ha! my first blog on my new laptop. feels good. . .
i really should be studying. i have midterms tomorrow and i've barely studied this entire weekend. it's just soooo hard to be motivated when you're alway soooo cold. . . well actually, it's a bit warmer today. . . around 30s so it wasn't as cold as it was last week. still. . .
and how could i be motivated to study when i could be doing other much better things? like. . . download songs. . .shhhh, chat, shop online, sleep, eat pie. . .
yeah, i finally got to eat pie at 'just pies' yesterday, a pie shop around 15 mins from my apartment, that was voted to have the best pie on oprah. the pie was pretty good. i couldn't really judge if it was the best pie ever since i haven't had that much pie since i got here. therefore, it is imperative for me to sample as many different pies as possible so that i can confirm to you, my readers, if oprah is a fair judge of good pie.
i've also tried out my laptop's dvd player. we saw "de-lovely" starring kevin kline and ashley judd. it was "de-pressing" to say the least. all i knew about it when i ordered it over at netflix (yes, i am now a netflix member. . . that was one of the first things i did on this laptop) was it was a musical (which is good) about cole porter (also good). what i didn't know was that cole porter was actually gay while he was married to the character of ashley judd (not very good but slightly interesting) and having affairs with men left and right (very bad). and she knew about it all the while (just sad). then cole porter falls off his horse and has his leg amputated (he had it coming). then ashley judd dies of tb (just tragic). but in between all of this you have robbie williams, alanis morisette, elvis costello and lara fabian in some musical number or another. it was the perfect downer for people who have had too much pie.
i now just finished watching not 1, but 2 hours of extreme makeover home edition. i just love that show. makes me cry all the time. and it also helps that ty is so darn cute. . .
i so should not be doing this the night before my midterms . . . why am i not even a wee bit nervous?!?
Sunday, January 30, 2005
Thursday, January 27, 2005
naglilihi
hay naku. siyempre umuwi na naman ako ng maaga at hindi nag-lab. inaantok ako e. tsaka sabi naman ng mentor ko oks lang. nung matutulog na ako may tatlong salitang hindi ko maalis sa isipan ko. . . max's fried chicken. saan ako makakahanap ng ganyan dito sa ohio? e sa balat nga ng manok takot na sila, paano pa kaya sa manok na may balat na pinirito sa taba ng baboy (actually, di ko sigurado kung ganun nga iluto manok ng max's pero may tsismis na ganun. . . basta masarap. . .hmmmmm). naglalaway na ako. . .
nga pala, have you all met my new baby? i'll post pics later. i'm thinking of a name for him/her. any suggestions?
nga pala, have you all met my new baby? i'll post pics later. i'm thinking of a name for him/her. any suggestions?
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
whining
it's 630 pm and guess where i am? where else, but here in the lab. i'm actually the only one left here. they trust me too much. i mean, it's practically just my second day working here and here i am with all these expensive equipment and, would you believe it (?) lots of radioactive material. hmmm. . . what's a girl with mischief on her mind to do?
as you would have gleaned by now, i'm kind of in a murderous mood today. . . okay that may be a tad bit too strong but i certainly am pissed. This is just not my day. well to begin with, the weather really does not suit my usually sunny disposition. hence, my disposition adjusted to the weather accordingly. we reached a little above freezing for a little while and now we're back to the 20s. then, my laptop was supposed to arrive today (thanks kaka!). UPS tried to deliver it yesterday but i wasn't there to sign for it so they said they would deliver it today sometime between 1030-200. so i had a class that ends at 1015 and i almost ran back to my apartment but when i got there the ups guy has come and gone. and i got there at no more than 5 minutes past 1030. so i called ups and they told me that 1030-200 was just the "approximate" time. duh. wouldn't that usually mean that they'd be a bit late? but the delivery clocked in at 1010. whatever.
so now i'm in the lab and i don't like this one bit. rna work = too much work. i could be a bit OC with lab work but this is just too OC for me. and i also have to do cell culture work and that's just a whole other kind of OC-ness (what?!?). . . .
haaaaay. patawad po at ang downer ko ngayon. i'm in another one of my "what-the-heck-am-i-doing-here?!?! mood". i seem to be getting that more often now, since i got back. . . . when will winter end?!?!!!
as you would have gleaned by now, i'm kind of in a murderous mood today. . . okay that may be a tad bit too strong but i certainly am pissed. This is just not my day. well to begin with, the weather really does not suit my usually sunny disposition. hence, my disposition adjusted to the weather accordingly. we reached a little above freezing for a little while and now we're back to the 20s. then, my laptop was supposed to arrive today (thanks kaka!). UPS tried to deliver it yesterday but i wasn't there to sign for it so they said they would deliver it today sometime between 1030-200. so i had a class that ends at 1015 and i almost ran back to my apartment but when i got there the ups guy has come and gone. and i got there at no more than 5 minutes past 1030. so i called ups and they told me that 1030-200 was just the "approximate" time. duh. wouldn't that usually mean that they'd be a bit late? but the delivery clocked in at 1010. whatever.
so now i'm in the lab and i don't like this one bit. rna work = too much work. i could be a bit OC with lab work but this is just too OC for me. and i also have to do cell culture work and that's just a whole other kind of OC-ness (what?!?). . . .
haaaaay. patawad po at ang downer ko ngayon. i'm in another one of my "what-the-heck-am-i-doing-here?!?! mood". i seem to be getting that more often now, since i got back. . . . when will winter end?!?!!!
Friday, January 21, 2005
survival tips please
i'm here again. using anything as an excuse not to study. really, how do i expect to reach a certain "calibre" as a grad student if i keep this up (peace shie!)? but the day is too pretty for me to spend it cooped up in my apartment studying. so here i am in the computer lab. ngek. laking improvement talaga.
yes, you heard it, the day is really pretty. the sun is out and there's not a cloud in the sky. but it's still below freezing. it's not 0 anymore at least. it's about a decent 20 something.
i am determined to not start griping about snow again. but the snow is getting really gross now that it's starting to melt. . . there, got that one out, now i can move on to other things.
we are going to be having a snow storm over the weekend (this does not count as a weather gripe because i've something else to add to it). and this got me to thinking about how ill-equipped i am to live on my own. i mean, just the other day, i bought an antenna for my tv because God forbid something should prevent me from watching the premiere of american idol. so there i was with my new antenna which strangely enough did not come with any instructions. well, the box did tell me how to make the antenna stand on top of my tv but it did not tell me how to connect the wire to the tv itself. well, it really wasn't that tough to figure out but the thing involved screws and i of course realized i didn't own a tool that should be an essential for any home - a set of screwdrivers. i never really thought of that before this happened. but the macgyver in me kicked in and i was able to hook the whole thing up using a paper clip. yey for me!
also the day has arrived when i had to face something i have been so afraid of facing. . . a bottle that i cannot open. . . it's a bottle of apple juice that i've had for three days now and have still not been able to open. it is so frustrating. i've actually thought of knocking on people's doors and asking them to open the bottle but that's probably not very safe. i should probably start working out or something. . . or i could just wait for my knight in shining armor to knock on my door and ask if there are any bottles that need to be opened. . . hmmmm. . . better find me a gym. . .
so, back to the problem of coping with the coming snow storm. i've actually done a bit of shopping this morning in preparation for this. i got milk, bread, eggs, instant noodles and chicken soup. well, not very promising but at least i won't be hungry.
for all of you taking time out to read this: first, thanks for caring enough to read. and second, what other stuff do you think are necessary for me to survive that i probably haven't thought of yet? please comment. oh and sarah, i do have a flashlight and batteries now. took me 3 months to figure out i needed it but i do have it. i just have to remember where i kept it. . .
yes, you heard it, the day is really pretty. the sun is out and there's not a cloud in the sky. but it's still below freezing. it's not 0 anymore at least. it's about a decent 20 something.
i am determined to not start griping about snow again. but the snow is getting really gross now that it's starting to melt. . . there, got that one out, now i can move on to other things.
we are going to be having a snow storm over the weekend (this does not count as a weather gripe because i've something else to add to it). and this got me to thinking about how ill-equipped i am to live on my own. i mean, just the other day, i bought an antenna for my tv because God forbid something should prevent me from watching the premiere of american idol. so there i was with my new antenna which strangely enough did not come with any instructions. well, the box did tell me how to make the antenna stand on top of my tv but it did not tell me how to connect the wire to the tv itself. well, it really wasn't that tough to figure out but the thing involved screws and i of course realized i didn't own a tool that should be an essential for any home - a set of screwdrivers. i never really thought of that before this happened. but the macgyver in me kicked in and i was able to hook the whole thing up using a paper clip. yey for me!
also the day has arrived when i had to face something i have been so afraid of facing. . . a bottle that i cannot open. . . it's a bottle of apple juice that i've had for three days now and have still not been able to open. it is so frustrating. i've actually thought of knocking on people's doors and asking them to open the bottle but that's probably not very safe. i should probably start working out or something. . . or i could just wait for my knight in shining armor to knock on my door and ask if there are any bottles that need to be opened. . . hmmmm. . . better find me a gym. . .
so, back to the problem of coping with the coming snow storm. i've actually done a bit of shopping this morning in preparation for this. i got milk, bread, eggs, instant noodles and chicken soup. well, not very promising but at least i won't be hungry.
for all of you taking time out to read this: first, thanks for caring enough to read. and second, what other stuff do you think are necessary for me to survive that i probably haven't thought of yet? please comment. oh and sarah, i do have a flashlight and batteries now. took me 3 months to figure out i needed it but i do have it. i just have to remember where i kept it. . .
survival tips please
i'm here again. using anything as an excuse not to study. really, how do i expect to reach a certain "calibre" as a grad student if i keep this up (peace shie!)? but the day is too pretty for me to spend it cooped up in my apartment studying. so here i am in the computer lab. ngek. laking improvement talaga.
yes, you heard it, the day is really pretty. the sun is out and there's not a cloud in the sky. but it's still below freezing. it's not 0 anymore at least. it's about a decent 20 something.
i am determined to not start griping about snow again. but the snow is getting really gross now that it's starting to melt. . . there, got that one out, now i can move on to other things.
we are going to be having a snow storm over the weekend (this does not count as a weather gripe because i've something else to add to it). and this got me to thinking about how ill-equipped i am to live on my own. i mean, just the other day, i bought an antenna for my tv because God forbid something should prevent me from watching the premiere of american idol. so there i was with my new antenna which strangely enough did not come with any instructions. well, the box did tell me how to make the antenna stand on top of my tv but it did not tell me how to connect the wire to the tv itself. well, it really wasn't that tough to figure out but the thing involved screws and i of course realized i didn't own a tool that should be an essential for any home - a set of screwdrivers. i never really thought of that before this happened. but the macgyver in me kicked in and i was able to hook the whole thing up using a paper clip. yey for me!
also the day has arrived when i had to face something i have been so afraid of facing. . . a bottle that i cannot open. . . it's a bottle of apple juice that i've had for three days now and have still not been able to open. it is so frustrating. i've actually thought of knocking on people's doors and asking them to open the bottle but that's probably not very safe. i should probably start working out or something. . . or i could just wait for my knight in shining armor to knock on my door and ask if there are any bottles that need to be opened. . . hmmmm. . . better find me a gym. . .
so, back to the problem of coping with the coming snow storm. i've actually done a bit of shopping this morning in preparation for this. i got milk, bread, eggs, instant noodles and chicken soup. well, not very promising but at least i won't be hungry.
for all of you taking time out to read this: first, thanks for caring enough to read. and second, what other stuff do you think are necessary for me to survive that i probably haven't thought of yet? please comment. oh and sarah, i do have a flashlight and batteries now. took me 3 months to figure out i needed it but i do have it. i just have to remember where i kept it. . .
yes, you heard it, the day is really pretty. the sun is out and there's not a cloud in the sky. but it's still below freezing. it's not 0 anymore at least. it's about a decent 20 something.
i am determined to not start griping about snow again. but the snow is getting really gross now that it's starting to melt. . . there, got that one out, now i can move on to other things.
we are going to be having a snow storm over the weekend (this does not count as a weather gripe because i've something else to add to it). and this got me to thinking about how ill-equipped i am to live on my own. i mean, just the other day, i bought an antenna for my tv because God forbid something should prevent me from watching the premiere of american idol. so there i was with my new antenna which strangely enough did not come with any instructions. well, the box did tell me how to make the antenna stand on top of my tv but it did not tell me how to connect the wire to the tv itself. well, it really wasn't that tough to figure out but the thing involved screws and i of course realized i didn't own a tool that should be an essential for any home - a set of screwdrivers. i never really thought of that before this happened. but the macgyver in me kicked in and i was able to hook the whole thing up using a paper clip. yey for me!
also the day has arrived when i had to face something i have been so afraid of facing. . . a bottle that i cannot open. . . it's a bottle of apple juice that i've had for three days now and have still not been able to open. it is so frustrating. i've actually thought of knocking on people's doors and asking them to open the bottle but that's probably not very safe. i should probably start working out or something. . . or i could just wait for my knight in shining armor to knock on my door and ask if there are any bottles that need to be opened. . . hmmmm. . . better find me a gym. . .
so, back to the problem of coping with the coming snow storm. i've actually done a bit of shopping this morning in preparation for this. i got milk, bread, eggs, instant noodles and chicken soup. well, not very promising but at least i won't be hungry.
for all of you taking time out to read this: first, thanks for caring enough to read. and second, what other stuff do you think are necessary for me to survive that i probably haven't thought of yet? please comment. oh and sarah, i do have a flashlight and batteries now. took me 3 months to figure out i needed it but i do have it. i just have to remember where i kept it. . .
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
isnow
it's been snowing here since sunday and it got to 5 below 0 yesterday. yep, that's in fahrenheit folks so malayong mas malamig dito kahapon kesa sa freezer ninyo sa bahay. i never really imagined it could get that cold, so cold that it feels like your leg will fall off while you're walking. i could have sworn my blood stopped flowing to my extremities altogether. but my toes and finger are still where they should be last i checked so i'm ok.
but the snow out there is a whole other thing. for one, when snow starts falling, they never tell you that snow could get into your eye and temporarily blind you. . .i mean, you never see anyone yelling "my eye! my eye!" while playing in the pristine snow. . . and we would also think that when snow melts ito becomes water. but actually, it first becomes ice which is very dangerous for a klutz like me. first time i walked out in the snow i almost slid to the middle of an intersection because you really couldn't tell where the sidewalk ends and the road begins. . . then when it gets a bit warmer like today, the snow becomes muddy slush which is so disgusting to walk on. and it makes the most annoying squeaky sound when you walk on it. . .
i can't seem to do anything else other than gripe about the snow and the cold. . .
brrrrrrrrrrr.....
but the snow out there is a whole other thing. for one, when snow starts falling, they never tell you that snow could get into your eye and temporarily blind you. . .i mean, you never see anyone yelling "my eye! my eye!" while playing in the pristine snow. . . and we would also think that when snow melts ito becomes water. but actually, it first becomes ice which is very dangerous for a klutz like me. first time i walked out in the snow i almost slid to the middle of an intersection because you really couldn't tell where the sidewalk ends and the road begins. . . then when it gets a bit warmer like today, the snow becomes muddy slush which is so disgusting to walk on. and it makes the most annoying squeaky sound when you walk on it. . .
i can't seem to do anything else other than gripe about the snow and the cold. . .
brrrrrrrrrrr.....
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
since i got here...
it's been 51hrs and 2 mins since i arrived here in columbus. as expected, i'm still slightly jetlagged but am very much awake at this time (which is 4 in the afternoon) which is very surprising. i am currently doing my laundry (surprise, surpise) and am killing the time between washing and drying here at this public computing site across the street.
well, columbus is almost exactly the same as when i left. i was relieved to find my apartment still intact. my pipes didn't burst nor did my stove blow up (thank God). although there was a leak in my linen closet which dampened my only clean sheets and comforter which is why i am doing my laundry right now. i'm really not sure where the water came from but justine and shie have been scaring me about it being something out of the movie the grudge. but i think it's because of the severe storms here in the past week or something. i sure hope it's not from the toilet in the upstairs apartment (eeeuwwww).
i attended my classes for the first time today. i seem to have missed a whole lot already. must start studying since midterms are on the 24th already. sigh.
the weather today is really strange. it's like an unexpected reprieve from winter. the temperature today is in the 60s (about 20+ deg Centigrade). the sun even shone a few times. and people are running around in shorts and t-shirts. and it's the middle of winter!
shucks. i sooooo want to go home........
well, columbus is almost exactly the same as when i left. i was relieved to find my apartment still intact. my pipes didn't burst nor did my stove blow up (thank God). although there was a leak in my linen closet which dampened my only clean sheets and comforter which is why i am doing my laundry right now. i'm really not sure where the water came from but justine and shie have been scaring me about it being something out of the movie the grudge. but i think it's because of the severe storms here in the past week or something. i sure hope it's not from the toilet in the upstairs apartment (eeeuwwww).
i attended my classes for the first time today. i seem to have missed a whole lot already. must start studying since midterms are on the 24th already. sigh.
the weather today is really strange. it's like an unexpected reprieve from winter. the temperature today is in the 60s (about 20+ deg Centigrade). the sun even shone a few times. and people are running around in shorts and t-shirts. and it's the middle of winter!
shucks. i sooooo want to go home........
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