(source:Spiritual Inspiration)

Something New!

Introducing: Facebook's New Timeline

My New Timeline

At first, nahilo ako with its new look, pero sanayan lang naman yan! It looked cooler dahil may cover photo ng nalalaman ang fb, and you can also control the posts you want to hide or to feature. nagmukha nga lng blogsite...Nothing's constant except change daw, so I tried it. Anyhow, here's what my new timeline looked like.

Confessions of a Shopping Idiot

I admit it; I’m no good at shopping. I’m a stupid, impulsive-buyer. I often wreck my savings.

I usually go shopping alone when I need to buy something for my friends or for someone who’s special to me. Most likely, birthday nila, or pang-christmas gift, or I just want to thank that person. And because I’m on the stage of my life, where many of my friends and high school batch mates had celebrated their debut last year and this year, and many more will be having their party next year, my trips to the malls became and might become more often...

You know, it’s hard to buy something for someone when you haven’t seen them or talked with each other for a very long time. Ano na ba malay mo s mga trip nya sa buhay this past few weeks? Kaya yun, feeling ko epic fail lagi ang mga gifts ko for them. I end up hoping that they’d just appreciate me and my efforts for at least, having something for them. Another factor could be my lack of time to shop and to think of what could be the best gift for them. Quizzes, exams, assignments, projects, graded recitations, thesis, accounting, law, and many more things are buzzing my mind everyday; as a result, I just get things, without thinking of how much it is and without thinking if the recipient would gladly like it. I guess, shopping is not really for me. I still need a buddy when going to the mall, or someone who has an amazing sense of taste, someone who knows which malls are having sales at the very moment, someone who could give me his/her opinion and can be true to me that I’m so lame for getting this or that...

BUT, hey! For the first time, my most recent Christmas-shopping trip was kind of successful. I bought something for my parents and for some of my friends. It took me like almost 3 hours to finally choose for each of them. I had time because we were dismissed at school earlier than what I’ve expected, actually, it was our last class for this year (Hoooray!). Although, I still have regrets because after buying that certain thing, I’d surely see something better. Yeah, lots of “should have’s” and “should have not’s.”

Thought’s that I should be doing:

Whether it’s expensive or not, whether it’s a louis vuitton bag or just any ordinary bag made from China, whether it’s black or white, what will matter is if it came from your heart. It is because at the end of the day, what’s important is the love that you’ve given. Price is nothing compared to a memory that will last forever in the mind and heart of your loved ones and of your friends.

Friends: Never asks for anything to eat or drink 
Homies: Help themselves and are the reason why I have no food 
Friends: Would bail you out of jail 
Homies: would be sitting next to you sayin' "THAT WAS FUCKING AWESOME!!! Lets do it again!" 
Friends: Won't laugh at you. 
Homies: Will embarrass your Ass when everyone is around! 
Friends: Has never seen you cry
Homies: Won't tell everyone else you cried...just laugh about it with you in privately when your not still down.
Friends: Asks you to write down your number.
Homies: Have you on speed dial 
Friends: Borrows your stuff for a few days then gives it back.
Homies: Loses your shit and tells you, "My bad...here's a tissue." 
Friends: Only knows a few things about you
Homies: Could write a very embarrassing biography on your life story...
Friends: Will leave you behind if that is what the crowd is doing
Homies: Will kick the ASS of the enitre crowd that left you. 
Friends: Would knock on your front door 
Homies: Walk right in and say "I'M HOME" 
Friends: Know some of your embarrassing moments...
Homies: Are next to you making them! 
Friends: You have to tell them not to tell anyone
Homies: They already know not to tell... 
Friends: Are only through highschool 
Homies: They are for life 
Friends: Will be there to take your drink away from you when they think you've had enough
Homies: Will look at you stumbling all over the place & say "Bitch drink the rest of that you know we don't waste good shit!" 
Friends: Will leave you in a ditch 
Homies: Will drag you out of the ditch and laugh at your ASS later! 
Friends: Would ignore this letter 
Homies: Will send this this back to the person who sent it to u! 

whatup homie? howz it going!

I got this from Urbandictionary. Thanks!

Note to thyself

We're on the last two weeks before we have our break. Things are not going well for me in school; I messed up my quizzes, and I'm having a hard time to understand our lessons in law and accounting. Perhaps, I'm no good in time management. I spend a lot of time doings things that i shouldn't be doing at all. My focus is nowhere to be found. I usually end up reading other materials or books instead of making myself busy with my acads. I know my priorities and I know what I want. I need MOTIVATION, or perhaps...INSPIRATION? Alam ko gasgas na to, but I have to remind myself to study, study, and study, "Mag-aaral na talaga ako." Tapos.

Adios mi amigos! I promise to publish more posts sa Christmas Vacation! 

Way Back Into Love

[Verse 1]

I’ve been living with a shadow overhead,

I’ve been sleeping with a cloud above my bed,

I’ve been lonely for so long,

Trapped in the past,

I just can’t seem to move on!

I’ve been hiding all my hopes and dreams away,

Just in case I ever need them again someday,

I’ve been setting aside time,

To clear a little space in the corners of my mind!

[Chorus]

All I want to do is find a way back into love.

I can’t make it through without a way back into love.

Oooooh.

[Verse 2]

I’ve been watching but the stars refuse to shine,

I’ve been searching but i just don’t see the signs,

I know that it’s out there,

There’s got to be something for my soul somewhere!

I’ve been looking for someone to shed some light,

Not somebody just to get me through the night,

I could use some direction,

And I’m open to your suggestions.

[Chorus]

All I want to do is find a way back into love.

I can’t make it through without a way back into love.

And if I open my heart again,

I guess I’m hoping you’ll be there for me in the end!

Oooooooh, Ooooooh, Ooooooh.

[Middle-eight]

(Drew Barrymore)

There are moments when I don’t know if it’s real

Or if anybody feels the way I feel

I need inspiration

Not just another negotiation

[Chorus]

(Both)

All I want to do is find a way back into love,

I can’t make it through without a way back into love,

And if I open my heart to you,

I’m hoping you’ll show me what to do,

And if you help me to start again,

You know that I’ll be there for you in the end!

Oooooooh. Oooooooh. Ooooooooh. Oooooooh. Ooooooh Ooooooooh. Ooooooooh.

Every time I listen to this song, all I can hear is her voice. Then, I imagine her singing Drew's part, and me, singing Hugh Grant's part. Please, let me find my way back into love.


cheesy? haha.

Literariness #1

I am Nature's Greatest Miracle
By Og Mandino


Since the beginning of time never has there been another with my mind, my heart, my eyes, my hands, my hair, my mouth. None that came before, none that live today, and none that comes tomorrow can walk and talk and move and think exactly like me. All men are my brothers yet I am different from each. I am a unique creature.


Although, I am of the animal kingdom, animal rewards alone will not satisfy me. Within me burns a flame which has been passed from generations uncounted and its heat is a constant irritation to my spirit to become better than I am, and I will. I will fan this flame of dissatisfaction and proclaim my uniqueness to the world.


I am a unique creature of nature. I am rare, and there is value in all rarity; therefore, I am valuable. I am the end-product of thousands of years of evolution; therefore, I am better equipped in both mind and body that all the emperors and wise men who preceded me.


But my skills, my mind, my heart, and my body will stagnate, rot, and die lest I put them to good use. I have unlimited potential.


Nevermore will I be satisfied with yesterday's accomplishments, nor will I indulge anymore, in self-praise for deed which in reality are too small to even acknowledge. I can accomplish far more than I have, and I will, for why should the miracle which produced me end with my birth? Why can I not extend that miracle to my deeds of today?


I am not on this earth by chance. I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply all my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.


I have been given eyes to se and a mind to think and now I know a great secret of life for I perceive, at last, that all my problems, discouragements, and heartaches are, in truth, great opportunities in disguise. I will no longer be fooled by the garments they wear for mine eyes are open. I will look beyond the cloth and I will not be deceived.


No beast, no plant, no wind, no rock, no lake had the same beginning as I, for I was conceived in love and brought forth with a purpose.


And nature knows not defeat. Eventually, she emerges victorious and so will I, and with each victory the next struggle becomes less difficult.


I will win for I am unique. I am nature's greatest miracle.

---My fave speech made by one of my fave writers. I always use this every time I join contests when I was in high school.

Belated Happy Birthday Rodney!

It was a Saturday when Rodney's party finally pushed through. His birthday was on the 4th of November but he decided to celebrate it on the 12th. Actually, until now nagpaparty-party parin siya. He told me that his cousins is going to treat him this coming weekend. Month-long celebration, eh. lol.

His home is just few blocks away from us, (mga 50 na dougie lang, andun na ako.) so I did not have any problems with regards of the transpo. Some of my classmates who went and partied with us are from Marikina, Quezon City, and even Cavite. Basta talaga kainan, hahaha.We sang almost endlessly, did some crazy things, and drank a little of liquor na walang namang sipa. We're so happy that day that we almost forgot we still have acad stuffs left to do. It was a great escape from all the stress, especially for me. It was nothing but pure fun. 

Kahit super late na...Happy birthday dre!

Rodney

CJ

Quenny, Sushmita, Aica

sabe ng hair ni Margie. :P

Woooop! Our prof. in accounting, (which is our first subject) didn't show up. Then, our next class was just an orientation since it was just our first time to have class on that subject. Boring, uh? NO. Given that our prof. in accounting didn't show up in the first half of our class, we decided to go since we also have one hour break before our next class. Together with some of my mates, we went to Poreza to buy our book in Physical Science. We had small talks about our classmates, professors, subjects, and even marriage. I was surprised to know that the girls wasn't seeing themselves to have someone in life in the future. They just want to have their own child. No more, no less. Parang ang gulo. I just can't understand their own meaning of 'family'. Maybe, maybe it has something to do with their own experiences in their family that led to that thinking. I really don't know.

I just want to share this photo with my closest friends in the room. The girls in this photo are not the girls I was referring a while ago. Goodnight!

Up from  left-right: Genesis, @weconquer, Arvin, Jenwel. Bottom part, from left to right: Wilmar, Sushmita, Quenny, Aica, and Rosette. Photo taken by Sushmita Mitre.