Joan Ross

Advocacy speeches...

2006-11-23T04:42:36Z

I forgot to tell Eng or Jan about this...so today another Filipino student gave an advocacy speech for my comm class. His topic? Freedom of speech...okay to clear this up, he's really an eyesore...prior to his haircut, he looked like ms. keane from the power puff girls..

*while im writing this my favorite brother in law suddenly messages me on how to download songs...*

going back, so this "ms. keane" who now looks like a lollipop
because he got a haircut starts out with Edsa II...pretty sensitive about this because I was part of it..well most of us were right? So, he says that only hundreds joined edsa II...clearly he has some math issues..he also irritates me because he wears a freaking denim jacket that's totally fine if anyone else wore it...he just makes it look cheap...so he then criticizes Bush...well yeah everyone knows how big of an idiot the president of this country is but my point is that he's just saying that because the whole class hates Bush...he doesn't even know anything about it...then he advocates how freedom of speech is important because blah blah blah...and ends his speech with "and if the guys up there, wherever they are, have a problem with it; i can just tell them .." then he gives the finger and says it out loud too...

I don't really care but my problem with him is that he acts all cocky!!! and at the same time he tries to talk with an accent...LIKE DUHHHHH...I can proudly say that me and my friends can speak proper english...and well as for me, I can speak in the whole english with the manila accent thing going on...but please...he just sounds so "pilit" my ears start to bleed whenever he opens his mouth. Let's be real okay?

*at this point I told my brother in law to dl kceasy, uhh haven't heard from him yet..I wonder what's going on...*

My teacher in that class never wants to read the questions I have for the advocacy speakers out loud because I seem to be too direct and all...whatever!!! So for his speech, I stated that having freedom of speech means being responsible with what the person says..and at the same time having respect for the receiver (clearly saying fuck you doesn't show this) well I had an entire sheet of comments and questions...all expressed with an educated tone of course...(I have to give credit to nushi for that)...arrrrghhh so I asked my teacher why she wouldn't read my questions out loud..apparently it's because if the speaker tries to answer my questions it's going to take too much time and might go right into a whole debate..well...as eng said...I might enjoy the seminar classes since I'm a war freak and all.

But i have to say, that kid, no matter how irritating and arrogant he is, I admire his ability to be able to express himself without being punched in the face...wait..i have to admit I have this inkling that he's going to get punched and beaten up one day...hmmm... let's keep this a secret but I can't wait for that day to happen.

Joan Yao is happy

2006-11-23T03:50:52Z

I guess it's about time I revive this. Thanksgiving break..yes! I'm loving it!! Eng invited me to go home with her but I turned her down. No, I didn't say no when I mean yes...I really wanted to stay on campus for this. I don't know how weird I am but I'm serious...I have been waiting for this break!!! Peace and quiet, walking around naked, singing at the top of my lungs, basically things I do back home that I've been missing since I'm thousands of miles away!!!!

Anyway, life's been fair to me...something I have been missing out on. I'm thankful for so many things in my life now...and yeah life still sucks sometimes but hey, that's life right? OMG! does this mean that thanksgiving is actually sinking in?? hahaha...

I would've loved to spend thanksgiving with eng since I won't see her for a month and a half...i dont even want to start thinking about it...last christmas break when she took me to the airport I just cried my heart out..right where the xray thingy was..hahaha yeah because I'm lame like that....

Happy happy happy happy...ooopss...can't be too happy...because when i get too happy i end up crying right after...hehehe.

So these are my pre-thanksgiving thoughts...happy happy happy happy...*sigh* I'm loving the thought of having an entire room to myself!!! Jan can be pretty messy sometimes it's cool I get to clean whenever she's not around. It's pretty funny when she tries to clean up though...you can really see her trying haha.

Why am i writing this?? I need to be doing my paper...oh no wait..I have that listed for tomorrow...so cool..no, I have to stop writing...I need to decide which phone i want to get..I've been staring at 2 phones for 2 hours now....aarrrgh!!!

Manila here I come!!!

2006-05-19T01:34:20Z

So I'm almost done moving my stuff out of both rooms...Thank God Jan's car was in her house when we dropped by this morning. Nothing big going on, had our last meal in SAGA (school caf) this morning...(fyi:Jan's first breakfast here in Saint Mary's haha),slept for a couple of hours, and went back to packing. I really do have a shit load of crap!! But in my defense, they ARE useful!

On a lighter note, I can't wait for these in manila:

Traffic in edsa...yes! the rush i get when i cut people!!

Tapa king delivery...Cello's...Drinking...

Okay, I have to stop thinking about Manila right now...I just realized that I will miss Moraga too...

As for my podcast update, I was supposed to record another episode before leaving but I didn't have time to do one. So my plan is to record one right when I reach home!!!! wooohooo!!!

Obet (of Putanginamo.com) just told me that the podcast tour will be around June-ish...that's awesome!!! To those in Manila watch out for that!!

Speaking of the pi.com....I ordered a car plate case..with pi.com written on it...cuz I think it's cool...but it never came...$#%^&()&(^%^&%....

I'm waiting for Jan to finish printing her stuff out in Aquinas so we can drop my stuff in her house...I'm also waiting for my jeans and beddings from the dryer because right now I'm still in boxers...I packed everything already so now I am in boxers typing haha. I need to buy nice jeans...(note: need)...oooooo..(okay brace yourselves for my lameness) I realized that I can actually fit in sevens, citizens, etc... that's why I am so set on getting me those...shhhesshhh I think there's no turning back now...goodbye to my old, uncool, jeans!! Okay I'm being too harsh here...I just totally need to get me into those jeans...for the longest time I never dared even look at them because I was too scared that I wouldn't fit in them...hahaha. Yes, cuz I'm retarded like that.

*wondering why Jan is taking so long...*

Oh, me and my retardedness were so psyched that someone actually read my LJ! haha. Yeah naturally it was Jose, since he's just as weird as me...I think I'm less weird but I'm sure he'll contest to that.

Okay I have to check on laundry and continue packing...My RA's totally going to kill me.

Oooooooo one last thing....If there's anything I'll be missing here, it has got to be VS!

Ciao,

Joan

Finally!

2006-05-17T15:15:56Z

It's about that time that I got an LJ! I'm writing this before I record another episode of my podcast...*my lame attempt to advertise in 5..4..3..2..1..seconds..."Chismosa Chinitas Show"--don't think we're talking about you...twistedsunshine.podomatic.com*

Okay, that was really really lame...oh well I had to try... Another lame update: I was actually rolling my eyes while typing that whole thing up...yeah like anyone could see me do that...Well maybe Jan (if she was looking..but I doubt it). Yes, she's the one who got me into LJ. I just had to know what the whole hype was. This is all she does, seriously...oh yeah aside from sleeping :)

Going back to my podcast, those who listen to it probably know a lot about me at this point. It's weird because I have so much stuff I want to record but then I just can't seem to think of them when I actually do start talking. There's a thought, I should get a mic for my ipod. A friend of mine was actually supposed to give me one as a birthday present but I didn't need it at that time so I skipped that idea. I am the most lame-assed person in the world. I have this wild aspiration that doing a podcast is my closest way of being in media. Yes, I love media, communications, PR, that one big bubble you call "the public eye". Thing is, being chinese (if you haven't gotten that by now you're one big weirdo) doesn't help me reach my dreams. I have always believed that I am more filipino than I am chinese...in terms of the heart of course. Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against the principles and mentality of Fil-Chi, I'm just upset that not because I am genetically one of them, means that my personality has to fall into that category! (Okay this is frustrating) I do admire some values they have and constantly try to mix it in my life. But to actually BE one of them?! Uhhh...they seriously don't know me at all.

To make it crystal, I'm talking about my family and their attempts to steer me into a path that I am absolutely the opposite of. I need to live a life of passion, feel that I'm living a full life. I think the problem with the typical Chinese family is that money is such a big factor. Let's face it, who doesn't want to have more money? But I've come to a realization that I am gearing for a passionate life and hopefully get paid for doing what I love.

*Jan just said "I want lechon" 2 seconds ago...Yeah she's like less than 5 feet away hahaha*

Okay, I have to stop being so dramatic about this. I'll find a way to suck it up and get over it...Cuz right now I feel like a flame that's being forced to die down.

On a happier note...(yeah I hope it lasts long), I am going home to Manila this friday!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whooohoooooo!!!!!!

I can't wait to pass by edsa, eat Tapa King!!! (oooo Jan we should have a Tapa King sleepover haha), drive aggressively, head out to the beach, spend days in Highlands that end up to be sickening at the latter part of the trip haha (there's a story behind that).

I'm arriving Manila this saturday...(yes stalk me now!!! hahah) Like anyone's going to read this soon enough. What's my agenda? Since Jan, Eng, and Josie..ummm "bags" hahahah (yes I will explain that in the future..maybe even allot an entire entry just talking about him haha) are still either up in the air (literally), or still here in CA, I have invited "edgar's" friends over to chill in my house...I would want to just go out straight from the airport but I'm too excited too unpack!

Another weird thing is that I plan to take a couple of classes in DLSU this term...the catch? CLASSES START ON MONDAY! Which means that I only have my precious Saturday afternoon and Sunday to be a pig and breathe! haha...Why am I doing this? Because I need to do something that my entire family will not bug me on!!! I soo have to like get them off my back since I can't stand it anymore!!!

Omg!!! It's already 8am here...and yes like always, Jan and I haven't slept at all! Well she did...kindda....I never imagined that she could be a sleepy-head. Hahahaha. I have a full day ahead of me...and I still have to keep on packing...oh...that reminds me...I will take a picture of the amount of stuff I have packed!!!

I have to figure out what to do now since I'm starving!!! Toodles...(ewww I AM soooo lame! hahaha)

Joan (fyi: it's JONE not Jo-an)