~Subic~

My family went to Subic last Saturday, May 25th, 2013. I was supposed to go Circuit Fest but then the stars weren't aligned for me and the odds weren't in my favor so there you go. (Let's not talk about Circuit Fest, yeah?) We arrived at around ten or eleven and then we toured around Zoobic and admired the nature and the animals, except for the smell hehe. 

 This reminds me so much of Australia, I don't even know. 

Can I just say that this road is blessed by God and Jesus and Vishnu and Allah and Ganesh and Artemis and Zeus and every god out there because it's so beautiful I want to live here that's it!!!!

 THIS IS IT, THE ALPACALYPSE

LORD DAN HOWELL THIS PLACE IS MADE FOR YOU

 I mentioned it a million times already but I love trees and the fact that they are so tall and they provide shelter for birds and they also provide shade when the sun is being mean to us and won't give us a break. I love trees. I LOVE TREES. 

And then we went to this crocodile farm and watched them lie around the green water (which looks gross as the pits of hell). They are pretty nice and interesting creatures once you actually give them a closer look... until someone gave them meat for snack and they all ran forward and they looked like  the hounds from the Underworld owned by Hades. ~The more you know~ ~*CRIKEY*~

 The water is so green and murky and dirty I think I cringed for 76 years. 

We ended the day and went straight to this very old American hotel/inn/apartelle/or whatever they call it because I don't know how to call it, sorry. The building itself looked like a battlefield-building from Call of Duty because it's so old and I don't even know why my cousin won't stop calling it "Call of Duty place". But yes it's Call of Duty place. And it's kind of creepy heeeeee what's a vacation without the jeepers creepers, right? And then we took ~a little dip in the pool~ and I think I bruised my thigh in the slides because of my cousin. God bless him. 

We watched Life of Pi on my laptop and talked about Piscine Molitar and his weird uncle and Richard Parker. I'm hoping you read that in Indian accent because if you didn't, you're doing it wrong and you need to reevaluate your life thanks.

WE WENT TO OCEAN ADVENTURE TH NEXT DAY AND OKAY I'M SCREAMING BECAUSE I LOVE SEA CREATURES AND THE WONDERS OF THE OCEAN AND I MISS THE SEA. This is actually my second time around Ocean Adventure but it's still fun because like I said, I love the sea hihihi. 

We went into this aquarium and I can't help but fangirl and squeal of happiness because I am being surrounded by sea creatures and I feel so happy because my inner mermaid is singing.

 I saw this group of jellyfish hanging around in one tight huddle. I think they saw Kim Kardashian and her baby bump down there.

 This is a shark. He's so fast I can't even take a decent picture of him. BUT IT'S A SHARK AHH LOOK.

 And this is a stingray.

Sea lion swimming around ugh so cute. 

 (We also watched the dolphin show but I have no pictures because I was enjoying even though it was drizzling and there were umbrellas blocking 25% of my view.) 

 I don't have a decent picture of the show but here you go. Admire them in their silhouettes~ 

The day ended pretty well but we didn't get a chance to go to the beach because it started raining and my mermaid self was beyond sad. 

My Own Narnia

Okay so you know that feeling you get when you're on youtube and then you come across this very great, glorious song? Well I get that a lot. Earlier this day I was watching some video about something (I forgot wow), and then I clicked and clicked and clicked and voila I am in the good part of youtube. Then I saw a comment, saying that it's the "Narnia of Youtube". It's true, though! Everything about it is good huhu. If you still don't know what I'm talking about then here you go.

 

I love this band so much! Please give them a listen.... The first time I heard a song of theirs was when I was watching MTV and at first I didn't like them but then the second time I gave them a good listen and ahhh I love them very much. I regret nothing. 

 

I only have one song by them but then again, youtube made me change my mind. 

The only thing missing is a good road trip to the beach and some good friends. I'm so bored and I resemble a rotting vegetable because of the weather and the boredom and the lack of activities. I've been studying a lot lately but I am not having fun. Well I do have some fun because I've been listening to a lot of good music lately but it's not enough UGH. Please take me away from here. 
Anyway I would like to say hi to my good friend, Julia. This blog post is for you. I miss you, nigga! I'll send you more music in the next future ehehe. 
(Also, they have zero dislikes!!!!) 

I really love summer music so...

One of the few things I love about summer is the music. Especially when it's all dance-y and electronic and full of life hihi. Also when it's very loud!!! I don't know but that's how I feel about music every summer, it feels so... free and liberated. I hope you get meeeeee. 
Anyway, here is my summer playlist (naks). I've been listening to these songs quite a lot. You'll know what I mean if you gave them a listen.   

This is definitely my favorite. Well one of my favorites. It's like God collaborated with them while making this music. It's great and it sounds so chill and ahh. Life is good. 

 

Drive around late at night. Listen to this song. On a high volume. Roll down your windows. You are welcome. 

 

Self-explanatory. I love Vampire Weekend as much as I love breathing. 

 
 

This band is so underrated and I swear to God, they are GOOD! I think they deserve more media attention? 

 

If you were at Coachella last 14th, then I hate you. Joking. Ugh consider yourself lucky and blessed because Two Door Cinema Club was there along with The XX. I watched Coachella, too, you know. In my computer screen. Ha-ha-ha.

 

This song is so sweet I want to jump off a building. Also because it has a lot of feeling in it. Marriage equality should be legalized EVERYWHERE. And yes, congrats to New Zealand for they are now an equal country. They should've played this song the other day haha. But yes I really love this song. Love is patient; Love is kind. 

  The Maine and This Century finally released their new singles!!! I'm so happy because they were released on the same day!!! These bands never fail to disappoint aaahhh. 

SO THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED. I KNOW RIGHT. ALL MY FAVORITE PEOPLE IN ONE VIDEO. LET THE YELLING COMMENCE. Okay so this is very unexpected. Just look at Dan and Phil, trying to contain themselves from fangirling!!! These boys are big fans of Fall Out Boy. I mean, look at Dan, he professed his love for their music. Jesus, just watch the video! IT WAS VERY FUNNY. Just imagine them interviewing Muse HAHAHA. 
(I can't help but notice Dan's height. He's taller than everybody.) 
Well this is me professing my love for these bands and two youtubers. No big deal. 

Secret Ceremonials

Being in the Philippines on the month of April may be considered "fun" and "adventurous" for others, especially if you're from a foreign country BUT (emphasis is necessary) for me, it has been very boring. Sure, it's already summer and I can now finally do anything like go out, explore places and eat out with friends. The exact opposite is happening and I feel like a loser at home with nothing to do. So like: 

People: Going to the beach tomorrow! 

Me: Oh my god I have to download this movie!

People: Movie later with friends...

Me: This album sounds great, I have to give it a full listen

People: *Insert foreign country here*!!! Flight tomorrow at 5 am, can't wait!

Me: *finished 5 seasons of a certain TV show* *finished 2 seasons of another TV show*  

Me: THIS T.V. SHOW IS RUINING MY LIFE UGH I LOVE THEM ALL!!!

Me: Oops it's 4 pm, time to listen to music and cry!!!

Me: I have to finish this book!!!

SEE? But okay, I admit, it's fun to wake up at 11 am. It's fun not hearing your alarm clock beeping. It's fun, fun, FUN. (I sound like an old man.)

Anyway, I've been reading quite a lot lately and I'm loving it because I've been feeling empty and illiterate lately, hahaha. 

(I'm sorry if this turns out to be bad but I'm trying.)

The Realm of Possibility by David Levithan

"One school. Twenty voices.

Endless possibilities.

There's the girl who is in love with Holden Caulfield. The boy who wants to be strong who falls for the girl who's convinced she needs to be weak. The girl who writes love songs for a girl she can't have. The two boys teetering on the brink of their first anniversary. And everyone in between."

The moment I read the name Holden Caulfield, I went crazy. You have no idea how much I love The Catcher in the Rye. I immediately searched google for a .pdf file and thank God, I found one. Praise the book gods. If you're into poetry and prose and all that jazz, this is the book for you. This book is consisted of five parts with four chapters, each representing a narrative form of story-telling. (Are my terms even accurate...)

This is the kind of book that make word-lovers swoon. I, myself, swooned. No shame. The author did a good job on combining the words and phrases.

If He Had Been With Me by Laura Nowlin

"Throughout their whole childhood, Finn and Autumn were inseparable—they finished each other's sentences, they knew just what to say when the other person was hurting. But one incident in middle school puts them in separate social worlds come high school, and Autumn has been happily dating James for the last 2 years. But she's always wondered what if...

The night she's about to get the answer is also one of terrible tragedy."

(Published on April 1st, 2013)

I'm not yet done reading this book but if you're into a lot of surprises and and all that young adult craze, then you should give this a try. I'm /almost/ done and I'm loving the story and characters more and more. Especially Phineas U G H. Why can't fictional characters come to life? 

AND YES!!! This has been the highlight of my week and OH MY GOD MY FEELINGS. It all started yesterday when someone tweeted "Some Kind Of Wonderful!" And I kind of screamed because THAT MOVIE AHHHHH. You don't know how much I love that movie because 1.) It's MY life story (joke only, but yeah you get the picture); 2.) IT JUST GETS ME YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. So anyway I watched the movie and the pains of being a teenager with unstoppable hormones came back. This is movie is so perfect it made me cry I'm not even ashamed of it, OKAY. 

(Also my John Hughes phase came back. I don't know but somewhere between October to December I kind of worshipped him and there came a point in my life that I don't know anymore and so I would watch Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club to keep myself grounded. And then I would sing 80's songs out of nowhere and wow I think I'm doing that again? And then I had these dreams of having Molly Ringwald's style and face and Molly Ringwald's everything??? DO YOU FEEL ME.) 

But okay back to this legendary movie. 

UGH JESUS LOOK AT THE WAY KEITH LOOKS AT HER MY GOD THAT FACE COULD SAVE THE HUMANKIND.

You know that scene :-( When Watts drove them all around the town :-( Hahaha, I know. :-(  

So if you're wondering... yes this movie is the story of my life HAHAHA. I know so cheesy and sappy and sticky and romantic and I know right, so not me. But I'm going to repeat it again, this movie made me bawl like a freaking baby and I know it sounds corny but I have this feeling for old movies. I may be embarrassing myself here but... HAHAHA. OMG :-( 

This may be a boring summer but I'm spending it damn well.