the things i did today

tried to revisit my law student/bar review days. i went to UP earlier today to have some TSNs photocopied. since the cheapest photocopying service i know is located inside the UP law library, i decided to have it photocopied there. unfortunately, and as usual, they have tons of stuff to photocopy so they wont be able to photocopy my TSNs immediately and i will have to return for it later that afternoon. so i did my work in one of the libraries i frequently went to during my bar review days - the econ library. the desks and the air conditioning in this library is much better than the law library. the only good thing about the law library is that its generally more quiet compared to other libraries. i remember my cousin noting that when she went to the law library (when she was still in college. and that was when i was still in high school), the students there gave her dagger looks and asked her to be quiet. and she told me she cant believe how serious students were inside the law library. i just gave her an expression that tells her that "shouldnt you be quiet inside a library?"

this is one of the things i constantly thought about during my bar review days: why can't people shut up inside libraries and chapels? arent these places supposed to be quiet? people talk a lot inside libraries and chapels. why are they in the library/chapel in the first place? shouldnt the primary activity inside a library is to read, and inside a chapel to pray? i think my college professor is right. Filipinos dont know how to whisper. they (since i know how to whisper, im going to use "they" instead of "we" Filipinos) whisper like Homer Simpson. i tweeted last year about how inconsiderate these people are for their natural inability to whisper. i remember thinking that librarians should have some kind of disciplinary powers to kick out anyone who "disturbs the peace". now that i think about it, i told myself during last weekend's mall wide sale that humans are so annoyingly noisy. how can they live in such a state of constant noise? why did humans decide to become noisy creatures? well, im not against loud stuff. im just against senseless noise (so there's meaningful noise) or simple noise that can be avoided. and rock music, even heavy metal, is not senseless noise. senseless noise is any audible thing that has no value or worth. so small talk devoid of any use except just to make use of one's vocal chords for the purpose of not conveying anything meaningful is senseless noise. the sound created by a construction area is an unavoidable noise. the squeaking sound created by a person with restless leg syndrome is a simple noise that can be avoided. i have restless leg syndrome and whenever my foot creates a squeaking sound, i adjust my legs so i wont have the urge to move it because i find the noise really annoying.

i digressed. i was supposed to write about revisiting my law student/bar review days. anyway, i worked inside the econ library (read some cases and edited a pleading), picked up my photocopied TSNs late in the afternoon then went to the mall. i went there to go to BK and try continue working there. but the place was packed. so i thought there should be more establishments for people like me who needs to plug their laptops (a tablet is starting to become more necessary by the minute. but given my recent expenses and foreseeable possible expenses, i might not be able to buy one until next year. sigh). normally, i would watch a movie so my trip to the mall wont be a waste but since im no longer a student, i cant use my time for other stuff just like that. watching movies needs to be scheduled (because i take my movie time seriously). i decided to have a quick bite at taco bell instead then headed home. my problem when im at home is that its almost impossible for me to work unless im in the mood or im cramming something. im really more productive if i take my work in my usual "work" areas (fastfood restos and libraries).