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Maraming beses ko tinatanong ang sarili ko, ano ba talaga ang isusulat ko dito? Alam kong wala masyadong (basahin: wala) nagbabasa ng blog, kaya pagpapapraktisan ko nalang ito. Nabanggit ko ba kung gaano ka hirap mag-spell (takte, ano nga ba ulit ang tagalog ng “spelling”?) nga mga salitang pagkandahaba-haba (tulad nitong salitang ito)? Pero ibang kwento na iyon.

Bakit ka nagsusulat ng blog? Wala ka lang ba talagang magawa? Addict ka lang ba talaga? Kung ako ang papasagutin mo ng tanong na iyan, eto ang isasagot ko:

Lumipat ako sa ibang bansa, nagpalit ang pananaw ko sa mundo. Malaki. Nag-mature ako sa ibang aspekto at lalong naging childish sa iba. It’s my way of coping, siguro. Kung ano man ang nangyari sa akin, at sa aking pagkatao, dahil sa paglipat ko sa Canada, gusto kong malaman at mabasa ito sa mga susunod na taon.

Kontento ako sa buhay ko ngayon, inaamin kong mas maginhawa ang buhay dito. May trabaho ako, nakakagala ako sa kung saan-saan dahil sa aking super bus pass at mas independent ako kahit papaano. Pero may mga araw rin na nangungulila ako sa mga kaibigan ko. Ano kaya ang buhay ko ngayon sa Pinas kung hindi kami lumipad? (Cue Kanlungan by Noel Kabangon)

Sa maikling salita, sumusulat ako sa blog na ito as a way of coping, at para na rin mabasa ang blog ng ibang tao na lumipat ng bansa. Isa siguro ito sa mga paraan ko para bumitaw sa Pilipinas at tanggapin na wala na ako doon. Onti-onti naman na nangyayari iyon. Makulit lang talaga, at minsan mahigpit ang paghawak.

Eh ikaw? Bakit ka ba nagsusulat ng blog? Maari bang makipag exchange links? Gusto mo affiliates pa? Friends tayo? Teka, teka… sagutin nalang muna nating ang tanong: Bakit ka ba nagsusulat ng blog?

Hanggang dito nalang muna, alas-once na pala, may swimming outing pa ako bukas. _{Teka, alam mo ba, sa Español, mali ang pagsabi nating ng oras. Ang A las once ay literally na nagtatranslate as “at eleven o’ clock”. Sagot yan kapag tinanong ka kung kailan mo gagawin ang isang bagay.}

_{Pag pagsabi naman ng oras, Son las once dapat. It’s eleven o’clock. Nakalimutan ko na iyong lesson dito.}

_{Hay. Halata bang masyado akong nag-aral para sa subject na ito?}

TEKA. Bakit nag-ingles naman ako agad? Ayan kasi, daldal ng daldal sa MSN. Hay naku. Pero yeah. Whatever, I’m just going to answer this Friday Five thing.

(Besides, mas maaliwalas basahin ito, kaysa naman magpost ako ng eklat tungkol sa mga close-minded at ignorant na nilalang at ang kanilang mas ignoranteng views sa Filipina women. Cheap bastards.)

*note that I prolly will just Google/Quotewiki quotes and just pick out something I like. XD

What is your favorite quote….

1) … on family? ” The family that prays together, stays together.”
Haha, di nga. I don’t know. Sa palagay ko kasi, malaki ang ibig sabihin nito, kahit na ung commercial niya sa ABC 5 ay nakaasar. Favorite quote? Di…wala lang akong maisip, hahaha. No, I like this quote because of its simple meaning. Kung napagtiyatiyagaan mo ba naman magdasal kasama ang pamilya mo, malamang kaya mo narin silang pagtiyagaan sa ibang aspects at activities ng buhya mo, di ba?

2) … on relationships? (marriage, friendships, etc) “The best of friends must part”
Ano, malungkot siya di ba? It’s not my favourite, but its what makes sense as of now. Kaya ito nalang. Based from experience. Lahat naman tayo eh, napapansin nating napapalayo tayo sa mga kaibigan natin. Nakakahanap tayo ng mga bagong kaibigan, ng bagong best friends. Paano iyong luma? Yeah…something like that. Di ko ma-explain eh.

3) … attitude? “To be loved, be lovable.” – Ovid
Hehehe. I saw this on the TV Programming channel and fell in love with it. It’s so simple, you wonder why it seems so hard, lol.

4) … happiness? “Happiness is a choice that requires effort at times.”
We all want to be happy. But do we actually try to be happy? I’m not talking materialistic shit happy, I’m talking about well… just feeling happy and being happy in general. Often times, we gloom over certain issues that are not meant to be dwelt in for too long that we forget some of the simpler instances in life.

That was me trying to sound smart. All I’m trying to say is, if you want to be happy, do something about it. It’s not like you’re going to wake up all happy (happens, but hey, not every time.) and cheery.

5) … success? “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone.” – Bill Cosby
I should post this on my wall or something. I try to please everyone way too much. Does it have something to do with the teenager’s syndrome of wanting to be accepted or something? Maybe. Probably. Whatever.

Wala naman masyadong nangyari sa buhay ko. Kanina, parang napagitnaan nanaman ako dahil sa kaibigan kong oblivious sa lahat sa paligid niya. Ganoon din naman ako dati, kaso… ewan ko lang. Nagsimula ang gulo dahil accidentally niyang nabunggo iyong isa naming kaklase, at hindi niya napansin. Nagkataon lang na talagang kinamumuhian na pala etong kaibigan ko noong mga batang iyon. Kaya ayan, mayroon tuloy akong threatening na message sa aking Facebook.

May kinalaman ba ang aking dilemma sa pagiging mas matanda ko ng isang taon sa kanilang lahat? (Kasi naman eh, buwisit na ESL. >_>) Wala naman siguro. Haaay naku. Mayroon din bang ganito na nangyari sa iyo? Maari ka bang magkwento?

Kakain nalang ako ng tokwa at mag-aaral ng chemistry para maalis ito sa utak ko. Hahaha, alam mo ba ang ang “chemistry” sa Español ay “quimica”? Wala lang, ang cute kasi tingnan nung word eh. Haha.

01. Opening Credits: I’ve Got all This Ringing in My Ears and None On My Fingers/ Fall Out Boy/ Infinity on High
You’re a canary/ I’m a coalmine/ Cause sorrow is just all the rage/ Take one for the team/You all know what I mean.

02. Waking Up: Sweat the Battle Before the Battle Sweats You/ Cute Is What We Aim For/ The Same Old Blood Rush with A New Touch
Do your knees go weak when I simply speak? / And did you, did you hear that I am so charming? / Oh yeah and I bow and bow / But I’m not sure I can bare it

03. First Day at School: Trust Me/ The Fray/ How To Save A Life
Holding this world/ It’s how it’s always been/ When you’re older you will understand

04. Falling in Love: Don’t You Know Who I Think I Am? / Fall Out Boy/ Infinity on High
A penny for your thoughts/ But a dollar for your insides/ And a fortune for your disaster/ I’m just a painter…/ And I’m drawing a blank.

05. Fight Song: Build God, Then We’ll Talk / Panic! At the Disco/A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out
Tonight tenants range from: a lawyer and a virgin / Accessorizing with a rosary tucked inside her lingerie / She’s getting a job at the firm come Monday / The Mrs. will stay with the cheating attorney / moonlighting aside, she really

needs his money. / Oh, wonderful caricature of intimacy. ( I love the imagery of this song =])

06. Breaking Up: So Happy Together/ The Turtles/ Rock Hits of the 60′s.
Me and you and you and me / No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be / The only one for me is you, and you for me / So happy together
(HYPER SONG <3 Why is it my breakup song though? I don’t mind, actually, lol.)

07. Prom: Camisado / Panic! At The Disco/ A Fever You Can’t Sweat Out
The I.V. and your hospital bed / This was no accident / This was a therapeutic chain of events
(HAHAHA. Murder on my prom, whoo!)

08. Life’s Okay: Kanlungan/ Noel Cabangon (THIS IS SO NOT AN OKAY SONG…. iTUNES WHAT’S WRONG MAN D:)
Natatandaan mo pa ba / Nang tayong dal’wa ang unang nagkita? / Panahon ng kamusmusan / Sa piling ng mga bulaklak at halaman / Doon tayong nagsimulang / Mangarap at tumula
(Do you still remember/ When we first met / When we were young / Surrounded by flowers and plants / That’s when we first started / to dream and to write (poems) – I have a love/hate relationship with this song. When I’m feeling

all emo, I often can be heard singing this song, lol. AND THIS SONG IS SO NOT A LIFE’S OKAY SONG >_>; This song is like realizing that we can’t turn back to time to relive the memories of the past… *glares at iTunes*

09. Mental Breakdown: This Ain’t A Scene It’s An Arms Race / Fall Out Boy/ Infinity on High
I’m a leading man / And the lies I weave are oh-so intricate oh-so intricate

10. Driving: She Is/ The Fray/ How To Save A Life
This is gonna bring me clarity / This’ll take the heart right out of me

11. Flashback: You Found Me / Kelly Clarkson / Breakaway
And I was hiding / ‘Til you came along / And showed me where I belong / You found me / When no one else was lookin’ / How did you know? / How did you know?

12. Getting Back Together: Princessa / The Teeth
Dalhin mo ako sa iyong palasyo / Maglakad tayo sa hardin ng yong kaharian / Wala man akong pag-aari / Pangako kong habangbuhay kitang pagsisilbihan / O aking prinsesa ha-a-ah, prinsesa / Prinsesa, prinsesa.
(This is a really sweet song, and I don’t mind someone singing it to me, lolol XD The guy is just confessing his undying love and prinsesa is princess in tagalog, just in case you haven’t figured that out yet XD)

13. Wedding: EZLN… Para tod@s todo / Manu Chao / Radio Bemba System
Nuestra lucha es por la historia, y el mal gobierno propone olvido. / Nuestra lucha es por la Patria, y el mal gobierno sueña con la bandera y la lengua extranjeras. / Nuestra lucha es por la paz, y el mal gobierno anuncia guerra

y destrucción. (not-sure-translation: our fight is for the history and the, yeah. WHY DO I HAVE A POLITCAL SONG ON MY WEDDING? Yeah, I can understand what this line says now. I just don’t know what propone olvido is supposed

to mean, hehehe, something about ‘to propose’ and ‘to forget’, am to lazy to figure it out XD)

14. Birth of a Child: Dirty Business / The Dresden Dolls / Yes Virginia
Raise your glass / We have incorporated / Place your bets / We’re all so sick of waiting / Queen takes jack / You got me this time but i”ll get you back / So pick a number
(How apporpiate, the title. And the lyrics, I guess)

15. Death Scene: Rescued/ Jack’s Mannequin/ Everything In Transit
Your lips give you away / I can hear it, a jet engine / Through the center of the storm / And I’m thinking I’d / Prefer not to be rescued

16. Funeral Song: Where We Went Wrong/ The Hush Sound/ Like Vines
We set the wrong course and headed due north / That’s where we went wrong / We were young and learning steady hearts hate turning / That’s where we went wrong

17. End Credits: Heaven Forbid/ The Fray/ How To Save A Life
Twenty years it’s breaking you down, now that you understand there’s no one around. / Take a breath, just take a seat, you’re falling apart and tearing at the seams.

Katimangan nga naman ung iba, lol.

Bakit may ihian diyan? Proyekto pala ng gobyerno. Hahaha. Uuwi ang auntie ko sa Pinas sa Mayo, sabi ko sa kanya bilhan niya ako ng plastic cover, kasi naman, iba talaga ang buhay ng walang National Bookstore. Wala kang mabibilhan ng plastic cover, ng gel pens, pero ang mga mahal na libro universal ata

National Bookstore, MMDA Pink Urinals, hay Pilipinas, kakaiba talaga ang pangungulila ko sa iyo.

-bugtong hininga-

Mahal na mahal ko yan, kasi siempre, may kamahalan din siya at installment ang bayaran namin ng nanay ko. Sa kanyang credit card napupunta ang bill, tapos binabayaran ko iyong bill na iyon sa kanya. Walong oras ko rin naman pagtatrabaho ang isang buwan na bayaran. Ayos na rin naman siguro.

Hay naku…. naawawa ako sa bank account ko. Malapit ng maghingalo. *huggles it*

Pero, dahil asa high-school palang naman ako, lax ito. Bakit? Blog lang ako ng blog sa kung saan-saan, chat lang din ako ng chat, pero asa honour roll ako. Nakakaaliw, pero nakakabahala din. Bakit? Ang cut-off ng honour roll ay 75 %.

Nakakabahala din na ang iba kong kaklase ay masaya na pag naka 50% sila kasi pasado na sila. Hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin ako maka-adjust sa grading system nila. Sa ngayon, mayroon akong dalawang C+, di naman bagsak un. Pero… may subject ako na 69% ang nakuha ko. Makakapasok pa rin naman akong honour roll, nakakabahala lang talaga.

Pero, mayroon din akong napansin. Iba rin ang way ng pag-gragrade ng mga teachers. Naalala ko sa atin na ang daming kung anu-ano na components ang kasama, pero dito, simple lang. Tests, quizzes, participation and homework check.

….hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na nagka-69 ako XD. Hay buhay, may next term pa naman. Sa ngayon, ako ay babalik na sa pagpili ng magandang layout para sa aking blog. (Manunuod din ako ng American Idol, hehe.)

Ano ba ang tagalog ng blog? O_o