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And life goes on. . . . . .and this isn't a way of escaping from unresolved problems. It's a way of gaining back strength, it's a way of responding to that wake-up call that there are other aspects of my life that I can still control and can still bring cheers to my soul. A cheerful disposition amidst great emotional struggles isn't pretention, it' ( Read more... )

Thank God for diversions and opportunities to unwind to help me regain strength (and positive outlook, too) to face hard times. Thank God for things getting a little bit better. Thank God for the spirit to endure, for the unfading ability to appreciate even the seemingly small but significant marks of happiness. I've always loved our Forensics ( Read more... )

At times, it is so tempting to believe that patience is a form of suffering disguised as a virtue. But perhaps, it isn't suffering after all. It must be strength, captured by the will to endure suffering with the remarkable faith that everything will soon be resolved. It must be the will to keep that "optimistic view" despite others' claims that it ( Read more... )

Adieu, 1st Sem! NDC gave me the best finale to my first ever sem in college. I'm just so thankful to be able to debate and have fun in Baguio. Yes, NDC (the experience itself and the memories of NDC) helped me pull through (and it keeps helping me pull through). Happy memories serve as an alert bell inside of me......to constantly remind me that ( Read more... )

Phew! Just got through my first week as a college student. . .I discovered/Irealized/I am now aware that. . .

* I think I have a first day as freshie curse. Just a very short anecdote. .  .When I was in first year high school, my rubber shoes got destroyed on the first week of classes. The soles seem to come off, debris were scattered on the floor ( Read more... )

Melodic Memoirs. . . . .

“Go, go, go” songs, “farewell” songs. . . .

Last Wednesday, I broke a record - the greatest number of times I watched American Idol in a day. First at 5 pm, then at 8 pm, and the replay at ABC 5 at past 10 pm. My Dad watched the 8 pm and ABC 5 replay with me. Yes, AI. . .I think it’s practically the only show (excluding ( Read more... )

“The Speed of Dark” by Elizabeth Moon. . .

Up to now, I still can’t believe I got this hard-bound book for only 25 pesos. Yes, 25 pesos. Last summer, Angelo and I went to one of those little book sales in Katip near Ken Afford. That store also sold magazines, prepaid cards and some accessories. We saw this book being sold for 25 pesos. We ( Read more... )

You’ll definitely know that summer’s almost ending when it’s time for the never-ending and often, dreaded good-byes. Now, I’m back to the “the-only-young?-or-teen-person-in-the-house” mode. My cousin Micki went back to Ozamiz already. Too bad she wasn’t able to go with us to Cebu. We stayed there for 5 days but when we came back to Manila, it was ( Read more... )

Flipping through summery memoirs. . . . .
The treasurable pages. . . .

Shanghai at day


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