XKCD

Jun 6, '09 3:25 PM
for everyone

Link: http://xkcd.com

Someone sent a copy of one of their strips (the 77th i think) to our batch y!group a couple of years ago. That same comic strip also inspired my first ever flash animation. And finally, thanks to JV and Meki, I have found its source. they're now on their 590++th. I'd like to share my new favorite!

Let me tell you about today...

Jun 22, '09 9:00 PM
for Mina's contacts

Lunes na naman. Pagod pa ako sa pamimili ng gamit at paglalaro ng basketball at pagkain ng isaw na pinaggagawa ko kahapon, Linggo kasi! Basta nung nag-alarm yung orasan ko nung alas sais, nagdecide na ako na 9-6 ako papasok sa halip na habulin pang makapag 8-5 “shift”. Medyo natulog ulit ako habang medyo nagtetext  tapos pagtingin ko, 7:30 na! Ang alam ko, 8 wala nang shuttle na masasakyan dun sa terminal na malapit dito.

Mahaba habang pagiintay, 8:45 na nakaalis yung shuttle na nasakyan ko papuntang Ortigas. Dumaan pa kasi sa iba pang terminal para mapuno yung L300 na sinakyan namin. Dyus ko, pag di ako nakapag time in ng 9:10, 7 ng gabi na ako makakaalis sa opisina! Malala pa dyan, nakwento ni Reggie na wala siya hapon today dahil may errands siya so if ever, wala akong katabi ng 1-7!!! Alas nuwebe paliko pa lang ng Medical City galing Libis, nawalan na ako ng pag asa. Umidlip na lang ako.

Binaba ako sa gilid nung Tektite kaya doon ako dumaan sa “side entrance” ng west tower. Lampas 9:10 na nun so binalak ko nang magwithdraw muna sa 5th floor ng tower na pinasukan ko, kaso pagpasok ko ang init! Paglampas ko sa pangalawang pinto nung double doors, ang dilim! Kaya dinaanan ko na lang yung mga taong parang kasing lost ko.

Tumawid ako sa lobby na amoy parang-may-fuse-na-pumutok! Pero may ilaw naman sa east tower so sumakay na ako sa mainit na elevator. Kahilo ah! Pagbaba ko sa 31st floor, nakita ko bukas yung pinto ng sub zero at tenen!!! Patay yung e-lid thing na gamit naming pang time in. Buti na lang di kainitan sa kwarto namin, haha. After mga one minute, sabi ng boss ko, magtime in daw ako sa bidshot room! So yun, 9:27 ako pumasok.

Walang magawa, syempre, walang computer eh. Nilinis ko yung desk ko... hahaha. Pero hello, paano kami magcocode kung walang kuryente! Sa paper? May sunog daw ata sa basement ng west tower kahapon, kaya ganun. Dumating nga yung mga pumasok ng 8 na tumambay muna sa El Pueblo, wala pa ring kuryente. Haha! Mga 10, pumasok na yung HR people, since wala raw progress sa inaayos sa baba, work was cancelled!

Nagyaya si Byron na sumama ako sa kanila magbowling pero syempre, gusto kong puntahan yung taong sobrang namimiss ko nang makasama ng isang buong araw. So sumabay ako kay JV hanggang sa Megamall tapos nagwithdraw ako at dahil excited na ako, nagcab na lang ako papuntang Ateneo! Habang nasa cab, tinext ko na si Kleng – na papasok ng 1:30 – para magpadala ng damit para makasali ako sa first training of the academic year!

Syempre, sa cov na kami nagkita ni May! Nakilunch ako sa WBC people! Nandun si team captain X, Riya, Drea, Geli at Arlet. Wuhoo! Dumating na si Kleng kaya medyo naglaro na ako... sorry ah, atat eh! Pero grabe, di ko maalalang tiniis ko yung ganung init. Since tapos na yung shift ni May sa recweek booth naisipan naming magDQ sa Eastwood! Dun na rin kami nagpalipas ng oras sa tapat ng Big Chill dun kasi malamig. Pero antok na ako nun, di kasi talaga enough yung tulog ko nung gabi, pabalik ng Ateneo, traffic, inabot kami ng 30-40 minutes. Pero di ko yun nawitness kasi nung time na yung mahimbing akong natutulog. Nakaholding hands pa at may good morning kiss pagpaparada. Hehe! Dumating rin si AC! Pero dumaan lang talaga siya. Di ko na rin kinayang sumali sa drills pero sumali ako sa scrimmage with very first new member Tiff. Nakakapanibago kasi ang tagaaaaaal kong di naglaro, rusty na talaga eh. Haha! Pumunta si Kleng para manood. Pagkatapos ng training, dinaan kami ni May sa Jollibee kasi doon kami sinundo nina Nanay, Ate Em at Eljin.

Ang saya kasi stressed na stressed ako nung umaga, I prayed that the day wouldn’t be so bad and I ended up spending the day doing what I enjoy the most with some of my favourite people and the person I love most. It really has been awhile. Maybe I really have a charmed life.

simple lang

Apr 21, '09 10:40 AM
for Mina's contacts

now, yes, only now, it finally got to me, that my days as an Ateneo undergraduate student are over. somewhere among finding out that my aisis account is gone forever, and the fact that this is the first summer since 2005 that isn't riddled with school related activities, and May worrying about papers and oral exams, and waiting for calls from companies, and making decisions about which company to join... it just hit me. haha! and I know it's long overdue.

sabi nga ng tatay ni nikki, "ang saya saya mag-aral eh, gumraduate graduate pa kayo."

nakakalungkot lang pag iisipin ko that I won't be seating through another great philo lecture. nakakapanghina pag narerealize kong I won't be winning another IAC game. parang ang taba taba ko na pag naalala kong di na ako kasali sa regular WBC training. pati yung fact na wala akong bagong InTACT class this year, haha. and I won't be experiencing those different sorts of registration issues that I rant about.

maybe I should've shifted to ECE after all, haha. that would extend my stay a good year? and natanggap pa siguro ako sa Meralco. haha! well, hirap lang kasi ang dream ko talaga ay maging chef! haha! don't get me wrong, i enjoy CS. ganito kasi: how do I see myself in a few years? just like my dad dati... living comfortably with my mom. and oh! he was working at PLDT. get mo ba? "and oh!" lang yung work.

yun lang. hindi na ako estudyante and I'll be working soon. woh. scary. haha! ayos lang, kaya yan, Atenista naman ako eh. :)

champions, baby!!!

Sep 25, '08 10:44 PM
for Mina's contacts

just to let every one know kung gaano ko na katagal iniintay ito, read this

i wrote that entry two years ago, when i thought that magiging champions na ulit ang ateneo blue eagles. of course, led by my jc intal, haha!

sobrang hassle ang pagkuha ng tickets this game, pumila kami but walang nakuha maski gen ad. tapos bumili ng gen ad tickets for 200, tapos binenta yung gen ad ulit at bumili ng upper b tickets for 800. kaasar pa kasi like 2pm that afternoon, ak got 5 upper a tickets ng gate price. anyhoo, yun! went with my blockmates (igna and sara, josh and erika, ak, raffy, jr... first time since that maximo oliveros excursion nung first year) and may. grabe, gusto ko talaga nun sa moro na lang manood. sobrang hassle kasi talaga, but deep inside, iba ang talaga ang suporta ko sa aking paboritong team sa aking paboritong laro (thanks to may for making me realize that).

sobrang saya ko na nandoon ako!!! sobrang kinabahan ako nung bumaba sa three points yung lead before ng fourth quarter pero sobrang sarap nung feeling nung last two minutes, tapos pinamigay ng yung "champions" banner! sobrang stunned na lang yung la salle crowd! sobrang sure na yun pero iba pa rin nung tumunog na yung final buzzer! sobrang nawala yung hassle na mag uwi ng cheering paraphernalia, hahaha!

ang sarap isipin na yung huling kanta ko ng alma mater sa isang game as a student was on an ateneo vs la salle game kung saan napanalunan nang ateneo ang championship!

props to jai reyes and nonoy baclao. tama talaga na nakuha nila yung number nina macky at jc! haha, sila #1 and #2 ko this year. hehe! syempre di mawawala si chris tiu, pati si my idol eric salamat! gusto ko lang sabihin, grabe, nawalan na respeto ko kay my ex idol casio. yung dating composure at maturity niya na kinabiliban ko, bumaba sa level ng panggugulang nina malabes at maierhoffer. pero props na rin to the la salle crowd, never ako nairita sa mga fans nila, unlike sa ibang schools (bakit ang onti nila). ayaw ko na magbitter sa mga non calls at phantom calls ng mga referees, haha! still hate nabro. anyhoo, point is, sobrang galing ng ateneo blue eagles!!! iba ang skills, maturity, composure, teamwork at puso!

grabe, pangalawang araw ng pinabright ni nonoy baclao ang araw ko! first was nung game 1 syempre! hahaha! every put back, rebound at block niya nung game gave me more hope na "tangina, magchachampion bago ako gumraduate!!!" woot for the finals mvp! totoo nga yung sinabi ni father dacanay na why nonoy baclao? because he's nonoy baclao!

worth it ang tickets kahit second time ko lang umupo sa upper b! worth it ang cut sa aking crush prof anton sevilla! worth it ang pagmiss ko ng test sa philo! worth it yung hirap umuwi dahil sa ulan at baha!

last year parang medyo lumabo yung math. parang naging 2 > 3 at 2 > 14. this year, walang malabo... siguradong sigurado, 4 > 0. sweep, man! ganun kalinaw ang pagiging champions ng ateneo blue eagles 2008! ang sarap maging atenista!!!

thanks to sara and igna for saving us seats! thanks to kara and ak for the tickets! :) block outing soon! for now, kita kita na lang sa bonfire. *off to buy a shirt*

go ateneo! one big fight!

early college stuff

May 31, '08 3:40 AM
for Mina's contacts

I finally found my old college files! lol
These are excerpts from my old papers, lab reports and projects... haha!


Hindi pumalyang maipadama sa akin ng aking mga kaibigang may mga taong nandiyan lamang sa aking likod kadalasan para manggulat, maglagay ng kung anu-ano sa buhok ko, manundot ng pwet o magtakip ng mata ko, pero kung kinakailangan ay saluhin ako.

Parang mali a! Haha! I mean, hindi maayos yung sentence…


Many Filipinos are against biotechnology, they are tied to tradition and to the thought that there is nothing wrong with what we have been doing. People in general are too afraid of trying out new things and changing old traditions, but if it is for the best, why should we let that fear keep us from giving it a shot? Before taking a stand, people should primarily know what they are going against and at least know what they are saying no to. This paper will discuss the process of genetic modification and how it can help enhance the food supply of the Philippines.

En12 research paper... gawa ng tamad, dahil fourth year high school research paper din yan, pero may sense naman... tamad lang ako mag-isip ng topic...


...we do not only read these stories, we also write them. In our lives, the more we do, the more we experience and the more we learn, the better we can understand and interpret the stories that we read...

What I learned from Lit13... a paper for Lit14!


Sa luwag ng daloy ng trapiko, naipapakita ng mga Pilipino ang galing nila sa pagmamaneho, naging kaduda-duda nga lang kung may abilidad silang mag-isip.

Walk-a-lator! Ang sagot sa mabigat ng daloy ng trapiko sa katipunan!


Long ago, I was accepted the university that I have wanted to go to as a child. The problem was, longer ago, I have already changed my mind. But going to the Ateneo is the most logical and normal thing to do.

Haha! Karamihan sa mga papers ko about high school…


Sa ating bansa, masama ang sabihin mo sa iyong kapitbahay na huwag magtayo ng pansamantalang basketball court sa gitna ng daan para sa liga ng barangay. Hindi rin tama na magreklamo kang sinakop na naman ng mga taong nagbabaraha na dumadalo sa burol ng patay ang kalsada. Mali rin na uminom ka hanggang mapawi ang iyong uhaw kung mayroon pang ibang nakapila sa drinking fountain. Dapat din ay bilisan mo lang ang pakikipag-usap sa pay phone kung may pila. Mali rin na magreklamo sa gulo, ingay at kalat ng isang barangay tuwing pista. Sa ating bansa, mahalaga na marunong tayong “makisama,” at kung hindi ka aayon, kung iba ang iisipin at gagawin mo sa inaasahan ng tao, mahihirapan ka. Babansagan kang “walang pakisama.” ... dapat nating ituring na bokasyon ang hindi makuntento sa pangkaraniwan at napagkagawian. Ang pagturing ditong sapat ay magiging dahilan ng pagkawala o pagkasira ng ating pagtingin at paghusga sa kung ano ang tama at patas.

Fil12 argumentative paper... bakit “mali” ang kultura ng pakikisama ng Pilipino... may example pa iyan tungkol sa mga matatanda ng pakiramdam nila ay DAPAT silang paunahin sa lahat ng oras. I’m heartless, I know, pero A kaya ako diyan!


Somos ocho en la pandilla. Nuestros nombres son Ann, Justine, Amy, Rachel, La Rainne, Lilia, Krista y Mina. Somos muy lentas. Nos llamamos la pandilla de tortugas.

Spanish was my only class in Ateneo that was once held debajo los arboles...


Movements in the 3D world are along three axes: i, j and k. In layman's terms, these are the length, width and breadth1. However, a computer screen is 2D. Hence, we are not expected to see breadth. Thus, the challenge for graphic designers is to make realistic 3D images on this 2D screen that a person would say, in the 2D screen. Meaning, graphic designers should be able to make observers see breadth “in” the screen.

The techie class I learned so much from and I guess enjoyed most: Physics for Computer Science under Mr. Quirino Sugon.


... It is basically about that: principles. The Spanish Inquisition happened centuries ago and their standards may have been totally different. It would be very hard for us today in the 21st century to understand it. This may have also been why the various inquisitions occurred, those in power persecuted principles they did not understand.

Writing a paper about the Spanish Inquisition placed in my head the idea that maybe, we should judge others based on their values. But then I thought, if this was the case, I eliminate the fact that merong mismong mabuti na nagpapabuti sa lahat ng mabuti. So... is good relative? I don’t know, iniisip ko pa rin... yeah, I do that!!! Hahaha!


    * dahil kung hindi na tayo magtataka ay hindi na tayo mamamangha.
    * At sa ating pamamangha tayo ay matatangkang tumuklas
    * At sabi ng sikat na manunulat na si TS Eliot, sa ating pagtuklas ay bumbalik tayo kung saaan tayo nagmula at nakikilala natin ang lugar sa unang pagkakataon.

Bullet points for my orals on the thesis statement: Our current understanding of the universe comes from the study of the very large and the very small.

laptops, CS177, blender and more

Apr 30, '08 11:45 PM
for Mina's contacts

Last November, my parents finally decided that it was time to get me a laptop. Yeah, I don't think you'd survive cs without your own pc, but my desktop got too crappy for my patience. So, the techy person that I am, I got all excited and went canvassing here, there, and even over the internet.

My favorite place to buy big computer stuff was (though it still is, I think), PC Express so I checked their website to see if they had a new pricelist everyday. I also checked out Villman, PC Corner, TCA, PC Bodega, Compex, Octagon, I'm telling you, the list goes on and on. If my mom would have to leave me at the mall for a whole day but I can only stay in one store, I'd probably go to the biggest computer store.

I wanted it to be a Core 2 Duo with a bundled Vista Home Premium opearating system with a built in micophone, DVDRW and webcam (yung mga hindi ko sinabi, feel ko masyadong basic na).

Finally, after months of confusion and being torn between wanting the best laptop and not wanting too seem foolish to my parents, I chose Lenny. I found out that there were stocks available at PCX the day the new pricelist was uploaded. Even if his processor runs at 1.5GHz, I chose him over the *uber* sleek Compaq laptop (his closest competition) who runs at 1.83GHz because the Compaq didn't have a webcam. Plus, Lenny was 6k cheaper. I liked an Acer's features but I didn't like the look at all. I preferred Lenny's classic laptop look over its *childish* exterior. There was also the Neo series that came in green and I really wanted to have a stand out laptop. Mind you, they were 10k cheaper than Lenny but the features were just too *weak*. So, my dad and I bought him, insensitively I think, on my brother's birthday! Hah!

During the finals week, my dad showed me this new Neo laptop. 2.1GHz, Sta. Rosa Chipset, 2GB ram, 160 GB HD plus all the peripherals I wanted for the same price. But Neos are local and Lenny is an IBM and it didn't look any better than Lenny so I didn't really wish I got this laptop instead.

I took CS177 this summer. #1 because I wanted to have the option to take a specialization without overloading. #2 because ABS CBN Interactive was really really unorganized about internships. #3 so I could keep my *focus* to getting As. And #4 so that a regular semester's load will be lighter.

This class used to use OpenGL to model in 3d, but since the department wanted to take advantage of the availability of the Xboxes (yes, plural) our class is now using Visual C#, XNA and Blender. Blender is a bitch. Hahaha. Really (for a laptop user), it uses the numpad and the number keys (with the symbols) don't work. And it is the first software I've ever used that gave the middle-mouse button a very important, uh, task?

Now, I don't have a mouse because I gave the one that came with Lenny to my brother and I broke the one I was supposed to be using. Looking for a suitable mouse (maliit, mabigat, may middle-mouse button, retractable yung cord, katerno ni Lenny), I went into TCA.

Dandan-dan-dan!!! There it was, the sleek Compaq. The one Lenny beat because of his webcam... because I chose the webcam over a laptop's power. Of course, the geek that I am, I checked it out. Wait, there's something different. What's that dark circle in a rectangular border on top of the screen? DAMNIT. Compaq released a new model with a built in web cam!!! No it's okay, this must be more expensive. NO. It's not.

Ang bitter ko ano? But really, I only get like this when gadgets are concerned. Too bad, off all the thing I like to buy: shirts, shoes, shorts, bags, caps, food... gadgets deflate or improve the fastest! (actually, I only really really like shopping for two things: gadgets and shoes). Like, Lorenz said "Parang kahit anong bilhin mo kahit kailan, may lalabas at lalabas na mas maganda or mas mura." He was as devastated as I was when he found out because he could feel the shit-that-could-have-been-my-laptop feeling because he got one of those *uber* sleek Compaqs I almost bought.

I can't wait to become super rich and buy a super computer, haha! Anyhoo, off to test if my new mouse works with blender (I doubt that it won't but still), it's pretty good and cheap so I'm happy with it, but I bet next month I'll be wanting something better or cheaper... or both.

Kaladkarin Kasi

Mar 16, '08 2:22 AM
for Mina's contacts

Kagabi, nagbabasa ako ng blog ng ibang tao, ito raw yung isa sa mga birthday wishes niya:

Mala-“nakakainis ka naman, naiiyak na ko”- birthday surprise. Hahaha!

Naisip ko, bakit mo naman gugustuhin yung pagsisinungalingan ka... magmumukha kang tanga. KANINA (March 15, 2008, 5ish), itinuro sa akin. itinuro sa akin ng mga taong nagturo na rin sa akin ng marami pang ibang bagay kung bakit.

Mabebente na ako sa darating na Sabado, ika-22 ng Marso 2008... Black Saturday yun! Gumising ako kaninang umaga, iniisip ko kung pupunta ba kami sa ABL Fellowship, haha, napaka-clueless ko. Inisip ko kasi kung may balak man sila gawin, pagkatapos na ng finals.

Grabe, hindi ko makwento, hindi ko alam kung paano sisimulan, kung anong sasabihin. Wala akong idea talaga! Kung kakamustahin niyo ang supresa, ang sagot ko lang, "supresa talaga." Sa pagyayaya ni Eya sa blockmates niya ng mag-mall ng 5pm, sa pagbubulungan nila ni Geli, sa pagtatago niya ng kung anu-ano sa bag niya, sa pagiging hindi pwede magsched ng kahit ano on the 15th na hindi naexplain ni Tanya kung bakit, sa pagluluto ni nanay, sa pagyaya ni Ginny sa Cherry, sa pagdala niya sa akin sa isawan, sa pagkaligaw namin sa Fortune, sa pakiki-ihi kuno niya dito sa bahay... wala, wala akong napansin. Hindi halata pero magaling naman talaga ako magbasa ng tao e, at mahirap ako supresahin dahil, hindi man halata, nag-iisip kaya ako.

I love being kaladkarin.

I hated surprises for as long as I can remember, lagi ko rin sinasabi. Yun ay dahil it involves a lot of being lied to (it matters, siyempre mga mahal mo yung susupresa sa iyo), not knowing what's going on (it matters kung kasama mo sila lagi), and looking stupid.



Kaya wala talaga akong kaalam-alam na maagang darating ang kaarawan ko ngayong taon.