The whole world in a paperback
Last year I was really dying to see that I had so many books I haven't finished reading yet. And to think that I haven't even started some! Well what can I do? I had to read textbooks rather than storybooks because of school. Hm... Not that I really did read those textbooks. *evil grin*
But since I still have a few days before July 20, I can read all of the books I haven't read yet. So far, from the month of April up to this day, I've already read Harry Potter 6, 7 (Had to reread them. Haha! For HBP comes into theaters in July. Needed to refresh the memory. I always do that.) The 39 Clues: The Sword Thief by Peter Lerangis, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, The Alchemyst by Michael Scott and The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge.
Right now I'm reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. Haha I've read the first 50 pages I think for 4 times already! I can't seem to finish it every time I attempt to read it. Probably because I had a lot on my plate whenever I decided to open it. Nonetheless, I enjoyed reading it even though... You know... Four times... Haha.
I have this one book given to me by Ninang Renee back in Christmas of 2004. Eragon by Christopher Paolini. I'm always enchanted by the thought of dragons living side by side with us humans. Haha but you know what, I have only read the first 100 pages. Up until now... The year 2009... I have not finished it! I know I know. Shame on me.
I'll bring Eragon to our dorm and I'll read it there and actually finish it!!! That is... If thick books about Math and Science don't get in the way. Hahahaha :)) j/k
Aaah. I can't really form into words or sentences or paragraphs how I feel whenever I read books. It's like a way to survive from daily stress, an outlet whenever you feel down or scared or plain bored from all the internet crazes going on, a friend who tells you everything about magic, love, history, family, cakes, friendship, ships, secret codes and everything else in between.
But for me...
I could never ever live without books. They're like my old friends. Friends whom you can count on or talk to when you're in an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar people. (Something like that. Haha if it's possible to bring all the books I want to read/reread to college I would but my back would pay for it all because of the heaviness haha. As what Mo from Inkheart said, 'Books have to be heavy because the whole world's in them.'
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On another note, I was tagged by Francesca!
Show your readers the tenth photo you find on your photo file folder.
Books and Pictures
Still here... Running out of stuff to update my blog with... So the following days I might bombard my blog with pictures! Wala naman akong makwento tungkol sa college. Simply because I'm not a college student yet!!! Ano pa lang... incoming. Hahaha. While all of my batchmates are studying, kami bakasyon pa rin. Haha. So I shall be spending the rest of the vacay finishing the books I've been meaning to read a long time ago. I've finished Michael Scott's The Alchemyst last night. It's such an interesting read! Kahit brownout kagabi, I didn't mind reading it with the aid of trusty old candelight!
Then I was planning to reread Artemis Fowl but I decided to go with The Little White Horse first. :)
Long live the King of Pop
When I first read Ate Camille's plurk that Jackson was dead... I thought, "Wait. Jackson who? Michael Jackson?" At first I couldn't believe it. But then when I checked some sites through Google search, it is has been confirmed. The King of Pop passed away because of cardiac arrest.
I couldn't get over the fact that he's died already. Everything was so sudden. And to think that he had a following concert! In Europe, I think?
I feel so depressed. And I'm sure the whole world's with me. With every song in his album, people from all over connected with him. I've been a big fan ever since I was a kid. Favorite songs have to be Man in the Mirror, Smooth Criminal, Scream and You are not Alone.
The world will miss him. May he rest in peace and all of his contributions to the world of music as a singer and as an individual live forever in our hearts and inspire people. Long live the King of Pop, Michael Jackson!
Change
Funny yet still creepy for me
Last night something happened that really creeped me out but left a foolish smile on my face. It was a stormy night…Almost midnight…
Since my Dad wasn’t replying to my messages, I walked to our living room and checked Mom’s cellphone. There was a new message and thinking that it was from Dad, I opened it. It was from Tita Jane. As I walked from the living room back to my room, I read the message. *oo, habang naglalakad sa gabi, walang nakabukas na ilaw. yung TV lang nagbibigay ng liwanag, nasa kwarto ko*
YOUR BODY TENDS TO BE HEAVIER AT NIGHT BECAUSE SPIRITS RIDE ON YOUR BACK.
Tumaas balahibo ko. Know what I did?
I said “Ehhhhh!” and jumped on my bed.
I lied down on my back so no spirits would climb back on it.
Hahaha yes, funny yet still creepy.
The old times
So yesterday I didn't have anyone to talk to from my batch because everyone's busy 'cause of college! Besides Joan, Pat and Bets who were answering the Eye Spy Terible Challenge in Facebook. Haha but today I'm glad I got to talk to lots of people I haven't heard from since the beginning of time! Haha Got to chat with Ayana, Conrad, Cody, Noreen, Shay, Mark, Omar, Patty and Carla! So now I don't feel that much left out. Heh.
A few days remain until we go to school and I cannot wait any longer! I'm excited but at the same time, still don't want to leave our home. :(
Tahimik
Nakakapanibagong makitang napakatahimik ng Y!m ngayon. Lahat on SMS o kaya'y offline. Bakit nga ba? Because everyone's in school already! Haha and I'm still here at our house, enjoying the last few days of my vacation. I want to go to college now too but I still don't want to. Mixed emotions, ever heard of 'em?
No available seats
Of faces and sounds
I've been practicing drawing these past few days. I'm trying to experiment with other various styles of drawing and coloring. Besides drawing I've been playing the piano more often too! When I was a kid, I've always wanted to learn to play the piano because of all the musical instruments in existence, the piano, for me, makes the most beautiful sounds. And I love listening to classical music. But since I'm such a lazy kid back then and my studies were my first priority, I didn't get to learn.
However, last April, when Julie and Levi went here to sleep over, Julie saw our piano and played lots of great pieces! I got inspired again so she taught me how to play the intro of Yiruma's River Flows in You. Since then, I've been searching tutorials in Youtube to teach me some of the songs I've been dying to play in the piano. So far, I can play the intro of A Thousand Miles, Boston and How to Save a Life. But I'm still trying to practice ATM because it's so fast. haha Thank you Julie for inspiring me once again! Haha
On my way
Virus, layas na.
Ok. So balita ko eh classes will resume on June 15. Angel says that meron na rin daw yatang case ng A(H1N1) sa FEU. And UST? I don't know. Let's just wait for the news. It's a good thing our classes start on July 13 so there's no possibility for me to get contact with the virus or anything. SANA. Haha ayaw ko magkaroon non! Gusto ko ng magcollege at mag-aral. Wow that's something you don't hear from me everyday. Well get this, I miss studying! I miss cramming. I miss opening those textbooks and pouring theories and ideas into my nut of a brain. Hahaha all I've been doing this summer is draw, color, watch TV, net, eat, sleep, you know the drill. At least, I'm still learning from everything I've been doing. Ha!
Well I hope everyone who's got the virus will respond nicely to the medicine and treatments they've been getting as to not make matters worse. Oh virus layas na, layas na!!!
It's what they call tough love
Quick sketch just so one can see what they basically look like. And yes, I will still alter Robbie's appearance~ :D
STEP One of making my summer productive is complete! PERO Wala pang title. What should I call the comic strip? It's about two siblings always fighting. Haha Tough Love, Sibling Rivalry or whatever you have in mind to suggest? I'm open to suggestions!~
The moment I woke up this morning, I turned on the TV and found out that Treasure Planet's on air in Disney Channel. I sat up straight immediately and watched it up until the ending credits. Haha one of my favorite Disney movies! Awesome adaptation for me, great visuals and animation and character designs.
PS. I just noticed my characters' initials are RS. Cool. Haha namimiss ko nanaman ang high school!
I'm very inspired!
Before, I used to draw anime but I feel as though I should step away from it and come up with my own style of drawing.
Ever since Grade 3, I've always drawn anime up until my mid-4th year life. Sometime I'll post my old anime drawings here. Hee. :) But now, I'm off on a journey to get that cartoon-y style. I have a dream, you see. It's a VERY far-fetched dream for someone like me, for someone who's just in the beginning of being an artist. But I believe in the words of the man who've inspired me to go on and move forward. To reach for my dream even though it may seem so faraway from where I am today.
Hey life sucks at times and there are times that we're like the happiest people in the world. Also there are times that we've given up because of certain things that destroy our focus on the road we're paving. However, there's always God to shed some light, to guide us along the way. Helping God are our family, our friends, our inspirations and those strangers we see in our daily life whom 'could' play a special role in our life someday.
Ngayon-ngayon lang eh nainspire akong magstart small. Make my own comic strips. Then probably a webcomic sometime. But if I'm being ambitious at best, maybe a movie! Ha. May limitations din ang pangarap. Hahaha so I'll start small first. Then work my way up the ladder until I reach the moon!~ Am I making sense? Well I hope so. Haha that's another goal of mine. To insert some sense into the words I'm saying/typing. Oh well, there's always room for improvement!
Of summer and comic strips
Altea: Wow puro babae tayo ah!*Lahat napatingin sa isang corner*Nandun si Tape, nakaupo.