Valentine's Fevah

Mister Saint Valentine, what kind of potion did you make that affects everybody two at a time? Valentine's Day is fast-approaching and we all know it. Men are anxious thinking about where are they going to spend the day with their girlfriends; Women are excited for another experience of romantic getaway.

Oh well, that's for those who have partners. And for those who are single, it's just an ordinary day to be lived by. If only they can avoid that day; if only they could vanish for one day, they would. The moment when all of your friends have their plans on that day, you actually get off the topic and just get away.

We can't avoid it. So my advice is just let it pass. It is just another 24 hours of your life so treat it as so. What we can do is be happy for those who are happy and just pray that someday, somehow, you'll find your match.

I am planning to date someone, and i do hope everything would go as planned. I don't want to embarrass neither the two of us.

And for those who have their one true love, do everything to make February 14th an extra-special one. Being romantic doesn't necessarily mean being sensual; it means being passionate and true.

'Til then.

NO TO MINING IN PALAWAN!!!

The Philippines, our country, is well-known for its rich culture and natural resources. It is known for its wide diversity of species. Biodiversity is what makes the planet sustain its natural status. But unfortunately, men greedy of power and money also want to sustain their status, and so, nature suffers.

Miners say that mining is the answer for all the paucity our countrymen go through. Their words are so promising even our local officials get blinded by the luster of gold and silver. But in the end, only their agenda were fulfilled and the locals were left impaired.

The forum-discussion enunciated by Ms. Gina Lopez of ABS-CBN Foundation at Holy Angel University aims to open the eyes of the public, especially the youth, that mining will do no good to our country. I agree with her that only few are employed by mining, compared to agriculture which gives more benefits for the country. Mining only makes the mining companies rich—they are like mosquitoes, after absorbing our ‘blood’, they will just fly away like nothing happened. But we, together with the advocacy of Ms. Lopez, must eradicate these mosquitoes before they would even make another mining application in our most precious land.

Leave the forests alone. That’s what really marks on my mind from Ms. Lopez. I must agree with her that minerals underground must serve their purpose underground. It is for the benefit of the majority. It keeps trees strong and firmly standing on the ground. Unlike when you dig the minerals out, only few benefits.

But I do believe that they should not focus on mining only. Air pollution Is another fatal problem of the country and of the world. But yes, we must take things one at a time. I am so optimistic that it is not too late yet, when we realize things.

FB-ddicting

Facebook-- a word of mouth. Almost everyone including Lola Tetchie, is already an expert of this website. People of different ages, of different races, and of different cultures have their own. It is like a written tell-all about yourself. People enjoy whenever someone comments on their posts or 'likes' their photos. I bet Mark Zuckerberg earns no-joke money from his creation. With all the different advertisements I see at the right side of the webpage, he is like the tallest man stepping on his money.

But in my perspective, Facebook(just like everything) has its pros and cons. Being connected with your family and loved ones becomes a necessity for us. Being updated to school, society, and people we follow, is another reason why people are going gaga 'bout it. Befriending is as easy as blinking your eyes. If I was born during the time of my mom, I bet talking to my crush would be a perplexing situation to me. But now, even if we haven't conversed to each other in person yet, it's like we have known each other for quite some time.

With pros come along their corresponding cons. People depend on Facebook whenever they want to communicate. This diminishes our personal relations to that person. It is like our relationship with others becomes only a virtual thing, redu

cing our self-confidence to talk in person. Next, this website where people get habituated appears to be a bookmark in our browsers. Just by typing 'F' you are a click away from your most precious destination. In short, we value this site more than our savior Google, Yahoo, and Mr. Wikipedia. Some morons out there also uses King Facebook to take advantage of other people. The former uses another person's identity and photos in order to get the attention of their scapegoat. A lot of news I hear from the TV has something in common, reporting about women being raped through 'eyeballs/meet ups', and even men are now victims.

These are but some of the things that I know, which people know for sure also. With their daily use of this website, they are already adept with it.

What point am I trying to make here? When we use Facebook and we put information on our profiles, we are making our identity accessible to the world, and so we must be extra careful with the information we feed our profiles. Oftentimes it is better to keep your identity not that known to everybody. Above all, we must be all responsible for all the things we put to our personal profile, be it likes and comments to pictures and statuses, our own st

atuses which may sometimes be tactless and hurt others, and our pictures which reflects our personality.

Mc Gyver is... 'What are you doing?'

:-)

Till then.

Way Back Home

Sigh! It has been a year or so since I have last seen my blogger dashboard and write new posts. Here I am doing it again, and I feel really excited about it. I have been busy in school and in extra curricular activities but now I feel like blogging again. It feels good when you can express your thoughts not just through 'chit-chats' with friends. Sometimes, we need 'intellectual' outlet for our ideas, and anything that we can share to others, exempli gratia, daily experiences and adventures, your rantings, and a lot more.

So basically, I will be expecting myself to write again. Haha. I need inspiration. But with the things that happen to me everyday, I cannot run out of things to write about.

Good night for now!

P.S. Do comment. It will be highly appreciated by yours truly. :)

The Unforgettable

I have been in Manila since Thursday night and the experience was really really cool. I mean, being here again after a while is much of an experience--it is a commitment. Seeing pretty familiar faces, talking with familiar people, walking along the same aisles I have to walk everyday before. It really feels good.

I have been to San Sebastian(Baste) since yesterday(Friday) and there I met my former school friends and classmates. I can't believe they are going to treat me like that. They treat me as if I am a balikbayan whom they missed so much. I went to the office of my previous org (Campus Peer Ministry) and there I met my really good friends. You know the feeling of, because you have been a very good friend to them when we were still together, now they are giving me back what I have invested--True Friendship.

Now, Saturday, I met my former classmates in my previous course. They really missed me and they even encouraged me to "sit-in" in their major subject. I can't say no and they have good talent of convincing and so I ended up going with them.

We have exchanged few good stories and experiences. I can't forget all of them since San Sebastian is my first school in College and the people I have known here are unforgettable. These people are really cool, and since I am cool(LOL), we met in the middle and presto! -- a friendship no one can destroy.

How I wish I am still studying here. But then, on second thoughts, I thought that if I stayed here and did not transfer to another school, they won't miss me and won't welcome me that warm.

I LOVE YOU ALL FOLKS! :-)

Gaps for the Better?

I have been distant from my usual companions lately. Well, it is my personal decision no commit such act to redirect my self to my main goal in entering college--STUDY. I am not saying that we don't need friends; neither do I mean that they are bad influences. It's just that I was so lax during the prelims that I got a failing quiz, a below quota grade, etc. I was so depressed during that time that I decided to minimize a bit my hanging out with my friends.

This made a more serious perplexity on my part. Other people thought that they made a mistake that had caused me to move away. I was so threatened that I may not be able to go back again to the group. One of the members is not talking to me; and vice-versa. It was like I feel awkward whenever I try to say a word to him. The other, I was saddened by the fact that he will be with us for a short time only. He will be going somewhere far far away. It was sad because I decided to put a brick bar between, where in fact he only has limited time to be with us.

So far, academics-wise, I am doing good. I am able to get good grades in quizzes and pass requirements on time. Our midterm exams started today and will continue until Sunday.

I hope God will give me the knowledge, wisdom, and understanding, to surpass all these loads I carry on my back.

X(

That Issue!

I don't know why there are people who are just so inconsiderate. I am not saying that I am perfect, but I try my very best not to hurt people's feelings as much as possible. I am saying this because of that 'escort' issue.

Being a transferee, fortunately or unfortunately, I got the chance to have different classmates depending on my subject. I have one subject wherein my classmates are in a block section, meaning they are classmates in all of their subjects. The president of this class asked me if I could be the escort to represent their block in the sports fest. I did not give him my yes/no. I just told him I will think about it.

Then one day, like a week after, one of their classmates went to my seat and told me to put down my name on the list. I saw that only the escort category is left blank. And so, because I was like "nabigla", I ended up writing down my name and exhaling a huge sigh, not of relief but of anxiety.

Days passed, and it is one week before the sports fest. I still ask 'them' the things that I will do as the escort come the sports fest. They just told me, 'wala...lalakad ka lang(nothing, you will just walk around), with the banner during the parade..that's it". That is the main reason in the first place why i ended up 'nodding' to the proposition. They said the parade will be on Saturday, July 31.

Come Friday, July 30, 9:09 am. Someone texted me to go to the gymnasium because there's a practice for escorts. My class that day will start 1pm. And so I got no choice but to come to school early. Then while on my way, they texted me again, "Bring yellow sportswear." WTF? That's what entered my mind. A week I have been asking the things I will do and the details I should know. All they say is 'nothing.nothing.you just have to walk'. Then now, they are rushing me up to go to school that early and to bring yellow sportswear on the spot. That's Friday huh. Not Saturday.

And so, I decided to BACK OUT. Yes. I don't want to look stupid walking there like a psychotic dog that does not know what to do. Di'ba? I have been told that I will just walk. Then on the spot I was asked to do this and bring this? That is so unfair on my side.

Then I received a text message saying, "Umoo ka na para sa sports fest tapos ngayon umaayaw ka na. Parang pina paasa mo kame( you agreed to be the escort, but now you are backing out. You just made us expect on nothing)".

That's the time I became like a bear with a head. I was really mad and irritated. I replied to that message, "Can I just know who am I talking to so I could talk to you personally, etc..."

To cut the story short, they find for a replacement and as far I know he lost. I also overheard from one of my friends that the class president spoke, "Patay sa'kin yang Aragon na yan". I don't know if that is true.

This is what really happened. Nothing but the truth. I will cross my heart.

Thank you for reading my rantings :-)

Prelim is Over. OVERRR!

Last week is the start of our prelim exams, and it ended on Sunday, July 25. It is both flattering and deppressing that it went good and bad for me in some subjects. I don't know why I am getting a hard time understanding Philosophy of Man. Maybe it is outside my field of interest. No offensement with my professor(well he is good in teaching) but the subject is like a sleeping pill that when introduced to your body immediately sedates you.

I haven't got yet the exam results in PhiloMan. But if the exam is over 40, I am lucky to get ten points. Wahhhh. Really. It is because I do not get the chance to provide myself a copy of the handout. Everytime I go to the library to borrow the book, the most precious book is always out. It's like a sorcerer's stone so hard to catch. Until the exam schedule came I haven't read any of the philosophers and their philosophies.

So much of my traumatic PhiloMan experience. I am really happy to get 42/50 score in Principles of Economics. I think I am the highest, if not one of the highest. My classmates in that class are mostly 4th year civil engineering students and 4th year Education students. I am just enjoying the subject;in fact I always volunteer myself to draw the graph on the board, or to answer the question being thrown to us by our professor.

I did not get the results yet on my other subjects. I hope I dont get below the average. My life would be at stake then. Really.

I will just get back to you and give you an update as to what my fortune would be :)

Til then, Later!

Circle of Friends

Ever since we have acquired knowledge and started to live our lives independently, we actually meet new people and gain new acquaintances, new friends.

I hardly can remember all my friends during elementary. My high school friends on the other hand seem to have forgotten me or are busy with their studies(or new friends ): )

Now that I am in my third school to study college education, I have met really a number of friends. In my first school for college( San Sebastian DE Manila), new and different people welcomed me there. Some are of my level(social status), but mostly are rich. But I tried to jive with them and go with the flow. I think God gifted me with "flexibility". I mean, I can go and connive with different people regardless their gender or social status. I can be with guys, girls, rich, poor, and the others.

My Baste(nickname of San Sebastian) friends really are so kind and hospitable. Up until now, I still can get over the face that I am not with them anymore. It's like as if I just visited a place, and left it suddenly. Just like what happened when I was in Cebu to study.

My second school is the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R), and here I have met a bunch of really different people. I am like a fish that migrated to a new school of fishes. All are different-the dialect, the culture,the traits and characteristic, the mode of transportation, the teaching methodologies, etc. Compared with my previous school then. What I like most about Cebuanos is they are so hospitable. Like, say, I have a classmate. I and this classmate of mine went to the canteen to eat. Then surprisingly I saw another classmate from a different class. Even if these two don't know each other, they will talk as if they are also classmates. The fact that they have a common friend is enough for them to be friends too.

Now, in my third school, which happens to be the Holy Angel University(HAU), new faces I met. There's this musician, who plays drums, violin, guitar, piano, etc., a former law office assistant secretary, a "kikay"(super girlish), a silent type girl who has a lot of life experiences to share, and the rest are still to be identified(coz I don't know them all yet).

I wish I can collect all of my friends since childhood and tell all of them, "You guys are so lucky to have met a McGyver Aragon in your life." LOL. hahah. But seriously, I hope I can bring them in one place and meet each other(maybe during my funeral).

:)

Hands Full

I am so sorry I can't post any interesting things right now. My hands are really full with assignments, research works, and quizzes. But I promise before the week ends, I might be able to share with you my insights.

God bless you my readers!

Subdivided

I can't express what I feel as of the moment. I don't have anyone whom I can share my sentiments. I can't tell my friends of what I feel. Maybe at the right time. I honestly don't know how to tell them, all i know is that I am having a hard time now.

Help me GOD. My only God. My God whom I used to know eversince I was born.

My new world

I just want to give you an idea as to where I am studying now. Presently, I am enrolled here at Holy Angel University in Angeles City, Pampanga. I usually travel by two jeepneys and one tricycle ride. Well, they say that this is the most prestigious school in Pampanga, but I really don't care about that. My only concern is to be educated well and to be a competitive professional someday.

Since this is a big university, there are a lot of students, A LOT. Taking up different courses, everyday seems to be a new day. Right now, I am overlooking the students entering the campus(the outer surface of the library building is made of glass), some are quite happy-go-lucky, with no bags with them(trend for the boys) and some are like carrying the whole world with their backpacks jam-packed, these might be the scholars of the school, often seen as weird people. But look at them as role models.

Whatever school I am in, all I really want is to finish my course(B.S. in Computer Engineering) and help my family uplift our status of living. I will never forget those who have helped me, and those who refused to extend some help to me.

Visit my school's website : http://hau.edu.ph/

New Philippines: June 30, 2010 onwards

Before I go to school this morning, I have overheard the news report about the bank deficit that the Arroyo administration will soon give to the incoming Aquino administration. I don't know much about this thing, all i know is that we are talking about billions. Yes my dear readers, billions of pesos that our country has, not as funds but as deficits.

I am neither a pro-Arroyo nor an Aquino fanatic. I am just after the rightful deeds they do. It flash backed on my mind this advertisement by the outcoming administration entitled "Sa Totoo Lang", meaning they are able to do these infrastructures they are bragging about from money which we do not have? Well yes, here in Pampanga, they have been renovating highways and bridges, but there's an issue why they started before elections.

I am no political fan. For me, a country full of political-minded men is a peaceless country at all. I hope the Aquino administration will never fail the public.

I believe in you sir, as much as I believed in Mrs. Arroyo before.

School Again :) :) :)

It's been a while since I last wrote for my blogspot. Well, I am really sorry for the recess, but now, I'll try to be more active and share to you my readers my new adventures and experiences in life, in its new phase now.

I am back to school. Come on! Let's party! Cheers. Well, I am really really really happy that I am back to school again. I miss this thing, really. I miss doing assignments, note-taking, reading notes, reviewing the lessons, and the ever-famous, cramming. :)

Oh well, I am here in the Internet Section of my new school, because I accompanied my two friends, one doesn't want to go home yet, the other waiting for vehicle. Oh well, I think my feet really brought me here. Before blogging now, I was able to watch "The Pursuit of Happyness" starring Will Smith as Chris Gardner. You know what friends, this movie really hit me. I relate with the story of Chris, whose struggles really paid off. My favorite line from there is, "(Chris talking to his son) Don't let anyone tell you that you can't do some thing, you can. You got a dream? Protect it. "

I can't remember the exact words but the message is really true. Your dreams in life are your passport for you to be able to reach your destination. Men without dreams are impossible. Life is full of hopes, and so you got to believe in yourself that whatever it happens, whatever it takes, you can do it.

Have a dream, and make it come true.

Later! :D

Thanks! :)

Last Monday is my 18th birthday. Yahoo! I can do whatever I want now that I can't do when I was still 'underage'. Especially, I can now apply for a job! LOL.

I would like to thank those hundreds(or thousands I guess) who greeted me on facebook, those who called and texted me up, and those who even waited the exact strike of the clock to 12 o'clock in the midnight.

I really appreciate your love and effort, for giving a minute of your most valued time just to greet me on my special day. Thanks for remembering me on that day. And those who forgot, and those who didn't bother to greet me, well, it's okay. I SINCERELY UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE LOTS OF THINGS ON YOUR MIND, and so I can't blame you on that. Just don't expect me to greet you on your birthday! Hahah. Just kiddin' aside. I am not that bitter kind.

So now that I am 18, who cares? Hahah. But seriously, I should(must?) now be more mature(oh yes I am), and responsible for my words and actions. To be a better person, a better son, grandson, brother, nephew, cousin, and soon, husband and father.

Again, I want to reiterate, THANK YOU EARTHLINGS! :)
[one big SMILE]

I miss all about school

i really miss it! the everyday preparation: waking up early, eating breakfast, taking a bath with cold water at dawn, fixing my hair, etc. but above all, i miss the fact that i am learning everyday. the lessons i'm learning at school are my mind's food. without them, i think i will find a hard time, right? especially here in the philipppines where education is given more recognition than labor.

to my batchmates na unang ga-graduate sa'kin, do wait for me at the apex of triumph. i'll get there, soon. mauuna lang siguro kayo ng konti guys :)

and most of all, 'take advantage' on it, i mean while they can still send you to school. you are very fortunate that you can study. a lot out there is 'craving' to go to school, to fulfill their dreams. YOU ARE VERY FORTUNATE.

:)

My Apologies

i apologize for the respite of this blogspot, maybe yours truly is somehow collecting more experiences that I can disclose with you. it's been a month since I last wrote here, so now I will just share to you what happened for the past month.

i spent my christmas and new year at the original Briones' domicile in Timac, Pampanga. A typical Filipino celebration. This year's celebration is not so good because among the 3 of us(siblings), I am the only one left. My brother is in Cebu, he is not given the permission to go home here in Pampanga, so he spent the vacation with "his" father and the rest. On the other hand, my older sister has her own family na, so she spent the season with her family.

I am left now, the only teenager of the family. I feel a pain in my heart whenever I remember the fact that the 3 of us are not fulfilling our dreams together.

but anyway, life must go on. Adelante ika nga nila. So I forced myself to be happy with mom, stepdad, my half-brother and half-sister, and my aunt, uncle, grandparents, and cousins.

Christmas and new year celebrations are often similar in our family. Nothing's so special about it, except the fact that it is the only time that "some" of the family members gather.

Anyway, I hope you guys had had a jovial and evocative Christmas and New year with your family. and as always, this has been,

sana ngayong pasko...

sana ngayong pasko...

maging masaya ang lahat ng tao.
magkabati ang magkakaway.
magmahalan ang lahat.
kalimutan ang pride at humingi ng sorry.
learn to forgive and forget. forget what happened, not forget the person.
maalala na ang Pasko ay kapanganakan ni Jesus Christ, hindi oras ng pangangampanya.
na ang Pasko ay moment of sharing, hindi moment of receiving.


learn to practice everyday the real spirit of christmas.
the act of sharing what you have, not sharing what is excess.


Lets all thank the Creator and His Son for this yuletide season.

the birth of Christ.
our Saviour.

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS DEO!

after the rain, sun shines

i have been very optimistic these past few days. i really believe that after the tremendous attack of the angry rain, the power of the sun will rise above it, leaving the storm in its defeat.

after my successive downfalls in life, i am proud to say that i am still here, existing, stronger, better. i am now keeping myself busy by reading the old books at the bookshelves, books that have existed before me. i am now also fond of cleaning the house which had been abandoned by so many years.

when i take a single glimpse around the house, i feel a pinch in my heart. back in my toddler years, this house is full of life, of happiness. this house once served as a HOME. but now, after more than 15 years, the light inside the house is replaced by a dimmer light, not totally darkness dominates in it.

i wish to gain back all the life in it. the family members before had gone far away in pursuit of their own individual dreams.

right now, we are only 6 who regularly live in the house: my mother, my stepdad, my steps bro and sis, my grandpa(the owner), and me.

i hope this house will regain its light, its sunlight after the pouring rain.

Vitamin A -- ACCEPTANCE

i had always been positive on things i am thinking of turning out to be the other way around. i am always motivating myself whenever dejection resents me. sometimes i am thinking that i am forsaken, oftentimes condemned. my dreams seem to have been demolished in just a blink of an eye, all of the hardships i have been through in building my dreams seem to have its strikeback against me.

paano na ako ngayon? bakit parang gumuho ng ganon na lamang ang mga pangarap ko? whenever i am in front of people, i show them that i am okay, despite of the fact THAT I AM NOT OKAY.

what am i talking about? right now, i am deeply depressed, because i don't know if i can still pursue my studies. i am telling myself that i'll just stop schooling for one semester, and i will enroll next school year. what if not only this sem? what if i had reached my dead end? i can't believe that i am in the house now, instead of going to school--my only dream, my happiness, my aspiration.

there are a lot of students out there who don't want to study, why me? Why me whose eagerness to study is as intense as a raging volcano? why don't they give me an opportunity?

i thought before that i am just a leap away of that diploma. but now, it has vanished. it seemed that it is impossible to get now, for instance i dont know how, now.


but after all this, my faith in God is never fluctuating, but steadfast. i know this is just another crossword for me to solve, i hope its not so impossible to find the solution. God, my Dad, i am always counting on you. You are my Father, I am Your child.

I LOVE YOU DESPITE OF ALL.