Uninteresting Matters

12 more hours and it’s goodbye year 2006!! i am quite sure that i’ll miss this year very much. so i decided to post my last blog entry for the year. this year has been very meaningful for me. there are so many things i have learned, i have experienced and i have realized. things that helped me to be a better person, a better student, a better friend. haha! let’s do a little flashback of the things that happened to me this year. here goes…

January: year 2006 has started and it had gone well. i saw may 3rd year cadets finish their leadership course and as corps commander of my batch, it really was a very beautiful and heart-warming sight. it was also in this month that our intramurals team, the MAROON SLASHERS!, continued their days of practice and preparation for the upcoming CHEER DANCE COMPETITION in my highschool. and proud to say, we won! i really miss that. the intramurals, <sigh> another memory, days filled with heaping amounts of adrenaline cheering for your teammates as they do their best in winning whatever event they have enlisted. fun sight to see. wooh! volleyball, the one sport i enjoy playing, having a formidable set of players in the team was great. and although we didn’t make it as the champ, it was fine. WE PLAYED WELL. that’s all i can say. BEST BLOCKER: an award i surprisingly received but it was meaningful to me since it was my first. my block was actually a violation, but at least! haha! January, A GOOD START!

February: the month that came after (obviously), was also significant. Valentine’s day, Feb 14, was the day that i first did my valentine’s day "effort" <– (you know, what boys do for their special someone). this was also the month that i also received my new cellular phone, a Nokia 6101, which was bound to be lost 3 months later. haha! it was also the time when i knew that i passed the UPCAT! way to go! haha! but i still want to study at MAPUA. February, SHORT YET MEANINGFUL!

March: the one month that we graduates have been longing for since we stepped on the grounds of high school. March was the most hectic of our schedules since exams are given on this month and the completion of requirements are at hand. it was also a time of helping friends who are in need and assist them in finishing their requirements. that was fun! having the urge to finish your own set of luggage just to be able to help a friend in need was overwhelming. having this last month of saying thank you to all those people who have been there for you all the way was quite rewarding. the graduation ball was a night filled with joy and laughter. cherishing every moment of togetherness with your friends because we all knew that the day of farewell is at hand. and at last, Graduation day arrived. the day we all have yearned for. a day full of tears, smiles, and farewells. March, ON TO A NEW BEGINNING!

April: summer has arrived quite swiftly. this month was a time of rest, like a getaway from all the responsibilities of school life and also a time to get ready for the much more challenging life waiting ahead of us — COLLEGE. well, college has started pretty much early for me. haha! i enrolled in the SUMMER ROTC of the UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES - DILIMAN. i enjoyed these days very much! there were only 14 of us, 13 freshmen (myself, ely, ricmil, ian, cathy, juni, shaira, deanna, leandro, soliven, ticzon, nico, rwe) and a sophomore (jato! haha!), who took the courage to enrol in the summer ROTC program. and eventhough the number was undoubtedly small (14 out of the 12,000+ UPCAT passers) we enjoyed being with each so much.  we went through different sets of challenges in the training but the feeling that we are there for each other was very assuring. April, A FRESH START!

May: my ROTC training was still going on. and it eventually came to an end. but it was not the end, yet. hahha! 9 of us decided to take the COCC to be officers in the corps in the first semester. woooh! a week of hardships, ordeals, challenges were set before us but we faced them and conquered them! wooh! but… May, PREPARATION!

June: June came! haha! which means that the start of college life is fast approaching. a month of adjustment and acquiantance, that was June for me. meeting new friends, blockmates, classmates, upperclassmen and the professors! a fun experience. new subjects to face. new challenges to conquer. June, READY TO GO!

July: still on the verge of adjustment to the unpredictable college life. preparing for the first long exams was very frustrating yet fun! having friends to study and brainstorm with was quite an advantage. well, having fun and fooling around (not in the sexual kind of way) cannot be excluded anyway. times of laughter of course could never ne forgotten and be left in a side. and having friends beside you to do them, precious! haha! nothing more to say here. July, STABILIZE!

August: the midsemester night’s dream (corny! i know!) college life was becoming better and better yet harder and harder. midterms, long exams, lab sheets are all present here! haha! of course! the BLOCKBOOSTER! haha! the highlight of my month of August! another unforgettable memory! and also the MATH17 MIDTERMS! which i flunked by the way! haha! days of cramming are at hand and days of submission are fast approaching. and yet, i have gone past this month scarless. haha! August, HOLD ON!

September: woah! the "-BER" months are here! it’s getting cold haha! a time of climax (again not sexual) in all subjects! research papers, position papers, third, fourth and fifth long exams, second long quizes, workshops, presentations, SKITS (haha) and many more are all packed in this time! moments of sleepless nights, groggy days are finally here! of course, PREENLISTMENT! haha! September, HOLD ON!

October: the long awaited end-of-first-sem month. haha! at last! to us college students, the end of the semester is like graduation for us! haha! (at least for me). time of relaxing and preparation and also surprises on the grades that we received from our professors based on our performance in the previous semester. woohoo!! I PASSED! nice one! October, TIME FOR A NAP!

November: my favorite month has arrived. the month filled again with heaping amounts of adrenaline since it is the first time that we freshmen students are going to enroll on our own, the UP WAY! haha! key terms are eligibility, advising, form 5A, enlistment, form 5, assessment, library clearance,  post-advise, and wooo!! payment! haha! 3 days of enrollment are usually not enough for us UP students! second semester has begun. new professors, new classmates, new rooms, new buildings. waah! prerogatives! at least i didn’t resort to that one haha! november was also the time that i started my APPLICATION for the ONE ORG that i am planning to join, the UP ACADEMIC LEAGUE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING STUDENTS, popularly known as the UP ALCHEMES! it was so much fun joining this organization. the members are so accommodating, your blockmates who are already members never failed in giving you assistance. theyre like a family. and i want to be a part of that. and i never saw myself in any other organization except in UP ALCHEMES. i dont know why but that’s what i am feeling. November was a very meaningful month for me, aside from the fact that this month is the month of my birthday, because i have realized many things in this time. this was a time of great thought. i am always thinking about different things. self-realization was quite a theme in this month and it even continued up to the next. (some text missing. haha!) November, UNFORGETTABLE!

December: the coldest month of the year. still a month of realizations and thought. practicing for the ENGG WEEK’s INDAKAN 2006 was a very wonderful experience! bonding with the members, getting to know them, observing them, even just watching them, supporting them was very enjoyable for me (obsessive you say? maybe a little). watching events in the ENGG WEEK was also a very nice experience. JAMENGG, SMOKERS NIGHT, INDAKAN, MASKIPAPS, MS. ENGG, although i am able to watch the AWITAN.. seeing the UP ALCHEMES CHORALE practice was just as inspiring. staying up all night, walking alone in the UP grounds and on the way home has provided me time to think of things in my life. and it had helped me, a lot! christmas arrived. haha! my exercise was a waste actually! haha! wrong time to get fit! haha! spending time with friends were moments to cherish. haha! and now the year is almost at its end. December, OFF TO A FRESH START!

Just want to say thanks to everyone. (family, friends, classmates, UP ALCHEMES, berks, friendster friends, blockmates, UP professors esp sir joel, acquiantances, people and …) you will always be in my heart. you have helped me a lot. if you need me, contact me. i love you.

Emil John Ellorimo Burdeos, 2006

Now Signing Off…

Emil John Ellorimo Burdeos, 2007

Now Signing In!

hoooh!! ang sarap magprktis.. aun.. mdyo in good mood ako palagi these days kc lage ako nagpapraktis ng sayaw.. mdyo nakiki-mingle n ko with the mems and codancers ko.. ehhe.. mdyo nwawala n din ung hiya ko.. ganun nmn talaga ako.. sa una lng ung hiya.. heheh.. aun.. everyday kme may prktis kc papalapit na ung indakan.. sa wednesday na! in 3 days.. indakan na!! waah! prng bgla tuloy akong kinabahan.. pero auslng!! haha! msaya nmn!

ang sya din ng engg week! xmpre excited ako kc ito ang aking kauna-unahang engg week.. kc db malamang frshie p ko.. aun.. npntahan ko n ung 1st 2 night activities ng engg week.. and smokers night at ang jamengg!! haha! ang saya ng smokers! okrayan ng mga orgs! sorbng nakakatawa at sobrng enjoy! haha! aun.. late n ko umuwi.. mga pass 12 n ko nkuwe ng bahay.. hehe.. tpos the next night.. jamengg nmn!! wooohoooo!! ang saya.. di man ganun kadame ang tao, masaya p din! ang gagaling ng mga banda! ang tagal din nya ntpos, kht di ko xa tinapos. hehe. mga pass 2 n xa ntpos.. pero hinintay ko lng nmn talaga ang alchemes! woohoo!! ang galing nila kaya di ko tlaga npigilang di cla bidyohan.. kaht nakakangalay go p din! haha!! xmpre, lam mo nmn, first time.. aun.. mga 230 n ko nkdating ng bahay nun.. hehe.. may prktis nga kme bukas.. sa dance studio.. first time kong magpapraktis ng sayaw sa isang 22ong dance studio kaya mdyo nakakaexcite.. hehe.. kaya di ko mkkpnood ng awitan! waah! gs2 ko din manood nun! pero cge next time n lng.. iwiwish ko n lng na manalo ang alchemes! CONGRATS BATTERIES NOT INCLUDED! haha.. aus! 3rd kayo sa JAMENGG!! aus! ayan.. ang mga nanyayare skin ngaun..  about sa personal.. di ko n ishashare d2.. akin n un..

no doubt.. the second semester has resumed.. at makalipas ang 2 linggo, pahirapan nanaman ang pamumuhay.. ggcng ng maaga, magaabang ng sasakyan, makikipagagawan ng masasakyan,.. back to normal.. haha! pero auslng.. kylngan tanggapin e.. kylnagn danasin.. di pdeng skip.. aus nmn.. kc mdyo mdme na akong nggwa this first month ng secong semester.. xmpre.. nauna ang birthday ko! haha!!. 17 na ko.. msarap sbhn.. hehe.. pero bago mag18.. andme ko pang dpt danasin na kung anu-ano.. kaya prng matagal din para sbhng im an adult.. auslng.. tanggap ko nmn eh.. haha! aun..

nag-apply n ko sa isang org.. ang org na mula high school ay gustong gusto ko ng salihan. marinig ko p lng ang pangalan nito, umaatikabo n ang dugo at laman ko hahah!! ang org na tinutukoy ko ay ang University of the Philippines Academic League of Chemical Engineering Students.. popularly known as UP ALCHEMES! hahah!.. ewan ko b kng bakit ganun n lng ang perception ko sa org n 2! bsta ganun n un! di ko n aalamin! haha!!.. aun.. mdyo nagiging active n nga ako this sem eh.. ngugulat din ung ibng mga members kc sobrng active ko na e applicant p lng ako.. wala p ngang orientation eh.. pero cge auslng.. di ko nmn pinagccchan.. haha!!

puro praktis ako ngaun.. sayaw.. isa sa mga bagay na gustong-gusto kong ginagawa na hindi ko man lang nagwa last sem.. haay.. sobrng nakakamiss.. kaya todo bigay ako ngaun.. sarap ng feeling.. haha.. tinatamad n ko magtype.. cge bahala k n muna.. swerte kung may babasa sau!

malapit nnmn ang pasukan.. talaga nga nmng ang bilis ng paglipas ng araw.. parang kelan lng ntpos tpos the next thing u know, cmula n ulet.. haha!!. ganun tlaga.. pero kala mo maeenjoy ng mga ISKOLAR NG BAYAN ang huling 2-3 days nila na bakasyon?? HINDE!! kc kylngan nilang lahat dumaan sa isang madugong ENROLMENT PROCESS!! waah!.. at ngaun ko naexperience ang aking kauna-unahang normal enrolment sa UNIBERSIDAD NG PILIPINAS.. one word to describe it? EXHAUSTING!!..

maaga ako nagpnta ng UP para mag-enrol.. mga 630 ang dun n ko para i-check kung eligible ako.. well, buti eligible nmn.. haha!.. pero kala ko ok na.. un pla kylngan ng class cards para mkakuha ng FOrm 5A.. haay.. e dahil sa katamaran ko nung bakasyon.. nung araw lng na un ko kukunin.. haayy.. as usual.. di mawawala ang SOBRANG HABA na pila sa halos lahat ng pupuntahan mo.. take note: UP is also known as UNIVERSITY OF PILA!! aun.. buti nmn at natiyaga ko un.. haha! tpos nung nakuha ko ng FORM 5A.. ASAR! kulang ng isang subject! kala ko kumpleto na.. bad3p.. hay.. buti nmn at nkuha ko ung subject n un ng mga 200pm.. tpos pabalik-balik na akyat-baba sa building para kumuha ng FORm 5.. magpa-post advice.. tpos magpa-library clearance.. tpos magpa-check.. tpos magpa-assess.. tpos magbayad!! sawakas.. kala ko tpos na.. di p pla.. mali daw ung na-assess s kin kaya bblik ako para bayaran ung kulang.. o db? asar! kc kung di ko un mbbyaran.. UNDERASSESSED ako.. haay.. asar tlaga.. pero ok lng.. haha!!

woohoo!! at least this semester way over! hehe.. mdyo laid back nga ulet ako.. ehhe.. aun.. not so much this past few weeks since my last post.. i just submitted my position paper in english 2 weeks ago.. and i took the final exams in math 17.. (woo!! i do wish that it would come out fine!! damn!).. and i just granted the exemption on the final exams on my chem16 course.. haha!!.. i also got a grade of FLAT ONE!! (1) on my logic course.. whoo!! im nver going to forget that! thats my first!! haha!!.. that’s all! bbye! see you!

andme nanyari skin ngaung week n 2.. agh!! nkkinis pero whats the use a tpos na. una, noong september 28.. thursday.. anak ng tinola aba! bumagyo, masaya sna kc walang pasok eh kaso meron nmn palang cause kung bakit walang pasok.. un pla aapaw ang hinayupak nming creek at babahain kme ng hnggng tuhod! argh! asar tlga nung araw n un! aba xmpre todo linis kme ng pamilya ko.. at mbti nmn at ntpos ang paglilinis nmin mga 600 pm.. edi pahinga na after noon.. mbti n lng at walng pasok ang UP the day after.. ayan..

ok n sana eh.. halos back to normal ang life nmin.. papasok, uuwi, maglalaro.. kaso may secong round.. umulan ng sobrng lakas at umaapaw nnmn ang hinayupak nming creek at ngaun, mas mataas kaysa sa nauuna.. hnggng halos singit ang baha! at puno ng putik! argh! kaasar! mbti sana kung walang pasok kinabukasan.. kaso meron! lahat kmeng mga estudynte sa bahay may ggwin at may pasok bukas! edi xmpre no choice kundi maglinis muna. ntpos din kme ng mga 100 am.. kpgod tlga. di ko un mkklmutan! asar! 2 consecutive flash floods in less than a week!

buti nmn at wala n gaanong ulan ngaun. eheh.. ptapos n rin nga pla ang sem. mga 2 school days n lng at MDYO relax n kme.. natanong mo kung bkit MEDYO? kc ung finals ng UP, nakahiwalay sa actual school days. meaning within the break ang exams ng departmental ng subjects.. meaning we have to return to school on a certain date just to take an exam. un.. pti ung mga final submissions ng paper within the break din.. so we also have to return to campus on a certain date and submit the paper and go right back home. haay.. gnyan tlga ang buhay iskolar ng bayan. hehe..

buti nmn at nkita ko ung isa sa miss ko n tao.. c KRIZIA!! ehhe.. nkita ko xa after english nmin. mbti at maaga nagpauwi c mam flores.. (hmm.. nkabihis xa, nagpabangs, nagsuot ng hikaw na makutitap.. cguro may lakad.. hmm..) ay basta wag n nten pkialaman at it’s her life (hala nging conyo).. pero aun.. cnmahan ko p c krizia sa kanyang pagreresearch at onting kulitan at kwentuhan.. ehhe.. kaya ang saya! binili ko tuloy ng isang dosenang go nuts donuts ung mga tao sa bahay nmin.. hehe.. ambait ko no? ewan ko kung bkit ako bglang cnumpong ng sakit n 2.. hehe.. anyway.. un lng.. cge bb na.. update ulet sa susunod..

whew!! ehehhe… at least mdyo ok-ok n ung acads ko ngaun.. mdyo bumabangon n xa mula sa knyang paggng tagilid.. ung math ko.. ok nmn.. bnabwi ko na! sana lng tlaga makapsa ako! makapasa muna ang aim ko ngaun! bsta makapasa ok na! hehh.. kaya prof adorio, ipasa mo po ako ha!! ehhe.. sa chem nmn.. aun.. mataas nmn ung last quiz ko! yes! for the first time highest "daw" ako sa quiz! heheh.. chem lec p un ha!! sana mahatak nya ung mga bagsak ko n quiz noong una.. hehe.. aun.. inupdate lng kta sandli.. bb!

w0w! mdyo matagal tagal din akong di nkkpgpost d2 ah.. ehhe.. kc sobrng busy eh.. tpos dagdagan mo p ng konting katamran… heheeh.. kaya un.. magiisang buwan n pla.. hehhe.. aun.. bsta ok lng un.. e2 n ko ulet.. ehheh..

andme n ngang nangyari s kin in the past 3 weeks!! grabe!! as in.. heeh.. una.. natanggp ko ung quiz 2 ko math.. (after 10 years) mdyo narelieve nmn ako kc pasado.. heheeh.. aun.. pero ung midterms ko.. aun.. un ung nadale.. bagsak!! ehhehe.. aus lng.. tinatwa ko n lng un.. na-get-over ko n ung pangyayare kaya un.. bbwiin ko n lng sa susunod.. ehhe.. ok n naman ako sa math ngaun kc trigo na.. mdyo ngging active na ako ng konte kc nagdederive kme ng formula sa ngaun. hehe.. kaya sobrng masaya.. tpos verifying identities pa e isa un sa mga favorite ko noong highschool p ko.. heheh. nakaka-+3 n ko quiz 4.. ehhe.. hakot!! kylngan bumawi eh! ehehhe..

lumabas din ung 2nd long exam nmin sa chem 16.. una pagtanggp ko ng papel ko, sobrng gulat ko kc muntik n ko bumagsak!! 98 ung score.. una sa lahat di ko tanggp kc lubos ako na nagaral para sa exam n un at alam ko ung dpt kong gwin sa lahat ng bagay dun at mkkita ko 67% lng ako! no way!! at aun. nireklamo ko nga.. heheh.. xmpre pa! syang eh.. nkita nmn ni mam (sir?? joke) ung pagkakamali nya sa pagchecheck at tumaas ako ng 11 points.. ok n un skin.. kc ung iba talaga.. mhrap.. ok n un.. bsta pumapasa.. un muna ang aim ko..pumasa ng first sem.. ehhehe..

tpos nagpa-id n din pala ko.. ang haba ng mga nilakad ko tpos ang init pa.. kaasarr.. ang aga ko kc sa up kaya inabangan ko p n magbukas ng OUR.. tpos pagkakuha ko ng id ko.. derecho ako ng engg para mgpavalidate.. kaya un.. tpon pnta ng math para sa 1st class. wah! ang layo talaga.. buti sanay ako sa lakaran.. ehhe.. after nmn nun.. nagkaroon ng practical exam sa chem lab.. anak ng kung ano!! ang hirap!.. wala ko halos masgutan.. nkkkba tuloy ung results pero sa kabutihang palad.. maaus nmn.. SABIT!! 55.5/100!! anak ng!! pasado p ko! lakas tlga ng fighting spirit ko no! di magpapaawat yan!! kaya ingat ka pare!! ehhehe.. aun.. isa nmn sa kinaiinisan ko ngaung september ay yung sunod sunod na make up class sa chem lec.. argh! kainis tlaga kc ang sked nya ng make up class.. every wed!! e wala akong pasok ng wed!! argh!! asar tlga.. lagi xe cyang late eh tpos kme ung magsusuffer dahil sa kal8an nya.. asar tlga!! aun.. ehheh. nasayang tuloy ung possible grade of 1.0 sa recitation sa kas1 pag tinapos ung gender awareness seminar sa cswcd dahil sa make up class n yan!! waah!!.. di n nga bale.. tpos na eh!!

sa philo nmn.. ang SAYA!! kht na plagi kme nagwoworkshop aus lng!! it worth it nmn! EXEMPTED N KO!!! waah!!di n ko mageexam sa finals yey!! bawas load n din un.. di ko n kylngan alalahanin ung philo 11 ko.. ehhehe.. bsta alam ko.. di un bababa ng 1.5 and grade ko.. kc wala akong absent.. (1.0) tpos perfect ko ung midterms (1.0).. (thnks assistant ni prof!! winala nya kc ung paper nmin sa midterms kaya un.. uno n kme lahat!!).. tpos wala nmn akong grade below 2 sa mga workshop!! ehhe.. at eto pa! may -.25 p ko sa final grade dahil sa perfect attendance!! woohoo!! yeah!! mdyo relaks n ko ng onti!!

sa english 10 nmn.. aun! isa to sa mga paborito ko na subject at isa ung teacher ko dito sa ang next kong fave teacher.. (ung first ko ung prof ko sa chem LAB!!).. ehhe.. naaliw ako sa pggwa ng concept paper.. ehhhe.. ok nmn xa.. wala p nmn akong bagsak so far.. kaya ok p ung standing ko dito.. ehhe..dont worry too much.. ehhehe..

sa kas 1.. aun!! ehhehe.. kht mdmeng mga field work at research!! AUS LNG!! wala nmn kmeng exam at quizzes eh! bsta sulat lng sulat ok n un! ehhehe… kaya mdyo panatag ako sa subjetct n to.. ehhehe. nagpa-skit xa once na lubos kong kinainisan pero ok n un! tpos n eh! eheheh..

ayan.. updated k n ulet.. ung nagbasa nito.. salamat at tiyinaga mo kht mhaba!! ehheeh.. aun.. paalam.. sa susunod ulet!!

eheh.. aus! nkuha ko ung unknown ions sa soution ko.. ehhehe..ang saya.. muntik p kong mgkamli at mbgyan ng deduction.. heheh.. buti n lng.. may bromide pla ung soln ko.. anak ng tokwa! pangasar p ung pagprecipitate ng zinc sa dilaw at pula.. argh!! ung copper walang duda eh.. meron tlga.. ung sulfate nmn aun.. parehas ung itsura dun sa original.. buti n lng.. haay.. kala ko di ko mkukha.. pero buti nmn.. argh!! kainis nmn sa kas1.. nagpapa-skit pa kc.. pnakaauq p nmn ang nagiiskit.. argh!! kaya ayoko ng mga arts and history na subject eh.. andmeng pakana n pwdng maisipan.. waah! d ko 2loy alam kng anu ggwin ko.. a bsta! lilipas din yan.. argh! bhala na..

yes! that’s all i can say as of now.. at least the week that i am quite fearing for its arrival had finally passed.. i have submitted by philo11 midterms exam.. the one i am dreading to finish since the time it was given to us last july.. i am now hoping that i get a high score from it so it wont be necessary for me to take the finals.. :p.. i have finished my field work number 2 for my kas 1 subject which is still due tomorrow so that’s fine.. :).. i took the chem16 second long exam last saturday and i am quite sure i passed the whole exam and if i failed, i know something’s fishy is going on.. <evil grin>… i have submitted this afternoon the 8-page concept paper in english10 and i am quite proud of my paper for unknown or unclear reasons.. heheh.. woah!! most of my classmates in eng10 has thought of already dropping the subject.. as for me, no! why should i? writing’s quite my thing and i have experience and i love research.. i love expressing my opinions about something.. and eng10 definitely satisfies that!! w0w! they say the prof (ms. flores) is a terror but i dont see that terror factor in her.. yeah she’s strict but i think that’s fine.. it’s english 10 anyway! heheh.. i just simply love it..

the reason i finished all this because i did everything under pressure.. "pressure is one that motivates me".. (yuck! i quoted my own words.. is that fine? anyway!) i was challenged to finish all of these in time.. i did the 3 part midterm exams in philo11 the day before the submission.. i finished the concept paper and the field work also a day before the submission… i studied the for the chem16 exams about 2 days before the exam date.. w0w! i can’t believe i did all that because of my motivation.. i became determined for quite a while there.. i became determined to finish everything on time.. that’s fun!!

the only thing that i am dreading for is my math17 midterm results.. i am quite positive that i failed the exam and i would like to know my what my standing is so i would know whether or not i would result to tutorial.. damn! i dont know why i am bad at math.. i dont want to fail it.. i dont want to be delayed in my course.. i just have to work hard.. fine.. here’s the thing… give me a little pressure and maybe i will..