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This week was probably the
haggardest week of my whole entire life. I don’t know but even with
22 waking hours each day, I still can’t find enough time to fulfill
all the responsibilities I am entitled to.

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On dropping

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So I dropped ES11. I had
to take something out of my repertoire, and it had to be something na
patapon na din lang. So with a heavy heart, I took claim to that
blue slip, filled it up, had it signed and paid for it. Many thanks
to my greatest friends in the world who bore my  depression lapses
and for convincing me that it is not yet the end of the world.

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I haven’t quite gotten
over the whole thing yet so it still gives me some bouts of
depression but I guess I’m better.

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Movie mode

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The aaargh thing was that
the thing that was supposed to cheer me up ended up making my state
even worse. I watched a movie last Thursday, the day I decided to
drop ES11, with Dianne and Danjun, its title, The Wicker Man. And I
must say that this is the most sordid piece of film that I’ve ever
had the misfortune to stimulate my optical nerves for. I should’ve
spent that time to catch up on my studies, or at least sleep.

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I may be exaggerating, but
just a bit. The story was good, I would’ve appreciated it more if
it was a book. But it’s just not film material. If I was a director
and I was given that script, I would’ve fitted it into one hour,
WITH commercials, in short, one episode of a TV series. It had too
many lengtheners, too many scenic moments which were obviously just
placed there to lengthen the film. Even the climax lasted way too
long; the minimal adrenaline that my glands pumped up for it couldn’t
have sustained an appreciable increase in heart rate for such a long
and dull climax.

.Consequently, I think
that Nicolas Cage is losing his touch. He of course was as good as an
actor can be, but the direction was simply, how to put this…
horrible! He overdid the acting on most parts, the character was too
angry, he was someone that a viewer would never sympathize with, he’s
even annoying while he’s dying sheesh!

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For a film that was
supposed to cause suspense the only parts that gave me suspense were
the schizophrenic moments, which were extremely overdone and I must
say DID NOT have any relevance to the plot whatsoever.

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From the start of the film
you’ll know that it’s no good. And don’t get me started with
the ending. I was so unsatisfied that I expected something more
fulfilling after the climax. The actual epilogue, which was supposed
to leave a good lasting mark, left instead a feeling that could only
be described by the word “duh”.

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Achievements

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Enough about the filthy
movie, moving on, my groupmates and I finally got over the progress
report for ChE 134, and with a very good to boot! Thanks to what
Miguel did and Ronald’s efforts and to Jules’ laptop. I’m glad
that analyzing those data all night and coming out with next to
nothing actually bore fruit. Even so, there’s still a ways to go,
but I’m glad that we’re going in the right direction.

Deadlines

(September 11) Next up
would be finally the STS report, which thank God would conclude this
Monday. We spent the whole day at Diana’s house finishing the
report, and I’m glad that we closed all the stuff that needed to be
closed. Now all that’s left is this presentation which I still have
to finish.

(September 12) After STS,
is Chem 153, which I have to do a research on. I need to find the
latest uses of supercritical fluids, ick!

(September 13) ChE 122
exam, which will be a bit easier to study for since I won’t have ES
11 to worry about anymore.

(September 16) Day of
PubPalihan, the Solidardad activity for which I am the Logistics
head. Still crossing my fingers hoping that the room we requested
would be approved for use.

(September 22) Deadline of
articles for Reactor, will have to have them e-mailed to Carlo,
edited and checked on this day, two days after the writers have given
them to me (hopefully) so that he could layout it for the publish
date.

(September 26) Get the
edited copy from Carlo and give it to Mam Gene to check so that it’ll
be published before the end of classes.

(September 27) Publish
date of Reactor

(End of September) The
probable time when I’ll have to write the 3^rd ChE 133
exam (which I desperately have to ace) and the 3^rd ChE 122
exam (which I have to ace too).

(October 4) 3^rd
ChE 153 exam

(First two weeks of
October) Hell weeks, most probable time for other exams

After that I’m going to
have to go back to doing my usual rakets, which sad to say, I had to
let go of in order to keep up with school and other responsibilities.

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