my mind…my heart

We were as usual taking our time leaving the table after a not-so-sumptuous-but-hearty dinner when we got to discussing about nutrients that one can obtain naturally out of fruits and vegetables…my mother did the talking and I did the concluding, which eventually had us all bursting into fits of laughter.

The lines:

1. That eating one clove of garlic a day helps prevent heart problems—and this is supported by researches, something that you guys can search in the internet if you are doubtful

2. That eating lots of peanuts can make one intelligent—ummm I’d say “MAYBE”… because they say that it contains nutrients that are good for the brain, something that I, unfortunately, am not sure of  (beats me really, these lines are simply instrumental for without these, there’d be no conclusions, which I am going to proceed right to writing down now)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

The conclusions:

1. True enough, freedom from heart problems, so the garlic eater therefore lives longer compared to the ones that he is closely associated with, because the ones who will get to unluckily smell the air that he exhales constantly, will certainly, eventually, develop heart problems…(this is just a joke okay? It is not my intention to cause some feathers to be unruffled somewhere, certainly no offense meant…I too love to eat fried garlic, if that is any consolation)

2. I’d say this is false,…you see, instead of studying, students who take a wild shot at this story and choose to believe and try if this works, will eventually just find themselves eating peanuts and forgetting that they too have to do the “studying” part. Not because they believe that peanuts will magically make a genius out of them thus the lack of the need to study, but because peanuts (especially if it’s cheding’s) are too tasty that they simply forget, period… (hey! I admit this is a bit biased, I am after all a peanut-lover hehehe)

–this is what we call a hopeless attempt to be funny actually ;-P

OOOPS! what is this guy’s pics doing here?!!!

I just finished watching Princess Hours and it left me feeling so sad for Yicheng a .k. a. Troy (in the Filipino-translated version), I wanna cry. Although I am glad that things went out well for Caijin and Xin, I cannot help but really feel like bursting into tears, so I thought of writing everything “out” down in order to keep tears from falling again (yep, I already did yesterday but I also had my sister crying with me so I was to some extent confident with the thought that I am not the only one who is “crazy” hehehehe)

I actually was not interested with this series at first though I have heard so much about it, until I was able to watch part of it at a friend’s house. I did not get to finish the series that time but the little that I was able to watch was more than enough to snag my heart (and my sister’s actually ; P ) loyal to the character of Yicheng. I guess this is because much of his character has touched a raw spot…the humility and the courage enough to admit his mistake and face its consequences, the love that he has for Caijin that he never fails to not just feel but also translate into action, so much that he has sacrificed a lot for her; his ever listening ears and crying shoulders; his only desire to see her happy and his doing the things that can make Caijin happy, which to him is contentment enough; his sensitivity; him feeling the pain that Caijin feels whenever he sees her downcast or crying; how he stood up for her and the love that he said he has for her, and how he was willing to wait for her for so long, he even was willing to wait for millions of years, until they meet again, just for a slim chance of Caijin liking him in return. (With all due respect to those who believe in this, I don’t believe this and I have to state it out clearly to avoid misinterpretations. I respect other’s opinion of course. We are after all free to believe whatever we want to believe in right?). He was not without fault of course, I agree to that but take that out and the fact that Caijin and Xin are already married (coz to me that is adultery and is a sin…no offense meant, I am just stating my stand regarding that issue), and I’d say he’d make a really fine fellow.

We had to watch everything several episodes at a time due to time constraints and because there are other things to do, and whenever we get to finish one batch and leave the rest of the episodes for the next coming days, my sister and I always end up feeling relieved because we also stop seeing Yicheng in pain–and then there is that feeling of dread, hating the fact that we have to watch it again because we simply cannot resist it since the storyline is hooking, and yet hating the thought of seeing Yicheng’s pain more. The silence, the sad smile, the expression of his eyes that says so much, the tears and the face when he cries that shows how much pain he is keeping inside, to us is too much to bear we had to cry to let it out (I know, I know…I have always been one whose tears can flood over the pain of a pocketbook hero or heroine, so I am not surprised and you too should not be ;D )

I know of course that this is just a movie. But it isn’t bad to wish that there would be a guy like that in real life…in my life, is it? Of course, in my opinion, there has got to be some additions to the equation, FAITH for instance is too vital to be ignored, and that I too would be able to love (and when I say LOVE, it is way far more than just the feeling) the guy in return, because I would not want him going through what Yicheng had to go through. I don’t think I can the stand the pain I’d feel for him if it would be for real.

PS.

He is so good he was able to effectively portray his role, to the point that the mere sound of his voice, broken and sad, had us covering our ears so we won’t hear the pain, even though we never really understood the words he said, except for a few fragments of English somewhere towards the end of the story. The translation was so bad I had to exert so much effort so I can grasp its meaning, those that are beyond my capacity I simply forgot about, for sanity’s sake hahahahaha

…the semester i mean hehehehe the days just seem to pass by unnoticed–all i know is that i can’t wait for summer to come. but then again, i can’t rest coz ill have to handle the summer practicum. i dont have to study though, that is what is good about it

if only we can have a cable connection (oooopps! big prob, NO TV at home…), you see, i’m hooked, with what? Prison Break (you gotta watch it guys, it’s SUPER)…Princess Hour-fever has passed, except that i still peek at some of its scenes from time to time so i can see my crush wahahahaha ;D boy i wanna go to south korea…the Bear Museum is just so fascinating! i only have one teddy bear, i wish i can have even just half of all the bears in that museum hehehehehe (the child in me or the childish in me? whichever…) when will i ever get to go to places outside Philippines?

this year started (the first month that is) with my cousin’s wedding, the motiff? red…imagine me having to wear that color, nah, i know you can’t coz i’m afraid it’s unimaginable–that is how terrible i looked anyways, to spare you of the very hard task of imagining, here are some photos. im with my cousin in the first phto. the second is a photo of some members of my family, the third is with two of my sisters (the ones not in a gown), my cuz and the GF of my other cuz…

hmmm…and these photos? well just some designs for bridesmaid gowns that i really like hehehehe