melodies of autumn

I found Wordle through Eina's blog. Thought it was really cute so I decided to try it. Here is the Wordle that was generated for this blog. :} Anyway, that's really all for today. I'd like to create a proper blog entry for what it is I really want to blog about. Until next time! :} -Daal-

"This, he realized, was love. It was that sense of rightness, yes. And it was the passion, too, and the lovely knowledge that he could happily wake up next to her for the rest of his life. But is was more than all that. It was this feeling, this knowledge, this certainty that he would give his life for her. There was no question. No hesitation." - On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn Taken from the eigth book in the Bridgerton Series by one of my favorite authors, On the Way to the Wedding centers on the love story of Gregory Brigerton and Lucinda Abernathy. Gregory and Lucinda's love story is, I think, one of the typical Filipino love stories I've watched on TV where the male lead falls in love with the bridge between him and his supposed love. Gregory at first falls for the stunning Hermione and befriends Lucy who is Hermione's closest friend. Through a series of events, Gregory realizes that he only fancied himself in love with the idea of Hermione and no...

I'm terza rima , and I talk and smile. Where others lock their rhymes and thoughts away I let mine out, and chatter all the while. I'm rarely on my own - a wasted day Is any day that's spent without a friend, With nothing much to do or hear or say. I like to be with people, and depend On company for being entertained; Which seems a good solution, in the end. What Poetry Form Are You? From Wikipedia : Terza rima is a three-line stanza using chain rhyme in the pattern a-b-a, b-c-b, c-d-c, d-e-d. There is no limit to the number of lines, but poems or sections of poems written in terza rima end with either a single line or couplet repeating the rhyme of the middle line of the final tercet. The two possible endings for the example above are d-e-d, e or d-e-d, e-e. There is no set rhythm for terza rima, but in English, iambic pentameters are generally preferred. This would be the first time I've heard of the Terza Rima . I've read Dante Alighieri's Inferno (and I wan...

While browsing around the internet, I stumbled upon the People's Choice Awards voting site. Since I'm quite bored, I figured I could spend a few minutes voting. Doesn't take much time really, and there's no need to register or whatever. And for those who are bored like me or want to vote for their favorites, here I am spreading the love. :} Enjoy enjoy everyone! -Daal-

Another anime which my brother downloaded, Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is one of the animes that my brother has been mouthing to us about for the past few months. From my brother's descriptions, it seems to be a purely comedy anime but most (if not all) animes, from my experience, have both dark side and light sides to them. So I did my research on the anime today and from what I've read, it seems to be a pretty interesting anime. I'll probably watch it when I'm done catching up with my Bleach and Naruto. Anyways, here's the plot summary from Anime News Network : Plot Summary : Itoshiki Nozomu is the world's most negative person. To his way of thinking, there is no hope or meaning in this existence. Even the three kanji of his name become the two-kanji word zetsubou, "despair", when compressed. What an ironic twist of fate, then, that he becomes teacher to a class containing his precise opposite, the invincibly positive-minded Fuura Kafuka. And here'...

To help me be a regular blogger once again, I've deviced this "portion" of my blog which I now call For the Sake of Blogging . I dislike the fact that I don't blog as often just because I think I have nothing worthy to blog about or because I'm lazy. So with this, I hope to be able to blog regularly and find interesting things to blog about. I shouldn't whine about being uninteresting if I don't do anything about it. Anyways, moving on... My brother downloaded an anime series entitled Kino no Tabi . I haven't watched it yet and am currently reading about its plot to decide if it's a worthy watch. Still, I'm kind of interested in watching it now even though the anime doesn't seem to follow a real plot. I got this from the Kino no Tabi Wikipedia page and this is one of the things that really struck me and is pushing me to watch the anime. The phrase "the world is not beautiful, therefore it is" (世界は美しくなんかない。そしてそれ故に美しい。 Sekai wa uts...

My sister got a lead role in their school's play again. This year, their school will be putting on Wicked and my sister will be playing Elphaba! That's just soooo awesome! I'm really proud of my sister and I can't wait for the play. The play will be help in the CSR Auditorium on November 27, 2008. I'm making sure that day is free! :P Anyway, that's all. I'll be off now. 'Til next time minna. :} ♥ Daal

I've been really annoyed with our internet connection for the past few days. It's been disconnecting every so often and it's annoying to keep reseting the modem. I can't finish downloading anything with the slow speeds. Our plan is supposed to be the 384 kbps one but here's what I got on SpeetTest.net Oh what to do?... It's so annoying. Edit: October 30, 2008 at 16:11 Ran speed test again and got these results. Hm... why is my internet still so slow then? I want a fast internet connection! ♥ Daal PS. Ripped off my EasyJournal account. :P

After so long of not posting, here's Gratitude post number 3. Same rules apply, and of course, if you want to steal, feel free to do so. :} 1. Knowing that I'd possibly get exempted from taking the Physics 51 finals exam (which means I have one less exam to worry about). 2. Feeling like I have a high chance of passing our Math 121.1 (only the finals exam left to study for and hopefully I can pass that so I'm sure that I'll pass). 3. Having finished with the last exam of STS. I totally loved the way Ma'am del Rosario handled our STS class because I very much enjoyed her class. 4. Being able to finish my Life Review project in Psych 10. It was a sort of difficult yet quite entertaining project that I really didn't mind doing it. 5. Feeling like my procrastinating tendency is slowly decreasing. I was able to start on our Stat 181.1 project early and finish my part immediately (which is apparently good on my part since it seems like my partner doesn't have any p...

I met someone through the AEP. He was part of my team, and we became friends... And we like each other. :D -Daal-

Here's my second Gratitude post. Same rules apply. If you want to steal, just go on. :} 1. Winning an award from the AEP. 2. Getting a certificate / award for being a team lead. 3. Having a wonderful and friendly team. 4. Making a new friend. 5. Getting to go to the graduation outing with my AEP classmates. 6. Knowing I'll still be able to see my AEP classmates (dinner at Italliani's and a plan to play badminton). 7. Playing Patapon. 8. Knowing that we may actually be able to watch the Click Five concert. 9. Graduating from the AEP. 10. My crush. :D Still no pics. Too lazy to post. Anyway, if you're going to question why my crush is part of the list again, it's because I'm still thankful that I have him as my crush. :} Weird, neh? That's all. Later! -Daal-

Since I really enjoyed the Gratitude meme I got from Kelly before, and because I think it's a wonderful meme to do whether you were tagged or not, I'm going to make it into a post. Here's post number 1. The rules are simple. Just post 10 things that made you happy recently. 1. The Valmores' confirmation. 2. My AEP .NET classmates. 3. Having a new crush. 4. Seeing my crush. 5. Talking to my crush. 6. Playing FFVII: Crisis Core 7. Learning that we may actually get a Wii. 8. Going to my bass lessons. 9. Learning C# (which is easy if you know Java). 10. Knowing that Panic at the Disco will be having a concert in the Philippines. No pics for now. Too lazy to upload them. :P Did you notice that three items pertain to my new crush. Ahehe. You'll have to excuse me for that. It's been a long time since I've had a crush. And not just a crush but an ultimate crush. It feels so good. Like I'm on a sugar high. :} Anyway, that's all. My sister and I are going to w...

Since no one cares to answer this (except for Kel and Kuya Mark on my LJ and Multiply), I'll just post the answers already. 1. How am I supposed to take you home when I can't make my feet move from this spot? If I could die tomorrow I would, just so I could spend one more night with you. - Tuck Everlasting 2. So let's just give this everything we got. We may fall on our faces, but if we do, we will fall with dignity! - School of Rock 3. The truth is I gave my heart away a long time ago, my whole heart, and I never really got it back. - Sweet Home Alabama 4. I am not the awful person that I know that I was. I don't even know that person. And I'd like to believe... I have to believe that if you knew that... if in your heart, you really, really knew that... you wouldn't be getting ready to marry someone now. Unless that someone were me. - 13 Going on 30 5. Hugging's very different. Hugging that involves arms and hands; and leaning is whole bodies moving in like...

The rules are easy, just post 10 things that recently made you happy! Then tag 10 people and force them to post this on their blogs. 1. Marvin and Ashley's visit to the Philippines 2. Finishing reading New Moon by Stephenie Meyer 3. Finishing reading On the Way to the Wedding by Julia Quinn (finally!) 4. Understanding BioPerl 5. Otap 6. Watching the Hey Juliet MV 7. Re-reading songbirdjen's A Week of Unmitigated Almost Loathing aka Fwooshie aka Fwoosh (a Butch/Buttercup fic) 8. Watching a cute episode of Hannah Montana with a special appearance from Jesse McCartney 9. Writing a short dialogue between Kei, Kyle, and Ken 10. Dreaming about Edward and Jacob -Daal-

Rules: Go to IMBD.com and get lines from 15 of your most favorite movies. Have people guess which film goes with each line. Bonus points if you also know who said it. Have fun! 1. How am I supposed to take you home when I can't make my feet move from this spot? If I could die tomorrow I would, just so I could spend one more night with you. 2. So let's just give this everything we got. We may fall on our faces, but if we do, we will fall with dignity! 3. The truth is I gave my heart away a long time ago, my whole heart, and I never really got it back. 4. I am not the awful person that I know that I was. I don't even know that person. And I'd like to believe... I have to believe that if you knew that... if in your heart, you really, really knew that... you wouldn't be getting ready to marry someone now. Unless that someone were me. 5. Hugging's very different. Hugging that involves arms and hands; and leaning is whole bodies moving in like this... Leaning involves...