ten odd thoughts.

TEN ODD THOUGHTS. Nothing new, I just want to update my blog.

1. I am now a Marketing Management student, who goes to school 6 times a week, from 7-11 am.

2. I'm feeling so FAT right now, well actually I AM FAT. The fattest in my records.

3. I've been worrying about breakouts lately. I thought my zits were almost gone last week but when I woke up yesterday, 3 volcanoes were residing in my face.

4. I've been SLOTHY ( not slutty haha) lately. All I want to do all day is to sleep and check out for new multiply comments. I haven't been reading my books for like 2 weeks already and that's reaaaallly baaaad.

5. My antique-of-the-future phone is malfunctioning.

6. I've been hating a friend since like last week. I saw him yesterday but I didn't dare call him ( I was late for school for like 6 hours already, what can I do? ).

7. I've been hanging out with my old friends from AMV quite often.

8. I am pretty adjusted to my new environment, thanks to my nff's hahaha.

9. I misspelled DOPPEL GANGLER as DOPPLER GANGER, which made me look oh so stupid. The thought was there anyway haha.

10. And oh yea, I've already picked up my Kickers prize, it's just a denim body bag whatevs, I'll just use it tomorrow.

CABANATUEñA (from mae mae)

Makati, Cabanatuan, Tagbilaran are RP's best cities to live in

By CARMELA FONBUENA
abs-cbnNEWS.com/Newsbreak

Among the best cities in the Philippines, Makati City, Cabanatuan City in Nueva Ecija, and Tagbilaran City in Bohol offer the best quality of life, according to a new survey of the Asian Institute Management (AIM).

These three cities ranked highest in the quality of life category among 25 cities that made it to the AIM’s Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project 2007, a survey of cities’ global competitiveness.

The cities were separately ranked according to size. Makati, Cabanatuan, and Tagbilaran were categorized as metro, mid-sized and small-sized, respectively.

Quality of life is one of six categories in AIM’s survey. The other categories are cost of doing business, dynamism of local economy, human resources and training, infrastructure, and responsiveness of local government units (LGUs) to business needs.

Unlike its previous surveys, AIM decided not to rank the cities based on total performance.

This is the 5th round of the AIM survey on Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking.

Quality of life is considered one of the yardsticks in determining which cities have successfully developed and which have succumbed to the ills of urbanization.

Among the relevant aspects of quality of life are social welfare of the people, peace, and order, quality of living environment, and local amenities.

Cabanatuan and Tagbilaran ranked first in their respective city sizes, rating 7.17 and 7.97, respectively. The highest rating is 10 points. The average rating in their city sizes is 6.31 and 6.43, respectively.

Makati ranked second among metro cities, with a rating of 6.98. The average rating of metro cities in terms of quality of life is 6.06.

Cabanatuan was credited for its good access to commercial banks, low or non-existent informal fees, and total crime solution efficiency.

Tagbilaran was noted for its low or non-existent informal fees, good supply of water, and low water rates. Its local environmental planning and management program was also praised.

Makati was recognized for its good access to commercial banks, total crime solution efficiency, and supply of potable water among others. AIM also noted its programs such as the Makati Health Program, the “Yellow Card,” the Makati Command Center, and its Satellite Real Property Tax collection.

A total of 90 cities were surveys—20 metro cities, 25 mid-sized cities, and 45 small-sized cities. The AIM survey was conducted in collaboration with the German Technical Cooperation, International Finance Corporation, International Labour Organization, SM Investments Inc., and Petron Corporation.

The following is the complete list of the top performing cities.

Metro Cities:
1. Davao
2. Lapu-Lapu
3. Makati,
4. Manila
5. Marikina
6. Quezon City

Mid-sized Cities:
1. Cabanatuan
2. General Santos
3. Lucena City
4. Olongapo City
5. San Pablo City
6. Tagum
7. Tarlac

Small-Sized Cities
1. Bayawan
2. Calapan
3. Calbayog
4. Dagupan
5. Dipolog
6. Laoag
7. Malaybalay
8. Naga City-Camarines Sur
9. San Fernando City-La Union
10. Surigao
11. Tagbilaran
12. Tuguegarao

first failing mark

Ok. So I wasn't able to go to Araneta today, but i wasn't expecting that I would be able to watch UST's first game on tv.

It was UST vs. UE today. The game was great, Jervy Cruz was the ultimate savior of the tigers, as usual. Japs Cuan is still part of the team ( and oh, he changed a lot hahaha no more loser free throw shots) and I'm starting to like Dylan Ababou again hahaha.

The UST crowd growled with enthusiasm as they cheered GO USTe! Even Karl was cheering for UST hahaha, But unfortunately UE's crowd stole the crown. The game ended with a score of 78-73.