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From my friend, Steph.
An experience that made me realize anything can happen to anyone.
ATTEMPTED CARNAPPING AND ABDUCTION
I know that this article might be too long to read but I am requesting that you please just give time to read everything meticulously. This will help you a lot to be more aware of your surroundings when driving. This is about the attempted carnapping incident that I experienced last night, Oct 5.
Modus Operandi.
At about 10pm last night I made a turn towards our main avenue in a village just by the East service road in Sucat. I noticed a car was behind me but didn’t think much of it as we were already approaching the entrance to our village. Just right after we passed by the guard house, this particular car zoomed right pass by me to overtake. I thought perhaps it was just a homeowner hurrying to get home after a long and tiring day.
My house is situated along the main avenue, and sad to say, the street does not have enough security and lighting as this is along the perimeter of our village. Our village guards are stationed only at the entrance and within the village. Just when I was 2 houses away from my gate, the car, now in front of me, hurriedly parked on the other side of the street. The passenger door suddenly opened and this policeman “1” got out and walked directly to the side of the road I was driving at. At this point, my speed was at a minimum because I had just passed a hump on the road. I had to stop the car because he was blocking my way and the first thing that came to my mind was that if I go ahead and ignore him, he might actually fire at me seeing that he was a cop. Upon stopping the car, he asked me to open the window on my side. I did so but with little space, just enough to hear whatever he has to say. He demanded that I give him my car registration at once. I asked him right away what this was about and his only answer to me was “Naka-flag kasi etong kotse mo”. I was puzzled by his answer but gave him anyway my car registration thinking that if I just present to him whatever he wants, we can end this as quickly as possible since I know I didn’t commit any violations. Upon presenting him my car registration, he quickly passed it on toPoliceman “2” who suddenly appeared behind him at that point. This policeman 2 then ordered me to open my hood. Irritated now, I asked them again what this was about, but still I got the same answer – “Naka-flag kasi ang kotse mo”. I opened my hood and policeman 2 went to the front of the car to “check” whatever it was he wanted to check.
As policeman 2 was checking my hood, I got surprised whenpoliceman 1 knocked on the passenger side window, which was to my right, and asked if he can have a look at my driver’s license. Why will he bother crossing to the other side of the car when he could’ve just asked it from me by my side? I opened my passenger window again with just about 3inches of space. I then told him that my house was just beyond the curve, about 10 meters away from where we were, and requested if we can hold the “inspection” there where I can feel safer since I can ask someone from the house to accompany me. To this I didn’t get any reply. When I finally handed him my license, policeman 2came back to my side from the front of the car, purposely to distract me. I even requested for the 2nd time to policeman 1, angrier this time, if we can proceed to the front of my house and just continue the inspection there. Suddenly, definitely God’s miracle, I turned towards my right to look back at policeman 2just in time to see his whole arm inside my car, squeezed in between the tiny open space, trying to open the door lock! Luckily, I have a window visor which makes it extra hard for him to move his arm inside. When I saw this, I immediately pulled up the window switch to bring up the windows. He even cried in pain because his whole arm got wedged in between the window in the process. This time, my irritation quickly transformed to sheer panic because I knew then that something was definitely wrong. BY LAW, NO POLICEMAN IS ALLOWED TO TOUCH ANYTHING INSIDE YOUR CAR. When he got his hand out of the car, I quickly shut the passenger window.
It was then that I noticed policeman 2 was already pointing an Armalite gun at me by my window. I cannot remember clearly what he said but something along the lines of “Buksan/Ibigay/ Tumigil ka kundi puputukan kita”. I knew then that if I let fear and panic overcome me, I will be in serious danger. I had to be strong and take control. I started honking my horn as loud as I can and as long as I can to attract attention. I had to try. My sister who was in our house that time even mentioned after the incident that she already recognized my horn, but was puzzled because it sounded as if I were still far away. This action clearly disturbed the two policemen (policeman 1 decided to join policeman 2 on my side now) and policeman 2who was holding the Armalite gun became angrier and then held the gun to the front windshield pointing it in front of my face roughly tapping the glass with the gun.
I decided then that I had to escape. I groped for the paddle shift and hand break and just stepped on the gas. I didn’t care anymore if the Armalite pointed at me would go off. “Bahala na” was my attitude. I had to free myself from these two monsters. When I pressed on the gas pedal, I even hit one of them who started walking in front of the car, an attempt probably to prevent me from driving off. He fell in a crouching position but quickly recovered and probably stepped back that’s why I was able to drive off. My car hood was still up, I couldn’t see a thing but I didn’t care anymore. Luckily, the hood fell down when I passed by another hump just a meter away from where I left off. I just kept honking my horn all the way until I reached my house, just 10 meters from where all it happened. I didn’t look anymore at my rearview mirror to check if they were behind me. I was focused on our gate waiting to see when my brother’s feet will appear (good thing our gate is solid so you won’t see the inside of the house) so that I can drive my car quickly inside as soon as possible. When I was able to do so, I shouted to my brother, “isarado mo na, isarado mo na!” A tricycle driver who witnessed the latter part of the incident testified to the same happenings and said that the two policemen went back to their car and drove off, outside of our village to flee. They did not chase me. Thank God.
After this brief but traumatic ordeal, I realized that every single move that they did was planned and with purpose. All the small details, when put together, make the perfect crime plan.
Their actions were clearly calculated. To emphasize, their modus operandi is:
1) Carnappers disguising themselves as Policemen. They were wearing full police outfit (blue pants, blue collared polo with police caps). They were driving a GRAY INNOVA with a “PULIS” sign on the side door.
2) Carnappers demanding that you show them your car registration and open the car hood. This was a tactic to obscure my line of vision when the hood is up so I couldn’t drive off. This was also so that passersby will think that nothing wrong is going on, just two policemen helping fix the car.
3) Carnappers asking for your license or any document for that matter on the other side of the car, away from you. This was an attempt to open the car door/lock while the other policeman was distracting me. If the guy was able to get in the car, I was sure that they were going to bring me with them.
Unfortunately, these criminals weren’t apprehended and are walking free as you read this. Probably planning on their next “target”. That’s why I want to share this with all of you. To warn you of the dangers lurking around us.
This is definitely an experience I wouldn’t wish upon anyone else.This can happen to anyone, boy or girl. My car was heavily tinted. Even the front windshield was tinted. So we are assuming that I was just at the wrong place at the wrong time.Nagbakasakali lang sila, doesn’t matter if I was a boy or a girl, if I was alone or not. But by God’s grace, I was able to get out of it unharmed.
If you are faced with this experience, call for help right away. Attract attention. This is the best way to get out of this situation. Maintain your presence of mind. Do NOT panic, panicking will only make matters worse. For “real” police assistance, number to call is 1711. This is worth a try. Rather than having your family members or friends rescue you unarmed. Just call family or friends after you’ve called the authorities. Also, make sure to save your village or subdivision’s guard house number so you can easily call for help when needed.
Please share this with the people that you care for so we may all stay away from harm’s way. This is not a hoax. This is real life. Let this be a reminder that we can ONLY trust people that we know. People disguised as the “good guys” can end up really being the evil ones. It is so sick how people can be this evil when so much suffering is happening around. Please please please BE SAFE at all times.
If you can share other experiences or precautionary measures, please do so to aid everyone on what to do in situations like this.
Thank you, God bless and STAY SAFE.
STEPH
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| desert safari |
[24 Dec 2008|02:25pm] |
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don't you just love the sun and sand?
guys, i recommend for you to go on a desert safari when you go to dubai. the perfect arabian experience can be summed up in this safari -
desert,
yummy arabian food,
grape and apple-flavored shisha
henna tattoo,
camel riding,
belly dancing (we had a russian belly dancer, but what the heck, it's still belly dancing.)
 and the best of all - we got the same desert safari john lloyd, aga, and claudine took to shoot in the movie dubai, rode on the same 4x4 white landcruiser, and had the same driver.
WOW.
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| i'm back |
[20 Dec 2008|10:21pm] |
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i guess the reasons i feel dumb for the past 3 years are as follows:
1. i don't read as much
2. i don't go out as much
3. i don't write as much
so, to make up for the lost time (and lost knowledge), i am now reviving my lj.
yay.
and where am i reviving it? in dubai, where everywhere you look is a work in progress. don't get me wrong people, i'm not staying here for good. this is just a treat from my brother who works in dubai.
buildings being built, roads being laid down, bridges and flyovers still halfway done.
and the best thing about it is that the beach is so available to everyone. i love it!
it's funny how the beautiful natural things are just there. you just have to find your way through the hustle and bustle of the man-made chaos.
wish me luck in rebuilding my life!
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| thanks to greggy=) |
[23 May 2005|12:20am] |
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THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. madette
2. detski
3. badette
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. detskiblue
2. badelski
3. eyedanoe
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. feet
2. nose
3. skin color (proud to be a morena!!! wooohooo!!!)
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. my palms (parang sandpaper)
2. abs (naging nonexistent na!!!)
3. thighs (patatim)
THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. espanyol
2. maybe chingchong because my eyes are chinita
3. french (hahaha i wish!!!)
THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. froggy
2. lizards
3. criminals lurking around the corner
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. money
2. lip balm
3. phone
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. big shirt
2. panty
3. yun lang...wahahahaa!!!!
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS:
1. mariah carey (dati pa okay???)
2. toto
3. india arie
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS:
1. melt away
2. one headlight
3. can i walk with you
THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. patience
2. understanding
3. honesty
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE (in no particular order):
1. i love chocolates
2. i don't like coffee
3. i love starbucks
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE PREFERRED SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. teeth
2. torso
3. eyes
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES: (at the moment)
1. watching tv
2. journalizing
3. surfing the net
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO HAVE REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. house in boracay
2. powerbook
3. slk
THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING/YOU'VE CONSIDERED:
1. interior designer (yun talaga ambition ko when i was still in grade school. nung uso pa yung mga autograph books)
2. singer (na alam ko namang hindi pwedeng mangyari)
3. pilot
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. france
2. italy
3. jamaica
THREE KID'S NAMES YOU LIKE:
1. inigo
2. javier (hav-yer)
3. jorge (hor-he)
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. around the world
2. save the ozone layer
3. make a legacy
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[07 May 2005|12:59pm] |
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Your Birthdate: August 7 |
Born on the 7th day of month gives you a tendency to be something of a perfectionist and makes you more individualistic in many ways.
Your mind is good at deep mental analysis and complicated reasoning.
You are very psychic and sensitive, and you should usually follow your hunches.
You may not take orders too well, so you may want to work alone or in a situation where you can be the boss.
This birthday gives a tendency to be somewhat self-centered and a little stubborn. |
happy birthday!
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[07 May 2005|12:51pm] |
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The Keys to Your Heart
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You are attracted to those who have a split personality - cold as ice on the outside but hot as fire in the heart. |
In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you. |
You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy. |
You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. |
Your ideal relationship is traditional. Without saying anything, both of you communicate with your hearts. |
Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. |
You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. |
In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted. |
wahahaha! great! i'm not a player! hahaha!
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| starbs is echoing |
[19 Jan 2005|09:51am] |
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of all my celebrity crushes in the century, jericho rosales is one of those pinoy celebrities who's lined up after brad pitt, tyson beckford, michael owen, and p. diddy (ye, sige tawa na lang kayo). he's the only pinoy celebrity i've been crushing on.
and look who went to starbs last night...
jericho rosales.
laglag ang panty ko. oh by the way, i have to talk to him and get my panty back =)
we have a picture by the way. but it's still with ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) dreamchickangel, so i guess it gotta wait for a while.</span>
happy birthday dreamchickangel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great birthday gift, dear!
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| procrastinate |
[06 Jan 2005|10:13pm] |
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SENIOR SYNDROME: a state of graduating students to procrastinate and feel complacent; the tendency of graduating students to lax on their school work for anticipation of getting out of school; the need of graduating students to rest. whatever you call it, it's just one of those circumstances that graduating students just want to do nothing, since they'll be ending in, what, less than two months? and yes, i've caught this overwhelmingly terrible disease.
SIGNS OF SENIOR SYNDROME:
- cutting classes
- not taking down notes
- delaying homeworks
- late submission of homeworks
- daydreaming inside the class
- planning gimiks instead of meetings
- getting all sentimental and emotional
- frequent occurence of reminiscing sessions/moments
- forgetting deadlines
THIS LIST IS OPEN TO ALL SUGGESTIONS AND ADDITIONS. AND PLEASE, HELP ME FIND THE CURE. IT'S KILLING ME AND THE OTHERS AS WELL. THANK YOU.
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| another new year celebration |
[04 Jan 2005|02:48am] |
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i missed my benchmates soooo bad! that's why i didn't let this opportunity pass me by. i made sure that i went back to katipunan this monday, jan3, to be able to catch up with the party at moonwatcher18's place. i got to sing on the magic mic, the love of my life...*sigh* and got to dance with the super dancers of all, especially bea. you go, girl! and thanks to you, all the fantasies of the drooling girls over *toot* may be realized...*sigh*
i love the bench. i miss you guys.
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| new year |
[03 Jan 2005|02:54am] |
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i had a great day with repa peeps today. we went to tagaytay, ate at leslie's, visited the pink sisters convent, bought ube dimples and other products at good shepherd, and went home. i missed them so much! even though some of us didn't make it, the day was still worth it.
my new year's resolution: be faithful and committed to my commitments.
yes, i'm having trouble being faithful to my commitments, and i've been doing all these meditations about it, but the implementation process is taking soooo long. maybe that's the reason behind the lack of men in my life. i've always considered them as friends and they've considered me as one of them. worse than that, some people even think that i might be a lesbian. not that i'm a sexist or anything, but that wouldn't even get one mile close to me. i never imagined myself being in a relationship with another girl. i love my girl friends, but having a steady girl as a replacement for my so-called man in my life, that's such a no-no.
anyway, my journal's been neglected also. (see my commitment problems?!) so i'll try to update everything that i can. (where did my love for journals go?)
and, for our attempts to attract the opposite sex, notcheesyenough and i decided to have a "sex change." we'll start being "girls" this year. hahaha! we've been boys for so long, assuming that that is the reason behind our men drought. si ping kasi eh. ang hot. love you ping!
deep breath. close my eyes. new year, new start. thanks for another year, dear God. this one's for you.
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| bakasyon |
[01 Nov 2004|10:17pm] |
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grabe, ang sarap sa sagada. kakaibang karanasan para sa aming lahat na
nakasama ko. pumasok kami sa cave at dinaanan namin ang mga
kaliit-liitang butas sa loob. tinahak namin ang ilang bundok para
makita ang talon na nakawala ng aming pagod. nakipag-kaibigan kami sa
isang labing-apat na taong lalaking napadala sa new zealand para
ma-rehab. at ngayon, nasa baguio kami para lang makatakas sa buhay
maynila. ang sarap ulitin. ang sarap balikan...
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| hay nako |
[01 Oct 2004|12:44pm] |
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i can't say that i love risks, but everytime something adventurous and life-deviating thing crosses me, i try to grab it right away and accomplish it. i love doing things that i don't commonly do, and it makes me feel fulfilled. but, there are some things that i can't seem to get myself to do, and it's even the vital part of my life.
i've been ranting about being single for my whole life, and now that an opportunity's knocking at my door, it seems that i still don't want to open it. i tried to do the things that i never did before, and i can't even last doing it. i tried to greet him every morning, but i only did it for one morning, i tried to text him to eat lunch, but i only did it for two times, i tried to say good night every night, but i only did it for two nights. i was always waiting for him to make the first move, and now that i'm trying to change my style, i still can't get the rules of the game. am i so closed-minded when it comes to this thing, or am i just too innocent and young to enter into such life-changing experience?
there are just some things that i have to be sure of, and risking it would mean endangering a big part of my life, which i know i wouldn't have the quickest solutions or remedies to fix it. is it my fault to be like this?
nahh.
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| compliments supplements |
[01 Aug 2004|12:52am] |
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don't you just love it when people pamper you with compliments and any sort of flattery? it just warms your hearts and melts you down because, even just for a little while, or even if for just one moment, one person thinks highly of you, or not even highly, but thinks that you are something. i haven't had that when i was a kid, and maybe that's the reason for my being so insecure and insatiable. my parents did not pamper me with enough compliments and any form of flattery when i was a kid, that's why i depended on myself and gauged my success through others. sadly, that did not work. i was really thinking lowly of myself, to the point that i didn't even attempt to swim because i thought that i looked ugly in swimsuits. and i didn't believe when someone told me that he liked me, because i thought he was just kidding me. and i almost regretted that part of my life because i was indeed very pessimistic and insecure.
thanks to my friends, new and old, they consoled me through the compliments and praises they said to me. they're such darlings that i don't know what i'd do without them. and i just had a some kind of a weird talk with my parents. they want me to include them in my list of "problem-solvers". i told them that i don't want to tell my problems to them, because they are so petty and minute compared to theirs, but my mom told me that when they see me sad, it seems that they are burdened with my problem as well. *sigh*
i thought i was alone. but i really am not. it took me 2 or 3 bottles of gold eagle mucho to realize that. (and that beer is really good.)
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| all my life |
[03 Jun 2004|04:55pm] |
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and yeah, i watched all my life. brought tears to my eyes.
to all the romantics out there, you better watch it. i'm a kristine hermosa hater, but it was all forgotten when i watched the movie. after it, i hated her again. wehehehe=)
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[23 May 2004|02:46pm] |
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christian bautista song c/o rg |
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i just got back from subic, and even though the rain graced us with its presence, we still managed to overcome the gloomy atmosphere, and replaced it with laughter and the best memories there are. i've rekindled my relationships with my csa friends, and have discovered a whole new life altogether.
summer's been productive, just as how i wanted it to be. and i won't really take no, because this is my last summer. i'll be graduating next year! man!
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| iyugyug ang katawan!! wooohooo!!! |
[14 May 2004|10:21am] |
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by the way, i discovered a great workout...
THE GRIND!!!!!!
dancing and shit...hehehe...sarap talaga sumayaw!
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| bufras and chuvuhs |
[14 May 2004|09:58am] |
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i've been good at getting myself to think that being single is the best there is, presently, because it might not be long that i'll be taken off by someone and marry him, and be tied down for the rest of my life. well, it's the truth, except for the cases of being an old maid, which is or is not a good thing to end up in the future, of course it still depends. well, stop with the blabbing. come to think of it, we should be spending a good amount of time trying to find ourselves without the hassle of being temporarily tied down with someone. since the people around us somehow contributes to who we are, then focusing on one person only will be kinda dangerous. imagine the break-ups that we have to endure if we keep on entering or committing ourselves to one relationship to another. don't you wanna give yourself a break?
of course i'm not forcing you guys to be single like me. but for all the singles out there who constantly searches for the one true love, better learn to wait meng! they'll come when you least expect it...
anyhoo, i went to our province one day and my relatives asked me some questions...
relative 1: may boyfriend ka na ba?
me: wala pa ho eh.
relative1: ha? ows? meron na eh!
me: wala ho talaga. promise.
relative 1: sa ganda mong yan, wala ka pang boyfriend. baka nagkaroon ka na.
me: hindi pa rin ho. never pa ho akong nagkaboyfriend.
relative 1: (shocked) ano?! hindi ka ba nag-aalala kung tatanda kang dalaga?!
me: hindi naman ho siguro mangyayari yun.
relative 2: madette, ilan na naging boyfriend mo?
me: wala pa ho.
relative 2: ano?! bakit?!
me: eh wala pa hong dumarating eh.
relative 2: ilang taon ka na ba?
me: 20 na ho. (bente na ko, pucha, oo, bente)
relative 2: naku! maghanap-hanap ka na! nalilipasan ka na ng oras!
hmmm, is it true? is time running out for me? i still haven't fulfilled much for myself. or have i fulfilled it already but there's still the desire for something better?
is it really a matter of time? or have all the good men around ran out because everyone's either tied down or something else?
still, it doesn't matter now. i have to do a lot of things for myself, and believe me when i say that i'm happy, now that i found out the worth of being single.
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just came from galera ;) i love it.
i love my color.
i overcame my "allergy" to the sun.
i'm red!
wooohooo!!!
i love it!
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