Food and Chef Ramsay

Now, for these past few days during the semester break, I've definitely been spending more time browsing the internet and watching TV to catch up on stuff. Of particular interest to me was tuning in to regular screenings or replays of Hell's Kitchen 9 and Masterchef US 2 on Star World. Why?

Chef Gordon Ramsay.

I may not be a cook, but you've got to admire the man's blunt honesty. His professionalism and attitude towards people and food is admirable and infectious to say the least. xD 'Course, that doesn't include the swearing (at least to his magnitude verbally).

That of course got me interested to search through YouTube to watch segments from his TV show appearances, as well as his other shoes such as Kitchen Nightmares, which is absolutely bloody brilliant to watch! Now I'm finding myself in a fix and wanting to watch other shows and more of him and his attitude in and out of the kitchen. :D

Anyway, speaking of food, my sister came home with a plate of cupcakes today. Red velvet with cream cheese, she says, and the mini-cupcakes actually taste nice. :3

Last Ride

Today was the release of our first semester grades. As you guessed, I'm already on semester break before resuming classes some two weeks from now. It would kind of explain the lackluster of postings to this blog since I was either lazy or busy spending time with Kai to make anything decent.

My QPI's going rather steady, being part of the average bunch of cats in the school sitting just under the 3.0 mark; my semester's QPI stands at 2.74, bringing my 4th year QPI to a 2.93 (3.88 for the summer), and my cumulative QPI to a 2.87 (reminder: 1 is the lowest and 4 is the highest on our grading scale). The minimum grade to be eligible for graduation is a 2.00, so I'm looking pretty good if I keep up the good work. ^o^/

So what exactly have Kai and I been doing lately? Well, hanging out basically, and spending time at a sports complex that my family's a member of, just to utilize the privileges. We ended up playing bowling, billiards and went swimming aside from feasting on the food, so it was a good run.

Oh, and we finally got our pictures back from the photoshoot we did last September! ^o^/ Pictures came out great! You can find the album of our pictures here. ^_____^

Last Hurdle, Real Steel and Avengers

Thursday mid-morning and I'm back from my Economics Final Exam. I can admit that I don't know the fate of my grade until the very end, but I think I did alright. All that's left is for me to get through my Philosophy orals tomorrow afternoon and I'm home-free!

To celebrate the occasion and to psych myself up for the rest of the day, I came home to make myself some breakfast: my ever favorite Cheese Bread! ~u~

Now, because yesterday was the birthday of the epiceawesome Hugh Jackman, Kai and I decided to watch his latest movie Real Steel tomorrow to celebrate the sembreak! ^o^/ You can find the trailer below~


In other news and Marvel-related, the teaser trailer of The Avengers is out, and looking awesome! Out of this bunch I personally enjoy Iron Man, especially portrayed by the great Robert Downey Jr. This is sure to be part of my To-watch list this year!

Calm before the Storm

This week being finals week, you'd expect me to be hectic about the upcoming exams and orals that come with it. Not surprisingly, I slack off until I need to get something done. Schedule for my finals are as thus:

• Tuesday (11-Oct): History Final Exam (11:30am-1:30pm) ; Games Design Defense (2:00 - 2:25pm)
• Wednesday (12-Oct): Theology Final Orals (2:30-2:40pm)
• Thursday (13-Oct): Economics Final exams (7:30-9:00am) + optional assignment
• Friday (14-Oct): Philosophy Final Orals (2:30-2:45pm)

So as you can probably see, I'm booked for the next few days, so my time of panic has already started to settle in during this time. Hopefully things turn out okay for me as this semester draws to a close.

Wish me luck!

Close to the End

I want to take this time updating you all on last few requirements for school. We're down to the last week, the finals week of my 1st semester of senior year, and I'm somehow not pressured as I should be. Considering that the stress comes in the latter four days of the week (Tuesday-Friday) with 2 exams, 2 orals and 1 defense, I suppose out of all that I can say that "at least I can sleep soundly knowing my thesis is on track".

Collectively, it may only hold 3 units out of my entire college life, but that might spell the difference between graduating on time or not. So to consider it just as important since it's a year-long process of research and development, a cumulative of what we learned and what we'll leave behind.

So here's to a good end to the semester!

Happy Teacher's Day~

So today is World Teacher's Day.

My academic upbringing, until now, has me meeting numerous individuals designated as teachers, allotting a lot of their time and effort to impart their knowledge onto us students. But something that's interesting is my little ability to be a different kind of teacher's pet.

Growing up from elementary through to college, I had a knack of befriending them outside the classroom. From frequent acknowledgments passing them by in school, to small talks about random topics, it's a real treat knowing that they're more than just teachers; they're people like us so getting to know them just a little bit more outside their facade as educators.

So here's to all the teachers who've touched my life. I'm grateful for all of you, helping me to become the kind of person I am today~

Fail Coffee

Earlier today I was early for my 7:30 class; so early that I decided to get myself some coffee from vending machine, a rarity. I decided to get a Cafe Mocha since the description slayed me with a coffee + chocolate, no sugar somewhere in the mix. After I ascended three floors, settled myself down while waiting for the classrooms to be opened, I sipped on the substance, hoping that I'll keep me awake since I was sleep deprived from last night's series of events that ended up with me only getting roughly 1 1/2 hours of sleep.

Funnily enough, as soon as I finished my coffee  I slumped into a power nap.

NOT HELPFUL AT ALL.  =.=

Anyway, that aside, today I got to continue working on paper revisions for our thesis. I'm hoping to get them done before Friday so our adviser has time to read and make any suggestions before we submit it as a final requirement for the semester. It's fulfilling knowing we're on track with several of the non-Affective thesis groups in terms of getting everything in in time.

To cap off the day, I found out that I wasn't failing my enemy Philippine History; in fact, our professor even encouraged me that he I could get a B on the final exam if I put my best foot forward. Hope I don't let him down! After that, I accompanied Lev to help her learn how to put on and remove contact lenses since she acquired some two pairs from the Internet. It was funny watching Lev fumble with the soft lenses and constantly mutter how 'scary' the how prospect of sticking your finger into your eye was, but in the end she got it in and I think that's what's important!

Will be meeting with Kai tomorrow to spend the day to de-stress from the fast approaching Finals week. Last stretch and we're home free!

Random Quips

Today was an interesting day. We (me and Jason, as well as TC and Rina) were interviewed for the Mind Museum set to open on the 15th of December later this year to talk about our ongoing thesis projects. It should be a lot of fun if and when I decide to grace the area of Taguig.

Anyway, the random quip I was mentioning for purposes of a title of this particular entry centers around the outfit that I chose to wear today:

JoyceR: Trish I like your outfit!
Me: Thank you~
JoyceR: Mukha kang Japanese street singer! [You look like a Japanese street singer!]
Jason: ACTUALLY... Yeah.
Me: Okaaaay xD
Jason: But you know, Japanese street singers are actually good.

So yeah. your call readers. xD

Post-Defense

Yesterday was a stressful day. Besides it being the last day of the month - not that that's a bad thing -, Jason and I scheduled our second thesis defense to present recent developments, inclusive of our prototype. It was a happy time, and I must say it went well! Happy time~

TODAY, it's a special day today~ Happy birthday to Tenimyu Seigaku 2nd cast, Fuji Syuusuke, Aiba Hiroki today! Not really sure if it's some form of celebration, but I'll be meeting with Kai and her mom later in TriNoma for lunch and watch Glee 3D concert~