See you later, DLSU.

I know this is a month late, but whatever. I'm gonna post it anyway!

As of October 11, 2014, I am officially a graduate of De La Salle University-Manila.

• First, I would like to say thank you to my parents for sacrificing so much, working hard and supporting my siblings and I just so we can all get a top quality education. I hope I have made you proud.
• I would like to say thank you to the university for accepting me into their school and providing me grade A education and top of the line materials and equipment. Although DLSU was not my first choice, I'm thankful that I ended up there.
• I would like to say thank you to my professors. Even though I was one of those patapon students, too lazy to send in their works on time, sometimes not even sending them at all, doodling in class, and basically just not reciting, thank you for the insights that all of you have shared to my fellow students and I. You professors don't know it, but I do listen.
• I would like to say thank you to my blockmates. I may have strayed from the pack, but you guys have made my first year in DLSU a little less scary. It's a shame I didn't hang out with you guys more.
• I would like to say thank you to my organization, Green Giant FM. You are the best family anyone could ask for and you guys have made my stay in DLSU an amazing one. Joining GGFM was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

I'm not good with long farewell speeches, but I hope all of these thank yous would suffice. I will miss the student life, but hey, maybe one day I'll go back to doing academics. Art school!

But for now, off to the real world!

Internship

After a month of trying to find places to apply to for my practicum, I'm finally doing my internship at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design! Better late than nothing.

(taken from the MCAD FB page)

The office is very nice and my supervisor is very sweet. And I also get my own work space.

And I've already been given a lot of different jobs for my first week of internship. I have to make a script for a video, write, proofread, and edit press and advertisement materials, contact different institutions, help with some manual work, and, with the MCAD's upcoming installation in less than two weeks, I've been asked to be an invigilators cum docent during the month long exhibition, a job I gladly accepted.

xoxo

- Kat :3

Such lovely, lovely stickers!

Although they're Php50 ($1.12) per pack of three to four random stickers, I couldn't help myself! They are just so cute and I was told that the owner of the shop made the designs himself/herself. I ended up buying three packs and I might come back to the store to buy more designs.

And I'll be sure to come back to buy one of their adorable bags too.

xoxo
- Kat :3

Cubao X Adventure. Finally!

Eliza, Nico, Chris, and I went to Cubao X yesterday. Considered to be a very hipster place, I would very much like to agree. It's like a tiny shopping strip with cafes, bars, restaurants, clothes, vinyls, and vintage antique collectibles.

We ended up hanging out in The Appraisery, a cafe made for geeks and the geek-at-heart. Aside from their really good frappes and paninis, and the interesting decor, it's also a place for people to play Dungeons & Dragons, card games like Magic: The Gathering, and board games. Oh! And they also have extremely cool books for customers to read. They even have the new Neil Gaiman book, Fortunately, The Milk, illustrated by the talented Skottie Young.

We spent the whole day playing board games, we didn't get the chance to walk around and check out the vintage shops while they were still open. I was hoping to buy something in this one store, but they closed up early. Oh well. There's always next time. And hey, The Appraisery will probably be our new hang out place tee hee.

A day of fun, laughs, and saving the world. I can't wait for our next adventure.

xoxo

- Kat :3

Things I Learn In College: How To Write In Greek and Hebrew

So in my religion class today, our professor was talking about how the Bible was originally written in Greek and Hebrew. He showed us both the Greek and Hebrew alphabet, and asked us to try and write our names in both languages.

Here's mine!

from left to right: kappa, alpha, tau, rho, iota, nu, alpha

This is my name, 'Katrina', in Greek.

And this is my name in Hebrew.

What's interesting about the Hebrew alphabet is that, originally, they didn't have vowels, that's why my name in Hebrew is short. And another interesting thing about the Hebrew language is that it's suppose to be written from right to left, so I hope I wrote down my name in Hebrew correctly.

Anywho, I'll probably have more 'Things I Learn In College' segments, so stay tuned!

xoxo

- Kat :3