J.K. Rowling might be evil

so the much awaited 6th installment of Harry Potter came out today: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. but no, i didn't reserve for a copy although i am absolutely crazy about Harry Potter. i haven't finished The Order of Phoenix yet because i have no time to read for fun. not with the workload i have especially for this coming two weeks (exams, paper deadlines, etc.).

i thought Harry Potter was a silly book in high school. i'd laugh at the concept of witches and wizards. the magical world, in general, was too childish for me. or so i thought. on my 16th birthday, my uncle (who's also my godfather) handed me books 1-4! books 1 and two were his and he wanted me to have them because he claimed that it deserved to be given a chance. so i started reading right away. guess what? i absolutely loved the book. there was something about Rowling's narration and imagination that appealed to me considering how there's more a child in me than an adult. in senior year, the first movie came out and because i did not want to be disappointed, i was hesitant at first. but my equally geek/Harry Potter fanatics school friends planned on watching the movie so the next saturday, we were all inside Ina's van on our way to Powerplant Mall.

Rowling has created an unbelievably huge group of fans around the globe because of the world she painted with her imagination and her brilliant writing. my sister's friend said that Rowling must be on something to have her imagination work wonders like that. i agree! HAHA! pick any book that's inches thick with hundreds and hundreds of pages. let a child read it. if it's not Harry Potter, they won't even touch the book. but if it's Harry Potter, a child will enthusiastically reach out for the book and devour every single page like a hungry lion feasting on flesh.

Harry Potter may be overrated but i still think it rocks. J.K. Rowling is a genius. other than that, she might be EVIL like what conspiracy theorists say. "it's anti-Christ!" they said.

whatever it is... i got hooked and i don't think there's a remedy for this sickness.

i think i might be Hermione Granger for my creative shot for graduation pictorial next monday. MUWAHAHAHA!

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changes (the first installment)

yesterday was a blast although i was at school from 7am until a little past 9pm. i was exhausted by the time i got home.

classes supposedly finished at 10am but van, tal, and i wanted to watch the Indayog (UPM's dance varsity) auditions in which apple was one of the panel judges (AHEM!) HAHAHA! then we'd go to the Little Theater to try and sneak in to watch Handog sa Freshmen (this activity for freshmen organized by the Freshman Block Coordinators). but to no avail. we we're seniors for crying out loud! HAHAHA! but we finally got in because of our "networks" or "connections" (both coined by van's brilliant mind). we met friends from YFC (Youth for Christ) and when we told them that we're going to join this week they were ecstatic! then they started introducing us to other YFC members and they all were happy for us. this guy even shook our hands and the others talked to us like we're officially membrs already :) i LOVE the crowd! at the backstage, i sang with the YFC members who performed on stage. the other members asked how i knew the song. they said i even know the lyrics more than they do. they sang "Testify to Love", the song by Avalon (Winona Judd has did a cover too) which i absolutely fell in love with since i sang it with the youth group at the church i attended in Abu Dhabi.

it was Youth Camp when i got introduced to the song. the American couple who facilitated the 3-day retreat sang the song during a praise and worship session and i just got naturally high that it was almost unnatural to be as happy as i was inside that hall. i'll never forget the Youth Camp because it was the BEST three days ever. it's like all the pressure and stress that was inside of me were all of a sudden banished from my system.

Testify to Love
Avalon

All the colors of the rainbow
All the voices of the wind
Every dream that reaches out
That reaches out to find where love begins
Every word of every story
Every star in every sky
Every corner of creation lives to testify

(Chorus:)
For as long as I shall live
I will testify to love
I'll be a witness in the silences when words are not enough
With every breath I take
I will give thanks to God above
For as long as I shall live
I will testify to love

From the mountains to the valleys
From the rivers to the sea
Every hand that reaches out
Every hand that reaches out to offer peace
Every simple act of mercy
Every step to kingdom come
All the hope in every heart will speak what love has
done

UPM's theater group Tanghalang Batingaw also performed an excerpt of a play called "Homeward Bound". they danced Joyful Joyful from the Sister Act movie soundtrack. it was a very lively number! i loved the dance! HAHA! everyone was animated. so i downloaded the song :)

there's a youth camp in august. i can't wait :) van and i are going to attend the meeting on friday after school. i hope THIS TIME I REALLY GET TO JOIN.

but knowing me... once i get to join and become attached to YFC people, it will be hard to let go once i'm done with school. i have separation anxiety and i'm not really good with adapting to new changes.

yesterday while watching the program supposedly for freshmen, we saw the various orgs at UPM. then i thought, "shit. i want to join all of them!". i feel like time's running out. that soon i'll be leaving this institution (assuming that i DO GRADUATE ON TIME). therefore, i want to make the most of the months i have and i think van feels the same way because she also wants to join different orgs. apple wants to join the UP Skindivers (skindiving-- it's like snorkeling and scuba diving combined). they have various beach trips and diving trips so i want to do that considering how much of a nature person i am. but our problem is TIME. yes. senior year is all about paperwork and time management. so in a way, even if we don't directly say it... we're all feeling the same way-- we're trying to do a lot of things hoping that one day when we look back, we won't say the words "I should have...". soon we will have to part ways taking new roads to whatever our destiny is. van is going to law school in Davao. wahh :( so that's another change. soon we won't be eating our lunches together laughing or crying over life and dealing with each other's eccentricities.

speaking of adapting to changes... a blog entry on this topic will follow. i had an epiphany of some sort after reading a book but i can't elaborate as of the moment.

watch out for it! (AHAHA! as if!)

okay bye. i have school work. yes. on a saturday night.

like chezka said upon running through things to do for next week...

"there goes my weekend!"