<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986</id><updated>2011-07-08T07:27:02.694+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pseudoeconomist</title><subtitle type='html'>Channeling of Thoughts from a Frustrated Writer and a Certified Complainer</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>14</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-7470111680438396470</id><published>2007-08-11T19:56:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2007-08-18T09:37:52.528+08:00</updated><title type='text'>DC</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;There are times that we think we are misunderstood and feel lonely. And as we drown in the misery of loneliness, as if struck by lightning, hands suddenly appear trying to reach your lifeless form and pull you up. That was the feeling I had months ago when I felt so lonely and miserable. I had nowhere to go, everything was a dead end. But as I start to get lost in the never ending dead ends, people start to appear and gave me a helping hand. They became my constant companions and now I consider them my partners in crime. We do things together and we are almost inseparable. We even have a name for our group! DC! We invent and do new things that some people might think as weird but the hell they care. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-7470111680438396470?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/7470111680438396470/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=7470111680438396470' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/7470111680438396470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/7470111680438396470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2007/08/dc_11.html' title='DC'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-2052480337964267694</id><published>2007-06-09T23:42:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-06-09T23:57:53.597+08:00</updated><title type='text'>nostalgia</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you to the heart;  the one to slander you and the other to get the news to you.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;b&gt;-Mark Twain&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;I was in a state of nostalgia upon viewing the album of one of my friends in multiply. It seems that it was just like yesterday that I was with them having fun, cracking jokes, telling secrets and all the things that a typical barkada does when they get together. Well, it has been two years since my barkada and I fought and split up but until now I am still hoping that one of these days we’ll be together again and start again the good old days. Quite impossible as I see it right now, all the hopes that I had before are running out and I don’t know what the future has to offer when all my hopes are gone. &lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;They say we were the intelligent barkada in school. If there was something we were proud of, then it was our brains. Hehe. Almost all of us were honor students and they said that we could fix anything that would come our way. I guess not, because not all problems could be solved through textbooks. For starters, we never had a major argument. Not that I could think of. I guess that was our major blunder, we never had healthy fights and when the real clash happened no one seemed to be in command. Well there were those who stood up to fix the problem but naïveté as they were, they were never close to repair the damage one conferred to the other. There were a lot of individual clashes that resulted to the division of the group and the severity of the situation is like cancer spreading in the body. The hurt was precise, all had something to say and all prides up.&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;My last hope I give it to time. I may not forever believe that the good old days are close to happening but I guess that my last hope would perpetually dwell in me. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-2052480337964267694?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/2052480337964267694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=2052480337964267694' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/2052480337964267694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/2052480337964267694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2007/06/nostalgia.html' title='nostalgia'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-4860544975825942442</id><published>2007-05-05T22:43:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-05-05T22:50:53.285+08:00</updated><title type='text'>random complaints</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: left;" class="art_alt_main"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;And we are here as on a darkling plain,  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;swept with  confused alarms of struggle and flight, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;where ignorant armies clash by  night.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;                                                 -Matthew Arnold&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Sometimes we have to be pushed really hard before we realize that we are in the brink of failing. Never did it occur to me that I have to try harder in order to improve my grades. Well, I knew from the start that I was not giving my best and the results are low grades. Summer classes are midway done. I’m right now halfway done with my course and so far I haven’t proven anything. There is no one to blame but me. I must take things seriously from now on and there is no turning back. I have to prove that I am better than what other people think of me. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="border-style: none none dotted; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 3pt; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" align="center"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;I want everything to be placed the way they were before. I’m in the middle of a major predicament! It’s inevitable and I just can’t ignore it. I’m tired…torn…frustrated…and worse devastated. I’m very aware of the consequences once I made the decision. I don’t want to make that decision unless I’m sure. Besides, making the decision would mean that I must choose. I’m tired of making choices but I have learned in economics that life is full of never ending choices. You may be indifferent for a time but you have to choose one way or another. It’s a choice between career and passion. Both, I admit, weighs the same and a departure of one would mean a temporary or life-time devastation or regret. But what ought I to do? The more I prolong my decision, the more the situation tears me apart. Who would help? Who will help me now? I guess, no one can help me but myself. This is one of those circumstances that one doesn’t need help. A major step, a leap at that, that only I can do the move. I hope I will do the right thing. I miss my old self. I miss being full of energy…determination…love…peace. I want to be normal again. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;div style="border-style: none none dotted; border-color: -moz-use-text-color -moz-use-text-color windowtext; border-width: medium medium 3pt; padding: 0in 0in 1pt; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;/div&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Who would be that person that would make my heart leap? Alas, for the second time in my life I have come to this situation again where I would think who may be that girl that would make my heart beat faster and melt me at the sight of her. Mushy as one may think but it is something that one cannot ignore. While I’m writing this, I would from time to time laugh at myself why the heck, am writing this along with my crappy complaints. But it’s one of my complaints in life after all. I usually get jealous of people who believe that they found the one. I just hope that one of these days I would be enlightened and find the right one. &lt;sigh&gt;. Not that I’m rushing things but my anxiety is getting over me and it might engulf me in the end.&lt;/sigh&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-4860544975825942442?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/4860544975825942442/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=4860544975825942442' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/4860544975825942442'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/4860544975825942442'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2007/05/random-complaints.html' title='random complaints'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-279591664217340254</id><published>2007-04-15T20:50:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-04-28T22:53:20.337+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Unlucky...</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Today is not just my lucky day. Well, I thought it was. After all, the people’s champ, Manny Pacquiao, won over Solis in their boxing bout this afternoon. Anyway, I’m not going to talk about the fight since I was busy surfing the net when my whole family was watching the match. Moving on, late night yesterday I e-mailed my professor in my BA 180.1 class demanding for my grade. I impatiently waited for her reply checking my e-mail the whole afternoon today. But I found no reply and got angry for the reply’s delay. I checked again before writing this and to my delight she replied after all. I got nervous because I assumed she sent my grade through e-mail. Unfortunately, she did not. She told me that she was the one angry at me because I did not follow directions in our final exam. Shit, the reason I wasn’t receiving my grade was because of my foolishness. I was aware that there were instructions written on the board and I read them like my other classmates. I got confused with the instructions and did it wrong. I replied again and told her that I was sorry. I really feel guilty right now about getting angry at her. I hope it doesn’t affect my grade and she will reconsider my stupidity. If you think that my unlucky day is over, think again. (HAHA). The reason I was able to write again is because I’m waiting for one of my housemates to come. I forgot my key of the house in Pampanga and there is no way that I can enter the house. I was lucky enough to find out that my housemate Marco is coming and he has a key of the house. Well at least I don’t have to worry about finding a place to sleep tonight.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s it for now!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ciao!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-279591664217340254?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/279591664217340254/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=279591664217340254' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/279591664217340254'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/279591664217340254'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2007/04/unlucky.html' title='Unlucky...'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-2956339822490435091</id><published>2007-03-11T17:20:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-03-30T19:50:50.798+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Formal Interview</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Formal Interviews (FI) in my current organization (UP Aguman) is an event to fear for the applicants. That is because the organization has a reputation of terrorizing its applicants about its constitution, and other stuffs. Never had it occurred to me before that I would be experiencing another formal interview that is more dreadful than what I experienced in Aguman. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Last Thursday, I was due for my formal interview in UP OBEM (Organization of Business Economics Majors). Honestly, I was not 100 percent ready for the interview. There were some facts that I was not yet aware of and events that I was not familiar with, nevertheless I was more or less ready for everything that may happen to me. During my walk from CSSP to Vinson’s Hall, I was thinking if only I made more effort in the application process then I would not felt that way. I felt very nervous because I wouldn’t want to fail. Before even entering the room, I was already terrorized but it didn’t hinder me to continue the interview but I was damn very nervous. Since I cannot tell everything that has happened to me in the room, all I can say is that something embarrassing happened to me that the members have to postpone the interview. I had my interview the next day. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Right now, all of us are recovering from the emotional trauma that the interview has caused us though my trauma was at a different level.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;That’s it for now…&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Ciao!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-2956339822490435091?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/2956339822490435091/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=2956339822490435091' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/2956339822490435091'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/2956339822490435091'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2007/03/formal-interview.html' title='Formal Interview'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-3878439081165089582</id><published>2007-02-18T21:50:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-02-18T22:03:07.071+08:00</updated><title type='text'>miraggio</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;I am in grave danger. Nothing seems to be going right. Never has it occurred to me that I am in the verge of breaking down. Now, I find myself hanging at the edge of the cliff trying to stay alive. I’m strongly fighting gravity as it pulls me down to my end. An end I know that I do not deserve. My head is about to burst and I can’t stop it. I must fight this feeling of emptiness, this failure, this pain. But how could I fight the darkness that is engulfing me? The light that remains to be my only hope is dwindling every second and as it dwindles, more pain is what I feel. My hands are slowly giving in to the force of the earth. What should I do now? No one is around to help me. My heart is crying out for help but no one seems to hear my weeping. Tears are flooding my eyes, blinding me. Blood is searing from my painful hands destroying my delicate skin. I can’t take it anymore. I slowly make my release and let myself fall to the darkness that is waiting for me. It is the entrance to a realm that I am not aware of before. In an instant, after all the resistance, I find myself in the realm full of sorrow. Now I know what is behind that darkness. But now what may be at the end of this realm? Is it darkness again or light? &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-3878439081165089582?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/3878439081165089582/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=3878439081165089582' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/3878439081165089582'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/3878439081165089582'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2007/02/miraggio.html' title='miraggio'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-6590047150264094707</id><published>2007-02-04T18:24:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-02-16T19:12:51.932+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Application Process</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;My schedule has been hectic the past month since I am applying for a new organization in school. A friend of mine told me that it was about time to apply for an org that would greatly help me in the future. Not that my present org is helpful for my future but it is not related to my course. I am currently applying in UP OBEM, an org for Business Economics majors but also accept Economics majors. Actually, I already tried last semester but I quit since I have no time and I was busy with my other org. Nonetheless, I and my co-apps are doing very fine for our next event, Challenge Night. It was almost two years since my last challenge night and I’m quite nervous since the format of OBEM’s challenge is different with that of Aguman’s. The achievements that we had the past week were very overwhelming. We already have enough money to get through the event with extra to spare. Honestly, my contributions for our batch are no match to the contributions of my co-apps. To think that I am the assistant batch head but it seems that I am just a regular applicant. All I do is make excuses for the misfortunes that I encounter during the app process. I myself doubt my sincerity in entering the org but I know that I really would like to be accepted as a member. I know that my time to prove myself is very little but I know that I can do it. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;That’s it for now!!!&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Ciao! A piutardi!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-6590047150264094707?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/6590047150264094707/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=6590047150264094707' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/6590047150264094707'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/6590047150264094707'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2007/02/application-process.html' title='Application Process'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-116732443893467934</id><published>2006-12-29T00:39:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2007-02-04T18:24:31.490+08:00</updated><title type='text'>The End</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"&gt;Beware of the man who does not return your blow: he neither forgives you nor allows you to forgive yourself.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" align="right"&gt;-George Bernard Shaw&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" align="right"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"&gt;I have asked for forgiveness and yet it was misunderstood. Your hate towards me has made you inadmissible. I would neither complain nor defend myself because it was I who was stupid and guilty of making your life miserable before. The last time I asked sorry was the most sincere by far and it does not encompass the years when I was so naïve and have no control with what I was doing. The forgiveness I was asking was for the incident last summer. Yes, it was not I who started it, but triggering you to act violently was my deed. But to this day, I know that I was innocent to your accusations. Nevertheless, I have certain points that I would like to argue but it would not be wise if I do so. I learned that out of respect to your feelings, I would stay calm and not be overwhelmed by the things you have said recently. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"&gt;I guess I should warn you. If I turn out to be particularly clear, you've probably misunderstood what I've said.&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" align="right"&gt;-Alan Greenspan&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: right; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);" align="right"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"&gt;I hope that everything is clear to you. Please don’t take this as an opposition to you but as an end to every stupid thing that I have done. It is also not another apology.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"&gt;Ciao!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-116732443893467934?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/116732443893467934/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=116732443893467934' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/116732443893467934'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/116732443893467934'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2006/12/end.html' title='The End'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-116680012519830216</id><published>2006-12-22T22:15:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2006-12-22T23:08:45.206+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Pinoy Wannabees</title><content type='html'>&lt;div  style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 153, 0);font-family:times new roman;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;i just would like to share my reaction paper and analysis in my PanPIL17 class. The papers are about the play i watched 10 months ago. it's kind of late but it was a really good play.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;Ang Pinoy Wannabees ay binubuo ng mga dula na nakapaloob sa isang dula na tumatalakay sa mga ilang issue na hinaharap ng ating lipunan ngayon. Kung gagamitin ang Marxism upang suriin ang parteng may family reunion, makikita na taliwas ang mga trabaho ng magkapatid sa ibang bansa sa kanilang mga natapos na kurso sa kolehiyo dito sa Pilipinas. Dahil malaki ang kita sa pagiging caregiver sa ibang bansa kaysa sa pagiging isang dentista o isang surgeon, ang magkapatid ay mas pinili ang pagiging caregiver upang matugunan ang pangangailangan ng kanilang pamilya. Ang pagiging caregiver sa ating panahon ngayon ay naging patok, dahil sa mabilis na ang proseso ay magkakaroon pa ng instant na trabaho sa ibang bansa. Iyan ay kung hindi illegal ang caregiver school o agency na napasukan. Ang mga caregiver schools o pagiging caregiver ngayon ay napabilang na sa kulturang popular dahil sa maraming mga tao ang tumatangkilik dito. Naging sistema na sa Pilipinas ang pag-eenrol sa mga caregiver schools ng mga taong gusto o desperadong makapunta sa ibang bansa. Sa isang parte rin ng dula ay makikita na ang ginawang solusyon ng mag-anak sa kanilang mga problema ay pagpunta sa ibang bansa upang maging caregiver. Kahirapan din ang dahilan ng lalaki doon sa isang parte ng dula kung saan may dalawang Pinoy na gustong makapunta sa ibang bansa. Dahil nga naman mahirap ang buhay dito sa Pilipinas ay ginagawang solusyon ang pagpunta sa ibang bansa upang maiahon ang pamilya sa kahirapan. Makikita rin sa dula ang issue ng feminism. Ito ay evident sa parteng may isang babaeng nagpapahayag ng kanyang mga suliranin gamit ang pagmomonologue. Kaniyang isiniwalat ang pisikal na pang-aabuso ng kanyang asawa sa kaniya. Inilahad din niya na dahil hindi sapat ang kinikita ng kaniyang asawa ay kinailangan niyang mag doble kayod upang matugunan lamang ang pangangailangan ng kaniyang mga anak kahit hindi niya responsibilidad ang pagtatrabaho. Sa parteng iyon ng dula ay binibigyan diin ang paghihirap ng isang ina na dulot nang opresyon sa kababaihan. Ang issue ng sex, gender at sekswalidad ay makikita rin sa dula. Makikita ang issueng ito sa parte kung saan makikita ang isang lalake na umibig sa kaniyang kapwa lalake. Kahit sila ay biological na ipinanganak na isang lalake ay mas pinili nilang maging asal babae. Kitang kita na sa kabila ng pagkakaroon nila ng penis ay lumalabas pa rin ang kanilang femininity. Ang isa sa kanila ay ganap na homosexual ngunit ang isa naman ay pagdating sa &lt;st1:country-region&gt;&lt;st1:place&gt;France&lt;/st1:place&gt;&lt;/st1:country-region&gt; ay nakakita ng isang dilag na sa kalaunan ay dinala niya sa Pilipinas. Sa kabila ng kanilang pagproject ng kanilang femininity naging sexual preference parin ng isa ay ang both sexes samantalang ang isa ay sa parehong sex lamang. Merong din isang eksena sa parte ng family reunion kung saan ang isa sa mga magkakapatid ay isang bakla. Hindi ito tanggap ng kuya niya na galing sa ibang bansa. Ito ay kanyang nilait dahil sa kanyang katauhan. Makikita lamang na hindi pa lubusang tanggap ng ating lipunan ang mga taong nabibilang sa tinatawag na ikatlong kasarian. Sa pangkalahatan, ang Pinoy Wannabees ay isa lamang sa mga dula na tumutuligsa sa paghahari ng dominant class sa ating lipunan. Maaaring layon nito na imulat ang mga tao sa mga issue na kinakaharap ng lipunan ngayon. Maaaring hindi tayong lahat ang naaapektuhan sa mga issue na nakikita sa dula, ngunit hindi ito dahilan upang tayo’y magsawalang kibo lamang at manatiling tahimik habang ang iilan sa ating kababayan ay naaapektuhan ng mga issue. &lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;Inter-textual Analysis ng dulang Pinoy Wannabees at show na Pinoy Abroad&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Sa ginawang panghahambing ng Pinoy Wannabees at Pinoy Abroad, naging basehan ang una dahil ito ang aking unang napanood. Parehong tungkol sa Overseas Filipino Workers ang tema ng dalawang palabas. Pinapakita rin sa dalawang palabas na ang sanhi ng pagpunta ng mga tauhan sa ibang bansa ay kahirapan. Ang mga tauhan sa parehong palabos ay silang mga nangarap na maiahon ang kanilang mga pamilya sa kahirapan.&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;Ngunit ang pagkakaiba nila ay ang Pinoy Wannabees ay talagang tinatalakay ang mga problema ng lipunan ukol sa mga OFW’s. Ang pagtalakay sa mga issue sa Pinoy Wannabees ay hindi lamang na maituturing na skin deep lamang hindi katulad ng sa Pinoy Abroad. Ang pokus lamang ng sa Pinoy Abroad ay maipakita na merong mga Pilipino sa ibang bansa na nagtatrabaho. Kapansin pansin din na sa unang bahagi ng palabas ay pinapakita ang mga magagandang tanawin o ang kagandahan ng bansa. Parang naging daan ang palabas upang pausbungin ang turismo sa ibang bansa. Sa huli pa ng palabas ay tinuturuan ang mga manonood kung paano makapunta sa ibang bansa ng mas madali. Ang mga segment na para sa mga OFW ay maituturing na hegemonic kasi hindi gaaanong pinapakita ang mga disadvantages ng&lt;span style=""&gt;  &lt;/span&gt;pagiging isang OFW. &lt;span style="" lang="IT"&gt;Pinapakita lamang ng show na nakakabuti sa mga mamamayan ang pagpunta sa abroad. Pinapakita lang nito ang mga magagandang mga bagay ng pagiging isang OFW para na rin kumita ang show. Maaring magkaroon ang mga tao ng false consciousness na pag nasa ibang bansa ay malaki ang kita na siyempre totoo ngunit itinatago ang mga disadvantages. Maaring mapilitan ang tao na magkaroon ng ibang trabaho sa ibang bansa na hindi naman niya linya o gusto. Samantala, ang Pinoy Wannabees ay hindi lamang tumatalakay sa iisang issue na kinakaharap ng mga OFW’s ngunit mula sa issue ng sekswalidad hanggang sa issue na pampamilya. Isinisiwalat ng dula ang mga mga magagandang dulot ng pagiging isang OFW ngunit hindi rin nito tinatago ang mga disadvantages. Hindi one sided ang pagtalakay ng dula sa mga issue ng mga OFW’s. inilalapat nito ang lahat ng mga puwedeng sitwasyon ngunit hindi nagbibigay ng kasagutan na ang manonood lamang ang maaaring makapagbigay. Walang takot nitong pinaparating ang mga paghihirap ng mga gusto o sa kasalukuyan ay mga OFW. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"&gt;&lt;span style="" lang="IT"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;            &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Sa pangkalahatan, ang show na Pinoy Abroad ay isang paraan ng dominant class upang gawing kaaya-aya ang labas ng pagiging isang OFW. &lt;span style="" lang="IT"&gt;Tinatago nito ang maaaring pangit na maidudulot nito sa mga tao. &lt;/span&gt;Samantala, ang dulang Pinoy Wannabees ang siyang nagmumulat sa tao kung ano talaga an gibing sabihin ng pagiging isang OFW. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 200%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:&amp;quot;;font-size:12;"  &gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:12;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-116680012519830216?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/116680012519830216/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=116680012519830216' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/116680012519830216'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/116680012519830216'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2006/12/pinoy-wannabees.html' title='Pinoy Wannabees'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-116671408424031240</id><published>2006-12-21T22:29:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2007-03-11T17:43:52.060+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Medicine Isn't Really My Thing</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;i have been reading kevin's blog when i realized how bad my writing was. i mean, i am no writer but then again here i am trying hard to post something. nonetheless, i would try again in my post today.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in my last post i have said that at certain points in my college life i considered shifting to a medical course. honestly, it was not in my plan to take up a business course but i thought that i was destined to take up business economics no matter what.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;when i was in high school, we were sorted in our third year to sections that were related to the course that we planned to take up in college. we call this system of sorting, tracking:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Physical Science Track- students who are math and techno freaks. they are the ones planning to take up engineering courses&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Liberal Arts and Commerce Track - students who are good in english and are business oriented. they are the ones planning to take up business courses&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Medical Science Track - the section for students who like memorizing. they are good in biology and are mostly interested in taking up nursing and of course medicine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before entering one of these sections we would have to answer an exam and a survey. it doesn't mean that you like a ceratain track means you are automatically admitted. The exam would determine if you were a rightful student in the chosen track. normally, students who do not do well in the exam end up in the liberal arts and commerce since the qualification grade for the medical and physical science tracks was high. also, the section for the two tracks are limited unlike the liberal arts and commerce.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Anyway, i chose to be in the medical science and thank god i was admitted. I was really into taking up any medical course because i thought i was routing to med school and specialize in internal medicine. But then again i was damn wrong. I took up human anatomy and ended up not using it my college life. All were expecting me to write nursing as my first choice in my UPCAT form. Yes, i wrote nursing but erased it and ended up writing business economics. None of my teachers knew I wrote business economics and up until the results were released they were cluless. Only my friends and mom knew my decision. My mom ask me why I changed my mind and I instantly tolf her that all my friends are in diliman and none of them were planning to study in manila.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To cut the long story short, I passed diliman and took up business economics. When i told my teachers that i would be studying in diliman they were pleased but their smile faded when I told them I will be taking up a business course. They bombarded me with questions like why I didn't choose nursing and the like. I had no definite answer because I myself don't know the answer. My anatomy teacher to this day still asks my why i did not take up a medical course. She even told me once "sayang ing excellence in anatomy mu". I  just smiled at her until now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now i have come to realize that I am really destined to take up a business course. I started liking business economics when I took up the first two major subjects. I never thought that I would enjoy exchange rates, balance of payments, david ricardo and his ricardian equivalence. Now i can proudly say that business is really my thing. medicine right now is just the last thing on my mind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That's it for now! Arrivderci!&lt;br /&gt;Have faith!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-116671408424031240?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/116671408424031240/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=116671408424031240' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/116671408424031240'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/116671408424031240'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2006/12/medicine-isnt-really-my-thing_21.html' title='Medicine Isn&apos;t Really My Thing'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-116654373867605532</id><published>2006-12-19T23:50:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-12-21T01:29:35.726+08:00</updated><title type='text'>It's About Time</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;I’m back! I’m not really a writer so it’s very hard for me to think of a topic. It has been a burden for me in all my English classes to think of topics for a certain term paper or a simple essay. Anyway, I have been reading my last post in my friendster blog and it has been ages since I wrote something. And now I think it’s about time to write something. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;It’s already the second semester and nothing has changed much (generally speaking). I’m still wining how hard my subjects are. One of my housemates even got irritated with me and told me that my subjects are not that hard. Well, I still think my subjects are hard enough to make my nose bleed. But as they say, something will be hard for a person if that person does not like what he’s doing. Don’t get me wrong, it’s not that I don’t like my course, in fact I really love Business Economics even though at certain points I wanted to shift to a medical course (well that’s a different topic). It’s just I’m the one making my life as a student hard. If I were really into studying my lessons and not cram studying for exams, then I think I would do well. Yes, there are students (some of them brag it so much) who do well in exams even though they don’t study very hard. I’m not one of them anymore. The last time I got e very high grade without even studying was in high school. And now that I’m in college, I don’t get those high grades the way I do. I really have to study very hard in order to get the top mark for an exam. But I think that a night without sleep pays off when you see a good result in the exam. And now, I really hope that I can make this semester right. I hope this semester will be alright. &lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Well that’s it for now. Ciao! &lt;span style="" lang="IT"&gt;Arrividerci!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;   &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-116654373867605532?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/116654373867605532/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=116654373867605532' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/116654373867605532'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/116654373867605532'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2006/12/its-about-time.html' title='It&apos;s About Time'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-115133511482351442</id><published>2006-06-26T23:17:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-06-27T00:16:25.253+08:00</updated><title type='text'>I'm Sorry</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;after about three months of not posting in my blog...eto nanaman ako...walang mgawa sa buhay...break muna sa pag-aaral...one night lang naman e...haha... kasi before starting the sem, i promise myself na i will take my acads more seriously than before...hirap yatang nag-iisip kung pumasa ba ako sa isang subject...lalo na ngayon na 4 ang majors ko...sabi nga ng friend ko sa econ career ko na nga ang accounting...at may lakas pa ako ng loob na makipag bet sa kanya...haha...im really excited about this sem lalo na enthusiastic akong mag-aral...ewan ko ba kung anong nakain ko...aside from acad problems cyempre meron din akong personal problem ngayon...haha u know who you are...sana mabasa mo to...well i've come to realize na since umabot na sa org level ang away namin e everything has to stop...well ako na ang unang magpapasorry dahil alam ko ako yung maraming kasalanan...pero it doesn't mean na nakalimutan ko na yung nangyari last summer...mainly because i didn't like his approach of confronting me and his choice of words...anyway for the nth time wala akong pinagkalat...oo madaldal ako and i said many not so pleasing words about him pero with regards to the issue noong summer wala talaga akong sinabing name...sinabi lang sa akin ng isang friend pero i didn't really care at that time kasi i am so pre-occupied with more important stuffs...all i know is i mentioned it to one of my friends pero yun na yun...and now dahil housemate ko ang internals vp(hehe...joke lang) &lt;serious&gt; ayun dahil dapat maayos na talaga to i'm really very sorry...this is the last time...PROMISE!!!...and asahan mo na i will not talk anything that concerns you...SWEAR!!!&lt;br /&gt;                                                     ACAD MODE ULIT...HEHE...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-115133511482351442?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/115133511482351442/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=115133511482351442' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/115133511482351442'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/115133511482351442'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2006/06/im-sorry.html' title='I&apos;m Sorry'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-113873830536516417</id><published>2006-02-01T03:58:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2006-02-07T15:44:14.740+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Alliances</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;“&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Alliances are made but there is still room for neutrality”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;It’s so hard when you’re in the middle of an issue and everybody thinks you’re an ally of one of the parties involved. In fact, they think of you as someone who will use the information against them. This past week, I have been in a position that I thought I would never find myself in. It's just that all this time the issue was considered hot, I never mentioned or did anything that would hurt, mock or criticize both parties. I admit that I commented on the issue, but in a way that I appeared neutral. I have been very vocal to one of the parties that other things more important than the issue are my focus. The mere fact that I have no freaking business or connection with the issue already excludes me from getting involved. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p style="text-align: justify;" class="MsoNormal"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;span style=""&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;b style=""&gt;ALLY - &lt;span style=""&gt;join in mutually supportive association: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;to join, or enlist somebody, in an association with one or more other states, organizations, or individuals for mutual help and support or the achievement of a common purpose &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;I don’t know if it’s just me or other people also notice that the connotation for ally has been changed by some people. I really don’t know how to put it, but honestly, I have been indirectly accused of being an ally despite the fact that I consistently kept my silence. I am always on the sideline and didn’t even think of crossing and interfering. I always shut my senses that will make me infected of the facts that could get me involved. It’s so farfetched that a person who is denied of the facts -- except those that were acquired incidentally, be indirectly accused of being an ally. What’s the use of getting involved if I myself can’t even solve my own problems. Why add a problem when I have lots of them?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Since I already made my point and cleared things out, I am going to go back to my state of silence. If ever my points aren’t accepted, I really don’t care. It is not my problem that they don’t believe me. Therefore, instead of giving myself a headache with the freaking damn issue, I would rather dedicate my time with things that are far more important than the freaking damn issue.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11pt; text-align: justify;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;o:p&gt; &lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;div style="text-align: justify;"&gt;  &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 11pt; text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;SO BUG OFF!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-113873830536516417?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/113873830536516417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=113873830536516417' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/113873830536516417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/113873830536516417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2006/02/alliances_01.html' title='Alliances'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21489986.post-113820951967752113</id><published>2006-01-26T01:15:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2006-12-29T22:31:54.726+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hell Week</title><content type='html'>&lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;hay...at last natapos din ang hell week ko...actually hindi naman talaga hell week kc 2 lang naman ung focus kong subjects...pero take note minor subjects lang sila...pero kung tutuusin e isa lang ang matinding pinagpuyatan ku sa dalawa... hindi ko expect na sobrang haba pala ng report ko sa kas2...i even relaxed during my vacation knowing na kaya kong gawin after the break...welll oo pero matinding puyatan...i hardly slept for three days setting a new record for me... natulog ako last wednesday at exactly 4:30 am...at nagising ako an hour and a half after dahil may exam ako and i need to have my report printed and photocopied para sa mg classmates ko...hindi ko alam kung anong magic ang ginawa ko para sagutin ung mga exam questions...i studied pero maxado akong kinabahan for my report kasi kinareer ko cya talaga...i was forced to read a report similar to mine and borrow three books in the library ma hangga ngayon ay hindi ko pa binabalik...sabi nga ng orgmate ko "basan me mo yan?"...they actually know me as a person who is not fond of reading boring books...well believe it or not i read those three books...i don't know why and how....basta nabasa ko and yun na yun...siguro dahil may mga taong tumulong sa akin kaya nairaos ko yon and gusto ko silang pasalamatan...haha parang nanalo sa award giving body...hehe...&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Kuya Wex - dahil sa pagpapahiram ng kanyang laptop...&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Niñon and Diana - sa pagsunod sa mga mission tungkol sa report (as if may magagawa kayo...hehe...peace...)...pero talaga laking tulong yon...&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Ate Yek - for the never ending support...&lt;/p&gt;   &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Yung mga iba pang tumulong thanks hindi ko na matandaan e mahina na memory ko...&lt;/p&gt;     &lt;p style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"&gt;Well that's it for now...&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21489986-113820951967752113?l=freakytennis.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/feeds/113820951967752113/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21489986&amp;postID=113820951967752113' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/113820951967752113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/21489986/posts/default/113820951967752113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://freakytennis.blogspot.com/2006/01/hell-week.html' title='Hell Week'/><author><name>jomz</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/08030864527338853987</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
