Early Sophomore Year

"Second year in PSHS- one of the most difficult trial by fires that you would encounter in your Pisay life; a whole school year whose powers of doom are derived from the blood that'll come out of your nose due to Algebra, Geometry, Chemistry, Physics and Biology; the year with the most hectic schedule"

I think not! In fact, I'm beginning to think that sophomore year will be one of the greatest things about PSHS! And I have good reasons for believing so.

I am from Jasmin and even though Sophie belongs to a different section (Dahlia), Jasmin is still the best! You know why? Mika Reyes, Liana Jovellanos, Nicole Rocafort, Rham Ybiernas, Marti Tan, Gene Gansit, Azie Calinao, David Laureta, Noel Sarrosa, Angelo Ribleza and Cecil Magsino are all my classmates! Take that other sections!!! \m/ Rock on, Jasmin 2013!!!

It's true that second year is really hectic. First 2-3 weeks of classes and we already have a load of projects. First month and we're already having our first long test in many subjects. But, that doesn't mean that Jasmin will crumble down into wussies!!! NOOOOOO!!! In fact, because Monday will be free time in most parts of the day, we're gonna make a water world out of Pisay during our class party!!! Yeaaah! \m/ And I've even thought of a pretty good theme for our class party. "Let's get wild, dirty and wet!" Woohoooooo!!!!! Yeah! We'll party like rock stars and unleash a full blast!!! ROCK ON, JASMIN!!!!!!!

Anyway, this year, I'm thinking of concentrating in developing my skills in soccer because, duh... I want to get good at it. I'm thinking of playing with Labuyo by either July or August and playing for my house during the Intramurals.

And, that's about it... and... yeah, that's all I have to say. TTFN!!!

"Jejemon": The Story Within

I don't know where the battle between pro-'jejemons' and the anti-'jejemons' started or where or how. But as far as I'm concerned, the debate and battle between the two major factions (if we ignore the neutral ones) has been utterly misleading.

The time at my laptop is 9:50 PM. I was watching 'My Darling Aswang' and when the commercials were broadcasted, I changed channels, trying to find a good one to serve as temporary source of entertainment while TV5 was broadcasting commercials. Suddenly, my eye caught this text on the tv: "Jejemon: Nakakabobo?". Then my interest shifted, from the comedic and entertaining 'My Darling Aswang' to an episode of 'Mel & Joey' which is around an issue which is fastly gaining popularity in the people. Well, as I observed the two factions present arguments supporting and defaming 'jejemons', one argument presented by the pro-'jejemons' furthered my interest on the topic. This is what happened. One of the host, (I can't remember who because I wasn't paying much attention to what the two host say because I only cared at what the debaters presented) asked 'Where did the jejenese language started?' and one of the pro-'jejemons' said that it begun among Filipinos, saying that we get bored and try to be creative and to keep ourselves entertained and so we text each other and blah, blah, etc, etc. Now there comes one big problem. Because as far as I know, 'jejenese' (the so-called language of 'jejemons') didn't originate from Filipinos and it wasn't intended for texting either or wide-spread public use! The first 'language' that resembled modern-day 'jejenese' is the 'Leetspeak'. Leetspeak is an alternative alphabet for the English language that is used primarily on the Internet. Now, I earlier said that 'jejemon' wasn't intended for public use. That's a fact. Why? Here's the reason: during the 80's, in order to bypass filters used by BBS or IRC system operators in order to prevent people from posting 'illegal topics' (e.g. 'Hacking', 'Cracking', etc, etc), creative misspellings were used. The original users of the so-called 'Jejemon' or more formally, 1337 (leet, which originated from the word 'elite') were what we call 'hackers'. Now, as time passed by, skiddies (script kiddies- amateur hackers who use exploits which were previously used and publicly disclosed by other 'more professional' hackers) begun to use leet, and before we knew it, it's use was widespread in the internet, from BBS's and forums, to the IRC's, to SMS, etc, etc. And because use of the 'jejenese' (leet) was widespread in the Philippines, Filipinos begun to think that 'jejenese' originated from the Philippines and I don't know how, but allegedly, as an argument presented by one of the pro-jejemons debaters, foreigners begun to criticize Filipinos for using 'Jejenese', saying "we're the only race in the world who uses such 'language' widespread"... Although it seems impossible because the fact that leet is widespread all over the world is not negligible, I still can't rule out the possible so, "How can foreigners say such if the leet language originated from them?' And so folks, here ends my blog entry with an instant ending with no conclusion. Bye!

My very first post...

I was surfing Facebook earlier when suddenly, upon visiting one of my 'friends' page, I discovered that my crush from grade 6 has a facebook profile... I was totally surprised, I mean, back in grade 6, she barely logged in her Friendster account and now she has a Facebook account and based on her wall, she's active! But then, when I checked out her photos and comments, I realized that much has changed about her and so there's no reason to be surprised if she had a Facebook account and be active in it at the same time.

I guess HIGH SCHOOL IS THE TRANSITIONAL STAGE BETWEEN WHO YOU WERE AND WHO YOU WILL BE FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE; and the people you knew when you were young, they're gone and you just have to accept who they are now (not that the fact that they have changed is 'bad') and live on with what reality has got to offer.

The way she dressed had changed. From the very decent attire she used to dress up with, now, she wears those short shorts that teenage girls wear. And the way she talks? It changed... entirely. If you look at her, she's still the same girl back in grade 6. But when you come near her and talk to her (although I myself, as of this moment, still haven't talk to her. The following sentence is just an assumption, ok?)... she's an entirely different person... barely the girl I fell in love with... barely the girl that I dream about every night... barely the girl who I wanted to live with for the rest of my life (I mean, it's either her or nobody). But then again, what the heck, it doesn't mean that I no longer love her anymore... It doesn't mean that I won't dream about her anymore... It doesn't mean that my feelings for her have diminished even by a tiny bit.

@Ms. A***l ***n M*j**a, if you are reading this, here I am, still searching for the long lost love that I never had... never forgot you, and never will.