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It is Over

I finally finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (thanks to TJ for the leaked pdf version and to Karla for letting me read Chapters 24 onwards from her book).  Of course, I won't spoil anything.  I just want to say that it was a nice way of ending the series.  JK once again showcased her flair in storytelling.  There were parts in the plot that I already figured out.  Only some.  Most of the plot consisted of typical JK twists that only she could've thought of.

*sigh!*  I should cherish this feeling.  It feels so good to escape to the world of Harry for one last time.  The sad part is that it is over.  My roommate said something like this, "My childhod is finally over!"  I feel for you.  Really.

What to expect after Harry Potter?  I don't know.

For know, it's back to Accounting, Theology, and other Muggle concerns.

tomorrow na!

Tomorrow marks the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.  I am so damn excited about it.  Though technically, I don't get to read the book right away (since I did not reserve a book).  Perhaps I get to read it Sunday (the least) or Monday.  But I don't care.  I can't wait to read it :D

Yep, Another HP Entry

In just a few minutes prior to my writing this entry, there will only be 6 days left to go before book 7!  Soon, it will be 0 days, and after my roommate finishes reading the book, I get to read the last book of the HP series.  I can feel the excitement :D

A dormer warned that other dormers have the tendency to shout what's going to happen in the book.  Like when he was reading book 6, someone shrieked, "p****g i*a! patay si Dumbledore!" when he was only a few pages away from that part where Dumbledore dies.  I swear, if any dormer spoils anything about book 7 (through any means of verbal sound), I will hunt him/her down and strangle him/her.

Why this HP fever once again?  I just got back from watching the movie adaptation of Order of the Phoenix.  Having no expectations at all, I was surprised that the movie turned out to be better than what I expected.  Obviously, it would turn out that way since my expected score for it was 0, but the actual score increased by an increment of 1 or 2.  What am I saying?  Don't expect much from it.  Just watch it and try to enjoy it.  Or better, read the entire series once again.

July is Potter Month!

3 days before the opening of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.  6 days before I get to watch it.

But my most anticipated countdown of all...

13 days before the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows!  Less than two weeks before every Harry Potter fanatic gets his/her hands on the LAST BOOK IN THE SERIES.  Just the thought of the story coming to an end makes me have mixed feelings.

I can relate with this article (I guess every HP fan does):
Goodbye, Harry by Stephen King

I guess it's really hard to say goodbye to something that you grew up with.  It's sad closing a chapter of your childhood.  To pick a few lines from Stephen King's article:
"Think how it must be for all the kids who were 8 when Harry debuted in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, with its cartoon jacket and modest (500 copies) first edition. Those kids are now 18, and when they close the final book, they will be in some measure closing the book on their own childhoods — magic summers spent in the porch swing, or reading under the covers at camp with flashlights in hand, or listening to Jim Dale's recordings on long drives to see Grandma in Cincinnati or Uncle Bob in Wichita."

I started reading Harry Potter when I was 11 (and Harry in book 1 was also 11).  I'm 17 years old now.  Harry in book 7 is 17.  It's quite plain to see that I'm also growing up with Harry as I am reading the series.  And now all of it is coming to a close (and Harry might possibly die).  And it's sad.  I may not have the same experiences mentioned by King like "magic summers" in a "porch swing", "reading under the covers at camp", or "listening to Jim Dale's recordings", but I did have my moments with Harry.

Goodbyes are always hard.  I guess my feelings of sadness after reading the seventh book will be stronger than the feelings I had when I finished reading Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of the Rings.  Don't get me wrong.  I also liked those two series.  But I finished reading them in just a month or so.  But Harry Potter is going to take me 7 years to finish reading the entire series.  That is the main difference.

After I'll finish reading Deathly Hallows, it's back again to the real world.  No more Harry Potter world to escape to.  Though I can reread the series, it's just not the same when you know what's going to happen.  In less than a month, I will have to bid farewell to one of my childhood companions.  Being with Harry has been great, but it has to end.  So long Harry, I'm going to miss you (because I know you're going to die! mwahaha).

I'm going to cap off this post with the last lines of King's article:

"But there's comfort. There are always more good stories, and now and then there are great stories. They come along if you wait for them. And here's something I believe in my heart: No story can be great without closure. There must be closure, because it's the human condition. And since that's how it is, I'll be in line with my money in my hand on July 21.

And, I must admit, sorrow in my heart."

after JTA party...

The juniors just had their JTA (Junior Term Party) party.  One thing about any dorm party... expect people to get drunk.  Today was no exception.  Since I am not a junior, I did not attend the party.  But remember, my room is on the junior floor.  Any after-effects of the party is felt in the floor.

Introduction: Second Floor Corridor
Voice of someone crying is heard.  I go out and see some boys carrying the crying and drunken junior.  Some curious floor-mates stare at the boys bringing the drunken junior to her room.
Cria: OK, show's over.  Pangbalik na mo sa inyong room.

Scene 1: Toilets
I'm in a stall and 4 juniors enter the toilets
A Junior: *toot*, mangihi ka or mosuka? (are you going to pee or are you going to puke?)
*toot*: Mangihi pud uy
A Junior: OK, ayaw biya pangihi sa imong shorts ha (OK, just don't pee in your shorts)

Scene 2: Bathroom
I'm entering the bathroom to take a bath and I see 2 juniors waiting outside a cubicle, while someone is taking a bath inside.
A Junior (to me): Sorry (ani) ha
I'm taking a bath while drunken junior is muttering stuff I don't understand.  She soon leaves, along with the juniors waiting for her.


And just to tell you, this dorm party is not the worst of its kind.  More (amusing) drunken incidents have happened/will happen.

rant

Pasagdii lang ko ug yawyaw.  Ga-init lang jud akong ulo karon.

Makasapot lagi ni ang NSTP ay.  Alangan, gi-ingnan mi sa orientation na kami ang bahala sa transportation padulong sa meeting area.  Abi nako naay jeep na maghulat sa Ateneo, na padulong sa among insertion area.  Pero dili.  Kami ang dapat muadto didtu.  So naghimo ko ug rough estimate kung pila ang magasto kung magcommute by jeep.  Atu ingnon magtrike padulong Mini Stop (P7), jeep padulong terminal duol UP (P7), jeep padulong Tandang Sora (P7), jeep padulong meeting area (P7?), trike padulong insertion area (P7?).  So maabot ug mga P35 kung one way.  Twice that, P70.  Kung magtaxi daw, maabot ug P150 one way (ambot kung apil na traffic sa cost estimate).  So P300 two way.  Kung upat mi magshare sa taxi, maabot ug P75.  Sige, taxi na lang kay mas sulit siguro.  Pero gasto gihapon!!!  Giatay uy.  Abi nimo na Ateneo na ang bahala sa transportation pero dili diay.  Mga estudyante pa ang magproblema.  Dayun mayg tanan naay sakyanan.  Gastuha jud diri sa Manila uy.  Pisti kaayo.

Dayon mga bogo pud ang naa sa ROTC.  OK ra man siguro na i-check ang attendance sa varsity players.  Pero army haircut dapat ang mga lalake sa varsity?  Di man siya reasonable.  Unsa ang point na mao na ilahang buhok kung di man gani sila mu-apil ug formation?

Makalagot lagi ang ga-organize sa NSTP karon.

Unproductive Weekend

This weekend has got to be one of my more unproduct ones, in relation to academics.  And I'm also frustrated with myself for not studying that much.  It doesn't help that I'm writing in this blog post right now.

• Saturday

The time before 12 AM is not counted because most of us in the room are still asleep or groggy by that time (including me).  Thus, no activity during the entire morning.

My brother invited me to watch Transformers that Saturday afternoon at Trinoma.  After watching the movie, we strolled around Trinoma for a while, then went to their apartment.  We stood by for a while in the apartment and then headed to Katipunan (me+Andrei+Beth+Dominic).  So, the entire afternoon was not used for studying.

High school friends-who-reside-in-Dormitoryana (minus Karyll) and I had dinner in Teriyaki boy.  I stayed in Dormitoryana for a while and chatted with my friends.  Returned to the dorm by about 10 PM.

I tried to read chapter 3 of the accounting book (which I think I did) while watching the announcement of the winner of PBB.

• Sunday

Woke up about 12 AM.  Had lunch and started to try studying about 130 PM.  I *think** I managed to read all the necessary readings for Theo.  Took a bath.  Dressed up.  Waited until it was 4 PM.  Went to Gesu for the post-Orsem mass (which started at 430 PM... :( ).  We had the dorm pictorials, which finished 530-ish PM.  Then I went to UP to meet my brothers because Dominic had his first salary and he was planning to treat us at Mang Jimmy's.  We waited for Oliver to arrive... by about an hour :/  Ate at Mang Jimmy's (it's really cheap there!  E200 or Dormitoryana people, we should eat there some time).  Went back to the dorm by about 830.  Surfed the net.  Solved some math problems.  Then wrote this blog entry.


From now on, I promise that this weekend will be the last unproductive weekend that I'll have.  Unless there are zero long tests that are coming up.  Hehehe