my wonderland

how it started ...

2008-05-22T16:51:00.001-07:00

ok. today, after our lecturer finished his presentation about the corals he gave us trivia about how the s-word, f-word and middle finger started. he didn't actually said the word - it's more of what i'm doing right now. interestingly, our class was very in to it. who cares about how the coral thingy by the way? oopsie.

1. long ago, english sailors used to ship blocks and blocks of cow manure around england. they used to put it on the storage room of the ship which is located under the ship where the sea water sips in. you know, wet cow manures are flammable. luckily, one night a drunk sailor visited the deck and lights cigar. and you know what happened. the ship burned. so, they learned from their mistake. they put "Ship High In Transit" on the blocks of the cow manures which means to put it on top of the ship so water couldn't get it. well, they got tired of it and used the acronym **** [you know what]. *this isn't, i bet, a fact*

2. the f-word --- In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King, the King gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F.*.*.*. (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it. Now you know where that came from. *i found this online and this is the same thing that the lecturer said this afternoon. lol*

3. the middle finger. from the british civil war [if they really had one] if the archer captures other side's archer [hope you get it] they cut-off the pointing finger and the middle finger so they can't use a bow and arrow anymore. showing these fingers to the enemy is a way of teasing them, like saying "hey stupid, you didn't get me". when it reached america, it became the middle finger and the lecturer doesn't know why. so when you're in britain - careful with those 2 fingers. haha

the end ..

2008-05-21T09:37:00.000-07:00

hmm. my cinderella story is almost over. T_T

the freedom and the city life i had for 10 months will be taken away again.

i'm not so sorry nor happy about it. it's just that, in one way or another, i got used to it.

the noise, the drama, the hectic schedule, the driving .. i'll surely miss it.

being practically 'alone' in the middle of nowhere a.k.a los angeles is very overwhelming. u won't know what to expect. it's either ur way or the highway. =)

it was hard .. leaving home, leaving your family and friends and also, leaving ur life, ur immaturities and half of ur self.

whenever i look back and reflect the nafiesa 10 months ago, i can't recognize nor remember her anymore. i've changed -- for the good. i've learned the hard way. i had to slap myself over and over again - i'm not a kid anymore. =)

though i feel sorry for going home and leaving all the friends that i made here - i'm happy knowing that i achieved the satisfaction i wanna get - the freedom i want to experience - and the people i wanna meet. things could not be better.

i'm excited and nervous to go home. excited to see my family but scared of the responsibility that waits for me somewhere. i'm still scared of the changes and the aftermath of this experience. but i think i'll be ready for it. i made it before, i can make it again -- hopefully. hehe

i miss notre dame of parang. i miss the teachers, the school activities and the PMT unit but most of all, i miss my friends. T_T .. i'll see you soon buddies! =)

inside naf's head . . .

2008-04-28T16:29:00.000-07:00

>food
im soooo hungry. pero ayaw kong kumain. nakakapagod ngumuya. :P
>homework
it's all due tomorrow. :'( what should i do?
>food ulit.
T____T
>upload pics
kailan ko gagawin un? >:(
>philippines
patatalsikin nila si gloria? oh myy ..
>friensdster
sawa na ako. wag ko na kaya gamitin?
>boyd and her government class.
*so mad* , i hope i dropped it!
>mama at mga kapatid.
nakauwi na kaya sila sa Parang?
god, keep 'em safe ^^
>

buhay sa amerika.

2008-04-26T10:48:00.000-07:00

ako po si nafiesa - 16 years old at senior highschool student sa pilipinas. nandito po ako sa california ngayon - sa los angeles. exchange student po ako ng AFS-YES program. uuwi na po ako sa june sa pinas kaya medyo excited na. ^^

bisitahin nyo po ako sa friendster ko. salamat.

anyway, ang "buhay sa amerika" ang una kong blog entry. nagdesisyon akong mag"taglish". hehe. nakakasawa na po kasing mag-english. nosebleed kumbaga.

ang host family ko - downey family.

ito po yung pamilya na "nag-ampon" sa'kin during my exchange student year. [sa kasalukuyan, nasa bahay parin nila ako.hehe ulit]. l-r .. grandma ruth - 87 na sya, malakas at nagdadrive parin. she always send cards in each and every occassion, minsan may pera pa :D. si mom cheryl naman yung kasunod,64, executive director sya ng costume designers guild - union ng mga designer sa hollywood. feminist nanay ko dito and she's also good in persuading someone.hihi. si ariel, yung hostsister ko,16, magkaage kami. sophomore sya, junior ako and we go to the same school. sta. monica high. si chris yung hostbrother ko, but he's in australia for college.

afs - greater los angeles

ito yung mga kasama ko dito - nanggaling pa yan sa iba't-ibang parte ng mundo. boink. mababait sila tulad ko. haha.

sa katunayan ..

mahirap pong mamuhay sa ibang bansa especially when you're practically alone. mahirap makitira sa bahay ng taong sa application papers mo lang nakilala. mahirap mapalayo sa tunay mong pamilya, kaibigan at tahanan ng sampung buwan.

may mga challenges, oo. di maiwasang magkaroon ng misunderstanding at cultural differences. di rin madaling mag-adopt sa kultura at life style nila dito.

minsan, sumasagi sa utak kong umuwi na lang. pag di mo na kinakaya lahat ng pressure, gusto mong sumuko na lang. nakakamiss yung simpleng buhay ko sa pilipinas - yun bang di mo kailangang magpanggap. di mo kailangang isipin kung ano yung iniisip ng ibang tao tungkol sayo. yung tipong kahit san ka pumunta may kakilala ka tapos di ikaw yung kakaiba, di ikaw yung nagsasalita ng ibang language. :')

pero naisip ko ..

nandito ako kasi ginusto ko. nandito ako para bigyang katuparan ang isa sa mga pangarap ko. i'm here to share, learn and teach. maybe, i should forget all my drama. for my last 2 months here - i wanna have fun :) !! at the end of the day - i'll still go home. i'll see my family again. i'll keep all the great memories and forget about the unworthy ones.

well, where ever i'll go and whoever i'll be .. i'm gonna be a good one ^^