I’m determined to make this summer the best one yet, and I
think it will. First off, I’ll be excited to just have a kitchen and cook for
myself again. Living in the dorm sucks- food sucks, Rockland sucks … food on
campus just sucks. Then, most of my friends are still at school in CP, so I’ll
be going there a lot to hang out with them. Then, when Ryan gets out of school,
we’re going to take a road trip to New Jersey and visit my family and take him
to New York. Afterwards, towards the end of May, my best friend from Japan is
coming to visit me! I have no idea what I’ll do with her, but she’s still
coming! Then in June, I start my volunteering at a camp! I’m so excited! Kids
are amazing and I’m so excited to be surrounded by them. At the end of the
June, I’m going with Ryan and his father to go to New Mexico for a week and
visit his family! Ryan is half Filipino and half Native American, so being
amongst the Native American culture is something I look forward to! Then in
July, my family is letting me go home to the Philippines for a whole month by
myself! For the first two weeks, I’ll visit my aunt’s family in the islands-
particularly Cebu. Cebu has the cleanest beaches, the nicest resorts that give
the best messages, and some of the best food Philippines has to offer. Then the
last two weeks, I will spend it at my dad’s side and mom’s side. My dad’s side
has tons of little kids, so I’ll be really excited to spend time with them. My
mom’s side has only her brother left in the Philippines because everyone else
is in America! Then in August, it’s up in the air. Nothing is set in stone, but
I’m still looking forward to everything this summer!
Life in Irene's Eyes
Friday, April 27, 2012
I'm sorry, all I can really talk about is summer.
On this hot summer day,
I do not want to go back to class.
I want to get in my car and drive away,
and go to the park and roll in the grass.
I want to sing out loud,
and dance really silly.
This past semester I've tried to make my parents proud,
now I want to go home and give my cousin a wet willy.
For one whole summer,
my books are out of sight, out of mind.
I'm determined to not make this break a bummer,
getting that relaxation time I've been trying to find.
Time to sleep all day and eat candy,
for the first time in a while, everything is just dandy.
On this hot summer day,
I do not want to go back to class.
I want to get in my car and drive away,
and go to the park and roll in the grass.
I want to sing out loud,
and dance really silly.
This past semester I've tried to make my parents proud,
now I want to go home and give my cousin a wet willy.
For one whole summer,
my books are out of sight, out of mind.
I'm determined to not make this break a bummer,
getting that relaxation time I've been trying to find.
Time to sleep all day and eat candy,
for the first time in a while, everything is just dandy.
7 WORD CHALLENGE-
I cannot wait,
to finally catch a break.
It is in my fate,
my freedom I can finally take.
It's been so long,
since I was able to sleep in.
My alarm clock sounds like a gong,
a state of relaxation my body has never been.
But summer is so close, I can taste it,
like a big juicy apple on a summer day.
To run outside under the blue sky to stay fit,
and that summer may never end is what I constantly pray.
I can't wait to scream and be loud,
the absence of any tests is why I'll be happy and proud.
I cannot wait,
to finally catch a break.
It is in my fate,
my freedom I can finally take.
It's been so long,
since I was able to sleep in.
My alarm clock sounds like a gong,
a state of relaxation my body has never been.
But summer is so close, I can taste it,
like a big juicy apple on a summer day.
To run outside under the blue sky to stay fit,
and that summer may never end is what I constantly pray.
I can't wait to scream and be loud,
the absence of any tests is why I'll be happy and proud.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Bye Poetry
Poetry was kind of hard for me, but here is my goodbye:
Goodbye poetry,
it was nice getting to know you.
I was very frustrated with thee,
because of all the rhyming I had to go through.
You were such a hard concept,
at times, difficult to write.
With the work I did it was hard for me to accept,
that this was my poem, I would go to class in fright.
But towards the end,
you were not so bad.
After listening to some really good poems, you became my friend,
while writing them, I wouldn't get mad.
Poetry is not my favorite, it's okay,
but I won't let the concept go astray.
Monday, March 26, 2012
I am so happy Professor Booker let us put up some of our
poems instead of an actual blog post! Instead of me complaining about life,
poem 2 is up!
What is Love?
There is no specific way,
To define that crazy thing called love.
Society has led us astray,
Forgetting our blessings from up above.
To girls, love requires a boy,
Waiting on them hand and foot.
Young people play with love like a toy,
And before they know it, their love is kaput.
But what is love to a woman?
It is life, work, friends, and family.
To them, man is the villain,
Because independence is more important
exponentially.
Girls are afraid to be alone,
Women are not afraid to stand on their own.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
travel
Most
people get car sick, boat sick, or are terrified of flying on airplanes. I
personally love travelling. The idea of being thrown into another country and
experience complete culture shock is very appealing to me. I have been flying
since I was three years old, thanks to being a Navy brat, so I have been
accustomed to that mode of transportation- it’s actually my favorite.
I’ve
been to countries in Southeast Asia because that is where my dad and the boat,
the USS Kitty Hawk, went. We went to Australia, Singapore, Korea, Malaysia,
Hong Kong, Bahrain, Guam, and a couple of other countries. I enjoy learning new
things about each country, especially the “weird” things. For example, one
could get fined for spitting out your gum out on the road in Singapore; in Singapore,
a woman is not allowed to just leave her purse anywhere, she must take it with
her wherever she goes. Another example would be that in Australia, they do not
know what “ketchup” is, but they call it “tomato sauce.”
Even
when I visited America every other summer when I was younger when I lived in
Japan, I would find something so weird to me that I could not wait to share
with my friends back home. For example, I found it so weird that America had
such big movie theatres with multiple rooms because the ones where I lived were
just small and only had one screen. Another thing I found weird was “Dip n Dots”
ice cream. I was so obsessed! I got it every single day of my vacation. I had
never seen anything like it before and it tasted so good!
Now
that I’m more grown up, the list of countries I would like to visited has only
grown. I want to go to London, Spain, Portugal, Egypt, Dubai, China, Russia,
and so much more. I am so excited to get around and travel; I just don’t know
when I would go ...
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
my other half
My mom is my other half. She probably is the most important
person in my life. We bicker, argue, and fight like a regular mom and daughter
relationship; but I think what makes us different, is that we’re so close that
if I got into a fight with her on the phone, I hang up, but feel so bad
afterwards that I would call her back. I value my mom and my relationship
because she has and is always the one person who supports me 100%, good or bad.
I fight to maintain my close bond with her because I like to set an example for
my cousins and their mothers- to always be loving, understanding, and
respectful to their mom because they are the best best friend a girl could ever
have.
Now that my mom has been really sick for the past couple of
months, it hurts me ten times more when I see her cry or wince at even the
slightest bit of pain. I am trying to go home every weekend to take care of her
because she really is all I think about in school- has she eaten? Has her pain
gotten worse? Is she sleeping okay? My mom means everything to me. Some people
might laugh, but I really would not have it any other way.
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