Sunset.

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Sunsets are romantic. They are beautiful. Have you ever witnessed one? The instance in which day meets night, and the sky is a-flush with orange, indigo, violet, and finally inky black as the moon and stars rule and the sun no longer. In my experience, it is best to watch a sunset when one is by the beach, when ones view is largely unobstructed, and if it is, mountains and hills are the ones responsible, heightening ones experience as the radiant colors of a sunset take effect. One would gaze at the spectacle without end, holding his breath he witnesses its end. Beautiful. There is no other word that could describe the peace and tranquility one can get from merely watching a sunset.

A sunset... in Quezon City is the most depressing thing I have ever seen. However, it's beauty was not tainted in anyway; in fact, it was intensified - its orange was brighter, the rays of light, more distinct. It was as beautiful as any sunset. What makes it so depressing.. is the looming darkness. Buildings, not mountains obstructed the view. And one cannot see the ocean, that body of water whose salty spray brings calmness to ones spirit. Buildings, buildings all around! Their shadows are made even longer by the sunset, bring night even quicker to the denizens below. A feeling of insignificance, a feeling of utter separation from nature can be felt. What of it, you might ask. What of it, if what really matters is the sunset itself?

True, the sunset may have never changed, but its meaning; what it means to be, did.

"On clear and peaceful nights like these,
There's nothing more I'd like to do
Than to lie down, under the heavens,
And to gaze at the stars with you...

-nEOnIX

I steal surveys. OM NOM NOM

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Out of boredom, ninakaw ko ang survey na ninakaw ni Karla galing kay Kim na galing kay Janille.

o_O

1. Name someone who can always make you laugh?
- Bernaaah! I miss you. :'(

2. What were you doing at 10:00 this morning?
-netting. Attempting to study for math exam. Failing at it.

3. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
-went shopping at Rustan's. Malapit na maubos ang shampoo ko eh. hehehe.

4. What did you do last night?
-watched 3 plays. OMG GAY.

5. What color is your hair brush?
-one's blue, the other's brown

6. Have you text voted for an American Idol?
-wouldn't even if i could. will rally on net though.

7. Hot tea or Iced tea?
iced tea. hot tea = ugh

8. What was the weather like today?
-mainit sa umaga, karon murag kaulanon

9. Where did your last hug take place?
-when my family left. damn. long time ago.

10. What are you excited for?
-COMPSAT GA!!

12. Closest thing to you that is green?
-t shirt ko rin!

14. Last person you spoke to?
Karina my roommate

15. Are you very random?
-oh yes so very much OMG naruto!

16. Do you want to get your hair cut?
-already did

17. Are you over the age of 25?
-thankfully no

18. Do you talk a lot?
-noon? oh yes.

19. Does your screen name have an x in it?
-yex

20. Do you know anyone named Stephanie?
-yup. blockmate

21. Do you make up your own words?
-ya mon

22. Are you ticklish?
-ya mon

23. Are your ears pierced?
-ya mon

24. Bar soap or body wash?
-bahr sop

25. Are you a jealous person?
-way more than you are.

26. What brand of shampoo do you use?
-h&s

27. Do you have curly hair?
-strit lng nman her ko

28. Where did you go today?
-school. rustans. BDO.

29. What 1 item do you always pick up at the grocery store?
-food.

30. What do you say a lot?
-gud, lagi, bitaw

31. Red or White Wine?
-red

33. What are you doing tonight?
-watch BLEACH

34. Who was your last missed call?
-mother goose

35. What should you be doing right now?
-sort my laundry.

36. Do you have a nickname?
-neonix

37. Are you a heavy sleeper?
-like oil!

38. What are you listening to?
-because of of you by Kelly Clarkson

39. Is there anyone you like right now?
-me

40. When was the last time you did the dishes?
-last night

41. Did you cry today?
nope, but i did so everyday last week

42. How big is your bed?
-singgol

43. Do you know someone with the same birthday as you?
-yup. neighbor.

44. How many pictures are hanging in the room you are in?
-in my corner = zero.

45. Does anyone like you?
-I like me

46. Do you collect anything?
-knowledge. char. nerd.

47. Last time you went on a date?
-never did.

48. What's written on your mouse pad?
-EPROSARTAN + HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE. O_O

49. Do you like coffee?
-nah

50. Do you know anyone in the military?
-anna? hahaha

51. Number of pillows you sleep with?
-3. wah ang isang pillow ko andun kay april!

52. Could you live without a computer?
-tried, but can't.

53. Favorite flavor of ice cream
-...strawberries and cream!



"On clear and peaceful nights like these,
There's nothing more I'd like to do
Than to lie down, under the heavens,
And to gaze at the stars with you...

-nEOnIX

Challenge Essay: My Room

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My English teacher decided to give my class a headache (as if the 3 other papers we have to pass weren't bad enough), and ordered/requested/asked us to write another essay. Here are the rules:

• "My Room" essay must talk about -duh- your room.
• 100-150 words
• maximum of 10 words per sentence
• each form of (to be) verb can only be used twice, max.
• each channel of perception (sight, hearing, etc.) can only be used twice
• no adverbs allowed

Having done so, I tried to do this monstrous undertaking.

I can only hope I brought the piece justice.

My Room

Warm light floods the room. I see blue walls set against a white ceiling. I’m sitting on a chair that is flat and angular. The book in my hands reeks of new paper. I clutch my pen firmly; plastic tube digging into skin. The fan’s whirr distracts me from writing. I slouch as I write. A cold breeze slips in from the windows. The curtains flap aside to make way. Dust bunnies begin to migrate across the floor in droves. My eyelids begin to droop. I slip into bed and my back meets the firm mattress. I rest my head against soft pillows. The whirr becomes soothing instead. I close my eyes, and drift into sleep.

"On clear and peaceful nights like these,
There's nothing more I'd like to do
Than to lie down, under the heavens,
And to gaze at the stars with you...

-nEOnIX

A rather unfortunate series of events.

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My luck seemed to have failed me time again, as I found myself having to deal with the triple deadly dose of me locking my keys inside the cabinet, spilling juice on my Asus EEE and me having my cellphone stolen. YES, my old cellphone with the black and white screen (more like green and black, but anyway) GOT STOLEN. In marikina. Without my knowledge. Which..... you know, is better than getting threatened to give the guy the phone, but........ STILL. That phone held sentimental value, I'll have you know!

These things never and I mean NEVER, happen to me. They just don't. I've had years of cellphone care under my belt (btw, i didn't even remove the plastic on my /former/ phone) and I had THIS happen to me. It only happened while I was in Manila.

Now I don't know if this is a sign... a warning.. foreshadowing, if you will. But the fact that I'M HERE and I can't change my lot at will is something the cosmos has to consider.

"On clear and peaceful nights like these,
There's nothing more I'd like to do
Than to lie down, under the heavens,
And to gaze at the stars with you...

-nEOnIX

Firsts

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Last week was my first week in Manila... and in ADMU as well. The week I'm in @ the moment is the first week of class. And... wow. I love my schedule!!

I still have to wake up early, although not as early as I used to in Pisay. My earliest class on MWFs is Fil 11, and that would be at 7:30am. On TThs, I have PE (Wushu) as my first class at 8am. After (almost) every subject, I get an hour long break (read: time to nap, take a bath [only on PE days], run to the dorm to grab anything I forgot, and/or cram) which comes in pretty handy!

And this schedule is GREAT, considering that my last class ends @ 1:30pm for MWs, and 3:30 for Fs, and 3:00 for Tths. Wee!

A definite PLUS when you're a CS major: 2 hour sessions twice a week in a computer lab (read: AIRCON) Whoo.

A definite MINUS when studying in the Ateneo (or in Manila, in general) is that everything costs WAY more. Like food. It's about P60, average. For one meal. (Although it's probably several levels higher than canteen food.

Another thing that costs a lot: books. Only now do I realize how lucky we were (and downright nuts) using books that cost THOUSANDS (the same books you find on the floor... or stepped on.. etc.). Isa pa, computer books cost a LOT. (WTH) The book our prof recommended was worth around 1.4k. UMAYGAD. I think I should negotiate if the java book(s) I own are already enough...

I'm still pondering on whether or not should I subscribe to dorm internet. It's 3k per sem.. and my roommates mentioned that it's fast. The only problem is that it's LAN. Like, cable based. And like, my corner is FAR from the network (slot? port? whatever). Wah. I can't visualize kung saan ko idadaan ang network cable. I settled for letting it pass under the beds, but it was still so very messy. I do believe I'll have to tape them down.T_T

The campus, however, has WIFI. Like, everywhere. The trouble is, I (so far) I can only connect to the WIFI at the (zen) garden. It's right across the campus cafeteria. Good, right? Except for the fact that upperclassmen use the place as their HANGOUT, everything is spiffy. T_T

In other news, I'm sorely missing the net. And davao. And my home (where I can slack off, haha). The Eliazo dorm (although pretty) needs a lot of getting used to.

WHEW. Wish me luck!

"On clear and peaceful nights like these,
There's nothing more I'd like to do
Than to lie down, under the heavens,
And to gaze at the stars with you...

-nEOnIX

oRsEM 2008

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Neonix's log, stardate 5.30.08

I. Hate. Air. Travel.

Okay,so airplanes are cool. Very cool. I like the fact that PAL put a camera in front of the plane... and I was like “oooohhh” when it took off. The ride was smooth... hardly any turbulence... it was quite ok, actually.

Then we began our initial descent. And then... UMAYGAD sumakit ang left ear ko! It felt like someone was drilling a hole into it or something. GEEZ. Working my jaws hardly helped. My dad urged me to drink some orange juice (ick) to ease the pain... then things took a turn for the worse: MY STOMACH WAS ACTING UP!

And guess what? When we landed, the first thing I looked for was the restroom. There, I blew chunks. Good thing the flight attendant was nice enough to give me 3 souvenir sick bags (rather fetching ones, I must say) to hurl my guts into. UGH.

Not to mention the fact that we arrived at around 1:12AM since our flight got delayed. And so you can imagine me resisting the urge to BARF as we drove towards Cavite (I will be staying there until June 1 or 2). Time of arrival? 2AM.

Naturally, I woke up LATE (9:30 AM... omg). On that day, we went to Ocean Park (OMNOMNOM FISH)... Luneta...MOA.. damnit its HUGE... So grabe. Kapoy kaayo. Will shop for stuff tomorrow.

Neonix's log, stardate 5.31.08

MOA again. This time, we shopped for.. dorm stuff. and groceries. And did I mention I got a laptop? Well, I did! A shiny new ASUS EEE 900 white PC. I'm using it to type this blog entry. :D I named it Shiko. <3

Nag IMAX rin kami. (FISH OMNOMNOM) tapos... PYROLYMPICS! YAY! Sayang lang at hindi ako nka attend sa MANGAHOLIX event sa SMX. (Ayan kasi... ang tagal mkabili ng laptop.) Oh well. there will always be more (anime)cons in manila I guess.. oH well...

Neonix's log, stardate 06.02.08

Wla na. 1^st night ko sa dorm... ako lang isa. Kim hasn't come in yet, and Gabby and Wayne are nowhere to be found.. Help. I just might die here...

"On clear and peaceful nights like these,
There's nothing more I'd like to do
Than to lie down, under the heavens,
And to gaze at the stars with you...

-nEOnIX