Last week, I haven’t blogged a single post except a sideblog post which really doesn’t count. No, I don’t get homework everyday and when I do, it doesn’t take up much of my time. So what’s taking up my time you say? Just a mixture of orgs, high school friends, kpop and plurk - that’s what.

I joined 5 orgs during the recweeks: The Guidon, Management Information Systems Association (MISA), Ateneo Student Exchange Council (ASEC), Collegiate Society of Advertising (COSA) and Touhou no Yuujin (Toujin). It might sound a lot to some but I really can’t cut it down. Having joined 5 orgs, anyone can blame me for having so much GA’s to attend to after classes and requirements to do.

The Guidon. I signed up for the Features staff in the Guidon but the requirements were too much for me as everything’s being given to me all at the same time so I just ended up backing out and joining the Web staff instead. That was totally unexpected and I know a lot would kill me for this. The requirements for the Web staff weren’t too toxic. I just had to design layouts for Sports Online and Blue Ballot ‘09.

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I might have already mentioned before that a Korean mart (Sing Sing Mart 싱싱마트) lies on the ground floor of the condominium I’m living in (Cityland Pioneer). That’s one of the major reasons why I love staying in Manila.

After school, I immediately rushed to the Korean mart to buy a couple of Shin Ramen 신라면 cups and my ever-favorite addictive MyChew 마이쮸.

I remember asking my Korean classmate back in high school how to get copies of Korean newspapers as I’ll be having the need to practice my Korean comprehension skills. He told me that they just get it free from the Korean mart. I barely believed. I mean, being used to the Filipino culture, anything free is almost a miracle.

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There was this Korean camp that I wanted to go to last Monday. It’s a camp that goes on until tomorrow, Saturday. This Korean camp is for the many Filipinos who have learned to love the Korean entertainment industry, culture, food and languages but could not afford to go to Korea and experience the real thing. This Korean camp is supposed to let these Filipinos, which I am one of, experience the closest thing to Korea itself. There are lessons, several booths that simulate a Korean hotel, restaurant, airport, etc. Plus, the three meals to be served everyday are all Korean food. This is like the closest thing to experiencing my dream country.

I really wanted to go but since I live in Pampanga, it would be hard for me to go to Quezon City. I could only commute because my mom was in Singapore at that time and my dad had a company outing. I tried calling my mom in Singapore but she never answered. She had a meeting. I couldn’t possibly ask my dad because it was too sudden and I would never be allowed to commute alone (or with a classmate at least) going to Manila. All the more I wouldn’t be allowed because there’s an entrance fee of 2,000 pesos for food and lodging. Well, that’s what I assumed. I never bothered to try.

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