My Instrument in Escaping Reality

I really love playing the piano, though I'm not very good at it. I am what other would call an "amateur" since I can't even read piano notes and play at the same time. I can barely read notes at all! I'd either ask my dad to teach me a song or learn from Youtube. Or I'd try to ouido or play a song by ear. And yet, my lack of skill doesn't stop me from playing some pieces over and over again. I have been play the chorus of Right Here Waiting day and night, hoping to perfect it. I have to admit though, I still can't play an entire song, but when I do, it'll be an achievement for me. I had received my piano as a graduation gift from my dad, after years of begging and persuading. I promised I would learn to play the basics first, but I got excited and started to learn from Youtube some short pieces already. I ouido-ed some memorable instrumentals as much as I could. But I guess it's not enough. I have to learn the whole thing so that's why I promise to take piano lessons this summer. I told my mom I would the last, but my laziness got hold of me, I mean come on, it's SUMMER. Last summer, all I did with the piano was playing the same pieces over and over again, learn and ouido-ed a few, and replayed all of it again and again. When school started this year, I continued to play it every time I come home after school and even early in the morning before I leave for school too. But there came a time when there were a lot to do when I get home, so I never played for about a month. I decided to start playing again, and swore to myself that I should play at least once a day. That, I did. And whenever there were tests the next day, playing the piano came to me as a distraction. I wouldn't really play anything else other than the few short pieces I know, I just like the sound of it. So, I've been wasting probably 30 minutes of study time just sitting there and playing the same old songs. Once, I even fell asleep on the piano, only God knows what had happened. Playing the piano would cause me to forget what time it is. I would be in some dream world or something every time I do. That is why it officially became my instrument in escaping reality :)

Nostalgic Sundays.

There's this undescribable feeling that I would always feel every time I enter my room on a Sunday afternoon where the sun is near its setting. I would remember all the good times in my childhood. All those wonderful memories would come rushing at me every time I enter that kind of atmosphere. And then, realizing that those wonderful memories could only stay as memories and could never really happen again, I would suddenly feel sad. There's also a comforting feeling in that certain atmosphere. I would feel safe and secure. There's no explanation as to why I'd feel those things. I don't know why I'm so attached to my past and I don't know why I can't accept changes in the future. Well, someday I will know, but for now, I'll await for another nostalgic Sunday afternoon at home... -_-

Fact: Pretending to eat food can reduce your cravings for it

This idea is based on a common phenomenon called “habituation”. This is when food becomes less desirable the more you eat it. For example,the first bite of something is always better than, say, the tenth. Researchers found out that this process happens in your mind. So if you trick your mind into thinking that you are already eating, you will feel less of a desire to eat!

What I learned from a Taxi Driver

My mom and I were outside Robinsons, hoping to get a taxi as soon as possible when, a Sher-lyn unit came into view. We tried to go ahead of the college students waiting for a tazi too, and we were successful. The moment we went out of the Robinsons Driveway, the taxi driver started to talk about how insensitive people are nowadays to the traffic rules. He saw a bunch of people right in front of the mall, trying to get a taxi. You see, taxi drivers are not allowed to load or unload there, it would just cause more traffic jam. And if a taxi driver was caught, as the taxi driver said, they would be asked to pay a fee AND take a seminar regarding traffic rule-following or something like that. What's more is that if a taxi driver was not accepted in the first batch of 50 in the seminar, he'd have to take the next one, the next day. Until then, he could not drive the taxi. Anyway, the taxi driver was old, probably 60 or so, and he obviously had a lot of experience. He and my mom continued to talk about how people here in the City could not maintain a little discipline. He soon revealed to us that he is from Davao. He then continued to tell us of the differences Davao and Iloilo have. Here in Iloilo City, people would just cross the streets even though they know they're not supposed to. We would just throw our trash anywhere we like, even though there's already a law against it. Here, we would try to catch up in riding a jeep in the middle of the road. We would have drunkards party all night, even acting all drunk and hazy during the day.
But in Davao, everything's different. According to the taxi driver, there are only but a few traffic enforcers there, yet they all manage to follow the law. Why is that so? It turns out that if the person next to you would just litter, you can turn that person in to the police and receive money in exchange. That seems cool. Why can't we do that here too? There, everyone follows the rules. Nobody would dare to stray from the laws. There, they have a separate place for jeepneys to unload and another place for them to load. There, nightlife is only until 10:00, and so is the selling of beer. There, you're not allowed to drink beer in public, instead, you should bring it to your home and drink there. The mayor there is loved by the people. He would also go around the city on his motorcycle without any guards or police following him. If there would be a traffic jam, he would be the one to do the traffic enforcing himself. He imposes laws, especially traffic laws, is because his mother was once arrested for crossing the street! Imagine! The officials here, he said, are not standing up and making a change that well. They should strive harder in keeping our laws, because without it, there would be chaos.

I really couldn't believe how different these two places are. I realized that the place I call 'home' is full of undisciplined people compared to Davao. Well, all I could say is that in time, Iloilo City will prosper and though we couldn't be as disciplined as those in Davao, we'll still survive.

So these are the things I learned from the taxi driver. It's sad that we never got to know his name. I do hope I'll run in to him again. I just wanna know more!

PLAYFEST '10

One of the most challenging events this year, probably for my whole high school life here. This year, we staged Esther for our CAE play and we did the 3rd part of Florante at Laura . I was supposed to appear once in the first scene for Esther, but I was told by our directress to ad-lib twice, both in the scenes before a feast. It took them a long time to change the props and stuff, plus the villagers backstage did not appear downstage to ad-lib themselves. Since Lisa and I had a villager costume already, we went up the stage, totally unprepared. Gosh, was I shaking uncontrollably up there! I had to begin the ad-libbing, not sure of what to say or where it would lead to. At one point, my head went blank. I couldn't think of anything else to say anymore. And then, the unexpected happened. Claire and Nicholai,both from Anastasia,came up the stage with their Russian-style costume and ad-libbed with us! What a surprise that was. I tried to hide my amusement as I, a Persian villager, chatted with the Dowager Empress of Russia and her granddaughter, the young Anastasia. Well, the center curtains opened, much to my relief, and so Lisa, Claire, Nicholai and I went down back to the audience. I thought that was the last time I had to ad-lib. I thought . The last scene took a long time to be prepared. I don't know what had happened backstage. But all I know is that I had to ad-lib once again. The same rush of nervousness came over me again. But eventually, the center curtains opened once again. Those were not the only unforgettable things that took place. About, two days or the day before the final play, the files on the USB that contained the final arrangement of our music got corrupted. Meaning, all our files were gone. I had no explanation as to why that happened but I know that it was my fault. So, Marion and I painstakingly looked for a way to retrieve the files on the day before the play. Since no computer expert helped us, we decided on a Plan B, which was to make a new playlist. Marion had back-up files at home, but it lacked an important song. Well, the night before the play, Marion everything she could and the next day, the moment of truth, I had the job of rearranging the songs according to the script. It was tough. Some songs were hard to find, the script lacked songs that are needed and I still had to change put make-up on. Well, I managed to finish the whole playlist and prayed not to have it all mixed up for the nth time. The music during the play had some minor mistakes. but it was alright.

A lot of unexpected things happened during our CAE play, but all those things happened for a reason. We just have to find those out.

Well, CAE was tough but CAF was a totally different adventure. I was the Stage Manager and a soldier to Adolfo. Actually, I never wanted to be Stage Manager, because first of all, I would have to replace anyone who would be absent. And I know what kind of stress that would put me into, pacing around, hoping that nobody would get sick or something, since I was also the Stage Manager last year. The dance partner of Don Juan called in sick on the day of the play of Ibong Adarna. I had no other choice but to replace her, though I was faced with two problems: One, I didn't know the steps nor the formations, and two, I didn't have shoes. We were already at the backstage when I was told of this. The dress was delivered and eventually, Ms. Bena got hold of someone's heels. So I had to practice the entire dance routine in less than 5 minutes since we were scheduled to start then. During the dance, I swore I tripped as I attempted to twirl in those heels. I'm not used to dancing in heels because first of all: I don't wear high-heeled sandals and second: why the HELL would I dance around in those torture chambers they call shoes?

So,back to the present, I never really wanted that to happen again. So that's why I wanted to be the Production Manager for the 2nd year CAF play. Well, the intended Stage Manager didn't want to so I was convinced to be the Stage Manager since I already have 'experience'. Well, I clearly regretted the moment I said 'yes' to the part. So there I was, spending those days worrying about the health of my classmates. I didn't want them to get sick on the day of the play. Nooo. During the midst of our practices, we had some problems and then I was told to replace the soldier of the villain, Adolfo. I never had a guy role before. This was entirely new to me, having someone draw a mustache and a beard on my face. That tickled, seriously. During the TDR, there was a problem with the blindfold Adolfo was trying to tie around Laura's head. I was in that scene too. So, our Adolfo, Jessica, ad-libbed some stuff about me as her kawal, ordering me to tie it properly. I didn't say anything. I don't know how to ad-lib in Filipino and you bet I don't dare to, for I fear that it would sound horrible. During the final play, nobody was absent, Thank God for that, and I was dead-scared of committing a mistake while I'm on stage. Well, there was a mistake that was not planned well. You see, I was supposed to bring the blindfolded Laura to the woods, which meant I had to bring her from the stage, down to the audience, and back up on the stage. Problem was, our Laura, Louise, had a long gown, wore heels and was blindfolded. There was no way I could lead her down the steps without her tripping. I had to quickly change route on the day of the play. I think it turned out well, nobody thought of it as a mistake other than those who know the real choreography. Well, I also had a great time during the CAF play because we had a great impact on the audience. From the Introduction down to the Ending, we've heard claps,howls,gasps,screams,oohs,ahhs, and a lot more in response to the scenes, much to our surprise. It was truly successful for us.

Both plays were successful in its own right. It was truly another great experience for me that I'm sure I'll never forget. :)

Family Day '10

I was convinced that this would be the most colorful celebration in school. And, yeah it definitely was.

I guess it was a bit of a crossover between UN and Family Day because we were all encouraged to wear a national costume of any country. Well, I wore an Egyptian-inspired costume using my sister's old play costume, a pair of white sandals, and braided hair, for the first time. When I entered the school grounds, I immediately noticed that almost everyone was in a Chinese outfit. Well, I'm glad I wasn't Chinese again, having been in the same nationality twice already for UN. Anyway, it shows that we, Ilonggos, have Chinese ties if not, lovers of the Oriental race. So, I was also surprised that the teachers as well got into the spirit of the UN. All of them were wearing costumes and I gotta say, I was pretty impressed by that. I guess they wanted to be the best-dressed teacher or something. So, the first teacher I saw with a costume was Mr. Guintivano, wearing a Jewish-like outfit worn during Jesus' days. Also with a Jewish-like costume was Ms. Escare. They looked like a nice pair when put together side-by-side, having the same height and all. Also, another teacher that struck my eye was none other than my class adviser, Ms. Layson. I was shocked since she told us that her costume was going to be a surprise but I didn't expect her to wear a blonde wig! Her country was a Euroean country which I forgot. Well, I can say that she really worked hard on her outfit.

The first thing we had was the mass, followed by the parade, which I guess was really short. Then after the parade, we had a recess that was meant to be the registration time. My mom was the only one who came but she didn't have a costume on. After that, we had a program which included dance numbers from outside schools and our very own dance troupe. But I wasn't paying any attention along with my friends. We had our own 'presentation' right in our own seats with the music from the ones dancing in front. We then broke into different groups and performed dance numbers from different countries. We were the Persian group so therefore we had to belly dance. I know right. I'm not too keen in dancing but nevertheless, our group won the best presentation, which I think was just a form of pity for us since they gave every group a citation and the only remaining one was just given to us. So then we had lunch after. It took me a long time to buy at the Sbarro stand they had, but at least I was happy when I got to eat my Baked Ziti.

After eating our lunch, we all got bored. My mom was playing Bingo at 1:00 which was surprisingly early since it's usually held at 4:00. Also, the Family Day officially ended at 6:00 which was a total bummer since there wasn't going to be any class the next day. So back to our bored, after-lunch feeling, we decided to head to the St. Catherine classroom to rest. We decided to make a horror video thing but needed the help of Kayleigh who was still resting in her apartment. Well, we had nothing to do,so we fetched her in her apartment and went back to school. We then got tired when we reached the classroom so the horror video thing didn't happen at all. Ally and I then went downstairs and waited for the Bingo to end. When it did, we listened to the band that played. To tell you the truth, I was really disappointed when the concert wasn't what I expected it to be. I expected it to be like the one that happened last year, which everyone said was a blast but I wasn't there. No. This year's band was actually held outside the Sports Complex and they weren't the Rock n' Roll type either. Not much people were listening to them or dancing to their songs. I was really bummed because this year, I could actually stay for the concert for the first time. But it turns out, the concert wasn't enjoyable or fun as I thought. I don't know why but I felt like I was corrupted in some way. So after we went around and around, listened to some songs and talked to some people, my mom came to fetch me. I don't know why, but as unsuccessful as it was, I didn't feel like leaving yet the Family Day Celebration. I still had to leave though and that was the end of my Family Day '10 experience.

But wait! I almost forgot one thing.
When my mom told me that we should take the skywalk in front of the school and ride the jeep at the other side, she wanted to make sure first that there wasn't anyone on the skywalk that would make us feel uncomfortable since it was already beginning to get dark. She told me she saw the back of a person's head up there. I saw it too. That satisfied my mom, thinking it was a security guard so we went up the stairs. We were freaked out when we got up there and saw NO ONE at all. Creepy. My mom said that maybe that person went down already but I didn't believe her because we should have seen someone going down the stairs. So, that's the end of my day. Pretty creepy if you ask. :D

What happened on the 13th Day

October 11. What a day that was.

First of all, we were all psyched to know that there won't be any afternoon classes anymore, just a film in SM City. Everybody was excited, who wouldn't be? Marion said I would ride in her car along with Allyza and Lisa but sadly, Lisa was absent that day. So, we took in Bella, and we were all happy. When we got in Marion's car, we were all thinking the same thing: MJ is so CUTE! MJ is Marion's little brother. He's really cute especially when he talks. As we were preparing to leave the school grounds, Marion asked us if we want to have a take-out at McDo's first before we proceed to SM City with her treat. The three of us were shy and were passing on the question to each other. Marion's mom told us not be shy though. It took us a long time to decide because we were not even sure if we would allow her to treat us. Well, eventually we reached McDo in Jaro and gave our orders. I had a Coke Float, Bella ordered a Caramel Sundae, and Ally got a Float similar to Strawberry (I forgot the name) and we all shared one Large Fries. Marion had a Chicken Burger and I guess her brother did too.

We then arrived at SM City, passing at the back entrance where Ms. Layson told us to proceed. When we saw our classmates, they were surprised at seeing our food. They started complaining to our teacher that they should also buy food, seeing us with our Mcdonald's plastic. That was the time we realized bringing food in was a mistake. The four of us were scared now. We saw Sr. Paz confiscating a group of friends' drinks. That's it. We were doomed.

We tried to hide the food as much as we could. I really felt guilty breaking the law. I felt like a fugitive as we turned our backs on Sister every time she passed by. Whew! I was relieved a little when we reached the 3rd floor without getting caught. We were still hiding our food because Sister was there just a bit near from where we stood. Finally, with much sweat poured out from my body, and probably my parters-in-crime's too, our conscience kicked in. We decided to turn ourselves in since we wouldn't enjoy the movie while we're practically eating 'illegal' food. So we mustered enough courage to go up to Sister. She was still talking to another student when we interrupted her. Marion explained to her why we had food with us and I guess she was listening, but after Marion was done, she didn't say anything.
Weird After that, she walked over to other teachers as if nothing happened. We were thinking what would happen now, now that we told Sister. But then, it was time for us to enter the movie theater. No one seemed to look at us suspiciously anymore, and the guilt at the back of our minds were now starting to disintegrate. The feeling was refreshing. We had fun inside the theater. Sharing the food with others, we had a great time. The movie itself was cool too.

So, those were the things that made that day memorable. Memorable enough to have me blog about it 2 months later. :)

Play Doodle God!

This is a really addicting game. The goal is to create as much elements as possible. You only start with the 4 basic elements: Water, Fire, Earth, and Air but you need to come up with 115! Well, Good Luck!

Doodle God

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One thousand-year-long song

Longplayer is a one thousand year long musical composition. It began playing at midnight on the 31st of December 1999, and will continue to play without repetition until the last moment of 2999, at which point it will complete its cycle and begin again. Conceived and composed by Jem Finer, it was originally produced as an Artangel commission, and is now in the care of the Longplayer Trust.

Longplayer can be heard in the lighthouse at Trinity Buoy Wharf, London, where it has been playing since it began. It can also be heard at several other listening posts around the world, and globally via a live stream on the Internet.

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Top 100 Songs of All Time

I may not seem to look like the type who loves music, but I am ADDICTED to it. Seriously. If you're a close friend of mine and you don't know that, it's because I never bother to tell anyone. And if I do, I'll either be judged or be made to sing, which is totally not cool for me. So anyway, here's a list of my top 100 songs, both old and new, not in any order (it's hard to rank)

1) Because You Live- Jesse McCartney
2) At the Beginning- Richard Marx & Donna Lewis
3) Open Your Eyes To Love- LMNT
4) Feels like Home- Chantal Kreviazuk
5) Time- Chantal Kreviazuk
6) Right Here Waiting- Richard Marx
7) Patron Tequila- Paradiso Girls
8) I Love the Way You Lie- Eminem ft. Rihanna
9) Everytime- A1
10) Heaven by Your Side- A1
11) Have You Ever- S Club 7
12) Never Had a Dream Come True- S Club 7
13) Lost Without Your Love- Amy Pearson
14) Down- Jay Sean ft. Li'l Wayne
15) I Knew I Loved You- Savage Garden
16) When You Say Nothing At All- Ronan Keating
17) It Might Be You- Stephen Bishop
18) Keep Holding On- Avril Lavigne
19) Truly Madly Deeply- Savage Garden
20) Magbalik- Callalily
21) Passenger Seat- Stephen Speaks
22) Unwell- Matchbox 20
23) Over You- Daughtry
24) Lips of an Angel- Hinder
25) Pretty Boy- M2M
26) Mirror Mirror- M2M
27) My Heart Will Go On- Celine Dion
28) My Hands- Leona Lewis
29) My Father's Gun- Elton John
30) Vienna- Billy Joel
31) Whoa Oh!- Forever the Sickest Kids ft. Selena Gomez
32) If it's Love- Train
33) Hey Soul Sister- Train
34) When I Look to the Sky- Train
35) Don't Tell Me- Avril Lavigne
36) A Thousand Miles- Vanessa Carlton
37) Every Other Time- LFO
38) Hey Juliet- LMNT
39) Can't Help Falling in Love- A*Teens
40) I Melt with You- Bowling for Soup
41) What Hurts the Most- Rascal Flatts
42) Who Am I- Casting Crowns
43) Forever- Chris Brown
44) Still There For Me- Corbin Bleu ft. Vanessa Hudgens
45) Cater 2 U- Destiny's Child
46) Listen- Beyonce
47) Brown Eyes- Destiny's Child
48) That Time of Year- Sick Puppies
49) With Me- Sum 41
50) How to be Dead- Snow Patrol
51) Accidentally in Love- Counting Crows
52) Goin' Crazy- Natalie
53) Right Here, Right Now- HSM3
54) Can I Have this Dance? - HSM 3
55) When There Was Me and You- HSM
56) Breaking Free- HSM
57) Gotta Go My Own Way- HSM 2
58) Everyday- HSM 2
59) I Won't Say I'm in Love- Hercules Soundtrack
60) Don't Go Breaking My Heart- Anne Hathaway & Jesse McCartney
61) Hallelujah- Kate Voegele
62) Thinking of You- Katy Perry
63) Seasons of Love- RENT
64) You Found Me- Kelly Clarkson
65) Hold You Down- Jennifer Lopez ft. Fat Joe
66) Not that Kinda Girl- Jojo
67) Baby it's You- Jojo ft. Bowow
68) Kissin' U- Miranda Cosgrove
69) The Truth- Kris Allen
70) Why Can't I- Liz Phair
71) We Belong Together- Mariah Carey
72) Shake it Off- Mariah Carey
73) Wedding Dress- Matt Nathanson
74) Party in the USA- Miley Cyrus
75) 7 Things I Hate About You- Miley Cyrus
76) The Climb- Miley Cyrus
77) Kanlungan- Noel Cabangon
78) Real Life Fairytale- Plumb
79) Hatin' on the Club- Rihanna
80) Crazier- Taylor Swift
81) Just the Girl- The Click 5
82) Stacy's Mom- Fountains of Wayne
83) I'd Lie- Taylor Swift
84) Catch Your Wave- The Click 5
85) I'd Do Anyhing- Simple Plan
86) You Found Me- The Fray
87) High- The Speaks
88) Unpretty- TLC
89) No Scrubs- TLC
90) Hope- Twista ft. Faith Evans
91) Running Away- AM
92) Feels Like Home- Josh Kelley & Melissa Etheridge
93) Tiffany Blews- Fall Out Boy
94) 20 Dollar Nose Bleed- Fall Out Boy
95) Sugar We're Going Down- Fall Out Boy
96) Me and You- Fall Out Boy
97) You and Me- Lifehouse
98) Hum Hallelujah- Fall Out Boy
99) Northern Downpour- Panic! At the Disco
100) Stickwitu- Pussycat Dolls

Well, obviously, that wasn't the end of it, there are more actually and I'll just make another post about the rest. :D

First Day of Exams: Done

Math. Science. Journalism.

Isn't it bad enough that Biology had to be on the first day of exams since we barely understood the lesson only finished the day before? But why was Math on the schedule??

Those thoughts were in my head the night before the exams. There were the Calvin Cycle, the Glycolysis, the Pyruvate Oxidation and the Krebs Cycle. I barely understood any of it and the lesson started only 2 days before the test. Great. Well, let the cramming start. And so it was. I barely studied for Math let alone Journalism. So when the tests came, I found Math to be the easiest then Journalism and of course, Science. I know I had failed in all the three tests today and that's because I didn't study well. I started studying the night before only since I studied for the Mastery Tests the whole weekend. See, this is why teachers shouldn't give their Mastery Tests on the same week as the exams unless they want to see their students complaining 24/7.

Well, better luck for the tests tomorrow, I guess, if I could only get off the computer now...

The word "lethologica" describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want.

I feel oh-so 'lethologic' right now, since I can't even remember the word I was gonna use to describe my current state. ;)

Forgetful

I just left my notebook on top of the drawer, went to the bathroom, made a few side comments to my sister and I was already headed up the stairs when I just remembered I left my notebook. I run down the stairs and for a moment, I silently scold myself for I know that I have forgotten where I put it. In a haste, I push all the things aside on the table, on the sofa and I even look inside my drawers. It's only when I look up that I realize I just left it on top of the drawer.

Why am I so forgetful?

This is not the first time it happened. It's been happening for as long as I can remember. And I dread the next time it'll happen with someone else involved because I know I'd be the one to blame.

Almost anything I hold, be it a remote control, a book, my glasses or even money, I would just leave it in some place where it's not supposed to be. It's because when I need to do something but I'm still holding an object, I would just leave it in order to finish that something and then when I'm done, I would have already forgotten about that object. It's only when I'm in the middle of another activity that I remember about that object.

It's not only the location of an object that I would forget, it's also an event or a conversation that would happen only minutes ago. And then when someone interrupts or something else happens, I completely forget everything else, including that event/conversation.

You could say I get easily distracted and put all my attention into that new event that just happened. And it's true. I do easily get distracted and it seems that there's nothing I could do about it because it's like my nature.

I consider it a curse because if I can't even remember something that just happened minutes ago, that means I might not be able to remember a huge chunk of my life. And remembering a huge part of my life means something to me because I love to look back and reminisce events and moments. It also makes my heart sad to know that those moments would never come back. But back to the point, I really want to change this kind of nature, if not a habit because it's unintentional.

Someday, I will learn why God has given me this kind of curse. And maybe when I do learn why, I wouldn't consider it a curse anymore, maybe I will learn of its importance in my life and I might call it a gift. Someday...

“I heard a gunshot. I saw two guys run by my window, so I was gonna call the police but then I got optimistic so I said 'Hey, maybe it’s just a race'

Waterfalls: A Dream

I've always been fascinated by this work of nature. It seems like a fairytale to me, a fairytale in the sense that it seems magical and surreal (for me that is). You can guess that I have been nowhere near one and that it is an absolute dream to see it up close and possibly swim in it. I've dreamed of having picnics on it with my friends, splashing around the water and forgetting reality for a while.

I really need this kind of relaxation especially since it's Exams next week and the pressure's too much. A dip in its waters and a few shots to capture the moment would do me good right now. :)

Hope

This song by Twista feat. Faith Evans has long been a favorite of mine as well as my sister. I used to wait for the music video to appear on MYX or MTV, either way I would still sing along to its lyrics full of inspiring messages. It served as the soundtrack for a movie, Coach Carter. In the beginning of the music video, it shows a clip from the movie where a guy is saying an inspirational quote that serves as my sister's favorite. It goes like this:

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others."

And now for the song Hope:


[Verse 1 (Twista)]
I wish the way I was living could stop, serving rocks,
Knowing the cops is hot when I'm on the block, And I
Wish my brother woulda made bail,
So I won't have to travel 6 hours to see him in jail, And I
Wish that my grandmother wasn't sick,
Or that we would just come up on some stacks and hit a lick, And I (I wish)
Wish my homies wouldn't have to suffer,
When the streets get the upper hand on us and we lose a brother, And I
Wish I could go deep in a zone,
And lift the spirits of the world with the words with in this song, And I (I wish)
Wish I could teach a soul to fly,
Take away the pain out cha hands and help you hold them high, And I
Wish my hommie Butch was still alive
And on the day of his death we had never took that ride, And I (I wish)
Wish God could protect us from the wrong
So that all the soldiers that were sent over seas come home
We will never break, though they devastate, we shall motivate,
And we gotta pray, all we got is faith.
Instead of thinking about who gonna die to day,
The Lord is gonna help you feel better, so you ain't gotta cry today.
Sit at the light so long,
And then we gotta move straight forward, cuz we fight so strong,
So when right go wrong,
Just say a little prayer, get ya money man, life go on!!!
Let's HOPE!

[Chorus (Faith Evans)]
Though I'm hopeful, yes I am, hopeful for today,
Take this music and use it
Let it take you away,
And be hopeful (hopeful) and he'll make a way
I know it ain't easy but that's okay.
Cause we hopeful

[Verse 2 (Twista)]
I wish that you could show some love,
Instead of hatin so much when you see some other people commin up (I wish)
I wish I could teach the world to sing,
Watch the music and have 'em trippin of the joy I bring, (shiit)
I wish that we could hold hands,
Listen instead of dissin lessons from a grown man, And I (I wish)
Wish the families that lack, but got love, get some stacks
Brand new shack and a lack that's on dubs, And I
Wish we could keep achieving wonders,
See the vision of the world through the eyes of Stevie Wonder, (you feel me) (I wish)
And I hope all the kids eat,
And don't nobody in my family see six feet, (ya dig)
I hope them mothers stain' strong,
You can make it whether you wit him or your mans gone, And I (I wish)
Wish I could give every celly some commissary,
And the po po bring the heat on them priest like they did R. Kelly, And I
Wish that DOC could scream again
And bullets could reverse so Pac and Biggie breath again, (shit) (I wish)
Then one day they could speak again,
I wish that we only saw good news every time we look at CNN,
I wish that we could never get the blues,
Wish I could bring back the people that died at E2
I wish that we could walk a path, stay doin the right thing
Hustle hard so the kids maintain up in the game,
Let's HOPE

[Chorus (Faith Evans)]
Though I'm hopeful, yes I am, hopeful for today,
Take this music and use it
Let it take you away,
And be hopeful (hopeful) and he'll make a way
I know it ain't easy but that's okay.
Cause we hopeful

[Verse 3 (Twista)]
Wish the earth wasn't so apocalyptic,
I try to spread my message to the world the best way I can give it,
We can make it always so optimistic,
If you don't listen gotta live my life the best way I can live it,
I pray for justice when we go to court,
Wish it was all good so the country never even went to war
Why can't we kick it and just get em on,
And in the famous words of Mr. King "Why can't we all just get along",
Or we can find a better way to shop and please, And I
Hope we find a better way to cop a keys, And I
Wish everybody would just stop and freeze,
And ask why we are we fulfillin these downfalls and prophecies,
You can be wrong if it's you doubting,
With the faith of a mustard seed you can move mountains,
And only the heavenly father and ease the hurt,
Just let it go and keep prayin on your knees in church!!
And let's HOPE

[Chorus (Faith Evans) X2]
Though I'm hopeful, yes I am, hopeful for today,
Take this music and use it
Let it take you away,
And be hopeful (hopeful) and he'll make a way
I know it ain't easy but that's okay.
Cause we hopeful..

:D

Words That Cannot Be Tanslated To English

Hygge

Hygge is something we all want all the time – but seldom have. It is a Danish word meaning a “complete absence of anything annoying, irritating or emotionally overwhelming, and the presence of and pleasure from comforting, gentle and soothing things”. It is especially associated with Christmas time, grilling Danish sausage on long summer evenings and sitting around lit candles on a rainy night. What an amazing word!

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Ilunga

Ilunga is a Bantu word and, in 2004, it had the sole distinction of being chosen as the worlds most difficult word to translate. In Bantu it refers to a person willing to forgive abuse the first time, tolerate it the second but never a third time. Even trying to think of an English word that closely resembles the meaning of this hurts my brain so I won’t bother trying. The closest short sentence I can think of in English is “tolerant to a point”.

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Bakku-shan

Here is another great Japanese word with no English equivalent. Bakku-shan is the word for a girl who looks pretty from behind but ugly in front. I can’t find out whether they have a word for the reverse situation, or for that other frighteningly common problem these days, where you think a girl looks good from behind only to discover that she is a he! Modern fashion has a lot to answer for!

From: listverse

Imagining Fantasies.

They're all in my head. But where else could they be?

First of all, I love to imagine things. You name it. Things that might happen next. Things that I wish could happen. And the not-so-possible things that would surely do me good.

You can say I have an overactive imagination, working full time and is surely not going to stop. Sometimes, I would think of the worst things that could possibly happen when I'm in a certain situation. Like I'm in some sort of a worst-case scenario. I think I got that from my parents, who are always practical in situations. Sometimes, when I'm the unlucky fellow who turns off all the lights downstairs at night, I would hastily turn it off and rush up the staircase, as though I am being chased by an invisible monster. In my mind, there's someone or something there that's just waiting for all the lights to turn off so that it could pounce at me or something like that.

In short, I like to scare myself with all these fantasies.

Well, not all my fantasies are scary and I don't really like to scare myself. I just can't help it nor stop it when the imaginings have begun.

I like to fantasize about things that make me happy like a perfect life or having things I wish I could have. I also like to make up stories about my favorite celebrities and such. I would imagine myself in a favorite TV show or in a movie. I would then draw all the things I have fantasized and well, keep it for old time's sake. I would NEVER let anyone see it, not even my own family.

Sometimes, I don't even realize I am in school or even the fact that I'm actually here when I have these sudden outbursts of fantasies. I guess I got lost in my imagination, away from reality, thanks to this imperfect life of mine.

I think that if I had most of the things I want in life, I could spend less time imagining and more on the reality part because I'd be contented with what is real. But, I guess I have to be contented with what I do have because it's what God gave me. I'm not saying it's wrong to imagine, you actually need to have imagination in order to live a good life. It's just that when you imagine or fantasize about things, you need not to be carried away and dwell in your thoughts forever. No. Someday, you need to snap back into reality and actually work your way to achieve your goals and possibly some of the things you fantasize.

And so, I am ending this blog entry with a quotation from Paul Gauguin:
“I shut my eyes in order to see.”
:D

Gonna Be a Long Week.

Next week will be really tough. From Monday to Wednesday, we'll be having Mastery Tests and I should be passing all my projects by then. Then from Thursday to Saturday will come the Second Quarter Exams which I think I'll not have enough time to finish study. I mean, we just finished studying for our Mastery Tests and then we're expected to study EVERYTHING all over again. If only there would be no classes on the 6th then I could finish study everything AND celebrate my mom's birthday. So hopefully by the week after next, I should be on my way to total relaxation, but WAIT! I still have to finish memorizing the Desiderata! And I also need to look for a costume for Career Week and Family Day! *sigh* I guess this long week's getting an extension ;)

Which Disney Princess are you?

Bold what is true :)

Cinderella

one of your parents is dead.
you are expected to do a lot of chores.
you love to dress up.
you love animals.
you are waiting patiently for your prince charming.
your mom is really strict.
you have sisters who seem kind of jealous of you.
you’re afraid to speak your mind sometimes.
you have left your shoes at a friend’s house before.
you have blonde hair.
total:4

Belle

you’ve kissed someone your friends didn’t like.
you’ve been lost in the forest.
you love to read.
you are not shy at all, and not afraid to speak your mind.
one of your family members is a bit weird.
you have done volunteer work.
you have a wild imagination.
you love to take care of people in need.
you’ve had guys like you only because they think you’re pretty.
you’ve rejected at least one person when they’ve asked you out.
total: 2

Jasmine

your dad is very rich/important.
you are very clever.
you’ve been with someone way different from you.
you’re unique and different from everyone else.
you’d never marry someone just because they were rich.
you have set a lot of goals for yourself.
you don’t have a lot of friends.
you’re independent.
you are wealthy.
your parents try to control your life.
total: 2

Ariel

your parents expect a lot from you.
you really try to follow the rules, but it’s hard for you.
you’re a bit of a trouble maker.
you’re the youngest in your family or in the last two.
you have a lot of sisters (three or more).
you collect/collected something.
you have/had long hair.
you have/had a pet fish.
you’re extremely curious.
you believe everything people tell you
total: 7

Snow White

you know that you’re beautiful.
sometimes it seems like your mom is jealous of you.
you’ve almost been killed.
you have at least seven good friends.
you’ve had food poisoning.
you have/had short hair.
you can get along with almost everyone.
all of your friends are different.
you love to have a good time.
you’re happier when you’re out of the house than in.
total: 2

Mulan

you can be a tomboy sometimes.
people wish you could be a bit more girly.
you’ve pretended to be someone you’re not.
you’ve had a physical fight with someone.
you have/had considered running away from home.
your parents try to plan your life out.
a lot of your friends are boys.
you sometimes find yourself in bad situations.
you love your family so much that you’d do anything to protect them.
total: 1

Aurora

you live/have lived with someone other than your parents
you almost died at a very young age.
you are gentle, loving and/or thoughtful.
you have a decent singing voice.
you like to sleep in late on the weekends.
you spend most of your time outside, or try to do so.
you’re adopted.
you’re very romantic.
pink is one of your favorite colors.
total: 2

Pocahontas

you love to walk around and explore big cities.
you are more spiritual than religious.
you’ve been in an interracial relationship.
one of your family members is dead (mum, dad, sister, brother, grandma, grandpa).
your parents are very protective of you.
someone you know has been in war.
you love nature.
you have/had black hair.
you would love to move somewhere exotic and beautiful.
you’re very adventurous. total:4

Result: I’m a lot like Ariel and a bit of Pocahontas and Cinderella :D

Victorious!

Just watched the new show from Nickelodeon, Victorious! starring Victoria Justice from Zoey 101 and lots of other new people. Since this show is a Dan Schneider Production, I expected it to be really funny, just like iCarly and Drake and Josh, and it was HILARIOUS. The show is about Tori Vega fitting in her new school, Hollywood Arts High School, meeting new friends and possibly avoiding an enemy. Well, she didn't do well with the last one, especially since she accidentally poured coffee on Jade West's boyfriend, Beck Oliver. That was enough to drive Jade mad and so she purposely poured iced coffee on Tori during a improvised stage act. That let her down a bit, but with a pep talk from her friend, Andre Harris and her sister, Trina, she had the guts to get back on Jade by kissing Beck in another improvised act.

I really thought it was hilarious especially the part where their teacher made them do an Alphabet Improv, in which you have to improvise an act by starting your sentence with the first letter in the alphabet and the next person has to use the next letter and so on. I look forward to more episodes of this show because I know I'll laugh even harder in the upcoming ones. :D

Mini Kurt?

Is that Chris Colfer's li'l bro? Think again!

Adam Kolkin, 13, will appear on Glee as a young Kurt Hummel in a series of vignettes flashing back to Kurt as an 8-year-old at his mother’s funeral.

When I first saw this photo, I couldn't believe it either. I thought he was Chris' younger brother but then I was even more shocked when I learned that they're not related. He may have his looks, but does he have the voice? Well, we'll just see on the next episode of Glee. :)

Time Traveller?

Photo was taken in 1940.
"It’s the short description for the photograph shown at the virtual Bralorne Pioneer Museum, from British Columbia, Canada. The image can be seen specifically on this page (scroll down to the middle), among other items of the online exhibit. Did you notice anything out of place? Or perhaps, out of time?

The man with what appears to be very modern sunglasses seems to be wearing a stamped T-shirt (wumpscut band, founded in May 1991) with a nice sweater, all the while holding a portable compact camera!" -forgetomori

It seems kinda creepy knowing that someone has been tampering with the time-space continuum or something like that. Many people think that he really is from the future of that time while others have provided proofs that he is just an ordinary man who tried to start some sort of fashion revolution. Well, if you ask me, I would believe that that man is from the future because I believe that if we could manipulate one of life's complex natural processes, then we might as well intervene with the time-space continuum thing. :D

Busy Days.

Though the Talumpati thing is already over, which is such a huge relief, there's still a lot more to come. There are still projects to be done, assignments to be passed and tests that need to be studied. Not only are we having Mastery Tests next week, but the Quarter Exams as well! I still need to finish the project in Journ. which involves taking pictures of grammatical errors in signs and other stuff around the city. Also, I still have to do a report on our topic in Social Studies and I still haven't finished memorizing the Desiderata. I still have a lot of assignments to do and a lot more things to study plus I'm still going to watch the second episode of Glee Season 2 and yet I'm still here on the computer finishing this blog. Great. Well, now that I've poured out some of my problems here in my blog, I guess I could concentrate better now than before, that is if I could get off the computer and actually start doing my homework. :)

GLEE. SEASON 2.

After having been kept waiting for almost 3 months now, the 2nd season of Glee has finally aired. The first episode is entitled "Auditions" and aired last Sept. 22. And what's this now? Philippine's own Charice Pempengco is Rachel's new rival? Personally, I am not a fan of Charice, even though she sings well, there's just something I dislike in her. And when I found out that she was to star in one of the best shows to hit the television, I couldn't help but to severely mock her each time I hear her name. Well, that's not all that's new with Glee, there's another new singer named Sam (He's a guy)who sang "Billionaire" really well. Although he didn't join the Glee club as he replaced Finn as the Quarterback of the school's football team. That's right, Finn's been kicked out of the team and by who? Well, Ken Tenaka has long gone for some reason and is replaced by a female coach, aptly named Coach Beiste (It's French). Apparently, the new coach feels that they needed more budget than before, so she told their principal to cut off the budget of the Cheerios, the school's cheer leading squad, which would also mean cutting off the budget of the Glee Club twice as much as before. So Coach Sue and Mr. Schue work together to bring Coach Beiste down but, having a soft heart, Mr. Schue did not continue doing Sue's evil schemes and in the end, befriends Coach Beiste. Well, to find out more on what happened to the newest Glee, just search the Internet! And watch out for the next Glee episode, Britney/Britanny, guest starring, Britney Spears! :D

Have you noticed?

Have you noticed that when both North America and South America, when tilted to the side, look like a duck? What a funny aspect of world georgraphy. :)

Addictions.

Addictions. The first thing that comes into my mind is its negative aspect.
Drugs. Alcohol. Crime. And all the negativity you could possibly think of. But of course, there's always an upside to addictions, as do most things. You may ask, 'What am I addicted to?' to which I reply without hesitation 'Books and the Internet'. Seriously? Who could not live without these things? Well, probably a few might not live without the former, but the Internet? Who could not live without it? It's obvious that some people can live without it but now, it's almost a basic necessity in life, just like our cellphones. The cellphone is another addiction common to young people today. It's not only the youth who are addicted to it but also the adults, and basically almost everyone, here in the Philippines at least. How many times have I heard reporters from TV Patrol say that the Philippines is ranked no. 1 for the country that uses cellphone the most? A lot of times, I tell you.
Speaking of the television, it's also in my 'List of Addictions' but sadly, it just ranks 4th. Most people enjoy watching T.V. because their favorite show is on or probably there's a program that is about their other addictions. In short, we can't easily stop ourselves from watching something on T.V. We are too addicted to it, that is until we find the current programs boring.
Most people are not really into it, but I for one am a big fan of books. Sometimes, when you read a really interesting book, you seem to forget reality and feel like you're the character in the book. It lets you in to another world that makes you wish it was your own reality. Okay, enough said about my undying love for books. So anyway, that's probably all I could say about my addictions and why I am addicted to it. Now that I've told you my addictions, what are YOU addicted to? :D

A Lazy Three-Day Weekend

Why? First of all, I'm sick and I don't think this sickness has any intention of leaving me anytime soon. And since I'm sick, it ruined my plans of jogging early in the morning. So I feel like I completely wasted 3 perfectly good mornings! *sigh* Well, I have no other choice than to do my homework. But wait! I log in to Facebook and suddenly I'm reading this post of a classmate's stating that we have to make a 'talumpati' for CAF! I want to object out loud that we weren't told of any of this but, guess what, I'm too lazy to do that too. Oh well, I might as well do that now, but,sadly, I'm not as fluent in Filipino as I'm fluent in English. It might take me as much as a week to finish a 'talumpati' worthy of a 2nd year student without any help. What else have I been doing over the weekend? Let's see, I played games in the Internet, read a book, and drank a lot of medicine. So, I better do the rest of my homework now or else I'll fall asleep from too much boredom.. again. :)

Aug. 11, 2010- A Fun-Filled Day

This is one special day to remember for the rest of my life. First, we got to see the whole ribbon-cutting ceremony up-close, something that is already an honor for me. During the ceremony, the girls of Sir Pedroso danced to Josh Groban's "You're Still You", Jed Mabilog cut the ribbon and a hundred helium-filled gold,white and blue balloons were flown into the air! Next, Kristina a.k.a. Izzay, and I helped Anthonet with the treasure hunt game where you plant your flag to the spot where you think the treasure is hidden. After that, we played Try Your Luck where you pay 20 in paper money and pick a folded paper with the name of your prize. The three of us got 2 ball pens each. Well that's okay 'cause these were not plain and boring pens! We also played the Teepee game though they inappropriately used a modern tent but I guess we can all forgive them for that. We won lots of candies and I got a small bear with a little Christmas hat :D So after that, I temporarily parted with Anthonet and Izzay and went with Lisa and Russell for a while. I bought something and we went around for a short time to look for Anthonet. While we waited, we sat down by the huge umbrellas where we played with string spray cans that were left on the table. Eventually, we found Anthonet and had our lunch in our classroom. After that, we decided to go to the Scary Room. It would have been scary if you were all alone but it was fun inside. The 'monsters' haven't showed yet but the rest of the audience were scrambling for spaces in the back and in the middle. Well, Lisa, Anthonet, Macie and I were just sitting at the side commenting and stuff. They really did a good job with the decorations and the costumes. It had an environment theme with a message to stop all the carelessness we do to nature. We then went to the museum above the Information where we found an awful lot of old and valuable Assumption items and photographs. The four of us: Russell, Anthonet, Lisa and I also met four other women who were Alumnae of the Batch '71. What was funny was that they asked us to take pictures of them and after we did, WE asked THEM to take pictures of US with the same pose as THEM. They reminded us of ourselves only much, much older. We took a lot of pictures because there were just so many things to picture! So after our awesome museum tour, we watched the movie,Coraline. It had a creepy theme but it was also funny and had some suspense in it. When the movie was done, we went back to the fair and I bought Cerealicious! Something that I always buy on Family Day. While Lisa was buying at Waffle Time, an annoucement went out that all those who are wearing white will be imprisoned at the Jail Booth, which is just the back of a rented truck. Well, we got scared because you either have to pay P100 to bail yourself out or spend 30 minutes in there. We hid in the Grades 1-2-3 restroom for a few minutes until we heard another announcement that didn't apply to ourselves. As Lisa was buying once again, I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Angela running toward me! She's one of my best friends but transferred since last year to Ateneo. I was so happy that she came but that wasn't all. While we were just standing there, talking, we saw Crystelle! She's also one of my best friends who transferred schools. It almost seemed like a reunion of some sort and I was very happy because it started to seem like the 6th grade again. We then went back up to the museum so that Angela can take a look for herself. We had fun and eventually, we had to go home. It was truly a fun-filled day to remember for I got to be reunited with my closest friends and enjoyed with them. Well, that is all. :D

July 24: A Day at Lisa's Place

Lisa,Me,Anthonet


Well, actually it was the 2nd time I've been to her house. We had a lot of fun! I went to her house because we had to finish our project in HCRA. Well, we had to wait for her aunt to send us the data we needed so while we waited, we did other things. Well first, I met her mom again after a long time and then we surfed the 'net, particularly Youtube. and watched videos that made us laugh our hearts out! We watched expertly-edited videos that didn't make any sense while we ate bowls of corn and drank Coke. Yum! After that Lisa decided to make lunch because she was hungry. We went to the nearest store and bought 2 eggs. I don't usually cook at home, so it was a learning experience for me. We cooked rice mixed with eggs,sausages,onions and some other ingredients. It tasted delicious! We then played Left4Dead while eating. It was a nice, suspense-filled game(Hope those zombies won't get to me!). We then received the data we needed and started editing it. After editing it, we went out to look for a place to print. We went outside her subdivision but there didn't seem to be any so we went to the plaza(Ooh Adventure!). We walked around for a while but didn't find one, so we crossed the street and found ThinkLogic, our savior that day. Inside, we found Aileen, a fellow classmate of ours who is also doing her assignment. After that we went back to Lisa's house and surfed the 'net, particularly in Omegle, where we laughed so hard again. A little while later, Anthonet, a friend of ours and Lisa's neighbor, called and told us that we should pick her up in her house. We thought for a while and then set out for Anthonet's house. We knocked on her gate and called out her name for almost 5 minutes without anyone answering it. Finally, she heard our calls and came for us. She let us in her house, which was a first for me, and I got to meet her little cousin again. It was fun meeting her for she was so cute and adorable! After that we went back to Lisa's house where we had our Logitech Webcam Fun. Again, we laughed so hard at the auto-edited pictures we took of ourselves, that I didn't want to go home. Sadly, I had to and that ends my Day of Fun with Lisa and Anthonet. :D

August 5: A Day to Remember

The last day of exams. That's just one of the reasons why I love this day. Science was hard. Definitely hard. Journalism on the other hand was the easiest test of all as opposed to CAF which took place the day before. Since there were only 2 subjects left that day, we were allowed to go out for lunch. We went to SM City for a quick shop, lunch and had some fun. Since I am a part of the WYA(World Youth Alliance), we were asked to meet with the others at the GS AVR to meet with the head of WYA in the Asian-Pacific area. Since my two other classmates and fellow WYA members couldn't come, I headed back to AC by myself. Since the meeting was at 12:30, I was panicking because I thought I'd be late but it turns out it hadn't started yet. I also ran into my friends from the other section who were also part of the club. Meeting them had relieved me and made me feel even happier. We met Ms. Rennelyn Tan and her two other friends/co-members and they were funny in a way. She asked us questions and then gave us brochures about the organization. We then had a simple activity and had our pictures taken with them. It started to rain and we realized we were late for the "Healing/Relaxing Concert". Most of us didn't want to go because they thought it would be some priest or religious person singing holy songs that might bore us to death. Well, they were WRONG. The rain was getting worse and my friends' bags were soaking wet because they left it under the big umbrella. You might think a big umbrella can save you from the rain, well think again! Anyway, two of us,including me, brought our umbrellas and we safely made it to the St. Anne's Hall. What shocked me at first was that the place was jam-packed. My friends were luckier since they had their seats reserved for them but I was the odd one out. I stood there for like 2 minutes when I finally found one. And that was when I noticed the stage for the first time. It was full of musical instruments and not just any musical instruments, they were the ones used in a rock band! I thought, 'Wow, this is something you don't see everyday in a religious school's auditorium.' When they came out, I was impressed, they were a REAL rock band! They were known as 'Himaya' with Alvin Barcelona as the lead singer. Aside from being a rocker, he's also a preacher and had also been a teacher and principal before. So basically he's a rockstar and a preacher rolled into one. The first sign that they were not boring was when they played 'Wake Me Up When September Ends'. It was awesome! He told us different things about God and our faith and taught us religious songs with a rock twist and some actions. It seemed like the things they preached were connected to the songs they played. Some of these songs were: I'm Yours, High, 'Wag kang Bibitiw, Faithfully, You Raise Me Up and many more. They also showed us two videos, one about a limbless guy who has no excuses in life and the other about Susan Boyle's life-changing audition. We also lit candles in the dark while singing a song. To tell you the truth, that moment seemed so dramatic that I hated myself for not bringing the camera and taking a picture of that unique moment. One of the last songs played was Pinoy Ako which got everybody to their feet, including me. We were all jumping and singing just like in a real rock concert which I do think it was. It was the first real concert I've been to and definitely not the last one. Well that ends my perfect August 5th. It was truly a day not to be forgotten, for on that day, things were made clear to me. Things about life and the things that we were meant to do. Good Night,Everybody!

Next week will be full of talks and events that'll get in the way of our regular schedule which means less subjects! Bad thing is, the week after that will be our Quarterly Exams! Wow! How time flies is still a mystery to me, though I may often wonder why it is so, I may never know even if I could live a thousand lives since every moment is a moment in time and time is a blessing from God, Who is also a Mystery.

Avatar: The Last Airbender

As most of you don't know, Avatar is one of my favorite shows. I really have no idea as to what attracted me to watch it in the first place but I'm guessing it's either the mind-numbing action sequences, the well-thought out concepts or the cool personalities and skills the characters in the show have to offer. But if you ask me, I'd pick letter D, the ever-so safe 'all of the above' since I do agree with all that I have mentioned. Well, I really think the concepts were well-planned out and everything that happens seems to fit in with each other and and... Well, I'm a huge fan of this show and now that they made a live-action movie and are actually showing it at this moment, well I LOVE it. I can't wait to watch the movie!

It's been such a long time since I last posted anything here. Well, as you can see, I'm posting this right now so THAT officially ends my month-long blogging hiatus. Watch out Blogspot! I might post countless, mindless things,born out of sheer boredom and(possibly)life-changing insights. ;)

What a Tiring Week!

:( Hope next week'll be a lot easier!! :D

Boredom KIller No. 2: Sheep Market :D

http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2ioKbe/www.thesheepmarket.com/

Boredom Killer :)

http://mrdoob.com/projects/harmony/#shaded

Happy Birthday Ms. Layson! I can't believe you're only 22 years old :D

Cool Fact:

If you take your age and multiply it by 7, then multiply it by 1,443 the product repeats your age 3 times.

Cool Fact:

Phobophobia is the fear of phobias, or the fear of fear. A person with Phobophobia is mortified of developing a phobia.

What is Engrish?

Engrish refers to grammatically incorrect variations of English, often found in East Asian countries.

Here's one of my favorites:

Cool Fact:

If you are lost in the wild you can find South with your watch.

Just point the hour hand at the sun. Halfway between where the hour hand points and where the 12 on your watch points is where South is located.

Glee :D

Cool Fact:

Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th. 1:59 P.M. on Pi day is the PI MINUTE. (Pi=3.14159...)

And this one too!

Cool Fact::

A way you can tell if you're whispering or not is to put your hand at your throat. If you feel vibrations, you're talking. If you don't, you're whispering

My Dream Bedroom :D

Fun Game :)

Red Remover

St. Elizabeth! :)

Chapter 2: Sophomore Year

The first day of school was full of changes. The changes were mostly about the rules. Well first of all, we weren't allowed to use our cellphones or gadgets during lunchtime anymore. I'm pretty sure that angered the whole high school department. Next we weren't allowed to show public display of affection or better known as PDA which means we we're not allowed to hug each other for no reason anymore. Lastly, they devised a 'system' wherein the first bell that rings once is a warning and the second bell that rings means it's time for the next subject. It also means that if you're not in the classroom by the second bell... you're dead. You're not allowed to enter the classroom anymore! That's just few of the changes, I'll blog more about the first week next time.