Writing for pleasure

November 8, 2008

Making a difference

Enrich your vocabulary; Be it English, Spanish, German and Italian

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Familiarise yourself with world geography and capitals

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Become a math genius

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November 2, 2008

Out of line

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , , — athenachenue @ 12:38 am

* I just wasn’t able to control my emotions that time when I had to find a way to pour it out. At last, I’m feeling way way better now.

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I must admit I didn’t grow up with harsh people around. Since I was a child, I have been fortunate enough to be surrounded with considerate peers and from time to time experience being pampered or get a teeny bit of special treatment once in a while. Despite that, I know I have been handling valid criticisms quite well. Charge it to experience – from encounters with ‘notorious’ professors during college days, numerous dealings with difficult media sources to bizarre interactions with different nationalities (I don’t want to cite one) and a lot more.

What I’ve learned from such experiences have all been useless nowadays. I hate myself for being affected by some people who act like they know everything – those who act so kind and concerned but stab me from behind or even those who want to assert their authority too much making me wonder if they really deserve what they’ve got. I hate people who grab attention by showing off.

I know myself. Most of the time I wouldn’t care much about my surroundings especially when these are just petty stuffs and people are just making a big deal out of it. I wouldn’t care if someone’s such a big shot VIP of some sort. (I’ve met VIPs of VIPs, so what..) I don’t like to talk too much and brag about what I’ve got and achieved in my almost 25 years of existence. I’ve caught people’s attention and received praises and criticisms from people who aren’t just ‘ordinary’ ones. But I don’t value myself highly just because of that.

I’ve appreciated criticisms. But these days I’ve been encountering humiliating approaches based on nothing but self-serving motives. I can’t stand such nonsensical styles.

You know what, if you are really dying to grab attention, better jump off a building. I assure you, you’ll get everyone’s.

February 3, 2008

Magical day

Filed under: escapades — Tags: , — athenachenue @ 1:19 am

Indeed, our EK experience was a blast. Though I spent half of my day going back and forth to fetch my cousin who joined us in our “Enchanted” plan, the rest of the day was really worth it.

We arrived at Enchanted Kingdom at 5 pm, which means we only have five hours to enjoy the rides there. So, we started with the Roller Skater and then the Anchor’s Away where I screamed at the top of my lungs (as expected by my companions) since I am so afraid of heights.. Truthfully, I didn’t want to join them but they insisted so I decided to give in despite having such a nasty phobia. Good thing, we decided to take a break from the Anchor’s Away experience and headed straight to Rialto.

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The movie being shown was Sponge Bob.. Hmm, so there wasn’t much to expect. And after a couple more minutes inside the movie house, indeed, there’s nothing much to talk about this movie.

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The best ones that I really appreciated are the 4D theater, Wheel of Fate and Flying Fiesta. Also, I just recently discovered the fun of taking the Rio Grande Rapids. Next time, I will bring extra clothes when I try the Rapids again.. hahaha

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I am kind of tired right now. But, I definitely would go back to EK as such magical experiences are definitely a must have for those child at heart like me.. ;)

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January 31, 2008

Something new

Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: , — athenachenue @ 11:14 am

I have had a couple of blogs already from other sites. Yet, I opted to have another one here. I just felt the need to have one here at wordpress.

Today has been a normal day for me except for the fact that I am starting to feel the boredom at work. I guess, no one would blame me since all I’ve been doing there is sit and wait for things to do. Well, my job is still rewarding because I get to hone my skills as a writer and, at the same time, I’m learning the basics of html and other stuffs. In its financial aspect, there isn’t much to complain about (aside from the enormous tax cuts that I am destined to suffer every payday).

This is the field of work that I’ve chosen and I’m loving it. However, there would always be a time when I’d get bored with the usual activities that I do everyday.

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