The Ocean of My Being

I am tired. I am just so tired that, save for a few things, I've lost interest in many things that have always interested me. I haven't had 8 straight hours of sleep in the past two weeks. No, I'm not exactly complaining, I'm just saying. What I want most right now is one work-free, stress-free week in some place that's relaxing and where I can just read the whole day. Sometimes, when I'm just about to sleep, I think of this "vacation" and I feel a little less tired and stressed out. But, that also makes me realize how badly I want that. Oh well, I guess, everything will just have to wait until the semester ends. I just hope that our Department Chairperson allows me to take some rest in the summer. Some people at the College are saying that contractual faculty members will be "forced to teach" this summer what with the new administration and all. I think I've expressed time and again how much I love teaching, but I just really nee...

I have blogged about MSU a lot and everyone who's been reading my blog for some time knows how much I love MSU. Like I've said before, MSU is more than just a place for me, it's more than a home, it's actually a state of being. MSU, for me, means happiness and peace of mind. A few days before we left Manila two weeks ago, we found out that Pres. Arroyo had appointed a new MSU President. It came as a shock because we didn't expect that the present Acting President would be replaced that soon. The acting president, Dr. Ricardo de Leon, assumed the position exactly 2 years and 4 months ago. Coming from the Philippine National Police, Dr. de Leon was met with different reactions by the MSU constituents when he first came to MSU. He was a stranger, an outsider. I, for one, couldn't imagine having a military man (a PMA-er) as president of an academic institution. I even blogged about it then. I was anxious, at that time, because I thought he was really wrong f...

We're back home from a week-long stay in Manila. It's always nice to come home to MSU and be welcomed by the cold, foggy weather that the campus is famous for. My Manila trip was nice. I got to meet up with many of my friends; I got to dine in restos I really missed; I got to buy stuff that I've always wanted to buy; and, of course, I got to see my dad and my aunt, whom I haven't seen in quite a while. And, now, I'm back home and full of energy. Classes start tomorrow and I'm excited to see my students. I'm psyched up for work. I know I've complained about not getting enough rest and all, but, after a two-week break, I can't wait to start working my butt off again! I truly missed being neck-deep in work. 2007 was a busy year for me and it was a good year. I hope that this year will be better in all aspects. And, as the year opens, I would like to wish everyone a peaceful and fruitful 2008! :) HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! Smile big. Dream big. Do m...

Aaah, it feels good to have finally rested and relaxed for some days! Our Christmas break started on the 21st and, since then, I have been staying home (going out only when I have to run errands) just chilling out. It's great! I don't even remember when was the last time I had as many days to rest and relax as I've had (still have) this break. No exaggeration there. Ever since I started working, I haven't enjoyed any break or vacation as when we have breaks, that's actually when we are given extra load of work to do since we don't have our classes to worry about. Also, when the department doesn't have us working our butts off, the orgs I'm in come into the picture. I end up having to work more on breaks or vacations than when I have classes. So, you can just imagine how much I am enjoying and savoring every single minute of my Christmas break! Half the time, I am glued to the computer exploring the Internet wwworld! When my computer finally g...

...I like guns! I'm not the type who wants to go to war or the type who approves shooting of people or anything, but I have always had this fascination with guns. And, I like them long and big! I love target shooting. I've never really done it in real target shooting ranges, but I've done shooting cans and what-have-yous in private areas/locations. I also enjoy target shooting games at arcades and fairs. There was even this one time my friend and I went to the try-outs for the UP Rifle and Pistol Team just so we could do some shooting. It was really fun and they couldn't believe when I told them that I've actually done some target shooting using real guns back home. One time, my friends and I went to this area near the lake ( Lanao ) for some fun, and one of us had a gun with him, so we started looking for cans to shoot. There weren't any other people around so it was alright. When it was my turn, as I pulled the trigger, the bullet casing flew straight...

I couldn't go to work (read: had to miss my classes) for two days because my cough and colds went from bad to worse. Plus, I have fever at the moment. So, I opted to stay home and rest. There's nothing good on TV, so here I find myself answering personality quizzes as I'm still under the Blogger's Block Witch 's spell. Some quizzes can actually be accurate, you know.:) Anyway, here are results I got: You were a Poet in your Past Life! You were quite the introverted one, misunderstood and alone in your thoughts. You would stay up to three o'clock in the morning with your pen, sharing your dreams and losses with your beloved journal. Your poems were inspiring mostly to your love interests. Your words were your weapon... weapon of love, that is. You Have Great Self-Esteem! Your feelings about yourself are well-balanced. You believe in yourself enough to go after your dreams, but are able to still maintain a good work ethic. You don't take life perso...

I am suffering from the worst blogger's blog ever! Back when I didn't have Internet connection, I wanted to write about so many things. I had so much in mind that I wanted to write about. And, now that I finally have Internet Access in my own room, I can't think of anything to write about. What an irony! I'm probably just exhausted right now. I get home really tired everyday since the new semester started. I've been trying to adjust to my new schedule. I have classes from Mondays to Saturdays (27 units)! And, I've been having a lot of headaches lately. What I need most right now is rest and that's what I'm going to do. Hay. Here are some things I've recently been busy with: -preparing my class record and teaching/instruction materials; -reading (both for academic and entertainment purposes); -watching movies; -exploring Facebook (so much fun!).

How do you comfort people who just lost their father? What do you actually say to them? That everything's going to be all right? That they have to accept it because it's the most natural thing in the world, to die? That they have to be strong for one another? Do you cry with them? Do you tell stories about the recently departed loved-one? Or is it enough to just hug them and squeeze their hands? Yesterday, I was taking my lunch when I got the news (through a text message) that Zielna 's (one of my closest friends) father met an accident. He was riding a motorcycle, and had the right of way, when suddenly a speeding Crosswind swerved and hit his motorcycle sending him flying and hitting, head-first, the Crosswind's windshield before bouncing off to the ground. He died on the spot. I was shaken by the news. It was a sad, sad, sad news. Very shocking. Marnellie , another friend of mine, and I were just talking about her friend who also met an accident a few day...

The Hoo-Haa Girls... Posing for the camera as soon as we got to our room... ...and just before sleeping! ************ At the Night Cafe... ************ I've been trying to upload pictures here for days, but it never worked until today. So, finally, the pictures are up! Weeee! :)

I love out-of-town trips. I love going to, exploring and getting to know different places (and people). Traveling would always give me a kind of high that's comparable, let's say, to a high that one gets when he joins a contest and wins it! One of my greatest dreams in life is to travel and visit every single country in the world. I want to go back-packing one day, and I'd like to start here in the Philippines . I want to set foot and see all our towns, cities and provinces here in the Philippines . Weeee! Just thinking about it excites me to no end! But, of course, before I can actually do all that, I will have to save a lot of money. So, right now, I content myself with little out-of-town trips with family or with friends. When I do get the chance to go traveling or to go on an out-of-town trip, I see to it that I have a great time. Last weekend, my friends from the Department and I (there were six of us) went on an out-of-town trip. After working our butts off...