however, that didn't work too.
don't ask me why. (",)
14.11.05
this is part 2, i suppose. good evening to everyone. it's been two hours since my last post. told you i'm trying to make up for lost time....
now i'll be talking about today. today is november 14, 2005. today is my seventh consecutive day of presence at school since the semestral break. and take note: i was not late.
and by the way, a very happy 16th birthday to mr. rowell joseph cruz perez. (",)
we had our part 1 of our presentation of "the trial of raskolnikov" in the conference room. i had the first words:
"good morning, ladies and gentlemen. and now, people of russia against the accused mr. rodion romanovich raskolnikov, let us all rise to honor the presiding judge for today's court proceedings, miss anna cabatuando."
that was my role. then i sat down after the judge announced session. then i scribbled stuff into my notebook. just that. i took note of every witness, lawyer, person, teacher, student inside the court. i wrote about important details in the testimonies of every speaker. i tallied the number of times the judge hammered for order: 33 bangs.
then we checked the papers for chemistry, where i got again a passing grade of 30/50. then came filipino, where i got 79/100, good enough for a 91. i'm not running out of luck just yet, see? and see this: math, 34/40. how the hell was i able to do that??? i'm starting to believe in my self now! hahaha! kidding aside...
in filipino i was warned by our adviser that i was neglecting her subject. i begged to differ - i just forgot to bring the envelope with the contents of my book report inside. believe me, please! whatever. come math time, we had the last group game of the second quarter, where we scored a 97. sad, am i? no. that's for another entry, guys. (",)
now... where was i? oh, yeah... after a series of lectures and disappointing answers in ap, we headed to the physics lab, where the periodical test in astronomy was given. i don't remember flunking a test in my elective classes ever, but that could be a serious candidate for the first.
next stop, and incidentally the last: physics. i took notes. talk about change... as my friends couldn't believe that i got a 96 for my notebook. shame on you. just kidding, comrades.
anyway, two days from now, we will be heading to sm north (as if we don't everyday of our lives in quesci! hmmp!) to watch an advanced screening of harry potter and the goblet of fire, which costs 180 pesos. just great. these teachers of ours haven't studied economics, right?
because if they did, they would have known the law of demand. then it follows that they would have studied about the other determinants of demand - the other things that remain the same. two of those five determinants are... tada! individual's income and price expectations.
if they have known these, the next step is to read the newspapers. i mean, hello guys, i am not lucio tan. i am not the son of henry sy. i read the newspapers, and i know that the recently implemented evat just added to the prices of goods and services. i know that the philippines is in a fiscal crisis as of presstime. and i am just a merry-go-lucky blogger who wants to watch a supposedly great movie at an affordable price.
have i made myself clear? truth is, i'd like to watch harry potter, but i could be satisfied by watching it on vcd, a price of 16 pesos, or some time later, when movie tickets won't cost 180 pesos or higher. so bear with me.
lastly, i've heard about rumors that there will be a sportsfest on saturday. if luck would let me through once again, i could play by then.
whew. that's it... for now. (",)
*p.s. happy birthday tomorrow to dana cheska santos and eileen josef felizco! (",)
g_b got tired of senseless ranting by 19:40. |
it was just about now when i noticed that people write things about themselves in the profile section of their online diaries. then i looked at my former blog sites, and, it was like... whoa, am i really that weird?
so maybe it's time for a bit of change, a touch of conventionalism. for once, at least.
well, you see the guy in the picture? yeah, that spectacled boy running in haste? that's supposed to be me, j. gabriel de leon y limpin... what does j stand for, you ask? it's for me to know and for you to find out if you still don't know.
i'm a 16-year old boy who wears a pair of glasses, sports unkempt hair, and usually dons loose clothes. i might look a bit plump in the drawing, but in actuality i'm a tall, dark, skinny, frail guy who always forgets to drink his milk and take his breakfast. up to know i still wonder how come i stand at five-feet-eight-inches but weigh only 102 pounds...
way back then, i was a small, plump kid who showed a lot of promise. during parties, my mom and dad would usually strut around and boast of how intelligent, how healthy, how handsome i was. for eight or so years, that had been the case. i got my share of respect, like this little prince...
then came a heartbreak, and high school.
inexplicably, i suddenly became a complacent and idle guy who fell in love with my personal computer too much, even to the point of forgetting if i already had dinner. i was transformed into a student ridiculously full of potential but never getting to use the stuff. i developed a very healthy sleeping habit that made me garner the honorable distinction of being the student earliest for the nth class.
high school went on, heartbreaks pursued at will, and down to oblivion went that once promising young kid. so much for the pride of my parents.
today, i still look back to him. in fact, i'm trying to revive him, after four years of dormancy, or something more like stagnation. impossible, yes, but it's worth a try. too late, maybe, but i'll prove that it's not.
