today is the first day of the rest of my life…

learned a couple of things today..

some were new stuff, some were just reminders.. one particular reminder that i like, “you got to fake it to make it” it applies to a lot of things..

for some reason my mind is blank.. i’m taking on something new and i guess part of me isn’t sure whether i made the right decision.. but for some weird reason, i’m loving that i’m getting into something i’m unsure of.. risking. risking so much.. i got a lot to think about tonight.. hmmm..

pissed.

okay, i’m pissed. i just hate it when people start something they can’t finish, then start another thing, and then don’t follow through! it just becomes such a hassle to everyone else. i okay, i don’t have anything against their intentions, express their view and all that crap if they want but hell if they’re gonna do something, they better make sure they succeed, else, don’t attempt anything at all. it’s costing money, causing trouble and not to mention embarassment. brains are here for a reason..

sick

what a great time to be getting sick.. *SOB* we’re going to be the first presentors on monday.. argh…

i’m taking on a non-technical job.. i know a couple of people will not be very happy with my decision (for one reason or another) but i’ve decided that i needed to think about what i really want to do. of course i still enjoy development, but i don’t want to end up like some of my friends who’ve grown tired of it (although i don’t think i will) but while i haven’t formally started building my career, i want to explore other stuff and see what’s out there first.. although after a year, i think i’ll be making my decision. as for now, i’m giving myself a break. i start work in march, part time, and go in full time by april. All new ball park for me, but i hope i do good. i really want to develop other aspects of myself. i have a feeling i’m gonna become one of those “jack of all trades master of none” types but maybe just for a year.. like i said, i just want to find out what else is out there and what else i can do.

Pause/Break

My dad’s here for a conference and i’m now spending the night here at his hotel.. this should be a nice alternative working environment. :p i haven’t been able to go online much lately, oyster’s service adapter got busted so i had to wait till my replacement arrived. Good thing i was able to get it this morning, i’ve been charging oyster on slightly different voltaged adapters.. which i heard was bad :p oh well.. my oyster still seems fine.. now he’s got a brand new adapter charging him up hehe anyway.. it’s off to work for me.. Got to have a lot of things done before cs week next week… grrr..

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ACK! DEATH BY CS WEEK!
geeknote: newline in windows is different in linux. something worthwhile noting especially for those with projects involving reading lines from files across different platforms (or are developing & debugging across different platforms)

absent

haven’t been able to update my posts much lately because of an ultimately hectic schedule. As cs week is fast approaching, a more and more hectic schedule is being built for us. Anyway, this is just to let you know that i’m still alive…

UP FAIR!

It’s fair week this week @ U.P! Bands and booths all night everynight at the Sunken Garden so if you don’t have anywhere to go to get your ass to U.P. Diliman hehe

Last night, Skwaters 145 (the subset of Skwaters taking cs 145) went to the U.P. fair and slept over at Jeric’s place after. We went to bed at 4 in the morning and had to get up at 8 since Jeric and I had class. After class i went home and slept till 6! The other day i wasn’t able to sleep because i had to study for 2 long exams yesterday, which was why we were all game to go to the fair last night, sort of like a ‘release the stress’ kind of thing. I got to wall climb at the power up booth for PhP20. It was a bit tough especially since i hadn’t climbed in almost a year. My arms and legs are hurting right now but it was worth it. The rush! My fear of heights is no longer as bad as it used to be but my heart still pounds when i’m up there.

No it’s not the end of all our stresses, just a break.. we have to finish our 199 (thesis) by the end of february and we still have a LOT to do. We have a report to do for P.I. this monday. And our 145 mp was released last night. it’s going to be a mellowed-down version of the game Starcraft, sounds like fun. :p

my brain is still dead right now, if i remember anything later on that transpired in the 1 and 1/2 days i was offline, i’ll post later on.

valentines? or barren times?

this year, i’m joining the barren times crowd hehe but no frown on my forehead tonight! wait let me see if i can remember my past valentiness..

feb 14, 2005
i was with my boyfriend… i think..
feb 13-14, 2004
group of friends and i went on a “singles’s night out” here at greenbelt, we had dinner then coffee bean-ed ourselves till the wee hours of the morning..

feb 14, 2003
the birth of digital friday.. the most expensive valentine’s gift i’ve ever received from someone who wasn’t even my boyfriend.. and guess what, it got stolen a few months after. :p

feb 14, 2002
i was most probably planning for my move to transfer to manila..

feb 14, 2001
can’t remember…

feb 13-14, 2000
high school prom night!! with my barkada (who included my boyfriend that time)

feb 14, 1999 – 1983
i can no longer remember…

so in 2006?
here i am with the current love of my life, my oyster, whom i have put my sweat and blood into acquiring, though i haven’t finished paying for him yet.. :p he’s served me well in almost a year of being with him, he’s always been here to listen to all my qualms.. and he’s become my bridge to so many friends, whether it’s to say a word of love, of hate, or of both.

strawberry iced tea for jocelyn…

it’s been a while since i’ve been called jocelyn.. i was ordered something here at seattle’s gb and used my UP CURSOR mem card to get a 10% discount so they prolly took my name from there hehe so here i am, after an interview.. stressed! never been that stressed!! and that was just a freaking MOCK interview!! it got me thinking seriously about what i want to do in life though.. one things for sure, i don’t want to be a programmer for life.. i mean i want to program for life, but not paid to do it for life.. i do believe i have some other skills that i’d want to develop, people skills, management skills (management of myself mostly) those things i’d like to learn..

geek note: finally, messenger has offline messages…

it’s an hour left til..

LENARD’s BIRTHDAY!! Happy birthday to my very good friend lenard pascual, may you be blessed more and more in the coming years!

and here i am, still studying for 131 and 173.. taking a break by blogging.. hehe la di dah…