Linkin Park Living Things Tour

After 10 years of waiting, Linkin Park finally made their comeback to Manila! 08.13.13 was one of the most memorable night of my life. It was just like a dream. I’ve been their hardcore fan since I was a kid. Back then, I was wondering all my life was it like to be in their concert. With Chester’s mighty growls, Mike’s creative rapping. and the overall technicality and musicality of the band. I was wishing that amazing moment my whole life. But on that Tuesday night, my dream finally came into reality! Burst into excitement and enjoyment that night!

I was rocking and screaming my lungs and heart out with my concert buddy and bestfriend, Jasmin Apostoles. Oh well. We’re both hardcore fan of this band since then and that’s one of the common things between us. I was also glad that we met few friends that night, all possessing love for the band! It was just great. 

That night, i still can’t believed I was one of those who witnessed that awesome performance by the band. Chester just ruled the stage. His growls. was. ugh. just amazing, mehn. All through out the concert, his growling voice was spectacularly contained. They were no flaws. Nothing. That’s one of the things that made me love LP. I  also really like their musicality. Their music was you know, was one of a kind for me. Especially for a rock band. 

As they entered the stage, the crowd just went CRAZY!! And I, too, was not been myself for the whole time of the concert. On their first two songs of their setlist, I was starting to feel that my throat is hurting and itching, and the concert have just started! I just love the feeling when you are singing and screaming alongside the band. I feel like I was being possessed all through out the night. I was lost in the echo. 

I was even more possessed when Mike and Chester go their way near us, the gold standing! Unfortunately, I didn’t have the opportunity to touch Mike or even Chester. But that don’t even matter. I was just so shocked when I saw these two incredible people up-close and I think I just died. I’m trying all my very best to reach them, but well, I failed. This was the very first concert to see the artists up-close, and I was very happy, it was Linkin Park. 

Without any doubt, this has been one of the most unforgettable, craziest, total-jampacked and best night of my life! Thankyou Linkin Park, and please do come back SOON!

Summer 2013

ohhh. Summer is really over, again! Ohh rainy days are here again! Pero ang jinit parin eh. Global Warming nga naman. Ayun. Masaya naman ang Summer ko this 2013! Although 2 gora lang ako this summer, still very worthy! 4 weeks ba lang naman ang bakasyon ko eh. -___- well, life of a Mapuam. :))

Well, ending March was just great! I and my bestfriend Jasmin, watched The Script concert! oyeah! Thanks to her I was ableto watch it. She won a ticket in a promo on facebook. Just great. She's good in joining in those kind of contests. haha! Then it becomes greater when she chose me to be with her on the concert/ Thank you and Love you Jas! :* Her brother serves as our service to the concert. lol. Thanks too, Kuya Xtian! :))

Well, The Script was just plain awesome. Speechless at the same time. Ang saya pa! Sa patron pa kami nakapwesto. Medyo malapit na sa stage! First time ko manood ng concert sa Patron! hahaha! woooo! so great! FUUUUN! Danny O'Donoghue is sooooo pogi! <3 HAHA!

After the concert, gahd diretso sa Baguio!!! Grabe kahaggard. Halos wala tulog. emeged. We ride a bus papuntang Baguio. @ Victory Liner. It will be my third since I went there. It was a 6hour trip. We stayed first @ Camp John Hay where tita edith & family are staying, too. Ayun adventure time!! Naghorseback kami! gahd!! First time ko sumakay ng kabayo ng ako lang. And it feels so good! medyo mabilis pa ako magpatakbo. It was a 15 minute smooth ride. lavhet! After horseback, we just stroll. Took some pictures. Gahrahbehh lang. lakad kami ng lakad. Ang taas pa! kapagod! nakakapayat teh! haha! medyo mainit pa. Summer eh. Maganda talaga pumunta sa Baguio, pag december talaga. Anyways, after strolling and walking, we went back to the suite. We ate our lunch and drove to different tourist spots in Baguio. We went to The Mansion, Wright Park, PMA Academy, & Mines View Park. FUUUUUUN! Sarap mamasyal with cousins. Sana kasama ko sila Dad. Medyo mahirap gumastos eh. HAHAHA! Then after those, we finally to the so-called-suite we're going to sleep in. It was quite good though. Ang nakakatakot lang yung pagpunta dun, sobrang tarik! grabihan! 

On our 2nd day at Baguio, we went to Ben Cab museum, Strawberry Farm, SM Baguio and Burnham park. Gahd! Beautiful places. It was my first time at SM Baguio, and i don't wanna go home anymore! SOOOOO LAMIG! (conyo lang) HAHA! Sarap ng hangin dun. gahd. It was also fun do boating with cousins. kaloka si kuya yulay at segundo. Di kami makalibot sa buong tubig eh. HAHA! kaloka. It was pure FUN! Thank God. At our 3rd day, we just go to SM Baguio to eat and headed home. TARAY NG PAUWE NAMIN! Deluxe bus pa. Oha! lahat na nandun! Cr, saksakan ng charger, tablet, tv, food, tsaka napakakomportableng upuan! DABEST! Non-stop trip kasi, no stop overs. HAHA! Kaso nahirapan na kami nung nasa Cubao kami. Hirap makahanap ng sasakyan pauwe! grabe. tas ang dami pang dalahin di ba! kamusta naman. TIRING YET FUN!

My 2nd gora this summer, is with my family! We went to Majayjay falls, Laguna. Yeah, falls naman for a change. Beach is too mainstream. ganda dun sobra! Lamiiig ng tubig! sarap magswimming! Kasama din namin, of course, mga co-broker nila mami. FUN ALL THE WAY! We just stayed there only for 1 night. I'm so inlove with the falls. Feels like i'm in paradise. Ngayon lang ulit kasi ako nakapagfalls. SARAP! 

and that's all. SUMMER IS OVER, again. :( For a Mapuan like me, vacation scarcity is my life! :( 

Paano Ko Makakayanan ang Break-up Namin?

“Anim na buwan na kaming magkasintahan at limang taon na kaming magkaibigan. Nang gusto niyang makipag-break, ni hindi niya kayang humarap sa akin. Basta hindi na lang niya ako kinausap. Wala akong magawa. Lumung-lumo ako. Lagi kong tinatanong ang sarili ko, ‘Ano ang nagawa kong mali?’”—Rachel.

DAHIL sa break-up ninyo, baka hindi mo na makuhang ngumiti at palagi ka na lang umiiyak. Tingnan natin ang pinagdaanan nina Jeff at Susan, na dalawang taóng naging magkasintahan. Sa loob ng panahong iyon, nahulog nang husto ang loob nila sa isa’t isa. Sa maghapon, madalas pinadadalhan ni Jeff si Susan ng mga romantikong mensahe sa pamamagitan ng pagte-text. Paminsan-minsan, nireregaluhan din siya ni Jeff para ipadamang naaalaala niya siya. “Laging nandiyan si Jeff para makinig sa akin, at nauunawaan niya ako,” ang sabi ni Susan. “Ang sarap ng pakiramdam.”

Di-nagtagal, sina Jeff at Susan ay nag-uusap na tungkol sa kasalan at kung saan sila titira kapag mag-asawa na sila. Tinanong na nga ni Jeff kung ano ang sukat ng singsing ni Susan. Pagkatapos, bigla na lang nakipag-break si Jeff! Gumuho ang mundo ni Susan. Nakukuha pa rin niyang gawin ang trabaho niya sa maghapon, pero dahil sa trauma ay parang wala siyang pakiramdam. “Pagod na pagod ang isip at katawan ko,” ang sabi niya.

Kung Bakit Masakit Iyon

Kung pareho kayo ng naranasan ni Susan, baka maitanong mo, ‘Makakayanan ko kaya ito?’ (Awit 38:6) Normal lang na malungkot ka. Ang break-up ay baka isa sa pinakamasaklap na naranasan mo. Sabi nga ng ilan, para ka na ring namatayan. Baka madama mo ito at ang iba pang karaniwang mga yugto ng pagdadalamhati, kabilang na ang:

Pagkakaila. ‘Hindi totoo iyon. Magbabago rin ang isip niya pagkalipas ng isa o dalawang araw.’
Galit. ‘Paano niya nagawa ito sa akin? Ayaw ko na siyang makita pa!’
Depresyon. ‘Hindi talaga ako kaibig-ibig. Wala nang magmamahal sa akin.’
Pagtanggap. ‘Okey lang ako. Masakit, pero kaya ko ito.’

Ang maganda nito, darating ka sa yugto na matatanggap mo ang nangyari. Kung gaano kahabang panahon ang kailangan ay depende na sa ilang bagay, kabilang na kung gaano katagal kayong naging magkasintahan at kung gaano na kayo kalapít sa isa’t isa. Samantala, paano mo makakayanan ang kasawian sa pag-ibig?

Magpatuloy Ka Lang

Baka narinig mo na ang kasabihang, Naghihilom ang sugat sa paglipas ng panahon. Noong kabe-break pa lang ninyo, baka walang epekto sa iyo ang kasabihang ito. Iyan ay dahil hindi lang paglipas ng panahon ang solusyon. Bilang paglalarawan: Ang sugat ay naghihilom sa paglipas ng panahon, pero sa ngayon ay makirot ito. Kailangan mong gumawa ng paraan para tumigil ang pagdurugo at maibsan ang kirot. Kailangan mo rin itong ingatan para hindi maimpeksiyon o lumala. Ganiyan din pagdating sa sugat sa damdamin. Masakit ito sa ngayon. Pero may magagawa ka para hindi ito lumala at mauwi sa paghihinanakit. Makatutulong ang paglipas ng panahon, pero ano ang puwede mo mismong gawin? Subukan mo ang sumusunod.

▪ Ilabas mo ang iyong kalungkutan. Hindi masamang umiyak. Sinasabi ng Bibliya na may “panahon ng pagtangis” at maging ng “panahon ng paghagulhol.” (Eclesiastes 3:1, 4) Ang pag-iyak ay hindi tanda ng kahinaan. Nang dumanas ng matinding kalungkutan, maging si David—isang magiting na mandirigma—ay nagsabi: “Sa buong magdamag, ang higaan ko’y tigmak ng luha.”—Awit 6:6, Ang Biblia—Bagong Salin sa Pilipino.

▪ Ingatan mo ang iyong kalusugan. Ang ehersisyo at tamang pagkain ay makatutulong sa iyo na mabawi ang iyong nawalang lakas dahil sa depresyong dulot ng break-up ninyo. “Ang pagsasanay sa katawan ay kapaki-pakinabang,” ang sabi ng Bibliya.—1 Timoteo 4:8.

Anu-ano ang kailangan mong bigyang-pansin sa iyong kalusugan?
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▪ Maging abala. Patuloy mong gawin ang mga bagay na kinahihiligan mo. At ngayon, lalung-lalo na, huwag mong ibubukod ang iyong sarili. (Kawikaan 18:1) Kung sasama ka sa mga taong nagmamalasakit sa iyo, matutulungan ka nilang maging positibo.

Anu-anong tunguhin ang puwede mong itakda para maging abala ka?
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▪ Ipanalangin sa Diyos ang nadarama mo. Maaaring isang hamon ito sa iyo. Pagkatapos ng break-up, nadarama ng ilan na pinabayaan sila ng Diyos. Sinasabi nila, ‘Ipinanalangin ko naman sa Diyos na sana makakita ako ng magmamahal sa akin, pero ano’ng nangyari ngayon!’ (Awit 10:1) Gayunman, tama kaya na ituring ang Diyos na isang tagahanap ng kapareha sa buhay? Siyempre hindi; ni wala rin siyang pananagutan kung gustong makipag-break ng iyong kasintahan. Ito ang alam natin tungkol kay Jehova: “Siya ay nagmamalasakit sa [iyo].” (1 Pedro 5:7) Kaya kapag nananalangin, sabihin mo ang lahat ng iyong nadarama. Sinasabi ng Bibliya: “Ipaalam ang inyong mga pakiusap sa Diyos; at ang kapayapaan ng Diyos na nakahihigit sa lahat ng kaisipan ay magbabantay sa inyong mga puso at sa inyong mga kakayahang pangkaisipan sa pamamagitan ni Kristo Jesus.”—Filipos 4:6, 7.

Anu-anong espesipikong mga bagay ang puwede mong ipanalangin kay Jehova habang sinisikap mong harapin ang kirot na dulot ng inyong break-up?
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Harapin ang Bukas

Pagkatapos maghilom ang iyong sugat, baka makatulong kung pag-aaralan mo kung ano ang nangyari sa iyong nakaraang pakikipagkasintahan. Kung handa ka nang gawin iyan, baka makatulong sa iyo na isulat ang iyong sagot sa sumusunod na mga tanong.
▪ Sinabi ba niya sa iyo ang dahilan kung bakit siya nakipag-break? Kung oo, isulat ang dahilan sa ibaba, totoo man ito sa tingin mo o hindi.
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▪ Sa tingin mo, ano ang iba pang posibleng mga dahilan?
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▪ Kung babalikan ang nakaraan, mayroon ka bang naiisip na sana’y ginawa mo para hindi gayon ang nangyari? Kung mayroon, ano?
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▪ May natutuhan ka ba sa karanasang ito na makatutulong sa iyo na sumulong sa espirituwal o emosyonal na pagkamaygulang?
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▪ Kung mayroon man, ano ang hindi mo na gagawin sa susunod mong pakikipagkasintahan?
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Totoo, hindi nangyari ang inaasahan mong mangyari sa iyong pakikipagkasintahan. Pero tandaan: Kapag bumabagyo, ang madilim na ulap at bumubuhos na ulan ang una mong nakikita. Pero hindi magtatagal, titigil din ang ulan at aaliwalas ang kalangitan. Dumating ang panahon na nakayanan ng mga kabataang binanggit sa artikulong ito ang nangyari sa kanila. Kaya mo rin iyon!

Mas marami pang artikulo mula sa seryeng “Young People Ask” ang mababasa sa Web site na www.watchtower.org/ype

4 incredible SWEET years

January 8, 2013. it is Sweeets' 4 years of friendship. I can't believe it. We made it that far! I am so thankful to have these 4 incredible and sweet people in my life. I so love you so much guys: Sugarkyk, Munchkeyk, Honeybunch and Milo! LOL. That's our alias names actually. And I'm Spongekyk in the group. haha! Kinda silly right? but who cares?! We love it! At kami lang merong ganun! haha. biglang nagtagalog eh noh. I'm just so happy we made it til now. and our friendship is stronger than ever. 

Boothday '09

Well, I want to tell you guys more about how this sweet friendship started. It was way back on our Third year in Highschool. Section is Patience. Oh goood times! LOL. well, tagalog muna ha. nahirapan na ako eh! HAHA! Apat pa lang kami nun. Hindi pa kasali si Chris. Isang araw nun, yung wala pang teacher. Ako, Jnel, Choi at si Miah nag'usap usap. Uhm, By the way, close na talaga kaming apat noon pa. Kakaiba yung closeness. So we decided to have a group or just some label that others can recognize our friendship. We've thought a lots and lotsa names. Ang hirap ah! lahat na ng kalokohan naisip na namin. haha! and finally we came up on something, and obviously, SWEEETS! Bakit? Obviously, mahilig kasi kami sa matatamis syempre. Naisip isip din kasi namin na may kakaibang sweetness kami sa isa't isa. Yung barkada kami na tamang trip, at sobrang sweetness! haha! Oo napansin ko din yun. Kaya sakto lang samin ang Sweets. Nagdecide din kami na magkaroon ng sarisariling pangalan na pwede namin tawagan sa isa't isa. Parang code name baga. Syempre kung sweets ang name ng grupo namin, dapat may related din doon. So we decided na about cakes ang names namin. Ako, Spongekyk, dahil mahilig ako kay Spongebob eh. May ganun namang cake di ba? OHA! Then Karla chose Honeybunch, Jnel chose Sugarkyk and Miah chose Munchkyk. Si karla lang kakaiba kasi wala na kami maisip na malalagyan pa ng cake eh. HAHA! And on that day, Sweets was born. And that was January 8, 2009. 

Trip sa klasrum

Ang masasabi ko lang sa samahang ito, ay walang katulad. Dami din namin napagdaanan noh. Ohwell, lahat naman ng bawat barkada madaming napagdadaanan. Ang samen lang, hanep talaga. Di naman maiiwasan ang away sa barkada. Pero ako, hanga akong naayos namin lahat yun. Walang problema ang di namin nalutas. Pag alam namin na may galit yung isa sa isa, tutulungan naming magkabati sila. O kung ako naman, tutulungan nila ako. Basta. united talaga. Lahat may pakialam sa isa't isa. Ramdam din namin kung may sama kami ng loob or wala. 

Valentines '09

And one time, nadagdagan kami ng isang member. Obviously, si Chris yun. Ayun, close din kasi siya samin. Lagi din namin siyang kasama sa klasrum. Kaya sinama namin siya. Pumayag naman siya. HAha! only boy! hihi. Milo yung codename niya. how cute right? :)) 

Mass Demo '09

 Ang maganda samin, kahit malayo na kami sa isat isa or i mean di na kami masyado or madalas magkita, still, we can feel that our friendship never ever faded. Nung nag4th year kami wala naman nagbago. Kahit minsan may misunderstandings, kasi minsan di nakakasama yung isa or basta isa samin kapag may gora, pero alam namin sa isa't isa na Sweets parin. Pag monthsary, naku! walang monthsary na di namin nakakalimutan. EHEM. kahit nung may kahati sila sakin. (monthsary din kasi namin ni EX ay 8) naku. Kahit kelan di ko naman sila pinagpalit. Di ko sila nalilimutan batiin. Pag tuwing recess nagkakasama parin. At yung isa sa gusto ko sakanila, natanggap din nila si Ex sa buhay ko, syempre sa buhay nila. Sinuportahan nila ako dun, kahit may nangyaring something chorvah dati pa nung di pa kami. At naintindihan din nila at okay din sakanila kahit magkasabay kami ni ex at ng Sweets ng monthsary. HAYY GRABE! I miss those times. REALLY. Nagpapasalamat ako kasi, napakaunderstanding nila. Syempre minsan sinasabihan din nila ako kapag may problema. Syempre lalo na yung mga araw ng single life ko, na wala na kami ni ex. Ayun, sila ang nandyan para sakin. Di nila ako iniwan. ANG SWEEET TALAGA DI BA? Kaya mahal ko sila eh.

Mass Demo '10

  

JS Prom '09

Highschool Graduation '10 ;(

Anyways, then after graduation, of course nothing changed. Our sweetness with each other stays the same. Kahit iba ibang kolehiyo na, of course Sweets parin. Kahit di na kami nakapagcelebrate every monthsary, but atleast nakakabati parin kami at nakakaalala parin. Of course, pag anniversary namin, dapat magcelebrate. 

Karla's 17th

3rd year Anniversary: January 8, 2012

                                             

Karla's 19th

4th year Anniversary: January 8, 2013

4 years of sweetness, and to infinity and beyond! ILOVEYOU SWEEETS!!

Hair talk

This blog will be about my look these past few years. well di naman nagbabago muka ko. lalong gumaganda. HAHAHA! 'wag kayong umangal. Well, the mainpoint of this blog is my hairstyle ranging from 2009 up to present. yeah. kung anu pinaggagawa ko sa buhok ko. from long, to mid hair to short hair!! 

Last 2009, my hair is just long frizzy hair. haha. well lagi din ako nakapony tail nun. Sa teresa kasi, di pwede nakalugay lagi. 

2009

On 2010, that's the time i got my hair rebonded. graduate na eh. so i can do whatever i want with my hair. haha! pero di pa ako nagpapakulay nun whatsoever. Ayun straight long hair nung una. kaso ayoko na ng mahaba. kaya pinagupitan ko din. but mid hair lang naman. di sobrang short. rebonded parin naman siya thank God. its been a year that I have my hair rebonded, and then suddenly...

2010

 slapped!! nagpagupit na ako. On 2011, i was really inspired by Angeline's hair on the Koreanovela Tempation of Wife. Yung bobcut nya! ganda kasi. ang ganda din ng storya! hahaha! chos. ayun edi nagpabob cut din ako. and it turned beautifully. unfortunately, for my frizzy hair, nawala na obviously yung pagkarebond nya. :( 

2011

As I entered 2012, with single life, haha! As I remembered, it was January that I got my haircut again. di parin ako nagsawa sa bobcut na yun. i still looooove it. ang ganda naman kasi talaga pag bobcut eh. Still, i have my bobcut frizzy hair. 

Early 2012

But on the mid 2012 napagod na rin ako magpagupit. Sinabi ko sa sarili ko na magpahaba na kaya ulit ako. so this is my hair for mid and late 2012.

mid 2012

late 2012

and as 2013 entered, short hair again. :( haha! at bob cut once again. di na nagsawa! And it was on the first week of January, again, that it happened. parang dejavu! haha! pero last na 'to promise! magpapahaba na talaga ako. there some changes though, i got my hair colored for the first time! though i remember, when i was child i already got my hair colored then. but that was a long time ago! haha! HELLO 2013!!! 

2013!!!

that's all for the hairtalk. chup chup ciao!

Tuloy ang Happiness!

Oh gosh. Another year has gone by again. Its heartbreaking 'cause, time flies really fast. 2012 has been a wonderful and great year for me. Its the year where I was single again. Its the year where heartbreaks, sadness, and at the same time happiness were present. Its the year where in I shift my course (civil engineering) to multimedia arts, which I wanted on the first place. Its the year where in i have no more failing subjects. Its the year where I got to hang-out with my friends again with no one's holding me back. Its the year i lost my phone, my beloved Nokia C3 (hayyy the messages, the pics, the songs and all, GONE :((( ). Its the year I turned 18. Its the year where my ex bf goes to Mapua. Its the year that I realized i don't need someone or some boy who can help me through my life. and its the year I dedicate my whole self to God.

Yes, so many things happened this past year. and Yes, this year is a bit of a sad process of moving on. Madami ako pinagdaanan. Madami akong namiss na di ko na magagawa kasama yun. So many things changed me. And I may say that I don't regret each one of them. Minsan sinasabi ko nalang sa sarili ko, pano kaya kung di nangyare yun o yan or kung anu pa man yung nagpaiyak o nagpalungkot saken? Siguro di mangyayari yan di ba. What i mean is "there is always rainbow after the rain" right? Oo, napatunayan ko yun this year. For instance, pano kung di kami nagbreak ni Norbe? Masaya pa rin ba kami kung kami parin til now? Siguro kung kami parin at di niya nasabi sakin yung totoo na may gusto na siyang iba, matagal na nya akong niloloko. eh diba ang sakit nun? kaya I'm thankful narin. and yes i admit, it really hurts a lot. I think its been a year na nakayanan ko magmove on. di kakayanin ng 3 months eh. ang sakit eh. Lalo na nung isang taon na talaga kaming break, that's December 9, 2012. and YES, i got through them all. I'm so happy I've made it. I'm happy na nangyari ng lahat yun. Kung kami pa siguro, I'll still have less time for my friends, family, myself, and God. Siguro walang mag'iimprove sa sarili ko. After that breakup, I'm stronger than before. Pinamuka ko sakanya kung sino yung pinakawalan nya. Na magsisisi siya. Pero my life's not about revenge and all. basta nagpakasaya lang ako. pinakita ko sakanya na mas masaya ako ng wala siya. and Yes i'm happy indeed. I don't need a man who'll give up on the end of the road. I need a man who'll fight for me through ups and downs and be with me even there will be girls who'll be more attractive than me. Mr. Right will come in a right time. My friends and family and God help me to stand up and go on in life. That its still not the end of the world. That I know that I can live without him. For God's sake, I lived 15 years without him, what more for the next coming years? For now, I'll truly enjoy my life to the fullest and dedicate my life first to God. 

I've also met new faces last year. When I shift my course into MAS, its like a new bunch of peers. It's like fate. I know all these things have reasons, and I know God has plans for me. He knows that CE is really not for me. Maybe He really wants me to do what I want to do and interests me. And maybe, He doesn't want to see me feeling terrible and taking risks on continuing that course. Thank God for this. This changes will also give me the lots of time on serving Him. What a great decision. And I am really thankful for all of these. I'm also thankful because my mom finally accept it that I can't be an engineer. That I'm not born to live with numbers, equations, and terrifying math professors. LOL. That what I really love is animations, art, creativity and imaginations. LOL. 

So this year, 2013, there'll be new hopes, dreams, expectations, obstacles, people and adventures who'll come up and meet me. I'll face them with great happiness and acceptance. I'll make sure that 2013 will be better than 2012. Yes, there will be obstacles along the road but I won't let them take me down. Though this year will be my last year for my teenage life, I'll surely enjoy it. 

2013. lets get it on! There is no turning back now.