Thursday, December 31, 2009

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010! And FreeRice Organization

Wow, one more day and another year will pass. Looking back, I realized that 2009 was a year of discoveries for me. It was also a year of making the hardest decisions I would make in a long time. And because of those hard decisions, it also lead to a year of lots of crying. I think 2009 was the year where I actually gave in and just release what has been on my mind- the good and the bad. As lame as it sounds, crying can become your best friend. By doing so it helps release and reduce the burden, stress, problems and whatever sadness there may be in one's life. Even though it does not really fix the problems, you know that sometimes, crying is just what you need.

Besides crying, I also finally accepted the fact that I am a fickle person. I am undecided and fickle-minded, at least I think so. If you know me and you are reading this, would you think so too? I could blabber on many situations to prove it to you. But one would be that awkward situations were almost always a fail for me. Especially when I meet people I want to know more about. This is when I choose between "should I start a conversation or should I not?". When that time actually comes and a chance to say something, my not-so-confident-self ponders the room as if that person was not even there. I really wish I would stop ignoring people I want to know more, but it seems the harder I try the more likely I become nervous and silent. Then voila! Their first impression of me is ruined.

Hmmm, I do not always ignore the people I want to know more about. Have you ever met someone and right away you knew that you guys would become pretty good friends? Then you meet someone else and your first words come out as a crack. FAIL. Maybe it is due to physical attraction or thinking that the person is too good/awesome to become your friend? Hmm, here I go again.. blabbering on.

Well, since it is going to be a new year soon, why not start it off by doing something good? I found this really neat site called free rice and it is basically an organization that donates 10 grains of rice through the World Food Programme (to help end hunger) every time you answer a question right. It is really neat and you can find different kinds of subjects such as art, chemistry, math, english, geography and language. Just click here to pick which one you would like to play. And click here for FAQ. Oh, and tell your friends about the site, the more people play, the more they will donate free rice! Thanks to the other thousands of people who played, FreeRice was able to feed millions of people ever since it started in October of 2007!

Make a difference to the world! Even if the difference is not as big as you would like it to be, at least you know that you are still helping people through that act of kindness and generosity. Make that be your New Year's Resolution. Because it is going to be part of my New Year's Resolution list! Hoorah! :)

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Tuesday, December 29, 2009

For a Certain Friend, We are Deeply Sorry


After we talked I could not just wait there and do nothing about what had happened. So I decided to draw something for you. I made a drawing on one of your favorite bands, 2PM. I knew that you liked 2PM and their songs as you talked about them a couple times. Especially when one of the members (jaebeom) left the group- that really made you upset and got you writing.

I really hope you will like this drawing. It took me (triple times) more than the hours you waited for us. Just knowing that with each passing minute was another frustration and disappointment waiting for people who did not even show up was too much. -sigh- This drawing took me a week, and the whole time I was drawing it I thought about how you waited for at least one of us to show up. Knowing about what you went through was not fair. I am so sorry. We are deeply sorry.

I know it will take you a while to forgive us, and we totally understand. But I am hoping that with this present, I hope that it will lessen the frustration and disappointment that you felt for us.

We were all at fault and we are very sorry for that.


P.S. If only I could blame the stupid pig's genes that mutated and passed on the swine flu to human beings. -sigh- How I wished I took my H1N1 shot earlier- that way at least you have me to contact the rest of the group. :(

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Thursday, December 24, 2009

Merry Christmas!

It's that time of year again, are you guys feeling the Christmas spirit? To be honest, I don't feel it as strong as it used to be when I was younger. Gaah. Maybe because I disappointed someone I know, which made it hard for me to feel the Christmas spirit as his Christmas was not what he expected it to be. In other words, I just want to say sorry to that friend of mine. If you are reading this, I am DEEPLY sorry for what happened yesterday. I promise I will make it up to you. You got my word on that.

Here are some pictures I took a while back, you can tell since in one of the pictures there are no presents at all. lol. Yeee but now there are lots! REMEMBER, it is not about the presents and gifts and all of those propagandas you see on commercials, it is about commemorating the birth of Jesus. Not only that, it should also be the time when we worship wholeheartedly. Oh, and lets not forget that it is also a time of giving, so if you do give presents or gifts, make it, don't buy it. That way you are letting the other person know that you are willing to give some of your life's time (that you could never get back) just to make them something special. And that is more meaningful than getting a gift from a store that your friend doesn't even like.

Alright, enough talking. Enjoy the pictures :)






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Tuesday, December 22, 2009

For a Friend

A while ago my friend asked me and many of her other friends if we could help her make some origami japanese cranes. If you do not know the story of the japanese cranes, click here for some insight. Because making 1000 cranes could grant you one wish according to the legend, me and many other people joined in for the recovery of her brother's health. I also asked some of my friends to help make some too and they were very willing to help my friend out.

So the days passed and I received a message from her that her brother is doing pretty well. I was very happy to hear it and kept on telling her to keep praying to God and keep staying strong. It was a hard time for her, but it was also a time that made her and her family be closer to each other. Not only did it made them closer, it also made her classmates become much closer to each other too. This week, I found through facebook that her classmates are gathering at their chapel during lunch to pray for her brother. Although my friend could not make it as she was at her brother's side, her classmates were there to support her family by praying together.

Just today I received some news about her brother's condition. I was expecting something good but it turned out to be the other way around. My friend told me that her brother's body had stopped responding to medications. At that moment I felt sadness in my heart. I wanted to know more but my bus stop was close by, so he will be telling me about it some other time.

I am writing this here to ask you to help my friend's brother and her family. Please pray for them. Pray anywhere at any time and tell your friends to help pray for her family too. This is not asking much, all you need to do is give a little of your day's time and say a prayer for my friend. It would really mean a lot to her and her family. Thank you.

And as for the japanese cranes, we have reached over 1000 of them. I hope that when her brother sees those cranes, that he can know that there are many people praying for his recovery. Also, by seeing those cranes, I hope that it will help bring him back his strength during this difficult time.










P.S. Sorry if this was not the happy kind of blog, but I want to help her family out. Your prayers will all count to something. Thanks and God bless.

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Friday, December 18, 2009

Pretty Colors.

Hello. I won't be explaining much on this post since I should really be sleeping now to gain energy for tomorrow's schedule. I will however post another blog as I took a lot of these pictures. There I will explain a little more about this post. Enjoy :)










P.S. I took these pictures a long long time ago. Good thing I was reminded randomly about these pretty cranes!

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Tuesday, December 15, 2009

A Rare Day and Some Ferrero Rochers

So today was the first time I did not get any homework from my main courses! WOOHOO. I was really excited because I remembered what my teeny calendar said, "Spend one hour today doing exactly what you feel like doing. Take a little me time and energize". So I did exactly that, but spent more than an hour doing so.

Today was also the day I finally sat down and watched television. You would not believe how long it has been since I watched T.V after school. So instead of putting the channel on Treehouse (for my baby cousin), I switched it on to Deal or No Deal. lol. Haha, my cousin was okay with it, she started jumping around as I was cheering for the contestant to lose (he looked arrogant and selfish) but in the end I was hoping he at least get something to go home with. I also got to start on an art project I was hoping to start from loooong time ago. I am drawing a picture of my baby cousin, and it is looking pretty good so far! I might post it here some other time to let you see my work in progress.

Anyways, enough chitchat, here are the pictures I took today: Ferrero Rocher!











Yeaah, sorry for the redundancy.. they all look really nice, and they taste good too! Hehe, they were good to eat so I thought I should take some pictures. I bet you crave them now.. don't you? lol, hope you like the pictures :-)

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Sunday, December 13, 2009

PostSecret.

So I found this PostSecret video about confessions on life, death and God. It was really interesting because these are actually real people confessing their secrets to strangers. I really loved the video, especially the part where the guy confessed that he ran over his (girl) friend's cat. You know what her response was? Well you would have to watch the video in order for you to find out!



...Interesting, isn't it? If they asked me to confess one secret, I think I would have said something that does not really have a great impact on me. Unless it was really the time to tell it (with the right person standing) if that moment were really to come. Gaah, confessing can be scary if your expectations are not what you expect. Ahaa. Hmmm.

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Friday, December 11, 2009

Full Moon

I took these pictures a week ago. There was a full moon so I had to take some pictures! The quality is not as great but it is unbelievable how a camera can zoom in so close that you can see so much details.

This is the only picture I took while it was still light outside. And it is blurry. Well I thought it looked cool enough to be posted here lol.

This is how far I really was! And to be able to zoom in with that pro camera, it is just too cool!

So here it is. Isn't that cool? There is so much details.. too bad I do not have the skills to make it look better..oh wells, at least I felt like an astronaut for a while when I found out I could zoom this close!

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Monday, December 7, 2009

Staring contest anyone?

So I went to school on the most coldest day of the year this morning. It was SO COLD. The bus was late which made me wait for the longest minutes of my life! My toes were starting to freeze and hurt to a point when I thought about those who got their toes and fingers amputated >.<. gwaAAaaAh!

Anyways, have you guys ever had those moments when you randomly stare at something and realize it was a person you were staring at? Because I have...millions of times lol. This morning when the bus finally came I sat down with the thought of attempting to absorb the heat on that bus. Then I stared and pondered on one spot while thinking about other things as well (lets call that multi-tasking haha). Anywhoo this person turned around and saw me staring at him and then eye to eyed each other. I was kinda blanked out until I realize what I was staring at! When times like this happen, I feel tempted to stare longer until the other person gives up. It kind of feels good to win over a random staring contest even though it was not planned. Haha. Yeee just wanted to share that clichéd moment. It has been happening to me all too often so I guess this must have happened to you as well (or at least once).

Anyway I took this picture a long time ago. I guess I just wanted to randomly post it with this note for no apparent reason. Enjoy it? Haha. Have a good night guys.



P.S. This image is actually a lock from my art kit but does it not remind you of transformers? You know, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee etc etc? 'Cause I think of transformers when I look at this picture. Haha. ;)

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Friday, December 4, 2009

Look beyond their masks.

When you see someone smiling or seem to look normal on a daily basis, do you always think that their life is great and fine? Or do you look beyond and wonder how they really are? People are so complex.. sometimes in order to reach out and help, we need to ask others, "How are you?" And if they answer, "I'm fine" don't let that response fool you. Tell him/her, "No really, I'm serious here.. how are you when everyone else goes home and you are all alone?" Maybe then that person will let the burden that he/she's carrying out before it takes over them.

International Baccalaureate spoof

Hey readers! I saw this video that a friend had put up online and I thought it was pretty funny. If you know what International Baccalaureate (IB) is, then you'll understand how hard and challenging the program can be, especially when taking tests and essays (of course)! Anyways, I thought I should share this as it was pretty hilarious to me. Hope it brightens up your day if you are not in IB. LOL JOKE to you IB kids! Hehe it will still brighten your day if you are in IB, just to remind you that IB is not just all work and procrastination lol :)




P.S. My friend Jomar is in IB, check out his awesome site. He did it all by himself! :D

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