Indakan 2010

Even though I just sat on the carpeted stairs, I still enjoyed this year's Indakan.

Teatro Marikina was not really suited to house an audience as big as the student population of UP College of Engineering, so a lot of people had either stand up or sit on the aisle. I have already been to the venue once, when I was still in fourth year highschool. We watched the play "Ama" as part of the field trip.

The program started late due to the tardiness of the event's hosts, which enabled us who took the ES 13 exam to witness the whole competition.

Six teams participated in the pair category, while twelve organizations joined the group category. The theme was "Montage" where the teams would pick a musical movie and interpret the soundtrack through dance.

ALCHEMES was not represented in the pair category, since no one was willing to do so. The Isentropes chose Moulin Rouge, starring Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, as their piece. Being the first ones to perform in that category, it was obvious that they were really nervous and lacked confidence in what they were doing. Sayang, maganda pa naman yung concept.

The numbers that really caught my (perhaps, everybody's) attention were the following: Across the Universe (KEM), Rent (Erg), Chicago (IE Club), and Sweeny Todd (CIEM). Hairspray by Cursor was also cute. Also, the pair entry of Circuit (they interpreted Blues Brothers) was quite amusing. I got disappointed with GE Club and the ones that performed Cheetah Girls: they looked highschool-ish and pathetic! And Eng'gSoc was pretty messed up too (they did Fame!).

KEM snatched back the championship, with IE Club sliding down to second place, and CIEM retained its third place. I'll still be searching for the winners in the pair category. Congratulations to the winners!

PS No Geminids for me :(

I can now smell Eng'g Week!

After the first long exam in ES 13 later this afternoon, I'm going to be as free as a bird!

We'll go straight to the Teatro Marikina to watch and support the Isentropes, the official dance group of UP ALCHEMES, as they battle it out in the Indakan 2010. The awesome ticket was awesome, as it came with a free baller. Then afterwards, we'll be heading back to UP to witness the Geminids meteor shower. I'm not really worried to sleep late, since I've been used to sleeping in the morning these past few weeks, and the only class that I've got is, well, ES 13 which starts at 2:30 in the afternoon.

I decided not to join any of the slated games in this year's Eng'g Week and just planned to cheer for my orgmates. My load this semester is heavy, and I just didn't want to take any risk, that's all. (Yes, I know, it's a lame excuse. But what could I do?)

I read in UP Alpha Phi Omega's publicity materials (the one announcing the "Great Oblation Run") that they will be holding another blood donation drive this coming Friday. Unfortunately, this would coincide with the Christmas party of our organization. They have decided to celebrate it with the kids from Gentle Hands, an institution taking care of neglected children. Even though it's for a good cause, I'm considering to opt out of the party and donate blood instead, because as much as possible, I would like to donate blood at least once every three months (I started last October this year). To at least save me from my conscience, I'll donate crayons or something for the kids.

So, this ends this blog. I must now go back and study for my upcoming exam. I'm nervous, but I know I could conquer it. Let's go!

Going back...

I've always wanted to maintain a good blog where I would recall all the things that have happened to me, amused me, took my attention, discuss my disappointments and dreams in life, but I find myself being unable to find the drive to even update this account.

So, for the nth time, I will attempt to revive the blogger within me. Tumblr is good, but I think it isn't what I really need. I need a breathing space, where I could express myself and be whomever I would want to be. This time, I would like to focus on my target audience: myself. I'm really getting tired of trying to please the "followers." Here, I could relax and just spill out whatever's inside my mind. The peace and quiet and unrestrained blogging: oh joy!

Now, I'm here (again!) in blogger. And I'm here to stay, hopefully.

Yeah, I've been busy with academics since the new semester has begun. Org-related stuff, problem sets, laboratory quizzes, long exams. All has been well, I suppose. I'm not having a hard time in absorbing the lessons in the courses I have taken. Well, maybe except ChE 131. It's giving me a headache. Momentum, heat and mass transfers aren't really making any sense to me. I'm struggling to answer a single item in the homeworks, much to the unexpressed disappointment by my partner. Sigh. This then requires me to take extra effort in understanding the lessons this coming (insert drum roll here) Christmas break.

Exam in ES 12 is over. Talking to Kuya Michael Dupio was just depressing. I really thought I did great in my exam. Ugh. It sucks. In Monday, there's gonna another exam. This one's for ES 13. I must exert effort this time. After all, it's just the start of the sem. I must try a little bit harder to have better grades come CRS time.

Tomorrow will be my goddaughter's first birthday celebration which will be held in Tramway Timog. I'm now excited to see my cousins! That girl is really lucky, getting all the good things a baby could wish she could get. I hope she does not grow spoiled, though, but rather an empowered and strong-willed individual.

And, yesterday was our 14th month as a couple. I really hope this relationship would last. I am really grateful that she could see the good in me.