a short reading log

I love silhouette shots. They make photos seem so mysterious and enchanting. The nice thing about these kinds of shots is that the subjects are hidden, and their gestures are the only ways that you can identify the story in the photograph. 

Recently, I've been reading classic horror stories, mainly by Edgar Allen Poe. I read The Black Cat and the Fall of the House of Usher. I love how his stories are so cliché in terms of the plot, but they still seem to have that sense of originality. (I don't even know if I made sense or not  with that statement.) But what I'm trying to say is, you could have the same story idea with some other writer, but the way you craft the story is a whole different concept. That's why I love Edgar Allen Poe. 

I also read a short story called The Lottery by Shirley Jackson. It wasn't horror, but I found it disturbing in a good way. In the way that the story is so strong and captivating that you really think hard about the story. That's exactly how I felt after reading it. It was so surprising how the start seems like one of them happy, vintage stories with men who talk with those really cool country accents, and it ends to be a dramatic and alarming story. If you are capable of facing your fears and walking alone in the dark, then I am betting all my money in that you'd find the story so..brilliant. To keep you on a cliff hanger: I'll ask you this question that leads to the complete climax of the story. "Why would people be afraid of a TRADITIONAL lottery?"

I know that I've had better posts, but I just really wanted to tell you all about what I've been reading in the  week! I'm going to post photos over our school break this Wednesday! 

See y'all later!

P.S My Hunger Games post is currently a total of 1,300+ words. To post or not to post? 

I am of value, and so are you.

"Am I worth anything?"

"Do I live in this Earth just because?"

"Am I of value?"

"Does anyone love me?"

I think it's normal for us to ask ourselves these kinds of questions when we feel inferior. Not? Well in my case, I do. When there's a popular group in the school and they don't accept your differences? When people around you don't seem to listen to what you have to say? It's annoying. It makes me feel inferior, hence making me ask myself these questions. Then after that, my faith decreases and bitterness starts to grow inside of me. The idea makes me believe that I am nothing.

Well, if I could sum up that whole sequence of events into one word, it would be forgetting. When I ask myself these questions, I completely and totally forget. Forget what?

There are better days

Today I found myself looking for things to do. By 12:30, I was on Skype with my classmate because we had a math project to do. In between these 4 hours of work, I had my breaks which included lunch and play time. During my play time I......

-painted rocks

-made eraser stamps

-wrote letters

-drank juice from an actual coconut

-made something out of some rope

-added a new feature on my wall

So here are some photos that I took of today...

I got some rocks from the backyard,

hello toes

and I painted them.

This one was my favorite.

What was once a dull, "same-like-everyone-else" rock now stands out among them all! 

I got old erasers and cut them into shapes of bunting flags

so now my letters and my notebooks have a lovely banner! :) They're too cute and so fun to stamp with! Plus, they make letter writing more fun to do! :) It's no longer the ordinary write and sign.  

 

I love stationaries, and little holders that hold papers or photos. Cheers to love letters to cousins and written surprises! 

Tropical much??? Haha, but this tastes soooo good and it's sooo sweet! Have you ever tried juice from a coconut? If you ever come to the Philippines, (especially if you come to one of our beaches), ask for a Coconut Shake, or a real fresh coconut. You WILL NOT regret it!

I tried to imagine myself as Finnick from The Hunger Games, so I kept tying up this piece of rope I had, until I figured out was doing a braid instead of a noose, haha! I can actually use it as a bracelet, or a necklace, or a headband. Let's see. :)

And finally...the new feature on my wall! It looks so pretty in person! I should've taken a better picture. Drat. But it's okay. It's like an envelope that you could just slip things into! :) So if you send me snail mail, you'll be able to find the letters in there. I also have letters to send in there! :) 

I am also reading these books now. However I'm not too satisfied with the Mysterious Benedict Society yet. Let's see how it turns out :) 

So that's about it for today!! Love forevermore, Stella x

P.S If you're wondering when I'm having the Hunger Games post, it will occur sometime between now and the day after Easter. Can't promise a date! Plus, I cant slip it into a post. The Hunger Games is too holy to join a post...it needs one of its own...Hahha just kidding!! But it will have a post of its own.:)

P.P.S I'm thinking of making blog banners for people here, considering now that I have more time to do so :) Email me for more info!

P.P.P.S ++ I'm also thinking of a new blog design! I'm getting tired of this one. I really need to start thinking of layouts :\ 

P.P.P.P.S If you were a winner in very old blog giveaway, check your emails! Got some good news for you all :)

april 4, 2012 // wednesday

Today, my body clock functioned unusually. I woke up at 6:30 in the morning and immediately realized I was excited for something. I let my body do all the talking and just made way for my study table. Then I remembered that I prepared a schedule for myself the night before, which was (in particular) to take more pictures, to update my blog, to bake red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting, and to use the computer only 20% of my free time (which later became 50%)  But don't you, bloggers and readers, also have those days when you just DON'T want to use the computer? Like you crave for something more energetic and exciting?

Then in that spilt second, I made a last minute decision that I wanted to decorate my wall with posters and papers. I did this for about two hours, just cutting off from magazines and papers, thinking of layouts and messing up my room! (Ugh, now I have to clean it up again...drat!) Those two hours of work actually paid off. (I love it when hard work pays off!) I have a pretty looking wall right now...teehee. 

(the photo of my wall up there was the first photo i took. i added much more stuff too it, so...yeah.) 

After lunch, I went to the local grocery to buy some ingredients for my red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting. I spent another couple of hours baking the cupcakes, and today I've concluded that it is NOT easy to bake a batch of 18 cupcakes + a cake when you're all alone. {pretty dumb, right? i didn't read the total number of servings that my recipe source gave out}

Now that's one thing I like about life. Everyday, we all learn something new whether the idea seems or already is stupid or clever. I like how we, humans, dare to defy our default way of thinking. 

BUT ANYWAY, back to the point. I must say, I did get to set a margin between media and I. I think I might just want to do that again tomorrow. Night lovelies!! Have a spectacular day! x

rubik's cube is fun after all

I'm sorry I haven't blogged on here recently. Now that it's the Easter Break, I can make more time for blogging now! :) So I have an after school activity ever Tuesday, and we've been working on this little project inspired by Photojojo. I thought that maybe I'd like to share the project with you all :) It's really clever, and really cute....so...yay!

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Pretty cool right? If you're going to try it out, tell me! I'd love to see others do it too!

ANYWAY, If you're wondering what photos I used on my Rubik's Cube, they are photos that I took when I went to the beach the other day. I took the photos with Instagram. 

     

Sorry for the obsessive watermarking, but I am really afraid of people stealing my photos :(

If you have an INSTAGRAM account, follow me! (@stellapangilinan)

Oh, and if you don't mind, I'll be having another post tonight--to make up for my absence.

Have a lovely week!