Three years ago, if I had been asked whether or not I thought youth could make an impact in the world, my answer would have been no. But now, three years later, I strongly believe in the power of the voice of youth. However, the problem lies here...just like how I was three years ago, the majority of our youth today do not believe they can indeed make a difference given ambition and will. Maybe it's due to the societal stereotype that automatically labels the youth as incompetent until they reach a certain age of maturity. It is indeed true though that we as youth haven't experienced all that life has to offer, but yet we have the ability to maintain a vision, a dream of a better future. As you grow older, your perception of the world and the opportunities it presents should widen, not grow narrower. Children today should look at the world for the wide array of opportunities it has, instead of concentrating on the barriers standing in their way of achieving and acquiring their dreams. There are obstacles to any task, despite the magnitude of change that task may bring. It is not a challenge for youth to have their voice heard, it's a responsibility as a human being. If you can't voice your opinions aloud and share them with the world, why have those opinions at all?

And maybe it is up to those who have realized their power and the power of their voice to show others that they can do it too.

I haven't posted in over 6 months, it's about time I posted, don't you think??

Well, I've started a new life in Washington DC, and I'm finally living in the US....one thing I never imagined myself doing. But here I am starting over again with new people, a new roommate, and a new place. Even after being exposed to American culture my entire life, but living here I have to say is a whole different story. So college is pretty good here and I have to say that in just a matter of months I have changed quite a bit. I feel like a different person here and that I can finally put my past behind me. I have great friends, and finally I can be on the same continent as the majority of people I know. As for love, yes I have found it and maybe in part lost it too. I've heared that it is possible to fall for someone in just a matter of months, but I've also learned that it isn't as hard as you think it is to move on. To mend the hurt and be able to open your heart for something new. After weeks of misery, I'm okay now and I can finally move on. In just two weeks I've gained so much more than what I have lost. Back to singledom again...this is how life is. And I am already looking forward to Spring Break where I'll be seeing Dumi!!! I love the fact that I can just call him up whenever I want to talk to him.

Well, I'll go into more detail of my life at another time. So keep checking, I promise I won't disappear off to the abyss again...lol.

Oh boy..you would think that sitting at home with nothing to do was boring enough...trust me, sitting at an office at your desk for 10 hours a day cannot even be described as boring. And of course you have your boss sitting in direct view so you can't leave to take a break. Kill me now!! And the mere highlight of my day is when I get up to walk two meters to get a cup of coffee or when I take my lunch break. Ahhh...the pains of cubicle life. It's like my little home away from home except this home doesn't have a tv or a remote...or popcorn to eat. I think after three more weeks of this, I might declare myself insane. =^^=

"People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
- Soren Aabye Kierkegaard (1813-1855)

"The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work."
- Emile Zola (1840-1902)

"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is."
- Jan L.A. van de Snepscheut

"In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."
- Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)

"I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work."
- Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931)

"Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome."
- Isaac Asimov

Sometimes the hardest thing to discover is yourself...and waiting seems to be the hardest thing to do lately.