What's in the First Half of September 2011?

It's been a long time since I posted my previous post. Anyway, the first half of this month is very full of happy memories and I want to share these here. By the way, pictures are to follow, mkay? :-)

So where should I begin? I guess I'd begin with the Rhythm In Blues, the inter-organization dance competition in the Ateneo organized by none other than the Company of Ateneo Dancers (CADS).  I joined the dance group of Ateneo Special Education Society (Ateneo SPEED), Sproove.  For this year, the theme of the RIB is Kalye. We actually got in for the elimination round, placing 9th out of 12 organizations accepted to proceed to the finals.  Last night, September 17, was the finals round of the said competition and luckily, we hit the 3rd place spot in the organization.  I am really happy about this since this is the first ever dance competition I've joined (well I've been dancing in my elementary and high school days but not for a competition, tho).  As our choreographers, Aye Alba and Sam Abriza, had said, "Ang edge niyo sa ibang grupo ay walang natural dancers sa inyo. Lahat kayo nagsimula na hindi marunong pero heto kayo nakapasok sa finals na maraming magagaling at maraming matagal nang nagsasayaw." (Disclaimer: It's non-verbatim but that's the sense of what they said.) Of course, with the guidance and will of God, this won't be possible.  I was also happy that MISAyaw, the dance group of my other organization, Ateneo Management Information Systems Association (Ateneo MISA) qualified for the finals also but unfortunately, they didn't manage to hit a spot in top 3. But that doesn't mean they're not good. THEY'RE SO MUCH BETTER THAN US. Most of them really danced before and their piece was so clean and nice. Well I really have no idea why they didn't manage to hit a spot but kudos to MISAyaw for doing a great job! *two thumbs up* Well among all these, I am very thankful to Sproove (and SPEED as well) for giving me a chance to dance (and move my stagnant body HAHA XD). Sproove has been a gateway that gives me a chance to dance (well, there's a part in me that is a frustrated dancer). Thanks to our choreographers as well for believing, not just in me, but to the entire dance group. Thanks to my co-dancers (I repeat, dancers, not co-members. We're dancers na you know) for allowing me to join the group HAHA. Also, thank you to SPEED and my other friends who keeps on supporting me and the dance group. Lastly, above all these, I thank God for His will. Without Your guidance, we might not have shot a spot in the top 3.

The next highlight of this month was no other than my 18th birthday celebration. I have already crossed the legal age. I don't know if it's actually a good thing or a bad thing but all I do know is that I have more responsibilities now, not just in myself, in our home, in school, but also in our country. I'll be a registered voter this week (well it's not being me excited but it's one of the requirements for our NSTP) and this will exercise my voting rights as a citizen of this country. Other than these, what happened during the night of September 10 and the dawn of September 11 was very epic. I celebrated my birthday with my high school friends and my dad (who just arrived last September 8 from Singapore) bought all our alcoholic drinks. I don't know if he supports my "thirst for alcohol" but I'm very happy on that day. On the morning of September 11, I went to Eastwood to attend the Information Management Conference entitled IMmensity: Beyond Bounds, organized by Ateneo MISA. Well, I destroyed my dignity by acting as Vannah Pacis (under the pseudonym of Vananah Pacis) but I enjoyed and I hope the audience enjoyed as well. At night, I ate dinner in Eastwood with my dad, my little brother, and my two cousins. We ate at Sizzling Pepper Steak and then we drank a bottle of drinks just to have a chilling moment. The day was so tiring that when I got home, I slept immediately.

Well, tomorrow might be one of the low points of this month since my room/my house will be as empty again as before my dad came. Well, being mature enough, I must not be sad by this event but, seriously, I miss this thing. I went home with my dad waiting for me (or at least someone whom I can talk with is waiting for me). My dad woke me up in the morning so I won't be late in my classes. He prepared my breakfast as well. I had someone whom I can talk to at home. Everything's not so dull. Of course as he leaves tomorrow, everything will be back to normal. I go to school with an empty stomach, either too early or too late for my first classes. I go home with my brother waiting for me silently. I'm going to do my stuff on the laptop. I feel like I'm gonna cry right now as I write this portion of my blog but I cannot escape this truth. Well all I can say is that we need to learn to love the truth so we won't be hurt so much. Yeah, truth hurts. But if we truly accepted it and go with the flow of its momentum, it won't have much impact on us anymore.

On the lighter note, I guess there is a need for me to sleep HAHA. My joints hurt. My muscles ache. But I still feel that I don't need to sleep. Well, I guess I have to force myself by now. Oh by the way, I'll be changing phone and number by tomorrow so watch out! :D

Live Simply So Others Can Simply Live

The title was the main point of the talk about simplicity of lifestyle this evening.  Though it was a requirement, I didn't regret coming to this talk.  Everything was so entertaining yet full of vital information to ponder.

The analogy given by the speaker (I forgot the name, pardon, but he's the Department of Philosophy chair, I guess) was something about colonization. Countries such as Japan conquered nations because they lacked natural resources for them to be developed/industrialized; hence, they started to conquer countries to work for them so they could live the extravagant lifestyle they wanted.

Proving Someone's Claim? I don't think so...

Well this post was supposed to be published months ago. So expect some sort of "time issues". LOL