Imma City Girl

Yes, I am a City Girl :) I was born and raised here in the City. I can't really say that I live in a really big city. Mine is just a normal one. With business centers, malls, schools and stuffs that you can see. 
Actually, I've just concluded that I am a City Girl when I went to Bukidnon. We have a house thereand seriously, I think if boredom could kill, hurm, you know what could have happened to me.Thank god at that time we were just staying there for only a short while. 
I just love the lifestyle here in the city. You should be a survivor to the survive. Almost everything is fast-paced. <3 There's fashion everywhere and being unique is common in the city. 
If Imma enumerate ALL the reasons why I'm a city girl, then prepare for a sleepless night <3 live in the city and you'll know why I love being a City Girl :D

OPM

OPM (Original Philippine Music), yan ang pangalan ng Music Industry dito sa Pilipinas. Dahil dito, nakakapag-produce tayo ng mga amazing songs that can extends to almost all parts of the world. Even foreigners admire our songs because of our unique tunes and sensible lyrics. 


Sadly, OPM is slowly, let us say, look upon as a weird (baduy) song style. Some Filipinos said that when they hear OPM, they remember the old school days and antique style of singing. O.o Old School? Antique Style?! What does that mean anyway?


(in a K-Pop fan perspective) For me, OPM's tune is unique. Many of our songs are like about love and breaking up (still connected to love). Many people wants something new, something lively, something that they want the beat to keep up and K-Pop (and other -insertcountry--Pop can give them). K-Pop's music is lively, the music videos are cool and even the language itself is interesting. 


(in an OPM lover's perspective) Now, OPM in the other light is unique in an amazing way. Even though we have many love songs, we also have songs about family, friendship and being a Filipino. Our songs are praised around the world because our songs have a story, a story that many people can relate to. 


OPM should really be given more exposure now. More time to shine and be popular to all over Asia and the World :)

Of Mice and Men

That's my own copy of 'Of Mice and Men' by John Steinbeck. :) 
I so pity Lennie here in the last part. He died :'(
well, I actually cried in that part since Lennie, even if he's big, is vulnerable in the outside and thinks like a child. 
You better read this book. :)

XU Entrance Exam

This morning, I took the XU entrance exam. It wasn’t of a big deal actually since I’ve already had a passing score for CSAT (which is 88) and I know that I can use my CSAT as my entrance exam. However, the exam that I took this morning was for a Scholarship and I can’t miss this chance.

You might wonder, and then what’s the big deal if I took this entrance exam? The BIG deal is that my parents thought that I took the entrance exam as a hopeful nurse student next year. Haha … Sorry to break the hope but I took the exam as a hopeful PSYCHOLOGY student next year.

Yes, Psychology. Why? Because I want to be a Psychologist and I want the course that would really interest me. I don’t want the course that my parents WANTS me to take. Why? Are they the one who’s going to school and study all those stuffs that doesn’t even them?! It’s me right? It’s me who’s studying so it’s DEFINITELY MY CHOICE!

Well , my dad a while ago asked me, “What will your job be after college (Psychology graduate)”. I just shrugged my shoulders cause I know that this talk will again lead to this question. Yeah right. Then what would be my job when I take Psychology? I can answer it with 2 letters and one number: M2M! let me enumerate those to you:

• Police investigator
• Guidance Counselor
• PHOTOGRAPHER
• Take Law then become a lawyer
• Teacher
• Psychology can also be a pre-med course
• PSYCHOLOGIST!
• And more to mention!

Okay, so stop asking me what will my job be because I can’t tell you anything because many works are rushing through my mind. >.<

I TOOK THE PSYCHOLOGY EXAM! THE END!

My Photography

These are some of the photos that I took. :)) All photos that are mine has "ShairaSales" on it, either on the sides or at the center. 

more photos to come :))

Trust sa Class

Hindi ko na alam kung sino ang dapat kong i.trust sa class namin ... 

• may magnanakaw kasi. 
• may mga issues na hindi na.so.solve.
• backbiting is SUPER rampant.
• may mga traydor. 

Just saw Harry Potter 7: Part 1

Seriously, I was kind of disappointed about the movie, but only little. This is the first HP movie where I've read the book first then watched the movie. :))

Gosh, Tom Felton definitely grew up. HE'S SO HAWT! :D

Rupert, Emma and Daniel are not kids anymore :) They just grew up. I love Emma, she's more beautiful than EVER! :D and oh, Daniel, he's kind of cute as well as Rupert!
weeeeeeeh :)) I'll wait for the second part of the movie. :)

A Trip to The Past

So yesterday, me and my three friends namely Sundae, Char-char, Mitsume and Martha went to Museo de Oro. It's a museum which is mainly about everything Mindanao. Museo de Oro is inside Xavier University.

We went first inside this room named Exhibit 1. I would love to take pictures but there's a "No Camera allowed" rule. Inside, there were many STUFFS. Plates, coffins, altar things from a church and much much more. There were also many "lana" and other anti-maligno (Aswang, Manananggal, etc.) there. There was a skull that was from 14th - 15th century. One of the most amazing things there were the bell that the age was more than 100 years old. :)) There are so many things that's interesting there. :))

So now to the Exhibit 2. This is at the second floor of the Museum. Inside it were amazing things. :)) Things that dated back to the time of Jose Rizal. There was a framed page of La Solidaridad, the flag of KKK, a chair from a respected family and many framed photos including Jose Rizal. As we roamed around, we also saw a rare menu from a French restaurant. That menu was used during the meeting of Jose Rizal and friends.

Just when you see walk in, there is a "wall" that you can see. When you walk around it, a painting of the primitive Cagayan de Oro is seen. The guide told us about the picture. He pointed to us where the present streets were. Many location of some places didn't change like the Cathedral. Lourdes College was also seen near its present place. The Cagayan de Oro Bridge is seen there in the painting, broken. Yeah, it was made of light materials that in the day of its opening, it gave up and fell down. One Spanish official died. Looking at the primitive Cagayan de Oro let us (me and my friends) think of how the time changed over the years.

Next stop, Exhibit 3. The room was just small. It has some ethnic costumes in it. There was a picture of a Muslim man waiting for his wedding to start. Then we moved on, there was a table were a 'bracelet' was displayed. We started talking like 'Hey look at this, bangles!'. Then the guide told us that the 'bangles' that we were referring to were actually woven horse hair. We looked at the 'bangles' again and was at awe. We moved on at the next clothing displays.
There was this (in our present time) three-fourths clothing which was designed meticulously. At first, we thought the things that were sewn unto it were sequins since it sparkled under the light. But then the guide told us that those were sea-shells. We touched the clothe and the sea shell. Wow, the work of art was just amazing.

After some time of looking at the clothes, we went out of the room. There was still an Exhibit upstair but then we realized that we stayed at the Museum looooooong. The closing time was 11:30 am and we were still there at 12:20 NOON!! :)) So we just decided to go home and told ourselves that we would go there again and complete our journey :)) We thanked the tour guide and off we went. :)

The tour at the Museum was an enjoying one. It opened my eyes to the amazing history of Mindanao and my beloved city, Cagayan de Oro City. 

College Course

So this March will be my High School Graduation (hopefully). SO after graduation, summer then college. COLLEGE !! for crying out loud! The next step after Elementary and HIgh School. 

So it is in college where you would take up what course you like. Yeah, so that's it. I really want to be a Psychologist, Paranormal Psychologist to be exact. However, ParaPsych is not yet available here in the Philippines so I guess I'll just content myself with Psychology. Some of my friends will also be taking up Psychology so if I will take up Psych in college, I will have less worry to adjust. 


Why do I want to be a ParaPsychologist? ParaPsycholgy basically is about Paranormal things. Since I've experienced many Paranormal things already, I guess I can relate to some things. I also wanna learn some things about why Paranormal things happen and why some of it behave in one way or another. It's my curiosity that led me to dream about being a ParaPsychologist. 


Now, since ParaPsych is not here in the Philippines, I want to be a Psychologist. I want to study why the personalities of people are like that or why some people act like that. I'm always curious about the body language of each people and what their body language meant. Basically, I want to learn about human behavior.n 

So the reason why I wrote this blog is this, I can't take up Psychology. :(( Why? Because my parents want me to take up Nursing. When I was still a child, I used to dream be a nurse. A childish dream. Now, being a nurse is like a hard thing for me. I have my own reasons why I don't want to be a nurse. 

• It's not what I want. 
• There are too many nurses in the world and MANY of them are unemployed. 
• I hate the aura of hospitals (because of Paranormal incidences)
• I hate the smell of blood and strong smelling-medicines. WHenever I smell these things, it always feel that I can taste them and wanna make me puke.\
• I  don't want to be a reason why some patients will be more sick. I'm afraid that I may give a wrong med to a patient. 

Hospitals really creep me out. When my father was hospitalized, I used to go to the hospital after class. When I arrive there, it's always past 6. SInce the room of my dad is at the 4th floor, I would use the elevator to go up. Everytime I enter the elevator and walk to the room of my dad, I always feel a presence that keeps on following me. CREEEEEEPY !! 

So that's my main reasons why I don't want to be a NURSE! >.<

Our Country's Talented People

There are many people in this world that are really talented. Let it be singing, dancing, acting or in any fields. In each of the countries, there are people whom we are proud of because they have world class talents. 

Charice Pempenco. I'm sure many of us have heard her song Note to God and the top rating Pyramid (featuring Iyaz). She first wowed the audience with her powerful voice when she joined a singing competition at the now defunct Magandang Tanghali Bayan. She was very young at that time. Unfortunately, she did not brought the bacon home but that did not discouraged her from joining any other singing competitions. 

Charice joined the Little Big Star and was awarded third during the finals. After sometime, she was idle from the eyes of the public. Then a news about her came out where she was a guest at a Korean Show where Ellen Degeneres first saw her. That was the start of her rise to International Fame. 

As of now, Charice joined the cast of Glee as a member of New Direction's opposing team, the Vocal Adrenaline. She's also busy promoting her album. :) I hope to see more of her soon. 

No, she's not Lea Salonga, she's THE Lea Salonga. She played as Kim in the musical play Ms. Saigon. I really love her because she can sing, she can act, in short, she's a total performer. She's also voiced the singing Jasmin of the Disney animated movie, Aladin. She's also the first Filipino who won the Tony Awards for Performing Arts. :))
There are so many things that she has already attained in her life. She already has a husband and a cute child. :)) 
If you wanna know more about her, visit her Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lea_Salonga

Jovit Baldivino. He may be short for you but man, if you hear his voice, you'll think of nothing but the song. Known as the Siomai Vendor when he joined the Pilipinas Got Talent, Jovit wowed everyone when he auditioned for PGT. He's got a great singing voice. It's kind of hoarse in a good way with a great musicality. 
Jovit won PGT garnering more than half of the votes. Now that's more than what you expect right from a humble young man? :)) Jovit is currently getting ready for his first solo concert this November 17 at Aliw Theatre. :D

Arnel Pineda. The lead singer of the band Journey. The members of the band chose him to be their new lead singer because "he sounds like the old vocalist". Well, if you'll listen to his voice, you might just agree to them. 
He was discovered because of a fan, who kept on supporting them even if he was still a small-scale singer, posted his videos while singing in Youtube. Luckily, someone found him and voila, his road to success. :)) Arnel, despite of the fame and luck that he attained, always kept his feet on the ground. :)

You don't know him?  Really... .uh oh ... he's Apl.De.Ap yo! :) Yes! The one from the Black Eyed Peas. His real name is Allan Pineda Lindo Jr.. You think he is black? Well, apparently, he's half African American and Filipino so maybe he can be counted as one. :))
When he was 11, he went to America to treat Nystagmus, an involuntary movement of the eyes. Then after a trip to Disneyland, he expressed his interest in staying at America. When he was 14, he moved to America to live. It's in America where he started his singing and performing career. 
Ever wondered if Apl.De.Ap forgot his Filipino roots? Better think again. In the Black Eyed Peas 2005 album 'The Monkey Business', the song Bebot (an all-Filipino lyric song) was included. However, Bebot wasn't released at the US but it was released in the Philippines and other Asian Countries. The song "The Apl Song" also has Filipino lyrics and if you'll listen to the lyrics clearly, you'll get the message of Apl's life. 
Present time, I've seen many of Apl songs (independent songs) on which the aim is to present the Philippines to the whole world. :D
more about Apl.De.Ap here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apl.de.ap




I know that I only put four people here. But hey, I'm not saying that this is the only post that I'll make about talented people. Take note of this, there are many that will soon to follow. :))

If you've seen in my past posts, I rarely put pictures ... :)) I guess, starting now, I should add more pictures in my posts because I think it can enhance the point that I want to elaborate :))

So that's it, pretty short huh? :)) please do read my posts :D

America's Next Top Model

I'm so loving this show !! :)) Every Sunday, I would tune in to ETC so that I can just watch the latest episode of AMNT Cycle 15 . :D I love Tyra Banks and Ms. J and Nigel and everyone on the show. 

My favorite of all is Anne. :) she's pretty and so tall. The problem with her I think is that she can't openly show her personality and she's so silent. Nevertheless, I really love her because she's timid outside but when she's modelling, bam! She becomes very pretty and a model. 
She had the best picture for five straight weeks, the first in AMNT history. But this week, she did not got the best picture (Liz got it). She placed third this week. But anyhow, I still love her :)) Keep it up Anne!

Kayla! :) she really reminds me of Bonnie Wright at times. :) she's really pretty. Here, her hair is blonde but in this cycle, her hair became red which also suits her. :) She's also really pretty and model-ish ... 

I'm still taking my guess on who will become America's Next Top Model since all of them can be really great. :)) I can't wait for the next episode to air. :)