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All of us have gone the high school days and one of the many many songs that I could always associate with it (well, for us girls) is At Seventeen written and performed by Janis Ian. This is a great song for those ugly duckling girls at seventeen like me. This song certainly brings lots of memories back and have given me so much inspiration to improve myself, not just the looks but total self confidence.

So for all those who though that love was meant for beauty queens during your high school years, this song is definitely for us!

“AT SEVENTEEN” By Janis Ian (Lyrics)

I learned the truth at seventeen
That love was meant for beauty queens
And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
Who married young and then retired
The valentines I never knew
The Friday night charades of youth
Were spent on one more beautiful
At seventeen I learned the truth…

And those of us with ravaged faces
Lacking in the social graces
Desperately remained at home
Inventing lovers on the phone
Who called to say “come dance with me”
And murmured vague obscenities
It isn’t all it seems at seventeen…

A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
Whose name I never could pronounce
Said: “Pity please the ones who serve
They only get what they deserve”
The rich relationed hometown queen
Marries into what she needs
With a guarantee of company
And haven for the elderly…

So remember those who win the game
Lose the love they sought to gain
In debitures of quality and dubious integrity
Their small-town eyes will gape at you
In dull surprise when payment due
Exceeds accounts received at seventeen…

To those of us who knew the pain
Of valentines that never came
And those whose names were never called
When choosing sides for basketball
It was long ago and far away
the world was younger than today
when dreams were all they gave for free
to ugly duckling girls like me…

We all play the game, and when we dare
We cheat ourselves at solitaire
Inventing lovers on the phone
Repenting other lives unknown
That call and say: “Come on, dance with me”
And murmur vague obscenities
At ugly girls like me, at seventeen…

I love to discover new places so when I graduated from college and get a job, I promised myself that I will travel more often. And my first out of the country destinations are HongKong and China. I traveled with my honey along with our mothers as our Christmas gift for them.

Yes, before Macau, I got a chance to explore the many beautiful places of HongKong while enjoying the cold weather. I chose HongKong to fulfill my childhood dream of going to Disneyland. It was indeed a dream come true and I enjoyed every minute of going back to my childhood.

Other famous places in HongKong that we’ve gone include the Ocean Park, Disneyland and the busy shopping streets of Nathan road and others. Oh the cable ride is really breath-taking. Our tour package also includes a day in Shenzen China. It was winter (January 2009) when we went there so it was really cold. I suggest that if you live in a tropical country like the Philippines, go to these places during their winter season.

Again, I created an image of the shoes I used with this journey. While this shoes is not meant to wear during winter season (that’s why I bought boots when I go to Macau), it still made a great job of accompanying me to the places I once dream of walking on.

I once thought that HongKong is like the Philippines but I was wrong. Some local people may not be that accommodating but I still see its big difference from our country. I read from a magazine while boarding on the plane that “To Travel is to know that you are wrong with other places.” I must say that it has added me significant knowledge and fulfillment which I will cherish for as long as I live.

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FHM, one of the world’s most leading men’s magazines hailed Angel Locsin as the 2010 Sexiest Woman. She got a total of 284, 156 votes. Second and third placers are Christine Reyes (2009 Sexiest Woman) and Marian Rivera who got 227, 390 votes and 218, 724 votes respectively.

Congratulations, Angel! You deserve it. You’re not just sexy but truly beautiful inside and out.

See the top 100 Sexiest Woman of FHM here.

More photos of Angel Locsin here.

Photo Credits: www.fhm.com.ph