Entries for May, 2006
May 4th, 2006
Summer, summer, summer...
Today is a very tiring day. To start with, I might as well apologize for not updating this blog for the longest time. Well, maybe I shouldn't apologize. Rather, I'd just like to share to the whole world what--as well as who--blocked my way to internet connection and the blogging world.
Perhaps you may notice that my last update was just on the 30th. And you may wonder if that time is long enough for me to say that I haven't updated for the longest time. Actually, that ain't long enough for me to say what I've stated earlier. So, I better clear things up. What I really mean is that it's been a while since I last wrote a real blog entry. And I mean it.For the past couple of weeks that this computer, this internet connection, this phone, and this vacation has been available, never did I grab any of these chances presented right in front of my face to blog and write--as in real writing! Well, you might blame it to the lazy monster inside of me. She's a monster, yet she's so beautiful. Anyhow, going back to what I was saying, writing down some serious thoughts wasn't in my list of things to do this summer. Even the thought of seriousness ain't crossed my mind yet! And now, guess I have to let it all out: out with the news, out with the ideas, out with the fun, out with the excitement, and out of this world! XD
To start this uber-long entry on my misadventures for this most eventful vacation of all, summer 2006, let me narrate the past month's line-up of activities that has kept this petite college freshie actively busy.
Ayayay! My own summer schedule! XD
Anyhow, there's more to this schedule than you should know, and than I should post. Lately, the house is a complete mess with all the revonations being done with it. The family wouldn't be as busy as it is right now if not for grandfather's illness.
Well, after weeks of tiring activities, three clues have surfaced that all suffering will end sooner or later:1. My lovely *** told me of the difficult situation we, more likely she, are having.
2. ****** asked me a mind-boggling, suspicious question.
3. I, myself, read... something not meant for me and I shouldn't have read instead.
Okay, here are s'more pics. From last week's reunion. This weekend, we're going swimming once again. Ayayay! XD
Addicted to driving. Sorry for boasting. ^-^
OVERDRIVEEraserheads
Magda-drive ako hanggang Baguio
Magda-drive ako hanggang Bicol
Magda-drive ako hanggang Batangas
Tapos magsu-swimming do'n sa beach
Isasama ko ang girlfriend ko
Isasama ko kahit sinong may gusto
Kahit may kasama s'yang aso
Basta't meron s'yang baong sariling buto
Magdadala ako ng pagkain
Burger, fries, tapsilog at siopao
Magda-drive ako hanggang Visayas
Magda-drive ako hanggang sa Mindanao
Magda-drive ako buong taon
Magda-drive ako habambuhay
Magda-drive ako hanggang buwan
Please, please lang turuan n'yo akong mag-drive
Gusto kong matutong mag-drive (kahit na wala akong kotse)
Gusto kong matutong mag-drive (kahit na walang lisensya)
Mag-drive, drive, drive
Mag-drive...
Mag-drive...
Drive...
Drive...
Drive...
Drive...
PS: Thank God I'm enrolled! Now I can spend the rest of my summer days working-slash-having a vacation in our province. Yay!
mood d(^-^)b + sore
listen Eraserheads songs
yahn @ 08:26 PM | Book Of The Yahn [2 comment/s]
May 10th, 2006
On My Mind Now
Weirdness In Every BeatEverybody's the same. Everyone's equal. A cliche, but true. You must be thinking the very same question/s I've been wondering whenever I heard this saying, like if everyone's the same, how come I'm not as beautiful/rich/intelligent/whatsoever as [insert name of idol/someone to be envious of]? Well, no matter how different our color, our belief, our taboo in this life is, we're all the same. We usually hear that we're unique in our own way. But the paradox of life will tell you the truth: you're unique, just like everybody else. Haha! Confusing? Nah. That's just how life works.
So, we're unique. Yet we're all the same. How's that? You see, we all have the good points and the bad points. The strengths and weaknesses. The flaws and the like. That's how similar with one another. We only become unique of our own version of these good points and bad points, strengths and weaknesses, the flaws and the like.
But neither of these opposites I dare to talk about. Heck, who wants to hear or read those? What I'd like to share here is about the things in between these advantages and disadvantages--these gifts and curses. What are those? None other than the weirdness in each of us.
Take for instance my "weirdness". You know those puzzle cubes with designs on them? I used to play them when I was alot younger [around 9 or 10]. Now, I got one of those again. But unlike back then, I can now complete the puzzle--even just one side of it. You see? I know it's that complicated. But, I just love this puzzle. It's mind-boggling, yes. And I'm sure, it'll drive you crazy! Haha! That was my case back then. But because of patience and utmost curiousity, I finally learned the trick of the trade. See, it's weird 'cause not everyone gets to finish even one side of this puzzle. A gift? Perhaps. A curse? Hmmm, maybe. But I can't think of a single disadvantage it has given me yet.
And what about the "weird" psychic powers of Brenda in PBB? Now that's so weird! When I learned about it last night, I thought: "Wow! So cool!" In my perspective, being an optimistic person I am, I see her ability as a gift. No, not to read minds. As she said, that's so rude. The real gift would be on how she could use this power. She has an ability that opens up to alot of opportunities. Her ability could catch liars, backstabbers, plastics, and the like. The possiblities are endless! Yet, since I, myself, never had such ability, it may as well be a curse to her. Just like Spiderman, she has a gift that could save others, and she also has a curse that could
For me, you can tell that something's weird if: 1) not everybody can do it, only a few have the ability; 2) it is a gift for you; and 3) it is a curse as well.
Driving Sessions
So, lately my dad's been teaching me how to drive. Until I sat there in the driver's seat and held on to the steering, I never thought that driving is different from riding.
I had no idea that riding in a car with someone else driving is completely different from driving the car yourself. The difference? When you're in the passenger seat, away from the steering wheel, you have a feeling of security and calmness. And, well, boredom too. But once you sit in front of the steering wheel, those feelings turn into power, a greater feeling than security and calmness, and so much better than boredom!
Only then have I realized how true the cliche is: you are the driver of your life. With you as the driver, nobody--and nobody--can ever dictate where you should go and how fast your vehicle should go. Even with all the voices behind you, screaming and instructing you to do this or that, it is still up to you whether or not you'll let these voices affect your driving.
Driving feels so damn good, and at the same time so scary. It feels good for the fact that you've got power in your own hands. The scary part comes in the realization that with this great power comes a responsibility. And so, the very same thing goes for one's life. You've got power to decide and choose, but you're also responsible whatever the consequence these decisions could lead to.
Bottomline is: life itself is a gift. Like a car, life should be taken good care of. No scratch, no foul parts. But the ability to drive it? It's another gift. Come to think of it: what good is a car if you can't drive it? Same goes for life: what good is living if you're not living it for yourself?
Just remember: with great power comes great responsibility.
Nobody has been given the talent without the ability to take good care of it. It has been proven in the parable of the talents. Talent is nothing if not put to good use. So choose wisely how you use your "weirdness". In the end, it will always be you who'll benefit from it.
How about you--what's your "weird" stuff?
PS: God, how I missed writing! ^_^
yahn @ 01:15 PM | Ice-peek! [3 comment/s]
May 12th, 2006
First Drop In May
It already happened in Manila the other day. In the Visayas area, it happened the day before that. And yesterday, it happened in the southern part of Luzon.The first rain of May, they say, brings luck. Well, I do not know where and how this belief came from except for the fact that I most usually hear such as this from old Filipino folks. You know that saying they call pamahiin. That's exactly what it is.
Even so, I still have my own idea how people came about this pamahiin. I have no idea if it applies to everyone, but the first rain after a very long summer heat weather only entails one thing for farmers in the field: drought is over, time to harvest the food worth their every drop of sweat. I guess that's how this saying came about. From hardworking, patient farmers of the field, rain signifies a new beginning--perhaps it's the reason why rain is a most fortunate event.
Waiting for a rain in a drought like this is just like waiting for the rainbow to show up after long days of downpour. I was caught off-guard. I didn't realize the rain would come this early. I thought it was only the second week of May, yet it already feels like summer is already bidding us goodbye. And now that it's raining, there's nothing more to wait for than the rainbow.
In this tropical country, there are only two types of climate, unlike in other parts of the world where there are four types of climate: winter, spring, summer and fall. Here, there are only two: rain or shine. And more often than not, it's mostly rain, rain, rain. Okay, I'm being pessimistic at the moment. I take that last statement back. It's actually most shine, shine, and still shine!
Now that the sunny days are overtaken by cloudy ones, what's the thing to do? When I woke up today, I was startled by the cloudy scene I saw outside our bedroom. And I was like "Where's the sun? Is it school time already?" Once I realized that the rain hasn't stopped yet, and the cold weather is making me shiver than sweat, the idea of school crept into me. Then I realized further, I'm no longer a high school stud. I will no longer walk in the morning to our ol' alma mater that I loved to despise and boast most of the time. No more changes in classmates and teachers and administrators to look forward to. The only change I would have to encounter in just a month now is university life. No more school, just university. No more high school, just college. And... no more home, just dormitory.
The downpour of this rain that turns out to be a storm, also downed my emotions. I just noticed only now that whenever it rains after long days of sunshine, my heart sinks deep. I become a gloomy person wondering when the rain will stop. I feel like singing rain, rain go away/come again another day. Of course, for every downpour, there's a valid and particular reason to be down. But if I look closely, every reason amounts to only one theme: the end.
Until a glimpse of even a sinlge color of the rainbow appears, only then will hope float my way. For now, I'm still sane enough to think that being down ain't the solution for this rainy season. Maybe I'm blue 'cause of this blue weather. But that won't stop me from doing what I should be doing: make the most of this summer.
In conclusion, summer ain't over yet, is it?
yahn @ 01:35 PM | Ice-peek! [2 comment/s]
May 14th, 2006
Updates
To start with, let me greet all the mothers out there aHAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!! ^_^
Okay, I'm done there. Oops! Maybe not. Here's a pic for you guys for what we just did today.
We went at Barrio Fiesta and ate a feast to celebrate mom's day. As usual, I hated their food. Ugh! So, maybe their foods are tasty and all. But the fact is that they mostly offer foods high in cholesterol. Duh! That's why I hate 'em so much from the very first time we've been there. Oh, and not only that! The waitresses are damn stupid. As in. Tsktsktsk.
Hmm, anyway, I just realized today that I've been quite overwhelmed by my writing so I forgot to update you guys about what's going on with me. I'm still here at home, FYI, and that work thing in Batangas wasn't quite realized. I'm not sure if it's because of Caloy, our complex situation, or whatsoever. But the fact remains that I don't think this summer job won't come true for now. For now that is. Perhaps I could work my way into other jobs sooner or later. Who knows. I'm college now I have freedom. Since I graduated, alot has changed already.
Okay, enough of that talk now. I'm posting here, just now, pics from our latest beach vacation in Anilao. Enjoy them. ^_^
Well, what else do I have to say? Oh, I'm supposed to post here as well the updates of my summer goals to accomplish. But, guess I no longer have to. Decided that I'll post them once summer is over.
Which reminds me, summer's drifting off! OMG! When I think about it--summer ending, more likely the end of May--I can't help wonder what college would be like! OMG! So damn excited to set foot in the university! Wahahaha! Hope first day of classes go well for me. *crosses fingers*
I'm outta here. By the way, I practised driving again. Hehe. But all I did was make it move backward and forward, backward and forward, over and over again. Well, I'm glad 'cause I did well in this simple test. Though it's not actually simple. It seems, but it is not actually.
Bye now.
mood :apple:
listen The Pussycat Dolls *meow*
read Reader's Digest Asia
yahn @ 08:05 PM [Add comment/s]
May 16th, 2006
Boring Rainy Days
*sigh* Got nothing to do here at home. Nothing but to blog, blog, and blog some more. And so, boredom leads me to post an anti-boredom quiz results I got from Sid. It's pretty long but I like the results. This quiz is not like any other quiz from Blogthings and the like. The results are really personalized. Only problem is it's so long. But it doesn't matter, now does it?
Here's the result of the said quiz, aka my personal DNA report.
Personal DNA Report: I'm an ENCOURAGING CREATOR
I am a CREATOR
~Your imagination, confidence, willingness to explore, and appreciation of beauty make you a CREATOR.
~You are independent, and you enjoy your self-sufficiency.
~Defying convention, you are very innovative, and you have a vivid imagination.
~The look of things is important to you, and you have a keen eye for aesthetic beauty in multiple arenas.
~You have a strong interest in what is new and exciting�?�¢??and that includes forging ahead with new ideas, not simply discovering what is already out there.
~Your eagerness to seek new and varied experiences leads you into many different situations.
~You're not set on one way of doing things, and you are creative when it comes to finding novel solutions to complex problems.
~You trust yourself to be innovative and resourceful.
~Your confidence allows you to take your general awareness and channel it into creativity.
~You are balanced in your approach to problem-solving, not letting your emotions hold you up.
~You tend to do things on the spur of the moment, not sticking to a set schedule.
~You do your own thing when it comes to clothing, guided more by practical concerns than by other people's notions of style.
~The control you feel over your life is empowering to you-- you believe in your abilities and acknowledge your shortcomings. Explanations of the world that focus on destiny or fate don't really interest you. You take responsibility for what goes wrong in your life, and also for what goes well.
~Appreciate the earthly, practical elements of things and there is beauty in form as well.
~While you are good at thinking abstractly, focusing on details a bit more may help you discover things about the world.
I am ENCOURAGING
~Your outgoing nature, understanding of others, and directness make you ENCOURAGING.
~You want others to do well for themselves, and you generally believe in their abilities.
~You often know what's good for people because of your caring nature and your worldview.
~When you care about someone, you don't keep it to yourself: you are good at letting people know that you're thinking of them.
~Because you trust people, you take violations of that trust very seriously.
~You thrive in social situations, and even though you know who you like and who you don't like, you can interact well with many different types of people.
~You have a healthy respect for people who have earned what they have, and you strive to be similar to successful others.
~You are a loyal friend and a good listener.
~You are balanced in your approach to problem-solving, not letting your emotions hold you up.
~You tend to do things on the spur of the moment, not sticking to a set schedule.
~You do your own thing when it comes to clothing, guided more by practical concerns than by other people's notions of style.
~The control you feel over your life is empowering to you-- you believe in your abilities and acknowledge your shortcomings. Explanations of the world that focus on destiny or fate don't really interest you. You take responsibility for what goes wrong in your life, and also for what goes well.
~Sometimes, in the course of being encouraging, you can be a bit judgmental�?�¢??this can make it more difficult for others to follow your advice.
~While you are an expert at getting the most out of the world and taking advantage of many experiences, you might gain some insight by taking the time to be alone, reflect on things, or just observe the goings-on in the world.
Check out your own personal DNA too!
Ang haba no?
Anyway, I just realized that I no longer post in my first language, which is Tagalog. Well, I'm gonna break that record, and will post Tagalog words now in this blog.
Ngayong yan ang topic, napag-isip-isip ko lang kung kailan at bakit ako nagta-Tagalog sa journal ko. Hmmm, naalala ko nung diary pa ang gamit ko instead of this super high-tech blog, most of the time Tagalog ang gamit kong language. Looking back, maybe it was because I was better expressing my thoughts and feelings in my native language kasya sa English. Kasi naman, back then hindi pa ako ganon kagaling magpa-Ingles-Ingles, no. Iniisip ko pa nga lang na magsusulat ako sa Ingles na wika eh kinakabahan na 'ko't di na makapag-isip ng diretso. Madali kong nakakalimutan ang mga simplest terms for my basic English stuff. Oh, di ba.Now things have obviously changed over the years. Basic English terms no longer slip my mind once I type a single English word. Kahit pa "I" lang yan, tuloy-tuloy na pagsulat ko--or in this case, pag-type ko. Nothing can stop me. Hehe.
Hay nako. And thus leads me to realization how much my writing--rather typing--has changed. Kung nakita nyo yung dati kong blog sa blogspot, hindi nyo siguro aakalaing ako pa rin yung sumusulat nun. Pa'no wala akong kadisi-disiplina magsulat non. Siguro nga by that time I practised the habit of never using txt language in my posts. Pero pagdating sa punctuations and capitalizations--wala. Zero ako. Bagsak ako. Eh ngayon bawat post ko kailangan maayos. Occassionally may mga typographical error/s since tamad talaga ako magproof read. Pa'no ang hahaba ng post ko! Hehe.Anyway, so I've stated there what has changed over the years, not only in this blog, pero sa style of writting ko. Right now, I feel so liberated. Why? Kasi ngayon ko lang nagawa ulit ito. Ang mag-Taglish sa journal ko. Wonder why I rarely post in my own native tongue? 'Cause, over the years, I met foreigners in this highway of information. Dati ako lang nagbabasa ng blog ko. But now, ibang tao na nakakabasa nito. Bonus para sa'kin ang pagkakaron ng foreign readers. Hehe.
As of the moment, I still relish the sweet taste of my freedom. My favorite line of "With great power, comes great responsiblity" hasn't struck me yet. Hard, that is. It hasn't hit me hard yet. For now, it seems to me that my emmancipation and obligation to myself go hand in hand naturally. Parang 'di ko pansin, pero andyan pala. Yung ganon. The idea of responsibility is there, but I don't think about it. It just comes naturally.
Hay nako. Summer pa lang pero ang dami nang nagbago. Paano pa kaya kung nasa kanya-kanyang university na kami ng tropa ko? Ano pa kayang magbabago?Wow. Napapahaba ang post na ito ah. Never mind. Hehe. Madami pa akong ilalagay dito, no!
I just wanna share with you, pipz, our version of spring here in this tropical country. Parang sakura ito. Cherry blossoms in English. So beautiful, yet can only last for so long. Actually, isang araw lang pala 'to nagtatagal. After that, ang kalat na ng paligid. Nalagas na pala ang mga bulaklak. Good thing I love capturing moving things in still motion. At least may paalala.
Well, palagay ko naman lahat narinig na ang issue tungkol sa Da Vinci Code eh. Gusto kong manood. Kaya lang di ko pa nababasa yung libro. Hehe. Sa totoo lang, di naman ako nae-excite sa librong yun eh. Ewan ko ba. Di rin naman ako masyadong naiintriga. Pero dahil mukhang malayong mapanood ko pa ang movie nito, edi basahin ko na lang. Sa bagay pwede na rin tong maging isa sa 17 books na gusto ko sanang mabasa sa taong ito.
Sa Pinoy Everest team, congrats nga pala kay Leo Oracion! Ang lakas mo kabayan! Natagalan mo ang yelo sa Everest. Only proves na ang galing talaga ng Pinoy! Kayang-kaya basta gusto!
PS: Wow! Excited na 'ko sa first day of classes! Haha! Kaka-kaba pero I look forward to something good. ^_^ Good luck sa'ting mga freshman!
listen My Playlist
read Dan Brown's ever controversial--The Da Vinci Code
watch currently addicted to CSI: Miami
yahn @ 12:47 PM | Book Of The Yahn [2 comment/s]
May 22nd, 2006
Yes, yes... No!
Haha! What a contradiction I have written there! I should've known. It would confuse my dear readers! [Even it just amounts to one: me!]Well, last week was pretty boring. I should say. With the very long post I've posted just before last week ended. Boredom does kill people, doesn't it? Good thing that destiny is far from happening to me. XD
Anyway, of course the title I've chosen is very meaningful. It has alot to do with what you're gonna read now. It should have, I presume. Why put a title if it won't give a little somethin [i. e. summary] about the full text of this post? Duh!
Well, enough of the nonsense already. I'm here with [many] big [and great] news. 75% of the news I'm gonna share is in "Yes, yes!" tone--meaning, a good news. While the rest, 25%, sounds more like of a "Oh, no!"--thus, a bad news.
To begin with, I'm gonna start off in the right foot. The other day, Saturday, we went home to our province once again. It was dad, as usual, who needed to settle some things about his business there. Don't ask.
We stayed there until yesterday morning, and simply played with the two babies left there. The last time we were there, the reunion, there were half a dozens kids playing around there, taunting one another and almost killing themselves to death. And now, only two were left. It's something new, I might say, that that house has been unusually quiet without those hyper-active kids. And I must admit it's quite a relief they're not there to noisily bother us with their wishes and quarells. But still, all of us longed for them. Maybe we, particularly I, don't miss their pesky behaviours towards one another, but I can't--even you can't!--deny that nagging emptiness inside. No kids running around to be chased. No kids to babysit while their parents are doing their thing. No kids to mock without hurting their feelings [haha, impossible! XD]. No kids to hug and kiss and molest to the fullest just becuase. No kids to spend some money on by bringing them somewhere they'd like OUR money spent. Ugh. These are just some things I miss alot about these kids. Oh well. Guess I'll have to wait a long time again before I see them again. Some time after classes perhaps. After a long class, that is.
Well, we haven't gotten yet to that "Yes, yes" part of my trip to Batangas. So, okay fine, I'm gonna shout it out: I HAVE A NEW CELLHONE!!! Yahoo!
No big deal, but hey! I didn't think it would be that easy to snag this phone I'm now holding on to and am now able to boast as TRULY MINE. Alas! Something I've longed for, I know.
Now, moving one to my second great news that I've been giggling on since yesterday afternoon is the fact that yesterday night, I FINALLY FINISHED READING THE EVER CONTROVERSIAL THE DA VINCI CODE!. Yes. Thank you, thank you. *bow* *bow* *bow*
A truly controversial account set on facts, yet told in a fictitious manner. Upon reading it, I've wanted to know why people's faith are shattered upon reading it. And I think I've realized the fact that some people don't really read the book from cover to cover.
Sure, in the first pages, there's a certain page that tells the fact. And some people must've missed it. Maybe because they saw the word FACT, they didn't mind already the rest of the text. Which sure is a dumb idea. In that page, Dan Brown had made it clear which are the facts and which are not: stating only what are accurate and reliable accounts on the book which is true, leaving the rest completely fiction.
Anyway, enough of the crap now. I don't wanna start again with that arguement. There has been too much arguing raging everywhere and I'm tired of them all. Who wouldn't?
So, let me just share something cheesily, wierdly, and unusually CORNY as I read that book. I loved the book, obviously, and you can see it with how fast I've finished reading it. I loved the excitement; I can't just put the book down without knowing what the next paragraph is all about.
A friend of mine once told me that the ending of this book is not very satisfying. Maybe, it didn't satisfy her. Bitin is the exact word she actually used. The end was quite nice. Really, I didn't much care of the epilogue. The last chapter was end enough for me.
And guess what? All this time I've been excited, the thing I've anticipated the most is something else totally far from what Langdon and Neveu's quest was all about. Sure, I was excited to know who this mysterious character was. Sure, I was excited what will happen to their "treasure hunt". But, believe it or not, only one thing has kept me awake these past few nights through and through: will they kiss?
LOL I know! Parang bata lang eh! I'm just being honest! I can't help it kung kiligin ako sa kakornihan nila. Eh sa yun talaga ina-anticipate ko eh. Oh, diba? San ka pa? XD
And so, upon finishing it, I'm now more eager to watch its on-screen version. Well, of course I'm not expecting it to be as good as the book. But I do hope that what I haven't seen yet will clarify the things deciphered in this book.
Anyway, those are the good news I was talking about. What about the bad news? Oh, that's nothing. It should be, but it isn't. Guess what I'm gloomy about? The fact that it's already the 22nd. Get it? Summer is ending! Ugh! No, I'm not sad nor disappointed 'cause I wasted another precious summer month that I should've used now to adjust to the new world I'm about to embark in next month. I'm simply looming over the fact that the rainy days are indeed here, thus the end of summer. A while ago I just texted to my friend that once kids start schooling again, lesser things will be left for us to do. I don't know. I just felt like saying it, that's all. Yet, it was so true. Oh well. Guess I have to be busier now more than ever.
Well, that's all folks. Hope you enjoyed my "Yes, yes... no!" account of the yins and yangs of life. Whatever. Bye now. XD
mood :apple:
read Dan Brown's ever controversial--The Da Vinci Code
watch The Da Vinci Code!!!
yahn @ 02:20 PM | Book Of The Yahn [6 comment/s]