Stench of Beer

Tonight, my brother came home drunk, no, I’ll correct that: he was brought home drunk. He was very drunk and the stench of beer coming from his mouth was more than enough to make my stomach churn and make me vomit myself. (For the record, it was his first time; Papa said it certainly won’t be his last.)

Drinking alcohol, to the point of drowning yourself in it, is the last thing that I would ever do in my whole life. I swear.

I love being in control. Well, at least in control of some things that I know I could. Achieving awards, good grades, passing my favorite subjects with high marks, even failing some subjects I’m growing tired of pondering about, all those things I could control; and I love the feeling of being in control of them. I love the feeling of being a puppet master. Moreover, if given the chance, I would definitely love to be in control of my feelings, not only would it result to good decision making, it would also lessen the pain I have to bear.

Going back to being drunk, why did I swear that I would never do that? Three reasons.

First, as I said I love to be in control. When you’re drunk, you lose all control, you find it hard to stand, you vomit endlessly, you talk garbage or you tell things which you are not supposed to share with anyone (which could totally mess up your life) and you do weird things which you normally would not (or never) do. Second, you become a burden to the people you live with, they have to follow after you to clean up your mess and to make it sure that you’re not putting yourself in any danger (thus, I think it’s okay to get drunk if your living alone, such that whatever happens to you will be your own fault). And lastly, the stench of beer sucks, most especially the stench of vomited beer. It totally sucks. (Sorry for the word but I don’t have any other adjective to describe the smell of beer clinging to my nose).

Anyway, moral lesson here is: please be careful not to get drunk. You could drink all the beer you want, you could drown yourself in it, but never let it take over you. You, a human being complete with a functional brain, should, moreover must, be the one controlling that smelly liquid, not you being the controlled one. Maybe, getting drunk once is forgivable, twice is tolerable, but thrice, four times, even five? That’s stupid (to the nth level). Completely unforgivable.

You can’t let that smelly liquid take over your life. If you think about it, how could you allow that liquid dictate your actions? Thoroughly a dim-witted person’s thing to do.

My brother really became a bother to our household tonight. Aside from thrashing vomit around the place, he reeks of beer. As for me, I’ll never do that. I’ll never succumb to that smelly liquid. I never will reek of the stench of beer.

The Crush List

Okay, I’m flipping out. I’m totally flipping out!

Hear me?

But then, why I am flipping out, one might ask.

Simple. I have read again another book about a certain love story where girl-gets-perfect-soulmate and I’m flipping out. Ridiculous, huh?

It’s just not fair. It’s just not very fair! Hence, it is soooo unfair for female protagonists to end up with the one they love and like and be happy about it for, like, forever. Why do they have to be happy? Why? Plus why does it have to be forever?

Heck, I’m whining about a book. Again. *sigh*

I’m a teen, an 18-year old at that. And I don’t have a life. Ugh! (not that I wanted to be involved or anything now, but I would looovee it if by some miracle Kim Na Gil, Lee Seung Hyo, Youngwoong Jaejoong or most especially Jun Matsumoto finally realizes that I’m the woman of their dreams. *wink wink*)

Oh well, I do too, in a way, I realize.

I have a hundreds of crushes, most of them celebs and book/movie/anime characters, and am now obsessing over an almost 30-year old Korean actor (who is really hot! And when I say HOT! With an exclamation point, I mean HOT! With an exclamation point and is in caps lock at that. *drools*)

Picture how I practically am drooling just thinking about him? Major yuck, huh?

Anyhoo, what I am saying is that why is it that life doesn’t work the way it does in books? Why does life have to be a major pain? Especially when it comes to me who’s looking for her akai ito?

Why can’t I have a more adventurous, comedic love life? Aaahh! The dreams of a writer. Dreams of finding the perfect one only a written work of art from an author’s heart could only produce.

I like those guys above because they all played Mr. Perfect in some of their movies and they just fit the part perfectly that it’s a shame not to consider that they might, slight chance that might may be but still might, be exactly the same way in real life.

I wish.

Aaargghhh. I should stop reading books and watching movies or anime. They’re corrupting my already deranged imagination. Deranged from making up what Mr. Soulmate should be like. Plus why do I have to be a writer myself? It’s making me insane! Nuts! Looney! A deranged, looney-balooney, nutcase writer. Aaaaaaggghhhh!

I’ll post my crushes (the celeb and anime ones) pics here. In my whole eighteen years, one hundred three days, fifteen hours and forty minutes of living. (let’s not count the seconds.)

The Crush List

Dennis of Ghost Fighter

He’s my first ever crush. I maybe 6 or 7 that time. And I really like him. His ability and his looks are something. *laughs*

Inuyasha of Inuyasha

He’s a grade 5 crush. It’s the coolest anime that time and I’m so into it. I really love him and Kagome’s love-hate relationship. I’m so addicted to it; I had posters of the anime covering my wall. J

Naruto Uzumaki of Naruto

Everyone loves his personality, his principle, and his cat-like looks (I think, it’s cat-like). He’s cute, man! =)) I’m in highschool then, he’s my first crush in Naruto.

Sasuke Uchiha of Naruto

He’s brooding and dark aura makes me like him. He’s cool. I first hate him though, but, oh well, nothing vould make you really hate Sasuke forever, okay?

Neji Hyuuga of Naruto

He’s also cool. My third crush. I also hated his guts especially since he taunts Naruto’s abilities, but I came to love him after the Sasuke kidnapping incident, where he fought with the Spider guy. I hate that guy for hurting my Neji. (Heh-heh-heh. XP)

Rei Kon of Bey Blade

I like him. He is cute, okay?

Lee Syaoran of Cardcaptor Sakura

His character really is the perfect boy. He’s just every Grade school-ers dream boy. J

Tamaki Ricard de Grandtaine of Ouran High School Host Club

He’s the “mother” of the host club. He’s stupid, funny, and dense but he’s sweet.

Natsume Hyuuga of Gakuen Alice

He is also a brooding type. He is a smug, shown to think highly of himself, but caring deep down type of boy. I also love the way he and Mikan’s love story enfolds.

Jun Matsomoto of Arashi (as Shin Sawada of Gokusen (and anywhere else))

I love the character he played in Gokusen. Then I love him as an Arashi member. In Gokusen he’s cool, distant, the brooding type yet lovable. *sigh*(Waaah! I’m hyperventilating. *grins*) I never missed an episode of Gokusen because of him, well actually I did once and I cried my eyes out until I’ve seen the ep. in Youtube. XD

And darn it. I love his group Arashi as well. :D

Rain as Justin of Full House (and as a hot dancer)

He’s a good actor, a hot, sexy, talented dancer, and everyone loves him. And so do I. J

On Ju Wan as Il Jeong of My Mighty Princess

He looks a lot like Rain. But different personalities (the way I see it). And the way he plays the male protagonist/antagonist, best friend and secretly crushing on the lead character is astounding. The last battle scene puts me to tears for about a month and every time I remember it. J

Lee Seung Hyo as Alcheon of Queen Seon Deok

I’m one of those who love Queen SD. Moreover, not only do I love the story but I love this guy as well. His character doesn’t stand out. He’s a Royal Palace Guard who has his principles intact whatever happens. Plus he’s cute. (=P) Anyhoo, I researched about him after falling for him as Alcheon and though he’s not that famous, I like him still.

Kim Nam Gil as Bidam of Queen Seon Deok

The guy I’m currently drooling over. He’s cute! Also I love his character as Bidam, mysterious and daunting at times. He makes me think that he’s an MPD case (hehe) but I love it all the same. He’s bad, and then he’s good. He smiles when in bad mood and his smile is something I would love to stare at and drool over for the rest of my life. (HAHA!) He really has this scary yet cute grin. I also love his moves in Queen SD.

Youngwoong Jaejoong of DBSK

A singer, dancer and actor, all in one. Plus he’s pretty, I mean, handsome. DBSK is a Korean boy band filled with 5 yummy, sexy, hot, talented boys who's got the whole of Asian girls screaming their heads off (no kidding). And, I think, JJ happens to be the pseudo-leader, the one with the most beautiful singing voice and the pretty boy of the group. Girls might want to throw their undies at him (hehe, I won’t do it don’t worry). That’s how pretty or handsome he is. Another thing, I like boys who don’t cry in public. (‘cause I don’t too.)

THE MOST IMPORTANT OF THEM ALL (though that’s not ALL of them, I’m trying to remember my other crushes, but this guy is the most important, okay?!)

Jackie Chan

He is my most loved, most adored, most admired, most idolized, most crush of them all!

Why? Because of all the movies he’d made (and his characters in them), his “The Moves”, his bubbly personality and his as himself (if you’re a fan, you’ll know what I’m blabbering about).

He’s my all-time idol. And I would love to be his daughter, or if I only happen to be older, his wife. (hehehe) That’s how much I adore him. *puppy eyes*

There goes my list, it’s not yet finished, mind you. I forgot some of my crushes’ name but I’m trying to remember okay?

So what’s the point of this whining? Nada. Zip. None.

Oh well, there is, actually. I just wanna say that why is it that there are so many prospect Mr. Soulmate in this world but all of them happens to be a made up character, an actor from somewhere out there, totally out of my reach, someone way, way, waaaayyyy older than me, and someone I’ll never ever really have?

Why? Why?

And then, I happen to always stumble upon books telling about guys who were soooo good you just wished they were yours. *sigh*

Was I Special?

I had, maybe still have, a major crush on someone during High School.

I first knew I like him after one of our Chemistry class. He was cool in answering our teacher, cute in his uniform, and really charming when he talked to me. So that by the end of the class, I was drooling over him. Well, not literally.

He reminded me of an elementary crush. They also have the same name. Same skin color. Same cool attitude. A number of similarities but a very distinct difference. He makes me feel special, not like the mentioned elementary crush who treats me the way he treats all girls (but I was so stupid to even think I'm special to him, apparently, I wasn't).

During 3rd year, we shared secret smiles. He acknowledges my presence when he's with his friends. He talks to me in our Journ class. Teases me about being such a nerd in our Proofreading lesson. Laughs with me when I took picture of him playing badminton for our Photo Journ lesson. And gave me that sweet, little smile when his team won in a friendly class game of the boys in Basketball. I thought I was the only one who saw him smiled at me. I wasn't, a friend who knew I liked him, noticed and she teased that by 4th year we might be a couple. I hoped.

But 4th year came and I lost him to a classmate. He likes her, everyone in the class said so. He liked her since 3rd year. He liked her for that long and was going to court her. My dreams about us crashed. I was hurt but I never did show anyone except for a few trusted friends who were aware of my feelings. I was hurt but I did not cry. I never did anyway, and definitely not this would have made me.

But I must say that, indeed, it hurts a lot. It hurts like hell. It was like I was splashed with hot water while being in a deep slumber. I wondered if I imagined everything. Maybe I did.

Then he came. A classmate, who I had a small crush on when I was in 1st year, texted me and we became close. He courted me, I answered "yes." It was a big mistake that we both did. We were both hurt by people we like. He was turned down by the girl he likes, and I too was - hurt.

We lasted for more than a month. I knew we would never have lasted longer. I don't want to. Not after one Thursday night my crush (still crush then) texted me.

He told me he wanted someone to talk with. The girl he likes turned him down. I said that I understood. He said that I was lucky to be with the one I love. I laughed. It was a sad one. Thankfully, he couldn't see me. I told him that he shouldn't give up on the girl he likes, that he should fight for her. He said that he would. Good, I replied. Then he said, "Thanks best!"

Best. The boys' short term for "Bestfriend." I may be hurt but I was happy. He considered me a friend. His bestfriend. Maybe I wasn't lucky enough to be his girlfriend. Still, for him, I am good enough to be his bestfriend. I savored the thought. We became close again after that. I must admit it was difficult for me whenever he tells me about the girl he likes.

I hated her. I hated how she was treating him. And I hated myself for neglecting my boyfriend. Maybe, God heard me. Maybe, my boyfriend felt it. Maybe, he still likes the girl he first courted. Or maybe, we weren't just made to last. Because in about two weeks of me being close again to my best, he told me that he's breaking up with me. I agreed. Instantly. I wanted to free us both. It'll be easier. Especially, for me.

The boy who treated me as a bestfriend was concerned when he learned about the break-up. I was nonchalant. I told him it didn't matter. That I was okay. He should have known, I wasn't.

Life became normal after that. He gave up on her. And I was there for him. I know he was feeling down. I am too. Stupid of me to feel down. Stupid of me to stick around. Stupid me.

We were still friends. We were both journ people and see each other a lot.

In our last Christmas party in High School, I was pretty much myself, me and my ex's break-up issue died down. Everything was okay. I was happy.

Then he did something I will never, not even when I'm old, ever forget.

We were about to eat. Buffet style. Serve your own. All of us contributed for the feast. He and some friend of his (I don't really know) contributed the soft drinks.

We stood up, piled our plates with food. We were noisy and unorganized. Everyone was getting this and that. The lazy me got bored waiting to get my drinks so I sat down. And started eating.

He noticed.

He noticed that I haven't had my drinks yet. He delivered it to me. He did. To me. Only me.

One of my friends noticed. Her boyfriend noticed. They stared at me. I stared back, after thanking him as if it was nothing.

But I was shocked. Bigtime. Really.

On Emotions

I found this in my USB and I feel the need to post this. Yes, you heard right. The need to post this.
Maybe, because I put enough effort to finish this despite my laziness. So there. Here goes my Eng10 final paper. Enjoy!

Just Emotions – Taking You Over
Emotions comprise a big part of a human being. A certain feeling could literally force man to do a particular action without further consultation on what the consequences might be.

But before we dwell on examples of what emotions causes, let us first tackle what the word “emotions” mean.

Define “Emotion”

Emotion has various meanings and most of the time it is commonly associated with the word “feeling.” However, since we aim to have a clear understanding of “emotions,” I decided to lay down some definitions of “emotions” and be able to construct a more comprehensive meaning. But before going through this, let us remember that “emotion” is a social phenomenon solely responsible for man being able to relate to one another.

The dictionary meaning of emotion is a mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscious effort and is often accompanied by physiological changes, which implies that emotions are mostly experienced unconsciously by the human brain or the rational mind.
Emotion is considered to be a kind of motion (e-motion), a motion outward. It is said that emotion originally connotes disturbance or turbulence in the weather or atmosphere although; today it now means a turbulent experiences of humans and other animals. Emotions being considered as a disturbance of the mind could also mean paralyzing severely the rationality of the mind.

All in all, we could say that an emotion is nothing more than a feeling or passion that causes a person to act vehemently in an excited state of the mind.

Emotional irrationality

After we lay down and came up to a more comprehensible definition for emotion, we discovered that an emotion is more of an impulsive thing that man experiences. With the lack of the proper function of the mind and only an emotional basis to lead man, man might do something regrettable that could result to a bigger chaos. But are emotions really meant to be irrational?

We might ask as to why in the first place are emotions connected with the idea of irrationality. Answers are simple. First, it is because when an emotion, fear for example, has a complete grasp on your consciousness, you lose the will to face matters bravely rather you try ignoring or hiding from a certain problem. Also, certain emotions could make you do something really impulsive and thinking about it always comes secondhand.

Second, no one with a rational mind would like to succumb to what our feelings tell us, though this would be highly subjective to the person involved and the incident experienced. In simpler words, this phenomenon occurs with the distinction of the “emotional” and the “rational” or what is commonly known to be the battle of the “heart” and the “mind.”

To be emotional is to be irrational, because rationality is based on looking at what our actions could result to and not because of what it could make us feel.

Nevertheless, it might seem confusing to go against what passion tells man since as said above, passion can paralyze consciousness. Hence, emotions, no matter how irrational it might seem to be, once it took over you, the so-called rational you, will be able to make you do what it wills.

An “Emotional” brain

Having two choices in making decisions, you might think of the possibility of the existence of an “emotional” brain. It is a known fact that there is only one existing biological brain in man’s body. Rational thinking is only a function of the brain and so is emotion.

Remember that we discussed about the idea of “emotion” as an irrational feeling, consequently this was the same reason as to why some psychologist conducted the study about human’s having a “Dinosaur Brain.”

The “Dinosaur Brain” came from the idea of the “emotional” brain. The human brain consists of a cortex which is the center of thinking and reasoning. Stacked below it is the dinosaur brain responsible for emotional reactions which is called the amygdala.

The amygdala is in charge of the affection felt between humans and almost all passion is dependable on it. Human actions, that are considered emotional, are all caused by its function.
It seems ironic that the cortex, which is for rational function, be located above the amygdala. Could it be that the brain as an organic part meant to make intelligence more important than feelings?

Emotional Intelligence

Are humans capable of making sound decisions when overwhelmed by emotional reasoning?
The answer would certainly be yes if the question is needed to base on moral values. In making quick moral decisions, emotional reasoning comes in handy. The capacity of the emotions to judge correctly on moral issues is almost always helpful, since morally-concerned issues are socially based ones.

Although, in some instances, when man is prompted to make a decision and he is made to believe that emotions are only disruptive in making sound judgments, he might commit mistakes because of being afraid to be inclined to make emotionally-based decisions. But then, it can also be difficult to say if a certain decision made is based on emotional inclinations since emotions, for one, are hard to measure or balance since they tend to be very unstable.

Society of emotions

There are a lot of thoughts attached to emotions such as irrationality, feelings and, of course, the heart. Moreover, there are also a lot of ideas that can be conjured up by the emotions. Emotion, as mentioned above, is used to be treated as the main business of the social sciences that is focused on the behavior and thought of man. All emotions are fundamentally social, and the existence of emotions in a society is what gives life and excitement to humans.

Emotion gives meaning to man’s existence. Emotion is what makes a living being distinctive from non-living beings. Most especially emotions are what makes human – human. No matter how disruptive emotions seem to be, it all boils down to one thing – that emotions are part of the human life. And it’s all thanks to emotions that we feel certain things towards anyone or anything around us.

Rationality alone is not enough to suffice human life, emotions are important in cultivating humans – and life.

Indeed, it might be just emotions – taking you over, but those emotions are what makes you – you.

Works Cited
Goleman, Daniel. Emotional Intelligence. New York:
Bantam Books, 1995.
Kalat, James, and Shiota, Michelle. Emotion. Belmont, CA:
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P.S. Complete with Works Cited and All :P

LSS with Lady Gaga's Bad Romance

Last three weeks, I've been having a major LSS with Lady Gaga's Bad Romance. Like, as I was walking down AS steps, I'm humming Rah Rah Ah Ah Ah Roma Roma Ma, then after that when I was finally settled in the Main Library and was about to study, I suddenly found myself picking up my pen and writing a poem with a theme almost similar to Lady Gaga's Bad Romance, but, well, not that similar. Really.

In love with Vengeance

You're powerful and you're so hot
You're everything that I am not
Anger and madness vibrates around you
What you're going through,
I have a little clue

Vengeance fills your heart
Love ain't in your book
Cold is what you are
Still,
My heart desires you

Love has forsaken you
It made you stumble and crumble
Love is what I have for you
I'll pick you up from that rubble

You didn't wnat me to do that
You don't need my love
But I promise you and I
Together we'll write true love

Love, you despise the word
Hate is what you have
Still my love, I will give to you
My reasons?
I will tell you

You're everything I am not
You are my perfect match
I love you for who you are
Even inlove with your vengeful heart

Crazy I may be,
But what I feel is true

And I know that you need me,
Though words seems to fail you

Our love, I promise you
Will never lose track

So that someday when we look back

We'll see that love is true
'Cause we wrote it,
Me and you

So there goes my due-to-an-LSS poem. It's not a good one, I know. But I really find the poem funny when I compared it to the real meaning of Bad Romance.

Haha! :P

Tell Me Why?

The whole day yesterday, I was listening to Taylor Swift's song 'Tell Me Why' and somehow it matched my mood after an online conversation with someone that evening.

I probably seem to be in the mood to rant and hell yes, I want to. It's just so unfair of him to treat me that way when he doesn't even know everything about me in the first place. He doesn't even know anything about the real me when we were still together. So how dare he say I've been doing stupid things lately? How dare he?

Oh, maybe he's saying that answering "yes" to him when he courted me is a stupid move. Then, I must agree with him. It is indeed a stupid thing to do especially by someone whose supposed to be mature. Fine, I know I acted immature then. Really immature. But I don't have any regrets. 'Cause I was able to gain knowledge from the experience which for me is my advantage. Moreover, he got nothing from me. Major haha!

But somehow I just can't forget the way he commented that I did something stupid. An "unexpected stupidity" he says so. So what is the "unexpected stupidity" that I did, I asked him but he won't tell. He said that it's nothing. Period.

If you're someone in the right mind, you won't be saying that someone acted stupid without any helluva reason reason, right? You're saying things because there is a reason, no matter how small, why you said them. I guess, he does't know that.

Poor him.

So why am I even bothering to rant? Because I know that he knows he's doing this bugging me for a reason. He knows that. And I want to know why.

Just to clear things up. The song doesn't really apply as a whole to me. Since I'm not anymore "inlove" with him.

This part does:
I'm sick and tired of your reasons
I got no one to believe in
Makes me run for cover when you're around
And here's to you and you're temper
Yes, I remember what you said last night
And, I know that you see what you're doing to me
Tell me why?

Just when I was literally looking for Death

I was feeling really down about a couple of hours ago because of an exam (I think I failed it) which I crammed for. It is my fault, I know it, since I did not prepare (blah, blah, blah). And I can't help banging my head on the girl's CR door, blaming myself bigtime. Plus wishing I'm dead, of course.

Moreover, I really hated the fact that my old competitive self is resurfacing just when I was feeling like the whole world's crushing down on me! I'm better off with my new happy-go-lucky self, mind you.

Back to the story, I got out, skipping 2 more of my classes, then I rode the first jeep I saw and paid for the fare of the first place that comes in my mind - Quiapo. The ride started with my brain whirling with stupid How-I-wish-I'm-dead thoughts. It was a fairly quiet ride which made my brooding sort-of emotional. (It also made me remember the time I cried my eyes out in 2nd year highschool because of my almost failing marks during first grading in Biology, which I absolutely hate then.)Anyway, the ride was kind of bumpy and due to the heat of the sun and the other passengers sitting beside, crushing me with their BIG bodies, I feel like puking.
I arrived safe and sound in Quiapo, and that made me half mad since I was hoping that my bad-girl attitude would be punished through an accident. I walked trying to keep my thoughts, my I-wanna-die-right-here-right-now wishes, as I walk past the Quiapo church. Then crossed the underground pass to the other side to go home.

I rode another jeep and returned to my brooding, after about 20 minutes or so of being stuck in traffic, I heard this song, as we were passing a pet shop: "If your mind keeps thinking you’ve had enough but the heart keeps telling don’t give up."

I suddenly looked up, thinking, 'What a coincidence, just when I was literally looking for Death out on the streets.'