Here's what Wikipedia says about ADHD and I can relate! Hahaha! Baka mya slight case of ADHD ako! Mommy!!!!!!

The most common symptoms of ADHD are:

• Impulsiveness: acting before thinking of consequences (i am an impulsive shopper, and i sometimes regret things i did after doing them), jumping from one activity to another (like shifting thesis from biochem to sensors), disorganization (you guys should check out my room right now), tendency to interrupt other peoples' conversations (i am a chatterbox, what can i say?)
• Hyperactivity: restlessness (i can't stay put in one place), often characterized by an inability to sit still (told ya), fidgeting (when i'm bored during lectures and meetings), squirminess (you should see my gigil squirm dance), climbing on things (oh yes, like bell towers and light houses kesehodang may altophobia), restless sleep (i toss and turn like a disco dancing centipede sometimes.)
• Inattention: easily distracted (daming ginagawa, nawawala sa concentration. hence, not finishing THESIS), day-dreaming (oh yessss), not finishing work (am easily bored), difficulty listening (again, i'm easily bored by mediocre thoughts.)

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I got tired of waiting, wondering if you were ever coming around.
My faith in you was fading when i met you on the outskirts of town.

Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone.
I keep waiting for you, but you never come.
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think.

Is it a love story? But baby, you never said yes. =(

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Oh my. I'm now starting to think that I am a meantime girl. Ate Lia, I feel yah!

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She's the one you talk to when you're feeling down because she's willing to lend an ear and be a friend. She's not the one you call when you need a date to your Christmas party, or to go dancing with on a Saturday night. She's the one you spend time with between girlfriends, before you find "The One". You know, the one who you keep around in the meantime.

She's not one of the guys, not a tomboy, but you don't look at her as a "real" woman, either. She's not bitchy enough, moody enough, or sexy enough to be seen in that light. She's too laid-back, too easily amused by the same things your male buddies are amused by. She's too understanding, too comfortable; she doesn't make you feel nervous or excited the way a "real"woman does. But she's cool, and nice, and funny, and attractive enough that when you're lonely and need intimate female companionship, she'll do just fine.

You don't have to wine and dine her because she knows the real you already, and you don't have any facades to keep up, no pretenses to preserve. You're not trying to get anything of substance out of her.

She's not easy, but you know that she cares about you and is attracted to you, and that she'll give you the intimacy you need. And you know you don't have to explain yourself or the situation, that she'll be able to cope with the fact that this isn't the beginning of a relationship or that there's any possibility that you have any real romantic feelings for her.

It won't bother her that you'll get up in the morning, put on your pants, say goodbye, and go on a date with the woman you've been mooning over for weeks who finally agreed to go out with you. She'll settle for a goodbye hug and a promise to call her and tell her how the date went. She's just so cool . . . why can't all women be like that?!

But zilashp down, if you really think about it (which you probably don't because to you, the situation between the two of you isn't important enough to merit any real thought), you know that it's really not fair. You know that although she would never say it, it hurts her to know that despite all her good points and all the fun you two have, you don't think she's good enough to spend any real time with.

Sure, it's mostly her fault, because she doesn't have to give in to your needs; she could play the hard-to-get biatch like the rest of them do, if she really wanted to. But you and she both know that she probably couldn't pull it off. Maybe she's too short, or a little overweight, or has a big birthmark on her forehead, or works at Taco Bell. Whatever the reason, somehow life has given her a lot of really great qualities but has left out the ones that men want (or think they want) in a woman.

So she remains forever the funny friend, the steadfast companion, the secret lover, and you go on searching for your goddess who will somehow be everything you ever wanted in a woman.

You'll joke to her that she should be the best man at your wedding, and she'll laugh and make a joke about a smelly rental tux. She doesn't captivate you with her beauty, or open doors with her smile. Mainly she blends in with the crowd. She's safe. She doesn't want to be the center of attention and turn the heads of everyone in the room. But she wants to turn someone's head. She wants to be special to someone, too.

We all do.

She has feelings. She has a heart. In fact, she probably has a bigger and better heart than any woman you've ever known because she's had a front-row seat to The Mess That Is Your Life, and she likes you anyway. She obviously sees something worthwhile and amazing in you because although you've given her nothing, absolutely no reason to still be around, she is.

But someday, she won't be there anymore. So better start thinking.

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Nasan na ba ang mga boys? Taken na ba silang lahat or karamihan naging Bb. Gandanghari na rin? Bakit ang mga boys gusto yung mga diva girls? Bakit gusto nila yung may attitude problem? Bakit gusto nila yung ga girls na may boypren na? Mas challenging ba yun? Bakit gusto ng boys ng hot chicas na lagi nagmi-mini skirt? Gusto ba nilang tinititigan ng iba yung legs ng girls nila pag naglalakad silang magkasama? Proud ba sila sa legs ng kasama nila? At bakit sila nagagalit pag may tumitingin?

Gusto ba ng boys yung super ganda? O kaya super sexy? O kaya hayop sa yaman? Pano kung matalino lang? Pano kung matalino and may sense of humor? Pano kung matalino, may sense of humor, at witty? Pano kung matalino, may sense of humor, witty, at magaling kumanta? O kaya magaling tumambling? Pano kung ganun na nga, pero di naman super ganda.. yung steady lang? Ano ba ang tunay na hanap nila?

Kailangan ba party girl o kaya nagyoyosi? Requirement ba na umiinom ng beer? Kailangan ba naka Sun para unlimited texts? Pwede ba yung may mga kalyo sa paa? Dapat ba nanlilibre? Nanlilibre ng kape? Kape sa Starbucks? Dapat ba marunong mag beautiful eyes? Dapat ba naglalaro ng volleyball? Dapat ba naka-braces? Kailangan ba tumutugtog ng harmonica? Kailangan ba yung nakakatapos ng Snake sa Nokia 5110?

Kailangan ba may kotse? Kailangan ba tapos ng college? Kailangan ba panganay? Kailangan ba naka-Havaianas? Ok na ba kung Beach Walk lang? Dapat ba galing ng Boracay at may tan line? Dapat ba may kulay ang buhok? Dapat ba naka-French tip ang nails? Dapat ba naka make-up? Dapat ba naka iPhone? Pano kung Xperia lang, pwede na ba? Eh kung Omnia, pwede na? Pano kung ang telepono nya yung wireless landline, tatawagan mo parin ba siya kahit nasa MRT siya?

Ano na? May sagot ka ba? May tanong ka pa?

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Alright, this is so random of me. While I was typing my thesis manuscript just before doing this post, I suddenly thought, "How am I going to have curly hair now? ARGH!"

Last Sunday, the impulsive diva inside me took over my decisions. I went into the salon to have my eyebrows trimmed and shaped and since I felt like doing something with my hair because I was starting to get bored with it, I told the receptionist, "I'd have a hair-cut, please." Argh. Stupid, stupid girl.

I have been planning to have my hair curled and that was the reason why I've been growing my hair for some time now. Not the kinky type of curls but, you know, the wavy big curls that make dull girls look ultra Hollywood-sexy. But because of my out-of-nowhere decision, I shall be saying goodbye to my soon-to-be-but-never-will-be curly hair. It's too short now to have waves. Boo.

I do not have a pic of my new hair style. It isn't new actually; this is the same style I've been getting since last year - layers on the side with side bangs - only shorter than usual. I dunno if the stylist made a mistake or something. The side-swept bangs were cut shorter than it should have been so it sort of pops out in a way I couldn't describe. Can't do anything about it though, so I guess I just have to wait for my hair to grow back again. But hey, it's not like I hate my hair style right now. It's just that I feel it could've been better if I wasn't so impulsive in the first place. Now thinking about how long I need to wait for my hair to grow back is killing me.

Lesson: never be impulsive when it comes to your hair. An inch cut is an inch you can never get back. Woot?!

Enough drama about hair. Back to work now.

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...stomp over them and throw em back!

I'm getting sick and tired of the things life has been throwing at me. I wanna be mad, I wanna scream, I wanna fight life back... but man, I know better than that. It's just that sometimes you wonder: why is life throwing you overwhelming troubles when you've been so good to everybody else?

Hay buhay. Mabait lang talaga siguro ako. Maybe the evil one is testing its powers over me, but I will not give in. Then again, my patience can only do so much. I might just snap one day.

Oh well. Life's a bitch, alright.

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So after a month, I finally decided to blog back (the Switchfoot video isn't counted because I posted it as a filler to save my blog from being doomed.) And I did this because I am so effin bored waiting for my experiment to finish!

You see, I have spent the last few weeks doing the last few experiments of my thesis. I have to finish this ASAP because I am leaving the country in July (but will be back in a few weeks or so) and this thesis may stop me from going. Hopefully, everything will turn out fine as I can't wait to NOT GO TO THE LAB even for just a day.

For the past few days I have been watching movies online to kill boredom. I watched the The Virgin Suicides yesterday though it took so long to load. I have just finished the book and I've been dying to find a DVD to complement the images of the Lisbons in my head but I just can't seem to find one locally. So I went online, searched movie databases and got lucky to find one site that streams the movie. Yay!

The other day I watched one of my fave movies ever: Wicker Park. Can you tell that I'm a Josh Hartnett fan? Haha! I don't mind watching the movie over and over and over again because I super love it. The. twist. is. just. amazing.

This afternoon I was searching for another Joshie movie -- 40 Days and 40 Nights -- which I got the chance of watching a few years back. But dang, video's not available anywhere online. Boo.

So there. Blame this on boredom. Nothing to watch and nothing to do. Plus, the fact that I am alone right now in the lab isn't helping. Then I thought of logging in to my blog to post an update. I miss doing this once in a while.

I tried updating my blog a couple of times last May but kept on ending up with nothing. My brain is too full of nerdy chemiresistor stuff as well as travel worries for next month that I have no time to blog nor check mail. But now that I am about to spend more time at home to prepare my thesis manuscript, I honestly hope to do the entries that are long over due. I am tired of planning blog posts that never get to go online.

Oh well, gotta get back to work now. I so want this to be over na!

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I need a filler and Lia's got something! I snatched it!

1. Today is:
- a super tiring Wednesday!

2. I should be:
- sleeping early for tomorrow's work.

3. The last text message I received was from:
- Leah

4. And it said:
- Bibi! Puntahan ka namin now ha.. Kausapin kaw daw ni Peter! (yep, that's exactly it!)

5. I am currently pissed off because:
- I didn't finish my titration experiment this afternoon.

6. My cellphone rings and the song that's playing is:
- some random Motorola tune.

7. I would love to see:
- Sydney in July.

8. If I could change my last name, it would be:
- Hilton... that's hott.

9. After class, I love to:
- hit the mall!

10. My favorite subject is:
- Physical Chemistry (owwwsss?!)

11. I liked yesterday because:
- I had a loooooong sleep.

12. But I still sort of didn't because:
- I wasn't able to send out some precious emails.

13. My favorite song/s right now would have to be:
- Feedback by Janet J.

14. I sometimes forget to:
- turn off my head lights.

15. I currently have a crush on:
- no one. Boo.

16. My favorite number/s would have to be:
- 7

17. When I'm in a bad mood, it's better to just:
- sleep it off or go online.

18. I really can't stand:
- people who put other people down.

19. I'd break up with my boyfriend right away if?
- he won't let me do the things I love to do.

20. If I were to get stuck in an elevator with someone, it would have to be:
- Dylan!!!! Woohoo!!!!!

21. I'd really like to improve my grades on:
- Organic Chemistry... If only I'd get another chance!

22. The last thing that wasn't food that I bought with my own money is:
- a hott pink polo shirt.

23. The name of the street where I live is:
- Greece!

24. I have never ridden:
- a horse.

25. If I won the lottery, the first thing I would buy is:
- a 17-inches Apple MacBook Pro!

26. One bad habit of mine is:
- procrastinating (I agree with you, Lia!)

27. I go/went to school at:
- UST.

28. I study there because:
- it's the only school in the Phils that does research on sensors technology.

29. One friend who is not from my college is:
- Leah bibi!

30. I am currently stressed because:
- I want to finish my MS degree as in now na!!!

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The events happening lately in my life are bringing me closer to my sanity's threshold. Paranoia's driving me to the edge, and it wouldn't be long before I wear a straightjacket. Seriously.

What kills me more is that I can not openly talk about this whole paranoia thing. You see, since I am Queen Paranoia right now, I am too paranoid that the people involved in the situation may get the chance to read that the hoopla has taken me this far -- that alone might just bring joy to their pathetic lives.

By admitting that I am becoming paranoid of some things may indicate that people around me are slowly becoming successful of their mission: to take me down at all cost. I don't care if this is just a figment of my mind, but I will not allow them to completely drive me to my wits' end.

I must stop here before things get crazier.

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Ang post na ito ay napagtripan kong isulat sa Filipino. Hindi ko pa kasi nasusubukan gumawa ng isang katha na Tagalog ang salita at medyo nationalistic ako ngayon kaya pabayaan nyo ako.

Kanina habang naglalakad pauwi galing sa mall, bumalik sa aking isip ang isang tanong na sa tingin ko ay narinig na ng bawat isa sa atin: ano ba ang gusto mo maging pag laki mo?

Sa totoo lang, napahinto ako. Nagreflect kuno. Malaki na kasi ako, dapat yata masagot ko na ang tanong na yan.

Siguro ten years na ang nakararaan nang isagot ko sa tanong na "Ambition:" sa slam book ng classmate ko ang JUDGE. Pero bago yun ang sinusulat ko ay DOCTOR. Meron din yatang TEACHER. Sabi ni Mommy sumagot din daw ako ng MAID (dahil gusto ko daw maglaba) at KAHERA (dahil gusto ko daw magflip ng cash register.)

Di naman ako naging doctor o lawyer o kahera. Masyado yata akong tamad para sa mga yan. Pero kung ngayon mo ako tatanungin kung ano ba talaga ang gusto ko, sasabihin ko sayo na gusto kong maging manunulat.

Oo, may hidden desire ako na maging writer. Kahit hindi na yung Palanca Award winner, basta writer lang. Yung may libro sa bookstore. Yung ini-invite sa mga events. Yung nagbibigay ng talk sa students ng creative writing. Nakks. (Teka, artista yata ang gusto ko eh.)

Walong taong gulang ako nang isulat ko ang una kong maikling kwento sa ilang piraso ng bond paper. Medyo mababaw na love story yung sinulat ko kaya wag niyo na akong pilitin na ikuwento ang istorya. Ginamitan ko ito ng stapler para wag maghiwa-hiwalay ang mga pahina. Tinago ko ito sa aking "kalat drawer" na laging magulo at laging pinagti-tripan ni Mommy na linisin.

One day, pag bukas ko ng drawer, huwaw! Nawala ang kalat! Nawala din ang short story! Tinapon ni Mommy yung sinulat ko, kalat lang daw kasi yun. Kaya ayun, goodbye writing na din ako. Nawalan na ako ng gana. Sabi kasi ng matatanda, kalat lang yun!

Madami pa akong sinubukang gawin nung bata-bata pa ako. Nag-aral ako ng electone keyboard, pero di ko ito natapos dahil umalis kami ng Pilipinas. Nag-aral ako ng drums, pero di ko ito natuloy kasi wala kaming drum set. Sinubukan ko din mag gitara, pero tinamad ako sa bandang huli. Sumali at natalo ako sa mga speech contest. Sasali sana kami nung kaibigan ko sa isang singing contest nung elementary pero nag decide yung teacher namin na magsolo nalang yung kaibigan ko at wag na kaming sumali as duo.

Siguro kung ako ang konsensya ni Mommy, bubulong ako, "When you see the gift, nurture it." Sayang. Sana nakapag hasa ako kahit sa pagtugtog lang ng triangle. Nawala na yata yung "gift," kung meron nga ba talaga.

Kahit na maraming palpak, may mga okay din naman. Yun nga lang, mas marami yata yung moments of defeat kaya yun ang mga tumatak sa utak ko.

At eto, tignan mo kung nasan ako ngayon. Hindi ko naman talaga gusto mapunta sa science nung nag college ako eh. In fact, science ang pinakakulelat kong subject (Trivia: 75 ang grade ko sa Biology.) Meron lang kasi akong desire na maging iba, kaya ayun, ako lang ang kumuha ng kursong Chemistry sa buong batch namin. Ayan tuloy, mag-isa akong nag dusa.

At di pa ako nakuntento sa apat na taong torture. Nag masters pa ako. Feeling ko kasi wala akong specialty sa music or arts, baka makabawi pagdating sa Siyensya. Dati kasi "Jack of all trades, master of none" ako. Baka at least merong isa na para sa akin.

Pero parang ang hirap naman yata ng napuntahan ko. Parang sa ibang tao madali lang makarelate sa music, sa arts, sa writing... pero sa Science hindi! Parang allergic ang karamihan sa Science. For example, pag ang usapan ay artsy fartsy, kahit sino may opinyon. Pero pag si Albert Einstein at ang Theory of Relativity na ang usapan, tulugan na ang lahat.

Marahil ito nga siguro ang kagandahan ng napuntahan kong field. Tanungin mo ako tungkol sa quantum mechanics, particle in a three dimensional box, atoms, molecules, chemical sensors, o kahit na organic chemistry, sigurado may maisasagot ako. Mga bagay na hindi na-aappreciate ng ibang tao, ngunit mga bagay na nagpapatakbo sa mundo natin.

Teka, ano nga ba ang kinalaman ng pagiging scientist ko sa ambisyong maging manunulat? Ewan ko. Sabi kasi nila, ang pagsusulat at ang pagiging scientist ay di tugma. Hindi bagay. Walang koneksyon.

Kung ang ibig sabihin nun ay wala na akong pag-asa sa pagiging writer, eh di fine, pero hindi ako titigil. Kahit wala akong superb talent sa pagsusulat, magbo-blog parin ako dito. At dahil naging part ako ng college paper at naging script writer ng isang school play matagal na panahon na ang nakararaan, hindi ako naniniwala na hindi ako pwede maging manunulat. Dahil sa huli, ako parin ang masusunod sa kung anong ambisyon ang gusto kong tuparin.

Sabi nga ng Nike, just do it. Kung mayroon kang pangarap, abutin mo ito sa lahat ng makakaya mo. Kung hindi pa ngayon, wag kang tumigil--dahil ikaw ang gumagawa ng bukas mo.

Wag kang magulat kung isang araw ay may column na ako sa isang broadsheet o di kaya kasama na ang pangalan ko sa listahan ng mga bestsellers. Hindi ako titigil. Ambisyosa talaga ako.

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I am staying home today after a tiring morning I spent at the Department of Foreign Affairs. I got my passport renewed and to actually be able to do that, I had to stand in line for hours with the overwhelming number of people who are planning to get their butts out of the homeland! In fact, I started to work things out with DFA since Friday because of my "hold departure" thingie! I shall share with you stories from this adventure of mine next time.

Goodbye 1992 passport. Maroon, machine-readable passport, I shall wait for you.

I will be watching ANTM's 12th episode for now. Tata!

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I was about to leave the house and head to school when my Mom called to tell my Dad that classes have been canceled because of the non-stop rain. I had my mind set on visiting Doc Sev to give him our gift (it's his burrrrrdddaaay!) and at the same time present my experimental data to him. But because of the not-so-friendly weather and the floods attempting to fill Dapitan today, I am stuck at home with nothing to do but blog and read journal articles.

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Speaking of Doc Sev's birthday, I might just drop by BF later to get him some Starbucks Coffee beans. He loves caffeine so we'll give him loads of it. Plus, I will have an excuse to go out of the house. Haha.

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While trying to print some documents earlier, I found out that our new HP printer software doesn't display ink levels. The page had several unprinted lines, so I guess the black ink's running out. I re-installed the software, found out that I missed installing some components, and that it woundn't complete its installation because my computer doesn't have enough RAM.

Argh.

I must really go out today and buy those RAM cards.

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I do not really watch local movies, but my friends have convinced me to go watch John Lloyd's movie, One More Chance, tonight. Hmmm...

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I hate it when it rains. It's sssssoooooo sad, so gloomy. It's like you have nothing else to do but sleep!

Therefore, I must really go out. Now na!

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*sabog sabog*

i am brain dead now. cant think. really.

it's 2:17 am. no light-bulb-moment. dang.

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*this came in the mail...*

Harvard Law School 2007 Student Commencement Address by Oscar Franklin
Barcelona Tan (Philippines) .

Dean Kagan, Vice-Dean Alford, professors, classmates, families, and
friends. Let me first thank our tireless graduate program staff. They
were the first friendly faces who greeted me, told me which functions
offered free food, and what to do if you faint during your final
exams. Assistant Dean Jeanne Tai, Nancy Pinn, Heather Wallick, Curtis
Morrow, Jane Bestor, Chris Nepple, April Stockfleet: This year would
not have been possible without you.

But this goes to everyone: Thank you all for truly making us feel part
of this community. We LLMs became your fellow students after your
Salsa Party, Chinese and Korean New Year, African Night, and our
International Party.

To honor you, we took Europe by storm, winning in the inaugural
Negotiation Challenge, in the European Law Moot Court, and in the
Willem Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court. Of course,
you truly become part of Harvard Law School when you're featured in
the Parody.

Not so long ago, Cambridge seemed a strange, unfriendly place
especially when I first saw Gropius. I went to John Harvard's with
the British, who began chittering in an alien language. I later
discovered it was actually English -- the real English. I complained I
was not used to cold, but a Saudi Arabian reminded me that you can fry
eggs on a sidewalk in Riyadh. An
Italian gave me tips on women because Italian men are the world's greatest
lovers, with the disclaimer that their style does not work on American
women. A Malaysian was asked to explain the religious significance of
the color of her hijab, or headscarf. She would answer: It had to
match her
blouse.

Soon, we found that great substance that keeps any law school
together: alcohol. On New Year's Eve, a Belarusian handed me a glass
of vodka, but scolded me when I began to sip it. Sipping, he
emphasized, was not the Slavic way. I shared a Frenchman's champagne,
a Peruvian's pisco sour, a Costa Rican's pina colada, a Brazilian's
caipirinha, a Mexican's tequila, and a Japanese's sake. And apologies
to the Germans, but I learned how even weak American beer enlivens an
evening when you drink it with the Irish.

We found greater common ground: The Swiss complained about American
chocolate, the New Zealanders complained about American cheese, the
Sri Lankans complained about American tea, the Indians complained
about the lack of vegetarian food, and everyone complained that
American food makes you fat. An Austrian made homemade apfelstrudel.
A Nigerian made homemade fried plantains. The Pakistanis made a non
spicy version of keema, and I only needed eight glasses of water
during the meal. All the Americans had was Three Aces pizza.

As for me, I come from the Philippines, a former American colony best
known for Imelda Marcos's shoe collection. I remember being a six-year
old watching my parents walk out of our house to join the crowds
gathering to depose the dictator Ferdinand Marcos and form human walls
against tanks. I remember being a twenty-year old in a different crowd
deposing a different but equally corrupt president.

It was liberating to hear how a Chilean danced with crowds in the
streets when Pinochet was arrested. How the Chinese come to grips
with Tiananmen Square, while convinced that one cannot transplant
American-style government wholesale to Beijing. How life changed in
the former Soviet Union; how it was like growing up in a fledgling
Eastern European country. How a Pakistani discussed Musharraf's
assault on judicial independence
with a South African worried about Mugabe's own acts in Zimbabwe.

It was even more liberating to hear from a Korean prosecutor how his
country sent two former presidents to jail. How the Swiss have
preserved their tradition of independence and referendum. How Ghana
threw off
its colonial fetters and inspired a conscious African solidarity. How
a Bhutanese wants to help shape her constitution after her king
voluntarily gave up absolute power.

I cannot deny that our generation's issues will be complex, but I can
guarantee that they will never be abstract, not after having a
classmate who was an Israeli army drill sergeant, not after having a
Chinese classmate with a Taiwanese girlfriend, nor after having a
classmate chased by gunmen out of
Afghanistan. In fact, when George W. Bush's speechwriter visited, my
Iranian classmate introduced himself, "Hi, I'm from an Axis of Evil
country."

Friends, my most uplifting thought this year has been that the more we
learn about each other, the more we realize that we are all alike, and
the more we inspire each other to realize our most heartfelt
yearnings. My single most memorable moment here came when I met South
African Justice Albie Sachs, left with only one arm after an
assassination attempt during apartheid.

My classmate stood up and said: "South Africa is the world's second
most unequal country. I come from Brazil, the world's most unequal
country, and I admire how the South African Constitutional Court has
inspired the progress of human rights throughout the world."

And this is how Harvard has changed us. We recall struggling with
English to keep pace with the world's most brilliant professors,
especially with Elizabeth Warren's Socratic blitzkriegs, and we thank
Harvard for raising our thinking to a higher, broader level.

But even the most powerful ideas demand passion to set them aflame.
The passion we ignite today is fueled by a collage of vignettes that
will remind us in this crucible of life that our peers in faraway
lands face the same frustrations, the same nation building ordeals,
the same sorrows, and ultimately, the same shared joys and triumphs.

How do a mere 700 change the world, even with overpriced Harvard
diplomas? Before a great battle in China's Spring and Autumn Period,
the legendary King Gou Jian of Yue was presented with fine wine. He
ordered his troops to stand beside a river, and poured the wine into
it. He ordered them to drink from the river and share his gift. A
bottle of wine cannot flavor a river, but the gesture so emboldened
his army that they won a great victory. We of the Class of 2007 shall
flavor this earth, whether we be vodka, wine, champagne, pisco sour,
pina colada, caipirinha, tequila, sake, jagermeister, raki, Irish
stout, Ugandan Warabi, or Philippine lambanog.

Thus, my friends --and this includes our American classmates who will
soon lead the world's lone superpower -- let us transcend our individual
nationalities and affirm that we are citizens of the world. Maraming
salamat po, at mabuhay kayong lahat.*Thank you and long live you all.*

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Am I the one who can make you fly up above?
Is it me who can take you higher than you're dreaming of?

- from a song by an old artist (wala lang...)

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The best line I heard last weekend:

From Glen to Harris (on column packing for chromatography):
"Your column packing is not good, you packing bastard!"

Nice one.

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This looks interesting to answer and I am soooooo bored and this is going to be long and you better read it because it took me years to answer it so go ahead and read it, reader.

1) Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. What does it say? plump fingers nimble with a needle? What will he do with... (say wha? from Anita Shreve's Eden Close)

2) Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first? the TV

3) What is the last thing you watched on TV? I was watching Discovery, and it was about this chinese girl looking for her roots in China. Didn't understand anything though...(maybe because I kept on switching channels)

4) WITHOUT LOOKING, what time do you think it is? 1:00 am

5) Now look at the clock, what is the actual time? 12:53 am (i was close!)

6) With the exception of the computer, what can you hear? sound of the fan.. ooh, i love silence

7) When did you last step outside? What were you doing? this morning when i went to school.

8) Before you came to this website, what did you look at? my pictures in community webshots (which I can't seem to save and transfer here in multiply!!)

9) What are you wearing? Canada shirt and really very floral pjamas

10) Did you dream last night? Oh God. It's really very scary. I was being chased by something. Weird thing was, it all happened in Paris and Hollywood!!! That must mean sumthin!

11) When did you last laugh? just before my mom went to bed. I told her to kiss me and she did kiss me like crazy. hahaha (there I go again...)

12) What is on the walls of the room you are in? a Last Supper thing (yeah, you know what I mean)

13) Seen anything weird lately? my dream. oh, i forgot to tell you that it included gwen stefani in it.

14) Last movie you saw? Saving Private Ryan, shown in the shuttle on my way home

15) If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first? a new car

16) Tell me something about you that I don’t know. I am shy most of the time. Harhar

17) If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would it be? i would make our people love our country more. *sniff*

18) Do you like to dance? dance in the morning, dance in the afternoon, dance all night. who cares if i do it in the lab too? LESH GO ATE LIA AND VENZ!! Show them our Capoeira do Brazil moves!

19) Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? Oh oh, I was just talking about this with Ate Pea. I want something Italian, like Bianca Nikkola (Gelo says it's more Russian)

20) [Same question for a boy] I don't wanna have a boy. Hahaha... will think about it next time

21) What was the last thing you ate? Blue skies spring onion

[::] Basic Info[::]

Your full name: Dorcas Manalangsang Crooc

Age: 21Age you act: I think I act my age most of the time. Maybe not sometimes...

Height: 5 feet 6 inches (yeah yeah!)

Natural hair colour: black

Hair colour: still black (i want it blue though)

Eye colour: dark brown (that's what my passport says!)

Number of siblings: 2, abi and jc

Glasses/contacts?: i have one just for porma purposes!! hahaha! genius-looking goddess..hahaha

Piercings: one in each ear

Tattoos: none.. and i dont want to have one

Braces?: nah

Right, lefty or ambidextrous?: right (in everything)

[::] Favorites[::]

Colour: it changes..right now it's HOTT PINK

Band: dishwalla, switchfoot, 311, red hot chilli peppers

Song: oh, a lot! right now: keith urban's you'll think of me, the cranberries' linger (from click), coldplay's the scientist

Stuffed animal: nah. i used to be allergic to them. so i never had one.

Video game: sonic in our old megadrive... gran turismo in our old PS...

TV show: america's next top model

Movie: a lot... but my all time favorites: Wicker Park, The Lakehouse, Forces of Nature

Book: The Catcher in the Rye.. a classic!

Food: right now it's Jollibee's mushroom burger.. but i love lotsa other foods

Flower: i can draw tulips but never seen one. are they flat, like the way i draw them? are they round? hahaha

Scent: bulgari BLV

Animal: i.have.no.sympathy.for.animals. (am famous for that line)

Cereal: honey stars!!

Website: hmm.. maybe blogger? coz that's where my blog is.. and multiply..haha

[::] Do You [::]

Play an instrument?: i tried the electone organ (woohoo!!), guitar, drums... i learned a bit but i ended up mastering the TRIANGLE..hahaha

Have a job?: nah.. full time student..

Have a cell phone?: yes, i feel naked without my phones.

Like to play sports?: not athletic. but i play badminton..

Have a boyfriend/girlfriend?: next question, please.

Have a crush on someone?: ermm.. yep.. hahaha

Have any special talents/skills?: i have lots. hahaha...

Excercise daily?: who doesn't?! *hahaha* well, who does?

Like school?: love it. i never want to miss a class. but when i am in class, i think otherwise.

Smoke: Never.

Cuss: not really. my Lola told me over and over not to cuss... so i didnt.. *masunurin kse*

Drink: haha..just like my brother abi..

Like to sing?: yeahSing well: hahaha... i want to think I do!

Sing in the shower: all the time...

Believe in yourself: I DO. nuff said.

Want to go to college?: finished college already... m struggling with my master's

Want to get married?: yes.. but not in 5 years' time

Want to have children?: yes... probably 2 girls.. okay fine, a girl and a boy...

Get along with your parents: yes. my mom is SUPER. she's darna and more. My Dad's moody but we still get along.. he's also SUPER OC.

Get along with your siblings?: i do, i love them but i dunno if they love me. hahaha... kiddin!!! they gotta love me, i gave them havaianas for their bdays!

Think you’re popular: i have lots of friends. =)

[::] Can you [::]

Sing the alphabet backwards?: nope.. why would i bother..haha

Speak any other languages?: i used to speak cantonese because we lived in hong kong for a while, but then i forgot the language after 10 years..stupid me.. i learned german in college. i speak fluent Filipino and english.

Go a day without food?: tried it. it isn't good.

Stay up for more than 24 hours?: yeah.. studying for freakin quantum mech and phy chem in college then go straight to class to take the exam... i study just before exams because that's when i am most effective...

Roll your tongue?: yes i can

[::] Have you ever [::]

Snuck out of the house?: nah. my dad would know. he's NEVER a morning person.

Stolen something important to someone else?: never

Cried over a girl/boy?: hahaha... Sheila? George? Anna? please answer this question for me

Kissed a random stranger?: yes.. it happens for SHALOM most of the time..haha DWTL junkie right here

Hugged a random stranger?: for SHALOM too

Been in a fist fight?: nah..oh, maybe when i was a kid.. i tried fist-fighting abi.. then i learned that abi's a guy and i am a girl and i will never get into a fist fight ever again

Been arrested?: nah

Done drugs?: nah

Had alcohol?: yep

Pushed all the buttons on an elevator?: i did coz I was bored. then i realized that's really a stupid thing to do...

Kicked a guy where it hurts?: no. because i know it hurts. hahaha

Been in love?: i guess..

Broken a bone?: hell yeah.. i broke my arm when i was 4, i think! it was placed in a cast and all.. it looked yucky when the cast was removed..

Gotten stitches?: nah

Bitten someone?: hahaha.. abi. when i learned i cant fist fight with him, i started biting him!

Been to Niagara Falls?: nah but i wanna see it

Burped in someones face?: hahaha.. nah..

Gotten the chicken pox?: yeah when i was 7 or so..

[::] When was the last time you [::]

Last time you cried: the other night. thesis is hitting on me.

Last movie seen: saving private ryan nga

Last curse word said: hmm..shit?

Last time you laughed: a while ago when mom kissed me. we laughed like hyenas.

Last phone call: eds! about our greenhills spree tomorrow

Last song you listened to: keith urban's you'll think of me

Last annoyance: lunch time. sheesh..

Last IM: Ate Pea, about our business plans

Last weird encounter: the guy beside me in the shuttle!

Last person you hugged: mommy

Last person you yelled at: maybe ate lia? because we were clubbing and we cant hear each other so we were shouting

Last time you’ve been evil: hmm..i am not evil.. i am just petulant sometimes.

Last time you were sarcastic?: lunch time. because i got annoyed and i don't want that to ruin my day.

Last time you fought with your parents: with dad. last week. it wasn't a fight, just a lil arguement

Last time you wished upon a star: i dont believe in wishing upon a star.. it just doesn't make sense for me

[::] This or that [::]

Pepsi/Coke: sometimes pepsi, sometimes coke

Chocolate or vanilla: choklit!!!!

Adidas or Nike: nike apparel

Black or white: Pink

Rock or rap: a bit of both

TV or Movie: movie

Cash or Check: cash. definitely. oh. and CARD.

Chinese food or Mexican food: i like both

Summer or Winter: Autumn!

Snow or Rain: ive never seen snow and i feel sad when it rains. thus, none of the above.

Fog or Mist: mist!

Hugs or Kisses: both!

Cats or dogs: again.i.have.no.sympathy.for.animals.

Winter Break or Spring Break: we dont have that here. but spring break looks hott. haha

Spring or Autumn: AUTUMN!!

Clouds or Clear Sky: clear sky

[::] Friendship and Friends [::]

How many friends do you have?: lots and lots and lots

Have you ever lost a friend?: yes. it's sad.

Whats an inside joke between you and a friend?: hi MEE-AY. i am DARX. hahaha...

Do you miss any of your old friends?: yeah i do. miss them so bad.

Has a friend of yours ever died?: Yes. We miss you, Stephen.

What do you think your friends think of you?: syk says i am a bit bratinella (no syk, shen is bratinella.) some say i am funny. some say i am shy. but most of them say i am amazing. hahahah..jk!

Who is the Craziest: noemi

Who is the Loudest: sheila and teij!

Who is the Most Shy: kitt... but he's really not shy.. right kitt?

Who is the Blondest: blondest? u mean most kikay? Shen is. hahaha

Who is the Smartest: Hannah.

Who is the Best Personality: oh. almost everyone. teij, kat, eds, syk, shi, kitt. everyone. birds of the same feather make a good feather duster. bwahahaha

Who is the Most Talented: raffy.

Who is the Best Singer: me. hahaha...

Drama Queen: right now, it's Chris..haha..

Funniest: noemi!!!

Best person for advice: sheila

Dependable: teij, minay

Person you’ve known the longest: dianne mancita!!!

[::] Ahh love…and all thet Bullshit [::]

Have you ever been in love?: think so

Are you single?: right now, yes.

Do you believe there is someone for everyone?: no, i don't. i wouldn't elaborate on that. it's too.. erm.. i dunno. basta i don't. coz if u never found the person for you, does that mean there's actually someone for you but you just let that person go? no, right? coz if it's for you, it's for you. if the he didn't stay with you, then he isn't for you. oh, whatever.

What is your idea of the best date?: just simple. with lots of smiles in it.

How old were you when you got your first kiss?: hahaha... whoa.. mom might read this! hahaha

Do you think love is a load of shit?: love is love. it's hard, but u gotta deal with it.

What’s the best experience you’e ever had with the opposite sex?: when we have laugh trips.

[::] I [::]

am: frustrated with my thesis right now.

want: to graduate soon.

need: moolah and more moolah for my cebu trip nxt wk.

crave: for Kuya Jess

love: Kuya Jess more than anything else

hate: my nickel contact dermatitis thingie

did: promise Leah I'd pay her today but i wasnt able to. sorry leah!

feel: confused. thesis days will soon be over and m not even half done.

miss: the barx.am annoyed by: people who take others for granted

would rather: haul myself to siberia than talk to..*toooooot*

will always: try my best. In everything.

am tired of: having people breathe down my neck.

[::] Do you think you are [::]

funny?: sbi ni hannah, oo daw.

pretty?: not just pretty. am hott. hahahaha

sarcastic?: sometimes. when the need arises.hahaha

lazy?: suuuuuperrrrrr!

hyper?: sometimes... because i am lazy most of the time

friendly?: i think so

evil?: petulant. not evil.

smart?: i am alright. haha

strong?: looks strong but a real softie (according to anna)

talented?: yep yep

dorky?: maybe sometimes

[::] Finally, What is/are? [::]

Words you overuse: shieeeet...really?!...

Phrases you overuse: that's hott! hahaha..

Your first thought when you wake up: gawd, it's morning again?!

*whew! this was long!!*

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