I've 12 syllables in my name, with 4 r/l phonemes. I don't think it rolls out nice. :D
I'm not sure how it's supposed to sound, really. I think I tend to stress the /an/ on the 4th syllable to catch my breath, but when the person I'm talking to finally gets over how long my name is, I always end up having to spell my last name, so I guess I need to stress all 3 syllables of my last name instead.

It's Victor India Bravo Alpha November DORAEMON, dammit. :D JK. Asking to have it spelt isn't so bad, I guess, but the question I dread the most is, "Are you related to Margot & the Nuclear so and so's?" ..Because I won't fool anyone if I say no. :D Wouldn't it be nice to hide under an ubiquitous name like "Santos" or "Chang"?

Ah, but it's so fricken troublesome to petition for a change of name in the Philippine Civil Registry. :( If it wasn't a clerical error (i.e. De Lantar v. Delantar (Hi Dan, this is for you :D)), and it doesn't sound ridiculous enough (i.e. Tatlongtae (lit. "three shits"). Awesome example, innit?), you don't stand a chance unless you get married and take your husband's name. NAAAH! Don't get me wrong, I love you, dad! :D I love you, family! And I'm thinking of keeping my name even after marriage to keep it going since there aren't much male relatives in my generation, but I like to joke around that I want to get married to a Chan and be "Jo Marie Chan" or to one of Judi's brothers and be "Jo Marie Sison". The looks on people's faces when I shake hands or exchange cards with them would be PRICELESS. Done for the lulz.

Bah. Names. Go through college and earn the right to append an initial. Climb the corporate ladder and earn the right to append a title. Get married and have that extra "r" in between. Die and have it carved in stone for all eternity, but in the end, you are not your name. Your choices define who you are.

Have an idea, change the world. Save a life, be a hero.
When you do, being named Tatlongtae wouldn't matter. (Ok, at least for me.)

So hello. My name is Jom, and I'm a million different people from one day to the next.
Who are you today?

My mouse is suddenly a fucking broken chibai*. :(

And I can't have the spare USB mouse hooked up instead because the SU's three shelves up there, the chord's too short, and I have to be Monkey D. Luffy to use it. >_<

The Ctrl, Alt, Tab, and that "Right-Click Menu key beside the right Ctrl button" keys suddenly became my second besterest friends.

I've to Ctrl+Tab to sift through my 21 Firefox tabs, press Alt+Tab to shift from one task to another, and Tab my way through everything. Flash sites suck like first class whores.

Alright, now I've to press the Windows Key+T+S to show all connections, choose the active one, press the Menu key beside the right Ctrl key and choose Disconnect (Yes, I'm on dialup, and your mom thinks it's cool.). Next time I log back in, I swear I'll have a new bitch*. :)

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* Optical Mice = NO BALLS.
   I am so smart :D

..and the resurrection of the jomvi jokes shall commence.

I got accepted as an intern at the Office of Senator Jamby Madrigal this afternoon.

One out of three slots.

And I'm fricken confused.
Can I leave that offer hanging for a couple of weeks or so?
Because options for other people are running out by that time, and should I swing out, there'd be this gaping 33.33% vacancy gone to waste.

What I really want is an internship at the SyCip Salazar Hernandez Gatmaitan Law Firm---chances of which are highly uncertain considering the fact that I have yet to submit my transcript and my resume, and that I have to lose my spleen competing for a slot.

What to do, what to do?

1. Leave the Senate's ass cold for a while and wait for the SyCip demi-gods.
1.1. If SyCip=YES, Senate=NO
1.2. If SyCip=NO (FARK-ASS!), Senate=GO

2. Sit. Stay. (Good dog.) But send resume still.
2.1. If SyCip=NO, Jom lauds good decision and is relieved.
2.2. If SyCip=YES, Jom says, "Ha, ha. You can't have me. Must suck for you." *inner sob.*

3. Forget SyCip dreams and never be able to put an end to what-ifs.

Ack. Sounds like the DLSU-UP-UST debacle from 3 years ago.

Need to hit the sack now.
Already been awake for 23 hours.


^{* Sen. Madrigal's campaign jingle used to be "Ja-ja-ja-jamby! Ja-ja-ja-jamby! Chaaaaaange the world~!" ..or something like that. o_O and Judy Ann Santos' face was far too distracting.}

I'm turning nineteen tomorrow!

*cough* threadless. *cough* :D

evil_martian tagged me!

List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether they have words, or even if they're any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your LJ along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to.

Bonnie Bailey - Safe (Claude Bareau Mix)
Sia - Breathe Me
New Found Glory - Still The One
Broken Social Scene - Lover's Spit
Fiona Apple - Criminal
Mike Wyzgowski - Nothing Can Be Explained
Mojofly - Mata

Tagging:
suwail13, iamchunky, angiasaa, vianmariev, feistydork, purple_orchid, clearly_clara.