The Call

It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word

And then that word grew louder and louder
'Til it was a battle cry

I'll come back
When you call me
No need to say goodbye

Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never
Been this way before

All you can do is try to know
Who your friends are
As you head off to the war

Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light

You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say good bye

You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say good bye

Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling and now one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget

Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
'Til they're before your eyes

You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say good bye

You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say good bye


by Regina Spektor
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For a friend who is about to leave...to follow his calling and destiny...

This is Home

I've got my memories
They're always
Inside of me
But I can't go back
Back to how it was
I believe now
I've seen too much
But I can't go back
Back to how it was
Created for a place
I've never known

Chorus:
This is home
Now I'm finally
Where I belong
Where I belong
Yeah, this is home
I've been searching
For a place of my own
Now I've found it
Maybe this is home
Yeah, this is home

Belief over misery
I've seen the enemy
And I won't go back
Back to how it was
And I got my heart
Set on
What happens next
I got my eyes wide
It's not over yet
We are miracles
And we're not alone

(Chorus)

And now after all
My searching
After all my questions
I'm gonna call it home
I got a brand new mindset
I can finally see
The sunset
I'm gonna call it home

(Chorus)

Now I know
Yeah, this is home

I've come too far
Now I won't go back
This is home


-Switchfoot-
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A song by Switchfoot, one of my favorite bands. I like it more when I learned that it is used in the movie The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian. Speaking of which, I really like the movie Prince Caspian. When I was watching the movie, I feel so nostalgic. I have read all the seven books of the Chronicle of Narnia, but it was so long ago (not to mention hidden by tons ans tons of other matters) that I hardly feel anything towards it--well, at least until after I watched Prince Caspian. I miss Narnia and its characters so much. I believe this second Narnia movie is much better than the first. I was just so moved after I watched it. (I watched the movie 2 weeks ago... I had no intention of posting anything related to it until I found this soundtrack. Let's just say that I felt compelled to post the song here and at the same time, write something about it...)

Bagyong Frank

para sakin, may isang silbi lang ang bagyo sa mundo, at iyon ay ang kakayahan nitong magsuspindi ng klase. Kaya naman, please,please, please, masuspindi na sana ang class. I need the break. Kahit na hindi ako titigil sa pag-aaral dahil ang dami ko talagang dapat gawin, it will give me more time to organize... kaya please, uhmm...(please wag ninyo akong saktan pag nagkita tayo...) bumagyo ka pa!! BAGYO PA!!! BAGYOOOOO!!!

haaay...peace sa lahat ng nasasalanta ng bagyo ngayon. I know, so selfish of me...

Don't Quit

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up, though the pace seems slow -
You might succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor's cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out -
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt -
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you mustn't quit.

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This poem helped me get through my thesis. Though I never really had any serious problems regarding my thesis, this poem helped me to refocus my priorities and provided the 'boost' that i needed when I am getting discouraged and annoyed from having to pester potential key informants. Now, I'm using it again. I'm using it again to remind me that it is not in my nature to quit. I have never turned my back on a challenge. Not then and not now. I will finish what I have started--on time. After all, it is he who put me here. He will get me through... :D

Lappy Toppy...

Yey! Yippee!! I have a new laptop. All thanks to my very generous dad of course. My father was supposed to give this laptop to my younger brother. I believe he bought this especially for him because he is an IT student and this is his tool of the trade. However, all it took is some good old whining (to my dad) and a little persuasion (to my brother) to have this laptop. Wait! Before you think of anything bad of me (like "what kind of older sister is she"? or "she is so selfish") let me clarify that I need this laptop very badly. We have an unlimited wireless internet connection at home and my old laptop could not detect Wifi connections. It would be such a huge waste, right? So there. Moreover, I gave my old laptop to my brother and last I heard, my father is giving him a Sony Vio. See? You don't have to pity my brother or anything... i'm such a great ate... hehe... :D

Now that I have this laptop, I wish it will be able to motivate me to finally organize my case digests and notes... sheesh...

after 3 days...

katoxican to the max! parang finals week lang a... tatlong araw pa lang ang lumilipas pero ung ang amount ng readings malapit ng mag two inches ang kapal...at may dalawa pang subject ang hindi nagbibigay ng reading assignment sa lagay na yan, at para lang sa isang meeting yan. Ang weird nga ng tingin sa amin ng mga undergrad students e. Kami palang ata ang may bulky readings na dala habang nag-aantay ng jeep. Haay... pero kahit na, masaya ako. Masaya ako kasi ito ang gusto kong gawin (please remind me of this statement after Leonen's make-up class on monday...). Anyways, i agree with Ja and Faith, etc., we, in one way or another, are masochists. Tanging konsolasyon na lang siguro namin e ung pinakamamagaling na law professors ang nagpapahirap sa'min at dumudusta sa aming pagkatao. Put it that way, insults hurled our, or at least my, way hurt less. Tsaka saan ka pa namamakita na bukod sa mura na ang binabayad na tuition kapalit ang magandang edukasyon e may libre pang character building (oo, character building ang positive na tawag dun...) ang mga klase. Incredible 'di ba? Haay...oh well... i don't really have the right to blog tonight for the following reasons:

1. ang make-up class ni Leonen ay sa monday na, kasabay ng Persons. Put the reading assignments in the two courses together, it will amount to about an inch and a half thick.
2. hindi sa akin ang laptop na gamit ko ngaun, at
3. hindi ako nagpaalam na gagamitin ko itong laptop na ito...hehe.

Sige, hanggang sa susunod na stress-relief blogging session...

Si Chi Ming Tsoi...

"Love is useless unless it is shared with another. Indeed, no man is an isalnd, the cruelest act of a partner in marriage is to say 'i could not have cared less.' This is so because an ungiven self is an unfulfilled self.'"

- Chi Ming Tsoi vs. Court of Appeals
Supreme Court Reports Annotated
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weird. natawa talaga ako ng nabasa ko yan. sabay tingin sa taas ng photocopy kung sample case nga ang hawak ko at hindi isang romance novel. Anyway, worth quoting naman at matagal na rin naman akong hindi nagsusulat sa blog ko. I'm currently savoring the last bits and pieces of my vacation, June 10 is the start my law student life. I miss polsci already...