root beer float

it was a long long day.

the day started out at 7am. i actually slept at around 2am the night/morning before. i had to go to UP early to deliver the logistics goods to mico before i head to Amoranto Stadium for the IE-EEE match.

i rode with RC to the venue alongside Mitch and Carlo. that time, i was really pressured/intense because of the current standing of the IE Department in this year's Eng'g Cup. from being the over-all champions last year, we are now second to last. it really disappoints me that this year's batch of players does not have enough heart to win for the department.

i was also pressured because my players are nowhere near the venue. it was a good thing that EEE was not able to serve the ball before the 6th member of the team arrived. not long after, Johnrey arrived. it was a better team than having to lose by default.

the match turned out to be good as we won 2 sets to none. it was a good feeling because as long as i remember we never won against EEE. we never got to be on top of the bracket in men's volleyball. and, now, we have the goods to make it to the finals. but that is another story. we still have to face CS on wednesday and make sure that we win so that we will be facing ME from the other bracket.

after the game, we stayed to watch the women's match - IE versus ChE. the women's team was also able to handle their opponents. it was a good thing that the major events are pulling all the strings together to make a fight for the over-all crown.

after the games, we went directly to DonARoces HS where we are holding our organization's annual UPCAT review. it was almost done when we arrived so we didn't have to do anything else. we were also there to carpool with people going to the ORSP Seminar at Asia Pacific College.

from DonARoces, we rode with Mel and Grace and had to drive-thru for lunch. we were really later because the seminar starts at 1pm - that was also the time we left DonA.

we arrived at APC after some hassle with (my) directions and some traffic. however, frustration takes place as we were not allowed to enter the auditorium because of some confusion by the secretary (?). we then decided to just tambay outside of the auditorium. we were really hoping to be able to get in.

so, we just joked around what the Ma'amJ-141 takers would be writing in their reaction paper - like how unefficient the management was considering it was the Operations Research Society who made all of this happen and how the optimum, constraints and objective function were not necessarily addressed in the situation. it was fun. it was frustrating. it was a complex basket of emotions.

when we were quite bored, we decided to ditch the seminar and go to SM North instead. at 7pm, we are to watch a screening of the new Harry Potter film - the Half-Blood Prince.

(if you haven't seen the movie, there might be spoilers in this part)

i was really excited to watch the movie. after all, i've heard that is better than the 5th installment. these are my comments.

Comment 1:

i like the script of this movie better than the last one. it's easier to relate to and sounds more natural for teenagers and for the ages of the other characters.

Comment 2:

the cinematography is very good. i like how they made use of all the landscape they could. also, the continuity of certain scenes made use of the whole set/castle/landscape. great great visuals. a two-thumbs up.

Comment 3:

i liked how they made the movie lighter with a small bitin effect towards the end. i just realized that this is a trailer to the grand two-part finale that will be shown on 2010 and 2011.

Comment 4:

there are certain scenes that should not have been deleted. the whole history of voldemort (a.k.a. tom riddle) is not explained. especially why dumbledore knew the location of the horcrux they got from the cave and the importance of splitting voldemort's soul into seven. this, as i know, are very important information towards understanding the seventh movie.

Comment 5:

in contrast to the important scenes they missed, there were also scenes that should not have been put into the final editting. for example, the attack of Bella and Fenrir of the Burrow. i do not think that it made such a big impact on the story.

Comment 6:

also, there were also missing parts on the struggle of Draco in fulfilling his responsibilities as a new Death Eater. and, the development and, gradual, end of the Ginny-Harry relationship.

Comment 7:

the Lavender Brown actress was really good. :)

over-all, i'd rate the movie 7 out of a possible 10. and i'd say it is really better than its predecessor.

and, now, i retire.

well-deserved break

everything turned out right today.

yesterday, mimi texted about a free pre-summer ender for clubbers at a private resort in Pansol, Laguna. so, karen and i immediately talked about going. so, we confirmed our attendance.

today, before going to Laguna, i joined Patag, the twins, Pat J, MJ and Chlods for PAWS in Don Bosco. it was very hooooot. grabe. then, it was a really easy task, what made it difficult was the heat.

also, may isang person na sobrang stubborn. he was really complaining about water services and then we were saying that he undergo the survey such that the complaints are sent directly to the supplier. he was in real bitch mode towards us.

after we were done with PAWS, we went directly to Pansol for the swimming. it was good that Mimi gave such good directions because we didn't get lost. or wasn't even on the verge of being lost.

the rest of the afternoon was fun. super fun. we had litson for lunch. and mango ice cream. then we had a group jacuzzi bubble bath. later on, we decided to play pool games. the first was Marco Polo where people had to move out of the way of the taya. this was of course against the rules. but no one bothered to correct us. next, we played agawan base where the boys+pia team won.

it was a really exciting match where our team had to eventually get two members imprisoned and still win the game.

then, it was time for pack up and videoke.

i really cannot narrate all the many things that happened. all i know is that i never expected this day to be like this. so, the moral is that expectations will only lead to frustrations.

hot hot day

it was the Freshie Campus Tour Day.

i was overwhelmed by the number of freshmen who attended.

and now, i am tired. i might edit this for later.

reliving memories

i cannot find anything to do tonight.

picture credit to Jamaipanese

i figured, i would like to watch Bleach and remember what happened. it has been two years since the performance. i forgot what the story is all about. :D

picture from Wikimedia

however, i weaved my way into asian novelas. and, now, i end up watching Why Why Love, instead.

experiences i have to learn from

it was a great day today.

too flirty for quite some time. yes, i believe that it deserves it's own sentence.

anyway, i went to school for the AcadComm meeting for which i was late for half an hour. but, it was okay. hindi pa naman naco-cover yung parts that need my updates. haha. goodjob.

it was a fun-fun meeting primarily because Grace, our VP, is back. yey! it's good that she's here. i mean, there's the added pressure in everything we do. it's not that there's no pressure when she was in America.

work work work will be the theme of next week as we are nearing the start of the new school year. which literally means, CJSS starts. :)

sending letters isn't as easy as it sounds. nor is it as non-spending or non-sweaty. it is the exact opposite. i'm not complaining. it's just that i had a different view on the matter.

okay. after the meeting, which was fun and fruitful, i headed to the sunken garden to check out the the guys playing soccer.

when the second part of the game began (the first part was groundball, or whatever term it was), the teams needed goalkeepers. i presented myself to be one or was i volunteered by somebody, i forgot. i ended up being one of the goalkeepers.

for the first half, almost all of the balls blasted through me. haha. at the water break, one friend commented na hindi ko dapat pinapascore yung kalaban. which was true. :)) i was not in attire so i couldnt do the best i can.

soccer would probably the most frustrating sport for me since i am not allowed to hold the ball unless i am the goalkeeper. so, ill just volunteer to be goalkeeper again. :))