Balyan, Bangka, Sesyon

While I was surfing the internet, waiting for my HDT test to finish, I came upon this short story titled Balyan. It's a Cebuano short story written by Macario Tiu, a professor from Ateneo de Davao. This story won first prize for the Cebuano Short Story category in the 2005 Palanca Awards (a prestigious literary awards event in the Philippines). It's a story about a balyan (a Bagobo sort-of-doctor practicing traditional medicine) and a nonbelieving "man of science" living in a remote village in Davao. It has some funny elements, like when the balyan was dialing his imaginary cellphone to call the abyan or diwata. I really laughed hard upon reading that. For those who are interested, here's the link to the site: Balyan by Macario D. Tiu.

I also found 2 other Cebuano short stories in the same website (which I realized was the 2005 Palanca Awards website). The short stories are Bangka sa Kinabuhi by Don Pagusara and Sesyon by Josua Cabrera. Bangka was in second place while Sesyon was in third place for the Cebuano category. I liked the conversation between the 2 main characters in Sesyon. It just seems so ordinary. And it's also hilarious! But the ending was heart-breaking though. Bangka, on the other hand, is quite serious. And the words used were so deep. Nonetheless, I had a good time reading it.

That's all. Back to work now.

Talk About Time Management

Forgive me for not updating my blog frequently... (who reads this crap anyway? :P)

Today is another workday. A Monday actually, the first workday of the week. Wait, it's already Week 11 of my attachment in my company! I have completed half of my IA. Half! Half! Then I'm finished! And then I get to go back home! And then school! School! :D

You may think I'm crazy, but I actually miss studying. Yes, I miss those days when my head wanted to burst with all the analyzing and memorizing. Because now, I feel like my brain is empty. I think I'm getting stupider. I've been trying to read some research papers for my URECA project, but I just couldn't take all the info in. It's like my mind has blocked off these important info. I can see a sign in my brain saying "ACADEMIC STUFF NOT ALLOWED". And below this sign I can see another one, with "STUPID, SENSELESS STUFF, PLEASE ENJOY!" written on it. Does IA really have this effect on people? I don't know. I still have to ask my seniors. But maybe it's just me. And besides, I'm the one to blame for this. I've been really lazy lately. Instead of doing my readings, I watch TV shows. Instead of writing my IA logbook, I play badminton or card games or online games (and watch TV shows). And instead of doing the MS2010 Past Year Paper (which I will be payed for), I just surf the internet (and play badminton or card games or online games, and watch TV shows). I've got to stop my destructive behavior. And I need to start NOW!

What the heck! It's TV Season. New shows! New episodes! How can I even start on my non-New Year New Year's resolution? A simple solution would be TIME MANAGEMENT, the solution to all problems regarding time. How can I manage my time properly? I'll just come up with a plan later.

I have to continue with my usual Internet-surfing-in-the-office. (Talk about time management!)

Cornchild Out!

Waiting for my Rocket to Come

Yah. I'm an alien. Actually, I'm half-human, half-alien. My dad is a rocket scientist (literally) while my mom was a citizen of Planet U-Hopia. One day, my mom went shopping and got lost. She was supposed to go to the Earth Mall where they sold earthly stuff. But instead, she landed on Planet Earth. And my dad, who was in his space rocket doing things rocket scientists do, luckily, or shall I say unluckily, saw the flying disc my mom was driving. He chased her with his rocket. He catched her. They talked. Blabla. And boom, there I was (I'm not going into the gory details, ok). And all of those things just happened in 30 minutes. Fast right? U-Hopian pregnancy actually lasts for 10 minutes. But in my case, it was 15 minutes. Apparently, the human thing moves (or swims) slower than the U-Hopian thing. It just explains why humans are very slow and lazy.

Now where is my rocket? I have to meet someone in Mars. And then I have a dental appointment with my dentist in Jupiter. Hmm..

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Haha. I'm really bored. I'm waiting for my HDT test to finish.

OOH. Apparently, I have to do something else. Boredom gone!

Bye