portrait of a girl

After Viel's Debut, I ended up back in our house. Vacations are the only time I can really rest, since my course requires mind blowing efforts. Like any normal teenager, I was on the internet a lot. I spent time with my cousins goofing around. I watched television. I went out with my family to watch movies (The Strangers is a respectable enough film). Basically, everything was smooth. The highlights of the rest of the days were: New Year's Eve Celebration and GATB Meet-up/First Day of School/ Thursday Madness. I will talk about all that in this post, to make up for my extended disappearance in the blogging community. NEW YEARS EVE Remember when I said that our family liked to celebrate every holiday together at my Grandma's? Well, obviously New Year's Eve was no exception. This time, we didn't have gifts in hand. However, we had our pouches ready. We were getting ready for-- I'll talk about that later. We bought food to share, and so did everyone else in t...

I finally finished the challenge, so I guess I shall talk about our Christmas! Every year on December 24th, our family gets together to spend Christmas eve. We all stay at our Grandma's house, bringing gifts for each other. （*＾ワ＾*) ! My cousins and I were going to exchange gifts like we always did when we were younger. The adults don't usually take part. They only give when they feel like it, unlike ours. I had bought a gift for the youngest member of the family yet! SHH. I bought him a helicopter toy. I hope he likes it! We still had the over-the-top dinner. Each of my aunties and uncles brought food, and we just eat them all together! There were a lot more healthier food since the adults are becoming even more self conscious than they were before. （＞ｙ＜）We had the usual rounds of picture taking too. As you can see, we're not the kids we were before!  When we were younger, the grown ups used to hold kiddie games for us after dinner. Now that we'r...

30. Who are you Who am I? I dislike asking myself this question now, because my mind tends to go blank. It’s not because I have no vision on who I truly am, but because these words will not be enough to capture the ‘I’. The easiest and most convenient answer would be me. ‘I am me’ is what most simply say to avoid further explanation. However, I feel that there’s the need to give more credit to my existence than just a two-lettered word.  I was a spontaneous and reckless youth. I do things head on without thinking of consequences. I have implanted in myself that I have to live as if I will die the next day. I was chasing every moment. It didn’t matter if it was worth it, because I just felt the need to. Now, I have become someone who is cautious. I learned to think about things more thoroughly, ending with little regret. Then again,  I actually don’t believe that life is merely a set of right decisions after careful deliberation of the consequences. It is not at all app...

23. Something you crave for a lot I have random cravings. I mostly crave food. TO be specific, I crave any kind of desserts all the time. I guess I have a sweet tooth. I also crave constant companionship? I dislike being alone, and I would ultimately seek others. I guess that's why I'm unli most of the time. Though, that doesn't mean I can't function like a normal human being without people. I just prefer having people around. Maybe like Lorry, I crave for human warmth. It may not be for the same reason, but the craving may be the same. I guess that's why I constantly cling to people. Wrap arms here, hug there, smother everywhere! It's very nice. .  or maybe I'm just hyper active that way. TEHE. I don't know how to answer this post number actually. What else? Can craving for a new dress be counted? I want a new dress! Something girly, because I just realized that my wardrobe primarily consists of jeans and shirts. I probably need ...

22. What makes you different from everyone else What makes me different? Where do I even start?  I am confident that I am one of a kind. I am sure that no one can be exactly like me, even if we are practically identical. My thoughts, my reflections, my experiences separate me from that seemingly identical person. So, what makes me different than most? I am completely random. My randomness is commonly classified as weird, since that is what society does when it cannot explain. UGH. I sound so formal. Stupid Philosophy essays. Anyways, I enjoy being different. I like to think of it as 'Why blend in when you were born to stand out?'. Heh. I literally stand out because of my height. I guess that could count as a difference, too? I also like to talk to myself, and reward myself with simple things. I dislike spending too much, but I like it when people spend money for me. Makes sense? I am actually - - snobbish, like most not so average people. I don't...

21. A picture of something that makes you happy A lot of people comment on my ability to be happy over the simplest of things. People always point this out, and it no longer surprises me. However, I don't think there is one definite thing that makes me happy. Random things make me happy. I get happy over all the little things, though my high cheeks might have something to do with my face always seeming to be smiling. Anyways, the challenge requires me pictures so. . Here we go! Self explanatory Desserts! Sweet random messages that show they care Books that take me to another world! Starry nights One Direction or any other cheesy songs CUTE PUPPEEEHHS! Disney or any other fairy tale love stories <3 Friendships! Sincere compliments AND SO MUCH MORE! C: SO HAPPY ! ~

20. Someone you see yourself marrying/being with in the future Practice smiling. Got it. Needless to say, I see myself being with Fido in the future. We've managed to go this long, so we can't possibly give up this journey so easily. I guess it would be nice to marry him, but that isn't much of a priority right now so I wouldn't dwell on that fact much. It's just funny though how he tries to persuade me to marry him before I turn thirty. Am I seriously going to be that OLD AND WRINKLY? >.> He tried to bargain, and I gradually agreed to 'marry' at twenty six. Seems to be fair enough. I don't really know what else to say. I guess he's a good guy. Sure we had our differences and bitter fights, but we managed to cross the bridge. In the future, I'm sure we can cross more bridges if we just talk it out and hear each other. For me, what we have at the moment is enough. He makes me laugh, kisses me on the forehead, says he's ...

19. Nicknames you have; why do you have them Everyone has their own personal nicknames, so here are some of mine! ❥  Lingling ⇨ This nickname was born because my cousins could not pronounce my second name, Pauline. They could only pronounce 'Ling', which is supposed to be the 'Line' of Pauline. In the end, it stuck and everyone in the neighborhood calls me this. My aunties, uncles, grandmas, grandpas, and ALL THEIR coworkers call me Ling. It's shocking when my mom brings home some of her coworkers, and they all start calling me Lingling. My neighbors, my childhood friends call me this. I am not comfortable is someone new calls me by this name. I would be like 'What the heck is wrong with you?' ❥  Pauline/Pauling ⇨ For my classmates in elementary, I was always called Pauline. They called me Pauline because everyone kept mispronouncing 'Frances' with Francis. It's irritating, and I kept on complaining until everyone decided on...

10. Songs you listen to when you are Happy, Sad, Bored, Hyped, Mad Despite the fact that I am a mood-swings type of person, I still have songs that I play in specific moods. Since this challenge specifies HAPPY, SAD, BORED, HYPED, and MAD, I shall post the first songs that pop into my mind. If you don't know the song, just click on the MOOD beside the song and artist. happy : mine - taylor swift I don’t know why but I can’t help but get carried away by the song's happy tune. It makes me feel all giddy inside. The words just play with my imagination. The whole scenario if sitting by the water, and love love love. Not to mention the fact that the music video gives off a very vibrant aura. Who wouldn't listen to this when they're happy? sad :   lego house - ed sheeran I just discovered this song lately. I happened to listen to it when I was actually feeling a little sad about something I can no longer remember. It’s very nice, and that's an unders...

 9.  Something you’re proud of in the past few posts  days I AM TOO LAZY TO EMPHASIZE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I'M PROUD I FOUND MY WAY BACK TO GOD AGAIN, AFTER WANDERING IN THE DESERT.  I decided to change the post to days, because there isn't much to brag about my posts. It's my daily life with random side thoughts, and it's not that interesting to be proud of. So in place, I will post something I am proud of the past few days. There will be those times of weakness, where you start asking questions about your faith. However, that's when you realize that your is greater than all those doubts. Philosophy made me doubt (it's basically about doubting everything and be only sure that you're doubting), but I managed to put my heart more into my faith and my God. It actually helps you realize how stronger you have become because you overcame such obstacle. I was actually a bit shy to talk to God, after seemingly ignoring Him the past few days. It wasn...

6. Favorite super hero and why Ever since I could remember, I only liked one superhero. I didn’t like Superman, or Batman, or Spiderman or any other superhero. I thought they were cool, but I didn’t really get attached to them. I only liked Captain America, the First Avenger. He couldn’t fly, he couldn’t shoot death beams, but I always thought he was the neatest one. No. I didn’t start liking him because the latest movie had an extremely hot actor. I actually saw the previous Captain America movie, when he was buried in the snow and people discovered him. It was an old film, and I could only remember bits of it. I didn’t start liking him because of the Avengers Movie, no matter how amazing it was. 1990 at the left. 2011 at the right There was a PC game that we always used to play when we were younger, Capcom vs Marvel. That was the first time I saw (or rather, used) him my whole life. His BLUE outfit, with the pretty stars, immediately attracted me. Plus, I won when I use...

December must be one of my favorite months of the year. It's cold, which means more hot choco in the morning. Mm. I like hot choco, and warm hugs. The title doesn't really say much about this post, but I really like the song. I like it's gloomy, love-lost atmosphere. Anyways, I decided to make a post that isn't a challenge post. Everyone's posting a bit of themselves and their every day life so I guess it's time that I update you all as well. It's December 8, but I'll start my story in the beginning, December 1. December 1 was the last day of Xavier Days. I didn't attend because I was being the lazy bum that I am. I was supposed to be at our organization's exhibit and meet with the high school buddies. I felt partly guilty, but I don't think people would hate me just because of that. Anyways, I had to attend a birthday in the evening. In the day though, I just downloaded fun movies including Bokura Ga Ita. Hm. To s...

5 . A picture of somewhere you’ve been to I've been to a lot of places, but I'd love to advertise this small island in Mindanao. It's pretty far from the city, but Duka Bay is still farther away. From the city, it takes approximately two hours to arrive there. It's a soulful place, and it's mostly visited during Holy Week. We went there at Thursday, before Black Friday. We actually when there on a whim, but it was the  nice kind of impulsiveness. Mom already warned us that the way up would be tiring, and IT FREAKING IS. I feel like the stations are getting farther and farther as you start getting up. It's pretty steep, but the view is absolutely breath taking! This was a picture on the way up. I think it was the sixth, so we weren't that high up yet. Still not at the top. This part shows a big fish pond, or something like that. I'm not quite sure what it is there. This is my favorite picture. The sky and the seas look as if th...