What's "American Pie"?

Because Don McLean, the writer of the song "American Pie", never formally disclosed what he meant by "American Pie", no one actually knows the true meaning of it. Everyone's entitled to their own interpretation, so I took a look at a couple from Urban Dictionary and this one stood out:

"A GOOD movie (3 out of 4 stars from Ebert-can't deny that) about 4 high school seniors trying to get laid before they graduate. "

That was definition # 7. I think that proves my case: people of my generation have a very different opinion of what American Pie is.

I asked around and here are a few responses that I got:
"Not needing to work anymore for a living is American Pie"
"Finding true love, losing it, and finding it again is American Pie"
"American Pie is understanding yourself and learning that the music never died"

I guess this is a very open phrase but it generally deals with the pursuit of happiness. And I think everyone is entitled to this! If any one has any definition they want to share, write it in the comments box! Reliving American Pie is all about breaking down definitions or finding new ones that fit the bill.

The Bits and Pieces of Heaven

In my previous post, I've talked about hell. Alright. Now, I should probably talk about heaven.

From what I know now, I can honestly say that heaven comes in bits and pieces most of the time. The only true heaven on earth for hopelessly wandering nerds like me will be CTY. But the problem with CTY is that right after the climax, you have to go home to your old life. When the party really gets going, it stops. Now, since I can't be in Heaven all the time, I can reconstruct it will small bits and pieces. And how am I supposed to do that?

It's simple. Just do what I love doing at CTY.

I'll be blogging about nearly all things CTY and more, in the future. But for now, I'm content to just sit here and type this: If you've read this, then you've LOST THE GAME! :)

Finding sorrow

This blog is one about life. So I'll be writing about nearly everything: how I feel, new looks, inspirations, and stuff that gives me hope. And don't be surprised if I mention CTY ;) That place changed my life. I wouldn't be who I am without it.

I guess one of the first steps to finding yourself is to help yourself. And by helping yourself, you have to identify the heaven and hell aspects of your life.

So for this post, it'll be on hell.

So what's hell for me?

Hell is when someone just decides to point a finger at you and blame you for something you never did. Hell is when people decide to mock you because they're so insecure about themselves, that they need a scapegoat. Hell is when someone you trusted, turns their back on you because they want to lift themselves "upwards and onwards". Hell is when someone whom you lifted up, lets you fall to the ground because they didn't want to be seen picking you up. Hell is when people decide to ignorant and judgemental.

Ultimately, Hell is when pretenders get to decide what is the "truth". When they fail to understand that everyone has a right to their own piece of happiness.

But I guess to solve this, to take the high road, is to create your own heaven in the midst of all of this.
The way I see it, take life one bit at a time. Just take it slow. I say to myself, why let them judge me by their standards? I should feel sorry for them, because by doing this, they kill their own ability to find "heaven". I guess maybe I'll pushed around, mocked and taunted for a couple more years. But then again, so what? Someday, I'll walk up that Stairway to Heaven. And I've started that journey already. By finding CTY.

The Day the Music Died

Most people have dealt with a crisis within their lifetime; mostly with internal conflict. My conflict has been with myself and my generation. My generation is the electronic generation. Gone are the days people when people sit down to write poetry, music and create worlds of art to express their dreams, their hopes. Nowadays, everyone just writes because it's fashionable, especially with the creation of Tumblr. But I want to find myself through writing. I want to go on a journey and discover my heart of hearts. And I'm going to do that by writing one essay at a time.

So what's this all about anyways?

Well, I guess this is about trying to relive the concept of American Pie :)