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Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Music: Our Favorite Outlet (as of 04/26/16) [en español]

Hace un tiempo dije que iba a intentar cosas nuevas en el blog y me puse a pensar en que cosas nos tenemos todos en común independientemente de donde vivimos, donde nacimos y que idioma hablamos. Al final llegue a la conclusión de que la música es algo que nos conecta con todo el mundo y que existe donde sea que vayamos. Por ejemplo, muchos que me conocen saben que yo me la paso escuchando música cuando estoy preocupada, frustrada, molesta, ansiosa, aburrida, feliz, energizada, etc. Ustedes ya se pueden imaginar. El punto es que yo veo la música como una forma de deshacernos de todos los sentimientos negativos que tenemos y reencontrarnos con nosotros mismos. La música es una forma que cada ser humano tiene para comunicarse con otros sin tener que decir ni una palabra. Es algo que el hombre ha creado para que disfrutemos la vida incluso en esos momentos en que todo va de mal en peor. Por estas y muchas mas razones la música es una parte esencial de mi vida cotidiana, y se que probablemente ustedes también se sienten igual, lo cual me inspiró a hacer esta entrada en la que incluiré canciones que tiene algún significado para mi. Algunas me hacen reír, otras relajarme y otras simplemente las quiero compartir con todos ustedes. Solo quiero advertirles que mi gusto de música es muy ecléctico. Los invito a que abran sus mentes y oídos para que puedan aprender acerca de nuevas canciones y artistas conmigo. Por favor, no juzguen basado en el artista o en el nombre de la canción y disfruten.

Si algunos de ustedes tiene una cuenta de Sportify aqui les dejo el link para que la puedan accesar. Blogger Playlist

NOTA: Las adiciones mas recientes estarán al principio de la lista. También hay canciones pueden tener diferente versiones, ser cantadas por diferentes artistas o en diferentes idiomas.

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss0kFNUP4P4
Déjame Estar - Diego Torres
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvUIDncUWAM
Better Than Yourself (Criminal Minds Pt. 2) - Lukas Graham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkKuk9Bymk0
Bring It Back - Shawn Mendes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVJJR8THocE
Faded - Alan Walker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAfawGaBt2E
PILLOWTALK - ZAYN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO-XGWSvZB0
Los Abrazos Rotos (con Alex Ubago) - Amaia Montero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gukIA5_P1as
Trista Pena - Gipsy Kings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjdWezmzQls

Change - Carrie Underwood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KGXd4TUEMc

Jenny - Nothing More

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8lrzdVdCaI

No Sé Lo Que Me Das - Franco de Vita

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WwhzUbHjsE

Chaser - Carrie Underwood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM8Z1MNxVzY

Que Quieres De Mi - Luis Fonsi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSjuY7lv8QE

Let Her Go (feat. Hannah Trigwell) - Boyce Avenue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61lw2_4Z_iA

My Heart is Open (feat. Gwen Stefani) - Maroon 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_kvy7s4-ng

Strip It Down - Luke Bryan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY2pJsOZvc4

Te Necesito - Cali y El Dandee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcvttFC9Jq4&list=RDWcvttFC9Jq4

One Life - Justin Bieber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrNwbW1SeEY

Church Bells - Carrie Underwood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZLj_dXhKWo

Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean) - Ariana Grande

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q81Qya5hTxA

Perdón - Camila

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV4_oltRq0U
Relapse - Carrie Underwood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5joy6MB8Vag

Writing's on the Wall - Sam Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jzDnsjYv9A

Back From the Death (feat. Big Sean and Travis Barker) - Skylar Grey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjqRpC0EglA

Carry You Home - Zara Larsson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU2odQopVSk

Get it Over With - Rihanna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVzhu5zPaLw

Little Toy Guns - Carrie Underwood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFXVZqoahPM

Make It Rain - Ed Sheeran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-JBkUGcOxc
Confetti (Remastered) - Tori Kelly
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDZnS0wL-0g
Dangerous Part 2 (feat. Trey Songz, Chris Brown, and Sam Martin) - David Guetta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ydg662i8zr
Rude - MAGIC!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjqQfVY0yAc
Lying King - Jhené Aiko
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHrBPdtrXsk
Breathing - Jason Derulo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqWYJgjjfWo
No Light, No Light - Florence and The Machine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATfUdaZQLMA
I Lived - OneRepublic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KINfQbfZwik
Road Between - Lucy Hale
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0bLTizkw6s
Besos Usados - Andres Cepeda
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_CGuF8Qku4
Invisible - Hunter Hayes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnI2cmxahdc
Backwards - Rascal Flatts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pB-5gqsX4TM
My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFGbSWP-G-o
Breathe (2AM) - Anna Nalick
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVlYo9tdc4o
Inocente - Romeo Santos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKxmgXnAbzA
Princess of China (feat. Rihanna) - Coldplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=deP4sa_yUrQ

Crazy in Love - Sofia Karlberg
http://youtu.be/n7Sx7emQdMk
Crush - David Archuleta
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tm9_ucGSTw
Rather Be - Pentatonix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJCRWz4rv3s
Earned It - The Weeknd
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgQBkHslZtY

Drunk Texting (feat. Jhené Aiko) - Chris Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO2egYGkHLc

Monday, December 28, 2015

An Apology/Reality

Before I start this post, I want to wish happy holidays to all my lovely readers. May next year be a hundred times better than this one!

Now, I want to apologize for only posting twice this year even though I said I was going to try to post at least once a week. However, I'm apologizing because it wasn't right for me to give false expectations not because I have been missing. That being said, I believe I should let my reason for not posting being known so here it is.

During this year, I learned that it does not matter how many times I post or how many readers I have. My reason for creating a blog wasn't that on the first place and it shouldn't be the reason for updating it now. I also learned that a what really matters is for me to write about the topics I feel passionate about and, while doing so, answer the questions that might arise from a post. This is the reason I haven't bothered to post for so long. I mean, why should I post something that everyone else is posting or write something that doesn't inspire me. Like yeah I could post about every single thing I see on my every day life but then again, what's the point. I want to post about problems or topics we ignore or don't know how to deal with at the same time I give an insight or advice on the problem or topic I'm sharing. To do so, I have to think about what I want to share for weeks if not months. And even then, sometimes I find it better to say nothing about it since what I think wouldn't really help anyone.

I know by now many readers don't expect more posts from me or just don't check this blog anymore. But, for those who still do, thanks for the support.

Best of luck guys!

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Happy Valentine's Day!!!!

Morning people. I just wanna wish each one of you a happy Valentine's Day. Enjoy it with those close to you and remember that it is not only the day of love but also the day of friendship. Don't be sad if you don't have a date for today, just call a friend and hang out.

Note: A fellow fashion blogger is competing to be featured on Starcentral's website and magazine. Her name is Alexa Ubeda and I will appreciate if you guys take a minute to go and vote for her at
http://www.starcentralmagazine.com/fashionistas/2015/02/12/fashionistas-february-2015 before February 27.

Thanks you guys before hand!!!! :)

Music: Our Favorite Outlet (as of 04/26/16)

Since I said I was going to try new things for the blog, I decided to start by talking about music. I know that like me, many of you like to listen to music when you are worried, stressed, frustrated, angry, anxious, bored, happy, energized, etc. Music is an outlet for us to let negative feelings go and find ourselves once again. Music is a way for us to communicate with others without uttering a word. Music is something man created to enjoy life even when things just kept getting worse. Because these and a bunch of other reasons, music is a big part of my life and maybe of yours too, so I came up with the idea of posting links of the songs that mean something to me either because they relax me, make me smile, make me happy, or simple as because I want to post them. My music taste is very eclectic and I plan to share it with every brave soul who wants to learn about it. Also, this is me daring you people to keep an open mind and allow yourselves to learn about new artists and new genres. Don't make judgments based on the artists or on the song's names since most of them can be an unexpected surprise.

If any of you have a Spotify account, you can follow the playlist I made for the blog. Blogger Playlist

NOTE: Old additions will be at the bottom of the list and the new additions would be at the top. They might be multiple versions/covers for the same song by different artist and/or in different languages.

I Don't Want to Miss a Thing - Aerosmith
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss0kFNUP4P4
Déjame Estar - Diego Torres
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LvUIDncUWAM
Better Than Yourself (Criminal Minds Pt. 2) - Lukas Graham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkKuk9Bymk0
Bring It Back - Shawn Mendes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVJJR8THocE
Faded - Alan Walker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAfawGaBt2E
PILLOWTALK - ZAYN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YO-XGWSvZB0
Los Abrazos Rotos (con Alex Ubago) - Amaia Montero
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gukIA5_P1as
Trista Pena - Gipsy Kings
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjdWezmzQls

Change - Carrie Underwood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KGXd4TUEMc

Jenny - Nothing More

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8lrzdVdCaI

No Sé Lo Que Me Das - Franco de Vita

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WwhzUbHjsE

Chaser - Carrie Underwood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM8Z1MNxVzY

Que Quieres De Mi - Luis Fonsi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSjuY7lv8QE

Let Her Go (feat. Hannah Trigwell) - Boyce Avenue

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61lw2_4Z_iA

My Heart is Open (feat. Gwen Stefani) - Maroon 5

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_kvy7s4-ng

Strip It Down - Luke Bryan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY2pJsOZvc4

Te Necesito - Cali y El Dandee

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcvttFC9Jq4&list=RDWcvttFC9Jq4

One Life - Justin Bieber

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrNwbW1SeEY

Church Bells - Carrie Underwood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZLj_dXhKWo

Best Mistake (feat. Big Sean) - Ariana Grande

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q81Qya5hTxA

Perdón - Camila

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV4_oltRq0U
Relapse - Carrie Underwood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5joy6MB8Vag

Writing's on the Wall - Sam Smith

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jzDnsjYv9A

Back From the Death (feat. Big Sean and Travis Barker) - Skylar Grey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjqRpC0EglA

Carry You Home - Zara Larsson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU2odQopVSk

Get it Over With - Rihanna

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVzhu5zPaLw

Little Toy Guns - Carrie Underwood
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFXVZqoahPM

Make It Rain - Ed Sheeran

Drunk Texting (feat. Jhené Aiko) - Chris Brown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OO2egYGkHLc

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Making a Comeback!!!!

I being thinking about this blog for a couple weeks but I didn't have time to post anything at all until today. I noticed I haven't posted anything for almost a year and it is just sad to be honest. I'm thinking about making changes when it comes to posting. I will try to update as much as I can but the posts will be shorter and I will be updating them multiple times as time goes by. They will also be more random since I always have stuff going through my mind that I would like to share with you guys. In addition, I will try to update the blog's Twitter account daily. I will either tweet my own quotes or quotes that I feel deserve to be shared with others.

As always, I'm open to any topic suggestions doesn't matter what it is. And don't hesitate to email me if you want an advice, my opinion, talk about music/book, or just vent about something. I don't mind communicating with you guys individually and you can keep your identity anonymous. No need to explain yourself about anything (i.e. thoughts or actions), I'm not one to judge.

I leave you guys with something to think about and wish you the best.

"Fear can be a good thing. It's healthy and keeps us safe, warns us from danger. When we stop fearing things, we stop fighting. We lose motivation. We lose perspective, and we never want to do that." - Anonymous

Monday, April 7, 2014

A Little Behavior Improvement

Hello hello hello!

Well guys today I'm changing my post a little bit and I'm going to talk about some behavior improvement. Since the beginning, I being focusing on writing about the everyday problems we all have but I saw something the other day that really called my attention and I want to let you guys know about it.

So I'm in my college class and we have a guest speaker. When she gets there, she tell us to think about the things we love and also to think about our mistakes and the things we want to change about ourselves. At the moment I was like eh ok I guess I can do that much. But what I didn't know was the activity she planned to do. After like 10 minutes, she made half of the class stand and tell the person in front everything we thought about. When she said that, I was like omg there is no way I gonna tell this person stuff like that. However, after really thinking about it I was like whatever let's get over this. To be honest, when I did it I felt silly but I also felt something easing inside me. I felt powerful and better with myself because I was admitting the things that bother me and the things I really love. Then, I started to think about what I did while the speaker talked about other stuff.

After a couple days, I began to miss the feeling I got that day so I came up with the conclusion of why I felt like that, and as the own saying says, "the first step towards solving you problems is admitting that you have them." After coming up with that, I got an idea; that idea was to stand in front of the mirror every day and tell myself all the things I need to be grateful for and the things I want to get rid of like people around me and the bad habits I have. I know this might sound crazy but it actually helps. As it is right now, I have noticed the fact that I'm treating others better and my bad habits are fading away little by little.

I know this doesn't make much sense and it might sound extremely stupid and crazy but I encourage you guys to do it or at least try it. Like really, I don't care if I have to look like an idiot for a couple days or months if after those months are over I'm going to be a better person. I hope you guys feel the same way, that you think about it. There are some habits that everyone has that no everybody likes them and find them annoying. I'm not saying to change to make others happy, however, I'm telling you guys to try to change into a more desirable person to be around.

Monday, March 3, 2014

What Is Loyalty?

At the beginning of last month, my professor asked me to make an essay about an abstract object. He told me to focus on something I consider important and necessary and I chose loyalty without even thinking. Eventually, a lot of my classmates asked me why I picked loyalty over things such as friendship, family, and love. All I said was "do you guys really believe you can have all those things without being loyal?" and let the conversation drop.

To be honest, I said that because that's how I feel. A lot of people already proved me that we humans trend to take the smallest things from granted. We are the kind of species that think things will last forever. But guess what? THEY WON'T. Also, don't we all know someone who is always talking about being loyal and how important loyalty is, when actually the same person doesn't know what it means. Loyalty is not only being faithful in a relationship. Loyalty is the way we are able to show support and understanding to the people that surround us. However, I know I make this sound pretty easy to find but the truth is that many people demand loyalty even though they are not willing to give it.

First of all, only someone who is loyal respects other people, appreciates and treasures trust, and never does anything that might be considered betrayal. This kind of person knows how much it takes to earn such an important thing and realizes that without loyalty there cant be trust, connection, or honesty. I personally know I won't be able to tell someone one of my secrets if that someone can't be honest with me or can't keep his or her mouth shut. Not only me but many people feel the same way about others. Loyalty is not something that we can't give to someone if that person is not willing to return it.

I still remember that in my essay I wrote about relationships. One of the things I couldn't understand even after writing, was how people can cheat on someone because pure lust. Like really?! What's wrong with that kind of people? If you love someone, you don't cheat. If you can't keep yourself from wanting other individuals then there most be something your partner is missing and you refuse to admit it. I know that talking and recognizing this won't solve anything but as a person one has to think about others' feeling too. If you can't keep yourself on the line it might be because the person you are with can't give you what you need and desire. And when things are like that are better to let go.

In addition, let's think about our friends and best friends. We all have at least one person who signifies a lot for us even though we aren't blood related or dating. This can only happen when there is a connection. I can recall writing a post about my best friend Bubu. What is important about our relationship isn't the fact that we can sing together or have fun. The most important thing is the fact that we trust each other and speak our minds. We might not agree most of the time but we let each other know the things we should try to stop doing or should improve at. This kind of relationship only takes place when two people are loyal to each other. I don't get upset when he says something "bad" about me because I know he just wants the best for me. And if we can be like that, why can't you guys?

Most importantly, before giving our loyalty to others, we should give it to ourselves first. Honestly, what do we expect of ourselves sometimes? How can be show others who we are if we don't even know? We have to allow ourselves to feel and think. Meaning we should enjoy things more and think about what brings pleasure to us. Yet, we don't have to go and tell everyone every nonconstructive thought we have. There is always a LIMIT!!! After this essay, I started to be honest with myself. I would be like "man I have a bad attitude" or "I'm really mean sometimes" and I know it might sound weird but it is the truth and is helping me to be better. If there is something that I hate, and all of us should hate, is having someone noticing something about me that I didn't notice myself. The point is that we can't wait for others to tell us who we are; that we should know ourselves.

This post is important to me because I consider loyalty is the most valuable thing be humans have and can give to others. When we give our loyalty, we also give our love and our trust. I know we all have different ways to define this word but I also know that many people would agree with this statement. So think about it. What role does loyalty play in your life?