Wanted: Inspiration... now!!!


I remember asking Balbonics what her New Year's Resolution was back in January 2004. She jokingly answered, "stop waiting for inspiration!" I remember laughing about that because I knew what that meant. Balbs and I are very much alike in our approach to our studies, you see. We are both "crammers" and we would sometimes come to class half prepared for certain reports or recitations. While our classmates were comparing notes about their readings and all, Balbs and I would be very busy rushing or finishing the last few parts of our reports or our readings. Despite this, Balbs and I would often just laugh about everything. Yeah, we could laugh because we would usually do okay almost all the time. (Oh man, Balbs, I miss you so much tuloy...)

Anyway, at this moment, I am trying to finish, make that rushing to finish, a paper on language theories. I'm supposed to trace the history of language studies on a map or a timeline and I'm to situate the present or contemporary language theories on this map. I also need to discuss every single theory or study that will be in my map. Ambitious that I am, I wanted to start from the very beginning. And, I did. I started with Adam's naming of the different creations and the story of the Tower of Babel (from the Genesis). There's the Egyptian King Psammetichos' story. And then, of course, there's Panini's almost mathematical presentation of Grammar. The Greeks. More theories and still more. From the United Kingdom to Prague to the United States, etc. We have Firth, Bloomfield, et cetera, et cetera! Then, Chomsky's Transformational Generative Grammar.

I've been reading on these people for the past two years, so much that they've invaded even my dreams! Whew! My problem, at the moment, is that I can't seem to write anything that, to my standard, is worth submitting! My "moment" hasn't come yet! I'm still waiting for inspiration! I do not understand what's eating me, but I can't do academic writing right now! I know, I know... If I really want to do it and get it over with, I can, right? But, I don't want to. Lest, I write something, uhm, stupid. I sure hope inspiration comes soon. I've given myself until my birthday to finish everything. I need inspiration... now!!! I have a week more to go! I still have to go over my Discourse Analysis paper, too! Hay!

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By the way, thanks to my very good friend, Erik, for his help with the Bible. :)


Comments

sachiko said…
What's the difference between oceanic thoughts and pink thoughts? where should I comment? *esep esep* hehe..

I was having a good time reading this analysis paper of yours but then I scrolled down and saw that little girls pictures and story.

I feel so sad. my prayers to her.
3/16/2005 04:39:00 AM
sachiko said…
What's the difference between oceanic thoughts and pink thoughts? where should I comment? *esep esep* hehe..

I was having a good time reading this analysis paper of yours but then I scrolled down and saw that little girls pictures and story.

I feel so sad. my prayers for her.
3/16/2005 04:40:00 AM
BabyPink said…
sachiko-san, oceanic views is the blogger comment board and pink thoughts is haloscan. it's actually up to you where you want to comment po.:)

difference is sa blogger comment board (ocenaic views), permanent ang comments while sa haloscan (pink thoughts) nade-delete after some time.:)

arigatou ne.:)
3/16/2005 04:47:00 AM
Dilip Mutum said…
I was reading about this island somewhere in the Mediterranean, where people communicate using whistles. They can actually talk over long distances just by wistling to each other. Thats really fascinating.
3/16/2005 05:02:00 PM
BabyPink said…
wow!!! that's really interesting, adam... i'd like togo there and just observe. that would make me feel like i were around birds. hehehe:)
3/16/2005 09:32:00 PM
noreen said…
i remember cramming din when i was in college. as in hours before the deadline ako nagsusulat. =D

natawa naman ako sa kwento mo sa blog ko re boxing. di ko kasi napanood iyong laban ni onyok e kaya di ako maka-relate. pero i felt bad last year, noong kay marquez at pacquiao na laban. =(
3/17/2005 04:01:00 PM
BabyPink said…
hehehe:) sinasabi ko sa'yo, freak ako eh.:)

'yun ba 'yung dapat na panalo si pacquiao tpos parang dineclare na tie or something like that. nakapanood ako noon kasi wala mga magulang ko noon kaya ako ang inatasang manood at magkuwento sa kanila kung anong nangyari. disappointed din tatay ko noon, sobra!:)
3/17/2005 05:11:00 PM
S.T.P.Peralta said…
BabyPink, preha ra ta ga need ug inspiration! Pero sa ako, I also need to have my brain defrosted kay na sobrahan na cia ka frozen :(
3/19/2005 01:16:00 PM
BabyPink said…
ay, lans! may na lang kay summer na. ma-defrost na gyud imo brain sa kainit sa panhon. ;)
3/19/2005 03:37:00 PM
Balbonics said…
Hahahahaha!!! Wow you still remember that. But hey, good luck with your papers. Am sure you'll get by. :-)
3/20/2005 11:31:00 AM
BabyPink said…
thanks, balbs!:)

obkors, i still remember that. hindi ko 'yun makakalimutan, 'no!:)
3/26/2005 11:27:00 PM
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