Sobrang occupied ako the last couple of days. Acads, Org, Ministries, Elections and tons of unspoken responsibilities ate my free time. I even barely have the time to rest. Sabi nga nila pumayat daw ako (astig). Lots of sleepless nights, badtrips, fasting and all that, made an instant weight (and health) loss program for me.

Here are some of the recent events from my exciting journey.

22 February: STS report. I was disappointed kasi sablay yung part ng video na ginawa nung groupmates namin ni Armand. Nothing visual. Foul Language, yes. It is a potential uno, but I'm not happy about it.
My Gambit costume won an award for the VCM-UP super applicants' talents night. Military Gold Trenchcoat, black bodyfit shirt, black gloves, black pants, black shoes, shades and red bandana, with my electrocuted hair. Caught me by surprise. I didn't look like Mr. Gambit one bit. More of a high profile gangster..

23 February: I drove without a driver's license.

24 February: Interfaith Youth Congress at the UP School of Economics. Here's a chat log. (got the idea from mah bro, Yey, the speedster;D)
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kensaijakiri: :D
kensaijakiri: how was your day yesterday?
freeverse_aty: good and bad
kensaijakiri: same here
freeverse_aty: ikaw muna magshare :)
freeverse_aty: para di mo makalimutan.. btw, ok ka na?
freeverse_aty: i mean healthwise?
kensaijakiri: kinda
kensaijakiri: :D
freeverse_aty: you ought to take care of your body.. ako last night instead of reviewing.. di ko pinilit.. i rested.. sobrang pagod din
kensaijakiri: yepyep!
kensaijakiri: share na ko?
freeverse_aty: sure bro :)
kensaijakiri: hmmmmmmm  let's start at 1 pm
kensaijakiri: Interfaith Youth Congress
freeverse_aty: what happened?
kensaijakiri: Delegate ako ng Victory Campus Ministries. Kasama ko sina Kuya Warren (yung current chairman namin.), Si Xavier, two people from Alabang, and Ivan
kensaijakiri: So may part na aakyat yung mga chairman ng "religious" orgs tapos ipapakilala nila yung org nila then yung future projects nila
kensaijakiri: Semi formal yung event
freeverse_aty: a..
freeverse_aty: tapos what happened?
kensaijakiri: Wala sa amin (from Victory) ang naka semi formal
kensaijakiri: si kuya warren, all black outfit pati yung jacket nya tsaka yung jeans
freeverse_aty: tsk.. tapos?
kensaijakiri: so nung umakayt na isa isa yung chairmen tapos pinapakilala yung orgs nila,
kensaijakiri: grabe kargado
kensaijakiri: ang yayabang
kensaijakiri: 2nd to the last si kuya warren
freeverse_aty: tsk.. not like a "religious" org a.. hmm.. next
kensaijakiri: *kasama namin mga muslims, mormons etc..
kensaijakiri: Saludo ako sa ginawa ni Warn
kensaijakiri: instead of using the side steps paakayt ng stage
kensaijakiri: tumalon sya sa gitna
kensaijakiri: Imagine the reaction of the "holies":))
freeverse_aty: si warren?!
kensaijakiri: yes
freeverse_aty: hahahaha... astig!!!!!
freeverse_aty: then what happened?
kensaijakiri: Instead of bragging about how big Victory is, he started speaking about love
kensaijakiri: short, simple, but powerful
freeverse_aty: :((
kensaijakiri: yung mga tao nakanganga:))
kensaijakiri: sa harapan kasi kami umupo nun
kensaijakiri: so pagtingin namin sa likod, kita namin yung reaction
freeverse_aty: :) that's really great bro :) come on!!!
kensaijakiri: pagbaba ni Warn, sa gitna din (tsk wala talagang respeto sa convention 'to haha)
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After the congress, we went to the YoFire hangout to help in the production of the independents' campaign materials. Tinanong ni Abby kung sino sa amin ang gustong maging exchange student sa Japan for a year, samahan daw namin sya. I gave it some serious thought. Pag pumunta ako sa Japan, I'll have my looooooooong desired break! Medyo napupurga na ako sa UP eng'g. The heck with the global standards. (global din ang Japan pero at least I'll have a break from the serious numerical brainhacking of eng'g) Pero gaya nga ng sabi ni Kuya Henry, endure. Crash into the quitting points.

The badtrips came when I learned about the black propaganda of STAND-UP against the independent candidates and ALYANSA. They know we can't retaliate because of our anti-mudslinging conviction. I really hate dirty politics. But instead of cursing them, we chose to release forgiveness. They don't know what they are doing.

After that, I went to Ate Lila's intercessors' training. Dumaan muna ako sa drugstore, bumili ako ng 1000 mg of mefenamic acid. Puputok na kasi ulo ko. Call time is 545PM. Pero nakarating kami 620PM na. Wala si Ate Lila. Si Kuya Glenn ang nagshare. Kasisimula pa lang nung pagdating namin (I don't know if I'm supposed to be happy with that.)

25 February: Very dull day. Except for the Yojam part of the day.;D

Everyone is trying to accomplish something big, not realizing that life is made up of little things.
- Frank A. Clark

Last Friday, I joined Ivan's Personal Campaign Team. With my free time (or should I say, "created" free time) I acted as his chief goon as he and his vice chair campaigned at the Institute of Library and Information Science (ILIS), The College of Law, The School of Statistics, and The School of Economics. We met little resistance at the College of Law, the prime ground of apathy in the university. We were grilled at Econ, the stronghold of ALYANSA - the political party of the incumbent chair. Ivan and his league of independents are going up against STAND-UP (the opposition powerhouse) and ALYANSA (the administration). Based on the rumors, Upsilon Sigma Phi and Alpha Phi Beta (two of the main fraternities behind ALYANSA) withdrew support from ALYANSA. Ahhhh. UP is truly the microcosm of the whole republic. I hope the political side would be an exemption.

Raket na naman 'to.;D David asked for my schedule para mapasok nya kami sa mga raket nya. Nananahimik lang ako sa tabi ng tambayan nun, ito kasing si Glenn makulit. Ayan, napasama tuloy ako sa kanila. But, it's a very welcome one.;D Hehe, I didn't see that coming.;D

Last night we had the STREETFUZION 5: Chosen Lives, Changing Lives, a production of the UP Streetdance Club. I was amazed at the evolution of the club, from a group of notorious gigsters to a purpose-driven organization. Warren asked me to be one of the ushers. I said yes, not knowing the scale of the event. Man, that was a big time production! I was shocked. Pare, sana ipalabas nila sa GMA-7 yung shot ko haha;D But even though the job was difficult, I loved it! A guy from a call-center firm (an event sponsor) approached me and gave me an invitation to join their company. Pahamak talaga 'tong boses na 'to;D Kakatuwa nga kagabi, sabi ni Warren mukha daw kaming bouncers. Full black outfit ba naman!;D Buti wala masyadong aberya nun. Abby also asked me if I wanted to join her under Madelle's streetdance training. She has that burning desire to join the Streetdance Club. Si Jakiri magbrebreak dance! Astig!;D The audience got last night's surprise when kuya Piolo (Pascual) joined Jungee Marcelo and the others in a song number. I wonder why Piolo sang in a dance concert... weird. The Manoevers were also there. Genesis productions (the company behind Gary V's concerts) handled the event.

Nanana-nanana...Ghostbuster!

It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. - Douglas MacArthur

Yesterday was one heck of a day.

After the 'holy bombardment’ I received during the College of Engineering prayer meeting (7AM) and leadership group meeting (8AM), I went to the VCM super applicants batch interview. I was one of the panelists. Grabe, nakakapagod din pala yun.

After about an hour or two, I decided to give my brain a rest. I excused myself and went to the VCM hangout. Yesterday was the official start of the campaign for the University Student Council. I saw Maricris (candidate for USC councilor, independent) being grilled by Jet, her campaign manager. I joined the grilling. I don't know, I enjoy being a skeptic. So since Cris allowed herself to be grilled (she needs to be grilled in order for her to be prepared for the campaign.), I decided to put on my gameface. After throwing a barrage of philosophical and political questions (I intentionally gave some below-the-belt ones) and showing her what intimidation is, I felt I had to stop torturing her. Those questions, after all, are categorized in the worst case scenario. And we were in the wrong place. I encouraged her and after a few minutes, she asked me to drop by her house and join in the 'brainhacking' team. I didn't commit. Not that I don't want to. I mean, I support the independents but I just can't commit because I want to rest. I've been busy in my academics, the organization, and the ministry for weeks now and if I let myself move in the elections, I'll be pounded hard. It will be a near death experience for me.

After a constructive session with Cris, Jerson (candidate for USC councilor, independent) came. He asked me to grill him too. And I gladly obliged of course. When I started asking him with simple questions, I noticed many things about him. His stance, his clothes etc. I told him those things. And as a politician he should take note of the details, the first impression, the way he acts etc. So instead of letting him undergo “inquisition”, I decided to just give him some tips on how to handle certain situations, how he should act, how he should look. And I must say, he is doing well in taking those things by heart.

Then, Ivan Picazo (candidate for USC chairperson, independent) came. I asked how the campaign was going. He said they're doing pretty well. "Ok", I said. He asked me about my schedule. I knew what's going to happen next. He asked my free time. Then, he asked me if I could come with him during the campaign as a part of his PCT (Personal Campaign Team). I said yes.

I didn't have the guts to eat my lunch yesterday. I didn't feel like eating. I. want. sleep. But then there's still one meeting that I have to attend: The VCM constitution overhaul meeting. But at least we came up with the first draft after the meeting. At last.

After the braindrying session, I went to Greenhills. I drove via C5. After almost an hour driving..

"Teka Araneta Center na 'to a!"

Man, naligaw ako.

I still ended up at Greenhills. That is to make the story short.

Today is Valentine's day.

"Batu-bato sa langit, ang tamaan... tamaan sana."

Why is it that some boys make buhat buhat the bags of girls? Kahit handbag binubuhat. They just show that girls are weak and they are strong.

Bakit kaya yung ibang bata, highschool pa lang naghahanap na ng asawa? Ay hindi ba? Girlfriend lang ba? Susugal sila, nagbabakasakaling yung nililigawan nila ang syang magiging asawa nila.

Pag nakikipagdate, laging libre ng boy. E pano kung mas mayaman yung girl? Libre pa din ng boy.

Bakit kaya yung ibang bata, pag nanliligaw o kaya pag sila na, anlakas magregalo ng kung anuanong mamahalin na bagay? A siguro dahil gusto nilang ipakita na 'gantoooooo kita kamahal'. Teka kanino ba galing yung pinambili mo nyan? Baka allowance pa na bigay ni ermats yan? Isipin mo. Pag binigyan mo ang GF mo ng regalo tapos binigay nya yun sa iba. Masakit diba? E kung yung nanay mo, binigyan ka ng allowance tapos binigay mo sa GF mo....

Sigurado ka bang mahal mo sya? E bakit mo sya hahalikan? Paminsan ipapakita mo pa sa iba. Sigurado ka na ba na kayo? A kasi mahal nyo ang isa't isa.. E pano kung di kayo? Pano yung magiging asawa nya? Ouch ouch sa kanya yun. Baka naman gusto mo lang maka-first base hoping to get to the second?

Bakit kaya yung ibang bata, aakbayan yung mga syota nila kahit sa kalsada, sa mall, sa classroom, sa park etc? Wala namang aagaw dyan a?

"Honey sweetybunch I love you.. Gudnyt! Swit drims!"
"I love you too swity sugarpie! Gudnyt too! Swit drims too!"
"Ang swit talaga ng baby ko! mwah mwah! sige na tutulog na ako. tulog ka na ha?"
"Syempre labs kita e. Opo tutulog na ako. Gudnyt!"
"Gudnyt din! Alabshu!"
"I love you too! See you tomorrow! O wag ka na reply:)"
"ok:)"
Ang sweet no? Ang stupid...

Bakit kaya yung ibang mga bata, pag tumingin sa girls, sobrang marespeto. Di makatingin sa mata. Nakayuko. Teka, iba yang tinititigan mo pare..

Bakit kaya yung ibang mga bata, makikipagaway para lang sa syota? Pati magulang inaaway. Ilang taon na ba kayong magkasama ng syota mo? Isa? Dalawa? Lima? Ilan taon na kayong magkasama ng erpats at ermats mo? Labinsyam? Beinte? Baka pag beinte anyos na kayong magkasama ng syota mo awayin mo din sya? Ay mahal nyo pala ang isa't isa.. sige na nga..

"Mahal ko, mahal na mahal kita! Gagawin ko ang lahat para maniwala ka!"
Talaga? Edi magagawa mo din syang lokohin? Sabi mo gagawin mo ang lahat para maniwala sya e..

"Gagawin kong lahat para sa 'yo!"
"Talaga? Kuha ka ng blade tapos laslasin mo leeg ko.. On second thought, leeg mo na lang."
Patay kang bata ka...

Bakit kaya yung ibang mga bata, may syota na nga e maghahanap pa ng iba? The more the merrier ang motto..

Nan-li-li-gaw ka na, di ka pa tu-li. Oooops! Tinamaan ka ba sa kantang 'to? Sorry ha.

Bakit kaya yung ibang bata dyan, pag may problema sa girl maghahanap ng ibang girl para hingan ng advice? Di ba mas maganda kung lalaki ang hingan mo ng advice? Kasi girls view it differently e. Di sila makakarelate sa feelings mo. Marelate siguro pwede pa.. Or baka nababading ka na?

Basted ka? Buti nga.

Lets take it slow
(So slow)
Anywhere you wanna go
Baby for you
I'll lay it all on the line
You ought to know
(Ought to know)
Boy I ain't got nowhere to go
I'll give it to you
Only to you
We gotta take it real slow...
Popular nursery rhyme na yan. Kinakanta ng mga bata.

There's was this guy na kinukwento sa kabarkada nya yung pagiging heartbroken nya sa isang girl. Tapos syempre bestfriend nya, pareho naman silang lalaki so niyakap nya. Kinomfort kumbaga. Tapos bingyan nya ng advice. "Pare, nandito naman ako." Sapakin ko kaya 'to?

Pag wala pang boyfriend ang isang girl: Maria Clara.
Pag wala pang girlfriend ang isang boy: Pari.
Pinangaasar ng ibang bata 'to sa mga kakilala nilang ganto. Question is, kapintasan ba talaga 'to?

"Di ko magagawang mabuhay kung wala ka!" Err you did that for at least ten years..

Love is not an emotion. It is a decision.

Come on, you are supposed to be men. Grow up.

Stop acting like kids and start treating women with respect. If you respect them, you'll learn to wait for the right time. You see, infatuation is a bad business. We tend to go with our emotions. Our emotions are deceiving. Pursuing a life long relationship is not a joke. Many couples nowadays are having problems with their marriage. Ito ang kadalasang dahilan: Pambababae. Bakit? Because the men, or should I say boys, aren't satisfied with their wives. E bakit? Ba malay ko! Di ko alam kung bakit ka nanligaw ng kulang kulang...

Mga pre, regain your identities. Grow up. Realize that you are MEN. You have to come back to your senses. Wag maging insecure. Darating din yan. The issue is not looking for Ms. Right. The issue is ARE YOU Mr. Right.

Don't look for the perfect woman. You'll never see one.

Don't look for the right woman. You may not be her right man.

Wait for God's best. And you will never experience a happy ending. For there will be no end. There will just be love.. There will just be love.

To my beloved, I'm excited to meet you. I'm sure the time will come when my eyes will be opened and see you as my beloved. Our love story is already written. It will unfold soon. And it will begin with the three sweetest words I have for you.

I LOVE YOU.

I'm back.

The cardiac freestyler did some improvements to his blog. Improved, at least from the way he views it.;D

Finally! Words are coming out of my brain! Finally!

After a getting a bit speechless for ages, I'm back, posting my wild rants.

I struggle for something to write. That hardly ever happens. Weird thing, really. I basically had an idea about what I wanted to write, but somehow, words were nailed at the back of my brain. I want to share some things with you but something’s shutting me up. I don't know. Hmmm... laziness perhaps? Nah, I doubt it.

"...the latter shall be greater than your past...despite all the things that had been done...the best is yet to come...the best is yet to come..." I love that song. I heard that for the first time during Victory Diliman's 10th anniversary. I was moved. Seriously. I dunno about you, but that's an amazing thought.

Tomorrow's St. Valentine's Day. Did you know that Mr. Valentine was crossed out from the list of the catholic saints? The reason? I don't know. Maybe I should ask a priest about it. On second thought, I'd be better off buying cheap chocolates tomorrow.;D

Last Friday night was sweeeeeeet! That ‘Harana’ thing certainly left me starry eyed. “…puno ang langit ng bituin…at kay lamig pa ng hangin…” Man, that really stirred up my romantic side. At least I'm not the hopeless type anymore.

Tomorrow, I will try to put some sense back to the minds of those people who play with their hearts. I just hope that I'll find the time to write.;D

When I try to speak from my heart, I don’t know where to start.  I can’t find the words that can give justice to my heartbeat. Maybe that's one reason why I haven't posted anything the past few days. Many unusual things happened. Truly, the physical is a manifestation of the spiritual. Mistikal e no? Haha;D It's just that some things are best expressed by silence.;D

Fluid flow fundamentals:

Volume flow rate, Q = Av
Mass flow rate, M = (rho)Q
Weight flow rate, W = (gamma)Q

for incompressible liquids, A1v1 = A2v2 = A3v3
for compressible liquids, (rho)A1v1 = (rho)A2v2 = (rho)A3v3 = constant

the flow is always laminar when the path of individual fluid particles do not intersect. In jak's words, pag naging itsurang solid na sya, laminar na yun!

energy and head

kinetic or velocity head = v^2/2g

elevation energy = Mgz

elevation head = z

pressure energy = Wp/(gamma)

total head, E = v^2/2g + p/(gamma) + z

power = Q(gamma)E

a pump is used to increase the head.

E1 = E2

who sez I can't do both at once?;D

• I had my first shot at dubbing yesterday. Funny experience to say the least. We didn't finish it though. We need one more meeting to see the whole thing.
• I had a chance to talk to some Japanese teeners the other day. We asked them to sing some anime songs for us. Wag ka, may action pang kasama!;D
• I'm currently into Calamansi juice. Sarap e;D
• I'm excited for this Friday. I have an idea of what's gonna happen. I thank God for this rare gift of discernment. And some slipped tongues hehe;D
• I have this friend na sa tuwing magsasalita sya, I never fail to hear the name of a lady. I sense something, dude. Too early.
• Last night, I dreamt of driving a Hummer H2. Sana magkatotoo.;D
• This coming University Student Elections, go independent!
• At sino kaya yung babaeng kumuha sa STS blue book ko? Wala akong kilalang babae sa class namin. Kung sino ka man, soli mo na results ng exam ko!
• This migraine brought me back to my glasses. I don't like it one bit.
• Totoo pala na di natanggap si Pong Pagong sa Ninja Turtles..
• Cowabunga wheeeeeeee!;D

Haah! Nilibre kami ni Kuya Henry sa Mang Jimmy's kanina! Grabe busog ako. Good food! Sisig, Tapa, Tuna, Squid, Kare-kare -- lahat puro double orders (and a single order is for two people!). Ibang klase talagang mambless yung taong yun. Kaso sayang wala na silang unlimited rice.

Kuya Armand invited me to join the music team kanina. (Kasi naman kakanta kanta pa kasi..) It is an irresistible offer pero I know di pa tapos oras ko sa operations team. It's not yet my time to move on.

Ang astig pala ng line-up sa Sunday. Anniversary ng Victory QC. Pinakinggan namin ni Armand kanina. Ginawa pa naming computer shop yung center. Libre ba naman ang internet. Pinuntahan namin yung site ni Kitchie. Gandang ganda nga si Armand, kamukha daw talaga ng ex-girlfriend nya. Pero kahit ganun yun, alam ko namang secure pa din sya sa standards nya pagdating sa women. Sabi pa nga nya sa Friday guest daw si Kitc-- sorry, hehe.;D

I live for a purpose. Beyond space. Beyond time.

I overslept.

Pero ayus lang yun. It's about time to adjust my bioclock to it's proper place. Nagiging nocturnal creature na ako nyan e. I would love to manage a basketball team in real life. Puro na lang kasi sa PC. I guess managing people and stuff is one of my gifts. Of course there's a huge room for improvement but it all starts with passion.

With my gifts slowly unfolding, I would make lots of money in advertising. Yun din ang sabi nila Giselle after nila makita yung 'minister' na teaser para sa memdrive (di nga lang lumabas kasi it's too late to post teasers). But somehow I'm stuck in this world of Civil Engineering. I like structures, don't get me wrong. Pero as I see it, parang sideline ko lang ang CE. I'm more of a Business Ad/FA-VisComm student. Then there's this whisper at the back of my head inviting me to the law school. Weird. I'm not an all-around kid. I'm biology's patrick starfish! I'm just trying to discover my strengths and maybe get something out of it. All I want is to have fun..

I've regained my whole identity but I haven't discovered the details of it, yet. I'm evaluating myself and in my evaluation found things that point me to the details. What that is, I only have the slightest hint.

Enough of myself. I've been posting a lot about myself (what do you expect man, this is supposed to be a blog!). And I've been posting a lot about God. People may see me as a religious being. But I tell you, I'm not. It's just that I have this personal relationship with Him. Close kami eh!;D I won't be ashamed. God took away my shame anyway.

I've decided to stop posting comments about that book by Ang. My comments may not sound nice.

Heart's day is coming. At least to other people. For me, every day is heart's day.

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth the good. And an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth the evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks. - Luke 6:45

Definition of courage: 'Grace under pressure.' - Ernest Hemingway

Hearing (in my case reading) the testimonies of others on how God totally changed their lives inspires me alot. I was chatting with ate Anna Liza (dami ko na kilalang Anna) for say what? 8 hours? I never slept the whole time the sun was down. Thanks to her testimony and my still unfinished testimony (nagkakaproblem kasi ang connection sa Iloilo kaya saka na yung Chapter 2 ko hehe). That was the longest time that I ever talked to somebody. It was a very encouraging experience, having her recount her very painful past and how she managed to come back to her senses and realized that she needed God in her life. Classic! Four thumbs up!;D

She's a good storyteller (I still have to work on my storytelling). I didn't expect to be glued in front of my PC for hours. It is quite unfortunate that she had to reconnect a couple of times because of some dial-up problem. But even though interruptions tried to destroy the momentum of her story, she had that knack of bringing you back to the story. And patience. At one point I even repented for allowing hate to get me. Ganun sya magkwento. Gripping. The awesome thing is, she managed to finish her story with all the grace that only a strong woman can possess. Ibang klase.

Sa story ko naman, since it was my first time of recounting the other events of my Jak B.C. (before Christ) life, I was disorganized. Pabalik-balik ako sa timeline ko kasi may bigla akong maalala na ganto ganyan. Since magulo naman yung story ko tapos lagi syang na-didisconnect, I decided to stop na muna. Next time na lang uli. Aayusin ko muna yung Chapter 2 ko hehe.

Sabi ko nga di pwedeng pang 2 minutes ang testi ko. Kailangan ko ng buong Yojam session!

Having her as my big sister in Christ is truly a blessing. Whenever I feel that everything seems to go out of hand, I'll just go back to her story, to what God did, and have this security in me that God will clear up my mess.

My hat's off to you big sis. Take care of that big heart.