The CSB Experience 2: Dragons and Demons

Siguro dala ng sobrang stress at pressure dala ng pag-aaral, kung anu-ano ang pumapasok sa isip ko. I see myself doing things that could pretty well kill me in the long-term.

The CSB Experience 2: Frustrations

I think it's that time in college life when you know you that works gets piled up and you don't have the slightest idea what to do to them. It's exactly what's happening to me right now.

I'm having a difficult time right now especially in Comgrap. Compared with Desprin, Colrend and Frehand, Comgrap is the only hands-on subject for which my homework has to be made right at school and not from home. Comgrap requires its students to use Adobe Photoshop (preferably in its latest edition, CS3). Unfortunately that's bad news for me.

You see, I'm in a disadvantage here. I don't have a Photoshop program installed in my laptop nor to our family PC at home. Asking my parents to buy the program proved to be a futile effort; my dad said I should buy a pirated version instead while my mom nows that I need it sooner or later (thus having my own laptop) but she's quite mum about it so I don't what to expect. 

Other than that, I have to go to school on days where I'm supposed to  have no class at all, which equaled to expenses on travel and food (instead of saving up my weekly allowance just for the sake of it). An added difficulty is the availability of freeslotted computer laboratories equipped with CS3 since most of them are used at different days at different times for class purposes. Those left would either have an old version of Photoshop or the computers are just too dang slow.

So the only solutions for my dilemma is probably: 1)Go to school 2 hours earlier before class at 11:30 am on Mondays and Fridays and 2) Go to school on my free days and leave as soon as I'm done.

Another frustration would probably be Frehand. I know my prof there is all nice and alright, I don't really have a problem with him, it's just that it's me who's the problem. I'm angry at myself because I couldn't get all the drawing stuff right. I love drawing but learning the basics and disciplines (shading, perspective drawing, etc.) proved to be way, way difficult.

I should be challenged instead of be angry. I should exert more effort on practicing drawing, utilize my HB, 2B and 6B a lot (I'm yet to buy more of 'em), and less on lazying around and being a bum at home (first time I ever used the word "bum").

So I should go with my favorite quote of the day, "Believe in yourself and create your own destiny. Don't fear failure". 

Maski "ipis kinatatakutan ko" hahaha!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8NWk5AWif4

Broken Promises/Dreams

"Believe in yourself and create your own destiny. Don't fear failure"

One of the best Toonami ads aired on Cartoon Network. Aired sometime from 2000-2002, this is probably one of the most inspiring infomercials meant for the youth.

Featured clips include: Outlaw Star, Gundam Wing, Dragonball Z, and Tenchi Muyo

"May Pera sa Jeep..."

Kung sa tingin niyo may pera sa basura...nagkakamali kayo. Alam niyo ba kung saan ka mas kikita? Sa jeep. Bakit kailangan mong matuto magmaneho kung hindi ka naman magmamaneho ng sasakyan para lang kumita?

Marami na akong nakikitang mga tao na gumagawa ng kabuhayan mula sa mga raket-raket nila, mula sa pagtitinda ng mga pekeng accessories na gawang Nokia-"kuno", paglilimos sa mga kalsada't bangketa at estasyon ng tren, pagiging mangpapayong sa mga walang payong, at taong bantay sa mga sasakyang naka-park sa harap ng Jollibee-Francis Market.Pero ang talagang nakakapanghinayang natrabaho sa lahat ay ang pagiging shoeboy at mang-aawit-for-hire.

Insidente #1: Mabini St. en route to Roxas Boulevard (December 2007)

-Pupunta ako sa opisina ng mom ko sa DOF kaya sumakay ako ng dyip na de-orange. Eh may ginagawa sa VP. Ocampo kaya nagshort-cut sa may Pasay tsaka balik uli Manila. Paglabas ng dyip patungong Mabini, sabay biglang pumasok dalawang madungis na bata na biglang nangaroling. May isa na umupo sa likod ng dyip at nagtutugtog ng drum habang ang isa niyang kasama ay kumakanta. Matapos mangaroling bigla kita kamay nanghihingi ng pamasko. May ilan nagbigay ng piso habang may iba na hanggang sampung piso ang kanilang binigay sa mga bata. Bago pa man lumiko sa P.Ocampo, bumaba na sila sa harap ng 7-Eleven.

Insidente # 2: M.H. Del Pilar Street, Tinajeros (en route to Maysilo), Malabon City (1st Qtr. 2008)

-Heto naman nangyari noong pauwi na ako. Paakyat na nang tulay ng Tullahan (iyung isa pa) ang sinasakayan kong jeep nang may sumakay na isa ring marungis na bata. Isang shoe boy na biglang nilinis ang mga sapatos ng mga pasaherong nakasakay nang mabilisan, kasama ako. Nanlimos kaagad nang nakatapos, nilalapitan pa niya kamay niya sa'min. May isang babae na katabi ko ang naawa kaya binigyan siya ng limang piso. Bumaba na rin siya nung nasa Maysilo na ang jeep namin.

Insidente # 3: Gov. Pascual Avenue, Potrero, Malabon (en route to Caloocan) (October 3, 2008).

-Buti na lang may i-Pod na nakasaksak sa tainga ko nung araw na yon. Kasi nung nasa may bahaging PNR raillines na kami may biglang may sumakay na mamang kahinahinala ang itsura. Pagpasok niya sabay bigay niya sa mga kasamang kong pasahero ng mga sobre na may nakasulat na sinasaad ang rason kung ano ang pakay niya at bakit. Ang kanyang hulugan ng pera ay kalahati lamang ng kanyang "drumset", ginagamit niya ang drumset na yon para gumawa ng tunog sa tuwing kumakanta siya. Hindi ko alam kung ano ang kanyang mga sinasabi pero sigurado akong gimik lang niya yon para kumita kaya di ako nagbigay ng pera sa kanya.

Sa totoo lang, nakakaalarma na ang mga ganitong pangyayari. Hindi dapat iyon mangyari kailanman kaya naman dapat gumawa na tayo ng paraan bilang mamamayan na mawala ang kahirapang nararanasan ng ating mga kababayan. Kasi hindi natin alam kung magiging mga batang magnanakaw ang mga mukhang inosente na kabataan.

Hayup!

http://www.jennings81.freeserve.co.uk/kit4%20(1).jpg

http://www.birminghamzoo.com/images/giraffe.png

http://www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/65/cute_baby_animals_T3509.jpg

http://discovermagazine.com/2005/may/what-do-animals-think/animals-open.jpg

http://s.ngm.com/2008/03/animal-minds/img/animal-minds-hdr.jpg

Photoshop Set: Hybrid Children Produced by Unlikely Unions

Thanks to Mandy, Gilbert, and Jiko for lending me their pics para lang may magamit akong mga litrato for Comgrap.

I know I know medyo lousy siya kaso wala kasi ako nung last session kasi recollection ko nung Tuesday. Ipapasa ko na sila ngayon.

What do you think guys?

Alex+Joaqui=Joalex ("Huwa-Lex")
Mandy+Issi=Mandissi (fusion mode ala DBZ?)
Gilbert+Issi=Gissi (Hmmmm...)

What's Inside My J-Pod Today?

I had my I-pod restructured with a whole new playlist. They're mostly downloaded songs from Limewire.

1. Beautiful Life-Ace of Base
   
2. The Sign-"
   
3. Chasing Pavements-Adele
4. Irreplaceable-Beyonce
5. Waiting-BoA
6. Flower-"
7. Milky Way-"
8. Love Generation-Bob Sinclair
9. Kids in America-Cascada
10. Believe-Cher
11. Forever-Chris Brown
12. Love is Gone-David Guetta
13. Thank You-Dido
14. Digimon English Theme Song
15. Mercy-Duffy
16. Maskara-E-Heads
17. Magasin-"
18. Minsan-"
19. With a Smile-"
20. Huwag Mo Nang Itanong-"
21. Torpedo-"
22. Ligaya-"
23. Toyang-"
24. Tuwing Umuulan at Kapiling Ka (Basil Valdez Original)-"
25. Fruitcake-"
26. Harana-"
27. Pare Ko (P.I.-free version)-"
28. Julie Tearjerky-"
29. Kailan-"
30. Overdrive-"
31. Ang Huling El Bimbo-"
32. Low-Flo Ri Da (Napuputol 'to, ewan ko kung bakit)
33. Elevator-" (One of the best songs in my I-Pod)
34. Booty Music-Git Fresh (a.k.a. Deepside)
35. Degrassi: The Next Generation (We Can Make It Through)-Jakalope (Heto pantg isa na napuputol bigla habang tinutugtog ko)
36. The Jam Song-Jam Creative Productions
37. Happy (Loop-Di-Loop Remix)-James Habitan Feat. Square Heads
38. Kids in America-Kidz Bop
39. Can't Get You Out of My Head-Kylie Minogue
40. Love at First Site-"
41. Come Into My World-"
42. I Should Be So Lucky-"
43. All I See-"
44. Kids in America-LEN
45. Forget About Me-Little Bit
46. Touch My Body-Mariah Carey
47. Bye Bye-"
48. Kids in America-Missing Persons/Kim Wilde (?) (I'm guessing this is the original and truly the Kim Wilde song)
49. Pocketful of Sunshine-Natasha Bedingfield
    
50. Miss Independent-Ne-Yo
51. Kids in America-No Secrets
52. So What-Pink
53. Sweet Soul Revue-Pizzicato Five (only J-Pop song in the playlist)
54. Disconnection Notice-Pupil
55. Disturbia-Rihanna
56. Umbrella-"
57. Himala-Rivermaya
58. Sayang-"
59. Sumigaw-"
60. 241-"
61. Balisong-"
62. You'll Be Safe Here-"
63. Maskara-"
64. Sleep-"
65. Liwanag sa Dilim-"
66. Alab ng Puso-"
67. Awit ng Kabataan-"
68. 214-"
69. Happy-Square Heads
70. All About Us- T.a.T.U.
71. Not Gonna Get Us-"
72. All the Things She Said-"
73. That's Not My Mine-The Ting Tings
74. Great DJ-"
75. Melrose Place Theme Song
76. Beverly Hills 90210 Theme Song
77. The CW's 90210
78. WLS-FM Jingles-Jam Creative Productions
79. World Hold On-Bob Sinclar
80. Hot Stuff (Let's Dance)-Craig David feat. Bob Sinclair

Forever J-Pod!