Putting it Simply

We've Moved...Again

2006-08-11T10:41:00.000-07:00

Laundry Day

2006-02-19T10:56:00.000-08:00

[feeling this: cabin feverish]
[planz: sleep, call friends, go to the store]
[listening to: Pump It by The Black Eyed Peas]

Hey ya'll. Well today we are just hanging out here at home doing chores. Laundry, bedding, I cleaned out my filing cabinet and drawers. I need to go work on my clothing drawers and stuff soon. I just had a late breakfast sandwich. It was yummy (easyover egg, tomato, bell peppers, red onion on toasted honey wheat bread :D) Well this week was a LONG one, it seems like it's been 2 weeks instead of just one, I'm so glad we don't have school tomorrow(teachers workday). I dropped outta track coz I suck, and I didn't like it, the people, etc. Plus practices were until 5 and I was feeling rushed, tired, and I wasn't doing my hw. :(
But anyways, Fri. was cool. Eire made the soccer team so she came over and we went 2 the mall. They opened an Aeropastale, I'm glad coz now I can go there instead of the one in SP which is...well I don't fit in with the crowd there. Anyhoo, I'm not going to make this post horribly long so, au revoir!

"7" meme

2006-02-01T15:50:00.000-08:00

k I got tagged by my momma so I guess I better do this.... lol

7 Things to do before I die
We had this sort of conversation in my Super Advanced Language Arts class today, on our quote of the day, "Life is short. So make it sweet." Or something like that. So instead of making this super long, let me just go ahead and start listing.
+Travel, I want to go backpacking across Europe with my girls, drink wine and eat humungous pretzels with my dad, stay in a hostel, go every where with my mom. I want to live every where and meet everyone.
+Do something that will make a difference, invent something, be and activist or something that is worth while and is remembered.
+Finish school
+Have kids, and raise a family, after having a totally wild life before it
+Lets see... number five, uhhh....hmm, acheive total peace and happines, buddha style except without all the restrictions, I think that complicates the whole thing, don't you??
+Find a place in the world, where I have a full belly, contented heart and someone to love.
+Not worry about dying, and die without knowing it's coming. I don't know if this counts but, it's what I want.

7 Things I cannot do
+A cartwheel or any of that gymanstic stuff, I get it from my mama, hehe, but I think I'll learn it since my friends are so active.
+Not worry
+Relax
+Do a split, it's just not happening
+Ride a bike, hey that's just how the cookie crumbles, geez I wish I could ride a bike. I wish I had a bike.
+Be Perfect
+Choose a favorite song

7 Things that attract me to blogging
+Being able to say things in general to people in general, give people messages you're not brave enought to give in person
+Stay in touch
+Personalize
+It saves me from boredom
+(geez this is easy)Look at others people's xangas/blogs/myspaces and comment, it's especially fun that my friends do it now too.
+Being connected to the world wide web! hehe
+Interesting new stuff, and the fact that I can't stay away, it's addictive.

7 Things I say most often
+OMG!
+Huh?
+I am for realz!
+Nuh Uhhhhhh
+Koobideh!!
+Muah!
+heheheheheee <--spoken not laughed

7 Books I love
+You should've asked me about music, I was expecting music, but o well, Umm, THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS SERIES
+Green Angel by Alice Hoffman
+Juniper by Monica Furlong
+The Harry Potter Series
+The Year of Secret Assignments
+Kira Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
+What Every Girl (except me) knows

K thats it! much love to you!

ONE WISH

2006-01-27T17:34:00.000-08:00

I love that song! one wish-ray j. itz cool I have it on my myspace. I <3 myspace!

[feeling this: cheery]
[planz: sleep, call friends, think]
[listening to: In my Head by No Doubt]

Hey guyz, today was kool. My bass clarinet still isn't back from the shop! It's been like 2 weeks now. I have biotech as a new elective and it's AWESOME! I love the stuff we talk about, and how we have our notebooks. Mr. C is a cool teacher. I have to go to my friend Zack's birthday party tomorrow all my amigas r gonna b there. It'll b fun but I can't think of what to give him 4 his b'day boyz r hard to buy 4. Any suggestions??? idk. But anyways. I'll talk to ya laterzz!

skipping

2005-12-19T14:42:00.000-08:00

[feeling this: tired]
[planz: sleep, call friends]
[listening to: tv/commercials]

hey pplz, none of us went to skool 2day, Ace and I were sick, so we skipped. But I'm definitely going tomorrow. I have 2 turn in some stuff, in Lang. Arts and all. So, we have only 2 real school days, then we are out of school. We are planning a Japanese themed Christmas. Instead of a Christmas Tree, we are getting a Bonzai. Then we are cooking Duck, Tempura, and Sushi etc. on Christmaseve and Christmas day. So I'm gonna go rest, ttyl!

Saturday yay!

2005-12-17T09:47:00.000-08:00

[feeling this: "chillaxed"]
[planz:shopping, errands etc.]
[listenin 2: radio-Run It/chris brown]

Hey pplz, still @ home, I reeeally slept in today. We had breakfast burritos, they were good. We did secret santas yesterday, and my friend : :Lillie: : picked my name. She got me an aeropostale shirt, and Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli. It waz so kul. But now, we are going 2 da store, and some shopping I think, and I'm begging mom if we can go see Harry Potter!! WE STILL HAVEN'T SEEN IT!!
Here are some icons.

Afta Christmas planz...

2005-12-16T15:48:00.000-08:00

Okie, after x-mas, I have sum definite planz, 2 do with gift cards/money.

1.)Fix up room, redecorate, maybe a new comforter and skirt
2.)Also need a new desk etc. But we have 2 wait on that I think, until we fix up our rooms...
3.)Watch Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants w/friends, hundreds of tissues and a large bowl of popcorn
4.)Clean out junk
5.)Get numerous bobas, yummy

So mostly I'm just gonna be fixing my room, and I want to get a haircut...thinking...bangs? hmmm, can't wait to do that, mommy?

Wishlist

2005-12-12T16:39:00.000-08:00

*Birkenstocks (these kind)

*Gift Cards from: Target, Barnes&Noble, Kohls, Starbucks
*Brand New Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants DVD
*MP3 player :D
*Sneakers-New Balance, Vans, or anything that looks like it
*Love Angel Music Baby-Gwen Stefani (CD)
*$$$ for Clothes etc.

Christmas Countdown comin' up...

not much

2005-12-11T14:27:00.000-08:00

aaaah can't think of anything to post!! my cheeks feel thin but my arms feel thick. yes it is very random. mom and I have a book review due tomorrow in my aig lang. arts class. monday, dunno what it is gonna be like, I'm nervous to see what my friends are up to, and if Colleen is okay because Oreo her cat just died.

No title

2005-12-10T11:11:00.000-08:00

Hey ppl. Sorry I haven't been keepin up the posts lately, just haven't been in the mood. Yesterday was da school dance and it was okay, not as fun as the last one because my friends wouldn't dance like before. So that sorta got me annoyed, and things were getting to dramatic, but that's middle school I guess. But otherwise it was pretty good. Mom and Dad let me carpool home with my friends Colleen and Eire, it was funny because as we were leaving BMS we were dancing and talking like crazy and decided we would wave at random people behind us so we turn around and wave and realize its our friend Domingo from school and his dad, so we are acting weird waving and stuff and he and his dad just wave back, like, "don't make any sudden movements" or something so it was funny. And right before we had all just gotten in the car, we were joking with him, sayin "Davis is your boo!" or "Hi Domingo's daddy!" all of this was Colleen by the way. So it was fun.

And we went to Colleen's house and straightened my hair and what not so that was kool, then we went to the dance, and mom picked me up.

Asi is taking the ACT test right now and I dont know where mom is, she might be picking her up or something, I just had a Chik-fil-a chicken biscuit that mom left me and...whoops they're home now! Okay talk to ya later coz they have groceries now. bye!

SAT's

2005-12-03T16:08:00.000-08:00

Well I took da SAT's 2day. It was soo long. And sooo haard. Coz it was over 4 hours long, and we got two 5 min. breaks, and a one min. break. I'm really sleepi already so I'll ttyl.

Wigs

2005-11-30T15:06:00.000-08:00

Mrs. Jackson was wearin a wig, I haven't seen in a while. It was wierd. Her wigs are so obviously...wigs! It's funny. What was hilarious was the first time she took it off. I was the first one in the class so I was first to see it. so when each person came in we mouthed, look and pointed at her and each person did something wierd like screamed, OMIGOD! or busted out laughing. It was funny and sorta mean. But I would think she knew better than that. Her hair looked like that spiraly spheggetti. Hehe, well that's all I have to post for today.

Yesterday was really crappy. I want a new template. That's brighter. BYE!

Booored

2005-11-26T10:09:00.000-08:00

I don't know what to post! Sheesh, I haven't had anything to post lately, writers block maybe? Well I'm going to a basket ball game today with my friends J-Doll, and CanCan, can't remember if Lill is coming or not, but we'll see. So I'll probably have more to post later when we come back. But I don't know if I'll have the time or energy to post sumin so I'll have to wait and see. I've pretty much been eating lumpia like everyday. But at least it has veggies and everything in it. Hrrrmmm... I can't wait for school to start again. I miss hangin with my friends and I have more to post. TTYL!!! Muah!

Turkey

2005-11-24T18:54:00.000-08:00

Happy Turkey Day everyone. Grrr, it's thanksgiving and all I want to eat is lumpia (and Popeyes, but that's not possible). I'm just not a turkey person, but mom's turkey is always good. Anyhoo, don't have much to post. TTYL.

Roar.

2005-11-22T14:48:00.000-08:00

Grrr, I'm soooo bored, and that makes me sleepy. I don't like to be sleepy unless I want to go to sleep. I reeeeeally want to go see harry potter and hangout with my friends. I had plans to go to the book store and bali-hai with them, but it turns out, the reading my friend is doing at the regulator is only a few minutes, and then I don't want to go to Bali-Hai, because, it's her dinner with her godmom and that would be wierd, coz she wouldn't be able to talk and it would mean interuppting a family event. Then I'm not allowed to go anywhere anymore this weekend because of the plans that I had made, then changed. So I wont be going anywhere this weekend. Not with my friends though. I wish I could exchange the plans I made and cancelled for the basketball game we planned or the dinner/movie at the mall we had planned. But O well, I guess not. Thats all for now, and I reeeeally hope that my friends get online soon and that I can call. But since they're all out I'll have to wait till tomorrow, or Saturday, most likely. Bye!

Dunno

2005-11-21T15:33:00.000-08:00

I dunno.

Messed up

2005-11-19T10:07:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone, like I said before in my "excellence day" post, I really wish I could tell you more about what's going on, and I wish I could post some pictures. But if you're a teen too, you might be able to guess what's happening right now with me and my friends. It's really crazy, but I can't and I wont talk about it. So don't ask. But I'm not mad or anything, things are just really crazy right now, and I feel really bad for my friends, and I hate that I can't be with them, to comfort them and that I don't completely understand, as well as them, because I'm not the one experiencing it. I really want to be with them so we can talk, but since they're all busy right now, I'll have to wait for them to call. But I'll talk to you later.

Excellence Day

2005-11-18T12:23:00.000-08:00

Today was our 7th grade "Excellence Day." Everyone with a C or above in all their classes got to go. Except for one of my friends who couldn't come because she was on punishment with her mom. It's a long story but it was really fun. I stayed in a group with my friends, Bumper, JD , Veggie and Rachel. We got pizza and a drink, and then went bowling, then we just hung out and ate curly fries, then went to the arcade, and later came back to the bowling alley until it was time to leave. It was really fun and I HATE that I can't tell you about it. Oh well. TTYL!!

2005-11-14T15:28:00.000-08:00

Couldn't think of a title today, so I left it blank, I like doing that some times, but it's nice to have titles. My babysitting site doesn't even let me do titles. It's really annoying. My pinky is annoying me, it is to long I think, whenever I press the shift key it feels odd. It doesn't look long. Hmmm....

I can't think of much to say.

I'm listening to "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter, right now. I like it. I'd like to thank the blog group mom is in, Blogging Berks, for getting these mp3's for me. They are AWESOME!! Thank you so much. ummmm....

I guess that's it. I'm sorta bored, and my minds not working so I'll talk to ya later. I'll probably end up thinking of something I really have to tell ya once I leave so we'll see. Bye!!

JACE

2005-11-12T15:28:00.000-08:00

Today was another "JACE" reunion. That's me, Veggie, CanCan, and JDoll. The Jace stands for our intials. This is our second reunion, the last was at halloween. Today we went to the mall and junk. We hung out at the food court and played with the fotobooth 4 times, because our pix were messed up. They look really cool except for some of the ones with me in em. We ate A LOT and went to Limited Too and Hollister to look and try on clothes. Then my friend Jordan had to leave and the rest of us went to starbucks to have some Tazo teas to go. We share 2 of em. Then we went to Colleens, and sorry I'm rushing so I'll tell ya later. Coz I am IMing my friends right now. BYE!

Laughs

2005-11-10T15:35:00.000-08:00

Today I almost died of laughter. I didn't eat but a small portion of my adobo (AMAZING) which means less than half, which as you all know is small on the adobo scale. But it was because of all the jokes we were cracking which I love most(laughter). They weren't really inside jokes because they can be funny to outsiders too, they just wont be as funny as the insiders. Any how, I also got a email from Veggie with these jokes on em. There were a few that I liked, some of them are sort of dirty but the others are pretty good. If you want to see the rest go to the thought of the day section where I have the whole email.

1)How do you get holy water?
Ans. You boil the hell out of it.

2)What's the difference between roast beef and pea soup?
Ans. Anyone can roast beef!

I added 2 more on the thought of the day section on the side bar. Which incase you haven't noticed, is along with the "Something Else" and "Cool Pic" sections that I just added with the new template.

And you call yourself a fan.

Hola Peeps

2005-11-08T13:52:00.000-08:00

Hey Evrybody! I am sooooo bored. I am trying to do my homework but I reeeeally don't want to. I am sorta tired but not really I just don't feel like school work right now. I want to be up and doing something or talking/IMing someone. Buuuttt, everyone else has extra curricular activities or are at eachother's houses or something. I wish I was like that. I want to do swimming agian or this horse camp some of my friends go to or something artsy. And I want to do some babysitting and tutoring. That would be cool.

Monday

2005-11-07T16:57:00.000-08:00

Today is Monday, today is monday. Hmmmmm... there's not much I can discuss on here right now, my blog is getting pretty boring. But trust me there has been A LOT going on lately, even just today. I was about to die with the laughter and stuff. I guess I could give you an idea of what happened but most of it was inside jokes and school gossip, it wouldn't make sense and I'm sorta tired. I have to type this project for language arts and bring it in on Wednesday, (its a whole script) which would be no problem if we had ink, but since I have to give it to my mom so she can print it at work I'd have to finish it today and give it to her tomorrow, but maybe I can just email it to Amethyst, who is in the group with me, so she can print it along with her section.

Starting Over

2005-11-06T12:25:00.000-08:00

COOL! I loooooovvve my new template! It looks really cool. I thought I would have to go and do my side bar again but I decided I'd just start over. It looks cool and organized like this. I might still use my sunflower temp. once and a while, it was easier to change it seasonally on there. But this looks sort of fall like ya? Well I might not change it so much now, but we'll see. I really like this one, but it's not as bright as I wanted, I like my templates bright and cheery. Anyhow, I have to go finish getting cleaned up so we can go out to the store and stuff later. Bye!!

FRIDAY

2005-11-04T16:28:00.000-08:00

TGIF! I was really stressed yesterday when my new edition of my Science Report on Earthquakes got deleted, I was done and just making a cover page when it DELETED the new parts TOTALLY, I think I cried! It was SOOOOO much work. So I took a break from it today, and when I got home I just sat around for a while, worked on the front cover of my agenda book. I finished decorating the back with tags (I'll post a pic once the camera gets installed again) last night and I'm filling the front with pix of my friends. But I most peoplez didn't have theirs with them so I have ter wait until Monday. It looks awesome though.

ANNYHow, no one's online today to chat and some-thingy mabob downloaded itself on to my task bar and I can't get it off! So there's not much else I can say so I'll just have to email my friends about that. (Private stuff ya know, not safe to put on the web, just so u know mom.)

COOKIES!

2005-11-02T15:43:00.000-08:00

We got our seventh grade cookie fundraiser today. Some cookie person (I think Mr.Mayle) was supposed to come to our language arts classes, but there are 2 language arts classes, and since I am in the virtually "unknown" class we didn't get our orientation. But when we got to science I got a order form etc. They look yummy, but I haven't really looked throughout yet. Today was pretty good though. 3rd period L.A. is always boring when we aren't working(for me anyway) because he just lets us mill around and do nothing, but since I don't have many real friends in that class I get REALLY bored and sorta annoyed. Especially since most of those people like to say I am their friend but they only hang with me when there isn't much of those other people there. But whatever, I have other friends anyhow.

The rest of the day was fun as usual, we all just talked in math and typed messages on my iQuest since our math teacher is an high strung idiot. Well actually we didn't really type on my iQuest today since some of my other "friends" were typing to eachother on it, most of the time. I now have the main verses of "Sugar We're Going Down" (by Fall out Boy) on there. Thanks to Davis (and one verse by me!), who loves em.

We ordered pizza and just finished eating, and now I'm gonna email some of my peeps and look at the cookie thingy. Bye!!

Hmmmmmm...

2005-11-01T16:57:00.000-08:00

Hmmm, I am very exasperated. I'm sleepy, hungry, and mad because I have a huge pile of clothes to fold, and because I am sleepy and hungry. I would type more but I have to go watch "Gilmore Girls" and fold. TTYL!!

Happy Halloween!!

2005-10-31T12:15:00.000-08:00

Happy Halloween everyone! We are going to "Halloween-o" tonight, and I'm meeting two of my friends there at 6:30. I just got home from school not to long ago. We went to homeroom at the end of the day to get a small bag of candy. I got extra from CanCan coz' she can't eat the chocolates (she's vegan) but, my teeth can't take the heavy stuff so I quit. Not much else to post so I will talk to ya lata!

Friends

2005-10-30T09:24:00.000-08:00

Here's some nicknames you might have heard on my posts. Well I know it's confusing but I don't put peoples real names on my blog. Names like, Veggie, CanCan, Pineapple, JC and Eemy (E-me) are the nicknames of my friends. TTYL!

Oh ya and my fav. Archive is the September 2004 issue. I was reviewing some old months in our archives and I really liked this one. I was interested in the posts! I should do more posts like this. I especially liked "Lice and other school issues" It just sounded really cool, that's all for now ttyl.

Shopping List 2

2005-10-30T09:22:00.000-08:00

CANDY
Dried Fruit
Ice (we have some though)
Ken's Greek Salad Dressing
Something to do on blogger

Templates and Chats...

2005-10-30T08:38:00.000-08:00

I'm getting tired of my template already. It's sortof loud and boring at the same time. So I will change it Tuesday or so. Maybe for thanksgiving. Haven't decided yet.

I've been chatting all morning with my friend Veggie. We made plans to meet up at Halloweeno tomorrow. It's this event at the river. They have candy, campfire story telling, a play, and a pinata along with other stuff when you walk around. It's in this nature park and they have a mill and old buildings etc. We go every year almost. I hope we go to the store today. I'm having candy withdrawls. Everyyear we have some at least a week in advance, but there isn't! I am VERY Frustrated. So hopefully we will get some. I gottsta go now coz we are going to go see our cousins. Bye!!!

Shopping List

2005-10-29T09:31:00.000-07:00

I think this will be a new and permanent installment on this blog, by me posting an occasional shopping list, either improvised, real, or dreamed.

MP3's
Jeans
Undies
Tshirts
A reallllly nice sweater
Those shoes that dont have a back and look contemporary amish
Pomegranate and some watermelon
Other fruit
PERSIAN FOODS
My grandma
A Pick
Guitar Sheet music
A good book
A babysitting gig
A outting with a good friend

Book Review

2005-10-29T09:23:00.000-07:00

I am almost finished with this book, "The year of Secret Assignments" by Jaclyn Moriarty. It's really good. I got it at the used book store near our house. I started on Thurday night and am almost done. It's actually funny. The whole book is made up of notes, letters and emails sent between these three best friends and their penpals. I recommend it to ANYONE, seriously. I would right more but I spent to much time on my prev. post. Bye!!

Cheerios

2005-10-29T09:03:00.000-07:00

This morining so far, I've just been snacking on Cheerios. I'm really bored, and I'm tempted to call all of the people in my address book and blab about absolutely nothing. I'm waiting expectantly to see if someone will come online. Dad took the car today so we are stuck within, since everyone else is to lazy to get up and go go. I'm gunna have to call CanCan later, she's got Pineapple at her house (they're having a sleep over) but I was going to invite CanCan and JC to come over since me and JC were talking about it Thursday. We had Friday off so we spent the whole day running around so here's what we did:

We left at 9, and went to mom's appointment all the way by the mall. Then we came BACK to Clone's school to have a teacher's conference. After that we had to drop mom off at work, (around noon) and go to the bank. Dad had to open up a new buisness account and stuff. We left around 1 or so, and went to the "China Buffet" not but a few "blocks" away. We aren't really sure why we like that place, since as you all know we are quite the restaurant conesuirs (is that spelled rite?<<). But they have those really good chicken wings and veggie lomein etc. So that might be why. Then we came home and relaxed a bit. But had to go back out to pick up mom. Afterwards mom and I had to go to our second research interview that lasted about 45 minutes. Then we got $25 each.

Mom and I joked a little as we walked back to the car because, on the way to the interview I was telling her how paranoid I was from this email Eemy just sent me, about awareness of sexual predators and how to protect yourself so I was overly alert. Then the interview included some psychological questions sort of ironic to our conversations prior. I also discovered my mother must have been an undercover trouble maker in her schoolgirl days because she was VERY distracting during the testing like when our administrator stepped out. (Last time we did our interviews separately but this time we did them together.) She was cracking jokes and stuff. And CanCan, if your listening you know how I am with tests and how goodie goodie I am at most times when in a school setting. So this was funny to me. Then mom we were talking about how on the interview it says, "Do you hear voices/see things other people don't?" and mom was like, "Yeah, we have something like that on our section of the interview at DAN when we do the, flying after diving study, and one question goes, 'Do you have superpowers?'" I thought that was funny, and also wondered if we were allowed to talk during the testing.

Anyhow, they did make me sound like some kind of psycho when I said I had a fear of heights, and the dark, more importantly. But it was a small sacrifice for a little bit of cash to fill my deficit. So I'll talk to ya later!

Coldie

2005-10-26T15:44:00.000-07:00

It's sooo cold now, it only got up to 63 today. Everyone at school says it feels like Christmas. And it feels like Christmas with the rush of school work. It's driving me nuts. All I feel like doing lately is sleeping, and instead I have all this homework. I haven't been to tired. At school I'm sorta energetic, in 4th-6th period anyways. School starts wayyy to early. At 7:20!! I would be happier if it started at say... around 8:00. I didn't know how lucky I was when we went to school at 8:30-9!!!

I've been making a new list of mp3's I want to buy, here's the ones I narrowed it down to.

*I Really Don't Think So- Scene 23
*Dance,Dance- Fall Out Boy
*Sugar We're Going Down- Fall Out Boy
*Beverly Hills-Weezer
*We Are All On Drugs-Weezer
*Run It- Chris Brown
*Golddigger- Kanye West
*Like You- Bow Wow
*Cool- Gwen Stefani
*More Than Words- Frankie J
*Be Be Your Love- Rachael Yamagata
*Geek In The Pink- Jason Mraz
*Lose Control- Missy Elliot

That's all. I am really craving Persian/Middle Eastern food right now. I looked up some recipes for Koobideh, Barg, and the chicken kabab thing (jooheh?). Yummmy. Oh and I didn't type that whole post (prev.) I just copied and pasted. Anyhow, I'll be seeing you!!

Healthy Nut

2005-10-26T14:21:00.000-07:00

Here's some new healthy food remedies I found at virtually the same time this afternoon.

HEADACHE? EAT FISH! Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches. So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.

HAY FEVER? EAT YOGURT! Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season. Also-eat honey from your area (local region) daily.

TO PREVENT STROKE DRINK TEA! Prevent buildup of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular doses of tea. (actually, tea suppresses my appetite and keeps the pounds from invading....Green tea is great for our immune system)!

INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP?) HONEY! Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.

ASTHMA? EAT ONIONS!!!! Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes. (when I was young, my mother would make onion packs to place on our chest, helped the respiratory ailments and actually made us breathe better).

ARTHRITIS? EAT FISH, TOO!! Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis. (fish has omega oils, good for our immune system)

UPSET STOMACH? BANANAS - GINGER!!!!! Bananas will settle an upset stomach. Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.

BLADDER INFECTION? DRINK CRANBERRY JUICE!!!! High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.

BONE PROBLEMS? EAT PINEAPPLE!!! Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the manganese in pineapple.

MEMORY PROBLEMS? EAT OYSTERS! Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying much-needed zinc.

COLDS? EAT GARLIC! Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (remember, garlic lowers cholesterol, too.)

COUGHING? USE RED PEPPERS!! A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is found in hot red pepper. Use red (cayenne) pepper with caution-it can irritate your tummy.

BREAST CANCER? EAT Wheat, bran and cabbage Helps to maintain estrogen at healthy levels.

LUNG CANCER? EAT DARK GREEN AND ORANGE VEGGIES!!! A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in dark green and orange vegetables.

ULCERS? EAT CABBAGE ALSO!!! Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and duodenal ulcers.

DIARRHEA? EAT APPLES! Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to cure this condition. (Bananas are good for this ailment)

CLOGGED ARTERIES? EAT AVOCADO! Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.

HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE? EAT CELERY AND OLIVE OIL!!! Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure. Celery contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.

BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE? EAT BROCCOLI AND PEANUTS!!! The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and blood sugar.
Kiwi: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, Vitamin E & fiber. It's Vitamin C content is twice that of an orange.
Apple: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
Strawberry: Protective fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protects the body from cancer causing, blood vessels clogging free radicals. (Actually, any berry is good for you..they're high in anti-oxidants and they actually keep us young.........blueberries are the best and very versatile in the health field........they get rid of all the free-radicals that invade our bodies)
Orange : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 - 4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessen the risk of colon cancer.
Watermelon: Coolest Thirst Quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene - the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are Vitamin C & Potassium. (watermelon also has natural substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin healthy, protecting our skin from those darn uv rays)
Guava & Papaya: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content. Guava is also rich in fiber which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (also good for gas and indigestion)Tomatoes are very good as a preventative measure for men, keeps those prostrate problems from invading their bodies.

Top Ten Healthy Foods! For the complete article visit MSN

1.Blueberries
2.Dark leafy greens-Collard greens, swiss chard
3.Salmon, Sardines, Herring (fatty fish)
4.Spinach
5. Red wine, Grape Juice
6.Whole grains, brown rice
7. Hot Cocoa
8. Nuts: Almonds and Walnuts
9.Olive Oil
10. Garlic

We Are All on Drugs

2005-10-25T13:46:00.000-07:00

by Weezer

When you're out with your friends
In your new Mercedes-Benz
And you're on drugs
And you show up late for school
'Cause you think you're really cool
When you're on drugs
And you put on your headphones
And you step into the zone
When you're on drugs
But the world don't care
If you are not there
'Cause you're on drugs

GIVE IT TO ME

We are all on drugs yeah
Never getting enough (never get enough)
We are all on drugs yeah
Give me some of that stuff (WOO)

And you twitch in your seat
'Cause you wanna hit the street
When you're on drugs
And you cause such a fuss
'Cause there's no one you can trust
When you're on drugs
And the best of your days
Will vanish into haze
When you're on drugs
And you wish you can quit
'Cause you're really sick of it
But you're on drugs

GIVE IT TO ME

We are all on drugs yeah
Never getting enough (never get enough)
We are all on drugs yeah
Give me some of that stuff (WOO)

I wanna reach a higher place
Where things will never be the same

We are all on drugs yeah
Never getting enough (never get enough)
We are all on drugs yeah
Give me some of that stuff (WOO)

*Roof boy is hot!(WOO)

What to do... CONTINUED

2005-10-25T13:22:00.000-07:00

Still have no idea WHAT to do. I'm soooo bored. I feel sick too. But school was fun today. We didn't really work much. And we get to eat lunch with our 4th period classes this week, and all my friends are in that class. I was REALLY hyper too. I guess since we did so much group work in all of my classes today, I was really energized. Ever since I brought my "iQuest" as a calculator, we use it to type notes when we aren't working, so in 5th period my friends Colleen and Davis play "Anagrams" and just play around with the notepad. It's freezing here at the mo'. It probably only got to 67 today, and the "wind chill factor" (we're learning weather terms and junk in science) was pretty high too. -) <-unibrow guy

I was also on a sugar high today. I had some candy and junk. It's "Red Ribbon Week" this week, we pledge not to do drugs. Ironically though, I've been addicted to the "We Are All On Drugs" song by Weezer. And there have been someother ironic stuff going on like that. Haha, talk to ya later!!

What to do...

2005-10-23T09:13:00.000-07:00

I am soooooo bored!!! I dunno what to do. I'm logged on trying to see if one of my friends will chat. I can't wait till' school tomorrow. At least it will be something to do. And I get to finish gossipping with my buds about the dance. I think we might go to the mall later but I'm not sure, we'll probably just go to "Build-a-bear" coz Amara wants to go for her b'day. Bleh... I'm just gonna go take a shower and maybe give someone a call to talk about nothing. Bye!!

Jason Mraz ADDICT!

2005-10-22T09:45:00.000-07:00

"Geek in the Pink" Jason Mraz

Well let the geek in the pink take a stab at it
If you like the way I'm thinkin' baby wink at it
I may be skinny at times but I'm fat fulla rhymes
Pass me the mic and I'm a grab at it
Isn't it delicious crazy way that I'm kissin'
Cause baby listen to this don't wanna miss it while it's hittin'
Sometimes you gotta fit in to get in
But don't ever quit cause soon I'm gonna let you in but see

I don't care what you might think about me
You can vibe without me if you want
I could be the one to take you home
Baby I could rock the night alone
If we never get down it wouldn't be a let down
But sugar don't forget what you already know
I could be the one to turn you on
We could be the talk across the town
Don't judge me by the color, confuse it for another
You might regret what you let slip away

I'm the geek in the pink pink pink
I'm the geek in the pink yeah

Well this relationship fodder don't mean to bother nobody
But Cupid's automatic musta fired multiple shots at her
Because she fall in love too often that's what the matter
At least I talk about it keep a pattern of flattery and
She was starin' through the doorframe
Eyeing me down like already a bad boyfriend
Well she can get her toys outta the drawer then
Cause I ain't comin' home I don't need that attention, see

I don't care what you might think about me
You'll get by without me if you want
I could be the one to take you home
Baby we could rock the night alone

If we never get down it sure would be the let down
But sugar don't forget what you already know
I could be the one to turn you on
You could be the talk across the town
Don't judge it by the color, confuse it for another
You might regret what you let slip away

I am more than you're thinking
Hey look at me go
From hero to zero
Oh, take it from a geek like me
I can save you from unoriginal dum-dums
Who wouldn't care if you com...plete him or not

So what I've got a short attention span
A coke in my hand
Because I'd rather have the afternoon, relax and understand
My hip hop and flip-flops it don't stop with the light rock
A shot to mock you kinda puts me in the tight spot
The hype is nothing more than hoo-ha so I'm
Developing a language and I'm callin' it my own
So take a peek into the speaker and you'll see what I mean
That on the other side the grass is greener

I don't care what you might think about me
You'll get by without me if you want
I could be the one to take you home
Baby we could rock the night alone
If we never get down it wouldn't be the let down
But sugar don't forget what you already know
I could be the one to turn you on
We could be the talk across the town
Don't judge it by the color, confuse it for another
You might regret what you let slip away

I'm the geek in the pink pink pink
I'm the geek in the pink yeah
I'm the geek in the pink
All y'all geek is the new color for fall

EEEK!!

2005-10-22T08:21:00.000-07:00

Omigosh! I didn't even notice that the previous post (Dance, Dance, Dance) was our 100th!! I meant to celebrate on that one! Oh well, happy 100th everybody!!!

Dance Dance Dance

2005-10-22T08:03:00.000-07:00

The Jamfest last night was pretty cool. I didn't think I would stay more than an hour since I never really dance in public. But I ended up staying from 7:30 to 9. I danced in a group with my friends the whole time. It was pretty cool. They had a dj and eveything. I didn't tell my friends I was coming (since I never go to these things) so they all freaked out when I sneaked up on them. I only had half a soda and a air head but the sugar was killing me. Hehehehe. I have to call my friends up later so we can gossip about all the crazy goings on. So I'll talk to ya later!! Feel free to give me a chat (scroll down to the little green box and type a message!!)! Bye!

Grrrr, stupid Blogger

2005-10-20T17:08:00.000-07:00

Jeez, I hate when blogger messes up!! I copy and pasted my essay but it won't stay as I fixed it, it won't keep the indentions etc, so I did those on my own in this window, but when I publish it goes back to how it was before!! (See Prev. Post) AND you can't select all/copy the text from the post box(that you type in). It's really annoying. Anyhow, talk to ya later!!

Silver Lining, Quote of the Day essay

2005-10-20T17:01:00.000-07:00

Here's my pride and joy, essay I wrote for my advanced language arts class. We do so many essays in 7th grade!!! Mostly because we have a major writing test this year (prompt is persuasive writing...bleh, boring in class!!!). So here it is I hope ya enjoy!!

Pd.3 AIG Language Arts 1st marking pd.
Quote of the Day Essay Assignment;Silver Lining

"There are only two ways to live your life. One, as though nothing is a miracle. The other as if everything is." by Albert Einstein.

This quote, so eloquently stated by Mr. Albert Einstein, is a great way to base the way we live our lives but maybe not completely true. This quote seems to say, that life as a whole is all black and white. While really there can be some gray areas. And perhaps that's the lesson of life as we live and learn and grow, is there's always a third option. A blurred area on that huge canvas of life. Because, the world really isn't all pessimists and optimists. There are realists and even undecided people who really just want to live and not think about it too much. Those are the kind of people who are my inspiration for this essay. These people are the ones who seem to have challenged, Mr. Einstein’s thought and are the exact representation of the lessons we learn throughout life. So join me on this tiresome journey to analyze this point and others, through quotes and observations.

A miracle, an extraordinary event believed to manifest as a supernatural work of god, or an extremely outstanding or unusual event, thing or accomplishment. There are many way's to describe a miracle, but most ways agree it is something amazing and often impossible. But if this is totally true, how can there be a "miracle of life?" When a child is born almost every five seconds? Perhaps this explains why the former definition is best. That a miracle is not, a rare, extreme act but some kind of, unbelievable blessing. So really if one were to go through life thinking everything was a miracle maybe nothing is really a "miracle" at all. Is it a miracle that the sky is so blue? Or that a child's first laugh is so pure? Or that for those few moments of laughter all in the world seems right? Or that the flowers bloom? Or that the gentle breeze caressing your cheek is the cool touch of god? Or that the sheer thought of this higher existence is the hope that drives most of us or that the fact that there is none drives the rest? Is there a rule for all those that go through life thinking that everything in life is a miracle, to help them to define when things finally aren't? For example, is evil a miracle? Maybe in its own way it is. What with so many of us trying to abolish it and wait for this cure, it keeps us alive? It creates the realists. Leading us to our next quote, "Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it," Helen Keller. This refers to the hope that all of the quotes embodied in this essay portray may be part of the meaning of life. A person without hope, without dreams, has nothing. That moral really defines the person we are formed into. Would you make fun of a child's so called "impossible" dream and tell them that these things are wanted in lust or in vain? Could you simply tell them this, therefore possibly stealing away any simple hope of him living a full life? No I think not. And if one would, that person would not be living his own life to the fullest, but he would be portraying that evil that so many of us strive to destroy. But, by a stroke of luck this person may change that young child into someone willing to defy the things that are up against him, once again instilling this hope that one day this evil will be destroyed for true, but maybe learning that you should keep trying even if your goal is in vain.

The realists (as illustrated above) are often confused between optimists and pessimists as, a pessimist. While really all they wish is to not be disappointed. Maybe they aren't as bold to be an optimist and not as sad as a pessimist to pretend and tell themselves hope and happiness does not exist as a higher calling and a gift from a higher source. Maybe there is truth in saying maybe, realists see a silver lining and a real optimist would see more of a silver cloud floating beyond the horizon. "Happiness is not achieved conscious by the pursuit of happiness; it is generally the by-product of other activities," said Aldous Huxley (1894-1963). This quote seems to be the definition of what makes a realist. Not the looking for happiness, as would an optimist, but the finding of it by living without such a search. As good things come to those who wait. And maybe it's not a horrible thing to be an optimist and search for happiness and the silver cloud but that kind of hope seems to cloud one’s good judgment and ability to live their life.

So I think that the whole lesson to really take away from this is to choose who you want to be. And there isn't really a “right” or "wrong" or "either/or" choice, but just different ways of looking at things (the world) each with its own pros and cons. However, maybe being a realist is a better choice because you can really make it your own without giving yourself such a defining label, with so many rules and guidelines. But we shouldn't attempt to change each person into becoming a realist. Really, we can't, no matter what. It's actually better this way, because it gives the world more color and more hope, something for us all to work for. So the thing to remember is, which will be easy by simply looking at black and white art now and then (i.e. sketches, and old TV. shows) is, there's many shades of grey.

Jack o' Lantern Jamfest

2005-10-19T12:37:00.000-07:00

Friday is the first dance of the school year, and in honor of halloween it's The Jack O' Lantern Jamfest. I never go to these things but I might this year. A bunch of my friends are going so I might. But I'm not sure what to go as. We'll have to see about that. Halloween this year should be good, dunno what we'll be doing but I 'm REALLY hoping I can have a "sleep over" with my friends and go out and about together. But I'll talk to them about it later today hopefully.

LOST comes on today. We're all a bunch of lost geeks at our house. (Also Gilmore Girls, One Tree Hill etc. *My dirty little secret, shhhhh!!) It's actually pretty interesting. I saw last Saturday while Clone was surfing around for some cartoons they made a cheap (and VERY CORNY) kids edition of it called Flight 29 Down, it was soooooo horrible!! They did the kids version of survivor too, I don't watch it either. Actually that's all NBC Kids is made up of is impressions of other shows it's pretty pathetic. But I have no idea why I'm talking about all this....

Tried out a new recipe yesterday (am doing it right now too coz' it was so good!) and it turned out good so I'll have to post it, but I might just do the recipe now and go back later because we don't have intel on XP right now.

I shared my Quote of the Day essay today and it was VERY good if I do say so myself, it wasn't awesome but it's the best I've ever written. So I'll also post that later. Gunna go now so talk to ya later!!

BTW

2005-10-17T15:49:00.000-07:00

By the way, I've almost finished decorating for Halloween. I just put up some kaos from GJDesigns. I want to replace that little sunflower at the bottom of each post with a tiny witch hat but I need some help with all that so we'll have to see how I'm feeling.

Oh yeah, and I want to start swimming again, I haven't done it in so long, I'm hoping we can do some conditioning and rent a lane to get back into the groove.
hmmm...that was out of the blue. TTYL!!

I hate Mondays

2005-10-17T15:26:00.000-07:00

Today was a pretty suckie day. It was soooo boring and I was sooooo tired. The tired part was Amara and Asi's fault because they stayed up to about midnight watching Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, even though I told them to go to sleep. So I was pooped since Asi and I have to get up at 6:30. Annnyyways...

I think I mighta caught the stomach flu like I did last year, but I'll spare you the details, **wink**wink.

School was boring as ever today, we started our sex ed class. I have Health/PE second thing in the morning right after Band. Hey I haven't given you my school sched.!! I'll do that now then...

At home-I get up at 6:30, though it should be 6:00 and get washed and dressed and maybe if there's time I have breakfast. Then I grab my things and head off to school at what should be about 7:10 or earlier (we have to be in our home rooms by 7:20 and school is only a few min. away and my lockers right next to it.

I get there, get my stuff and go inside to hear morning announcements over the T.V. Our media center brodcasts it to the whole school.

1st thing-All of us leave and go to our electives. First I have Band-I play the bass clarinet as you know (and it's awesome).
2nd thing-Then we go to our second elective. Mine is Health/PE right now. (But that will change after the christmas break.) We switch (every 3rd week=health) off with health, in the class room where we learn about health, and Phys.Ed in the gyms or outside on the football field/track. My class just had health last week but all the Girls have Sex Ed in the healthroom this week.
3rd thing-Our first core class. I've got AIG language arts downstairs with Mr.Brockman. All of the other kids have the Lang. Arts teachers upstairs but 1 select group of 7th graders (and another of 8th) go to Mr. Brockman because he's like the more advanced and specialized teacher.
4th thing-I go back upstairs for my next core class, Adv.Math/Pre Algebra. Last year we got the chance to go to Algrebra but I failed that test, even though I knew all the stuff, I spaced out with the short time limits. So I'm stuck in PreAlgebra where I think my needs are not being met, thanking-you-very-much.
5th thing- We go to our lockers and get what we need for, 5th period(Science 4 me) and lunch. We go into 5th pd. and put our stuff down then line up outside for lunch. Then we head outside through one door then inside through another to get to the cafeteria. After that we go back up to the 5th pd. class and have class.
6th thing-We go to our lockers again and put our stuff up from lunch and if needed 5th pd too, and then go to 6th pd, which for me is Social Studies. In the end of that class, a little before 2:20 we listen to announcements and go to our lockers and leave. I wait from 2:25 until around 2:45 outside for mom to come and get me.

And that's it. Most of the times in the morning we leave at 7:00 or so and get to school and go to the library until 7:20 or go the gym with everyone else where we can talk.
But that's about it so I'll talk to ya later!

Progress

2005-10-16T10:08:00.000-07:00

Yes!! Sunday so I had to do all of my homework and projects assigned on Friday that I put off until now. (1st place practical procrastinater-self proclaimed thank you very much) I didn't have to much to do but I'm glad that I got it all done and organized so I have the rest of the day to myself. We spent all yesterday running around. We went to Brightleaf Square and me and momma took this Duke interview study. We get paid 25 bucks each on the 28th when we go again for our second session. So I'll have some spending money to buy some things I need and want to decorate and for school etc. I'm putting all my saved stuff from the summer into the bank, so it will be nice to have some unexpected extras. I like doing these studies, all you give is your time (and of course the pleasure of having my company ;D) and they pay you. I should start doing more of them. It would be nice getting some cash of my own, just for answering a survey. Hopefully I can start babysitting/tutoring soon too so that would pay nicely for someone in my position (still living with mummy and daddy with no real financial responsibilities). So plenty of progress, oh yeah an I only need a few more posts to get to our landmark one hundred yay!!

Friday

2005-10-14T14:51:00.000-07:00

We're just lounging around as usual right now. I'm snacking on my second pomegranate of the season(I had my first yesterday! 99cents each) though, Yay!! I'm hoping I will be able to hang out with two of my friends tomorrow, but I have to go to this thing I signed up for, It's a study they're doing on teenagers and they pay you $25 for answering two sets of questions. 'Cept mom is making me give half to Asi. Should've let her do the experiment so I could go with my friends, oh well, maybe we can go on Sunday or after or before, we'll have to see. Hopefully they call later so we can talk. But I'm gonna go no and see ya later!!!

Picture of the Day

2005-10-09T15:56:00.000-07:00

Here's my pic of the day. A friend of mine sent it to me on a normal chain letter "What peace looks like." If you look in the lower right hand corner you can see that it comes from a blogspot site. Haven't checked it out yet. But the other pictures that came along with this one are so cute!! I wish we had some ink, coz' it's the kind of stuff my friends and I would post up on our lockers, write notes one etc.

Girls In Pants

2005-10-08T14:51:00.000-07:00

Today's a lazy day. We spent eating a very vinegary breakfast at noon today. We then watched "Guess who" with mum. I cleaned up my space and read my school-library book "Girls in Pants," the third book in a series I am obsessed with as much as Harry Potter. If you'd like to know more just visit: www.sisterhoodcentral.com

There's not much else to say, I'm loving the halloween decorations and playing around with them and some images too, as well as decorating my space, can't wait to get in deep with all that. But unfortunately I've been having some writers block so some ideas for a fresh new site info etc would be nice.

Anyways, on a last note:

The computer is very slow!!
and...
My AIG language arts teacher is starting a magazine that my whole class is excited about, and I plan to do an opinionated or advice column which will be fun. I would like to get a partner to work on it with me but we'll have to see how all that pans out. See ya!!

Happy Bunny

2005-10-01T08:52:00.000-07:00

I am a happy Bunny!! I stumbled across this quiz through a Blog Resource's site (starlightmks.com). It's to figure out which happy bunny you are. I am...

Cute but Psycho!!!

Cant say I wasn't expecting this but whatever.

You are the cute but psycho happy bunny. You are
adorable, but a little out there. It's alright,
you might not have it all, but there are worse

which happy bunny are you?
brought to you by Quizilla

Happy Anniversary!!

2005-09-28T14:18:00.000-07:00

Omigosh!! I have been so wrapped up in current events lately I forget totally about my blogs and important dates. Just incase YOU haven't been either, (mmmmhhmmm!) here's some news to ya!

-Our one year anniversary just passed: August 28th
-It's time to change to our seasonal decorations!!!

Yippee!! Anyhow, I want to busy myself with our halloween style backgrounds now so I'll fill you in about What's Happening-NOW later on. Tootle-dee-doo!

I Feel Good

2005-09-16T15:43:00.000-07:00

I feel good... So good. I knew that I would.

Schools pretty good this year. At least it's bearable this year. 7th grade is better than 6th. I think most can agree. You know people better this year too. Anyways there's not much to say. I'm just really tired now, so I'll talk to ya later!!

I Hope You Dance

2005-09-05T11:34:00.000-07:00

In honor of Hurricane Katrina victims. And the World.

LeAnn Womack
I Hope You Dance

I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,
You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,
May you never take one single breath for granted,
GOD forbid love ever leave you empty handed,
I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance....I hope you dance.

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,
Never settle for the path of least resistance
Livin' might mean takin' chances but they're worth takin',
Lovin' might be a mistake but it's worth makin',
Don't let some hell bent heart leave you bitter,
When you come close to sellin' out reconsider,
Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance....I hope you dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance.
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone.)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,
Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,
Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

Dance....I hope you dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance.
I hope you dance....I hope you dance..
(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along
Tell me who wants to look back on their years and wonder where those years have gone

One World

2005-09-04T18:41:00.000-07:00

Black Eyed Peas

Where Is The Love

Feat. Justin Timberlake

Whats wrong with the world mama

People living like they aint got no mamas

I think the whole worlds addicted to the drama

Only attracted to things thatll bring ya trauma

Over seas yea we trying to stop terrorism

But we still got terrorists here livin

...In the USA!

The big CIA the bloods and the crypts and the KKK

But if you only have love for your own race

Then you only leave space to discriminate

and to discriminate only generates hate

And when you hate then u bound to get awrate

yea

Badness is what you demonstrate

And thats exactly how anger works and operates

But you gotta have love its to set us straight

take control of your mind and meditate

let your soul gravitate

to the luv 'yall

chorus:People killin

People dyin

Children hurt and women cryin

When you practice what you preach

and would u turn the other cheek

father father father help us

send some guidance from above

cuz people got me got me questionin

where is the love (6 times)

They just think the same

Always in change

new days are strange

Is the world the same?

If love and peace is so strong

Why are there pieces of love that dont belong

Nation droppin bombs

Chemical gasses filling lungs of liitle ones

on going sufferage as the youth die young

so you ask your self

Is the loving really gone

so I can ask myself

Really what is going wrong

in this world that we livin in

people keep on givin in

making wrong decisions from the visions that we livin in

not respectin eachother

The lands down under

A war is goin on but the reasons undercover

The truth is kept secret and swept under the rug

If you never know truth then you never know luv

wheres the love 'yall

come on

I don't really know

Wheres the truth yall?

I don't really know

Wheres the luv yall

Chorus

I feel the weight of the world on my shoulder

As Im gettin older our people gets colder

Most of us only care about money makin

selfishness got ourselves followin the wrong dorection

Wrong information always shown by the media

Negative images is the main criteria

Infecting the young minds faster than bacteria

Kids wanna act like what hey see in the cinemas

Whatever happened to the values of humainty

whatever happened to the fairness and equality

Instead of spreding love we spreading animosity

Like the way were standing leading us away from unity

Thats the reason why sometimes Im feeling under

Thats the reason why sometimes Im feeling down

Its no wonder why sometimes Im feelin under

Gotta keep the faith alive so luv us found

Chorus

At Home

2005-09-04T18:34:00.000-07:00

Hey evry1 we just got home a few minutes ago. We went to our Mng. May and Darius's new place for their house warming party. It's a real nice place. I told mom, "We have got to get one of those lofts. Yeah. Lofts. Real important," I says. I had a nice time with the babies. Their so cute!! Kekoah is almost 2 I think. And Kaloni is only a few months old I reckon. Kekoah is running around and all smiles. He's so funny. Then Kaloni just wants to get out and play like his brother it seems. He's already trying to sit up and stuff. It scares me holding a tiny baby like that, I don't know about his head rolling around all over the place, and he wriggles a lot. I held him for a long time. He spit up on me when mom was swinging him back and forth toward me in a superman position, it all just came out. Being with thim makes me miss my Josie and Ange. Ahhhh... It would be so nice if they could come in the winter. Maybe around Christmas time. Josie would like the snow and stuff. Poor Angie hurt herself the other day. She was bouncing off the walls again and she fell backwards and landed on her wrist. Auntie O says she sprained it. At least it's not broken, that Ange is worrying me to death. Sheesh. I miss them so much!

Hello again!

2005-09-03T09:31:00.000-07:00

Ahhh, it's been a while now. I've been falling behind on my posts lately. School has been keeping me quite busy lately. I'm soooo glad it's finally Saturday. All week (since Monday!) I have been thinking it to be Friday. Sheesh. Last night mom took us to Chai's, we had some Boba and Noodles, we ate outside since the weather felt perfect. I think this school year will be much better than last. Everything seems much more beautiful and my insights are appearing much more optimistic. Infact I just finished typing up a quick "sermon" about the emails I had recieved and the pictures I had viewed just prior. Anyhow, after that I don't have much to say, so I'll just post some lyrics. I've been wanting to for a while now, and I've been wondering which might work well so here goes:

"I'm Like A Bird" by Nelly Furtado

You’re beautiful, that’s for sure
You’ll never ever fade
You’re lovely, but it’s not for sure
That I won’t ever change

And though my love is rare
Though my love is true

1 - I’m like a bird, I’ll only fly away
I don’t know where my soul is
I don’t know where my home is
And baby all I need for you to know is

I’m like a bird, I’ll only fly away
I don’t know where my soul is
I don’t know where my home is
All I need for you to know is

Your faith in me brings me to tears
Even after all these years

And it pains me so much to tell
That you don’t know me that well
And though my love is rare
Though my love is true

Repeat 1

It’s not that I wanna say goodbye
It’s just that every time you try
To tell me, me that you love me
Each and every single day I know
I’m going to have to eventually give you away

And though my love is rare
And though my love is true, yeah
Hey I’m just scared
That we may fall through
Yeah, yeah yeah, yeah

Repeat 1 to fade

Another Lazy Day

2005-08-23T19:57:00.000-07:00

Just another day where we sat around the house doing mostly nothing. I went to Pizza Hut with dad and Amara to pick up a couple of pizzas. Tomorrow we plan on going to the mall with a friend of mine to see a movie and hang out. That's all for now it's pretty late. So I'll talk to ya later!!

Jade Babysits

2005-08-19T17:50:00.000-07:00

Well it's finally here. My babysitting website and email. Everyone in my area (Durham,NC) can go to that site, or email me to set up a meeting, learn about my services and check and confirm their appointments. I hope that I get a few jobs this year. But when I turn 13 I can finally join one of those big babysitting servers and set up my info on there. But for now this will do. Spread the word!!

Full

2005-08-08T15:32:00.000-07:00

Ok we just got back from Chai's after a long wait at the Automotive-fix-up place. We had the boba but I definitely like the Green tea better than their ube. Ube is one of my favorites but it was toooo sweet, but at least they give you a lot of boba. I hope we can go there again sometime. Annny how, I didn't pick up the check (48 bucks!!!) I really didn't think I would in the first place but at least I got mum a nice b'day present. (One Pot cookbook ;) )

Boba! Boba! Boba!

2005-08-08T09:59:00.000-07:00

Hey I finally get to have boba here in NC!! I told you how I searched and searched for a place in NC in LA. Then I found this place called Chai's. It's an Asian noodle bar and bistro, and they serve Bubble TEA!! We're going today after we fix the tires on the car. Yippee!!

It's going to be for Mommas Birthday. I guess I will (and Asi better help too!!) pick up the check. But it won't be to much! We are only getting Boba understand? And maybe some dumplings. I sure do hope it's not crowded with annoying college students.

So Happy Birthday Jmomma!! Luv you much!!

Back To School

2005-08-07T10:19:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh... you really know that school is upon you when it's time to start shopping for supplies on the tax free weekend. WalMart is promised to be packed. Super-saver-moms are going to be at it. Stuffing their carts with discount supplies. WalMart and BigLots are great places to buy. Those and Target are my favorite stores. Anything with a discount. I am hoping to find a perfect desk today. And I am definitely going to place an order on this 256 MB mp3 player I found on WalMart's website(Rave-MP 256 MB Sport MP3 Player). It's only $49.98. YAY!!! Then hopefully we will go to Big Lots soon because they have cheap furniture and I need a nice floor shelf unit. Then walmart has nice furniture for cheap too. I really need a divider too, it will be good when we have company so I can block off the main walkway but funds are cheap and even places like Walmart can get expensiver for someone like me with no income. I only have a budget of $100. That's from the money I recieved as gifts this summer. Mom will be getting our school supplies and I'll get other things I need just for me. And some additional supplies. So I'm gonna stop now. See ya!!

Black Eyed Peas' Newest CD, Monkey Buisness in stores now. $10 at WalMart.

Op Blogs Too!!!

2005-08-07T10:13:00.000-07:00

Howdy doo! I'd like to let you know about my Auntie OP's exclusive new blog. So check it out!!!

Other family blogs to check up on:

SisJo
Sis Asi

Back in NC

2005-08-06T18:45:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! I'm finally back in L.A. I can't believe our summer in California is over already. ahhhhhh. It stinks that we will be going back to school soon. I miss Josie and Angie and everyone else in California. I really hope Grandma comes over at Christmas time. Today Mngs. May and Darius came over. Along with Auntie Iling and their kiddies. They were both such precious little ones. And so quiet for babies!! Since they bought a place not far from us I hope we get to see them often. I hate not having a cute little baby around. So anyhow, it's nice to be back, but I wish summer could extend forever. So anyhow, talk to you soon!!

Chinatown Pics

2005-08-02T21:00:00.000-07:00

Chinatown-Take 2

2005-08-02T10:08:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went to Chinatown. Auntie O, Babies, Papa Joe and I all went ahead of our entire group to do some shopping and what not in old chinatown. A small square with a handful of shops and an open area where the tots enjoyed playing with their poppers (3 for a dollar). I shopped a little while they did so. But I'm not much of a "shopper" and luckily the shops were pretty small. I enjoyed myself though and picked up some cute knick-knacks. They even had strings of lanterns that had four, all for a dollar. So I got three, I got some other things as well and managed to stay under $20. Then we tried another restaurant near there, instead of Full House. It was called Plum Tree or something like that. Not much authentic chinese food and it wasn't as good as Full House. We could all choose a small favorite (mom's was the walnuts under the crispy shrimp. hehehehehe.). I liked it, and I enjoyed my time there yesterday. Anyhow, sorry I can't make this post to long, I'd like to spend more time with family before we leave on Thursday.

Yummy Experiments

2005-08-01T13:02:00.000-07:00

My endless search for boba shops in NC is a complete bust. I did find a place called Lime&Basil. But it's not exactly what I was looking for, because the boba was a dessert option. And it said reservations were hard to come by. So I decided to just make my own. When we get back to NC. Along with some Hot Taho. I found a helpful site that even offers powders etc. that you can buy to make your drinks but I think I might like the fresh ones better. I might ask mom if we can get the taro though. (Taro and Pineapple are my two favorites) I can't wait to do all this stuff once we return to NC!!!

I wish we could open our own Boba place in NC!! That would be cool. Someday maybe I'll open my own Boba place.

Catching Up...

2005-07-30T13:57:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! This post will be just for catching up. The previous post was just on a whim. Since Josie and I were looking at pics I decided to post. I guess I'll start with Disneyland-2 weeks ago I believe. It was okay. Not as fun as I remember since we stayed in one area most of the time (consisting around the Cinderella castle) and we're older now so the slow rides don't seem as fast and as big. I really wish we could've gone to toontown with my 2 little cousins. I have the best memories around there, and of playing in Minnie's house, etc. I also missed out on some rides with my family when I waited an hour to get on Space Mountain with my sister, Manong+Wonderful Girlfriend Maria. Maria and I didn't feel like waiting any longer, when a disney worker came out to tell us the wait would be extended 20 more minutes, That would make our total wait over 2 hours. So the two of us left while SisAsi and Manong Philip stayed and waited a total of 3 or more hours. Maria and I laughed because, on our way to find the rest of the group we waited a total of 2 minutes to get on the matterhorn. One of my new favorites. I was disappointed when we found everyone because they all had short waits on 7 rides that I wanted to do with them, I would've taken anything to just standing around. All of them were a bit kiddy but classics and good memories. There was no wait because of a parade not too far away. So the whole thing is a bit of a story. But typical due to the popularity of Disneyland nowadays.

So that's pretty much all until yesterday. Except my mom finally got here a week ago. We were all happy to see her. So anyhow, about yesterday... My Grandma, Papa Joe, Aunt Sherry and Mom all left for Pala-Casino w/good seafood buffet. And left all 3 of us with our Lola. But I decided to go home with my Auntie O instead. On the way we went to "Tuesday Morning" to look around. At the front of the store they had some instruments. The main of them being guitars. All marked down to about 50 bucks. Auntie O let me get one!! Yay! I am sooooo happy, about that. So this year I can practice something other than the scarring clarinet, and add it to time done practicing on my practice journal! Yay! Finally some variety. I can't wait to get home so I can try it out. So that's my catching up for now.

I'll edit in some pics once we get to Auntie Sherry's tonight. TTYL!

Hot Summer Days

2005-07-30T11:10:00.000-07:00

Lately we've just been hanging out around Grandmas house bearing with the heat. So the kiddies got creative with their pool and hose. So we all had a time watching them "frolick" and splash. Here's some pics.

Even I got creative with the hose. And then they even decorated it with many of their inflatable hoops.

So now Josie is enjoying looking at pictas with me. And giving me many kisses and simon says commands. So I think I should pay her more attention now. Bye!

I sure am gonna miss you Josie!!

Testing

2005-07-28T17:22:00.000-07:00

Just showing Auntie O how ta post real quik.

At Auntie O's

2005-07-20T20:24:00.000-07:00

I'm at auntie O's again. Since the Harry Potter book is completed, I am looking for new things to do. It really stinks that she is ending the series with the second book. I hope she decides to do a prequel of his parents lives. Or maybe continue the series some day. There will never be a better book. Hopefully she wont, as Katie Couric (Today Show) said in their interview, "get hit by a bus" before completing all that she wishes to do with the series.

Anyhoo, I'm by myself in the computa' room. Auntie O and Angie are watching Baby Einsteins. Josie decided to stay with "Wawa" and "Asi" at Grandmas. I'll be going back to Auntie Sherry's tomorrow. That way I can go with her to pick up mom. But we'll just be going to Grandma's before anyways. Since Auntie is taking the day of Friday, we can just stay there. Maybe finish watching the last 2 Star Wars too. All plans are subject to change the last week or so here. IT seems like it's been such a short stay for our last trip to L.A. It will be ages before we come here again. Who knows when. I'll miss everyone. To bad those two will forget about us. They'll be shy like Clone when we see her. Auntie O thinks they'll be about Clone's age when we see them next (7). That sucks. But we definitely wont be back next summer. Coz' we're going to the Philipines we can't afford coming here too. Then I guess we'll be skipping a few years, or at least that's how I'm taking it. I wonder where we will be starting from when we go to the Philipines. Or if we are taking separate flights etc. It stinks that I wont have any good clothes to wear. Seeing as L.A. is where we get most of my clothes for the school year, along with other things. Oh well, we'll manage. Speaking of clothes, I need to get some pants before we leave, so far all I have are shirts. So when we go to the Alley with mom hopefully I can get some. Including some capris such as the ones I'm now wearing. And shorts. Anyhow, I must leave you now, Ta Ta!!

Flower Festivals

2005-07-11T09:23:00.000-07:00

This weekend has been filled with many festivals. On Saturday there was the Orchid Fair, which was nice since we got to go on a road trip and get a good lesson on steak and filet mignons in particular. Which was to never get filet mignon well cooked. To always get it medium to medium rare. And not to get the filet mignon at all and to go with a nice ribeye instead. Although I do like a prime rib now and then.

But anyhow, Sunday was a bit more eventful. We went to the Lotus Festival (Me, Clone, Auntie S & O, and 2 toddlers). It's a celebration that occurs every year, when the lotus flowers bloom, in honor of the Asian culture. There were quite a few Filipino attractions too. Nery's food booth, the Filipino tribal dances, and Flip Gear, which is the different Filipino clothing sporting their slogan: "Fine Looking Island People." We were also looking for the Downright Pinoy clothing booth but I guess they didn't come. So Auntie O said she might get me some on the internet. While we were there we had some boba (taro/ube for me!), bbq sticks (from Nery's of course), fresh Dangos (which I'm snacking on now), and some shave ice on our way out. Two of those, one with Orange and Passion Fruit, and another with Raspberry and PinkLemonade- *Yum!

That was fun, we stayed for a few hours, and then went to Full House for a rushed dinner. That was because the 2 babies were with us, and Ange was getting a bit cranky. So my favorite place to have dinner wasn't my favorite place to have dinner, but it was an experience.

Post #2

2005-07-05T00:17:00.000-07:00

Hmmm, I'm still not ready to go to sleep but I will in just a sec. I just wanted to post some more because there's lots to say I just don't have the energy.

Hey did ya know that my Grandma is planning to take me with her when she goes to the Philipines? We are going to the island of Luzon. That means we'll be in Manila. Then we'll have to take a bus, to her home town. It's gonna be fun. It should be in the fall (U.S.) so I can't remember if that means hot or cool in Philipines. I'm soooo excited. I wonder if Asi is gonna be able to come. She's still deciding if she even wants to go I think. And considering other issues I'm not sure if she can. I think our middle school will allow it, but I'm gonna have to do a ton of work to make up for all I've missed. I don't know if I could handle that. That's the only part I'm having trouble with, the school work etc. I'll miss. It's just that I'm so concentrated. I wish Mom or one of my Aunties could come too. I can't wait to see everything. I'm trying to learn a lot of Tagalog this summer too. Then I can communicate efficiently too. I really want to speak Tagalog or Ilokano just so I can. And so I can talk to people using it. Even if they can speak english. Even when I'm here. Well I'm sleepy now so I guess I'll tell the rest and add on to posts tomorrow if I have time. TTYL!!

Happy Independence Day!!

2005-07-04T22:44:00.000-07:00

Happy Fourth of July everyone!! Today is U.S. Independence day.

Today was really fun and a little crazy. It all started with me waking up at 3 in the morning because I was itchy from sleeping on the floor and my allergies were acting up so bad I couldn't breathe. I went to go get some Vicks from my bag in Auntie Sherry's room and ended up falling asleep with her and Clone coz' I was so tired. I woke up at 7:30 by my allergies once again but ignored them and slept once again. I got up finally at 11. Only auntie was awake. I ate a little bit throughout the morning and we all finally left. We went to Albertsons to get some paper plates, ice, milk, salad mix, dressing and other things, not on the list.

So at last we arrived at Grandma's at 3 or so. Mngs. Val, Philip and Jason were there with, Mng. Philip's girlfriend Maria, Josie, Angie, Auntie Op, Lola, and Grandma. (Jordan & Auntie Joy arrived soon after) Josie and Angie were playing in the kiddie blowup pools Auntie Op brought over. A few minutes after we had gotten there, and finished helping grandma, I saw a beautiful blonde dog on the porch. He was the biggest sweetie you had ever seen!! I'm not sure if it's a girl or boy. It's name is Sundance and he/she just came up outta no where and relaxed on our porch. So nice. We finally returned him to the house on his collar (myself and Jordan, later followed by Asi, James&friends). We put him on their porch and left. Later to discover he had slipped out once again.

We played for quite a while, hardly eating at all, although there was QUITE a selection. Then finally it was time for fire works. We had a good time setting them off and watching others from (literally) every direction! There were lots of illegal ones too, not at our house of course but at many others. So now I'm at Auntie Op's laughing at all the stuff we did today. :)

**I'll post pics soon!!

Ooopps.

2005-06-30T09:46:00.000-07:00

Looks like I missed another day. I' ve been meaning to stay constant. Record everything of this summer. Lets see what there is I want to tell. I'm very sleepy and I don't want to think. That's what summer's about ya know. Hmmmm... Auntie S got our tickets for Disneyland but it turns out I'm an adult so I have to pay a few dollars more. Luckily however Angie and Josie are still free so it saved us around $100. Auntie S also got a nice discount but Disneyland still costs an arm and a leg. The things we do for nostalgic fun. I'm glad our Auntie's love us so much. Thank you thank you thank you aunties!!

Anyhoo, the deal is, Disney land costs around $50 a person. So we could go to this other theme park like three-two times with the money we spent on the happiest place on earth. I wonder if they are still celebrating the 50th anniversary by having Disney Channel stars perform. I hope so. I wish we could go back and forth to the California Adventure park too. I wanna ride the Hollywood Towers ride. But we haven't been to Disney land for a while. No wait, ya, actually it hasn't been as long as I'm thinking coz' I just saw pictures of us there I think. In one of Auntie O's albums. I think it was in 2000 so only 5 years ago. So that was just a short break. Not as drastic as I was thinking. It seems like I'm forgetting stuff bad lately. Anyways, that's all my brain can spare at the moment unfortunately. Bye!!

Fun Fun Fun

2005-06-26T13:58:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was all fun. We were so busy yesterday. Even Grandma was in on all the excitement. Friday night (it turns out) after we all left Grandma's she was picked up by Auntie Joy who also got Ms. Suzie to go on a trip to Palm Springs. They left and surprised us when it was almost time to go to Ms.Suzie's for a swim by letting us know all this. So Grandma was also there when we arrived. After our long swim, we went for dinner at John's Incredible Pizza Company. It had a buffet where we pigged out. The place has a whole bunch of different themed rooms that you could choose to eat in. One was the "Vertical" room the theme being, Surfers. Then there's the "Toon Time" Room that plays cartoons. There's a "Hall of Fame" room that plays games (sports of course), like at a bar or ESPN place. The place we ate at, and my personal favorite, was the "Fusion" room. It plays music videos the whole time! There are also a few others. So we ate and then went to the "Party Place." Ms. Suzie showed us around. It had the normal arcade games, but then we saw it had, glow in the dark putt-putt golf and bowling. There was also bumper cars and a twister ride (big and fun, made me dizzy). The bumper cars were the best part. They had the kind with levers to steer instead of the wheel. Asi and I went on with Ms. Suzie and Auntie Joy. We shoved eachother around pretty hard. One time, Asi, Auntie Joy and I rammed Ms. Suzie so hard she ran into the corner and spun around alot. We played for five hours. Auntie Joy and Ms.Suzie won us 817 tickets. We got 2 trinket boxes, a Chain 4 game, a chess set, and a little man with a parachute. We split those up between Amara, Asi and I. It was 11:26 or so by the time we got home to Auntie Sherry's house. Really fun.

Just Keep Swimming

2005-06-25T08:56:00.000-07:00

We have been in and out of the water today and yesterday. Yesterday we went to the beach with the babies, for 4 hours. Asi and Clone stayed in there until it was time to go. I stayed on the sand though. Auntie O brought a big umbrella with her so we could have some shade, but the wind kept on blowing it out of the stand. Then when we were trying to push it into the sand for the third time the part I was holding fell into the lower section, my pinkie got caught and we couldn't get it out of the slides. Auntie O had to ask one of the other beachers to help us because I was shrieking like crazy. hehe. So once we got it out my pinkie had a nasty cut, it wasn't really dripping blood, but it was pooling. Not a great injury but a great drama and good story.

Anyways, today Auntie S is going to take us to Ms.Suzie's pool once they are ready and Auntie Joy arrives. It'll be 11:00, when we leave and it's an hour drive to Ms.Suzie's place. Asi and I are gonna play with our diving sticks/batons, and Clone will just wade around and stuff. That's all for now... I think I'll post some stuff on my other sites and check my emails. So Ta Ta for Now!!

Early Allergies

2005-06-23T07:43:00.000-07:00

I just woke up at about 7:30 this morning. Odd because I would have thought I'd still be out since I went to sleep around 12:00 midnight. I feel wierd because of my allergies. My nose is running, my eyes are watering, my nose is also stopped up and we've run out of toilet paper in the bathroom where I am. Auntie O has a doctors appointment early this morning, so of course we had to do something about the babies.

So JAG stayed at Grandma's with Asi and Clone while I came home with Auntie O to help with Ange later this morning. But Auntie O and Uncle J are still not up it seems, or they're getting ready in the other rooms. So I can't ask for some toilet paper lest I might wake them up or cause any further unexpected disruptions. Soooo I will just have to wait here until Ange wakes up and Auntie O leaves her bedroom. I guess I should take my allergy medicine to stop all this but I haven't eaten and I don't think it would be a great idea. The tearing in my eyes (from allergies) is blurring my vision so I think I'll stop now. TTYL!!

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2005-06-22T22:49:00.000-07:00

*Yawn*.... I am getting sleepy. It's almost 11 here in L.A. Auntie O and I just uploaded some new photos of the last few days onto the computer from the camera. They are sooooo cute!! I looked for them on my email but the ones Auntie sent must've not gotten though. Plus something was wrong with the Kodak Easy Share software so I don't think the most recent ones got saved correctly. But I'll just have to wait and see. Hmmm... after all this playing around looking for stuff on the computer I'm tired. So I guess you'll just have to wait for a new post from me!! There's lots of stuff I've got to do. Like Teen Gurls 101 and setting up some blogs for myself and Auntie O! You should check out Jade-n-mom though bcoz mom has some cute stuff up there. Not including the sleeping pictures of us! :P

But it's late (11:20) and my brain is extremely slow so I'll just have to try to wake up early tomorrow to post. I'll explain later! Bye!

Babysitting Bug

2005-06-21T14:50:00.000-07:00

I am totally hit by the babysitting bug! All of the girls I know (and many more) have been itching to be more independent and have more money of course. So a great solution and hobby for us awesomely independent chicas' is babysitting! Our maternal instincts take hold and we kick in to responsibility mode where we totally take control. Well... most of the time. At least that's how some of us would like it to always be. And for some of us it is that way. And it's great. Sometimes we're on and sometimes we're off. But as girls something we always learn is that when you fall of your horse you just gotta pick your self up and dust your self off because there is just no use just sitting around.

But that's the overall concept. Anyway, I'm getting off track here. I was bit by the bug not long ago. And ever since I just want to babysit. My aunt has been helping me a lot too. Today she showed me a cool site called phoneababysitter.com where you can either find a babysitter or register as one and get help with all the technicalities of babysitting. You have to be 13 or older to be a sitter on there, so if you're not just wait a bit longer. It's really cool though. It gives you things like safety forms, and tips on how to work your business. You can also advertise through the site. I'm going to make a website and business cards soon too so I can advertise locally and find some business from whoever is willing to let a mature 12 year old baby sit their precious babies.

But if your interested in babysitting too I think you should really take it up! It's a great thing to do! So maybe you'll be bit by the bug soon too!! :)

In California

2005-06-16T14:35:00.000-07:00

Yay!! I'm finally in California. And I'm on the internet! What an accomplishment. I'm at Auntie O's and the babies are asleep. I've just been hanging about since we got here and I'm enjoying it verrrry much. I'm sitting here hoping for boba and Seafood City and more. There's so much I want to do and so much I'm waiting for. As for my blogger/internet life I am just being busy but relaxed. I found somemore people that I want to invite to our teen gurl blog. 3 exactly. And hopefully they accept so we have more people posting. Especially since one of my friends decided they didn't want to do it. So I'm just waiting waiting waiting.

2005-06-13T11:25:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone. This is just another post, so here's the highlights.

I just posted my first post (well second truthfully but it's our first topic) on TeenGurls 101. Trisha and I both have ours on there now. I'm going to find a good picture of me before I put one up there. Hehe. I'm not sure what our next post is going to be about. I'm still thinking. But hopefully someone else will send me some ideas. I can't wait until we get more people to join. There's no one yet. That I know about anyhow.

We finally leave for our annual trip to California tomorrow. But we leave late at night, so it's still 1.5 full days left. But who's counting. LOL. :D

We've already made up a few plans. Of course it's straight to babysitting for us. But that's just fine with me. Finally something to do. I can't wait to see everyone. As you might already know, my Grandma (beside me) came to pick us up. So she'll bring us there and Mom will come later to pick bring us back here.
Well, I'm gonna go now. So I'll chat with you later!!

Join TeenGurls101

2005-06-06T14:45:00.000-07:00

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Sunflower chic

2005-06-05T17:54:00.000-07:00

Kewl. I finally have a chance to get on today. I was just admiring my newly decorated website. Thanks to mi' mum I know have very elegant sunflowers around the page. I especially love my new header. Mom played around with all these pictures I had collected (this one in particular was from an old template) and then made them to fit my blog. It's nice no?

Anyways, I just got off the phone a second ago with my friend Eire. Since it's summer we both don't have much to do at the moment. But she's going on a trip with her dad in a week or so, and I'm going to California soon too. Hopefully we'll both get a chance to hang out before then. It's wierd not knowing how things are gonna be next year. We're not even sure if we're going to be on the same team, or same classes. But at least niether of us made algebra so we won't be split up in math. However I would have liked to be in algebra. No matter what. Just another thing I've gotta work on. I really want to keep up, advanced math got a little hard in the last half of the year. But I think I was just a little lazy. That really doesn't seem like me actually, but Middle school turned out to be really wierd. Not as wierd as I'd thought though. I had to deal with things I didn't think I would have to. And things I was worried about I didn't have to deal with at all. I wonder if that's how it was for other students. It was actually really hard to tell. I worry way to much. Hopefully next year will be better. I learned a lot this year. And things got wrapped up pretty well too. I know how to handle things next year at least. So it should be easier.... I hope.

So know I'm just counting down the days until our flight to California. I'm really looking forward to it. I don't want summer to ever end. We have an extra long summer vacation this year but it seems like we're spending less time in CA. Really wierd. But maybe I'm just imagining things.

There's a lot I want to do this June. I want to go see some movies, and go places. But I wonder how much we'll do. Well, gotsta go now. Bye!

Teen Gurls 101

2005-06-03T14:29:00.000-07:00

A new blog, a new day. Just last night, I decided to make a brand new blog! And it's no ordinary blog. Let me tell ya. It's a special community blog.

Sorta like the one my mom is in, BlogKadahan (or "Rebels Without Because") group. That one is oriented around the Filipino peoples of blogger. But to old for me. No offense mama.

So I started TeenGurls, for all of my (obviously) friends who are teen girls. So far we have people here and in the Philipines. But if all of the invited people accept we'll also have people in London. And hopefully as I send out more and more invites, more and more people will join. And we'll have a world wide group. A big one, coz right now we only have 6 people. But I think I know a few more people with computers who might be interested. It should be fun though, so I can't wait!! Talk to ya later!!

Mission Accomplished

2005-05-25T12:31:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh... can you feel the relaxation. My stomach feels nicely relaxed and my brain is all loose and focused. I see how tense and nervous I am during the school year but I feel just fine now. And I'm just looking forward to our annual visit to California. It's gonna be so nice!! Auntie O just remodeled her kitchen and it's so pretty. I hope we can cook in there and I can cook for Grandma and Auntie S. I can't wait to show off and I can spend more time experimenting since I have no homework and school to worry about. Yes, there will be much to post about this summer. I want to try out horse back riding too. And play my bass clarinet. Yes that is right, I am pursuing my newest hurdle. (if that makes any sense. i don't quite understand it myself) I talked to my band teacher and once I learned more about it I decided it wouldn't be so bad. Also, the school issued me one of their instruments so I don't have to buy one. Boy it sure is big!! I can't wait to get some reeds and a mouthpiece. Then I can start playing. Turns out it's the same fingerings and clef so it's just the omoture(is that spelled right?) I need to work on and some new notes. Also my band teacher said I can email her over the summer if I needed any help or any more sheet music to work on.

Yup, it's just blue skies from here baby. Oh yeah. We played hookie today so I got to stay home and sleep and just not think. It was nice. But now I'm getting "cabin fever" already!! I neeedd to go somewhere and do sumthing. But unfortunately mom's busy with intern week at her job and dad's busy fixin up the back yard. OOOooh I wish I had a camera so I could post pictures of the yard. Dad made a bridge, stream and some paved walkways with all the big rocks he's been getting. He's been doing some major digging too. Anyways, my hands are sweaty and stiff now so I'm gonna google some cheap places to get horseback riding lessons in California. Ta ta for now!!

Just a post

2005-05-15T08:51:00.000-07:00

This is just another post. I promise! I have vowed to put all the wishlist stuff off for a while. I noticed (as well as mom) that my site is becoming a place where I just put all of my wants. Geez, that's definitely not what I want my site to be. I've just been busy with all the new gadgets and what not.

Anyhoo, we only have 8 more school days left. Plus weekends. I heard that our last day (Wed. 5/25) will be only a partial day. And we'll be dismissed around 12:00 or so. I'm so exicited!! I can't wait to get this week out of the way and be done with it all.

I got excepted to switch instruments in band, after trying out. I will be playing bass clarinet. But now I see I really don't want to!! I can hardly play high notes on my regular clarinet how am I supposed to do so on a bass!?? So I'm gonna talk to my teacher and then get my mom to write me a note, where we'll lie and say that the cost of the instrument is to high for us to purchase one. Coz' my mom doesn't want me to get one and then I don't stick with it. But I'm sorta scared of my Band teacher and she said earlier that there is no turning back after this. But I'm gonna have to learn all that we did in 3 months that I did in 10 months if I go through with this so there is no way that I can do it. I don't have the ambition to learn to play this instrument like Sis Asi did with her flute. Truthfully I want to drop out of band, and maybe learn other instruments on the side. Like the piano and guitar (my 2 true loves) so I might tell my teacher I want to do that. But I feel bad becoz my mom bought my clarinet for me already. So I'll probably stick with that on the side too. My only fear is that if I drop out of band I won't have any extra curriculars to my name and I end up having the shortest resume ever!! I'm so confused and scared. All I wannna do is curl up and go to sleep. ahhh. that felt good. I could right all day so I better get off now and do some homework. see ya!

Growing Wishlist

2005-05-08T11:55:00.000-07:00

Wow I never thought I would have such a big wishlist!! Or one that grows so fast. I really don't expect to get all this stuff. Just to start saving to buy some of it or better versions of it. Truthfully none of the things on my wishlist are important and many of them are all having to do with the same thing and/or built around eachother. So here's the next thing I've decided I want:

-Sony VAIO FS195XP laptop
w/mobile intel centrino processor PM740-1.73 GHZ 100GB 512MB 15.4DVD +-RW WXPP+FREE CARRY CASE!!

Not that I know what most of that stuff means, all I know is that it's reasonably cheap, has a DVD player and wireless internet access. And it's verrry pretty!! hehe.

Mom sorta looked on the internet for some internet thingys we can put on my current laptop. So that way I can have it over the summer. Although seeing as it is dial-up I'm not quite sure I want it. We'd be at grandma's house and I'd have to plug in to her phone jack thingy. Then she wouldn't be able to get phone calls and what not. So that wouldn't really work. I thought about verizon's broadband wireless that's nationwide, but when I asked mom how much the TWC would cost us first, she said $0.00, so I just dropped that whole idea. So I guess, for the concept of internet access I'll have to just wait my turn to do it at Auntie O's or Auntie S's.

So that's pretty much all for now. See ya!!

Painters hands

2005-05-07T14:42:00.000-07:00

I finally washed all the paint and ink from my hands. I've been working on a new painting that I started yesterday. It's of a horse gallopping through a small puddle-like stream. It's actually almost done already!! I just have do do the ground and finishing touches. I think it's quite pretty. Don't you?

Yes I am verrryy pleased with this one. I'm going to be very sad when parting with it. But maybe we can make prints like dad does with his. I'm giving the original to my friend Eire. It is her birthday on the 24th and she loooovvves horses. So since she really went wild when decorating my locker I want to make her lots of things for hers. I also made her a mix CD. Mom and I are going to make a cover for it too (With a horse I might add). It's gonna be cool. I'm gonna make her a poster, cards, buy a good book for the summer (since her birthday is the day right before school lets out) and other stuff.

I'm gonna go now and start planning out things for her locker and stuff for this summer in L.A. See ya!!

Crazed

2005-04-30T12:09:00.000-07:00

Ahhhh... Sweet satisfaction. I feel all relaxed now. Mom let me buy some music with her credit card today, on Musicmatch. Here's what I got:

1.)Howie Day-Collide
2.)Jack Johnson- Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
3.)Will Smith- Switch
4.)Usher- Caught Up
5.)Mariah Carey- It's like That
6.)5 for Fighting- Superman
7.)Blu Cantrell- Breathe (unfortunately not the one with Sean Paul, WAAA!)
8.)Lenny Kravitz- Lady
9.)Missteeq- Scandalous
10.)Jennifer Lopez- Get Right
11.)Keane- Somewhere only we Know
12.)Maroon 5- Sunday Morning
13.)Nelly Furtado- I'm Like A Bird

Yay! This is an awesome one. This is my second Mix CD. I can' t wait to get more. I'm gonna get more Nelly Furtado, Jason Myraz, Destiny's Child, Avril Lavigne etc. I forgot to get John Lennon's, Imagine. But then again, I told mom I'd only spend 12.87 on 13 songs. Oh well. I can always get it when I can buy my own. Maybe if I continue to save I can get some kind of mp3 player. But it's not vital, as long as I can get Read-only CD's to put them on. I'm okay. Anyhow, I'm going to continue listening and I'll see ya later!!

A better Choice

2005-04-27T14:07:00.000-07:00

Okay, I would title this Dreamy#3 but that would be redundant. And I don't think that would be as fitting as the one I chose. Because this is a BETTER CHOICE that's because it is more practical. And, useful. (Not to mention cheaper)
So here it is.

Wow what a beauty. It's called The Firefly. It's soo cool. I remember telling mom that I thought cell phones really weren't a great idea, for kids like my sisters and I. But I think this one is different. It's actually specified for kids 8-12. It only has 5 buttons on it. A speed dial to call mom and dad, a phone book (where PARENTS can store up to 20 numbers), and the "hello" and "goodbye" buttons. Parents use a special PIN to write certain numbers in the phone book. Those numbers are the only ones that can call or be called. It has cool animation, ringtones, and is small enough to fit in your pocket. You can also get colored shells to cover the phone. They carry it in green(limeade), pink(bubblegum), red(fire), and silver or translucent(x-ray). Any how I really think I want one of these. It's not extremely expensive to buy the phone but I'm not so sure about services. If I get one though SisAsi and Clone would want one. I guess it's only fair. So I guess this won't be happening anytime soon. But maybe if I work real hard Mom and Dad will let me! I think it would be good to have over the summer. And at school. I could help pay for the service if only mom and dad would let me baby sit. But I guess I could sell herbs and other stuff online and what not. But I'd save a good percent of it too. Gotta go now ttyl!

5/14/05 A Change of plans

Mom and I have been talking about this whole phone idea, and decided it wouldn't be a great idea considering she doesn't even have a cell phone. I saw this deal from SunCom on tv the other day, and it sounded pretty good. You get 1000 minutes on 2 phones and to buy 2 phones you only have to pay 29 dollars. Not bad. A lot better than the firefly which is 100 dollars for the phone but 20 dollars for service and I'm not sure how many minutes. So this would actually be the better choice and it has regular functions and the firefly only has telephone service. But like my mom said to me, if she had $60 to spare each month she'd have a cell phone. There are more important things we need to buy and who would I call anyway? hahaha. ttyl!

Pretty Teeth

2005-04-27T13:42:00.000-07:00

Today we skipped school coz' we all had a dentist appointment. We are going to a new place now, and it's the best we've been to yet. The people are really nice. I got X-rays, an annual cleaning, a check-up and lastly some flouride. The dentists said that my teeth were perfectly strait and aligned and that I wouldn't need braces. But I have VERY thin enamel. Mom said it's hereditary, and all three of us have it. So my teeth are naturally yellow!! WAAAA!! I had talked to mom about it before, about how I wanted to bleach them, but she said no and to wait until I was older. Today, the dentists talked to me about it too. They said it would be wise to wait until I was at least 14 too. So they did the whole flouride thing, and then I waited with Clone in the "Play Room." She and Asi really enjoyed playing in there. My teeth are even more yellow from the flouride now! Sheesh. But I loooove my new dentists, we have to go back soon and Amara and Asi have to see an orthodontist. Maaha! I am so glad I don't need braces. Anyways. They said I had horrible tartar build up and plaque. So they gave me a new toothbrush, floss, and toothpaste.

Afterwards, mom took us to lunch since we really rushed it this morning. But then she wen't back to work. She's still there now. I feel like brushing my teeth or something, because of that stupid flouride. It's all gunky on my teeth. What does that stuff do anyways? I forgot. But I know it's supposed to be good for your teeth or something...hmm. Well I can't brush it off because I'm supposed to wait until tomorrow morning. Ah well. Mom said to just gargle so I think I'll do that now.

Ta Ta for now!!

Dreamy#2

2005-04-23T09:51:00.000-07:00

Oh my goodness!! Now I know what I'm REALLY saving up for. I did my research this time mummy!! It's worth it. Especially if we buy it on Amazon. The PSP is soo cool. I have enough saved to buy it and still have a resonable amount left over. I've decided and THIS is what I want. Although I'm not sure if I want this or my camera. EEEK!! How to decide!! Anyways as I try to work through this dilemma, here's the pic!

Lazy, Hazy

2005-04-23T09:30:00.000-07:00

Real date: 4/22/05

Ahhh...Hmmmm...what to type. That last post was one I did on "notepad" a while ago. I'm gonna be doing that from now on, coz' my computer is soooo messed up. We have no school today, it's a teacher workday. I'm sooo glad it's almost the end of the school year. We have 3 months of summer!!! Yaaaaayyy!! Usually it's only 2. But this time we get of May 25th and finally go back on August 25th!! Hooray!! But anyways, it's finally getting warmer around here. Actually it already is. And we recently fixed up the garden. WE planted stuff yesterday, and Mum, Dad, Asi and Clone did it today too. I however, remained inside all day. I fixed breakfast, folded and washed some clothes (not much though), put on some music, and entertained Clone somewhat. I also have done a lot of art, especially since Dad changed the Fish room into an Art room. I like this A LOT better!!

So now I'm on launch listening to music videos. But I think I want to go outside for a while and help with the garden. I've really been lounging around quite a bit. But I've cleaned up much of my space. We neeeed to get ready for the yard sale next week, If we're going. I'm not even sure if Sis-Asi has reserved a space. So we might just donate all of the stuff. Anyways, I don't know who would want all of our junk. Most of it is books. But if I have a chance I can try going through Clone's clothes, and she siad she wants to throw out some toys. So we'll just have to see. I had some NICE stuff to give to my mom's job's yard sale but we never went. So my nicely packed stuff that I spent all that time packing went to waste. I have no idea where it is now. But I don't think this one will be much better. I don't have as much stuff, but Asi is dragging me along too. Oh well. I wish we could go to the pool or something. I thought we'd go this weekend, in honor of her B-day, but I guess not. It's almost 1:00 pm now. But I'd better go now. See ya!!

Better late than never

2005-04-22T13:35:00.000-07:00

Whooo, I am finally back. I'm just relaxing and listening to my music. Surfing around. I can't believe I haven't posted in sooo long. I meant to do it on my birthday or something so I could tell ya what I did and stuff. But I think it's a little too late for me. So anyways, I need to delete some stuff on the sidebar, and replace sum stuff too. I think we're going to sum kind of apple festival today. My cousin's might be coming too. We saw them yesterday too. At their house though. Anyways, I need to do some homework soon, before we leave, or we have to get back early. So I'll have to cut this one a little short. Bleh, I feel like I haven't listened to ANY music lately. NOT a good thing. School has been a little hectic for me. I really want to get most of my stuff done quick so I can do other stuff but this proves to be not a great plan. It is taking up to much time. I wish I had my own place to do my homework that's more work and no play. Sort of anyways. Just a quiet place with just my music, laptop and other stuff. I need a desk. And more importantly a room!! It doesn't even have to be big, just enough room for a bed, desk and stuff. I can get rid of some of my stuff if I needed to. I really don't use most of my stuff anyways. Just my computer, books, and school supplies. I don't find use for little things that I keep in my drawers. I like spending time out side or working. Anyways, I'd better go get ready to go and finish some "stuff" for school and what not. I'd get my other junk on the computer done if I knew I had a lot of time. But it's almost the end of the year, and I wanna hurry it up. It's probably only about 2 more weeks before end term tests. So I'd better speed up all the reviewing and what not. I HATE TESTS!! But it's just something we've gotta do. I'd rather be spending my free time with my friends, doing whatever we do! HAHA. Gotsta go!! I could go on forever so I might as well quit while I'm ahead. BYE!!

I'm so excited...

2005-03-29T15:25:00.000-08:00

Today I made a wonderful discovery. My favorite series of books: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares, has a website and A MOVIE!! It's real cool, I'd tell ya more but I already typed the whole thing and stupid blogger froze up. So here's the picture for the movie:

And the pic of the day is.....

TA-DA!

p.s. my birthday is tomorrow!! yay!

Another day...

2005-03-28T16:41:00.000-08:00

*YAWN* another day goes by here in paradise. I'm just sitting around at home, I 've been trying to get this stupid computer to work for like hours, but I finally got it. JUST COZ OF ONE CHORD, it wouldn't work. sheesh. I'm just chatting with mom now, and trying to find stuff for my blog. I want this one thing called a randomizer. But I can't find it. Even google didn't help, but after all I really didn't look hard enough. Oh swell.
Anyhoo, I'll probably want to blog like every 10 minutes throughout the week so excuse my non-based ramblings. Here's pic of the day:

I love this pic, I think it's cute. I like Anime type pics. I have lots, and I've drawn and copied some myself. When I'm not so lazy I think I'll go and get the scanner and scan some of my favorite drawings in to the computer for later posts.

Now I think I'll go eat or something. Oddly I haven't eaten one bit since I've been up. I'm not especially hungry either. The concept of filling my stomach beckons though. So I think I'll cook some hot dogs for Clone and me or something. TTYL!

P.S. Blogger's time and date thing is annoying me!! It's always wrong. I changed it again.

Sitting, Waiting, Wishing

2005-03-27T09:34:00.000-08:00

Well, I think we're going to the mall, but it's starting to get late. I dunno which movie we're gonna go see. But we have to shop first. I have lots of birthday money that I'm planning on spending there. Before we leave I have to get a candied apple. They have these gourmet ones at this shop a few feet away from the cinema. I love that mall, it has lots in it, but it's not the cheapest thing on earth. But it has EVERYTHING in walking distance and the atmosphere is nice. I like to just walk around in there. Any how, as I wait I decided to post this song I like by Jack Johnson, it's called sitting, waiting, wishing. It's pretty awesome. So here ya go.

Well I was sitting, waiting, wishing
You believed in superstitions
Then maybe you'd see the signs

The Lord knows that this world is cruel
I ain't the Lord, I'm just a fool
and in love with somebody don't make them love you

Must I always be waiting, waiting on you
Must I always be playing, playing your fool

I sang your songs, I danced your dance
I gave your friends all a chance
Putting up with them wasn't worth never having you

Maybe you've been through this before
But it's my first time so please ignore
These next few lines because they're directed at you

I can't always be waiting, waiting on you
I can't always be playing, playing your fool

I keep playing your part
But it's not my scene
Want this plot to twist
I've had enough mystery
Keep building it up
Then shooting me down
But I'm already down

Just wait a minute
Just sitting, waiting
Just wait a minute
Just sitting, waiting

Well if I was in your position
I'd put down all my amuntintion
I'd wonder why it had taken me so long

But the lord knows that I'm not you
and if I was I wouldn't be so cruel
cause waitin' on love ain't so easy to do

Must I always be waiting, waiting on you
Must I always be playing, playing your fool

Wowza!

2005-03-26T10:40:00.000-08:00

Mum decided to buy me a new clarinet off of Ebay, last night. It's gonna be saving us a lot of money too! As I was looking around we saw so many colored clarinets too. I like this green one. It was only $1.00, with $24 for shipping and handling. But I don't think I would want it to play in concert and stuff. Just as a little novelty type thing to take with me during the summer. Amara could practice on it too. That would be good to prepare her for future things. Especially if they start removing music from schools. It would be good to teach her. There isn't any kind of music classes in her school. Instead they have drama, with Mrs. Winstead. Bleh, I can't stand that lady. But anyways, here's the clarinet:

Funny huh? and it's a real one too. A plastic one just like the one I have now. Crazy ain't it? But there's no way my band director would allow it. She's a stickler about uniformity. hehe. The one we did buy though, is plain, it comes with a nice bag to carry it though. Any how, I'll talk to ya later. We're on spring break now so I'll have PLENTY of time. TTYL!