Backtracking 2011.

Just in time before 2011 officially ends!

So. Here's how my 2011 went according to my iPod that I baptized Cole.

This isn't like those crazy yet brilliant mashups done by DJ Earworm (2011, but nothing beats the undisputed 2009 mashup). I don't think that I have the skills to compete with something like those.

This list isn't really arranged according to how often this song was played over and over, and also not restricted to 2011 only. Some of these songs have been a round for a few years now but it made such a huge impact in my year that I felt it fit to put them here.

One thing I'm sure of  about the songs in this list is that these are the songs that sure did make this year hella bearable.

Thank you Jesus for the gift of music.

Au revoir 2011. You will always be remembered.

Right now as I type away on this keyboard, fireworks are making noise somewhere far away, but still near enough for me to hear them. It just goes to show that the world isn't big enough for me to feel that a new year is , really, just around the corner and that I'm not the only one aware of that.

With that said, 2011 was crazy. Maybe for you it's not, but for me? Oh hell yes. Rest assured, 2011 will be the year that, whenever I look back on it, I'll say with a smug smile, "Oh, that year."

I've been depressed for what I felt was the longest time ever in my life in the first half of the month. Like , seriously. I won't dwell into that any longer because, apart from that dark moment being in the past, I can't help but to actually be thankful for that experience. 

The past few days, I couldn't help but reminisce of how much of a nausea-inducing-heart-pumping-make-me-close-to-tears rollercoaster ride it's been--and trust me, I'm not that much a fan of rollercoasters.

Okay, so see? This is why I don't doodle that much. "HIGHLIGTS." SMH.
2012 resolution: Doodle some more.

Photo Blog: The Ballet Project

In some way, people would attach themselves to other things, other than people. We have toys, 'blankies', imaginary friends, 'yayas' and everything else that we just seem to can never let go of. We just tend to overlook this at times. For us who have been dancing together for so long, ballet will always be our first love.

I can't even count how long we've all been dancing; the story of how we individually started turns out different for every person, every time. If I remember correctly, my sister and I started when we were young: I was three or four then, and she was a year older than I was. At first it was all about making pa-cute onstage: blue bird, magician, firefly, flowers.

I got to a stage that I got tired of it, but eventually I found my way back and falling in love with it all over again. 

Cheers to more than 15 years of dancing... and I think there's more to come!

There's more after the break...

On Happiness Sans Technology

Note: Something, again, from my Creative Writing class. But then again, this is more than just an exercise for me. I forgot about the assignment the night prior we were supposed to submit it, so naturally, I procrastinated--like any other good student. It started off as mush, but sooner or later, I sort of felt the gravity of what I was typing away. What I was writing woke me up and I knew that I had to justify what I felt about the subject: Happiness. What is happiness? What makes someone happy? How can a person be happy today?
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What is happiness? The things that make people feel happy vary from one person to another. For one, it might be something as simple as spending Friday night curled up in bed with a good book, on the other hand, for another, it might something as extravagant as being treated out to a shopping spree or a spa.

People may disagree on a lot of things, just as well as they may agree to some things--and happiness is no exception from that.

Now if a person would be asked the question: "What makes you happy?" What will he or she say then? Will it be a car? That new and latest gadget? That dress or coat fresh from the "New Arrivals" rack?

How about that job? His son or her daughter? That happy dream last night? That promotion? That much-anticipated marriage proposal?

With the gradual takeover of technology today, a lot of people have already forgotten what it means to be 'simply' happy. All those latest gadgets are means of entertainment, fun, connection, and all those other flashy functions that they advertise to make these things sell. All of a sudden, money has become something of a necessity for a person to achieve happiness. That is one common mistake that most people make today: happiness is something that should not be achieved; it is something that should be felt.