I don’t know if some of you know or remember, but 80s/early 90s kids like my siblings always have fond memories of playing games on the Family Computer (also called NES). It’s going to be hard to believe, but we have it again. A Chinese friend gave it to us and everyone’s actually having fun with all the old games, even my parents (I never even knew that my dad was a Super Mario expert before, lol)! My favorite right now is Battle City:
I am also starting to like Lode Runner, even if I still can’t get past stage 2. I’m sorry, I’m new to this stuff okay? XD
It’s so fascinating how old games were so simple. It’s a nice break from all the complicated games nowadays. Some of our modern gamers judge games mostly based on graphics and not on the gameplay, so it’s nice to go back to basics and experience great computer games without all those intricate CGI graphics. For the first time, I played just for the sake of pure enjoyment.
If only I could do the same for school. :)
Have you experienced the NES too? What was your favorite game?
How is everyone doing? I know all of us have been very busy for the past few months but I do hope everyone’s okay! We shouldn’t die from the intense stuff being thrown at us. Life is good, life is good. Well, it has been to me, I guess. All of the stuff I have worked for has paid off big time. I have been able to defend our thesis and it was a great feeling knowing how to answer all of the panelists’ questions! Actually, they didn’t ask much because they didn’t know what to ask us.
I only have a week to go and this is what I call the seniors’ survival week. If I get through this week without any problem, then I can say that I officially survived high school. It would be a great bonus if I pass all my subjects with flying colors, but I guess average grades would be okay as long as they are “okay” enough for me. I’m really nervous because after this I wouldn’t have a chance to redeem myself anymore. I must do everything I can to pass!
Last Tuesday was my sister’s recognition day at the University of the Philippines. She is just so smart and good in everything! I want to experience recognition days too when I get to college. That way, I can prove to myself that I can make my family proud during my stay in the university. Wow, drama. But seriously. I have already promised to myself that I’d do whatever it takes to excel in college. I already decided to go and apply for scholarships. Before, scholarships weren’t my thing just because a lot of people are applying for those things and I really didn’t consider myself as one of the qualified people in the batch. But who knows, I MIGHT get it and I MIGHT be able to maintain all my grades. I am already off to a good start because I was one of the top applicants in DLSU, so if I go and study there I might have an edge already.
*sigh* I’m having delusions again. Help me :|
Just a short entry about my computer.
I was getting tired of my desktop’s look because it just looked so cluttered. It was so messy that it distracts me whenever I write. So after browsing Minimal Mac and other minimalist-themed sites, I tried to de-clutter my desktop and remove icons or photos that might distract me. Here, my friends, is the result.
Before
After
I know I still have a loooong way to go but I think it already looks kinda good (for a first timer, at least). What do you guys think?
OFF-TOPIC: I have a Tumblr account again. Tumblarity, be gone forever!
I just can’t believe this. This week has been very eventful for me. I go to school at 6 AM and go home 7 PM because of the music show rehearsals. I’m also doing our thesis and some other stuff. Actually, my life would be this busy until March. I don’t mind doing all the school stuff because I know that I’m going to graduate and summer will come very soon. So what happened this week?
Last Monday, the Japanese girls came to our school. They were so cute! We had two in our class and they were so nice. It was a little hard to talk to them though because we had to talk slowly in broken English for them to understand us. But they were so nice, I became friends with them and one of them went to Spanish class with me. It’s a good thing that we all know Japanese culture to some extent because of anime; it was how we became friends. I wish I adopted a Japanese girl too, but oh well. They went home yesterday. I hope I get to see some of the pictures my classmates took so that I could post them here. They’re so cute, I swear.
Oh, and we also won the Math interclass competition yesterday! It was fun because our class was so united. Everyone was cooperative and ready. And I’m proud because I got to answer all the questions that the quizmaster asked us. What’s more, we beat the smartest sections in the batch. Yay! Too bad our adviser wasn’t there, but it’s okay, she’s proud of us too. I hope.
The fantastic FourTwo after winning the Math interclass competition
AND I passed the Ateneo College Entrance Test (ACET)! I did not get in the Computer Science Honors Program (a degree only for the top 15% of the ACET passers) but I got into my second choice, which was Computer Engineering. I don’t really have the intention of studying in Ateneo, but seeing the test results made me really happy. I’m excited to go to college! Got to work harder :)
Yes, yes, yes! I passed the DLSUCET! All my hard work seriously paid off. DLSU is my dream school and I’m just so happy that I got accepted. I’m going to be an accountant. Heck yeah. What a way to kick off 2010! I’m excited to receive the letter and whatever documents that would come knocking at my door. Yay! Forgive me, because tonight I’m a proud one! *parties like crazy*
Besides that, though, nothing’s new. I’m bored and my brain keeps on telling me that Monday is just two days away. I still haven’t started working on my project (who gives projects in the middle of a vacation?) and my thesis. It’s just so complicated. Getting accepted in my dream school made me a bit more determined to get high grades and graduate, but a part of me is still on vacation mode. But believe me, I’m trying! :) Wake up, brain. Thanks. Bye.
Ooh! I have a Formspring now, thanks to ate Gel. So if you have any question, go ahead and ask! Don’t worry, I answer random questions too. Yeah.
When I’m in school, I always wish for a break. When the break comes, I do everything I want and sleep all night long. That’s okay. But sometimes I get bored. And when I’m bored, I usually get desperate. I remember one time that I took a bath and ate just because of extreme boredom! Sometimes Facebook gets tiresome too so I really don’t have anything better to do. I don’t want to get back to working on our thesis yet because it’s school-related. Simple as that.
So what am I doing these days? Well, lately I’ve been getting addicted to radio. I mean, I was always a big fan, but usually when I listen to the radio I don’t really get to finish a program (excluding radio dramas because they’re just short ones). I listen to RX 93.1’s The Morning Rush on my way to school but only for a short time. So now I can listen to it completely. It’s so addictive! I always knew that the DJs and the topics they feature are funny, but when I listened to everything, I was like, “Wow! I never knew they were THIS funny!” Lol. It’s a newfound love for radio <3
Ooh, and I forgot to mention that I've received quite a number of Christmas gifts this year. I don't celebrate but some people were kind enough to give me gifts even though they can't expect anything in return. My friend Ezzle gave me this:
I suck at taking pictures. :| Anyway, it’s a set of erasers. I see a lot of my classmates keeping a lot of things like this with them in school. Of course, I kinda wished that I’d have stuff like those too. And it’s so cool because I finally have one. I didn’t even expect it. Thanks, Ezzle >:D<
That’s it for now. :D
PS: I want to switch from Firefox to Google Chrome. Is it nice?
Tomorrow will be the last exam day, thank goodness. I already finished studying. It’s just CL so I just read the powerpoint presentation and the book. Actually, I’m still wishing that it would be enough for me to get by tomorrow. I don’t consider any subject too easy, especially CL. My teacher gives very low marks. Anyway, there. The exams were easier than the ones last quarter, maybe because we discussed fewer topics this quarter.
I’m loving [and hating] Physics. I expected harder problems but hey, I’m not complaining! But I know I’m not going to get a perfect score because my teacher showed us what our graph is supposed to look like. I was wrong. Also, I did not get to answer the car design part because I did not know what the features of a “safe” car are. And of course, not knowing the features means not being able to draw the car and describe the material. Okaaay. I just hope that I get a high score in the problem solving. After all, I focused on that section because it’s worth 60 points. So basically, failing the problem solving part means failing the exam.
Spanish was funny too, because I was absent when the class discussed gerunds. I just put -ando and -iendo in the verbs. Lol. I don’t even know which ones are irregular verbs. I just hope I do well; Spanish is one of my favorite subjects in school so it would be embarrassing if I fail. Oh, and same goes for Physics.
I’m sorry if I’m always talking about school, it’s just that blogging about it helps me get rid of all the stress it brings. School = life XD I get to post school-related things on Twitter too, sure, but sometimes nothing beats a real blog. :)
I seriously can’t wait for Christmas break. My brain is going to explode, I swear.
This week was pretty hectic. I got to finish the article a little too early, lol. I really hope it gets published. It’s my first and last year working for the school paper so it would be great if we win. I would have something to write in the accomplishments field in the college application forms. Hah. Oh, yeah, the speech choir contest is over and we lost. T_T It’s okay though. We did our best and the hardest-to-please teacher in the school liked it! And our class became more united. But I don’t think our adviser liked it. She said she was proud and all, but these days she’s just so hard to believe. She had the same reaction when we landed a spot in the finals. She said she was happy, she was smiling, but I don’t feel the happiness. You know what I mean?
Anyway, next week we’ll have to do the 60% of the thesis data gathering. This was supposed to be done this week but we were delayed because the typhoons and that car accident cost us lots of school days. So there. And then we have to finish the magazine for the Physics project. After that, exams! Gosh. I can’t wait. I know I sound nerdy but really, I just want to relax.
Oh, I wasn’t able to pass my Spanish project! Got to go.
I’m just taking a nice break. I’ve been working on contest stuff the whole day. It’s a feature article for the school paper’s contest issue. I’m really pressured because I really want to have it published. I want to win. I want to keep up the school paper’s winning streak. I don’t want to let people down. I know I can do it but I’m just so nervous. And I got a hard topic. Uhh. I’ve been working on this the whole day and even gave up lots of things for it, so this better be good.
Anyway, the Family Feud game and the speech choir finals did not push through yesterday because we had no classes last Thursday. There was a car accident in front of our school and the electric post was damaged so, tada! No electricity! The teachers told us that the English Fest will push through on December 3, Thursday. The nice part is that we still get to practice and improve things more. Nervous, nervous.
And our choir will be singing in this really nice place next Saturday! It’s been a while since I last sang for people in public places but I’m sure it’s going to be a blast! And I’m with my choir friends too so I just know that it’s going to be enjoyable. I’m excited to rehearse~
I’ll work on my article again. I’d better get going.
Claudine. 16. November 19. Filipina. High school senior. American Idol freak. Gamer. Three-fourths pessimist, one-fourth optimist. Little Miss Perfectionist.