Good news. Bad news.

Bad news: I lost the 7,000-peso Florsheim shoes Papa gave me when I went to Manila for college. Not only that, but I lost the 3,000-peso eyeglasses he bought me last year, the 2,000-peso monitor he bought for my computer the year before that, and the 500-peso CD-ROM that came along with it. The prices are indicated for the sole purpose of showing how much of a college fuck-up I've been.

Good news: When I showed Papa the list of all the evils I've done, he didn't erupt like Pinatubo. Mama didn't, either. He wasn't all that pleased, sure, but I'll take what I have. That was close, though. I LOVE MY PARENTS! :) (We even ate at Pier One later last night. Wonderfulness.)

Good news: Mama and Papa are here! Wee! (Obvious ba?)

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Bad news: Jeland is sick. Get well, Jel. I'm sending all my good vibes to you now. Thank you for the nice entry. :)

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Good news: Everyone in our block is graduating! Yehey! I am so proud of my block. I've heard news that this year has the most number of Math Majors graduating. And we're complete, at that! Congratulations, blockmates!

Good news: We skipped the expensive Blue Roast and decided to create our own mini-Blue Roast. Everyone brought a little bit of food. When everyone was complete and accounted for, there were these items amidst the lit candles: 4 boxes of Cielo's donuts, a bilao of pansit palabok, bato-bato (chicken rolled in flour and deep-fried to oily perfection), a cake, pork barbeque, and dozens of little hotdogs on sticks. Joey and I decided to give a card as our contribution. Not any blank, congratulatory graduation card, mind you, but a card signed by the different teachers we've had throughout our 4 years in college. It was quite a feat, but it was fulfilling and rewarding all the same.

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Good news: I just had my BPI interview awhile ago. It was better than expected. Not only does BPI have tie-ins with AyalaLife Insurance, it has an Officer Training Program (OTP), as well! Mary V., the girl who interviewed me, told me that the OTP will last for 6 to 7 months, after which the trainee is bound to the company for 3 years. After two years in Operations, though, the officer (!) will have the option to choose his appointments. Of course, I'll settle for the Actuarial Department of AyalaLife.

Good news: I also had my PhilamLife panel interview a few days ago. I don't know what to feel, really, but my friends have been telling me that they cannot NOT accept me. I want to believe them, but it's best not to expect. I'll be hearing from them in two weeks. There are three possibilities awaiting me during that time: 1) I did not pass and would have to find work elsewhere; 2) I passed and will be trained under the Management Trainee Program; 3) I passed and will be trained under PhilamLife's actuarial department. I'm all for number 3, but number 2 is more likely. Number 1... I try not to think about it.

Bad news: During the PhilamLife interview, I was asked by one of the senior officers this question: 12 x 14? In my haste and in my nervousness, I replied with (apparent) conviction: "It's 178, sir." Of course, he corrected me, saying: "That's wrong." I realized my mistake and revised my answer to 168. I had no technique in doing multiplication, something which he found out in the course of that part of the interview, and I fear that that might cause my downfall. Hee. Funny, but bad news all the same.

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Bad news: I'm leaving Ateneo.

Good news: I'm graduating.

Good news: I may have work in two weeks.

Good news: Ummm... everything else!

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Wonderfulness. Wondefulness. Wonderfulness.