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Unfortunately it is that time of the month again, when I am less than bearable, highly moody, most hyperactive, hypersensitive, very depressive,  unpredictable, quiet, contagious, dangerous, imbalanced, unreasonable and most of all evil.
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well maybe not the last one.
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But yes people, I am undergoing PMS.
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If you don’t know what it is ask someone else ‘cuz I’m not in the mood.
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Anyway, I feel very very very tired recently and God knows what’s happening. My mom says its from the lack of sleep. I say it’s from the hormones and the array of obnoxious people that crossed my Maunday path.
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I’m not writing any names or stating any events because I think the reason why those people seem so obnoxious today is the fact that my hormones are active once more.
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So I’m writing a few stuff to those people just to release some tension.
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I’m quite sure that these sentiments will be gone by the end of the week.
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1. YOu are such a user. You only approach people when you need something from them. And when it is us who need something from you you shrug us off. I hope it doesn’t come to a point when I ahve to tell you this to your face.
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2. Ang plastik mo dude. If you hate me then say it, di yung parang friends friends pa tau. Grabeh OROCAN!
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3. Stop patronizing me!
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4. Buti na lang gwapo ka, kung di… rwqe$#%dsalkj!!!

I dunno I guess it’s time I used my membership there. Thank God I still remember the password.
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I also wanna know how many people read my blog.
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although it would be better to know who, but I guess I should be content with how many.
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I went to sleep last night in the midst of an onslaught of on and off headaches on the left side of my brain. Fortunately, despite the pain, I was able to sleep, although not as deeply as I wanted.
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I haven’t been having enough rest recently. My body got used to getting 6 hours of sleep last January, especially because there wasn’t really much to do aside from read read and read. Unfortunately, the readings are getting thicker and thicker as the love month approaches it’s Zenith on February 14th and will culminate to two exams on my birthday the 15th.
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I also have an exam this Monday and another set for next Tuesday and Thursday. Unfortunately, these are days when I go to the gym. SO I dunno if it’s going to affect my gym drive.
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Anyway, thinking too much about exams, not to mention the other stuff I have to worry about (my life doesn’t revolve around studies) makes my tolerance for pain decrease, which is in turn a bad thing because there seems to be an increase instance of pain during these times of stress.
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Fortunately, there is badminton. yes badminton, the stress reliever and the frustration venter that happens almost everyday at the Yakal Lawn a.k.a. the ALCHEMES lawn.
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It is where alchemists vent their anger on an innocent shuttlecock whose only sin was to be the few grams of plastic from the millions of liters of petrochemicals processed in the Philippines to be turned into a recreational product.
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Well I like badminton because of that. And aside from venting anger, it is also a good source of endorphins for the otherwise academically slave driven students of our org.
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*not to self bring your own badminton racket on monday.
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that’s all for now

Well it’s the weekend and I’m hardly feeling the restful atmosphere. Yes it’s cold to the point when I’d want to bathe in the noon sun. I actually looked up the PAGASA website to see if the cold weather would persist long enough so I could use my org jacket in the wee hours of the morning when it’s freezing cold and I’m still shivering under two layers of blankets. (gasp)
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Unfortunately it says the cold weather will persist until the 2nd week of February and just in time for the Lover’s season. It just goes to show that no matter how you try to escape it, the season follows you and blows it’s message on you… literally, and those winds are very cold.
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Anyway I’m on rest period because I went to the gym yesterday, did a few misinformed leg raises until I corrected my posture (no wonder it’s not working) and Pilates ball crunches which I sooo enjoy and some other stuff I don’t want to remember.
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Anyway after the hurried gym session I quickly went to the tambs to join the sports clinic that the LSR peeps organized.
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And I just wanna say it was great! WEll not as great as the Anilao field trip but great nonetheless! It started slow for me because I didn’t join the tennis crowd and the basketball crowd is full of sweaty icky boys (I really don’t like sweaty contact sports). But I finally got a badminton partner in Bart. Even though half of the time we were laughing about how the bird would get entrained in the wind or else the almost invisible thread that was hanging above our playing field.
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Eventually (meaning after the pancit lunch which Johan’s mom cooked) I joined the tennis hype and what do you know I actually enjoyed it! It was my favorite of all the events. Even though I think if all of us would be given grades for our tennis prowess I’d be given a 5, I still enjoyed it. At least, by the time I gave up the racket, I was already able to hit the ball over the net, although not always into the other court.
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I was also able to swim in the frigid pool! Hehehe and do a bit of basketball shooting, (I actually got in 1 ball!!) and a quick round of volleyball where I was never able to actually volley.
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Yeah I think technically I did every sport and overdid tennis.
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Which is why my right arm is sort of crying right now. Anyway I won’t have to do anything strenuous tomorrow, at least nothing physically strenuous. I’m due for a debate on whether or not Rizal is a bayani or not tomorrow. Apparently hero and bayani are two very different things. Or so I read.
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Anyway I had to got o UP today to talk to my 11 groupmates about our plan of action for tomorrow’s debate, unfortunately, only three were present. Great huh?
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Well we basically got it figured out… I think.
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Well not really. Hehehe I guess we’ll just wing it tomorrow.
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Although I am researching for other stuff regarding Rizal’s apparent lack of qualities for being hailed as a Bayani. I’m on the negative side of the debate you see.
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And while researching, I just happened to procrastinate and drop by mugglenet and whaddaya know?! Harry Potter 7 is coming out this JULY 21!!! WAAAAA Joy of Joys! There is still hope! Nyahahaha.
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And it just happens to be a few weeks after the fifth Potter movie release! Whaaaaa! July is Officially Potter month, not to mention my Dad’s month of birth so I’ll just have to convince him to give himself a copy of the book like he did with Half Blood Prince!
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I am soooo excited nyahahaha!

Imagine preparing the best dessert, then whipping up a delightful salad, and then for the main course, you put the best combination of spices together in one pot, heating it to just the right temperature, and then putting the best combination of vegetables and what-not in your pot, and then for the final/main ingredient, you put a healthy serving of manure.
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gross isn’t it?
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Truth is, no matter how you dress something up, how good the surroundings are, what’s gross is gross and that will never change.
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It’s kind of like war, no matter how good the intention, people will die no matter what.
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Or maybe rape. Even if the woman is your wife or even if you love her dearly, there is no excuse for rape.
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Murder is another. For revenge, for someone you love, cold blooded murder is evil. Take note that is cold blooded murder, self defense is different.
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So you see, no matter how I look at it.

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Even with all the bells and whistles.

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Even in a perfect setting

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I really can’t imagine us together…
ever.
sorry

I read this article the skinny on coffee off msn.com and found the hidden horrors in my favorite drink.
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Order this: A Venti (24 ounce) Starbucks caramel macchiato made with whole milk.

And you’ll drink this: 380 calories, 15 grams fat, 9 grams saturated fat and 46 grams carbohydrates.

Add some “whip” and you’ll drink this: 510 calories, 27 grams fat, 15 grams saturated fat and 48 grams carbohydrates.

Order the same drink, but ask for skim milk and skip the whip and you’ll drink this: 280 calories, 1 gram fat, 0.5 gram saturated fat and 49 grams carbohydrates.

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whaaaaaa
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but!
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Order this: A single shot espresso from Starbucks.

And you’ll drink this: 5 calories, 0 grams fat, 0 grams saturated fat and 1 gram carbohydrates.

Make it an espresso con panna (an espresso with whipped cream) and you’ll drink this: 110 calories, 9 grams fat, 6 grams saturated fat and 3 grams carbohydrates.

Marion Nestle’s take:
“A regular espresso sounds good to me, but if you order it with cream,
you’re adding calories and pesky grams of saturated fat. Consider that
dessert.”

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Actually, I’d rather order a latte or a cappuccino with skim milk and no sugar and *gasp* no whipped cream  so I could at least lose the guilt. Nyahahaha look out Starbucks  Araneta ave. cor. Q. ave. nyahahaha I’m on a freakin’ diet!

Ang astig astig tlaga nung field trip namin sa Anilao! whoohoo!
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First of all medjo pantay na ang tan lines ko wahahaha nag spaghetti strap kasi ako at nagbabad sa araw para magpantay naman kahit papano ang complexion ng aking shoulders sa aking arms odiba?
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Second ang sayang mag manta tow! whoohooo It’s a thing when you’ll be dragged by a boat across a reef and you observe and stuff.  Although I almost became a human anchor because I was holding the manta board the wrong way and ended up drinking lots of seawater, I still enjoyed it and I hope to do it again one day.
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During manta tow, we were asked to differentiate dead and live corals. It was kinda hard trying to hold on to the board where you were supposed to write down data while observing the reef, keeping your snorkel above the water and avoid being dragged down by the board itself.
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As I said I almost became a human anchor. Special Thanks to Sai for throwing me the life line when I couldn’t swim against the current after I let go of the rope.
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Third, I also learned how to snorkel, I mean really snorkel freely. I even did a few free dives into about 10-15 feet of water. It was so cool! Hahaha Me and my groupmates were the last ones to go out of the water because we enjoyed it so much.
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You see we were asked to make a fish survey. First we were oriented with the common reef fish and we were asked to make a census. how many fish we saw and what types. This was the most fun part because this was where I finally had the guts to swim solo without a life vest.
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I also learned how to dive while using the snorkel whoohooo I wish I brought back some coral but I couldn’t really reach the bottom because, one, it was way too deep my legs don’t have enough strength to push me down far enough, two the current was pushing me further out to sea waaaa!
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We spent about 3 hours just looking at fish and trying to find rare ones. despite the frigid water I remained water borne for the whole period hehehe. Nakakaadik e.
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It’s also kinda fun and scary at the same time when you’re without a lifevest in 20-30 feet of water and you’re trying your very best to swim back to shore but the current is just preventing you to. Nyahahah.
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And the reef fish are very cool too! I never used to appreciate reef fish and corals before I was required to make a fish and coral survey by my prof. We were actually able to name some of the fish and sort of survey the corals. We also saw some sea urchins and some of Nemo’s and Gil’s cousins.
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And it was fun trying to swim away from the few jellyfish hahaha to think we were afraid of such small creatures.
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I also had my battle scars. I wounded my right big toe on some wildlife that were growing out of the ladder the we use to get onto a raft in the middle of the reef.
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Ang cool din nung mga kasama ko sa group A na supposed to be ay experienced snorkellers na pero nagpapanggap lang yung iba (ehem ako ata yun) Hehehe mejo nagpapaka elitista ata kami nun. It was cool because since we were so pro-active (word of the day) we even got a private lesson from our prof and he let us watch him free dive to the bottom (yes he did what I couldn’t whatta guy!) and point out to us the dead and live coral right before the manta tow.
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WE’ve got really cool photos of us after the manta tow (before doing the fish census) and before going home at my photo albums. It was bad that I wasn’t able to find a waterproof camera bag, then we could have taken photos of us underwater and stuff. I really hope we or rather I can snorkel again.
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Special thanks to Mr. Johan MArk Golbin for lending me his snorkel! Without which I wouldn’t have enjoyed the trip so much.

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P.S.

I can still feel my body being dragged by the ocean current and it’s as if I’m still breathing through a snorkel nyahahaha

Just when you thought you’ve got it all, you suddenly hit the floor…
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Chorus for Linkin Park’s Hit the Floor, Meteora
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(One minute you’re on top)
The next you’re not watch it drop
(Making your heart stop)
Just before you hit the floor
(One minute you’re on top)
Next you’re not missed your shot
(Making you’re heart stop)
You think you’ve won
(And then its all gone)

Well I already started the three times a week visit to the gym. So it means that my already full MTh schedule will become even fuller even though we’ve already finished ChE 140.
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My instructor, and a couple of friends said that workouts won’t have too much effect unless I do it often so now that my schedule is a little freed up, I can do T,Th,S workouts.
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My body isn’t used to having workouts every other day and because of that, today’s workout, which was a notch higher than last time’s was made even harder because my body’s not used to just one day of rest.
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Well it’s still ok I guess ‘coz there’s nothing compared to the after workout pain I felt last Saturday (The day we went to Pampanga) which was the real killer of ‘em all.
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I bought some Nori wrapper yesterday and a sushi rolling mat. What’s really cool was the Nori wrapper I bought had a California Maki recipe at the back. So I now know what they add to the friggin rice to make em sticky and taste that way. Unfortunately I had no rice wine and no rice vinegar. The rice might’ve tasted better if I had some, but the net gave me cool substitutes. Although california maki at Teriyaki Boy is still the best (wink wink @ Bart).
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I ended up eating a bunch of ill made sushi with the filling off center for lunch today in an attempt to eat healthier. But since I went to the gym after eating lunch, I ended up half starved by the time I was about to go home, which was about 7pm.
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So despite my attempts I still ate at McDonald’s with Arlene and Dianne with, of course the usual, Post High School Nostalgia powered conversations.
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Tomorrow’s attempt at healthy living will probably have something to do with the organic lettuce that I bought at SM the other day which I completely forgot was in the refrigerator.
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Also I had to go back to MSI at 2:30 PM for my prof’s afternoon class, (right after my workout) so I could organize the activities for our MS1 field trip this Sunday. I had to watch the same documentary all over again while waiting for the sign up sheet to circulate.
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Also good good good news!! Deo will be discharged tomorrow yay! Inuman na yan!! nyahahah It was probably the best news I received this week. And the worst news was the one that got him in the Hospital in the first place.
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But he’s not allowed to drink hahaha buti nga! peace!
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I just realized that Linkin Park is now playing in my Pc after, I don’t know 2-3 years of not being opened.
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I was looking for a playlist overhaul earlier and I decided to just randomly open a folder, and I opened Linkin Park. I actually forgot how I really used to like their songs. And I still like em now. Although some are a little too harsh. Most people don’t like them because they say that Linkin Park’s music is too noisy. Well it is, but I still love them! Whooo!.
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Ane because of that here’re the lyrics of one song I really really REALLY love! from their album Meteora (I think) It’s one of their more mellow songs
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Breaking The Habit"

Memories consume
Like opening the wound
I’m picking me apart again
You all assume
I’m safe here in my room
Unless I try to start again

[Bridge:]
I don’t want to be the one
The battles always choose
‘Cause inside I realize
That I’m the one confused

[Chorus:]
I don’t know what’s worth fighting for
Or why I have to scream
I don’t know why I instigate
And say what I don’t mean
I don’t know how I got this way
I know it’s not alright
So I’m breaking the habit
I’m breaking the habit
Tonight

Clutching my cure
I tightly lock the door
I try to catch my breath again
I hurt much more
Than anytime before
I had no options left again

[Bridge:]
I dont want to be the one
The battles always choose
‘Cause inside I realize
That I’m the one confused

[Chorus:]
I don’t know what’s worth fighting for
Or why I have to scream
I don’t know why I instigate
And say what I don’t mean
I don’t know how I got this way
I’ll never be alright
So, I’m breaking the habit
I’m breaking the habit
Tonight

[Bridge:]
I’ll paint it on the walls
‘Cause I’m the one at fault
I’ll never fight again
And this is how it ends

[Chorus:]
I don’t know what’s worth fighting for
Or why I have to scream
But now I have some clarity
to show you what I mean
I don’t know how I got this way
I’ll never be alright
So, I’m breaking the habit
I’m breaking the habit
I’m breaking the habit
Tonight

Waaaaa! Bata pa tayo wag muna!!!
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pls lang.
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wag mo sanang pagsabay sabayin dude.