Entries for June, 2006

June 1st, 2006

Summer Conclusion

Vacation is over. The sweet sunshine that has kept us awake in the morning, and kept us sweating in the noon until late in the afternoon, is now bidding goodbye. The summer season just officially closed in yesterday. I know.

And to that, I know perfectly well that as a door closes, so a window opens. The end of something is the start of another thing. Summer season has long passed by the moment the rain came pouring in. And now, the time for play and rest has also come to an end as schools open officially today. No joking, of course.

Anyway, just as I promised, here's the catch on my summer goals that I posted on the 30th.

Summer Goals to Accomplish!!!

[as of the 1st of June, 2006]

1. Clean up closet. Must throw/give away/do anything to dispatch no longer worn clothes--clothes I will never wear and clothes I haven't worn for the last six months. Also, organize closet by categorizing clothes according to occasion, i.e. simple, pambahay shorts, t-shirts, and underwears go together.

CHECK: Done with this even before I wrote it down. Hahaha! XD I am pathetic, fine.

2. Write a sensible article or essay, and pass it to a publishing company [magazine or newspaper]. Join in writing contests: NBS' My Favorite Book, Philippine Star's My Favorite Movie, etc.

CROSS: Nada. Nothing happened. Laziness did me no good. X(

3. Clean up desk/study table. Throw the useless stuff I will no longer need for the following sem [Boohoo! I'm already a college freshie!], i.e. all high school materials and other university admission papers that will no longer be of any help to me. Give away fancy papers that I won't be needing next year, except maybe for stationeries that should come in handy when I need them most.

CHECK: Done with this only a few days after I posted this one. It's quite easy, really. Throwing away stuffs I'll no longer need. And I thought I'd gather a pile of junk from all the memories of high school. Na-ah. I'm done with 'em long ago and so this is the perfect time to ditch them: papers, books, etc.

4. Finish my 2005 slumbook. Buy a larger clear book to fit all 2005 memoirs.

STRIKE: Nothing happened with this. It's not technically accomplished and definitely not counted as the one above that I didn't get to finish. Within the first few weeks of May, it dawned on me that I no longer have to do such a thing as compile junks of papers and waste the inks of our printers. Duh. I'm a college now! Do you think I'd still get hold of these slumbooks and craps in ten years? Well, on the contrary, I do want to keep my diaries and let it last forever. I just thought it would be a nice idea to chronicle my own life in my own way. Whatever.

5. Place photos in photo album. Print digital pictures first!

CHECK - CROSS: The first statement is to be checked, while the latter is crossed out. I didn't get to print the pictures, but I managed to index the photos in my big photo album. Besides, I'm having second thoughts whether I'll print those photos or not. XD

6. Finish the damn website! Must add more self-made website layouts and blog templates. Also, must fix the archives pages and broken links.

STRIKE: Another one of those goals that went to the drain. I no longer want that website. I'm no longer a net freak, remember?

THE VERDICT:
3 goals accomplished
2 goals striked off the list
1 goal unaccomplished

Hmmm. Not bad. Not so bad at all. This is just how I work. High goals, almost unreachable for some, in fact, but remain unaccomplished. And yet I'm happy. On the bright side, I tried. Also, I've improved. The last time I made a list of goals, half of it almost came true. Only half, and only almost. Last, last year, I had two goals: to graduate with honors and become a Wing Staff. The half that came almost true for me is the latter. I became an officer, but not particularly in such high rank. Oh well. XD

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Ho-hum. Well, to welcome the new school--which would surely be alot different than the past four, or rather ten, years, if I may add--I've decided to put up a new layout. New Beginnings. Indeed, it is a new beginning for me. Do I really have to explain myself? Nah, I don't think so. My posts for the last couple of weeks have explained much already. ^_~

Well, I have to admit that the head image seems kinda random and doesn't reflect anything about school or the like. It's actually more of the beach scenes, don't you think? I really had no idea, from the minute I decided to create this layout until now that it's been uploaded, what to put as a head image. I can't think of a good quotable quote to add and I can't find the right images to reflect what I wanna say. But it suddenly came to me that I didn't have to find and research for those images and quotes. Since it's my blog, I'll put in whatever I've always wanted to put in. Just like the images I've organized in this collage, I feel random as of the moment. Feels like I can do anything--everything, in fact! The very colors, orange and some pastel colors, reflect my happy, insane personality. Even my choice colors that I mixed and matched without hesitation is a proof that I'm the sort who's everything. I'm a mix of simple and amazing, stupid and intelligent, caring and cold, loud and quiet--all in the same package.Or maybe, that's how I'd like myself viewed. Whichever it is, perhaps the saying's true that you are what you think you are. And I guess I am indeed. ^____^

Other than those stuff to begin this school year, I'm listing down now my goals for the coming semester. Hmm, I'm still thinking if I'm gonna make a long-term one, like for this school year or the next five years. Actually, I'm not really in the mood to write one so I guess I won't make this post that long. All I'm sure is that I aim to be a Dean's Lister all the while, and perhaps be actively involved in a particular organization. Or if I can, in different orgs.

That's it for now. Au revoir.

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yahn @ 11:03 AM | Book Of The Yahn [2 comment/s]

June 13th, 2006

Goodbye Girl

Don't say goodbye, say good night, 'cause it's not over. ~Binocular

People in this little house left already. My dad's back to office as usual. My mother is still here, though with such a big house, we barely see each other with all the truck stuffs she's up to. My li'l cousin, unbelievably, attended the first school day today. Last night she was asking stuff that I immediately sensed she had the guts and plans to absent. Duh. No way am I gonna allow her that. XD And then there goes my sister--back in her city life. No, she's not going to class yet. She knows their university well. Tomorrow, perhaps. Today, she'll just spend some bonding time with her friends there.

And I'm here, all alone. Left behind, perhaps, but not lonely. I'm just jealous 'cause all of my pals would already have a dose of college-slash-university life this week. While I, on the other hand, will still have to wait a whole week before I can taste even dormitory life--life away from home.

Well, I ought not to bother with such. Might as well continue my preparation for the new life awaiting me. Hope it's much more better than what we've expected. XD

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Anyway, today's the first day of classes in almost all universities and schools here in the Philippines that didn't open last week. But here I am, sitting once more in front of our personal computer, typing doggone thoughts away, passing time when I should be preparing to leave. Well, I'll get to that later. For now, I want to update my blog because I know I've got no other time. It's now or never.

In my last post, I said I will write my goals and resolutions for this year soon. Well, I guess it's time. Though I have to admit that I'm not really in the mood to write one. Actually, I just can't seem to put into words my current dreams and aims in life. It's as if there are so many to write about--yet so little time to realize them all at once.

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First of the things I wanna do in this world before it disappears right before me to "backpack" around the world. I want to see it all! I wanna travel. I simply wanna see things beyond my reach.

But before I go international, why not go national first? See the beautiful things my own country has to offer. That way, I won't be too uncaring and ignorant of my own land.

I don't know why, but I've always wanted to go to Europe. When I hear talks about migrating in another country, my initial reaction would be "I wanna go to Europe." It's like that's where I wanna live the rest of my life. Well, maybe not. I believe things will change sooner or later. Anyway, I simply love the idea of working there even though I have no idea what it's even like to be there. Particularly, I like the sound of England. I so love their English accent. The original English. I choose Europe over America 'cause the latter is too controversial. And besides, their economy is not as healthy as the former. Theirs is in chaos--with the firearms industry being their highest source of income. Duh! I will continue no further 'cause there's nothing more to add in my behalf. I don't hate America, but I don't like it as well. End of discussion. ^_^

As of the moment, believe it or not, I've been interested in learning a new language--and it's all because of my EuroTrip dream. We have this old French book in which I'm currently learning the French language. My French vocab is too little yet to be tested, so hey, I still have to read my notes. And then I'm also intereseted in learning Spanish, as well as Italian. How? I'll get there somehow. For now, I just have to finish learning to read, write, and speak French. Once I do, I suspect the rest would be easy.

Well, those are long term goals. How about my plans for the next five years? Actually, my learning of the French language is part of that next five years goals. I mean, I wanna be multilingual already even before I graduate. I don't know why, I just simply wanna do it. That's that.

So, here is a list of what I'd like to do in my college years. ^_^

1. Graduate with honors.
2. Become an exchange student and study in another country. XD
3. Read, write, speak: French, Spanish, Italian.
4. Save and earn money for:
-Eurotrip
-travelling
-family
-the future ^_^

Rest assured, I would read these goals every now and then for inspiration.

That's all for now. Will move to a new home on Sunday. Whoa! And then on Tuesday, the big day: opening of classes. Hope it'll be good. See you around! Will miss you, for sure.
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yahn @ 11:30 AM | Book Of The Yahn [3 comment/s]