I've been cleaning through my pile of worksheets, books and whatnot throughout the years. I found this in my homeroom section from Year 11. Still remember the homeroom periods that I had in that year. Mr O really took care of us and tried to inform us and encourage us for the future and of course, at that time, the struggles of VCE.
He told us the story of a man and his persistence and perseverance towards his goal.I remember sitting there being in awe of this man. I'm pretty sure Anna was as well...HAHA. Anyway, here's what Mr O shared to the class, and since I'm gonna throw the sheet away, I wanted to type it up so I've got it somewhere.
"Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence.
Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent.
Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb.
Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts.
Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
The slogan "PRESS ON" has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race"
Just a tidbit of a conversation I heard. I thought it was sweet and it probably made my day.
Hey, I'm still on the train right now. There's some beef in the fridge, but it's fine if you don't want to cook. You're probably dead tired. Wait till I get home and I'll see if I can do something with it.
I'm really getting into Latin pop music right now. Been youtube-ing non-stop! I feel so familiar with the genre - maybe its because there was a period of time when all I did listen to was Latin pop. Of course, this was back when I was in year 5 and 6. I constantly played the tape whenever I could - in the car, in my room etc. It got to the point where I made duplicates just in case something happened to the primary one. Thank goodness I was smart, keke. My primary cassette didn't work anymore, all the tape had gone out of its case.
I remember that most of the songs in the tape were sang by Marc Anthony. Funnily enough, there was a Backstreet Boys song as well - Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely. I loved all the songs on that tape. Never skipped a song, though it was kind of hard to skip a song to begin with. I would usually end up in the middle of the next song or lose my attention and wound up at the end of the tape.
Anyway, here's one of the songs that I've been listening to on repeat.
[CHORUS] Buleria, buleria, so deep inside my soul It's the blood of the land I was born in Buleria, buleria, I love you more every day I live being in love with you since the moment I saw you
Come, like a madman through life With the heart beating Because it knows that you are there
Ah life! It throbs with joy it inebriates my feelings with your kisses more and more
Ah skin! The moon's curse the beauty of a rose and the warmth of the sea
Ah you are! sweet wine from the grapes where I drink, with your lips, from the fountain of love
[CHORUS]
I want, to live here by your side chained to your body charmed by passion
Ah nothing! Without your love I'm nothing I'm a drifting ship that is shipwrecking because of the pain
The perfume from your breath I want to breathe and that magic there is in your gaze (I want) to be the hero of your dreams and so much more I want to be your calm and your storm
[CHORUS x2]
Come near very slowly, allow yourself to be felt Start already this fire that is inside me
(Ay, ay, ay, Don't leave me without your love) Without your kisses I'm nothing but a pitiful heart (Ay, ay, ay, Don't leave me without your love) By your side there is no sorrow, there is no pain (Ay, ay, ay, Don't leave me without your love) For your memory is always walking the same path I walk
[CHORUS x2]
Ah Virgin (Mary) in heaven, you know how much I love her she is the moon, she is the moon, without her I die on my knees I beg you. Tell her that I love her I don't want to live alone anymore. Tell me how long
So, I finally got a scammer call. A very odd experience, especially when I felt bad that I couldn't understand what the guy was saying. I had to repeatedly ask him to repeat and he eventually had to spell it out (with annoyance of course) - s for sierra, c for charlie, a for alpha, m for mike, m for mike, e for echo and r for romeo.
