Almost closing
As I mentioned before I will be moving to a different blog that will mark my post-college life.
Check out:
http://holdingontosanity.blogspot.comThe blog name speaks for itself.
I owe this blog a couple of last entries before I really stop blogging here. One will be my graduation day entry and the other will be my well, sort of, farewell entry.
Because I am down with a fever these days I have been stuck in bed and only ventured out to do really important things, like hop on a plane to Manila (and this Sunday to Bangkok) and go back to Ateneo to fix some needed papers. Hassle.
Till I feel better.
Spring cleaning
Since I'm moving out and going home this Sunday, I am currently in the process of spring cleaning and packing.
I never really liked spring cleaning because as a hoarder by nature I find it hard to get rid of old things.
When I had to move to the new dorm last summer, I never realized till then the amount of things you accumulate for three years. I totally thought I did spring cleaning correctly last year. Not until today did I realize how badly I tend to hold on to things I no longer need.
So I'm toughening up and throwing away a lot of things. And I mean A LOT OF THINGS. Things that no longer fit (who am I kidding?), things that are no longer of the best quality and things that I would never be caught dead in, ever.
And as per advice of my style bible (Nina Garcia's
The Little Black Book of Style), I am rewarding myself with one killer piece per 20 items of clothing I'll get rid of. I cannot wait to go shopping!
I am slowly moving on to a new lifestyle. Less is more.
Etiquetas: lifestyle, spring cleaning, style
Just as long as it won't ruin my shoes
I seriously want a dog. A black labrador, please?
I believe that I am now at a point in my life when I am ready for the responsibility of a dog. Of course I am fully aware that this entails feeding, checking for ticks, potty training and walking it. Not to mention dealing with a hyper-active and attention-seeking thing.
Okay, now that I think about it that IS a lot of work.
I know, I know. This is clearly wishful thinking because the parents are not about to give a dog to a soon to be full-time law student (that is if I don't chicken out or get lazy. Or if I actually manage to complete my requirements and enroll). Not to mention I don't have a place to move into just yet (anyone who needs a roommate?). They know full well that giving me a dog NOW means that they would be left to care for it. Something which my mother refuses to do at the risk of looking like the help, walking the dog. But I'm pretty sure taking care of a dog is a task which my animal-lover brother won't mind doing.
But I really, really, really want a dog. At least it would make life less lonely.
Etiquetas: dog
The not so creative picture
Remember a few months ago when I was agonizing over my creative shot for the yearbook. I was choosing between Alice in Wonderland or the 20's flapper and settled for the latter.
I remember first knowing about the flappers back in early high school and I always admired their sexiness, beauty and even, their total disregard for the norms at that time. They are everything which I am not. And that's what makes them interesting.
So here goes. I definitely didn't give justice to them but I had to come up with something in a very short period of time.
BUT I found this gorgeous Vogue spread in style.com. They're gorgeous. If only I lived in that era.
Etiquetas: flappers
Westside Story promo
I stumbled upon some promotional shots, probably, for the remake of one of my favorite musicals of all time, West Side Story. It features Camilla Belle as Maria, J.Lo as Anita and Rodrigo Santoro as Bernardo (HOT!).
I've seen the film version countless number of times and know the songs by heart. I also watched the Philippine version of it last year with Christian Bautista as the lead. It surprisingly did justice to the film BUT I would give anything to watch it on Broadway especially now that it's running again though with a few twists to make it more relevant to our age and time.
Etiquetas: broadway
Hiatus
I will be incommunicado for the next seven days (March 11-17, 2009) because I will be going on a five-day SILENT retreat in Baguio.
Yes, you read that right. Silent. No talking, no phones, no ipods and even, *gasp* no books.
People keep on asking us (that's me and my friends) why we're going. Others even have the audacity to tell us that we can't do it --- that we're too loud, too restless.
I admit that I have qualms. I AM loud, restless and have the attention span of a three-year-old. But I also think that this will be good for me. It would be good to get away from all the external noise and the craziness of the past four years. As I said during my interview, I think this would be a good way to end my college life. It will give me perspective.
So, there. I'm doing this. I'll see you when I get back.
Etiquetas: Ateneo, retreat
The final (academic) week
My final grades were released yesterday.
And with that I end my college life.
I will miss it all. The sleepless nights, learning, org events and parties --- everything will surely be missed.
These four years were the best years.
Etiquetas: Ateneo, school
