The aims of this award:
• As a dedication for those who love blogging activity and love to encourage friendships through blogging.
• To seek the reasons why we all love blogging!

Here are the rules of the award:
• Put the award in one post as soon as you receive it.
• Don’t forget to mention the person who gives you the award.
• Answer the award’s question by writing the reason why you love blogging.
• Tag and distribute the award to as many people as you like.
• Don’t forget to notify the award receivers and put their links in your post.

Why i love blogging: Simple: I love writing. Been writing for a looong time, and blogging is helping me getting into the habit of writing daily. I used to have a lock-and-key diary - still do - but blog is more fun in that your friends can leave comments and stuff. :p Now with graduation drawing closer, it could also be a way to keep in touch with my friends. ^_^

Second award!

Giving it to Margareth and Clodd. =D Keep blogging, girls!

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When you think of the time
We spend growing up together
Do you find it dull?
Or do you still laugh at the jokes we made?

If I see you ten years from now,
Would you think I’m silly
for bringing up the jolly old times?
Or would you smile tenderly at them?

Remember that striped pants I had?
That crazy magenta shade of your hair?
The tears we cried, the broken hearts?
The songs we sang, the wide-eyed wonders?

When I see you ten years from now,
I’ll recall every ordinary miracles we made,
That frail hand you broke when we were three
And those mushy dreams we longed for

It’s time to fly, yet we’re holding on
To the precious past and the wild hope
That we shouldn’t leave this place
That we can stay the same forever

I won’t cry and you shouldn’t
I’ll see you again before the ten years end
And even if you forget how funny we could be
I’ll remember, forever.



This was sort of dedicated to my best friends, though not everyone read it, but I did think of them while writing this. :P Don't laugh, okay?

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To my awesome friends, thank you so much for the present! I was so not expecting it, and I really love it. So thank you again, I’m definitely going to use them. *hugs*

That was definitely the highlight of the day, since it was fairly ordinary. But it was a good day though, despite the fact that the tryout marks are announced and mine are totally pathetic. Still, today is a good day so far.

I really need to get a better grade, or I might just kiss my Trinity Fast Track year goodbye. So I proposed a studying session/challenge to Amanda, Stella, and Margareth. Each day we’re going to pick a subject and a certain number of questions to be answered. The next day we’re going to compare the result, and whoever fails to reach the goal will have to treat us with that crunchy mushroom snack in the cafeteria. We’re doing Physics today, which is one of my better subjects, I think, but it’s still a struggle.

This is going to be fun. And I’m not being sarcastic. Not really.

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Like songwriting. Not exactly now, since I tried it before (and failed brilliantly at it) but I thought I could give it a go one more time.

I honestly don’t see myself as a poet or a lyricist. I suck at rhyming, I don’t have a clue about composing songs, and I don’t know the first thing about haikus or sonnets and all that jazz. But ever since Feli moved and SAYS put up the Poetry Prompts section, I’ve been rediscovering the poet in me. A bit rusty at it, and a good amount of what I came up with won’t even see the light of day, but I’m pretty proud about some of them. Getting good feedbacks made me feel more comfortable too. =D

I learned some things when I started showing people my poetries:

One: They reveal a lot more than you wanted to

With prose, you get to hide behind the characters, the setting, the plot. With poetry, there’s nothing to hide you. I believe all my writing has a piece of me in them, whether it’s a past experience or a wistful thinking, but it’s not all me. It wouldn’t be interesting if it was. :P My poetries, especially the later ones, are more about me: my life, what I want, what I feel, etc etc. That is probably why I’m more comfortable with showing them to my online friends than to my best friends, who are more than likely to know in an instant what or who I was talking about.

Two: For me, simplicity is the way to go

I don’t do fancy. Can’t. I try, but when I do write a poem, what comes from the heart – unedited – is usually the best. Guess I’m more Taylor Swift than Paramore, though I wouldn’t mind being Paramore sometimes. =D

So all in all, I like writing poetries. But I’m not as confident with them as I am with my stories. So yes, I’m not going to post them here. Not until I’m really sure about them. ^_^

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I’m posting this from Windows Live Writer, downloaded yesterday. Hopefully this works. ^_^

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Saturday - went to TP with the girls to celebrate our birthdays (Michelle's, mine, and Anita's). It was a bit weird at first, considering that they all brought their boyfriends - Mag/Hansel, Anita/Tommy, Michelle/Andrew, Jerry/Grace - but it was alright. We ate at XO Suki, watched Pink Panther, and talked a bit. The problem with hanging out in a large group is that you don't get to really talk to one another. You joke, pass the food around, and make small talks, but that's all there is. I'm more of a small-gathering sort of girl, so it was just okay for me.

Took some pics, but they're still in Mag's phone. I'll post them when I get them.

Sunday - bathed Mickey. Poor thing was shivering the whole time, but he didn't try to run or bite. He stood quite still until we finished, and then he shook the water all off on us. =P

Monday - had an elegant breakfast courtesy of my mom. Omelette, french toast, bacon, she made them all. Then Dad showed me how to cook veggies; first lesson out of many, I suspect. But it was sort of fun. Times with Dad are always fun when he's in a good mood.

Anyway, took another quiz today: Your Passion Style.

You mix passion with pragmatism

Key Traits: open, sensitive, balanced, empathetic, loyal, thoughtful
Introspective and self-aware, you have a solid grip on your emotions. Your
friends and family consider you "the rock" they can turn to and lean on during
tough times. Part of that trust comes from the fact that you always try your
best to say what you mean and mean what you say. This is part of your healthy
outlook on life, love and work. Hard work is important, but remember to listen
to your instinct when it tells you to take a step back and enjoy the quiet
moments. There are certain things that you will always be passionate about,
whether it's a certain cuisine, a type of music, or a particular sport. On the
flipside, there are also things that will never interest you. But that's OK.
Your romantic partner appreciates your unwavering sensibility, your balanced
temperament, and consistent signs of love and care.

No idea how true that is. What do you think?

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I used to take them religiously, but not so much anymore. Guess I got to know myself a bit better, I don't need them telling me what kind of a person I am. Still, they're fun, and sometimes surprise me. Like this one:

Dr. Phil's Personality Test:

The Lively Center of Attention - Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical, and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not one to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who'll always cheer them up and help them out.

(Me? Center of attention? Right.)

And just to clear things up: I do not have a boyfriend. I'm not falling for anyone. No one is falling for me. We're friendssss. Let's not make it out to be something that it isn't, yeah? ^_^

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Mickey

I got him by coincidence. Last Sunday, we were going to take my sister to her piano exam when suddenly this little dog bolted into our house, crawled under the car, and refused to budge. It took us almost an hour to persuade him to come out. We suspect he was dognapped, because there was this suspicious-looking guy in front of the house, claiming Mickey (as we decided to call him) was his. But when we told him to call the dog, he refused and left. I think he was the dognapper.

Either way, Mickey's living in our house now. He's still a bit jumpy, but he likes to snuggle up to me now. Which is so cute and adorable, but I end up smelling like him. :P My aunt makes it clear that he's mine and my sister's; we're the one responsible for him. It's a tad harder than I thought, but it's kinda fun. ^_^

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