When I get Older...

Jessica Stanley's Speech

" When we were five, they asked us what we wanted to be when we grew up.
Our answers were things like astronaut, president, or in my case, a princess.
When we were ten, they asked again. We answered rock star, cowboy, or in my case, gold medalist.
But now that we’ve grown up, they want a serious answer. Well, how about this: who the hell knows?
This isn’t the time to make hard and fast decisions, this is the time to make mistakes.
Take the wrong train and get stuck somewhere. Fall in love… a lot.
Major in philosophy, cause there’s no way to make a career out of that.
Change your mind and change it again, because nothing’s permanent. So make as many mistakes as you can. That way, someday, when they ask again what we want to be, we won’t have to guess. We’ll know"

Things change.It's how it's suppose to be.

HELLCATS

Have I ever mentioned to you that I've always wanted to become a CHEERLEADER???!!!!
Well if I haven't at least you know now.

Think cheerleading is just pom-poms, "gimme an 'R,'" and pleated skirts? Not anymore. Take an exhilarating trip through the rough-and-tumble world of competitive college cheerleading....
Hellcats is based on a book entitled Cheer:Inside the Secret World of College Cheerleaders by journalist Kate Torgovnick.The series is described as"Election meets Bring it on".

Hellcats revolves around Marti Perkins(Alyson Michalka) a pre-law student from the wrong side of the tracks.When budget cutbacks and her mother's constant carelessness causes her to lose her scholarship, she joins the hellcats, the college's competitive cheerleading team.Along with Alyson Michalka is Ashely Tisdale who plays Savannah Monroe, captain of the hellcats.There are two main reasons why I wanna watch this show so badly! First is because I'm a big fan of cheerleading.Second, because Ashley Tisdale is my idol.Hellcats is said to be aired here in the Philippines on September 15 at 8:00 Wednesday night. I can't wait to watch it!!!

It all comes down to this

The sound of my mother calling out my name eventually woke me.The moment I opened my eyes images of my grades for the first quarter filled my head. I shook my head and sat up "Think positive!" I told myself.I half dragged myself out of bed,down the stairs and into my mother's room. I plopped down on her bed and tried very hard not to think about my grades.

When we arrived at school at around 9:30 I got so scared.My hands started sweating and my stomach did a somersault(usually happens when I get really nervous) and all I could hear was my heart beat and nothing else.We first went towards the table where the teachers were giving out the report cards of the elementary students.Then we headed to towards the table where the teachers were giving out the cards of the high school students. My mom signed beside my name on the list and handed me my card.With shaking hands I open my card.My heart fell and I felt my face get drained out of color.What I saw left me.....speechless I guess is the correct term.When we all had our cards my mom pulled us to the corner in front of the play ground and sat down on the chair. I stood up and leaned against the pillar.My mom ask my brother for his report card first.After taking a look at it she told my brother to study harder and that he should limit himself from playing games on facebook(which I totally agree with).My mother then asked for my card I hesitated a bit but did give it to her in the end.Then she started talking and I started crying.I told her I was afraid that I won't be able to maintain my grades in_______ for the second quarter.Then she told me to study a lot harder and not to read books anymore(which broke my heart) but then I understood her.At that time I remembered the story we read in our CAF class entitled "Ang Tanging Pamana".After all the drama I unleashed during report card day I promised myself that I would study harder for the next quarter.

Abbey Rewards for Girls and Boys

Last Tuesday, I borrowed a book from the library entitled "The Chartfield School Mystery" by Monica Marsden. Upon seeing the book for the first time I picked it up and flipped open the back cover. My mouth flew open. The book was so old it was last borrowed sometime during year 2005. I showed the book to my friends and they too were astound. I decided to borrow the book at once. At first a was a little hesitant to read it because the book wasn't in its best condition. It wasn't wrapped in plastic cover, the pages felt so fragile I had to be very careful whenever I flipped the pages. The book was fun to read. I learned a lot of new words to add to my vocabulary and a lesson I'll never forget.

After I finished reading the book I went back to the library again last friday and started looking for a new book to borrow. After sometime of crawling on the library floor looking for a new book my friend Aubrey called me. I stood up, brushed my knees and rushed to her side. She showed me a book which I noticed was one of the books listed at the back cover of the book I recently borrowed. So right now I'm reading "Gispy at Greywalls" by Judith Carr another book under Abbey Rewards for girls. I found out that there are a lot of Abbey reward books for girls anf boys in the library and I can't wait to borrow them!

Shop shop till you drop drop!!!

The ACzaar was a blast!
Exams are officially over and you know what that means...... IT'S TIME TO SHOP!!!

When my friend and I arrived at PNB Multi Purpose Hall at around 10:15 a.m. last August 5 my knees began to shake. I looked around only to find out that the two of us, my friend and I, were the only Assumption high school students around. Students from other schools stopped and stared at us.I smiled at them and made my way around the stalls. Buying stuff during the bazaar was fun. I also met a lot of people and made new friends. It's an experience I'll never forget.By the end of day one I was able to buy two pairs of Bob shoes. The bazaar was so fun I had to come back again the following day. This time I bought my sister another pair of bob shoes(using her own money) and three Assumption cookies. Nang Mie together with the rest of her group were stunned to see me buy another pair of bob shoes I just laughed and told them it's not for me this time. It was my first time to attend a bazaar and I have just one word to describe it and that word is AWESOME!!!!!!!!