Moon the Wolf

I'll give you a rundown of what happened to me since my last post...

March 29
My last post...

March 31
I passed my final thesis, three copies, maroon with gold labels, hard bound...

April 3
The 5th IIDC - I sucked... BIG TIME!!! And this was one of my strongest competition in the past too... It's reassuring to know that my orgmates still voted for me to adj in the tryouts of AUDC...

April 6
I started to finish my Clearance forms which my dear blockmates started for me already...

April 10
I finished my clearance and fitted my toga (it was actually estimated, again by my dear blockmates since I was in the IIDC so I got it measured just to be sure)...

April 13
Start of my "bumming around the house"...

April 20
Attended CAS Recognition day in the afternoon even though I know I will not be recognized... Attended Senior's Party organized by POLIS in the evening... Aww, thanks guys... We really loved it...

April 21
Attended Graduation at the PICC...

April 22-present
Currently unemployed, looking for a job...

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I was supposed to take an exam early this morning for a job at a bank but I woke up late and sabotaged my future... nice work... Stupid alarm... Not loud enough to wake me...

This has been my first summer vacation for four years of my college life. And I am enjoying every minute of it.

Last May 9-11, me together with some of my blockmates, went to White Beach, Puerto Gee. It was fun considering this is one of my few trips outside Metro Manila. The boat ride, though, reaffirmed my dislike for boats. It was too long and tiring.

I didn't do anything naughty though although I got drunk the second night. Pathetic naman kung nagpunta ako dun para manood lang diba? We went snorkeling then experienced the thrill of almost drowning through the banana boat. Haha. Grabe, ang sarap mag-snorkel kahit na hindi masyado maganada ang corals, maganda naman ang fishes.

Then just last weekend, we went to a family trip in Bataan sa isang farm. It was very serene and peaceful. Perfect for unwinding and ending a hectic and tiring four years of college.

I just stayed home since then. Next stop, finding a job.

I miss my college friends. I miss them so much I needed to document it to remember how much I miss them at this moment. Hellen Keller may be right in saying that "absence makes the heart grow fonder." And maybe I do take it for granted because we see each other everyday for four years and there are times when I do not want to be with them but I really do miss them now.

I miss them more now that I have to face reality, find a job, and get money to survive. It seems only yesterday when I met them on our first day in June of 2002. Most would say that high school is their best times. For me, it's my college years. Hope to see you guys soon!

I just watched the third installment of X-Men and I was a bit disappointed. True, there was much more action scenes than the past two movies but I felt like the story was a completely different one.

Aside from the story picking-up from the last movie, there was so little connection from the first two. Cyclops died after about ten minutes into the movie because of ... surprise, Jean! Did they not pay James Marsden enough? It was Jean as the Phoenix though, but not the fire Phoenix we know from the comic books or at least from the animated series before. It was just an evil version of Jean Grey.

Another flaw I noticed is the disappearance of Kurt Wagner aka Nightcrawler from the third movie. I mean come on, I know the dude can teleport but including out of the movie?!? Oh and one of the biggest shock, Xavier died. He was not so powerful after all. Rogue also did not join the BIG BATTLE since she's pre-occupied with her issues. Her problem was solved at the end, but not the way I want it to be. Maybe she was really left out of the battle since she doesn't have an active power fit for a battle. I also didn't like the sudden, as in very sudden, appearance of Shadowcat and Colossus. Hello?!? Don't they need some sort of introduction? Their second movie appearance was not enough for them to be included in the BIG BATTLE.

What I liked though are the new concepts introduced. I didn't know before that there are Mutant Levels and Jean Grey was the most powerful one at Level 5 (Magneto was at a mere Level 3). I did like the concept of Wolverine being the only one who can beat Jean because of his healing powers. Since one of the Phoenix's powers is to completely obliterate someone and turn them to ashes. She can't do it to Wolverine since he heals quickly. I also liked the development of Bobby Drake from an Ice Boy to the Ice Man we all know. He defeated Pyro by turning into the Ice Man, literally covered with ice from head to toe. Lastly, I also liked the defeat of Magneto. Talk about giving him a dose of his own medicine.

Now I wonder, why give it the title "The Last Stand" if it's not the last? Towards the end, we see Magneto's powers coming back and if you believe that patience is a virtue and waited until the credits are over, you'll see Moira, Professor X's nurse from the animated series nursing ... yep, you guessed it.