College Colleagues

Now that I am back in the academe, I am starting to miss the times I was with my college colleagues. A picture is worth a thousand words, right? So, let this pictures explain... and some captions, too.

CIT boys. Yakyakers is a subset of CIT boys, and CIT boys is a subset of CIT Sphere. Therefore, Yakyakers is a subset of CIT Sphere. Hehe. Matagal nang hindi nabubuo 'tong group na 'to ah.

One of my friends since high school. He was also a co-department in college. He took ComSci and I took Math CIT. So, there's a possibility that we can be workmates. :)

The BS Math graduates - Pure and CIT - along with the Chairman of Math, ComSci and ICT Department and some professors. Wheeeh, can I graduate again?

Stairway to the department... sep, xy, cors, dais, nel, josie, ronnie

Same location... proxy ko si Steph :

Sep Chronicles 2008

Sep Chronicles 2008 is a combination of usual and unusual episode in my existence. But, of course, you do not know what is either usual or unusual – it’s my first Sep Chronicles year-ender (or year-opener, hehe). As of this writing, it is 10:00PM, December 31, 2008. I am writing at home without internet connection. It means, I can not post it right away. But, if you are reading this, it means it is not one of the numerous unpublished articles saved on my super-ancient computer :) .

2008 is the year when I accepted a special assignment – a responsibility and a privilege in one package. There are about seven million people in the entire globe having this assignment. I tried to keep it up this year, but sometimes, I did not do my best in doing it. The good thing is, there is a way to go back on track. All I need to do is a good plan and how to implement the plan.

Sep Chronicles 2008 was unusually heartbreaking for our clan. I can still remember that 365 days ago (January 1, 2008) I woke-up at a hospital with my sister, watching over our grandmother. 2008 started with such circumstances. I had a chance to talk with my grandma – and it is unusual, especially embracing her at the end of our conversation. I am not that type. Somebody just sent her a hug thru me. But, whether you believe me or not, I was happy. But, I almost cried because I know she will be gone after some time. When she almost died, I cried even I know that she will… soon. Before the first quarter of 2008, she passed away. A worse situation happens. Another relative died unexpectedly. Reminiscing moments with her is painful, so I will just wrap it for a while.

2008 was the year when I realized the value of animals. I realized that they have been here for years to give comfort. It was the year when Tinker had two batches of offspring and Benshiro had legitimate offspring, hehe. The first batch (Benshiro’s) were Loglog (Logarithm), Shadow, Masha, and Pamper – that’s in order, by age! I saw Pamper came out from her mother. Believe me! I love them all. They are like pokemons from my pokemon crystal update! But, my most favorite was Pamper. Though, we have to give Shadow and Masha to our aunties. But, after some months Shadow died after eating detergent. After some months, again, Masha died because of loneliness, after our relative – who happens to be her foster parent – died. It was the time when her foster parent was situated to the cemetery. After exactly 15 days, Pamper was hit-and-ran and died of brain hemorrhage. Loglog was the only dog left. His dad, Benshiro, also died this 2008. Some foolish, merciless people hit him in the head to eat him. Though, we did not allow them to eat him. We do not know exactly who was responsible – their kabandaans seemed to cover them up – but we do have an idea. Some people act like animals – that’s a shame.

The second batch of puppies was born on November 19. I did not saw who came out first, so I do not know who the eldest is. So, in no particular order, they are Cimiento, Hollow, Palitada, Asintada, and Salandra. We are trying to take care of them, so that they will all survive. But, unlike the cuddly first batch, they are certified askals! Perhaps, they are like their father – and we do not know who he was. They breathe like askals, they smell like askals, they feel like askals and they act like askals.

Sep Chronicles 2008 was the first time that I stayed in Manila for almost a week just to apply for a risky job – a roving teller. Hehe. Okay, not that risky. After some weeks, a day came that they never called me up. So, I have to say, “Next” to welcome another employer, haha. I got that positive outlook thru an e-mail message. It says something like this, “Do not cry over a lost opportunity – the tears might blur the next opportunity in front of you”. Huhuhu. Toink! I shouldn’t cry. Whaaa!!!

2008 was also the year CIT Sphere gained a new member. You don’t know that, right? That’s because her profile is not yet on the beta site. But, we have one, really! I also redesigned the header of the beta site. The bad news for CIT Sphere was that, the organization name was stolen and was named to a web domain. (Grrrr! Nel, can you think of another term fit for CIT? I think you can, you already thought of sphere, hehe.) I also discovered the culprit, wehehe. I respect the person, so I can let it pass. Besides, I did not formulate the term sphere, it was Nel. :(

Hey, I almost forgot! Sep Chronicles was born this year! Sep Chronicles 2008 was also the first time I tried to generate an income thru blog. So far, I earned $1.29 this year. Yes! But, I cannot get it without earning $100. Toink! It is the same as not earning at all.

2008 was also the year, when I attended a free lecture hosted by the linux genius producer, hehe. I also got the chance to see the instructor who encouraged me to finish my studies. I felt like uninvited before one of the linux genius talked to me. But, I still felt like I don’t belong. Their brainpower is at the peak of human competence and my gray matter is below the mediocre level. No, I do not demean my poor self, again. I am just telling the truth and nothing but the truth, again.

More Chronicles 2008 statistics? Sent messages: 19,925 Receive messages: 15,935 (including the messages from Buddy Balance, hehe) Photos and Videos taken: 978 My weight: 103 pounds (I failed to gain substantial weight, I still resemble a toothpick) My height: 5’2” (that’s it forever – no more, no less)

It is now 11:29PM, December 31, 2008. Thanks for reading. :) Next year again. No. No! I don’t mean you are not allowed to visit this blog until next year! Haha. You can always come back for nonsense, messed-up, and out-of-your-world chronicles of a below mediocre organism named Sep. Simply Sep Chronicles.

A Newbie Here

Welcome to Sep Chronicles – a personal blog of Sep. I will discuss here any of my interests that might also be your interests. As for these interests, I have typical ones. From movies, music and computer games to web-surfing, cartoon series, digital photography, electronic gadgets, others’ blogs, stories, etcetera, etcetera. Most of all, you can read about my views on some ideas or concepts – whether it is of great importance or not. ;)

Regarding movies, I usually rent or borrow a videodisc than to see it on movie theaters – I have never been to a movie theater, as I know :) . To date, I appreciate A Walk to Remember, Blue Moon, Jumanji, Gladiator, and Spirit. Why I want to see these movies at home? I can do whatever I want and choose any food other than popcorn. Whahaha!

Music. I want to listen to Backstreet Boys’, Mandy Moore’s, Aaron Carter’s, Blue’s, and Michelle Branch’s sort of music. I also listen to different genres like alternative, rhythm and blues, and ballad. But, I am not an avid fan of anybody. I don’t go to concerts, buy their memorabilia or have their posters in my room (toink, don’t have my room, eh). I just buy music albums to listen to their music. Right now, I only have five original music albums (not pirated ;) ). I bought those two (Backstreet Boys’ Black and Blue and Never Gone special edition packages, that’s value for my money, hehe). The other two came with a special edition cassette tapes (Blues’ All Rise and One Love). The last one was given to me (Avril Lavigne’s Let Go). My PC and MP3 player satisfy my cravings for listening to these tunes.

Computer games? Whoa! Got one? Well, I am entertained with popcap games – Zuma, Feeding Frenzy, and more. I also enjoyed playing the Pokemon Crystal using Visual Boy Advance Emulator for PC (surely enjoyed after playing the game for seven straight hours). I think there are more games to come. Though, I don’t play games similar to Counter-Strike and even online RPGs – games that are too violent or too expensive.

My web-life includes my online community accounts – Facebook and Friendster. Too bad I don’t post it anywhere since I only add people I personally know, for now ;) . I am also working on a website that serves as a lounge of my course-mates. I also created a blog for it. I wanted to start more and more online community sites, but I am not sure what for or when will I start. Perhaps, to meet new friends and I will start as soon as we can have our Internet connection at home (so, it means ‘never’, hehe). But, I am not so active on the net. On average, I log-in thrice a month. Some months, I never visit the net. Perhaps, having this blog may change that scenario.

I also love to watch cartoon series specifically Avatar: The Last Airbender (tada! sound effect yan ;) ). I also enjoyed watching Pokemon. I don’t like Naruto very much as other cartoon series enthusiasts do, but it’s a fine cartoon. I am watching it sometimes. Since I cannot always catch Avatar on television, I just bought a DVD (sorry guys, nothing but a pirated copy). Unfortunately, it’s incomplete. So, I have to watch it online (angmahal pero, kasi nagrerent lang ako, toink). I got excited when I saw original DVDs... but got disappointed again when Book 1 has five DVDs, as I can remember. How could an entire Book 1 of Avatar can fit into one pirated DVD and not on original DVD? Hhmm...

Digital photography is just a newfound love (wheeh, in-love ako ;) ). Before, I used to shot photos using our analog Canon camera. Now, using my digital camera, I snapshot at almost anything – the printed photos (mostly an output of my analog photographs), my pups, the sky, the moon (oops, halatang lunatic, hehe), anybody, and myself (no choice eh). It’s worth the time. I don’t really have a passion for it but I’m lovin’ it, hehe. Thanks to my Sony Digital Still Camera S700 (DSC-S700)! Thanks to the Philanthropist (tama ba?) who gave it to me. ;)

Anyone has interest on electronic gadgets, just like me. Be it a cellphone, an mp3 or mp4 player, portable gaming systems, or a digital camera, everyone has reserved a space in their brain (or am I dreaming? oohhww). I have the basic cellphone, a basic mp4 player, and a basic digital camera that push my interest even to the high-end gadgets in town.

Interest on others’ blogs helped me come up with an idea to make a long-lasting blog (hope so). A blog that I can update more often than my past website projects. Hhhm, I am thinking of reviewing other blogsites here. I browsed a blog about a corporate woman’s life and interest – it is full of information, as the writer is full of interesting qualities. The other one is about anything, and he writes his own article (i.e. all-original, sikat na itong blog na ito nafeature na sa Blog-O-Rama ng Manila Bulletin, pati yong blogger sikat). The other sort, is also anything-under-the sun. Though, it’s not all-original. But, it’s useful for computer students. Actually, I wanted to see more sorts of blogs.

Although, I am not a good writer, I still write stories. Sometimes, without much lessons to learn (pampagod lang ng mata, haha). I wanted to learn writing better stories and I want it to learn by myself instead of reading a book about it. I wasn’t paying much attention during our Writing in Discipline subject. So here’s the result, hehe.

And what about etcetera, etcetera? Don’t ask me. I am about to discover it, yet. As for you, thanks for reading this post. I really appreciate it a lot. As for me, hopefully I can return next month for an update, whahaha. I am also hoping that I will have the spirit to keep this blog up-and-running. Bye y’all! Oops, that wouldn’t make it. I mean, later y’all! Hey, don't forget to leave a comment. ;)

My First Post

It's obvious! This is my first ever post on this blog. So, I'm inviting you, for the meantime, to visit the blogs under my custody, hehe.

• CIT Sphere
• CIT Sphere WP
• Sep Impressions