another one of them recaps of what happened to me this week. lets start...

last monday, july 23. no classes due to SONA but i went to school anyway and studied in the library.

tuesday. i think it was another film showing for evidence. had PIL. i think there was no nego class. now i remember. we watched the last film for evidence at kai's place because there's no available facilities for us at that time. the block ordered pizza and i think each person's share was P35. the better part is i think i ate 7 slices because no one wanted to eat the last few slices. you know me, im like a scavenger. just waiting for food no one wants to eat anymore (as long as its still ok to eat of course and im in the mood to eat it)

wednesday. got succession and transpo. nothing interesting

thursday. had PIL in the morning. supposed to be double PIL classes, the earlier one as make-up class for what was supposed to be scheduled make-up class for wednesday. anyway, the afternoon PIL class didnt push through. had nego and had another one of mam avena's class exercises about the movie. it was a very draining and grueling exercise which took the class hours to finish. i think we finished around 8:15-8:30pm. tired and hungry, those who decided to stay and finish the activity went to mcdo philcoa to eat before heading home. there was 12 of us. we finished around 10:30-11pm and went home after.

friday: after a tiring activity the night before, we had a 9am class for succession. then transpo hours later.

saturday: as usual, i was in the fourth floor of the library studying. was able to study the entire day without being tempted to go to the mall and watch a movie. i really should stop giving in. it prevents me from saving money

sunday: accompanied my brother to an UPCAT review center. woke up around 630am, got there by 745am (because it was sunday morning, it took some time before the jeepneys got filled with passengers). went to mcdo katips by 8am and studied til 1230am. then went to UP to kill some time til 2pm. went back to mcdo katips again to eat then went to NBS katips to kill more time and then went to the review center to wait for my brother. i was at least more than 2 hours early, so i read "The Salmon of Doubt" by Douglas Adams while sitting in the lobby.

monday: full week. had succession and tax. im glad that im finished reading the first set of succession cases. as for tax, i better have the new readings photocopied.

got home around 11. mam avena gave another one of them class exercises. it really drained us a lot! but it was a good exercise, really made use of a lot of our brain juice.

still feeling bad that harry potter series had ended. ok, the fact that there wont be new stories of ron, hermione, harry and rest of them magical people had started to sink but its sinking in slowly. its bound to distract me for a couple of days and i hope its just a couple of days. i mean, crap, the story's over. its really the end. felt the same way when i finished The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy. really felt bad about not finding out where Fenchurch went and that Trillian and Arthur's story ended in such a way.

nothing significant or out of the ordinary happened last thursday and friday. last thursday, no PIL, had nego and a film showing for evidence (continuation of the Briggs case movie, Separate but Equal). for friday, no succession and the rest of the day was watching films again for evidence (Inherit the Wind and The Accused)

aaah! its 2am and cant think of what to write for my PIL paper! this sucks. i cant think of any thing i could possibly say on the article by shaw on the law of treaties.

got home around 9pm because of a film showing for evidence. the film was Separate But Equal. i liked it actually. too bad we didnt get to finish it yet because the movie was four hours long.

as for nego class, nothing extraordinary. it was discussed in the digression that lawyers do not create value or economic value. they transfer value but not create it. a few years back, the same professor also mentioned that lawyers are worthless in an unorganized society or where the law is insignificant like on top of a mountain. a doctor remains useful there in case something wrong happens while climbing a mountain but what could a lawyer possibly do in a similar situation? and then, the day before, a different professor mentioned that lawyers have a bad reputation worldwide. but even with these things mentioned, law students are just amused of such thoughts and remain undeterred to continue their law studies.

as for PIL, no class was held. but the paper due wednesday noon remains and right now, even if i have some ideas cropping up, its not really worth half a page nor idea brilliant enough to stand as sufficient to be said in less than half a page

another ordinary day. attended my succession and tax law classes with nothing out of the ordinary. yesterday, sunday, i went to UP to attend the first matches for courts of law. i signed-up for table tennis because i thought no one wanted to play. i was informed by someone from 4D that he wants to play too and i was glad to let him play instead of me. even if i knew i wasnt going to play, i still went to the CHK gym. i havent played table tennis for quite some time and i just wanted to just play a little. besides, it was good that he replaced me because he was certainly better than i was. and when i was heading home, saw my cousin at the Checkpoint, riding his one-month old big bike. hitched a ride to philcoa. tsk. and i thought i was going to be the first one in the family to own one of them big bikes. i mean, it was my plan to buy one once i start earning. and if ever im going to buy an automobile, id buy a pick-up or something built for similar purposes.

as for the day before, saturday, i also went to UP after waking up around lunch time. i was planning to study in the library but unfortunately, the 4th floor was closed and it was hot in the 3rd floor. so i headed to the mall. i dont quite recall why i went there in the first place. next thing i know, i was heading home thinking it was a waste of time to go to the mall.

as for friday, july 13 (friday the 13th), it was a very good day. it started with me inside the UP library studying. then i got a text message from diane asking me if i want to go to marikina shoe expo to see an exhibit and eat at bellini's afterwards. then right after jump texted whether i was going to the Block D party at grace's house. i said yes to both of them (although i was hesitant whether i really wanted to go to the party). anyway, after a few hours, headed home to get some sleep since i didnt have any the night before. then went out with diane later. and hours later, went to the party. got home around 3am. jluy 13th in its entirety was really good and also served a break from law school (not that i really needed one since ive been spending time with old friends lately).

as for thursday. nothing out of the ordinary. got Public international law (where weng and allelu were called to recite), negotiable instruments (where i got called to recite and made a fucked up mistake of citing the wrong article number, saying the provision i was reciting was article 66 when in fact it was 65!), and evidence (where a class activity was prepared by mam avena where we were supposed to apply what we have learned from the past weeks to the film we just saw last tuesday. as some of my blockmates joked, we were 31 angry students! the film was 12 angry men).

as for wednesday, went to see harry potter right after succession class. saw it in The block, and watched it around 2:30pm (class ended around 1:30pm, so it was really fortunate that i need not wait long and loiter in the mall). i was a bit disappointed and felt the movie was like an extended trailer with its "choppy" scene transitions. but even if thats the case, i still intend to watch it again with my siblings this coming weekend. i also got in touch with eller (thru text of course) since it was his birthday.

as for tuesday, again nothing much out of the ordinary. got PIL class for around 30 mins since prof leonen wasnt able to come in time (very busy man), nego and evidence (film showing of 12 angry men). when i got home, i resumed reading Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix on my PC (wasnt able to buy the book, but i will buy it eventually!) which i started continuing reading the day before, monday. i think i finished it around 3am.

and to complete a full week of recollection, we now turn to monday where like today, nothing out of the ordinary. got succession and tax. but when i got home to read PIL's assigned article of the International Law Association, i read Harry Potter instead since it was going to be released by wednesday, july 11, and i better finish it so i could get to watch the movie.

there, one full week of recollection.

finished reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince last night, july 15, at 12:47am (the book was given to me as a gift two years ago, 2005, when i was still a freshman law student of UP, by college blockmates). started reading it last wednesday night. tsk. there was a time when i read these books in one sitting but ever since law school, never had the time. i think i was able to read books 1-4 in one sitting. wasnt able to buy Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix so i only read a soft copy which i downloaded. its not even the official audio book, i think. its got errors. dont worry JK Rowling, im going to buy the fifth book one of these days even if already read it. i had to read it since i will not watch the movie til i finished reading it so i was forced to settle for a not so good version. i finished it hours before i went to see the movie, meaning i finished it around 3am of wednesday, july 11 and saw the movie at 230pm at The Block. i have to buy the book since im collecting all the hard bound versions. if i just had the money, i would collect all possible versions of the books (i mean, for different areas, there are different book covers, and i would like to get the non-english ones too, but like i said, if i had the money). if i manage to get a copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows this year and read it of course, 2007 would be something significant for it would be the year i read 3 harry potter books for the first time. well, i havent re-read any of the books yet. my plan is to read all 7 again continuously.

the bayantel connection still sucks. ive said this so many times. the connection speed isnt bad (because thats what people ask, the speed), but the connection itself is intermittent! what the crap would i do with a fast internet connection when it keeps stopping from time to time. fine, i dont get disconnected but still the fact that it gets in the way of downloads and even simple loading of a browser is very fucking annoying. ive called their customer service many times, and bayantel does fix it, but it wont take long before the problem or another problem starts. its really getting tiring.

its been more than a week, and still not over Transformers. so addicted that aside from getting all the transformers desktop wallpapers i could find, i also looked for ringtones. also made my own ringtones by "mixing" the ones ive found. also made my own wallpaper, but after making one i stopped because i felt i was rushing it. well, i had to rush it because i also have to study, i just cant spend all day doing desktop wallpapers and ringtones.

what the? its already past 12 noon! why am i surprised? well, i just woke up. it seems that i was knocked out when i slept last night. but i didnt sleep that late. i think i slept around 130am, which is not unusual, i sleep around that time but i wake up (but not get out of bed) between 6-8am. i get out of bed between 9-10am. its just this time, i slept around 1o hours straight like im passed out or something. thats why when i looked at my clock and saw its already noon, i quickly got out of bed. i think im still recovering from the mid week drinking i did. or i drained myself too much yesterday. nope, cant be. although i was almost in tears for unknown reasons while reading a tax law book (i become teary-eyed for unknown reasons and the next thing i know a swirl of emotions start kicking-in). its like my mental side is already exhausted and my suppressed emotional side is trying to make itself felt. with a weak mind, the emotional part could take the oppotunity to overpower my "mental defenses". but unlike before, i wont make that mistake again, so i stopped reading and took a short walk. it worked, walking it off got my emotional side under control. so, does that explain why i had the heavy sleep? maybe, maybe not. i mean, its not like i studied intensively nor was it a long period of time. maybe there were situations that called for my emotional side and didnt let it take over, suppressing it because its "out of character". wow, its a sunday afternoon and im formulating non-sensical theories. better eat my breakfast and lunch and start studying. ive already wasted my morning.

browsing some emails ive sent back in 2004, and im tempted to take excerpts of it and discuss it. some of them have nice ideas that could be elaborated and some disclose facts that proves that things have changed over the years. unfortunately, i cant do that right now, its 2am in the morning, i have things to do when i wake up hours later. tsk. maybe some other time.

what happened this thursday. well, no PIL again, thankfully. why? because i can still feel the alcohol running through my veins. whenever i burp, i can still taste the beer. gross? not yet. when i got home, july 5, i felt that the last bottle of beer i drank has not kicked in yet. so i had to induce myself to vomit in order for me to sleep peacefully (because i was still very tipsy and very dizzy). and when i woke up six hours later, i was sweating so much, probably my body is trying to get rid of the alcohol from my system, and i was very hungry. so i ate breakfast and drank a liter of liquids to hydrate myself (500ml of milo, 500ml of water). then i slept again. when i woke up for lunch, drank another liter of water. i just have to keep hydrating myself so i could counter the dehydrating effects of alcohol and its effect on my blood density. anyway, even if there was no PIL, i had to classes two go, Nego and Evidence. and thankfully again, i wasnt called to recite. my head was aching during class. and also, the people around me seemed to be friendly than usual, so again, thank God no one was a pain in the ass. i mean, its fun to have a night of drinking but the day after that is not as fun, so thursday was a bit of a relief because at least there was nothing to spoil my day of recovering from the drinking session i had hours before.

another one of them nights where when im lying in bed, i cant fall asleep and when i decide to do something else other than lie in bed, i feel sleepy. might have messed up my blood circulation again because of a night of drinking. dont know how many bottles exactly but jump said most likely it was six bottles. i have to make up for that by drinking a lot of liquids. dont want my blood density to reach the "unwanted"density levels.

anyway, the night of drinking im talking about is when mark celebrated his birthday last july 4. i was really thirsty for some alcohol. i mean, i tried to follow the doctor's orders, which i was able to comply for about year, back in 2005. started drinking with caution around 2006, where i drank alcohol in very moderate, or maybe less than moderate amounts. that was frustrating. and now its 2007, and so far, my blood condition has improved. i mean, its not as bad as before and im not having those headaches nor sleepiness like before. so, im trying to bring back to good old days where i can drink, not to my heart's content but at least enough to satisfy the thirst. not that im no longer being cautious but im just more of mindful. i know my limits.

another ordinary day. nothing much happened that would really be worth telling. we didnt have nego class today. thats a bit of relief. not that i didnt study but im really drained. and its just july! crap. i better recharge myself as soon as possible

lost it. my momentum i mean. ive been doing well with the studying bit until, well, july came. coincidence, most likely. but the turn isnt in my favor and im not liking it either. like today for example, i didnt even attend my second class. why? aside from i dont feel like going to class because i was feeling so lazy, i conveniently had a headache. well, the headache was sort of on and off. and i really should have control over myself. im getting tired of losing battles with myself.

aaah! for some reason, my PC and my cellphone aren't functioning very well. seems my cellphone is headed for another memory card problem. this means i need to buy a new one. as for my PC, one of the CD drives is malfunctioning causing the PC to slow down or have non-responsive programs. nice start for July. maybe its payback time for the nice things that's been going my way lately. but the worst isnt suppose to happen until august comes in. maybe july would be warming me up for the worst scenarios so i would be prepared for the stuff august has to offer.