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2011-10-26T07:26:00.001-07:00

maybe i'm trying -- trying too hard.

2011-08-16T01:12:00.000-07:00

you broke my soul. and i even thought you know me.

2011-08-16T01:01:00.000-07:00

all you have to tell me is "everything's going to be alright."
i'm good with that.

and i didn't even dare count.

2011-04-14T00:52:00.000-07:00

(sigh)

2011-04-14T00:50:00.001-07:00

i blame you for the clutter in that room. i cleaned the mess up with tear filled eyes.
i blame you for your distinct scent, your captivating smile and those matching outfits.

i could have kept you -- had you asked.

2011-04-07T23:01:00.000-07:00

“Then, one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life… you give them a piece of you. They don’t ask for it. They do something dumb one day like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn’t your own anymore.”

~ Neil Gaiman ~

And so it is.

2011-04-07T02:19:00.000-07:00

i think ill play this with my bestfriend :D

2011-04-07T01:55:00.001-07:00

nice :D

Moo.

2011-04-07T01:29:00.000-07:00

Joey: The big questions is, does he like you? If he doesn’t like you, then it’s all a moo point.

Rachel: A moo-point?

Joey: Yeah. It’s like a cow’s opinion. It’s Moo.

Joey: FINE! Take their advice! No one ever listens to me! When the package is this pretty, no one care’s what’s inside!

Rachel: Have I been living with him too long or did that all just make sense?

my girl.

2011-04-07T01:26:00.000-07:00

it did broke my heart.

Thomas J.: Would you think of me?
Vada: For what?
Thomas J.: If you don’t marry Mr. Bixler.
Vada: I guess.

10 Stupid Things People do on Social Media

2011-04-06T02:40:00.000-07:00

Social media is named aptly so because it's a tool to be social. Unfortunately, there are many amongst us who do the most inane things on Facebook and Twitter that makes you roll your eyes, drop your jaw and sometimes is downright pathetic.

1.People who think their every movement should be announced.

We know you're bored whilst sitting on the toilet. But maybe, instead of tweeting about your bowel movements today, as you always do, maybe you should read about what's happening in the world on Yahoo! News for a change. Likewise, we don't need to know how much milk your "hardworking breasts" lactated for your newborn. True story!

2. People who change their relationship statuses every other week.

Make up your mind - are you single? Are you in a relationship? Is it complicated? It's not too hard

3. People who are in a relationship with their BFF

You might think its so kawaii to be in a relationship with your girlfriend, because you are best friend forever- its NOT! Grow up.

4. Setup Facebook accounts for your 2-year-old kid, or worse, your dog!

We'd like to see the day your dog gets trained to log on to his own Facebook account.

5. Woe is me statuses.

You know those people - ‘my life sucks because my daddy doesn't want to get me a yacht for my birthday' or ‘this is the worse day of my life because my husband cancelled on dinner because he had to work to support my extravagant lifestyle.' Suck it up and stop.

6. Adding People You Don't Know

We're not sure what it is - to up your ‘friends' numbers or to seem like you're friends with the cool kids. When you add somebody, a pop up screen comes on telling you that you should "only send this request if you know him or her personally." How do people miss this disclaimer?

7. Write on a Facebook Wall instead of communicating privately

The driving force behind the success of Facebook is...vanity. People love the idea that others are watching what they're doing. But seriously! We don't need to know what names you call your boyfriend and what you're planning to do to him tonight.

8. Tagging drunken pictures of your friends

Yes, it's funny. But chances are, his boss and his mother are also on Facebook. You don't want to go out for a big one on a weeknight, have to call in sick for work the day after only to have your boss tell you that he's already seen photos of you sh*tfaced crawling in the gutter on Facebook. If you don't want that to happen to you, don't do it to your friends.

9. Children on Facebook

Facebook bans 20,000 kids from their site everyday, and we're glad this is done. Parents need to be more diligent with policing their children on social media, and they should be educated on social media etiquette in school. Sexual predators are nothing to joke about.

10. Animal Farms and Fish Tanks

I have a job, I don't want to feed virtual sheeps. You need to get off your computer and get a life.

By Fazilah Abdul Gaffa for Yahoo! Singapore

we will never know better than God.

2011-03-29T21:09:00.000-07:00

Today marked the day 3 Filipinos are executed in China. It makes a lot of Filipinos sad, including myself, but my heart goes out to the thousand of Filipinos still wanting to leave the country to find a "greener pasture". They are still trapped in the idea that there is no hope in our country. That we will never succeed here.

I can't blame them. Maybe they need to learn to have more faith. Maybe they should better understand the concept of trusting the Lord. I am not being self righteous here, but Luke 12:22-31 clearly states that we should not worry about what we will eat or drink, or what we will wear. We should not go ahead of the Lord and His plans for our lives.

If only we wait. If only we trust. If only we keep ourselves deeply rooted in God's truths instead of us worrying about what will happen to us, then maybe, there will be no more cases like this -- where Filipino families will bear the pain of seeing their loved ones executed in another country. When all they wanted was to provide their families a better life.

Pray. That's all we could do.

places i want to visit before i die :)

2011-03-29T00:52:00.000-07:00

~~Disneyland~~

~~Anawangin-Nagsasa Cove~~

~~Pinatubo~~

Corregidor

~~American Cemetery~~

Sentosa

Palawan

Boracay

Cebu

Canada

Japan

2011-03-29T00:24:00.000-07:00

in your absence...

i found Him.

this line just melts my ♥

2011-03-28T02:02:00.000-07:00

2011-03-27T23:28:00.000-07:00

you may be wondering how I deal with being single in a world where people tend to focus on relationship status -- a world covered with the lie that you're lonely when you do not have someone.

..it's actually hard. but I always remind myself of Psalm 46:10

-- Be still and know that I am God.

then, my heart is at peace and I smile.

2011-03-25T06:25:00.000-07:00

Everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish on its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

~ Albert Einstein ~

the world of social networking.

2011-03-25T02:41:00.000-07:00

dear social networking site,

you make us want to go to places, we shouldn't have gone to, just so we could post pictures that people would like.
you make us buy all those expensive phones and cameras so we could brag about them.
you make us post statuses that we would want to either earn pity or prove that we are better than others.
you give us the opportunity to stalk other people's lives where we could get hurt.

you created an imaginary world where we thought we could be ourselves, but in reality, it is a world full of pride, envy and lies.

now, we are nothing but a generation who feels inferior, unloved and rejected -- self-centered and caring about nothing but our status.

and for that, i hate you.

~tina

graduation!

2011-03-24T01:15:00.000-07:00

this is the best speech i've ever read. (even got me teeary eyed..)

This speech was delivered by a La Sallian engineer in one of the graduation ceremonies at the UP College of Engineering.

Ngayong araw na ito, sa ating pagtatapos, mayroon akong dalang Transcript of Record. Ang estudyanteng may-ari ng transcript na ito ay nag-aral sa De La Salle University. Sa unibersidad na ito, kapag ikaw ay isang undergraduate, may ID number ka na nagsisimula sa “94” at pataas, kung lumipas ang isang buong school year at umabot ka sa 15 units na bagsak, masisipa ka sa paaralan.

Ang transcript na hawak ko ay mayroong 27 units ng bagsak. 12 sa mga ito ay tinamo ng estudyante sa iisang schoolyear lang. Ang isang subject ay kadalasang may bigat na 3 units. Kung iisiping mabuti, isang subject na bagsak na lang ay pwede na masipa ang estudyanteng may-ari ng transcript na ito.

Ang speech na ito ay hindi ko ginawa para i-acknowledge ang paghihirap ng ating mga magulang sa pagpapaaral satin. Hindi ko din ito ginawa para maghayag ng political statement, o kumbinsihin kayo na huwag umalis sa bansa at tulungan itong makaahon.Ang speech na ito ay para sa mga normal na estudyante na kagaya ng may may-ari ng transcript na hawak ko, dahil madalas, wala talagang pakialam ang unibersidad sa mga achievements nila. May mga awards na gaya ng “Summa Cum Laude”, “Best Thesis Award” at “Leadership Award.” Pero ni minsan, hindi pa ako nakakakita ng unibersidad na nagbigay ng “Hang-on and managed to graduate despite nearly getting kicked-out during his academic stay” award.

Maaaring isang malaking kagaguhan ang konseptong ito para sa karamihan. Bakit mo pararangalan ang isang estudyanteng bulakbol, bobo, tamad o iresponsable? Hindi ba dapat isuka ito ng unibersidad? Ito yung mga tipo ng estudyanteng walang ia-asenso sa buhay, hindi ba?

Ayun. Natumbok niyo.Iyun na nga ang dahilan.

Madalas, pag ang isang estudyante ay may pangit na marka sa paaralan, lalong lalo na sa kolehiyo, nakakapanghina ito ng loob. Nandiyan yung tatamarin ka mag-aral, nandyan yung iisipin mo “Ano pa kayang trabaho ang makukuha ko? Call center na naman o clerical? Ba’t kasi ang bobo ko. Kung matalino lang ako, sana, sa Proctor and Gamble ako, o kung saang sikat na kumpanya.”
Mas mahirap ang dinadaanan ng mga estudyanteng bumabagsak. Kahit na sabihin mong kasalanan nilang bumabagsak sila, hindi ninyo alam kung ano ang pakiramdam ng ganun. Madaling sabihin na “Kaya mo yan, mag-aral ka lang,” pero alam ba natin talaga ang sinasabi natin?

Kapag ang isang estudyante ay bumabagsak sa unibersidad, nandiyan yung tatawanan niya lang yan. O di kaya naman, ipagmamalaki niya pang “TAKE 5 NA KO!!!” o “Pare, magpi-PhD na ako sa Anmath3/Calculus/etc.” Pero hindi alam ng mga isang Summa Cum Laude kung ano ang nasa isip ng isang normal na estudyante sa tuwing matutulog ito at alam niyang pag-gising niya, kailangan niya na namang ulitin ang isang subject na nakuha niya na sa susunod na term.

Kahit kalian, hindi naging problema sa “Star Student” na sabihing “Nay, bagsak ako.” at hindi kailanman sumagi sa isip nila na “Paano kaya kung sa walang-pangalang kumpanya lang ako makapagtrabaho?” Dahil sigurado sila sa kinabukasan nila.

Huwag na tayong maglokohan. Grades are everything. Kahit bali-baligtarin mo iyan, hindi magiging patas ang mga kumpanyang kumukuha ng fresh graduates para magtrabaho sa kanila. Minsan din naman, nadadaan sa palakasan, pero ganun pa din. Kung hindi ka academically good, wala kang patutunguhan. Kung hindi man yun, mas mahirap yung dadaanan mo para lang makaabot sa prestihiyosong posisyon.

Kaya ngayong graduation, ang speech na ito ay inaaalay ko para sa mga estudyanteng lumagpak, muntik-muntikan nang masipa o yung sa lahat ng paraang pwede, ginawa na para lang makatapos. Gagawin kong patas ang mundo para sa inyo kahit isang araw lang. Kahit ano pa ang sabihin ng ibang tao, kesyo kasalanan mo man na pangit ang marka mo o muntik ka nang makick-out, saludo ako sa hindi mo pagtigil sa pag-aaral. Saludo ako na may lakas ka ng loob na harapin pa rin ang mundo kahit alam mong hindi ito magiging patas sa iyo. Saludo ako na kahit pangit ang transcript mo, taas noo ka pa rin ngayong graduation at proud na proud sa sarili mo.

Ano ngayon ang mangyayari sa mga graduates pagkatapos nitong graduation? Ayoko nang puntahan yung pwedeng mangyayari sa mga Cum Laude. Baduy. Alam mo namang may patutunguhan ang buhay nila e. Pero dun sa mga lumagpak, ano ang meron?

Maaring makakuha kayo ng mediocre na trabaho lang. Pwede ka rin swertehin, baka makapagtrabaho ka sa magandang kumpanya. Madami pang pwedeng mangyari. Huwag kayong mawalan ng pag-asa. Kung nung college, nagtiyaga kayo e ba’t titigilan niyo yung pagti-tiyaga ngayon?

Pwede ring ganito: Mag-aral ka ulit. Ipakita mo sa kanila na kung sisipagin ka lang,malayo ang mararating mo. Subukan mong patunayan sa kanila na kapag pinilit mo, kaya mo ring abutin yung naabot nila. Na hindi ka bobo, kundi tinamad ka lang.

Baka sabihin ninyo, drowing lang ako.

I’ve been on both sides. Naranasan ko na ring lumagpak, at muntikan na din akong masipa. Naranasan ko na ang umulit ng 4 na beses sa iisang subject. Naranasan ko na ang masumbatan ng magulang, kapatid at kung sino-sino pang propesor na walang pakialam sa pakiramdam ng estuyante. Naranasan ko nang hindi makatulog ng maraming gabi sa pagiisip kung paano ko na naman sasabihin sa magulang ko na may bagsak na naman ako. Kaya alam ko ang pakiramdam ninyo.

Akin ang transcript na ito.

Pagkagraduate ko ng college, ano ang ginawa ko? Eto. Nagtrabaho muna ng konti, tapos aral ulit. Kuha ng Masteral sa kurso ko. Hindi para sa trabaho o kung ano man. Kundi para patunayan sa sarili ko na noong mga panahong bumabagsak ako, tinatamad lang ako.

This is a rebellion. I raise my middle finger to every professor, over-achiever, naysayer and detractor THAT TOLD ME THAT I CAN'T MAKE IT. I raise my middle finger to every valedictory or graduation speech that only gratifies the university, those who were achievers in school or those who gratify the country when it’s supposed to be the graduate’s moment of glory. You are supposed to acknowledge EVERYONE. Even those who failed many times.

Kaya sa inyong mga graduates na medyo hindi maganda ang marka, para sa inyo ito. Kung kinaya ko ito, kaya niyo rin to. Imposibleng hindi.

that's where the problem lies

2011-03-23T23:31:00.000-07:00

.. i have a lot of dreams. i do.

but i only chase them in my mind.
i never get to do anything about them.
..maybe it's high time, i do something about them. :D

live like you're going to die tomorrow.

2011-03-23T22:53:00.000-07:00

it's kinda weird, but he has a point. <-- click this ♥

2011-03-22T02:20:00.000-07:00

i can't express what i feel with actions. it scares me.

so listen to me when i write.

the feelings are real.

2011-03-21T09:49:00.000-07:00

disappointment.

..but that's what friends do.. they forgive each other.

(i guess)

2011-03-13T04:38:00.000-07:00

someone broke my bubble..

2011-03-12T01:25:00.000-08:00

what if we were meant for each other?

born to become best friends and lovers?

i want to stay right here in this moment

with you over and over again

what if this could be real love? ♥

~ letters to juliet ~