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Test tomorrow

2012-02-08T14:43:00.001+08:00

I have a test on Moby Dick and Billy Budd for English tomorrow! D: OMG Billy Budd's fine... but Moby Dick was horrible. I hope I don't fail too bad on it. uughhh.... my english teacher's one of those overpassionate ones that give you a lot of work. But then if I ignore her and just flunk it, I'll feel bad... :T She put so much work into helping us understand (even though she gives us impossible homework from time to time)... I'll just try my best tomorrow.

I also have another test for U.S. History. To be honest, I'm not really worried about it. History's pretty easy... My secret is to simply read the book like it was one big story of the world. It's pretty legit and this method works for me. :D I've read the chapter so I'm all set. I mean honestly... History is such a fun subject. I get so much writing inspiration from it that it's AMAZING. I'm such a dork. haha~

---On a side not, my brothers have been listening to Nina's version of Foolish Heart lately. xD They're trying to get the chords from it... I love that song!

Food Pictures

2012-02-08T14:36:00.001+08:00

I used to post up pictures of foods I eat. I haven't done that in a while since we didn't have digital macro in our current camera. Now we have a camera that has one SO I'll make a note to myself to take a picture of the yummy-looking foods I eat! :D Down below are some of the old photos I took that I have on my facebook. I'll take more when we eat out again~ :3

This one's called "Cheesy Chicken (something)," I forget... xD But it was delicious~ This was from a Bistro in my hometown and the food they sell there are pretty delicious.

Here's the blueberry cheesecake I made~ :D I've perfected it! It's pretty good and I love this dessert! My brothers keep asking me to make it. I ended up making 4 cheesecakes for Christmas last year. lol

Obviously these two are from the Chocolate Factory. I actually wasn't allowed to take pictures but I snatched some~ 8D The lady in the counter caught me though and asked me to stop. haha, but don't these look superbly delicious? :3 I never got around to liking caramel apples... But the picture up there's pretty neat so I'll probably eat some once I get my hands on one.

GREEN TEA ICE CREAM. You cannot go wrong with this one~ It's frikin awesome!

Anyhow, yeah I'll try to take pictures of new stuff when I get the chance. There's a lot of food places in Diamond Jamboree so probably when we go back there! That place is teeming with asians... Not that I have a problem with it. I love asians because I'm one too! I don't really care about races and stuff. As long as the person's a good person, then I'm fine. Okay, I'll stop before I venture into other topics. From food to races what??? xD Haha yeaaahh.

So bai.

After School

2012-02-08T14:21:00.003+08:00

Lately I've been hanging out with two of my friends from my previous dance class; Mimi and Eunjin. I'm pretty close with them and I love them soooo much! We go off-campus during lunch sometimes or we also stay at the wall. It's pretty fun when I'm around them. Just this weekend we went to see "Woman in Black" and that was a scary ass movie. o.O The tickets were pretty expensive... 11 bucks... gosh. Probably because it just came out.

Okay to be honest, when I first saw the trailer, it was never in my mind that that was Daniel Radcliffe. I mean, he looks SO different... and... old? My brother told me it was him and I was like whaddafuq REALLY? But anyway there were these girls in front of us that were shouting really loud and that kind of bugged me a little. :T Seriously, I'd jump just because I thought their screams were part of the movie. I liked how everyone clapped at the end though. That was a pretty good ending.

ANYWAY, after school today they went to my house! Probably because we had nothing better to do after school. lol We made crepes and watched videos of Just Dance and watched some more videos. Eunjin made her first crepes! :D At first it wasn't all-roundy-crepey... but her second one was perfect! omygosh, I failed on my first five tries... lol Crepes are pretty big.

These are the japanese ones. They look so pretty and delicious!! I want to make one of these one day~ Make it all prettily rolled up and stuff. :D I got this picture off of google so it isn't mine. But anyway, these look pretty. I've mentioned that a lot of times now. xD The neat thing about this is it's like a cone so you can bring it with you wherever you go! I haven't actually tried the japanese crepes but one day I will! :D Oh by the way, our crepes didn't have anything in it. lol We didn't have anything to put in... xD But I think the best filling would be nutella, banana topped with vanilla ice cream~ Ohmygawshhh I want one naaoo...

Dog vs Cat

2012-02-03T13:41:00.001+08:00

I just thought I'd share this because it was adorable! xD

Isn't it adorable??? xDD

OMG That dog smile! I usually don't like dogs but that is just~

I mean you CAN TELL it's happy.

And the cat who thinks he's king!

I can imagine the cat having a British accent for some reason. lol

My reactions to...

Dog = OMG YOU SO ADORABLE YOUUU~

Cat = LOL damn kitty. Those eyes look fierce

I still dislike dogs... lol I can get used to them but I wouldn't want to have one as a pet :O

Apologizing & People

2012-02-03T13:20:00.001+08:00

Apologizing

"Apologizing doesn't always mean that you're wrong and the other person is right. It just means that you value your relationship more than your ego."

I found this quote on facebook on a page called "I Post,You Read -Amazing Quotes" and I thought it was a very nice one at that. I think it struck me today because one of my friends at school said I hurt her and I didn't notice so I didn't really know why. She wasn't as cheerful today too probably because of that so I felt responsible and had to do something about it. I said sorry to her when it happened but I said it again in txt when I got home. I just felt really bad since that was the first time she said I hurt her and she's usually really happy and cheerful. I hope she forgives me. :((

Update:
She replied and said she forgives me. :D I'm so happy! I can function and do my homework now. 8D I hate that feeling where you're feeling bad about something and you don't try to resolve it. Or if someone's ignoring you and you don't know why and you don't even try to talk to that person face to face.

I accomplished a lot this week. :3 There was this girl who I met during the first weeks of class during my Sophomore year. We used to talk a lot but then she suddenly started avoiding me. I probably said something I shouldn't have. My mistake was that I avoided her and we weren't talking as much anymore. I also avoided looking at her whenever we passed by each other. A year later, during my junior year, I decided to start talking to her, I didn't like the feeling of strangers-who-used-to-be-friends. She still avoided me the first times but I tried a lot---saying hi to her whenever I see her pass by even though I didn't get another hi back, or trying to talk to her whenever we were in groups where she would still ignore me. Sometimes she would say hi but it wasn't really enthusiastic. It was sort of like an "Oh hey..." kind of greeting. All that time, it was really awkward but I endured it. I always worried whether she would find me really annoying or not. Lately we've been talking casually now. Not as much as before but this is a start. She started talking to me longer whenever we get the chance to see each other so that was nice. I'm not sure if it's out of necessity that she feels like she just has to talk to me, or if it's genuine. Either way I'm happy we're talking and that awkward feeling is a little less than it was the year before. She says hi to me more enthusiastically too which made me really happy that day. :)

People

Honestly, I don't like the fact that I'm unconsciously hurting someone. It just feels wrong to me and I'd feel bad whenever I find out I was doing it. I usually have this urge to make it right but sometimes when that person is right in front of me, I lose the courage to do anything and my pride takes over. I'd be like "screw this, she should talk to me first. I don't see why I'm at fault" or something like that. But I know that's wrong and if one of us doesn't act, it doesn't get resolved. I decided to act this time.

It's different between people you just met and people who you consider as best friends. For best friends you can make fun of each other as much as you want and you'd both just laugh it off, forgetting all the hurt. But for people who're not used to your rashness or personality towards your best friend, they'd want you to fuck off and get out of their lives because you're probably giving them a hard time.

Some people come off as naturally mean and the only friends this person will get are people who can understand him. These people would just shrug off his insults and would take them either as a compliment or a joke. I'm pretty fine with people like those since I'm used to my brothers teasing me and I know how to deal with it. I think people like these are the first to become your close friends since you know you can make fun of each other but still be friends. There's limits to the teasing though because if he goes overboard, he'd lose that person. So in a way, it's also sort of risky.

Other people are just downright sensitive over the tiniest details. I'm not sure but I think it's because they either don't know how to cope with it or if they're too conscious about what other people say about them. They take everything personally, and to be honest, I don't think that's a good thing. I can get by with people like these but sometimes it can get problematic if you say something mean and they take it too personally that they start bashing or ignoring you. I make the effort to be mean to them in the sincerest of ways, like gently rejecting their opinions on certain things and saying my own opinion about it. It takes a while though, but I think it helps. No matter how kind or innocent you are, people are just going to hate you one way or another for something you might be too naive to understand. The world isn't as nice as they think, it's full of positives and negatives and I'm sure they know that. I think they're just avoiding the negatives too much. They have their reasons though so you can't blame them. But I think it's important to also experience an equal amount of negatives than you do on positives. It helps you to understand a variety of things if you understand both sides of how the world works.

Anyway enough of my ranting! :D I should be doing my homework! ugghhh Physics... It. just. doesn't. make. any. sense. I try though... But a B is as high as I can get. My grade basically determines my capacity to learn in that class. xDD

This guy in History class

2012-02-02T22:17:00.001+08:00

So second semester just recently started! Although I have the same classes as last semester, some people got switched up. ;( But anyway, so there's a couple new people in basically ALL my classes~

And one caught my attention in my U.S. History class!! /*o*/

I haven't talked to him...

I don't even know his name.

But he's pretty quiet... o.o

Well let's see how it goes today.

Oh and my new seatmates are pretty noisy... but they're pretty chill.

OH and this girl named Destiny in my history class is in my Aerobics class too!! :D So basically we're taking PE (Aerobics) together~ I knew her from last year's dance class. xD She's pretty nice~ AND she has green hair! lol She just dyed it... I want to know what color she dyes it next.

Okay til here! :D Have to get to class and repeat these wretched days over and over again until June... >.>

P.S. I found out my cousin is lesbian... xD That shocked me, but I support her!

Yuya Matsushita - Fuyuzora

2012-01-31T22:45:00.000+08:00

Hello new Yuya music video~ I've heard the songs from his new Kimi e no Love Song ~10nen Saki mo~ single but this MV just made this song sound a lot better than I expected it to be. So here's another beautiful song to listen to. The white snow background and him just out there gives off this sentimental feeling when you listen to it. When he says "Namida wa iranai, ima wa iranai" it just strikes that chord inside you. I don't know a lot of japanese but I think it means "I don't want tears, not now." I could be wrong but I know it has something to do with tears (namida). I really hope this single does well on the Oricon Chart. I've listened to this one more than five times now.. and I should be at school. ahdfajs...

Lyrics: (by ear)

Saigo ni kimi ga kureta

MEERU wo sakujou shite yo

Futari de tsunaide kita

Kotoba ga koko de togireru

Mienakute mo kanjiru koto ga

Honto datto wakaru kara

Kimi ga no ko shita mono wo

Ushinau toki no

Shizukesaga boku wa kowai

Namida wa iranai

Ima wa iranai

Nani mo kamo kawaranai sa

Me wo tojite dakishimete

Sou sureba boku mo kimi mo mada

Hitori janai miageta

Fuyuzora tooi ano sora

soko kara nani ga mieru no

Kono saki ni aru michi wa

Yakusoku wo hatasenai mama ni

Doko e tsudzuku

Kogoeta kuchibiru ni wa

Kienai kimi no kioku

Jikan ga utau subete

Kokoro ga kikito me te iru

Shiawase datto kizuiteite mo

Shiawase ni todo madenai

Ai wa doushite itsumo

Tsuyosugiru hodo

Iyasenai kizu o tsukeru

Namida wa iranai ima wa iranai

Bokutachi wa owaranai sa

Meguri ai musubareta

Kono machi wa boku to kimi wo mada

Oboeteru yo miageta

Fuyuzora tooi ano sora

Soko kara nani ga mieru no

Kawaranai omoide ga

Kanashimi wo norikoe nareru hi wo

Tadashiritai

Although I like Yuya's ballads, I prefer songs like Naturally or Paradise mainly because I want to see him dance. xD This guy's so talented that it's a waste to not see him dance. Or maybe just music videos with no set choreography but with him just freestyling would be fine. I'm not sure if the rest of the songs on this single will have music videos so I'll just keep a lookout. I might post another entry about the main song from this single, Kimi e no Love Song ~10nen Saki mo~ because I LOVE that song so much. The music video was so sweet too. The song wasn't sweet nor was it lonely... It sounded so bittersweet that I had to listen to it a couple of times only to realize I had 38 plays on it already. But anyway, 'til here. I'm off to school! (6:44am right now... o.o)

Physics Finals

2012-01-25T13:50:00.001+08:00

So I had my Physics finals today... and that turned out HORRIBLE. I studied all day from the day before and I still thought that test was miserable. It's not all bad though cause I think I'll still be able to keep my B. Plus I've realized a way to deal with Physics this coming second semester. I'll experiment on it though if it works.

I've observed that Physics deals with analyzing the problem and going through your list of rules inside your head to best solve the problem. Like you have to really read the problem. Some of the questions are really tricky to the point where you think it might be difficult but it was actually really easy. Which then leads me to my next advice for someone who might consider taking Physics soon. High School Physics that is.

NEVER skip a chapter. If you don't understand a chapter, don't leave it like that. At least try to understand part of it. Trust me, it's going to save you a lot of study time if you do this. Why? Because Physics relates everything and anything in the environment. It's the study of the physical world basically. It's like studying trigonometry without knowing how to use sin cosine and tangent. Or learning how to write without knowing the alphabet first. That one missing chapter can cause you your grade on future chapters. It's THAT important.

So anyway, that's that. I hope I don't get a really bad score on that final that it drops my B to a C. I will forever hate myself if that happens. And honestly, I love math and I'm determined to do good on Physics. Physics is actually really fun despite me getting an F on that one project. I just need to hit that spot = my Physics comfort zone if I can call it that. That's basically when I figure out a strategy on how to deal with it. So let's try this. :D

First Semester Strategy
Rely on classwork to study for the tests.
Result = B, and a crap load of study time.

Second Semester Strategy
Rely on classwork and homework to study for the tests.
Result = Unknown

And yes I'm the type of person who observes a lot. As you can see, I like making strategies on how to make my classes easier for me. And making those strategies require a lot of observation on my part. Probably because I like to write and writing stories and such require precise observations on certain situations. I mean you can't be a good writer if you stay forever curled up inside your room without experiencing the majesty of life. Your work will just be full of imagination and no realism will come out from it. This results in you being unable to satisfy the realism that your readers can relate to. Without the realism, the readers will probably say that your work is full of nonsense and decisions that don't apply to real life. And what's a writer without the readers? Exactly. Observation is key. And man, on my list of things to do when I'm bored, observation's close to the top.

High School Strategy

2012-01-23T11:40:00.001+08:00

This post will basically be about how I deal with school that it doesn't hinder my social life. Just to give you a little briefing of my situation so as you can compare to your situation, I go to school in California and no, I don't have Honors or AP Classes. I'm just one of those regular school kids who don't like taking the H and AP Classes (mainly because it's too much work and I'm not aiming for a University but a community college after High School) but still have all A's in her classes. I'm a Junior and I have 6 classes: Physics, U.S. History, PE, English 4, Math Analysis and French 2.

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Okay, I've been to two very different schools: one from Asia (specifically the Philippines) and one from America. I can tell you right now that school in Asia is harder and I think everyone knows that. I went to a Catholic Private University that had all 4 levels of education; Kindergarten, Elementary School, High School and College. No we didn't have Middle School because I don't even know why. But after 6th grade, you're immediately in High School and graduate at the age of 16.

I had around 8 classes: Science, Math, English and Research, History, Filipino, Religion, TLE (Technology and Livelihood Education), MAPEH (Music, Arts, PE and Health) and if you're a senior, CAT (Citizen's Army Training). I had a block schedule from 7am to 5pm everyday and sometimes had two hours for Science and Laboratory. We have to do this thing called the "Morning Rites" every Tuesday and Thursday where we sing the national anthem, recite the pledge and all sorts of things (like announcements) which usually lasts for half an hour.

No, you can't choose your classes and it's all set from Elementary school to High School. Some of us have time for sports or cram school (basically more education after school). Some of us don't because we want a social life for a change. We don't change classrooms, our teachers do that for us. Which means we're responsible for cleaning and decorating our own classrooms = more work for us... yay. And since it was a Catholic School, we had to recite the rosary every Monday, Wednesday and Friday as well as attend Mass every after-school on Wednesday (so we end at 5:30 or sometimes 6pm) in addition to our usual Sunday masses.

In America however, school is more relaxed and not as academically-based as those compared to Asia. I don't know much about elementary school but I do know High School. We get to choose some of our classes like our electives and when to take PE and Health. As long as you meet the requirements for graduation, you're all set. You can choose to go to school from 7am to 2pm or 8am to 3pm. And you have a maximum of 6 classes or 7 if you really need it. When you're a junior or senior, you can decide to take ROP classes (Regional Occupational Program) which is a public education service that provides practical, hands-on career preparation and career guidance. It's useful for Universities or if you just want some actual experience on a career choice. I don't like sports but most people in America are involved in either sports or community service programs and it's basically what makes them busy aside from school and their social lives.

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Okay on to the topic of this post. This isn't a High School survival kit so stop reading if you think it is. It's mainly me giving advice to people who find High School hard probably because they're not doing it properly. Lastly, I don't think this is going to work for people taking advanced classes since they didn't work back when I was in Asia. If you're in advanced classes, I think the only advice I can give you (if you allow me to) is to just get your work done and not slack off. Do your best. And if you still want to read more, some of my advice might help you.

This is basically a strategy guide on how to make your classes easier for you. Or how to get higher grades without doing too much work = cramming the night before a big test. Let's start.

1. Observe your teacher
Yes, that's my first advice and trust me it can go a long way. Observing your teacher means looking for the good and bad points of his/her as a teacher. NEVER and I mean NEVER get in your teacher's bad side. If you do, you're just making that class harder for you. If you did get into your teacher's bad side, regain his/her trust by doing your work and by being a good kid. Otherwise, just don't be one of those kids that annoy the hell out of him/her because the teacher's not the only one that that kid is driving into insanity. Think about your class and see for yourself if they like that kid or not.

a) Nice But Deadly

Some teachers are nice but can be very deadly if provoked. These kinds, if you abuse their kindness, will end up hating not just you (the person who provoked him/her) but the entire class itself with a few exceptions. They'll be giving you more workdays than usual so remember that the next time an immature asshole opens his/her mouth in class with this type of teacher.

b) Strict Veterans

Some teachers are generally strict and give you a lot of work but these types usually lay off on some days. You'd think all that work will last forever but they won't. Teachers are humans too and they're older than you which means they are limited on how much work their body allows them. Teachers giving their students work is equal to teachers giving themselves more work than they have to do. Just wait for that rainbow after the storm and everything should be fine. IF, on rare instances, they don't relax on the workload, don't complain---at least not always. Just do your work and the best way to counter this is for you to get used to how much work you're getting. Manage your time by spending a little bit more time on that class than usual. The reward to this is, if there's a day where you're not getting that much workload from that class, you'll find yourself receiving more free time than you usually do.

c) Coach-Teachers

Some teachers, -cough- coaches -cough-, are the worst out of them all. Sorry if anyone's offended but I just hate teachers who double as coaches. And no I don't know if John Calipari (picture) is one of them. I'm not really sure I know who he is actually. But anyway, the way to deal with these beasts is to do your work in class. Most of your classes with coach-teachers usually give you more free time in class than your other classes. They also give you an equal amount of work. Actually some don't even give you work AT ALL---that is, not until you're close to taking your final exam and they give you a thick packet on stuff you never discussed. Another reason why I hate them. But just endure these classes and do your work in class. If there's something you don't understand, look it up on the book or the internet or with a friend. Trust me, it's going to help once they slap that packet in your face.

2. Don't Procrastinate

DON'T procrastinate. I said that twice. We've all been there and it is the most annoying thing you can do when you're a student. Let me give an example to explain why that is.

= Teacher gives you hard homework which is due after 2 days (weekend homework).
= You forget about that homework because it's not due anytime soon.
= So you do some of your easy homework.
= The next day you have plans to go to the cinema or hang out.
= The homework is still laying there.
= Sunday comes and you're doing the rest of your easy homework.
= And then BAM. You remember the hard homework. By now it's already night-time and you're VERY tired and discouraged to even start on that homework.
= Thus you cram and BS that homework which results in you getting a bad grade on a test about it.

Okay now if you started on that homework piece by piece during the weekend, you wouldn't have a problem. If you had done it on the Friday after school, you would've had so much free time on Sunday plus the knowledge would've been so fresh in your mind that you might have had to take less than an hour to do it. You would've gotten an A on that test because you actually DID it after school on Friday which (even if you didn't realize) actually reinforced that knowledge into you that your mind would make sure to remember it by Monday. I mean seriously now... There's a reason why teachers give you homework to do during the weekend. That's because they either forgot to give it to you (this is probably going to be an easy homework type) or it's such a difficult homework that they know you might have a problem doing. Teachers aren't heartless. They know you have plans for the weekend. They know you want to enjoy those plans. And they know you don't want that homework to ruin that enjoyment. So do it Friday after school. And anyway it's easier to do it when the knowledge is still so fresh.

So simply put, don't procrastinate. Trust me, you'll have so much free time that you didn't even know it was possible to have that much free time.

3. Time Management

Okay so no we're not businessmen or celebrities who are so busy with our lives that we need an assistant to do our time management for us. We can do it ourselves and if you have a good memory, you don't have to write it down on a planner. Managing your time efficiently is basically what this means. Set a time for homework and a time for your social life. Don't mix them up. Just don't. Why? You're going to end up with more of your social time than it takes for all that homework to be finished. And then you'll have this tendency to procrastinate which I already explained is basically equal to a mile of crap. Anyway, this doesn't mean that you need to have a set time for everything. Life's not going to go the way you want it so you have to learn how to adapt. Adjust your time when needed but always give a little extra for homework. The worse thing that can happen is you finishing your homework earlier than usual. How bad is that? If you don't want to deal with time management then learn to do all of your homework the minute you get them. That way you can forget all about it. And when the time comes that you have to turn it in (and you forgot you even had homework), you'll just pick it up and say, "Oh hey, I already did it." Done.

So yeah that's basically how I deal with school. School isn't bad as long as you know how to deal with it. At times you have to adapt and adjust your plans to better suit your schedule. It's better to learn how to do that now as a student than learn it the hard way when you're in College or in a University where the teachers don't give crap whether you pass or fail. I'm 17 right now and I've learned to do these things when I was 15. I think I started a little late... But I still think I've already perfected my High School strategy that I don't need to think too much about it. I just have to brace myself on how to deal with college next.

Anyway, if you decide to follow my advice, good luck with that. If you think they don't work, just figure out how you're going to make your own strategy about it. Otherwise this is the best advice I can give to anyone out there in the same age group as I am. Trust me, it pays off BIG TIME.

The Hunger Games

2012-01-17T15:21:00.002+08:00

No this won't be a review since I'm still halfway through the first book. What this WILL be is my initial reaction when I started reading it. :D Bear with me because I have a lot of hate directed towards the Capitol and the people in all these Districts... xD Not that I hate the book. The book so far is amazing! But for those who haven't read the book, a danger of spoilers lie ahead. Risk it or leave it. Your choice. :)

Every year in Panem, (what we know today as North America) the Capitol holds a competition known as the Hunger Games. Seeing as how Panem is divided into 12 Districts, every district gets to have one male and female between the ages of 12 and 18 to participate in the games. The reaping, as everyone calls it, is the day when they choose the contestants. In each district, everyone's names from the required age I mentioned above is placed into a glass bowl. The reaping is pretty simple. If your name gets chosen, you participate. BUT something interesting happens in this particular reaping.

The story is basically Katniss Everdeen being thrown into The Hunger Games to replace her little sister Prim who was miraculously chosen as the female contestant for the poor District 12 among thousands of names in the glass bowl. She gets thrown in to the games with Peeta, the male contestant who she apparently knows (why? read the book) from school. And thus begins her life in the games.

The story's pretty interesting when I initially heard it from a friend. It starts off slow as it introduces the current life of Katniss and the situation in District 12... and bits and pieces of her history with her dad. But then that's how all books start I guess. I think the pacing's pretty decent to.

Okay let's cut to the chase. If you haven't read the book then you probably won't understand me... But then again, I've only read half of it so maybe I'm overreacting. xD I've had this aching feeling behind my neck since I started reading about the history of Panem (the place where all this happens). WHY in the world do they, the people in the District, let the Capitol dictate their lives? It frustrates me! Okay yes I know the big-shots over there have the most advanced technology there is... but still! At least devise a plan to undermine their very grasp on power. I don't know, like infiltrate their government and destroy them from within...

Wait, I just thought of something. Now wouldn't it be cool if they actually did that? Another rebellion from the Districts paired with a coup d'etat against the Capitol. That's another story though. This is the Hunger Games, I keep forgetting. Anyway, and yes I hate how the Capitol's so specious that it disgusts me. I'm pretty much thinking the same way Katniss was. But then again, it's sort of an exaggeration on what a corrupt government is right? By tying that to the close reality we live in, I found that strangely comforting.

But anyhow, I'm at the part where Peeta tells Katniss to run for her life. At this point, Peeta's pretty much confusing the hell out of everyone. When his initial persona was revealed before the games started I had a feeling of what would happen during the actual thing. It was either he would team up with Katniss (the usual cliche storyline) or be her enemy (another usual cliche storyline). But then he turns out to be both. Well played Mrs. Author. :D I especially like that twist because it makes Peeta a more puzzling character than we initially thought he was. As for Rue, I can already faintly predict what kind of character she is. She might team up with Katniss to be only killed in the process or team up with Katniss and betray her and be killed in the process. Either way, I have a feeling she dies unfortunately. But I don't know, maybe some interesting twist comes up and I'm wrong. I just have to read the book more.

So whenever I read books like this, I keep thinking of ways to make it more interesting as I read it. So the rest of this post will voice out how my own version of the story went as I read the book til I was halfway through. Yes, it's what we call multitasking. xD

Katniss teams up with Rue but then Peeta convinces Katniss that Rue's a traitor. It turns out to be true and Rue tries to kill the both of them. Then unexpectedly, Rue gets pulled out of the games alive per someone's orders which leave Katniss, Peeta and the rest of Panem puzzled. When the games end with Katniss and Peeta as victors, Cinna tells them the truth about why he chose to be District 12's stylist. He says it's because he knew Katniss' father who was in turn one of the masterminds behind the rebellion years back. That them winning the games was part of a bigger plan of a new rebellion taking place. Then it turns out that Rue was actually the president's illegitimate daughter sent in to assess Katniss in hopes on figuring out Cinna's motives. Which explains her getting that high score during the interview and her getting legitely (is that a word?) pulled out of the games alive. Then later on, Katniss finds out that her father's actually alive. That the explosion was to fake his death because the Capitol would come after him and his family. And that her mother had to act frail and depressed and ill to make it believable. And thus a new rebellion starts.

Basically my imagination ran wild. If I continued writing, it gets more confusing... xD But then it would divert from the title which is Hunger Games so I guess I'm convinced that that's not how the story's going to go. But anyhow, my creativity's going to continue to run wild as I continue reading it. I'll probably write more reactions as I read the trilogy. Yes, I'm planning to read the trilogy. :D

I'll end this here before it gets too long... And I have to go to bed too. It's late. Book's amazing so far though. :3

Winter Animes 2012

2012-01-16T13:41:00.002+08:00

So basically I'll just write out my reactions when I saw the first episodes to these new animes that just recently came out this January. If you want reviews you won't find it here... Obviously since most of these have only one episode out. But anyway, if you want to stick around with me then suit yourself! :D Source of all the synopsis' used is MyAnimeList.

1. Mouretsu Pirates "Bodacious Space Pirates"

The story centers around a spirited high school girl named Marika. She keeps herself busy with the space yacht club and her part-time job at a high-class retro café. One day, two men suddenly appear and claim to be subordinates of her dead father. They demand that she assume command of the space pirate ship Benten Maru. A privateer ship's compact was made during a war of independence a century ago, and according to that compact, the ship must be inherited by the captain's next direct descendant. Marika finds herself embarking on a new life as a space pirate.

I only learned about what mouretsu meant after seeing the first episode so I was basically wondering what the anime was about. Although we did have pirates so that was a hint. Anyway, one of the later reasons why I checked this out was because I heard Momoiro Clover Z was doing both the OP and ED. Not that I was excited and all... but although j-idol groups singing the OP and ED is quite rare for my taste in anime, I found that interesting. But anyway, let's move on to the show itself shall we?

Okay so the synopsis that I got from MyAnimeList said that two men suddenly appear before her... Okay seriously, I'm pretty sure one of them was a lady. I'm pretty sure those were boobs that I saw. That sorta threw me off. It's either that was inaccurate or we'll find out late on that it was actually a dude. Anyway, After being told that she was next in line to lead the Bentenmaru ship, some pretty strange ~~and creepy ass men in black~~ guys start coming to her maid-cafe-like shop where she works. And I'm pretty sure you can guess what happens next. The first episode was full of cliches, not that it's bad. I found it refreshing actually. New teacher, new student and some creepy dudes in black suits come to her maid-cafe to basically kill her. Or let's just say abduct to be more sincere about it. But anyway, yeah, nothing really popped WOW for me. I'll continue watching though until I can't take it anymore.

2. Recorder to Randoseru "Recorder and Randsell"

Miyagawa Atsushi is an 11-year-old boy who is 180 centimeters tall. Since he has a grown-up looking build but acts his age, he has always been running into troubles. On the other hand, his 17-year-old elder sister Atsumi is only 137 centimeters tall. Even though she has a childish looking build, Atsumi takes good care of Atsushi.

"Recorder and Randsell." I don't know what drove me to watch this. Probably because I was bored and wanted to look at something interesting. The first episode was pretty short and fairly uninteresting to me. But anyway, I found it weird. Not in a bad or good way. I don't even know. That was just really weird. Him being arrested was supposed to be funny but I was just pretty much sitting there asking myself "How is this even possible?" during the whole episode. I won't be following this because... I don't know... It was strange and I just can't bring myself to liking it. I wouldn't really recommend this to anyone but if you want to check it out, I won't stop you. I just found it really weird... how many times have I said that now... @.@

3. Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou "Daily Lives of High School Boys"

The original gag comedy manga follows the humorous yet "realistic" everyday life of Tadakuni, Hidenori, Yoshitake, and other students at a boys' high school.

When I saw the mobile suits in the beginning I had the same expressions as that screenshot up there. This show was so HILARIOUS that it was beyond my expectations! So basically each episode will contain a couple of hilarious short stories following these guys' lives. This reaction thing I'm writing is pretty short for this one but simply because "Hilarious" defines it perfectly. If you want to watch something funny for this season, watch this. You won't be disappointed! The voice acting is perfect for all the funny scenes. The first episode was pretty hilarious too. xDD I liked the last arc with the literary girl. I think that was the funniest one out of all of them. And because the name's too long, I started calling it Dankouni. :D

4. Shin Tennis no Ouji-sama "New Prince of Tennis"

No, you don't need a synopsis. No, you don't need a review. No, guys shouldn't watch this. Everyone's pretty much heard of it. The story's basically the main cast going into an elite tennis school to battle elite tennis players using their badass techniques that can't be used in actual tennis. I wanted to watch it because I loved Prince of Tennis and this new one is basically Prince of Tennis all over again. That's basically it. If you don't then I don't think there's any reason for you to watch this.

5. Brave 10

A young ninja named Saizo Kirigakure is trying to find meaning and direction in his life when he encounters Isanami, who is fleeing from assassins. He manages to save her life, and she then asks him to act as her bodyguard until she reaches her destination. When they arrive in the protected territory of Sanada, Saizo falls into a meeting with Sasuke Sarutobi, leader of the famed ninja group. Sanada has gathered these bold and talented ninjas together in order to bring an end to Japan's era of war. Meanwhile, Isanami's mysterious hidden power comes to light.

The story is basically that one legend about Sanada Yukimura having ten heroes who helped him during the battles in Osaka Castle. They're called Sanada's Ten Braves. This all happened in the Sengoku Period if you're familiar with a little bit of Japan's history. The first episode was pretty interesting. But that's mainly because I love watching animes about the Sengoku period. They're quite fascinating. If you're like me who loved Sengoku Bassara or other similar shows, then I'm pretty sure you'll like this one! From the first episode I'm guessing we have two Braves, Saizo and Sasuke. And Isanami is probably Izumo no Okuni because they're both shrine maidens. If you want an anime with action, this one's pretty good. I'm not really an action freak so I'm looking forward to the story more than action for this one.

6. Another

26 years ago, in a third-year classroom of a middle school, there was a student named Misaki. As an honors student who was also good at sports, the charming girl was popular with her classmates. When she suddenly died, her classmates decided to carry on as if she was still alive until graduation. Then, in the spring of 1998, a boy named Sakakibara Kouichi transfers to that classroom, and he grows suspicious of the fearful atmosphere in that classroom. In particular, there is a beautiful, aloof girl named Mei Misaki who wears an eyepatch and is always alone drawing pictures.

Okay that first episode was the most absolutely freakiest thing I've ever seen in my life. See, I even messed up that sentence. I think. And no, I haven't seen Harukanaru Toki no Naka de... Oh wait no, I meant Higurashi no Naku Koro ni... I'm confused. I messed up again. But anyway, I haven't seen both of those. BUT I don't know if I'll continue watching this. It was so scary that I had nightmares about it. What is UP with those random flashes of doll pictures?! DOLLS ARE HORRIBLE. Yes, I've played with them when I was young but they scare me to death now that I am... what, seventeen? Misaki's pretty cute... but that eye patch is just... and her desk being that old and scratchy and dafuq... That was just creepy. 'Nuff said. I probably shouldn't watch this at midnight with the rest of my family sleeping and me alone in a dark room. No. That was a bad idea.

7. Natsume Yuujin-chou Shi "Natsume's Book of Friends Four"

Natsume Yuujinchou is a light and cheerful anime adapted from the manga of the same name.Since he was young, a teenage boy named Natsume Takashi has been able to see spirits, but keeping this ability a secret has now become a heavy burden for him and has made his life difficult.This begins to change when Takashi inherits his grandmother's "Book of Friends". He discovers that she, Natsume Reiko, shared the same ability as him and starts to understand why he was always targeted by both good and bad spirits.After learning the true meaning behind the Book of Friends, which allows him to manipulate the spirits listed within its pages, Takashi undertakes a journey with his bodyguard, the infamous spirit Madara, to free the spirits of their contracts with Reiko.

I love this anime! It's the definition of "Happiness" if I may say so myself. Okay so that picture might not be the happiest image... but I thought I'd put it up to interest you. Probably not but anyway, there isn't really any set story or plot for this anime. It's basically just Natsume finding happiness by living among humans and youkai. That it's possible to live that way and be happy with it. If you're planning to watch this, I suggest you watch the other three seasons since... well, as you can see, this is the fourth installment on the series. All the episodes are pretty nice and heartwarming. If you want something to watch to pass time, then this is one of those. And for those who've already seen the other three seasons... I still hope we get to see Kai again! He's my favorite youkai next to Nyanko-sensei~

8. Inu x Boku SS "Dog x Me Secret Service"

The Shirakiin house's daughter, Shirakiin Riricho, who has a complex about being unable to live independently and unprotected, feels the need to move out and live on her own under the condition of residing in the mansion named "Ayakashi Kan." In this mansion, only those who have cleared a very strict examination could reside in it, and for each resident, they are accompanied with one agent of the Secret Service (S.S.). Although Riricho has rejected the company of the S.S., while residing in the mansion she finds out that the agent dedicated to protecting her is actually the Fox Spirit whom she previously rescued.

So finally here's the last one. We have here our typical tsundere protagonist with her mysterious family background and her loyal servant who's part of the Secret Service and would do anything for her. Everything goes along normally each day: Her rejecting his services and him relentlessly serving her. So that was pretty normal and cliche and---THAT'S WHERE YOU'RE WRONG. Okay what happened near the end was totally unexpected. I may be exaggerating this but still... this was my reaction: O_O... WHAT?! It wasn't anything disappointing or anything. It was just really unexpected. I suggest not reading the comments or reviews if you want to be as surprised as I was. No, they didn't do anything sexual. No, a new important character didn't appear. No, she didn't die. Probably one of the reasons why I was so surprised was because I only read half of the synopsis. Or I probably didn't read it that well. But anyway, I'll continue watching mainly because of that unexpected twist. I can sort of predict how it's gonna go but there's still a lot of holes so yeah.

Anyway thanks for sticking around if you read this! I put a lot of effort in this! Nah... I just enjoy doing this. I don't think that's effort at all. But thanks if you actually read a part of my crappy writing and biased opinions. I just think being honest and straightforward is good in reviews. I mean it mostly depends on the person's first impression. I'd rather watch the episodes though, than reading reviews and THEN watching the anime. I don't know it just messes up my expectations I guess.

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OH! And I recently finished Hanasakeru Seishounen! I might or might not write a review about it... Depends. But I did like it! :D It was pretty good! I thought it would be overly fluffy but it wasn't! And it just gave me enough political inspiration to continue this one story I've been meaning to write! :DD

School + No Sleep = Crap

2012-01-03T21:09:00.000+08:00

Uhm.... so school in 2 hours and I haven't slept yet...................... I'm screwed.
Drinking lots o' coffee today... I'll probably crash when I get home today... ~_~

Go: My Favorite Board Game

2012-01-03T17:18:00.000+08:00

The game of Go

It's called Igo in Japan, Weiqi in China and Baduk in Korea. But most people know it simply as "Go." It's a simple name for a simple game. Or is it?

Don't be afraid, the rules for Go are actually really simple. The only drawback is that it takes years to master it. Why? Probably because it requires you to recognize shapes and patterns while you play. Now some people who haven't even heard of this game probably won't understand what I'm talking about so if you're one of those people, just think of "shapes and patterns" as they should be. The shapes and formation the stones make as you place them on the board. The patterns that frequently appear as you battle for territory. These two things become essential when you play your games.

Stuff you need to play a game

The game is traditionally played on a 19x19 (361 intersections) board between two people, one is black and one is white. I mentioned how many intersections there are on the board because that's where you place your stones, not on the squares. It takes time to get used to but eventually, if you play enough games, your mind registers it. Your pawns (as in chess) are either of the white or black circular stones which are usually encased in a bowl as a container. Each player alternates turns on placing the stones on the board. To capture a stone or a group of stones, you have to surround them.

All the black stones here can be captured because they're all almost surrounded. If white puts a stone at C1, the bottom left group is dead. If black tries to escape his top group with B6, white responds at B5 and that group of black stones are dead. Same with the right group---if black tries to escape on F2, white captures it by surrounding it on F1.

Although as you play the many games you need to play to become stronger, you'll realize that surrounding to capture a bunch of stones is only a small part in the game. You might take 30 moves to capture 10 stones giving you at least 20 points of territory (the number of intersections you've surrounded). But if your opponent's strong enough, he'll be using those moves to surround territory worth 50 points. So now we get to the question, "What's the goal of the game then if you're not capturing stones? How do you win?"

Go is about surrounding the most number of territory (intersections) on the board. It isn't about how many stones you kill or how many you save--okay maybe sometimes it is but I've only seen that on the games of stronger players. It's a game of strategically placing your stones on places where it will benefit you to maximize profit = territory = points = victory. But, you have to also remember that you can't have all the intersections on the board. Your opponent has to take some of those away while you take some of it to keep. This is why Go is also called a "sharing game." You get half the moves during the entire game because you take turns. This means you'll get half the board while your opponent gets the other half. The person with the greater half wins.

I think my joy in this game comes from when I play a good game. By that I mean it doesn't matter whether I lost or won. A good game's a game that I played where I wasn't completely overwhelmed by the opponent or vice versa. Or games where I learn something new and games where I played cleverly and decently. Good games are those that leave me feeling satisfied when it's over. Not those that leave me feel sad and sober because I lost so bad I can't even remember what happened.

My favorite part on playing a game of Go would probably be the reviews. Although it takes a while to review your games, probably longer than the game itself, it's often very useful. On reviews, you and your opponent or possibly a stronger player, go over the whole game to comment on it or to play variations (places on where your stones could have been stronger or more beneficial) on moves you think were a little "slow" or "small." Reviews are times where you basically see the game in three perspectives; you, your opponent and the people watching or will be watching that game.

What were you trying to do here? What was the purpose of this move? At what point of the game did you start losing? What's a better variation to that move? All those questions surface up and by the time the review ends, you'll always learn something new.

The fact that I can play out what I've learned is a simple joy for me. I play on KGS and usually it doesn't really matter to me if I play a strong or weak player, or if my rank increases or decreases. The simple joy I feel whenever I play a game is enough for me. I don't know how Go has improved my life in general... but I do know that whenever I feel bored, playing a game always leaves me satisfied.

If you're interested in this game and maybe try your hand on learning it, I think this is the best way for you to do so. When I first started out, looking at youtube videos never helped me until I found that website. It's a really good way to teach beginners of the rules of Go. I'm not a very strong player partly because I play it leisurely, I might stop for three months before taking up the stones again. The other part is because I don't play enough games to try out what I've learned by watching other people play or by watching reviews done by stronger players. And that's another useful thing if you want to get better in Go. Play a lot of games! It helps a lot! Don't stress about it too much but make an effort to learn something new in every game you play. Play stronger players if you have to and ask if they have the time to review the game with you.

At first, you might think that losing is the most horrible thing in this game. Losing to anyone always feels horrible. We've all been there and trust me, in Go, I've been there and I almost stopped playing because of it. I was so scared to play a game with another person because I know I might lose. But play 10 games and, I don't know with most people, but I got hooked even when I lost. Every day I kept thinking about my moves and how my opponent beat me. I started imagining patterns (immediate responses to certain moves) and shapes on my head even when I'm at school or riding a car---which is pretty bad. But I couldn't stop thinking about it. That's when I started playing more and more games. In these following games, that's where I tried out some of the patterns I was imagining. Some of them worked, some of them didn't, it all depends on how I used them. And then, as I played more games, that's when I started remembering the patterns that worked. I remembered how to use shapes more effectively.

For beginners like me, you'll lose most of your games and win a couple here and there. But always remember to never underestimate your opponent. You'll know if he's stronger than you or not when you see how he responds to you. That's how I tell during my games. Or usually you can tell by their rank if you play on KGS or some other online Go server. Either way, just don't underestimate them if you plan to win. But anyway, enough with my beginner advice. Thanks for reading as I abruptly end this here. xD I hope you'll at least give the game a shot if you haven't played it yet. Play 10 games. If it still doesn't get to you after that, then there's a chance you might not enjoy it. But thanks for trying! :)

New Year's Resolution

2012-01-02T19:22:00.000+08:00

So that's my New Year's resolution! I hope to buy one so that I can draw and post them here! :D Although I either need to save my allowance or get a summer job... I want to try getting a job though... *~* It sounds fun and experiencing a job would be nice.

Back to school... soon

2012-01-02T17:50:00.001+08:00

I forgot to greet this blog!

HAPPY 2012 NEW YEAR! :D

Wow... 2011 was such a fun year. So many things happened. So many that I don't remember most of it. xD I should pay more attention to my life. I'm probably really lazy right now to even think about it now that school's coming back fast. But I hope 2012's going to be as fun! I want to do a lot more stuff!

Anyway, as much as I'd like vacations to stop ending, I have to face the sad reality of how everything ends. :( So on the 3rd of January, I'll be going back to school. The fact that I didn't have homework over the break is scaring me... Not that it's bad... No actually, it is bad. It only means I'll have more work when I get back. Ugghh... I hate how I know that.

My grade in Physics dropped really low.... from a 91 to an 84. D: That was probably because we had a rocket-launching project that we had to write a report on. And that report involved calculations and all that crap. Didn't do too well on that side of the world so we (it was a group effort) failed it with a 30/100... And on the same week that the project and report was due, we had a test to take as well as a packet to turn in on the same day. Both on which I got a 76 and 73 respectively out of a 100... I thought I did pretty good on that test too... But then I still got a C so that hurt my grade really badly. But then again, it's better than getting a 60 and failing it.

Although I don't want to stress on Physics that much... I think it's important that I should. I know that if I work hard on it, I can do it... I think. Okay crap I'm doubting myself now... D: It's just that midterms are coming up and the fact that I got 70s on the first and last chapters of this semester is scaring me. I might stick with a B though and just give up on the A. But wait... all I have to do is get a 90 to get an A... I'm sure that if I work hard on the finals, I'll probably raise my grade to like an 88... still giving up on the A. xD But yeah.

I still have time I guess. I think my goal when this semester ends is to get all A's except for Physics. I'll keep my Physics grade on the B scale since... it takes a miracle to get it back to an A. Anyhow, I'm also sort of worried for my French grade too. I kind of lost 50 points by not turning in that one assignment because I had too much going on in that week. I'll fix it by doing extra credit. And as for Math Analysis, I have a B+ now... I'll keep it up until I get an A since... it isn't really that hard.

Oh yeah... I have to start studying for my SAT test too since I'll probably take it on May... You know what.... I CAN DO THIS. YES. EVEN IF HELL FREEZES, I CAN DO THIS. I just need to hold out until June... There's always a rainbow after the rain right? Well that rainbow's gonna be my senior year.

Animes I enjoyed

2011-11-24T16:09:00.002+08:00

I haven't done this in a while... so thought I'd do it again. If you're the type of anime viewer that I am---that is, I like both shoujo and decent shounen---then I think you would like the stuff that I enjoyed. :) I'll start without any further delay in alphabetical order. I also included the year it first aired so that you can determine the animation quality if it is to your liking.

Ano hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai (2011)

More widely known as Ano Hana. It's a story about friendship and letting go of the past. This one was really bittersweet and one of the very few animes that made me cry. I'd recommend it to anyone who likes a slice-of-life anime to kill time. There's only 11 episodes so I'm pretty sure you can manage. The title translates to "We still don't know the name of the flower we saw that day."

Ayashi no Ceres (2000)

This one's a typical magical shoujo anime. The main thing that drew me into it was because it was Yuu Watase who wrote it. I'm a big fan of her type of art and her sense of romance so I gave it a go and I pretty much liked it. I loved the nature of the story as well as the characters. The title translates to "Ceres, Celestial Legend."

CLANNAD (2007)

I started watching Clannad mainly because everyone was saying it was good. I haven't finished it yet so I was debating whether I should include it here. But, I'd like you to know that I did like the first few episodes and how the story developed. I haven't gotten around to finishing it but I certainly will once I get the time. I remember how at the end of every episode, I kept wanting to see more and more.

Code Geass (2006/2008)

I had two dates up there because this had two seasons. Anyhow, if you still haven't seen it, this is one anime no one should miss out on. As you may have heard, it's basically a combination of Death Note and the Gundam franchise. If you like either one of those, then watch this. Its main attraction would be it's compelling storyline and the protagonist's idea of justice---in my opinion. I've watched it thrice now and I wouldn't hesitate to watch it again. Oh and did I mention this anime is also one of the very few that made me cry?

Death Note (2006)

I mentioned this series above and if you haven't heard of it yet, then let me enlighten you. Death Note is basically an anime about two protagonists trying to outdo each other in the most complex methods available. If anyone likes psychological thrillers then this is the perfect one for you. Quite honestly, Code Geass and Death Note were basically the gems of 2006 and they will continue to be gems until something better outclasses them. (errr let's say Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood?)

Fruits Basket (2001)

I was obviously wrong to skip this anime when I had the chance to watch it. After ten years and I decided to watch it for my own sanity, and I liked it. It's your typical shoujo story about a girl trying to understand a family she knows nothing about. Sorry to disappoint but this had no kisses or hardcore lovey-dovey stuff but I still thought it was one of the most adorable animes I've seen.

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (2009)

You can watch the older series---titled Fullmetal Alchemist---if you want but I enjoyed Brotherhood more than that one. My, where should I start. All in all Brotherhood was a masterpiece. Story, characters, fight sequences and the music was compelling on every single episode. I've seen it twice mainly because there are a few hints you can't pickup unless you've finished it. It's like going through a game your second time to pick up the bonus features you missed. The morals you learn here are tremendous. I think this is the first anime I've seen with so much meaning to it that it actually relates to the real world. I'd recommend this to everyone.

Fushigi Yuugi (1995)

Honestly this one's pretty old but I still consider it one of the best romance stories out there. This is my Romeo and Juliet. I've already implied it so let's just say it frankly; this anime screams nothing but romance all around so I don't feel compelled to tell you a synopsis. If you want an anime with nothing but romance and humor and a little bit of fiction then this one's perfect for you! Also, this was one of Yuu Watase's works so I'm in love with it. The title translates to "Mysterious Play."

Gakuen Alice (2004)

Now where would I be now if not for Gakuen Alice. This was one of the animes that made me obsessed with the anime world in the first place. It's shoujo all around and a really cute and interesting one at that. This girl goes to a school full of superhumans in search of her best friend and in return, meets all types of people. The manga goes deeper into her story and is a lot darker than the anime is. But nevertheless, if you want a feel good typical shoujo story then this ones for you. The title translates to "Alice Academy."

Hajime no Ippo (2000)

Okay I admit at first, I thought I would never find myself watching an anime about boxing... but I did. So yes, it's about boxing but who knew boxing could be so interesting. And in the eyes of a seventeen (then fifteen) year old girl. Quite frankly I enjoyed Hajime no Ippo and it's everlasting supply of fun and humor so yes. I know this might be not everyone's type but don't you think it's amazing how the japanese can create animes of sports you don't care about but you end up watching them? The title translates to "Fighting Spirit."

Hakushaku to Yosei (2008)

Another shoujo anime to keep you company. I don't know a lot of people who've seen this so it's sort of unknown to most shoujo fanatics. I think this was a good find since the story's a bit different. So basically this fairy doctor girl gets approached by this Earl and her life takes a 180-degree turn. The story's pretty interesting in that it also has some type of mystery to it. I watched it mainly because Edgar was really hot and he reminded me of Tamaki from Ouran. But because of that first assumption, I found myself delighting for finding such an enjoyable anime. The title translates to "Earl and Fairy."

Hikaru no Go (2001)

Man where should I start. So we've seen an anime about boxing right? Now this anime's about a board game called "Go" (Weiqi in China and Baduk in Korea). And again, the japanese managed to sweep me off of my feet for loving such a sport I never cared about let alone even knew about. I first discovered Go through Hikaru no Go. At first I was doubtful that I would enjoy it since I didn't know what Go was, but then I found myself really and I mean really enjoying it. To the point where I bought myself a $70 Go set and taught everyone I know about the game. To be honest, I'd like the world to know about this great game. In my opinion it's harder than chess but they're both equally entertaining. For rules so simple to turn into such a complex game, it's amazing. Watch it if you want to know the power of Go. The title translates to "Hikaru's Go."

Junjo Romantica (2008)

I'm not sure if this is classified as shoujo. Although I am absolutely sure it's officially classified as a yaoi anime (boys x boys love anime). Now don't hate, I'm a girl and apparently it's normal to find boyxboy love as sexy. If you're a boy then I suggest don't even dare watch it. Perish the thought from your entire existence. Anyhow, Junjo Romantica is my first exposure to anything yaoi because a friend recommended it. And to be honest, yaoi has officially scarred me for life, 'nuff said. The title translates to "Pure Romance."

Kuroshitsuji (2008)

2008 had a lot of animes I enjoyed and this was one of them. Now be honest with yourself, anyone with an eye patch screams mysterious. And when you find out that that someone is a kid with a cold-hearted attitude, the more you become infatuated with him. This was what happened to me. The art was simply gorgeous and although I didn't quite understand the overall story, the whole thing still managed to delight me. The humor here was also a definite plus since it seemed as though this was a dark and serious anime. It revolves around a kid aristocrat with a super butler, solving cases in old London. All in all I enjoyed it so I'm putting it up here. I don't recommend watching the second season since I didn't enjoy it at all. Just read the manga and save yourself. The title translates to "Black Butler."

Mobile Suit Gundam 00 (2007/2008)

And again two dates means two seasons that I enjoyed. I just recently finished watching Gundam 00 and it was fairly interesting. The story was compelling mainly because the protagonists acted like gods. And instead of having one versus the other, it was everyone else versus them---which was surprisingly their goal in the first place. I think what drew me into watching the whole thing was the fact that the main guys had the most advanced weaponry in their time yet the technology was developed close to 200 years ago. I found that bit really interesting. I hear this one had parallels to Gundam Wing but I can't be sure since the last time I remember about Gundam Wing was close to 10 years ago.

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed/Destiny (2002/2004)

I always find it nice when I discover animes where the two protagonists are childhood friends but they battle each other to uphold their idea of what is right. And then in the end, they unexpectedly work together. Gundam Seed and its sequel Destiny was basically filled with scenarios of how it was when you go into war. You never know what's going to happen or who your enemies will be. You just have to fight for what you think is right even if you were torn between protecting your past and your present. I've always been a fan of the Gundam franchise and this one didn't disappoint. I loved all the drama and morals they portrayed here. And this was where I found my most favorite quote; "Of all the battles we face in life, the hardest one is to keep living."

Natsume Yuujinchou (2008/2009/2011/2012)

For me to like an anime this long (lasting 4 seasons) is an amazing feat. And this one doesn't even have a solid storyline. I have no doubt in my mind that I would like the 2012 season since the past seasons never failed to amaze me. The story revolves around a guy who can see ghosts called yokai in japanese. Every episode is as heartwarming as the next one gets. I always say "Aww, that was a good story" when an episode ended. They were all so sweet and just perfectly embodied the word "happiness" into all the episodes. The soundtrack is amazingly calm and country-like too. If you want to watch a feel-good anime with a bunch of heartwarming stories, then by all means try this one. The title translates to "Natsume's Book of Friends."

Ouran High School Host Club (2008)

Oh god this anime was hilarious as hell. Be prepared to laugh your heart out when watching this. It's a gender bender and an amazing one at that. So it's the typical poor kid meets rich aristocrats. You can imagine all sorts of crazy things happening. All the characters were lovable and Tamaki's bold attitude contrasted with Haruhi's cold commoner attitude just makes this show even more interesting. With all the different types of characters here, you can never go wrong with how many crazy things the author came up with.

Prince of Tennis (2001)

And another anime about sports. I was attracted to this one mainly because the lead was a kid who was called the genius of tennis. He's pretty good-looking too in terms of anime. Now if your protagonist was a genius on anything, I personally think it makes the world a lot funner than usual. Although the tennis techniques shown here can't be applied to real-life tennis, I still found the matches compelling and enjoyable. And anyway, this was the anime that made wearing a cap the coolest thing ever.

Vampire Knight/Guilty (2008)

Romantically bloody. That's how I define Vampire Knight. It's a bishounen anime so you can't really escape the temptation of the abounding guys in the anime. And what's more is that we're dealing with the vampires that Stephanie Meyer imagined---the romantic ones. Now I'm not sure which came first, Twilight or Vampire Knight but you can't really escape the fact that in 2008, the vampires suddenly turned into romantic hot hunks with long teeth compared to the past's blood-sucking beasts. Nevertheless, people like me like it (although I can never stand Twilight). I enjoyed Vampire Knight because of the sibling romance which is sort of disgusting but I can kind of understand due to the circumstances explained. But anyhow, if you want a vampire romance anime then this one's pretty much the most perfect one out there.

Yumeiro Patissiere (2009)

My shoujo love continues! Lastly we have Yumeiro Patissiere, an anime I claim belongs to the "food porn" category. No, don't think about anything before I explain the nature of that word. This anime just abounds in delectable sweets beautifully animated to obviously starve the viewers. Every single detail on the desserts they make is done to the utmost perfection. I think this was the anime that made me love baking. My love for cakes and french desserts was basically sown into one when this came out. So if you're a dessert lover, don't miss out on this. The title translates to "Dream-Colored Pastry Chef."

Phew.... that was A LOT of animes... I think I mentioned 21...but anyhow I would've mentioned more but I haven't quite finished them yet. I think these should suffice. I'm pretty sure most of the anime population has seen most if not all of these that I mentioned. They're pretty much the more common recommended ones. But hey, they're recommended for a reason and that's because we enjoy them. Sooo for anyone who has grasped my taste in anime, if you have recommendations for me just leave me a note! I love trying out new animes that have potential. Till then, I'll leave it at here since this post is dragging too long.

Byeee~

Thanksgiving Break

2011-11-23T09:58:00.000+08:00

So we don't really celebrate Thanksgiving in the Philippines... however, this'll be my second time doing it since moving to America. I think it's a great holiday for everyone. The holiday was created as a sort of "harvest festival" in the early years of America. But I'm pretty sure the idea came from Europe. Nevertheless, it's still a celebration for all the good harvests of the year. Nowadays, it's translated into a celebration for all the blessings you've received during the year.

I haven't really written anything in so long----or let's just say I should stop saying that! The next time I write would probably a couple of weeks from now. Anyhow...

I'm on my thanksgiving break this week~ Sweeeeet vacation! :D I'm not sure what I'll be doing... There was actually this flash mob practice today at school but I couldn't make it... And my friend had this cook-out thing but I couldn't make it either.... ugghh I have stuff to do.. This sucks. But anyhow, I was planning to hangout at the Big Orange sometime this week~ I have to plan it out with my friends if we're going through with it! I want to ride that air balloon thing! I know it's gonna be so fun!

My mom keeps reminding me about this painting project I have to do for christmas... I'm just not really in the mood! And if I'm not in the mood I might ruin it... so I'll wait till I have the determination to do it. I'm not sure when that'll be... And another thing, I have to do this French project thing too... I was planning to do a video so I'm not sure how long this is gonna take me. I need to finish it by this week though... And I have an essay to worry about too! UGGGHHH When will I ever finish these!! >x<... askjhakjdhksaf I need to do them somehow though. I should stop procrastinating!!!

I'll push myself to do the painting thing tomorrow! :DD I want to finish it in two days. But anyhow, I can't wait for thursday~ It's Thanksgiving Day! I have this thing to read out loud to everyone! It's a really nice piece of literature too that I wanted to share it here! I'm not sure who the author is so enlighten me if you do know. :)

"If you woke up this morning with more health than illness, you are more blessed that the million who won't

survive the week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the loneliness of imprisonment, the agony of torture, the pangs of starvation, you are ahead of 20 million people in the world.

If you attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture, or death, you are more blessed that

almost three billion people in the world.

If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep, you are richer than 75% of this world.

If you have money in the bank, in your wallet, and spare change in a dish someplace, you are among the top of the 8% of the world's wealthy.

If your parents are still married to each other and alive, you are very rare, especially in the United States.

If you hold up your head with a smile on your face and are truly thankful, you are blessed because the majority can, but most do not.

If you can hold someone's hand, hug or even touch them on the shoulder, you are blessed because you can offer God's healing touch.

If you can read this message, you are more blessed than over two billion people in the world that can not read

anything at all.

You are so blessed in ways that you may never even know."

I hope that helped some people because I really do believe that it was a beautiful piece to share. :)

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

2011-11-01T14:49:00.002+08:00

Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood

Brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric hoped to resurrect their mother’s corpse when they attempted human transmutation, but their reckless defiance of alchemy’s Law of Equivalent Exchange resulted in no miraculous reunion. Their experimentation with forbidden science plunged the boys into a hellish nightmare; half of Ed’s limbs were torn from his body, and Al awoke to discover his young soul transferred to a suit of armor. There is but one way the Elrics can restore what was lost - find the fabled Philosopher’s Stone. In a land marred by war and persecution, where truth comes only with tragedy, they undertake their desperate search. Every step closer to the mythical Philosopher’s Stone brings the broken brothers deeper into the darkest shadows of reality. Sinful abominations, both unnatural and human, will try to keep the boys from their redemption - but the Elrics must forge ahead if despair is to be transmuted into peace.

The only reason why I felt compelled to watch and finish it was because I saw an episode off Adult Swim on a weekend.... and then I wanted to continue it since it got really interesting. I finished it in 3 days---all of which I had classes. lol

I don't really want to go into an in-depth review of this since this guy had basically said all that needed to be said (with a few exclusions), so I'll just give my honest opinion about it.

Firstly, it was quite surprising how NONE of the characters annoyed me. First I thought May Chang would but she was actually really useful. Then I thought Yoki would annoy the bugeezus out of me but he's that truly cowardly type of character that I just wouldn't pay any attention to. I mean, all the characters were pretty well-rounded! Character development was smooth and very believable. And at the end, even the soldiers got a pretty good amount of usefulness and screen time.

However, the 3 things this anime had that made it one of the series' that I would watch again and again were; Story, Music and Characters. Although by the end, there were too many characters to handle, it still worked out. And although I can only faintly remember a single tune among all the different types of epic background music in this, the music just set the mood perfectly at just the right time. And the story... God, I would die to write a story like this. It was by far beyond my expectations! Best storyline I had ever witnessed in my 17 years of breathing.

Honestly, Hiromu Arakawa is a genius story-line developer. How all the different story-lines in the beginning intertwined near the end was a masterpiece on it's own. To add on to that, the abundance of moral lessons inside this piece of art truly fascinated me. To me, the best thing about any film or animation is the story and the message that it conveys. The more meaning the film has, the more it draws me into its world. It's stories like these that I would remember throughout my life. This was just amazing.

I'd watch it more than twice and I still won't get bored. There were also episodes where I felt were "filler" episodes. But then as the series went by, I realized the purpose of those episodes and they ceased to become "filler" episodes but rather, they gradually became a part of the whole picture instead.

I realized that after watching it the second time, you would notice some tiny bits of information during the episodes that you probably missed during your first run. They're so subtle that you wouldn't even notice them probably because you didn't know the whole story yet. Once you know the story, you would probably go "OH! I see what you did there"... Just another reason why I didn't get bored during my second run into the series.

All in all, I really liked it. Hell I loved every bit of it. Truly a wonderful masterpiece. And at the end, Edward (main protagonist) basically summed up the moral of the series. I couldn't have said it any better.

"There's no such thing as a painless lesson---they just don't exist. Sacrifices are necessary. You can't gain anything without losing something first. Although if you can endure that pain and walk away from it, you'll find that you now have a heart strong enough to overcome any obstacle. Yeah, a heart made Fullmetal" - Edward Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Know that the struggles in life are normal, don't get discouraged by them. Instead, treat them as stepping stones to becoming stronger in both mind and heart. They weren't placed there to push you to the edge of happiness into the depths of despair. No, they were there for a purpose. Find that purpose and overcome them. Fight them. Challenge them. That's what it means to grow. And it's what being alive means.

So much stuff happened!

2011-11-01T14:47:00.000+08:00

I haven't written here in SOOOOO long!! ;D I sort of had the urge to a while ago soooo HERE I AM!

So basically a lot of things happened likeee Knott's Scary Farm, Paranormal Activity 3, Trick or Treating, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood (just wanted to throw that in).... BASIC October stuff! I won't get into a whole lot of detail on any of it but yeah~

Knott's Scary Farm

We tried all the mazes except for that one where you had to ride something...? Coral... thingy. Anyway, my favorite by far was Delirium! HOLY CRAP IT WAS AWESOME. One reason might have been because we were the only ones inside the maze and it JUST opened. xD So basically all the monsters had all the energy they could get on their first scare.... They succeeded in scaring me A LOT. I loved Ghost town too! All the foggy thingies and then suddenly there's some freakishly tall guy right in front of you blocking your way. They also have these people called the "Sliders"... They have some protective gear on their knees and elbows and they wore what seemed to me were roller blades?? They just slid in front of you (coupled with streaks of electricity) on the ground and you'd scream like hell. Late into the night at like 2 or 3 in the morning, they had a sliding limbo contest. How low can you go sort of thing. xD OH and we watched these awesome drummers!!! OMG They were THE COOLEST THING!! So I'm not really a fan of loud music but these guys were truly captivating! My cousin bought a cd of theirs. Seriously, they were badasses. We also went to all of the shows! One was this crazy doctor's inventions... So he was playing chubby bunny... and he threw some marshmallows at us. So my cousin told me to throw the marshmallows back at him... SO I did and everyone followed! And guess what, this crazy doctor had two fully mechanical cannon-throwing-marshmallows! xDDD lol that was really fun. And they also had a show called "A Hanging" which, despite the name, was PRETTY HILARIOUS. So basically they hang someone every year. Last year, they hung Justin Beiber. lol Anyhow the show was basically just a parody of movies! It was really funny~ xD

Paranormal Activity 3

We went to see Paranormal Activity 3 and whenever there's kids that look like this, expect to see some really freaky stuff. I don't really want to spoil anyone so just stop reading right now... Can't hold it? ARE YOU SURE you want to read on? Read at your own risk then... I love how they NEVER once used the clips from the trailers into the movie itself! Genius man, this director that is! Oh and the demon's name is Toby. Thought you might want to know. That's about the only spoiler I'll give you. lol BUT it was so funny how at the end when the movie ended (it lasted for about an hour and 45 minutes), there's this guy in the back who was saying "I see Toby!"... lol And everyone laughed. But seriously though.... the last few parts of the movie were the scariest parts... I mean seriously. In PA2, the last scenes were complete darkness... xD I hated that... so much suspense just because of a pure black screen. Your mind tells you something's going to OBVIOUSLY pop out. And then after 5 minutes, the credits roll in. xD haha fun night~ My cousin told me that the scariest movies are when you can't see the ghosts. Because your mind fills it in with all sorts of nasty thing. I'd have to disagree though... Although PA3 was the scariest movie in the PA series... I still thought Ju-On was the fucking scariest movie I've ever seen in my life. Sorry for cussing... ;)

Trick or Treating

I wasn't really born in a country where kids go trick or treating outside. It's waaaay to dangerous to do so. xD Caroling was one thing though... I miss doing that. Anyhow, there weren't that many kids this year. Probably because it fell on a monday. Good thing though was my teachers didn't give me any homework! Awesome! Last year, we had a couple of cute little kids trick or treating~ We dressed up as freaky ghosts and they'd back up. lol There were also these teenage guys dressed up as robbers... lol And they were like "Trick or Treat?" in a very threatening way. xD But anyhow, almost everyone I know went out trick or treating... I'm not really used to that so I didn't. lol PARTY POOPER~ well, I stayed home though... and slept off my laziness~ So that was good.

Knott's Scary Farm

2011-09-30T09:51:00.002+08:00

Going to Knott's Scary Farm tomorrow after school!! :D And of course, at night. It'll be my first time so let's see how scary it is. So basically I think the main attractions for this theme park are the 13 mazes and the scarezones---places where people in costumes and make-up practically scare you to pieces. OH and there's fog all around too! It's what I've heard. My cousin told me that it's impossible to be able to go to ALL the mazes in one day. Tickets are kind of expensive though so I'm not sure if I'll go there twice to actually try to go to all the mazes.... Anyhow, back in 2006 or 2007, they had a "The Grudge 2" maze and I reeeaalllyyy hoped they would bring that back this year. Guess not. But hey, it's cool. There's a LOT more scary mazes to choose from. :D

I heard Universal Studios' had a scarier Halloween theme... but what did you expect? It's HOLLYWOOD. lol I want to go there sometime though. I've already been there but not when they're all pumped up for scare-a-thon. Might not be this year but maybe the following years. We're like 2 or 3 hours away. AND since it's my first time at Knott's Scary Farm (I've been there when it was Knott's Berry Farm), I want to make the most of this. :D OH and just a side note for people who don't know... Knott's Berry Farm only changes it's name to Knott's Scary Farm during the Halloween season! Isn't that cool? :D I heard they change the name to another one.... not sure if I remember. But wouldn't it be fun if you were one of the scare crew in these places?? Gawd I'm sure it's gonna be a lot of fun to scare people. Sucks though if they're like meeeehh at your scaring effort. lol

Anyway, I can't wait for tomorrow!! We're going at the 6:30pm since I have school til 2pm tomorrow. BUT, this is gonna be fun! :)) Also... I just found out that Knott's have their own hotel.... lol xDD wow...

Aerobics

2011-09-28T14:38:00.004+08:00

This ain't me.... lol idk who the fudge she is but aerobics... YEAH

I haven't written in a while~ Been really busy since school started!! @.@ I'll post up something about the Race for the Cure last Sunday later when my aunt uploads the pictures... but ANYWAYS, main topic for me now is my Aerobics class!

So my teacher (~~is a man~~) told us that aerobics is basically Fitness. We don't do 2-mile runs or play sports or anything unlike PE. So I guess that was good news for me. I used to be sporty but now... eeeehhh not really.

So it's not really hard like SUPER TORTURE HARD but it's a little hard for me. I mean, I'm a non-exercise-just-stay-at-home person most of the time. And as much as I want to be fit, I'm just really lazy. My dad and my brothers are like fitness people so... I guess I kinda look up to them. I'm not fat or anything and that I want to slim down. It's more like wanting to be "fit" rather than wanting to be skinny.

Anyway, in aerobics we do a lot of walking and ab exercises. I find it nice though no matter how much it frikin burns. We walk around the track at least three times or do a nature walk. We do this twice a week too. Sometimes it's really tiring but my body's getting used to it. I mean, I do walk home for 15-20 minutes almost every day so yeah. As for ab exercises, we do the "plank" a lot. Either it's the standard plank or the side plank. We also do the bicycle and criss cross's a lot.... I fail at that so bad. I'm getting better though.

Planks

Bicycle and Criss Cross

Planking used to be really frikin hard for me... Now it's not that hard. I can do 30 seconds easily so I'm aiming for 1 minute! :D As for the bicycle and criss crossing.... I have a LOT to work on that.

We also do triceps exercises. My triceps are really weak. :(( I can't do proper pushups (we don't do the female pushups) and it kind of frustrates me. I'll work on it though. I'm sort of jealous at the girls who can do the pushups easily. Standard for my age is 25 pushups... I'll try to get to that. ;___; I can do 30 sit-ups at the max though! It's not really something to be proud of but... I'll make that into 50 and then keep increasing from there. IF ever I reach 100, I will throw an ice cream party for myself~~~ :D We also did jump ropes for around 30 minutes! That was fun~ I like jump ropes.

But anyway, I sort of feel more fit now actually. I don't really get tired that easily anymore! And in the Race for the Cure last Sunday, we had to do the 5k walk/run/both. Last year, I was REALLY tired when it ended but this year... I wasn't even half-tired. I could've gone on for more than that. We did walk and run/jog so that was fun. :DD

But yeah exercise for me isn't really about getting slim. I'm already slim so yeah. I just don't want to look lanky and weak. I guess a fit body isn't always so bad. It's something I can be proud of when I attain it. :)) (PLUS I want to try snowboarding or camping or mountain climbing! :DDD)

Presidents of the United States

2011-09-18T12:25:00.003+08:00

Haha I just thought these were reaaally funny and wanted to share! And don't worry! I love President Obama as much as I love peanut butter and jelly~~

List of Presidents of the United States:

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And to make this post a lot more meaningful and useful, I'll give you the full list with wikipedia hyperlinks for their names! ;D

# Name of President (Birth-Death) : Took office - Left office
1. George Washington (1732–1799) : April 30, 1789 - March 4, 1797
2. John Adams (1735–1826) : March 4, 1797 - March 4, 1801
3. Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) : March 4, 1801 - March 4, 1809
4. James Madison (1751–1836) : March 4, 1809 - March 4, 1817
5. James Monroe (1758-1831) : March 4, 1817 - March 4, 1825
6. John Quincy Adams (1767–1848) : March 4, 1825 - March 4, 1829
7. Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) : March 4, 1829 - March 4, 1837
8. Martin Van Buren (1782–1862) : March 4, 1837 - March 4, 1841
9. William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) : March 4, 1841 - April 4, 1841
10. John Tyler (1790-1862) : April 4, 1841 - March 4, 1845
11. James K. Polk (1795–1849) : March 4, 1845 - March 4, 1849
12. Zachary Taylor (1784–1850) : March 4, 1849 - July 9, 1850
13. Millard Fillmore (1800–1874) : July 9, 1850 - March 4, 1853
14. Franklin Pierce (1804–1869) : March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1857
15. James Buchanan (1791–1868) : March 4, 1857 - March 4, 1861
16. Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) : March 4, 1861 - April 15, 1865
17. Andrew Johnson (1808–1875) : April 15, 1865 - March 4, 1869
18. Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) : March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1877
19. Rutherford B. Hayes (1822–1893) : March 4, 1877 - March 4, 1881
20. James A. Garfield (1831–1881) : March 4, 1881 - September 19, 1881
21. Chester A. Arthur (1829–1886) : September 19, 1881 - March 4, 1885
22. Grover Cleveland (1837–1908) : March 4, 1885 - March 4, 1889
23. Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901) : March 4, 1889 - March 4, 1893
24. Grover Cleveland (1837–1908) : March 4, 1893 - March 4, 1897
25. William McKinley (1843–1901) : March 4, 1897 - September 14, 1901
26. Theodore Roosevelt (1858–1919) : September 14, 1901 - March 4, 1909
27. William Howard Taft (1857–1930) : March 4, 1909 - March 4, 1913
28. Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) : March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1921
29. Warren G. Harding (1865–1923) : March 4, 1921 - August 2, 1923
30. Calvin Coolidge (1872–1933) : August 2, 1923 - March 4, 1929
31. Herbert Hoover (1874–1964) : March 4, 1929 - March 4, 1933
32. Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882–1945) : March 4, 1933 - April 12, 1945
33. Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) : April 12, 1945 - January 20, 1953
34. Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969) : January 20, 1953 - January 20, 1961
35. John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) : January 20, 1961 - November 22, 1963
36. Lyndon B. Johnson (1908–1973) : November 22, 1963 - January 20, 1969
37. Richard Nixon (1913–1994) : January 20, 1969 - August 9, 1974
38. Gerald Ford (1913–2006) : August 9, 1974 - January 20, 1977
39. Jimmy Carter (1924–present) : January 20, 1977 - January 20, 1981
40. Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) : January 20, 1981 - January 20, 1989
41. George H. W. Bush (1924–present) : January 20, 1989 - January 20, 1993
42. Bill Clinton (1946–present) : January 20, 1993 - January 20, 2001
43. George W. Bush (1946–present) : January 20, 2001 - January 20, 2009
44. Barack Obama (1961–present) : January 20, 2009 - present

Okay I am absolutely void of solid-proof methods to help you memorize all these guys' names... But I guess I can give you some advice. First thing you should do is familiarize yourself with their names.

Now I'm from Asia so I don't even know half of these guys or whatever they did for their country. I think I knew a couple beforehand like: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama. But other than knowing 19 or so of them, I don't even know what this president did or what number he was on this table---like if he was the 27th or 38th president. I wasn't sure how to word that but yeah you get what I mean.

So after familiarizing, then I guess do your best to come up with memorization techniques. Like sing their names or make a pattern or something. If all else fails then just cheat. lol.... Though I don't recommend it but I mean... I don't think memorizing their names would be useful for you in the future unless you're going for law or something political. I think what's important is that you know what they did for the country. But seriously... If you want a good grade then just memorize it. Or cheat in the sneakiest way possible.

SCHOOL STARTED

2011-09-11T06:15:00.007+08:00

School started last wednesday! I took a pic of me and that despicable me character after eating breakfast! xD Why? Not sure.... I guess I was too hyper that day. I'm not despicable myself though.... haha~ These things are just too cute. Anyhow, so my classes are as follows.

I start at 7:02pm and end up at around 2:02pm. Not so bad I must say...

I'm trying extra hard on Physics and Math Analysis this year though since I'm going to take the SAT soon... Okay so I have English right? English is pretty easy for me... I'm one of those mystery ninjas who can write opinion-based essays in a blink of an eye. But now I have a teacher that's taking English to ANOTHER level. She's making us decipher her vocab words, she's going to make us write essays that are fact-based and she's basically going to devour us when the year ends.

Okay so she's not really terribly strict and thorough, she just gives us a lot of work. I think she's a better teacher though since she's preparing us for the english part of the SAT. So basically I won't study the SAT's english part as much at home since I'm doing that in school. And besides, as much as she reminds me of my terror teachers in the Philippines, SHE'S NOT THAT BAD.

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Geez where do I start. I had some really lazy teachers back there. So say the teacher comes in, writes pages on the board to read and then tells us we'll have a test on it when she gets back. W...T...H... a teacher needs to EXPLAIN these things, not just let us read them and then prepare for a test. She'll be back and give us a 20-item test. And NO, it's isn't a multiple choice test. It's an "Identification" test. Meaning, she reads our the meaning, and we write down exactly what it is. No choices. No hints. Nothing.

And okay so I also have another terror male teacher. I had a subject called "Religion" and this guy's so big on it. When you go to mass on a Sunday, write where the gospel was taken from (ex. Genesis 1:4), and then your reflection on the gospel. Pass it to whoever's in-charge first thing in the morning before the morning rites. It's worth thirty points and if you don't do it, he'll keep calling you to answer when it's his class. And when you don't answer, you lose points. This guy never hesitates to fail students too. And every Wednesday after school, everyone's required to attend the after-school mass. Some students occasionally escape from this duty, since it doesn't really make any sense for us to attend an hour-long mass twice a week, but when you get caught by this male terror teacher, you get a referral. And also every first Friday of the month, we also have a mass. And every monday, wednesday and friday after lunch, we all have to recite the rosary. AND (yes, there's more), before the class starts and when it ends, the class needs to say a little prayer. So I love God.... I really do. But honestly, this was too much holiness in my part though. But I have to admit though, because of this, I've read every single passage in the Bible from Genesis to Revelations. @.@

But yeah school back there was definitely harder so I should be grateful for my schedule here. At least I don't start at 7am and then end at 5pm everyday. I definitely have more time to study and rest so I'll use those up efficiently! :D WATCH ME.

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So yeah, I guess I can get used to my terror English teacher. Physics was hard at first when my teacher explained about Dimensional Analysis. I looked it up when I got home and found out that it was actually really easy. I'm going to read ahead about vectors and polars though so I'd understand those before she explains it. As for U.S. History, my teacher's pretty nice and easy. She explains stuff clearly and I don't feel like I need to try hard to get an A in her class. But we'll see... I haven't seen how she gives out tests yet. Aerobics is more on exercise so do that and I'll get an A... My Math Analysis teacher isn't really teaching us anything new (it's all review now) so I'll reserve my energy on that one. Though he's giving us a lot of homework. Lastly we haven't started to learn anything new for French 2 except for names so yeah.

I saw smurfs acting like the blue man group on stage last Thursday though! It was fun. I think that was ASB's way of welcoming everyone to another new school year! I was wondering what all these blue people were doing roaming around the school. lol

Anyhow, school's starting really hectic for me though with a lot of homework. I'll manage somehow! I guess I can't have too much fun anytime soon!! BUT when I do~~~ hohoho

少年Ｔ / ShounenT

2011-09-06T03:03:00.001+08:00

Pictures of guys with acoustic guitars are just hawt.... lol

少年Ｔ's been getting increasingly popular over at NND nowadays... I've actually been listening to his covers since the beginning of this year and before I knew it, I easily fell in love with them! So before I was a Clear fan but there's just something about T-kun's acoustics that makes me want to listen to him more than Clear. His voice sounds a lot like Clear's too---which might be because he admires Clear since he often mentions him in his lives. My admiration on anything acoustic or instrumental probably powered up my interest on T-kun's covers. I love listening to my brothers play the guitar so I guess that's why I keep coming back for more.

The first cover I listened to was his cover for "Goodbye Days" originally by YUI. Actually Kei (a friend) made me listen to him and although I thought it was Clear at first, his voice sounded a lot younger. So then I realized it was someone else. I looked him up and found a bunch of his acoustic covers.... To the ipod they went~ ;3

One of my favorites---no actually, all his covers are my favorites ;_;---would probably be his cover on Suzumu's piano version of "Ai Kotoba (Love Words / Words of Love)" originally by Hatsune Miku. The non-piano version was really cute and very pop-ish which I also liked but there's just something about the piano one that just fills up your ear. When I close my eyes to listen to the piano coupled with T-kun's gentle harmonies, I can imagine something bright and warm.

Apparently here's him singing an original song named "Promise". I wouldn't say that he's super handsome based on my tastes but the fact that he can play the acoustic guitar and can sing beautifully is enough reason for me to admire him. PLUS he likes both Clear and Koike Teippei soooo I like him more~ xD It's not just about the face people!!! TALENT is where it's at.

This one's his cover on the "Star Song". It's going to melt your heart like how it did mine~ ;3 I only understood a fraction of the lyrics so I'm not really sure what it's about... But based on how tingly it made me feel, the meaning must be something nice. And the picture looks like it's saying that the song's something you sing with a friend under the light of the stars at night. My favorite part would be when the song picks up and they both open their eyes as they sing along. This was a ShounenT duet with Rumdarjun and their vocals blend like PB&J... ;3

His Ameba blog profile (translated by nikki)

Nickname: ShounenT
Gender: male
Birthdate: December 26, 1991
Blood Type: O
Location: Tanukikouji (Sapporo)
Occupation: a senior high school student about to take college entrance exams
Birthplace: Hokkaido
Residence: Hokkaido
Status: single

Hobbies: trying out composing
Strong points: nothing but weak points...
Weak points: not having a strong point
You are proud of: my long neck
Latest obsession: singing to my own accompaniment

What do you do first upon getting home? Turning on the PC...I'm an otaku.
How many hours do you sleep (average)? Six
What is your favorite phrase? Nai waa~tte.
How often do you update your blog? Everyday!
What does your blog contain? My covers of songs, updates like an ordinary diary
What is your fetish? foot/leg fetish
What is your motto? Women are just like the numerous stars. Like stars, they're unreachable. Wahaha.
What do you collect? Particularly...
Are you an S or an M? M!!
What is your ○○ type? I don't understand this...

What is your favorite food? Galbo!
What is your hated food? Liver
What is your favorite sport? Snowboarding
Who is your favorite male talent? Koike Teppei-san
Who is your favorite female talent? Acchan (Maeda Atsuko)
Who are your favorite artists? Jonas Brothers!! Danzen!!
What is your favorite manga? BECK
What is your favorite magazine? Jump
What is your favorite book? Deep Love
What is your favorite movie? Kaiji
What is your favorite song? Tonight (by the Jonas Brothers? ^^;;)
What is your favorite game? Monster Hunter
What is your favorite place? High spots
What is your favorite animal? Cat
What is your favorite way of spending your holidays? lazing around
What is your favorite color? orange
What is your favorite word? "Kansha" (thanks)
What is your ideal type? Water type! (Pokemon??)
What is your hated type? Bad type

If you can only have one wish granted, what would it be? To perform on M Sute (M-Stage)
What is something that you cannot disrupt or compromise? My sleeping hours
Where would you go on a date? karaoke
What will you do if you win the lottery? I'll give it to you
Who is your most respected person? Nick Jonas
What do you think were you in your previous life? A monkey... or a fish
What will you do at the last day of the world? To hold someone close
What is your favorite weblog? Eh?
What animal are you like? A fish
What would you reward yourself with? A kiss
When do you feel happy? When I lie down...
What did you want to become when you were a kid? A patrol car (driver) (policeman?)
What do you want to be if you're born again? A rock star!
What's the most expensive thing you've bought? A guitar
What is your current ring tone? Flamp
What do you want to challenge right now? Major debut!
What do you want the most right now? Audio interface
Where do you want to travel to right now? Okinawa
What is something that is essential to you? survival knife
If you can only eat one kind of food every day for a month, what would it be? That's impossible.

Haha, isn't he a sweetheart? xD Anyhow, I don't really have a #1 favorite for any of his covers since all of them are equally great and obsessive (LSS status). He's an awesome artist and I hope he succeeds in whatever he's trying to accomplish in life.

1000 Words - Final Fantasy X

2011-09-03T23:08:00.000+08:00

I love this song so much! ;D When I heard it when my brother was playing FFX, I fell in love. I think it's one of my most favorite game OSTs.

I know that you're hiding things, using gentle words to shelter me
Your words were like a dream, but dreams could never fool me
Not that easily

I acted so distant then, didn't say goodbye before you left
But I was listening, you'll fight your battles far from me
Far too easily

"Save your tears 'cause I'll come back"
I could hear that you whispered as you walked through that door
But still I swore to hide the pain when I turn back the pages
Shouting might have been the answer
What if I cried my eyes out and begged you not to depart
But now I'm not afraid to say what's in my heart

Though a thousand words have never been spoken
They'll fly to you, crossing over the time
And distance holding you, suspended on silver wings
And a thousand words, one thousand confessions will cradle you
Making all of the pain you feel seem far away
They'll hold you forever

The dream isn't over yet, though I often say I can't forget
I still relive that day, you've been there with me all the way
I still hear you say

"Wait for me, I'll write you letters"
I could see how you stammered with your eyes to the floor
But still I swore, to hide the doubt when I turn back the pages
Anger might have been the answer
What if I'd hung my head and said that I couldn't wait
But now I'm strong enough to know it's not too late

Cause a thousand words call out through the ages
They'll fly to you even though we can't see
I know they're reaching you, suspended on silver wings
Oh a thousand words, one thousand embraces will cradle you
Making all of your weary days seem far away
They'll hold you forever

Oh a thousand words, have never been spoken
They'll fly to you, they'll carry you home and back into my arms suspended on silver wings
And a thousand words call out through the ages, they'll cradle you
Making all of the lonely years to only days
They'll hold you forever

1000 Words, To Zanarkand and Memories of Lightwaves were my favorites. ;) They just melt your heart you know?

My secret feelings...

2011-09-02T18:36:00.016+08:00

I'm finally going to write it over here... ;) I'm pretty sure he won't read it though... but if he does, then I guess he'll know everything and I shall be mortified the next time I see him. I think I've moved on---maybe. I still miss seeing and talking to him. I've never had a boyfriend ever so I don't know the difference between like and love. But I've made it a fact that liking a guy for more than 5 years is love for me. So I'm going to say he was my first love.

Although this post won't be ALL about him... I guess majority of it would be about him. I've never summarized nor told anyone my full love story before but here it is. If it's possible that you're out there reading and you could be the him that I talk about near the end of this entry, I'll say it now, "I really like you". And although you're oblivious of my feelings, I'm fine with it. Don't worry, I can move on and find someone else to give my love to as much as that hurts me. ;)

This'll be a reaaaallllyyy long post so read on your own accord. Honestly, I think my real life love story is so cliche that it kinda scares me. xD Anyone with love stories can share with me too. ;) I'd love to hear them. So okay let's start....

First Grade
I liked someone for the first time in first grade. The only reason that I remember why I liked him was that he was tall. I'm pretty tall myself so I guess that's why. Though it was obvious to everyone he was gay, I still liked him. I don't really have anything against gays. Let's name that guy "J".

Second Grade
Then, by second grade, I didn't really like him anymore. It was more like "I admired how tall he was" rather than "I liked him". I think I realized that after around seven years. I liked someone else by second grade though. Let's name him "R". Now R had a best friend named "T". They both always teased me and a couple of my girl friends. I also sort of liked T but I think I liked R more. Though I did like them both very much. There were rumors going around that R liked me but being the shy girl I am, I didn't mind it. Besides, R never admitted to it.

Third Grade
By third grade, R had moved out to another school. I didn't know where but yeah he did move it. My feelings for him gradually decreased... and I was leaning more towards to T. But to my surprise, somehow along the way, my feelings for T also disappeared. I don't remember about him much since then. And now I feel kinda bad. xD So you know how everyone has a group of friends with them right? I had one. There were three guys in that group and around five girls. We were a happy bunch. I guess, by third grade, I didn't seriously like anyone so yeah.

Fourth Grade
Okay onto fourth grade. One of the crucial moments of my life. There were these new students in my grade level. They were "F" and "G"... A lot of girls really liked them including my best friend. They called them "Crush ng Bayan" or "Crush of the Nation". I didn't really pay any attention to them though... I guess I didn't really like them. Now my best friend kept on telling me about F on how he looked at her and all the tingly moments she had just by observing him. Another one of my best friends kept on talking about G on the other hand. xD Gradually, these two best friends of mine started to hangout as they stalked F and G together. I hanged out with a couple of my other friends who later became one of my best friends up until now.

I had this friend who was really good friends with the boys in my grade---including F and G. Now G isn't really relevant so let's focus on F for a while. She told me that F told her who he liked. Naturally my best friend who liked him wanted to know. But my friend didn't tell her... she just said that it was a pale-skinned girl. Anyhow, after that, we had a field trip. There was this one moment in that field trip where my best friend (who liked G) got left alone in the bus with G. I took a picture, and they were so cute. They even sat with each other on the bus when we were about to go home~ Okay, now the weirdest and most shocking part of the field trip was when F said he liked me. He kept on sticking with me during the whole trip and I just didn't know what to do with him. My friend (who knew who F liked) took pictures of us by F's request. I also took pictures of him cause he wanted me too. I didn't like him and I didn't really force myself to. But to be honest, I guess I liked him only a little bit. We had a little fight with my best friend because of that but we resolved it.

Fifth Grade
OKAY, fifth grade. Where it all started. Apparently F had moved out to another school so thank God for that. There was this new kid from Malaysia in my grade. Let's name him "H". I've heard about him but I never really saw him or knew his face not until one day when one of my ebst friends wanted us to sneak a peek into their classroom. She pointed to me at who it was, and I guess it was love at first sight---that's kinda embarrassing to say... T.T... but that's the only description I can give... To my discontent, he liked another girl from my class named "A". Now A was a neighborhood friend of mine and I used to go to her house to play since it was near my neighborhood's playgrounds. I tried to avoid him as much as I could as well as hide my feelings. I never told anyone that I liked him. One unfortunate day, I finally told one of my friends that I liked him since she promised she won't tell... well guess what, the moment I told her, she was FRIKKIN loud about it----thus H's little sister heard and told him. I was sooooo embarrassed that time that I never eyed him OR his little sister for as long as I lived. Before all of that, he didn't know who I was so he didn't really pay attention to me. But now, he looked at me much more often. BUT if I remember correctly, those eyes looked shy and confused. xD I knew he was a shy boy though.

Anyhow, that unfortunate incident led to a lot of rumors going around that I liked him. I ignored all of it by saying I didn't like him anymore though. Another happening in fifth grade was a confession on one of my guy friends from my group. Name him "M"... Okay, I don't really remember what EXACTLY happened but one of my best friends (the one who liked G before) was there when it happened. Apparently, according to my best friend's memory, he told me he liked me. But I went flat out to say that he wasn't my type. I DO NOT REMEMBER THAT. ;( I felt bad though. I was too focused on the H issue that I kind of neglected him. Even in the beginning I never really put much thought on how my guy friends felt about me. I guess he was bitter after that. But we're friends now so I think he's moved on.... He teases me too. I guess that's rightful punishment. lol

Sixth Grade
Sixth grade, I still liked H. But the happiest and scariest part was that we were in the same class this time. Furthermore, because we were both tall, we always had to sit next to each other in the back with the other taller students. To make matters worse, I heard he was dating A. As MUCH as this was the happiest moment of my life, I didn't like it since it was always so awkward between us. The only way I could escape was by constantly telling everyone that I didn't like him anymore---when in fact I still did. Naturally he warmed up to me and we talked a lot. I don't know if it was the fad back then but he kept teasing me like M. >.> Everyone thought we were going out since we always talked even during class... but we insisted that we were friends. That didn't really bother me though. I was glad.

One day, our seat arrangements changed and I was sitting next to who everyone called the "weird kid" since he was from Iraq. Call him "S"... I'm pretty sympathetic... and I'm not sure why but I always ended up befriending the kids who kept getting teased on. So naturally I got close with S. And then a few more months after, rumors were floating around that S liked me. I didn't expect that... but I guess this time, because I still liked H, I didn't return his feelings. He moved on though and we're still friends I think. I haven't talked to him in so long... o.o Anyhow, one day H and A broke up. They were the talk of the class! I was pretty much shocked though. I thought he would stop talking to me but he didn't. Apparently he's one of those guys who are shy to strangers but really talkative to non-strangers. We still talked a lot and he still teased me a lot.

First Year HS (Seventh Grade---there's no 7-8th grade in the Philippines)
Okay first year of high school! Since it was the first year, there were a lot of new students. Okay here's where it all gets interesting. Guess who came back? So I was sitting on the front far-right side of the room while he was at the middle far-left side. I caught a glimpse of him but I had bad eyesight so I wasn't sure it was him. On that time everyone had to introduce themselves to the class. I introduced myself... and after some time so did he. It was R from second grade. Naturally everyone looks at the person who's introducing their selves right? Well, I was looking away in shock. I didn't believe it. Didn't he like move away? All my feelings from second grade rushed back. Gawd, why'd he have to come back and confuse me.

Okay so naturally I got to sit next to H again since we were the tall duo. And if anyone's wondering, I'm 173cm. We talked a lot---again. He was saying some really mean things about his A (his ex) though. I didn't really mind. I guess I just enjoyed the times that I got to talk with him. So about that time, everyone teased me and H... that we were together and stuff. Even the people from the other classes. He would casually tell me to ignore them so I did. I agreed with him I guess... the only difference between us was that I still liked him... but he didn't know that. I was fine with that. I also still had my lingering feelings with R.

There was this one time when my friend (the one who was friends with a lot of boys in fourth grade and who knew who F liked), H, and I were talking about something. My friend mentioned about crushes and all... (She knew I had a crush on R before)... So naturally as someone part of the conversation, H asked who I had a crush on in second grade. I told my friend to not tell. She gave H a hint though... that he was back in this class. H started mentioning all the names of the guys (except himself of course lol) but my friend just kept saying no. When he realized he had mentioned everyone, he got confused. My friend and I told him that he already mentioned him but we won't tell him who it was. H kept re-mentioning names but we never gave in. He also told me how S was his first friend when he transferred in on fifth grade. He teased me on how S like me before... but I guess by that time, everyone was teasing me about it.

Around half the school year of my first year, I got really close with a new student. Name her "C". She told me that she liked H though and asked me if we were going out and stuff. I said no a lot to her questions regarding my relationship with H. She was a nice person and everyone liked her too. A bit tomboyish but she was awesome. There was a time when H knew she liked him---I don't know how it happened though. They both talked a lot too.

One time, when the seats were seasonally changed, she got the chance to sit next to H. I was sitting far away. I'm not sure why though but by this time, I got really distanced from him. He started ignoring me and stopped teasing me. He stopped talking to me too. He talked a lot with C though so I guess I was kind of jealous of her. But she was my friend so I tried to not let it bother me too much. The strangest thing would be this; I'd catch instances where H looked at me, but when I looked at him, he looked away. It happened vice-versa too. Me looking at him, he looks at me, I look away. I tried forgetting my feelings about him but it just didn't work since I see him EVERYDAY. We're in the same class... which was frustrating. I always had to act normal. Try my best to tell everyone that I didn't like him. It hurt me though when he stopped talking to me and him striking all sorts of awesome conversations with C. ;( I guess to divert myself, I focused a lot on my studies.

Oh and R's also in the same class right? Guess what... We NEVER talked with each other. As funny as that sounds, we just never did. I think he still remembered me. For the whole year, I never had a conversation with him. I never borrowed anything from him, never told him about cleaning duties and just plain never talked to him. I'm not sure if anyone in my class noticed though. He was the only guy in the class who I never talked to. lol So I guess I was avoiding both him and H.

Second Year HS
Second year of high school was pretty much the same; me avoiding H and R. By this time, R becomes irrelevant. My feelings for H were stronger than the ones I had for him so yeah... Friendster was the fad back then. Everyone had an account and I had one too. I received one friend request from a long lost person... T. He was R's best friend in second grade if you remember. We PM'd each other a lot. Apparently by fourth or fifth grade, he moved to the U.S. I never knew... he became really irrelevant in my life after I got involved with H. xD But yeah, we're friends. We talked a lot about the past too and how he remembers him and R teasing me. And then out of the blue he told me he liked me back then. I was shocked and didn't reply for a couple of days. I just didn't expect that. When I finally replied to him, I didn't tell him that back then, I slightly liked him. I told him about R being in the same class as me though. He was surprised since he remembered him moving away before.

Okay back to H---he's going to be basically filling up the rest of this entry. So he still ignored me. And because of this, the most awkward things happen between us. When I wait for my brother to pick me up from school, I walk around the school for a bit. There were a lot of times where I would see him walking towards the opposite direction and I was walking forward and when we passed by each other----silence. And then one time I was walking with my friends around the high school building and apparently he was walking behind us, my friends talked and laughed with him and I was just walking there like no one was behind us when CLEARLY he was right behind me. Yes, I hate myself for being so awkwardly shy. I didn't really understand why he was ignoring me though... I thought he hated me for some reason. ;( I'm not really sure why even now. I'm forever left in the dark.

Third Year HS
Third year was the same story. Nothing much happened here since I didn't really want to get involved in a lot of stuff. Why? My mom told me we were leaving for the U.S. when I finish my third year. So when that year started, I was going to make sure that he knows my feelings---this ended up in failure. The JS (Junior-Senior) Prom came and I couldn't really go. I had to go to Manila to finish up the Visa process. I was absent for a whole two weeks. The stupidest thing about the prom though was that the teachers were the ones who chose your partner. o.O WTH...

Anyway, there was this Cotillion dance where a lot of good-looking pairs of people had to dance in. I heard they were going to choose me as one with a pair (I heard rumors it was going to be H but meeeh... Probably not) but it wasn't possible. As much as I wanted to be in the prom... -sigh- I had to choose between that and the Visa thing. Of course, the Visa was more important for me. I came back around three days after the prom ended. H was still ignoring me and so I continued ignoring him too... I'm pretty sure he had something against me... ;( I was really sad about why I couldn't ask why he's been ignoring me so much. ;__;

Post-Third Year HS
My brother is a year older than me so he graduated when I finished my third year. At his graduation I was there filming him. H was also there since he was chosen to be one of the escorts apparently. The night before the graduation, the most emotionally strange thing happened to me. I finally told someone that I still liked H. I told my mom for the first time. Before this, I never told anyone about it... Everyone had already forgotten about me liking him before and they didn't tease us anymore. On the process of telling her, a lot of my tears fell. I didn't know why I was crying so much. I didn't understand what was going on. I was confused on why I couldn't stop my tears. My mom asked me if I really liked him. I told her yeah I really did. I couldn't stop thinking about him. And then, she told me it was because I finally told someone... That I finally let out all my bottled-up feelings after all these years. That was the strangest thing---me crying there not understanding the reason why. I was confused, sad, and frustrated. I think I just had to let it all out.

During my brother's graduation, I saw him there even before it started. We were there early I guess. I looked at him and he was still avoiding me. I wanted to buff myself up and just go and ask him directly... But I couldn't do it. Sue me cause I'm pretty useless on situations like this. When the graduation started, I got immersed at filming my brother so I had lost all my thoughts about H. I was hanging out with my friends too when it ended. We went out to eat with my family and I had a great time.

That night, my mom told me that she noticed H was constantly looking at me. She said he probably likes me but he's just like me---too shy to even show it. If none of us acted out our feelings, nothings going to change. I was happy about this but I just didn't think that was the case. He's avoiding me for a reason and even though I didn't know what the reason was, I doubt it's because he was shy. Although deep down, I'd be happy if that was the case.

After
Fast forward to when I had to finally leave for the U.S (It was on the last week of June. They already resumed classes for their fourth/senior year in high school). I visited the school for the last time hoping that I'd get to talk to him and say goodbye. I said goodbye to a lot of people... even the teachers in my grade school and high school years. I was in that school for ten years... wow... Basically I knew all the teachers. And the teachers knew me because of my brothers. I even knew the guards in our school and they knew me too. I said goodbye to everyone in my class too. The people who I grew up with. The classmates I had ever since kindergarten until high school. I only regretted one thing. I couldn't say goodbye to him nor did he say goodbye to me. I saw him and I'm pretty sure he saw me with all the commotion I was making. I really wanted to tell him but... I guess I just couldn't. I spent my last moments with my best friends though and I was happy about that.

September came and he greeted me for my birthday. I was happiest that time even though I didn't show it in text. I was just glad he still remembers me. I'm nor sure when my unrequited feelings will be resolved but... I guess I need to move on. Even up till now I think I still like him. There's just a lot of days where I think about him a lot even at school...

Recently, a guy asked me out but I refused him. I can't be on a relationship with these unresolved feelings of mine. I think about how I could've changed the "avoiding" situation that just suddenly happened between us. I guess it's too late. When I go back to the Philippines sometime next year or the year after that, if nothing happens between us then... or if he finds a girl to love him back, I'll give up on him. :] There's just obviously nothing going on so I guess I'll move on and find someone else to love... and hopefully that person will love me back too. No matter how much it hurts to forget about him, it's okay with me. I just feel like I need to set the bar on when to let go. And that'll be soon.

My Birthday

2011-09-02T16:55:00.001+08:00

It was my 17th birthday yesterday and I'm so happy and thankful to everyone who greeted! ;D Although I'm celebrating it on Saturday (Sept. 3, 2011), I'm still sooo happy a lot of people greeted! Not just my new friends here but my old friends too back in the Philippines! Uggghh I wanna go back so bad... Just to see them all... my best friends, a lot of my other close friends and a certain person *cough*... Anyhow, we won't really be celebrating it with a party (I don't like parties... D:) but instead just a fambam little gathering. ;D I'm happy with that... OH and my mom made a video for me! She's so sweet~

Lyrics:
Don't worry about that extra line
That's creeping up upon your face
It's just a part of nature's way
To say you've grown a little more
Trees have rings and thicker branches
Kids shoes get a little tighter
Every year we're getting closer to who we're gonna be
It's time to celebrate the story of how you've come to be

Happy birthday my friend
Here's to all the years we've shared together
All the fun we've had
You're such a blessing
Such a joy in my life
May the good Lord bless you
And may all your dreams come true

So light a candle on your cake
For every smile you've helped create
For every heart and every soul
You've known to grow a little more
A few more pounds, a little more grey
Don't count the years just count the way
It takes a little time to go from water into wine
Don't ever lose the wonder of the child within your eyes

Happy birthday my friend
Here's to all the years we've shared together
All the fun we've had
It's such a blessing
Such a joy in my life
May the good Lord bless you
And may all your dreams come true

I liked it a lot. :D Thanks mom!! You're awesome! I might make a video for you too! Anyway, I had an awesome day today~ I can't wait for Saturday too to celebrate it with my fambam~ ;) And to the 126 people who greeted me on facebook, GOD BLESS YOU ALL.

Animes that needs a continuation season...

2011-09-02T16:42:00.002+08:00

Gakuen Alice (2004)

Okay, to be honest I think the animators were seriously broke (I'd understand) or seriously blind (I'll go mad) for not making a second season for this wonderful manga. They left the fans (Yes, a million of MEs) hanging with endless questions when it ended. Not only was the storytelling solid, but wasn't Natsume and Mikan the cutest couple? I know, they're still in 5th grade but whatnot... geez, someone asked me out during 4th grade and I had my first love during my 5th grade. They only showed Sakurano like TWICE, the elementary principal ONCE and they NEVER showed Tono-senipai! DD: WHY?? And god, questions about Mikan's parents and past, Natsume's past SPOILER and his sister, Narumi and his relationship with Mikan's parents and basically all those interesting things that they never mentioned in the anime. And the fact that SPOILER Yuka's still alive... and then she died and that Mikan has a *beep* alice... Omg I can't bring myself to say it. Be grateful I didn't spoil too much... WHY can't they just make the second season? It's been 6 years and they STILL didn't pick this one back up. Might as well read the manga since my hopes are dashed. If it reaches 10 years (2015---since the anime ended in 2005) and they STILL don't make a second season, I'll give up.

Ouran High School Host Club (2006)

God (yes, I'm talking to Him), this was the funniest thing I have ever watched, I highly recommend it. Okay so I've heard about the hype of this anime since waaaaay back but I never got to watch it since I really didn't think it was that great. I only watched it this year, 2011. :D And I was satisfied on EVERY episode-------------except for one, when it ended. I'm not sure why this one needs a second season but I think it's purely because of the humor~ And that Kyoya is my bias over Tamaki. And omg Hunny-sempai is so friggin adorable~~ The most adorable junior I have every laid my eyes on! So yeah, I won't really die if this anime didn't have a second season but if they do make one, I'll be one of the happiest fangirls. ;D

Fruits Basket (2001)

I think I've given up on this one... Yes, 10 years is my limit. Although I DID like the ending and all about Kyo, I just didn't like the fact that the story didn't get a chance to develop further. And that Akio is actually a *bleep*... Yes, a *bleep*... Anyhow, I wanted to see all the Zodiacs animated. :( And I wanted Tohru to be with Yuki... -sigh- it's always the nice guys that get dumped and the bad boys getting lucky huh. Well, this is a pretty old anime so I doubt they'll ever pick it back up. Although there might still be hope since they picked up on HunterxHunter after all these years and made a retelling set to release this year. o.O So idk... I highly doubt it.

Hikaru no Go (2003)

Okay maybe not a second season but more like a continuation. Anyhow, Yumi Hotta and Death Note illustrator Takeshi Obata.... Why did you end the manga so soon?? D: Okay I agree that after SPOILER Sai disappeared I lost all hope and love of watching HnG. But then I understood later on that that was necessary so I kept on watching---but I have to say, on those days when Hikaru was terribly depressed and never played Go, the anime went downhill from that. The anime's about GO, why make episodes with him NOT playing at all. ;(( Anyhow, this anime is the only reason why I discovered Go and how it quickly became one of my favorite past time things to do when I'm bored. And hells yeah I spent $66 for a set and I play a game everyday! EVEN THOUGH it's about a board game, it's an awesome anime. And when they didn't even animate the last arc about the Japanese-Korean-Chinese Junior Go Tournament, I thought.... THAT'S STUPID. Why not??? It's the last arc... Another Special or OVA would do... @.@; geeeezzz...

ALIAS

2011-09-01T07:49:00.004+08:00

Okay so I found this on one of my friends' forum posts and thought I should do it for the lulz. xD It's kinda fun.

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Whitey Insight

2. YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Cotton Candy Chocolate Chip Cookie (lol 5 C's)

3. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
Ncon

4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Yellow Puppy

5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, hospital where you were born)
Diputado Holy Child

6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
Conne

7. SUPERHERO NAME: (”The” + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
The White Boba Tea

8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Miguel Nemesio

9. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother’s & father’s middle names )
Diputado Ada

10. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts
with the same letter)
Rose Rome

11. SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower)
Fall Heath

12. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now + “ie” or “y”)
Watermelon Shirty

13. HIPPIE NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
Sandwhich Ash Tree

14. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: (”The” + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + “Tour”)
The Writing Wind Tour

Hahaha I loved this list xDD

Lonely Rain - Yuya Matsushita

2011-08-28T07:44:00.004+08:00

It's beautiful. Yuya's anticipated "Lonely Rain" PV was finally released! It's from his SUPER DRIVE single. Ever since I heard the song's preview on his website (or some official japanese website I went to), I instantly fell in love with it in a heartbeat!

The opening sequence was lovely, a beach on a cloudy day (almost like it's about to rain). From some fragments of translation I've read, the lyrics was also very tearfully beautiful. I read on Jpopasia that it was about "regrets of love and the rain he has in his heart until he can meet his love again"... isn't that sweet? Match it with a very soulful piano and violin duet with his smooth vocals, and this song can't go wrong. I'm honestly convinced that this guy will be the only solo japanese artist I'll listen to. And as much as I love JE, this guy can out-sing any JE artist as far as my opinion is concerned.

From the bridge part of the song where he goes yamanaide yamanaide...

Without a trace, without a trace, everything just seems to wash away
And once again, and once again, I find myself going back to those days
When I hurt you so, how I hurt you so, if you could forgive all the pain
I just want to hold you near me

Those are very generic lyrics for a love song I must say... but there's just something about the melody in the song that makes those words come to life. That's my opinion though. The song's melody, for me, GREATLY impacts the meaning of the lyrics so yeah... And then as soon as Yuya stops singing, you think the song ends and then it comes back to life. I'd listen to this song every time it rains. ;) As much as I loved SUPER DRIVE, I think I'm leaning in to this more... but just like a millimeter more.

I can't wait for an English translation... someone better translate it soon!

P.S. The way he pronounces the lyrics makes his songs a lot more dreamy. Just saying.

A lot of random stuff

2011-08-27T20:29:00.000+08:00

This was taken a while back... like a couple of months ago before Christmas. It was our French project to bake a "Bûche de Noël" or a Yuletide log in plainer terms. It was fun since we get to work in groups~ We went to a friend's house to bake it since her mom loved to bake and stuff. We asked for pointers! And no, the sugarcanes aren't edible... lol

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This is Sakura, my cousin's pet dog! I was so scared of her at first because she was one hell of a big dog... and she barked a lot. Okay, I generally dislike dogs... I. just. don't. like. them. There're a few exceptions though. I like Sakura a lot~ She's so sweet! I don't know what breed she is but I don't really care. xD I cuddle near her and she's so warm and fuzzy~

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I've been playing Go for a while now (6 months yay)... so I decided to get a set to play with as an advanced birthday present! I LOVE the set I had~ It's the bamboo set from Yellow Mountain Imports! I've been teaching my family ever since I got it and I play with them from time to time~ I used to play it every single day around more then 5 games a day. xD Yes, I was that addicted. Now I only play at least once a day either on the internet, with myself or with my brother. I'm not really a fan of chess but Go stole my heart~ :) I want to meet someone who knows how to play it. I hear some Koreans know how to play it since it's pretty popular over there so I'm gonna ask around. xD Besides... the best professional players ARE Koreans so wth...

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My friend and I made polymer charms at her house! They were sooo cute~ This is a picture before we baked them. We made snow rabbits! I also made a mushroom and a penguin but I haven't taken a picture of them yet. It's in my friend's house since we left it there. I might go back soon since we need to glaze them. Anyhow, I'm planning to turn the ones I made to a cellphone strap. I'm afraid it's going to fall though... I'm hoping it doesn't. My friend's gonna make hers a bracelet. We had so much fun making them and I'd want to do it again. Besides, we had a lot of leftover clay~

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Lastly I bought a really cute necklace! It was from Forever 21 (the one in Anaheim Plaza) and had the shape of a flower~ It's so tiny and cute that I fell in love with it at first sight! <3 It was only for a dollar fifty so I had to! There was a blue-green one but the peach one was what caught my eye! I'd like to go back there again. I saw a really cute sweater too but didn't have enough money on me that time! @.@... Oh well...

I shall abruptly end it here! Ciao~

Kis-My-Ft2's Debut in the Philippines

2011-08-26T02:50:00.008+08:00

Kis-My-Ft2 or collectively known as Kisumai in short. Okay as weird as the name sounds, just so you know it's the first letters of the members' names. I mean... who would name a band Kiss My Foot?? so yeah.

Kitayama Hiromitsu (北山宏光)
Senga Kento (千賀健永)
Miyata Toshiya (宮田俊哉)
Yokoo Wataru (横尾渉)
Fujigaya Taisuke (藤ヶ谷太輔)
Tamamori Yuta (玉森裕太)
Nikaido Takashi (二階堂高嗣) --- Ni means 2 in japanese.

To be honest, I haven't learned everyone's faces yet. I only know Hiro, Taisuke and Yuta. Anyhow, so these guys have been around for nearly ten years and they just debuted. Yes, they deserved this debut like no kidding. o.O I would go crazy if I was an artist for 10 years but never debuted. Anyhow, on to the point at hand......

An official announcement from Johnny's stated that Kisumai's debut was to be released in 8 countries on August 10, 2011: in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Philippines, Singapore, and Malaysia. Apparently, this is the first time a Johnny's group debuted in several Asian countries at the same time. Johnny's (Johnny's Entertainment or JE) is a major talent agency who trains male idols in japan---if you didn't know. ~~I heard he sexually molests them too but wtv... rumors.~~

As the Filipino I am, I've been a fan of JE since... around 2 or 3 years ago. So I was surprised that they decided to release the debut in the Philippines since... well, that NEVER happens. I think this was true for the other countries as well like Singapore and Malaysia. Since when did we become relevant in J-Pop?? lol Apparently Universal Records Philippines will be releasing the single. This was somehow expected since they're somehow affiliated with Avex Asia who is also affiliated with Johnny's Entertainment---in some way. I haven't heard of any news regarding the actual "release" of the single in the Philippines but I'm pretty sure it's coming soon. How am I sure? Well...

Recently, Kisumai's debut MV was aired on MYX---the Philippines' #1 music channel. And now, because of that, all the JE fans in the Philippines (despite having doubts about a J-Pop boom in the Philippines---will explain later) decided to support this endeavor and urged all the fans to vote for the MV. And with that support, I was shocked with the results.

"Everybody Go!" appeared a total of six times in different charts since the MV preview.

MYX Daily Top 10 (peaking at #9)

MYX Hit Chart (peaking at #12)

MYX International Top 20 (peaking at #5)

The response was overwhelming. When it disappeared on the 24th of August on the daily chart, I guess everyone urged people to vote once again and so it reappeared on the 25th. I'm surprised... Everyone's like "EVERYBODY GO VOTE NAOZZ" and stuff. What's nice is that even though Kisumai isn't everyone's most favorite group from JE, they'll still vote since they're still part of JE---and because it's the first time JE tried promoting in the Philippines.

Okay, now onto the controversial issue everyone's been debating about. Back when the first K-Pop wave hit the Philippines, as much as there were fans and excitement, a lot of old K-Pop fans didn't like what was happening. I've met some who left K-Pop just because of the fans and that sounds really sad. And now that the J-Pop wave is starting to hit, a lot of fans (yes, count me in) are concerned.

Forums and blogs were going crazy about the debut thing. From what I've read, majority voted against the spread of J-Pop in the Philippines since there's a 70% chance it's going to end up like K-Pop.

Though I have a love-hate disposition for the advent of J-Pop releases in the Philippines for all the obvious reasons that also happened with K-Pop, I will still do my best to accept this reality. I love J-Pop, and as much as I hate it to be famous here, I still wouldn’t want its sales here to be disappointing. -laraceres14@wordpress

It's nice to hear that Universal Records already considering in releasing J-pop albums here in the Philippines. At least I could buy my idols album cheaper. HOWEVER....I don't want to see J-POP to suddenly explode posers appears..then fizzle out. I just don't want to see J-POP devalued in the end.. -monde101@livejournal

i'm torn. don't know if i'll be happy or sad. at least we would be able to get the cd's easier rather than shipping it from overseas, on the other hand, i don't want it to explode like kpop and just be everywhere. :( selfish i know. -laurene123@livejournal

So yes, the debate and mixed feelings continues. Worries about Jpop being compared to Kpop are surfacing... as well as the quality of the copies that UR is releasing as singles. I heard the Kpop ones they're releasing were really low-quality. But then in my opinion, since it's already happening, I think we should just accept reality and support what they have to offer despite the consequences. Although... I don't see any reason for JPop to expand like Kpop... I mean, JPop's music industry is huge compared to KPop so I don't see any reason to expand---except for the "reaching-out-to-the-fans" part... okay, now I'm the one comparing so scratch that. If I were still in the Philippines, I'd only appreciate it if the artists came and held concerts. I won't be too sure about buying the CDs... unless they're legitely from Japan. xD

Anyhow, to end this post I'd like to mention one important thing. Kisumai's debut single was the 3rd highest selling debut single of all time in Japan! Horray for them! :D

I'm giving you a snapshot of the MV I found on google because... apparently, some company took down the MV from youtube as well as most of the live performances. :T All we can find there are the recordings of the TV performances so it might work for you to watch that.

Lastly, I wish all the Kisumai fans living in the Philippines good luck in the J-Pop boom that might happen soon!

The Out of Body Special

2011-08-25T21:48:00.003+08:00

Okay, if you didn't already know, I'm a big fan of acoustic bands.... Gotcha didn't I? :D But now you know! Personally, I'd rather listen to Jason Mraz than to Lady Gaga. Or Secondhand Serenade than to let's say... Kpop? But yeah. I'm a lover for all types of genres but my bias is acoustic bands. <3 Considering that I don't know how to play a single instrument, that's probably the reason why I admire them so much. BUT HEY, at the very least I can play a simple nursery rhyme or song on a piano or guitar by EAR. YES, no notes or chords or sheets! HA! Not so impressive but okay nevermind... stop making me feel miserable already.

On to the point! I was a fan of Hale, Cueshe and Parokya ni Edgar back in like... the early 2000s... Now, not so much. I liked their old songs better than their new ones... the new ones kinda suck <--- my opinion. If you didn't already know who they are, they're OPM bands from the Philippines. I've heard of Letter Day Story though and they sound decent. But the only song I likes from them was the one with Gloc9.

Anyhow, around 3-4 years ago, my brothers were listening to this song by "The OBS" or The Out of Body Special. The song was "Soundcheck" and even I fell in love with it! I never made an attempt to try to sing it though... I'm not big on rapping... but yeah, I still liked it.

These guys need more love don't you think? :DD They're awesome. Just the kind of music they make is soooo mesmerizing. It's like a fusion of funky rock with a little bit of soul and jazz. Oh and a pinch of R&B as the cherry on top won't hurt right? In my ears, this is real music. I haven't heard any Filipino artist pull off such a funky song. Oh and... don't forget Carlos Magno's (vocalist) voice is damn sexy too. Which leads me to another song of theirs': "Sexy Beast"

Yeah we all know he's (the voice) the sexy beast. But hey, when you're a guy + you can play a cool instrument like the piano or guitar + you have a sexy voice, anyone will love you. Think about that guys. Anyhow, even after 4 years I still love them. They need to release more of their music though. An album and a single won't satisfy me... I mean seriously. These guys have so much talent that I'd want to steal it from them---if possible, I actually WILL.

But yeah, just thought sharing these guys' music will spread the love! Oh and just so we're clear, I'm not against Lady Gaga or KPop or something. I love both but acoustic bands are just at the top of my list. My ipod's FILLED with them~ I think... Another reason why I love acoustic bands is that whenever I see a guy play an instrument, it just looks so cool (*coughsexycough* you didn't see nothin).

I think their latest song is "Delikado" so check that one out too! It's pretty sexy and catchy~ Carlos' voice there is sooooo.... omg... lol I'm spazzing! I'll end it here! Byeeee~

Natsume Yuujinchou ~A make-you-smile anime~

2011-08-23T13:45:00.003+08:00

Lately I haven't been watching a lot of animes which is kind of weird for me. I think I'm getting too old with this stuff. I'm pretty sure something's gonna spark my interest in the future though, and it's going to make me watch again. But right now, I'm not really feeling it.

Natsume Yuujinchou's probably the only anime I'm looking forward to every week. It's on its 3rd season too (Natsume Yuujinchou San). Although it's not your typical mainstream anime like Bleach or Pokemon or Kimi ni Todoke, I still like it. The main reason being all the different stories it gives on every episode. There's no main plot and no main antagonist either. It's mainly about growing up and learning to live your life peacefully....

For as long as he can remember, Takashi Natsume has been cursed by the ability to see spirits, a power inherited from his grandmother Reiko. Upon her death, Reiko bequeaths to her grandson her Book of Friends, a book containing the names of spirits Reiko had bullied into servitude. The Book of Friends is a highly prized item in the spirit world, and spirits haunt Takashi constantly. Whereas Reiko formed the contracts, however, Takashi spends his time dissolving the contracts and releasing the various spirits that come to him for help. But that doesn't mean there aren't malicious spirits trying to kill him. Which is where Madara (called Nyanko-sensei by Natsume) comes in; Madara serves as Natsume's bodyguard and spiritual advisor of sorts, even though he is motivated by his own desire to possess the Book of Friends. He later on begins to become more attached to Takashi.

Each episode never ceases to make me smile, and that---I think---is this anime's selling point. Below is a sample on what happens in an episode. Rest assured that ALL the stories are really different. None of them are similar and you always get to witness a different story as you watch along.

---Episode 2 Summary---

On the second episode (first season), Natsume meets an old woman on his way home. The woman accidentally drops some of her peaches and Natsume helps her pick them up.

The woman decides to give one of them to him as a thank you gift and so Natsume accepts it. the woman then says farewell and leaves to go somewhere. Nyanko-sensei (a cat-shaped yokai w/c Natsume meets accidentally---and is also apparently his bodyguard) tells Natsume that the woman doesn't smell very nice (yokai nose) and isn't going to live very long.

Natsume says not to say such rude things. Natsume and Nyanko then proceeds to walk somewhere to the forest and finds a shrine with water and a peach. They meet a little shrine god named Rikiga who apparently knows Natsume's grandmother.

Natsume is surprised on why he's so small and he then explains the reason. Long ago, there was a village that once worshiped his shrine. Because of the prayers the people gave him, he in turn gained a lot of spiritual power and was as big as a normal human. But because most of them left or have passed away, much of his power had been drained, thus he shrank to that size. Natsume offers a peach (the one he received from the woman) to regain some of his powers but the little god says he already has one.

Natsume realizes that it must've been from the woman from before. Rikiga explains that Hana-san (the woman) was the only human who never stopped praying, that's why the little god still exists. Without her prayers, he would ease to exist.

One day Natsume sees Hana-san praying to the shrine. He then tells himself that it's sad since Hana-san couldn't see Rikiga even though he was in front of her.

Hana-san then explains a bit about her past on when she actually saw Rikiga at one point. When she was a middle school student, she prayed at the shrine as usual and noticed a leg, hanging down from the tree.

It surprised her, but she tried not to act surprised. She saw Rikiga's face and described him as having such a gentle and peaceful smile. She didn't know what to say so she kept silent, acting like she didn't see him.

He then said, "What a great day it is today." Hana-san heard this and wanted to say "Yes, you're right" but she didn't want to scare him off so she stayed silent. She then explained that she wanted to keep praying in the shrine because the little god looked so lonely, all alone here in the woods.

When everyone moved away, she kept on praying here until she was an old woman. Then they bid farewell. Natsume visited the shrine and notices that Rikiga had gotten smaller.

Then, Rikiga started glowing and Natsume became worried. Rikiga then explains that Hana-san had passed away the day before and that there was no longer anyone left to pray for him. It was time for him to disappear.

Natsume says he'll pray for him so he doesn't have to disappear. He might not be able to pray for him everyday but he surely will visit and pray for him. Rikiga says that Natsume doesn't have to do that since he's his friend, not a worshiper.

He says this is for the better. And maybe he'll be able to see Hana-san too. Ever since she was little and towards when she got married, he always looked after her. How he longed for her to see him but she couldn't.

Rikiga says that he wanted Hana-san to hear his voice too. Then Natsume says that Hana-san surely heard him. Surely she knows. "Thank you," Rikiga says. "Humans are such sweet creatures" were his last words.

Then the following scene portrays that moment where Hana-san heard Rikiga saying "What a great day it is today,"... and finally Hana-san replied "Yes, you're right."

Although some other things happened in the episode (like when Natsume's grandmother met Rikiga), I think this was the gist of it. :)) It was such a sweet episode too I almost cried. :( Every episode had this same feeling of happiness, loneliness and such. The anime's soundtrack is also as beautiful. The ending to the first season gave me the feeling of "so this is what true happiness" is.

To anyone willing to kill time with sweet little stories, I think Natsume Yuujinchou's my recommendation. :] It'll be like reading a bunch of one-shot heartfelt stories.

Polymer Charms

2011-08-19T10:39:00.000+08:00

So I've been watching SoCraftastic and PaperPastels' videos on youtube lately. I got interested in polymer charms because I kinda wanted something new to hang on my phone. I wanted to search some shops where they had cute phone straps but I stumbled upon a couple of "how to make polymer charms" suggestions. They mainly make tutorials about little cute charms you can have as bracelets, necklaces, earings, phone straps or just something to put on a desk. They make really cute stuff too so I decided to give it a try with a friend of mine! We'll do it on Saturday~ :D

Most of the necessary things can be bought in Michael's so we decided to go there together and then make the charms at her home after buying it. And maybe order some pizza and watch a movie too. I'm so looking forward to it! We plan to make a friendship charm but we still lack a concept. I was thinking of like half a cookie or cake but it kinda sounds too common. We both decided on food though. xDD Cute food~~

Aaaanyway, I hope everything goes well! :D

Mango Float

2011-08-16T06:16:00.000+08:00

So my birthday's coming up and my mom says she's making "Mango Float"~ I'm not a big fan of mango but this dessert is an exception! It's the one thing that would make me eat mango and love it! I can't wait to eat it! It's been almost two years since my last one!! D;

A mango float is basically a cake made of mango, cream (preferably condensed milk + cream), graham crackers and nuts stacked up on each other and cooled until the cream is hard and consistent. So it's not really a cake with flour and eggs but it just looks like a cake. If I were to choose a dessert that would most likely resemble it then it would be an ice cream cake. Anyway, so those are the basic ingredients BUT my mom discovered a new way to make it even TASTIER. ;DD It's our family secret too! I won't give you the name of this "secret ingredient" but I'll describe it.

Instead of using graham crackers, we use another type of cracker. This type of cracker makes the float much fluffier and it gives it a more whiter and cleaner look. It tastes better and holds up the cream better too! Also, the type of mangoes to use are definitely the sweeter Philippine mangoes.

Make sure to pick the sweet ones and not the slightly sour ones. Here in America, there isn't really that much of these to choose from so you'd have to go around the Asian supermarkets some more and find some. I've been to a lot of Asian supermarkets and it's really rare to get these kinds of mangoes. ;(

Anyhow, as for the cream, the only important thing is to put more cream than condensed milk. Be sure to taste it though and see if it's sweet enough for you! Then, after assembling everything, chill it in the freezer. If you did it right, the cream should have the consistency of ice cream. :D As for the nuts, any kind would do but not salted ones. DEFINITE NO NO! Make sure to crush the nuts though.... don't want uncrunchy big pieces on the float. ;))

That's all for me! I'm craving for some mango float now.... >.> hmmm... I wonder if it also works for other fruits... :O Might try making strawberry float or kiwi float or even banana float someday.

SUPER DRIVE - Yuya Matsushita

2011-08-16T05:33:00.003+08:00

So I recently just found out about Yuya's "Super Drive" song. I saw the PV and it was seeekushiii~~ "S-U-P-E-R We gonna Super Drive" or something along those lines!! Don't hate me for this but I was seriously humming "Womanizer" during the super drive parts. xD But this song's better since Yuya's my bias and Britney's a slut. ;D

I can tell that Yuya did a lot more choreo on this song compared to his previous singles! PLUS I can totally see some Michael Jackson influence here. The day when my dream comes true is when Yuya does a single with the Jabbawockeez in the background. ;33 Or just a collaboration... or Yuya in a mask and gloves and hat...

Lyrics:

S U P E R We gonna Super Drive...

Baby Stop minarenu sugata de

Taxi norikomu My Girl

Baby Stop bikou suru Agent

Here we go, car chase in Tokyo

Super Drive Super Drive
Super Drive Hurry Up!...
Douka shiteru yo

Give me Give me Love
Give me Give me Chance
Kurui sou you gi sha wa aisuru Miss Girl X
Kakusareta shinjitsu wa Crazy... No no

Shikkou yuuyo wa
Jouken shidai de kurikaesu
Kiss me Baby
I wanna know, I wanna know
I wanna know, I wanna know
I wanna... do or die

Baby Stop doko no dare to au tsumori
Hoshi furu Midnight
Baby Stop denwa mo OFF
Nante ayashi sugiru darou

Super Drive Super Drive
Super Drive Hurry Up!...
Kon'na hazu janai

Mystery Tonight Mystery Your Love
Itsumo nara kimi ga joshu seki no Highway
Nemurenai kono mama Crazy... No no

Joujou shakuryou no yochi ga
Arunara mouichido
Come Back to Me
I wanna know, I wanna know
I wanna know, I wanna know
I wanna... do

Te ni oenai Hard na Baby
Ikanaide yo Game wa No Way
Girigiri made shinjite mo
Giwaku wa kiri ga nai

Super Drive Super Drive
Super Drive Hurry Up!...
Ne　e,　don’t let　me down

Give me Give me Love
Give me Give me Chance
Kurui sou yougi sha wa aisuru Miss Girl X
Kakusa reta shinjitsu wa Crazy... No no

Shikkou yuuyo wa
Jouken shidai de kurikaesu
Kiss me Baby
I wanna know, I wanna know
I wanna know, I wanna know
I wanna... Do or Die

S U P E R We gonna Super Drive...

Source: Jpopasia

ALSO in this single he did a "Rock With You" cover by MJ, AKA King of Pop! I listened to it and his english was good for a Japan-born artist! His vocals are to die for!! This radio rip isn't really clear but even so---you can hear his amazing vocal skills! Nothing can beat the King of Pop but Yuya did MJ justice on this cover! I can't wait to see how he does in the charts! High or low I still think this is an awesome single!

Also a little trivia!
BRIGHT (a group who sang this song---P.S. They're effing talented) appeared as the female backdancers in Yuya's Super Drive PV! ;DD

The Elysium Project

2011-07-07T03:43:00.002+08:00

The Elysium Project. It's written by Natalie van Sistine! I think I'm a big fan of her work now! So I just stumbled upon this awesome radioplay on VAA. It's a really awesome story too. I love listening to Mirage the most. He's so creepily psychopathic! Almost like Joker from Batman! And Emma's voice is to die for! I love her voice and all her emotions and everything! I don't know if they still continue the project but I haven't finished it yet. Apparently it stops at episode 2 chapter 15 but I'm at the beginning of episode 2. BUT ANYWAY, I'm starting to like Ian's companion too!

Summary:
The Elysium Project begins as a small handful of students are pulled into the terrifying world of a powerful new drug, known simply as the Elysium formula. Developed by a power hungry businessman, and sold to a man with less than honorable intentions, the formula allows it's subjects to manipulate the world around them in accordance to their own desire.

Emma and her friends have now begun to realize the dangerous capabilities of the Elysium drug and the even more dangerous lengths that it's creators and owners will reach to keep their plans under wraps. More students are being added to the project as a new plot takes the stage, and the world is about to discover just how deadly our own dreams can become.

Everyone should give it a try! :D The voice acting sounds really pro and the voice effects plus the music fits so well! You can watch it here. It's in a playlist. :) I think the creator also has a new one... or I think it's a new one. It's called Deus Irae and it's a totally different story.

I've heard the bloopers too and they're SOOOOO HILARIOUS.

Everyone should watch it! I recommend it! :D Althouuuugh.... I haven't heard a lot of audio plays... I think this is the first one I've ever taken interest in. But anyway, It's really good. GOD how many times am I gonna repeat that. WATCH IT DAMNIT. YEAH. I'm being a mean thuggie here! YEAH WATCH IT.

Nico Nico Chorus - Haru ni Kimi to

2011-07-04T06:34:00.000+08:00

Haru ni kimi to au toki made~

When I heard this, I instantly fell in love with the song! Especially how heavenly and eargasmfull the chorus parts were! I'd listen to this when I fall asleep. I'm not sure who the singers are since I can't read japanese characters. D: If anyone can read them please do let me know!

AND also, because of this video, I got inspired to learn how they did the video screens and floor. I finally figured how to do it with Sony Vegas using 3D Source Alpha and the parent/compositing child settings. I still have yet to learn how they do the audio bars... o.o uugghhh frustrating how I can't seem to figure that one out.

Anyhow, listen to this! It's one of my current favorites!

Final Fantasy XIII - Beating Orphan / Review

2011-07-04T05:26:00.018+08:00

So I've finally gotten to the final boss(es) in FF13. I know its the final boss because... well... it seems like it. Anyhow, so this guy/girl's name is Orphan. It's one weird looking fellow.

The hard thing about it is that it has this one attack that deals 95% damage to your HP. Then, just when you deal at least 50% to its HP, it keeps casting Death.... So how do you beat it? I hear there's this "poison" strategy for it. What it does is that Poison basically kills it so fast it's not even funny. I might try that. I've never heard of a boss dying from poison though. Why? Well because most bosses have these stats: Unbelievable HP and MP, immune to debuffs, deals heavy damage AND uses an instant KO skill... Basically it. But anyhow, I'll try the poison strategy on it.

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~So basically what you do is~
Set team to: Vanille, Fang, Hope
Abilities: Vanille (poison), Hope (haste, protect, veil, shell, bravery and faith)
Equip: Cherub crown to Vanille.
Equip: HP boosts and damage resists to Hope
Hints: Health should always be on green. The more buffs, the less debuffs Orphan casts on you. Always have poison on enemy.
Set paradigms to: (optional)
a) sab/com/syn = (main) for buffing + debuffing + damaging
b) med/med/med = for instant healing or b2) med/com/med if your Fang doesn't have med.
c) rav/com/rav = for staggering
d) med/sab/syn = for healing + debuffing + buffing
e) med/com/rav = for healing + damaging

1. Set main paradigm to a
2. Orphan uses Merciless Judgement
3. Switch and heal with b or b2. *b2 is med/com/med if your Fang doesn't have a med*
4. Go back to a until everyone has haste, protect, veil, shell, bravery and faith. While Hope's buffing everyone, spam poison on enemy until he has it. If you need to heal while buffing/debuffing switch to d. Other debuffs other than poison--considering you already have poison on him---(deprotect, deshell, etc.) is fine.
5. Switch to c until staggered.
6. When staggered, go full out on damage. Remember to keep in mind that your HP should always be on green. He might merciless judgement you and kill you in one shot (ex. 11k hit). To heal, use b or b2. To heal while attacking use e.
7. When it's life is at 50% he's gonna start casting death on you. So the Cherub Crown on Vanille might help a little. Cross your fingers that he misses.
8. If buffs (and debuffs for enemy) are disappearing, use a OR if you need healing while debuffing and buffing use d
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Might I add, it is frikkin hard to get the Platinum Trophy... but... Star Ocean achievements are just unbelievably.... uggghh... close to impossible for me I guess.

Oh and, my comments on FFXIII.

Battle System (4/5)

I especially liked the battle system. Somehow, I think I can never go back to turn-based games even if it's the series' trademark. They're just too boring now. This one is sort of an evolution from that so I enjoyed it because it's basically "active" and I like active battles. The Paradigms made it all the more fun too. You get to choose your strategy. But I didn't like the fact that I couldn't change my Battle Team until halfway through the game. Hell, I didn't even notice I could change it when I was in Gran Pulse... Maybe it was just me being blind but nothing notified me or anything. I also dislike the fact that the only buttons I'm using are (x), (L1) and the directional buttons. That's basically it. I think it would be more fun if there were surprise button smashing during fights to defend, evade or counter from an attack. Something that gets you off guard. Other than those two, I liked the battle system. Auto-Battle made life much easier too.

Map (5/5)

So the map's pretty straightforward and it made it easier for me to follow through with the story. Although I liked exploration and everything, I also don't mind the linear map they used here. What I don't like in those freedom, non-linear maps was that it takes too much time to explore everything especially on games with super huge, super confusing maps. Although those do help on my navigational skills in real life. xD But Gran Pulse sort of made up for that so that was nice. I liked the fact that they focused a lot on the storyline here though. I'm more of a story person than a graphics/extras person so maybe that's why. I do miss the towns and all and would've thought that Oerba would finally be a place I can talk to people and they'd give me stuff. Or go to their shops where they'd sell stuff that only they would have.

Graphics (5/5)

The graphics were gorgeous hands down. Nothing more to say than how soft and flow-y the cutscenes were. Seriously, these guys did an awesome job on it. I liked everyone's expressions too. On how they change and not stay the same depending on the situation. Althouuugght... I think Lightning's face stayed the same althroughout... Idk, there wasn't that much character in her other than cool-calm-mysterious Lightning.

Music/Voices (4.5/5)

The music! I loved all of it! Mainly because there's so much variety! And everytime the music changes, it always fits the situation. So say you enter a place and a bg music plays. Sometimes it wouldn't be as you would expect. But then as you keep hearing it, you get used to it and it would now somewhat fit that location. That's how I felt on a lot of places in this game. I really liked them. As for the voice acting, everyone did an awesome job! Although Hope could do a tad bit more emotion. Sometimes... he just didn't sound right on the more emotional parts. His voice would just sound the same in the same rhythm too. I don't know who the voice actor was but if he was a kid then I'd forgive him. If he was an adult then... idk, more emotion please? The extra noises too were perfect. Like when they see something they make that "uh" or "ah" sound. Some people don't like it but... I'm pretty used to anime so maybe that's why.

Story (3.5/5)

So the story was new to me. A main god(The Maker) created gods(Fal'Cie) and humans. But then the humans started going at war with each other and the Fal'Cie didn't like this. So what they did was make human slaves(L'Cie) to end their human counterparts to call back the Maker to---not exactly sure why. I still don't get why the Fal'Cie can't kill off Cocoon (place where the humans live) themselves. I mean... they sound like slave drivers who don't want to get their hands dirty. And in the end, it's one of them that wants to kill off the L'Cie (the human slaves). I don't read that much mythology but I guess it's kind of similar? BUT, I liked how they did the flashback thing though. It DID remind me of Lost---a show (more like a prolonged movie) that I very much admire. Although it isn't the kind of story that would stick to me, it was an enjoyable one. Although not the best, it still satisfied me.

So basically the game's a 4/5 for me.
I enjoyed it and I don't regret buying it.
I think that's what matters.

AnoHana was bittersweet

2011-07-04T02:32:00.002+08:00

Spoilers ahead. I warned you.

I recommend this series too. 11 episodes can't hurt you now can't it?

No, I DO NOT want to type in the full name of this anime which is EXTREMELY long. Althouuuugh, the title means "We still don't know the name of the flower we saw that day"... I think the shortcut means "That flower." BUT anyhow, so I read the summary the first-time and it didn't really stick to me so I passed on it even before it started airing.

Goes like this:

A group of childhood friends drifts apart after one of them, Meiko "Menma" Honma, dies in an accident. Years later, the leader of the group, Jinta Yadomi, has become withdrawn and lives as a recluse. An older Meiko appears to him, and says that she must have a wish granted, though she does not know what it is.

So the summary was as boring as hell and sounded like some romance-cliched ghost anime. BUT I have no clue as to why I started watching it. My most brilliant guess was that I was bored that day and happened to see one of the episodes on a list of "new episodes" in this website I frequent to watch new episodes of new animes. I do remember noticing a new episode from it come out every week when I check the website... Maybe that's how I decided to watch it.

The beginning episodes look really cliche really for me. It looked all too normal... It kicks up at maybe episode 3 or 4 though. My verdict is that this was a very beautiful tale of friendship. "It's an anime... wth??" is what you might be thinking right now but seriously dude. Does it really matter when the moral value of the story was this good? I really liked it. It had by far, in my opinion, the most beautiful story of friendship I have ever seen/read. I few tidbits of romance here and there among the circle of childhood friends but friendship was the key point here. I was crying in almost every episode.

It had a lot of drama in it too that one might be able to relate life with. Character development on each character was wonderfully done. I think the most unexpected character for me was Poppo. When his frustration was revealed I just went OMG. Anyway, The main thing that got me into the story was how I wanted Jintan to man up and be his old leader self, Yukiatsu's sexy voice and how innocently cute Menma's character was. Though, my main frustration was about how Menma couldn't have just made herself known among Anaru, Chiriko, Yukiatsu and Poppo to make it easier for Jintan. But then again, the moment she actually DID that, it was frikin emotional. I wouldn't have timed it better.

Anyhow, the ending... oh my god. Menma's weak voice was... everyone's crying voice was... And when everyone said "Menma, we found you!" my tears just wouldn't stop. The last bits in that forest with the morning sun rising was the best part in the series. It was probably because everything they did there, I haven't seen in any other anime. The words they used. The emotions they portrayed. Menma, finally at peace. Those moments... they were all truly beautiful.

The only twist is... the title is still spot on! We still don't know the name of the flower now don't we? :)

I give this series 5 stars. I recommend it. End of story.

Video Editing MADNESS DDD8

2011-07-04T02:02:00.001+08:00

Haven't written in AGES now have I? :D I come back from time to time... But ah well... Anyhow...

So I've been stuck with video editing projects that I've procrastinated about till the end of time... And now I felt the need to finish them. I got about halfway done on a project from a fandubbing group I'm in on youtube. It's a Morning Musume song. I need to finish audio mixing though. Geez, I have no life. And here I was wanting to bake a lot of stuff and to learn playing the guitar during my summer. I might procrastinate a little longer... D:

THEN, my friend asked me to help her make a video for this contest. She wants to win, so I helped her. It didn't turn out exactly as I wanted it to though but I had a deadline... And as long as it takes to render everything and upload to youtube---I clearly didn't have time. I had two days to continue everything. I made a few mistakes though, like making stuff too transparent or forgetting to put in the right transition.... And a perfectionist as I am, I would've went back more than three times to fix it but I JUST DIDN'T HAVE TIME. D: It's sort of frustrating.... but, aaahhh I'll let it go for now. If you want to check the video, then here it is. I'm not sure if my friend will win but I tried... :((

Isn't it cute? xD I have a serious obsession with cute stuff nowadays... One thing good that came out of this was I learned a lot about Photoshop! Mainly about making background transparent and assembling stuff. I might explore into it more. Video editing mastery includes mastery in photoshop and flash so I'll start with photoshop for now until I buy a tablet and work on flash. :D

OH, before I end this! I learned a lot about Sony Vegas' 3D effect. I've only started on 3D cubes but I'm getting to it. xD Would be nice if I can learn about making 3D objects. One video I applied my 3D skills is a video I made for the dollars-bbs.org website. they made a chorus and I'm in charge of the video. I hope they'll like it. I haven't finished adding the icons yet but I'll get to that.

Okay then, I'll be back soon with more ranting if you care to listen. xD

Osu!

2011-05-02T21:56:00.000+08:00

SO I found this reeeeallly addicting game named "Osu!"... and for such a music lover that I am (no matter what genre except for maybe... metal?), I LOVE IT. So it's basically a "rhythm" game where you have to click your mouse on a specific timeframe when the music plays. Of course, it follows the beat of the music. To get these songs to play on Osu, you'd have to download it's "Beatmap."

I've seen some VERY crazy Osu maps on youtube.... these maps are just... INSANE MOUSE CLICKING ACTION. It's really hard yet very entertaining to watch. For example, this---tanapotato's videos are very good examples of how a pro mouse-clicker does it.

Insane right? But yeah. What's exciting about this game is that it's played by everyone worldwide (Japane, Korea, U.S., etc.) and thus, it has a ranking system. Right now, Cookeizi from Korea JUST snatched the #1 spot. It was Flute just yesterday too. o.o What an achievement! Grats to this person!! He's been on a roll ever since... @.@

Anyhow, that's all I have to post after months of neglect on this blog!! xDD Haha but yeah, if you're planning to play Osu!, just follow these steps. Osu has a TON of songs from English to Japanese to Korean. xDD Name it and it might just have a beatmap.

Download it. (then install)
Download some Beatmaps.
Double click on the downloaded beatmap and it should open on the Osu! window.

Enjoy! :DD

APD Central

2011-03-05T15:53:00.002+08:00

So I have been in the fandubbing business for around maybe three years? I'm actually on one group with my buddies named AisuCreamGroup~ and I'm actually managing a new group, "Aisu Pop Dubs (APD)". We cover H!P and Vocaloid songs so check us out when we release stuff! :D Would appreciate the support! ^^

http://www.youtube.com/user/AisuPopDubs

In-line with this, we also host APD Central where we update a LOT of fandubs and their fandubbing groups. It's not AS popular but we're getting to it. :D Hope you can check it out! It basically featured 12 groups namely; AisuCreamGroup, Aisu Pop Dubs, Hana Project Dubs, Hello Project All Stars, Iro Kokoro Project, KCJ Entertainment, Le Tigress Fabulosio Studios, Lolli Project Dubs, Milky Star, Totally Up Project, Yo Project and YT Chorus!

http://apdcentral.wordpress.com/

So apparently, the APDC Crew had to deal with some problems over at that site. One regarding the ratings page, another regarding KCJ Entertainment. xD It's all good now though so no need to worry~~ :DDD Anyhow, till here~ Just promoting something.

- Ohasumi -
- Ney -

I was dead... o.o

2011-03-05T15:30:00.001+08:00

Whoa... I totally forgot about my blog since last December! xDD I'll be posting more ASAP! haha~

I'm not really sure what to post up today but... hmmm let's see what I can talk about. Okay when I got back to this blog, I just noticed I had like eight followers as opposed to three. o.o Then I saw my stats sky-rocket from around 3000 to 50,000.... WOW, just WOW. This just gave me new-found motivation to write more! xD

So apparently, my Vocaloid/Nico Nico Douga had the most views at around 2,000+... OwO And since I'm currently leaning into Vocaloid goodness, I might be posting more Vocaloid and NND goodness over here~ Well, yeah I'm posting about my daily life as well since it IS my blog so deal with it. xD

I'd like to thank everyone who actually viewed and followed my blog! Never knew it would reach 50k views with an average view of 100 per day... @.@

EDIT: Oh wow, I just figured out how the heck I got 50k views. xD So remember that Vocaloid/NND post I did? There's that picture over there with the chibi vocaloid. So apparently, if you search "vocaloid" on google it's one of the images on the first page. xDDD Explains a LOT of stuff.

Anyhow, that's all for me right now!! Time for a change of my usual "exit phrase". ^~^

- Ohasumi! - [a word in between Ohayou and Oyasumi]
- Ney -

Smoooooth~ ♥

2010-12-08T10:31:00.001+08:00

Okay so school's been smooth for me right now. I've been getting along with my new friends too. It's been really fun ever since school started! Although 80% of the people I hang out with are younger than me, I still managed to make friends with people of the same age as I am. It doesn't really matter though~ As long as I'm getting along great with people I know I can rely on. :]

The first week of school was---for sure--- lonely. xD I was 100% alone whenever classes ended, that's why I didn't want the classes to end. During break time or lunch I would be sitting somewhere---ALONE---doing homework of some sorts. And then these kind people approached me during the second week and we've been friends ever since~ :D

Story of my school's TWO asian places:

We hung out at this wall just outside the dance room and chill there for the rest of lunch, everyday, just the 4 of us. It was what we called the newbie wall since all but one of us were new to the school. And then other people (notably asians--lol) came and hung out with us since they were friends with the cousin of one of the people I hung out with. And then we all became friends and the newbie wall started to grow gradually until there were about 12+ of us. More people hang out with us every so often but they're not "regulars" lol. 90% of us are asian though so people mistake the newbie wall for the "new" asian wall. Oh yeah, about the old Asian wall...

Quite recently, the "Asian Wall" was overtaken by some freshmen throwing trash or some white people and so they had to move somewhere---or so I heard. There were about 20+ people in that wall and they had to move somewhere. They hung out with our wall for about a week and then they finally found a place where they could chill. Outside the lockers---yeah.. xD But anyway, they hang out there and I'm actually fine with it since our wall was kinda getting crowded... and crowded's not really good, although it's fun. xD So yeah, I think the new asian hangout should be called the "Asian Lockers." xDD Just saying. Oh and I'm not being racist or anything... :] Im just talking about what happened. I don't mind white or black people or even mexican people. xDD They're all equally fun guys.

Soooo, people make the assumption that our wall's the new asian wall which it isn't. xDD It's just a hangout... lol aaanyhow, I'm having a lot of fun during lunch everyday. Just because of all the wacky, crazy, random things my friendss do... Like break dance out of nowhere.. or play Duck Duck Goose... or stay under the sun to keep warm... or sit down and do assignments.. or even just talk and laugh about random jokes. :DD

Hehe, yeah, I'm having a lot of fun times quite recently. Even though before I felt kind of left out usually. xDD I was super quiet, that's why. I didn't really want to talk that much... :O And now that I started talking and socializing with everyone, I kind of feel like I'm in the circle now, but not fully. I'll work on getting in there someday. :] I'll just have to enjoy a bunch that's all~ :DD

Buono!'s 11th single currently untitled

2010-12-08T10:04:00.001+08:00

I forgot to post about it. Well yeah, the confirmation about it was posted not too long ago (last week) over at sayunii. I'm quite frankly excited--like this excited.

OMFGAAAAAAAAAAAWSSSH YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! XDDDDD I AM SO SUPER HYPER AWESOME EPICLY SLEIGHBALLY JUMPY GLITTERY BOUNCEY SHIMMERY SHINY TYPY SUGARY HIGH CUTESY ADDICTIVELY DANGEROUSLY MYSTERIOUSLY FLIPPY HAPPY!!!!!!

It's been a while since they released another single. The last single was probably back in February 3, 2010---and we fans can't wait that long! I'm so glad they decided to release a whole new single even after Shugo Chara died!! And guess what...

They switched labels---from Pony Canyon to Zetima, the same label as C-ute. Now we should also be expecting some changes (I don't like cheap changes to Buono!) since they did switch to a UFA label. Pony Canyon promotes more than UFA with the exception of S/mileage. But anyhow, the single is set to be released on February 2, 2011--just 364 days (one day less) after their latest single which was released on February 2, 2010!! I actually love how there's a pattern here. :D

Not much information has been released, although there were rumors.

The single is rumored to be titled BAM☆BOO and people have claimed this to be true because of the fact that Buono!'s manager had supposedly confirmed it. I won't believe it though. I trust Sayunii more than the rumors of anonymous persons around the internet, so I won't say that that's official. Setting the legitimacy issues aside, I do think BAM☆BOO sounds like a song Buono! would sing. :]

I just hope there won't be a lot of changes to Buono!'s rock-pop theme on clothes and songs, that's basically what we love about them---along with their goofiness. And hopefully this Buono! comeback single will bring more fans into the Buono! umbrella~ :]

P.S. I wonder if they found a new anime?

Black Friday

2010-11-27T02:07:00.003+08:00

It was my first Black Friday today!! And it was fun!! :DD We bought a bunch of stuff... and spent $600 on practically everything. waooo... I know. We bought a new television set, a thing that looked like a rice cooker and a griller-kind-of. xD I'm not really sure about the names. lol ANYHOW, I bought these two cute tops~ I haven't bought a top in a while. Usually I'd receive them through gifts. O w O... But I'll save and maybe find a suitable job so I can help out and stuff...

This one says, "I'll be good next year!" haha~ It's christmas-themed.

While this one says "OHH EMM GEE" niiiiceee~

Oh, I bought it at Walmart. I enjoy tops with words rather than designs. Words are so much more exciting~ :D Oh yeah, we bought a television right? Well, it was too big to fit into the trunk of our car so we had to improvise. We bent one of the two back seats to give us more space. And since our car can only sit five people, this meant that we only had three seats available... and we were four... so... I ended up squeezing down and sat on the car floor. T.T

But it was all good. I had fun anyway. :] I just worry about the face my dad made when we told him the total of everything. His face went expressionless... O..O OKAY, I'm going to save money from now on!! >...<

Oh and omygawd it was friggin cold outside. @.@ 39 degrees Fahrenheit... omygaaaaawd...

"Just a Dream" by Nelly - Sam Tsui & Christina Grimmie

2010-11-27T01:41:00.001+08:00

I heard this yesterday!! It's a really good version---I think it's better than the original, imo. I have this on my ipod~ I could listen to it everyday. Christina Grimmie's voice is sooooo toned. I love how she sings and the emotion she puts on every song~ She's also pretty. :] Sam Tsui's voice is as awesome as usual. He has such a high range for a guy. If ever these guys release original songs, I'll definitely support them!

VOCALOID / NICO NICO DOUGA

2010-11-23T12:20:00.002+08:00

I bring you some awesome stuff related to Vocaloid! Stuff like the epic Halyosy, chorus groups, creative and impossible but possible songs, nico nico douga and the like. :D So basically I'm introducing you to the world of the vocaloids! It may sound... well, stupid but vocaloid songs are really on a different level compared to the mainstream J-Pop songs we're all used to hearing. Nothing really beats real people when it comes to singing songs but vocaloids could ACTUALLY sound real if produced correctly. This post practically tackles those subjects so please do read...

1. This was originally made for Hatsune Miku but Halyosy's version is waaaaaaaaaaay beyond epic. This is by far the best "Windows" song you will ever hear in your life!!! But let's be honest, the best thing in this video is that tiny little guy dancing in the corner. 8DD I have the song in my iPOD though~ btw, Halyosy is a famous guy in the vocaloid world. He also has his own band named "absorb" consisting of 2 other NND singers.

Halyosy, that, is (absorb) - Hello Windows

You can youtube Hatsune Miku's version too. xD I'm not being mean but Halyosy's version is practically better.

2. Nico Nico Chorus time!! Shall I guide you to the hallways of the NND singers' greatness? To start off, let me explain what Nico Nico Chorus is. It's not a group. It's a bunch of fandubs mashed up together to sound like they're singing together in a group. Every vocaloid fandubber look up to some of the NND singers, if you must know. Now that that's done, you'll be surprised how effective these fandubs blend together.

Just be Friends - Nico Nico Chorus

Next is this eargasming NNC version of the vocaloid song, "magnet." Yeah it kind of looks and sounds yaoi but seriously, most of these guys have smexy + hawt + awesome voices. Although this song's overplayed, just listen to it if you haven't already!! Oh yeah, some girls actually got pregnant listening to this song. 8D

Lastly, is the ever-impossible "The disappearance of Hatsune Miku" song. It might be the longest + fastest tongue twister you'd ever attempt to learn but the NND singers pulled it off!!

3. YTchorus. If there's a Nico Nico chorus from the NND website, why can't there be a youtube chorus? Ah but there is one!! These people produce HQ choruses actually and it's practically a lil hard to get into the group. Let's move on to their choruses. First of all, one that you can't miss, "Sakura no Ame." There are 3 things that make this chorus special; a) 81 people sung in this chorus, b) Halyosy himself commented on this chorus, c) Lastly, this is where everyone in YTchorus reached another level. :]

Another outstanding chorus of theirs is "Dango Daikazoku (The Big Dumpling Family)" wherein 124 sung in harmony and rhythm. :]

4. Lastly, my personally recommended Vocaloid songs.

A) The Evil Saga (a string of songs with a common sad story)
-Daughter of Evil (Rin)
-Servant of Evil (Len)
-Message of Regret (Rin)
-RE_BIRTHDAY (Len)
-Daughter of Vengeance (Meiko)
-Daughter of Green (Miku)
-Prince of Blue (Kaito)

B) The disappearance of Hatsune Miku

I can honestly go on and on and on... Like this: *tear*, Matryoshka, Love is War, Haro / Hawayu, ACUTE, Last Night Good Night, Proof of Life, Cardioid, I Miss You, SPiCA, Starduster, Nee, Luka Luka Night Fever, Little Traveler, Colors, From Y to Y, soundless voice, Heartbeat #0822, fragile snow, etc.. So those are the 2 (or 1 song and 1 series of songs) most recommended songs by me. xD

~Know some of the Vocaloids~

Have fun with the vocaloid fever. :]

【Vocaloid】Little Traveler (Lyrics + Downloads)

2010-11-23T11:36:00.005+08:00

I haven't really posted in a long long while since, well, I update mostly via Facebook. xD But anyhow, I've brought you Vocaloid goodness! I love Vocaloid songs so much!! Especially when the nico nico douga singers sing to it and make a chorus!! Ballad-like vocaloid songs are the best!!

Song: Little Traveler
Vocals: Hatsune Miku
Music and Lyrics: Jimmythumb-P
Movie: kurobenia no sato
Downloads: on vocal / off vocal / CLEAR's version

Romaji Lyrics:

sabaku ni shizumu yuuhi ni omou

kaze wo matotta kimi no kage

matataki hajimeru hoshi ni negau

"mou ichi-do, mahou wo kakete"

doko e kieta?

kitto kono sora no dokoka de...

hoshi wo kudaku ki ni wa mizu wo

omoi wo kudaku bara ni ai wo

kimi ga ima warau nara

mou nani mo nani mo iranai

sabaku ni shizumu yuuhi ni omou

kimi ga nokoshita ano kotoba

shizumari kaeru hoshi ni negau

"mou ni-do to, mahou wo tokanaide"

boku ga mieru?

kitto namida wo nagashita mama de...

hoshi wo kudaku ki ni wa mizu wo

omoi wo kudaku bara ni ai wo

kimi ga ima warau nara

mou nani mo iranainda

saa iki wo suikonde

sono basho wo mezashite

hibike

boku wa mata sora wo miru yo

kimi no iru sora wo miru yo

tatoe "taisetsu na mono wa,

me ni mienai" to shite mo

English Lyrics:

Think about the desert sunset

Wear the wind on your shadow

When they start twinkling, wish upon a star

One more time, cast your spell

Where have you disappeared to?

Surely to somewhere in this sky...

Give the tree that breaks apart the stars, water.

Give the rose that destroys hope love

If you're laughing right now,

then we don't need anything else.

Think about the desert sunset,

those words that you left behind.

When it falls silent, wish upon a star.

Never again show me the tricks behind your magic.

Can you see me?

Surely, tears are still falling...

Give the tree that breaks apart the stars water.

Give the rose that destroys hope love

If you're laughing right now,

then we don't need anything else.

Now, breathe in.

Aim for that place

And shout

I'll still watch the sky

I'll watch the sky that you're in.

Even if the important things can't be seen with your eyes

Transcribed and Song-fitted Tagalog Lyrics:

Isipin ang dapit-hapon sa disyerto

Isuot ang hangin sa iyong anino

Kapag kumislap ang bituin, gumawa ng nais

Muling ihagis ang iyong gayuma

Nasaan ka ba pumunta?

Tiyak na sa isang lugar sa langit

Bigyan ng tubig, puno na humati sa bituin

Bigyan ng mahal, rosas na sumira sa pag-asa

Kung ikaw ay nakangiti ngayon,

'Di na kailangan ang... kahit ano.

Isipin ang dapit-hapon sa disyerto,

yung mga salita na iniwan.

Kapag tumahimik na, gumawa ng nais

'Wag ipakita ang lihim ng iyong gayuma

Nakikita mo ba ako?

Tiyak na tumutulo pa rin ang mga luha

Bigyan ng tubig, puno na humati sa bituin

Bigyan ng mahal, rosas na sumira sa pag-asa

Kung ikaw ay nakangiti ngayon,

'Di na kailangan ang kahit ano.

Sige, guminhawa ka na

Puntahan ang lugar na 'yon at

Sumigaw

Nakatitig pa rin ako sa langit

Titigin ko ang langit na tirahan mo

Kahit na “ang mga mahalagang bagay ay 'di nakikita."

P.S. This is CLEAR's version of the song. He's one of my favorite NND singers along with Wotamin, Valshe, Halyosy, and many others. :D

Dance Class AND the trip of the year!! x]

2010-11-23T10:37:00.005+08:00

Apparently... I complain about this class too much... xDD The super-stretching, super-pushups, super-situps, etc... I'll actually feel relieved when we finish warm-ups... >.> They're a lot harder than the dance lessons. Anyhow, the class isn't that hard and the steps are fairly easy... I wonder if I should still take Dance and French classes during the second semester. ;O

~*~

OHMYSAUCE Vegas tomorrow! x] I'll stay till lunch tomorrow!! awesomesauce! My classes after lunch are Dance and Math soooo... I already told my teachers I would be absent. Anyhow, I wonder how awesome Vegas is. I hear it's awesome. Oh yeah, I have to check the weather for the weekend. My good friend Misha told me I can check over at weather.com~ Sooo I'll do that. ;D And OMFG her grandpa is bisaya! x] I should go to their house someday... lol. Oh yeah, I have this one japanese friend named Satoe and I heard her speak japanese over the phone... lol I think I only heard "mainiku desho"... ah well, I think she was speaking to her mom. Anyhow... weather... weather...

Friday: 80 degrees | 60 degrees
Saturday: 85 degrees | 65 degrees
Sunday: 88 degrees | 69 degrees

I think friday night would be the coldest among the 3 days... ;T Sunday morning being the hottest. 80 isn't really hot I guess... but it's close to 90... ;O OOOOOOOOHMOIGAWD. I haven't packed my clothes yet... @.@... now that I know the weather I guess I should... then study a bit.... then go back to internet. ;D

~*~

Math class is awesome. Seriously. xD I have Algebra 2... and we do group chapter tests every other week. It's pretty cool. We're divided into groups who have the same grades. Like A students are grouped together.. B students are together and so on. I'm practically on the D group since I did seriously bad in the first chapter test. ;[ But I'll try hard from now on. I'm getting some A grades recently so I'll have to keep that up.

OMG I don't want to take Chemistry (next year) again... DDDx I hate it... I'm hating Biology right now since my teacher doesn't really explain that well... >.> I wanna go back to my old Biology class with Mr. Folmar... I can understand him better than Mr. Osborne... ah well, I'll survive. ;T

Otaku club focuses mainly on video games. xD And they'll have this cosplay event soooo... I'm sorta kinda looking forward to that. lawl.

That's all from me today... I need to do some stuff for tomorrow. ;T

[busy busy busy bee]

NEY

THAT POINT SHOULD'VE BEEN MINE! DDDx

2010-10-08T09:32:00.003+08:00

Before I begin telling what happened today, let me just mention one happening from before.

I saw this guy from my World History class and I thought he could cosplay the perfect Ciel. xDD And then the day after that, it turns out he was in the "anime club"... The club I was willing to signup on. xD And then we met in class and he was like "Didn't you sign up for the anime club?" and I was like yeah. And then he was like "oh, yay."... He began explaining something about Inuyasha too... ;D Anyhow, it turns out he's a pretty smart guy... T^T. Which I think is pretty cool too. xD

Moving on to what happened today---- Okay so something really funny yet kind of annoying thing happened today. xD

During World History class we had like a game. There were 4 categories with 5 questions each on the board (as a powerpoint presentation). Each question had points. For example, for the first row of questions it would be 100 points each. Second row had 200 points and so on.

It kind of looked like that ^ but the categories (i.e Music, Movie) were World History stuff like "Politics", "Monarchy", etc. Anyhow, the class was divided into 2 groups; Blue and Gray. I was on the Blue team and each team had a team leader. Our team leader was named Bret I think... Anyway, so the team leaders get to choose the players AND the question (meaning he chooses a player, then a category and a point number; ex. Movie Category, the 300 point question). So like the game progressed and our team sucked. xD

Blue: 0
Gray: 400

And they put me as the player and we got 200 points. I was the first person in the team that earned them points. xD Then the game progressed further.. We slowly gained points too with other players on my team until we had... a tie.

Blue: 1300
Gray: 1300

There were like 2 questions left, each worth 400 points... And they put me on up there... >.> I'm not smart, geez... Just because I let my team gain at least 600 points doesn't mean I'm smart... Anyhow, I was up against the smart guy (see first happening---anime guy). And he got one question right which was worth 400 points.

Blue: 1300
Gray: 1700

Then the last question came and it was worth 400 points. At this point it should have been another player but they put me on up there AGAIN, for the second time. And the other team also put in the smart guy. So we were up against each other again. xD I'd tie with them if I got this. SO the question came up "Who was the monarchy that made his quick exit to France?" and I was like OMFG I know this. In my mind I was betting either on James I or James II... I'm not even sure if those were right.. And so I rung the bell first and everyone was staring quietly.

"Uhm... ... ... James... the first?"

And everyone was staring at the teacher now; Did she answer right??!

GUESS WHAT...

The answer was James II... OMFG WHAT THE HELL???? xDDDD I was so effing close... lawl... Team Gray was like "YES!!"... and my team were like "aww!! That was so close!!" and some were like "It's fine, you did your best"... (I TOLD YOU! I'm not effing smart.. xD) ah well... I'll just do good in the test since the game was only for extra points (guess how much... 2 points. xD)... I don't think I'll need to study that much... cuz like my teacher's the type who makes you understand AND remember even if you're just listening... ;] So I'll do my best on the chapter test then for tomorrow. I don't want to be known as the smart kid. xD I can choose to be smart if I want to. lol... how stubborn can I get?... xD I still feel bad for losing that one chance though... ;T But then when the teacher said the extra points from the game was "2 points" my team was like... "2 POINTS?? That's it?? Then it doesn't matter.. xD"

"Race for the Cure"... I almost died...

2010-09-27T12:51:00.003+08:00

So this morning, my family and I plus my cousins and auntie went to Newport for the 19th Race for the Cure event thing. I woke up at like, 4:30am... @.@ Anyhow, we arrived a little too early so we took some pictures. x]

This was at around 6am... I think I was the only one cold. xDD Anyhow, the race started at 8am... The place was PACKED with people. Like, seriously packed. If I had to estimate how many people there were, I'd say more than a hundred thousand... Wanna witness a fourth of the people present?

TA~DA! Click to enlarge. Seriously... that's only a fourth of the population during this event.

Yeah. I was sweating. HALLELUIYA!!! I finally broke a sweat! Back in the Philippines sweating was a no-sweat chore because even in the shade, you still perspire. xDD

There were all kinds of "stuff" walking. xD lol... We have old people, young people, black and brown dogs, babies in their strollers... yeah. There were also cheerleaders cheering for everyone who were walking. I'm not sure from which school but yeah. Bands (country music I think) were also scattered around and sang for everyone, giving them energy. Gawd, the walk was long. They said it was 5km long... @.@... And when my mom and I reached the finish line, that's when we realized we had been walking for an hour---both uphill and downhill. >.> oh gawd... my feet felt like it's blood was stolen from it.

Yes. Those are the cutest baby feet. xDD I don't know who owns that baby though but he/she should know that this baby is TOUGH. xD Anyhow, yeah there were also dogs. ALSO, there were airplanes; white and pink-colored. xD The race was for Breast cancer victims and survivors. Their color is pink so if you saw anyone with a pink wig or pink-hair, it means she's a breast cancer survivor. x] I took a picture of the morning moon too! It's a little not clear but you can still see it.

Aaaanyway. Once you finish the race, you get A LOT of free stuff from the race's sponsors!! ;D I got a lot. Like notebooks, pens, visors, a frisbee, free yogurt, bread, juice, etc. A lot. x] It was a fun experience. I have like other fun pictures LIKE:

Don, JC and Jasm's pink streak of hair.

This mascot from the Home Depot. xDD lawl. We were in the Kids Section.

This was by far the coolest thing I have ever seen. xD There were like 4 long tables of these. Guess what those are!~ x]

I took a bite. The cinnamon-kind of bread we can get for free. I could go back and back for more. ;O I mean, I'm not really fond of cinnamon but gawd did this taste delicious.

One of the many bands that played songs for everyone during the walk. x]

Anyhow, we ended the day by feasting on OPH's (Original Pancake House's) awesome omelettes + pancakes... man they were huge. O.o I bet they used like 5 - 10 eggs for EACH omelette... Also, I never knew egg and cheddar cheese would taste so good together~!! <3

[sleeping... tired... tired... TIRED.]

ney

First week of school. x]

2010-09-22T09:07:00.001+08:00

Rosary at the back! HECK YESH PINOY-STYLE APARTMENT. xD

First week of school wasn't so bad apart from me being alone most of the time. xD I didn't feel like wearing anything smexy or extraordinarily cool though. lol. Just be me. During classes, I did talk to about five people or so and approached about three people and started a conversation. The lessons weren't that hard too.

I thought French I would be hard but then it was too awesome to be called "hard". We were also asked to create a "My Page" or "Ma Page" in french. I placed in some deserts and words PLUS "Ciel" and "Sebastian"... This was like, the week before the last episode.... T.T Kuroshitsuji season 2 utterly disappointed me. OH YESH.

We get to choose our own French name for class. I chose "Nina". ;D Also, in the list of names I didn't see the name "Ciel" or "Elizabeth". BUT I did see "Sebastien" and "Claude". OH YEAH. My seatmate's French name is "Romeo". I usually do French oral exercises with him. lulz. xDDD

My "Ma Page". And because cakes are awesome. These pictures are from French Patissierie. You should check that website out! Their minicakes look amazing.

A clearer view of Ciel and Sebastian.

Some vocab words for greetings and basic French.

A French assignment: Draw a comic with 2 people greeting each other in French. xD

Biology was so-so... I mean, the setting of this subject was similar with my Biology class back in the Philippines but of course, there's always differences. One of them is that we have to take notes on every chapter. ;T It's a pain but once you get ahead of the game in note-taking, you'll be free from writing those notes for a week or so!! ;DD MEANING you won't be bringing your SUPER-HEAVY-ENCYCLOPEDIA-BIOLOGY book home~ x3

Example of my note-taking. My penmanship sucks. xD

Dance class was awesome mind you. ;D We did warm-ups... and then it escalated to more serious warm-ups like those hard types of slow sit-ups and stuff. My stomach would ache and be sore. English II was easy. All we had to do was read something for SSR time and then write essays about our weekend or summer or whatever had just happened. I'm confident to get at least an A or B in this subject. xDD (nuuuu... I like... don't have a picture of anything related to dance class. xD)

WORLD HISTORY is awesome. xD First of all, I already know half of what my teacher is explaining (Renaissance, English Bill of Rights, REFORMATION~ xD lulz) and secondly, my teacher is just awesome. ;D She's like, a hyper-loud-funky-ninja-teacher!! xD She also gave us coupons in the first day. The coupons are for when we left our books in the locker, forgot our learning logs or didn't make any assignments. Turn these coupons in and I get half credit. I haven't used any of these yet though.

The colored papers are my unused coupons. YEAH!

My learning log... Well, from the name of this thing what do you think it does? xD

ALGEBRA II was the hard one! ;_; We had a test once and I didn't really study. Plus I still had Geometry stuff in my head from last year. I got 30/50.... that's an effing D-... ;_;... If I got anything lower than that then I would FAIL at that test (F). DDx Could've studied harder.

My D- grade.... T.T I found it hard because they kind of solve these stuff differently from what I know. So I'm like, observing how they solve here. ALSO, they check differently. xD To save ink, they only use it (ink) when there's something incorrect. In the next test just today, I got 6/10. xD I KIND OF got careless in one of the numbers... could've been at least 8/10.... ;_;

Soooo, yeah I only have 6 subjects so school ends quickly. xD I'm friends with at least one person from each of my classes except some other ones. I still don't jave anyone to hangout with during Break and Lunch time though so I'm kinda lonely those times. xD I literally just sit somewhere and do my homework for the next day/week so that I'd be free of homework when I get home.

Take a look at my binder! xD I keep all my stuff here. And my colorful pencil case is sweeeeet. ;DD

That's all from me for now. I have to do my Math assignment. ;T We have math assignments everyday.... T^T... I hate it. Some of the questions make me go "Do I HAVE to answer this? DDx"

[sleepy... NU! MAKE YOUR MATH ASSIGNMENTS WOMAN!!]

neychan

MY GRADES! OHMYGAH! + SCHOOL ON MONDAY

2010-09-12T20:18:00.003+08:00

My brother sent me a copy of my report cards from SPUD (St. Paul University of Dumaguete) xDDD. I kept laughing at how much I failed to get higher grades during my Junior year. That was the time where everyone was mixed up. Usually all smart students stay in one class while average to failing ones go to other classes. This was the time where brainiacs got scattered from one class to another. I was always usually grouped with the braniacs so yeah it was my first time on another section apart from the brainiacs. ;D I have to tell you, its a lot more fun that way. Although my grades kinda seriously dropped. xD At least I never got 70s ;P. That would suck... my first 70 grade. ;T.

Anyhow most of these subjects were pretty useless if you ask me. Some MIGHT be useful but cmon, and we had like 9 subjects. Those times were busy. The teachers kill us to fail. AND the school always wanted donations every single wednesday and on other random days. Plus we go to mass every wednesday.... AND in Junior year we had a Research subject (Investigatory Project)... suuuucks. xDD I think Im gonna enjoy High School in America though. ;D Less stuff to do and more ME time. Plus I go to school late and go home early. There are days when we have minimum bell schedule which means classes are only upto Lunchtime then we can go home. ;DD EPIC SAUCE.

Anyhow.. imma post my grades since they're not that great and mighty that everyone will be shocked. I get low ones and sometimes high ones so I guess I'm pretty much normal. ;/

Freshman Year. ;DD I hate the Filipino subject though. Ibong Adarna WTF?? DDx Why do we need to read that story?? If it's on comic strip form then I'm fine BUT THEN it's like on Shakespeare mode and so I died. And the Religion subject which was the same with the Values Education subject. Could've merged it. ;T Ah well, at least you kill 2 birds with 1 stone with it. ;D

Sophomore year was when we went to Cebu and spent 2 days and 1 night there! ;DDD COOOLIOS. Only thing ain't cool there was when that friend from my left and that other friend from my right puked while we were riding on that bus. xDD I thought I was the next one but naaah... held it in. ;D AND since Cebu is known for it's awesomest cute guys we all looked for some during the bus rides. xDDD And we were like "CUTE GUY OVER THERE!!" and "OMG MAKE HIM MINE" and stuff. It was epic sauce. So, okay my grades dropped. Why? lol.. Life was hard back then. This was like months after my dad and older bro left for America. Sooooo, no one had to help me for Mathematics (my dad! Dx)... nuuuu. And Religion again... Hmmm, didn't really like my teacher back then. ;D AND THEN we had the other Filipino subject again! We had to read Florante at Laura this time. DDDx TORTURE. I get nosebleeds from basic Filipino and they give me this??? DDDDx FAIL.

JUNIOR YEAR THEY PUT ME IN ANOTHER SECTION BESIDES THE ONES IM USED TO. xD And that was awesome. I had my first cake fight at school. lawl. Had to clean a bunch cause of that though. Sooooo.... yeeesh. I fail at Filipino again SINCE it was Noli me Tangere. One of those books Jose Rizal wrote.... DDx Why couldn't they translate that to English or to a comic?? DDx mah lowest was filipino. ;T I suuuuck at it soo bad. Dx The other subjects were cool tho but meeeeh, I got lazy. I got lazy because all my other classmates weren't really the usual brainiacs so they knew how to have fun. I kinda went along with them. Chooo cool~ lulz ;D I got closer with other year level people and other section people too because of that. xD The greatest thing I missed was Prom Night. DDx I had to go to Manila for our Visa requirements. So I had immunization shots instead of prom with frilly dresses, dancing, disco, chocolate fountain and an awesome banquet. AND THEY HAD ME PAY TOO EVEN IF I WOULDN'T ATTEND. DDDx Ah heck.... I hear from my cousin that it's normal to go in limos during prom night here in California. o.O I was like, WTF. Coolios. xDD

Soooo that's that. ;D School starts on Monday! Wish me luck! I'm planning to go early so that I can find my classrooms. I'm not sure how to read this class schedule thing. Room numbers say 2000+, 7000+... And their buildings are uptil 800+... >.> Im gonna ask around though. One advice told me to ask guys. lawl. xD But geee my books are effing heavy!! DDx They're like.... colored books that are effing HARDBOUND. DDD8 I only have 6... and they weigh like 98463278653287 tons. DDx These are effing heavier than encyclopedias and a webster's dictionary!!! like... 5x heavier DDDDx and Im gonna be walking to school!! nuuuuu... I have to put them on my locker FAST.. DDx And I need to listen for requirements! And I need to go to the library to get my internet/student password for internet access! And I need to know how lunch works! And I need to find friends! xDDD hahaha~ I need all the good luck I can get. xDDD

Oh yeah, to relieve all that stress, I was playing Flyff the past week. xDDD

[sleeping....]

neychan

English Proficiency test + People who greeted~ ;3

2010-09-02T09:20:00.002+08:00

I finished the English proficiency test today! and they decide to put me on regular classes since I was fluent in English. If I remember correctly; Listening was 28/30, Reading was 30/35, Speaking was 18/19 and Writing was 35/35. I did good even though I got like 5 mistakes in reading... ;T oh noooes... but I don't really care anymoarssss... at least I kind of got high grades... xD

~*~

People who greeted me!! Labs you all!! Specially ACg, close friends, old classmates and SP-kun. xD All the greetings were worth 6 pages in FB! ;3

Fatima Dib (Lady Elizabeth-chan~)
Keifer Matias (SHUJI-KUN~ My H!P wota brothar)
Fuyu E. Phantomhive (The one who understood the "Sebastian" adjective!!)
Marlyn Diputado (cuzin!)
Giorgio Villegas (MY TEDDY BURR~)
Alois Yue Aglaia 'Vocaloiders'
Rose Congjuico-Bustalino (AWESOME SUPER COOL TITA)
Kahryn Rose Alam
Jhay Bustalino (The cuzin who broke the PSP~ xDD)
Dantii Vi-Britania RR'c
Judilly Calentig (old classmate~)
Natylin A Perez (older classmate~ lulz)
Ella Ayangco (the one who liked my singing voice. xD)
Lan Erames (a brother friend who likes anime and techie stuff)
Patrick Congjuico (MY 7-year older TWIN BROTHER~ labs you!)
Angel Ada
Aya Sun de Leon (purupurupuruing~ hope you feel better!! ;D)
Dunae Chino Luy (YAAAAAAYIZ xD)
Michael John Rising Solitana
Anton Frickingood Taring
Joshua Ray Tubog (Don't know you but thanks for the pic!! ;D)
Dei-John Pelon (DEIVIL! DEIMON!)
Jed Salazar (old classmate who started that cake fight)
Judyll Mark Dudz Lacson (old classmate who kept that thingy I drew for him~ xDD)
Yonie-sama Concepcion (BESTIE ACg~ AWESOME)
Gale Elvinia (teacher during my Junior year in the Philippines)
TinJus Valencia (some person from another section! xDD)
Toni Rochelle A. Lajato (English teacher during my freshman and junior year an a student of my mom's~ lulz)
Lianne Eltanal (CUZIN~)
Aya Matias (XLR8 fan buddy-kinda xD)
Edgar John Espineda
Kai-Kai Congjuico (CUZIN~~ ;333)
Tam Ara (GUMMI GUMMI~)
Ronald Valentine (Person who told me to Party Like a Boss! xD)
Rohxeii Igatiting
Mildred Sy (buddy of an anime buddy~ xDD)
Jm Quimada (awesome cuzin/friend who also likes XLR8 and is a Paulinian in manila~)
Yvannah Jazmienka Galinato (MEEEEEEEEEKA~ My adorable lil cuzin)
Stephanie Eloisa Miaco
Degs Amante (old classmate with a cute lil brodah~ 8D)
M.a. Bouffard (old classmate~~ xD)
Juhne 테일러 리드 (person who asked me about Kuroshitsuji)
Ruby Jane Los Baños (BESTIE FROM ANODAH SCHOOL! STILL BESTIE)
Michael Marcelino
Klylebel Anais Senador (a kouhai.. I think. o.o)
Harris Goh Yek Kai (old classmate who I used to talk to a lot! ;DD)
Samantha Pfleider Rendora (ANODAH BESTIE WHO KNOWS I LIKE STARS~ YAYIZ)
Germina Veong
Jehan Marie Ferrolino (older sis of a BESTIE~)
Rika Sakuma
Dawn Faelnar (Person who told me to celebrate mah b-day in LA)
Samantha De Jesus Ü (A BESTIE twin)
Steven Credo (Old classmate who has a mom who can make AWESOME PIES. x3)
Christian Balasbas (I call him tian tian--sounds like chan chan-- yayiz! xD)
Febbie Loves'him Rosales (Person who is mah journalism buddy~ ;DD)
Cherry Amor (CUTIE PIE~ I wanna eat her)
Darrenz William Genel (old older classmate! xDD)
Maricris Pineda
Shastine Denise de Jesus (younger sis of mah BESTIE's twin)
Yonie-sama Concepcion #2 (YAY FOR DOUBLE GREET! xD)
Reneleen Mendoza Lanario (the only person who said "po" during his b-day greeting)
Jules Gadingan (OUR SMEXY STUDENT COUNCIL MEMBAH)
Andrea Marie Teves Garcia (previous bestie who as the same b-day as I do!! ;D)
Noriel Boo Caluscusin (previous kohai~ ;D)
Rennan Quijano (person who I met during my dad's reunion thing AND is awesome at pro photography)
Zelle Rana (XLR8 buddy who I don't really get to talk to. xD)
Justin Eitniear (XLR8 buddy who likes k-pop stuff and girls say he's cute~ xDD)
Ambot Kinsa Ko (REGINEE!! HAH!)
Sebastian セバスチャン (the awesome Sebby who answered a girlie confession survey)
Joey Chung
Nikki Ruiz Curaming (old classmate who's on her way to womanhood! 8D)
Joanne Ferrolino (BESTIE ACg AWESOMENESS HAWT JAP GUYS PARTNER! xDD)
Sheila Marie Albis (I think I know her... xD my dad does though...)
Meliza Mae (XLR8 buddy who recently moved to San Diego who's gonna leave me when I'm on Vegas! Dx)
Michelle Tio (another person I met in my dad's reunion thing.
Kayla Maghirang (XLR8 buddy who's younger than me and dislikes certain people~ xD)
Sebastian セバスチャン #2 (SECOND PERSON WHO GREETED ME TWICE! YAYIZ)
Geena 颖 Zhou (FIRST NET BESTIE!! OMGIZ AMV MAKING BESTIE!!)
John Jacques Benedicto Sinapuelas (the person who everyone think is gay but is kind of not really. o.o)
Terry Sy (OLD OLD OLD classmate but left us when we turned 5th grade cuz of something... came back on friendster before. xD)

if anyone else greets I'm posting them here and a possible comment. xDD I might arraneg it in alphabetical order later...

Birthday Greetings! Part 2 [Sept. 1, 2010] + School round-up

2010-09-02T01:57:00.002+08:00

I just came back from school because of that round up thing. ;D They had these Sections everywhere and all of them guided us for everything we needed before school starts. x] There were these really enthusiastic and funny bunches of people when I bought the lock for my locker. When I forgot to take the lock from them I said sorry and they were like "It's okay. Okay okay It's okay girl~!" in song format! lulz. so funny... mygawd my books were heavy... good thing mom was there... cuz if she wasn't, I'd be dead by now. X--X

Aaaanyhow, I saw this one really cute guy. xDDD haha, of all the people i saw there, I think he was the one that stood out for me. He was like wearing a black polo shirt and was all quiet. He only talked to his friend. I think the silent and mysterious type of guy is cool. lulz, ah well... Hope I can meet him next time.

I'm on to El Toro next!! Placement exam prepare! x]]

ALSO ALSO ALSO~ from 28 people it doubled up to 70 people who greeted me on my birthday!! ;D

So happy today because of this!! x] And special person-kun (SP-kun) greeted me. lulz... So I'm more than genki! I hope I can greet him back next year! Thanks to everyone who greeted! It means so much to me naw!! AND IM NOT EMOTING OR WTV. xDD I just love hearing the greetings from friends even if they're halfway around the world. ;D I'll list everyone that greeted me here later, when I have time. <3 much love!

[lalala.. I think I burned my tongue Dx]

neychan

Birthday Greetings! [Aug. 31, 2010]

2010-09-01T13:47:00.000+08:00

A lot of old friends greeted me today!! -w- so happy~ I think I miss them all... And since it's September 1 in the Philippines (my original home) most of them greeted me. ;] I'm sad some didn't though but it's okay... I can still wait.. I'm already grateful that a lot of friends greeted me today~ ^^

Anyhow, my mom gave $10 to my brother so that he could buy a cake for me BUT, he returned with a very plane cake and mom didn't like it. SO, she resorted to me for decorating it. I placed in some strawberries, marshmallows and a cookie since that's all we had in the refrigerator... I thought that was fine BUT THEN, she asked me to at least add in my name and "16"... So I did... Guess what I used?... A cookie, which I crumbled into tiny little pieces... IT WAS HARD and it took me at least an hour or more. I had to use a toothpick to align the crumbs to for lines but my hand isn't as stable as I would've like it. I kind of failed in the lettering.

Hora~ See my new cellphone? ^~^ I like it so much. (It would've been awesome if it had internet connection though xDD). I'm glad I got to take pictures with my family too even if one of them isn't here. My 7-year older twin brother isn't with us so we printed out a picture of him and had it with us in the pictures. Just to give off that feeling that he's present with us. BUT, when he saw those pictures he gave one comment on al of it. "It's my death anniversary..." or something like that. xD Dechu dechu~ I'm still happy.

Tomorrow we'll eat in a Chinese restaurant with some relatives. x] Well, right after I do those school stuff and that exam... *sigh* ah well, I think I like it when I'm busy since I don't have to sit and hug the computer for more than 12 hours each day... ;__;

[lalalala~]

neychan

S/mileage sees SNSD (and others) as rivals~

2010-09-01T03:16:00.004+08:00

Watch out for those painted nails! Japanese idol group S/mileage threw down the gauntlet against popular Korean idols SNSD at the Idol Summer Festival 2010 today.

The challenge was delivered in a written format to the “Genie” singers, the contents of which are yet to be revealed. S/mileage member Fukuda Kanon (15) candidly commented in an interview, “SNSD is known as the idols with great legs, but we’re fresher.” She continued, “Everyone here, along with our seniors Morning Musume, AKB48, and SNSD are our rivals. However, we have fresh great legs and can’t lose to anyone.” Each member from the aforementioned groups smiled bitterly in response.

The festival is organized around popular idol groups who perform live and attend talk events. Other idol groups in attendance this year were SKE48,bump.y, and Momoiro Clover.

2,000 fans and over 100 members from the press attended the festival at the C.C. Lemon Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Sources: Sponichi, News24, Nikkan Sports, Daily

Yay for Kanon for making such a cute statement!! We all love her! I saw the post from tokyohive and "sones" were overreacting. I went to allkpop and sones went ballistic. xD They're not only bashing S/mileage but they're also making their idols look bad. Which reminds me of all that XLR8 drama. Anyhow, I think it's the article in Tokyohive that is at fault. If they just mentioned the video and that Kanon meant for it to be humorous, then everyone wouldn't overreact like a bunch of whining babies. Anyhow, ah well, it's good public promotion I guess. I support both groups. And most especially Kanyon~!! ;3

I just hope no one targets Kanyon's blog. Cuz if they did... ohmygiz, drama. Kanon fans and wotas won't like it. S/mileage, ganbatte ne! ;3

Kanon = Queen of Smileage

nuff said.

[I love this pink color.. xD]

neychan

BBB - Birthday Became Busy... DDDx

2010-08-31T14:02:00.002+08:00

I have so much stuff to do on mah birthday. ;_; Not a lot but I think I'll be rushing. I'll have to go to school for that round-up thing where we get everything we need before school starts. My schedule's on 10am. BUT since I have a placement exam on 12pm, I'll go there at 8am and explain why I had to come so early. bajuubers... D; Then, everything would probably be done for at least 1 - 3 hours. I'll go on ahead and go to El Toro for my placement exam where they test me on my English and on my first language, Cebuano. Cool. xDD I don't like deep deep Cebuano words and grammar though since I don't really pay that much attention to that language. I just speak it naturally. ;[

Anyhow, after everything, AT LEAST I get a reward at the end. We're gonna pig out on a Chinese restaurant with some family and friends as the celebration for my birthday~ ;D Chinese! I''m PART CHINESE. And I think I like Chinese food. lawl... Anyhow, life is sweet. Oh, did I already mention I got a sweet new phone? xDD

Till here~ I need to learn how to sleep early. ;O

~*~

BBB.. lol, reminds me of Bravo Bravo by Buono! xD

[sleep? or not sleep? hmmm]

neychan

HAPPii DANCE for my new cellphone!! 8D

2010-08-31T11:45:00.003+08:00

So happy today~~ ;3 Why? Because I got a new cellphone! x3 It's my advanced birthday gift so I'm really happy! I got the LG Lollipop from T-mobile. It has 3 really cute default + animated themes~~ x3 rooaaar it's too cute!!

You can create patterns for those lights that appears outside your cellphone!! 8D Hearts, stars, dolphin, camera, battery, happy face, ANYTHING you can create! Chooo cute~ There are also these lights that blink at the top of the phone~ So when someone calls, you can set the pattern AND lights for that person. ;3 For example your brother called. So instead of "NEY", it can read "BRO" with red lights on the tip of your phone~ 8DD

Okay I'll list some features s that it'll be a little more understandable. xD

1. You can create patterns that appear on the phone cover.
2. There are also lights that appear on the transparent part of the phone plus you can choose which color the lights should be.
3. When someone calls, you can choose to either display the Caller's ID on the phone cover or simply create your own pattern for that person.
4. There are 3 custom themes you can choose from (Candy, Sky and Lime) and all are animated.
5. The sounds system is very good, I love it so far, but it's not the best.
6. The camera takes really clear pictures and you can set some effects while you take a picture. (Ex. Sepia, Black and White, Frames, etc)
7. There are also custom wallpapers, 6 for animated and another 6 for non-animated.
8. Text messaging is very easy and cute at the same time. You can change which font you'd want to use.
9. There's a "Faves" feature. This is where you add contacts who you usually call/text/e-mail/talk to.
10. The contacts thing can be pretty confusing at first since everything's all mixed up but then you get the hang of it.
11. The phone has a GPS Navigator, Alarm Clock, Calendar, Notepad, World Clock, Calculator, Stopwatch, Tip Calculator and a Unit Converter. I only find half of it useful though but that might change.

I haven't tried internet yet though since I got mine deactivated. ;T

~*~

Buono!'s not dead. OWAAIII~ ;3 I found these bowling clips! Even though I could only understand half of them I still found their reactions funny. Airi and Momo are childish and cute-ish while Miyabi is as mature as ever. Miya labu~

Part 1. Part 2 and 3 are in there too when the video ends. It gives up these "related videos" choices.

They were really funny. I was smiling the whole time watching this. xD So cool that Buono! isn't dead yet. I still have my hopes up for a comeback soon! THEY BETTER NOT FAIL ME. >8D

[the smell of the food in the kitchen is so very fragrant]

neychan

MoMosu + S/mileage + AKB48 collab

2010-08-30T05:57:00.002+08:00

Yaymahgiz~~ xDDD We finally see a H!P + AKB48 collaboration~ ;3 I'm pretty much happy about it. ;D

Ghibli Special Medley Collab:

Dekkai Uchuu Performance:

Backstage Clips

Some extra video I found. I think it's also from the same program. I THINK I SAW YAMAPI at 1:25. xDDD

That's all from me today~ ;3

[eating strawberries~]

neychan

Starting High School soon...

2010-08-29T10:24:00.004+08:00

So I'm going to this school called Trabuco Hills High School... and I'm scared. School starts on September 13. With some encouragement from some online buddies, I'm a little less scared now. xD I'll make friends and have fun with High School. ;3 They have this "Round-up" thing where you get all your books and class schedules before school officially starts. ;D I'll be going with the Junior batch. Hopefully I can talk to someone. I took some pictures of my new school!

Yes, it's the home of the "Mustangs"... ;D The place isn't so bad. It's kinda confusing at first but I went around once and I think I'll get the hang of it soon. I'm just worried about the school system and making friends. They put me in "Junior" class or 11th grade. I could've gone to senior class but they said I wouldn't have enough time to complete grad requirements. Well I would have enough time but I'd be rushing... ;T

Anyhow, I learned a lot of things from talking with my online friends who also live in California about how High School works and on tips to making friends. They were really helpful. ;3 Now all I have to worry about are clothes I should wear as well as that English Proficiency test that's happening on my birthday (Sept. 1).. xD

For clothes... Since I went to a private school I mostly wore a uniform and I don't think my sense of fashion has developed ever since. I'm looking up some fashion tips but I think it's mostly about looking good in a comfortable way with your own style. ;D I should get the hang with combinations since I'm pretty bad with them. xD Ah well, we'll see what happens. I just want to make sure I don't wear something weird to school... That'll be embarrassing. I get a lot of tips from Hello! Project outfits. ;3 They're really cute.

As for that Proficiency exam, it's English so I think I should be fine... xD Ah well, it's on my birthday so I know I'll be lively then. My birthday's coming up!! And we're eating somewhere! ;3 I'll give the food ALL MY LOVE! x3

I have 7 classes in total. English, Algebra II, Science, Dance (P.E.), French, Health and U.S. History. I'm starting to look up U.S. History since I don't know anything about it apart from who Abraham Lincoln is. xD My class before with World History did'nt even help at all. Our teacher that time wouldn't really teach us anything. Everytime we have our class he discusses... after about 20 minutes, he goes on and makes jokes. Some are pervy ones. And that probably lasts till class ends. AND he eats gum and candy and throws the wrappers in our room!! xDD But he's cool because even if we don't pass the exams (because we didn't learn anything from him), he still gives us an average of 88+ grades when he thinks we're good students. xDD awesumness~ This should be fun. I'm thinking of changing Integrated Science with Physics though... I don't know if it's still possible, but I'll try. AND AND AND, French class sounds interesting~ ;3 I'll go ahead and buy an English-French dictionary. xD

As for notes from my online senpais, I learned about binders. xD Well, they usually use binders + filler papers here for each subject instead of notebooks. They also have dividers for the binders too. Cute colorful ones. BUT, before I'll buy the binders, I need to know the requirements for each subject so that I'll know how many binders I'll be needing. As for the books, I just figured out that the books were free because the school lends it to us. We give them back after school. ;T Meaning I can't highlight anything on the book. >.> Anyhow, I'll just stick with notes then.

That's all from me. ;)) I want to enjoy High School, so I'm aiming for that! ;D
(I still wonder what AP classes are... ;O)

[I'm gonna puke... from all this icing... *groans*]

neychan

YTchorus, such heartwarming songs. [Download links]

2010-08-18T10:41:00.008+08:00

So now, I'm gonna share with everyone how great YTchorus can sound altogether. Be it 50 or more than 100 people singing, they can still sound so very synchronized and beautiful at the same time. AND, you can listen to their choruses more than 3 times, and I'm not joking. These choruses are elite-ly beautiful, simply beautiful.

I'll start off with their first chorus. Although not very pleasant (and a little loud), it was a start. The beginning of a blossoming chorus group that would even be positively criticized by the maker of one of the songs they did in a chorus. Akihatoha.

【合唱】Akahitoha - Youtube Chorus『紅一葉』

Then secondly, I'll let you listen to the chorus which shocked even its composer. Sakura no Ame, composed by Halyosy from Nico Nico Douga, a user from the famous Nico Nico website. This famous user who also composed several other songs even praised the work of YTchorus for their Sakura no Ame chorus wherein 81 people participated in. Up until now, you can see his comment in the comment box of the video. Yes, this marks how far YTchorus has gone. And even if a Nico Nico user praised them, they still remain to be humble stating that...

"Dont use this as an advantage to compare to the nico nico choruses. YTC (YTchorus) is a community for us to sing and have fun and is inspired by THEM (NNsingers) We are actually still way far behind from Nico. But we are all striving our best to make beautiful choruses ! Not to beat them ! So I hope we dont hear any comparisons between NND (NicoNicoDouga) and YTC".

【合唱】Sakura no Ame - YouTubeChorus

Third chorus is "Dear You" from the anime "Higurashi no naku koro ni" sung by 24 people. This is such a beautiful song full of angelic voices. Even though 24 is somewhat of a low number compared to their previous choruses, they still managed to make it sound so beautiful and refreshing to the ears.

【合唱】 Dear You - Youtube Chorus

The last chorus I'm letting everyone listen to is "Dango Daikazoku" or "The Big Dumpling Family". This was sung to celebrate YTchorus' birthday and anniversary. It was sung by surprisingly 124 people all in all. Such a big number and such a heartfelt song. I'm sure everyone felt so happy and maybe even sad because of this song. It's a song full of emotions and feelings from the whole family of YTchorus, please listen to it.

~Happy Birthday YTchorus, keep growing~

【合唱】Dango Daikazoku - YouTubeChorus

I hope YTchorus continues to grow and to produce more choruses that everyone loves to listen to. Choruses that makes emotions flow. Choruses that makes a statement. Choruses that was sung by a family. I hope they will continue to spread the love and emotions contained in their songs in the near future.

And as for me, I hope they will continue to make me feel happy and content with life as they produce more beautiful choruses.

~*~*~*~*~

I've provided a download link to 3 of YTchorus' songs + the instrumentals that I think they used. I give credit to them and the owners of the songs, and so will you.

【合唱】YouTubeChorus Chorus Compilation 1 Tracklist:
01. 【合唱】Sakura no Ame - YouTubeChorus
02. 【合唱】Dear You - YouTubeChorus
03. 【合唱】Dango Daikazoku - YouTubeChorus
04. 【合唱】Sakura no Ame (instrumental) originally by Halyosy
05. 【合唱】Dear You (instrumental) originally from Higurashi no naku koro ni
06. 【合唱】Dango Daikazoku (instrumental) originally from CLANNAD

【合唱】YouTubeChorus Chorus Compilation 1

Download for all songs and instrumentals (all in one)

[hungry dechu...]

neychan

Dango Daikazoku (The big Dumpling Family) - YoutubeChorus

2010-08-17T07:34:00.001+08:00

This video is too sweet to not listen to it. It's from YTchorus sang by 124 people. I love YTchorus. They're so great. ;3

Lyrics:

Dango dango dango dango dango daikazoku

Yancha na yaki-dango yasashii an-dango

Sukoshi yumemigachi na tsukimi-dango

Osumashi goma-dango yotsugo kushi dango

Minna minna awasete hyakunin kazoku

Aka-chan dango wa itsumo shiawase no naka de

Toshiyori dango wa me o hosometeru

Nakayoshi dango te o tsunagi ooki na marui wa ni naru yo

Machi o tsukuri dango hoshi no ue minna de waraiau yo

Usagi mo sora de te o futte miteru dekkai o-tsuki-sama

Ureshii koto kanashii koto mo zenbu marumete

Nakayoshi dango te o tsunagi ooki na marui wa ni naru yo

Machi o tsukuri dango hoshi no ue minna de waraiau yo

Usagi mo sora de te o futte miteru dekkai o-tsuki-sama

Ureshii koto kanashii koto mo zenbu marumete

Dango dango dango dango dango daikazoku

It's a pretty (and) cute song. ;3 And I have it on my ipod on replay for more than 20 times... x.x It's waaaay too addicting to not listen... Also, it's from CLANNAD. Maybe I'm gonna watch it sometime. I've met so many people recommend it to me. It's a romance anime (I think) soooo since I just got reminded of Hakushaku to Yousei, I might as well try it. *o*

[gonna do something else today...]

neychan

Karaoke Challenges! Watch people fail!

2010-08-14T12:10:00.000+08:00

Hahaha, so I compiled some videos of fandubbers doing Karaoke Challenges! I love it ever since I saw the first one... I forgot whose it was. Before I get on with it, I'll explain how to play the Karaoke Challenge game.

☆ You ask your friend to mash up different instrumentals they have on their computer and send it to you.
★ You have to sing it without lyrics and you can't listen to the song before-hand. Just record it naturally. (NO EDITING.)
☆ Be natural! Have fun! :3

Micchi's H!P Karaoke Challenge (michigopyon)

Miyu-chan's H!P Karaoke Challenge (Mermaid31894)

Nami's H!P Karaoke Challenge (JPNSinger101)

Haha anyhow, those days were fun. ;D

[gonna eat]

neychan