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Song of the Month

2012-02-03T17:08:00.000-08:00

Most of my midterms just happened to be this week. Thankfully, this week has pretty much come to an end. My brain is fried out as of right now. I really don't want to do anything but the least I could do is put up this month's song since it's now February. Well, here it is. This one's called "Sixteen" by Funeral For A Friend. I've either lost it completely due to mass studying or this song sorta reminds me of Fall Out Boy back when they put out Infinity On High.

Song of the Month

2012-01-01T15:02:00.000-08:00

Happy new year, everyone! Yes, I know I've been lagging a bit on blogging >.< Since I'm in a punk mood today, I'm gonna start 2012 off with a punk song. This one's called "Same Old Story" by Pennywise. This was the only lyrics video I could find on Youtube so sorry if the lyrics run through a little fast. I must say though, most punk songs are quite fast paced so it's sorta appropriate?

Song of the Month

2011-12-11T23:36:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know, I've been lagging. I do have a legitimate excuse though. I've been studying for these things they call, finals, and they really do suck. But alas, I am free now. This month's song is "Hammerhead" by The Offspring. The song probably holds little to no positive meaning in terms of lyrics but I can't get enough of the drum parts (and not to mention, it kinda makes me fired up and want to play Nexuiz...don't judge me! I'm not a psychotic serial killer, I promise).

Song of the Month

2011-11-06T15:24:00.000-08:00

...I may or may not have almost forgotten about this blog...D: Kids, this is what college does to you. So here's this month's song. It's called "Dirty, Dirty Mess" by Let's Get It. I couldn't find the lyrics to this song anywhere, believe it or not, so this will have to suffice. You can figure out the lyrics for yourself if you wish but I'm not gonna bother with that.

Song of the Month

2011-10-04T11:11:00.000-07:00

It's raining, it's raining! Great way to start October, I should think. So what does rain have to do with Song of the Month? Nothing! Haha, see what I did there? Okay, well this month's song is "Meet Me At The Gates" by blessthefall. I picked this song for this month because...well...I like it! Not to mention, blessthefall's new album is officially released as of today.

Realization

2011-09-22T22:07:00.000-07:00

So I just realized something not too long ago. Ever since I moved into my college dorm, I've actually obtained a life. I'm not talking about literally of course. I mean like I actually do other things other than sit in front of a computer. I find this sudden change slightly distressing. For those who may or may not know, I used to be one of those no-lifers who spend their life away in front of a computer. Now that I've moved in, I can't help but notice that I've constantly been out of my dorm and away from being in front of my laptop. This is slightly distressing for me because I get this feeling that I'm falling behind on everything in the Internet like email, blogs, Twitter, etc.

Labels

2011-09-13T13:50:00.000-07:00

As you may or may not have noticed, I've added labels to my blog posts. Yes, I was so bored that I went through the trouble of tagging every blog post I made(even those from 2 years ago) with labels. I figured it might make things easier if one wanted to read older posts about something specific like funny stories or Song of the Month's but didn't want to dig through the blog archive.

Song of the Month

2011-09-06T17:32:00.000-07:00

Oh my...it's already September. I hope school isn't being too hard on those who've already started. I can already imagine myself getting rolled over in a matter of two weeks. So anyway, a couple weeks ago I felt like expanding my horizons on music and I was looking into this Swedish band called In Flames. I stumbled on a song titled "Come Clarity" and I felt it was oddly appropriate to put up for Song of the Month. I know that if you do a simple Google search, you'd probably see that In Flames would be something along the lines of a melodic death metal band or something close to that. But I assure you this song isn't quite like that of stereotypical death metal.

Wheeeeeeee

2011-08-31T13:30:00.000-07:00

After a couple of months of practicing, I finally took the driving test two days ago. I'm happy to say that I passed. I guess this summer wasn't so unproductive after all. Getting my license is now one less thing my mom will nag about. My only complaint(s) is that I didn't know they were going to use the picture in my permit for my license(I look like a tool in that picture) and maybe perhaps that jury duty summon I will get somewhere in the future down the road since I heard you have a greater chance of getting that if you have a driver license. I might be wrong on that though.

A New Outlook

2011-08-11T14:38:00.000-07:00

For those who may not have known, I went to my college orientation for the days, Tuesday and Wednesday. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't one bit nervous on Monday night. Pretty much all of my friends had already gone to their orientations before me so I was more or less alone. Well, I thought I was going to be alone until I actually went to the orientation. It was a lot easier than I thought it would be to just start conversations with strangers. The whole experience of making new friends was very intriguing. It felt like I was going through a fresh or new start. Despite the fact that I was surrounded by strangers, I inwardly felt like the slate was wiped clean and these strangers weren't going to judge me no matter what I did. I guess I could say I didn't feel like I was chained by my past because no one really knew anything about me. I know that some might argue that it's easier to be yourself with people you know and I really thought so too myself until I went though orientation. Metaphorically speaking, I was like a little bird that escaped the confinements of my cage.

(for the lazies)tldr: I sat through what might have been the most fun thing I did this whole summer on Tuesday and Wednesday and kinda gained a new perspective on people.

Song of the Month

2011-08-01T14:35:00.000-07:00

New month calls for another song, eh? This one's called Before I Forget by Slipknot. I don't really listen to Slipknot but I admit I do like this song. The lyrics are pretty cool and the chorus is quite catchy. So here it is!

Oddly Curious

2011-07-25T22:04:00.000-07:00

Lately, I've been getting some rather vivid dreams. Some of which I don't quite remember and others...I'd rather not blog about. I find it very weird to be having such dreams since I've never had dreams like those. What's happening to me? D:

Intense!

2011-07-19T11:42:00.000-07:00

So I just had the most intense dream ever last night and I thought it was worth blogging. I don't think I've had a dream with this much action before. The dream felt like something straight out of a movie but honestly, I've never watched any movies quite like my dream.

So in my dream, I wasn't myself. I was some girl named Beth so no, that's not my real name. I don't know how I figured my name was Beth in the dream but I kinda just did. The dream took place in the Bay Area in Northern California for the most part. I was in some old building that was supposed to be a salon parlor and I had some friends whom were there with me. There were two brothers, Dalton and Dan, and some girl, Jessica. For the record, these aren't my friends in real life. I don't actually know any Dalton or Dan or Jessica.

We were all just hanging out and socializing in the salon when all of a sudden this deranged looking psycho girl, Nicole, popped out of nowhere. I gotta admit she looks like a cross between Bellatrix(from the Harry Potter movie series) and Ke$ha. So apparently Nicole was out to kill me because I'm her "enemy." A fight broke out of course but I don't remember the specifics of the fight in the salon other than there were a lot of breaking glass and furnitures thrown everywhere. No one had a weapon with them though.

Somehow, all of my friends and I got out of the salon and ran to a bunch of gigantic balloons outside. We grabbed two balloons each and we took off in the air leaving Nicole inside the salon.

The weather was rather stormy and the winds were really strong. Jessica and I landed somewhere safe away from the salon but Dalton and Dan were still caught in the air by the storm. The strong winds somehow blew them all the way down to the Lancaster area of California in a rather short amount of time. I knew they were blown all the way down south since I had this tracking device similar to gps. They were flying south at 6 seconds a mile and eventually accelerated to 3 seconds a mile. Now obviously, that's not possible in real life because that's some insane speed but hey, this is a dream.

Jessica and I got into an SUV and we started to drive around to look for Dalton and Dan. However, I got frustrated because I felt like this was all Nicole's fault. I, then, persuaded Jessica to go back to the salon so I could confront Nicole once and for all instead of just running away from her. And so we went back to the salon.

I remembered entering the salon expecting everything to be all in a mess because that's how it was when my friends and I took off. Oddly enough, everything was fixed and looked normal. There weren't any broken glass shards, holes in walls, upside-down furnitures, or anything of that sort. I was super confused and then I saw another friend of mine whom I actually do know in real life(yes, how peculiar). She was getting her hair cut and I started a normal conversation with her. After "catching up with her" with that conversation, I asked her where Nicole was and she said "Oh, she's gone." I felt even more confused and slightly paranoid. My dream pretty much ended right there. So there you have it...my adventurous dream.

Song of the Month

2011-07-13T17:53:00.000-07:00

Ok, I'll keep this one short and sweet. This month's song is 37mm by AFI. This song is pretty different from the other songs of the same album as it doesn't have a very "rock" feeling to it but nonetheless I love it. Enjoy!

Reflection

2011-06-18T21:19:00.000-07:00

As of yesterday, I am no longer a high school student. So, I think it's quite fitting that I post my high school reflection essay that I wrote a little while ago for an English class assignment. Since I'm posting my entire essay, this post may or may not be a little long so bear with me. Here goes.

Journey

I remember back in September 2010 when I found it hard to believe I was a senior already. Even now in late May 2011, I am still feeling the same. The four years I spent in high school seemed altogether too surreal. I'm not even sure myself if I really did spend four years at Temple City High School but I'll take anyone's word for it that I indeed did. My sense of time seems to have been distorted by the past few months. When I first started high school, I felt like time was just dragging by. Now, I feel like the pace of time is on hyper-drive.

Back in September of 2007 on the very first day of high school, I was merely a wide eyed freshman trying to find my classes and keeping my brother, who was a senior at the time, within my sight in case I got lost for some reason and at the same time, searching for any familiar faces to dispel the awkwardness I felt at being new to high school. Looking back, I must say it was quite silly of me to have ever felt awkward in the first place. But of course, I couldn't blame myself for feeling that way because those were the exact same feelings I had when I first stepped onto the Oak Avenue campus. Furthermore, I have no doubt that I will once again experience that awkwardness when I move onto college in a matter of months this year.

My freshman year, to me, was basically the year I spent growing accustomed to the way high school works. In terms of difficulty, it wasn't impossible but it was a definite step up from Oak Avenue. Joining various extracurricular activities like cross country and the environmental club certainly did not fail to spice up my school life either. I obviously did not regret joining the team and club seeing how I am still part of them even in my senior year. If I had any regrets from my freshman year, it would probably be something along the lines of clinging to my brother like a lost child although I was probably about as lost as I could get at the given situation.

By the time I was a sophomore, I was already well adjusted to being a high schooler. I no longer needed my dear brother's guidance which I couldn't have even if I actually needed it since he had so conveniently graduated. Over the span of the months that I dubbed as my sophomore year, I made quite a number of new friends, even some who were a year above me. After all, who says underclassmen can't be friends with upperclassmen? I like to describe my sophomore year as the golden year. Unlike the all other years of high school, I was pretty much carefree the whole year. Little did I know though that would be the calm before a storm.

My junior year was indeed a storm. However, I think I brought that on myself because I thought it would be funny to take three AP courses and an honors class. It probably would have turned out alright if I didn't forget to add SAT's to the equation as well. By the way, when I say SAT's I mean both the reasoning test and the subject tests. Seeing how my junior year would be the first time taking AP courses for me, I obviously had no idea what I was walking into. Being the smart one I was, I refused to back out even though I was fully convinced I was only digging myself a grave. However, I was glad I didn't back out. To this day I'm still not sure how but I managed to juggle AP courses and SAT's without pulling a single all-nighter for the number of months I call my junior year.

Whoever says senior year is a breeze is a liar. My senior year was nothing short of a storm either. Being done with SAT's by the end of my junior year meant nothing because I had to deal with college applications. In addition, more AP courses promised me another year's worth of nightmares. I must say my senior year flew by quickly though. In the song, Amazing, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith sings the line “Life's a journey, not a destination.” High school is no different. High school truly is a journey and I sure am glad that I was there to experience it all.

Song Of The Month

2011-06-15T21:02:00.000-07:00

Alright let's cut straight to the point. This month's song is Second Go by Lights. I'm picking the acoustic version of this song because I like it a tad bit better. In addition, the Youtube video below is a live version because the studio version just doesn't do Lights justice for her insanely awesome vocals. She's one of the few artists I can safely say is better live than recorded in studio. This is my favorite live acoustic song for Second Go.

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2011-06-09T17:09:00.000-07:00

I just realized something. Today was the last regular day of high school for me...-SADFACE- I just might miss high school after all. Haha I mean like, who would've guessed? Starting tomorrow and next week, it'll all be just minimum days...Ah life is so quick paced in times like these. I should probably post my senior reflection paper that I did for my english class last week...>_>

Sudden Inspiration

2011-05-30T10:22:00.000-07:00

An awesome friend of mine asked me via Formspring to post this poem I wrote yesterday up and I said I would put it here in my blog so here I am. Now that I think about it, I didn't hear this one cool song until evening like right before dinner (contrary to my response on Formspring about hearing the song in the afternoon). But anyway, random lines(not from the song although they were influenced by the song) were already spewing out of my head when I started eating dinner. I totally wished I had a piece of paper and a pen that moment because the lines were so epic. Sadly, I didn't and if I did, my mom would shoot me funny looks. I wrote the poem after finishing dinner but unfortunately, I can't say it had all the lines that were swimming around my mind at the start of dinner. I did try to remember everything I could as I ate dinner though.

With Starry Eyes
Am I dead or am I awake?
I honestly can't tell,
Or am I alive? I don't know,
Oh my, I've been sleeping for far too long,
I can't feel myself, numb all over,
I'm walking on a thin line between two worlds,
Silence to the left, reality to my right,
Sleep is just a cousin of death, no difference,
Wait, this is just another of your silly games,
I want out, do you hear me? Hear me now,
I'm not lost, I'm just prowling in the shadows,
Because I already know the end to this story,
And you're not part of this dirge so back off,
We can let the dead sleep and stay asleep,
So you can get back to your dreams,
Because that's what you are to me,
Don't lie, that night the stars sang you to slumber,
And the moon took you to the other world,
Now, you can't hide from this cloud of euphoria,
Nor can you live without this cornucopia of mistakes,
Disaster is your name but I sold you a lie anyway,
You can't win with foul play if you didn't master fair play,
This thin line I was on is what separates you from me.

Hectic, Hectic

2011-05-15T11:00:00.000-07:00

The last 2 weeks may or may not have been the busiest weeks of this school year for me. The typical nerd may recognize this span of time as AP Weeks. I had two exams in the first week and one in the second week. That probably doesn't sound like much but hey, I'm no nerd. I was biting my nails on the verge of hysteria as I desperately tried to review everything I've learned this past school year. In addition to AP's, I also had to worry about prom preparations since the school conveniently scheduled prom at the end of the last AP week. Now that everything is over, maybe, just maybe, life will continue a little more normally.

tldr: I think it's safe to say I got slaughtered by the AP's. Prom was quite troublesome to prepare for but it was fun.

Song of the Month

2011-05-09T21:58:00.000-07:00

I've been slightly busy this month but that's no excuse to leave this blog in cobwebs ;) I think I owe this month a song. So earlier I was going through some music to pick out a nice song and I stumbled on this one song that totally brings back my memories from 2007, in other words, nostalgia. Well this song is called The River by Good Charlotte. You may or may not recognize the guest vocal on this song(second verse), M. Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold and that cool guitar solo at the end by Synyster Gates(also from Avenged Sevenfold). While finding a lyrics video for this song I also found an acoustic version of this song I've never heard since I haven't really kept up with the band's music activity after the release of Good Morning Revival(the album The River is featured in). I couldn't decide whether to put the acoustic one up or the original with M. Shadows and Synyster Gates because they're both so frickin' awesome so I decided to put both. Enjoy!

Vroom, Vroom!

2011-04-16T21:28:00.000-07:00

So I went driving for the first time in my entire life today. No, bumper cars at Knott's do not count. My mom set me up with some random instructor so I drove his car around Alhambra. After today, I've come to the conclusion that I still prefer those bumper cars. At least those things are meant to bump into things whereas the real thing, not so much(not that I actually hit anything/anyone with my instructor's car!). This got me into thinking, what if everyone drove those bumper cars instead of real cars? Impractical but yet intriguing world indeed.

So...

2011-04-13T22:40:00.000-07:00

I found a four leaf clover today! Admit it, you're jealous ;) I'm too lazy to upload a picture I shot with my phone so you're gonna have to take my word for it. It's been a long while since I last found one(around 6 years ago). Yay for random blog post.

Huh...

2011-04-08T14:24:00.000-07:00

I know I mentioned earlier about hoping to go to the beach today but last night I decided to bail...LOL Anyway, I went to UCI yesterday. The place is quite pretty. I'm feeling a combination of stoked and slightly intimidated that it will pretty much be my second home in a matter of months. Ok time to get back to my physics stack of work.

Song of the Month

2011-04-03T14:05:00.000-07:00

This month's song is Heartburn by Architects. It's from their latest album that they put out and I just thought this song was...beautiful. I couldn't find a lyrics video for this song on Youtube so this is just the music video.

I Can Has Original Title Here? D:

2011-04-01T16:49:00.000-07:00

It's here! It's finally here! SPRING BREAK!!! And no, this is not an April fool's joke. This is fo'real yo! Too bad there's a catch to almost everything. I have this AP Physics stack of work to do and track practices to show up for. Note the emphasis on the word stack because I feel that 'packet' wouldn't do it justice. Anyway, on the more awesome side of life, catch me at UC Irvine on thursday and hopefully Redondo Beach on Friday. <3

Relevantly Late

2011-03-20T16:25:00.000-07:00

I meant to make a post about St. Patty's day on St. Patty's day but I got caught up in school stuff. So anyone actually remembered to wear green on that day? I totally forgot it was St. Patty's day until I got to school. Fortunately I was wearing a green sweater anyway so epic win? :D

P.s Quite rainy today. A bit early for April showers don't you think?

Song Of The Month

2011-03-11T20:47:00.000-08:00

As you can probably guess from my blogging inactivity, life is quite a handful for me right now. But no worries! I did not forget about "Song of the Month." This month's song is called "Ambition Is Critical" by The Blackout. This song will be on The Blackout's upcoming new album, Hope, which is to be released sometime in April. One thing I love about this song is its attitude. It's practically shouting 'Haters gonna hate' and 'We don't need to live up to your expectations.'

Song of the Month

2011-02-06T16:52:00.000-08:00

January sure went by fast...or maybe it's just me? Oh well, this month's song is "All I Want" by A Day To Remember. You might remember them as they were featured last year for their song "Downfall of Us All"(you know, the music video with that fat cop eating a donut?). Yup, that band. They came out with a kickass new album not too long ago and this song was stuck in my head for days when it was released. Boom!

Freeeedom!

2011-01-28T18:07:00.000-08:00

Looks like finals are finally over for me! I'm a free bird yo! Well...for now while the weekend lasts...Gosh I'm so tired from using my brain so much this week x.x I managed to celebrate my survival by going out with friends. I seemed to have forgotten how fun it is going to places with your friends even if it's not something normally exciting.

Song Of The Month

2011-01-10T20:26:00.000-08:00

First "Song of the Month" of 2011! :D I'm gonna start 2011 off with a rather old(ish) song only because I was feeling slightly nostalgic this afternoon. The song's "I'm Shakin'" by Rooney. I remember the radio used to play this song from time to time back in 2003 or 2004. But that was when the radio actually played decent music *cough*. You've probably figured out that I have little to no faith in the radio in the last 5 years. Enough babbling, enjoy!

Not Too Shabby

2011-01-03T16:26:00.000-08:00

Today was the first day of school in 2011 for me and various others. I can't say I enjoyed it(I would be lying) but it wasn't that bad(contrary to my premonitions). It would be great if the rest of my school days were similar like today or better. :P That's kinda pushing it(luck) since I've observed that life is not constant. The only constant is change. Ok, enough with the philosophical stuff. I'm eating this oatmeal chocolate chip cookie. Chocolate chip cookies are probably not the healthiest things but if there is oatmeal in it, would that mean it's slightly healthier than regular chocolate chip cookies? Just wondering...LOL yes, I'm in fat kid mode right now.

A Farewell to 2010

2010-12-31T14:40:00.000-08:00

It's New Year's Eve! I'm not entirely sure of what I should feel at this time of the year. I guess I'm quite excited for 2011 though. No list of 2011 resolutions though haha. Does anyone actually stick to their resolution lists anyway? I find that they tend to be forgotten after a week or so. I'll just figure things out as life unfolds. Like my plan(or the lack of)? :P Of course, the end of a year not only brings anticipation, but reflections as well. For the most part, I'm relatively happy things went the way they did in 2010. I don't have many regrets(if any at all). Anyone else feel the same? Or maybe differently?

Merry Christmas

2010-12-25T18:54:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas, everyone! I hope everyone is having a fine time. My grandparents and an uncle are currently downstairs since we're gonna have a Christmas feast in an hour or so. Sad to say, my winter break is roughly half over. On the other hand, I've cleared all my work(i.e reading Frankenstein,learning a chapter of physics). Freedom never tasted so sweet. I must say, though, my first half of winter was pretty lax despite all the work. I spent the morning playing computer games with my brother(kicking up my old gaming habits once more :X) and spent the afternoon doing work. Evening till bedtime is just browsing through the internet. Yup, that's basically my winter break up until now. All good things must come to an end though, so I will have to abandon my gaming habits once school starts again.

In the light of holiday spirits, here's an acoustic song, Santa's Playlist by Let's Get It. I think you can still download it for free on their PureVolume page or you could just click the down arrow button on the right side of the Soundcloud player below.

Song of the Month

2010-12-05T22:12:00.000-08:00

Awww what do you know? It's December already! Who's stoked for the holidays? I sure am. ;) Anyways, this month's song is Savior by Rise Against. Good song and good band. What can I say? It's the recipe for awesomeness. I don't know if it's just me but I think the lyrics are incredible in this song. I only wish I could write songs or poems like that. Here's a lyrics video I found off Youtube. Enjoy!

P.s: I just realized this is the last Song of the Month for this year. Sadface? If you're wondering why I ever bothered to do this, I'm just doing this to motivate myself to post something on my blog so it won't be all cobwebby(virtually speaking of course). So I've got a question(or two). Should I do Song of the Month next year? And out of the 12 songs this year, which one(s) is/are your favorite(if any)? I'm rather curious(though I think only like one or two people actually read my blog, but it's all good). :P

Happy Turkey Day

2010-11-25T21:43:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope everyone had a fantabulous day today :P Anyone feeling sleepy from their feast yet? Haha I know I am. Zzzzz...

Marcel the Shell

2010-11-20T10:24:00.000-08:00

Hahaha, cute. Just thought I'd share this if you haven't seen it already.

Life in a Nutshell

2010-11-13T20:46:00.000-08:00

This is how my life rolls.

Sugar Rush

2010-11-10T22:59:00.000-08:00

So this morning(like any other normal Wednesdays), I got up early to do some CSL at Longden with two of my friends and my cousin. The people there were very nice as to offer us donuts and coffee. After I finished my work, I took a donut and a cup of coffee and headed back to school. I was almost done with my donut but I dropped it. =/ I was rather bummed out. Nonetheless, I waltzed into my first class, Graphic Communications, half bummed but half hyper. That was sugar rush round one. Round two didn't happen until after dinner. Today is my cousin's birthday(which I totally forgot, oops?). Her birthday cake was a tiramisu ice cream cake. Fat kid for life. Now I'm gonna have some hyper weird dreams tonight since I'm about to head to bed.

For Those Who Care to Know Me

2010-11-08T21:01:00.000-08:00

I found this from a friend's (re)blog. Bolded ones are those that fit my personality or whatever... >_>

My Personality
* I’m loud sometimes
* I’m obnoxious sometimes
* I’m sarcastic sometimes (sometimes is an understatement in my case)
* I’m cocky
* I cry easily
* I have a bad temper
* For the most part, I dont like people
* I’m easy to get along with (or at least I hope so)
* I have more enemies than friends
* I’ve smoked
* I’ve smoked weed
* I drink coffee (not on a daily basis...maybe once a week?)
* I clean my room daily

My Apperance:
* I wear makeup
* I wear a piece of jewelry at all times
* I wear contacts
* I wear glasses
* I have braces
* I change my hair color often
* I straighten my hair often
* I have piercings
* I have small feet

Relationships:
* I’m in a relationship now
* I’m single
* I’m crushing
* I’m in love
* I’m always scared of being hurt
* An ex has physically abused me, at least once
* I’ve told someone I loved them when I didn’t
* I’ve told someone I didnt love them when I did
* I’ve been in love more than two times
* I believe in love at first sight

Friendships:
* I have a bestfriend (bestfriend should be a plural :D)
* I have at least ten friends
* I’ve gotten a phone call in the last 48 hours from a friend
* I’ve been in a serious fight with a friend
* I can trust at least five people with my life

Experiences:
* I’ve been on a plane
* I’ve been on a train
* Someone close to me has died
* I’ve taken a taxi
* I’ve taken a city bus
* I’ve taken a school bus
* I’ve gone bungee jumping
* I’ve made a speech
* I’ve been in some sort of club
* I’ve won an award
* I’ve spent 24 hours on the computer straight
* I’ve been in a physical fight

Music:
* I listen to R&B
* I listen to country
* I listen to pop
* I listen to techno
* I listen to rock
* I’m one of those people who play songs repeatedly until I hate it (I dont actually end up hating the songs, I just end up playing them less often, still like them though!)
* I hate the radio
* I buy CDs (<---hahahaha I would if I had a job, for now I just download them...ssshhhh)

Television:
* I spend at least six hours a day watching TV
* I watch soap operas daily
* I’m in love with Days of Our Lives
* I’ve seen and liked the OC
* I’ve seen and liked One Tree Hill
* I’ve seen and liked Americas Next Top Model
* I’ve seen and liked Popular
* I’ve seen and liked 24
* I’ve seen and liked CSI
* I’ve seen and liked Everwood

Family Life:
* I get along with both of my parents
* My biological parents are still together
* I have at least one brother
* I have at least one sister
* I have at least one step brother/sister
* I have at least one half brother/sister
* I’ve been kicked out of my house
* I’ve ran away from home
* I’ve made my parents cry
* I’ve lied to my parents
* I’ve lied to my parents about where I am
* I’ve lied to my parents about what Im doing
* I’ve walked out when Ive been grounded

Hair:
* I’ve been brown
* I’ve had streaks
* I’ve cut my hair in the past year
* I’ve dyed my hair in the past year
* I’ve been blonde
* I’ve been red
* I’ve been light brown
* I’ve been medium brown
* I’ve been blue/green
* I’ve gotten my hair thinned
* I use conditioner
* I’ve used Silk Therapy
* I’ve used hot oil treatments
* I’ve curled my hair
* I’ve straightened my hair
* I’ve ironed my hair
* I’ve braided my hair

School:
* I’ve yelled at a teacher
* I’ve been suspended
* I’ve had an in-school suspension
* I’ve been sent to the principals office
* I’ve walked out of class
* I’ve skipped an entire day of school
* I’ve skipped a whole month of one certain class
* I’ve failed a test
* I’ve cheated on a test
* I’ve helped someone else cheat on a test
* I’ve failed art
* I’ve failed PE
* I’ve failed math
* I’ve failed science
* I’ve failed another class
* A teacher has called my parents

Song of the Month

2010-11-06T19:57:00.000-07:00

This month's song is a little more special :D No, it's not because it's from my favorite band. It's because the band decided to make a mini movie out of that song. Haha, I found it really amusing although the degree of funniness will vary among people since everyone has a different sense of humor. Without further ado, here is the mini movie and you'll find the actual song clip if you wanna hear what the whole song sounds like. Lyrics are here.

Happy Halloween

2010-10-31T16:37:00.000-07:00

Boo! Halloween post here. I hope everyone is having a fun Halloween :] My day does not comprise of much though, it's pretty much the average Sunday. I went to Chinatown this morning, visited the grandparents, and went grocery shopping in the afternoon. Very typical. I just described 99% of the Sundays in my life. Fun stuff.

Hungry, Hungry

2010-10-15T20:44:00.000-07:00

This afternoon, I was awfully hungry when I came home from school. Hungrier than usual. After taking a shower, I began hunting in the kitchen. After munching away some random strawberry shortcake flavored ice cream bar thing and downing a cup of honey with water, I spotted a pile of bags of Lays Baked chips. They were the regular, original flavor so it's no surprise no one wants to eat them. I got this crazy idea of dipping them in ketchup. Hey we dip french fries in ketchup, so why not potato chips? Essentially, they're the same ingredient--potato, right? So I did exactly that. I dipped them in ketchup and you know what? It tasted ah-mazing. If you haven't tried that, I totally recommend it.

Song of the Month

2010-10-12T15:20:00.000-07:00

So we are well into October already and there is little sign of fall here right now. California weather is too bipolar D:< Aight, let's get down to business. This month's song is "You're Not Alone" from Saosin. It's a fun song to listen to, especially if you're in need of encouragement.

Quotes Forrealz

2010-09-30T20:56:00.000-07:00

Alright, this is it. This is finally it. Senior quotes are due October 15th. My list of quotes aren't too impressive though. =/ I've looked through the list and picked out some potential ones. Now I need opinions since I have a hard time picking just one. Maybe I'll have to search for better ones. I don't know...

Dream until your dream comes true.
You got to lose to know how to win.
It costs nothing to dream and everything not to.
Life is short. Cherish what you have while you have it.
Life is a two-faced jerk. But if you don't have fun, that's your fault.
Death smiles upon all of us, all we can do is smile back.
Life is too damn short to not be happy.
Don't lose sight of what matters most.
Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.
If you're going through hell, keep going.
Be thankful for what you have because you could be worse off.
Everything and everyone on this earth has an expiration date. Live your life, smile, and get over it.
Fight for what you love until your last breath.
It's not life you gotta worry about, it's how you'll be judged when it's over.
Forget yesterday, live today.
When you know, you know.
When one door closes, another one opens. Everything in life happens for a reason.
A change will do you good.
Our eyes are placed in front because it is more important to look ahead than to look back.
What doesn't kill you leaves a scar, but also makes you stronger.
The little things matter most.
Let's make better mistakes tomorrow.
The present is just a pleasant interruption to the past.
I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not.
Don't take moments for granted, and don't let happiness slip away over petty things. We're all lucky in our own little, or big ways.
Never take a good friend for granted.
Do not let life overwhelm you. The person who removes a mountain begins by taking away small stones.
You have to learn to crawl before you learn to walk.
Don't hate what you don't understand.
Hope lies not in reaching the end if the journey itself is enough to bring fulfillment.
Don't ever settle for less than you deserve. You get one life, make it awesome.
If you can't end, you can't begin.
Once you've hit the bottom, the only way to go is up.

Song of the Month

2010-09-11T10:56:00.000-07:00

It's the weekends again!! That took long enough. All I ever look forward to are weekends once school starts. Ah well, here's the song of the month. It's called Somewhere Waiting by Take the Crown. Beau Bokan, whom I look up to very much, used to be in this band until the band broke up back in 2008. It was a good band but I'm happy Beau ended up in Blessthefall(now my favorite band). Anyway, I love everything about this song. Lyrics are pretty straightforward as well. You can judge the song for yourself since I conveniently found a video off Youtube with lyrics.

A Common Understanding

2010-09-06T19:01:00.000-07:00

I'm pretty sure we can all relate to this picture.

Oh Sweet Summer

2010-08-30T22:46:00.000-07:00

Summer, lovely summer, you were so good to me. I swear it was love at first sight, my one and only true love. It breaks my heart that you have to leave me once more. Know that I will always love you, no matter how flipping hot you are. I dedicate this song to you and only you, summer.

SUMMER, BABYY, WON'T YOU COME BACK TO MEEE?? ;~;

p.s. Take this post seriously and I will kill you.

Dream From Last Night

2010-08-20T09:52:00.000-07:00

Apparently I remember this dream I had last night. Unlike most dreams, this dream was pretty vivid. So there was this golden retriever puppy in my house, I don't know why. I was just playing with it. It was the cutest puppy ever *drools* Ummm yea, that's all. I was just playing with it the whole time until I woke up. Just thought it was a dream worth blogging.

2010-08-19T15:59:00.001-07:00

I've come to a conclusion: School registration is full of bullsh--. Too troublesome for its worth. In addition, the school somehow managed to leave a hole in my schedule(of course, I got it fixed after sitting in line at the counselor's office for god knows how long). So here's my schedule for the curious ones.
Period 2-Graphic Communications-Hollinger
Period 3-AP Physics-Slattery
Period 4-Ceramics-Kim
Period 5-AP Calculus AB-Bulgin
Period 6-AP Literature & Composition-Hoague
Period 7-XC/Track-Tomasulo

Nooooo I Don't Want It!!!

2010-08-18T13:38:00.000-07:00

School registration, I mean. As exciting as it sounds to get your new schedule(not really!), I am not in the least thrilled. School registration is a sign. A sign that means summer is going to end quite soon(/sadfacex10). That dreaded day is tomorrow for me.

P.S. If you're wondering why I'm on this blog instead of doing something more productive, a case of writer's block here. My college personal statement sucks.

Good One

2010-08-12T14:26:00.000-07:00

So not too long ago, I had a conversation with my mom in her car. We got in after turning in the free/reduced lunch program application to the district office. It went like this:
Mom: *turns on the car* ...What's that noise?
Me: ...Noise?
Mom: Yea I hear this weird sound, like some sort of strange music.
Me: You mean the radio?
Mom: Ohh.
Me: *mental facepalm*

Song of the Month

2010-08-09T10:37:00.000-07:00

Who else is bummed out that summer is almost over? D:< Well, speaking of summer, this song has the word "summer" in it. You can check out the lyrics here if you don't believe me :D. The song is called "It's High Tide Baby!"(featuring Ian Watkins of Lostprophets) by The Blackout. This song gives me the nostalgic chills for some reason. You can pretty much interpret the song(and the music video for that matter) however way you see it. My interpretation of this(both song and video) is pretty simple: All good things must come to an end sooner or later.

The Flip Side

2010-08-04T12:51:00.000-07:00

So my mom had to get her driver license renewed and she thought it was an excellent idea to drag me along for her second-class translation needs. I ended up waking up at a lovely 7:30 a.m on a day where I usually wake up at 10:00 a.m. On the other hand though, after we finished our business with the DMV, we dropped by at Kohl's and got me a nice pair of jeans and flip flops. Ah well, I guess there truly is a flip side to everything in life. On an unrelated note, when we got back home, my mom went to our little yard/garden at the side of our house to do something and it was all quiet. I went up behind her and gave a gnarly man-burp. That was enough to scare her. We ended up laughing for a good couple minutes. :P Hilarious.

Take a Trip Into My Mind

2010-07-28T13:23:00.000-07:00

The title is pretty self-explanatory in regards to the point of this post. As one can tell from glancing at a calendar, this month is slowly ending. Just two more days and I will be free from the clutches of summer school! Haha I'm so stoked. But I can already see there is still work to be done, namely AP Literature work. Well, I just hope I can keep hanging in there. It's times like these where I just gotta keep rolling through. The thought of being a senior is overwhelming but hey, what can I do? Ohh lookie here, I just got my school registration package here as I am typing. I'm pretty sure there's a plan for me in the future. I just have to discover it. I'm doing my darn best to stay positive. It's a feat easier said than done but I know I can't go wrong with more smiles and laughter in my life.

Song of the Month

2010-07-16T19:11:00.000-07:00

I am officially convinced summer is here. Last month, SoCal experienced some "June gloom" so the weather did NOT feel like summer at all. However, now we are here in July with a gnarly heat storm raging through. The sun felt like it was 60 feet off the ground, haha. Ok, on with the purpose of this post. This month's song is "All Around Me" by Flyleaf. I must say the vocalist of this band has a pretty voice, at least in my opinion. Although I'm not very big on religion, Flyleaf is known to be a Christian band. Their works have references to God and stuff like that, including this song. You can probably tell by checking out the lyrics here.

Jubilation

2010-07-09T20:54:00.000-07:00

Fridays are such great days. Apparently I've received news that I've successfully passed some ridiculously hard tests I took earlier this year in May. My scores were probably just marginally passing but for me, all is well. Today also marks the last day of the class, Economics, which I've decided to take this summer(along with Government). Let's just say economics just isn't my cup of tea and you can probably guess my grade in that class isn't top notch. But at least I passed. Government class starts next week so I'll see how that works. Ahaha I've never been more stoked on life. Beau Bokan's philosophy of PMA(Positive Mental Attitude) really does work.

Quotes(Round 3)

2010-06-09T16:54:00.000-07:00

I noticed that I haven't posted an update on my collection of awesome quotes in a while so here's a third batch. :D As always, opinions on the following quotes are welcome.

"Fight for what you love until your last breath."
"It's not life you gotta worry about, it's how you'll be judged when it's over."
"After Monday and Tuesday, even the calendar says 'WTF'."
"Forget yesterday, live today."
"When you know, you know."
"When one door closes, another one opens. Everything in life happens for a reason."
"A change will do you good."
"Our eyes are placed in front because it is more important to look ahead than to look back."
"What doesn't kill you leaves a scar, but also makes you stronger."
"The little things matter most."
"Let's make better mistakes tomorrow."
"Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them."
"The present is just a pleasant interruption to the past."
"If your life revolves around how much money you have, social status, fame, etc. etc., you will die worthless and alone."
"There's always going to be ups and downs in life but as long as you keep bustin' your ass there will always be way more ups!"
"I love this life and you should too."
"I'd rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I am not."

Song of the Month

2010-06-07T18:55:00.000-07:00

Looks like summer is just about kicking in. It felt like the sun was 60 feet off the ground today this afternoon as I went for a short jog with a friend of mine. Anyways, this month's song is "Worlds Away" by From First to Last. I've heard about this band but never really checked out their stuff. I was just bored one day and checked out this music video and figured the song was pretty gnarly.

Song of the Month

2010-05-09T19:45:00.000-07:00

Wow, I almost forgot it's May! This month's song is Dream On by Aerosmith. It's my new all time favorite song. The lyrics are simple but amazing. Classic and very inspirational.

P.S. Don't forget to tell your mom Happy Mothers' Day if you haven't already. I almost got murdered this morning for almost forgetting.

"...be forever entertained"

2010-05-06T18:42:00.000-07:00

Many thanks to Craig Mabbitt's tweet on twitter, I am now dying with laughter. Basically he tweeted "creed shreds 4 search it on youtube and be forever entertained lol." I did exactly that. To save you the time of searching for it on Youtube, here's the video. It seems, though, the annotations for the video isn't showing up. You'll probably see it if you watch it on the Youtube site. It's basically just some captions of the gibberish singing. Note that the audio of this video is completely altered by some extremely bored dude, so no, Creed did not actually perform like that(it would be extremely interesting if they did though!). For the record, I'm not really a fan of Creed.

...

2010-05-05T17:26:00.000-07:00

Yes, I just had to. Beats T-Pain anyday, eh? Sorry, no offense to all you T-Pain fans out there.

New Discovery

2010-04-24T10:03:00.001-07:00

So my mom made some pancakes yesterday from the overripe bananas that no one will eat. You can probably guess what I had for breakfast today. This morning, I had the craziest idea and decided to put some strawberry flavored yogurt all over some pancakes I shoved into the microwave. It was very dee-licious. Unfortunately, I failed to take any pictures because they were so awesome I ate them all before I thought of taking any pictures. Good food combos inspired by Judith.

4/20?

2010-04-20T21:08:00.000-07:00

Screw 4/20. Yeah, it's Hitler's b-day and aka pot/weed day. Boohoo. If you were excited about today for the two aforementioned reasons, go jump off a cliff. Don't do drugs, kids. Drugs are for losers. Now be green and spread the good word of the upcoming Earth Day. Green kids are the coolest, so don't be a loser.

Quotes(Round 2)

2010-04-13T22:55:00.000-07:00

My collection of quotes that I plan to pick out of for next year's school yearbook has been increased by a handful. Most of them are by more or less the same people whom I look up to with much respect. Here we go! Feel free to voice your opinions of them.

"Don't lose sight of what matters most..."
"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."
"Life is too short. Love your life, your family, and your friends."
"If you're going through hell, keep going."
"Be thankful for what you have because you could be worse off."
"Everything and everyone on this earth has an expiration date. Live your life, smile, and get over it."
"Once you've hit the bottom, the only way to go is up."
"Don't waste your time being sad. There's like a million other cool things you could be doing instead, so smile."
"You just have to keep a positive attitude and focus on the things in your life that are going right."

Song of the Month

2010-04-02T19:42:00.000-07:00

April is finally here. I'm not sure if I'm supposed to be sad or happy. Oh well, I'm gonna go with happy because being sad blows. Back on topic, the song is "The Downfall of Us All" by A Day To Remember. This was the song that made me fall in love with their music. It's a rad song with minimal screaming in the second verse. I find the music video quite humorous. Check it out if you don't mind that small "screamo" verse.

And the truth is out...

2010-03-18T21:11:00.000-07:00

Yes, I have indeed made a Flickr account. I haven't uploaded a vast variety of photos but I have all the pictures I took on my quick visit of the Huntington Library. Check out some of these photos if interested. I do plan to upload more photos in the future when I'm not feeling lazy. Good day/night, everyone!

A Moment of Thanks

2010-03-13T15:08:00.000-08:00

No, I'm not talking about Thanksgiving. However...Thank you everyone who wrote on my Facebook wall, tweeted me, im'ed me, and those who dropped by at my door! I just wanna let you guys know how blessed I feel to have met and known such great people. I'm so lucky to have so many great friends around me and I'm really grateful for what I have. This blog post really is an understatement, for I can't seem to put my feelings into words right now(especially after having taken the SAT this morning). Again, thank you, everyone!

Mondays Are Evil

2010-03-08T18:40:00.000-08:00

As if Mondays aren't bad enough, today just seemed extra crappy. My luck probably ran out for real this time or something. So here's my list of complaints (in chronological order) for those who care/are bored and want to point and laugh at a poor person: woke up slightly late, bad chem test score is bad, drop of who-knows-what water/unknown liquid fell on my head while I was heading upstairs to my locker during break, failure to finish grammar quiz, forgot to bring calculator for math test, missing out on a class for some weird counseling thing, ew transcript is ew, and crappy 5 mile run due to shin/knee and tummy pains. Long list is long.

By the end of track practice aka school day, my spirit was pretty much decimated. Sitting on the bleachers with my head on my knees, I felt something tugging my mind, like some sort of irritation. Couple seconds later, I realized why I felt somewhat irritated. I was tired of moping over a crappy day. I could almost hear Beau Bokan, my hero, saying(yes he really did say this), "Life is too damn short to not be happy." So yeaa...spirit recuperation! And you know what? I'm gonna grab my other self(that old pessimistic one) by the neck and drag it/her aalll the way to hell and back with me. It doesn't matter how many times I get knocked down because even if I'm not able to walk, I'll crawl. But of course, changing is easier said than done. And no, this isn't something that I decided overnight. I've had this in mind for a couple months. Like my brother says, "Grow a spine and be a man." Now if only I figured out what I want to do with my life beyond school...=/

Song of the Month

2010-03-07T22:43:00.000-08:00

Oh noez! Another month has passed. That was fast D: This month's song is "Secret" by Greeley Estates. Now I know someone is probably going to be all like "oh but that band's latest album sounds like a devil trapped in a trash bin." Allow me to explain..."Secret" is not from their latest album. In fact, it's from their earlier works, second full-length album, Far From The Lies, if I remember right. In other words , new Greeley Estates sounds nothing like old Greeley Estates. One would probably notice the phrase, "far from the lies" within the song, which I'm guessing is how Greeley Estates titled that CD. I love this song both musically and lyrically. On a side note, Far From The Lies has got to have the most random album cover ever.

Vitamin C Intake Level: OVER 9000!!!

2010-02-23T22:02:00.001-08:00

So a sudden turn of events this night has caused me to make this emergency blog post. I was sitting here on my computer, doing my precalc homework, and blasting Hey Monday. All of a sudden, I had this really weird queasy feeling in my stomach. I really don't know how to describe it, but I would say the closest would be my stomach flipping. I did NOT feel good. I drank a sip of water and my stomach got worse to the point where I felt like puking. This has happened before in the past, but not to this magnitude. Like I've always done in the past, I dashed downstairs and started peeling and shoving tangerines down my throat. After 5 tangerines, my stomach was feeling better. But for extra assurance, I am now halfway through with an orange. Note that those were the only things I saw that were acidic, save for the giant lemon on the kitchen counter. Oh the wonders of citric acid...
P.S: For those who did not know, I also had a chemistry test today on acid and base solutions. Har, har. I also depleted my house of tangerines...sorry about that, mom!

Quotes

2010-02-11T18:19:00.000-08:00

Next school year, all seniors like me at my school will be submitting a quote for yearbook or something like that. I know that next school year seems like a long way, but I already am keeping note of some quotes that I like and might use. Still, my list is not very long, seeing I only have five right now, haha. Yeaahh, my mini-list of quotes is quite randomish as they come from various people, including myself. Surprisingly, I've yet to find a line from a song worthy of adding to my list. Here's my list for now:

"Dream until the dream comes true."
"It costs nothing to dream and everything not to..."
"Death smiles upon all of us, all we can do is smile back."
"Life is short. Cherish what you have while you have it."
"Life is a two-faced jerk;but if you don't have fun, that's your fault."

Song of the Month

2010-02-07T19:42:00.000-08:00

Here we go again! It's been another month(or around there) since the last Song of the Month. This month's song is Beautiful Thieves by AFI. It is AFI's latest single and their music video was released not too long ago. I've already talked about this song like last year around AFI's Crash Love release.

End Semester 1

2010-01-29T14:34:00.000-08:00

Finals are over! Post-final syndrome symptoms may include but are not limited to: sudden hyperness, randomness, mooshie brains, headaches, anxiety, massive joy or depression, and sleepiness.

/posttooshort

Formspring

2010-01-24T00:12:00.000-08:00

Earlier today, I was visiting the Formspring of one of the bands I've been digging recently. For those who don't know what Formspring is, it's a site where you can ask those with accounts questions anonymously. As a fan of Greeley Estates, how could I not pass the chance of asking some of my own questions for them? I've already asked them a handful of questions the past week or two, which they have answered. And speaking of bands/musicians, Beau Bokan of Blessthefall also made an account quite recently. He, however, is more popular than Greeley Estates so he gets loads more questions than they do. Beau has yet to answer some questions I submitted, haha. I won't be offended if he never gets to my questions though. I'm just one of his many fangirls :D and he's one of the few handful of people I look up to. Anyway, it's so cool to be able to contact people who influenced and inspired me so much to just keep truckin' along with life. Now, I'm debating whether I should make an account myself.

Edit: Ok I've finally decided to make an account. Uhh feel free to ask me stuff?

Rain

2010-01-21T17:45:00.000-08:00

I'm talking about the insane weather here in SoCal, not that one Asian popstar. Well, ok, whether the rain here is insane is arguable. Southern Californians would say so, but other people of other parts of the U.S would be like "Oh geez, California got some rain and they're flipping out, they must be crazy or something..." Uhh yea, I'd figure that's how it would go. Weirdest part of today: Shortly after I got home, it started pouring and the sun came out at the same time. Epic? Probably. I stuck my face to my window and the sunlight felt so warm on my face. It was so bright outside and yet, rain kept pouring down.

Don'cha just hate it when...

2010-01-14T20:45:00.000-08:00

you get your days mixed up? Rawr. I need to get my head checked. I keep thinking today is Friday. I ONLY WISH IT WAS. I was so convinced today was Friday that I took my Pre-Calculus book home to study for the upcoming 3-day weekend. That book is so damn heavy. Upon entering my house and setting my textbooks down, I realized today isn't Friday and bringing that book home is pointless. I hope my Pre-Calc class won't require the use of the book tomorrow since I will be too lazy to bring it back to school.

Speak of the Vampire

2010-01-11T20:16:00.000-08:00

Everyone knows what Twilight is, yes? Right? Right? That overly overrated book and movie loved by Miley Cyrus and Jonas Brothers fangirls/boys and scene girls/guys alike? Well, I found the perfect song for the Twilight series. It's called "Y'all With The Vampire Squad?" by Greeley Estates. Here's the lyrics if you don't like screamo and rather see the lyrics than hear it.

It's all a lie, you gonna listen to them?
Cause they're out for blood
You leave your life in their hands.

Last night you made it easy for them to prey upon you
Cause they'll lure you to a place
A place where they can devour you
You've been warned so many times
Have you forgotten what was said
You've been warned so many times
And now you're dead.

So tell me is this the way you want it baby
(It's just not me)
They'll drink from your body
Until there's nothing left

It's all a lie, you gonna listen to them?
Cause they're out for blood
You leave your life in their hands.

From now on, you better watch out
You never know what's behind you.
Cause they'll wait, wait until,
Until it's dark to surround you.

You've been warned so many times
You just don't care if it's right
You've been warned so many times
You're just asking for their bite.

So tell me is this the way you want it baby
(It's just not me)
They'll drink from your body
Until there's nothing left

It's all a lie, you gonna listen to them?
Cause they're out for blood
You leave your life in their hands.

So, is this what you call sexy?
So, is this what you call sexy?
So, is this what you call sexy?
So, is this what you call sexy sexy sexy sexy sexy?
Lose yourself like it's nothing
Lose yourself like it's nothing there's nothing
Lose yourself like it's nothing there's nothing baby!

So tell me is this the way you want it baby
(It's just not me)
They'll drink from your body
Until there's nothing left

It's all a lie, you gonna listen to them?
Cause they're out for blood
You leave your life in their hands.

Song of the Month

2010-01-08T18:14:00.000-08:00

As if I don't rave enough about music, I think I'm gonna try to talk about a particular song each month for this year. And no, it will NOT be all "screamo" as you would probably expect since that's all you think I listen to.

So for this month, I pick "Do Not Disturb(Tell Me How Bad)" by Let's Get It. This song is by a band that I personally believe is very underrated. I've seen live videos of them play before and they're great. It's kinda hard to pinpoint what genre they do because it's not rock and yet, not fully electronic. It's like a mix of the two. But i think that is what makes this band so unique and original. Give it a listen! It's not "screamo", I promise. One of my friends describes the song as spicy and cool. I'm not sure how that works but okay. LOL.

So I heard 2009 is over...

2010-01-01T12:42:00.001-08:00

Happy New Year to all! I wonder how everyone is doing, whether it be still sleeping or sitting through a massive hangover. Aha I kid about the latter, stay off the alcohol. I gotta admit though, I woke up with a nice headache. It's not like I did anything in particular so don't get me wrong. I actually went to bed shortly after the countdown because my mom was making a fuss about me staying up so "late" everyday. She wanted me to sleep earlier as a New Year resolution. Haha, tough luck. I don't see that happening this year. I'm not too big on resolutions this year anyway.

First post of the year on this blog! /insertapplauseorcheershere

2009 Reflections

2009-12-28T23:14:00.000-08:00

This year is drawing to an end. Although it is not quite December 31st yet, I'm posting this today in case I forget to later. Well, 2009 has definitely been quite an eventful year in both my personal life and everything else around me.
On a personal level(for those who care), 2009 was kinda like a roller coaster. First half of this year was alright for the most part. Summer marked my downhill with summer school and SAT crap. After summer came a new not-so-fresh school year(which is the current school year). OK I'll be honest and straightforward. This school year fucking blows. Hate it. I've never met a bigger asshole. It has caused me to think about and consider some stuff that I'd rather not mention here since you'll probably try to make me go to a mental ward. 'Nuff said.
As for stuff that have happened around me....uhh honestly I can't really thing of anything on top of my head right now. Well, maybe other than the fact that Senator Harry Reid accidentally voted against the health reform bill thing, which was hilarious considering the fact that he played a major role to the making of that bill.
MUSIC! Didn't think I was gonna leave that out, eh? Great year in terms of music, indeed. AFI's Crash Love, ahh-mazing. Blessthefall's Witness, brutal. There's probably like a handful more albums that I could talk about all day like A Day to Remember's Homesick, The Blackout's Best in Town, Get Scared's Cheap Tricks and Theatrics, or Silverstein's A Shipwreck in the Sand. I'm no fortuneteller but I have a feeling 2010 will be an equally exciting year musicwise. Totally stoked for Greeley Estates's No Rain, No Rainbow(drops on Jan. 26th). I heard Bring Me The Horizon will be hoping to finish a new record around the summerish. Escape the Fate and Black Veil Brides are also working on a new one, probably will drop sometime then. Ahh so excited! ^^ Soo sorry for a big wall of text!

A Moment of Enlightenment

2009-12-14T18:54:00.000-08:00

Yesterday(yes I was still alive then and even now), I was working on some project for my English class. It involved citing my sources and all that lovely stuff. Two of my sources were .pdf files from the U.S Census Bureau. You know what I learned after citing my sources? I learned what PDF stands for! Yes! Like "omg" as if anyone had ever cared to wonder the meanings behind file format names/acronyms(.pdf, .doc, .xls, .mp3, .m4a, etc.)! PDF stands for.../insertdrumrollhere...PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT. Ha...Ha...disappointed? I don't blame you. But seriously though, why "portable"? In what way are other digital file formats not "portable"? Weird stuff.

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-26T09:45:00.000-08:00

It's Turkey Day, indeed! Well, that's what Thanksgiving always seems to connote. Despite the spree of bad luck I have been experiencing these past few months, I still have much to be thankful for. And so, I'd like to say the following words from my heart of hearts. Firstly, thank you, readers, for bothering to read my blog. Thank you, my dearest buddies, for putting up with me at school. Thank you, mom and dad, for raising me. Thank you, my awesome brother, for teaching me things that even a school cannot teach me. Thank you, Sifu, for being the best ninja ever. Lastly, thank you, music, for keeping the fire inside me alive and inspiring me to keep moving forward despite the numerous times I've been slaughtered.

Sharing is Caring

2009-11-08T12:18:00.000-08:00

Since I'm so close to finishing some work for my APES class and yet I don't feel like working anymore, I feel like I should share something. What I'm about to share isn't really something amazing or cool enough to make your jaw drop. However, I feel it is definitely worth sharing and I hope you will find it worth showing to other people. If you're still reading this, then good job. Here's what you've been reading and waiting for:

knock yourself out

Yesterday's Boredom

2009-10-31T10:08:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, there was no school for our district as the day was called, "Staff Development Day." Basically it was an extra day to add to my lovely weekend. As the title mentions, I was pretty darn bored. The above picture sums up my boredom.
Oh, and Happy Halloween!

The Bourne Supremacy

2009-10-26T17:27:00.000-07:00

Last week, I finished a book called "The Bourne Supremacy". It is the sequel to "The Bourne Identity", which I read last year. I'm not gonna bother putting up the summary since the plot is kinda complicated to explain and you can just look it up yourself on Google or somewhere. Honestly, I think I would prefer reading "The Bourne Identity" instead of "The Bourne Supremacy" if I were to read one of the two over again. I just think that "The Bourne Supremacy" wasn't as much of a roller coaster compared to "The Bourne Identity". Today, I just started on the last of the trilogy, "The Bourne Ultimatum". Hopefully, it will be an even better read.

Epic Day

2009-09-29T15:25:00.000-07:00

Musically, today really is an epic day. AFI's Crash Love is officially released today! Also, Blessthefall put up their upcoming album, Witness, on myspace for streaming today and tomorrow only. I'm not a big fan of the following bands but Paramore's and Alice In Chain's albums also drop today. In addition, Bring Me The Horizon has been working on a new music video for their next single, "The Sadness Will Never End". It's not up yet but the making of the video part 1 is.

Just now, I finished listening to Witness. I give it a thumbs up. It's an awesome album. No, I will not compare it to Crash Love since they are two completely different albums. Songs that stood out to me in Witness were "What's Left of Me", "To Hell and Back", and "God Wears Gucci". Good stuff.

Crash Love

2009-09-22T22:50:00.000-07:00

As of yesterday, the whole album, Crash Love, was made available for streaming on AFI's myspace. Since I didn't get the chance to listen yesterday, I made room for a little time today. Anyways, my predictions were not wrong. Crash Love did not fail to disappoint me at all. It was really good in my opinion. True, it has a different feel to it compared to past albums. Change isn't always bad. Crash Love sounds alot more mature. It is as if AFI had grown up(lol). I'm going to hazard a guess that AFI is done and over with the angsty screaming. Crash Love does not have any screaming at all. I don't think it would fit with it anyways since this album is so different (in a good way, of course). I took the time to note some things for every song of the album(how could I not?).

Torch Song-I think this song fits well as the very first song of the album. It's one of the heavier songs of the album and has an interesting chorus.
Beautiful Thieves-The guitar riffs before the verses and at the ending part is quite catchy. As I've said before, it's a beautiful song, very melodic. The transition from the bridge back to the chorus stood out to me the most.
End Transmission-I absolutely loved the vocals in this song. It fits perfectly. I think the bass and drum parts in the verses are a great combo.
Too Shy To Scream-The vocals in the verses really blends in nicely with the music. The chorus, however, was a bit bleh. I did not expect the bridge of this song and the ending was quite abrupt.
Veronica Sawyer Smokes-This song gives off a whimsical feeling to me overall. Like Beautiful Thieves, it is also a rather melodic song compared to others.
Okay, I Feel Better Now-If I had to describe this song, I would say it is a very straightforward rock song. The only thing I disliked about this song was that the chorus kinda gets repetitive for me.
Medicate-This song also has some catchy guitar riffs. The song has a crazy drop in the bridge and has a nice but barely noticeable blend of piano in the background of it. There's a sweet guitar solo at the end of the song.
I Am Trying Very Hard To Be Here-This song is very upbeat compared to others. Overall, it has an awesome mix of vocals with guitar in the verses. The gang vocals on the chorus was pretty cool too.
Sacrilege-This song is the most different from this album. The verses remind me of some of AFI's older works. I really liked the second half of the first and second verse. The guitar work in the bridge was amazing.
Darling I Want To Destroy You-The verses are quite poppy here. The chorus, however, is heavier. So basically, you get this nice contrast of verse and chorus. It's not as dynamic as one would think, but there definitely is a contrast.
Cold Hands-This is another heavy song. I particularly liked the drumming part of the song even though it's kinda hard to tell through other instruments and vocals. It is a good solid rock song.
It Was Mine-I think this was an intriguing song to be chosen to end this album. In a sense, I found this song slightly on the bland side. However, I really liked the drumming part between the bridge and back to the chorus.

Stepping back to see the big picture, the songs that really stood out to me were Torch Song, Beautiful Thieves, Veronica Sawyer Smokes, I Am Trying Very Hard To Be Here, Sacrilege, and Darling I Want To Destroy You. If I had to pick one song to be my favorite, it would have to be I Am Trying Very Hard To Be Here.

Beautiful Thieves

2009-09-17T20:58:00.000-07:00

The second song off of Crash Love by AFI is obviously in Guitar Hero 5. It's called Beautiful Thieves. I managed to find an awesome video of the song played in Guitar Hero 5 on Youtube. I guess this makes it the second song I've heard that will be on Crash Love (not counting Fainting Spells since it's a b-side). If I had to describe the song, I would say it really is a beautiful song. The guitar work is amazing and the chorus really stood out to me. The chorus gives me a really nostalgic feeling for some reason (lol). It makes me feel kinda...vulnerable? I'm very confident that Crash Love will be an epic album.

Fainting Spells

2009-09-11T17:20:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I learned that AFI was offering a free download of one of their b-side tracks that will be feature in the deluxe Itunes version of Crash Love. Of course, I downloaded it. How could I not resist? From what I heard, this song was made during the Decemberunderground sessions.

However, Fainting Spells is NOTHING like the songs in Decemberunderground. I can totally understand how this song ended up being a b-side. Nonetheless, I think this song was really good. I'd say it is better than the majority of the songs in Decemberunderground. The verses between the chorus are just acoustic. When the songs hits the chorus, things get heavy in an awesomely epic way. Absolutely great song, I fell in love with it before I finished listening to the whole song for the first time. Yes, it was that good.

School, Oh Bummer

2009-09-05T09:49:00.000-07:00

School has only just started and I already hate it. If I ever survive this year, I deserve a big pat on the back. All my classes before lunch is pretty much like eww and that's like 4 classes. The other 2 that are after lunch aren't so bad. I got some homework for this 3 day weekend. It's not alot considering it's for 2 classes only but I'm still bummed out. It looks like my cousin got it easy this year but I guess that's only because she's in ELD.

tldr: This school year sucks ass. *insert F-bomb here*

Impending Doom

2009-08-31T12:24:00.000-07:00

Title was an exaggeration. Most of you can probably already guess what I mean. Yep, you guessed it. SCHOOL D:< This doom I speak of starts this thursday, a dreaded reminder for my readers(or lack of). I did all my shopping yesterday. It was annoying, trite, and strenuous. My feet were so tired from walking. This morning, I turned in the last of my AP Chem summerwork. Now I can focus on APES and AP Lang. Joy. Oh yea, the mountains north of my house be on fire. I know it's global warming and all, but was this fire really necessary?

AFI + KROQ

2009-08-24T12:46:00.000-07:00

Last week, I heard that the radio station KROQ was going to play AFI's first single for Crash Love today. Unfortunately I missed it since I was sleeping at that time (lol). But after cross country practice and turning in AP Chem work, I rushed onto my computer and searched for a recording that someone might have taken from KROQ this morning. Sure enough I found one along with an interview with the singer of AFI. The single is called Medicate (although I already knew that lol). Here's my thoughts.

I thought it was SO FRICKIN' AWESOME! Totally loved it. The song starts off epically enough and then there's this unexpected drop in the bridge and then it jumps back into the chorus, ending with a sweet guitar solo. It was so good; I haven't heard such a good song in a long while. Sooo excited to hear the rest of Crash Love in the (nearish) future.

School Registration!

2009-08-21T20:36:00.000-07:00

The long awaited moment of truth day has finally came this morning. If you still haven't gotten the clue, I suggest you read the title above. Anyways, I went to school this morning and got my schedule for this upcoming school year as well as some more books. Let's just say my teachers selected for my schedule isn't the best. It could have been better but then again, it could have been worse. I was given more books than I expected though. I was really only expecting like 2 books but instead I got like 4. Weird stuff...and no, I am not taking all that plus another one I have at home that I already got earlier this summer with me on first day of school. There is like no way I can carry all that. I'll just split with first day of school and second. Chances of using books on first day of school for some classes are pretty low so whatever. I'll do what I can.

Long Time No Blog

2009-08-17T11:53:00.000-07:00

Aiyaa last time I posted something here was like what? The first of August or something? Ah it's been a while. Life is slightly less hectic than it had been compared to the first half of this summer. Anyways, daily routine has not been too different, pretty much being a little on the monotonous side.
That being said, I have been caught up on getting as much information on AFI's upcoming album as there is of course. ;D I just read a review on Crash Love and I'm really excited. Other albums I'm looking forward to include Witness from Blessthefall. A song called "God Wears Gucci" has already been released and it's not bad. Note that the youtube link/video does not belong to me(obviously). I also heard that Flyleaf's Memento Mori will drop in like late October.
Oh and by the way, I will be taking the SAT exam fosho' in October. There's no stepping back for me; I've already signed up last night. I will be taking it in Arcadia. If anyone else is taking it in Arcadia...TELL MEE!!! I am interested in knowing who else will be taking it in Arcadia. I don't care how you contact me(phone, AIM, stalking, etc).

Summer School Be Out!

2009-08-01T11:34:00.000-07:00

Title says it all. Yea! No more U.S History ^_^ Now that I look back, it's not a bad subject but it does tend to get boring at times. Well, maybe it's because I like "usually boring subjects" sped up in the process of learning. With that out of the way, I only have SAT classes, AP summer work, and xc practices. Sounds pretty rad to me. On a non-academic note, I am waiting on pins and needles for AFI's Crash Love release... or any songs from that upcoming album for that matter.

Medicate

2009-07-25T12:19:00.000-07:00

Apparently a new song off of AFI's new album, Crash Love(to be released on September 29th), got leaked onto Youtube. The song is called Medicate which was revealed to be on the upcoming Guitar Hero release. It was only a portion of the song, not full length. Of course, I couldn't resist but to check it out. On a personal note, I LOVED it. It is definitely different from AFI's previous album, Decemberunderground. I have to agree with the majority of everyone that if Medicate had to be compared to an AFI album, it would be Sing the Sorrow. This makes me even more impatient for Crash Love's release.

*Note that the following link is not affliated with me...
As expected the youtube vid has been removed
Go here for info/download

Ode to Oceana

2009-07-21T22:09:00.000-07:00

Sad to say but I never thought the day would come where "Hello Astronaut" turns to "Bye Bye Astronaut". Last month, Oceana announced via Myspace confirming rumors that the band is done and over(disbanded). Oceana only released two albums before disbanding, the classic memorable "The Tide" and the trippy "BirthEater". Personally I've enjoyed both albums and it is quite sad to hear they will not be making anymore albums as a whole band. Best wishes to the fellows of what used to be Oceana in regards to their future goals/careers.

Most Important Question of the Summer

2009-07-17T20:54:00.000-07:00

Days trickle by so slowly and yet so fast. It really depends on what upcoming events you look at though. If I'm thinking in terms of the end of horrendously boring summer school, then yes time is taking its time(lolwut). On the other hand, if I think about due dates for AP summerwork, then I guess time is looming steadily. Now here is the ultimate question of the summer: Which is better, losing your mind or already lost your mind? And yes there is a difference between the two for those who can't read english. The former is partial loss, hence the "ing" after the verb, lose. The latter is complete loss of mind and can be referred to as totally "out of it". I think this could be the most controversial question to ever reach my almost defunct mind.

ooh SCANDALEAUX~

2009-07-11T19:08:00.000-07:00

My blog is probably covered in cobwebs by now. On Benny's request, I will now post something a little more interesting...veryy interesting...
Note: If you are not familiar with ECA, then you probably will not understand this post nor its significance and therefore should not take all of the following events seriously.
Behold a scandalous mystery! Benny and I tried to contact Brittani (queen of bouncing) via texting. Many times has Brittani texted us in the past but today she seems particularly silent. We waited for her reply in vain. Benny also tried to contact Connie via AIM. Coincidentally, she did not respond either! Connie's AIM status message read "*giggles*". Benny and his intuition theorizes it must be something scandalous. He came up with the idea that Brittani and her bouncing buddy was with Connie and Mike and they're up ECAing and possibly something a little more. Could they be doing things(deemed not appropriate for discussion here)? Connie's AIM status later changed to "{m-ist}". Benny thought it was some code of a kind but we failed to crack it =[ Shortly after Benny had to leave with his parents to the "market", Connie's status message read "THE EXECUTIONER"...whatever that means. Now I'm just waiting here to report to Benny when he gets his ass back from the "market".

Edit: New theory postulated! Connie was flirting with the manager hence *giggles* and then the manager doused her in liquor hence {m-ist}. And then the manager hired Connie as the "executioner(stripper nickname)". Credit goes to Benny and his awesome logic. Visit Benny's blog for more in-depth details.

2009-07-03T09:32:00.000-07:00

Happy Fourth of July everyone! No summer school today, yay and thank goodness. Summer just seems to trickle by slowly. Well, in a sense it does seem slow but yet if I think about it, it doesn't seem so slow. It's been 2 weeks into summer since school was out. Doesn't sound much. However, summer school is 6 weeks which means 4 weeks left. Still not convinced? After next week, it'll be one semester or half a school year worth of work. In ACI terms, I still have a long way since its 10 weeks. But what I mean is the grueling journey of the combo of history and acute cardiac infarction. Since there's no summer school today, I will now begin my weekly catch-up with stuffs. And yes I know it's not quite yet the 4th but I'm posting this now because I'll be quite busy tomorrow.