A new day has come!!

A new day has...come


I was waiting for so long
For a miracle to come
Everyone told me to be strong
Hold on and don't shed a tear


Through the darkness and good times
I knew I'd make it through
And the world thought I had it all
But I was waiting for you


Hush, love


I see a light in the sky
Oh, it's almost blinding me
I can't believe
I've been touched by an angel with love
Let the rain come down and wash away my tears
Let it fill my soul and drown my fears
Let it shatter the walls for a new, new sun
A new day has...come


Where it was dark now there's light
Where there was pain now there's joy
Where there was weakness, I found my strength
All in the eyes of a boy


Hush, love


I see a light in the sky
Oh, it's almost blinding me
I can't believe
I've been touched by an angel with love
Let the rain come down and wash away my tears
Let it fill my soul and drown my fears
Let it shatter the walls for a new, new sun
A new day has...come


A new day has...come
Ohhh, a light... OOh

What am I doing in this insane world?

Doing the same things day in and day out
Bored out of my mind, can't think anymore.
My brain has been fried, thinking for too long
What am I doing in this insane world?

I sit in a room, dazed and confused
There are no windows or fresh air to breath.
I'm trapped and there's nothing I can do
What am I doing in this insane world?

It's making me crazy, I'm going insane
Lost in a world that I don't know.
Don't have a clue
What am I doing in this insane world?

Good Enough

Under your spell again.
I can't say no to you.
Crave my heart and it's bleeding in your hand.
I can't say no to you.

Shouldn't let you torture me so sweetly.
Now I can't let go of this dream.
I can't breathe but I feel...

Good enough,
I feel good enough for you.

Drink up sweet decadence.
I can't say no to you,
And I've completely lost myself, and I don't mind.
I can't say no to you.

Shouldn't let you conquer me completely.
Now I can't let go of this dream.
Can't believe that I feel...

Good enough,
I feel good enough.
It's been such a long time coming, but I feel good.

And I'm still waiting for the rain to fall.
Pour real life down on me.
'Cause I can't hold on to anything this good enough.
Am I good enough for you to love me too?

So take care what you ask of me,
'cause I can't say no.
EVANESCENCE

Affirmation

I believe the sun should never set upon an argument
I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands
I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you
I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do
I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem
I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

I believe you can't control or choose your sexuality
I believe that trust is more important than monogamy
I believe your most attractive features are your heart and soul
I believe that family is worth more than money or gold

I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair
I believe the only ones who disagree are millionaires

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye

I believe forgiveness is the key to your unhappiness
I believe that wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed
I believe that God does not endorse TV evangelists
I believe in love surviving death into eternity

I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned
I believe you can't appreciate real love until you've been burned
I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side
I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye
~ Savage Garden

Im standing on the bridge
Im waiting on the dark
I thought that you'd be here
by now
Ther's nothing but the rain
no foot steps on the ground
Im listening but ther's
no sound

Isn't anyone trying to find me
Won't somebody come take me home

it's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are but I
Im with you
Im with you

Im looking for a place
Im sarching for a face
Is anybody here
I know

Cause nothing's going right
And everything's a mess
And no one likes to be
alone

Isn't anyone trying to find me
Won't somebody come take me home

It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't know who you are
But I
Im with you
Im with you

Oh

Why is every thing so confusing?
Maybe Im just out of my mind

Yeah yeah yeah...

It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
Won't you take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't Know Who You are
But I
Im with you
Im with you
Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't Know Who You are
But I
Im with you
Im with you

Take me by the hand
Take me somewhere new
I don't Know Who You are
But I
Im with you
Im with you

Field Of Innocence

I still remember the world
From the eyes of a child
Slowly those feelings
Were clouded by what I know now

Where has my heart gone
An uneven trade for the real world
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything and knowing nothing at all

I still remember the sun
Always warm on my back
Somehow it seems colder now

Where has my heart gone
Trapped in the eyes of a stranger
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything

[Latin hymn:]
Iesu, Rex admirabilis
Et triumphator nobilis,
Dulcedo ineffabilis,
Totus desiderabilis.

Where has my heart gone
An uneven trade for the real world
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything
Oh, Where

Where has my heart gone
Trapped in the eyes of a stranger
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything

I still remember.

BREAK AWAY....!!

Song lyrics | Breakaway lyrics

I'm walking away...

Walking Away Lyrics

Taking chances

I always liked Celine's songs. This new flick of hers is awesome but I don't "get" the video and how it has been related to this song?
Anways! enjoy the song

Celine Dion - Taking Chances lyrics

Anorexia- geez! look at her!

I have this habit of checking daily news in 24 hour daily mails. Okay, so here I came. Typed the home page. And then I saw this!! I couldn't possibly believe my eyes when I saw that. I mean, look at her! geez!!

Random crackbrained thought

What if I suddenly disappear from this world?

(I wish I could)

Shaping oneself...

All what we go through throughout our lives affect us in a way or another and form the shape of our personalities and characters.

Our nature which is said to be governed by our genes (innate inherited qualities) is affected by our nurture (parents, friends, environment, experiences- which goes way back to our childhood and the way we were/ are being raised up). Few months back I saw a debate on nature versus nurture on Discovery show case. When interviewed a famous psychologist, Donald Hebb, "which, nature or nurture, contributes more to personality?" to which he responded, "which contributes more to the area of a rectangle, its length or its width?". It is clear that nurturing plays a great deal in being what we are. It is regarded as environmental (not genetic) factor in the contemporary nature versus nurture debate.

Our personalities, however, are primarily shaped in our childhood years. This stage creates the core of our personalities and determines the shape they will take. That's why most personality disorders are usually traced to childhood. A person of unhappy childhood is more likely to develop a character suffering from certain psychological and emotional disorders. The bad experiences and feelings he had as a child keep haunting him all his life, affecting negatively his personal life, career, and relationships. They lie there...hmm... in the very deep unconsciousness... somewhere in the trash heap of memory... but they can't be deleted.. can't be undone.

No matter how hard one tries to sweep them away, they always come back.. they pop into his life at the very critical moments.. unexpectedly... taking advantage of his weakness.. of his being fragile... in an attempt to destroy him.. completely...

An unhappy memory is an enemy with which we are doomed to fight everlastingly.
No matter how old one gets, it still has the ability to overcome him.. to control him once he gives up and stops fighting it.. once he surrenders and let it ruin his spirit little by little and throw him in the abyss of misery and despair.
Bad childhood memories can eat you alive!

Just wondering....

Do difficulties and hard times that we continuously go through weaken us? or make us stronger?

I just loved this quote!

Our real blessings often appear to us in the shapes of pains, losses and disappointments; but let us have patience, and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.

Joseph Addison

so damn true!!

Happiness= Reality- Expectations

(whatever!!can't agree more!)

“Happiness is not found at the end of the road, it is experienced along the way. So take not for granted each moment of your life and you will find a reason to be happy each day.”

(Uh, okay)

Things I have learned from my life so far...

1. Be realistic; know who you are. Do not loose you individuality. Don’t underestimate yourself and at the same time don’t overestimate it.

2. Don’t complain to anyone. Keep it for yourself and if you need to let it out so badly, just write down your complains and frustrations then get rid of the paper.

3. Don’t tell people what you think about other people. Let them find out themselves. People are different after all, you might like someone that others could hate and vice versa…

4. Be picky and selective when it comes to choosing your friends. Nothing is wrong with that, and accept the fact that you don’t have to be friends with every person you know. Some might like you, others may not and the same goes for you and that’s perfectly normal.

5. Have a big goal and split it into small short term goals. Have a time limit to achieve those small goals to reach your final one. This will keep you motivated and will help you achieve what you want in a better way. This is the biggest lesson I have learned from my past.

6. Know that you need to be selfish sometimes, put yourself first when it comes to some issues, and remember that you need to be happy to make other people happy.

7. Don’t be afraid to help people. Sometimes helping others gives inner happiness.

8. Don’t feel bad and guilty about cutting some people out of your life. You’re better off without them.

9. Trust your feelings if you know they’re trustworthy. If you keep on screwing things related to different aspects of your life and claim you’ve done it cause you trust your feelings then stop trusting them and ask for other 'preferably wiser' advice.

10. Don’t assume good intentions when you deal with people you don’t know so well. It’s good to be careful and doubtful when it comes to this. Don’t give your trust for free, people need to earn it.

11. Give those who hurt you one chance, only one chance(that's only if you still care for them). Giving one chance means you're kind and loving, giving more than one chance means you're ostensibly stupid and naive!

12. Always be forgiving. Thats in a way an attempt to subside the tautness.

To be continued....

Love your fat!

I know the title makes a lot of people cringe. Love your fat? Absolutely! Understand fat, embrace fat, accept fat, and love it. You need it. Fat, fat, fat. Fat has received a bum rap the past couple of decades, and most of us belonging dieting generations have learned that fat is the enemy. On the one hand, we want it. Why? Well, in food preparation it is fat that delights our senses of taste and smell. On the other hand, we don’t want it. Why? The only reason is because we’ve been taught to NOT want it. Ah, the dilemma!

The premise of this blog is try understanding your body's biochemistry. It is really about providing your body with what it needs, and those needs are the fundamentals of healthy eating and living. When I see my sister in laws and cousins actively trying to cut off all the fat and calories in their diet just to look slim and pretty, I couldn't possibly understand but wonder- if that would have been the case, then why are we having it since time immemorial.

Along with all of the fad-diets and calorie counting, came the non-fat food selections in our grocery stores. Learned was the lesson that in our modern society, we do not exert the same type of physical manual labor as did the generations before us. This means that if we continue to eat the same amount without it being utilized, we store it. Fact. Yes, this is true. Yet, something alarming and peculiar began to evolve. In the low-fat diet eras of the the 1980’s and 90’s, many people befriended carbohydrates and cut out almost all fat. The result was, 'people with brittle, aged-looking skin, hair, and nails, more infections, moodiness, and weight gain!' And thats what all my fellow people whom I've mentioned above are going through.

New problems began to arise with the manufacturing of refined food products. One of them being trans fats. One example of many that people have heard about. Now, I don’t know about you, but if I compare myself to my grandparents , I’d have to admit that my biochemical foundation is no different from theirs. Don’t roll your eyes at me in a sigh of, Duh!. My point here being that our physiology has not evolved as quickly as our technology has. Our biochemistry functions just the same, and we forget that simple fact. Our bodies do not exclaim, 'Hey, there are new processed foods coming out on the shelves, so let’s evolve new enzymes to break them all down and new methods to utilize these new ingredients!'. Me thinks not. It’s more like our biochemical processes are scratching their heads wondering what in the heck they are going to do with what they’re given to work with in order to help us survive in good health. Really try to conjure up the comical image of your cells and biochemistry as little workers, your employees if you will. They are over-worked, under-paid, and sitting around the lunch table reminiscing about the good old days when natural whole foods were 'in', and they knew what was expected of them in terms of performance. Ah, they don’t make food like they did in the good old days. When symptoms start to show up, that means that your employees have gone on strike, folks! There will be no working until their demands are met. All funnies put aside, our bodies are Paleolithic.

My intention with this blog is to let you all know that it is OK to love your fat. Try not to think only about the calorie counting. Be more concerned with providing your body with what it needs to function optimally, and work for you! Putting your focus on this intention and following up with small baby-step implemented changes is a fantastic start! With a little time and little effort this approach will lead to stabilizing effects, one of them being your metabolism, and therefore your weight. Low on energy? Food for thought.

So, what do our bodies need? Our bodies need both saturated and unsaturated fat, and all chain-lengths for those of you that know your fat-chemistry. Something that is not talked enough about, is the subject of fat quality. This is because we are often singly focused on amount, and calorie counting. Do we still need to remain cautious and conscious of our intake? Of course we do. The point of 'liking your fat' is not to encourage people to stop thinking, 'amount'. There is room for improvement at least in our society, and along with reduction we need to rethink the issue of quality. It is really about providing your body with what it needs, and those needs are the fundamentals of healthy eating and living. We, therefore, need to address healthy quality fats.

Fats are components of your cell membranes, and they are essential in your cells communicating with each other. They protect the brain and nervous system, and they transport nutrients, such as fat-soluble vitamins. Fat is a component of your internal tissues that protect your vital organs. This protects you not only from trauma, but also from temperature change. Fat is also your best source of energy, as it packs double the energy than do protein and carbohydrates. Yet, I find that it doesn’t always help to remind people of this high energy, and that is because people tend to tie that thought to stored fat and weight gain.

The following are three extremely simplified, yet necessary tips for those just starting out in their understanding of a complex subject. Everyone has to start somewhere, right? You have to simplify, or else it becomes so overwhelming that you won’t even want to attempt to begin.

The first tip is to buy unsalted butter. Go for the amul butter or anything else available in the grocery. Oh, I can almost hear the gasps out there. So, go on ahead to your refrigerator, and pull out your container of margarine. You will most likely find some sort of hydrogenated fat in the ingredients, and these are the result of the manufacturing process. They are unstable. So, don’t knock our old friend butter, as it is a better choice compared to your average margarine. Butter is a stable monosaturated fat, and these fats are essential as they provide structure to your cell-membranes. They stabilize them, and this type of fat is resilient to damage. You build the structure of your home with the right materials, don’t you? You wouldn’t want your walls falling in on you. In addition, butter contains butyric acid, which is a short fatty acid. Butyric has the properties associated with reduced cancer risk and tumor advancement reduction. As with all fat, you still need to watch the amounts you consume, yet this is a healthy choice.

The second tip is something that most people have already understood and implemented. In most homes you now find olive oil. Just make sure that it is extra virgin cold-pressed olive oil. Olive oil is the choice for cooking, because it is a monounsaturated fat, and not as prone to damage from light, heat, and oxygen, although all unsaturated fats are more susceptible than saturated fatty acids. As stated, olive oil is a monounsaturated fat, which allow our cell membranes to remain flexible and in communication with their surrounding environment. Yes, our cells do dynamically communicate.

The third tip is also quite well known, and this tip is about polyunsaturated omega-3’s. Omega-3 and omega-6 are two essential fats that we must consume in food. However, the average diet provides more than enough omega-6 fatty-acids, so an important intake focus should be on the consumption of the omega-3’s. People have generally become increasingly informed about these fatty acids, however, there are still a couple of facts that people aren’t aware of, and of which I will cover in a future blog. Your nerves, blood vessels, tissues, and growth are dependent on them. Not everyone is fond of what we call fatty-fish, or would want to consume it a couple of times a week. If for some reason you are concerned about getting enough of essential omega-3 fatty acids, purchase a bottle of organic flax-seed oil, and follow the instructions on the label regarding dosage. Don’t be surprised if your moods balance, and your hair starts shining!

These three tips are not difficult. They are pretty easy to implement, and for many people this simple beginning is much better than what is currently hiding in their cupboards. Make your daily quantity an issue of quality. And, what should you do about all of the other refined products in your kitchen concealing unhealthy fat? Start replacing them one by one with natural whole foods that give you better control over fat amount, and the type of quality that you are consuming. Yes, whole foods. Just like the good old days!

all good things

My mind is total blank today. Nothing. nothing. nothing. Nothing is popping up my head. Okay, I happened to hear thing song today on TV and I think it really suits my mood.

Honestly what will become of me
Don't like reality
It's way too clear to me
But really life is daily
We are what we don't see
Missed everything daydreaming

Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
Come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?

Traveling I only stop at exits
Wondering if I'll stay
Young and restless
Living this way I stress less
I want to pull away when the dream dies
The pain sets in and I don't cry
I only feel gravity and I wonder why

Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
Come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?

Well the dogs were whistling a new tune
Barking at the new moon
Hoping it would come soon so that they could
Dogs were whistling a new tune
Barking at the new moon
Hoping it would come soon so that they could
Die die die die die

Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
Come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?

Well the dogs were barking at a new moon
Whistling a new tune
Hoping it would come soon
And the sun was wondering if it should stay away for a day til the feeling went away
And the sky was falling on the clouds were dropping and
The rain forgot how to bring salvation
The dogs were barking at the new moon
Whistling a new tune
Hoping it would come soon so that they could die.

~ Nelly Furtado

watch this out!! teehee

Ouote of the day in view of things I've been doing

"It's not true that life is one damn thing after another; it is one damn thing over and over."

Edna St. Vincent Millay
(1892-1950)

Perfect fan