Starter Songs of 2011

Only three weeks has passed for 2011 and a lot of new songs have been playing on the radio. I've heard a handful new and in-demand songs on the radio a week ago in just a day or two. It's exacerbating my expectations for songs of 2011!

Props to Britney, she's been in and out of the limelight, yet when she does get in it, it's a walk in the park. If I am not mistaken, this song, during its release, shot up to first place on the billboard hot 100 without any MV for the song yet. People have been downloading it and requesting for it on radios. They love her this much, and even though I am not a big fan, I was unable to escape the catching power of the song.





I honestly missed Avril's distinct voice. I felt bad for her OST for Alice in Wonderland. I guess this song represents her personality, since she admitted that she's more of a girly girl than a rocker chick. But isn't it all too juvenile for her age? I (and my sister) have noticed that ever since her divorce, her songs have turned to being jolly and carefree. It's still Avril, and I would still love to listen to her songs, but I kinda miss her songs like I'm with you or Complicated especially when she plays it acoustic.

Rihanna, kaya ka nabubugbog ng syota mo eh... :)) This song isn't new, but it aired just this year on radios, although I've heard this on TV. A cable channel (not sure if Starworld, Lifestyle Channel or Velvet) uses this on its channel commercial. It's part of her 2010 album Loud. But you see its resemblance to Love the Way You Lie? hahaha. But honestly, it's the most catchy song among the three. I imagine hearing it play on fashion shows, or clubs and everyone's on their feet. \:D/ And I relate to her fetish... Chains and whips excite me. :>:> hahaha kidding.

This one I heard on Youtube, when one of my friends posted this on Twitter. It's an undone song plus it's a remix, BUT I CANNOT WAIT FOR THE RELEASE OF THE SONG! :| I've been missing Lady Gaga for the longest time, PLUS, I took for foreign languages class Deutsch. Ich verstehe nur ein bisschen Deutsch, aber meine Schwester spricht gut Deutsch (i hope i got that right.). It excites me more that I get to sing German lines from a song without having to sing a German song!!! Haha. And Scheiße simply means crap. :D

There are other songs this year such as Daydreamer (where in the middle of the song it becomes electronified. Totally ruins the song for me), and Nothing by The Script (my favorite so far) that easily catch listener's attention. I'm hoping for a good year for the music industry this 2011. \:D/ it's all hyped up now.

Intermission (from studying)

I noticed how many of my "friends" on Facebook love ranting online, purging emotional baggage and throwing them to their cyber bin, most of which are school-related. It's pretty much obvious for my college (and sometimes high school) friends to rant about the difficulty of studying, especially that most of them come from the better schools.

It seems to me now that Facebook is more than a social networking site for most of us. Our personal use of it has turned it into a luggage of frustrations, a cockfight-catfight arena, et cetera, et cetera... et cetera. :|

Kesyo napakaraming gagawin, napakahirap ng subjects na tinetake, papers, quizzes, midterms, exams... These are understatements, let alone the @$&#*($#( and the notorious usage of !!!!!!!! and evolution of emoticons for frustrations.

Do people satisfy themselves by clamoring about all these online?
Some might say, magtrabaho ka nalang kesa mag-inarte/magdabog/ngumawa ka diyan, but many people work better after they blab. It's their way of catharsis, something similar to what I ironically am doing right now.

Do they intend to inform people of how much stuff they have to do to brag?

Or is it their way of looking for sympathy from other people who might be in the same situation as theirs?

I know some people who go to class, rave about how they did nothing but watch TV at home and Facebook (as a verb), but have these piles of index cards with notes on them. Is it their way of exaggerating agony to justify their failure, or better yet, underscore their success?

Sometimes, the optimistic outlook in dealing with these problems and putting it in writing can be other people's inspiration.

I've been through this stage. I am FULLY guilty of such blabbering. But I'm gradually graduating from it. Not that it's bad, but habitual ranting can piss other people off.

It's not that I start to realize how intelligent or blessed with sagacity I am (although... hehe, a bit) because definitely, I'm not the brightest of the bright. Maybe it's more of realizing how blessed I am with the good attitude in dealing with troubles. What you think is colossal can be a mere insignificant task.

TINK PASITIB!! :> Ranting is good. Letting it out is helpful. But to be clouded with so many negativities can be suffocating.

Literary Hiatus

I've been craving for some literary consumption for the past few days, but my schedule won't allow me. I seem to be having some sort of practical atheism, but inclined to the literary aspect. Suspending all the movies and books on my list because "more important" readings have to be accomplished for school purposes...

What if I shift to BA Literature? I get to do what I want and what I need at the same time.

But I "was" more of a walking Abacus than an Encyclopedia. That I finally found chemistry with literature is a mixture of accomplishment and frustration; it was only during college that I had enthusiasm for literary writings-- a late bloomer perhaps? It's the feeling of "you can't teach old dogs AMAZING new tricks" because I'm not too old, but I'm also not as young as when others had that hook on lit.

I'm torn between being a wealthy businessman and being a scholar. It's a clash between what I think I am good at, and what I think will feed my inner appetite.

What to do what to do what to do? Definitely, shifting is out of the question. I love my course, and I have to admit to myself that manipulating numbers is still my forte (or maybe I'm just having that "big fish in a small pond" kind of thing) over manipulating words.

I guess I'd have to be filthy richer sooner or later, and be successful with whatever I am good at.
Rationalization: I'll use my mathematical talent to give me the opportunity to feed my literary urge! :>

I'm still bano at lit. I guess I'd have to settle to just being a lit aficionado and stop daydreaming of becoming a literary scholar.

Paris and Nicole's Creation Story

Disclaimer: I do not mean to insult anyone or miscommunicate the Bible's preachings. This is purely fictional, and merely a sudden spurt of imagination.


This morning, we were asked to discuss among groups the literal sense and interpretation of the first four chapters of Genesis: The creation story up until Cain and Abel's story. I was lucky enough to have group mates who have active imaginations, and most importantly, who could tolerate mine (haha). After a long and fun discussion of the literal (let me reiterate that) meaning of the two existing creation stories, we had "FUN" talking about the creation and the fall of man.

Our thoughts led to man's naivety, the possible absolute senselessness of good and evil from the beginning or merely having some sense of it but insufficient if we look back at them as if they were unrefined. Then the thought of "were they like blondes?" prompted my contemplation on the Creation Story, Paris and Nicole version (also with the help of my group mates. Thank you Lamberto Lauengco, Aldrin Perez, Justine Sanchez and Chuck Tibayan).

(And again, I don't mean this to be offensive.)


What if Paris and Nicole were the first bff's made on earth?
Whoever was the first one, either way, God would've found it easy to take out a rib from their body.

What could possibly be their reaction when...
They saw each other after creation?
-"Wow, so you're like, a copycat of me? you're the first one i saw today. That's hot"


They talked to the serpent?
-"So you, like, talk like this to everyone else? That's hot"
-"Can you be my pet? like, i'm gonna name you Tinkerbell. Ooooh that's hot"

They saw the fruit of knowledge of  good and bad?
-"Isn't that like, the apple that we ate a while ago? That's hot"


They realized they were naked?
-"Were you naked the whole time we were together? That's hot"


God made leather garments, with which he clothed them?
-"That's hot"


But what could've happened if they ate the fruit of knowledge of good and bad? I think we wouldn't have had to suffer the consequences.

Paris: "But Gooood, we didn't 'eat' eat it. We like, threw it up after we ate it. What's that term again, Nicole? Bulimic? So yeah."
Nicole: "I think I'm gonna throw up already, Paris"
Paris: (we all know what she's gonna say)

How could they possibly procreate?
Let's not go there, shall we?


Soooo... Bulimia could've had its perks, right? :)) I'm sorry, I know it may be offensive or not even funny AT ALL for others. But as they say, when thoughts come about, put it in writing before they flee your minds.

And for everyone who has not yet read the bible or thinks that they know every detail on the bible, try rereading it, now that I know most of us can read it above its literal level. It's Hot. ;)

So many things to do, so little time

Naisin ko mang makatapos ng isang buong blog ngayon tungkol sana sa mga fireworks na aking nakuhanan sa nakalipas na bagong taon, hindi ko ito magawa. Babad ako sa mga takda hindi lamang para sa aking sarili kundi pati na rin iyong nahinging pabor sa akin ng kaibigan at kapamilya. Nais ko man sanang magpasabog bago magsimula ang klase bukas ay hindi ako pinahihintulutan ng oras. Kaya't sa susunod ko na lamang kukumpletuhin ang plano. pati na rin ang matagal ko na dapat naisulat na blog tungkol sa mga bulaklak na kinaibigan ko sa Baguio. :)

oh well. welcome come back to school tomorrow for me. at sa marami pang iba diyan na may pasok na bukas. :D

Hikahos sa Tulog at Antok

Lumang tugtugin na sa isang estudyante ang pagdaing dahil sa kakulangan sa tulog. Kaya't bawat kudlit ng orasan na maaaring ilaan sa pagtulog ay iniingat-ingatan. Tila mga multong gutom sa tulog. Ngunit sa nakalipas na dalawang gabi (at idagdag pa ang gabi ngayon), napagtaniman yata ako ng galit ng diyos ng mga antok. Hindi ko alam kung Insomnia ito, o talagang may mali lamang sa sistema ko.

Sabado nang gabi, buwena mano ng taon, sinubok kong ibalik sa normal na ayos ang aking pagtulog. 10:30pm pa lamang nang humilata na ako sa SOFA (minabuti kong sa sofa matulog nang hindi makapaglikot gaano). Sinuwerte naman at dinapuan agad ako ng antok. Ngunit lumipad na naman ito papalayo nang sumapit ang ala-una nang madaling araw. Pinagpasensyahan ko hanggang alas quatro.

Linggo nang gabi, minabuti kong paunti-unting isaayos ang pagtulog ko. 12am na nang napagdesisyunan kong mahiga sa kama. 12... 1... 2... 2:30am na ako nahimlay sa pagtulog. DALAWANG ORAS akong paikot-ikot sa kama. Napagtripan na ang aso ko sa pagkamot ng tiyan niya habang nakahiga sa sarili niyang unan sa aking tabi (mabuti nang may makinabang sa hindi ko pagtulog).

Lunes nang gabi. 1am nahiga sa kama dahil naisipang hindi pa rin akma ang matulog na kasing-aga ng alas-dose. mag-aalas-tres na ngayon. Pinipilit magpaantok. Masakit na ang batok... -___-

Hindi ito normal. Kung alam niyo lang ang pagkahilig ko sa tulog at antok...

Nyuyir's Resolusyon

Bago pa man ako magsimula sa mga araling-bahay na ibinigay sa amin bago ang panandaliang bakasyon, nais kong sumulat tungkol sa isa sa aking mga naisipang pagbabago ngayong bagong taon, o iyong tinatawag na New Year's Resolution. At upang magkaroon kayo ng ideya kung ano iyon, wari'y pakinggan ang susunod na kanta:



Kung nahulaan ninyo ang aking resolution, bravo! :)) Nais kong gamitin ang wikang Filipino/Tagalog nang madalas sa darating na taon. Naikuwento ko na ito sa isa sa aking mga kaibigan, na tila napapansin ko ang dalas ng aking pagsasalita sa wikang Ingles, dala na rin siguro ng aking mga kaklase sa Ateneo na hindi gaanong bihasa sa pagsasalita sa wikang Tagalog [hi mon and myles :)].
Ito ay hindi dahil pakiramdam ko'y dalubhasa na ako sa paggamit ng wikang Ingles (dahil malayo pa ako roon) kundi dahil tila nahihirapan na ako sa paggamit ng wikang Tagalog sa pormal na pagsulat. Madali lamang gamitin ang katutubong wika sa kumbesasyonal na pananalita, ngunit sa tuwing kinakailangang gumawa ng sanaysay sa Fil14, nawawala na ata ang karunungan ko rito (at aaminin kong kaakibat ko sa pagsulat ng blog na ito ang Google Translate). At hindi ko naman hahayaang tuwing Fil14 lamang ako magtatagalog dahil huling klase na namin ng Filipino ito.
Kaya't susubukan ko ngayong taon (at hindi ko ipinangangako) na higit na dalasan ang pagsulat sa katutubong wika. Napamahal na rin ako sa paggamit nito buhat ng aking magagaling na guro sa Filipino kahit noong nasa mataas na paaralan pa lamang ako. Sina Gng. Becky, G. Martin, G. Allan, at G. JM, malaki ang pasasalamat ko sa inyo.
Sa mga minamahal kong guro (patawarin ninyo sana ako sa paggamit ng inyong mga litrato) sa kolehiyo na sina:

Dr. Alvin Yapan [na talagang ginulo ang takbo ng isip namin sa kaniyang nakababaliw na mga aralin, ang mga plug-and-socket ideas chuchu sa postmodernismo, ang lahat ng mga teoryang lumusaw sa aming mga paniniwala; ginusto kong maging guro dahil sa kaniya, at dahil iniidolo ko siya dahil sa kaniyang mga obrang pelikula],

G. Jethro Tenorio [na hindi ko malilimutan dahil sa pagtutuwid ng aming mga baluktot na Balarila sa pamantasang antas (babawasan ng puntos ang gagamit ng salitang ay, lang, mas, para imbis na upang, at kung anu-ano pa!); hinding hindi ko kalilimutan ang kandutdot at laykotitap years natin, at para sa paborito kong guro, si Jethro... :))] at

G. Ariel Diccion at ang kaniyang batak na katawan [na kahit wala pa sa kalahati ng semestre ang lumipas, pinasakit ang aming mga tiyan sa pagtawa at hindi hinayaang mainip kami sa klase (magkaibigang tunay nga sila ni G. Tenorio); sana'y may mapatunayan din ang klase namin sa inyo ngayon semestre :)],
Ipinamukha ninyo sa akin, sa amin na napakarami pa ng dapat matutunan tungkol sa ating bansa at sa ating wika. Masasabi ko sa aking sarili na isa ako sa mga pinalad pagdating sa mga nakuhang guro sa Fil (at pre-enlisted pa ang klaseng ito; sino pa ang "higit na" susuwertehin pa kaysa sa amin? hahaha). Hindi ko sasayangin ang lahat ng itinuro ninyo sa amin. :)

Kurt Adrian Santiago

New Year's resolution: wala. i'm perfect the way i am. B-) =))))) joke lang.

Friday at 2:00pm ·  ·  · Comment

Joke lamang po talaga 'yan. :)) Sana, matupad ko ang nais kong pagbabago. At sa aking mga kaklase sa kolehiyo, huwag sana kayong B.I. :) :))