Love

don't waste time and go fight for it... while it's still there.

-A.A.A

Planking is the shiz yo~!

.Planking.

This has been a worldwide fad amongst youngsters and adults alike. I'm not a fan of planking though, I see it bothersome and highly odd (then again, im extremely odd myself...) But there's something out of planking that is quite remarkable, even for a non-fan like me.

*The 'BOWL TO FACE plank*

*The 'Mc PLANK' (OMFG)*

For some time now, planking has been one of the fads that caught millions of people's eyes. Whether they planked on tires, bathroom stalls, high-rise buildings, and police cars just to get that... weird.... exciting (?) sensation of pretending to be a wooden plank. Yes. Very exciting, eh? "Hey look guys! Imma plank this spot over here---- wtf AHHHHHH!!!" Veeeeery exciting indeed.

But that accident over there never stopped people from planking. It's kinda like back on our time, when extreme sports like skateboarding and parkour grasped our minds and bodies, and we did it like there's no tomorrow (damn, did I just say "back in our time?" I feel old now...). It's a part of people that surpasses their limitations. Hah, so that's why I made this article. Gah. Anyway, I see planking as a way to express, to let the world know how you could pretend to be a plank in various places, competing with others to find the most unusual places to project yourself as a piece of wood. It might not be appealing to some, but believe me, it's quite awesome to see how people would go break barriers just to plank.

Whether people just do it for fun, to compete, or just to show that billiards table "HAH! I planked you.. you velvety table thing you...!", people did it with pride, and with passion. Several facebook groups here locally-- like Planking PINAS-- were made for local plankers to talk to and gather and show their stuff online. It's not everyday that people find the courage to strut their pride with many people. Truly awesome DNA stuff here. They just surpassed their human limitations.

So to all people who would love to try it, I would not recommend this. Because it's up to you to surpass your own limits and take that step to plank that McDonald's table. Are you up to it?

Cheers to plankers!

- As the Ghost speaks

Snippets

In the course of going through life, there will always be a series of events wherein you'd have a gut feel that you've seen it before. Not deja vu, not exactly. More of that it actually happened, and here you are repeating the same thing over and over and over again.

Just think of all the girls/guys you've liked or been with. Notice the similarities? Notice the pattern?

They say that if something or anything repeats, it is bound to repeat and will keep on repeating until you get it right.

Isn't it nice that we get several shots at true happiness?

~ Repetition
Shantal 

.LIFE exists as fast a the element of TIME.

2:40pm 

Just what i needed. a shocking experience. 

I think i've just cheated death from electrocuting me to full roast. 

Earlier this day i was fixing my cabinet because i thought i would be a lot cooler if put on some lights for re-decoration. After installing the bulbs needed, i took out the electrical switch and fixed the wires. Suddenly, while i was about flip the switch to the opposite direction, a blast occurred and everything slowed down in a slice of a second. With the help of coffee and energy drink i took in this morning, i turned my face away from the explosion in an impulse. My right hand felt numb from the jolt. My heart pumped unimaginably fast as i gripped my left chest with my left hand. I could hardly breathe for a minute.

Concussed and confused, i stood still a waited for someone to ask me if i am okay (that is to double check if im still alive and they could still see me). So they did asked me if i'm alright and the only words that came out was  "i think". Then i pinched myself to re-assure. 'I am alive alright'. 

So i got back up and i will be going to the nearest hardware store later to finish the job i started.  

The lesson..? 

Anyone could die any minute every day from a simple thing like this, to a plane crash, to car accident, or whatever. So,  let us not waste our lives doing nothing and dreaming on what we could have done or what could have happened.

Everybody fail sometimes and that is normal. 

The fact that we are alive is enough proof  for our existence that would last until people stops noticing or remembering it. 

Now i know that some of us might not be as unlucky as me or some may have had worse accidents than this but the point is, How do you we get back up achieve what we have always wanted. 

Fear, doubt and other negative stuffs are there to pull us down but what we always have to bear in mind is that we always have the ability to smile and say, "well, shit happens.. but today is still a good day.." 

- we don't need no limits

.New School Ninja: cards versus stars.

Firstl of all, this one is for REAL

Secondly, i am NOT kidding

Lastly, there are NO reasons for you not to WATCH THIS!

So yeah we've seen Shaolin monks throwing stuffs on thin air like in the movies;  Or retired Russian spy veterans throwing knives for that matter. But what about ninjas? armed with a blue shirt and a blue cap. walking casually across your neighborhood flipping cards. And the best alibi of all? "oh, i'm just givin' away business cards and fliers sir~" smart. cunningly lethal. New school ninjas hiding behind parkour, card throwing, and other satin are increasingly dangerous... ... bullshit. 

Now seriously, what DOES it take to be and EXPERT in something?

How MUCH doubt, fear and pain can we OVERCOME to do those things?

WHAT are we UP to..?

of course SOME people may have given talents to do the 'tricks of the trade'. MANY obtain skills from a master or a mentor. But only a FEW, who does not have both, relies on practice alone with the element of determination and pursues until they become a master themselves and surpass when others have come to their limits...

- we don't need no limits.


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Courage (one of the titles of one of my paintings)

"you'd have to fail a lot of times first..."

-a friend of mine told me this a while ago.

and he also said that having the will to do something is nothing.. 

....if you dont have the courage to do it.

people who embark on dangerous journeys don't really think about the "danger".

they just go for it. because they want to. not because they have to.

that's real courage.

but unfortunately sometimes... 

..some people don't see that.

even if you already have it.

and you know for sure that you have it..

and that's when you need to go back to the start.

that's when you need to fail and do it all over again. 
and it takes a lot of courage to let it all go and start from scratch.

but not because you have to..

but because you want to.

-AlkalineAlbertAlbatross R.N.

Snippets

Do you believe in the One Hand that Holds All? That predetermined "fate" has already been drawn out? That we are all sprites in the canvass of a gamemaster?

Belief in one doesn't necessarily constitute belief in the other. We cannot assume a certain stand unless they claim it. As such, a belief in the One Hand, a Creator if you will, doesn't mean you agree with predestination.

I, for one, believe that belief in predestination is quite cowardly. It lulls you to a sense of contentment, especially with the thought of "destiny brought me here". It sounds romantic, egotistic even. But it is that complacency which is deadly. Mortally and morally deadly.

I believe that people should take charge of their own lives, to (as Incubus said) 'take the wheel and steer'. Laziness is not an option. Laze believes in "destiny". We must not.

Everything is a choice.

~ Fate. Destiny.
Shantal

: A Calculation within Calculations

[ Contrary to popular belief,

math calculations are abundant in our

everyday life.

It's like numbers and letters continue to

orbit our existence. ]

This is a world of variables,

where x represent your possibilities

and y represents the things you actually

can do.

Yet, x and y aren't the whole thing murrdering

your mind right now, yeah? There aren't only

two letters in the alphabet, and as we

insert the numbers, the equation becomes

limitless.

So what is this damn post all about?!

Think about it!

We are never a linear equation, friends.

We each exist as a representation of one
number, and around this plane

of existence, there are tons of other numbers 

and variables.

It's all up to you to calculate and recalibrate

yourself to solve the equation of your life, and

to break that y limit of what they try to

label you in to.

Always remember, there is no "error";

there is no "cannot be".

Even if your current equation seems to fail,

there is always "i", the imaginary, the unlimited

possibility to think through the gaping

void.

So just calculate, and the

Universe will calculate with you.

Food for thought, maybe.

- Ghost

Spacetimecontinuum

Would an astronaut survive i wonder.

Space is a mighty big place is it not?

Being far away from home must be hard. If not sad.

The longing, missing, and anxiety would definitely be unbearable.

Would an astronaut survive i wonder.

Time up there must be so slow.

The dull pain of loneliness must be ten times as painful.

The black, empty, quiet space only adds weight to the melancholy.

Would an astonaut survive i wonder.

That long, slow, time for waiting to get home.

Just waiting..

And waiting...

Far from what he consider's home.

Endless hours of thinking.

Remembering.

Recalling.

Imagining.

Missing...

So would an astronaut survive i wonder..

He should. 

I think he must.

Limits would only remain as limits, until he breaks them.

Beating his own demons would definitely bring him home. 

And Home is where the Heart is..

Whether if it's your parent's house, your friend's, or even a person, specially a lover.

-Alkaline.Albert.Albatross R.N.

.Think about it.

Why does one speck of mold ruin an entire sack of rice?

Why does one rotten tomato make other tomatoes rot with it?

Why does a little hole ruin the appearance of an elegant shirt?

Why does white hair make you feel old?

Why does a tint of ink sabotage a pure white dress?

Why does the lead of our country speak well in campaigns, but turns a hard back when they are already on seat?

Think about it.

Why do people hurt others?

Why do people make promises that often go down the drain?

Why do people abhor evil, yet do it themselves?

Why do people lie about themselves?

Why do people turn to others when they need help yet turns their back when others need it?

Why do people regret everything they did after doing nothing at all?

Think about it.

Everything, everyone, everyday life.

It might all disappear in the blink of an eye,

yet no one dares to step up and do something about it.

Only one word describes it perfectly.

Despicable.

Time to step up, and unshackle.

Humans or not..

..mostly not since we already surpassed our limits.

Just something to think about.

-Ghost

Moths and Dust in my Brain

"ernessa’s face was so close to mine, ‘ i dont need things to remember my father’ she whispered in my ear, ‘things that i can hold in my hands, pieces of paper that capture images of wrong moments… 

time slips around them without a ripple.’

i turned to look at her. that fierce expression in 

her dark eyes surprised and frightened me. it had nothing to do with the sound of her words, which rose and fell softly.."

One of the many compelling parts of a book entitled "The Moth Diaries" by Rachel Klein.

I love this book. and i’ve read it twentyseven times already. and i believe that books are one of the most perfect companions. when literally nothing is left. and i have some more books i’d gladdly want to finish. i even named my 7stringed guitar after the story’s antagonist.(Ernessa)

when you see beautiful women in the internet and see the part "Favorite books:" and see something like these: "wala", "W.A.L.A", "mags", it just turns me off. sufficing to say, its sad. very sad. oh well. they’re all cute anyway. 

just as long as i dont get trapped in a deep conversation with them.




-Aj

.BEST inventions of 2010.

Time Magazine's Best inventions of 2010.. nicely done with suguru's hack.. i can't wait for 2011's innovations. :]

- we don't need no limits. (ryoga)

.aliens x ninjas.

 [watch trailer here]

ALIENS vs. NINJAS

Now can somebody tell me HOW the hell are they gonna win against over-aggressive, highly-evolved, species like goddamn aliens from outer space..? 

Find out now. You'll will surely gonna love this.

 :]

- we don't need no limits. (ryoga)

.reborn.

That's right.. it doesn't matter how you fall.. but how you managed to get back.. UP~!!

It's the only way to win.

 

- we don't need no limits. (ryoga)

limits. why do we need them? when we can access all of a 100% of our brain and not just a dumb 20..? this is 'THE' movie for us to watch.. be moved. be inspired. do it. do things now. create...
...we don't need pills to be a genius... it starts with a single piece of seed called will..

 xD i'm sure you guys would definitely find this movie worth watching. ENJOI~

- we don't need no limits. (ryoga)

Are we humans or are we ninjas

 -DNA -

surpassing human limitations

.chaos synthesis.

"We watch an ant make its laborius way across a wind- wave-molded beach. He moves ahead, angles to the right to ease his climb up a steep dunelet, detours around a pebble, and stops for moment to exchange information with a compatriot." (Simon, Herbert 1969)

Herbert A. Simon tried to sketch the ant's path of movement on a piece of paper and came up with a sequence of somewhat irregular and and curved illustration. Herbert then realised that the ant's path wasn't really random for it has a sense of direction towards a goal. According to Herbert Simon's analysis, the ant has a general sense of where its goal lies. Though the ant does not have the ability to forsee future obstacles along the way, then it must adopt its course depending on the obstacles that lies ahead and achieve its goal.

The ant's path may seem irregular and complex but the complexity is not within the ant itself but the complexity of the beach that the ant is treading.

So how different would a regular human act from what the ant is doing..?

- EOF -

The Lovely Eccentricities of Time

.Our pasts are closed-off shopping malls.

Walking in front of a closed mall, I saw an empty dark version of a lively place. And with this picture, I saw my reflection while i was staring at the glass doors. I looked ghostly. Transparent, and floating through the furnitures inside the closed mall. I imagined my ghostly version window-shopping inside the dark department stores, peering through model display cabinets, checking shoe sizes, and playing in arcades. All that. Minus the living, "Real" people. The annoying people. No one would ever bother me in there, I thought. I could go where ever I want, take anything I want, smoke where ever I want. It would be my own little wonderland.

But alas, like going back in time, living like that, or even living in a place like that, would be impossible. If not sad. I could never live all alone in a dark and dull place like that. Our pasts will always be a mix of wonders and pain. Great times of happiness, triumphs, mistakes, and love. All in a dim quiet empty place. Closed-off from where we are now. And where we are NOW, is a place where everything is still the same. Only brighter. Where we are Now, is a place where you will never be a ghost inside that mall. Alone, numb and dead. Where we are now is a place where we walk with our feet.

And we're here, outside, walking, because we ought to be going somewhere.

- R.N. Adjei Aviado

Dream Sequence

Dream Sequence

Did you all know, that when you set your alarm clock early in the morning,and return to sleep immediately, you could start dreaming.

You could go straight into R.E.M. ("Rapid eye movement")

Of course, you'd have to be able to go back to sleep in order for it to work.

During R.E.M., sleep is  relatively more shallow. And all events within the dream, are affected by external stimuli.

Like the sounds and sensations that happens around the sleeper during sleep.  

And when you have been awaken before hand, your body would become more sensitive to everything, and anything.    

And so, these dreams, unlike normal dreams, would be more vivid. And   notably longer.

Every sensation would feel more real.

And more intense.

By waking from a deep sleep, and then sleeping again, you would be able to control when you want to dream.   Controling dreams, and getting to enjoy them, is as easy as setting your   alarm clock early in the morning.

Therefore: finding other ways to be happy would be just as simple.