Posted on August 15, 2008

Weeks of not blogging, what had happened to me? Errr… Nothing much.. I’ve been busy with school (Moomedia work, Thesis, 3DGRAFX, and all other subjects) Sigh… The term is ending in a few weeks! I can’t wait!

Well, what I can’t believe is that even in our break (VERY short break mind you) we are gonna work on our thesis project.. Well, that can’t be helped considering that we do have a lot of things to catch up on since we need to be able to develop a part of the thesis to be patterned by the others… Sigh… I can’t wait for a REAL vacation.. You know, like after schooling is over? After graduation…? Sigh…

Alex (my niece) is turning 2 this 27th of August! She’s growing too fast! And I am growing old too fast! Lately, I can’t help but be saddened by her reactions with me. I haven’t been home lately due to projects and deadlines and seminars here and there. The last time I went home, she said she was afraid of me… Now isn’t that ironic… She is afraid of the person who took care of her after her mother and her father left her a week after she was given birth. Her mom said that she owed me one after taking care of her for two weeks back then (it was my term break and I never had one, AGAIN, because of that kid!) and until now, I can’t feel like she does. If I know, she had already forgotten all about it. She’s just happy that her daughter is in good hands and is growing just the way she wanted her to cause my parents are taking care and are spending money for her.

After our first year anniversary, we are still going through the smooth lane. I mean that we are still together and I can say that I am happy that I chose him, that I got to know him. Although there are times that I wished I didn’t cause what I am seeing right now is not the same person I knew last year, last summer… I remember telling him about this issue… Then again, I can’t change the person, right?

It had been 4 years in college. 4 LONG agonizing years. I can’t say that I am happy all the time. No one is. Everybody gets to have a challenge every where they go. And I think the biggest challenge I ever had was now, in college. I am independent, I am living alone for 2 years, and 2 years with my cousin. The people that tell me what to do are very far from me. Therefore it had been hard for me to manage my time. Me and my sister had been talking about this the other day. All we remember about 4th year high school is computers, that the moment we get home we go straight to the computer then we stay there till we sleep. It was a miracle that we were even able to finish our assignments cause, seriously, we don’t remember doing them.

By the way, the past weeks, I had also been addicted (a bit) to video editing. To see my videos, they are all uploaded at my YouTube Account. I still have one video not uploaded cause it might take 2 overnights to be able to finish that - considering that my net doesn’t fluctuate or suddenly stops then goes on again. But sad thing is, it does.. So I can’t really upload it right now.. :(

My portfolio had also increased. A few of my works can be viewed at my DA Account and most of which are the exercises that I had done for our 3DGRAFX class… Also, I had been creating a lot of posters lately due to being in the publicity committee of both Moomedia and our Batch Assembly. So, yeah..

Anyways, I have to go.. It’s 3:30 in the morning and I still have a meeting at 9 with my groupmates..

Posted on June 14, 2008

I haven’t been online for the couple of days and thus less blogging… I still don’t have internet connection at my place so I’m still trying to connect to our school whose internet keeps on disconnecting…

Anyways, last weekend, my dad (with my entire family actually) went to the city not only to help my little sister fix her stuff at her college dorm, but also to do a little shopping…

While my mom, my little sister, and I went to a mall in the business district of the country, my dad was left behind in a Mac store. Then, I learned that he went to another mall a bit far from the business district but near my sister and my college.

After the whole shopping spree with my mom and sister, well all retired to Starbucks and waited for my older sister with her husband and my dad. Then, when they came, guess what I found out… He bought a MacBook Pro (one that I wanted last year the time I got my own MacBook), AND an iMac. Boy does my dad have money…

I tried out the iMac today cause I was supposed to create a video for my grandfather for Father’s Day; hopefully it won’t be his last… It has a large screen and I am very happy with it… But, the large screen it’s that endearing anymore, especially when you sit in a low chair and it stands in a higher table… It feels like it’s gonna fall!!

The screen is big alright, but the wireless keyboard is SO small!! And, I like the mouse… I officially want to have a mighty mouse!! I thought before that it would be a waste of money since I already have a mouse.. But then again, I changed my mind when I found out what it could do…

While my dad and I were setting up the iMac a while ago as I returned home from the city, we were talking about the .mac accounts and the Apple Protection Plan… He told me that I didn’t have to worry about the .mac account and iWorks cause he bought a Family pack of both which contained 5 licenses!! WHOOOTT!! How I longed for iWorks!!! I am SO happy that my dad decided to do that and maybe I am happy that he decided to buy two macs since I can use the iMac for a lot of stuff… And he’s gonna pick them up tomorrow!!

As for my grandfather, we are still hoping for the best. He currently has abdominal aneurism where a main vein in his stomach is about to pop if we don’t do something about it. I heard from my dad that they are still going to see if he is still capable of the operation.. I am hoping that he will still be able to live long enough for Alex to remember him.. If not, even just until I graduate from college next year… I want him to be there… Just to see me graduate… Just to see him there looking at me as I march will be fine… I miss him so much right now… Now that I realize that he’s a bit old for his age… And that we are just trying our very best to keep him company, to make him happy…

I can’t even imagine New Year without him… He’s the one who usually makes all the noise with his drumming… Ever since I was a child, it’s been his job to do all the drumming while we run around the place picking up as much coins as we can… I can’t imagine my birthday without him… Ever since I was little, it had always been a joint birthday between us since our birthday is a day apart… We always had one party… And he used to teach me a lot of things… I sure miss all those days…

I wish, he can stay longer… I wish his heart would can still sustain the operation and still survive…