RE: Hp Chem.

My grades are looking good too, except for one subject, but I'm just going to blame the teacher. Yup, I said it. I'm stressing in her class too because she cannot teach!

I got this from Pamela's blog, and I am in the same position. All my grade are good, except in my Hp Chemistry class. And I do blame my teacher. Everybody that I know who has had or haves her now hates her class. To begin with, I'm in Hp, and we're suppose to go faster than the regular chemistry class, but how can I understand what we're learning if one: I can barely understand what she's saying from her strong accent., and two: she doesn't let us take notes because she says " you guys are an honors class, we have to get through 2 sections today and if you guys take notes, we will not be able to finish the lesson " DUDE. The other honors class is still behind us.. Aren't we suppose to be going the same pace?! So, I'm screw because I have a very low attention span and since we don't take notes, I have a hard time just sitting there listening to her read aloud the slides. And everyday we get a worksheet for homework, and I can't even fill out one single answer from my head. I have to go online and google all the answers.

Which bring me to my next problem. Tests. Because we don't take notes during class, she makes us takes notes at home. And again, I can't even take notes at home because my laptop doesn't have microsoft installed, so I can't open the powerpoints. So, of course, I always fail her tests and it's really disappointing. Luckily, we're working with math now, and I'm hella good in math. So, as of right now, I'm not worried about the next test because I'm really confident about what we're learning and I don't have to google any answers for the worksheets we're getting.

CE: People these days..

Abu Sayyaf has been blamed for a series of kidnappings, including the abduction of 20 people from a Philippine island resort in 2001.

So, I got this quote from an article and I am just.. pissed. How could you let people get away with this? I mean, over 20 people kidnapped by these kiddnappers?! I hope someone catches these people SOON and have them put away for the rest of their lives. They have recently released an American woman, but they're still keeping her son and nephew hostage. Her son is 14 years old.. One year younger than me. Imagine if it were me. That'd be really scary and just terrible. I can't imagine what's it's like to be held hostage by people I don't even know. I don't know how I'd go through it. I wouldn't be able to sit there and look at the person who kidnapped me. Not saying I would want to be kidnapped, but if I were, I'd perfer to be blind folded the whole time I was held hostage. Although, now that I think about it, maybe the people who were kidnapped were blindfolded, but if they weren't.. then, damn. that's like a picture that'd stay in my mind forever.

I say this because, once I know who took me or know what they look like, I'm pretty sure it'll go on with me for the rest of my life. And if I were to ever encounter the same person/people again, I know I'd be terrified and speechless. I honestly don't understand the reason for any of this nonsense. Kidnapping? really? I honestly don't think it's necessary. My gosh.. what people would do these days for money/entertainment. This world needs to stop all of this ASAP. There's really no need for it.

RE: Homework, homework, homework -.- .

" I can never do all my homework for a whole week which is very disappointing to me. "

This! I got this from Christian's blog, and I am in the exact same position. I am given a bunch of homework from my hp pre-cal class, a worksheet in hp chem that, most of the time, taskes over an hour to do because she doesn't let us take notes in class because she says it slows us down, therefore, I don't learn anything in class and I always have to google my answers for the worksheet. Everyday, I have spanish homework, even though most of the time, it only takes me 5-10 minutes, I always forget to do it because of all the homework I get from my hp pre-cal and hp chem classes. But, the bests thing about my teacher for HP pre-cal is that he understands that we have 5 other classes and so he offers us extra time on our homework if we need it.

I am glad he offers us extra time because last night, even though we got out of school at 11, I didn't get home until almost 9, and I had to help my sister wrap her gift for my mom's birthday today and I was just super tired. Like I said in my free post, I fell asleep early and only woke up at 12 to say happy birthday to my mom. Anyways, so, I woke up at 6 and I called and left a voicemail to my teacher asking for more time. If it weren't for him offering us extratime, I probably wouldn't have an A in his class because of all the homework assignments I've asked for extra time on. No me gusta tarea!

FREE: Happy Birthday, Mom!

Today's my mom's birthday! woohoo! So, every year, I make her a birthday card because I don't really like buying cards. It's kind of hard to explain why, so, I won't explain. haha, but anyways. I was suppose to make her a card last night but I feel asleep early. I only woke up at 12 to say happy birthday. So, hopefully today, I can make her a card because we eat dinner. So that after, I can give her her card and chocolate that I bought her. I always do this, make her a card and buy her something she rarely gets herself. This year, I got her Filipino chocolate that I barely see her having around the house. And the whole day today, I have been thinking about what I should write on her card.

Well, to start off, in my math class, I used one whole page from my notebook to practice writing Happy birthday, Mommy! haha, I wrote that in like, 4 different ways, and I like all 4 of them. Now, I'm thinking of whether or not I should include a quote from online in the card or should I just keeping doing what I do every year and say almost the same thing. I kindof want to change it this year, and that's why I wanted to add a quote, but, I'm not really sure on what kind of quote I'd use. Besides the whole quote thing/ what I'd write in the card, I've always had a little drawing included, but I cannot draw for shit. haha, and each year I'm getting older, and my drawing all stay the same. so, basically, I draw like a 5 year old. ohwell! It's the thought that counts, right?!

CE: iPhone > Blackberry.

After searching for a topic to write about for my current events post, I finally found this video on how Blackberry's company is facing service disruptions with the Blackberries, failing of profits, and their failure with the tablet launch. I picked this topic because my sister and I both used to be blackberry users and are part of the users who switched to Apple's iPhone. Blackberry's company is falling apart due to their users not being able to do what they want on their phones and their users are not getting the basic services which they are paying for. They're also falling apart because of their competition like Apple, who is attracting blackberry users to their iPhones. There has also been a concern on whether or not Rim is able to still exist on a stand-alone basis.

I can't believe Rim went from being worth about 70 billion dollars to almost 12 billion dollars. Even though 12 billion is still alot of money, going from 70 billion to 12 billion is a hell of a lot more. Aside from this, I don't think blackberry can be as popular as they were before now that Apple has come up with better and funner ways to communicate with others. For example, Apple has came up with the video chat called FaceTime where a person can chat and see with people all of the world. It's like webcamming but on a phone. Not only has Apple came up with a new way to communicate, but they also have multiple network services like 3G, 3Gs, 4G, and their newest network service, 4Gs. Being a user of both phones, if I were asked to choose between the two, I would most definitely stay with the iPhone because of the many apps it has and because of all the different ways I can communicate with others, ways that blackberry couldn't give me.

RE: It's friday? ALREADY?!

" To me, time goes by WAY too fast. " ... " That upsets me because each day I'm growing older and getting closer to graduating high school. I'm getting closer to leaving my friends and moving on to my next phase in life. Last year, I didn't spend my time well. I always slacked off and didn't bother thinking that once freshman year is over, it's over. " ... " Anyways, I only have two more years of high school and graduation and that makes me really depressed. "

This is from my friend, Julielelelelelelelele ( my nickname for her, LOL ) and for the most part, I agree with her. Knowing I'm almost 1/4 into my sophomore, and then I'd only have 2 more years in high school really sucks. it doesn't make me depressed, but it makes me sad to know that I'm growing up, and honestly, I don't want to. I don't wanna have to make big important decisions with my life. honestly, I'm not even sure what I wanna major in when I get to college. I don't even know what college I wanna go to in the first place! Even though I hate the work that I'm given, I like going to school even though 90% of the time I complain and say I hate school, but honestly, I mean, I hate working, I just wanna be with my friends and that's it.

Time really is going fast right now. well, this week did. It went by super fast. like, seriously. I'm kindof happy that we've been having alot of days of in school. We already have 2, and this coming tuesday we have a half day. AYE! Get out at 11:30, wusgood. haha, I already have plans that I've made longlong time ago. Anyways! So, tomorrow's already friday and I feel like yesterday was just monday. That's how fast my week went. Please, please, pleaseeee let my weekend go by nice and slow. I'd like to enjoy it. But, I have a feeling it'll go by faster than I know it.

FREE:

So, as everyone knows, this week was spirit week! Tomorrow's friday, spirit day, and man! I don't have anything orange. Or, at least not that I know of, I have to look for something before I sleep. Hopefully I do, because I didn't dress up for any of the days this week. whooops! I wouldof dressed up for pajama day, but I didn't know and I hella forgot that it was spirit week in the first place. I'm kindof excited for the rally, they're always fun! I have a feeling tomorrow's about to be crazy! not in a bad way, ina fun kindof way. haha.

I think this week's spirit days were kindof.. gay. I mean, bro day? we coulda made that day alitle bit funnier and made it gender-bender day or something. 'cause bro day was more for girls than guys because you can't tell whether or not a guy is dressing up. It's bro day.. If it were gender-bender day, you would most definately be able to tell because he would obviously be dressed as a girl. Which is hella funny to see. I just feel like we could improve and have funner. Then, fake injury day? what the.. I don't know, I just think that was lame.. And the one question that I've asked EVERYBODY yet I've gotten no answer to is, why are our seniors' class color red?! Shouldn't it be yellow or gold? you know.. 'cause we're the hornets and hornets are black and yellow.. not red. I don't know, that's just something I've always wondered.. well, it's late, and I needa start working on my other posts. soo, bye!

BC: My thoughts on Steve Job's philosophy of life.

In some ways, I agree with Steve Job's advice because I think that everbody should make their life worth living and make the best out of it. I think that if people spend their time planning their days out, that it's not as exiting or fun as the people who just go with the flow. From experience, going through the day doing things without planning the day before or ahead of time is weay better than going through a planned day because one, when it's planned, you already know what/where you're going to go and you end the day faster. When you don't plan, you and your friends may be spending time walking to a place you may find out 15-20 minutes or so minutes later that you either don't want to go there any more or you didn't really have to in the first place. ON the way, you can share more laughs and maybe even make a memory about getting lost or walking to somewhere you didn't even need to go to. People may say it's wasting time, but not everything we do in life has to be perfect. We're suppose to make mistakes, take the wrong bus, and/or even get lost. If someone were to be perfect and not do any of these, than they're not normal.

If people were to ask me for help on making big choices, I would probably tell them to really think about the situation and to think of what'll happen in the future with each choice they were to make. I would tell them to ask themselves or to think about which one, in the end, would make them happier, or which one was the better thing to do, even if it means the journey will be rough and cold. Basically, I'd help them choose what'll have a bigger and better impact on their life. I probably wouldn't give them Steve Job's advice though because when you live as if you were to die the next day, you probably wouldn't even think about the future because your life will be over the next day, and the things you do might negatively effect the lifes of other important to you. That's just what I'd do, I like to thoroughly think about the choices I make because I know that if I didn't and I did something that I shouldn't have done, I'd regret it and I don't like having regret.

In other ways, I disagree with Steve Job's advice because I think that yeah, there will be some days where you wouldn't agree or be satisfied with what you're doing, but in the end, you know it'd be worth it because you would possibly be happier with what it resulted in. It may have given you a well-paid job that you actually enjoy, and a better education. You may go from having one of the most boring lives ever lived to having the life that everyone wants to have. I like to think about what'll happened in the future better than thinking about now. I'd rather do thingsthat'll end up being for the better or making me happier than doing something that'll make me happy as I do it, but in the end, I won't be satisfied. If that even makes sense.

CE: Back-to-Back Typhoons hit the Philippines? No bueno.

Philippines steps up typhoon relief efforts

This makes me sad. The Philippines getting hit back-to-back? That sucks. Especially because this is where I'm from, even though I've never been there and I'm planning on going there, I'd still like a place for me to actually visit. It makes me scared that another typhoon will hit again when I'm there, or any of the other storms that they suffer though. Even though I've never met my family that lives there, I still care and love them. They're still family. Even the people that I'm not related to, I don't think anyone should be going through this, especially more than once a year. Not only did the Philippines get hit by Typhoon Nalgae last Saturday, but they were also hit in the same place, the main Luzon island, by Typhoon Nesat 5 days earlier. It sucks knowing that yearly, they go though about 20 storms, but these two typhoons were one of the most powerful storms this year, killing almost 60 people.

I can't imagine what it's like going through what they go through. It makes me want to get a job and send all my money to the Philippines and do everything I can to help them out. It's horrible knowing that not only has Typhoon Nalgae hit the Philippines, but it is moving towards other countries. I always wonder if something would ever hit us or move towards us - knock on wood - but, I'm glad nothing has. or, at least not since I was born.

FREE: The "Mushrooms".

So today, me and my bestfriend decided to make cupcakes. Now, this was the first time for the both of us, and we had no idea what we were doing. So, we walked to Nobhill and bought chocolate cupcake mix and spongbob and hello kitty cupcake cups. As soon as we saw the hellokitty cupcake cups, we literally screamed. Because it was hello kitty, we decided not to use them because it was too pretty and we didn't want to mess up the cups since this was our first time baking cupcakes. So, we said we'd rather burn spongebob's face than hello kitty's.

So, as soon as we got to my house, we prepared the cupcake mix and started to fill up our cups. Since it was our first time, we didn't know you were only suppose to poor in only half of the cup, so our first 6, we filled it all the way to the top, and when she checked on the cupcakes, she said, " Oh my god! They're so big and ugly. " and I turned around and thought she was kidding, but she said, " really, look! " so I looked, and as soon as I opened the oven, I bursted out laughing. They literallly looked like muffins. So, after they were done and we took it out, we thought about it and they really looked like huge mushrooms. So, we started making jokes about it and it was just a really funny part of our day. After that batch, the rest came out as normal cupcakes and they turned out really good. We used nutella as icing and it was delicious! Next on our list of what to try and make are crepes. MMM!

RE: The dark.

I'm afraid of the dark... Still.

Yes, I too, am still afraid of the dark. I got this from my friend, Christian's blog. I may be 15 years old, but I'll admit, I still get scared to be alone in the dark and because of this, I do not sleep at night without having either my T.V. or light on. Yes, I know you guys are gonna say, " I'm wasting electricity " blahblahblah, but, hey! I'm sorry, it helps me sleep at night. If I am alone in the dark, I get all scared and start to imagine characters from horror movies being in the same room as me, just watching me or are trying to get me. After imagining this, I begin to run for my life to the next room. Some nights, I get scared that I hae to hide under my blankets and fall asleep. Even if I get hot and begin to sweat like a pig, I still will stay under the blankets because I feel safe and the "monsters" can't touch me. haha
Hopefully, I get over this fear, SOON. but, I have a feeling that I will still be scared of the dark when I'm a senior, and possibly after my senior year as well. who knows! But as of right now, I don't think I will anytime soon. The only time I can sleep with nothing on, is when I have someone else sleeping in the room as well. even then, I am still a little scared, but not to the point where I can't sleep.

ESSAY: The question with no right or wrong answer.

What is the meaning behind humanity? The definitive characteristic of humanity is the way we communicate. The way we socialize with each other, our need to read and write, and the many different ways we can communicate among each other. Us humans, have over 6,000 spoken languages today. In America, the main language used is English. We humans use our languages to communicate with each other, and there are many ways we communicate with each other. We communicate by writing, orally, and physically. Orally is the main way us humans communicate. Like I've said before, we have over 6,000 different ways to speak to each other. Well, not every individual can speak all 6,000 different languages, but everyone can speak either 1, 2, 3, or sometimes even 4 different languages. The different languages come from many differents parts of the world, and the many different cultures. A culture's native language strongly influences the worldview he or she will acquire as he or she learns the language. Speaking can help us humans learn just like writing can, but it's easier to evaluate how to improve when you have something right in front of you, and you can revise it as well.


By writing, we are able to communicate to others far away from us. Writing helps prepare us for school and employment, which in both cases require a lot of it. Writing helps us express ourselves and translate our thoughts for other people. Writing also allows us humans to reflect on our thoughts and ideas better than if they were to remain evolving in your head. Example, if my grandmother lives in Florida, I could talk to her by email, or letters through the mail. We humans also use writing as a way of communication to help us remember things for a much later use. Like, if I planned on going to the grocery store sometime later this week, and I knew I was not going to be able to remember everything I will need to buy, I could make a list of all the things I will need to buy. Writing basically helps us put thoughts, ideas, images, and parts of our knowledge onto a piece of paper for everyone to see. We can use writing to express our thoughts towards a certain topic, or a certain person or people. We use writing to help us brainstorm ideas onto paper, a computer, or any other electronic we can use to write to help us with a much bigger task we are trying to accomplish. For example, before writing this essay, I had to brainstorm ideas of topics I could possibly write about or incude. Writing allows us humans to describe an image in our heads onto paper. It helps us show each other things that we've seen and we want to share with others. Like, if I ran into a strange object on my way to school, I would write about it describing it as much as I can to paint a picture of it into another's head. We also use writing to help us educate both younger and older people. Majority of the students are kids, and we learn a lot about each subject almost every year in school. Subjects like math, science, english, and history. Writing also helps educate students with words from their language that may not be familiar with and teaches them the meaning of it and how to use it in terms of writing or speaking. One more thing that we use writing for are books. We use books as a way of helping us educate others, telling a story about a person's life, usually someone famous or well-known for something he/she has done, and much more. 


Another interesting way us humans can communicate by is physically, or in other words, by sign language. It is said to be the 4th most common used language in the United States. According to Wycliffe Translation Organization, there are 400 over different forms of sign languages in the world but most of them are not very well-known. They also claim that tese forms can be similar to oral sign language, or American sign language. Most Americans who use any form of sign language are deaf. When communicating orally, intonation is one of the most important devices used to communicate. When communicating physically, or by sign language, sight is the most important tool for a deaf person to communicate and receive information. With this said, deaf people use hand shape, position, and movements of the body, gestures, and many other visual cues to form words. With no exception, sign language and any other language expresses it's features differently and has many rules for grammar, punctuation and sentence order. Just like the tones of our voices change when oral speakers ask questions, deaf people use their eyes and eyebrows as a sign of asking a question. Just like some English words are spoken differently in differently in different parts of the country, American sign language is also changed throughout different parts of the country with ethnicity and age being some examples of factors that affect the language an it's variety. 


What's the meaning of humanity? I honestly have no idea, and I'm sure no one really knows, but this is my opinion on humanity in which communication plays an important role. Communication helps us humans express our emotions, thoughts, and our ideas and feelings can be shared. Communication is also important because we use it to network and to spread ideas among each other. Without communication, humanity will become isolated. It is a very important aspect of humanity because it helps us to connect with each other, and it drive the process of development in all the fields. With communication, we are able to send and receive information, be educated while interacting with each other, build and maintain relationships whether it is a business or an interpersonal relationship, and it helps us make decisions whether it's an individual or a group decision. 

CE: What's next?

Google Plus? What? Geez.. sooner or later, our whole life will be on the internet! We already have facebook's updates, but now there's a WHOLE new site? this feels like the myspace days all over again! How everyone would be on myspace, editing their layouts, hacking their friends' profiles, demanding to be on each other's tops, where on his or her's tops they should be, etc. Because it was the main site during the time, it went through many, many changes. First, with the new profile layout, the abitilty to add for than one song to your profile, etc. because of the changes, everyone moved to facebook. After joing facebook, I'm pretty sure everyone's felt that myspace was dead and boring. If facebook continues to change, in ways that majoity of the users don't like, 90% of the users will leave facebook and will most likely join google plus.

Back to google plus, it was made to over rule facebook? well then, give it a few months, and it will be successful. I honestly believe that this will happen. It happened with myspace, and it will happen to facebook. but, video conference call to ten people for free? saywhuut. everything is gettng so fancy and shit on the internet. I remember when IM first came out on myspace, or when you can video call a person directly off of facebook. People, becareful with what you put on your profiles! you never know who's reading every single thing you do and/or say.

BC: One Halloween Night.

On the night of Halloween, Patty and her friends decide to have a little fun and drive to an old, deserted house near a lake about 100 miles away from where they live. Patty was the kind of girl that loved to watch horror movies and never believed in the stories they told. But after tonight, that all changed. Around 7 o'clock is when her and her friends decided to head to the deserted lake house. There were 5 of them, so they only took one car. On the way there, 2 of her friends were already getting scared and started to have seconds thought about going, but Patty refused to turn around because she was already over half way there. When they arrived, it was around 8:30 and already dark. " You guys ready? " Patty asked as she excitedly made her way inside the house. They all planned to spend the night there because of how far they were and the time. As they were moving their bags inside the house, one of her friends, Alyssa, who was the most frightened one there, noticed something strange looking near the lake, like a man. She turned her head saying " I'm just imagining it, " but just to make sure, she turned back to see if he were still there, but he wasn't. She turned her head towards the house, and she saw him, making his way towards the back of the house. She paniced. She screamed everyones' name, but no response. She got even more scared, and screamed everyones' name again. Again, no one respond. She noticed that the car doors were locked, and she remembers hearing Patty dropping the keys on a table inside, but she didn't know which one or where. They didn't get the chance to light any candles yet, so the house was dark and quiet, making her scared even more.

As she walked inside the house, she could hear every single move she made. She walked about the house with her arms straight out, so she wouldn't walk into any walls. The first thing she came into contact with was a very dusty, rough, wooden rocking chair. She walked towards the left of the room and bumped into a table knee-high. As she bent over to touch the table, she heard a bang against a pan in the kitchen and began to feel the goose bumps rise to the surface of her skin. She turned around, attempting to see any movement in the dark room, but she could not see a thing. Frightened, she quickly searched for the keys on the table making fast, rapid movements of the hands hoping to find the keys in seconds. SHE FOUND THE KEYS! Relieved, she headed for the door like there was no tomorrow. Until, BANG! she tripped over one of the bags and fell face first to the floor. She looked to the left, and saw a man standing 20 feet away from her. Screaming, she got up off the floor and ran towards the open door as fast as she could. Five feet away from the door, her friends show up laughing and saying, " GOTCHA! ". She screamed in shocked, and grew a beautiful smile on her face as she said, " Omg, you guys. VERY FUNNY! ". Her friends flashed their flashlights towards the man behind her, and it was Patty's friend, Brian. Turns out, Patty arranged the whole thing, and was successful.

FREE: Monday.

Ohmygosh. So, yesterday.. It was freakin' hot as hell and I was wearing jeans, a tank top, and a black cardigan. I felt so disgusting, sweating like a pig. I was walked home and as soon as I got home, I took off my cardiagan and sat in front of the fan for about 5 minutes. I would of stayed in front of the fan longer but I had to go meet my friends at Tapioca Express. So, I put my cardigan back on and walked to TapEx. When we got there, I ordered a level 2 Crispy Chicken, and dang! it felt like I ordered a level 15. It was so spicy for me, which is weird because I used to order a level 5.

While we were eating, my bestfriend's auntie was there so she asked if she could us a ride to my house. When we got to my house, we watched t.v. and my bestfriend wanted some pancakes. So, I made pancakes and we put nutella on top instead of syrup. I love it! After we had pancakes, my friend's dad came to pick her up. After she left, me and my bestfriend went to my sister's room and played black ops. It was fun! I got the most kills, wooo! we played a couple of games then she had to go because it was past 8 and she goes to Encinal so she lives on the other side of Alameda. It sucks, but now whenever we see each other, it's special. the next time I get to see her will, hopefully, be on Wednesday. If not, then we won't see each other until the Island Bowl and we forsure will have a sleepover that day as well. I love our sleepovers, they're fun. Well, that's it. Bye! Have a nice day! (:

CE: Filipino rights.

Wow.. After watching this video, I feel that it is unfair that Filipinos in the Philippines aren't being treated with respect, especially when they are only working for $18 a month for endless hours. Not only do they do chores, but they also have to take care of their boss's kids. Aside from working/babysitting, they are abused and harassed after making such little mistakes, like not cooking the right food, not fully completing what they have to do. They are maids, but they are being treated almost as if they were slaves. Because of this, they are wanting to leave their country for better salary and to be treat with more respect.

Most of the Filipinos from the Philippines leave to go to Japan, Saudi Arabia, and even America. I feel that the Philippines should be more like America with their rights and freedom. The bosses of the workers should treat them with more respect because of their low salary and hard-working dedication. If I were to ever become president of the Philippines, one of the very first things I would change would be the rights of workers, especially the maids. I would make sure that each of them are getting paid no less than what they are getting paid now and are treated with respect. This video has made me think about the freedom we have here in America and appreciate how us teenagers are not having to work at an early age to support our family.

RE: A Day Without Music?

I can't go through a day without listening to music.

So, I kept searching and searching through all my friend's blogs and I couldn't find anything. I was about to give up, until I finally found this from Christian's blog, and I feel the same way. In my opinion, I don't think anyone our age can go a day without listening to music. For me, music calms me down and it really helps me focus more on my work. There will be times when I will loose my concentration for awhile and I'll sing along with the song and sometimes I'll dance while I sing too, but some songs are just so hard for me to not sing a long and dance to it. haha, don't you agree? OH, speaking of music, I'm listening to music right now as I write this post. LOL, and I just stopped for awhile to dance and sing.

If someone were to be more specific and say, "I can't go a day without listening to the radio" then I would not be able to say I feel the same way. In my opinion, the songs they play on the radio gets TOO played out. When this happens, I begin to not like the song anymore and it gets old to me. Even if it just came out a month or so ago. With this said, I love listening to songs from YouTube stars. They never get old for me. I can listen to them 24/7, and not be tired of listening to them. I feel that the songs that aren't played on the radio sound better and I can relate to the lyrics more. 

FREE: My weekend.

Friday, after I finished my homework, I hung out with my bestfriend. first, we walked around park st. because she was hungry. At first, she wanted a corn dog from Weinerschnitzel, but as soon as we got there, she changed her mind and wanted to eat a hamburger. So I suggested Nations. So, we waited for the bus which took about 15 minutes, and as soon as we got there, there were soo many people inside. Not only did we have to wait in line, but the making of the food also takes long. But considering that it was Nations, we waited & it was definitely worth the wait. So after we got the food, it was about 11 o'clock at night and we waited for the bus to go back to my house.
I don't really like hamburgers. Never did, I probably will later in life, but as we speak, I don't plan on it. haha, so because of this, I ordered Chili Cheese Fries, and it was m-m-good(: after we ate, we watched Just Go With It and it was pretty funny. Ofcourse, it ended how all movies end. You know, a guy and a girl get caught in some situation and one is there to help the other one with getting at a guy/girl. And during all this, they grow feelings for each other and end up being together at the end, but it was still good. The next 2 days, we went to the Jam Festival on Webster St. It was okay, I got a Flower shaped balloon from the clown. haha, then we went to McDonald's to eat, & then I spent the night at her house. we like to spend as much time as we can together because we go to different schools and we don't get to see each other everyday. Although, we try to. We try to see each other everyday whether it's a school night or not, we try to visit each other whenever we get the chance. And I'm glad we do.

FREE: School

Wow, the second week of school is finally over. The first day of school wasn't what I expected it to be like. Just like I predicted, I had homework for math on the first day of school. I thought it would only take me about half an hour, but my gosh, it took me over an hour an a half. thinking it would only take me half an hour, I started it late that night, and finished around 1. Every school night I fell asleep some time past 1, and three of those times I fell asleep while doing homework. No bueno!

This year is very different from last year. One thing that was a big difference from last year is the amount of homework I have and how much time I spend doing it. Last year, most of the time I only had math homework and it only took me about half an hour to do it with having any trouble. But this year, I've been having a lot of trouble doing my math homework, which is very unusual for me considering that math is my strongest subject. Besides math, I am also having a lot of difficulties doing my Hp Chem homework because of the lack of notes we take in class and because of the speed that we are going. It is very hard for me to keep up with what's going on in that class but I don't want to switch to regular chemistry because I like the way my schedule is right now, and there is no regular chemistry class 4th period. But oh well, I guess I'll just have to live with it.

RE: I'd be nothing if it weren't for my mom.

When I grow up and become successful, I will repay my parents every penny they spent on me.

This quote is from Pamela's blog. For some reason, this quote just caught my attention. I really like this quote because, let's be honest, how many times have you ever heard a person say these words? I like the thought of kids my age actually have a nice bond with their parents this close that they are willing to do this. I mean, I've never heard anyone say this before and I just thought it was sweet. Some day, I'd like to have one of my kids say this, not because I'd like them to really pay me back, but because it shows how much they love and care about me. Which is something really nice to know from a teenage kid. I say this because alot of kids these days say, "Ugh, I hate my mom/dad!", and I'll admit, I've said it before, but I've never really meant it.
I guess it's part of growing up. It's part of our teenage lives. Complaining about our parents because, even though we don't want to admit it or believe it, we are still kids and they just want what's best for us. I believe that, wether you're 3 or 17, you're still a kid until you are 18. Because 18 is the age where we finish high school and go on our own. Well, not completely on our own, but it's the time we go out and explore the real world. But anyways, ever since I was little, my plan was to get a really nice job and have enough money to buy a big house big enough to allow my mom to live with me, because I know when I'm older, I will miss having her around and spending time with her that I know I'd wish I did when she pasts away.

BC: My life story.

Well, hello there! My name is Josephine, but I only go by that name during school. At home, I go by my second name, Crystal. I like Crystal better than Josephine, but you can call me which ever one you prefer. My mom never really planned on naming me Crystal, but my sister wanted my mom to name me after her doll, Crystal. haha, hm, let's see, my parents got a divorce when I was only 3 and my dad remarried and had 2 other kids. I live with my mom and my sister, and every once in a while, I get to visit my little sisters down south. I love seeing them, they always make my day and we're always full of laughter. I feel like a little kid when I'm with them, haha. My older sister, Lala, is hella chill and cool too. She's like a bestfriend to me. We literally tell each other everything. We've always been like that since I was little. I'm glad I have her here for me because I can always have someone to talk to about my problems and will understand and be there for me. well, I currently live in Alameda, walking the streets at 5'1, fun size! aye! haha, I'm 15, turning 16 on March 12, and 100% filipino. But sadly, I don't fully understand Tagalog, just a little bit. But, hey! I'm getting there. I've never been to the Philippines, but hopefully I'll get to go there soon. hm, what do I like to do? I love to sing and dance. I was suppose to join a dance group over the summer but the guy I was planning on joining with got too busy and we never got the chance to sign up. But it's all good, I'll just have to wait till next summer. I also like to hang out with my friends, joke around, sleep and just laugh. I'm easily amused. I will laugh at the most littlest things, ever. haha, I always have a smile on my face, or so I've been told. People say I'm a nice, respectful, smart, awesome, quiet, shy girl. but once you get to know me, I can be very loud and you may think I'm weird. But, in my prospective, the weird ones are always the best ones to know. You'll always be laughing and just having a good time. School? ever since I was little, I've always been, what they say, a math goddess. haha, math has always been the one and only thing I'm good at. The two subjects that I've never been good at or interested in are science and history. I don't know why, but they've never caught my attention. In elementary, I used to be very athletic. I played volleyball and basketball. But once I hit middle school, it all stopped. I stopped playing sports and I never got back into playing them. I tried playing again last year, but I've gotten so lazy that I didn't wanna deal with all the running. haha, yeah, I know. Lame excuse, but it's the truth. My goals this year for writing would probably to have the ability to just write about whatever that's on my mind instead of only being able to write about something specific. I want to be able to hear the teacher say, " Begin writing about anything you'd like. " and I'd be able to do it without any problem. welp, I guess I'm done here. bye (: