12 & 32

Twelve and thirty-two are my two favorite numbers. I only "declared" them my favorites when I was in first year highschool. Anyway, I got both those numbers from my whole name: Heinz Kristian Buenaventura Nicolas. Here's the way how I got them.

Thirty-two; it simply because my whole name has thirty-two letters all in all. And for the number twelve, I only got it from the syllables of my whole name. Actually, it only has eleven syllables in it (heinz-kris-tian-bue-na-ven-tu-ra-ni-co-las). I just changed the way my middle name is being syllabicated (heinz-kris-tian-bu-e-na-ven-tu-ra-ni-co-las). Get it?

Another reason is that, on the number 12, when you exchange the places of the two numbers; 1 and 2, it will become number 21, also the number of Kevin Garnett, one of my favorite NBA players. Same to the number 32, when you also exchange the places of the numbers 3 and 2, it will become number 23, also the number of my most favorite NBA player, Michael Jordan.

If you notice, both numbers have the number 2. It is because 2 is also my birthday, December 2, and December is also the 12th month of the year.

I had difficulty in explaining it, I just hope understood it. Thanks for reading.

Rabies

ra·bies

n. an acute, infectious, often fatal viral disease of most warm-blooded animals, especially wolves, cats, and dogs, that attacks the central nervous system and is transmitted by the bite of infected animals.

In Pasig, two weeks ago, I was accidentally bitten by our two month-old puppy. Good thing, I only got a very very small wound on my right foot and it did not even bleed. To be sure, my mom and I went to RITM (Research Institute for Tropical Medicine) in Alabang, Muntinlupa City last September 23 to know what are we going to do for me to be properly treated because of a possible exposure to rabies. On that same day, I already had five injections. While two injections on each of the succeeding days. I had my third day lately, this afternoon and I have two more days left, that is equivalent to four more injections. Actually, hindi siya masakit, nakakapanghina siya.

I hope this simple blog entry let you know how many injections are needed to treat a possible exposure to rabies. So, BEWARE OF DOGS.

Music (Classification)

Like sports, music is also one of my passions in life. When I was still young, I took drums lessons at Yamaha School of Music in Manila. After that, I realized that I just enjoy more on listening to it, than playing it. I enjoy it everytime I'm in my room, arranging my things, doing my assignments and stuff. Sometimes, before taking a bath, I do louden the song I am playing just to hear it from my bathroom. Anyway, I'm interested in different genres of music, such as, r&b, hip-hop, pop, and reggae. Songs by 2pac, Bonethugs~n~Harmony, and Bob Marley are the ones I like. I also like rock music, particularly emotional rock, but not metal and punk rock. I'm also interested and familiarized more on OPM bands than foreign bands.

Early Disappointment

Last Wednesday was the opening of the college sportsfest 2007-2008. We had team minor games; tug of war, modified basketball, and dodgeball against the other team colors. As one of the team captains of the team, I was very disappointed with what had happend. We lost in the three games that we had. Plus, only few of our teammates attended in the opening. I was very disappointed that time. I just hope this will not happend in the next games that we will be competing with the other teams.

A Very Tiring Week

This week was a very tiring week for me. I organized almost all of the requirements needed by the white team for the upcoming sportsfest. I enlisted the players that will be competing for different sports against the other team colors, looked for and sketched the design of our jersey, and scouted for a tailoring. Actually, it took me two weeks to finish all of this, and it's not easy because only few of our teammates are cooperating with us. Good thing Johna assisted me in the team color meeting that we had last last week, and she also lead the cheer dance for our team on the opening of the sportsfest last Wednesday.
I realized that being one of the team captains of the white team is a big responsibility to handle. And because of this, I learned things that will help me, not only the next time I will be doing this, but also on the rest of my college years and in the future.

Tight D (Definition)

In basketball, there are certain words that are shortened to be able to use it while playing on the court. An example of these words is "Tight D". Tight D is a word used while playing basketball. It is a shortcut term for tight defense. Obviously, it means to tightly guard your opponent, as much as possible, away from the ball, and most importantly away from the basket.
Another term used in basketball is "Set". We are all familiar that "Set" means, a group forming a whole (example: a set of gardening tools). While in basketball, it simply means to tell your teammates to be ready or to be in position.

How Am I As A Listener?

In class discussions, I always try my best to listen to my professors or teachers discussing their lessons. I also listen and write at the same time, that is if there are important details and informations about the lesson, written on the board. In some other subjects, I get sleepy because of boredom, or maybe also because of the lesson and/or the style of teaching the particular professor is familiarized. When this happens, I use to talk to someone or even make some noise just to keep myself awake and "away" from boredom. I try sharing some jokes in class, jokes that are, somehow, related to the topic for my classmates to be also alive while in the discussion, and also for myself to relate in the lesson.

For me, I am not a good listener. There are a lot of times that I ask my classmates about a particular lesson or task, or even assignments which have already said and discussed in class.