Certified!

My brother passed the Electrical Engineering Board Exams! ^____^ My parents were so happy that they were hugging each other and texting everyone we knew who prayed for him. :)

To tell the truth, I was a bit skeptical with this year's results because my brother had troubles with his love life. Funny thing is, we learned that he passed because his ex-girlfriend's mom called him and congratulated him. He looked at the papers this morning but he didn't notice the smaller prints which included the list of passers. :P

Now that kuya passed the boards, all they're waiting for is my graduation. All eyes are on me. So much pressure. Gah! T_T

Anyway, I'm really happy that he passed. God answered our prayers. ;)

Yay for miracles! :D

By the way, top 1 came from UP-Diliman, Emiliano Pugoy, I know that guy. He's from Circuit. -_-; But still, GOOOO UP! XD

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We went to Marikina this afternoon. Thinking of saving time and ourselves from getting wet because of the rain, we took a taxi. Dad got this really old Kia taxi which looked like it wouldn't last for long. Before we got to the Tumana Bridge, the left tire rolled off to the other side of the street. O_O And the rain was pouring down... >_<

Scary stuff...

We got there a bit later than expected but we were able to see the birthday boy, Kuya Elvis. Then stayed for a few hours at Ate Nene's house before going to Lola.

I missed Lola! I was heartbroken when I saw how her age and other complications have done to her body. I can't help but feel helpless because she's really old, 86 years old. But I'm happy that she's in a better shape than last week. I hope she stays strong for a long time... until I finish my course, get married and have kids. :D Tall order? ^^;

She's my only grandparent left so I really want her to live longer. :)

Not piiiiiiink!

Today I forgot my favorite pink flourescent pen in the Chem classroom. I've had that pen since 3rd year high school and now it's gone. *sniff* That's the second thing I've lost in that room, the first one was my dad's steel ruler. T_T

The curse of the Chem classroom. >_<

Aside from that, today was the day for delays (kinda rhymes eh? :P). I was late for the first class because I slept kinda late last night while writing down some notes. Then the traffic going to UP was so bad because the Acad Oval was closed and to top it off they were laying down fresh asphalt in front of the Eng'g building. How tragic is that!?!

Just my luck... =_=

He's back!

Yay! Daddy came home yesterday, after three months abroad. :P We greeted him at the airport and I had a blast making fun of the people over there. You know? Those people who keep pointing at you as if you're their long lost relative? Hehehe.. I played a little prank on them. XD

So far, the other apprentices haven't showed up. We had contact angle determination last Friday and they didn't come. *wonders* I hope I won't have to work with them with my thesis. I'd rather do everything alone than have a groupmate from hell. =_=

Jerem is a lot more disciplined than LA. I kinda figured it out after spending time with him yesterday. That kid is made up of funny bones, I really enjoyed tickling him... XD

This is it!

Today, I was oriented on how to use the main equipment in the SLab. The Ion Shower Equipment, where an adjective like "big" is an understatement. It was HUUUUUGGGGEE! It's so much fun to go inside the lab because it's like walking in one of those sci-fi flicks. You have to go inside an air-shower chamber where they remove all sorts of dust particles. It was a terrifying but awesome experience! I didn’t know what to do inside the chamber, I was trapped between two glass doors and I had no idea how to get out. ^^; Good thing after 5 seconds I realized that those were automatic doors. Lol. It's like walking inside a movie set! :D

Anyway, I’m the first one to be oriented about the equipment. Yay! My stalking and daily questions with Mam Candz proved to be useful. I’m pretty excited to see the experiments. I’d love to help out! ^______^

By the way, I won free 2 hours of internet yesterday! Woo hoo! I also got the highest score in the Magic Sing last night. Since it’s Mavik’s birthday, we celebrated it with lots of food. I bought the cake, Kuya Mic got the ice cream, Mom made the pancit and Dad paid for the lechon manok. We kinda sponsored the whole thing. :P Her parents got the spaghetti. ;) She also got lots of presents. Lucky kid! ;P But they all left today, they have school tomorrow. I was able to meet them as they were driving on the highway just outside the compound while I was walking home. The kids gave me lots of hugs and kisses while the car windows were down (traffic was bad so there was time for those). I felt a bit sad as they left. I love those kids! ^_~

When it rains, you get wet.

Thinking it was a sunny day, I wore my khaki pants. I was so proud of myself because school’s almost over and there no dirt, not even a speck of dust, on my pants. I was supposed to go home around 4pm because my last class did not push through. It was only a student-teacher evaluation. But I had to wait up to 5pm because one of my teachers said that he’ll return our checked papers and problem sets at that time. So I waited and read some book chapters at the library while waiting for the time. I noticed the dark clouds by then and I was praying that it wouldn’t rain. Around 5pm he gave it to me and I quickly went home.

When I got near my stop, the heavy rain started to pour down. By the time I got home, I was completely drenched. Argh! My khaki pants, my shoes, my socks… all soaking wet! >_<

Good news, my paper was given a perfect score. Heh. I had a silly grin while I was looking at it. My teacher said it was one of the best papers he had ever seen. *blushes* To think I only made that paper in 6 hours. Woohoo! The powers of technology! If he looked at the websites I cited in my references, he’d see that I only copied and pasted the info on my paper. (Of course, I had other sources like books but the internet was my main reference.) Thanks to wikipedia! :P By the way, I don’t know if he noticed it but I accidentally switched the 2nd and 3rd pages. So the pages were like 1, 3, 2, and so on. Makes me think if he really read my paper. ^^;

On other things, I haven’t been very active here lately because I was busy. You know, sometimes RL can keep you off the pc for a long time. Plus the fact that writing sort of became a tedious task. ^^;

Notable things from the previous weeks:
August 25
- Laundry day! I was able to help out at the nick of time. I kind-of fell asleep on the job but I was able to make up for it when I woke up. :D
- ERG Night, I got to the wrong place. I went to Kowloon West but the party was actually held at Kowloon East. Ooof! I could have been there a bit earlier if there was no mix-up in the directions. The party was okay, it’s the first time I saw Joma’s talents. Very entertaining! Hehehe... I was also able to dance! Yeah! ;)

August 26
- Aragorn learned how to lie down. I taught him for only three days! Very smart dog… I love him soooo much! *chu*

August 31
- Mom finally bought me a 512MB USB disk. Yay! Special thanks to Kuya Edong because he was the one who looked and bought it from CD-R King at Gilmore. Kuya you rock!

September 2
- MatE121 exam, I studied a few hours before the exam. I felt really crappy that day. I wasn’t in the mood to study. =_=
- After the exam, I went to the mall with Mommy because I had to buy some school supplies and 17. We also bought a few groceries. ;)

September 3
- While looking out the screen door, I saw Aragorn and he was looking sooooo cute! I quickly opened the door and stepped out. Then heard a loud crunch under my left foot, at first I didn’t mind it but when I looked where my foot landed. I saw a lizard, crushed under my foot! Gahhh! Yuck! Ewww! I was screaming while I was saying, “Mommy I stepped on a lizard! Yuckkkkk!!!” Our neighbor heard me and he shouted back, “Durog na yan!” (Ehehe.. can’t find the appropriate English term :P)

September 4
- My groupmates in MatE111 told me about the apprenticeship that would help me in getting a topic when for my thesis next year. They said there was an announcement in the department about the application. When I saw the announcement, the deadline for application was on August 31. Oh no! I asked Ate Zhen if I could still pass my resumé and she said I could ask Mam Candy. When I asked Mam if I could still apply, she quickly said okay. She even told me that I could start on Tuesday or whenever I’m free. Yay! I’m an apprentice!
- During the discussion of polymers, something jumped on my arm. I looked at it and gave a loud yelp in surprise! There was a spider on my arm and in my surprise I brushed it off while making a shrill noise. Gahhh! Everyone in the class looked at me, it was so embarrassing! I could only muster a sheepish grin and say “Mam, I’m sorry! There was a spider!” All my classmates laughed at it and my teacher was even concerned about me asking if I’m all right. I could only smile from embarrassment. *hides*

September 5
- I passed my resumé after waiting for 3 hours because Mam Candy had to go to the OUR. She said the orientation would be at 1pm the next day. Hmm… okay.
- I went to the EEE department to ask for mp3s from Ivy. I got a lot of songs… yay! I asked her if I could come tomorrow for more. Since she’s going to stay overnight at DSP, she said yes. Hehe…

September 6
- I went to school around 11:45pm, a little late for my make-up class but the teacher came around 12noon so it was okay. After the class, I quickly went to the department for my orientation. To my surprise, they held a faculty meeting and the teachers would only be available after 2:30pm. Ack! I had to wait until the meeting is finished, so I went to SC to buy some lunch and snacks. Then I stopped by the ERG interview to look at the applicant, Mark. He didn’t know me, and I didn’t give my name. Hah! He should suffer for not knowing me. :P Anyway, I didn’t give him a hard time. I was even considerate enough to give him another chance to answer a question correctly. After that, I headed back to the department. When I got there around 2:30pm, the meeting wasn’t finished so I had to wait outside for about 15 minutes so they could wrap things up. Finally, when I talked to Mam Candz about the orientation, it turns out the person who was supposed to handle it didn’t go to school that day. I waited there for nothing! Argh >_<
- I went to EEE, just in time to catch Ivy before she went home. And yay! More mp3s! That made the day a whole lot better. :) Much love and hugs to Ivy! *mwahness*

I really hate creepy crawly bugs! T_T