Music is LIFE. Music is LOVE.

How many countries have you traveled to?

2010-06-27T16:44:00.001+08:00

Could I count Philippines in? Haha.

Lalala

2010-06-10T18:21:00.002+08:00

Today, we met our professors in Tour 102 and 113. Yey!

At first, I thought my professor in Tour 102 is super strict but I was wrong. She's nice and quite funny. She discussed our grading system briefly then she said some things about herself. Supposedly, our class would start at 8:00 am and would end by 10:00 am but she dismissed us at around 9:00 am since today is our first meeting. Before we left her class, there's a thing that she mentioned that makes makes me super duper excited. She said that WE COULD HAVE A FIELDTRIP IN HONGKONG! Yey! :D

With those words, I was set into a good mood and so I decided to finish my homework in Tour 120 in the AIT Library. I used the 2 references that my professor gave me and copied every detail that I think would be necessary. I even borrowed the other book since the topic caught my attention. :)

After doing my assignment, I went to SC to meet my friend. After which we ate lunch together at NISMED. I have to say that the food there is delicious. Haha. Then I went back to AIT for my Tour 113 class. We started the class late. Haha. Then we talked about culture and about our fieldtrip. Yey! Haha.

When my classes are done, I went to Technohub to meet my other friend. I bought the things that I need for my Comm 3 class tomorrow then we ate at KFC. After that, we talked about many things and laughed about those. I have to say that this day if indeed fun! :D

Let' have fun in the rain.

2010-06-09T19:36:00.004+08:00

Today is the second day of classes. I thought there would be a no show of professors again today but I was wrong. My professors for today excluding the one for Tour 110 are present. Even if it's like that, I'm still glad because those classes are fun.

My prof in Tour 120 is funny and seemed nice. Our class a while ago was fun. I hope it would stay that way all throughout the semester. Even if we will have our first quiz and first case study next week, it's alright because we won't meet this Friday though that means my only class would be Comm 3 which is from 2:30 to 4 pm. :|

Speaking of Comm 3, our class is fun as well. Our professor is a fresh graduate and our class is among the first classes that he will be handling. I hope I'll really learn a lot from him. :)

So far, I loved how my 2nd day in school went. Well, except for the rain part. I was about to go home when it rained so hard. I had to stay in my cousin's office and wait for the rain to stop. Good thing it stopped after a couple of minutes. :)

FAIL

2010-06-08T16:31:00.005+08:00

Today is the first of classes. I woke up early and prepared myself. I was a bit excited and nervous because I do not know what to expect from my new subjects/new college. But then, I put a smile on my face and went to school. When I arrived at UP, I thought everything's fine. I guess I was wrong.

I arrived at AIT, exhausted and perspiring. The sun is shining high in the sky. I hate the feeling of walking at the overpass. :| I asked the guard where my room is. He and the other person he's with told me where it is. I thanked them then I went upstairs. I thought when I arrived there, my classmates would be there. I was wrong. WE DON'T HAVE CLASSES TODAY.

A note on the doors explained that we don't have classes for our Tour 102 class today. Instead, we will officially start on Thursday. With that in mind, I went downstairs and texted my friend. After out conversation, I went back inside UP and stayed in the CAL Library for at least 2 hours. Then my friend I met. We went to the OUR because she's going to pay her tuition fee. I opted to stay outside the OUR and sat on one of the chairs there.

While waiting, I thought everything seems to be normal. But 1 thing changed it all. A complete stranger went near me and asked "Miss, may Facebook account ka ba?". I knew something was going on so I just answered "Bakit?". Then he said "Pwede bang mahingi?". Since he's a complete stranger I said "Hindi." in return and then he left. He was way too creepy. I swear!

After waiting for hours, my friend and I decided to eat but due to time constrictions, we didn't got the chance to do so. Instead, I just bought Sky Flakes and rode the jeep so that I could go back to AIT.

When I arrived there, I saw a note near the main door. It says that we won't be having out Tour 110 classes this week. It will officially start next week. With that, I prayed that we will be having our Tour 113 class today because I'm so exhausted already. I went upstairs and checked on our room. Guess what, WE DON'T HAVE CLASSES AGAIN! Ugh. With that, I went back inside UP and decided to go home.

I hate my first day. It's such an epic fail! :|

Last Day & Rants About Story

2010-06-07T12:28:00.004+08:00

So here I am, home alone and making the most out of my summer vacation. Today is the last of the vacation and I don't feel like going to school tomorrow. But I know that I have to. This Academic Year is a new one. I have new subjects and almost a new college. Why almost? Like what I posted before, I'm just on Voluntary Shifting Out Status so I'm not yet accepted in Tourism. :|

I'm currently trying to finish all the chapters in the last story that I'm writing as of the moment. I have to say that I'm having a hard time to think. I made a long chapter then that's it. No ideas as of the moment.

How I wish I could finish making the chapters today so that I could easily post them some other time. Ugh. Ideas, please come in! Another thing that hinders me from writing is the lack of readers. It would be nice to know that there are a lot of people who are reading my stories but then I guess they lost the interest in reading it and it makes me sad. :(

I just wish that my performance in school will not be the same with the performance of my stories which is an EPIC FAIL. :(

Last Sunday

2010-06-06T15:24:00.004+08:00

Today is the last Sunday of vacation before school starts. Honestly, I don't know what to feel. I'm a bit excited because of the subjects that I'll be taking but I'm nervous as well. I'm eager to go to school but sometimes I feel like not going to school yet. Indeed, it's a mix of emotions.

I should be preparing myself for school already but I don't feel like doing it. Instead, I want to keep on using the laptop and surf the net. There's something that hinders me from working. Maybe I just want to rest and enjoy the last 2 days of summer vacation.

This day's really boring and all but I can't do anything else. Such a loser. Ugh. :|

Org

2010-06-05T14:31:00.003+08:00

So here I am, stuck at our house because my aunt didn't allow me to go to our meeting for my org. Well at least I have to thank her for not allowing me because when I woke up a while ago, my head was aching BIG TIME. At least I got the chance to rest and relax. But honestly, I feel guilty for not going to our meeting. Today was supposed to be the day when me and my co-apps will solicit for our fund raising project. How I wished I could help them there. But still, I don't want to sacrifice my health. :|

I promised Ate Rozell that I'll make it up to them by selling more tickets. I hope I'll get the chance to sell plenty of tickets. Maybe I'll set aside my shyness for a while so that I could ask people to buy tickets from me. Haha.

Another thing. I'm also eager to recruit new members for our org. Haha. I want to help my org in getting new members. The more the merrier, right? Haha.

And so I failed to post an entry yesterday.

2010-06-05T14:01:00.003+08:00

Ugh. As much as I wanted to post something yesterday, time didn't allow me to do so. I even planned what to put in my supposed to be entry yesterday but then, I failed to post it. And so, here I am, planning to post 2 entries for today. This one would be a make up for the one I didn't post yesterday and the other for today. :)

So I waked up yesterday at around 9 am. Watched some cartoons even if I'm old enough for those kind of shows. Ate my lunch at around 11 am then opened my laptop to surf the net. I must admit it. I don't feel like going out of our house yesterday but then, I have to. I need to attend my org's GA. So by 1 pm, I fixed myself and after which, I left the house. I arrived at school at past 2 pm. I went straight to the library to have my ID countersigned. Then I went to the venue of our GA.

I waited for a couple of minutes before my co-app arrived. We talked about our fund raising project and our experiences in the enrollment process. After that, we joined our other orgmates to talk about the Sem Calendar, activities, listen to the explanations of the different committees and we were assigned to the committees as well. I was assigned to the FinCom or Financial Committee. I hope I'll get to do my job well. Hehe.

I'm just happy because even if we're not yet done with our fund raising project, we are treated as members already. :D

Lucky :)

2010-06-03T14:50:00.003+08:00

Third post for the month. :)

I officially finished my enrollment today. At first, I thought that luck wasn't by my side, again. But I was wrong. Luck was indeed by my side.

The day started wet. It was raining. When I arrived at EEE, still, there's no form 5 printing. I waited for more than an hour and kept on asking the Admin people and the RAs when will they start to print form 5s because I'm not affected by the dumbness of CRS. I said that I am in Voluntary Shifting Out Status so there's no way that I would be affected by the stupid problem of CRS. One Admin staff agreed to start printing the form 5 because of my situation but then I still waited for a couple of minutes before someone assisted in the printing.

I was first in line. I thought everything was alright already but then I was wrong. The RA told me that my adviser should have written "ok for printing" before I could print my form 5. With that, I ran upstairs and asked my adviser to sign my form 5a. After that, I ran back to the room where the printing of form 5 is held. I handed my form 5 to the RA and sat on the chair to wait. After a couple of minutes, my form 5 is ready. I went back to my adviser to let her sign it. Then the getting of library clearance was super fast. I lined up for assessment right after that.

After finishing the assessment, I found out that I don't have enough money to pay my tuition fee. So I went to my cousin in FC to ask for some money from him. Hehe. Then I went immediately to OUR to pay my tuition fee. I thought the line was so long and that it would take me forever before I could finish it but I was wrong. The line moved fast and with that, I finished my enrollment. Yey! :D

Capital S!

2010-06-02T17:01:00.004+08:00

Second straight post of the month! Yey!

Basically, the title refers to the stress I experienced in the first day of enrollment a while ago. I arrived at UP at around 8:15 am so I just walked going to the EEE building. It took me 15 minutes to go there. When I arrived there, it felt like hell. It's so hot and I'm soaking wet due to perspiration. I went up immediately to line up for the pre-advising. I waited in line for more than an hour and still, I'm perspiring due to the heat. When I finally had my chance to talk to my adviser, there's a problem. She's not my adviser anymore. I thought she's still my adviser but then I was wrong. Good thing she still accepted and pre-advised me. Thanks Ma'am Tata. :)

After the pre-advising, I went straight to the gym to prerog any PE subject that could fit in my schedule. I arrived there by 10 am. I waited in line. Talked to my classmate in Math 17 before. Waited in line. Waited in line. Waited in line. When it was about 12 noon, me and my friend decided to buy some food first because we're hungry already. After eating, we waited in line. Waited in line. Again, waited in line. When it was about 2:30 pm, the RAs in CHK announced that we should check the list of available PE subjects first because there are only limited slots left. We hurriedly went in front to check the list. Unfortunately, none of those fitted my schedule and so we left the gym unsuccessful of getting a PE subject. I just wasted 4 hours there. Ugh.

We decided to get a PE subject next sem so we went to our respective colleges already. I was in a hurry to go there because I want to finish the assessment part already so that I'll just pay immediately tomorrow morning. But guess what, luck was not by my side because when I arrived at EEE, there's a note saying that THERE'S NO FORM 5 PRINTING. PLEASE WAIT FOR FURTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS. It sucks big time. I asked the Admin people when will the printing resume and they gave me no concrete answer. So with that, I decided to go home unsuccessful and with no progress at all.

I just hope tomorrow's "edition" of enrollment would turn out right.

June!

2010-06-01T16:09:00.006+08:00

Sorry for the lame title. I can't think of any other. :|

Basically, today is the start of the month of June which means start of classes is near. But before the start of classes, I have to enroll first and today, I started the 1st step. I applied for Voluntary Shifting Out Status already.

The experience was awful. I arrived at UP at around 8:15 am and went immediately to Melchor Hall (Engineering Building). I asked for the form for the VSO and walked going to Vinsons Hall. When I was on my way there, I stopped for a while and filled up the form first. After which, I went to the Office of Counseling and Guidance. I filled up another form and was referred to a counselor. She asked me to go back to Melchor Hall and request for my True Copy of Grades. I followed her instructions. I filled up the form needed and payed for it. Later on, I heard that it usually takes a week or two to claim the TCG. So I asked a Reg. Assistant about it. She told me to go back to the OCG and ask if I cold just request for a Certification of Grades. Again, I followed the instructions she gave me. When I reached the OCG, I waited for Ma'am Len, my guidance counselor. She asked me what happened and I told her eveything that the other counselor told me. I used up my energy, time and money only to find out that I do not need that freaking TCG. Ugh. ~~I hate the other counselor!~~

After that, Ma'am Len signed my form and told me to go back to Melchor Hall and ask the College Secretary to sign it. I waited for a couple of minutes before I got in the office of the College Secretary. But it's alright. It was worth the wait. He signed my form already so I'm officially under VSO Status. He gave me 1 Academic Year to shift out from Computer Engineering. I just hope that I'll be accepted there. >.<

By the way, TOMORROW'S THE BIG DAY! I shall enroll tomorrow. But the thing is, I can't print my Form 5A because I don't have A4 bond paper plus I still have to prerog for my PE Class. >.<

Pre-enlistment

2010-05-15T16:30:00.003+08:00

So today's the start of our pre-enlistment. I chose to get all the Tour subjects that I missed since this 1st sem, I will be in voluntary shifting out status. I'll be taking up Accounting 1 and Comm 3 as well. I chose Duckpin for my PE even if that means I'm kind of down graded cause I took up Tenpin Bowling already.

But here's the thing. I don't know what to choose for my CWTS. I have no idea regarding this subject which sucks. Ugh.

I just hope that I will be enlisted in all the subjects that I chose. [crosses fingers]

:|

2010-04-28T18:07:00.002+08:00

Okay. I just wanted to post something for this month. No more. No less. Laziness fills up my system. I don't know why. :|

Summer should be happy right? How come I'm stuck here at our house, doing something irrelevant? How come the summer heat is killing me? This is so wrong. I never imagined my summer to be like this. Such a loser. I hate it. Ugh. :| >.<

Summer!!!

2010-03-30T13:00:00.002+08:00

Wee~ At last! Summer is finally here! No more school works. No more exams. No more stress! I still have to think well about shifting though. But nevertheless, it will be a fun summer! My parents will be here for a month. I'll still get a chance to see my friends in school for some time. I'll also get the chance to write more. Yey!

Even if my 2nd sem was more of a disaster, I'm still glad that I've been all through those. It made me a better person. I met new friends. I gained new knowledge. It made me realize that I should be somewhere else and that my heart is not happy with my present course. I have to say that I still love my 2nd sem. Let's just look at the positive side, okay? Haha. ;]

~ o ~

Oh, by the way, I had fun last night. We had our semender party for our Chemistry 16 class last night at White Avenue in Tomas Morato. I don't know why but my nervousness was gone when we started playing. That was weird because when I was still performing for some mall shows, I'm freakin' nervous everytime I play the guitar. Oh well, that's a sign that I'm becoming more confident on-stage right? n_n

Our class was hailed as the Best House! Yey! Even if I'm shifting to another course and that makes me taking up Chem 16 worthless, I'm still happy that I got the chance to be with these awesome people. I'll never forget and that's for sure. I love Hapolpaf 2nd Sem AY 09-10!

Hell Week!

2010-03-23T21:00:00.002+08:00

This week is our Finals Week aka Hell Week. Shoot. I'm not yet studying. I'm dead. :| Ugh. Summer, please come a little bit faster. I don't know how to endure the pain and misery that I would get this week. Or maybe, majors, please have mercy on me! Just let me pass this sem and I promise, I'll be more serious on my studies. Pretty please?

Oh men!

2010-03-08T22:35:00.002+08:00

Gosh. I hate it. I didn't have the time to post even a single entry last month. School is the main reason here. There's just too much that's going on. It kills me already. I mean it's so difficult to balance things in school There's too much school works and activities as well.

I'll just update my blog properly soon. Maybe in summer. I wish. >.<

thoughts

2010-01-12T18:07:00.002+08:00

Before I start, I just want to greet all of you a belated Happy New Year!

Okay. Let's start. First of all, I feel sad because I wasn't able to post more entries during the holidays. That should have been the perfect time for me to update my blog but then for some reasons, I didn't have the chance to do so. Second, since holidays are over and I'm back to school, I can feel hell days AGAIN. Yup. Hell days. Because in school, every day feels like hell. Oh, wait! Let's remove Mondays. I love Mondays. I love bowling and the only chance that I have to play it is during my PE classes and that happens every Monday.

Third, good news! Actually, I think it's good news for me. I'm starting to love programming again! My brain and the computer are starting to be in sync again. Isn't that amazing? Lol. But seriously speaking, I'm starting to adapt to the new programming language that we're using in school. So programming doesn't seem to be that difficult anymore. Oh, well. I hope so. Haha.

Fourth, I'm starting to write another story again. That would be the 6th story that I'll be working on. One story is finished. One story is nearing its end. Another story is due to end probably by February. The other 2, I don't know. Haha. I'll be posting my 6th story by April 2010. Yay!

Fifth, I'm feeling more attached to music now. There's a part of me that wants to listen to music every minute of the day. Haha. But seriously, most of the times, it happens. Its either I'm really listening to the songs in my phone or my brain is playing some songs in my head. Sometimes, I can't stop myself from moving my fingers as if I'm playing the guitar again. Sometimes it seems like I'm playing the drums even if I really don't know how to play it. Then sometimes, it's the keyboard that I'm "playing". I really love music! Indeed, it's a part of my life.

I guess that would be it. I really hope that I'll get the chance to post more entries here. ^-^

dcember-riffic

2009-12-09T22:30:00.004+08:00

This is my first entry for the month of December and I'm hoping that I could update more often. But before that, I would like to share that I got a new hair-do a while ago. My hair is indeed shorter than before. Anyways, vacation and Christmas is fast approaching and I'm not so glad about it. The reason is that I need to undergo several exams before I get to go to vacation. I have an exam on Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Isn't it amazing? Of course it's not. But I guess it would be better off that way because there's a tendency that I can't study well if the exams would be after the vacation.

So let's set aside my acads first. I just want to make my wishes today. This is the first time that I'll be doing this. So here it goes.

Pass in all the coming exams that I'll be taking.
Have my own laptop.
Do better in bowling classes.
Learn a foreign language.
Have more ideas for my stories.
Good health.
Happiness.

I guess that would be it. I'll just add more wishes next time. ;]

STRESS

2009-11-28T15:28:00.002+08:00

Ok. So after a very long time, I posted a new entry again. Actually, I don't know why I didn't post entries these past few days where in fact, I needed to blurt out every thing that I feel about school, about my new friends, probably just about everything that happened and keeps on happening in my life. But I'm really not in the mood to share every little thing that happened. It's just that for the first time, I felt so stressed out and hungry. I mean it feels like hell when you can't eat and keep on going in your classes with an empty stomach. Yes friends. I don't have break times every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Actually, I have but it's good for 15 minutes only and that's just the time I need for me to go to the building of my next class. Then the stress is just killing me. I can't understand anything on one subject. I can't think properly on the programming subject. I'm having a nosebleed on Math and Chemistry. The same thing happens on another subject. PE supposedly was my stress reliever but then, it gives me body ache. The freaking bowling ball is indeed heavy and it makes my arm hurt. But then, I still enjoy playing bowling even if I'm a first timer. So, I'll just stop the crap here. I don't think I can handle this anymore. Until next time. :)

officially 17

2009-11-05T19:23:00.002+08:00

Last Tuesday, November 3, I celebrated my 17th birthday. Unfortunately, it was the day when I was supposed to enroll for the second semester.I woke up at around 5:30 am and did my usual routine as if I was going to school. But the problem is, my stomach was not on its normal condition. I was like "Ugh! Bakit ngayon pa nagloko yung tiyan ko? Kainis naman o!". Then when my sister and I arrived at UP, we were walking so fast and I thought I was late already only to find out that I arrived too early. Okay, I won't give much details about my awful enrollment process. To sum it all up, I didn't feel my birthday that much. But I'm still thankful for the people who greeted me through text, yahoo messenger, teentalk and facebook. I appreciated all the greetings! I just hope that I'll have great years ahead of me. :)

Parties and Potions

2009-10-30T15:57:00.005+08:00

Okay. I just like to share the latest book that I read which is entitled Parties and Potions. It is written by Sarah Mlynowski and the book is the 4th installment to the Magic in Manhattan Series. I really wanted to buy this book so bad to the point that I even wanted to buy it online. But after 10 months of waiting, I finally got my copy. Yey!

I really loved the flow of the story. I could relate to most of the parts since it is about being a teenager and stuff. I would not say much about the book but I recommend this one. One more thing, I recommend the whole series! ;)

1st Sem is D-O-N-E !!!

2009-10-19T14:02:00.000+08:00

At last! Our final exams has came to an end. I can now relax (somehow) starting today. No more lessons to review. No more projects to make. No more notes to rewrite. But the thing is I'm scared to know my grades for this semester. It's not like because I didn't study well or such but it's just that this is my first semester in college so I'm not very much used it.I just really hope that I will get passing grades this semester. It's alright if I get a couple of 3s as long as I don't get a failing mark. Since the semester has ended, I can say that college life indeed is difficult if it will be compared to high school. It's also very different in terms of subjects, curriculum, teaching styles and information given. I can also say that even if I needed to do a lot of adjustments, I really had fun this semester. Thanks to my classmates, professors and newly found friends. I hope that in the coming semesters, I will have as much fun as I did this semester. :)

Freakin' ________

2009-10-16T19:54:00.003+08:00

Yesterday was my Math 17 Finals and until now I am freakin' scared. Well the reason behind that is if I fail in this subject, I won't be able to take the subjects that I enlisted for the next sem. It is because 4 out of 5 of my subjects next sem take Math 17 as a prerequisite. I know I didn't study that well but if I just arrived in the exam room in a calm and relaxed mood then my brain should have worked a little bit better. It's just that by 9 am I'm still in Marikina stuck in traffic and the exam will start by 9:15. I needed to run from the jeepney station up to the building where I will take the exam. Then when I entered the room, my classmates were busy taking the exam and guess what, I only found a questionnaire on the teacher's table. No professor and blue book in sight. When I finally found my Math professor and he gave me 2 blue books, I immediately started my exam. I didn't know if it was easy or it was difficult. I'm really confused at that very moment. Actually, what scares me most is that I will get scolded if I fail considering the fact that I'm just in my first year in college. I just hope and pray that I will pass this freakin' subject.

Randomness

2009-10-13T07:48:00.004+08:00

Ok. SO here I am at a computer shop in UP-Diliman specifically in the Shopping Center doing nothing. Isn't it great? Kidding. Well the reason why I am here is that my professor in Math dismissed us too early and so I have nothing to do during my break time. Honestly, I should be reviewing for my math finals on Thursday but I can't help it. I need to use the computer since our internet connection at home is busted. Just one more subject later and my formal classes are done! I just need to pass those exams so that I could make it to the second semester then sembreak here I come!

Dancing in September Experince

2009-10-12T14:04:00.003+08:00

Last October 9, 2009, Friday, 6 PM at the University of the Philippines – Diliman, College of Human Kinetics Gym, our culminating for our PE Dance Classes happened. It was entitled Dancing in September even if it already happened in October. So one of our dumbest questions is “Shouldn’t it be entitled Dancing in October?” The experience was overwhelming because at last, all our hardships turned out very well and the audience supported us even if we were not as big time as the UP Dance Sport Socirty, UP Streetdance Club or UP Pep Squad.

The whole experience was fun because even if for the last time this semester, our class got the chance to bond and be happy even if for just a short period of time. Even if that could be our last bonding moment this sem, I’m still happy to know that we bonded. We laughed together. We talked to each other. We helped each other. We got tired together. I guess it’s never too late to start a new friendship with them because we’re still counting years of being together in one university.

Even if we didn’t got the chance to watch the first half of the dance concert, I’m still happy because I still got the chance to witness the “moves” of the UP Dance Sport Society, UP Streetdance Club and UP Pep Squad. I guess that’s what the audience wants to watch after all. But at least our class got the chance to perform and show our schoolmates what we’ve got.

After the dance concert, me and my 6 other classmates went to Mc Donald’s in Katipunan to eat. And I have to say that it was an awesome experience. We really bonded and I really had a great time with them. We kept on laughing all throughout the ride in going to Mc Donald’s and that didn’t stop until we separated ways.

Even if I got scolded for going home at 11:30 in the evening, I’m still happy because the day just turned out so well and I know for sure that this memory will stay in my heart forever.

What Does Rap Do To You?

2009-10-05T17:43:00.004+08:00

This is the essay that I made for my English subject. I just want to share it with you.

Among all the music genres, which do you like most? It could be rap music for it is one of the emerging music genres today. Lately, it can be heard almost everywhere – at school, in the office, in PUVs and many others. But did you know that rap music give good and bad effects to its listeners? Yes, rap music has its positive and negative effects just like any other music genres.

Among the positive effects that rap music has to offer is that it serves as an eye opener to the people who hear a rap most especially if its lyrics will be read. In connection to this, rap music addresses important socio-political issues and so people are given the chance to make a move and change for the better. Another good effect of rap is that people could express themselves, their culture and their creativity in such a way that rappers, professional or not, are given the chance to say what and who they really are. In addition to that, rap music also gives hope to its listeners or supporters by means of its lyrics and its artists. Take Missy Elliot for example. She came from a poor family and people never imagined her being a successful rapper but when she started writing songs for other artists and tried making ones for herself, she proved the people wrong and so she serves as an inspiration for all the budding musicians out there. Another good effect of rap music is that it also serves as a warning against drug use in the sense that the lyrics speak of drug use and its consequences.

Amidst all these positive effects, rap music also has a lot of negative effects and that is the reason why it is quite controversial. One of the negative effects of rap music is that it promotes the use of vulgar words, use of alcohol and drugs, sex, violence, crime, disrespect and racism. Disrespect depicted in rap can be divided into two: disrespect to women and disrespect to parents. Another negative effect of rap is that it leads to teen pregnancy in the sense that videos of rap music show a lot of sensual and sexual scenes that makes teenagers do the same thing as well. Rap music also generates the feeling of anger and anxiety among its listeners. In addition to that, rap music also makes its listeners feel like they know everything and they are cool if they support rap music. Another bad effect of rap is that it depicts that women are subordinate to men which is widely seen in music videos for rap music wherein women are almost naked while they dance around men. Lastly, rap music creates a new way of dressing, terminology and “art” - graffiti. This effect may not seem to be good but actually, it is bad for it makes its listeners dress inappropriately, talk senselessly and make “art” shamelessly.

Rap music, like any other genre, has its good and bad effects. However, these bad effects can now be stopped as a new set of artists arise and make a good change to the meaning of rap. So it is up to the listeners to choose the kind of rap that they will listen to and the type of effect that they will allow to enter their systems.

When A Typhoon Strikes...

2009-09-29T14:44:00.004+08:00

Over the weekend, Typhoon Ondoy struck several parts of the Metro as well as provinces. Among those who are greatly affected were Pasig, Rizal and my home town, Marikina. I've been livign and existing in this city for almost seventeen (17) years and I have to say that this is the first time that I encountered this kind of tragedy. I never imagined that Marikina would be experiencing this kind of disaster. Yes, I know that floods have occured before due to the swelling of the rivers and such but what Typhoon Ondoy did was indeed a DISASTER.

I've read artciles over the net. I watched videos through cellphones, television and websites. I saw pictures that are posted in every site that I visit. I heard stories about the tragedy as well. With all the news and stories that I heard, saw and read, I felt so lucky because even if I am living in Marikina, I was safe from the flood and from the danger that Ondoy has brought. But I have to say that my family was not spared from this disaster. My aunt was stranded at her workplace and had to stay there for the whole night because there is no way that she could go back to our house. My cousin was stranded in Concepcion for 9 hours even if Concepcion was about 15 to 20 minutes away from our house. My other cousin had to walk for 3 hours and 20 minutes from Eastwood to Barangka because he can't find any means of transportation. Then he got stranded in Barangka as well. His brother and father got stranded in the 2nd floor of their house because their 1st floor was flooded. Even if my family's house didn't ecperience flooding, we experienced having no electricity, water supply and telephone for 2 days.

One of the stories that caught my attention was the incident that happened in a branch of 7-11 in Riverbanks, Marikina. My cousin told me that the customers and crew of 7-11 stayed inside the said establishment and locked themselves in hoping that the water won't reach their area. But they were wrong. The water reached the ceiling of the establishment and the people inside had no way out anymore. Then after that people said that the bodies of the people inside 7-11 are floating inside and it seemed like the place was a giant aquarium.

Because of what had happened in the Metro, classes were suspended until Saturday. I have to say that this suspension has good and bad sides. The good side is that people will still have time to fix their properties, and try to cope up with the damage that has been done. ~~The bad side is that it would shorten the sembreak of the students.~~

With all that has happened, I'm still thankful that my family is safe and that we are not that affected by the typhoon. I just hope that we won't blame other people for our misfortunes because this is a natural calamity and so we can't do anything to prevent this. May the Lord bless us and keep us safe in this coming days.

Super LSS

2009-09-24T15:24:00.005+08:00

Uhm. So at this very moment I'm listening to the song I Wanna Know You by Miley Cyrus and David Archuleta. It may seem that it's no big deal but here's the thing, that song was playing in my laptop since 1:00 pm until now. I'm really not into Miley or David A. but I just like the song. Why? Because I like the beat, the flow of the song, the lyrics and the harmony. I'm really in LSS with this song already because when I was on my way to school at around 6:20 am, the song keeps on repeating in my head and even if I should be going loco already because of that, I still like it. Ok, I really do think that I am weird. As in WEIRD. This may be OT but a while ago I listed down "fun facts" about me and I came up with 16 already and this LSS will be the 17th. Anyways, here's the lyrics to the song.

Whoa, whoa, oh
Whoa, Whoa
Whoa, whoa, oh
Whoa, Whoa
Whoa, whoa, oh
Whoa, Whoa

When I saw you over there,
I didn't mean to stare,
But my mind was everywhere,
I wanna know you

Gonna guess that you're the kind,
to say what's on your mind,
But you listen when I have something to show you.

There's a mark above your eye,
You got it in July
You're fighting for your sister's reputation

You remember people's names
Valentines are lame
So I bring you flowers just for no occasion

Whoa, whoa, oh
Whoa, Whoa

I wanna know you!

Whoa, whoa, oh
Whoa, Whoa

I wanna go there, where you go
I wanna find out what you know
And maybe someday down the road,
I'll sit back and say to my self, 'yeah I thought so'

You smile, never shout.
You stand out in a crowd
You make the best of every situation

Correct me if I'm wrong,
You're fragile and you're strong
a beautiful and perfect combination

Whoa, whoa, oh
Whoa, Whoa

I wanna know you

Whoa, whoa, oh
Whoa, Whoa

I wanna go there, where you go
I wanna find out what you know
And maybe someday down the road,
I'll sit back and say to my self

I like how you are with me
In our future history
And Maybe someday down the road
I'll sit back and say to my self,
'Yeah, I thought so'

I thought so

Ooh whoa
Yeah
Yeah

Dancing in September

2009-09-24T14:28:00.006+08:00

On September 28, 2009, Monday, will be our culminating activity, entitled DANCING IN SEPTEMBER, for our PE class and for the College of Human Kinetics Week as well. All dance classes will perform numbers and obviously, I am a part of it. Well for your information, I'm taking up Modern Jazz as my PE this semester.

So our class will be performing a dance number to the tune of Macho Gwapito. Yeah, I know the music sucks because the song's so old already. Anyways, our dance is choreographed by our professor, Ma'am Zyra. She divided our class into two groups and I'm part of the second group who has very few exposures compared to the first group. But what really pisses me off is that our group was divided into 4 groups in a specific part of the dance and my group needs to gallop, perform a star jump then perform a tuck and land in a half-kneeling position in a duration of 8 counts. Isn't it amazing? We don't have enough time to balance ourselves and do a preparation for our jumps and I hate it.

But I can't do anything about it anymore so I have to do those "stunts" on Monday. I just wish that I'll do my parts well. Wish me luck guys. :)

Goodbye Drawing!!!

2009-09-15T15:55:00.009+08:00

So yesterday was our final meeting in our drawing class aka ES 1 or Engineering Science 1. It just felt good because at last I will be able to feel the Mondays-off of UP Diliman. I could also eat lunch every Monday, again. I mean I wasn't able to eat lunch every Monday because of our freaking drawing class.

I'm just so happy to know that after our take home plates, third exam, project and finals and it will really be "Goodbye drawing" not unless I fail the exams but I'll be thinking of the positives so it will really be goodbye. LOL. But before that goodbye, I still need to finish my project which has no connection to drawing because it uses coding. I mean we don't have programming classes yet so how come that's our project?

Anyways, I must say that I will be missing my classmates in that subject and my mini group there which is composed of me, Ehmjie (my schoolmate since prep), Czer (my blockmate in our made up block), Raphael (a FC at first but now it has changed.haha), James (hmm.honestly I can't remeber why we became friends but I think he's a friend of Raphael) and Miguel (I think he's a friend of James). I'm going to miss our ever friendly SAs or Student Assistants who are our light and shining armor whenever we can't understand our plates. Honestly I only got the chance to know 3 of them. Haha.

Speaking of SAs, I have to say that my SA, Kuya Jeb has changed a lot. I mean during the start of the semester I was getting all time low scores in my plates. Out of 15 plates, I only got 1 perfect plate. But I don't know the reason why but after the 15th plate my scores got higher. I got 4 perfect plates then the lowest was 7.8 I think. So whatever the reason behind his "change" I'm very thankful. Haha.

So saying goodbye to drawing means goodbye to 1st sem as well. I guess time goes by so fast and I have to say that I really learned a lot in that span of time. And you know what, I really LOVE UP. Haha.

Geog Camp aka Field Trip

2009-09-10T13:51:00.004+08:00

Last Saturday and Sunday, September 5 and 6, we had our field trip slash geog camp in Mango Camp and Leisure Farm in Cabangan, Zambales. It is for our Geography 1 class and I have to say that I really had fun!!

We left UP Diliman by 7 am and believe it or not, we reached Mango Camp by 12 noon. The trip was so long. I wanted to sleep but I can't since my classmates are in "hyper mode". But it's okay because I got the chance to see where we were passing. Haha. Anyways, when we reached Mango Camp, we ate our take-out lunch. Yeah, we needed to buy food on our way to the venue because my professor opted to have dinner of Saturday, breakfast and lunch of Sunday rather than lunch and dinner of Saturday and breakfast of Sunday. After that we went to our rooms already and I stayed at the Maharlika room which has 22 beds. So we are so many in there. Haha. I chose to stay in the double deck type of bed and I stayed on the upper part. I don't know why I chose that place but I eventually liked it since my phone has signal there. Oh, did I mention that Globe has a poor signal there? I mean there are just certain spots that have signal and I hate it because my phone was still registered in the Unlitxt.

By 1 pm, we started our activities. First off was the making of flags, cheers and yells. Then the 4 teams presented their flags and cheers. Next was the Geog Race something. Okay, I forgot the name of the activity. Anyways, the game required all members of the team to be inside a circular rope and they need to run together to specific areas of the venue. To be honest, this game is so unfair because our class has 32 students while others only have 20 or even less than 20. With the unproportionality of the members, our team just placed 3rd. The same problem occured in the Amazing Race because the members needed to be human chains. Another problem occured in the Airsoft part of the race because our team was asked to shoot all the cans where in fact the rule required 10 cans only. So in that game, we placed last. Oh, I forgot to mention that during the 2 activities it was raining so hard so we are soaking wet! After dinner we had the videoke challenge but I slept already so I don't know what happened. LOL.

By Sunday morning, we ate breakfast then afterwards we had the Sumo Wrestling. It was so funny because we even asked our professor to join. Haha. Then during our free time, the Paintball Game was ongoing as well. I only tried plaring Airsoft and it was fun. Haha. After our lunch, was the announcement of winners. Our team got the following awards: Best Delegation (most number of members), Team Sportsmanship, Champion in Sumo Wrestling, Champion in Paintball and Over-all Champion. Yeah, we were hailed as the over-all champion. That was so unexpected beacuse we were losers during the first day.

After we left Mago Camp, we went to Royal Subic for a stop over and for shopping as well. But I did not buy anything. Haha. We reached UP Diliman at around 8 pm and I reached our house by 9 pm. The trip was really fun and I'm happy cause I got the chance to be a part of it. :)

Not feeling well...

2009-09-01T13:15:00.004+08:00

So today is the first day for the month of September and I am not feeling well. I hate it!! Why on earth am I sick?? I mean this is not the right time for me to get sick. Okay, I know that's a lame one for we can't choose the time when we will be sick. But still, I hate this feeling.

I have colds then I think I have sore throat and I feel hot. It's like a combo already and it kills me. I still have a reporting tomorrow but how am I supposed to report if I can't talk properly? Then I still have an exam and a paper due on Thursday but how am I supposed to study and be able to do that freaking paper if I'm like this? But above all those, the thing that worries me is that I still have my field trip on September 5 and 6 at Zambales. How am I supposed to enjoy that trip if I'm sick? Gosh, it's really getting into my nerves already. I hate it very much.

Oh, another thing is causing me to fell unwell and that is the exemption problem that my professor in Math just gave us this morning. I mean, even if it looks easy, it's very very difficult. I tried every method that I could use but then I don't get the answer that I need. It makes my head ache already.

Even if many "bad" things happened today, my English class still made me happy. First, because of my friends there who keeps on making me laugh. Second, our topic is not that difficult. Third, I got a passing grade in our unit test. Finally, because of our statement shirts day. Among my favorites are "Let's make baka, don't be takot." , "No money, No Honey.", "I steal boyfriends, but I don't know where I put them." and my statement shirt which says "Math never spells fun.".

I just hope that I'll be better before our field trip comes.

HELL Week is O-V-E-R!!!

2009-08-30T20:51:00.006+08:00

Ok..So After 5 days of my so-called "HELL WEEK", 5 of my midterms are over. Yeah, 5 midterms and take note, it happened on 4 consecutive days. It really felt like hell. I mean, my brain didn't even have the time to relax. It kept on working and thinking and it even resulted to a major headache. I never thought that I would experience this kind of "hell" at once since I'm just a college freshie but then I was so wrong. As many people have said before I entered the college world, it's really difficult to study in UP. I can already feel it unlike the start of the semester wherein professors do not give homeworks, reportings, quizzes and such things.

When I first eneterd UP, I knew it would not be as easy as high school because I need to adjust to my new environment, to my new classmates, to my new professors and to my new subjects. And guess what, when classes have started I hated one subject at once and that is drawing. Yeah, you've read that right, DRAWING. I mean, drawing is really my weakness and now it pisses me off already for it's really, really difficult. It could have been much easier but then we have to do things that would make our works much complicated than it should be.

So basically, my unofficial hell week started last August 15, 2009, my second long exam in Math. Then by August 17, we had our midterms in Math as well. I mean, the exam is so difficult and it even caused my head to ache, seriously. Then my take home plates in drawing added to my dilemma. I really had a hard time analyzing those figures and drawing them as well.

The start of my official hell week happened last August 26. I had my midterms in Kas 2 which is about Asian History. The exam was fine because it's essay type but then what I hate the most was that I had a mental block which made me "invent" stuff in my essay. The next day, August 27, I had my exam in English 1. My professor asked us to study 3 units in our book which I really hate because it's so long. The first part of the exam was fine but then in the second part, mental block struck me again. August 28, I had 2 exams. Too bad I didn't study the other night because I had a major headache so I studied on the day of the exams. First up was Geography 1 and guess what, I had a mental block again. I really hate mental block!! Next was Geology 1 and it went fine. And I really loved the bonus part. My professor gave 10 bonus questions. Yey! The last one happened yesterday, August 29 and the exam was about drawing. I hate it because I had answers but I'm really not sure of my answers.

To be honest, my hell week still has a continuation on Thursday because of my exam in Math. Oh, I forgot to say that I officially failed my long exam and midterms in Math. I really hate Math. Well, just this college because I used to love Math.

So that's my first taste of hell week UP style and I know that there's more to come.

Me, Myself and I

2009-08-27T17:48:00.007+08:00

Hey there!!

So start things off, let me introduce myself.

My name is Rachelle Eunice. 16 years old but turning 17 by November 3. I'm currently a college freshman taking up BS Computer Engineering at the University of the Philippines - Diliman.

Honestly, music is my life. It is my passion ever since I was a little kid. I started to play the keyboard at the age of 6 but then I did not continue playing it until I reached the age of 13. Aside from the keyboard, I also play the flute. But above all those, the guitar is what I really like and really love. I started playing the guitar at the age of 12 but unlike other people who really took their time to learn playing it by themselves, I studied in a music school just to learn.

Aside from being a musician at heart, I'm also a budding writer. Before, I only write poems but then I got inspired and so I started to make a story as well.

I'm also a computer addict. I mean, I really can't help myself from surfing the net every single day. Maybe because I do have a lot of friends online but I believe that the main reason for that is that I get to express my feelings well and I get to know more people too.

People may think that I'm the snobbish type of person, I always make sure that I prove them wrong. Because behind that first impression is a very jolly, friendly, talkative, approachable and kindhearted person.

So I guess that would be enough to start my life in the world of blogging. Welcome to Rachee's life. Welcome to my life. :)