The Guardian

I just saw this 2006 film starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher, about 10 or 15 minutes ago. And it is now an instant favorite, in my case.

After watching it, I realized something. I'm afraid of drowning. I don't know how to swim, which is really funny, because everyone in my family does, even Cyrus can. In addition to that, my dad practically lives in the sea, at sea, whatever.

Okay, I'm not afraid of drowning in the pool, because I know that I'll float because of the chlorine (I think; this is just a guess so bear with me). I'm really afraid of the sea, because (1) its endless, both in width and depth, and (2) it has a mind of its own. Or it put it simply, I'm afraid of Mother Nature in particular. I can see what she can do when she is really pissed off.

Anyways, I think I can add this to my Fear List...

by Oprah Winfrey

"Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough."

"I believe that every single event in life happens in an opportunity to choose love over fear."

"I don't believe in failure. It is not failure if you enjoyed the process."

"I trust that everything happens for a reason, even when we're not wise enough to see it."

"The biggest adventure you can ever take is to live the life of your dreams."

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Mitch Albom's The Five People You Meet in Heaven

"Parents rarely let go of their children, so children let go of them. They move on. They move away. The moments that used to define them - a mother's approval, a father's nod - are covered by moments of their own accomplishments. It is not until much later, as the skin sags and the heart weakens, that children understand; their stories, and all their accomplishments, sit atop the stories of their mothers and fathers, stones upon stones, beneath the waters of their lives."

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by Ysabella Brave

"You don't get very far in life without having to be brave an awful lot. Because we all have our frightening moments and difficult trials and we don't have much of a choice but to get through 'em, and it takes a lot of bravery to do that. The most important thing about bravery is this — It's not about not being scared — it's about being scared and doing it anyway — that's bravery."

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Quotes from the book, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. "


"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure."

"What happens once will never happen again. But what happens twice will surely happen a third time."

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My 10 anything... (Part One)

10 Philippine destinations I want to visit:

1. Palawan (everything in Palawan)
2. Mount Apo
3. Banaue Rice Terraces
4. Boracay
5. Sagada
6. Mount Mayon
7. Batanes
8. Busuanga Island
9. Malapascua
10. Tamaraws in Mindoro (of course)

10 Countries I want to explore:

1. Vatican City (everything!!!!)
2. China (Great Wall, Terracotta warriors, and the food!!!)
3. Egypt (Sphinx and the Pyramid)
4. France (Paris and its lights)
5. Italy (Rome and its structures, and Venice)
6. United Kingdom (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and everything!)
7. Switzerland (the Alps!!!!!)
8. South America and Africa (I know these two are continents, but hey, South America is “a continent of superlatives”! Check out Wikitravel, you’ll know what I mean… And Africa, wow, the wildlife)
9. USA (Hawaii, LA, Las Vegas, San Francisco, many to mention)
10. Australia and New Zealand (it’s the perfect place to shoot up your adrenaline!!!)
    

10 Websites I frequent:

1. Multiply
2. Blogspot
3. Wikipedia
4. Wikitravel
5. YouTube
6. Fantasticfiction.co.uk
7. Fanfiction.net
8. Nunswithpens.hyperboards.com
9. valjeanfanfiction.com
10. xboards.us
    

10 Gadgets I Love:

1. Mobile Phones (Motorola K1 and Nokia 3120)
2. iPod Video (6th Gen)
3. PC (with Broadband connection)
4. Laptop (courtesy of my Dad)
5. PSP (courtesy of my brother, Nico)
6. Digital Camera (Canon PowerShot A460)
7. Play Station 2 (again from Nico)
8. Play Station 1 (from Nico, again)
9. Coby Portable DVD Player
10. China Mobile Phone (that is also used for TV output)
    

10 Tearjerker Movies:

1. Armageddon
2. Stepmom
3. Meet Joe Black
4. Gladiator
5. Pearl Harbor
6. Ang Tanging Ina
7. Caregiver
8. Apat Dapat, Dapat Apat
9. Dekada ‘70
10. Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros

10 Local Kilig Films:

1. One More Chance (John Lloyd Cruz and Bea Alonzo)
2. Kahit Isang Saglit (Piolo Pascual, Judy Ann Santos, and Leandro Muñoz)
3. Dahil Mahal na Mahal Kita (Rico Yan, Claudine Barretto, and Diether Ocampo)
4. ‘Till There Was You (Piolo Pascual and Judy Ann Santos, and Eliza Pineda)
5. Milan (Piolo Pascual and Claudine Barretto)
6. All My Life (Aga Muhlach and Kristine Hermosa)
7. Now That I Have You (John Lloyd and Bea, again)
8. 9 Mornings (Piolo Pascual and Donita Rose)
9. Forevermore (Jericho Rosales and Kristine Hermosa, again)
10. Got 2 Believe (Rico Yan and Claudine Barretto, again)
    

10 Romantic - Comedy Films (aka Chick Flicks):

1. My Best Friend’s Wedding
2. 10 Things I Hate About You
3. She’s the Man!
4. Sweet Home Alabama
5. Kate and Leopold
6. Notting Hill
7. The Sweetest Thing
8. The Devil Wears Prada
9. Little Women
10. The Princess Diaries
    

10 International TV Shows I Followed/ Still Follow:

1. Charmed
2. Supernatural
3. Crime Scene Investigation
4. CSI: Miami
5. CSI: NY
6. Dark Angel
7. House M.D.
8. Grey’s Anatomy
9. Will and Grace
10. Joan of Arcadia
    

10 Reality Shows I Watched/ Still Watch:

1. Amazing Race (Also the Asian Version)
2. Survivor (not every season)
3. America’s Next Top Model (also not every season)
4. Make Me A Supermodel (UK) (only the second season)
5. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
6. Kid Nation
7. Fear Factor
8. Pinoy Big Brother
9. Pinoy Dream Academy
10. Punk’d

The Bodyguard

I'm talking about the 1992 film of Kevin Costner and Whiney Houston. I watched it with my mom on HBO this morning. Fletcher, Whitney Houston's son in the movie, asked Frank Farmer (Kevin Costner's character), "What are you afraid of?" Frank answered, "Of not being there."
In more ways than one, I'm like Frank Farmer. I'm afraid of a number of things. I'll try to recount them all, I have fear: [1] of frogs; [2] of puke (I'm not actually afraid of it, its just that I get nauseous upon smelling it); [3] of suffering before dying; [4] of not being there (like Frank Farmer); [5] of being there, but unable to do something; [6] of failure (like Hermione Granger); [7] of being buried alive (like in an episode of Las Vegas, and another in CSI); and, [8] of trusting the wrong person.

Fear, according to Wikipedia, is an emotional response to threat and danger. Fear, according to my dad, is an advantage, because it makes you strive for the best. Fear, according to my mom, is natural; she would say, "harapin mo iyan at malalaman mo na kung ano ang dapat mong gawin."
For me? Knowing what you're afraid of is a sign of growing up. Facing those fears and learning from them is a sign of maturity.

I'll let you know if I would think I'm mature enough.