Enervated
Last week was finals week, the hell week before semestral break. I was really sleep deprived, going to bed at about 4am or 5am, then waking up again at 8am. My head was aching and groggy all week. 
But I felt lucky that I only had two final exams and two projects for that week, unlike my friends who had 4 or 5 exams. The Math21 and Cs110 finals were not that difficult, I think I managed to get a good grade. I did study especially hard. Foregoing sleep, just to study everything down to the last detail. Regarding the projects, I have the same partner for both - the same partner I had since the beginning of college. *hehe* I think we work effectively together and it doesn’t hurt that he is such a genius when it comes to programming. 
The optional Ps21 project defense went well. He coded a revolving building that modeled the light effect. I just helped him with the documentation. The Cs110 final project was incredibly time consuming and frustrating to work on. But the algorithms we did worked like a charm and passed all the test cases our teacher had. I’m uber ecstatic because the algorithms I made on my own were fullproof. That really made my day. And we got 115/100. Yay! 
I’ve been catching up on my sleep since Thursday. *lol* I’m in a much better mood now. And I’m becoming really addicted to Maple Story. It’s one of those MMORPG but way cuter. The graphics are adorable, even the “monsters” look cuddly. 
It’s the first time I actually played one of these games. It’s helping me with hand-eye coordination. Hunbun really is way better than me at these stuff.
I’m switching from Globe Telecom to Sun Cellular next week. *sigh* I don’t like the unexpected change of cell number but I have no choice. My brother pays for my cellphone prepaid bills so what he says goes. 
He thinks the unlimited call and text from Sun to Sun will help up minimize costs. I think otherwise. You need to load Php250 to avail of the 24/7 promotion for 30 days. But you still need to load another regular prepaid card just to text non-Sun subscribers. And most of the friends are not Sun subscribers because they say Sun’s cellphone signal fluctuates. And what I find really unfair is that my mom and my brother now have two cellphones, one for Sun and another for Globe. Why do I have to change but not them. *sigh* Again, I don’t have the money to pay for my cellphone bills myself so I have no choice.
Anyway, hunbun, Dianne, and I went out yesterday. Its been a long time since I last went shopping. 
We ate at Dencio’s Greenhills. Very yummy food. Then, we headed to Theater Mall. I only bought two things, a pair of silver dangling earrings and a pair of white sandals. Hunbun and I were surprised that I finally bought a pair of shoes. *lol* I’m so picky when it comes to footwear.
I made a math poem about Calculus for a friend. Here’s what I came up with. Obviously, my muse wasn’t working for me. *lol*
A lot of times we cannot see
How math inspires us significantly
Real life problems in all actuality
Can be solved using the same strategy
Partial derivatives and multiple integration
It’s challenging to find a particular solution
But divide and conquer the given function
We would have overcome any obtrusion
The erudite individuals we have now become
Is the product of our new calculus wisdom
And this will no doubt satisfy the chasm
Previously within our life’s centrum
Pauleen commented on:
October 17, 2004 at 6:17 pm
You went to Greenshills yesterday? I went there with my parents too! Haha…La lng…Anyway, both of us are picky when it comes to buying shoes. Oh, btw, I like that pair that you just bought!
erised commented on:
October 17, 2004 at 7:15 pm
Yay sembreak!! ^^ I also went to greenhills yesterday.. I was in Virra Mall checking out monitors and other computer stuff there.. lol. XD;
Hey that game’s pretty interesting.. ilang mb yung installer nya? ^^; It is pretty much the same with ragnarok online lalo na yung slime na monster! It reminds me of ragnarok’s poporing!!
Mina commented on:
October 17, 2004 at 8:21 pm
First: Thanks oodles for your comment
The sandals are great, I really like them
Btw, I’m also totally picky about footwear, it took us about 6 hours to find sandals for me this summer ^^”
Congrats on the good grades, you deserve them
Glad to hear you’re finally able to catch up some sleep, I can imagine the last weeks were totally exhausting. Enjoy this Sunday, relaaax, I’m gonna have a look at Maple Story now =)
Trinnah commented on:
October 17, 2004 at 10:03 pm
I love those earrings! I guess we just have to succumb to the rules of our siblings and parents when it comes to cell phone bills because we’re not the ones paying for them. I can see where the unfairness comes in though. My mom is on both Sprint and T-Mobile right now. She has two phones that she gets to pick from, but one of them ends in a month because the phones here are prepaid. LOL. Great poem! Well, take care!
Bekki commented on:
October 18, 2004 at 3:41 am
Thanks for commenting in my blog! Nice shoes and earrings!
jessi commented on:
October 18, 2004 at 3:53 am
the earrings are pretty! im making all these typos as i typ[e here cos im wearing my gloves…. its freezing in my hopuse! I Ai also have a vest and a scarf on… haha yea school sux and ihate the workload and its gonna get so much tougher in university.. AHH
Emiliza commented on:
October 18, 2004 at 6:48 am
Ack, sleep deprivation! That’s horrible, catch up on your sleep Gretch!
Those are some really pretty sandals ohhh and I have earings that match those! :) Anyway, take careeeee 
hazel commented on:
October 18, 2004 at 5:36 pm
Your hardwork and super late-night sleeps will pay off soon.. don’t worry. :) Just think about your loooonggg sembreak.. soon you’ll not worry about it. Ahh.. daya ang haba ng sembreak ng colleges..
hmft.. joke.. anyway, wow i like the new pair of shoes.. very stylish.. :)
Nathaniel commented on:
October 18, 2004 at 9:50 pm
*koff koff nerd koff koff* hihi just joking Ni!
Be glad of the grades that you got because I’m so proud of you! 
I know my Bunch worked day and night to finish all her projects and finally, everything paid off! Well done!
It’s true my Bunch plays very little games, in fact, I remember her playing that balloon game of which I forgot the name hmm… Anyway, it’s fun seeing her being competitive at times especially that it’s not about grades!!!
Well, that’s why I came to this game to be the “knight in shining armor” of your character! 
Finally! At last! Bunch bought a new pair of shoes/sandals that she really liked! It’s a beautiful piece rightfully for my Bunch’s petite feet! It’s elegant just like my Boo! (Oh I’m not comparing you to a shoe!
) Well, the earrings do look good on you too that’s why I liked it! Don’t worry Hun, there’s still a lot of time to buy new stuff for you hehe! 
mama sangre commented on:
October 19, 2004 at 1:00 am
wow nice stuff you bought.
and i must say i’m glad you’re finally having some time off… you deserve it, what with all the exams… rest well, and get some sleep… then party, haha!
jain commented on:
October 19, 2004 at 7:02 am
Hello po! university and college yah pareho lang pero parang mas mataas yung university po… LOL! btw, gusto ko ulit makapunta ng greenhills, 3 yrs na meh di nakakapunta dun.. hehe!lol lalang.. tc!
dian commented on:
October 19, 2004 at 10:40 am
hey nice new shoes ;) i think i’m switching to sun cellular, too. Pinipilit ako ng mga friends ko about it. haha! Aww.. you and your hunbun ..ang cute! hehe..lagi kayo magkasama.. oh well.. =) cute couple.
Shari commented on:
October 19, 2004 at 6:18 pm
Oh yeah right..Lessen the cost? Ngek!! Do you know how hard it is to find signal pag Sun Cell gamit mo?! Waaaaaaah!! Maiiyak ka lang sa sobrang inis!!! Minsan, the day after your friend sent the msg mo pa matatanggap ung msg. Sus!!!
Jen commented on:
October 20, 2004 at 5:16 pm
The shoes look absolutely cool. I love them - they have a nice shape and the color is lovely. Lol! Never heard of someone writing a poem for Calculus but go you for the attempt and a good one at that. I hope the switching of cellphone plans or whatever it is goes smoothly and doesn’t cause too many problems and stuff.
Angie commented on:
October 21, 2004 at 1:27 am
I’m glad hell week is over and that you’re on break and feeling much better. Congrats on doing well on the projects. Sucks about the cell phone. I hope your mom and bro give you a break and let you keep globe too. Ooo I like those sandals! The earrings are nice too. I rarely wear earrings like that though. I like hoops and I’m not much of a silver fan.
Nicki commented on:
October 21, 2004 at 1:54 am
Yay - no more tests! I have a week of tests soon though :-\. Although I have no idea what an algorithm is, congratulations on your great project score!!! I bet you deserved it. I love those shoes in the picture, they look really nice. The earrings are lovely too. Hehe, I like your Maths poem. In Music the other day we had to re-write the words to a famous song to a dedication to our teacher!!!!!!!! Have a good week
shellie commented on:
October 21, 2004 at 2:12 am
i love the shoes! Wahh! i think macy’s is so expensive. anyway, i love the sandals…so cute. i need to go shopping too.
on a side note, did you have a hard time getting the style switcher to work? i haven’t look at it but am going to so i’m just wondering. :)
Aaron commented on:
October 21, 2004 at 8:21 pm
Ei hows it going? hiatus over, pls visit my site…
Aurus commented on:
October 21, 2004 at 9:36 pm
yay for making it through hell week. you should get as much rest and relaxation as possible. you deserve it. ;)
hmm a lot of people seem to be switching to sun (or at least considering it). it sucks that your bro has forced you to switch.
that’s a cute math poem there…
Jays commented on:
October 22, 2004 at 7:46 am
mishoooo na!!
hey nice sandals!! hang kyut!! dito winter na kaya bye muna sa sandals!! hehe
sweet nyo talaga!! nakakaalis ng stress ang shopping noh?! lalo na pagkasama mo hunbun mo! ^^
gean commented on:
October 22, 2004 at 2:19 pm
ako rin i switched to sun cellular from globe panu kasi libre tawag at text.. un nga lang, mahirap talaga sa signal.. hehe pero auz lang, malupit naman makaburaot eh.. haha btw, salamat po sa pagdropby sa site ko.. sana balik ka ulit.. :) tc
xtel commented on:
October 22, 2004 at 2:40 pm
hi gretch!!! nice shoes!
Anna commented on:
October 23, 2004 at 4:38 am
Awww, I love those sandals!! They are sooo cute ;)
okay, sorry about not being here for a long time, I w as really busy with school and stuff :)
Hehe, cute poem :)
Kiel commented on:
October 23, 2004 at 9:57 am
Sorry about how school making you sleep deprived, but it’s good that sem break is already next week right ;) Let’s just all look forward to that
Lol. I also bought a Sun Cellular prepaid card, because it’s unlimited text and calls just for 250! Real bargain, right? :) Lol. But I’m still keeping my Globe. Lol. Good to know you got good grades too :) Lol. Hope you have a good weekend! :) Take care!
kxia commented on:
October 23, 2004 at 3:01 pm
Shoes. Well, that one looks good anyway. The earrings are cute. But, well, I don’t see myself wearing a pair like that in the future. ;p