So...How's College?

Hell-O!
Survived the first two days of college. So far, i kinda like all the teachers that i've met and my blockmates.. they're okay. I'm happy to say that i have my own circle of friends now and i like them.

I'm actually doing a society and culture assignment, it has a lot of researching to do but i'm here, posting an update. I feel like i have to do this because it will make me feel better. Writing makes me feel better.

There are many assignments, and one of them is i have to buy a textbook first, but i couldn't (don't have money). The assignment's going to be passed on Monday, today is Tuesday, but we'll have class on Thursday. I don't want to waste the time i want to do it now and read the book, but i don't have it. My family will have money on Saturday, so i'll wait for that day. It'll be hard because i have classes on weekends, but i'll deal with it.

As much as i want to post in Filipino, i think i should not, because i'm practicing my English in here. I'm practicing to express myself using English words, because the professors said that they will give essays on exams. And i want to pass all my subjects so bad.

Like in high school, there will be groups of friends -- like, there are group of girls who are "kikays" and "sosyal" and they like to make "beso-beso" when saying goodbye. I'm not that type of girl. And i'm not surprised that in our section, there's a group like that. I call them "girls generation" (you know the k-pop group..of course you know it! they're the most popular girl group, right?) because they are always together, and they're kinda maarte. I don't like them. I just don't like people who are like that. I don't like. Me no like.

Just want to say it out loud. I don't have someone whom i could tell that to. Though like what i said, i have group of friends (we're six) but i'm being careful because it's just the second day. Who knows, maybe eventually she'll be close to the girls generation and she might tell them what i said before and you know what will be next to that. I don't want bullies. I don't want to be bullied.

What else.. hmm.. I like the uniform, i could say. The profs, i like them, but i'm a little bit afraid to ... I'll just keep it in myself ;)

This is it for today :) Gotta go back to doing my assignments :)
Thanks!

What happens when you pretend to be Nina Dobrev

This may be my last post this May :) I'm going to start college next Monday, (May 27). I'm sure i'll be busy and there's a chance i won't be able to post here for a long time.

This blog helped me a lot in releasing my emotions, this is where i say what i feel and this is one of the reasons why my summer 2013 had been amazing. I actually created two blogs, one in blogspot and one in tumblr this summer. Maybe this is due to boredom in the internet world and in real life.

I'm still confused if i'm going to wear my uniform at the first day of college or dress up with casual clothes first. I asked many of my friends, and the majority of them said that i should wear them. But i'm still confused. Making decisions for myself is really hard, because i don't want to end up regretting something, that's why i ask dozens of opinions first before i decide.

Anyways, i want to say that i made an instagram account, a few minutes ago. And i joined WeChat also. Guess i want to be in in the trends nowadays, though i don't want to expose myself completely in the cyber world. It's pretty dangerous y'know.

Speaking of exposing myself in the out, i want to share to you guys this experience of mine.

Like i said earlier, i joined WeChat and because i don't want to show the people my real picture and i don't want my account to look like a ghost (without a pic), i placed a picture of Nina Dobrev -- because she is my idol (The Vampire Diaries, remember? i'm obsessed.)

Now, this guy, chatted with me and he actually thought that it was ME in the pic. It's not just one guy, but i think all of them believed that it was me. I didn't know that they don't know Nina Dobrev. That she's the one in the pic, because she's famous. Maybe they just don't watch tv shows. So... this guy.. told me that i'm "pretty" i actually don't know how to react. I feel sad for them because they thought they're chatting with a gorgeous lady (i'm not saying i'm not pretty..but Nina Dobrev is a millionth time prettier than me). However, i couldn't stand it, that whenever someone told me that i'm beautiful or what (in the middle of a conversation) i tell them that 'oh no that's not me, you know Nina Dobrev, that's her' and then they were like 'oh i don't know her, can i see your pic' -- and that's really annoying.

BUT one time, this good looking guy chatted me and he's so fun to talk to unlike the others. And he also thought i was the gorgeous girl in the pic. I didn't say 'no' but i didn't said 'yes', but i'm guilty -- yes, i'm guilty -- because it's like i let him think that i was that beautiful. I changed it, i look for a rare pic of Nina where she plays Elena Gilbert and i photoscaped it, i use the black and white effect bruttaly on the pic and then i cropped it a little. That way, he won't easily identify the real face or recognize Nina and he won't find the pic easily. I changed it for like two times, doing the same effects. And he actually thought it was really me and he said i'm "pretty" and i was happy but GUILTY at the same time. 

Time passed by while chatting, and he also changed his pic. And i didn't like it. Because he looks not so handsome, i mean compared to the first pic that he used. When i say not-so-handsome, it really is. When i clicked the photo, i felt scared, really. Because he looks kinda old, he's 24 but he looks old. I kinda freaked out in my mind and i immediately said good night because i was bothered. He said good morning the next day but i didn't reply. Then when i looked at his pic again, it was changed again. Thankfully. And it was better, as in wayyy so much better. He looked more handsome in his pic now (compared to the first one) and he wore shades. Good.

Before everything happened, i changed my pic into a car. I took a picture inside a car when we went to Laguna and it's obviously a window view of a car. That is my display picture when he changed it to his latest pic. When we chat 'normally' again, i'm still a car and his pic is the latest one. Today, i changed my pic into myself (it's really really me) but it has threshold and blur effect. Well, at least it's me.

I really felt guilty when i pretended that it's really me in that pic, and i let the i-thought-handsome guy believe it was me, while i admit it to the rest of the guys who chatted with me that it's not me, it's Nina Dobrev.

After everything (the WeChat experience), i think i learned my lesson. I'll never pretend that i'm Nina. LOL. For real, i'll never pretend that i'm the person in the picture who people think i am. Especially if it's my idol's picture.

This is the picture that i used first, btw :

She is REALLY PRETTY. ALMOST PERFECT. I LOVE YOU NINA!!!!

Ok. That's it. I'm gonna finish this post before i fangirl so much in this pic of Nina. See? It's really beautiful ! How can someone think that this beautiful almost perfect girl would join WeChat? Obviously, by the pic, you could tell that she is someone whose famous, maybe a model.

Some are just..whatever. Haha !

College is coming

Hello :)
Next week is the start of my college life. This is the end of summer 2013 :(
To be honest, i'm not yet ready, but i'm excited. I'm excited because everything will be new. My classmates, the place, the teachers (or should i say, professors). I'm excited for a change, but i'm nervous also. I don't know anyone and i don't have any idea what will i do. The only thing that i know is to be myself, be confident, and don't show anyone that you're dumbfounded. Haha !

How i wish someone will be friendly to me. It's kinds hard to make friends if they're snobbish. I wish someone's going to approach me and be willing to be my friend.

I need a lot of advice today. I have a lot of questions to myself about college. What would it be like? I'm kinda scared starting everything again.

Why do i have to hide?

Being anonymous gives you the feeling of being powerful, yet protected.

If that makes me weak, then i am. And i don't care if you think of me that way.
I should stop caring what other people thinks of me, because i should live my life happily, in my own will.

New profile picture

Just changed my profile photo in google :)

I've been thinking about changing it lately.

This is my past profile picture, and to be honest, i just got it from google. All hail google. I picked this because it has similarities with me, but only i have a dark skin tone. I have a short hair and i wore glasses and my lips looks exactly like that. But i don't look like her. I searched for "i made face app" so that i could create my on cartoonized face, but it seems like the app is not available in the net. I think it's only for Iphone.

I just searched "i made face pics" and then i looked for not so obvious pics, like that.

My new profile picture, is Nina Dobrev as Katerina Petrova in The Vampire Diaries. She's soooooo beautiful *_* I actually have a lot of options but i picked this because even though she's not completely looking at the camera (i imagined that she's not showing her face and it fit in my blog's name secluded) but you know that she's beautiful, and you could see it. I really want to change my prof pic into something connected to The Vampire Diaries, because i love love love it. <3

I also thought about posting my real picture, as in my real face, but i though for like, a hundred times. I already edited it, using the threshold effect so that there's only 5% chance that someone i know would recognize me. I also thought of using the color pencil and embossing effect in photoscape. I reached the point  where i already clicked the "change photo" button and uploaded my own pic, and after it loaded, i clicked the cancel button. I think this picture of Katerina is better than my own and i will be more comfortable. Haha. I'm not yet ready to expose the real me. Someone might recognize me and report me to the grammar police! (if you know what i mean)
Sorry for my bad English, this is not my mother tongue. I'm really trying, and i think that this is a good practice to be good in English. I'm thinking of posting an update using my own language. Someday.
    
So that is that :) Just wanna share to you, guys the changes i made :)

Best apps for me Part 2

Hey guys !
It's been a very long time since my last post -- the post which talks about apps and expected to have a continuation. So this is it, the part 2 of the best apps for me :)

Before discussing the apps, just want to say that i changed some apps that i already mentioned in my past post. I've changed it, because i found an app that has the same function, only better. Of course, we should settle for what's best.

Like the Du Battery saver, i replaced it with "Easy Battery Saver" and the Clean Master, i replaced it with "Easy Task Killer."

The battery saver and the task killer has the same maker and i think the two apps are really partners. This is the best battery saver app and it's really effective, really saving battery. The task killer has this automatic optimizer, which makes it better than Clean Master.

I also erased Simple mp3 downlader. Don't get me wrong, it's really a great app, i just think that i don't use it often and i'm lessening my apps. I don't download songs that much and i think i could handle doing so in my netbook, and i have 180+ songs, i don't need to discover new songs everyday.

That's all that i changed since my last post. Here are my other apps:

1. 4 Pics 1 Word - a great game which makes your brain function. More like a brain exercise, yet entertaining. Other brainy games are boring, this one is not.

2. Candy Jewels - since i couldn't download the famous "Candy Crush" (it's free but it says that it isn't compatible with my device. aww), i looked for an alternative and settled for it. It's entertaining also, the game's concept is also the same, both uses candies, and what else... Well i just want candy crush. But there's no candy crush. So this is what i downloaded. Aww again.

3. Hill Climb Racing - i like this game, i played this before i got my new phone in my sister's tablet. I enjoyed it and i'm so glad that there's an android version of the game so i downloaded it without a second thought.

4. Word Search - this word search is cool, not so boring, words are difficult and finding it is hard, but all in all, enjoyable.

5. Dolphin Mini Browser - many people said that this is the best browser out of all the browsers out there, and i think it's cool, fast, and you could add tabs. I actually erased the Facebook app that i downloaded before 'coz i thought it will be a waste of space since i have a good browser already, that could bring me to the FB site in the same format.

6. Twitter - i love twitter, i need this app. I'm a bit twitter addict, and this is my portal through fangirling world. I need a faster access and i don't want using the Dolphin browser 'coz i want this sky blue bird to have his own space in my phone. He's special so he's like treated as a VIP than any other social media sites.

7. Facebook Messenger - this is really convenient, since communication is important to me. And it's just more useful than the Facebook app itself. Also, the emoticon stickers are sooooo cute :">

8. Smart App Protection - this app locks specific applications. I didn't put a password on my whole phone, i just lock some apps. And no, i didn't put a password in my inbox.

9. A+ Time Table - i just thought i'll be needing this, since i have a complex schedule in college and being in this techy generation, i think i need this app. I downloaded a school helper app before but it's complicated. I actually just downloaded it today and i'm not yet opening the application, so i still don't know if i'll keep it.

10. Zombie Smasher - a game that i also downloaded today, still not checking it out. I'm just bored lately and i think a game would do the trick.

Also, when the WiFi is open, i always have this urge to open the google play store. I love shopping for apps though i delete some eventually. My friend once said that it's addicting and fun, and i was a bit excited too when i first got my phone. I'm starting to be a little bit carefree in my phone, since i realized that phone's are meant to fall some time.

The first fall was when i enrolled and it fell in the school i'm going to in college. It really pissed me because my phone is inside this cellphone holder and it has a string attached to it. I was holding the string then the holder suddenly fell. I'm not using that cellphone holder until now.

The second fall of my phone was severe, i was in the stairs and talking to my bestfriend and i skipped a step 'coz i didn't saw it and the phone fell from my hand. The worst part is it jumped from step to step, so it's really a bad fall. Like it fell again and again and again. Don't wanna talk about the rest.

I really hate it. And since my phone experienced the second fall, i became a bit of carefree. But i'm feeling guilty 'cos my mom said that i shouldn't let my phone fall and i never mentioned the two falls that my phone had experienced.

This is it for today. Too much of remembering the phone aches. Haha !

What's in my phone? -- Best apps for me

Aloha ! :D

I've been enjoying my new cellphone, it's like i'm truly living my teenage dream (about having a cellphone like that. of course i have bigger dreams).

The phone's great, i'm installing apps like cray cray. Some are games, but i also don't forget those apps that'll make my phone better. If you just got your android phone or iphone, i suggest that you should download these apps :

*I can't believe i'll say things like this, just want to give you guys some tips from my own experience! I've seen a lot of blogs that talks about how to do these and that, and i want to do something like that too. Sort of like that*

These apps are all free. Since i'm not the type of girl who will pay for apps. Be convenient. There are apps that gives you best service but free. These are all downloaded from Google play store.

1. Avast Anti Virus
- i could say that this app is really useful. It automatically scans a new downloaded app and when you delete something, it automatically scans the SD card too. This will keep your phone free from virus, you don't have to worry.

2. Merriam-Webster Dictionary
- there are many dictionary apps, as well as anti virus apps. But what helps me pick the one that i will download is the number of people who downloaded it, the rating, and the reviews (yes, i read some reviews). Of course, it's easier to trust apps that are proven and tested and used by many. So back to the dictionary, i really need a dictionary, and i think everyone should have this app too. You'll learn new words everyday and you'll easily get the meaning of a certain word you don't understand with the help of this app.

3. Daily Bible
- i've actually downloaded a bible before this, but it doesn't work without internet. As much as possible, we should download apps that will work even without the internet so we could use it anywhere (if you're practical like me). So this new bible that i installed is really really great, it works even w/o internet and the best part is, it gives a bible verse everyday! This app will bring you closer to God, and we should not forget Him even if our generation is becoming techy.

4. Flashlight + LED
- i just need a flashlight. I often use a flashlight because i stay late at night and i go out in the bedroom to get something to eat or to go to the bathroom. So i need a flashlight because i'm nocturnal. LOL. Well, this app is great, it also comes with a warning light, police light, a light bulb and a color light. It has different kind of lights, so i'm impressed, 'coz i thought it's just a flashlight.

5. Du Battery Saver
- this app is a must have for every android phone. Since android phones consume a lot of battery, it has a short life. Meaning, you have to charge it every once in a while because the battery drains very fast. This app is obviously a battery saver, to help your phone consume less energy and it gives reminders every time you charge. It also has an optimizer, which is like a "refresh button" in a computer. But honestly, i still charge my phone everyday. If you have no battery saver app, you're battery will drain very fast, and if you have your battery will just drain fast. Haha. I'm actually going to research something about 'how to lengthen your battery life in an android phone' after i finish this. It has a lot of features, and so many to discuss, i'll go to the next one.

6.Clean Master
- this app is also like a refresher for your phone. It clears the cache easily and you could uninstall apps easily in here. It saves your memory and it deletes unusual files automatically, with your permission of course.

7. Simple mp3 downloader
- this actually works and is really convenient. I'm glad i found this app because my way of downloading songs is through this netbook, and then i have to bluetooth the song in my phone. Now, with this app, downloading song is just a click away using my phone. I actually downloaded only one song (so far) using this app, Who Says by Selena Gomez and the Scene. I'm watching this variety show and i liked the song and search it on google using the lyrics which i remember and then i found it. I didn't expect the app will work, thought it was a crappy app again, but it worked and i'm so happy. This is a must-have also.

8. Photo Grid
- i don't take a lot of selfies but i like taking pictures of anything with a common sense, so i think i need a collage maker and this is actually great. It is fast and the frames are cute, though it doesn't have a feature that will able you to edit your pic, unlike Picsart. I downloaded that app but eventually uninstalled it because some features require internet and it's annoying, also it's kinda slow. So i stick to Photo Grid and it's very okay with me since i'm not so fond of taking pics and edit it :) It works w/o internet.

9. FanFiction
- this is the best app ever (for me) since i'm a reader and a fangirl at the same time. This is where i read fanfics, which i mentioned in my past posts. Before having my phone, i already read fics and to be honest, this is one of the reasons why i bought a new phone -- an android one. So i can have access to fanfiction without needing internet and without opening my netbook. There are times that i just want to read and i have to open the WiFi and the netbook and sit properly because that's the only way to have access. I though that if i have an android phone i could download an app and read through it without all of these hassle. And now i'm so happy that i could do it. I could stay up all night and finish a new story easily. This is one of the reasons i'm really really happy. Another dream come true, actually. It also doesn't require internet, though you have to download the certain story that you want in order to read it w/o net. And downloading is not a problem because it's FAST. I'm so happy when i learned about this i want to cry.

10. Countries of the World
- i just think that i need to study geography more and i really have an interest learning about the different countries like their capital and where it is located, since i was a kid. I read the back of maps and my father will ask me the capital of this country and i could answer it. I think i need to bring that back and i could with this app :) it also works without internet connection :)

So that's it for today! i think this is the longest post that i made in my entire life. Haha ! I have many more apps about social media and games but i decided to tackle those in my next post. This is too long already and my fingers hurt !

Just wanna say that i downloaded viber also, but i found out it needs internet connection to both people who wants to talk or text. Not convenient at all.

Hope you enjoy reading and 'till next time!

Off topic: I just got enrolled yesterday! I'm so excited for college!

My new phone

Hello guys!

I'm happy tonight 'coz i already got my new phone :)
Yep :) After all these years! Haha! I've waited so long and now, i have it in my hands :)
It's not an Iphone and it's not expensive. It only costs less than Php5000 but greater than Php4500. I don't know the exact price. I forgot. Haha :)

So i'll be checking on my phone every now and then because it's new and i'm excited to use it :) I'm just all smiles tonight and i don't want to think of negativity.

My new phone is a Samsung Galaxy Y S5360. I'm not from a wealthy family, so i'm happy with that kind of cellphone already (some of you might think that that's so cheap, that's so last last year, or anything, but i don't care). I'm happy with this. I'm really grateful and blessed, and i thank my mother a lot for buying me this (my father also) and the Lord God for having a dream come true. Purchasing this phone is really something i dreamed about, and it came true, so i'm just so thankful :) We should be thankful for all the blessings, no matter how small or big it is.

The picture's from google, obviously. It really looks like this. I mean, the color, it's black and gray on the back. My mom also bought a screen protector (which i didn't expect), a silicone (to protect it's back and to protect it from falling), and a pouch where i could put it. It's really a complete package :)

Just wanna share my happiness to you guys. I also want to write when i'm feeling sad, angry, or when i feel  other powerful emotions, because it feels good to blurt out your feelings to someone, or something. Lol.

That's it for today. I'll post soon :)

I'm gonna start downloading songs and i'm going to see what my blog looks like in my new phone !

Thanks for reading :D