Peace and Hippie Love

Windows 7 is the next release of Microsoft Windows, an operating system produced by Microsoft for use in personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, Tablet PCs, netbooks, and media center PCs.

Microsoft stated in 2007 that they planned developing Windows 7 for three years after releasing its predecessor, Windows Vista. Unlike its predecessor, it is an ultimate upgrade to Vista with the goal to being fully compatible with device drivers, applications and hardware which Windows Vista is already compatible with.

Check out its features: [link] [link]

If you're really serious to give it a try, why don't you download the Beta version and see for yourself? Remember to expect bugs because Windows 7 is not yet that fully developed for commercial uses. [link]

Are you fond of playing computer-based games? If you do, then we're on the same track of interest. I've never been that addicted to computer games since I'm more of a net junkie than a gamer. I started having interest in computer games when I was in grade school wherein Ragnarok Online was first introduced here in the Philippines as a Multi-player Massive Online Role Playing Game.

I am currently playing Left 4 Dead since I find the game very thrilling and it is giving me chills up to my spine. I do advice you: not to play this game when you are alone. I am talking to those who are scaredy-cats or you don't like blood being messed up like me. This game is for 17 years old and above (of course, I don't abide with the audience rating).

I am using my cousin's XBox 360 for this one, since I do not own any game consoles (would somebody give me a PlayStation 3?). What I liked about this game is the high-quality graphics. It seems like every scene in this game is happening in real life. Okay, think that I am overreacting. I am telling you what I think. Want to be a verdict? Visit the website and tell me what you think. [link]

At home, I play a slight non-gore games like Red Alert: Yuri's Revenge. This is a battle-strategy game. I always getting my base wrecked off when my opponent is my cousin, this means I need to polish my skills especially on my strategies.

I also play child-friendly games like Plant Tycoon. Well, I find it fun because you have the chance to alter the plant's DNA to turn into a very rare plant and let your costumers buy it really expensive. Be sure to take care of the plant, or else it will be infested or might die. Add in the list Diner Dash and other cooking-related games. You might notice that the games I put in is mostly on the role playing part. You got it, buddy. I like RPGs. Ragnarok Online became my first loved game.

I think computer-based games makes a life of a teenager less boring. Think about it, when every teen in the world would only read books and become a nerd? The company that offered game consoles will be bankrupted and there will be no market for them and no competitions. Whoever invented game consoles is remarkably an honorable person. :D

This is actually a late blog about our minor play done at the Speech Class as a requirement in English IV (please do comment if I am wrong, thanks).

Sabina: A Tragedy by Severino Montano is a minor play in which the main charcter truly loved an American in which she found out that he was already married and decided to kill herself. Well, some of my classmates say that it was kinda pathetic because of her undying love she killed herself. She could listen to the explanation of the American first before she react THAT.

Their relationship was opposed mainly of Antero, Sabina's older brother and Cleta, her aunt. They are afraid to see that their Sabina is being gossiped by villagers when they saw the American, Mr. George Price, having an intimate relationship with a barrio girl.

I played Cleta, Sabina's aunt. I portray a character which had a very opposing mood against the relationship because I tend to care too much for Sabina after her sister, Maria, died. I really tried my best to master my lines because I didn't had a time to attend the general practices during weekends. Since I am afraid to be scolded by our directors, I stayed up the whole night before the performance just to imagine that I am portraying Cleta and not my usual self.

Our play lead into a disaster. Why? Some of the actors were not able to deliver their lines properly because of too much tension. It was a hard time that our teacher was watching us. Well, I only thought that time that I was doing a roleplay for my classmates to see what kind of demonstration I will try to do. I was able to do it surprisingly that my teacher is there. I just thought that she's not there to lessen my tension so I could deliver my lines properly, though not accurately.

Good heavens, we got 85 since our musical scoring was very good. We had trouble with the mastery of the script, actors, stage setting, negative side comments from the directors and other stuff. We were too much tensioned that we're actually doing that. I do hope we could do a better performance next time, if there is.

I never knew having a nervous breakdown would be very bad, in my case. It makes me go roaming around without any sense of direction, watching off a kids show, kicking some dirt and other things that I didn't noticed to do. Like what I am doing today, I am ruining this paragraph. I just know that my English grammar isn't that good yet.

Okay, I am having problems with my future. Somebody, give me a good future! LOL. As if.
Moving on, I talked with Chery earlier that the USTet results will be coming today and some of the applicants were nervous as hell. I didn't took the exam since I was not interested to take it anyway.

Instead of worrying my life in the future, I locked myself in my world (namely my bedroom) to listen to David Archuleta and David Cook on the IPod. Having Archuleta's voice makes me a bit calm and serene feeling that makes me forget my worries. The essence of having Cook on my playlist is to boil my blood with his powerful voice. I enjoyed myself reading YoU Magazine wherein Sarah Geronimo's the cover.

There will be always a time for me to face everything that I tried to hide to. For example, this college admission results. Even though I badly want to know the results, but my heart skips a beat and tries to pump more blood to make myself more nervous than ever. Like earlier, when they released the USTet results, I felt unsure of my future. I immediately asked myself about this: what will happen to me in the future?

Yes, I do keep worrying about the future. I can't help it! I wanted to graduate high school, for sure. After that, where will I go to my tertairy education? I'll leave it to God and have my prayers to answer me. (Yeah, I sound awkwardly religious that it doesn't suit me. Fine, I get it. What can I do about that? I tend to talk to God even though I look like an idiot out there in the crowd.)

Earlier, we almost spent our research period by taking up Photoshop lessons. My classmates keeps on insisting me to teach them something about this regarding Photoshop. I wouldn't doubt that one of my classmates would make our next Friendster layout. The picture of the right shows that Bea loves to play with her facial expressions to match an anime character, Sgt. Keroro.

Talking about Friendster and other online community stuffs. I am currently enjoying Myspace and Facebook more than Friendster. Well, I am still keeping a track in Friendster because many of my friends still don't know or don't want to use either of it.

I've realized that I need a personality check. Earlier morning, I woke up almost 8 o' clock since I slept 2 o' clock in the morning last night reading fanfictions. I remembered that there will be a practice at school, but I thought that it would be useless if I tried to go there. But still, I got up and did my late morning routine. After that, I started to prepare breakfast for the whole family after doing up morning exercise.

My classmates are starting to look after me via sending out text messages. I tried my best to bring the enthusiasm within me, but I can't. Why? My laziness overwhelmed me, instead of going to school to practice out some scenes, I've decided to practice alone here in my room. I can't get the tone of my character if I am out there arguing about stuffs including the tone of my character, Cleta.

Okay, I didn't go to school because it was already too late. I also think that I can't attend the final rehearsal either because I need to attend to church at Manila. Instead, I went with my family to claim out the things that needed to be claimed using those gift certificates that my dad received during the Christmas season.

After that, we went to SM Dasmarinas to buy our necessities. I ended up buying a David Archuleta album, YoU Magazine featuring Sarah Geronimo as cover and Otakuzine Anime Magazine Issue # 33 featuring Nakahara Sunako from Yamato Nadeshiko Shichi Henge as their cover issue.

It is the time to internalize my character. Once I've stepped from that stage, I am no longer Denise. It shall be Cleta.

(How I wish I could do that)

I know it's been a late greeting for the new year, but it's better than not to make a blog post about it, right?

What is the essence of having a New Year's Resolution?
To have yourself to be motivated to change yourself from a neither positive nor negative incidents last year. I don't believe in having resolutions can make you change yourself even though it motivates you. Anytime, you will make that same mistake as you did last year. I think it's better to do it that way. You don't have to list everything down and say it to people that you have this resolution to make and blabber. It should be kept in oneself and must strive to do it to their hardest.

Overhauled?
Having New Year makes people to make changes in their life. For example, I like to change my meek personality into an adventurous one. To be able to do that, I must learn to socialize with other people and get into their interests and learn from it. It would be a great use for me in the future. Well, I do not know but I am trying to think things in a positive manner. Also, I wanted to change my unhealthy lifestyle into a good lifestyle. Like bringing up lunch boxes to have something to eat during lunch break.

Celebrate New Year, it's the Year of the Ox!
I do not believe in Chinese horoscopes and in astrology signs ans whatsoever. But, I kind of did some research using horoscope in my element. Those of you born under the influence of the Chinese Astrology Element of Water act with the assured fluidity of a river, affecting your environment with your strength and quiet charm. Creative and captivating, diplomatic and intuitive, Water individuals are the masters of subtle persuasion. Without even appearing to try, you can gain someone's trust and affection, and once you've got them they'll follow you anywhere. You make everyone feel special, noting and praising each person's unique talents. Your inherent pliability, the fluid calm that makes you so appealing, can also make you sometimes too passive, too willing to be what someone wants you to be. You tend to take the shape of whatever container you're poured into.Rather than letting others dam up your energies, let yourself flow freely! I do hope that this horoscope is very applicable to me and might come true. Well, some of the points relate to me and some of the points are considered "so-so".

What the heck I am saying here anyway? I should go out to the world, have fun and prove everyone what I am capable of doing!