(This was posted on my brand-new Wordpress blog five days ago. I found the blogging site really attractive, and it feels good to have a prettier theme to complement my written ramblings. Plus, it's more fun to write on it, given its nice features and its sleek interface. But of course, I will keep LJ and cross-post some of my entries here for my ( Read more... )

Why is it hard for me to start writing, even though I have so much stuff on my mind that I want to put down on words, wishing that somehow, these words and sentences formed would reveal my thoughts to me in a clearer perspective, making me understand myself, my worries and frustrations better?

I guess it's my perfectionist self working up again. I ( Read more... )

I got a hundred in my Filipino 11 homework, in which we were tasked to create picturesque, postcard images using words. Sir Derain, one of the greatest Filipino teachers ever, shared to us some of his short journal entries from his little, worn-out diaries. He describes what he sees during his travels, wherein he also invents his own imaginative ( Read more... )

First semester has come to an end, and now I am happily making the most out of my sembreak by doing all the things I want (and can) do. I will make a to-do list for sembreak soon, and a book list, and a DVDs to watch list!

I found this survey from my blockmate Iko's Multiply.

What's your ID number?
083708

Did you pass or get wait-listed?
I passed AB ( Read more... )

Four months of college have come and gone, leaving me memorable moments, life lessons, and new friends that I would forever cherish. That sounded cheesy, but then again, one of the things I have learned so far is that you are free to say what you want to say, write what you want to write, wear what you want to wear,  do whatever you want to do, and ( Read more... )

Things to accomplish:
- English blog
- editorial letter for English
- final paper for English
- Environmental Science case study report
- 2 major papers for Filipino
- Read State of War for Lit 13
- Read the rest of the short stories for Filipino
- Lit homework
- Study for final exams!!!

... and of course, more grueling tasks are to come in the last few ( Read more... )

    Ice-cold breeze cools my skin as I sit cross-legged on the cold white linoleum floor (or is it?) in the open-air lobby of Leong Hall. It's two o'clock in the afternoon and the driver is stuck on the congested Katipunan roads. I do not want to wait in the library today, though. I'd rather have the cool air, the sight of people passing by, and ( Read more... )

I will never settle for mediocrity.
That is why I strive to reach for the stars, no matter how hard it takes.
I value education more than anything else; while many people may think that grades don't matter, I definitely think otherwise.

"Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth learning ( Read more... )

The stillness of my room, the quiet hum of the electric fan, and the uneven tapping of my fingers on my keyboard are the only sounds I hear right now. It's a lazy Tuesday, and I'm home alone. Not that I'm not used to it. My parents are in the office, and my little sister is in school, while I'm stuck at home, celebrating Quezon City Day in Manila. ( Read more... )

I am a certified klutz - Everybody who knows me well enough are used to me absentmindedly leaving my things behind, forgetting to take the change, treating my cell phone to its occasional free falls, losing my (gold!) earrings, water bottles (just recently), jackets (while strolling in Hong Kong), and slipping over my own feet (onstage with ( Read more... )