Fears

The dictionary defines a phobia as "an irrational, excessive, and persistent fear of some particular thing or situation." According to medical experts, there are more than 700 specific phobias currently documented. Several phobias are widespread, such as "claustrophobia" (fear of enclosed spaces), "ophidiophobia" (fear of snakes), or "acrophobia" (fear of heights).

About 1 out of every 20 Americans suffers from one or more phobias: some common phobias include fear of certain animals, being alone, open spaces, blood, or the Number 13 (triskaidekaphobia). To accommodate the prevalent fear many people have of the Number 13, numerous multi-story buildings do not list the 13th floor as such, but skip from the 12th to the 14th. The spectacular auction of Princess Diana's used evening dresses before her death did not include a catalogued Number 13 dress, jumping from Number 12 to Number 14.

Even famous people have their intense fears: Aviophobia (also called aerophobia). According to a study performed by Boeing Aircraft Corporation in 1980, 25 million Americans were scared to fly on airplanes. Famous notables of aviophobia include: Singer Aretha Franklin has an extreme fear of flying. She won't travel on airplanes, even for concerts clear across the country. Actor and screenwriter Billy Bob Thorton has cancelled television appearances that required him to get on a plane.

Other celebrities who are aviophobic include:

• Muhammad Ali, former champion boxer.
• Bob Bechel, political analyst.
• Ray Bradbury, science fiction writer.
• Cher, singer/actress.
• Florence Henderson, actress.
• Glenda Jackson, actress and member of British Parliament.
• Michael Jackson, singer.
• John Madden, sportscaster.
• Bob Newhart, comedian/actor.
• Ronald Reagan, former U.S. President and actor.

Other celebrities with known phobias include: Actress Natalie Wood was hydrophobic - her accidental death by drowning in the ocean in 1981 was very strange and unsettling for those who knew her well. Tennis champ André Agassi has a phobia of spiders, according to Brooke Shields in a statement to the press in October 1996. Supernatural novelist Anne Rice has stated that she fears the dark. Actress Kim Basinger has a phobia of wide, open spaces. Film director Alfred Hitchcock had a peculiar fear of eggs, according to biographer Donald Spoto. Country star Lyle Lovett reportedly is afraid of cows. Pop singer Michael Jackson appears to have a phobia of germs (referring to his obsessive wearing of a surgical-style mask when out in public).

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The Army

Ok. 'Wag nang pansinin yung post ko sa baba nito. Hahaha! Iba ang gagawin namin. Yung survey :) Buti nalang. Hirap kasi magresearch ng experimental research about environmental science. Wahaha! :D

At yun. Kinakabahan kami lagi ni Khim sa Research. Wala pa kasi kaming experimental research eh. lol :)

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The Optimist's Creed

To be so strong that nothing can
disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity
to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there
is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything
and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for
the best and expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success
of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on
to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times
and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself
that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger,
too strong for fear, and too happy to permit
the presence of trouble.

- C.D. Larson

Music: Michael Jackson - Thriller

A Father's Instructions for Life

"Years ago, I read that it was the responsibility of parents not to pave the road for their children, but to provide a road map. So, as my son, Adam, prepared to leave for college, I jotted down a few words of counsel and put them in a binder. After his mother and I had helped him move into his hostel room, I presented him with the bound pages. A few days later, Adam called me. "Dad", he said, "the book is one of the best gifts I've ever received. I'm going to add to it and someday give it to my son."

Every once in a while life hands you a moment so precious,so overwhelming, that you almost glow. I had just experienced one. Here are some of the words I gave him..."

* Compliment three people each day.
* Watch a sunrise atleast once a year.
* Say "thank you" a lot.
* Say "please" a lot.
* Live beneath your means.
* Buy whatever kids are selling.
* Treat everyone you meet as you want to be treated.
* Donate some of your blood every year.
* Make new friends but cherish old ones.
* Keep secrets.
* Don't waste time learning the "tricks of the trade". Instead learn the trade.
* Admit your mistakes.
* Be brave.Even if you're not,pretend to be. No one can tell the difference.
* Choose a charity in your community and support it generously with your time and money.
* Use credit cards only for convenience,never for credit.
* Never cheat.
* Learn to listen.Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.
* Never deprive someone of hope;it might be all he or she has.
* Pray not for things;but for wisdom and courage.
* Never take action when you are angry.
* Have good posture.
* Enter a room with purpose and confidence.
* Don't discuss business in the lift.You never know who may overhear you.
* Never pay for work before it's completed.
* Be willing to lose a battle in order to win the war.
* Don't gossip.
* Beware of the person who has nothing to lose.
* When facing a difficult task,act as though it is impossible to fail.
* Don't agree to do too many things at once. Learn to say no politely and quickly.
* Don't expect life to be fair.
* Never underestimate the power of forgiveness.
* Instead of using the word problem,try substituting the word opportunity.
* Never walk out on a quarrel with your wife.
* Regarding furniture and clothes: if you think you'll be using them five years or longer,buy the best you can afford.
* Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life,you'll regret the things you did'nt do more than the ones you did.
* Forget committees.New,noble,world-changing ideas always come from one person working alone.
* Street musicians are a treasure.Stop for a moment and listen;then leave a small donation.
* When faced with a serious health problem,get atleast three medical opinions.
* Wage war against littering.
* After encountering inferior service,food or products,bring it to the attention of the person in charge. Good managers will appreciate knowing.
* Don't procrastinate.Do what needs doing when it needs to be done.
* Get your priorities straight.No one ever said on his deathbed, "Gee, if I'd only spent more time at the office."
* Don't be afraid to say "I don't know".
* Make a list of 25 things you want to experience before you die. Carry it in your wallet and refer to it often.
* Phone your mother.

- H. Jackson Brown

Music: No Doubt - Don't Speak

Naasar ako sa hirap ng pinapagawa

Akala ko pa naman di na kami kasali sa mga bagay na yun. Kakainis talaga. Hirap ng pinapagawa sa isang subject. Biruin mo, sandaling panahon lang dapat eh may gawa ka na! Arghh...

Hindi naman ganun kabigat yung subject na yun. Pero bakit naman kaya ganun?!

Sige na. Masyado nang dramatic. Ititigil ko na. HAHAHA!!! :(

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Second Week of School

Wahaha! Every week eh.

Sa wakas, sa isang linggong paghahanap sa libro ko sa Physics, nakita ko na rin kanina! Nasa chem lab lang pala. Nung friday naiwan ko dun. Hahaha!

Daming assignments. Halos mabaliw na lahat ng kaklase ko. Ako, unti lang naman. Hehe. Mukhang mas mahirap pa ata tong year na to kaysa nung third year eh. Diba?

CAT. Ayos lang naman. Masaya :D Kahit na medyo mahirap. Sa-wa-lo-ba! Ayun lang ang ayoko. Pero yung iba, ayos na! Hehe.

Bukas, kila Keisha kami. Values naman! Wala!

Ep. Five na ko palang ako sa Lost. Haha! Wala lang. :D

Currently Listening To: Kapamilya, Deal or No Deal?

Youth

Youth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind; it is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of the deep springs of life.

Youth means a temperamental predominance of courage over timidity of the appetite, for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in a man of sixty more than a body of twenty. Nobody grows old merely by a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals.

Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turns the spirit back to dust.

Whether sixty or sixteen, there is in every human being's heart the lure of wonder, the unfailing child-like appetite of what's next, and the joy of the game of living. In the center of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, cheer, courage and power from men and from the Infinite, so long are you young.

When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at twenty, but as long as your aerials are up, to catch the waves of optimism, there is hope you may die young at eighty.

- Samuel Ullman

Assigned Novel

The Old Man and The Sea
By Ernest Hemingway

It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman, down on his luck, and his supreme ordeal---a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Here Hemingway recasts the classic theme of courage in the face of defeat, or personal triumph won from loss.

Ito yung assigned novel sakin sa English. Nakabili na ko kanina. Manipis lang naman pala. Madaling basahin. Mahirap intindihin?! English kasi eh. Hahaha!

Currently Listening To: Damien Rice - Cannonball

First Week of School

IV-Pythagoras: Ayos. Masaya rin naman dito kahit papano.

Monday: Asar na asar sa sistemang nakakaloko.

Tuesday: Mas maayos kaysa kahapon.

Wednesday: Simula ng normal na discussion. Election ng class officers. At ito yung resulta:

President: Cuartero, Stefanie*
V-President: Jimenez, Jason
Secretary: Paraiso, Aleli
Treasurer: Carpio, Jowell
Auditor: Espiritu, Jonnah*
Business Manager: Naguit, Heide
Sgt. At Arms (B): Ty, Ralph
Sgt. At Arms (G): Anacleto, Khim
PRO (Filipino): Beltran, Alexsa*
PRO (English): Mendoza, Donuel*
Muse: Solivio, Kim*

Daming Fleming* na officers. Haha!

Thursday: Araw ng CAT. Kakapagod. Pero nakakatuwa. Hahaha! Dumadami yung assignments. Sa Calculus, araw-araw may assignment. Wala! Pero ayos lang. :P Kaya lang next week, quiz na agad.

Friday: Naiwan ko yung libro ko sa Physics sa Gazeebo. Patay! Sana makuha ni Patty yun. Sana. Sana... Kaya lang nagtext na. Hindi raw. Wahh!!! Puntahan ko nalang bukas. Tapos diretsong mall para bumili ng gamit. Haha!

Currently Listening To: Maroon 5 - Better That We Break