School Girl
Jun 20, 2006 Daily Blurbs, School
Yesterday was my first day of school. I was a bit scared and excited at the same time. I entered the classroom and scanned the room for an available seat. I found one at the aisle, no one is sitting on my left side. Then this guy sat beside me. He came off as loud and obnoxious. He kept on bumping my chair, resulting to unnecessary chair movements! Argh! Anyway, I only have one subject yesterday, so the day was kind of short, but our professor already gave us an assignment which is super long and everything is required to be handwritten on bond papers! Of course, first days always mean introductions.
Hi! I’m Andreana, Dré for short. I’m 23 years old and this is my second course. I went to Mapua and took up Civil Engineering; worked for a call center as a technical support representative for D E L L computers; took a short course at Meralco Foundation for Macromedia Flash; had a summer vacation, and now I am here. I chose this course because I want to enhance my knowledge with website/graphic designing. I also want to charge a professional fee to my clients *chuckles* I wish to become more competent in my field after this course.
Oh my! First days… I didn’t get to talk to anyone yesterday. I guess, I was a bit of a snob, or maybe it’s the nervousness, or the fact that it’s the first day and everyone is still sizing up each other. Or maybe, that is just me. Ha!
Today, my class started at 10am. I got to school 10 minutes before the time. I was hustling because I had to take the stairs to the fourth floor. There was a queue at the elevator. When I got there, I smiled at one girl and asked if I could sit beside her. She was kind enough to let me. Then came another girl who is friends with her, so with that started conversations. Unfortunately, the first professor didn’t bother showing up, which is so irritating since I had to wake up early just to get there on time! Plus, the next subject is at 1pm! Argh! So, my newly met seatmates persuaded me to come with them at the nearest mall to eat lunch. So we did.
I met Keshia, a transferee from UST Journalism. She owns a website. Charity, an 18-year-old who’s got a boyfriend of four years, and still likes to look at cute guys. Grace who has taken up another course from the same school. And, Hannah, a tall chick who plays the guitar and drums and is into street dancing. So, I guess, I have new friends to hang out with now. Oh, did I mention their ages? They are between 16 to 18! But that’s cool, just as long as they don’t address me as Ate!
It will be another day tomorrow, so I’d better get going. I need to sleep!
Tags: Argh, Daily Blurbs, Thoughts
Father’s Day
Jun 18, 2006 Daily Blurbs
Today is Father’s Day, so we all went to hear mass at noon. Afterwards, we headed to The Fort to eat lunch. We had pansit, fried chicken, and chopsuey with rice. Then my mom needed to deliver some of Tupperware products to her friend at Makati because they will be hosting a fund raising. Yes, my mom is a Tupperware manager, among other things. Beside her friend’s house is the home of one of my dad’s cousins, so we had to mano to his cousins. I don’t even know their names, well, this is the first time I’ve seen them.
Our original plan was to go to Market Market, but the parking is full. So, my mom decided that we should just go to SM Megamall. The open parking is full, too. We had to circle around and tried to find a free spot. On the right side of Mega B facing EDSA, there were parking spaces that are meant for delivery trucks. My dad signaled to the security guard if we can snag a spot. The security guard stared at my dad for a few seconds, and then lowered the rope to let us park. The van in front of us, who kept cutting us off, rolled down their windows to look at us in envy because we snagged a spot! Booyah!
We entered the mall, and my mom told me to go find myself a new school shoes. My budget is only Php1000. I scouted the place and found a few good shoes, but unfortunately for my feet, they don’t fit! I found a pair at Janeo that costs Php1600. I asked my mom if she could just add Php600 to my budget, and she said yes. So me have new shoes! Yey me!
After buying some more stuff, like a new pencil case for me (haha!), a bag for my sister and some notebooks for my brother, we were ready to head home. We passed through the grocery, where there is a line of different fast food stands. I saw Samurai, my all time favorite, and bought us some Takoyaki. Yum!
Off to our home… luckily, there is no traffic jam. We got home in less than an hour. So now, I am recounting the happenings of today through blogging. Tomorrow is my first day of classes, so that would be an interesting entry for you to anticipate.
By the way, I am actually writing a piece that I will publish here within the coming days, and if you want to find out what it is, just keep coming back.
Tags: Daily Blurbs
Heading There
Jun 14, 2006 Daily Blurbs
Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ever make it through life, alive. I feel like I’ll die young. I have this thought that I don’t want to grow old because I am scared of getting old. Maybe because when you get older, there are a lot of things that you can’t do. I know that some old people still feel young and can do most things, but I am being realistic here. I mean, I see my grandmothers and I can see that they are more fragile. My dad’s mom, my Apo, is turning 91 this year. She can still walk and she can still wash her own clothes with palu-palo, but most of the time, she look so tired and she has arthritis now. I love her to bits! I am her favorite :cheerful: She was the one who took care of me when my parents went to work when I was a toddler. When I grew up, she would always tell me to become a better person, that I should prepare for the life ahead of me. I do listen to her, but life now is more complicated compared to so many years ago. The pressure to be successful in life is too much for me to handle at this point.
I don’t want to be a burden to my parents forever. Yes, I do feel like I am a burden. I’ve always felt that I am the blacksheep of the family. Although I feel loved, it just feels different when I am being compared to my sisters. I know I am different, it is so obvious! Maybe I am not the one that they can control like a robot. I have different interests and I don’t want to follow the norms. My mom even asked me yesterday if I want to be a nurse. NO! I know they want what’s best for me, although I want to be practical and choose a career that will catapult me to success, I still don’t want to feel so depressed at the end of the day because I am not doing what I want to do. I know that there is a life for me in the near future. I don’t have to be rich, I just want to be contented, but not poor. Hahaha!
My dad asked me if I want to try migrating to Australia. Why not? That is something to think about, though. I don’t want to rush into things. Yes, I do want to see the world someday, but I don’t know if I want to live in another country so I can have a better life. I did check out the website and learned that a job as Graphics Designer is available, same as an Illustrator. There are lots of job that I can apply to, actually. Still, I want to apply for a job that I can live with every single day.
How do I rid these icky feelings? I think I am going to yet another slight depression. That’s how I feel every time I am confused about my life. Sometimes I think I need to see a shrink, but how much would it cost me? But based on the movies I’ve seen with shrinks, they are just there listening to you, so basically, it’s just the same even if I don’t see one, coz then I’d still do all the talking, like talking to myself. I think it won’t solve anything. So, I guess my offline/online journal is my best bet for survival.
My life is big f*d up mess! According to me… Set me free! :chain:
Tags: Daily Blurbs, Thoughts
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