When Bordedom Gets to You

    I think a lot whenever I take a bath. Today, I thought about this coming New Year. My bro’s not gonna be home that time because he’ll be at Ate Beth’s family. But he’ll be home for Christmas, though. So I was thinking, who’s gonna light up the fireworks we’re gonna be buying? Dad? Most likely. But then New Year wouldn’t be the same without Kuya Mike. When I was a kid, I used to get so worried and worked up whenever Kuya Mike would light up a firecracker and then walk away like nothing’s about to explode behind him. Whenever he did that, I’d just watch nearby and pray that he wouldn’t get hurt. Whenever he’d go out with a bunch of firecrackers in his hand, I used to lurk behind him pretending that I’m really into the firecrackers, but the truth was that I just really wanted to look out for him. I wanted to be there, ready to rush to his aid, if anything happened.

    Which brings me to my point. I realized, as I stepped out of the shower… ang sweet ko pala nung bata ako. Hahaha! ^__^

    We were talking about being prepared in times of danger or accidents. What if (God forbid) may fire? Eto:

Ma: Alam nyo, kayo, dapat kapag ganyan alam nyo na gagawin nyo. Ako kasi, may mindset na ako kapag ganyan. Ang una kong gagawin kapag may sunog, ilalatag ko yung kumot ko tapos itatapon ko dun lahat ng gamit na kelangan ko para madali ng hatakin palabas. Pati mga pictures! Kelangan mailabas yun.
Me: Hahaha! Exagge!
Ma: Ah hindi ah. Memories kasi yun eh.
Ate Mimi: Dapat kapag ganyan may mga designated stuff na tayo eh. Sayo Cha-cha (me), yung pictures. Kay Lan-lan yung mga damit.
Me: HAHAHA!!! Organized!
Ma: Oo, tapos si Tinay naghihintay na sa baba para hatakin palabas yung gamit.
Me: HAHAHA!!! Ayus!
Ate Mimi: Eh si Papa?
Ma: Si Papa nyo? Wala! Sa labas nalang yan. Tiga-bantay. Hahaha!
Me: HAHAHAHA!!!
Ma: Wala. Bobo yan eh. Bobo. Yaan nyo lang tumunganga sa labas yan. Bantayan nalang nya yung gamit.
Ate Mimi: Baka nga hayaan pa nyang manakaw yung gamit natin eh.
Me: HAHAHA! (oo, tiga-tawa lang talaga ako dito)
Ate Mimi: Ah alam ko na yung isasave ni Papa! Yung lotto tickets nya! HAHAHAHAHA!!!

    The man loves his lotto. What can I say. Hehehe.. Anywho, I heard before, when Ate Mimi was still a kid, she went running to Mom and told her that her electric fan was on fire. Mom, who’s a quick-thinker, got a wet towel and threw it on top of the burning electric fan, extinguishing the fire, thus saving my family’s butts.

    … I have a great Mom. ^__^

    Last friday, as I was crossing the street, a motorcycle almost hit me. The guy came out of nowhere! He even had the nerve to tell me "di kasi tumitingin eh.." Ayos! He was friggin’ counterflowing!!! Naturally, I was looking the other way, since the cars would be coming from the other direction. Leche! Alangan naman dun ako sa direction nya tumingin! Edi lalo ako nabangga. I hate stupid motorcyclists.. You think they own the whole effing road. If I encounter another one of those, I’ll be sure to give him a violent wake-up call. That was the second damn time I’ve encountered stupidity on the road. First time was with a guy riding a bicycle. Ughh..

Stupid People on the Road - 2
Me - 0

    I’m giving the next unfortunate chump who does that to me a piece of my mind, if it’s the last thing I do.

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    I asked Mike to buy me a pair of cute shoes from VNC for me. It’s worth around a thousand bucks, and he said okay. Last night, we were talking about it and I said he doesn’t really need to buy it for me because I could buy it for myself. He said it’s okay because it’ll make me happy.

me: hahaha! just think of me as a christmas tree. kelangan i-decorate.

mike: hindi naman sinasapatusan ang christmas tree ah.

me: edi hindi! okay lang. sakin na yung shoes. ^__^

mike: eh hindi din dinadamitan ang christmas tree.

me: …
me: *grins* just think of me as a barbie doll nalang pala. ^__^; hehehe.

    Time for Japanese lessons! Today, I’ll discuss Japanese name suffixes. *aherm* Mel-chan would be what I’d like everyone to call me if I were Japanese, or if everyone else would be Japanese. The "chan" part is a commonly used suffix the Japanese usually add to another person’s name to indicate a certain level of respect or formality. Like here, we have Miss or Mister. Not using a name suffix would show intimacy or casualness or a display of closeness between two people. Or, it could also mean that the two people aren’t Japanese. Whatever.

    There are lots of name suffixes that are commonly used. Here are a couple that I just read about:
- chan. It is usually used for kids, pets, boyfriends, girlfriends, or for anyone you feel particularly close to. It is diminutive, so be careful not to use it on older people.
    Example: My older friends can call me Mel-chan.
- kun. It is generally used for men in a casual manner.
    Example: Shikamaru-kun (he’s my dude friend)
- san. It is very neutral (meaning, it doesn’t necessarily hint of actual closeness with the person) and respectful, like "Miss" or "Mister". Also generally used when addressing older people.
    Example: If Shikamaru would be someone I don’t really know, or someone I’m not particularly close to, I’d call him Shikamaru-san.
- sama. Very respectful. Indicates humility by the user. Used to address a God, royalty, or just to be extremely polite.
    Example: I would never call Shikamaru with this. Actually, I don’t think I’d be calling anyone with this, unless I were a slave or something. Then, I’d call my master "[name]-sama". Gets? That’s because this shows EXTREME humility, people. EXTREME humility. That’s why you’d call God with this. If I’m not mistaken, "kami" is the term for God/deities in Japanese. So, if I were Japanese, I’d call God by, Kami-sama. Or, Kamisama.
- senpai. Used to refer to another student who is your senior. It’s actually not restricted to students only. There are certain instances that it can be used in something else, as long as it refers to someone your senior in SOMETHING.
    Example: If I were still a student, I’d address students in a higher year level as "senpai". It could be used alone, or with a name, like "[name]-senpai".
- sensei. Most familiar, I think. According to what I’m reading right now, it refers to a respected professional like a doctor, a lawyer, or a teacher. In my opinion, it is most commonly used with teachers.
    Example: I’d call my teacher "sensei", or "[name]-sensei".

    And that’s it! Tantananaaan! That concludes today’s Japanese tutorials.

(source: http://people.uleth.ca/~jams.club/glossary.html)

Presenting me and shikamaru in… geek talk.

shikamaru: ure an anime addict
mel: not really
shikamaru: really
mel: there’s such a thing as a unit of measurement for anime exposure
mel: i think it’s "mi"
shikamaru: lolx
mel: one "mi" is equivalent to.. i think 48 hours
mel: if i were to measure myself, i’d be..
shikamaru: lolx
mel: on weekdays, 0.08 mi
shikamaru: awts
mel: on weekends, 0.5 mi
mel: that’s on average
shikamaru: XD
mel: seriously
shikamaru: hehe
shikamaru: lie low ako sa watching ng animes.. cra kc ung tv sa master bedroom… eh ayw ko manood sa sala kc usually pag may tao andun cla.. and ang gulo sa salas rinig ko ung sa2kyan na dumadaan…
mel: good thing me and lanie have our own tv set sa room. even if it’s sucky
shikamaru: un lng
mel: oh! i just read that dosages of over 0.1 mi could lead to social stigma
mel: hmmmm…. could be..
mel: but then they don’t really care what i do with my time at home
shikamaru: lolx
mel: only my dad disapproves
shikamaru: XD
mel: oh, and ate mimi thinks i’m weird
shikamaru: lol
shikamaru: y?
mel: well you know grown-ups
mel: they think cartoons, anime and anything else similar to those are immature and childish
shikamaru: awts…
mel: she must think i’m a geek or something
mel: ako naman, i’m like, that’s okay by me. as long as i can watch anime, i don’t care what anyone thinks
mel: people think i’m a total otaku
shikamaru: haha… me too
shikamaru: i even cosplayed for christ sake
mel: and in japan, being called an otaku is an insult
shikamaru: yup
shikamaru: an otaku is a geek
mel: yeah cosplaying is an extreme sign of being an otaku
mel: i’m a geek, and i’m proud to be one
shikamaru: lolx
shikamaru: thats weird.. watching anime, reading mangas, turns u into a geek
shikamaru: so watching lame ass noontime shows isnt?
shikamaru: i think thats cheesy and geekier
mel: EXACTLY!!!
mel: very good point
mel: touche ^__^
shikamaru: and note in the US of A,  mangas are graphic NOVELS
mel: manga ARE graphic novels, shikamaru
shikamaru: and anime are usually based from manga
shikamaru: therefore, anime are NOVELS or atleast NOVEL-like Material
shikamaru: theres a level of maturity or intellect required to comprehend anime/manga
shikamaru: dumbass people just equate anime with cartoons
shikamaru: ka-level ng roadrunner and such
mel: yesh
mel: true
mel: but that’s not really the case
mel: people just see the graphic aspects.. but what they don’t know is that anime can be mature
mel: even more mature than some soap operas or movies
shikamaru: anyways, watching anime/readin manga juz aint enough basis to classify someone as a geek
mel: yup
mel: true again
mel: i think a reason why they think otakus are geeks is because they kinda withdraw from the society
shikamaru: LOLx
shikamaru: gamers are treated like dat b4
shikamaru: cause they think gaming is a anti social activity
mel: actually, gamers are considered geeks too in the US
shikamaru: but obviously that has changed
mel: yeah
shikamaru: what exactly is a geek anyway
mel: ummmm
mel: ah eto.. geeks are basically socially inept people.
mel: that’s one definition
shikamaru: but if they think im a geek
shikamaru: then so be it
mel: geeks are smart
shikamaru: oh ok
shikamaru: LOLx
shikamaru: anyways, i agree with this
shikamaru: geeks are basically socially inept people
mel: yeah i can agree that much
shikamaru: so if ure less sociable and prefer to interact in ur "world of interest"
shikamaru: guess u’ll be a geek
mel: yesh
mel: so i guess you’re not a geek if you’re not socially inept
shikamaru: yep
shikamaru: case closed
shikamaru: im not a geek
shikamaru: ure not a geek
mel: LOL

    Na-low blood ako nung weekend.. grrr. I slept at around 6:30 am na nung Saturday (or should I say, Sunday). I was watching Honey and Clover (season 1) all night (and morning). I actually still feel a little dizzy. I have trouble moving around too much because I get into vertigo mode. Hehehe. Yes, vertigo. It can be brought upon by sudden changes of blood pressure. I get… I think subjective vertigo. But then again I can never really tell if it’s subjective or objective because I just close my eyes whenever I experience it. Anywho, I woke up at around 2pm last Sunday, but then I couldn’t get up because of all the spinning. *ugh* I then slept again, and woke up at around 4 pm. I wanted to sleep some more, but I just kept getting dizzier and hungrier. So, I got up and moved around. I went into Ate Mimi and Mom’s room, and my nephew, Miggy, or Chicky, as I always like to call him, pulled me by the hand and wanted to play. Woohoo.. T__T He dragged me around like a rag doll, and kept saying "Tita! Nooo!!!" whenever I tried to run away to my room. Apparently, whenever I said "Chicky, not now. Tita’s dizzy.", it meant "Let’s play some more, Miguel!" to him. He even made me stand up, took my hands, and he spun me around, thinking we were dancing. Kids these days.. I was SO glad when it was dinner time. I hadn’t eaten in like, almost 18 hours by that time. Miggy finally let go of my hand and retired to his mom’s huge bed to watch Lightning McQueen on Cars. Makes me thankful I’m not his mother. Heh-heh-heh.

    Today, with all my luck, I battled through traffic, I was an hour late this morning, my back hurts like hell, I still get occassional dizzy spells, I have a humongous migraine, and right now, I’m obviously bored. Oh, and my best bud’s cellphone got pilfered. Poor thing. His pants got ripped by the desperate fool who thought his cellphone was actually worth something. HAHAHA!!! His pants that were slashed through was worth more than his actual cellphone! The guy should’ve asked him what model his cellphone is before he took it. Lemme put it this way. His effort wasn’t worth the loot. No one’s gonna buy that! HAHAHA!!! It’s a "4G", 3310 cellphone. HAHAHAHAHA! Cracks me up whenever I think of the dumbass who took his cellphone. Message to whoever he is: "Sayang effort mo, dude. Hahaha!" I mean, the phone isn’t even close to being able to compensate for the bad karma, plus the effort the guy took the trouble of going through. Imagine waiting for someone to fall asleep , then trying to slash the heck outta the guy’s pants, all the while trying to hide from the other passengers’ view, and trying to be super subtle so the sucker sleeping wouldn’t wake up. Then, after finally getting the damn phone out, try to imagine his face! HAHAHAHAHA!!! Kung ako yun, ihahampas ko sa mukha nung owner yung cellphone nya. Grabeng effort tapos cheapipay yung cellphone. Hahahahaha!!! Panalo ka talaga Shikamaru. Good luck with your next cellphone. Let this be a lesson to you, and to all the others who like to sleep on buses (or on any other public utility vehicle). For cryin’ out loud, don’t sleep! I’m guilty of dozing off too, but then I guess if you have cellphones like us (yes, 3310 din phone ko. bakit ba..), you really don’t have much to lose. Hahaha!

Anime Review: Mai-Otome

    The artwork in this anime particularly caught my attention. Great graphics! Especially in the fight scenes. Soundtrack is okay too, but I’m more impressed by the opening and ending artwork than the music. Semi-ecchi, but it’s not a typical harem anime. Why, you ask? Because they’re practically all girls. There certainly are a couple of sexual scenes and innuendos, but there are no actual scenes depicting full-frontal nudity or sex. (I’m suddenly hearing "awwwws" from the distance.. heh-heh-heh ^__^)

    This is about a couple of girls learning how to be a Meister Otome. Meister Otomes are warriors that serve to protect the royalty of various kingdoms on the planet. These Meister Otomes are female virgins (yes, virgins talaga dapat..) that use nanomachines in their body to gain super strength and abilities, plus a very cool battle suit.

    The main character is Arika Yumemiya, who came to the kingdom of Windbloom, to look for her mother, who was a great Otome, and to attain her goal of becoming a great Meister Otome herself. Aside from Arika’s adventures as a student, the story also follows various political issues and power struggles between those who seek the technology used by the Otome, and somehow, Arika has found her way in the middle of it all.

    In this anime, friendship is given so much importance to by Arika. Friendship, above all else, makes her braver, stronger, and more noble. I can’t say this is uncommon. In a lot of anime, characters usually become stronger or become more superhuman at the sight of their friends in danger, or their loved ones in need. If it’s not love, it’s definitely friendship that makes their world go round. Nothing else matters if they’re all happy together. Naive, I know. Not their weaknesses, not their enemies, and not even the hardest situations thrown at them make them flinch.

    Anyways, I’m a sucker for romantic-comedies, and even though this anime has only a few scenes/episodes dedicated to the lovey-dovey parts of the story, I still like it. I do wish the ending was a little different, but I guess everything worked out just fine. I would SO want to see a 2nd season of this anime, definitely.

Now for the score:

Artwork - 4.5/5
Story - 4/5
Character Development - 4/5
Soundtrack - 3/5

    A long time ago, when I was still in college, me and my classmates played this game, Worms. We got good at it, and kinareer namin. I remember we held a Worms tourney, me and a couple of the guys from my class. Guess what, I won! I got really good at it. Lately, Shikamaru (he was one of the guys I beat before) and I got to talking about it.

mel: do u still have the worms installer?
shikamaru: yup
mel: pahiram
shikamaru: lol
shikamaru: bad ka!!!
shikamaru: office yan indi playpen!
mel: yeah right!!! that coming from you isn’t so convincing
shikamaru: pero cge pahiramin kita
mel: thanks! ^__^
mel: dalahin mo
shikamaru: dis week
shikamaru: u want to feel superior nanaman…
shikamaru: dats bad
shikamaru: even if u can nvr beat me *here’s where it all started*
mel: i beat ur sorry lil ass a million times already *added wood to the fire*
mel: i’m the almighty worms master *added more wood*
shikamaru: lols
shikamaru: ako ang GRAND MASTER….
mel: you are seriously in denial!!!
mel: ako kaya ung champion natin sa worms tourney natin sa class
shikamaru: compared to my lil bro ur all lil weaklings…
mel: hah! he hasn’t met me yet!
shikamaru: lol
shikamaru: si jason lang kaya mo
shikamaru: ibang level ako!
shikamaru: too bad we cant play anymore to settle dis
shikamaru: so just deal with it
shikamaru: CAUSE IM THE CHAMP!
mel: talo ko kaya kayong lahat!
mel: i remember it clearly
shikamaru: lols
shikamaru: mag sama sama na kayo
mel: tayong dalawa pa natira
mel: down to just one worm each
mel: tapos i outsmarted your lil worm
mel: and i beat u to a pulp
mel: overkill!!!!!!! yessssss
mel: i remember it well
mel: good ol’ days
shikamaru: crap i cant even remember our fights coz… u guys are so boring to play with
mel: omg! bui, u have a problem..
mel: DENIAL
mel: deal with it
shikamaru: crap
shikamaru: get ur weak ass over here
shikamaru: lets finish this now, once and for all
shikamaru: even if ur a gal i wont go ec on you…
mel: hah! right!
mel: like you could beat me
shikamaru: keep dreamin…
mel: seryoso bui.. i really truly beat u dati
mel: can’t you remember?
mel: i got really good at it kasi
shikamaru: even if u did
mel: finally!
mel: inamin din
mel: that’s all i need
shikamaru: dats was either luck, or i let  u win
shikamaru: cause ur a bad loser!
shikamaru: but i even beat ur sorry ass more
mel: uhhh reality check!
mel: you haven’t beaten me yet
mel: besides.. i’m not a bad loser
shikamaru: ungas….
mel: bad losers are those that don’t admit they’re losers
shikamaru: cha-cha: besides.. i’m not a bad loser
shikamaru: dats a good one
mel: well i’m not
mel: so that’s that
mel: when i get my new pc
mel: i’ll start playing worms again
mel: that’s my kinda hobby
mel: where you just use your brains
mel: no getting tired
mel: pahiram ako installer ha
shikamaru: lol
shikamaru: k!
shikamaru: coz u need to practice
mel: yeah right! like I need it
mel: my officemate is practically begging me to kick his ass
mel: hehehe
shikamaru: nxt time we meet ill beat ur ass to a pulp
mel: *pfffft* shikamaru: nxt time we meet ill beat ur ass to a pulp >> that’s rich!!!
shikamaru: actually…
shikamaru: shikamaru: nxt time we meet ill beat ur ass to a pulp >> ITS THE TRUTH!
mel: keep telling yourself that
shikamaru: i dont have too
shikamaru: ganda ng stat ko noh! (CHA-CHA! i’m sorry! but you can’t beat me! HAHAHA! ^^V Pis!)
mel: mas maganda stat ko (bui, YOU’RE IN DENIAL! wake up and smell the stench of defeat.)
shikamaru: dats a pretty funny stat
shikamaru: but mine is a fact
mel: facts aren’t facts if they’re based on assumptions/guesses/lies/weak retorts
shikamaru: assumption: NO
shikamaru: guesses: no
shikamaru: lies: no
shikamaru: weak retorts?: NO!
shikamaru: its a fact
mel: oh give it a rest.. face facts, and accept it. you lost to me, and i beat you fair and square 
shikamaru: o crap….
shikamaru: keep that up
shikamaru: watever floats ur boat
mel: that’s my line
shikamaru: u can blog this… BRAGGING FOOLS!
mel: i’m already writing it down
shikamaru: LOL
shikamaru: ure a pretty good bragger
shikamaru: too bad i aint bragging
mel: uhhhh yeah you are
shikamaru: speaking the truth isnt bragging
mel: yeah but you weren’t, and i quote, "speaking the truth"
shikamaru: SET THE TIME
shikamaru: SET THE PLACE
shikamaru: AND FINISH IT THERE
shikamaru: PERIOD
mel: it’s like a duel. hahaha!
mel: chill, bui
mel: it’s only a game
mel: LOL
shikamaru: its not just a game anymore..
shikamaru: its a battle for the truth

    Take note, he started it! But seriously, I really do remember beating him at that game. And seriously, he knows it too. He just won’t admit it. Hahaha!!! (bati tayo bui! ^__^’)

My seatmate at work, Kors, is the best. I’ve never had a seatmate here before she came along. I’m so lucky to have her as my seatmate. She’s very sweet, kind, and super smart. She has two fans from our office. Me and Gaze. We both love her very much. We both think she’s the best. ^__^

What I like the most about Kors, is her ability to laugh at me whenever I say something. Ironically, when I tell jokes, it’s funny how she doesn’t seem to belt out even a giggle. I wonder why? *aherm* She also thinks my all-time Japanese crush and favorite JRock performer and favorite JDrama actor, Gackt-san, is gay. Which he isn’t!!! She’s (along with the rest of my officemates [except maan!!! ^__^] ) in denial I tell you! *aherm aherm* Anywho, even if she’s not into Gackt-san, I still am! ^__^ But that’s beside the point. The point is, even if she thinks Gackt-san is gay, she’s still my favorite seatmate ever. Like the way she thinks I’M her all-time favorite seatmate too! I’m so happy that I’m not a sucky seatmate. Just like Kors isn’t a sucky seatmate either! ^__^

When I grow up, I want to be just like Kors. ^__^ (Kors, bati tayu! Ahehehe..)