She's Betina

You Can't Be Too Careful Anymore

2010-02-15T21:25:00.001+08:00

Hey, bloggers. If you'll ask about the title, it is from a line in the song "Careful" by Paramore. I am having a major LSS with the songs of Paramore. They are really cool, and they are very pleasing to my ears. Walang araw na hindi ako napapakanta ng kahit isang kanta man lang ng Paramore. In relation to this, I really want to go on their concert in March 9. x| How could I? I am sure I'll not be allowed by my parents, and I haven't bought any ticket yet (as if I could buy one. xD).

By the way, belated Happy Hearts Day. So, how's your day yesterday? Mine is just an ordinary day. Well, I do not want to think about that day. Sabi ko nga, "Burado yan sa kalendaryo ko!" xD. It's cute to see lovers everywhere, giving bouquet of flowers, setting up a date, etc. I hope you had a great day yesterday. :">

Alright. I do not want to make this post long. You can visit my Tumblr page. I'm more active there. Bye! :D

February's Next

2010-01-31T21:15:00.006+08:00

"There's always a little truth behind every 'Just Kidding'; a little knowledge behind every 'I don't know'; a little emotion behind every 'I don't care'; AND A LITTLE PAIN BEHIND EVERY 'It's OK'."

Hey, bloggers! It's now the last day of the month, January 31. It means, February's next. Well, I know, Valentines is coming up, but for me, it is just an ordinary day. I hope the lovers out there will enjoy the day. Speaking of Valentines, I hope our plans for our classroom bulletin board will be successful. Actually, it is our first time to do something great to our bulletin board, because we do not have much time to fix it, because of a lot of school works. Well, I think we have great plans, and we will try our best to make it successful. I hope my classmates will participate.

There are lots of things that happened this month. My birthday, a week long crying, conflicts about friendship, and many more happenings. I also learned a lot of things about life, just like what I have told in my last blog post. I also went out a lot of times this month, which left me good memories. I think I will not forget the day when we watched Paranormal Entity with my friends. There are a lot of memories to treasure and a lot of life lessons to remember. This month is really a blast.

By the way, I got my report card this day, and I think my grades are just fine. My average is 91.44, and my deportment grade is 90. Not bad. I'm still in the Third Honors. Kaso, konti nalang, Second Honors na. Nakakapanghinayang. I will try my best to raise my grades higher. Because it's 4th grading, I need to try my very best, even though it would be quite difficult, I know. I am not into beating the averages of other people, I'm into having a higher grade. Wish me luck.

Please leave something in my Formspring. Thanks! I hope we will all have a nice month. Those are all for now. :)

Since Monday, Everyday is a Crying Day

2010-01-30T14:18:00.004+08:00

"You can't have a rainbow without a little rain."

Hey, bloggers. There are lots of things happened these past few days, especially this week. As you can see in my blog post title, since Monday, everyday is a crying day. There are a lot of problems I need to face, and I can't help but cry. Well, I think that's normal.

I celebrated my birthday last January 23, 2010, even though my birthday is January 25. Actually, there's a conflict that happened. That conflict really made me learn a lesson that I think, I will carry until the end of my life - do not lie and do the right thing. It is a very long story to share. But, even though there's a conflict or an unexpected event that happened, I still enjoyed. Even though some of the persons I invited didn't come, it is still alright to me. For me, greetings are enough. I also appreciated the gifts they gave me. I also won't forget the thing my BFF did for me. Very nice.

January 25 is just like a normal day for me. I did not feel that my birthday already came. It was just like, "Ha? Birthday ko na?" I want to thank those people who greeted me on my birthday. I really appreciate your greetings. Actually, I have a lot of birthday wishes, but there's one thing that really marked my mind. I really wished that my seatmate who's angry or mad to me or whatsoever, will talk to me even once, even just on that day. But guess what? It didn't happen. Well, ganun talaga, siguro. If he can't forgive me or even talk to me it's okay. I think I did something that made him change the way he treats me. I have no choice but to accept it. Also on that day, we got our test results, and I think the results are alright. I still got the grades I used to get. I even cried that day because I think that there is bias in grades in a particular subject. Eto ang mahirap kapag hindi ka kilala ng teacher. I did not complain about it. I did not talk to my teacher about it. I think nothing will happen if I will talk to her about the matter. I'm not being too negative. I think I must accept the practical test grade she gave to me. Even though there are bad things happened, I still tried to enjoy that day. I tried to be happy inspite of all those. I'm now thirteen, nothing changed.

There are lots of problems that came to my life, and all of them are related to friends. There are a lot of misunderstandings. Naging uso ata ang galit, tampuhan at hindi pagkaka-intindihan these past few days. I started to realize a lot of things about my life, about my friends. I realized that I really must treasure them. I realized that I must be cautious to my actions, especially to my words. It's better to shut up than to say something that will hurt someone else, or will make a situation so much worse. I must think the best things to do. I must do the best decisions I can make - decisions that will not worsen the situation, decisions that will make a better change, or will make the situation a lot better.

I noticed that I faced my problems way better than I did last year. I am not too emotional right now than I used to. I always think that everything will be alright and I must not lose hope. Even though I already cried a lot of times, I always keep in mind that I will overcome the problems that came, and will come in my life. Dati kasi, lagi ko sinasabi na, "Hindi ko na kaya.", "Wala nang pag-asa.", "Sana mamatay nalang ako." pero nalagpasan ko yung mga problema na 'yon, and made me think that I was wrong, and I must not give up. Good thing I am still thinking of the positive side of things.

Supposedly, I must be not in the house right now. My friend invited me to go swimming with them, but my mom did not allow me to go. I already had the hint that mom will not allow me to go, because she thinks that I am still too young to go swimming only with my friends. I think she's right, but it would be fun spending time with them.

I'm planning to learn dances from the K-Pop songs, also other songs with good dance steps, especially this coming Summer. I will also do a blog layout for my blog, if the coming days will not be much busy because of school.

Those are all for now.

At Last

2010-01-22T15:26:00.004+08:00

"No one would choose a friendless existence on condition of having all the other things in the world."

- Aristotle

Hey, guys! How are you? I really miss blogging so much. It has been a week and some days since the last day I blogged. It is because of the exams, and I was banned in using the telephone and surfing the Net. I can't even believe I survived. Actually, tumatakas ako paminsan-minsan if mom's not around here in the house. My brother (I love you so much, Kuya) allows me to use his laptop and PSP whenever I want to. Actually, those have been quite a distraction to my review but I think it is okay as long as it won't consume much of my time. I really can't help it. I always find it hard to say no.

I think the exams this quarter are quite different from the other exams I took in the past quarters. The exams are quite harder than the past quarters. I don't know if it is because the exams are really harder than those of the past quarters or I am really not prepared much about it. I noticed that almost all of the exams have the Probabilities and Consequences, and the True or False part (both statements true, both statements false, first statement true while the second one is false, first statement false while the second one is true). It is my first time to finish quite late in almost all of the exams.

There are some parts of the Science test that are not taught to us, so I have no choice but to guess for the answer. I don't know the Rejections of Judaism and Healing of the Canaanite Girl part in CLE, because I don't know that those will be included in the exam. I noticed that the AP test will really make your mind function. It is more on essays, probabilities and consequences and sentence completion. The Math test is quite easy. I know I already lose 10 points. Ginawa ko kasing Work Problem yung Distance Problem. I hope Sir will give consolation points.

By the way, last January 16, I and my friends went to our friend's house once again. We went there because she celebrated her birthday (her birthday is January 13, but she celebrated it January 16). I thought we will have a group study there, but instead, we watched a horror movie once again. We also had a lot of fun singing songs (I think most of them are Taylor Swift songs), playing Plants vs. Zombies, and of course, talking to each other, sharing stories. If you are my friend in Facebook, you can view our pictures here.

January 25 is nearing. I can't feel that my birthday is already near. Actually, I will celebrate it tomorrow with my friends. I hope that we will have fun on those days. My birthday is also the day of rechecking of the test papers. I hope we will all have a nice grade. Also, I want to greet an advance happy birthday to my 2 friends who will celebrate their birthdays this coming 28 and 29. I hope they will have fun on their special days.

Those are all for now. Wish me luck for the exam results! :)

Trying to Survive

2010-01-09T23:36:00.001+08:00

"Expecting is the best way to hurt yourself."

Hey, bloggers? How's your first week? If you'll ask me, it's okay. As usual, this week has a twist. A lot of school works, a lot of stories. This day, I and my friends went to our friend's house to watch a movie. The first week is a blast.

For school works - reporting, group works and other stuffs. We (I and my other 2 classmates) reported about the Prehistoric Eras in Science. We had a group work, a research work to be exact, in Filipino. We researched about a life of a fisherman, and we must dramatize it. The actual performance must be done Thursday, this week, but because we failed to do a great performance, we redid it yesterday, and our group got 25 out of 30. Some teachers assigned me to do other tasks such as collecting the grades of my classmates in a particular activity, etc. I also have some tasks undone because of a lot of school works and also because of my laziness. I don't know why I can't take off my laziness. Sometimes, I cannot really take the laziness away from me.

Of course, there are a lot of stories coming from my friends about their experiences during vacation. As usual, I enjoyed sharing and hearing stories from them. Also, I tried to help them with their problems, because a lot of problems of my friends came and I think they need help and comfort from their friends, like me, so I always try my best to help or if they need, comfort them.

Today is one of the best days. I really enjoyed and laughed a lot, even though up until now I still can't forget the thing I watched and I think I will have a problem in sleeping later on. Wish me luck! If you are my friend in Facebook, you can view our pictures here.

Those are all for now. Bye! :)

Last Day of Christmas Break

2010-01-03T20:26:00.003+08:00

Hey, people. This is the last day of our freedom for most of the students. Tomorrow, January 4, will be the resume of the classes. Actually, I don't know what to feel right now. I don't know if I am excited or not. It seems like I still don't want to go to school, because I (or I think all of us) think that the break is not enough. Bitin, as in. Yet, even though I saw some of my friends this Christmas break, I still miss them, and also those who I haven't seen or communicated with this Christmas break, especially BeChriJe. Also, some teachers left some school-related activities to do, which is quite annoying. I finished my part for the project (by pair) this day. I did the drawings for the scenes in the Parable of the Weeds. My partner is the one who will do the coloring. I think I did it well, even though the margins are not so great. Bahala na si partner sa iba. LOL.

I still want to learn more about playing the guitar, no matter what. Kahit na nagbabalat yung kamay at paa ko, and there's a chance na ma-injure ako, I still want to go for it. I hope I can get better in doing this, even though it is quite impossible, I will still go for it. Wala naman sigurong mawawala kung ita-try ko, diba? One of my New Year's Resolutions is not to be afraid to try things. I noticed that last year, I am afraid to try some things, like trying to do these and those, so I think this 2010, I need to have the courage to try things, and that is what I am trying to do right now.

I am using the laptop of my brother right now, and I love it. I rarely use his laptop because it is his, and I always use the PC. I always do wrong spellings whenever I use his laptop, but I really enjoy using it. I don't know why. LOL. All I know is I love using his laptop. I hope I can have my own laptop, too (okay, I am dreaming a thing that will never happen again).

By the way, I want to thank those people who appreciated the layout of my blog. I really treasure you and your compliments. I hope you will still like the future layouts of my blog, and I also hope you will still support me and my designs in the future. If you want to ask some questions about blog layouts, feel free to contact me. I am always here to help you. By the way, sorry if there's no image in this post and also in my last post. I am lazy to do a graphic or search for a graphic. I am sorry for that. I do not have a plan in editing my last post. I know, inserting photos is an optional thing to do, but I think that inserting photos could make a blog post more interesting to read. Maybe I will insert some photos or graphics in my future posts. Sorry for being so lazy.

I want to share the blog of my friend, Jeanne. I am the one who made her layout. Just sharing. Please visit her blog. Thanks!

Those are all for now. Good luck tomorrow! :)

Start of Something New

2010-01-01T15:09:00.006+08:00

Hey, bloggers! Happy New Year! Let us start the year right by wearing a smile. May we all have a great 2010! I cannot believe that another year has passed. For me, 2009 passed so fast, yet it is still a great year for me. A lot of unforgettable things happened last year, and I met a lot of unforgettable persons. Let me share to you my review of my own life the past year.

The year 2009 is one of the greatest years ever, one of the most unforgettable years of my life. I have experienced a lot of things that are worth remembering, and I have learned a lot of things from those. I had lots of tragic moments last year that made me emotional, that made me hurt myself to release the pain I have deep inside, but also learned how to stop, and be a cheerful girl again, just like before. This year is really a blast for me.

January 2009 is a good month for me, I think. The most unforgettable thing that happened to me in that month is my birthday. I think that is one of my most unforgettable birthdays ever. I had fun with my friends and with my teachers. Those laughs, those jokes, those moments are really unforgettable. Also, that is my first birthday with my teachers. I really love them, and I really appreciate them for going to my birthday, and made it a very special day for me.

February? I think this is the first time that a guy confessed his feelings for me. I think, it is February 13, 2009. I don't know why he liked me, I was even shocked. During recess, he gave me a pouch with a pair of silver earings inside. During classes, my friends near my seat asked me to pick one shape out of those shapes in the pencil case. Since the heart shape attracted me at first, I picked it. I was quite shocked when I saw the message inside, "Mahal kita, naniniwala ka ba o hindi?" in his handwriting. I know his handwriting because we are classmates for 3 years. Then after that, I looked at him with a face like questioning him of what's with the message, then I gave it back to him. During lunch time, I asked him, "Bakit si she-who-musn't-be-named, wala kang ibibigay? Sa akin meron?", then he said "Wala nga akong ibibigay, kaya nga sabi ko sayo maniwala ka ehh." (not so sure if those are the exact words but the thought is there). I was shocked, just like what I've said a while ago. It is good that we are still good friends until now.

March 2009 is one of the busiest month for us (we are still Grade 6 this time), but still happy. Exams, preparation or practice for graduation. Speaking of graduation, I'm happy that my father attended my graduation. I even attended late and wore civilian clothes in one of our practice days because of my dad's arrival, but I think it is really worth it. The main plan is to go absent or go to school in the afternoon because of my dad's arrival in the morning, but since I arrived home at 7:30 AM (I think?) that day, I rushed to go to school. I really felt happiness when I saw my father again after how many months of his absence because of work. Graduation? I really love that day. I felt like having the payment of the things I did for my studies. It is nice to receive lots of medals, and know that people support me, especially my dear adviser, who clapped joyfully when I was the one who will go up the stage. I was even shocked when a parent of my batch mate called me by my name. Of course, at the end, it is the time to take pictures with my friends. I was even shocked, when I knew that the guy I am talking about a while ago (February), asked me to have a picture with me. Of course, I said yes. My parents even said, "Alam mo ba, kanina ka pa hinahabol habol ni he-who-musn't-be-named kasi gusto niya magpa-picture? Sabi pa niya, 'Betina! Betina!'." I don't even know that, I am so sorry, I am busy capturing pictures with my best friends. But I appreciate him. Of course, after the graduation, all I can say is "Hello, High School! Here I come!"

After that day is the start of the vacation. I enjoyed the days my father is still around. He is really one of the best men I ever knew. He is a great father to me and my siblings. He tries his best to give to us what we want. Those days with him are really great. He really made us Of course, our family enjoyed eating chocolates. I love Cadbury chocolates very much. My favorite, especially the Dairy Milk ones. Yum! My mom kept a single bar of chocolate as remembrance. My dad didn't allow my mom to eat chocolates because of her cough. My dad is really a loving husband to my mom. I am lucky enough to have a loving and understanding parents. I also went to Christine's place to hangout with BeChriJe, as usual. We go to any of our houses to hangout and have fun.

June 4, 2009 is the start of classes for S.Y. 2009-2010. Came as a First Year High School student. I first went to the Grade School department to see my teachers in the past years, then I went to my section - St. Giles. First, I was quite sad to know that some of my best friends are in the other section, but some of my friends are in my section, and I am still quite lucky.

It was my first time my to go to SM with my friend on July. I, and my best friend, Jessa, went to the mall to watch Hannah Montana the Movie. We even saw some other Freshmen students. I really enjoyed that day, even though we are not complete. Supposedly, it must be a BeChriJe hangout, but Christine can't go, so we are not complete, but at least we enjoyed, I think. We also bought gifts for Christine because her birthday is in the month of July.

November is one of the busiest months, I think. I still remember, November 13, 2009, when my body almost gave up because of a lot of school works. My best friend, Jessa, celebrated her 13th birthday last November 7. It's nice, and I enjoyed. I watched New Moon with BeChriJe. At last, Christine made it. We enjoyed the day, even though some conflicts came. Christine can't get over with the line "Marry me." LOL.

December 17, 2009 is our Christmas Party and Program. I had fun even though we started our party late, so we did not finish all the plans for our party, but still, we enjoyed. To the program? I can't forget the performance of the HS Faculty. My eardrums almost gave up. Ang lakas talaga ng tilian, sobra. I was just quite upset during the end of the program because of the school service, and I was not feeling well that time, but after all, it is the fun with my friends that matters, right? Also, I received lots of gifts from my friends, and I really appreciate those. I celebrated Christmas with the family and other relatives. It was fun. The next day's the birthday of my mom and hangout with my friends in SM. We watched Shake, Rattle and Roll 11. Somehow I had fun with my friends.

At first, I thought that High School is not enjoying. So strict, and I must be more engaged in my studies. When I talked to my teacher when I was in Grade 5, I told her about what I feel on my High School life. Then she said, "Enjoyin mo lang. Masaya sa High School." Then, after a while, I started to enjoy my High School life, and I think it is great to be a High School student. It keeps me busy and at the same time having fun with my friends and classmates. Being a secretary is a hard, yet an enjoying task. It is nice to help my classmates about some matters regarding academics, activities, etc. Also, I do a lot of tasks as a secretary like collecting these and those, and sometimes, I help our Class President to discipline the class when it is noisy.

I love 2009 because I met a lot of unforgettable persons, my new friends. It is nice that my mom knows some of them and trusts them. I had fun moments with them, and they are always there when I need them, especially my friends in the higher level (my Second Year friends). Also, I got new friends from some of my classmates I never thought I could be friends with, and also some other Freshmen students and also from other year or grade levels (yeah, even in Grade School). I hope they will remain the same. I treasure them a lot.

Also, 2009 seems to be much emotional. I, and some of my friends became so much of being emotional. There were a lot of issues about slitting wrists, so much pain, etc. I tried to hurt myself to release pain deep inside. Also, a lot of people got mad at me because of doing it, and also for other reasons. I think one of the most painful days of my life is when I made a slit on my left hand (hand, not wrist) using a blade. It is just a small slit, a very small wound. When my friends knew it, some felt disappointed because of what I did. And I felt like almost dying, not because of the wound, but because of their disappointment of what I did. At night, I cried a lot. The next day, when I remember the matter, I cannot help but cry. I learned my lesson now, and I won't try to do that again, or do something that would disappoint my friends.

I think I did not do great last year. I was not so serious about my studies, I became so much emotional. But I experienced a lot of things and learned a lot of lessons that made me think that I can do great this 2010. I will apply all the lessons I've learned in living up the life this 2010. I hope you will all have a nice year!

By the way, about my blog, I changed everything about it. New layout, new tagboard, new hit counter, new all! I deleted my past entries, and now this is my very first post for the new ever She is Betina [dot] Blogspot [dot] Com. Do you like it? I really missed designing. I hope I can still improve my designs.

Happy New Year, guys! Hope you'll have a great year.