Glayra

Even in Heaven They Carry Switchblades (Luke Pickett)

2012-01-25T01:39:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [012512]

Art is Red (Her Words Kill)

2012-01-18T01:33:00.002+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [011812]

The Only One (The Mile After)

2012-01-11T01:00:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [011112]

Square Nothing (In Flames)

2012-01-04T01:02:00.010+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [010412]

A Promise of Different Soundwave

2012-01-03T01:58:00.001+08:00

So last year has been mostly familiar muzika to you which did not likely meet one of my ends. For two oh one two, a promise of long stream of un-mainstream songs shall be pitched right through your hearing as different series of soundwave will be featured weekly here in Glayreaders' lair of muzika! Have fun listenin' Muzikians!

~~WARNING:~~ P.S. Listening to some of the muzikas I might feature will show you the Livi side of me. Happy Muzikaer! :]

P.S.++ I will be also posting a depiction of the muzika inspired from a child I knew 22 years ago. :]

I See Squares Around

2012-01-02T21:33:00.002+08:00

Hey Phineas what you doin?
Were you born under the same sunlight?
'Coz my heart is burnin
And I think your skin's turnin white

They say you are not good enough
I say I see things in x and y
You smile and I laugh
Everything was fine but you did cry

We live in irregular square-logram
I see you beyond the four sides
This works unlike an anagram
You've gotta dig deeper in hives

Muzika 2011

2011-12-31T01:13:00.013+08:00

I must say my muzika for the entire year has been mostly in consistent with what I went through which kinda tells that my muzika brain waves have been resonating similar patterns for the past twelve months. But well, 2011 is Mylo Xyloto!

Ergo, Muzika ni Aryalg 2011 compilation:

1. 010211 - Believe In Dreams (Flyleaf)
2. 010911 - Angels Or Devils (Dishwalla)
3. 011611 - Stolen (Dashboard Confessional)
4. 012511 - Fidelity (Regina Spektor)
5. 013011 - What's Up (4 Non Blondes)
6. 020611 - Cupid's Chokehold (Gym Class Heroes)
7. 021311 - She's The One (Robbie Williams)
8. 022011 - So Sick (Ne-Yo)
9. 022711 - Fully Alive (Flyleaf)
10. 030611 - How To Save A Life (The Fray)
11. 031411 - X & Y (Coldplay)
12. 032111 - All That I've Got (The Used)
13. 032711 - Life (Flyleaf)
14. 040311 - Fences (Paramore)
15. 041011 - Somebody Told Me (The Killers)
16. 041811 - Uprising (Muse)
17. 042611 - All Around Me (Flyleaf)
18. 050411 - Say Goodbye (Ashlee Simpson)
19. 051011 - Sway (Bic Runga)
20. 051911 - Coming Home (Diddy - Dirty Money)
21. 052611 - Just A Kiss (Lady Antebellum)
22. 052911 - Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine (The Killers)
23. 060911 - Letters From The Sky (Civil Twilight)
24. 061311 - You Learn ( Alanis Morisette)
25. 062111 - Boston (Augustana)
26. 063011 - Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)
27. 070611 - Dare You To Move (Switchfoot)
28. 071611 - High (Lifehouse)
29. 072411 - Breakeven (The Script)
30. 073111 - For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic (Paramore)
31. 081011 - Trouble (Coldplay)
32. 082311 - I Miss You (Incubus)
33. 082811 - So Far Away (Staind)
34. 090511 - Warmness On The Soul (Avenged Sevenfold)
35. 091111 - Only One (Alex Band)
36. 091811 - Chances (Five For Fighting)
37. 092511 - Paradise (Coldplay)
38. 100311 - Rumor Has It (Adele)
39. 100911 - Pretty Boy (M2M)
40. 101811 - Head Over Feet (Alanis Morisette)
41. 102511 - Wake Me Up When September Ends (Green Day)
42. 110311 - I Write Sins Not Tragedies (Panic! At The Disco)
43. 110911 - I Miss You (Westlife)
44. 111611 - Hurts Like Heaven (Coldplay)
45. 113011 - Just A Dream (Nelly)
46. 120411 - Perfect (Glee Cast)
47. 122811 - Viva La Vida (Coldplay

Forty-seven muziweeks... Thank you muzikians! HAPPY TWENTY-TWELVE!

Check out last year's muzika rollup here.

Book 2011

2011-12-30T01:59:00.001+08:00

This year has been an entirely different experience for me. I made hard decisions, went through exciting adventures, met new friends, ended a few relationships ultimately yet, few days before 2011 ends, a surprising twist concluded a very good year.

Indeed again, I could really never be the female version of Noah Bennet as only few plans I have set earlier this year were realized. A few of those however, did not end up the way I had expected, but well, those have helped me to become the person I am today - ready to face any challenges that may come along the way plus, I am now that determined person who's more aware of the greater purpose behind the need to commit mistakes because this year in truth, has been the best year of risks and big "slips".

Not that I regret the things I have done because I believe exactly in the holy chain of reactions as we set things in motion to get what we would have always wanted (besides, if my decisions have not turned out the way it should have, I knew somehow, it played out very well in another timeline - and that's what I call optimism on the go).

So, what we are about to read in the next book 2012 is something I am looking forward to. Not the Alpha and Omega thing but in some way, I know that the future will present a new set of challenges, beautiful chances, divine synchronicities and significant events, all things I would certainly be grateful at the end of next year (though, I have this unparalleled feeling that Mayans were greatly disappointed with the 2012 movie which would highly result to the possibility that I could still watch Avatar 2 by 2014).

Deep inside I hope that 2012 indeed will be the end of the world as we know it. Well, figuratively. :)

Happy New Year Glayreaders!

Viva La Vida (Coldplay)

2011-12-28T01:33:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [122811]

Obviously, this year has been a ~~Niklaus~~ Chris Martin year but I say, the knowledge I gained in 2011 can be expressed in these three words, VIVA LA VIDA! 'Til ~~the end of the world~~ next year muzikians and thank you!

Amazing Race 19

2011-12-14T14:03:00.011+08:00

From left: Cindy, Phil (Host) and Ernie

This season's outcome proves that winning the first leg is an indication that Ernie and Cindy would win the title. Honestly, I was not really happy about the final result because I and my sister rooted for Andy and Tommy who were consistent and definitely, the strongest team all throughout the entire race, winning 6 out of 12 legs including two Ford Mustangs, which made us think this second time around that Ford victories are bad luck especially that last season, our favorite team, Zev and Justin also won two 2012 Ford Focus models, who received the same fate and ended up fourth place in AR 18.

Moreover, I could really say that this season is less amazing than the previous one, however, there were few things that added much excitement to AR 19. In the first race for instance, Kaylani and Lisa encountered a hazard task wherein one of them should perform an indoor bungee jump inside a mall in Taipei, which really is something I would want to try if I was in that race. (This one's mine Pu - FYI, me and my sister always argue which of us would take a particular task if we're the ones racing.. :))

Another task I would not really forget from this season is that specific attempt that requires a team member to cross a tightrope between two San Francisco Towers in Panama City, rising up to 35 stories, one would walk 20 meters across. That. was. just. intense. height. task! A perfect therapy treatment for those who have fear of heights. :)) Well, I would also not forget a particular landmark in Brussels, Belgium, the Atomium monument which I just added on my landmark trip list next to Statue of Liberty. :]

Andy and Tommy, finished up in fourth place
(personal favorite team for this season ;))

The reason why we anticipated the win of Andy and Tommy this season is even that they have such effortless way of racing the entire game, they finished up winning half of the 12 legs. Indeed, they just seemed so relaxed that they raced just for fun without taking in mind that there were other teams competing for the million dollars. There were numerous times that they even helped other teams figuring out some difficult tasks which is something that we would not ever forget from these two - a showcase of charity within the race, which maybe is the reason that they never made into the final race. Anyways, what future teams can significantly learn from them is their keenness to details. There were few times that they actually did not check in first into some of the pit stops but since the teams ahead of them missed to do some important details of the task, they ended up winning those legs. Plus, I think this race was designed for them or just maybe, Andy is a professional snowboarder so all the tasks that required strength, agility and speed are not but a common advantage for these two.

~~Enough for the preconceptions...~~ Well, the three teams who raced in the final race were Jeremy and Sandy, Ernie and Cindy, and Amani and Marcus. Ernie and Cindy won two legs prior to their win of the title. They were well, not my favorite teams because Cindy tended to be so dramatic during stressful tasks and this couple always was dead serious on winning legs, the exact opposite attitude shown by Andy and Tommy. They actually had a chance to make a good advantage of the express pass they received for winning the first leg but it was utterly useless (other teams must have used it worthily). Surprisingly, Jeremy and Sandy are the least team I have ever imagined making it into the finals because they never won 1st place not until the 11th leg. Plus, they're just common couple who always argued with each other every time one committed mistakes and so on. And most importantly, Jeremy and Sandy are just the most terrible team in navigation that they always got lost heading to a particular destination. My last hopeful winning choice for the final race was Amani and Marcus, who were not really the best team but also won two legs. They got their inspiration from their four kids in which there were times that they could have been eliminated from the race but 'cause of the perseverance and ideal motivation of not quitting any tasks, they made it to the final three.

Eleven participating teams in Amazing Race Season 19
(Click the image for full view)

For me, what really inspired me this season of amazing race is the participation of Bill and Cathi, the oldest team who joined the race and finished up in 5th place. They just proved that age does not matter for as long as you have the strong will to never give up on any tasks during the entire race, and that the race itself reflects to our long life journey. I must also quote the final message of Amani when she and Marcus finished up in third place, "I think the big lesson in this is that you're not gonna win at everything but whatever you do, do not quit." (And I literally cried at that point.)

By the way, the final race was not exactly I expected the way it should be because it was not a close one, Ernie and Cindy gained a very wide lead over other teams. But I really liked the flight simulation task where both team members are to perform airplane landing from an altitude of 2,500 feet to complete this task which was really, really awesome. Wish I could go through the same experience, it was just like it was real flight! :))

To sum it all, teams raced 64,372 kilometers in distance, visited 10 countries from 4 continents and well, it hasn't failed to tell the audience why the race is called amazing having all the twists, surprises and challenges laid out. And so we do hope that Amazing Race 20, that is announced to be aired by March or April 2012, will be a little more amazing one than the previous seasons. (I'm gonna miss you Phil!)

Who won the Amazing Race 18? Click here.

References:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_19

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Finch

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomium

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amazing_Race_18

Perfect (Glee Cast)

2011-12-04T09:28:00.002+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [120411]

Blaine and Kurt

This is one of the best duets in Glee Season 3!
Klaine forever! <3

GalaxYoung At Heart

2011-11-30T14:04:00.009+08:00

Samsung Galaxy Y

Losing my cellphone was one of the worst things I've ever experienced this year ~~along with losing my two jobs intentionally on both instances~~. Though it was not really an expensive one but I've got all my contacts and data save in it for the past three years and it was by far, my most fave cp, my 6303 classic. (Oh by the way, I got my classic back from my parents in exchange for my X2..)

But well today is the day-sary of my Samsung Galaxy Y(oung) or technically named, Samsung S5360, my first Android phone and the most inexpensive smartphone with hundred thousand apps offered in the Android market, priced at PhP 5,790.00 - just the perfect phone for unemployed-recently-employed-at-the-same-time-student like me. Oh yeah!

My yesterday has already been so good with this advance Xmas gift from my parents, but the day was even greater as it turned out, because late afternoon of 112911, I received a great news - a sneak peek of my dream job ~~that will be featured on my Facebook profile in the next few days~~ which I should not be blogging about now because I must focus on my new cellphone in this blog post (which I have not updated for a long time, not even posted my muzikas for two straight weeks - a real bad sign of giving up the most precious thing I have online)! :]

It is my greatest responsibility to detail the details of my droid phone but I say, Google will do that job for you. And so before anything else, I'd like to share my secret technique in finding the right and practical phone for me (though practicality does not mean I'm comfortable with touch screens) - one week was only the amount of time I spent for evaluating the next cp I would have, my sister who already has her own droid phone, a Galaxy Mini gift from my parents too, was the cp I had compared with any of the available droid phone in the market, that includes some from LG and Sony Ericsson, all priced on the same range I am comfortable bargaining on or range that reserves my parents' viability to donate the said phone-priced-at-worthiness-of-losing-my-cellphone.

Well, for some reasons, galaxYoung caught my attention. Firstly, a slight difference in the pixel per index or pixel density between galaxYoung and Mini is what I would have preferred in any droid phone available at the most affordable price in the market. That is 133ppi vs. 127ppi.. Well, the difference between them is the clarity of resolution of the fonts and graphics in its GUI and for those who might not get this well, let us say yellow in galaxYoung is 6 points truer, deeper and more vibrant than yellow in Mini (listening to Coldplay now ;)).

Next, size! Of course, size matters (in all aspects :)), galaxYoung has lesser dimensions to that of Mini's (notice that I am comparing Mini and galaxYoung a lot because of the slight differences in prices and features they have. Though, galaxYoung likely represents my word here - practicality). BTW, GalaxYoung weighs 97.5g, just 7.5 lighter than Mini.

And the most obvious reason I prefer galaxYoung over Mini is the great difference in their CPUs or processors. Mini is running on 600MHz ARMv6 processor while galaxYoung is running on an explicable speed of 830MHz with same ARMv6 processor (I heard Galaxy Ace has 800MHz ARMv11 processor so, I guess it's like Mini is Dual Core, galaxYoung is Core 2 Duo and Ace is Quad Core - correct me if I've got wrong analogies here). But figures certainly matter too or at least, to me - I am currently testing both Mini and galaxYoung and so far, I see a real difference in speed between them ~~or am I just being biased~~?

For thorough comparison of these two Galaxy handsets, click here.

I must honestly note though that Mini has better cam output (that is if it's already good enough because I think my X2 and classic had better cam shots), and Mini has better audio specs than galaxYoung plus, it has better RAM. I've gotta tell this however, you would not want to recharge your Galaxy every night with Mini's 570h standby longevity vs. galaxYoung's 850h.

To sum it up, choosing a Galaxy handset is to highlight your preferences, and with that, I've created some helpful tags to give you some ideas about each galaxical product.

Young - practical productivity at acceleration

Mini - entertainment at andrena-droid level

Gio - stay connected in style and speed

Fit - personalization for stylish persona

Ace - sophistication at work

Happy Galaxical Christmas Glayreaders! <3

Just A Dream (Nelly)

2011-11-30T01:54:00.004+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [113011]

Just a dream job.. Best month-ender muzika. :]

Hurts Like Heaven (Coldplay)

2011-11-16T09:19:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [111611]

First track on Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto! You use your heart as weapon, and it hurts like heaven! :]

Coldplay and the Pyramid Stage

2011-11-11T20:17:00.004+08:00

All this time I have been plainly expressing to the universe about the great adoration I have for Chris Martin of Coldplay and for the band itself, I could not explain why. Why I have this strong connection to the band and to their music.

The answer has been within me all along... I have been unconsciously linking myself to them because Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion — Coldplay and I certainly have one great thinking in common.

Courtesy of www.coldplay.com

Thanks to the capstone! Viva La Vida Coldplay!

And the best feeling I feel every time, this shared experience with them is when I watch the video below...

BTW, listen closely to Major Minus lyrics and you'd definitely praise, Viva La Vida Coldplay!

I Miss You (Westlife)

2011-11-09T21:54:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [110911]

I miss my old self.

I Write Sins Not Tragedies (Panic! At The Disco)

2011-11-03T20:05:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [110311]

Too busy!

I am well aware that I don't have a real job as of the moment

2011-11-02T12:06:00.004+08:00

Yes. You definitely ~~heard~~ read it right!
Do I really have to post this one online?
Yes again. Because I need to admit that I really am on the unemployment line.
Am I afraid that I won't find a job?
No really.
Why is that?
I don't have to explain.
What am I gonna do now?
Well, let us say I am really bad at planning so let's just see what's gonna happen.
So what keeps me busy nowadays?
Sleep. Eat. Watch. And a 30-minute Odesk job a day.
Do I think it's enough?
Let me think about it again.
What can I say about my recent decisions which include this one?
I believe that it's part of the logical branch decision that would result to the future I would always have chosen no matter how loops I'd go through like a deadlock.
So what now?
I am still alive and full of thoughts which always matter. :]

Wake Me Up When September Ends (Green Day)

2011-10-25T18:23:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [102511]

Wake me up when all these end. :[

Head Over Feet (Alanis Morisette)

2011-10-18T07:49:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [101811]

Third Morisette on my list! Enjoy Muzikians!

How to Deal With Fear, Pain, Anger, Etc.

2011-10-11T14:11:00.017+08:00

I am one of the luckiest people alive today who knows about this tiny, little secret that changed my perception on handling negative feelings a bit. Well, I'd have to warn you somehow that this tip only depends on the depth of negative thing you are dealing with. So let us assume that what I am about to share with you will only be applicable to individuals who go through ~~small~~ average amount of fear, pain, or anger.

So how do I manage these negative emotions? Read the story below...

"When I was in residency, my first solo procedure was a spinal surgery on a 16-year-old kid. A girl. And at the end, after 13 hours, I was closing her up and I accidentally ripped her dural sac. It's at the base of the spine where all the nerves come together. Membrane as thin as tissue, and it ripped open. Nerves just spilled out of her like angel hair pasta, spinal fluid flowing out of her and the terror was just so crazy, so real and I knew I had to deal with it. So I just made a choice. I'd let the fear in, let it take over, let it do its thing. But only for five seconds, that's all I was gonna give it. So I started to count. One, two, three, four, five. And it was gone. I went back to work, sewed her up and she was fine."

Do these lines sound familiar to you? Well, it's Jack of LOST sharing his ~~terrifying~~ story about fear to Kate while his wounds were being sewed by her (Season 1 - Pilot Episode).

Believe it or not, it actually works. I usually let the fear or pain or anger or any other negative feeling do its thing on me... swallow me, take over me... drown me... beat me... BUT for just like 5 secs or more, 1 minute at most... After that, it's gone.

Don't be so frightened by fear because it is supposed to be just a reminder that you don't know clearly what's ahead of you.
Don't be so hurt by pain because it is supposed to be just an indication that there is a little change in the usual routine.
Don't be so swayed by your anger because it is supposed to be just a simple reaction to something you don't want to tolerate.
To sum it up, don't take negative emotions too long, perceive such things as more of like deceptive distractions or simply, as ghosts. They are there because you are imagining them. Appreciate them for a while or until your vibes get used to them that you eventually decide to shut them off. Now, everything is back to normal.

Have fun ~~drinking your fear~~ playing with your fear, pain, anger and other shortest-term negative feeling. Do it quickly baby! :]

Short Story Reference: http://lost.about.com/od/seasononerecaps/a/1x1.htm

Pretty Boy (M2M)

2011-10-09T11:51:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [100911]

This song used to be my childhood favorite theme song when I think of my crush-es.. :]
And I guess I could use some M2M pills when I'll ~~crush~~ have a crush on someone soon. :-D

Fast forward

2011-10-09T10:02:00.000+08:00

I am really wondering how many chapters my life book should have.

I have been so indecisive lately that I cut off one chapter, proceed to the next one and I certainly left some pages undone.

I have been clicking on fast forward for quite a while without even noticing it.

Maybe because I am handling so many things right now, the MBA, ~~Facebook,~~ and work. Two things but, are composed of sub-things.

Again, these preoccupying matters have compelled me to do another major action I know I won't regret because there were little synchronicities along the way (which are my beloved indications for right decisions made), so I just now leave to the universe to generate some positive upshots from my decision.

I am really hoping to God that this time around I will be able to put a well-thought plot, a nice chapter to read on for my Glayreaders.

Rumor Has It (Adele)

2011-10-03T10:36:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [100311]

Imagining myself wearing burlesque-ish outfit holding a diamond-studded mic and sing-dance like a diva! :))

Paradise (Coldplay)

2011-09-25T16:28:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [092511]

Obviously, this music's another proof of ~~Klaus~~ Chris Martin genius! Your first listen to para- para- paradise baby, a track from their upcoming album, Mylo Xyloto! Love love love Coldplay!

Chris Martin - lead vocalist, pianist, rhythm guitarist
Will Champion - drummer
Guy Berryman - bassist
Jonny Buckland - lead guitarist

Just Like in Teleserye

2011-09-23T17:55:00.002+08:00

I just had my first ever real score in a much teleserye-like situation.
The super duper intimidating "authority" was intrigued by my fresh presence so, he called my attention to have one-on-one conversation with him.
We talked. He asked, "do you really call yourself an IT? I am accountant, I can troubleshoot hardware and software, I also analyze systems."
And I half-smiled. I could not really express what I really thought at that time.
He assigned a task that he asked me to present to the board of directors exactly 43 minutes before the meeting.
He sarcastically confirmed if I can do it. He was even constantly reminding me to be there at 4:00 PM.
I plainly answered, YES I CAN.
OMHG. I dunno exactly what to do.
To make the story short, sitting next to a "cute" guy (who probably is the lead actor by chance), I presented the network framework proposal.
And all of them were satisfied.
But I still think I could have done better.
Well, "bida" always gets not really successful play at first time.
But probably on the next plot, I will really do better than that!

Present views on commitment (and these may change)

2011-09-22T13:33:00.006+08:00

I have been so into love movies recently that I realize I am filling myself with negativities about commitment and relationships. I become more idealistic and at the same time, unsure with how I would be dealing with future relationship.

To be totally honest, I think I would not really get married. I am so selfish that I would not even want to share myself with somebody else. I am not afraid I will get hurt because I have had enough pain. Even pain itself can't be measured just the fact that I am certain I got hurt before and it does not matter how painful it was because the word itself equates to "hurt". I don't have particular resentments if you think I do but maybe I am just being fair about telling what I really want, what I have always wanted. I want to fill myself with contentment that I know I could only have when I am with myself (maybe it includes having fun with friends and acquaintances, love and support from my family and so on).

It's just 4months and still counting but within that span of time, I learned to fully realize that I really could not see myself with someone else. And though, I feel like a lil bit pressured with Ma and Pa's nudging me about bf-meeting-them (God why did they not think about it before?), and so I am left with "not yet" answer. How long do I have to wait or do I even want to wait? Because I do not want anyone now and it would be forever.

Keeping exaggeration aside, I think "commitment" has just lost its one fanatic. I love my sister and my friends, most of all, my parents. Well, I am contented and glad enough that I still appreciate those happy couples (yet, they get tempted - human nature?). I guess it does not work on everyone.

Well as I have said, all these perceptions may change. :)

Chances (Five for Fighting)

2011-09-18T21:42:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [091811]

Yeah! I listen to songs like this when I feel like I need it... it just works like some kinda emotion pill or what... :]

Welcome to the Vampire Club

2011-09-11T16:08:00.028+08:00

With True Blood's one episode left to watch and another season of The Vampire Diaries coming up, all I can say is I am a cheater! How can I love both series! How can I have the same feelings for Eric and Damon! I am a complete cheater! :]

Enough for exaggerated drama! Alright, I admit it I might have let some of my Facebook friends entirely left out with my consistent posts about watching True Blood now then watching The Vampire Diaries the next day but to tell you, these series have glamoured/compelled me and I do not have any idea how to stay away from their spell! :]

Yes I know, I need to ensure that I am not letting all of you walk away from my blog without at least being informed of the slight details of these vampire stories so, ergo!

Chapter 1: The Title Tells a Lot

True Blood

Vampires drink Tru Blood, a beverage substitute for human blood (so I guess that would sure explain enough the coexistence of humans and vampires on this series)

The Vampire Diaries

The lead actor, Stefan (vampire) and lead actress, Elena (human) write diaries (making them a complete match, I must say, from the title itself, I kinda thought that there was already enough teenage-type love story vibe foretold)

Chapter 2: Vampire-Human Love!

Bill-Sookie

Sookie does not need to be glamoured by Bill to make her fall in love with him because if so, I have been glamoured all this time! :] Anyway, what I like about their love storyline is it progresses through interesting break-and-mend situations and that they're mature enough to understand that to love is to hurt and to be loved is to be hurt — seriously hurt that it involves a lot of blood! :)).

CHEMISTRY: Bloody HIGH!

Stefan-Elena

How sweet it is to see how sweet this couple is! Alright, the adult me is having a real hard time to resist my teenage feelings (I am just 3 years older than the teenage me right!) So Stefan and Elena, I have all the words to appreciate their not-really-uncommon love story because I always see this type of romance around but anyway, it is a vampire and human love so there it is — the distinction.

CHEMISTRY: Sweetie HIGH!

Chapter 3: ~~The Love-Love of My Life~~ OMHG, Hottie Vampires!

Eric Northman

Eric Northman

Oh I just forgot my name! :] How in the world I let myself to love this egocentric vampire! Alright, for the first few seasons, you would really hate him but sooner or later, you would surely in turn hate yourself for praising his ~~awesome, godly body~~ awww, his unexpected desire for Sookie. He'd do everything for her even it would cost ~~Bill's life~~ him to meet the fate of ONE TRUE DEATH (sort of death penalty for vampires). :]

CHEMISTRY with Sookie: Feverishly HIGH

Damon Salvatore

Damon Salvatore

Turn me pls! So insanely, madly wait... not yet my Glayreaders...not yet... :] Alright.. He's exactly the type of vampire you wish to be with in a tiny, close-spaced room that all you could hear is his rushing breath to taste your blood! :] Though he's really rude, you would really love how he is willing to become the bad-a** hero, who would take 3 or more lives to save his Elena. Ohhh... (grasp)

CHEMISTRY with Elena: Insanely, Madly, Vampire-ly HIGH

Chapter 4: ~~The Bitches~~ Sweet, Tasty Ladies

Sookie

Her blood got vampires super insane because she is a half fae (fairy in simpler word), but she's mainly a human. Her blood would let them walk in sunlight so it's not really that hard imagining her chased by sunshine-deprived vampires. She also possesses supernatural ability that she can hear thoughts.

My Liking Meter: I like her enough coz she effortlessly plays the perfect girl for Bill and Eric. *envy

Elena

A typical sweet and smart girl. She has a doppelganger, Katherine (Katerina), that's why she's also being chased by a lot of vampires and werewolves because she's the key to breaking the long, long curse of the moonstone that "keep vampires from walking in the sun and make werewolves slave to the moon" (which is actually, a hoax, a curse only casted on Klaus). So Elena is "every boy wants, every girl wants to be" type of girl, got it? ;)

My Liking Meter: She's doing her job just fine, making every girl feels unlucky. She surely won the jackpot having Stefan and Damon on her side! *bitterness all over my body

Chapter 5: In Cold Blood

Interestingly, both series have their clear-cut attributes of a vampire. Let's take a look at them!

True Blood Vamps

Glamour - vampire's hypnosis-like ability that he can easily put you under his hex that you would do anything as he says.
They cannot walk in daylight because vampires do not walk in daylight or else they die. Unless they drink Sookie's blood because she actually is a fae and her blood is liquor to a vampire and that it could actually let them walk in broad sunlight!
They sleep during day in their coffins.
They have fangs (naturally, unlike Twilight ;)), but they are still super duper hot in fangs.
They have kings and queens, and they have these governing bodies that keep the vampire community still in tact with rules and policies being imposed, any vampire who neglects to follow the vampire law meets ONE TRUE DEATH (wooden objects through his heart, beheading or burned to death by a fire).
They feed on humans and drink Tru Blood that comes in different flavors - type A, AB, B, O.. :]
The older a vampire is, the stronger he becomes.
They heal. But silver hurts them. Btw, vampire's blood heals wounded human. Also, vampire blood is like an addictive drug to humans and they are sold in the black market.
To turn a human into a vampire, a vampire drains the person, let him drink his vampire blood, they both lay buried underground for several nights and tada! the vampire who turned him would be his maker who he shall respect and protect as long as the new vampire can. It even surpasses that kind of bond that links a son to his parent. He is his maker and he would do anything for that maker even it would cost his already “dead” life.
By the way, in order for a vampire to get into a house, he should be invited in, but the home owner can withdraw any invitation from a vampire thus, preventing the vampire to enter the house anymore.

The Vampire Diaries Vamps

Compulsion - same as glamour, but you use other term for that, you are “compelled" to do as he says which is really compelling!
A vampire can get into a house if he's invited in (no withdrawal of invitations).
They can walk in daylight because they wear rings bound with a witch's spell that protects them from deadly sunrays.
They sleep, eat, drink like they're real humans (they even have dreams).
They do have fangs, but ~~Stefan~~ a vampire gets so ugly when he shows them, veins come out under his eyes, and their eyes become bloodier.
They don't have governing bodies because they keep themselves in low profile, in other words, they should not exist and remain folklore entities. But they have "Originals", the most powerful vampires on earth, they are the oldest vampires, Klaus is one of them (at the end of Season 2, he transforms into a full hybrid of werewolf and vampire making him the most powerful creature on earth and our ultimate villain!)
They feed on humans, but blood from blood banks and animals can be enough substitutes.
The older the vampire is and the healthier diet he consumes (drinking human blood), the stronger he gets.
They heal. Vervain (an unusual herb) instead of silver, hurts them. Vampire's blood can heal human wounds too.
To turn a human into a vampire, he needs to drink enough amount of vampire blood and he certainly has to die with the blood still on his system so he resurrects becoming one —that simple. So if you do not want to become one, stay away from death until the vampire blood wears off from your body, got it? :]
A vampire can shut off his human side if he wishes to stay away from his emotions because when a person becomes a vampire, everything is amplified, every color in surrounding becomes vivid, emotions intensified, sadness becomes grief, anger becomes rage, love becomes much love! So a vampire is given an option to shut it off and be what he becomes — a pure vampire with humanity side turned off.
Any vampire can be killed by a stake through his heart with a wood, decapitation, or burned to death by a fire. Originals can only be killed with a special dagger dipped in white ashes from an oak tree burned during the Originals' time. Oh by the way, werewolf's bite is deadly poison to vampire too but as long as he has Klaus' blood on his system after the bite, it's not really fatal ;).

Chapter 6: Vampire Stories without Werewolves Are Boring

Tyler (The Vampire Diaries)

Alcide (True Blood)

Indeed, we've got hot Alcide on True Blood (Sam Merlotte is a shapeshifter so let's not really count him as werewolf), on the opposite corner, The Vampire Diaries has Tyler as "bark" up! I love these sweet hottie men because they're great ~~pets~~ wolves who fight back enemies and they've kinda become allies to our dear vampires.

Chapter 7: And Vampire Stories without Witches are worse than Worst Spells Ever

I know Wiccans of True Blood have caused us rage but alright, I was so overwhelmed by the fact they can put vampire under their hexes too and that was beyond imaginable. But witches on The Vampire Diaries are great role players in their entire vamp history (total amazeballs especially if you have got some great best friend, Bonnie, on your side). You know, from protection-from-UV-rays rings to moonstone curse that keep Klaus from turning into a hybrid and all, these witches have been really doing their jobs seriously! Oh Emily! :]

Chapter 8: So which is better than which?

Eric, Sookie, Bill

Theatricality-wise, I say True Blood has certainly spent serious bucks to make it a real vampire show! Great actors I must say, superb performances, astounding production and amazing effects. Well, just imagine a cast with multi-awarded actors especially when you get an Alexander Skarsgard (Eric) who was just recently conferred with an Honorary Doctorate in Arts, it's not really that hard right to predict the enormous success this show is receiving now that they're on their fourth season and they have still obviously failed to disappoint their fans! Coz certainly, they have succeeded to glamour ourselves! :D

Damon, Elena, Stefan

But The Vampire Diaries is incomparable! I admit it, I am completely into its storyline that it is way too impossible to get out from it. The people behind this great vamp story has succeeded to distract me for quite a while from my intensive True Blood addiction that I was compelled to find a way to finish two seasons before the third one premieres on September 15! Performance-wise, Stefan and Elena are young actors and they're good at it. I have seen Ian Somerhalder (Damon) acted before in Lost as Boone and I should say, he has really become much better actor on this series (but I am more impressed by his smirks ;)).

Chapter 9: I Say You Watch Both

Indeed, you get to stay on adult track as soon as you watch True Blood and you would certainly learn a lot more things that separate lust from love, or get a crazy mix of two. Otherwise, if you completely miss how to "smirk" on sweet killer lines and feel that familiar love bug excitement, The Vampire Diaries is quite the sure deal. As Katerina Petrova would say, "it's okay to love them both." (Yes, I know she meant of Stefan and Damon to Elena but for me, I love Damon and Eric alright and it’s me Glayra, it’s our love triangle we’re talking about!) Cheater I am!

Chapter 10: How About Comparing Them to Twilight Saga?

Hmm… That’s all for now. I am already taking this long. ;)

References:

http://truebloodwiki.wetpaint.com/
http://vampirediaries.wikia.com/wiki/The_Vampire_Diaries_Wiki

Only One (Alex Band)

2011-09-11T10:21:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [091111]

I am so in love with this song...
I am so in love with Damon... :)

Customer Satisfaction

2011-09-05T12:08:00.005+08:00

I so hate when my orders are served late or beyond the tolerable degree of my patience boiling point. I am not really a bad customer type who shows off "customer is always right" attitude but ever since I studied MBA, I have realized how a business should always see customer's needs and satisfaction as significant factors to serve the main purpose they're doing business in the first place - making profits.

I know that most of you share the same sentiments when it comes to such situation that you wait longer than expected for your meals to be served and though, many times I did understand or contemplate the possible reasons why these events occur however, I think that these business owners or managers should recognize the impact of dissatisfactory customer service they are creating out of delays.

I would not prefer to name these establishments because this post is addressed to every business establishments out there. But for the authenticity of what I have been encountering recently from a famous pizza food chain and chinese-named restaurant, they really dissatisfied me that if I am going to rate their customer service right now, I would certainly not have uncertainties to give them low marks.

My post on Facebook about the pizza chain's service was able to gather similar friends' reactions, that is of course - they all agreed of dissatisfaction towards their service and I must say, we all love their pizzas but how can we love them more if they're giving us reasons to hate them instead. Indeed, the most obvious indication that usually hints me not to drop by and eat at their place is when I see serving numbers on the tables instead of food served on the tables. That's my cue then to look for other places to eat. They should be glad though that even if I hate that they had to serve late still, I eat at this food chain every week! Pity me. I really hate myself for loving their pizzas!

Yesterday, I had to eat 1 hour late on my lunch because this chinese-named restaurant forgot our orders! I say WTH! It's a first time one but I was in no good mood to tolerate such case. Out of their shame perhaps, they have not served our plates properly that we had to arrange our plates by ourselves (double dissatisfaction rate for that man!), glad I am going through The Vampire Diaries addiction that my sister and I eventually recovered from the patronage-killing feeling because we got excited sharing TVD stories... Btw, they did not ask for apologies (triple dissatisfaction rate on that!)

So going back to the pizza chain, I am glad that my post reached one of the branches' manager's knowledge that he certainly "indirectly" asked for patience and apologies for their shortcomings and they will take actions but I guess, they should not just say those but implement what he is saying. Next time I will visit at any of their pizza chain branches, I hope to God that they have improvements.

I am saying all of these because I work in a customer-oriented company too where we really have to work hard to meet the needs and satifaction of our guests and clients. I deeply understand customers' demands because I too, have demands as a customer of other businesses. Besides, we all aim to generate good returns, and it can certainly be achieved when we take care of our customers.

Warmness On The Soul (Avenged Sevenfold)

2011-09-05T12:06:00.002+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [090511]

The song reminds of unique Alesana track that features melodic piano that sounds so good, only this time, M. Shadows shows of the inherent not-typical-him personality which is really worth praising.. :]

So Far Away (Staind)

2011-08-28T07:50:00.002+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [082811]

Almost forgot... Staind's tracks are some of my favorite muzikas... I just so love this song!

Mwah Follies de Mwah!

2011-08-23T16:05:00.003+08:00

Here are the pictures taken from the Follies de Mwah concert last Friday, August 19. And I must totally say, it was one of the most spectacular nights I have ever witnessed! Thank you Mr. Pocholo of Club Mwah for letting us experience such bedazzling event!

The Indian Dance

Comedy

The Follies de Mwah

The End

Mga Crushes ni Mark

Follies de Mwah cast with Mayor Inday Sara

First Pose with Follies de Mwah casts

Mas Gwapa pa sila kay Mark ;)

Walay Klaro si Mark Mushoot ug Pic The Episode

Hala Pakyut jud Taman Mark

Hmmmmmm......

igat!

I super love gays!

pwede nako?

Mark and Mr. Pocholo (owner of Club Mwah)

Gahotera Part 1

Gahotera Part 2

Gahotera Part 3

Bye Mwah!

'til next Mwah! :-*

I Miss You (Incubus)

2011-08-23T10:49:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [082311]

I Think I Miss You... :]

For The First Time (The Script)

2011-08-14T10:37:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [081411]

Back to the mainstream muzika baby!
I am super in love with this song.... i am in love with The Script!

Trouble (Coldplay)

2011-08-10T19:58:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [081011]

Honestly, you would never find it troubling to hear its perfect melody....
The truth is I am in Trouble right now and it's entirely not because of the song! Viva La Vida Chris Martin! :-*

Club Mwah! in Metro Davao

2011-08-05T07:54:00.012+08:00

A Burlesque-ish feeling is taking over me right now! I sense a dazzling vibe that Club Mwah’s coming to the city will be a rare opportunity to see the world-class, dazing talents and performance from the country’s Vegas-like theatre club.

I attended the press conference for Follies de Mwah concert event yesterday at Grand Regal Hotel along with Mark Van, a few bloggers from Davao bloggers community, and every member of the media, ABS-CBN, TV5, Sunstar, Philippine Daily Inquirer and the rest of press con group. I should say that I have learned a lot from that first time experience most specifically, I have learned that the art of dancing is as great as the life itself. The performers do it in such a way that it'd convey a message that “dancing is a profession”, says Mr. Pocholo Malilin – owner of Club Mwah.

It took years for Club Mwah to gain its wide and great reception from the audience since it was opened in 2004. But all the hard work and efforts done by Mr. Pocholo and his partner, Cris Nicolas, eventually paid off, having been awarded with Outstanding Entertainment Theater Bar from Asia-Pacific Excellence Awards council in 2007, a Global Award of Excellence in the Theatre Club in 2008 and Aliw Award for Outstanding Theatre Club in the Philippines just last year. That is exactly the reason why most of the foreigners who visit Philippines never miss to come to Club Mwah and witness the bedazzling Club Mwah’s most widely known entertainment, “Follies de Mwah”.

Now, for once in a lifetime chance, Davao City will be dazzled by these world-class performers this coming August 19, 2011 at the Cap Auditorium in celebration of the Kadayawan festival, and I am inviting you all to come with us and be entertained with “Follies de Mwah” and get your tickets now! As Mr. Pocholo has shared to us, “art has no price” – to experience and appreciate art and what it imprints to us is absolutely priceless.

See yah there and wear your best dress!!!

You can purchase your tickets at the following outlets:

Okey Travel Center (Davao Branch)
Door #2, Ground Floor,
Grand Regal Hotel and Casino
Km. 7, Lanang Davao City
Tel. Nos: 235.0950; 0927.318.9404
Email: fdmconcert@gmail.com
Web: www.folliesdemwah.thetrendmedia.com
PAR Travel and Tours
Door 6, Santos Building
Gov. Vicente Duterte Sr. St., Davao City
Tel Nos: 226.4406; 221.3424; 300.7280
Email: partravel_pia@live.com.ph
Web: http://partraveltours.com
Global Wings Travel and Tours
G/F Imperial Hotel, Doña Segunda Bldg.,
C.M. Recto St., Davao City, Philippines
Tel. Nos: 305.2210; 300.4210; 0916.635.2880
Email: alex@globalwingsdavao.com
Web: www.globalwingsdavao.com
Sychar Hotel
148 J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City
Tel. Nos: 082.224.0603
Reiner Travel and Tours
2/F Lachmi Shopping Mall, San Pedro St., Davao City
Tel. Nos: 305.6304
Zabadani Café
Door 3, Bustamante Building
Ponciano Reyes St., Davao City
Tel. Nos: 282.2416
Web: www.zabadani.weebly.com
101 Travel (infront of Gmall)
186 Travel (Buhangin St.)
Allways Travel (Palma Gil St. near Mandaya Hotel)
Aquagem Travel (Obrero St. near USEP)
Asia gateway Travel (Sandawa St. Matina)
Bloomers Travel (Illustre St.)
DLS Travel (Sandawa St.)
Gladiola Salon (Matina St. infront of NCCC mall)
Grandeas Travel ( Illustre St.)
Hello World Travel (Damosa St.)
Jetway Travel ( Rizal St.)
JJ Photocopying (infront of USEP Obrero St.)
Land & Sky Travel (SM mall)
Mt.Apo Travel (Guerero St.)
Pilman Travel (Ponciano St.)
Southern Travel (near Central Bank)
Studio 15 Salon (Legaspi St.)
Surelite Travel (Magallane St.)
Travel Best (Roxas Blvd.)
Tropikal Holidays Travel (Arellano St.)
Virga Jesse Travel (Ponciano St.)

Photo Credits to Club Mwah Official Site at www.clubmwah.com
Visit http://folliesdemwah.thetrendmedia.com/ for more information
about Follies de Mwah The Concert in Davao

For A Pessimist, I'm Pretty Optimistic (Paramore)

2011-07-31T11:33:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [073111]

I so love Hayley Williams! This song is dedicated to my doppelganger who's pretty much pessimist these days... :]

Like+

2011-07-26T15:39:00.039+08:00

I've been yearning to blog about this getting-more-interesting-as-days-go-by social media tool that is frightening off our behemoth social networking site, Facebook. Upon inception of the idea of creating this whole post, I understand that this would demand an in-depth consideration to note some important features and how this emerging social media gonna do its job to start a tough competition against the giant, Facebook.

My Facebook friends, Twitter followers, Glayreaders, Ladies and Gentlemen... Let me introduce to you, the social networking site ~~that swears Facebook's downfall~~, Google+ or Google Plus.

Yes, exactly. Google finally gets back to work as they introduce their latest groundbreaking project, Google+. After a few failed attempts in creating their own social networking site like what they previously have: Orkut, Buzz, Wave, Google has still managed to create a better concept (and it's a lot more interesting one) to capture the egressing number of social media tool users that were mainly gathered around by Facebook.

Now what makes Google+ ahead of Facebook? That is sure tough question. Let me share to you some of my Plus impressions to give you a slight idea how it captured my attention (besides I am an ongoing Google+ tester :)).

Let's start with Google+'s main strength - CIRCLES. If you have watched The Social Network movie, you should have noticed that the common statement used by Facebook pioneers was "Facebook me", and this has certainly confused other people who have not heard of Facebook beforehand, the statement was actually referring to "meet me up on Facebook" or "add me up on Facebook". Interestingly, Google has carefully re-thought this base point concept to easily get the attention of potential users, one would just say "add me to your circles" - which is a more vernacular language used when interacting with people you've already known before or you've just known the first time (later dragging them to your "acquaintance" circle). Indeed, this is way much better in starting virtual connection with people you really know. The people you add in your circles are not just some people who you could not think of which circle he belongs, which compels one to be fully responsible of having the right people in your circles (a much intuitive way of having known individuals in your network). To compare this feature with Facebook's "add to list", the significant difference between these two is the emphasis of each categorization. On Google+, right from the start, "circles" has obliged its users to categorize specifically the persons they'd like to add. This functionality has actually something to do with its next edge over Facebook - PRIVACY.

While Facebook's main concern for most of its users is privacy (data mining, information control, default configuration and so on), if you've noticed the default posting visibility on Facebook, it is set to visible to all friends (or it depends on the configuration of user's posting default). On Google+ however, the users do not have to follow through few steps to keep his posts from her family for instance, because it's just given right there that a particular post would be visible to a specific circle (as you may have already understood, a circle is a group you categorized yourself from the very beginning). Hence, if you would like to post how dissatistified you are with your co-employee's attitude at work, you definitely would want to share it with your "friends" circle instead with your "officemates" circle (I could not think of a better example ;)). The main point here is, with Google+, privacy of your thoughts is enforced in just a second while on Facebook, you are necessitated to do a few more steps to enforce the "hide" actions. This difference shows that patience is something you do not want to demand in a user. Convenience should always be considered.

Aside from circles and the different benefits it renders, there are few other features I am quite impressed of. One thing is its notification. I really like how I receive notifications from Plus. While I am on Gmail (another Google product, just FYI Yahoo users), there is this small dashboard on the upper-right corner that allows me to view notifications without the need to open my Plus profile. Plus, I could also interact through it (they really do value time, I promise!). Another + attribute is that my 1's are featured separately in another tab on my profile! Why this is significant to me? By the way, 1's is similar to LIKEs (if you're curious with how to use 1's gramatically, please follow this link). The 1's tab allows any user to scan through the different interests of a specific user, I for example, did few 1's on blog sites I follow or blog posts/contents I like which are automatically shown on my 1's tab, people in my circle would generally know my topic interests and so on (that is if they're curious enough). Plus, I just love how everything on the site flaunts nice web interface --- from drag and drop circles to speedy uploads and much better photo browsing functionalities with nice viewers' interaction area on the sidebar and a lot more.

Well, some of the features on Google+ are similar to that of Facebook's. News Feed for example, is called Stream on Plus. Btw, talking about convenient interaction, Plus users can easily change the stream to specific cirle (this feature is actually available on Facebook but one needs to perform few steps [again] --- which is time consuming). Facebooks' Top News is Plus' Mainstream (though, it's not yet presented on the home dashboard), I have not fully grasped how it works for now (y'know I only have a few people in my circles that I could not see much difference with "streams" as of the present). I have also learned that Google+ plans to incorporate games which is a very obvious Facebook counterpart (and I am actually not into it).

So now, let's talk about this big MINUS I have just realized recently on PLUS. Though as you might have already been aware of, Google has provided us with wide array of services aside from the most popular service, Google Search. As highlighted in Google privacy policy, the information they collect from us upon Google registration will be processed, used and sent to other Google services or third parties to improve the quality of their overall service. That is something you should not disregard unless you want your activities or personal information to be published in Google Ads. Somehow, all these privacy issues can be reverted by configuring your privacy settings.

It would be too early for now to say that Google+ could finally get the chance to have a head-to-head battle with Facebook (presently, they are still doing field tests --- with a few of us as Google+ testers), what important is that such anticipated competition would yield to future and much better conceptualizations for social networking services as both parties will certainly re-think real-life sharing to make the world a more open place (sounds like more of GoogLike or FacePlus right? :)).

I would like to end this post with Epipheo's restatement of Google's very confident outlook into creating this new service , "you don't need to choose Google+, sooner or later, you are going to end up using it." ;)

Watch Epipheo's video below: "What is Google+ and do I need it?"

P.S. Mark Zuckerberg is now one of us (Google+ testers). Check out his profile.

What's more interesting, Facebook is now obviously threatened by Google+.

Create your CIRCLES now. But first, read Google+ Privacy Policy.

Resources:

1. http://www.google.com/intl/en/privacy/privacy-policy.html

2. http://www.google.com/intl/en/+/policy/

3. http://www.google.com/support/profiles/bin/static.py?page=guide.cs&guide=1207011&answer=1237207

4. http://blogs.forbes.com/kashmirhill/2011/06/30/mark-zuckerberg-is-on-google-but-he-doesnt-look-happy-about-it/

5. http://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/articles/183830/20110720/facebook-terrified-google.htm

6. http://www.fastcompany.com/1768914/taming-the-google-privacy-concerns

This should make up for my absence

2011-07-24T11:50:00.000+08:00

It's been forever since I've blogged some real words (not just some loading media players.. :)) Again, my apologies to my blog readers, I have been doing a lot of things lately that I could hardly remember when was the last time I played Brainchamp on my cellphone, (strong indication of worsening time management that I could not even allocate enough time to do a daily brain exercise game that would only take for 5-6 minutes).

Alright. Allow me to convert my complicated? life for two months into much simple? mathematical formula: aggravating work duties + stressful course loads + disorganized mind = I need to be in a white room for a year with paper and pen to start a book on how Glayra thinks about thinking a lot then forget about all of those in an instant just like building a great sandcastle shaped on accurate details then smash it afterwards! :]

I guess, I just need more, more time to organize my thoughts and identify my priorities, I certainly do not know until when I am going to ~~reason out~~ need this "more time" phrase but somehow, I am doing the best I could to cope with all of these things. I incisively follow through a gratitude process by which the initial step is to think for the positive sides on every challenges I face so at the end of the day, I'd thank God that I go through these obstacles and hardships and eventually, I would earn the long-term benefits from all of these.

Now, I would like to commit myself into a promise that in the coming days, I will blog about my recent work experience in a hotel here in Davao as well as, post some learned tips from my online job. Finally, I would really love to share about my MBA lessons, exploring through broad and new business-related topics (hopefully, I will try to incorporate IT perspective into these subject matters). Or maybe, I would post my WAC assignments here on my blog. :)

Well, 'til next time Glayreaders.. :]

Breakeven (The Script)

2011-07-24T02:45:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [072411]

The break even point, my MBA colleagues! :]
In one of my subjects yesterday, we discussed about computing the break even point and what immediately came into my mind was this song... It's a good muzika by the way.. :]

High (Lifehouse)

2011-07-16T16:49:00.005+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [071611]

Here's some alternative rock... I don't know why this song has been playing on my mind lately (am I thinking of leaving some place or person? idRk ;)) But enjoy listening muzikians!
I badly need inspiration these days...

P.S. For those who drop by and a bit disappointed to only see some loading media players instead of new and thought-provoking blog posts, my deepest apologies to all of you... I exactly just do not know how to start a post without having to exert great effort to control the stream of topics that pop up in my mind like spams! ;) Allow me to organize my thoughts for now before I could put up some worth-the-typing-of-www.glayra.com blog post in the next few days (hopefully). Ciao!

Dare You To Move (Switchfoot)

2011-07-06T18:45:00.002+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [070611]

Giving you a mix of Switchfoot-ic and Snow Patrol-ic taste of song... :]
'til next time muzikians!

Chasing Cars (Snow Patrol)

2011-06-30T07:41:00.005+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [063011]

There's something about this song that reminds me of certain emotions I felt before.. I don't know...it may be because LOVE is the only thing that remains unchanged despite the complications in my life lately, and this song perfectly resembles what I am going through right now. Hmm.. Here you go, let's waste time chasing cars baby.. Enjoy listening! :)

The World is NOT a Stage

2011-06-26T20:55:00.026+08:00

The more you educate yourself the more you understand where things come from the more obvious things become and you begin to see lies everywhere. You have to know the truth and seek the truth and the truth will set you free. - Jordan Maxwell

I am very overwhelmed with the realization that I could be considered as a major threat to individuals of higher authority and power who keep the society from being aware of the astounding truth behind every system. Yes. These elite people do not want anybody to think deeper beyond what is plainly laid out to us. And coincidentally, my blog happens to be about thinking a lot (read my tag line above) which means I could be significantly included in their blacklist. :))

I watched the two baffling documentary films titled Zeitgeist and Zeitgeist: Addendum. The first part is about conspiracy theories on 9/11, religion myths, inadequate educational system and economic fallacies. And I certainly admit that these topics are really big for a small thinker like me and I would not necessarily persuade everybody to watch these documentations unless you are open-minded enough to receive the staggering ideas and concepts presented by Peter Joseph, the brain man behind Zeitgeist. Indeed, if you're easily offended then, do NOT watch it! It shows several theological theories that could alarm any religion institutions which by the way, they already had disapproved the release of this documentary to the public because of its insensitivity to the topic on religious teachings. (But if you already have learned about Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code, Zeitgeist somehow reveals similar arguments to that movie definitely, watching the first documentary could not be that raging anymore. Also, both documentary films were watched by 50 million people worldwide). What particularly interested me is the conspiracy theory surrounding the 9/11 attack that it could have actually initiated by the U.S. government itself and that they rejected the intelligence reports coming from allied countries, warning the U.S. government about the planned attack. Though, I do not wholly acknowledge the validity of the presented theory about the said disastrous event that killed thousands of people yet I find it intelligently occupying to consider. Hence, I am leaving this one for your judgment (you can skip the theological theories part and go directly to the next part of this first documentary).

Zeitgeist's second documentary movie, the "Addendum" or postscript is an in-depth follow up to the first one. However, it centers on the monetary system and how human development can be essentially attained if we switch from current socioeconomic paradigm to natural resources based systematic progress. I found it interesting that behind the intimidating economic figures is a simplified notion that money=debt and debt=money which was very compelling that I completely understand the slavery we naively experience now because of the existing system in money production and submission to work to earn money and so on and so forth. Have you ever wondered how money was created in the first place and what sort of system it engages with? This sequel documentary is a must-watch one to comprehend the nature of what seems the reason that makes our world go round---money. Admit it or not, we all need money. We strive for money. We survive because of money. But would you like to believe it that given with abundant resources and advancing technology, if we further take care and properly manage all of these, in time, we'd realize that money is not relevant anymore. The Venus Project which is also featured in this documentary is a very ideal conceptual design of how our natural resources and technology can provide us with sustainable human development. I am supporting the said project and I believe that this would be a major menace to greedy and powerful authorities who would discern this initiative as an ultimate end of their domination.

Watching these documentary movies openned a whole new perspective to me. But it does not entirely mean that I support all the notions presented by Peter Joseph. It has somehow educated me with a different view, allowing me to weigh my thoughts better. What these documentaries really made great impact to me is the calling for consolidation of our ideas and knowledge. With the most ideal educational system, we should be generally learning everything, bringing out the highest potential out of us which would be our greatest contribution to human development. (You can start playing your part now by gathering information, thinking a lot and contemplate deeper). Finally, the movie stresses out that LOVE should prevail in each of us and every good thing will follow.

By the way, Peter Joseph has released its third documentary titled Zeitgeist: Moving Forward and I have yet to watch it so, I would just surely share my thoughts on that one next time. :)

Our true divinity is in our ability to create. And armed with the understanding of the symbiotic connections of life, while being guided by the emergent nature of reality, there is nothing we cannot do or accomplish. - from the Zeitgeist: Addendum

Visit The Zeitgeist Movement site here.
Learn about The Venus Project here.

Boston (Augustana)

2011-06-21T21:24:00.003+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [062111]

Reminiscing my Boston days... :]
What I love bout this version, it comes with enhanced musical arrangement to vocal style.. Though, I prefer its original rendition. But this one's sure caught my muzikATTENTION.. Til next week Muzikians! :D

You Learn (Alanis Morisette)

2011-06-13T19:00:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [061311]

Oh yeah. Bringing some Alanis soul in the house.. :]

I recognize that certainly not everyone's a fan of my muzika (and I respect that, we all have unique interests), be sure though, you know enough how to appreciate real music... Enjoy Muzikians!

Letters from the Sky (Civil Twilight)

2011-06-09T06:56:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [060911]

Great thing about this song is that Mama and I instantly liked the song first moment we heard it during the closing credits of I Am Number Four movie... Now, I'm hooked with their entire self-named album. :] Enjoy muzikians...

Unscathed Brain

2011-06-05T20:12:00.006+08:00

When I watched Forrest Gump movie, I realized how fortunate those people who know less than I am, who speak innocently, who do things without a doubt, who basically think uncomplicated situations, who need less materialistic things, who ceaselessly hope that one can make a change with a single deed. Blessed they are because they worry less and their wishes do come true because they see no impossibility, and since they believe in everything and they've got true faith, their prayers are answered.

Forrest Gump like I Am Khan movie's lead actor, are individuals who think just simple. Basic. Pure knowledge. "Stupid is as stupid does", they may be slow thinkers but the thought and the course of their actions weigh much greater than the regular stupid does.

This afternoon, I watched another thought-provoking film, Taare Zameen Par (Stars on Earth). It is an Aamir Khan film that features a story of a nine-year old boy who has difficulties in reading and writing but possesses astounding intelligence to perceive the world differently. The movie is such a great inspiration to me that I wonder how is it to think like them, who can perceive another dimension out of the plain view, who can think out of the box.

We tend to think endless and diverse thoughts, who consider practical judgments, who take different options that it has been hard to decide directly, who perceive doubt as an early failsafe for failures and so on and so forth. Though we take our thoughts to have contained more than theirs, in absolute truth, they have the potential to create a new world out of their great imagination. I even more understand that I have barely used my brain contrast to the default mindset that I thought I have been already overusing it.

From now on, I will try to reach out the implicate order of my thoughts by just thinking for simple and basic thoughts that need not much of deliberation. (How will I be able to take easy ones easily when doing them will actually require strenuous effort?)

Jenny Was A Friend Of Mine (The Killers)

2011-05-29T17:46:00.002+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [052911]

A month-ender music of the week is Jenny's track from one of the hottest front men of all bands, Brandon Flowers of The Killers!

Just A Kiss (Lady Antebellum)

2011-05-26T10:45:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [052611]

Just as promised, a track from a band that gained much popularity in the mainstream entertainment. Lady Antebellum's Just A Kiss will be sure a hit track... Til next time muzikians, will be posting non-mainstream starting next week back again... :)

I thought leaving was impossible

2011-05-21T15:36:00.009+08:00

I learned to love my work, the workplace and some of the employees I worked with, and even learned to care for and love my bosses. Though, several times did I wish before, to work in an entirely different workplace, under a different type of management, I realized that even without having compared with or experienced to work in another workplace, I believe that my first job at VDS, was the best work experience I would have in my life, not that, I am being biased about it but generally, VDS bested my expectations in a workplace where they seriously and literally create a better and different you (they really made a better me...from scratch...) :]

Yes, I initially began working with the slightest idea what to happen in the first few months.. I went through hardships and literally, heart-breaking and confidence-smashing situations that I almost gave up, I was just very glad and proud that my father has always been there to straighten out every confusion, discouragement and all signs of pessimism I felt every time I encountered difficulties at work, and he's been a good advisor in every decision I made. In truth, my real-IT-life experience for two years was in fact, incomparable to the most challenging experiences I had before, that it felt very rewarding.

So why did I resign? The work schedule would likely conflict to my personal plans to take up master's degree this school opening. But let us say, given with retention offers, I would not want to compromise the company someday having to choose in between my personal and work life. It would be unjust to the company. I would not commit myself into a responsibility I know I could not carry on to the highest extent. I hope though my bosses did understand that.

Now, I am treading a familiar path I have taken two years back, it's like I was trailing full circle but now, a tangent line is visibly drawn, extending to another road that will lead me beyond the horizon, where lies greater knowledge and broader experience. Thank you VDS... TMS... SYS... I shall return... :)

“Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.” - Raymond Lindquist

Coming Home (Diddy - Dirty Money)

2011-05-19T09:28:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [051911]

Loving the chorus baby.. :]
I'm coming home to Samal... and guess gonna stay for idk til when.. :)

Amazing Race 18

2011-05-12T08:35:00.000+08:00

I have always been a fan of Amazing Race but this would be my first time to blog about it. Because this season has been so far the most interesting show I have ever seen, maybe because the groups were returning teams from previous seasons and they were called for to end the "unfinished business".

The race to one million dollars was an amazing race around the world with 23 cities visited this season, traveling 40,000 miles in distance and difficult challenges laid that left 10 teams unable to get their second chances worthwhile.

This season, I specifically liked the travels to Japan, Austria, China, Switzerland and Brazil. Japan, Austria and China are places rich in historical and cultural background while Switzerland and Brazil are certainly great spots for vacation trips.

The participating teams were Amanda and Kris, Mel and Mike, Jaime and Cara, Margie and Luke, Ron and Christina, Jet and Cord, Kent and Vyxsin, Zev and Justin, Gary and Mallory, Flight Time and Big Easy; and Kisha and Jen. Indeed, this season's participants have diverse personalities anyone would surely have interest in watching. Like I hated the mood swings of Kent and Vyxsin that they were also terrible in navigation, and how annoying the exaggerated positive character of Mallory, and how Ron-Christina could not get enough teamwork in spite that they were a father-daughter team, and how Jet and Cord could still be in a race despite the fact they were always left out in most of the races, maybe 'coz they're just absolutely strong and fast. And of course, Margie and Luke who despite Luke's condition, they're still able to get through four races.

Me and my sister rooted for Zev-Justin and Flight Time-Big Easy to win the title since these two teams always surprised us with their racing techniques though, both teams have Zev and Big Easy who could not manage their temperaments well that hindered them sometimes into winning the legs. Nevertheless, Zev-Justin won four 1st place slots in this season, giving them chances to experience three amazing trips from Travelocity and each of them will ride on a 2012 Ford Focus as they won two latest Ford models in Leg 8. Flight Time and Big Easy on the other hand, won two 1st-place slots and we're truly happy about it because initially, they were Double U-Turned in the early race which meant that they had to complete the other task in a Detour point.

At the end of this amazing race though, Jen and Kisha won the Amazing Race 18 title, making them the second all-female team who won the race (first all-female team was recorded in Amazing Race 17 by Doctors Nat and Kat). As Zev explained, these two sisters have proven that consistency is the key to stay in the race as they have never obtained last or first place either in the entire race. They further showcased good sportsmanship and they were most of the times, calm with each other in completing certain tasks. Flight Time-Big Easy placed in second while Gary-Mallory finished in third place. The last part of the finishing race was a very exciting but tiring one since remaining three teams have to race in bicycles in 7-mile trip of the Seven Mile Bridge to the finish line.

Well, I will certainly miss watching the show now that, they are still filming Amazing Race 19 which is scheduled to air by summer in U.S.A. (second to third quarter of the year). I will certainly miss Phil (host of the show). And I will certainly miss how me and my sister decide on which detour to take in every race we watched like we were the ones racing for the million dollars. I have dreamed to race in Amazing Race 25 and I think now, that is just too soon to become a possibility but well, we do not know what the future stores for us! :]

Sway (Bic Runga)

2011-05-10T19:38:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [051011]

Okay.. I guess in the next four weeks, I will be posting muzika that you can relate to... Enough for non-mainstream songs for now.. (Though, I would like to remind you that Muzika ni Aryalg of the week was originally initiated to feature songs you've actually never heard before...or as I assumed...)

Fall In Love With No One

2011-05-07T08:24:00.001+08:00

I think my understanding in relationships has reached a certain point that I know enough who should I be with for real. Well, I see lots of relationships succeed and fail. From these, I was able to create pointers before committing into a relationship.

1. Should I not date a person who I just met at a club

Exactly. Do I need to further explain this? The fact that I'd meet this person in a club would give me an idea that he'd get to meet lots of persons before or even after I'd meet him especially if he is a partyholic. (Imagine him dancing or mingling with anyone else he does not even know well, that is just discouraging.)

2. Should I not fall in love with a person who I only know through chat, text, or other modern ways of communication that does not involve real presence

Most people I know get easily hoooked with texts or chat messages that mostly are not expressed sincerely, virtual communication only sustains a relationship, not a major contributor, it only supports relationships founded on strong foundation which is only developed through real interaction. I'd only trust the person enough if I get to talk or discuss lots of things with him in person rather than relationships created virtually, it prevents real connection.

3. Should I not fall in love with physical attributes...only

Unless if I find his inner beauty appealing too or even more likeable than that of his aura. This does not work all the time for men who boast relationships based on their partner's physical qualities. But for me, since I want a long-term relationship then I should be looking to a person's attitude and character.

4. Should I not fall in love with a person just because we have similar interests

Well, I love to explore beyond my range of interests, certainly, I will like someone who listens to different music genre, who does not blog, who does not facebook or tweet, who does not stay at home a lot, who is not talkative, who is likely the opposite of me. I would like to have a wider reach of fields.

5. Should I not fall in love with someone younger than me (intellectually)

What I mean is I will like someone who definitely thinks more mature than me. I will need someone to guide me, to inspire me with thoughts I have not considered yet, who unquestionably have better perspective than mine, who can help me decide because he has plainer views than me. Oh my God, I am looking for an almost perfect thinker right here! :]

6. Should I not fall in love with someone who does not care a lot for his mother

One way to prove that the person is capable of taking good care of me is to know how he treats his mother. If he loves and respects his mother so much then I know that he will love and respect me the same way he does to any other special women in his life.

7. Should I not fall in love with a person who have not set plans for the next few years

I always fail to prove to myself that I am a person with a plan so I will need someone to assist me in settling my goals in the future. Someone who has seen himself accomplishing his aims.

8. Should I not fall in love with someone who cannot do household chores

It's one way to know that he is responsible. By this way too, I will know that he'll likely be uncapable to do great things if he cannot handle the basic ones.

9. Should I not fall in love with a person who does not feel grateful to God everyday

I will absolutely love a person who thank God everyday, who feels His great presence in his life, and who realizes that my presence is a gift from God.

10. Should I not fall in love with anyone today

Because I am not ready yet. :]
I still have the strong restless desire to love myself first before loving someone else. Unless I feel that I am overdoing it already. :]

Say Goodbye (Ashlee Simpson)

2011-05-04T20:13:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [050411]

There's no way back
And what if there was
You'd still be you and
I'd still need to say goodbye
- Ashlee Simpson

I Pray for Balance

2011-04-28T22:27:00.000+08:00

This is just going to be short.

I am just grateful that I feel the enormous power of positive presence of souls around me despite the fact that I am hurting and in incertitude. I do hope that I will be able to realize soon the good consequences of the hard decisions I made recently. God is good.

“I consider myself a student, both in my work and my life, and I'm constantly learning and I'm constantly grateful for that.” - Cary Elwes

All Around Me (Flyleaf)

2011-04-26T16:36:00.002+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [042611]

I can feel you all around me
Thickening the air I'm breathing
Holding on to what I'm feeling
Savouring this heart that's healing
- Lacey Mosley

The pain serves as an indication that I am still alive. :[

When Classic Comes With Xtyle

2011-04-23T23:26:00.026+08:00

Again for the nth time, I own another hand-me-down, 2 month-old cellphone, it's Nokia X2-00. Well, Papa gave it to me exactly two weeks ago and I certainly wanted to blog about it but I thought it was too much to flaunt that every year I get at least one new cellphone (partly kidding) but since an acquaintance of mine indirectly suggested me on Facebook to personally share my X2 experience so here I am, will finally blab about it.

I was actually impressed at first moment I saw its sleek design, I noticed that the trend in classics is modern black though, original color of X2 comes in metallic blue which I don't personally prefer. Honestly, I don't further like that its homescreen text font almost covers the whole standby screen but I like that you can see the contact image who notified you by text or call. Another thing I don't much love about X2 is that you cannot mark and unmark items you want to delete on the inbox and sent folders or conversations (a chat-like history feature between me and the recipient which I find nice by the way), so you have to either delete all messages by folder or do the hassle one by one.

At first, if you have not updated its firmware, you will encounter ~~a few~~ many bugs!!! I must tell you these were undesirable bugs! Firstly, you cannot delete a captured picture or recorded movie right away, you will have to wait 5 minutes or so before you can do the process. Second, it has no draft folder, next, you cannot save an unfinished text (I did an unusual technique for this one, I would copy the text, then paste it later for editing). Fourth, you cannot play .MP4 files without experiencing "buffering" which I did not really understand why it had to undergo such routine when the file was in fact, loaded to its memory card already. Top five bug, hands-free calls are entirely annoying, the other person on the line would keep telling me that he/she only heard feedback sounds! Sixth bug was the worst, when you do a lot of things on the phone like opening many applications, it will hang up and for several times, restart itself. I truthfully was worried about all these stuffs and so I looked for a Nokia forum that would help me fix the above-mentioned problems and by fate, I met all X2 users who had accurately experienced the same problems with me. And the solution was simply, to update my firmware version. It was done while synchronizing X2 with my laptop via Nokia Ovi Suite and just did the update process.

All issues were resolved. In addition, the firmware update enhanced the image and video capture resolution as well as, improved audio output, plus created a draft folder, and more convenient options for text messaging and contact management. Other unnoticed add-ons are still to be explored but all in all, it already goes past beyond my satisfaction standard as cellphone user since 1998.

From personal experience, I believe that no cellphone manufacturer has ever invented yet a cellphone that comes with perfect features, that can stop a consumer from considering about wanting to own new cellphone again like what I am thinking right now. :]

For X2's detailed specifications, click here. I have to say this distinctly though, Nokia X2-00 is best for music lover like me because it features almost perfect audio playback that it sounds like ultra intensity-clear music output.

For sample image capture resolution: Daylight, Low Light, Fluorescent, Night Mode

For sample .3gp video capture resolution: Daylight, Night Mode (these links will direct you to 4shared file sharing site, please click the DOWNLOAD links and play both files with .3gp file supported player)

Reflection

2011-04-20T19:31:00.003+08:00

Holy week is the time for Christians to contemplate things they have done in their lives. And as for me, who is also a Christian, believes that we should reflect always, not just on Lent season.

As I scan through the pages of my lifebook, there were times that I forgot to acknowledge our God for the challenges that came along my way, instead, I questioned God why I had to undergo those things, why I had to be hurt, why I had to experience failures. Later did I realize that these challenges were brought about to make the better and stronger person I am today. For twenty-two years, I admit that I am not that religious person, but I acknowledge good and bad, righteous and evil. I have a sense of right and wrong. And I am so much grateful to our Creator for letting me experience the best things in this life and for creating me, to be with the greatest souls, my family, to love and be loved, to learn and share, to breathe the air, to feel the rain, to see the beauty of nature.

I am also thankful that despite the failures and disappointments, along with all the negative emotions I experienced, I am still positive that whatever comes along my way in the coming days, I know that I will be guided by our God.

I feel the presence of our Creator and I have never been this close to our God. He stays in my heart and in my soul that I know everything flows according to His will.

Uprising (Muse)

2011-04-18T21:05:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [041811]

So this is muzika de revolucion! Plug in Baby!

Somebody Told Me (The Killers)

2011-04-10T12:09:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [041011]

Stimulating perfect vibes with The Killers baby!

From Lack of Communication to Chaos

2011-04-04T08:03:00.004+08:00

The arena becomes a venue of furphies and rumours. Though, I dared not to share my opinions on concerns raised by several players, I decided to simply be a passive receiver of those misled information. One thing is for sure, the event is a major distraction that slows down the players' performance.

It gets worse everyday. Players circulate different misconceptions: handlers play tricks, players send threats, handlers cheat, players declare their efforts are forgotten. I want to be as neutral as possible but there are times that I take sides for the handlers but most of the times, I feel the sentiments of the players.

Yesterday, I went through a portal owned by a certain player whose identity I have not yet deciphered, he wrote outbursts enough to create chaos. One post persuades the reader to reevaluate the feelings of disgust towards the handlers. And I must say, any handler would get offended by those posts considering the fact that he has an audience of a hundred whose sentiments are likely the same as his.

The said portal contains most of his unjust observations on the handlers' ops, some of the audience even concurred to his opinions. From that simple virtual gathering of ideas, he could actually create revolution out of these shared judgments. Take it as a first step to uprising.

No matter how strong my desire to warn both sides about the implications and consequences of this worsening incident (the hearsays have intensified for the last three months), I remain silent amidst all these. I hope though the players shall find a better way to address their concerns to the handlers, the same way the handlers shall explain their lack of effort in expressing their stand on the issues thrown at them. Their account will certainly shed light on every player's confused mind.

Unplanned Plans

2011-04-03T06:40:00.006+08:00

What I always love about myself is I sometimes do things that produce surprising results. And now, my plans for this year are totally distorted but in a very nice way. For the nth time, I have proven myself that I can not be as organized as Noah Bennet who was tagged as "the man with the plan".

Firstly, I still have not learned how to drive. My supposedly driving lessons seem not possible even for the next few months. Moreover, the plan to gather all my old friends in one place is not likely to happen too or worse, not even in a year or so.

But... my plan to pursue my interest in taking up masters degree by June is about 99% sure to happen, leaving that 1% doubt that under one possible circumstance, I would move the sched again to next semester which I would totally not accept unless that circumstance worth the nth delay.

I am glad though that I had one plan already made into action, that is, (drum rollsssssss) I finally tendered my first ever resignation two weeks ago. It has been written. And this event has left me with another unexpected plan as an aftermath of what I thought was just a purportedly personal achievement last October 17.

I was offered with an opportunity that would perfectly work with my study plans. It was like shooting two birds with a stone.

Now, I am given endless options and it is again a time to feel the presence of the universe as I decide thoroughly for possible consequences I may encounter along this new journey. But deep in my soul, I perfectly cleared myself on any reservations about my resignation and I am very firm that I made the right decision.

I am just now asking the presence of U to guide me and to let me feel the oneness every time I need U. I know what I am seeking. Yes, I know.

Fences (Paramore)

2011-04-03T01:33:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [040311]

Paramore for April Fool.. :)) Well, this month is about building restrictions and fences to protect my plans... :]

Positive State

2011-03-31T21:40:00.004+08:00

I am in excellent mood right now.
All situations flow in accord with my emotions.
I can heal all these irregularities.
Negativities have tried to ruin the sea of my serenity but they're in turn, switch polarities.
I do not break these elements.
I do not work "against".
I convert things from - to +.

I cheer up people.
I am attracting positive attitude.
I absorb negative elements.
I give forth positive energy.

I am happy.
I am contented.
I live in abundance.
I exist in the positive field.

Alter Ego

2011-03-27T07:32:00.000+08:00

Befriend yourself
A mystery lies within
Heard the music
Something new to listen

You finally blend
For I thought you wouldn't
The other side of you
I realize was different

You kept your silence
But it's for a while
I knew we're the same
Metal rock as I

I heard the scream
But in a perfect tune
A drug for our soul
We're not doomed!

Life (Flyleaf)

2011-03-27T07:18:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [032711]

We are not here by accident muzikians!

All That I've Got (The Used)

2011-03-21T08:03:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [032111]

It's all that I've got. Thanks to U..

Twenty-two

2011-03-18T00:01:00.003+08:00

031889 is the point of origin that led me to the intersection of knowing you. Okay... It's my birthday (hurray!) and I am very thankful to the universe for it calculated the precise instance of bringing my consciousness into this world where I have met all of these souls I know today. It could have been NOT-GLAYRA if it was erroneously estimated a day ahead. :) Hallelujah to U! U are the perfect system.

X & Y (Coldplay)

2011-03-14T08:09:00.003+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [031411]

Happy birthday Einstein!!!

How To Save A Life (The Fray)

2011-03-06T12:07:00.002+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [030611]

My first muzika for this month (it's my birth month btw), a perfect tune from The Fray. A melody of life.

Facebook Glitch

2011-03-02T22:29:00.017+08:00

While some of my friends on Facebook loath to have the new profile layout, there is another thing about these changes I guess not all of you have been aware of, which could possibly provide you enough reason to hate Facebook for a sec.

Have you ever wondered why you always have the same people hanging around your news feed or the same "fans" who write comments on your posts? Have you noticed that invisibility of some known friends on your feed yet you find them on your online chat list? That should leave you a slight doubt, could it be that all of a sudden they all have become mute or just that, they realized that posting thoughts or commenting are sure non-compulsory things.

Possible. But I would like to share an important information in which Facebook may have forgotten to notify their members, and that was a considerable mistake as for people like me who deeply cares about my friends' activities and recent updates. Facebook has set by default that all activities or updates that appear on news feeds are posted from FRIENDS AND PAGES YOU INTERACT WITH THE MOST and vice-versa, which was implemented along with the whole profile layout transition! That is the reason why you have been seeing the same faces on your news feed and the same fans on your wall posts. That is.

To fix this, click EDIT OPTIONS right at the bottom of your news feed.

Change the current setting of "Show posts from" to ALL OF YOUR FRIENDS AND PAGES.

And voila! You will now be able to see all of your friends' updates as well as, posts from all of the fan pages you liked.

Well, it's up to you then to change it or not if you desire to stay connected with whom you want to interact with the most but for people like me who in the first place, joined this ever addicting social networking site to be updated as much as possible with the latest happenings of known people and friends on my network, I just do not want to miss a thing on their activities and all. Ultimately, just as what exactly Facebook aims for, I want to "be connected with everybody".

Unfortunately, though I have already configured my news feed setting, some of my now-visible-in-my-news-feed friends are however, missing my updates up to now! So I guess the best thing I can do is to send this blog link to everyone I know and let the networking do the rest.

Geez... They should not make another major Facebook glitch for that would certainly cost me another blog post. Y'know I'm just being responsible resident of the growing Facebook community. :)

Credits to Perez Hilton for sharing this very informative post on his blog.

Fully Alive (Flyleaf)

2011-02-27T08:53:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [022711]

To cure weakness. Stay ALIVE with Flyleaf!

I've had much to blog about

2011-02-20T10:24:00.004+08:00

Yes, it felt forever not having an internet connection.

We just moved in to our new place about a hundred meters from the previous apartment and I must say, besides morning dew allergies, our new home is the best so far we have lived in here in Davao for like almost 6 years. The place has provided us with great light beam and cold winds, ultimately, perfect ventilation. I share a room with my sis and I can actually share it with another 5 to 10 persons. It's just so spacious! One thing I like about this place too is that we are given total privacy that we have our own keys to the gate and to our unit door. New Place and it's a HOME. New Chapter.

Another thing I'd love to share is that my workplace has given me another reason to stay.
My boss recognizes my gifted skills and wits.
I must totally say that I am proud of myself.
I am always given a chance to think a lot.
I mean cerebrate a lot.
That I could feel every cute brain cell working on my tiny but extraordinary mind!

The great news ever this week is that I received a CONGRATULATIONS letter. Well, technically, my ma received the letter since it was addressed to our home. But the letter contained a significant news that could probably alter my plans for this year. Well, it has something to do with my passing the Career Service Professional Examination last October.

And the best news is that I am kicking back! I am still alive baby!
And I am blogging! :)

So Sick (Ne-Yo)

2011-02-20T01:00:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [022011]

Month of LOVE and I know some friends on FB who decided to put this occasion on the list of least appreciated holidays.. :)) So this music is perfectly dedicated to these B-I-T-T-E-R sweet people.

She's The One (Robbie Williams)

2011-02-13T01:48:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [021311]

Happy Valentines.. <3 Don't have much to tell but I LOVE YOU universe..

Lucky I Am

2011-02-09T11:50:00.001+08:00

Lucky I am to have lived this life
Lucky I am to have dwelled in this place
I am loved and cared
I feel love and I care

Lucky I am to have been surrounded with friends
Lucky I am to have a best friend
Who love me for who I am
Who see the amazing soul in me

Lucky I am to have taught by the greatest mentors
Lucky I am to have learned extraordinary things
I hear and I see
I think and I share

Lucky I am to have experienced joyous moments
Lucky I am to have felt pain and hurt
I live in great wealth and health
I experience, I learn and I grow

Lucky I am to have been luckier than anyone else
Lucky I am for I am living a better life
I am thankful to my parents
I am thankful to our God

Cupid's Chokehold (Gym Class Heroes)

2011-02-06T01:51:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [020611]

Cupido's month! Take a look at her.. <3 her... :))

Cupido's Around The Corner

2011-02-02T08:12:00.000+08:00

Month of Love. That is why Mr. Cutie Cupid is sitting up there on my header. I am hooked. I am in love with myself. Could the month of February be always about lovers and relationships? Nope! It is certainly about love. Love for family. Friends. Relatives. Pets. Things. Etc. Maybe everyone's trying to change their relationship statuses on Facebook and I say that's too lame. Hoping someone would date you on Valentines? You can always be with your family or friends. Feel the love from them.

In truth, month of love is a time when you recognize the presence of this strong and positive emotion around us. But finding the one to celebrate with is not a prerequisite to say that yes it's indeed the month of love. You know, you can always find LOVE on March, April, May and so on. :))

Well, Happy Valentines. Love your family. And friends like me!

What's Up (4 Non Blondes)

2011-01-30T08:20:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [013011]

Some music back in the '90s rock hits. Shared this song because it's Ma's one of favorite tracks of all time. <3 <3 <3

1,2,3...200

2011-01-27T21:08:00.003+08:00

Blogging... I love blogging. Especially now that I officially own my domain name, it's just so fulfilling. Though, 200 is not a lot to count but being here in the blogosphere for almost four years is quite considerable amount of time that I invested on this just-labeled hobby.

Perfectly, this post is not just about flaunting about my .com coz in truth, anyone can register with one, but I know few who understand the process, just please google it if you still don't know how it works. Anyway, I wrote this post to remind myself about the list of work to be done this year, it seems like I have not done a single thing yet!

And I am starting to realize that a month has been wasted. Actually no! One remarkable event this month was my attendance in one of the most memorable moments of my very close friend, Ate Gel who is now an official Ratilla. Angel Mae Brua and Dan Virgel Ratilla tied the knot last January 25, 2011. And I felt LOVE, TRUE LOVE and GREAT HAPPINESS from both of them which inspired me a lot, I suddenly realized I wanna get married too (not in my lifetime list before!)

Okay... that's the best thing to share with you this month of January, and I am hoping that all things listed be realized soon.

Distracted

2011-01-27T13:03:00.001+08:00

I am confused
Thought I can hold on
I am a keeper
But things change
How can I confuse two different things
A new found interest
And I keep thinking of it
I am distracted
I am annoyed
I am confused again...
My dreams were real
My subconscious speaks of truth
But I am afraid
I dare myself
I cannot become two persons at a time
I want
I need
I do not know
Which road to take?
Where will I go?
Deep thoughts and theories
I am hallucinating
It should not be this way.

Fidelity (Regina Spektor)

2011-01-25T08:33:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [012511]

Different music but played along with unique melody and lyrics, it is certainly a music of art.

Stolen (Dashboard Confessional)

2011-01-16T01:26:00.000+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [011611]

Someone stole my heart, that's Dashboard Confessional cutie front man, Chris Carrabba. This song is one of my favorite tracks from this band along with Vindicated and Hands Down. Enjoy listening muzikians. :)

The Omega

2011-01-11T15:40:00.007+08:00

So it's 2011 and if you have watched the 2012 movie, you would probably think that you have one year left to spend the most of your life. Mayans they say, have predicted the end of the world by December 21 next year. In the movie, it's illustrated as well that there are signs of catastrophe before the said date and I should say, these signs seem visible these days.

Thousands of dead birds were found in Arkansas, 2 million of dead fishes shocked people near Chesapeake Bay, Maryland, thousands of dead doves fell from the sky in Italy and so on and so forth. Google has put these events into map and as you may observe, these events are distributed on different regions in the world though, more frequent in US and Europe. The map illustration is said to be an aid in determining a coherent pattern among these occurences. And I suppose, all these may be attributed to climate change.

However, I cannot keep myself off on the idea that there could be a possible conspiracy behind all these events. What if some group of people, or powerful authorities have designed these events to frighten off the people? What if they have planned this so everybody will really think, the end is near. You know business strategies include planting fears and desperations in the mind of people. Like for example, everybody are persuaded today to replace ordinary light bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) to save energy and ultimately save earth, so who do you think greatly benefit from this switch? Entrepreneurs of anti-climate change products must be really thankful to all scientists who support global warming theory.

I remember that there were news running back in 2004 about that great tsunami that hit Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, conspiracy theorists stressed that the said event may have resulted from a big tidal wave experiment, also they contemplated that the said experimentation might have been maneuvered by a satellite.

Well, I was just thinking that my assumptions will be considered so to have a different perspective on the said "end of the world" matter. Let us say, if I am wrong then obviously NATURE is already showing off her dismay on us, we should ACT now!

I still believe though that the end is near. Not that kind of catastrophic end but that sort of "END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT". I think that we barely know our world so, I am certainly hoping for that moment to come, the OMEGA of naivety.

Angels Or Devils (Dishwalla)

2011-01-09T01:42:00.002+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [010911]

How about some real music from Dishwalla? Who are these angels and devils? That is for you to figure out before 2011 ends.

The Facebook Data Team

2011-01-04T19:52:00.014+08:00

The team was created long before I thought of it. I was really amazed that the team exists and I feel so naive to have never entertained the idea that its significance may have actually considered by Mark Zuckerberg before. Last month, I was blogging about a suggestion to the Facebook's CEO himself about an in-depth analysis of our status updates to determine the emotional progress we have shared on FB and brava, there it was The Facebook Data Team which was and is actively doing researches and observations on their members' status updates, translating these into analytical graphs and informational data which help the people behind Facebook into seeking future advancements on the site based on the needs that were determined from these researches they conducted.

On their recent note titled "What's on your mind", with around a million status updates studied and selected randomly, FB data team figured out some of the research outputs beneficial as one of these illustrates that most of us share positive thoughts in the morning which slowly transcend into negative statuses as the day goes on, which in fact, I believe so, since as we go through a day, we encounter events that change our moods thus reflecting them to our posts shared on FB. The research further exemplifies that a considerable number of younger people speak more of negative emotions on FB and they do mostly "swear", while older folks predominately talk about work or families. Click here to read more about the study.

Data mining is a smart thing initiated by Facebook founders especially that they cater more than 500 million members who mostly depend their way of network interaction with friends and relatives on this internet site. A thorough research is an informational advantage that could aid them in providing their members with better and more advanced services to meet their users' functional needs, and to essentially understand Facebook's impact on their lives. They do realize right that FB is more than a social networking site these days.

Visit The Facebook Data Team now.

Believe In Dreams (Flyleaf)

2011-01-02T01:21:00.002+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the week [010211]

A touch of acoustic and a sense of rock, it's a Flyleaf year baby! Here's a brief trivia, Lacey Mosley (lead vocals) explains that the band's name Flyleaf was named after the idea that a book contains with flyleaf or a blank page at the beginning of the book as well as, the end of the book wherein one writes the moment of clarity before a story begins and after it ends. Now, Believe In Dreams is a great muzika to serenade our souls and it's our "flyleaf" for Muzika Ni Aryalg 2011. I BELIEVE IN DREAMS, I BELIEVE IN YOU. Happy New Year Muzikians!

Tomorrow is 2011

2010-12-31T01:12:00.007+08:00

Today is 2010's last day and I am thinking about what were the highlights of my life this year. And I remember few things...

1. I was really sick last January though, I forgot why. :] Curly hair!

2. Then February, I started passively campaigning for Mr. Green for the May presidential elections..
3. March came, it was my 21st birth month right? I remember testing my thinking defense mechanism at work. =)

4. April: I converted myself from being a passive Greenie to a semi-active one, in fact, I was blogging for smart voting and was consistently posting green thoughts on FB.

5. May, of couse, it was when I casted my very first and worthy presidential vote. Ma's birthday.. Also, my very first tooth extraction! =[

6. June? Did I miss June? Right, I started compiling my Muzika ni Aryalg featured hit of the week.

7. July? Pa's birthday. Applied for CS exam and passport.

8. August was perfectly unrecognized on my timeline. Hmm. Let me check.

9. September, Pu and best friend's birthday. Was excited about the upcoming HK + Macau or Bangkok trip.

10. Trips were cancelled. Taken CS exam. Worked longer hours. It's October! My hair's back to straight. Bad hair days were over.

11. November! Hectic schedules were finally listed! Pressures and stresses. Must have hated November except that my year will be never be a year without it.

12. December. Finally. Pressures and joy were mixed up! I both hated and loved my job. 13th month pay. What else? Hmm.. MAJOR HIGHLIGHTS? I passed the Civil Service Professional Examination and AT LAST, registered my blog with own domain name, GLAYRA.COM! Grabbed my first visa card, opened a bank account so I could save next year. I gained weight perhaps. And I received gifts and gifts and love and blessings from both work and personal life. And lastly, for the last few hours of my 2010, due to unexpected bad weather, I spent new year's eve ALONE! First time in my whole life's history.

Anyways, let me share now with you my Top 10 Highlights (more of a to-do list) for 2011!

1. I will be saving money, really!

2. I will be taking driving lessons.

3. I will be expecting a job twist!

4. I will be celebrating my 22nd birthday.

5. I will be making a very tough decision by March or April.

6. We will be going to HONGKONG (keeping my fingers crossed).

7. I will be enrolling for MBA degree - preparatory courses at USeP.

8. I will be reaching out to my old friends and relatives.

9. I will be trying to reveal something.

10. Hmm. I will be making the most of 2011!

2010 was really a learning experience. I have learned a lot, experienced the best and worst things of this year, eventually, all these create a new and better Glayra today. So hopefully, 2011 will be another and more mind-boggling experience for me and for all of us! Happy New Year guys!

Muzika 2010

2010-12-30T23:07:00.000+08:00

Let us have a recap of muzikas I have featured weekly this year.

All with different genres and music styles, these muzikas inspire my soul, creating a deeper emotional sense to appreciate art and more importantly, they go along with my mood and thinking state, enabling me to generate both positive and negative ideas. Yes, music is polar. Everything is polar. As above, so below.

Muzika ni Aryalg 2010 Compilations:

1. 062010 - Broken Wings (Flyleaf)
2. 062710 - Lollipop (Lil wayne)
3. 070410 - Conspiracy (Paramore)
4. 071110 - November Rain (Guns N Roses)
5. 071810 - Mr. Brightside (The Killers)
6. 072510 - Blue And Yellow (The Used)
7. 080110 - Starlight (The Muse)
8. 080810 - Just Like A Pill (Pink)
9. 081510 - Guillotine (Urbandub)
10. 082210 - Oh Gravity (Switchfoot)
11. 082910 - Anna Molly (Incubus)
12. 090510 - The Scientist (Coldplay)
13. 091210 - Hand In My Pocket (Alanis Morisette)
14. 091910 - Ode To My Family (The Cranberries)
15. 092610 - Under The Bridge (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
16. 100310 - Someday I'll Be Saturday Night (Bon Jovi)
17. 101010 - Creep (Radiohead)
18. 101710 - One Of Us (Joan Osborne)
19. 102410 - Naked (Avril Lavigne)
20. 103110 - I (6Cyclemind)
21. 110710 - The Reason (Hoobastank)
22. 111410 - Masaya (Bamboo)
23. 112110 - Parachute (Cheryl Cole)
24. 120110 - The Man Who Can't Be Moved (The Script)
25. 120810 - Hey Soul Sister (Glee Cast)
26. 121210 - Face Down (Red Jumpsuit Apparatus)
27. 121910 - Nobody's Fool (Avril Lavigne)
28. 122610 - Fix You (Coldplay)

Another year to thank for muzikians!

www.glayra.com

2010-12-27T09:59:00.003+08:00

My special present for myself this Christmas is to finally own my domain name. I've been waiting for this moment to come when I could finally purchase and register my blog with .com.

Since I just got my Eon Visa card recently, I decided to spend some of my savings with google domain name registration for $10. Amazingly, it just took me a few hours for its complete transition and redirecting all my blog urls to a new one!

I am really grateful that my parents gave me such a very unique and nice name that Glayra.com is entirely available domain name! I could even register it with .net, .org, .info and so on and so forth. So now, it is just so convenient and easy to type in the address bar my blog url, forgetting about the hassle glaiyzexistence had caused everyone of us.

But you know, I value glaiyzexistence so much, in fact, the reason that I set up this blog (aside from implementing effective knowledge sharing) is to proclaim to the world that Glayra a.k.a. Glaiyze actually exists!

And so, enjoy blogging guys.

Remember type in glayra.com

that's glayra.com

again glayra.com

Is not that too easy? :))

Fix You (Coldplay)

2010-12-26T08:43:00.001+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the Week [122610]

Coldplay must be one of music geniuses of today's generation! Their music is truly an art of intellect, harmonizing our souls. And Fix You is my year-ender muzika for 2010. I hope you muzikians, will like it.

Christmastime

2010-12-25T16:11:00.001+08:00

Merry Christmas universe! This is the perfect time to feel gratitude! I'm grateful for all the blessings, for the love, for all the experiences that this year has offered me.

Today, most of us are in good shape, in good health, in good living and so on, and we should be really thankful for that, in return, let us pray for those who need inspiration and motivation to see life as a miracle gift allowing us to live through this existence, perceive the beauty of everything that surrounds us.

This very exact day every year, I would like to thank my family, they're the best people in my life who enliven my soul, who immeasurably love me and care for me, who inspire and motivate me in every way they could, and for simply letting me realize the true essence and beauty of LIFE.

Though, I get to spend only a matter of few hours with them today, I am still happy that we felt the spirit of Christmas love through each other. We did exchange gifts and we bonded and watched Law Abiding Citizen which actually had stimulated our brain cells for its thought-provoking storyline. Anyways, it is really best to have quality time with your family especially that you only get to spend with them every like "I don't know when".

Pa, Ma, Pu, Clay (and Axyl who was not around last night, I miss this super bubbly kid), I love you soooooo much! Merry Christmas!

Working On Christmas

2010-12-21T12:35:00.003+08:00

I can't find the exact word to describe my work experience this holiday season. If only, I could clone myself to attend to all tasks being assigned to me, I would definitely trade anything for that (except for valuable things...haha). Anyway, as expected, we got loads of work to be done this month since it's Christmas!

I do love Christmas, it is the time when I can truly express my love to my family and friends through gifts and greetings, and happy moments with them. But I am not a child anymore that has to spend a few weeks with family during this season, opening gifts and sing Merry Christmas songs and all, indeed, IT IS MY DUTY TO NEVER BE ABSENT AT WORK on this month of the year.

I hate the feeling of giving up especially that this is the time for happy and joyous moments. But how can I appreciate the beauty of Christmas when we had to extend our working hours, no rest days, unlimited tasks, assignments here and there?

Well, I am partly happy though that we get to have Kris Kringle everyday since last week and we'll be holding a simple gathering next week when we'll be exchanging gifts with everyone in our section and two coemployees outside our family. I could somehow feel the spirit of Christmas.

Looking at the larger picture, I am part of the chain that provides service to our customers. In truth, I play a simple part in our company but eventually, a player that pushes events into realities which helps the company as a whole.

So, I bought a stressball which I feared before to have only promoted stresses for its presence.. Let me rephrase it, I bought a "Relaxation Ball" to relieve me from the negativities.

Dear Universe,

Provide me good health always and strength so I will be able to get through this. Please remind me of good and energizing things instead of its opposites. Thank you!

Glayra J

The Freelancer

2010-12-20T07:56:00.004+08:00

I just welcomed myself two weeks ago to the freelancing world. I signed up for oDesk a few months ago but I thought it was weird to have a freelance job while I work for a regular job. And then months later, I realized that aside from FB, Millionaire City, PerezHilton.com, Twitter and my blog site, I wanted my unlimited internet connection to find its significant purpose other than gaining tons of information and enjoying quite a leisure time out of reading thoughts of FB friends. I was considering about earning real money (you know my ads do not generate much of income, not even bringing in more than 10 bucks). So that was it, I looked for jobs under writing category. And I met my very first virtual employer.

I was skeptical at first if I could really be paid up, indeed, trust is what links a contractor to his employer. And so, during the interview process, she (if she truly is a "she") asked me to write about a certain topic so she could assess my writing ability. I actually appreciated the risk she has taken, you know, I do not have much to impress on my current profile, no oDesk projects history, not yet taken tests and so on and so forth. So she was like, "Okay, let's give it a try!" And then, she hired me.

Now, the payment method issue. My skepticism drove me a little crazy last week, when I submitted the first set of articles as she promised to pay me right after the submission, I received a notification on my oDesk dashboard prompting that I was sent a payment from my employer but when I checked my financial activity, I was annoyed to see a "Pending Transaction" there instead of a due date (date ready for withdrawal). And I overreacted, sent my employer a message, telling her that I was hoping she'd commit to our deal, and so she sent me a copy-paste version of what oDesk has sent her after she confirmed her payment, and I was guilty right then especially the part when about four hours later, the "Pending Transaction" statement turned to a real due date by next week. I AM A FIRST TIMER. So unwitting.

Anyways, I have read the policies of Paypal and gained lot of information from oDesk help as well as, from my friends who happened to have more experiences than me when it comes to online job thing, so last Thursday, I finally got my eon card that would help convert my Paypal money to Pesoses baby!

I am having real fun writing and researching for weird topics I have never imagined I would write about before. Indeed, this new dollar-worth hobby has turned me on. Significantly, its benefits include enhancing my writing and learning more and more. Oops... Freelancing does not entirely mean my regular's job has lost its limelight. My real job is way much better and more thought-provoking than this new found interest.

Nobody's Fool (Avril Lavigne)

2010-12-19T08:16:00.004+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the Week [121910]

Reminiscing my teenage days. It's my favorite Avril's rap song. It's a funny thing to realize that I could exactly still memorize the lyrics.. :))

Face Down (Red Jumpsuit Apparatus)

2010-12-12T01:50:00.003+08:00

Muzika Ni Aryalg of the Week [121210]

And those were the days... I really love this song... It reminds of who I am 2 years ago... Who was Glayra back then? :]