random thoughts on the 7th of feb, 2005

things to do this week:

1. finish my thesis revisions. thanks to sir sev, i have to do tons of them.

2. do the group theo paper and presentation for the 15th.

3. conduct studies for the secret deodorant presentation next week.

4. watch meet the fockers, a very long engagement, and shall we dance.

5. update my job applications.

6. visit ate duday at her condo in rockwell.

7. work.

8. go to wyeth office for class on thursday.

• most of the ateneo seniors are not going to have their dates this valentines. if they are, they'll probably have it in some group presentations.

• it's prom season once again, and just like don, i'm missing the feeling of preparing for prom. not that i super enjoyed my prom five and four years ago. what i miss the most is the post-event drinking sessions. try going to high schools around the metro and at least 5 out of all the girls in the class of every junior and senior are carrying a prom issue of either meg, candy, seventeen, or preview.

• globe and smart are complaining to ntc about sun's 24/7 unlimited. well, if the ntc sticks with their word that they'll priotize the welfare of the consumer, then globe and smart can just say goodbye to their complaints.

• i'm seriously thinking of getting a dog soon, depending on my application for the states. if it doesn't pushes through, might as well get a westie. the problem is, where do i find one?

• just an example of how hyporcrite the government is: according to repbulic act number 8042 (the migrant workers and overseas workers act of 1995), overseas employment shall not be promoted as a means to sustain economic growth and achieve national development. if it is indeed so, how come the government is actually pushing more and more filipinos to work abroad?

• so far, i have seen a lot of local news and current events programs doing documentaries on chinese/ chinese new year. even the government has declared tomorrow as a special working holiday. aren't those acts of sucking up to the chinese? for our own new year's day celebration, there were not a lot of special documentaries.

• yesterday, my driver ran over a black kitten. feel bad for the kitten. my mother, however, with her usual paranoia and dedication to supernatural beliefs, spent the whole day yesterday praying over the dead kitten, complete with incense and food offering and even went to the cemetery to pray over the dead souls of our relatives. weird huh?

• now that i don't have any money left, i wish to God i'll be able to save enough for the norah jones concert on the 12th of march and a pair of havaianas for palawan.