I shouldn't be doing this.

How serious are you when you told me that the one I think of loves me, when that someone is you?

I would add another thing...

Karen Christine wants true love and This:

A Limited Edition UP Adidas Jacket! I want a UP Jacket badly. I’ve been planning to buy one since first year and until now I don't have any (and I am a junior already). But since this one is a little pricey (2400 bucks *gasp!*) I am looking for a benevolent donor to support the lowly, jobless student that I am (hello, argumentum ad misericordiam). Show your love, people. :D

And all I want is One Thing...

 So it’s Christmas. And I am here at home trying to get away from my inaanaks by sleeping and staying in front of the computer, maintaining high popularity on Restaurant City. I somewhat feel lonely with what is happening—my Dad is off to his friends, My cousins are off to Pampanga to visit their other relatives and I am the only person awake in the house. But as said in the preaching this morning, I will try not to be sad, not only for this day but everyday, because I have my Father in Heaven. I will never be alone.

What makes me smile is that people still remember to give presents to the scrooge I am.

On the last day of school for this year, I received a teddy bear, which I named Marra, from Marj and Larra.

I also received a cute heart necklace from ate Jayvee.

Lying down in my bed when I got home last night was a shirt from The Perfect White Shirt and a post-it note that says: “sana magustuhan mu… XOXO” (aside: see? My brother uses XOXO!)

I received a package from mom containing a postcard of cattle from Scotland, the Promise Journal, and Puma kicks… and the promise journal had some moolah inside. (another aside: daig pa ako nung 130 pesos na nakaipit sa promise journal… nakarating na sila sa England, ako hindi pa. Plus, they traveled back with Queen Elizabeth II!)

I also received an Abercrombie polo shirt from Tita Bhe, which, sad to say, I failed to take a picture of. :(

Although this time of year may not be as festive for me as it is for others, I can say that I have felt the warmth of the love of those who cared. They may not come in the form of tangible presents, but the presence of certain people is enough to make me smile.

I hope that I will celebrate each day in a festive mood upon this realization. Although it may sound very clichéd, Everyday should feel like Christmas. And I hope that I will receive the ultimate gift that I have been praying for, which is not something, but someone. :)

Happy Holidays y’all! :)

All For Love - Live :)

All for love, a father gave… this song is one of my favorites from Hillsong United. Soli Deo Gloria!

PS. And again, the ending of the video was abrupt. I really should get a new memory card for my camera. (ehem…) ;p

D Chronicles: The Final Set

Crying can make you feel real good.

Tonight, after I heard everything, I had a better view of the situation. And finally, finally I promise, I will try my best to let loose of these feelings I have for you, though it would be very hard.

Thank you for making me realize how true love is. Thank you for making me change for the better, thank you for serving as my inspiration. Thank you, for because of you I learned how to distinguish love from infatuation. I know what I felt for you was more than mere admiration. I thank God for sending you to me to teach me all these things as He prepares me for someone else.

What I am having right now is a mix of sad crying and grateful crying. For the blessed girl to have your heart, I hope she takes care of you more than I wish I would have. I will try my best to move on and see you as what I did before, so that my heart will experience pain no more.

And I promise, this would be the end of D Chronicles. Seriously.

Youth Choir Sings This Kingdom

Abrupt start and abrupt ending for the video (blame it on my camera’s low memory), but nevertheless beautiful. One word: nakakakilabot—in a good way. Glory to God!

God wants me to know...

On this day of your life, Karen Christine, we believe God wants you to know that joy will come when you pass on the love you have received. If you hoard love, it melts away. If you lock love, it breaks free. If you grab on to love, you end up holding an illusion. When you let love flower in its own way, it stays to support you. When you pass on love, it multiplies beyond measure.

...that your task is not to seek for love, but to seek and melt all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. God loves you with the very air you breath, the very light that touches your skin, the very ground that supports you. Love is everywhere, - melt your barriers, and you will have love in abundance.

God knows every situation I am in. Always.

indeed, experience is the best teacher.

The best—and worst things aren’t taught in school. In the end, a class valedictorian could turn out to be the biggest loser of all.

Funniest Photo so Far

©Tumang, Loyola. November 2009. 

Dinig Sana Kita (If I Knew What You Said)

“O, Anong mas maganda: Ito o Twilight?” I playfully asked my friend after watching Dinig Sana Kita on its screening in UP Manila’s Little Theater.

“Ito,” she readily replied.

Dinig Sana Kita was the best film I have seen this year. A story about a deaf guy (Kiko) and a rocker girl (Niña), this movie shows us that it is possible for the deaf and the hearing to live in the same world and establish a relationship. The movie triggers a lot of emotions from the audience; one moment you’ll laugh at it so hard, especially when Niña is with her band, and the next moment you’ll just feel tears rolling down your face. Mr. Mike Sandejas really did a good job in directing this movie, and I absolutely agree with what he said on the forum afterwards: “Mas maganda naman talaga ang indie [movies] kaysa sa mainstream movies, hindi lang nabibigyan ng chance.”

I absolutely admire the deaf dancers. They move and sway like those who can hear the music they dance to, maybe even better. Sugarfree’s Wag Ka Nang Umiyak was also very relevant to the story, how Kiko became Niña’s refuge when she experiences conflicts with her parents.

Here’s a trailer of the movie. I hope you can watch it too.