OK, it didn’t really start out fun. I had to wake up around 04:30 to leave the house at around 06:00 to take a 1-2 hour trip to the city to take my midterm exams at 09:00. Fortunately for me, it was on a topic in programming (in C) that I already semi-mastered when I was studying it by myself in high school. But besides taking the exam, it was also one out of only two opportunities to meet my classmates, since we only meet for exams. It was a mixed feeling though. I’m surrounded by people taking up the same degree (Diploma in Computer Science), but with almost very little interest in the subject. Most of them are just taking it because their work or boss requires it. Kind of a big shift after being around so many people (online) whose passion for (free) software is quite contagious.

After the exams, I went to a nearby mall, first to eat lunch of course, but also to finally do a special project I had in mind for months now. More on that later. Meanwhile, while waiting for that project to be finished, I came across a book. I picked it up and couldn’t stop smiling or giggling.

It’s probably a predecessor of Caturday and Lolcats. I wish I could post a scanned image or two, but dunno if that would be violating copyright or something.

But the crowning glory of the day is this:

and the back view:

By the way, “Atin ito” means “This is ours” in Filipino/Tagalog. I’ve been wanting to have a custom made KDE shirt for quite some time now, but I couldn’t get around to finding a shop that does this kind of thing for a single shirt (there are those that do custom designs but for mass production). Find the right kind and color of shirt was an altogether different story. Anyway, it’s finally here, though I’m not exactly 100% happy with the quality of the work (it’s airbrushed). But given the situation, it’s as good as it gets. I’m definitely going to wear it on my talk about Kubuntu and KDE on the 23rd.