citius, altius, fortius!

ako si corbin!

isang nilalang mula sa isang all-girls school. at ngayo'y pumapasok na sa unibersidad ng pilipinas bilang isang CHK freshie. mahilig magbasa ng mga libro lalong-lalo na ang mga sinulat nina michael connelly, james patterson, lualhati bautista at nicholas sparks. nangungulila sa paglalaro ng softball. mahal na mahal ang pag-aaral ng arnis. mahilig tumunganga, mag-isip, magmuni-muni. at mahilig sa mga outdoor activities at mga hayop lalo na ang aking bebe.

taggity tag!



desiderata

Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.

Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself. Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.

Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.

You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
:)
[max ehrmann]


Thursday, November 24, 2005

I’m weird, I know. I choose decisions which people ‘lecture’ me about later on. They wonder, question and tell me off why I didn’t take the chance. They’re saying that I’m ironic. *nods* Maybe I am, especially with my decisions with Illam and the AJSS. I joined Illam and later on backed out, knowing that I wouldn’t be able to survive third year with a few hours of sleep and a tired body every other night. Then I was picked to join the test for AJSS and I later on decided to not take the position and let number 6 take my place.

I picked school over softball this school year. And I chose softball over a school opportunity for this coming summer. Even my mom ‘reprimanded’ me with the weird decisions I make. She questioned why I gave up Illam for school and will later on pick softball instead of AJSS for summer. You know what I said? I simply have to prioritize things. I gave up Illam because I know it would get in the way of my studies. I gave up the AJSS so that I could join the sports clinic I joined last summer.

*Sighs and shakes head* I’m weird. Terribly weird.

Gah.

Anyway, I’m actually amused with our Class Encounter last Friday. I can’t help but laugh at the determination of our classmates in crawling towards the chair just to answer a question. Teehee. Even though they were already bruised at their first time in crawling. You could actually see them slither their way towards the chair. Other groups have their own strategies too. Haha. One would have their one leg up while crawling. Another would take the sides so that they could overtake others. And another would literally kick the floor to get to the other side. *grins* Ang kyooot nila!!

And the scary activity came up after the break. I call it scary because it is damn scary! But it was fun, really really fun! Sayang nga eh, I wasn’t able to see the shocked faces of our classmates when Pixie announced that their cellphones were missing. And while they were shocked to the core, I was actually scared stiff behind the door leading to the *ahem* dormitory. And all the lights were damn off, mind you! God, my vision was actually blackening due to some I don’t know reason. Waha. I just hid behind the door while some of the groups were entering the dorm. They didn’t actually see me! Teehee! Then I heard someone was calling my name. So I assumed that they were the first group in my center. I popped in front of them and had them lined up and everything. At hindi pala sila yung unang group. Waha. I heard them saying “Hindi naman siya pale at frail ahhh!” We (the officers) gave each group a set of clues to whom they would go next. Hehehe. So I have to hide again behind the freaking door, ALONE! T.T I was sitting there, ‘patiently’ waiting for the so called first group. Waha. When they entered the door and flashed their flashlights in my directions…every one of them shrieked their hearts out. *evil grin* Mwahaha. At first, I actually thought that my center would be the easiest one. Pwede ba, pass the message lang naman siya eh…with a twist nga lang. And later on, it turned out to be the hardest center. *Ebeel grin*

I had to pass each word of my clue and the last one on the group’s line would write it down. But, here’s the twist: they have to do certain things to each word so that they could get the major clue. Nakakatuwa nga yung mga kinalabasan na mga salita eh. I whispered the word “atto” (It’s not a real word, I know) at yung mga lumabas na salita sa kanila eh atoms, pabo, hato. *taas kilay* hehe.

All of the centers would have clues to be given to each group depending on their ‘performance level’. And when the time for the groups to discuss all the clues they have gathered came…they actually assumed it was me who took the cellphones! *grin* Haha. Okay, okay. Ako na nga eh! Haha! We just hoped that they would have a hard time in deciphering the clues. But it turned out that they remembered me mentioning in a subject last year that I took ballet lessons. And I, myself, gave out clues with the way I acted! Haha. I never actually knew that I did until some of our classmates mentioned it to me.

*Grin* Saya ng class encounter. Except for the FREAKING SCARY EXPERIENCE that night. Bwiset talaga. The sounds we heard continously for 2 straight bloody hours just came from the stupid electric fan!!!! Arggh. Eh alam niyo naman ako diba…masyadong duwag sa mga ganyan plus the fact na masyadong wild ang aking imagination. And we had to actually wait for MsG to wake up so that we, too, can rise up already. Langya talaga yun.

Bleh.

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