And the 2nd sem begins

Sembreak's done! I didn't had much enjoyment within our semestral break, infact, my whole break was boring and nonproductive because I just spent it within the four walls of our house. And now, my second semester of my third year as a pharmacy student, begins...


First day: Monday, November 5


SLEEPY DAY. I didn't get enough sleep the night before the first day not because I'm excited but because I'm not used in sleeping early during the sembreak, I wasn't able to adjust my sleeping time for the coming school days. 7am is our first class, we waited for the professor but no one has attended our class. And we waited until afternoon, no one has attended yet. We go home early, and I slept the whole afternoon.


Second day: Tuesday, November 6


STILL. We already met our professors for 2 subjects, they just got our attendance and dismissed us early. I, again, slept this whole afternoon.





Waiting and getting ready for HAGGARD days...

Back on the List

**We are finally enrolled, after days of waiting for block 302 to open. I already got and fixed my schedule, as usual, EVERDAY WHOLEDAY. From 7am to 6pm.


Last Wednesday (October 31), I received a text message from my mother (The message was still saved on my phone) saying:

"Congrats 3 ka sa dean's list. I am very proud of you. Keep up the good work, sana di ka magbago para sa inyo rin yan. and always thank Him for so many blessings you received."


I was stunned, I wasn't able to absorb the message right away after reading it. I read it again, oh man, "is this true?". (My mother knew it because she's the one who fixed our enrolment and she told me that the student assistant on our college showed her the list).


After reading it again, tears just suddenly came down from my eyes. Tears of joy, oh man. I made it! I'M BACK on the DEAN'S LIST! I do expect it, that I'll gonna be back on the list but I wasn't expecting that I'll make it to the Top 3. Whew!


"Fruit of my labor"


It's nice to be back.


THANKS TO GOD.

Scanned

Just finished scanning all the stuffs that Coach Dayong lend me for his Art Website. Those stuffs were composed of photos of his paintings, workshops, illustration on newspapers and all about his artworks.


While doing this work, I got the chance to see Coach Dayong's world. His art-full world outside the basketball court. I always appreciate paintings because I know It's quite hard to create, only who has creative minds and talented hands can do such artworks like of Coach Dayong's, that's why I can't help but to admire him because of his talents. He's an artist and a basketball coach at the same time.


I will be working as the webmaster for his website and I'm glad that he chose me to work on this. This would serve as a side-work for me while studying and an experience on building a website as well.

Untitled

My brother asked me if i could help him with his "mtv". So we set all things up, he chose to sing "untitled" by Simple plan. We practiced the scenes first, then started to shoot. This video was made within the four walls of our room, hahaha!

I just used the camera of my phone because our videocam was busted so the video quality wasn't that good.

Dyarrrraaann! Here it is now, watch my brother do his "thang!" haha. Enjoy.

START LAUGHING!

Within the walls

It is good to have a historical landmark within the heart of Manila, country's center of education and business trades. I always think of where am I goin' to set up a photoshoot, where conceptual subjects are everywhere until Intramuros crossed within my mind search. It's just a 15 to 20 minutes walk from the boarding house where I'm staying right now.


INTRAMUROS, the old capital of Manila, was built in 1571. It remains a monumental, if ruined, relic of the Spanish period in Philippine history. It is a city within a city, separated from the rest of Manila by its crumbling walls. This ancient capital had well-planned streets, plazas, the Governor's Palace and churches. However, many buildings were reduced to shambles in World War II.

BALUARTE DE SAN ANDRES. This is one of the Baluartes that will be found within the walls. Baluarte is a Spanish word for "bastion". These places are strongholds of Spaniards during the Spanish era. The other notable baluartes in Intramuros are Baluarte de San Diego, Baluarte de San Gabriel, Baluarte de Sta Barbara.

MANILA CATHEDRAL. The Manila Cathedral, also known as the minor basilica of the Immaculate Conception,was the seat of the Archbishop of Manila during the Spanish colonization in the Philippines, and still remains the ecclesisastical seat of the Archdiocese of Manila.

PALACIO DEL GOBERNADOR.

This is the residence and office of the governor general during the Spanish colonial period in the Philippines.

FORT SANTIAGO. This was a defense fortress built for Spanish conquistador, Miguel Lopez de Legazpi. The fort is part of the structures of the walled city. This was also where Rizal was imprisoned. Today the fort serves as a museum which houses well-preserved legacies of the Spanish government, Jose Rizal (which is called the Plaza de Armas), Rizal Shrine, and the prison dungeons for criminals used by the Spanish officials.

I really had a great time walking around the place that was a part of my country's history. Passing through and walking around the remains of the past gave me goosebumps, not just because the place were old and creepy, it is also because, I know that I'm walking and witnessing where the "historical people" used to stay and walked in.

Witness history. Discover intramuros. Discover Philippines.



More of the photos I took at http://khonista.multiply.com

AfterCRAP

After a disappointing morning, instead of me, soloing the photoshoot, I invited my friendsto come with me at Intramuros. I convinced them that they'll enjoy the rest of the day atthe so-called walled city. We went there after lunch at around 1 in the afternoon,the sun'smoving with us as we walked through but twas a good thing, we had a good weather timing, no rainshower hassles at all.

We walked around Intramuros, passed through the Baluartes, took pic of them, took pic of this and that.After passing through the Manila Cathedral, we headed to Fort Santiago. I took picturesof the historic scenes and took pictures of friends as well.

I could say that we really had a great time walking and taking pictures, we had funny shots and our favorite jump shots. We've decided to go home after we had rounds at Fort Santiago.
It was a long day, a tiring but definitely a fun fun day!

Photoshoot will never be that great without models, My indie photoshoot willnever be this happy without my FRIENDS.

Great time. Great Friends.

Downstair pose

My Group

Jump Shot

Footwork

Faces shot

With a guardia civil

*More of our photos athttp://khonista.multiply.com

Enrolment CRAP

I got up early today to go to school, get my grades and meet my friends as well. It's the first day of enrolment for the block sections, my friends and I decided toenroll at the first day because we might run out slots.

First thing, when I arrived at school, I got my laboratory clearance then headedto our department to get my grades. Whew, everything went out fine, my grades was allgood.After a tough sem, I was still able to achieve good remarks.

We stayed first at the department because my friends was still waiting for the receipt of their down payment. We checked the schedule of our block at the "enrolmentarea" but into our suprise, there's no schedule for BLOCK 302 there, there, was just a schedule for Block 301. So we asked Ms. Ana why there is no schedule for our blockon the board? Then she explained that, before they'll open block 302, they would still have to fill the whole slots of block 301. WHAAAAT?!

We are so pissed. 4 of our classmates was already enrolled on that section because theyweren't aware of that "new system of block enrolment". They asked the encoding section'if they can still transfer on the other block, but twas a "NO".

We talked over things first, because most of us doesn't want to be included on that section. We are block -02 since then and now they want us to transfer into that other block? NOWAY! Since then, 302 and 301 has this "block issues", that includes competition, "archrivals" in other words. As much as possible, we are avoiding them but now, there is a possibilitythat our block and that other block together?! Oh no.

Now, we're not enrolled yet, we're still waiting for that first block to be filled beforewe enroll.
Block 302 is Block 302. SOLID.

It is still, "Love ko pharma 302/".