End of January

and I still haven't posted a 2008 recap and 2009 resolutions. x] So much for a "Stop Procrastinating" resolution. Hah.

Anyways, I'm still sick. -_-

and yesterday was like summer weather, except better. Because it wasn't too hot.

Afterschool we practiced our Four Chord Medley, around the lockerroom/mpr/quad area.

It was so chilll, I didn't want to leave the place. 

It was, so peaceful and nobody was around, and the shade was perfect, the weather perfect, and we were just jamming. Sigh. Haha. I loved that feeling. 

I didn't get to watch the Uninvited with the others :( because I had to go to this show choir competition at Citrus College. 

I picked up Lauren and Mica cos they needed rides (at the end Bernadette didn't know about it! D:), and we went there to watch it. It was our make-up for choir because we were going to St. Lorenzo's retreat on the day of a competition. 

I didn't knoww what to expect.

We went in the large theater.

Then it started. Off with Brea Olinda High -omfreakinggoodness. 

I was thinking, that is NOT choir! They're performing a freaking broadway show! They had like ten costume changes and use of many props, such as FENCES; not only did they look good, but they were good. They sounded really full, they portrayed the right mood for each song, their dancing was exceptional. O_O Guess you had to be a good dancer too. Like Lauren said, "It's drama kids gone choir". Dude.

I had nooo idea showchoir was SO INTENSE. 

Then we got to Burbank High with their insane, strange choreo and costumes, choreo hit downtothepoint, amazinggg sound. Depressing theme, but it was like watching a movie live I tell you! I think they were my favorite, because the music choice was just so compelling.

Then there was umm. I forgot the high school, but they had this theme of Little Red Riding Hood. MOVIE/BROADWAY MUSICAL. That's what it wasss, nott choirrr hahaah. It was amazing also, the harmonies were so disonant and eerie, it was greaat. They also integrated a bunch of modern songs. So fun to watch.

Then there were choirs just like us at Walnut, and I thought they were pretty good too. 

I learned from this, that showchoir is such a variety. It's crazy. I love it, actually.

We left after Diamond Bar went on, and then we stopped by Pinkberry before going home. Haha, it was quite random. :)

Today was Pancake Breakfast. 

T'was good! Many great solos and good breakfast. I wanted seconds. I didn't have money :[

I love this weather. It feels like summer when I'm so relaxed. :)

All this lovely weather and choir songs made me wanna play pretty stuff on my piano. Since I can't write exquisitely beautiful words into a song. x[ 

People don't usually hear the different riffs I make on the piano because no one's around when I'm in my musical mood. But sometimes I record it. So this is my first time posting anything.

Thing is, sometimes I'll get something I really like, but then since I do it off the top of my head, I don't remember what I just did, and it can never be replayed x] 

Anyways, in this I was like, playing Lean On Me and then I started having fun. The beginning is all messed up because I wasn't sure what I was looking for, but the ending gets better :]

This is MY SPONTANEOUS PIANO PLAYING:

Piano Whatever (LeanOnMe) - Mourning Sunshine

Boring.

Late start today.

Starbucks morning.

Math Anal. first class. 'my thoughts: This isn't so bad...

Dance class second class. 'my thoughts: I just want fun makeup! hahah!

Lunch, Interact. 'my thoughts: could use a little more organization... Mary Grace is way too sweeet. She gave me her pizza ticket, and I got free lunch. I needa bring my Bon Bons to school.

French last class. 'my thoughts: people are fun. :)

Afterschool Community Service/Campus cleanup. 'my thoughts: I'm a nerdd.


I don't have much to sayyy. I feel like writing something exquisitely beautiful and elegant. Hahaha.

Sickness sucks.

I stayed in bed for a long night and two days; that's the wayy to goo! -_-
I hated:
1)how my nose wouldn't stop running=no sitting up.
2)how i couldn't hear well=no music.
3)how i couldn't speak=no singing.
4)how i couldn't breath=more coughing.
5)how i couldn't smell=no taste.
6)how i had headaches=no reading.
=why why why why why must people get sick.

Anyways, I didn't go to school yesterday.
and Today was late start yee :]

"I might want to be a nurse first."-morning.

Julius Caesar-English.

Mmm yummy crunchy rice krispiess-passing.

Took test well prepared for (finallly)/notes-Euro AP.

Hi Kristen and Rio! :] trying to learn choreo I missed yesterday D:-Lunch.

Choir choreography-Choir.

Community Service "This is so fun."/Obstacle races in the two story Spanish building x] -Afterschool.

Sleep-my house.

Cramieraeraerara games/talking with Maryanne and Wilson! :]/reflection in candlelight (I felt bad for Lorraine who I sat next to while I had a massive coughing fit)/blowing out of candlelight-Confirmation II.

Haha the thing about me, though, is I get so crazy when I'm sick. It's like I'm better off a sickly person. x] I guess I get so tired, I try staying up by doing wacky things. Strange thing. Reminds me of insane seventh grade Rincon P.E. days, goodness!

oh and in Confirmation class, I think there's been a love crook around. Spotted this on the table and reminded me of Kristen and her blog. :] Kristen, ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE<3.

TGIF, no kid.

Even though we had Monday off for Martin Luther King Day, this week was long as heckk. Probably because we had no block days. But still. The week wouldn't endd.

Whole week I had an unexplainable irritation in my throat, and I tried my hardest not to get sick. In the end, I did anyway. I got tired from stretching in dance and dancing in choir everyday, singing everyday, practicing everyday. Sneezed ever so more. I got sick. Everyone was getting sick. I'm so glad it's Friday. I need to rest. At least it's not that bad. I just want to sleep.

Today it rained. I will tell the day by pictures, you betcha like Margiel does. I will advertise my cousin's photography, her name's JUSTINE BRIONES. I will advertise her by using her photos in my blog. Enjoy.

Today there was a Pep Rally.

-Justine Briones.

After French with Myles' and Jeffrey's overexcessive "Psssts" that attempted to catch the attention of the very small fraction of Filipinoes in the class, it was the end of school. I obtained my package of Bon Bons that I must sell for French club.

I found my cousin, and we passed by friends.


Click to see Justine's photography: NARISA.

Justine's sister, Ate Julie, gave us a ride, and while waiting, I took a picture of Justine and Ericka on an empty street. Check out the weather.

We stopped by Suzanne Park to pick up Krizzel and Kayril. Justine had a little photoshoot with Ericka:

We spotted Azzedine and Mark. So they were still doing it despite the rainy weather! I helped Azzedine illegally cut flowers off the park's bushes for Mark to give Jessica x]; we tried a dozen, but we didn't cut enough in time! So me and Azzedine tried looking casual at the table while Mark hid behind a bush. The second family group found me and Azzedine and were like, "We walked all the way to the park to see Michelle?!" haha and then Jessica kept wondering, "Where's Niggelado? You guys I think we left Negado.." or something like that. We were afraid she wouldn't see the signs, but she saw the little notes on the rocks that had arrows; she got all excited and started running to see who was going to be asked. Little did she know, Mark was there at the end asking HER! :] It all worked out too! Justine was taking pictures and it seemed like someone else was going to be asked. Hee hee! :]

Now it's with my sucky phone photos:

Mark asks Jessica to Winter Formal! :]

Cuties


And Second Family was there to witness.
See the flowers Jessica's holding? v

UM. Sean and Celine laughing. My candid pictures aren't always ugly! Ahahha.

Then I went to Justine's house.


Watched Spongebob and Patrick. Check out Spongebob's Polaroid.

Then went to Staples. Went to Ten Ren's where I saw Angeleah and Ady there. I felt horrible and sick and tired. Thank you Mom for comforting me.

As you can tell I'm tireed. J'aime ma mere.

Hello, Mr. Obama!

Today was mostly based around the Inauguration of Barack Obama.

I was pretty excited because it was my first time seeing such a ceremony.

And plus, it's a day of history: Obama being the first black president, the fifth youngest president, the one who's to deal with the many problems and struggles that America is going through right this moment. With his speech, he seemed to give us much hope, and I look forward to what he will do for our country.

1st day, 2nd semester.
1st period: Watching Inauguration.
2nd period: Watching Inauguration. President Barack Obama takes oath, he says his speech.
3rd period: Notes. No time to lose, man, no time to lose.
4th period: Watching Inauguration.
Lunch: Watching Inauguration. Rehearse choreography for choir.
5th period: Choreography for choir.
6th period: Imparfait past tense.
Afterschool: Darn I left my notebooks at school. That's okay, I have noo homeworkk!

My cousin Kayril borrowed CD's from the library, and she borrowed Shaggy. I thought Shaggy was the white rapper that sounded like a black rapper, but it turned out he was black. I must've been thinking Sean Paul. But anyways, I decided to look at the little insert booklet, which had lyrics in it, and the lyrics were nonsensee! Bahahhaha "Gayl handi up di ayur" or something like that. LOL. What the?! That's soo bad.

I slept. Woke up because I had piano lessons. Ate delicious adobo for dinner. Went to Confirmation II :] Joanna got her braces off! That pretty girrrl. Jay matched Jason, Janeczka matched Jessica, Joanna matched Lorraine matched Mary-Grace. HAAAH. Inclass, had debatess. Christian morality vs. the rest of the world. I love this class.

Today is the beginning for a new start. "Potential life." Get ready, get set, go. Too bad I can't see the finish line...

Birthday #2, A blog with pictures.

I woke up to the knocking of 2 rather young Asians at my door. I didn't answer the door. I didn't know who they were. :\ The rest of the day I did practically nothing. I played piano most of the day. I wanted to go to Nathalie's invite, but no ride, and mother'd say no. I ate lunch and dinner with my lolas (grandmas). I took pictures with my polaroid. I took a picture of my lola. I played piano and sang and my granma listened. She also danced till she said, "I'm tired na!" Then my mom arrived home and we headed for family time.

Today was my cousin Kayril's 13th birthday.
We went to New York Pizzeria to celebrate, all four families.

Pictures with super sucky phone quality! I never bring my camera around.

Hey Birthday Girl!


Cousin bonding day #4



With Justine's Nikon D40, calls for photo-"SHOOT"

We ate a lot. I told all my cousins to watch Slumdog Millionaire. We went to Vons and bought ice cream to eat. We came back.

Still Justine with her D40:


Julia Gulia is a supermodel.

Then before we left, Justine, Mikee, and Katrina were practicing the Single Ladies dance, and we all had visions of a YouTube hit. LOL.

Tomorrow is Barack Obama's Inauguration! Don't miss it!

Blogging the cool way, with pictures! Bahhaa.

So first of all, I just want to mention how I watched SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. Freaking amazing movie. It rather reminded me of the Philippines and Pacquiao. It was a good movie to watch with my parents, who immigrated from a third-world country. It's a movie you just HAVE to watch, because it makes you think about poverty, third-world countries, the slums. Not only that but it also involves a love story :P haha but serious. You wouldn't regret. Great story, great cinematography, great actors. WATCH IT. NOW. :]

So yesterday I stayed all day at my cousins' house, not knowing I was going to sleep there. My parents and their mom were at Las Vegas, me not going due to my duty to do community service, and my underage. Bonded with the cousins. And I'm fat. I need to stop eating so much. And I was messing around on paint and then my cousins called me an artist for this: HAHAAH

So I slept there. Woke up to a yummy American breakfast x] and also little Jamie's annoyed comments on her dad's accent, and her dad's sarcastic comments on her excessive talking. It's FUNNY! x) Haha wow Jamie's whitewashed.

Anyways, I went to their church, and I saw Celestine there, who did not see me because she was zoned out. My cousins kept scaring me, telling me I'd have to go up to the front and speak 'cause I was a visitor. Didn't happen. THANK YOU. Bahah. But I learned from the sermon! Here it is folkss:

3 H's in Christianity/What is Religion?:
Head
Heart
Hands

Head:
Religion is in the mind. You can't go to church, sit there, take the bread and wine, and leave, thinking that's enough. You have to actually think about it, the reason and understanding behind all this. You have to know what you're doing, why are you doing the things you do?

Heart:
Religion is in the heart. It's your emotions. Like, even though, say, you don't do something bad, it doesn't mean simply thinking something bad is any better. A lot of people don't murder or steal, but simply thinking about doing it is just as bad. The thought comes from the heart. A kind heart wouldn't think of such things would it?

Hands:
Religion is in your hands. It's what you do. Your actions. You can't go to church, sit there, take the bread and wine, and leave, later on caught talking in vain and disrespect, or disobeying your parents or something, thinking that you're still Christian. Religion is a way of life. It's the way you live. What you do. How you do it.

James 1:22-24

22 Be doers of the word and not hearers only, deluding yourselves.

23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his own face in a mirror.

24 He sees himself, then goes off and promptly forgets what he looked like.

and then I found it ironic how I watched Slumdog Millionaire the day I was given this:

James 1:27
"Religion that is pure and undefiled before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their affliction and to keep oneself unstained by the world."

I wasn't sure about the going-to-a-Christian-church thing since I haven't been to one ever since I've been so aware of my religion... like, this past year. But it was good. I needed it. And thus the enhanced faith.
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So after church, my parents and my aunt were back from Las Vegas.
We went to Buca di Beppo at Brea to celebrate my mother's birthday.

Images taken with a sucky camera phone:

JR/Dan Ray is getting way tall and skinny!(right. brother=left.) and Jamie is getting prettier! :]


My mommy's birthday! :D

After that we went to the Brea Mall. We walked around and window shopped. We went to the Apple Store and saw Greg from church and Mustang Update! Then we went on all the laptops and put our YouTube MourningSunshineBand channel on each of them. HAHAHA = more views ! x]

Then Mikee started dancing the Single Ladies dance in the middle of nowhere and we planned another video. Next time! They said they gotta practice the moves first x]

Then we just chilled:

JUSTINE B.


LITTLE KIDS



MS. JAMIE LONELY with her new fone x] she's cute.