Being a Superhero

Who doesn't want to be a Superhero?

I don't know who. But watching those superhero flicks would really make you think twice of wishing and hoping and wanting to become a superhero.

I just watched Superman last night. I watched it with my five other classmates. I planned to study yesterday, since we had no classes. But I succumbed to pressure and watched it with them. In the end, I only had an hour of study yesterday.

This is one of those times I want to be a Superhero. I want to do lots of things. I want to accomplish lots of stuff in such short a time. I want to be a Superhero so I could watch all the movies and TV shows I would want to. I haven't watched The Lake House and if I were a Superhero I could have probably watched it. I want to be a Superhero so I could read not just for law school but all those interesting novels that I long wanted to read.

Wait a minute? I don't think that those stuff I want to do defines a Superhero. I think what I really want are superpowers. But not really a Superhero. Makes sense!

Honestly, being a Superhero would still be cool! Saving the world from disasters - what a task! Being a Superhero may not be that bad at all. But then, I still have to ask Superman and Spiderman if everything is worth the sacrifice. I do hope it is :)

I Think ...

I think I think too much.

Maybe not always. But I really do at times.

I think too much of what to write right now. And then, mental block! There is no continuity.

I think too much of what to do. I do write my goals for the day. I write too much because I end up not doing everything. But that's okay. I just think too much of what to do for the day.

I think too much of what to watch. I am confused on whether to watch High School Musical or CSI or both. I may end up not watching anything.

I think too much of what to say. Or not say anything. Maybe I should I have said something. Or maybe it was a good idea that I didn't say anything when I had the opportunity. I would never know if I did not do was the right thing. Opportunity lost .. but I hope not forever!

I think too much of stuff. I worry about things.

I am not sure if that is normal. Heck, I am not sure if I am normal.

Thinking too much eats me up at times.

To get around it, I then just do it!

What a Lost!

What a LOST indeed!

Tonight's episode (Philippine time ... siyempre) was really cool.

This episode was probably the most thrilling one for me.

It was cool that they found the balloon and the grave.. But I really felt that "Mr. Gale" was lying. Sayid could not be wrong when he said that he knew "Mr. Gale" was lying. Masisira ang credibilidad niya. Naisip ko na they should dug up the grave. They did and they found out what they are looking for.

Tapos nandiyan pa iyong lockdown-lockdown thing. Exciting din iyon. Tapos may neon scribbles ba. And Locke needed "Mr. Gale's" help. I don't blame him. I would probably do what he did. But you'll know that something was really up with that "Mr. Gale" when he bargained for the help needed ... that Locke should protect him no matter what. No matter what pa talaga!

It was a nice episode. I can't wait for next week.

In the mean time, I have to get back to reality and read law stuff.

Actually, I'll just get some cases from the internet, print it and I would probably go to sleep na. But I'll wake up early tomorrow. I have a feeling that tomorrow would be a long day. And so it will be on Wednesday as well.

Protest Ad Cautelam

It's Latin. And I don't know what it means.

I had my first recitation in second year last night. The subject was Election law. Our teacher is the mother of one of my batchmates in high school. She was the one who gave the speech when I was graduated from kindergarten.

I was quite nervous that night. Sure, I read the cases. But I felt that I was not yet in the groove of things (sobraan siguro sa ka-high!). While reading the cases, I really couldn't think that straight. So our inital prayer was that absent si ma'am. If that doesn't work, I prayed that I wouldn't be called. If it doesn't work, I prayed that I would answer correctly.

My first two prayers weren't answered. I am not sure of the last one but I am ok.

Yes, I was asked what Protest Ad Cautelam means. I said "a protest subject to the petition filed with the COMELEC." I think my answer is somehow connected. Ma'am asked if I checked it out. Unfortunately, I was not able to at that time thinking that it wouldn't be asked and that I had an answer already. And so, she told me to find out. I checked the Black's Law Dictionary today but I didn't find out what that means.

The good thing is that she asked additional questions. I was still nervous but didn't buckle down. I answered, maybe not correctly. But I am ok. She said that if we are called and we are absent, she will give us a grade of 50 for that recitation. If we are present but passed on the questions, we will get a 70. So, worse case scenario, I probably got a 70. Bawi na lang next time at least hindi 60!

Honestly, I am not a big fan of recitations. I do not really believe that recitations per se motivate students to study more. It may be correct but not all the time. We had a subject where we had no recitation, but we still studied and did ok. Yes, we had quizzes every week. But between written exams and recitations, I'd choose written exams on any day.

Another thing, I usually have an inkling when I am about to be called. I would be extremely nervous .. no kidding! Cold hands shaking would be the most obvious sign.

During our class, it rained. I thought that it would be difficult to hail a cab and taking a jeepney would be a risk for me if it would rain harder since I didn't have any umbrella. I got home safely and quite dry. My other prayer was answered :)

First Day High

Nasasabik sa unang araw ng eskwela ...

Hindi rin ako masyadong excited ano? Actually, I was looking forward to being back in school but not that excited. Just enough to motivate to get back in school and to psyche myself that I can do this ... hehehe ...

First day back in law school was definitely a high for me! I had jitters, although I am not sure why. I had a slight shortness of breath, which could mean either I lack exercise or iniipit na ng spine ko iyong lungs ko. My knees sort of wobbled and my hands were a bit shaking. I kept complaining but it was nothing that I couldn't handle.

The biggest high I got was when my everdearest and longtime friend enrolled in law school. I sort of guessed it considering that she took the exam last year and she did some changes in her career. But I am so happy jud that she is in law school!

I was also high when I found out that my friend and my former classmate and another friend are classmates. Actually, it's quite nice kasi the three of us live in the same subdivision. Lingaw!

Of course, I was also happy since I got to see my classmates again. Astang chika gihapon namo ... hehe! However, changes are inevitable. Some of them are no longer in law school. Some are in law school but we're not classmates anymore. Oh well, I have to widen my social circle. Pero iba pa rin!

It was also nice looking at the list of first year students. There were a number of familiar names. I am not sure if they know but I have an idea who they are. Some of them are my former classmates, a sister of my former classmate, taga-Women's and taga-Ecoland. Feeling ko marami pa lang kilala but not necessarily kakilala, if you know what I mean.

Anyhow, I was also high when I found out that second honor pala ako. I am not sure of all the criteria for judging. All I know that I was a full time student, with no grade lower than 80 and I had an average of 86.76. Ok na siguro iyon kasi tinawag nila pangalan ko sa stage. Sayang, hindi ako pinakanta sa stage. Of course, happy jud ako nun. But I am not setting my hopes up too high because there are a lot of factors to consider. And it also adds pressure the more I think of it.

Just an added note, my mom's friend, who is a professor in law school, was the one who told my mom. He sent an SMS. So siyempre, happy ang family ko for me. I was still contemplating of telling them or on how to tell them ... kasi nga maka-pressure. Pero ok pa rin na they found out ... hehe!

May pakapin pa! It was a good thing that our teacher was absent because I forgot my class cards. Haha! Pagka-tanga na lang jud! Hehe!

That's it for now! Study muna ako :)

Reality Bites

Summer is definitely over since classes will already start tomorrow.

So to officially close my Summer 2006 (char lang!), I would like to pay tribute to my 5 favorite reality TV guys ... hehe ... pagpasensiyahan niya na. These were the guys who definitely made my summer sizzling (huwaat?)

1. Julijo - The 3rd runner-up in the Star Circle Summer Kid Quest. The pinaka-gwapong bata sa balat ng telebisyon ... walang stir! He is Sweet Tooth in the Colgate Commercial. He is also in Pediasure and Chunkee Chewy Soft Cookie and probably more commercials to come. Ang batang ang sarap halikan at kurotin! He may not be the most talented but he has the talent to become the next matinee idol (walay atik!). He may pilyo but then he is still a child. Oh, Julijo!

2. Sam - No, not Sam Milby! Sam Concepcion of the Little Big Star! You can see that he was born a performer, with good looks. He may not have the birit voice but his stage presence is truly mesmerizing.

3. Elliott - The 3rd placer in the American Idol Season 5. I so love his voice! I am so happy I have mp3s of his 4 performances ... woohoo! I hope to see and hear more of him!

4. Aras - The Ultimate Survivor in Survivor: Exile Island. Of course, Terry was more deserving but then he was not in the Final Two. And Aras deserves it, next to Terry, for he always gives his best in all the challenges.

5. BJ and Tyler - The team that spiced-up Season 9 of the Amazing Race. And of course, they ultimately won it! These guys deserve it. They were my favorites since the beginning. If they weren't around, this season would have been a blah, no kidding!

So, there you have it. My five ultimate guys in reality TV this summer!

Sightings

Yesterday was good day for Keanu sightings.

Yup, I am a big Keanu fan and I am not ashamed of it. Yes, I know that he might be gay. But so what? Saka ko na problemahin iyon if kami na ... hehe. Yes, I know that he might not be the greatest actor. Anong pakialam niyo?

Anyway, his movie, The Lake House, with Sandra Bullock is coming out this month. That's why he's practically around tinseltown doing the promotions.

I saw an article on the newspaper yesterday that he wants to get married. He says he is quite lonely and wants to get married and have children. Yes, he still continues to mourn the loss of his stillborn daughter and 1999 and the death of the baby's mother in 2001. But they already broke up in 2000.

If only he knows I exist ... hehe. He is actually 41 years old. I don't care. As if he cares that I'm 25. It has been years since his Speed days.

I also saw him last night on Jay Leno's Show. Actually, Kellie Pickler was sent to do interviews at MTV Movie Awards. Keanu and Sandra were there. Kellie is indeed one lucky girl, interviewing all those celebrities on the red carpet. She was actually hilarious. She did a matrix move and it was quite funny (for me).

I would probably see more of Keanu in the next few weeks with The Lake House coming up. Cool!

Looking Forward ...

I know. I am weird.

I am actually looking forward to my second year in law school. Sounds like a geek, right?

Actually, I am not yet bored. I wasn't actually bored the whole summer. Ok, maybe sometimes when I'm at my dad's office and there is literally nothing to do. There are still some stuff that I planned to do but wasn't able to do.

What did I do this summer? Here are the top 5 things I did this summer (but nothing amazing):

1. Movies - Good thing that SM offered a buy 1, 50% off on the second ticket up until last May 23. So I got to watch Eight Below, D'Lucky Ones (jologs jud!), MI:3, The Da Vinci Code, The Wild, X-Men 3: The Last Stand.

2. TV - American Idol Season 5, The Amazing Race, Survivor:Exile Island, Lost, CSI:Las Vegas, CSI:New York, Supernatural, PBB - Teen Edition, Game Ka Na Ba, Star Circle Summer Kid Quest, Law and Order:SVU. And it's true! I refer to the shows I watched in case I get confused what day it is ... hehe .. weird jud! Actually, these past two weeks, PBB messed up my TV schedule. 10 pm is AXN time. But then PBB decided to move its time slot that I could not see the beginning of the my favorite AXN shows. So lately, it has been a compromise. I got to watch Lost at 10 but I have to catch the CSIs on Sunday. Good thing patapos na ang PBB and it would be months pa before they start with the second edition. Yehey! Walang kalaban! And yes, I still do watch TV on school night!

3. Computer Games - Big Money, Bookworm, Wheel of Fortune, Family Feud, Hangaroo ... yup! I still get hooked on these stuff.

4. Scrapbook - I got busy with my Australian photos. I am about to be finished ... just in time!

5. Read - But not law books, not yet anyway! I got to read King of Torts, A Civil Action and a couple of novels by Mary Clark Higgins. Who says I'm a bookworm?

So basically, that's what I did so as not to get bored. Nevertheless, with all these stuff I was busy with during summer (career!), I am looking forward to school. The thrill of something different I guess, with a dose of familiarity :)