JULZBOY

      
It’s been a while since I last wrote an entry in this blogspot of mine. It’s
not that I don’t have anything worth writing about. It’s more because I’ve
gotten tired of writing about the same mundane things happening in my life. You
know, typical basura stuff :). Of course, it didn’t help that the month of
October is usually reserved for pretend studying leading to the exams.

But it’s all over. I’m on my
Sem-Break. And really I’ve so many things to say…

First and foremost though…

Luis Sixtus
Angeles Esquivias just passed the CPA Board
exams. We now have another Certified Public Accountant in the family
(after our dad). After barely seeing him for the past 5 months, I became
worried that he might have over-studied and burned himself out and flunked in
the process. (Galing ko no?… I’m laying the foundation for my slacking off a
few months from now for my seclusion for the BAR hehe). But then I thought, my
boy is a genius. There’s no way he’d flunk the test. Thank God malakas tsamba
niya haha

I remember
having a conversation with him back when we were both in gradeschool (I think
it involved our cuzz "Jop B.A.A.-Boy"). We talked about how we would earn our first
million by the time we were 25 and how we will own half of the Philippines by
the time we’re 40. Now, I don’t remember whether we pegged it at MY age or his,
but since only the latter’s possible at this point… I’d have to assume we were
talking about HIS
quarter of a century

       At least he’s going to be
able to earn his first REAL paycheck soon (I don’t think his 2-month internship
should count). All this while I languish in the jail cells of Malcolm hall for
four more months. Come to think of it, my "little" (big: he’s 5’10)
brother will finally earn his keep. I’ll have to start asking him for allowance
haha.

Seriously
though, I’m really proud of him. He worked so hard for his degree and now he
can finally say that he’s a Certified Public Accountant. But more than that, he
graduated cum laude in UP BAA. I think that’s one of the toughest courses in the whole
of UP and I only have the highest of respect for those who graduated from that
course :). I mean, it’s the prospective employers who try to court them, and not the other
way around. I guess that’s why so many multinational corporations have been
calling our house for the past 10 months now. Either that or maraming may crush
sakin and they just pretend to look for him when I answer the phone. *sigh* Me
and my backward (back yard) dreams **grinz**

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 It has only been 6
days, but I kinda miss school already. Well, not school-SCHOOL… but rather the
things you do with your friends, the people you see, the people you ignore, and
the people who ignore you. Hmm, especially those. Haha. It makes those times
that you do talk all the more memorable. Lemme see… pano katagal na ba ko hindi
pinapansin ni Ma’am Chit… I better be careful. Ka-friendster ko pa naman anak niya… hahaha just
kidding _ _ _ _ _ _ (if you’re reading this, walang sumbungan kay mommy)

        Oh well, at least I’ve been keeping myself busy. Lemme
see, I’ve been to Tagaytay with my blockmates already and we ate at Sonya’s Garden
(Man, P600 just to eat grass, weird nuts and squishy fruits… to be washed down with “dalandan” juice that tastes like apple cider? Nadamay pa ko..
tssssss hehehe).

I have also started my long, long, looong
overdue “personal-awareness program” (i.e. dieting haha). In short, I’ve started to starve myself.
After hearing a comment such as “nawawala mga pandesal sa tyan mo a? Isang
malaking dough na lang”, who WOULDN’T?!? You know who you are. Buti nasa Cebu
ka na. Hehe… Kidding aside, I think I’ve finally found my rhythm. I jog at least 2.25km
every morning then play basketball,
badminton or lift weights in the afternoon. My target: To at least look
presentable on my graduation day.

Somebody tell the Dean that I can’t afford to
be delayed . Mashado akong ma-pride. Not to mention na ang press-release ko sa
mga tao e, magaling ako. Hmm… it’s not my fault =), I thought the grading
system in UP resembled that of Ateneo. Ya’ know, Four (4) being the highest?
Yun kasi sabi ng bespren kong Arabo. Puro daw kasi ganun nakukuha niya.

Haha

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It’s official. The Logbook of C-2007 is really lost.
=)

        Nakatawa lang ako pero naiinis talaga ko. hehe. We put
ALL our block secrets in that innocent looking green logbook. We bashed
professors, mocked non-writing blockmates and select batchmates, drew the faces
of various weird-looking people in law sch (yep, including ourselves) and wrote
the crushes/crushees and all those “m’al mo?” people. Imagine the goldmine
worth of blackmail, the finder would have over us. tsssssssssssss… I will miss the "quotable quotes portion".

             Balik mo na!! ……………….. please? =) dun naman number ko and ni xtian dior e.  

      Kung hindi man… Ok lang. I’ve nothing to hide anyway (or anymore). Definition
of constant-public-humiliation? One word. Julius. Hehehe. Waive ko na yun. =)

            It was my first time to go on a “gimik” last night since
I went to “Twilight”. Aba, 3 months din yun a. I went to Embassy with some friends
who smuggled me in through the “guest list”. Ladies and gentlemen, meet “Mr.
John Co”. I don’t know who you are dude… but thanks for NOT going last night. I wonder how I was able to pass as Chinese.

           No more baon during sembreak! =( Awwwww…. But hey, if you
guys really think I’ve been living off my baon all these years, think
again. I only say that so I don’t have to treat anyone. (devilish grin). Yes, I
do save. But lately, my so-called “investments” and “stock-trading” have been
paying off. My “girlfriend-fund” for a non-existent (YET ha?… I’m still hoping to
meet the “mythical” beautiful-woman-who-is-unaware-that-she’s-beautiful)
Girlfriend is creeping to the point where I can spend a little more freely again.

On myself, of course…

To buy new a laptop.

Gifts to myself are always
appreciated by the recipient.

I really can’t wait for school to start. Nakakainis no?
Ako rin naiinis sa sarili ko minsan =)
Wala kasi akong kadala-dala. hehehe

Julzboy
8:32 October 26, 2006

PS:
Have a great vacation guys.
To my non-law sch friends: wag mainggit. Last ko na rin to =)

(but i’d sure like to hear from you guys, one way or another! )

… And I don’t
want to leave UP yet.

        It is October 1, 2006. The "Bar month" as September is otherwise known, is over
and to senior law students (or at least to those who assume they will pass
their senior year), this marks the time when the weight of expectations and the
burden of preparation are passed on to us. In about 47 weeks, it will be our
turn to take the Bar exams.
      
       Hopefully that will be our only take.

       (may kakilala ako na sobra kerby na hindi sha
papasa hehehe… Boy re-take)

       In five months, I will be graduating from the
UP College of Law. Wow, four years in this esteemed institution. Has it really
been that long? It seems like it was only yesterday that I entered UP as an
extraordinarily confident and self-righteous 21 yr old fresh graduate of the
THAT other school along Katipunan. But looking at my birth certificate and some
very embarrassing birthday pictures reminds me that I’m no longer 21. It’s been
four years indeed. Do the math… I’m 25 and I’m about to become a graduate of
the University of the Philippines Law School.

Goosebumps.

Can I rant though? Or at least brainlessly
wander from topic to topic as I am wont to do anyway?

        For starters, I really
am excited about the prospect of graduating… life in law school can sometimes be suffocating.

        I was in Gr. 3 when I
first realized that I wanted to become a lawyer. I started to read Perry Mason novels
and had become enamored by the fact that he just NEVER lost a case against
Hamilton Burger (I don’t really remember the name but it sounded a lot like
this… do lemme know if I screwed that up, I was hungry all the time hehe). Come to think of it, I also remember my dad bragging about not having lost a single case for or against the BIR. It was only years later that I realized that he just refused the cases he couldn’t win. haha… Some hero of mine
    

              Perry Mason was my consummate idol. Maybe that’s
because I was really competitive growing up. I used to admire people who never
lost.  I wanted to be the fastest to solve the math problems given by the
teachers. I wanted to be the first to memorize the multiplication table. I
wanted to be the best at writing descriptive and narrative paragraphs. I even wanted to erase the blackboard the fastest (Potpot-asthma tuloy tawag sakin sa bahay). I didn’t
always have my way in school, but I always remained near or among the top of my class. What I do remember for sure though, is that I was always the fastest to copy what the
teachers wrote on the board. Now, everyone knows why I  have the ugliest of
handwritings. Thank God for comfooters.

                My handwriting is so bad that 5 professors (in law
school alone) and two parents (lame attempt to be funny) have talked to me about
this. Even the OLA secretaries/clerks (gay or otherwise) have talked to me
about my handwriting. (Although one of my favorite professors/OLA director has
a WORSE sulat-kamay than mine! I am not kidding). Ha-ha. So maybe it wouldn’t
be such a bad idea if I started my review, by practicing my letter writing.
Wahehehe. Pathetic.

               Ack… I almost forgot about the problem of
Barops. YUCK… I will statistically be among the list of
"unaffiliated" students which WILL NOT have PA’s or do-it-all lackeys
to buy food or to deliver tips for them. Normally, the members of the
"Four Horsemen" would suffice to carry the team through any problem
(be it love, na-basted, under sa gf, cry-fests, bitter moods or what-not). But
this is Bar-topping we’re talking about. We’re all competitive in a way. (haha
bar-topping… isang malaking JOKE).
      
               So Jon’s a Portion. Christian has his
fraternity. Remir (and his jacket fetish) is a wannabe Men-law-er. And Emer
is… well… he’s in love. As always.  So I’m freaking alone in this.
Irritating. Ok lang. I can manage without help. Ako pa? Eh sobrang galing ko. I
don’t need anyone to assist me.  I am my own island.

               WAIT… I’m lying again. Kanina pa ako
nagpaparinig. Is there ANYONE out there who can at least promise to bring the
LSG tips to my room? Umm……………… please?

               Jop Esquivias, my so-called best-cuzz, my beloved cousin
who is busy with his AZTA Beauty Salon (dingdong) business located at Metrowalk,
Robinson’s Metroeast and Katipunan (tsss, nag plug pa ako, hindi rin naman niya
ako i-b-bar ops hahaha) took a really bad time to take one year off… He should be in 3rd year law sch by now.

              Is it too late to suck up to (or appeal to the good graces of) the sophomores? I mean traditionally, the Juniors carry the brunt of the work in Barops so I’m already assuming this Sophomore batch will succeed the current batch of Juniors.  Lemme
see… I know maybe 2 people from 2A. Around 5 people from 2B. 10 people from 2C and
around 8 people from 2D. That’s 25 people who I’m hoping will be nice enough to
consider me in their prayers… if not for manpower duties.

              Approximately 25
people I can blame if I don’t top the bar.

              25 people whom I have to be nice to,
for one whole year.

              25 people whom I have to give Christmas presents to. tssssssssssssssssss

              Damn it, my “girlfriend fund” is almost used up.
              And
I don’t even have a girlfriend.

              Sigh… Welcome to my world :)    haha

1:03 Sunday October 1, 2006

PS: As always, I’m just kidding around with a lot of the
things written in my Blog. Please don’t take me too seriously. Hmm, come to
think of it. No one does anyway. Haha… Enjoy the exam weeks ahead of you. I
certainly WILL… not.