Siyet! I just wrote a blog entry and it didn't get posted! Shiyet! Shiyet! Nakakainis!!!!!!!!!

Anyway. :) I entitled it Coherence because my blog entry was surely... not coherent. Hehe. It contained basically what I did the whole day. NOW I HAVE TO REPEAT EVERYTHING! Shiyet.

Firstly, today, this Lisa person called me up. She said she was from the Ateneo. She was asking me if I was still enrolling in their school. I sadly said that I won't be enrolling anymore, since I'm leaving for the States. I wanted to talk to her for some reason. I wanted to talk to this complete stranger and tell her so many things. I wanted to tell her how ecstatic I was that I passed the ACET. I wanted to tell her that I was so pleased to have been in the top 15 percentile of the course in which I got in -- BS Psychology. I wanted to express my deepest thanks that my appeal, to have a course change from BS Psychology to AB Psychology (because it had more English subjects), has been approved. I wanted to tell her all these things, but our conversation didn't even last more than a minute. These things I wanted (except the conversation), I got them. I got the letters for the orientation seminar. I had it all. -- And I'm throwing it all away just because I'm leaving. It's sad how not all your units from an elite and well-respected university here in the Philippines are accredited when you go to the States and transfer schools. I wanted to experience the Atenean education. I wanted to walk away, finish law and graduate an Atenean. That would've composed me, that would've given me all the right to raise my chin a little higher, but still keep my feet planted on the ground. I bet I could've gotten that from the Ateneo. I hate it, that I wouldn't even know what that would feel like at all.

Secondly, I went back to training today. For those of you who don't know, I practice Karate-Do, under the AAK. (Association for the Advancement of Karate-Do) Geez! I was so tired! I had a hellish "Welcome back, Jik!" training. You know when you're in places of high altitude, and you feel the need to "pop" your ears? That's how I felt. I was so tired from doing the drills, and I was so in need of water, that that was how I felt. At any moment, I felt like I would just drop to the floor and faint. Thank God, I didn't. I texted my dad to come pick me up after that session. I couldn't take it anymore. I guess being away from practice a month and a half surely made it difficult for me to have the same stamina and endurance like I used to. Instead of training for three hours today, I only trained for one session, an hour and a half. Geez! I swear I'll get back there on Friday and be the same old me. In Karate, I know no pain.

Thirdly, I had two very interesting conversatoins today with two different people. One was Mark, a friend who used to train with me. I was surprised to see him, because he still recognized like what, after 3 years? He was my "batchmate" then. He was there because he was picking up his younger sister, who is now training with us. We chatted for a while, and it was nice seeing him, and knowing that he still knew me! Mark graduated from Claret, and is now on his second year in UA&P. The difference between us, even though we're batchmates, is that I continued training, and he stopped. So, I was encouraging him to continue training. He was embarrased because he was this college guy who was only an orange belter. He said he'll get his thoughts on it. Conclusion? It's not the belt that matters. What matters is that you put your heart into the craft. And, batchmates will always be batchmates. :) Second up, was my dad's secretary, Norisse. After training, I had to tag along with my dad to his office. When I got there, my Tito Benjie (Papa's fellow doctor) told me that I was getting prettier. HAH! The rewards of tagging along with my dad. Lol. Anyway, back to Norisse. My Economics teacher in high school (Hi Ms. Wada! I miss you!) said to never forget the names of the people around you, especially those who help you in little ways. In this case, I met Norisse and found her to be an interesting conversationist. First topic? Meteor Garden. Dang! She likes Dao Ming Xi, too! A big plus! She was telling me all these F4 stuff, and I couldn't help but smiling. She was also telling me how she wanted to take up law in San Beda. She told me some stuff about her family, and how it was like at work. She amused me with her stories. She also asked for my email address, and my address in the States. She asked about my family, and where I graduated from. She asked many things, but I was okay in answering them. She was talkative, but it's a nice ice breaker for a change. Conclusion? Some good and interesting conversations may come from the people you least expect to have them with.

I guess that concludes the day. Not another great blog entry, but just some thoughts. Sigh. 2 hours to go, and it will be a month before I leave for the States. Damn, these memories sure will haunt me.