both nervous and excited at the same time. College just ticked off for me last week. I wasn't the "transfer" type, so I never really knew what to feel or expect. But anyway, there I was, facing the new challenge ahead of me, summing up all my might not to faint or fall back. It's hard you know, most of them already had their cliques or barkadas for that matter. Others already knew each other from high school. That's quite fortunate, at least they wouldn't sit alone at lunch. But I did knew someone from our class - Chester. She was my classmate when I was in grade 4, but we're not that close.
anxiousness. How can they pick up that fast? How can they just knew each other today and talk with each other so freely? I guess that's the miracle of meeting and making new friends. AND one of my weakness. My friends may not know it, but I'm really the shy, taciturn type when it comes to a new environment. I can really go out all day saying nothing - yep, nothing...the opposite of what I can be when I'm with my old friends. I admit, I was kinda raised inside a box... not wanting to go outside and beyond. Furthermore, I grew in a school where everybody knew who I was, and how to please me so easily. I regretted underestimating my 4 years with them ;(..
the fear of reality. When the first day ended in a blur, I realized, and remembered, for the first time, what my teachers always told us. "In college, you'll meet reality." The words keep echoing in my head louder and louder, like a megaphone. I hated myself for ignoring them =(.. I knew it was gonna happen, but I regretted for not taking them seriously. In college, I saw a lot of multi-colored people. Here, "so what?" and "who cares?" dominates. People would not always agree with you. People can do whatever they want. I saw people in groups - twos, threes, fours, and bigger, just like in high school. But what made me think is that I saw students walking alone. Definitely different. I remember a new friend of mine asked a 2nd year student why she's alone studying during break. She said she's not friendly much, but she does have friends. It's just that sometimes, you have to do things alone, like serious studying. College really is a different kind of reality... and you're on your own to make your way out.
like a black and white portion amidst the colored ones of the picture. I seriously felt that when I got called two times in front to do an example of the activity, only to be embarrassed because I didn't do it right >.< ... And at that same time, I heard that one of my newest friends were to be exchanged, moved rather, to a another section [we were too many]. Of all the people, why her? *sigh*...Just when I was getting the hang of it.
getting the hang of it. I decided to move to a much brighter side, since I appear to be so pessimistic on my earlier paragraphs. I knew I wasn't going anywhere if I would just sit and wait for someone to talk to me. So I remained smiling, friendly at all possible costs, and saying "hi" whenever I got a new seatmate in each class. In the next few days, I finally had someone to be with. They were fun, and so cheery that I'd almost forget why I'm worried. Two of them knew each other in high school, the other made friends with them easily. Me? a newbie ;p.. I listened to them on the most parts...since I really don't have anything to share that's worth sharing at the moment. But as I gradually observed their behavior, what they like and don't like, their initial reactions and stuff, I could finally make a comment that wouldn't offend the mood of making a new friendship. Soon I realized, it wasn't just them that's cheery, but the whole class was. We had a "tambayan".. They shared their thoughts, laughter, worries, cameras, and even their cellphone numbers - the things a typical teenage group would do during bonding moments. I'm finally lighting up and getting the hang of it. I'm more that grateful to Jehovah God for helping me get through this :).. He's a good friend :)
SICK. Yep, sick with FLU.. I don't exactly remember when's the last time I got sick, err, maybe during 2nd year high ?.. But that was like, a fever for two or three days, then you're ready to kick off again ;p.. This one's different, way different. Last Saturday, I had a headache first thing in the morning, which made me lose my appetite. Then I suddenly felt hot. I knew this was a fever, so I took medicine. I quickly tried to remember what I'd do when I was sick before, and followed mom/doctor's guidelines: drink LOTS of fluids, take medicine, REST, observe. I did so, and by the time she got home my temperature was still rising... The next day, I was a bit better - with my temp going down to normal. But I still got headache.. Again, I lost appetite, but my body needs food and medication so I ate breakfast and had medicine. Then that's where it began. I felt nauseous and went straight to the comfort room. Sure enough, I vomitted T.T - a thing I definitely hated the most. All the eggs and hotdogs along with my medicine came rushing out like an inedible mixture - all gone. By the end of the day, I was getting better, I hope, and went to school the next day. In school, I realized it's not just me who's having this flu. Most of my classmates are. We feared it might be and desperately hoping it isn't, the new Influenza A(H1N1) virus that had attacked Phils this year.. By Tuesday [yesterday], the university announced a suspension of classes due to the a suspected case of that virus. and, to my surprise, one of the suspected students are in our college of Nursing >.<.. But not from our level though.. That was quite a relief.. And I read on Yahoo news that Metro Manila is under low/mild flu outbreak. We're near Manila, and hopefully this flu I'm having is just a normal one like the news said. One factor could be the abrupt change of climate these days. And so I'm staying at home, weak and tired-looking, but trying my best to get well soon.
I decided to quarantine myself for now, letting the virus die out before personally contacting others. I might sound exaggerating, but really, 'tis the first time I felt so weak, just from a flu. I miss the congregation meetings though, the spiritual foods and my Bible study. T.T If only I could hug him, with my sincerest gratitude, I would...
P.S. wow, this wasn't intended to be a long novel ;p.. but then again, writing is my one way of expressing myself :)
With the capital I and T.. Iup, my first day of being a college freshie.. How I feel about this ? I honestly can't describe it.. it's a mixture of jitters, butterflies [in my stomach], excitement[?] and everything..
I'm feeling this way because all my life, I've stayed in one school. Yep, in one school - from kindergarten to high school. So, I've never experienced the "I'm new here and I hope to be your friend" kind of thing.. and this will be the first T_T..
Sigh... all in all, I do hope I could get past the first day successfully :D ! and try making new friends...because I'm a taciturn person when it comes to being in a new environment.. ;p
And for those taking their first day of classes as well, whether college or not, I hope you'll find yours successful too :D I'm praying to Jehovah for our journey :)
Did I say 3 more days ? well, nopesy now ! ^ ^ we're granted with another week of vacation =)
The main reason:
MANILA - The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced Saturday that it is moving the opening of classes in colleges and universities to June 15.
"May directive si Chairman [Emmanuel] Angeles in a memo postponing the opening [of classes] in college level from June 8 to June 15 (Chairman Emmanuel Angeles has a directive postponing the opening of classes in college level from June 8 to June 15)," announced Julito Vitriolo, deputy executive director of CHED.
Vitriolo said the influenza A(H1N1) virus is the main reason for the CHED's deferment of opening of classes. He said the department wants to give students, who have travelled abroad, enough time for voluntary self-quarantine.
--ABS-CBN news
Although the reason isn't something to be happy about, it's a good opportunity to further prepare for our first day of being a college student =) ! and an excuse to have more free vacation time :P
How many ? In reality, it's 3 more days T.T... Let's just say that the dawn of June is finally coming and reality is taking its place -- college. I just attended the Freshmen Orientation yesterday and I soon realized that on Monday, I will soon enter a new challenge. I am praying for Jehovah's guidance to help me both in my mental and spiritual studies. I am slowly gaining more knowledge about Him. Yay ! and I've resumed my Bible studies ;).. I would occasionally join the street witnessing with my cousins too. So there, I'm hoping that even though Nursing (my course) is a hard course, I will still be able to find time for the ones I love, including Him.On the other hand, we did some last summer activities that I'd like to share :D !
Bunawan Escapade
Dad and I went to his hometown, Bunawan, Agusan del Sur. The last time I could remember coming here was during my aunt's wedding, when I was abou 9 or 10 yrs old. So yeah, it's been a while. And all of them warmly welcomed me.
After arriving in NAIA airport from Butuan City, mom fetched us and we went straight to Holiday Inn Galleria, formerly known as Manila Galleria Hotel. It's joint with Robinsons Galleria made last minute shopping a no-traffic-worry :D !
I've been into beading and metal working recently... And an idea sprang out when I saw those unique wire bookmarks at the bookstore. So I decided to make one of my own. What do you think about it ? :D
weee ! haha, finally. The 2009 Casa Musica summer recital was held last May 17, 2009. I wasn't able to attend last year since I'm out of the country, so this year my teacher ended my summer with me playing in 2 programs o.o ! She also had me play as an accompanist, soloist and duet - primo and secondo.. It's my first, and I'm quite happy with the result even though there were mistakes "=,=...
For PROGRAM 1
Castle on a cloud and Eidleweiss accompaniment
I accompanied 8-year old Danielle while singing the songs from Les Miserables and The Sound of Music =) "480" height="295"
March Militaire op.51 no.1 - duet
Jenny and I played Schubert's duet as the last number for program 1
For PROGRAM 2
Waltz of the flowers - duet
Lorhen and I played Tchaikovsky's piece - simplified version. Lorhen was an old classmate of mine in grade school.. it's great having a duet with her after four years *.*
Dalisay
Meaning "pure" in english, I played F. Buencamino's solo piece with pure intentions.. hehe =p..
There, I do hope you enjoyed my little show for today ^ ^.. You might notice some edited details on the videos.. Yup, I edited them with Sony Vegas.. Still new to this though.. But I'm happy with the result of my new piano cover - Lucky by Ashily from Boys Over Flowers' OST.. I'll show them next time ! ^ ^
*I'm finally open for requests on brushes, stock, etc. ;)
Works In Progress:
C R A F T S
Wire wrapped bracelets
Paper bead set requested by *Lea*
Water droplet and teddy plush key chains
R E C I T A L. P I E C E S
Dalisay by Buencamino, Sr.
Impression of Rio by Olive Dungan
two-part Invention no. 4 in D minor by Bach
March Millitaire by Schubert *duet*
Waltz of the Flowers (from the Nutrcacker) by Tchaikovsky *duet*
R E Q U E S T S
Eyes on me from FF VIII
Kiss me Goodbye from FF XII
* I'm open for piano requests.
E N C H A N T M E N T. S C A N S
Crimson Hero vol 11 chap 46 due april 28!
Summer Life
This summer has been my "busiest" so far. And yes, the above mentioned are some of the activities that kept me quite busy. Kidding aside, have you guys noticed that my blog layout suddenly crashed ? Or maybe no. But I was shocked when I saw the File not found background. Suddenly it hit me that the image hosting site I used which is hotlinkfiles.com deleted my account due to long absence. Anyway, I think the links are up and working now. I still want to change my layout though T^T..
How's your summer ? Mine's been quite fruitful, I guess. But I still have those post-graduation syndrome - I still miss my buddies..! T^T.. My friend Erika actually arranged a movie day at my house :)), and our class will also have another get-together at Island Cove.. So yeah, we'll still gonna be seeing each other again.
On another account, the musical partof my brain is yet again boosted with inspiration by reading this and other articles:
"Pianists who begin practicing in childhood have been found to have better developed nerve pathways in parts of their brains. Scientists believe this results in better fine motor coordination." - pianostreet.com
Although I don't think it's only applicable to pianists. Read it here. The article inspired me to practice more though I never really started playing when I was a child. I started in the summer of 2005 which makes it about 4 years now :). Wow, it brings back memories. "look at the piece, read your notes" "know your dynamics" "what chord is it supposed to be?" "press louder" and lastly, "learn to RELAX!" ... hahaha, I was the type who gets anxious whenever I press a wrong note =P..
Well, that's all for now folks ! :D I do hope you got something from my endless blabber ;)
PS. for requests, drop me a note on my tagboard. YES, I am finally open for requests.
Sandy beaches, hot sun bathing, picture taking, long days and short nights. You guessed it, summer's finally here =). But nah, I don't have any "plans" on going to the beach yet.
I think my site needs revamping, as well as my multiplyaccount. But alas, nothing comes to my mind yet. T^T I needinspiration! sigh, I kept thinking about it today that my head hurt. Sad to say, but I'm that kind of person. I don't do things unless I'm in the mood to do them. Although I do love to try and test new things, it's just that doing them half-heartedly proves ineffective for me... So what I did was to go to devART, often my source of inspiration, and looked for pictures with the "summer" feel in them. If you have suggestions I'd love to hear them !
In the meantime, I was assigned to yet another new task from enchantment scans. Tsuki no Shippo vol7 ch43. ^ ^ It's quite cute. I've also been reading shojo mangas and watching anime lately. Some of them inspired me:
La Corda D' Oro ~secondo passo~ 's 1st episode has been released ^^. It boosted my will to play the piano again :D. Unfortunately, La corda fans, we'll have to wait for about 2 months for the next episode T^T. It's scheduled release date is on June 5. sigh...
Kaleido Star season 2 inspires me to get up and loose some weight ! hehe :D ! Although the show sometimes lack realism since some of the moves are like way too impossible, it really entertained me with its balance of funniness and seriousness. I loved it, although I was so hoping for romance to bloom.
Iup, those are my boosted areas right now. But none of them are "layout-art" related =p. I guess I still have to wait then, hehe.
Here's a follow-up on our grad pics [link] I feel kinda sad though, because some of the files corrupted T^T.
Lastly, another piano vid, *finally* :
A Thousand Miles - piano Enjoy ! *leave comments ha*
phew ! it's about 21 hrs before the graduation event !
And I can't, until now, seem to comprehend the fact that tomorrow is indeed our graduation day.. it's too fast ! hehe, but anyway, I'd like to share some tidbits on what we did before the main event :D
*baby flomil "kid" ~! I've been laughing while reminiscing my baby moments since last night :p what do you think ? does it look like me ? :D ! more pics [link]
*Our last high school FAREWELL *tears* yes, it's our day.. and everyone got emo with matching tears.. everything seemed to flashback that day, and yes, I cried in the end.. more pics [link]
Lastly, a 4-hour practice with Lea at my house this afternoon for our piano-violin presentation tomorrow and new sheets added to my collection at PianoFiles [link]..
So iup, those are some of the tidbits I've prepared.. and no vids for today D: I'm still learning the new handy cam that mom and dad bought so that I could record another piano vid.. But then again, I don't think I can record anything for now.. I kinda got grounded from using any of their gadgets for now..even the camera *huhuuhuhu*.!
HER name is...Florence... But she's commonly known as [EminA] and [FlominA] on the web..
Officially sixteen BUT is too short for her age.. [honestly haha ;p]
Is currently enjoying the life of a senior high school student, as well as the eldest daughter [but looks small enough to be taken as the youngest =p] of the family.
Her hobby/ies ?
She likes playing the piano, doodle-art, photography, layout-designing, dreaming, reading, inventing, photoshop-ing, travelling, manga-editing and more. :D
She's got a lot of made-up names [most of which are made by her classmates :p] ! But she uses EminA on the net. She's prone to discovering new things and makes out the most weirdiest of conclusions. She can sometimes be different because she's attracted to things other people don't. She likes a lot of interests, which is the sole reason she can't stick with what college course she's gonna take ;p. She can be witty and funny but also moody at the same time..She can sometimes be unnaproachable but really, she's easy to talk with. Recently discovering her love for the piano and photography, she starts to make vids of her piano playing and made a deva account for her photographs. She's also in lieu with Enchantment Scanlations recently, working as a newbie editor.
"...And now that I've updated my layout.. I'm thinking of coming back to blogskins :D.."
Although the reason isn't something to be happy about, it's a good opportunity to further prepare for our first day of being a college student =) ! and an excuse to have more free vacation time :P
Bunawan Escapade 
@ Galleria Hotel 
Last Summer Swim
New Piano covers:
New Release:
Sky / cloud stock on my devART
