Entries for March, 2009
March 7th, 2009
Concentration
Problems in your romantic life will be weighing on your mind today, dragging you away from the pleasurable events all around you. Unfortunately, the ball is in the other person's court, so there isn't anything you can do to alleviate the situation. Instead of stewing all day over something you can't fix, share your woes with a good friend or sympathetic coworker. The person you're confiding in won't really be able to help you, but they will make you feel better for the time being.
Funny how I enjoy reading horoscropes, listening to predictions and the like--but so much a lot skeptic in believing such. Anyway, it's just one of my many guilty pleasures: peaking into the unknown without really expecting.
Or did I not really expect?
Interesting set of words I heard from delos Angeles, a man facing trial due to some anomalous, big money scandal: [Since the beginning of this investigation,] I have become a very RELIGIOUS person. How on earth does anyone tell what being RELIGIOUS is or is not? Funny words, funny definitions. Just when we think we're just speaking mere words, mere representions of our ideas, comes in the scene the idea of context--the all-other factors affecting the words uttered or let go.
Kahit strong, tinatamaan din ng trangkaso.
How unfortunate of me to be sick on the last few weeks of classes. God, how I wish this semester is over already!
yahn @ 06:25 PM | Book Of The Yahn [Add comment/s]
March 11th, 2009
Full Tonight
Another full moon tonight. Again, just about like any other night, I am awestruck by the beauty of the moon. It's so mysterious. Its mere presence catches my attention even in the very least. Whether be it a full moon, a half one, or even if it is in hiding behind an eclipse--once the sun has cast out its last ray of light for the day, I immediately look out for the moon: that one mysteriously bright decoration in the dark sky high.
In the car, on my way back to my home, I get a glimpse of the moon. Its brightness in its fullness simply mesmerized me and made me stare for a while. I begin to ask myself: is it moon worship? No, I retort. I resent that idea. What is worship, in the first place? For me it's glorifying something, acknowledging its greatness to the point of letting it control you--your thoughts, your emotions. I'd say that if there's one thing that I worship in awestruck, it would be God alone--no more and no less. After all that my faith has been through in the past three months, still I choose to hold on to my Lord--that one refuge that I could always count on; the one refuge that I know I better acknowledge to be needing soon.
I was mesmerized by the moon way back before. I just couldn't pinpoint if it was just last semester or a year ago already. What I remember quite vividly though was how mystic my friend could get. We were walking one deep night in a not-so-dark path, on the way out of our dormitory, when the moon up above hovering over us caught my attention. And out of the blue, I expressed this admiration of mine for the said thing. When he looked up to see for himself how true my sentiment was, he simply retorted to me, "Don't go praising things of the dark [meaning, the moon for instance]. It brings bad luck." So now I wonder: is this where all the bad luck of my junior year is coming from?
Academically speaking, this semester is a bum for me--a big WASTE. Nothing has ever gone right this term. It has been a pointless semester for me. That is, academically speaking.
But looking back now on the people I've met, the gimiks I've been into, and all the jokes I've pulled for myself--I'd judge this semester to be my best so far! I've made a lot of new connections, I did so many things that I always thought I could have no one to share with, and events happened like I thought they never would. A thrilling, exciting time for me, indeed!
Of course, what good is the appraisal of one part, when the other half is crashing rock bottom?
In total, this semester is like going back to my ol' self: getting in touch with who I really am.--and slowly but surely sticking to the reality of ME all the more.
Anyway, the semester is coming to a close. I couldn't pull up my grades any longer. It doesn't matter to me though. Now this is much more trouble for me: I have become indifferent once again, I might as well not care at all--even though I do have to because it does matter! I'll just cross my fingers now for a brighter summer. And perhaps, all over again, I would be all the more motivated to finish what I've started.
yahn @ 10:06 PM | Book Of The Yahn [Add comment/s]
March 14th, 2009
Trip
HOT ITEM: Brod at sis, grand entrance sa drink-all-you-can party!
Sis: Palibre! ^_^
Brod: Ganda ng view eh! x_x
Tapos na ang four-hour reporting, brod, sis. Kayo pa rin ba magkasama?
Hay, walang magawang matino sa buhay.
Anyway, just finished watching Freedom Writers. Love the story. I'm dying to read the book. That gives me an idea: how about I order a book from ninang? Why not.
On closing, here's a song tribute to someone I know.
Picture of You
Boyzone
Didn't they say that I would make a mistake
Didn't they say you were gonna be trouble
People told me you were too much to take
I couldn't see it, I didn't want to know
I let you in, and you let me down
You messed me up and you jerked my life around
Left me feeling I had nowhere to go
I was alone how was I to know that
You would be there when I needed somebody
You would be there - the only one to help me
I had a picture of you in my mind
Never knew it could be so wrong
Why'd it take me so long just to find
The friend that was there all along
Who'd believe that after all we've been through
I'd be able to put my trust in you
Goes to show you can forgive and forget
Looking back I have no regrets 'cause
You would be there when I needed somebody
You would be there - the only one to help me
I had a picture of you in my mind
Never knew it could be so wrong
Why'd it take me so long just to find
The friend that was there all along
You would be there when I needed somebody
You would be there - the only one to help me
I had a picture of you in my mind
Never knew it could be so wrong
Why'd it take me so long just to find
The friend that was there all along
mood ^_^
listen Picture of You by Boyzone
watch Freedom Writers
yahn @ 12:35 AM | Book Of The Yahn [Add comment/s]
Why is the Philippines Poor?
A forwarded e-mail. Makes sense anyway.
THE DIFFERENCE
Dr. Arsenio Martin
The difference between the poor countries and the rich ones is not the age of the country.
This can be shown by countries like India & Egypt , that are more than 2000 years old, but are poor.
On the other hand, Canada , Australia & New Zealand , that 150 years ago were inexpressive, today are developed countries, and are rich.
The difference between poor & rich countries does not reside in the available natural resources.
Japan has a limited territory, 80% mountainous, inadequate for agriculture & cattle raising, but it is the second world economy. The country is like an immense floating factory, importing raw materials from the whole world and exporting manufactured products.
Another example is Switzerland , which does not plant cocoa but has the best chocolate in the world. In its little territory they raise animals and plant the soil during 4 months per year. Not enough, they produce dairy products of the best quality! It is a small country that transmits an image of security, order & labor, which made it the world's strongest, safest place.
Executives from rich countries who communicate with their counterparts in poor countries show that there is no significant intellectual difference.
Race or skin color are also not important: immigrants labeled lazy in their countries of origin are the productive power in rich European countries.
What is the difference then? The difference is the attitude of the people, framed along the years by the education & the culture & flawed tradition.
On analyzing the behavior of the people in rich & developed countries, we find that the great majority follow the following principles in their lives:
- Ethics, as a basic principle.
- Integrity.
- Responsibility.
- Respect to the laws & rules.
- Respect to the rights of other citizens.
- Work loving.
- Strive for savings & investment.
- Will of super action.
- Punctuality.
- and of course... Discipline.
In poor countries, only a minority follow these basic principles in their daily life.
The Philippines is not poor because we lack natural resources or because nature was cruel to us. In fact, we are supposedly rich in natural resources.
We are poor because we lack the correct attitude. We lack the will to comply with and teach these functional principles of rich & developed societies.
Then again, the poor countries manifest they are the happy ones. See the difference?
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