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Here are the rules: You go to http://www.wikipedia.org/ and type in your birthday (only month & day). Then you write down 3 events, 2 births, 1 holiday, and then you tag 5 friends.

3 events

69 – Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus, the commander of the Danube armies, loyal to Vespasian, defeat the forces of Emperor Vitellius.

1911 – Orville Wright remained in the air 9 minutes and 45 seconds in a glider at Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina setting a new world record that stood for 10 years

1945 – Founding of the United Nations*

2 births

1632 – Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch microbiologist (d. 1723)

1947 – Kevin Kline, American actor

1 holiday

Take Back Your Time Day

Take Back Your Time Day, October 24, is a project of the Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy of Cornell University. In this annual observance, people are encouraged to either take the day off or carve out some time for themselves, preferably spent with friends in congenial surroundings. According to the project, useful and creative work is essential to happiness; however, American life has gotten way out of balance. Producing and consuming more have become the single-minded obsession of the American economy, while other values — strong families and communities, good health and a clean environment, active citizenship and social justice, time for nature and the soul — are increasingly neglected.

(I won’t tag 5 friends.)

* I could file it under 1 holiday but Take Back Your Time Day is a revelation. I better celebrate that on my birthday this year!

My Score: 7; WTFs: 2

x = Somewhat
xx = Greater
xxx = Huge enormous crippling OMG fear

A
[ ] Achluophobia – Fear of darkness
[ ] Acrophobia – Fear of heights.
[ ] Agliophobia – Fear of pain.
[ ] Agoraphobia – Fear of open spaces or crowds.
[ ] Aichmophobia – Fear of needles or pointed objects.
[ ] Amaxophobia – Fear of riding in a car.
[ ] Androphobia – Fear of men.
[ ] Anginophobia – Fear of angina or choking.
[ ] Anthrophobia – Fear of flowers.
[ ] Anthropophobia – Fear of people or society.
[ ] Aphenphosmphobia – Fear of being touched.
[x] Arachnophobia – Fear of spiders. [[The huge ones.]]
[ ] Arithmophobia – Fear of numbers.
[ ] Astraphobia – Fear of thunder and lightning.
[ ] Ataxophobia – Fear of disorder or untidiness.
[ ] Atelophobia – Fear of imperfection.
[x] Atychiphobia – Fear of failure.
[x] Autophobia – Fear of being alone.

B
[ ] Bacteriophobia – Fear of bacteria.
[ ] Barophobia – Fear of gravity.
[ ] Bathmophobia – Fear of stairs or steep slopes
[ ] Batrachophobia – Fear of amphibians.
[ ] Bibliophobia – Fear of books.
[ ] Botanophobia – Fear of plants.

C
[ ] Cacophobia – Fear of ugliness.
[x] Catagelophobia – Fear of being ridiculed publicly.
[ ] Catoptrophobia – Fear of mirrors.
[ ] Chionophobia – Fear of snow.
[ ] Chromophobia – Fear of colors.
[ ] Chronomentrophobia – Fear of clocks.
[ ] Claustrophobia – Fear of confined spaces.
[ ] Coulrophobia – Fear of clowns. [[I never really got this phobia. I still wonder why people have it.]]
[ ] Cyberphobia – Fear of computers.
[ ] Cynophobia – Fear of dogs. [[Maybe when they’re rabid.]]
[ ] Hinargophobia – Fear of people with tails.
[ ] Dendrophobia – Fear of trees.
[ ] Dentophobia – Fear of dentists.
[ ] Domatophobia – Fear of houses.
[ ] Dystychiphobia – Fear of accidents.

E
[ ] Ecophobia – Fear of the home.
[ ] Elurophobia – Fear of cats.
[ ] Ephebiphobia – Fear of teenagers.
[ ] Equinophobia – Fear of horses.

G
[ ] Gamophobia – Fear of marriage.
[ ] Genuphobia – Fear of knees. [[WTF]]
[ ] Glossophobia – Fear of speaking in public.
[ ] Gynophobia – Fear of women. [[I pity people with this phobia.]]

H
[ ] Heliophobia – Fear of the sun.
[ ] Hemophobia – Fear of blood.
[ ] Herpetophobia – Fear of reptiles.
[ ] Hydrophobia – Fear of water.

I
[ ] Iatrophobia – Fear of doctors.
[x] Insectophobia – Fear of insects. [[Cockroaches. Flying cockroaches.]]

K
[ ] Koinoniphobia – Fear of rooms.

L
[ ] Leukophobia – Fear of the color white.
[ ] Lilapsophobia – Fear of tornadoes and hurricanes.
[ ] Lockiophobia – Fear of childbirth.

M
[ ] Mageirocophobia – Fear of cooking.
[ ] Melanophobia – Fear of the color black.
[ ] Microphobia – Fear of small things.
[ ] Mysophobia – Fear of dirt and germs.

N
[x] Necrophobia – Fear of death or dead things.
[ ] Noctiphobia – Fear of the night.
[ ] Nosocomephobia – Fear of hospitals.

O
[ ] Obesophobia – Fear of gaining weight.
[ ] Octophobia – Fear of the figure 8.
[ ] Ombrophobia – Fear of rain.
[x] Ophidiophobia – Fear of snakes.
[ ] Ornithophobia – Fear of birds.

P
[ ] Papyrophobia – Fear of paper.
[ ] Parastitaphobia – Fear of parasites.
[ ] Pathophobia – Fear of disease.
[ ] Pedophobia – Fear of children.
[ ] Philophobia – Fear of love. [[Takot kay Kimpo. Haha.]]
[ ] Phobophobia – Fear of being afraid.
[ ] Podophobia – Fear of feet.
[ ] Porphyrophobia – Fear of the color purple.
[ ] Pteridophobia – Fear of ferns.
[ ] Pteromerhanophobia – Fear of flying.
[ ] Pyrophobia – Fear of fire.

S
[ ] Scolionophobia – Fear of school.
[ ] Selenophobia – Fear of the moon.
[ ] Sociophobia – Fear of social evaluation.
[ ] Somniphobia – Fear of sleep.

T
[ ] Tachophobia – Fear of speed.
[ ] Technophobia – Fear of technology.
[ ] Tonitrophobia – Fear of thunder.
[ ] Trypanophobia – Fear of injections.

V-Z
[ ] Venustraphobia – Fear of beautiful women. [[WTF]]
[ ] Verminophobia – Fear of germs.
[ ] Wiccaphobia – Fear of witches and witchcraft.
[ ] Xenophobia – Fear of strangers. [[No, Garro, I am not xenophobic.]]
[ ] Zoophobia – Fear of animals.

Still in line with the nationalistic spirit:

The Rules:
1. Download the scanned front and back of this postcard and resize to fit your blog.
2. Enter your independence day message on the back and post both images on your blog.
3. Title of post should be “Only in the Philippines!”
4. Tag five fellow countrymen.

My Lakbayan grade is C-!

How much of the Philippines have you visited? Find out at Lakbayan!

Created by Eugene Villar.

[Note to self: Update your code here, and change the URL here when you do.]

This time, a non-trivial quiz. My test results:

CATEGORY | GLOBAL HECTARES
FOOD 0.9
MOBILITY 0.2
SHELTER 1
GOODS/SERVICES 1.6
TOTAL FOOTPRINT 3.7

IN COMPARISON, THE AVERAGE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT IN YOUR COUNTRY IS 1.2 GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

WORLDWIDE, THERE EXIST 1.8 BIOLOGICALLY PRODUCTIVE GLOBAL HECTARES PER PERSON.

IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 2.1 PLANETS.

Your Score: Crackpot – INTJ

26% Extraversion, 53% Intuition, 73% Thinking, 53% Judging

People hate you.

Paris Hilton hates Nicole Richie. Lex Luther hates Superman. Garfield hates Mondays.
But none these even rates against the insurmountable hate, people have for you.

I mean, you’re pretty damn clever and you know it. You love to flaunt your potential. Heard the word “arrogant” lately? How about “jerk?” Or perhaps they only say that behind your back.

That’s right. I know I can say this cause you’re not going to cry. You’re not exactly the most emotional person. You’d rather spend time with your theoretical questions and abstract theories than with other people.

Ever been kissed? Ever even been on a date? Trust me, your inflated ego is a complete turnoff with the opposite sex and I am telling you, you’re not that great with relationships as it is. You’re never going to be a dude or chick magnet, purely because you’re more concerned with yourself than others. Meh. They all hate you already anyway.

How about this- “stubborn?” Hrm? Heard that lately? All those facts which don’t fit your theories must just be wrong, right? I mean, really, the vast amounts of time you spend with your head in the clouds…you’re just plain strange.

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If you want to learn more about your personality type in a slightly less negative way, check out this.

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The other personality types are as follows…

Loner – Introverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
Pushover – Introverted Sensing Feeling Judging
Criminal – Introverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving
Borefest – Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging
Almost Perfect – Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
Freak – Introverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
Loser – Introverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving

Clown – Extraverted Sensing Feeling Perceiving
Sap – Extraverted Sensing Feeling Judging
Commander – Extraverted Sensing Thinking Perceiving
Do Gooder – Extraverted Sensing Thinking Judging
Scumbag – Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Perceiving
Busybody – Extraverted iNtuitive Feeling Judging
Prick – Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Perceiving
Dictator – Extraverted iNtuitive Thinking Judging

Note: it’s case-sensitive. See for yourself. (And what’s up with that last one?)

For “ia”:

For “sofimi”:

For “adelaida sophia marie”:

Hurray! I’m Anti-Emo!

I am 23% Emo.

Okay… so I’m not emo at all.. I am probably not even goth, because goths are just messed up emo kids… I am probably a metal head… or into boy bands…

Take the
Emo Test
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Comments inside [[ ]].

( ) worried about getting bullied by fratmen or getting killed in a riot
( ) got bullied by fratmen or was killed in a riot
( ) witnessed a riot
( ) watched the oblation run
(x) made friends with a teacher
(x) was tricked as a freshman into attending a rally / prayer meeting
(x) wore red or black on one of those wear red or wear black days
( ) wore red on Valentines Day
( ) wore black on Valentine’s Day
( ) celebrated a birthday at Mang Jimmy’s
(x) learned UP Naming Mahal
(x) got on the dean’s list
(x) slept on a bench
(x) was an RA (registration assistant) or SA
(x) jogged around the campus [[ROTC!]]
(x) visited the Vargas Museum
(x) knew at least one xerox lady, manong, or technician by name
(x) attended university level graduation
(x) got an activist for a teacher
( ) itched from higad bites
( ) had gotten a 5.0 in something
(x) had taken a crap in school
(x) watched a La Salle vs. Ateneo UAAP game
(x) watched a UP vs. any school basketball game
(x) gave a powerpoint presentation
(x) studied in CASAA
(x) studied in McDonald’s or Jollibee Philcoa for one full night and bought just one regular-sized drink
(x) studied along Katipunan
( ) studied along Katipunan and affected the mannerisms of a stereotypical Atenean (accent and all)
(x) watch a play that’s not required for CommIII
( ) went stargazing
(x) ate in Chocolate Kiss, Tea Room (in CHE) or Chateau Verde
(x) slept in the lib
( ) struck up a conversation with a taong grasa
( ) wrote to / for the Collegian
( ) seriously pondered about the identity/ies of the people described in Eksenang Peyups
(x) went to the chapel
( ) got a pebble stuck in your shoe/slippers while walking in Sunken Garden
(x) cut class with your block to watch a movie
(x) had a voltes V for a teacher
( ) took a class under Joseph Palis
(x) went to a Freshman-only concert
(x) subsisted on just streetfood (fishballs, half footlongs, kwekwek, squidballs/rolls, mais, dirty ice cream) for a day
( ) learned how to smoke
( ) went on an out-of-town trip during a break with blockmates or orgmates
(x) fell in love
(x) actually read the book you keep borrowing from the lib
(x) played cards during your free time
(x) dress in business attire
( ) sumabit sa jeep
( ) got sung to or sung to someone in class during Valentine’s day
(x) watched the lantern parade
(x) helped out a total stranger
( ) helped out a total stranger because he/she was hot
(x) learned to stay awake for more than 24 48 hours straight
( ) got bullied by fratmen and feeling cool wannabe people who were actually losers
(x) took Wednesday and/or Sat classes WILLINGLY
( ) volunteered for the pahinungod
(x) ate “tasteless white sauce” pasta from cock-a-noodle-doo
(x) got a boyfriend/girlfriend
(x) took time to read the vandalism in the CR
( ) watched a sexy art film for any GE class
( ) got held up or pickpocketed
( ) felt depressed because you were not as good academically (or popular) as you were in high school
(x) did a last minute paper
(x) had spent a lot for 1×1 ID pictures
(x) got exempted from final exams
( ) got exempted from a final exam but still took it
( ) attended a varsity pep rally
(x) watched LIVE AIDS, Androgyny, Maskipaps or any well-known variety show
( ) promised to quit smoking
( ) got into at least one (org- or council-sponsored) adventure race
(x) knew where the best restrooms are on campus
(x) joined an org
(x) allowed yourself to make mistakes
( ) went to the gym in spite of having no PE class just to ogle varsity players / cute boys
(x) took summer classes
(x) admired the oblation
(x) made a video for a project
( ) had a crush on a teacher
( ) had a teacher who had a crush on / tried to court you
( ) attended your ROTC Bivouac
(x) faked sickness to get an absence excused
( ) got your car scratched by one of those “kuya bantayan ko kotse niyo” kids
( ) took a PE class where you had to pay for tuition (i.e. sportsclimbing, ten pin bowling, scuba diving, etC)
( ) went to school in your crappiest yet most comfy clothes
(x) learned how to use the Bayantel pay phones
(x) participated in school activities
( ) caught the UP Pep Tryouts
(x) dated someone from UP
(x) rode an IKOT and TOKI
(x) found a tambayan
( ) went drinking at Sarah’s
(x) learned how to beg for a higher grade
(x) used your 6 allowable absences wisely
( ) lived in a dorm
(x) volunteered to be beadle or go-to guy for your group / class
( ) had the worst schedule
(x) realized that there really is just one coconut tree on the sunken garden
(x) not used up all 6 allowable absences
(x) ate in ISSI, Treehouse, Mama Thai’s and other more obscure cafeterias [[Except the Thai one.]]
(x) ate food Aristocart-style
(x) was active in your org
( ) attended an ACLE
(x) got as many app forms as you can during the job fair
(x) learned how to cram [[I already knew how.]]
(x) sold tickets for (or watch) an org-sponsored movie premiere
( ) saved money to Xerox all of your seatmate’s notes
(x) had accidentally seen a make-out session
( ) slept in class
(x) finished a homework / assignment / paper in the shopping center or philcoa
(x) had mountains of unused sample exams and/or old testaments (O.T.’s)
(x) resolved to be “better this semester”
(x) slept during a test
(x) had groupmates from hell (ie no-shows, babblers, dependents, airheads, dreamers, idea stealers, plagiarists)
(x) learned how to work with groupmates from hell
( ) perfected the art of parking on campus
( ) had a bad encounter with one of the guards on campus
(x) developed a love for sisig [[Mang Jimmy’s!]]
(x) practiced those UP cheers in the first meeting for PE class
(x) looked at microfilms in the library or poked through archives [[Waaay before I entered UP. ;)]]
(x) reserved a classroom, AVR, etc. for a class or org function
(x) attended UP Fair [[Not the concert.]]
(x) went to a library other than your own college’s to research (Main, CHE, SOLAIR, NCPAG) [[MassComm.]]
( ) lost a perfectly functioning umbrella
(x) used consultation hours properly
( ) went to the Guidance Office for real, heart-to-heart guidance
(x) went to the infirmatay

Nicked from Citizen on Mars. A bit late, but since there are no official proclamations for the Senate yet, it’s still okay:

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