thank you.

Don't go thinking I'm not thankful,
'Cause me, I've got my hands full of good things, oh
And I hope I can give back
A little bit of what you've given me
So thank you for standing right by me
So thank you for being behind me
And watching me grow and letting others know
That you still believe in what I'll be.
(Christina Aguilera - Thank You)


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My tea's gone cold, I'm wondering why I got out of bed at all
the morning rain clouds up my window and I can't see at all
And even if I could it'd all be grey,
but your picture on my wall
it reminds me that it's not so bad
it's not so bad

I drank too much last night, got bills to pay
my head just feels in pain
I missed the bus and there'll be hell today
I'm late for work again
and even if I'm there, they'll all imply that I might not last the day
and then you call me and it's not so bad
it's not so bad and

I want to thank you for giving me the best day of my life
Oh just to be with you is having the best day of my life

Push the door, I'm home at last and I'm soaking through and through
then you handed me a towel and all I see is you
and even if my house falls down now, I wouldn't have a clue
because you're near me and

I want to thank you for giving me the best day of my life
Oh just to be with you is having the best day of my life
(Dido - Thank You)

agradecida.

Agradecida; spanish for grateful, "Feeling or showing appreciation for kindnesses or benefits; thankful."
what a better day to let those loved ones know how grateful i am to everything they have done for me. this has been a crazy, painful year...but there were those people that made each day a little less worse. i cant fit into words how grateful i am. THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. your acts shall not be forgotten anytime soon. the tiniest things made a huge difference in my life.
im so lucky to have such amazing friends in my life. yes, i do believe friends are Gods gift to us.
we must cherish them, love them and be there from them always, unconditionally.
to those friends that i made wonderful memories with. some of those arent as close as we used to, but i still appreciate the friendship we had; you must know you left a footprint in my life. its not that we found better friends, its just that was our time to be...and nothing can last forever.
to those that made it through all this time. thank you for sticking in my life...no matter what, through thick and thin. for those that came into my life, that has been a blessing. for the memories to come. i love you all. and im so grateful for people like you in my life. we tend to forget about the things we have, and moan over the things we dont. but today, i realized how lucky i really am. when im feeling like im having really bad luck, you come along and reaffirm i will be ok, no matter what...because ive got wonderful people by my side.

im grateful for the laughter, for the inner jokes, for making me cry with laughter, filling my life with joy. for just being silly with me.

for the shoulder when i cried, for crying with me in the school hallways and not let me look ridiculous all by myself.

for accepting me and being there even if you didnt not understand me.

for sharing your snacks with me..we got so hungry..anxiously waiting the clock to hit 11am.
for fighting with me; when the teacher wansnt been fair...you stood up with me and fought, loud and proud.

for carrying me 6 floors when i couldnt walk; for carrying my bookbag; for pushing people out the way so i could get to the classroom on time.

for helping me study for exams; for having enough patience to explain the really hard calculus problems; for slipping me a piece of paper when i couldnt get the right answer haha.

for REALLY understanding how sarcastic i can be, other people just missunderstood me -_-

for covering for me...always.
for giving me all the support i needed.

for noticing when i missed a day or two at school and caring enough to ask "is everything okay?"

for giving me tons of rides, where i needed to go.

for giving me hearts, flowers and chocolates every valentines, for giving me candy every halloween, among every other holiday.


in conclusion...thank you from the bottom of my heart.
thanks for caring and loving me.
i appreciate it all, i love you all :)
muah - linny

just happy

so, im h a p p y (totally unexpected).
wow..feels great to say it. it makes me a little extra happier to actually say it and believe it.
no, nothing spectacular happened recently.
nothing out of the ordinary.
i did not find mr. right, i did not win a million bucks, nada - nothing.
somehow ive managed to block all the negative stuff around me and just be at peace (suggest you try it too).
im so happy i could cry.
well, ive managed to control my anger. my anger towards life, towards stupid people; i just forgot about the things that make me angry (atleast for a while). i just figured it wasnt worth my time.

these past few days have been pretty (scrach that, VERY) rainy.
its been kinda crazy, i was checking on weatherchannel, they said its gonna be this stormy up until next week (sucks).
a large part of the city was without energy (including myself).
it was pretty annoying at first, but its good to let all the electronics aside for a while.
we tend to forget there was life before technology(we sure CAN live without it, we just like everything easy and we like being too comfortable).
we - humans depend way too much on all this tecnology nonsense.
which i think we should try to work on.
we should try to live more at harmony with nature (stop abusing the hell out of it).
i just cant seem to understand...
why do we need cars to get to the corner? (cant you just walk?)
why do we need a computer to look up ANY information? (i mean, sure..i understand its faster..but its not that hard picking up a book, the way people did it only 10 years or so ago)
we usually use the phone or internet to keep in touch, how about a nice get together from time to time? i know we dont have that much time, we are too busy all the time.
but even if we were given more hours in a day...we'd still be too busy.
we should never forget to relax, this is why death caused by stress has been increased.

i mean, do not get me wrong...technology has helped humanity as much as its done its damage (everything has two sides).
and i do appreciate technology...but i still do remember to do things the old way.
we must never forget to go out there, take a walk, breathe, relax and of course appreciate the simple things in life.

so, is this goodbye?

mmm, school is over. its a whole new chapter now. its such a bittersweet moment, i feel happy because change is good from time to time; nevertheless cant help but miss my siblings. yeah, thats what they were and continue to be to me. i wont let 14 years of being together slip away that easily, they will always have a spot in my heart -- no matter what. i will never forget this, what this was, the greatest thing ive been a part of. these have been the saddest, happiest and everything you could ever wish for YEARS.
they taught me how to be stronger, they would say when i was doing something wrong but they where in the first row claping when i did something right. they have given me unconditional support, everytime.
they have made me cry till im dry and made my laugh till im all outta air. they are part of some of the greatest memories. they were my home, where i felt ok being just me, where i could go if i felt outta place. they were MY place. KYROS '07 have come into the darkest room and each one of us with our small candle would make a big fire and light up the room.

these are my brothers and my sisters, my inspiration and my frustration, my teachers and my students, my laughter and my tears, my biggest critics and my biggest supporters, my past and my present, my lovely memories, my other family. i have never been able to put into words what THEY are to me. i try, but its never enough. and everytime i think i said what they are to me, i realize i will never put what they mean to me in words. its just what it is.

the thought of not coming to my place next year is heartbreaking. but i will not cry because its over, im so happy that it happened and thats what matters. i love them. now and forever more, they will be in my heart.
so, NO this is not goodbye, because i know we are destined to meet again.
ARLENE <33

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procrastinator

ive got about a million things to do and im sitting here doing absolutely none of those really important things. i have always been a procrastinator, which has affected my life in so many ways. i try really hard not to be one. i cant help myself. this is what i do - waste so much time. and then you'll see me get all crazy because ive got so much things to do in so little time. leaving things for the last minute has always been my die hard habit. i hate being this wa, but i feel like i cant control it.
like its something that will always be a part of me. my head is so messed up, so is my life.
im responsible for everything. yes - EVERYTHING. there is no one else to blame for all my stupid mistakes. saturday is my graduation and i dont even have a dress yet, can you believe this? well, i can... then ill be going crazy at the last minute whan not much can be done.
then sunday is our senior trip and we wont be coming back until the 19th.
i feel like im about to combust. well anyways, its great just expressing myself. i feel a bit better.
other than that, i was at bavaro last week. it was pretty nice. here are some pics.

mini-vaca

so im leaving to Bavaro until saturday with some family members. i dont really like the beach, dont get me wrong the beach is beautiful and perhaps relaxing. i just mean, the sand blowing in the wind into your face and hair and the sun burning down on you isnt precisely what i call fun. but whatever, it will be definetly good atleast to sleep a lot, taking awesome pictures and reading of course...anyways ill be catching yall later.

(my cousin Che, last time i when to the beach)

k y r o s ' 0 7
i know this is getting old, ive said this so many times in sooo many ways. but ill give it a try anyways.
the best thing that ever happened to me.
they are my brothers, sisters, friends, classmates, my critics, my supporters, my 'more than i could fit into words.'
these last months have been bittersweet.
it's only when you realize you cant have something no more, that you REALLY start to appreciate it. these past 15 years have been chaotic, amazing, fun, stressful, happy, sad, filled with trouble but more than anything..these last 15 years have been unforgettable.
ive written and said a million things about you - but it just doesnt seem enough. ive come to hateee you, despise you, but more than anything ive come to learn how to understand that we are all different, and that each single one of us puts something different to this 'brighter than the sun' class. and finally ive come to completely entirely love you all.
even in the darkest hours, the ugliest weather...you came along and brighten up my day. putting a smile on my face.
as i said over and over, we might have differences..but if the going gets tough we always have each others back.
HOW WILL I EVER FORGET THIS? the incredible thing this was and will be forever in my heart. yeah, you've all seen me cry alot, fight waaay too much, sing horribly, sleep during classes, laugh until im all out of air, study my ass off (only at the end of each year:P), youve seen me up and pulled me from the ground when ever i needed help.
here, in our awful school hallways i met incredible people which have become my very best friends.
we've been through an awful lot TOGETHER. when i look back some years from now...thats what ill remember, kyros'07 together.
its been hard, working together, because we are all so different but at the end we managed. maybe somethings got messed up, but at the end we got so much more than that. we got the experience of working all together as one. mmm, ever time the though of all this being over clouds my thoughts, i cant control my self..i cant believe its actually OVER. but i managed to stay put (and cry a little less) by thinking that its not the end, its not goodbye... i know for sure we'll met again. someday, somewhere. and when we do...it will be like we never were actually apart. because in my heart you'll always have a special spot.
what else can i say? im so proud of you. even when you failed, you got strength and stood up and proved everyone wrong. we owe one thing to our HARD-bitching school, we loathe so much... other than the fact of putting us together; we got screwed over and over, i believe it made us stronger than we could ever imagine and it gave us character. no matter what they say or think - in my mind together we are invincible.
i hope you all fight for your dreams, you all have bright futures.
you go out there and make this world a little better.
as for me..i could be living in a mansion in the hollywood hills or in a carton box in capotillo - always count on me.
t h a n k s f o r e v e r y t h i n g . I LOVE YOU!
arleneee nicole; muuuuuuuuah!

"It is indeed ironic that we spend our school days yearning to graduate and our remaining days waxing nostalgic about our school days."

earth day!

Only when the last tree has died

and the last river been poisoned
and the last fish been caught
will we realise we cannot eat money.

That's human nature.
Nobody does anything until it's too late.


Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
nothing is going to get better, it's not.


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i really hope you guys do something for this day. try to participate...in any possible way you can, make a statement. try to get peoples attention to the cause. put it in your nicknames, make posters, a tshirt (like im planning to do), tell your friends about it. im thinking about doing something myself, since i dont live over there i cant really participate. those who want to join me, please do. (if got any ideas to get peoples attention please send it to my email)

i would be awesome if some join me here, in santo domingo.
ill be getting back to you too see what we can do.

- arlene

BE the change you wish to see...

I'm just like any other teeanger trying to get by every challenge i am faced with. giving my life a purpose, i just hate the thought of being here just beacause. i know it might sound so bullshitty but i will go ahead and say it anyways, i really do want to make a difference. not just sit around and be okay with the way things are. there are endless things fucked up in this world. many things that can be changed. and even the smallest things WE do count. you have probably heard this before but we can all REALLY make a difference. obviously you alone cannot change the world --- but hopefully someone will see your acts and might be so inspired by what you are doing that they might start doing things differently too.
many people (like some of my teachers) say i just have too much attitude and that i've got to change that. but of course they just want me to eat up all the bullshit they feed me, of course I am the rebel,the outcast, im the one with no education; for trying to do things right. when we challenge what we have been told is correct- it turns into a big deal. they think they have it all figured out. so when they see a little independant thinking...its all the tv, all the internet, the videogames and rock music that is messing us up; that we are just trying to stand out, its just a desperate measure for attention. but i sure dont care what they think or say. when Columbus said the world was not flat, he was ridiculed. when a new theory is revealed, when the truth is revealed, at first it is ridiculed but afterwards it is accepted. we are just so damn closed minded we leave no space for change.

"you must be the change you wish to see in the world"

- Gandhi

(i took this pic)