tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9797051270414341962024-03-19T05:37:35.260-07:00leahthemermaidLeah Halilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12171012279607205028noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979705127041434196.post-45692353495499178732012-10-30T15:43:00.001-07:002012-10-31T06:20:25.479-07:00Hello Sun, Good-bye Moon As the sun creeps in from abaft the somber silhouette of the trees,<br />
I hear the waking up of our feathered friends with the buzzing bees.<br />
Something magical is about to unfold,<br />
An unfamiliar day is to be told.<br />
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Every second turns out much brighter,<br />
And my disposition is constantly lighter.<br />
Because of the very hope of a band-new day,<br />
A "good morning" just as they say.<br />
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But we've forgotten about the old moon,<br />
The one eating the dusk who will be dropping soon.<br />
Saying good-bye to the after hours; our bedtime,<br />
Following down the exact same line.<br />
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The moon is bygone because of this new sun,<br />
The dusk to dawn is clean, gloom is gone.<br />
May all our nighttime dreams keep us sweet,<br />
As the morning sun and a brand new day, we all greet.<br />
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Poem by Leah HaliliLeah Halilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12171012279607205028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979705127041434196.post-74163386001350554902012-10-25T16:31:00.000-07:002013-03-17T05:10:08.642-07:00Invictus <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Invictus by William Ernest Henley - one of my favorite poems of all time</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">Out of the<i> night that covers me,</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">Black as the Pit from pole to pole,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">I thank whatever gods may be</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">For my <i>unconquerable soul</i>.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">In the<i> fell clutch of circumstance</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">I have <i>not</i> winced nor cried aloud.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">Under the <i>bludgeonings</i> of chance</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;"><i>My head is bloody, but unbowed.</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;" /></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">Beyond this place of wrath and tears</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">Looms but the Horror of the shade,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">And yet the <i>menace of the years</i></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">Finds, and shall find, me unafraid.</span></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;" /></i><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">It matters not how strait the gate,</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">How charged with punishments the scroll.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">I am the master of my fate:</span></b></i></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">I am the captain of my soul. </span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 21px;">________________________________________</span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes. </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Maybe I can be the master of my fate, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">and the captain of my soul, </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">But for all I know, </span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">God made this beautiful world for us to explore and love, </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">and I think that should always be our goal </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Hello and good morning, explorers of this world! Have a wonderful day. :-)</span></span><br />
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Leah Halilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12171012279607205028noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979705127041434196.post-89952099730679203472012-09-22T05:33:00.002-07:002012-10-03T18:03:01.127-07:00Road surfing<div style="text-align: center;">
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One of my favorite hobbies! <a href="http://longboardgirlscrew.com/" target="_blank">They're</a> such an inspiration to me. Love love love!</div>
Leah Halilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12171012279607205028noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979705127041434196.post-4649943023376442922012-09-18T16:32:00.000-07:002013-06-18T19:01:48.144-07:00Blessed with the beautiful blue seaLast weekend, I was fortunate enough to be a part of UP Marine Biological Society's annual event, The International Coastal Clean Up 2012 in Puerto Galera. It was a 2-day event where we did a lot of activities like mangrove restoration, beach cleanup, skin diving, and many more! I learned so much from all the activities. Also, it was great and inspirational to see such a young group of people so passionate about the sea. The whole trip was amazing. I met a lot of great people and had a very enjoyable experience. So much fun that I really felt like it lasted for a whole week!<br />
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Sea trip from Batangas Port to the lovely Puerto Galera Kay Ganda!</div>
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The students who participated with the beach cleanup, activities, and games</div>
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Silly boys who posed in front of me and asked for a picture</div>
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Sister and a mangrove seed</div>
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Spot Gill from Finding Nemo!</div>
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Sister pose underwater</div>
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Gen and her bubble ring</div>
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This experience taught me that I shouldn't just enjoy the sea but I should also protect it. I have so much respect for the sea now. It's so beautiful and infinite. I also realized that we are all a part of this beautiful world and it's our responsibility to protect it. We should always keep in mind that the Philippines is the center of biodiversity and that we should do whatever we can to save it.<br />
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<br />Leah Halilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12171012279607205028noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979705127041434196.post-57463799785534466092012-09-13T15:43:00.000-07:002013-03-17T05:22:31.260-07:00Wake up to the morning brazen sun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Darling if you answer, oh we'll wander, down the garden where it's cool</div>
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Later we'd discover, in all the covers, children silent as the stars</div>
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Early in the morning, in the morning, everything at once is ours</div>
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Leah Halilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12171012279607205028noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979705127041434196.post-41319738705921280542012-09-13T06:53:00.000-07:002012-09-18T17:16:53.905-07:00Oh the places you'll go!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
I dream of traveling the world someday. </div>
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I dream of learning all about the beautiful and different cultures each country has to offer. </div>
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I dream of meeting the strangest, craziest, and the most interesting people of this world.
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I dream of experiencing the wildest, and the most life-changing adventure ever.</div>
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I dream of travel because I know traveling will set my heart and my mind free.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">I wrote a song last summer during a getaway at my friend's house in Puerto Princesa, Palawan. The place was breath-taking. Never in a million years did I think I would find a place so beautiful. The sun always shined right above the beautiful clear water that sparkled giving off wondrous rays of dancing lights across the shoreline. The clouds, pasted on the pastel blue colored sky, would carry back such a peaceful feeling in my heart wherever we went. We explored the islands of Palawan with this small boat that brought us to a number of private beaches, through mangrove farms, and of course my favorite, the tiny islands of sand found in the middle of the sea, the <a href="http://soundcloud.com/leahthemermaid/sandbars" target="_blank">sandbars</a>.</span><br />
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Milana and I, crazy dancing in one of the sandbars. Taken by my sister <a href="http://rachel-halili.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Rachel</a></div>
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<br /></div>Leah Halilihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12171012279607205028noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-979705127041434196.post-52178716600980114572012-09-12T07:43:00.001-07:002013-03-17T05:24:22.780-07:00The Runaway<span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span>
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-weight: normal;">Run away from the ordinary. Stand out, be you, and you will shine through.</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">(c) <a href="http://rachel-halili.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Rachel Halili</a> </span></div>
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