Artsy Artsy

Nude sitting on a coffee bean ( in charcoal)
by Richard John Tuazon

Last Friday, there was a sorta acoustic/ art exhibit night in Starbucks and I won a painting by Richard Tuazon. Please do check his works of art out at the Starbucks Loft... Astig. I really like the "Coffee Escape" painting.

Logical Thinking (repost from Friendster)

One day, Erap sees Pres. Ramos reading a book on logic.

Erap : Fidel, mahirap yata iyang binabasa mong libro.
Ramos : Hindi, logic lang ito, madali lang.
Erap : Ano ba yang logic na yan, hindi ko yata alam yan.
Ramos : Ganito lang yan, may aquarium ka ba sa bahay?
Erap : Oo.
Ramos : Kung may aquarium ka, eh di mahilig ka sa isda.
Erap : Oo.
Ramos : At kung mahilig ka sa isda, mahilig ka rin sa dagat.
Erap: Oo.
Ramos ; Eh di kung mahilig ka sa dagat, gusto mo pumupunta sa beach.
Erap : Oo.
Ramos : At kung mahilig kang pumunta sa beach, mahilig ka sa babaeng naka-bathing suit.
Erap : Oo.
Ramos : Eh kung mahilig ka sa mga seksing babaeng naka-bathing suit, edi lalaking-lalaki ka?
Erap : Oo.
Ramos : Eh kung lalakeng - lalaki ka, eh di macho ka.
Erap : Oo.
Ramos : Kita mo na na, ganyan lang ang logic!
Erap : Okey pala yang logic na yan, ah!

The following day, Erap sees Maceda in the Senate. . .
Erap : Pare,Maceda, susubukan ko lang itong tinuro sa aking logic ni Ramos.
Maceda : Sige nga!
Erap : May aquarium ka ba sa bahay?
Maceda : Wala.
Erap : BAKLA! BAKLA! BAKLA!

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this is my way of saying GOODLUCK to 1C for our Logic Midterms. hehe.

Tigilan Na Natin.

They did it again. I was just so glad that Ana was there when it happened. At least I got to share the story, well i didnt have to because she heard their, uhmm, this girl's attempt to fish for info by merely saying his name. Ana also informed me that they continue to tell her stories about him, half-hoping that she'll tell me. Argh, that's just so lame.

Some people just dont get it. Uhmm, guys... STORY'S OVER. Don't look at me like I'm one half of the couple that you thought existed. I am not, I wasn't and I never will be with him. Give it up. And I'm saying it without even a hint of disgust or bitterness, the "US" that you're counting on is not gonna happen. So please stop dropping his name everytime you get the chance, stop inviting me to events with very high chances that I'll bump into him and just stop trying to get the answer to your questions by asking me indirectly. There was no US. We were close friends. We're still friends now. I dunno if we'll continue to be friends in the future. Case closed.
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Ana got me into thinking tonight when we had a sorta "heated debate" with regard my "Man-finding" skills. We were having a normal conversation when I jokingly pointed out that, "I dont have time for guys."

She gave me a really judgmental look (hehe!) and said, "You?? Of all people? Only you had the skill to find someone from the small world that we are in." (paraphrased) i was surprised that she said that and so I attempted to discuss it a li'l further.

[paraphrased conversation. couldnt remember the exact words. Ana, feel free to correct me,hehe]
Euns: Me? I didnt look for him! It was just a bet.
Ana: Still, how did it start?
Euns: I found him cute.
Ana: See? Only you can find potential from a "hopeless" situation.
Euns: But please don't say that it was purely me. All I did was to ask for his name and some info. That was it.
Ana: You made the first move.
Euns: It was just a bet.
Ana: But you still did it and it is something that not a lot of women do. Making the first move.
Euns: I didnt plan for it to be something more.
Ana: That's not the point. The point is, you still found a way to start it all.
Euns: Fine. But you must admit it wasn't all me. That was all I did.
Ana: Yeah.
Euns: I didnt come to him. He came to me. He did all the "crucial things"
Ana: It wasnt the point.
Euns: Fine. I was just messing up with the debate.

So I guess I did initiate this whole romantic misfortune that I experienced not too long ago. But I stand firm with my conclusion that "He did most of the things." and that he in a way is guilty of INSTIGATION. He led me to believe that uhmm... ok I am stopping. Basta "FRAUDULENT" sya. Guilty of being in bad faith at that time.

Oo na Ana, compliment sa akin ung "If I want to, I can" accusation ni Ana. Apir.

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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images from PostSecret

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.