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Dartegnian Velarde

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Replay Reel: A Tale of Two Sisters
Film Analysis

Replay Reel: A Tale of Two Sisters

In all my years of film watching, I have never watched a psychological horror film that made me feel scared and confused at the same time. Now I've watched a plethora of wonderful horror films—The Grudge, The Ring, The Descent, One Missed Call, Drag Me to Hell,
calendar_today17 Mar 2017 schedule8 min read
The Kindness of People
College

The Kindness of People

Have you ever had a constant week of rain falling on top of your head and a constant feeling of gloominess even when it's not a rainy season? Because, if you do, then great! We're on the same boat. But, once in a while, someone, someone
calendar_today16 Nov 2016 schedule5 min read
The Rainy Season
Life

The Rainy Season

As of writing this, it is now the 10th of July, 2016, and we're well on our way onto the start of the rainy season (or "monsoon season," as I like to call it). There's not much to this season in particular, other than
calendar_today10 Jul 2016 schedule3 min read
Camp Calye Day 4: 4 Days of Magic
Experience

Camp Calye Day 4: 4 Days of Magic

Unlike the days before, the fourth day wasn't filled with any fun activities and was very... void, so to speak, of any activities. As far as I can remember, all I remember that happened this day was the human rollercoaster activity and the awarding of groups. The morning
calendar_today19 Jun 2016 schedule6 min read
Camp Calye Day 3: Star Trekking
Experience

Camp Calye Day 3: Star Trekking

It was already my third day at Camp Calye and, for some reason, I was already starting to wear out from the trip. Rather sad to say, but I really didn't get enough sleep the past few nights and my there was this unbelievable pain on my left
calendar_today19 Jun 2016 schedule12 min read
Camp Calye Day 2: There Will Be Mud
Experience

Camp Calye Day 2: There Will Be Mud

As I awake from my not-so-pleasant slumber, I slowly came to and immediately realized that I was still at Kampo Trexo, and it's already the second day of camp. After taking 5 minutes or so to "initialize my core services," I quickly opened my
calendar_today07 Jun 2016 schedule11 min read
Camp Calye Day 1: Caroling with the Carolets
Experience

Camp Calye Day 1: Caroling with the Carolets

"Opportunity only knocks once," they say, as it seems that you are only given one chance to experience one of the best things in life—and thankfully I didn't pass up mine. My story with Camp Calye began around late March, when a friend of mine
calendar_today06 May 2016 schedule6 min read
My Big Sister
Friends

My Big Sister

We all have that friend who shares almost the same set of interests as us, or someone who likes something as much as us. For me, that person is my big sister, +Elaine Avriele Santos. Obviously, it's great to have a friend like that, but what happens when
calendar_today25 Nov 2015 schedule3 min read
My First Semester
College

My First Semester

Oh man, my second term at Asia Pacific College has just started and, well, it is . . . not what I expected. It is hard to say but, man, do I wish I could go back in time to the start of my all-English term. Looking back, my English term was
calendar_today01 Nov 2015 schedule3 min read
My Scary Halloween Day
College

My Scary Halloween Day

Halloween just ended a few minutes and, I swear to God, most of my friends are making the most out of their Halloween. Yo, I'm seeing pictures of my best friends all getting themselves ready for Halloween. Decked out with the latest costumes coupled with somewhat-realistic effects
calendar_today01 Nov 2015 schedule5 min read
The Dream of a Better Tomorrow
Life

The Dream of a Better Tomorrow

As far back as I could remember, I've always dreamt and imagined of a better tomorrow. A new world free from chaos, suffering, anguish, and evil. Back then, I could only think of somewhat simple futuristic scenery, one of which was of a car slowly gliding through a
calendar_today19 Oct 2015 schedule2 min read
My Last Junior-Senior Prom
High School

My Last Junior-Senior Prom

Once I entered the ballroom, everything looked fancy and expensive as hell.
calendar_today24 Feb 2015 schedule5 min read
Friday the 13th
High School

Friday the 13th

As you all know, tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and as usual, I have no plans for the said date. The main reason why I have no plans for tomorrow is, well, because I have no one to make a plan for, for tomorrow. I mean, I don'
calendar_today13 Feb 2015 schedule2 min read
People
High School

People

Unless you basically live your whole life inside your room and in front of your computer—or you live in a secluded mountain far, far away with only you living on it—you will meet new people, almost everywhere, actually. Now, I'm not going to start off this
calendar_today27 Jan 2015 schedule2 min read
Sparks Fly (Literally)
High School local_fire_department Featured

Sparks Fly (Literally)

That was one busy Sunday for me. I'm sorry for posting late, and on a Monday, at 12am in the morning. But hey, it's better late than never, am I right. So, last weekend, I had a lot of stuff to do. I was crammed with
calendar_today26 Jan 2015 schedule4 min read
Hindrances
Thoughts

Hindrances

Like everything, humans are imperfect. Almost everything that we make, from software to the schedules we have planned out, even by looking at our history, you can see that we, as a species, are imperfect like the rest. We have flaws—vulnerabilities that cannot be patched—and there are those
calendar_today14 Jan 2015 schedule3 min read
Starry Road
Thoughts local_fire_department Featured

Starry Road

As I was walking, I constantly looked at the starry night sky, amazed at the number of stars above me. There was not much, but I saw few, and that's good enough for me.
calendar_today05 Jan 2015 schedule3 min read
The Regional Contest
High School

The Regional Contest

To be honest, I've made it to the regional competition :)
calendar_today09 Nov 2014 schedule2 min read
Breathtaking
High School

Breathtaking

Holy snot, the best thing just happened to me today! xD I'm sorry I didn't tell you guys, but I've competed in a competition earlier. Yes, you heard (well, read) that right, Dartegnian Velarde finally joined in a contest (: I was selected to be
calendar_today21 Aug 2014 schedule3 min read
Happy First Day of July!
High School

Happy First Day of July!

Song of the day: Beautiful Times - Owl City ft. Lindsey Stirling Whew, thank God June is finally over! Which means, it's the first day of July and the start of, uh, July! (: Like I've said a million times, I hate June, June of last year was
calendar_today01 Jul 2014 schedule2 min read
High School
High School

High School

Sorry if I've been "off the radar" for a while, I was busy with school-related stuff and activities and I was just "immersed" in planning and preparing my senior year. I'm graduating this year so there's a lot more
calendar_today13 Jun 2014 schedule1 min read
Last Summer
Thoughts

Last Summer

I have nothing to do now and nothing to talk about :/ Nevertheless, I decided to post something. Ahhhh...I remember my old Minecraft base. See, back then I used to play Minecraft all the time (I'm not childish or whatever, I just played it for the fun of
calendar_today13 Mar 2014 schedule3 min read
Coffee
Thoughts

Coffee

As a perfectionist, I try to make my cup of coffee perfect with every drop.
calendar_today28 Jan 2014 schedule1 min read
I Wanna Get out of Here!
Thoughts

I Wanna Get out of Here!

One day I will go here.... One day...
calendar_today02 Nov 2013 schedule3 min read
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