One Thing I Can Never Live Without.

I cannot live without my iPod. Even if it's a bit out-dated already. All  the glory is now given to the iTouch. I want to have one of those, too but it's so expensive. Besides, I still have an iPod that I can listen to no matter where I go. It was given as a gift from my aunt in the States.

The main purpose of my iPod is to keep me entertained when I go on long trips. I usually go to the farm during weekends so it is used a lot. I don't like just sitting on the vehicle doing nothing. I would want to read in the car but then my mother would  scold me since it would ruin my eyesight. So, when my tita gave it to me, I was so happy. I also use my iPod to drown all the noise. I get distracted with my reading when there is noise. I could not understand what I'm reading when there is so much noise. I have also developed love for music since I got piano lessons, I listen to music everyday. Sometimes, I get lazy to open the computer or get the radio so my iPod saves the day again.

A Song-Filled Friday

The songs you listen to reflects your mood, they say. Everybody listens to music and has their own favourites. Here's what I've been listening to since this afternoon:

1. Hakuna Matata - Jimmy Cliff/ Lebo M
2. Don't Go Breaking My Heart - Anne Hathaway/ Jesse McCartney
3. Latin Girl - Justin Bieber
4. Pray - Justin Bieber
5. Grenade - Bruno Mars
6. The Time - Black Eyed Peas
7. Only Girl - Rihanna
8. Firework - Katy Perry
9. Impossible - Shontelle
10. Teenage Dream - Katy Perry
11. Thinking of You - Katy Perry
12. Whip My Hair - Willow Smith
13. Canon on piano - Pachelbel
14. Never Say Never - Justin Bieber ft. Jaden Smith
15. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee
16. Magic - B.O. B.
17. U Smile - Justin Bieber
18. Oh yeah - Jaiko ft. Snoop Dogg
19. Graduation - Vitamin C (I know it shouldn't be part of the playlist yet but I REALLY like this song.)
20. True Friends - Hannah Montana ( They say it's childish to listen to Hannah Montana but hey, this song has a really good meaning.)
21. Thousand Miles - Vanessa Carlton
22. All Day - Cody Simpson
23. Don't Cry Your Heart Out - Cody Simpson

"It's not about how old a song is. It's more about how much the song means to you. "

Hakuna Matata--- it's our Problem-Free Philosophy

6 hours ago, my Christmas holiday officially started. But before that, I had to go through a strenuous and head-cracking week. There were so many mastery tests to study for, requirements to pass not to mention the exams. So many things to do in just a week. Oh, how I longed for this day to come. I'm problem free at last, at least for 2 weeks.

Since the holiday is just for 2 weeks, I figured I'd make the most out of it. It's almost Christmas and I'm so hyped to rip some Christmas wrappers open. You see, I love suspense. I still haven't opened the gifts my friends gave me today. I'll just open them on the midnight of December 24 so that I'd have something to be excited for. I sometimes get really curious, though. I just want to take a peek but then it'll lose the thrill in it so I'm trying to control myself. I have also started attending the Misa de Gallo at 4:30am since December 16. For the past years, I have not completed the 9 mornings but I'm trying this year. 2 down, 7 more to go. I can do this. I don't normally wake up at 4 in the morning and take a shower but I started to do it since Wednesday. I'd like to catch up on my reading, too. It's been 2 weeks since I had finished a book. I'll also spend a lot of time practising piano. I'll savour every moment of my freedom from school work. I have to sleep a lot since I have big eye-bags from staying up until 11pm studying. I'll stay away from stress for awhile. I need some time to relax after that Math exam that was about to cause the explosion of my brain. I wonder, where was I when God granted the talent for Math? Depressing. Life is totally unfair. I'm trying not to think about that now since I know that when I come back from the holidays, scores will be given out. Not to mention another suspense-filled Report-Card Day. Who loves them? Definitely NOT me.

There I go again with my pointless complaints. Not that it would change a thing. Life is still unfair no matter how you nag. Disheartening. Like I said I'm just going to make the most out of my 2-week vacation.

Advance Merry Christmas to you!

Hakuna Matata!

What a wonderful phrase!

Hakuna Matata!

Ain't no passing craze!

It means no worries, 

for the rest of your days!
It's our problem-free philosophy!
Hakuna Matata!

Jesselle is influential.

At the beginning of the 3rd Quarter Ms. Pasaporte, our adviser, decided to change our seat plan. I landed next to Jesselle Laserna. Studious as she is, I slowly got influenced. Usually, I talk during classes but when I transferred next to her, talking became minimal. Although, we laugh about things sometimes. When we have homework and she has free time, she usually does it ahead of time. Then one day, I just found myself doing our homework in CAF 2 days before the deadline. It's really uncommon for me to do that. I cram a lot, you see. I began to make progress in developing my study habits. Yesterday, I completed the whole lesson guide Mrs. Bernadas gave us for Social Studies. Jesselle is really good in Math and I suck at it. When there is this equation that's really hard and I don't know what to do, I ask for her or Yzabel's help. When I looked at my notebook a while ago, I realized that compared to my previous seat works, I improved. This morning, I volunteered to solve a problem on the board ( I rarely do this because like I said, I suck at Math) and I managed to figure out how to answer the problems on my own. I'm really proud of myself and I'm thankful for Jesselle, too.

My oh-so-influential seat mate,

        

Thank you for being an example I can follow. I might be such a pain sometimes for asking too much questions especially in Math where I suck so much. Pardon my slowness, please. You are an inspiration because you can balance fun and responsibility. I am also grateful for temporarily erasing 'crammer' on my forehead. I'll try to keep it that way. :) 

                                                                                        Love lots, 

                                                                                                    KEA Pallon :) 




Do you want to have a seat mate like mine? :) 

Beyond That Victory is Hard Work...and Fun

It's the time during the school year when the bond, teamwork and cooperation of a section is challenged. The Play Festival is one of the activities that students look forward to every year. And I can say that this year's play festival was a success not only for the winners but for EVERYONE. We managed to produce good and enjoyable plays that only proved us to be true children of the theatre.

For Year II-St. Anne, the section where I belong, had victory over both CAF and CAE plays. But this victory, we did not easily grab. We worked hard for it. I remember my classmates and I staying until 5:30pm everyday to practice. We also sacrificed relaxing for the weekend to meet-up and plan for the play. We even spent our recess and lunch breaks doing the props. Those who weren't part of the technical crew even helped with props. Although we sometimes have misunderstandings, we managed to work together and do what we were supposed to do properly. But, of course, we didn't just work, work and work. We also had some fun. I remember those afternoons when we would make jokes with each other, our bloopers are just memorable. It's kind of already stamped on my memory. I would just crack up when I remember some. I believe our bond became stronger and we know each other better. We became closer to each other.

During the play, we were definitely filled with tension and pressure especially since last year, St. Anne won grand slam. And we didn't want to destroy the legacy. During the awarding, Jesselle, Yzabel and I were holding each other's hands and shaking.

I couldn't just end this blog post without saying this: I admire Princess Dalayawon. She sacrificed some meetings of her French classes just so she could practice with us. In times when we do not cooperate, she keeps her cool. She is in control of her temper. She doesn't shout at us, instead she just keeps quiet when no one's listening to her and somehow, we would just know that she's quite mad already. :)


Play Fest 2010 is over but we had priceless moments to last a lifetime. It's definitely noteworthy. :)
I couldn't be any prouder about what we accomplished.
Congratulations, everyone! :)

"I had the time of my life and I've never felt this way before. And I swear this is true, and I owe it all to you."

Taken during one of the practices.
It's us having a little bit of FUN.