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If you love school, don't read this. People who are with me, unite!

I don't hate school. I just dislike it sometimes.

14 Good Reasons why School Sucks & Things I Hate About School:

1. School sucks because if you don't like it, most people automatically think there's something serious wrong with you.
2. School ruins learning. In school, learning is all about memorizing things, answering questions, and writing loads of crap on topics you don't care about.
3. Because you're forced to go there, and if you want to try some other alternative, you need to get parental permission first. School is essentially pointless forced labour without pay.
4. It sucks because people expect you to treat school as the most important thing in your life. Nevermind what you'd rather be doing.
5. School sucks because once you're done, you'll probably forget 90% of what you "learned" there and burn all your books anyway. All you'll be left with is a diploma stating that you survived 12 years of hell. And very few people (besides your parents) will even want to look at it.
6. Because talking to your friends is a crime at school.
7. It sucks because even if you're bored out of your mind, you'll still get all the blame for not participating in class.
8. School suppresses independent thought - if you disagree with the teacher, you're in trouble. If you dare to think of a new way to do something, it's automatically wrong.
9. School sucks because if you do what they say and do all your work, you don't get time off - they'll just expect even more from you in future. And someone who cheats on their work and tests can just as easily do better than you.
10. School sucks because life is short, and you'll never get that time back.
11. School makes everyone around you panic over the smallest little things that none of them (or anyone else) will care about a few years down the line.
12. Even when you go home, school invades your life by giving you homework as well.
13. It sucks because even though school has all these problems, if you mention any of them, you'll be the one they blame, no matter how right you may actually be.
14. School sucks because every now and then it does something useful for someone, and then everyone goes all "Look! That's proof that school is good for you!"... It's like getting free ice cream in hell - it just doesn't quite make up for all the other stuff.

Lyrics

Lonely Lullaby

Owl City (Adam Young)
Symphony, of silver tears.
Sing to me and sooth the ring in my ears.
Overcast, these gloomy nights wear on.
But I’m holding fast, ‘cuz it’s darkest just before the dawn…

I sang my princess fast asleep, cause she was my dream come true.
Oh Annmarie believe me, I loved you.
But now those lonely lullabies just dampen my tired eyes
Because I can’t forget you.. Because I can’t forget you.

I’ll dissolve when the rain pours in,
When the nightmares take me…
I will scream with the howling wind,
‘Cuz it’s a bitter world and I’d rather dream…

Dizzy love turned a star lily pink
And hung above our lids, too flushed to blink.
But icy blue froze the fairy tale cold,
Though I treasured you, and you sparkled with someone to hold…

I sang my princess fast asleep, cause she was my dream come true.
Oh Annmarie believe me, I loved you.
But now those lonely lullabies just dampen my tired eyes
Because I can’t forget you.. Because I can’t forget you.

I’ll dissolve when the rain pours in,
When the nightmares take me…
I will scream with the howling wind,
‘Cuz it’s a bitter world and I’d rather dream…

I’ll dissolve when the rain pours in,
When the nightmares take me…
I will scream with the howling wind,
‘Cuz it’s a bitter world and I’d rather dream… And I’d rather dream…

(Annmarie)
I’ll never forget you…
(Annmarie)
I’ll never forget you…
(Annmarie, remember me)
I’ll never forget you…
(Annmarie, remember me)
I’ll never forget you…
(Annmarie, remember me)
I’ll never forget you……


I haven't listened to this song yet but the lyrics just touched me. I don't know if the lyrics are right or wrong because I just got this from another fan...

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Oh hi Summer

Can't you believe it?!


The exams are finally over!!!!!!! Please wait for a second as I scream with joy and freedom. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAOOOOOAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!"
Thank you. As I was doing that, countless of thoughts ran through my mind. Some were excited. Joyful. Greatful. Tired. And even worrisome. I guess I worry too much about the future. About my next school year at a different school with different faces and voices. Hah. But what the heck? The exams are OOOVERRRR!!!!!

This school year has been exciting. Fun-filled and so beautiful. But, of course, there are also bad parts. But I skip all those. Right now, I'm thinking of summer.
Summer. I like the ring of that word. SUMMER. SUMMER. Kind of like High School Musical 3 but I'm not blogging about that. I'm blogging about SUUMMERR. Summer is beautiful and it's hot. I can't wait to enjoy it. No classes which means no schoolwork. Yesssssss, I mentally hiss.

What's so beautiful about summer? Well, there are plenty of great things about summer. It's vacation time. I can already smell and breathe in the freedom summer vacation brings. Summer is when you can do anything you want without any schoolwork butting in to destruct all the fun. Summer is when you get sunburned and that's your choice. Summer is when you can either tweet all day or spend your days outdoors. Summer is awesome.

I'm not so emotional when it comes to saying goodbye to someone you have known for the whole school year but sometimes it's just sad. I love my friends. They're just so funny and different and I love them. You know they're your friends when they do the stupidest things with you. You know they're your friends when you frantically hiss "O CRAP, GRACE, LOOK." and they help you with all the girl stuff. You know they're your friends when you guys laugh at the same things that shouldn't be laughed at but you just can't help laughing your butt off. You know they're your friends when you tease them but they still love you as who you are. So, this is my point: I love my friends.

I don't know if I'm gonna see them again someday. I don't know if this is actually "Goodbye forever". I don't know if they'll still remember me after 4 years. But, hey, I'm just so greatful I have made great friends throughout my elementary life. I have 3 best friends. Jesceline, who is just super sweet and graceful. Nathalie, who kicks butt harder than Chuck Norris. And Grace, who just makes us crack up violently. Sigh. I have to admit, even though they're freakingly different, I love them so much.

My Thank You's

The following Thank You's cannot be expressed through words said by the average, slimy tongue. So these are the words that have arrived here from my mind, heart and my creepy inner soul:


Ma, thank you for giving birth to me. I know that sounds weird but I do want to thank you for that. And thank you for giving birth to Adam also. I would be lonely if Adam wasn't born. Adam gives me company and something to talk about and you know that even though he bothers me a lot. Thank you for the never-ending supply of love and care you have given me. I will always carry it around. I love you.


Pa, thank you for teaching me how to bike. I haven't realized I haven't biked in years and now it feels so good to bike. Thank you for caring and for being so loving. I'm very glad to have a father like you because I know other kids in different parts of the world are being abused or whatever by their own fathers. Even though I call you names sometimes (well, maybe most of the time), always know that I love you.


My little brother, Adam, even though you'll NEVER know about this unless mommy shows you this, I want to thank you for being so funny and helpful and funny and helpful. You do me favors most of the time and I really appreciate you for that. You're the bestest little and annoying brother I could EVER have. I wouldn't want to replace you even though you annoy me to near death sometimes.


Nathalie, thank you for knowing and understanding who I am. You're a very supportive and understanding friend. Well, you're my best friend. You're awesome and you rule. I'd love to hear more about that Nintendo DS game you play and also about what you discover and learn from watching Glee. Hehehe. I also find you funny and you should know that you kick ass. Hard. And I want to thank you for not kicking MY butt.


Grace, thank you for being the bestest school service mate in the history of best school service mates. You're beyond funny and I adore you for that. Thank you for being funny and for rocking my school year back and forth. You're awkward and I like love that about you. You're so average and typical but somehow different... Weird, huh? And you're weird, too. And I love that about you. Thank you for accepting me. Go Ace.


Jesceline a.k.a. JIGay, thank you for being so sweet and faithful. You're one of the most helpful people I know out there and you absolutely rule, too. I love reading your journal. Different people's point of views amaze me and bring me to another world. Thank you for bringing me to your world and for being there. You're a great dancer and you should know that. Your grace and elegance is amazing and I love watching you dance. You're also a great singer. Remember that for me, OK?


Teacher Carol, thank you for all the lessons you have taught me. Thank you for being nice to me. Thank you for teaching me how to dance. Hehe. I wasn't much of a dancer before, you see. I have known you since first grade and you have taught me very well. Thank you for being a great class adviser. I also really want to give you a bucket of thanks for being the bestest teacher in the world.


Kuya Bong, thank you for being my school service driver. Thank you for bringing me to school early and for your jokes and comments. You're funny. I hope you see this because I appreciate your hardwork everyday. You're the best driver I know. Hehehe. It's kind of true...


And for the other, different people I didn't mention, don't get gloomy or jealous because if you know that I'm friends with you or if I smile at you, then I want to thank you for a million things that would probably exhaust my fingers. My poor hands. I love you guys.


Love,
Amber

Competition

I am writing this while relaxing until I study for the exams. And I am gargling because one of my teeth fell. This is going to take forever.

So, I was thinking, what's up with competition?

In this world, you get to have friends. But there are also people who want to bring you down, too. Like, really down.
And I'm like, "What's up with them?". Why do they have to bring me down and laugh at me when I fall? I haven't done anything to deserve this. Well, it's true. But, I guess you can't make them disappear like "Poof!". I do not want any opponents. I do not want any competition. I just want friends.

But, they actually symbolize something. It means that you're better than they are. Why would they want to bring you down? Because you're on top of them. It just makes a whole lot of sense.

So that's why I smile at my enemies when they look at me.

Oh and for the first time ever, Justin Bieber inspired this.

Love,
Amber

P.S.
If you haven't checked this out yet, then check this out now. I. Love. This.

The Way Things Make Me Feel

I just came to realize that many, different things affect me. They mess with my emotions. Some things make me feel grossed out. Some make me LOL like a fool. So these are some things and how they make me feel:

1. Ninjas    
    These invisible and swift creatures make me feel irritated. One time, I looked to the left and saw a figure (of a person or something) and then when I looked again after two seconds, the figure was gone. Kind of makes me feel a bit paranoid, too.

2. Disgusting School Toilets
    One word: Disgusting. My school's toilets don't flush so if somebody excretes feces in one, it would be epicly yucky. Grossed. Out.

3. Boogers
    I'm not just talking about "boogers" boogers. I'm talking about "boogers-found-on-different-things" boogers. It's like they magically appear on random stuff and you get so disgusted and creeped out. My feelings are scarred.

4. Taylor Swift
    Her music makes me feel like I already have my own love story. Her songs are mostly about love and heartbreak. She just amazes and inspires me. Don't you know I'm a HUGE fan of Taylor? "Huge" can't even cover it. Even though she has, like, dated EVERYONE, I will always support her. I kind of stalk her on twitter. But she doesn't tweet everyday... Anyways, isn't she beautiful?!

5. Adam Young (Owl City)
    His music makes me feel like I'm either sliding down a rainbow or floating in outer space. I am also a HUGE Adam Young/Owl City fan. My randomness and absurd optimism or happiness comes from him. I love his blog! Can an insomniac make people fall asleep? I love his voice! Dreeaammyyy. ZzzzZZZzzzZZzz.... Check this image of him singing while holding a banana:

6. Spongebob Squarepants
    WHO LIVES IN A PINEAPPLE UNDER THE SEA? This sponge has made sponges popular. OK, maybe he is only the sponge popular but you get my point. Spongebob makes me feel stupid along with his best buddy, Patrick Star. Sometimes, it's funny to be stupid. And now that sounds funny and stupid.

7. Stars
    I love stargazing. Stars make me feel like I'm in outer space... besides Owl City. Stars look like these diamonds in the sky at night. I just wish I could grab them. I wish I could shine as bright as they do.

8. Taylor Swift's Ex-Boyfriends
    I know this is none of my business but why do they have to break Taylor's heart? She's been scarred a lot. I know some reasons why but Joe's reason is just plain cruel. Sigh.


I guess that's it for now. Those are only some of them which means I have lots more. :)

Behold the Awkwardness

This morning, it was just the same routine. I got ready for classes. School service. And then I arrived at school. I was going up the stairs and saw a classmate. So I greeted her "Good morning." but when she turned around..... IT WAS SOMEBODY ELSE.

I kept my expression the way it was and just kept going up the stairs using the same speed. My inner self was screaming and shouting like "AAAAAAAAAOOOOAAAOOOAAHH!!!!!". That. Was. Awkward. She was a fifth grader. I do not know what her name is. Her expression gave nothing away. I have never ever ever ever talked to her in my entire life. I wanted to sprint to the door, but I feared that the girl would be confused or I would trip UP the stairs.

Again, awkward.

Half of my brain told me to NEVER ever greet somebody without seeing his or her face first. But the other half told me that the girl would just forget about that and think I was being polite. Both works.

Explanation

What exactly is Owl City?

Adam Young: A city where happy owls live, work, breathe, ride bikes and fly kites. They pick flowers, sing in the shower, salsa dance, swim in pools, knit sweaters and read dreamy books with happy endings. They roller skate, watch romantic movies, drive clean cars to church, hold hands on the beach and run on treadmills after they eat a lot of pizza. They enjoy vanilla skies, swinging on swing sets, walking in the rain, pajama parties, wearing fuzzy sweatshirts in the winter and imagining what it would be like to breathe underwater. Owl City is an innocent place where life is pleasant and enjoyable. It's a place where pretty owl girl flight attendants smile at handsome boy owls at 30,000 feet. It's a place where little owls sometimes get lost in grocery stores but they always find their mommas again.

:)

Exams, Flutes, Graduation... So what did I miss?

Hello.

March. The month that comes after February and before April. A busy month for me and maybe for other people, too.
I cannot believe that I'd be graduating in just a matter of... weeks? That's how it looks like. I and my classmates have plenty of things to do. We have our flutes in our hands. We need to play our school's hymn this Thursday. And there's a quiz in MAPE coming up, too. Drat. Could somebody teach me how to do this inversion thing? I kind of forgot. Sigh. MAPE always makes me want to destroy its book. But actually, its book is already destroyed. Yay me.
We got this sewing activity along with this group marketing using play money in HELE. Something to keep us busy. All this is stressful.
And there's the National Achievement Test. The test I should pass. It consists of five subjects. And before that is the mock test. Grr. Then after that are the Final Exams. The FINAL exams. I hate exams. Especially the finals... they're probably the hardest. DepEd, spare me.
So after all that, we would wait for the results and go marching to the stage to graduate if we ever pass any of the tests. YAY!

So what did I miss?

Love,
Amber