IQ Results are finally in! Ü

It has been three weeks since we took the IQ Test, during one of our Psychology classes and I have been so anxious to know the results. Ask Sir Durana how Bea, Carisse, and I have been consistently trying to ask him for our IQ results (probably ask Bea and Carisse too how much I've been asking them to come with me to ask sir for it.. haha!). And now, it was finally revealed to the class. I was one of the people who sir called out last (to give the slip of paper containing our IQ score). As majority were comparing their scores, I was eagerly waiting (and waiting and waiting) for my name to be called till I couldn't stand it any longer, I aprroached the teacher's table and waited there instead of waiting in my seat. Finally, he called out my name and mentioned about me obtaining the highest IQ! I immediately unfolded the paper to reveal my IQ score... and I was ecstatic to find that I got a 130, and that means SUPERIOR! Only one point more and I would have been considered a gifted child. Oh well, it's possible, after all... the range of my score would be adding (or subtracting) 4 from the score I got now... that's a 126-134. I'M SO HAPPY!Ü Ü Ü

**28 August 2006. CORRECTION:

There has been a correction. I just talked to our psychology prof earlier regarding the result of my IQ exam. This is because, it is stated in the handouts given to us, 120-129 is SUPERIOR and 130-139 is VERY SUPERIOR (in laymen's terms, GIFTED). He had admitted that there sure was a mistake and that I belonged to the latter group. This means that my IQ level is VERY SUPERIOR and that I am GIFTED. I was even told that I was included in that rare case. weeeeeee! I am SO HAPPY! =)

Long Weekend Ü

Okay, I wasn't able to go to class last Friday due to fever.. probably the first time I was absent for an entire day (for this sem ha) but I still had to spend the day in front of the computer, wrecking my brain in doing that Filipino project, I had to actually make a story (not so good there).. then, I'll eventually have to start the Fil requirement for the finals (due on september na pala! thanks friends for reminding me of the time!Ü), I have to make a thesis! yes, all the processes, all over again..this time in Fil (but it's a good thing sir allowed me to just translate my 4th year thesis! whew!).. but what's even scarier is I'm gonna have to relive the experience of having that defense ALL OVER AGAIN! NOOOOO!

SATURDAY, 19 Aug. Some friends (Fil groupmates for the play) came over. Ian, Diana, Ives, Mika, Jessa, and Carz were all at my place for some practice (well, okay, script-writing lang muna). Majority ng gumawa sina Jessa at Ives ata eh..hehe..SORRY! But it was really so fun, too bad Ian left early though.. after a little while, Mika left us as well, hmmph! JOKE! By that time, we watched The BUTTERFLY EFFECT (for the movie outline in Philo due Wednesday). But I really loved the movie, we all did! and we wanna watch part 2 (actually trying to schedule na nga eh Ü). Everyone left before 5, so I was still able to attend the 6pm mass but didn't sing cos I really had no voice cos of my cough (it's a good thing nga that we didn't have practice today).

SUNDAY. normal day. Didn't attend 4pm mass tho cos I wasn't feeling well but I forced myself to attend the practice for Kuya Tutut and Ate Anna's wedding...Ü actually had to force my dad to allow me to go (well, my mom did actually) and thank goodness I got my voice back in a while.

MONDAY. Holiday. Feeling much better. My voice is back to normal but I still got the cough. Ian, Diana, Ives, Mika, Jessa, and Carz came again today... and Lei! YAY! Our group's complete! and, my parents were out so we had the house to ourselves. A few minutes when my parents left (and when Ian came), we left and headed for Ian's house (it was a good thing Lei brought a van)..and what can I say, ang cute ng aso niya (haha!)..then we headed to ATC to buy some supplies needed for tomorrow's play... then, we saw it.. BUTTERFLY EFFECT 2! we longed to watch but couldn't due to reasons. So, instead, we're trying to schedule when we'd see it as a group, grabe na bonding namin noh?!Ü

Sorry :(

Struggling for words
I mourn for my little world
It's emptiness has left me numb and cold
For between you & I, immeasurable distance has grown.

Gone are the days when you sweetly smiled;
For gone were the days when I simply loved.
Those were days not so long ago,
The days I should have held on to.
Now, ... these are the days that we want to forego,
Days I wish I could just undo
For I'm really sorry for the way things are.
I don't know what happened and I blame my heart
For there was a time loving you came naturally,
And suddenly a time I didn't want us to be.
Love, they say, is a complex feeling
But I didn't expect this complicated thing.
What has happened that made me let go...
And why am I now still holding on?

Wishing back what we had,
Can't we start from where we left?
I haven't lost love on my part,
You've never lost that place in my heart
I'm really sorry
But it's just that...
I need my *baby* back.

NOTE: The word "baby" isn't supposed to be the original part of the poem. I just changed it for "confidentiality" purposes. =)

College Life

I can't actually say it's got less pressure because the courses are much more demanding. Passing grade is 81, instead of the usual 77. And the College of Nursing (where I'm in) really has high standards. Many professors have already mentioned about how the juniors were screened down. From originally 7 classes, only 4 are left now. But my goal, to be a dean's lister (inspired??! hehe. Good luck to me!).
But I can say that college life is much much more fun than high school (or any of those other lower levels), at least for my side. That's because you're free to do whatever you want to do. Nobody tells you what to do and what not to do (of course this doesn't give you the authority to put others in harm though). You're even free to leave school premises during your breaks. COOL-ness! I mean, it's not like there's anywhere to go near my school, but the comfort in knowing that is really nice. I easily can (and do) go home for lunch, or if I ever have long breaks. And another cool thing? You can actually bring your cellphone (but you can't use it during class hours of course, unless you ask the professor's permission). Everything's so great! Only annoying part is there are a lot of gays in my course, ugh. Hate em.
Weird thing though is that I still haven't seen one of my good friends in that school, she's only in junior high school though. It's just so hard for our schedules to meet. Awwww.
Till here...

attitude-adjusting posers

Well, okay. I don't intend to be mean in any way but let me just point out how irritated I am to these kinds of people. It's now I notice I'm highly allergic to people without any personality of their own. I know quite a few people like this but there'e this one who just pushes it to the next level.

This person was a friend of mine till I noticed that she just kept repeating every damn word I say, especially those I say to one particular guy friend of mine.. and then I thought of the possibilities of her liking him... how unlucky that is of him. Naturally, this guy and I share common ground already since we're friends, right? That includes personal jokes... those types wherein only both of you would get the meaning since there's a story behind it..

There were lots of instances wherein she would laugh along with us when we laugh at the "past"... like for instance, if i say "sunod", would you guys understand the laughter between the lines? i presume not. But this girl I'm talking about, she actually laughed along with us and even repeated what I had just said and laughed again. Just goes to prove she wasn't laughing AT us (which might have been better), but rather was laughing WITH us... a fake laughter.

There was even one time I was talking with my best friend, scheduling our summer movie sked, and she joined in our conversation. For the sake of etiquette, we asked if she wanted to come along too.. and she did. WHEW! BOY! she followed us EVERY SINGLE STEP of the way! It's a good thing we didn't go there together so we got to have pics of our own lang, WITHOUT her. She always includes herself in photos she shouldn't even be a part of (I've got lots of good photos that have gone to waste cos of this).

Another was, I was getting the number of another guy friend... and without even asking, she took out her phone to get the number as well... WTF??? Where did THAT come from??!

How I HATE those types of people. People who try hard to be everything they're not. People who try to make themselves fit in when they don't!

Happiness

Ok, so here's the thing... All this time, I've been blogging about my disappointment regarding my college course and I've finally shifted to another course. BS Nursing. I've actually been choosing between that or Psych, I was totally clueless since there were pros and cons in both. Everyone else i asked just told me to take whichever I wanted more based on my interest (guess that would have been Psych) but when I thought about it, at least Nursing would have been already closer to the med industry (Psych to me was kinda in between med and business, but at least you get to interpret people's personalities).. and besides, at least Nursing's already in the hospital environment, it would help me get used to the environment kahit papaano... tapos at least, double degree pa ko, I can be both a doctor and a nurse... hehehe... It would be the opposite of what doctors today are doing (taking a Nursing course just to get out of the
country); but I've got no plans of working abroad right now, I'd rather stay in this country (same as my cuz).... and another thing, as a friend had said when I asked his advice, at least Nursing has a lot of good opportunities na (in case I suddenly change my mind, which would be least likely to happen ata, I don't think I can stay a nurse forever... I can't imagine myself, tho my cuz can)...

Yesterday morn, mga 11am, I headed to SISC for the scheduled interview; after which, they told me to call again the next day for the results... but to my surprise, later that day (at around 4pm), the phone rang... my mom was the one who had answered it since I was busy feeding my new baby bunny wabbit.. Ü A few minutes later, she came into my room and told me that Southville had called and had told her that I was highly recommended for Nursing... *shrugs*... whatever that means...

During the interview, I was actually surprised to find myself confident and at ease, talking to the dean freely, sharing everything (even my being so clueless on what course to take)... I was being so honest and wasn't even trying to sell myself... the only lie i had said was when I was asked if I could see myself as a nurse, if that was ok for me in case something happened that I wasn't able to take up medicine (for which i said, "yeah.")... I should have been that way during my interview in Mass Communications, I should have been that confident, but why wasn't I???? Could it have been because I was more eager to get in Nursing since it was my stepping stone for getting into Med??? Whatever it is, I find myself happy now and at peace since at least, somehow, I'm one step closer to being a doctor.... good luck na lang sa tagal nun... haaaay....Ü

If You Could See Me Now (Cecelia Ahern)

I'm an absolute fan of Cecelia Ahern's works ever since I read her first novel, PS I Love You; so when I got to see this latest novel of hers in Powerbooks, I wanted so much to get a copy of it but alas, it was too expensive. Months passed and I thought of finally checking the bookstores for it but in all stores I've checked with, they still hadn't received a copy of this novel. I was so disappointed and thought I should never have let it go in the first place. I considered myself lucky when we went to Ortigas and I found a copy of it there that I pushed myself to buy it even if it would hurt my wallet, big time! Talk about spending 700 bucks for a piece of book containing 307 pages.

Guys, do me a favor and never erase this quote from your mind: "Don't judge a book by its cover."
I mean it! This book's cover looked so good, so catchy... even the summary written could catch your attention. But, as I began reading through the pages, I started getting disappointed in the author's style. As the story progressed, the plot did get better but it was so simple, nothing extraordinary, there was no ooomph. Even more, it wasn't as romantic as it seemed to be. Actually, to think about it, it wasn't romantic at all, it was basically about friendship. Sure, there was some romance in it but not really something to make you swoon. That may be because it's about imaginary friends! HOW CHILD-ISH! How lame can that be?! That was the biggest downpull of this novel.

I don't intend to destroy the reputation of the author cos i still do admire her, i still do agree that she's good in writing romance novels. She doesn't write them in the traditional boy-meets-girl approach, those stuff are just so predictable these days. For the romantics out there, I highly recommend PS I Love You. Her second novel, Rosie Dunne, is also good and it revolves around two friends who always seem to be brought together by fate. But if you're the type who HATES being mushy, and too much romance, then If You Could See Me Now would probably be a safe bet for you.