Good job myself!

Tada!

Yesterday I got my final grades for this school year's first semester (well, thank mostly to my friend Elaine Marie Ombina for getting my grades on my behalf). So there it is. My final grades. Quite amazing, eh? Me too, I was really amazed with myself. I honestly wasn't expecting that I could ace my Math and English. But as you can see... ha ha ha. And I'm still part of the first honors.

God really works in mysterious ways. Thank You Lord! :)

-amdg

A sepia afternoon in the farm

Perched on our truck, my family, cousins and I hit the road for our farm in Gaboc to deliver some stuff there. And I bet you know what happened next:

Strike a pose.

Jump.

Smile.

Click!

Then the cam's batteries went low. Poor thing. :p

PS: I don't know why I made the pictures sepia. Just felt like doing it. Looks vintage though. lol

Of books and of a Western feel

After hanging out with some of my high school friends in our alma mater today, I thought of revisiting The Library-- a sort of private library in our town owned by a man named Mr. Hooyer. It's actually just a few minutes' walk away from our school. So I went there. Alone.

When I arrived there, I noticed that it actually hasn't changed drastically. The arrangement of the books, furniture and fixtures was pretty much the same as when the last time I saw them. The smell and the feel, still the same. Hmmm. I miss this place. The books. The magazines. The landscape outside. The paintings that ornate the walls. The carpet. The Western ambiance that pervade in the place. Everything!

I swear I could pore over every single book of this library for the rest of my life. :p

PS: Sorry for the low-quality pictures. I used my phone's camera :p

No need to be angry

Those eyes. They really pierce.

So I bought this black angry bird beanie hat today.

And heck--I don't know why.

Maybe for a Halloween party next month?

Squandering much. :p

Of Latin incantations and the Nicene Creed

Today, my family and I attended the mass at "Our Lady, Queen of the Most Holy Rosary" church at Sitio Gaboc, Manolo Fortich. The said mass served as a thanksgiving mass for the church's benefactors. Everything went the usual way except that, well uhm, the entirety of the mass was recited in (aww gaawd) LATIN ! It wasn't actually my first time to hear a mass in straight Latin, but still...

One thing that also caught my attention amid the mass was the recitation of the Nicene Creed. I kinda learned about what Nicene Creed is in one of our RS classes at school. This prayer is a modification of the Apostle's Creed and I never thought that this is still used today. I was just kind of amazed, that's all. :p (The mass booklets consisted of both the English and Latin versions of the Eucharistic rites but as you can see above, it's the English version which I managed to photograph.)

When the mass ended, I was still in a daze. Dazed from all the mind-boggling Latin prayers and utterances. Thank God I still can understand the word Amen which by all means kept me on track of the mass. :p

-amdg

It's okay not to be okay

So while I was doing my random clicking and viewing on Youtube few days ago, I stumbled upon this piece of good music by Jessie J—Who You Are. I watched the song’s music video and at first, I thought it was going to be dull. I was like, ‘Aha! So someone can actually make some scrappy music video by just plainly facing the camcorder. Lemme try this myself and let’s see.’ But as the song continued on and the lyrics started to become clear and comprehendible to my ears, chills started running down my spines. I was then like, ‘Damn! Jessie just did it again.’ And I remembered her previous songs: Price Tag, Nobody’s Perfect, and Who’s Laughing Now. All of which conveyed a certain special message. All of which left a deep impression on me (which I believe is a trademark of a good and beautiful music :p).

So if you’re now feeling low, stressed, defeated, and you think the whole world is closing in on you... that everyone’s sabotaging against you--- take a break. Soothe your soul. Serve your ears with some good music. It’ll help. Somehow. :p

MV link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2WWrupMBAE

Who You Are

by Jessie J

I stare at my reflection in the mirror:

"Why am I doing this to myself?"

Losing my mind on a tiny error,

I nearly left the real me on the shelf.

No, no, no, no, no...

Chorus:

Don't lose who you are in the blur of the stars!

Seeing is deceiving, dreaming is believing,

It's okay not to be okay.

Sometimes it's hard to follow your heart.

Tears don't mean you're losing, everybody's bruising,

Just be true to who you are!

Who you are [x11]

Brushing my hair, do I look perfect?

I forgot what to do to fit the mould, yeah!

The more I try the less it's working, yeah

'Cause everything inside me screams

No, no, no, no, no...

(Chorus)

Yes, no's, egos, fake shows, like BOOM,

Just go and leave me alone!

Real talk, real life, good luck, goodnight,

With a smile, that's my home!

That's my home, no...

No, no, no, no, no...

(Chorus)

“It's okay not to be okay.” Hmmm. Is that a smile I'm seeing on your face right now? Oh yes it is. :))

PS: SEMBREAAAAAK na namo! Bleeehh! XDDDD

Cooking prodigies

Yum yum yum.

Since Junior Master Chef Pinoy Edition aired on Philippine TV, my weekends began to be filled with aromatic smoke-filled kitchen-esque imaginations of myself peeling vegies, grinding spices, boning fishes, chopping, slicing, sauteing... cooking! Well, truth is, I really can't cook. Good thing I'm still capable of imagining! Anyway...

The kids in JMC really amaze me! I mean, I can often hear them utter jargons which are peculiar only for professional chefs. And honestly, even at my age now, I still can't manage to cook an egg properly. But here they are, displaying their cooking prowess and proving each episode that cooking--for them-- is as easy as breathing. * envious * At their tender ages, they already seem to know how to cook every sort of edible things-- from pastries to desserts to foreign dishes to outta-this-world delights! UH-MEY-ZING! Each episode is just so mouthwatering. Each dish they manage to pull off every challenge is just so heavenly to watch! Nakakatakam panuorin. Surely, they do know their stuff.

The following are my bets in JMC:

Bon apetite! :)