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Christian Jay S. 16, PH, pseudo-philosophical philomath overdosed on bananas and green tea. Please burn more calories. read more.

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Hi guys! i have a new blog up and running! :) because a start-over might do just the trick for me.

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(Best Block? Block L!!)

More than the Chuga Chuga song, 'pacific ring of fire' and 'tonight' dance, THE ORSEM FILM, and the goosebumps-giving cheers of TnTs and SecMobs, i could  list a hundred reasons why OrSem 2013 was really that ~AWESOME~. There's no doubt about it -every Ateneo freshie can attest to that. 

And the best thing about it is that i was finally able to meet my Block. Although we had a bit of awkward moments at first, we were able to warm up and get to know each other better soon after the GD's started. And pooof, we became the best block evah.

here's a selfie i had with my amazing TnTs. YOLO.

ORSEM made me feel very welcome at Ateneo even if i merely know anyone studying there as well. SO to all the TnT's, SecMobs, upperclassmen, heck even to all our sponsors, thanks for giving us the warmest welcome to the Ateneo community. This may sound sort of early to say but it's the best thing that happened to my college life so far. and i sure believe there are bigger things coming up in the next months and years to come.

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I’ve counted and I have ONE LAST NIGHT to go before college officially start. I can’t believe either. It seems like just yesterday I was just bumming around and wasting time on a fine summer day. Oh wait, that happened yesterday.  And now, I’m living all by myself in a dorm were all five of my roomies hated me and so went out to leave me here tonight... ALONE <\3.

Naah, kidding. They probably went out to party somewhere. But anyway, I just want to say, I’ve already got my i.d. today. Yep, that means I’m officially an Atenean now.

I’ve been wandering along katipunan by myself the whole day. I would get in and out of every fucking store just to kill time and adjust myself to the new environment filled with filthy rich kids/classy and lookbook-ready fashion nerds/konyo people i'm probably going to see every single day of the next five years of my life. OHHH, Looveeleehh.

It was pretty tiring to do that so I just went to THE Rizal lib and sat on the fluffy couch while starting upon this extra thick copy of Infinite Jest. Then I got bored two pages and a few minutes later. At which event I switched to read The Five People You Meet in Heaven. It was nice. I got immersed in its story that I’ve lasted two hours till 5pm until before the library finally closes. And hence, I just went back to my dorm’s gym and worked on another weight training program.

I still don’t know how to feel about college though. Partly because I’m the only freshman in my dorm’s room and I have no other classmate or friend who’s going to study at Ateneo too. I’m clueless and alone but in all honesty, I sort of like it. I think it is what makes my college life a bit more interesting. Even though I have to start alone it doesn’t necessarily mean I’m going to end up alone as well, right?

So yeah, for whatever that’s going to happen to me for the next five years, everything will be okay. 

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Here's my awesome schedule for the first sem of the year. i didn't get the p.e. i wanted though. Weight training, taekwondo and yoga classes left for batch two have conflicts with my schedule to other subjects. So i only got two other options: tai chi and muay thai. And since i would usually go for the hardcore ones i opted the latter. 

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Here's what happens when you didn't forget to purchase everything you need for college but forgot to buy a luggage. But since i'm going to leave tomorrow morning, this should probably do it.  p.s. and no, silly! i'm not bringing the cabinet and the vase. 

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I've been trying to keep up with my stunted love for martial arts. I know i still got a looong long way to go. but hey, at least it's the little steps that counts. So...

HELLO YELLOW! 

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Hence, i shall be promoted to black belt tomorrow. kidding. well, i will be, some time soon. :)

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i didn't know this was locally available at the hypermarket. So when i found out this afternoon while dropping by the store, i can't help myself but grab two decaf boxes and get home as soon as i can to try a cup of it. And it tastes much better than i thought it would. i think this is going to break my lipton green tea addiction for good. 

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Potato weeks

I guess the two weeks of missing in action with my blog had given me sufficient time to conquer my insomnia, take a little rest from my gym workouts on excuse on purpose, pull myself together again before college officially start in about FIVE days and probably lose some followers on tumblr. Yey, it did actually work.

And since I’ve been using the short time left to fully embrace my lazy summer self; I reckon I’m just going to keep this post in bullets form.

My insomnia’s gone now! And yeah I was able to get back to my habit of sleeping between 10-12 pm and waking up five in the morning with much ease now. But to everyone who, still, can’t get out of it, here’s my only say: it’s all in the mind. Try to refer to this useful guide I found with my trusty friend and this chart I’ve “tried and tested” (my areneow batch mates, if you know what I mean. lol).

I’m well-rested to start with another work-out program after having been such a potato slacker for the last two weeks. Bababa-Bananaaaaah ♫

Two more nights and I’m going to be promoted to yellooow belt. Yey. So to anyone who wants to try taekwondo (or any sports in general), trust me, you are never too old for it. Just be prepared to study spar with black/brown belts, if ever (in my case, it happens a lot).

From 210239843 facebook friends to 859 and counting down. Why? Oh let’s cut the crap, because it’s effing useless (sometimes even detrimental) to keep up with tons of people you don’t know and you haven’t even met for once. You have enough bs to handle already.

I’ve learned that getting used to windows 8 will take you three days.

I’m going to move out to my dorm on Monday. Ugh. College life, how should I feel about you? 

Somebody’s leaving to study somewhere away for a year or two. And that somebody! I wasn’t able to give her a proper goodbye when we had a pseudo-coincidental meet-up earlier ‘cuz of her cousin. Damm.

Hooray for incoherence!

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I, I did it all I, I did it all I owned every second That this world could give I saw so many places The things that I did Yeah, with every broken bone I swear I lived" 

 – I Lived by One Republic ♪♫

And yes, tonight i swear i will get over with insomnia. 

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Sleeping Disorder

I have insomnia.

After a restless week of tossing and turning in my bed, trying to have a good night sleep, i finally plucked the courage to admit it –i have insomnia.

It’s been getting worse each day. I’m hopeless

This day i slept at around 4am and woke up just in time for lunch.

Ugh... I can’t even construct a single coherent paragraph now. And to tell you honestly, it’s simply ruining my life. I don’t know what to say anymore.

I hope this will end soon.

any advice?

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All Time Favorites –a timeless playlist. Download here.

Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall –Coldplay

How To Save A Life –The Fray

Glósóli –Sigur Rós

Sweet Disposition –The Temper Trap

Charlie Brown –Coldplay

Chances –Five For Fighting

Yesterday –The Beatles

Hey Jude –The Beatles

Let It Be –The Beatles

Over My Head –The Fray

Just a little break from my indie seclusion, i guess. Here’s my ten personal favorites –something i wouldn't actually get tired of repeating for hours. Stay infinite, everyone.

photo (c): google

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Everything is Okay.

It doesn’t make it any less true if you’re having a bad time today.

Not even if you had a poor sleep last night or you missed your cardio in the morning.

At some point you have to stop blaming your third year english teacher for giving you a C minus and the world for having such a bad taste in music.

Everyone is sick to death of billboard ads and tv commercials. They just don’t want to accept it, i guess.

Even if it sucks to be sorrounded by geniune assholes and phonies who can’t get enough of themselves, you still have to be grateful for every one of them.

Then you are suddenly aware how people wastes everything and it didn’t matter to you at all.

And you cease to take pity when you see them on the apple stores buying the latest iphone; on cable company shops inquiring a television connection to 500 channels; consuming thousands upon thousands in hope that it will actually make them complete.

People thinks they know everything; That they are far from anything usual; and that they are very different from anyone when in fact we are almost the same creatures trying to deal with the same thing –life. Everyone is just as clueless as everyone.

But now you finally decided to lose count of all the bullshit happening everyday.

Because when you start to realize that there is nothing of such serious business here on earth and that  everything is simply okay, all you’re ever going to need is a little peace of mind and an amazing soundtrack to hold everything together.

Have a nice day.

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YOW SIEGE(did i got it right), TAG! you're it. The rules are to state ten random facts about your self. Then send this to the ten nicest people on tumblr.

I’ll try not to sound as weird as possible but here are ten random facts about myself.

this is pretty obvious for a crazy ape but i’m saying it anyway, i eat bananas everyday. Hell, I can even eat a bunch in one day.

Another weird fact, i don’t like sleeping on mattresses! i am actually much comfortable lying on the wood part below the mattress. 

I’m wearing earphones even if there’s nothing i’m listening about. oh, like right now.

I’m always sitting on the second top thread of our stairs.

Coldplay’s Every Teardrop is a Waterfall never failed to give me goosebumps every single time i’m listening to it. And their other songs as well. Particularly, those in their Mylo Xyloto album.

if there’s one place where i want to be now, it is JAPAN. Yeah, i’m a sucker for sushi too.

I love watching chinese kung-fu movies on friday nights. 

I'm 5'8.

I suck at chess! which explains my logical ineptness.

I’d like to have a dozen kids. ugh… there i said it.

Please don’t freak out.  

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So it’s been two months since my mother started breastfeeding my little sister. hehe. And since this is  a very special occasion she just got her ears pierced today. Sophia’s really excited to get her first earrings.

She’s pretty vain for a two-month old. Just look at all her pictures.

I have to go to the clinic with them for my scheduled MMR Booster shot (ugh. My second vaccine for this summer). i still have to get five more injections, though. Otherwise, i'll be given another hold order from LSHS (that's Loyola schools health services, for you) next semester. Senior students applying for admu! please ready your vaccine records now. I swear you won't like having vaccines every month.  

By the way, here’s a bunch of bananas i bought earlier.

Apparently, I'm done eating half of it now.

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Staring At The Ceiling –A Restless Night Playlist. Download here.

If You Didn’t See Me –Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr.

Beach Monster –STRFKR

Beautiful Parade –Colour Bomb

Fallen Down –Wooly & The Mammoth

Fidelity –Leftover Cuties

Follow On –I Said Yes

Kicking With Your Feet –Loch Lomond

Power Lines –Telekinesis

Seahorses –Exsonvaldes

Seraphina –Kashmir

This playlist goes well for those restless nights when we couldn’t simply put ourselves to sleep. Sometimes we just have to lie in bed and stare blankly at the ceiling while soothing through the rhythm of a nice song. Plug your earphones in, relax and take a moment to reflect.