long test on accounting for receivables, plant assets plus plus. add a long test on social loafing and schizophrenia for psychology. plus a final paper on luha ng buwaya, an i-must-say-i'm-liking-it-despite-the-weird-cover type of novel for filipino. whew

loving songs from the producers to songs from a new world to the lion king, i must say my fascination for musical theater is increasing and it sure is a concept, doing musicals.

after losing a bad number of cellphones, texting and calling does not seem so appealing to me so i can actually leave my phone at home at times. but the past few days, my phone has been brought back to life, thanks to everyone who greeted, who remembered, who forgot but greeted anyway. i am forever grateful and im loving you and im loving it

allow me to end my bday with a greeting from myself to myself: happy bday karl!

lisnin to it started out like a song from merrily we roll along
sortof readin the law on obligations and contracts
feelin kinda young and old at an interestingly same time

justifies the Beans

wanting something bad enough

that's what blue revue was about.
from timoune to the baker and his wife to roger and mimi to those noisy sweet apple girls

and it has been quite an experience
telling the story

amid the bruises on my knees and thighs, the dark eye bags, a few hunger pangs during runs, not so well throats, having to learn how to put on make-up, and doing it all when almost everything that could go wrong went wrong

but that ain't the point. it's so nice to see things change for the better. way better

and so, there are new stories to tell and lofts to stand up on

like my
recent Ds for law
cuts in accounting
i-think-i-failed-it exam in history
second orals for sci&soc
oh-my-it's-7am rush for fil

i hate it when i procrastinate then compromise
so as a reminder, i share enzo's words to the blue revue team and chari's christmas gift for the merrily we roll along team [quoted from the older version of merrily we roll along]:

"My final thought is a simple but mighty thought.
It is the obligation we have been given.
It is to NOT turn out the same.
It is to grow, to accomplish, to change the world."

lisnin to Into the Woods dvd.
sortof readin the ateneo website
feelin kinda happy- i can now sleep and rest and do stuff. the ends sometimes justifies the means

keeping it fresh

isn't the easiest thing to do but i sure love the challenge.
one more week and it is the show! woohoo

things are all turning out right for me.

for fil14 and my sino ba kayo? report
for law and my bonus points
for accounting and my cuts
for history and my long tests
for psych and my blockmates
for fencing and my scores
for sci10 and our time travel report
for nstp and it being over

for strains and the team
for bluerep and the show
for ads and the tabs team
for mea and the docs team
for lex and somweek
for gawad kalinga and the payatas theater group

for my sleep needs and many other stuff
thank you so much my Big Boss

got something from the guidon earlier:

more than half of the world is a minority.
wow, how ironic is that

lisnin to austin powers so i could record it for our time travel report
sortof readin yahoo conferences
feelin kinda ready

blue Revue. watch

you have absolutely no reason to miss it!

sep24-25, saturday sunday, 3pm 7pm
120 pesos at the Gonzaga Exhibit Hall, Ateneo de Manila University

lisnin to John Legend's Get Lifted album. thanks ren
sortof readin the economist. koizumi won!
feelin kinda gooood

just Nothing

your hair in the moonlight

people wonder why i use darth karl. i say cause i love star wars. art barn says darth means in. and to prove their point is this wonderful cartoon they call

the sith rejects

just hilarious.

nothing is everything for Everyone

la la la. been bloghopping

stolen from gabs:

Pick a band + Answer using only titles of their songs.

i choose you: coldplay!

+ Are you male or female: x&y
+ Describe yourself: the scientist
+ How do some people feel about you: trouble
+ How do you feel about yourself: God put a smile upon your face
+ Describe your ex: easy to please
+ Describe your views on your significant other or crush: sparks
+ Describe what you want: a rush of blood to the head
+ Describe how you live: don't panic
+ Describe how you love: twisted logic
+ Share a few words of wisdom: everything's not lost

found at liza's:

the best Philippine Short Stories

read at some blog that it is confirmed, there is now a blue revue couple! upholding the blueREP tradition of one new couple for each new production. woohoo congrats you two, i just don't know if it's ok to spread the word yet so i'll wait for your signal

also read from maan's and cons' blog that mea's siklab turned out better than i expected [haha, maan i love the lab-sik twist]. thanks to rehearsals and i sensing that the promo materials were annoying [green and red gradient schemes for the posters were eeky], i didn't go

found thanks to laura:

a choir performance of classic nintendo themes! from supermario to zelda to tetris... real cute

anyhoo, the do nothing philosophy nails it again. i should come up with a name for it like karlism or vendellism or something. friday morning, i vowed to wake up real early so i won't be late for fil14 aware that i've reached the limit for tardiness and absences. but i went back to sleep, crap. so i was late. and so my prof told me, you've reached 9 and a half cuts. done done done done.

crap. i was so worried i slept all day til 4 skipping my history and law classes. ate lunch alone at rj's pad and crashed his place for myself. watched a few tv shows [the apprentice is pretty interesting] and finally decided to face my fil prof. so i did, but it took me almost an hour to muster the courage. i was outside fil dept. wondering if i should ask or if i shouldn't. after going up and down the stairs, i finally was brave enough and looked for my prof.

boy was i suddenly the happiest person alive when she immediately said, you've reached 10 cuts already but i'll give you one more chance. woohoo
then she went on helping me with my fil report for next week. as in really helping. you see, i can't have a W, which means withdraw, or i'll lose my scholarship. thank goodness woohoo i was skipping on my way back to galian, which was not the best cause joms shared that he felt real low just minutes earlier as we went to rehearsals together

wow. all thanks to doing nothing. me likey me happy
in more ways than one

lisnin to aladdin and the king of thieves
sortof readin the onion, newest saitircal views on hurricane katrina. i think pondering on other nation's problems is a form of escapism as well. who could blame me
you gotta check time's cartoons on katrina this week, all 8 are real funny and compelling. at my multiply spot
feelin kinda good. real good. long-time-no-see friends i'll see again, soon

new old News

been news-hopping and its three in the morning already. just some of what i found, mostly editorials

just in, from cnn:
bush announces each household affected by hurricane katrina shall receive $2,000 each plus other longer-term aid through fema. victims need only to register through 1-800-621-fema. more federal aid on the way

maybe you have relatives or something that were affected. better late than never [at least for this very event]

from the philippine star:

While we squabble...
"What a difference just ten years make. In May 1995, I was one of the many speakers at the 44th General Assembly of the International Press Institute (IPI) in Seoul, South Korea. ...In my speech, ...I was able to quote Time [which] reported that things are "Looking Up" in the Philippines. The magazine’s cover was a happy-looking Fidel Ramos, with all his dentures intact. You have to give it to FVR at that time. He was riding a groundswell of economic upturn after the dreary, brownout-ridden last year and a half of the Cory regime in which she had been dubbed "The Queen of Darkness." (Remember?) In unusually generous fashion for sarcastic Time, the subhead of its cover snappily said: 'The no-nonsense leadership of Fidel Ramos is energizing the Philippines.'"

the article also notes certain facts on the 1992 elections that i did not know. i read sen. salonga was a presidentiable. whoa

i like this, also from the same article: "Who will place any bets on us Filipinos, whether emotional or financial, when we’re perceived – thanks to our own ranting – to be precariously perched on the rim of an erupting volcano?"

it then looks at how the other asian countries [e.g. china and india] are moving forward and why we aren't.

from the manila times:

11-M Filipinos literate
"Hidalgo noted that despite the high literacy rate, functional literacy is at a low 84.1 percent."

i used to be real proud of our country's lit rate, yet i wondered why we ranked so low on science and math and even english. oh what now

my fave for the week, from the inquirer:

The Long View: 'How baboy naman they are'
"High society has a new, favorite and fashionable pastime -- it is poring over the new version of the "Who's Who" or "Manila's 400"
"There's a revolution going on, folks, and its rallying cry is, ­Que asco! How yucky naman the opposition! How desgusto they feel about Cory (why do our maids keep watching that Kris?) and that Susan woman -- a mere actress (can you believe, our maids wanted to vote for that FPJ? So, ha! I didn't give them a day off to vote, humph!). What is happening to this country? It is time to take a stand!

then the author sortof explains why the seemingly exagerrated comments above have a point.
"In a democracy, however, we must respect contending views, and the right to manifest both support and opposition. There are the People Power, Teacup Power, the ati-atihan drums of those marching in the streets, the tinkling of crystal in agitated dinner parties, and the insistent ringing of little bells summoning the servants to pick up the remote control thrown at the image of Chiz Escudero on the TV screen. If the communists can be on the streets, and some (not all) of civil society lighting candles in La Salle, then by all means, the best of us should not be begrudged for deciding it is time to sacrifice."

and to end, the author states that yes, "today, our president is doing better" than joseph estrada.
"And so, for the sake of public debate, let us seriously consider their appeal, "Enough, already!" If this crisis goes on for too long, life will become such a nuisance. And nuisances cause wrinkles."

amen!

from the inquirer:

Happy Filipinos
"The cover reminded me of one of the Mainland Chinese propaganda magazines back in the 1970s. It showed a couple beaming, the woman with a bouquet of flowers and the man wearing heavy-duty gloves, presumably a worker.
But, it turns out, the photograph was of Filipinos. This was the Sept. 4 issue of the Chinese magazine Yazhou Zhoukan (Asiaweek). In large Chinese characters, the magazine announced its theme to go with the photograph: HAPPY FILIPINOS. Inside, there was an editorial, plus nine pages of articles about the Philippines, all more or less revolving around the theme of the happy Filipino.

Yes, it’s that “happiness survey” again

To make sure the message of the happy Filipino got through, the article cited World Health Organization statistics for suicide, with the Philippines having the lowest rate in Asia.

it says its more likely because of our coping mechanisms and the product of a good life. we all agree

lisnin to "it's our time, breathe it in, world to change" -merrily we roll along
sortof readin this korean's essay on the filipino being circulated around the internet. he has a point though, maybe we should start loving our country more, no matter how unlovable the president, the government, the national fish, or the guy who doesn't wait for his turn is. let us start respecting institutions and start forgetting personalities [removing their names from the next waiting shed or the barangay's welcome banner should be a good start]
feelin kinda angst-y. i want another blue revue run, gotta work harder on that show. energy please

goodness gracious

great balls of fire
minutes past midnight and just finished my dinner.

things are just good
and i'm in hakuna matata mode

fil14 and sci10 classes were bearable today
asian history substitute teacher was real funny today and made japan more interesting a topic
open books law quiz was relatively easy

my break in between wasn't as productive except for some marketing calls and a real lunch

finally debated after weeks today with ADS.
that was after passing by Strainers
and before deadly choreo rehearsals with blueREP

glenn of ADS is real cool, makes the org a lot more member-friendly and his disposition is very much encouraging. even if i gave the crappiest speech ever- about why the european union should lift its arms embargo on china. waaaa i know
but my partner jams was real friendly and acted like a real freshie. other people in the government side were real good too

louie of Strains is real cool, makes our team real productive with least amount of energy. nothing wasted. he also deals with his subordinates in a real thoughtful and reasonable way. i miss my other teammates already

macky of blueREP is real cool, damn can he sing, can he dance, can he act. and he can direct, real well. makes telling the story mean much more about the story and not the telling. hihi i'm gonna miss this blue revue cast. heck i miss them already. there are a lot of people here i wish i could work with forever. well maybe at least more than sometimes, not forever.

these three guys seem like a dad to the people their working with. qualities i admire, and people i emulate. wow, and the little things they do are those i appreciate the most. these are exhibits of leadership, genuine leadership

i miss parliamentary procedures i miss a lot of things

neat.
tomorrow, make that later, will be good

lisnin to "only for now... life may be scary but it's only temporary" -avenue q, "it takes two baby it takes two" -hairspray
sortof readin accounting homework
feelin kinda inspired

& shit happens

ain't the ampersand just cute?

sometimes you just can't understand certain things
sometimes there are things that aren't meant to be understood
sometimes you know you'll understand
and
sometimes there is just nothing there at all

now what happens when you feel all four in one moment.
make that one enduring moment

shiznit [shit, ain't it?]. hihi, got this from py
who i terribly miss

she shared the baklay's [my scihi clique in cebu] adventures lately and i miss them all. especially jeebay, who is back from washington for his brother's wedding. he'll be dropping by manila soon but i still missed a lot, especially the wedding itself, which i heard was real funny.
plus py was the one who shared the story, made it a lot funnier

back to that one annoying enduring moment, maybe because there are a lot of things going on in my head right now

that my dad's trip will be safe
that my fil14 teacher won't realize i've been cutting too much
that my future descendants won't be blue, thanks to my blue balls
that my friend will be fine
that my blueREP friends will have a blast
that my orgs will keep me even if i spent too much on blueREP lately
that my neighbors will keep on greeting despite the weather
that my peers will realize the value of courtesy
that my heart will go on despite...

certain things and certain events and certain people

back to that one seemingly pitiful annoying enduring moment. i hear "things will be fine" comments now from the back of my head
things will be fine.

my philosophy plus my principles
tomorrow shall be tested
once more

lisnin to myself
sortof readin org reminders and tons of gmail conversations
feelin kinda tired. a morning [hopefully] brings a fresh start

make that eventually, hihi a nuance my tito loves to stress. one of the core values of his firm

the little Prince

You are the flower.

Saint Exupery's 'The Little Prince' Quiz.

somnoreXia

it's like anorexia, but for sleep. not good, i know.
i heard more and more people are becoming somnorectic, for a variety of reasons- work, school, the need to overachieve, love. for me, it's weird- i am simply unwilling

just like this very moment as i press the keys. i do not want to sleep
minutes past midnight, making it a friday already

and it sucks 'cause i should. my classes start early tomorrow, i mean later, and i have rehearsals that bring me home at ten, just two hours before my desired sleeping time.

perhaps i'm just worried i might never wake up on time or never wake up at all. but these childish worries i overcome already. so perhaps i should just really sleep and count some sheep or whatnot, which sorta never works.

but before i do, let me share bits:
the blue revue [two weeks woohoo] cast's energy during rehearsals today was quite good. and it was cool to see everyone perky and cute. i have a few more lines left to memorize and i finally got the correct timing for "i guess this is goodbye..." earlier after my 11pm dinner. i still don't appreciate that song entitled "rent", so i'm going to listen to it over and over real soon so i could finally get it right.

fencing midterms turned out not to be so bad too. i got perfect for refereeing and a short deduction for my fencing skills. but it was not as sweaty. plus the whole tap dancing routine with cute music playing made it more bearable. [gotta tap dance next sem, tihee]

entered psychology class finally but missed a quiz on accounting. i keep praying
and it always helps

just like this very moment as i press the keys. i do not want to sleep
even if my body and the whole world seems to tell me i should

which brings me back to my do nothing philosophy. cool thing is it worked again today. i was supposed to be in makati straight after fencing midterms and so i changed clothes and stuff and waited for a ride. but along the way, i totally didn't feel like going and decided not to since andy's and ozy's free donuts [thanks mucho] plus blue revue rehearsals seemed more important. so i didn't, slightly regretting that i'd miss an opportunity to join trumpets stages. with a tinge of shame, i called ms chinky anyway to inform her that i'll miss the thingy.

lo and behold, the universe contrived once again- the vtr man was suddenly unavailable so if i did go, it would be pointless. they were totally okay i didn't go and told me i could go on any thursday i'm free, woohoo

i like it. doing nothing really works. trusting your gut, your instincts and crap. even if your friend or society or the world tells you otherwise. this is why democracy fails, the majority isn't always right. but for the sake of "less" chaotic world, the majority is followed.

just like this very moment as i press the keys. i do not want to sleep
but the rule of the majority prevails, and that includes sleeping

later

lisnin to "why we tell the story, why we tell the story..."
sortof readin my planner and this poem on somnorexia
feelin kinda good. i smile

something happened on the way to

crap. its 2 hours past midnight, but i wanna remember this so that i don't have to waste my time to recall many other embarassing moments in my life in case some survey or important document wants me to share...

here goes:
i was attempting to access my gmail in school earlier today. but even before i went past through the log-in window, i realized the computer crashed or something and just paused for what seemed like forever. i waited for a while and realized not even the infamous ctrl+alt+del didn't work.

so i pressed the restart button.
the thing is, i pressed the other computer's restart button. so my complete stranger seatmate who was in the middle of some word document and some ym conversation had to do everything all over again. crap

i was terribly sorry. the least i could do was leave. terrible. terrible. and things went by...

lisnin to merrily we roll along, again. we're opening doors!
sortof readin personality slides for psychology
feelin kinda hopeful.