Here is my essay from Writing on the wild side (wows) class with Ms.Love. Dated the 19th of November, 2010... 80/100
"It is the image of an original perfect world which is the basic imaginative pattern" (jewkes14). This is the meaning of Golden Age Archetype, the very first kind of a place which had peace and solemnity. Golden Age Archetype serves as the escaping place from stress and anxieties in everyday life. Conflicts, wars, disasters, corruptions and violence are some of the things which definitely contributes or rather cause distress in life, leaving man to resort in creating imaginations of a place to flee from unwanted situations. Golden age could be imagined because it was once existed, a place that was real and a place that was recorded in the Holy Scriptures. It is a place where life was made. "God then created the great sea beasts and all living creatures that move and swarm in the water, according to their various kind and every kind of birds; and God saw that it was good" (Genesis I). It clearly states that the creation was good, suggesting that animals before were not as wild as they are today. There is no need to be the "fittest" to be able to survive because there is an incredible abundance of food. There is more than enough for all to be able to live together in harmony. And it is more likely the place, the golden age archetype that is imagined of whoever, to escape from the dark realities of this world we are living in. After animals, "Moisture used to well-up out of the earth and water all the surface (Genesis II). Certainly, it is the golden age; it explains that the water supply of the earth was from moisture only. No rain pouring that could cause flood, no blizzard that creates avalanche in the mountains, severe snow which is one of the result of weather imbalance and definitely no catastrophic disasters which was the opposite of what's happening today.
Next to that, "Both were naked, the man and his wife, but they have no feeling of shame" (Genesis II). This brings out that the first human beings did not recognize each other's mistakes and flaws. They couldn't see it as a weakness - for their enemy to take advantage of, or for them to be an easy target of humiliation - and their downfall. Not focusing from other's life, deeds, and situation. As for the Greek myth, "No one needed soldiers; people were unaggressive and unanxious" (Ovid). This clearly picture how Ovid sees the beauty of golden age. The peace when soldiers do not go out in the field to battle, and when citizens calmly solve misunderstanding that arises from time to time. But happiness didn't last forever, "Only by the sweat of your brow will you win your bread until you return to the earth, for from it you were taken; Dust you are, to dust you will return" (Genesis II). Human race slowly suffered and golden age was not clear anymore. Adam and Eve who were the very first humans didn't thought about the consequences of every actions and decisions they made, forgetting all the blessings that were once given to them abundantly. Golden age archetype was slowly vanishing from its physical existence, a frame that was covered by dust in a period of time turning it into a blurry image and that was now long forgotten. And so as for now, humans needed to sacrifice and suffer to keep on living. Working hard to earn money, to have food, shelter and other necessary things in life. The world turned into a disastrous monster, "The rich earth, Good giver of all the bounty of the harvest was asked for more, they dug into her vitals, Pried out the wealth, all the precious metal the root of evil" (Ovid). He thought about the greediness of man. Nature was indeed abundantly producing, but humans had kept and still keep on asking even though it is not necessary anymore. This is true with the 21st century; the abusive and unstoppable project miners, and other large major group of discoverers towards mother earth. Selfish-minded people haven't thought of the consequences they are going to face on squeezing the land for more gold. - money - which is the very root of evil. Today, it is indeed a worldwide problem on finding ways to keep the balance in nature. Life after the physical golden age was ruined is now totally doomed, full of suffering, madness and cruelty.
Does it mean that mankind accepted the fact that they have failed to earn and possess that peace which was the image of golden age? "I don't know who I am, but life is for learning" (Mitchell). It is expressed that mankind lost the chance of how beautiful it is living in peace 'the golden age' having no idea on how to find it again and not knowing their real purpose of living without it. Yet the second part shows that men had kept on striving to live because in the race of life, there are always lessons or clues that leads man to having a better life. Mitchell also talks about the war that was happening then and how Mitchell wanted to end it and be back to the garden of Eden which represents, peacefulness. Mitchell then created the image in his mind which was diverting violence into the beauty of nature, "And I dreamed I saw the bombers riding shotgun in the sky, turning into butterflies" (Mitchell). "And we got to get ourselves back to the garden (Mitchell). Proving that there are people who still have that hope to live again in the golden ages. But "little we see in nature that is ours; we have given our hearts away, a sordid boon!" (Wordsworth). Here, he recognized what people are lacking, how man can not see what they actually and already have. People tend to take things for granted, when they thought they still need more. Pushing their selves to their limits and being worn out. And for so many reasons, the nature itself refuses to cooperate with men - this too happened in the golden age. Yet some people find ways to live like they are in the golden age., even thought they live in the darkest times. How? Bye setting their minds to it - mind over matter. "None were left now to be unnamed, and yet how close I felt to them when I saw one of them swim or fly or crawl across my way" (LeGwin). The simplicity of this statement meant so much for her. Men can deal with all creatures that crosses his path so easy by simply seeing pass through the weakness or bad thins about the creature. Shunning those scary and negative thought - in some other cases stereotypes- , men will and can be able to break the barrier of 'fear'.
Different races, different beliefs and different culture - all kinds of people. They have tried and were still trying to find happiness and peace - the image of golden age archetype. But why? Humans had been living with the cruelty around them, from the beginning till the end of their existence. This bad and old system of things is not an ideal place to live in, is it? That is why people tend to imagine things, either to create physical object or place by inventing technology, or by simply announcing or writing ideas to be an input in human's mentality. Many evidence can be found proving that people today yearns to live in the golden age 'the perfect world'. The advertisements used on the television uses nature to effectively sell their products. A bottled water product is being compared to the clean streams from the mountains which is cover in white snow. A very lovely image. This is one of the hundreds and thousands of t.v commercials proving that man wants to be a part of that perfect world. Although at some time, people think they do not need the golden age, the truth is, unconsciously people have this concept in mind, they always have it deep in their hearts and brains - a place which represents the golden age archetype - where they could find peace and escape from the cruel world they are currently living in.
Monday, July 2, 2012
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Hero Essay
Here's an essay from my writing on the wild side (wows) class with Ms. Love. Dated January 5th 2011
The society around us is the most influential factor on how we view things in life. Even though we look for different qualities of a hero, there are some aspects of our ideas that are affected by the society circling us. Back to the time of Anglo-Saxon, wars and battles was part of their life. With that kind of environment a warrior who is loyal, skilled and courageous has the qualifications of being a hero. But as great amount of time passed, the environment perhaps society has changed and along with it a hero's qualifications has changed as well.. Society reached the enlightenment period in the middle-ages, therefore people valued different kinds of expressing ideas, thought, emotions through arts, literature and music. A person's qualification for a hero in this time were those artists, philosophers and poets. The majority of today's generation thinks of someone famous either from sports or from Hollywood walking on a red carpet and surrounded by bright flashing lights as their hero. Someone who is wealthy and on the front page of a newspaper or perhaps magazines. But really, a hero could simply be your friend, parents, close relatives or even your dog! They do not have special powers like superman or spider man, but sure enough they've done something which helped you become a better person, therefore continue living life.
I couldn't say that I am not affected by the technology and multi-media generation today. But I am sure that my values and outlook in life does not revolves in my generation's kind of society. I am just a normal girl with a simple life and my hero is just like me. I do believe that anyone can be a hero depending on what they do for you that would qualify. My hero is a good listener, she absorbs every details of my story patiently before reacting. By doing so, I felt that I am important to her and that my thoughts and opinions are worthy of hearing. She is a responsible daughter, sister and friend. She never confuses those responsibility that she has and she always deal with those with a happy spirit.
One early morning, I went to her house and saw her doing laundry, while cooking for her family. I wasn't suppose to be there, but I really was bored and decided to hang out with her so early. I have forgotten that she has responsibilities to take care of. But despite all of those, she did not shooed me away, and instead let me in and she continued what she was doing. There I saw how she worked hard on doing her task as a daughter and got it done without a single complain! She dressed her little sister for school after doing her chores and dropped her off to school. Of course I was with her the entire time and she didn't send me away. I appreciated all of her hard work very much. And even though I am younger than her by four years, she listens and accepts all my criticism and tried very hard to change whatever unnecessary things that she has. She become my hero because she made me realize that things going in the world is not an enemy but actually part of life and living. She taught me to approach life with a positive spirit, She is always there inspiring me. Because of what I had seen from her examples, I became a better person with a better outlook in life.
Ancient times, Middle-Ages and Multi-Media heroes were special people capable of either protecting, helping or inspiring common people. The process of inspiring may vary from saving life with sword through winning sports to glamour and camera lights, still the effect for those people admiring them will be the same. My hero is completely different from those heroes mentioned earlier but they are similar in a way.My hero affects me in the same way those hero affected the common people. They've been admired for their achievements. But we could never ever force someone to admire the person whom we think is a hero to be theirs too. Because each and everyone of us have different perspective, morals and values in life. We don't see eye-to-eye. They don't feel the way we feel and they do not have the same attachment to that person the way we do. No one could see our hero the way ourselves do. But everybody has their own hero.
The society around us is the most influential factor on how we view things in life. Even though we look for different qualities of a hero, there are some aspects of our ideas that are affected by the society circling us. Back to the time of Anglo-Saxon, wars and battles was part of their life. With that kind of environment a warrior who is loyal, skilled and courageous has the qualifications of being a hero. But as great amount of time passed, the environment perhaps society has changed and along with it a hero's qualifications has changed as well.. Society reached the enlightenment period in the middle-ages, therefore people valued different kinds of expressing ideas, thought, emotions through arts, literature and music. A person's qualification for a hero in this time were those artists, philosophers and poets. The majority of today's generation thinks of someone famous either from sports or from Hollywood walking on a red carpet and surrounded by bright flashing lights as their hero. Someone who is wealthy and on the front page of a newspaper or perhaps magazines. But really, a hero could simply be your friend, parents, close relatives or even your dog! They do not have special powers like superman or spider man, but sure enough they've done something which helped you become a better person, therefore continue living life.
I couldn't say that I am not affected by the technology and multi-media generation today. But I am sure that my values and outlook in life does not revolves in my generation's kind of society. I am just a normal girl with a simple life and my hero is just like me. I do believe that anyone can be a hero depending on what they do for you that would qualify. My hero is a good listener, she absorbs every details of my story patiently before reacting. By doing so, I felt that I am important to her and that my thoughts and opinions are worthy of hearing. She is a responsible daughter, sister and friend. She never confuses those responsibility that she has and she always deal with those with a happy spirit.
One early morning, I went to her house and saw her doing laundry, while cooking for her family. I wasn't suppose to be there, but I really was bored and decided to hang out with her so early. I have forgotten that she has responsibilities to take care of. But despite all of those, she did not shooed me away, and instead let me in and she continued what she was doing. There I saw how she worked hard on doing her task as a daughter and got it done without a single complain! She dressed her little sister for school after doing her chores and dropped her off to school. Of course I was with her the entire time and she didn't send me away. I appreciated all of her hard work very much. And even though I am younger than her by four years, she listens and accepts all my criticism and tried very hard to change whatever unnecessary things that she has. She become my hero because she made me realize that things going in the world is not an enemy but actually part of life and living. She taught me to approach life with a positive spirit, She is always there inspiring me. Because of what I had seen from her examples, I became a better person with a better outlook in life.
Ancient times, Middle-Ages and Multi-Media heroes were special people capable of either protecting, helping or inspiring common people. The process of inspiring may vary from saving life with sword through winning sports to glamour and camera lights, still the effect for those people admiring them will be the same. My hero is completely different from those heroes mentioned earlier but they are similar in a way.My hero affects me in the same way those hero affected the common people. They've been admired for their achievements. But we could never ever force someone to admire the person whom we think is a hero to be theirs too. Because each and everyone of us have different perspective, morals and values in life. We don't see eye-to-eye. They don't feel the way we feel and they do not have the same attachment to that person the way we do. No one could see our hero the way ourselves do. But everybody has their own hero.
Clatter and Mess....
Hi! I haven't been able to compose blogs around this blogging site :) I guess you could say I'm not really much of a blogger. But reading some of a friend's blog made me think of blogging again. Well, I have quite a few news. I move out of my parents house and I am visiting to get all of my stuffs.I've looked under mine and my sister's bed, the drawers, the closets and the boxes. And pretty much every corner of our room. It was very clean when I got here, but now everything is everywhere. It is quite a mess for now, okay A LOT of mess for now.
In the process of finding all of the stuff that I had accumulated, I found my important notes, my journal, my drawings although not as good as a 6 year old's drawing, my souvenirs, remembrance, my theocratic parts, my pictures and all of the sorts. It's amusing how you had no idea on the amount of things you have till you actually dig in under your bed! But I just have so many notes hidden under my bed that it is really not rational to bring them along with me, neither do I have the courage to just throw them away. Wondering why I am writing about this? Well, it's because I thought, I could type them all here online, that way I can reread them whenever I want without the burden of carrying them around. Yes, I know the risks, so I am not going to put too personal notes in here.
I hope my english isn't that horrible for you guys to understand, pardon my mistakes.
In the process of finding all of the stuff that I had accumulated, I found my important notes, my journal, my drawings although not as good as a 6 year old's drawing, my souvenirs, remembrance, my theocratic parts, my pictures and all of the sorts. It's amusing how you had no idea on the amount of things you have till you actually dig in under your bed! But I just have so many notes hidden under my bed that it is really not rational to bring them along with me, neither do I have the courage to just throw them away. Wondering why I am writing about this? Well, it's because I thought, I could type them all here online, that way I can reread them whenever I want without the burden of carrying them around. Yes, I know the risks, so I am not going to put too personal notes in here.
I hope my english isn't that horrible for you guys to understand, pardon my mistakes.
Sunday, December 25, 2011
Eventhough we occasionally fight, I love my sister to death. Without her my life here in U.S would be worst and unbearable. Thanks to her there are no dull moments. I guarantee she will say the same thing to me. :) . We make videos, do some song covers and take picture of anything just to get through life. She became my bestfriend since we moved away from our home country. Now it's this "How do people get through life without a sister?" ♥
Friday, December 16, 2011
I am still alive and I am still breathing
The head title said it all. I'm still here just so you guys know. I'm still doing my thing to improve the quality of life both emotionally and spiritually.
Guess what?? I've got a job! And guess what again? It is one of the things that is keeping me busy now-a-days. Notice, 'one' of the things.. I have a lot of things going on in my life right now beside having a job. I've been working on making my spirituality strong, sharing my time more in the field ministry(which I signed-up as continuos auxiliary). That being said, I am much closer with my current congregation,(atleast the RPs).
Being busy helps you to cope with a lot of distress. Specially during winter time, when the snow is falling and staying on the ground, when it is cold and the sun keeps on hiding, and when days are dreary and gloomy. So,, these are my reasons why I can't keep up my blogs for the past few months, as well as me not having any idea on what to write on. Which is probably has the most part on why I wasn't composing blogs. :-)
Anyways, let us wait and see if I can have the leisure time to accompany my blogger site for the next month or so. But I assure you it won't be my priority, there are more important things in life than this-if you know what I mean-. ;-)
Until then. . . . . <3
Guess what?? I've got a job! And guess what again? It is one of the things that is keeping me busy now-a-days. Notice, 'one' of the things.. I have a lot of things going on in my life right now beside having a job. I've been working on making my spirituality strong, sharing my time more in the field ministry(which I signed-up as continuos auxiliary). That being said, I am much closer with my current congregation,(atleast the RPs).
Being busy helps you to cope with a lot of distress. Specially during winter time, when the snow is falling and staying on the ground, when it is cold and the sun keeps on hiding, and when days are dreary and gloomy. So,, these are my reasons why I can't keep up my blogs for the past few months, as well as me not having any idea on what to write on. Which is probably has the most part on why I wasn't composing blogs. :-)
Anyways, let us wait and see if I can have the leisure time to accompany my blogger site for the next month or so. But I assure you it won't be my priority, there are more important things in life than this-if you know what I mean-. ;-)
Until then. . . . . <3
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Dream within a dream (say what?)
Have you ever experience a situation in which you are having a bad dream and wakes-up but much to your dismay realized a little bit later that you were still dreaming and finally wakes-up in reality? It sounds a bit odd and almost impossible don't you think? Well, there is a movie that conveys the situation stated above. Guess what?? Yes, ''Inception'' which was release July 16th 2010 with Leonardo DiCaprio and many more. But why write about this now?
Since the movie was released, I always wanted to watch it. But I forgot about it as times went by, until today (August 20,2011). It was on channel HBOHD and I simply recorded it! And I am not disappointed at all. What is inception anyway? I did a little research.
The oxford dictionary defined inception as the beginning of something, such as an undertaking; an initiation. Others define inception as a date on which something was introduced or started.Inception is an idea implanted in someone’s head that can probably change his perception towards something and thus their lives. The movie describes it this way "Inception is so strong that it spreads like a virus, but yet it starts with a small and simple idea." And the movie defines inception "simply as our subconscious and how it reacts or belives certain things." Basically inception can come from a story, or a song or a movie or even a human being that will change the way we perceive/see things subconsciously without knowing that we are being affected by it.
Inception is the process of putting/embedding the idea into ones mind. Inceptor is the one who puts/embed the idea. Inceptee is the one recieving the idea. If you really think about it, this stuffs are true. It's just the name that was change. If you teach a child an idea (it could be anything) you can tell whose what, right? But as for the plot or story of the movie 'inception',which is about consciously or purposely dreaming within a dream and still dream within that dream is not true. Relax, it was just the projection of the directors idea or understanding of the idea of inception. That is why it was labeled 'sci-fi', partly true but 'mostly exaggerations and just creative expressions'.
If you like to watch mind confusing stuffs and you like to work your brain while watching a movie or simply to be entertained, I recommend that you watch INCEPTION. Rated PG-13. The mystery was fun.
Try to face a mirror in front of you and in the back and tell me what you see. ..
"The dream is real and your mind is the crime scene.........................."
Since the movie was released, I always wanted to watch it. But I forgot about it as times went by, until today (August 20,2011). It was on channel HBOHD and I simply recorded it! And I am not disappointed at all. What is inception anyway? I did a little research.
The oxford dictionary defined inception as the beginning of something, such as an undertaking; an initiation. Others define inception as a date on which something was introduced or started.Inception is an idea implanted in someone’s head that can probably change his perception towards something and thus their lives. The movie describes it this way "Inception is so strong that it spreads like a virus, but yet it starts with a small and simple idea." And the movie defines inception "simply as our subconscious and how it reacts or belives certain things." Basically inception can come from a story, or a song or a movie or even a human being that will change the way we perceive/see things subconsciously without knowing that we are being affected by it.
If you like to watch mind confusing stuffs and you like to work your brain while watching a movie or simply to be entertained, I recommend that you watch INCEPTION. Rated PG-13. The mystery was fun.
Try to face a mirror in front of you and in the back and tell me what you see. ..
"The dream is real and your mind is the crime scene.........................."
Sunday, August 14, 2011
An Eye Witness for an 'Awesome Meteor Shower Display'
This blog is an update to my previous blog "Perseids Meteor Shower, is it real?".
It was 11:00pm and I asked my mom if she would like to come with us and observe. She had no idea what I was talking about, so I made her read my blog. Too bad, that my blog did'nt boost her energy up, she said, NO! I was thinking of where should we stay to see the display better. I thought of the motor home, and so I asked John (my stepdad) if we can. Again, too bad, he didn't let us because he thought we might break the roof of the motor home and hurt ourselves if we stay up all night. Hahaha ☺. But he said something about trying the roof of the house. Thats it! At 11:30pm my sister and I got the things that we needed to make it to the roof. We had these set-up
in an attempt to make it on the roof. Yet again, too bad, WE FAILED.
My sister saw a meteor! I was desperate to settle on a place to see one too! There! we decided to stay on the frontyard. We lay down and stared at the sky. -tic-toc-tic-toc-. A shooting star! My sister already saw 7 shooting stars (meteors) and me? Oh well! NONE.
It is a lot harder than I thought it would be. And I mean A LOT HARDER. I didn't really realize how wide and huge the sky was until then . I could stare at the sky all night and not even see one. My neck already hurt and it was cold. I was thinking of giving up when a shooting star passed by on the direction I was looking at. Hoo-Ray! It made me pretty excited. 1 hour later, I was getting sleepy and suggested that we move to the backyard and stay on the trampoline.
It was fun observing the meteors flying across the sky and I already saw 9 of them and I really wanted to see more clear shooting stars! But my eyes were getting tired and I told my sister I will be sleeping. I am not good at star gazing and shooting star observing and my sister was really good! She saw more than 22 I guess. Good for her though and also for me (eventhough I only saw 9) atleast I saw and witness the trueness of the perseids meteor shower.
Now I can totally say as an eye witness that 'The Perseids Meteor Shower" is true. Proving God's sovereignty and how powerful, creative and limitless He is.
Have you witness this event too?
It was 11:00pm and I asked my mom if she would like to come with us and observe. She had no idea what I was talking about, so I made her read my blog. Too bad, that my blog did'nt boost her energy up, she said, NO! I was thinking of where should we stay to see the display better. I thought of the motor home, and so I asked John (my stepdad) if we can. Again, too bad, he didn't let us because he thought we might break the roof of the motor home and hurt ourselves if we stay up all night. Hahaha ☺. But he said something about trying the roof of the house. Thats it! At 11:30pm my sister and I got the things that we needed to make it to the roof. We had these set-up
in an attempt to make it on the roof. Yet again, too bad, WE FAILED.My sister saw a meteor! I was desperate to settle on a place to see one too! There! we decided to stay on the frontyard. We lay down and stared at the sky. -tic-toc-tic-toc-. A shooting star! My sister already saw 7 shooting stars (meteors) and me? Oh well! NONE.
It is a lot harder than I thought it would be. And I mean A LOT HARDER. I didn't really realize how wide and huge the sky was until then . I could stare at the sky all night and not even see one. My neck already hurt and it was cold. I was thinking of giving up when a shooting star passed by on the direction I was looking at. Hoo-Ray! It made me pretty excited. 1 hour later, I was getting sleepy and suggested that we move to the backyard and stay on the trampoline.
Now I can totally say as an eye witness that 'The Perseids Meteor Shower" is true. Proving God's sovereignty and how powerful, creative and limitless He is.
Have you witness this event too?
Friday, August 12, 2011
'Perseid Meteor Shower' is it real?
I was curious about this kind of meteor shower I read online. I was doubtful about it. I searched it on google right away and this is what I found.
The Perseids (
/ˈpɜrsiː.ɨdz/) is the name of a prolific meteor associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle. The Perseids are so-called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation. PeseusThe name derives in part from the word Perseides (Περσείδες), a term found in Greek mythology referring to the sons of Perseus. The stream of debris is called the Perseid cloud and stretches along the orbit of the comet Swift-Tuttle. The cloud consists of particles ejected by the comet as it travels on its 130-year orbit. Most of the dust in the cloud today is around a thousand years old. However, there is also a relatively young filament of dust in the stream that was pulled off the comet in 1862.
The shower is visible from mid-July each year, with the peak in activity being between August 9 and 14, depending on the particular location of the stream. During the peak, the rate of meteors reaches 60 or more per hour.They can be seen all across the sky, but because of the path of Swift-Tuttle's orbit, Perseids are primarily visible in the northern hemisphere. As with all meteor showers, the rate is greatest in the pre-dawn hours, since the side of the Earth nearest to turning into the sun scoops up more meteors as the Earth moves through space.
This year (2011) it is expected to hit its peak activity in the overnight hours of Friday and Saturday (Aug. 13)as the International Space Station flies across the sky above many U.S. cities. While the full moon of August may interfere with the meteor display, the best time to catch the pretty light show (weather permitting) is during the predawn hours, especially on Saturday morning, experts at NASA advise.
It got my mind thinking if it is really real or just some theory about something unreliable. As for the question if it is real? We'll about to find out tonight (august 12,2011). Me and my sister will stay up all night and witness if it is a real wonder or just an unproven theory. You can too, if the weather in your area permits a clear skies. It is thrilling to discover how true this will be. And if it is,, no doubt, God has a unique and greatest-above-and-beyond creation in the whole wide universe. Don't you want to be a part of this wonderful event and be inspired and witness God's awesome creation? I am hoping for the best experience to all of us.
If you couldn't see or experience this wonderful event tonight and you actually tried? Atleast you had fun with your friend, family or acquaintance waiting for the 'Perseid Meteor Shower' to arrive. ☺
The Perseids (
/ˈpɜrsiː.ɨdz/) is the name of a prolific meteor associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle. The Perseids are so-called because the point they appear to come from, called the radiant, lies in the constellation. PeseusThe name derives in part from the word Perseides (Περσείδες), a term found in Greek mythology referring to the sons of Perseus. The stream of debris is called the Perseid cloud and stretches along the orbit of the comet Swift-Tuttle. The cloud consists of particles ejected by the comet as it travels on its 130-year orbit. Most of the dust in the cloud today is around a thousand years old. However, there is also a relatively young filament of dust in the stream that was pulled off the comet in 1862.The shower is visible from mid-July each year, with the peak in activity being between August 9 and 14, depending on the particular location of the stream. During the peak, the rate of meteors reaches 60 or more per hour.They can be seen all across the sky, but because of the path of Swift-Tuttle's orbit, Perseids are primarily visible in the northern hemisphere. As with all meteor showers, the rate is greatest in the pre-dawn hours, since the side of the Earth nearest to turning into the sun scoops up more meteors as the Earth moves through space.
This year (2011) it is expected to hit its peak activity in the overnight hours of Friday and Saturday (Aug. 13)as the International Space Station flies across the sky above many U.S. cities. While the full moon of August may interfere with the meteor display, the best time to catch the pretty light show (weather permitting) is during the predawn hours, especially on Saturday morning, experts at NASA advise.
It got my mind thinking if it is really real or just some theory about something unreliable. As for the question if it is real? We'll about to find out tonight (august 12,2011). Me and my sister will stay up all night and witness if it is a real wonder or just an unproven theory. You can too, if the weather in your area permits a clear skies. It is thrilling to discover how true this will be. And if it is,, no doubt, God has a unique and greatest-above-and-beyond creation in the whole wide universe. Don't you want to be a part of this wonderful event and be inspired and witness God's awesome creation? I am hoping for the best experience to all of us.
If you couldn't see or experience this wonderful event tonight and you actually tried? Atleast you had fun with your friend, family or acquaintance waiting for the 'Perseid Meteor Shower' to arrive. ☺
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Forgive and Forget
Isn't it easier said than done? Well, I'm assuming that nobody would disagree with that. A lot of times it seems that we feel that some people take pleasure when we are having a hard time or difficulties (or atleast I know I do). It is really not a pleasant feeling at all and you try your best to just ignore it. But are we ignoring the mistakes or sin of that particular person and letting it all go or are we ignoring it but still wait till our glass of patience becomes full and just decide that we are not gonna let it go?
Well, let me share what I learned from this talk that I have heard last month July 24, 2011- Sunday Public Talk. It was entitled "Do You Harbor Resentment or Do You Forgive?"
I had no idea what harbor and resentment meant at that time (I don't have much of an english vocabulary words anyways ^^, ). The good thing was that the speaker explained what those words mean so that was a plus right there.
Resentment- more than an anger, it is more of grinding ones teeth.
Harbor- to provide a place of protection.
So it was laid easy for me. With a snap of a finger, right there and there, I understand what the title really means. "Do you provide a place of protection for your raging anger or do you forgive?". That's how I saw the title.
The speaker was very good and he made me relate to what he was talking. I harbor resentment myself, I'm not gonna hide it, so the talk really struck me. And it was refreshing and enlightening.
Let me just list what thought I liked from the talk and got stuck on my head.::
(I turned the thought into a first person so that I could really put myself on the situation)
* I DO NOT have the right to harbor resentment because my imperfection is as big or bigger than the person I am resenting.
* If I am offended and I take offensive actions or vengeance, I am being stupid. → [Ecclesiastes. 7:9]
* Jehovah God is looking for opportunities to forgive me, and I should too.-- [Psalms 103:9→ He will not for all time keep finding fault]
* If I don't worry too much, then, I am not gonna get offended, remember, that I offended somebody else too.-- [ Ecclesiastes 7:21,22→ Also do not give your heart to all the words that people may speak]
* If I burst out in anger because of what my friend sin against me, it will be no longer my friend's sin but mine already and is bigger than the original sin my friend has done to me. --[ Proverbs 29:20,22→ There is more hope for someone stupid than for him who beheld a man hasty with his words.]
* Forgive the person and show it. . . I should forgive someone first to be able to apologize to them.
*FORGIVE AND FORGET- I can't forget the thing thing that was done to me by that person, but the point is I should be able to forget the pain and move on.
I realize how stupid I was to hold grudges against my friends and some of them are even older than me. I asked myself after, "what benefits does animosity has given me?". I felt aweful and very stubborn and decided to make changes.
I've been trying my best to live up with those things that I heard and I admit it is hard because I'm not used to apologizing especially when my mind is set that I have done nothing wrong. I sometimes post statuses on Facebook that I think would make them feel guilty, sorry or even angry. Like this:
"I would most definitely let her know how I feel and would somehow reveal it in a 'bold way'. Trust me, I mean 'BOLDLY' (if small thing is not gonna make her notice me and my apology)".
But after a lot of thinking on what is really my goal, I took it back and removed it. And tried not to post double meaning messages. It is not easy but IT CAN BE DONE.
I haven't been very successful with the apologizing field with one particular person. That person still won't talk to me and I assume that person has not accepted my apologies still. What else could I possibly do? Well, I am just wishing, hoping and praying that time would make that person's heart softer.
I hope you (the reader) realize something and benefited while reading my blog. And more power to all your efforts. ☺
♥zerlin941♥
Well, let me share what I learned from this talk that I have heard last month July 24, 2011- Sunday Public Talk. It was entitled "Do You Harbor Resentment or Do You Forgive?"
I had no idea what harbor and resentment meant at that time (I don't have much of an english vocabulary words anyways ^^, ). The good thing was that the speaker explained what those words mean so that was a plus right there.
Resentment- more than an anger, it is more of grinding ones teeth.
Harbor- to provide a place of protection.
So it was laid easy for me. With a snap of a finger, right there and there, I understand what the title really means. "Do you provide a place of protection for your raging anger or do you forgive?". That's how I saw the title.
The speaker was very good and he made me relate to what he was talking. I harbor resentment myself, I'm not gonna hide it, so the talk really struck me. And it was refreshing and enlightening.
Let me just list what thought I liked from the talk and got stuck on my head.::
(I turned the thought into a first person so that I could really put myself on the situation)
* I DO NOT have the right to harbor resentment because my imperfection is as big or bigger than the person I am resenting.
* If I am offended and I take offensive actions or vengeance, I am being stupid. → [Ecclesiastes. 7:9]
* Jehovah God is looking for opportunities to forgive me, and I should too.-- [Psalms 103:9→ He will not for all time keep finding fault]
* If I don't worry too much, then, I am not gonna get offended, remember, that I offended somebody else too.-- [ Ecclesiastes 7:21,22→ Also do not give your heart to all the words that people may speak]
* If I burst out in anger because of what my friend sin against me, it will be no longer my friend's sin but mine already and is bigger than the original sin my friend has done to me. --[ Proverbs 29:20,22→ There is more hope for someone stupid than for him who beheld a man hasty with his words.]
* Forgive the person and show it. . . I should forgive someone first to be able to apologize to them.
*FORGIVE AND FORGET- I can't forget the thing thing that was done to me by that person, but the point is I should be able to forget the pain and move on.
I realize how stupid I was to hold grudges against my friends and some of them are even older than me. I asked myself after, "what benefits does animosity has given me?". I felt aweful and very stubborn and decided to make changes.
I've been trying my best to live up with those things that I heard and I admit it is hard because I'm not used to apologizing especially when my mind is set that I have done nothing wrong. I sometimes post statuses on Facebook that I think would make them feel guilty, sorry or even angry. Like this:
But after a lot of thinking on what is really my goal, I took it back and removed it. And tried not to post double meaning messages. It is not easy but IT CAN BE DONE.
I haven't been very successful with the apologizing field with one particular person. That person still won't talk to me and I assume that person has not accepted my apologies still. What else could I possibly do? Well, I am just wishing, hoping and praying that time would make that person's heart softer.
I hope you (the reader) realize something and benefited while reading my blog. And more power to all your efforts. ☺
♥zerlin941♥
Monday, August 8, 2011
Elesi by Rivermaya (propeller)
I liked the song just recently because of the video below. It's an old song probably around 2000,well its not really old I guess, but it's not brand new either. (Oh by the way, the guy with tattoos all over his arms was the drummer of the rivermaya band in the Philippines.)
I
'pag automatic na ang luha
tuwing naghahating-gabi
'pag imposibleng napatawa
at 'di na madapuan ng ngiti
chorus
kumapit ka kaya
sa akin nang ikaw ay
maitangay sa kalayaan ng ligaya
tayo na, tayo na
ika'y magtiwala sapagka't
ngayong gabi ako ang
mahiwagang elesi
II
pag komplikado ang problema
parang relong made in japan
at para ding sandwich na
nasa lunchbox mong nawawala
nabubulok na sa isipan
(repeat chorus)
III
minsan ako'y nangailangan
daglian kang lumapit sa akin
ibinulong mo kaibigan
"ako ang iyong liwanag sa dilim"
(repeat chorus 2x)
I
'pag automatic na ang luha
tuwing naghahating-gabi
'pag imposibleng napatawa
at 'di na madapuan ng ngiti
chorus
kumapit ka kaya
sa akin nang ikaw ay
maitangay sa kalayaan ng ligaya
tayo na, tayo na
ika'y magtiwala sapagka't
ngayong gabi ako ang
mahiwagang elesi
II
pag komplikado ang problema
parang relong made in japan
at para ding sandwich na
nasa lunchbox mong nawawala
nabubulok na sa isipan
(repeat chorus)
III
minsan ako'y nangailangan
daglian kang lumapit sa akin
ibinulong mo kaibigan
"ako ang iyong liwanag sa dilim"
(repeat chorus 2x)
Friday, July 29, 2011
Neutron Scarcity
People expects you to be a constant blogger- or should I say, I perceived people who created an account here to be great writer. What I meant by 'great' is over the top, very good in writing, could compose poems and could definitely describe (things, feelings, events, situations or etc.) in depths, which would sometimes make it more complicated but absolutely powerful.
But it turns out that you don't need to be 'great' at writing nor be above average with vocabulary words. People have been using this site either for business or just to burst out their emotions to make them feel better.
I am not much of a blogger. I compose paragraphs just whenever thought comes to mind- which normally doesn't happen at all. ☺
But it turns out that you don't need to be 'great' at writing nor be above average with vocabulary words. People have been using this site either for business or just to burst out their emotions to make them feel better.
I am not much of a blogger. I compose paragraphs just whenever thought comes to mind- which normally doesn't happen at all. ☺
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