with love, at below 5 feet.

Thursday, January 28, 2010 { 4:04 PM }

I'm thinking of graduation songs for our graduation...so far we've come up with Keep Holding On, which was by the way something I thought of 3 years ago, but I thought that by the time I was a senior, it would have been a not-so-great choice...but thanks to Glee, it is now. :D My classmate thought of this, and while it's a great choice, I feel like there could be something better. From what I've heard from my teacher, we're allowed to sing two songs, so we thought, one could be about the typical "spread-your-wings" crap, and the other...just about friendship and togetherness. :D

Unwritten - Natasha Bedingfield

A GREAT SONG, plus the lyrics are really appropriate. However, I'm concerned about the guys, it might be a little too erm, gay for them? :))

Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) - Green Day

Pretty much an okay compromise-- it's not cheesy, yet the lyrics are dead on. But it just feels a little too simple.

As for friendship songs, here's what I've thought (And just in case you were looking for Graduation by Vitamin C on this list....not gonna happen, sorry. :P much as the song's good, it's too overused and cliche.)

Someone To Fall Back On - Bandslam soundtrack

So the song isn't that popular....but it's got a listenable beat, really honest lyrics, which go for, epic friendship song that isn't really cheesy or cliche. I did my research, and it's actually a song cover. wala lang. :P

Rainbow - Southborder

Great song about life, friendship, it's mellow without going borderline cheesy...but the song was used in a graduation 6 years ago, so :))

Keep on Movin' - 5ive

A friend of mine wanted an upbeat friendship song.... it's infectious, cheesy and upbeat-- request fulfilled. :P

Once again, I'm bored. :))

Monday, January 18, 2010 { 5:18 PM }

So as you might all know...all of the exams from the top 4 universities -- UP, Ateneo, La Salle, UST have all come out. And with God's blessing, I passed all 4 of them. After rejoicing for quite some time....the ecstasy wore out and reality sunk in. I still have to make a choice. What's more is, there's a deadline.

It's no secret that Ateneo is my love. The mere fact that I passed Ateneo, even if it wasn't an Honors program is something I'm truly proud of. A great fulfillment. I never expected to pass Ateneo, to be honest. Of course, there was nothing wrong with trying, which is why I applied for financial aid as well. (Heaven knows we cannot shoulder the expenses easily, I have a twin brother who's also entering college as a freshman.) While I did pass the ACET, I didn't qualify for the financial aid. I told myself...if I pass UP Diliman, it would be much easier to give up Ateneo. Though I did pass UPCAT, I got into UP Baguio, and I really have no plans of staying in Baguio. :| I'm not trying to offend anyone here, I just want to clarify! Baguio's so far, and I was just really hoping of studying in Manila. I kind of feel that I really am meant to get in Ateneo....the only problem is the financial aspect.

As for UP, it's a great university. The premier state university of the country. Who wouldn't want to get into UP? I passed UP Baguio. I kind of wish I applied for Los Banos instead of Baguio, but I guess it's all good. At least I still passed. :D I was contemplating of applying for a move to Los Banos, in case I don't qualify for Diliman, the only problems are...from Bataan, it's a little farther compared to Baguio, and while I have several courses in mind there, there aren't any courses available which my parents would approve of.

UST is the school of choice for my parents, if I don't get into UP. I passed Pharmacy there. Great course. The only thing is, I didn't choose Pharmacy. My parents did. And though I did pass, it isn't really my inclination. At least UST is cheaper compared to most of the other universities I applied for, except for UP. My parents want me to take up Pharmacy, just so I can get a stable job abroad. While it's a practical act, I believe that if you pursue something you have no interest in, you will not reach your fullest potential. Plus, to give up Ateneo in favor of UST? Please do not misunderstand, I have nothing against UST, I believe for what it's worth, it's a great university, it's also prestigious. It's just that, the opportunity is already there. The privilege of getting in Ateneo is an achievement in itself. And if I let it pass, sayang. Sayang na sayang.

La Salle is a bankable university. I have great respect for De La Salle university. The problem is, like in Ateneo, the tuition fee is too expensive. My brother will most likely end up in La Salle, so to enroll two La Sallian freshies at once....expensive.

Buti pa ang mga iba, paglabas ng results, decided na. Ako, I have to make the right choice. It needs to be something worth compromising over. Haaayy, if only I could get a generous benefactor to shoulder my Ateneo expenses... *asa naman :P*

{ 5:10 PM }

Another one, Lord. Thank you. :) Even if it's not Diliman, it's more than I could ask for. After everything you have blessed me with...I am content. Thank you. The mere fact that I passed the Big 4-- is an outstanding achievement by itself. Thank you God. :)

Saturday, January 16, 2010 { 9:18 PM }

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT! I PASSED ATENEO! FREAKING ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY. THIS IS LIKE, A DREAM COME TRUE. I WAS LITERALLY FREAKING OUT WHEN I SAW MY NAME. JUST....OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG.

So it's not a Top 15% course ha, sorry naman. :| but still, passed=passed. With a P. :>

Thank you once again God, for giving me this blessing. :) It's such a great fulfillment...I worked hard for this. :) UP nalang. :)

BS Communications Technology Management. Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam. ONE BIG FIGHT. :)

Tuesday, January 12, 2010 { 5:23 PM }

So basically this is just some stupid blog from my imagination...Mark gave me Hush Hush for Christmas...and it's actually pretty good. :) Kind of like a darker, more complex Twilight. (sorry for the comparison, I really couldn't help it. :P ) All said though, my loyalty still lies with the vampires. :> But that doesn't mean I can't like/love Hush Hush right? :D After all, I love the person who gave me the book. :"> (warning: extremely long post because of actor choices and photos)

So I lent my friend Justine Hush, Hush and she loved it too, and Chiquet read the book as well, so we decided to cast our dream cast for Hush Hush. But most of these ideas I'll be posting below are mostly mine, so :)) Characters' names are in bold, while the actor/actress choices are below them, with respective pictures. :">

Patch Cipriano - your tall, dark, and handsome mysterious bad boy who's really a.....spoiler spared for those who haven't read it yet. :P *and I'm thinking that's a lot so far. :))* possible choices:

Steven Strait

Hands down, it's a unanimous decision among my friends. We were already depressed enough when Steven Strait wasn't cast as Jacob (though we're definitely not complaining about Taylor Lautner :P ), so I hope producers in the future consider him! :P

Matt Lanter

Okay, definitely second-best choice from Steven Strait. I'd actually say he'd be perfect for Patch, if we weren't so loyal to Steven Strait. :)) He's got that devilishly handsome persona going for him, and he looks mischevious yet lovable. GAH. Steven would just be an edge from this guy because he's: 1.)three years younger (though it's not even obvious :P) 2.) tanner (Patch isn't pale like Edward is) 3.) a better actor (from what I've heard, plus Steven has the more credible background...for one, I don't watch 90210 because I think it's cheesy :P)

Nora Grey - the heroine of the story. According to the book, she is "a smokey-eyed brunette with volumes of curly hair that holds its own against even with the best flatiron, and long legs like a bar stool." Basically, Bella but less clumsier. :P oh, and her hair has the sliiiightest bit of auburn. :))

Emmy Rossum

Basically almost how I imagined Nora. Wise-looking and elegant, yet has that streak of normalcy in her. But, there's just something off-looking about Emmy Rossum at times, and I think she looks a bit more mature than your average 16-year-old, plus looks a little tough at times.

Emma Roberts

Physically, she has that down-to-earth beauty, plus she's like a sweeter and younger-looking version of Emmy Rossum. However, I'm not so much a fan of her and her work on Nick, but I have to admit, her acting has improved a lot from Aquamarine to the last time I saw her on Wild Child.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

She looks streetsmart, sassy, sweet and she's beautiful...but I doubt she'll pass as a 16-year-old. 18, maybe, but not 16. :P and I'm very particular about this, because I'm turning 16 in a month, and she doesn't look anything like my age. :)) (but that's just maybe because I look younger.. :P ) Plus, she's done Maxim covers so I don't think she'll want to play a teenager anymore. BTW, she was the bad girl in Sky High, and Bruce Willis' daughter in Die Hard 4.

Lucy Hale

My latest Nora discovery. I actually think she'll be perfect! She's on Privileged, and guested on Wizards of Waverly Place a few times. She can pass for the age, she looks smart, she's stunning, has smoky eyes and gorgeous legs I presume, plus she looks great with wavy/curly hair AND is a talented actress...I think we have our Nora. *nods* :D

Dabria - Patch's psychotic ex-girlfriend/*insertnameofcreaturehereincaseyouhaven'treadthebookyet* who wants him back. And like all psychotic bitch exes, she's insanely beautiful. I kind of remember her being described as a blonde with really straight hair, so I'll go and take a whack at this.

Laura Ramsey

She was with Steven Straight in the Covenant. Basically I'm rooting for her because she has that deceiving look about her, she can pass for angelic yet totally sinister. And she's hot when she does it. :))

Dianna Agron

Okay, I'll admit, I'm biased. I love Dianna. :P She's heartachingly beautiful, I kind of want to cry because she's so prettier than I am. =)) She's sweet in real life. But I think she can do psychotic mean, well she's already clever mean on Glee. :P She's one of the better actresses on the show. I love her classic beauty, and personally I'd want her recast in place of Nikki Reed as Rosalie on Twilight. But we all know that's not gonna happen. :P

Vee Sky - Nora's BFF for life, her "un-twin". They're a little different in personality, as Vee's more outgoing and is easily into boys, and they look totally different on the outside. Vee is blonde-ish and has a tall and womanly figure. She's a little more irrational than Nora is, and she's mostly happy-go-lucky.

Whitney Thompson

She's from America's Next Top Model, the first full-figured model to win the show. While she's got it physically, I'm a little apprehensive about her acting skills, and if she could pass for 16.

Bailey Hanks

She was the winner of MTV's Legally Blonde the Musical: The Search for the Next Elle Woods, replacing Laura Belle Bundy as Elle in LBTM before it ended its run on Broadway. Safe to say since she was in Legally Blonde, we may not have problems about her acting, and she's only 22 so maybe she could still pass for a teenager? :P

Elliott - a transferee in Nora's high school from a prestigious prep school uptown, apparently because he lost his scholarship. He develops a crush on Nora, and while Nora shows signs of attraction at first, these are quickly quenched by her developing attachment to Patch. Blonde, handsome and friendly. :D

Alex Pettyfer

He wouldn't be my first choice...personally I think Trevor Donovan from 90210 fits the bill a lot more, but I think he's too old. Plus, I think Elliott should be able to rival Patch effectively like how Jacob rivals Edward in Twilight, so I think Alex would be a bankable option. Then again...he can go for Jules too, he's got that brooding thing going... :P

Steven R. McQueen

I know Elliott is supposed to be blonde, but I think Steven gives off that boy-next-door aura, plus I think he can do dirty blonde anyway. (Well, it's STILL blonde. :P ) And if not, he can always go for Jules.

Lucas Grabeel

I know....what's a guy from High School Musical doing here? :P But Lucas is probably the best actor out of all of them, and he doesn't actually associate himself with Disney. Plus, he can exude that all-American, boy-next-door persona. And he's blond! :P

Jules - Elliott's friend from Kingstown Prep. He's rich, mysterious and brooding. Also, he's tall.

Nicholas Braun

Basically how I imagined Jules to be, only less douchey-looking. Plus, he's usually a comedy actor, so hopefully he could pull off brooding.

Adam Gregory

I'm not so familiar with his work, other than he's on 90210, but he pretty much could pass for Jules, even with his height (6'2"!)

So I'm done! whew. Gimme a break, I just had a bad test on Chemistry, and I had to destress myself. :P Physics, wag ka naaaaa. :|

Friday, January 8, 2010 { 4:35 PM }

Title is a reference to Defying Gravity, one of my most favorite songs on Broadway. :)

It's like listening to the future Elphaba. :">

But that doesn't go to say that I didn't enjoy Chris Colfer's version too, it was actually pretty ~~good~~ amazing. :) But I'm rooting for Lea Michele to be Elphaba in the film adaptation of the musical Wicked. :P I'd love Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth to star in it, but we all know it's impossible. :( So Lea Michele would be a great choice! Aside from her resemblance to Idina Menzel, the original Elphaba, she's a ~~kickass~~ really good singer, and relatively fresh to play Elphaba. :P

*sorry, I'm being a geek again...*

Aaaaanywho. I did NOT plan on graduating high school with enemies. But this week, just....ugh. But everything's resolved now...I think. We're--I specifically-- not looking for enemies or petty inter-school wars. We're not that shallow. :P Anyway, I'm trying to clear my happy place, so I hope everyone's happy and okay, and we can all move on. :)

Happy place, happy place, happy place. I'm only thinking of you. :) and the 10 things you told me to think about. :"> they work, mister. :)

I took my exams for one week. SABAAAAAAWW. :| :| and the worst thing is I'm going to have to catch up again next week on the topics I missed, plus I have to take up Chem and Physics. Pwede bang i-wish away nalang yung mga subjects na yun? =))

hayy. :))

Monday, January 4, 2010 { 4:11 PM }

Mark gave me a dress. :"> and also another blouse, but I don't have a picture of it yet. :P

I look fat, ugh I know. :| I had a big lunch and dinner :)) We had a lot of events during that day so....HUGE BELLY ALERT! =))

Thank you Superman though, for the gift. :) I really appreciate it. :D

{ 3:13 PM }

First off....I have tumblr! :P But no worries, I won't leave Blogger for Tumblr. :P Tumblr basically serves the purpose of thwarting pure boredom, when I just feel like spamming or blurbing without feeling like I've wasted a lot of space. My main blogging purpose still remains on Blogger. :) here's the link, if you want to check it out, I haven't had the time to fix it yet since I'm still getting the hang of things:

http://www.istoleyouryellowporsche.tumblr.com

And yes, if anyone asks, my url is an Eclipse reference. :P

Aaaand I want to share my newest indulgement!

My title isn't the start of a page-long rant, no worries. It's simply a reference to the musical, Spring Awakening. Now I've heard of Spring Awakening a long way back, it's just that I never had the time to listen to the songs, though I knew fairly well about the story. To put it simply, it's Romeo and Juliet with sex. Only Romeo doesn't die. :o shocker. The Broadway musical is actually an adaptation of an 1891 German controversial play by Frank Wedekind. Apparently the original play was banned for almost a century because of its portrayal of sexual themes, abuse and suicide. It was after all in the 1890's...who can blame them? :P

I got so interested about it after looking up Glee on the internet...after all, when I search for one thing, I always end up finding something totally new. :P Then I ended up with Spring Awakening, sometime during my Googling. Lea Michele, who plays Rachel Berry on Glee, actually originated the starring role of Wendla in Spring Awakening. Then, curious, I looked up the music. AND IT'S ~~SEXX~~ LOVEEEE. <3 :))

For one, my first exposure to rock musicals was Rent, my all-time favorite, but Spring Awakening...it caught the very angst of modern rock, and most of the music pretty much resembles today's rock, soooo hats off for that. :D I'd actually recommend the music to people who aren't much of musical fans, kind of like a taste of good musical theatre....just in case they thought musical theatre=HSM. :)) SA's music speaks more to my generation, people my age, which is just awesome. :D

I want to know more about the story of the musical itself though, reading the plot on Wikipedia doesn't give it much justice. I hope they do an adaptation sometime here in the Philippines, after all it's just ended on Broadway and is now touring across the US. Maaan, why is that every musical I want to see on Broadway, end their runs before I actually get to see them? :( Except for Wicked. Heaven forbid that show ends.

SA....my newest indulgement. :P One of my favorite songs from them, The Bitch of Living:

I recommend you check out Totally Fucked as well...it's like Fountains of Wayne meets Broadway. :P

Saturday, January 2, 2010 { 2:55 AM }

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! :"> it's barely the 2nd day of 2010 and I already have GOOD news. :> :> :>

I PASSED DLSU!!!! :"> :"> OHHHH SWEET VICTORY. FIRST CHOICE PA. NAMAAAAAAAN. EPIC WIN! :D

3 more to come!!!!

I PASSED LA SALLE!!!!!IPASSED LA SALLE!!!!!
I PASSED LA SALLE!!!!!IPASSED LA SALLE!!!!!
I PASSED LA SALLE!!!!!IPASSED LA SALLE!!!!!
I PASSED LA SALLE!!!!!IPASSED LA SALLE!!!!!
I PASSED LA SALLE!!!!!IPASSED LA SALLE!!!!!
I PASSED LA SALLE!!!!!IPASSED LA SALLE!!!!!

I'mma stop hyperventilating now. AB International Studies, major in American Studies, FTW!! :>