24.10.2006 Time is of the Essence

It will be almost 3 months now.
3 months since I first left and first arrived.
Left from the place I've known since I was a kid.
Arrived in a place I'll start to learn on for a year.
Questions always flood my mind.
How will I change?
Will I be able to manage?
What will I do?
What should I do?
How will things change?
Am I being missed?
Am I accepted?
When will I understand?
How will I understand?
Should time be really the essence?

And for the time being, I don't know the answers yet.
Probably I will never know.

22.10.2006 Søndag

I går kveld, vi har hatt en fest hos Flavio (fra Brazil) og den var gøy. men jeg var ikke der mange tid fordi jeg var utenfor, vent og hent Ignaz. Men det var litt godt fordi var jeg med Cho Kiu alltid og vi har hatt lenge tid å snakke. Jeg lært veldig mye om hun og hun lært veldig mye om meg (jeg er sikkert). Så, tid var ikke kastet som ingenting.


Men, når vi var kommer hjemme, var det litt probleme. Toget har kommer ikke. Så, Soki snakket med huns vertsfar og han skal hente oss. Takk Gud! men i dag, trenger jeg å hent min sykkel på Billingstad stasjon fordi jeg har tatt sykkel til Billingstad stasjon fra hjemme. Jeg håper det er der fremdeles.

21.10.2006 På Hjemme

Hmm.. haayy!! jeg har hatt en slitsom uke. Først, forrige lørdag, vi har hatt en kamp mot Driv og vi vant! 27-66 men jeg har ingen poeng. ja vel, alt i orden. hmm.. og på mandag, jeg har hatt en prøver i Eldre Historie og i går, i Norsk. Jeg synes det var litt vanskelig men jeg prøvd å skrive på norsk fordi jeg trenger å øve. Det var godt at datamaskinene på skolen har electronisk ordbok og det hjelp meg å skrive raskere. og i kveld, jeg vil dra til hos Flavio for en liten fest. Jeg synes den vil veldig gøy fordi vil jeg møte de andre AFS-studenter igjen. Siste gang, var den litt dumt fordi jeg har dratt veldig tidlig. Jeg håper mange vil kommer.

Som.. Jeg trenger å kjøpe vintersko men bli tom jeg av penger og min PIN-koda for min bankkort har ikke kommet. Jeg trenger det veldig snart. Jeg spurt banken hva kan de gjore om min problemer og de satt at de skal sendte andre PIN-koda i en uke. men.. det er mer enn en uke.

Hmm.. haayyy! I had a tiring weak. First, last saturday, we had a match against Driv and we won! 27-66, but I didn't get to make a score. but I'm happy, nonetheless. And I had tests this week, last monday on Eldre Historie and yesterday on Norwegian. I think it was a little difficult but I still tried to write in norwegian because I do need a little practice. It was good that the PCs at school has this electronic dictionary in it that made my work go faster. Tonight, I'll be going to Flavio's house for a little halloween party. I think it will be very fun because I get to meet the others again. Last time, we left quite early. I'm hoping many will come tonight.

So.. I need to buy wintershoes but I'm running out of cash. And my PIN-code for my bank card hasn't arrived yet. I need it very soon. I asked the bank what can they do with my problem and they said that they will send another PIN-code within a week's time. But it's more than a week now! >_>

11.10.2006 English Writing Session2

Evaluate my work (Although I'm sure it sucks!)

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children”

Ever heard your parents say that you got your house and lot from your grandparents and that it has been passed down for generations through your family? Or that the house that you live in now is the memento of your parents for your family? People always had the notion that what has been owned in the past will still continue to be owned in the present. But then, how about the idea of everything being owned by the future and just borrowed by the present? Wouldn't it be easier to take care of, knowing the feeling of lending somebody a kitchen knife and expecting it to be back to you in the same state, if not better, when you lent it? It's never the question of ownership, it's the question of treatment.

The Past

The earth has been inhabited by humans for quite a long time now. It has witnessed all of man's success and failures. From the discovery of fire to the devastation of the nuclear warhead, it has been there, no matter how afflicted, to act as a home for mankind. Parts of the word have been claimed by different people as their own but they pass on, leaving behind the lands they once claimed and returning it back to the earth. Thus, all shall come to pass but the earth remains, changing but still resilient. Thus, man cannot claim the earth as their own. It would be better if it will be put in this way: the earth is borrowed from the future to be developed by the present and whatever the past has done will be carried on by the present.

The Present

The present, meaning we that are living, have the responsibility to care for the earth, not only for ourselves, but for the future's sake. All of us that are living share the responsibility of preparing the earth for the young and the unborn because they have no ability, whatsoever, to affect the earth. They can just live and experience the earth the way they will find it. May it be a dirty, hopeless and hatred-driven world or a clean, peaceful and happy world, only we can affect it. We've seen it and experienced it, didn't we? From the mistakes and undoing of the past, we've seen the ugly side of the world and from their achievements, we've experienced the better side of it.

Questions

If questions will be asked to somebody, try asking yourself: What do I like now? What do I dislike now? What did I like that my ancestors have done? What did I not like on what my ancestors have done? How can I make this world a better place to live in for now?

It's more on the issues of the present and the past. Things that were, weren't, are and aren't done. Things that could be as big as accidents or as small as a piece of wrapper. Things that could be as bizarre as the landing on the moon or as mundane as everyday breakfast.

“What do I like now?” It's for the things to be maintained.

“What do I dislike now?” It's for the things to be changed for the better.

“What did I like that my ancestors have done?” It's for the things to be assessed that could still be for the better now.

“What did I not like on what my ancestors have done?” It's for the things not to be repeated; the grave mistakes of the past that must have caused suffering and strife.

“How can I make this world a better place to live in for now? “ It's for the things that can and should be done and maintained. Things that will affect your life in the next few years to come, and surely, those that will come after you.

In the end, no matter how we try to explain it, it all boils down to the same idea. That all the things that have been done affected us and all the things that we are doing affects those after us. That it is our responsibility to treat this world our best just like how we treat something that is not ours. Because this place is owned by those that comes after us and all those that will follow. How would you feel if your knife was returned to you rusted and blunt?

11.10.2006 English Writing Session

Det er, egentlig, vår "writing session" på Engelsk, men jeg er ferdig med min arbeid. Jeg nesten ble tom for ord. >_<>_>

Jeg er bare later som å skrive mer om min essay/stil. hmm.. skal jeg skriver ut eller nei? hmmm....~_~

aaarggh! min venstre øye gjøre vondt fremdeles!! Jeg legger min kontaklens opp ned igjen!! grrr!! dumt dumt dumt!! >=, c og jeg har baskettrenning fremdeles i natt. og jeg må betale for min lisens om basket som jeg kan spille om kampen på Lørdag. og jeg er bli tom om "solution" for min kontaklenser. aargh!! så mye problemer!!

oh well.. til neste gang!
(I'll translate it when I got the chance to) hehehehe.

02.10.06 Høst Pause

Disse uke, vi har høst pause.. en uke uten skole..
jeg vet ikke hva skal jeg gjore disse uke men jeg kan ikke bare gjore ingenting.. det vil være dårlig og kjedelig. >_> so, jeg skal lære norsk for denne uke. Jeg vet ikke hvis alle av hva jeg har hatt skrive er riktig. >_< trenger å lære mer..

anyway..

From the Philippine Daily Inquirer


I can't believe this.. the Philippines only has P1B pesos of calamity fund??????!!! wtf?! that's barely enough to repair an entire city.. more like just half of it.. =< don't you guys see how bad the Philippines' government now? It's filled with simple minded idiots addicted to money and power.. they don't know how to set priorities.. I say, PH needs to improve in education and health service.. and from there on, everything will start to grow.. once you take care of the basic necessities of the people, they don't have anything else to bother about.. they're happy.. then they start working to repay the country and in turn, it is returned.. and then a never ending cycle ensues.. unless of course, stained by those who lost their mind to greed and power.. and if those people who says we can't blame them because they can't help themselves, I tell them, no one with the determination to make the world a better place will be lured by greed and power.. It doesn't suit him at all.. but instead, rich and fame follows in his wake.. it is not his desire but it will come to him..

the idea is simple, although the details are complex.. but nonetheless, it's simple..
am I right??

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I guess I'm becoming weird huh??
more like frustrated and guilty.. because I hate to accept that I like to live here.. but I love my country, no matter how dirty and messed up it might seem.. I will stand by it.. and someday, I'll do my share of making that place a better place.. I promise..

PS: donate pillows to the Hospital next to UP Manila.. they don't have enough pillows..