NANA~!
8:52 PM
March 31, 2007
*No Nana spoilers, from my point of view. :)
No, I'm not referring to the "how do you bring the banana back?" joke, although I did remember it when I typed the title (obviously).
Anyway, I was talking about the Nana about two Nanas who, though were so different, somehow got along so well. Wee~ Ivan lent me the live action movie of it, and i forced my sisters to watch it with me so I can discuss it with someone after. Fun. Hehe...
The file was about 1. 2+ gig so I had to delete it immediately after watching. The interesting thing is that the producers somehow managed to hire actresses/actors who either really looked the part, or was effective enough to resemble the anime character well. The cool Nana looked so like the cool anime Nana. :P Too bad Ren wasn't impressive. But he got the hair down correctly. XD
It was pretty much almost exactly like the anime for some parts. Except they lessened the fickleness of the icky Nana, so at the end of the movie, no one understood why I disliked her. Well, at least we were spared that horror. They had to take out that part, i guess, to be able to focus on the relationship of the two girls. Awww... Even bern thought some parts were aww-able. XD
Haaay~
8:52 AM
She ditched us. AGAIN. Not that I'm surprised. I was expecting it, actually. That's pretty much what I've come to expect these days.
hand to hold XD
11:23 AM
March 28, 2007
My blog is somewhat becoming a photo blog. Hehe.. But anyway, here's a little something that Vigile can probably call
bad karma on my part. :p I was looking for a ballpen in my bag's front pocket, where I dump all my writing materials and other small things, when I suddenly poked myself with a newly sharpened pencil. X_x It was bleeding a little during my law exam. @_@ Eeek.. I shudder a little at the memory. XP
And here's tracy and my fave nodame character. :)
And my favorite notebook this sem:
hehe... it's the only one of the series thats sideview and who looks angry. Cute!
And lastly, the ultimate geeky pic:
*picture removed because ivan said it was scary. XDSee the messy hair and the glasses and books and ridiculous smile? XD
And lastly, my little doggy:
:) :) :) And I should be studying. Tsk.
Blogging like there's no tomorrow
10:02 PM
March 27, 2007
Yup. That's what I seem to be doing. I have a couple of exams to go, and here I am (again), dillydallying my time away. Like there's no tomorrow. Maybe there isn't, considering I haven't been doing great in my last few exams. I swear, I think I almost collapsed while studying for law last night. My eyes were actually blurring! And when I woke up, you'd have thought I had been run over by a truck the night before, and all till noon, I was in a half-asleep trance. 4 mind-blowing exams can do that to you. Especially when they aren't set far apart enough. >:p Anyhow, I've been using the shot gun technique a lot these days. Maybe I'll win a competition for RPT next sem. Harhar. And at least now I get a one day break till my yet another exam. @_@
I swear, I was already in summer-mode last Saturday. I could taste it already. The lazy feel of the days, the ridiculously happy mood I usually get when it starts. @_@ It's not a good mood,
at all, for finals week. And now the feeling is starting to subside. NOOOO~! I hope it'll come back. Though this summer can't possibly be as promising since I'm taking summer class for the first time in my life. I don't have to, I just want to get that *tut tut* Rizal subject over and done with. -_-
And anyways, my family is thinking of getting another female dog. So that Twinky can have a friend who "understands her". ^^; Poor twinky. She was trying to befriend the cat, but it scratched her in the nose. She wasn't even barking at it. Which is a big thing in itself. We were given some weird worm balloon for some reason, and twinky has been barking at it as though it were a thing of destruction and utter evil. XD It was hilarious. The balloon moves a little and Twinky goes crazy. XD
Doesn't the balloon look ridiculous? With its face and all. XD And twinky is SO angry at it. Kawaii~ ^_^
Which reminds me, we got Twinky a pink dress with ruffles on it. Hehe. She looks funny in it. XD
Death of night
11:51 PM
March 21, 2007
Midnight. Barely 3 days left till the accounting exam I have yet to study for, and here I am blogging instead of studying or at least resting to fuel tomorrow's studying. @_@
Wooo... I just finished a Finance exam which, proving once again that life remembers the word "blessings" every now and then, surprisingly turned out to be MULTIPLE CHOICE! Hallelujah! (I don't know how to spell the word, so sue me.) Gawd, I actually fell asleep in the middle of my second-to-the-last chapter, and I had to attend a 186 thing in the morning, so the random stroke of luck came at a very good time, I probably would have flunked otherwise. It was very unexpected, since our past 2 exams came in the exact same format which includes a lengthy problem-solving part.
But moving on, and so I took this night to rest. And here's why I'm so excited to blog:
Isn't it interesting? I drew a self caricature, as I've always loved doing (hehe), took a picture of it with my bad-pixel-quality camera phone, then edited it on Photoshop. :) It was a helluva-tedious job though. I don't think i'll be doing this again any time soon. @_@ And considering this is just the tiniest-tiny bit of the tip of the iceberg for this sort of thing. @_@ Bianca actually has friends who scan their drawings and come up with colored photos that look like real anime. Plus, I saw a book once, about adding shadow and texture to such things. Bah! Whatever, I'm proud of this little thing anyways. :p
Well, that's it. gunayt! XD
Questions that can't really have right answers. Only bold opinions, and then some.
7:45 PM
March 18, 2007
I once came upon the question: "Is it possible to fall out of love overnight?"
*Don't jump to conclusions, this was asked while a friend and I were using the Y!M account of someone else.*
Overnight is a bit too fast. But if she had indeed fallen out of love, she must have experienced it some time ago, and in time, grew sure enough of that fact to tell him straight out that she has stopped loving him. It wasn't overnight, definitely, but you only learn about it when it has reached a point where there can be no doubt in the other person's mind about the matter. The statement is no small declaration, and isn't something one can easily throw around without doubt or worry. If it has been said without either, then the rest of the world would be unable to do anything but offer hesitant and often worthless reassurances. But that never stops anyone from hoping and attempting to offer hope. And why not? Just worry about it when you're absolutely sure you have to, not much earlier, to keep sane more than anything. :p
And although overnight seems like an overstatement, they DO say a person does his/her deepest thinking before sleeping, when nothing can directly call his/her attention elsewhere. And when the problem is deep enough, the thinking stretches out long enough to inhibit actual sleep and last all night, hence an overnight realization.
But in answer to the question, no. I don't think it's possible to fall out of love overnight. But the realization of it can happen overnight.~~~~~~~~
In my opinion, a more worrisome question would be, should you give up when the other seems done with trying (or seems to have given up) or no longer deserves another chance? If no, then when should you give up? If yes, how can you be ready to give up everything and not look back? And when can you tell that they no longer deserve another chance anyway?
*ahem, again another disclaimer. This is apparently the BIG question embedded in pretty much all heartbreak and unrequited love scenarios I've some across in my life. Of course, I wasn't a participant in the stories myself, more of an observer or listener. ;p And thus the not-at-all-bitter reaction. XD*
Now this is a lot more complicated. I don't really have an answer to this, and my poor friend was always left alone in her woes about this question. u_u Letting go is no doubt difficult, but if it's necessary, then prepare yourself to do so. Even a little inch away, little by little, will still lead to a considerable distance in time. ^^; But I don't know. Perhaps in some cases, this is the time to be harsh on yourself and just cut it off abruptly. Like a gunshot, pull out the bullet and close the wound no matter how painful, just to stop the loss of blood. Worry about the scarred tissue later on. And I hear declaring it out loud can help. :)
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And can the same be asked of a friendship? Or of a passion or dream? :(
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And for the most pressing question, why doesn't anyone comment or tag anymore? Has the blogging world died without anyone telling me?? T_T
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Why am I not studying???
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Why does Twinky the Mini Pin like biting everything in sight? Please tell me! Is there a way to train her to stop?
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Why didn't I learn to play an instrument like Chiaki? @_@ Chiaki... Chiaki...
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Please understand and forgive the bangag-ness. Unlike the rest of the world, my deepest thoughts apparently come right before studying, instead of sleeping. So it becomes a means of procrastination. u_u
300
11:42 PM
March 17, 2007
I watched 300 a while ago with Stacy! 300! 300! Let's watch it again! XD
I must say though, there were several times during the movie when I wondered if it was given the wrong rating. I mean, Underworld was R18, but 300 has more gruesome effects, and not to mention more *ahem* erotic scenes. But overall, it was really cool. :) I thought the way they fought was interesting, plus this is one of those few films when the on-screen characters really strike down the people you feel like hurting yourself. XD I swear, it feels so frustrating when you really want a certain character to, i dunno, get slapped, hit, kicked or whatever, and the characters on screen simply resort to glaring or swearing. Argh. Strike them down!!! Kill! Kill!! XD
Forgive the war freak outburst, my English 1 teacher says that watching movies like these (her specific example of a violent bloody flick was Kill Bill) can really help relieve pent up stress, frustration, and other negative whatevers, without you having to resort to something drastic yourself. I don't know if that's proven or if it works, but I swear, if you watch the film, I'm sure you'll feel the same desire for certain characters to meet their doom. ^_^; So it's not just me and a hidden lust for blood. XD
It's a good movie. Go watch it.
tired and sad. :(
8:36 PM
March 14, 2007
Finally, our 186 report is over. *sigh of relief* Those sleepless overnights, meetings, workshops, and the general rush of panic, I'm so glad we're through. (Not that I didn't enjoy the company of my groupmates though. I think we comprise a very interesting bunch. :D) Hay... Too bad our report wasn't as fabulous as the ideas we generated. :( It's a bit sad to see something you've worked so hard on come down to so little. :(
The actual report: I actually felt the weight of disaster while it was going on. The helpless feeling that makes you wish you could turn back time and use inexistent hours to change what can't be taken back. I actually think I gave up halfway and accepted the ultimate inevitability of a really low grade for the report. :( :( It's a sad feeling.
The strange thing is, it's been happening to me since last semester. Whenever my group ends up getting the second slot as reporters, no matter how ready we feel beforehand, it usually ends up rather disastrously. Take my 101 report, my professor actually stopped us (abruptly and rather inconsiderately) in the middle of our report because she thought we were doing horribly, then went on to criticize us so my classmates would consequently give us low scores in our evaluation. Then there's this semester's law report. We felt so ready, yet in the end, my professor made it clear how inadequate our report was. AArrrgghh! The number 2 must be my UNLUCKY number.
Grabe. It doesn't even matter who my groupmates are, as long as we're in the second reporting slot, it turns out to be a disaster.
(Forgive the absolute fallacy this entire entry is trying to declare. It may be absurd, but allow the lapse of logic just this once. I need a rant outlet.)
sad sad sad...
On a brighter note, at least our group looked really cute for our report. hehe. We wore matching black and gold outfits, and had a fun photo shoot after our report. :) Aji tried to straighten my hair with a flat iron, but my relaxed-damaged-hair wouldn't stay straightened even after "10 years of ironing". It took around over a minute per section, just to get it straightened out, but within the hour, it was wavy again. XD But it was nice while it lasted. :p
Also, my groupmates and I got to watch a whole bunch of Korean movies together. There was one where one of my groupmates actually cried. I liked that particular movie as well. *wink wink* We also watched 2 others, one I almost barfed thrice while watching, due to certain scenarios with booger, phlegm and what not. ^^;
Also, I got to meet up with the trio. :) Shocking revelations were uncovered, like the fact that Jollibee removed the coffee jelly and mais con yelo ice craze from their menu. *gasp* Hehe. just kidding. Though I don't think i want to mention these revelations (the real ones), the keywords to them are: states of america. T_T
AND... I'm now currently reading the Giver. Shocking ain't it? I'm only reading now what so many others have read in GRADE SCHOOL. Hmm. Well, since I've heard it's a really good book, then its better now than never I guess. :)
I noticed a few typos in this entry. If there were others i failed to catch, I'm apologizing as early as now. I'm a little absent-minded right now. or tired. and sleepy. or all of the above. @_@ I kind of don't feel like rereading the entry. Z_z
LOST
9:26 PM
March 08, 2007
MISSING!!!
Description: Beige Bear with blue hat, red button, yellow tag and white&pink floater
Last sighted: Monday morning, hanging from my old black bag
Presumed to have disappeared while owner (that's me) commuted to and from school last Monday afternoon, Tuesday morning and afternoon, Wednesday noon and afternoon.
Any information that will lead to it's return will be extremely appreciated. :D
*though i understand that it's extremely unlikely to get it back anyway. -_-*
So I guess this is good-bye to my poor new keychain. My black pig also almost got lost, fortunately it was returned to me and I opted not to reattach it back to my bag's zipper. It was bad judgment on my part not to have removed the beige bear as well. Too bad. It actually has a matching bear with Bern, we bought the pair together, and now mine is gone forever. T_T
BYE... T_T
AMAGAD!
10:39 PM
March 06, 2007
AMAGAD! GMA is going to show Gokusen II this month!!! GAAAH!!! XD XD XD JIN IS MIIINE!!! XD
my life thus far
8:38 PM
Well, as is always my fate, i ended up with some
chauvinistic guy for a group mate today for archery class. Maan. It was annoying how he immediately took it upon himself to "lead" the team, with instant declarations that we girls stick to the nearer targets while the guys will take on the further ones. "
kelangan lalaki..." Eck. >:( Whatever! As if gender determines accuracy and precision. He made it clear that he thought guys were stronger too. -_- So despite the fact that one of the guys was really bad at archery and some girls were really good, and some girls were better with a longer ranges than shorter ones, we more or less were forced to go along, and as such, we lost TWICE to the other team. -_- Hmph.
And today, I was about to go to Sig's house and try to force her to let me watch Nodame. But then I remembered that there WAS such a thing as homework in the world! *gasp* So I decided not to opt for a visit. Besides, I didn't want to disturb Sig, she wasn't feeling very well. ^^;
I also (finally) finished the book I was reading. YES! Now I can move on to better books! XD It was not a very good ending either. The "final battle" (as I guess I can call) it consisted of only 2 pages while the petty fights preceding it throughout the book usually lasts for at least 3 pages. Sometimes reaching 5-7, i believe, much to my utter boredom. I seriously wanted to skip ahead so many times. Plus they didn't even beat the bad guy in the end, they just pushed him back, into a temporary retreat. Hmm. Possibly a signal that the author intends to write a sequel. Oh well, I'm not buying that book, if it does come. I've had enough of that kind, never again. I know I'm not a great writer or anything, to have enough license to claim this book horrible and so badly written as to deserve a book burning (and to be fair, this book isn't as bad as that anyway), but I'm at least a
bit well-read enough to know that it isn't at par with some of the better writers out there. Sorry if i sounded terribly harsh last time, i was probably just feeling bitter that the random book I picked up from the shelf wasn't as nice as expected. Not that I expected much. I just wanted an easy-to-get-through book after all. The kind that doesn't require brain activity. Hehe...
And I finally got to watch Death Note!!! I ended with episode 9 last time (i think) and now I'm about to catch up with the releases (currently at episode 20?). Gaaah! I don't like the girl! (Some of you probably expected that. -_-) She's kind of annoying. :( But on the brighter side of things, I really really really like the lead characters even more!! kyaaa! *fan-girl-mode* XD
My dad was given a dvd player by my mom. It's a small, unbranded player, cause their old, branded one was very choosy with cds and wouldn't play the newer ones we bought (like 8-in-1 movie dvds and TV series DVDs). I'm glad to see that my dad absolutely loves it. Hehe. I heard they once actually stayed up till 3 am just watching Prison Break, which I have yet to watch. It was interesting. A side of my parents I don't think I've seen before. But yeah, I should have figured. My dad is actually a bit nuts about gadgets and electronics. ^_^;
Which reminds me, given our grand love for chips and junk food *>:D*, my dad bought a BAKED bag of Lays quite recently. By baked I mean that unlike the ordinary variety, this one is not oily at all. XP Unfortunately, none of us in the house liked how it tasted. Be warned! My sister claims it tastes like crushed barquillos with a hint of salt. It's astonishingly sweet. Not the best choice if you crave salty chips. I doubt we'll ever buy that again. ^^; I also got to try a new variety of Kitkat, hazelnut praline(?) or some thing like that. It was 1/3rd wafer, 2/3rd chocolate, just like those other huge Kitkat bars around. But somehow, i was able to enjoy the whole thing, possibly because the chocolate had an interesting new flavor. ^^; I'd still have liked more wafer in it, but at least I liked it over all. :D
What else has happened to me, i guess that's pretty much it. 0_0 i had a crappy report, despite the fact that my group worked on it till the wee hours of the morning, complete with an interview, etc. Too bad. But we did our best. ^_^;
I'm being blackmailed by somebody. Slightly. But it's not too serious. I just hope it gets resolved soon. @_@
! H E L L _ W E E K _ I N _ S I G H T !
2 and a half weeks to go
Yay!
10:11 AM
March 01, 2007
This is one of those rare days when all your teachers independently and suddenly decide that you'll have no class for a particular day, and inform you before hand, so that you suddenly find yourself with no classes at all. Yahoo! It actually feels a little like a lottery, or a slot machine, to be more precise. You pull the handle, most of the time get 3 different pictures, occasionally you get 2 that match, but almost rarely do you get a perfect set of 3. And today was a 3. :D
So what have I been up to? Since I was aware that I'd have no classes the next day, I put-off my homework and 1) watched some downloads, 2) tried to finish the book I'm reading, 3) played with the doggy, 4) played lemonade tycoon till I was sleepy, 5) talked a little on the phone, 5) slept very early. :) It was a very pleasant and carefree night. XD But somehow, I think I've gotten too used to being busy with schoolwork that there was this nagging feeling at the back of my mind that I should do something or another, but can't pinpoint what because I'm really good at shutting out that mind's voice when I want to. XD
Anyway, I watched this anime last night, Weider. It was ok, except one of the lead characters, a guy, looked too much like Sakura from CCS/Tsubasa to put me at ease. Plus the fact that this person has the height and manner of a girl. Creepy. At least the 5 other guys are definitely straight. Hehe. I wanted to watch DeathNote, as I've been meaning to since forever, but Bianca has an exam on Saturday and couldn't be bothered with such things. :( I'll see if i can watch it on Saturday. :)
And I installed Lemonade Tycoon on my phone! Woohoo! I searched the net for downloads since my phone is barren of even the lowliest games (i.e. snake). I actually saw Deal or No Deal and Diner Dash installs, but it wasn't free, unfortunately. Too bad, it looked interesting. :( But no matter! Now my phone feels all beefed up with games and themes and what not. Hehe. Thanks to my sister Bern whose pastime is downloading/creating themes for phones. Bianca caught the craze too. And since our phones are all compatible, its a major positive externality fest for me. XD
And our doggy craze has reached a new high! My mom has actually declared that when she grows older, she's gonna start collecting small dogs to play with and have around her. Of course, there will always be a mini pin in the collection. We even bought a small book on what type of owner matches a particular breed. ^_^; I must say, the chihuahua is not at all like our little Twinky. I'm starting to take offense for her everytime she's mistaken for a chihuahua. :(
Anyway, here are some pics:
-smart looking min pin in a headshot taken from the kennel club library website with a white chihuahua who (as the owner says) looks like Yoda from Star Wars. XD They don't look alike right?
I'm surprised at the amount of free time I have these days. It definitely foreshadows a violent storm of work ahead. So this
calm after the storm had stretched long enough to be the
lull before a storm. Baaah!
