Accomplished. Not Yet Accomplished.

Go to San Francisco with Family.

Go to the Key Club Officer Conference in UC Riverside.

Spaghetti Fundraiser for the IHS Class of 2011.

Coldstone/Dominos Pizza Fundraiser for the IHS Class of 2011.

Get my License.

Update my Journal/Scrapbook.

Create a Photo Album. =)

Summer Basketball.

Go to the FAP Concert and see AJ Rafael and Gabe Bondoc play! =)

Master Gabe Bondoc's "Gentlemen Don't" in my guitar.

Go to the OC Fair!!

Learn how to Glide. =) (hhhmm, I dont think I can do this by summer, but I'll try!)

Vacation at my cousin's at OC.

Meet Kai!! =)

Start studying for SAT.

Reading Summer Project.

Watch at least 4 dramas! hahah. ( I think I would be watching 8) lol.

Run in the park untill I get in shape! lol.

And update my blog form time to time. =)

So basically, this weekend, I got my license AND met Kai. =) This was one of the funnest weekends ever. =) I'll be posting more updates soon. lol. =)

My Leadership Conferences Experience entry are still on drafts. I am working on them. =) Also, my blog will go on a new face SOON! =) thanks!

I need a new banner. but I dont have photoshop. :(

Ugh! This is sooo. hahah! I really want a banner! Oh well.

Anyway. Hi Blog. I love blogging but really, i haven't been on blogging moods lately. Maybe because there's nothing really to blog about? hahah. Well summer is going okay for me, I guess?.. I'm having a laid back summer lately. Just doing what I want to do, no pressure, and I actually like it.. I really feel sleepy right now though because my basketball practice today was extremely intense. But workouts are good. right? 

Okay, I need to start dressing up.. I have an officer meeting at 6. lol. okay. Bye Blog. FOR NOW! hahah.

Accomplished. Not Yet Accomplished.

Go to San Francisco with Family.

Do Key Club Fundraisers.

Go to the Key Club Officer Conference in UC Riverside.

Spaghetti Fundraiser for the IHS Class of 2011.

Coldstone/Dominos Pizza Fundraiser for the IHS Class of 2011.

Get my License.

Update my Journal/Scrapbook.

Create a Photo Album. =)

Summer Basketball.

Go to the FAP Concert and see AJ Rafael and Gabe Bondoc play! =)

Master Gabe Bondoc's "Gentlemen Don't" in my guitar.

Go to the OC Fair!!

Learn how to Glide. =) (hhhmm, I dont think I can do this by summer, but I'll try!)

Vacation at my cousin's at OC.

Meet Kai!! =)

Start studying for SAT.

Reading Summer Project.

Watch at least 4 dramas! hahah. ( I think I would be watching 8) lol.

Run in the park untill I get in shape! lol.

And update my blog form time to time. =)

That's all I can think for now. I'll just add stuff next time. =)

You know what I hate the most? It's when a LOT of good things happened, THEN you just never blog them. Then one day, when you're bored, you look at your blog to reminisce happy memories, and boom, nothing's in there! cause you never wrote on it. I hate it. But I guess that's my bad habbit.

I started this blog when I was in 5th - 6th grade in the Philippines when the Internet hype is barely starting in our school. Yeah, those times when I created my friendster/myspace account, and when I chat endlessly in Yahoo Messenger. lol. I remember those times, I go home, eat my merienda (either turon, fishballs, or any chips from the tindahan, with softdrinks in the plastic, or sago and gulaman), then run to the computer and start chatting and start checking my accounts.. hahah. Then my busmate Bet introduced me to this website, and I was like, what the heck is this? Then I started to figure out what a blog is then I used it when I was bored. Yes. That's the wrong thing. I only use it when I'm bored. So when I moved here in California, I always browse around my blog and look for an entry about my happy moments in the Philippines, but in the end, all i found was disappointment cause I never really recorded my happy times.

And now, it's still the same. My last entry was what? February??... HAHAH. This year, my life started to get really interesting around March when I met a BUNCH of new friends and all. AND yes, LOADS of FUN TIMES. But too bad, like my mistake before, I never really blogged it. =( 

Oh wait, I saw a Draft post in here. It's about NYLSC! hahah. so basically my last blog was April. lol.

SOOOOO. Hopefully. Really, I wanna start blogging again.

Isn't that what's really blogs are for? Something to look back? hahaha.

So Anyway, Hey Bloggy, I'm Home. =)

Okay, this is kind of odd cause I'm actually going to talk about my day today. hahah. =)

Morning, 1st period English.. Hhhm, Everyone was just pretty much preparing for the Algebra test on English. hahah. Usual lazy English day.

Then History, all we did was watch videos about spies. First we watched the video about this American Pilot spying on the Soviet, then after that, we watch the Rosenberg's. I have to say the video was interesting because for the first time, I didn't fall asleep. It was really interesting. hahah.

Algebra. OMG. I dont even want to talk about it. I dont feel good about how I did in the test. soo whaah.

Chemistry. the best. I took a nap. heheh. for the whole period. I kind of felt good. hahah.

Spanish, Usual work day.

PE, Basketball.. hahah. all cool lang kami. shoot around laang.

Then after school, Me, Pablo, and Jasmin. Ofcourse, Johnny's time. hahah. Our after school hang out. Hang out at Johnny's for two hours. My usual sweet tea, but no bunuelos.. =( I gave it up for lent. heheh. Then after that, we just went to the park then hang out and talk. chill. No classes bukas e. heheh. =)

Then after that, Mayra called me and told me to come over for like our Basketball party or whatever. It was also fun. heheh.

Then home. =) Wala laaang. I just feel like blogging my day. hahha.

Oh, I'm chatting with Patty right now. after like for 2 months. DANG. hahah. Hi Patty! I miss our girl talks about ehem. =) hahah. kaw ah Patty. MAGBAGO KA NA! AYUSIN MO BUHAY MO! heheh. I missed Patty! heheh.

                                - Bakit Ba? - Siakol

Hahah. Wala lang. Bigla lang nag-pop sa utak ko yung phrase ng song na yan. hahah.

Anyway, I haven't blogged in a while. hahah. There are a lot of times when I really have these topics that's been intriguing me but still I can't find time to go to the internet and write a blog entry about it.. Dont you hate that?.. Cause I do. hahah. I love talking about different issues.. by myself? hahahah. lunatic na talaga! hahah. Anyway, since I have already forgotten whatever issues I want to discuss and stuff, I'll just drop it, hahah.

Hhhm, let's see. If there's something that I am presently feeling for these past weeks, that would be happiness and at the same time exhaustion. hahah. I don't know, I have just been laughing like crazy for these past days. Oh yeah, thanks to those youtube videos. hahah. "Tarts my body".. hahah. I love it. I love that video so much. It made me laugh for a week. Okay, exagge. hahah. But seriously, it was so funny. hahah. and other youtube videos. hahah. But yeah, I've been tired for 2 weeks. hahah. I always sleep on most of my classes. bwahahah. Like today, I slept in History for the 3rd time this week and Im like in front of the teacher. He didn't say anything though cause I got a 100 on his test. bwahahah. But Im just tired.. I've been walking for aproximately 5 miles everyday, and plus, I'm probably like running for 2 miles a day. hahah. But that's life. hahah. I loove walking though. It gives me time to relax in a way and think of things. hahah. sometimes I overdo it though like the other day I almost got run over by a car cause I was like walking but I was thinking of something then I crossed an intersection then this fast car just came.. but that's his fault actually, he waas overspeeding, and pedestrians are priority. bleh. hahah.

anyway as I said, Im tired. =) I wanna sleep.. =)

Okay, I really loathe the fact that I'm blogging right now with no unequivocal reason. hahah. Okay, if it's not for the trend of vocabulary accession and writing amelioration, I would just engross my habitual inanity in here. BUT NO, I have to prepare myself for eminent tests such as the CAHSEE High School Exit Exam, CST, and, of course my course through college, the SAT's. That's why I have to start being eloquent. I really believe that blogging will help me ameliorate my writing skills. =) Just like how my fingers find their way to typing my words when writing a blog, I hope that I would be able to do the same for the essay part of the tests too. No pressure. Words easily flow from my mind to the paper and being able to say what I intend or believe to do so. =)

Anyway, I really have no certain topic that I want to deliberate right now. PLUS, I still have loads of work to do. Hopefully next time I'll write an essay-like blog. =) hahahah.

                                       Hinahanap hanap kita - Rivermaya

Okay, wala lang. Minsan, feeling ko na ako yung mababaw na tao. wala lang. I mean, parang ngayon ko lang na realize na yung mga pinaka simpleng bagay na naranasan ko ay ayun talaga yung matatawag kong "pleasures of life". OMG, tama ba tagalog ko? hahah. Mga tipong simpleng kasiyahan ko nung bata ako.

Parang ang kasiyahan ng tao, depende yan sa situation nila e. Like let's say, yung mga mahihirap at mayayaman. Kung mahirap ka, tas naguwi yung nanay mo ng masarap na pagkain, tas hinain niya sa mesa yung pagkain, tas sabay sabay kayo ng pamilya mo kumaen, masaya kayo diba? Kasi para sa araw na iyon, may nakaen kayo tas magkakasama pa kayo. diba? Tas, let's say yung mga mayayaman, kumaen sila sa isang mamahalin na restaraunt kasama pamilya nila, let's say masaya din sila, okay, so ayun, masaya nga sila. hahah. (gulo ko). Pero sa tingin mo, sino yung mas masaya ang pakiramdam sa loob?.. Hindi mo masasabi diba? Pero hindi mo rin pwedeng sabihin na mas masaya yung mga mayayaman, kasi pareho lang naman silang nabusog at kasama yung mga pamilya nila diba? My point is you don't need a lot of complicated things, or money to feel happy. Kung baga e, yung level of happiness na naramdaman nung mayaman at mahirap e pareho lang. right?

Ngayon, naisip ko lang, dati sa pinas, anu anu nga ba yung mga simpleng bagay na nagpasaya sakin? so I made a list. etoh. =)

1) Pag first day of school. =)

2) Pag gumising ako sa umaga ng sobrang aga para pumasok, tas umuulan, tas biglang, sasabihin sa akin na "classes are suspended".. nakoh, hindi mo lang alam kung gaano ako kasaya at makakatulog ulet ako. =)

3) Pag may field trip/retreat. =)

4) Pag uwian na, tas sasabihin ko kay kuya sa bus, "kuya second trip na lang ako" tas tatambay ako sa green chairs, or iikot around the school.

5) Pag nagstostop-over kami from the bus para bumili ng merienda like Zagu, Sago't Gulaman, Melon or Buko Juice, Turon, at kung anu-anu pa.

6) Pag inaasar namen yung tindera ng mga gulaman o yung konduktor namen. hahah.

7) Pag uuwi ako sa bahay galeng school at may dadaan ng nagtitinda ng fishballs o kikiam.. nakoh.

8) O kaya, pagka-uwi ko din, punta ako ng tindahan, bili ng chips, tas softdrinks sa plastik, tas uwi sa bahay at manunuod ng TV. =)

9) Our kwentuhan sessions sa school bus at mga laugh trip namen. =)

10) Pag field demo na at wala kaming ginagawa sa school.

11) Pag may activity sa school na wala kaming clase at wala kaming ibang ginagawa kundi umikot ikot sa school.

12) Oh first fridays sa school. I love the school mass, PLUS, you get to miss 1st and 2nd period. hahah.

13) Pag may family gatherings at lahat ng pinsan mo ay dadating. yes, excited nako nun.

14) Telebabad habang umuulan. Nako. =)

15) Text everyday and every night. AT MAY SENSE MGA KAUSAP MO. hahaha.

16) Pag wala kaming teacher sa period. hahah. mag-ingay na.

17) Sa Q.C. pag tumatambay sa tindahan, tas may gitara pa, talagang feeling kanto girls e. hahah.

18) Pag nagbabakasyon kami sa Batangas. Yihee.

19) Kwentuhan lang with super makukulet na tao.

Hahah. Grabe. I mean, feeling ko, yung level of happiness niyang lahat na yan pare-pareho lang. Hanggang ngayon, pag masaya ako, ganyan din yung level of happiness na nararamdaman ko.

Isa lang talaga yung super lumampas lampas pa sa level up. Ayun ay nung.. hahahah. okay. =) nevermind. hahah.

So hindi mahirap maging masaya. Just forget all the complicated things, and just always go back and appreciate the simple things that happens in your life. Hindi mo man mapapansin ngayon, pero, sa susunod, malalaman mo rin na, "Ay masaya pala yun.." tipong ganun.

So always be happy. =)

                                  -Balit Labis Kitang Mahal - Melany

Okay, today was the Imperial Valley Youth Synergy. The event was organized for Catholic Youths to gather together to praise and worship God. =)

I woke up early in the morning to get ready. The synergy starts at 8 a.m. at St. Mary's Parish. We (me and Matt) arrived there at exactly 8. We were just waiting there in the lobby, with the Imperial People, for the event to start. The event started at 9 a.m. We had our host, I think his name was Luke?. Yeah. Cool guy. Then we had this concert, it was like, Josh and Grabe, it was really nice, we sang songs with them even though we didn't know his songs. hahah. He made it all energetic so it was really fun. =) After that, he shared some experiences. He talked about, that, what if we just make a God moment in every day of our lives? Just one decision that we make for the benefit of God? He said that if we do that, our life would go to the path leading to heaven and to God. What he said might sound confusing, but then if you really think about it, it makes sense. After that, we had a mass with the bishop, then we ate lunch. At around 1.30, we started our part 2 of synergy. Our host, Luke, shared his experience to us about his faith. His story was really sad. I wanted to cry, but then he didn't make it all dramatic, but he actually related what Josh said to his experience, he made the decisions that would benefit him and God at the same time. That's how I understood what the singer Josh was trying to say. hahah. After that, the mini concert continued. Until it ended. I just feel bad, like in the middle of the concert, he made us sit down, and just reflect, and sing with him as our prayer. I started to close my eyes and listen to what he was saying, but I fell asleep for like 10 minutes. hahah. When I woke up, everyone was standing up and singing again. hahah.

But it ended nicely. I wouldn't say that it changed me just like how retreats changes me, BUT, it was somehow moving in a way too. I guess they just needed to have more people share experiences to open the eyes of everyone to how everyone suffers, but still God is always there for them. =)

After the synergy, I went to confession,.. ( like after four years). I want to start 2009 in a fresh way, you know? I actually felt good after my confession. Especially after confessing some of my sins.

I have to say that after this day, I did learn more, and I really believed that it made my faith stronger in a way. =)