December 2011
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I am wearing a dress for new year. Well, this is...
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B for Badz.
And alas! I have my own leche flan for Media Noche later. Not because I am selfish or anything like that. It’s because I don’t like the caramelized sugar(arnibal) at the bottom, so my mom made me a separate one. And so as not to confuse it with the others, she put a huge B on the foil cover. Haha. I really want to eat it now.But I have to save it for later. YUM YUM. :>
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New Year's Resolution.
For the past years, I always list a few bunch of things for my new year’s resolution. And as cliché goes, I always end up not doing any of them. So somehow, I don’t feel like making a list anymore. But this time, I have two things that I really want to do and stick doing throughout the whole year. So here they are:
Read more books and not let them pile up, unfinished.
Unfollow...
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HP and HG confession.
When the last Harry Potter film was released last July, I got a bit depressed for I don’t know what else to look forward to next year. The book and movie series that I’ve been attached to for half of my life has finally come to an end and it left me hanging. Thankfully, my second most favorite series made it into the world of movie franchise. If not for the Hunger Games, I...
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Unlike many others, I wouldn't ask for 2012 to be...
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“Then I place the blade next to the skin on my palm. A tingle arced across my...”
– Patricia McCormick (Cut)
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Main goal for next year: Save up enough "book...
Yes, I want more books for my growing mini personal library. So far, I’ve listed 25 to-buy books. And so, let the book hunt begin! :D
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A VERY VERY UNPOPULAR OPINION
I MISS MATH IN MY LIFE.
Yes, I know a lot of people would look disgusted while reading this, but it’s the truth, for me I guess.
Back in high school, I was a math geek. I’m the batch math nerd and I used to compete in interschool competitions. The pictures above shows the results of all my Center for Educational Measurement test I took every year in high school. And to brag a bit,...
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What do I do now??
There are only 3 days left of our vacation. Minus one day for me because I would be going back to my dorm on the 2nd. Damn, I am so not ready yet. I just started with Doctor Who and still have a pile of to-read books at my bedside. I need more time. And also, I am not ready to face tons of school works just yet. I am perfectly fine with this bum life of no stress and unlimited sleeping time. My...
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“KUYA EDDIE (sa camera): Sa pagbabalik namin ay mag-iikot na kami sa inyong...”
– Bob Ong (Lumayo Ka Nga Sa Akin)
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Finally got onto the Doctor Who bandwagon.
Just started watching Doctor who (11th Doctor) and realized how stupid I am for not watching it months before. I didn’t know I’ve been missing this much! It’s so good and hilarious, I cannot stop laughing! Matt Smith and Karen Gillan are so good together. I’m just on the second episode but I am already loving this. The Doctor is so cool! :D
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Wow Bob Ong, this is new.
Would you look at that! This is what my cousin gave me as a post-Christmas present.
At first glance, I almost threw the book at her face because I thought that it was one of those cheap Filipino romance pocket books, which I definitely hate. But then as I got a better look, I realized that it was actually from one of my favorite (although I only got a few) Filipino authors. And so I look it up...
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2011 Book challenge = Fail. :(
I feel so bad about not reaching my reading goal this year. So far, I got 31 out 50 on my list. There are only 2 days left before the year is over and I’m halfway done with South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami and Delirium by Lauren Oliver. So if I finish them, I’ll only end up with 33 books. I feel very down. It’s like I’m slacking off with my reading....
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“Many people, myself among them, feel better at the mere sight of a book.”
– Jane Smiley (Thirteen Ways of Looking at a Novel)
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The worst thing you can do to bookworms is to...
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They say that people who stay up very very late...
Well, count me in that ship, ‘cause the whole Christmas vacation, I have been up and sleeping at 5am. And it’s not because I’m busy doing school work or whatnots. I just cannot sleep. I feel lonely and useless and whatever. Why? I don’t know. And that’s why it sucks. I mean, I don’t have any good reasons to feel like this. It’s just that there is always...
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Staring
Into the midnight sky,
starlight defeated by
the scream of neon,
Truth is hard to discern.
Does it sparkle?
Does it burn?
If a weightless moment
transcends
the gravity of time,
what proof is there
of its existence?
Does it infuse every
tick of the clock,
each blink of an eye?
Which is harder to bear?
Reality or a lie?
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“She never utters a sound even when she’s crying, and that makes me a...”
– Libba Bray (Going Bovine)
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Cuddle weather. Find someone to hug tightly.
So, I got a pillow and:
Friend: I said SOMEONE not SOMETHING!
Me:
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What the hell? I love the Original Cast.
So now I read the news that the new season for American Horror Story would mean a new set of cast and a new haunted house/building. I don’t like it. I was patiently waiting for the new season hoping to see more of Tate/Violet and the demon baby. Now, they’re ruining it. And get this, it would be like this for every new season. Technically, a whole new plot and story. I hate that. I...
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Stuck home and happy.
Well, my sister and all of my cousins went off to Bataan a while ago for the New Year’s celebration. And uh, I chose not to go with them. My mom, uncles, aunts and grandparents were disappointed but I don’t care. I don’t want to have the awkward family reunion again where I get to have a whole day faking smiles and conversations with relatives I barely know. I don’t know if...
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Random spurt of thoughts.
It’s raining. And I’m awake. My mind won’t just shut off. I cannot sleep. But then, I’m not in the mood to do anything other than stare at the ceiling while lying in bed. My laptop is on with only the Tumblr tab opened. What do I do? I want to rest, I hate my fucked up body clock. But every time I try to close my eyes, I just can’t drift off. Oh what the hell am I...
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“There’s a reason I said I’d be happy alone. It wasn’t...”
– Meredith Grey (Grey’s Anatomy Season 7 Episode 22)
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Why do I read books? Why do I waste my time in...
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The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson.
It’s been quite a while since I made a book review. Pardon me for my lack of time due to school work. And since it’s vacation, I finally had the chance to knock off some books from my to-read list. Here’s one good book I finished a while ago.
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What do you do when your sister, the closest relative you have, dies? How can you survive, when you believed in a promise that was shattered with...
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“Closing your eyes isn’t going to change anything. Nothing’s going to...”
– Haruki Murakami (Kafka on the Shore)
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L. O. V. E. ?
At this point in my life, I’m wondering whether I want to be in a relationship because I want to experience love or because I am too engrossed with the idea of being in love. I don’t know if I really want to be involved with someone in an intimate way. Maybe it’s just because my mind is so full of romantic stories from what I have watched in movies or from what I’ve read in...
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Where is everyone??
I woke up at around 3pm and my uncle and sister was here watching tv. They left at around 4 to go to our cousin’s house. And until now, I’m all alone. Where is everybody? Even our maid is not here. I’m not really complaining, it’s just weird that no one else is around. Oh well.
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Stop for a while, and smile.
When I was little girl, my mom would always tell me to smile. Smile big and wide and show it to everyone. Back then, I would always obey because to me, it was an easy thing to do. It’s like the most natural thing to do when you’re a kid. I would pass by a friend, a relative, even a stranger, and I would just flash a huge grin at them. It wasn’t much of a big deal. And these...
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Charlie Bartlett
Charlie Bartlett is an average teenager, who wants nothing more than to be liked by everyone in his high school. He has everything any kid would probably want in their lives. He’s rich, he has a very understanding mother who is very supportive of him and he is also very intelligent. But Charlie has one quirk. He has a certain passion in making trouble. At the beginning of the movie, he got...
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“It’s amazing how words can do that, just shred your insides apart. Sticks...”
– Lauren Oliver (Delirium)
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NOMNOMNOMNOM.
A box of Oreos + 2 cans of Pringles + 2 packs of Hershey’s Kisses = AWESOME.
While everyone in our house have gone to our cousin’s house two blocks away, here I am with my munchies! I got them from my grandpa last night. He knows that I love these treats and I was so happy he bought them for me. And that teddy bear, oooh that cute teddy bear. I got it from one of my cousins. So now,...
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“More than anything, all I have ever wanted is to be close to someone. More than...”
– James Frey (A Million Little Pieces)
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Tick. Tock.
Now, the yuletide celebration is almost over. Loud, blaring music from every house on the streets starts to die down. My mom and sister nearly succumb to sleep. Mounds of used plates, utensils and whatevers are piled up on the kitchen sink, to be washed later by the maid. And as for me, I am back in my room. Lights out. Alone. As usual, lost in my thoughts.
It’s really amazing how time...
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Soul gone astray.
Tonight as lovers feast
Over candle-lit tables
And silks of crimson wine
As families all over the world
Exchange merry greetings
Of this yuletide festivity
My mind wanders off
To a fragment of time
When I still can spare a smile
When my heart is still able to feel
Every blissful moment of life
Now, I’m just an empty vessel
Floating carelessly
Hoping to find some place
That...
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FOOD FOOD AND MORE FOOD!!
Yes, it’s a just a bit more than 3 hours before Christmas. And of course, as a Filipino, food Noche Buena must be present! My family have been preparing for almost the whole day because our cousins would be celebrating with us. So far, here are what we’ve made for the midnight feast:
3 kilos of barbecue (sooooo much)
mounds of pancit palabok
Pesto and Carbonara (yes, we love...
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“That’s always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around...”
– John Green (Paper Towns)
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14 hours to go before Christmas.
Are you guys done with shopping for gift? Are you finished with wrapping all the presents? Well, I am. The only thing I’d be doing later is to help prepare for the Christmas dinner. I’ll be making Choco Banana Graham cake and will be assisting in making my mom’s killer Buko Salad. Oh and yeah, I don’t really know why I celebrate Christmas. I don’t even believe in the...
