Pre's Top 3 Pitfalls of Common Courtesy

There are just some things that I fail to understand why we, as supposedly logical beings, keep on doing. thus...

Precious' Top 3 Pitfalls of Common Courtesy

Disclaimer: This entry will be in Taglish so as to simulate actual day-to-day conversations.

1. Injured girl is running late for her next class. Takes time to go up the stairs, to walk, and is basically mobility-impaired since she's injured. duh.

Friend 1: Oh, ano nangyari sayo?

Girl takes at least 30 seconds to explain.

Friend 1: Ah. So hanggang kailan ka ganyan?

Girl takes at least 15 seconds to explain.

Friend 1: Ah ok. Sige, ingat ka ha.

Kiss kiss, hug hug, beso beso takes at least 5 seconds. Girl passes Friend 1 and meets Friend 2.

Friend 2: Oh, ano nangyari sayo?

Girl takes at least 30 seconds to explain.

Friend 2: Ah. So hanggang kailan ka ganyan?

Girl takes at least 15 seconds to explain.

Friend 2: Ah ok. Sige, ingat ka ha.

Now, imagine if the hall was filled with at least 5 friends of Girl. That would be nearly five minutes of conversation, notwithstanding the minimum 10 minutes to walk up the two flights of stairs (since she's injured. duh again). Girl would only be in time for attendance, but our time computation hasn't yet included the time it would take Girl to pass from friend to friend and from (for this example) friend number 5 to the classroom.

2. Imagine something similar to the previous dialogue in a situation where you really, really, REALLY need to pee in the middle of a very stressful, time-consuming exam.

Friend 1: Girl, musta na!

Girl takes at least 30 seconds to accomodate Friend 1's innocent, caring inquiry.

Friend 1: Ah. May class ka pa?

Girl takes at least 15 seconds to explain "Yup, exam sa ________. Magsi-CR lang ako."

Friend 1: Ah ok. Sige, good luck!

Kiss kiss, hug hug, beso beso takes at least 5 seconds. Girl passes Friend 1 and meets Friend 2.

Friend 2: Girl, musta na!

Girl takes at least 30 seconds to accomodate Friend 2's innocent, caring inquiry.

Friend 2: Ah. May class ka pa?

Girl takes at least 15 seconds to explain "Yup, exam sa ________. Magsi-CR lang ako."

Friend 2: Ah ok. Sige, good luck!

Such conversation uses up at least one minute, depending on whoever Girl may be talking to. Now imagine if there were 3 friends on the way to the washroom, and 3 friends on the way back. Also take into consideration the travel time which we will right now set at 5 minutes back and forth from the washroom (since it would be fairly safe to deduce that if the washroom was too far away, a student would not dare to go there in the midst of the examination), as well as the minimum time a girl takes in using the lavatory, which is around 3 minutes. That will cause Girl to lose at least 14 minutes of her essential exam-taking time, which we all know is like having your toes pulled out.

3. Now, imagine an injured girl who has too pee really, really, REEEAAAAALLLLLYYYYY badly in the middle of a very stressful exam. Need I say more?

UP Survey [taken from ate lyrpa]

[ ] Worried about getting bullied by fratmen or getting killed in a riot.

[ ] Got bullied by fratmen or was killed in a riot

[X] Witnessed a riot.

[ ] Watched the Oblation Run.

[ ] Made friends with a teacher.

[ ] Was tricked as a freshman into attending a rally / prayer meeting

[ ] Wore red or black on one of those wear red or wear black days.

[ ] Wore red on Valentine’s Day.

[x] Wore black on Valentine's Day.

[ ] Celebrated a birthday at Mang Jimmy's

[x] Learned UP Naming Mahal

[x] Was an RA (registration assistant) or SA. rvc <3

[ ] Lied or begged to an RA for a slot in class.

[ ] Participated in a there's-only-one-more-slot-are you-feeling-lucky?

[x] Jogged around the campus but didn't lose weight.

[x] Visited the Vargas Museum

[x] Knew at least one xerox lady, manong, or technician by name.

[x] Attended university level graduation.

[x] Got an activist for a teacher.

[ ] Watched a La Salle vs. Ateneo UAAP game haven't even watched any UP games.

[ ] Watched a UP vs. any school basketball game. And watched them lose too

[x] Studied in CASAA and slept there too!

[x] Studied in McDonald's or Jollibee Philcoa for one full night. pati madaling araw.

[x] Studied along Katipunan.

[ ] Studied along Katipunan and got affected by the mannerisms of a stereotypical Atenean.

[X] Watched a play that's not required for Comm II watched lots of plays but never took anything "Comm"

[x] Went stargazing. officially, in high school. but.. i gaze at the stars at night in UP. ganun na din yun. nyahaha.

[x] Ate in Chocolate Kiss, Tea Room (in CHE) or Chateau Verde. and my wallet wailed everytime.

[x] Slept in the library. slept everywhere.

[ ] Struck up a conversation with a taong grasa.

[ ] Wrote to/for the Collegian.

[x] Seriously pondered about the identity/ies of the people described in Eksenang Peyups.

[x] Went to the chapel.

[x] Got a pebble stuck in your shoe/slippers while walking in Sunken Garden. sus. big deal ba yun?

[ ] Cut class with your block to watch a movie. cut class a lot for many things, but never with blockmates.

[ ] Had a Voltes V for a teacher.

[ ] Took a class under Joseph Palis. who?

[ ] Lied to the transcript lady to get a transcript earlier than the standard 3 months.

[x] Went to a Freshman Orientation activity. oh, duh.

[x] Subsisted on just streetfood (fishballs, half footlongs, kwekwek, squidballs/rolls, mais, dirty ice cream) for a day. life on a budget. nyahaha.

[ ] Learned how to smoke. haha. no way.

[x] Went on an out-of-town trip with blockmates or orgmates at least 3 times, me thinks.

[x] Fell in love was already in love. and now out of it. hay.

[x] Actually read the book you borrowed from the lib duh.

[x] Played cards during your free time. but never learned anything that required actual brain power.

[x] Dressed in business attire. may choooooooiiiiiiiiicccccccceeeeeee?

[ ] Sumabit sa jeep.

[ ] Got sung to or sung to someone in class during Valentine's day. just... sung.

[x] Watched the Lantern Parade every year, with my high school friends.

[x] Helped out a total stranger.

[ ] Helped out a total stranger because he/she was hot.

[x] Learned to stay awake for more than 24 or 48 hours straight. ohohohooooh yes.

[ ] Got bullied by fratmen and feeling cool wannabe people who were actually losers.

[x] Took Wednesday and/or Sat classes. PE, ROTC.

[ ] Volunteered for the pahinungod.

[x] Ate "tasteless white sauce" pasta from cock-a-noodle ate "tasteles white sauce" pasta, but i dunno where cock-a-noodle is.

[x] Got a boyfriend/girlfriend and lost him. hating this survey.

[x] Took time to read the vandalism in the CR and once actually responded

[x] Watched a sexy art film for any GE class.

[ ] Got held up or pick-pocketed from UP to NBS katipunan.

[x] Felt depressed because you were not as good academically as you were in high school oh, i was never good academically. it's just depressing.

[x] Did a last minute paper. lagi naman ehhh.

[x] Had spent a lot for 1x1 ID pictures bought the ones that filled up a whole page

[x] Got exempted from final exams.

[ ] Got exempted from a final exam but still took it noooooo way.

[x] Attended a varsity pep rally

[ ] Watched LIVE AIDS, Androgyny, Maskipaps or any well-known variety show.

[ ] Promised to quit smoking. never smoked.

[x] Got into at least one (org- or council-sponsored) adventure race. ROTC days.

[x] Knew where the best restrooms are on campus

[x] Joined an org. at present, UP JPIA, RVC-CBA, Guilder Institute.

[x] Allowed yourself to make mistakes never llowed, but still happens

[ ] Went to the gym in spite of having no PE class just to ogle varsity players/cute boys/hot girls ang landeeeh?

[x] Took summer classes. before first year, and now before third. :D

[x] Admired the Oblation and wished i could take a picture, if not for the curse

[x] Made a video for a project for projects, for reports, for org... hay go video.

[ ] Had a crush on a teacher.

[ ] Had a teacher who had a crush on/tried to court you

[x] Attended your ROTC Bivouac. used to be part of corps. hahaha.

[x] Faked sickness to get an absence excused. but usually gets sick. ah, karma..

[ ] Got your car scratched by one of those "Kuya bantayan ko kotse niyo" kids

[ ] Took a PE class where you had to pay for tuition (i.e. sportsclimbing, ten pin bowling, scuba diving, etc).

[x] Went to school in your crappiest yet most comfy clothes. walang pakelamanan!

[x] Learned how to use the Bayantel pay phones um, di kasi ako tanga. 0_o

[x] Participated in school activities.

[ ] Caught the UP Pep Tryouts.

[x] Dated someone from UP thing of the past.

[x] Rode an IKOT and TOKI di naman ako superman.

[x] Found a tambayan.

[ ] Went drinking at Sarah's. san yan?

[ ] Learned how to beg for a higher grade.

[x] Used your 6 allowable absences wisely. er.. used it. a lot.

[ ] Lived in a dorm.

[ ] Volunteered to be beadle or go-to guy for your group / class.

[x] Had the worst schedule.

[ ] Realized that there really is just one coconut tree on the sunken garden. mahanap nga..

[ ] Not used up all 6 allowable absences

[ ] Ate in ISSI, Treehouse, Mama Thai's and other more obscure cafeterias. hahantingin ko yang mama thai's na yan.

[ ] Ate food Aristocart-style eehhhhh? ano yun?

[x] Was active in your org. whooooooooh!

[x] Attended an ACLE. nung FP lang. always found some way to get out of going. haha.

[ ] Got as many app forms as you can during the job fair

[ ] Learned how to cram. was already an expert.

[ ] Sold tickets for (or watch) an org-sponsored movie premiere.

[x] Saved money to photocopy all of your seatmate's notes. photocopied. and burned a hole in my wallet.

[x] Had accidentally seen a make-out session. get a room, dammit.

[x] Slept in class tinatanong pa ba yan?

[x] Finished a homework/assignment/paper in the Shopping center or Philcoa

[x] Had mountains of "unused" sample exams and/or old testaments

[x] Resolved to be "better this semester". resolved.

[x] Slept during a test. and my neck hurt afterwards,

[x] Had groupmates from hell

[x] Learned how to work with groupmates from hell

[ ] Perfected the art of parking on campus.

[x] Had a bad encounter with one of the guards on campus. the super mean ones

[x] Developed a love for sisig. sisig is love. <3

[x] Practiced those UP cheers in the first meeting for PE class. was required to practice,but not for the first meeting

[ ] Looked at microfilms in the library or poked through archives.

[x] Reserved a classroom, AVR, etc. for a class or org function.

[x] Attended the UP Fair. but still haven't tried going through the ordinary entrance

[x] Went to a library other than your own college's to research cal, educ, mainlib, econ.

[ ] Lost a perfectly functioning umbrella. always left it at home.

[x] Used consultation hours properly

[x] Went to the Guidance Office for real, heart-to-heart guidance. to take a test that i needed for guidance.

[x] Went to the infirmary and was given Vicodin for an asthma attack. 0_o

[ ] Attended class with a hangover.

[x] Drink beer or alcohol while inside UP grounds.

[x] Walked all the way to Philcoa or Katipunan from UP in the middle of the night.

[ ] Buy frogs from NSRI or a Bio department

[x] Maxed out on the 6 allowed unexcused absences but DID NOT drop i haven't counted...

[x] Got invited or pursued by a sorority or fraternity. nainvite lang sa ilan.

[x] Wore slippers to school. oo namaaaaan.

[ ] Had a professor who smoked in class

[ ] Got diagnosed by the Infirmary as pregnant or infected with STD

New Song. Yey!

Sad days actually inspire. No wonder there's so many good, undiscovered, miserable songs out there. The world's really the pits. Nyahaha.

Still ironing out some of the tunes.

Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye

by Precious G.

Intro: D-Esus4-Em-G

D-Esus4-Em-G

I used to call you in the middle of the night

Just to tell you that you're on my mind

I used to know you (but I know) but that's all in the past

D-Esus4-Em-G

Do you remember all the things we've said (all the time we've spent)

(Now) I know better but it's just too late

(And) I never want to feel this way again

Am-F#m-A-G#m7

Oh, who would have thought something beautiful could end

Oh (No), I never want to go this way again

D

Goodbye, don't call me

Esus4 E

Goodbye, I don't wanna dream

G C

Goodbye, I can't bear to hear your name

D

Goodbye, don't remind me

Esus4 Em

Goodbye, I don't want to remember

G D-Esus4-Em-G

Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye

then, intro chords with different strumming and the song repeats itself.

Leave Me Alone

These battle scars are proof of my pain. Maybe, just maybe, if I could materialize how much it hurts, the pain would cease. It doesn't matter what's the reason, I don't want to bear my heart out to the world. I just want to breathe again without my chest getting tighter and tighter. Still, all this time, I know the one thing I want, but I can never have it. I had it once, but you cannot insist a square to fit into a circle. One has to change its shape, but that's not the way for people. Right now, if I just had a choice, I'd throw my heart out and feed it to the kids begging on the streets. Hearts are for humans, and humans are social beings. Right now, I just want to be anywhere but here.

Quote for the day.

"I don't know what's sadder. This, or the truth that I actually feel freer and more relieved that it's now over between us."

Not everyone may understand what I'm saying, but the few who do, I hope you get what I'm trying to say. Please don't force me to come out. I don't want to be anywhere but in my own jail cell. I caused this to happen, I dealt the final blow to what marked the most meaningful times in my life. The worst thing about this is that though all this time he insisted I was not a burden, at the end I proved that once again I was right.

Delusion was never good thing, but maybe if I had deluded myself a bit more he would have turned around. But I can't take anymore, so I gave him the reason he needed. My life as I know it is officially over. Please give me time to figure out if I still want to proceed.

The Worst Thing

They say it's better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all. But the worst thing in life is not having loved, but being made to believe that you're actually capable of being loved, when the truth is that you are not capable of being loved by an person or creature, regardless of your affinity and sphere of living, for any extended period of time. To be made to think you were ever worth something, when you truly never were. Not now, not ever, not at all. That is the most painful thing at all.

Not to have loved and lost, but to realize that there was nothing for you to lose in the first place.