The moon was very beautiful yesterday! It was soo bright it lighted up the sky like the sun! The clouds were nice too and they formed like giant angel wings. The wind felt great and I just felt peaceful looking at them outside the window.
Too bad though I wasn't able to take a picture. I'm sure it would have looked lovely on photograph.
Today we went to Ormoc to fetch my sister. We had fun talking in the car and catching up. Apparently, we'll be having a movie marathon and a sleepover tonight and I'm pretty much looking forward to it. Tomorrow is Maundy Thursday so I'll probably try not to do anything "nasty". Haha. You get the drift.
~strawberries
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
to be honest..
I have to be honest and say that I didn't get to read the Romanov Prophecy after all. I kind of finished late last night and I really wanted to read it but I grew sleepy. Today, too I wasn't able to pick it up. *sighs* But I did do something significant today, other than check my account on facebook and read ficcies on ff.net. I'm learning the Moonlight Sonata!
It sounds pretty easy and it is kind of easy but my fingers are hurting from all those base chords haha. But it sounds good when I play it so I'm pretty happy about that. I'm also thinking about writing this novel about my family. I already have a title: Memoirs of a Strange and Happy Family. It doesn't sound very complex and in fact it wouldn't be. I plan to write it the way I know my family. Simple, strange and full of laughter. I don't know but I think it's gonna be a real piece of literature and if I finish it, I'll want to submit it somewhere. My family is a strange bunch and we have a lot of stories to tell. I'm kind of really excited!
I'm not going to start writing it now, though. I'll have to start reading again, as I have promised. Literature books and not those feeding pop culture. For now, I'll be finishing the Romanov Prophecy hopefully and Moonlight Sonata haha.
It sounds pretty easy and it is kind of easy but my fingers are hurting from all those base chords haha. But it sounds good when I play it so I'm pretty happy about that. I'm also thinking about writing this novel about my family. I already have a title: Memoirs of a Strange and Happy Family. It doesn't sound very complex and in fact it wouldn't be. I plan to write it the way I know my family. Simple, strange and full of laughter. I don't know but I think it's gonna be a real piece of literature and if I finish it, I'll want to submit it somewhere. My family is a strange bunch and we have a lot of stories to tell. I'm kind of really excited!
I'm not going to start writing it now, though. I'll have to start reading again, as I have promised. Literature books and not those feeding pop culture. For now, I'll be finishing the Romanov Prophecy hopefully and Moonlight Sonata haha.
Monday, March 29, 2010
catch up on reading
I'm suddenly feeling this urge to read a good book.
The last book that I read was Beastly, which is a teen's book so I don't think that really counts. I've been trying to finish Don Quixote but it's just sooo darn thick and I'm not even halfway yet! But I will finish it one time or another. *sigh* I don't know why I suddenly stopped reading books. It might have been because I got addicted to movies and graphic novels and things on television. But you know, when you think you've seen everything and get fed up with all these modern atrocities of time, you just want to go back to the time where you can spend all day long reading.
I remember when I was in high-school, I almost devoured all the fiction books in the library! I read almost all the Perry Mason books and I can say that even now, I'd still want to be able to read about my favorite criminal lawyer and Della Street and Detective Drake. I miss them! I also got pretty full with romance novels. Favorite: Susan Elizabeth Phillips. I read almost all her books that was in the library. I think it was the reason I started liking erotic literature in the first place. But my love for romance didn't start there. When I was in 5th grade I guess, I remember it was summer, I got religiously addicted to Tagalog pocket books. Yeah, it seems so baduy now but I had read them. And yes, I liked them. Although now, I couldn't say I still like them because their plots are so cliche and overrated and just blase. Actually, all romance novels seems to be that way to me now. I admit being a hopeless romantic but all the situational boy-meets-girl-girl-hates-boy-but-falls-in-love-in-then-end stereotypes are getting really old. Erotic novels, like the Beauty trilogy by Anne Rice (I only read Release) and the Altar of Venus are too lexically graphic, for want of a better term. I just can't approach them as literature but pornography! Oh well.
From romance, I discovered I also loved thrillers. I read all Dan Brown's novels (except for Deception Point) and found it very entertaining. My favorite was his latest, The Lost Symbol. I also want to finish Steve Berry but I've only been able to read "The Amber Room" which I adored and half of The Romanov Prophecy which I promise to read right after I write this haha. I also want to read The Shakespeare Secret but I couldn't find it in any book shop anymore.
Classics. Can't say I read them as much as I would like to boast that I do. I've only read a couple: Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion (half of it: kind of didn't like Anne), The Picture of Dorian Gray (one of my favorites), The Canterbury Tales (yes, I finished it..sort of..I had not read the Prioress' Tale), Beowulf, numerous number of short stories by Edgar Allan, Hawthorne, Fitzgerald and others.. Currently working on finishing Don Quixote. It's funny as hell but it's tooooo loooooooong!
My favorite books: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. And I'm not just saying that! I think it is by far the best love story I've read since Pride and Prejudice. Mr. Rochester might not be handsome but he is mysterious and kind and sweet and desperate and funny. And Jane has no qualms in pointing out his inferiorities and then declaring that they are what she loves about him! Kyaa *fan girl giggle*
I want to buy a hardbound copy of it someday. But of course, that's gonna come later when I've paid off my debts haha.
The bottomline of this post is that I've been missing a lot when I stopped reading. And I feel like I need to catch up. Maybe that's why I haven't been able to write anything good lately. So what I'm going to do is read a book and finish it!!
The last book that I read was Beastly, which is a teen's book so I don't think that really counts. I've been trying to finish Don Quixote but it's just sooo darn thick and I'm not even halfway yet! But I will finish it one time or another. *sigh* I don't know why I suddenly stopped reading books. It might have been because I got addicted to movies and graphic novels and things on television. But you know, when you think you've seen everything and get fed up with all these modern atrocities of time, you just want to go back to the time where you can spend all day long reading.
I remember when I was in high-school, I almost devoured all the fiction books in the library! I read almost all the Perry Mason books and I can say that even now, I'd still want to be able to read about my favorite criminal lawyer and Della Street and Detective Drake. I miss them! I also got pretty full with romance novels. Favorite: Susan Elizabeth Phillips. I read almost all her books that was in the library. I think it was the reason I started liking erotic literature in the first place. But my love for romance didn't start there. When I was in 5th grade I guess, I remember it was summer, I got religiously addicted to Tagalog pocket books. Yeah, it seems so baduy now but I had read them. And yes, I liked them. Although now, I couldn't say I still like them because their plots are so cliche and overrated and just blase. Actually, all romance novels seems to be that way to me now. I admit being a hopeless romantic but all the situational boy-meets-girl-girl-hates-boy-but-falls-in-love-in-then-end stereotypes are getting really old. Erotic novels, like the Beauty trilogy by Anne Rice (I only read Release) and the Altar of Venus are too lexically graphic, for want of a better term. I just can't approach them as literature but pornography! Oh well.
From romance, I discovered I also loved thrillers. I read all Dan Brown's novels (except for Deception Point) and found it very entertaining. My favorite was his latest, The Lost Symbol. I also want to finish Steve Berry but I've only been able to read "The Amber Room" which I adored and half of The Romanov Prophecy which I promise to read right after I write this haha. I also want to read The Shakespeare Secret but I couldn't find it in any book shop anymore.
Classics. Can't say I read them as much as I would like to boast that I do. I've only read a couple: Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion (half of it: kind of didn't like Anne), The Picture of Dorian Gray (one of my favorites), The Canterbury Tales (yes, I finished it..sort of..I had not read the Prioress' Tale), Beowulf, numerous number of short stories by Edgar Allan, Hawthorne, Fitzgerald and others.. Currently working on finishing Don Quixote. It's funny as hell but it's tooooo loooooooong!
My favorite books: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte. And I'm not just saying that! I think it is by far the best love story I've read since Pride and Prejudice. Mr. Rochester might not be handsome but he is mysterious and kind and sweet and desperate and funny. And Jane has no qualms in pointing out his inferiorities and then declaring that they are what she loves about him! Kyaa *fan girl giggle*
I want to buy a hardbound copy of it someday. But of course, that's gonna come later when I've paid off my debts haha.
The bottomline of this post is that I've been missing a lot when I stopped reading. And I feel like I need to catch up. Maybe that's why I haven't been able to write anything good lately. So what I'm going to do is read a book and finish it!!
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Summer Adventure
I seriously did not expect I would have that much fun yesterday! We were really worked up about where we'd be going for a swim. We planned to go to Villaba but Isy and Maning didn't seem to happy about the money matters and all. Then, there was Bantigue. Except mom wouldn't let me go. Haha. Until finally, we agreed, although kind of begrudgingly on my part, to go to Tubod, near Isy's house. There is this cave there which leads to the sea.
Okay, before anything else, as much as I would like to be adventurous, I can't put aside the fact that I am an acrophobic. I might have eased out of that fear a bit but I'm still scared of heights. Now this cave is not like the horizontal caves that you just walk in and out of. This cave is vertical,some sort of like a giant hole in the ground, which meant that we had to climb our way down. They all looked okay with it although we all agreed it was a bit dangerous. But it was for the sake of adventure so we did it nonetheless. I was kind of happy though that they were all concerned for me. I was really touched when they all planned on how to get me down. I was a bit annoyed because I felt like they were treating me like a kid but somehow, I kind of felt loved. Haha. The climb down was rather difficult because I couldn't see where I was putting my feet on but thank God for friends. When all of us finally reached the bottom unscathed, we were dumbfounded with the cave! It was amazing! It sort of stank but it was oh so beautiful! We took pictures and then we met with the sea!
The wind was wonderful too! Seriously,we all couldn't believe we were still in Isabel. Why hadn't we thought of this before? I seriously have no frickin idea haha. The sea was really salty though so it hurt my eyes, my face and throat. We were having fun when these bunch of teenagers came to our spot and because we didn't want to share (I know), we decided to move to a more private spot ---> a giant rock. It was a significant distance away from our first spot so we had to walk by the sides to get there. The rocks hurt! They were all spkiey and sharp and I regret that I wore those ipanema slippers! So anyway, we ate and drank when we got to the place (which was still a swim's distance away from the giant rock). We were having so much fun when each of us got skin gashes from the rocks, from stepping on the rocks or some sharp thing. My, Richmond's and Ezra's shorts got ripped from the rocks too! It was all too funny! So it was nearing sunset so we had to leave but we needed to jump from the giant rock first. So we climbed up there, basked in the view and had fun making porn out of our shadows hahahaha. It was soooo funny!!! The waters were getting high so we started walking towards the cave again. The waves made it really difficult and it got our bags and some of our stuff wet but it was okay. Even that was part of the big adventure! We climbed up the cave again (this time with ease) and headed towards Isy's house to get all washed up.
This part was where I proved that we were all friends! We had shower together! All 8 of us! Hahaha. There was no malice or awkwardness or perversion. We just had fun laughing and washing. We were all cleaned up and it was time for our closure: BALOT. Somehow, I'm beginning to think that this will develop into one of our silly rituals haha. Anyway, so we went to Isabel, ate Balot and finally said goodbye.
I did a bit of Karaoke when I got home! I was soo happy! I hadn't had that much fun since my dormmates and I went to Bogo! Hahaha. I just realized how much I miss being with my high school friends. They might not know me now as much as they did when we were still in high-school but they know why I became what I've become. They made me happen and that's why I love them soo much.
So to conclude this long and very late update, THIS SUMMER WILL SURELY BE A BLAST!
Okay, before anything else, as much as I would like to be adventurous, I can't put aside the fact that I am an acrophobic. I might have eased out of that fear a bit but I'm still scared of heights. Now this cave is not like the horizontal caves that you just walk in and out of. This cave is vertical,some sort of like a giant hole in the ground, which meant that we had to climb our way down. They all looked okay with it although we all agreed it was a bit dangerous. But it was for the sake of adventure so we did it nonetheless. I was kind of happy though that they were all concerned for me. I was really touched when they all planned on how to get me down. I was a bit annoyed because I felt like they were treating me like a kid but somehow, I kind of felt loved. Haha. The climb down was rather difficult because I couldn't see where I was putting my feet on but thank God for friends. When all of us finally reached the bottom unscathed, we were dumbfounded with the cave! It was amazing! It sort of stank but it was oh so beautiful! We took pictures and then we met with the sea!
The wind was wonderful too! Seriously,we all couldn't believe we were still in Isabel. Why hadn't we thought of this before? I seriously have no frickin idea haha. The sea was really salty though so it hurt my eyes, my face and throat. We were having fun when these bunch of teenagers came to our spot and because we didn't want to share (I know), we decided to move to a more private spot ---> a giant rock. It was a significant distance away from our first spot so we had to walk by the sides to get there. The rocks hurt! They were all spkiey and sharp and I regret that I wore those ipanema slippers! So anyway, we ate and drank when we got to the place (which was still a swim's distance away from the giant rock). We were having so much fun when each of us got skin gashes from the rocks, from stepping on the rocks or some sharp thing. My, Richmond's and Ezra's shorts got ripped from the rocks too! It was all too funny! So it was nearing sunset so we had to leave but we needed to jump from the giant rock first. So we climbed up there, basked in the view and had fun making porn out of our shadows hahahaha. It was soooo funny!!! The waters were getting high so we started walking towards the cave again. The waves made it really difficult and it got our bags and some of our stuff wet but it was okay. Even that was part of the big adventure! We climbed up the cave again (this time with ease) and headed towards Isy's house to get all washed up.
This part was where I proved that we were all friends! We had shower together! All 8 of us! Hahaha. There was no malice or awkwardness or perversion. We just had fun laughing and washing. We were all cleaned up and it was time for our closure: BALOT. Somehow, I'm beginning to think that this will develop into one of our silly rituals haha. Anyway, so we went to Isabel, ate Balot and finally said goodbye.
I did a bit of Karaoke when I got home! I was soo happy! I hadn't had that much fun since my dormmates and I went to Bogo! Hahaha. I just realized how much I miss being with my high school friends. They might not know me now as much as they did when we were still in high-school but they know why I became what I've become. They made me happen and that's why I love them soo much.
So to conclude this long and very late update, THIS SUMMER WILL SURELY BE A BLAST!
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