truman show

Dear Patricia,
Here is your horoscope
for Tuesday, January 30:

It takes a lot of courage and heart to work through an issue, especially when the roots of it go stubbornly deep. Keep at it, however. Afterward, you'll see that your character is stronger than it ever was.

that was from the daily horoscope email. tamang-tama, pagkaupo ko pa lang dito, issue na agad kaharap ko. haha. pag minsan talaga swak, parang na-sitcom nanaman ako. haha.

livELY

i knew i wanted a night out, but i never thought i'll be here. on a rare whim to go out and get my nails done, tons sent a shoutout for manpower volunteers for a benefit concert for ely buendia. hmm, nails or bands? duh.

an hour later, i found myself going around eastwood with a collection box (how apt, it's sunday), giving a pitch to people to dole out for ely's operation after his heart attack. his bill's beyond 1M, i heard.

collecting was the easy part. trying hard not to get starstruck as you find yourself next to parokya, rivermaya, marcus adoro, dicta license, kamikazee, direk joyce bernal & ricky lee was the challenge. i never was a cellphone junkie, but i never wished so hard for a decent camera phone -- most of the pics i took were blurred or beyond comprehension.

collaboration was a concept our leaders today could learn from these guys. someone needs help -- lose the ego, let's get together and do something. these guys were nice enough to squeeze through the crowd and pass the boxes themselves (mike egar, astig ka! :) )

ely was listening to the whole gig from the hospital. to do his part, he sent a message saying that he was going to give half of the proceeds to another charity. wow. i think i never forgave you for leaving eheads, but it must be said, astig ka dude.

rock on.

am in one of my rare sunny moods

just came from an all-nighter from tidoy's. after a mind-numbing week of having actual work at work, it was what i needed. after the expected binging, we had a round of bailey's and other spirits then we caught up with each other. bugsy's probably the only group i could talk to so casually & sincerely about the philippine economy, crime rate, hope for our country, basic good and evil, and not let it all be small talk. we could go on all night (actually, we did til around 3-4 am.)

i learned that 2007 was the year of karma. hmm, both scary and exciting. things have been so far good for me; life must have been really bad to me back then. :p

life doesn't always have to be so hard. it's a choice. sometimes, a choice to be happy or a choice to be justified. sometimes i can be so stubbornly optimistic -- i don't if that's bad or good, but it works for me. better to drown in naivete rather than indulgee in self-inflicted pain.

Duty Manager, Losers Club

let's just ignore the fact that it's the weekend. i'm just happy to work with some sun in my face, for a change.

i'm currently rekindling my romance with NU 107 now... i totally dig track after track. i could not comprehend how i could have let go.

ups and downs

[ disclaimer: this blog is not optimized for sense at all, so if you're looking for something of that sort, scoot. ]

it must be said -- it's really not fun to have a full town-fiesta-marching-band wake you up in the morning. it's bad enough that they come in the wee hours; they have to come around again at noon and at 3 pm. darnit, don't you have another route?! boo.

i'm on an OC binge. i organized my to-do list, made an hour-for-hour timeline of my week, and narrowed down my to-follow-up mail from 26 to 10. that's a big YEY! :)

weekly digest

never had the knack for being gracefully coy. i've always been the awkward ugly duckling (of course that statement alone assumes that i have the hope of turning into a swan one day).

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old habits do die hard. during my PL/SQL training this week, every time my instructor would mention 'cursor', i would knee-jerk-edly reply with a mental 'SEXY!'.

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when you're drunk, everything comes in episodes.

first is the urge to numb out the pounding in your head.

next you find yourself having one. then one more. then what the heck, one more.

an hour later, you're tomato-red and constantly denying you're tipsy.

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how did i get here? zone out. pauwi na ba ko?

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whoa, projectile yun ah. now my shoes give a whole new meaning to 'puke green' (as opposed to Sir's lumot green shirt).

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then wake up (groggily, of course) and pull yourself together for another day for pounding.

* repeat cycle *

surf's up @ la union

no words to describe it.



more pics at http://picasaweb.google.com/ishgagno/SurfLaUnion.

The UP Department of Computer Science Holds Its First Alumni Homecoming

Twenty-six years since its creation, the UP Diliman Department of Computer Science (DCS) is finally holding an alumni homecoming on the 24th of February 2007 at its new home, the College of Engineering Library and Computer Science Building. (FYI, that building is right in front of National Institute of Geological Sciences (NIGS) and the College of Science Library and Administration building.) Registration starts at 3, while the program will begin at 4pm.

You can read the invitation letter from Prof. Evangel Quiwa that’s been passed around to the alumni in Sir Rom’s blog. Actually, there are two more versions of the invitation letter: one reiterated by the Department Chair, Dr. Cedric Festin, and another detailing of a very special surprise for the Department’s most-loved teacher—guess who! (I’ve already mentioned him here!)

If you haven’t registered yet, better do it soon! Here are the latest details on registration and payment for the event (dated January 5):

P 400.00 if reserved by the end of the year and paid by the end of January 2007;
P 500.00 if bought by the end of January 2007;
P 600.00 if bought in February.

All you have to do is to reserve and to get the discounted rates (before February) is to send an e-mail to homecoming.register@updcsaa.com

…The tickets for the homecoming will be out late next week. For those who would like to pay prior to the release of the tickets, you have two options:

(1) Direct payment to Mila Ramos at the CS Department
(2) Bank deposit to Philippine National Bank
Account Number: 275-830501-8
Account Name: Diliman Computer Science Foundation

Please email your name, number of tickets, date, amount and transaction number (first line of the machine validation) of the deposit slip to homecoming.register@updcsaa.com

Upon availability, tickets may be claimed from Mila Ramos during office hours at the CS Department. Alternatively, you can get it on the homecoming itself. In any case, you need to show the receipt for option (1) and deposit slip containing the transaction number for option (2).

For registration inquiries, please email homecoming.register@updcsaa.com

ramblings on a sunday morning

i'm using the old Tecra laptop. i don't know how i could have survived college with this. i could race tidoy's turtle with this and the turtle will win. *gapang gapang* sheesh.

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Lord, help me survive the insanity of a Gagno life and the monotony of an Ish life.

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pain is there for a reason. it reminds us how good things really are. after all the drama and hullabaloo, it makes us lucid enough to see the bigger picture.

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Am currently drowning myself in Pinikpikan & Grace Nono.

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i'm no expert in bass, but i could kiss the feet of Kala's bassist. i play their tracks over and over and it's all i hear.

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I don't know when I started to forget birthdays. Probably around the same time I ditched my planner & my watch.

Sometimes, I just feel like I'm losing it. Other times, I feel like I make a big deal out of everything (probably more so when I'm bored). But nevertheless, I still feel like I'm losing it.

Eeeek, Ish, keep it together. I better climb something, somewhere soon.