Blurring

I got this cool photo from a forwarded mail.
Its caption says 'Huwag mong hahayaang lituhin ka ng sitwasyon...'
All of us are confronted by life's perplexities from time to time.
Confusion overcomes us;
and this sometimes leads us to make misguided decisions.
Whatever it is, all i can say is 'be happy.'
Decide and act while you still can,
or drown yourself in 'what if's' and see your future suffer.
Choose the path that will bring you true happiness and peace of mind.
In this way, you won't have any regrets.

carpe diem

Comfort Song

Most of us have comfort songs that we love to listen to during life's low points. These remind us of people, places or moments that made us feel most secure. This song, dedicated to me by a friend, is one of my favorite comfort songs. Some may find it corny since it's a boyband piece and it's been a teen anthem for quite a while. Nevertheless, I feel relieved whenever I hear this song most especially because of its uplifting message (reminds me of some very good friends that I seldom get in touch with nowadays). This is for you guys :)



This I Promise You
by N Sync

When visions around you,
Bring tears to your eyes,
And all that surround you,
Are secrets and lies
I'll be your strength,
I'll give you hope,
Keeping your faith when it's gone
The one you should call,
Is standing here all alone...

And I will take
You in my arms
And hold you right where you belong
Till the day my life is through
This I promise you
This I promise you

I've loved you forever,
In lifetimes before
And I promise you never...
Will you hurt anymore
I give you my word
I give you my heart (give you my heart)
This is a battle we've won
And with this vow,
Forever has now begun...

Just close your eyes
Each loving day (each loving day)
I know this feeling won't go away (no..)
Till the day my life is through
This I promise you
Ooh.. I promise you..

Over and over I fall (over and over I fall)
When I hear you call
Without you in my life baby
I just wouldn't be living at all...

And I will take (I will take you in my arms)
You in my arms
And hold you right where you belong (right where you belong)
Till the day my life is through
This I promise you baby

Just close your eyes
Each loving day (each loving day)
I know this feeling won't go away (no..)
Every word I say is true
This I promise you

Every word I say is true,
This I promise you
Ooh, I promise you...

When you're down and you feel so alone just remember that you are being thought of, being cared for, and being loved (you might not even be aware of it ;)). Just gaze at the sky and the stars for no matter how far away these people are, you'll realize that you're staring at the same heavens. When in doubt... Pray... it never fails :)

Blood is Blue?!?!

Last Friday, me and my officemates had our company-provided Annual Physical Examination. I asked Law, just as he finished his blood exam: "is it true that the color of our blood is blue?" He was like "what??!!?? are you serious? it's red." Still tormented by confusing thoughts, I answered him with a bashful question "huhhhhh?"

I remember my college instructor telling the whole class that it's blue; and that it becomes red when it comes into contact with oxygen. Thus, explains the color of our veins.

After some flashbacks, Law responded and told me that he's gonna ask the nurse who took our blood samples. Afraid that they might make a laugh trip out of it, I stuck a magazine into his mouth and told him that I'll just research about it on the net :D.

It seems that I wasn't the only one confused, it's actually a popular misconception. I saw several forums discussing the same topic. Here are a couple of good explanations from Answers.com and from Science Education Partnenrships .

Our blood's color is never blue, though it can range from bright red to deep red. It is bright red when it's oxygenated and deep red when it's not. So it definitely doesn't make our veins blue, the latter are bluish by themselves. Well at least the 'oxygen' part coincided with my professor's statement.

Eh ano naman ung berde ang dugo? ako ba un... ;)

How to make a 'Me'...

How to make an Anne Kristine

Ingredients: 1 part success 3 parts brilliance 3 parts leadership

Method: Blend at a low speed for 30 seconds. Add a little wisdom if desired!

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Personality cocktail
From Go-Quiz.com

I'm All Yours

I love this song from Kyla's 'Not Your Ordinary Girl' album. A Rachel Lampa original, I'm All Yours is an inspirational song sprinkled with RnB magic.


People have been talking
About what I should do.
But I just can’t listen,
I keep in tune to You.

But I’m not gonna fall;
I’m giving it all to You, my love.
I’m not gonna fall
I’m giving it all to You...
If I fix my eyes on You,
Will You show me what to do?
I’ll lay down my sorrows all on You

If I could make the world
Fade away for just a moment
To be alone with You...
So many voices,
Too many noises,
Too many choices...
Why can’t it be just You and me?

All that I can see is that they’re looking at me,
But all I’ve ever wanted was for You to be
The only Thing that matters in my life to me.
Lord, You know, You know, You know.

Standing in the midst of the crowd, I cry out loud.
Gonna give it all, I’ll be living it out loud.
You are the King and the light in my eyes.
Lord, You know I'll reach out for the prize.. yeah

If I fix my eyes on You
Will You show me what to do?
I’ll lay down my sorrows all on you...

I’m not gonna fall,
I’m giving it all...
I’m not gonna fall,
I’m giving it all....