Flutter. Stop it.

No Comments Written by dmeemai on November 21, 2009 – 10:36 pm

What is this flutter?
Why am I feeling this queasy feeling in my stomach?
I shouldn’t feel this but I am feeling,
this crazy tremulous feeling.

Heart pounding, head racing.
It is exciting.
It is confusing.
Heck, it is nerve wracking!

I know this awful feeling.
The more I suppress, the more I feel.
The more I feel, the more I suffer.
But I wouldn’t. I couldn’t let it out.

Don’t know how long I can look
Don’t know how long I can resist
Don’t know how long I can play pretend
Until you’ll notice…

Please don’t ask me,
I won’t admit it.
Please don’t confront me,
I can’t deny it.

What is this flutter?
I know this flutter!
Foolish feelings, get over it.
Flutter, stop it!

F— I did it again.

Vote Filipino Efren Peñaflorida for CNN Hero of the Year 2009

2 Comments Written by dmeemai on November 18, 2009 – 3:59 pm

From the United States to Zimbabwe to Indonesia to the Philippines, CNN acknowledges ordinary people with extraordinary impact in its search for this year’s “Hero of the year.” Filipino Efren Peñaflorida, 28 is among the Top 10 contenders vying for the special recognition.

Efren has been making a huge difference in the lives of street kids in Manila, Philippines for the last 12 years. “Peñaflorida and his team of teen volunteers have taught basic reading and writing to children living on the streets. Their main tool: A pushcart classroom.” What he has accomplished in his young age giving back is truly remarkable if not indeed heroic.

This is sort of a last-minute plea to all readers! I just received the email from my sis in the UK and I’ve never heard of CNN’s ongoing search. To think that it started in early February! Goes to show, I am not a CNN follower.

“Since February, profiles of 2009 CNN Heroes have been airing weekly on air and online, each chosen from nominations submitted through the CNN Heroes Web site. This year, more than 9,000 nominations were received, more than twice the number of nominations submitted in 2008.”

Well, the last day of voting is tomorrow, November 19th (6 a.m. ET). Please vote for Efren Peñaflorida to become CNN’s Hero of the Year for 2009. There is no limit on the number of times you may vote.
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