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sounds of the summer
"I don't need the sunshine
Don't need the good times,
Don't need anything anyone's giving,
And I don't mind your lies so keep on talking." - Don't Need the Sunshine, Catatonia
donya quixote
- Proud to be Pinay.
- Born once upon a time in the late January 1988.
- Hails from the highlands; Baguio City.
- She dorms.
- Getting
hazedtrained for life at the School of Economics at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. - Member of the UP Campus Crusade for Christ and UP Economics Society.
- Just a little bit crazy.
- Doesn't want to kiss frogs; faithful to her Dulcine[o]. [NBSB PRIDE!]
- Extremely socially inept - uncomfortable with the idea of meeting new people. Would rather curl up with a nice book than go out clubbing.
- Loyal to the friends she already has. Cause they're great. [Most of the time. Hehe.] ;)
- Usually highly opinionated when it comes to music/film/other media, but her lack of social awareness is disgusting.
- A fool for Jesus Christ.
- Here's her multiply, friendster, and email. [Has myspace, but it's as good as dead. Still contemplating on whether or not she should resurrect it.]
reader log
the past
Symphony in the Key of C-minor
Tikim ng Kalayaan
The Aftertaste v1.0
June 2006
July 2006
August 2006
September 2006
October 2006
November 2006
December 2006
January 2007
February 2007
March 2007
April 2007
May 2007
June 2007
Credits
Art: DQ + some brushes from... all over the place.
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Sunday, October 29, 2006
I call this post: Sh... I'm not here. [BGmusic: Rip Her To Shreds - Boomkat]
[whispering:] I just want to tell you guys that I'm back in Baguio from the camp in Laguna... marami akong kwento... but it's the sem break and my brain has turned into mush. So break pa rin ako. Teehee.
[Sa mga hindi nakakagets, UP po yung finoform namin. Oh, I'm the one in the orange.]
Toodles. ^_^
Pahabol: Sa mga nagcomment sa last post ko... violin yan.
Thursday, October 19, 2006
I call this post: Can you hear what I hear? [BGmusic: Under Pressure - David Bowie & Queen]
I'm going on a two-week hiatus. Actually, I may update somewhere in between those two weeks, but I won't do it regularly since our internet at home's dial-up and my blood pressure can't take that kind of speed.
Mwah.
Mwah.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
I call this post: The Waiting Room / I Can't Believe I'm Blogging about This [BGmusic: Les Fleurs - 4hero]
I figured out who I really look like with my new hair. When I wake up, yes, it's still Richie Sambora [gah], but when my hair's all neat, I look like the girl from Doll Master.[Di maka-getover sa bagong buhok? Teehee.]
I was planning on going home later tonight, but we still haven't finished anything for the First Day High skit [we still have to record, shoot some scenes, and rehearse], so it looks like I'm going to Baguio tomorrow night. At least makakauwi pa ako, right?
I finished reading my roommate's copy of The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan. It's the first Amy Tan book that I read [I always wanted to buy myself a copy of The Joy Luck Club, but always ended up buying another book instead]. It's a good read - really depressing, but it has a happy [and cute!] ending. It's not the kind of book I'd put in my "favorites" list, but it's definitely one that's going to stick with me. That's all I'm going to say about the book. Just read it.
Anyway, let's find something interesting to talk about today, shall we? Ah, yes. I was going to blog about this right after I witnessed this incident, but it must have slipped my mind.
I think this happened last week: I was walking to my STS class, and I usually pass by the pool. There was a car parked outside with its doors wide open, and inside was probably the most entertaining conversation one could
Sobrang usisera ba? It was their fault for leaving the doors open and arguing in such a public place. I bet all the people in the pool area could hear them. (The whole time, I wanted to shout to the girl: "Leave the [*toot*]ing [*toot*] already!" Binabastos na kasi siya. Tsk tsk tsk.)
Things like that always get me all smug, thinking, "Thank goodness I don't have to deal with that kind of thing." Singledom is bliss.
Anyway, recently some my close friends have been... what am I going to call this... pairing off. [Should I be blogging about this? Ah, whatever.] I didn't know what to do when I found out na "sila na nga!" I admit that I was disappointed, because I thought we were all going to wait. But I've decided that I should be happy for them, because they're obviously happy with what they're doing.
One thought led to another, and I found myself thankful that J [Sino kaya yan? Don't ask.] stopped texting last summer. [Oh dear, I really can't believe I'm blogging about this.] Kung hindi kasi, baka nadala pa ako. It's like what Ann said last night, your heart is like a dam - a little leak will eventually cause the whole thing to collapse. Oo, kahit na depress-depressan ako [as in, yung OA na talaga na depression] nung summer [and most of the start of the first sem], I'm happy now.
That's all I
Oh, and to girls in relationships: if the guy makes you cry, or shouts at you like the aforementioned couple in the car, dump him. [Evil laugh.]
I'm re-reading what I just wrote. I may delete this post in the future. Or maybe not.
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
I call this post: Domo Arigato Mistah Roboto [BGmusic: Mr. Roboto - Queen]Most of you out there are probably deathly afraid of dentists. Now, I don't enjoy my dental checkups, but compared to going to the hairdresser's, dental appointments are definitely less scary.
Ladies and jellybeans, I got my hair cut at Bench Fix last night. I had lunch with my parents because my mom was going to Davao, and when she saw me, she handed me some money and told me to get my hair cut. [Now really, was my hair that bad?] I agreed, just as long as I had someone with me for moral support. Since my sister had work, I waited until 6PM to get my hair cut.
It wasn't that scary. If you're scared of going to the hairdresser's, you should go there at night when they don't have any other customers and everyone's all laid back, and the hairstylists don't seem as biatchy as usual. The whole thing was just so stressful for me though - I hate being subject to people's scrutiny, especially when it comes to my looks. [Part of the reason why I never agreed to joining those silly pageants.]
Pictures!
My Before and After Pics [My hair's still a little wet in the "after" pic]
I like to think that look like a Japanese rockstar, but Ann said that I looked like a coconut husk... which is also true. Hehehe. When I woke up and saw my reflection, I was like, "Richie Sambora, is that you?" I like looking at myself in the mirror now [even more than before]. I find my hair highly amusing. If I put my hair in a side ponytail I look like Cyndi Lauper. And I look especially entertaining when I'm headbanging.
I'm part of a First Day High skit for the upcoming Leadership Training Institute [LTI - this yearly CCC camp]. I'm Brainy High. We're shooting it later at 3pm. Bagay na bagay ang bangs ko. :-]
Monday, October 16, 2006
I call this post: Morning has Broken [BGmusic: Birdsong.]Since this sem is over, I'm going to dedicate this post [almost] entirely to the first semester of my second year here in UP.
I can't say that I'm going to miss this sem. In fact, I'm sure that I won't. In fact, it would probably be forgotten years from now and I'd most definitely struggle to remember what subjects I took his sem. So, anyway, I'm going to dissect the last semester into its high points and low points. Ahem ahem.
HIGH:
- I got into Ilang-ilang. During the enrollment period I had no idea where I was going to stay during the school year. I was recommended to Molave, this other dorm in campus, but [they said that] all the slots were taken because there was [supposed to be] a renovation going on. [The renovation never happened, but I'm glad I got into Ilang.] Ilang may not be the most fun dorm on campus, but it's definitely the nicest looking. I won't go on describing what it looks like - you can visit it during our open house in February. *wink
- Being able to get even closer to my closest friends through our faith. A lot of my friends have recently discovered the true meaning of salvation and what it really means. I love talking to them about it, and I love watching them grow in their relationships with God. The funny thing is, I didn't lift a finger to "convert" them. All I did was pray for them, and really, ang galing lang talaga ni God, he touched their hearts and now they're new people. :)
- I created this purple headress for my fine arts class. I like creating stuff. Anyway that brought me back to grade school days, with the Elmer's glue, rhinestones, and sticky fingers. [Picture to follow]
- This crazy night.
- STS class [Science and Technology in Society, for those of you who aren't from UP] and working on my project. I actually had fun [even though the class
seemedwas pretty pointless]. And shooting for our first report was fun.
- Dropping a subject for the first time.
- Losing friends. I've lost two this sem. One I lost forever. And I really don't know what to do with the other one.
- Being publicly humiliated [slight exaggeration] by my Stat101 prof. You can read about it here and here.
Next sem's going to be different. I got all my subjects via CRS [computerized registration system], so that means I won't have to suffer through the endless queues during enrollment. I R so happy. I've got a feeling that I'll like the next sem more than all ones that preceded. [Woah, was that me talking? I haven't sounded this optimistic since... ever!]
Yes, my blog has a new look. Well, it's not so new because I've always had a brown and orange layout [except for the last month, when I just needed a little change]. This layout was inspired by a song from Switchfoot, Let that Be Enough. It's not actually supposed to look like this. I had something more complicated in mind, but I got too frustrated because my code wouldn't work, so I simplified it.
I'm packing my things later today. I'm going home soon! Yes! [I got Grey's Anatomy DVDs to keep me company for the first week. After that I'm going to a CCC camp in Los Banos, and after that I'm going back to Baguio and do whatever I feel like doing. Woohoo!] I call this: In the Dark of the Night [BGmusic: nothing but the hum of three electric fans]
Yes, it's a new template. I'm back to orange and brown once again. Hurrah. Hurrah. It's not done yet. The sidebar needs work and I still need to fix my cbox. But whatever.
[Yawn.]
Will update/elaborate on all this
Saturday, October 14, 2006
I call this post: It is finished. [BGmusic: Sabi nga sa Hebrews 11:1... "Now faith is being sure of what we hope for, and certain of what we do not see." Sa KJV, "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." Last week, even though I couldn't see the end of my semester, I could visualize it. I knew it had to come. And by faith, natapos ko na rin ang sem na ito!
Ladies and jellybeans, I am officially on my sem break. I no longer have an academic burden on my shoulders. It has been lifted. I am free. Free. I love saying that. [But I'm still trying not to worry about my exam results... eep.] To illustrate how happy I am, let me tell you what I was doing yesterday. Last night I was "dancing" [for all of you who have seen me dance, you know why the quotation marks are needed] around UP, screaming "SEM BREAK KO NA!" Ang saya. Teehee. And I watched a pirated VCD of First Day High last night without complaining [on any other day I would have wanted to strangle the stupid people on the screen, but this time I was just laughing at their "acting abilities" - that's a huge improvement for me].
And guess what? I got tagged by Jhed! Woohoo! Man, I'm so hyper. Tag pa lang sobrang saya na ako. But look what he wrote about me:
Donya Quixote, it's as if she writes as it happens. At least that's how I feel everytime I read her posts. Very nice. Oh, and she's pretty too! :DOoh, Jhed, you just made my
How often do you blog?
I usually blog every day, but sometimes when I feel that I need a break from... everything... I take it. I don't blog at a specific time like some bloggers I know. I blog whenever there's a gap in my schedule. [Now, there's nothing in my schedule! It's blank! Who wants to go out next week?]
Online Alias:I used to call myself zellstalker, because of my obsession with this guy on the right. I still love Mr. Dincht, even though I didn't keep my lame-oh three-year old alias. I actually would have kept it, but someone hacked into my email address. And my friendster account. So I had to make a new email address [and friendster account]. Since my neopets username was donyaquixote [I used to be addicted - now I don't even want to visit the page lest I get hooked again], I used that. Oh, and in case you haven't figured it out, I named myself after a character from an old book by Miguel Cervantes. Ah, and in one of my old blogs, I called myself C-minor.
Have you ever stood up for someone you hardly knew?
Um. No. I am S-P-I-N-E-L-E-S-S.
What do you do most often when you are bored?
When I am bored... I surf the internet. Or do surveys on the friendster bulletin board [to those who have added me on your lists, you know what I'm talking about].
When bathing, which do you wash first?
Hair.
Have you ever been awake for 48 hours straight?
Oh no. Kaya ko pa 24 hours, but somewhere after 20 hours of no sleep, that I start looking like this:
Not a pretty sight.What color looks best on you?
Red I think. But I also look good in yellow. And black. And green. And white. I like bright colors. But I can look good in anything. ^_^ Man, I sound really big headed. [Tsss...it's true.]
What's your favorite alcoholic drink?
'Fraid my answer's gonna bore all of you - I don't drink.
Do you believe in heaven and hell as a real place that each of us will go to after death?
Yes. This is all the evidence I need. *taps on the Bible*
Do you find that you have more online friends than offline friends?
Not really. I have a lot of online friends, but I'm still more open to my offline friends. I guess it's because I'm a little paranoid about online stalkers and the like. I actually had a bad experience about that only a couple of months ago. Blinock ko na lang.
What was your favorite subject in school?
Last sem it was Fine Arts. But I love anything English-related. Writing especially.
Are you a perfectionist?
It depends on what it is. Sometimes I'm all "bahala na!" But when I know that I can make whatever-it-is-I'm-making great, I don't settle for less.
Do you spend more than you can afford?
*guilty laugh* Um. Hehe.
Is it better to have loved and lost than never to have loved before?
No. Well, it depends. At this age, "loved and lost" means getting together with Mr. X/Y/Z and breaking up soon afterwards. That's definitely not what I want. But I'm not saying that I'm never going to love. This girl *points to self* is not going to die an old maid! I DECLARE IT! Bwehehe.
Do you consider yourself creative?
Yes, I was blessed with a weird mind. ^_^
Do you give yourself the credit you deserve?
Sometimes. Depends on my mood really. If I'm really down I make my problems bigger than they really are. If I'm in a good mood, everything I do seems to be perfect.
Do you donate time or money to charities?
Time, yeah. Money, yeah. My org has charitable events, and we're all obliged to attend/buy a ticket. Hehe. But I'd like to do charity work someday... when I have the time.
Have you recently done something yourself that you've criticized others for doing?
Last year... yeah. Recently... um... siguro meron but I really can't pinpoint the exact events.
What's on your mind right now?
I need to eat something.
Say one nice thing about the person who tagged you and the five people that you are going to tag:Jhed always visits blogs regularly. Even though he's [more than a little] self-depreciating, he makes it sound funny and entertaining. Oh, and he's really honest and doesn't hold back when he's blogging, which is refreshing in a world where everyone's too concerned about what other people are going to think. [Naks!]
I don't know who I'm going to tag. I tag whoever wants to do the tag. [Tamad!]
Okay, I'm going to have breakfast now. And then I'm going to bloghop. [I missed this... sigh.]
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
I call this post: Walang title ito [BGmusic: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow - Rooney]
To all of you who have exams coming up: Good luck! Kaya natin toh! >_<
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
I call this post: Chicken Wings [BGmusic: Stop Crying Your Heart Out - Oasis]I really wasn't planning on posting today but I have nothing else to do. Okay, that wording doesn't really exemplify the essence of my situation right now... Let me rephrase that: I don't want to study right now so instead, I'm in front of my laptop wasting time on youtube and updating my blog even though there really isn't anything to talk about.
Anyhoo, I have an exam later in STS. I don't need to study for it [it's one of those subjects that have tons of readings but all you really need to do is listen in class], but I will anyway [because I don't listen in class, I'm busy talking to Eden].
I should be really stressed out right now... but I'm not. Naubos na lahat ng powers ko, I guess. Ladies and gentlemen, I seem to have lost the ability to worry. Now I feel like I am floating in the air... free... hap-py. [O baka kulang lang ako sa tulog.]
Okay, I'm starting to scare myself. Aral na. Okay, bloghop muna. Tapos aral. Aja!
Something... er... interesting for you all to watch:
Monday, October 09, 2006
I call this post: And inhale [BGmusic: Batang-bata Ka Pa - Sugarfree]Today's a very special day. Why? Today is someone's birthday. Someone I love dearly and hold closely to my heart. Waking up to this someone's face makes the start of my day beautiful. And when I am greeted at the door by this special friend with kisses and cuddles, I feel like no-one in the world can love me like my friend does.
Happy birthday to Pola! [She's 7 today] Mwah mwah mwah I love you!
Saturday, October 07, 2006
I call this post: And it feels so good [BGmusic: Another One Goes By - The Walkmen]You missed me. Admit it. [Uuuuy...] I wasn't able to update and bloghop yesterday like I thought [yes, I promised, but I had my fingers crossed], but I'm updating now, and that's all that matters. ^_^ [PS: Thanks to all who commented on my last post kahit na walang kwenta siya. :P]
Anyway, I wasn't planning on posting today, but I felt that I had neglected my blog for too long already. The main objective of this post is just to let you know that I'm ALIVE!
Just don't ask me about how my exams went. [Four more to go. And I still have to finish my project for FA. *cries*] Nakakainis yung mga taong walang exams. Okay lang sa akin ang mga papers, wag lang exams. Researching for papers are actually kind of fun, basta maganda yung topic. I finished my part of our group paper on cloning, and you can't imagine how much information I have on the topic right now. I feel so smart. *smirks*
Can you believe that the semester is ending? I still can't feel it - no nostalgia at all or anything. I guess it's because this semester hasn't been particularly good to me, with dull professors and mediocre grades.
It's the end of the sem, and I wasn't able to patch up my relationships with *some people*. I've given up already. I guess if *they* don't want to talk to me, then there's nothing I can do about it. It's sad, but it happens. [sigh]
I've dropped one subject, a major subject at that. Last Thursday I was kind of encouraged by my org mates when they were all complaining about that same professor and how she graded their exams. It just felt great that I wasn't alone in my plight. The funny thing is, I'm not mad at my professor for not being able to teach. We even smile at each other whenever we pass each other by [moment! haha].
Next sem will be different. I feel it [in my fingers... I feel it in my toes].
Okey, so walang kwenta pa rin ang post na ito. Oh well, I tried. And now... to bloghop. Teehee.
PAHABOL
I had eleven hours' sleep last night. It felt good. After three days of barely enough sleep, my body backlashed and I could barely even type. So I just slept. Then I woke up with the worst headache. But I still felt good. In a woozy drugged up kind of way.
Dxter: Yes, that was me you saw in SM. Yak ang haggard ko nun. Lagi nalang akong haggard pag may nakakakita sa akin [you gotta love my luck]. First Rex and now you. Hehe.
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
I call this post: Hiatus daw? [BGmusic: ewan. It's coming from my roommate's computer so I don't know what it is.]I know I said I wouldn't post but in the middle of researching for my paper [ows?], I came across this:
Hahahahaha!
Friendster yan ng manliligaw ko last last year.
Tingnan ninyo.
Tapos tawanan natin.
Hahaha.
Sige, balik na sa pag-aaral.
You guys aren't obliged to comment on this post.
But if you want to, you can.
Sorry, I won't bloghop now. Once I start, I can't stop.
I promise I will on Friday. :D
Hay bangag na ako. Ayoko nang mag-aral. Huhuhuhu.
Monday, October 02, 2006
I call this post: You say stop... I say go go GO! [BGmusic: I choose silence. Wala.]I'm sorry I haven't updated. As most of you may know [and some of you have experienced], medyo nawalan kami ng kuryente sa UP because of a wonderful little [?] typhoon we all like to call Milenyo. Blah blah blah, you've all heard this before so I won't rant about it any more.
Oh, UP's a mess. It was worse on Friday, but now it's still messed up. We even have military personnel cleaning up the streets. Saya. Some of the buildings still don't have electricity I think. Sayang, lahat ng klase ko may kuryente na... tsk tsk tsk...
Anyway, that's not the only reason why I haven't been blogging. Since I figured that there was nothing to do at the dorm, and since I hadn't gone home in the longest time, I went home to Baguio and vegetated for two days in front of the TV watching House DVDs.
I really don't have anything to talk about right now, so I'll just update you on what I've been up to. Or rather, warn you about a probable hiatus. [Probable because I'm not sure if I'm actually going to go through with it, because of my self-discipline shortage.]
I have a paper due tomorrow that I haven't even started on yet. I have two exams on Thursday [one of them being a major subject, and I don't even understand what's going on in the class - Econ101], and another two on Friday [again, one of them a major subject - Stat101 - gah]. So I'll be studying instead of bumming around in front of my laptop. So I don't think I'm going to update for a while.At least, that's the theory.
I can do this.
Okay, before I get started on my paper, I'm going to bloghop. And then I'm going to research. Then type. Then after that, I won't even look at my blog. Okay? Okay.
[Kaya ko ba ito? Kaya! Aja aja fighting!]
Pahabol: Nagpa-unli ako nung Thursday, tapos walang kwenta. Wala namang nagrereply. Moral of the story? Wag na mag-