DOLLY?

It still freaks me out that my life is one overrated soap opera / sitcom. This happened yesterday during that specific time when Mia left me at Starbucks for JUST a FEW MINUTES to go to the Ateneo Law School library. I was desperately trying to study Logic for my 4 o'clock class, my mp3 player was on and i realized that someone was standing and sorta talking beside me. I looked up and saw a caucasian (I dunno if that's politically correct, and there's even nothing political about what happened to me).

Caucasian: (mumbling)
Eunice: What? (with a bewildered/ annoyed/ are you talking to me? look)
Caucasian: Uhmm... Excuse me... Are you Dolly?
Eunice: Nooooo. (with the ARE YOU KIDDiNG ME? tone and the "DO I LOOK LIKE SOMEONE NAMED DOLLY TO YOU?! look)

And the funnier part was he didnt leave right away and pretended to call someone. I assumed that he was trying to figure out if I was lying and was maybe trying to prove that I'm his date. Argh. What are the chances diba?

It's just sooo effin' weird. I remember that I once was approached in the mall by this sorta hot foreigner guy and followed me around while asking info like, "What's your name and where are you studying." I was scared as hell. And there was also this time while I was shopping and this guy asked me which perfume I would prefer... He even went as far as saying that he was buying it for his mom. Yeah right. Do I look that approachable? It's not like i'm pretty. [ehem fishing. haha. but seriously i'm not!]

Sa aking palagay ay pinaglalaruan talaga ako ng tadhana. Baaaaakiiiit? (Nore Aunor tone)

Pressure. Pressure.

I am the only Senior Parner of DuhPerm who isnt driving. It all started with just Hazel, then Shem began to bring her own car. Now, Melo and Yvie are also gonna be driving. Pressure ito. I was supposed to start driving my Benz this semester when I decided not to because I didnt think i deserve it. It was after I found out that I didn't perform as well as i expected. Parang penitensya ito. Pero nap-pressure na talaga ako. Yvie's gonna drive na tomorrow. Buntong-hininga. Ang pagd-drive lang na nagagawa ko sa ngayon ay mula sa bahay ko hanggang sa simbahan. Parang kailan lang I was driving around Pasig, Ortigas and Taguig... pero ngayon. Haay.

Blonde... James Blonde.

This definitely is the
most hilarious blonde joke
you'll ever read!

Your place or my place?

Last night, naka-score ako kay Paopao (looks at Yves! hehe).

I went "dorm-hopping with two of my now favorite guy friends Pepe and Paopao. I dunno what got into them but they just felt the need to check each other's place out. [Ehem, did I interrupt something? =P] First stop, Pepe's crib. I've been outside his dorm a couple of times but t'was my first time to actually go inside his "____-haven" (supply whatever word you deem to be appropriate, i.e. sex?Just kiddin.) The first thing that I thought of was, "Kaya pala aral na aral lagi si Pepe, talagang yun lang ang magagawa mo sa dorm nya." which I actually meant to be a good thing. He has a cutie ref, and lotsa lotsa "law books". His place screams VERBATIM. Hehe. Nice place. I found out that most of the people who live ther are also from Ateneo. Pepe's surrounded by his "idol" law students. Haha. Di halata na maraming mga kasalanan na nangyayari dito. Paopao ang I still think that he was hiding a naked woman somewhere in his dorm. We just weren't able to find her, magaling si Pepe magtago e.

Then we hopped to Paopao's sanctuary. All I can say is that his place is huge! At least for a law student who lives alone. I sooooo love his mini-library because there are a lot of really interesting books there. Plus, he practically has more books in Economics than a "poser-economics grad" like myself. Nakakapanliit. But wait, there's more! (tonong pang-Home TV Shopping) He also has books by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Umberto Eco, Oscar Wilde... hay heaven syang talaga for a book enthusiast/ feeling intellectual na loka-lokang katulad ko. Atig si Paopao, may potential pa un place nya na maging mas ok, dapat talaga mag-hire sya ng interior designer. Hehe. What's the best part about his place? He literally has a "some kind of a gym". The works pare! Grabe pao, mahal ka na namin lalo. At sikat sya sa mga kachokaran nya sa labas. I wouldn't be surprised if I'll see "Attorney Pao" having a drinking spree with 'em one of these days.

I totally enjoyed my sorta adventure with Pepay and Paopao whom i shall now call the the P Brothers for lack of more creative ideas. Thanks mah-P bros for the ride home y'all! Oo na, I cant really pull off my talking the ghetto way. I'll stop.

P.S.

I got to recite na for ObliCon and I feel good about it. For the first time in ages it felt like I got to answer quite a number of her questions, may sablay sa dulo but it's all good... I'm beginning to get the hang of it. As in seryoso.

Koko, I miss your being a source of joy too!!! But don't worry, Paopao's doing a great job filling in the loss that you created when you left. Obviously, he's now No. 1 in my Source of Joy list. =P But you're already in my "Wall of Fame" for being an Honorary Source of Joy. You're always with us naman in spirit. Ehem, invite us to go to Davao... willing kami magbakasyon. Haha.

What is an Atenean Lawyer?

[A Legal Writing Exercise]

How does one define something that she’s just beginning to understand? How do people come up with a definition that’s all-encompassing when nothing really in this world is definite? In my opinion, the best way is to look at a word’s etymology to fully grasp the story behind a word or in this case, a phrase. The common noun, lawyer is defined as someone who has the privilege of practicing law. There really is no contest about that but the crucial part of the phrase is the word Ateneo. I tried to look at its etymology and I found out that:

The word "Ateneo" is the Spanish form of "Athenaeum". An “Athenaeum” is a Roman school named after the Greek word Athenaion, which literally means the temple of Athena, the goddess of wisdom.[1]

I therefore conclude that an Atenean lawyer is someone who acknowledges the importance of wisdom. Someone who does not have interest in being labeled as the best but is more focused on contributing to the betterment of the society. An Ateneo lawyer isn’t afraid of change because he looks at it as an opportunity for growth. He does not run away from challenges but instead eagerly waits for tough times because it is during these times that he learns. An Ateneo lawyer is like “salt”, because unlike sugar which draws attention to itself, salt brings out the best in all the other ingredients.

An Atenean lawyer does not hesitate to hit rock bottom because he knows that there is no way but up after the collision. An Ateneo lawyer is the synergy of justice and compassion. An Atenean lawyer thinks and feels. An Ateneo lawyer is human… but he draws strength from the ultimate judge that is God.

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[1] Yahoo! Online Dictionary [Online], URL: http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/athenaeum (Accessed January 8, 2006)

From Postsecret ...

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Don't Give Up On Us.

Today's the day that my family chose to watch the Piolo-Judai flick over Narnia and Family Stone. Piolo's yummy, 'nuff said. No matter how gay he is and no matter how loooooong his hair is, I still think he's one sexy papi. About the film? There's nothing really to talk about, the film's basically everything you saw in the trailer. No twists, no attempt to be original. It's a typical Judai-Piolo, Judai-Wowie, Judai-whoever extravaganza. Come on, do you really expect the film to be of substance? My family didnt. We just have our jologs moments.

The Metro Manila Film Festival made my day when I found out that Jose, (Wangbu, that guy in Eat Bulaga who never fails to make me laugh, more like Bayani Agbayani before he became really popular) won the Best Supporting Actor for Enteng Kabisote. Wooohoooo! Belat.

I should be studying for Obligations and Contracts tomorrow. I SHOULD BE but i'm here. I miss blogging. I've been sleeping like crazy these past few years. I'm beginning to think my sibs are drugging me so I'll stop bugging them to watch Star World with me, haha.

Btw, we went to Market! Market! last night. Duhperm decided to have dinner and to go window-shopping after our Saturday class. Masaya naman. Although we literally walked past the shops and didnt really stop to LOOK. Masasaktan lang kasi kami e. But I bought Veet because the reason why I havent been wearing skirts these past few weeks is that I havent waxed my jungle-like legs. I also colored my hair brown. It's not really that "halata". Since i colored my hair, i couldnt get curls until a month after. Payn, titigil muna ako.

I found out from Japhet that Sam has her own condo na. Shala! I was supposed to go there but i wasnt able to because I dont know how. Ang risky naman if I'll take the cab uli... kulang na rin ako sa pera. Plus, late na rin ako nakaalis ng Rockwell. Oh well.

I'm just gonna sing... "Dont give up on us baby... " and dream of Piolo. Woohoo!

Start the Year Right Doesnt Apply to Me.

Imbyerna/Funny conversation no. 1:

Haze: Euns, wag ka magagalit pero... tumaba ka.
Eunice: Ayun. Thanks a lot. haha.

Imbyerna/Funny Conversation no.2:

Pi: Euns, bakit ganun un blog mo? Di na witty. Nakakadiri.
Euns:Point, point. (tono ni Shem) I know na may sudden shift from teeny-bopper/chick lit/atrabida ang tone ng aking blog to scientific/ patriotic/ geeky. Sorry na. Hehe.

I woke up at 6 this morning and I was so glad to start my day early. I told myself that I wouldn't go back to bed so that I can read and review more. At 7am, I made the mistake of lying on my bed and closing my eyes for a split second... Naidlip ako. My idea of a "NAP" is a 5-hour sleep. Ayon nga kay Pi, COMATOSE. I woke up at 12 noon, panicking, i took a shower and got ready in 30 minutes. T'was a good thing that my parents were still at home so they dropped me to school. Saved by the bell. Buti na lang medyo late si Ma'am.

Father B made my day. We were kind of anxious because there was a confusion as to until which Article we shold've read for today's class. Some were saying until Article 9 but the majority knew that the assignment was until Article 7 only (though im not sure if that was because it's most beneficial for us to unitedly believe that it's only until Article 7). We waited for him and got ready for the recitation but to make everyone happy all he needed was to ask us, "Do you really want to have class today?" and we eagerly and should i say, honestly replied, "Nooooooooo." (fading pa with feelings). That was all Fr. B needed to hear. Kumbaga sa judge, "Reset the trial to Friday." ang hatol. Aprub.

We had dinner at Jollibee because we didnt want to end up eating at Mongkok after a few weeks of not eating there. Kababuyan moment nanaman dahil full meal kung full meal. Kwentuhan. Then we went to Starbucks to "study". Study? Translation, we went to Starbucks to talk about what we did during the break, which was nothing really since I spent most of my vacation sleeping or watching DVDs. Duhperm specifically Shem (and her girlfriend, Yvie) had another issue to discuss with us. OUR TRIP TO BORACAY. Sa wakas. Pagkatapos ng maraming napurnadang plano, sa tingin ko seryoso na ito. Ang aming target money, 10,000 each. So I'm supposed to save 150 daily. Astig. Papayat na ko makakapunta pa ako ng Boracay. Yahoo. We shall call our new eating regime as the "Sky Flakes diet". Let's go DuhPerm. A week in Bora? J'adore.

To end my first day in law school for the year 2006, Ana had to remind Pepe that he owes us a Sentro dinner. Pepe said sure. He was willing to treat us PRONTO. Since he's going to Banawa tomorrow to do some pimpin for his car, we ought to say yes to his proposal of treating us tonight. Mahirap na, baka mapurnada nanaman. So we went to Greenbelt. Kahit na nag-dinner na kami, tumuloy parin kami. We ate at Babba Gump instead kasi as usual mahaba nanaman ang pila sa Sentro... Lumalabas nanaman sa ilong ko ang lahat ng kinain ko dahil sa kabusugan. Astig na first day. Perfectly imperfect.

WAR?

Every gun that is made,Every warship launched,Every rocket fired signifies in the final sense,
a theft from those who hunger and are not fed,
Those who are cold and are not clothed.
This world in arms is not spending money alone
It is spending the sweat of its laborers,
The genius of its scientists and The hopes of its children
-- Eisenhower

War, no matter how noble the cause will always be a reason for grief, hunger, fear, and proliferation of evil in all its forms. I cant help but think of the not so recent US-led war in Iraq. I must admit, I was very open to the idea of war, I even thought it was a great idea to finally force Saddam Hussein to let go of Iraq and let them be. I was ok with it because I thought that the end will justify the means. But I realized that one major reason why I was ok with it was the fact that there is little possibility that I will be directly affected by such a war. By merely watching CNN and watching all these documentaries about the war, I began questioning if it’s really worth it. Is “freedom” really a long and painful process? will the emergence of democracy in Iraq be worth the lives of not only the soldiers from both sides but also of the innocent people who happen to be caught in the middle of these dark days?

There is a trade off to everything, besides the lives shed, I believe that it really snatches away the opportunity from people who would want to be in school, of unemployed people waiting for help from the government, of production. As an economist, I have always been firm with my decision, WAR is inevitable but its advocates should ensure the people that its reasons are valid. And that in the future, when we look back, we will all nod in appreciation at the thought that we made the right choice in the past.

Gene Therapy

I strongly believe that the betterment of lives and prevention of death are two most important goals that we should all have. In the controversy regarding gene therapy, I have always believed that there's nothing immoral to anything which aims to cure. I do understand the moral dilemma in which a lot of the people who oppose the said therapy are clinging to and I feel that they might be getting carried away by limitations that they have set for themselves. For every innovation, every advances in technology give way to the emergence of more risks and unavoidable repercussions. But I think that once again, “Fear should never paralyze us into inaction.”

Only, there is one fear or I guess dilemma that I would like to be addressed regarding this.. I just hope that if ever that there will be a massive success in the improvement of gene therapy, everyone will be given the chance to avail of such cure. I hope that it will not result to another divide which will affect the structure of a lot of societies. And though there are experiments that should be carried out, I hope that the doctors will not take it as a mere gamble but a a conquest.

HAPPY NEW YEAR PINOYS!

I have always been fascinated with Rizal and the things that he was able to come up with back when Filipinos weren't expected to excel. His ideals, theories and suggestions have been proven to be very useful and true not only in the past but also in the present, it’s amazing how he was able to predict a lot things that we are still experiencing now. It’s not a surprise to me that he has talked about how Filipinos have been in a way very individualistic with respect to progress and development. It’s quite obvious that we all are aiming for the development of our country in all aspects but we all move without thinking of how it will affect other people. It’s saddening because we have always been proud of our close family ties, our ability to survive no matter what, still, the simplicity of being united isn’t present in our society.

Just like the old times, when the revolts in the Spanish Era were motivated by mere personal motives, we will fail. We can only realize our dreams if we will try to be more conscientious of other people. We all are skilled, we all are intelligent, but moving as individuals is a disadvantage. We must lost that “one man for himself” attitude and instead focus on how we can contribute. Apathy will not get us anywhere. We must move as one, that’s why we’re called Filipinos, we all are under this nationality, we all are instruments of development and progress.

In the end, one thing is clear… The government cannot make changes happen without our help. The more we try to be overly dependent on what the government can do for us, the more our country will sulk in this slum we are stuck in. Actions will be more effective if only we are UNITED. Our economy’s growth will not be a question of who the president is, rather, a question of UNITY towards ONE GOAL. I am urging everyone to be more vigilant, concerned and sensitive of what each and everyone of us can do for our country. It is time to make a difference and to show the world what we have.