Holidays.rar

A half-bright sky watches above us, while it's dark half awaits not so far away.

A look at it, it doesn't seem it will go with the occasion.

At the silence of the afternoon, families getting ready for tonight and tomorrow.

A look at them, it says otherwise.

Warm hearts wrapped in the cool evening breeze.

I was gonna make a longer poem or something, but this is close enough. :D

Spending the night after Paskuhan playing at a computer shop with friends really passes the time. Sarap ng feeling ng naglalaban kayo sa Modern Warfare 2 at 5 in the morning, waiting for the sunrise. I was tired but not tired enough to make me sleep right away. Little did I know na makakatulog pala ako ng 5 hours pagdating sa bahay.

Anyway...

My Christmas gift came 2 days early! Ta-da!

Gonna have to learn some songs by ear. Songs like Linkin Park's Pushing Me Away, Iridescent, and some others, A7X's Fiction, Dir En Grey's ain't afraid to die and Conceived Sorrow, Yeah! \,,/

So we're hours away from Christmas and I think everyone wants to have a nice, relaxing bonding time with loved ones. Only difference from previous Christmases is that this time, it's a weekend-length break for the working class.

Oh, and it's not just Christmas, too. Same goes for New Year's.

*sigh* Sucks to be back on academics on the 3rd. With expectations piled up.

While that may be the case, I know that we will prove this won't hinder the occasions and we will continue to have the holidays we love so: family get-togethers, eating Christmas-themed food, singing songs (albeit out of tune), and making memories. We may have experienced tragedies and unfortunate happenings but we are stubborn enough to not let them get in the way. God has given us the strength to endure these and we thank Him in return and pray to help us face the future. We WILL have a Merry Christmas, I tell you.

And so I say, to everyone who may read this, and even to those who won't,

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Remember that it's not how long the celebration lasts, but it's how precious and memorable they are.

Writer's back with writer's block

Out of ideas

So here's a random haiku

Nothing comes to mind

For a while now, I've been trying to figure out what to write for my next post. I wanted to have a new entry ASAP but I can't seem to think of a topic. I've thought about some possible topics but for some reason, I can't remember them now. Darn it, why don't you stay in memory until you're needed?

And then it hit me. Why not write about having nothing to write about? It's worth a shot, right?

Everyone who writes seem to encounter this problem. If you haven't, you probably will. Why is it when at a given time, we try to write something, nothing comes to mind but after you give up on it a for a few minutes or hours, your mind suddenly has a river of ideas? Why is it we can remember ourselves thinking about good ideas but not the good ideas themselves? And sometimes, why is it we can write when we have other things to do?
That last one is from experience, btw.

Some say, "Inspiration is all around us". 


The problem is, inspiration is a matter of perspective. What some may see as "inspirational", may not be to others. And vice-versa. Some may look at a water fountain and say, "Wow...hey, something comes to mind. Maybe I can write a post for it." A selected few can stare at a ceiling for a while and the ideas just flow (Sounds familiar, anyone?).


So let's assume you suddenly had an idea. Will you still be able to remember it well enough to make a good post? 


Focusing is another factor. By focus, I don't mean staring intensely and swearing under your breath. I mean, channeling your full thinking capacity to it. If you're the everything-follows-after-I-start type, you probably finish writing faster. For those who are not, well...we manage, right? :D


For these reasons, I've decided to buy a little notebook and have it with me whenever I leave for school. Not just for writing blog posts, but for other ideas as well. Honestly, I think ideas will come to you more often when you are away from home. You'll probably get more ideas (or even philosophies) listening to your professor's life story than at home, sitting on the sofa, watching Tom and Jerry re-runs.
At least with this notebook within reach, I can write my ideas down as soon as they arrive in my head. That's one less problem solved.


So umm...yeah. That's it. The end.
I don't always end my posts awkwardly, but when I do, I put a music video to make up for it.
(Not much of a FF fan but hey, it works)

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: Straight English post.

Earphones found. Activating Lip-synch...

"He may be out of his mind, but someday you will find insanity's left us all blind and dragged us all behind."

Lyrics to. 15 points kapag may makasabi ng title at artist nito without having to scroll down to read this blog entry. :D

Ever since elementary, little by little, I've become more and more attached to music. Unang nagsimula nung nawili ako sa panonood ng mga music channel tulad ng MTV at yung channel bago pa yung MYX (anong pangalan noon ulit? may Karaoke yata sa pangalan yon) so napalaki ako sa foreign music. Mga una kong mga nakita at narinig na mga artists nun eh boybands gaya ng Westlife, Blue at Backstreet Boys. Ngayon, if ever maisip ko uling magandang ideyang makinig uli sa kanila, for nostalgic reasons na lang. Sumunod rin ang mga hip-hop artists tulad ni Ja Rule, Eminem, at Nelly. At ang sumunod ang mga banda tulad ng Incubus, Linkin Park, Korn, P.O.D., at Red Hot Chili Peppers. Tapos ayun, "naadik", in a way. What started out with random flipping of the TV channels, became a part of me I still hold tightly today.

OK. Enough history.

Kung mapapansin mo, nasa early 2000's ako nagising sa mundo ng music. Pop music, to be specific. Nagka-impact sa akin ang hip-hop pero mas malakas yung impact sa akin ng rock. So now, you'll find me listening to rock most of the time. Maya-maya magbibigay ako ng listahan ng mga banda, konting review sa kanila at mga kanta nilang baka magustuhan niyo.

Since you were inspired by a band, do you have interest in performing songs on instruments?

Yes. Yes, I do. Despite na nung elementary pa ako nakikinig, nung 3rd year high school lang ako naging interested sa instruments. Sa gitara, specifically. I do covers from time to time and upload them on Youtube. Now, I've also become used to playing the drums a bit.

Do you have a band?

Once again, yes. Yurana's the name. We're a four-man band na walang specific vocalist. Haha. We like to perform covers. I'm not gonna go into details about it here because in my opinion, it deserves a separate blog post for it. :D

エセンピ

May mga kailangan bang ipasa bukas? 
Well, either way...


Ehem...


The Japanese characters in the title reads "Esenpi", which translates to Philippine collective group of single people on Christmas, or "SMP", where in the latter is the most commonly known as and commonly referred to. The characters could also translate to SNP, but what the hell does that mean? Wala naman eh.


Instead, I'll rant about SMP. :)


SMP. Samahan ng Malamig na Pasko (sabi ni google translate, "accompany a cold christmas" daw. HAHA dami mong trip, GTranslate!). Kapag ikaw ay walang girlfriend/boyfriend by Christmas, member ka na kaagad. No membership fee required. Kapag nawalan ng boyfriend/girlfriend and stays that way until after Christmas, congrats! Platinum member ka na.


Are you one of us? ;) Welcome to the family.


Although it's true that the thought of spending Christmas without a boyfriend/girlfriend may be sad, may iba pa namang tao diyan eh. You don't have to spend the holidays with someone you are romantically attached to, you know. May kaibigan ka naman, may pamilya ka naman. Never forget them. One more thing, may mga taong preferred nilang "malamig" ang Pasko nila. Yung mga either kuripot, "na-hurt", o talagang ayaw lang magpatali sa relasyon muna (or a combination of the 3, why not?). Kung kaya nilang buong-pusong magsaya kahit na wala silang romantic relationship, hindi rason ang pagiging lonely mo para mag-post ng dalawang/apat na linya ng lyrics ng love song tapos may sad face/broken heart sa dulo bilang FB status.


Just saying: At a time of joy, love, and sharing, why would you choose to be depressed and let the depression center on one seemingly unreachable person when you can be truly happy with the help of just a few people? 

Shit, may quiz yata bukas. At gutom ako. =__=

TGIM/"We have to go deeper"

I love Mondays now. Especially mornings. :3

Sa wakas, after 5 semesters in college, naging 5 days na ulit ang pasok ko. Magi-isang buwan na akong pumapasok eh masaya pa rin ako tuwing Sunday ng gabi. 

A few reasons why I <3 Mondays:

1. Since ako ay isang teenager, at ang mga teenager ay nocturnal creatures, ayos lang magpuyat on Sundays. Para dun sa mga nagtataka kung bakit gustong-gusto namin magpuyat pero puro reklamo kinabukasan, ganito yan: Gusto naming mapuyat dahil sa gusto naming gawin, hindi dahil sa pinapagawa sa amin. :D

2. Kasi alam kong babangon sila ng around 4:30 at makikita nila akong tulog pa rin sa kwarto habang magbibihis sila papunta sa school/trabaho. Mas masarap kasi yumakap ang kama at kumot kapag nagising ka ng maaga at hindi ka nagmamadali. Good morning instantly guaranteed.

3. Kung ikaw yung tipong maaga pa rin gumising, you get the satisfaction of seeing your neighbors go to school/work habang ikaw eh pa-petiks petiks na sumisipsip sa kape at kumakain ng pandesal na may Cheez Whiz. Da best, yo.

4. Kung ikaw yung tipong tinutulog ang buong umaga, ayun. Walang istorbo.

5. Since hindi mo pinasukan ang Lunes, hindi ka na ganun ka bitter sa Tuesday. Totally worth whatever it was you were doing on Monday.

And that's why I love Mondays. :3 

Random and unrelated Spiderman pic, go! 

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I just remembered, I had one strange dream last night.

The first thing I could remember was that I was somewhere watching over a place in our subdivision. I think I was on a helicopter which, for some reason, was flying just 20 feet off the ground. Masyado yata akong nage-enjoy sa MW3.

Anyway, the next thing I remember was that I was suddenly alone in a room inside a building. Wala man lang transition from the previous scene. From the looks of it, malamang wala na ako dun sa subdivsion namin. Also, there was a broken mirror in front of me and a hallway beside the mirror. You know, kapag ang kwarto eh iisang bumbilya lang ang ilaw (yung tipong nagii-swing kasi nakasabit lang) tapos walang laman ang kwarto kundi salamin lang, alam mo nang may mangyayaring hindi mo gusto kapag tumingin ka sa salamain. Eh since panaginip, fuck logic. Tumingin pa rin ako.

I said I was alone in the room, right?

IT TURNS OUT I WASN'T.

Pagkakita ko doon sa salamin, may batang babaeng nakabuka yung bibig, horror-style. Natakot ako, at nagising sandali. Minulat (naks, "minulat"!) ko lang mata ko sandali tapos balik kaagad sa tulog. So it turns out, commercial break lang pala yung saglit na pag-gising. Kasi tumuloy yung panaginip. Pagkalingon ko doon kay horror girl, normal na itsura niya at pinasunod niya ako doon sa hallway katabi ng salamin papunta sa kabilang kwarto. Doon na man sa kabila eh may isang kwarto. Tapos pagkabukas ko sa pinto, may isang bangkay na nakatakip sa kumot at naka-upo sa dentist chair. Tapos, sumigaw si horror girl. 

And that's pretty much it.

TL;DR: Horror-themed ang panaginip ko kagabi. De end. Kung may maalala man uli akong mga ganitong panaginip, ishe-share ko.

Perstaym

Hey, guys. :D

My first blog so medyo mental block pa sa topic. So parang usual first meeting of klase (assuming na pumasok ang prof), intro lang muna. 

Ichi: Etong blog na to ay repleksyon ng mga ideya at opinyon ng otor (author). Anumang pagkaparehas sa ideya at opinyon ng iba ay hindi sinadya ng otor. Unless otherwise specified.

Ni: Most likely, may mga iba't ibang reference akong babanggitin. Song lyrics, famous people (fictional or non-fictional), and internet memes among others. But not necessarily in that order. May mga iba pa siguro, malay niyo.

So...uh...ayon. End of intro. Enjoy na lang tayo dito!

Hirap magsulat kapag walang maisulat. 

Class dismissed.