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Randomness.

Location: UP Diliman Main Library

Reason for being here: Passing the time 'til I have to go back to the gym and practice the pep squad cheers. (It's only 3:30 and they start the general rehearsal at 5:30.) In short, taking advantage of the 20 free hours of internet for no particular reason. Hey, it's airconditioned here. Not like the heat outside is enjoyable... It's "to die for."

Random News:

I DIDN'T FLUNK MATH. Midsem standing says "3.00." Hell yes. I thought I was going to get a 5 on that. The dreaded "singko." Still half the sem to go... That's one long test and one final exam to survive (and I need to get a 60% on all of them lest I face the ugly reality of failure.)

I was in the College of Arts and Letters a while ago and I ran into Raphie. We met in Koronadal, South Cotabato during the regional press conference. Anyway, we had this conversation (paraphrased)... He's taking Math 17, by the way. UP people you know what that means. Hehe.

Me: I didn't flunk Math 11.
Raphie: I have an airconed classroom.
Me: I didn't flunk Math 11.
Raphie: I have an airconed classroom.
Me: I didn't flunk Math 11.
Raphie: I have an airconed classroom.
Me: I didn't flunk Math 11.
Raphie: I have an airconed classroom.
Me: I didn't flunk Math 11.
Raphie: I have an airconed classroom.
Me: I didn't flunk Math 11.
Raphie: You suck!!!!!!!! DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And the rest of the walk to the Math building we were lamenting on how we paid 3,000 (me) and 5,000 (him) for our stupid math classes. I mean, I DON'T NEED MATH. Seriously. Where in POLITICAL SCIENCE do I need algebra? Sure, if it's economics that's fine by me... But this is algebra for crying out loud!

I found the complete collected works of Ambrose Bierce in the CAL Library, by the way.
*This is me jumping up and down like the geek that I am.

Random Questions:

Is "Twilight" as good as everybody says it is? I mean, all this ranting and raving (and swooning) has me thinking "is this worth all the fuss?" From the standpoint of someone who hasn't read it yet, it sounds like a mushy mushy mushy mushy mushy (did I mention mushy?) love story of a girl and a vampire.And, honestly, that's not even new. And all I kept hearing is about this "Edward" guy. Sure, whatever. What about the story? Is there something new in it (different, like a je ne sais quios) or is everybody swearing by it because it's "in?" Okay, SORRY to the fans of the book. But I hate cliche-y love stories. Wait, I hate love stories, period. If it has a tragic ending then I'd probably hate it less. (Stop psycho-analysing me. I know you are.) If it's vampires as the topic then I'd rather read Anne Rice.

*This might also be due to the fact that I don't like reading mainstream stuff. If everybody likes it I start liking it less.

Oh yeah, before I forget, why do they keep skipping the Narnia books?

It goes like:
Magician's Nephew
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
The Horse and His Boy
Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle

Why do they keep skipping???

I though Prince Caspian was one of the less interesting books. Book II is alright. But WHY SKIP???!!! It's losing the "essence." They're ordered like that for a reason. Maybe those producers seem to think that the ones with the Pevensie children are the only ones worth showing. Yeah, but what about the other good stuff? Sheesh.

And while I'm on the topic of books...

Why do bookstores (shops, boutiques, etcetera) sell those cheap, vile, disgusting, worthless, crap-filled unoriginal, trying hard, repulsive little paperback love stories? (The adjectives just keep on coming.) You know, the ones your yaya probably reads. Mine did. DID. I don't have a yaya anymore. (Defensive.) Anyway, I think those are a waste of resources. They're printing major crap on paper. If people want crap they'd go to their bath rooms. Not the bookstores. To think most National Bookstores have shelves devoted to these. If I see these in Powerbooks/ Fully-booked I might just lose faith in all humanity.

(Am I offending anyone? Oh, I'm sorry. But this is MY blog. I'm saying what I want to say.) Okay, hyper me.

And, for that matter, why in the freaking hell are people reading that crap??? Follow-up: Why are people writing that crap??? There are a million things one can write can write about. The world holds wonders for him/her who has the eyes to see them. I don't know why those writers can't find anything to write about but those extreme travesties of literature.

Last night, I was watching the news (GMA-7) and I heard something like "Ding-dong nagselos... *something* girlfriend niyang si Karylle," right before the commercial break. My mind went "What the f***?" You people just wasted millions of pesos worth of airtime for shit like that???!!! Who the effing hell cares about those people??? God. Oh. Am I allowed to use that? Oh whatever. God!

Mainstream media these days are just plain first-class crap.
Don't even let me get started on Filipino movies of the past five years.

Sign of the Week:

"Babala: Mag-ingat. Gumuguhong Pader."
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Must research on Ancient Egypt now. Au revoir. A la semaine prochaine.

Post scriptum... Stop psycho-analysing me. I'm just on hyper mode.
:-D