happy--sad--HAPPY!!!

hello there! been a while since i last blogged! so much has happened since my last post. i'll tell the story by following the order of the thread topic. first up, i was happy because: the UST Growling Tigers has beaten the Ateneo Blue Eagles for the UAAP Basketball Championship!! the whole university was practically overjoyed (for lack of a better word) for that win!! there was celebration everywhere! UST merchandise sold like hotcakes after the win, and the varsity players became like celebrities overnight! ya, it was crazy! another great thing was the celebration bash for the players which i've attended! it was a concert which featured bands like Join The Club, Soapdish.. and.. drumrolls.. Parokya ni Edgar and Kamikazee all for free! the only sad thing about that was there was no free food! but it was great overall! we rocked 'til night up until the finale with Kamikazee and PNE singing 'Narda'.. and then suddenly a big rainshower occured! we're all wet but satisfied! :) i was with Jayvee, Jayson (Larin), Howard, and Runie (albeit only a short time) that night.

another part of the 'happy' moments was my dad's birthday just last october 6. my mom organized a caterer for the event which had our relatives and friends coming. the funny part was, more of my friends came than my dad's so my relatives were teasing me like i was the one with the birthday party! haha. i wasn't planning on inviting any of my friends originally (with the exception of Dom) because of just the sudden declaration that there will be a party. biglaan lang kasi. my mom just told me about having a party just 3-4 days before the actual party. but that same morning, i met up my friends at school. so i invited them.. although only Onin, Dale, Maki, and Anthony made it. Dom and Jeff followed later that evening. it was fun seeing my friends.

another fun thing was also seeing my cousins again that night. there was Jon, my closest cousin! i missed him. it was like ages ago when i last talked to him. and what more, he gave me his copy of Final Fantasy XII!!! that game is supposed to come out next month but he already managed to have a copy! he never fails to amaze me! i always appreciated the fact he was always thoughtful of me. he always lend me things. he's like my best friend which i don't get to see regularly. yeah, it's kinda odd that we're cousins, close cousins at that, but we rarely see each other. well, blame it on our sched! there was also EJ, Jon's younger brother. although we didn't get to talk much that time ('cause i was busy attending to the guests) it was still nice to see him again. i bet i can't win a game of basketball against him now. i heard he became real good! besides them, there was Sharl and Len, my cousins (or should i say nephews) from my dad's side of the family. i call them cousins 'cause we're on the same age group but technically, they're my nephews. haha.

now, the sad part. the sad part comes from this week! FINALS WEEK! tadadada! let me start off this Monday. i hardly slept this Monday 'cause i was reviewing for OR. i knew i was going to fail anyways but i wanted to study so my grades on the final test won't be that embarrasing. when i took the test next day, my head hurts! but i thought i answered most of questions. then came Wednesday. i reviewed Cobol this time. just like last time, i had scarcely a time to sleep. the next day, i felt terrible.. i really had a hard time with the test! then later that afternoon, the OR grades were released! i was dumbfounded when i saw my test scores! it was so low! lower than low tide! i just can't believe i didn't solve some of those problems correctly! now today, Friday. i was so miserable that i can't believe i'm gonna fail 2 subjects out of three this semester! on top of that, our thesis proposal is not yet OK!!! i know i screwed up this semester but this is way too much!! i felt like a moron! i ended up sleeping all day then watched some DVDs to amuse myself.

then the 'happy' part came again. i know today is Friday the 13th.. but it came off good for me!!! after borrowing my mom's laptop, i set it up here in my room, activated the wireless internet, opened my email account, and there it was! the FINAL GRADES for COBOL! my heart raced faster! as i open the Excel worksheet, i braced myself for the sad reality that was eating me up all day. when i looked up my student number, there showed: PASSED!!!! wow!! all my miseries we're gone for a moment! i can't believe this. i am so genuinely happy. ma'am cha has made my night! thank you ma'am! :)