Because No One Cares Enough To Hate Me
School, schoolwork
Just had a two minute conversation with my mom over cake. Anyway, it's refreshing to have slept for 10 hours after the mere three I had the night before as I tried to finish wonderful, wonderful (X___________x) Maths Econ Problem Set, mostly about the basics of Matrix Algebra. I was going insane looking for eigenvalues since I totally forgot how to find roots of a polynomial equation with a degree higher than two, that's why I ended up loving Tinka Herrera more when she found an Online Matrix Calculator.
Okay, thank you for going through that. If you understood the technicalities, yes, I know, I'm so late taking Matrix Algebra for the first time in my life, but it's really fun, I'm just so fucking clumsy, but whatever.
ACLE: The Prosti Dialogues
The week was great. Sort of. Moderate state of busy. Thursday was Alternative Classroom Learning Experience Day (ACLE Day) and I actually went to an alternative class. About Prostitution! And I saw Cheche Lazaro! (Of the Probe Team)!
Okay, I'm not planning to make all the future photographs in this blog just about me+celebrity. Cheche frequents the University naman talaga, especially in MassComm, I just don't see her that often. She was very idealistic, very passionate and had a strong moral grip on the issue. The entire "this women didn't have choices therefore they're victims" rhetoric said beautifully in the "society should be concerned" manner.
The discussion was not one-sided when you put Prof. Orville Solon. This guy is frigging brilliant. I hope he teaches undergrad, but he doesn't. At least not in my stay so far. Or maybe I just didn't know about them. Either way, he provided a different perspective and went on talking about the viability of the market providing safe commercial sex. He broaden the perspective. While Cheche Lazaro's recent documentary was about street-side prostitutes who want to change their lives and help others change theirs, Prof. Solon, in his academic framework, told stories about high-end 30-grand a pop courtesans you pick from photo albums (and these whores could decline a client if they don't like them), to the sex slaves in funky Chinese hotels down at Ongpin. To think that he did his research with women. Sa bagay, half of their interviewees were male prostitutes. Their best informants were cops and cab drivers. The biggest struggle of the research? Looking at the client perspective. It's easy to find prostitutes and their pimps and they'd talk, but finding clients? That was rather tough.
The open forum was equally enlightening. There was this girl from Business Econ who gave her comments (her thesis was on this as well). Yang and I (we're both Econ/DebSoc), made sensible comments that were adequately addressed to by both perspectives. Then there's this stupid weirdo from Philo who accuses prostitutes of their lack of judgement and went on for five minutes not making sense. I still irk at seeing unintended murder of intelligence in real life when you think it could only happen on TV.
Speaking of TV
American Idol 6 started and I'm watching it over the free network, ABC 5 because we don't have Star. So anyway, AI has grown either tired, or have deflated America of all its talents. I mean I swear. 4 hours of American Idol and they've only picked 23 in both Minnesota and Seattle. SEVEN only in Seattle! And they probably showed what, around 10 auditions that were more-or-less decent. The rest were about freaks wanting that split-second of fame (and if you want to check them out, click here. Thanks David for the referral). I swear, it was such a freak exhibition. However, Jewel was great, Simon is still effing awesome in all his British glory. So I still love it.
I'm planning to get Azureus for my new hard drive since this week, Prison Break and Heroes resume!!! OMG!!! But then again, I have to catch up with House (1 ep), OC and Grey's Anatomy (2 episodes each), and Desperate Housewives (8 episodes!). Does this mean I have to study first? Or what? What?
It smells like cut grass.
Just had a two minute conversation with my mom over cake. Anyway, it's refreshing to have slept for 10 hours after the mere three I had the night before as I tried to finish wonderful, wonderful (X___________x) Maths Econ Problem Set, mostly about the basics of Matrix Algebra. I was going insane looking for eigenvalues since I totally forgot how to find roots of a polynomial equation with a degree higher than two, that's why I ended up loving Tinka Herrera more when she found an Online Matrix Calculator.
Okay, thank you for going through that. If you understood the technicalities, yes, I know, I'm so late taking Matrix Algebra for the first time in my life, but it's really fun, I'm just so fucking clumsy, but whatever.
ACLE: The Prosti Dialogues
The week was great. Sort of. Moderate state of busy. Thursday was Alternative Classroom Learning Experience Day (ACLE Day) and I actually went to an alternative class. About Prostitution! And I saw Cheche Lazaro! (Of the Probe Team)!
Okay, I'm not planning to make all the future photographs in this blog just about me+celebrity. Cheche frequents the University naman talaga, especially in MassComm, I just don't see her that often. She was very idealistic, very passionate and had a strong moral grip on the issue. The entire "this women didn't have choices therefore they're victims" rhetoric said beautifully in the "society should be concerned" manner.
The discussion was not one-sided when you put Prof. Orville Solon. This guy is frigging brilliant. I hope he teaches undergrad, but he doesn't. At least not in my stay so far. Or maybe I just didn't know about them. Either way, he provided a different perspective and went on talking about the viability of the market providing safe commercial sex. He broaden the perspective. While Cheche Lazaro's recent documentary was about street-side prostitutes who want to change their lives and help others change theirs, Prof. Solon, in his academic framework, told stories about high-end 30-grand a pop courtesans you pick from photo albums (and these whores could decline a client if they don't like them), to the sex slaves in funky Chinese hotels down at Ongpin. To think that he did his research with women. Sa bagay, half of their interviewees were male prostitutes. Their best informants were cops and cab drivers. The biggest struggle of the research? Looking at the client perspective. It's easy to find prostitutes and their pimps and they'd talk, but finding clients? That was rather tough.
The open forum was equally enlightening. There was this girl from Business Econ who gave her comments (her thesis was on this as well). Yang and I (we're both Econ/DebSoc), made sensible comments that were adequately addressed to by both perspectives. Then there's this stupid weirdo from Philo who accuses prostitutes of their lack of judgement and went on for five minutes not making sense. I still irk at seeing unintended murder of intelligence in real life when you think it could only happen on TV.
Speaking of TV
American Idol 6 started and I'm watching it over the free network, ABC 5 because we don't have Star. So anyway, AI has grown either tired, or have deflated America of all its talents. I mean I swear. 4 hours of American Idol and they've only picked 23 in both Minnesota and Seattle. SEVEN only in Seattle! And they probably showed what, around 10 auditions that were more-or-less decent. The rest were about freaks wanting that split-second of fame (and if you want to check them out, click here. Thanks David for the referral). I swear, it was such a freak exhibition. However, Jewel was great, Simon is still effing awesome in all his British glory. So I still love it.
I'm planning to get Azureus for my new hard drive since this week, Prison Break and Heroes resume!!! OMG!!! But then again, I have to catch up with House (1 ep), OC and Grey's Anatomy (2 episodes each), and Desperate Housewives (8 episodes!). Does this mean I have to study first? Or what? What?
It smells like cut grass.