Saturday, December 11, 2010

DAY 5: My dreams


Back when I was 5, I've already seen myself becoming an engineer. But for someone who has an inexperienced mind set, i thought only guys have the potentials of being one, so, i switched to wanting to become a nun instead. Apparently, I shifted back and is now pursuing my first choice.

One contributor to my motivations is the book of Paulo Coelho "By The River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept", it's actually one of my favorite novels of all time. So, going back, I learned from the book that one dream is not an obstacle to materializing another, though in the seminarian's case, it is love that is not an obstacle to materializing one's dream. But indeed, we're talking of the same thing on the latter of both phrases-- Serving God.

That is why now, it's not only becoming a chemical engineer i want, but to become a Good Chemical Engineer. Good is a simple word but it makes a huge difference.

DAY 4: My siblings (or closest relative)



I'm the eldest among my siblings. Next to me is Joanna, 18, Paula, 13, then, Paolo, 8.
With those age gaps, it's no surprise that we're are all close to each other, considering my i-don't-act-my-age guise. I'm proud that we've all been brought up to share what we have to each other and look out for one another, no crab mentality, no disrespect, no envy, and the like. :)

Friday, December 10, 2010

DAY 3: My Parents


"Your parents may not be the most perfect one. But they are the most perfect gift God ever given you."-from Twitter

December 9th 2010, yes just yesterday, they celebrated their Anniversary. And here's a worth sharing story for the 3rd day of challenge.

"there's special providence in the fall of a sparrow,"-Shakespeare

That quote from Shakespeare speaks out what actually happened that day. Things weren't going so well but for some inexplicable reason came a tidal shift of the situation. Blessing in disguise it is. So, to elucidate your confounded minds the story went like this:

My friend, Nicole, and I were supposed to go shopping that day. The reason why for weeks I've been in my best penny-pinching self. But because of our Advanced(ChE) Math quiz the following day(today) we just decided to postpone it. After my classes, instead of going straight home or eating somewhere near UST, what utmost we should likely be doing, i went to my Thursdays soul searching commitment, The Doulos for Christ's wildsons. When I got home, i saw my sad mum, then i realized she knew i had forgotten. Without hesitation, it was already 9 or 10pm, I went out to buy them cake and ice cream. All my savings were spent but i felt fulfilled.

I know this isn't about my parents entirely but worthy enough to be published.

Sometimes, things happen because it's fated to make another person happy. And whichever way you look at it, the fulfillment you get right after is even greater than any forms of joy.

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Narrative of the movie Memento


Memento

A hard candy with a surprise center, that is what the movie Memento, basically, is. Viewers would tend to put themselves into the situation Leonard has been going through, hypothesizing, predicting and all that whilst the movie juggle them with too many riddles and with just very few thought-provoking hints. It proceeds in two convergent narrative lines, one from the present backward and the other from the past forward, elucidated in brief bits and pieces mirroring the unclear connection of the two situations. Nonetheless, aesthetic pleasure was greatly achieved by the movie; also, the ending radiates justice to all the confusion and things that hadn’t been revealed at once.

Leonard met an accident where he misthought the death of his wife, same incident where he got this short-term memory loss brought about by the head injury he had that instance. As aforesaid, he got this unusual condition and his wife dying was the last thing that had happened to him that he vividly remembers aside from his life prior the incident. His make-believe-death of his wife maddened and enraged him. He got overwhelmed by it and started to chase vengeance by playing detective, making up his own truth, creating a puzzle he couldn’t solve. The story focused on Lenny’s revenge for his wife’s death, the event where things seemingly fall to places where Lenny wanted them to be as part of his self-created puzzle caused by frustration of killing all the John G.s. In the course of finding out the real killer, he got manipulated by two people- John “Teddy” Gammell, an undercover officer, and Natalie, a bartender.

After killing Jimmy Grantz, Natalie’s husband, Lenny decided to make a new prospect in the person of Teddy. He was quite unaware of the whole thing going on, that he had been used by Teddy for his own advantage. Lenny’s just certain about the tattoo in his chest saying: John G. raped and murdered your wife. So the pleasure of killing a John G. gives a certain degree of satisfaction to him. After the death of Jimmy Grantz, Teddy told Lenny that the real hit-man was long gone and that his wife had survived the killing but just refused to accept what her husband has been going through; Not capable of remembering everything that has just happened or has been told, he decided to put a dartboard on Teddy’s back, another John G. It was set off by noting on Teddy’s picture ‘Don’t believe his lies’. Suspicious memo for an awaken gust, so, every time he’d see it, he’ll be nothing but dubious. Wearing the clothes and using the car of the deceased husband of Natalie, he went to the bar where Natalie’s working and met her. They discovered things about each other and in time, Natalie offered to help Lenny out of pity, as said in one of the pictures. Eventually, Natalie turned the situation into her advantage. He used Lenny to get rid of Dodd. In return, Natalie gave him traces about the John G. that Lenny had told her. All pointing out to one person who happens to be Teddy, just as he expected in the first place because it’s Teddy’s plate number he gave to Natalie anyway. Later on, it resulted to Teddy’s death which was shown in one of the first scenes.

Indeed, the movie Memento is invigorating in such a way that viewers would have no choice but to get hooked on it. So, as the main character unravels the riddles, they, too, feel for Lenny. It’s an effective thriller and is highly considered to acquire artistry, intellectual value, suggestiveness, spiritual value, permanence, universality and style.

Artistry because, as said earlier, it could have bewildered everyone who’s already watched it but the end is more than enough to satisfy their senses. Intellectual value, much as it stimulates thoughts through the many mysteries revolving in the story it enhances critical thinking skills in solving them. Suggestiveness, the movie never fails to draw the eagerness of people in knowing how things had happen; viewers are carried away by every situation. The movie is not entirely about getting witty, it also teaches people that revenge will not fully satisfy anyone that no matter how we’ve gone far on it we will still feel the incompleteness and will just have to yearn for more which is acceptance; it has a deep spiritual value that is sure to inspire people. In no doubt watching the movie memento again and again will give a different degree of delight, it will take the new insights, new worlds and experiences into a whole new level. Having one of the best and most original plots ever, it is certainly timely, remarkable and is favorably recommended to people. It sets and defines what an amazing movie is, it’s not necessarily the cliché happy ever after ending nor the many other overrated common films. It’s far cry from the many other movies we are used to but a good one to augment what the movie industry is lacking.


Tuesday, December 7, 2010

DAY 1: My Best Friend, Cy-real.


Her name is Ann Cyril Ortega Valiente. She's my exact opposite. Keeps me sane all the time. We're more like sisters. She could careless about my feelings as long as it's truth she's saying. Sadly, she will be migrating before the year 2011 ends, and i still can't imagine myself in my day-to-day school and fun activities without her. I know this may sound selfish, but i want her to just stay. LOL-ing jkay. I love her. I'd stay single for her, she'd do the same for me. HAHA. Now, that's too much, but seriously i am too happy and content with her company already, no guy would be able to outdo that. You bet! ;)

30 DAYS

Day 1 — Your Best Friend

Day 2 — Your Crush

Day 3 — Your parents

Day 4 — Your sibling (or closest relative)

Day 5 — Your dreams

Day 6 — A stranger

Day 7 — Your Ex-boyfriend/girlfriend/love/crush

Day 8 — Your favorite internet friend

Day 9 — Someone you wish you could meet

Day 10 — Someone you don’t talk to as much as you’d like to

Day 11 — A Deceased person you wish you could talk to

Day 12 — The person you hate most/caused you a lot of pain

Day 13 — Someone you wish could forgive you

Day 14 — Someone you’ve drifted away from

Day 15 — The person you miss the most

Day 16 — Someone that’s not in your state/country

Day 17 — Someone from your childhood

Day 18 — The person that you wish you could be

Day 19 — Someone that pesters your mind—good or bad

Day 20 — The one that broke your heart the hardest

Day 21 — Someone you judged by their first impression

Day 22 — Someone you want to give a second chance to

Day 23 — The last person you kissed

Day 24 — The person that gave you your favorite memory

Day 25 — The person you know that is going through the worst of times

Day 26 — The last person you made a pinky promise to

Day 27 — The friendliest person you knew for only one day

Day 28 — Someone that changed your life

Day 29 — The person that you want tell everything to, but too afraid to

Day 30 — Your reflection in the mirror

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Everyday, in our lives, we get to realize new things and all.
So, whenever we're having a difficult situation, the best thing we do, i suggest, is to accept. Eventually, the lessons will just have to sink in our souls and minds, by then, we get to realize we're better.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Glimpse of an Epic Haven



I was planning to go straight home after my class. But truly, i can't resist someone asking me come by the library. While waiting for her to finish what she's writing i went over from Cosmopolitan to some other good reading materials like National GeographicJournals. On spur of moment something caught my attention. It's the Valley of the Whales.

Valley of the Whales- An Egyptian desert, once an ocean, holds the secret to one of evolution's most remarkable transformation.


Whale's jaws



Up-close, these images look too scary.

However, i still, want to go there. And I'm actually thinking of including that to my what-i-should-have-done-before-i-turn-30 list.

Another random post.

Right after, we went to DQ at P. Noval to play Frozen Throne's cs version thing, I really don't know what it's called, then, QBs favorite- L4D. Now that's what i call extreme.

Sunday, August 29, 2010

First time in a long time; my new gym buddy.

Early this afternoon my cousin called me, she asked me if i want to go to the gym. Really timely, because just last night, mum reprimanded me because of my eating habits. It was already 6pm when we arrived at SM North EDSA. I thought we'll be doing gym activities already, then, she told me, we're just gonna look for a gym and register, anyway, we just dropped by Nike for her to buy shoes, shirt, and shorts, because she wasn't able to bring proper attire, so, we can start already. She spent 7k, as always, she never fails to shock me with such matters. She also paid for my registration fee of 1.7k. If you're reading this, thank you. :)

Sorry, the pictures are blurred because i just took them with my w890i.











Monday, August 16, 2010

Happy Birthday to the Best Grandad in the World. :)

My professor once told us that it is better to be feared than to be loved. Most people say the otherwise, that it is better to be loved than be feared. Whichever way, i know someone who exudes the beauty of each aforesaid. He is more than feared and love. He is the epitome of greatness. He is my inspiration. He is a benefactor to what i am now. And I love him so much that no word best describes it. He is my grand father, grandad as he prefers to be called. :)

Growing up, my parents constantly reminds me how grateful i should be for everything I have right now. That everything includes the people i cherish, the people who never misguided me, grandad, for one, taught me to aim high and strive for more, for better. This is not an all-flattery-for-him blog, but that's actually what you're likely to read in here because as much as he wants everything to fall at their right places-- perfect, the goodness of his craft seems to reflect on his actions. And i got to say that that made me and my siblings especially joanna grow accordingly. As a child, though being the eldest grand-daughter, was never exempted to his disciplinary actions. Indeed, we have gone through different whirlwind situations in the past, but i regret nothing, because a journey with him is a learning experience, as i look at things, those just happened because he wants us to be stronger.

He's been residing in USA for years now but he never fails to be there for us. He could define the word supportive. :) But kidding aside, he truly is the best grandad, because whatever his grand child would like to do, to pursue, from pageants of my sister to my studies, birthday gifts- sony vaio laptop, cash, any financial support he could give, he gave it whole-heartedly at the expense of his cars. Oh i know how much he loves cars, but because i can't afford it yet, here goes the blog expressing my gratitude and my love. :)

Grandad, Happy Birthday. I wish you all the best because that's what you deserve. I love you so much. Thank you for being so supportive. I know, it's been ages since the last time we saw you, but in our hearts you were never apart, though we keep on missing you. We are always here for you. and We hope to see you soon. God bless.

Saturday, August 14, 2010

People who hardly complain barely feel the deadweight

My kick-ass saturday's never complete without micro-blogging. Just perfect to top off the prelim week, writing makes me stress-free.

There's this "we are the masters of our lives" thought that i just can't get off my mind right now. Earlier this afternoon, it also made me realize something that i already posted in my facebook status, it went like this, people who hardly complain barely feel the deadweight. That's what i realized, and just to make myself clear here, it's not a copy-and-paste thing. Usually, prelim week stresses me, but it wasn't true for the one i just had. As much as I'm appreciative about that i also feel anxious. I believe I gave up my vices for a better study habit so i'm assuming things have just gotten better now than last semester that's why, or could it be that I'm just used to getting through difficulties that i already can't distinguish which is hard and which is not. I'm not so sure about the latter. All I know is that, now, I'm a changed person, I'm better, I make myself more productive, I sleep a lot, I manage my time so well, rooms for unpleasant things got fewer, and I'm happy. Truly, It's a matter of choice,the burden just depends on how you view your life and how you live it. If we feel eveything's falling just right where they're supposed to be, good vibrations will just keep on coming. But if we doom ourselves by negativity, nothing will happen, at the end of the day, instead of moving forward we see ourselves tripped over by a humps of complaints.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

first blog ever. Life is beautiful.

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second’s encounter with God and with eternity.” The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

We can never be too happy in this world without getting through difficulties. They always go together and only acceptance is the remedy. What's good about it though is that, we learn from it, carrying out things properly is exactly what God wants us to do, as a result, we grow, we become better. That's life, deal with enthusiasm or get stuck in misery.