Dispatches by Adrian Conoza

The music continues to reel as we go on counting down the 101 songs that entered my ears and struck my mind and heart last school year. We're coming close to the last 10 songs. But before that, I will feature these next ten songs that ranked 30 to 21. From the ballad side of Linkin Park to guitar-flinging sounds of Muse and Franz Ferdinand. From the cool electronic sound of Stars and Passion Pit to the pounding and awesome beats from Foster The People. Let's get started. 30. " So don't apologize.  I'm losing what I don't deserve" Burning In The Skies|Linkin Park While Linkin Park has its own heavy, electrified rock sound, it also has its soft, ballad side. "Burning In The Skies" is a song that fits right at those moments when I feel I failed at what I do and at connecting with others(read:"bridges I have burned"). I feel this song speaks of cut ties, of broken situations, of the things, and maybe persons, that you don't deserve. Th...

I thought of this for a long time, and now I'll do it. I'll be straight-to-the-point. To all my former connections last school year, I apologize if I haven't met your high expectations. You've seen me as a good person at the start, but as times have passed, I've failed you . I apologize if I haven't been responsible enough. I apologize if I haven't been the leader you've hoped. It could have been better if we worked together in unity, but things happened and have been done. I'm sorry that I haven't been a good leader. Please forgive me. To those whom I showed a bad, childish attitude, I'm sorry. I apologize for being so silly and so mad due to small things, and for being some sort of unfriendly. I hope you forgive me. To whom(used in plural) it may concern, I apologize for my arrogance, ignorance, and selfishness. We're all human, you know. We all have to learn, and so we do learn from our wrongs. No one is perfect. God alone is. But I...

I'm only a few days away from school. May ended, June opened. And so classes will start. I and fellow teenagers studying in public schools will be back to school. Starting June 3, classrooms will open, teachers will teach, friends will meet each other, sections will start in their daily interaction with each other.....and money will be spent as well as saved. And that means chances to buy books and CDs, and also to treat friends! Wow! I thank God for being where I am right now...One year to finish, and I'll graduate from high school. In my first year as a high school student, I'm such a young guy in my humble beginnings. Then, as next school years passed, I grew up with more friends, more lessons learned, and more sides of life experienced. Now I'm the senior. One of the “big” ones. But before I jump to the bottom of the castle's flag and succeed, I have to face that one year..The following 10 months, the final months to mold me, train me, even refine me and help m...