LSS OF THE DAY: "DREAM BIG"
By: David Cook

So, yeah, Dagupan's under a "state of calamity".





Last Saturday, May 17, 2008, we were in my room since the blackout occurred around 3 in the afternoon and the wind was already howling. By seven in the evening, our house was already leaking and the sounds of things being blown around were still evident amid the gale outside.





By ten in the evening, the winds died down a bit, but the rain was pouring HARD.





Everything was quiet by two in the morning.





We were up and about by five, surveying the damage that dear old Cosme was nice enough to leave us; just to remember him by, I suppose. Two of our kalachuchi trees, which Patsy really, really loved, fell; one whose branch completely tore off, and the other uprooted. The backyard was like a swamp, complete with littered leaves everywhere and even a few broken branches from the duhat trees. A part of the wall that separated our house from the neighbor's, partly made of yero and wood, tore off.





My Dad said that you wouldn't think that a storm passed through the night before, because it was already sunny and pretty hot the day after the storm. Without all the debris lying around, of course.






When we went around the city, the damage was even worse. Billboards were already leaning against the buildings, glass shards on the street from broken windows, walls completely torn in two because of fallen trees, electric posts and wires dangling on the side of the street, branches being held up by electric wires, wooden signs blasted apart; scary, really. We took pictures and a video detailing the damage in both our houses in Tapuac and Bonuan but I can't upload them right now.





And the worst part is, we don't have electricity and water. They said it will probably take a week, but others are saying that it might take longer because the damage was worse than the last strong typhoon that hit Dagupan. We're praying that they'll stay true to the first one.





Of course, we didn't want to stay in a place with no electricity and water; the mosquitos are enough reason for us to scram. So me and Patsy left for Manila on Monday, May 19. And we're still here! Dad and our brother, Ramon, just got here last night. We were in Anitpolo last night and we just arrived in Fairview this morning. We'll be going back to Dagupan tomorrow.




So, we ran away from our cave, to civilization.




We've been enjoying ourselves so far. We've been to Lea Salonga's dress rehearsal! Could you believe that? More details soon, I promise.











*drumroll*

DAVID COOK!

Group performance by this year's top 12. I just had to put it here coz I love this bunch.

To my fellow die-hard David Cook fans, LET'S CELEBRATE!

Labels: American Idol, family, MANILA TRIP, storm

LSS OF THE DAY: "I SING FOR YOU"
From: CAMP [Movie]

It's not RENT, but it's sort of like it.





Okay, AMERICAN IDOL. Loved David Cook, as always. David Archuleta could have done better. But both of them don't matter right now. Why? Because Syesha is OUT and it's gonna be a David-vs.-David finale. Anything could happen, really.

It's down to the final two. David Cook vs. David Archuleta. Who will be this year's American Idol? See you at the finale!

I've been bored out of my wits since I got back from Manila. Only my story blog's been keeping me busy. And I find a lot of inspiration from some stories on FanFiction. And of course, the Oviedo group on Multiply's been keeping me busy as well since I'm the main administrator. Gotta keep everybody updated, right? I just hope I can convince our other relatives to make an account.





I am on TWILIGHT HIGH. Yup, y'heard me. I mentioned in one of previous posts that I bought Twilight and New Moon when I was in Manila and I finished them both before I got home. I wanna read Eclipse, but I have to wait until Sunday to buy it; I can wait. It'll be soooooooooooooo worth it.

ROBERT PATTINSON as EDWARD and KRISTEN STEWART as BELLA





THE CULLENS

I think the guy who was on Carrie Underwood's "Last Name" and "Before He Cheats" music videos could also play Edward. I don't know his name so I can't search for his pictures.

What are you talking about? Lui, everything feels longer if your waiting.

Would you believe that my sister said that? And she has no idea that what she said struck home, BIG TIME.






Speaking of which; Danzel's been having problems lately and I can't help but feel hopeless. I really want to help, but I just can't.






He and his friend accidentally broke something at a computer shop and now the owner's asking them to cough up 15,000php; last I heard, he was still lacking 700php. I really hope they were able to pay up, or else they'd go to jail, as the shop owner said.






I've been doing a lot of daydreaming lately; it actually helps me generate ideas for my story. I think I'm gonna work on part 8 a little later. Read my previous entries if you wish: STORY BLOG. I love it when people comment. If they don't *shrug*






I'm not feeling very enthusiastic today. I guess EMO GIRL's a fitting name for me. I keep on forgetting to thank Lean and Enzo for that.





Does anyone know where I can have someone make a blog skin for me? I want to change the layout of my story blog. I want it to be something like a binder, the tabs can be the different parts of the story so you wouldn't have trouble looking for the last part that you've read. Any suggestions?

Labels: American Idol, emotions, headaches, pictures, problems, Twilight

LSS OF THE DAY: "THE MUSIC OF THE NIGHT"
From: The Phantom of the Opera [Movie/Musical]
Performed by David Cook on American Idol

The show just ended a while ago. Holy crap, I literally melted in my seat when David Cook sang "The Music of the Night". Now I love him even more!






Syesha Mercado, okay, she was good.







David Archuleta surprised me with "Think of Me"; just like what Andrew Lloyd Webber said, it was supposed to be sung by a diva and never did he imagine that a guy would sing it. He changed the arrangement a little bit and I really liked it.







Carly Smithson did a pretty good job. Although I would have liked to hear her sing "All I Ask of You", still I thought it was a good thing that ALW changed it for her. She rocked the stage!







Brooke White, well, she was okay. Great song choice, I have to admit, but she did seem a little tense after she messed up at the beginning. She did sing the song with emotion, but I don't think her voice held up for her.







Jason Castro did well, although that was the last song I ever expected him to sing.

Syesha, Jason, Brooke, David C., Carly, David A.

My bottom three are: Brooke, Jason, and it's a tie between Syesha and--I hate myself for saying this--Carly. After what happened to Michael Johns, I learned to expect the unexpected; but I really hope I'm wrong.





I already have three posts on my STORY BLOG! Yay for me! Read and comment please: http://howcrappycanyouget.blogspot.com

Labels: American Idol

LSS OF THE DAY: "PLEASE DON'T STOP THE MUSIC"

By: Rihanna

*Also performed by the American Idol finalists

I woke up today and found almost a hundred messages waiting to be read. Plus some e-mails and comments on Friendster and Multiply. WOW!







My cousin sent me two messages, NINETEEN times EACH. He so loves me!







I wasn't expecting Danzel to text me, but he did. And we got to talk for almost the whole day. Needless to say, I got all giddy because of that.







But I guess the biggest surprise that I got was when my ex-boyfriend texted me. At first I thought, "Am I reading this message right? This can't be him!", then, "He remembered?", and finally, "He cares?"; right? Oh well. I replied to him anyway since I didn't want to seem rude and we talked for awhile. That's it, really.







Had a small get-together with the family for dinner. Had a great time.







Kuya Ace called me! He could have just texted me or something. But I still appreciated it. That was really sweet of him.







Now I'm tired. I woke up earlier than I should have because my phone wouldn't stop vibrating from all the incoming messages.







Oh, and one more thing before I go..

HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY TO ME!

Labels: American Idol, birthdays

LSS OF THE DAY: "WHAT YOU OWN"

From: RENT [Movie/Musical]

No, I will never get tired of it, so there.






I finally found the studio version of "Innocent" that David Cook sang. Yahooooooooo!







I cannot believe that Michael Johns got eliminated from American Idol. I mean, he was one of the best! Syesha should have gone home instead of him! This is so frustrating! ARGH!!!!







Okay, calm down. *inhale-exhale*







Only less than two hours before I turn nineteen! Yay!

Labels: American Idol, birthdays, crap, happy, relapse, RENT

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LSS OF THE DAY: "WHAT YOU OWN"

From: RENT [Movie/Musical]

I knew it wasn't gonna last long. Oh well..






So, I did leave for Manila yesterday early morning, around 2:30. I got to the dorm around 8 because I still had to change into my uniform; seriously, we still needed to wear uniforms just to get our clearance? Stupid, really. But anyway, I waited for my friends, and when everyone was there, Meg held out these bags for me and Judith; turns out they were our early birthday presents (Judith's birthday is today; mine is on the 12th). And the others gave me letters; Simon drew an angel for me.






Then we went inside our building, got our clearances and went to the Health Service because Meg had to do something there. Jay followed us there and we had fun talking to Ma'am Shake.






Stayed in the school for awhile so I read the letters they gave me. I was touched by Simon's letter and I was laughing at Meg's letter but when it came to Albert's, my heart sank.





He wrote that he likes me, and that it's actually getting close to love. I was suspecting for a while that he might actually like me but I didn't think it was like that. I kept the letter and tried to act as normally as possible. I talked to Meg and apparently, everyone in the group knew about it EXCEPT me.






"I care for you very much, and like you the same. What I feel is more than friendship, close to a romantic relationship. I am not prepared to say "I love you", though as time passes and things change, I hope to whisper it sincerely and passionately and shout it triumphantly."

That was just part of what he said, but I think he summed it all up in just these sentences.







While I was reading it, I couldn't stop thinking, "This is not happening. This CAN'T be happening." I already had a hunch that he liked me but I just ignored it, praying that it would just fade. But it didn't.







I've already thought about this ever since I first suspected that he liked me, and whatever I think or say, it always comes down to one conclusion: he's like a brother to me, and just the mere thought of me and him getting together makes me cringe because it really doesn't feel right.







I just sent him a message through Multiply. I hope he takes it as a man. I know that it'll create tensions between us, but I believe that it'll pass.






While Simon accompanied me in waiting for an FX in Espanya, Danzel walked by. He looked a bit surprised to see me with Simon (I actually saw him give something close to a "death glare" as he looked at Mon), and sure enough, he thought that he was courting me. I was talking to him awhile ago when he asked if I had a "new guy"; paranoid, much?







I left Manila around 3:40 and I arrived in Dagupan by 9pm. Whew!







So anyway, I think all the contestants on American Idol are pretty stressed out. Some of them weren't as giddy as they used to be or they seemed to space out a bit. David Cook looked exhausted after he performed and he was always smiling after he sang. I guess it's because of Idol Gives Back which will air tomorrow. Jason Castro did really well; and, alright, Christy Lee Cook did well too. I'm scared for Carly. I hope Syesha gets the boot on Friday.

"So I own not a notion, I escape and gape, content. I don't own emotion, I RENT.."

Labels: American Idol, confusion, decisions, friends and laughter, love thing, Manila life, RENT, revelations, schedules, school

NO LSS

Shocking, eh?

And just when I thought that things couldn't get any worse, it did. It sooooooooo did.







I guess there's a reason why I haven't been dreaming in my sleep for the past couple of weeks. Usually, I'd see dancing hippos and singing ostriches in leotards and high heels (so reminiscent of Fantasia, don't you think?); strange, yes, but I really do have dreams like that sometimes. I've been wondering why for awhile now; but after last night, I can't help but think that it's either I've gone insane or I'm just thinking plain nonsense.








My dream last night involved, well...him.







We were in a mall, a very unfamiliar one too, if I may add, and while we were walking, he held my hand. An alarm went off in my head and I remember thinking, "Wait, we're not a couple! What the heck?!"; I attempted to make him let go (yes, I really did; and it's up to you if you believe me or not) but he wouldn't. So, I just let him. And later on he was putting his arm around my shoulders, hugging me, whispering sweet stuff to me and all that lovey-dovey whatever. And that went on until I woke up.







Sure, the last thing I thought of before going to bed was "I wonder how he's doing right now.." but I didn't think that I'd dream of him that way!







And I'm not saying that I'm going to cling to that dream because let's face it, it's just a dream. JUST A DREAM.







And I'll just keep repeating that until I convince myself that it's nothing but a dream and not of the "possible" future!







..wait..CRAP! NO!







I should be convincing myself that he's a no-good-egotistical-smoking-drinking-loving-jerk and not the one-guy-who'll-sweep-me-off-my-feet-and-ride-off-into-the-sunset that he is! Wait, that didn't come out right..








UGH. I am so hopeless. Somebody PLEASE kill me now.







On a more different note, Ramiele Malubay got kicked of American Idol this week. So sad! I wanted Christy to go!

"God on high, hear my prayer. In my need, you have always been there.."

Is it too late to ask for a miracle?

Labels: American Idol, crap, depression and tears, dreams, shitty

LSS OF THE DAY: "SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND" PERFROMED BY KELLY CLARKSON

Must I say it again?


I can't do the smileys because I am using the computer in the school library.


Well, I had a very interesting few days. On Monday (June 18) was when I went back to Manila. While I was sitting in the bus, a guy sat beside me. I didn't mind at first, but when he started leaning towards me and his hip started brushing against my hip, I started to get a little irritated. I looked over at his side and I saw that he had plenty of space and yet he was squishing me! I tried my best nt to say anything and I ignored him for a few hours. When we got to the stop-over in Tarlac, he started talking to me. I learned that his name is Ryan Callanta, 24 years old, went to St. John (in Dagupan) from elementary to high school and he graduated from college in Cubao where he took up Tourism. So, we talked and talked. When it was my turn to get off the bus, he offered to accompany me to the dorm since he was also going the same way anyway. I accepted his offer; I thought that it would be rude to refuse. So we waited for 20minutes for a taxi. When we finally hailed a taxi, the driver didn't know where Dapitan was! So I had to rack my brains for the directions because he took a different route that I only took a few times before! Luckily, Kuya Ryan knew the place so we were safe. He's a nice guy. But he keeps on making moves; as in he'll move closer to me and he once put his arm around my back (good thing I didn't take off my bag pack even when we were inside the taxi) and he kept on teasing that maybe we could meet up sometime and I could give him a tour around UST. I just smiled but deep inside I wanted to shout at him. But I was really thankful that he has the night shift in whre he's working; he works from 5 in the afternoon to 3 in the morning. I pointed out to him that our schedules couldn't meet and he looked a tad disappointed but I felt really satisfied. So, he dropped me off at the dorm and he paid for it and he left.


By the way, he's not that good-looking.


And yesterday, was our first day of P.E. It was just an orientation actually. After the boring slide-show about the policies and all that crap, we met with our professor before going to the gym to practice the cheer for the upcoming 70th season of UAAP. This is a big deal for us because we will be hosting the UAAP this year. We're all hoping that since we won last year, we could wim again this year. Hey, dreaming's not a crime, yet. So we practiced for the cheer then we went to Meg's house. We did our homework, ate and watched a few T.V. shows. While Meg was typing her History assignment, I asked her if it was really necessary. She said yes and my heart sank to the floor; I didn't type my assignment. And Iris was supposed to use the computer after her so I told her that I'm gonna use it also. Iris and I took turns in using the PC and we were in a really big hurry. It was quarter to 1 when we left her house and we still had to have our assignments printed. WE got down from the tricycle and looked for the nearest computer shop but they had no bond paper! So we boarded and a jeep going to UST and we decided that we'll just have it printed later in the afternoon. When we got down it was already past 1 and we were so worried that we might be marked absent ao we ran all the way to our building and into our classroom. We were so exhausted! But the moment I put my bag down in my seat, our professor came in. We were so ecstatic that we beat him to the classroom by a few seconds! Whew!


Anyway, that's all for today. My class starts in an hour.


Take care y'all!

Labels: American Idol, school woes

LSS OF THE DAY: "YOU'LL NEVER WALK ALONE" PERFORMED BY JORDIN SPARKS ON AMERICAN IDOL

The American Idol finale draws ever nearer. I'm so excited!. It's now down to two: Jordin Sparks and Blake Lewis. I was kinda expecting Blake to be voted off last Thursday so I was really surprised when Melinda got voted off instead. Shocker. But I really shouldn't be surprised that much. I mean, she's okay and all that but she a bit--uhh--old-fashioned. Not hip like Jordin or Blake. Jordin's young and she's so bubbly that people just can't get enough of her. And Blake, wow! His beat-boxing's the best!. I think Jordin will win. But we'll just have to wait for next week.



Wow. I've just been tagged by two people. And the thing is, they're tags are completely different topics! Hahaha!

The first tag is from PLUGINBABY; he was the one who tagged me about the ADDICTEDness thing. When I read his tag on his post, I was really thankful that it was easy. Thanks, dude!. And now, my answer to his tag:

The rules are, list out 6 websites that you often suff upon opening your web browser. And the 6 places where I love wasting my bandwidth are :

*YAHOO because it's my default browser and because I always check my mail first before I do anyting else.
*FRIENDSTER OR MULTIPLY. When I check my mail, I see if I have any updates on both of my accounts and I go there right after I sign out of my inbox. Sometimes I only have updates on Friendster so I don't bother in checking my Multiply.
*BLOGGER. Of course, for my updates and for viewing my blog.
*OTHER PEOPLE'S BLOGS. I go blog-hopping once in awhile when I'm not feeling lazy. But everytime I go online, I always read five or six people's blogs.
*YOUTUBE. I especially like going to this site after an episode of American Idol so I can watch their performances again.
*FANFICTION. I love to read other people's stories. I get inspired by some of them to write my own story, which I will discuss more about a little later on.

Now, I will tag these people:
*Janel
*Cha
*Pepe
*Kathleen

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The second tag that I will answer is from CHA. This one's pretty easy, too.

Each player of this game starts with 6 weird things about you. People who get tagged need to write a blog post of their own with 6 weird things, as well as state the rules clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave a comment that says you are tagged in their comments and tell them to read your blog.


1. I TALK TO MYSELF. Yes, I do. When I've got nothing else to do, I talk to myself. Sometimes, when I'm walking down the street, I whisper stuff to myself and I answer back. I say my thoughts aloud and I'll even comment on what I just said. Weird enough for you?

2. I PREFER BEING ALONE THAN SPEND TIME WITH OTHER PEOPLE. I'm sorta anti-social. I've always been anti-social. Enough said.

3. I NAME INANIMATE OBJECTS. I named my iPod, TONY; I named my digicam, TORI (actually, my sister suggested that name when I told her that I was gonna name it); I named my bag, FUZZY, because it had one of those thumb-sucking monkeys hanging as a keychain. Do I have to say more?.

4. I THINK SHOPPING IS A WASTE OF TIME. I don't like shopping. Some people find it strange, even bizarre, that I don't like to shop because I'm a girl. So what? I don't mind shopping for maybe one or two hours, but a whole day of shopping? No way! I apologize for the "shopaholics' out there. Please don't hate me.

5. I LIKE EVERYTHING THAT HAS MINT ON IT. Mint chocolate, mint ice cream, mint shakes. Everything Mint!. I remember that I ate nothing but mint ice cream when I was in the States. Aside from Cookie Dough flavored ice cream.

6. ALL MY STUFF IS BLACK. The pouch where I put my cellphone is black (but my cellhpone's color green), my iPod and its case is black, the case of my digicam is black, my wallet is black (so when you open my bag and look inside, it appears that I didn't bring anything because the interior is also black), and I prefer wearing black t-shirts even if its really, really hot. I hardly wear colored shirts; but when I do wear them, that usually means that I'm out of black stuff to wear.

The people I'm gonna tag are:
*PluginBaby
*Marijuana
*Fiona
*Gretchen
*Iris

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I hate it when people think that I "copy" what they like. So what if we like the same things? Is that wrong? Geez. You people can be so super-sensitive about this stuff.



I have made as story blog! Check it out and please leave comments; flames accepted.

STORY BLOG

I just heard from my Mom awhile ago that Benjie Lim, who ran for Congressman in our district and lost to JDV, said that "his life was in danger bcause he ran against JDV". What the hell?!. That's ridiculous! The people don't care about you anymore! You're the one who keeps on saying stuff and then you suddely turn on him again? When will you stop? JDV does not have a history of violence and now your starting a fight. Why? Can't you just accept that you lost? Can't you accept it gracefully? You're the one with the goons, he has nobody to protect him like that. He doesn't give a damn if he gets killed, but you? Your crazy! You didn't deserve to win. Who would listen to you, anyway? I don't think that even your followers will listen to you; they were only "supporting" you so they could get your money. How blind can you get?



Deep breath. Okay. That's enough. I don't want to continue.



I'm sleepy now. I still have to finish the first part of my story.



Buh-bye!

Labels: American Idol, dirty politics, IDOL MANIA, stories, tags

Wow. How did that get there?



Something's wrong with the internet; I can't view my blog or other people's blogs, I can't check my mail, and I can't open other websites. I can't even open the site where I get my emoticons. What the hell is going on?!



We were watching then news awhile ago and all we heard were "this guy cheated on the elections" or "this person paid some other person to add more ballots that has his/her name on it" and so on. Are they really that desperate to win? They're all a bunch of spoiled-sports; they can't accpet the fact that the people don't want them in office and yet they still force themselves to win by cheating. Hell.



American Idol! The final three contestants, JORDIN SPARKS, MELINDA DOOLITTLE and BLAKE LEWIS did really well. Each contestant gets to sing three songs; one song that was picked by one of the judges, one song that the producers picked for them and one song that they pick for themselves. They all got good comments from the judges and they totally rocked the stage. I loved Blake's version of "This Love" by Maroon5; his beat-boxing was of the hook! And for the first time in a long time, Simon's actually in a good mood. I wonder why. A lot of people are betting that either Melinda or Blake are gonna go but a slightly smaller number of people think thaty Jordin's gonna be voted off. We'll find out tomorrow!



I'm not in the mood to say much today. Darn internet.



Hell.

Labels: American Idol, dirty politics, shitty

LSS OF THE DAY: "STAYIN' ALIVE" PERFORMED BY LAKISHA JONES ON AMERICAN IDOL

Ahh. I really love American Idol.


Speaking of Idol, Barry Gibb from the Bee Gees was their mentor last night; I think he taught them well. Melinda and Jordin did great, as always. But Lakisha and Blake were a bit rough. I guess it just wasn't their genre. Lakisha got booted out. Now, only three remain; JORDIN, MELINDA AND BLAKE. Who will go home next? Who wil be in the top two? We'll find out...next week. I love imitating Ryan Seacrest.


We stayed over at Mom's house last night, and, as always, the GUY was there. *vomit* Sorry about that. I really don't like it when he's there. A lot of people are assuming that we're "friends" and all that, but HELL NO! There is no way that I am gonna be friends with that pig.


I just had the most sratling coversatin with my brother. Note: He's ten years old. We were watching something on T.V. when he blurted out, "Now I know why Dad calls Mom a bitch". That completely caught me by surprise. I asked him why and he simply said that it's because Mom had to go and have a boyfriend even though she was still married to Dad. I understood him completely but that doesn't mean that he should start calling Mom that. It's rude.


I got a new haircut today! It's picture time!

BEFORE AND AFTER

I absolutely love it. It's about time that I changed my hairstlye.


I just wanna give a shout-out to my godfather, Hans del Rosario and my tita, Tita Joli. Thanks for dropping by Ninong Hans and Tita Joli!


Alrightie, that's all for today. I'm kinda sick right now so I won't be staying up too late tonight. I've got the sniffles and a slight cough. I've been blowing my nose since yesterday; it's turning red and it's kinda sore now and I've finished up almost all of tissue here. Oh well. All I can do is bear it while I can.

And I'm gonna charge Tony; I think I've over-used him or something.


Bye for now y'all!

Labels: American Idol, family issues, makeover, sick

LSS OF THE DAY: "YOU GIVE LOVE A BAD NAME" PERFORMED BY BLAKE LEWIS ON AMERICAN IDOL

He's back in my head! Keep on singing, love!.

I watched Spider Man3 with my dear old friend (wow, I make it sound like we're ancient already), Raphael Silan. We've been friends since third grade and we haven't stopped being friends until now. He's a great listener, a great friend, he's just everything. He's always been there for me when I needed help. He's never failed me...yet. We talked through most of the movie. And I kept on squealing when James Franco shows up on the screen; he's drop-dead gorgeous.

See what I mean?.

I had a great time with him. We went to McDonald's after atching 'coz I was soooooooo hungry. We took some pics while we were there and even before that. I made them into this:

I really love that guy. He's the best.

Sorry for the short post, but I gotta scoot! My love, Tony, is waiting for me.

I got about 600+ songs on him; going for 700.

By the way, it's American Idol tonight! It's now down to four contestants; who will be voted out next? We'll find out..after the break. Hahaha!. I'm taking over Ryan Seacrest's job!.

Bye for now!

Labels: American Idol, friends, hotties, Spidey Mania, TONY LOVE