February 2012
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A mix to remember my awful weakness for boys who can play with strings and make beautiful, honest-to-the-bone music.
Play it here.
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27 February 2012
Dear World, I was under the impression that everyone, man or woman, was supposed to have standards, preferences, and you know, never settle for anything less than butterflies, and all that. Aren’t preferences part of what makes finding “the one” so special? Without them, we could make just about anyone “the one.” So please stop judging me and telling me I’m too damn picky!
Dear Patty Grandidge,...
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Upon googling for random photos because I can't...
German medieval Hohenzollern Castle was built about a thousand years ago on top of Mount Hohenzollern, an isolated mountain 855 m (2,805 ft) above sea level about 50 kilometers (31 mi) south of Stuttgart, Germany.
Something right out of a dark, Tim Burton-y fairy tale. I must go here someday. I must.
Haiku Stairs (Stairway to Heaven) is a steel staircase of...
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Oh, just another love story in the works.
Basically an excerpt from what I have so far. It saddens me but I feel that it will not have the predictable Jeahan happy ending I wish it would have.Still, here’s to hoping for happier inspiration in the next few days. Maybe, just maybe, I’d have a change of mind. Or heart. Haha.
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“Now tell me. What are you doing here?” he...
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February with Family
See pictures, visit me! :)
Death is my greatest fear. Not exactly for the reason that I fear experiencing it myself. Pretty morbid but to be honest, I’m not worried about it because I’m sure of my destination after this life. This fear has more to do with a memory from my childhood where I saw my own grandfather, covered in a white cloth, being taken away by men in strange dark blue uniforms. Until then, I thought...
Anonymous asked: Hey queen of the romantics. Hehe Tell us the ways to win your heart, please? Like what do you want a guy to do that is guarantee you would fall for him? Who knows your prince might read this and he'd finally arrive. By the way, I love the answer you had when you were asked what would you tell your soulmate the first time you meet him. you are adorable and I'm sure also lovable!!
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It’s getting late; why mustn’t we talk. We will let the stars be our witness.
Indie Pop, Indie Folk and Acoustic mix. For the sleepless, by The Heroine from the Royal Sidewalk.
Play it here.
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Le new obsession.
Because actually, I appreciate both indie and pop. Now imagine those moments when I stumble upon bands that are cool enough to be indie and lovable enough to be pop. Haaaa. This is one of those moments.
So. Le new obsession, The Minor Leagues.
A seven piece awesome Indiepop band from Cincinattaayyy that has been making pretty music since 2002.
They so are...
January 2012
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Skirts for Juliet. And Romeo.
Hi I am Jeahan and I am in love with being a girl.
But what does “being a girl” mean anyway? The society’s most conventional answer could be: doing household chores, being overly emotional, and wearing skirts. Lots and lots of skirts.
Of course in my circle of friends, I am the one most likely to wear a skirt (or a dress, for that matter) for three months straight.
And when I...
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If you met a wo/man who you instinctively knew...
WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN. WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE FOR MAKING ME WAIT SO LONG. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY BOYBAND AND TAYLOR SWIFT SONGS I’VE MEMORIZED BECAUSE OF YOU. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY JOURNAL PAGES I’VE RIPPED AND BURNED (LITERALLY) AND WASTED BECAUSE OF YOU. DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY MOMENTS I FELT SO MEAN FOR CRITICIZING THE GIRL WITH THE HUGE PIMPLE ON HER RIGHT CHEEK OR THE GIRL WITH THE SO...
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24 January 2012
Dear self, please stop stalking people who clearly don’t deserve you. Instead, why not begin stalking your dreams? Seriously, get up on your feet, you procrastinating bum!
Dear nail polish on my toes, I’m sorry that as my right hand is typing my left hand is getting rid of what’s left of your four-weeks-ago lovely 200-peso self. And I’m sorry I keep wearing ridiculous closed shoes for the past...
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You are amazing and you don't even have to try.
The clock says 03:09AM. And I just got off the phone talking to someone quite unexpected (Yes, I think my phone has officially been reawakened after months of slumber. I think.). It feels comforting to know that contrary to what we always assume, some people really do still remain friends despite the distance and the years apart and the contrasting interests in life. It feels nice to know that...
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Pendant que j’attends
As I wait.
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Thanks http://the-right-way-to-get-lost.tumblr.com for correcting my French! Haha.
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I woke up last night to the quiet sound of my mom beside me, crying. I asked her groggily what was wrong and she said “I’m just kind of sad. Miss ko na ang daddy mo.”
And I remembered that, oh yeah, tomorrow was January 13th. My parents’ wedding anniversary.
“Second time na naming di magkasama sa anniversary namin.”
Trying to make her feel better, I joked around and suggested what the two of us...
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I'm loving the new DOT slogan.
Sure, to say “it’s more fun” is pretty subjective. But I tell you. Before you judge, why don’t you visit my country? And hey, maybe you’ll realize that we aren’t a bunch of bragging people after all. We really are just telling the truth. :)
He said it...
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Because it’s a new year I pledge to have a new,...
HAHA as if that pledge hadn’t already been quite overused in my lifetime. Oh, especially in my college days. Which, of course, reminded me of my inspiration behind this article I wrote some months back:
No Food Like Fast Food?
by Jeahan Virda B. De Barras
It’s 11 pm and you still haven’t made any progress studying for that super long exam you have the following day. You look at...
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The Chosen One
Forgive the cheesy title.
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I sometimes feel like I am enclosed on a force field that is why they (read: THOSECLUELESSCREATURES) cannot ever go near me. I feel that to them, I am, well, not invisible but invincible. I feel like just when they’re about to go an inch closer to me, they would hear a deep, protective voice saying, “Oops not that...
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And the most expensive house in the world...
The Fleur de Lys.
Located in—well, we didn’t see that coming—lavish Beverly Hills, it is still on the market with its $125 million pricetag. Its owner Suzanne Saperstein, an ex of a Texan billionaire (and in my daydreams happens to be my loving aunt, whoever and whatever she really is) has yet to slash the price.
The estate has 12 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms,...
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You know what I also really, really love?
I loooove trivia!
When I’m in the mall waiting for my companions (usually my titas, especially these past few months) and I have already given up all ways of using magic and other witchcraft to fill up my empty wallet (so that I can actually purchase something and make the energy I use for window shopping worthwhile), I resort to staying at the bookstore.
National Bookstore, Fully Booked,...
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Because today is January First.
What was your last text about? I was saying bye-bye to my dad, sister and brother who are all going back to their lives from a two-week vacation.
The person you last kissed finds someone new, what is your reaction? Never kissed anyone yet. I’ll get back to you on that. Haha.
Have you held hands with somebody in the past three days? I’ve held hands with the painfully cute nurse...
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December 2011
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The greatest specimen of the 80's and early 90's
I have a thing for 80’s and early 90’s flicks, actually. Forget the distracting big hair and the insane clashing of prints—not to mention the horrible shoulder pads and jeans that hugged all the wrong places—worn by actors during that time. I think this fondness may have started when I first watched The Breakfast Club when I was ten. And ten years later, it’s safe to...
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Walk Slowly
If you should go before me, dear, walk slowly Down the ways of death, well-worn and wide, For I would want to overtake you quickly And seek the journey’s ending by your side.
I would be so forlorn not to descry you Down some shining highroad when I came; Walk slowly, dear, and often look behind you And pause to hear if someone calls your name.
- Adelaide Love, 1953
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On Marriage
I was reading Happiness Sold Separately by Lolly Winston, a book about a perfect marriage that had gone wrong after having already exhausted all ways of trying to conceive a child. It got me thinking. Do children really hold a family together?
But I remember our Pastor telling us that Children are like add-ons in a marriage. Because when you’re married your first priority should be your partner....
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One of my aunts convinced me to watch Breaking Dawn with her.
She had very strong convincing powers that I finally gave in.
So inside the movie house, I felt like one of those people who, while watching a Harry Potter movie, kept calling Hermione Hermiley and Dumbledore Dumbeldoor (out loud, mind you). I was so ignorant about the whole story of this Twilight saga, it was pretty painful to watch....
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Fourteen years ago in the year 1997.
Yes, this was a letter to Vogue from a 17 year old Zooey Deschanel.
It’s funny, though, because she herself has become an “ideal” without even realizing it. I mean, seriously. I want want want to be like her.
I tell you now...
November 2011
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“I love love. I love how despite all the songs, books, movies, poems and theories...”
– Anna Oposa, 2004
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How to make a 'Jeahan' cocktail
Yep. This is officially like the emo drink.
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After months, so much has already happened. The not-so-imaginary talks about senseless and (sort of) sensible things, the sudden burst of laughs while everyone else is sleeping, the stubborn tears, the hypothetical inside jokes, the irreplaceable feelings. Such a short time ago but I feel that as I look back, I can’t ever believe that that person who experienced those things was really me. I...