What's in your checklist?

I found this really interesting article at Huffington Post which shows pictures of kids' to-do list. They were all adorable and i picked some of the cutest ones:

Pansinin ang tomatA. Very slang noh? And I wonder what he /she meant with "eat stuf"? Styro? epoxy? char.










Eat ice pops and play! Feeling ko mataba siya
( judger?)











Either he's going to be a chef or crafty lang siya and he wants to make homemade glue.












I had my fair share of funny checklists too. When I was young it was all about watching The Little Lulu Show, buying taho and pollinating orchids ( o, bata pa lang scientist na!). When I went to high school it was all about finishing a term paper, doing my art project and completing a problem set.

The college years brought in a new face to my checklist. Aside from the usual academic requirements, my first taste of independence lead me to noting down when to get my laundry and when to buy some groceries. My years as an org leader, then COA President, added more to that list which included reading organization reports, writing an open letter to all org members and finishing the agenda for the next Central Board Meeting.

Things really changed when I started working. Curious at how my to-do list looks like? Tadaaa!


Yellow for accomplished tasks, flesh for those partially acted upon while green ones are those that need immediate attention.




Kids have simple, almost silly notes and it shows how uncomplicated their lives are. As you go old, you deal with more mature issues and more difficult challenges. There may be times when I would wish that my only concern for the day was whether I would be able to buy an ice cream cup or watch your favorite cartoon show.

But looking at how my checklists have evolved makes me proud. This is because as you put a check beside each note, you feel satisfied that you were able to successfully accomplish a particular task. More importantly you consciously try to put an end to a certain part of your life.

And as you write your new list, you tell yourself that you are ready to move on, forward.

FLASHBACK: "Dorm-ing" Era

My cousin from Davao recently started going to UP Diliman for college. As he and his parents were busy preparing his stuff for the dormitory, I was lead to a series of flashbacks on my own experience in Cervini Hall, then the University Dorm at the Ateneo.

I hated the dorm when I started living there. Aside from the fact that it was my first time to stay far from my family, I disliked the idea of sharing spaces with strangers-especially the bathrooms. I remember crying a lot when my mom left for Davao and perhaps even three weeks after that.

But as years went by, I found warmth and security in that old place. I met new friends, learned new things (yes, vices!) and new tricks on how to become independent at the same responsible for myself. Simply put the dorms became an extended definition of home.

I've rummaged through my old photos and here are some of them:

During our OrSem after the mud crawl

Lights at BelField, Christmas '04 (WEW camera phone!!!)

My corner in my room (ansabe ng bigote?)

Roommate Van and semi-roomie Clark
one party I hosted

side story: The photo above was taken during the CERSA Variety Show. It was "illegal" to bring drinks but I sneaked them in. Our drinks were better than what was sold at the concert so I ended up having quite a number of strangers in my room HAHA

I miss Cervini and UD-North. I come to visit often but its still different when you could walk around in your pambahay or come home to it drunk and wasted. Given the chance, I'd like to spend one night there again. With fellow dorm alumni para fun! :D

What has gotten into their minds? Again...

Seriously.

Jailed Ampatuans throw party for Visitors

By: Tetch Torres and Mico Morelos

"MANILA, Philippines—“Nobody,” the catchy dance tune by the Korean pop group Wonder Girls, was blaring out of the loudspeaker on Saturday afternoon at the detention facility holding the principal suspects in the Maguindanao massacre.

It seemed to be providing the party soundtrack as the Ampatuans, accused of orchestrating what is considered the country’s worst political bloodbath in recent memory, welcomed visitors to their cells and treated them to fast-food fare."

Are they a bunch of lunatics or were they possessed by the devil? They really have the weirdest minds. From a bloody murder

to a fashion blunder (mag lacoste turban ka nga!)

and now this (choz ang pic ah!)

This is clearly a mockery of our justice system. But wait, jail guards and wardens seemed to agree to this fanfare. Well no wonder they can make fun of us just like that.

Now that the two most powerful people in the land have been determined, I sincerely hope things, such as this, would begin to change.

Pahabol:

"INQUIRER.net sources also recalled seeing children at the party. It was well under way at around 3 p.m. on Saturday and Jollibee products were served, they added."

The kids will be needing psychological help as well. We do not need a fresh breed of lunatics.

Full article (here)