 | My Wonderwall in My Wonderland | Mar 7, 2006 |
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Wonderwall photo courtesy of Anika von Lynch. Muchos gracias.
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I am an excitable person who only understands life lyrically, musically, in whom feelings are much stronger as reason. I am so thirsty for the marvelous that only the marvelous has power over me. Anything I can not transform into something marvelous, I let go. Reality doesn't impress me. I only believe in intoxication, in ecstasy, and when ordinary life shackles me, I escape, one way or another. No more walls.
.Anaïs Nin.
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And all the roads we have to walk along are winding
And all the lights that lead us there are blinding
There are many things that I would
Like to say to you
I don't know how
Because maybe
You're gonna be the one who saves me ?
And after all
You're my wonderwall
.Oasis, Wonderwall.
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All art is at once surface and symbol.
Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.
Those who read the symbol do so at their peril.
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.
.Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray.
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I beg you...You are so young; you stand before beginnings...have patience with everything that remains unsolved in your heart. Try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books written in a foreign language. Do not now look for the answers. They cannot now be given to you because you could not live them. It is a question of experiencing everything. At present you need to live the question.
.Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet.
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I searched high and low on the internet for a copy of this very cute song, but NADA. If ever you have a copy, kindly give me one, pretty pretty please, with cherry on top???
Enjoy this, it's really cute!
L'amour s'exprime avec des mots comme ça
Des mots de tous les jours
Des mots tout gris des petits mots de rien
Des mots de rien du tout
On dit au saut du lit :
"Bonjour, il fait beau, as-tu bien dormi ?"
Ces mots si tendres au tendre écho
Comme un pur reflet dans l'eau
Ces mots de moins que rien
Respirés par toi tissent mille liens
Ces mots de moins que rien du tout
Echangés de nous à nous
Ces mots qui viennent et coulent au fil des jours
Ces mots qui tournent court
Tous ces mots qui ne pèsent pas bien lourd
Pour moi sont lourds d'amour
On se dit à minuit :
"T'as les plis aux yeux dans l'coin quand tu ris
- Quand j'ris, mais oui mais oui chéri
Et toi quand tu me souris"
Ces mots de moins que rien
Respirés par toi tissent mille liens
Ces mots de moins que rien du tout
Echangés de nous à nous
L'amour s'exprime avec des mots tout chauds
Des petits mots bien clos
Des mots petits petits tellement petits
Qu'ils ne riment que pour moi
Qu'ils ne riment que pour toi
Qu'ils ne riment que pour nous
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[A beautiful Holy Week reflection I got from the mail.
Hope you'll like it.]
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A Place Beneath the Cross Many of us have stood beneath the cross. Sometimes it is the cross of disease and death. If you have ever accompanied someone dear who went through medical test after test, succumbing to the ravages of cancer, and watched the dwindling and destruction of his or her body, you have been at the foot of the cross with Mary. If you have ever had to place an aging parent with a debilitating disease in a facility for the infirm, you know what it is to stand beneath the cross. If you have been a parent and had a child die in an unexpected, harsh, or violent way, you have known the heartache of Mary as she watched Jesus die. The "crosses" we stand by may not always mean that the one who hangs there is physically dying. If you have listened and listened and listened to a friend who is journeying back through old wounds, you have been there beneath the cross. If you have lived with someone so depressed that he or she gave up the desire to live, you have stood on the same hill as Mary. If you have watched someone you love become devoured by drugs or alcohol and heard denials and false promises, you have had a place beneath the cross. Any time you have been with another person who is suffering and have been unable to take the pain away, you have been at the cross with Mary. When love is the motivation, one can wait beneath a cross for a very, very long time.
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I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A BLESSED AND MEANINGFUL HOLY WEEK! MAY THE GRACES OF THE RISEN CHRIST BE WITH YOU ALWAYS........ Love,
H.
So what is "White Day", you may ask.
Leave it to the Koreans (and Japanese, if you want to be nitpicky about it) to have reasons to celebrate something every month. One internet forum even referred to these "holidays" as a "burden of a South Korean's calendar laden with love".
So what is "White Day" again, Heidi Daniella?
In Korea, it is the girls who give chocolates and candies to the boys on Valentine's Day. So, a month after that, it is the boys' turn to give chocolates and candies to the girls. That's White Day! I should say that this is my first White Day ever, haha! And here's my loot for this year:
Not bad, eh? Most the stuff came from everybody's favorite Korean big boy, King. Mr. Jung even gave all the teachers a box each of chocolates. It's really nice to see how they take their White Day so seriously, and even included us in their celebration.
From Korea Tour Guide, here's a run-down of the "fun and romantic holidays" in Korea. Have fun reading!
January 14th: Diary Day
To symbolize the beginning of a new year, couples exchange yearly planners in which they mark their plans, anniversaries, birthdays and other important dates.
February 14th: Valentine's Day (obviously)
If a woman wants to confess her love for a man, or express her feelings for him, this is the day to give that special someone some chocolate.
March 14th: White Day
This special day is in correspondence to Valentine's Day. On White Day, it is the men's turn to confess and express his love and affection for that special someone by giving her candies and gifts. The customary gifts on White Day are candy, not chocolate, jewelry, flowers, or dolls. Many men also highlight this day with romantic dinners and events. If one should forget this day and offer nothing to his significant other, he may not hear the end of it for a while.
April 15th: Black Day
Black Day is a day for singles. After the two romantic love-filled months, lonely singles surely are not in the best of moods. Therefore, Black Day is designated especially for singles. To console each other for enduring these past two months being single, people who are single will get together on this special day to eat Jjajangmyeon, black noodles.
Many people will also dress in all black, from head to toe including black accessories and black nail polish. Hence, the name "Black Day." Their sense of camaraderie will be stronger on this day as they declare "No to couples, and yes to singles!" but there are a few singles that find a suitable mate.
This is how jjajangmyeon looks like:
 Doesn't look too good, eh? But it tastes okay. I'm not crazy about it, but not entirely bad tasting.
May 14th: Rose Day
On this day, couples exchange roses.
June 14th: Kiss Day
Kiss everyone you meet. (I should make sure to meet people I like/love, or incredibly gorgeous strangers on this day.)
July 14th: Silver Day
On this day, people exchange silver accessories.
August 14th: Green Day
On this day, couples seek nature and relax while singles drink Soju to drown their loneliness. (The day before my birthday, and I'll probably be one of those downing Soju.)
September 14th: Photo Day
On this day, take a picture together with your significant other in a romantic place and put it in a special place to look at.
October 14th: Wine Day
On this day, enjoy wine with someone special.
November 14th: Movie Day
On this day, couples go to watch a movie at the cinema.
December 14th: Hug Day
On this day, couples hug each other in the winter to chase away the cold.
November 11th: Pepero Day
Though not on the 14th, many people celebrate Pepero Day. On November 11, people usually exchange pepero sticks on this day because these  pepero sticks resemble the date (11/11). This day originated ten (or 11? or 12?) years ago when a couple of young teenage girls exchanged peperos sticks as a wish to grow tall and slim. Today, peperos are exchanged between couples, friends, family and colleagues, and is becoming a major special occasion like Valentine's Day.
 THE FOUR AGREEMENTS
by Don Miguel Ruiz
1. Be Impeccable With Your Word
Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
2. Don't Take Anything Personally
Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. When you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.
3. Don't Make Assumptions
Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
4. Always Do Your Best
Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgment, self-abuse and regret.
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Some people (I'm including myself here) need to follow the first agreement more.
Please.
And I should learn the second agreement so that
most of my emotional issues will go away.
Seriously.
 Nobel Peace laureate Wangari Maathai (left) of Kenya and Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg of Norway greeted each other next to "Box 1," the first of many sealed cases containing seeds to be kept in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. (AP Photo / Hakon Mosvold Larsen)
ASTIG.Icoy feels so proud of his office, and the fact that that IRRI box is
Box #1.
I'm mighty proud too, since IRRI is in my beloved town.
More pictures and details about the Doomsday vault HERE.
Below is the BBC's report on it:
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'Doomsday' vault opens its doorsLeading dignitaries have attended the official opening of a 'doomsday' seed vault built 130m (426ft) inside a mountain on a remote Arctic island. Norwegian Prime Minister Jen Stoltenberg and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai placed the first seeds in the depository during the ceremony. The vault, designed to withstand all natural and human disaster, will house samples of all known food crops. The Svalbard Global Seed Vault took 12 months and cost £5m to construct. During the ceremony, Mr Stoltenberg unlocked the vault before being joined by environmental campaigner Ms Maathai to place the first consignment of seeds in the -18C (0F) freezer.
European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso was among the 300 guests to attend the event. "With climate change and other forces threatening the diversity of life that sustains our planet, Norway is proud to be playing a central role in creating a facility capable of protecting what are not just seeds, but the fundamental building blocks of human civilisation," said Mr Stoltenberg. When full, the vault will hold 4.5m samples - an estimated two billion seeds - from more than 100 countries around the world. 'Fail-safe' facility The collection and its maintenance is being organised by the Global Crop Diversity Trust, which has responsibility of ensuring the "conservation of crop diversity in perpetuity".
"Crop diversity will soon prove to be our most potent and indispensable resource for addressing climate change, water and energy supply constraints, and for meeting the food needs of a growing population," predicted Cary Fowler, the Trust's executive director. The vault consists of three secure rooms at the end of a 125m (410ft) tunnel, and four sets of locked doors. Dr Fowler said the role of the facility was not to replace national seed banks, but to act as insurance by storing duplicates of seeds from national collections. If seeds are lost, for example as a result of a natural disaster, the collection can be re-established by using samples stored at Svalbard. The site, 1,000km (621 miles) north of mainland Norway, was chosen because it was geologically stable, remote, and the surrounding permafrost would act as natural refrigeration to keep the facility at the temperature needed to preserve the seeds.
Heathcliff Andrew Ledger
4 April 1979 - 22 January 2008
Rest in peace, sweetie.
The world is just too stunned right now with your untimely passing.
And I've had the hots for you eversince
"10 Things I Hate About You".
Obituary: HERE
 | Raphaël | Jan 11, '08 9:23 AM
for everyone |
a beautiful song from probably france's next first lady. 
Carla Bruni
Quatre consonnes et trois voyelles c'est le prénom de Raphaël,
Je le murmure à mon oreille et chaque lettre m'émerveille,
C'est le tréma qui m'ensorcelle dans le prénom de Raphaël,
Comme il se mêle au "a" au "e", comme il les entremêle au "l", Raphaël...
Il a l'air d'un ange, mais c'est un diable de l'amour,
Du bout des hanches et de son regard de velours,
Quand il se penche, quand il se penche, mes nuits sont blanches,
Et pour toujours... Hmm
J'aime les notes au goût de miel, dans le prénom de Raphaël,
Je les murmure à mon réveil, entre les plumes du sommeil,
Et pour que la journée soit belle, je me parfume à Raphaël...
Peau de chagrin, peintre éternel, archange étrange d'un autre ciel...
Pas de délice, pas d'étincelle, pas de malice sans Raphaël,
Les jours sans lui deviennent ennui, et mes nuits s'ennuient de plus belle.
Pas d'inquiétude, pas de prélude, pas de promesse à l'éternel,
Juste l'amour dans notre lit, juste nos vies en arc-en-ciel, Raphaël...
A l'air d'un sage, et ses paroles sont de velours,
De sa voix grave et de son regard sans détours,
Quand il raconte, quand il invente, je peux l'écouter
Nuit et jour... Hmm
Quatre consonnes et trois voyelles c'est le prénom de Raphaël,
Je lui murmure à son oreille, ça le fait rire, comme un soleil.
| Raphaël | | Quelqu'un M'a Dit | | Carla Bruni | |
| Kylie X | Jan 8, '08 4:17 AM
for everyone |
I LOVE YOU KYLIE!
 Daydream, delusion, limousine, eyelash
Oh baby with your pretty face
Drop a tear in my wineglass
Look at those big eyes
See what you mean to me
Sweet-cakes and milkshakes
I'm delusion angel
I'm fantasy parade
I want you to know what I think
Don't want you to guess anymore
You have no idea where I came from
We have no idea where we're going
Latched in life
Like branches in a river
Flowing downstream
Caught in the current
I'll carry you
You'll carry me
That's how it could be
Don't you know me?
Don't you know me by now?
.Before Sunrise.
 Celine: So, I want to try something.
Jesse: What?
Celine: [hugs him] I want to see if you stay together or if you dissolve into molecules.
Jesse: How'm I doing?
Celine: Still here.
Jesse: Good, I like being here.
.Before Sunset.
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!
Keep the hope, faith, and LOVE alive, wherever in the world you may be!
Bisous grande,
H. 
Alison Goldfrapp
Listen, and groove!| Koko | | Supernature | | Goldfrapp | | | No. 1 | | SUPERNATURE | | Goldfrapp | | | Beautiful | | Supernature | | Goldfrapp | |
I kid you not.
I didn't see this coming.
My gay-dar is really off.
NEW YORK - Harry Potter fans, the rumors are true: Albus Dumbledore, master wizard and Headmaster of Hogwarts, is gay. J.K. Rowling, author of the mega-selling fantasy series that ended last summer, outed the beloved character Friday night while appearing before a full house at Carnegie Hall.
After reading briefly from the final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," she took questions from audience members.
She was asked by one young fan whether Dumbledore finds "true love."
"Dumbledore is gay," the author responded to gasps and applause.
She then explained that Dumbledore was smitten with rival Gellert Grindelwald, whom he defeated long ago in a battle between good and bad wizards. "Falling in love can blind us to an extent," Rowling said of Dumbledore's feelings, adding that Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down."
Dumbledore's love, she observed, was his "great tragedy."
"Oh, my god," Rowling concluded with a laugh, "the fan fiction."
Potter readers on fan sites and elsewhere on the Internet have speculated on the sexuality of Dumbledore, noting that he has no close relationship with women and a mysterious, troubled past. And explicit scenes with Dumbledore already have appeared in fan fiction.
Rowling told the audience that while working on the planned sixth Potter film, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," she spotted a reference in the script to a girl who once was of interest to Dumbledore. A note was duly passed to director David Yates, revealing the truth about her character.
Rowling, finishing a brief "Open Book Tour" of the United States, her first tour here since 2000, also said that she regarded her Potter books as a "prolonged argument for tolerance" and urged her fans to "question authority."
Not everyone likes her work, Rowling said, likely referring to Christian groups that have alleged the books promote witchcraft. Her news about Dumbledore, she said, will give them one more reason.
Source: here. 
Interesting article I found. For coffee lovers and for those who have adventurous taste buds. I might try this one of these days. I just have to know first what kind of coffee is suitable for this.
A Coffee Less Ordinaryby Chef Marcus Samulesson
Thanks to Starbucks and its many competitors, we all know there's more than one way to drink coffee. But during my recent visit to Ethiopia, I experienced a whole new preparation of coffee that's different from anything I ever imagined.
Ethiopia is the birthplace of coffee, so as you can imagine there are numerous rituals built around its preparation and service. Most intriguing was the way coffee, known as bunna, is served in Guarage, the region my girlfriend is from. First, the coffee beans are roasted, and guests are given a whiff to see how nice they smell. Then the beans are brewed and poured into an espresso-sized cup. Then, instead of topping it off with milk, a dollop of spiced butter is stirred in. It sounds weird to us, but my Ethiopian friends thought it was just as weird to have a latte loaded with milk and sugar.
I must admit the first time I tried the coffee it seemed weird to me, but I was trying to make a good impression on my girlfriend's family, so I pretended to like it. The second time, I liked it a little more, and after the third time, I started to crave it. The flavor was so different from the coffee I'm used to, with delicate spices like ginger and cardamom, and a richer, fuller mouth-feel.
Coffee is now grown in many regions of the world, and I'm sure that all regions have their own unique customs and rituals for its preparation. I'd love to hear from readers -- what's the most unusual way you've ever had coffee, and how do you like it best?
ORIGINAL ARTICLE TAKEN FROM THIS LINK:
http://food.yahoo.com/blog/continentalchef/3640/a-coffee-less-ordinary
Hey Ruralites! You've probably heard about our dear high school Filipino teacher's health condition. A PNB checking account has been opened for her by Dr. dela Viña (sorry I don't know exactly who s/he is).
Venus C. Advincula
Grove Los Baños Branch
Account number 388-811128-9
Checking account
Ma'am Advincula is one of the best teachers we've ever had, hands down. So let us all help her in any way we can, especially with the financial and emotional matters. She's a single parent to her two sons, and would really need whatever we can give. Thanks! And please spread the word!
Link: http://www.pbase.com/toper_porto/trantados Great photos from the UPLB Trantados Beginner's and Fun Triathlon held on August 25th. Seeing the photos made me wish I had at least watched, because it looked so fun! If my Junior Camp kids were here, I'm sure they would've enjoyed watching this---Sponge Bob was there, for one thing! Thanks to Muty for sharing this link. And next time, I'll be there to watch...or if a miracle happens, I'll join the kiddie triathlon, hahaha!
J'attends................tres difficile...........
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Dans ma tete j'ai des chevaux
Lancés au triple galop
Je sens battre mon coeur
Dans cette course folle
Dans mon âme tout est clair
J'ai la place pour la lumière
Et la sincérité
Ne me fait pas peur
J'attends l'amour
Dans mes reves
J'attends l'amour
La douceur et la fièvre
Il peut venir
Je suis prete à aimer vraiment
J'attends l'amour
Simplement
Il viendra de loin
Se moquant des kilomètres
Il désarmera les vents et les tempetes
Et rien
Ni personne
Ne saura qui l'abandonne
Il viendra et je saurai le reconnaître
J'essaie de m'imaginer
A chaque seconde
Que c'est lui que je suivrai
Jusqu'au bout du monde
Toujours ces chevaux
Et le vent sur ma peau
Comme une promesse
Je sais c'est toi qui me caresse
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i got a text message this morning. i'm typing this verbatim.
Congratulations!U have won 300k pesos+Starex Van, ur Cell# as a homepartner last Mar,16,2007 for dtails call ds no.09274858786 Dir.Ryan Chua of Phil.Com.Center
duh. how can i win in a raffle i never even joined? the only raffle i joined very recently was the lotto (which i don't believe i won). and what the heck does Phil.Com.Center mean? Philippine Communication Center? Philippine Commercial Center? Philippine Community Center? 
i am tempted to just give the number a call and see how they'll go about their scamming, but i don't want to waste valuable prepaid load credits. and i'm a little apprehensive that they might harrass me afterwards, and i have no intention of changing my number. that would be a big hassle in itself. i just never thought that my number would be a potential victim for this. be careful of that number, and this type of con artists.   | ........ | May 14, '07 8:45 AM
for everyone |
All art is at once surface and symbol.
Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.
Those who read the symbol do so at their peril.
It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.
.oscar wilde, the picture of dorian gray.
Link: http://www.graduation.uplb.edu.ph28 April 2007
D.L. Umali Freedom Park
watch the live streaming version of the graduation ceremonies this afternoon, if you can't be bodily present at UPLB.
we're going big-time! i just hope this works, because i heard the online registration kinda flopped.
i think the program starts at 3:00 pm.
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