Hole in One

I can still remember that Friday night when we celebrated New Year’s Eve. We’re altogether eating foods and lighting up the skies. It was fun and I thought to myself that next year would be a good one for me. So last year, I had high hopes for 2011. And indeed I was not disappointed.

Many would think that I’m looking for luck, but no; I’m looking for moments that would likely to challenge me and develop me more as a person. Besides 2011 was when I graduated from High School and started College. Though the transition was fast, I still think I did well and coped up with everything.

The year 2011 is ups and downs for me; I’m not the only one, I know. But I didn’t imagine things like these to ever come to me, I was surprised and it showed how immature I was during those times. I was not bold enough to face every situations whole heartedly. I was so cocky and very confident on things that I do. Eventually, I had some humbling moments that reminded me to put my feet on the grounds. I woke up and came up with ideas on how I would improve myself. Everything’s not easy and I can’t even imagine that I can do those things alone. I was hurt and challenged all these times.

There’s so many first times for me this year; I’m not gonna mention them all because it’ll take some time and ink, no, not ink,oh never mind. So I decided on some things and discovered many lessons. Sometimes you must do it alone and prove that you’ve grown-up, that’s one of them. But always remember that things won’t come easy and later on, you’ll need some company to help you through these rough times. Remember that.

It’s hard to adjust, it’s hard to learn, it’s hard to blend in to some things you’re not used to have. But that’s life, you must find happiness with all that you have.

Now I’m here trying to summarize all things that I’ve been through this 2011, but it’s hard. So I put it into some words and made it easy for everyone. The little boy turned to be someone who knows how to face things with confidence. And I’m proud, though I know I still have so many things to face. I have my family and friends so I’m ready, well, especially I have myself and God.

Maybe one of the greatest things that I’ve done this 2011 was to write songs and blog. I’ve learned to expressed myself more freely and release my feelings via pen and paper (computer or some gadgets).

I’m still growing up and developing. Right now, I’m just praying and hoping that next year would be nice for all of us. May we have the strength to overcome trials and face challenges.

I’m ready for next year and I’m thankful for 2011. Everything that was needed to make me grow just happened to me. Hole in one indeed.

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Happy New Year everyone! May all of us be Blessed with good health.

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A Man Named Jose Rizal

Dr. Jose Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonzo Realonda, widely known as Jose Rizal, is the greatest Malayan of all-time. He’s known for being the national hero of the Philippines. A man more than just a name, a street, a school, or a hospital – Jose Rizal is the real pundit and will always be remembered.

The 19th day of June 1861 was the day he was born; the day that must be remembered for a man was born to shape the history of the Philippines. After some years of fighting the Spaniards using his pen and paper, he was eventually killed in Bagumbayan. But the mission of Rizal was clear – he will ignite the Filipinos and let them fight for their own freedom. And yes, he was right through all these times; indeed, he is the heart of all Filipinos during those times.

A doctor, a scientist , a philosopher and an educator – those were just some of the faces of Dr. Rizal. Surely, a man to be admired by all people. Maybe that’s why he has so many “women” in his life. Let’s not go any further than that.

He died on the 30th of December 1896. And yes, he almost celebrated the New Year’s Eve. So now, we’re into that date and we must remember all the heroic efforts that Rizal made. Let’s not forget all the teachings and all the courage that Rizal has given to us. Let us also remember that Rizal thought us the importance of freedom – so let’s fight for it until we can. Fighting does not mean killing and hurting others by physical means, but instead using your own self and try to express what you feel. Be the protester of all the wrong things that you see, don’t forget that you’re not just fighting for your rights, but also fighting for others. Let us remember that we all have a little Rizal in our hearts. Let us keep that spirit alive and give importance to what Rizal gave us.

Many are asking for another Rizal, but they don’t know that they can be Rizal in their own little ways. So the day has come and I hope Rizal would always be remembered.

I’m just one of Rizal’s student, and I will always be. And I want to take a bow and give all my respect to Rizal. The real pundit is Rizal, and you’ll always be my hero, our hero.

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Ways to be COOL!

You can also change the title to “how to be a jerk”. Your choice.

Ahoy mates! Let us now list down 5 ways to be COOL! Oyes, you heard it right, oh wait, not heard, that one must be see or saw, or have seen, whatever. So you ready? Lezgo.

5) DRINK A LOT. — of water? NO! Drink a lot of BEERS, VODKA or other alcoholic drinks! Oh my, that’ll help you a lot. Drink all night and then look crazy after that! Jump into pools, break some glasses and punch some faces. Trust me, that’ll make you the best. The best of all dude, the coolest. You’ll see those “COOL” individuals around, you’ll see how drinking changed their lives! I’m not gonna mention all the killings and accidents but yeah, they’re just so cool. Don’t you think? Now go grab a drink. Oh-oh, moderately? Just be cool.

4) DON’T STUDY! — Yes mates, if you study, those jerks would just call you nerdy or whatever. Many people think that studying hard is for losers! IF YOU WANT TO BE COOL, DESTROY YOUR LIFE?! Oh mind freaking whats the matter with us. Anyway, they don’t find nerds as cool as those drug addicts. So better go get your own style. Besides, you want to look cool right? (Well unless you’re a good-looking nerd, people will still appreciate you.)

3) PLAY WITH GIRLS/BOYS! – If you’re a girl, then play with boys. If you’re a boy, the play with girls. Flirt all day and be COOL! You’ll look really cool if you’ll destroy their hearts and play with them for just a while. Date 50 girls in one month and be the cool guy they’re looking for! BE A JERK! Trust me, you’ll get as many girls as you want. But don’t wish to be married soon, oyeah COOL! Besides, people who truly loves someone always get rejected so whatever.

2) DON’T FOLLOW RULES! – Ah yes, we’re getting really closer to the number one tip. But first, I mean second, or fourth, let us use this one! Destroy all things in your sight! Act like a total jerk and be COOL! If they say that you must not smoke, THEN SMOKE! If they say that don’t pick flowers, PICK FLOWERS! THEN SWALLOW IT WHOLE YOU, YOU COOL WITH THAT? Then after that take some illegal DRUGS AND GET CAUGHT BY THE POLICE! Being behind the jail is cool right? Especially when you’re a rich kid taking drugs. JUST don’t FOLLOW RULES! – after that, just destroy your life.

1) DON’T FOLLOW RULES 5 – 2. – Now here’s the real deal. You might think that I’m a total freak to ever post something like this huh? I just wanted you to perhaps think what does being a cool guy/girl really mean. If you’ll drink, don’t drink like there’s no tomorrow. Learn to drink moderately. Don’t drink like you don’t know what will happen next. If you’re a girl, be careful because you don’t want to be raped by those men who’re just waiting for that opportunity. Trust me, I know some cases like that. Then, study, and study harder than usual. You don’t want to ruin your future right? Don’t ever think studying is just for academics, you must also study life and how it goes. Think of all the situations and learn from it. Your future is in your hands. Oh this, don’t play with someone’s heart. Learn to respect people and the way they are. Take relationships seriously, if you also want to be taken seriously. Love with all of your heart and be the man who is righteous for the love of a woman. Follow rules, that’ll help a lot. But don’t follow them all, well I’m not trying to be rude here. I mean learn to have a stand and create your own rules. Sometimes some rules just don’t fit you, learn to be good and show them how your rules work.

What I’m trying to send here is, we must be responsible for our works. It’s not just you who’s being affected by your doings. Learn to respect other people. Most of all, put God above everything else. No further explanations, just be the person you are. Don’t try hard, you’re cool enough.

Now go out and show them who’s cool. Oyeah.

The Night Before Christmas

I woke up 3 PM this day for a reason that I finished a game last night. As I stepped outside my room, I noticed that my family was not in our house. So I figured out that maybe they’re going for a last-minute preparation for tonight’s Noche Buena. We’ve been practicing this celebration ever since I was born and you know, I’m happy to have this kind of gathering.

It’s 8 PM here and the neighborhood is busy cooking all their goodies. I decided to step out of the celebration just to write this short post. I think I’m in need to think of some things that go beyond the meaning of Christmas.

What’s Christmas for you then? All our lives we’ve been thinking that Christmas is all about the birthday of Jesus. Yeah right, but are we putting the sense in our hearts? Aren’t we being ignorant to ourselves for just spending all our money for things that we don’t really need? It’s sad to see people praising Santa more than Jesus. It’s His birthday, this one is for him.

Now let me share something, last week I was in one of the most richest landmarks here in the Philippines, it’s called the Resorts World Manila. I enjoyed that stay because of the concert and the fine dining. So I felt the fulfillment of having “enough” in life to be able to afford to go there. I’m not rich or anything, my parents just wanted me to experience things that others do. So enough of that. As we were on our way home, I got to see this poor place where settlers have no decent clothes. I think, and then I realized that this should not look like this. The place is about a hundred meters away from where I got from. I know they’re happy, I can see it. Kids are enjoying the time with their parents and parents are having fun too. You can see the satisfaction in their faces. That moment, I asked myself, “What if you’re the one who had the money and all that, would you help them?”. Well yes of course, I experienced the hardness of life. I experienced being called to the office because of the unpaid balance, that was then. I know what I’ve been through is nothing compared to what they’re going through now, and that’s what made me conclude that I’m willing to help them if I can. I saw the two faces of a nation. I don’t know who’s lucky or not, but I saw it.

After that experience, I then came to realize that Christmas is getting near and some families are there sleeping because they don’t have enough money to buy foods for Noche Buena. For some, Christmas is just an ordinary day. It’s sad though, even though I know that Christmas is not all about the foods and all the stuff in the stores. How I wish I can give them groceries and goods to eat. I want them to experience the spirit of Christmas.

I said spirit of Christmas, now I’m sure you’re thinking about foods and materials but no, I mean the spirit of giving and receiving. Giving to your extent and receiving a thing with all of your heart. Isn’t it all about it? Sharing and giving love to each other? Don’t forget to forgive.

Now I’m sure you’re on your way to cook/eat some foods out there. Go ahead, nothing’s stopping you. Enjoy the night. But remember to be kind tomorrow and through the rest of your lives. They say that Christmas is everyday so, just do stuff that would help others. Tomorrow, Ninong and Ninangs, don’t forget to give your little ones some love. Well how I wish some of the kids out there still know what Christmas still means.

That’s it, I’m getting hungry already, I think I’m in need to get some foods. So yeah, if you need some pamasko, just go here. No I’m just kidding. Let us all eat well and remember to greet Jesus Christ a Happy Birthday.

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AND of course, don’t forget to donate some of your things to the people who have been affected by typhoon Sendong. Give with all of your heart and remember that they need it. Let us give love! Most of all, let us pray for them.

MERRY CHRISTMAS! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

*let the Christmas songs begin. tenenenenenen

*When will I experience white Christmas? Thank you.

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Early Christmas Bonus

This post will not expose my 13th month bonus nor my early Christmas gift. It will expose my hidden secret which is…. Oops, sorry, not that one. So yeah, I have my early Christmas bonus right here in front of me; I received it awhile ago.

Grades got released and I became excited to know mine. These grades will reflect all my hard works for the past semester: those sleepless nights, torn books, and lesser social life.  And I’m hoping, that these grades will also help me push forward to do more for the next semester. Though I know the next semesters would be much harder compared to the past ones.

First off, I waited for my subjects to turn blue. To explain it further, we’re waiting for them to turn blue because that’ll mean that we passed the course. If it turned black, sorry but you failed. Honestly, I’m afraid to encounter that. So all the subjects turned blue and now the time has come for me. I opened the school’s website, logged in and clicked the tab that’ll show my grades. After seconds of waiting… Oh yes, I made it. I cried and cried until I succeed. *laughs* just kidding, I didn’t do that. I know there are still more challenges to come and this past semester is just one of them. So I focused my eye to each and every numbers I see on the screen. I looked down at my TWA and that made my day. Scholarship shall stay and money just got saved. More money for other purposes. That’s terrific don’t you think?

So I don’t like to detail my grades, nor show it to anyone. I just want to thank God for this another blessing. You know, surviving the 2nd semester is not a joke. That’s why I’m proud and thankful.

1 and a half week before Christmas and I’m here smiling in front of a machine. This blessing just overtook the fact that I’ll have two movies for tomorrow. Well, I don’t think that was even necessary but yeah, see you 3rd semester.

Once again, thank you Lord God for everything. For helping me succeed the past semester and for giving me a good life.

PS. What’s for dinner?

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Real Madrid FC 1 – 3 FC Barcelona (Real x Barca)

Expect a biased blog post my dear readers. I’m just so happy that Barca won.

I expected a great much and el clasico gave me what I was looking for. I woke up early in the morning just to see the red and blue conquer the men in white, and maybe, see my icon Lionel Messi finish a goal once again.

Perhaps the only positive minute for Real was the first minute. They started the match with a goal, well, it was because of the carelessness of the goalie anyway. Still, a good thing that Real capitalized on it. I became shocked because an early goal was given right away. That time I was thinking if Barca had anything to get the goal back as soon as possible.

So the match went on and the possession by possession game of Barca prevail. Real had some lapses that lead to some goal. Ronaldo just can’t connect, he had I think 3 or 4 shots on goal.

Possession and chances just made Barca won. No doubt that patience prevail during the match. Though Messi didn’t score, he was still terrific from the get go. He passed the ball and created some plays. The accuracy of the passes by Barca was just amazing. My favorite goal was the one made by Cesc, a goal that explains the team play of Barca. Iniesta -> Messi -> Alves -> Cesc. That’s how we do it folks.

I still feel that Barca just controlled the match. And Real just had nothing going on for them. Now I believe that they’re all tied up in the standing which is a good thing for me. I’m a proud Barca fan and I’ll support them all the way. Just please bring them here in the Philippines. If it is just possible.

What a great start for my day. God Bless and keep in touch.

To conclude: FC BARCELONA is STILL the BEST team in the world. ¡Visca elBarça!

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The Near End

It’s 10:45 PM here and I’m sitting in front of a white concrete chair. But of course by the time you read this, maybe I’m there at my school trying to finish what I started by completely covering the circles of the answer sheet with the black color coming from a number 2 yellow pencil. I don’t even know if I’ll have a hard time tomorrow or not, one thing is for sure, I just want this sem to end.

You can say that I wrote this one because I’m procrastinating, well yes, you’re right. I’m just tired of reading the same notes over and over again. I’m not an irresponsible student but I think I’ve known enough information already. And maybe, this time is the time for me to relax my mind and rest well. I don’t want to put my body down just because of these exams.

Well the first day of exams did not go well. I hated everything about our Science exam because all the questions that appeared on the exam were not included in our lessons. Questions were related but not in our coverage. I am still disappointed up to now, I don’t know what to do. Still, I think I did enough to get a desirable grade on the said subject. After that was our exam for IT. It was all basic and I don’t have any problem with that. I do think that I’ll get something good on that. But still the SCI one destroyed my mood.

The second day was fine. English exam was hard but still manageable.

The third day (today) made my week. It was our Accounting exam and it gave me some kind of light that tells me that I’ll get something nice for my efforts. How I wish my efforts would pay off.

To add, I’m still thinking if I shaded the circles correctly. I don’t want to commit a mistake just because of my carelessness. Oh machine, please don’t fail or else I will. I’m trying to maintain a scholarship so please. PLEASE DON’T GO GO GO GO, ooops sorry, I just remembered something; that something is the fact that Mike Posner will come to the Philippines tomorrow (FRIDAY).

SO RIGHT NOW, I’m on the vacation mode. I’m not that ecstatic for tomorrow’s exam. Though I’m excited for our Christmas vacation, I still don’t have some plans for my vacation. Aside from the fact that I’ll watch some movies and some theatrical plays, I’m still staring at a blank sheet of paper. I want a getaway, I want to go to a place where I can unwind and relax. I did my part as a student and now time to pay my efforts. I have to pay myself. Vacation is for enjoyment; that’s what I want.

So yeah, tomorrow is our last finals exam. I’m done for tonight, and I’m ready for tomorrow.

P.S. I miss playing with my band. I do miss tearing my voice up and destroying eardrums. How I wish we can all unite once again. College works turned the GreenScene into silent mode. This is not the end anyway…

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Azkals VS LA Galaxy

The Azkals and LA Galaxy game is such a nice ending for what a great year for the Philippine football. I can see our future in 5 years. Oooh, I’m ready.

Philippine Azkals (left) VS LA Galaxy (right)

The first half of the game was closed, I thought the team did a great job. James Younghusband was so active; he’s all around the area actually. But of course, Phil standout because of that fantastic one-on-one goal during the 40th minute of the game. I became so ecstatic. Yes I did. I waited for this game for such a long time. All the players did well, though there were some miscues and incomplete passes. But that’s alright because Pacquiao arrived at the last minutes of the first half. I’m sure he’s not expecting that something good will happen to him at the end of the game.

Along with all the efforts of the Azkals during the first half is the fact that LA Galaxy made the match more exciting. The accuracy of the passes, the spacing and the show of David Beckham. Yes, he was fantastic tonight. The first half ended and I thought Azkals had a big shot on this one.

The second half arrived, and Azkals just got destroyed by the LA Galaxy. Different players scoring here and there, making it a night to remember for all the Azkals players. It was just lopsided. I thought Azkals played out of sync but I would also like to give all the credits to the defense of the LA Galaxy. They made Chieffy Caligdong turn into silent mode.

The game ended with the score of 6 – 1 in favor of the visiting team. Nonetheless, Azkals has nothing to be ashamed of. They showed a great character and to add, fighting a champion club ain’t easy. It’s like that they’ve been together for years. So major props to all the Azkals players!

So here is why PacMan got lucky. He became the recipient of Beckham’s jersey. Of course boys and girls would be jealous of that. You would like to wear his shirt while playing football!

So, thank you LA Galaxy for bringing some excitement here in our country. Hope you’ll come back and we’ll surely make you pay. Ooops, I’m just kidding anyway. Just be back and play some more games.

Actually I’ve thought of something great. How about putting Rooney, Villa, Casillas, Ronaldo, and Messi in one team? Then fight Azkals! That would be epic. That’s just a dream anyway. Or if that’s impossible, just bring ManU or FCB and let them fight the Azkals. That’ll be more exciting!

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