Commute or Drive

There are two ways of going to De La Salle Canlubang, commuting and driving your own car, but which is better? There are a lot of pros and cons in both ways. I used to commute during my first years in college. Today, commuting means you are a hundred pesos richer for a day compared to driving. From my house, I would only need at least P40 – P58 one-way, and P80 – 98 two-way. It is easier to compute the cost of computing than driving. I approximated the distance of my home and school and computed the cost of gas I have to burn, I would need at least P100 for a one-way trip. Gassing up your tank cut really cut down your allowance for a week. That is one point for commuting.

Travel time is another factor you have to consider in transportation. Travel time is dependent on daily traffic situations. Commuting means you have to take several rides in order to get to your destination. Commuting means it would take 45 minutes to 1 hour and a half before I get to school. While in driving, I would only take 30 to 45 minutes to get to school. That is one point for driving.

Driving and commuting are tied, each with one good point. There is another factor you have to consider to tell which is really better. It is the preparation before going to school. This is one big factor, especially for students. Commuting means I have to wake up extra early so I can avoid traffic during rush hour and not get late in my first subject. Commuting also means I have to expect the unexpected because so many unexpected events can happen in the range of 45 minutes to 1 and a half hour travel. Even if you have been a long time commuter, you really cannot approximate time and control traffic. In addition to that, you can take the free black powder from smoke belchers in front of the tricycle you are rding and come to school as if you didn’t take a shower for 3 days. Driving, on the other hand means, I get to wake up early enough, just to prepare myself and drive my car and take my best route to school without rushing and running in the corridor and still I won’t get late and come as fresh as I can be. That is another point for driving. So if you ask me, driving is better than commuting, because i would spend that extra money than to waste my time and effort in preparing myself.

internet

wah! its been a while since ive been online..

sa wakas! may net na ulit..

4 days using my computer without internet..

it was a little hard for me.. huhuhu..

especially for my assignments and other stuffs that i need the internet for..

well, its back and i hope it doesnt go away this time.

I still have blog to post.

ciao!

How To Treat Your Colds

Colds are very common especially with the kind of weather we have. I have colds so I want to treat it as soon as I can.

They say colds cannot be cured because they are viruses. They have to take their course once they enter your body. It takes a few careful days before you are back to being the normal and not ngo-ngo sounding person.

These are a few steps I take EVERYDAY in order to treat my colds while they are present.

First, once you are infested by the ever-present cold virus, you will feel very weak. Your head will feel like a basketball, heavy and floating. Your nose will feel itchy and you will have a hard time breathing. Runny nose is expected and a lot of nose blowing and sneezing is present. Sneezing and blowing your nose spreads virus into your hands. Therefore, you must be extra careful of your hygiene and devote extra time in frequently washing your hands. Not only washing, but thoroughly washing your hands with soap. Not only will this give you a better hygiene, but also a good habit.

Second, you have to take your food and drink in moderation. You must prevent drinking of cold beverages and milk and juices, because they will not help you feel better. Drinking cold beverages may feel good at first, BUT, believe me, the after effects will make you so miserable you'd want to stop drinking at all. Why? It made your colds worse, that's why. In contrary, you must drink plenty of water. if possible, drink gallons and gallons of water every time because it will help you keep hydrated and reduce the possibility of having soar throats and it helps you flush away the virus. How? You tend to go to the bathroom to pee because of the gallons of water you have taken.

Third, make sure that you take chicken and spicy soup and spicy food. This will help you clear your nasal passages so wouldn't have a hard time breathing. In addition, chicken soup helps to slow down cells that cause cold symptoms. This is my favorite part of treating colds because they are like cheap nebulizers, they help me breathe easier even though it would only last for a few minutes.

Fourth, and the most important step of the day, take a good rest. A good rest is sleeping early in a dimly lit room, lying in a very comfortable bed with very good airconditioning. This will help you recharge your body to fight away the virus. having a good night sleep will also give you a lighter head when you wake up the next morning.

Doing this every day would make you feel the difference day after day.

You better not take away any step because you wouldn't want to feel worse every waking day.

So remember, be hygienic, drink lots of water, eat spicy food and chicken soup, and take a good rest.

Used to Listening, not Hearing

I am used to listening and not hearing.

i believe i have evolved from one type or have been every type of listener there is.

First, the static listener. I can recall being a static listener.

I become static when I am talking to someone I don't really like or he/ she is talking nonsense. So I just let them talk and finish up so I can say bye and get as far away as I can from them.

Second, the monotonous feedback giver. haha!

aaahhhhh....

okaaaayyyy...

uhhhuhhh...

hmmmmm..

Those were my usual responses when I am usually talking to friends on the phone. Specially when they are telling stories about how their day went, or about anything. haha! but now, I learned how to react and say something relevant to what they are saying.

Third, the overly expressive listener. I become the overly expressive whenever I am excited or hyper or we are talking about something we are interested in. the exaggerated lumalaki yung mata at tumataas yung boses kapag nagreact dahil sa sobrang excitement. haha!

Fourth, the reader/writer type of listener. I become this type of listener whenever I am travelling. I usually read while we are travelling, when they talk to me, i rarely look at them straight because I am so into reading.

Fifth, the eye avoider listener. I am the fifth one, in classes. hahaha! I usually avoid the teacher's eye so they won't ask me to recite or answer anything. Sometimes, when I am not in the mood to talk or I don't like the one I'm talking to, I avoid eye contact.

Another one is the thought completing listener. I am not really a thought completing listener, i am more of a thought guessing listener. I try to guess where they are going at. Most of the time, i guessed right. haha!

The waiting listener, I used to be the waiting listener, because I don't want to interrupt someone while they are talking specially when they are at their peak of the story. I usually wait so I can react to what they are currently saying, but I end up reacting at the end of their story and forgetting about the things I wanted to say in between. hahaha!

The last, the pre-occupied listener. Lately, I have been a pre-occupied listener. I am always pre-occupied about so many things. I hate being pre-occupied because i neglect listnening carefully and tend to ask them to repeat what they are saying. I hope I don't offend them, but I know I am fairly offending them, because it shows that my mind is floating around thinking about something else. *sigh*

I used to be a good listener, but I don't really know now if I still am a good listener.

I hope to remain a good listener.

my right side of the bed :)

4:00am...

5:00am..

Awakened by the sound of my cellphone. Hearing it's loud sound, a razor running through the head of my brother, chopping of his hair until it is no longer visible. I opened my eyes, seeing it's still dark, I lazily, grabbed and pressed snooze and slept again for a few minutes. Or maybe several minutes, until I can see the rays of the sun coming through my window. I always wake up on my right side of the bed.

What is my right side of the bed?

Literally, the right side of my bed is a blank leche flan-ish-yellow wall. Seeing the blank yellow walls, feeling my pillows, under my head, another one between my thighs and another one that I hug really tight, I knew I was awake and saw the sunlight that tells me it's already 530am. I stretch a little bit, bury my face under the blanket and feel my bed for the last time until I jump out of bed and sit at the foot of it. I like sitting at the food of my bed. Right at the foot of my bed is my window. I can hear my aunt and our neighbor talking and laughing, at the bakod where we call it bakod-online. I shouted, "online nanaman kayo. ang aga mag-online eh." then laughed out loud. :)

my other right side of the bed is, when I sit near my window, and feel the heat of the sun touching my face. And when I peak and lean outside my window, you will see the mountain and Laguna Bay sparkling at its foot and feel the rays of the sun, hearing the early honking sounds of the jeepneys and cars passing by, birds chirping cheerfully and smell freshly baked pandesal from our neighboorhood panaderia. Then, I start to say my thankful morning prayer.

That's me, waking up at the right side of my bed. :)

How about you?

guess what? emotions.

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Walking in a hot summer day is like walking on the deserts in Middle East. Thirsty. It was all I could feel right at that moment. My body was slowly dying and started to feel numb, until I saw McDonald's. I hurriedly ordered a Coke Float over the counter. As soon as I sipped my drink, every bit of me felt the soothing coolness of my drink. From head to foot, I felt that every bit of me was filled with energy. Every part of me rejoiced. At last, my thirst is quenched and I am alive again.

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As I entered the room, excitement filled my heart. Seeing all those people in different cubicles, looking smart and sophisticated, I suddenly visualized myself in their position. Working with them, looking smart and busy, applying all my skills and so. Designing, creating, editing, suggesting, meetings, and all engineering and business stuff I have imagined. Then, I was back to reality, when I started looking at my resume.

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My heart is thumping. I can hear and feel it while I'm breathing. Goosebumps run through my body as if someone spilled a glass of ice cold water on my back. I started writing and tremor was found in my handwriting. Then I was asked to state my message, I stuttered.

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Heat was getting into my nerves, it was so irritating. Then I saw a billboard, and I started smiling. I was smiling while I was walking and thinking, then suddenly I felt gloomy. I remembered something bad. Then I saw a friend, I started smiling again.

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My facial expression changed every second while I was thinking. Looking at my exam questionnaire, jumbling x, and y, and z on my mind, negative and positive integers floating around my head and i just couldn't find the right formula to solve this equation. Thinking, should I use the quadratic formula or should i just use plain algebra? Can somebody help me?

gloooooommyyy

rain rain go away.. come again later tonight.. :D haha!

its been raining a lot these days.. its getting a little colder now..

every morning it rains and it makes me want to stay in bed..

haay..

sometimes rain makes me happy..

but most of the time, rain makes me sad..

it makes me muni-muni about so many things..

most of them sad memories..

i have a lot in mind.. and i hate the rain for making me think of those unhappy thoughts i have..

but i love the rain for making me feel the colder breeze..

i don't what to say.. and i don't know what to do right now..

maybe things are better left unsaid.. so there won't be any regrets..

my blog entry's a mess.. a lot of thoughts.. and a lot of unfinished thougts..

i'm just letting things out.. maybe share a little more on my next blog..

see you later blogger :D