| Carebears, G.I. Joe, and why I love them |
[05 May 2006|06:36pm] |
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As a true child of the '80s, the Carebears were a staple of my TV fare. Not only did my sister and I watch every episode from every story arc (from Professor Coldheart to No-Heart), my mom even brought home several movies she had taped during her US trip: Carebears The Movie (I & II), and Carebears in Wonderland.
Which is not to say that we were a couple of girly-girls, either. Along with Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony, Lady Lovelylocks, Rainbow Brite, and classics like Swan Lake and The Little Mermaid, we also loved G.I. Joe, Transformers, Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, Thundercats, Tiger Sharks, M.A.S.K., and of course, Voltes V and Voltron.
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| Next project: House renovation? |
[04 May 2006|06:42pm] |
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"...tumbling down, tumbling down, tumbling down..."
Our house is falling apart. Just like in the lyrics of my fave-song-of-the-moment, it's tumbling down bit by bit.
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| Anime: Violence vs. Nudity |
[20 Apr 2006|06:48pm] |
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 I'm an admin at an anime-themed community, and one of the topics raised recently was this: "What anime series will never be shown here in the Philippines because of censorship of violence or nudity?"
What followed was more of a "recommended viewing" list of mostly ecchi (soft-porn in anime-speak) series. However, it did pique my interest, and when someone complained about the local TV networks "heartless" butchering (ie censorship by cutting violent/ecchi scenes), it prompted me to post this reply:
( Read my reply )
I'm not saying that violence is justified. I am merely pointing out that most ecchi and hentai feature shocking and humiliating debasement of women, in addition to extreme violence against women. I know. I've been there, seen that.
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| MEME: Random school stuff XD |
[10 Apr 2006|11:56am] |
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Tagged by Roman
How many schools did I go to?
FIVE. Nepumoceno Children's Montessori for nursery and kindergarten; Casa del Nino Montessori & Science High School from preschool to high school; UP Diliman for freshman year and 2 sems; UPHS-L for one traumatic freshman year; CAP College for one sem.
Was I the class "taiko" or the teacher's pet?
Depends on the teacher. Mostly I was a teacher's pet because I was really shy and had to be coaxed to stand up and recite. In English I was mostly the teacher's pet because I was the best, bar none (yabang! lol), except for my junior year in HS when my English teacher hated me because my English was better than hers (her grammar was horrible) and I had to edit her "adviser's column" in the school newspaper because I didn't want her to look ridiculous, and she hated me even more for it =)
What was the biggest rule I broke in school?
That would probably be the dorm curfew at Kalayaan RH (UP-d). My roomie and I got in after curfew because we were at an org meeting. We were scolded by the guard, by the RAs at the desk AND our RA. I was also once accused of wearing shorts above the prescribed length.
Three subjects I enjoyed.
English, Asian History and Penmanship XD
Three teachers that inspired me.
Mr. Peter Aquino, my 4th year English/Journ teacher. I didn't care that everyone kept saying he was a fag. So what? He was a great teacher, and he was kind, and he was funny. He was the only English teacher I ever had who wasn't either awed/jealous/rather scared of me. He treated me like an equal, not like some pint-sized freak of nature. It's just tragic that his sexual orientation somehow demeaned him as a teacher in the eyes of everyone else.
Mrs. Orchid Fernandez, my Grade 5 Math teacher. She was the first Math teacher to show me Math was fun, and that even a numbers-impaired moron like me could learn to enjoy it. Sadly, when she left I reverted to being a math-impaired nerd.
Mr. Nelson Quintong, my HS math teacher and 4th year adviser. He was a terror, unforgiving, with slicing wit that could turn any imbecile into a quivering blob of jelly. But I loved him for his brilliance, his uncompromising integrity as a teacher, and his ability to make even the most complicated math concepts accessible by showing us shortcuts. As with Sir Peter, he was stigmatized by his questionable sexuality, but since he was ferocious where Sir Peter was gentle, he chose to ignore them and focused instead on expanding his kingdom. Now he's our HS principal, I think =)
Now I'm tagging...![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) hija_de_futah, jpop_princess, yuuhidokka and lordsky
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| Summer daze... @_@ |
[30 Mar 2006|01:50pm] |
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I've been searching frantically for summer classes for Nikki ever since school ended this week. I was counting on their having a summer ballet class (from the pics in their brochure). Turns out it wasn't a regular thing (the school is SO disorganized, grrr...). This summer they are only offering summer classes in guitar, keyboards and drums. They don't even have Math or English classes...bleah.
I haven't noticed any dance studios near here, so I will check out Robinson's Imus sometime this weekend. I'm not counting on it though...I mean, I really don't expect much from a mall with a giant Jollibee outlet but NO KFC! None! It's insane! XP
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| I've got my groove back! XD |
[28 Mar 2006|10:32am] |
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Oh yeah! After being stuck in a design rut for MONTHS, I've finally gotten my groove back XD I kept putting off making my own template for my main blog because I'm totally at a loss when it comes to Blogger tags. I guess coding sites from scratch kinda spoiled me in that I'm used to just going with whatever design I want, then putting in the content, instead of building the site around the content (the Blogger way).
Then the other day I decided I'd had enough. So I sat down, designed my template as a graphic in Photoshop, then sliced it up and coded it in Notepad. I had a Blogger Help window open to the template tags page so I could see where to put the freakin' tags.
At first I thought I'd go crazy. There is a whole PAGE of tags that I had no idea where or why to use o_O Then I gradually got the hang of it after an hour or so of hair-pulling and teeth-gnashing (hehehe).
And here's the finished product, tadaaaa! It's actually sort of FUN now that I know how to do it XD Now I'm designing my hubby-bubby's Blogger template, and I'm thinking of putting up a premium custom template blog. Maybe I could earn a few bucks to drop into our wedding fund (^.^)
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| Our Wedding Site |
[27 Mar 2006|01:15pm] |
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 So I won't have to clutter up my blog with our wedding preps details, I put up a separate wedding site where you can read all about our preps, our love story (heehee), and browse through the photos I've compiled for inspiration. The ideas I picked for my own wedding are in the "wedding concepts" section...the rest is just stuff I thought looked nice =)
Here's the link (^.^)
Please do drop by and sign our guestbook. Thanks!
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| Meme: 10 Random Facts About Me |
[25 Mar 2006|03:31pm] |
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I generally avoid memes like the plague, but since I was tagged for this one by my online soul sister Ces, here you go =)
( Read my meme! )
Hehe...I'm not tagging anyone though, kasi this is REALLY old...just didn't have time to compose it earlier ^^;;
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| Wedding plans...whee. |
[01 Mar 2006|08:32am] |
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As if I'm not already swamped, I am now planning my 2007 wedding. Mwehehehe.
Took us a while, but we are now officially planning our church wedding =)
Actually I had no plans whatsoever on the horizon, but while helping Jane plan her wedding, I got hooked XD I found the perfect place for the small, intimate wedding I'd always wanted, and the price was right, so...there ya go. Before I knew it, my favorites folder was bulging with sites for photographers, wedding cakes, florists, caterers...you name it XD
As of now, no suppliers booked yet. We've already decided on a date though (Aug. 25, 2007), vanue for both ceremony and reception (Banio Kreek Farms in Silang, Cavite...it has the loveliest garden chapel I've ever seen, and it's close enough to Tagaytay to be cold na), and a caterer (Blue Petals, recommended by Arlene for their yummy food and elegant setup).
I'm still trying to pick a photographer. I'm on a VERY tight budget, but I don't want my one and only wedding day to turn out like crap in the photos either XP
Swimming, billiards, videoke and barkada bonding for the guests remaining after the reception; the chapel can only accommodate 25 people at most (though I suppose I could invite some of the additional guests to just the reception) so it's going to be a strictly family-and-megaclose-friends affair. Sigh.
P.S. Just joined the W@Wie egroup. Saw Bombie's wifey Gazel there posting about their coming wedding. Heh, I didn't even know they were getting married here (^^);;
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| ATP Update ~ 12 November 2005 |
[12 Nov 2005|10:45am] |
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Anime Theme Park v9 - Cherry Kiss
Five songs up in the regular section, plus 11 versions of FFX - Song of Prayer. Also, new layout, coded entirely by hand, and W3C-validated. Yeah.
Song Rotation/Requests
Fushigi Yuugi Genbukaiden: Kakami no Fujo [PS2 Game] - Eien no Hana
Fushigi Yuugi Genbukaiden: Kakami no Fujo [PS2 Game] - Cross
Maaya Sakamoto - High Touch
Mojacko - Chu Chu Chu
Prince of Tennis - Make You Free
Featured Theme
Song of Prayer
Song of Prayer [Ifrit]
Song of Prayer [Ixion]
Song of Prayer [Valfor]
Song of Prayer [Bahamut]
Song of Prayer [Yunalesca]
Song of Prayer [The Ronzo]
Song of Prayer [Spira]
Song of Prayer [Anima]
Song of Prayer [Yojimbo]
Song of Prayer [Shiva]
Next update is on Nov. 19 (^.^)
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| ATP Update (10/22/05) |
[22 Oct 2005|09:39pm] |
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Six new songs added to ATP
Panyo Panyo Digi Charat - Happy! Smile! Hello!
Digimon 02 - Yasashii Ame
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Amrita
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle - Tsubasa (Sakura Version)
Jisatsu Circle - Puzzle
Jisatsu Circle - Write Once (Live As You Please)
Sorry it was a bit late. I've been obssessively adding stuff to my DeviantArt page (yay, cheap plug XD)
Next update will be on November 5. Enjoy! (^.^)
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| ATP Update 10/08/05 |
[08 Oct 2005|08:21pm] |
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Jennifer Saunders - Holding Out For A Hero (Shrek 2) |
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Six new songs added to ATP
Bioman - Chodenshi Bioman (OP)
Gantz - Last Kiss (ED)
Remy The Homeless Girl - Ai Ni Tsuite (OP)
Remy The Homeless Girl - Shiawase No Yokan (ED)
Tokyo Babylon - Rainbow Gossip (Hokuto's 2nd Image Song)
Nami Tamaki - High School Queen
Next update will be on October 22, so please be sure to send in your requests by then. Enjoy! (^.^)/~
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| Accused of image theft. Geez. |
[05 Oct 2005|08:41am] |
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I never thought I'd see the day that I would be accused of stealing someone else's work. Me??? Hello. I wouldn't steal a piece of bread if it came up to me and bit me. Just not my style, girl. Not my style.
Okay, here's the deal. I have taken down all my anime/manga-based wallpapers from my DeviantArt page because my work has been questioned as being stolen work. Because I did not draw the images myself.
( Here's the whole thing from my DA page: )
As you can see, I am now a DA fraud, I think. I dunno. So I took down all my anime/manga wallpaper until I feel clearer about this issue. Because if what I was doing WAS wrong, then I certainly don't intend to do it again.
I have emailed Carnelian for permission to use the art. I'm not holding my breath though.
I left up the screenshots of my layouts, since I worked really hard on those. They are MINE. But since I didn't draw the images I used, I am beginning to have doubts about that as well.
I feel like I should just chuck everything in the recycle bin, turn off the PC and just go off and do the laundry or something, and never attempt to do anything even remotely-web-related. Seems everything I thought I knew, my skills (what skills?) everything is being put in doubt. And I'm tired of having to constantly tell myself, yeah, I can do this, I can.
I try to do the right thing. I honestly do. I have never even thought of hurting anyone, or cheating anyone, or stepping on anyone else to get what I want. I am not like that, I never have been. My husband tells me it's actually a fault because then I get hurt a lot when people make assumptions based on the premise that everybody does it.
I am not everybody. I have never followed the crowd, and I have never believed that just because everybody else is doing it makes it right. And I'm not about to start now.
So if I was wrong, so be it. I just want things to be clear so I can stop what appears to be art theft on my part. I just wish I didn't have to hear it from a REAL ARTIST who thinks what I'm doing is shit compared to her REAL art.
I'm just so freakin' TIRED, you know?
[EDIT] Took out the wallie links. The issue has been resolved, DA has explained its Anti-Art Theft policy, and I am at peace. I have removed all third-party-based work from my DA page, including my former av and ID. I now have a freaky kao-ish butterball named Gigi on my ID.
I will be making new avs for my LJ as well, because, well, my conscience bothers me. I can't help it.
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Snagged this quote from kirika
"in the lifetime of searching for love, every person will find four people:
the first is yourself,
the second is the person you love the most,
the third is the person who loves you the most,
the fourth is the person you spend the rest of your life with.
( Read more... )
which one of these people are you in others' lives?"
I don't know if I'm naive or starry-eyed or what, but for me I found all these three people in my husband. He almost wasn't number one or three, but he had the tenacity of a leech (I don't know if he'll like the comparison lol) and lo, his patience was rewarded =D
As for the question of who I am in other's lives...well, obviously, once upon a time I was Person #2 ie the one who loves you most. Unfortunately he did not realize this and when he did it was too late.
I think I was only truly a Person #1 for my husband. I have never felt such love, such caring, and I will always be thankful that fate allowed us to meet.
Okay, I'm getting the sappy bug from Roman, enough, enough XD
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| Thank you, Presea! |
[30 Sep 2005|08:40pm] |
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Thanks to much soul-searching on my previous entry and entries/comments from hija_de_futah and dreamlessness, I have decided that I do not suck.
So what if I haven't learned PHP yet? So what if I code in both FP and Notepad? So what if I use somebody else's scripts, tutorials? I credit them properly, I do not steal, I have hurt no one. I have stepped on no one in my 4 years of running ATP. Yes, I may not be a hard-core programmer. But I CAN design web pages, and they are good enough for me, and for a lot of other people.
I will learn back-end programming at my own pace, in my own time. After all, I do have an offline life to attend to. I can't prioritize learning PHP and ASP and everything else over the day-to-day running of my household.
Thank you, guys, for making me see what I probably knew all along. Never again will I let others make me feel inadequate about myself.
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| Who are you? |
[30 Sep 2005|07:15pm] |
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Do you ever wonder what you are to the universe? What your existence means to life's general purpose? If the world would even notice that you're gone, or whether you would just seem like a blink, a glitch, a drop in a boundless sea of humanity?
Sometimes I feel like that. Like the world is passing me by, without a though, without a care. Everybody all wrapped up in themselves, their own cares and worries, their own triumphs and defeats. Sometimes I look at the people around me, and think, do they even see me? Indeed, do we ever look at others as they really are, or do we choose to see a reflection of ourselves in others?
We cling to our artificial identities, garbed in our professional mantles. In today's society, you are who you work for. No longer do we think of ourselves as being...us. We are no longer people. We have become, executives, engineers, programmers, call center agents, managers, proud to be 'professionals'.
And yet are these mere titles really enough to define our souls, our essence? Is that enough? What happens when we get home, and take off the trappings of professional respectability?
In the dark, alone with your true, naked self, can you say with all sincerity that you like what you see? That you are actually...happy?
Or do you shy away, as you glimpse the vast yawning emptiness of your soul?
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| The Keys |
[30 Sep 2005|06:52pm] |
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>> Posted earlier on my dA journal
Just woke up from my nap, and this memory popped into my head. I don't know why. I had no reason to think of my dorm days, and I certainly wasn't dreaming about it.
During my all-too-brief college career at UP Diliman, I roomed at Kalayaan Residence Hall for my freshman year. Reputedly the cushiest (by UP standards) college dorm on campus, except for the dorm for foreign students, it was exclusively for freshmen.
My roommate was Janette, a nice girl from Pampanga. Because we were not only roommates but also blockmates, we went everywhere together.
When dormers needed to be called to the front desk, if they had a visitor or a phone call, it was announced via a scratchy old PA system with speakers mounted high up on the walls every four rooms or so along the corridor. So you could hear it even inside your room, the top part of the walls, about a foot from the ceiling, were knocked out and covered with grills and steel mesh. Of course this also meant that you could hear everyone else's convos, footsteps, etc all the way down the corridors.
Because of the resultant noise, I had to sleep with my radio turned on. I kept it as low as possible, yet loud enough to drown the noise from outside. Sometimes if I really liked a song I'd crank it up a bit, then go to sleep and forget about it.
One morning, while we were getting ready for class, Janette asked me if I had noticed when Ate Tiff (our floor RA) came into our room the night before and switched off my radio.
I said, no. I assumed Janette had turned it off.
( And this is what Janette said: )
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