Christmas: Hectic or Peaceful????

Have you been to Macy’s lately or for that matter any other stores in the mall? It seems like a Winter Wonderland in every store you visit; with Christmas lights and garlands hanging from every direction and Christmas trees everywhere. It is a tad bit ridiculous if I may say so …. I mean honestly it’s not even Thanksgiving yet Halloween just passed. It’s a little ridiculous and they already have makeup, watches, wallets and many other items in festive holiday boxes. However, we can’t seem to resist starting our Christmas shopping instead of waiting until after Thanksgiving because the stores bombard us with nicely packaged items which we can’t resist purchasing them. Christmas is still a time for giving, sharing and being with your loved ones. It’s a time for decorating your Christmas trees, houses, windows and doors. Putting up Christmas trees, them as well as your them with your family or friends. It’s supposed to be a peaceful & joyous time, but come December the peacefulness and joy of the holiday season disappears …and is replaced by stress and tension as we struggle through the crowds of hundreds of people in popular stores trying to figure out the perfect gift for their family and friends.

King Tut Unmasked

On November 4, 2007 in Luxor,Egypt the mummy of King Tut was “put on public display for the first time on Sunday.” It has been eighty-five years since the 3,000-year-old boy pharaoh's golden tomb and mummy was fist discovered in Luxor, Egypt’s famous “Valley of the Kings”. Archeologists removed King Tut’s sarcophagus from his tomb; they carefully removed the white linen that covered his corpse. This revealed his wrinked and dried up face( which was blackened) and body which almost seemed leather-like. King Tut’s mummy was damaged badly and scientists are working on restoring it. By placing the mummy in a portable CT scanner they were able to see that its body was broken into eighteen pieces. They concluded that it was probably due to Howard Carter Carter (who was the first person to discover the mummy’s concealed tomb on November 4, 1922) when he tried to pull off the mummy’s mask. However, Dr. Zahi Hawass who is Egypt's antiquities chief fears that this new discovery will cause increased tourism (approximately thousands of tourists a month) which will lead to Hawass says “"The humidity and heat caused by ... people entering the tomb and their breathing will change the mummy to a powder. The only good thing left in this mummy is the face. We need to preserve the face." It is still unknown of how he died. There are mixed feelings regarding the mummy’s release to museums some believe he should be left alone other’s want to go see his mummy and claim it’s a once in a lifetime experience. I find this discovery fascinating and remarkable it is amazing on how with today’s technology we can discover somewhat of what he looked like and determine how his body was damaged.

All Hallows Eve

Today, Halloween to us means throwing awesome costume parties, giving candy out to children, decorating our houses with frightening monsters and creatures such as Frankenstein, Mummies, Witches, Zombies, Werewolves, etc. Halloween is also the one time a year when we can be whatever or whoever we want to be. We celebrate, act silly and just have fun. But with all the chaos and superstitions about Halloween we wonder occasionally what is Halloween? What is its orgin? How did it come to be? Halloween was originally a pagan holiday known for honoring the dead and was originally referred to as "All Hallows Eve" and dates back to almost 2000 years. All Hallows Eve was designed by Christians in order to convert Pagans and it is celebrated on Nov 1st known as All Saints day. Today's Halloween (modern) wast was invented by the Irish Celtics their festival of "Samhain is a celebration of the end of the harvest season in Gaelic culture" The Gaels believed that on October 31st the worlds of the living and dead will overlap and the dead will resurrect and cause chaos on certain crops. Costumes were worn as a way to impersonate evil spirits or soothe them. Eventually, the Romans took over the Celtic land and several of the Celtic traditions and festivities were incorporated into the Roman culture. A Roman festival Feralia which is usually celebrated in late October by the Romans for the recently deceased and the celebration of the Roman Goddess Pomona, who is the goddess of fruit. The tradition of bobbing for apples is originated from the Roman Goddess Pomona.

Drowning

I feel like I’m drowning deep inside the depths of the unknown.
Slowly very slowly I’m going deeper
I try to breathe through my nose and mouth; trend the water to save myself.
Nothing is working
I’m going slowly very slowly deep into the unknown.
Water is all around me, there is no escape.
This is it, my end; it’s my time to go.
I don’t want to go; there is so much I still want to do.
I’m too young my life is just beginning why does it have to be the end?
I wanted to do so much more.
But I guess it’s too late now.
I was diving into the water not knowing how deep it was.
Just having a little fun in the sun with my friends and now I’m going to die.
I hear my friends calling my name but it very faint because I’m too deep.
I see one of my friends up above dive into the water trying to save me.
Saying “Take my Hand.”
I attempt to but I can’t he’s too far away.
I try again and again and again.
Finally, when I have no energy and I’m about to give it up.
I try once more at last I succeed.
He pulls me up and I’m unconscious after I’m given CPR I begin gasping for air.
Thankful, that I’m alive I have learned my lesson
I will now LIVE MY LIFE TO its Fullest.
I’ll be more outgoing, more risky, challenge myself and just live my life.
Because I only have one life to live so why not Live it Like there’s no Tomorrow.

It's YOUR Life ... Don't let ANYONE get in your way of Living it !!!!

There are people who we have either never met or that we know that seem to judge us by our appearances and do not take the time and make an effort to get know us for who we really are. Well, let me tell you something “if people don’t seem to like you for no apparent reason then its their loss not yours because one can be kind, generous, loving and smart and shouldn’t care what anyone else thinks of them you don’t need them in your life.” How many of you have heard this saying from your mothers when you were little and now hear it from your best friends? Well, that’s because it IS true you shouldn’t care what anyone else thinks of you.” Don’t let anyone stop you from following your dreams and be who you were born to be, be outgoing, and just have fun cause remember you only have one life and one chance so live like there’s no tomorrow.

What Every Girl Wants...

Every girl wants to find that perfect guy

A guy that makes her smile and makes her laugh

until she has tears in her eyes.
A guy who will stop by her job school or home just to see her face.
Someone that will make the most ordinary moments seem magical.
The guy who wants to show her off to all his friends
Who thinks she’s the most gorgeous girl in the world even if she’s in her sweats and has no makeup on.

And she thinks to herself as he smiles at her

“This is the perfect guy for me”.

Are We Safe Anymore?

Why has the school setting become the place where young men lash out ? They go on a killing spree for no apparent reason and then kill themselves. In the last few years, months & days we have seen, heard & read horrific stories about disturbed young men lashing out their anger on their peers & teachers. We as students are at their mercy when we venture out everyday and come to school...

Just Friends or Something More?

I thought we were just friends until recently ago.
I see you glancing at me from the corner of my eye.
I feel you staring at me from behind.
Why won’t you let me know the way you feel?
Why are you making it so hard for me to read you?
You’re like a book, with an unfinished middle and without an end.
Our friendship is the beginning
Where we are right now is the middle.
But what about the end?
Were we meant to be just friends?
Or something more?

There's a Time ...

There is a time in everyone’s life that things just don’t seem to be going right. It could be family, relationships, friends, health problems and/or emotional problems. It becomes very difficult dealing with these issues and sometimes we just want to try to forget if only for a short time. I feel that although these situations seem overbearing at times and we often ask ourselves why me? With the help and support of our family and/or friends we somehow manage to overcome these hurdles. Although at the time we may seem selfish and self-centered the support from our loved ones prayers, encouragement, and comfort all help in way or another to bring us closer and appreciate each other more than ever. It takes a catastrophe to realize what are really important not materialistic things but family and friends.

The Small Things in Life

In todays hectic busy, on the go way of life, we tend to forget about the small things in life that make us happy. We wake up take a shower, get dressed, eat breakfast fast and head out the door to begin yet another crazy day of dealing with traffic, getting to school on time, going to class then work and then finally going back home for maybe a sit down dinner with the family if everyone is home and not at soccer, dance, and baseball practice. After dinner we then have to begin our homework and before you know it it’s ten and you watch some television then go to bed and start the next day all over again. We seem to have little time to actually just go for a leisurely walk or sit in the backyard and take in the sun or just simply spend some time with our family and/or friends. Maybe just for a moment or two look around and just appreciate “your mom’s cooking” as its aroma welcomes you to your home sweet home. The coziness of your home, the laughter around you as your brother says another stupid joke.

What's Happened to.....?

I don’t understand celebrities these days…what happened to the days when people looked up to them as their role models? Britney Spears for example was a sweet innocent “girl-next door” until the limelight got the best of her. Britney Spears took a turn for the worst; few years later when she got pregnant with her ex-husband Kevin Federline’s children this what appeared to be happy couple took a turn for the worst. Britney checked herself into rehab. Then left rehab and walked into a salon sat in a barber’s chair and asked a hairdresser to shave all her hair off. When they hairdresser refused she snatched a hair buzzer and shaved her long beautiful hair off. She hasn’t been the same ever since. Recently she’s been under the limelight yet again when she appeared in the MTV music awards where she appeared very uncoordinated in her dancing and lip-singing. She was also dressed inappropriately instead of wearing a corset which was specifically designed to make her body appear slimmer she choose to wear a bikini top with boy shorts. Let’s hope that she finally will be able to get her life in order and become once a pop sensation like she once was.

Why I Write

It was a perfect night for a stroll along the beach under the moon and the stars. As the moonlight shown its reflection on the water it seemed to make the night seem almost magical. I began to think about why I write: I write to release my sadness. I write to comfort the lonely. I write to happiness. I write to love in the world. I write to hate. I write to forgive. I write to forget. I write to help me face my fears. I write to help me face the unknown. I write to ease pain and sorrow. I write to discover. I write to uncover. I write to turn my dreams into reality. I write to face my demons. I write to escape the horrors of an unjust world. I write to help those who have had unjust deaths have a voice. I write to guardian angels that have helped us through our darkest times. I write to accept things that I cannot control. I write to the tranquility that the beauty of nature brings. I write to turn the impossible to possible. I write to reminisce. I write to show the bonding between mother and child. I write to show the passion of newfound love. I write to comfort others in times of despair. I write to share happiness and joy. I write to face my nightmares. I write to follow my dreams. I write to the future generations to come. I write to hope. I write to heaven. I write to a better world to come.