First Impressions: Enrollment, Class and Molave

June 14, 7:30 A.M. marked the start of my first day in class in UP as a sophomore. But before that:

I have been staying in Molave Residence Hall, my "now" dormitory since June 9. That was enrollment back then.  Accompanied by my mom, we entered the dorm. Note that it was rainy back then and we were too tired to do much.

Moving Out: Goodbye Kalay

Kalayaan Batch 2010-11

Tomorrow will be the last day of my stay in Kalay. Just a while ago was the last day Erlinda's (Kalay's current concessionaire) will be serving food, and I haven't eaten there for the day. It's not that I'll Erlinda's, it's just that it was their last day. No matter. I miss Kalay more than I miss Erlinda's. I wish I could stay longer, maybe just for more than a while, but I couldn't. Tomorrow all my things will be removed from the dorm. I mean I'll move them out. Unfortunately I don't know whether I could put them in my next dorm Molave, so I'll put them to my friend's  boarding house. Thanks for letting me leave my stuff there.

Good Friday: Fasting, Abstinence, and the Seven Last Words of Christ

Remember this old saying?

I asked Jesus, "how much do You love me?" He said, "this much." Then He stretched out His arms and died on the cross, for me...

And for us. That's how Jesus loves us. John 3:16 also tells us how God loves us: For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son that whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

Basement Boy

It's been two days since I moved out from my room. I had to go up and down 3 flights of stairs 5-7 times just to move all my things. I was very exhausted and I was very dizzy. I tumbled to my slant bed without taking my prescription. (Well actually I woke up around 1am and took them.)

Back at the Dorm

It was a very tiring day coming back to the dorm, but before that, I had the times of my life. (No they're not the best, but they're not the worst either.)

There was one day during my stay in my mom's hometown, it was my cousin's graduation. (And also my other cousin/relative/IDK's graduation, they share the same graduation.) Unfortunately she didn't have any medal (my other cousin did) but at least we were there to watch them. Their valedictorian (I don't remember her name and I don't know her, but she's a close friend of my cousin) gave quite a touching address. There was just some problems, first it was really long (you don't really want to make your audience bored, do you?) it took approximately 1 hour and a half, and second it was too personal. (It's like she shared her whole life with it. By the way she commented on every person she met, well mostly.) Nonetheless it was HER speech and she owned the floor that time. The program ended around 7pm already after that.

Day 2 (and Dorm Review: Kalayaan Residence Hall)

It's been two days since my stay in my mother's hometown. Nothing much has happened. Facebook. DotA AI Fun (which isn't really fun). Lie down. Do nothing. Really.

Anyway here's my personal review of my first dormitory in UP, which is Kalayaan Residence Hall:

Sleep: Most of It

A really weird drawing... haha

Sleep. Oh that's a very, very big problem here in our dormitory. Most of the residents sleep really late. Some sleep around eleven, but most sleep way beyond twelve o'clock. I admit, I'm part of the late sleepers, and I wish to change that. There are just some things that do prevent me from sleeping early. This is one.

I must say, sleeping late really shifted my biological clock. Every day in the morning I feel really sleepy, at night I feel alive and alert. Most of my classes starts around eight-thirty, so there's really not much of a problem. But still, I do want to change my sleeping habits.

Computer Trick: Share Internet Connection from Any Modem (Huawei, ZTE) to LAN / Wireless LAN through ICS (Internet Connection Sharing)

SmartBro Plug-It

In our dormitory in UP Diliman there hasn't been an internet connection accessible near our rooms Update Jan. 28, 2011: Dilnet is now available at almost every room, just find the nearest router to your room. People here  have two ways to connect to the internet: Go downstairs to the lobby and use wi-fi to connect through Dilnet or get a prepaid modem. I myself connect to the internet through a SmartBro plug-it (Modem: ZTE MF627). SmartBro is oftentimes slow especially in the late morning or in the afternoon. Luckily this internet speed test I took went faster than usual.