Time Flies.....

It's been a while since I posted anything, and it made me realize, once again, how quickly time flies. And it flies quickly! I never thought that this summer would turn out the way it did. Fun, and full of surprises. Two months have passed by like this. At the beginning of summer, I remember wondering what high school will be like. How it would all turn out. And now, as this summer comes to an end, I am preparing for high school, and there's no time to think about the "what's" and the "how's". There's only enough time to get the supplies - which I decided I would go out and buy after orientation - wake up in the morning, and get to school in time.

But this summer, I have realized that you really do learn something new everyday, whether you notice it or not. This summer has been a summer of realizations for me. A summer of change. And a summer of growing up.

In the past two months, I have learned that you need to understand and realize the importance and the true value of the people in your life. The things in your life. You really never know when you'll lose it all. I came to understand that you should really live in the moment, and be gracious for all that you have. It's likely that you think most things in your life are crap, but it's also likely that you are blinded by all the bad in your life to notice the good. You might think that your life is the worst, and that you're screwed, but really, that's usually not the case. If there weren't bad times in your life, then you wouldn't appreciate the good ones. Not really.

Bad times pass, and you usually get something out of it. It might seem like forever, but change your perspective just a little bit, live in the moment, and be grateful, and you'll see that time really has passed by quick.

Hold on to those that make you happy. Let them know how much they mean to you. And as a smile lights up their face, you'll feel the spark, the shine, and the warmth of it inside you.

Time flies by really quick and if you don't live every moment, then later on in life, you'll be going, "Man, did I miss out!"

In just a couple of days, high school starts, and I don't even know if I myself will remember all that I've just been going on about. But I hope I do. And that hope is enough for now. But I sure will try and live every moment. Because time flies.....

A Magical Night

It was last night when I saw my first meteor shower. I live in a large city, and it's hard to see even a handful of stars, what with all the light pollution. Last night, my dad drove my brother and I up north, and we found a place with a dark sky. It was absolutely gorgeous. Stars all over the place. Left, Right, Above and Around. And then a streak across the sky. I shriek =D . hehehe. In half an hour, I got to see about 3-4 meteors from the Perseids meteor shower. It was one of the most beautiful and gorgeous and magical nights of my life. My breath caught in my throat. It was just so breathtaking! All I can say, is that if you've never seen a shooting star, or a meteor shower, please keep your heads up, and go out at night and see one. It is sooo worth it =D =D =)

Little Girls = Evil

Here's to everyone who had to suffer the wrath of little girls. They are annoying, loud, and yes, innocent looking, but they are EVIL. No joke. I learned that the hard way. So to all those people who, like me, learned this little fact the hard way, I feel you.

And I mean, they're not like EVIL evil, but they can make you feel like screaming and getting the hell outa there!

They bother you 24/7 (where do they get the energy from?!). They come up to you and tickle you everywhere. They yell, they squeal, they run around everywhere and stick to you like flies on poo (hehe that's our school's saying for sports and all. "Stick to 'em like flies on poo!" Oh how I miss everyone. =D).

Little girls can blow your eardrums, what with all the squealing and demanding! You must be very, very cautious around them. They may look like the most adorable things, with big, round eyes, and chubby lil cheeks, but inside, there's evil brewing (:P). Well, not really, that's just how they are, and they can't really control it...but I mean, c'mon. They can be so intensely annoying!!!

They wouldn't leave you alone until they get what they want, and they still wont leave you alone after they've gotten what they wanted. *SIGH* And you cant even do anything about it, because if you even think about complaining, they'll run crying to your parents (or theirs). And who are adults gonna believe?

You:
according to you: innocent, fed up, and out to save your life.
according to the people of the adulthood: whiny, inconsiderate, and selfish

or TLG (the little girls):
according to you: annoying, bratty, and out to get your life.
according to the people of the adulthood: innocent, sweet, and the most adorable things.

Yeah, it's obviously TLG that they'll believe. No doubt about that.

I now know the true meaning of little girls.

(Now since I'm nice, I'm going to praise TLG. They really are really extremely amazingly adorable. :D :P :) hehehe.

But here's something I will not forget: Little Girls are EVIL masterminds. (See I'm complimenting as well as dising :D. Being called a mastermind is pure awesome-ness.)

The Huge Leap

In my opinion, the largest jump in a person's life is going to high school. Up until eighth grade, things are smooth. You're walking on rock solid ground. Barely any worries. Yes, there's drama. Yes, there's problems. But then I ask myself, How is life going to be after this? It's like you're going to this whole new world, just starting to LIVE. The biggest change. The hardest thing to get used to. Think about it. A new way to do things. A new path. Serious choices. Serious decisions.

But the hardest part is the goodbye. This is the biggie. GOODBYE.

You say goodbye to your closest friends, not knowing if you'll stay in touch. Not knowing whether or not you will stay BFFs or grow apart. Not knowing how you'll cope without them. You wish you could stay with them forever. You wish you weren't going your own separate ways.

You say goodbye to your school. To all those memories - the good and the bad - that made you who you are.

You say goodbye easy, goodbye familiar. The strange and the unknown, here I come (a little nervous, and yet excited).

The summer after grade 8 is probably THE summer. There's realizations, there's changes. There's anticipation. You realize who your true friends are. Who will stick by you no matter the distance. You realize that life as you know it is about to change, very, very quickly. You realize that you really should treasure every moment, even the bad, because one day in life, you will look back upon them, and know that without them, you wouldn't be where you are. You realize that things can change in an instant, faster than the blink of an eye (Sports Science proves that by the way. hehe). You realize that things are changing right before your eyes. You try and hang out with your friends as much as possible this summer. Because chances are, you'll probably won't see them ever, or for a long time. You realize that life goes on nonetheless, and you should embrace it.

You look forward to orientation, picturing that first day, daydreaming about life in high school, wondering if you'll have a decent boyfriend (or a gf for the guys that are reading this. :P hehe), or if you'll make it to the so-and-so team. You wonder if you'll be picked on, and you wonder if you'll be popular.

But that's all you have during the in-between time (the summer). You only have your imagination. Until the DAY. The day that you enter high school. Feeling the weird butterflies and anticipation inside of you.

It's a lot to take in, but life goes on, and sooner or later, you get accustomed to this change, and you realize, standing atop that 10 story building (as apposed to flat ground :D) that maybe, just maybe, it's not so bad after all.

*** by the way everyone, this is my first blog post, so I have no idea about anything really. feel free to send any advice, or comments :) ***