To Franky with love

It's been the best 30 days, 6 hours and 30 minutes of my life. It wasn't a walk in the park but I wouldn't have had it any other way. You are the best I had. Thanks for the butterflies.

Before the 28th

Who knew that talk was all we needed? You are still my bestest.

Tears!!!!

This email almost made me cry. Thanks, Karl!

I know Scott will throw his laundry just shy of the hamper every night; he'll be late to most appointments and eat the last chocolate in the box. He knows that I sleep with a pillow over my head.

I guess our love lasts because it is comfortable. No, the sky is not bluer: it's just a familiar hue. We don't feel particularly young: we've experienced too much that has contributed to our growth and wisdom, taking its toll on our bodies, and created our memories. I hope we've got what it takes to make our love last. As a bride, I had Scott's wedding band engraved with Robert Browning's line "Grow old along with me!"

We're following those instructions. "If anything is real, the heart will make it plain." There are some people who meet that somebody that they can never stop loving, no matter how hard they try. I wouldn't expect you to understand that, or even believe it, but trust me, there are some love that don't go away. And maybe that makes them crazy, but we should all be blessed to end up with that somebody who has a little of that insanity.

Somebody who never lets go. Somebody who cherishes you forever.

Co-ho-hold

You put up walls, break them down only to find out there's no where else to go cause all other walls are up.

"What a rainy ending given to a perfect day."

This is hilarious. Went to 7-11 for a while to get chips. Saw an ad before we left. The tag line? (Wait for it, wait for it.....)

EsFISHially for you.

I can't stop laughing.

Hi, Chase.

Chasing Chase (and Bea?)

I've been reading Chase's article since last night. I have 28 pages to go and I am going crazy. It's not that hard. I think I'm just that dumb. But Chase is nice, and he makes good points. I don't. This is precisely why dad made me coffee. He saw me (literally) sleeping over my readings earlier today. It was the best waker upper ever: coffee, daddy's girl style, baby.

Anyway. I had the best time with Bea. That kid is such a bonny cutesy. I should hang out with her more often.:-) It gets my mind off things... like chasing Chase who is apparently playing hard to get.

Okay. Got to go, sago (WEH). It's peanut butter jelly time!

E kase

Mahilig pa naman ako sa stars!!!!!!!

SHEESH

Oh my Lord: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article2233878.ece

I'm sorry, I still can't believe my eyes. Seriously, he looks younger than Coco, my brother, who is eleven years old. Good Lord.

PUTANG INA KAYO, HINDI SANTO PAPA KAIBIGAN NIYO. Bow.

I'm happy. Deal with it.

Early morning realization

Choosing a song in my iPod is like choosing my mood for the day. I think I will go crazy without it.

K, that is all. I just wanted to tell you how iPod-dependent I am. I shall go now cause my iPod is there and I am feeling blank. Bye.

Liars go to hell

I will not let yesterday affect today.
I will not let yesterday affect today even if I hate it.
I will not let yesterday affect today even if I hate it because I know I am in the present.
I will not let yesterday affect today even if I hate it because I know I am in the present and nothing can keep me from it.
I will not let yesterday affect today even if I hate it because I know I am in the present and nothing can keep me from it even if I cried my heart out earlier this morning.
I will not let yesterday affect today even if I hate it because I know I am in the present and nothing can keep me from it even if I cried my heart out earlier this morning and I am currently trying to convince myself it doesn't matter when I feel like it does.

I am lying. And I am Baldwin (WHAT HAPPENED TO PROPER SENTENCE CONSTRUCTION!!!!).

Hi, Pol Eco

Sarah's status message in YM:

Andrews asked Baldwin, Willet be Strange if I was so Haggard, had some Bearce, cooked for you, I Frieden then it Bern... hard isn't it?

What? We are still sane.

Insecure

Risky business. Feels like I am playing a game I am not fit for. I am dying in school.:-(

BUT!! Everyday is a new day (and a new fight). I will fight until my dying breath. I will finish Pol Eco.

Hm. Good morning, world!

Breakfast Therapy

I don't have breakfast on ordinary days but on good days, I do. Incredibly feel good days are different tho, and today's one of those days. After all the cough hard work cough, I had to reward myself with a super breakfast (SYN. breakfast therapy; DEF. listening to 'feel good' songs in my iPod, staring out into the garden while eating ice cream and Nutella on bread... and then downing a glass of iced water). The weather was cooperating too. What a delight.

Dang, I rock my own socks. I love myself for giving this to me. Self is the bombdiggidy.

I'm kidding. I'm recharged now! Where are you school work! COME TO ME, BAYBEH. (Joke lang. Di ko na kaya!!)

K. I shall continue doing PPA and IE now. Ta-ta.

I belong to 09.

Funny. Family says I'm corny. I am not. Geez, I'm so funny.

Anyway, slept for about four hours last night until I realized I wasn't done reading all my research for SPEC. (I changed my topic and I am working double time. Or quadruple time, since they think I don't work when I work double time. Ow.) I didn't panic though. I'm fly like that.

...not. I totally panicked but I made it to school just in time for consultation. Good Lord, my hard work paid off. Or half paid off? I have yet to convince Mr. Camposano to approve my new topic. The audacity to change this late. God.

I am trying my best to not get delayed, as I would like it very much to march with my batchmates. I am not graduating in 10. No. No. No. Nevertheless, I have to start conditioning myself, JUST IN CASE. I do not want to faint over truth I think I do not deserve. (But I don't feel as hopeless anymore. I will fight like a... um, a warrior. WEH.

Okay. I can hear cats bawling outside. It's freaking me out. It is 1:20 am and I am spooked. I think it's time to snooze. Bye.

The language of Political Economy

Sarah's blog entry on Multiply:

A coffee shop is a public place.

Feb 8, '09 2:27 AM
for sarah's contacts

I am sitting in a coffeeshop in Greenhills (which I will no longer identify) at this very moment.

I do not need to see your bare foot circling around in front of me. And you do not need to shout out that whoever has some live in partner.

I just want to study.

Maybe you should, I don't know transfer so that you people can stay actually talk to each other without screaming across the room. Seriously. Ang dami pang seats, How difficult is it to drag the tables together. And no I cannot ignore these people, especially since they have decided to strategically position themselves beside and in front of me. Very good.

=|

Replies (all from us, her PolEco blockmates):

arcanusanimus wrote today at 2:51 AM (Jessie de Leon)
Hahahaha. that calls for a Strategic Trade Policy in order for your decision to be contingent upon their behavior=P

mvatolentino wrote today at 3:58 AM (Marvi Tolentino)
Haha. Perfect example of abusing public goods ;)

multiplyofkinah wrote today at 4:16 AM (Kinah Solomon)
haay nako.. thats why when there's market failure ginagamitan ng coercion yan e.. :D labyu sarah..

pinkgeek wrote today at 4:21 AM (Sarah Gomez)
HIII!!!! Hangover from the 6 hour trade session yesterday?:P

jeweleene09i wrote today at 5:15 AM (Jewel Adriano)
awww... some people just find utility in annoying others. :D

kaaaam wrote today at 7:44 AM (Me)
HAY. What is wrong with you people? Why are you using PolEco lingo in conversations such as this?

See, people are rational actors. And being the rational beings that they are, they try to maximize their interests. With a public good like that (which is non-excludable and, um, not subject to rivalry), people tend to, uh, maximize their utility, ignoring the negative externalities they produce. This explains what is happening over there, wherever you are. See, this should be one of the agendas in public policy formulation. Remember our midterm in PPA? The one about Madagascar? They have a Code of Ethics to govern the behavior of their people. Greenhills must then release an ordinance on the proper conduct of people in their vicinity. I, on the other hand, shall go hang myself because of my corny-ness. This is an attempt to be funny. I would appreciate people laughing. Thank you.

(ANO!!!!!!!! HINDI KO NA GETS SINABI KO PERO NAKAKAINIS NGA YUNG GANYANG SITUATION!!!!!!!!! YUN LANG POINT KO, ATEH.)

In other words, NAKAKAINIS NGA YAN. That's all.

Heartbroken, yet again

Paulo Andanar just messaged me through YM: we lost again. What is happening? 

Luck is out for the undeserving!!! Wild. Sigh.

I think the world is upside down. I should try doing SPEC upside down too. K bye.

...

You know what? I am kidding. Being the benevolent hegemon it is, FU gave way to others. Yes, they are fly like that. Don't worry. It has not lost its power. Its structures are still intact and relatively unbeatable. That is all.

Out of luck

I barely have anything. I am doing SPEC and I am still 'bluesing' over it. It is a sad thought. And not funny.

I am SPEC-ing and I will be until the end of the day. All cause I CAN. I will not get delayed. NO! NO! NO!

(I am on the verge of dropping cause I don't think I can do this. I'm totally getting delayed. Kill me!!!!!!!!)

Talk about humiliation

The biggest humiliation a Political Economy graduate student can ever be given was received by who else but Yours Truly. I am serious. I cried my heart out because although I made a mistake (about putting my chosen locale on powerpoint even if I haven't finalized it), I know I worked my ass off for it. I swear I did. And I personally think that the attack on me was a mistake. I'm sorry but I am not being self-righteous. I made a mistake, yes but no, I did not NOT do anything since November.:-( That is so untrue.

On a lighter note, thank you friends and thank you, you. And!!! Of course, thank you Kuya Jess. Di'ba, tanggap lang nang tanggap? At tiwala. I trust You and I know I can pull through.  Basta Ikaw, Lord!