Sunday, August 28, 2005

My poor poor feet

Now, I think I can survive through anything because

... i sang from 7AM to 7PM (well, not straight) at the 5 church services
... i wore a skirt from 7AM to 7PM in front of the public
... i wore 3 inch heel from 7AM to 7PM

and i did this with only 2 hours of sleep. *YAWN

Thursday, August 25, 2005

From a Devil to a Devil


The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe was the first book by C.S.Lewis that i have read. It was a bit like a children's fairy tale with witches, centaurs, different animals (The Lion as the King) and heroic children. And it is a very good book.

Discovering the wonderful world of Narnia helped me discover C.S. Lewis as a writer and knowing he is a believer in Christ was a plus point(ha!).

My sister borrowed a very old edition of C.S. Lewis' Screwtape Letters. It is not much a story book. It is a bunch (31) of letters from an affectionate uncle to his nephew discussing tactics, disappointments and temptations not for them but from them. Screwtape (the uncle) and Wormwood (the nephew) are followers and worshippers of Their Father Below (Satan). Each of them has a patient, and a mission to win them over to the other side.

Unlike The Chronicles of Narnia, this book is not for the faint of heart. This shows how devious devils could be and how man unknowingly doing things dictated by the evil ones.

The fun part is, in the letters (as far as i have read) you can see how great a liar a devil could be. It also shows how inconsistent they could be becasue of thinking too much of tactics to defeat their Enemy (Our Lord).

I haven't finished the book.. so technically, this is not a review. haha. If you are strong enough, i encourage you to read The Screwtape Letters. It is very Heavy(?) 160 pages but it is worth it.

Anyway, that book was dedicated to his bestfriend J.R.R. Tolkien.
whoa. scary. haha

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

Don't Let Him Die

Wednesday, i have to get back home... well to Cavite. The first bus that happened to have the sign Silang seemed to be screaming STANDING ROOM ONLY. So for forty five minutes in the an hour and a half ride i was *sigh standing.

In the first few minutes in there, i looked at the men sitting comfortable, some even sleeping. then, i looked at the women, anxious to go home but standin along the aisle in their high heels and skirts/slacks.

Soon some passengers went down. I thought, i woul just let the other women sit first. I amn still young, i can manage. But then, after more passengers went off more men (i repeat MEN) hurries to a seat. One even stepped in my toes *ouch!. I said to myself. Don't let Chivalry die.

Well, he is not yet dead. When i was the only person with two x chromosomes standing. A man offered me a seat when a passenger went down. but hmmm. i let him take the seat. It is fun to stand in a moving bus.. hehe.

I recall. i wish there is more of this man or my brother or some of our Choir mates.. i wish there are still more of them who respects and honors women. With that simple act there is still hope for men in this rapidly changing fast paced world. Not all of them will turn into smug selfish idiots.. excuse for the word.

hah.. what am i thinking.. did i make a point in all this
i hope so.

Monday, August 22, 2005

One Weird Morning

I woke up six o' clock... dizzy and vomity. I went straight to bed because if i don't i would most certainly pass out.
We should be presenting our projects in the Design phase. I felt sort of guilty for being so sick and not going to school. After some time, i looked at my mobile phone and saw a message saying that is hould go to school for the 'defense'. The message was from a groupmate. i erased(i think) the message and wemt back to sleep. after a while there's another message in my phone. i tried to read the mesage because m eysight is a bit blurred. my groupmate texted that out instructor scolded them because of being so.... blah! then a message followed saying that they don't want me to be their group mate and found a replacement.
i became very worried. first, my groupmate (who i haven't seen -ever- mad before ) is angry at me and second, not submitting the work will kill my/our grades.
i sent her a message aking for her location and she had peform her part of work. she replied that there was no defense only a lecture. i felt confused so i explained her about me being sick and then i asked if she really sent those messages.
she replied... with smileys and her usual cheeful self: you really are sick. get some rest. She also added that she can't take me out of the group because she can't do the project and even pass without me...

whew! that was a relief!

now, i think that receiving those messages were part of one bizaare dream created by guilt.

Sunday, August 21, 2005

You Made Me Hate You

i know that the difference between 100 and 130 in huge

i know that 130 is too high

you don't need to act like i don't know it

i know my weaknesses

i know the dangers

no need to hysterical about it

i know that what i had is dangerous

no need to rub it against my face

i hope you know that i am hurt

that i am struggling

that what happened to me is not usual

and it is harmful

but you don't have to scream

at the top of your lungs

that i am not doing anything

anything that could help me

that i am stupid

that i am helpless

that i can't control myself

though i did not hear these words from you

i read between the lines

these are what you imply

and it is hurtful

i can handle it as a joke

but never humiliat me infront of everybody

because

that would really make me hate you

and i don't like hating people

like the way i despise you

for now.

Thursday, August 18, 2005

You must be kidding me!

Your Birthdate: April 9
Your birth on the 9th day of the month adds a tone of idealism and humanitarianism to your nature.
You become one who can work easily with people because you are broadminded, tolerant and generous.
You are ever sensitive to others' needs and feelings, and you are very sympathetic and compassionate.

Your feeling run deep and you often find yourself in dramatically charged situations.
This 9 energy always tends to give more that it gets.




anyway, i got the link for this through the blog of a dormamae.. hahah.. the resul blew me off... haha seriously, it's weird

Make a Wish



mine is o have my computer back o normal again.. which is next to impossible. or will not happen in an instant... hah! too bad for me. anyway, i just finished reading Eoin Colfer's The Wish List. Yes, I discovered that he has books aside from Artemis Fowl. Just kidding . I just thought that i want to see more of his books and not just focus on young master Fowl (and FOALY!!).

Anyway,it was a fun read (Heaven = Pearlies = Blue trail, Hell = Pit = Red Trail). Hmmm.. i can't write a decent review ye. I had just finished it and had not completely digested the book. But i am happy for stumbling accross this book. Certainly, Colfer has more stories to tell apart that wicked young mastermind and his fairy friends!

He is Sick...

and i don't know what to do about it...

He has never been this sick.. only a few loose connections. Now, he asks for a CD because of a missing file.
I don't know what to do...
I am so depressed...
I need him so much...
I have projects and exams...
And he is an essential part of them...

What to do...

?

Monday, August 15, 2005

So Fresh!

I m now reminiscing that day when we were going home from SM...

and someone said

(she knows the friend i was with)

i look like


a



freshie!!


you can look at it in two ways:

i look young! yey!




or





i look naive/innocent.... wah!



anyway, i still can't help it but to be glad!
it was a first!


i am usually good in writing titles.. but i can't think of any right now... tsk tsk.. i'll leave it blank

I got interested with the book The Curious Incident of the Dog at the Night-time (by Mark Haddon) instantly when i saw it in the bookstore. I recall seeing the book with a dormmate but i never heard of her coommens or reaction. but that was a long time ago... several months...

The novel was about Christopher John Francis Boone, an fifteen(i think) year old who has autism. It ws explained in the first part of the book that Christopher aside from being very intelligent (especially in math and logic), finds it hard to understand human emotions. At first he uses a chart of human emotions a friend and teacher drew for him.
But one murder of a poodle changed his life, turned his world upside down. A neighbor's dog was killed one night, and he was mistaken for the culprit, the og murderer. Because he loves dogs, he started his investigation on who killed Wellington, the dog.
Intertwined with the book some of his ideas, thoughts and a few memories of his mom, dad and school. The detective work (a la Sherlock Holmes, who is in fact his favorite character, Hound of Baskervilles his favorite book) led into a shocking discovery regarding his own family.
His logic is so astonishing and his experience could be fun. It was a very fun novel at the start but when the revelations came, i can't help it but to cry. I felt broken for him and his father. Sometimes i think his father doesn't deserve that ending. but knowing how a Christopher John Francis Boone thinks, he can't really argue with his decisions.
The simplicity of Christopher Boone as a young man searching for answers and his complexity as an individual who only understands math and logic (and science) makes this book a very worthwhile read, and him a very powerful character. The book was very well written- a novel out of an autisic mind. The story and his character creed a compelling mix, with the readers thinking, where would these actions lead him? or how would this story end?
Never have i read a story as honest heartwarming and powerful as this.

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Crazy Enough

yah, i am.. i have an exam and i am still here. no worries (yeah right).

i sill can't find enough words or thoughts to be blogging right now. I am still in the state of shock. call me crazy, i don't care! call me anoying, i dont give a *bleep. (ooopsss bad mouth.. baad fingers..)

Okay, so that this entry will have sense, let me tell you wha i did yesterday. what joy!(<-- see the sarcasm here?)


My sister came to visit me after going to PRC for her license (as a Physical Therapist) and we wen to the mall because i have to buy some groceries and she has to buy herself contact lenses. we passed by the new powerbooks stall, where i bough(again) a book by Eoin Colfer: The Wish List. I think that it is about time that i explore his other books apart from the Artemis Fowl series. So.. that would be my second book for this month. The first one was The Curious Incident Of A Dog In The Night Time by Mark Haddon (am gonna write about it). And i noticed that the book's cover is orange and so does The Wish List. hehe what's with ORANGE! =)
We went our separate ways:me- grocery, sis- contact lens. After i did my chores, i went directly to AstroVision to ask if the VCD for Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera is available. and it was not yet released...how sad. =(

Anyway, when I left the shop i had with me-err- us, i met sister there, four VCD's Resident Evil-i had seen the second film,Super Size Me- for my sister, Chicago-somebody didn't return my first copy and Freaky Friday-i love the songs, hehe. And there was this nosey sales lady when i looked at the VCD of the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory which ws the Original Version of the movie Charlie and The Chocolate Factory. Though, the real title in the book is really Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She is saying some things that make me feel like i didn't know that the movie showing now is a remake.

So, we came back to the dorm. Sister left for Cavite. I continued my deviation - Red Death, which i moved to scraps-i submited it in DevArt but i am not so saisfied with it.

Then we watched Resident Evil. Gory- i like i. But I think, I like the second movie more. (so in love with Jill).

then, i sleep....zzzzzz

Tomorrow




is






...a new day.

Monday, August 08, 2005

A Tour You Wouldn't Want To Miss

Nobody has entered or has seen what's inside Willy Wonka's Chocolate factory. The chocolates just come out wrapped and address for people around the world. But that changed one day when Willy Wobnka decided to give out five golden tickets to enter his Factory hidden in a Wonka Bar.

Five lucky children(errr not really) found the Golden tickets: Augustus Gloop, Veruca Salt, Violet Beauregarde (i love this kid!), Mike Teavee and of course, Charlie Bucket. Together with their parent, they went in to see the magic in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.

Johnny Depp never cease to amaze me in the way he handles every role. As Willy Wonka (the amazinf chocolatier), he filled the movie with cheery movements (love the way he speaks- haha!), though trapped in a very (comically-what?) sad past as shown in flashbacks. (father...daddy...papa.....*sniff). The Oompa Loompas potrayed by Deep Roy (yes, Oompas LoompaS - there are hundreds of them -they'r evrywhere argh!), gaces us every now and then with (surprise) musical numbers making the movie more fun. heehee. The freakin kids also did not fail to annoy me. Augustus' gluttony is unmnerving (he is so ....). Violet's over confidence (but this girl is sooooo pretty) is getting out of hand. Veruca's 'spoiledness'(love her accent) is getting irriting ("i want not just a squirrel, i want a trained squirrel"). Mike' angst is just... angst? (but there are times that this kid looks like he is just acting.) And Charlie, Charlie is such a sweet kid. =)

The whole movie itself is like candy: colorful, fun, surprising and yeah addictive.
The simple punchlines could crack you up and they came in unexpected ("you'll never see me again" - is it like that, i don't know- haha) parts. I just sat there and watched and i didn't realized who time passed by and the movie is going to end. It may not be my type of movie-think of the movies like, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Vanilla Sky- but it is worth the time (and money sigh). Definitely a must see.... so don't forget your golden tickets, grab a seat and enjoy the tour!

Friday, August 05, 2005

Alaala.

i was just listening to this song in Yahoo radio. it bought ememories because of the year it was popular. i really love old songs. heehee.
i know.. this song really is something icky. especially when it came from me.

LOST IN YOUR EYES (Debbie Gibson)

I get lost, in your eyes
And I feel my spirits rise
And soar like the wind
Is it love that I am in?
I get weak in a glance
Isn't this what's called romance?
And that's what I know
Cause when I'm lost
I can't let go

(Chorus)
I don't mind
Not knowing what I'm headed for
You can take me to the skies
It's like being lost in heaven
When (and) I'm lost in your eyes

I just felt
Don't know why
Something is there
We can't deny
Ooh, when I first knew
Was when I first looked at you
And if I
Can't find my way
If salvation
Seems miles away
Oh, I'll be found
When I'm lost in your eyes

(Repeat Chorus)

I get weak in a glance
Isn't this what's called romance
Oh, I'll be found
When I am lost
In your eyes.

Summer's fading

It's raining again. The classes got suspended because of the terrible (for them) weather. But i love the rain. I love walking with the rain on my head and going to the dorm soak with people looking puzzled. Why are you wet? duh!? i don't have the umbrella. and a bigger DUH.. It is raining outside. hehe.

I now had troubles with my dear compuer. I can't open a residential lot or any lot in the SIMS 2 University in my Account. too much downloads. My computer can't handle it. tsktsk. after 10 children, 3 grandchildren, 10 starting chracters i can't play now. waaah.. my downloads are so cool by the way: NotreDame, Paris Opera, Sims Mall. Sailormoon characters, Saiyuki Characters... now, they are all... gone.

One fun thing is.. now I am continnuing my story. My novel about prophecy and all that usual stuff. i have started it a few years ago and now.. yey.. i am continuing to write and hopefully finish them. The whole story is supposed o be a trilogy. hey, i don't know about LOTR when i started this. and i know nothing about Harry Potter. so obviously i am not plagiarizing. yeah!

And here are still lots of oher novels to finish.. my ideas keep on flowing ad my hands and also my mouth can't keep up...

i wish my mind in creating stories is sharper in academics. waaa

Thursday, August 04, 2005

I'm Turning Semi Sweet and Nuts

Willy wonka...willy wonka.....

Just watched the movie. Johnny is so cute... ha!
Very touching story.
Well, now i have to write a review.
harhar...