announcement: each woman has a penis

< You may be laughing your heart out like that or still in shock like this > but we must accept the truth, we do have one, believe it.We were talking about feminism in Literature class and Ms. Kathy told us that we have penis too, just like men. Putting it on a scientific explanation, our penis is our clitoris. It just so happened that our Y chromosome isn't dominant, whereas a man's Y choromosome is. So technically, our clitoris is our penis which isn't developed. Oh, and that's why when girls want to have sex change, Ms. Kathy said that what doctors do is close the vagina and let the girl drink testosterone and *poof* theere will be a penis. Cool huh? It's so much fun learning something new; something that would shock the hell out of you.

i figured

I've been thinking about this and I think everyone can relate to it. It's time for me to put my thoughts here before it drifts away.

You know when you're around 12 or 13 and think that you're mature enough? Then when you get older, you look at those 13-year-old girls and think that they're so young and that they don't know anything. But then you start thinking, "How did I act when I was her age? What was I thinking then?" Then, you'll realize that these girls aren't so young after all. Like for example, I was thinking that you still can't talk to a 13-year-old about his/her crush. But when I think about it, when I was their age, I did talk about boys. I also thought that falling in love at this age would seem impossible but when I see my classmate, whom I believe did fall in love when we were in first year while she was only 12, I would change my mind and say, hey, these girls aren't as young as I think they are.

Another example is how I look at these cute 5 year old kids. When I see them, I ask questions like, "Can they understand me if I talk to them? Do they know how to read and write properly? Are they aware of what's happening around them?" Then I look back at my 5 year old self and think of how I acted or of how I thought. I did understand adults when they spoke to me. I did know how to write and read properly and I was also aware of my surroundings. If I was able to do those when I was 5, then of course, these 5 year olds do aslo know how to do these things.

It's so funny how we see people who are younger than us as people who don't know much, when in fact they do. I bet when I get to the age of 20, I'll see a 16 year old as someone who still can't decide on her own. Then I'll go back to see what I was thinking when I was 16 and prove myself wrong. Why are we like this? Maybe because we grow and mature each and everyday, thus, seeing ourselves as someone who didn't know anything when we were younger. Maybe this is also why adults say, "bata ka pa!" even though we know we're not as young as they think we are. We forget who we were when we were younger, thinking that we are better persons as we get older.

In the same way, it's funny how when we were small, we thought of someone who's older than us as someone who's smart and all. We would always be in awe and ask, "How did they do that? That's hard!" Like for example, when I was in grade 7 and saw high school books, I was so scared to go to high school because I thought it's hard. Well, I stepped into high school and it wasn't as hard as I thought. I forgot that those things which I thought was hard will be taught to us so we could understand it and we could learn about it.

I don't know how to express this in a clearer sense, but I hope you get what I mean. When we get older, we go on thinking that the ones who are younger than us do not know much. But then, when we think of it, go back and see how we thought and acted, we suddenly realize that they know a lot of things, just as much as we did when we were at their age. But when we were still younger, we though of those people who were older than us as someone who knows a lot, forgetting that we would also acquire those things as we go along.

It's weird how adults see children and how children see adults, both having worng misconceptions about each other.

reliving what was

I've been painting for Art. Our recent projects have been all about painting. Expressionism, realism, and now, impressionism. I was waiting for Monet to take over me so I could pass a decent work. Oh well, I did what I could and although my work isn't as good as Monet's, it's good for someone who lost her interest in painting. Well, not really though. I haven't at all forgotten what was my childhood dream. Remember I said I dreamt of being a painter? I just remembered how much I loved to paint when I was younger. It was a passion, I guess. How it slowly vanished, I don't know. While working on my work, I remembered how my mom would ask me in front of people what I'd like to be when I grow up and I would excitedly say that I wanted to be a painter. My mom was actually proud of me wanting me to ba a painter. Weird, huh? I know most parents would want their children to say "I want to be a doctor!" or "I want to be a lawyer!" but my mom was different. I guess she saw how much I loved what I was doing.

Don't get me wrong, I still love arts but not as much as I used to. I don't even know what my passion really is. I know it's in the field of arts but where exactly, I don't know. I wish I was a kid again. I wish I was that person whom I used to be who didn't think of so much things and listened to what her heart really told her to do. I can't hear it right now. Whatever it is that it's telling me to do, I couldn't hear it because it's too soft. Or maybe because I'm just not listening. Maybe I'm still too busy listening to what's not important. I wish I could me me when I was younger when I knew how to listen intently to what I my heart told me I wanted to do.

ateneo steals win

With one second left and with UST with a one point lead, Ateneo managed to shoot a basket, courtesy of Doug Kramer, and stole Game 1 from UST. Ateneo's coach was wise enough to put Jai Reyes, JC Intal and Chris Tiu together with Macky Escalona and Doug Kramer. I guess UST players were just too busy with Jai, Chris and JC because they were the ones who were making baskets all through out the game and totally forgot about Doug. Doug was right underneath the basket, with no one guarding him. So when Macky passed the ball to him, Doug effortlessly put the ball into the basket. Everyone thought UST has Game 1 in the basket. I guess they were to complacent about their lead and knowing there was just a second left. Oh well, they should've known what Ateneo can do.

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if i lay here, if i just lay here, would you stay with me and just forget the world?

uaap finals

Believe it or not, I am vying for ATENEO. Go Ateneo! *Woot woot* We were supposed to watch the game tomorrow but tickets have been sold out. Darn it! We were planning to watch game 2 but we can't because it's a Thursday. I am hoping for a game 3 but I want Ateneo to win. Waaaa! I was looking forward pa naman to watching Chris Tiu. Nyeeeh.

seriously

I told Miguel what to do with his entrance exams tomorrow for La Salle Dasma. I told him that if he didn't know the answer, shade either a or b since it's a standardized test. I also told him to eat mint candy because it will let his memory work. These were what Ms. Kathy told us. I think he didn't believe what I was saying at first until I told him my teacher was the one who taught us those things. haha But seriously, the shading part really works and I think the candy part does too. Try it!

cause we have the right to

Why do you think were there journalists and other writers who still wrote during the time of martial law? Why do you were there protests even though they could get caught and be tortured? Why do you think that up until now, there are rallies here and there? What do they do? They cause traffic, that's what they do. But there's more to what they're doing than what we think. They just don't march on the street, carrying banners, creating a scene just to be noticed. What they're doing is what we, as Filipino people, ought to do.

When my lola saw the news on TV about the rallies which were happening, her reaction was "Ano ba naman 'yan? Hindi na sila tumigil. Nanggugulo pa. Akala mo naman kay gagaling." Before, I also thought of them as those people who does nothing but soak themselves in the sun, get blisters on their feet and cause traffic. But come to think of it, they're expressing their right to be heard. They have something to say and they want to say it out loud. They want everybody else to hear. And although they can't persuade everyone to listen to them nor can they persuade anyone to believe them, they still do what they do.

I admire them for what they do. Yes, maybe at times they do get a little annoying but can they help it, especially in a country where everyone chooses to close their ears and pretend they hear nothing? And guess what? No, they just don't go out there without knowing what they're talking about. They research. They study what they are fighting for. We don't have to agree with what they say. They just want us to listen and I think it's good if we do.

I admire them for wanting to be heard. They know they have the right to. This is something we must also do. If we want to say something for the whole world to know, why don't we do it? Why don't we express ourselves? What are we afraid of? And it's not just about our right why we need to speak up. We need to speak up because we'll never know what difference our opinions can make. We'll never know how many lives we can change by speaking up. Do you know why the martial law came to an end? It's because people spoke up. One person started it and the others followed. If that one person never spoke up, do you think the Filipino people would have been saved from the martial law? What if right now, it is you who can make all the difference? Would you still choose to keep silent? Consider yourself dead if you do. You don't exist in this world if you are not seen nor heard.

wrong move

Wrong move for Pope. I personally think that he need not say what he said. He shouldn't have insulted Muslims. Why in the world did he need to say those things? We are Roman Catholics and the problem about us is that we brag about being "the real religion" and we think that the other religions are praising the worng god. But hey, we should also know that in whatever religion we may be, we are still praising one God. It may be Allah for them and God for us but who cares? We are praising just one God only in different ways, depending on what religion we are in. It isn't their fault that they were born Muslims, were they? What is important is that we do not harm other people in what we do and believe in.

Even though there are a lot of contradictions in the beliefs of the different religions, they are one in one thing: that we shall avoid war and hatred and share love to each other. I belive that in every religion, there is at least one rule that we shouldn't harm each other in this world but instead, love one another. So what's the problem? The problem is that some people think their religion is better than the other, thus wanting others to join them in their beliefs too. This isn't a game. We shouldn't be competing about who gets more followers and who gets the least. In the end, what matters is that if we did what we were supposed to do here on earth and if we did nothing bad to hurt others.

I am a Roman Catholic and I have a strong faith in my God. I do not plan to change my religion but I respect other's beliefs as well. Although I confess that I am not as open-minded as you think I am, I do respect other's preferences in their beliefs. After all, what is important is how a person grown in his/her faith.

Let's respect and love each other. I think Allah and God would be happier that way.

hmmm

And I still catch myself looking your way...

changes

Yes, a lot of things have changed since then. I was going over my past entries and noticed how much changes there have been for the past year and couple of months in my life. I can't believe I went through all of what I went through. It seemed so fast. Everything was just so fast that I almost forgot half of what happened, of what I felt, of what went on.

Around this time last year, I was ranting. Ranting about all the wrong things that have been happening in my life, about my parents and most of all, ranting about me being invisible and being stupid enough to allow myself to be invisible. I still am but it doesn't matter anymore. Since then, I learned, little by little, step by step, how not to care. Slowly but surely was how I put it. It was a struggle but I needed to get out of there and I did, after getting bruises. But no, I have nothing to regret about. I would even consider it one of the most important part of my life. If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't learn, I wouldn't know, I wouldn't feel. Yes, it made me more vulnerable and I love it.

It was a rough road but I made it. And although the feeling still haunts me every now and then, it doesn't matter. It was special, like fairy dusts which are so magical, it changed me. And though my story isn't quite the same, I became CInderella. Since then, everything changed and nothing will ever be the same.

i want to be...

Remember how when we were still kids, we were frequently asked by our parents what we wanted to be when we grow up? Some would say "I want to be a doctor!" or "I want to be an astronaut!" I was different. While everyone wanted these careers, what I would often say was "I want to be a painter!" Yes, believe it or not, I wanted to be a painter. Before, what I wanted to do was paint, paint and paint. But of course, as time passed by, as I grew older and as I started to realize what I really wanted, I did change my mind. This year I made up my mind and said that I want to take Comm Arts for college. I wanted to do advertising. Lately, I realized that I want to do graphics, you know, those computer stuff. But I also want to do another thing, which is cooking. I want to take culinary arts too. I just realized I have this passion for cooking and I do want to cook food for people. Now I don't know what to do. I'm torn between two things I like.

yay!

Remember I told you I got 8th place in the pagsulat ng tudling for the whole of Cavite? Well, we were told that we were going to compete for the regionals. It's so overwhelming to be able to get to the regionals. I don't expect to win there and go to the nationals but I hope I do. But right now, I'm just happy to be qualified for the regionals. Go me. haha

this week

A lot happened this week. It's like I didn't get to rest. I wasn't even able to sleep properly. It's so tiring. So anyway, here's what happened:

Monday: The day when everything was ordinary. We had our cathecism in Inchican and we taught them the song Ina ng Santo Rosaryo. Cuuute. They were doing the actions too. I love those kids.

Tuesday: I was with the Writer's Guild and we went to Imus, Cavite to attend the journalism seminar. Almost every private school in Cavite was there. I think there at least 500 students who attended. There were competitions held too. I joined the pagsulat ng tudling. It's what you call an editorial in Filipino. I got 8th place. Not bad, considering there were around 280 who joined that competition and that it was for the whole of Cavite.

Wednesday: It was a loooong and booooring day. We watched Muro-ami and Magnifico. These were just the things that we did that I liked.

Thursday: We went to World Trade for the Career Fair. A lot of schools were there. Even CDBS was there. (Renz greeted me but I didn't recognize him. I still greeted him back though. haha) Oh and we joined the "quiz bee" which was held by FEATI. It was girls vs. boys as it was St. Schi vs. Northfield. It was so humiliating. It was like Game Ka Na Ba where there's a category and you have to think of as much answers as you could. The one who runs out of answers gets eliminated. The category was US states. WTF. I got to the third round. haha After that, I got mental blocked. Northfield won. But in the next game, we won. So there.

Friday: Make-up tests. Recognition. Cards out. Surprisingly, I got the spot after Mina. She got third honor, I got merit. There were newbies in the merit card awardees. (Congrats!) I got an 85 in Math, as I've expected, my lowest grade in my card. My highest would be 96 for Filipino, Homeroom and Co-curricular. I don't know how it happened but I got a 90 in ELA and an 89 in Economics. Weird. But anyway, I need to do better this time.

Saturday: Took my ACET yesterday. Woke up at 3.30, got to ADMU by 6. It was not so easy yet not too hard. I found UPCAT's English exam easier though. But I liked ADMU's essay part, it was the easiest for me. Math was not that hard but I did guess on some of the numbers. Abstract reasoning, the last part, was hard too. Information was easy. I got drained after.

Today: Went to Calamba then to Bel-air. I got the cd from Mikee then went to Joy to edit the video. We were editing from 12 pm to 8 pm. And it's not yet even done. I just needed to go because my dad picked me up already. Joy is still doing it. But it's not as if it's still going to take long. Just a bit more and it's done. I really liked it. Especially the intro. The graphics were really nice! Thanks to Joy's brother. haha

There. That's what happened this week. Talk about stress.

17

I LOVE CHRIS TIU. He's so good in playing basketball. He's also intelligent, he was sent to France by ADMU to study there for a year. He's also a leader-I read that he's been part of Sangguniang Kabataan. He's also handsome. SO PERFECT! haha I've been raving about him lately. I always watch Ateneo games because of him. I even cheer for Ateneo even though I was always a La Salle fan. Waaa! He's the man of my dreams. haha

hmmmm...

Let's sort things out, shall we? What EXACTLY is plagiarism and how do you know if it really is plagiarism?

• Plagiarism: Plagiarism is the use of someone else's work without giving that person the proper credit or no attribution at all.

• Cyber-plagiarism: Cyber-plagiarism occurs when you download or copy in part of or all of an article, research paper, or ideas found on the Web, without giving the original author credit.

source: http://www.uah.edu/library/turnitin/studentterm.htm

Plagiarism and the World Wide Web

The World Wide Web has become a more popular source of information for student papers, and many questions have arisen about how to avoid plagiarizing these sources. In most cases, the same rules apply as to a printed source: when a writer must refer to ideas or quote from a WWW site, she must cite that source.

If a writer wants to use visual information from a WWW site, many of the same rules apply. Copying visual information or graphics from a WWW site (or from a printed source) is very similar to quoting information, and the source of the visual information or graphic must be cited. These rules also apply to other uses of textual or visual information from WWW sites; for example, if a student is constructing a web page as a class project, and copies graphics or visual information from other sites, she must also provide information about the source of this information. In this case, it might be a good idea to obtain permission from the WWW site’s owner before using the graphics.


source:
http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml

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With all these information given, now tell me, is it plagiarism if you get a lay-out from blogskin and credit the author? Even Ms. Tin said that what she meant by "cheating" in our projects was that if we got all our HTML codes from the source code of someone without asking permission. But that doesn't apply if you download it from blogskin does it? That doesn't even apply if you download it from any site which even asks you to use their lay-outs and codes.

Oh well, some peole are just so shallow that they do not completely understand what they are saying before blurting it out. So next time, for all of you, before you guys say something you have no idea of, better be informed first. And no, I'm not talking about being informed by using just one source and not thoroughly researching and knowing what you're supposed to know.

Remember: research, research, research! Research and be informed right. Get it?!

stupid?

Stop calling people stupid. No one is stupid, in case you don't know. Yes, you may be better but that doesn't mean that those who are not better than you are stupid.

whatever

This is my blog. I am free to put whatever I want here, including my rants and raves. Currently, I am just ranting. I expressing what I feel. This is my outlet. It isn't illegal to put your rants on your journal is it?

sight seeing

haha. Guess who I saw?!?! I saw anonymous! Did I mention that he cut his hair again? He's now semi-kalbo. haha Egg head. It's funny how he looks. He's still cute though.
I also saw other people who are not pleasing to see. haha Joke lang.

yeah right!

Who says we've been lying?! Well, you person who said that, and I do know who you are, stop judging other people's work. DAMN YOU!. Don't be so pushy about those things. Just because we also do know how to do the things that you've been doing, you now want to put us down by saying we cheated?! Go to hell man. That's where you belong. You better shut your mouth up before everyone turn their backs on you. WHICH INCLUDES ME. Stop being so full of yourself. Yes, you're good. So what?! That doesn't make us have no right to be good too, does it?! YOU ARE NOT GOOD AT EVERYTHING AND THAT'S ONE FACT YOU HAVE TO FACE. SOMEONE WILL BE BETTER THAN YOU AT SOMETHING, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER, AND YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO PUT PEOPLE DOWN JUST BECAUSE YOU WANT TO BE BEST AT EVERYTHING. TECHNICALLY, IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED, YOU ARE NOT. Oh yeah, better be careful with your attitude person. People have been complaining about you. ANd I thought you've been through your worst. Apparently, you can get worse than worst. How pathetic can you get?! You're pissing me off. Back off if you don't want me to tell you straight to your face what I hate about you. And it's not just me, by the way. Which means something's wrong with you.

GOODLUCK SA FUTURE MO. SANA MAY MGA TAONG HANDANG MAGHINTAY NA MAGBAGO KA GALING DIYAN SA KAYABANGAN MO. As far as I'm concerned, no one wants to. Get a reality check. 'Yung mga taong tingin mo na gusto ka pang pakisamahan, gusto pa talaga kaya nila?! Heck, mag-isip ka naman. At heto tatandaan mo: hindi sa lahat ng bagay ikaw ang pinaka magaling. Tanggapin mo 'yan. Walang patutunguhan ang buhay mo kung makikipag-kumpitensya ka lagi sa mga tao. BETTER ACCEPT THAT YOU HAVE FLAWS AND ACCEPT THAT YOU DO HAVE YOUR WEAKNESSES. HINDI KA DIYOS.

P.S. Better be careful with your head. It's starting to bloat like hell and it won't stop. It might just burst. And if it does, kawawa ka naman. Wala ka ng ipagmamalaki pa.