Do you remember this calm and mystifying glare?

    Remember the song “Imagine” and “Give Peace a Chance“? Remember how those songs lingered through our mind and reminded us that we have the power to make a difference? Remember the day when you woke up that December morning and saw on the television about the tragedy that has befallen to him? Remember how the tragedy struck the world and made everyone hope that it was all a nightmare? Remember the love? Remember the Peace? Remember Lennon?

John Winston Lennon, born on Oct 9, 1940, songwriter, musician and peace activist

Here’s to your birth~! A life of pleasure, pain and unity.

We miss you~!

Don’t get me wrong, I love birthdays; the parties, the gifts, the greetings and the pat in the back by my folks. All of those makes me feel loved especially if I can feel the efforts that people exert just to give that short Happy Birthday message to me. Ha, ha, ha, one of my bestfriends kept sending me all these birthday wishes even if it was not my birthday yet and it just warms my heart to have such a loving friend such as him. He is not the only one who kept on greeting me with all these birthday wishes, one of friends went through all the trouble by sending birthday greetings in every social networks that we are both registered and also sent me an Instant Message. My bff, called me from the Philippines and that moved me into tears because it has been a while since we’ve heard each others voice and we miss each other so much.

So how did I celebrate my birthday? Well, I woke up 7:00 in the morning to get ready for school, drove to school because I was running late, got to class on time, received a ton of homework, got into another class, received an extra pound of homework, got into my last class, got no homework *sweet*, went to Church for a “thank you” mass, got home and did some of my homeworks, went out as soon as mom came back from work, ate at Olive Garden, got home, resumed homework making and currently doing this blog post

You may say that was kinda bland for a birthday, well, thats because we celebrated it during Saturday, Sunday and Monday (Labor day, long weekend). All we did was shop, shop, shop and drive. In the end of the long weekend I have a whole new wardrobe at my disposal which totally makes me happy. The only problem I have is that I have not enough space on my closet to fill in all of my new clothes. Since the practical way of clearing my closet is by removing the clothes I don’t wear anymore, I decided to give them out to the Church that I attend to so that they could give them out to the needy. I told my mom about it and she agreed with my kind proposal and so I feel good on the inside

As I clear each shirt/short/pants that I have inside my closet, I started to get nostalgic about those clothes. Some of those clothes held memories inside them and it started to come back to me as I picked it up. For a moment there, I had second thoughts of giving them away but I quickly snapped out of it and just threw it in the box. Nevermind of those memories! I said to myself, for some of those memories had the foundation of a gelatin and had a wall of polyester. Though some did held good memories, I still decided to give them away because I’m sure the needy would need them more than I do.

Overall: My birthday was blast!!

I would like to thank all the people who greeted me, you all are so special to me and you just made me feel that I am special to you. I love you all

A bit of a filler here: While I was hanging out with my cousin last Sunday Punchline’s song “The Fake, The Snake, And the Birthday Cake” played on the radio while we were cruising around. Ha, ha, ha, I loved that song and it kinda fits my current situation. Plus it’s from Punchline! I love Punchline!

Have you ever felt so alone even if you are surrounded by people you know? I know I have and it is not my first time to feel this way. For the past few weeks I have been attending Dr.Spearman’s class of Human Development and during those few weeks of constant mindfuck and projects, I came to realize that my life isn’t as standard as I thought it was. Lectures on the common types of people made me think about the crowd I have always hung out with. And I believe it that the crowd that I run with isn’t really a favorable one because of “certain” instabilities.

I have came across the idea by doing a research on most of my friends and was surprised on the results. And since I don’t really like mentioning names, I’ll just use terms so it wouldn’t be unfair for the “other side”. But, if the term that I am about to give isn’t bad, I’ll give off some hints so that you’ll know you are doing a very good job on being my friend. Do take note that I shall deliver a fairly-balanced amount of good side and bad side. And I shall often use the term “it” in order to further conceal the identity even more. So all is set. Let’s begin shall we?

• The Houdini – You probably might have a clue on how the Houdini works its way to my liking. From my experience with the Houdini, I should say that it hasn’t really made it’s way to my full attention. But he is merely a minor form of a friend who is usually present for me when we are in the group that we are in. On the scale of 1 to 10 of the “Hate meter” I’d give him a “3“, why? Well it didn’t really had the chance to do some major damages. More or less it is just gets awkward for it to hang out with the group without really interacting with everyone.

• Parasite version 1 “The BS Major” – Another common type of friend is the Parasite. I shall separate the two types of parasite for a certain reason, you’ll see that on the next few entries. Now the first version of the Parasite is one of the most annoying type of friend that I have encountered because it is a constant pain in the ass. This type of friend usually sucks up to me so it could ask me for some favors in the long run. It is annoying because I know that it only smothers me with all this bullshit just so it could ask to copy my notes or treat it to a restaurant. I’d give it a “7” on the hate meter because it is really full of shit.

• Parasite version 2 “Smooth Operator” – This is the more sophisticated type of Parasite compared to the others. This Parasite slowly delivers its venom to my system at the same time using well structured compliments to seal the deal. I must admit that I didn’t see this coming specially to some of my friends, but sad to say they are present and accounted for and there is nothing I can do about it. This type of friend can be really devastating, I tell you what. Based from my experience, I am almost driven to tears when I even thought of the idea that some of them are like this. Why are they devastating you ask? Well first, they usually get you of guard. Secondly, they use comforting words to let you ease up on the thought of even suspecting it from being a Parasite. And finally, like a REAL parasite, when it is done feeding on its host, it leaves it to suffer or to die. How do I feel when I discovered that they are present in the crowd that I run with? Well, I first take a look at my Yahoo Messenger Archives and my Cellphone Inbox and real all of the conversations. From what I have noticed, it is “I” who always starts the conversation, and usually the conversation is about the person and how it is currently having a bad day. Now, I tend to wonder why most of our conversations are always about itself and seldom (and when I say seldom I mean around 5%) about me. Could it be that I am disappointed about the exchange of words from this friend? Yes… How come when “it” is having a bad day I usually tend to its needs and when “I” am having a bad day it doesn’t even drop by to ask on how am I doing? This is what you call a friend? I don’t think so. Friendship is about giving fair amounts of attention to each other may it be Boy to Boy, Boy to Girl and Girl to Girl. End of story. As for my Hate meter? I’d give it a “9” because it is such a deceptive kind of friend and should be avoided if detected earlier

• The Rival – Now this is the kind of friend that is isn’t half as bad as you think. From my experience, the Rival is typically a fun loving person who likes to take it to another level. Whenever I am with the Rival I feel a certain amount of competitive spirit within me but that isn’t a bad thing. This kind of friend could be the closest friend that I have who likes to Kart racing with me and always aims for first place or this could be the friend who likes to brag about how awesome he/she is. Pompous is the word that is hanging here for both parties, and I have to admit that in some cases I am pompous about something until this friend came and took away my trophy. This shouldn’t be too much of a problem for others unless they have a high ego. Actually, its bad to both have high egos if you have a “Rival type” of friend. Hate meter would range between “3” and “3.5“

• The Mutual Fighter – An interesting friend this is. I must admit the Mutual Fighter is the one kind of friend that caught me wondering why things are still going well for us. The Mutual Fighter type of friend that I normally fight with due to certain issues but end up doing well at the end of the week or month. The conflict between the two of us has brought us to an understanding that we are in fact different from each other and should respect our own views of things. One of my closest friend is a Mutual Fighter and I couldn’t ask for less from him (Bam! A clue!) I remember when our group was formed during 2nd year high school (Another clue) we often fight about certain things because I didn’t agree with his approach and he was defensive about it and so we got into one big fight but after a month we cooled off and we were closer than ever. Hate meter? I’d give it a “2” since I have read between our lines.

• The Sidekick – For me this is one of my favorite type of friend. This friend one of the types that I always hang out with. In fact, two of my bestfriend roster are the sidekick type. The sidekick type would most likely be your second shadow, but not in a negative way. The sidekick would always be present for you and usually devotes at least 70% of his/her time to your bonding, and when I say bonding I don’t mean only by hanging out and having fun. It could also be study time, dropping-by to say hello, calling each other, sending text messages or simply sending an Email. The bad thing about the sidekick is when we have an argument since we tend to be more personal about issues because we are used to the fact that we are always close in thought and body. Fights might reach one month, but from my experience, I have not experienced a fight with my sidekicks for more than a month. When we finally settle our differences we even get closer together. This is the kind of friend I truly treasure because they only come once in a life time. Hate Meter? I think it could only go as high as “o.5” for obvious reasons…

There are many more classifications that I use, but I kinda figured that it would take me more than a few words to describe each. I’m sure that you would have a big clue on the other kinds of friends out there and if you want, we could discuss it during your free time. I do hope you enjoy this entry, drop by the comment box if you want.

Your opinion shall be respected as long as you respect mine… ~Cheerio!

Lately I’ve been busy studying for the courses I am taking this summer and my post count isn’t really making this blog look pretty, for that I apologize and I promise to update every once in a while. So what have I been studying as of late? For starters, I am reading up eighteen chapters for my Human Development classes because I would be having my midterms next week. Secondly, Biochemistry reports, tests and quizzes will be due next next week, so its not much of a problem right now.

And now for the topic, lately I have been reading my Human Development book by Robert S. Feldman and the read is really enjoying. On the twelfth chapter I found this interesting chapter about Relationships and how one can move beyond friendship. Since I am the cynic when it comes to matters like this, I felt compelled to read about it so it could bring some sensible light to my pseudo-realistic outlook of the matter.

According to Robert S. Feldman, Relations that move beyond the friendship status occur when two people feel emotionally attached, fulfill each other’s needs, and generally feel interdependent. Several Components are present when in a relationship:

• Trust – Relations must be built on a foundation of trust. We need to be able to count on others and feel that they are open with us.
• Honesty – A relationship could not last without both sides being completely honest with each other. Each partner must share a commitment to the truth. This also serves as a healthy buffer for trust.
• Mutual Support – Healthy relationships are characterized by mutual support. A partner’s well-being should have an impact an impact on you, and your well-being should affect your partner.
• Loyalty – Loyalty implies that relationship partners are supportive to each other, even in times of adversity and difficulty.
• Acceptance – Small annoyances should not get in the way of the deeper connection between you and another person. All of use wish to be accepted by others as we are, not as they’d like us to be; we should offer the same approval to those with whom we maintain relationships.
• Willingness to embrace change – Change is part of everyone’s life. As people grow and develop, they change. So do relationships. We need to accept the change as a fundamental part of relationships and build upon that change. In fact, we need to welcome change. Although change brings challenges with it, it also helps us to understand ourselves and our own place in the world more accurately.

Interesting as it seems, I would agree to most of the statements Feldman mentioned in this subject (there are more in his book, but I just placed the basic rules) but looking at it in a more cynical way I would say that even the most “loyal” man have a dark secret hidden from his lover no matter how true he claims to be. From my beliefs, Ego and Pride are the two biggest barriers to loyalty and honesty. A desperate man can easily say that he loves a woman but in fact he just wants to be with the woman because there are no other women who would take him in a relationship. Ego is the biggest problem a guy could have during and not during a relationship in my understanding, and a man’s ego has always set the borders between a man and his conscience.

We really shouldn’t be playing with peoples emotions, but could we really help ourselves from producing these problems? My answer is Yes, but it would require a deeper understanding of one’s ego to even grasp the concept of Honesty and/or Loyalty. I have a friend who posted something somewhat related to this topic too. He is a good friend and I really acknowledge his point of view among the things that surrounds us. Here is his link: Mechantrophe

And now for something to help you cheer-up and understand relationships in a more comical fashion. License to Wed is a funny movie of two couples planning on marrying each other until the girls family pastor seems to get in the way for both parties by having them take a Marriage Course which is mandatory to his standards. The movie is sure to tickle your funny bones with the hilarious jokes of Reverend Frank (Robin Williams) and I guarantee you that you won’t really regret it. I’d give it a 7 / 10 ^^

Okay world, here I go blogging once again to send scribbles over the internet to clog up your bandwidth! I hope that this time I could deliver more entries that could tickle your fancy.

As you may have noticed, I have deleted the old posts I have made from my original blog site. Why did I do it? Well let us just say that I want to have a fresh after all I’ve been through. Where did I dump all my old entries? Well, it is now stored into the infinite depths of my laptop, where only I can enjoy and savor the memories of my unforgettable past (Yay Selfishness!)

And now for my first entry, I present you with DieHard4.0/Live free or Diehard. I know I should have posted this earlier, but with all the schoolwork, driving and slouching around I’ve been doing, its hard to get in front of my laptop and go type. So I watched this film last Sunday (June 30) and I must say that I was blown away by the performance of Bruce Willis on this film, he really outdone himself this time. I really thought that wouldn’t be able to pull off the heart pumping action that his original Diehard films delivered, thankfully I was wrong. I was at the edge of my seat as I watched every explosion, gunshot and asswhoopin Detective John McClane delivered in one heaven sent film. My bladder was kicking after the first thirty minutes of the film, but I just ignored it and just enjoyed the movie and disregarded the health of bladder.

You might have noticed that I am not giving away any spoilers or even statements about the storyline of the movie. Well, you have to find out yourself by watching the film. I’m sure you won’t regret it because I sure didn’t lolx. I remember my good buddy Boom asking me how the film was, this is my reply:

“Omfg, Everything is like “Pew Pew Pew, Ratatatatatata, Fwoooshh!!”

Here is a scene from the movie, I kinda edited it because whenever I see Justin Long
I remember the “Pc and Mac” commercial.

And now, an inspirational message for us to live and Diehard by…

“Yippee Ki Yay Motherfucker!! – John 6:27″