(22) Days of Summer

So yeah, me and my big mouth are about to list down the things I did during my 3 weeks of summer vacation:

1. Made a music video for my roommates' extra credit for Theology.
2. Booked an online flight, messed up with the dates.
3. Boarded *** at about **:** *.M. on ***** **, 20** en-route to ***.
4. Slept for 8 HOURS STRAIGHT in the flight.
5. Felt that "AMERICAN COLD" I've been missing so much.
6. Ate at a Japanese restaurant. (Okazu Ya)
7. Slept over my cuz's place.
8. Ate at a Vietnamese restaurant. (I forgot the restaurant...)
9. Bought a CD of Florence + The Machine's Ceremonials for...
10. Played some Borderlands, Rainbow 6: Vegas 2, and Generals: Zero Hour co-op!
11. Went to the Palm Sunday mass at a Catholic church. (Palms here have only ONE STALK.)
12. Noticed each person has their own songbook and that responses here are slightly different. (e.g. The Lord be with you... And with your spirit.)
13. Ate at a Middle Eastern restaurant. (Filafil)
14. Discovered that California's number one foreign residents are Indian.
15. Discovered  that there are more Filipinos here than Mexicans and Chinese people.
16. Installed an antivirus and updated Windows.
17. Discovered how freakin' fast the internet is here!
18. Exploited number 17 for the rest of our stay.
19. Ate American. (Fuddruckers)
20. Ate Filipino food at relative's place where we're staying (i.e. EVERYDAY!)
21. Went to the core of APPLE at Cupertino and got myself an iPod Classic. (No iPads for me, thank you very much...)
22. Ate at a Mexican restaurant. (Rubio's)
23. Attended Maundy Thursday service.
24. Had the Sacrament of Reconciliation at Good Friday.
25. Ate at an Italian restaurant. (Olive Garden)
26. Attended the 7 last words and Good Friday service.
27. Survived numbers 1-26 without eating meat due to Holy Week. (Well, except for April 3: Carl Jr's... I was weak.) Challenge accepted...
Breakdown:
*March 30 (A Friday) - Japanese (Salmon, Sushi, Raw Shrimp, and Miso Soup)
*March 31 - Vietnamese (Beef Plate with Pho-Hoa) Not counted yet...
*April 1 - Middle-Eastern (Lamb Plate with Hummus) Still doesn't count...
*April 2 - American (Salmon burgers, peanuts, salad) It begins...
*April 3 - Outlet Deli (Avocado, Mushroom sandwich with cheese.) and yeah Carl Jr's. soon after... STAINED
*April 4 - At home all-day (Sinigang na hipon, Bagels, Salmon, Tinapa, Mixed Vegetables)
*April 5 - Mexican (FISH TACOS) In your face!
*April 6 - Italian (Seafood pasta and Minestrone) So far... still cleansed.
*April 7 - VICTORY!, BIRTHDAY!, BUFFET! Arguments are now invalid.
*April 8 - BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION OF UNCLE! Challenge completed with minimum casualties.
*All other meals were at home and mainly consisted of either mini-donuts, seafood, bagels, candy or vegetables.
28. Had birthday at Berkeley docks (H.S. Lordships)
29. Got secondhand BEATS! (Close enough.)
30. Purchased a pre-order of Borderlands 2!
31. Attended Easter Vigil which was combined with Baptism and Confirmation of recently converted Catholics.
Breakdown:
7:00 PM - Arrived at Church
*Realized it starts at 8 so waited for an hour but got the best seats in the house.
8:00 PM - Lights out, people out, candles lit
8:15 PM - Get back inside for the Easter vigil proper.
8:30 PM - Let there be light! Mass starts...
9:00 PM - Baptism of 33 PEOPLE starts... (Each person is drenched in 3 pitchers full of water, what a show!)
10:00 PM - Confirmation of 15 PEOPLE starts... (So... they aren't slapped in the face after the oil. Back in my country...)
10:30 PM - Mass resumes...
11:00 PM - Mass finally ends.

*In short, 5 hours in the Church! Memorable holy week, vacation, and birthdays indeed!

32. Went back home. Okay...

Sem Break: Paradigm Shift

Me and my big mouth are enjoying the sem break. By enjoying, I mean visiting analytical and pharmaceutical labs for possible OJT and future job opportunities. We are now live blogging in a meeting room like a real boss, which is really not as epic as it sounds, since I'm not part of the meeting...

Anyway, I've gone through a lot these past four days; the so-called "What am I doing with my life?" phase. I've prepared a should-do list that I must accomplish before this vacation ends.

I'm not usually good with lists... but my fellow bloggers are doing it, so hey, why not? Speaking of fellow bloggers who could probably make more sense than my experimental ramblings, here they are:

• I Stream
• The Randomness That Is Jello
• Unconscious Reality  

Hmmm... this is fun. Let's have another go at it, shall we?

What I should probably make a list of:

• My future downloads
• My archives
• Music
• Movies
• Pictures
• Games
• Applications
• My wishlists
• Christmas
• Birthday
• Graduation
• Immediate Wants
• Future Wishes
• Selfless Wishes
• My future blog posts
• My future compositions
• My future projects

So... expect a new segment my loyal readers. Stop, Look, List N' Blog!

Going back to more pressing matters...
THE SHOULD-DO LIST:

1. Get myself a compartmentalized tea-box and become a tea connoisseur as well as organizing tea intake by days. For instance:

• Green Mondays
• Chai Tuesdays
• Peppermint Wednesdays
• Tarragon Thursdays
• Chamomile Fridays
• English Saturdays
• Earl Grey Sundays (My favorite!)

2. Organize my entire music collection and segregate music by days. For instance:

• Mellow Mondays
• Trip-Hop Tuesdays
• Alternative Wednesdays
• Classical Thursdays
• Electro Fridays
• Screamo Saturdays
• Soundtrack Sundays

3. Get a small notebook which will function as my official everyday checklist.
4. Scope through various companies for future job opportunities.
5. Get an iPad 2. (Optional)
6. Regain weight due to the stresses of the last semester.
7. Finish my Little Prince soundtrack.
8. Finish our film.
9. Get a LAN Cable.
10. Finalize my music projects and collaborators.
11. Read more on Jean-Paul Sartre's "Essays in Existentialism."
12. Read more on "Radiohead & Philosophy."

Hopefully, I aim to be a more focused and more organized individual without sacrificing fun. I should establish myself as a tea-loving, music-making, philsophical, chemistry-oriented, business student of the Ateneo.

Me and my big mouth, closed.

What do you think of the new ending?