myLene's rock*

Feeling more at home

2009-08-26T00:40:00.000-07:00

It's been nearly a year since I've moved to Hawai'i. I had a really rough start and it didn't get better until a couple months ago. This past summer has been an awesome experience! It uplifted me, a wake up call, telling me to enjoy my life every minute possible. With the school year on a roll, I'm super excited for my future.. I feel great about my life! I'm not letting anyone bring me down. This is the year to shine :). I've got two more years of high school then I'm off to college.

Just for your brief info on my classes this year. I am taking:

Algebra 2

JROTC

English 11

Marie Science

Psychology

World History

I currently have 15 credits going into my Junior year.. Which means, I'm 3 credits ahead of my class. The minimum requirement to graduate at Kealakehe High School is 24. I'm on a roll..

If you guys haven't noticed, I changed the name of my blog to mylene's rock. It used to be mylene rocks. I know you're probably thinking, it's not that much of a change. BUT the concept is different. Mylene's rock is my way expressing that wherever Mylene is, that's her rock, her home. I've learned that I can't keep my mind stuck on one place, it holds me back and sets me on the wrong road. If I simply accept the change and be happy about where I came from and where I am now then I will be able to set my mind on the right road. I appreciate everything that my friends, family, and the people from Saipan and the rest of the Northern Mariana islands have done to educate me and help me become the person I am today. I will forever cherish the great moments I had on that island.

"It is so important to be aware of where you're at and be focus on where you're going but, more importantly, never forget where you came from..." -Unknown

Today is officially my sixteenth birthday! ...Saipan time ofcourse. I've got a couple more hours, Hawai'i time. I'm a proud CNMI born =).

Miss you guys! Love you all!

They saved the best for last, Kaho'olawe!

2009-08-09T03:45:00.000-07:00

Our last week of HYCC and we were fortunate enough to spend it on the beautiful island of Kaho'olawe! This week, we were with the Lana'i Team, Oahu B Team, and the KIRC Crew. It was nice mingling with other groups, we became really close with them throughout the week.

Big Island to O'ahu. O'ahu to Maui. Maui to Kaho'olawe.

An hour boat ride from Maui to Kaho'olawe

Greetings from the bombs that lay on Kaho'olowe

This week was amazing. With the amount of people we had, we did a lot of work and had so much fun! We were divided into two groups. One group did erosion control by laying coconut husk mats with mulch and seeds under it at certain area. They also picked lots and lots of seeds, mostly A'ali'i Seeds. The other group weed whacked an area, chopped down some trees, and moved a huge tank. All together, we did some weeding, chopped some Kiawe branches, and spread seeds.

Our site manager, Jackson.

Jackson and along with the KIRC Crew taught us a lot. They made sure that our visit to Kaho'olawe was unforgettable, and believe me, it was. From learning about the stars, learning about the shark god, learning about the navigators spot, to going up to the two highest peaks on the island, and greeting the sun with a chant. Also, allowing us to go swimming everyday after work and feeding us great meals everyday! Thank you Jackson and KIRC!

Dusty, dusty, dusty

Kona Cru left their offerings before departing the island

Our ride back.. I couldn't stop smiling.. I was enjoying our last moments with HYCC! I will never forget the past 6 weeks. I will never forget the memories. All the sweat, tears, laughs, drama, and hard work were all worth it! This has been one of the best experiences I've had and the best summer so far. Thank you HYCC for giving each and everyone of us such an amazing opportunity to work the lands of Hawai'i. I cherished every moment of it.

HYCC Internship Week 5

2009-08-09T02:59:00.001-07:00

Another week at a new place. So it's time for something new.. We worked at a dryland forest last week and now we're going to the south of Kona to work at a wetland forest called, Kona Hema.

This week, we worked with site manager Eldridge for two days and along with him were 4 college students that are working at Kona Hema for the summer. It was really cool working with them. Two of them go to Stanford, so they were really smart and knew what they were doing.

We planted 500 native species and sickled and pick axed around ferns for an experimental project that the college students were doing. We worked our muscles this, or atleast the ones that pick axed. Hey, I love my sickle!

Kona Hema has a really beautiful forest. It is filled with so much native plants and my favorite, Ohia Lehua, was everywhere! It really nice watching the stars during the night.. We got to see the Milky Way and all the Constellations! I will miss the time when I was hiding way from everyone in the forest and when me and Taylor would go out plum picking :)

We got to stay at this really cool cabin. There were two rooms, a kitchen, bathroom and restroom outside, and a really nice porch.

Ahh, even a comfy futon couch!

One room at had 6 bunk beds, which was where the boys slept in.

Then the other room with 4 bunks. The girls slept here and Ryan did too! Oh Ryan! He just loves us girls :)

Ahh, the kitchen. I think this was my favorite place in the house. I cooked two dinners in here and something very interesting happened with the fire place on the first night. Remember guys? *wink

I think this is one of my favorite pictures of us! We look so cute! We finally put good use to our rain gear. Thanks HYCC! Although, some people's tore after the first day.. It still helped. My legs weren't wet and cold. Although, my boots were still soaking wet! Thank G we had the fire place. It helped warm up our boots and it felt so good to put it on!

Kona Hema is one of my favorite forest in Kona. I really do hope to go back there and see all the plants that we planted. Maybe even check out the cave that we never got to go into! Thanks guys for putting up with us!

Corps values

2009-07-12T20:13:00.000-07:00

Young adults learn conservation and more
by Carolyn Lucas
West Hawaii Today

mailto:Todayclucas@westhawaiitoday.com
Friday, July 10, 2009 10:39 AM HST

Tadashi Kamitaki, left, removes a hala pepe plant from its pot before planting it while Kauilani Loo looks on. Working alongside conservation leaders, Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps participants, ages 15-30, are exposed to various issues that threaten the environment, see areas that are rarely visited by the public, develop leadership skills and get the training they need to pursue careers in natural resource management. - Brad Ballesteros Special To West Hawaii Today

David Cadaoas decided to take a year off from the University of Hawaii at Hilo because he wasn't doing well and simply was uninterested. Afterwards, the 20-year-old Mountain View resident worked in the construction industry. Though Cadaoas made a lot of money, he wasn't passionate about the work he did. He wanted something more.

Eventually Cadaoas took his uncle's recommendation and applied for the Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps, a community-based service learning program that provides hands-on opportunities that protect and preserve Hawaii's environment.

Working alongside conservation leaders, program participants, ages 15-30, are exposed to various issues that threaten the environment, see areas that are rarely visited by the public, develop leadership skills and get the training they need to pursue careers in natural resource management.

They can also earn scholarships and three college credits. The program offers summer programs, and a year-round internship program. Projects include trail building and maintenance, native plant restoration, invasive species control, wildlife management, fence building, native bird monitoring, stream and coastal restoration, as well as work in wetlands.

Since January, Cadaoas has awakened daily at 3:30 a.m. to catch the Hele-On bus in Hilo and ride it to Waimea, where Wilds Brawner, site manager for Kaupulehu dryland forest, picks him up.

Upon arriving at "the epic forest" inconspicuously located off Mamalahoa Highway in North Kona, Cadaoas feels a sense of purpose: to give back to the land where he was raised.

"Over these past six months, I have gained direction, more responsibility and a stronger appreciation of our unique ecosystems. I am grateful for this year-long internship and my mentors. They have helped me grow in so many ways," he said. "I now want to go back tocollege and pursue a career in conservation, possibly (to) become a site manager or work in the nursery.

Site manager Wilds Brawner leads workers from Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps and Hoolauna Kona down a trail to a work site where they will plant indigenous plants in an attempt to restore the forest. - Brad Ballesteros Special To West Hawaii Today

"The greatest lesson I have learned is to look at the land as the resource that it is instead of just focusing on what can be harvested and to also think of yourself as part of the ecosystem, not the ruler of it."

Brawner is impressed by Cadaoas' dedication. He enjoys serving as a mentor to conservation corps participants, whom he called "the biggest blessing" and "a dynamic group eager and fully engaged to protect the aina for future generations."

Before, Brawner worked alone unless one counts the birds and the goats. With help from the youth corps he has been able to do much more than expected, especially when it comes to clearing massive amounts of invasive plants and keeping up with maintenance. The interaction between Brawner and the participants seems to have only amplified his enthusiasm and dedication for the forest.

"I cannot say enough about this extremely important program that connects our youth to the land in such an inspirational manner to care for the land and learn more. Whether they go into conservation or not, they have a foundation, (they) understand how important our ecosystems are to our future, and how much work it takes to be vigilant," said Yvonne Yarber Carter of the Kaupulehu dryland forest outreach program. "Before Wilds was part of our team, we relied on the outreach volunteers. HYCC was always the uplifting week of our year because they gave so much with zeal and thoughtfulness."

Assisted by Brawner and conservation corps participants, 17 students of Hoolauna Kona, a Kamehameha Schools program, on Thursday planted 105 native and endangered trees, shrubs and groundcover in the dryland forest. This effort aided in the restoration of the forest, boosting plant population and ensuring an ongoing seed source.

Blue flags marked where the outplantings -- transplanted seedlings from enthnobotanist Jill Wagner's Future Forests Nursery -- were to be planted. All the seeds used to grow the plants were collected in the 76-acre fenced area, owned by Kamehameha Schools, or nearby. Wagner said this was the first time akoko, or Chamaesyce eleanoriae, was reintroduced to the site.

Jacob Elarco's summer will be remembered as the one he spent learning to protect and restore the environment while further connecting to his culture and practicing kuleana.

His internship with the conservation corps has made him even prouder of his Hawaiian roots. He spoke about the importance of walking a more sustainable path, living in an environmentally conscious manner, nurturing the land, learning everyday and sharing knowledge with others, especially those younger than him.

For more information about Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps, visit hawaiiycc.com.

HYCC Internship Week 4

2009-07-11T22:50:00.000-07:00

It seems like the weeks go faster and faster. I can't believe it's already the 4th week. It makes me sad because it will all soon be over.

This was our last week at Pu'u Wa'a Wa'a Sanctuary. We spent our last time at the Lake House with the DOFAW team. I will never forget this place, this house and the forest. Our love touched the soils of this sanctuary and it will never be forgotten. Everytime we pass by this place, we can say, "yeah, I worked those roots".

It's called a lake house because there's a reservoir that lies in front of it

Pu'u Hill- The hill where we planted over 1000 trees

This was our home for 2 weeks. Lots of laughs, smiles, memories, card games, connect four, and singing happened in this very house. We had an awesome time. Thanks also to DOFAW for sharing their home!

This is the loft. Me and 5 of my team mates slept in here. It was the cool kids room.

This week, we were very fortunate to work at the beautiful and exquisite dryland forest of Ka'upulehu. Ka'upulehu is a 70 acre forest filled with many of Hawaii's native species. We had the opportunity to work with the site manager, Wilds Brawner. Along with Wilds, we worked with HYCC's year round intern and 2 hana hou members. The guys were really cool and they always made sure that we were hydrated.

We learned a lot about Ka'upulehu and it's history. Though when we weren't chatting, we did lots of weeding. Much of Ka'upulehu is filled with invasive species such as fountain grass and lantana. On our second day, we weeded about half an acre of Ka'upulehu's dryland forest. We were very determined to get all that fountain grass out of that section.

On our 4th day, we had the chance to work with Ho'olauna Kona 7th graders. Along with our HYCC team, we planted over 100 native species. Our week at Ka'upulehu was very fulfilling. Not many people have the opportunity to get hands-on experience in Hawaii's most beautiful lands.

Thanks Wilds and the people at Ka'upulehu for passing down your knowledge and giving us an opportunity to work with you all.

Happy birthday Mom

2009-07-11T21:58:00.000-07:00

My mom turned 49 on July 6th. Which means, she had me when she was 33. The years seem to go by much faster, it scares me. I don't want to see my mom grow old.. The older she gets, the less time I have with her. I don't want to speak badly but I just don't want to lose her. I guess it's true, "you'll never know what you got, until you lose it". Losing my dad last year made me realize how precious my parents mean to me and how thankful I am to have them. They taught me well and I am the person I am today because of them. I look up to their motives and take it in for my own benefit. My mom means so much to me and I don't know what I'll do without her.

I love you Mom and I miss you Dad!

PLS VOTE FOR Mike (Myk) J!

2009-07-05T18:34:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! One of my great friends and fellow 3mz crew member, Myk is asking for the publics help! He has entered his design to the Ultimate Summer Jam T-Shirt Contest in Seattle! We need your support by voting for his design at KUBE 93. Your vote will be much appreciated! THANK YOU!

HYCC Internship Week 3

2009-07-03T20:25:00.000-07:00

This week, we are once again, staying at Pu'u Wa'a Wa'a Sanctuary. Although, we moved into the Lake house with the DOFAW (Division of Forestry and Wildlife) Team. We had lots of room, people could either sleep in the living room, the master bedroom, or the loft. Me and a few of my teammates slept on the loft.

This week is only 4 days because of 4th of July weekend. Well, I would say that this week, our team came back healthier and better! We all got over the colds that we had and have much more positive attitudes.

This week, we worked with DLNR (Dept. of Land and Natural Resources) and our site manager, Mike, had us do a lot of weed picking. You have no idea how much I hate Banana Polka, Germon Ivy, and Fountain Grass! We all hate it so much! There's just so much of it, it drives you nuts after picking it for 8 hours a day!

Well, when we're not weed picking, we spend a lot of time fixing and cleaning the lake house. It is a really nice house but it needs lots of work. It's been standing since the 1970s (I think) or earlier. Also, we always tend to go to the beach once a week.

Here we are at Ay Bay

Meet our beautiful mascot! Nakita :)

We always do something adventurous every week and this week, we checked out an underground cave! It was cold underneath and super dark. We saw and learned about the different bones that were in there.

The hole to go into the cave:

Here are a few bones and interesting things we saw:

Pig Bones

Bird Bones

Cow skull

HYCC Internship Week 2

2009-07-03T20:04:00.000-07:00

It turned out that almost everyone got sick when they got home for the weekend. Honestly, I wasn't sure if I was going to make to my first day of work, but I sucked it up and made it for the team.

This week, we camped at Pu'u Wa'a Wa'a Sanctuary. We were at an elevation of 5000 ft. It was super cold and we slept on cots, outside the freezing cold.

We worked with NARS (Natural Area Reserves System). Our site managers Nick and Jake were awesome, they were really nice and we had lots of fun. They made us do lots of work but it was all worth it.

We planted over 1000 trees in 2 days! Most of the plants that we planted were Koa trees. When they grow big and tall, they can look as beautiful as these:

During the week, we also picked weeds and vines, such as Banana Polka and Germon Ivy, around different areas in the sanctuary and enclosures. We did lots of hiking and off roading. On one of our hikes, we saw a huge crater! Can you believe it? A crater up in the mountains? It was deep! The hike up was all worth it!

HYCC Team Training Week

2009-07-03T18:05:00.000-07:00

Day 1: We started off the week with an earlier morning flight at 6:13am to Honolulu, Oahu. On the way there, we all exchanged names and started getting to know each other.

Meet my two team leaders: Ryan and Amanda

Meet my team mates (who will soon become my brothers and sisters)

L-R Me, Jacob, Caleb, Kyra, Thelma, Tadashi
Missing: Taylor

When we arrived to the airport, right of the back, we came up with a team handshake and a team name. We are now known as the "Kona Crew". Our team color is lavender :)

The buses came to pick all the teams from around Hawaii, islands including: Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Hawaii Island, Lanai, and Maui. When we arrived to Paumalu Camp, we went to our villages to unpack and get dressed for the day. We meet up with our team and started brainstorming our team cheer.

Our cheer goes:

We're Kona Crew, hey

We work the roots, hey

We love the land, hey

You understand, man

Kona Crew!

We ate lunch. Did Low Ropes courses for team building. Had free time and showers. Then had dinner and saw a presentation from one of the coordinators.

Day 2: Had 8 hours of CPR/1st Aid Training. Took a test in the end and got certified :)

The dummies

We had dinner and afterwards, we had a little open mic night.

Day 3: High Ropes course at Kualoa Ranch.

Courses consist of: Giant Ladder, Zip Lining, High V, and Playpin

Helping each other out

It felt great to reach the top :)

Team work and motivation

KC - Kona Crew

Zip Line

Day 4: All the teams loaded up into the buses and headed to Waimea Valley for a service project. Teams were assigned different projects. Our team did weeding.

We had lunch and then headed to Waimea Bay for a swim test and fun in the sun.

When we got back to camp, we had dinner and presentation of the flags.

Day 5: Time to go home! BUT before that--we cleaned our villages, packed up, and loaded up and headed to Tree Tops Resturant at Manoa for a luncheon

Bye Oahu! Kona Crew had fun :)

HYCC Internship

2009-06-09T16:50:00.000-07:00

I applied for an internship called Hawaii Youth Conservation Corps. It is similar to the things I did in Beautify CNMI but much more.

Getting in took a long process. I applied on February, had an interview the next month, and attended an orientation. Yes, I'm in :). Thanks to Bree and Angelo for filling out a reference paper for me!

I start my intern on June 15th and the program will continue throughout the summer until July 24th. I will be camping Monday-Friday, every week for six weeks. I'm really excited and I can't wait to get out there, even if it means getting dirty :).

If you want to learn more about the program, you could check out their website at http://www.hawaiiycc.com/

I've missed blogging!

2009-02-07T20:27:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! Wow, it's been a long time.. Well first off, I'd like to apologize for those of you who were disappointed to find my blog not updated. I know I promised many of you that I will update you with my new life at Hawaii but to be honest, it has been really hard for me to find time to just type down my thoughts and events that has happened. Another thing that I'd like to apologize for is for not saying good bye to everyone back home. I left Saipan on September 4 of last year. The whole summer was very hectic for me, and my family and I had to take care of stuff before we left.

Well for those of you who don't know. My father passed away June 18 of last year. It has been an emotional roller coaster for me. My family here at Hawaii have been very nice with helping my family. Although, I did have a lot of rough times. Sharing a room, going to school with a cousin that is the same age as me wasn't easy and it still isn't. If you know what I mean.

I can't believe Sophomore year is over but I'm pretty excited. I'm planning on being big and better for my last two years of high school. I guess it's just time to grow up.

I'll try my best to update you with my life right now but I think once I get my laptop, I'll be blogging like crazy. Though, that won't be until the end of this year. So for now, take care!

What happen to Mylene?

2008-05-19T14:35:00.000-07:00

I took a break from Blogger and as well as MySpace. A lot has happened to me over the past 3 months.. This time off has made me more focused with other things around me, especially school and my family.

I've been getting really good grades lately.. ALL As =). School has been very tiring. I have a lot of homework to do everyday. Now that the school year is coming to an end, I've got a lot of deadlines for projects and Final Exams are going to be a killer.

As for my family... Well we've gone through a lot this past 2 months. As for those who do know about it, well everything is okay but not much has changed.

My internet has been cut off because well, we don't use it as much in the past few months.. Plus, I think it's better.. The power rates have doubled and the gas prices keep adding up.. Gotta help out the family some how..

Well I'm at school right now.. I don't really feel like blogging now a days, so I don't know when my next post will be.. Although, if you do want to contact me.. You can reach me at my gmail. m.balisalisa@gmail.com. I check it frequently.

Hope everyone is doing well.

Love,
Mylene

I'm not a failure :)

2008-02-28T22:00:00.000-08:00

I have an A/B for my "Teen Pregnancy" Project. I talked to Sir Punz (well, he did most of the talking). He told me that he knows exactly what happen and he thought about it... He decided to give me a 150/200, so like a 75%.

He said that however brings their baby the next day, which was today, they will get extra points. I brought mine and I think I got a higher grade than a 75. I'm relieved! I thought I was going to fail that project and my grade for the class. Can you believe out of all my classes, the lowest grade I have is for P.E. Health.

It's weird because last semester, I took Computer Applications and I thought, everyone thought that was an easy class but it turned out that my lowest grade was from that class. It's like the classes that are known to be easy, I'm actually bad at, and as for classes that are known to be hard, I'm good at. Weird >.<

What happened to S.A.V.E.?

2008-02-27T02:03:00.000-08:00

Craig Hart, 8th grader at H.J.H.S. asks: "What happen to S.A.V.E. Club? I'm panicking, did it disappear or something?"

Craig, from my understanding.. Cinta has taken over S.A.V.E. Club. Although, the blog is still exist.

I don't know what is going on with the club as of now but hopefully Cinta will help us out with that.

Craig, visit Cinta's blog at http://mycnmi.blogspot.com/

Historian of the Week!

2008-02-26T23:15:00.000-08:00

I'm Historian of the week for Feb.25-29. The Social Studies Department has set up this so called Historian of the Week thing in the school bulletin. I've been gunning for it ever since I first started US History this semester.

I'm kind of proud of myself because for one, I'm the 5th Historian for US History. And I'm the first Freshman that became Historian for this semester. The Historians that were before me were Sophomores and I'm just proud to be the first Freshman, but that doesn't really mean anything. I'm just pointing it out.

Though, my happiness only lasted for a day when I received the envelope that congratulated for being Historian of Week. The whole crappy "baby accident" took away my happiness.

I'm pregnant!

2008-02-26T21:48:00.000-08:00

Well, not literally. In my health class, we have a project on "Teen Pregnancy" where we have to bring a 5lb-10lb sack of either rice, flour, or sugar/salt. We have to dress it up, change it's diapers, and carry it with us at all times during school hours until after school. The project lasts for 4 days, I'm already on the 3rd day. It gets pretty tiring.. Holding it in your arms during class, when you write, eat, and everything!

Though, an accident happened on the first day. During lunch, everyone was so fascinated by the baby (a sack of rice) because I was the only one in Mr. T's class that has Sir Punz's class. So everyone is trying to grab the baby out of my arms, which gets very tiring because I've held the baby the entire day and my arms are getting weak. My cousin, Michelle was one of the people that wanted to hold her. I trusted her, so I handed it to her. She as like, "come here my niece".. Then she begins throwing her up the air. She throws her up twice and catches her then she was all like, "one more time".. And unfortunately, the 3rd time was a failure. The sack of rice falls down onto the ground, tears, and rice is splattered all over the floor. I stood up with shook and Michelle looks at me with her eyes wide open. Everyone in the class looked at the rice and few seconds later.. Michelle asks Oscar to get a broom, to sweep it up.

Well, what really sucked about it was that.. There were spies inside Mr. T's class, Sir Punz's spies, which are seniors and a couple of them saw exactly what happen. One of them was Sir Punz's Godson and I knew I was in big trouble. All my friends kept calling out my name, saying "Lania Mylene, what kind of mother!" Just to remind you, it was my cousin that dropped her. I wasn't at all mad at her, it's just too hard. I could say that I blame her but it was my fault that I gave it to her in the first place. Though, it was hard because they all kept pressuring me to give them my baby.

The next day, my cousin gives me a new sack of rice, the same kind. I wanted to continue the project even though the first one broke. I know that in real life that, I can't replace a baby nor get a new one but I felt that it was necessary for me to go on with it. Well go figure, EVERYONE knew about what happened. You can't imagine how crappy I felt that day. I literally wanted to break down because of all the harsh things they had to say about me being a HORRIBLE mother. That was the first time I was afraid to walk down the halls because I didn't want to hear what they had to say.

During 1st period in Sir Punz's class, everyone was saying to me, "Hey Mylene, I heard your baby died yesterday", just imagine how you would feel when someone asks you that. Yeah, and Sir Punz didn't even call my baby's name for attendance. He hasn't for the last 2 days. It sucks, it really sucks a lot. I mean, doesn't anyone have any sympathy? They don't know what I was going through. They made me feel like I literally killed a real baby and it was exactly how I felt. Sir Punz has told all his classes about what happened but he didn't mentioned my name, only to the basketball team. So imagine that? I'm friends with most of those guys and do you know how humiliating that is?!

This is effecting me a lot because I want to be a mother some day in the future and I don't want to be mistreated that way, ever!

So, today is the 3rd day. Sir Punz still hasn't called my baby's name for attendance. I've been very careful with the new sack of rice/baby that I have now. BUT, I don't think it's really worth it. Sir Punz has told all his classes already that he is going to give me "A BIG FAT F".. on the project! We are probably only going to have 2 or 3 projects for his class, so this grade means a lot. 3rd day and I still feel like crap. I feel so miserable!

By the way, if anyone was wondering.. My first baby's name is Haley and my second is Michelle but I can't change her name so it's still Haley.

No Boyfriend, No problem

2008-02-04T23:58:00.000-08:00

If you knew me 2 years ago, you wouldn't ever hear me say that. I guess you can say, I've grown up. I've come to realize all the BIGGER and more important things in life. Life isn't all about fun and games. I'm focusing on being a teenager, growing up to be an adult, and trying to reach all my goals. I guess I'm just trying to live my life responsibly.. taking risk, taking chances when they are given, and hopefully achieving and succeeding in life.

No boyfriend = No problem. Back when I was 'supposedly' in a relationship, I wasn't completely focus on school, I had drama with other girls, and things just weren't as happy as I wanted. Now that I've been single for over a year.. Life's been great. No drama, thank G. I'm learning a lot and having so much fun, which means.. I'm focused on my school work and I've also spent time with my friends and made new friends.

I've experience a lot more when I'm not committed to someone. It's much safer for me! Now I understand why parents don't like or allow their kids to have boy/girl friends.

That was a lesson learned!

Scores from last semester!

2008-01-21T23:03:00.000-08:00

I got my report card from last semester.. I'm not sure if I should be happy about it. I went down, went higher, and stayed the same.

Here are my grades from 1st quarter to 2nd quarter:

Computer Apps.: 96% - 92%
Algebra 1: 93% - 93%
Biology: 94% - 97%
Eng. 9 Pre Honors: 96% - 96%

Proud of me? Haha. Now, watch me bring it this semester! Haha. You'll be REALLY proud of me. [yeah, whatever.]

^__^

What would you tell your friend?

2008-01-18T22:03:00.000-08:00

Have you ever felt like you were pure, like everything is so perfectly imperfect? It's like everything in your life was as good as it can get. Now it turns out, when you feel like everything is going smoothly, something just happens to mess things up. It's true, there's no such thing as being perfect.

Have you ever felt like you were on top of the world, that you had the best friends you could ever dream of? But what do you do when someone from your past creeps back into your future and tries to destroy everything that you gained, everything you had worked for, and everything that made your life perfectly imperfect.. What would you do when that person tries so hard to break you down in every way. They won't stop until you're down on your knees, scattered, and vulnerable..

You try so hard to keep that person out of your life but they just tend to keep jumping in, with no verbal actions, but like a shadow going through your every move. What if that person is trying to take your friends away from you? Like a game, the most friends, Wins.

What would you tell your friend if that person was just trying to be their friend for all the wrong reasons. Would it be wrong to tell your friend that that person is bad and that they had hurt so many people? How about if your friend might think that, you are the bad person and that you are keeping them away from being friends with someone.

You continue to ignore that person and yet every time you glance at that person, they just always seem to be staring right at you. Looking at you, to see if you were watching their every move, just like what they were doing to you.

It just so happens that you were casually minding your own business and that person was with one of your friend, really really good friend and you noticed that that person was staring at you and right when they thought that you noticed.. That person pulls some kind of stunt, to rub it in your face, that they want to be dominant. That you were nothing and that they would take everything that was left in you.

As strong as you may be.. It is definitely hurting you inside. You are not scared of her, you would fight with her.. But you are a better person, you know you are. Would it be wise to do nothing? To beat her at her own game? As much as it hurts, you will stay strong.

How could someone be so cruel enough to do that to someone who is simply doing nothing to them? When all you were trying to do, is protect their friend..

This is a time where you will discover who your real and true friends are.. The ones that will stick by you when you're a thousand miles away...

Now tell me, what would you tell your friend?

Sleepy My

2008-01-11T21:41:00.000-08:00

Whew! That was some week. School has been keeping me busy, a lot. I didn't have time to go online this week because I had so much homework and quizzes to study for. I think it might be like that for a while.. I need to focus on school right now and going online is a little distracting. I'll be giving updates every once and a while. But don't worry, I'll be okay!

1st Period: P.E. Health with Sir Punz is different. He puts fun in learning. He is sarcastic, jolly, playful and loud. He's the boss and he wants us to know that. Sometimes you really can't take him seriously but when it comes to a subject about health, he wants us to learn it and he makes it clear that he does. The first quarter in his class are book work, every Friday's are mile runs, and the 2nd quarter are sport activities!

2nd Period: Algebra 1 is still the same but with a lot more love. My classmates get along well and we've grown to help each other with our work, even Mrs. A. G.

3rd Period: US History with Mr. Hill is cool. He's really smart, really organized, and Wayne says he's cute! Haha. Sure, I guess he is but it's the subject that we should be interested in, not the teacher. For one, I used to like history but now I like science more. I think I'll find it a little difficult to learn in this class, I don't know, but history just isn't my best subject.

4th Period: English Pre Honors is still the same. The class has grown and we now have about 35 students in class! I like all of them but putting all those people in one class is a pain. Mr. Muira says that some of us will be transferring. Well, I sure don't want to be one of them. Sometimes I think that the class got less noise but I don't know, I guess people changed over the break. I'm looking forward to this semester, being with them, they are the only class I would call 'family'.

I guess I have something to look forward to every moring..

2008-01-08T20:48:00.000-08:00

I got my schedule today at school. Well, I for one chose my classes. I mean, my counselor is Ms. Jocelyn Manibusan.. aka My Mommy! I told her that I'm planning on moving to Hawaii this summer and I wanted to take classes that were helpful to me and classes that are required in Hawaii. See, I'm thinking! Lol. Well, these are the classes that I thought are good for me:

1st: P.E. Health
2nd: Algebra 1
3rd: US History
4th: English 9 Pre Honors

Once again, I'm taking a class that is the 2nd in the list. [hmm, it's hard to explain]. Well like last semester, I took Biology.. Well before Biology, I'm suppose to take Natural Environmental Science. I like science but I think that I should even it out in this semester and take a history class. Well, before US History, there is NMI History.. Hmm, yeah right! I learned about NMI History in the 8th grade and plus, it's not a required class in Hawaii. And my cousin in Hawaii told me that I have to take Hawaii History [okay :/].

I guess I'm happy with my classes, though I'm telling my friends to change their classes so that we could be classmates. Hmm, this semester might be my last one here and I want to spend as much time with my friends, even if it means being classmates and getting sick of each other [Right Jessica?].

Tomorrow's school.. Am I up for it? No, not really. I don't want to wake up at 6 o'clock in the morning! Well alright, I'll tell you how it was tomorrow :)

Back to Basics

2008-01-08T06:43:00.000-08:00

It was fun while lasted.. Break is almost over. In less than 20 hours, I will be back to books, clubs, friends, and endless hours of lecture! This bites-- no more late night phone calls, staying up until the sun came up, sleeping in, and other fun stuff I do at night. I'm going to miss going out all night and sleeping all day!

Well I guess this lazy ass has to stop being such a cow! I need to exercise more, I'm getting unhealthy. Watch me be a workaholic, if that is possible.

So who thinks I can lose about 10lbs in the next few months? Haha. This is going to be a challenge, the last time I had P.E., was in the 7th grade.

Happy Holidays!

2007-12-31T00:27:00.000-08:00

I hope everyone is enjoying their holidays! I guess I am.. I'm spending a lot of time with my family and with some of my close "girl" friends that have always been there for me. I have also started hanging out with some new "guy" friends!

I've come up with a FEW New Years Resolution (goals I want to reach for 2008):

1. Grow my hair... long-er
2. Get taller!
3. Lose some weight (more like, be healthier)
4. Move to Hawaii in the summer
5. Maintain my grades to an A-B average
6. No Drama
7. Be a better Daughter
8. Be a better Student
9. Be a better Friend
10. Be a better Role Model
11. No boyfriend (if I do, then must be a good one)

I know I will have more later, that's all for now.

A wrap up of December

2007-12-31T00:01:00.000-08:00

1. Before the school ended--Josh, Ray, & I made a short commercial for our last project for Mrs. Torres class. We are such beginners!

*Not it any particular order

Axe Body Spray Commercial:

2. I successfully attended all the Simbang Gabi/Aginaldo Masses. It lasted for 9 days and it also included the last week of my 1st semester! It really wasn't so bad and who ever attends all the masses, they are to make a wish and the wish is granted [hopefully].

3. I had Ast 3 of my exams and had a high B on 1. I think I'm going to have 3 As and 1 B for my report card.

4. We had a Christmas Pep Rally and it was "okay". We all seemed like a happy family. "One School, One Heart!" Manta Ray Family. --> I have one unexcused tardy! My friends and I went off campus during break and came back to school 5 minutes late! (It was kind of cool 'cause Mr. Indalecio let us out! It's against school rules, his rules!)

5. Two of my "Kaibigans" left the island for the break. Cindy, she is coming back on the 2nd of Jan. and Wayne, is coming back on the 8th of Jan. I miss you two!

6. Madisa crashed at my place then the next night, I crashed at hers! Ah, we are still so inseparable!

7. I have been spending a lot of time with many of friends going out to:
- Street Market
- Eat out at Mc Donald's
- Eat out at Oleai's
- Go to the movies (Alvin & the Chipmunks, Water Horse, & I am Legend)

8. I have began reading Eclipse--which is the 3rd book of the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. It's funny 'cause I haven't finished reading Twilight (1st book) and I haven't read New Moon (2nd book).

9. Our GOOD friend Megan Ito has come back to Saipan. She is gonna go to school with us at Southern this coming semester! It's nice to have her back! Welcome Home :)

I can't think of what else to add. If I have others in mind, I'll add it to the list!

Good Bye 2007

This is starting to make me look old!

2007-12-15T23:49:00.000-08:00

I just got off the phone with my second oldest brother Amado Balisalisa Jr., best known as Jun. We had an interesting conversation.. He asked about the family down here, I mean all is good except the youngest boy in the family. I don't want to start, 'cause I might go on and on..

Anyway, he told me something I probably expected.. Him and his girl friend are 3 months pregnant! Oh my! Serious, this is starting to make me look old. I mean, I've got a niece that was born less than 2 weeks ago and in less than 7 months, I'll be having a new niece or nephew.

OMG. My brother is starting to look more like my dad now a days, well he was named after him. ..and as for his girlfriend, her name is Milyn. Oh this world is so random! Lol.

More babies! Yay!

2007-12-15T00:59:00.000-08:00

My cousin Michelle Averion and Ronald Averion are now expecting a baby. Michelle is now 8 weeks pregnant, to possibly twins (:

The once Beach Road Magazine Model and my cousin Ronald are living the life they dream of. I think they just got their miracle. I wish them the best and hope that they get what they want, twin babies (:

I love you too! Aww, look at that model belly! Hehe. She still looks great!

Call me Auntie Mylene!

2007-12-15T00:42:00.000-08:00

My cousin Rae Joyce Averion gave birth to our beautiful Jayem Mae Averion on December 7, 2007. At 7.15 lbs and 20.25 inches long. Welcome to the world baby JM and especially to the family. We love you!

I'm an auntie. This is great! This sure did help make my holiday spirit go up (:

Look at her, she is so adorable! I love you JM.

My Goodbye

2007-12-15T00:29:00.000-08:00

I had an oral exam to do for my English class. We could either write a poem or read any kind of poem in front of the whole class with "emotion". We had to "feel/act" the poem.

As you know, I write poems, well I used to. I stopped a few months ago and I think the poem that I wrote brought our so much emotion. I wrote about my possibilities of leaving next year and how I felt about it. I hope you like it as much as my 4th period pre honors class did (:

My Goodbye

As the year comes to an end
I stand here with my head up high,
I know that I'm one step closer
To my good byes

I've gone through so much
That it will be hard to let go,
Of what really matters
And now I'm not sure,
If I really want to go

My friends are like my world
They stuck by me like glue
Even through the rough times,
They were there too

Then I though,
How am I to leave such happiness behind?
I know when I'm gone
I'll be shedding tears,
All night long

My family is my rock
No matter the conflict
I know that they will always be there

I've always said,
When it comes done to this
With no hesitations nor doubts,
They will always be
My number one priority

I'm taking everyday one step at a time
With no regrets, no drama,
And especially no sorrow

I don't want to make it
Harder than it really is..
So please help me
For the next semester will fly by fast
I need to make the next few months,
Worth Wild,

For they might be my last...

Sad? Yeah, I thought so too. I started crying even before I started reading it. I backed away 3 times when I stepped in front of my class. I'm used to talking in front of them but this one was hard. It was hard to tell them, they are like my family. No matter how loud they get, I still love them.

When I finally read it, I became so shakey and when it came to the parts where I was talking about my friends, it took me a while to get it out. I know it's going to be hard leaving everyone, especially the place i called call for the past 14 years but I want to move, it's for the better (:

Happy Holidays?

2007-12-11T03:49:00.000-08:00

Hmm, I don't know but I'm not really in the Christmas spirit this year? Though, spending tremendous time with my friends and having a lot of fun is starting to turn the tables.

A big bummer for all of us this holidays, is that--our lovely Cindy Acera has left to the Philippines for some family matters. We miss you Cindy! Take care and see when you get back!

Here are few pictures with Cindy on our last day with her:

Cindy & Holly

Patrick Holly & Spongebob Mylene

Dora Rachelle, Jolly Holly, & Ms. Mylene Claus

Rachelle, Austin, Mylene, Holly

Holly, Rachelle, Mylene

Aww, I just realized.. Cindy was the camera women, so she wasn't it much pictures. We took videos though she has it and unfortunately, she's already at P.I.

I have a nice brother, I guess.

2007-12-09T04:23:00.001-08:00

My oldest brother felt generous today and decided to treat me and our friends to P.I.C. It was suppose to be just a family thing with him, my other brother, and I. BUT things got messed up. SO my other brother went to the beach with his friends. When he dropped him, he called me and asked if I still wanted to go. My dad was leaving to work, so I didn't want to be alone. He asked me if I wanted to bring a friend, the first person I thought of bringing was Rachelle, one of my really good friends, aka TWIN KRUNG.

So it was double-double. I brought Rachelle and he brought Arnold aka Avila. It became a war, Krung Vs. Arnolds. It was funny how both of their names were Arnold. Lol.

Ahh! Yeah, my brother is kind. He's only an ass sometimes but I guess that's how brothers are sometimes. Though, I still dislike my youngest brother. BUT oh how I miss my brother at Guam!

Tony the Tiger

2007-12-09T04:16:00.000-08:00

What a brave boy Tony is, he got a tattoo, AT THE AGE OF 16. Boy, you should be happy with getting your license at 16 but a tattoo? Oh wow. Heh.

Well Madisa and I have been hanging out with tony alot. We like his car, Lol :).

Do you like Tony's Tat?:

I forgot what Carpe Diem means! Bleh, I'm a dumbass, I know. I asked so many times and I still don't remember! Heh.

Whew! That was fast!

2007-12-09T03:59:00.000-08:00

Do you Likey?

--my bff

3Mz Reppin!

Take One: The serious pose
Mr. Muira's 4th period class Reppin!

Take Two: Do whatever ya want!
Dam-Mad Reppin!

Ish my Kaibigans. These are just a couple of people I spot with.
I'm the only freshmen :). I'm their favorite!

I'm back!

2007-12-09T03:53:00.000-08:00

You know what sucks?

Having your computer broken for 2 weeks while you are grounded!
Must I tell you?! It felt so blehh.

I was so bored! When there was no homework to do, I'd be a couch potato. Ew, I gained weight, I think!

So I'm back and it feels good! I've got projects to do and my computer came back at the right time.

Another good news: I'm no longer grounded, Lol.

=)

I've been caught!

2007-11-24T02:19:00.000-08:00

No comment (:

Madi rocks my Socks!

2007-11-24T02:12:00.000-08:00

What socks? I don't wear shoes! Lol.

Madisa and I are still the best of friends! We spent Thanksgiving together! We went to the movies together! We also spent a whole night together, stolling around with our buddy Tony and spending a night at her place (:

Whoa, now I'm grounded! Lol.

No worries! My parents think I'm rolling around with a boy, so they grounded me. I'm actually fine with that. I need to stay home, save up my cash, and plan for Christmas!

The thought of Christmas makes me happy and yet also sad!

Happy: Because it has yet been an awesome year! This has been my best year by far (:
Sad: Because it's my last Christmas on the island! In a few months, I'll be gone :(

Aww, let's save the tears for later.. I'm going to have a blast in the next few months! Love you guys!

Kaibigan 3

2007-11-24T01:51:00.000-08:00

Karaoke Night (:

Another night at Cindy's house. We decided to make it much much more fun with the karaoke set! First we started of talking, gossiping, watching the tv, eating, and going online with the desktop and laptop.

You LIKEY my foot?

There was a bunch of us that nigh. Rachelle, Cindy, Wayne, Christine, Michelle, Alex, Raissa, and I. All Filipino (:

Well well, when Rachelle and I got to the desktop, we were trippin on the camera. Look at these cool pictures!

Twin Krung!

We're stuck together whether we like it or not! Lol

Can you smell what the rock is cooking?

After messing around, we all went into the room and watched Fantastic Four. Some were online and some were text addicts! Lol. Okay, time to sing!!

Unfortunately I was only able to stay for two song! Then my brother came to pick me up.
Aww, like what wayne said "I was M.I.A. [Missing In Action]" Referring to me.

We just took quick pics before I left! Aww, I know they missed me! Eh.

Kaibigan 2

2007-11-24T01:07:00.000-08:00

Whether you are famous or not, we don't quite care. If we're together, nothing else really matters. My friends and I went to the Martin Nievera with our families then we all met up, then DITCHED :). No offense to Martin, I mean.. He's a great singer and all but there was just so many people there! I just couldn't bare to stay there.

I can't see him in this picture.

Well at one point of the night, we desperately tried to take pictures of him. But unfortunately, we are all so short! ..and people wouldn't give us room to go to the front! Sorry ah! Just 'cause we not V.I.P. Lol

So we took Cindy's car, went to Mc Donald's then went back to Memorial. We just kept on taking pictures, from one camera to the other. Everyone wanted to be in EVERY picture. If only you could see all the pictures! We were such camera whores that night! Hah.

Poor Cindy! Lol

Smile (:

That night was not just fun & games. We also got crept out, not because it was dark but we felt chills, like ghost were around us. Then Alyssa Cadiang told us that when she was there the night before, she saw a little girl there.. Just walking, wearing all white, she glanced at something else, then look back and she was gone. She made us pretty scared that night! GOSH. Lol

Click on the picture to enlarge. Look closely, now do you see a ghostly figure next to wayne? It looks like a soldier and he's holding something, maybe a gun. Idk, but this picture freaked us out!

For the rest of the night, we went to Hyatt. Took tons of pictures! Doing this and doing that! We were acting like fools but we don't care, we had so much fun! (:

Who will be the next Ms. Teen Marianas?

Oh such idiots! They think they can jump high! Ehh. Kidding!

Pinay Islanders, born and raised in Saipan!
I like how I can be totally myself around them and they accept me for who i am! ..and the fact that they are all Filipinos are a GREAT PLUS in my book (:

Eh.

When we were at Hyatt. We went to that circle thing. Lol. Well, we were just sitting, laying around, and telling scary stories. When suddenly! The lights turns off! We all ran.. Everyone just wanted to get away, QUICK! Wayne punched me in the eye with his elbow and heck, I just kept on running! We were just freaking out! It was so odd, we were telling stories about lights flickering and then all of a sudden it happens. Wow! We were crept out for a few days. It was just not explainable! What could we have thought? We're just teens tryna have fun!

I went home first, I'm not quite sure what happened to those guys but they said that they were still crept out and some more scary things happened to them. Aidai!

Wow. We all fit in the picture!

Good Night (:

Kaibigan means Friend

2007-11-19T02:23:00.001-08:00

My friends have been so awesome to me! They make me feel so special and complete. I don't know what I'd do without them. They're the true friends I can count on..

Here are some of my great friends, bonding..

What do you do on a rainy Saturday night?
Go to CINDY'S HOUSE!

HAHA! It's my Krung(airhead)

Eww. I look hideous.
Enjoy my silly face guys :)

Oh now didn't you learn something today?

Filipino words of the day
Kaibigan=Friends
Krung=Airhead

Oh I'll add more later :)

Huh? This can't be right!

2007-11-19T02:13:00.000-08:00

So I got my progress grades last week. Ohh, some of you are not going to be proud of me :(

Computer Apps: 81% C
Algebra 1: 90% B
Biology: 87% B
English Pre Honors: 97% A

I'm not quite happy myself but this few weeks went by so fast. We barely even did any work in class. I don't know but there has been so many breaks lately. Oh well, it's okay. I'm still doing my work.

And to those I disappoint, I'm sorry!

Hooray!

2007-11-14T03:33:00.000-08:00

,Congratulations to the Freshmen class. We won 1st place for the October (Halloween) Pep rally.

We got to keep going with this.. if we want to be class of the year. We can do it! =)

Furthermore, I'd like to present (FINALLY), all the officers & advisers for Saipan Southern High's Freshmen Class of School Year 2007-2008.

L-R (Top)
Donna Mae Formalejo (Co-Sec./Tres.)
Mylene Marie Balisalisa (Ombudsperson)
Mr. Smith (Adviser)
Jacquelyn David (Secretary)
Mrs. Mendiola (Adviser)
Jove Jenn Maalihan (Vice President)
Coquina Teregeyo (President)

(bottom)
Joshua Diaz (Parliamentarian)
Donovan Tudela (Treasurer)

CHIGA-CHIGA-SAKI!

2007-11-14T02:20:00.000-08:00

Last week Wednesday we had Chigasaki Day with Saipan Southern High's sister school, Chigasaki High School from Chigasaki, Kanagawa. Check out the Chigasaki website!

At first, the thought about Chigasaki was so exhilarating to all of us, especially to the Freshmen class. In the beginning, we had to worry about pep rally. Then we come back to school and we attend a STUCO meeting and find out that we only have a few days to get ready for Chigasaki. We had 3 days of no school ahead of us and none of the Freshmen knew about our plans with Chigasaki. We come back from those 3 days.. All stressed out, going all over the place, planning meetings, making arrangements, doing thing, and doing that! It was so hectic! I was SUPER WOMAN for a week! Then when the day had come! We were all freaking out! We had to take care of the food, the tables, the tents, and the arrival of the Chigasaki students!

It had turned out that EVERYONE in the Freshmen class had cooperated with our plans, it was a great success. We had so much food, a cooler filled with 6 cases of BBQ chicken/ribs, a whole cart stacked of drinks. It was like WOW! We looked like we were ready to serve the WHOLE school.

Oh that day was such a blur. Everything went well though, except for the fact that the rain just kept pouring towards the end of the ceremony. We didn't even get to perform =(. We really wanted to though.

Here are some pictures:

Wow! Here they come..

Pshh.. Michio! Wanna be.. Lol

Eat some grub guys! Oishi!

The Cheerleaders had a great show for us!
They were spelling SAIPAN in this picture, see the "P"?

Melanie and I were trippin on the Japanese Guys that were sitting next to us during the performances. She made a quick easy boyfriend. You see that dude leaning on me? Yeah, he wanted to be mine.. but I politely said "no, no, no".. sorry honey!

See the guy in white? Now, that's Melanie's mate (:
He's pretty cute. Lol

Let me present to you.. "D.A.M." Well in this picture, it's "M.A.D."
SEE?: Mylene, Anne, & Donna.. Then backwards =)

Hah. Don't worry, there are always time for my HOES =)

Wayne, me, & Rachelle.. +PLUS+ Cindy [who took the picture]

Anne, Rayray, & Melanie

Anne, YOU CHEATER!

There they go with the famous Peace sign (:

Since I couldn't find that one dude that was wearing a white polo with tiny pink strips, that had said "HI" to me earlier that day & waved this hand right in front of my face, the one that I had said "Hey, we talk later k?" and smiled.. Anne, Kathleen, & I went out looking for hot Japanese boys :). Sadly, I did not find my admire (eh). Though, we sure did find a TONS load of hot guys!

We found my admire for the very last time! Lol

Look at all those guys!!

They are so tall!

Ohhhh! The one in black is super cute! :)

Aww, the dude in black is another cutie!
I have a secret about him! Lol

There's more:

Our last goodbyes to Melanie's boyfriend & his friends (:
One of those dudes gave me their fan.. I forget who. Lol. But THANK YOU =)

Cindy, Rachelle, & I went to check out the advance band & couple of Chigasaki students rehearse for the ceremony.

SSHS's favorite Japanese student--Michio!

The advance band class played two pieces for us. One that I will ways remember is: "Tila"

Do your thing Trumpet players!

Goodbye everyone :(

Sad OR Happy?

2007-11-05T02:56:00.000-08:00

I only posted 6 blogs last month? That is so lame!

Okay, I promise.. I'll try and post more often.

Here's something I'm really excited for:
CHIGASAKI! & CHRISTMAS!

Aren't you?

I miss my Brother Jun, Twin Jantz, Kuya Eric, Daddy J, Queen Bree, Lolo, iMADster, Jaylene-Myson, & so much more!

Love you guys :)

Happy Halloween!

2007-11-05T02:08:00.000-08:00

My day started out super late.. Right when I got to school with my arms filled with bags, the bell rang. No time to chat, straight to 1st.

It was like a free day for us.. 1st & 2nd period was basically nothing. We watched The Invisible and Transformers! Yay. During break, we had our last practice for the dance. All went well. As for 3rd, I had big test for Biology. EVERYONE kind of need bad. Well like what Mr. Castro said "this has been the worst from my whole teaching career." Although our class was the highest again, we still had low grades. I had a 76%. I'm sorry! DANG! I studied for that test, but ya know.. the questions were kind of tough! I don't blame him.

Here comes the pep rally. We were all nervous till the last minute. I was freakin out when we were lining up to dance! UGH. I got distracted by this Junior that I dislike. He yelled my name while I was dancing, I looked, then I thought I was off step and went too fast! It was so obvious & was caught on tape. Damn you boy!!

BUT, the freshmen sure did have a blow out come back. We had a solid dance and a solid banner. We so beat the rest now :). Ehh.. I'm kidding! Though, everyone was so surprise by our come back! Well done!

Now you be the judge of the banners. :)
Pretty Awesome Right?

Alright, so for this pep rally our mascot was Chuukie, though.. we added the bride :). Woops, I only have a picture of the Chuukie. Now doesn't he look like the real thing? Props to me for the make up =). Leander played a great Chuukie, everyone knows him as the short funny dude! C'mon, just look at him! Lol. He's a great sport!

Now did you think that the banner & the dance was the only thing we had a major blow on? Well guess what!! We won 2 out of the 3 games during pep rally. Pretty cool, I know. The first one was the mummy wrapping contest and the egg throw contest! Though, by the time it was the 3rd contest.. Eww, It was a disgusting challenge. Food eating contest, I don't know what was in that thing but there was like pig heart? and some other gross things! Though, the juniors wanted the freshmen to win that one. Hey! We just being fresh as we are :)

We're pretty awesome, I know :)

Isn't she the cutest thing ever?

Oh, now there's me :)

Joshua, playing dress up with my wings & halo.

Aw, remember her guys? Ms. Sali =). I love this girl. She's the sweetest girl ever! Best Buds!

Oh, school was great :)

For my Halloween night, I went down to the Youth Center at Koblerville. I Checked out S.a.v.e. Clubs beautiful works! The haunted house turned out great :)

Next, a bunch of my friends and I went to P.I.C. for their haunted house. After waiting in a long line, we finally got in. I don't know but I don't really find things scary when they're played out like that. I wasn't scared at all. Though, I found their work being professional, I guess? Their haunted house was okay. Too much screaming though.

Jessica & I.
We can never seem to get a nice picture together!
Oh well, here I am looking stoned.

So we ended the night at dinner. We went to Shirley's first, but we thought that it just wasn't our style.. So we drove up to Mc Donald's. Yummy! It has been a while since I ate fast food.

Hah. My Halloween went well. Though, I wanted to go Trick O Treating! I wanted candy! Lots of it! Oh well, it's okay :). I'm a big kid now! Lol.

Dance the night away..

2007-11-05T00:58:00.000-08:00

NHS hosted the bingest bash ever! It was pretty awesome. The Halloween Dance was pretty cool. Everyone was dancing! The competitions were amazing! The crowd was great!

When you are in the south, you gotta prepare. We have a lot of love for our people. Cheers to Reinhold, who was brave enough to step up the plates. King, we bow down to you! Way to go to represent the freshmen and the bumba crew! Ballin' he won $15 for C-walking! Beating 'em juniors and seniors!

My lovely cousin, Michelle who the best costume! She was a green fairy? Hah. Her make-up was a bit over done and her dress was gorgeous. The wings made it have a great touch! Love you cuz!

All went well except for one little thing! I lost my pendent from Keisha! I'm sorry! I wore it to the dance and it was no more! I was so sad, I even asked the people from NHS to try and find it, but no luck! GONE.

If anyone who might have found that pendent. Please return, which I have no luck in finding. It's a playboy pendent filled with diamonds. Sorry Kaykay!

I'm back!

2007-11-05T00:00:00.000-08:00

Woops, sorry guys.. I know I haven't been posting in a really LONG time. I'll make up for my losses. Well, as you can tell.. I've been really busy. Every week there's always something to look up for and there's never enough time for me to actually sit down and put out all my thoughts about the day.

So here are just a couple of news from the Manta Rays in Saipan Southern.

The officers are beginning to feel a lot and lot of pressure. There's always something wrong, one thing after the other. It started out with the shirts, they made promises and yet they were broken. People were beginning to get frustrated. They've started to put us down and we thought, they it's not really our fault, it's the companies.

One thing led to the other and everything turned out okay. An exciting news for the freshmen is definitely the banner. I posted the designs on one of my last post and that's exactly how it turned out, except that it was blurry.

Ya Dig?

When it was all set and done.. We begin to plan on our big blowout! We became more dedicated with our work and got things done at the right time.

Thanks for everyone's help.. We had a successful first luncheon! I'm not sure on how much we made, but we were sold out! ..and needed extras but was all out! Lol. Thanks to the peeps that made it all happen! We're doing great!

By the way, I left my pants at the luncheon. Anyone might took it? Return please!

Straight As

2007-10-20T04:59:00.000-07:00

1st Quarter grades:

Computer Applications: 96%
Algebra 1: 93%
Biology: 94%
Eng. Pre Honors: 96%

I'm "okay" with my grades.. I think that I can do better and that's exactly what I'm going to do. I seriously think that I could have done better in all my classes by a couple of percent. I'll do better! =)

Happy Birthday Cindy!

2007-10-17T02:07:00.001-07:00

...i was free for one night! finally. Cindy had a 14th birthday party/sleepover at Aquarius on Friday, Oct. 12.. My parents let me sleep there and wow! it was a hell of a night. So many things happen, some unexpected surprises and well, just plain craziness!

Re-lightable candles :)
Moo-HAHAHA!

Cindy's cousin made this drawing that says Happy Birthday on butcher paper and oil pastel. This is so creative!

Ken came by.. we talked for an hour and good boy had to go out to dinner with his parents.

I met new people, acted myself, and gained new friends :). Some lame people decided to crash the party. Those dumb boys were playing strip poker. Don't worry, I don't think anything got that far.. Or idk, I wasn't there with them.

Some dudes were grappling from one room to the other, doing back flips on the bed, TEXTING, or just laying back and watching a movie on the wall from the projector. Now don't freak, no one was drinking.. But I think those 18 year old dudes were out in the balcony smoking cigarettes.. I stayed away, my lungs hate smoke.

Crazy people! They had time to take a picture huh?!

Oh this wasn't the grappling, the guys were sweaty and all red with no shirt on. It was scary to watch!

Hey! Why wasn't I in this picture?!
Ahh.. 'the balloon', mostly all the guys had that thing between their legs. Ew.

Manuel a.k.a. Bougz and I

Junjun Del Rosario. Anyone wanna hook this guy up with a job? He's a senior in needs of a job.

Once again, Happy Birthday Cindy Acera!

1st Quarter flew by so fast..

2007-10-06T04:25:00.000-07:00

I think back at my last day of summer. I thought of how nervous I was for a new world in high school. It wasn't bad. There wasn't anything that I didn't expect. I'm so happy I get to spot with my friends from higher grades, meeting new friends, and having an awesome time! High school is fun. Though, it's not all fun. Finals are next week. I've got to study really hard on Computer Applications and Biology. Computer, believe me! Is quite difficult. You try knowing everything about a program in 3 days! As for Biology, I love biology! Oh my! I can't believe I said that. Lol. But, my class is really cool. They're smart and I really learn a lot in that class. I don't think I'll get a low grade for that class, I pretty much know all that's in the study guide. I've just gotta review them! Computer Apps. is a killer though! I think I'm going to get my first C in my report card (knock on wood).

More news.. As you know, it's the month of October.. So STUCO decided that, every class has to make a haunted hallway. All classes has a hallway that they have to decorate. No one has started decorating, but I'm pretty sure that they're planning on going to school in the weekend to do it. Judging day is this Tuesday. The main goal, is to make your hallway scary, spooky, rain resistant, and it must last throughout the month of October, until Halloween. Scores will be added to spirit week contest then with the pep rally on Halloween. Freshmen character for Halloween is Chuckie... and his bride!

Manta Manta Manta!

2007-10-06T04:11:00.001-07:00

RAY! RAY! RAY!

The Freshmen shirts recently came in.. most of the Freshmen were upset but the upper graders thought it was alright for a "Freshmen shirt". Well, I don't care about the Freshmen whine & complaints, atleast, we finally got our shirts & they're looking pretty fly..

Reppin' the Freshmen of 2k11

Take a look at the Freshmen banner..

In the making :)

Thanks to Donna for the banner. Quina, Josh, and I contributed the work on the shirt. Last orders for shirts is next week.. Talk to any of the officers for orders..

Happy birthday Lulu!

2007-10-06T04:01:00.000-07:00

Whether we had our ups and downs, happy and sad; her & I are still good friends. She's like my little sister since 7th grade. Cute Adorable face that's hard to resist. She'll make you laugh and you'll never get angry with her!

An only child, spoiled.. with a new razor, $100, new scotts, new shoes, and awesome friends in high school :)

Here's Marilu !

She like loves her new phone! lol

Eating up her hundred bucks :)

Her freshest, fliest, friends!

Kisses to the big guy :)

plus, Marilu!

LOVE YOU LITTLE GIRL :)

Happy Birthday Lizzy!

2007-10-06T03:42:00.000-07:00

A surprise party gone bad.

What's the use of having a surprise party if everyone keeps asking if their invited to the birthday girl. Them idiots blew our plan! Boink! Though, it all came together.. And we all had a great time!

She's a senior that turned 17. Awesome!

Mylene is first breaker! I hit her face with icing! BUT dang, that cake tasted GOOD!

I've missed him :)

The bestfriends re-united :)

Old flames did too :)

3Mz picture!

Awesome friend!

..and it all turned out GREAT!

Cramming on projects!

2007-09-24T02:30:00.000-07:00

I've got a project for Biology that's due next week. I've gotta write a report on the cause, effects, cures of the disease, Malaria. I'm going to start searching it on the web, but I'd like to know what are your thoughts about this subject. Please help me!

Thank you!

I've got a belly!

2007-09-24T02:11:00.000-07:00

So, last week, during 3rd period 2 of the counselors came to check our height, weight, and BMI. We had to go on two scales. One regular one, the ones at the hospital and another one, which is connected to this small thing, that prints out everything.

Mine says this:

Body Composition Analyzer
TBF-310

Body Type: Standard
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Height: 5'0"
Weight: 106 lb
BMI: 20.8
BMR: 5504 kJ
1315 kcal
Impedance: 550
Fat %: 22.1%
Fat Mass: 23.51 lb
FFM: 83 lb
TBW: 61 lb

Well all I know is, I'm in an alright shape & I'm dehydrated!

Ew, I need to lose weight and drink some milk. I'm too short! :(

I've missed you!

2007-09-21T04:05:00.000-07:00

Comment from MI DADDIO:

"Happy belated birthday! I miss you too and check your blog often to see how you are doing. Of course, you are doing great. My thanks for being such a great student and person. Did you see my comments before? Take care, I'll be checking in on your life as long as you have your blog.

Mr. F"

Thanks for checking up on me.. I really appreciate it. I'm glad that there's a way of us to communicate, but it'd really help if you'd email me on my g-mail. you remember it right? I've emailed you a couple of times before..

Anyway, how are you doing? Little JC? and your wife? What have you been doing now a days? Well, take care! & Hope to hear from you soon! Miss you!

I've got proof!

2007-09-21T03:35:00.000-07:00

Oh, I was too ashame to post this up at first, but heck. to prove that I actually look good at dancing but was just too fast with my moves. Here is a picture of an obvious mistake I made:

Well, as you see.. everyone is going to the right, while i was going to the left. I was a bit too fast and I moved my hands to the left. If you can see, there's someone next to me with their hands down. That's Jove. She didn't know what to do, I think I confused her when I put my hands to the left! Oops, sorry!

LOOK! Isn't so darn cute! Each class had a character for pep rally. Ours, obviously was Rugrats. Look at Coquina (President of Freshmen Class) dressed as Kimi Finster (Chuckies sister). Next to her is the Sophomore president in a cardboard box of Spongebob Squarepants. Next to her, are the Juniors. They are the Chimp Munks, there you see, Charita, Audry, and Nathan. Then lastly, representing the Seniors is Suzzy, as Dora from Dora the Explorer.

One of the games we played was, apple in a sock. You must hit an eraser box using the apple in the sock and get it to the other end of the line. There in blue, is Pedro, representing the Freshmen, Red is Senior, Khaki polo is Junior, and Jesse Ogo in black representing the Sophomores. This was a disturbing game for some people. I was at the direction they were going, sitting on the road, right where Jesse was going. He almost it me with the eraser box.

For this game, it was 1st Senior, 2nd Junior, 3rd Sophomore, and 4th Freshmen. Pedro quit after moving the eraser box a good 3 feet. Thanks Pedro!

I had more pictures but they are in my computer in my Computer Applications Class. I'll most the rest later.

My life. My goals. My accomplishments.

2007-09-17T15:08:00.000-07:00

1st Period: Mrs. Torres: Computer Apps.

Who am I? What is/are my goals? How will I reach my goal(s)? What will it take to succeed?

I am Mylene Marie Balisalisa, a freshman at SSHS. I would say that I am outgoing yet unpredictable. I understand myself best amongst anyone else and I absolutely hate when people act like they do. I have set many goals for myself, in the long and short term goal. My short term goals as of now, is to work hard in all my classes, get straight As, and better myself for the next year to come; when I head to Hawaii to finish my high school years. As for my long term goals, I plan on going to college and major on something I like and am good at, such as: education, psychology, business, and/or something that relates to the environment. A few of my special goals in the future, are to experience prom at SSHS before I leave and to have a good paying job that I like with a loving, helpful, and supportive husband and kids.

I'm tired.

2007-09-14T21:44:00.000-07:00

I had a busy week. Going to classes, practicing for pep rally during lunch, practicing after school, studying for my test, finishing my essay. It was none stop! I didn't have time to spot with my friends, when I go online, I'm typing up my paper, then editing it. Man, I studied my butt of for my Biology test. The test seemed easy, but I won't find out what I got until next week. I better get a B or higher, because if I don't! I'm going to be very disappointed at myself.

Anyway, Friday ended with our first pep rally of the school year. Seniors had about 30 dancers, Juniors had 12, Sophomores had 15, and Freshmen had 9 then 8. During the beginning of our dance, one of our dancers stepped out. It caused us a huge deduction to our dance, but hey! They said we did good. I would say that, I was "okay". I missed 2 or 3 steps, but that was only because they changed it last minute. Then I guess, I was soo nervous, that I was dancing a little bit too fast sometimes. It was really fun. I think I lost my voice after laughing about all the games.

I think the Freshmen will do well on our next pep rally. This time, I'm gona practice the dance real well and hopefully, not get any mistakes! :)

Manta Rays!

2007-09-08T21:41:00.000-07:00

To all Manta Rays, well especially the Freshmens. Just a reminder for you guys, here is the spirit week schedule. It starts tomorrow, so please dress down and support your class. Thank you!

Sept.10, 2007
-Manamko' Day

Sept.11, 2007
-Celebrity Dress Day

Sept.12, 2007
-Oversized Day

Sept. 13, 2007
-Mr.Le'au/Garrison Day

Sept. 14, 2007
-Class Color; Pep-rally!

Pep rally day is this Friday. All officers are dancing and 4 chosen ones. Please understand, we are behind on practices and we need to limit the dancers. Everyone will have a chance dancing in the next pep rally. For now, just hope that we do well.

This is what's on my mind..

2007-09-06T02:14:00.000-07:00

Let's see.. So I'm bored now here are a few updates:

-Next week Friday is SSHS's first pep rally. I'm dancing :S. Ew, Bleh, Yuck! Do I look like a person that knows how to dance?!

-Tomorrow, Sept. 07 is mid-progress report. We have half day, what to do, what to do?! Tomorrow, the Girls/Boys Manta Ray Basketball team are hosting SSHS's first school day at P.I.C.'s Charley's Cabaret. You can pay at the door (idk how much it is) but please support!

-MHS.MHS.MHS! I know nothing about that school tomorrow! I haven't contacted Madisa lately and I don't comment much of my MHS friends on myspace. Though, I heard, Lina Manalili is president?! Whoa. Cool! I'm proud of you Lina! Great job.

-I'm sick! I've got a runny nose.

-So for the first time ever! I got 4 0% on classworks.... for algebra! I blame Wayne! Don't ask.

-Let's see, I'm not going to be picking up my mid-progress, but I'm pretty sure I know what my grades are: Comp. Apps; A, Algebra; B (was an A before the 4 Fs), Biology; B, and English; A. Blah, blah, blah! I'm going to do better, especially with those two B's. Those are the classes that give so much work and hardcore quizzes.

I'm sorry..

2007-09-05T04:37:00.000-07:00

Sorry for not going to the meeting today. Like most days, I'd go to Jessica's house after her meeting/practice and wait until my dad picks me up from work. Unfortunately, he came out at 7 and picked me up 8. I'm waiting for the minutes to be posted on the blog. I'm so sad that I missed it, I really wanted to be there. Anyway, tell me what was up! =)

FINALLY!

2007-09-04T01:11:00.000-07:00

Remember guys, tomorrow is the S.A.V.E. Club meeting!
Be there.. same place, same time as the last one.

Sept. 05
Java Joe's - 6:30pm

See ya there (:

Stop the hatin'

2007-09-01T03:44:00.000-07:00

I haven't been posting much for the month of August. I'm barely online. I probably go online 4-5 times a week. That's not a lot for me! Sometimes I use the computers at school. I know blocker sites and I check my myspace there. Blogger works but it takes so long to make a post.

Though, I still wonder..

Angelo's The Saipan Blog-Saipan, CNMI's most popular blog since ever since is blocked! I just visited his blog last week at school and it went through. I think that was the day I showed Mrs. Torres (Comp. Apps. teacher) the embarrassing picture of Mr. Turbitt.

Angelo, what did you do to block your famous site?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

2007-08-27T00:33:00.001-07:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY'S to: MYLENE MARIE BALISALISA, HOLLY MEDINA, & VICTOR TORRES!

Today was very interesting!

I went to church in the morning with my parents.
When I got home, my cousin and all my other friends came to pick me up.
We went to Holly's birthday party at Kilili Beach.
We ate, spotted, took pictures, then we were off.
We went to Rachelle's house to use the restroom.
POOR JAY! We left him.
[Where's my present? You said you gona give me! Lol]
We went to S.A. basket ball court and S.A. Church.
We were waiting for Wayne but he was taking so long!
...So we left him!
We went to buy gas, which I paid for
Then we were off to the Grotto.
There was a lot of fruit flies, so we left
We went to Kalabera Cave.

It was nice but the road sucked!
The pick up is so dirty [sorry baby]
Then we went to bird island..

Next, we went to Mc Donald's Garapan..
Ate... AGAIN!
Then, we all got dropped home.

It was a nice way of spending a 14th Birthday :)

Girl Power!!

2007-08-26T00:51:00.000-07:00

So on August 25th, we were suppose to have a clean up with the whole S.A.V.E. Club and Beautify CNMI, but unfortunately.. They had their own clean up by Hopwood and we did ours. So Madisa, Jessica, Keisha, and I had our own clean up. We hiked own to the beach, filled up 10 bags of trash. To our opinion, it doesn't look like we made any difference. We didn't want to pick up too much because bring them back up would be a hassle.

You know what? The pictures explain more.. Here you go:

Our hike down...

Where do we start?

Look at the trash. Wait, there's A LOT MORE!

Our way back up..

Madisa & I are the only ones that has gone down to this beach before and we were the ones that suggested to clean up the beach. YES! WE NEED SOME CLEANING TO DO!

We were surprised that so many fishermen came down to fish that day. A few of them stopped to talk to us and asked us what we were doing. They kind of thought we were crazy to think that we are seriously going to pick up all that trash. I decided to ask one of the fishermen what were his thoughts about going to the beach looking like this, and this is what he had to say:

Now take a look at all the pictures in my Picasa Album (left colum). Now tell me that you're going to help us clean this beach up! Do it for the island, fishermen, and for the world.

P.S.: When we do the clean up, I suggest we think of some easier way to get the trash back up because IT WAS SO TIRING! Some of the fishermen had to help us carry them back up.

Tomorrow's my birthday!

2007-08-25T05:44:00.000-07:00

Today, Jessica, Keisha, Madisa, and I went down to Unai Dandan to do the clean up. Yes, four girls doing a clean up by themselves. I'll do a later post on this, it's a surprise :)

Anyway.. Tomorrow's Holly Medina, Victor Torres, and My Birthday! Holly is 1 year older than me and Victor is 2 years older.

I just wanted to let everyone tomorrow's my birthday and that I really appreciate all the people that has been a huge impact in my life for the past couple of years. Not just my friends, but my true friends. It would take me so long to make a list, but just some of my special people:

Jessica Alcazar, my best friend for the past 8 years
Michelle Averion, my role model, my cousin, my baby
Jun Balisalisa, you're a great brother, I love you and I miss you
Bree Reynolds, thanks for teaching me so much and being a great friend
Jacinta Kaipat, you're like my mommy! I LOVE YOU
Jason Apelo, you're my best friend in San Diego, i miss you boy!
Angelo Villagomez, you made a lot of difference in the CNMI, a great friend to me too
...&& Joseph Ferrari, a.k.a. my daddy! I MISS YOU! If you're reading this, I just wanted to let you know that, you are my best friend. Thanks for all the good talks!

I LOVE ALL YOU GUYS. THE LIST WILL GO ON.. BUT YOU GUYS ARE SPECIAL =)

HAPPY 14th BIRTHDAY TO ME!

I promised pictures didn't I?

2007-08-25T05:20:00.000-07:00

Alright, so I believe in one of my previous post (Weekend I) that I was going to post up picture from that day. Whoa, that day surprising. This is my favorite picture:

It's Wayne & I. Our best lesbian moment :)

Show me the MONEY =)

..My Role Model..

I LOVE THESE 3 DOODOOS.

Waynie, my gayboo best buddy!

I'm in Jay's room!

Too much McDonald's! I'm getting fat.

Weekend IV

2007-08-20T23:55:00.001-07:00

I think I'm a bit late with this post.

August 19, 2007

I don't know who's birthday was on this day but then we celebrated two :)
Cinta & Litcelle

Around 11am, I followed Bree, Doug, and Litcelle to the airport field for Cinta's birthday! A few people were there but the birthday celebrate wasn't there yet. When she got there, it was fun time :). Litcelle, Doug, and I played frisbee. Angelo and a few other boys that I don't know were playing baseball (more like: Angelo bat and you fetch!). We gathered around and talked about school and stuff I've forgotten. Angelo payed Litcelle $10 to massage his back and aching leg. It was worth it huh, Angelo?

I had a fun time. It was really relaxing, breezey, and fun. I also got to exercise! I'm still good at catching a hard baseball and throwing it! Cool, I miss the days when I used to be in a softball team in elementary. But I feel like, I've gotten a bit girly :|

Next, Bree, Doug, Litcelle, and I went to the Grotto. It was Litcelle and I's first time. There was more than 100 steps to walk to get down and up to the Grotto.

I had a blast, though I still have some scratches from washing up against the rocks. It was pretty narly but heck, it was worth it! I'm planning on going there again with my friends.

After Grotto.. We went to dinner at Tony Romas, to celebrate Litcelle's birthday. Cinta was suppose to join us but she had to be with her relatives at the moment. So it was just--Litcelle, Doug, Mr. Uhl, Angelo, EJ, and I. We ate yummy food :). Litcelle got $10 from Mr.Uhl. Angelo gave her a pink fluffy hat and a rubber chicken. The whole highlight, darn that was funny! Angelo where the pix at?

Anyway, over all.. This whole day was a great experience and a day won't ever forget. I love you Cinta & Litcelle :)

Weekend III

2007-08-18T04:14:00.000-07:00

August 18, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS TO: Samantha B.B. and Nicole Reyes !

Once again, I went out with my friends without telling anyone :)

I went out with: Jessica, Elizabeth, Miso, and KEISHA!
I seriously have missed Keisha! It sucks that she's at KHS.

Anyway, us girls went to: Mc Donald's, Fashion Outlet, Morning Glory, Fresh Market, Payless, Roshi's, SM, Dolphines, San Jose, and Price Costco.

What an Awesome DAY! ...and guess WHAT? When I got home, my dad called from work and asked where was I. Haha, don't worry. I didn't lie. I told him and he was like "why didn't you tell me you were going out when I asked you". Haha. I said, 'cause it's more fun to take risk when involves getting in trouble :P

Here are some pix:

...We were bored, ALRIGHT! =P

Weekend II

2007-08-18T04:08:00.000-07:00

August 17, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CINTA KAIPAT! I LOVE YOU!!

For this very interesting day.. I decided to go out with my cousin, Michelle, Cindy, and Wayne. I went out with them without asking or telling my parents. TRICKS! Well it's a really long story. So here's a list of places that we went (in order):

Java Joes
Aquarius
Mirco Beach
Friend's house at San Antonio
Mc Donald's Garapan
Friend's house at Koblerville
Koblerville basketball court
Back home..

One thing I can say about it is, WASTING GAS! Anyway, at the end of the trip.. The group became bigger.. There was: Michelle, Cindy, Wayne, Jay, Rachelle, Raissa, and I. NO CODY! :( I miss him! (It's a dog guys!).

I'll post the pictures in another post.

Weekend I

2007-08-18T03:56:00.000-07:00

August 16, 2007

HAPPY BIRTHDAYS TO: Jove Jenn Maalihan, Windy Orcine, Litcelle Parahan, and Ben Lizama.

For my first day of my 4 day weekend, I went shopping with my brother. I bought an O'niell school bag, a Paul Frank jacket, and these fly kicks:

Roxy Sneakers

SY 07-08

2007-08-15T02:50:00.002-07:00

(take one)

Here are the officers: L-R: Coquina (Pres), Jackie (Sec), Jove Jenn (VP), Mylene (Omb/Par), Donovan (Tres), and *middle* Josh (Omb/Par).

(take two)

Don't we all look good together? Lol. I think we have good officers this year. I'm glad to be working with them. Now let's get started =)

(officer meeting w/ stuco pres.)

Twilight

2007-08-14T03:32:00.000-07:00

I am still busy with school. I barely have time to have my own free time. I don't know why, but I actually enjoy doing homework. When we have lectures in class, it seems so easy and yet I learn a lot! I think I am more relaxed with my classes but the stress is going to be kicking back in soon.

Freshmens are having trouble with starting a fun raiser and designing the shirts. Somewhat, I don't really want to contribute with it because they sort of treat me like dirt. I am sorry, but I don't like going to meetings and feeling like I'm useless in it.

It seems like some of the freshmens haven't gotten over their junior high behaviors. They still act so immature and childish. I know people will still gossip but gosh, have some gratitude and show some respect to people. If you have something to say, keep it to yourself. We don't want drama in high school, especially in one of the best high schools in the CNMI.

I finally started reading the book Twilight. The book that everyone read except for me! I want to read it quick but I always have homework to do and no time for reading. Anyway, I'll probably post a book report about it when I'm done. So be patient.

Thank G, we have a 4 day weekend coming up. I want to relax and have fun with my friends. I miss my friends from MHS and KHS! Hope to see you guys soon =)

Updates

2007-08-08T04:02:00.000-07:00

I have been very busy lately. When I am online, I check what is new then do my homework. I am sorry that I haven't been updating. So since it's the weekend let me give you a brief update:

New Schedule:
1st: Computer Applications
2nd: Algebra 1
3rd: Biology
4th: English Pre Honors

I changed my schedule 3 times. This is my final schedule for 1st semester.

Freshmen Officers:
President: Coquina Teregeyo
Vice President: Jove Jenn Maalihan
Secretary: Jackie David
Treasurer: Donovan Tudela
Parliamentarian: Joshua Diaz
Ombudsmen/person: Mylene Balisalisa

I was the last one to run for office and I turned in my application and essay late, so I got the lowest position! Hehe :)

A new week in a new school..

2007-08-06T03:23:00.000-07:00

Alright, well no. I am not going to be posting up blogs for everyday I have at Southern. I'm just sharing my first days experiences. Well today was when we got started with everything.

JROTC- We got into our PL, did some drills, and met our CO's and SGTs. Algebra 1- We divided into groups of 4 and did a quiz on pre-algebra. I was with my Sophomore friends and may I tell you. They had her last year and yet they didn't answer one darn question. We didn't finish our quiz because I was the only one effortlessly trying to get it down while they were talking. If only the quiz was individual, I'd be taking credit for my own work.
World History- Did a warm up of 8-12 questions. We all had different questions and we had to use resources that were in class to answer them, such as: atlas, dictionary, encyclopedia, and almanac. We've got homework! Current event one page essay and it's due on Friday (must be read to class)! English Pre Honor- We did our first vocabulary work, while doing that Mr. Muira played Hawaiian music videos! They were hilarious!

Tomorrow, I've gotta get my textbooks, four of them! Darn it!

Oh yes, some updates: I'm sorry but yes our break is 30 minutes. Break is actually 15 minutes but they included another 15 minutes for prep time.

Freshmen Officer: I decided that I will not run for officer this year. Though, I promised my fellow classmates that are running, that I will be helping them out if needed. This is my last and only year at Southern, I want to focus on my work and stick with what I do best. Running for office might ruin my priorities, though I am still a proud member of the S.A.V.E. Club. I will be devoting myself to that but my Freshmen class activities will only be for extra purposes.

Should I or should I not?

2007-08-05T04:25:00.000-07:00

Alright, so first day of school Mr. Muira's ask us if anyone wanted to run for Freshmen class officer. Who ever runs has to fill out an application, write an essay, and get 100 signatures from freshmens. It's like a pre-vote nomination thing then after is the real elections.

Now, people from my 4th period want me to run.. Should I? ..and run for what? What am I really good at? Is it too much to handle? Being the president of S.A.V.E. and trying to start S.A.V.E. at Southern then also being a class officer? Now, you tell me.

Mylene is a Freshmen? Oh yes!

2007-08-03T06:39:00.000-07:00

Like what I did for my first days for 7th, 8th, and now 9th grade.. I picked up Jessica from her house (even though she lives at Koblerville already). I insist on picking her up so that I won't be lost walking around by myself. So I guess, this time. We both were walking around together alone. It was so sad, well not until my friend Christine, a junior called my name. Before I turned, I heard someone say "not ashame" and I knew immediately that it was Jay. So I was like "hey" then gave him a hugged. First hug of the day! Lol. Then I walked to Christine and gave her a hug. Not even 5 minutes later, the bell rings and we were off to first period, JROTC.

SGT M. Kiyoshi and other CO's introduce themselves. Kiyoshi talks for the whole period. Wow, must I tell you. There are so many rules! So much to learn. I was thinking to myself, "can I handle it? Whoa, this is going to be a long semester!" Lol. Bell rings and we were off to second period, Algebra 1. Ah! It turns out that Jessica & I both have algebra one for that period but are in different classes, so sad.. She had to go to her class :(. Darn, my algebra teacher is so straight up to the point. Right away, she just takes attendance and gives us hand outs. Makes us read it to ourselves then gives us our first class work, one thing I haven't learned yet.. A Sudoku. What a pain, she only explained how to do it for less than 5 minutes and we were on our own. I didn't finish mine, most of the class didn't and she collected them after doing it for 30 minutes. Then she gives us a second one to take home for home work. I don't think I'm going to enjoy her class this year.. but just in case, I'm going to try to change my class!

After 2nd, we have break. Just to let everyone know, our break is 15 minutes. It is not 30 minutes! Alright, so I get out of class.. I walk around for 2 minutes by myself trying to look for Jessica. I looked like a loner! It was so sad! So instead, I decided to walk to my 3rd period. While I was walking there, Jove spots me. I was like "thank god, I'm not alone anymore!". We stayed in between the A and B building.. In front of the vending machine! Lol. Wow, then here comes some freshmens! Lol. Jessica finds me! We all asked each others schedules then said this and that. Next is 3rd. I have Mrs. Rasa, I'm sorry but she talks so much and so fast! She says that we will be doing a lot of talking in her class. Sometimes I like that, but I get shy around people I don't know. Half of my class are freshmens then the rest are juniors and seniors. For our first task, we had to go up to the board write down 5 things and one out of the five had to be a false statement about ourselves. A junior got mine right, hmm.. I wonder how she knew! She doesn't even know me, pretty creepy!

Off to lunch.. Jessica & I follow Alyssa to Mr. Tudela's class. The class had three groups.. Cindy (my sophomore friend) and her friends. The bumba squad and NHS students (my junior friends). Then there was my group, the freshmen sonics and sixers spot with 4 girls! Lol. I am friends with everyone that was in Mr. T's class but I decided to stay with the freshmens! They are so funny, I had an awesome time. I think that'll be our spot for lunch. Others that Jessica & I might consider spotting at, is at the Caf. or at Mr. Muira's class (my English pre honors teacher, 4th period). Jessica's sister is pretty much buddy buddy with him and it looks like Jessica and I will too. Now time for 4th period.. I absolutely love my classmates and plus my teacher. It is all with the smartest freshmen kids. I'm pretty sure it will be a bit competitive with all of the smart kids but I think we will all be really good friends. Ah! I love you guys already!

My first day of as a high school student was really fun. Southern fo' sure, is the best school in the CNMI. We rock! Haha. GO MANTAS =)

HIGH SCHOOL!

2007-08-02T01:40:00.000-07:00

The day has finally come. I have 13 more hours 'till my 1st period starts! I'm not so nervous anymore! I got my schedule, met some of my teachers, and hung out at my 4th period class for a few hours! Okay, I'm too excited.. here is my schedule:

1st: JROTC 1 (1) Rabago, Leonardo
2nd: Algebra 1 (9) Aniciente, Janet Guiao
3rs: World History (3) Rasa, Michelle S
4th: English 9 Pre Honor (1) Miura, Paul

I already know a few of my classmates but yo, tell me if we have the same class :)

Yeah, I was planning on wearing flip flops to school but Sgt. Kiyoshi told me to wear shoes. He said that saying about "the first impression". Aidai! But hey, I'm actually really happy with my classes. Haha, know why? 'Cause I changed 2 of them!

..Guess what?! Jessica & I have the same schedule, meaning every class :). Okay, so we started out having 1 same class. Then the first time I changed it, it became 2. I really didn't wanna take computer application, so I changed it a second time and it turned out that we are classmates for all our classes. Haha! So cool =)

Well Jessica & I are going to be inseparable this semester. We have all our classes together then I'm going to her place every after school. Haha! Well, we both know for a fact that we will soon be sick of each other, but we love each other. We both know that it is going to be my last year on Saipan so it's probably good that we are always together. It builds are friendship and we know that in the future that no matter where we are, we will always be the best of friends.

This year, I'm planning big things for myself. I want this year to be the best and most memorable year I have at Saipan ('cause it's my last). But yes, I just hope this school year, there will be less drama! I'm planning on really focusing on my school work. And also, stay away from bad boys that will mess me up and distract me. I'm growing up, I wanna act like a young adult in the making :). Aren't you proud of me? Lol.

Ahhh. I'm so glad I got my schedule. I'm not nervous anymore, I'm just so happy! Can't wait for tomorrow. I'll tell you how it goes on a next post.. Yay! Love you guys =)

Don't forget!

2007-07-30T22:45:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow, August 1st
S.A.V.E. CLUB MEETING!

@ Java Joes, 6:30pm
BRING TWO FRIENDS!

Zombie.. Zombie.. yeh, yeh.

2007-07-29T03:52:00.000-07:00

I just got back from 28 hours of laughs, pigging out, sleepless night, and just basically FUN! Madi was glad that we only had a few people, just her close buds! There was only Madi, Paila, Sami, Nicole, and I. The rest couldn't make it. But hey, lucky for us. We ate so much chow! I think I might've gained a few from the party, lol.

Alright, so let me give you a rundown on our so called "fun"
First comes Sami, I start cooking up the hotdogs.
(I burnt 'em.)
Sami tells us the conclusion of the Harry Potter series.
Play cards, then Nicole comes.
Madi brings out the cake.
Play cards, tell stories, talk about high school.
Paila comes, I roast marsh mellows.
Nicole & I try to start up the fire again.
(Nicole started the fire)
We pig out on the food and talk more about high school.
Nicole leaves..
Sami, Madi, Paila, & I sat outside in the dark
We get a little freaked out and we were waiting for the thunder to hit at midnight
(There was no thunder.. Lame!)
Listening to the radio and telling stories 'till we got more freaked out
Went inside, watched Fresh Prince of Bel Air and gave each other back massages
Go inside the room, all for of us in a queen sized bed telling stories
We stayed up 'till 5 am, just talking and laying down
I turned off the lamp and we all knocked out
We were suppose to stay up 'till the sunrise but thanks to me, everyone fell asleep when I turned off the lamp
The first time I woke up, it was 9am
I went back to sleep, woke up a few times
We all wake up at the same time, it seemed liked we were going to get out of bed already but we went back to sleep
We finally got out of bed at 1pm :)
I cooked breakfast/lunch, eat ice cream in bed
Laid down and talk some more
Sami leaves..
Paila, Madi, and I clean up Madi's room
We took some funny flix in my phone
(I can't export it into my computer so if you wanna see it, ask me when you see me)
Around 6, three of us with Madi's mom go to Oleai's for TACOS!
We all went come around 8.

Now that was fun! We are planning on having another one of those but something different.
We'll let you know about the info when we finish planning.

Sami has some pix from the beginning of the party but not all, not the interesting parts, lol. So you could check out her blog for the pix.

Are you ready?

2007-07-26T03:48:00.001-07:00

Tonight Madisa and I went to the street market, like every street market night we always stop by our favorite vendors.. Mr. Garison and Mrs. Garison, wait! I'm not sure if they're married yet. Anyway, I bought a pair of earrings and started a conversation with my soon to be vice principal at Saipan Southern High, Mr. Garison.

Ah! That guy first knew me when he saw me, my friend, and my cousin at SSHS and my friend was smoking a cigarette, no I wasn't smoking, my cousin wasn't smoking but our friend was. If you're going to ask, so why didn't we move away from her when she was smoking, don't. Well Mr. Garison caught us and ask for our names. I was so ashamed because he knew my two older brothers and thought better of me. Oh well, I don't think he thinks I'm like that anymore. I'm probably known as his wife/gf's favorite customer. Lol

Anyway, I asked him when was orientation and well, he seemed happy about the upcoming school year. Alright, so if you guys don't know yet, here are the orientation dates.

Orientation Dates:
July 30-Seniors
July 31-Juniors
Aug. 1-Sophomores
Aug. 2-Freshmen

I'm excited and also nervous for this school year. I already know so many people from every grade but you never know how things are going to be. Well alright, see you guys there :)

Oh Yeah!

2007-07-26T03:43:00.000-07:00

Now this time, I'm stoked! Guess what pals? Ol Mylina is leaving next summer. Hawaii here I come. For my last year on the island, I'm prepared to make this the best year ever. Now c'mon guys, don't be sad. Let's have fun! I'm ready :)

Back to School Campout

2007-07-23T23:38:00.001-07:00

Madi and I are planning a camp out for our friends as a back to school gathering. We've already asked people if they could come but I am extending this invitation on the web, though it is an exclusive invitation only. You must be invited to come otherwise, you will be drawn away :)

Okay, so the camp out will be at Mary's apartment house, the house that Madi and her mom are house sitting for the summer. It is at Dandan, so you can take either one of the roads going to Dandan but here are the directions to the place where we will be, it's going down next to the ocean, remember "X" marks the spot :)

Click to enlarge image.

You start out with the road going into Dandan, then follow the road 'till you see what's at the map. I suck at drawing, so if you still don't get it contact me or Madi.

Oh yeah, here are the people that are invited:
Zoe, Hope, Windy, Jackie, Keisha, Jessica, Sami, Nicole, Lina, Paila, Katrina, Jove.

No boys allowed except for our friend TONY! :D
Don't complain or ask why! Deal.

The list may expand, I'll add more people to the list if we think of anyone else. If you want an invite, let me know I'll consult it with Madi. You must be approved by both, Madisa and I! :)

Alright, so here are a few things you may have to bring: a tent if you have one, a sleeping bag if you have one, folding chairs if you have, change of clothes, bring shoes in case we decided to hike down to the beach, food that you can bring, drinks, and anything else. It's a potluck, though we are mostly providing things, so just bring anything, if you can bring it.

Well alright, see you there :)

Guess who's back?

2007-07-23T23:25:00.000-07:00

JESSICA M. ALCAZAR!

So if you don't know yet, Jessica is my bestfriend since the 1st grade. We've been through so many and this is the first summer we were apart! I thought I couldn't go through the summer without her but with the help of my second bestfriend, Madisa, all turned out well! I'm glad she is back. I've missed her! Jessica was at P.I. most of her summer and just came back this morning at 1am. ..And can you believe, I stayed up 'till 2am to wait for her phone call. Well she didn't call, she texted me and she said her home phone is broken. So when I told her I stayed up for her, she called me with her neighbors phone. Eysh, I'm so special! Lol. I love this girl, very talkative too! Lol. Kidding Jess, Welcome back!

Beware

2007-07-23T04:08:00.000-07:00

Beware of the infamous
"MYLENE LOOK"
© Angelo Villagomez

If you see me starring at you with a blank expression in my face, don't take it seriously nor think I am mad at you or anything related. If you are really curious to know why I am looking at you, then ask. I sometimes become blank and have no particular reason why I am looking at you like that. So if it bugs you, then say what Angelo says to me: "STOP GIVING ME THE MYLENE LOOK!"

Inseparable Bestfriends

2007-07-23T02:28:00.000-07:00

I started out with just one bestfriend and thought that she'd be irreplacable. Though and one whole year of getting to know a person, knowing their pros and cons, learning each others life style, not getting sick of each other for the longest time; I've concluded that I do have room for another bestfriend. She is no other than my vp, partner all around, VIP, and practically my sister: Madisa Lisa Onni.

She has been with me through thick and thin. When I had drama with our friends, she never took sides and kept by my side. When I had drama and need someone for support, she was there to help me through it. When I do stupid stuff, she'd always be there to tell me what's right. She would never get sick of me and everytime we are together, we have the time of our lifes! I love this girl. I hope no one nor nothing to separate us as bestfriends.

Thanks Madisa! You're GREAT!

Wondering why I haven't been online since Saturday? Well since 2:30pm on Saturday to 7:00pm on Monday, I was with thee one and only Madisa! Whoa, wondering what could be have possibly have done? Well, let me give you the whole 411:

Saturday:
Church-Death Anniversary (Cepeda Family)
Party afterwards
Got Home-Watched TV, used the phone, slept late

Sunday:
Woke up late
Ate a late breakfast
Went to the movies-I FINALLY WATCHED TRANSFORMERS!
(Best movie so far! I think it beat Harry Potter..Shh!)
Went home-cooked dinner, played cards, watch TV, used the phone
Slept early

Monday:
Ate breakfast
Went shopping at Ace
Help Mama Marj transfer a plant into a bigger pot
Did erands with Mama Marj & Madi
Went home-ate lunch, played cards
Went to the beach (Mirco)
Went shopping for Dinner
Got home-ate dinner, played cards, called people
Went home!

I didn't know I would be this busy in 3 days. I had so much FUN!
Thanks Madisa & Mama Marj.

I got tagged

2007-07-14T20:48:00.000-07:00

I was wondering when I'm going to be tagged. Bree called me out! Lol. So 8 last, right?

1. Last text message: From Jay, telling me to call him.
2. Last time I had a boyfriend: Nov. 06
3. Last person I talked to: Jay, currently talking to him right now.
4. Last movie I watched: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
5. Last thing I did: Comment my friend on myspace.
6. Last thing I downloaded: I don't remember. Though, I'm currently downloading 300 and 1408.
7. Last thing I ate: Guava with Madisa.
8. Last time I was really scared: 07/15

Happy together as ONE

2007-07-11T05:48:00.000-07:00

Michelle Jose and Ronald Averion's Wedding
June 28, 2007

It was a small ceremony with a few people.

My cousin, Ronald waiting for his bride to come.

Cousin, Marco walking Michelle down to her groom.

During the ceremony.

Chow time :)
Cake FIGHT!

My cousin Marco with his wife Rei Joyce.
Marco is bald! Joyce is pregnant!

My two cousin in laws =)
Love them both!

They did it! Finally together as one.
Congratulations Mr. and Mrs. Averion!

Also, Happy birthday Ronald!

I LOVE YOU BOTH! I MISS YOU GUYS SO MUCH!

Harry Potter 5

2007-07-09T21:46:00.000-07:00

Who is as excited as I am? The day before it's out in theaters, I am already getting so anxious to see the film. I'm ready, I'm ready, Oh yeah! I love watching Harry Potter movies! I still remember watching Harry Potter 3 like 50 times! Every time I'd see it on television, I'd watch it over and over! I love Harry Potter! Let's go watch Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix tomorrow! Well hopefully I do go, but yes! I'm so happy! =)

I saw it second!
Alright, so I watched Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix at the 7:10pm show. So I wasn't the first one :(. I was so excited to watch it! As much as I was excited, I was also disappointed. Did you watch the movie? Well it's not easy to explain but I wanted more out of it. It wasn't enough for me, it was kinda short. There was very little detail about the scenes and well, I am just disappointed. I'll watch it again in the future but really, it's kind of hard to understand. Everything happen so quick that there was very little explanation for them. I liked the movie. I hated one of the characters, what's her name? The one that wears pink? Yes her, I hate her. But yeah, Harry didn't really fight with Lord V. It was mostly Professor D. I liked the movie but now we've gotta wait another year or so for the next one.

Gosh darnit! I think I wana read the book now! I don't wana wait! Lol.

Does that mean no more fun?

2007-07-09T00:46:00.000-07:00

Let's see, I went to the first night of the carnival and surprisingly, I went to the last one, which was last night. I went with my friends Keisha, Jason, and Miso. Well like any other carnival night, we were bored. Keisha, Jason, and I went to Mc Donald's and got ice creams. Then we met up with Miso. Keisha and I wanted to ride the octopus for one last time, so we did. It was fast, th second fastest I've been on. Haha! It was really funny! Keisha kept on getting mad at me because I was enjoying it while she was screaming, lol. Last night was fun, it was cool messing around with Jason again! I've missed that guy!

So I guess, that means I've been to the carnival 5 times this summer. Whoa. So now that camp is over, the carnival is over, and pretty much half of my friends are off island, what is there to do? I've got less than one month till my HIGH school life begins, am I ready? I keep asking myself questiona like, Will I get hard classes? Will people like me? What am I going to wear? Dang, high school! Lol

People need to learn how to love animals!

2007-07-08T01:49:00.000-07:00

How would you like it to be whacked hard over the head as a "sport"!?

Norway and Canada have a new kind of tourism. Killing baby seals. They call it a "sport"..

You want to call this a sport ?

Is he a sportsman?

Why?

You're our only hope !!!

This barbarism shouldnt be possible in our society..

Dont turn your back on us, we are defenseless

I know these images seem painful for you, but we feel the pain. We are being slaughtered and its going on RIGHT NOW...

What gives him the right to kill us? Who is he to decide about life and death?

What kind of sport is this? I didnt harm anyone. I was just swimming around..

Please help me and my friends...

You cant just ignore these images.. Keeping silent and doing nothing makes you guilty...

Please help us

Please dont leave us alone...

STOP THE KILLING OF SEALS

You can make a statement by
reposting this to get as many people as you can
to repost this.
Bring these murderers to the attention
of world leaders.
Thank you!!!!

..

Please help spread awareness of the animals that go through testing. It is not right and should be stopped. The following images are of animals that have been used for consumer product testing. They are graphic.

How can people live knowing that this is happen?
This is really sad :(

CNMI Bloggers

2007-07-07T23:47:00.001-07:00

Angelo has complied a master list of all the bloggers in the CNMI.

Here is the link to the list.

He wants to grow this list, so if you know any other CNMI bloggers, comment Angelo with the URL of the blog site.

Happy Birthday Mom!

2007-07-05T23:36:00.000-07:00

Happy birthday mother! For her birthday, we spent the day at P.I.C. Brothers treat! It was just my mom, my two brothers, and I. Dad had to work, so he couldn't make it. Whoa, it was kind of weird at first. The family hasn't really done that before. Though, we all had a good time! I'm guessing my mom did too :). We had a lot of good laughs. We made my mom go on the slide, she was scared! Haha. My brother said her face looked weird when she was ending the slide, now that was a funny one. Today was great, we had some family bonding! It's been a couple of years now! It's about time we did that! Lol. Well I think tonight we are going out to dinner. Dads treat this time!

Happy 47th Birthday Mom!

Continues post for Hope

2007-07-05T23:21:00.000-07:00

Hope are we going to do this forever?

Okay, so I know you don't remember me yelling at you. I don't think I really did, only when we were doing experiments at camp but good thing you don't remember! Lol. Let's just remember all the good memories we had, right? GOOD! So Hope, what's your email? and your phone number? I think we should start communicating directly. Oh yeah, you've gotta get yourself a myspace NOW! I'm a blog addict and a myspace addict. You can always catch me on both of them when I'm online :). Well, take care my little sister!

I MISS YOU HOPEY, YOU'RE MY HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!

Feeling a little sea sick ey?

2007-07-05T04:48:00.000-07:00

Today was a very tiring day! I still can't believe I'm up, I should be sleeping by now. Oh well, I just wanted to update my blog before the next day.

So today, we went to DEQ to have a tour of their lab and the cool stuff they do. They explained to us their weekly schedule and showed us how they test the water they take in from the lagoons and from water companies. We will all write a small description about what we've learned about the tour, so you should check it out at the S.A.V.E. Club website.

Well, after the tour we had our first official meeting as an island wide group. There was only a few of us but we still elected officers. I am once again the president, Madisa is the VP, Zoe is the Secretary, and Litcelle is the Public Relationships Officer. I think we have a good gang here, but I not so excited to be president again. I wanted to decline my nomination but I looked around the room and I looked into their faces and they seem like they really wanted me to run. So I did and I didn't vote for myself! Lol. Well hopefully I'll make you guys proud and be a good president but I'm kind of having second thoughts. Sorry!

Okay, so you ready for the fun stuff now? Well after everything at DEQ, we got dropped off at DFW but then her mom said that she had to go out and do some work, so she just dropped us off at Shanai's house/boat at smiling cove. We went biking, ate watermelon, helped her with her myspace, Shanai gave us a tour of her boat (pretty cool), and just did some random stuff! Her boat is cool! And I think I'm still dizz, I can feel myself rocking back and forth even though I'm not moving! Whoa, I was sea sick a bit eh?

Well here are a few pictures we took:

We are replaying Titanic!

Shanai, Maddie, and I

Giddy-up :)

Another long day.. I'm beat! Good night everyone!

eh, you're so SPECIAL!

2007-07-05T04:30:00.000-07:00

I wanna top what Hope wrote for me on her blog.. So here you go, I wanna share with you the message I wrote on my myspace for you:

I miss you so much Hope Gomez! Even if I met you just this summer, you mean so much to me! You are like a little sister who understands me when I yell at you for your own good. For all those times I did yell at you, I am sorry! You know why I did it and I know you will forgive me for that. And for all those times, I was not mad at you. I was just trying to make you learn from your own mistakes! Please, remember me forever! Yes forever, because I'll remember you my Joy Joy! Thanks for all the good times at camp. See you soon my Darling :D

I Love You my Gorgeous Little Sister!

By the way, sister you've gotta get a myspace. PLEASE! :D

Happy 4th of July

2007-07-05T01:40:00.000-07:00

First of, I'd like to point out that this was a really long long day!

At 8 a.m. Madisa and I went to the Light house at Navy Hill, where we met up with a few of our Beautify CNMI friends. We did a lot of cleaner upper and if you take a look at the place now, it looks pretty good. We just need to paint the place and do a little more work on it and it'll look good as new!

After the clean up we went back to with Bree, we spotted at her place for a while then Madisa's mom got us. Madisa, Litcelle, and I were in the parade. We helped out Fish and Wildlife and was their "28-snake" girls, lol. The parade was HOT! Before it was 3 p.m. we were lined up to go because we were told that we are 3rd in line, but NO! We were the last in the marching section of the parade, what a bummer. We wait for 30 minutes or more for us to start moving into our line.

The whole parade was good, we took turns holding the banner, sitting at the back of the pick-up giving out stickers, and sitting in the pick-up to get cool air! Everyone loved the snake! One of the guys that worked in DFW carried the snake the whole way through, he brought the snake to the people and they got to touch it! Too bad, I didn't get to hold it myself! They wouldn't let me! Well overall it was cool :).

When the parade was over, we were exhausted but oh no, we aren't stopping yet! We went to back to DFW and brought back the snake to its aquarium. We got the chance to feed them, well I did. I caught the little mice that were in the storage room and I let go the mice into their aquarium and we watched the snake squeeze it and swallow it up! It was so cool! Haha.

It was around six by then and we were running late for the BBQ at the lighthouse. So Maddie's mom just bought two boxes of pizza from Bobby's Cadillac. Then we had to wait for a while until one of the ladies from DFW met up with us, so that we could give her back her daughters bag. Once we were ready, we were off to the lighthouse. Angelo and Ej were already there. They had set up the place. They had placed little candles by the stair way. It was romantic, though I am still a teenager and I'm still young to have a boyfriend, I still think that the whole idea was nice! Nice work guys!

We ate some good food. We ate two different types of rice, sushi rice and a rice mixed with this type of squash and some other stuff. Then there were BBQ and tiny hot dogs and beef burger. The rest of the night, we were sort of in groups. The adults were always together, either up in the light house or sitting in the chairs talking. Then the kids were in our own spot while Adam played his PSP. I don't think he likes making new friends much, he sort of scared me when I went up to him and said hi then he just sat there and looked at me, so I left. Lol. Well I enjoyed it there and we sure did get a good view of the fireworks.

No, don't think the days is over yet because it isn't. After the BBQ, Madisa, Litcelle, Shanai, and I went to Maddie's place and had a not so called slumber party but more of sleep in party. We were all tired from the long day, we all wanted to sleep but that isn't much fun. So Madisa brought out her makeup and decided to play back up. Maddie put makeup on me and Litcelle put makeup on Shanai. After that, we were too tired to do anything, so we all knocked out!

That whole day was so long, tiring, hot, and yet really nice! Good way of spending your summer break eh?

Oh yeah, one more thing I almost forgot. The theme for this years Liberation Day parade is "War is the key to peace and freedom!". What, are you kidding me? That's a really dumb theme. Anyone wanna tell me why the heck did they chose that theme? It's really dumb, makes us look bad!

S.A.V.E. Club Announcements

2007-07-02T06:58:00.001-07:00

July 4th, Wednesday
S.A.V.E. Club will be joining Beautify CNMI to clean up the historic light house. The clean up will be at 8 a.m. Later that evening, you and your family are invited to bring food to share as we eat and watch the fireworks from the top of Navy Hill.

July 5th, Thursday
We'll be touring the DEQ lab at 10 a.m. We will hold our first meeting of the summer following the tour. The meeting should be done by 12:00.

DEQ is located in Gaulo Rai across the street from Subway.

..Message forward from Bree. For more information, please contact bree at uncheesybree@msn.com

My way of showing my feelings..

2007-07-02T05:52:00.000-07:00

I haven't written a song in a really long time. I've been having these feelings that I just can't explain and every time I try to think about it, it all comes out like a song. So I'll let me share you my feelings by song..

This song has a similar tune like Outta My System-Bow wow. Hope you like it! Tell me What you think alright?

I Miss How it Used to Be
© 07.03.07

(Speaking)
Yeah, that's how life is.
We have no control over it.
So I guess I'm here to talk about it..

(Start singing)
[Verse 1]
I'm sitting on this chair, thinking like Damn!
Tryna' rhyme about this situation that's at hand.
'Cause you've been running in my mind
And I can't believe that it's becoming all true to me.
'Cause I've been through this.
I've done all this.
I've gotten hurt from all this, yeah.
It can't be real or am I just denying this.
Taking a step back makes it all seem harder like this.
I've gone through this before
And I know it's not good for me.
I've been tryna be like,
Let go, step back, 'cause it's hurting me.
Though, here I go again,
Hitting right into me!
Save me from this world
'Cause all I can say is...

[Chorus]
When I'm around you all I think about is you
When I'm all alone, wondering is all I can do
I miss how it used to be,
Though that was the worst for me
I don't know if it's all coming true to me
All I can do is sit in this chair
Tryna' think, but forget it, whatever..

[Verse 2]
I guess I was too attach,
Now let me fall back
My heart can't take the pain,
Now can you understand that?
When I see you in the streets,
That's what hits me the most
I wanna pretend it's alright
but I just don't know.
Am I in the right spot?
Tryna' live life without getting shot
Now will you understand that's not how I roll
I'll get over it, I promise you I'll get over it
But stop being like, you ain't over it.
I know it was a wrong thing that you did to me
But I forgive you, now why are you like that towards me?
I didn't do anything, I dealt with it all
Now you hitting me like,
I was the one that did it all
Just let it go now,
'Cause now all I can say is...

[Chorus]
When I'm around you all I think about is you
When I'm all alone, wondering is all I can do
I miss how it used to be,
Though that was the worst for me
I don't know if it's all coming true to me
All I can do is sit in this chair
Tryna' think, but forget it, whatever..

[Hook]
Is it wrong for me to feel this way?
You were the one that started all this pain
Do you feel it?
Is it bad for me to show you how I feel?
'Cause this is how I gotta do it
Now can you stop acting that way
And just be the way it use to be
'Cause every time I think of the situation
All I can say is..

[Chorus]
When I'm around you all I think about is you
When I'm all alone, wondering is all I can do
I miss how it used to be,
Though that was the worst for me
I don't know if it's all coming true to me
All I can do is sit in this chair
Tryna' think, but forget it, whatever..

(Speaking)
I remember all the things you did to me
I know we can't pretend that it never happened,
So all I ask is..
For us to be like the way we used to be!

This is to someone, I've never really written a song fully about someone but I guess I have a lot to say. So here it is.

P.S. [I wish I can pretend that it didn't happen, but it did and you know it did. So stop acting like you don't know what happen]

Hope!

2007-07-02T05:49:00.000-07:00

Since my darling Hope Gomez does not have a myspace, I guess this is my way of contacting her....

Hi Hope! I MISS YOU SO MUCH!