From Stalker to Genius

I guess some of you have already read the article about Pablo Banila by Bianca Consunji in the Philippine Daily Inquirer (find it here).

Pablo Banila, or Pablo Bantolo in real life, explained his side via an email interview. According to the article, it's his bots that do all the "stalking". Apparently Pablo Banila is just a computer programmer who uses a software that can view thousands of webpages a day. And he only did it to exercise his right to view other people's public profile. And since he only views  profiles without threatening anybody, technically, his activities cannot be considered as stalking.

Perhaps the one thing that freaked people out, myself included, was his "scarecrow headshot". However for Pablo this is discrimination. He said that he viewed profiles using "stereotypical images of innocence (young, attractive and female) at the same duration" but no one reacted.

So now that all's clear, people are suddenly referring to Pablo Banila as the Genius. He is no longer the creepy stalker that he was. As for me, I'm just happy we now know this guy's real identity.

Five ways to keep your guy from cheating.

I'm currently listening to DJ Mo and Grace Lee's show, Good Times With Mo, Mojo and Grace Lee (for some reason Mojo is not around today).

According to a book by Oprah that Mo has read, 60% of men cheat on their wives. But there are 5 ways to keep women's husbands from cheating, and they're still discussing about it now. Grace Lee disagrees with every point except one, and so do I, because they're so degrading to women.

Here are 5 ways to keep your husband from cheating, according to Oprah:

1. Always forgive him.
      As in always? Like if a man did something really stupid and horrible, his wife should still say "It's okay honey. I forgive you." Ugh. Whatever.

2. Give sex on demand.
      This is the most controversial one on the list. What are we? Sex slaves or something?

      CALLER: The problem with women is they think that men think about sex every second,
                     which is not true.
      MO: I disagree.

      LOL.

3. Lavish him with praise for doing his job.
      "Honey, thank you for working 8 hours a day."
      "Honey, I love it when you're working for the family."
      "Honey, just keep going to work, because that's what you do best."
      "Honey, I think I'm running out of words to praise you for doing your job. Now just demand sex and i'll give it to you. 'nuff said."

C'mon guys. Wouldn't you get tired of hearing praise from your wives every day? And girls, you'd be praising your guy every day until you sound like a broken record or just run out of praise altogether. 

4. Rarely let him out with his friends.
        I PARTLY agree with this one. No friends = no drinking in bars = no girls. But there's still technology. I have a relative whose husband rarely goes out with his friends, but still cheated on her. He had a "textmate" (perhaps the number was forwarded by one of his friends) and then without his wife knowing, he would meet her and I don't know what happens next. I think the more you hold on to your guy, the more they struggle to get away. And if he's a congenital cheater, he'd always find ways to cheat on you. School age much *inside joke*.

        If I had a boyfriend (LOL), I wouldn't nag him for going out or for trying to go out with his friends. I wouldn't even get mad at him for drinking. I wouldn't get jealous if a girl smiled at him or even came up to him and asked for his number. I'm not a jealous person, anyway. LOL we're getting off topic.

5. *Something like, love his hobbies*
        It depends on his hobbies. If he likes watching porn everyday, that's another story. haha.

Trendelenberg

The weirdest thing that happened to me today was getting invited by bacolodbeauties.multiply.com.

When I opened multiply, I saw that i had an invitation. It was from Bacolod Beauties. Parang instinct, I immediately approved the invitation. Then I visited the site and looked at all Bacolod Beauties' contacts. My gosh. All the girls there were pretty. Some of them are even from BAM. LOL. Daw nahuya na lang ko sa kaugalingon ko for accepting the invite. LOL I felt so OP among the girls there, so I had to remove Bacolod Beauties from my contacts right away. Ahay... Kanugon. Hahahaha! Kis-a man lang ta tani gaka imbitar maupod sa mga gwapa ba. hahaha. Oh well.. kahuluya. hehehe.

About the title: Wala lang. Sadya lang siya pamatian. trendelenberg. daw tingdingdingding LOL.

Unnecessary knowledge

Some random facts generated from this site.

1. It’s estimated that at any one time around 0.7% of the world’s population is drunk.

2. If decapitated, a chicken will die from blood loss before heart failure.

3. You have 100 000 hairs on your head

4. The dot over the letter “i” is called a tittle.

5. The brain continues sending electrical wave signals for 37 hours after death

6. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades = David ; Clubs = Alexander the Great ; Hearts = Charlemagne ; Diamonds = Caesar

7. 27% of female lottery winners hid their winning ticket in their bras.

8. the average person laughs 13 times a day

9. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.

10. Turtles can breathe through their butts

Wala lang. I'm just bored and I can't sleep no matter how sleepy I am. We have no NCP's or Drug Studies to make either, because our CI for the MM ward was absent last night. The members in our group were distributed to different groups and were assigned to different areas. Three of us--KP, Arianne and I--went on duty with section D in the Pedia Ward. Fortunately, our substitute CI said we don't have to make NCPs and drug study, because Ms. Cuba might be around tonight already. I hope so.

The bad thing about the nocturnal shift is your body clock gets confused. Even how sleepy you are, you'd find it hard to sleep during the day. First, it's too bright. Second, there are so many distractions and noise around. Third, your body is just not used to sleeping at daytime.

Oh well, two more nights of the noc. Hopefully, I'd be able to survive it. hehe.

Crossover

I felt the biggest change in my life the (mid)night I "crossed over". I felt like everything was changing. I was changing. It doesn't make sense, though. I didn't feel any difference the day I turned 18 or 19. Or maybe I did, but I hardly noticed. What difference does it have turning a day older than 19? 

The whole time I was 18, I felt like I was 17. When I was 19, I felt like 18. Now that I'm 20, I feel like I'm really 20 years old. Oh gawd. I am not getting any younger at all! Haha!

Twenty. Two-Zero. Wow. Really, I am overwhelmed. OA much. LOL. No, I mean, I can't believe my age actually starts with 2 already. I think and people expect that Ishould be more responsible, more aware and less dependent, but I still feel that I am not ready to face adulthood and the challenges that come with the package. I am not even sure if I am "equipped" to face this new stage in my life. Oh my gosh. Heehee.

Anyway, what is meant to happen this year will happen. I will enjoy being 20 years old as much as I can. So what if my (college) friends are 19? They'll all turn 20 next year anyway. LOL.

And check out the gifts I got for my birthday! I love them!

Brida by Paulo Coelho.Thanks little brother! You're the best! Di pa surprise surprise ka pa! LOL

A pair of uber cute pink, white and silver Royal Elastics flats.
Thanks mother! I've been saving up for these but she got them for me first. :D

+++++++
PS: Too bad, it had to happen on my birthday. Miss Ruth Rosit, our grade 7 (she was our adviser, too) and grade 8 English teacher passed away. We used to talk about her behind her back, but she was a good teacher really. And like my friend, PM, I feel sorry I said all those bad things about her. I knew she was hospitalized last time, but I never got the chance to visit her. :( Thank you Miss Rosit. May you rest in peace!

Things I have come to appreciate more since I became a level 3 nursing student.

CHAIR.
We spend about 6 hours standing up in the ward. Even if we have nothing to do, we are never allowed to sit down. The sight of chairs always brings us a sense of excitement.

TIME.

To be safe, I set my time to 10 minutes more advance than HSC time. Nobody can afford to be late especially during duty week, which sucks because I have to wake up really early like 3:30 just so I won't be late for the morning shift. On the brighter side, I think I have become more disciplined and time-conscious.

SLEEP.Need I say more?


DULCOLAX.
Nursery = stool exam. stool exam = Dulcolax.

I.HATE.STOOL.EXAMS. DAMN IT!

Welcome to the Converse (and Lomo) Century

Don't you just love Converse and Lomo? 

Best friends just won't leave your side. 
Mariel Antonette Juarez. Katrina Paula Gulmatico.
Photo by Arlene Sue Cuaycong
Edited by Mariel Antonette Juarez
Let's play.Mariel Antonette Juarez
Photo and edit by Mariel Antonette Juarez

A journey is best measured in friends rather than miles.John Terence Ematong. Mariel Antonette Juarez. Katrina Paula Gulmatico.
Photo by Arlene Sue Cuaycong.
Photo Edit by Mariel Antonette Juarez.

Today is a free day for me and my classmates. I actually have some business in LTO, but I don't like to go there alone so I decided to postpone it. So, instead of going there, I edited some pictures (Suyaan naman na ni Anito Bes! hmp!). Okay, so I screwed up the second pic. LOL.

I love love lomo and I'm beginning to love Converse too. :D