<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786</id><updated>2026-04-06T15:18:59.791+08:00</updated><category term="dawn"/><category term="dear"/><category term="future"/><category term="happiness"/><category term="humor"/><category term="jokes"/><category term="laughter"/><category term="meaning"/><category term="past"/><category term="poetry"/><category term="present"/><category term="sonnet"/><category term="waiting"/><category term="writer"/><title type='text'>La Maria&#39;s Project:</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>62</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-4151118617576869528</id><published>2013-03-02T11:51:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2013-03-02T11:51:16.156+08:00</updated><title type='text'>A DECLARATION</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;……………………………….W hile nights have gone colder each
passing day&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;……………………………..I &amp;nbsp;care not of what others say&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;…………………………...L ost in this nostalgia and bliss&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;…………………………L et my heart and mind in peace&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;………………………Y elling thy name on a windy day&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;……………………O ut in the open as I sway&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;…………………U ndo not this spell you cast upon me&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;………………M indless I may seem, but always in a glee&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;……………A s the moon shines bright, I pray&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;…………R emembering what once was so gray&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;………R ehearsing at the same time the right words
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;……Y ou need not ask of my intention&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;…M ight as well not ask what I am trying to relay&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;Footlight MT Light&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;serif&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;E ventually you shall see, look closely, look
carefully..and hope I made your day.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/4151118617576869528/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-declaration.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/4151118617576869528'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/4151118617576869528'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2013/03/a-declaration.html' title='A DECLARATION'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-8998218419156237853</id><published>2012-12-07T09:36:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2012-12-07T09:41:28.999+08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Mystery</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;A nd so the once cold heart melted like snow in spring&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;N ever expected the bloom it could bring&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;D ays passed, not a single one was ever missed&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;R olling in a field of never-ending bliss&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;E very once in a while, eyes would wander&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;W ith the hope that he may just appear anywhere, somewhere&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;J ust this thought already fills the mind and heart&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;O nly to be saddened of the fact that we’re apart&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;H owever, the sadness would immediately fade away&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;N ever has it been so easy, whenever I hear him say,&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;“M iles away, but I am here to stay…”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;A nd so this now-fragile-heart is once again swept away.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;S oon will come a time that such longing will be met&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;O n top of a hill, while watching the sun set&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;N ow, you may all still wonder…but you’ll know, sooner or later.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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Philippines. We have been through it all: wars, scandals,
tragedies, financial crisis. Ant though we are still struggling to put an end
to all those mentioned and more, one thing we never forget is to pray, help and
SMILE! Yes we cry, we complain, we whine, we shout&amp;nbsp;desperately...yet we still SMILE. It is no wonder that we
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And now that we are faced with another-same-old-new-problem - flood. I know, we will rise and at the end of the day, we will still be the &quot;hopeful&quot; nation. And we will soon, smile!&lt;/div&gt;
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And...No matter how other great nations belittle us at times, no
matter how the powerful nations bully us, no matter how harsh times could be…hey,
I bet they can’t say &lt;i&gt;“Coping/Surviving:
It’s more fun in the Philippines”&lt;/i&gt;?&lt;/div&gt;
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Indeed, &lt;b&gt;IT IS &lt;i&gt;still&lt;/i&gt; MORE FUN IN THE PHILIPPINES!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;MV Boli&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #76a5af;&quot;&gt;You’ll never know&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;MV Boli&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #76a5af;&quot;&gt;If you’ll never try&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;MV Boli&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #76a5af;&quot;&gt;To forgive your past and simply be mine&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;MV Boli&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #76a5af;&quot;&gt;I dare you to let me be&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;MV Boli&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #76a5af;&quot;&gt;Your one and only&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;MV Boli&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #76a5af;&quot;&gt;I promise I’m worth it&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;MV Boli&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #76a5af;&quot;&gt;To hold in your arms&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;MV Boli&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #76a5af;&quot;&gt;So, come on… maketh me a chance&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;MV Boli&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #76a5af;&quot;&gt;To prove that I’m the one who can&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;MV Boli&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #76a5af;&quot;&gt;Walk that mile…until the end starts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;MV Boli&amp;quot;; font-size: 12.0pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: black; font-family: &#39;MV Boli&#39;; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;Until the end starts…&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &amp;quot;MV Boli&amp;quot;;&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;this very line got me really hooked…aside from the “hope” it proposes…for me…it’s just so deep. Who could’ve thought that and end could start?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;I mean…well, we all know that with every ending there’s a beginning of something. But for me, as how I see it, it’s an ultimate confession of unconditional and eternal love…because, &lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;again for me…&lt;/span&gt;one is willing to be there even if it’s the end…maybe end of the relationship, or ending of one’s existence, end of the world…et cetera… &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;“Walk that mile…until the end starts…”&lt;/i&gt; &lt;/b&gt;To be there, to be that willing despite the unknown…brings a lot of hope. I can say so because we are used to hearing, &quot;I will be with till the end&quot;...see the difference? See the &quot;hope&quot; I&#39;m talking about?&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;On a technical note...The song, in general, sounds generic…the melody, the lyrics…but, Adele (oh…hands down to her as always) is still commendable…again, as always…duh!&lt;/span&gt; (laughs)&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;With here power voice, nothing seems to go wrong. Not only that, she sings with her heart…but you can actually feel the pain...every emotion is felt when she sings. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;And though, many say that this particular song, indeed, sound generic/common and that the lyrics is a bit shallow and oh, desperate…I must insist that Adele and her songs have obviously big difference from other songs nowadays…that is…they contain real feelings. &lt;i&gt;Period.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;Isn’t it obvious I love Adele. hehehe&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m wide awake (x3)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Yeah, I was in the dark&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I was falling hard&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;With an open heart&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m wide awake&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;How did I read the stars so wrong&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m wide awake&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;And now it&#39;s clear to me&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;That everything you see&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Ain&#39;t always what it seems&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m wide awake&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Yeah, I was dreaming for so long&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;(Pre-Chorus)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I wish I knew then&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;What I know now&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Wouldn&#39;t dive in&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Wouldn&#39;t bow down&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Gravity hurts&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;You made it so sweet&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Till I woke up on&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;On the concrete&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;(Chorus)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Falling from cloud nine&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Crashing from the high&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m letting go tonight&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;(Yeah I&#39;m) Falling from cloud 9&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;b-lyrics-from-signature&quot; style=&quot;color: white; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 0.8em; line-height: 23px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;b-lyrics-from-signature&quot; style=&quot;font-size: 0.8em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;&quot;&gt;[ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/k/katy+perry/wide+awake_21005238.html ]&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-size: 15px;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m wide awake&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Not losing any sleep&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I picked up every piece&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;And landed on my feet&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m wide awake&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Need nothing to complete myself - nooohooo&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m wide awake&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Yeah, I am born again&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Outta the lion&#39;s den&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I don&#39;t have to pretend&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;And it&#39;s too late&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;The story&#39;s over now, the end&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;(Pre-Chorus)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I wish I knew then&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;What I know now&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Wouldn&#39;t dive in&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Wouldn&#39;t bow down&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Gravity hurts&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;You made it so sweet&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Till I woke up on&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;On the concrete&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;(Chorus)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Falling from cloud nine&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Crashing from the high&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m letting go tonight&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m Falling from cloud 9&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Thunder rumbling&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Castles crumbling&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I am trying to hold on&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;God knows that I tried&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Seeing the bright side&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m not blind anymore&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;
&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;(Chorus)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Falling from cloud nine&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;Crashing from the high&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;(Ya&#39; know) I&#39;m letting go tonight&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #474747; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 23px;&quot;&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;I&#39;m falling from cloud 9&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/5248851526120273169/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/07/wide-awake.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/5248851526120273169'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/5248851526120273169'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/07/wide-awake.html' title='WIDE AWAKE'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-6945104167237790173</id><published>2012-07-28T11:57:00.015+08:00</published><updated>2012-07-28T11:57:00.813+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Is It Okay If I Call You Mine?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;b style=&quot;font-style: italic;&quot;&gt;just for a time... &lt;/b&gt;(Paul McCrane)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPd1QiOu9evxdFcinpaFtHJDA2rZjNM2posQqaAmvg-9FlTYCuWkbEvySrAgG9uWBR_sP-o-liTmGfa3pFPf3b3SIasP-_Gb6NOwfeZmvnVUuasDNO3dGy-kVDLOg254R_rC7bS_haiUA/s1600/matet+raw.gif&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;135&quot; src=&quot;https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPd1QiOu9evxdFcinpaFtHJDA2rZjNM2posQqaAmvg-9FlTYCuWkbEvySrAgG9uWBR_sP-o-liTmGfa3pFPf3b3SIasP-_Gb6NOwfeZmvnVUuasDNO3dGy-kVDLOg254R_rC7bS_haiUA/s320/matet+raw.gif&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Such a good song, meaningful lyrics,soothing melody and a soothing voice. A song filled with longing, wanting, needing, missing...&lt;br /&gt;
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Well for some time, can&#39;t remember now when exactly...but yes, way back then, I thought it &quot;connotes&quot; a sad message, moment, experience... for it seemed like the love ended and one still holds on...that one has not moved on yet...or that it is a one-sided love...&lt;br /&gt;
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That was then... When I was all naive and mmm say, fragile? (laughs)&lt;br /&gt;
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But with the recent events...twists of fate...lovely twists of fate in fact... I have a whole new perspective...another story actually plays in mind whenever I hear this song...which was just few minutes ago...&lt;br /&gt;
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What I see now...so vividly for that matter...is not of an &quot;ending&quot; but a &lt;i&gt;&quot;just parting for a moment but will be united someday soon&quot;... &lt;/i&gt;simply put, a long distance relationship...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&quot;I ca&#39;t wait to see you again...&quot; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;This very line from the song proves me right after all but also proves how wrong I was before... *wink&lt;br /&gt;
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Indeed, whatever mood you are in affects how you see things...how you would react to events...et cetera...of course!!!&lt;br /&gt;
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I was blinded before that all I saw was the sad part...glad to be awake.&lt;br /&gt;
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And now, I&#39;m experiencing LSS (last song syndrome) as usual...well it&#39;s a good song so I don&#39;t mind singing/humming it all day..at all. I guess, well I&#39;m quite sure that this is one of the anthems for those who are in LDR (long distance relationship)...Cheers!&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/6945104167237790173/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/07/is-it-okay-if-i-call-you-mine.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/6945104167237790173'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/6945104167237790173'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/07/is-it-okay-if-i-call-you-mine.html' title='Is It Okay If I Call You Mine?'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPd1QiOu9evxdFcinpaFtHJDA2rZjNM2posQqaAmvg-9FlTYCuWkbEvySrAgG9uWBR_sP-o-liTmGfa3pFPf3b3SIasP-_Gb6NOwfeZmvnVUuasDNO3dGy-kVDLOg254R_rC7bS_haiUA/s72-c/matet+raw.gif" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-8629806733906820354</id><published>2012-07-25T14:53:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2012-07-25T14:53:59.993+08:00</updated><title type='text'>BACK TO INNOCENCE</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;I sure do like the song by enigma. But I am not here to talk about the song.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;I was watching CNN World Report when during a commercial break for prudential insurance; children were asked what their plans and dreams are. And one child caught my attention, and everyone’s for that matter because he was the last one to speak. I am not sure what was asked of him but I am quite sure it is related to money and so he said, &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;“Save them and buy (lots) bubble gum…”&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; and he chuckled.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #783f04;&quot;&gt;“A child has no ego, no past or future. The child has no attachments, and because of this, he is able to express himself fully, without any prejudices or preconceived ideas.”&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align=&quot;center&quot; class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #783f04;&quot;&gt;~ Amma ~&lt;/span&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.heathersanimations.com/children5/165.gif&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;http://www.heathersanimations.com/children5/165.gif&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;Well there are times I wish I am a child again. How I miss those times when I look forward to weekends and school breaks. How I miss running without worrying what people may think. How I miss playing in the mud without being judged. Oh, I miss a lot of things. It’s not that I cannot do those things right now, but as an adult…I, we are expected to be proper and conscious of our every actions.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;But well, I am a stubborn lady so I say, “Who cares?” lol…&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Ever since I started to know what is right from what is wrong... Ever since I started to slowly mature... Ever since I started learning... Ever since I learned that to be able to move on, one must dream... And so ever since I started dreaming bigger that I used to... I knew I won&#39;t be settling &lt;i&gt;here&lt;/i&gt;... I knew and I felt that I was meant for an adventure of a lifetime...&lt;i&gt;somewhere else.&lt;/i&gt; And I won&#39;t be able to do so...if I stay.&lt;br /&gt;
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I did try once...and it was both fun and bumpy ride. Looking back on those days when I had a glimpse and taste of &lt;i&gt;independence&lt;/i&gt;...I now realized why I had to come back home in the first place...I wasn&#39;t really ready and most especially, family comes first.&lt;br /&gt;
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And now that I can somehow say that I am ready for that adventure...I must face this challenge... to put things in order and&amp;nbsp;stabilized&amp;nbsp;this &quot;project&quot; I started...hoping that it will be ...my legacy.&lt;br /&gt;
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At least, I left something before I take in another challenge...before I pursue what my heart really desires.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/373637071939492985/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/07/breaking-dawn.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/373637071939492985'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/373637071939492985'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/07/breaking-dawn.html' title='BREAKING DAWN'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-8386831541831443354</id><published>2012-07-14T22:29:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2012-07-14T22:29:10.061+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="writer"/><title type='text'>I AM NOT A WRITER...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Georgia, &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif;&quot;&gt;by profession that is...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://lagirldiaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/silhouette-girl-at-computer2.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;http://lagirldiaries.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/silhouette-girl-at-computer2.jpg&quot; width=&quot;150&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Let&#39;s say...I am just very opinionated at times, a hopeless romantic in a way, very imaginative and a bit of a &quot;rhetoric&quot;. I often don&#39;t say what I really feel that is why &amp;nbsp;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;writing is very helpful for me not to dwell on &quot;past bad events and memories&quot;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Besides, as how I am always reminded growing up,&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt; &quot;If you have nothing good to say, you better not say a word at all.&quot;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; So true. Of course, I sometimes forget when I am almost to explode with anger. But, as being raised to be with finesse at all times, I must control. That is why I am here trying to write.&lt;br /&gt;
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So what am I?&lt;br /&gt;
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I can proudly say that I AM A WRITER. (did I also mention I am self-contradicting individual...laughs)&lt;br /&gt;
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Anyway... I don&#39;t earn money out of it, BUT... at least, I have earned some respect from those I also respect. And that, I am contented.&lt;br /&gt;
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So...until my next inspiring or challenging days.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/8386831541831443354/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/07/i-am-not-writer.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/8386831541831443354'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/8386831541831443354'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/07/i-am-not-writer.html' title='I AM NOT A WRITER...'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-2127806383841851522</id><published>2012-07-12T10:04:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2012-07-12T10:04:00.886+08:00</updated><title type='text'>An UGLY personality, DESTROYS a pretty face.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I so happen to be lucky to have a righteous mother...who will constantly remind us to be good. And like she always say, &quot;Good things come to Good people.&quot; and that, &quot;A good heart shines through.&quot; With a mother like that, it&#39;s both pleasure and pressure...laughs.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;My mother, like any normal person, is not perfect. But one thing for sure, she is kind. And that reflects on how she looks like. People are always at awe when they learn that she is in her 50s and that she had nine (9) children and two (2) grandchildren. People say that maybe because she smiles a lot. But it&#39;s not for us and for those who really know my mother and even my mother would say, that she is able to smile a lot despite all the stress, not because she can. &quot;Anyone can smile,&quot; she will tell you that, &quot;But its another story when you can really &quot;genuinely&quot; smile.&quot; And I am certain we all have seen fake smiles. A person who has good personality can really give, not just good smile, but light feeling. A smile that is contagious.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;That is why, I really got disturbed when this girl, very pretty girl, came in the cafe...all smiles. Like you can almost see all her teeth. She was apologetic for she came very late. You might be wondering why I know this. NO. She isn&#39;t the company I was expecting. Just that, we are just one table apart. And oh my, she has loud presence.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Yes, she was being sweet as she apologized. I have no idea how late she was since I just arrived five minutes earlier but her friends sure looked pissed. One was actually in a hurry that just a minute or two after she arrived, that friend left. And viola. She was like making faces as they watch their friend leave. And good thing, &amp;nbsp;my manners were in tact, coz I really felt like raising an eyebrow.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I didn&#39;t really listen after that coz I have more important things to do than dwell on how &quot;good of a friend&quot; that pretty-face girl is.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;bottom-line...ladies and gents...in this world...no matter how busy, fast-paced it has become...there are still eyes watching your every move, listening to each word, getting the vibe you are exuding, et cetera...yes, sadly, there are some who would really prefer pretty faces over good personality...but if you already have the pretty face, be as good as you can be...actually, all should.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;I&#39;m actually just going around here...so imma stop and actually have to run now...im sure you got the point...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/2127806383841851522/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/07/ugly-personality-destroys-pretty-face.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/2127806383841851522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/2127806383841851522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/07/ugly-personality-destroys-pretty-face.html' title='An UGLY personality, DESTROYS a pretty face.'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5__rReB0qh9wOagtrrAHql68Y-9b-hckj-tRrDo53PTiamhLtCw7f420t7xud2CiJpngdGonYC57C4IYurvtKQCDeIF2M66Y4mk7s5gkDo9Zf6XAN0vZ0G3PpdXZKtoebgZMtpkD2qX0/s72-c/you+create+beauty.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-991047822926542458</id><published>2012-06-15T08:27:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2012-06-15T08:27:00.198+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="future"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="past"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="present"/><title type='text'>ready..set...think...hope...pray</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
i don&#39;t know if someone can relate to me...i guess most girls do...as they say...we are fickle-minded individuals...but i really do hope that at least one can relate to me...&lt;br /&gt;
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have you felt like you already made all necessary preparations to say that you are ready...it can be relocating, shifting to another college course, buying that clutch/bag/shoes/et cetera?&lt;/div&gt;
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i&#39;m sure you know what i mean...&lt;/div&gt;
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i have this one not-so-crucial-but-still-important make-or-break moment...where i have to choose whether to hold on to the past, be happy with the present or take a chance on the future...(guess i should have this as the title...laughs).&lt;/div&gt;
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it may sound simple....but choosing one or even the thought that i have to choose was and is really quite an ordeal...the fact that whatever i choose, many would really be affected...of course, there&#39;s always consequences to whatever you do...&lt;br /&gt;
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yes...i was ready...was...when i only have the past and present to choose from...i was set to go to what i believed in was right...but like i have been told, not all that felt right is always right for you...an oh, reality bites...then came a tempting chance in the future...&lt;br /&gt;
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so just when i thought that i was ready set...i had to stop to think again...and again...again...best thing to do (always) when making tough decisions....the only problem though is time...&lt;br /&gt;
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but i took my time...i have rushed some decisions before and i paid a lofty price...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;past...a huge influence of what i am now...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
we have this old saying...&quot;ang di marunong lumingon sa pinanggalingan, ay di makakarating sa paroroonan&quot; ...i don&#39;t know the english counterpart for this...but it&#39;s like what Confucius said, &quot;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 16px;&quot;&gt;Study the past, if you would divine the future...&quot; yes, all learnings came from our past sometimes, sadly, we are judged by it...and yes, a part of that past is still pulling me back...and i certainly not going to be one of those who are still living in their past...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;then the present...contentment...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
but whenever i hear contentment, what always play in mind is one of my favorite author&#39;s line in of her novels... &quot;Conventionality is the refuge of a stagnant mind&quot; (Judith McNaught)...&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;i&gt;and so came future...bright but risky and still vague...&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
and though this &quot;fear of the unknown&quot; lurks in mind but gives me a certain kind of rush...still...i can&#39;t stop worrying...&lt;br /&gt;
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so many what ifs...then i came across this... &quot;The secret of the health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly.&quot; (Buddha)&lt;br /&gt;
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i just hope i have made a good decision...(if not the right one at least be good)...&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;and so i pray...&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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“Learn the past, watch the present, and create the future.”&lt;/h1&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/991047822926542458/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/06/readysetthinkhopepray.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/991047822926542458'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/991047822926542458'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/06/readysetthinkhopepray.html' title='ready..set...think...hope...pray'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-4683708847230027026</id><published>2012-06-06T22:20:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2012-06-07T22:23:44.825+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="dear"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="poetry"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="waiting"/><title type='text'>...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
Dear __________,&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
we have been playing this hide and seek quite so long&lt;br /&gt;
starting to feel the flame is not as strong&lt;br /&gt;
now, here i am, onto my next attempt to write a new song&lt;br /&gt;
with hopes that someday, beside me, you&#39;d be singing along.&lt;br /&gt;
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oh, indeed, it is hard to wait daylong&lt;br /&gt;
contemplating if still necessary for me to prolong&lt;br /&gt;
but as long as to someone else, i do not belong&lt;br /&gt;
i won&#39;t mind&amp;nbsp;the longing&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ...the aching&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ...the waiting........because, to be with someone not you would be so so wrong.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/4683708847230027026/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/06/blog-post_06.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/4683708847230027026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/4683708847230027026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/06/blog-post_06.html' title='...'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-4482831811304628557</id><published>2012-06-03T00:01:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2012-06-03T00:03:44.087+08:00</updated><title type='text'>...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
Dear __________,&lt;div&gt;
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Another day passed.&lt;/div&gt;
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Now looking for a spell to cast&lt;/div&gt;
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Because as I watch the rising of a new day&lt;/div&gt;
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Reality bites...To find you goes a long way.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/4482831811304628557/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/06/blog-post.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/4482831811304628557'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/4482831811304628557'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/06/blog-post.html' title='...'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-32888086454170274</id><published>2012-03-01T20:30:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2012-06-12T08:30:08.414+08:00</updated><title type='text'>...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div dir=&quot;ltr&quot; style=&quot;text-align: left;&quot; trbidi=&quot;on&quot;&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Dear ____________,&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I woke up so early this morning. But it was hard to wake up from a wonderful dream especially when everything felt so real. It was thaaat goood that, for the first time, I somehow regret waking up. But, of course, I had, have and need to. Call me silly but I felt that way. Well, I have moved on. Besides, I am and must be contented with the snapshots that somehow escaped to be suppressed into my unconsciousness (again) ...like the other beautiful dreams I had.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You must be wondering as to what made it beautiful that I can’t seem to stop thinking about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I know I haven’t seen you. I don’t even know you at all…but I know and really felt that it was you. And even though I still didn’t get to see everything as clearly as I want to with all the windy, foggy surrounding…but I got to hold your hand…in fact, you were gripping my hand as if you want to crash it in a no pain kind of way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;They say dreams have meanings…well, I really do hope that this means you’re within my reach now. And if dreams do come true…may this one and the rest of the dreams related to it, do come true. And when that time comes, I won’t be letting go of that hand…ever.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;
&lt;i&gt;Until my next dream…&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;a href=&quot;http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs31/f/2008/200/8/f/Dreaming_Myself_Away_by_Bellatina.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;198&quot; src=&quot;http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs31/f/2008/200/8/f/Dreaming_Myself_Away_by_Bellatina.jpg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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One may call me weird for having these dreams. Well, these scenes are quite normal… what is not I guess is me being convinced that it is related to some sort of future reality… yes, in a very futuristic and hopeful perspective anyway… what can I do? I am a hopeless romantic… hehehe… well, no harms done…so let’s continue dreaming.&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/32888086454170274/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/03/dear-i-woke-up-so-early-this-morning.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/32888086454170274'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/32888086454170274'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2012/03/dear-i-woke-up-so-early-this-morning.html' title='...'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-193856439350477613</id><published>2011-07-22T01:50:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2011-07-22T14:09:43.367+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="happiness"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="humor"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="jokes"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="laughter"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="meaning"/><title type='text'>HUMOR</title><content type='html'>&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align:justify&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 18px;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 18px; &quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 18px; font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify; &quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;What is humor? &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify; &quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Miriam Webster defined it as &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;something that is or is designed to be comical or amusing. While on the reliable online free encyclopedia, Wikipedia, it is the tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt; l&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; text-decoration: none; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;aughter&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-converted-space&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;and provide amusement&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;. Whether it’s Webster or Wikipedia, both agree with the fact that humor entails amusement. And I couldn’t agree more. But as an average thinker that I am, I have other simple understandings with the matter. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Most of the times, when &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;humor&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is mentioned, what quickly comes to our minds are the different &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;jokes&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; that we heard over and over. May it be those classic punch lines, pick-up lines, green &lt;i&gt;jokes &lt;/i&gt;or even simple mispronunciation of words can instantly be associated with humor. Simply put, anything that &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;made/makes people laugh&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; is &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;humor&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt;.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Furthermore, we think of &lt;i&gt;humor &lt;/i&gt;when we encounter a &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;funny&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; person doing hilarious, exaggerated and sometimes absurd acts. A clown is a perfect example of this particular person. If not all, most of us enjoy a clown’s performance. But we’re not only talking about clowns here. That person can be a family member, relative, friend, co-worker or even a complete stranger. It may be very inconsiderate of me but I am guilty of laughing at someone else’s &lt;i&gt;funny&lt;/i&gt; mishaps. Such as those models tripping off the runway, a person accidentally sneezed at someone, a person stuttering and messing up the words and grammar, and the list goes on. I’m sure you have the same encounters.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Moreover, in conformity with the first definition, humor is not only limited with acts and jokes. A simple picture, painting, or design that exhibits amusement is still a representation of humor. Therefore, either it’s moving picture like those comedy movies or &lt;i&gt;funny&lt;/i&gt; home videos or still pictures, the mere fact that we’re entertained and amused is enough implication of humor.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;However, I may slightly disagree or make some revisions with Webster’s definition. &lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Yes, &lt;i&gt;humor&lt;/i&gt; can be drawn out of something designed to be humorous or &lt;i&gt;funny &lt;/i&gt;or amusing. But in addition, humor is a natural occurrence. It happens and comes out of nowhere. And that’s what makes it more amusing, its being unexpected.  Actually, anything with the element of surprise really awakens emotions and reactions and in this case, being joyful and being able to &lt;i&gt;laugh&lt;/i&gt;. This is actually how I understood Wikipedia’s version.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;But of course, there is more to it than that. In a deeper sense, for me, &lt;i&gt;humor&lt;/i&gt; is not only confined with being a quality that we look into for a companion. It is not also just an idea or an act that &lt;i&gt;makes us laugh. &lt;/i&gt; And most especially, it is not just about what is &lt;i&gt;funny&lt;/i&gt;. For some it is a way of living.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;I am fortunate enough to have known a person who enlightened me with that answer. He said that humor is part of his life not because he wants to laugh or &lt;i&gt;jokes&lt;/i&gt; around but because he wants to be happy. Not that he doesn’t want to laugh or have fun, who does? It’s just that for him it is more than the laughter. “Humor is not just about laughing. At times, what made people laugh makes us feel guilty instead of being happy. I see humor not only as a source of laughter but also of happiness. There really is a thin line between the two, laughter and happiness that is. Not all of what’s causing us to laugh can cause us happiness,” he added.&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot; style=&quot;text-align: justify; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;apple-style-span&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot;&gt;Indeed, it’s such enlightenment and he definitely gave humor another meaning. Important lesson of the day: Humor is happiness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#39;Times New Roman&#39;, serif; &quot;&gt;&lt;o:p&gt;&lt;/o:p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/193856439350477613/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2011/07/humor.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/193856439350477613'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/193856439350477613'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2011/07/humor.html' title='HUMOR'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-6906673401547041478</id><published>2011-07-08T14:38:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2011-07-30T02:40:18.632+08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="sonnet"/><title type='text'>Attempt 101: A Sonnet</title><content type='html'>&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;line-height: 19px; &quot;&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;Amidst the challenges and fears&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;Coupled with loneliness and rejection&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;One cannot really hide the tears&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;Despite a forceful determination&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;I cannot blame the weakness of the heart&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;Or the shallow mind and perspective&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;For it was expected from the start&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;Sadly, it was easy not to be cognitive&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;Others&#39; predictions may have been true&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;And constant reminder had been done&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;All were left ignored and told, &quot;Adieu&quot;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;Gone unnoticed, ere the rising of the sun&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large;&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;But one can always look back and return&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p style=&quot;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; line-height: 1.5em; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; style=&quot;font-size: large; &quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;&lt;span class=&quot;Apple-style-span&quot; &gt;Like others&#39; cliché, end up with pictures to burn &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/6906673401547041478/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2011/07/attempt-101-sonnet.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/6906673401547041478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/6906673401547041478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2011/07/attempt-101-sonnet.html' title='Attempt 101: A Sonnet'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-7873817241053542231</id><published>2010-10-24T19:18:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2011-06-08T11:30:02.808+08:00</updated><title type='text'>no. 31 - The Phantom (poem)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;***&lt;br /&gt;the night was young and full of vitality&lt;br /&gt;everyone&#39;s possessed with infectious energy&lt;br /&gt;their bodies swayed with gratifying pleasure&lt;br /&gt;who would not be with all the offered grandeur?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;as i watched from afar in a panoramic advantage&lt;br /&gt;observing keenly, looking like an out-of-place sage&lt;br /&gt;i saw no people but dancing fireflies in a cage&lt;br /&gt;then lights surrounded you, my heart went out in rage&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i kept my play and looked for much worthy subject&lt;br /&gt;yet my eyes never failed to object&lt;br /&gt;i succumb to my defeat and was greeted by what i feared&lt;br /&gt;unlike the magician&#39;s trick, you were gone and never reappeared&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;it was always expected of you, i&#39;ve been told&lt;br /&gt;a friendly little bird happened to be so bold&lt;br /&gt;The Phantom is what you&#39;ve been called&lt;br /&gt;hence, i was appalled&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the night ended but not their spirit&lt;br /&gt;they seem not tired, not even a bit&lt;br /&gt;the dawn is breaking as i part my way&lt;br /&gt;haven&#39;t gone far when from my rear The Phantom whispered to me, &quot;Stay.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i was horrified as i felt my body chill&lt;br /&gt;in my entire life, i&#39;ve never stood so long and so still&lt;br /&gt;my mouth parted, was supposed to recite a spiel&lt;br /&gt;got dumbfounded, i felt so ill.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;we stood in the middle of that deserted street where i can&#39;t turn to anyone&lt;br /&gt;wanted to run but can&#39;t move a feet, so i depended to the rising sun&lt;br /&gt;but i must have gone mad, for eventually i found it a feat&lt;br /&gt;to be even that close to The Phantom, a heart attack was even worth it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;my sanity was about to hit it&#39;s end when i suddenly realized&lt;br /&gt;that i&#39;m no ordinary girl who can easily be &quot;phantomized.&quot;&lt;br /&gt;i stopped my  delirium and played once again my flawless disguise&lt;br /&gt;it was flawless indeed, for it was THE PHANTOM i caught...&lt;br /&gt;thus, my ultimate prize!&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span id=&quot;hotword&quot;&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/7873817241053542231/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2010/10/no-31-phantom-poem.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/7873817241053542231'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/7873817241053542231'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2010/10/no-31-phantom-poem.html' title='no. 31 - The Phantom (poem)'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-342702621478455715</id><published>2010-10-24T19:07:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2010-10-24T19:13:48.621+08:00</updated><title type='text'>no. 30 - The Making Of A Brat (poem)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;***&lt;br /&gt;it&#39;s just simple&lt;br /&gt;like picking an apple&lt;br /&gt;choose the red one&lt;br /&gt;and you&#39;re already done&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;when you heard a cry&lt;br /&gt;candidly ask why&lt;br /&gt;then you&#39;ll end up buying&lt;br /&gt;to stop the crying&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;they can be..be very hysterical&lt;br /&gt;thought it&#39;s magical&lt;br /&gt;coz poor parents easily give in&lt;br /&gt;magic indeed, so easy to win&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and when they get older&lt;br /&gt;they get wiser&lt;br /&gt;even if you won&#39;t or can&#39;t&lt;br /&gt;they&#39;ll still get what they want&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;oh, don&#39;t be fooled with their faces&lt;br /&gt;trust me, it&#39;s just one of their aces&lt;br /&gt;but who am i to scare the cats&lt;br /&gt;when i&#39;m simply one of those mice, so-called Brats.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;*** (^_~) ***&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/342702621478455715/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2010/10/no-30-making-of-brat-poem.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' 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/&gt;take me everywhere you go&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i won&#39;t tell&lt;br /&gt;i won&#39;t yell&lt;br /&gt;i won&#39;t ring your bell&lt;br /&gt;take me out of this cell&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i will keep everything low&lt;br /&gt;take me everywhere you go&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;oh...this time i will let you know the story behind the story...LOL&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i&#39;m making this for a dear friend...who can&#39;t seem to let his girl go...&lt;br /&gt;this was like his lines when the girl was breaking up on him...&lt;br /&gt;i kinda make it poetic and a lil overstated/amplified...&lt;br /&gt;actually i kinda simplified what really happened&lt;br /&gt;so sad though coz they separated anyway...&lt;br /&gt;there&#39;s no point to continue it out of pity...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/4535555521647793880/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link 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src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-188407132901252794</id><published>2010-10-24T18:43:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2010-10-24T18:53:36.001+08:00</updated><title type='text'>no. 28 - Rhymic (poem)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;***&lt;br /&gt;i&#39;m not poetic&lt;br /&gt;nor romantic&lt;br /&gt;at times, pessimistic&lt;br /&gt;stirring panic&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i look like a geek&lt;br /&gt;but memory&#39;s not photographic&lt;br /&gt;even got a twisted logic&lt;br /&gt;that can make one sick&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;don&#39;t show me a trick&lt;br /&gt;i can easily mimic&lt;br /&gt;like a thief, i strike sleek&lt;br /&gt;especially when i&#39;m at my peak&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i can be unnoticeable like a stick&lt;br /&gt;but once i&#39;ve made my pick&lt;br /&gt;i can do magic&lt;br /&gt;with just a click&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you can scar me like a chick&lt;br /&gt;just don&#39;t forget to make me weak&lt;br /&gt;if you don&#39;t want a life so bleak&lt;br /&gt;for my heart is tougher than a brick&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/188407132901252794/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2010/10/no-28-rhymic-poem.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/188407132901252794'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/188407132901252794'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2010/10/no-28-rhymic-poem.html' title='no. 28 - Rhymic (poem)'/><author><name>La Maria</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13188103829282799473</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qQERapUs322-ZIykzkS2TLfWQVdObg1H6hEE9lKPiaMmEtJQ0VlLtMPieIrLAR1H7y4yN8wURUoH9DKqxlAPIKNLcpAIcOmmcfgRr33pprhrG_-W3qhdnmn4dyN2Vw/s220/mao+ni+ni+ni.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7182194151330650786.post-8578573783016884865</id><published>2010-10-24T18:35:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2010-10-24T18:43:39.142+08:00</updated><title type='text'>no. 27 -  My Star (song)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;***&lt;br /&gt;it started like any usual day&lt;br /&gt;the only difference, you got no work today&lt;br /&gt;you&#39;re ready to play&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you&#39;re slowly strolling in your usual jeans&lt;br /&gt;you&#39;re like a model in those magazines&lt;br /&gt;ready to win&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;while i kept looking afar&lt;br /&gt;you&#39;re like a distant star&lt;br /&gt;you shine so bright&lt;br /&gt;do you have hidden light?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;so i won&#39;t wait..imma get you today&lt;br /&gt;imma show you how i sway&lt;br /&gt;oh, you will be mine&lt;br /&gt;you will be mine&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;(still finalizing melody)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/8578573783016884865/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2010/10/no-27-my-star-song.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/8578573783016884865'/><link 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style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;***&lt;br /&gt;a heart of stone&lt;br /&gt;will end alone&lt;br /&gt;so i was told&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;not that i don&#39;t care&lt;br /&gt;i wouldn&#39;t even dare&lt;br /&gt;but must admit that i&#39;ve been cold&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but in this world&lt;br /&gt;where everything seems blurred&lt;br /&gt;a weak heart will easily fold&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;it&#39;s always in the end that you&#39;ll realize&lt;br /&gt;how much you&#39;ve wasted and sacrificed&lt;br /&gt;for that hand you longed to hold&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but then again, it&#39;s never too late&lt;br /&gt;as long as you want to change and stop the wait&lt;br /&gt;and as long as you keep in mind, Time is gold.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/221598434191401329/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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type='text'>no. 25 - Loud Speaker (poem)</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style=&quot;text-align: center;&quot;&gt;***&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;oh, technology&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you made my life so easy&lt;br /&gt;you made almost everything just a click away&lt;br /&gt;and you made it more exciting to play&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;oh, technology&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;to you, i cling... very dependently&lt;br /&gt;now i can&#39;t seem to last a day&lt;br /&gt;without you along the way&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;oh technology&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;with you, i am free&lt;br /&gt;to do everything i want to do&lt;br /&gt;i love you, i really do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;technology, you made me sad&lt;br /&gt;to myself and to you, you made me mad&lt;br /&gt;due to this one feature you introduced&lt;br /&gt;which, i often get to use&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Loud speaker...&lt;br /&gt;Loud speaker...&lt;br /&gt;Loud speaker...&lt;br /&gt;You cheating Loud speaker...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you&#39;re one reliable tool&lt;br /&gt;it was once so cool&lt;br /&gt;days were so full&lt;br /&gt;but you made me a fool&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you could&#39;ve just warned me of what&#39;s nearby&lt;br /&gt;caught off guard, had to ply&lt;br /&gt;arg! arg! arg! you made me lie&lt;br /&gt;now...i shall say goodbye!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;***end***&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;it&#39;s up to you what really happened...LOL!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/feeds/4518997472027239242/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://athetz.blogspot.com/2010/10/no-25-loud-speaker-poem.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7182194151330650786/posts/default/4518997472027239242'/><link rel='self' 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