Here’s my plans for thw holidays:
1.) Finish the registration of our biz this week
2.) Explore ASP.NET
3.) Try to setup Slackware (although I’d prefer Gentoo if only I have the ISO. I have SuSe but my ISO isn’t working, too) 
4.) Setup a local server
5.) Munsci.edu.ph (at last!)
6.) Enroll for the next term on Dec. 22
7.) Spend the Christmas with my family
8.) PearPC OS X emulation
Hmmm… I need to do all these
The King of Filipino action movie has died. December 14, 2004 12:01 AM, RIP FPJ
During the election I really dislike his candidacy. The tides of fate really surprised everyone when FPJ was suddenly hit by stroke. Too bad he didn’t recover.
My morning was nearly ruined when my friend Frederick made fun of me this morning. 
We were scheduled to register our specialization electives this week. I tried to register last Saturday but the registrar office was close so I went to college this morning, around 10:00 AM. While I was riding bus to Makati Frederick (P4) sent a text message that goes along this line: He and Jeremiah already got their registration form, and there was NO MORE SLOTS FOR JAVA. He even added he was fortunate to get the last slot! And since there was no more slot for Java, they put me in HP-UX. (that’s the last thing I would do!) 
Of course I was surprised. There was no announcent whatsover that Java is offered only to limited number of slots. I violently reacted to P4’s message. It was so unfair and I ranted that they should have informed me sooner. I was relieved to know it was only a joke… a bad one though. 
I just smiled after the revelation but I was badly irritated. You got me there P4! 
Later on I happily registered Java as my specialization, together with Jeremiah and P4 
we dubbed ourselves as Java-man since all of us are getting that elective. 
I just got the shortest path to passing my Discrete Mathematics. Do you know why? Our project was hand-picked by our professor and those who made the best project(s) will be exempted from the final exam! Woooh! 
On my way to school this morning I stumbled upon my long lost friend Martin. We were very good friends back in elementary and I was very glad he has not forgotten me. I found out that he was enrolled in UST, then transferred to TUP later. He preferred TUP because he’s majoring in E.E. and TUP offers a lot of practicals in there.
We didn’t have much time to chat because we need to ride separate buses already. Too bad his cellphone was broken. I planned to get his contact number. Anyway, Friendster is always there. Well, he’s the same dude I knew back in grade school but he is taller than me now. LOL.
I received this email and at first glance I was confused what I was reading. I soon realized that this is one of the more obvious scam that I found in my Gmail spam filter. 
Dear Sir,
I can imagine how you will feel receiving a sudden business letter from a remote country in far away Africa and probably from someone you are not closely related with. But all the same, I believe we do not need to be of blood relatives before we can establish cordial/business relationship. I think it is very important at this juncture to introduce myself to you . My name is Mr KHALID ABDUL ALI. I am the district(Foreign operations) manager of the United Bank Of Africa. I got your email address from a search on the Internet and It is my pleasure to solicit your assistance in this business proposal. I am contacting you because I do not wish to transact the business with anybody who is known to any staff of this bank or anybody around here to avoid any possible BLACKMAIL or LEAKAGE at the end of the transaction.
THE PROPOSAL:- There is an ACCOUNT in this bank (United Bank Of Africa) which was opened in 1982 by one Mr. Carison Hogarth, an Australian National, who worked in a Scottish owned Petro-Chemical Company and since the year 2000 nobody has operated on this account. I have had a very careful study of the account files through which I carried an extensive investigation about the holder of the said account and found out that Mr. Hogarth died in a plane crash in 1999 thereby abandoning the account, having been fictitious regards the information he submitted to this bank at the time of establishment of the account. The account at this moment has no inheritance since the name Mr. Hogarth filled, as his relations has no contact information in the form he submitted to the bank.
I have secretly removed all the relevant files to the account from the dormant section so that bank auditors will not verify the abandoned money and refer it to Federal Treasury via CBN. Credit balance of the said account is about (SEVENTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS). My Dear Friend, the deal here is that the money in this account will be approved and remitted to any foreigner who shows up as relation to Mr. Hogarth provided such person has correct information to the account. I have such needed information and will hand it over to you as soon
as we commence the transaction. I will source all necessary documents and forward them to you for direct submission to the bank. With my position as the foreign operations manager we will quietly remove this money from the bank without hitches. I don,t have any problem in regularizing all necessary documents and transferring the credit balance of the said account to your nominated bank account in overseas, but the problem is TRUST !!
I have spent months in trying to get an overseas reliable contact. It is worthy to note that people are unreliable these days and even derive joy in telling lies. On this ground I request your unreserved but sincere cooperation devoid of greed in carrying out this transaction so that no one amongst both of us shall defraud each other at the end. I am prepared to split the fund 70%-30% with you, provided that mine will be intact at the end. Your soonest response is anticipated.
Best regards
KHALID ABDUL ALI
Hello,
I am Mr. Smith Bowani, an auditor of a reputable bank in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province in the Republic of South Africa. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.
We had a foreign client named Mr. Wooin Shim, who deposited a huge sum of money (18.6 Million United States Dollars), with our bank. Eventually, this client died in a plane crash and since his death we have not had anybody come up for the claims as the next of kin.
You may want to take a look at other passengers, who were on the same plane; here is a site for your perusal. http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list/
A situation I have monitored closely with my position in the bank. Now having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past years. I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrangement/ processes will be monitored by me and my partners involved. However I got your contact from a trade consultant here in South Africa, though I did not disclose the purpose of my seeking for a foreign business partner to him. Although we will still have to sign some agreement before the final transfer of the fund into any of your designated bank account.
I have involved a very senior official in the operational department, and we have agreed that after the transfer of the money into your account, you shall be entitled to 20% of the total sum, my colleagues and I will have 75% while 5% will be used to reimburse any expenses incurred. All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure a risk free situation on the side of both parties. Please note that this deal can only take place on the following conditions;
1. Absolute confidentiality and sincerity will be required and guaranteed, considering our positions in the bank.
2. Assurance that our own share will be released to us in good faith when this money finally gets into your account.
Please treat with utmost confidentiality. Contact me as quickly as possible through my e-mail.
Expecting your urgent response,
Best Regards,
MR. SMITH BOWANI
Yeah right. I’ve seen this kind of scams somewhere. It is quite amusing that someone in South Africa knows me. At that point I know that this email is pulling my legs.