Thank Yous

How often do we hear someone say "thank you"? Nowadays, I only hear few people say that. I wonder, how come people don't say that anymore? What happened to the values and the good manners that our parents taught us? Are they gone?

It is very important to say "thank you" especially when someone did something good to us. It shows that we are grateful for what that person did. Don't forget to say thank you.

In two days, Christmas is here. I believe that we'll receive gifts from our loved ones, friends and those who care for us. Let's say thank you for they remember us, especially in this season of love, joy and giving.

Merry Christmas and thank you to all!!!!

Pasko Na...

Disyembre na. Lumalamig nanaman ang simoy ng hangin. Nagkalat ang mga makukulay na ilaw at mga parol sa bawat tahanan. Dumarami ang mga nagtitinda ng bibingka at puto- bumbong. Ang mga tao ay nagdadagsahan sa mga malls upang mamili ng mga pangregalo sa kanilang mga kamag-anak at mga mahal sa buhay. Maririnig sa bawat radyo at telebisyon ang mga kantang Pamasko. Ang mga bata ay kumakatok sa mga bahay-bahay upang mag karoling. Sa pagsapit ng Disyembre 15 at 16, mapupuno ang mga simbahan ng mga tao dahil mag-uumpisa na muli ang simbang gabi. Unti-unti nang nararamdaman ang diwa ng Pasko sa paligid. Ilang tulog nalang, Pasko na.

Ang Pasko ay isa sa mga araw na aking kinasasabikan. Tuwing Pasko, ang aming pamilya ay nabubuo at ang aming mga tiyo, tiya at mga pinsan na nasa malayo ay umuuwi ng Pilipinas upang magdiwang ng Pasko rito. Kami ay nabibigyan ng pagkakataon na magkasama-sama muli. Masaya ang Pasko rito, tama ba?

Ngunit, ang diwa ng Pasko ay hindi lamang makikita sa mga regalo, mga pagkaing masasarap tulad ng lechon at leche flan. Lagi nating paka tandaan na ang Pasko ay ang panahon ng pagpapatawad, pagbibigayan at pagmamahalan. Ito rin ang araw na si Hesus ay isinilang ni Maria. Kung hindi dahil sa kanya, wala ang Pasko. Dapat tayong magpasalamat sa lahat ng mga biyayang natatanggap natin sa araw-araw. Huwag nating iisipin na hindi tayo mahal ng Diyos dahil mahal na mahal niya tayo.

*Tayo ay magpasalamat din dahil hindi tayo dinaanan ng bagyong Reming. Ngunit, ating ipagdasal ang mga nasalanta at naapektuhan ng bagyo.

Simple Things Can Make Others Happy?

On my way home today, I laughed so hard that my tummy got hurt. Mikee, Janelle, Audrey, Maricar and I were teasing Yya, one of our servicemates. It was fun teasing her..haha. No, we were not bullying her. The most fun part of it was she laughed with us too. She's just a good sport.

We were noisy, very noisy. Because of our laughter, we didn't got the chance to hear the shout out of Maricar. She texted 97.1 LSFM and greeted everybody inside the van. She even requested for the song Define by Hilera (is my spelling right?). I only heard "Mikee, Dana, Audrey and Janelle" but the rest, I didn't. Fortunately, the DJ granted the requested song. We even sang the chorus (the chorus is the only part that we do know, well, except for Mikee who knows the whole song..haha). We sang it intentionally not only to express ourselves but to tease Yya again. She laughed so hard because she heard me say, "Un lang ung alam kong part. Hindi ko na alam ung susunod.."

I have this realization that making others happy is quite difficult. It is not easy to please people. Yes, that is true. There are different kinds of people, with diffirent kinds of characteristics and attitudes. Like what M. Lee said on his blog, "Never be a people-pleaser. It will only hurt you". But I think it will not hurt you so much if you are true and honest to yourself. Be careful too because one wrong step can make a such bad impression. Nowadays, people are so judgemental. They look at the book by its cover and they even make criticisms that can destroy its inner self. Be careful. Be strong. Be ready to face reality. Remember, reality bites and it hurts...a lot.

Simple things can make others happy, do you believe in this too?

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Below is the song that really makes us really..uh..hyper specially when Yya is around..haha..

"Failed again so just leave me alone, define! Define! Define!

Failed again so just leave me alone, define! Define! Define!"

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---000End000---

A Taste of Mango Cake

After a month of making "parinig" to my aunties, my wish has been granted. Auntie Sari, who plays the piano very well, buys me a mango cake from Red Ribbon. Receiving a chocolate or a mango cake is my wish even before my sixteenth birthday. I've just been dreaming about it one day then one night, while having a dinner with Auntie Lucy, I suddenly talked about chocolate cake and mango cake from Red Ribbon. I thought Auntie Lucy will buy me either of the two because she's nodding her head as I say that Red Ribbon is one of the bake shops here in the Philippines who makes the best cakes in town. *sigh* On the day of my birthday, there is no cake at all. Sad.

Since then, everytime we have our weekly family gatherings here at home, I always do not forget to mention about my dream cakes from Red Ribbon. Whenever I talk about them, they become quiet then ask me if I really wanted a cake. Of course I do! Though it sounds narrow, having my dream about cakes fulfilled will make me so happy.

A while ago, when they arrived, Auntie Sari called me. I was finished greeting Auntie Tita and my dad. I went to Auntie Sari to greet her as well then I saw that she was holding something inside the plastic bag of Red Ribbon. I asked blessing from her as usual, hugged and kissed her. Then, she told me that the cake's for me. I was really surprised! I even jumped for joy. See, I'm such a narrow person. Haha.

We ate the cake before they left for Manila. We even shared it with our household. As I was eating the cake, I was so happy. My aunts were looking and smiling at each other. Well, I looked at them with hey-it-is-my-dream-to-eat-a-mango-cake-and-now-it -is-granted-so-I'm-happy look. Haha.

This day is such a great day, and I wish it will be longer. Wishes. Tomorrow will be quite a different day from today so I must look forward to it. At least, I got the chance to taste a mango cake.

=)

Strawberries, Word Search, Yael Yuzon and the rest of Spongecola and Ice Cream

I have eaten and tasted strawberries today. They are not the actual strawberries fresh from Baguio but I have the chance to taste them again after so many months or years I guess. Ate Rosie served me oatmeal for breakfast today. The oatmeal was a strawberry- flavored one. Maybe, for some of you, it tastes yucky or disgusting but it tastes good for me. Honestly, I like it! Hahaha. During recess, Ayeen, our classmate, gave each one of us a share of strawberry cheesecake. It was sweet and yummy! I liked it too! She baked them herself. Sweet!

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During Filipino time today, the last subject, Ms. Jane, our Filipino teacher, gave us the chance to practice for the English Month culminating activity. As I said, I was a part of the broadcasting and our group was finished recording so I didn't do anything. I just borrowed Mau's Word Search which she bought from Book Sale who came to our school to sell their products, particularly books and magazines, what else? Last week, Scholastic came to our school as well to sell books and other stuff which are related to reading. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to buy anything from both of them because I didn't have the money (I was really longing for the HP set). Anyway, I borrowed Mau's Word Search and searched for the words until the bell rang. Whew! I finished everything! Hahaha.

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Last November 22, it was Yael Yuzon's (vocalist of Spongecola) birthday. It was also Mau's, Mikee's and even Joan's birthday. Joan told me that it was my birthday as well. Wow! But I think my birthday is on the birthday of Chris Cantada, the drummer. Hahaha.

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Last Thursday, I borrowed Mau's magazine which featured Spongecola. During the clubmeeting, as the Alto and the Soprano 1 sang and practiced for the Himig Harana and as my fellow Soprano 2 members were waiting for our turn, I read the magazine. I was amazed! Hahaha. Yael has 21 pairs of shoes (I wish he would share. Remember, Barney says "Share". Haha.), Armo has his own rock world (He's a good example of a rocker.), Gosh gets his ideas everywhere (His song writing ability is so great specially when he writes a deep Tagalog song.) and Chris is just simply inspired by his loved ones). Wow, they are really talented people. You rock! =)

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Today, I have dreamt of eating two scoops of pistachio ice cream in a very large cone. Hmmm. Yummy. When we go to Festival Mall or ATC, I will definitely buy one!=)

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So long and good night...

So long and good night...

Tulad ng Isang Makata

Ang nakalipas na linggong ito ay nagdulot sa akin ng lungkot at saya. Maraming mga pangyayari ang nangyari na hindi ko inaasahan. Ayon nga sa aking kamag- aral na si Jalvin, na siya ring aking katabi sa upuan, napapansin nya na ako ay laging wala sa sarili. Kahit ako man, hindi ko maipaliwanag kung bakit ako nagkakaganito. Marahil, ako ay kinakabahan sa paglabas ng aking mga grado dahil sa aking pakiramdam, ako ay bumaba at nag- iisip ng kung anu- ano pa.

Noong Miyerkules, nagpalit na kami ng upuan sa silid aralan. Bago ako ay lumipat, ako ay nasa ikalawang hanay na malapit sa pisara. Nagpaalam na ako sa bintana na naging bahagi rin ng aking unang semester dahil naging katabi ko siya. Dahil sa bintanang yoon, natutunan ko na bigyang halaga ang kalikasan at ang buong paligid. Totoo na nabigyan ko ng halaga ang kalikasan dahil sa tuwing ako ay inaantok sa klase o sa tuwing sumasakit ang aking mga mata dahil sa tindi ng sikat ng araw, tumitingin lamang ako sa bundok at sa mga puno. Totoo rin pala na ang kulay luntian ay nakakabuti sa pakiramdam. Nagpaalam din ako sa aking mga kamag- aral na nasa aking paligid tulad nila Kay, Mikee, Mica at Kristine. Nakakalungkot ngunit kailangang tanggapin. Ngayong ikalawang semester, ako ay nasa ika-apat na hanay, sa may gitna. Hindi ko na katabi ang bintana. Katabi ko na ngayon ang pintuan at katabi ko pa rin ang kamag- aral kong si Jalvin. Wow! Sabi nga nina Mau, "Solid!". Totoo nga naman dahil kahit saan, lagi kaming magkatabi--- sa linya, sa tuwing may misa o pananghalian at siyempre, sa silid aralan.

Kanina rin, nakita ko na ang aking mga grado. Ako ay kinabahan dahil ang tagal ng aking tiya sa loob ng aming silid aralan. Ang tagal ng pag- uusap nila ng aming guro. Hindi ako mapakali sa labas habang naghihintay sa kanya. Marami na rin ang dumaan sa aking harapan tulad nina Sr. Regina, ang aming "directress" at ilang mga magulang ng aking mga kamag- aral at ng iba pang mag- aaral sa mataas na paaralan. Lumuwag ang aking pakiramdam nang siya ay lumabas. Natakot ako dahil mukha siyang malungkot. Sinabi ko sa sarili ko na, "Dana, hala, lagot, maghanda ka na. Bumaba nga talaga siguro ang iyong mga grado." Tapos nang tumingin siya sa akin, ipinakita ang aking card at bigla siyang tumawa. Ang aking tiya talaga. Ako ay nakapasa! Mabuhay!

(Masaya rin pala ang aming klase sa Pisika noong Miyerkules. Hahaha. Natutuwa ako. Kaya lang, hindi ako gaanong nabasa. Hahaha.)

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Ako ay nagpapasalamat sa mga sumusunod:

God

Aking pamilya at mga kapamilya

Mga Guro

Mga Kamag- aral

Matalik na mga Kaibigan

Kaibigan

At sa mga taong hindi ko nabanggit, salamat ng marami!

God Bless You!!!

Espesyal na pasasalamat din kay Jalvin Corrales...dahil sa tulong, pagtitiyaga at pagpapasensya niya, tumaas ako sa accounting... =)

The Strange Kid

I've been asking myself, "Am I strange?". Well, I guess, I am. I feel that I'm not myself lately. I keep on making mistakes, though it's normal to make mistakes because no one's perfect, right? But, really, I'm not myself since last week. I become sad then happy, sensitive then annoyed. In short, I become a little bit moody, but why? I also feel paranoid. Yes, I feel paranoid. I feel that somebody is annoyed with me as well. I feel that some people turn their backs whenever I come near them. Is that normal?

Besides being paranoid, I'm also thinking about my grades. The card- giving day is on Friday. "Waaaaaaaa!" is all that I could say. I feel that my grades are lower this second quarter because I got low in Physics. I may not be able to have the merit card again. *sigh* But I think, it's better not to expect for any because I don't want to be disappointed. I don't want to cry over my grades again. It's my fault anyway. I should have studied more and focused more on my studies. I should have more time to study my lessons.

I know I shouldn't feel this way and I must think positive which is the right thing to do. I must think positive. I must accept whatever comes to me because it is according to God's plan. He has good plans for me. If ever my grades were even lower this quarter, I know what to do. I must have a goal and achieve it. I mustn't be paranoid too because I might be thinking wrong. I should treat these things as a challenge for me so I could stand up from my fall. I will achieve my goals too. I know I will. Maybe this isn't the right time but I believe it will come...it will come...

What a Day, People!

There were so many things that happened to me today and I felt different emotions as well. I became happy, hyper, excited, nervous and annoyed but not in the same time. Like what I said yesterday, the glee club was invited to perform at Alabang Town Center for the 8th anniversary of Westgrove. Wow, there were people, the "mall- goers", who watched us perform. The high school and grade school dance troupe did very well and I gave them two thumbs up for their beautiful performance. Actually, while they were dancing, I was worried because some of them might fall down the stage because it was too small. Anyway, they managed to dance gracefully and well and the audience really liked their performance, so I didn't worry too much afterwards. The glee club sang also well and I just realized how surprised I was when somebody in the audience shouted "More! More!". Unfortunately, we didn't sing again because we didn't have any songs to sing..haha..maybe next time..if there is a next time...haha. Those were the reasons why I was happy.

I asked myself, "Why do some people specially those you have known and known you or those you have met before actually don't greet you?". I mean, you were already facing them and it was obvious that you were looking straight at them then you started to smile a little bit then they were looking at you too but they didn't smile back at you. How would you feel? OUCH! It was like you didn't exist! Paano naman ung mga pinagsamahan niyo? Well, I just thought about that, because I observed that it's common nowadays. I mean, it hurts. It really hurts. And I understand the people who experienced that.

I also observed that some people become kill joy. I don't understand why. I mean, the people around them are being nice, friendly and kind to them but in return, they just wear that sour face look, they do the "dabog", murmur something behind you and answer back at you. Honestly, it annoys me. It annoys me a lot. How come they are like that? People.

I just realized that the best thing to do is ignore them as well. It's their problem, not mine. I hope that somehow, they will change that kind of attitude because it's not good. It will not bring them good and they should think about others. They must be considerate enough for the people who care for them.

My aunt and I went to Festival Mall to attend the Holy Mass. It was an anticipated mass so we need not to worry about waking up early tomorrow..haha. The Holy Mass calmed me down. I forgot how to be annoyed with kill joy and snob people and I really felt good. After the Mass, I bought myself an ice cream, a waffle and a mango shake. Haha.

Since I talked about "people", (I mentioned a lot of "people" in my blog today, didn't I? haha) I saw some people whom I know a while ago in Alabang Town Center and in Festival Mall. I saw some of my classmates who watched our performance in ATC, (Thank you for coming and for supporting us!) my former school mates and an old friend. I was happy to see them all and they made me happy too!

This day, I also thank God that He gave us this wonderful opportunity to meet different kinds of people. It teaches us how to be patient and to be understanding to them. The people whom we meet teach each one of us too to be strong to be a better person. Without them, we wouldn't be the way that we are today. Lastly, I thank those people who touch my life and they become my inspiration to love the life that God has given me. Again, thank you!

By the way, today is Mama's birthday. Happy Birthday Mama! I love you! God bless and take care! =)

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Special

Today, I feel nervous and excited at the same time because the highschool glee club and the dance troupe will perform at Alabang Town Center tomorrow for the 8th anniversary of Ayala Westgrove Heights. We are included in the celebration because our school is part of the Ayala Westgrove family. I'm nervous and excited because it is my first time to perform in a mall and lots of people will see the performance..haha. Well, anyway, before the dismissal a while ago, our club moderator (glee club) asked for a practice. We will sing two songs which are Someone to Watch Over Me and the never dying song, which we, the members, jokingly say the club's "official theme song", Nearness of You. We sang those songs last February in St. Scho Manila for the celebration of its 100th year. I'm also happy because we will represent the school for this event. I'm looking forward to experiencing this celebration. Good night!

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I'm a little lamb who's lost in the woods

I know I could always be good

to one who'll watch over me...

It's not the pale moon that excites me

that thrills and delights me, oh no

it's just the nearness of you...

Something New

This week has been busy for me and there are surprises that really have surprised me. This month, November, is the English month. Every year, the school always has activities that are related to the English subject such as book fair, book ad, essay writing, class paper making, declamation, speech choir and extemporaneous speeches. This year, there are some changes regarding the activities. The book ad, for example, requires one story to be presented by the highschool unit. The story is Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. It is a well- loved classic story, as we all know. There is a new activity which is the broadcasting. In here, five to seven students are needed to promote a message that is related to the theme. The theme, by the way, is Reliving Classic Literature Today with Zeal and Dynamism. The students who join this activity will practice and record the message in the school. According to our teacher, any practices outside the school will not be recognized as a school activity.

Our class was given the rules about the said school activities. There are so many and I'm happy because everybody will have the chance to participate. I thought about joining the making of the class paper but it was already full so I "registered" to speech choir and to broadcasting. But then, one of my classmates told me that I should only choose one because there might be a conflict for the practices. During lunch time, I really thought hard and I was thinking about joining broadcasting instead of speech choir. I even asked some of my classmates to give me advices. Before the lunch ended, I told our vice president that I will join broadcasting.

I joined the broadcasting because I realized that I wanted to try something new. Besides, I already joined speech choir before (but it was called choral recitation and it was in Filipino). I don't regret it because I will let my voice, together with my groupmates, be heard to send a message that may hopefully inspire the youth of today specially the little ones, our little sisters in "reliving the classic literature with zeal and dynamism". Thank you and good day!

Halo-halo

I'm happy because I have updated my blog...hahaha, but I'm sad because there's no gulaman drink at the canteen. I ended up buying kwek- kwek. Anyway it tastes good naman so it's worth it. Also, I'm surprised because there are no classes tomorrow because of the typhoon. Oh great. I will have enough time to study for my last entrance test--- my entrance test in La Salle. I took up tests na in UP, ADMU and UST. So far, pinakamadali ung sa UST. Wow. Pero sana I passed UP, UST and ADMU din para masaya. Hahaha. Pray, pray, pray. Prayer helps. Yes, that's true. It really helps. Balik tayo sa La Salle. Ayun, kailangan talagang maging handa dahil nais ko rin ang pumasa dun. Haay... have faith... Pati rin pala ung field trip sa Friday, cancelled na. Sa Monday nalang daw un. Sana, di na umulan ng malakas, dahil marami ang nahihirapan at nagkakasakit...haay (huh?! ulit?!) By the way,hi Jalvin! Ayan, binanggit na kita sa blog ko..hahaha...Sige po, hanggang dito nalang ako...hanggang sa muli..paalam!


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"Pumapatak nanaman ang ulan sa bubong bahay..."



*The picture was taken after we did our project for media education. That was myself with Tin, Karel and Gem.*

Being Ready and Prepared

Have you ever thought about what course/s to take when you enter college? Or do you have any chosen university where you like to go to? Are you ready to face a new chapter in your school life? Well, those are the common questions asked when someone enters his/her senior year in high school. One always gets confused, worried or nervous when s/he hears about college. According to some college students, and even those who have graduated already, college life is hard. On the other hand, some say that it is easier than high school life. Hmmm, that makes me feel confused.

One of my classmates, who happened to be my friend too, have lent me her book, "A Girl's Guide to College". Unfortunately, I forgot the name of the author, which is so sad. Anyway. It talks about college life, of course, from the freshman years to the senior years. It has everything and it really gives ideas on how to make your college life meaningful. According to it, one should always be prepared and learn how balance his/her time which is really important. College life means more work. It also means responsibility, because one is becoming more independent and less dependent to his/her parents though they still support him/her. Though it means more work, it doesn't mean that one will sleep at the wee hours of the morning or will not sleep at all. What the author is trying to point out here is that one can still enjoy it even if there are more work and more assigned task. Making college life easier depends on the person, on how s/he handle the situation. Like what I said, learn how to balance time. If one learns how to do it, things will flow out smoothly.

So, there. I really don't know the reason why I have thought about this topic, but I think, it will help to whoever reads this. I think that this will somehow help people, particulary senior high school students like me. I will also try to share more about what I have read on the book but not now..hahaha. Okay, I will wrap this up with my favorite slogan last summer, "Be happy like Jollibee!". Thank you for reading. God bless and take care! =)


---Please post a comment. You may also check my grammar. That will be very much appreciated. Thank you! =)

A Day to Remember (Part Two)

Maggie and I went to Ice Monster after buying her older brother's oil control sheets. We bought mais con hielo, which really satisfied our hunger and the day was totally hot, anyway. We had exchanged stories again as usual. We talked about school and some stuff. She told me that she really missed DLSU- C. On the other hand, she was already a little bit adjusted to her new school, DLSU Lipa.

When our food was finished, we walked and wandered around the mall. We stopped at some shops like Penshoppe, Bench, Human, Mossimo, Unica Hija and Kamiseta. Those stops at these shops were really memorable to me, because we did something "unusual" which some shoppers don't normally do. The people inside these stores were looking at us. Well, not really directly looking at us like we did something really terrible but I knew they looked (haha, what?!). I find these people funny though, as they were looking at us with weird expressions. Maybe, they started asking questions inside their head like, "What do they think they are doing?" or "For heaven's sake, what is this? Are they okay?". Hahaha. Actually, what we did was just simple, but I don't think that some people can do it. It was not bad though.They really need the guts to do it. And, we had the guts but not for so long because we lost them.

Maybe, you are now asking yourself, "What did they do?" . Well, people, Maggie and I took our pictures inside each store. Is it a normal thing to do? I think not. It is weird and kind of embarrassing. Huhu. I really could not believe that I have done it with her. I think that it's one of the weirdest thing that I ever did in my entire life (wow, it sounds...wow..).

Anyway, I learned my lesson. I learned that you should not do things that will make you regret in the end. Before you do it, think deeply about it.

Still, I felt happy and I ended up having a big smile on my face on my way home because I had this wonderful chance to visit my best friend whom I really missed so much. In the car, I was already thinking about my next visit, maybe during sem break or Christmas vacation. It was really a day to remember.

A Wonderful Day (Part One:The Movie)

Yesterday was a great day for me. I went to Lipa to visit my bestfriend, Maggie. Since November, we lived a mile apart because of something unexpected happened. During those days in November and even in the latter part of October, I still couldn't believe why it had happened and of all people, why her.

So, like what I said, I went to Lipa yesterday, and it was trully a blessed day for me because at last, I'll see my bestfriend again. My aunt and Ate Rosie, my aunt's companion, (wow..she is serving our family for more than 25 years, and it's no joke!) accompanied me, and they also brought kapeng barako too while I spend the whole afternoon with Maggie. They just dropped us off at Robinson's Lipa since it's nearer to Maggie's place.

From the moment we arrived at the mall, Maggie and I decided to watch a movie. The movies that signed "Now Showing" were M:I:III, Poseidon Tiger Blade, and the other two that I forgot the title. Anyway, we didn't have the intention to watch the ones who's movie titles were forgotten since they had a really bad poster (hahaha, I'm so bad). So our choices were Mission Impossible, Poseidon and Tiger Blade. We didn't choose Mission Impossible because both of us don't like Tom Cruise in the first place, so why bother to watch? (sorry to those who like Tom Cruise, hahaha, I'm really bad...peace!) We also wanted to watch Poseidon but the film showing will be for more than one hour and I have to go home before six pm since I live in Laguna. We just decided and finally agreed to watch Tiger Blade, even if we didn't have any idea who the lead actor was and what kind of movie it was. Before we went inside the cinema, she brought a small or medium bucket of popcorn and drinks, then I ran as fast as I could to catch my aunt because the security guard outside the cinema wanted to confiscate my digicam. (Mamang guard, bakit nyo po kukunin ung camera ko? Di ko naman po ung gagamitin sa loob..) I admit that I was a little pissed off because the guard didn't trust me, and I didn't trust him either.

When we went inside the cinema, I thought that only the two of us were inside because nobody was watching near the giant screen. We went up and it surprised me because there were only a few people who were watching the movie. Actually, I counted it. There were only 14 people and that included us. Not even half of my class in school. Maggie and I were laughing because we realized that the movie was a Thai movie, and the actors, no offense, were overacting (hahaha...I'm really bad). We just understood the movie through the subtitles. The movie was about a secret agent who wanted to arrest the man whom the other people, including the police. And they also failed to kill him because he, the wanted man, had powers and only tiger blade, who happened to be the secret agent, could kill him. Wow, it was an action movie and Maggie and I just talked softly, laughed at the actor who has a peculiar voice, and wished that we should have watched Poseidon instead.

After the movie, we went to supermarket. She brought some cereals because she told me that she dreamed of eating them. Then we went to some stores to look for her older brother's oil control sheets. We also went to the department store and there she asked me, "bakit di ka mahilig sa make-up? Pero marunong ka naman...hahaha..." Ala lang...I just don't like it. =)

*Maggie and I*

What will I say?

Hello everyone!!! I'm Dana. It is my first time to create a blog. Honestly, I don't have any idea about what to write. I guess, I'll just put whatever pops into my mind here...hahaha...

When I was in gradeschool, I doodled a lot especially in my intermediate pad. I wrote about anything...I even drew logos of my favorite brands of clothing, like Orange Juice. I even wrote articles which were not published in our school paper but I saved some of them in my computer.

It was really my dream to be a good writer someday. I even thought about Journalism as my course for college. But everything changed when I entered highschool. I didn't have the time to doodle as much as I want unlike in my gradeschool years. I was very busy with school work. The only time that I could write articles was when our teachers asked us to write a theme for English or Filipino.

Writing has been a part of my life. Because of it, I can practice my English, my grammar and even my Filipino. I can also express how I feel or what I feel through it. I think, writing completes me..hahaha... Because of writing too, I also achieved some recognition in school. When I was in grade six, my short story, Ang Lumang Bahay, was chosen for the school paper. I was so surprised because I never expected it. That story was based on my imagination because during that time, I was fascinated with antiques and even ghosts and spirits. Then, when I reached my sophomore year in St. Scho, I joined the writer's guild. Unfortunately, I didn't write nor contribute in our school paper. But, my piece about nutrition won third place in school. I was also surprised because, yes, you guessed it, 1.) I never expected it and 2.) I wasn't really serious as I was writing that piece. I kept on telling not to eat junkfoods because they're bad for our health(shocks! I was the first one to eat french fries at McDonald's that day...hahaha...). I even wrote about facts that most of the people in the US become obese because they eat a lot of junkfood. Well, maybe, it was just a reward for my um, "unseriousness". (Is there a word, "unseriousness"? hahaha) But honestly, I was still happy when my piece was chosen even if it's third place. I received a certificate that still hangs inside my bed room up to now (of course it's inside a frame) and a green mango, wrapped in blue crepe paper. Yes, I also received a green mango because it was held during the nutrition month.

Now, I feel happy because I have this wonderful opportunity to write again. I think that I will pursue my writing skills even if I will not take Journalism as my course when I enter college. Like what I said, writing completes me. I will write about anything under the sun like what I used to do. If my article or piece will be chosen again, if it is according to God's will, I will be so thankful. And when that time comes, I will still wonder if I will receive or get a green mango wrapped in crepe paper again. =)