they pod

I'm walking along the school corridors and the common things I see are students of course, rushing to their classes or just walking like the they've got all the time in the world. Some are ranting about their school paper while some are gossiping about some poor clueless blockmate who have this habit of two-timing someone who's got a reputation of being somebody. The smoking gardens are always busy, Harajuku girls are multiplying, the Sec field's grass is dying and the cafeteria's a market place. It's a busy day everyday and I've got used to the routine riot but still, one thing remains. It's those white headphones I see hanging on someone else's shirt, top, bag, hair.. etc.

Those white headphones are symbols. A symbol of what? No, it's not the ipod-duh. It's a symbol of being one with the masses; it's a way of riding the waves. The white contraptions are an excellent way of going with the flow. Don't get me wrong though, I've nothing against the devices. In fact, if had the money, I might consider buying myself an ipod video.
Who wouldn't want it anyway? You're probably thinking it's those non-conformist types who would just shove it away even if they had the money to pay for it. Who are these people??

Me? No, I don't have the funds. I'll definitely classify myself under the category of "The financially-disabled, non-conformist". What a stupid excuse of not going against the flow. (if you would consider that as an excuse)

You see, it all comes down to one ultimate test of conformity. If you had all the money in the world, would you buy something you know that almost everyone has? The uniqueness would be gone and it's all up to you if you're really that happy.

To tell you the truth, I find the whole topic of conformity pointless. People are different from each other. Some are glad when they're unique, some are glad when they're just like everyone else while some just don't seem to give a fuck. It's a stupid topic, there are many factors like money, the family, friends and religion. If ever I had to make a thesis or a paper on conformity I'd just give up just as Mr S. from the movie The School of Rock said.

To end, I would like to point out that I still consider the ipod as an amazing device and I'm not a conformist or someone who just wants to be different from the crowd. I'm just sore at the fact that I can't seem to put songs properly on my father's ipod.

alone at 11:23 PM (0) comments

him5

tinatamad na ako umuwi.

alone at 7:49 PM (0) comments

yeah

The current situation's fine, why change it?

alone at 10:43 AM (0) comments

shi huang ti hu jintao wen jiabao

And at last, the posting system has worked. It's been days since I started struggling to load this page. The things I was planning on letting out have subsided I guess, and now, I've nothing really important to report except the fact that I've just finished the "punchlines" for my history report tomorrow. If things don't work out, at least my partner and I put a smile on the audience's faces. It's going to be corny and I'm sure of it. One of the worst things that you can encounter when making an audience laugh is when the punchline isn't there yet, and they're already laughing their hearts out. It's an akward feeling but still satisfying enough. You then ask yourself, "Do I still have to say it or will it ruin the moment?"

NSTP. Now that's one of the things I was planning on writing about last week. There were no real activities for the last two weeks of January and honestly, do we need that much formation sessions? It's the same Banana everytime. Banana.

I saw Steve Irwin yesterday and he was chasing this snake which was the second most venomous snake in the world according to him. Naturally, I got a a bit tense. And then I remebered, he's dead. The tension was gone and I switched it back to Conan o'Brien.

alone at 11:08 PM (0) comments

square one

Take things one step at a time. I love that phrase. After hearing it, I get this feeling that I have more time than usual.
One. Step. At. a. Time.
okay.
One.

alone at 7:34 PM (2) comments

why

"Now how the fuck should i know?"

-Erin, Primal Fear

alone at 6:49 PM (2) comments

politik

CNN's Talk Asia was showing during lunch time and it attracted my attention because it had former first lady Imelda Marcos being interviewed. Why should anyone bother to interview Imelda Marcos? Anyway, the interview covered topics such as current poverty in the Philippines, her political life, her shoes and beauty. Yes, Beauty. That's what really annoyed me. She spoke in a profound kind of way that's so pathetic. She came up with her own sayings which didn't even make sense just a bit. Some of her replies: (not exact words)

On poverty:
IM: NO! There's no poverty at all in the Philippines. It's all the work of the media.
On beauty:
IM: I live beauty. Everything in life is all about being beautiful. (then talks about how her shoes contribute to her beauty)
On power:
IM: It's like a gun with 1000 bullets, when you fire one shot, then you only have 999 bullets remaining.... ;o (ahhh...)

God, there are so many of them.

Perfect example of a neurological disorder.
What a shit. She makes me want to become an activist.

alone at 6:25 PM (0) comments

listen

tnx emz. tnx osang.
Even small talk can go a long way.
~~

Let us all pray for Jesus "Dizzy" Ventura. Kung namatay siya lalong magiging legend ang eheads. Hindi naman sa ayoko sila maging legendary band..si ely kasi yun e ;o

alone at 9:30 AM (3) comments

stabilize

I'll start promoting Advil from now on.

Best pill ever.

alone at 1:35 AM (2) comments

Salvage

I now have my first headache of the year. Great. Just when I've got loads of stuff to do, I get this sick dizzying feeling. I think it's the consequence of reading a whole tagalog novel in two straight days. That's what I did the past few days and now I'm finished (me, not the novel). I'm typing from the comforts of my bed that's why I still have this small strength to tell you this.

My brother just reminded me of the dream I had last October. Thank God, my paper is saved.

~

Recently, I've been trying hard not to complain to anyone.

alone at 8:41 PM (0) comments

psychoanalyze

7-11 has an advertisement on how to learn psychokinesis. It had the words, "YOU CAN DO IT!" complete with the contact details of some person. I got the number just in case it might come useful. It could be a new year's resolution I guess but I don't really make new year resolutions. They don't work out anyway. Real resolutions happen when a new school year starts. I'd consider that the best time to make a resolution of some sort.
2006 was a quick year, no point in talking about the best and the worst.
It's as if I wasn't really aware it was 2006. Things just happened and there's just no connection between some events and the number 2006. I'll try following the Chinese calendar to see if things make more sense.

I'm up to the neck with school work. After enjoying (take note: enjoying NOT procrastinating during) the holidays I end up today with an old tagalog novel and a paper about my dream. About the novel, I realized the photocopied pages had a few parts missing. I stopped reading when I reached this huge gap between page 68-91 I think. On the other hand, the recent dreams I had are forever lost in my temporal lobe. Stiiir time.

I've been watching more Conan O'Brien recently. His humor's just OTT.

alone at 6:41 PM (0) comments