sometimes i think i saw you at the train station, or at the bus stop, at the mall while i was walking with my friends. perhaps we've already met it's just that we were both shy. i think you're everywhere, but where exactly are you?

i'm not okay

this is what i feel right now. empty stomach, sleepless eyes, active mosquitoes and noisy souls everywhere. i was hoping that coffee would make me survive the day but unfortunately, i just couldn't take it. it's not hot anymore and my stomach feels like sh*t.

after few hours of partying this is what i got.

THE LAST SONG

The Last Song is an upcoming movie based on Nicholas Sparks' novel by the same name. It's his first film screenplay to be brought to film.
It stars Miley Cyrus as the lead character. A movie that will introduce her to older audiences. This was supposed to be released on January 8, 2010 but was moved to April 8, 2010.


The movie's about a 17-year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller (Miley chose this name, FYI) whose parents got divorced and because of this she became distant and rebellious. She was sent to her father whom she never spoke with for 3 years, to spend the summer with him. There she was betrayed and arrested however, she managed to reconnect with her father through the one thing they love - music and found love with Will Blakelee played by Liam Hemsworth whom she never thought she would fall for.

catch me

not a love hater anymore

gone are the days when i used to hate love. i've always been a believer that it's something that wouldn't give me any good. i am resistant and hesitant. i oftentimes believe that it's just a superficial feeling.

maybe i've loved. perhaps i loved myself more than anybody else. maybe i was there but i chose not to consider it. Or I guess, i was too immature before. i think i was jealous that there are people out there who are somebody's somebody.

i got tired of hating love. it's just now that i realized how gloomy and heavy it is to carry. love can't be negative. love is real and it is everywhere. it's in my housemate and her fiance, my friend and her boyfriend, with my parents who made me out of love. It is a lovely feeling when felt purely and given wholly.

the path to loving someone is just a step away. i may not be prepared of what might happen but i'll be fine. i'm willing to take the risk. i bet it's now time that i smile, laugh or cry because of love. i have long been caged into loving nobody but me. I'm glad that i've broken down the walls surrounding my little world of hatred towards love.

and now, i got to find somebody to love.

Is there somebody who still believes in love?
I know you're out there

Boys Like Girls: LOVE DRUNK

When I heard that they will be releasing a new album, I was totally stoked! I made a lot of search online: the tracks that'll be included, the album cover and the people they've worked with for this second phase of their musical career.

At last, Love Drunk was released September 7, 2009 and I was lucky enough that the website I usually download songs from had a complete copy of the tracks. Yeah, call me a thief i don't mind. Martin Johnson doesn't mind either. According to him, "if you downloaded it illegally or burnt it from a friend, that’s ok too. i would much rather you have this record for free than not at all, and i’ve learned to accept the way most modern music is acquired." and I so admire him for his better understanding about this. I do check on his blog everyday. The album is one track shorter than their first album but 1 min and 22 secs longer in duration. the album cover is quite glossy though.

The songs that caught my attention are: go, someone like you and two is better than one (a duet with Taylor Swift). These songs did not actually justify their punk-rock style but these sure are nice ballads. Johnson really knows how to throw his voice. He sounds great when he sings ballad specially the way he shifts his tenor to falsetto.

The rest of the tracks are made up of danceable beats, hummable melodies and chorus chants. They're more like Bon Jovi-ish this time. The thing that makes this album better than the first one is that the lyrics are more mature and that they have moved on from their teenage-related experiences. For this one, most of the listeners can relate to the songs no matter how old or young you are. But what the heck? Why should I compare the two when both came from the same boys I admire and look up to.

i don't give an F!

my feelings...

my confusion...



your glance...

your carresses...



you left...

you're gone..

LET IT RAIN

Every little tear I was scared to cry

Everything I feared but I kept inside

I don't wanna hold it back one more day

Oh wash it away

Every tiny thought clouding up my head

Every single word that I never said

I refuse to feel ashamed
LET IT RAIN

sunrise

i've already waken up from a very deep sleep... the sun is almost up and my feeling's getting better.

SUNSET

i was so down these past few days..been keeping a lot of pain inside..got no one to talk to...i can't even explain why i'm feeling that way..

it was one of those days that somebody came like a sunrise..i was blinded by the light...thought he was beautiful..i was blinded by everything hat he has done to me...i should've never thought that way..i should've learned from my past...but i was..i guess dumb that i did not figure out that i'm on the same place i' ve been before.

like the sunrise i thought something different will happen..well as what i expected...not everything that started beautiful lasts..

i can't stare at the rising sun..i'll be blinded by it's light....

it's better to watch the sunset...it makes me see that another page of my life is ending..just like the sunset..everything's fading away..the hurt..misconception and all the pain that brought all this loneliness..

and by night time..my soul will be at rest...

when the sun rises...i'll be whole again..

D.O.N.E.

i don’t have any freakin’ idea why you came but you sure did make me feel different in so many ways.
not that i enjoyed every bit of what we had but everything was unexpected.
i knew there was something in the way you looked at me.
when our eyes met i feared that it might lead us to somewhere, somehow.
i remained untouched though. i stayed strong for i have this feeling that if i’ll give in, i’d get lost.
i was afraid to take a risk..but what is there to take? i didn’t know what you want. i never knew the reason behind your touch or your glance but it’s a far cry from those that i got from other people. i can’t read minds and i don’t want to speculate. your actions might’ve screamed the answer to my questions but i chose to ignore them.
it’s like i like you but i don’t want you at all.
you added up to my confusion just so you know but i’m glad everything’s through.
there were reasons why i hated you and there were little things i am thankful for.
you left and that made me happy. the battle’s over..and i want to thank you for seeing me when i was invisible..

i'm so disgusted with myself...

i feel so embarrassed with what had happened last saturday. embarrassed not because i was wet and i was walking in a not-so-flooded area along pasong tamo, but because what others experienced was far more worse than mine. i was complaining that i'm wet and my shoes are soaking in water. i cursed the rain. i was whining while walking until i saw what's going on on the television..until i heard my housemate's story about her own experience in batasan, quezon city. other people were staying on their rooftop, other's swam on the flood, others were cold and wet and hungry and thirsty...and i was one lucky person if i would think of it. who was i to complain? did i go thru all of that?! i was able to eat. i got a nice sleep. it's like nothing really happened to me when i got home. just like a normal rainy day. there i was frustrated when in fact there are other people who should be more frustrated.

i feel sorry for all the victims of Ondoy. i thank God that my family's safe but i am extremely sad about the condition of other Filipino. My prayer goes to all of them...

Rainy days always get me down

rainy days bring out all the worst in me.

i hate walking in a wet pavement. imagine yung putik na tumatalsik sa suot mo habang papasok ng trabaho. you have to bring your umbrella and have to make sure na you'll not get wet! ako kasi konting basa lang ng ulan nagkakasipon at lagnat na kagad.

right now i am sick. i have colds and fever. i badly need to take a rest. I can't be sick, so i drank 2000 mg of vitamin C yesterday thinking that it was just ok and that would make me feel better. instead, i wasn't able to sleep and my head hurt. because of that, i blamed the rain. if it did not rain, then i would've not gone sick!

i miss the sun...i miss the heat.. i miss walking in a dry ground. will this rain ever stop?

No money, still happy!

It's very difficult for me to save money. I've been working for almost three years now yet I've not saved even just a single cent out of the salary i'm getting.

I have to admit that I am now counting down til the next pay day because I've slashed all my cash for some expenses. so i have to stay away from malls and from other places that would require me to spend money since I might overspend.

But I failed...

Yesterday morning I went to the mall with my friend Karen (my mall buddy). We got so dizzy because almost all items were on sale. Indeed temptation is everywhere and we ended up buying stuff.

With the help of my advantage card, we were able to at least save some of our cash because aside from the discount they offered on selected items, there's another 10% discount.

We both are having issues in saving money. We both love shopping as well. Sometimes I want to stay away from her 'cause she's my kryptonite! But what can I do, I always enjoy my time with her and with the mall!

Money can be earned but a friend like Karen? Nay!
Even if we don't have money we still enjoyed the day.

too much of something is bad

minsan nakakaasar pag lagi na lang..

pag sunod-sunod..

kahit hindi naman bibigay...

ganun parin...

kahit konting ano lang..

nilalagay parin..

minsan sumusobra na talaga..

okay lang sana kung marami e..

pero di naman gaano..

hindi pa naman bagyo..

ilalagay na kagad..

dyosme..wag ka magpanic..

cool ka lang!

It's very Pretty and Odd at the same time.

I just found out last wednesday that Ryan Ross and Jon Walker left the band Panic at the Disco on July 6, 2009 due to musical differences.

Ryan and Jon formed a new band The Young Veins, a Beatles-type band while the other two remaining members Brendon Urie and Spencer Smith will still continue being Panic! at the Disco. Yes, they reinserted the exclamation point into it's name.

I'm still going to be a PATD fan and I'll be waiting for Ryan's new band. I'm expecting their sound to be something like Pretty. Odd.

The news made me feel bad. I couldn't believe it. The last time I checked their website they're working on their third album. It made me "Mad as Rabbits" but it'll get away soon.

dots...

it's been so long.
i'm locked up inside a jar.
i've been trying to break free
but i am so weak.
there are things i want to tell the world
but i just can't find the right words.

there's a hole in my head
that i want to cover.
i am longing for something
that i am really not certain of.
what am i lacking?
that's the question i'm asking.

i feel empty.
i want to be whole again.
i don't know what or who can fill me in.

ALL I EVER WANTED: Kelly Clarkson

After the drama that happened with "My December", Kelly Clarkson resurfaced with a new album. for me it's just a generic pop album but it showcases Kelly's megawatt vocal range. " All I Ever Wanted" is her fourth studio album that was released on March 6, 2009. it's under the same team that worked on her "Since U Been Gone" single. these people really know how to put her on top after the big fall she had in doing her previous let-me-do-my-own-thing album.

When the first single "My Life Would Suck Without You" was released last January, it made another history in the music scene by jumping from 97 to the number one position on the Billboard Hot 100,making it the largest leap to number one ever.

Musicians like Katy Perry and Ryan Tedder contirbuted some of their songs. "I Do Not Hook Up"--which will be the second single. it'll be released to radio on April 13, 2009, and "Long Shot". Ryan's "Already Gone" sounds like the song "Halo" which was performed by Beyonce. (what would you expect? he also wrote it hahaha)

"If I Can't Have You" has an intro similar to Miley Cyrus' "7 Things". Other tracks were like recycled from her previous albums, but still, they allowed Kelly's voice to extend as far as it can go. all the songs sound great because of the vocals.

TRACK LIST:
1.My Life Would Suck Without You
2. I Do Not Hook Up
3. Cry
4. Don't Let Me Stop You
5. All I Ever Wanted
6. Already Gone
7. If I Can't Have You
8. Save You
9. Whyyawannabringmedown
10. Long Shot
11. Impossible
12. Ready
13. I Want You
14. If No One Will Listen

the track that first caught my attention is "Cry", a great ballad with emotional lyrics. An expansive piece that gives Kelly the chance to give her chords a workout. It's the most soaring vocal performance on the album.

My second favorite is "Don't Let Me Stop You" which is very pop-rockish. i must admit that I banged my head when i first heard this song.

"Whyyawannabringmedown" is my least favorite. the title maybe catchy but i think it's just nonsense.

This album brought back the artist's sanity after showing off her side with her "My December" album-which was a major failure according to many reviews. (I have that album and i think it's okay. she's just being herself! i can't see any problem with that!)

For me, this is just a stereotyped pop album..nothing new..same old Kelly. BTW, i don't like the album cover...it's soooo glossy!

i'm a bird. twit! twit!

when i checked my multiply site today,updates about this new online community flooded my inbox! i don't have any freakin idea how it works but i decided to try it as well! so now, just like my other friends, i am now a BIRD flapping my wings on the net! twit! twit!

please follow me! my username id pipsiecles. thank you!

Prince William's uncut thingy

OMG that's all i can say. you can check out the photos here. i can't post it on my page because i am wholesome you know! FYI lang. hehehe i thought all of you should know. a thank you would be highly appreciated! hahaha

where's ROOSTER?

"I’m tired of staring at the sun
Can’t stand the way you burn my eyes so I can’t see
Stealing every breath I breathe
You push me into overdrive
And I don’t need this kind of high coz now I’m done
You took everything while I was staring at the sun."

--Staring at the Sun

i so miss this band. i was in college, 2nd year i think, when i heard their first single "Come Get Some"- with a typically sharp and sexy rock'n'roll hustle. i immediately liked the band. Nick Atkinson, their vocalist has a voice well suited for rock songs.

the last single i heard from them was "Staring at the Sun" and after that, booom! they just disappeared.i wondered what happened to them.

i did some research and i found out that the band broke up on 23 January 2007 due to musical differences and difficulties with the record company. this was announced on MySpace.

they have a great music. they're very talented. i was so sad that they did not make it.

SPEAK:Lindsay Lohan

i'm currently addicted to lindsay lohan's "SPEAK". this was supposed to be the fourth single for LL's debut album of the same title but was cancelled due to her busy schedule. this song was written by Lohan, Shanks, and DioGuardi, yes DioGuardi-the fourth judge in the famous tv show American Idol.

this was released December 7, 2004 and hahaha, the album is way too old but then i like it. the song just wants us to SPEAK our mind. the beat is so cool and the chorus is so heavy that you could just loose your head and dance with it!

here's the lyrics:

[Whisper:] Speak speak speak your heart flow

Everybody's got a point of view
And the right to their own opinion
So don't be scared of what I'm gonna do
When you let me know your intuition

So what makes you think
That I won't get it
So what makes you think that
I won't get your love tonight

[Chorus:]
Speak come on and let it out
Give it to me you know that I can take it
Speak because the more you say the more I'm at ease
Come on don't keep me waiting now
I don't wanna guess, not a test, tell me what your thinking
Keep it real, no big deal
Tell me what your dreaming
Speak let it out... Breathe

[Whisper:] Speak uh straight from your heart

It can't be wrong it can only be right
Just show me what you are feeling
You'll be surprised that how easy it is
Just open up it's so healing

So what makes you think that I won't get it
So what makes you think that I won't get your love tonight.

[Chorus]

[Whisper:] Speak uh straight from your heart

You gotta let it out [2x]

[Parts of Chorus and chorus full 2x]

C'mon and let it out
C'mon and let it out..
(Speak) Because the more you say the more I'm at ease
(C'mon and let it out
C'mon and let it out
Don't wanna guess, not a test, tell me what you're thinkin'
(don't keep me waiting)
Keep it real, no big deal, tell me what you're dreamin'
Speak
Let it out... Breathe

Speak
C'mon and let it out
Give it to me (give it to me)
You know that I can take it
(give it to me)
Be (Be)
Because the more you say the more I'm at ease
C'mon don't keep me waiting now
Don't wanna guess, not a test, tell me what you're thinkin'
(tell me what you're thinkin')
Keep it real, no big deal, tell me what you're dreamin'
(tell me what you're dreamin)
Speak
Let it out
SPEAK

shut up

why do you have to say bad things about other people, about how they look, the way they dress or the way they speak? remember you also have your flaws. you're not perfect and you should know that. it's better to just keep quiet if you don't have nice things to say.

it's not bad to admit that you don't know the things that others know.you don't have to pretend that you know everything. that would not make you a lesser person.

you're only human. we're all equal. you can't rule over me. you can't rule over other people.

LIFE JUST ISN'T

i came across this article when i was still in college while reading "Chicken Soup for a Teenage Soul". This is so inspiring.

Life isn't about keeping score. It's not about how many people call you and it's not about who you've dated, are dating or haven't dated at all. It isn't about who you've kissed, what sport you play, or which guy or girl likes you. It's not about your shoes or your hair or the color of your skin or where you live or got to school. In fact, it's not about grades, money, clothes, or colleges that accept you or not. Life isn't about if you have lots of friends, or if you are alone, and it's not about how accepted or unaccepted you are. Life just isn't about that.

But life is about who you love and who you hurt. It's about how you feel about yourself. It's about trust, happiness, and compassion. It's about sticking up for your friends and replacing inner hate with love. Life is about avoiding jealousy, overcoming ignorance and building confidence. It's about what you say and what you mean. It's about seeing people for who they are and not what they have. Most of all, it is about choosing to use your life to touch someone else's in a way that could never have been achieved otherwise. These choices are what life's about.

Alec TAGGED me!

The game goes like this: if you're tagged, you post seven little known facts about you and you tag seven other people. of course you should let them know they were tagged.

this alec thing tagged me! here are the 7 things you should know about me:

1.i sweat a lot. pasmado tlga ako, lalo na pag mainit or pagnininerbyos ako, parang bukal ng pawis kamay ko!

2.i'm a proud cathecist. when i was still in the province, nagtuturo ako every summer.

3.i collect different kinds of underwear. meron na akong t-back, elephant-trunk, boxer briefs, etc

4.i can't sleep without my ipod and cellphone beside me.

5.i love to swim. isa akong taong-dagat but i'm afraid of coral reefs. as much as possible when i swim, ayaw ko sumisid kasi feeling ko, nagtatago sa likod ng mga coral reefs ang mga sea snakes at sharks.

6.dahil takot akong mag accountancy, business administration major in management kinuha ko nung college, at ngayon, nagsisisi ako..as in lagi.

7.i cried when i saw Christina Aguilera on her Back to Basics concert. That's the first concert I've seen and that was a dream come true.

i tag lea,gracie,karen,jen,darwin,zhane and katie

David Archuleta: David Archuleta

this post may be late but i really have to do this. some people may not like him and it's their choice. they may not listen to his record, but still they would hear his tracks on the radio.

i have blogged about his first ever single before and that started the "ARCHIE FEVER" in me. i'm not into watching American Idol but at least i try to familiarize myself with the top 12 or something contestants (di ko nga kasi alam kung ilang TOP yung kinukuha nila sa malupitang labanan!).

he's the youngest but he sings really well.his voice quality is very pleasant and he doesn't have to shout to impress his listeners or just to exhibit his vocal prowess (very un-ERIK SANTOS or un-GARY V.)

Archie's debut album was released on November 11, 2008 and i only got the chance to download all the tracks last month.

track listing:
1. crush
2. touch my hand
3. barriers
4. my hands
5 a little too not over you
6. you can
7. running
8. desperate
9. to be with you
10. don't let go
11. eyes don't lie
12. angels

as what all of us would expect, the album is very pop-ish with a touch of soul and RnB. POP suits his voice. you can nod your head to the beat. it's very good to listen to while doing house chores or while walking on the street.

"My Hands" has a very catchy chorus. when i first heard this song, i di not understand what he's singing. he was like chanting and you can only catch the word "hold on...". i was so intrigued that i immediately searched the lyrics.

another track that caught my attention was "Eyes Don't Lie" because there's this lazy whistle that's jsut so infectious .i must admit i was irritated by that whistle the first time i heard it.

the background vocal of a woman singing in "To Be With You" is still a mystery to me. i've been searching for answers online but i found no results.

my favorite track is the ballad "You Can". maybe because of the lyrics. i was drawn to this song and it makes me feel good everytime i hear it.

teens would surely enjoy this album since they could easily relate to it! i have a "TEEN" mind and so i love it.

Archie co-wrote some of the tracks in this album and that made me admire him more. i always look up to those artist who can compose their own songs.

what color are you this valentines day?

i've came accross a blog while browsing the net today. it has suggestions about the color of shirt we should wear during this valentines day.

Wear WHITE if you are SINGLE AND LOOKING

Wear GRAY if you are NOT INTERESTED IN RELATIONSHIPS/ COMMITMENTS

Wear RED if you are COMMITTED AND HAPPY

Wear BROWN if you are COMMITTED BUT YOU WANT OUT

Wear BLUE if you are IN LOVE WITH YOUR FRIEND/LIKE SOMEONE IN THE OFFICE

Wear YELLOW if you are DATING/INLOVE BUT NOT IN A RELATIONSHIP

Wear GREEN if you are in a 3RD PARTY RELATIONSHIP

Wear BLACK if you are BROKENHEARTED


Wear STRIPES if you have MORE THAN ONE RELATIONSHIP


Wear PINK if you are in SAME SEX RELATIONSHIP

Wear ORANGE if you DIDN'T HAVE ANY RELATIONSHIP SINCE BIRTH

accidentally i'm wearing white right now! i should've read this earlier because i want to wear orange!

what's your color?

QUESTION: what makes these videos identical

i posted these two videos not because they're my favorite but because they have something in common.

yeah, it's from the same artist but there's something more..

please take a look...and give me the answer...

Thankful

a new year has been given to me. another year has passed and i'm thankful that i've reached the age of 23.

i want to thank those people who did not forget my special day. those who texted me, greeted me personally, called me, posted comments on my page and those who gave me gifts. i dearly appreciate those acts.

the gift of life that God has given me is something that i treasure the most. I can't thank Him enough for all the blessings I've received.

when it's your birthday you feel like you're a celebrity. i thank you all for making me feel that way! 'Til next year.

fashion disaster: He's Wearing What I'm Wearing!

Karen, Ruthie and I went to Glorietta 5 this afternoon. It's pay day and we need to check the money . (so soshal eh, sa Glorieta pa talaga magchecheck!) I planned not to spend much except to buy some stuff at Bench so i could reach the 10 K points for my loyalty card. that would entitle me to avail a 200 worth Bench product for free (yeah out of the 10K=200 not fair eh?) I was so busy checking the items on display when I saw the two biyatches laughing their heart out. I asked them why. At first I did not get what Karen whispered to me, but if i could only kill myself at that moment when she pointed her finger to the subject, i would have died! What did I see? I just saw a guy wearing the same shirt that I am wearing - a purple shirt with the print "I'M NOT LOOKING AT YOU, I'M LOOKING AT YOUR FRIEND". I blushed with embarassment because everybody noticed it. We played hide and seek with the guy. I couldn't run away. It's too late. Someone in my head told me not to leave the place. I was the first to be there and besides I'm not yet done shopping. (yeah right! so courageous!) I know that he saw me too and he left the place before me. whew! what a relief!

( that's the cursed shirt)

They were all laughing at what had happened. I just said "i told him not to come here! we're working on the same company just like you guys wearing the same uniform at work, but he did not listen to me!" I paid the items that I bought and we left the place immediately. what a fashion disaster yet another funny and exciting day for me!

being Miley

after a long day of major embarassment with Xie and her clumsiness (if you're interested to know why, just ask me!), we decided to chill out. she played the guitar and we record this song. hahaha another major embarassment i suppose but we had a lot of fun. a good way of forgetting what happened during the day.
Being Miley...7 things daw

(click on this link if you want to listen to the song!)

WOMANIZER: All American Rejects

we can't deny that britney's womanizer is a big hit! the video is so, well sexy with her showing off her "now" great curves. the video was like a combination of toxic and break the ice.

all amercian rejects,a rock band did their own cover version of the song. Tyson can sing better than Britney. that's a fact but, do you think it's a good version?

FEARLESS: Taylor Swift

i'm not really a fan of country music. i find it boring and and well, just plain boring.. until i saw this blond, blue-eyed,amazonian girl who writes her own songs about teenage love and the life of being a teen.

she's definitely pretty. too bad that joe jonas dumped her over the phone!

well, i'm not going to discuss Taylor Swift's past romance with JoeJo but her 2nd album titled FEARLESS.

the album was released on November 11, 2008 and is made up of 13 original tracks.

just like all country songs, you'll hear the strumming of the guitar on all tracks and you'll get to hear Colbie Caillat (which i am not a fan of) on background vocals for the song "Breathe".

Taylor is fond of using names on her songs. She mentioned the name Abigail on the song "Fifteen"--Abigail is Taylor's bestfriend, and there's also the song "Hey Stephen". It was said that Stephen is a guy whom Taylor had a crush on.

The only overtly country-ish things about Fearless are Swift's light drawl, the occasional reference to a "one-horse town" and a bit of fiddle and banjo tucked into the mix.

This album is good if you would like to relax or put yourself to sleep. not because it'll bore you to death but because her soothing voice would calm you down and would make you forget your stressful day with the lines of her songs that are like telling a story.(Love Story and The Best Day)

i've been listening to this album for a week now and it's quiet therapeutic. If you want, you can download them below.

ALBUM TRACKS:

1. Fearless

2. Fifteen

3. Love Story

4. Hey Stephen

5. White Horses

6.You Belong With Me

7. Breathe

8. Tell Me Why.mp3

9. You're Not Sorry

10.The Way I Loved You

11. Forever & Always

12. The Best Day.mp3

13. Change

my favorites: White Horse, Breathe,The Best Day and Hey Stephen (her hum in this song is so infectious)

God is the Friend of Silence

We Need to Find God,

He Cannot Be Found in Noise and Restlessness.

God Is the Friend of Silence.

See How Nature . . .
Trees, Flowers, Grass
Grow in Silence.

See the Stars, the Moon and Sun . . .
How They Move in Silence.
The More We Receive in Silent Prayer,
The More We Can Give in Our Active Life.

We Need Silence to Be Able to Touch Souls.

The Essential Thing Is Not What We Say,
But What God Says . . .
To us and Through us.

All Our Words Will Be Useless Unless They Come from Within. Words Which Do Not Give the Light of Christ . . . Increase the Darkness.

-Mother Teresa

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when we are busy, we hardly think of God, or doesn't think of Him at all.

it's true that in silence, we can interact with Him better, thru prayer.

that's where we can listen to Him and hear His words effectively.

God's always there. He's just drowned sometimes by the noise around us. but no matter how noisy the surrounding is, if we are calm inside, we can still talk to Him. He's just there, willing to listen.

HATRED vs LOVE

what good will you get out of saying bad things about someone?
would you be happy for the misfortune of other people?
do you think you could win over someone by telling the whole world the negativities the person posess?

it makes me sad that there are these people who would always take a look at your flaws.
people who doesn't have anything good to say. people who would be happy if they see you kneeling and crawling to the floor.

i think we all forget about the meaning of love. we always associate it to a special someone..someone that makes our heart beat fast. a partner..a person we would do anything for..we would die for.

why can't we love everybody?
why can't we easily forgive those who hurt us?
instead of hatred, why shouldn't we replace it with love, forgiveness and mercy?

when somebody wronged us, we always respond negatively (sometimes for no reason we hate someone)
we curse and we fill our hearts with anger. we do things that would put them down.
yet, after all of these, are we completely happy? are we happy that we did something bad against that person too?
let's ask ourselves, "what would i gain by hating this person?"

can we replace hate with love?
it's more reasonable.
it is what God wants us to do all the time.
it may be difficult but we should try.
to make an enemy as a friend gives a satisfying feeling.
it makes us human. it makes us what we really are.

let loose..
let love..

my life would suck without you

after My December, Kelly Clarkson took a long pause for her music career. i was wondering where she'd been until recently, i heard that she had completed her new album.

i have a preview of her new single "my life would suck without you" which will be released to radio on January 19, 2009 (that would be tomorrow). Max Martin, Dr. Luke and Claude Kelly wrote this song. i know you're aware that Max is behind some of *Nsync, Backstreet Boys and Britney Spears' smash hits (to name a few).

The 26-year-old original American Idol champ is scheduled to release her fourth studio album on March 17, 2009.

i'm so freakin excited about this new album! she's my favorite american idol and i think no one can beat her. she can sing really well and hit those high notes easily!

welcome back Kelly.

Don't Forget: Demi Lovato

I know I'm pretty old to be listening to this album but i'm sorry i just can't help it. i was so obssessed with Miley Cyrus' "See You Again" before until I heard this girl's "Get Back". I never liked her in "This Is Me". I did not like the way she moved on the music video. She was like a retard (please excuse me).

Good thing she was a little refined on her newest single. I actually love her voice, specially when she sang the Star Spangled banner (watch it in youtube). I believe she can sing better than Miley.

Don't Forget is the title of Demi's debut album through Hollywood Records. It debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 chart. the tracks from this album are somewhat similar to the Jonas Brother's sound (maybe because they co-produced the album and they co-wote some of the songs as well). if you will listen carefully to the first released single "Get Back" it has the same intro as "S.O.S." She wrote a song for her friend Selena gomez titled "Two Worlds Collide" and a song that tells about expectations of Hollywood and how she will stay the same through the song "La la Land" which was her second album.

the album cover is so artistic (that's based on my opinion). i mean, hey, it's very rare for an artistist to have that kind of cover. the black and red color is just so right. the tracks include:

1. "La La Land (Demi Lovato Song)"

2. "Get Back"

3. "Trainwreck"

4. "Party"

5. "On the Line" (featuring Jonas Brothers)

6. "Don't Forget"

7. "Gonna Get Caught"

8. "Two Worlds Collide"

9. "The Middle"

10. "Until You're Mine"

11. "Believe in Me"

my picks: Until You're Mine, Believe in Me and Don't forget. don't ask me why. just listen to these songs. or better yet, listen to the whole album.

hello 2009! i am now a health conscious person.

it's the start of the year and i'm planning to do something worthwhile. i've been so idle the whole year i think. i was just contented with what i have and i didn't even dare do something that would improve myself as a human being. i just work, sleep, sometimes i skip meals and listen to music. a very boring life indeed.

it's by the end of last year that i decided to gain weight. i've been so skinny all my life. i want to have even just a little muscle.

i'm currently taking this vitamin that was prescribed to me by JB (he's not a doctor though, just a friend). whenever i'm out of vitamins, he'll buy me. he's very supportive. thank you JB.

i can see that it's effective because he gained weight. seriously, he's thin just like me before.

anyway here i am gaining some weight as well since this time, i can't skip meals. but the weight's focused on my tummy! he said that out of the changes that'll happen, it'll be the bulging tummy that's going to be prominent. i no longer use belt on some of my pants, and for my shirts, my armpit hurts sometimes because my small shirt wouldn't fit. i love these changes.

believe it or not, i got so self-conscious when i saw my bulging tummy in the mirror. everyone noticed it and i was kind of embarassed when they tell me that my tummy's big. i was alarmed and so i decided to do some belly dancing and a little hip-hop abs, with a little yoga poses every morning. i started doing this 2nd week of December.i'm doing it til now. i enjoy what i'm doing and i think that's the main reason why i'm motivated in doing it. it's important that we love what we do, to get what we want to achieve.

aside from this, i also watch the food that i eat. i make sure that i eat a lot of protein since my main goal is to build muscles for my tiny body. i started researching yesterday and i wrote down all important details in my handy-dandy notebook.

i am planning to do this all year. i'm documenting everything on my diary and for my plans, i have it written down on my planner. not a bad start for the year of the Ox huh? let's just see what will happen to me by the end of this year.

can somebody please say "Good Luck" to me?


P.S. i did 40 push ups in 4 sets this morning. i never tried doing it for like 8 years since i left high school.

(photos will soon follow hahaha)