Let's Fix you...

Panic! At The Disco: Ready To Go [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

I have spent the last 2-3 hours reading various articles on economics. My mind is swimming with words such as...

diminishing returns

unemployed resources

inefficiently

allocative efficiency

*Reallocating scarce resources

opportunity cost

PRODUCTION

DISTRIBUTION

CONSUMPTION/ CONSUMER EXPENDITURE

supply and demand...

I was just going to listen to some sleepy song (Who'd have known- Lily Allen) but then I found out that Panic! At The Disco had a new music video. In reality it's not really new because it's already two months old. The sacrifices of being in school, missing good music. This is a great energy booster for me especially since I'm so sleepy right now.

Panic! At The Disco, Brendon Urie :) <3

So You Think You Can Dance S08E10 Top 16 Perform Melanie and Marko Leona...

ILOVETHISILOVETHISILOVETHISILOVETHISILOVETHISILOVETHISITOTALLYTOTALLYLOVETHIS!!!!!! MARKO AND MELANIE <3

Kapatiran Week

Let me talk about the kapatiran...

Day 1

At lunch time we went around all of the groups and ate all kinds of desert. We had a salo- salo where everything was spread out like on fiestas. A group of fourth year students then played and sang some songs. We were using the school's softball field. The grass was a bright and fresh green, we sat on the ground when we did our picnic. It was really nice to have some of the students play some songs. It was acoustic, perfect for relaxing after eating your fill of sweets, pizza, and coke.

Day 2

My friends and I have been excited for this day since last week. On this day we had to wear the costume of our favorite cartoon character (or movie character, sports person, super hero). On my last post I hinted on planning to be Jasmine from Aladdin. I fortunately got my senses back and thought better of it. My first thought on who to be was Jasmine, then I changed it and started looking for the costume of Dorothy. A lot of people asked me who Dorothy even is- seriously they didn't know. For the people who are unfamiliar with her, Dorothy is the girl from Kansas whose house got hit by a typhoon that whisked her a way into a land called Oz. Part of the bandwagon of characters from Oz are scarecrow, tin man, cowardly lion, Glinda the good witch, and the wicked witch of the west. April chose to be Glinda for her costume though she really didn't know who Glinda was. I didn't look anything like Dorothy however when I finally tried on my costume so I changed it. I became- ironically of course, Lucy! From Narnia. I don't know why but people found it hilarious when I told them. For the rest of my friends they were dressed up as the boys from Boys Over Flowers. They were really creative and really looked like the characters they were presenting. My favorite costumes from the day were Hermione Granger, The Smurfs, Alice In Wonderland, and Russell and Mr. Fredrickson. Everyone- well, not everyone- was really creative with their costumes. It was an amusing sight.

Day 3

Day three was honestly very depressing. We were supposed to help paint and build houses for people who had non but the rain had other ideas. I got wet, and you know just how much I despise being cold and damp. For me the day ended okay. Jewel and I ate at KFC. Yummy... mushroom soup and creamy tomato pasta,perfect for a rainy day. When I got home I was very sleepy and tired.

All in all Kapatiran week was a success.

3 weeks

It's been 3 weeks since school started and I can't believe that I was actually looking forward to this hectic lifestyle. I haven't read a decent book in three weeks. Three weeks! That might not be such a big deal for those who just read occasionally but for me (whose life has always been around books and such -I'm such a nerd-) it's a really, REALLY big deal. I'm suffering from withdrawal like an addict. This is really unhealthy for me considering that I have to worry about college level algebra (which makes no sense) and... and... well that's basically it. Huh... now that I think about it I sound pathetically melodramatic.

Well, aside from that this constant reading of Dramione fanfics is NOT helping. Why do I let myself get hooked so easily? Warning: Do not read Dramione fanfics! They are oddly addicting. Stop being so good fanfiction writers! Damn curiosity!

What you've read so far is just the tip of the iceberg. I've got more itsy bitsy problems. Like what I'm going to wear for Kapatiran, am I really going to dress up like Jasmine or what? For those who don't know Kapatiran is a half day activity meant to spark inter level unity and friendship. The student council this year is filled to the brim with creative minds. First, the coming back of C.A.T. officers and period, second, the students hour, and now this. Even though I've faltered a few times in juggling all of my activities I can't help but admit that I'm having fun. Sure, my best friends aren't my classmates but at least they're here. I have to be honest though, I can't help but feel bored with studying. Fridays suddenly seem like the best days in the world. In fact I should be studying right now but instead I'm blogging. -Sigh-

I hope my day gets brighter.

Filipino Mythical Creatures Tutorial by Mikey Bustos

This is another video by Mikey Bustos. I find it really funny, so do my parents because I made them watch it. I remember my Tito used to scare me about "moomoos/ mumu "(I don't really know how to spell it) and I usually freaked out when he did. I always read a lot of ghost stories, especially Philippine True Ghost Stories, those are wicked! When I do I scare myself and I wouldn't go out of my room at night. I also bought those glow in the dark glitter glues so I could have some sort of night light. In the end they just looked eerie. Ahh, the craziness of youth.

Piers and 'Rain' Forests

Last weekend I was a boat ride away. Actually a boat ride and a car ride away. We, my aunt, uncle, cousin, sister, and myself, went to Bacolod last weekend.

It was a really enjoyable trip which had it's ups and downs like most but an enjoyable trip nonetheless. It all started with a ride to the pier and a voyage on the sea. We went to Bacolod, specifically Mambukal Resort. I'm sure a lot of people have gone there, it sure looked like it when I was there (fully booked!). The down side of that almost perfect trip (key word= almost) was the weather. Yes, how ironic , I spent more than half of my summer toasting inside my house and the one time I actually go out of my way to go somewhere it rains. Typical.

It would have been okay, I mean I didn't get sunburned (points for me!) but I felt damp and warm at the same time. It doesn't make sense, I get that but let me explain. Imagine what your feet feel when it's raining and you manage to get your socks wet along with your shoes. Lovely... Not. We trekked, and yes it was as cool and as tiring as it sounds. The terrain was vastly different from the hike I've experienced in Camp Regulus, Ajuy and in Bulabog Puti-an when I was in First year. For one thing the trail was stony, there were a lot of dark, glossy rocks. They reminded me of the tiny pebbles I used to decorate Max and Cody's (bless their turtle souls) bowl, only bigger, big enough to squash me and people wouldn't notice. Creepy. We lasted until the sixth fall (or was it the fourth? I always get things messed up) until we decided to pack things up and head back down. We were a group made up of young people (30- below) who had enough energy and determination to go through with it till the end, both however deteriorated through time when our under-exercised bodies couldn't take it anymore. Because of the rain (funny because I was literally in a 'rain' forest *laugh*...corny) it became difficult. That's an understatement because it was downright dangerous. We were on top of a freakin' mountain, no fences, no railings, walking on narrow, slightly muddy ground. I had a reoccurring vision of me falling and screaming to my death where my spine would break due to contact with one of those giant boulders. I have a sick mind, I know. The trek, from start to finish took roughly about two hours. I have to admit I wouldn't have spent those two hours any other way. Aside from the mud that seemed to be everywhere, the water that was never far away, and the wind that was bitingly chilly it was a pretty good trek. But there were sacrifices and these sacrifices were my shoes. It isn't as dire as it sounds, my shoes are okay they didn't rip apart but they didn't go unscathed either. That also includes my sister's and my cousin's shoes. How petty I was, worrying about my shoes when I could have fallen to my untimely doom wearing easily washable rubber slippers. Some of the people who were with us wore slippers but they were lucky. Very lucky.

Thank you Lord for that wonderful experience, thank you for keeping me safe and not making it my last. I hope that a lot of people will get to experience what I went through and learn to appreciate it as much as I do. For all my talk of it being uncomfortable and dangerous, I won't lie because it was uncomfortable and dangerous, there was more to it than that. I got to see different kinds of water falls, I now know the difference between mountain air and city air (very big by the way), I felt rich, damp , life-giving soil beneath my finger tips, and I saw what all the fuss was about. The fuss, being that we don't appreciate nature all too often. I'm not a die hard environmentalist but I do get pissed at all those ignorant people throwing trash anywhere and everywhere. Even there, there was trash, in the mountains imagine that. I don't want to get all passionate about pollution but I do hope that more people would realize and take to heart that it is a serious threat. I wouldn't want something as clean and refreshing as those falls and that trail to get ruined because of some moron's ignorance, pardon the insult but hey, you could only be insulted if you are that.

*To all the people who were there*

It was awesome, Right? :)

Spring Awakening: A Rock Musical

Spring Awakening is a rock musical adaptation of the controversial 1891 German play of the same title by Frank Wedekind. It features music by Duncan Sheik and a book and lyrics by Steven Sater.

Set in late-19th century Germany, it concerns teenagers who are discovering the inner and outer tumult of sexuality. The original play was banned in Germany for a while due to its portrayal of abortion, homosexuality, rape, child abuse and suicide. In the musical, alternative rock is employed as part of the folk-infused rock score. Spring Awakening received eleven 2007 Tony Award nominations, winning eight, including Tonys for best musical, direction, book, score and featured actor. The show also won four Drama Desk Awards, while its London production won four Olivier Awards.

If you're a big fan of Jessie St. James or Rachel Berry, or if you only like their voices, you're bound to be a big fan of this old rock musical. I know I am :]

The theme of this musical is a bit morose and depressing, not really for those who can't handle feeling a little down ( Me, in certain moments...) . It focuses on that stage where most people are at their most vulnerable phase. The cross that allows you to watch PG 13 movies and such. If you want to hear the songs of this musical I've provided a link below.

Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj7zI8uZ1EU

Doing...

What do most people do when it's summer? Swim, obviously, but that's not in my schedule of events this week or any other time in the future.

Swimming is great especially when the temperature rises but sometimes it feels a little off. Instead of making me feel great it makes me feel really awful. Like last summer I swam with my friends at the local swimming pool at Punta Villa, it was really great at first but in the end I got sunburned and a headache started to pound at my temples. But last December it was different, it was a lot more fun (there's no such thing as 'funner'). Maybe it was because there were more of us, maybe it was the presence of my Frisbee, maybe because there weren't that many people around for me to feel self-conscious. Well, the thing is I hate the intense heat of summer, I hate getting sunburned by said intense heat. So, contrary to what I've told myself to do earlier on, at the beginning of summer vacation, I have refrained from doing any strenuous activity. That includes sports and various forms of exercise (jogging, badminton, etc.). I could do all of that but my lack of a companion, something I really need, to do all of that is proving to be quite a problem.

What have I been doing you ask? I have been writing, reading, and cross-stitching. Man, I sound really boring. But better than doing nothing right? I wish an opportunity would come up to save me from this self-imposed exile of stitching, but alas! I see none on the horizon.

So, until next time, I shall continue to steadily deplete my summer allowance by borrowing books at book latte every week, and I will focus on attaining inner peace through cross-stitching

Potter Puppet Pals: Wizard Angst

Like most students who are suffering from summer boredom I have decided to do what most of my kind do. Nothing. Nothing important that is.

I was surfing youtube (I don't know why they use the word 'surf' but anyway...) I came across this funny puppet show. It's very... original.

Filipino Balut Egg Tutorial by Mikey Bustos

Filipino Accent Tutorial by Mikey Bustos

I got distracted by this Video last Night. It's really funny and the guy is really cool! The guy (Mikey Bustos) is not only fluent in English but also in different Languages. He was also a finalist in Canadian Idol, I didn't know that about that one but I found out while looking for his other videos. Check him out in youtube, it's always nice know about a proud Filipino who's still humble.

The All-American Rejects - Dirty Little Secret

My DLS: ...... Nah, who posts her secrets on the Internet? I have to be bonkers to do that.

The guy is totally awesome! :)

Let me know that I've done wrong
When I've known this all along
I go around a time or two
Just to waste my time with you

Tell me all that you've thrown away
Find out games you don't wanna play
You are the only one that needs to know

I'll keep you my dirty little secret (dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone
Or you'll be just another regret (just another regret)
Hope that you can keep it
My dirty little secret

Who has to know?

When we live such fragile lives
It's the best way we survive
I go around a time or two
Just to waste my time with you

Tell me all that you've thrown away
Find out games you don't wanna play
You are the only one that needs to know

I'll keep you my dirty little secret (dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone
Or you'll be just another regret (just another regret)
Hope that you can keep it
My dirty little secret

Who has to know?

The way she feels inside (inside)
Those thoughts I can't deny (deny)
These sleeping dogs won't lie (won't lie)
And now I tried to but it's eating me apart
Trace this nightmare

I'll keep you my dirty little secret (dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone
Or you'll be just another regret (just another regret)

I'll keep you my dirty little secret (dirty little secret)
Don't tell anyone
Or you'll be just another regret (just another regret)
Hope that you can keep it
My dirty little secret
My dirty little secret
My dirty little secret

Who has to know?
Who has to know?

A Feature Story (?)

For our project in Journalism we had to interview a successful person. We had an idea on who we would interview. The thing about ideas however is that they're easier said than done. With the upcoming exams, the seemingly endless list of Mastery tests, and other obligatory activities that I'm sure would benefit our education (but not our health; stress and lack of sleep takes its toll!) we had no idea on how we'd manage to squeeze in that interview.

But God, good, great and absolutely awesome gave me the opportunity to arrange that fated interview through the intervention of my cousin's fined books. My cousin had requested me to return these books which were already fined at 100 pesos already because of his inability to return them on their due date. I said yes, grudgingly of course because it was a really, really hot day. I had not expected that I'd be thanking him profusely later on (that didn't actually happen) because it was on that trip that I had managed to request the very important and delayed interview by speaking directly to the owner of Book Latte herself, Miss Mary Kathryn Jardeleza- Tajanlangit .Three days later my group and I interviewed her in the same place.

• Book Latte is a popular Cafe found near Robinson's Mall. A place where worlds meet, an inter fusion of Coffee (cake, brownies, donuts, etc.), Books (My Favorite!), and a lounging area. It's simple, charming, and delightful all on its own.

On Wednesday, March 8, 2011, we sat down and asked probably the most clichéd questions that interviewers of all time have asked interviewees for ages.

It was a bit awkward at first but Miss Kathryn wasn't fazed by it and made the conversation flow easy. We learned that she's thirty year's old and happily married to Stevie Tajanlangit. One of first questions we asked her was on where she studied and what courses she took. She replied by saying that she attended High School in HIJAS, here in Iloilo. She studied BS Biology in University of the Philippines Miagao but after two years moved to a new course. She took up nursing, in the University of Sydney in Australia. After finishing nursing she took up her master's degree in Bio statistics in the same university. So, now you know that she's not only a businesswoman but also a nurse who has a master's degree in Bio statistics. That's pretty impressive when you think about it and even more impressive when you see it on paper.

To all those who aren't sure on where to go for college she advised us that if you have the chance to go to Manila take it because by going there you'd be exposing yourself to many things, things you might not have been aware of before. Relating to her stay in Australia, she remarked on how she wouldn't have had any of the ideas that have made her successful or any of the other things she has done if she hadn't gone there and experienced things first hand. We agreed that she's right on that one, it's better to experience and expose yourself to new things compared to being stuck in a rut doing the same things every day.

We talked through various subjects, and when my list of prepared questions ran out we asked some of our own (the ones that popped up after hearing her story). It's funny how you're really nervous in one moment and in the next you're as cool as a cucumber, or in our case really talkative between us, then tongue tied when in front of the person you really want to talk to. And Miss Katheryn is a person you'd be comfortable talking to; she has this sunny personality, a humble humor whenever she talks about herself as well as the things she's been through. She's not ostentatious or regal as you'd expect her to be, she's actually really simple. It's with that kind of simplicity that you see the most beautiful aspects of a person, both inside and out. We asked her how she became successful and she answered by saying...

We: What do you think are the reasons for your success?

Miss Katheryn: Keeping God in the center of my life. I think that the reason for my success is because of my spirituality. We must always remember God and pray to him and thank him for all the things we have. To be successful, you have to work hard. No matter how good you are you can't go anywhere by doing nothing and just waiting for things to come to you; you have to get them yourself. Also, always be creative and don't listen to what other people say. If they criticize, tell you things won't work out, etc., don't listen to them, just follow your heart and do the good thing. That's my motto: Follow your heart.

We: If you could go back in time, and meet yourself when you're still in our age (15 yrs. old), what would you say to yourself?

Miss Katheryn: (Thinking) Well, I'll tell myself not to worry. I worried a lot when I was in High School, whether I'd get awards or not, if someone was talking about me, if I'd get high grades, etc. I had to be a good girl because of the nuns, I also had to do extra- curricular activities and other stuff to get to a valedictorian standard. I really worried a lot about things like these. If I could talk to myself at my age then I would have told myself not worry and just have fun. High School is very important stage in your life. It's good to have good grades, you have to have good grades at least, but it's important that you spend your high school years to the fullest. You can't turn back time and visit when you're not busy anymore, you can't stop time either. Value your time in high school, have good grades and have fun because you can't ever experience those moments ever again.

Through the glass doors we could see how darkness had fallen already. The day had come to a close with the last fading lights of the sun coloring the sky. It was time for our interview to come to a close as well. We asked the final question, a question that was fitting because it was about the youth, generally.

We: There are a lot of issues in the world as well as in the country today. What would you tell the youth, with all the problems and issues going on, what would you advise them to do?

Miss Katheryn: I'd advise them to lead a clean and simple life. If your life is boring and unexciting, consider yourself lucky. Stay away from drama and conflict, it'll just distract you. Lastly, always keep God as the center of your life. You won't go wrong by doing this (smile).

We thanked her for sparing some of her time to talk to us and said our goodbyes. After our interview with Miss Katheryn we were pretty overwhelmed. As Assumption girls and as ordinary girls we realized that had a lot in common with her. She also went to an all- girls high school, experienced the pressure of getting good grades, going to college, the risks of doing things her own special way.

As learners who are going to be faced with the prospect of choosing what career to take in less than a year, the world is pretty scary. They say that college is a whole new world where every thing's different. What can you say to that when you know that it's the world you're going to be pushed into even if you don't want to go anywhere near it? It's like walking the plank, in one end it's the ship that you've familiarized yourself with for four years, in the other, it's the big wide ocean where you have no idea what's going to greet you when you fall into it.

High School is the ship, where you meet people from different places all going to some certain location. You make friends and you have a good time. You battle tall waves together, holding on to each other when the winds are strong and choppy. In this journey some may go away earlier, finding their place in some other ship, but the rest of us, we stay together. But all journeys, like stories, have an ending and we are reaching ours. It's something we can't avoid, and when we fall into the ocean it's either you swim or you drown. If you just keep on swimming you might get to an island and things would get better. There would be hard and difficult times, but still, you may be happy. It's a bit depressing, talking about going on separate directions and being apart from your friends, and maybe even your family. But that's the way things are, besides it wouldn't be all bad. Take Miss Katheryn as an example, she's doing great. Fifteen years ago she was in the same circumstances, now she's happy and successful. It may not have been a smooth ride but then again the greatest things in life are never easy to get. Let's put into heart and mind the advice of Miss Katheryn and live our life both in high school, and out, to the fullest, keeping God in the center of our life as well as keeping everything simple.

Ne-Yo feat. Cassandra Steen - Never Knew I Needed

I know that I've been posting way too much music videos but I really love sharing music like this. This is a song by Neyo ft. Cassandra Steen that's part of THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG movie.

Panic! At The Disco: The Ballad Of Mona Lisa [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

I've liked Panic! At The Disco ever since I heard their song "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" where Brendon Urie (the singer) looked awesome along with the rest of the music video. The is a new song, the audio has been out for awhile now but this is the video. This has the same feel as the music video of the song I mentioned earlier, soooo.... I love it! :D

Lyrics:

She paints her fingers with a close precision
He starts to notice empty bottles of gin
And takes a moment to assess the sin she's paid for
A lonely speaker in a conversation
Her words are spinning through his ears again
There's nothing wrong with just a taste of what you've paid for

Say what you mean
Tell me I'm right
And let the sun rain down on me
Give me a sign
I want to believe

Woah, Mona Lisa
You're guaranteed to run this town
Woah, Mona Lisa
I'd pay to see you frown

He senses something, call it desperation
Another dollar, another day
And if she had the proper words to say
She would tell him
But she'd have nothing left to sell him

Say what you mean
Tell me I'm right
And let the sun rain down on me
Give me a sign
I want to believe

Woah, Mona Lisa
You're guaranteed to run this town
Woah, Mona Lisa
I'd pay to see you frown

Mona Lisa...

Say what you mean
Tell me I'm right
And let the sun rain down on me
Give me a sign
I want to believe

Woah, Mona Lisa
You're guaranteed to run this town
Woah, Mona Lisa
I'd pay to see you frown

Say what you mean
Tell me I'm right
And let the sun rain down on me
Give me a sign
I want to believe

There's nothing wrong with just a taste of what you've paid for

Castles In The Air

I am so stressed. It seems like there's always something to do, something to plan. In times like these I imagine a much simpler and whimsical way of living . I always talk about things I want to do whether it be now or in the future. I talk about it because I don't want to forget. So after weeks of not writing a decent Blog post I'm now presenting a list of what I want to do.

1. Walking dogs. have you ever imagined yourself in a park? A park where there's no trash, no sweaty guys playing rough basketball shouting obscenities , no violent children shouting at each other, and no "Sunoys" acting cool when they're obviously not. There would be clean green grass and nice wood and iron benches on the sides, there would also be joggers and people playing tennis. I wouldn't want to do this on my own though, I'd want someone with me, but only one person because three would be a crowd.It is a very idealistic dream but I still want it. I also want a picture of myself walking these dogs because that would look so awesome.
2. Being a passenger on a propeller plane. Do you remember those old planes back in the 1900s? The ones Amelia Earhart used? I want to be a passenger on that kind of plane. It's nice to imagine yourself high above the ground, the wind in your hair and the blue sky your backdrop. Those aerial exhibitions would be like roller coaster rides in the sky. To be honest, I actually have a little fear concerning heights but then again how can you be afraid of something you haven't tried yet? (I say passenger because I'd freak out if I was the pilot.)
3. Inside a piano room. Not an enclosed piano room of course, but one with a large window overlooking the green yard and displaying a vast blue sky. Have I said that I love the Beatles? Well, I do, I think that their music is great. I'd have someone play the piano for me, that someone should sing too. But it's okay if only the stereo played, I'd have a play list including all the songs I want to listen to. There would be a comfy sofa where I'd lie reading a book. Never to be forgotten, I will have a library inside that piano room.( I will not have party music playing, that would give me headaches from bobbing my head.)

That is what I dream about when I'm either bored, wistful, irritated, frustrated, or a combination of the bunch.

-sigh- When will this ever happen?

I know when, soon. In about 10 to 20 years. I'm not sure about the plane part though, is there anybody in the Philippines who has that kind of plane?

Monsieur Caterpillar (cocoa tussock moth)

Last Sunday I went out of the house to clean the wine bottle J. had given me for our travelogue. There were some very strange looking forms inside and they wouldn't come out, even after I cleaned it with soap and hot water. I asked my Dad for some advice and he told me to put some sand inside and shake it. I got some sand and was about to do the job when I spotted something very colorful. It was a caterpillar, small and furry. I went into the house and came out with a camera. But not immediately of course, I had to get the caterpillar into a container. When I had it secured I got it out again where it expectedly tried to run away. I say tried because it wasn't a successful attempt. I followed it's route but stopped it in time to place it on a bonsai tree. I took pictures of it. These pictures are now proudly in display and can only be found here in Corr.

OneRepublic - Good Life

My favorite band is One Republic. This is one of their most recent music videos. This song entitled 'good life' will be the soundtrack to the road trip I will take across Europe. This trip will happen in 10 years or so when I have the budget :)

If I'm lucky maybe earlier than expected.

[Verse 1]

Woke up in London yesterday
Found myself in the city near Piccadilly
Don't really know how I got here
I got some pictures on my phone

New names and numbers that I don't know
Address to places like Abbey Road
Day turns to night, night turns to whatever we want
We're young enough to say

[Chorus]

Oh this has gotta be the good life
This has gotta be the good life
This could really be a good life, good life

Say oh, got this feeling that you can't fight
Like this city is on fire tonight
This could really be a good life
A good, good life

[Verse 2]

To my friends in New York, I say hello
My friends in L.A. they don't know
Where I've been for the past few years or so
Paris to China to Col-or-ado

Sometimes there's airplanes I can' t jump out
Sometimes there's bullshit that don't work now
We are god of stories but please tell me-e-e-e
What there is to complain about

[Bridge 1]

When you're happy like a fool
Let it take you over
When everything is out
You gotta take it in

[Bridge 2]

Hopelessly
I feel like there might be something that I'll miss
Hopelessly
I feel like the window closes oh so quick
Hopelessly
I'm taking a mental picture of you now
'Cuz hopelessly
The hope is we have so much to feel good about

The Scientist - Coldplay (Lyrics)

Ratatouille - Le Festin

Original French Lyrics:

Les rêves des amoureux sont comme le bon vin
Ils donnent de la joie ou bien du chagrin
Affaibli par la faim je suis malheureux
Volant en chemin tout ce que je peux
Car rien n’est gratuit dans la vie.

Éspoire est un plât bien trop vite consommé
À sauter les repas je suis habitué
Un voleur, solitaire, est triste à nourrir
À nous, je suis amer, je veux réussir
Car rien n’est gratuit dans la vie.

Jamais on ne redira que la course aux étoiles, ça n’est pas pour moi
Laisser moi vous émerveillez, prendre mon envol

Nous allons enfin nous réga….(ler)
À la prête fin enfin nous (prends ce… / danse…..)

Et sortez les bouteilles, finis les ennuis
Je dresse la table, demain nouvelle vie
Je suis heureux a l’idée de ce nouveau destin
Une vie à me cacher, et puis libre enfin
Le festin est sur mon chemin
Une vie à me cacher et puis libre enfin
Le festin est sur mon chemin. . . .

Google search results contain also another translation -Thanks to Akma (Courtesy of http://akmaahamed2005.blogspot.com/2007/12/le-festin-feast.html

Dreams are to lovers as wine is to friends..
Carried through lifetimes, (and) spilled now and then..
I am driven by hunger, so saddened to be…..
Thieving in darkness; I know you’re not pleased..
But nothing worth eating is free.

My hope is a banquet impatiently downed..
Impossibly full, now I’ll probably drown..
Many thieves’ lives are lonely with one mouth to feed…..
If giving means taking, I’ll never succeed..
For nothing worth stealing is………………………

……..Free at last; won’t be undersold
Surviving isn’t living; won’t eat what I’m told..
Let me free, I’ll astonish you; I’m planning to fly..
I won’t let this party just pass me by…..

The banquet is now underway, so……………………..
Bring out the bottles; a new tale has spun..
In clearing this table, my new life’s begun..
I am nervous, excited; (oh) just read the marquee!
A lifetime of hiding; I’m suddenly free!
My dinner is waiting for me.

A lifetime of hiding; I’m suddenly free!
My dinner is waiting for me….

ADELE - MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE FULL LENGTH + LYRICS

There are a lot of people in the world who don't realize that there's somebody out there who's willing to go through so much for them. They don't realize how much we care for them.

Americans are NOT stupid - WITH SUBTITLES

I don't think that all Americans are stupid. Just like how I don't think all Filipinos are clueless. This video is really funny, I don't think that it's that it's insulting, though it is very embarassing. If I were in their places I might forget how to answer the question too. Who can think straight when a guy in a fancy suit points a microphone at you, asking you a question that you probably haven't thought about since last year or... never. There's also this imaginery clock that keeps on ticking as he looks at you expectantly, mutely telling you to answer the question immediatly.

Taylor Swift - If This Was A Movie Lyrics

If I Die Young- The Band Perry

If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
Uh oh, uh oh
Lord make me a rainbow, I'll shine down on my mother
She'll know I'm safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
Ain't even grey, but she buries her baby
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had, just enough time
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had, just enough time
And I'll be wearing white, when I come into your kingdom
I'm as green as the ring on my little, cold finger, I've
Never known the lovin' of a man
But it sure felt nice when he was holding my hand, there's a
Boy here in town says he'll, love me forever
Who would have thought forever could be severed by
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had, just enough time
So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls
What I never did is done
A penny for my thoughts, oh no, I'll sell them for a dollar
They're worth so much more after I'm a goner
And maybe then you'll hear the words I been singin'
Funny when you're dead how people start listenin'
If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a, bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
Uh oh (uh, oh)
The ballad of a dove (uh, oh)
Go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pocket
Save them for a time when you're really gonna need them, oh
The sharp knife of a short life, well
I've had, just enough time
So put on your best boys and I'll wear my pearls

The Band Perry - If I Die Young

I'm very wary when it comes to signs or superstitions. It's why I bite my finger after I point at something (people say it's bad luck if you don't). But I also believe that pointing at someone is somewhat rude.

Last Saturday I was listening to a song when I read a comment which was written in all caps. It said, DON'T READ, (Of course I read it anyway) it continued on saying about some stuff about being kissed by your crush and meeting your true love. I figured that I should really stop reading in case I read something I didn't want to know. But I didn't stop, not until I read the warning. It said, SINCE YOU DIDN'T STOP AND CONTINUED READING ANYWAY, YOU'LL DIE IN TWO DAYS IF YOU DON'T SPREAD THIS MESSAGE THREE TIMES IN THE NEXT 153 MINUTES, being myself I was, of course, spooked. I didn't sleep very well that night, nor the next night. I kept on thinking how my heart was beating too loudly and why the dogs were barking so much. It made me feel like that girl from the movie "Drag me to Hell", not a very good feeling.
Last night, before I went to sleep, I thanked God sincerely for all the days that I've had and maybe, if he'll let it, all the other days I will still be having. I've never really thought of what it'd be like if I died, I guess I imagined I'd be like a ghost or something because I don't really feel like I'm on the end of my road yet.

I watched this movie last December, it was about a guy who could see spirits but wouldn't help them. After some time, after he lost the girl he was in love with, he came to realize that he felt empty, numb, like nothing was important or relevant anymore. He asked his fellow dentist to write a receipt for him so he could get some drugs to make it all easier to get by. The dentist didn't give him anything but showed him a quote,

“Only a life lived for others is worth living”
-Albert Einstein

The guy understood and started helping out the spirits that seeked him. It was really nice because the spirits faded into a flash of light whenever he was done doing what they requested. It was after all that that he realized something. He said that it isn't that the spirit isn't letting go because of some unfinished business, it's us not willing to let them go yet, maybe because we're not ready, or because we really don't want to.

I asked Treena what she'd feel if she knew she would die, she said it was okay just as long nobody got hurt. I think that's a noble way to die, but if I think of it I don't want to die at all. At least not yet, not until God thinks it's time for me to go. Sharing about this makes me feel a whole lot better, it makes me nervous to read messages like this (the one in all caps), it makes me shudder.

Refection Entry: Jan. 5, 2011

We have our desires for something better, something greater. Write down your desires and explain.

I have the desire to be happy more often, not less. I desire happiness for the present because it keeps me from thinking about the past, obssesing about the moments where I may have been more happier than I am now because I can never return to those moments, I can only remember them.

I have a desire for fruitful todays and tomorrows because they keep away the feelings of helplessness, self-pity, and depression.

And lastly, I desire for a kinder and peaceful world because this kind of world wouldn't make me, nor you, any more cynical or cold than we already are.

Lovely by michelle tumes

This song is by a Christan writer. It talks about how everything in the world is lovely and how God is always there with us, being our stregth. There may be bad things ut there's nalways the good that can combat them. This song is for time where we fail to recognize ho lucky we are to see what we see, to hear what we hear and to be with thos who we are with. :)

You're the sweet dreams that soothe me
when I can't fall asleep.
You're the field
in the middle of the city.
When I'm rushing by
at the speed of light.

You're the strong resolution
when I find no peace.
You're the church bells ringing
in the evening.
When all is quiet,
Your whisper comfort
lifts my heart.
I get so weak.

Ohhh.... You're lovely, lovely
You're the center of my universe.
(my universe)
A thousand times
I look around me and I find...
Ohh... you're lovely. (lovely)
You're the center of my universe.
(my universe)
A million ways
cannot explain,
you're lovely.

You're the soft words that touch me
when I just can't speak.
You're the breeze on the ocean
in the morning,
reminding me
to greet the day.

You're the flowers I remember
seeing in Italy.
Colors through
a golden haze,
bright and radiant,
soft and fragrant
In the noon day sun,
it makes me sing.

The Things That I Want

When people ask me what I want I'd give them an easy answer. I'd say a book or a journal with a nice pen because that's the easiest. If they asked me what I wanted for the rest of my life I'd say I want peace, happiness, and love along with friends and family because that's what everyone is looking for, someone to be happy with. But if I were to be asked what I really want, with nothing at stake and where anything is possible, I'd say I want a pet. A Dog, a Turtle, and maybe even a Guinea pig.

I grew up surrounded with things to love, especially animals, I love animals. I remember my first puppy, a black one that my Dad let me name (my Mom and Dad love animals too). After her (the puppy), my Dad let me name all of the puppies she ever had. Then there were chickens, and chickens, of course, had chicks. Chicks that I helped feed and change their drinking water everyday on summers. There were also birds that got injured, or newly born birds that fell from their nests. Those birds rarely got better and sadly died a few days later. But there was one bird, Robin, I called it, who got shot and fell because of it's injured wing. I captured it while it was hunting for food on the ground, hopping mostly because it could only just drag it's right wing. My Mom and I cared for it until the day the feathers on it's wing grew back and it could fly again. There were also kittens... I'm not going to talk about what happened to the kittens. I'm not a cat person anyway, but bless the souls of those kittens.

So when I have a job and when I'll have enough time I'll buy a pet of my. My library can wait, a nice laptop and cellphone can wait, a closet full of clothes and pretty shoes can wait, because I'd rather have a pet first than any of this.

The Brother's Grimm

The German brothers Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm spent years collecting and researching folk tales early in the 19th century. They published Children's and Household Tales in 1812, a collection which became known as "Grimm's Fairy Tales." The collection included what are now some of the world's most famous stories, including Cinderella, Hansel and Gretel, Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin. Wilhelm married in 1825, but Jacob never wed and for most of his life lived in his brother's home. The brothers also began a German historical dictionary, the enormous Deutsches Worterbook, which ran to 16 volumes when it was finally completed by others in 1954.Read more: http://www.answers.com/topic/the-brothers-grimm#ixzz1AJNxsJUK

I borrowed this book (Grimm's Grimmest) from a certain Cafe that I am really, really starting to like. This book is very gruesome, mostly because it's an English translation of the original stories that the brothers Grimm had collected. So far I've found out that they have 209 stories, I'm not sure but there might be more. Most of the Grimm Fairy tales that we read are watered down or edited in a way that it'll be suitable for children who aren't accustomed to violence. But this book's stories are not watered down. Not all end in a happy ending, and those that do are still gruesome in the beginning and middle part. Gives a new exaggeration to "sunshine after the rain".

But even with all that I really do like it. My reasons are simply because they're a little bit like history, fictional they may be. These stories were probably collected from the common folk who tell tales around the fire to make things exciting. These stories really are amazing, to me at least, they might not be that way for others.

The Old Woman in the Wood

A poor servant-girl was once traveling with the family with which she was in service, through a great forest, and when they were in the midst of it, robbers came out of the thicket, and murdered all they found. All perished together except the girl, who had jumped out of the carriage in a fright, and hidden herself behind a tree. When the robbers had gone away with their booty, she came out and beheld the great disaster. Then she began to weep bitterly, and said, "What can a poor girl like me do now? I do not know how to get out of the forest, no human being lives in it, so I must certainly starve."
She walked about and looked for a road, but could find none. When it was evening she seated herself under a tree, gave herself into God's keeping, and resolved to sit waiting there and not go away, let happen what might. When she had sat there for a while, a white dove came flying to her with a little golden key in its beak. It put the little key in her hand, and said, "Do you see that great tree, therein is a little lock, open it with the tiny key, and you will find food enough, and suffer no more hunger."
Then she went to the tree and opened it, and found milk in a little dish, and white bread to break into it, so that she could eat her fill. When she was satisfied, she said, "It is now the time when the hens at home go to roost, I am so tired I could go to bed too." Then the dove flew to her again, and brought another golden key in its bill, and said, "Open that tree there, and you will find a bed." So she opened it, and found a beautiful white bed, and she prayed God to protect her during the night, and lay down and slept.
In the morning the dove came for the third time, and again brought a little key, and said, "Open that tree there, and you will find clothes." And when she opened it, she found garments beset with gold and with jewels, more splendid than those of any king's daughter. So she lived there for some time, and the dove came every day and provided her with all she needed, and it was a quiet good life.
Then one day the dove came and said, "Will you do something for my sake?" "With all my heart," said the girl. Then said the little dove, "I will guide you to a small house, enter it and inside it, an old woman will be sitting by the fire and will say, 'good-day.' But on your life give her no answer, let her do what she will, but pass by her on the right side. Further on, there is a door, which open, and you will enter into a room where a quantity of rings of all kinds are lying, amongst which are some magnificent ones with shining stones. Leave them, however, where they are, and seek out a plain one, which must likewise be amongst them, and bring it here to me as quickly as you can."
The girl went to the little house, and came to the door. There sat an old woman who stared when she saw her, and said, "Good-day my child." The girl gave her no answer, and opened the door. "Whither away?" cried the old woman, and seized her by the gown, and wanted to hold her fast, saying, "That is my house, no one can go in there if I choose not to allow it." But the girl was silent, got away from her, and went straight into the room.
Now there lay on the table an enormous quantity of rings, which gleamed and glittered before her eyes. She turned them over and looked for the plain one, but could not find it. While she was seeking, she saw the old woman and how she was stealing away, and wanting to go off with a bird-cage which she had in her hand. So she went after her and took the cage out of her hand, and when she raised it up and looked into it, a bird was inside which had the plain ring in its bill.
Then she took the ring, and ran quite joyously home with it, and thought the little white dove would come and get the ring, but it did not. Then she leant against a tree, determined to wait for the dove. As she thus stood, it seemed just as if the tree was soft and pliant, and was letting its branches down. And suddenly the branches twined around her, and were two arms, and when she looked around, the tree was a handsome man, who embraced and kissed her heartily, and said, "You have delivered me from the power of the old woman, who is a wicked witch. She had changed me into a tree, and every day for two hours I was a white dove, and so long as she possessed the ring I could not regain my human form." Then his servants and his horses, who had likewise been changed into trees, were freed from the enchanter also, and stood beside him. And he led them forth to his kingdom, for he was a king's son, and they married, and lived happily.
--The End--

This is a Brother's Grimm Fairy Tale

Sherlock Holmes fanatic

"You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear."

I am a fan of Sherlock Holmes. Even though he is fictional I think He is a great man. Basically because he is smart and clever. I have also watched the movie of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, and I am also am a fan of it.

The Christmas Hat Contest

To spice things up last Christmas, we had a Hat making contest. Each of the Families made hats that none of the other families saw, even when it was still unfinished. it was only revealed afterwards.