*What a UP student is not

There’s no one-word that completely describes a UP student, no not even “activist”! *laugh*

*scoff* how do I start this? Well, I guess I could start off by saying that being a student is pretty darn challenging.

I guess it really isn’t a shocker if different groups form in schools. I think if you really observe the people, you would be able to distinguish which groups certain people belong to. I and some of my friends have observed some already.

One group that was the most evident was the “Nanings” as we call them. As UPians, they aren’t really that adventurous when it comes to going out and when it comes to love and stuff like that. I think they’d rather study then do that. But I’m not saying they wouldn’t, but, I don’t think it’s at the top of their list, you know? They seem like the childish ones who don’t really focus on fixing themselves and boys, which I sometimes I get jealous of! Honestly!

We also have those who are insanely addicted to computer games!!! We obviously know who they are! I think they could go days without food and play PC games instead. *long pause* oh wait, I take it back. Food is really important to them. They could all play for hours and hours. If only they could just play nonstop I think they would. As a UP student, we are not rich, so we have to budget our money, really well. But one thing I’m amazed with these “Computer Addicts” is that they practically play more than they study but their grades are still so amazingly high!! I wish I could be like that! *gr*

There are also the “Outspoken” ones. Those people who say what they feel. Those people who aren’t afraid to fight for what they think is right. And when they find out that others talk bad behind their back, they confront them and tell them how they feel about it. I think people like this would make great leaders. It’s just some of them just don’t realize it. They just need to develop their skills. Oh ya, another thing, they are very spontaneous in and out of class. They seem to never be scared to speak in front of the class. Lucky them!

Then we have those people who are just plain crazy! They take things so lightly and seem to have no problems at all. They look so relaxed. I usually don’t usually see them frowning. They’re always on the go to have fun and ride in the current. They seem like they have no enemies or bad feelings towards other people. They usually are the life of the party, the people who also never stop talking!

Then we have the “Party People”. They may not seem like this in school, but they have this whole grooving’ life. They are those whose priorities are pretty different from the “Nanings”, probably the complete opposite. I guess they love going out and chilling, not worrying about things (even though there’s a lot to worry about). I guess you could call them the rebels? Not the Goth-Emo kind though. Just those who are given a ton of rules but never listen to them, even though they know it isn’t right? *grin* They express themselves through fashion? Am I right? I don’t know. I’m not sure about that.
There are the athletes. Well, what school doesn’t have them? We all know who they are. They’re the sporty ones, usually made up of really cute guys *big smile*. And there are pretty girls in this too. I don’t know what else to say because we all know what athletes are already. One last thing I could say though is that you could probably find them chilling or playing in the covered court (or in the open field).

There are also those people who don’t like to be noticed, don’t talk a lot to people. I’m not saying they’re loners but I guess they’re just not the kind of people who’d socialize. I don’t really know.

Oh my God. Now, that I’m really thinking about this, I just realized that there are a lot more!! Way way more! The things I said weren’t facts. They were how I saw the people in our school. But even though we may have our own groups, we all fall into one category: UPian. As UPians we are never really on time for things and we like doing things on at the last minute. We are not time conscious. Really! *lol*
We don’t get to relax as much as we want because our schedules are just so packed!! So whatever time off we get, we really make good use for it to have some fun!

Even though as a UP student my social life out of school is “ZERO”, I still enjoy the time I get to spend with my classmates and friends. I realized that though UPians have all those flaws, we still have that one good thing in common, BRAINS! *LOL!!*

Si? *big2x smile*

65 things you guys need to know about us

1. Don't ever lie to us, we always find out.
2. We don't enjoy talking dirty as much as much as you enjoy listening
3. Don't say you understand when you don't
4. Girls are pretty, but yours is the prettiest.
5. You don't have PMS; don't act like you know what its like.
6. Saying something sweet might get you off the hook; doing something sweet will always get you off the hook.
7. We absolutely DO NOT care about monster trucks, car systems, paintball or anything else you and your friends talk about.
8. Size does matter, but only to w****s; not girls that want relationships.
9. We don't like it when you act like Mr. Big
10. Hugs and kisses must be given at all times.
11. No matter what you say, your ex-girlfriend is a w****s.
12. Its good to be sensitive, sometimes.
13. If you did something wrong or even if you didn't, apologize.
14. Be spontaneous; dinner and a movie won't always cut it.
15. We are self-conscious by nature; we can't help it.
16. We are drama queens.
17. Shave! no matter how cool you think your goatee or beard or moustache looks, we hate it.
18. You have to tell a girl how you feel about her...we make no assumptions.
19. We will always think we are fat; so humor us and tell us we aren't.
20. Hugs and kisses must be given at all times.
21. It never hurts to work out...take your own advice.
22. Girls like sex just as much, if not more than guys.
23. We hate porn.
24. Hmmmm...guys in pick-ups...yummmm...
25. Girls need food, water, and compliments to survive.
26. We think about you all the time.
27. Being able to make us laugh is so much more important than how much you can lift weights.
28. We may think you are gay if you enjoy planning your outfits ahead of time.
29. Hold our hand.
30. Girls generally don't like to cook all the time, you can get off your lazy butt and cook something too.
31. We are not your all-night restaurant.
32. Anything we say or do during that 4 days to a week each month cannot be held against us.
33. If you hold our hand while you are driving we will be thoroughly impressed...especially if it's a stick.
34. Under no circumstances will we have a threesome.
35. You look hot in hooded outfits.
36. Having us over while you and your friends play video games does not count as "quality time".
37. We hate it when you‘re with us and then give more attention to your friends or you game
38. Never say a girl is fat.
39. Keep in mind that we withhold sex when we're mad at you, so you might want to get around to apologizing...
40. You just can't force us to like sports...especially those associated with the WWF.
41. We're typically smarter than you...so get over it and stop whining when we get better grades than you.
42. The ability to play the guitar or drums will help you get laid.
43. We're sorry, Jesse MetCalfe is just SO hot...get over it!!!
44. Walks in the rain, kisses on the forehead, and cooking dinner for us will get you everywhere.
45. If you're developing such good finger skills playing video games, you better put them to good use sometimes.
46. Anything you do or say to another girl that you wouldn't want us to know about is considered cheating.
47. If we can admit that we're wrong, you'd better be able to do the same.
48. The excuse "I can't dance" is unacceptable...we'll appreciate the simple fact that you're trying.
49. On that note, if you refuse to dance, expect us to dance with other guys...and lots of them.
50. Think before you speak...it'll make a world of difference.
51. Not all girls kiss on the first date, get over it...we're creatures of mystery.
52. Make fun of our clothes...prepare to die!
53. We don't always expect you to pay for us, but it doesn't hurt to at least offer everyone once in a while.
54. Tell us we're beautiful.
55. The "little things" in a relationship are really the biggest. Remember that.
56. Foreplay isn't something we should have to ask for...it's a prerequisite.
57. Don't screw us over...especially if we have an older brother or protective guy friends...they will hunt you down and kill you.*grin*
58. If you're going to look at other girls, at least make sure we don't see you do it.
59. Just because we're still just "hanging out" doesn't make it ok to sleep with your ex-girlfriend, friend with benefits, etc.
60. No girl just wants to be your "friend with benefits".
61. We're sensitive too...be gentle (and we're not talking about our hearts here guys).
62. One word when it comes to smoking...QUIT.
63. We deserve the right to hate all of your ex-girlfriends.
64. If we happen to trip, fall, etc, while wearing the exceptionally high shoes that we love, go ahead and laugh...we will be...that is unless we hurt ourselves...

Lastly..
65. Don't always be over protective it is the 20th century, women can do things for themselves.


So guys, GOT IT!?! P=0)

mean girls?

At recess one day Madison's teacher found her sitting alone at lunch, looking sad and upset. She could barely bite the peanut butter sandwich that she usually couldn't wait to eat. "What's the matter, Madison?" the teacher asked.
Madison burst into tears. "My best friend Allie is sitting with Cleo and her little group of friends, and they just voted me off their lunch table and won't let me be their friend. Even Allie won't stand up for me!"
Later that afternoon, Trevor was standing alone by the basketball court after school. Trevor's mom asked him why he didn't go play with Zack and Steve, who were shooting hoops. Trevor told his mom he just didn't feel like it, so they walked home. But the truth was, Trevor and Madison were facing the same problem: They both felt left out. Kids who were their friends yesterday weren't their friends today. What happened?
So, what are cliques, you may be asking? Everyone feels left out by friends once in a while. And sometimes friends fight and make up again. But sometimes kids form groups that they won't let other kids belong to. A clique is a group of kids who hang out together and won't let others join in.
Not all groups of friends are cliques. The thing that makes a group a clique is that they leave some kids out on purpose. Usually one or two popular kids control who gets to be in the group and who gets left out. Kids may act much differently than they did before they were part of the clique.
For instance, Trevor and Steve always played basketball after school. But Zack started pushing Trevor out of the group, and now even Steve was saying mean stuff to Trevor. Same with Madison and Allie. They used to have sleepovers all the time, but now Cleo was hosting the sleepovers, and she didn't invite Madison.
Kids might form cliques late in elementary school or in middle school. Sometimes cliques are made of kids who share an interest in something, like sports or music. Sometimes the kids in them just want to be popular or want to belong. Both boys and girls have cliques, though people who study these groups say girl cliques are often meaner and more hurtful in the way they treat girls who aren't in the group.
If you are on the outside of a clique, it really hurts. Emotional hurt is different than the kind of hurt you feel when you skin your knee, but it's a kind of pain and it can feel awful. You might cry or want to yell mean things at the people in the clique. You might feel lonely if you're alone at lunch or after school. You might be frustrated or upset because you don't know what to do. You might feel down on yourself because of not being picked to belong. You might feel hurt because of the ways other kids keep you out.
Probably the hardest part of dealing with a clique is how bad it feels if a friend becomes part of a clique and starts treating you differently. Sometimes, the problem starts with an argument between the two of you. But other times you can find yourself on the outside of a clique, even if nothing happened.
Kids who fall into cliques might want to be popular and feel cool. Sometimes kids think that belonging to a clique will keep them from feeling left out. Or that it guarantees them friends. Some kids feel flattered to be let into a clique. They may feel better about themselves by being in when others are out.
Kids in cliques sometimes act differently than they would outside the group. They often go along with what the others are doing, even if they know it's not right. Even if it means leaving out a friend. They might feel bad about it, but they can't figure out how to be cool and still be nice to the person who's not in the clique. This is no excuse, though. Plenty of kids manage to be nice to everyone - kids in and outside their closest group of friends - without being part of a clique.
Sometimes kids in cliques find that they don't really want to belong to it anymore. They don't want to be bossed around by the rules of the clique, and they don't want to leave others out and hurt people's feelings. Sometimes they realize they are missing out on being friends with great kids outside of the clique.
Oh ya, but in other cases, there really isn’t a clique, it’s just, like a group. But everyone just seems so dang intimidated by them. Intimidated by the way they act, dress and talk. But you’ll never know who they really are unless you try and get to know them, right?
As we get older, we usually outgrow the need to be part of a clique. For others this takes a while. Most cliques have disappeared by the end of high school, making way for more mature and enjoyable friendship groups.

McDonalds baby!

Here’s the continuation I was talking about in my other blog!
In 1968 McDonald’s restaurants began serving the Big Mac, a two-patty burger that became the company’s flagship product. The company launched its highly successful “You deserve a break today” advertising campaign in 1970. By 1972 McDonald’s had 2,000 restaurants and $1 billion in annual sales.
McDonald’s also began to establish high-profile charities. The company opened the first Ronald McDonald House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1974. Ronald McDonald Houses provide temporary housing near hospitals for the families of seriously ill children. Today, Ronald McDonald House Charities operate more than 170 Ronald McDonald Houses in 32 countries.
Although McDonald’s remained dedicated to its established format, the company introduced a number of new products and services in the 1970s and 1980s. Many of these innovations proved startlingly successful. McDonald’s began serving breakfast in 1973. By the late 1980s, one-fourth of Americans who ate breakfast away from home did so at McDonald’s. In 1975 McDonald’s introduced drive-through window service, enabling motorists to make purchases without leaving their cars. By the mid-1990s, drive-through business accounted for about half of all McDonald’s sales in the United States. In 1983 the company introduced Chicken McNuggets, bite-sized fried chicken morsels accompanied by dipping sauces. Within a few months McDonald’s ranked as the world’s second largest retailer of chicken.
International expansion also became an important part of the company’s business strategy. McDonald’s opened its first restaurant outside the United States in 1967. In 1988 McDonald’s operated 2,600 stores outside the United States, generating $1.8 billion in annual revenues. By 1994 the company had 4,700 international franchises, producing $3.4 billion in annual revenues. The first McDonald’s in Moscow, Russia, served more than 30,000 customers on its first day of operation in 1990, setting the record for the most people served by one restaurant in a single day. In 1992 McDonald’s opened a restaurant in Beijing, China. The Beijing McDonald’s—-which featured 700 seats, 2 kitchens, 29 cash registers, and 850 employees—is the company’s largest. The Beijing McDonald’s attracted 40,000 customers on its first day, breaking the record established by the Moscow McDonald’s two years earlier.
McDonald’s has attempted to accommodate increasing customer demand for healthier food. In 1986 McDonald’s began offering nutritional information about the items on its menu. The company also began to offer lighter entrées, such as salads and frozen yogurt. McDonald’s Arch Deluxe, a hamburger marketed to adults, generated disappointing sales when it was introduced in 1996.
In the mid-1990s the company earned about $1.4 billion a year in profits on $30 billion in sales and opened a new restaurant every three hours. The company has continued to grow in the United States by opening new restaurants in urban areas and establishing smaller outlets in hospitals, zoos, airports, and many other locations. In 1993 McDonald’s began opening outlets in Wal-Mart Stores throughout the United States. In 1996 McDonald’s signed a 10-year agreement with The Walt Disney Company. Under the terms of the agreement, McDonald’s will operate restaurants at Disney theme parks, and Disney will promote its films through McDonald’s. In 1997 McDonald’s announced a campaign to increase sales at its restaurants by cutting prices.

our enemies

About 8 in 10 preteens and teens have acne, along with many adults. In fact, about 17 million people in the United States have acne. Acne is so common that it's considered a normal part of growing from a kid to an adult.
But knowing that doesn't make it easier when you look in the mirror and see a big pimple on your chin! The good news is that learning about acne and taking some simple steps can help you feel better about your face.
Acne is a skin condition that shows up as different types of bumps. They include whiteheads, blackheads, red bumps (pimples), and bumps that are filled with pus (cysts). What causes these annoying bumps? Well, your skin is covered with tiny holes called hair follicles, or pores. Pores contain sebaceous (say: suh-bay-shus) glands (also called oil glands) that make sebum (say: see-bum), an oil that moistens your hair and skin.(yeah, I did my research baby!)
Most of the time the glands make the right amount of sebum, and the pores are fine. But sometimes a pore gets clogged up with too much sebum, dead skin cells, and germs called bacteria. This can cause acne.
If a pore gets clogged up, closes, and bulges out from the skin, that's a whitehead. If a pore clogs up but stays open, the top surface can get dark and you're left with a blackhead. Sometimes the walls of the pore are broken, allowing sebum, bacteria, and dead skin cells to get under the skin. This causes a small, red infection called a pimple. Clogged-up pores that open up deep in the skin can lead to bigger infections known as cysts. A lot of kids and teens get a type of acne called acne vulgaris. It usually appears on the face, neck, shoulders, upper back, and chest. Teens and kids get acne because of the hormone changes that come with puberty. As you grow up and your body begins to develop, these hormones stimulate the sebaceous glands to make more sebum, and the glands can become overactive. When there is too much sebum, that oil clogs the pores and leads to acne.
No matter what you've heard, acne isn't caused by eating greasy foods like french fries or pizza, munching on chocolate, or drinking soda. It isn't necessarily caused by wearing makeup, either, especially if the makeup label says "oil-free," "non-Comedogenic" (say: non-ka-mee-doh-jen-ick, which means it won't clog pores), or "non-Acnegenic" (which means it doesn't cause acne). Yap, I have foundation that’s non-Comedogenic by VMV Hypoallergenics “Nutmeg”. *screetch* anyway, back to the min topic!
If your parent had acne as a teen, it's likely that you will, too. Stress may make acne worse, because when you're stressed, your pores may make more sebum. Luckily, for most people, acne gets better by the time they are in their twenties.
If you're worried about acne, there are things you can do to keep those pimples away:
1.)To help prevent the oil buildup that can lead to acne, wash your face twice a day with warm water and a mild soap or cleanser. 2.) Don't scrub your face. Scrubbing can actually make acne worse by irritating the skin. Wash gently, using your hands instead of a washcloth. 3.) If you wear makeup, moisturizer, or sunscreen, make sure they are "oil-free," "non-Comedogenic," or "non-Acnegenic." 4.) When you wash your face, take the time to remove all of your makeup. 5.) If you use hair sprays or gels, try to keep them away from your face because they can clog pores. 6.) If you have long hair, keep it away from your face and wash it regularly to reduce oil. 7.) Baseball caps and other hats can cause pimples along the hairline. Avoid them if you think they are worsening your acne. 8.) Wash your face after you've been exercising and sweating a lot. 9.) Try not to touch your face. 10.) Don't pick, squeeze, or pop pimples. I know, sometimes this could be hard not to do, but just resist the temptation and avoid looking at yourself at the mirror!
Many lotions and creams are sold at drugstores to help prevent acne and clear it up. You can try different ones to see which helps. Products with benzoyl peroxide or salicylic acid in them are usually pretty helpful for treating acne. Benzoyl peroxide kills the bacteria that can lead to acne and it also can reduce swelling (puffiness) of pimples. I’ve used this and, yep, it does work! Salicylic acid is another acne-fighting ingredient. It causes skin to dry out and peel, which can help get rid of pimples, too.

the love of my stomach

This is all about the restaurant I would want to own. But If I can’t have its franchise, then I would want to have a restaurant LIKE it!! It is the love of my life and the love of my stomach. I would die if I wouldn’t get a taste of their food, seriously. I used to eat here almost everyday, but always ended up getting broke at the end of the week. So, I had to stop my terrible habit! Who has seen Super Size Me? My parents encouraged me to watch it and I think their point for that was to stop me from indulging in all the glory! But it had no effect. I didn’t stop at all, just kept going back to my paradise and ordering things I wanted, especially the Coke float, since it was one of their affordable products, which helped with keeping my mind out off our really hot weather. Oh my gosh. If only these kinds of food were healthy! So here’s a really cute quote that involves this amazing fast food restaurant, the love of my life, McDonald’s!!

“No two countries that both have a McDonald's have ever fought a war against each other.”

McDonald’s Corporation is a fast-food restaurant company based in Oak Brook, Illinois. Since the 1950s, McDonald’s family-oriented restaurants have revolutionized the fast-food business and the company has become one of the best known in the world. Tens of thousands of McDonald's restaurants worldwide serve millions of customers a day. McDonald’s restaurants, which offer toy promotions and often feature playgrounds, are especially popular with children.
In 1948 brothers Dick and Mac McDonald remodeled their McDonald’s drive-in restaurant in San Bernardino, California, creating the prototype for the modern fast-food restaurant. The menu was limited to nine items: hamburgers, cheeseburgers, three types of soft drinks, milk, coffee, potato chips, and pies. French fries and milkshakes were soon added. By focusing on efficient production and service, McDonald’s cut the price of their hamburgers from 30 cents to 15 cents.
By the mid-1950s the original McDonald’s generated $350,000 a year in revenues. In 1954 Ray Kroc, then a 52-year-old salesman of milkshake machines, visited the restaurant and became convinced that its concept could work in other cities. The McDonald brothers agreed to let Kroc sell McDonald’s franchises (the right to market the company’s products within a certain area). In 1955 Kroc established a franchising company known as McDonald’s Systems, Inc. and opened a second McDonald’s restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois. Within its first four years, the company had opened 228 restaurants, which generated $37.6 million in annual sales. In 1961 Kroc bought out the McDonald brothers for $2.7 million.
During the 1960s, McDonald’s began to mount aggressive advertising and marketing campaigns. In 1962 the company adopted the golden arches as its trademark. Ronald McDonald, the familiar clown that serves as McDonald’s mascot, was introduced in 1963. That year, signs at McDonald’s restaurants announced that the company had sold more than 1 billion hamburgers.
I’ll continue about this in another blog because I got to go. Peace!

are you a stick or a bootylicious babe?

When are the designers ever going to realize that EVERYONE is not a perfect size 6...or lower. More than two thirds of the world population is either overweight or underweight. Unfortunately it's the poor young girls who see these waifs in the magazines that suffer the most. They starve themselves or throw up what little they do eat to become these unrealistic idols they watch and admire. Many of these skinny girls are not naturally thin, but are virtually starving themselves to keep the weight down. The girls reading the magazines try to look like them, and end up trying the same tricks, and potentially get into the same problems with eating. Go to any club, the guys don't go for the skinny girls, they go for the girls with the hour glass figure. Look at the beautiful women that you see every day, and I'd say less than 5% have that stick insect shape the young models have. It makes me sad - and angry. Women should be encouraged to look healthy, be fit and to be confident, no matter what size or shape they are. I feel that current fashions should be available for every woman. Let the models be anything that their purveyors want them to be. Ordinary people should be less gullible than to believe that that is the only way to be. I think, models should be of all sizes, not just stick thin, because big women are pretty and they like to dress up and look nice too. Everybody should have a right to enjoy fashion whether they are a size 8 or a size 20. Designers do not sell clothes only to skeleton looking people. These skinny models look like they are dead-alive and it is not attractive. Clothes look good on others just like they do on skinny models. Sometimes, clothes look even better on thicker women than skinny ones. Now the Fashion industry is still looking for a Skin and Bone model. They should go out and walk around and see that the average person are not like that and maybe then they could start to re-think this concept. By using all shapes and sizes designers would be able to show if they have any real talent, and it may help in the battle against eating disorders.I get fed up with this idea of "normal" shape. I'm sure all the skinny people out there must be most offended by being told they're "abnormal". It's just personal preference and the way people are made, and designers should take more notice of this. When are people going to realize that a happy woman is far sexier than any shape or size. Women are 'queer cattle' (so John Buchan wrote) therefore, shouldn't we judge them with a more abstract yardstick than a tape measure! A few people in the fashion industry earn big money dressing up skeletons in ridiculous clothes. The media earns big money selling images of the skeletons. The public pays big money to look at the skeletons, says how ridiculous they look and then tries to emulate them. I admit, it’s a nice feeling being light and fat-less! But if it makes you so stressed, I say quit the suffering and enjoy food. But if you don’t really enjoy eating, or if you do but your stomach can only take in a few, then don’t force yourself. We just have to enjoy what we have, you know. We don’t know when we’ll leave this world, so we better enjoy life before we’re gone. It’s all dong things that make us happy, right? *grin*
Surely everyone realizes now that skeletal models on the catwalks promote a "look" which, if emulated, results in the Posh Spice head-on-a-stick mentality. I have one piece of advice for my female friends (and a reminder for myself!!): EAT! Bones are not meant to be seen, they are supposed to support the rest of you!