Each episode of The Triumvirate Series is a crystallization of how my day went in three themes. This is my own, novel way of writing a daily journal. Read the rationale here.

Rubik's Cubes at the OrComSoc Booth

1. Cubes. Our undergraduate course’s official organization put up a perya-like booth a while ago. A nice prize (a limited edition journal) is up for grabs. If you can make a certain color-combination by throwing 5 Rubik’s cubes out of whim, the prize is yours. I was doing some complex mathematical computations in my head to determine one’s chance of winning the prize. Apparently, it’s just a freaking 2%! I said to them (the booth people) that the challenge is so hard that good luck should be your girlfriend if not your fiancé. At the end of the day, the people in the booth told me that 3 people already got a prize. Something may be highly improbable to happen, but it is, still, possible.
2. Bitches. Our Speech Communication 183 (Audio-visual communication) professor told us that there are many bitches out there in the corporate world. You would usually see them drinking Starbucks coffee and posing with their Fendi bags while they listen to your pitch. They could be stoic, hard-faced, indifferent, unemotional, mean, apathetic, inert and *insert another word with similar connotation here*. The only mineral that could scratch a diamond is another diamond; the only person who can bitch a bitch is another bitch.
3. Options. I had my usual Thursday-debate training. Kuya Yves (one of our seniors, and one of our mentors) said that when you agree to some extent, you also disagree to some extent and it is also true the other way around. I don’t know the reason behind the equivocalness of life’s many concepts. When we choose an option, we unconsciously choose another different option; a single choice has its hidden twin.

Nikki's Scribbles

1. Sleep. My body-clock is defective. Or shall I say, my body has no clock. I don’t have a definite schedule of sleeping. Or shall I say, I don’t sleep at all. I just want to sleep. Or shall I say, I just want to learn how to sleep. I want to sleep and dream about you. Or shall I say, I just want to dream about you, even I’m awake. We say things, we take it back and we say them again–in a different track.
2. Hunger. I ate a lot at Karate Kid a while ago. Kanin all you can (Unlimited rice) and Bottomless Red Tea are just too good to be true. I haven’t eaten anything for dinner except some leaves with honey-mustard dressing (It’s the folks’ thing, I just joined them). Everything starts with hunger, and everything just follows. I just love to be hungry.
3. Attraction. Are there laws for attraction? If there are, I’m almost ready to break them. Please. stop. me. from. falling.

Each episode of The Triumvirate Series is a crystallization of how my day went in three themes. This is my own, novel way of writing a daily journal. Read the rationale here.

Figaro Cappucino Frost, shared by Alps and Ace. How sweet.

1. Acceptance. I already accepted that I would be doing something I really don’t do and something I hate to do. My other half (not the romantic-relationship type) has acceptance issues too. The situation got worse when the thing-I-don’t-really-do-and-I-hate-to-do has something in it that I-don’t-really-do-more-and-I-hate-to-do-more. Ren told me that I need to go outside my comfort zone. We go out from our comfort zones not only to challenge ourselves but also, and more importantly, widen these zones. Acceptance Index (The number of the things you have accepted) is directly proportional to the Comfort Zone Area.
2. Stressors. Long LRT Ticket Booth lines, crowded trains, long walk ways, long MRT Ticket Booth lines, smelly people (sorry, huhu), harmful people, scorching heat, heavy backpack, emotional stress and out-of-budget commodities–the stressors on a big surprise party. Oh stressors, they may be predictable, but they love surprises too.
3. Lies. He said lying and not telling are just the same. Of course not. You lied if you altered a fact. Simply not telling something is not altering something true. But of course, not telling may lead to lying. But still, they are mutually exclusive.

Each episode of The Triumvirate Series is a crystallization of how my day went in three themes. This is my own, novel way of writing a daily journal. Read the rationale here.

The Sick People

1. Flu. All of us have influenza. Sniff here, nose-blowing there; tissue here, power-naps there. From the conquering heat of the sun to the embracing cold winds of the rain, the weather became even weirder by playing her crazier juggling game. Tell me how your friends are and I will tell you how you are.
2. Secrecy. Our circle just came to a decision to strictly keep a secret. Apparently, there are manifestations of a leakage. Gatekeepers are born to unlearn vigilance and silence; secrets are made to learn revelation and disclosure.
3. M&S. A special friend and I tried some fragrance from Lacoste and Marks and Spencer. The latter is a winner in the context of price and quality (personal preference included in the criteria for “quality”). I think I found my next perfume. Actually, I’m not a perfume person–a nice, cheap body spray from Bench would suffice for me. But as I become a man, so is my scent. Haha. Scent or smell is an aspect of first impression; a lasting scent is a lasting impression.

Each episode of The Triumvirate Series is a crystallization of how my day went in three themes. This is my own, novel way of writing a daily journal. Read the rationale here.

Alkohol

1. Beer. We had loads of beer and brandy. Who said Beer is a man’s best friend? It’s a boy’s best friend.
2. Seeds. Watermelon seeds are almost a staple pulutan. But I hate ‘em. I don’t know how to crack a single seed properly. When I crack it the wrong way, I will immediately throw the seed away without getting the edible part. LOL. It’s a fact; giving-up on something is easier than pursuing it.
3. Issues. There is a saying that issues, mostly sensitive and not-talked-about ones, are brought out in an inuman session. I can hardly disagree. Alcohol can make, revive or kill issues. Alcohol, you’re so wonderful.

Each episode of The Triumvirate Series is a crystallization of how my day went in three themes. This is my own, novel way of writing a daily journal. Read the rationale here.

Mandaluyong Skyline

1. PR. We had our first lesson in PR. It is nice to know that our professor can simplify the theoretical aspects ready for practical consumption. Theory and practice go hand-in-hand–the former is thinking; the latter is doing.
2. Statistics. Just like what happened in our PR course, we also had our first lesson is Statistics. I can say that I love the course and the way it is handled. But sometimes, I feel that we are overly spoon-fed. It is nice thing anyway, but over-spoon-feeding is just as disastrous as forced-spoon-feeding.
3. Saturday Night. Ace, Jorron, Ren Leone and I went to Jools’s for some pig and liquor session after the Saturday classes. Good wine, good friends and good drunkness is the ultimate social animal formula.

Each episode of The Triumvirate Series is a crystallization of how my day went in three themes. This is my own, novel way of writing a daily journal. Read the rationale here.

Mini Meal at Mini Stop

1. Geology. I am happy that I got Prof. Marquez for NatSci II, Geology part. Fate may play so dirty, but at least, she is aware of the game’s rules.
2. Cheese. I have no time for a luxurious lunch. So I and Ace ate at Mini Stop. The 15-peso-now-defunct-Hershey’s-Chocolate-inspired-sundae we used to buy has a new flavor–cheese. I love it. I bought another one after class. Change may be radical, but it’s cheesy.
3. RPGs. I attended debate training a while ago–the motion was about Role Playing Games. I think I messed-up; we think we messed-up. When you get dirty, you’ll have the enthusiasm to get dirtier. Yeah.

The Legendary Trio

1. Solution. I have almost no time updating my blog, but I have thought of a solution: In three items with three themes, I will state what happened during the day together with a photo that could represent the whole entry. The photo will be in black-and-white for the sake of nostalgia.
2. Completion. Why three? “Three” is an archetypal concept of completion. Throughout history, we have seen many trios that would not be complete with one missing (duh). Talk about Julius Caesar, Pompey the Great and Marcus Licinius Crassus; The Three Stooges; Tito, Vic and Joey; and Harry, Hermione and Ron.
3. Actuation. Triumvirate means “a group of three men responsible for public administration or civil authority”. They are the most powerful or most popular people in a specific period of time (examples were stated in item #2). Modern usage of the word could also apply to “things” or “concepts” which are prevailing on a specific discourse–hence the title.