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16 17 years young
HS Junior SENIOR \:D/
I cannot function in a world without music.
I want to fly.
I admit to being extremely random.
I shop to stay sane.
I ♥ my BHs.
I want to travel the world someday.
I learn from the TV.
I actually love school. :|
I believe I am a superhero in my own right. ;))
I lead, but it is He who leads me.
Not the next.
The first.
Multiply!
I can't believe I still have this
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Saturday, August 29, 2009
Satin lives
I will do a movie review. For lack of better stuff to do.
I recently watched Adventureland. Minutes into the movie, I silently (or maybe not so silently) cursed the "from the director of Superbad tag and the gut-wrenchingly funny trailer. They deceived me into thinking then that I downloaded a mindless comedy with moments that are so funny they hurt (like the now-classic McLovin - it had made me SO HAPPY). It was marketed extensively as some kind of tragic slapstick. You know, the painfully funny ones that try to mask their underlying harsh realities by bringing in the laughs. And usually they're wholly successful with the masking, if they get their targetted laugh-and-go sort of audience.
But Adventureland is no tragic slapstick. It presents its heart to you unduly, maybe a tad silently, but definitely with barely any frills. It's a pleasant surprise in fact - later on, I find myself taking back the curses I had lashed out.
Although - for the stuff I'm accustomed to, the movie is quite a sleeper. Not sure if I'm not used to it or it's just not my thing though. I mean, my mind drifts easily, which is why sleepers rarely work for me.
Anyway. The story: the main dude, James (the adorkable Jesse Eisenberg), is apparently my Michael Cera. Maybe even my Shia LaBeouf, to an extent. He is of the new age of leading men - they defy the extreme stereotypical he-mans and hopeless geeks, and instead showing a more realistic, more complex portrayal. They're usually smack in the middle of the social ladder, with everyday quirks and woes, but they can tend to fall in the trap of being - dare I say it - average. So financial constraints prevented James from the European expedition of his dreams, and was instead cruelly sent to work in Adventureland, a nondescript, run-down amusement park. But Adventureland isn't even close to the whimsy it ought to be - it had cheating, knife-wielding bastards for guests, a corrupted system that aims for no one to ever win the elusive giant-ass pandas (supply lack - blame the recession), and a caste system of sorts, with the "Rides" people toppling the "Games." James then meets people, people just like him - seemingly average, but with their own little tragedies.
Stuff happens, and it turns out to be twisted high school. It's cliched, but not really; insane, but not entirely. The realism of it all had compelled me to empathize, maybe even more compared to the doubly tragic and insufferably formulaic soaps that are everywhere nowadays. The ending for me is anti-climactic, but it's undoubtedly beautiful. Somehow, it gave me the impression that the final scene is a metaphor of two people, with lives depressing in their own ways, finally escaping hell together.
And let me add this, totally unrelated to the movie, but a thereafter realization - in a perfect world I aspire for a Robbie (Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging), but in real life, a James would be perfect. One who cares about you enough to tell you the truth, does not tolerate your mistakes even if it would hurt you, and would brave the dangerous, rainy streets of NYC just to be with you again. He won't save you, but he'll help you save yourself. And somehow, in the process, you'll save him too.
Bottom line, Adventureland is silently life-changing and incredibly moving, but only if you allow it to change you and move you. It's melancholic and profound - for others boring, but for some heartbreaking. I don't think it's the replay-type of movie, as its sleeper nature can get dragging, but no dice - it's too memorable, and you won't ever need to watch it again.
♥ ayna: 3:49 PM.
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009
The hand that holds on even when you let go
Wow. And here I thought it was going to be just another [half] day.
The SCAA and the JSCAA were called for a meeting with the head of the Assumption Philippine-Thailand Province (or something like that), Sister Marjo. It was some kind of project-sharing at first. Then she asked us what we liked about our school (it has its pros and cons, with the former outweighing the latter, definitely), what we felt about Cory Aquino's death (I hope democracy didn't die with her), and some other very timely stuff. All this segued to an incredibly beautiful, incredibly insightful discusssion on true happiness, and the proverbial Road Not Taken (it's true - the harder path is the path God wants us to take). All of it is too profound too articulate, and I'm pretty sure a transcript wouldn't even suffice, because there's nothing like seeing wisdom in the flesh.
But in all, the meeting was a celebration of honesty and idealism, and it ultimately inspired me to overcome my selfish tendencies and to love Him even more. ♥
♥ ayna: 8:02 PM.
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Monday, August 24, 2009
Every sky was your own kind of blue
I really really want another prom.
♥ ayna: 6:55 PM.
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
Just one spark starts a fire
She grew frightened. Not of him.
Without him.
-- Even the Storm Passes (Chapter V); unknown-chan
The first quarter has ended yayy!
I am now enjoying this very rare long weekend without homework. (With legacy work, sure, but I'll take that anytime.)
I am reading my usual HxH fanfics (because I am otaku like that), finally watching the first season of Skins, which I had put off because of our QTs, and just going online after a relatively long time. It actually feels pretty great returning to do something I missed for so long. Maybe I should deprive myself of these stuff more often (or not).
Things I'm currently looking forward to:
- I am itching to get the new Neutrogena Wave. It is SO CUTE and it looks SO FUN. Vanessa Hudgens freakin SELLS.
- ATL released Nothing Personal like just a month ago, and Paramore's coming up with their next studio album, Brand New Eyes, on September 29th. "Ignorance" more than satisfied me, but even if it didn't, I'm pretty sure I'd still be excited.
- Also, the OST to Jennifer's Body. My kind of music.
- He's Just Not That Into You is climbing its way up my Best Movies Ever list, mainly because of Justin Long. (And that kiss with Ginnifer Goodwin, with Keane on the background? I swooned for days. ♥) It made me a fan of ensemble casts (you know, really big ones), which is why I am waiting for New York, I Love You and Valentines' Day. Casts are all-star like whoa.
- I love the new Greenwich TVCs. I didn't think they can top the John Lloyd-Bea Alonzo sobrang cheesy ones, but ooh they did. Watch and agree. Can't wait to try those pizzas. :-P~
♥ ayna: 1:23 PM.
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Thursday, August 13, 2009
Papa-paparazzi
Just recently downloaded the 2009 Teen Choice Awards. Our quarterly tests are coming up, but the inner fangirl is irresistible.
Leighton's red shoes = awesome. (BTW, Ed Westwick presented this award - his voice is so unbelievably melty.)
Who's your favorite from the Cullen boys? Jasper's mine. Mine.
Now THIS is why I love the TCA. DB galore 8->
Aside from our shared fondness for a certain curly-haired boy, Miley and I have one thing in common - we both look at Britney Spears as our hero.
Dammit. I want a Nick Jonas hug too. (Kim K looks so happy :| :|)
♥ ayna: 7:30 PM.
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Saturday, August 01, 2009
Let the universe conspire with me
Tomorrow marks the beginning of an era.
This is all for you, Lord. Lead me. I believe in You.
♥ ayna: 12:22 PM.
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Satin lives
I will do a movie review. For lack of better stuff to do.
I recently watched Adventureland. Minutes into the movie, I silently (or maybe not so silently) cursed the "from the director of Superbad tag and the gut-wrenchingly funny trailer. They deceived me into thinking then that I downloaded a mindless comedy with moments that are so funny they hurt (like the now-classic McLovin - it had made me SO HAPPY). It was marketed extensively as some kind of tragic slapstick. You know, the painfully funny ones that try to mask their underlying harsh realities by bringing in the laughs. And usually they're wholly successful with the masking, if they get their targetted laugh-and-go sort of audience.
But Adventureland is no tragic slapstick. It presents its heart to you unduly, maybe a tad silently, but definitely with barely any frills. It's a pleasant surprise in fact - later on, I find myself taking back the curses I had lashed out.
Although - for the stuff I'm accustomed to, the movie is quite a sleeper. Not sure if I'm not used to it or it's just not my thing though. I mean, my mind drifts easily, which is why sleepers rarely work for me.
Anyway. The story: the main dude, James (the adorkable Jesse Eisenberg), is apparently my Michael Cera. Maybe even my Shia LaBeouf, to an extent. He is of the new age of leading men - they defy the extreme stereotypical he-mans and hopeless geeks, and instead showing a more realistic, more complex portrayal. They're usually smack in the middle of the social ladder, with everyday quirks and woes, but they can tend to fall in the trap of being - dare I say it - average. So financial constraints prevented James from the European expedition of his dreams, and was instead cruelly sent to work in Adventureland, a nondescript, run-down amusement park. But Adventureland isn't even close to the whimsy it ought to be - it had cheating, knife-wielding bastards for guests, a corrupted system that aims for no one to ever win the elusive giant-ass pandas (supply lack - blame the recession), and a caste system of sorts, with the "Rides" people toppling the "Games." James then meets people, people just like him - seemingly average, but with their own little tragedies.
Stuff happens, and it turns out to be twisted high school. It's cliched, but not really; insane, but not entirely. The realism of it all had compelled me to empathize, maybe even more compared to the doubly tragic and insufferably formulaic soaps that are everywhere nowadays. The ending for me is anti-climactic, but it's undoubtedly beautiful. Somehow, it gave me the impression that the final scene is a metaphor of two people, with lives depressing in their own ways, finally escaping hell together.
And let me add this, totally unrelated to the movie, but a thereafter realization - in a perfect world I aspire for a Robbie (Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging), but in real life, a James would be perfect. One who cares about you enough to tell you the truth, does not tolerate your mistakes even if it would hurt you, and would brave the dangerous, rainy streets of NYC just to be with you again. He won't save you, but he'll help you save yourself. And somehow, in the process, you'll save him too.
Bottom line, Adventureland is silently life-changing and incredibly moving, but only if you allow it to change you and move you. It's melancholic and profound - for others boring, but for some heartbreaking. I don't think it's the replay-type of movie, as its sleeper nature can get dragging, but no dice - it's too memorable, and you won't ever need to watch it again.
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The hand that holds on even when you let go
Wow. And here I thought it was going to be just another [half] day.
The SCAA and the JSCAA were called for a meeting with the head of the Assumption Philippine-Thailand Province (or something like that), Sister Marjo. It was some kind of project-sharing at first. Then she asked us what we liked about our school (it has its pros and cons, with the former outweighing the latter, definitely), what we felt about Cory Aquino's death (I hope democracy didn't die with her), and some other very timely stuff. All this segued to an incredibly beautiful, incredibly insightful discusssion on true happiness, and the proverbial Road Not Taken (it's true - the harder path is the path God wants us to take). All of it is too profound too articulate, and I'm pretty sure a transcript wouldn't even suffice, because there's nothing like seeing wisdom in the flesh.
But in all, the meeting was a celebration of honesty and idealism, and it ultimately inspired me to overcome my selfish tendencies and to love Him even more. ♥
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Every sky was your own kind of blue
I really really want another prom.
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Just one spark starts a fire
She grew frightened. Not of him.
Without him.
-- Even the Storm Passes (Chapter V); unknown-chan
The first quarter has ended yayy!
I am now enjoying this very rare long weekend without homework. (With legacy work, sure, but I'll take that anytime.)
I am reading my usual HxH fanfics (because I am otaku like that), finally watching the first season of Skins, which I had put off because of our QTs, and just going online after a relatively long time. It actually feels pretty great returning to do something I missed for so long. Maybe I should deprive myself of these stuff more often (or not).
Things I'm currently looking forward to:
- I am itching to get the new Neutrogena Wave. It is SO CUTE and it looks SO FUN. Vanessa Hudgens freakin SELLS.
- ATL released Nothing Personal like just a month ago, and Paramore's coming up with their next studio album, Brand New Eyes, on September 29th. "Ignorance" more than satisfied me, but even if it didn't, I'm pretty sure I'd still be excited.
- Also, the OST to Jennifer's Body. My kind of music.
- He's Just Not That Into You is climbing its way up my Best Movies Ever list, mainly because of Justin Long. (And that kiss with Ginnifer Goodwin, with Keane on the background? I swooned for days. ♥) It made me a fan of ensemble casts (you know, really big ones), which is why I am waiting for New York, I Love You and Valentines' Day. Casts are all-star like whoa.
- I love the new Greenwich TVCs. I didn't think they can top the John Lloyd-Bea Alonzo sobrang cheesy ones, but ooh they did. Watch and agree. Can't wait to try those pizzas. :-P~
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Let the universe conspire with me
Tomorrow marks the beginning of an era.
This is all for you, Lord. Lead me. I believe in You.
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*AN AMAZING LEGACY
*An amazing prom
*Learn to drive
*To still be in Section 2 with my loves Kind of ;))
*Step foot on NYC ♥
*All Time Low’s So Wrong, It’s Right
*A new iPod
*A white MacBook Pro
*Kris Allen as my American Idol
*Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
*Saving Juliet by Suzanne Selfors
*A new pair of shades
*Automatic Loveletter’s first studio album to come out
*The entire season of Hunter x Hunter and Ultra Maniac
*Skullcandy headphones
*See Marc Nelson in person! :”>
*A new watch
*The 5th time
*A Canon/Nikon DSLR
*A prized neoprint :> :>
*Watch a live NBA game
*My own Robbie (Aaron Johnson) ♥
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