i was in elementary school when i met my grandmother. she had come to the states to visit my family, but i don't remember how long she stayed. i was too young to remember much, but i do remember that i liked her a lot. there's still a faint image in my mind of us sitting on the couch, me snuggling close to her while she read to me. she was also ( Read more... )

after months of planning, my team and i were finally able to accomplish what we set out to do last weekend. the site provided us with an empty room, and after a long and tiring day, we walked out with a completed library, filled with bookshelves, comfortable bean bag chairs, books, and personally decorated tiles pasted along the walls of the room ( Read more... )

as much of the anger, the frustration, the hurt, and the pain i feel, i know i can never bring myself to say this out loud, especially to who i want to say it to. i'm not proud of what i feel, and i want it to go away, that i was never put into this situation in the first place, but you just won't stop. this was the only way that i could rant and ( Read more... )

so, what is life measured by? how are we remembered? are we defined by our actions? or are we to find glory in our accomplishments ( Read more... )

it's barely the start of a new quarter and i've found myself sick for the umptieth time. my cough is relentless, and these headaches are forcing me to take afternoon naps (something i never do) in order to sleep it off. i'm fustrated because i've never been labeled the "sickly child" of the family; my brother has always been the one who missed ( Read more... )

when things are going so well, i fear that something tragic might happen. i can't seem to be able to accept the positive events that are occurring in my life. i'd take the good news and smile for a few minutes, but the feeling dissipates the moment i process it ( Read more... )

now i know what it feels like to walk away from an opportunity of a lifetime ( Read more... )

j: i was trying to think of a weakness ( Read more... )

in truth..."i want to live where soul meets body, where life meets death ( Read more... )

This is just some of the many photos that I have of the Do/Ortega wedding. If you want to see more, simply contact me for the link to my photo albums. My apologies for posting this so late ( Read more... )