NO SMOKING

I always complain about having a NO SMOKING sign inside a jeepney which was indeed a very effective way, I guess. It usually place in the top or middle of a jeep, just a wall between the driver and the commuters, where commuters could see this sign. The funny thing behind this is that drivers smoke even there is the signage behind their back. I saw one smoking this morning. I always notice this situation while riding on a jeep. Some drivers would smoke while they are manuevering the wheels. Maybe because of tension and smoking could ease stress. I do remember a friend of mine who asked me to bought a cigarette and chewing gum(mint flavor). He smoked in front of me. The good thing about this is that he explained to me why he smoked and that reason is the said reason I told.

If I take on the signage made, NO SMOKING, indeed smoking while you are a commuter is a no-no. The smoke you made could be inhale by other people and could affect many because jeepneys are usually compressed sitting. So I think signage of having this is a good thing. This one should not be remove really and this helped other alot. Anyway, while he smoke on a cigarette which he bought nearby, I could inhale this because of the distance between the driver and I. I will leave this one to your keen. Is this thing, right or wrong?

This week...

I was quite busy this week because of lots of activities at school as well as some personal things. First on the list of all was CAS Day. During this day, all students should make a display, likely a Science Fair. But this time, the materials were all recyclable. The top 5 winners for this Science Fare were given exemptions at Final Exams for Chemistry, both Lecture and Lab. Anyway, for our display, a classmate of ours had suggested that we should recycle Styrofoams by a means of dissolving it with acetone. By dissolving Styrofoam, it will create a new product which looks like a sealant. The said product indeed is like a sealant 'coz when we try to stick it in a hole of a roof tile and pour some water on the said area, there is no leak. The product could be serve, too like a material for molding or for figurines and it is potential for sticking it as a glue. On the display, well, students could go and see the displays. They roam around the lobby of the university. But I think this time, the displays are took out and the tarpaulins as well.

Second on the list is to make a bookmark with the words, ARAW NG LAHI, enscribe in it. The university would celebrate this after CAS Day and our professor asks all of us to make a bookmark with the said words in the bookmark. It was almost like this one is hard for me. I have to do some photoshop for the bookmark so that I can make a very good design. It took me about 2:30 in the morning to finish all of the three bookmarks that I made. The next day, since there is a defect on the color of my printer, I printed it on Netopia at SM. It costs about 60.00(it is 2-page). After a while, I made it to laminate at National Bookstore. After the professor checked the bookmark, she told us that we could give it to anyone.

Third on the list and one of a hard one was the Sabayang Pagbigkas. We, a majority, decides, one Wednesday morning to let go off this said activity for the sake of Chemistry. This activity is only for points while Chemistry is compulsory. But a few minutes later, the president of our class, decides that we should continue with this one 'coz there is no more a bottle of acetone for Chem and there is no stacks anymore at the store that we used to buy. We start the practice immediately in the afternoon and finish it merely 6 in the evening. We continue practicing the next day and in the morning. Later in the afternoon, the moment that we all waited and practicing for was here. We present our Speech Choir piece in a crowd(i think the crowd is only less than a hundred) at the university gym. Well, I find our speech to be good but on the latter end, some of us almost forgot the last stanza as well as the song, that used as a filler for 5 minutes. Yet I know that we pulled on and did best. On the announcement of winners, the third and the second place were both sections of nursing. And the first place goes to... us. A wind of happiness came upon us all when we learnt that we are the first place winner of the said choir. Some jumped while some runs to our class president. Some would hugs each others and handshake while some had uttered praises. All-in-all, it is happiness.

Lately....

Lately, I am studying Muscular System of the Frog for Zoology 11. I need to memorize lots of those muscle terms like mylohyoid and gastrocnemius. Aside from terms to be identified, I have to be careful in the spellings because it has always been a problem if I don't know the spelling and just read the word. The moving exam had just happen yesterday.

Lately, I am memorizing my own speech at Filipino with a theme "Wikang Filipino: Susi ng Pambansang Pagkakaisa". At first, I cannot make a speech really about the said theme because of some certain reasons like I cannot comprehend much about the theme. But later on, I finally comprehend the said theme and make a speech for the subject. After I memorize these all, I wait for my calling. And when the time of my calling has come, I recite the said speech in front of everyone.

Lately, the whole SM Parking Lot area has been crowded because of the Grand Fan's Day of Tayong Dalawa, ABS-CBN's No.1 Primetime teleserye and in the Philippine television. Wow! Lots of people really. There are some who are sitting in the V.I.P, some had brought a chair with them and some are just standing. It is overcrowding really that there are some are sweaty. There are some who are not comfortable because there are some who pushes them gets out from the crowd. Its too bad that I didn't watch the said fan's day because I might fall out of time from my piano study as well as it is overcrowded and the show started so late, that when I asked a person beside me, what is the time, it is already 4 rather than it should be start in 3. And also, every fan's day/mall tour etc. of stars from Manila, there is such thing called "pre-empt" program. Its so boring especially when you wait for the stars to come out and your outside the mall. Its so good that the weather of that day is only cloudy. Anyway, its okay...

100 days before Christmas

Today, September 15, is 100 days before Christmas. I could slowly feel cold air in the night and hear some Christmas songs in the radio. Well, we could expect that many homes would bring out Christmas lights, decorations and stuffs from their chest and display them. Many parole makers are starting to make their parols for the holidays in December 25. To feel Christmas, here is a song:

Just this morning...

Just this morning, I met again an old friend of mine in a jeep while going to school. She is an old friend of mine when I was in my 5th and 6th grade. I didn't expect that we would met again and I am very happy that we have met again. It has been 4 years that we last saw each other and I think that she is still the same person, humble and kind. Her looks are changed because she wears glasses to which I don't recognize her easily.

Just this morning, our NSTP class has gone having community service. We interview some of the residents of the said community so that we may know them and identify problems in the community. They are very accommodating and jamming. The community is very nice and clean. It is very fun indeed.

No Class

Every September 9, whole Cebu has no class because this day is celebrated to be the birth day of former President of the Republic of the Philippines Sergio Osmeña. He is born native Cebuano. So there is no class today in honor of him.

Slow Connect

The Internet is slow today that I can't open Youtube and Blogger or even I can't search some pictures over Google. As I make a speedtest on this, I found out that it is only about 1.5 mbps. Well, on the site of the speedtest, they offer rankings about fastest internet connect in the world, South Korea ranks number one with about 21 mbps followed by Japan. Interesting...

Drag me to Hell

Last night, I watched this one horror movie. It was directed by the director of Spiderman movies, Sam Raimi and stars Allison Rohman and Justin Long.

The plot is about a woman who had a good life who had a devoted boyfriend and a promotion in her work as a loan officer in a bank. But all things would change when she decides to evict an old woman in her house. The old woman cursed her. Soonafter, mysterious things happen and she gets injuries. She found out that a demon tormented her and she would be dragged to Hell in three days. And time is running out fast...

The movie is scary from the start even its title name and the way it was presented in black background with white font. The old woman who cursed her and haunts her is very scary. Sometimes her haunting is sometimes fun and excitement. She even had some gruesome moments with Christine (Allison Rohman) twice or thrice. But the most memorable one was on the old woman's house. There are some effects here in this movie that makes this one more scarier. The ending is much to be awaited for...

Koizora (Sky of Love)

If you want to see some teenage love stories, I would recommended this one because this one is touching. It is sad yet a very beautiful love story about two people. A while ago, I watched this one and you would want to see more of it. There are lots of best scenes around this one but lots of sad ones. Best ones could be the moments of Hiro and Mika; Hiro's way of protecting Mika and his reaction when Mika announced to him that she is pregnant. I just don't expect of it. Sad scenes could have been Hiro didn't protect Mika, it was after they were BFGF when they want to meet and have a date as well as the time when Mika lost her baby. Well, watch this one and you will love this...

Here's the trailer:

Smiling Pasta

After almost 3 weeks, I have finished this 17-episode 2006 Taiwanese drama, Smiling Pasta. It stars Cyndi Wang as Cheng Xiao Shi and Nicholas Teo as He Qun.

Plot:

"Xiao Shi is a girl who has gone through many short relationships, 17 to be exact, not one lasting more than 3 months hence, she was cursed with a three-month curse. After being dumped by her 17th boyfriend, the world looks grimmer than ever. At that time, a famous idol, He Qun runs past, bumps into Xiao Shi, and they end up "kissing" on the street. Paparazzi swarmed by and to avoid a bad reputation, He Qun’s manager declared Xiao Shi as He Qun’s girlfriend of one year and fiancée. Thus, a love contract was made. This story is about how the couple learns to like each other after having disagreements in the beginning, as well as fighting the injustices the media throw at them. Will Xiao Shi finally break her 3 month curse?"

The title really is very apt to the show itself. Smiling Pasta. This one is very comedic yet romantic on the other side. They do have chemistry even their parents and some friends. Ika nga nila, "sobrang cheesy talaga." All of them are all funny especially Xiao Shi's family. Quarrel scenes are in a way comedic. This one also teaches everyone of family value as well. Media is the antagonist here in the love story of He Qun and Xiao Shi. Another one is He Qun's ex-girlfriend, Rita who had returned feelings for He Quen after breaking up with Ah Zhe. Well, her character is not that scheming like any other antagonist who wants to get the person they want. Well, rate: 4.7/5. Try this one!

No ID is no Entry

At the university gate, an hour ago, I was standing beside a guard with me. The guard stands while he was checking students if ever they have an identification card or in the shortest form of calling the object as ID. I lean unto the metal gate of the university. Waiting for something to happen 'til the signage of NO BLOWING OF HORN had tumble upon the mild wind of the North Reclamation, Mandaue City. It was windy indeed and I was left at the gate and can't go inside in because NO ID is NO ENTRY.

I realized that ID is indeed important. It is just a small size made of either plastic or paper with your name and any other important details were printed on it. Schools, Universities and Offices and lots to mention needed ID. You can't go to work or school if you don't have with you, your ID. You can't make transactions if you don't have any ID. There is a need of ID for everyone in a purpose of security. I thought, what if malls would require its customer's ID? funny.... or every store needs ID... why not? right?

So NO ID is NO ENTRY!!!

The Power of Directory

I was panic, this afternoon, when I remembered that I didn't bought a dissecting set for tomorrow's subject, Zoology. It is because we will expect tomorrow that there is dissection of the preserve frogs and we need to bring our own dissecting set and pan. When I come home and tell my mother about it, she advised me that I should go to a pharmacy. But she told me that I should call the pharmacy branch near and ask if ever there is dissecting set and pan in their store. So I used the Directory and ask the numbers for some stores. I call almost two stores near but said that they don't have it or out-of-stock. Luckily, I found one but they only have dissecting set. The operator refers another store near but when I call it, they don't have both. So I decided to buy only dissecting set.

Wow! I entitled this one as "THE POWER OF DIRECTORY" The directory, thanks to my mother, helped me though I don't have the dissecting pan. Well, that's okay. smile :) Hey, here is an advertisement about directory:

A New Day after the Intramurals

This is the first day of class after the Intramurals. It was a new day really, evidently when I am wearing the uniform especially the black pants. I didn't wear it for about one week and just wears jeans and T-shirts. Compressed commuters and heavy traffics aren't new to me at all. I usually meet them when going to school and going back home before Intramurals. During the Intramurals, I seldom meet them because in the morning, I could took the front seat or I am going to school at about 9 am. Indeed, back to business again.

There is no P.E. which is supposedly the first class. Maybe because the Intramurals had finished and take a break. On our second class, the teacher has take a leave and the substitute teacher didn't come in so there is no class. We decide to go to the canteen, eat lunch and do our homeworks for the next subject, Chemistry. After the Chemistry lecture, there is another Chemistry but this time it is Laboratory. We do some experiments and everything is about Water. After the experiments, we go to the usually place where we always go before we take home and separate away. It is the mall.

Truly, it's a new day. Intramurals is a good thing. We can watch games, go anywhere and hang out. We cheer for the teams we like. But we mostly cheer to our college department team...

Have a good day...