It's just sad that in my life, I cannot seem to bring together the people who are dearest in my heart. It's not only that, but conflicts seem to happen, worsening matters. I feel torn in between... sometimes, often, always. It makes me afraid, at times, depressed.
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Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Starbucks Christmas Flavors
Every Christmas time, Starbucks brings out 3 new flavors for an exciting holiday season. This season, they came out with Dark Cherry Mocha, Toffee Nut Latte and Praline Mocha.
I just had Toffee Nut Latte Frap today. In my opinion, this is the best Christmas flavor this year especially since I love latte. The frap is good and sweet but not overpowering the taste of milk. I also love the bits of toffee sprinkled on the whipped cream. I've yet to try the hot Toffee Nut Latte but my friend told me it's better than the frap. Dark Cherry Mocha's good too. It's like Java Chip with the taste of cherry. It tastes like a kiss to me. Sounds weird? But I'll say it again, Dark Cherry Mocha tastes like a kiss.
Meanwhile, I do not like Praline Mocha. "Praline" is pronounced as /'pra-lin/. Praline is a mixture of crushed nuts and burnt sugar that is used in sweet dishes and chocolates (
What's your favorite Starbucks coffee?
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Monday, November 24, 2008
not yet reading Twilight
There’s this ‘Twilight’ thing going in the air.
It’s been weeks since I got a copy of the Twilight novel by Stephenie Meyer but I really didn’t get the hook in reading it. It’s not that I found the novel uninteresting or something like that… just that I’m not so keen on reading in the first person POV.
I liked writing in the 1st person POV when I started writing in sixth grade. I’m not sure why I don’t like that particular style anymore.
In any case, I’ll try my best to watch the movie first. If I like it, if I think it deserves the $70.6 million at the box-office and if would really be up to par with Harry Potter, maybe I’ll get to read to novel.
So far, nothing about Twilight is catching my interest. It’s about a vampire and a lady having pretty good chemistry. The reviews I’ve read so far didn’t tell me something more interesting than that. According to the AP, the $70.6 million is highly accredited to teenage girls, the way they also did with Hannah Montana (well yes, maybe Potter too). No offense to the teenage girls, but I’m not just the type who’d love a movie because I’m swooning for a dreamy love story or a good looking vampire on the run. But yes, I understand the psychology of the “prince charming” and the maiden.
More than that, I’m looking forward to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. I expect that apart from the ending parts, the movie would be somehow draggish since the book was more of information and unraveling secrets. Maybe this would be better than the Order of the Phoenix since there would be lesser actions to cramp in a movie length. I’m still wishing that they would extend the movie to 2 hours or more to give justice to the book.
Am I being childish by preferring wizards and magic than vampires and love?
ps… I’m not finding Daniel Radcliffe cute or handsome as he grows older. I’m not liking his body built either so not going to catch me no matter how many time he poses nude. I don’t like his hair, but I like it in this picture ^^ (Oh and please, Pattinson's NOT cute.)
Thursday, November 20, 2008
On California's Proposition 8
With the approval of gay marriages in California earlier this year and the election of Barrack Obama as President of the United States, I thought that the majority's view of the discriminated already changed a big deal. Now, with the approval of Proposition 8, I'm thinking twice.
California's Proposition 8 title was "Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry" which states that "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." This proposition will amend the previous decision of the Supreme Court that allowed gay marriages. I can remember that there was so much rejoicing then but not now when 52.2% of those who said Yes on Prop 8 won against the 47.8% who said No.
Among the proponents of the Yes on Prop 8 were Republican presidential nominee and U.S Senator John McCain, Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, the Roman Catholic Church (of course),The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) and Rick Warren, Pastor of Saddleback Church (author of The Purpose Driven Life). These influential personalities and institutions greatly affected the vote for 8 and personally, I think that institutions are just so hard to break (at least the decision proved it). Meanwhile, U.S president elect Barrack Obama, his VP Joseph Biden, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, The U.S House Speaker, a good number from the senate and jewish groups were among those who supported Proposition 8.
Indeed, it was disappointing news especially that aside from the prominent figures and institutions that supported Prop 8, 70% of the African-American vote said Yes on 8. It is quite ironic on how the African-Americans know how to be oppressed yet deny that freedom to be recognized under law to homosexuals. Not to be too bitter, but a huge deal of homosexuals also helped get Obama, the hope of African-Americans, to his position. Yet, no help from them. It's no surprise that the minority will be on the same spot as they are when they themselves do not help each other.
In addition, I sense that the Church is quite afraid to change and reconsider traditions. I can say that the Church is the most traditional (and could be quite literal no matter how figurative and literary the Bible could be) institution. True, battle with the Holy Book is long and exhausting; sometimes pointless... whoever won with a battle with God?
I thought the first commandment is, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and Love your neighbor as you love yourself." Now, which of these was broken by homosexuality. It's just that Christianity has all these fuss on rules and laws yet when you begin to think about it, all those laws should only fall on those two major points and that's it. Did you ever wonder why eating pork is okay these days and I reckon, it's because it just doesn't fit the commandments.
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California's Proposition 8 title was "Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry" which states that "Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California." This proposition will amend the previous decision of the Supreme Court that allowed gay marriages. I can remember that there was so much rejoicing then but not now when 52.2% of those who said Yes on Prop 8 won against the 47.8% who said No.
Among the proponents of the Yes on Prop 8 were Republican presidential nominee and U.S Senator John McCain, Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich, the Roman Catholic Church (of course),The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons) and Rick Warren, Pastor of Saddleback Church (author of The Purpose Driven Life). These influential personalities and institutions greatly affected the vote for 8 and personally, I think that institutions are just so hard to break (at least the decision proved it). Meanwhile, U.S president elect Barrack Obama, his VP Joseph Biden, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, The U.S House Speaker, a good number from the senate and jewish groups were among those who supported Proposition 8.
Indeed, it was disappointing news especially that aside from the prominent figures and institutions that supported Prop 8, 70% of the African-American vote said Yes on 8. It is quite ironic on how the African-Americans know how to be oppressed yet deny that freedom to be recognized under law to homosexuals. Not to be too bitter, but a huge deal of homosexuals also helped get Obama, the hope of African-Americans, to his position. Yet, no help from them. It's no surprise that the minority will be on the same spot as they are when they themselves do not help each other.
In addition, I sense that the Church is quite afraid to change and reconsider traditions. I can say that the Church is the most traditional (and could be quite literal no matter how figurative and literary the Bible could be) institution. True, battle with the Holy Book is long and exhausting; sometimes pointless... whoever won with a battle with God?
I thought the first commandment is, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind, and Love your neighbor as you love yourself." Now, which of these was broken by homosexuality. It's just that Christianity has all these fuss on rules and laws yet when you begin to think about it, all those laws should only fall on those two major points and that's it. Did you ever wonder why eating pork is okay these days and I reckon, it's because it just doesn't fit the commandments.
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Wednesday, November 19, 2008
today
Today was a pretty good day especially that I didn't have much classes. I got 4 consecutive absent classes to start off in the evening so that was pretty cool. I loathe Wednesdays and I feel really tired but not today. ^_^
Actually, I should be writing an article about one children's story that was written by a prominent write/poet. Then I met one of my difficulties again on making introductions and structure for an essay so I ended up with nothing again. I'll have to try again tomorrow.
I like reading Sam Ronson's and Lindsay Lohan's blogs. ^_^V
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Actually, I should be writing an article about one children's story that was written by a prominent write/poet. Then I met one of my difficulties again on making introductions and structure for an essay so I ended up with nothing again. I'll have to try again tomorrow.
I like reading Sam Ronson's and Lindsay Lohan's blogs. ^_^V
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Monday, November 3, 2008
Death Came
Mama informed me that Tito Itong died last night. He was hit by a bus--that's all I know. Apart from my grandparents, he's the next of kin to die in the family. He's the first of the 10 siblings to die. He's still young. He's, I think, 4th in the family while my dad's third. They were quite close, my father and my tito.
We were never really close to our relatives but I could say that I do have this soft spot for Tito Itong. He took care of me and my brother when we were still very young. He also regularly came to our house whenever my dad's around so I saw him sometimes. He was a very gentle man. His face looked very kind, just like Papa. He almost looked like he doesn't know how to pull an angry face. He's also soft-spoken. I thought now that maybe being soft-spoken runs in the men of their family. I got that trait. I would always remember how he would kindly ask how we were doing whenever we see each other. He would sometimes comment how old or how tall we've become when he had once saw us as little children. He especially took care of my second brother.
I remember when my grandparents still lived in Caloocan, he attempted to drive a tricycle when he didn't know anything about it. He was with his wife. Not far from where he started, he crashed. They didn't get hurt though, he wasn't driving fast. I just found it funny.
I feel sad that he left 3 young children behind. His family's not well-off too and I'm quite surprised to find myself worried about their family. How could his wife carry the burden of taking care of the kids? Certainly, I don't want them to end ip like my other cousins who couldn't finish their education. His kids... I'm particularly fond of the little girl, April. She was so fond of me too that she like following me around before. The kid thought I was pretty and I gave her one of my stuffed toys. I imagine that she's crying a lot right now.
I don't like the idea of death. It's depressing. But it's real.
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We were never really close to our relatives but I could say that I do have this soft spot for Tito Itong. He took care of me and my brother when we were still very young. He also regularly came to our house whenever my dad's around so I saw him sometimes. He was a very gentle man. His face looked very kind, just like Papa. He almost looked like he doesn't know how to pull an angry face. He's also soft-spoken. I thought now that maybe being soft-spoken runs in the men of their family. I got that trait. I would always remember how he would kindly ask how we were doing whenever we see each other. He would sometimes comment how old or how tall we've become when he had once saw us as little children. He especially took care of my second brother.
I remember when my grandparents still lived in Caloocan, he attempted to drive a tricycle when he didn't know anything about it. He was with his wife. Not far from where he started, he crashed. They didn't get hurt though, he wasn't driving fast. I just found it funny.
I feel sad that he left 3 young children behind. His family's not well-off too and I'm quite surprised to find myself worried about their family. How could his wife carry the burden of taking care of the kids? Certainly, I don't want them to end ip like my other cousins who couldn't finish their education. His kids... I'm particularly fond of the little girl, April. She was so fond of me too that she like following me around before. The kid thought I was pretty and I gave her one of my stuffed toys. I imagine that she's crying a lot right now.
I don't like the idea of death. It's depressing. But it's real.
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SUNDAY
Went home on Sunday and as usual, ta-ta-ta. Nothing much except that I was badly commented on how I should be taking care of myself (e.g fixing my hair). Just hate it when other people blame others for the way I am because I feel like I don't have my own mind. I believe that I'm responsible for whatever's happening in my life and if I let others influence me, it's still going to be my own decision. I hate it when it seems that other people are controlling me.
Well good thing that I had a date that night. We were very full after dinner, we could barely stand. We went to Starbucks Podium to have coffee and surf but there was just utterly wrong with Podium's wi-fi that we couldn't connect to it. Meanwhile, Starbucks was out of 1 hour card for their wi-fi so we just went home. Sheri and I... we had a good time. We didn't do much but we're just happy being with each other. She liked my new hair cut and I was relieved by that. She even said I was cute ^_^ We went home at 10pm but I think we slept at around 1am.
That was the best thing about my weekend. After 2 and half years, still madly in love and hot for each other. I feel lucky and I do not wish it to end.
We were almost late for work in the morning. ^_^;
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Well good thing that I had a date that night. We were very full after dinner, we could barely stand. We went to Starbucks Podium to have coffee and surf but there was just utterly wrong with Podium's wi-fi that we couldn't connect to it. Meanwhile, Starbucks was out of 1 hour card for their wi-fi so we just went home. Sheri and I... we had a good time. We didn't do much but we're just happy being with each other. She liked my new hair cut and I was relieved by that. She even said I was cute ^_^ We went home at 10pm but I think we slept at around 1am.
That was the best thing about my weekend. After 2 and half years, still madly in love and hot for each other. I feel lucky and I do not wish it to end.
We were almost late for work in the morning. ^_^;
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