Pumped Up Kicks

Robert's got a quick hand

He'll look around the room

He won't tell you his plan

He's got a rolled cigarette hanging out his mouth

He's a cowboy kid

Yeah, he found a six-shooter gun

In his dad's closet hidden in a box of fun things

And I don't even know what

But he's coming for you, yeah, he's coming for you

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet

Daddy works a long day

He be coming home late, yeah, he's coming home late

And he's bringing me a surprise

Because dinner's in the kitchen and it's packed in ice

I've waited for a long time

Yeah, the slight of my hand is now a quick pull trigger

I reason with my cigaretteAnd say your hair's on fire

You must have lost your wits, yeah

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You'd better run, better run, outrun my gun

All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You'd better run, better run, faster than my bullet

I love the beat and the sound of this song, so like vintage or oldies. Plus the music video! Some scenes are lomo-ish which added character to the song. I just like the cliff diving and surfing, the live set and the humming part. And yes definitely, I love Foster the People (they're cute). When I first heard the song, which was in Mellow FM 94.7, I thought it was The Beatles.

It's really good to hear this genre (electro-pop), it serves just a right break from hearing Lady Gaga and loud songs of today.

In contrast to the lively and shoe-tapping beat is the dark lyrics of the song. There's this Robert kid who's thinking about going on a killing spree to those other kids with pumped up kicks. Kids with the pumped up kicks refers to those who are well-off and had that nicest and newest tings (specifically the kicks). His dad don't have time for him and he has ostracized himself from his friends. So you see he is like an outcast and loner here.

This often happens to some youths of today. Like, their outside is great and fine, while the inside is about to explode.

And I believe in few months time, I'm going to be like Robert. I'm going crazy. I just wish I won't resort to a killing spree. :)

Nostalgia

How time flies! Who'd have thought it has been eight years? Eight years after graduating elementary. Calculating the time that have passed, we must be starting to fulfill our dreams right now. I mean, we are supposed to graduate by this year. But there are many stories to tell; all about obstructions that hindered our pathways. But whatever happened - even if we have manage to study or not, have marry early or start to have our own family, if we are on the right path or not - we cannot deny the fact that we were once children eight years ago. Naive. Full of hopes and dreams. Didn't even know the truth about life; that it is not always sweet.

I used to think that life is all about going to school to meet my playmates, playing with them until I got weary and dirty, and going home telling stories about how happy or pissing my day is. And that was life for a child who's starting to explore the world, who's just starting to learn many things, who's just starting to gain understanding about real living. We were once that child and forever we'll be.

One of the best things in life is reconnecting with childhood friends. Very nostalgic. You're feeling young again. Reminiscing funny moments together; the girl who peed in her skirt while practicing for field day, the boy who fell flat on his face while running, the noisy list to the nth power (X2, X10 or X100) which you are required to pay 1peso for each strike, the class clown who acted like an autistic child saying "Magsumbong ka sa baranggay!", the burog-talangka going home crying.

I just wanna thank my long lost childhood friends for making me feel young again. I can't wait to go back there again. I want to make up with the years that has slipped away.

After writing this, I'm going back to the real world. Until next time my friends, we'll play patintero and kapukan again until we just sat down because of weariness. There are times we got dage, all we need is to ask for a time pers. I know time will come that we will not be burog-talangka in this game of life, we will succeed. Until then, we won’t need to say goodbye.

THE RETURN

I've been wanting to blog many things lately, but I just don't have the time. But well, I'm back for good now; after seven months of wandering.

There were a lot of entries in my diary. Hopefully, I can put all those nagging thoughts in here in the coming days. And I will start w

ith this:

Things are getting more serious than I give them credit for. Time flies while I’m still trapped in the middle of ‘a nowhere’ in my life. I don’t have a flying Chucks to help me speed up. God. One or more weeks to go, I will be graduating college; then just a few more days, I will be taking the board exams. Is life really fast-phased or it is just me who can’t cope up? The future that I used to dream when I was a kid is coming soon. The drawings of my plans will be put to life. Or will it just remain silently on the paper?

Future, as how I define it now, is the result of working for your dreams, aspirations and goals. Yung nakikita mong kahihinatnan mo. When asked if what do we see in our futures, we answer everything better of course. We want to be wealthy, live with a happy family, with business and everything we dreamt to be. And that very moment is fast approaching. Can we guarantee that we will really have a good future?

The future I’ve been dreaming before is now the future I'm dreading to happen. What if I don’t succeed? What if I don’t achieve the realization of my dreams?

Deadlines, problems to be solved, exams, removals, graduation, board exams, first job... They’re flooding my mind.

I must first condition myself before I get insane!

...

The return. Soon.

One more time.

"A dream is what keeps a man's will burning. It is his innermost aspirations that make him look forward in waking up the next day."

-Anonymous

Hello! I really miss blogging! I hope I am able to continue this momentum or else...

For the past few months, I learned many things. I've experienced my fair share of and , mistakes and lessons. Things are happening dizzyingly fast. A day or two more, without noticing, we are a moment near the realization of our dreams.

Above is one of the quotes that really had an impact to me. I use to remember the time when me and my Inang (Lola) went to Talipapa (market). Amazing where I have first read that quote... in a tinapa wrapper, in an unexpected place and time. Indeed, dreams are what keeps a man's will burning, for it really motivates a person to do better, to strive harder. It gives someone a reason to wake up one more day, to still go on with life.

Keep your dream alive.

I love these animated gifs. They're so cute! Cheers to anikaos!

Oh my. I' m back after jurassic years.


I've been very busy last vacation and what more this schooldays. I am a working student now.


Does that makes sense? Oh yeah for me it changed a lot of things.


Oooh. I wanna share a lot of things, but I need to sleep. :)


Buh-bye for now. Woah.

I'm for:

missing blogging so muuuuuucccchhh...

guys, i'm so sorry.


I'm not able to tell everyone that I will be on a hiatus. :((


I miss you all.


I'm so busy, but if I had another time, I'll update.


Till here guys, love you all and Godbless.!!


Enjoy your summer. Mwah!

just g.