Aloha.

I <3 Stitch. This kinda made essay writing in the AM ten times more bearable.

..Don't tell him I mentioned him here. LOL.

loris says rawr: dude how did i KNOWWW that you were gonna say that

loris says rawr: how did i know!!

x13ry4nx: lol because lilo and stitch are like peanut butter and jelly

x13ry4nx: like 2 buns on a burger

x13ry4nx: like cheese and milk

x13ry4nx: liek fires and ketchup

x13ry4nx: like left boob right boob

x13ry4nx: like gorditas and lolitas

x13ry4nx: like pineapples and bunnies

x13ry4nx: like chocolate and onion

x13ry4nx: like rainbows and elves

x13ry4nx: we just mesh

loris says rawr:

loris says rawr: you're cute.

x13ry4nx: i am

x13ry4nx: its how i get all the LAYDIESSS

loris says rawr: ew.

x13ry4nx: heheheheh

x13ry4nx: its the charm

x13ry4nx: <3

x13ry4nx: sometimes its troublesome but someones gotta be the idol for all the girls in the world to drool over

loris says rawr: okay omg STOP i take it back!

x13ry4nx: ^^

loris says rawr: so what has driven you to message me on this random night at this hour

loris says rawr: have all the girls been ignoring you?

x13ry4nx: psh noo

x13ry4nx: would you ignore all THISS!??!!

x13ry4nx: *does sexy move

loris says rawr: OHGAHDS

loris says rawr: kbye.

x13ry4nx: -.-x

x13ry4nx: YOU ALWAYS LEAVE ME!!!

x13ry4nx: DO I EMBARASS YOU!!!!

x13ry4nx: HUH!!!!!!!

x13ry4nx: HUH!!!!

loris says rawr: goodnighttt ! g'luck on your.. midterm .. im guessing? ahahha(:

x13ry4nx: hehehe thanks

x13ry4nx: gnight

loris says rawr: <3!

x13ry4nx: <3!

loris says rawr: despite all the fighting, it'll always come down to that.

x13ry4nx: hehehehe

x13ry4nx: <3

loris says rawr: dude wow we're cute.

loris says rawr: HAHA k byeeeee.

x13ry4nx: its my cuteness that rubs off on you

x13ry4nx: buh bye

Thiiiis guyyy .. -_-

Hollaaaaa?!

I have followers?! Just saw my Blogspot list. It's not much, but it's something, which is definitely more than what I expected-- which was nothing. Nahmeaaaan?! & as for Xanga, there's probably like, 3 people who still read it. Maybe?! I don't even KNOWWWW.

Shoutouts to some of the coolest people alive:
Renabette!
Hannah!
Gealina!
Christine!
Kristen!
Nick! (I didn't know you had a blog..)
Nicole! (I didn't know you had one either! STALKERS. HAHA<3)
Carl! (Because you're the only one commenting my Xanga, LOOOL.)

I suppose I'll have to add some blogs to my blog list. (:

This is like when people started subscribing to my YouTube account. Pretty cool, but a bit embarrassing. My channel shall be a waste of your LIFE.

...until I make & upload a certain video. Then I guess your life won't be totally wasted.

Quick post for you wonderful people. Oh, & some advice: DON'T GET SICK. It sucks.

EDIT--------------------------
:( Dang, people. Crazies. I guess I meant, shoutouts to people who legitly "followed"...?! Hahahahhahah. Sounds like I have a cult. ANYWAYS. I know there are others who have placed me on their BlogLists & no worries, I gotchu guys. Goodness. Heheheh <3

I thiiiiink that accounts for... (from what I can remember! So don't get mad if I forgot you! :[[[[ )
Kevin! Regina! Jodie! & Shelley! (:

That's like... unofficial following. LOL, unofficial followers. x] But, dedicated ones at that! I give them propz. Yes, with a Z. It's okay, I'm unofficially following all those other people on my BlogList. I am an unofficial follower.
& as for Mel, with his own site & everyyyyything-- sorrrrry for being too good for us! Just kidding. Holla. ENDEDIT--------------------

John 8:19 [nasb]

So they were saying to Him, "Where is Your Father?"

Jesus answered, "You know neither Me nor My Father; if you knew Me, you would know My Father also."


MODED.

Lotus Love.

Since yesterday, I've acquired this obsession of lockets. I've always had this attraction to them, which led me to buy the vintage locket that I constantly wear. My eyes are usually drawn to it and I fade out the world, just examining it. Weird, right?

Right after I posted yesterday's entry, I browsed her shop a bit more-- each time coming back to the locket that attracted me in the first place. Finally I decided to check out the other artist with whom she collaborated. Heartworksbylori. (I almost always end up typing Loris instead of Lori.)

Basically... I couldn't get off her site page. Especially the page with this:





$46. Only one in stock. $2 shipping. Ohmygah. <3333


Yeaaah! (:
(They're clickables, by the way.)

She also has this collection called "Pieces of You" which is comprised of clear GLASS lockets. Another unique aspect to these lockets? You can fit charms inside of them. Not just pictures. It's intense!



Whaaaat in the world! So cool. $50, though. Figures. PLUS the $2 shipping. -_-

Anyways. I haven't been able to concentrate on homework. I've been looking at lockets. I would.

Is it just me or..

.. is the week incredibly slow?!

In other news, Irene Suchocki has an adorable Etsy shop filled with photography. & sometimes lockets. I like it.










So, no one told you life was gonna be this way?
CLAPCLAPCLAPCLAP.

Dear Mark,

Happy birthday, cousin! You're legal. I bet your friends would've taken you out on midnight, along with your girlfriend Genevieve, and you'd all go out & buy lotto tickets and cigs & whatnots. That's how your friends are, sometimes. I don't know about your girlfriend, but your friends are fans. I try not to judge people because of their actions, but because of their being, so I'm guessing that there was some good in those friends of yours that made them your friends, & I hope it wasn't about the smoking. Anyways. That is completely off-topic. Yes, your birthday. It's weird because I just turned 18 back in June. You know that. My debut? We're the same age now, isn't that weird? Eric's 1st birthday party was on Saturday & it was an adorable party. Uncle Ronald & Auntie Cecille foreal know how to throw parties. Isabelle & Eric remind everyone of me & Luke when we were younger. I can see the resemblance. Topacio, wsuuup?! I'm getting more used to the fact that you're not physically around. The younger cousins are struggling though; I'm trying to help them out with their already complicated lives (especially Leah, Rachel & Marielle! They're a fun bunch but dang, they're growing up.). They always tell me stories about you guys & it's crazy how much you've impacted their lives, just with your love for family. Courtney, Krista, & Sara still talk about you too. I can still see sadness in your dad's eyes whenever I see him at parties. I haven't seen Ivan around since Thanksgiving, but I'm sure he still thinks about his older brother, even though you're stepbrothers. It's strange that your MySpace brings people together. You receive comments daily. I admit to reading some of them, just like everyone else, & it makes me sad to see people asking you for help, to watch over them & to give them hints to the right decision. Then, they talk about God & how you're probably having fun up there. To be honest, I'm scared because I don't know forsure if you've found God during your short stay here. My heart becomes uneasy thinking about the fact that maybe you didn't make your way into heaven. To get into heaven, not only do you need to accept God as your Lord & Savior, but it must show in your life & how well you follow His word. God was your #1, I knew that, but did you strive to be like Him? Did you go & make fishers of men? I'll never know but I do know that you are missed & I hope to see you in heaven when I get there, praising our "#1" together. Until then, I hope people turn to God for guidance, because though you showed your love here on Earth, you can't do much where you're at now. I pray for our lives & I thank God for yours. You did so much while you were alive & well. I've found myself missing you alot lately. New Year's was at Ate Christine's & the last time we had New Years at her place, you were there. It definitely brought back good times. Mama's birthday is tomorrow & I hope to visit both of you tomorrow at Forest Lawn. It's not too far from school, yaknow? In fact, it's on the way home. Speaking of school, I should finish my homework. My family wants to go out for dinner & a movie, & I'm lagging. By the way, thanks for Sushi Samurai! I try to take people there sometimes. Good stuff. Sucks that we didn't get to go out for sushi. I'm maddd craving. You think you would've had sushi at your party? I'm pretty sure. I would've loved you for that. Even more so. Happy birthday again.
RIP 01/19/91 -- 10/01/07 <3
Love, Loris.

Moooodswing.

It sucks having a really slow day after a really fantastic day. Nahmeaaan!? So, since I can't sleep, I think I'll blog about my week. It's been a while since I've talked about my life in an informal style. LONG POST AHEAD; most likely. I honestly wanna talk about everything.

Monday! First day of 2nd semester. Happy to be going to school? Kind of. But once I got there, it was kinda EHH. -___- You know the awkward first-day-of-school silence in the classrooms?! I can't believe I have to endure that every semester. This never even happened in high school. Or junior high. Or elementary school. Why are we college kids so lame?! Actually, I don't know if this happens anywhere else, but forsure at my college, it does. So, some cons about going back to school:

_Awk silences in every classroom cos no one knows anyone nor do they want to break the silence to get to know someone. Sigh.
_SMOKE CENTRAL. Friiiick, again with the massive secondhand smoking. There goes my lungs.
_Time to search for new rooms.
_Back to square one-- with friends, with grades, with everything.
_Packed rooms & insufficient amounts of seats due to people wanting to petition for classes.

Amongst (what a funny word) all these cons, there are enough pros. Overall, it was a pretty good week! I've definitely been blessed & I'm excited about this semester. Now, some pros.

_Clean grade slates!
_More exercise/No more bumming around!
_Another chance to prioritize.
_Chance to create better first impressions.
_More alone time/More reflection time/More JOURNAL time.

I personally think my classes are pretty interesting. My professors are pretty fantastic so far, so I'm pretty happy about that. I think it may depend on your willingness to bring some optimism to a situation that will keep you awake.

Mondays/Wednesdays:
_Anthropology; Prof is really enthusiastic & mosdef knows her stuff. Haven't made friends, but acquaintances. Sigh, we'll see.
_Human Sexuality; It's... interesting? Hahaha it's funny because I'm taking this class with Richard. We seriously both sit there like, W.T.F. Lawllll it's pretty fun though. & it's a packed class-- FIGURES. Oh, college kids.
_Music Appreciation; I love this class. My professor is so tiny! HAHA she's an elderly lady & MY size. & no, I'm not exaggerating. This class always makes me want to play music afterwards. & DUDE. There are only 2 guitar players in the whole class. One of them is me. -_- Ohmy.

Tuesdays/Thursdays:
_Communications; my first speech went pretty well! Probably because it was about myself. Hah. The awk guy that was in my Soc class last semester is in my Communications class now. I guess he's kinda cute! It's the first time I've heard him speak & he hates making speeches so I don't really know why he's taking this class. -_-
_English; Okay, so I came in exactly at 12 (-_- Bad move.) & I opened the door, only to be greeted by a PACKED room of people. So, unfortunately for a while, I had to stand because all the seats were taken up & more. Goodness. The professor is cheeeeeell though. He's tight.
_Anthropology Lab; (Only on Thursdays!) Richard's taking this lab with me toooo. First day was super boring because it was all just syllabus stuff. Our professor has alot of personality though so I like it. (: & we get to go to the zoo! Woooot.

Friday:
No. School. <3

In between the classes, I spent some time to catch up with people, particularly Richard & Tim & Andrew. They're fantastic people. I honestly don't know what happened to the fob crew because I really miss them. :[ Oh, on... Tuesday? During my break, Richard took me to this practice room in the Fine Arts building & there are individual piano rooms, so we stayed in one & attempted to play piano & sing. Hahahha dang. I'm thinking about going there more often because there's no way I can take out my keyboard. My room is so packed that, for years, I've never been able to bring it back out. I miss it. It's under my bed LOL.

Thursday was fun! I was in a particularly good mood for no reason. Don't you love it when that happens!? (: After communications (I actually participated!), I decided to take a walk over to It's A Grind during my break. There, I was greeted by wonderful new employees (Hahah I WOULD notice that they were new) & a funny tip jar. No, I didn't leave tip. I'm a college student; I kinda need to save up. Sat down, got my tea, & finally journaled for the first time in almost a month. Ohmygah. That felt wonderful. The walk back wasn't too bad; ended up at the center tower thing & Richard met up with me. Talked for a bit & left him to go to English. I'm making friends in that class! We read some interesting stuff, no lie. & I love quickwrites! Yeaaah. (: Afterwards, walked all the way across campus for Anthro lab. Thaaaaat was pretty boring; plus I missed out on Loft lunch with JP, Christine, & Joel. :[ Dangit. So they went bowling afterwards & I was STILL in lab, reading (not really.) the syllabus. Richard fell asleep -_- Told him about my fale Loft lunch so we ended up being really hungry & went to the Loft for lunch. Awww [late] lunch date! (: Split some Island Style Fried Chicken which was FRICKING hot -_____- Hot, as in temperature-wise, not spicy. JP Christine & Joel met up with us during our lunch & we all talked & whatnotsss. Pretty fun(: Joel & I had to wait for JP to take Christine home so we went to Target & bought Blokus 3D (: ...after playing with the toys, of course. HAAAH. Richard bailed after Loft because we've seen each other everyday this week. So. -_- Yeah. Live on BlogTV for a bit! Jammed a LOTTT. I seriously missed singing! & harmonizing! Ahhhhh<3 Then, tried to figure out Blokus3D cos it looked super complicated compared to the OG Blokus. We kinda got it. Before we knew it, it was 9 & we didn't eat dinner. So, Joel, JP & I ended up at Olive Garden (because Mr. Lee's closed at 10 & that was not enough time to maximize consumption) where we ended up at Krysti's table. We were kinda like o_o because we seriously didn't know she worked there. BUT! It was fantastic. She hooked us up, lollll. Zomg, cheese grater. So much laughing. It was also nice that we were one of the last ones there so we didn't worry about being too loud. Went back to JP's & tried playing Blokus again. FINALLY realized that we were playing incorrectly the whole time because Joel failed to read the next column of instructions. Lawl, we totally played by our own rules & made the game more complicated. Oh well. I DOMINATED. YEEEEEEEEE. Almost doubled Joel's score. (8 That's wsup. My last-minute good moves! Finally left around 11:30 ish ? Joel & I sang to oldddd songs on the way home. Gah, he's going back to Boston on Monday. Christine's leaving for Norcal on Monday, too. :[ Whaaaaaack. But yeah, that was my Thursday. My Thursdays are now my Fridays. I love that. 3day weekends is now normal to me.

I knew it would be a long post. I'm pretty sleepy now. 3AM? I haven't slept this late since... winter break. Hah. Lately I've been sleeping no later than 1:30. Pretty amazing. I guess I'm proud of myself. Alright. Sleep. Woooo.

Build a sandcastle.

Songs that have recently been on repeat, either on Windows Media, or in my head.

...So, I typed out all the songs, but decided that I'm just gonna type out lyrics instead! Yaknow, the same lyrics that have filled my head this whole week.

Take a guess? (:

Fact: The first one might be extremely obvious. -_- & I admit that I like it, even though he says it's freaking lame. -_____- At least I'm honest! After 4 years & a semester at the same schools, we finally see each other consistently. (Andddddd that gave it away.)

I love going through my music library & finding old (or not so old) songs I've come to particularly like.



1. Soar through the ocean currents;
let the others watch & wish that they could do it.
You're beautiful just the way you were born to be. (:

2. The feeling I get when she says my name,
it's a feeling that never feels the same-- save me.

3. You make me wanna dance, 'cause I'm happy.
But just know that I can't dance, so I'm sorry in advance.
***Most frequently stuck in my head.

4. & I can't stand ya .
Must everything you do make me wanna smile?
Can I not like you for a while?

5. Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable,
you twist to fit the mold that I am in.

6. Don't know if you got a girl;
don't mean to disrespect but,
thoughts of you rule my world.

7. We just gotta taaake our sweeeet tiiiime. (Repeat x4)

8. I'm falling more in love with every single word I withhold.
& I'm falling more in love with every single word you say.
I'm falling head-over-heels for you.

9. My head is in a cloud of rain,
& the world, it seems so far away
& I'm just waiting to fall.

10. Run away from money.
Quit your job & climb a tree.
One with hearts instead of leaves. <3333
***Most frequently on repeat on Winamp.


Sing with me (:

Siblaaaaaang.

I'm not gonna get all sappy & stuff, so no worries. I'm super sleepy so I'm planning to knock out soon (it's not even 1!!) & that means I won't be able to create a more expressive post. Whaaaaatevs.

I love my brother! (: It's nice that we barely fight. & it shows that we look out for each other. It's nice. Sometimes I feel like I shouldn't be stuck in my room all the time & spend more time with that kid. & other times I feel like I should be more responsive to what he says instead of just nodding & leaving it at that.

Today kinda made me feel really thankful for him. It was just little stuff but it was nice. I knocked out on the couch & he woke me up to tell me to eat dinner. & afterwards we watched tv together (superstars of dance! LOL) & he showed me a show that he really liked & it made me laugh.

That's all. I dunno; it was fun.

Exclusive.

"I feel like I'm in Universal Studios!"
--Jeremae Reyes, on our Officers Retreat to Carlsbad.



Officers Retreat '09<3

_ALL MAH SINGLE LADIES.
_Why do we always watch the food network!?
_"We're about to eat pho!!!"
_Paperwork?!
_Sorrrrrrrry! PSHHHHHHHHH! ..sprinkler.
_Poopooing
_POHP.
_Pirate stick?!
_TGIF
_Can I just have ONE Mahi?!
_Panic! At the disco.
_Cranium
_"What's the topic!?"
_Dead person. Mummy. Zombie. SLEEPWALKING.
_Awkward stunt doubling
_Mine sizzles! Mine has the POP.
_Furry!!
_Watermelonnnn.
_Talking out of context.
_Apples to Apples in general
_Webcam wars.
_Break the silence.
_Womp womp womp womp.
_Here comes the sun.
_"I like your top!" "...that's not an inside joke!"
_"Jeremae, that doesn't sound right."




Uh, yeah. (:

LOL @ my mother.

My Tita gave me this pretty nifty alarm clock for Christmas... you can upload photos/videos, set some 'sleeping music', & the different alarm sounds are intense! The alarm sound that I ended up using? A rooster call. I jumped once I heard it as I was going through the different sounds. I figured, this sound would wake me up. FOR. SURE. & it does.

My mom had no idea & last night was the 2nd time I've used it. I finally told her about it a couple minutes ago.

"That was your alarm clock!? I THOUGHT OUR NEIGHBORS GOT A CHICKEN."

A couple thoughts?

_I miss singing whatever I felt like, with someone to provide harmony or vice versa. Harmonization gets me everytime.
_Anything related to college makes me nervous, even the simplest things like paying for my units.
_Money always seems to be an issue. If I had the money, I could do this. If we had money, we'd do that. Money money money. What are some of the "priceless" moments that you especially enjoy? You've heard of the saying, "the best things in life are free"...
_A bunch of my latest entries mention God. Since then, have I kept readers or have I scared them away?
_I actually shouldn't have to worry about that last one..
_Winter break is almost over. I am exhausted but somewhat satisfied. Somewhat.
_Ugh, I need to upload pictures but I am so freaking lazy. This will not do, next semester.
_Exercise?! Geez.
_I miss art class. I miss making art, in general.
_So many people are studying abroad! I wonder if I'll ever get that opportunity.
_My mother made me kalamansi juice today!! (: We have a crapload from our tree & have been giving them away. We still have at least 2 large tubs of kalamansi left. Ohmygah.
_I know I have other priorities, but I honestly just want to make art now. I just looked over at my desk & instantly spotted some leftover chalk, crayons, markers, my embroidery needles, thread, colored pencils. We should have an art day. Can someone teach me 2-D art?!
_"Out one day, walking one day, out one day with you, hallelujah."
_I miss speaking french. I wanna get back into the habit of speaking another language. That's probably why I'm trying to speak more tagalog. I wanna pass on SOMEthing to my kids.
_I've always wondered why my family has never taken a family portrait. Never even mentioned it.
_Lilies are so darn pretty! I saw some orange ones last week, or the week before? I'm not sure. Lilies are still my favorite.
_Wow, Christmas & New Years are foreal over?!
_Asians dramas have attracted my attention again. That means I'm losing sleep. Terrible, just terrible.
_Next semester looks so intense in my mind, but the people I'm gonna see & meet make me excited. I want to make legit friends this semester.

I wrote a bit more than I expected.

It's quite cruel..

..to wake someone up by means of turning on their lights.

I honestly don't mind you yelling at me to wake up. Go ahead. Because I'm so used to it, it's become less annoying than an alarm clock. It might probably be the most effective (though most energy-consuming) way of getting me to wake up.

But it's terrible to turn my lights on WHILE yelling at me, especially when it's 6 in the morning.

That is a big "NO-NO." Annoyance goes up to an infinite level.




End of rant.

One More Again.

Same old morning, same old night, revealing all the wrong in my heart--that I need to change. Right. Now. A never-ending struggle to overcome the sins that break Your heart all over & over again. Wearing the same clothes of guilt, shame, fear, hate & regret, will You strip me of all I've ever known? & Lord, I'm failing-- be my strength. I can't do this alone. Guide me home to the way everlasting. Bigger than all my fears & failures, give me the strength to follow You, that You might take this heart & make it Yours. Make it Yours.

Same old words keep spilling out. Can You just help me MEAN it this time? Some substance behind to what I pray? "Come, let's settle this," You say, "I'll wipe your sins away & you will be white as snow." Bigger than all my fears & failures, give me the strength to follow You, that You might take this heart & make it Yours. Make it Yours. My great & mighty Deliverer-- Your grace, it covers me. My great & mighty Deliverer-- You have set me free. My great & mighty Deliverer-- sin has no victory. My great & mighty Deliverer-- Forgiveness wipes away. Wipes away, wipes away.

Bigger than all my fears and failures, give me the strength to follow You, that You might take this heart & make it Yours.

Make it Yours.







"For to me, to live is Christ & to die is gain."
--Philippians 1:21