Things every college students must know.

I found this interesting article on the net…

Studying hard for college certainly is important, but there is more to college than just grades. That is why this list was created, as a guide to college life. Have fun reading and feel free to add to the list!

 

 

1. A lot of things will be changing and different, your friends and yourself. Let them.

2. Chances are you will be bunking at the dorms. Remember to call your love ones back home a few times a week, even if just for a few minutes.

3. There’s something amazing about songs, for they bring back memories of your favorite moments. One way or another you will be listening to music on the radio or at parties, so why not make albums of these songs. Years down the road, they serve as records of your best time in life.

4. Rest when you need to, for it recharges your mind and body for your next journey.

5. Wondering when you are most productive? Are you diurnal or nocturnal? If you are nocturnal and function best at night, embrace and enjoy that. It may be the only time in your life when you can.

6. Some like to stay ahead of time while others work best under pressure. If you are the latter, chances are you will procrastinate till the last minute. Experiment with them, and see which works best for you.

7. As much as it is important to be a responsible adult, at least a few times during college, do something fun and irresponsible.

8. Make friends with your favorite professors. There is so much more to learn from each other than books. Who knows, you may meet Professor Dumbledore.

9. Spend some time alone every single day. Sleeping doesn’t count.

10. Go out and have fun, go on dates. Don’t feel like every date has to turn into a relationship.

Read more at http://www.matchmove.com/news/article/50-things-college-students-must-know

Daily dose 001—all about hoops.

September 28 2011- 11:01 am

Mood: Bored

Its only 11am and I’m bored, now I see why we have to go to school– to avoid being sluggish plus we can get our daily allowance. I don’t think this day will become more exciting than it is right now. I have to do 2 essays as required by our Filipino professor and have to review in 3 subjects.

Anyway, as I was browsing the net, I noticed that the NBA lockout is now at its 3rd month, not sure of whats happening there but I think they’ll be back on the first of November. Click HERE to see the details.

Since we’re talking about basketball, the UAAP 73 men’s basketball championships that is scheduled yesterday was moved on October 1 (Saturday) due to the rage of  ”Pedring”.  I’m really looking forward on how the Blue eagles  plan to grab a historical four-peat championship and how the Tamaraws plan to have their first championship since Arwind Santos. As for these two, I go for the tams.

Also, the Smart Gilas Pilipinas (Philippines’ bid for the 2012 London Olympics) came short of reaching their olympic dreams loosing by only 2 points against the Koreans. Click HERE for the game highlights.

Thinkin’ of having another update this evening… that’s all for now.

-Izzy

Re-activation(for the fifth time)

September 28- 12:40am

Mood: Calm

Its been almost a years after I started taking up journalism. Since then, I’ve been required to read write a lot. I’m not really sure if this is for me but I’m willing to learn. 2 days ago, while listening to a forum, a classmate of mine asked the panel if what is the use of studying journalism for four years if everyone can be a blogger? It made me think…Then they answered, Blogging is the future of journalism. But bloggers still need the expertise and the credibility of professional journalist. Then it reminded me that I was once a blogger and now studying to be a professional journalist.

So I decided to re-activate my blog and make it somewhat more socially aware. I’ve been posting humors, reviews and other stuffs here when I first started but now I think it’s time to change all of that.

Hope I don’t get lazy and distracted…

-Izzy

 

 

Call Of Duty: Black Ops Sells 7 Million Copies

CALL of Duty: Black Ops shattered entertainment records this week when it raked in $360 million in its first 24 hours on sale.

The video game’s publisher Activision said the figures made Black Ops the highest-grossing entertainment launch ever, eclipsing Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters.

The record was previously held by its predecessor, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, which took $US310 million on its first day a year ago.

Black Ops sold 5.6 million copies in North America and Britain alone on its first day compared to 4.7 million copies for Modern Warfare 2.

“There has never been another entertainment franchise that has set opening day records for two consecutive years and we are on track to outperform last year’s five-day global sales record of $US550 million,” Activision Blizzard chief executive Bobby Kotick said.

“The Call of Duty franchise has over 25 million players around the world that are engaged in billions of hours of online gameplay.”

Black Ops is the seventh title in a franchise that has won a devoted following since the first version was released in 2003.

The latest instalment takes gamers on a series of Cold War-era military adventures.

It has generated a massive amount of pre-launch publicity after confirming rumours of appearances by zombie Nazis and Cold war personalities such as JFK, Fidel Castro and Richard Nixon.

Yesterday, Cuban authorities complained that a mission in which gamers were tasked with assassinating Castro was “perverse”.

Marketing firm IDC forecasts that 11.7 million copies of Black Ops will be shifted in the United States alone by the end of the year.
Read more: http://www.news.com.au/technology/gaming/activision-claims-biggest-entertainment-launch-ever-with-360m-call-of-duty-black-ops-haul/story-e6frfrt9-1225952519430#ixzz151RZzhjK

Husband Quotes

1. I haven’t spoken to my wife for 18 months. I don’t like to interrupt her.

2. Marriage is a 3-ring circus: Engagement ring, wedding ring, and suffering.

3. The last fight was my fault. My wife asked, “What’s on the TV?” I said, “Dust!”

4. In the beginning, God created earth and rested. Then God created man and rested. Then God created woman. Since then, neither God nor man has rested.

5. Why do men die before their wives? They want to.

6. What is the difference between a dog and a fox? About 5 drinks.

7. A beggar walked up to a well dressed woman shopping on Grafton Street and said “I haven’t eaten anything in four days.” She looked at him and said, “God, I wish I had your willpower.”

8. Do you know the punishment for bigamy? Two mothers-in-law.

9. Young Son: “Is it true, Dad? I heard that in some parts of Africa a man doesn’t know his wife until he marries her.” Dad: “That happens in every country, son!”

10. A man inserted an ad in the classifieds: WIFE WANTED. Next day he received a hundred letters. They all said the same thing: YOU CAN HAVE MINE.

11. The most effective way to remember your wife’s birthday is to forget it once.

12. First guy (proudly): “My wife’s an angel!” Second guy: “You’re lucky, mine’s still alive.”

13. How do most men define marriage? An expensive way to get laundry done for free.

14. Just think, if it weren’t for marriage, men would go through life thinking they had no faults at all.

15. If you want your wife to listen and pay undivided attention to every word you say, talk in your sleep.

16. Then there was a man who said, “I never knew what real happiness was until I got married; and then it was too late.”

17. A little boy asked his father, “Daddy, how much does it cost to get married?” And the father replied, “I don’t know son, I’m still paying!”

18. I married Miss Right. I just didn’t know her first name was “Always.”

Cancel Your Credit Card Before You Die

Be sure and cancel your credit cards before you die. This is so priceless, and so, so easy to see happening, customer service being what it is today.!!!

Now some people are really stupid!!!!

A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00, now somewhere around $60.00. A family member placed a call to Citibank. Here is the exchange:

Family Member: ‘I am calling to tell you she died in January.’

Citibank: ‘The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.’

Family Member: ‘Maybe, you should turn it over to collections.’

Citibank: ‘Since it is two months past due, it already has been.’

Family Member: So, what will they do when they find out she is dead?’

Citibank: ‘Either report her account to frauds division or report her to the credit bureau, maybe both!’

Family Member: ‘Do you think God will be mad at her?’ (I really liked this part!!!!)

Citibank: ‘Excuse me?’

Family Member: ‘Did you just get what I was telling you – the part about her being dead?’

Citibank: ‘Sir, you’ll have to speak to my supervisor.’ (Duh!)

Supervisor gets on the phone:

Family Member: ‘I’m calling to tell you, she died in January.’

Citibank : ‘The account was never closed and late fees and charges still apply.’ (This must be a phrase taught by the bank!)

Family Member: ‘You mean you want to collect from her estate?’

Citibank: (Stammer) ‘Are you her lawyer?’

Family Member: ‘No, I’m her great nephew.’ (Lawyer info given)

Citibank: ‘Could you fax us a certificate of death?’

Family Member: ‘Sure.’ (Fax number is given )

After they get the fax:

Citibank: ‘Our system just isn’t setup for death. I don’t know what more I can do to help.’

Family Member: ‘Well, if you figure it out, great! If not, you could just keep billing her. I don’t think she will care.’

Citibank: ‘Well, the late fees and charges do still apply.’(What is wrong with these people?!?)

Family Member: ‘Would you like her new billing address?’

Citibank: ‘That might help.’

Family Member: ‘ Odessa Memorial Cemetery , Highway 129, Plot Number 69.’

Citibank: ‘Sir, that’s a cemetery!’

Family Member: ‘What do you do with dead people on your planet???

(Priceless!!)

10 ways Android beats iOS, Windows, and everything else

Windows Mobile and the iPhone have some advantages over Android, but in these areas, no one beats Google’s OS.

 

1. Maps and navigation

Google’s Maps application is simply the best out there. It’s only going to get better with monthly updates that will add features and perfect the interface. Bing Maps on Windows Mobile is surprisingly good but it doesn’t have the same layers and granular features as Google Maps.

The iPhone’s Maps application has barely changed since 2007. Good alternatives in the app Store can be expensive and take up as much as 1-2 Gigs of precious phone storage. Google’s app, on the other hand, takes up almost no space on the phone because everything is in the cloud.

The only downside is that Google’s Maps uses more data and re-routing when outside of a data area. If you require offline maps, there are some in the Android Market. Also, HTC is offering a free version of offline Maps on their phones.

2. Notify bar

Google’s notify bar leaves other platforms’ notification systems looking incomplete. Emails, SMSs Facebook notifications, charging, software updates, task managers–just about anything you can think of is managed from a pull-down drawer that can be almost universally used from any screen.

Windows Phone 7 uses tiles that require leaving the current application. iPhone has serial notifications that can’t be grouped onto one screen.

3. Widgets

At first, I didn’t really see the need for Widgets. But after playing around, it is hard to imagine using a smartphone without them.

Just like Windows Mobile 7′s tiles, you can set up a page with your Google Voice, RSS, Twitter and Facebook streams and organize them any way you want. It makes a much better ‘mission control’ screen than you can get on the iPhone, which only lets you see apps and notifications.

4. Carrier choice

Right now in the US, you’re stuck with AT&T if you have an iPhone or Windows 7 phone. That will change in 2011, but at the moment, you don’t have another choice if AT&T doesn’t have coverage in your area or costs more than you want to pay.

With Google, on the other hand, you can pick the best carrier in your area for your budget. Each one will have at least a few great Android phones available.

5. Hotspot

You can create a Wireless hotspot with most Android phones that lets other devices like iPads and laptops jump on the same connection as the phone.

While this costs extra, the convenience and utility of the service make it much better than purchasing separate hardware. iPhone does do tethering, but only to laptops (without jail-breaking). Windows 7 doesn’t create hotspots at all.

 

Via: http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2010/fortune/1010/gallery.google_best_phone_os.fortune/6.html

Click here to see the full list of 10 ways Android beats iOS, Windows, and everything else

Brangelina Take the Kids Zip-lining! (pics)

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie take their kids for a fun day in the park in Budapest, Hungary

The family is in Budapest while Angelina films her directorial debut, an as yet untitled love story set during the 1992-95 Bosnian war. Brad shared with “Extra” that the nomadic family will be having an unconventional Thanksgiving this year: “I’m not really sure where we’ll be for it, but yeah, it’ll be overseas,” he said. “We’ll whip up a turkey somewhere.”

London Tube Train Drivers

Actual Announcements London Tube Train Drivers Have Made To Their Passengers

“Ladies and Gentlemen, I do apologize for the delay to your service. I know you’re all dying to get home, unless, of course, you happen to be married to my ex-wife, in which case you’ll want to cross over to the Westbound and go in the opposite direction”.

“Your delay this evening is caused by the line controller suffering from E & B syndrome, not knowing his elbow from his backside. I’ll let you know any further information as soon as I’m given any.”

“Do you want the good news first or the bad news? The good news is that last Friday was my birthday and I hit the town and had a great time. The bad news is that there is a points failure somewhere between Stratford and East Ham, which means we probably won’t reach our destination.”

“Ladies and gentlemen, we apologize for the delay, but there is a security alert at Victoria station and we are therefore stuck here for the foreseeable future, so let’s take our minds off it and pass some time together. All together now….’Ten green bottles, hanging on a wall…..’”.

“We are now traveling through Baker Street, as you can see Baker Street is closed. It would have been nice if they had actually told me, so I could tell you earlier, but no, they don’t think about things like that”.

During an extremely hot rush hour on the Central Line, the driver announced in a West Indian drawl: ” Step right dis way for de sauna, ladies and gentleman… unfortunately towels are not provided”.

“Let the passengers off the train FIRST!” (Pause …) “Oh go on then, stuff yourselves in like sardines, see if I care – I’m going home….”

“Please allow the doors to close. Try not to confuse this with ‘Please hold the doors open’. The two are distinct and separate instructions.”

“Please note that the beeping noise coming from the doors means that the doors are about to close. It does not mean throw yourself or your bags into the doors.”

“Please move all baggage away from the doors (Pause..) Please move ALL belongings away from the doors (Pause…) This is a personal message to the man in the brown suit wearing glasses at the rear of the train – put the pie down, four-eyes, and move your bloody golf clubs away from the door before I come down there and shove them up your ass sideways”

Rule book for men and points to ponder for women

Men are NOT mind readers.

Learn to work the toilet seat. You’re a big girl. If it’s up, put it down. We need it up, you need it down. You don’t hear us complaining about you leaving it down.

Sunday sports . It’s like the full moon or the changing of the tides. Let it be.

Shopping is NOT a sport. And no, we are never going to think of it that way.

Crying is blackmail.

Ask for what you want. Let us be clear on this one: Subtle hints do not work! Strong hints do not work! Obvious hints do not work! Just say it!

Yes and No are perfectly acceptable answers to almost every question.

Come to us with a problem only if you want help solving it. That’s what we do. Sympathy is what your girlfriends are for.

A headache that lasts for 17 months is a Problem. See a doctor.

Anything we said 6 months ago is inadmissible in an argument. In fact, all comments become null and void after 7 Days.

If you won’t dress like the Victoria ’s Secret girls, don’t Expect us to act like soap opera guys.

If you think you’re fat, you probably are. Don’t ask us.

If something we said can be interpreted two ways and one of the ways makes you sad or angry, we meant the other one

You can either ask us to do something Or tell us how you want it done. Not both. If you already know best how to do it, just do it yourself.

Whenever possible, Please say whatever you have to say during commercials.

Christopher Columbus did NOT need directions and neither do we.

ALL men see in only 16 colors, like Windows default settings. Peach, for example, is a fruit, not A color. Pumpkin is also a fruit. We have no idea what mauve is.

If it itches, it will be scratched. We do that.

If we ask what is wrong and you say “nothing,” We will act like nothing’s wrong. We know you are lying, but it is just not worth the hassle.

If you ask a question you don’t want an answer to, Expect an answer you don’t want to hear.

When we have to go somewhere, absolutely anything you wear is fine… Really .

Don’t ask us what we’re thinking about unless you are prepared to discuss such topics as baseball, the shotgun formation, or golf.

You have enough clothes.

You have too many shoes.

I am in shape. Round IS a shape!

Rules from men to men:

1. Any man who brings a camera to a bachelor party may be legally killed and eaten by his fellow partygoers.

2. Under no circumstances may two men share an umbrella.

3. It is ok for a man to cry under the following circumstances:

a) The moment Angelina Jolie starts unbuttoning her blouse b) After wrecking your boss’ Ferrari c) When your date is using her teeth

4. Unless he murdered someone in your family, you must bail a friend out of jail within 12 hours.

5. If you’ve known a guy for more than 24 hours, his sister is off limits forever, unless you actually marry her.

6. The minimum amount of time you have to wait for a guy who’s running late is 5 minutes. Maximum waiting time is 6 minutes

7. Bitching about the brand of free beer in a buddy’s fridge is forbidden. Gripe at will if the temperature is unsuitable.

8. No man shall ever be required to buy a birthday present for another man. (In fact, even remembering your buddy’s birthday is strictly optional.)

9. When stumbling upon other guys watching a sporting event, you may always ask the score of the game in progress, but you may never ask who’s playing.

10. Friends don’t let friends wear Speedos. Ever. Issue closed.

11. If a man’s zipper is down, that’s his problem — you didn’t see nothin’.

12. Women who claim the “love to watch sports” must be treated as spies until they demonstrate knowledge of the game and the ability to pick a buffalo wing clean.

13. If you complement a guy on his six-pack, you’d better be talking about his choice of beer.

14. Phrases that may not be uttered to another man while lifting weights: a) Yeah, Baby, Push it! b) C’mon, give me one more! Harder! c) Another set and we can hit the showers! d) Nice Ass, are you a Sagittarius?

15. Never talk to a man in a bathroom unless you are on equal footing: both urinating, both waiting in line, etc. For all other situations, an almost imperceptible nod is all the conversation you need.

16. When a buddy is trying to hook up, you may sabotage him only in a manner that gives you no chance of hooking up either.

If you’re a guy: You will laugh a little and realize how true this is!

If you’re a woman: Laugh and roll your eyes at our stupidity!