Teenager No More ;)

Some of the (older) people I know are so afraid of turning 20 or should I say bidding goodbye to teenage years (one of the best parts of life). They find it embarrassing to say they're twenty something already when in fact, way back when they were so young they were so desperate to grow old. Ironic, isn't it?

Well, for me...I feel happy instead. I'm happy that I'm leaving teenage years not because it didn't matter but because it's time to go forward and face another chapter of life. My teenage years was so well spent, I didn't want it redone.

So to celebrate the ending of being a teen, I listed 20 things I realized now that I'm 20.

1. I've been living for two decades now. (That's quite a long time, a freaking long time, but I had fun and I'm expecting for more decades to come hihi)

2. I've watched more movies than I've read books. (I'm a movie nerd--kidding. I don't read novels without recommendations. ^^)

Spur of the Moment (Pictures)

Just some pictures I find interestingly good despite the fact that they were taken out of the blue...might be some kind of negatives (talking about film cameras). Still, they are quite acceptable enough to be posted in here.

-Twinx

**All pictures are taken using D5100 & D3100 at different days :)

Glad to be Globe: A Proof of True Friendship

They say "No distance of place or lapse of time can lessen the friendship of those who are thoroughly persuaded of each other's worth.”

Isn't it exciting to have friends? How much more if you have a best friend whom you can share everything and every detail of happy moments with no secrets at all? I felt that fortunate and lucky feeling whenever I go back to those high school days when I finally found my bff (best friends forever). But, I started to worry about our friendship months before our graduation because we would be on different paths for college. It was horrifying to know that you'll be thousand miles apart from your bff and we were afraid that our friendship will fall apart. So, we swore to not let distance hinder our friendship...and my bff even said "May phone naman, we can always call each other and converse like we're staying on the same house." I agreed on her and promised that we would really call each other no matter what. Despite calamities, bad days and all kinds of negativities in the world, we were able to maintain our best friendship by calling as often as we can. I’m really glad to be a globe user and even more glad that my bff is a globe user, too!

Up until now, we still call each other and we still tell all secrets and funny stories—enjoying our add-ons in our globe mysuperplan. I can't believe what a miracle this friendship has gone through. It's a challenging milestone to still be in touch with your best friend from high school but we did it! Globe paved the way for our friendship to still be close despite the distance that separates us. I’m Glad to be Globe because with Globe you can make things possible. Thank you globe! Abot ko ang mundo. :)

#gladtobeglobe

-twinkle

100 things I've realized when I turned 18

1.  I am living in this planet for almost two decades.
2.  I somehow understand what’s behind my mom’s nagging
3.  Trees grow old and die<— -__- (no more mango tree on my favorite place)
4.  Smaller group of friends are sincere and warm than bigger ones. (hi bebz <3! I miss you!)
5.  I fell in love thrice (?) or more (?)
6.  Friends, Love, & Money makes the world go round.
7.  Education is important.
8.  Mothers know what’s best for their children.
9.  Nokia 3310 is still cool and kicking.
10.  Sleepless summer nights are great if you watch a horror movie with cowards.
11.  Blogging is a passion, NOT a hobby.
12.  Hand written love letters are a lot better than walmart cards.
13.  Best Friends are longer than forever.
14.  Kpop rocks my world :”">
15.  I didn’t know Brad Pitt’s face until I watched “the curious case of Benjamin Button” last month.
16.  I’ve been playing the piano for a decade already but I still suck. >.<
17.  Temple Run is the only game that I’m playing on my iPhone 4.
18.  I’m not a fan of Twilight Saga but I have the complete DVD set.( except Breaking Dawn -__-)
19.  Smoking is too mainstream so I eat stick-Os instead.
20.  College life is freedom of time!
21.  I’ve owned and lost and damaged cellphones more than the number of my age. (sucks to be me)
22.  My friends thought I like hello kitty when in fact it’s my sister who’s obsess with it.
23.  I can be in jail if I break the laws.
24.  I’m not a JUVENILE anymore.
25.  I’m still young at heart.
26.  I love seeing frozen french fries on the freezer but never wanna cook them.
27.  I save all my first-tasted-food wrappers on a book of remembrance.
28.  I own tons of shirts but only use ten of them.
29.  Contracts are better than promises.
30.  Turning iPod’s shuffle mode is useless. ( I still choose the songs even if it’s shuffled)
31.  Nutella tastes great.
32.  I still do a fan-girl shout every time I see Kyuhyun (Super Junior) online.
33.  Jay Park is on my top 3 bias list.
34.  I’ve talked to several celebrities but always forgot to take a picture with them.
35.  Nikon D5100 is my ultimate baby.
36.  I owned three blogs but never get to update the two left.
37.  Vanity is out of my vocabulary.
38.  Photography is cool even if you don’t have an expensive camera.
39.  Polaroid is still a wish yet to be granted. (hi mom? :D)
40.  Sisters are the most bipolar of all kinds of species. We fight a minute then we’re friends again after a second.
41.   1% of my life is spent sitting with the computer in front of me.
42.  I’ve accidentally book flights on wrong dates three times which cost us to lose a lot of money.
43.  Books are better than movies.
44.  Movies are better than books.
45.  I own four facebook accounts. Blame my confusing emails.
46.  Twitter is a ranting social networking site and facebook is a horrifying timeline of your life.
47.  Friendship is not about trust alone.
48.  Pencils could give you scars too.
49.  Teenage pregnancy is a hit in my generation.
50.  I enjoyed my childhood better than the 2000s babies.
51.  Home Alone for three days is cool if you play “Teach me how to dougie” at maximum volume on home theater while dancing like tomorrow’s the end of the world.
52.  Dreams are not illusions.
53.  Scars on knees are far more better than scars on hearts.
54.  Cookies and Cream flavored ice cream still makes me drool.
55.  Plastic nails don’t fit my nails, literally.
56.  All the high-heels that I own are colored black.
57.  Writing on a diary still keeps me alive.
58.  Starting a blog is never easy unless you have friends who blogs like you do.
59.  Jason Chen & Ryan Higa (youtube sensations) make me skip a heartbeat.
60.  Song Covers are better than the original ones.
61.  I’m an E.L.F (Ever Lasting Friends) forever. (hi kpop friends out there!)
62.  I’ve asked google more questions than I’ve asked my parents.
63.  Eating a pint of ice cream when depressed makes me feel better.
64.  I’ve written three books but never published them.
65.  Summer is about eating, swimming and updating blogs. (for me)
66.  Rainy days don’t make me feel gloomy.
67.  Watching a 16 episode drama is better than sleeping at night.
68.  Basketball is the new workout. (maybe for me?)
69.  Throwing a birthday party is expensive -___-
70.  Spending a day editing on Photoshop is better than spending a day reading other people’s facebook status.
71.  I find mozilla firefox useful.
72.  Cramming is NEVER too mainstream.
73.  People tell lies more than they tell the truth.
74.  Technology embraces me as much as I like it.
75.  Never ever ever ever watch a youtube video called HOT PROBLEMS — Double take. (if you do, Rebecca Black would sound a hundred times better)
76.  I still suck at drawing fingers when I sketch people.
77.  Wattpad is a site full of fantastic stories.
78.  ”She’s Dating the Gangster” still makes me cry even if I’ve read it more than twice.
79.  Tumblr is about re-blogging. (for me)
80.  Milk chocolate tastes better than dark.
81.  Multi-tasking is my thing.
82.  HANNY is my favorite chocolate….for the longest time.
83.  Despite the saying “time is gold”, I’m never time-conscious. Hooray to filipino time!!
84.  9gag makes sense most of the time.
85.  Best things happen in seconds not in days.
86.  Regret is not my thing.
87.  Taking pictures outside your house is better than capturing how your pillows get drool marks.
88.  I like Windows better than Mac.
89.  Death comes at the most unexpected times so always expect!
90.  Seeing an A mark on your card is heaven.
91.  PMS never leaves my life.
92.  Sharing ideas to talkative people is better than keeping them shut in your memory.
93.  Men with sense of humor are attractive.
94.  Not all Men with ABS are REAL MEN.
95.  Five more and I’m done.
96.  My childhood friends are already old tooo.
97.  I’m not a fan of Adele but I love her music.
98.  I’ve watched Korean Dramas more than twice my age. (it’s another 1% of my life that I’ve spent)
99.  I seldom text people, but when I do they should reply to me A.S.A.P
100.  You’re not getting any younger so, share your own realizations too.

Photo Post: At Legal Age :">

I don't know what to say so maybe these pictures will help you understand How I feel last friday--my 18 birthday.

Greatest Stressor so far: Preparing a birthday party

I always thought that planning & preparing a big party is fun. Well, I was right but I didn't know that it would be a big stressor at the same time. I've been planning my party for almost five months and I'm not sure if it'll be good. The party's on Friday and I'm stressed so far. This post should be a way to sublimate my stress despite my " busyness " in preparing my party. I'm turning eighteen in four days but I can't feel it. :)))



So when preparing a party, you first have to

Before summer breaks in: A picnic with friends

Final examinations have passed and I feel so free--like flying birds. I mean, no more study time and no more pressure on requirements that the school demands. All I need to do is enjoy my life and sleep as long as I want. That's how I want life when there's school. Sooo, before summer breaks in, my friends and I planned a day to shoot a video for my party, celebrate our friend's birthday and picnic all day.



I thought I was hopeless at first since we've been planning it for almost a month

A day in Ateneo de Manila

Hello! I'm finally posting something new today. I went to Manila, again, last March 3-4 to attend the 6th ICCS International Convention on Psychological Communication. It was really an informative and insightful convention held in the Henry Lee Irwin Theater, Ateneo de Manila University. We were blessed with speakers from University of Sydney and from Stanford University.

Photography is NOW making sense to me

I'm not supposed to publish another post today but I just feel like doing it so why not post? I've been exploring NikonD5100 for quite awhile now and after months of taking shots I feel like I've improved in capturing pictures. Photography is making sense! When I was just starting to learn the real way of taking pictures, I feel like a retard that should be wearing thick-lens glasses but doesn't wear it while taking pictures. In short, I felt like my vision was blurred.  But now, I feel like a pro (I'm not a pro--just feel like one).  Here are some of the pictures I took.



These are few of the blingies that I have at home. I figure out how

A Trip to Busy Places

This post should have been published a month ago but I wasn't aware that I didn't publish this so, I apologize. :)

On the second week of January, I went to Manila for a National Convention of Psychology Majors with my fellow Ateneans. That was the main reason for traveling a far distance but what made it more memorable was the tour to different places in Manila. I could have said that it should be the highlight instead.

Just a night with friends

I'm supposed to join my friends in watching the closing ceremonies of our Alternative Class Program but, to my dismay, I wasn't able to come at the right time. I missed it. Just before I could go inside our school, everybody is on their way out and my friends met me at the gate--taking pictures of the cute flying lanterns. I was like "Seriously? it's over?".

Well, I can't do anything about it. There were local bands who are still making music in school but my friends wanted to go home already and no one's going to accompany me in that case. So, I went home...but we took pictures together so it was still worth my time.





took those picture using Nikon D5100.