Christmas celebration

Xmas Bazaar

Platinum takes charge of the dedication booth

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Christmas Party

It was the best, ever. We had loads of fun. It was our last Christmas party altogether and wemade the most out of it. We had our 'Deal or No Deal' with MJ as Kris Aquino and Ma'am Reynie as the contestant. I was one of the girls, number 8 specifically. Ma'am Reynie picked my folder-supposed-to-be-briefcase. She chose Deal and won P300. (The biggest amount is P500). I received 'Digital Photography Handbook' from Vanna. Thank you! And I gave Monica a Penshoppe cap. It was on her wishlist. Ü Merry Christmas!

Platinum girls as the 26K girls

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Christmas Ball

We had fun! But I guess, only us. Dahil KJ sila..wehehe. Only boring people get bored. I guess it's true. Though wala ng tao sa gym, we still enjoyed it kahit kami na lang ung sumasayaw sa dance floor. Thanks guys for making that day wonderful. <3>

The Dance Floor

more pics here: http://kriselly.multiply.com

Happy birthday Tetz!

Happy birthday kay Teta =D
Merry Christmas na rin!

Pictures taken during the Tree Planting
held at Regional Science High School

more pics here: http://kriselly.multiply.com

to the North Pole

to the North Pole

I’ve always dreamed of being a snow angel during Christmas. I used to think that Santa gave me the doll I found on my bed when I was 4. I also believed that Santa traveled the world with Rudolf and the reindeers to give gifts to the nice kids. All these and more, I used to believe happen during Christmas.

And I don’t want to lose the child in me who believes in those things. If Santa only exists in the imaginative minds of little children, then let it be. And why don’t we be Santa, giving smiles and joy to the people around us?

What I want for Christmas is…

If you would ask me, I can really blab. I want a nice dress, pearl, and have I mentioned Canon EOS 400D? But those things are not what I really want for Christmas. I covet peace, love to reign over the hearts of people for us to find happiness in every little thing we do. I remember what Sir Farrales have told us – that the saddest place in the world is where there is no love. We can find delight while unlocking up a door, and might still feel emptiness in the middle of a party - it all depends on our hearts, if we choose to feel love or not.

Platinum conquers KALIS and English Month

Our Christmas
Lyrics by Krizia Redondo
Melody by Monica Marie Fabunan

D A Bm G
It’s almost time for Christmas eve
And no one in the world’s asleep
Sit beside the Christmas tree
Here’s a gift for you and me

D A Bm G
Everywhere we see bright lights
Christmas carols, gifts, and smiles
Everyone is celebrating
Kids and grown-ups busy praying

D A Bm G
Behind these laughter and happy songs
Far away a kid’s alone
Sitting quietly in a corner
Wishing someone’s there to hold her

A G Em A
So why not give a helping hand
And make this moment last

Chorus:
D A Bm G
Christmas isn’t just a single day
It’s love hope faith and giving everyday
Why wait for that wonderful day
When Jesus is in our hearts and there He’ll stay

D A Bm G
As long as you have a family
All is great for you and me
(forgot the lines)

D A Bm G
That once a year we gather ‘round
And give thanks to Almighty God
For giving us a jolly Christmas
Another year has gone by for us

A G Em A
So let’s all give a helping hand
And make this Christmas last

Chorus

A G Em A
So get up, cheer up, and sing
‘Coz joy is what we’ll bring

Chorus 2X
(2nd Chorus: E Bm C#m A)

E Bm C#m A
He’ll stay for all of time
In our hearts and in our minds
‘Coz we’re celebrating life
Of our Savior Jesus Christ

Platinum rehearses for the Christmas carol competition

Our Christmas carol (also our singing) won. It was a happy moment. While we were strumming, I saw them singing at the top of their lungs and smiling at the same time. It was a great experience that bonded us together in the presence of the Christmas spirit.

Uneducated education

Tunggak – iyan ang bagong salitang natutunan ko kay Isagani. Tinukoy niya ang mga prayle sa panahon ni Rizal na nagsisilbing guro ng kabataang Pilipino, ngunit ipinagdadamot ang kaalaman sapagkat ayaw nilang magkaloob ng karunungan sa bayan.

Hanggang ngayon ay may mga tunggak (ang kaisipan ay galing kay Isagani) pa rin.

Palit muna tayo ng medium of speech.

We, students attend school to learn and to get an education. Since early childhood, our parents have enrolled us to quality schools because they believe that that will be our strong foundation for a good future.

When I look at my nursery graduation picture, I feel the pain on my neck while wearing those medals but I was grinning and I remember the smiles my parents were wearing at that time. I was the montessorian, I held the name, not just any name but the school’s name.

I was the hyper kinder student then. I would blab and blab and blab, and I still remember the time when my teacher told me to stand on the corner for being so makulet. Still, I am an honor student. I remember getting the biggest role, playing Psalty in our Christmas presentation, and most of all I felt how happy my parents were.

Getting to elementary was a big step especially that I was in a new, unknown world. I found the teachers daunting which I think the reason for my transformation into a shy girl. Though I was clueless in that new school for two years, I maintained to be in honor. Then my mom transferred me to a new one for it was a quality school according to people. All my grades were maintained highly, despite the high standard school’s reputation. I graduated from elementary with honor.

And I entered the prestige high school acing the entrance exam. I got worried for people say that students there do not sleep, for school works are piled up. And my first year there was well, quite easy. Honestly, the ‘easy-high-school’ reputation for my elementary school was true. Some people even told me that I will rank number one, but unfortunately, someone deserved better for it, still I was an honor student.

So much for my sophomore and junior year, I got effing confused and pressured by reasons…

And now I’m in my fourth year, ready to graduate and step up to college. But that’s not my concern for writing this ‘portfolio’ of my education. If THEY would just understand that we need to learn. I had worked for my achievements up there, and I would not want for this to be ruined because I was not taught.

All students in my classroom wear the same uniform, paid the same enrollment fee and know the same alphabet. So why give us different lessons from them? Is it because you thought that we might not comprehend? Yes, we understand that they are genius in that matter, but will you let idiocy prevail? Why don’t you give us the knowledge to let education reign over idiocy?

I believe that when you entered that so-called profession, you have promised to teach the knowledge that is needed to let the youth be what the society needs it to be. But what have you done? You have spoiled us into the world where we can’t seem to understand.

because I've grown

because I've grown

I’ve grown up.

I need help about blogger beta so I checked Kopee’s blog to see the codings and I stumbled upon my old blogs with my classmates’ old ones. I went to my old stuffs and realized how I became a childish girl. I read my past posts that were about problems on common teenage tribulations. But now that I’m reading it, I get to laugh at those times when I was problematically writing those.

I’ve grown to a somewhat being and am continue changing to be the being that I’ll be. I get too see the world with a better view everyday. I now perceive that life cannot just be shattered by a witch and put back by a pixie with a magical wand. We control it. We make mistakes and we learn from them and every lesson is what makes us grow.

I am becoming a being with the people that surrounds me – negative or positive. And to the special people that directs me to the right way, sincere gratitude to you.

Inspiration

I remember myself feeling lonely at the scene of being left.

There were times when I felt like enthusiasm wasn’t on my path. Perhaps I found my days too mundane to find thrill in life – habitual, it seemed. I even became a couch potato staring at the television where I tried so hard to enjoy when I couldn’t seem to. That life seemed to be usual and customary.

Until I met them…

Inspirations. They seem to make me eager about every waking day. A light that shines through the window is a happy thought that makes me get up from bed and greet the world a good morning. They have this incredible influence to make me go all-out. They are the people that I want to be with for I know that I am in the right conduit.

But the thing is people come and go. When they go, I find myself alone. And the feeling that the grayish world again exists makes me lonely. But they have taught me great things about existence. They have been brilliant mentors for they taught me to be on my own – to start even with just myself because life has infinite surprises.

Maybe it is a fact that people may come and go, but they leave a mark in our hearts that will always be reckoned.

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I was filming at school (for graduation stuffs). I interviewed my classmates and made them say their farewell messages, but when I played it in the computer, argh!! nauuna ung sound sa motion. rawr!!!!!!!! maganda pa naman daw ung isa dun (ung fave nila cha)

need help, anyone? the videos are in avi format. need help to fix it.

Pictures taken this day:

Woteva

my whatsoever list:
1. learn arnis (I've already learned the basics - ung usual stunts sa movies)
2. be part of the top 10% of the graduating students
3. learn CorelDRAW
4. learn Adobe Photoshop
5. Create my own template
6. learn to cook (for college and stuffs)
7. shop for christmas
8. be taller
9. lose weight

deadline for 8 and 9: JS Prom
=P

Random day

I hate hypocrites!

Sabotage is a way of cheating, backstabbing, and everything someone like *beep* do. You did it, which makes you one. Taking your advantage to say ‘one down’, isn’t that right? And, that doesn’t give you the assurance of anything. Oh yes, they do - no trust to be given to you.

You've already fooled me..us, but then I forgave you. How could I been so stubborn to trust you again and again..and again. Now, I thank you for warning me about people like you.

pasensya na dun sa nakasulat, naiinis lang talaga ko.
buti na lang masaya 'yung end ng school day ko.

All photos were taken by moi

Signs

I’m starting to believe in signs.

It’s not that I’m dependent or anything. It has gotten to my mind that destiny will be, anyhow. And I do know how it might affect me. You know the feeling when you really really believe in something which makes you assured that there is a big possibility that it might come true, then all of a sudden the possibility rate did not reach reality? Well, I do. But now, I have grown enough to have my own discretion.

Blah blah..

Anyway, compliments to Oliver for the tinapay from BreadTime. Thanks din to those who told me to get well (well, I'm already well) and stuffs.

Good night guys!

Home is where my heart is

It started like any other day. I got ready for school and had some hustles due to last-minute-printings that I did which caused me some problems and in the end, I managed to do it. I passed my Filipino assignments and documented our English monologues.

Leonard and Justin portraying their roles.

Credits: Tito Doc for lending me his camera

and Kuya Ralph for teaching me bout cam stuffs.

Then we had our break time and blab at the school caf. We had this experimental test in Calculus which I think I failed to do my best due to the unfortunate headache that I had. My left eye hardly see. It was the sight of seeing blue after looking at the sun, but there was no sun to look at. It caused me too much trouble to look at the math solutions that I was writing but I hardly see. And the time came to pass it. Yes! Time to rest. But then, Physics was yet to come. So I was asleep in the class while I waited for my mom to come. It was a moment of wooziness. I could not even look at our board. After some catnap, my mom came. I almost not stood up and walk the long hallway to get to the van.

Then we got home…

At last! What I've been waiting for. When I stepped onto the doorway, I was struck by the feeling of calmness and somehow forgot about the headache I had. Also, moms have the power of healing through their compassionately caring.

And now…I have to get more rest so I won’t miss tomorrow.

Ronjell, Rosalie, Charmaine

Krisel, Cristine, Ivanna

New Site

I've decided to blog AGAIN to

1. keep track of my progress or shall I say draw back
2. scribble, blab..blah blah...
3. blurbs
4. and..keep in touch

Yup, keep in touch since I've realized that I have only three months to stay here in Olongapo because I'm off to college and I'll be missing people. The times...the happy moments, and the really happy ones, you know what I mean? In just 3 months time, we'll be off to a new world.

Anyway, I'm sorry for the 'too much simplicity' of this site. I won't be spending too much time designing this coz I have too much stuffs to handle - schoolworks.