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A new year has just begun but it’s still very inevitable for me to start fresh at all. Though I want to feel like starting a new life again-as in without any past and liabilities, I just have to embrace the fact that it’s not possible because whether I like it or not, there will always be scars from the past that will always be hunting me forever. 

A realization dawned on me that no matter how hard I try to erase all of the remnants of the unhappy moments of the previous year, I just can’t do it because they are all part of me now.  It’s a reality that I can’t escape and  sometimes baffles me to move forward however, I hope that I can do something about it. Think think think…

I can’t please everybody. I have my strengths but I also have my limits- please respect. I really hate it when I don’t meet everybody’s expectations and when people begin on blaming me for their dissatisfaction when in fact they don’t know everything. If I could only spell “pressure” in their faces, they would see it ain’t a piece of cake at all. I hope I can make them realize that.

I’m imperfectly perfect just like anybody else but I know I can shine in my brightest if I’m really determined. Sloth attacks me daily that it sometimes blurs my vision of the future but when an eye opener takes place, I straighten all the crooked ways that I’ve been drivin’ for a long time. Optimistically, I will try to do things more responsibly governed with conscientiousness and prudence.

 No matter how I try to change the system of my life, I just can’t because that’s how I live my life. Though I know I also have my shortcoming, nabuhay na ako ng ganyan but hopefully I’ll try to be a better person who acts accordingly to her age.

As a whole, there are no promises for me. My only resolution is to “try” because for me, it’s the safest word that I could utter lest I can’t make my promises real.

As I was browsing through the fs bulletin this morning, I almost choked over my coffee upon reading an announcement about the PH version of twilight-TAKIPSILIM. I was so outraged upon knowing this because the people behind this lunatic idea have made the Filipino image as a great laughing stock again. They  have proven to the world again how good Filipinos are at plagiarism making us “all” look cheap and trying hard copycats even though some of us aren’t. I mean why couldn’t they just make another fresh concept for a good movie? Why still imitate the idea of another when it had already been seen by the people? So they think it would boom- for me of course, it wouldn’t. Why would people want to see what had been seen? The people behind this moronic whimsy are not only embasrrasing the FILIPINO race by their cheesy and trying hard re-makes but are also disgracing the high norms of a quality movie. This TAKIPSILIM movie is indeed the newest in the line of Philippine re-makes that had proven to be unsuccessful, nonsensical and hilarious to the eyes of men.  Can’t they see the point that there are just factors in foreign films that just don’t suit our culture and beliefs that if immitated would sound cheesy and TH-copied obviously resulting to another catastrophe?

 I believe we Filipinos are talented and creative in our own ways but by imitating the Twilight film- I just don’t see the true Filipino talent. Somewhere somehow, I know that there still a lot of brilliant juans left undiscovered that if given the chance to shine would surely make a great difference not just in the movie industry but in general- meaning all fields will be covered. It’s just so disheartening to hear that we Filipinos are known globally not because of our rich values but because of our being great imitators of a myriad of things that proved us to be low quality, inefficient, and incompetent. Plagiarism definitely makes us least than who we really are that is why there is a need for it to be stopped-as soon as possible.

We celebrated our Christmas Party yesterday and it went out so well that all of us didn’t want to leave the dance floor yet…

 It started with a mass presided by Bishop Cantillas-the school president, at the Gunfrida Covered Court then followed by the Christmas Extravaganza where loads of presentations were rendered. The place was filled with wild roars of cheers and laughter that made the atmosphere so warm and cheerful.

The exchanging of gifts took place right after we had our dinner and everybody seemed to be satisfied and grateful for what they had received. When the disco started, the dancefloor never ceased to have people dancing over it. The night was filled with noises from people jamming around with friends, scintillating christmas lights hanging on the magnificent acasia tree which made the place comfortably romantic, blinding paparazzi lights, and daring dance moves that heated up the flow of the party. My family, the 4-Aqua section, were the last people to leave the dancefloor. United we danced wildly like no other and felt like we own the dance floor. We took our class picture at the stage with plastered genuine and warm smiles on our faces.  Well I guess that’s just how close we are. We treat each other as our own brothers and sisters and share both jubilations and sufferings as one. We ended the night by saying our Christmas greetings to all of our classmates with hugs and kisses.

Thought the party was over? Nuh-uh!!! There was still a Part 2. My closest peers and I- Grace Ann, Ev, Rielle, Adame, Mamu Reg, Thea, Mia, Aliel, Darryl, and Leli had our sleepover party at Thea’s place right after our Christmas party. We brought food to celebrate and chitchatted ’till 1 AM at the rooftop. We weren’t able to go to sleep directly because we kept on talking and talking with one another. We woke up at 3 AM to hear the simbang gabi at the chapel but returned to sleep again after the mass. We woke up at 8 AM then we had our breakfast then talked and talked again then after 48 years- we decided to hit home and said our holiday greetings with each other.

We made a lot of sweet and funny memories that night. All I can remember are pure fun, laughter, and cheers of good luck to everybody. Anyway Thea’s mom had been always been hospitable to us. I really appreciate her kindness and I really like the way she jammed with us. She’s got to be the coolest mom I’ve ever met!

That was actually my most memorable get together with my classmates and I, for sure will treasure it with me ’till eternity no matter what.

4-AQUA ROCKS!!!…c;

Among all the places that I’ve visited all over the the Philippines, Boracay definitely is the best tourist destination ever! For those extroverts like me, I’m pretty sure they would like it there. Though the trip was very exhausting, it was all worth it.

The warmth of the sun, the people around, and the night life truly were lots’a fun. The super fine and white sand felt relaxing on the feet that walking barefoot even felt comfy than wearing flipflops. The beach truly is naturally magnificent. In the early morning, the water felt cool in the skin while the fresh and morning air felt therapeutic-like a stress reliever. Unfortunately, I was not able to dip myself into the beach because of my stupid monthly period—of all the days?..ugghh!!! 

In the early mornings (as early as 5:30AM) , I strolled along the coastline with my little brother and mom. After strolling, I remained and sat for a while and read a good book. That’s how I started my day there and it did help me forget all the problems I left behind at school.

I also enjoyed watching the sun set beautifully on the horizon daily and as dusk starts to set in, people also get busy in putting up their stalls and food on the beach. All the tables of different restaurants have candles to serve as an illumination all over the place which provided a romantic and warm ambiance inspite of the cold hushes of the evening wind.

Business is everywhere all over the place, there are a lot of souvenir shops, bars, spas, hotels and restaurants of course, accesories shops, stores for swim wears, convenience stores, and a little dept. store. A lot of different people offer tourists various adventures like parasailing, diving, island hopping, kayaking, fly fishing, buffet dinners, hair braiding, massage and etc.—yung iba sobrang kulit!!!

My brother and I tried the ferris wheel at D’mall, it was okay but I didn’t enjoy the ride. There was also the d’wall but I didn’t have any plans of trying it. Foreigners were the usual tourists- dominantly a mixture of americans and koreans. There is also the freedom of what kind of dress you want to wear.  You don’t have to get conscious of what kind of dress you’ll wear ‘coz people don’t really care that’s why the shorter and vulgar, the better-hihihihi jowk***- gumana talaga ang pagka immoral ko ‘dun…hihihi…c;

 I took a lot of pictures because I want a lot of memories printed rather than kept in mind-just in case I forgot. I’m just hoping that someday, I would return there and party more than ever. Goodbye for now but hopefully, I shall return.