Friday, February 29, 2008

Real Culprit

Who is to BLAME if a TEAR falls from an EYE?

Could it be these HANDS which did NOTHING but wipe the TEAR?
living in ENDLESS pretense, being ALL RIGHT...

Or the HAND which BROKE the HEART and left d TEAR falling. . . ALONE...


wayau: sus!

Thursday, February 28, 2008

Joke entry - Never step on a duck (philippine belief?)

Three women die and get to heaven, and
St. Peter greets them at the door and says,
"Once you get into heaven, you mustn't step
on any ducks."

The women find this request very strange,
but they agree, and enter heaven.
Once they get in, it's wall to wall ducks.
A day goes by and the first woman steps on the duck.
St. Peter comes back with this old,smelly, fat,
ugly man and chains them togther saying,
"For stepping on a duck, you have to spend
forever chained to this man."

Another day goes by and the second woman
steps on a duck, and St Peter comes back
with another old, smelly, fat, ugly, man and chains
them togther and says, "For stepping on a duck you
have to spend forever chained to this man"

The third woman sees this happening and doesn't
want this to happen to her.
So a month goes by and she hasn't stepped on a
single duck.
St. Peter comes back and chains her together with
this really handsome man and walks away.
The third woman says, "How come I have
The pleasure of being chained to you?"
The handsome man replies,
"I don't know about you, but I stepped on a
duck."

Damn History 16 for making me a logical person.


this is a summary or , an outline of the spanish colonial system in the philippines.


Motives:

  • Religious: Patronato Real; convert the natives in order to save their souls
  • Economic: control of the "Spice Trade" meant more gold (mercantilism: doctrine of bullionism )

Initial Native Responses:

  • Resistance: Lapu-lapu, Lakandula, Sulayman, etc.
  • Accommodation: the chieftains became the new local ruling elite known as the Principalia, from whose ranks came the local government officials

Pre-19th C. Conditions in the Philippines and the Nature of Spanish Colonialism : Ist Stage: 1565 - 1770

  • outpost; frontier colony
  • stepping stone towards China and the rest of Asia
  • base of operation for the building of a Pacific Empire
  • Spanish presence was limited to coastal areas, interiors and uplands were spared
  • mainly a missionary field
  • Native Responses: Sporadic Uprisings; restricted sense of nationhood
  • the term "Filipino" referred only to Philippine-born Spaniards, also known as Insulares, while the natives were called "Indios"


18th & 19th Century Global and Local Developments: 2nd Stage: 1770 - 1898

Global Scene:

  • Rise of Capitalism
  • Expansion of Trade and Commerce
  • Scientific and Intellectual Revolution
  • advancement in Agriculture and increased demand for agricultural products
  • Industrialization
  • Liberalism and Political Upheavals: French Revolution, American Revolution and other Independence Movements ( Latin America )

Impact on the Philippines: Economic Reforms in 1770’s: Change from Hapsburg Kings to Bourbon Kings; meant to transform the Philippines into an economic asset of Spain

  • Tobacco Monopoly, Royal Company of the Philippines: therefore: intensification of economic colonialism in the Philippines
  • Opening of the Philippines to World Trade

1834 = official opening of the Philippines to world trade; brought in the machinery and the consumer goods from the industrialized economies of the West; the Philippines became a producer and exporter of agricultural products (commercialized agriculture) and a market for Western products and technology....... Thus, the Philippines was linked to the global economic system

1869: the Suez Canal was opened; shortened travel distance with Europe


Local Scene:

  • converted the Philippines into an economic asset
  • intensification of colonization
  • deeper penetration of the archipelago
  • evolution of the term "Filipino" which came to include the "Mestizo," who were rising in number, & mostly of Chinese lineage, but with Hispanized culture : result of inter-racial marriages
  • Rise of the Filipino "Burgis" (middle class) : occupied positions of influence in key sectors of colonial society:
  1. Business: Inquilinos (lease-holders engaged in commercial agriculture: sugar); Middlemen (Chinese Mestizos engaged in buy-&-sell of agri-exports); Retail-Wholesale merchants
  2. Local Government: Municipal (Pueblo) & Barangay officials
  3. Military: NCOs in the Spanish army & navy were Filipinos who were racially discriminated & distrusted, thus, were not allowed commissions as officers
  4. Academe: Ilustrados (Professors, Students, & Professionals)
  5. the Catholic Church: Secular or Diocesan Clergy..... GomBurZa, etc.

BUT: THE MIDDLE CLASS REPRESENTED ONLY A SMALL FRACTION OF THE POPULATION

HYPOTHESIS: Economic Progress (wealth) & Education, complicated with discontent, fuelled the NATIONALIST MOVEMENT before 1872, resulting in reprisals & persecutions......... i.e., Cavite Mutiny; Secularization Controversy



whew! I wasn't required to make this thing....

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Balanced-Brained

May, you are Balanced-brained


That means you are able to draw on the strengths of both the right and left hemispheres of your brain, depending upon a given situation.

When you need to explain a complicated process to someone, or plan a detailed vacation, the left hemisphere of your brain, which is responsible for your ability to solve problems logically, might kick in. But if you were critiquing an art opening or coming up with an original way to file papers, the right side of your brain, which is responsible for noticing subtle details in things, might take over.

While many people have clearly dominant left- or right-brained tendencies, you are able to draw on skills from both hemispheres of your brain. This rare combination makes you a very creative and flexible thinker.

The down side to being balanced-brained is that you may sometimes feel paralyzed by indecision when the two hemispheres of your brain are competing to solve a problem in their own unique ways.

from tickle

Thursday, February 21, 2008

kiss from a rose



There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea.
You became the light on the dark side of me.
Love remained a drug that's the high and not the pill.
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and
The light that you shine can be seen.
Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grave.
Ooh,
The more I get of you,
Stranger it feels, yeah.
And now that your rose is in bloom.
A light hits the gloom on the grave.
There is so much a man can tell you,
So much he can say.
You remain,
My power, my pleasure, my pain, baby
To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny.
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby?
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.
Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grave.
Ooh, the more I get of you
Stranger it feels, yeah
Now that your rose is in bloom.
A light hits the gloom on the grave,
I've been kissed by a rose on the grave,
I've been kissed by a rose
I've been kissed by a rose on the grave,
...And if I should fall along the way
I've been kissed by a rose
...been kissed by a rose on the grave.
There is so much a man can tell you,
So much he can say.
You remain
My power, my pleasure, my pain.
To me you're like a growing addiction that I can't deny, yeah
Won't you tell me is that healthy, baby.
But did you know,
That when it snows,
My eyes become large and the light that you shine can be seen.
Baby,
I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grave.
Ooh, the more I get of you
Stranger it feels, yeah
Now that your rose is in bloom,
A light hits the gloom on the grave.
Yes I compare you to a kiss from a rose on the grave
Ooh, the more I get of you
Stranger it feels, yeah
And now that your rose is in bloom
A light hits the gloom on the grave
Now that your rose is in bloom,
A light hits the gloom on the grave.

Wednesday, February 20, 2008

snow

The Inversed Butterfly
Vocals: SNoW

Someday the inversed butterfly will face the light
I cut my hair with you in the mirror
The echoing sound of footsteps in the hallway when class is in session
The sound of the incessant rain follows

While the figure feels, it seems bright
It’ll become a sweet flower; it’ll even become a poisonous fruit
It’s raining today, too, even now
I want to connect to him through his sky and my sky

In this Craziness, Uncertainty
I wonder if we can leave the thoughts of each and everyone somewhere
In this Craziness, You gave me life
I wonder to what point we can protect a single thought

You remember it, the inversed butterfly
The exchange of mail is unstopping
Even if I’ve been set adrift, I should swim
The incessant voices of people are like waves

The melodies that I’ll convey, while I believe in them
Are a gentle rhythm that feels like crying
It’s always raining; the present will continue into the future
I want to think so-

In this Craziness, Uncertainty
I wonder if we can leave the figures of each and everyone somewhere
In this Craziness, You gave me life
I wonder to what point we can protect each figure

Feelings that don’t want to become words exist
No matter how far people reach out their hands, an unreachable place inside of people exists
Because I love the inaudible thoughts of each and everyone
Even if they don’t become something, they won’t be changing on any day

In this Craziness, Uncertainty
I wonder if we can leave the thoughts of each and everyone somewhere
In this Craziness, You gave me life
I wonder to what point we can protect a single thought
In this Craziness, Uncertainty
I wonder if we can leave the figures of each and everyone somewhere
In this Craziness, You gave me life
I wonder to what point we can protect each figure

In this Craziness, Uncertainty
Each and everyone’s aspirations
In this Craziness, You gave me life
A single brilliance
In this Craziness, Uncertainty
Each and everyone’s heartbeats
In this Craziness, You gave me life
A single impression
In this Craziness, Uncertainty
Each and everyone’s gaze
In this Craziness, You gave me life
A single coincidence
In this Craziness, Uncertainty
Each and everyone’s warmth
In this Craziness, You gave me life
A single promise

Sakasama no Chou
Vocals: SNoW

Itsuka hikari ni mukau sakasama no chou
Kimi to kami o kiru kagami no naka
Jugyouchuu no rouka hibiku ashioto
Taezu ame no oto ga tsuite kuru yo

Kanjiru mama no katachi wa mabushii
Amai hana ni naru doku no mi ni mo naru
Kyou mo ame ano hito ima mo
Sora to sora de tsunagitai no

In this Craziness, Uncertainty
Hitori hitori no omoi o bokura wa dokoka ni nokoseru darou ka
In this Craziness, You gave me life
Hitotsu no omoi o bokura wa doko made mamoreru darou ka

Kimi wa oboete iru no sakasama no chou
Meeru no yariyori wa toritome mo nai
Nagasarete ite mo oyogereba ii
Taezu hito no koe wa nami no you ni

Shinjiru mama ni tsutaeru merodi
Yasashii rizumu nakidashisou ni naru
Itsumo ame ima ga mirai e to
Tsuzuku sou omoitai yo

In this Craziness, Uncertainty
Hitori hitori no katachi o bokura wa dokoka ni nokoseru darou ka
In this Craziness, You gave me life
Sorezore no katachi o bokura wa doko made mamoreru darou ka

Kotoba ni naritagaranai kimochi ga arimasu
Hito ga ikura te o nobashite mo hito no naka ni todokanai basho ga aru
Koe ni naranai hitori hitori no omoi ga suki dakara
Nanika ni naranakute mo itsu no hi de mo kawarazu

In this Craziness, Uncertainty
Hitori hitori no omoi o bokura wa dokoka ni nokoseru darou ka
In this Craziness, You gave me life
Hitotsu no omoi o bokura wa doko made mamoreru darou ka
In this Craziness, Uncertainty
Hitori hitori no katachi o bokura wa dokoka ni nokoseru darou ka
In this Craziness, You gave me life
Sorezore no katachi o bokura wa doko made mamoreru darou ka

In this Craziness, Uncertainty
Hitori hitori no akogare
In this Craziness, You gave me life
Hitotsu no kagayaki
In this Craziness, Uncertainty
Hitori hitori no tokimeki
In this Craziness, You gave me life
Hitotsu no kandou
In this Craziness, Uncertainty
Hitori hitori no manazashi
In this Craziness, You gave me life
Hitotsu no guuzen
In this Craziness, Uncertainty
Hitori hitori no nukumori
In this Craziness, You gave me life
Hitotsu no yakusoku

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Till it's time

Title: Carol Banawa - Till It's Time lyrics

Artist: Carol Banawa

i just, cant tell
this feeling here inside me
i feel, so strange
whenever you are near me

everytime i see you pass i smile
but then you never seem to realize
its for your eyes
if you would say hello
it would be nice

chorus:
your in my mind
almost all the time
every single minute all i do is think of you
and deep inside
in this heart of mine
i have to go on wishing till its time

one day, you came
and you are oh so near me
i smiled, and then
you turn and did not see me
how am i supposed to get to meet you
what should i do
your in my dreams, i feel it seems
that you dont feel it queit the way i do

repeat chorus

yeahhh heyyyy ohhh

yes deep inside
in this heart of mine
i have to go on wishing till its time

repeat chorus

yeaaaaahhh
till its time.......


I saw him again. It was during the otaku fest.

I had just recently arrived then at the UP grounds. I was with victor, following him around and then I saw a familiar figure. Rocky... that made my heart skip a beat. He was wearing a white jersey shirt with some green highlights and a purontong and with some cool shades. He dominated the area without lifting a finger. Luckily he didn't see me.

After a while, I totally forgot about him because I was preoccupied with modeling for the photographers.

Later in the afternoon, when the show resumed, me and aya decided to get nearer the stage. I was commenting to aya about the band playing at that time when HE suddenly stood in front of me and by-passed through my left. That got me out of my wits. I wasn't expecting him to be just sitting in front me. Or rather, I wasn't expecting to be standing right behind him. Coincidence? maybe... I followed him with my eyes as he was making his way out of the crowd.

Much later, we were still watching the bands play some anime songs but now at a different place, we were behind the barb wires. I was giving the band my full attention when someone caught my eye. HE was there again. He was towering over the crowd and his arms were crossed like how mine were. Aya was saying something to me which made me smile widely. Unfortunately, I was facing at his direction and coincidentally, he looked at our direction and our eyes met. I looked away but I still felt his gaze at me. Luckily, homer called us so that we could start again our photoshoot. I was so thankful that something will get my mind off him for the meantime.

He saw me, I guess, many times - consciously or not. but he did not make any move to acknowledge my presence even as acquaintances. Not even a smile, a nod or even a simple hello or even through TEXT (yes, i do have his number!). I'm not expecting that he'd treat me like a goddess but at least civilly. That made me sad. And to think, I admired him for his personality. I really thought that he was different from those half - breed boys who possess both looks and money. Guess I was wrong.

Thursday, February 14, 2008

Bizarre love triangle



This is how I feel about her. Somehow, this song sums it up...


Every time I think of you
I feel shot right through into a bolt of blue
It's no problem of mine, but it's a problem I find
Living a life that I can't leave behind
There's no sense in telling me
The wisdom of a fool won't set you free
But that's the way that it goes, and it's what nobody knows
While every day my confusion grows

Every time I see you falling
I get down on my knees and pray
I'm waiting for that final moment
You'll say the words that I can't say

I feel fine, and I feel good
I feel like I never should
Whenever I get this way, I just don't know what to say
Why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday
Well, I'm not sure what this could mean
I don't think you're what you seem
I do admit to myself that if I hurt someone else
Then we'll never see just what we're meant to be

Every time I see you falling
I get down on my knees and pray
I'm waiting for that final moment
You'll say the words that I can't say

SAm and Me

Scenario: ME and Sam with our friends in the school canteen....

Me: Una na ko ( while grabbing SAm's hands and pulling her up)

Sam: Why?

Me: Look at that! ( Pointing to the sign board that says "Do Not Leave Your Valuable Things Unattended")

She's addictive and her name is...

You know, There's someone in my head whom I can't, for some reasons, get out of my mind.

She's been tatooed like a gum in my hair for some time now.

She ain't somebody whom you're going to call a nobody...

In fact, she's an angel.

She is special and very dear to my heart.

If you've met her, I bet you would be affirming what I am blabbering in this blog.

I wanted to relate her existence as to a smoke.

"The moment I light my cigarette tucked between my two lips, I inhale the whitish mist inside my mouth, down to my throat and end up burning my lungs. The heat it brings gives me warmth, yet damages my system as I inhale more. She soothes my soul and at the same time, threatens my life to death. She's an addictive artifact that everyone is fond of, and I'm sure everybody's happy when she's around."

"As much as I wanted to inhale more of the smoke the cigarette gives, I cannot. I have to let go of it or else I'll suffocate myself. And so I exhale the smoke out of my mouth or sometimes, out of my nostrils."

"Seeing the smoke outside of my body as I let my eyes linger to it, appears to diffuse in the air and gradually vanishes but lefts a distinct smell on my hands and mouth. Like her, as much as I wanted for her to stay in my heart, I know she'll move away gradually. And to think that she's been a part of me, I know there are many things for me to smile whenever I think of her."



If only I was a boy...


I LOVE her so much that it pains me...


If only....


credits to : http://profiles.friendster.com/crissstinaaa

Don't tell me you forgot me already...

Fall Out Boy Lyrics

"Fall Out Boy The Take Over, The Break's Over lyrics"


Baby, seasons change but people don't.
And I'm always there waiting in the back room.

But don't pretend you ever forgot about me.
Don't pretend you ever forgot about me.

They say your head can be a prison.
Then these are just conjugal visits.
People will dissect us till,
This doesn't mean a thing anymore.

YOU DON"T FIGHT FAIR!

How come you came into my life like a sun brightening my day
But then you left me out of the blue?
I was wondering then if you were for real...
But that feeling made me disappointed.

You were just a gift for valentine's day that I thought that was FOR ME yet you were MEANT for SOMEONE else....

OUCH!

Saturday, February 9, 2008

Otaku Fest

Cosplayin' in UP

WEEEEE! That was fun. haha

But having the costume is difficult. seriously. I was stressed.

Luckily, Victor sponsored my costume. Tifa Lockhart.

But contacting with him ain't that easy. He is a VERY busy person.

Fortunately, the costume was finished on time.

But there was a problem, the shoes, the undershirt, the gloves.

Grrr.....

Anyway. I'm happy.

It turned out okay.

And I was a model for at least A day. One of my dreams. haha

All is well that ends well.

Lesson from the Lotus Tout

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.

TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.

THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.

FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.

FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.

SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.

SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.

EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.

NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.

TEN.. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling..

ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.

TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.

THIRTEEN! .. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'

FOURTEEN. Remember that great love and great achievements involve great risk.

FIFTEEN. Say 'GOD bless you' when you hear someone sneeze

SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.

SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.

EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.

NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.

TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.

TWENTY- ONE. Spend some time alone.

Thursday, February 7, 2008

Love will show you everything by Jennifer Love Hewit

Today, today I bet my life
You have no idea
What I feel inside
Don't, be afraid to let it show
For you'll never know
If you let it hide

I love you
You love me
Take this gift and don't ask why
Cause if you will let me
I'll take what scares you
Hold it deep inside
And if you ask me why I'm with you
And why I'll never
Leave
Love will show you everything

One day
When youth is just a memory
I know you'll be standing right next to me

I love you
You love me
Take this gift and don't ask why
Cause if you will let me
I'll take what scares you
Hold it deep inside
And if you ask me why I'm with you
And why I'll never
Leave
My love will show you everything
My love will show you everything
My love will show you everything
My love will show you everything

I'm a little bit emo.

May, you are a Little Bit Emo

Shop at second hand stores from time to time? Feel like no one understands you? Own a pair of Chucks? That's just what we thought. It's not very strong, but we can kind of see it. We're betting you mope from time to time and you've been known to sigh over an ex, even if you only do it where no one can see you. Come on, just admit it — brooding can be fun.

Thank your lucky stars, because you'd never, ever wear as much makeup at Pete Wentz or listen to Taking Back Sunday all the time. Maybe you just like to pretend that you're super-stoic, but we know that deep down you've got a heart of purest glass. So congrats — you're not totally tragic. Not even close!



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