The Perfect Escape

Roaring like an angry beast, twisting, turning, furiously pounding endlessly through the rocks, the water continues its endless journey down the mountain. Finally, its rapid vertical descent from the high rocky mountain gradually lost its momentum. Flowing slowly, the water continues toward the large lake named "Diwata", one of the most magnificent lakes. It is situated at the foot of the rugged rocky mountain. The lake is a perfect escape from the busy life of the city, a place to enjoy, relax, and appreciate the beauty of nature. Also, it is a temporary place to get away from the insane city life.

The Lake was so peaceful, and the view was breathtaking; furthermore, it is known for its tranquility and beauty. The blue sky, high mountains, birds flying and trees were reflected on the calm and clear water was magnificent! The water lilies with the white flowers float on the surface of the water. Around the lake, there was an old tree leaning towards the water, which I called "The House of the Fairies" because of its pink flowers has an incredible hallucinating scent. Hundreds of fireflies light up the tree at night and the morning dew sparkled like diamonds on its reddish, shiny, pointy leaves. Different types of wild mushrooms grow beneath the old tree. Vines wrapped around the trunk and hung their yellow bell shape flowers. Nearby, bushy shrubs and grasses grew. Above the dazzling wild colorful flowers, hundreds of butterflies were flying, swirling and showing off the intricate patterns of their wings. Bright red, blue, and green dragon flies rested on the branches of the dry brushes.

During the summer, the quiet sleeping lake awakens. The singing birds, the soothing sound of grasses when the wind blew was replaced by the human noises. The fragrant from the flowers were replaced by the smell of food. The water that used to be calm was disrupted by speeding boats and by people jumping and swimming on the lake. The wild flowers ripped from their roots and stepped on. Some of the sharp grasses were cut off to prevent people from getting injured, and the bark, leaves, and branches were damaged because people use the branches as a diving board.

The serene and beauty of the lake is sometime destroyed unintentionally by people who visit the beautiful lake. In spite of all disturbances, when the summer is over, the lake has its way to preserve its natural beauty and claim back its serenity.

All Natural

Why Leaves Change Color?
As the seasons change from summer to winter, the leaves gradually changes to red, purple, orange and yellow. It is the result of chemical process which occur on the leaf. During the spring and summer, the cells on the leaf that contains cholophyll are responsible for food-manufacturing process. The leaf absorbs chemical energy from the sunlight, and then it transform carbon dioxide and water to carbohydrates, such as sugar and starch. The chlorophyll, which gives the leaf its green color, covers other colors such as yellow to orange, carotenes, and xanthophyll pigments. In the fall, because of the change in temperature and the lenght of the daylight the leaf stop the food-making process and the chlorophyll breaks down. As the green color disappears, and the yellow to orange colors become visible. In addition, chemical changes also occur, which gives additional colors such as red anthocyanin pigments, reddish and purplish or brilliant orange. Some trees show only yellow foliage because of the mixing amount of the chlorophyll residue and other pigments in the leaf during the fall season;furthermore,the weather affects the color intensity of the leaf. There are factors that affects the degree and lenght of fall color. Low temperature above freezing develope anthrocyanin produces bright reds in maple;however, early frost will weaken the bright red color. while rainy and overcast days tend to intensify the fall color, clear, dry and cool not freezing will give the perfect the Autum colors.

The Walk

Alongside the water, two shadows were walking hand in hand. The tide crept in, erasing the footprints in the sand, as they walked by. Their laughter echoed everywhere, but no one could hear. This is what they have been waiting for, to seize the moment of being alone together, sharing a memorable night with each other. As he faced her, he held her right hand and gently slide the ring to her finger.
"I am giving you this ring. A promise to give you the world and to give you love that will last forever," he said to her.
She held his hand tight, smiled and replied, "And this is for you." she continued, "this ring is for you to keep. It symbolized our especial friendship and commitment to us forever."
They were both certain about their feelings for each other. He put his arms around her, as they continued their memorable walk. The beach curved away into the darkness, and the two shadows gradually disappeared.
"How long until the moon rise?" she asked
He replied back, "not much longer,"
As they reached the end of their walk, they could hear from a distant the sound of water crushing into the rocks. They watched and listened one more time, as another wave crashed against the nearby rocks; then, their shadows completely disappeared in to the darkness

Skeleton 1

The children seemed to be enjoying the day. They were jumping, running and playing. Kids streamed into the courtyard for lunch. Including Daisy and Jake, who are best friend, racing to the crowd when suddenly Daisy remember something-money!
"Wait for me Jake," Daisy said. "I am going to get money for lunch."
"OK, but hurry up! I am hungry," Jake replied impatiently.
Daisy turned around and walked faster toward her locker. She opened it, grabbed and took money. Few minute later, Jake watched Daisy close her locker.
"Lets go!" he screamed.
She turned and faced him.
"Why are you screaming at me?" she asked
She had that look in her eye. She was upset about Jake screaming at her. Jack did not answer her. Instead he forcefully smiled at Daisy, put his arm right arm on her shoulder and they headed toward the snack bar.

The Talk

"What a lovely day, isn't?" he whispered to her.
She smiled as she continued to look around, and admired the beautiful colorful garden.
He added, "Would you like to meet with me again tomorrow?"
"Certainly." she replied and asked, "the same place and time?"
"The same place and time," he answered softly.
Today is the beginning of a new life for them, being together, sharing dreams, hopes, and promised to give each other a love that will last forever.

The Car was Messy

I got irritated when my car is clutterred and dirty. Since I am on the road most of the time, I decided to bring 25 burned CDs to have music to listen to while driving. Also my old blue gymbag, so I could workout before or after class. Before I know, books!gymbags! pen! CDs! receipts! IPOD! Napkins! Straws! and among other things that I had no clue how did it get there, all were stacked on top each other on the passenger seat. It very frustrating to look for a pen and could not find one right away. But having a dirty car annoys me the most. Mud! dirt! grass! dried leaves were all over the floor on driver's side. I tried to be organize and keep my car clean even though I have a busy schedule.

Childhood Escapes

The abandoned vacant lot next to our backyard was my favorite place to play when I was a child. A carpet of yellow, purple and white wild flowers along with the tall and short dark green grasses covered the entire lot. I would always pick several flowers and take them home with me. Hundreds of small, yellow butterflies were flying freely from one flower to another. Whenever I would catch one, I would place it in the bottle and I watch it with fascination. But, my greatest enjoyment came from chasing high-hopping, fast-flying grasshoppers. No matter how fast I ran, my short legs never could catch them. This is made catching them a great challenge. The abandoned lot was full of excitement and wonder. This is where I spent most of my time when I was a child.