Blogging

I haven't been blogging that much for the past few days, I noticed. So right now I'm trying to get back on track by making a new manip for my dear ol' blog, and a new wallpaper. Oh, and yeah. If you like the image at the top and would like to use it, feel free to click the image below to get the blank version of it (blank means that there are no brush strokes, no 'dorkidity files'. Just plain ol' Harry (grayscale).





That's all for today. =)

Blogger and LJ

Hmm...I'm thinking about LJ so much these days. It's really nice, now that I know what error I've made. Nyaha. But...well, this blog of mine has somewhat been attached to me ever since. I mean, come on, a year of endless rantings and such in this blog?! Whenever I have nothing to do, I visit this blog of mine and read the archives, and I laugh. Just laugh. I'll miss it if I close this little blog of mine.

Then again, it's actually getting hard for me to update this blog since it's got so many entries. Gah. But still. I'm getting really confused...so just to make this a lot better for myself, I'll stay with the blog and still keep my LJ. Nyahaha. What a compromise.

This is my last year of high school, and I really want to make a good performance this time around. I want to make an impact, a good remembrance that will differentiate me from my elder sister. I want to be known as 'Kat', the nice girl who has her own talent, and not just 'Sarah's Little Sister'. I want everyone to know that I have different capabilities, that I can stand without the shadow of my sister around me. I want to prove them I am something more than that.

Well. Talk about major Inferiority Complex banging on. I guess I just couldn't help it. It's already stuck within me, a force bigger than the maelstroms that come to this country. But I really think I am inferior to everyone...and I just want to prove to everyone - and myself at the same time - that I can be better. I can make myself believe that I am not inferior, or have never been close to being one.

Except this day.

It's a major humiliation in my part to walk through the hallways of the main building donning a big, bulky bag whilst classes are going on. It's like there's a huge sign in front of me that says, "I am a Latecomer." It made me feel a lot more inferior, seeing as almost everyone was earlier than me. It was like all the eyes are focused on me, watching my every move. I felt like screaming and running away from there. But I needed to go to school. My grades are at stake.

So...for the first half of the day, I was sulking mad. I didn't like to talk much, didn't like to smile much. I was basically 'bad trip' personified. And because of that, I got a really low score in Economics. Well, based on my standards, anyway. My standard tells me that I must get at least 75% of the total score, or else. 90% and above is excellent, but a grade lower than 75% is certainly a no-no. That's me. Gah. I so wish I am not part of the honor roll, but then again...I like it.

And guess what? I was, once again, the first to correctly finish the hands-on quiz on Computer! Nyahahaha! I am so happy. Not that it's hard or anything, but really, Mr. dela Cruz said the hands-on quizzes would certainly get harder and harder. But, modesty aside, I didn't find it hard. At all. Gah. I just wish my every quiz of every subject was just like Computer. No need to memorize anything at all, just make a program then zap! Finished. Now that I think about it...I could get a job concerning computers. I'm quite...ahem...gifted in that field. Modesty aside once again. Bwahaha.

This is getting too long. Must stop.

Then again, why must I?

I have a lot of things to say. Well...about my dearest, longest, super-ever missed 'kada, the Ajjak. Well, technically, it's been Tajjak for a long time now. Nyahaha. Anyways, I had a chance to talk to my best buds at club time, and boy, did I miss them! For such a long time now, I hadn't really noticed how much I missed those guys...except now. They even remember my birthday!!!! And I (sadly) couldn't remember Aldrine's. Gawd. I am such a retard. But anyways, they still love me for me, and I do hope it wouldn't be the last of our wonderful get togethers, because I do miss them so much. They're my best friends way, way before everyone else. Thanks to them, I'm still here, loving my life and enjoying it.

LJ!

Yahoo! I got interested with LJ once more, and I am proud to say that, at last, I configured it! Nyahahahahahahahah! Not so much as to make my own skin, but what the heck, at least I already configured it to be able to post some decent posts!!!!!! Bwahahahahahahha!!!! Dunno why, but I'm just so damn proud of myself. Bwa. Ha. Ha.

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Daa! Daa! Daa! I'm Flipped!

Boy, was I Flipped with my newest book: Flipped. I've been keen on getting my hands on a copy ever since I read an article about it. Well...suffice it to say, everything after that is history. I was thinking of buying a second-hand book of it, since I saw lots of previously owned books that looked brand new, but then again, I haven't got much time to search for a copy inside the massive National Bookstore, so I just went for the new one.

The plot is oh-so-simple, but it's absolutely good, too! It just goes like this: When Julianna Baker [Juli] first saw Bryce Loski, she flipped. When he first saw her, he ran. No changes there, until eighth grade. Just when Juli's infatuation wanes, Bryce's starts to kick in.

Nice plot, eh? Nyahahaha...

Then I'm off to buy the Sisterhood series. Well...still don't know if I will exactly buy that or not, but what the heck. I'm going to try it.

And yeah, just like what the subject says, Daa! Daa! Daa! I bought the complete Daa! Daa! Daa! videos...Next up, CCS and/or Fushigi Yuugi.

Happenings yesterday

Went out to bake for our Food Sale on Tuesday. It was...quite unexpected, really. Window-shopped at Gateway, bought Hale. I wanted to buy MYMP as well, but that would be taking too much of my savings. So I just opted to buy Hale. Nice album, really. The writings in it wasn't computerized, mind you. Nice calligrapher. =)

Anyways, I forgot that yesterday was Dan's birthday. Gah. Happy birthday! You're already 16 now. =)

And yeah, yesterday I slept in for awhile, woke up around 11:40 pm and ate a really late dinner. Then, I watched a really good documentary of some sorts. Entitled, Conspiracy Theory: Did We Really Land On The Moon? It's all about conspiracy theorists saying that the Apollo flight to the moon was really a hoax. Hmm...that quite got me thinking. There are so many things that made me believe in that. And perhaps USA just did that because of the competition they had with Russia back then. So now, I believe that men never really landed on the moon.

Snape vs. Snape

Bad Snape

• Severus Snape kills Dumbledore using the "Avada Kedavra, " a you-gotta-mean-it-for-it-to-work Unforgivable Curse.
• Once a Voldemort-lovin', half-blood-hatin' Death Eater, always a Voldemort-lovin', half-blood-hatin' Death Eater.
• He's a master of Occlumency, the "magical defense of the mind against external penetration." Few can see through his lies.
• Despite "trusting" Snape, Dumbledore refrains from appointing his former pupil Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts for years. The second he gets the job? Death all around.
• Dumbledore admits that being "rather cleverer than most men," his mistakes are "correspondingly huger." Trusting a man who betrayed him before? Huge mistake.
• Harry's been saying it all along.

Good Snape

• Snape must fulfill his do-or-die Unbreakable Vow to protect Dumbledore's would-be assasin, Draco Malfoy--preserving his cover as a double agent. So he reluctantly kills the Hogwarts headmaster only to continue spying for the Order of the Phoenix.
• Dumbledore was ordering Snape to kill him, not begging for his life. He'd never beg!
• Even while battling Harry, Snape reminds him to "keep your mouth shut and your mind closed"--sound advice for his former Occlumency pupil. Plus, Snape has rescued Harry several times--however begrudgingly--and even tells the Death Eaters in book 6 to hold off on killing him, supposedly under Voldemort's "orders."
• Dumbledore trusts him "completely." That's good enough for us.

-courtesy of Entertainment Weekly

Hot 'n' Heavy at Hogwarts

Is Harry Potter the Boy Who Lives...for Romance? He's been spotted ducking his ex, Cho Chang (who reportedly still pines for fly-fast-die-young Cedric Diggory), squiring Luna "Looney" Lovegood to campus shindigs, and canoodling with redhead hottie Ginny Weasley, who recently ditched Dean Thomas. How does Ron Weasley feel about his sis hooking up with his BFF? Well, it's hard to object when your own lips are locked on gal pal Lavender Brown--though there's trouble in that paradise. Was it just enchanted chocolates that gave Weasley the hots for Romilda Vane? Are he and brainy Hermione Granger really spending all that alone time studying? Granger's no stranger to flings (as Viktor Krum and Cormac McLaggen can attest). Look for her to accompany Weasley to the it wedding between his brother and Beauxbatons belle Fleur Delacour, though Granger's reps insist they're "just friends." Only at Hogwarts, kids. Only at Hogwarts.

-courtesy of Entertainment Weekly

Speculations

A HARRY FUTURE
A PROGNOSTICATOR'S PREVIEW
OF THE UNNAMED SEVENTH AND FINAL POTTER TOME

First things Dursley Harry will return to the Dursleys on Privet Drive as he promised Dumbledore. Of Aunt Petunia (his mom's supposedly nonmagical sister), J.K. Rowling told Katie Couric on Today, "There's more to her than meets the eye."

Horcrux of the issue Before a final showdown with Voldemort, Harry must find and destroy as many as four Horcruxes, objects in which the Dark Lord has hidden part of his soul. (Two others were already neutralized.) One Horcrux, the locket Albus Dumbledore and Harry seek in book 6, was swiped by someone initialed R.A.B. -- probably Regulus Black, late brother of Harry's godfather, Sirius. (In book 5, Harry and Co. found "a heavy locket that none of them could open" in Black's mansion.

Hogwarts and all With the headmaster murdered by a teacher -- talk about bad PR -- there's some doubt the school will reopen for Harry's final year. Harry claims he won't be back regardless. But Rowling this month acknowledged there "must be a new" Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, implying classes will resume. Plus, Voldemort might seek the Gryffindor sword Dumbledore said is safely hidden there.

Dead as a Dumbledorenail? The late headmaster had a long tie to phoenixes (he owned one named Fawkes), suggesting the possibility of a return -- perhaps to tell Harry the "thrilling" story he never shared in book 6 of how he grabbed the ring Horcrux. Dumbledore's portrait at Hogwarts is last "slumbering"; Rowling has never indicated how soon portraits begin to animate.

Brotherly love Rowling has said book 7 won't introduce any "major" characters, though previously minor ones may play bigger roles -- including a member of the Order of the Phoenix whom readers "have not yet met properly." Could this be Aberforth Dumbledore, brother of Albus, the Hog's Head barkeep who overheard the fateful prophecy about Harry.

- courtesy of Entertainment Weekly

HBP thoughts

Read the replies inside many forums I've been on, and I still haven't gotten over the fact that Dumbledore is dead. Still lamenting. Like Fawkes.

My copy is still with Maggie, then off it goes to Rachel...then Jeane. I am such a very giving person. Gawd. I just hope it will still be in one piece after everyone borrows it.

Gah.

No classes!!!

Yep. At first, it was declared that Monday would be half day because of, you know, the SONA. Then it was said that it would be whole day. Then, by dismissal, George said 'no classes'. Yahooo!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so glad to have just a day's rest.

Tomorrow I'll be going out for the baking. Whoa. I just found out my classmate has the owner of the Chocolate Lovers as his godfather. Whoa. Nice. It would be nice to have someone who owns a chocolate shop as your relative or somewhat related. *Thinks Willy Wonka* Nice. Oh, and yeah. Johnny Depp. *winkwink*

Then again I have to update Scarred. Gah. I've been neglecting it for such a long time. I've been thinking of putting it on hiatus...but then again, I think about it...so much work for nothing. Gah. I so wanted to have a site of my own, yet now that I have it I'm utterly hating it. Gaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.....

Nothing to say

Got nothing to say, actually (hence, the title). But I'm still going to post. And yeah, I'm going to open another blog, which will feature nothing but my blends and stuff. =) Hehehehe... That's all.

News Ed and stuff

Well...just went through the first club meeting as the News Editor. Gawd...it's disappointing. Really. The way it was declared: "News Editor..." Gawd.

But then again, it wasn't half as bad as I expected. Only three are under my...ahem...supervision. I already assigned them their articles and I'm hoping that they'll be able to pass it on time. And then I have my own articles to think about. I have to pass features too. Hah. I'll show them that I'm better at features. Argh.

And then I have to study now. Yeah. I need to focus more on my college applications and stuff. I haven't filled up my UST form yet. I hope I'll be able to get it filled up in no time...or else.

Feat Ed...

Well. Nothing much to say, except that I DID NOT GET THAT POSITION. Gah. Total gah.

And guess what I got instead?

Yep, NEWS.


ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too disappointed to even say anything else.

HBP

Finished it in lesser than a day. I was, to put it simpler, dumbstruck at the thought of everything that had been revealed in this book. Inferi? This book showed so much more than what any other book showed us. Sectumsempra, a hideous jinx/curse, which had been invented by no less than the Half-Blood Prince himself, or the Horcruxes, which has part of a human's soul. It's quite astounding, really, but quite normal. The number of deaths is not much surprising, given that the Second War has already begun. Scrimgeour, the New Minister of Magic, wasn't the least bit like what I thought he'd be.

Although, in the whole, I was quite depressed with the Half-Blood Prince's ending, I found things that I am quite happy about. First of all, Harry proved to be far faithful to Dumbledore that he had ever been. Dumbledore died, yet none of Harry's loyalty diminished. Moreover, he wished to remain faithful and he wanted to pursue what Dumbledore wished him to do: find the Horcruxes, destroy them, and kill Voldemort in the process. I was immensely proud of Harry being "Dumbledore's man through and through". I salute him with all my might.

I loved the Half-Blood Prince, although at some point I was quite saddened at the thought of Hogwarts without the greatest wizard Harry has ever known...or will ever know, for that matter. Dumbledore showed Harry a lot of strength, courage, and care for the boy who was called 'the Chosen One'. I believed it was reminiscent of Star Wars.

And then, there are some conclusions I have drawn after reading the book. Although for some time I had been in denial about Sirius' death, I now accept it wholeheartedly. He was already dead, and he gave all of his property to the one he most cared about, Harry. I felt a great deep of remorse, anger, and of deep hatred towards the so-called Half-Blood Prince. He betrayed Dumbledore's trust and yet, now that I am in deep thought about it, I come to think that Dumbledore never really believed that Snape turned over a new leaf. If he had, he wouldn't have pleaded for his life in front of Snape.

I am not totally pleased with how it went, although, as the saying goes, Life goes on. Harry will continue on with his life, searching for the Horcruxes. All I can wish for is that Ron, Hermione and Ginny (and all the other important people on Harry's life) will remain in tact and alive after Harry has defeated Voldemort.

One can only hope.

Half-Blood Prince

Yes! Got home already, with my own copy of the Half-Blood Prince sitting on my lap. Currently reading it and having the best time of my life!!!!

That's all I have to say right now; I have to get on with reading. (=

HBP, BSB, and Ed

Me: Currently listening to Weird World by Backstreet Boys, still anticipating for HBP [tomorrow!!!!] and still wondering the answer to that heart-tugging question: will I still be in the Gazette? Gah. Too much worries. And yeah, shush has gotten hold of one of my private properties, and I will get that by Monday. Hmm...

Me three minutes later: Listening to Just Want You to Know by BSB, still anticipating for HBP [still tomorrow] and still wondering about the Gazette. Gawd. When will this ever stop???? I am dying of agony for so much things! Then I have that hideous quiz on Monday that I have to review for! But how am I supposed to review when tomorrow I'll be getting my HBP copy and will further occupy me for sometime? Gawd.

HBP hints

Just saw the back cover of Bloomsbury's children edition of HBP, and there was a spoiler. Hmm...at some point I hate spoilers yet I love them at the same time. It gets me more interested, yet the fact that I already know about it leaves me irritated.

Oh and yeah, tomorrow, Miss Kate will be announcing the Gazette staff. I do hope I'm still in, as the Feat Ed. Please! Gawd...it kills me not knowing...

Dos

Yeah, I made two wallpapers. Not much, though, just out of extreme boredom. Enjoy.


That's all for now. Got to search for my english homework.

Troubles

Well...let's just say that there have been more troubles today than happy happenings. One of these is the fact that I don't know if I'll stay in the school publication for this year. Gah. Even the old members had to take the test. Gah...I don't exactly know if I did okay or what, but I'm hoping for the best. Ms. Kate said that the earliest she could announce the results will be Friday. I don't know if I'll be able to wait for that time. I guess I'm going to have to irritate myself with so much questions here and there, but I'm hoping I'll get the answer before I'm going to read HBP.

And yeah! HBP! This Saturday! Can't wait. My hand's itching for the next book. Right now I'm reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen since so many people enjoyed reading it. I dunno...right now I don't think it's that much of a good read, but maybe it will be. I'm only on, what, chapter twelve? But in no time I'll get to the juicy part of the story. Let's just wait and see.

And there have been porblems inside the house, some of which aren't even my fault! My dad blames me for not being a responsible and kind sister. See, my dear sis needs to learn to take the BP, yet she still couldn't get it. And then she's asking me to be her "patient". I'm not even complaining or anything of the sort, yet they're demanding that I'm not helping her! Thanks a lot. This is what I get in return.

Enough about that. I've got to clean my room after this. I just hope I'll be able to do that. I keep on saying I will, but then again, I never get around to cleaning it. Gah.

Yeah...new things

I'm quite bored and still online, so I made some new things. Erm...I'm using my sister's notebook computer and I'm not used at using the Extract tool using this darn computer's mouse thingy whatever. I'll be changing the layout when I get the time. Oh, yeah. Finished another fiction to be passed to Ms. Kate tomorrow. Yeah! It's entitled Nicola. I do not like the name, but I like the plot of the story...so there you go.

And yeah. The LJ icon you see as the featured icon right now? I made that ages ago and am quite proud of it. But I'm prouder of the sigs I made. Wanna see them? Go here.

By the way, Scarred will be having a major face life once HBP is out. I'm going to put at Post-HBP and a pre-HBP section. And yes, the site will focus more on ships. I dunno if I'll be able to do these changes in no time, but let's hope for the best. I'm itching to do another layout. =)

Signs

Well...I just like the rhythm of the song. And yeah, Justin. =) If you're just wondering about the title of my blog [see topmost that says "You ain't no G."]

I'm not sure of what I see
You better don't f*ck with me
Are you telling me this is a sign?
She's looking in my eye
Now I see no other guy
Are you telling me this is a sign?

[Nice nice nice...and I just like this wonderful part Snoop Dogg had]

Don't think about it
Boy leave her alone
Nigga, you ain't no G!
She likes my tone, my cologne
and the way I roll
You ain't no G!

[Very nice...]

Well...that's all. I'm just bored. Oops, gotta go! I remembered I have way too much homeworks to do!

Crossword

Oh, yeah. I already finished answering the questions yesterday. To say the least, it was totally easy! I didn't even have to think twice about the answers! Hehe...lolz. I'll post them tomorrow since I'm too lazy to do so right now. =)

Hmmm...a bright new day

Well...nothing good to say, except that...I think sugar still has a part in my heart. At first, I declared to dear besty Ruby that Shush has 75% and Sugar only has the remaining 25%. But I was totally wrong. How did I know? Well...I saw Sugar once again. And yes...just hearing his voice makes my heart melt. Why does he have that kind of effect on me? Can anyone just tell me???? I am so frustrated right now. I thought I could leave the Sugar Past behind. But now, as Celine Dion sings, it's all coming back to me. Gawd.

And yes, on a lighter note, Harry Potter is only a few days away!!!!!!! Woot! I am super excited. I'll be able to read it by Saturday, and believe me, I won't stop, even during lunch or dinner! Promise! That's just how addicted I am.

Brighter Than Sunshine

One of my obssessions.

Brighter than Sunshine
by Aqualung

I never understood before
I never knew what love was for
My heart was broke, my head was sore
What a feeling

Tied up in ancient history
I didnt believe in destiny
I look up you're standing next to me
What a feeling

What a feeling in my soul
Love burns brighter than sunshine
Brighter than sunshine
Let the rain fall, i don't care
I'm yours and suddenly you're mine
Suddenly you're mine
and it's brighter than sunshine

I never saw it happening
I'd given up and given in
I just couldn't take the hurt again
What a feeling

I didn't have the strength to fight
suddenly you seemed so right
Me and you
What a feeling

What a feeling in my soul
Love burns brighter than sunshine
It's brighter than sunshine
Let the rain fall, I don't care
I'm yours and suddenly you're mine
Suddenly you're mine
It's brighter than the sun
It's brighter than the sun
It's brighter than the sun, sun, shine.

Love will remain a mystery
But give me your hand and you will see
Your heart is keeping time with me

What a feeling in my soul
Love burns brighter than sunshine
It's brighter than sunshine
Let the rain fall, I don't care
I'm yours and suddenly you're mine
Suddenly you're mine

I got a feeling in my soul ...

Song I'm obssessed with

Shiver
by Natalie Imbruglia

I walk a mile with a smile
And I don't know
I don't care where I am
But I know it's alright
Jump the tracks
Can't get back
I don't know anyone around here
But I'm safe this time

Cause when you
Tell me, Tell me, Tell me
Stupid things, like you do
Yes, I
Have to, have to, have to
Change the rules
I can't lose

*Cause I shiver
I just break up
When I'm near you
It all gets out of hand
Yes I shiver
I get bent up
There's no way that
I know you'll understand

We talk and talk 'round it all
Who'd have thought
We'd end up here
But I'm feeling fine
In a rush
Never trust
You'll be there
If I'd only stop and take my time

Cos with you
I'm running, running, running
Somewhere I can't get to
Yes I have to have to have to
Change the rules I'm with you*

What if you get off at the next stop
Would you just wave as I'm drifting off
If I never saw you again
Could I
Keep hold of this
Inside**

Wallpapers and crosswords

I've managed to come up with a simple wallpaper just this morning. Yeah...a wallpaper. Although I'm not an Emma Watson fan, I completely adore her and I just like to make some wallpapers of her. After all, she's the only Potter actor/actress who goes out too much that there are so many pictures of her. And yeah, I love her in this Times photoshoot, so I made a wallpaper out of it after some grueling hours of finding hi-res pics of her. Whew!

Click the thumbnail below for the wallpaper.



Oh, and yeah. I found this nice, nice crossword puzzle that the NYT will publish. =) Just so Potter fans like me can prepare themselves for the release of HBP. Click the thumbnails below for the pics.


So...there you go. =) Got loads more to do, like answering the crossword myself. *wink*

ChatterBox Down

*sigh* I took down the ChatterBox and vowed that forevermore you will never see a ChatterBox (or any TagBoard) in this blog. Gah. I just placed it there so people can say something. After all, I did not place any comments page or whatever on my blog. But look at what I got?! Gah. Hate it. Never you mind if you've never seen it. Gah. I am in a bad mood today. Gah....

Saturday

It's Saturday, which meant that I needed to go to my dentist for the usual check-up, replacement of elastics and such. I spent, what, about three hours in the clinic, but right now I'm already at home (that's why I am updating my blog...).

It's Saturday, July 09, which meant that next Saturday, July 16, will be the release of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! I talked to Carla about it and yeah, she is psyched! Teehee...everyone who reads Harry Potter anticipates for the sixth book release. I've already had my copy pre-ordered since God-knows-when, and I'm so happy! Yahoo!!!!

Oh, and I'm a subscriber of all things One and MakePovertyHistory, so I received this newsletter from them a while ago:

The 2005 G8 Summit took place against a background of tragedy. The attacks in London yesterday focused all of our attentions on the terrible waste that each and every life lost always represents. Our thoughts are with the friends and family of those killed and those who were injured.

At a time when terrorists have shown such disregard for our shared humanity, Make Poverty History is a living embodiment of it.

Never before have so many people stood in solidarity with the poor. While there is a great deal more G8 leaders should have done in Gleneagles, today they responded to our campaign for justice by making significant commitments to increase aid, cancelling some of the debts of some of the world's poorest countries, and saying they will apply fewer conditions to them. They also agreed to strive for access to AIDS treatment for all by 2010. These commitments will give hope and life to millions of the world's poorest people, and they're down to you.

Are you wearing a white band? Remembering all the emails you've sent? Did you rally along with quarter of a million people in Edinburgh last weekend? Then you helped deliver the pressure that made 2005 the year the world accelerated on the road towards justice.

Today's announcement marks a turning point in the human story, but it falls far short of the plan that would truly make poverty history. To do that, and secure a place in history, world leaders must go a lot further at 2 crucial talks later in the year - the UN Millennium Development Goals summit and World Trade Organisation talks - and we need your continued help to make sure they act.

Millions of people are trapped in the prison of poverty. Today the G8 chose not to do all that we have asked them that could set those people free. The people of the world are already on the road to justice. They expect their leaders to be with them. Today's announcement has shown that the G8 need to run much faster to catch up.

The Make Poverty History Team

P.S. This year the UK government have responded to campaigners by placing Africa on the agenda as a priority for the G8. They have worked hard with European Union and G8 colleagues to deliver significant steps toward debt cancellation and more and better aid. Throughout this summit the government have demonstrated leadership on these vital issues. We must keep up the pressure on them to ensure they show the same commitment for the rest of this crucial year and beyond.

I just watched CNN hours ago and I saw the eight leaders sign the agreement to help Africa. Woot! I am so glad about it. This makes us one more step closer to making poverty history.

Happenings

Well...I did it. I already told Miss Kate about Shush and Sugar. She was gleeful, let me tell you. To the extent that she said that I "made her day". Laa dee dah... And then there's the fact that I had been soooooo irritated with dearest Shush. I mean, come on, who wouldn't? Gah!!!!!! Sometimes he is just plain irritating, and it's not fun. At all.

That's probably everything that had been significant today. No pinching scene. Yeah. Nothing. Gah. Just him being his quirky, irritating self.

Anyways, I'm still waiting for the wonderful HBP. Hmm...by morning of July 16, I have my hands on my own copy. Yeah! That's what I'm talking about! The Scholastic print of HBP is only 672 pages, so I'm betting that I can finish it by the end of July 16. Maybe. I will break my record of two days. I will. But ah well...maybe not. When I read OotP I nearly cried my eyes out because of an overdose of reading. I didn't stop...not even to eat dinner or something. But that's just me. HBP is different. It's a lot shorter, and I can finish it in one day. I will!!!

The Wedding Crashers Premiere

Yep. Got a picture of Emma on the Wedding Crashers premiere. She has braces!!! Whoa! And I noticed just how much she's been trying to hide those braces. But anyways, what is wrong with braces, anyway? I mean, they're just braces, for heaven's sake. They're made to straighten teeth. Some people actually find it quite fashionable. So why hide them if you can flaunt them? Hmm...I guess there's the thing about being a celebrity and all. Ah well. She gets an okay from me. After all, she terribly needs braces.

Here's a pic of her.

Bad Trip

Yeah. What. A. Day. Besides from the "pinching incident" in the morning, this day has been nothing but a pain in my backside. Yeah. And my head. Gah. The reporting was terrible, I got a not-so-good grade in the PE quiz, and I'm still not sure about you-know-who. Oh, and yeah, milky way problems. Gah. I'm having a hard time with everything in my life!!! Argh...

I'm still unsure about you-know-who. Gah. Does he like me in a like-like way, or not?????????????????????? I am going CRAZY just thinking about that!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wimbledon

Watched the Wimbledon finals last night on cable. It was, as what everybody kept saying, a 'rematch' of last year's Wimbledon finals. Imagine, Roger Federer and Andy Roddick once more vying for the Cup. But, whatever. Although I'm a big Andy Roddick fan, I can't help but admit Andy's defeat even before their feet touched the grass. I mean, come on, Federer is like the most brilliant player on the field. He's absolutely great, no denying it. So...I knew the chance of Andy winning is more likely...well, nil. But still. I still yelled whenever he gets an ace (well...yeah, Federer somehow got more aces than him. But whatever), or whenever he's leading or if he breaks the serve.

And yeah, Andy lost. :P The game didn't even last that long...it didn't even reach four sets. 6-2, 7-6, 6-4. Gah. Look at the points. And I so thought that if ever Andy's the one who serves, it'll all end so fast cause he'll be getting so many aces. How wrong I was. Everytime Andy serves, Federer just gets it and then it continues on until too many deuces. Gah. And I so thought Andy has this wonderful unbreakable serve because, well, he has the fastest serve record (155 mph). Imagine, and he was beaten!!!

*sigh* Ah, well. You can't win 'em all. I'll just have to wish him good luck and hope that he wins the US Open. *crosses fingers*

Getting to Know Myself

I just had this weird thing over quizzes and such. :P So here's a small survey that I answered.

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name:	Kat
Birthday:	09.04
Birthplace:	Najran
Current Location:	Manila
Eye Color:	Dark Brown
Hair Color:	Black
Height:	5'1" something, something
Right Handed or Left Handed:	Left-handed (damn proud of it!)
Your Heritage:	Umm...Filipino???
The Shoes You Wore Today:	just slippers (didn't go out today)
Your Weakness:	Sports
Your Fears:	losing my family
Your Perfect Pizza:	LOTS of cheese and pineapple (that's all I need)
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year:	Feat Ed; #3
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger:	Lolz; LMAO
Thoughts First Waking Up:	I need more sleep!
Your Best Physical Feature:	Umm..cute hands?!
Your Bedtime:	I try and sleep about 11 at the earliest
Your Most Missed Memory:	Sixth grade crush -- MMACR
Pepsi or Coke:	Coke
MacDonalds or Burger King:	McDonald's
Single or Group Dates:	Single, of course ;)
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:	Neither. I h8 iced tea.
Chocolate or Vanilla:	Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee:	Cappuccino (although I rarely drink such)
Do you Smoke:	No
Do you Swear:	Yes...a LOT!
Do you Sing:	Yep
Do you Shower Daily:	Yes
Have you Been in Love:	Of course!
Do you want to go to College:	Yes
Do you want to get Married:	Yes!
Do you belive in yourself:	No. I'm a pessimist with an Inferiority Complex
Do you get Motion Sickness:	Sometimes
Do you think you are Attractive:	Hmm...ask that to someone else...I really don't know!
Are you a Health Freak:	not much
Do you get along with your Parents:	Quite
Do you like Thunderstorms:	Yes
Do you play an Instrument:	Yes -- piano
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol:	No.
In the past month have you Smoked:	Never. I do NOT smoke.
In the past month have you been on Drugs:	No.
In the past month have you gone on a Date:	Strictly Confidential
In the past month have you gone to a Mall:	yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos:	No; I prefer Cream-O. Teehee...
In the past month have you eaten Sushi:	No
In the past month have you been on Stage:	I think not.
In the past month have you been Dumped:	No.
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping:	I have NEVER skinny dipped my entire life!
In the past month have you Stolen Anything:	No.
Ever been Drunk:	No.
Ever been called a Tease:	As far as I know, no.
Ever been Beaten up:	I'm the ONE who does the beating up! Lolz...
Ever Shoplifted:	Of course not.
How do you want to Die:	Asleep
What do you want to be when you Grow Up:	Not sure
What country would you most like to Visit:	France
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color:	Green
Favourite Hair Color:	brown/blond (it doesn't matter much, actually)
Short or Long Hair:	clean cut short hair
Height:	Not so tall; at least about 5'7" or something
Weight:	Hmm...no comment
Best Clothing Style:	no preference, but I really like to see a guy who wears preppy clothes. Dunno why...
Number of Drugs I have taken:	None.
Number of CDs I own:	Hmm...dunno. Too lazy to count
Number of Piercings:	Mine? Two. Favored in a guy? As much as possible, none.
Number of Tattoos:	None. This goes for both ways.
Number of things in my Past I Regret:	So many things I can't even count them all.
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ChatterBox!

Yep! I installed one right now cause I am so bored. If you want to comment on anything, talk to me about anything or whatnot, go there and post. =)

A New Wallpaper

Got tired with the last wallpaper, so I decided to give my desktop a facelift. New wallpaper: Dark Times! I am so happy...well, almost. Still feel dizzy right now and quite bored. So I'm trying to spend as much time using PS. If I have time, I'll canvass for PSP or Jasc Animation Shop (Did I get that right?). It's got absolutely wonderful features that I really like. :P

Oh yeah, the wallpaper. Click the thumbnail below for it.

Argh...

I've got a cold, a slight headache, and cough. Gah. What is happening to me?! I just want to sleep all day long. I dunno why.

I've got to finish my writing portfolio for English. It's okay, though. I like to write. And it's like, the easiest I've ever written. Well...you see, you have to write a letter to yourself. Teehee. Way easy. I've got so many things to say to myself, like how stupid and ugly I am. Gah. :P Whatever.

I'm bored.