Another Set of Updates

¡Hola!

It seems like this blog is semi-dead with all the delayed and irregular updates. So let's keep this blog alive and kicking shall we? (Although I doubt there's someone even reading this. Haha!)

I already have a job! I have been working for three weeks now in a Japanese company here in Singapore. I was shocked at first by the work culture. I'm not going to elaborate but I'd say that the Japanese really emphasize on organization and cleanliness. But now I am so used to it that I am already starting to like it. ;) My colleagues are also very friendly and helpful. They really try to make me feel that I am part of the company "family". As for the work, I have nothing to do yet since I am still under training. I am already itching to do some work-related stuff but I guess I still have to learn more about the work that I would do soon.

It's also our convocation next week. I am very excited because my parents and my little brother will be coming here. I hope we will have a fun time next week.

That's it for now. ¡Adios!

Updates! Updates!

It's been 4 months since I last updated this blog. Wow. If you only knew how much I went through for the past few months. I basically spent most of my last semester in NTU spending long hours at the lab and writing my FYP report. I skipped a lot of classes just so I can finish my FYP on time. And boy was that horrible. Remembering it now, it was really hell. But I shall not dwell on the past, for the present is more important...

Well I guess I have to eat my words, for I just love to talk about the past. HAHA! I just want to say that I did a lot of crazy things during my last semester in university. To make things easier, I shall compile a list:

1. Took Spanish elective

Although it doesn't seem crazy at all, given my academic situation it was certainly questionable. Before I took the Spanish elective, I already finished all my unrestricted elective (UE) and general education requirement-prescribed electives (GER-PE) requirements. This meant that I only had to finish my remaining core subjects, second specialization-prescribed electives, and my FYP for me to graduate. So taking another unrestricted elective, like Spanish, was unnecessary. Also, I haven't started the experiments for my FYP at the start of the semester! So basically, I already knew at that time how much trouble I was going to face regarding my FYP. However, after watching Pan's Labyrinth (which is a Spanish-language movie) at the start of the semester, a flare for learning Spanish just lit up inside me, and I was unstoppable ever since. I had my doubts (which were HUGE), but I still insisted on taking the elective. I'm telling you, it was really hard. The elective really took up a considerable amount of time which I could have used for my FYP. Nevertheless, I don't regret ever registering for the course. It was truly fun and wonderful! And the fact that my native language has A LOT of Spanish words incorporated in it made the learning process easier for me. I think some of my classmates resented me and a Filipino junior who is in the same class for our wider, albeit very narrow, knowledge of the Spanish language as compared to them. It's not our fault! Blame the Spaniards who occupied our country for more than 300 years! =p Despite this, learning Spanish with my classmates was still fun. Anyway, enough of all this. Moving on with the list!

2. Got heavily drunk

That's true! I got so drunk once that I didn't remember what I did and had a very terrible hangover the next day. That's all I can say. Nyahaha!

(Details coming soon... or never) =p

3... I think that's it. Haha! My life is just boring.

Now is the time to talk about the present. I'm still looking for a job here in Singapore. So while I'm waiting for replies from the companies I have applied to, I'm currently doing nothing. Just kidding! I actually have a part-time job. The job is quite easy (although tedious) and the pay is good so what's there to complain about? (migraine!) *Please excuse my inner self for it doesn't seem to shut up* Anyway, although I get occasional headaches, I am still OK with the job.

Vale. Antes de irme, quiero hacer esta pregunta: ¿Estoy loco? Mmm.. Pero tu respuesta no es importante porque ya sé que estoy muy loco. ¡Jaja!

Tengo que dormir ahora porque tengo que levantarme temprano. ¡Buenas noches!

(Good luck translating! Haha! =p)

A Happy New Year Indeed

Yesterday, while we were going inside the condo compound to play tennis with Tim, the guard asked us how we spent New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. And you know what I said? "We just ate the whole time". LOL! I must have been thinking of Christmas. Christmas Eve and Day was like a gobble fest for me. We prepared a lot of food so we had to eat a lot. My Christmas this year was definitely a blast. Despite the sadness I felt for not being home for the holidays, I still felt good celebrating Christmas with my friends here in Singapore. During Christmas Day we played billiards and bowling. And guess what we did during New Year's Day? We played billiards and bowling. Ha! It might sound boring but our NYD was definitely exciting. We had 2 teams vying for the "Olan's Cup" and "Jimmy's Cup" (which are literally cups). I'm not going to elaborate on the origin of these cups but I shall say that these two cups are the most prestigious awards in the history of NTU Pinoy Bowling. Haha! I never thought I could enjoy bowling as much as I enjoyed it last NYD. Perhaps it were the mishaps and the thrill of winning the "prestigious" cups that made the game fun. I would definitely want to play bowling in the future (and soon!) =p

Til here for now. I still have to rest my whole body. I never thought tennis would be that gruelling! My whole body is really aching right now. I need to prepare my body for the next bowling match (if ever there is one this weekend). Ha! Ciao!

Bummer...

I feel so alone right now. I am just... unhappy with my life. I won't be able to come home for Christmas, which makes this Christmas the first Christmas that I'm not going to be able to spend with my family. I am also sick (just cough and sore throat though). The uncomfortable feeling I've had during the past few days made me realize how pathetic my life is. I am alone in this world. I may have friends, but I only get to talk to them once in a while. I just can't ask them to accomodate me since they also have their own stuff to worry about. When I'm sad, I don't have someone to lean on. And when I'm happy, I also don't have someone who I can share my happiness with and understand my happiness. I know I know, I'm turning into a baby. But sometimes we just need to air out all our insecurities. Wow, this feels like the bridging days again.

I just want to cry. But I can't. I'm just tired of having these mood swings. One minute I'm happy, the other minute I'm sad. I just don't understand myself anymore. I can't even be coherent with my thoughts anymore. It's like there's this one huge pot of emotions deep within me that is just waiting to overflow. Here I go again with the incoherency.

I want to go home, but I can't. I have to do my FYP. Although I may have a couple of days free around Christmas, I simply don't have the money to buy me a ticket. I just miss my family. They're the only people who truly understand me. How I wish I could have the power to teleport. It would just make things easier.

Despite the loneliness that I feel, I still know that God is watching over me, guiding me in every way. Sometimes loneliness is a way for us to realize that God is always there for us and that He will never abandon us.

Finally, a teardrop falls. Maybe I just need to let it all out once in a while...

He's My Brother...

Finally, FINALLY, my brother has signed up for a Friendster account. Can't wait to mess with him everyday (*evil*brother*laugh*). With this latest development, I could just message him on Friendster whenever I want. You see, my brother is deaf-mute, so I can't talk to him on the phone. And I can't just text him because a reply text message would cost him 20 pesos. And even if I send a text message through Chikka, he still doesn't reply. He's really like that, ignoring all my texts. And now that he's in college in Cebu, I just can't ask my mother and father about my brother because he doesn't text them nor reply to their text messages. Haha! My mother even threatened to stop sending him money for cellphone loads. Haha! My brother is really funny. Hopefully he won't ignore my messages too.

In other news, EXAMS! Need I say more?

Jia you everybody!

Don't Make Cornchild Mad, Or Else...

Wow. It’s this time of the year again. I’m in a mood! It seems like I just can’t get rid of my hot-headed, mad side. I’m not normally like this (well, I used to be normally like this). I thought that I would change. But thanks to some certain circumstances, my mad side has resurfaced. I just want to point out that this started last Saturday. There were two instances where I just felt like exploding. I’m not going to give out the details, but I’ll just summarize what happened. The first instance involved someone who did not inform me or anyone of something, which resulted to people bombarding me (yah, me and only me!) with questions about that someone’s whereabouts. It was really quite annoying, but I managed not to show everyone how annoyed I was. I know that that certain someone had a reason, but that person should have told us the reason early on instead of leaving us clueless throughout the night. The second instance involved someone who was not honest with me. Well, I’ll just leave it at that.

To the persons involved, I’m not really that mad. But I just hope it won’t happen again. I may not have any right to tell you what to do, but please, please, let’s not make each other mad. Thanks.

I’m trying to cool down now. Bye.

Closing Down... Not

Hi! Seeing that my latest entry was written 4 months ago, I've decided to finally end this nonsense and close down this blog...

Haha!! Just kidding! Never would I close down this blog for eternity. My blog is my refuge in times of boredom and stress (how ironic is that?). As you may have already guessed or known, I'm already in my final year!! One more year and I'm already out of this safe and clean campus. One more year and I have to work my butt off to earn money. Sometimes the prospect of having to work full-time scares me, but in the end it makes me yearn for that moment. I don't know, maybe I just want to give back something to my parents. They have been fully supporting me ever since I was young, and the least I could do for them is to support them financially, especially in paying for my brothers' school fees. I am more than willing to do so actually, since I really want to help my family. That's why I need to have a job right after I graduate. And now that recruitment talks are coming, I have to act fast! I've already registered for the networking night, which is a special networking session organized "for the best students in NTU" (that's what the email invitation says). It's really interesting because a lot of high-profile companies will be coming for the event. There's ExxonMobil, Keppel, Hitachi, Rockwell Automation and many more others. I've already finished writing my resume. I'm not sure if it's actually impressive enough to "wow" the prospective employers, but I hope it would work out fine for them.

Anyway, back to my usual weekend activities of watching TV shows and occasionally trying to solve some tutorial problems. Ciao!