Since my Mom enjoys playing games with her iPad to pass the time, I figured she wouldn't think twice about spending time away from her usual line of games to play our game - Dream Inn: Driftwood for the iPad. It was only released last May 24, but it's a fancy Hidden Object game that might just catch my mother's interest.
It took some tries to get it to download correctly, but this morning, finally, it was ready for playing. The first thing she asked was "Is your name there?" Naturally, I moved to the credits to prove such, and there was my name. Sense of accomplishment~
On the way to work today, my brother was driving, and my mom took the liberty of playing while in the car. Funnily enough, she'd ask me from time to time: "Trish, what a sextant?" "Where do I put it?" "I can't find it." I had to force down a chuckle.
So if you have an iPad, please do get it from the App Store! The initial download is free, but the purchased version comes up after 5 levels~
on Monday, May 28, 2012
I think I'll blame The Avengers. Since its debut here in the Philippines last April 25, the hype never seemed to end and the impending box-office smash hit managed to take away two of it's screening times from my life; one in 3D, the other in good ol' 2D viewing. Of course, when are movies ever going to be a waste of my time?
But this Avengers movie was different. Of course, with a star-studded cast portraying a band of epic superheroes, how could it flop? The biggest surprise came in the big package, all bundled up nicely with a bow in the form of Mark Ruffalo portraying Bruce Banner / Hulk. 8D
It was a welcome surprise, really. He was a newcomer compared to the rest who reprise their roles from previous Marvel flicks and the third overall to portray the good doctor. And may I say, he has just been full of surprises. He made me an insta-fan for Bruce, and I'm very much glad to hear that the overwhelming positive reviews landed him a six-movie deal to continue portraying Bruce! *cheers*
In other news, I decided to procure a copy of 2004 flick 13 Going on 30, where Mark portrayed the adult form of Matt Flamhaff. It's not surprising that a number of his movies have him in the same demeanor and acting style, with variations in character personality. Needless to say, he is just very much a great actor that has gotten my utmost respect.
Best of luck to him, and I'm very much looking forward to his future work and success in the Marvel world~ Looking forward to his own Hulk movie!
But this Avengers movie was different. Of course, with a star-studded cast portraying a band of epic superheroes, how could it flop? The biggest surprise came in the big package, all bundled up nicely with a bow in the form of Mark Ruffalo portraying Bruce Banner / Hulk. 8D
It was a welcome surprise, really. He was a newcomer compared to the rest who reprise their roles from previous Marvel flicks and the third overall to portray the good doctor. And may I say, he has just been full of surprises. He made me an insta-fan for Bruce, and I'm very much glad to hear that the overwhelming positive reviews landed him a six-movie deal to continue portraying Bruce! *cheers*
In other news, I decided to procure a copy of 2004 flick 13 Going on 30, where Mark portrayed the adult form of Matt Flamhaff. It's not surprising that a number of his movies have him in the same demeanor and acting style, with variations in character personality. Needless to say, he is just very much a great actor that has gotten my utmost respect.
Best of luck to him, and I'm very much looking forward to his future work and success in the Marvel world~ Looking forward to his own Hulk movie!
Admittedly, I don't normally spend on buying new clothes. At the time, I never had the money and would more often than not ask my Mom to get it for me. But, since I make my own money now by slaving away at a game company, I decided to spoil myself when Kai and I went to SM North one fine Saturday since I was treating her out with a portion of my first salary.
Granted, it was a good find; I never had enough polo shirts, though I very much enjoy wearing them. A sorry excuse to wear more to work. Just when we were about to head home after a satisfying early dinner at Sakae Sushi, we stopped by the Surplus Shop and I found myself a neat piece of polo shirt (that I wore to work Monday morning) in a nice shade of red checkers that reminded me of lumberjacks. xD
A good buy, if I might add.
on Monday, May 21, 2012
Yeah, the title was meant to be a pun since I had a sundae at Swensen's on a Sunday~~
Being a chocolate lover makes things even tastier for me. So after my lunch treat at RAMEN BAR (the decision made by my sister chanting it in suggestion), Mom urged us to look for an ice cream parlor for dessert, which Dad ended up spending on.
Whee~~
Being a chocolate lover makes things even tastier for me. So after my lunch treat at RAMEN BAR (the decision made by my sister chanting it in suggestion), Mom urged us to look for an ice cream parlor for dessert, which Dad ended up spending on.
Whee~~
on Friday, May 18, 2012
Last Monday and yesterday, I had the opportunity to have dinner on the way home from work with my mom. On these days, we ate at KITARO along White Plains. Having a light meal of Salmon Maki (and some of Mom's California Maki) was a nice reminder of dinners spent some Tuesday back at ALLS prior to my HCI class.
on Tuesday, May 15, 2012
The Game of Life Adventures. UNO. Monopoly Deal. Aside from game consoles, card games are the next in line to be good portable means of recreation. Not to mention it only takes minutes to play with about 98% chance of shuffling cards and playing another round, give or take the addition of a few people.
Kai has been harping me to get Monopoly Deal for the two of us for some time, and this would be the reason why we frequent visiting shops like Toy Kingdom, Toys R Us and Hobbes & Landes to search for it. For some weeks, they were all out of stock, and we settled for purchasing other games instead.
Luckily, they were good calls because the first two buys turned out for he better, with good statistics of replayability whenever we got together every weekend. Earlier today, I was commuting home and decided to pass by the Toy Kingdom at SM Makati to check on the Kamen Rider and Sentai merchandise. I decided to go to the other side of the store towards the mass of board games where the boxes of card games hung. Much to my surprise, I skimmed the game titles and came across MONOPOLY DEAL! Eagerly, I got it, and now we have a nice array of card games to choose from and bring along to sleepovers!
Kai has been harping me to get Monopoly Deal for the two of us for some time, and this would be the reason why we frequent visiting shops like Toy Kingdom, Toys R Us and Hobbes & Landes to search for it. For some weeks, they were all out of stock, and we settled for purchasing other games instead.
Luckily, they were good calls because the first two buys turned out for he better, with good statistics of replayability whenever we got together every weekend. Earlier today, I was commuting home and decided to pass by the Toy Kingdom at SM Makati to check on the Kamen Rider and Sentai merchandise. I decided to go to the other side of the store towards the mass of board games where the boxes of card games hung. Much to my surprise, I skimmed the game titles and came across MONOPOLY DEAL! Eagerly, I got it, and now we have a nice array of card games to choose from and bring along to sleepovers!
on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Just finished watching Castle's Season 4 ender - episode 23 entitled Always. Since it already aired in the US last Monday, I'm free to spoil anyone who hasn't had the opportunity to watch it themselves (though I won't be that much of a spoil sport by giving everything away).
Instead, I'll just be writing down a brief review of the episode's chain of events and give my feedback on certain parts!
1. Castle confessing. I saw the sneak peek on Youtube last Monday, and I was flabbergasted by Castle's confession! I mean, who could not be moved when someone tells you this: "I think you are the most remarkable, maddening, challenging, frustrating person I've ever met." Watching through the episode, we find out that there's so much more angst and drama interlaced in that sneak peek that it was a surprise that Beckett actually got even more frustrated to the point of Castle just admitting fault and backed off.
2. Javin's first name basis. Throughout this entire episode, I'm pleasantly surprised that Ryan and Esposito actually call each other by their first names. Whether it's because of the bond they share or whatever, it stresses a fine point that they're close and confide in one another.
3. Beckett calling out for Castle. This was something I've been waiting to hear. On the brink of death as she's hanging on the edge of a building, she finally voices out for Castle. Whether it was a good thing that it wasn't Castle that saved her - though it was his voice that you hear prior to Ryan (and Gates) saving her.
4. Case Tie-Up and Cliffhanger. This episode re-opened the longstanding case surrounding Kate Beckett; her shooting, her mother's case, Captain Montgomery's files, and the identity of the mysterious figure that Castle has been in touch with. Of course, this naturally sparks the notion of a Season 5 so booyah! Did I mention that Beckett resigned and Esposito was on a forced leave? Ryan reasoned out that he had to do it, so it left him and Esposito on rough waters.
5. Rick and Alexis time. It's always endearing how Alexis inadvertently mentions something that metaphorically relates to Castle's own situation with Beckett. She's due to give her valedictorian speech and frets about what to talk about. She admits to being scared of moving on, and Castle couldn't relate more.
5. THE CASKETT MAKE-OUT SCENE. The closing scene for this couple was just so sweet. Rick gets a call from Kate but he rejects it, and after a while a knock comes to the door. Kate is at the door, and Rick flatly asks what she wants, and her reply? "You." This was immediately followed by her walking up to Rick and kissed him, followed by a string of apologies and confessing that when she was on the edge of death, all she could think about was him. o(>u< )o LOVE IT!! Of course, the little make-out scene was just to die for. (*u*)
Instead, I'll just be writing down a brief review of the episode's chain of events and give my feedback on certain parts!
1. Castle confessing. I saw the sneak peek on Youtube last Monday, and I was flabbergasted by Castle's confession! I mean, who could not be moved when someone tells you this: "I think you are the most remarkable, maddening, challenging, frustrating person I've ever met." Watching through the episode, we find out that there's so much more angst and drama interlaced in that sneak peek that it was a surprise that Beckett actually got even more frustrated to the point of Castle just admitting fault and backed off.
2. Javin's first name basis. Throughout this entire episode, I'm pleasantly surprised that Ryan and Esposito actually call each other by their first names. Whether it's because of the bond they share or whatever, it stresses a fine point that they're close and confide in one another.
3. Beckett calling out for Castle. This was something I've been waiting to hear. On the brink of death as she's hanging on the edge of a building, she finally voices out for Castle. Whether it was a good thing that it wasn't Castle that saved her - though it was his voice that you hear prior to Ryan (and Gates) saving her.
4. Case Tie-Up and Cliffhanger. This episode re-opened the longstanding case surrounding Kate Beckett; her shooting, her mother's case, Captain Montgomery's files, and the identity of the mysterious figure that Castle has been in touch with. Of course, this naturally sparks the notion of a Season 5 so booyah! Did I mention that Beckett resigned and Esposito was on a forced leave? Ryan reasoned out that he had to do it, so it left him and Esposito on rough waters.
5. Rick and Alexis time. It's always endearing how Alexis inadvertently mentions something that metaphorically relates to Castle's own situation with Beckett. She's due to give her valedictorian speech and frets about what to talk about. She admits to being scared of moving on, and Castle couldn't relate more.
5. THE CASKETT MAKE-OUT SCENE. The closing scene for this couple was just so sweet. Rick gets a call from Kate but he rejects it, and after a while a knock comes to the door. Kate is at the door, and Rick flatly asks what she wants, and her reply? "You." This was immediately followed by her walking up to Rick and kissed him, followed by a string of apologies and confessing that when she was on the edge of death, all she could think about was him. o(>u< )o LOVE IT!! Of course, the little make-out scene was just to die for. (*u*)
on Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Say hello to my Blue Buster Ranger key! I wish there was a button to flip up the bottom half to reveal the key like what the Gokaigers do - because it is an epic feat - and pretend to be cool about it.
My first time working overtime; although not surprising since the situation called for it. Sadly There were setbacks so I'm hoping the succeeding OTs I'll be taking this week to wrap up a phase of one of our games. Fingers crossed.
My first time working overtime; although not surprising since the situation called for it. Sadly There were setbacks so I'm hoping the succeeding OTs I'll be taking this week to wrap up a phase of one of our games. Fingers crossed.
Happy birthday to Tenimyu Season 1 Rikkai B cast's Kirihara Akaya, Nishimura Mitsuaki!
on Monday, May 7, 2012
Since Kai slept over this weekend and she wanted to get her Game of Thrones books, we decided to go to Trinoma last Saturday afternoon. After running a short errand for my dad, I coaxed her to come with me to Saizen to browse around at the merchandise because they were really nice.
Funnily enough, we stumbled upon this mass of perfume that we knew some of our friends from Japan used. Admittedly, they smelled nice so we each chose one to get. I'm not a big fan of perfume but I do want to get into the habit of things, if just to make my girlfriend swoon. Fun fact is she enjoys randomly sniffing me, so it's a welcome invitation for her. XD
I may make it a point to restock on this every so often. Before they disappear, you know.
Funnily enough, we stumbled upon this mass of perfume that we knew some of our friends from Japan used. Admittedly, they smelled nice so we each chose one to get. I'm not a big fan of perfume but I do want to get into the habit of things, if just to make my girlfriend swoon. Fun fact is she enjoys randomly sniffing me, so it's a welcome invitation for her. XD
I may make it a point to restock on this every so often. Before they disappear, you know.
So since I foresee hardly any time to make entries due to my 8-5 work hours, I decided to try out doing some short entries and see how that plays out for a while. Any birthday greetings I may have missed will just be edited in when I have access to a laptop and my birthday excel master list.
Anyway, this morning I brought some things to decorate my otherwise bland workspace in the office. I must say, it's nice to see some color! Such things included my Kamen Rider finger figurines and my Go-Busters Ranger keys I bought yesterday as a gift to myself. XD To cap it off, I bought a little organizer to put all my pens - which is actually a holder for remotes. True story. I also have some scratch paper for any notes I want to take down while testing out games and such, as well as have compartment for my gadgets while I work for easier access.
Anyway, work has been never-ending!! But luckily I have a knack for it so the task becomes a bit less stressful than burdening. I'm predicting a night of overtime this week though. At least my work station will be an interesting one to come back to.
Anyway, this morning I brought some things to decorate my otherwise bland workspace in the office. I must say, it's nice to see some color! Such things included my Kamen Rider finger figurines and my Go-Busters Ranger keys I bought yesterday as a gift to myself. XD To cap it off, I bought a little organizer to put all my pens - which is actually a holder for remotes. True story. I also have some scratch paper for any notes I want to take down while testing out games and such, as well as have compartment for my gadgets while I work for easier access.
Anyway, work has been never-ending!! But luckily I have a knack for it so the task becomes a bit less stressful than burdening. I'm predicting a night of overtime this week though. At least my work station will be an interesting one to come back to.
on Thursday, May 3, 2012
After my first day at work at Anino Games, I commuted home and took a route through SM Makati to get a bus. On the way, I passed by the Toy Kingdom I frequented to check if I could still get a Kamen Rider W gashapon. To my dismay, they had taken it out, and that left me a bit saddened.
But my spirits were lifted when I saw some Japanese merchandise of Kamen Rider toys! Funnily enough, several of the toys on sale were promoting the latest one in the series: Kamen Rider Fourze. Among the merchandise that caught my interest are found below in the pictures I snapped.
First item worth mentioning is the Fourze Driver, the belt that allows Kisaragi to transform into Fourze. It comes with the first 4 Switches that usually come with the standard set, and not surprisingly should be there.
But my spirits were lifted when I saw some Japanese merchandise of Kamen Rider toys! Funnily enough, several of the toys on sale were promoting the latest one in the series: Kamen Rider Fourze. Among the merchandise that caught my interest are found below in the pictures I snapped.
First item worth mentioning is the Fourze Driver, the belt that allows Kisaragi to transform into Fourze. It comes with the first 4 Switches that usually come with the standard set, and not surprisingly should be there.
Next would be the Astroswitches! On the left, two switches were sold together, that also slot into the Fourze Driver~ On the right are more interesting switches that feature three other Kamen Riders! On the back, if you activate the OOO's switch, you get a hand similar to Ankh! xDDDDDD
Finally, you see the other ones for sale. In the top left, you have Fourze's Hee-Hackgun, Fourze's Module accessed by the Fire Switch when he enters Fire State. Next to that is Kamen Rider Meteor's Meteor Driver, which allows Sakuta to transform into Meteor. And on the bottom left, the Powerdizer, a piece of machinery that Daimonji utilizes for the team.
And finally, I have a nice little family of Kamen Rider finger puppets growing! From left to right: Kamen Rider OOO's Ankh, Kamen Rider OOO, Kamen Rider Fourze and Kamen Rider Shin Den-O.
Monday last week (April 23), my net was uncooperative and prohibited me from chatting with Kai, so I decided to finally clean out one of my cabinets brimming with school papers and readings. I decided to sort them out into trash, reusable as scratch paper or memorable papers and readings to hold onto to add to my little collection.
Among these collection of works are the readings I attained from my three Philosophy classes in college. In this little collection of mine, I have the following:
Among these collection of works are the readings I attained from my three Philosophy classes in college. In this little collection of mine, I have the following:- Plato's The Republic
- Plato's The Cretan City
- Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics
- Michel Foucault's Discipline and Punish
- Michel Foucault's History of Sexuality
- Michel Foucault's The Use of Pleasure
- Hannah Arendt's The Origins of Totalitarianism
- Hannah Arendt's The Human Condition
- Hannah Pitkin's The Attack of the Blob
Along with this collection, I have several scripts carried over from my Literature 14 class back in freshman year. The titles of which I won't care to recall or elaborate anymore. After going at dumping papers and readings in the thrash for disposal, I find myself with packets of scratch paper and several memorable pieces of output. A fine way to remember college, I think.
(Obviously this is a long, overdue post)
(Obviously this is a long, overdue post)
on Monday, April 30, 2012
The past few days have been anything but dull. Since my departure from the house to run some work-related errands that seemed to have been more practically spent in the company of my girlfriend Kai - both for the company and convenience - I have been in and out of a house to go to either the mall or elsewhere.
Last Wednesday, April 25, Kai and I went to get our NBI Clearance at Robinson's Metro East, just a trike ride away from her house. We were there somewhat expecting the long line but in the end it turned out to have been a long wait. Since the Clearance center only accommodated 500, they gave out numbers to everyone who was in line. Luckily, Kai and I got 399 and 400 respectively, so we managed to get to get the process done by the end of the day. The day was especially special because it was the opening day of The Avengers here in the Philippines, and being there in the mall as early as we were, who wouldn't line up to buy tickets?! So I treated Kai and myself to a 3D screening of the movie at 6pm. Well worth it!
After all was said and done, we had the privilege of watching it again yesterday with my relatives at Shangri-La Plaza Mall, care of our cousin's running team's premiere screening. Since my brother wasn't watching with us and Kai was already sleeping over, we invited her to come along to not waste the ticket.
Considering it was both our first time exploring that mall, we were more than amazed. But of course, not as amazed by our second viewing of the movie.
I finally took the opportunity to get a picture with the promotional board of my favorite actor & character of the bunch, Tony Stark/Iron Man played by the forever awesome Robert Downey Jr.!
Since we got an advanced screening from America, I won't give out any spoilers, but will say how it's worth every cent to GO AND WATCH THIS MOVIE! Looking forward to the sequels The Avengers 2 and Iron Man 3 in the future!!
Last Wednesday, April 25, Kai and I went to get our NBI Clearance at Robinson's Metro East, just a trike ride away from her house. We were there somewhat expecting the long line but in the end it turned out to have been a long wait. Since the Clearance center only accommodated 500, they gave out numbers to everyone who was in line. Luckily, Kai and I got 399 and 400 respectively, so we managed to get to get the process done by the end of the day. The day was especially special because it was the opening day of The Avengers here in the Philippines, and being there in the mall as early as we were, who wouldn't line up to buy tickets?! So I treated Kai and myself to a 3D screening of the movie at 6pm. Well worth it!
After all was said and done, we had the privilege of watching it again yesterday with my relatives at Shangri-La Plaza Mall, care of our cousin's running team's premiere screening. Since my brother wasn't watching with us and Kai was already sleeping over, we invited her to come along to not waste the ticket.Considering it was both our first time exploring that mall, we were more than amazed. But of course, not as amazed by our second viewing of the movie.
I finally took the opportunity to get a picture with the promotional board of my favorite actor & character of the bunch, Tony Stark/Iron Man played by the forever awesome Robert Downey Jr.!
Since we got an advanced screening from America, I won't give out any spoilers, but will say how it's worth every cent to GO AND WATCH THIS MOVIE! Looking forward to the sequels The Avengers 2 and Iron Man 3 in the future!!
on Monday, April 23, 2012
It's been a while since I've made a blog post. Call me lazy, but bumming around isn't exactly and equivalent to not doing anything. It's more of spending most of the day doing one thing and lazing around with everything else. Not long from now I'll have to take in the habit of waking up early 5 - or sometimes 6 - days a week to go out and do my work.
Well, that aside, last weekend was an interesting one, filled to the brim with two consecutive grad parties!
As you may have guessed I themed my party as Harry Potter, and I had the cake designed specifically for it. I have to say I was impressed with it! Shoppersville Bakeshop outdid themselves with following the picture I gave them! It was a chocolate cake, so it was well worth the money spent for it.
During this party I invited family and friends - mostly from my college days - for a night of laughs and company; a welcome invitation from the life of bumming around waiting for work to start or something for me and my blockmates. It was a sight to see them, after all~
Well, that aside, last weekend was an interesting one, filled to the brim with two consecutive grad parties!As you may have guessed I themed my party as Harry Potter, and I had the cake designed specifically for it. I have to say I was impressed with it! Shoppersville Bakeshop outdid themselves with following the picture I gave them! It was a chocolate cake, so it was well worth the money spent for it.
During this party I invited family and friends - mostly from my college days - for a night of laughs and company; a welcome invitation from the life of bumming around waiting for work to start or something for me and my blockmates. It was a sight to see them, after all~
on Thursday, April 12, 2012
So I just came from Makati about an hour and a half ago; back from a contract signing, sealing my fate with Anino Games for the next 32 months, approximately. Starting May 2! :D Here's fingers crossed that things sail smoothly in that span of time and regularization comes sooner than expected.
Anyway, I tried a new way home, as suggested by my dad just before he dropped me off at TriNoma to go to Makati. A P36 bus ride from Ayala to Fairview. The clincher was that it was just one ride compared to my usual MRT-Jeep route, plus it was air-conditioned! Who could say no to that really? xD
Of course, since I took the MRT rout going to Makati, I passed by SM Makati and more so the ever-familiar Toy Kingdom with the Gashapons. Deciding to try my luck, I ended up with a new one; Kamen Rider W's Trigger Magnum. Now it's just the Cyclone USB missing from the full set!
Hopefully next time I'll be lucky to get that one.
Fingers crossed.
Anyway, I tried a new way home, as suggested by my dad just before he dropped me off at TriNoma to go to Makati. A P36 bus ride from Ayala to Fairview. The clincher was that it was just one ride compared to my usual MRT-Jeep route, plus it was air-conditioned! Who could say no to that really? xDOf course, since I took the MRT rout going to Makati, I passed by SM Makati and more so the ever-familiar Toy Kingdom with the Gashapons. Deciding to try my luck, I ended up with a new one; Kamen Rider W's Trigger Magnum. Now it's just the Cyclone USB missing from the full set!
Hopefully next time I'll be lucky to get that one.
Fingers crossed.
on Friday, April 6, 2012
After knowingly digging up some information about Castle (this post), we found out that the Nikki Heat novels that Richard Castle writes in the course of the seasons was published by Hyperion to give the show more publicity. Of course, while the author remains as Richard Castle, the books were penned by a ghost writer to retain the scope of the show. Much as luck would have it, I wanted to get my hands on these books and have an excuse to read something on paper than on screen, just to give my eyes the needed rest from staring into my iTouch the rest of the time. And didn't luck shine down on me when we passed by Fully Booked after our eventful afternoon of visiting churches did I find these two in the shelves and in stock. Sadly, the third book, Heat Rises, wasn't part of it, but I'd settle for these to keep me happy and preoccupied.
on Saturday, March 31, 2012
Some weeks ago when Kai was sleeping over, we were flipping through channels and stumbled upon Fox channel, where an episode of Castle season 2 was airing. I had seen the commercial dozens of times, and I would see glimpses of this crime drama in passing before I switched to another channel. But on that night, we decided to stick to Fox and watch through the episode. Surprisingly, it was a witty crime drama that has an excellent balance of crime, drama and splashes of comedy. Then again, what would you expect of a partnership between a homicide detective and a mystery writer solving crimes together? Wit, banter and dancing around each other. That sounded familiar.After grabbing both our interest by the end of the episode, Kai and I decided to try and dig up some more information, and found out that there were already 4 seasons! So of course, acquiring the first 3 was the first step to sate our growing fandom of this new drama. So much so that we've even gotten as far as throw lines at one another in the personas of Richard Castle and Kate Beckett, played by two equally talented actors, Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic respectively.
After watching through the first season and currently on a season 2 marathon, I can say there's so much to work with and I'm looking forward to what Kai and I can do with this pair in the coming months.
That being the case, I'll close this entry with some birthday greetings!
March 27 (because I just unearthed the info): Castle's protagonist Richard Castle, Nathan Fillion
on Tuesday, March 27, 2012
It's been quite a while since I've shared lyrics here, but I think this one deserves a place for sentimental purposes. One of the primary reasons why is because this was a song that I've heard when I was 9. My older cousins and parents, uncles and aunts sang this to my grandparents on their Golden Anniversary. The title's You and I by Petula Clark. It was only recently that I learned of the artist and retrieved the lyrics, but it sure makes one nostalgic.
But perhaps one of the more interesting tidbits about this song is that its meaning holds more than just of two people in a relationship, but of a family sticking together as well. Enjoy the lyrics!
You and I will travel far together
We'll pursue our little star together
We'll be happy as we are together
We may never get to heaven
But it's heaven at least to try
You and I are going on together
Till the time we have is gone together
Watch the evening growing on together
Growing older growing closer
Making memories that light the sky
That only time can make
That only love can make
That only we can make
You and I
You and I are going on together
Till the time we have is gone together
Watch the evening growing on together
Growing older growing closer
Making memories that light the sky
That only time can make
That only love can make
That only we can make
You and I
Finally, a quick shout out of a birthday greeting to Tenimyu Master director and choreographer of Season 1, Ueshima Yukio who celebrated his birthday yesterday!
But perhaps one of the more interesting tidbits about this song is that its meaning holds more than just of two people in a relationship, but of a family sticking together as well. Enjoy the lyrics!
You and I will travel far together
We'll pursue our little star together
We'll be happy as we are together
We may never get to heaven
But it's heaven at least to try
You and I are going on together
Till the time we have is gone together
Watch the evening growing on together
Growing older growing closer
Making memories that light the sky
That only time can make
That only love can make
That only we can make
You and I
You and I are going on together
Till the time we have is gone together
Watch the evening growing on together
Growing older growing closer
Making memories that light the sky
That only time can make
That only love can make
That only we can make
You and I
Finally, a quick shout out of a birthday greeting to Tenimyu Master director and choreographer of Season 1, Ueshima Yukio who celebrated his birthday yesterday!
on Sunday, March 25, 2012
This weekend turned out to be one of the busier weekends, but considering it was at the peak of the onset of the impending summer vacation, I wouldn't be surprised. Yesterday, we went to Cubao to attend a simple dinner to celebrate my 2nd cousin Xavier's graduation from high school. It was a nice spread, considering Auntie Nenen cooked the banquet. Never mind the lechon coming some hours after all the other food was ready. That, at least, was semi-expected.
Right now I'm at my cousin's house for a get-together dinner. For a change, my Uncle Jesse, who usually takes care of the cooking, decided to try out a Mongolian-style dinner of filling a bowl of raw ingredients and cooking them together with a special sauce. Home-cooked is always a nice experience, and this was just another of those. It reminds me so much of our Christmas family trip to Boracay last December! :D
Right now I'm at my cousin's house for a get-together dinner. For a change, my Uncle Jesse, who usually takes care of the cooking, decided to try out a Mongolian-style dinner of filling a bowl of raw ingredients and cooking them together with a special sauce. Home-cooked is always a nice experience, and this was just another of those. It reminds me so much of our Christmas family trip to Boracay last December! :D
After so many weeks, I finally retrieved the USB I lent over to our Philosophy teacher's assistant that contained our Midterm and Final Exam videos. A shallow victory, but with my other USB refusing to cooperate, I very much rely on my red 2.0GB CD-R King USB (I named Eiji) to carry my files.
IT HAS RETURNED! TuT
IT HAS RETURNED! TuT
on Friday, March 23, 2012
So I just came back from a momentous occasion: my college graduation. It was 3 long hours of sitting around and some minutes of walking in not-so-comfortable shoes. But despite sitting around and listen to people talk, watch fellow batchmates head up, going up the stage to receive a rolled up piece of paper, take a bow and head back to re-take your seat and watch more people head up, it was indeed a celebration that resonated the lyrics of the school song:
Eyes are dry at the last goodbye, this is the Ateneo Way.
There surely was a lack of sadness, but of exhilaration and camaraderie amongst fellow graduates garbed in togas. Of course, to cap off the milestone, claiming our Latin diplomas and heading off with the family and Kai to a much deserved and anticipated dinner at Kamameshi House, one of my favorite Japanese restaurants and forever a place of celebration for the family!
Thank you so much for sharing this day with me, and congratulations to everyone else for graduating! :D
Eyes are dry at the last goodbye, this is the Ateneo Way.
There surely was a lack of sadness, but of exhilaration and camaraderie amongst fellow graduates garbed in togas. Of course, to cap off the milestone, claiming our Latin diplomas and heading off with the family and Kai to a much deserved and anticipated dinner at Kamameshi House, one of my favorite Japanese restaurants and forever a place of celebration for the family!
Thank you so much for sharing this day with me, and congratulations to everyone else for graduating! :D
on Tuesday, March 20, 2012
on Saturday, March 17, 2012
Lately Kai and I have been commuting to and from Makati to accommodate the job interviews. Along our route to the MRT station, we pass SM Makati, and a nice little Toy Kingdom.
And in Toy Kingdom there are quite a few Gashapon stations with various toys up for grabs; most for 2 tokens equivalent to P100 each time. During the frequent trips to Makati, Kai and I decided to stop by Toy Kingdom to look at these Gashapons, when we noticed one that featured some fun toys from Kamen Rider W. Not surprisingly, we went and got some of the action to get Shoutarou's StagPhone. The first of succeeding purchases. Our next trip got us our first Lost Driver and HeatMetal's rod. The three are pictured below. The second picture features the second Lost Driver we acquired, and so we have a nice little collection growing. All for that Cyclone USB. xD
And in Toy Kingdom there are quite a few Gashapon stations with various toys up for grabs; most for 2 tokens equivalent to P100 each time. During the frequent trips to Makati, Kai and I decided to stop by Toy Kingdom to look at these Gashapons, when we noticed one that featured some fun toys from Kamen Rider W. Not surprisingly, we went and got some of the action to get Shoutarou's StagPhone. The first of succeeding purchases. Our next trip got us our first Lost Driver and HeatMetal's rod. The three are pictured below. The second picture features the second Lost Driver we acquired, and so we have a nice little collection growing. All for that Cyclone USB. xD
on Monday, March 5, 2012
18 years of education. From pre-school, to elementary, to high school, and finally college.
My college life has not been the smoothest of roads; rather, it's been strewn with a series of bumps, potholes and forks that force me to slow down, swerve and make decisions that either way made me arrive at my destination. There may be some things to regret, but certainly not enough to outweigh the many good memories I've taken away from my journey.
At the beginning of my senior year in high school, I decided to apply for two colleges: the University of the Philippines, and Ateneo de Manila University. For these two schools, my first choice was BS Computer Science; a quota course for both universities. Come August 2007, I took the UPCAT and by September that same year, the ACET. January 2008 revealed the results of these entrance exams, and I found out that I passed for said course in UP Los Banos (my second choice campus after Diliman), and was accepted for said course in Ateneo. Why did I choose Ateneo? For the simple reason that it was closer to home. And so it was settled. I would be attending Ateneo, and would be the only one among my family to have ever attended there for college. The rest of my family went to UP Diliman.
During my 4 year stay, I was exposed to the highs and lows (which I already discussed in this post) of my life as a student. The highest of highs and the lowest of lows. But through it all, I survived and I can come out and say the following with the utmost pride:
Overall, it was an unforgettable experience, and sharing that with the people I've met within this campus is something I will never soon forget. So some little memos to these group of people:
I have never once regretted choosing Ateneo as my college. I have met the most amazing people and garnered experience points that I will surely take with me once I receive my diploma. I have made friends I will keep for life, and learned much more about my passions and myself along the way. I will miss walking around the campus; I will miss the people I've grown used to seeing everyday, but I turn my back and take a step forward, knowing that they will all remain in my heart as living reminders that just as I need to move on, they will all continue moving on with me. Besides, there's always those surprise visits now and again!
I only hope that the impressions I have left on each and every one of them, however fleeting, have been as sincere, massive and memorable as they have on me as we eventually bid goodbye and begin the next chapter of our lives.
みんな、本当にありがとうございました！(Everyone, thank you very much!)
- In 18 days, all those years of studying will officially end, and my profession as a student will cease to exist.
- In 18 days, I will march along with my fellow batchmates, receive my diploma and graduate with a degree of BS Computer Science with a Specialization in Interactive Multimedia.
- In 18 days, I bid goodbye to the second home I've had for the past 4 years.
My college life has not been the smoothest of roads; rather, it's been strewn with a series of bumps, potholes and forks that force me to slow down, swerve and make decisions that either way made me arrive at my destination. There may be some things to regret, but certainly not enough to outweigh the many good memories I've taken away from my journey.
At the beginning of my senior year in high school, I decided to apply for two colleges: the University of the Philippines, and Ateneo de Manila University. For these two schools, my first choice was BS Computer Science; a quota course for both universities. Come August 2007, I took the UPCAT and by September that same year, the ACET. January 2008 revealed the results of these entrance exams, and I found out that I passed for said course in UP Los Banos (my second choice campus after Diliman), and was accepted for said course in Ateneo. Why did I choose Ateneo? For the simple reason that it was closer to home. And so it was settled. I would be attending Ateneo, and would be the only one among my family to have ever attended there for college. The rest of my family went to UP Diliman.
During my 4 year stay, I was exposed to the highs and lows (which I already discussed in this post) of my life as a student. The highest of highs and the lowest of lows. But through it all, I survived and I can come out and say the following with the utmost pride:
- I am bisexual and am in a 3-year-and-counting relationship with my girlfriend Kai
- I halted my application for AIESEC to instead find an OJT locally, landing my eventual job as a QA Analyst at Anino Games
- I went through 3 semesters under a supposed terror-professor in the Philosophy department, Father David, and came out with surprisingly excellent marks (A, B, B+ for PH101, 102 and 104 respectively)
- I may have gotten several D's over the years, but they ARE still testimonies of a passing mark, even if at a minimum. (MA18B, HI165, PH103, TH141)
- I got a B+ in my Philippine History class, considering I suck at history.
- I shared my thesis work during several workshops over the past 3 months both in and out of campus, scoring a publication in the Philippine Computing Journal special issue in 2011.
Overall, it was an unforgettable experience, and sharing that with the people I've met within this campus is something I will never soon forget. So some little memos to these group of people:
- To my English Block, R16: After spending a whole year together as classmates, a second block with a bond generated that might just stand the test of time. The wackiness notwithstanding and the memories of RENT surely still fresh in our minds, I take away from our time together the silliness and spontaneity that resonates everyone's individuality that helped shape what we all became. Congratulations to us all!
- To my fellow CS coursemates: We shared the same pain, and fought a lot of the same battles. We struggled together and found sanctuary in each other's presence. We relied on each other, respected one another and got to learn more about one another. I thank you for the openness, and the unlimited power of acceptance from the shared experience we have as a batch. Thank you and congratulations, BS CS 2012!
- To my teachers and educators: It is to you all that deserves most of my gratitude. Just as much as I am aware that my effort is what makes my mark, it is your guidance and teaching that has given me the skills set and knowledge needed to pass. What I take away by the end of our contract as a student-teacher cohesion is the small friendships; the acknowledgement of each other's existence that surpass beyond the four walls that designate our place of learning. What I take away is the little conversations or even the swift greetings we exchange in those encounters. You all have given me much more than the curriculum had to offer, and that is to be a better person and for this, I thank you.
- To my ALLS family (yes, even the adopted kids): Senior year could not have been better spent anywhere else. ALLS ensured my survival these past months all throughout thesis work amidst everything else; it became a place of work and play at the same time. Inside the familiar rooms of F224 and eventually F206 housed individuals that I marked to be friends for life. Not just fellow classmates, but teachers as well. It was in my senior year where I experienced perhaps the most exhilaration with a select group of people that I always look forward to spending time with them, jumping in on random conversations and snatching food and drinks whenever available. ALLS has been the niche that nourished the perfect environment for bringing our thesis to fruition. Admittedly, it was because of this homey atmosphere that made me see thesis as more of a past-time than an actual requirement; that deadlines were to be treated as mere dates than things to be worried over excessively. ALLS has also given me plenty of opportunities to build my confidence for which I am most grateful.
- Finally, to my Block N: The laughs, cries, photos, games, parties, memories and experiences we had together from freshman 'til senior year may not have been consistent, but they were there through thick and thin and we were there for each other every step of the way, and I think this is exactly why we have these blocks; to support each other and give each other the extra boost when it's most needed. Those who were shy at the first encounter, as we've seen, have become so integrated to the group that we nearly forget they were evasive at all. So for all the cards dealt, the jokes and videos shared, the games played and the time spent, I thank you sincerely.
I have never once regretted choosing Ateneo as my college. I have met the most amazing people and garnered experience points that I will surely take with me once I receive my diploma. I have made friends I will keep for life, and learned much more about my passions and myself along the way. I will miss walking around the campus; I will miss the people I've grown used to seeing everyday, but I turn my back and take a step forward, knowing that they will all remain in my heart as living reminders that just as I need to move on, they will all continue moving on with me. Besides, there's always those surprise visits now and again!
I only hope that the impressions I have left on each and every one of them, however fleeting, have been as sincere, massive and memorable as they have on me as we eventually bid goodbye and begin the next chapter of our lives.
みんな、本当にありがとうございました！(Everyone, thank you very much!)
on Thursday, March 1, 2012
This entry is long overdue, so might as well lay it out now before Finals Week and final requirements start to settle in and make me panic and delay this post even further.
That being said, I will withhold any birthday greetings I've missed until the end of this post. You know, for coherence sake.
Anywho, this post details, at least to some extent, the events that took place in my trip to Naga last February 11-12 (Saturday and Sunday for those too lazy to check a calendar or remember). In summary it was a great experience!!! ....at the expense of setbacks along the way. So of course you need to know the facts, so I'll lay it down for you.
The day before (February 10) I was actually with Kai. As a change of pace from the usual itinerary, I suggested that we have dinner at a different restaurant. We settled with eating at Dencio's and sharing large sizzling plate of Krispy Sisig was a nice, simple way to spend the evening together. Of course, that entailed a long drive heading home, not to mention taking Kai home. Of course the parents asked where I was, considering I had early morning plans the following day and I haven't packed. Literally. xD Got home at around 11, did some speed packing, triple checking I had all the necessary equipment to demo our game to our audience the following day before hitting the sack for 4 hours.
Day 1: The day started early, having woken up at 2 in the morning to make last minute preparations, double checking my bag if I had everything before leaving with my mom to pick up Rina and get dropped off at McDonald's, Katipunan by around 3 in the morning. This was the time we'd be meeting with Ma'am Didith, our thesis adviser, who'd be picking us up. I realized that McDo didn't serve breakfast yet so Rina and I settled for ordering from the McCafe instead (she got black tea and a choco chip cookie, while I got peppermint tear and an ensaymada). So Ma'am Didith came, we ate our stuff before leaving to pick up Ma'am Jess at around quarter to 4. Traffic was scarce, as expected early in the day as we headed to NAIA 3 terminal. Our flight was scheduled for 6:40 in the morning, but it pays to be early.
This was my first time flying with Cebu Pacific. And surprisingly or not, the pressure got to my ears since I wasn't chewing on any candy to keep my ears unclogged. The consequence of that was even yawning didn't help pop my ears so I was semi-deaf even after we landed. We got to Naga at around 8-ish. The airport could have been better, but domestic flights are ones I don't expect too much from. Claiming baggage was self-service there, unlike ones that had conveyor belts and the like. But anywho, a shuttle from the hotel we were going to stay at for the evening (Crown Hotel) was already there waiting for us to take us to the main city. Once we got there, we checked in to our own rooms! It had aircon, a warm shower and free wifi! Simple hotel but with the right amenities. I was pleased. x)
So after we got settled in, we prepared to head off to our brother school, Ateneo de Naga University via two tricycles (Ma'am Didith and Rina in one, me and Ma'am Jess in the other). Since we were bringing our laptops and such it was too much of a squeeze to cram into just one, after all. What was funny about this trip was the tricycle Ma'am Jess and I took got ahead of the other, and so we got to the school first. We were dropped off just in front of the gates, and we saw them get dropped off across the street. What was funny was they didn't notice us at all and were looking in the other direction anticipating our arrival. My shouts fell on deaf ears until they finally noticed. Ma'am Jess and I laughed.
As we entered the campus, the guard was asking us where we were headed, and the conversation went something like this:
Guard: Saan po sila? [Where are you going?]
Ma'am Didith: Sa workshop po. [To the workshop]
Me: -spots a flyer of said workshop and points at it- This one.
Ma'am Didith: Ah, dito po. [Ah, here.]
Guard: Aattend po kayo? [Will you be attending?]
Ma'am Didith: No we're presenting.
Guard: Aaah! Sige po, tuloy lang po kayo. [Ah! Okay, you may proceed.] :D
Well, all you need to know was that it was a funny conversation. We navigated our way to the venue of the workshop that led us through the campus' restaurant to the amphitheater where we settled down. We surprisingly started on time, commencing with a series of talks among the four of us, with reasonable breaks in between. When lunch time rolled around, we shared a table with the Computer Studies head Dr. Allan Sioson and Ateneo de Naga University's president, Father Jun Viray. After lunch, Ma'am Didith suggested that I demo'ed our game to Father Jun. I did so, and was pleasantly surprised at the feedback. It was not surprisingly fun, after all. And so the rest of the afternoon came with more talks, until it ended with mine, resulting in grabbing volunteers from the audience. Who knew that the big O notation helped stimulate CS students? xD
The day ended with an early dinner at Bob Marlin, where there was a spread of Crispy Pata, Blue Marlin, Pusit, Laing, Bicol Express, Garlic and Plain Rice, and an array of drinks among the four of us, Sir Allan and other students and faculty from the school. It was a nice experience and one definitely worth the trip!
Day 2: Our day of departure. We had a complimentary breakfast at the affiliate restaurant to the hotel early in the morning at around 6. We were set to be driven back to the airport for our flight, only to find out that the bad weather subsequently cancelled the flights. Of course, rescheduling it to the following day was a definite NO because (1) we had plans for the latter half of the day, (2) there was no way we'd be able to last since there was classes the next day.
So what did we end up doing? We rented a cab that would drive us all the way back to Manila, resulting in one of the best impromptu road trips I've ever been on! It was full of random quips and story telling, jokes and overall matters-of-fact that just ended up in dozens of laughs strewn all over the place. Of course, considering the long hours that had to be put behind us, we did have to stop some time for lunch, so while passing Gumaca, we stopped by Jollibee to order some food for take out, which we nommed and eventually survived on, stacking on top of the several stop-overs. Overall, it accumulated to an 8-hour drive on the road until we finally touched down in Ateneo de Manila. We made it with some hours to spare before the event we wanted to catch up to, but it was well worth the trip. :D
That being said, I will withhold any birthday greetings I've missed until the end of this post. You know, for coherence sake.
Anywho, this post details, at least to some extent, the events that took place in my trip to Naga last February 11-12 (Saturday and Sunday for those too lazy to check a calendar or remember). In summary it was a great experience!!! ....at the expense of setbacks along the way. So of course you need to know the facts, so I'll lay it down for you.
The day before (February 10) I was actually with Kai. As a change of pace from the usual itinerary, I suggested that we have dinner at a different restaurant. We settled with eating at Dencio's and sharing large sizzling plate of Krispy Sisig was a nice, simple way to spend the evening together. Of course, that entailed a long drive heading home, not to mention taking Kai home. Of course the parents asked where I was, considering I had early morning plans the following day and I haven't packed. Literally. xD Got home at around 11, did some speed packing, triple checking I had all the necessary equipment to demo our game to our audience the following day before hitting the sack for 4 hours.
Day 1: The day started early, having woken up at 2 in the morning to make last minute preparations, double checking my bag if I had everything before leaving with my mom to pick up Rina and get dropped off at McDonald's, Katipunan by around 3 in the morning. This was the time we'd be meeting with Ma'am Didith, our thesis adviser, who'd be picking us up. I realized that McDo didn't serve breakfast yet so Rina and I settled for ordering from the McCafe instead (she got black tea and a choco chip cookie, while I got peppermint tear and an ensaymada). So Ma'am Didith came, we ate our stuff before leaving to pick up Ma'am Jess at around quarter to 4. Traffic was scarce, as expected early in the day as we headed to NAIA 3 terminal. Our flight was scheduled for 6:40 in the morning, but it pays to be early.
This was my first time flying with Cebu Pacific. And surprisingly or not, the pressure got to my ears since I wasn't chewing on any candy to keep my ears unclogged. The consequence of that was even yawning didn't help pop my ears so I was semi-deaf even after we landed. We got to Naga at around 8-ish. The airport could have been better, but domestic flights are ones I don't expect too much from. Claiming baggage was self-service there, unlike ones that had conveyor belts and the like. But anywho, a shuttle from the hotel we were going to stay at for the evening (Crown Hotel) was already there waiting for us to take us to the main city. Once we got there, we checked in to our own rooms! It had aircon, a warm shower and free wifi! Simple hotel but with the right amenities. I was pleased. x)
So after we got settled in, we prepared to head off to our brother school, Ateneo de Naga University via two tricycles (Ma'am Didith and Rina in one, me and Ma'am Jess in the other). Since we were bringing our laptops and such it was too much of a squeeze to cram into just one, after all. What was funny about this trip was the tricycle Ma'am Jess and I took got ahead of the other, and so we got to the school first. We were dropped off just in front of the gates, and we saw them get dropped off across the street. What was funny was they didn't notice us at all and were looking in the other direction anticipating our arrival. My shouts fell on deaf ears until they finally noticed. Ma'am Jess and I laughed.
As we entered the campus, the guard was asking us where we were headed, and the conversation went something like this:
Guard: Saan po sila? [Where are you going?]
Ma'am Didith: Sa workshop po. [To the workshop]
Me: -spots a flyer of said workshop and points at it- This one.
Ma'am Didith: Ah, dito po. [Ah, here.]
Guard: Aattend po kayo? [Will you be attending?]
Ma'am Didith: No we're presenting.
Guard: Aaah! Sige po, tuloy lang po kayo. [Ah! Okay, you may proceed.] :D
Well, all you need to know was that it was a funny conversation. We navigated our way to the venue of the workshop that led us through the campus' restaurant to the amphitheater where we settled down. We surprisingly started on time, commencing with a series of talks among the four of us, with reasonable breaks in between. When lunch time rolled around, we shared a table with the Computer Studies head Dr. Allan Sioson and Ateneo de Naga University's president, Father Jun Viray. After lunch, Ma'am Didith suggested that I demo'ed our game to Father Jun. I did so, and was pleasantly surprised at the feedback. It was not surprisingly fun, after all. And so the rest of the afternoon came with more talks, until it ended with mine, resulting in grabbing volunteers from the audience. Who knew that the big O notation helped stimulate CS students? xD
The day ended with an early dinner at Bob Marlin, where there was a spread of Crispy Pata, Blue Marlin, Pusit, Laing, Bicol Express, Garlic and Plain Rice, and an array of drinks among the four of us, Sir Allan and other students and faculty from the school. It was a nice experience and one definitely worth the trip!
Day 2: Our day of departure. We had a complimentary breakfast at the affiliate restaurant to the hotel early in the morning at around 6. We were set to be driven back to the airport for our flight, only to find out that the bad weather subsequently cancelled the flights. Of course, rescheduling it to the following day was a definite NO because (1) we had plans for the latter half of the day, (2) there was no way we'd be able to last since there was classes the next day.
So what did we end up doing? We rented a cab that would drive us all the way back to Manila, resulting in one of the best impromptu road trips I've ever been on! It was full of random quips and story telling, jokes and overall matters-of-fact that just ended up in dozens of laughs strewn all over the place. Of course, considering the long hours that had to be put behind us, we did have to stop some time for lunch, so while passing Gumaca, we stopped by Jollibee to order some food for take out, which we nommed and eventually survived on, stacking on top of the several stop-overs. Overall, it accumulated to an 8-hour drive on the road until we finally touched down in Ateneo de Manila. We made it with some hours to spare before the event we wanted to catch up to, but it was well worth the trip. :D
on Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Now, why the sudden post? WELL.
1. Who knew Finals Week that had been lurking for so long be so stressful?
.......Oh wait, that's the point.....
2. I just need to vent out a bit. I never knew it'd be a headache to work with graduate students. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the effort they put into things but I wish they could come through even in my absence, or come to class on time when they're needed. =____= It's just... ugh.
The next few days will be full of final written and oral exams, a paper and a video so LET'S GO GO GO! 3 more days to freedom!
1. Who knew Finals Week that had been lurking for so long be so stressful?
.......Oh wait, that's the point.....
2. I just need to vent out a bit. I never knew it'd be a headache to work with graduate students. Don't get me wrong, I appreciate the effort they put into things but I wish they could come through even in my absence, or come to class on time when they're needed. =____= It's just... ugh.
The next few days will be full of final written and oral exams, a paper and a video so LET'S GO GO GO! 3 more days to freedom!
on Monday, February 20, 2012
I've been meaning to make an update on my Naga trip over the past few weeks but school has been immensely stressful, considering it's the last stretch. And considering the amount of detail I wanted to put into that, I'll have to put that on hold and impart a quick little update post right now just to reassure everyone that I'm still alive and kicking.
So first thing to update on is the fact that we have a new puppy! Her name's Clarquay (pronounced Clarky), and my mom and sister got her when they went to Clark last weekend while I was in Naga. She's so cute and small and fluffy and fat. xD
As my sister terms it, it was an "insane impulse buy" on the part of my mom. Even I wonder why she went and finally got a puppy. She's wanted a house dog for some time.
But oh well. Hooray for that, I suppose.
In other news, we've reached the final stretch of our thesis! Final defense is done, and the final preparations all done! I went to UP Shopping Center last Thursday to have our thesis bound, and we submitted it last Friday. Job well done and an accomplishment for the ages. Below are some pictures, a glimpse of our book bound thesis paper.
Other requirements we did involved designing some nice posters to use for the upcoming Interlinks event. Don't bother asking me what it is 'cause I can't describe it for the death of me. But anyway, I spent last night designing a poster for it, since we needed to have a tarpaulin made. So here's what we have for our thesis (right-click and view in new tab/window to view full size)! It's 30" wide x 80" high, but it has everything someone needs to know about our work over this past school year. I decided to make it detailed to a point, but not bombarding the reader with walls of texts to keep them engaged and interested. I'm actually surprised that I have an eye for some design, but perhaps that's where my brain leans towards for my lack of pure logical thought. Hahaha. But kidding aside, I'm proud of this, and I can't wait to see it printed out and on its stand during the event come March 2! x)
So first thing to update on is the fact that we have a new puppy! Her name's Clarquay (pronounced Clarky), and my mom and sister got her when they went to Clark last weekend while I was in Naga. She's so cute and small and fluffy and fat. xDAs my sister terms it, it was an "insane impulse buy" on the part of my mom. Even I wonder why she went and finally got a puppy. She's wanted a house dog for some time.
But oh well. Hooray for that, I suppose.
In other news, we've reached the final stretch of our thesis! Final defense is done, and the final preparations all done! I went to UP Shopping Center last Thursday to have our thesis bound, and we submitted it last Friday. Job well done and an accomplishment for the ages. Below are some pictures, a glimpse of our book bound thesis paper.
Other requirements we did involved designing some nice posters to use for the upcoming Interlinks event. Don't bother asking me what it is 'cause I can't describe it for the death of me. But anyway, I spent last night designing a poster for it, since we needed to have a tarpaulin made. So here's what we have for our thesis (right-click and view in new tab/window to view full size)! It's 30" wide x 80" high, but it has everything someone needs to know about our work over this past school year. I decided to make it detailed to a point, but not bombarding the reader with walls of texts to keep them engaged and interested. I'm actually surprised that I have an eye for some design, but perhaps that's where my brain leans towards for my lack of pure logical thought. Hahaha. But kidding aside, I'm proud of this, and I can't wait to see it printed out and on its stand during the event come March 2! x)
So I guess that'll be it for now. Last week of classes, so final stretch! Stay tuned for my Naga trip post. :D
on Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Well, that aside, one of the reasons I've been evasive during the first few days of the month was because I was with my girlfriend. She slept over for three days primarily because she was stressed with work (yeah she works now~) and just needed cuddle time. One of the most memorable weekends of my life... minus the whole "I'm feeling sick" tidbit.
That aside, good news! My partner Jason and I got a notice regarding our paper submission to the Philippine Computing Science Congress (PCSC) 2012, and got accepted into the conference for a POSTER presentation! screenshot of email below if you didn't believe me. xD
The rest of the email details the specifications of the poster, then we realized "A0 size? How are we making that?! DDDD:" Sadly we don't have any programs for that so we decided to ask one of our friends to go InDesign on it with the content we gave her. When she sent it over, I realized that there wasn't much in it, so wondered if I could still find some program to work with. And lo and behold, my other laptop had Microsoft Expression Design 4! And so I revamped our poster! Click on the image below for the full view. Alternatively, right-click and open the link in a new tab (not open the image, you won't be able to read a thing) :D So you guys have an idea about what I've been working on this past school year.
In other news, I'll be jumping on a plane this weekend to go to Naga to present our thesis for a workshop in one of our affiliate schools, Ateneo de Naga University. But before we leave, Jason and I have our final defense on Friday to worry over.
Final stretch of senior year, fingers crossed!
That aside, good news! My partner Jason and I got a notice regarding our paper submission to the Philippine Computing Science Congress (PCSC) 2012, and got accepted into the conference for a POSTER presentation! screenshot of email below if you didn't believe me. xD
The rest of the email details the specifications of the poster, then we realized "A0 size? How are we making that?! DDDD:" Sadly we don't have any programs for that so we decided to ask one of our friends to go InDesign on it with the content we gave her. When she sent it over, I realized that there wasn't much in it, so wondered if I could still find some program to work with. And lo and behold, my other laptop had Microsoft Expression Design 4! And so I revamped our poster! Click on the image below for the full view. Alternatively, right-click and open the link in a new tab (not open the image, you won't be able to read a thing) :D So you guys have an idea about what I've been working on this past school year.
Final stretch of senior year, fingers crossed!
on Thursday, January 26, 2012
Since it's been almost 10 days since my last post I think this deserves a picture to brighten it up a little. So believe you'll find a picture I snapped with Saeki some hours ago during the onset of my paper-writing cramming session. As usual, the class of Philosophy, when you're under someone like Father Luis David is no easy feat. As much as I have every right to say "I'm used to it" or "there's not need to panic" I still find myself procrastinating until the day before to cram everything in. And much like previous experiences with needing to output a hefty amount of pages as was the case last year, I panicked.
But thankfully I came home early enough to start, and finished just a few minutes ago, so I'm waiting for everything to print itself before I can hit the sack and wake up 2 hours later to hand the damn thing in. In some aspect of all this, I don't mind pooling in the effort. I mean yes, I could have given much more (I only went 2 pages beyond the minimum) but decided not to. Why? Because my mind has been on migraine-high these past two days I'm not understanding why. Dx
In any case, the end goal is nearly there. 3 more weeks of academics! Here's hoping I don't fuck anything else up along the way -knocks on wood- else I sacrifice my being able to graduate on time. Fucking hell, don't let that be the case. (><)
I've got a mock defense to prepare for later today so here's hoping it goes well. Jason and I are pretty much done with everything, so all that's left is to revise the paper and prepare for the final defense and we're home-free! Fingers crossed we get accepted into PCSC; it's always nice to be getting another publication and adding more stuff to my accumulating resume. xD
So with that, I bid you all good morning!
on Saturday, January 14, 2012
So to kick off this blog, I want to start off simple by saying I've been plagued with a bad case of the colds and cough duo for the past few days, which explained my semi-sloth behavior in coming up with the sense of typing up a post for my blog. And so here I am, still recovering, but engaged in much activity in the early days of the new year doing things of the social and academic fancies.
So I believe safe to start off with the more exciting story of spending time with my girlfriend~ Now, one of the movies Kai and I have been wanting to watch this year was Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Personally I love the whole franchise because I've actually read some of the Doyle classics when I was still in the mood of reading. Much more so when I watched the first movie back in 2009. Now, This particular movie franchise took my interest in mostly due to the starring roles of Holmes and Watson portrayed by the awesome Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law respectively. Clearly my new favorite pair of detectives nowadays.
You can find the trailer of this movie below, though of course the release date varies across the world. Here in the Philippines it came out just last Sunday, but all the same, the movie is a must watch. Funny thing about the pre-screening. The movie was rated PG-13, and the ticket lady out front asked us how old we were. As if we looked remotely close to 13. Well as far as compliments go, that's by far most acceptable for me, and in my responding 18, realized that I'm, in fact, 3 years older than what I say. SO I'M NOT USED TO IT YET LOL.
Anyway, moving on. After out fun viewing of the movie that nearly lasted 3 hours, we drove off to Quezon Memorial Circle to happily find one of my absolutely FAVORITE Japanese restaurants open for dinner service. New Kamameshi House has been a place of dining for me and my family for as long as I can remember. We used to go there frequently to celebrate achievements and what not (graduations and the sort) to savor the magic tastes of their signature Tori Kamameshi Rice. It was absolute heaven to have eaten a kettle of it, and well worth the wait and money.
Immediately following this date, we move on to today. Earlier this morning after I took Kai home I attended a morning workshop that was organized by my thesis adviser, where she asked my partner Jason and I to give a talk on our thesis to the visitors from all over who came. It is for a fact that I was still feeling sick but I didn't want to let anyone down and not show up, so I went despite my sickness - which was more phlegm in the throat kind more than a cold, which ruined my voice and hence a bad idea - and ended up doing most of the talking as I later realized.
Well, regardless of that fact it was a fun talk, though it was rather sad that we weren't able to demonstrate our game to them, which would have been cool. But I do hope we got our point across. I'm actually looking forward to my Naga trip in February now after this. More stuff to include to my resume, haha!!
So that's about it. I've got some readings to do but I'm sleepy so I'm on the fence with what to do. xD Ah well.
Carpe diem.
So I believe safe to start off with the more exciting story of spending time with my girlfriend~ Now, one of the movies Kai and I have been wanting to watch this year was Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. Personally I love the whole franchise because I've actually read some of the Doyle classics when I was still in the mood of reading. Much more so when I watched the first movie back in 2009. Now, This particular movie franchise took my interest in mostly due to the starring roles of Holmes and Watson portrayed by the awesome Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law respectively. Clearly my new favorite pair of detectives nowadays.
You can find the trailer of this movie below, though of course the release date varies across the world. Here in the Philippines it came out just last Sunday, but all the same, the movie is a must watch. Funny thing about the pre-screening. The movie was rated PG-13, and the ticket lady out front asked us how old we were. As if we looked remotely close to 13. Well as far as compliments go, that's by far most acceptable for me, and in my responding 18, realized that I'm, in fact, 3 years older than what I say. SO I'M NOT USED TO IT YET LOL.
on Sunday, January 8, 2012
The Annual Asuncion Poker Tournament held every New Year's party here among our family happened tonight. It started fairly late since the Commissioner (aka my brother prominently) came late. A total of 15 participants including myself took part in the running for the top prize.
I won't go into details but I can say that I had a better run than last year's participation: so close to the final table and yet so far. I had a nice run towards the start, knocking out two former champions (1st ever and current champion) who was in the table with me.
SO YEAH, 9TH PLACE AIN'T SO BAD. ^_____^b
I won't go into details but I can say that I had a better run than last year's participation: so close to the final table and yet so far. I had a nice run towards the start, knocking out two former champions (1st ever and current champion) who was in the table with me.
SO YEAH, 9TH PLACE AIN'T SO BAD. ^_____^b
on Thursday, January 5, 2012
NOW! Welcome 2012~~
So since I woke up ever so early for reasons I don't understand myself, I decided to update my blog to kick off the New Year with some sense of good standing. Hopefully by the end of February I'll be scott-free with school burdens and expecting to march during graduation towards the end of March (and so the pun arises xD). TWO MORE MONTHS OF SLAVING TO THE ACADEME!
Well, I can't say it's a total wreck to have to do that. After all, my entire college life has been met with its highs and lows (which isn't to say my life outside school has been peachy). From the fun to be had in first year with a class production of Rent, to the epicness of a rocking Jap 1 summer class, the failures ofa bogus and unfair treatment History class, met with the triumphs of placing second in the Futsal competition, coupled with the breezy time of Electronics in second year, to the audacity and stress of juggling the so-called terror professor of Philosophy and less-than-engaging Rizal class in third year, to thesis and final stresses of fourth year before graduation.
Yup, any and all causalities met along the way have been given the treatment of kings; ironed out and left behind as a trail of remembrance. Now we remember what is and what will be. In this case, there's the happy thoughts of doing a FUN thesis instead of one that drags you down. I think that's the point of it all, really.The fact that thesis has been a fun excursion up until now is thankfully because the topic at hand (a game, in essence), makes the journey to making it and developing it to more fruition is worthwhile.
And so the best trick is to make the MOST of what's to come, despite the stress the other subjects bring. Of course, this is me thinking not so much of the midterms for a CS subject I should be panicking about that are to commence tomorrow evening (maybe I'll worry about that this afternoon or tomorrow with the rest?), or any other deadlines or what's to come in the following 7 weeks of academic life that remains.
Here's knocking on wood that I don't do anything regretful for the next 2 months and give what efforts I can expend to better my chances of getting that last push to get the passing marks for all 19 units' worth of this semester to be eligible for graduation on time.
So since I woke up ever so early for reasons I don't understand myself, I decided to update my blog to kick off the New Year with some sense of good standing. Hopefully by the end of February I'll be scott-free with school burdens and expecting to march during graduation towards the end of March (and so the pun arises xD). TWO MORE MONTHS OF SLAVING TO THE ACADEME!
Well, I can't say it's a total wreck to have to do that. After all, my entire college life has been met with its highs and lows (which isn't to say my life outside school has been peachy). From the fun to be had in first year with a class production of Rent, to the epicness of a rocking Jap 1 summer class, the failures of
Yup, any and all causalities met along the way have been given the treatment of kings; ironed out and left behind as a trail of remembrance. Now we remember what is and what will be. In this case, there's the happy thoughts of doing a FUN thesis instead of one that drags you down. I think that's the point of it all, really.The fact that thesis has been a fun excursion up until now is thankfully because the topic at hand (a game, in essence), makes the journey to making it and developing it to more fruition is worthwhile.
And so the best trick is to make the MOST of what's to come, despite the stress the other subjects bring. Of course, this is me thinking not so much of the midterms for a CS subject I should be panicking about that are to commence tomorrow evening (maybe I'll worry about that this afternoon or tomorrow with the rest?), or any other deadlines or what's to come in the following 7 weeks of academic life that remains.
Here's knocking on wood that I don't do anything regretful for the next 2 months and give what efforts I can expend to better my chances of getting that last push to get the passing marks for all 19 units' worth of this semester to be eligible for graduation on time.
on Tuesday, December 27, 2011
So hello! I'm finally back from our Christmas vacation spent with family in Boracay~ It's been a while since I've been on hiatus; if Instagram wasn't so picky I would have already left you all with some pictures from my trip. Haha! But anyway, anyway.
Before we go into the nitty-gritty of my experience, I just wanted to take the opportunity to greet a very special actor/singer dear to my heart:
December 26: Tenimyu Seigaku 2nd cast's Tezuka Kunimitsu, Shirota Yuu
During our last day in Boracay, I decided to do a little sand kanji for my favorite actor Shirotan~ Granted the first kanji should be more compact, but it's not that easy to raise sand, mind you. x) But birthday greetings all the same~
It definitely took some time but it was well worth the effort!
That aside, onto some pictures! Our dad drove us to the airport early in the morning to catch our flight at around 7 in the morning. We managed to all get on the same flight as opposed to taking two separate ones, so all 19 of us rode on the same airplane headed for Caticlan.
Since it was just a small plane, it was a first to actually board the plane on the runway, and get down the same way. The airport (picture on the right)was very accommodating and modern, which was pretty neat considering the last time I came to Boracay was some years ago when I was a wee little child who came last minute. xDD
After that, it was a series of transportation via shuttle, boat and van just to get to the resort, which was all the way in Station 1. But boy was the trip worth it! We stayed at the Boracay terraces Resort, which is technically the last resort along the white sand beach, which was perfect since it was rather secluded.
The afternoon of December 24, I went with a little troupe of hikers down to another resort called Nami, which is owned by my cousin's boss (who I met back during my time at the Global Enterprise Challenge). Here's me and my mom posing by the beachfront sign after looking at the place and having a very refreshing glass of Lemongrass tea
After hearing 9pm mass, we headed off to Epic since our cousin was a guest DJ come Christmas Day (poster below). Of course it was a truly epic experience (no pun intended), but since I'm not one to drink I headed home early.
We made a return trip to the Nami resort for Christmas Day lunch care of my cousin's boss, and below you see a picture of me in front of the entire resort. It was gorgeous, but the steps and elevator brand it as a resort not for the faint of heart. Regardless, the view was to die for~
That evening, since the family was complete and it was raining, we just decided to call in for a Yellow Cab delivery (yeah there's a Yellow Cab in Boracay!) while we watched Shrek Forever After on HBO. Good times and good company especially. :3
The last three pictures mark our last day in Boracay before our return to Manila. It was a truly new experience, celebrating Christmas at the beach, but when you bring together the merriment and company of family there can be no greater experience. This is one to remember, and I'm more than grateful that we got to spend it together as a family. Until the next time, Boracay!
Before we go into the nitty-gritty of my experience, I just wanted to take the opportunity to greet a very special actor/singer dear to my heart:December 26: Tenimyu Seigaku 2nd cast's Tezuka Kunimitsu, Shirota Yuu
During our last day in Boracay, I decided to do a little sand kanji for my favorite actor Shirotan~ Granted the first kanji should be more compact, but it's not that easy to raise sand, mind you. x) But birthday greetings all the same~
It definitely took some time but it was well worth the effort!
That aside, onto some pictures! Our dad drove us to the airport early in the morning to catch our flight at around 7 in the morning. We managed to all get on the same flight as opposed to taking two separate ones, so all 19 of us rode on the same airplane headed for Caticlan.Since it was just a small plane, it was a first to actually board the plane on the runway, and get down the same way. The airport (picture on the right)was very accommodating and modern, which was pretty neat considering the last time I came to Boracay was some years ago when I was a wee little child who came last minute. xDD
After that, it was a series of transportation via shuttle, boat and van just to get to the resort, which was all the way in Station 1. But boy was the trip worth it! We stayed at the Boracay terraces Resort, which is technically the last resort along the white sand beach, which was perfect since it was rather secluded.
Not surprisingly, swimming turned out to be a necessity despite the salty content. The water was cool and the waves that frequented coming our way was just another excuse to have fun in the sun. Sunsets always made it more and more breath-taking, a testament to an experience at the beach.
The afternoon of December 24, I went with a little troupe of hikers down to another resort called Nami, which is owned by my cousin's boss (who I met back during my time at the Global Enterprise Challenge). Here's me and my mom posing by the beachfront sign after looking at the place and having a very refreshing glass of Lemongrass tea
On our way back to our resort, we spotted someone in the distance. And lo and behold, it was my dad! He came up with an ingenious plot to trick my mom into believing that he wouldn't be able to come with us to Boracay this Christmas. He apparently wore a disguise and all but was thwarted by my sister's keen eye. My mom and I ran over to him to give him a big glomp. Uberly pumped to know that he would be able to join us for Christmas after all! For dinner that evening, we headed off to Guily's Island for a buffet and decided to walk along the beachfront. Below is a picture of me and my dad in front of Friday's during out walk~ The second picture is a family picture taken after our dinner.
The last three pictures mark our last day in Boracay before our return to Manila. It was a truly new experience, celebrating Christmas at the beach, but when you bring together the merriment and company of family there can be no greater experience. This is one to remember, and I'm more than grateful that we got to spend it together as a family. Until the next time, Boracay!
on Saturday, December 17, 2011
So today was the first official day of Christmas break!!!
These next two weeks will be devoted to parties and Christmas celebrations, but of course it didn't come cheap. Two days ago I finished the draft for our thesis paper, making sure that it's done well before Friday so I can use Thursday to relax. Of course, that meant that I had myself an early celebration by going out on a date with Kai that afternoon!
So last Thursday she and I went to Eastwood to have lunch and watch a movie. We originally wanted to watch Tintin, but they weren't showing it in their cinemas so we settled for watching Immortals instead. Admittedly, I was so tired from the night before that I nodded off during the dialogues, but I was perked awake by the fight scenes. Hehe. Lots of gory blood and epic fight sequences, and hot guys to boot. Hahahaha!
Tomorrow the family will be holding an exchange gift tomorrow night in lieu of the annual Christmas Eve celebration since we'll be going to Boracay for the holidays. I happily have my gift wrapped and ready to be given. ^o^/
On Tuesday I'll be meeting with my blockmates to have a Christmas block party. Surprisingly enough, the boys were the one who did the planning this time around, which was in itself a surprise. Let's see what happens out of it. Hahaha.
For this break I've got some things I need to do: write a PCSC paper with my thesis-partner, read some books for Philo class, and prepare for Theo midterms and Game Design LT. So much for a break. But then again, that's what cramming is for! xD
These next two weeks will be devoted to parties and Christmas celebrations, but of course it didn't come cheap. Two days ago I finished the draft for our thesis paper, making sure that it's done well before Friday so I can use Thursday to relax. Of course, that meant that I had myself an early celebration by going out on a date with Kai that afternoon!
So last Thursday she and I went to Eastwood to have lunch and watch a movie. We originally wanted to watch Tintin, but they weren't showing it in their cinemas so we settled for watching Immortals instead. Admittedly, I was so tired from the night before that I nodded off during the dialogues, but I was perked awake by the fight scenes. Hehe. Lots of gory blood and epic fight sequences, and hot guys to boot. Hahahaha!
Tomorrow the family will be holding an exchange gift tomorrow night in lieu of the annual Christmas Eve celebration since we'll be going to Boracay for the holidays. I happily have my gift wrapped and ready to be given. ^o^/
On Tuesday I'll be meeting with my blockmates to have a Christmas block party. Surprisingly enough, the boys were the one who did the planning this time around, which was in itself a surprise. Let's see what happens out of it. Hahaha.
For this break I've got some things I need to do: write a PCSC paper with my thesis-partner, read some books for Philo class, and prepare for Theo midterms and Game Design LT. So much for a break. But then again, that's what cramming is for! xD
on Saturday, December 10, 2011
So last night was a most interesting party! I celebrated a Christmas Party with my ALLS (Ateneo Laboratory for the Learning Sciences) family at school at Narnia! Okay, it wasn't really Narnia, but it was the epic house of my thesis adviser. It was great heading there with my fellow friends and teachers; the journey to and from, and the food!
^o^/
Fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun.
Thesis is almost done too, so last stretch this last week of class next week.
^o^/
Fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun fun.
Thesis is almost done too, so last stretch this last week of class next week.
on Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Today was the second time this year that I've made a long drive. The first was during this time when I brought my Mom to the airport. This early morning I brought Dad to his office that was practically the same area. Because it was early (some 4 in the morning) he was the one who drove to the place, and told me the needed route to take (which was only one unfamiliar turn before everything else became familiar from previous experience) to get home.
Got back home at around 5:10 since my class was (again) at 11:30, so there was plenty of time to spare (since I plan to nap after I move the car). Reason for subjecting myself to waking up early to bring Dad? To have his car available for use while he's gone until Saturday evening. Hoo-hum.
Anyway, will probably snooze once Mom and my brother are ready to leave and I've moved the car out of their way since I'm blocking their way.
Here's to a sleepless night ahead of me.
Got back home at around 5:10 since my class was (again) at 11:30, so there was plenty of time to spare (since I plan to nap after I move the car). Reason for subjecting myself to waking up early to bring Dad? To have his car available for use while he's gone until Saturday evening. Hoo-hum.
Anyway, will probably snooze once Mom and my brother are ready to leave and I've moved the car out of their way since I'm blocking their way.
Here's to a sleepless night ahead of me.
on Friday, December 2, 2011
So yesterday I had my birthday. My 21st. Much like most birthdays that fell on a weekday, I went to school, was greeted by some friends, classmates and teachers before going to dinner with family. Lunch was reserved to be spent with Kai, but she was plagued by sickness so we postponed for the weekend.
Last Tuesday during my 7.5 hour break, I decided to treat my fellow labmates to a pizza dinner; a rare treat since I never really was in the habit of doing that kind of stuff unless it was important. In exchange, they got me a nifty birthday cake, so it was a great early celebration~
This weekend is going to be busy since I can relax from all the schoolwork, having a lighter load than most weekends so far, both days practically booked. Tomorrow I plan to spend the day with Kai, go out for lunch, attend an event in the afternoon then dinner out. Then she'll be sleeping over since I have my birthday party the following day with the extended family and some friends. ^o^/
Finally, my fangirling for Shirota Yuu returned while I finally stumbled upon the song he sang with Backstreet Boys' Howie D entitled 'If I Say'~ It was released two months ago but it's still as epic as hell! \*o*/ You can listen to it below~
Last Tuesday during my 7.5 hour break, I decided to treat my fellow labmates to a pizza dinner; a rare treat since I never really was in the habit of doing that kind of stuff unless it was important. In exchange, they got me a nifty birthday cake, so it was a great early celebration~
This weekend is going to be busy since I can relax from all the schoolwork, having a lighter load than most weekends so far, both days practically booked. Tomorrow I plan to spend the day with Kai, go out for lunch, attend an event in the afternoon then dinner out. Then she'll be sleeping over since I have my birthday party the following day with the extended family and some friends. ^o^/
Finally, my fangirling for Shirota Yuu returned while I finally stumbled upon the song he sang with Backstreet Boys' Howie D entitled 'If I Say'~ It was released two months ago but it's still as epic as hell! \*o*/ You can listen to it below~
on Saturday, November 26, 2011
My parents gave me an early Birthday/Christmas present that I've been asking for: an 8gb Apple iTouch!! When my sister was given hers, my parents asked me if I also wanted one. It took my some time before I finally agreed, so it wasn't a stretch to expect it coming after some time.
Funnily enough, I was swamped with writing my papers for Philosophy that my parents came home that fine Wednesday evening to have the case practically shoved in the back of my shirt. That being said, I actually already expected it, but when it did show up, it distracted me for a bit, but nevertheless was a motivation to get things done.
And now, some days later, I present to thee this entry and my new iTouch, Saeki! 8D (named after the epic actor who portrayed Eric Slingby in the second Kuroshitsuji Musical)
Funnily enough, I was swamped with writing my papers for Philosophy that my parents came home that fine Wednesday evening to have the case practically shoved in the back of my shirt. That being said, I actually already expected it, but when it did show up, it distracted me for a bit, but nevertheless was a motivation to get things done.
And now, some days later, I present to thee this entry and my new iTouch, Saeki! 8D (named after the epic actor who portrayed Eric Slingby in the second Kuroshitsuji Musical)
on Sunday, November 20, 2011
Lately for school there's the usual lectures, assigned readings and homeworks. Not surprisingly, I'm tossed back into the world of coding that I realize my logic is not as refined as I had made it towards the end of last year (then again, I've slowly stopped coding unless required, like for thesis). But needless to say, I've gotten back into the swing of Java for one of our classes, and C in another. To suit my needs, I've armed my little netbook (named Agri) with the necessary programs (Eclipse, Dev C++ and Visual C# Express Edition+XNA Game Studio to be specific). That way my programming becomes portable, and I can actually work on thesis with the little guy.
Speaking of thesis, I'm currently starting on the art assets for Stage 2 (3/4 stages), which should take less time to design and prepare for the game. Implementing it will take a bit more time considering inclusion of a timer and what not. So this should be an interesting development. Hopefully Jason and I can get things rolling.
In other news, Kai introduced me to a dating game catered to our tastes. The theme? Prince of Tennis. Not surprisingly, it makes us go 'kyaa' xD. Should be fun where this goes. At least it's an excuse to start playing with my DS again once in a while.
Speaking of thesis, I'm currently starting on the art assets for Stage 2 (3/4 stages), which should take less time to design and prepare for the game. Implementing it will take a bit more time considering inclusion of a timer and what not. So this should be an interesting development. Hopefully Jason and I can get things rolling.
In other news, Kai introduced me to a dating game catered to our tastes. The theme? Prince of Tennis. Not surprisingly, it makes us go 'kyaa' xD. Should be fun where this goes. At least it's an excuse to start playing with my DS again once in a while.
on Sunday, November 13, 2011
Also celebrated last November 9 was mine and Kai's 3RD ANNIVERSARY! Unlike previous years, we didn't meet to celebrate with a glamorous lunch or dinner to save money and pave the way to attend the upcoming convention: UP AME Monogatari that pushed through yesterday. Instead, we met the day after for a budget lunch at KFC, then spent the rest of the day at her house. I slept over due to plans of going to have our driver's licenses renewed to take advantage of my no class day.
Now more about the convention. Not a lot of pictures for sure, but a lot of interesting events, cosplayers seen and unexpected people spotted. For once, Kai and I did characters from different anime: Kai as Ayuzawa Misaki from Maid-sama, and myself as Ootori Kyouya from Ouran High School Host Club. Thankfully, not a lot of people came up and asked for a picture but there were still that handful of fangirls who did.
Of course, as fellow fans of anime and games, we also had pictures taken with several interesting cosplayers, including a Godot and Miles Edgeworth from the Phoenix Wright series and an Undertaker from Kuroshitsuji: Ciel in Wonderland. Other pictures included me being dragged into a group picture with fellow Ouran cosplayers where I had to shift to be a Fujioka Haruhi in a heartbeat since there was already a Kyouya. Hahaha.
Overall, it was tiring but a fun time since we found some interesting company and finds, including a cat hat (>w<) for Kai for her birthday, an interesting bell collar chained to a wristband (that we used to help her not get lost), a live-action Ouran drama DVD, several photocards of Tenimyu actors and a Sebastian mobile strap. Thanks to some connections I managed to find us a ride over to the general area (thanks again Keiko!) after halfway commuting. In essence it was a good experience but we're hoping that things relocate to a place closer to home.
And now, back to reality, back to school, back to some seriousness. Thesis and readings here we come.
Now more about the convention. Not a lot of pictures for sure, but a lot of interesting events, cosplayers seen and unexpected people spotted. For once, Kai and I did characters from different anime: Kai as Ayuzawa Misaki from Maid-sama, and myself as Ootori Kyouya from Ouran High School Host Club. Thankfully, not a lot of people came up and asked for a picture but there were still that handful of fangirls who did.
Of course, as fellow fans of anime and games, we also had pictures taken with several interesting cosplayers, including a Godot and Miles Edgeworth from the Phoenix Wright series and an Undertaker from Kuroshitsuji: Ciel in Wonderland. Other pictures included me being dragged into a group picture with fellow Ouran cosplayers where I had to shift to be a Fujioka Haruhi in a heartbeat since there was already a Kyouya. Hahaha.
Overall, it was tiring but a fun time since we found some interesting company and finds, including a cat hat (>w<) for Kai for her birthday, an interesting bell collar chained to a wristband (that we used to help her not get lost), a live-action Ouran drama DVD, several photocards of Tenimyu actors and a Sebastian mobile strap. Thanks to some connections I managed to find us a ride over to the general area (thanks again Keiko!) after halfway commuting. In essence it was a good experience but we're hoping that things relocate to a place closer to home.
And now, back to reality, back to school, back to some seriousness. Thesis and readings here we come.
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