ateneo survey

got this from chi's other blog. seems like something out of a teen magazine. you know, those with introductions like, "how much of an atenean are you? take this quiz to find out!" as if that could be measured by a survey. hehe... :)

this is a nice way to reminisce anyway. here goes...


(x) ate at Manang's - of course. the first few times were when i was still a high school junior, and a participant of the ateneo junior summer seminar (AJSS).
(x) learned the alma mater - i don't know how, but i did.
(x) got on the dean's list - yup! except on my first sem. was short of 0.1. talk about frustrating!
( ) slept on a bench
( ) been a TNT!
( ) jogged around the campus in the evening
(x) visited the art gallery - once or twice. even got brochures.
(x) knew at least one xerox lady, manong, or technician by name - ate alma of colayco, ate jenny of RSF
(x) got a Jesuit for a teacher - fr. adolfo dacanay, SJ (th131)
(x) itched from higad bites - yes, once during third year. half my face turned horribly red and patchy. i took a certain medicine that made me sleep for three straight hours in the library.
(x) have gotten an F in something - yes. in one of my botany long tests, in a couple of th131 quizzes, and in my first long test with calasanz
(x) have taken a crap in school - yup! haha!
(x) watched a La Salle vs. Ateneo UAAP game - does watching on the idiot box count?
(x) gave a powerpoint presentation - who didn't???
(x) studied in the Caf Upstairs - yup, and ended up smelling like sisig whenever i wasn't lucky enough to get a seat near a window.
(x) watched a TA play - La Vida Es Sueño. it was required for fil11.
( ) sat on the SEC ledge and watched the stars
(x) eat in Full House, Martha's Kitchen, and Ken Afford - only in Ken Afford, though.
(x) slept in the lib - of course! the ambiance was too conducive for mind and body relaxation. hehe...
( ) visited Mr. San Andres
(x) went to the chapel - to pray, hear mass and sing in a choir
(x) have gotten a pebble stuck in your shoe/slippers in the middle of the quad - even pieces of gravel
( ) cut class with your block to watch a movie - our block wasn't close enough for this
(x) signed up for those institutional (i.e. difficult but brilliant) teachers: Ferriols, Dacanay, David, Manacsa, Ang, Escaler, Arcilla, Totanes, and many others - made it a point whenever they were among the options. was able to get dacanay and calasanz, both of whom gave me F's in some of the requirements.
( ) went to CERSA night
( ) have tried siomai rice
( ) learned how to smoke - i don't like the smell of smoke.
(x) fell in love - still in love.
(x) actually read the book you keep borrowing from the lib - there were only 2 or 3 books that i kept borrowing, for legitimate academic purposes.
(x) played cards during your free time - learned bluff, bridge and pusoy dos during first year.
(x) dressed in business attire - during orals (when the teacher said so) and defenses.
( ) learned to stay awake for more than 24 hours straight - no! not without the aid of extra joss.
( ) have gotten side comments from ASSOC - thank heavens, no.
( ) took (and enjoyed) Saturday classes
(x) went to your immersion - went to an aeta community in maporak, zambales.
(x) ate Food for Thought sandwiches - just once. and i never understood why two slices of bread, a lettuce leaf, a morsel of meat and a tomato slice costs 40 bucks.
(x) got a boyfriend/girlfriend - from the other school, yes. :)
(x) took time to read the vandalism in the CR doors - one went, "tell (cellphone number appears here) that he has succeeded in breaking the strongest girl there is." or something very similar to that.
( ) watched "Minsan Lang Sila Bata" and "Macho Dancer" for class
(x) did a last-minute paper - most of my papers were last-minute. our thesis was last-minute. hence, passing papers on time involved a lot of running on my and my groupmates' part. hehe...
(x) have spent a lot for 1x1 ID pictures (for index cards and teachers' seat plans) - and resumes.
(x) got exempted from final exams - physics, hi166 and eco102
(x) attended a college mass - i almost always did. hearing mass in the quad held a certain charm for me.
( ) promised to quit smoking
( ) played hide-and-seek in the mini-forest
(x) knew where the best restrooms are on campus
(x) joined an org - Gabay and Ateneo Peer Counselors Group
(x) allowed yourself to make mistakes - but never quite got over some of them
(x) took summer classes - only practicum class
( ) admired the sacred heart statue in the evening - never really thought about admiring it. was more focused on trying to see how it could turn into a statue of the Virgin Mary, as many attest that it can, due to a play of light and shadows.
(x) made a video for a project
( ) had a crush on a teacher - no. was too loyal. :)
( ) attended a Jesuit retreat
( ) have gotten a parking ticket - i had nothing to park.
(x) came to school in your crappiest yet most comfy clothes - slightly baggy jeans, baby tee, rubber shoes
( ) learned how to use the Bayantel pay phones
(x) participated in school activities - food sales, org and cluster activities, job fairs, masses
(x) caught the Blue Babble Battalion tryouts - during first year, coz marley and reg tried out.
(x) dated an Atenean - not in the romantic sense, only in the two-friends-eating-out sense.
(x) rode a tricycle on campus - whenever i was close to being late, and/or it was raining.
(x) found a tambayan - Gabay Room
(x) admired the Marikina Valley at night - yes. way back in AJSS, and once, with Bene. :)
( ) went drinking along Katipunan
( ) learned how to beg for a higher grade
( ) used your cuts wisely - call me boring, but i hardly used my cuts.
( ) volunteered to be class beadle - no thanks. making seat plans and photocopying handouts for everyone do not appeal to me.
( ) had the worst lottery schedule for reg - had early reg priveleges :)
(x) admired the trees on campus - especially when the fire trees are in bloom
( ) have forgotten about your free cut and gone to that class - who is ever muddled enough to forget a free cut?!
(x) ate in the ISO canteen
(x) be active in your org
( ) have signed up on an ACP class just because the girl or guy you like signed up for it
( ) got as many app forms as you can during the job fair
(x) learned how to cram (and still get A's) - i have perfected this ;)
( ) sold tickets (or watched) an org-sponsored movie premiere
( ) saved money to photocopy all of your seatmate's notes
( ) have accidentally seen a makeout session
(x) check out the Meron Lagoon and Lambingan Bridge - i pass by the lagoon practically everyday. i focus on the lotus flowers, though (not on the murky water).
( ) have dozed off in class in Bel right after a class in CTC/SOM/Comm. Bldg or vice-versa - my CTC - Bel classes were at least an hour apart. thank God.
(x) learned how to work with groupmates from hell
( ) perfected the art of parking on campus
( ) had a bad encounter with one of the guards on campus - no. ateneo personnel are quite polite.
(x) developed a love for sisig - particularly those from Ken Afford and Mang Jimmy's
(x) learned how to pronounce "AEGIS" properly
(x) have used typing rooms at the library
(x) have reserved a classroom, AVR, etc. for a class or org function - yeah, even before the system was automated.
(x) have asked the library for an endorsement to research in other libraries - to "research" in la salle. who am i kidding?! :D
(x) have lost a perfectly functioning umbrella
(x) have used consultation hours properly
(x) looked forward to lab breakage refund, in case you didn't break any equipment
(x) visited the Guidance Office - each semester, for my required scholar's interview and once in a while, for test interpretation
(x) visited the Infirmary - for Caladryl, Biogesic, pre-immersion physical exam and to weigh myself :)

got 58 out of 92 items (i hope that my count is accurate). i'd say, not bad. :)

a looong survey :)

stole this from pitt's blog. i don't usually answer surveys, but i thought that this is quite nice. it prodded me to recall things that i might not have thought about, otherwise. :)

10 Firsts
first best friend: anna, my nursery seatmate.
first screen name: grace_roselle. (actually, this is my only screen name.)
first pet name: baby :)
first piercing: hindi ko alam kung alin ang nauna, kung yung sa left o right ear ko. hehe!
first crush: secret! (clue: that was in grade four...)
first CD: it must have been a compilation of songs i bought in ATC when i was in third year high school. may M2M, britney, & christina.
first school: our lady of mercy kindergarten (lagro subdivision, novaliches, QC)
first house location: lagro subdivision, novaliches, QC. it was actually my paternal grandparents' house. we moved here to cavite after our own house was done.
first kiss: what a rhetorical question! bene, of course. :)
first car: i don't have a car, but we use my dad's 1979 red toyota corolla. ancient na, no? but it has great sentimental value. he won that car in PNB's december 1979 raffle. :) naka-survive na rin yun ng banggaan. nakabangga si daddy ng mercedes sa BF. hindi na makatakbo yung chedeng, pero si daddy, nakauwi pa. hehe... :)

9 Lasts
last time you smoked: actually, the first and last time was in grade school. can't remember who smoked then, but i picked up the cigar butt and tried it. i was horrified when smoke came out of my mouth.
last food you ate: the blueberry cheesecake that bene made for me for valentine's. i finished it already, with the help of my family.
last car ride: does a cab ride count? kotse din naman yun, di ba? if yes, then my last car ride was on thursday night, when connie, jonah & i went to glorietta.
last movie you watched: sa moviehouse, the family stone, which bene and i watched on Christmas eve. sa dvd player, 50 first dates, Christmas gift ni bene. (grabe, my movie life seems to revolve around him.)
last phone call: parents ko on thursday night, asking where i was.
last CD you listened to: the best of the corrs
last bubble bath you took: never had a bubble bath...
last song you listened to: dream of me by kirsten dunst
last words you said: "oo, okay na to. magkano ba to?" - sagot ko nung tinanong ako ng helper namin kung okay na sa kin yung binili niyang isang pack ng those days pads with wings. hehe.

8 Have-You-Evers
dated a best friend: in the romantic sense? nope. most of my best friends are female. but in a friendly, casual sense, yes, because i have gone out with all of my best friends. hehe.
been arrested: nope.
been on TV: yup, when my classmate competed in the digital LG quiz in third year. i was part of the audience.
eaten sushi: yup, and i didn't like it one bit.
cheated on your BF/GF: nope. good girl ako. ask him, if you want. :)
been on a blind date: nope. spending time trying to forge a romantic atmosphere with someone i do not know does not appeal to me. actually, it scares me.
been out of the country: nope.
been in love: of course. :)

7 Things You Are Wearing
1. pajama top
2. pajamas
3. panty
4. bra
5. right contacts
6. left contacts
7....

6 Things You've Done Today
1. ate tahong for breakfast
2. ate blueberry cheesecake for dessert
3. ate chocolates for my second dessert
4. had my phone's housing changed by my dad
5. texted ma'am vanessa that i'll be in the office after lunch
6. texted bene
(and obviously, i'm blogging right now)

5 Favorite Things
1. my bolster pillow
2. my old, big and pink blankie which has been mended a zillion times already
3. my "small miracles" book
4. my ancient 6210, which serves me just fine
5. our PC, which is my window to the distant and not-so-distant world

4 People You Trust The Most
1. tin carillo
2. tin de guzman
3. gel
4. bene
(ang hirap ng four lang! marami pang iba, e.)

3 Things You Want To Do Before You Die
1. get married
2. raise a family
3. support a cause that i'm passionate about

2 Choices
vanilla or chocolate: chocolate, though i'm allergic to it (along with chicken, cheese, eggs, nuts, crab and shrimp.)
hugs or kisses: hugs

1 Person You Want To See Right Now
bene. i haven't seen him since valentine's, e.