Counting Steps
April 26, 2008It’s a winding road.
It’s a long way home.
WIll you find your way back again?
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Clearly, there’s nothing happening new right now. Uhm, some stuff happened. Nothing great in particular.
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All I wanna do is sleep and let time pass through.
I’m kind of down these past days although I had some time to be with my friends, it feels really different. Or is it the fact that i’m always sleepy. Bleh.
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Well, Christmaelyn texted something about a new NDS game, The World Ends With You, which I have no freakin’ idea about it. Although I’m glad she mentioned it. I’ll download the game when I have the time(oops! download. It’s the practical way to have fun. I mean, would you rather spend thousands of money in buying great games such as Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings, Children of Mana, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Digimon World Dawn and a lot more than just downloading them for free? I’m not gonna mention where I download though.)
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My current LSS is My Heart by Paramore.
No, I’m not over with Teardrops on my Guitar.
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I already enrolled myself last April 22. *sigh* April 22.
It was fun. It was nice knowing that RD is my classmate. 1-B is my section. Pharmacy is my course. Korfball is my PE.
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My heart beats only for you.
Oops, Nicole!
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Randomness.
April 24, 2008I’m barely breathing.-.-"
Take my hand. Live while you can. Do you feel the dreams I write in the palm on your hand? Please come with me. See what I see. Touch the stars for time will not flee. Time will not flee. Can’t you see?
-Ordinary Day, Vanessa Carlton
If I could fall into the sky, do you think time will pass us by? ‘Cause you know I’d walk a thousand miles if I could just see you tonight.
-A Thousand Miles, Vanessa Carlton
I wandered through fiction and looked for the truth, buried beneath all the lies. Hold on, before it’s too late. Don’t fall, just be who you are. Live like you mean mean, love like you feel it. Nothing is real ’til it’s gone.
- Before It’s Too Late, Goo Goo Dolls
But if destiny decided I should look the other way, then the world will never know the greatest story ever told. Did I tell you that I love you tonight? - The Greatest Story Ever Told - James Oliver
Daniel.
April 18, 2008Bleh. I’m about to express my sadness here.
(Note: Hindi ako magpapakamatay)
(Note Note: Hindi ko na nilagay yun pictures. Ayaw ng i.ph)
(Note Note Note: Pesteng i.ph. Ilang oras ko to ginawa!!)
(Note Note Note Note: Ayan. Sinusubukan kong lagyan ng pictures.)
(Note Note Note Note Note: Pana-panahon ang pagkakataon, maibabalik ba ang kahapon?)
(Note Note Note Note Note Note: Para sa isang extra activity, maghanap ng mga mali sa aking English. May mga nakita na ako. Tinatamad na akong i-edit. Walang prize dito.)
(Note x7: Pang-ilang edit ko na ‘to.-.-")
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It was a year ago, when I found out that a good friend of mine will be migrating. (Oo, ikaw yun, Yuki. Special mention ka na naman.) I was so sad then. Although we only met in the Internet, and I never saw her before, we became really close to the point of *hdakshfaskdaslfkjaslk*. Anyway, she left for
At first, she really doesn’t want to stay at
And I’m happy for her.
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And now, another person is about to leave.
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First of all, *ehem*, screw you.
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It was really sad when I found out Daniel is about to leave. When he first told me (that was April 9), the day after that, I slept at around 5am just because of that. Sambrina and I often talked about this and we always end up sad, depressed, and in our case, emo (not that emo, mind you.) Then the rest of the world started knowing about this. Ever since, every day that passes became sad. He said he would be leaving on the 21st. And after that, he said he would be leaving on May 7. Of course, we became happy. We even planned for outings, for other activities and everything before he leaves. We even went to MoA, they went to
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Here are some messages for you from your friends I saw online.
Kapag may dadagdag, lalagay ko lang dito.
(Parang recoletter lang to ah.)
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From Sambrina:
My dearest Danny,
We’ve only became close during the 4th yr., but it seems like it was forever. You have been my crying shoulder and vice versa. I remember the 1st time we were opening up to each other. We chatted for hours about who we liked at the time then we took forever coz at 1st it was hard to open up but after, it felt like the IM became a chatterbox. haha, that’s when I felt we would start to be good friends. Then everything felt so easy and comfortable. Being around you was like being with a brother. Someone you can talk to, joke about, do weird stuff and so much more. I couldn’t believe the days when you and I always hang out in school. Recess, we would stalk like hell to beautiful girl, then you called me stalking buddy, then we would stalk my crushes too. haha. During lunch, we ate together, even if it was just us two and "he" would get mad. Haha. Coz you would say "antagal kc nila eh. nagugutom na ako" so you would rush down the canteen and eat. while I try to catch up with you but DAMN. You eat so fast that NABUBULUNAN ako. Oh yeah. also the times we would get tampo at Amon and Maiel coz they have their own little world during lunch. haha. "date" as you call it. The times when we went to trinoma with pappet and maiel :] it was so fun. oh yeah. Who would forget our ocean park experience? eating in the street? Those fun times seems like memories now, that one day we can all look back on. Maybe one day we’ll all see each other again. Maybe you’ll be in love, honor in Harvard? And so successful. We don’t know. But one things for sure, we’ll be friends forever. :] please keep in touch ok? :] love you Danny. :] ill always be here for you. That’s a promise. :]
Daniel and Sambii!
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From Papet:
Daniel, sobrang mamimiss kita.. ndi ko makakalimutan yung mga times na nag-debate at nag-kompitensya tayo. tnx for all the memories. wish you the best sa states. sna wag mo kming kalimutan pagdating mo dyan. yun lng. we will all miss you! (Dadagdagan ko pa ksi sbi ni Jesmon. haha. joke lng) Wla na akong masabi eh…. yun… sna kpag bumalik ka dito sa manila kita-kita ulit tayo….
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From Maiel:
Dear Niel,
Thank you for being my joke-mate, my son, my buddy and for being one of the wonderful friends I have. I can still remember the first time we had our first official conversation it was way back during our first year days! It was at the Physics Lab and I had asked you to help me draw the laboratory apparatus because I draw like hell. Haha. Kidding aside, in the vast of four years we have seen each other grow and change—physically, well, I must admit that you grew taller than me (remember I was taller than you during the first and second year days) emotionally, we have became closer as ever and mentally, you have become way too geeky. Haha. Lavet. You’re geeky man! Well no words can exactly express how much grateful I am to know someone like you too bad you’re leaving and I just knew it one week before you’re departure. I know our friendship does not end here thus it will lives on until our hair become grey, our skin become wrinkly and until we wear eyeglasses and all. Friends Forever! And I believe that you’ll be on top of your dreams someday.
Lots of love,
Xielle-maiel =)
Hahahahahaha!! Shockers. Ang bata ng mga itsura niyo. 2nd year pa to eh! Hahahaha!!
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From Abam:
"hey daniel, aalis ka pala.. ingat ka, i love you."
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You already left something for everyone for us to remember. But we all know this is not over. In fact, this would be a start, specially for you. A new environment. A new culture. This would be a winding road for you but I know you can do it. It was really hard for us to accept that you’re migrating but we know that what is about to come is best for you, you know that. A new opportunity. A fresh start. A new beginning.
Oo, aalis ka na. Pero alam naman namin na hindi mo kami makakalimutan. Lahat kaming maiiwan mo. Sila Lara, sila Sam, si Mayen… lahat sila. Alam kong dadalhin mo lahat ng alaala na nagawa mo kasama kami. Yun mga natutunan mo dito, i-imply mo dun. Wag mo rin kakalimutan kung sino ka. Ikaw si Daniel. Alam mo kung ano ang kaya mong gawin. Alam mo kung ano ang kaya mong baguhin. Alam mo kung ano ang pinanggalingan mo. Alam mo na hindi mo bibiguin ang sarili mo.
Make good use of what you are about to receive. Make sure na hindi ka manghihinayang sa pag-alis mo. Alam naman namin na babalik ka. Diba? Ikaw na ang nagsabi noon. Babalik ka. Maghihintay kami. At
Hindi mo alam, malay mo, magkita pa tayo. At sa pagkikitang yun, matatalo kita sa Tekken. Aawayin mo ulit si Lara. Magkakasama tayong lahat. Ikaw, ako, si Gem, si Bibbo, si Cerin, si Nicole, si Ecar, si Luigi, si Raymond at si Mayen. Magkikita-kita pa tayo. Kakain tayo sa Greenwich, sa Chowking, sa Jollibee, sa Red Ribbon. Pupunta tayo ng SM San Lazaro, pupunta tayo sa TriNoma, matutuloy yun Ice Skating natin. Mag-o-overnight ulit tayo. Magkakalakad ulit tayo na hindi matutuloy. Lahat yun. Sabi mo rin, pupunta ka rito every Christmas, at after 7 years, sabi mo, babalik ka. Tapos na sila mag-aral nun. Malay mo, may mga trabaho na sila, may mga asawa’t anak na, (ako kasi nag-aaral pa nun.), hindi na SK Chairman si Nicole, pero magkakasama-sama tayo. Hindi tayo magkakalimutan. Hindi tayo mag-i-iwanan. Kapag may kailangan ka, kahit malayo ka, andito lang kami. Andito lang kami lagi. Kahit may mga bago ka nang kaibigan doon, kahit may bago ka nang buhay, andito pa rin kami. Kasi alam namin na hindi mo kami makakalimutan.
Salamat sa lahat ng iniwan mong alaala. Lahat yun. Salamat sa lahat. Malay mo, magkakaroon pa tayo ng marami pang alaala. At nung 2nd year na sabi mong nagalit ako noon, aba, malay ko. Hindi ko na rin alam kung bakit. Huwag mo rin kalimutan basahin yun Tuesdays with Morrie. Salamat ulit.
P.S.
Sabihan mo kami kung ayaw mo dun at babalik ka na dito. Excited na kaming bumalik ka.
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I hope you’ll be happy. Don’t forget us. Mahal ka naming lahat.
Ingat ka. Happy trip.=)
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More Pictures! Yey!!=)
Verdan. na walang kinalaman sa post na ito. Natatawa lang talaga ako.
Bakit ganyan ang mga itsura niyo nung 2nd year? Para kayong mga bata. Teka, bata pa kayo nun.
Bakit ganun? Hindi nagbabago itsura ni Lara. Kahit ngayon, mukha parin siyang grade 6.
Aww. Second year. Naalala ko lang talaga. Ang lungkot isipin.=C
3rd Year. Wag nang tangkaing hanapin ako sa larawan. Wala ako diyan.
Putang ina! The best pic ever. Classic.
2nd year picture ulet. Masarap balikan ang mga alaala at natatawa ako kay Verdan. Peace tayo, Verdan!!=)
Aww. Graduation namin. Mapapansin ninyo kung paano nagbago ang itsura ni Verdan.
Mapapansin niyo kung paano nagbago ang itsura ni Daniel at Mayen.
Mapapansin ninyo na walang nagbago sa itsura ni Lara. Mukha parin siyang Grade 6.
Gusto ko lang ilagay ulit.
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Will these places and these faces get old?
Will these memories wither as time goes by?
Will everything that was hoped for fade?
Will our laughter, our tears, our experiences be forgotten?
Will they last even after many years?
(Will this blog post end?!)
No one knows.
All we can do is stick together even if everyone is worlds apart.
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Good day.
Thanks to Sambrina, Maiel, and Lara’s multiply for the pictures.=)
Thanks rin kay Patatas, este, Hotaru, este, Christmaelyn.=)
Salamat rin sa mga hinatak ko kanina.
Might as well post something…
April 17, 2008Lara had uploaded our photos in her multiply. Yey! She also made a video/slideshow with music and also uploaded it in her multiply.
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Daniel’s leaving on the 21st. And we all thought that he’ll leave on the 7th of May. Bleh. Screw you.
Hahahaha. *ehem*.
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Here’s my favorite poem. Gaa
The Raven
by Edgar Allan Poe
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
"’Tis some visitor," I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door—
Only this, and nothing more."
Ah, distinctly I remember it was in the bleak December,
And each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the floor.
Eagerly I wished the morrow;— vainly I had sought to borrow
From my books surcease of sorrow— sorrow for the lost Lenore—
For the rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore— Nameless here for evermore.
And the silken sad uncertain rustling of each purple curtain
Thrilled me— filled me with fantastic terrors never felt before;
So that now, to still the beating of my heart, I stood repeating,
"’Tis some visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door—
Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber door;— This it is, and nothing more."
Presently my soul grew stronger; hesitating then no longer,
"Sir," said I, "or Madam, truly your forgiveness I implore;
But the fact is I was napping, and so gently you came rapping,
And so faintly you came tapping, tapping at my chamber door,
That I scarce was sure I heard you"— here I opened wide the door;— Darkness there, and nothing more.
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing,
Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before;
But the silence was unbroken, and the stillness gave no token,
And the only word there spoken was the whispered word, "Lenore!"
This I whispered, and an echo murmured back the word, "Lenore!"- Merely this, and nothing more.
Back into the chamber turning, all my soul within me burning,
Soon again I heard a tapping somewhat louder than before.
"Surely," said I, "surely that is something at my window lattice:
Let me see, then, what thereat is, and this mystery explore—
Let my heart be still a moment and this mystery explore;— ‘Tis the wind and nothing more."
Open here I flung the shutter, when, with many a flirt and flutter,
In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of yore;
Not the least obeisance made he; not a minute stopped or stayed
he;But, with mien of lord or lady, perched above my chamber door—
Perched upon a bust of Pallas just above my chamber door— Perched, and sat, and nothing more.
Then this ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling,
By the grave and stern decorum of the countenance it wore.
"Though thy crest be shorn and shaven, thou," I said, "art sure no craven,
Ghastly grim and ancient raven wandering from the Nightly shore—
Tell me what thy lordly name is on the Night’s Plutonian shore!" Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
Much I marvelled this ungainly fowl to hear discourse so plainly,
Though its answer little meaning— little relevancy bore;
For we cannot help agreeing that no living human being
Ever yet was blest with seeing bird above his chamber door—
Bird or beast upon the sculptured bust above his chamber door, With such name as "Nevermore."
But the raven, sitting lonely on the placid bust, spoke only
That one word, as if his soul in that one word he did outpour.
Nothing further then he uttered— not a feather then he fluttered—
Till I scarcely more than muttered, "other friends have flown before-
On the morrow he will leave me, as my hopes have flown before." Then the bird said, "Nevermore."
Startled at the stillness broken by reply so aptly spoken,
"Doubtless," said I, "what it utters is its only stock and store,
Caught from some unhappy master whom unmerciful Disaster
Followed fast and followed faster till his songs one burden bore—
Till the dirges of his Hope that melancholy burden bore Of ‘Never— nevermore’."
But the Raven still beguiling all my fancy into smiling,
Straight I wheeled a cushioned seat in front of bird, and bust and door;
Then upon the velvet sinking, I betook myself to linking
Fancy unto fancy, thinking what this ominous bird of yore—
What this grim, ungainly, ghastly, gaunt and ominous bird of yore Meant in croaking "Nevermore."
This I sat engaged in guessing, but no syllable expressing
To the fowl whose fiery eyes now burned into my bosom’s core;
This and more I sat divining, with my head at ease reclining
On the cushion’s velvet lining that the lamplight gloated o’er,
But whose velvet violet lining with the lamplight gloating o’er, She shall press, ah, nevermore!
Then methought the air grew denser, perfumed from an unseen censer
Swung by Seraphim whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor.
"Wretch," I cried, "thy God hath lent thee— by these angels he hath sent thee
Respite— respite and nepenthe, from thy memories of Lenore!
Quaff, oh quaff this kind nepenthe and forget this lost Lenore!" Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil!— prophet still, if bird or devil!—
Whether Tempter sent, or whether tempest tossed thee here ashore,
Desolate yet all undaunted, on this desert land enchanted—
On this home by horror haunted— tell me truly, I implore—
Is there— is there balm in Gilead?— tell me— tell me, I implore!" Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
"Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil— prophet still, if bird or devil!
By that Heaven that bends above us— by that God we both adore—
Tell this soul with sorrow laden if, within the distant Aidenn,
It shall clasp a sainted maiden whom the angels name Lenore—
Clasp a rare and radiant maiden whom the angels name Lenore." Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
"Be that word our sign in parting, bird or fiend," I shrieked, upstarting—
"Get thee back into the tempest and the Night’s Plutonian shore!
Leave no black plume as a token of that lie thy soul hath spoken!
Leave my loneliness unbroken!— quit the bust above my door!
Take thy beak from out my heart, and take thy form from off my door!" Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."
And the Raven, never flitting, still is sitting, still is sitting
On the pallid bust of Pallas just above my chamber door;
And his eyes have all the seeming of a demon’s that is dreaming,
And the lamplight o’er him streaming throws his shadow on the floor;
And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted— nevermore!
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Good day to everyone.=)
Lara?! Asan ka na?! (And other crap in one Blog Post!)
April 16, 2008I think I am not that blog active anymore. I don’t even go to PKMN-ph anymore. Whew. When I go online, i’ll just make myself invisible, check my Friendster, and check my Gmail. I am happy when I talk to my friends and all and that’s that. Download few DS games(haha!) and go invisible again. And this paragraph is not even the highlight of this post.
Uhm. Last Saturday, I, Daniel, Ecar, Mayen AND Lara planned to go to MoA. Because we met at TriNoma at already 5pm, and LARA was not present, we decided to watch a movie instead. We watched The Other Boleyn Girl, starring Scarlett Johansson(spelling?), Natalie Portman and Eric Bana. I didn’t paid that much attention to the movie though. I was just happy to be seating in a recliner chair(which Daniel accidentally paid. P.S. Baka hindi ko na bayaran yun forever!), the tater chips we ate and the Krispy Kreme doughnuts I bought. Haha. We took a lot of photos of ourselves, and you can check it out at my Friendster. There is a link somewhere here in this blog.
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Yey! Last Monday, our MoA trip was successful!
Ngayon naman, mas marami kami, kaya mas masaya! Haha! Andun ako, si Gem, Bibbo, Mayen, Daniel, Luigi at Lara. Masaya naman to. Mga 11 na ako nakauwi pero it was worth it. Nagbalak kame mag-ice skating pero hindi natuloy (sayang yun mga medyas na binili ninyo!!), kaya ayun, nag-Timezone nalang kame. And, FINALLY! Nakalaro na rin ako ng Tekken 6. Mwahaha. It was a dream come true. Although stranger yun kalaban namin (at lagi kaming natatalo!), okay na rin yun kasi masasabi ko na nakalaro na ako ng Tekken 6. Ano pa ba? Hmm. Well, basta masaya ako nun. Sana masaya rin sila.
(Hoy, Lara!! Yun mga photos natin, hindi mo pa i-na-upload!)
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Well, gusto ko lang magpasalamat kay Sambrina Yu, kasi tinuro niya sa akin kung paano gamitin yun DS Card na malay ko na basta makakalagay ka ng maraming games. Haha! Salamat rin kasi binigyan mo ako ng link kung saan magaganda yun mga games na dinodownload. Medyo malalaki yun file nila but it was worth waiting an hour para ma-download ko sila.
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Hoy, Gemilyn! San tayo sa birthday mo?!
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Wala na rin akong magawa sa buhay ko. Ang lungkot na rin masyado. Pero okay lang. Sana maging sulit ‘tong summer na to. Haha.=)
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Yuki! Buhay pa ako!! Hahahaha!!=) Sorry kung hindi ako masyadong nag-o-online.=) Pero kaninang umaga, online ako. Hehe. May bago kang calendar.=)
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Good day, everyone!C=
