melodies of autumn

Misplaced Priorities can Misled a Nation "He who can take no interest in what is small will take false interest in what is great." John Ruskin Jasmine Trias visited the Philippinesvery recently. Everyone was agog waiting to welcome her. The excitement was remarkable as the media and many of our "kababayans" flocked to the airport to see her. This scenario is typical of Filipinos. Sadly, it reflects our country's misplaced priorities. Contest of the Mind. Another young girl came back to the country just a couple of weeks ago. Her name is Faye (not her real name for very sensitive reasons). Unknown to her countrymen, this eleven year old girl brought honor to the Philippines . She represented the country in the Intercontinental Science Quiz Net in Australia . Out of 57 countries represented, Faye garnered First Place for the Philippines . Germany came in second while the United States came in third. In start contrast to the hooplah extended to

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i had so much fun at the fair at my old high school, st. paul college pasig, last night. it was so so so so so so so so so so so (i think you get my point ^^) much FUN last night at the variety show. ^^ not only because the show kicked ass, but also because it's the first time in a looooooooong time that i spent time with the pop peeps and i sooooooooo miss them! anyways, the variety show started with a performance by the preschoolers after the singing of the pambansang awit by MAC. after that, the grade school faculty gave their performance. then there was a fashion show called couture 2004 and i went on commenting on the models and their clothes (i couldn't help it! i'm sorry!). i mean, it is a fashion show and fashion shows are supposed to help you appreciate a certain style of clothes or wearing clothes or mixing up clothes. if the models can't project the clothes well, then they wouldn't make good models. i expect models to be able to bring the clothes he/s

life is so...complicated. actually, it is more than just complicated. it is so complex that there is just no word to describe it. according to the second law of thermodynamics, natural processes tend to move to a state of greater disorder. maybe the second law of thermodynamics talks about life to because whatever we do, things really never become less complicated. any event that happens to us only makes our lives more complicated, whether we realize it or not. i really think we should change the line "life is a rollercoaster" because, you know what, i don't think it is. maybe we can rephrase it to "life is a hurricane" or something like that. why am i even writing all that? i'm WAY off topic. actually, i'm not. life IS complicated. everyone we meet makes life complicated. this one person made my life more complicated than it already is. just that fact that i'm affected by what's happened to her when i'm not even supposed to know is

Dream Guy Survey (more like 'really long dream guy survey') > hair colour: um...black or really dark brown > eye colour: black or really dark brown > height: taller than me but not too tall...don't want to get stiff neck... :P > six pack: rather not...i'd like him fit but not THAT fit... > piercings: nope...no piercings please... > big butt or little: medium? > teeth: straight, gapped, or with braces: um...don't care? as long as they're clean... > outgoing or shy: outgoing or shy depending on the environment... > sarcastic or sincere: sincere with a tinge of sarcasm... :P > should he have a best friend: not really should...i don't care if he does or doesn't... > should he have a lotta of guy friends: not really should...if he has lots of guy friends then that's fine with me... > should he love his mother:love not only his mum but all of his family members... > should he be older: not r

*big sigh of relief* i was able to finish my cs55 finals project for ms. alib at last. i had a hard time making the summations page because i had to keep making images for it. anyways, at least i'm done and that's one deadline off my list. wanna see it? it's about sequences and summations . there's a link for the whole cs55 curriculum we took with ms. alib at the etc. bar. now, i only have my math finals tomorrow (which i really have to pass or else) and my cs55 mp's which i still have to start on. damn. i hope i can do this. i'm getting too tired but at least i'm getting there. just a few more daal. just keep holding on. got only 'til tomorrow or thursday, whenever you get to finish the mp's, and then it's sembreak. on the good side, i was able to read a new fanfic from songbirdjen and i have to say it was very entertaining. ^^ i just love reading songbirdjen's works. ^^ they're all so cool and fun to read. they're not

i'm so soo happy! very very happy! i don't care about my physics exam, everything is all right in the world! yes yes yes! i may be crazy! but who cares? i'm happy! know why? wanna know why? i'll tell you why! i passed my cs12 mp!!! actually, not only that. I PASSED CS12!!! yup yup yup! all that work paid off! i'm happy and content. now i only have remaining exams for bio10, cs55 and math74, and the physics51 finals to worry about. my hopes are high! i know i'll pass! i will survive this sem! *starts singing and dancing in joy* well, got to go! god bless! >>>daal_24<<<

well, i actually just wanted to get something off of my chest. it was something cheri told me. i wanted to know and so now i know. i'm kind of wishing i didn't know. i'm not mad. i'm not sad. i'm just confused. cheri told me that he sort of cheated on mai. i think mai knew. well, that's what i understood from him. it wasn't exactly cheating, but still. the whole point is he was able to do that. i don't really know how to react. how did i react when he told me? i cried. i'm scared, that's why i cried. not my fault. i scared he might do that again. i feel like i would lose him. i don't want to lose him. i love him. now, im sure i've lost all doubt in my love for cheri. i really truly don't want to lose him. now i feel guilty for sounding like i doubt cheri's love for me. it's not like i want to. i don't want to doubt him. i love him. and i know he loves me. oh well. i hope i just forget everything. i need to

okiez...i gave up on my mp...all i know is that, i'm happy that i passed something...even though that it doesn't work that well...oh well...at least there's something...^^ and anyways, it almost works...it's something near to it works...^^0 i was able to finish my bio lab take home exam and i'm so happy...i need to make up for the last exam we had...stupid frogs.... well, still have a lot more to go but at least i'm almost done with this sem...i'm gonna be so happy to be able to survive this sem...can't afford to fail...my mum will have my neck if i do... well, got to go...still have to continue studying for my physics exam tomorrow (not like i'll be able to answer anything again...^^0)... god bless...^^ >>>alexa<<< ps...after today...i'll be referring to myself by my real name...it's time to be me again...^^

i'm still cramming... think i'll just post stuff tomorrow... need to do stuff fast... laterz... >>>alexa<<<

the downside to college and having to take classes for only a semester is that i tend to cram more requirements for more subjects more than i should...i think i need to take focusing lessons..is there even such a thing? if there is, i'll need to take the whole course...from basic to expert...darn... i miss cheri...i wonder how he's doing...i wonder if he misses me too... well, got to go...god bless! >>>alexa<<<