Jared Leto
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On Reading & Driving
May 5, 2008
  

Sheesh, I never thought I would ever say this but.. I MISSED MY DOMAIN! Not many people have noticed but my site’s been off the map for a DAY! =)) Okay, actually only 2 people noticed it and came up to me and told me about it. Anne Kate and Mary, thanks for the concern. Heh. :whistle: I thought it would take longer than what my new domain host said (4 days then changed to 7-10 days) but the problem was with me not giving authorization to my old domain host (GoDaddy) to start the transfer. Good thing I tinkered around with the site’s Domain Manager or this would take longer. I don’t know if I’d be able to hold up to that.

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Twilight by Stephenie Meyer I was supposed to talk about my driving lessons and my “Twilight” reading experience before my domain went kaput. Yes you got that right, I just rode the Twilight/Edward Cullen/Stephenie Meyer fan bandwagon! :dance: Never thought I would be sucked into this kind of addiction. In every single blog I go to, at least 5 of them mentions the damned book and “Edward Cullen”, I don’t even know what’s so special with him, until I read the book 3 days ago. Actually I already had a copy of Twilight last February but only got to read it this month because my friend who borrowed it returned it just recently (if you’re my friend at Twitter, you might’ve read my smallish rant about her :whistle: ). Moving on.. I read the book, surprisingly I finished it in a day! I normally finish reading a book within a month, if I’m busy or bombarded with school works. But I can finish a book in 3 weeks if I’m really not doing anything. :P Slow reader, I am. As much as possible I try to grasp whatever it is that I’m reading so I can picture it out easily on my mind, lol, weirdo. A lot of things pretty much surprised me while reading Twilight:

  • Robert Pattinson’s exactly the right guy I pictured while reading the book, and that was even before I seriously did my research on Twilight the movie.
  • The book is full of words like “ice”, “cold”, “icy”, “stone” and “eyes”. Hahaha, eyes y’all! Now I’m all “eyes-mode”. Every “eye-staring” scene and event in the movie makes the butterflies on my stomach fly.. or something like that, haha. EYES EYES EYES!! ;)) I would so melt if a guy would stare directly to me, gahd.
  • I can relate with the main character (Bella) on the parts where she and Edward first meet.. Ayii. :heart: Paranoia rules our minds

    As much as possible, I’m not going to indulge myself into drooling at Robert Pattinson nor the making of the movie (yet I was watching ‘making of Twilight’ shooting scenes last night :roll: ) clips I find online. Who knows? Maybe the movie will make me depressed because they didn’t include every happening/event/scene in the book. Besides, don’t movies always do that? :| Call me bad but I downloaded the whole ebook of the series. After reading the sneak peek off the next book found just a couple of pages after Twilight, I felt the urge to want more of what’s going to happen next. Don’t worry I haven’t started reading the ebook just yet. Somehow, the feeling of holding a book in my hands while reading makes it worthwhile to read MORE.

    My last purchased books (last February 2008 with my friend at Powerbooks Robinsons Ermita) consists of 3 books. Namely from Chuck Palahnuik’s Invisible Monsters, Haruki Murakami’s After Dark and Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight. Other books I have that I bought pretty much a long time ago BUT unread are J.K Rowling’s HP & The Deathly Hallows, Mitch Albom’s For One More Day (oh, this I borrowed from a friend still unreturned, hehe) and Paulo Coelho’s Veronika Decides To Die (Yeah I’m aware I put it as one of my fave books on my Friendster/Facebook profiles but I only read a few pages off it and would really like to continue soon). Before going back to school, I must read at least 3 books, HAHA. Let’s hope I accomplish that before school starts, I have 2 weeks left.

    [edit] There’s an official Trailer out for the movie, OH MY GOD! I get goosebumps every single time I watch the trailer. Fucking crazy I tell ya! :heart: Edward Cullen.. Robert Pattinson.. Those eyes.. those moments.. MELT ALERT. [/edit]


    DRIVING *drumroll* ATTN: I RECENTLY GOT INTO A DRIVING ACCIDENT, I CRASHED THE CAR AT THE NEAREST TREE AS SOON AS WE LEFT OFF!
    Just playing! IDK, DID YOU LAUGH AT THAT? I must be pretty fucked up right this second to think it would be funny if I crash myself while learning to drive. :???: But thankfully, I haven’t! I started my driving lessons last Sunday (that makes it yesterday) morning, we tried it for an hour first to see if I’m really interested, and yea, I am interested. So we continued it today.. up to the next 7 days. Hopefully I’ll be good at driving and knowledgeable after 10 days, just in time for school. ;)) Driving is fun. Yes. Seriously, driving IS fun. If only I could learn everything in just 1 session I would be so glad but unfortunately I’m only human so I have to practice more. Mom’s been very supportive all the way, since she’s always with me everytime I go inside the car I’ll be driving. My dad however, is pretty doubtful about it. He even laughed at me when I told him I got my Student Permit and going to have driving lessons. He doesn’t take me seriously, probably because I’m short and I don’t look like I’m capable of driving or even taking responsible in owning a car. :roll: And our family driver is not talking to me! God, what am I supposed to think about that? :roll: Should I be paranoid about that? Gah. But my mom says that I shouldn’t mind him if he’s acting that way. By the way, I don’t have my own car yet! Hahaha. I’m using the car the instructor provided, and it’s Manual. Same car that Dok Sergio of Pupil drives, hee. ;))

    Driving may be fun.. and an awesome thing to learn through summer. But I’m having problems with driving. I get tired easily from it, and I’m driving not more than 20 kph! Ugh, maybe I’ll get used to it soon. We’ve only drove around my place for the past two days and so far I fear the following:

  • Making left and right turns on busy main roads (I’m too conscious about the other cars getting pissed at me for being so slow. :| )
  • Doing reverse. I can’t see clearly whatever’s on the back, unfortunately.
  • Starting the car after doing a full on-brake. I’m having problems with the clutch and gas pedals. Told ya I have bad footwork. :( If I get it correct at one point, time comes when I fuck up all over again.
  • Driving where there are a lot of cars!

    Hopefully my fears will be gone soon. I am interested in learning but fear just takes over me sometimes. :mad: Hello, driving’s the coolest, awsomest (sp?) thing someone learns! And the feeling of driving fast is just HEAVENLY! Though it might lead to a closer meetup with Death. Yeah, I’m being negative now, am I? There’s a part of me thinking that having a responsibility over owning a car to your own is a hassle because of Gas. Gah, I feel such an adult talking about this stuff, now I wanna be a kid again. :( Suddenly stuff like TIN, BIR, SSS, etc. are being fed to my face. Like the time when me and my mom went to LTO Paranaque to get myself a Student Permit, I also had to apply for a TIN number which is like an adult thing. Gah! And now my mom wants me to get a Voters ID soon. I DON’T WANNA VOTE! Guess what? She got mad at me when I told her I’m never getting a Voters ID. But I really don’t want to. I’m an ignorant to politics and I plan to stay that way. Sorry to anyone who’ll be offended. Pour in the comments of “You keep on complaining how our country never progressed through the years but here you are being the main problem itself”, hahah I wouldn’t mind. :)) It’s true, I do complain but not as much as those people on TV do.

    That’s all for now. Wish me luck on my next coming driving lessons. ;;) :dance:

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    26 Responses to “On Reading & Driving”
    1. CharNo Gravatar Says:

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      WOW ANNA DRIVER KA NA?! =P~
      Dala ka ng kotse sa school every friday. tapos drive mo kami ng JPAC puntang rob :D

      Ayan nagpaparamdam sayo ung “eyes” O-+< Di ko na alam kung ano nangyari dun xD Congrats sa bagong domain host =D!

    2. AyieneNo Gravatar Says:

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      Woi! Si Ate Anna, love na rin Edward. :) Edward. XD Sarap sabihin ng pangalan. :)

      Ayoko kay Pattinson. (nakilang ulit na ako dito ah!) Si Ulliel pa rin or si Cavill. Stewart is fine as Bella.
      Woi, feeling ko naman si bella ako habang binabasa ko yung Twilight eh. Pareho kaya kaming takot sa dugo. XD

      THE EYES. iDazzle nga yun eh. XD HAHA.

      Basahin mo na rin yung susunod ah? And good luck on your driving!

    3. KandisNo Gravatar Says:

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      I think I should read Twilight narin para maka-connect ako sayo and sa mga other bloggers na baliw na baliw sa twilight etc. :)) BOO ME.

      Driving? Madali lang yan. :P Ako nga 5 days lang nag aral ee. Wow, yabang ko. Inde, serious. Madali lang kasi talaga, chaka lakas ng loob lang yan. :P Good luck sayo. So far wala pa kong nababangga, yung gate lang namin. :P Ay, may natrasan na pala ko, chaka na sabit na tricy. :P HAHA nag mamadali ee. Lam mo yung sa mga movies? Pag nag hahabulan, ganun effect. Eh? Sobra yun, joke lang. :P Wooh. Na enjoy ko mag comment. :*

    4. laiNo Gravatar Says:

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      oh god anna, i can totally relate with the bandwagon thing, i was all stand offish kasi i really don’t like looking into things only because its the in thing unless i really liked it before it was in..

      but i gave in

      and my god, i finished it in a day too! well, ok a day and a half since i was listening to it in my ipod and mej nakakarindi din na puro salita lang naririnig mo hehe!

      don’t forget about DAZZLE anna, DAZZLE in every way on the first part of the book haha!

      anypoo, i want to read palanhuik’s invisible monsters too! but i seem to always can’t find copies for sale :( i will check rob manila again for it though in case meron sila

    5. AcieNo Gravatar Says:

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      namiss ko tuloy magka website :))

    6. kistl0veNo Gravatar Says:

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      i should ready edward cullen’s book soon. :D

    7. ank8No Gravatar Says:

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      oi anna! haahah after 54872465 years na-open ko din tong website mo! grabe hahahaha :)) may gravatar ka naring nalalaman a! whaahhahahaah :)) anyway enjoy mo lang yang driving lessons mo malay mo madunggol mo pa si billy cropord hahha j/k. edi ayun. buti ok na tong site mo. hehehehe special mention pa ako =)) Ohmaygad ahahhaa la lang :P

    8. SandraNo Gravatar Says:

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      I must say maganda ang service ni kuya ed. gusto ko nga jan eeh sa dom41nname .. kaso i just want to save money kaya ayun.^^ hehehe at yea sobrang affordable pa..

      i wanna drive! i wanna drive! since im 16.. hahaha. >:) pwede naman na siguro. basta may kasamang adult daw. :))

    9. JuiceNo Gravatar Says:

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      I definitely know about the bandwagon feeling. I actually just wrote a post about it! Hahahahaha.

      Dammit, this Twilight thing is sucking every inch of our interest (and I mean that in the most vampirest way). When I first saw the trailer you tweeted, I got goosebumps, and my seatmate saw me (I was in class) then we watched it together and she got goosebumps too! Hahaha she said she’d read the book and she can’t wait for the movie. December is soooooo far away. Oh well. That time will come! Hahahahah.

    10. CerisseNo Gravatar Says:

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      yay. you’re back! haha. i noticed that too. :> it’s just i didn’t tell it to you. hahaha. gaaaaaaaah, TWILIGHT!!! almost every blog nga! HAHAHA! I’ve been wanting to read it. I hope I could buy one I wanted to read them all. Hahaha. And the trailer is just fcuking awesome. :D HAHA.

      GOODLUCK ON BEING A DRIVER! :yay: :)>-

    11. JoyceNo Gravatar Says:

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      i got all three books. teehee! i even bought the new Stephenie Meyer book na di tungkol sa vampires. and like you, na tempt din akong basahin yung ebook. hahahaha.. mahal kasi nung book lalo na yung hardbound. the second book is in paperback now so mas kaya na sa budget. :D can’t wait for the moveeehh! hahahaha!

      i wanna learn how to drive too kaso parang mahina yata loob ko pagdating sa mga ganong bagay eh… pero gusto ko na talaga kasi di na kaya ng tatay ko. waaaah! sana ako din makapag driving lessons na! :D good luck anna!

    12. vanessaNo Gravatar Says:

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      a what? lolz. i don’t understand what you mean e. sorry. . ;]

    13. shaneNo Gravatar Says:

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      bakit andaming mahilig sa books… ako hinde! =)) good luck sa driving lessons… yun nanay ko din ganun may nabunggong something tapos ayaw na… natakot na… buti ikaw matibay pa din ehehehe…

      may e-mail po ako sa gmail niyo…

      mag

    14. ChesterNo Gravatar Says:

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      nkakainggit..gusto ko na rin mag drive.. :heart:

    15. maryNo Gravatar Says:

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      yay you’re back! haha. better buy new moon and eclipse soon. they’re selling like hotcakes (excuse the cliche), but really. :P

      about robert pattinson, at first i didn’t want him for the role, pero he’s got me convinced (kinda) when i watched the trailer. hahaha. ok lang. pero mas gusto ko pa rin si gaspard ulliel ♥ mas bagay. XD

      lucky you to finally learn how to drive. haha. i get too scared too sometimes. grr. they say girls should drive automatic cars. less work :P

    16. CharleneNo Gravatar Says:

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      Man I wanna read Twilight too. Haven’t bought it for myself yet. We got it for my brother’s gf. Bah. I need to finish at least 3 books too this summer! I just realized how much of a bum I am in front of the pc all the time. That sux. But yeahhh, I love the trailer! Mannnn. 12/12!

      AND OH YEAH. I got that…EYES EYES EYES!!! Hahahaha. It cracked me up :))

      My dad said if I want to learn how to drive, I should know the streets first. He said, one will be a very good driver if you know where you’re going. So they said I should get familiar with the streets first. I’m not 18 yet but it won’t hurt to try to learn how to drive, I just have like one more year before legal age! And yeah, sht we’re getting older! HAHA. I feel like a kid still. Mannnnn, time flies by real fast omgz.

      Deym I’m scared. Lol. Seriously, like reality just slapped me in the face once again! Gahh. Anyway, good luck with driving! EYESSSSSSSEYESSEYES! :P

    17. lozNo Gravatar Says:

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      i’d freak without my website for one day haha i did freak when it went down a lot but i changed it to my hosts second domain so now all is well :D

    18. ishaNo Gravatar Says:

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      ohmagee. edward cullen = robert pattinson? that so [very] handsome guy? waaaaah. siya rin po yung sa jumpers right? ohmagee talaga. :X

      i wanna learn howta drive but i’m pretty scared. haha. i hate the reverse thing. mamaya makabangga pa po ako. =)) i hate din yung magpapark in between to cars. scaryyyy. =))

    19. RachelNo Gravatar Says:

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      wow anna dami mo ng books na nababasa youre such a book worm ha. do you want 5 people you meet in heaven by mitch albom? i have it i can give it to you if you want, it’s the hard paper copy.

    20. AyieneNo Gravatar Says:

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      Lagi kong binabalikan yung post na to. Wala lang. :) To watch the teaser again. Plus rereading the post. Nageenjoy ako eh!

      Napansin ko, marami ding ‘grimaced’ na word sa Twilight. wala lang. :P

    21. AishaNo Gravatar Says:

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      waaaa im so excited for this huhu

    22. JoniNo Gravatar Says:

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      I’d be jumping on the Twilight bandwagon very soon. If only I’d remember to get a copy when I’m at the mall… I always forget. :roll:

    23. michelleNo Gravatar Says:

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      ate anna! long time no comment. hehe. :p
      i’ve heard about the Twilight book too, and it really seems interesting. Wonder when i’ll get my hands on them. hmmm :p

      wow, good luck nga sa driving lessons. ayos. matututuo ka na. hehe. ingat lage :)

    24. michelleNo Gravatar Says:

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      sorry kung dito aku nagreply, uhh, i got it deleted a few months ago. :)
      I decided I’d just move to Blogger. Para wala nang complications. Hehe. :)

    25. chazzelNo Gravatar Says:

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      hey! thanks for the comment! :)

      with you’s my fave song. LSS ika nga. hehe.

      umm, goodluck to your driving lessons.
      i know you can make it :)

    26. BernadethNo Gravatar Says:

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      Damn! The trailer is good I wanna watch it!

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