Swift Maroon Pink Tickets

I would definitely go to any concert right now and join with the headbanging and feet-tapping, let alone it’s my favorite band. So if you’re a fan of Taylor Swift, or the stylized rockstar, Pink, or the ever-sexy Maroon 5, then be updated with their latest gigs, and let’s headbang and feet-tap together! Go ahead and grab your tickets! Taylor S​wift Tic​kets​ Maroon 5​ Concert​ Pink Con​cert Tic​kets​

I'd Like That

When you first meet somebody, you find out they like you first of all. A friend of a friend of theirs says, "he or she really really likes you," and it kills you, floors you, sends you to the ground. You've got to pick yourself up off the ground.

Then you get their phone number and you call them up, right? And you say "Yeah, that's a really great phone conversation. Can I see you some time?" And then they'd say this, they'd say, "I'd like that."

Nothing feels better than "I'd like that."

So now, your blood pressures' going, you're six feet off the ground, you can't sleep because of "I'd like that." So then you hang out for a while and you call and you talk on the phone all the time and then you drop the bomb. What feels like the bomb? You say, "You know what? I've been thinkin about you a lot." And she goes, "Ahhhhhhh!" And you go "What happened?" and she goes, "I'm sorry, I just, I just, I just, that's, I've been thinking about you, too."

Bam! Higher into the sky. But now "I'd like that?" Tch. Done. Now you're up to "I'm thinkin about you."

Then, however number of months pass, it makes you feel comfortable saying it, you say "I gotta tell you something." They go, "What?" You go, "I'm in love with you." And nothing in the world sounds better than "I'm in love with you." And then maybe she starts crying, or maybe you'll go "*gasp*" and all the sudden you're like, "I'm in."

But now what doesn't work? "I'd like that" and "I've been thinkin about you." Now we're at "I'm in love with you." Then maybe someday it'll move up to "I love you."

Fast forward, now you're like, "I love you a lot. I love you more than anything in life." Now "I love you" doesn't work. It's a threshold that keeps movin' up.

Fast forward, like six months, six weeks, whatever the case may be, now you're on like, "I want to marry you." "I want to impregnate you with my love." "I wanna, I wanna just send my love to you. Damn it! words just don't work anymore!" And then you say this line, and you know you've used this line before, "I just wish they'd put a new word in the dictionary bigger than love because love just doesn't describe what I feel!"

And so now he or she starts asking, "Do you love me?" and you start going, "Of course I love you." "Well say it." And then it becomes "Say it twice." And it goes, "Say it three times." And then, you cross a really interesting point where all the sudden it becomes "I hate you." And you go, "Oh my god, she hates me!" And now it's like, "I hate you more than anything." And then it's like, "We're over." And then they go, "No we're not." And you go, "Yes we are."

Now the words completely do not work at all, you're left with nothing. You're throwing punches under water. You're done.

You know what the moral of that story is? If there is one... Never, ever, ever, ever underestimate the power of "I'd like that."

:D

- John Mayer

You've probably noticed that unforgiving people usually have good memories. Some can hold a grudge for a lifetime. But love never keeps a record of wrongs committed against it. It forgives and is unable to think about them anymore.

Heyya! I'm back into blogging again :D

A peculiar witch dashes into the outlook.

God, send me an angel.

Anime Yet Again

Here’s yet another set of anime we fondly keep watch of… :)

Ouran High School Host Club

Haruhi is a student on scholarship at Ouran Academy, an exclusive school where importance is given to wealth and family connections. One day, Haruhi walks into the room of the academy’s host club and breaks a very expensive vase. To pay for it, Haruhi needs to work by serving the host club members. The leader of the club notices that Haruhi has great potential to be a host club member – after all, he’s great at talking to girls! The only problem? Haruhi has a secret: He’s actually a she!

Bleach

If you like supernatural adventure, Bleach is the anime to watch. High school student Ichigo can send ghosts. One day he runs into a Soul Reaper named Rukia, who’s just lost a battle with an evil spirit called ‘hollow’, and is hurt so badly that she needs to transfer all her powers to Ichigo. Together, they face hollows and send wayward spirits to the Soul Society.

Sergeant Frog

Known as Keroro Gunso in Japan, Sergeant Frog is a frog-like alien invader who finds himself on Earth and ends up in the Hinata home. He spends his time building Gundam models, surfing the internet, watching anime, getting so easily distracted that he forgets his mission to take over the world. Follow his funny misadventures as he comes across other aliens like him who’ve also gotten sidetracked from conquering planet Earth!

The Riddle: "Who am I?"

I am your constant companion. I am
your greatest helper or heaviest burden.
I will push you onward or drag you down
to failure. I am completely at your command.
Half the things I do you might as well
turn over to me and I will be able to do
them quickly and correctly.

I am easily managed - you must merely
be firm with me. Show me exactly how you
want something done and after a few
lessons I will do it automatically. I am the
servant of all great individuals and, alas, of
all failures as well. Those who are great, I
have made great. Those who are failures,
I have made failures.

I am not a machine, though I work
with all the precision of a machine plus
the intelligence of a human. You may run
me for profit or run me for ruin - it
makes no difference to me.

Take me, train me, be firm with me,
and I will place the world at your feet. Be
easy with me and I will destroy you.

Who am I?

I am Habit.

Get Involved. Make a Change.

Organization: Haribon Foundation (haribonfoundation.multiply.com).

Haribon Foundation is a membership organization committed to nature conservation through community empowerment and scientific excellence.

Their signature

The logo nine leaves on one tree symbolize the nine ecosystems found in the Philippines: forest, marginal, agricultural, urban, freshwater, mangrove, sea grass, coral and soft bottom.

Key Projects:

• Regular nature appreciation activities, like birdwatching, trekking, and snorkeling.

• Adopt a Seedling Campaign for tree-planting projects.

3 Steps To Get Involved:

• Join Haribon (see www.haribon.org.ph). For a 900Php annual fee, you get a quarterly magazine, discounts, plus special rates for the nature trips. Your fee helps support Haribon and is not a carved-in-stone commitment. You can be as involved as you want.

• Get Green. Support the Adopt-A-Seedling program (email act@haribon.org.ph). One tree costs only 75Php.

and

• “Do small things for the environment.”

Wow, joining is just that easy. So get involved! Make a change. :D

Verde Gyud!

La Salle Academy Iligan celebrated its 50^th Grand Alumni Homecoming last December 29, 2008, which was sponsored by LSA batch 1983. It was heralded as, by far, the most festive homecoming celebration ever attended by co-batchmates, complimenting its 50^th stand.

Talents from various LSA alumni to renowned deejay from de La Salle Greenhills were showcased. Free food was served…though slightly budgeted. Hehe. Batch pictures were posted on the walls where you'd be dining. And booths stood around near the gym. La Salle items booths, hotdog booths, coffee booths, booze booths. It pretty much seemed like a mini La Salle Fair, wala lay rides. Hehe. At the gym entrance, you could see a huge La Salle tarp where you could go picture taking like you’re an actress. Hehehe. At the later part of it, the alma mater song was sung by everyone in seemingly great emotional stress. A choreographed disco was steered by deejay…um, whatshisname?..And one the most exuberant part of it was the 20k worth of fireworks display. Well, it was truly a night that took us back to time.

Four years hence, and a lot has changed in the school grounds. The old tennis court now serves as a gazebo slash terminal for buses, and is being put up with a little Christmas Village. There were two Christmas villages, actually, beautifully lighted and creatively constructed with trees made up of softdrink bottles, which stand up to about 20 feet high. The old high school building is now utilized by night high school students. A new 4-storey building for the “day” which served as our dining area, now stands before the gym. And of course, the old gym is now renovated at long last! Hehe. Bleh :P

Anyway, so here’s how the events took place:

Dec. 29:
1:00-3:00 PM – Mass
3:00-5:00 PM – Motorcade
5:00-8:00 PM – Dining
9:00-12:00 AM – Disco
12:00– (Me not included). People went to Club Zinc

Btw, there was an Alumni Sports fest, the first time ever, held on Dec. 20.

La Salle alumni had free admission, outsiders got to pay 150Php for the entrance

hail alma mater

batch '04

kim, april, kath, me, and our batch frame

La Salle tarp

xmas tree made up of 7-up bottles

The Story of the Pencil

The Story of the Pencil

A boy was watching his grandmother write a letter. At one point, he asked:
‘Are you writing a story about what we’ve done? Is it a story about me?’
His grandmother stopped writing the letter and said to her grandson:
‘I am writing about you, actually, but more important than the words is the pencil I’m using. I hope you will be like this pencil when you grow up.’
Intrigued, the boy looked at the pencil. It didn’t seem very special.
‘But it’s just like any other pencil I’ve ever seen!’
‘That depends on how you look at things. It has five qualities which, if you manage to hang on to them, will make you a person who is always at peace with the world.

‘First quality: you are capable of great things, but you must never forget that there is a hand guiding your steps. We call that hand God, and He always guides us according to his will.

‘Second quality: now and then, I have to stop writing and use a sharpener. That makes the pencil suffer a little, but afterwards, he’s much sharper. So you, too, must learn to bear certain pains and sorrows, because they will make you a better person.

‘Third quality: the pencil always allows us to use an eraser to rub out any mistakes. This means that correcting something we did is not necessarily a bad thing; it helps to keep us on the road to justice.

‘Fourth quality: what really matters in a pencil is not its wooden exterior, but the graphite inside. So always pay attention to what is happening inside you.

‘Finally, the pencil’s fifth quality: it always leaves a mark. In just the same way, you should know that everything you do in life will leave a mark, so try to be conscious of that in your every action.’

Love Defined.

The following is an excerpt from Paulo Coelho’s book, By the River Piedra, I Sat Down and Wept.

With love, there are no rules. Some may try to control their emotions and develop strategies for their behavior; others may turn to reading books of advice from "experts" on relationships but this is all folly. The heart decides, and what it decides is all that really matters.

All of us have had this experience. At some point, we have each said through our tears, "I'm suffering for a love that's not worth it." We suffer because we feel we are giving more than we receive. We suffer because our love is going unrecognized. We suffer because we are unable to impose our own rules. But ultimately there is no good reason for our suffering, for in every love lies the seed of our growth. The more we love, the closer we come to spiritual experience. Those who are truly enlightened, those whose souls are illuminated by love, have been able to overcome all of the inhibitions and preconceptions of their era. They have been able to sing, to laugh, and to pray out loud; they have danced and shared what has been called "the madness of saintliness." They have been joyful—because those who love conquer the world and have no fear of loss. True love is an act of total surrender.

Thomas Merton once said that the spiritual life is essentially to love. One doesn't love in order to do what is good or to help or to protect someone. If we act that way, we are perceiving the other as a simple object, and we are seeing ourselves as wise and generous persons. This has nothing to do with love. To love is to be in communion with the other and to discover in that other the spark of God.

Dog Biscuits!

Nope…not the boring old tasteless kind. Dog’s Goodies in Germany is the only bakery in the world that offers meaty cakes, muesli bars, mint biscuits, and tuna cakes – just for dogs! Chef Janine Saraniti-Legerin told expatica.com that all her treats are non-fattening and free of chemical attractants. First-time doggie visitors are given free tastes, but humans like you and me may want to pass on the canine crunches…garlic cookies are part of the menu. Ugh!

Three of the World’s Famous Couples!

...and their awww-inspiring love stories!

Here's an advance treat for the valentine season. hehe.


Robert and Elizabeth Browning.


Robert Browning and Elizabeth Browning were both well-known poets from the Victorian era. They are renowned for the letters they wrote to each other, and their romantic poetry, especially Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poem, “Sonnet XLIII”, which starts with, “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.”
Both of them were late bloomers. They met when Elizabeth was already 39 years old and Robert was 33. Because of objections from Elizabeth’s father and her own poor health, their courtship was kept secret.


Cleopatra and Marc Anthony


Cleopatra was the Queen of Egypt and Marc Anthony was a general in the Roman army. They met while Marc Anthony was trying to gain control of Rome after the assassination of Julius Caesar.
Anthony quickly fell in love with Cleopatra, who was known to be a very intelligent and charming woman. They got married and planned to rule Rome together.
When he heard the false news that Cleopatra was dead, Marc Anthony fell on his sword on purpose and died. Cleopatra learned of her love’s death and also ended her life by letting two poisonous snakes bite her.

Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart was already a well-known actor when he met Lauren Bacall on the set of the movie To Have and Have Not. She was 19 years old, he was 45. In spite of the age difference, they still dated and a year after meeting each other, they got married. They had two children, a boy and a girl.
After starring in To Have and Have Not, Lauren made one movie every year for four years. She starred with her husband in all four movies, and each was a success.
When Humphrey died of cancer, Lauren was devastated. Humphrey’s marriage to Lauren was his fourth and her first, and it was the only happy one he had. These days, Lauren doesn’t do too many movies, and instead acts in Broadway plays.

Featuring Navirobo!

This furry little creature is a lot smarter than it looks. Navirobo, as its name suggests, is a navigation robot that guides you through city streets. But instead of the usual verbal instructions, Navirobo does something cooler: it points you in the direction you’re supposed to go. And if you happen to miss a turn, it turns around and points to where you missed it!

Specs:
-9.8 inches tall
- does a happy bear dance when you arrive at your destination
-sits on your car’s dashboard
- GPS – enabled

Charms!

It’s hip to wear gemstones nowadays. But did you know that during the olden times, people used these magical stones to not only look good, but to also heal, enhance, and improve others’ lives? Take your pick among these gems… Ruby
Magical Meaning: love, beauty and loyalty Healing Power: Keeps the heart healthy Tiger Eye
Magical Meaning: harmony, stability and clarity of mind Healing Power: Helps heal wounds and bruises Rose Quartz
Magical Meaning: stone of warmth and love Healing Power: Takes away negative feelings and promotes love. Citrine
Magical Meaning: golden stone of wealth Healing Powers: Aids in good digestion and in gaining wealth Jade
Magical Meaning: stone of health and wealth Healing Powers: Takes away negative energies and makes the body stronger. Diamond
Magical Meaning: love, purity, strength and trust Healing Powers: Cleanses the body and improves eyesight Hematite
Magical Meaning: clarity and balance Healing Powers: Adds to personal charm and improves blood circulation Turquoise
Magical Meaning: stone that improves communication and friendship Healing Powers: Strengthens the mind and body.

All-Time Anime Faves

Here’s a look at some of the anime we love to watch… and the reasons why we love watching them. :D


Best Back Story: Samurai X

Kenshin Himura is Hitokiri Battousai, one of the famed assassins of the Meiji Restoration era. With Japan slowly opening up to the rest of the world, he now finds himself using his reverse-edge sword to fight for the new peace Japan has attained, meeting new friends and enemies as he lives out this important historical period.

Fave Factor: A lot of characters we see in the first season are based on real historical people. Bad-cop Saito Hajime, for example, has a real-life equivalent who was also a member of the Shinsengumi, AND was also a police officer. Kenshin himself was based on a real assassin also famous for a style resembling Battou-jutsu. And no, he didn’t have flaming red hair, nor does he say “Oro!” every time somebody smacked him.


Best Characters: Fruits Basket

Tohru Honda’s a young girl who lives all alone in a tent, and supports herself by holding down a job. But despite her tough life, she still keeps a happy and cheerful attitude. Her life takes a turn for the weird when she befriends school heartthrob Yuki Sohma, and ends up living at the Sohma household. It is here that she discovers their family secret – each member is possessed by an animal in the Chinese zodiac, and they turn into their animal form when they’re touched by the opposite gender, or when they’re stressed out!

Fave Factor: Cute guys galore! Yuki’s just one example of the many wacky characters you’ll find in the Sohma household, and each of them transforms into a cute animal! Yuki turns into a mouse, by the way. Kawaii!


Best Powers: Yu Yu Hakusho (Ghost Fighter)

When school delinquent Yuusuke Urameshi (Eugene) is killed in a car accident while saving a kid’s life, the spirit world offers him a job as a spirit detective. Yuusuke goes from a cocky neighborhood punk into one of the most powerful spirit warriors in the world, while fighting meaner (and cooler) demons along the way. This is a good ol’ fashioned slugfest.

Fave Factor: All the fighters have their own unique powers. Yuusuke has his trademark Spirit Gun (Rei/Ray Gun), his best friend Kuwabara (Alfred) has a laser…er…Spirit Sword, Kurama (Dennis) has his Rose whip and plant abilities, and Hiei (Vincent) has a wicked third eye, which allows him to summon a demonic black dragon.


Best Wardrobe: Cardcaptor Sakura

Sakura Kinomoto accidentally opens a magical book, which unleashes beings called Clow Cards on the world. It’s up to her, the card guardian Keroberos (Kero-chan), her video cameratoting best friend Tomoyo, and her magic-wielding rival Lee Syaoran to find the cards, even as the story behind these cards and the creator, Clow Reed, unfolds.

Fave Factor: They say this series has more costumes than there are Clow Cards – they weren’t kidding! Almost every episode’s got a new (uber-cute) costume for Sakura, all handcrafted by Tomoyo-chan, each with a look as unique as the series’ Clow Cards.

Your Health. Your Feces.

Hi guys. found this funny way of looking at your health. Hehe.

Dietary fibers and lactobacillus bifidus are essential for a healthy and comfortable life. The best feces are like bananas. They are modestly hard with no strong smell. Answer the following questions to see whether you have healthy feces or not.

Do they float?


Yes… 1 point
No… 2 points


How soft are they?

Like toothpaste... 1 point
They look hard… 2 points


How much do they weigh? (haha!)


Over 200g… 1 point
Below 200g… 2 points

Do they smell?

They don’t smell much… 1 point
Badly… 2 points


How often do you evacuate?

Once a day… 1 point
Not every day… 2 points


What's their usual color?

Yellow… 1 point
Dark brown… 2 points


Their shape?

Like pebbles… 2 points


Like paste… 1 point


Like banana… 1 point



Like stones ... 2 points


Like mud… 2 points



Like that of liquid... 2 points



If you score:
7-9 points, You are quite healthy
10-12 points, Be careful with what you eat. Take more food with dietary fiber.
13-14 points, Warning! If this continues, you should see a doctor.

18 -- What's With This Number?

Christmas – it’s supposed to be merry. But what happened earlier today is something totally revolting. Two of the most crowded shopping stores in the city – Unicity and Jerry’s, have been blasted. Another threat, and so many lives have already been sold at a loss.

The city has been in a State of Calamity last November 18, 2007. On January 18, 2008, some part of Brgy. Mahayahay was burned down, causing plight into a number of lives. And of course, who could ever forget the tragic “MILF” attacks in Lanao del Norte? It happened on August 18, 2008. And then earlier today, the bombing in Unicity and Jerry's– Dec. 18, 2008. Isn’t it weird that these tragic, remarkable incidences happened on the same date? I don't know, just find it weird…and scary. Or maybe they’re just pure coincidences? But, whatever. Beware.

Lomo Iligan!

Impressive? These shots are unedited. They’re actually taken from a lomo cam, Holga120N. A lomo camera is typically film-based, producing quality photos in an oldskul effect. It is basically designed so since its details outline authentic quality. It’s bulky and square-faced, pretty retro for the digicam generation. And the results? awe-inspiring! (you can see for yourself). Every shot is incomparable since the features of the cam make each picture unique. Not to mention that it’s cheap. Prices range from 1k plus to about 20. Cool, huh?
Lomo cameras produce these unique, wonderful pics, but nevertheless, creative mindsets would surely find ways for an alternative when these cams aren’t available – and that is, faking lomo using Photoshop! Hehe. Below are a few “lomographs” of my “beloved” city. Hehe. :) :

the before's and after's:

You can find a lot of nice tutorials on how to transform your pics into lomo. There are also a lot of action presets that you can download from deviantart.


Note: Action presets are used in photoshop to record your activity, or ‘play’ your defined actions. Download the presets, drag them into photoshop, and just click the ‘play’ button and they will hasten the work for you.