Last-day-of -the-year Reminiscence

Year 2005- One of the most disastrous years, yet a memorable one. I don't want to delve into the social issues that came up this year; might cause an uproar or something. Instead, I'll just post about the changes in my life this year(After all, it's my blog).

Most importantly, I graduated from grade school and started high school this year. That brought a lot of changes to my life like more intersting lessons, a chance to meet new people, improved study habits (maybe...) and lots of other stuff.

I turned 13 this year. It didn't affect me that much, but each year brings about more responsibilities and their own privileges.

I gained new friends, both offline and online. As a child, I didn't have very many friends, mainly because I was aloof and too focused on academics. Because of the constant nagging of my parents and the "plots" of my classmates, they helped me open up a little.

I also started blogging on February this year. It brought a lot of changes, too. It was another outlet of creativity and emotion, which is what someone before suggested me to try.

My first personal website, Neo Wings was published. It's always on hiatus, but I'll try to revive it soon.

Usually, I just live for the present and future, but I guess it's a good thing to reflect on these things. I'm thankful for this year, with everything that it brought, and I look forward to the next year and all the good changes it will bring.

And there were a lot of other little but important things that I might have forgotten that led me to be what I am now.

Thank you to everyone who took time to read this post. It means a lot to me.



...I could just laugh at myself for putting up this post. Don't mind me.

I gotta go before they blow up the house with firecrackers. Happy new year, folks!

Christmas 2005

I won't be online tomorrow, so this is the second best time to post this.



Heheh... just a little something I worked on for less than 5 minutes. Maybe you can guess why. I made it to give even just a short greeting to everyone who happens to pass by this blog. It kind of hurts when you aren't greeted this season; I learned that pain when I got of the school bus at the last day of school. Well, it's time to be celebrate, so forget about that incident.

Everyone may be rushing with preparations for the celebration tomorrow. Some are doing last minute shopping. People are eager to unwrap presents. Carollers here are trying to get as much money as they can at the last night before the day. We're getting ready with the Christmas dinner. This season may get stressful, too.

Just stop and think of the true essence of Christmas.

Happy holidays everyone!

Two More Days...

...before Christmas. I'm finally in a somewhat holiday-ish mood, because of Misa de Gallo (one more day to go...), wrapping gifts for my sisters, and having to send Christmas e-cards to everyone. Everything seems okay, except the last part.

I was never that fond of writing to relatives, friends, or even to my parents. I find it easier to write if I know no one I know personally will read it. I'm comfortable writing this blog almost anonymously (there are some people I meet everyday reading this, too.).

I want to post something about Christmas, but my mind is preoccupied with things. Sorry about that.

Um... Happy Holidays?

Tomorrow's the 5th day of Misa de Gallo. I started attending it only this year, because classes ended early for the year. I couldn't get used to waking up as early as 4 o' clock, so we were late for the mass. It started late today, so we were somewhat on time. It's cold in the morning as we walk to the church, but it gets very stuffy when we get inside. Anyway, I'm planning to finish the nine days.

The air is very cold these days, even at noon. I caught a bad cold for the sixth time this year. My feet freeze and I wear a thick jacket indoors. I just wonder if it's only me who is sensitive to cold, since everyone else in the house is fine. I'm sick of being sick.

I had a lot of things in mind to post about this morning, but I forgot what those were...

I took this survey yesterday afternoon, just for fun.

You Know It's All About You (Over 100 Questions)
.:General Info:.
Name::	Gray
Age::	13
Gender::	Too naive and indifferent to be a homosexual, that's for sure. I don't like telling it online.
Height::	5"1, heh...
Birthday::	Sept. 29, 1992
Hair Color::	Dark brown/black
Describe yourself in one word::	Enigmatic
Describe your personality in one word::	Obscure
.:School Life:.
What grade are you in::	1st year high school
What school do you go to::	High school. You guys figure the rest out.
And where is that::	Somewhere in the Philippines
Do you get good grades::	In all subjects except Math
Favorite Subject::	the Science subjects
.:Love Life:.
Sexual Preference::	Straight!
Do you have a bf/gf::	Naw.
If so,what is their name::	Doesn't apply
How long have you been dating::	Not applicable
Do you consider yourself in love with them::	Can't relate
If so,why::	Why what?
Have you had your first kiss::	Nope
If so,when::	Never
Do you have a crush::	I did before, but I fell out of love
If so,what is their name::	Do you expect me to tell you?
Why do you like them::	Their behavior. But as time flies, that also changes. That's why
Do they know you::	Yes
Do they know that you like them::	No
How long have you known them::	More than half a month
.:Friends:.
Best Friend(s)::	Don't have a "best friend", though I've got lots of friends
How long have you been friends::	I've been best friends with nobody for how long?
Do you consider yourself a good friend::	Trying to be
How many friends do you think you have::	Enough
Most popular::	Someone at school
Most conceited::	Another person at school
Friendliest::	Most of them?
Meanest::	A busmate
Prettiest::	Wha...
Craziest::	My class
Oldest::	Grandparents
Youngest::	My little brother
Most recent::	Someone from another class at school
Smartest::	Everyone else will kill me if I don't put his or her name here.
.:Favorites:.
Food::	Pizza
Person::	Oh, no...
Number::	29
Show::	Haven't been watching much tv for a while
Letter::	R
Song::	Holy Orders- Be Just or Be Dead (Guilty Gear), my favorite song changes fast
Band/Singer::	Too many
Place in the world::	The cool outdoors
Season::	Rainy season, autumn in temperate areas
.:Your-:.
Dream Vacation::	Some place in Europe
Dream House::	A house near a waterfall or a mountain
Dream Room::	An organized one
Location::	Philippines
.:Last Time You:.
Watched T.V.::	Half an hour ago
Went to the bathroom::	An hour ago
Ate::	10:00 am today
Slept::	Noon
Listened to music::	Still listening to some now
Used the phone::	Landline: Months and months ago; Cellphone: Some time at 5
IMed someone/Got an IM::	Two days ago
Went to school::	A week ago. I'm on a Christmas break now
Played a game::	3:00 in the afternoon
Took a shower::	This morning
Hugged someone::	Last night
Went on a date::	Never
Wrote a letter::	A Christmas ago
Cried::	4 nights ago
.:Last Person You:.
Hugged::	My mom
Kissed::	no one
Laughed at::	Sis, heheheheheh...
Cried over::	My parents
IMed/Got an IM from::	Aya!
Hurt::	Myself
Talked to::	Sis
Spoke to on the phone::	Mom
Ate with::	The whole family
Spent time with::	Sis, again
Saw::	Sis
Missed::	My classmates
Heard::	Dad yelling at my sister
Played with::	Little brother
.:Have You Ever:.
Been out of the country::	A few times
Been out of state/province::	A lot of times, to visit relatives and on one school trip
Done drugs::	Never
Done anything illegal::	Never
Slapped someone::	No
Cut yourself::	A lot of times, unintentionally
Played an instrument::	Yeah. I used to play the flute and I fool around with my classmate's guitar
Hurt someone for no reason::	A lot of times
Hurt someone::	Yes, both physically and emotionally
Killed an insect/bug::	Yeah
Gotten stung by a bee::	No, and I don't want to be
Lied to your parents::	Truth is, a lot of times
Stole Something::	Never
Kissed Someone::	Does kissing family count?
.:This Or That:.
Rock or Rap::	Rock!
Singing or Songwriting::	Singing
Tennis Shoes or Sandals::	Tennis shoes. My feet get cold fast.
Phone or Computer::	Computer!
Biking or Skating::	I know how to do both, but I'd rather bike
Analog or Digital::	Digital
Coke or Pepsi::	Coke
Sprite or Sierra Mist::	Sprite
MTV or VH1::	Neither
R&B or Country::	R&B, but I'd rather listen to rock.
Cingular or T-Mobile::	Don't know, don't care to know
Cats or Dogs::	Dogs
AIM or Yahoo::	Yahoo
Bzoink or Quizilla::	Can't decide. I've been using Quizilla longer, but Bzoink is also fun.
.:Word Association:.
Birthday::	food
Peanut::	legume
Good Charlotte::	Tch...
Ravioli::	Italian
President Bush::	America
T.V.::	channels
Rock::	guitar
Rap::	noise
Chef::	iron
Boys::	sports
Girls::	group
Calendar::	schedule
Fan::	frilly
Evil::	a certain person...
.:Right Now:
Eating::	Air
Drinking::	Saliva
Watching::	The blinking of the cursor
What is on your mousepad::	NetTek
What are you doing::	Answering this survey while waiting for the other site to load.
What song are you listening to::	Simple Life (Guilty Gear XX OST) on the computer media player
What's in your CD player::	A Christmas carol CD
Wearing::	A red shirt and a pair of shorts
Time::	6:30 pm
Month::	December
Day of the Month::	17
Year::	2005
Day of the week::	Saturday
What website are you on::	http://www.bzoink.com (duh), http://www.guiltygear.com
.:Random Things:.
What color is your mousepad::	Old, dusty gray, which used to be white
What color is your keyboard::	Black
What is the phrase you use the most online::	...
Did you like this survey::	Yeah
Are you sad that it's over::	Sort of.
What are you gonna do after this survey is over::	Post the survey code
Do you like pop-up ads::	NO!
How long have you been online::	Very, very long
Take this survey | Find more surveys You've been totally Bzoink*d

(edited: Dec. 18, 7:07 pm)

I woke up to some Christmas songs playing loudly in the kitchen while eveyone was getting ready for breakfast. The house was already decorated a few days ago, and there are kids caroling outside as I type. The last thing I did before going out of school was watch an interbatch Christmas carol contest and clad in a jacket the whole day. So why doesn't it feel like Christmas is in the air? It could have been because I was thinking of something else this week (exams, upcoming break, some other stuff). It makes this year feel different because I usually get excited for the holidays even at the middle of November. Well, I'll think about that.

Yesterday, I went to my past school for my sister's Family Day. It felt kind of weird staying there after nearly 7 months of high school somewhere else. I was already used to the freedom of the school I go to now. Now that I came back to check how everyone was doing since I left, I'd have to say that I like my new school better. I like it that the people there are more outgoing and in a crowd, a joke is cracked at least every 3 minutes. The teachers back there at high school now are also closer to the students and fool around. It made me uncomfortable to readjust for a few hours to a group who I thought were fun but I now find traditional and somewhat boring. My sister told me that there were some of her classmates and teachers were looking forward to meeting me. No one even came near me the whole 4 hours, not even one of my "rivals" last year. It just goes to show that things change over time. I'm not sure though whether it was me or the school that has changed.

I hope I said the first two paragraphs in a way almost everyone understands.

I now have an idea of things to do during my break. I'll try to update Neo Wings and PIWTHI at least once, finish reading the 6th Harry Potter, ride around the block on my scooter, clean up my room *shudder*, and study a little for the 4th quarter (yep, I'm insane).

Classes are done for the year. Yes!

After the tests, we had two free days at school. On Thursday, we freshmen had a Christmas dance at the night. At first, I attended for the food, but some of my classmates dragged me to the floor. Now, I don't feel too akward about dancing.

Yesterday was another free day. Guitars, laptops, watching the caroling contest and the upcoming vacation were the only things in my mind.

So, what do I do now?

Test week has finally come. Yay...

I feel a bit more secured about taking the exams after reviewing today. Wasn't able to yesterday because I hit the sack after arriving from the last of our Saturday classes. And I'm still finishing a one month homework which I just started last week. It's all easy after Wednesday.

Life outside school. What is that? :P I'll remember that soon.