Hallo-Win!

Halloween is supposed to be scary–but that’s not quite what we’ve experienced just recently.

Paula and Gabby dressed up for the event. Since it was sem break, I had the time to plan and create their costumes. Unfortunately for me, the kids were not so prepared. Yes, they were excited (I supposed Gabby was, despite of her inability to express such yet) but Paula got scared of the setup (the design, music and all) while Gabby was more inclined to sleep than to have fun at the hour. But it all came to a conclusion and it ended well.

Here are some photos from the event (c/o Kae)……

Gabrielle joins the animal print bandwagon with her snow leopard outfit.

Sleepy head.

After-party. The real fun begins with play, play, and play.

Paula wasn’t the big sister most people would expect her to be. She cried that day–got too scared of everybody else’s spooky look (and maybe of her own, too). In case you’re wondering how Paula pulled off her own stunt despite her Halloween drama and futile attempts to take off, here’s one memory of her biggest nightmare…

Gloomy day. Paula apparently and insistently wanted to look cute, which explains the frustration, disappointment, and horror in her face.

Admittedly, Halloween is not all fun. We are often reminded that life’s uncertain (not really relevant to this post). It could be shaky, too. And the thought of it is just plain horror. But that gives us more reason to try to find fun and happiness–and make life’s daily horror more acceptable and bearable.

Collage! (and fake hair)

Just testing some great apps! Lol! (while Paula practices reading by karaoke-singing on YouTube at this godly hour!)

Count Your Sins

Since there is such a thing as “count your blessings”, I am making a version contrary to it. So here is my count of sins.

Well, this is not really about all sins. I don’t intend to make a controversial private person out of me. I don’t want to be an object of ridicule and criticism, if ever that’s possible for an average person like me. I just want to list down the movies that I am able to squeeze in my hectic schedule. And the list will include old and new movies.

Starting August, here’s what I remember so far, in horizontal enumeration and in no particular order:

1) Step Up 3D; 2) You to me are Everything; 3) The Ghost Writer; 4) The Last Song; 5) The Expendibles; 6) Jack and the Beanstalk; 7) The Runaways; 8.) Inception; 9) The Last Airbender; 10) Tekken

So the list will go on. I will update this list to remind me how I find time to sin in these busy hours.

SEPTEMBER: 1) Letters to Juliet; 2) Everybody’s Fine; 3) Lie to Me S2Ep21; 4) Grown Ups; 5) Despicable Me 3D; 6) Chloe; 7) 12 Angry Men (1957 Classic); 8.) Veronika Decides to Die; 9) The Wolfman; 10) Shelter; 11) Match Point; 12) Resident Evil 3D

The V Proposition

Today we will talk about the Versuses. Don’t be misled, it’s nothing like the Marcoses or the Santoses who we know to be of political and showbiz character, respectively. I highly doubt that there are people in this country whose last names are often of Spanish or Chinese roots would have Versus as a last name. If that’s ever possible, it is highly improbable.

It is an undisputed fact that you cannot pursue lawyering without having to deal with the word ‘versus’, or simply ‘v’ for brevity. Case law, as a primary source of law in addition to statutory law, is generally characterized by the ‘v’ word — that, having a petitioner on one side, and the respondent on the other. It may be brought typically by a civil entity against another civil person, or the State against an individual. Whichever case may be, ‘v’ is indispensable.

In law school, we’ve had our encounters with ‘v’ too. Not that we are against one another.

Last week, during our library tour for our Legal Research course, our block was divided into two groups. During our last stop, my group were up to getting introduced to the OPAC or our local online system as a finding tool for references and legal materials. While the administrator was demonstrating how to use an online database, she asked for a title of a case which we may want to try searching. A bibo blockmate immediately suggested Lawrence v Texas as it was one of the most remarkable cases we were required to read for our Intro to Law course. So the woman started typing Lawrence in the title tab but the search provided no match. Suddenly recognizing that we were using a local product, I told my blockmates that we can never find the case in Philippine Jurisprudence and that we should use Westlaw instead. And so it was resolved.

Before leaving the room, one person was making fun of another blockmate by suggesting that we search for a case under the latter’s name. Another person remarked in response, “How about we try searching Aliens v Predators?” Then everyone started laughing. Then I said, “Freddie v Jason”, and another rebutted, “Plants v Zombies.”

Perhaps you have a ‘v’ idea, too. Mind sharing?

What’s Funny is Supposed to be Entertaining

As the title implies, I have created this new category so I can document some of the funniest, if not the happiest, moments I spend with my friends and family. I intentionally picked the label “entertainment” so it can have a broader meaning, thus, a broader scope, since not everything that entertains can be funny. Entertainment can make you teary-eyed too, although I have accepted the fact that I can’t make a good drama. I can’t even make a little white lie work. So admit that I’m a failure at entertainment, but let’s keep it that way anyway for simplicity.

But don’t make expectations, please. You might be discouraged. Keep in mind that we have different thresholds in terms of joy and pleasure. Just think that this is not really for you to laugh at. This is for me and my little diary. And don’t judge how shallow I am. That’s not too comforting.

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Earlier at Father B’s b-day celebration, we played charades. It was girls against the boys, and the answers were related to legal terms and concepts.

It was a close fight between the male and the female species. When the answer was confirmed during the girls’ turn, one dear classmate exclaimed:

Girl: “My answer was so close! Sagot ko ‘sex’!”

Because the real answer was ‘marriage’, how close can we ever get?

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Because law school can never be without recitations, most of the funniest remarks are delivered during a professor’s ‘cross-examination’ of a student.

Prof: Where does the Congress conduct its hearing?

Boy (Confidently): in QC

Prof: ???

Boy (Quickly withdrawing his previous answer): Oh! Not anymore!

Prof: So where?

Boy (Realizing it’s not in QC because of Prof’s violent reaction to his first answer): Somewhere else!

Prof (Decided a hint would help): Where is Batasang Pambansa?

Boy: In Batasan!

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One professor remarked with all conviction, ” Ang tanging yaman ng mga Pinoy…”

Any guess, guys?

“Cellphone.”

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Because everybody was rushing to leave school after a fun party, no one realized until someone finally noticed that we forgot to press the button of the elevator…

Girl: Sundutin ninyo!

So that’s what you do to make the elevator move.

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Girls sharing stories about their irregular menstruation…

Girl 1: Kasi di ko alam kailan, kaya lagi akong may dala (sandwich). Irregular kasi ako.

Girl 2: Uy, parehas tayo! Ako, first time ko nung third yeard high, then one year bago nasundan.

Girl 1: Ako grade 4 pero once lang, then second year na siya bumalik. After non tuloy-tuloy na.

Girl 3: Ah… Tuloy-tuloy nang irregular.

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A piece of advice. How to distinguish a criminal from a civil case…

Scenario 1: A attacked B with a bolo with intent to kill.

Scenario 2: C raised his bolo as he was moving towards his victim, D.

Scenario 3: In E’s attempt to protect F from getting hit by G who was carrying a bolo, the former was inflicted with a mortal wound.

So the key is “bolo“. As I quote a blockmate, “So many deaths by bolo.”