I studied from a premier university and I believed we were trained differently and had the same principles as that of with international schools. My schoolmates always joked that there were only 2 schools: UP and the others. I believed it was a dentist from "the other schools" who worked on this Filipino patient. But I just couldn't imagine if it was lack of training or just plain laziness that that dentist was able to do what he did.

So our patient had his tooth filled. And the filling was so high and out of occlusion, and without anatomy, and there were cavities on the other surfaces of the tooth. A filling case is really simple. Take out the decay, put a filling into the tooth, and restore anatomy and occlusion. I just couldn't imagine how one can graduate from a 6-year training/course and wouldn't be able to do a proper filling. Look at me: I haven't graduated but I know how to do it right. And this dentist did the same erroneous fillings on 2 different teeth!

What really angered me was the dentist violated the code "Do no harm." The patient expected to be treated right. If the healthcare provider/professional couldn't do it, then don't do any more harm. I believe that there are many bad dentists in the Philippines; but there are also good ones, who are hard to find and very expensive. However when I would finally graduate, I would like to become a good one.

Disclaimer: I didn't say Philippines has bad dentistry. As my boss later restated, there are bad dentists in all countries. I know there are bad dentists in the US too. I've seen some of their work. This blog is about a personal commitment to become a good dentist.

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-Be real with me.
-When something is bothering you, you come and tell me right then instead of waiting til’ the spur of a heated conversation to tell me.
-Realize just cause I’m not smiling doesn’t mean I’m mad, especially when I’ve told you that "I’m not mad", or "You’ll know when I’m mad".
-Can play video games with me, I’m very competitive sometimes.
-Compliments me every once in a while. (I don’t even know what that feels like ever since I left Jason).
-Tell me how they feel about me, cause I’ll surely tell you what I feel about you.
-Don’t try and make me do something I just already said no to.
-Can keep a conversation going.
-Even probably if you see me everyday, you still say hi or something instead of running straight to the tv or the computer.
-Communicates real damn well. Cause if something is wrong, I want to know. Cause you may never know, I might of been there before.
-Has a great sense of humor. Especially with me, cause I’m goofy as hell when given the time to be.
-Is interested in the things I do and have the same interests as me just about.
-Loves music as much as me and doesn’t trip if I got the speakers up too loud or the tv.
-Will and can watch Cartoons with me. I’m still a kid at heart.
-Listens to me when I’m spilling my heart out and comforts me when I’m down or feeling said about something.
-Other than just being girlfriend and boyfriend but a friend/best friend too, I mean damn, we don’t have to be all hugged up and kissed up all the time, even though I wouldn’t mind that but shit I should be able to come to you about something serious.
-Isn’t goofy majority of the time I’m with you and don’t speak or act bouge cause I’m quiet and shit.
-Knows how to have fun or spark up something fun.
-Likes to wrestle and don’t give up too easily cause you think I hurt you/me.
-Isn’t too all up on sex and realize sex doesn’t make up the whole relationship.
-Understands me and who I am. I’m not like the average broad you’ll see with a pack of broads and shit.
-Will sometimes go to church with me. I need to start going back and shit my damn self. I’ll be going this Sunday.
-Knows how to give me friendly criticism and advice.
-Knows when I’m serious or just joking.
-Takes time to get to know each other and not rush into anything.
-Understands that I have male friends and they’ll come over once in a while especially if you work all the time and barely have time for me.
-You don’t have to trust me but don’t be too skeptical, cause I myself has trust issues.
-Doesn’t just right away say "you’re my girlfriend now".Expecting me to go along with it.

-Congratulate me on things big or small.
-Enjoy being around me and loves my company.
-Knows how to kiss. I’ll tell you quick, "you don’t know how to kiss". Or "I don’t like kissing you". Thats just me. It annoys me when I get forced to kiss even when I tell you a hundred times, "Stop, I don’t want to kiss you". I’m not really the kissing type anyway.
-Is very romantic.
-Have wonderful style in clothes. (Big Turn-On).
Mostly, just communicate with me and be a friend. Shit I don’t ask for much.

I'll be 21 this year and before this year is out, its going to be some changes. I've been saying it and saying but I've been avoiding it. Well thats about to stop too; in an instant. Its time I get in school and get a job. Cleveland may be a terrible and horrible place to live but all the jobs aren't gone yet. I seriously need to get up off my ass and do something about my situation. I have a promising future and who ever is along side me, I want them to be proud of me. Not some chick who just laid on her ass all her life.

Being sick though and tired most of the time has done something to my mind. Its like when I'm not here in hell, I'm fine, I'm not sick. Yea, I get a few back pains that can jerk some tears out of me every now and then but other than that, I'm healthy as hell and I can go to sleep without taking all that damn medicine. It may seem awkward and all but thats the truth. This house is a plague that look like its only affecting me. Maybe because I'm not giving into the life my grandmother, sisters, brother, and my mom is living. Its like the house know in my heart I'm going to be happy and live a life and leave away from here and not look back.

Its like I'm refusing to listen to my psychiatrist. She keeps telling me to leave. But where to? Where can I go? I need/want my own place badly. I had one and because I'm a strong kind-hearted person I moved back in here all cause my grandmother said so. Well okay then, you asked me to move back in but I'm made to pay rent when the others who have a job doesn't? I mind as well stayed at the place I had and just come visit her but I didn't think of it that way. It was wonderful having my own shit.

The only thing I was missing though, was someone to call mine. But thats a different blog for a different day.

-N-

Either way it go though, I am who I am. I cannot change who my family molded me to be. They've made me a sad, depressed, angry person. But today something was different about today. I was happy all day today I have no clue to why though and I felt weird as hell. I was even smiling and joking around with my youngest sister.

I don't really like stressing folks and stuff only when its necessary and I confrontations are hard for me. I rather hide behind something then talk to that person. I've always been like that for as long as I can remember. My communication skills suck major hockey pucks. I try and try and try but it just don't work I try to motivate myself to be a happier person or try to find things that'll keep me happy. But, the things that keep me happy are dark, sad, gloomy things.

I put my heart and soul into a lot of things and people too. Most of the time I get crushed or it backfires. A person like me is a good one cause anyone less sane than me would of gone insane by now. Well I guess being who I am and the fact that I have a strong pride and used to so much bad and negative shit in my life it just doesn't phase me any more.

This nigga's actions speak so much louder than words. Its not like he don't know shit. Its not like keep the nigga in the dark about shit. He don't care. He'll get all gussied up to go to some funky ass comedy show but when we go out he just wash under his arms and put on something that he had on that following day or just say he ready. I mean even though we are just going to the movies. At least care enough about your appearance. I mean shit when I leave from here it look like I'm going some where important and all I'm doing is to go see him and to just sit in the apartment the whole day playing video games.

I was sitting at the bus stop thinking about so much shit it almost brung tears to my eyes. I'm sick of blogging this shit out. If he didn't make it feel like telling him would be a waste of his time listening maybe I would tell him. If he didn't make me feel like my feelings are something not getting so worked up over then maybe I would have enough courage to tell him about himself.

He makes me so damned angry. I never gotten this angry over anyone I've ever been with. This relationship is truly not meant to be. I pictured me telling him to his face that I can't do it any more and that I'm not in love with him any more and just breaking into tears. I never almost cried or gotten this angry over any relationship. EVER.

Being there more often and around him made me see the person for who he really is. Yea yea he tries and what not but it don't last. It only last when I say something and if I keep saying something. But no he don't do it cause it hurts me, he only do it to fill the void. Yea he don't shit to call his own, no money, nothing to show for what he went to school for but I loved him anyway for the personality I thought I knew but I don't any more. I don't know who the fuck he is at all. I thought I didn't know him before; well its beyond that. I never felt so much anger when I half-look at him.

He don't compliment me or nothing, we don't converse like adults. We don't connect. Only on a lets call each other names and bash each other level. Not on an serious level, that shit don't exist. If I was to say that to him, he would say either I would get mad or why don't I say these things? It wouldn't matter because he already got it set in his mind that he know me. Actually telling him the reasons why would fly right over his short ass. I don't get angry all the time.

Lately though, he hasn't been considering nothing of me. This feeling of neglect has a strong hold on me and yes he has been neglecting me this past week and this week.  I only see him so often now. Whats fucked up, I'M THERE! Not over here, but there. He'll stay in the same room with me for five damned seconds but his love of his life, that sad, abuse, poor excuse for a computer beckons him every single minute that he's around. I try to think of things to keep my mind occupied and what not, I try to do things to keep me from getting angry. I try so hard but I can't deny the fact that this relationship is for the birds.

I put my all in the relationships I get in. Even when I have my doubts. i try helping out the best way I can. I try. He don't realize what he has in front of him. He don't care, he only trying to get in where he fit in. With his small ass, thats every where. I can't win, at all. Its either say something and get told you're wrong in all types of ways but one. Or not say anything and feel worse than if you open your mouth. I'm not the one to give up on things like this. Like he say I give up to easily. No the hell I don't, I'm just sick of fighting for affection, attention, love. Cause he say it but I seriously don't believe it. When I hear it, I hear, I hate you, I hurt you, I don't love you. When I read it, its as blank as my face right now. The spark that once was in love with this nigga is gone. I don't even know if I just love him not. I would have to sit and think about that.

He never even told me why he love me or even like me around. I shake my head cause I'm realizing so much shit its sickening. I'm tired, the more I think the more I so ready to give up & now that I've thought about it for the last two weeks or so. Its time to completely forget about him.

But I'm just happy to be getting the attention that do get from him, even though it isn't much. Its enough I guess. I just wish my anger didn't get the best of me sometimes. I wish I could tell him these things but I don't want him to think different of me like he already do. He already don't take me seriously half of the time. But I love him always and always will. No matter how mad or pissed off me make me. If thats the only promise I make, that'll be the only promise I'll keep. I bet my life on it.

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Let me straighten one thing out with the situation of you asking me to go out. Two times you've asked me to go out and I'm not counting the times you invited me to your church. The movies? Remember that Adam, I see you don't. Two times you asked me and suggested that we go see a movie. Two times you called and told me you couldn't do it cause you had things to do. Two times you called and told me we would have to do it another time. So to sit here and throw that bullshit at me was pathetic. Your attempt to finally "confront" me is failing miserably. Anyway...

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I don't like taking or receiving gifts. Thats just how I am. You get offended of it, thats not my problem Adam. As a person you are suppose to respect that, you're suppose to realize maybe I was raised different. Being that you're a Church-goer I thought you would understand that, but its pretty obvious that you don't. No one over this way never said that you've asked me or took a lot from me. You're acting as if I stabbed you in your eyes and you can no longer see that you've hurt yourself and caused these dilemma's in your life.

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I don't care about you thinking of what you thought I was. Things like that you supposed to know. Well; maybe I know how to read people better than you, but I knew who you were just listening to you in that bus stop that morning. I have a gift a lot of people don't have. I can understand where you're coming from better then the person explaining it can. I can myself in people's shoes and know exactly how they're feeling. Unlike you; yea, I know what you're going through. I don't care though. Want to know why? Of course you do. Its cause, you made up these assumptions about me, you assumed right away that I was this person you thought you knew. You hurt yourself, I had no part in it. I'll get to why I haven't answered your calls in a second; be patient. I know you're probably sitting there reading this and the pain and feelings that I put there in your heart is coming back. But guess what? I don't care about that either cause you helped put it there.

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Okay, this not calling me for a week bullshit. First of all, if you're mad at me; why wouldn't call me and tell me right then instead of waiting a whole month to come out with it? People put themselves in the past so much they don't realize that they're constantly hurting themselves in the process. Not calling me does nothing to me being that no one ever calls me. It also don't assume when someone doesn't call me that they're mad at me. Where ever you got that idea that not calling someone is showing you're mad from, you need to chalk it. Give it back to the dealer cause that shit they gave you was some false fake shit. If anything, I just thought you were busy. Oh, I'll get around to where I was and what I was doing, How I was and all that detailed shit in a minute. Calm down, you don't have nothing else to do but to read this. What you rushing for me to get to the point for? Anyway...

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Being frank is what I'm doing now. Being hurt is what you are right now. Again, you hurt yourself. (Notice how I put all my responses to your bull in pieces? Thats so you don't get lost in shit YOU'VE said. Don't lose me). Anyway, you can kill all that noise; I mentioned all that shit above. No need to keep repeating myself. I will say this though; how does it feel to hurt yourself unintentionally? Can you actually sit there and say that all this pain you put yourself in; is all your doing? No cause you're too busy pointing the finger, but you didn't realize I held a mirror up right in front of you. Did you? No, you didn't. Your mind and heart is in two different places. Your mind is wondering and your heart is hurting. Well you've had almost a month to get over it. Still hurt?

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Yea, I'm being blunt and some-what arrogant, but I have to do this to people who think they have me all summed up when its more to me than meets the eye. Not once have I lied to you though. If I bought it, its mine. Now I'm not even gone go further into that. I shouldn't have to break-down everything to you, do I?

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Man, reading your jumbled sentences is hard but I can manage. Lets see where do I start with the next subject. Okay Okay, I got a question do you fall for love easily? How you love me in that short of time? Or are you just saying that cause you don't have no other way to describe your feelings? If thats how you express yourself, you need to reevaluate yourself. Seriously. I would get into why I think you don't/didn't love me but thats unnecessary, no need to add more fuel to the fire that you've started. Anyway, Me being trustworthy? Untrustworthy? Went? Weren't? Well, WHAT EVER you were trying to say it went through one side of my mind and out the other.

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Its funny how you say that I broke up with you cause I didn't answer your calls. Reading this shows me how much you've hurt yourself with your own assumptions. I'm laughing at you cause you're so blind. Why you constantly feel that you should point the finger when you let so much time go by before you actually said something? I'm asking questions but I don't expect you to answer any of them so don't try; it'll just be more bad English I can't understand. Why waste time on things like that when its already irrelevant to me, right? Right.

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You know its time to tell you where I was, how I've been, what I was doing, why and all that other detailed shit that you're so "anticipating" to know about. See, I got really ill within the time that I last saw you and now. If you knew me or took into consideration about the information you already knew about me. You would of had better assumptions to come up with instead of saying all this bullshit that you yourself don't even believe. Anyway, I got sick and my grandmother had my phone, I told her don't answer it just let it ring and people can leave a message. You know when I got the phone back. It was 50 messages. Not one from you and most of them were from my best-friend and my boyfriend. But then he wasn't my boyfriend then. Anyway, you so called "loved" me but you called me numerous times and you couldn't leave a message? No no, don't message me back saying that you did. I don't want to read it. (See how I dismissed that? Yea, I do that a lot, cause unlike you when I assume; I assume shit MOST typical humans do). Yea well I left Ohio for awhile to get away from things. My Uncle friend took me to Arizona, (its very pretty and quiet there by the way.) I didn't have a care in the world, and not once did I think of anyone back here in Ohio. That was the main reason for leaving, was to get my head away from here and it worked. I was in a wheelchair most of the time cause I couldn't walk without falling. For a minute I didn't even know who the hell I was and thought it was January. When my memory came back though, I cried cause I wish it hadn't. (I haven't cried in yrs.) So, basically I got ill and didn't want to be bothered. Got back here and my ex was in my room and I was surrounded by roses, stuffed animals, gifts all from him. That was the day I took him back. (Forgot all about you til you messaged me just now. Damn did I just say that?) Well back to the subject at hand, you assumed I hurt you. I could of been dead. But no no you rather make yourself the victim and pull the cards you've pulled. Which left you with a bad poker hand by the way.

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"I would come by your house if I thought you really wanted to see me but if you dont want to speak I assume you definatly dont want to see me anymore." - Seriously; what in the fuckity fuck fuckery, were you talking about? I'm not even gone press that issue cause you lost me when I got to that part of the paragraph. At least proof-read shit before you send it to someone who have a 0-tolerance to trying to understand shit like what you just said. I'll bypass that shit and act like I didn't see it. But that shit was funny. I almost fell out my chair laughing. That sentence was so run-together I'm surprised my computer let me read it. (You spelled definately wrong by the way.)

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You want what to work out? From the previous fucked up sentences it says I broke up with you. So How we gone let anything work out when we aren't together? WAIT A MIN! When in the hell did I become your girlfriend? Where was I at? We talked about it but not once did you realize if the feeling was mutual or not. I love how you keep hurting yourself. I haven't seen anything in this message that proved that I'm the one that hurt you.

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I stepped on you? You're taller than me, how the fuck I step on you? (Sorry, I had to do it since that whole message you sent me been a joke anyway, mind as well add my own joke in there some where. LMAO!). Not once did I take advantage of your kindness. From my point of view, the only thing I considered kindness in this whole deal is only things decent people do. You didn't do anything special. You're a decent guy. I've met a kind guy, he's my best friend. Now thats a kind ass man. He goes out his way and knows me from head to toe and half the time I don't even know what he's up to until he hands me a gift or do something spectacular. But YOU?!?! You did normal decencies. Thats it. Don't give yourself so much credit where it isn't due. You've tried to make me see you as the victim when all I see you as is a person who had his head in the clouds and don't know have a clue to what half the shit he messaged with me means.

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So let me be even more of an arrogant bastard and say this. I don't know you, you don't know me, I never seen you, you've never seen me, you don't have my number, I don't have yours (I really don't), I never talked to you before, you never talked to me, I never messaged you, you never messaged me, I don't miss you, you don't miss me. You don't exist. (See unlike you, I can move on cause I got a grip on reality at a young ass age.) Life has a lot of bullshit in it and people don't how to deal with it. Well I finally don't have that problem any more. I don't understand why you even messaged me. You should of just moved on. You do a lot of think and assuming so you mind as well think of a way to move the hell on. I don't even know what I moved on from but I did. I'm boggled that after that message though you added "I miss you." If I "hurt" you, why would you miss me? You look like a female in abusive relationship but don't want to leave cause she "loves" him. Yea, same difference.

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You know, I didn't have to be so harsh in this message but when you sit and try to be Ms. Cleo and tell ME who I am and what I did then you need to be checked on by that. Normally I would of laughed at this message of yours and deleted it. But sense we share a few other things besides these messages, I felt it was my duty to finish doing something I never started. As you go through life, you gone remember what I've said and gone realize the shit was/is true and next time, you won't hurt yourself. You will find things about that person that THEY DID that HURT YOU. Not some damn sap story thats the total damn opposite. Which really is opposite cause I'm not hurt to the least. Well physically I am but emotionally and mentally; I'm not. I'm strong as fuck. My life and the shit I've gone through, been through, is going through is forcing me to be the person I am. I don't need to you trying to fix something that's not even broke. You're just a person that I shouldn't of gotten close to. I wish I never met you for the simple fact, I hurt you but I didn't, you hurt yourself which results in me hurting you. Yea, this message stung and I don't care. You provoked it, well I just choked it and killed it.

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Well, now that you got all your questions answered. I shouldn't see a message from you period. It would be deleted, unread; whatever. It won't be acknowledged. I'm gone add you to my myspace though, just out of humor. Lol. Get your hopes up for a lost cause.

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I sound like a total ass don't I? Well don't read too much into the font. I'm still the same ole me. But then again, I could be an ass and don't know it. You be the judge.

-Asilee-

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I dont get you. you say you want someone to love you as much as you give them love I come and give you as much love as a broken heart can but you kept pushing me away. I would want to take out but you wont want to go I try to get you things you want but you say you dont want them. I never took anything from nor really asked for anything. I give give give in relationships I thought you may be different but I guess not. then you lied to me about your hair which really did not matter to me I love you for you. I didn't call you for like a week after that to show you I was upset that you went being trust worthy about something I was mad nor did I want to break up with you. you broke up with me you stopped answer my phone calls and everything what am I to do. just be frank with me if you didn't want to see me anymore all you had to do was pick up the phone and say "This aint gone work out" and I'd have to accept it. but you left me in lembo I would come by your house if I thought you really wanted to see me but if you dont want to speak I assume you definatly dont want to see me anymore. I really wanted this to work I tired of beening stepped on in relationships and you was the first to take advantage of my kindness. message me back so we can talk.
I miss you

I titled this blog that because, I talked to my ex girlfriend through e-mail earlier today. She read my blogs and had a lot to say about them. But not towards me. She would of told him herself but she no longer have a myspace and don't have a IM program. So the only way he'll know what she said is to put it on here. Its the only decent place I can think of to put it at the moment. & Since I still love her, one day I'll let him read this.

You know what Asilee, when you talked about him last yr, you had nothing but good things to say. Until that day you left him. You sounded so happy and was in love. He hurt you so you left. Why you're back with him is not understandable boo. He's hurting my girl, I love you ma' & seeing you like this hurting me bay. I don't understand why you even dealing with niggas. I swear if I could go back in time, I would make it where we never split up. I missed you and hated you at the same time. I hated you that you would leave me for some nigga. I know you wanted to try the dick but you could had still came back to the pussy. It hurt me that some nigga had my girl on their arm and didn't know what they had. Well since my myspace is gone and I don't do that messenger b.s. Tell him this, tell him to stop hurting you and pay attention. Tell him you love him and if he can't realize or understand that then you gone leave. Ma' tell that nigga that you're tired of explaining shit to him thousands of times baby. Tell him you're not gone give up but you not gone be someone's toy. I hate to see you hurting love and I hate to see the reason for it, is some nigga. Tell that nigga to man up, wake up, grow up. Baby tell that nigga one last time, tell that nigga one last motherfucking time that you gone always love him no matter what; so being something he's not needs to be out of the picture. Tell that nigga to make room for you in that picture. Tell him the nudes, the flirting, the dishonesty has to go and has to stop. Tell him he not gone be young forever and chasing broads that don't care about him isn't gone do him any good. Tell him you have a good heart and you're only being yourself. Tell that standing at 5'5" ass nigga that if he knew the Asilee I knew, she wouldn't give yellow niggas the time of day. Tell him, that I can always get you back at any given time. Tell him, it may sound like I'm joking about that but I'm not. Tell him, you gone always be my girl no matter what a man says bay. Ha, tell him that you would do anything for him cause I know you would do it for me. Tell him, when you love; you love HARD and hate being let down. Tell him to FUCKING LISTEN! Tell him, to consider your feelings bay you been through too much not to stress that enough. Don't let no nigga put you through no more of that shit. TELL HIM...tell him He got one more time to hurt you like this and he's gone get a call from me. Tell him, I'm not going to be disrespectful nor rude. Tell him I'm kicking the hell out of 30 my damn self but if I was a nigga, I would love to have you on my arm. My love tell that nigga not to miss you when he's the reason why you keep leaving. Tell him if giving you his all isn't enough how would he feel if got nothing. But Asilee tell yourself to give him a chance to realize some of the things you have told him. He has to be trying some what, because you're still around. I love you with all my heart ever since the first day I kissed you. I'll never tell you nothing wrong bay, he's not perfect but at one point you were in love him. Tell him you're losing the reasons why you want to be around. Asilee baby, if he don't know what he have then move on. Don't be sad, you still have me boo. Tell him you love him for who he is. Tell him you've accepted his flaws and circumstances bay. Stop being so hot-headed though, try getting your emotions and feelings under control sweetie. I know my bay is bi-polar but you can't take it out on someone who is only being who he is. If you don't like it, leave him but this time bay, don't turn or look back. If you say its more bad things about him outweighing the good; well boo you can change that. Tell him if he can't talk to you on a mature level, type the shit out. Open up some type of communication. Love I know the real you, I know you mean well and I know all niggas been doing is messing with your mind but if you gone be with a male you gone have to put up with their bullshit that comes with it boo. My love, my soul, my bay, I would die for you and the way you're hurting, I wish I was born a male so I can take you away from this bullshit. I would make love to you, compliment you, adore you, listen to you, appreciate you, baby I would love you. That don't matter though I'm a female and I love you and miss you and dream of you, wanting you. I'm only telling you these things seeing that you're okay with being straight and it seems you are comfortable with it. So bay I'm going to let you do you. But know this, I die for mines. If I have to get off my job and camp out where you're at then I will do that. I'm sick of seeing you spilling your guts out and in return you just get them returned in a plastic bag that got "oh" written on it. Fuck that, excuse my language, you know I barely use that much profane language ma but its getting to me. You were the happy, bubbly, giggly type. When I see and talk to you now, its like where my love of my life go? These fools are forcing you to be someone you not. I know my Asilee! Baby I want to see that Asilee back, that can make me smile without saying a word. The one that was a freak, the one that would hold me at night and rock me to sleep. & When I wake up, I get kisses in the morning. I miss MY Asilee, baby come back to me. I want you to so bad. Niggas don't know how to act ma'. I shouldn't even be saying that but I do know one thing Asilee, he loves you; I know it. Tell him he got a rare find though, tell him he won't never experience someone else like you in his life. Tell him those things and regret nothing bay. I love you, I will pray for you, & when I see you, I will hold you. You gone get through this baby. I know you are, you're strong. I love you Asilee. With ya' sexy ass. -Cheer Up! -M-

P.S. My bay's Birthday is coming up isn't it?! Ma' we gone party that Friday sense your birthday fall on a Sunday. I'm going to wine and dine my girl like old times. You not going to even think about Cedric bay. Well you better not be. That's YOUR DAY! Love you ma; ALWAYS remember that.

#1: I don't know enough

#2: I'll be a religious nut

#3: I'll say the wrong thing

#4: I'll be a bad witness

#5: Don't know how to start

#6: Might be made fun of

#7: Won't make sense

#8: Might get beat up

P.S. I'm not letting these excuses stop me from sharing my faith anymore.

Painéis permitem que usuário personalize o visual de sua máquina.
Preço dessas novas máquinas da Positivo vai de R$ 1,4 mil a R$ 2,3 mil.

A Positivo Informática apresentou, na quinta-feira (18) setembro, uma nova linha de desktops que muda de visual de acordo com o gosto do usuário. Com uma frente de acrílico transparente e removível, o consumidor pode usar os painéis que já vêm com o produto ou imprimir seus próprios cartões para personalizar a máquina. A novidade estará disponível no mercado a partir de outubro...
Então aqueles que quiserem dar um up na aparência do seu desktop,  corram pras lojas que já temos novidades!

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i TA'd in a handful of classes, and my 2 faves were with Sarah ("The" Sarah) of Scenic Route and Kim from Rusty Pickle.  They were both so sweet and fun, i just wanted to be girlfriends with them both instantly.  alas, they're both back on their side of the country now, doing what they do, and i'm left here missing them....  =)  i worked sunday at the store and made all kinds of crafty plans for the week.  i may never sleep again, i'm so full of ideas!

the girls had a great weekend with their daddy but they are exhausted today.  he's a little (ok, a LOT) more lax on the napping and he runs those children ragged.  i think they're happy i'm here today.  we'll head to the library shortly, then we'll be little reading homebodies the rest of the day!

i have more thoughts and stories from the weekend - the "creative swearing" ladies from utah do, the use of the completely WRONG adhesives by TOO MANY PEOPLE, and the misinformation that someone was passng out, but i kept my mouth shut because it wasn't my place to say anything (but omg!!!  tacky tape, people!!!!)

6 October 2008. College of Science blessing. UP-CS is celebrating its 25th Anniversary. This picture taken inside the CS Auditorium (October 6, 2008).

First row: Mr. Kester Yu (President, College of Science Student Council), (sitting): Ms. Evelyn Basas, Ms. Ivy Martirez, Dr. Marian Roque (Assoc. Dean for Student and Public Affairs, College of Science), Fr. Jboy Gonzales, Ms. Grace Nirza, Ms. Yolly Hirao, Mr. Satur Castro. Second row: Ms. Precy Baroga, Ms. Teresa Alinabon, Mrs. Gie Ballarta, Ms. Dina Ileto, Ms. Gigi Winchester, Mr. Gerry Colipapa, Ms. Janet Mabaquiao, Mr. Ronni Bawa. Third Row: Ms. Myrna Bondoc, Dr. Fidel Nemenzo (Coordinator, Science and Society Program, College of Science), Ms. Josie Razal, Dr. Ronald Banzon (Assoc. Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Science), Mr. Joseph Mendoza, Mr. Jun Sajol.

As of current, hypergraphia is understood to be triggered by changes in brainwave activity in the temporal lobe.”

http://www.autoadviceoffl.com/Braindisease.htm

As I was stumbling upon pages, the net brought me to this page. Naisip ko bigla, baka may ganito ako.

Adik. Damn. Naalala ko yuloy yung mga notebooks ko nung high school. Haha. Madaming sulat ng kung anu-anong di naman related sa subject. Boredom kasi ang drama ko nun kaya kung anu-ano ang nasusulat ko.

Buti ngaun di na masyado. Sa blog nalang. Mahal kasi ang Gtech eh. Ayun.

Nararamdaman kong mamatay na ako bukas. Sasabog na lang akong bigla pag bumagsak na naman ako sa PolSci. Damn. Final exam na yun. Nagcram ako kaninang umaga. Nawindang lang ako dahil may mga terms akong nakikita sa reviewer na hindi ko maalala kung anong ibig sabihin. Ang weird. Damn it.

Sana umayos naman ang pag-iisip ko mayamaya. Para naman di ako manginig sa kaba bukas at sumabog nalang bigla. Iniisip ko din kung saan ako uupo bukas. Ayoko ng upuan kong yun, lagi nalang akong natatanong ni Prof. Buti pa yung mga katabi niya bihira niyang tinatanong eh.

Sabaw ang utak ko. Parang kinain na ako ng PolSci. Damn it. At least isang araw na lang ay magkakaron na ako ng time para sa ibang bagay. Yun ay kung hindi ako mamamatay bukas ng umaga. Shit. Freaky.

Nakakalungkot kagabi. Dun sa email ni Sir V, sabi niya wala na daw siya sa MaSci. Napromote na daw siya uli sa mas mataas na department head. Happy naman ako for him, dahil he really deserves it. Ayun. At least may communication pa din kami. Nabati ko pa nga siya ng Happy Teacher’s Day kahit late na. Haha.

Tinatamad na ko. Depressed at ako. Ang gulogulo ko. Parang ewan lang. Parang guto ko ngang maglasing eh. Haha.

Pero promise ko sa sarili ko magrereview ako mamaya. After merienda. Hanngang sa kung saan ko kaya. Promise yan. Si Heywood naman kasi eh. Nakakainis.

Grabe lang yung pagkawalang kwent ng mga previous entries ko. Puro na lang kaguluhan ng isip ko. Chaos dude.

I INTERVIEWED SARAH SILVERMAN! Now I'm not usually one to get all pumped about famous people and really do try to look at them like us, you know, normal people. But friggin' c'mon! In my opinion, she's really awesome and I love how friggin' crude her humor is. Don't judge her completely off her show (yay full episodes); watch some of her stand up or check out this video she made for a political movement she's involved with. If it's not your style, you suck then it's just not your style. Whether you like her or not, it still was pretty awesome talking to her. Her bubbly personality came right through the phone (no, I didn't get to see her face to face) and I have to admit, I was starstruck. Once the article I wrote is published, I'll be sure to link it so you can read it (you know you'll want to).

Anywho (remember Stick Stickly?), now that I'm writing for this newspaper, I should be posting more posts more frequently and they should be pretty ranged in what they're about. There should be some good beer reviews I do soon, so check those out as well. Gah, not sure how to end this...how about with an awesome link?

I want to throw out a big thanks to Mike Stoute and Bobby Rio of TSB Radio and TSB Magazine. We talked about lots of fun topics including:

- Whats in store for the second season of The PickUp Artist
- My thoughts on pick up artists in general
- The kissing contest we did on season one of The PickUp Artist
- My thoughts on peacocking
- How to pick me up :)
and much more!

Good news! There are several ways to listen to a recorded copy of the show. You can:

- Listen to it on TSB Magazine' s website
- Listen to it on GreatSeducer.com
- Download it on Apple iTunes

I join the show at 23:16, sor the 23rd minute and 16th second.

Hope everyone enjoys it!

XOXO,
~Tara

Kakauwi ko palang galling sa mall. Big sale kasi kaya sugod naman kami ni mama. Ang daming tao, nakakahilo. Pero enjoy, parang pasko na. Masaya naman ako dahil kahit sandali nakalimutan kong may exam pala ako sa Tuesday. Shit. Naalala ko nanaman.

Sabaw na ang utak ko. As in. Nung Saturday ko pa pinipilit magbasa. Eh dahil hindi conducive to learning ang environment ko ay go with the fun nalang ako. At least hindi ko binitawan si Heywood. Haha. After lunch kasi nung Saturday, DVD marathon ang drama sa bahay. Nung Friday nga nanood na sila ng “Kulam” na napakawalang kwenta. Natuwa lang kami dahil malinaw lahat ng movies dun sa 15-in-1 na binili ni Pap. “Mirrors” yung pinanood namin. At dahil pinipilit ko talagang magbasa, di ko masyadong na-gets yung movie. Basta may pagka-morbid yun. Pero I like the ending.

Ayun. Pagkatapos nun, tnry ko na magbasa uli. Maya-maya, nagtext si Ardeth, tinatanong kung nag-aaral na kami. Sabi ko medyo na lang, dahil hindi naman ako subsob. Sa totoo lang kasi gusto naman talaga mag-aral kaya lang tinatamad ako at ayaw makipagcooperate ng katawan ko. Haha. Tapos tinext ko sina Janjan at Kester. Sabi nila sa Monday pa daw sila mag-aaral. Go cramming ang strategy nila. Kung ako lang din namam ang tatanungin, magccram din naman ako dahil sanay na ako dun. Pero nadala na ako, and this time hindi tres ang hinahabol ko, uno. Ayun eh. Mangarap ba naman ng uno?! Wala namang masama eh, tsaka ang alam ko yun talaga ang kailangan ko para pag inaverage yung mga exams eh makados man lang ako. Ayun. Pero tinatamad talaga ako.

Sunday na ngayon. Kaninang umaga, medyo maaga ako nagising. Around 8am. Walang kokontra, maaga naman talaga yun. At di na ako badtrip dahil may gatas na para sa koko krunch. At dahil Sunday ngaun, magbabasa ako ng Inquirer. Pag Sunday lang kasi ako may time magbasa ng broadsheet eh. Ayun. Mga 9am, pumasok uli sa isip ko na dalawang tulog nalang at the big exam na. Waahh… So tnry ko na magbasa uli. Chapter 17 na ako, 2 chapters na lang ang tapos na ako. Buti na lang aral mode din mga kapatid ko kanina. Walang maingay. Si Pap lang. (Bakit kaya maingay siya mag-internet? Madaldal, ni-nnarrate pa yung mga nababasa nya..) At least nakapagfocus ako ng konti.

After lunch, tinanong ni Pap kung aalis ba kami ni mama. Sabi ni mama tinatamd siya. Na-sad naman ako dahil last day na ng sale, saying naman. Ayaw pa rin nila tantanan ang DVD, “Italy” naman ang pinanood nila. Eh malala pa pala ‘to sa “Kulam” sa pagkawalang kwenta eh. Ayun. Nakatulog na si mama. Kaya di ko na inisip na aalis kami. Nagbasa na lang tuloy ako. At lat natapos ko na ang second reading ng book. Pero kahit dalawang beses ko ng nabasa, di pa din ako confident. Grabe. Aprang di kasi gumagana ng tama ang utak ko… O dahil mahirap lang talagang isipin kung anong mga klaseng tanong ang maiisipang ipaexam ni Prof. Pepe M. Naidlip ako pagkatapos. Mga 3pm nagising ako, tapos naiinis na naman ako sa mga hirit ni Pap. Gising na din si mama, kaya maya-maya inaya niya na din ako umalis. Yey… Umalis kami pagkatapos magmerienda. Malapit lang naman ang mall eh. Puro pants binili namin, sobrang sale kasi eh. Sandali lang kami. Mga 7pm nasa bahay na kami.

May lagnat yung lil sis ko. Buti nga. Haha. Joke lang pala. Haha..

Pagkatapos ng dinner, tnry kong basahin yung reviewer ko. Pero dahil tinatamd ako at sabaw ang utak ko, eto ngayon ang laptop ko at tinukso akong mag-net nalang. Ayun.

Sabaw..sabaw..sabaw.. Kelan ba ako titino?

Check out some of the costumes you will be able to buy in the new Costume Shop!

Looks great ^^^

Until next time.. Game on!

-GameZo

Been had death on my mind
For some time now
So I thought I’d bring it before me
And take a stroll through our
Somber cemetery of silent soldiers
Our national place for rest

And today was a perfect day for it
A perfect day for thinking death
For somewhere on that loop of 695
I see firefighters standing
On top of their trucks
Up above on the overpass
Them and beckoning flags in silhouette
Never seen that before
And then troopers blocking onramps
And then an amazing amazing amazing
Massive swarm of brilliant flashing lights
From every emergency vehicle imagined
Coming toward me like
A global emergency response
For the death of the end of the world
Then militaristic motorcycles zipping by
Zip zip zip zip zip zip zip zip zip zip zip zip
One right after another zip zip zip zip zip
I never even noticed the hearse
But surely it too passed me by

Yesterday my daughter tells me
Her friend died from an overdose
The news numbs me and I tell her
That he's always stayed tucked away
In my psyche for some reason...almost
As if I was expecting to hear that his art
Has exploded on the scene
And that he made it through
But this is a mad strange world
And he was able to give it
A mere 7947072000 seconds
Which is both nothing and everything
In the eternal expanse of time

The national cemetery never ceases
To hush and humble me
The beauty in death
Yet as I occasionally read
The eclectic names
Stamped on tombstones
Wigglesworth
Curts
Baldwin
Musmanno
Sanchez
Eichelberger
Motherswell
Dimitriou
Fabellon
I can’t help thinking that
At least some of them
Too must have led
Lives addicted
Lives pained and troubled
Incomplete
Yet because of the ways of the world
And the ways of war
They were able to survive long enough
To die in a way that glorifies their death
And provides such a beautiful place to rest

Been had death on my mind
For some time now

Promotion can be loosely classified as "above the line" or "below the line".

Promotional activities carried out through mass media, such as television, radio and newspaper, are classed as above the line promotion.

The terms "below the line" promotion or communications, refers to forms of non-media communication, even non-media advertising. Below the line promotions are becoming increasingly important within the communications mix of many companies, not only those involved in fmcg products, but also for industrial goods.

"Through the line" refers to an advertising strategy involving both above and below the line communications in which one form of advertising points the target to another form of advertising thereby crossing the "line". An example would be a TV commercial that says 'come into the store to sample XYZ product'. In this example, the TV commercial is a form of "above the line" advertising and once in the store, the target customer is presented with "below the line" promotional material such as store banners, competition entry forms, etc..

Below the line sales promotion

Below the line sales promotions are short-term incentives, largely aimed at consumers. With the increasing pressure on the marketing team to achieve communication objectives more efficiently in a limited budget, there has been a need to find out more effective and cost efficient ways to communicate with the target markets. This has led to a shift from the regular media based advertising.

A definition of below-the-line sales promotion given by Gaurav Singh:

An immediate or delayed incentive to purchase, expressed in cash or in kind, and having only a short term or temporary duration

—Singh, Gaurav

Below the Line uses less conventional methods than the usual specific channels of advertising to promote products, services, etc. than Above the Line strategies. These may include activities such as direct mail, public relations and sales promotions for which a fee is agreed upon and charged up front.Below the line advertising typically focuses on direct means of communication, most commonly direct mail and e-mail, often using highly targeted lists of names to maximize response rates. Another interesting and very effective BTL is Ssop Intercept. Trained sales personnel, often girls, are deployed at Retail Stores, near the shelves of targeted products category. These girls convince customers visiting these shelves about the better aspects of their brand compared with others. This is ideal for new launches as it generates trials, which if successful result in repeat sales. In addition, according to Kunal Bhardwaj,^{[citation needed]} Above the line is much more effective when the target group is very large and difficult to define. But, if the target group is limited and specific, it is always advisable to use Below the line promotions for efficiency and cost-effectiveness.

Say, for example, if a manufacturer of pen is going to promote its product, it may take the ATL route, but if a company manufactures computer UPS, it will certainly take the BTL route, as the target group is very limited and specific.

More recently, agencies and clients have switched to an 'Integrated Communication Approach.' BTL is a common technique used for "touch and feel" products (consumer items where the customer will rely on immediate information rather than previously researched items). BTL techniques ensures recall of the brand while at the same time highlighting the features of the product.

Some of the ways by which companies do BTL (below the line) promotions are by exhibitions, sponsorship activities, public relations and sales promotions like giving freebies with goods, trade discounts given to dealers and customers, reduced price offers on products, giving coupons which can be redeemed later etc.

Methods of below the line sales promotion

1. Price promotions

   Price promotions are also commonly known as" price discounting". These can be done in two ways:

   • A discount to the normal selling price of a product, or
   • More of the product at the normal price

   Price promotions however can also have a negative effect by spoiling the brand reputation or just a temporary sales boost (during the discounts) followed by a lull when the discount would be called off.

2. Coupons
3. Gift with purchase
4. Competitions and prizes

   This is an important tool to increase brand awareness amongst the target consumer. It can be used to boost up sales for temporary period and ensure usage amongst first time users.

5. Money refunds

   A customer receives a money refund after submitting a proof of purchase to the manufacturer. Customers often view these schemes with some suspicion – particularly if the method of obtaining a refund looks unusual or onerous.

6. Frequent user/loyalty incentives
7. Point-of-sale displays

   Shopping habits are changing for the people living in metropolitan cities. People prefer big retail outlets like Big Bazaar to local kirana stores. Most of the decisions of buying are taken by the virtue of point-of-sale displays in these retail outlets. In these times of high inflation and more and more channel surfing, BTL are proving to be a very cost effective tool. As Tariq Ikram, a distributor of FMCG products in Karachi, Pakistan observes," the effect of BTL is immediate and objective, one can know within days about the effective utilization or not of money. We have seen great success in BTL activities done by Continental Biscuits and Engro Foods in Pakistan.

Examples of BTL promotion

Most of the big brands are following the suit of BTL promotion because of rising prices of media based promotion, advertising clutter and increased impulse purchasing.

Most of the educational institutes like career forum, career launcher, Time and PT are holding informative workshops and free tests for students which give a direct interaction of these institutes with the target customer and hence a suitable platform to sell themselves.

• Ring tones and music videos on cell phones are helping the entertainment industry to promote for a music video or a movie for dirt-cheap rate as compared to media promotion.

• Various companies sponsor sport events to promote their brand, but nowadays media companies like Hindustan Times are holding weekly events through out the country in which companies can put up their stalls, display banners and posters and arrange for some fun activities. These events give the companies a platform at very low price to promote their brand and increase visibility among target consumer. These companies also give discount coupons to winners in the games, which in turn boost the sales of the products and ensure that first time users try these products as well.

• Pepsi organized an inter school cricket event for 425 schools across 14 cities which did wonders for the company by promoting the brand amongst the right target customer for almost no cost.

• Most of the pharmacy companies do BTL promotion by getting shelf space through doctors to display their products or by giving away free calcium tablets again through doctors, knowing that for a patient a personal advise from a doctor would hold more value as compared to a commercial advertisement.

• Another interesting BTL promotion was by NIKE. An athlete dressed up in Nike sportswear could be seen jogging on an elevated treadmill for the whole day on National Highway 8, Delhi.

• Tata Shaktee is a strong rural brand from Tata Steel, for roofing products, has BTL activity in the form of Haat participation. By having a stall at Haat, Tata Shaktee engages potential consumers in interactive games around differentiating attributes of the product. Also, discount coupons are given for interested buyers, with details of nearby retailers.

• BTL promotions are gaining popularity among all big companies nowadays considering their effectiveness because of the "individual customer promotion" at a price, which is much lesser than the normal media promotions.

Source: Wikipedia