Busy Me

July 25, 2007

Well, well. The last two weeks had been quite busy. But not too busy to post an entry to tell you about it!

Ok, here's a recap!

• I have dedicated more time to preparing and proofing hand-outs and exercise tasks for my students. The only thing I hate about doing this is printing out all that stuff. Us part-time instructors have only been provided with only two ancient printers in the office. And these things produce such loud printing sounds at very low printing speed. It's so frustrating to always be there early just so i could have a lot of time to print! I'm just really thankful for carbon papers, they make my printing life in the office a bit less of a hassle. the papers are usually 2-ply or 3-ply. what i do is place a carbon in between two of these and voila! double the output. oh well, at least we have unlimited paper supply.
• have been catching up on my reading. i have started reading books (about 5 of them) in the last month and i have not yet finished any one of them.

• Twisted by Jessica Zafra - not yet done! but almost!
• PHP and MySQL book - i'm a long way from finished… still on page 99 out of 700+ pages!
• Flash MX book - something i wanna finish as soon as possible! would wanna try making my own flash-driven website…
• Visual Basic 6.0 - trying to refresh my programming skills now. i actually miss coding in VB. reminds me of the good old junior and senior years in college and our OJT working days.
• The Art Of War by Sun Tzu - i started reading this together with Twisted. almost done.. almost done. next month, perhaps.
• Harry Potter 6 - gonna start this one very soon! the book is just lying there gathering dust. poor harry! don't worry, you're always in my reading list.
• Not only have I been catching up with movies and tv series! but not too much priority on this. Smallville can wait until i'm done with homework.
• at times i feel i have no more creative juice left in my brain. i've been asked to create t-shirt designs and posters, memopad and letterhead designs (Portal, SU-band, Nursing classes). But i'm not complaining about this. I like that i'm being pressured in this field because i can practice on thinking fast in coming up with design concepts. i'm just overwhelmed with all of these coming in all at the same time.
• will be attending the animation workshop on friday. I have to wake up early (it starts at 7:30 am!) just this one time. I'll do it in the name of Flash! hehe just kidding. I really do wanna learn more FLash so a little sacrifice won't hurt.

That's it so far for this week. I'm very glad to know Elle is coming home this weekend. Hoping to push through with the outing. If not, then i'm always in for a long relaxing sleep.

Slumbook-ish Questions

July 16, 2007

Latest post by Joy. I'm tagging myself since I haven't done something like this for quite some time.

1. Where is your dad right now?

• Preparing lunch (one of the few good things my father does)

2. Last time you kissed someone?

• two weeks ago, when i bumped into an old friend

3. Name 5 things you did today.

• sent emails, blogged, watched a movie on video, prepared for class, brainstormed for SU band's tshirt design

4. Last person you text messaged?

• zyra. she asked for a teacher's email address.

5. What kind of phone do you have?

• Nokia 6680

6. Where does your bestfriend work?

• erm.. i don't have a best friend in particular. but i have good friends here and there! hehe

7. What are you listening to?

• theme music from "My Super Ex-Girlfriend" movie.

8. What do you smell like?

• like a person (?) lol.

9. What color are your eyes?

• dark brown

10. Have you ever done a Chinese fire drill?

• nope. i don't even know how that is done.

11. What color is your bedroom floor?

• sky blue.

12. Do you have a chair in your room? w/c room? bedroom?

• an old, beat-up swivel chair in my room. (i like some things old)

13. What are you doing tomorrow?

• prepare for the next class discussion, post another entry probably, and watch another movie, eat more CONGEE and SIOMAI!!

14. Do you know someone named Betsy?

• yeah, a highschool batchmate. Her nickname is Betsy.

15. What color is your mom’s hair?

• black (and white kay naa nay "uban" … )

16. Do you have a dog?

• no. not an animal person (but i'm kind to animals!)

17. Do you remember singing songs as a kid?

• yes! air supply and barry manilow songs. i even remember singing OPM oldies by ray valera and gary v.

18. Are you married?

• no (!!)

19. When was the last time you talked to one of your siblings?

• last night. will be talking with them again in a few minutes when they get home from school

20. Do you play an instrument?

• no talent in that department, sorry.

21. Do you like fire?

• yeah, in the sense that it cooks food and warms us up when it gets cold.

22. Are you allergic to anything?

• no. to conceited people, yes.

23. Do you have a crush on anyone?

• yeah! especially celeb crushes

24. Do you have a bestfriend?

• see answer to question #6

25. Have you ever been to a spa?

• surprisingly, i haven't. i'm not exposed to these things and i don't find it necessary to visit one (yet)

26. Did you take science all 4 yrs. of High School?

• of course, otherwise, i won't even get past high-school

27. Do you like butterflies?

• yes, they are pretty things. they're ok. quite harmless.

28. Do you miss someone right now?

• yes, some friends and special people

29. Do you think they miss u too?

• obviously not, some maybe… i don't know really

30. Have you ever seen your school counselor?

• yes, i have. but not on special cases (like getting summoned because i did something wrong and they think i need counseling)

I tag no-one. You are free to repost and answer these questions if you like!

Bad Taste

July 15, 2007

I can't stand people who boss me around especially when i think they have bad taste in art. I may not tell you to get lost but I've seen your previous creations and so I'm definitely not taking your suggestion. Not if i want the yearbook pages to look better this year (check out a sample of Portal 2006 or 2007 and you will see what i mean).

 

He thinks he knows better because he's been in the yearbook staff (as graphic artist) for two years and now he is next-in-command to the editor-in-chief (it's too bad i don't think those two years prove anything). I normally respect any person's suggestion but you said a little something extra yesterday that hit the wrong button. By the way, here is another "horoscope coincidence" for me today:

Watch yourself around the most influential people in your life today. You definitely want to come off as confident and capable, but there is a fine line between having a healthy ego and having an inflated ego — do you know how to stay on the right side of it? Don't be pompous about your achievements — people are well aware of the magic you have created; there is no need to remind them of it again. If you play things cool, you'll make one hot impression.

Hot Men and Chowking

July 13, 2007

I'm loving Chowking food nowadays. It's mainly because my dental braces are giving me trouble chewing food so i only get to eat soft food like noodles, rice, soup, or lugaw. So my current fave from Chowking is the Meatball Congee and Siomai! (Siomai is my all-time favorite, by the way.) Hmm. Thinking about it makes me wanna grab some congee and siomai again!

 

And I had the craziest DREAM last night! I dreamed that I made out with no other than Mr. Brad Pitt. Wahaha! Makes me wanna laugh at the thought. But hey, at least i got to experience what it felt like, even just in my dreams. Weeeee! Unfortunately, Brad Pitt is no longer the title-holder for Hottest Man Alive (in my opinion).

  

This is the Hottest Man Alive:

 

And the 2nd Hottest Man Alive:

Better Apart

July 10, 2007

 

I often wish my parents would just have one so we could get on with our lives. My mom is much better off without him. Having them apart would be a lot better than having them together in one house. It seems like having both our parents together is doing us (their children) more bad than good. My dad is just so full of useless crap, i just want him to go away and never come back. They have been fighting more often and it's always because of my father's temper and all his rotten traits. I have written previous entries of how i hate him and i simply cannot stress enough how bad his parenting skills are, and not to mention how he sucks as my mother's husband.

 

But then again, i keep thinking how much worse problems other people have and it makes me feel hopeless and just accept whatever is there. When it comes to my father, i become doubtful that prayers work. I've always prayed for God to change him and enter his heart but now i am still waiting for answers.

 

Is he the price we pay for all the material things we have right now? Is he the price that my mother pays for choosing to marry and live with him despite family issues?

 

I think he is. Whoever said life is fair?

Is She "Plastik"?

July 9, 2007

I think my friend is "plastic." She recently admitted to me last week that she doesn't like this other classmate of ours. Then recently, she told me we should go to her (the girl she dislikes) birthday party.

 

So, i'm thinkin'… why on earth would she want to attend the party of a person she doesn't like? Unless she's only there for the food, which is totally "bad" in my vocabulary. Not to mention, "plastic."

Tag Time

July 8, 2007

I got another tag from alohapenny. This is a similar post that i did before (15 weird things about me). This time it's only 7 random facts about me. Here they are:

 

7 Random Facts about me: 

1. I love the color GREEN! i have a lot of stuff in this color (shirts, pillows, toothbrush, bags, blanket, caps). But of course, there are certain shades of green that i especially love. it depends sometimes.
2. I  have watched the movie "My Best Friend's Wedding" so many times I already lost count.
3. I don't like wearing too tight-fitting blouses or jeans. I always like them a bit loose (just a bit) just enough for me to feel comfortable and move in them.
4. I am afraid of heights.
5. I'm not a fan of vegetables.
6. I have an anonymous friendster account (for stalking purposes ~*wahaha!*).
7. I drink a lot of water (and I pee often).

I just won't tag anyone since the people i will tag already did the previous entry similar to this.

No Place Like Home

July 3, 2007

This kept me up until 3am yesterday. Done in Photoshop CS2. (Please click on the image to see a larger view.)

Dumaguete, Phils. by ~katstyle on deviantART