Musings of a human trapped in the Philippines
Saturday
January 3, 2015
I opened up the year with some bike riding during the weekends. For January 3 and 10, I went to two different parts of Bulacan, which is roughly very far from my place. And while both of the places we went to were in the same province, the rides for each were very different!
Naalala ko na naman nung akala ko hindi ako pumasa ng ACET dahil hindi ko mahanap pangalan ko online. Hindi ko rin naman madouble-check sa Blue Eagle Gym kasi nasa Visayas pa ako nun. Di ko matanggap yun kasi alam kong matalino ako.
Turns out mali lang spelling ng pangalan ko sa database. I felt so vindicated when I got the acceptance letter. Matalino nga ako. That, or meron akong inagawan na slot na si JAIRUS RAFAEL yung pangalan.
Pero feeling ko matalino lang talaga ako. Hehe.
To those who passed ACET, congrats! Don’t let it get to your head. You’ve got your work cut out for you. Staying in Ateneo is a greater feat than getting in. You just got accepted to a place where your potentials will be pushed to actuality. Don’t waste the opportunity.
To those who didn’t pass, don’t be discouraged. Either God has a different plan for you, or kulang ka lang sa pag-aaral. Charot. It doesn’t make you less of a person. The most legendary of Ateneans have failed at more than one point in their lives. The trick is to keep getting back up. Push niyo yan.
Miss ko na mag-aral. Well, the extra-curricular activities mostly.
AMDG.
-jgzn
ADMU Alumni
BFA Information Design 2013
P.S. Ang pinakaprivate na banyo ay nasa Gonzaga hall 3rd floor sa labas ng dance room.
I’ve been biking for more than month already so I know I have enough experience and authority to post this. Here’s an infographic about the basic gear you need to bring with you whenever you go on a bike ride. I’m also gonna give a quick description on each item.
New Year’s Resolutions
noun
1. Things people decide to do out of self-improvement for the next year but only end up actually doing it for the first 2 weeks of January.
Continue reading “Baliktanaw: 2015, Let the good times roll”
Sunday
December 21, 2014
I was woken up (very early) by my phone ringing and upon answering, it was my office-mate calling from nearby UP Diliman. He was going to meet up with another office-mate of mine and they were waiting for me. I had a quick breakfast, changed into my ~*Biking Gear*~ and pedaled away. I had reserved the entire day for biking and that was exactly what we did. Continue reading “Padyak: Manila Ride”
Saturday
December 13, 2014
This was the day I went on my first legitimate mountain climb. And for virgins, there’s no better way to pop your cherry than by climbing up Mount Palay-palay, better known as Pico de Loro. Warning, this post is gonna be image-heavy. And most of these will be images of me, so you have been warned.
The bike gods answered my prayers this Sunday morning and gave me the perfect conditions to take my bike on a nearby trail that a friend recommended. The trail ran along the bank of the Marikina river and, since there was news of Typhoon Hagupit about to hit the metro, I decided to ride before the rains and winds come.
It’s a slow Saturday at the office so…
I don’t claim to know everything or even a lot about this issue, but I’ve come to believe that most problems that Philippines is facing is caused by the Filipinos’ attitude of always looking at the short term instead of the long term. So prepare for a slightly long article about why we r who we r.
Continue reading “Isip: Syota = “Short Time,” Not a serious relationship”
