Leap Day
Neory
This has been a tiring day.

7:30 in the morning, I woke up. I ate my breakfast and did academic stuffs.
9:15am I am answering drills in our correlation when I realized it's 9:15am and I have a 10am class! My goodness! I rushed! I was able to get to school around 10:05am. Whew! *I was wearing my formal attire already.

We had lectures on mass transfer. Then on Biotech class, TRES came in to campaign. After that we talked about stem cells.

Lunch time. Cafeteria. No vacant tables. Many students are just there with their laptops on. They were not eating. Lou tried to ask a group of students if they can transfer because they are not eating. We got the table but he almost got into a fight. I think. Well, it's the downside of not having security guards around the cafeteria. Students make it their "tambayan" and/or study area. As if our cafeteria is big enough.

MSE. Videos. I actually learned a lot about polymers.

English. Panel Interview. I was one of the interviewers. Our group, I think, had the longest interview. It's because Telax had a follow-up question for all five of the interviewees and because each of the interviewee has a question for each of the interviewer. I shouldn't have asked "Do you have any questions for us?". Haha!

ChE team won Volleyball!

5:40pm I decided to go home because the game that I wanted to watch hadn't started yet. What a frustration. I drove lazily. I hated it. My sister complained "Ang gulo mo naman mag-drive Ate Neory. Nakakahilo." Too bad. I wasn't really in the mood to drive smoothly. This is the third time that I failed to watch him play. Sheesh.

I went home and I have been doing this written report since 7pm and I'm not done yet! I am exhausted. Really. This is what my leap day has been. -_-

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Movies After Finals
Neory

September 7, 2010 with my Awesome friends at Meg Anne's house

ang saya-saya ni Meg!

forbidden love

what can you say about this pose?

We watched Vampires Suck and Step Up 3. We ate a lot! Two boxes of pizza, tons of chips, 5 liters of iced tea and 1.5 liters of coke! It was really really fun! As in so much fun! Look at our faces. =)
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Crazy Stuffs
Neory
"Magkita sa may room sa tapat ng caf."

^Meg told me this when I asked her where we should meet. When I read her text message, I was like, "Where on earth is that room?" There is no room in front of the cafeteria! My goodness Meg Anne G. Santos! I just directly went into our room for Research class and when she came in a little later she was complaining to me, "I was waiting for you  in front of the bookstore." -_- Crazy talk right?

Jonan always interchanges sounds like

"Scookie and cream" - cookies and cream
"Standing Jong Lump" - standing long jump
"Grean Jey" - Jean Grey of XMen


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Awesome Carols 2011
Neory 

These Christmas songs were the ones that we sung last December 13 2011 here in our subdivision.. We got P500 for the night! That's super awesome right?


D           Dm7          D6          Dm7     (Dm7=Dmaj7)
verse1     Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
           D6           Dm7       Em            A
           Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
           Em          A          Em         A
           Snowin' and blowin' up bushels of fun
           E                  A+5
           Now the jingle hop has begun
            D           Dm7          D6          Dm7
           Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
           D6           Dm7       Em          A
           Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
           Em          A             Em         A
           Dancin' and prancin' in Jingle Bell Square
           E       A      D   D7
           In the frosty air
 
                  G                     Gm
bridge1    What a bright time, it's the right time
              D
           To rock the night away
                  E
           Jingle bell time is a swell time
           A
              To go glidin' in a one-horse sleigh
           D        Dm7            D6          Dm7
           Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
           D6       Dm7       B
           Jingle around the clock
           G                        Gm
           Mix and a-mingle in the jinglin' feet
           E             A           D
             That's the jingle bell rock

Am
Kay sigla ng gabi
E
Ang lahat ay kay saya
Am 
Nagluto ang ate ng manok na tinola
A7 Dm
Sa bahay ng kuya ay mayro'ng litsonan pa
Am
Ang bawat tahanan
E A
May handang iba't iba
A
Tayo na giliw
E
Magsalo na tayo

Mayro'n na tayong
A
Tinapay at keso

Di ba noche buena
D
Sa gabing ito
A E A
At bukas ay araw ng Pasko

May tatalo pa ba sa pasko ng pinas?
D                       G
Ang kaligayaha nati’y walang kupas
       Em               G
Di alintana kung walang pera
 D                 Em
Basta’t tayo’y magkakasama
G          Em             D 
Ibang-iba talaga ang pasko sa pinas

G          C    D
 
Feliz Navidad,
D          G
Feliz Navidad,
G          C            D            G
Feliz Navidad, próspero ano y felicidad.
G          C    D
Feliz Navidad,
D          G
Feliz Navidad,
G          C            D            G
Feliz Navidad, próspero ano y felicidad.
 
G                  C
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas,
D                  G
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas,
Em                 C
I wanna wish you a Merry Christmas,
         D             G
from the bottom of my heart.

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Video Resume Script
Neory

Hi. My name is Neory Mangaliman. I am from Malayan Colleges Laguna with a degree in Chemical Engineering. I always have the drive to perform well above the standards. I always try to do my best everytime, the first time. My academic grades are proof of my dedication. I ranked 10 out of the 300+ high school students of Colegio San Agustin batch 2008. Since I started college, I have been a constant academic scholar of MCL. Modesty aside, my name has always appeared in the dean’s list and also in the president’s list. I am also a part of the Chemical Engineering quizzers team. Our team is the champion of the first ever MITL Tri-Wizard Quiz Bee. Also, our team made it into the nationals after we ranked 5th in  PIChE Luzon Quiz Bowl 2011. You may think that I only got brains but no. I can socialize and communicate with people very well. I have been an active member of different clubs since high school. I took on a leadership role when I was elected the Committee Head for Academics of the Association of Chemical Engineering Students. Being a director of “The Trial of Mang Serapio”, which was awarded the Best Drama Interpretation of East Meets West Drama Festival 2009, enhanced my skills in leading people. In addition to that, I also have attended leadership training seminars and other several conventions which helped me gain new knowledge and diversify my ways of thinking. I have the basic knowledge of using MATLAB, AutoCAD, and C++ programming language. I am also adept in the use of spectrophotometer, centrifuge, autoclave, digital pH meter and other common lab apparatus. So if you’re looking for a goal-oriented, self-motivated, and outgoing person, I am the one. I would be pleased to hear from you. I really appreciate your taking a minute to see me. Thank you.
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Love Surpasses Autism
Neory

When the movie started, I saw a prideful Charlie Babbit who is so full of himself. He is an independent man who ran away from home when he was sixteen because he hated his father so much for letting him stay in prison for two days because he “stole” the Buick of his father. He also said that since his mother died when he was two, he and his father did not get along. He also remembered an imaginary friend, “Rain Man” who sings to him whenever he was scared. Since he left home, Charlie did not communicate with his father in any way. He did not need to know anything about his father until his death. When he was told about his father’s death, Charlie just shrugged it off and only because of Susanna that they went to the funeral. I thought to myself, “What kind of son is he?” Maybe his father had not been fully a father to Charlie but still, he had provided for Charlie from the beginning. Charlie was also angered when he found out that his father only left him his Buick and his gardens of roses. Then he got mad when he knew that the three-million dollar inheritance will go to some institution that he eventually known to be a mental institution where his brother was staying. He did not know that he had a brother. He asked repeatedly, “Why didn’t anybody tell me I had a brother?” He kept on asking that question with anger in his voice, and because of that I also thought what Dr. Bruner told Charlie Babbit, “What’s the point? What would you’ve done about this?” Would it change anything if Charlie knew he had a brother? I think the answer is yes. Charlie said he doesn’t know if that would have changed anything. But I am thinking that may be deep in his heart Charlie felt that things should not have been that way it were if he only knew he had a brother. If he had known about Raymond, maybe he did not run away from home because he knows he still has someone to call family aside from his father. Their journey as brothers started when Charlie decided to take Raymond with him to Los Angeles so that he could start a custody battle and possibly get half of the inheritance of Raymond.

                When Charlie tried to know more about his brother, he discovered that he is an autistic savant. Raymond has autism and performs high above the average when doing certain things, like his superb recall. He acts weirdly compared to normal people. He has his own rituals and always follows his routines. He had his food scheduled everyday of the week. He also had his television show viewing schedule. He loves cheese balls and apple juice. He is great in drawing, complex mathematics, and counting things just by looking at them. He also loves books. He reads lots of books but he doesn’t remember if he had read those books if you ask him. Whenever he gets nervous, he does “Who’s on First?” When his routine is not followed, he screams. When people also make him do the things he doesn’t like to do, he reacts violently. When he sees things that remind him of a fearful incident from the past, probably a traumatic experience, he shouts and even hurt himself. Just like boarding on a plane, riding on a covered car, driving on a highway, hot water in the tub, and the smoke alarm. Though Raymond has problems in communicating, learning, and even expressing his emotions, I am certain that he could feel emotions like other people. He just couldn’t process those emotions like normal people do.

It was revealed that Raymond was sent to the mental institution after an incident in the tub with hot water and Charlie Babbit. They thought that he would hurt the Charlie Babbit so they put him away. Also, Raymond is the one whom Charlie remembered wrongly as Rain Man when he was a child. Rain Man was the protective figure in Charlie’s childhood that would sing to him everytime he gets scared. Bit by bit, Charlie finds himself becoming protective of Raymond. Little by little he understands Raymond even he does and wants the oddest things in this world. Charlie taught Raymond how to dance. As a man of pride, the old Charlie Babbit could have not taught Raymond how to dance because he will say to himself that it is so gay and awkward. But inspite of the fact that dancing with his autistic brother is a lame idea, he still did it. He taught Raymond how to dance out of love. He even felt like giving Raymond a hug. That moment struck a chord in me. I felt his love for his brother. Inspite of his superficial antics, Charlie Babbit had grown to love Raymond Babbit, his brother, truly. Further evidence of his love for his brother was the time when he refused to accept the two-hundred-and-fifty-thousand-dollar check that Dr. Bruner tried to give him for him to leave Raymond alone. But Charlie said that it was not about the money anymore. He wants to be with his brother because he cares about his brother. Knowing his brother, even just for a short period of time, Raymond changed the heart of Charlie Babbit. Having his brother in his life certainly made his world turn around. Charlie Babbit learned how to love without expecting anything in return. He finally learned how to love unconditionally.

Autism is known as a complex developmental disability that presents itself during the first three years of a person's life. The condition is the result of a neurological disorder that has an effect on normal brain function, affecting development of the person's communication and social interaction skills. People with autism have issues with non-verbal communication, a wide range of social interactions, and activities that include an element of play and/or banter.1 In many cases, genetic anomalies associated with autism are not inherited, but are considered to be spontaneous mutations. Many researchers believe that a combination of several genetic differences plus some form of environmental "insult," may lead to autism.2 The exact causes of Autism are not yet known but experts say that both genetic and environmental factors play a significant role. There is also no known cure for Autism. The most effective treatment known today is behavioral intervention (structured teaching of skills). Early and intensive education can help children with autism grow and learn new skills. Autism is a disability that anyone could have but love is a powerful cure that anyone could give. Being “normal” is subjective when you talk about it with the inclusion of love, because love definitely surpasses anything. Love surpasses Autism.


References:
1 http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/autism/

2 Rudy, L.J. Is Autism Genetic? February 19, 2012. http://autism.about.com/od/causesofautism/a/genetics.htm

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I'm Sorry I Didn't Had The Time To Blog
Neory
it's been a while and lots and lots of things had happened but look at my blog.. so left behind.. I really feel sorry about it because I told myself to always update this blog.. -_- well, I guess this is the real trade off of being a Chemical Engineering student.. *sigh*
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