"May you never steal, lie or cheat. But if you must steal, then steal away my sorrows. And if you must lie, lie with me all the nights of my life. And if you must cheat, then please cheat death, because I couldn't live a day without you."
Monday, March 7, 2011
A quote from the movir Leap Year :)
"May you never steal, lie or cheat. But if you must steal, then steal away my sorrows. And if you must lie, lie with me all the nights of my life. And if you must cheat, then please cheat death, because I couldn't live a day without you."
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Dreams are something else… You could do whatever you would want to and not be scared of what will happen because well, it’s just a dream. I can fly and be a superhero if I would want to. I could do the things that I couldn’t do here in real life. Sometimes, were scared to do certain things, like bungee jumping, riding a roller coaster 50 ft. above the floor, or even, for us guys, to court a girl. We could enjoy our lives in our dreams without any rumors, not thinking about anything other than just to be free.
I would like to share to you guys one short story that I’ve been dreaming about these past few days… I’ve been dreaming of a very cute story about me having to fall for someone all over again. For roughly about 1 week, I’ve been dreaming of this person, but also 1 week of different stories. There was a dream that I was a superhuman and that I was able to fly! I took that person up to the skies and we were just up there looking at thousands of stars twinkling above our eyes and the moon trying to light up the world… There was another story that we were just sitting at the porch and we were just talking about our lives and just enjoying every single second that we had with each other. Well, it’s just a dream right? Still, they were very nice dreams…
Well, that’s all for now and I hope that you guys are able to dream about the dreams that you would like to dream about ‘cuz I did, and I wake up every morning with a smile on my face and a slight hope that, these dreams would be someday become a reality… Dreams are really something else…
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Regrets of my LIFE
There are some things you just cannot change… Did you ever want to go back in time and redo something? Well I did. I wanted to change this event so badly and wished it never happened; but I can’t. It’s been quite some time since it happened and still, I am wishing that I can redo that part of my life.
“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.” I have never forgotten it and still, I remember it every once in a while. What saddens me most is that I could have stopped it but I didn’t. The only thing that still keeps me going are the hopes that the future could still be brighter than that of what was before. I never shared this to anyone, even with my best friend. I thought of this part of my life to just be kept to me and only me. It’s really hard not to see the effects of what I did because every day I see and feel it… There’s so many things that I want to say but I just can’t. To be honest, I don’t even know how to start. I can still feel some of my tears trickling down my eyes when I remember it… It’s really hard, this is the thing I regret the most.
Still, there’s one good thing that came out of this and it is the process of learning from my mistakes. I learned from it the hard way and I now know what to do; but that thing I regret the most would always stay in my heart, haunting me. I can only forget about it with the help of my family and friends, when they make me feel happy. There are also times that they make me forget about all the problems in my life, that’s why I love them so much, because they make me feel, well, I couldn’t explain it but they make me feel something that I don’t usually feel.
Lesson here is that you guys, reading this section of my blog, should think of the consequences that may rise up when you do something, may it be a good thing or a bad thing. And when you’re faced with problems, don’t be scared to face it, you don’t even need to face it only by yourself, take the hands of the people you love and trust the most and I promise you, you’ll be able to conquer that problem. Take the advice; regrets only come when it’s already done.
“We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.” I have never forgotten it and still, I remember it every once in a while. What saddens me most is that I could have stopped it but I didn’t. The only thing that still keeps me going are the hopes that the future could still be brighter than that of what was before. I never shared this to anyone, even with my best friend. I thought of this part of my life to just be kept to me and only me. It’s really hard not to see the effects of what I did because every day I see and feel it… There’s so many things that I want to say but I just can’t. To be honest, I don’t even know how to start. I can still feel some of my tears trickling down my eyes when I remember it… It’s really hard, this is the thing I regret the most.
Still, there’s one good thing that came out of this and it is the process of learning from my mistakes. I learned from it the hard way and I now know what to do; but that thing I regret the most would always stay in my heart, haunting me. I can only forget about it with the help of my family and friends, when they make me feel happy. There are also times that they make me forget about all the problems in my life, that’s why I love them so much, because they make me feel, well, I couldn’t explain it but they make me feel something that I don’t usually feel.
Lesson here is that you guys, reading this section of my blog, should think of the consequences that may rise up when you do something, may it be a good thing or a bad thing. And when you’re faced with problems, don’t be scared to face it, you don’t even need to face it only by yourself, take the hands of the people you love and trust the most and I promise you, you’ll be able to conquer that problem. Take the advice; regrets only come when it’s already done.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Ideologies
“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to continually be afraid you will make one.” This was quoted by Elbert Hubbard which I find much fitted to John Maxwell’s Blog about Fear. Fear cannot really be eliminated. It can be covered up but what’s the point? It’s still there. It’s like trying to hide the sky by closing your eyes, it will never be gone.
All of us encounter fear; the only difference here is the manner in which we face it. Fear can both become an asset or a liability for a person. Fear’s an asset; I remember a line stated by Joker to Batman in the movie Dark Knight, “What does not kill you will only make you stronger.” Fear should be a source of encouragement to do things towards greater heights. Fear is already there, it’s a fact, cannot we just intercept our attention and make our fears the reason for our success? After overcoming our fears, we can be who we really want to be, we can achieve anything by taking fear out of the picture or better, making fear our strength and source of inspiration.
It’s a liability when we let fear get the best of us. Some people, well actually most people, perceive fear as a reason to stop. It’s exactly the opposite. Because fear is there, we should just keep moving forward because fear will never be gone, will we just stop everything we do just because we fear that we’ll make a mistake? Humans were created fallible, that’s what makes our kind so beautiful, we make mistakes so that we learn from it. So don’t be afraid, don’t fear. By forgetting fear, we can now focus on things that really matter, our success and for our own future.
Let me give you guys an example, Let’s say I’m afraid of expanding my company because of the fear that I’ll just pull my company down. “Pano kung mahulog ang kompanyang ito kung gagawin ko ‘to…” It is the failure of success that I fear. Because of this, it’ll hinder me from creating a good company that could probably help a lot of people but I wouldn’t know that because I’m afraid right? This is the concept in which people don’t become their fullest selves and the reason behind people becoming unsuccessful, Fear of the probable outcomes in the future.
Do you think that Bill Gates, Steve Jobs or Henry Sy were not afraid? Actually they were. The difference between them and us is that they took the chance. They weren’t afraid to jump. They were able to overcome fear itself. Look at them now; they are now successful in their lives. They knew what the consequences were but they weren’t afraid, they believed in their selves that no matter the outcome will be, those were their decisions, “This is me, overcoming fear.” “What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” This was quoted by Vincent van Gogh. Take a leap forward and be courageous…
There are multiple ways on how to overcome fear, stated by John Maxwell, here are some of my reactions and additional ideas on his concepts…
All of the products of continuous efforts to really understand Fear and most importantly how to overcome them are already shown to us by John Maxwell. To really overcome fear, we have to dissect fear and examine its core. Fear is there, it cannot be gone, and we can only overcome it and believe that all is going to be well. Admit that you are afraid, enclose all your fears in a box and all at once, leave them.
Accept fear as the price of progress, with every step that we take towards our dreams, fear will always be there to stop us from continuing, we have to continue and take risks and with that, we can now know if it was all worth the risks and sacrifices.
Develop a burning desire that overcomes fear. Create a very inspiring concept on your mind that would be able to overcome fear, for me, it would be the idea of me being able to reach my full potential as a student and a person. By being courageous enough to risk, I would have no regrets and no rumors in the future, “Paano kaya kung ginawa ko ito…”
Focus on what you can control. Nobody can control fear, it’s self-sustaining. It cannot be destroyed. Control what you can, your attitude, the way you perceive things or the way you think. In this way, you can now say to yourself, I did what I can and what happened to me were just inevitable events.
Lastly, we have to do it now. We have to believe that fear cannot really be destroyed and it’s a part of life. With this, we can now move on with our daily lives, taking chances and risks that would change our well being. “One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again.” Henry Ford.
All of us encounter fear; the only difference here is the manner in which we face it. Fear can both become an asset or a liability for a person. Fear’s an asset; I remember a line stated by Joker to Batman in the movie Dark Knight, “What does not kill you will only make you stronger.” Fear should be a source of encouragement to do things towards greater heights. Fear is already there, it’s a fact, cannot we just intercept our attention and make our fears the reason for our success? After overcoming our fears, we can be who we really want to be, we can achieve anything by taking fear out of the picture or better, making fear our strength and source of inspiration.
It’s a liability when we let fear get the best of us. Some people, well actually most people, perceive fear as a reason to stop. It’s exactly the opposite. Because fear is there, we should just keep moving forward because fear will never be gone, will we just stop everything we do just because we fear that we’ll make a mistake? Humans were created fallible, that’s what makes our kind so beautiful, we make mistakes so that we learn from it. So don’t be afraid, don’t fear. By forgetting fear, we can now focus on things that really matter, our success and for our own future.
Let me give you guys an example, Let’s say I’m afraid of expanding my company because of the fear that I’ll just pull my company down. “Pano kung mahulog ang kompanyang ito kung gagawin ko ‘to…” It is the failure of success that I fear. Because of this, it’ll hinder me from creating a good company that could probably help a lot of people but I wouldn’t know that because I’m afraid right? This is the concept in which people don’t become their fullest selves and the reason behind people becoming unsuccessful, Fear of the probable outcomes in the future.
Do you think that Bill Gates, Steve Jobs or Henry Sy were not afraid? Actually they were. The difference between them and us is that they took the chance. They weren’t afraid to jump. They were able to overcome fear itself. Look at them now; they are now successful in their lives. They knew what the consequences were but they weren’t afraid, they believed in their selves that no matter the outcome will be, those were their decisions, “This is me, overcoming fear.” “What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” This was quoted by Vincent van Gogh. Take a leap forward and be courageous…
There are multiple ways on how to overcome fear, stated by John Maxwell, here are some of my reactions and additional ideas on his concepts…
All of the products of continuous efforts to really understand Fear and most importantly how to overcome them are already shown to us by John Maxwell. To really overcome fear, we have to dissect fear and examine its core. Fear is there, it cannot be gone, and we can only overcome it and believe that all is going to be well. Admit that you are afraid, enclose all your fears in a box and all at once, leave them.
Accept fear as the price of progress, with every step that we take towards our dreams, fear will always be there to stop us from continuing, we have to continue and take risks and with that, we can now know if it was all worth the risks and sacrifices.
Develop a burning desire that overcomes fear. Create a very inspiring concept on your mind that would be able to overcome fear, for me, it would be the idea of me being able to reach my full potential as a student and a person. By being courageous enough to risk, I would have no regrets and no rumors in the future, “Paano kaya kung ginawa ko ito…”
Focus on what you can control. Nobody can control fear, it’s self-sustaining. It cannot be destroyed. Control what you can, your attitude, the way you perceive things or the way you think. In this way, you can now say to yourself, I did what I can and what happened to me were just inevitable events.
Lastly, we have to do it now. We have to believe that fear cannot really be destroyed and it’s a part of life. With this, we can now move on with our daily lives, taking chances and risks that would change our well being. “One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again.” Henry Ford.
Friday, January 7, 2011
1st time
Last Tuesday, I wrote a letter for our Principal regarding the Proposal for a Biking Club for SLU-LHS. I don't know but it was easy for me to create a letter because, maybe, I was driven. Until now, biking is my favorite sport, it's so perfect for me because I'm here in Baguio. I'll let you guys see how I wrote the letter. Oh yeah, and before I printed the letter, my brother helped me make it look like a real formal letter. Haha, thanks bro!
January 6, 2011
Mr. Joel Cabanilla
Principal
St. Louis University Laboratory High School
Dear Mr. Cabanilla:
Greetings of Peace and Goodwill!
I am John Aaron Go of 3-Mapagpakumbaba and I am speaking in behalf of other biking enthusiasts here in our school. We would like to create a Bike club for our school to show to the Louisians that there’s more to biking than they ever knew.
Being a biker has given me the perspective of how beautiful biking really is - and what makes it extra special are the amazing sceneries here in Baguio City that no car or any other machine, other than bikes, can go to. We would like to share these majestic experiences with our fellow Louisians. Another asset for us here in the mountainous regions is that we have a cool climate which bikers look for. That’s what we want to show to our fellow Louisians, that this sport is so compatible with our city and it couldn’t do any harm if done properly.
Another objective that we want to show here is that the SLU community wants a cleaner and greener City. By using bikes, we are showing to the public that it’s a better alternative of transportation rather than transportations that give off harmful gasses that destroy our environment. Another plan that we have in mind is joining our group to the “Green Ride.” It is created by a group of Biking enthusiasts headed by Jim Ward who has the same cause, Baguio city becoming a cleaner and greener city. It is a fun ride around Baguio City which is about 15-20 km. ride which is done every 1st Sunday of the month.
Furthermore, we would also like to take full responsibility of our private belongings and will not blame the school for any injuries that may occur. If this will push through, we would arguably be the 1st School in the region that promotes Baguio to be a better tourist destination through sports. We hope that you were able to understand our cause and we hope that this proposal would be implemented.
Thank you very much for your kind consideration sir. May God bless you and the entire Louisian community always.
Very Respectfully Yours,
John Aaron O. Go
Student
III-Mapagpakumbaba
I really hope that this letter would change everything. I would like the Louisian community to see that Biking's not just healthy but it's also really fun. Hope you guys would strengthen the movement!
Saturday, December 11, 2010
What drives you?
Have you ever wanted to just let yourself free from all the problems in life? If you are to look at my last post, it's about a game called flower. Sometimes, I don't want to be in touch of technology when I relax and feel at peace so I go out. With what? My bike. I go biking around Baguio, I know not everyone can see the fun and excitement of biking but it really makes me feel happy and I could just forget everything that makes me sad when I'm riding. The beauty of the City cannot also be seen by all the locals but It really is a scene that would take your breath away...
This is my Cannondale F4.
I know that people usually perceive biking as a very tiring sport but it's not actually the point. The point here is that the bikers who ride enjoys what they're doing. As a biker, I could not explain the feeling of biking to you but if you were to ride, I know all will be clear to you. The adrenaline rush that we bikers feel when were biking is a whole lot different than any other sport. Yes it's tiring to bike, uphill that is; but after you're on the top, and you'll bike down the slope, there's the excitement that nothing else could explain.
Biking not only is exciting but it is beautiful. There are routes that no car, motorcycle or any contraption could go that a bike could. Those are the undisturbed routes of the mountains, fields, hills and so much more... The view of these kinds of environments are just beautiful. The sun's rays trying to pass through the trees as we bike through the path carved only by the rubber tires of the bikes... The beautiful horizon that we see... The flowery fields with the winds trying to keep us cool... The birds chirping... Oh men, that is just beautiful in every way!
I hope that everyone would be able to know the feeling of these kinds of stuff. I hope that everyone would be able to try biking. Biking is my sport. My leisure time. My peace. My piece of life. Biking drives me.
- Frame CO2 SL Alloy HeadShok
- Fork HeadShok Super Fatty Ultra DL, 80 mm
- Rear Shock N/A
- Rims WTB Speed Disc All Mountain, 32 hole
- Hubs Formula DC 20, DC 22
- Spokes Stainless Steel
- Tires CST Caballero, 26 x 2.1"
- Pedals Wellgo alloy platform
- Crank Shimano FC-M4428, 22/32/44
- Chain KMC 9-speed
- Rear Cogs SRAM PG-950, 11-34
- Bottom Bracket Shimano Octalink
- Front Derailleur SRAM X-7
- Rear Derailleur SRAM X-7
- Shifters SRAM X-5 Trigger 9-speed
- Stem Cannondale XC3 HeadShok, 31.8 mm
- Headset Cannondale HeadShok Si
- Brakeset Avid Juicy 3 160/160mm
- Brakelevers Avid Juicy 3
- Saddle Cannondale XC
- Seat Post Kalloy SP-359
- Sizes S, M, L, X
- Extras Cannondale V-Tech Grip
I know that people usually perceive biking as a very tiring sport but it's not actually the point. The point here is that the bikers who ride enjoys what they're doing. As a biker, I could not explain the feeling of biking to you but if you were to ride, I know all will be clear to you. The adrenaline rush that we bikers feel when were biking is a whole lot different than any other sport. Yes it's tiring to bike, uphill that is; but after you're on the top, and you'll bike down the slope, there's the excitement that nothing else could explain.
Biking not only is exciting but it is beautiful. There are routes that no car, motorcycle or any contraption could go that a bike could. Those are the undisturbed routes of the mountains, fields, hills and so much more... The view of these kinds of environments are just beautiful. The sun's rays trying to pass through the trees as we bike through the path carved only by the rubber tires of the bikes... The beautiful horizon that we see... The flowery fields with the winds trying to keep us cool... The birds chirping... Oh men, that is just beautiful in every way!
I hope that everyone would be able to know the feeling of these kinds of stuff. I hope that everyone would be able to try biking. Biking is my sport. My leisure time. My peace. My piece of life. Biking drives me.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Have you fogotten?
Another game from the Play Station Network Store. This game is a whole lot different than any other game that you've played before. Flower is an interactive game wherein you use the six-axis remote control to be the wind; tilt the remote however you want and the wind will do what you do. The objective of the game is to beautify your surroundings by collecting all the petals of the flowers that have not bloomed yet. Sounds boring? It's not actually a competitive game, the sole reason of the game is to let us players be reminded of what we have forgotten, the beauty of this world.
Every flower has it's own story. There are 6 flowers; some flowers just want to beautify the landscape; some flowers just want to soar up in the winds; some are lonely in an environment destroyed by humans and still tries to make the flowers live; some are in total darkness and are the "light" petals; and some are in the cities trying to make it vibrant.
This is a very special game for me because whenever I feel that I am lonely, saddened or problematic, I just turn to this game; I can't actually explain my feelings but in a term that I can say, all my negative feelings will be gone and I'll just have a smile on my face that I can't really remove. There was one time that I really had a serious problem about school and I tried to forget about it and believe that I can really do it but I wasn't able to forget about it, after that I remembered that I had a game that could probably help me forget so I turned the game on and in a couple of minutes, I really forgot about that problem.
Some of my friends don't actually see the good in this game, they'd just play around and make it look as if it was a racing game. That sucks for me because I wanted to really show that this game could really make you feel at ease and relaxed. No matter, at least I can see that this game could really do some good to me. Every second that I played this game all I remembered were the smiles that I had and the way I felt, relaxed.
I hope that there would be more games like this. Games that would help people remember the things that we should have not forgotten. Flower, thanks for the experience that I would not forget. May it bring the joy to everyone the way it has brought joy to me. Thank you for the experience!
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