Hollywood Again!

Thursday was one of those days that made me appreciate my sister and it was also one of my best days.
My sister somehow got tickets to watch the screening of 17Again starting Zac Efron!
Knowing all my tests were on Thursday, we finally got our mom to allow us to go.

From school we took the Metro to where you ride the Orange Line, was it Busway? Well, whatever it was I loved it. Riding the Orange Line was like discovering a whole new world. & We got off at Noho and went on the subwayy, all the wayy to Hollywood.

Thinking about 17Again the whole time, I could help but to get excited. However, something better happened as my sister and I got off the subway. Thursday was the same day as the Hannah Montana: The Movie Premiere! And wanting to watch this movie ever since the trailer came out, I was so excittedddddd. And we arrived pretty early and was able to get a great view of the red carpet.
We were thinking whether to miss the 17Again screening and staying for the premiere but we decided that watching the movie was something we wanted to do more. Fortunately, we were able to spot all of Hannah Montana's cast. & Now, anytime I see the Hannah Montana show, it's a whole different feeling since I have seen them in person.

& I recommend watching 17Again because it was a cute movie, and funny in some parts. Especially the credits! I mean the storyline and ending is fairly obvious but come on, Zac Efron comes out in it, hehe.
We got out of the screening room and back out to the streets of Hollywood and guess who we spotted! ADAM GREGORY! (See picture on top)

This was an unforgettable day and I wouldn't have changed one single moment of it. Especially who I spent the day with.
& Why are there so many dang gorgeous people in Hollywood? And they have niceass bodies.

Well, it's... SPRING BREAKKKK!
Have fun & Let yourself loose!
xoxo

Butterflies in My Stomach

I absolutely love the feeling of those butterflies in my stomach. Whether it is from a roller coaster or a big interview on Saturday (:

I've had a pretty crazy week, and it was great while it lasted. Especially last Wednesday when I opened my mailbox.

Monday was the WBC Finals. For those of who don't know, WBC stands for World Baseball Classics. Being at the Dodger's Stadium with my daddy was one of the best experiences of my life. And possibly one of the most thrilling nights as well. But, the game still gets me frustrated. We could have won the title. But fucking Ichiro, haha I'm kidding. Baseball players are hot! I think that's why a lot of people marry athletes.

Tuesday was a tiring because I came home late and school drained all my energy like always.
Wednesday I opened my mail saw that I was one of the finalists for this thing. & Immediately I turned to God and thanked Him. (:

Thursday, we got the easiest question for Demail's essay final but still I had a math test.

Friday, Cram Session but our "Korean Posse" got a lot done and out connections are pretty lovely, I must say. & Shyang Shuoh came over and "worked" on our freakin bio project. We had fun talking, eating and working.

Saturday was my interview. I got up early in the morning, reviewed my essay and most importantly, prayed. I was nervous but excited to speak to the people about myself. I don't think it went too bad and especially knowing that my parents were sitting next door, supporting me made a big impact. After I went to tutoring and I love my new teacherrrrrr. & I got home and knocked out and woke up at 1030 at night.
Well, that was my weeeek!

Bye. Bye. Bye.

xoxo!

Viva La Phil!

Yay!

The wiki is finally done and I'm surprised to see how short the unit felt on this side.

And hopefully time will fly by fast on the other side as well (:

Weekend is here but so much to worry about!

From 3 chapters of bio that will be tested on Tuesday to the mini-midterm.

But I don't feel as stressed for mini-midterm as for bio because I actually understand everything we learned this unit & additionally, it was actually enjoyable.

I am definitely gonna keep Basinger & others posted with my life on the Posito/Demail side of Unit 3! Which means that this blog will not be on hold or anything like that.

And in case you were wondering, I'll provide you guys with me, Sara, Stella and Jessica's wiki URL: www.vivalaphil.pbwiki.com.

And just a little reminder; make sure your computer/mac/laptop is not on mute & after admiring the front page, go click "Pages & Files" & look through some nice stuff!

& especially the PowerPoint presentation, hehe. :D

For some reason, I still can't get over "Bromance," ahahahaha! It was such a cute presentation/project; good job you guys.

& Good job everyone! We all did wonderful and got something out of it, or at least I hope so.

Today, it wasn't the best day. Perhaps a really, really bad day, minus my isearch grade. Haha, but some people know why. I think it's lack of sleep though. & Thanks for the comfort buddies! I love you guys<3>

I really wanna get out of the valley, right now. Move to Bakersfield or SEATTLE<3!>

Ginalove invited me to her house to play the wii so imma go over and then MM after!

Now, I have a new tradition every lunch; Dirty Hangman! :D

Come join me and others but I don't think you can handle it!

Psalm 116:1-2 I love the LORD, for he heard my voice; he heard my cry for mercy. Because he turned his ear to me, I will call on him as long as I live.

-I think the blog will give me a good motivation to do daily devotions or something & maybe peeps might get interested. That one of my favorite verses in the Bible. God had heard my cries, laughter, rages and every other emotions I've been through. And He has not once turned His back against me. Although I may fail and fall, I know in my heart that He is the one that will lend out a hand for me to grab on. He's the one that will help me stand on my feet again. Thank you God, I am truly, madly in love with you.

xoxo

Let's Awaken with Bacon who was not Jamaican!

February 27, 2009.

A week before my I-Seach is due, I learned about Francis Bacon and his Four Idols.

In Christianity, idolatry is considered a grievous sin. Bacon uses the argument of the church against it by claiming the Christianity philosophy had engaged in four forms of idolatry;

Idol Number One! - Idol of the Tribe

• The bias of human beings to jump to conclusions based on what is new or strange rather than investing time to understand what is true.

Idol Number Two! - Idol of the Cave

• Creating individual biases through the educational system.

Idol Number Three! - Idol of the Marketplace

• The language created to share knowledge. For example, philosophy is more concerned with winning arguments than revealing the truth. And it looks us into specific ways of knowing.

Idol Number Four! - Idol of the Theatre

• The Christian West was given reverence to four or five Greek scholars and has ignored any other understanding of the world.

xoxo

Its Gonna Be Me, You, and the Dance Floor

Last Weekend!

Friday, I came home at one in the morning from church.
Which was fun but I knocked out afterwards.

On Saturday, I woke up early and started on my work. I worked on Prato's Art History exam with uglyyy. Although I felt bad for forgetting to sign on, I think we were pretty progressive. I started to get ready for winter formal. My amazing sister helped me get ready while sharing laughter with the witty Erica as well. I was excited to get out on the dance floor and dance with all my loves. Before going to school, Sara&Jess&I went to NFC to take our sticker pictures. And, the machine that we used just happened to run out of paper&ink. While we were waiting for them to reload the materials, we were taking pictures with all our phones and cameras. Hmm, but I noticed that we didn't take a picture with just us three. After mama took us to school and we were fashionably late. However, the party doesn't start without us so it was all good. (:
Sandy and I killed everyone in the dance competition; twice! It was a lot of fun, although it was very very empty. And they kept on playing Latina & 50's songs which were impossible to dance to and have fun. Everyone was booing the DJs or just me, idk. Sorry you guys about NRB, but I'll promise I'll make it up to you guys. Pinkyyy promise!

Sunday! It my my mother's birthday. My sister and I planned the whole day of fun and surprises. We started the day with a brunch on the pier of San Pedro, which had an amazing view of the ocean/beach. The day was long but the massage finish was great! Ooooh, and I saw a whale for the first time and it was an amazing creature. Haha, and also on the boat I met the funniest Mexican-Korean man. He seriously needs to be in the Korean Entertainment Business. I ate ICE CREAM<3! And my favorite flavor too; cotton candy! Regardless of what flavor, I had an amazing weekend, spending my time with ones I love oh so dearly (:

xoxo

Galileo's Daughter Provided Water

Suor Maria Celeste is the type of kid that I would want to have. One thing that caught my eye about her was that she always seemed to be there whether or not Galileo needed her.

How was Galileo's Daughter Essential to His Writing?

• Suor Maria Celeste helped to keep him alive
• She provided him with homemade remedies. Although she was a nun, she acted as a pharmacist and made sure Galileo took those medication.
• She made sure he got his good, water, medicine and etc.
• Maria edits the book that Galileo ends up publishing and without her, the book would have taken many more years to be completed

*It can be noted that a women who has never attended an University and has not been trained became the editor of Galileo's greatest book, "The Dialogo(Dialogue)"

• Maria communicated with her father through letters and when she heard the news that Galileo was in trouble for publishing "The Dialogo," she sent out letter of encouragement without ever knowing if he had received it or not.
• As well as being a big contributor to his book, Maria was his true unfading support system.
• She wanted to help him get rid of some of is burden by taking part of the punishment.
• The punishment was to recite Psalms(prayers) for hours and hours and she did this so that Galileo can work.

*She never told anyone about what she was doing and I think that that is why its so beautiful. She was already satisfied within herself for doing a good deed to her beloved father. She doesn't need the eyes of the whole world to make her feel like she's done the right thing.

I love you so much, Daddy!

xoxo

One, Two, Three, Four, Five Ways

Mondayyyy! Thanks Jessica for letting me borrow your notes :D
love you baby boo!

First Way: Argument from Motion

-An object put in motion by other object or force

• Nothing can move itself
• Every object in motion has a mover
• The first mover is the unmover, called God.

Second Way: Causation of Existence

-Uncaused first cause (God)

• Exist things that are created by other things
• Nothing can create itself
• Cannot be endless string of object causing other object to exist

Third Way: Contingent and Necessary Objects

-Two types of universe: Contingent beings & unnecessary being

• Contingent beings are caused
• Not every being can be contingent
• Must exist & being which is necessary to cause contingent being
• Necessary being is God

Fourth Way: Argument From Degrees and Perfection

• Degrees graduation of a quality
• Perfect standard by which all qualities measures - perfections contain God

Fifth Way: Argument from Intelligent Design

• Observable universe & order of nature
• Physical laws + order of nature & life = designed + ordered by God (Intelligent Designer)

Being a Christian, all the five ways of St. Thomas Aquinas apply to me and I believe in it. However, if I had to point the worst one it would be the first and the second way. It is not because I find it faulty but I feel that those two ways would bring up many questions to a non-believer. The first way states that God is the unmover but people might think how can God have created everything we see here on Earth without being able to move. The second way might be hard for non-believers to accept because they might not understand where God came from. They wonder where he was created, whom he as created by or does he even really exist. These two ways are something that I grew up to accept as the truth and never bothered questioning it because I KNEW it was true. However, going through Unit 2: Monotheism to Polytheism, my eyes opened up to the standpoint of many who don't have the same belief as I do. And I did start to question and got a lot more than what I've expected to gain from the unit. I felt that it made my walk as a Christian stronger because throughout my whole life. I was never questioned as a Christians and even after I've been questioned, my faith did not shift. It made me realize that God is stronger than any argument or attack that might come my way. God indeed is my shield & my everything.

My feelings are mutual about the fourth way. I don't believe in the word perfect. I only believe in it when it comes to God. However, I feel that people need that sense of "perfection" to achieve their best on everything they do. I try not to use the word because just like St. Thomas Aquinas states, perfections contain God. No one can measure up to who God is, what He has done, and what He has planned for us on Earth. People might ask how do we know what perfection is if we don't see it with our physically eyes. I feel that the whole idea of "religion" is faith. Without faith, there IS no religion. Christianity is having a relationship with God; whether or not we are able to see Him.

The best way for me is the fifth way. The fifth way is a strong statement as well because Intelligent Design, as we have learned from a article we read in class is supported by Law of Thermodynamics; a law we believed to be of truth. This shows that Intelligent Design must be true. Additionally, something so amazing and incredible like our universe could not have developed by some mutation without any mover or creator.

xoxo