aww, sad...

wala pa ding nababawas sa movie list ko. huhu!

suddenly, unexpectedly

vacation, vacation. no homeworks, projects or papers. it's like everyday is POET's day (Piss Off Early Tomorrow's Saturday). vacation life is all but a bum's dream.

since it's nothing-to-do time, i just sleep like a lazy dog and read like a genius on every single magazine in our home. yesterday, i was reading a back issue of reader's digest and i came across an article about love then suddenly, unexpectedly, i remembered my religion class. as in, "the" last religion class of my college life (yes, it must have the "the", because it's like something important. haha!) . our last rel ed subject was about marriage so we were talking about love and commitment and everything about relationships for the whole second semester. our last topic was 'what really is love?'. and up to now, i don't like the topic. why? because it's just unexplainable.

my professor gave us a hand-out that served as a guide. and on that hand-out, the author said that love is not a:

1. feeling
2. falling in love
3. myth
4. so on and so forth (others that are not mudane to our everyday life)

yeah, i accept the author's opinion about it. love is not blah- blah- blah because love is blah- blah. but, if love is not the ta-ta-ta as what he stated, what really is love? love is an abstract noun that can never be quantified or defined as whatever by whoever. love has different definiton for each and every person.

so what's my point? the topic 'what is love?' must be eliminated in every teacher's lesson plan. because it is just unexplainable. and it would just be an unending debate. i just have one sure thing about love- it is GOD and what He has for us.

hahaha! i'm so weird. i don't wanna think about school yet i'm blogging about it. maybe when you have nothing to do, you just remember about the things you are used to do... like school. LOL ^^

a surprise for someone. now, this is love... for us.

because i'm a loser

back then, i was not really fond of watching movies so i was one of those freaking losers. it is only when i started college that i had the chance to go to movie houses whenever i wanted to and had the interest to watch HBO, star movies or cinemax. but then i still cannot relate whenever they talk about films... the ones during my elementary to high school days.

one lazy afternoon when we were having our duty at a health center, we started talking about the greatest films there is. they were like "oo, the best yang movie na yan!", "ang hot ng bida don.", "ang panget nung ending e.." and i was like "sino ba bida dun?", "about san yun?", "huh?!". my groupmates were really amazed that i have no idea of 95% of the movies we were talking about so they decided to make me a list. A list that contains the coolest/ greatest/ hottest/ most touching/ whatever-you-want-to-call-it movies i still haven't watched.

MOVIES I NEED TO WATCH BEFORE I DIE:
- Lord of the Rings trilogy
- Noting Hill
- Serendipity
- Gladiator
- Matrix Trilogy
- Any Rocky movie except 5
- Saving private ryan
- Dawn of the Dead
- Saw 1
- The Guardian
- E.T.
- Tenacious D and the Pick of Destiny
- The Bachelor
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- V for Vendetta
- My Bestfriend's wedding
- Jerr McGuirre
- Closer
- Awake
- Dazed and Confused
- Sixteen Candles
- Never Back Down
- The Godfather
- American Gangster
- Deja Vu
- Vantage Point
- The Island
- Rockstar
- The Exorcist: Director's cut
- Constantine
- The Prestige
- Fever Pitch
- The Terminal
- It
- Face off
- Pineapple Express
- Juno
- Stomp the Yard
- You Got Served
- Superbad
- License to Wed
- Sweeney Todd: Demon BArber of Fleet street


I was able to watch 4 of them (the ones in orange)... 39 more to go! they gave such a dramatic title so i wanna change it to MOVIES I HAVE TO WATCH BEFORE THE SUMMER ENDS. i hope i can meet my goal. so now my first task is to borrow dvd's from everyone. toodles! :)

my simple dreams...

summer is here and summer jobs are everywhere. ever since i was a little kid, i dream of having something to do during summer aside from sleeping til noon, watching TV til it explodes and reading pocketbooks til my eyes hurt. i wanna earn extra money so i can have something to spend. too bad i still cannot fulfill that dream of mine because i have classes from april to may. but if you would ask me, i would love to spend my summer as a...


McDONALD'S CREW- i know it's hard and i know it's tiring and that's why i like it. i wanna experience the toxcity behind the counter of our favorite fastfood. i wonder how they make cheeseburgers and what's the secret why people love it so much. i want to feel the pressure in dealing with a demanding, out-of-the-reason customer. i want to wear that cute uniform and annoying hairnet.

TOURIST GUIDE- i want to go to places i haven't been to like, top of the list, baguio. i can read all the necessary information and study all about our country's famous spots because i know in return, it's going to be a lot of fun.

BARISTA- do i need to explain? it just seems fun to be one. hahaha! plus the free coffee. coffee= caffeine= me.

TEACHER- i want to teach street children. i want to teach them how to read, write and draw. i can be with them all day! it's not everyday that i see grateful smiles of children so spending a summer helping the unfortunate ones can be cool too.

RIDE OPERATOR- ... at enchanted kingdom. how cool is it to test the rides every morning? i wanna experience that. haha! even though i am afraid of riding the roller coaster. and yeah, i just think it's a happy thing to see families, group of friends and couples having their time at the amusement park.

if ever i would have the chance, i will- for sure- grab the opportunity and be one of those listed above. summer does not mean being a bum, right? have a blasting summer ahead! ^^

everyone's gone bad???

i've just heard the reason why chris brown was arrested for domestic violence and i just cannot take it. i was like 'did he just do that? really?' he just seems to be a very good guy so i'm still in the state of denial that chris brown is not a mr. nice guy. yes, i'm still in denial.

i don't know but i think everyone has changed lately. i have a friend who ran away from home and refuses to go back. my classmates are backstabbing each other these past few days. the good students are turning into i-don't-care children. the studious ones who spend their night sstudying have just proclaimed themselves as not and started drinking 6 times a week. everybody is getting short- tempered, including me, yes.

WHAT IS HAPPENING? everybody is sooo alien- like and i just want to ask 'who are you? which planet are you from?' i know that the only thing that is constant is change and i have no violent reaction to that. it's just that i want a constant change for the better. i don't want everyone to be bad or things to get worse.

honestly, now, i am wishing for world peace... and for rihanna and chris brown to be back on good terms. SPREAD PEACE and BE A BETTER PERSON!

DAY 1

Even though at first I was kind of bitter for having duty on a holiday, I still consider today as very meaningful.

Being a first- timer at a mental institution, I am quite excited and nervous to handle clients since I still don’t know how to deal with them. The orientation and ward tour really helped a lot. Somehow, I was “desensitized” and I can already see the picture. All of my what- ifs, fears and anxiety were somehow taken away.

One thing that concerned me most is the situation of the clients inside the mental institution. I can see how old the structures are and how most parts of the areas need renovation. As a government institution, I think government officials must develop and provide funds for NCMH so that they can make their facilities better since environment is one of the factors that can help in rehabilitating the clients.

I consider today as a good experience. Having seen the clients and having observed how other students handle them, I gained some confidence for the next day. Reporting for duty on a holiday is not a bad idea after all.

hey! it's holiday!

tomorrow is holiday and i can do all the thing in my mind. i can watch a DVD my friend lend me long time ago, finish the pocketbook i borrowed from my roommate, or surf the net all day long.

i am happy because i believe that students really need long weekends from time to time. maybe if a conduct a survey of what are the stressors of most teenagers, school will be top 1. requirements, research papers, homeworks.... AHHHH! they are never- ending! students deserve a break. and because i am a lucky kid, TOMORROW IS NOT A HOLIDAY FOR ME! i will still have to report for duty. could you believe that? argggggghhhhh!

so you, just enjoy your free day for me. toodles.

to them all...

to all the nursing board exam passers, God has blessed you! Congratulations!
to our university's BSN batch 2008, Les Femme du Sacre Couer, you brought us glory! Caritas Christi Urgent Nos!

and after a year and a half, it's my turn.

it's february 14 and the whole world is in love!

every guy has a bouquet of flowers in his hand, every girl has an excited look on her face and everyone has the aura of love- of Valentine's day. the tradition that started during the time of Geoffrey Chaucer, the great author of the Canterbury tales and until now, it is a tradition celebrated by couples... and singles like me. AND I AM NOT BITTER. it's february 14 and the whole world is in love!

i hate all the emo people out there sending quotes of bitterness because they don't have a date or they're single or they just don't have anything to do. i saw this circle of friends at the mall wearing all black and heard one member say 'walang valentine!' they're really funny for being oh-so-bitter! and duh, 'valentine'. i admit it, i am kind of emo too and there's that little pang of jealousy but i know i have my friends with me. i received three roses from my guy friends, see? who needs a boyfriend or a boylet to have a fun, fulfilling V day?

i am happy to see couples walking together with sweetness, eating happily with love. there's the feeling of 'awwww'. we filipinos are just the best in celebrating V day- the baduy lines, the flowers from Dangwa, the eating out, the gasgas ways of surprise, the boy holding the girl's things. filipino guys, for me, are the sweetest creatures. anong sinabi ni romeo? the best pa din si florante.

i don't know... i'm just happy.

HAPPY V DAY! spread love :)

if i were a boy

i love being a girl. this morning, i was brushing my teeth and looking at myself in the mirror. i have a long hair- what if it's short? i have a headband- what if it's waxed and styled up? i am petite- what if i'm 6-foot tall? what if i'm a boy?

if i were a boy...

... i would hang out with skater boys and skate all day long. but then i will not look like a poser just like the guys i see wearing skater shoes, big earphones and all that outfit but cannot really skate at all.
... i would give my seat to a girl or an elderly standing in front of me at the LRT.
... i would eat at McDo not minding how fattening it is to dine there.
... i would own a PSP.
... i would not get nervous whenever i drive. swabe lang dapat!
... i would get smelly from playing basketball.
... i would not be "maangas". i would not act like i own everything around me.
... i would never ever be late for class not like my other guy classmates.
... i would never be bolero and would not use lines like 'na-love at first sight kasi ako sayo'
... i would be ready for a date especially if i was the one who asked for it. i would not argue where to eat or what movie to watch.
... i would be an architect. yes. and draw people's dream homes.
... i would be in the soccer varsity team. soccer is just cool!

but then it's just weird imagining if-i-were-a-boy. being a girl is just as rocking fun!