..February 14, 2007..

It's gonna be All Hearts Day and it would just be a day filled with romantic exchanges of thoughts and stares. Everything may just be filled with red roses and chocolates of any kind- romantic symbols of love.

Certainly, the doubtfuls may just be batting some eyelashes at the super mushy manifestations of those who are lovestruck. As they say, Love is blind. Some people may tend to be so demonstrative, so showy in all its form but actually has no substance at all.

The kind of celebration that we do have has become a commercial enterprise, a money-raking industry wherein most people - ordinary, elite and celebrities capitalize on.

From simple dinners into concerts, from roses into chocolates and cards - they all have one thing in common - sky rocketing prices.

Does love has a price? What is its price?

The answer would definitely depend on how much you would want your celebration to cost you but the bottom line here is this: It's how you put emphasis on what you really feel toward that special person and not the amount you've spent on it. As the cliche goes: It's the thought that counts.

A simple greeting would do, a personalized card, a verse or a poem...

So here are some verses and quotations from famous people who have made their share in greeting us without spending so much - just touching our hearts.

"One should always be in love. That is the reason one should never marry." - Oscar Wilde

"How do I love thee...Let me count the ways..." - Elizabeth Barrett Browning

"Her love, it's like the wind. I can't see it but I can feel it." - Shane West (Landon Carter), A Walk to Remember

"Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connait point ( The heart has its reason which reason knows nothing of)." - Blaise Pascal

"When a lovely flame dies, smoke gets in your eyes." - Otto Harbach

"When my love swears that she is made of truth, I do believe her though I know she lies." - William Shakespeare

"There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other one is t0 get it." -George Bernard Shaw

"True love brings up everything - you're allowing a mirror to be held up to you daily." - Jennifer Aniston

"Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all." - Alfred Lord Tennyson

"Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired." - Robert Frost

"There is no remedy for love but to love more." - Henry David Thoreau

"To be brave is to love someone unconditionally, without expecting anything in return. To just give. That takes courage, because we don't want to fall on our faces or leave ourselves open to hurt." - Madonna

"It all falls down to who's by your side." - A Walk to Remember

"The only regret that we have in this life are the risks we didn't take. If you found that something that makes you happy, grab it with both hands and to hell with the consequences." - Anonymous

"Learning to love yourself is the greatest love of all." - Michael Masser and Linda Creed

"You never say sorry for loving someone. You never say sorry for loving me." - Claudine Barretto (Toni Villacorta), Got to Believe

"eventhough i am hurting, i'll never be sorry for loving you. eventhough i am hurting, i'll still keep on living. and eventhough i am hurting, i'll still be loving you... even in silence..." - Ma. Riva Lynn V. Tubid

"I will never hate you for not loving me but i will... the moment I see you crying with the person you chose to love instead of me." - Ma. Riva Lynn V. Tubid

Each and everyone of us is entitled to experience the most passionate, the sweetest treatment we could ever get. And if you ever lost that one opprtunity to be with someone, you may always take a look back and dwell on the blessings you've just had.

It doesn't mean that if you don't see him, he doesn't exist - he does! You just have to believe. He may not happen today but he's sure to happen.

"Love the one you have. He/she may be the best thing that ever happened to you."

"If you are alone, love yourself. It's better than being stuck in a sham of a relationship. Being alone, in meaningful solitude, is great for the soul." - Maria Victoria Rufino

(photo from: reader's digest, rdasia.com)

..Stand Up and Fight!..

God has not left us defenseless. He has equipped us with spiritual weapons and spiritual armor so we can stand up and fight the devil. Through faith in Christ, we can walk in victory over every attack of our enemy.

Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes for our struggle is not against flesh and blood but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realm. Therefore, put on the full armor of God so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground and after you have done everything, stand firm with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all these, take up the shield of faith with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil ones. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the spirit which is the word of God.

..15 Ways to Enhance Yourself..

1. get up early
2. look around before going to school
3. relax and enjoy your meals
4. spend time with friends
5. pace yourself
6. find a quiet place to go to
7. praise yourself and others
8. develop positive relationships
9. see your mistakes as stepping stones
10. keep track of your own words so you can watch out for them
11. say "NO" without feeling guilty
12. learn effective time management
13. pay attention to health, diet and sleep
14. exercise regularly
15. keep from comparing yourself to others

..Light..

"I badly need a light at the end of this dark tunnel I'm in.."..8

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Moses: Everything is law

Jesus: Everything is love

Marx: Everything is money

Freud: Everything is sex

Einstein: Everything is relative

..What Have I Done with My Life?!..

Instructions:

A. Copy this whole list.

B. Highlight the things that are true about you.

C. Whatever you don't touch is false.

01. When I was younger I made some bad decisions

02. I don't watch much TV these days

03. I love psychedelic mushrooms

04. I love sleeping

05. I have loads of books

06. I once slept in a bathroom

07. I love playing video games

08. I adore marijuana

09. I watch porn movies

10. I watch them with my father

11. I like sharks

12. I love spiders

13. I was born without hair and I still have no hair

14. I like George Bush

15. I am cool

16. I have changed a lot mentally over the last year

17. I have a Jacuzzi and a Porsche

18. I have a lot to learn
19. I carry my knife everywhere

20. I can be really really smart

21. I've never broken someone's bones

22. I have a secret

23. I hate snow

25. Punk rock rules

26. I hate Bill Gates!

27. I love Chinese food

28. I would hate to be famous

29. I am so not a morning person

30. I wear glasses

31. I don't need glasses, except sunglasses

32. I have potential

33. I'm pure Japanese

34. My legs are two different sizes

35. I have a twin (!)

36. I wear a padded bra sometimes

37. I can ramble on about absolutely nothing

38. I'm left-handed

39. I hate llamas, but I'm one of them

40. I don't like horror movies

41. I suck at climbing, but I love it anyway

42. People hate me usually

43. I love pop music

44. I hardly ever go to bed before midnight

45. I hate parking fines

46. I know the national anthem of my country by heart

47. I know more than two languages

48. I can spend too much time on the computer

49. I often want to throw out the computer in a window

50. I live on a ground floor

51. I don't like chocolate

52. I'd like to be more original

53. I've lied

54. Cocks are my favorite birds

55. I want to conquer the world

56. I wonder what happens when I die

57. I've read all books about Harry Potter and watched all the movies too

58. I love my dog!

59. I love to exercise

60. I hate chemistry with a passion and math, too!

61. I love to write but I wish I could be as interesting as some people

62. I like changes

63. I hate going to class

64. I am afraid to die

65. I hate dish washing with a passion!

66. My hair is long and incredibly curly

67. My nails are nine inch long

68. My favorite color is black

69. I like to sleep on the floor

70. I am hopeless at cooking

71. I sucked my thumb when I was little

72. I should be doing something else rather than doing this

73. I am online a lot

74. I hate government
75. I don't have a girlfriend/boyfriend

76. I'm too nice for my own good

77. I love to read, I read as much as I can

78. I don't trust newspapers

79. I like debating

80. I live in a wagon

81. I clean my room once a month

82. I'm scared of American fast food

83. I have a third eye

84. I love the beach

85. I don't trust any religion

86. I used to play with Barbies only because all the other girls were doing it

87. I wanted to be a super hero when I was little

88. I like listening to wind chimes

89. I'm very disorganized

90. My hair is long and straight

91. I earn a lot

92. I don't like spicy food

93. I keep a diary

94. I can't do cartwheels

95. I can be very lazy

96. I'm sarcastic more often than not

97. I think my hair can be annoying

98. I could be sensitive

99. I love being "ab-normal"

..I love You in spite of..

What hurts the most?..

When you can’t fight for that one thing that would make you happy...

I may never be the person you look forward to seeing every day but I will always be the person who will look out for you each and every day.. Men are haunted by the vastness of eternity and so we ask ourselves: Will our actions echo across the centuries? Will strangers hear our names long after we are gone, and wonder who we were, how bravely we fought, how fiercely we loved?

Love is when you can't sleep.. it’s when you want to keep your eyes open..
Love isn’t when you keep holding on.. it’s when you learn to let go..
Love isn’t when you kill yourself with jealousy.. it’s when you understand..
Love isn't when you fall for someone.. it’s when you catch that person when she falls.. Love isn’t when you see her everywhere.. it’s when you close your eyes and she is still there..
Love isn’t when you tell her what you feel.. it’s when you give everything for her sake.. And love isn’t when you think you were blind.. it’s when you know she was wrong but you didn’t mind.

..Smiling When All You Wanna Do is Cry..

"Most relationships fail not because of the absence of love. Love is always present...it's just that one loves too much and the other loves too many."

If I could ask God 1 thing, it would be "Are you destined for me?" if he says YES, then I'll love you even more! If he says NO then I'll continue to love you 'til I can make him agree that we're really meant to be..They say "Love is blind.." but in reality..LOVE IS NOT BLIND..it simply enables one to see things others fail to see!

I came upon fiftieth roman and nothing left except five inverted three and then YOU came last..