Taken for Granted

"...Gave you all I had
And you tossed it in the trash

You tossed it in the trash, you did..."

-Bruno Mars, Grenade

On one event that we had, one of the many things that I picked up from the speakers is the thought that we should surround ourselves with people who will lift us up, not bring us down. So, imagine a life like that. Isn't it amazing, a great feeling to know that you are supported? Apparently, it won't happen all the time.

In relation to the quotes you see at the beginning and at the end of this entry, this is how I feel at the moment. This entry is also related to an entry I had last month. I cannot conclude that they will do the same things I do for them but definitely this is true for me. Unless they prove to me that what I'm thinking is wrong, then, that would be a lot better.

 

"...I put you high up in the sky

And now, you're not coming down.

It slowly turned, you let me burn

And now, we're ashes on the ground..."

-Miley Cyrus, Wrecking Ball

For the Win!

 

Friend 1: Congrats! Nanalo ka pala ng 5k sa Biogesic. Libre na!!!! ;)
Friend 2: Men panalo ka ng 5k! Stig.

 

These were two text messages that I received yesterday, the day Biogesic posted the lucky winner in their Facebook page.

Three of my friends are groupmates and they were representing LPU in Biogesic Ingat ng Damang-Dama Sineserye. At first, there were lots of schools competing, but only five were chosen to advance. Thankfully, LPU was included.

In able to get the People's Choice Award, online voting was instigated and of course, the entry with the most number of votes gets the award. One lucky voter will also get a chance to win five thousand pesos. They did not get the Peole's Choice Award and they were only declared 3rd Place. However, no matter what, they are still my champion. I supported them so much that guess what? I also won. This was for them; this was for the win!

When I got those messages, I was uncertain if this was for real. I confirmed it when my friends, who were preparing for the awards night, called to congratulate me. I also went online and saw posts tagged to me with my name on Biogesic poster online. It sure was for real.

 

P.S. Everytime someone congratulates me, I thank them adding "I still can’t believe it."

Advancing Technology

Advancing technology has touched the field of print media bringing in what is called as ebook.

I must tell you, I downloaded a lot of them before, but as I have mentioned in an old entry, I had a hard time reading on monitor. Then, recently, I found myself downloading again. In the past, I downloaded a lot for safekeeping and somehow, it did not work out so I avoided them. A long time has passed since I've collected and read. So, why not try again, right?

My interest in ebooks sparked again because I saw this Jack the Ripper book and had a battle with myself. I like the book, it is cheap, but should I really buy it? I searched the web and was amazed to find an ebook version. With that, I had to decide whether I'm going to grab the hard copy or go for the free one. I made my decision and I chose to get the softcopy.

I finally found their usefulness. I finally learned their value so I’m now making use of them. Hey, I have to say, it pretty much saves a lot of money. I weigh from time to time if I actually want to have a hard copy of a particular title and if I answer no, then, I choose the ebook and I can save money for another one that I find interesting. After all, I only have to invest in time (to look for titles and download them) and electricity (of my computer in searching and of my gadget used for reading).

Learning that National Bookstore is also promoting ebook, I did my research and learned that they made a partnership with Kobo for people to have options. At first, I had doubts how the print media will survive nowadays. Thinking deep enough, I believe that with the new technologies that are arising, print will not vanish, As someone from NBS stated, they are still the National Bookstore. They said that all they wanted was to provide choices for their customers and it is good. In the end, it is still about reading. Their business benefits from the alliance, but the main topic and goal is providing reading materials, things that entertains us or educates us, or both. Read on!

Play Dead

This guy knows how to play dead for real. Ashton Holmes played roles that are key persons but then die on the latter part of the story. I don’t know what is with him but the roles he auditioned for seems to have death sentence on them. They ended up badly even though the characters were good guys.

 

The first time I saw him was in Nikita Season 1, a series about a former agent who went rogue from a dirty branch of government that trained but she wants to destroy. I saw him the second time on Wind Chill wherein someone's past doesn't want to stay past so it haunted this guy and gal who were on their way home for holidays. The third time was in The Divide, a story about survivors stuck in a basement of a building because of nuclear attack.

 

This entry is just a feature composition that I wanted to share because I noticed this little detail. Until next time. Cheers!

I Know...

I have high respect for people who have different belief. I know that at this point of time, people are celebrating something that varies from one religion to the other. I know it, trust me. I know that what we will be visiting are just remains. I am not giving importance to what’s left physically stored in boxes, but it was my personal decision to continue my visit because I want to spend some time to remember them. How often do I do that? Guess what? I got more. I was able to meet the others and bond. I was tired but I am contented. It wasn’t a waste of time.