Sunday

Up, Up, and Away

I often wonder why Filipinos are so hooked in watching heroic movies. May it be controversial, fantasy or cartoons. It just seems that these movies have a common magical ingredient which enthusiast us all- that one, making us patient enough to endure moments of waiting at the long time in the cinema. But then, what do we really get from it?

Some say that these movies help Filipinos to somewhat escape from what’s truly happening in their country. Things like poverty, crimes, corruption… We see these types of news everyday whenever we take a peek at the newspaper or television. Seems like we want something new, something different and something better than a realm consisting of a big number of corrupt officials, issues of prostitution, social discrimination, lack of education and people who are tremendously divided! Ah, we had enough!! It would be nice then if there is someone like Spiderman who shall always save the day. Truly, these heroes inspire us, which gushes a thought that one day we’ll be fortunate indeed to find the magic lamp whose genii can tranform us into a real character with super powers.

However all heroes are not just in movie screens. Hero is neither an idealistic term that refers to a grand prize winner of a star search, nor the one pertaining to Carey’s sweet sounding song. Albeit we don’t have superpowers, we can all be considered as heroes. It is because being a hero includes doing what is right. It is pursuing the common good. But sometimes, we have to give up the things that we want even our dreams(familiar line huh?)


I then remember what one of my teachers made mention, “the world is crying… how can you help heal it?” Indeed, everyone of us seems to be included in an inevitable dillema. But even though the situation is fiercely aggravating, we can somehow cease our world’s wails through simple things such as becoming lamps in every corner, nevertheless a hero on our own ways. Big things start from small beginnings as they say. As long as you know what you are doing is good, there is nothing to be ashamed of.


“Kasalanan ang dapat ikahiya ng tao..” so why would you feel shy in singing the National Anthem during the flag ceremonies or singing out loud during Sunday masses? Isn’t it that these things are right? Isn’t it that these things could lead us to becoming heroes of our true selves? Reality bites. But sometimes big things dominate small things that are considerably important. Disgruntled eyes search for extravagant expulsions, neglecting small details that they need to see. Little girls and boys want to be big heroes immediately without knowing how to be little heroes first. Soon, they’ll realize that something should be done as soon as possible.

These realizations could somewhat make us think of what a real hero is. We may never be like Spiderman or Superman but if only we’ll do somethig better, we can make a big difference. All of us are important and have the capabilities to fight the monsters in our community and society. Even though we are just small heroes, if everyone of us will be united, a better hero will prevail. So if you want a better place to live in, just remember: you are a hero, you can do what is right…. you can make it!


P.S. It is not about taking a seat in the cinema and enjoying visual effects. But it is on how you can become a real hero in your life. Fly higher! Soar higher! Ü

Tuesday

do you make a difference?

this vacation,i have invested most of my time in reading various kinds of books. from self help to fictional fantasies to love stories to serious ordeals or even to Candy magazines..
it's nice to learn from other people. it's marvelous to witness others' ideas develop into a series of events wherein you find yourself staring at the book's page in amazement. it's significant to put yourself in one's shoes and pretend to face the adventures yourself. one observation is that it seems to me that all the books that i have read show me one thing that was more familiar to me when i was in high school.
motto ng SMCM?

MAKE A DIFFERENCE.

i am not really sure but as my college days go on and on, the fact that i am getting more concerned with the matters pressed to me by this society becomes more evident and true. YES. my life is becoming fast paced. my goals are the very goals that almost everyone who wants a good life possesses and holds. that is why when i dive into these books and they present to me the wrong things that our society make people believe, i can not really deny the fact that i should really do something to get my life back on the extraordinary trail that leads to making a real difference.

while it is not bad to aspire for a good life, the whole point revolves around one's perspective in living his/her life. the things that he/she intends to do and the reasons why he/she does it. perhaps it's really true when they say that good things never last... maybe it's because THE BEST things are the ones that REALLY LAST...and most often than always, these best things are found not on material things and affairs; rather they are seen on the happenings in our lives with the people who matter to us...and life only sees its meaning when we start to live for the ones who also live.

as the Buddhists say, "Don't cling to material things because they are impermanent..." but really, how easy is it to deal with life the way it should be dealt with?
how many of us live our lives half awake? when was the last time wherein we really listened to someone's story, not cheking the time or his 'speech's' duration? when was the real last time when we had a good laugh or good cry over the emotions that we have not chosen to keep because of the strong image we want to present? when was the last time that we appreciated the beauty of the grass, the trees and the flowers that are scattered along the way like they never really existed? when was the last time??? or, was there really even a time that we stopped to realize these things? to realize that LIFE IS NOT A RACE and that LIFE is so precious, it is only limited.

Morrie Schwartz said.... when you learn to die, you will live. those are not his exact words but the point is nevertheless the same. he said that surely, if people face the idea of death and realize that they don't have all the time to live, things will change... the way we look at things, the way we set our goals... the way we dress perhaps? the list goes on and on.
one line that really caught my attention was INVEST IN PEOPLE.... why? because, Love is when you are still remembered even after you're gone...and happiness is one thing that multiplies even after you have divided and distributed it.

it's all right to dream. it's perfect to aim for the skies. but know the reason for your dream. don't dream blind and don't dream for others' demands. help yourself and live your own life as if you really own it........ because God has given our lives to us because He wants us to have it.

is it easy to make a difference?
hug someone today.it can be a difference.
show your smile to a stranger.it can be a difference.
LISTEN.it can make a whole lot of difference.

Monday

life is for people

inedit ko na para wala na masyadong typo errors :P.. :)

LIFE IS FOR PEOPLE....who would think it's not? right?...now iask,who is always treating life as it is ACTUALLY for people?yeh, the 'always' in the question makes all the difference.i have to admit that most often i have a wrong disposition or persepctive in living my life.i am not perfect. point well said.sometimes there are just so many things that concern me which do not actually need my concern. hahahaha :))i have read Making Friends by Andrew Matthews.. Thanks chap :Dand it has made me rethink of how i live my life with other people.well, the title of the book might seem to be all about friendships and the usual friendship myths but it's a complete opposite. the book is all about how you deal with yourself. for me, the book teaches you how to make yourself a friend first before reaching out to others. hahah :))i am going to share some of my most loved thoughts in the book :Pi don't have the book with me though so there will be no cheating on my evaluation...the sad thing about that is the fact that the quotations there are really well said. anyway,to proceed...other people's business is their business.hm, i am plain guilty about this thing. sometimes i just can't stop myself from being concerned about the way other people will think about me... i am not sure if it's actually vanity or consciousness brought about by my hormones, /* yeh, blame the hormones again! :)) */ but the fact is that sometimes my usual ways of behaving are affected. hm, or the worse, i think too much and thus i am pressured...in reality, we can never really change others' point of view if they don't have the will to change it. what they think are of their own accord and we can't be in control.. sometimes, it is just better to let things be the way they naturally are. it's best to be true to one's self and disregard the "what will be their impressions blah blahs" because most of the time, people are too busy and preoccupied thinking about their own personal dilemmas that they won't even notice your worries. yeh, it is a domino effect. it's because of this fact that we tend to worry a lot. well, if we'll look at it, if we try to focus on our own lives, our own life will be easier....and we never really have to explain.another point.

sorry if it seems that my points are overlapping but that's the way it is.... if we are too concerned about 'the others' opinion' we will be pressured to always explain our side to them.e.g. hey i did not go to the party because i just blah blah blah blah.... when in fact, if we are secure of ourselves, we can plainly say e.g. i did not go to the party because it was my choice. WHY?? because it was my choice.. WHY? DON'T YOU CARE ABOUT THE CELEBRANT? it might appear that i do not care about the celebrant but that was my choice.point taken. we do not always need to explain our side to others because they will also not see the whole picture of our situation. we do not owe an explanation to our choices if we want to keep it to ourselves....i am unsure if i am conveying the right message across but the good point is that we are who we are and our choices are what they are.. we choose them and that fact is enough to escape other people's scrutiny.... because if we give in, they will ask us even more and thus invade our privacy.... it then shows our stand and give them a glimpse on how we want to be treated...yes. we decide how other people will treat us. our actions are the ones responsible for what we give others about the way we handle things and situations. really.. it's amazing :Phm, okies.. so i think i am exploring the book so much.. hahah, forgive me blogger.

anyway....more of sticking to my title........really. life is for people.the purest essence of our life is to live it for the people around us.people are so important that we must always give importance to the right ones.yes. right ones.....one thing that i learned is that if people want to be miserable, give them the chance to be unless they seek your help or they really need you. you will know it... but if people DECIDE to be miserable, you just have no choice but to let them learn what they need to learn in their situation....i also learned there that most often, it is best to keep our mouths closed and say nothing.... really,,,, minsan talaga madaldal ako but i guess i should learn the art of silence especially in the moments that my friends need solitude.... i think i should give advice only if they are asking for it :Phm so blogger...andaldal ko nanaman.

the book is really nice and ahm i will do my best to live up to what i have read....
btw: life update:
currently, tinatapos ko pa rin yung crossstitch piece ko..
hm, well, i think that my tasks this summer are still not yet completed.ang hirap tapusin nung Sakura kasi mejo nabobore talaga ako! hahahahpero most of them naman ay nagagawa ko...
i am currently loving Pancakes <3tas>

Friday

Are you worrying for nothing?

According to a University "sumfin" oh well haha...

> 40% of our normal worries do not even happen.

>30% concern things that have already happened and that we can't change

>22% are petty worries of little consequence

Hence, only 8% of our fears and worries are serious and legitimate. Next time you are worried therefore, keep in mind that....

It is better to keep calm and composed because most of our anxieties are wasted on things that we need not get anxious about.

Calmly deciding to do your best (including consulting other people) and doing it is it the best way of handling your problem.

so easy lang kayo... there is a big possibility na nag woworry lang kayo para sa wala :)
god bless

Monday

mula sa tula ni kennex

basahin nio to..

Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate,but that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us.We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant,gorgeous, handsome, talented and fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?You are a child of God.
Your playing small does not serve the world.There is nothing enlightened about shrinkingso that other people won't feel insecure around you.
We were born to make manifest the glory of God within us.It is not just in some; it is in everyone.
And, as we let our own light shine, we consciously giveother people permission to do the same.As we are liberated from our fear,our presence automatically liberates others.

nabasa mo na di ba?haha, guilty ka?n
akuha ko lang to sa kaibigan ko at ala naman akong ideya kung saang sulok ng mundo niya ito nakuha, o kung baka siya pa nga ang may gawa nito.

pero sa totoo lang, tinamaan din ako ng mabasa ko to.haha. bakit ngayon lang?bakit ngayon ko lang nabasa?o.... tama bang sabihin na BAKIT NGAYON KO LNG BINASA?haha, magkaiba yun. di ba?

madalas guitly ang tao kapag masyado siyang nagiging mayabang. confident. malakas ang loob. malakas ang dating. mataas ang tingin sa sarili... naiisip niya ang sasabihin ng iba. magrereality check siya kung tama pa ba ang nararamdaman niyang kumpyansa. kakatukin siya ng ng isang bahagi ng kanyang pagkatao na kapag dumating ay mahirap hindi pansinin--ang kayang konsiyensa. at duon, lilitaw ang mga katagang base pa sa relihiyon.

IHO, IHA, magpakumbaba kayo...

at doon magsisismula ang unti unitng panghihina ng kumpyansang dati pa nga ay umaaapaw. pagiging paranoid pa ang kakalabasan. takte. hindi ako nageexaggerate.
isipin mo, pag ba may nagsabi sayong,ui!!ang gwapo mo naman! anong sabon mo sa mukha?anu kayang magiging reaksyon mo?

magsasabi ka ba with full force ng...ahh, salamat ah! ahm, likas papaya lang yan.oh, mahihiya pa. at magaatubili ng kung anung sasabihin.ah, haha, masyadong sterotype ang halimbawa ko.daanin natin sa pagibig....kapag may nanligaw sayo na isang AYALA o ZOBEL o sabihin nating biglang lumitaw si Gerald Anderson sa harapan mo at nagwika ng mga salitang kay poknat lang niya dating binibitiwan, tatanggapin mo ba agad ang pag-ibig nila? o maiisp mo pa ang mga katagang,"bakit ako? ano ang nakita niya sa akin? ha? bakkiit??"

bakit hindi di ba?naalala ko tuloy yung kaklase ko, may kwinento sa akin.nagbigay daw ng exam yung prof.ang tanong lang, "bakit?"sasagutin mo yun.

essay form yung exam. meron pa nga atang nga kakaiba pang tanong na "saan ka nanggaling?" haha, bleh, hindi philo yung exam. kas yun.sabi nung prof, ang tama raw na sagot dun sa unang tanong ay "bakit hindi?"dun sa pangalawa, haha, hindi na niya nasabi kung ano nga ba ang sagot.pero kung ako siguro ang nsa exam na iyon, ang isasagot ko aygaling ako sa *toot* ng mama ko. lol. hehe =)

oh yun nga! bakit hindi?di ba?ako, madalas ako nakokonsiyensa pag pakiramdam ko nagmamagaling ako.kaya nabababaan ko ang tiwala ko sa sarili ko.pag nga may mga take home exams, magsasagot ako.pero hindi ko yun maipapasa nang hindi naikukumpara sa iba. baka kasi may mali ako.pag may nagsasabi sa akin na kyut ako, hahah, lol, ang hangin tlga, hindi ako nagtetenk you....hindi ko alam kung bakit pero nahihiya tlga ako. minsan parang mas ayos pa na hindi ka napapansin kesa sinasabihan ka ng mga magagandang salita. ang kaso, parang nakakalunkot din naman pag hindi naappreciate ang mga gingawa mo.ewan ko ba pero hindi ko rin masayadong gusto ang pakiramdam ng pagsasabi ng mga scores ko sa iba. haha, ewan, wirdo ko tlga!

ayun nga ang point.sayang. gusto ko sana ipost dito yung dating article na nabsa ko na sinulat ni Bo Sanchez. (idol ko....para sa akin, siya ang Bob Ong ng mga relihiyosong artikulo) ang kaso hindi ko makita yung magazine at mejo malabo yun kasi nga ang daming papael sa bahay namin.

dun sa article, binbigyang pansin kung ano yung tunay na kahulugan ng humitlity.ganito.may isang lalaki, na tunay namang mahiyain. hindi siya masyadong nakikisalamauha sa iba. madalas ay nakayuko siya. hindi siya sociable in short. oo lang din siya ng oo. tingin tuloy ng iba sa kany ay napakamapagkumbaba niya. waw, ang humble daw ni tol. pero ang sabi ni bo sanchez, hindi siya tunay na humble. at kung iisipin nga nating mabuti, hindi siya humble sa paraang karapatdapat.

ang pagiging humble ay ibang iba sa pagmamaliit sa sarili. sa paglilimita sa iyong kakayahan. sa pagpipigil na lumabas at makipagkaibgan sa iba. ang pagiging mapagkumbaba ay nakikita sa pakikipagkapwa tao. ang ginagawa ng karamihan na pagmamaliit sa kanilang kakayahan ay pagmamaliit sa kung anuman ang nilikha ng Diyos--ang iyong sarili mismo. ang pagkatakot na makagawa ng kamalian dahil sa pagtiiwala sa sarili ay hindi mabuti kung hndi palatandaan ng pagiging maramot. sa kadahilanang ito kasi natin napipigilan na ipakita ang tunay na tayo.

at sa tuwing ginagawa natin ang mga bagay na ito na akala tlga natin ay tama at siyang nakakapagdagdag ng puntos natin papunta sa langit, mas lalo lamng nating inilalayo ang ating sarili sa mga aral ng Diyos. tayo ay kanyang nilikha at tunay namang nararapat na gamitin natin ito ng tama.

hahahaha. ayown. maxado lang siguro akong natamaan nung poem na iyon.kung hindi ka natamaan ng mga pinagsasabi ko, good. tandaam mo lang na lahat din nman ng sobra ay masama.... balanse lang. yin yang.
oops. gutom na ako.totoo na ito. hindi na ako nagbibiro. kumakalam na ang sikmura ko. hahaha.

tandaam nating lahat.

our playing small does not serve the world.(our playing big does not serve the world either)WE WERE TO MAKE MANIFEST THE GLORY OF GOD WITHIN US
let us humble ourselves befoe HIm by doing what is right,not by humbling ourselves to others just for the sake of it.

wahahahaha, nioks. gutom na nga tlga ako!

Tuesday

halohalo

kailan humahaba ang araw?->pansin mo ba, kapag nasa bahay ka lang tapos nakatunganga at nakatingin sa kawalan, o kaya nagpapalipas oras sa tulog, kain, tv o pagbabasa, yun mga tipong pampatay minuto lang talaga, eh parang napakanormal ng araw mo? pero sa segundong lumabas ka ng bahay mo at sumubok gumawa ng mga hindi normal na bagay, makisalamuha sa mga unpredictable na tao, makisawsaw sa mga sabaw sabaw na bagay, eh parang ang daming nangyayari sa buhay mo na tipong hindi mo naman plinano??? at yun, mapapansin mo na lang na parang ang haba ng araw mo......kasi ang daming nangyari. contrary sa dating nasabi ko na parang cycle na lang ang buhay....


kapag ba nagblog ka dapat mo pang isipin kung sino makakbaa ng entry mo?->isa ito sa mga dahilan kung bakit indi ako madalas magblog kahit pa madalas eh gusto ko talaga magsulat o ipreserve sa internet ang memorya ng araw ko. madalas kasi ay parang nahihiya ako sa mga kawirduhan ko. kung ilalathala ko pa ba ang mga iyon.... o di kaya ay isisiwalat ko pa ang mga bagay nanararamdaman ko...madalas eh tinatago ko na lang. sabi nga ni ma'am dae ukol sa pagblog niya ng mga personal na bagay, "why would i give people reasons to mock me?" di ba? kaya nga madalas kong maisip na gumawa ng private blog. yung tipong for my eyes only. at dun ko malalagay ang mga kahinaan ko na sa tingin ko eh nakakhiya naman kung ipost sa iang napakapublikong tagpuan. katulad na lamang ng pagiyak ko dahil sa ganito o ganun. hahahah. hehe pero tska na siguro, kapag may oras na akong gawin yun... sa ngayon, eto na lang muna.


kailangan ko ng dress->bakit?kasi debut period na ngayon. period. huhu
kapag ba nagadvanced ka ng subject mas mahihirapan ka o mas madadalian?->isa itong tanong sa utak ko.............


hindi ako party person, so what?-> hindi ako umiinom ng alcohol, ayoko ng amoy nun kahit anu pang pilit sa akin. hindi ako nagsasayaw sa mga bars. hindi ako nakikijive sa music masyado pag mga parties. usually nakaupo lang ako sa isang corner at nagmamasid. ibig sabihin ba nun, hindi ako in?? na loser ako??? na ang kj ko???? na ang wirdo ko at ang gek ko masyado???? huh??????? ganun ba yun??? eh kung hindi ka enjoy na gawin ang isang bagay na kinaeenjoyan ng iba, anung tawag sa iyo??????? baka naman ikaw ay isang............................................................. isang taong may choice na kakaiba sa choice ng iba.hehe, pinaganda ko.


kapag ba malungkot ka, sasaya ka?->oo naman. maghintay la lang.
happy birthday MO. Mary!!!!!!!!!!!!!-> kanina yun, sept 8.
kapag ba kulang ka sa tulog pero hindi ka parin natutulog may mangyayari sa iyo???->oo. mapupuyat ka.

at oops. MP pa la.......... MP.


God bless sa atin

Sunday

a different kind of yearning

different kind of yearning

Have you asked yourself what’s your purpose in life? Well, I guess everyone, even at one point, has thought about his or her purpose in is or her existence.

Well then have you actually known the answer to that previous question? If not, well you’re definitely not alone. I believe that the question I have raised a while ago belongs to one of the many rhetorical questions which we can’t always seem to answer even though it seems that we actually know the answer. Haha, magulo?

If you ask certain people that question, perhaps their answers will be lined with their field, e,g:

Baker – it is my purpose to bake and make delicious pastries, breads and cakes

Teacher – it is my purpose to educate others based on the knowledge I have acquired and at the same time learn from my students

Basketball player – it is my purpose to utilize my body by playing the sport I love and

Politician – it is my purpose to serve my country through acts of corruption and delinquency because through these, I am able to utilize maximum debit potential and thus lets us become more famous through out the world (haha, joke)

Eh, what if you are just a student? A student in a university filled with people who are indifferent with who you are and what you dream of? Will you say…..

Student – my purpose in life is to study and to finish studying so that when I grow up, I can help the people of the Philippines

Whoa? Realy huh? Meron bang magsasabi ng ganun? What then am I trying to say?
Sadly, I am trying to point out that in this age, people do inherit that absurd and humongous bit of apathy and discontent with regards to our surroundings and yes, even to our future.
Life is becoming monotonous.

See, when you were born, you are raised to a pattern just like everyone else’s! You grow up becoming someone. You believe that you have grow up pretty well because you have a title. You aim for something that perishes and that can make you happy only for some time.

We students study so we can acquire that education that will supposedly give us a good life. When we finish studying, we still have our dreams, we do not end up dreaming yet our dreams are always not what they seem.

When we say that our purpose in life is just to do this and that, don’t we thing that we are actually defeating the purpose of our existence? Don’t we think that we are being too little in terms of our outlook in life because in fact we can do a lot more things than being just stuck up in the title we have worked for?

Will we stop aiming for something higher when we have reached the peak of that we have set for ourselves? Will we settle for that purpose that we know we have imposed on our humanity? Come on.

Our country needs more people who will not just look to the usual petty dreams which came from our childhood. What it needs are purpose-driven people whose purposes are not self-centered and self-promulgating.

What it needs are people who see the blacks behind the whites and the spots when everything else seems so clear.

Imagine yourself seeing that vast white space. You think that that space is actually clean, healthy and nice. You focus too much on that space not knowing that when you enlarge your view and minimize the whole picture, that clean white area is actually the spot that destroys the supposedly whole bright yellow plane. This is so common. We always do these same things over and over again.

When then can we realize that we need to learn to develop compassion for others and yearn to do good in order to alleviate the condition of our society?

If again, by chance you ask yourself, what is your purpose in life, well, think again…. Is that really your only purpose??

Thursday

when things just contradict

i have decided to make my site more optimistic. it's not that i am optimistic. but take note, i want to be one. really.

and it is just so damn hard when sometimes, things just contradict.

in the past weeks, our workload as students are getting more and more and more and more demanding. yeh. permit the exaggeration but it's true, exag na kung exag. you know you can do things but given the short time you have and human body frame and limitations, things just mess up a bit. and i wonder how i manage to stay in front of the pc typing this. exag nga. :-
well...and amidst all these things, i want to feel the surge of OPTIMISM of ENERGY of MOTIVATION to happily do these things. i know. i have been a bum for almost two months and those days are well enough for me to recover and to regain the whatever things i told myself to regain. but nah? i want to be OPTIMISTIC and really HOPEFUL and really EXCITED to do school stuffs. and i am... i want to be :P

sometimes, things just contradict.

and now, i am a capacitor in the stage of discharging???NO. i am i the state of charging. new concepts. new ideas. new ah basta new. nax optimistic nga.

really.i want to look at things in the RIGHT perspective. a smuch as possible i said to myself, NO RANTS... but sometimes, when things contradict, you only find yourself dancing like a sinusoid and having positive and negative peaks.this entry is in the middle.

finalities?? tsk tsk. so when things contradict, stay on the positive side. no one ever gets hurt by saying that she will succeed.

Friday

the thing about the past

"the only way to predict the future is to do it today...."

i'm forever stuck on this line. ever since, i have known myself as the advanced thinker--one who anticipates things in order to get what she wants. now i am trapped. trapped between looking back and looking forward. how is this so?

i have always believed that our lives work in a way that is compatible with what the Heavenly being up there wants for us. i believe that if we'll really look into matters occurring around, we'll see that they are really meant to happen. there are no ifs and buts in God's place in short words. that's it. we may screw up sometimes but honestly, our lives will not be perfectly well if everything is perfect everytime. yes. strangers are also friends we are yet to meet.they are the people who, eventhough seem so far off will eventually delve into a big current that is called 'our life'..... we may even think that some just arrived to hurt us or make us feel bad but the sense in their arrival comes from the fact they are really destined to hurt us.... and of course, teach us lessons.


why am i saying this? at times, when i look up in the sky, i remember someone whom i know will never think the same way again about the sky. soemtimes, i want to remember the past. sometimes, i want to reminisce the events which lead to the present; yet the painful thing about looking back is the fact that whatever you do, you just have what you call as 'memories'. nothing is left but the pure glimpse of your vivid imagination that you never really want to let go. and when you look ahead to that thing called future, what you'll see is just an incomplete you who's still yearning for that memory.. yearning for the realization of that memory once AGAIN....
now as i look at the place where i am standing, i realize that i can never really choose the direction i should face.... the road is so wide that i can't help but to search... and as everything changes between the lines, you just have to see for yourself.. you have to read for yourself......and in the middle of all these, you'll find that someone you know you'll always see in front.

Schmoozing About Books

wala na tong msyadong typo kasi inayos ko na hehe... ang ganda talaga ng book na to kahit 1 araw ko lang natapos, nagawan ko na agad ng review. syempre para di ko agad makalimutan hehe

” Once in while you find a book that you simply can’t put down. A book that exposes you to emotions you never knew existed and leaves you with a heightened sense of optimism and enlightenment. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom is that kind of book. A moving account of life and death. It documents albom’s real life relationhip with Morrie Schwartz, a sociology professor at Brandeis University and a man of unusual insight and courage.

After a sixteen-year separation from his teacher and mentor, the author returns to find Morrie dying of Lou Gehrig’s disease, a painful illness that “melts your nerves and leaves your body a pile of wax”. humbled by Morrie’s condition and the reawakened memories of his active, passionate professor, Albom visits each Tuesday. He brings cartons of food and a heart willing to recieve Morrie’s final lessons on the search for personal fulfillment and individualism.

Even as his health gradually deteriorates, Morrie displays a refreshingly upbeat perspective on life and a passion for knowledge, which he imparts to Albom, his class of one. Each Tuesday is a lesson in The Meaning of Life, examining life and death, forgiveness and family. “Once you learn how to die you learn how to live,” Morrie assures Albom.

Morrie’s determined spirit and concern for others,poignantly captured in Albom’s beautifully descriptive writing, make the reader feel the lossof the deeply empathetic soul. But while the inevitable ending could leave the reader depressed, Albom manages to examine the sorrowful topic of death with an uplifting, even humorous touch. Morrie describes himself as the bridge between the living and the dead. “People want me to tell them what to pack,” he remarks

Albom’s conversations with the aging Morrie alternate with Morrie’s younger self, including conversations they had while Albom was a college student, and anecdotes from Morrie’s life. This nostalgic device lightens the tone and allows readers to feel they, too, have been affected by Morrie’s teaching.

Using his gift for memory and detail, Albom seamlessly translates his personal experiences into universal human emotions. Tuesdays with Morrie is not simply a story of one man’s death, but rather a tribute to the wisdom of techers and the eloquence of old age. Morrie’s request for the message on his tombstone could not be more accurate: “A teacher to the Last.”■

Syempre mas favorite ko paren ing tungkol sa deadline ng pagiyak na quote nya hahaha
ano ulet un?>
"Don't hang on too long, but don't let go too soon."
tas bigayan mo daw ang sarili mo ng time para dun pero pagkatapos nun.. dat hnde ka na malungkot ulet.. "applause" hehe

Saturday

VITAMIN E RISK

I read this one on Reader's Digest a long time ago. I was like "gosh!" when i turned on the television and saw the vitamin e advertisement! Ang taas ng IU grabe!

* We need vitamin e for healthy skin and to boost immunity
* Taking too much vitamin may be dangerous
*The risk of death is increased by 5% when people took more than 400 IU daily
* Many people take 400 to 800 IU of E everyday to prevent or treat heart disease, Alzheimer's and other conditions.
* E is safe in low doses
* Your best bet maybe a multivitamin, which typically contains 30 to 60 IU of e
* Most of us get another 10 to 15 IU from foods such as nuts, seeds, wheat germ and green leafy vegetables.

Monday

why does everyone seem to miss high school?

why does everyone seem to miss high school?

i'll repeat the title. again. this time, in bold capital letters.
WHY DOES EVERYONE SEEM TO MISS HIGH SCHOOL?haha. satisfied.hm, i always hear that statement. much more, i say it myself. but warn you, when i was in high school, i told myself that i would love to get out of that place and experience a more matured environment--that is college life. or so i thought. hahaand now, here i am. one of those victims of a false hope that college life is far more exciting than high school life.

i guess old cliches can still be trustworthy because the statement that high school is the best part of your education life is actually factual. well, at least for some. at least for me.i miss highschool because....i miss waking up in the morning knowing exactly what shall occur for the next 10 hours of my life..
i miss the food my mother used to bring me during lunch time...
i miss the face of my teachers who would always smile once we students greet them...
i miss the guards whom i think have been there since my kinder days...
i miss the waffle, the siomai, the oishi ridges, the nissin cup that serve as everyone's food regrdless of time...
i miss my classmates. haha. yeh.
i miss the times we spend together doing projects and presentations though during that time, there were so many, as in many instances when i seem to misunderstood them as they were with me, hah, anyway, i still miss all of them! i miss everyone.

lalo pat nang indian ako nung reunion! huhui miss the exams! haha, they wre more manageable before. blehi miss the curriculars!hyper active ako nun, i do evrything i could. i miss my stuffs. i miss the faculty room.
i miss the classrooms. i miss haha, yung school.and obvious na obvious na miss ko na di ba?and ayun, climx.
miss ko yung mga kaibigan ko na hyper active din at well, magaganda.and waw, i never seemed to get over this feeling. nandito lang sya. nakasiksik sa puso ko. naghihintay lang na mailabas. because no matter i hide it, tlgang nakkmiss ang high school.buti know, pagkagraduate ko, college naman ang mamimiss ko... that's we're all doing, missing stuffs we so not have and sometimes taking our present for granted...but why do we still keep doing it?

anu bng meron sa highschool na wala sa colege?swerte ng mga science high schools. they don't really need to make such big adjustments with friends since maramihan ang pasok nila sa mga universities, well, sa up at least! kung tutusin nga, mas may freedom sa colege. mas my liberty. parang inulit ko lang ah. haha, marami rin namang mabubuting kaibigan sa collge kung magiging tapat ka rinsa kanila. marami ring gwapo at magagnda. masarap ring magaral kung dadamhain mo lang. pero bakit patuloy nating nababalikan ang high school?

oo yun nga yung tanong ko, nauulit ulit ko na nga eh.hindi kaya addicted lang tayo at gusto lang tlga natin xang imiss? dahil namimiss ng iba kaya namiiss mo na rin? o baka dahil aminin man natin o hindi, mas gusto pa rin natin in a sense ang makulong dahil sa ganoong paraan ay hindi tayo naguguluhan kung ano ang dapat nating gawin. nakakalunod din ang sobrasobrang kalyaan at eto ang minsan na nagiging dahilan kung bakit mas nagiging kaaya-ayang buhayin muli ang hs!haha, ganun nga ba tlga yun?

o baka namn dahil yung crush mo nung hs eh nowhere to be found na ngayon! hahaha, ang gulo. nag alam ko lang, kahit pa anong dahilan, namimiss ko ang high school. im making the most out of college life at tama naman na ibigay ko ang nararapat para dito. pero ganunpaman, ala namang batas na nagsasabing masamamng mamiss nag high school di ba? haha, meron ba?

WALA! kaya, hanggat hindi bawal, patulkoy kong itatago ang pakiramdam na ito, siguro hanggang sa tumba tumba na, ...sa mga hs friends ko, miss ko na kayo! haha, bleh!

Saturday

to all

I deleted most of my blogs in here because I decided it would be better if I will make my original blogsite have more entries than this extension. So ask me personally if you wanna know my original blog site. thank you.

But I will surely make this memory box updated :)
god bless.