i'm currently conceptualizing the short story that i will submit to the org i am trying to enter. it is an eight page fiction. i initially planned to submit my finished ones, but i realized i need to make a new story. medyo kinakalawang ang utak ko for metaphors and imaginations. i really need to practice and the number one i need to do is to create new stories. right now, i'm on the seventh page, so one more page to go. i actually think it's not that good. i wrote it in Filipino because i just felt the need for it. the story basically emphasizes on Filipino culture so i thought it would be better if it would be in the language that will help convey that purpose. Also, the story is somewhat dramatic, so i thought that it will be more sincere if written in Filipino. i'm planning to make it an "in medias res" kind of story. it is the kind that has no beginning as it will have no end. well, it might depend on my mood once i started finishing it.

i'm also excited for Thursday night. two of our classmates(a boy and a girl) in our Eng106 (creative writing) class will have a dinner date on that particular night and it will be a treat from our prof. why they ended up forced to date each other is a loooooong story. basta, they will eat dinner together on thursday night without paying anything (except if the boy would give his date flowers.=)) of course our prof has a purpose in doing that. while they are busy dating and eating their yummy free meals, the rest of the class will have to stalk them and observe their date. in short, mag-aala paparazzi kami!we are required to write five descriptions of their dinner. yes, you read it right, FIVE! we will have to describe it in five different angles. it might seem fun now, but i wonder what will happen when i am already there. how will i find those angles. well, i guess we'll just see on thursday evening.

this morning, after our 10:00-11:30 class, gail and i walked to mcdonald's. the rain was pouring then and we literally were drenched from shoes to knees. we were also very cold and i was really shaking. luckily when we reached the gate, there was a free-taste nescafe booth outside. we went there and asked for coffee. it was so soothing. i was soaked in the rain, i was freezing to death and the coffee was the perfect companion in such a moment. then, one of the girls there handed me a flyer and survey sheet about the activity. however, the flyer was about a battle-of-the-band sort of thing sponsored by nescafe. it was entitled SOUNDSKOOL 2006.

my answers on the survey goes like this:

1. What do you think/can say of the coffee we gave you?
- TASTES GOOD. NOT TOO STRONG, NOT TOO SWEET. JUST WHAT A COFFEE SHOULD BE.

2. What do you think of this activity?
- PERFECT TIMING. YOU'RE COLD FROM WALKING IN THE RAIN AND SURPRISE! A FREE-TASTE COFFEE BOOTH RIGHT OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL GATE!

3. does this activity appeal to you or not?
- VERY APPEALING TO ME. CAN YOU DO THIS EVERYDAY?

4.before today, were you aware of Soundskool or not?
- NO. WHEN I STOPPED AND GOT A CUP OF COFFEE, THEY FORCED ME TO GET A FLYER. HUHU!

5. What do you think?can say of Nescafe's Soundskool?
- SOOOOOO MAINSTREAM-ISH! WHAT'S UP WITH BANDS AND ROCKERS GETTING INVOLVED IN PRODUCTS LIKE COFFEE, BEERS, SHAMPOO, ETC..NOWADAYS?

6. hOW did the activity make you feel towards Nescafe? Soundskool made nescafe...
- DID NOT CHANGE MY FEELINGS TOWARDS NESCAFE.. I NEVER THOUGHT OF BANDS WHEN I DRINK COFFEE ANYWAY.

7. have you heard of any other brand /company sponsoring a band competition?
- (checked yes)...YEEESSSSSS...

8. what brand/company sponsoring a band competition?
- CAN'T NAME THEM ALL..THERE ARE SO MANY, THERE ARE EVEN LOW-PROFILE ONES..

9. how do you think we can improve this activity?
- THE QUESTION IS: CAN YOU THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE?

10. Are you inclined to attend the Grand Finals on Nov. 11? How much would you pay for a ticket?
- I'M TIRED OF BANDS, BANDS, BANDS, AND BANDS. I HOPE YOU CAN REALLY OPT FOR PROJECTS THAT PROMOTE ARTISTRY, CULTURE AND INTELLECT...NOT JUST NOISE.

sorry for music-lovers out there. it's not that i'm against the idea of bands being famous and winning prizes from such contests. it's just that other kinds of arts are not given priviledge anymore to showcase their talents. i mean, it's always about bands, music, rockers, etc. what's up with up dharma down, sugarfree and brownian revival's involvement in head and shoulders, or kitchie nadal and barbie's ad in sunsilk? i'm getting tired of the word BAND!