LIFE IN A SHUTTER

Life was never the same when I entered Law School, at least that's what I can say for now. My mind was hungry for knowledge and amazed by the learning that I gained in pursuing my post-graduate studies. And more importantly, I am doing good and happy. Although, there are times when I want to go back to Manila because of the perks and all my friends/classmates are there... but then, whenever I see how my hometown has transformed into, I tell myself "it's okay, stay". Every night I over think and over analyze things that's why I can never come up with a decision. I suck at making decisions involving my future. :( All I can do right now is pray and pray and claim God's best. :)

First photo is the view from the new overpass along Diversion Road in front of SM City Iloilo. I rarely went out since the opening of classes that's why I was just surprised to see this view in front of me... with bike lanes and plants and more structures built along the avenue.

Second photo was taken when I watched the DLSU Lady Spikers' match last Unigames (Iloilo was the host). Everyone knows that I am a die hard volleyball fan since hs?, and not just some team's fantard. I appreciate the quality of the game regardless of the teams or people playing on court. I do have my favorite UAAP players though, like Galang of DLSU, Urdas of NU and Pons and Papa of FEU. But my first love were definitely Maizo and Tabaquero of UST. When I met the players of NU personally, I admired Ivy Perez more and more and she is one of my favorite setters nowwwww. I can't wait for the UAAP opening of women's volleyball on Nov. 22! And planning my Manila trip in advance already so I can watch some of the important matches next year.

I haven't blogged for such a long time. I just want to write anything and everything I can think of. I am a bit stressed at work from all the ongoing projects in the plant. So two weeks ago, I was deployed in Cagayan de Oro and I thought it was a bad idea. I'm learning to love CDO now because the streets remind me so much of Iloilo (although I wanna go back in Manila too). In just two months, I have lived in different places and our supervisor has always reminded me to be flexible. I am more than fulfilled with the internship program that Nestle is giving me- training me as corporate leader and exposing me in the different Engineering functions.

Last Saturday I tried the whitewater rafting at Cagayan de Oro River (as advised by Sir Bani and Sir Arnel) and that was an extreme and exciting experience for me.

We almost fell from the boat here.

Also tried kayaking in the river

And my whiteriver rafting experience ends here. XX

I'm planning to go to Bukidnon next weekend and try the longest zipline in Asia (if my body and schedule permits) I wanna try everything while I'm in the Mindanao part because this might not happen again.

I'm turning 21 in just a few weeks and I'll be spending it alone, away from my family and friends. I know God has a special plan for everything and I know I will still be happy because He is always with me.

My recent favorite thing to do is making photo collages and I decided to make a collage of my Packaging Engineering activities this March 2012. I can absolutely say I'm having a blast! And one of the best decisions I ever made was choosing Packaging Engineering. I cannot imagine myself taking other courses and I am just overwhelmed by the support and the bond that we have in the Packaging Engineering Department from the freshmen to the seniors.

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CPU College of Engineering Day

March 8, 2012

I joined the Amazing Race and we were hailed as the Champion, because of God's help and the teamwork that we had. Unfortunately, no one was there to take our photos :) But anyway, we won and that's what matters. So these were the only decent photos that we have: (Photos grabbed from Arianne and Nat)

Next on the list was the Engineering Day Picnic where all Engineering students have lunch and entertained with the program prepared by the student council. Even though I was so tired from the Amazing Race contest, I have to sustain and keep that hyper-feeling. We really enjoyed the picnic and there were games such as the Engineering Pick-up Line Contest and The Dougie Challenge. 

And the last event for that day was Teatro Enhinyero. Almost all colleges in the university have always looked forward to Teatro Enhinyero every year. This is the time when the Engineering students showcase their talents and it was a contest against all the other departments in the College of Engineering. By God's grace, we were 2nd runner-up :D I cannot contain the happiness because even though we weren't champions, I can still say the bond developed between all the PkgE year levels was more than getting all the championship awards. I am very proud with the Juniors because of the hard work and creativity that they exerted, my classmates (the Seniors) because they have always been responsible with the things I ask them to do and the Sophomores and Freshmen because they never hesitated to share their skills and talents. The victory that we accomplished belongs to God and we offer to Him the talents that we have:

It was definitely one of the most fulfilling days of my life, everyone's life. Our PkgE Department Head once shared to us the new version of the story The Hare and The Tortoise. From that story we learned that "When we stop competing against a rival and start competing against the situation, we perform far better." Indeed, it is good to be individually brilliant but it is better to work as a team.

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Packaging Engineering Outing

March 10, 2012

We wanted to reward ourselves and for that reason we decided to have this what we call on-the-spot outing. We went to Maria Paz Resort in Alimodian, Iloilo. It was a time to share laughter, stories and make unforgettable moments. I will surely miss times like this when I will no longer be a student.

Day Swimming and Night Swimming. Yay <3

Our eating and videoke sessions.

This is the part where you have to (almost) bid goodbye to the good old days of being young, wild and carefree... Time flies so fast and months from now, we'll be facing the world extrinsic from what we imagined. I hope and pray that when that time comes, we'll have the courage and strength to take the risks and carry out our endeavors.

Say hello to my Com400/ PkgE classmates. I'm posting our photos earlier during our Com400 Final Interview just for the sake of updating this almost dying blog. Webcam has been our constant bff for the past few days.

This afternoon, my professor asked me questions I find absurd but they made me think more than answering a problem solving question. It's funny how the quote "Patience is love's security" made me think deep and I needed to deem in a short span of time. I'm assuming that she was referring to love for the opposite sex because it was followed by a question asking me if I am in a relationship. I can't really tell. And since I answered a frustrating NO (HAHAHA) she has to do a series of follow-up questions. And the final question was about my greatest fear. My greatest fear is the fear of not being able to meet the expectations of the people around me :)

The last Saturday of February 2012 marked my last Quality Engineering Semestral Test (because I'm going for a one year internship on my 5th year) and as usual, my exams have always been so depressing. So my blockmates and I decided to go to Zatazza Cafe. I just heard about it in Facebook so its nice to try and eat somewhere new. I always wanted to be a food blogger but as what I always say, I suck at describing the taste of the food that I eat. I used Jay's phone to take the photos because I wasn't able to bring my camera with me.

  I love the ambiance Zatazza Cafe gave me, warm, cozy and relaxing- a perfect place to unwind (maybe because there were still no people and we were the first to chill there). It is located in Del Carmen St. in Jaro, along the road in front of Lopez Arcade. Hot drinks start at Php50 and Frappe at Php95. And since I am a great lover of pasta, Karen and I ordered baked penne and spaghetti at Php90 each. They also serve meal sets- roasted chicken, grilled fish and grilled pork chop at Php90 for each meal.

The penne and spaghetti we ordered were served in a cup and I guess the name was Zatazza because the food was served in a tasa(?) LOL! Tasa is the dialect term for a cup. And we also got this citrus something drink with mint at Php120.

I am HAPPY :) I'm actually excited for my Summer 2012. I have so many plans in mind, even though I still have one subject to take for summer.

The best blockmates you'll ever have!!! I just don't know what to do without them.

This is absolutely a late post because I was so busy for the past few days. I'm so glad that I'm done with my Engineering Management report and yesterday, I was chosen as one of the Engineering students who had the chance to meet the PAASCU accreditors in school and show them around the campus. 

January 30 Photo Diary

My project study team and I went back to Sibunag, Guimaras to present our package development alternatives that we designed for the cooperative. We discussed about each alternative and the labeling requirement for the seaweed crackers. For those who do not know, our client is the Sibunag Seaweeds and Sunflowers Marketing Cooperative and our project is to design the packaging for their seaweed crackers. I always enjoy going to Guimaras even if that means two hours of travel and riding in a single motorcycle. After the Guimaras trip, we decided to drop by the Ilonggo's classic and all time favorite resto- Roberto's. We bought their very big siopao :) And I took some photos of the structures found near that place.

Happy Tuesday everyone! Just got home from school and I'm still wearing my alternative uniform. Photobooth has been my constant companion since this morning because I'm too lazy to study and look at my notes. Anyway, I had one exam this afternoon and it was fine although I'm not overconfident with my answers. I can still remember exactly one year ago when I was struggling with my Mechanics of Deformable Bodies subject, that was horrible! I know I'm not the super genius Engineering student but I'm just thankful because I can now look back and say that I've been through and passed all my Engineering computation subjects- from Advance Algebra to Advanced Engineering Mathematics, from Physics to the three Mechanics, Electronics to Machineries, oh yes, I made it.

My bffs decided to have a break and reward ourselves after the project study stuff that really made us busy for this semester. I remembered going to Casa Fammietta years ago and in one of our conversations, I mentioned it as one of the possible places we should/must visit. So this morning, we decided to go and see the place for ourselves. Casa Fammietta (ranch resort) is located at Barotac Nuevo and that is more or less 30 minutes from Iloilo City. Barotac is known as the football and horse capital of the Philippines.

I've been spending four years of being an Engineering student with these ladies and of course when we were in first year, we had no choice but to be together since almost all our classmates were *guys*. I consider them as my sisters and we have the same interests, same shoes size, same experiences and same dreams. We go thrift shopping together and that's unusual for any Engineering (girl) student.

What I wore: