>> Saturday, January 29, 2005 ; 3:12 PM
From Age to Life...
| You Are 11 Years Old |
Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You've had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You've been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax. |
What Age Do You Act?
Okay... I saw this quiz in Dana's blog... www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=spudz_17 and how "unpredictable" *sarcastic view* I'm 11! Well... I expect to be somewhere between 11 or 12... I can't blame myself anyway. I haven't had a crush in 2 years, I still love playing video games, and of course... POKEMON! Whatever the age you act, come to think of it, it's all about attitude. All you need to do is carry it properly without hurting anyone and at the same time, you please yourself. Life has been really worth living as far as I'm concerned throughout all the good times and bad. Yeah, trials come once in a while, but it disappears eventually. Wow, from age to life... *wink with smile* Life? If I'll describe it, it's crazy, fun and unpredictable. Everyday is a new adventure, and every adventure changes you some way or another. (Oh... I'm applying Buddhist concepts. Soc Sci overload... Hehe...)
Life is crazy, Life is sweet.
Life is given for us to keep.
Life is there in the palm of your hand,
All you need to do is live it with all you can!
-Kamae *wink*
I love talking about life. Maybe because it is something we can all relate to. Love it, live it, and you'll be contented. As Douglas Nierras says, "Happiness is a decision. It's not what you want to be. It is what you choose to be."
-Kamae
>> Friday, January 21, 2005 ; 3:00 PM
Amen!!!
"I'm trading my sorrow, I'm trading my shame... I'm wieghing them down for the joy of the Lord...I'm trading my sickness, I'm trading my pain... I'm weighing them down for the joy of the Lord...... I'm blessed beyond the cursed, persecuted, not abandoned, struck down but not destroyed... I'm blessed beyond the cursed and His promise will endure, and His joy's gonna be my strength...... Though the sorrow may last for a night, the joy comes in the morning...... I sing, Yes Lord, Yes lord, Yes, Yes Lord... Yes Lord, Yes Lord, Yes, Yes Lord... Yes Lord, Yes Lord, Yes, Yes Lord, Amen!!!"
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This is an excerpt from one of my favorite Christian songs. I just want to share it to you (the reader) because I've always been motivated through hardships in life because of one reason. God. There comes one of those times that I'm really down, I don't know what to do, and all I can do was think of what the Lord has done to me. I've always seen His wonders working around, and undoubtly, I do believe in Him.
Being in Philippine Science is hard and tedious. I admit it. Sometimes, I would cry because I cannot absorb all those lessons I'm studying in my brain. Despite all of those, I'm thankful to our Lord that He has supported me all throughout my stay in Pisay and now, still continuous to support. I knew He has placed me there for a reason, and I know He will do anything to make me succeed.
I thank the Lord a lot! What would I do without Him? I'm so blessed to have a God like Him. I'm so thankful to be a Christian. He is the greatest God I can ever have. He gave me and you everything for our salvation! So, to God, I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH! AMEN! AND AMEN!!!
-Kamae
>> Monday, January 17, 2005 ; 2:03 PM
Soc Sci RPG and The Sims 2
Yeah.. Another entry about Soc Sci again... Weird huh?! Anyway, as far as I'm concerned, Soc Sci 2 is the wierdest and coolest class I've ever had in my whole life! Last Friday, we played a kinda-lika RPG game wherein we are part of some of these Japanese clans and each of the 3 teams had samurais, shoguns, daimyos and peasants. Each of the following teams have specific goals to complete, and in order to complete these goals, they need to either trade, war, or concede with the other teams. Cool huh? Plus, the samurais fight using die by adding the number rolled to either the attack, defense or counter attack. Soc Sci class has never been cooler. I wish all subjects have some activities like this sometime. Maybe then, school will be a lot more enjoyable and exciting! If only other teachers, like Sir Martin, are creative and believe that students learn more if they have fun at the same time. :D
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Okay... The Sims 2... Well... I ENCOURAGE YOU TO PLAY IT! I've never played The sims before, but... let's just say that you love Sims 2 with just seeing the graphics, and like it more when you gat the hang of the game! Special thanks to Jerico Santos, one of my fellow classmates/firends/Sims 2 addicts... By the way, I wish it was already YMSAT (Science and Math fair) week! I can't wait to have a short break from school for a while... Okay, got to go! Till next time!!!
-Kamae
>> Friday, January 14, 2005 ; 3:25 PM
Show and Tell at Second Year...
Social Science... Second Year... Show and tell... What's their connection?!?! We just had our show and tell in Social Science about Japanese culture a while ago, and the wierdest thing is... we are sophomores!!! Anyway, we had nice time and the show and tell session ended up as an eat-a-thon. An eat-a-thon of different Japanese food. Louie had this strawberry puff wherein its Japanese name was explained to us before we were able to take a bite. Some people, brought rice wine, Japanese chocolate, crackers, sashimi and sushi!!! Some people even took a shot of the rice wine! I'm not a Japanese food buff but I really enjoyed this "wierd" session of our Social Science class. I must admit, sometimes, novelty is a good tool in order for you to learn and enjoy at the same time. What can I say?!?! Sir Martin, I salute you! :)
-Kamae
>> Tuesday, January 11, 2005 ; 12:42 PM
The Yellow Shirt
I know I haven't updated this thing for quite a while... Anyway, here's a story that I liked while I was browsing through the net. It's pretty long, but it sure is worth reading!!! Enjoy!
-Kamae
-Kamae
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The Yellow Shirt
by: Darliine, Source Unknown
The baggy yellow shirt had long sleeves, four extra-large pockets trimmed in black thread and snaps up the front. It was faded from years of wear, but still in decent shape. I found it in 1963 when I was home from college on Christmas break, rummaging through bags of clothes Mom intended to give away.
"You're not taking that old thing, are you?" Mom said when she saw me packing the yellow shirt. "I wore that when I was pregnant with your brother in 1954!"
"It's just the thing to wear over my clothes during art class, Mom. Thanks!" I slipped it into my suitcase before she could object.
The yellow shirt became a part of my college wardrobe. I loved it. After graduation, I wore the shirt the day I moved into my new apartment and on Saturday mornings when I cleaned.
The next year, I married. When I became pregnant, I wore the yellow shirt during big-belly days. I missed Mom and the rest of my family, since we were in Colorado and they were in Illinois. But that shirt helped. I smiled, remembering that Mother had worn it when she was pregnant, 15 years earlier.
That Christmas, mindful of the warm feelings the shirt had given me, I patched one elbow, wrapped it in holiday paper and sent it to Mom. When Mom wrote to thank me for her "real" gifts, she said the yellow shirt was lovely. She never mentioned it again.
The next year, my husband, daughter and I stopped at Mom and Dad's to pick up some furniture. Days later, when we uncrated the kitchen table, I noticed something yellow taped to its bottom. The shirt! And so the pattern was set.
On our next visit home, I secretly placed the shirt under Mom and Dad's mattress. I don't know how long it took for her to find it, but almost two years passed before I discovered in under the base of our living-room floor lamp. The yellow shirt was just what I needed now while refinishing furniture. The walnut stains added character.
In 1975 my husband and I divorced. With my three children, I prepared to move back to Illinois. As I packed, a deep depression overtook me. I wondered if I could make it on my own. I wondered if I would find a job. I paged through the Bible, looking for comfort. In Ephesians, I read, "So use every piece of God's armor to resist the enemy whenever he attaches, and when it is all over, you will be standing up."
I tried to picture myself wearing God's armor, but all I saw was the stained yellow shirt. Slowly, it dawned on me. Wasn't my mother's love a piece of God's armor? My courage was renewed.
Unpacking in our new home, I knew I had to get the shirt back to Mother. The next time I visited her, I tucked it in her bottom dresser drawer. Meanwhile, I found a good job at a radio station. A year later I discovered the yellow shirt hidden in a rag bag in my cleaning closet. Something new had been added. Embroidered in bright green across the breast pocket were the works "I BELONG TO PAT." Not to be outdone, I got out my own embroidery materials and added an apostrophe and seven more letters. Now the shirt proudly proclaimed, "I BELONG TO PAT'S MOTHER."
But I didn't stop there. I zigzagged all the frayed seams, then had a friend mail the shirt in a fancy box to Mom from Arlington, VA. We enclosed an official-looking letter from "The Institute for the Destitute," announcing that she was the recipient of an award for good deeds. I would have given anything to see Mom's face when she opened the box.
But, of course, she never mentioned it. Two years later, in 1978, I remarried. The day of our wedding, Harold and I put our car in a friend's garage to avoid practical jokers. After the wedding, while my husband drove us to our honeymoon suite, I reached for a pillow in the car to rest my head. It felt lumpy. I unzipped the case and found, wrapped in wedding paper, the yellow shirt. Inside a pocket was a note: "Read John 14: 27-29. I love you both, Mother." That night I paged through the Bible in a hotel room and found the verses: "I am leaving you with a gift: peace of mind and heart. And the peace I give isn't fragile like the peace the world gives. So don't be troubled or afraid. Remember what I told you: I am going away, but I will come back to you again. If you really love me, you will be very happy for me, for now I can go to the Father, who is greater than I am. I have told you these things before they happen so that when they do, you will believe in me."
The shirt was Mother's final gift. She had known for three months that she had terminal Lou Gehrig's disease. Mother died the following year at age 57.
I was tempted to send the yellow shirt with her to her grave. But I'm glad I didn't, because it is a vivid reminder of the love-filled game she and I played for 16 years. Besides, my older daughter is in college now, majoring in art. And every art student needs a baggy yellow shirt with big pockets.
>> Sunday, January 02, 2005 ; 5:32 AM
Happy New Year!
I'd like to greet everybody a...
HAPPY, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
Hope you enjoy your day, and remember to...
"...greet each day with love in my heart and live as if it was my last day!"
-Og Mandino
Smile!!!
-Kamae
>> ; 5:21 AM
More vacation please!!!
Okay, school's going to start again on January 3. We still have a lot of projects (esp. the Science stream). Argh! If only I was Superman or something like that! Someone that has megapower and mega brain to do all of these udoable things. Oh yeah, I forgot, I'm a superhero myself. "if there's Kamae, there's a way!!!". That's one of my made up sayings. Hehe. Pokemon is still ruling my brain up to now. Talk about Pakemon fever. I have it 24/7! I even have dreams of being in a Pokemon world and one of those great ideas that my classmates believe are part of my world. I have visualized a Ragnarok-inspired Pokemon game which is MMORPG (Massive Multi-Player Role playing Game) wherein you are put into a certain town in either the Kanto, Johto and Hoenn region and people who want to battle you, can battle you anytime! I sure hope that's real... Too bad, it isn't... Well, till then!-Kamae
>> Saturday, January 01, 2005 ; 3:41 PM
Quizzes...
Okay, this is the first time I'll be posting on this blog, and I'll be posting... my quiz results!!! the bad thing is, it concerns Pokemon, hehe... I know, I'm an addict... I'll be adding more stuff as time passes by. So, till then!-Kamae
You are a Pokemaniac!!! You cant't get enough of
the thrill of opening a new pack of cards to
see what is inside, or watching those cute
little pokemon on TV!! Have fun collecting!!!
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Are you obsessed with Pokemon? (pics added)
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congratulations your the almighty pokemon of the
ocean... you are lugia...you posess control the
power of whirpool and rainstorms... you are
graceful and delicate in battle and you are
truly a highly intellgent pokemon... you
rock!!!
which ledgendary pokemon are you
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You are Latias, flying, powerful, and one of a
kind, not many people see you.
What pokemon character are you?
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Charmander= You try to help others who are in need.
You always put others in front of you.
Which starter Pokemon are you? (WITH PICS!!!!!)
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Congratulations! You are Pikachu!
What Pokemon Are You?
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You are Jigglypuff!
Who's that Pokemon...in the mirror?
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You are...Misty from the anime! You have a violent
temper and hate it when you are insulted,
though you are not a bad person. You care very
deeply for your friends and are often the voice
of reason when everyone else loses their cool.
Sometimes you are seen as aggressive because,
well, you've been overshadowed your whole life
and sometimes you have to be.
Which Pokemon girl are you?
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Pichu!!!
Which Baby Pokemon Are You?
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