Big School, Small World

My school is a big campus but i can say it is also a small world especially within the walls of my classroom. I am teaching two sets of students, one is made up of Freshmen nursing and medtech studes and the other class consists of ones taking majors in business and agriculture. I realized I shared common relationships with my students.

For example:

• I have a student who's cousin was my batch mate in high school.
• I have a student who's who's dentist is also my orthodontist.
• I have two students who are part of the school band, who knows a good classmate and friend of mine.
• I have a student who is part of the yearbook staff, in which i also belong to.
• I have a student who is the ex-girlfriend of one of the people i work with. (the person i work with keeps asking me about her because he's not over her yet - i think)
• I have two student who each looks a lot like a two of my college friends.
• I have a student who reminds me of a special person in the past.
• I have a student who has the same first name as one unforgettable person in the past.
• I have a student who is a friend of my sister's ex-boyfriend.

Gay Friendships by Grace

I am featuring a post from a blogmate of mine, Grace. I do agree with her entry on having close gay friends.

"Gay Friendships" by Grace

P.S. Sis Jaleesa, I'm sure you will agree with this entry let me know what you think!

Family Matters

My sister and I are not in good terms right now. We haven't been speaking to each other for weeks. And she's also giving my mother the silent treatment. she can ignore us all she wants but we make sure she knows we do not approve of her actions recently.

She's acting like she lives in a boarding house or an apartment on her own. She comes home very late, she's almost not home all the time, and if she is home, she sleeps all day we hardly don't see her anymore. In our house, it is an unwritten rule that you have to join the family in meals except for some occasions when you need to eat out. And almost everyday she is not around when we have lunch and dinner. The reason behind this is she eats her meals either in fast foods or in another friend's house. She skips chores which i end up doing because of all her reasons. and i clearly see she's giving all the excuse to skip the chores. i am mad at this because, like i said, i end up doing her chores. and i hate that because she has all the excuses to get away with it.

My mother took up Nursing when she was in school so she knows what activities are required for the course. And my sister keeps telling her she's making this report with her groupmates, that she's making the care plan with her groupmates, she has to go on duty in the hospital, and all those precede "… Ali will drop me home." Ali is a female friend and her constant cover-up whenever she asks permission. My father will obviously allow her to go because a female friend will drop her home no matter how late it is.

You see, my parents are very overprotective. My father's rules: 1)No boys 2)No guys 3)No men. I'm having difficulty understanding how he has come to hate people of his own gender. Anyway, my siblings and i have lived with this rule ever since we were born but apparently, my sister is quite the type who easily gets close to guys. So now he keeps all kinds of secrets to my parents, lying and dropping names just so she could go here and there. I know it's perfectly OK for other kids to behave like that but each family has their own standards, lifestyle and rules. And ours do not approve of what she's doing. It's absolutely disrespectful and she keeps my mother worrying and i don't want that. Mom is already tired of working all day and she has to add to that! How insensitive!

She keeps making her schoolwork as an excuse to go wherever she wants, with anyone she wants. We know that Nursing is a study that is very much demanding of one's time and dedication. But my mom knows better. but somehow, after constant reminders and all the sermon, my mom has gotten tired of telling her over and over how she should stop whatever crap she's keeping secret. She just doesn't listen to anything so my mom gives up.

My father seems to not see very well how his daughter is acting. Yeah, she's acting exactly like him. My father is also acting like a fourth child to my mother. What a useless person. I swore a long time ago, that i wouldn't have someone like him as a lifetime partner. I'd probably marry a gay friend or just be a spinster (as bad as that would sound, it would be better than having someone like my father to deal with for the rest of my life. i will just die of heartache). My mother is emotionally battered but she lets it all pass because the consequences are much worse, otherwise.

So that's how life goes for some of us. Each family has their own crap to deal with and for mine, this is it.

Smallville and Heroes

I've been catching up on downloading and watching some of my favorite tv series. Some things that i can't help but comment on:

Heroes. I know most of you have watched all episodes of season 1 but i'm still on the last few episodes as of the time i write this

• Hiro. I hate it that he is so childish sometimes. Like in the episode where he was about to get the genuine sword, he should have grabbed the thing while the stupid watcher was lecturing him about security. i mean, he practically just allowed himself to be caught. if i was in his place, i would have grabbed that sword and slammed it to the guy's face and ran to the nearest exit. or whatever.. and yeah, when he realized Ando came in to help, as urgent as it situation already was, he wasted more time hugging and thanking Ando for coming to save him! I swear, i wanted to just strangle Hiro if i had the chance! "langayan kaayo syaaaaa!!!"
• Jessica/Nicky. This is the one character in this series that i don't particularly like because i don't know what her purpose is. Is it just to kill people around her? play a good mom to his son? or keep looking at her other self in the mirror.
• Ted. The radio-active guy or something. He is so stubborn and full of anger. And his powers are so destructive, it hardly does any good.
• Claire's Dad. I didn't like this guy until the episode "Company Man." That's when i realized everything he was doing was for Claire's safety.
• The Morphing Girl. I don't know her name yet. She's the newest mutant so far from the episodes i've seen. Her powers are cool. She can change herself into anyone. but then… i hate it that she looks so bitchy all the time. and she works for bad people. so she's a villain in my list.

Smallville. I'm already following season 6. Warning: The following contains spoilers:

• Clark Kent. I can't believe he has not gotten over Lana until now. Each episode, i look forward to finally see Clark move one and not care about Lana anymore. They've been having awkward moments ever since the first season started.
• Lois Lane. I love everything about Lois. I was happy to see that episode "Crimson" where she put on that magical lipstick which made her fall in love with Clark. Too bad the effect of it wore off in the end.
• Chloe. She's everyone's bestfriend and it is better that she knows Clark's secret. But now she is wondering what her powers could be because they just recently figured out she is also a meteor freak. hmmm. i would consider her hacking powers to be it. she always has a way of figuring out codes and all the things she does with her computer or laptop. But really, i wonder what her powers are…
• Lana Lang. I lost interest in her character last season. i just didn't like watching her insist on knowing Clark's secret all the time. I know she's pretty but she has mannerisms and there are some tones in her voice that i don't like.
• Lex. From being the best friend, he has turned out to be Clark's enemy. It's sad that they had to be enemies now since they really make good friends in the previous seasons. The reasons are of course 1) Clark's secret and 2) Lana Lang.
• Jonathan Kent. I was very surprised he died. I wonder why they killed his character…
• Lionel Luthor. He knows Clark's secret and i am almost convinced he is protecting that secret from Lex. But i don't quite get why he's keeping 33.1 a secret.

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I'm excited for season 3 of Prison Break. I miss watching Wentworth "His Royal Hotness" Miller. *Hehehe