I'm moving... well my blog is anyway. Well not my blog. I am... or my thoughts are. Okay I'm rambling again. What I'm trying to say is I won't be posting here anymore. To those who have been following this blog (although I have no idea if there is anyone following this blog) I shall be moving to my livejournal account:
I realized how I can't separate my fangirling from my RL (real life) because it has tangled up quite nicely. I'm at another turning point in my life right now. It seems rather cheesy but fangirling means so much more to me at the moment. And I'm enjoying it so much.
I'm just moving on to another phase of my life (and to think I just moved in here a few months ago... oh well). Hope to see you there!
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
The Jellyfish Files Part 2
There's still more. And this takes place around 6 in the morning...
I had a little breakthrough with another problem that emerged from our paper. I was solving at 4 in the morning. Take note 4 IN THE MORNING I was faced with the ANOVA.
nikki080488: i like your avatar...
apatots_26: i knoooooow... hahaha!
apatots_26: i like it too..
apatots_26: heheh.
apatots_26: ui, bakit zero?
nikki080488: http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/stat/13/anova-2w.htm walang interaction yung main effect
nikki080488: or should i say in terms of yung sa phnology
nikki080488: walang epekto yung main effect
nikki080488: ewan ko kung tama check mo yang website na yan
nikki080488: yung male female variation lang yung may effect
apatots_26: ha?
apatots_26: nosebleed..
apatots_26: hmmm.. ganun?
nikki080488: hahaha
apatots_26: ....
After finishing another problem, the fangirls talk.
nikki080488: so let's just say
nikki080488: Members of the same word pair used the same type of doll in order to control idiosyncratic differences and attractiveness OF a doll pair?
apatots_26: yeah!!!!
apatots_26: yan yun eh...
nikki080488: woot mas mabilis tayo ngayon ha haha
apatots_26: it's arashi in the background...
apatots_26: and i think mas madaling ayusin ang procedures kesa sa..... design.
nikki080488: where?
nikki080488: sayo wat are you listening to?
nikki080488: wait lang brb
apatots_26: listening to...... wish.
apatots_26: hehehe.
nikki080488: ooo wish
nikki080488: listening to their concert in the background yung pinapanood natin... hintayin ko ulit solo ni ohno gusto ko ulit mapanood haha
apatots_26: that's a bit unfair, doncha think?
apatots_26: .... hmmm...
apatots_26: hehehe..
nikki080488: e di panoorin natin bukas yung part lang na iyon
apatots_26: pa-send naman nung kanta ni sara whoever...
nikki080488: oh sure
apatots_26: i really like that song...
nikki080488: ang cute no
apatots_26: yeah.. i can't find it sa limewire....
nikki080488: we can watch the whole concert on friday i finally finished downloading the second part!
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: yay! so we don't have a holy thursday?
nikki080488: we can if you want to
nikki080488: after ko magpasa kay jimenez samahan niyo na lang ako
apatots_26: magpapaprint kami eh..
apatots_26: hehehe.
nikki080488: haha magazine
nikki080488: see so friday na lang talaga
apatots_26: yeah....
nikki080488: wait yung kay salvosa natin...
nikki080488: talagang parang isang grupo lan
nikki080488: haha
apatots_26: im supposed to spend some time at home with my pc this week....
nikki080488: pero...
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: ah, palitan na natin nicole, COMATOSE
nikki080488: bring you news from the dea
nikki080488: *dead
apatots_26: headline natin: JOURN MAJORS DEAD OF BRAIN DAMAGE
nikki080488: yes
nikki080488: how nice
apatots_26: diba? ikaw eic, ako managing.
apatots_26: yay!
nikki080488: woot!
nikki080488: kailan natin pa print yun... ay kailangan pa pala natin malaman kung saan muna hehe
apatots_26: tomorrow malalaman na natin.. i've asked my faithful servant ana... and edree yata magpapaprint din for IT naman..
apatots_26: pero puwede rin cguro dun ung sa NM
nikki080488: pero friday pa tayo makakapag paprint nun no...
nikki080488: hmm...
apatots_26: yup.. friday will be the last day kasi... ayoko nang ma-stress pa!
apatots_26: she-Et!
apatots_26: sho!
nikki080488: oo nga e
nikki080488: alam mo ba tempted ako umupo dito at panoorin yung concert
apatots_26: kitto daijoubu
nikki080488: dinadaan ko na lang sa audio kasi mahypnotize ako sa dancing nila hehe
apatots_26: wag muna.. think UNFAIR naman KAY APA... PAG NANOOD AKO NG CONCERT...
apatots_26: hehehe.
nikki080488: don't wory i'm just listening to it
nikki080488: arashi helps me think
nikki080488: haha
apatots_26: that's a nice way of putting it...
nikki080488: haha
apatots_26: we're just fan girls on the loose...
nikki080488: yes we are
apatots_26: she-Et! gusto ko nang mag-kaya (korean restaurant) soon!
nikki080488: hehehe
apatots_26: haaaay nako.. i need food.. really good food...
nikki080488: i need sleep
nikki080488: hahaha
apatots_26: iniisip ko nga kung magbibinondo pa tayo... i think mas lumalamang ang japanese food...
apatots_26: pero oo nga pala, si nikki, di kumakain..
nikki080488: oo nga e
nikki080488: hmmm...
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: wait lang. BRB
nikki080488: sure
apatots_26: di na pala ako makakabalik... gagawa pa ko ng lit...sa tuesday na pala yun.
nikki080488: haha nagbabasa nga ako for that ngayon
nikki080488: jeez ohno's dancing...
apatots_26: >:P
apatots_26: .....
nikki080488: hahahahaahahaha
apatots_26: unfair?
nikki080488: sabi ko na e
nikki080488: i'm trying so hard not to watch it...
apatots_26: well you should not watch it... not without me...
apatots_26: hehehe.
nikki080488: haha then i'm not naka harang tong conversation natin dun sa player
nikki080488: hehe
nikki080488: i'm just listening to the song now
apatots_26: sige na nga!! later! pa burn na lang niyan if ever.. kung meron kang gustong ilagay sa mga dvds ko na sa tingin mo magugustuhan ko, GO!! hehehe.
apatots_26: BYE!
nikki080488: hahaha sure lahat ng ohno interview lagay ko dun
nikki080488: haha
nikki080488: ja ne
I had a little breakthrough with another problem that emerged from our paper. I was solving at 4 in the morning. Take note 4 IN THE MORNING I was faced with the ANOVA.
nikki080488: i like your avatar...
apatots_26: i knoooooow... hahaha!
apatots_26: i like it too..
apatots_26: heheh.
apatots_26: ui, bakit zero?
nikki080488: http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/stat/13/anova-2w.htm walang interaction yung main effect
nikki080488: or should i say in terms of yung sa phnology
nikki080488: walang epekto yung main effect
nikki080488: ewan ko kung tama check mo yang website na yan
nikki080488: yung male female variation lang yung may effect
apatots_26: ha?
apatots_26: nosebleed..
apatots_26: hmmm.. ganun?
nikki080488: hahaha
apatots_26: ....
After finishing another problem, the fangirls talk.
nikki080488: so let's just say
nikki080488: Members of the same word pair used the same type of doll in order to control idiosyncratic differences and attractiveness OF a doll pair?
apatots_26: yeah!!!!
apatots_26: yan yun eh...
nikki080488: woot mas mabilis tayo ngayon ha haha
apatots_26: it's arashi in the background...
apatots_26: and i think mas madaling ayusin ang procedures kesa sa..... design.
nikki080488: where?
nikki080488: sayo wat are you listening to?
nikki080488: wait lang brb
apatots_26: listening to...... wish.
apatots_26: hehehe.
nikki080488: ooo wish
nikki080488: listening to their concert in the background yung pinapanood natin... hintayin ko ulit solo ni ohno gusto ko ulit mapanood haha
apatots_26: that's a bit unfair, doncha think?
apatots_26: .... hmmm...
apatots_26: hehehe..
nikki080488: e di panoorin natin bukas yung part lang na iyon
apatots_26: pa-send naman nung kanta ni sara whoever...
nikki080488: oh sure
apatots_26: i really like that song...
nikki080488: ang cute no
apatots_26: yeah.. i can't find it sa limewire....
nikki080488: we can watch the whole concert on friday i finally finished downloading the second part!
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: yay! so we don't have a holy thursday?
nikki080488: we can if you want to
nikki080488: after ko magpasa kay jimenez samahan niyo na lang ako
apatots_26: magpapaprint kami eh..
apatots_26: hehehe.
nikki080488: haha magazine
nikki080488: see so friday na lang talaga
apatots_26: yeah....
nikki080488: wait yung kay salvosa natin...
nikki080488: talagang parang isang grupo lan
nikki080488: haha
apatots_26: im supposed to spend some time at home with my pc this week....
nikki080488: pero...
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: ah, palitan na natin nicole, COMATOSE
nikki080488: bring you news from the dea
nikki080488: *dead
apatots_26: headline natin: JOURN MAJORS DEAD OF BRAIN DAMAGE
nikki080488: yes
nikki080488: how nice
apatots_26: diba? ikaw eic, ako managing.
apatots_26: yay!
nikki080488: woot!
nikki080488: kailan natin pa print yun... ay kailangan pa pala natin malaman kung saan muna hehe
apatots_26: tomorrow malalaman na natin.. i've asked my faithful servant ana... and edree yata magpapaprint din for IT naman..
apatots_26: pero puwede rin cguro dun ung sa NM
nikki080488: pero friday pa tayo makakapag paprint nun no...
nikki080488: hmm...
apatots_26: yup.. friday will be the last day kasi... ayoko nang ma-stress pa!
apatots_26: she-Et!
apatots_26: sho!
nikki080488: oo nga e
nikki080488: alam mo ba tempted ako umupo dito at panoorin yung concert
apatots_26: kitto daijoubu
nikki080488: dinadaan ko na lang sa audio kasi mahypnotize ako sa dancing nila hehe
apatots_26: wag muna.. think UNFAIR naman KAY APA... PAG NANOOD AKO NG CONCERT...
apatots_26: hehehe.
nikki080488: don't wory i'm just listening to it
nikki080488: arashi helps me think
nikki080488: haha
apatots_26: that's a nice way of putting it...
nikki080488: haha
apatots_26: we're just fan girls on the loose...
nikki080488: yes we are
apatots_26: she-Et! gusto ko nang mag-kaya (korean restaurant) soon!
nikki080488: hehehe
apatots_26: haaaay nako.. i need food.. really good food...
nikki080488: i need sleep
nikki080488: hahaha
apatots_26: iniisip ko nga kung magbibinondo pa tayo... i think mas lumalamang ang japanese food...
apatots_26: pero oo nga pala, si nikki, di kumakain..
nikki080488: oo nga e
nikki080488: hmmm...
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: wait lang. BRB
nikki080488: sure
apatots_26: di na pala ako makakabalik... gagawa pa ko ng lit...sa tuesday na pala yun.
nikki080488: haha nagbabasa nga ako for that ngayon
nikki080488: jeez ohno's dancing...
apatots_26: >:P
apatots_26: .....
nikki080488: hahahahaahahaha
apatots_26: unfair?
nikki080488: sabi ko na e
nikki080488: i'm trying so hard not to watch it...
apatots_26: well you should not watch it... not without me...
apatots_26: hehehe.
nikki080488: haha then i'm not naka harang tong conversation natin dun sa player
nikki080488: hehe
nikki080488: i'm just listening to the song now
apatots_26: sige na nga!! later! pa burn na lang niyan if ever.. kung meron kang gustong ilagay sa mga dvds ko na sa tingin mo magugustuhan ko, GO!! hehehe.
apatots_26: BYE!
nikki080488: hahaha sure lahat ng ohno interview lagay ko dun
nikki080488: haha
nikki080488: ja ne
Friday, November 2, 2007
The Jellyfish Files Part 1
For some unknown reason, Apa and I have the same brain waves over a lot of things. And since we have bonded over the last semester, my jellyfish and I have had the most interesting, idiotic and downright hilarious conversations (in my opinion anyway). And since YM has the lovely save conversation thing going on I am pulling off a few quotes from it.
While going through a psychotic report:
apatots_26: shet.
nikki080488: pota
apatots_26: implied gender lang talaga.. kahit sa study yan at phonology lang ang factors....
nikki080488: The implied gender factors (male and female) changed in the interpretation of the subjects.
apatots_26: si mam, gusto niyang malaman kung ano yung implied gender..
nikki080488: oo inalis ko na muna yung dolls...
nikki080488: yun nga e kailangan natin masagot lang sa kanya...
nikki080488: try natin figure out tomorrow
apatots_26: sure....
apatots_26: nicole ah.. talagang pota!
nikki080488: it's the way the name is read i think
apatots_26: hahaha!
nikki080488: hahaha
The emergence of a secret language:
apatots_26: implied gender....
apatots_26: parang indirect kasi yun...
apatots_26: hay ewan!
nikki080488: oo nga e
apatots_26: feeling ko nasa visual chorva yan eh..
nikki080488: uulitin ko ulit... POTA.
nikki080488: haha
apatots_26: hahaha!
Grown ups??
nikki080488: parang it's either male or female
nikki080488: depending on the experiment depending on the dolls
nikki080488: na pinakita natin
nikki080488: or should i say the names
apatots_26: yeah.. it changes depending on the interpretation of the participant nikki080488: yun yung experimental manipulation natin
nikki080488: she-et di ko aakalain gagamitin ko yang words na yan
nikki080488: "experimental manipulation"
nikki080488: scary
apatots_26: nosebleed!
apatots_26: hahaha!
apatots_26: she-ET talaga...
apatots_26: fowtah!
nikki080488: o.O i like that
nikki080488: fowtah
nikki080488: haha
apatots_26: kung yun ang experimental manipulation, then hindi factor ang gender?
apatots_26: . . .
apatots_26: FOWTAH talaga
The battle cry...
apatots_26: inferring GENDER from name PHONOLOGY..
apatots_26: cge, hayaan mo na yan...
nikki080488: FOWTAH!
nikki080488: wait wait alisin ba natin to parang redundant... Finally, there were six conditions in this experiment for both the male and the female gender.
apatots_26: oo.. alisin na yan.. siya lang nagpasabi niyan eh...
apatots_26: FOWTAH..
apatots_26: battle cry na yang fowtah ah...
Lost in translation my dear...
apatots_26: fowtah she-Et!
apatots_26: tanggalin na natin yung last part... yung finally part...
apatots_26: nakakaloko.. sabi niya kasi i-identify daw na may six conditions...
nikki080488: gawin nating... there were six conditions in this experiment
apatots_26: e di lagay naman akong engot.
nikki080488: for....
nikki080488: the factors?
nikki080488: for the two factors?
nikki080488: FOWTAH
apatots_26: wait lang. lost in translation.
apatots_26: natatawa ako pag nakikita ko yang all caps n a FOWTAH
nikki080488: Finally, there were six conditions in this experiment for the two factors
nikki080488: hahaha
apatots_26: hmmm...
apatots_26: puwede na yun....
Dreaming of answers...
apatots_26: haven't eaten dinner.. hahah! surprisingly full...
apatots_26: ... hmmm.
apatots_26: sana mapanaginipan ko ang sagot.
nikki080488: haha
Hate and not studying...
apatots_26: i hate her.
apatots_26: ....
nikki080488: eto yung experiment na nandun sa notes natin sa chapter 7...
nikki080488: yung two factors
nikki080488: content and speaker's voice
nikki080488: ang hinahanap yung effect sa shadowing
apatots_26: huwaat nicole?!
apatots_26: wala pa kong nabubuklat kahit isa...
apatots_26: sana wag na magpaklase si mam mendoza...\
nikki080488: yun nga e
apatots_26: have mercy on us!
nikki080488: wait i'm thinking out loud lang
Almost got it...
nikki080488: some will hear pronunciation of the male variation
nikki080488: some will hear the female
apatots_26: tumpak!
apatots_26: kopyahin na, kopyahin!
nikki080488: some will hear pronunciation of the implied male variation in terms of stress
nikki080488: FOWTAH breakthrough!
nikki080488: haha
nikki080488: so how are we going to say this?
apatots_26: baka makadiskubre tayo ng antidote sa comatose nito pare!
nikki080488: haha oo nga e
Banzai!
apatots_26: eto, yung six conditions... pakita raw...
nikki080488: gets na natin... haha
apatots_26: yay!
apatots_26: yay!
apatots_26: O:-)
apatots_26: banzai!
nikki080488: sabihin mo naman sa akin yung six conditions type ko na dito..
nikki080488: banzai!
apatots_26: eto na..
apatots_26: yehey!
apatots_26: whole day holy thursday!
nikki080488: hehehe
nikki080488: yung layout nga namin ni paula ginawa ko tuesday dahil ayaw ko sa thursday hindi pwede
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: nako. nicole talaga. teka. diba pinarinig ni meg lahat sa respondents niya yung nasa list 1...
Of morgues and comatose
apatots_26: phrasing na lang talaga...
nikki080488: yun nga e
nikki080488: yun na confirm ko kay meg... 5 heard yung isang list
nikki080488: Oo. Ü fliping a coin gnwa kong random assignment
nikki080488: at nag flip siya ng coin para dun...
nikki080488: anyway...
apatots_26: ... sensya na... kinausap ako ng tita ko kanina...
nikki080488: yah ok lang
apatots_26: ayun, parang nagegets ko na...
nikki080488: sige try... kasi yung utak ko bumibigay na
nikki080488: comatose na apatots coma na
apatots_26: ahmmm.. 5ng girls ba? yung respondents?
nikki080488: haha
apatots_26: morgue na to...
apatots_26: hehehe..
nikki080488: yes 5 girls and 5 boys
nikki080488: oo morgue na talaga
nikki080488: hindi na nga ako nakareview...
nikki080488: so do not like this
apatots_26: dapat wala ng pysch eh..
apatots_26: she-Et fowtah!
nikki080488: FOWTAH
apatots_26: hahaha! nicole talaga.
nikki080488: haha
Hangman
apatots_26: i did understand, pero hindi ko alam kung pano irerephrase for the 6treatment conditions
nikki080488: yun nga e hangman nanaman tayo
apatots_26: yey, hangman!
apatots_26: hahaha!
nikki080488: another word
apatots_26: dictionary is expanding...
apatots_26: okay, back to reality na...
This conversation never seems to end.
apatots_26: some heard pronunciation of the implied male variation in terms of stress, while some heard female variation. ?????
nikki080488: oo tama
nikki080488: wag natin ispecify yung numbers
nikki080488: nakuha mo na!
apatots_26: yep....
nikki080488: tumpak!
apatots_26: hmmmm.. my fingers are already stiff...
apatots_26: morgue.. morgue..
apatots_26: hahaha!
nikki080488: my brains gone stiff
nikki080488: LOL
nikki080488: hangman pare
nikki080488: or should i say my brains gone numb
apatots_26: hangman talaga!!! iniisip ko kasi pag inispecify natin yung number ng respondents, baka maconfuse yung readers.....
And the quote that took it all...
apatots_26: some heard pronunciation of the implied male variation in terms of stress, number of syllables and final phoneme, while some heard female variation.
apatots_26: i think that would suffice...
nikki080488: Yes...
nikki080488: FOWTAH it took us two hours to come up with one freakin sentence!
apatots_26: hahahaha!!!!!
nikki080488: :))
apatots_26: natatawa ako tae...
apatots_26: =))
nikki080488: yun nga e
nikki080488: tawanan na lang
nikki080488: yan ang quote of the night
apatots_26: some heard pronunciation of the word FOWTAH in terms of stress, number of syllables and final phoneme, while some heard female variation.
nikki080488: =))
nikki080488: yan ang shoutout ko sa ym ngayon... tignan mo... hehehe
nikki080488: should i say status message pinalitan ko hahaha
apatots_26: hahaha!!!
apatots_26: loka loka ka...
nikki080488: buang na ko apa buang na
apatots_26: well at least diba we get to laugh after two hours...
nikki080488: oo nga e
nikki080488: So wait... ganito na siya lalabas...
nikki080488: The design used for this experiment fits a 2x3 factorial design, with two factors namely: implied gender and phonology. The first factor is phonology and the second factor is the implied gender. Three levels of the phonological cues were present: stress, number of syllables and final phoneme. Two levels of implied gender were also present: male and the female gender. In the six treatment conditions, some subjects heard the pronunciation of the implied male variation in terms of stress, number of syllables and final phoneme, while some heard female variation of the three phonological cues.
apatots_26: yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee boy!
apatots_26: FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWTAH!
Yes it took us two freakin hours trying to reconstruct one freakin sentence. And in the end, after the headache and frustration we just laughed it off. Miss you jellyfish! :P
While going through a psychotic report:
apatots_26: shet.
nikki080488: pota
apatots_26: implied gender lang talaga.. kahit sa study yan at phonology lang ang factors....
nikki080488: The implied gender factors (male and female) changed in the interpretation of the subjects.
apatots_26: si mam, gusto niyang malaman kung ano yung implied gender..
nikki080488: oo inalis ko na muna yung dolls...
nikki080488: yun nga e kailangan natin masagot lang sa kanya...
nikki080488: try natin figure out tomorrow
apatots_26: sure....
apatots_26: nicole ah.. talagang pota!
nikki080488: it's the way the name is read i think
apatots_26: hahaha!
nikki080488: hahaha
The emergence of a secret language:
apatots_26: implied gender....
apatots_26: parang indirect kasi yun...
apatots_26: hay ewan!
nikki080488: oo nga e
apatots_26: feeling ko nasa visual chorva yan eh..
nikki080488: uulitin ko ulit... POTA.
nikki080488: haha
apatots_26: hahaha!
Grown ups??
nikki080488: parang it's either male or female
nikki080488: depending on the experiment depending on the dolls
nikki080488: na pinakita natin
nikki080488: or should i say the names
apatots_26: yeah.. it changes depending on the interpretation of the participant nikki080488: yun yung experimental manipulation natin
nikki080488: she-et di ko aakalain gagamitin ko yang words na yan
nikki080488: "experimental manipulation"
nikki080488: scary
apatots_26: nosebleed!
apatots_26: hahaha!
apatots_26: she-ET talaga...
apatots_26: fowtah!
nikki080488: o.O i like that
nikki080488: fowtah
nikki080488: haha
apatots_26: kung yun ang experimental manipulation, then hindi factor ang gender?
apatots_26: . . .
apatots_26: FOWTAH talaga
The battle cry...
apatots_26: inferring GENDER from name PHONOLOGY..
apatots_26: cge, hayaan mo na yan...
nikki080488: FOWTAH!
nikki080488: wait wait alisin ba natin to parang redundant... Finally, there were six conditions in this experiment for both the male and the female gender.
apatots_26: oo.. alisin na yan.. siya lang nagpasabi niyan eh...
apatots_26: FOWTAH..
apatots_26: battle cry na yang fowtah ah...
Lost in translation my dear...
apatots_26: fowtah she-Et!
apatots_26: tanggalin na natin yung last part... yung finally part...
apatots_26: nakakaloko.. sabi niya kasi i-identify daw na may six conditions...
nikki080488: gawin nating... there were six conditions in this experiment
apatots_26: e di lagay naman akong engot.
nikki080488: for....
nikki080488: the factors?
nikki080488: for the two factors?
nikki080488: FOWTAH
apatots_26: wait lang. lost in translation.
apatots_26: natatawa ako pag nakikita ko yang all caps n a FOWTAH
nikki080488: Finally, there were six conditions in this experiment for the two factors
nikki080488: hahaha
apatots_26: hmmm...
apatots_26: puwede na yun....
Dreaming of answers...
apatots_26: haven't eaten dinner.. hahah! surprisingly full...
apatots_26: ... hmmm.
apatots_26: sana mapanaginipan ko ang sagot.
nikki080488: haha
Hate and not studying...
apatots_26: i hate her.
apatots_26: ....
nikki080488: eto yung experiment na nandun sa notes natin sa chapter 7...
nikki080488: yung two factors
nikki080488: content and speaker's voice
nikki080488: ang hinahanap yung effect sa shadowing
apatots_26: huwaat nicole?!
apatots_26: wala pa kong nabubuklat kahit isa...
apatots_26: sana wag na magpaklase si mam mendoza...\
nikki080488: yun nga e
apatots_26: have mercy on us!
nikki080488: wait i'm thinking out loud lang
Almost got it...
nikki080488: some will hear pronunciation of the male variation
nikki080488: some will hear the female
apatots_26: tumpak!
apatots_26: kopyahin na, kopyahin!
nikki080488: some will hear pronunciation of the implied male variation in terms of stress
nikki080488: FOWTAH breakthrough!
nikki080488: haha
nikki080488: so how are we going to say this?
apatots_26: baka makadiskubre tayo ng antidote sa comatose nito pare!
nikki080488: haha oo nga e
Banzai!
apatots_26: eto, yung six conditions... pakita raw...
nikki080488: gets na natin... haha
apatots_26: yay!
apatots_26: yay!
apatots_26: O:-)
apatots_26: banzai!
nikki080488: sabihin mo naman sa akin yung six conditions type ko na dito..
nikki080488: banzai!
apatots_26: eto na..
apatots_26: yehey!
apatots_26: whole day holy thursday!
nikki080488: hehehe
nikki080488: yung layout nga namin ni paula ginawa ko tuesday dahil ayaw ko sa thursday hindi pwede
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: nako. nicole talaga. teka. diba pinarinig ni meg lahat sa respondents niya yung nasa list 1...
Of morgues and comatose
apatots_26: phrasing na lang talaga...
nikki080488: yun nga e
nikki080488: yun na confirm ko kay meg... 5 heard yung isang list
nikki080488: Oo. Ü fliping a coin gnwa kong random assignment
nikki080488: at nag flip siya ng coin para dun...
nikki080488: anyway...
apatots_26: ... sensya na... kinausap ako ng tita ko kanina...
nikki080488: yah ok lang
apatots_26: ayun, parang nagegets ko na...
nikki080488: sige try... kasi yung utak ko bumibigay na
nikki080488: comatose na apatots coma na
apatots_26: ahmmm.. 5ng girls ba? yung respondents?
nikki080488: haha
apatots_26: morgue na to...
apatots_26: hehehe..
nikki080488: yes 5 girls and 5 boys
nikki080488: oo morgue na talaga
nikki080488: hindi na nga ako nakareview...
nikki080488: so do not like this
apatots_26: dapat wala ng pysch eh..
apatots_26: she-Et fowtah!
nikki080488: FOWTAH
apatots_26: hahaha! nicole talaga.
nikki080488: haha
Hangman
apatots_26: i did understand, pero hindi ko alam kung pano irerephrase for the 6treatment conditions
nikki080488: yun nga e hangman nanaman tayo
apatots_26: yey, hangman!
apatots_26: hahaha!
nikki080488: another word
apatots_26: dictionary is expanding...
apatots_26: okay, back to reality na...
This conversation never seems to end.
apatots_26: some heard pronunciation of the implied male variation in terms of stress, while some heard female variation. ?????
nikki080488: oo tama
nikki080488: wag natin ispecify yung numbers
nikki080488: nakuha mo na!
apatots_26: yep....
nikki080488: tumpak!
apatots_26: hmmmm.. my fingers are already stiff...
apatots_26: morgue.. morgue..
apatots_26: hahaha!
nikki080488: my brains gone stiff
nikki080488: LOL
nikki080488: hangman pare
nikki080488: or should i say my brains gone numb
apatots_26: hangman talaga!!! iniisip ko kasi pag inispecify natin yung number ng respondents, baka maconfuse yung readers.....
And the quote that took it all...
apatots_26: some heard pronunciation of the implied male variation in terms of stress, number of syllables and final phoneme, while some heard female variation.
apatots_26: i think that would suffice...
nikki080488: Yes...
nikki080488: FOWTAH it took us two hours to come up with one freakin sentence!
apatots_26: hahahaha!!!!!
nikki080488: :))
apatots_26: natatawa ako tae...
apatots_26: =))
nikki080488: yun nga e
nikki080488: tawanan na lang
nikki080488: yan ang quote of the night
apatots_26: some heard pronunciation of the word FOWTAH in terms of stress, number of syllables and final phoneme, while some heard female variation.
nikki080488: =))
nikki080488: yan ang shoutout ko sa ym ngayon... tignan mo... hehehe
nikki080488: should i say status message pinalitan ko hahaha
apatots_26: hahaha!!!
apatots_26: loka loka ka...
nikki080488: buang na ko apa buang na
apatots_26: well at least diba we get to laugh after two hours...
nikki080488: oo nga e
nikki080488: So wait... ganito na siya lalabas...
nikki080488: The design used for this experiment fits a 2x3 factorial design, with two factors namely: implied gender and phonology. The first factor is phonology and the second factor is the implied gender. Three levels of the phonological cues were present: stress, number of syllables and final phoneme. Two levels of implied gender were also present: male and the female gender. In the six treatment conditions, some subjects heard the pronunciation of the implied male variation in terms of stress, number of syllables and final phoneme, while some heard female variation of the three phonological cues.
apatots_26: yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee boy!
apatots_26: FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWTAH!
Yes it took us two freakin hours trying to reconstruct one freakin sentence. And in the end, after the headache and frustration we just laughed it off. Miss you jellyfish! :P
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
A Little Boredom Never Killed Anyone
I'll miss my routine. Waking up at 5:45 a.m. (I'm officially an early bird), taking a 15 minute walk, having oatmeal for breakfast while watching Ouran High School Host Club, reading the paper until 8 in the morning and then proceeding to the various activities I have lined up for my day.
That would include checking my Livejournal inbox, my Google and Yahoo mail, visiting a couple of blogs, visiting Multiply, Friendster, reading a few stuff, visiting Deviantart (I might have another story up by tomorrow), a little cleaning (because I get too lazy if I do it in one burst), some writing (like the story I just plugged), and of course there's my fangirling (Arashi is serious crack and serious therapy for me).
The fangirling won't definitely stop but having carefree days is something I would be missing. Christmas break is around the corner but then I know by that time I'd be preoccupied and drained by school work. I will not dwell in the negativity though. There is no place in my life for that right now. Besides it is so bright and sunny outside, I'd rather be infected by the happiness it brings.
I'm easily distracted. Routines bore me. The feeling of doing something repetitive drags me down. But my sem break made me appreciate my routine. I still feel a little bored but once I get into the flow of things I tend to forget about it (my boredom I mean).
I'm annoyed by people who say they're bored. There are so many things to do out there how can one person be bored? Boredom should be a signal for people to try to do something new. Think of it as an internal alarm clock that goes "Oops maybe it's time to do something else." Now wouldn't that make things interesting?
That would include checking my Livejournal inbox, my Google and Yahoo mail, visiting a couple of blogs, visiting Multiply, Friendster, reading a few stuff, visiting Deviantart (I might have another story up by tomorrow), a little cleaning (because I get too lazy if I do it in one burst), some writing (like the story I just plugged), and of course there's my fangirling (Arashi is serious crack and serious therapy for me).
The fangirling won't definitely stop but having carefree days is something I would be missing. Christmas break is around the corner but then I know by that time I'd be preoccupied and drained by school work. I will not dwell in the negativity though. There is no place in my life for that right now. Besides it is so bright and sunny outside, I'd rather be infected by the happiness it brings.
I'm easily distracted. Routines bore me. The feeling of doing something repetitive drags me down. But my sem break made me appreciate my routine. I still feel a little bored but once I get into the flow of things I tend to forget about it (my boredom I mean).
I'm annoyed by people who say they're bored. There are so many things to do out there how can one person be bored? Boredom should be a signal for people to try to do something new. Think of it as an internal alarm clock that goes "Oops maybe it's time to do something else." Now wouldn't that make things interesting?
Friday, October 26, 2007
On Vacation Mode And Leaving Everything Behind
I've kind of neglected this place. I'm on sembreak right now so my mind is in my fandom. I have nothing to rant and rave or complain about for that matter (Actually I do but the situation is out of my hands so I'd rather not talk about it...) Such a boring person right? HAHA
I got my schedule three days ago after one hell of an enrollment (trying standing in line for four hours... it's absolutely NO FUN) and I found out I only have 3 days of classes. *happy dance* But... those three days would be jam packed. On Mondays I have a 9-12 PM, 3-6 PM and 6-9 PM class. On Wednesdays I have an 8-11 AM, 3-6 PM and 6-9 PM class. And on Thursdays I have a 1-4 PM class. My Political Dynamics class doesn't have a schedule yet but I do wish it would be on Thursday too since I only have one class that day.
I won't be doing much "journalistic writing" this semester but who knows really the professors always use the "you're journalists so you should write" lines on us. My subjects this semester include Art Appreciation, Retorika, Political Dynamics, Layouting & Copy Reading, Photo Journalism, Intermediate Spanish, Research for Major Fields (preparation for Thesis GAAH!)... I forgot my other subject. Anyway, it would seem like another interesting and hard semester. But I won't be thinking about that right now because I'm on vacation mode. ^^
Yesterday my dad and brother were talking about the migration thing. My kuya's graduating next year and they've started talking about his imminent move to Australia (I'm next). If all goes well, he could be out of the country by the end of next year. It seems so close doesn't it? I feel my own migration looming over my head. But it doesn't scare me anymore. I actually want to move. Have you felt that way? Like you just want to get away from everything. I want to start my life over.
I was so adamant when it came to this topic. My parents have always wanted to leave the country ever since I was still in high school. They wanted a better future for us. And being the stubborn and idealistic little girl I was thinking of ways to get out of it. I wanted to stay. I wanted to make my dreams come true. But what happens when your priorities shift? Because mine did. It shifted A LOT. And now I can't wait to get out of here.
Am I being cruel? Am I not nationalistic? The brain drain in this country is making people choose between two supposed ideals. One is staying and fighting while the other is being a coward and choosing the easy way out. Is that really how it is? When you leave your birthplace are you really turning your back on it? I would like to think it isn't like that. We all want better lives for ourselves don't we? If it means that we have to leave the comforts of our own homes, then that should be a sacrifice we have to make right?
I would be leaving so much behind. I'll be leaving a lot of people I love. And I'm honestly not good with saying goodbye. But this time I really want to see what's out there. If I were given a chance to leave tomorrow, I certainly would. But I have to wait for my turn right now. The me of yesteryears would be so terrified with what I just wrote down here now.
I got my schedule three days ago after one hell of an enrollment (trying standing in line for four hours... it's absolutely NO FUN) and I found out I only have 3 days of classes. *happy dance* But... those three days would be jam packed. On Mondays I have a 9-12 PM, 3-6 PM and 6-9 PM class. On Wednesdays I have an 8-11 AM, 3-6 PM and 6-9 PM class. And on Thursdays I have a 1-4 PM class. My Political Dynamics class doesn't have a schedule yet but I do wish it would be on Thursday too since I only have one class that day.
I won't be doing much "journalistic writing" this semester but who knows really the professors always use the "you're journalists so you should write" lines on us. My subjects this semester include Art Appreciation, Retorika, Political Dynamics, Layouting & Copy Reading, Photo Journalism, Intermediate Spanish, Research for Major Fields (preparation for Thesis GAAH!)... I forgot my other subject. Anyway, it would seem like another interesting and hard semester. But I won't be thinking about that right now because I'm on vacation mode. ^^
Yesterday my dad and brother were talking about the migration thing. My kuya's graduating next year and they've started talking about his imminent move to Australia (I'm next). If all goes well, he could be out of the country by the end of next year. It seems so close doesn't it? I feel my own migration looming over my head. But it doesn't scare me anymore. I actually want to move. Have you felt that way? Like you just want to get away from everything. I want to start my life over.
I was so adamant when it came to this topic. My parents have always wanted to leave the country ever since I was still in high school. They wanted a better future for us. And being the stubborn and idealistic little girl I was thinking of ways to get out of it. I wanted to stay. I wanted to make my dreams come true. But what happens when your priorities shift? Because mine did. It shifted A LOT. And now I can't wait to get out of here.
Am I being cruel? Am I not nationalistic? The brain drain in this country is making people choose between two supposed ideals. One is staying and fighting while the other is being a coward and choosing the easy way out. Is that really how it is? When you leave your birthplace are you really turning your back on it? I would like to think it isn't like that. We all want better lives for ourselves don't we? If it means that we have to leave the comforts of our own homes, then that should be a sacrifice we have to make right?
I would be leaving so much behind. I'll be leaving a lot of people I love. And I'm honestly not good with saying goodbye. But this time I really want to see what's out there. If I were given a chance to leave tomorrow, I certainly would. But I have to wait for my turn right now. The me of yesteryears would be so terrified with what I just wrote down here now.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Bugged PCs and Fangirl Afternoons
My PC got the stupid Yahoo Messenger worm. The one that sends incoherent stuff to other people on your messenger list. That's it. I'm through using YM. Thank God MSN Messenger let's me access my contacts. You people would get to see me with that. I do not want to reformat my PC again after this.
It is a good and sunny day today though. Perfect day for relaxing. I'll just let go of all the anxiety this problem is causing. At least I can still use my PC in the meantime. I'm just waiting for my dad to reformat this for me today. (Note: done reformatting! YATTA!)
Speaking of fun afternoons, yesterday was another blast. And since I'm writing about it in my LJ right now I shall just post the link here so you can read about it over there. I've suddenly gotten particularly lazy.
It is a good and sunny day today though. Perfect day for relaxing. I'll just let go of all the anxiety this problem is causing. At least I can still use my PC in the meantime. I'm just waiting for my dad to reformat this for me today. (Note: done reformatting! YATTA!)
Speaking of fun afternoons, yesterday was another blast. And since I'm writing about it in my LJ right now I shall just post the link here so you can read about it over there. I've suddenly gotten particularly lazy.
Click HERE
Not related to any of this but Heroes Season 2 Episode 1 & 2 ROCKS!!!
Thursday, October 11, 2007
It's Almost Over
Technically we still have two projects to pass before the semester is over but at the moment I have nothing to do. I'm already in vacation mode.
You see... the magazine project we're supposed to submit on Saturday for our Information Technology in the Newsroom class is set for printing today. As for the newspaper for our Newspaper Practice and Management class, I'm waiting for Karla to finish the layout then we're going to have that printed.I got home awhile ago from submitting the Filipino storybook. That's one more thing done.
I have to start cleaning now. And I realized how many papers I have accumulated over the semester. This has been one HELL of a semester. The emphasis is on the HELL part. I have no idea how I managed to come out of it alive and kicking.
I have been waiting for this really. A vacation... one that I'm going to spend on... *cough*fangirling*cough* well... I should come up with "projects" to do. Maybe I should finally learn Japanese ne?
I have to clean first... everything. I cannot believe its almost over. And with no school work left to do I'm actually at a loss... such a fickle person I know. But I'm not complaining. I'm just surprised because finally it's here. What I've been waiting for all these months is here already.
As for projects...
Well I should continue trying to learn the ropes of a couple of things:
1. Photoshop CS3
2. In Design
3. Pagemaker (for old time's sake)
I should... finally begin my Japanese lessons. Yes, I'm going to learn it on my own. Let's see how "smart" I really am. HA! I should continue trying to learn my Spanish as well... hmmm...
Of course... the best thing about this is. Yes I can fangirl freely now without the guilt! YATTA! HAHA No more school to boggle me down.
I just love sem breaks.
You see... the magazine project we're supposed to submit on Saturday for our Information Technology in the Newsroom class is set for printing today. As for the newspaper for our Newspaper Practice and Management class, I'm waiting for Karla to finish the layout then we're going to have that printed.I got home awhile ago from submitting the Filipino storybook. That's one more thing done.
I have to start cleaning now. And I realized how many papers I have accumulated over the semester. This has been one HELL of a semester. The emphasis is on the HELL part. I have no idea how I managed to come out of it alive and kicking.
I have been waiting for this really. A vacation... one that I'm going to spend on... *cough*fangirling*cough* well... I should come up with "projects" to do. Maybe I should finally learn Japanese ne?
I have to clean first... everything. I cannot believe its almost over. And with no school work left to do I'm actually at a loss... such a fickle person I know. But I'm not complaining. I'm just surprised because finally it's here. What I've been waiting for all these months is here already.
As for projects...
Well I should continue trying to learn the ropes of a couple of things:
1. Photoshop CS3
2. In Design
3. Pagemaker (for old time's sake)
I should... finally begin my Japanese lessons. Yes, I'm going to learn it on my own. Let's see how "smart" I really am. HA! I should continue trying to learn my Spanish as well... hmmm...
Of course... the best thing about this is. Yes I can fangirl freely now without the guilt! YATTA! HAHA No more school to boggle me down.
I just love sem breaks.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Ranting Fangirls And Sleepless Nights
This took place this early in the morning. I have a lot more interesting conversations with Apa but I'll reserve those for another day when I actually have more time to pore over them and just laugh my head off. It's 6.45 in the morning in this happened around 5.45. Such early birds aren't we?
apatots_26: nicole. baka ma-late ako ng punta jan. kagigising ko lang eh. (I might be late in coming over there. I just woke up)
nikki080488: ok lang (that's ok)
nikki080488: hapon pa naman pasahan (the passing of the paper would be in the afternoon)
nikki080488: good morning
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: yehey! inaantok pa kasi ako eh. (I'm still sleepy)
nikki080488: gising na gising na ko... jeez i'm turning into a morning person (I'm wide awake)
apatots_26: that's probably . . . .not good.. hehee..
nikki080488: a really really early morning person... i've been up since 3.30
apatots_26: huaaaaaaat?
nikki080488: or i could just be turning into an insomniac
apatots_26: i'm a morning person pero (but) i get up at 6.00 or so,....
apatots_26: insomniac...
apatots_26: ka na. (you're an insomniac)
apatots_26: you miss your pc too much.
nikki080488: or i could just be a workaholic... i guess it's a little of both... and yes i do miss my pc a lot
apatots_26: wait lang cr lang ako. (wait i'm going to the bathroom)
nikki080488: go
apatots_26: hhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaay.. she-Et.. gusto ko namang manood ng DVD... (I want to watch DVDs)
apatots_26: ayoko na laging nasa pc nagttype.... (I don't like being in front of the pc and just typing)
nikki080488: hay ang dami ko na din gusto panoorin... (I want to watch a lot of things too)
apatots_26: kaya nga eh.... it's either dvd or fangirling.. hehe. (I know / I agree)
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: wait lang.... edit ko lang tong commentary ni ge. (wait, I'm just editing ge's commentary)
nikki080488: hehe yung kay meg inedit ko din (I'm editing meg's as well)
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: naloloko na ko wala pa kong commentary.. (I'm going crazy, I still don't have a commentary)
apatots_26: hehe.
nikki080488: ako din (me too)
nikki080488: ako din (me too)
nikki080488: :))
apatots_26: yey! yey!
I do not want to edit another article for the rest of my life. Okay now that would be a problem because I want to be an editor for a magazine someday. XD Stress... stress... stress... let it be Thursday already. Let all of this be over. I want my eyes to return to their normal size (i.e. no longer bloodshot and itchy from staring at the computer screen all day), my sleeping habits to return to normal (I need my 8 hours of sleep!), my desk to be clean because right now it's swimming under piles of papers and yes I want to fangirl!
Here's another conversation about an hour ago. It's 8.30 already. We're a crazy pair I have to say
Apa: nicole check mo toh. nakakaloko si ohno... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTL5uV_kBIU (nicole check this out... ohno looks crazy)
Nicole: sige (ok)
Nicole: yung audience tawa ng tawa dun sa "girl version" ni ohno (the audience were laughing so hard at the "girl version" of ohno)
Apa: kaya nga eh.. mejo disturbing siya pero nakakatawa... (I know... a little disturbing but very funny)
Apa: parang gago yang si ohno jan.. (ohno looks stupid there)
Nicole: hahaha
Apa: diba? parang gago.. lasing tapos biglang sasayaw. (doesn't he? he's drunk then he suddenly goes dancing)
Nicole: hehe
Nicole: kakkoi
Apa: galeng shet! (great... shit!)
Nicole: as always
Nicole: ang galeeeennnngg (so goooood)
Nicole: hehe
Apa: siyempre!!!!!! hehehe. (of course!)
Apa: talang ayaw magpahuli eh no, nanood pa rin ng ohno dance... (I really don't want to be left behind... I'm still watching ohno dance)
Nicole: pagkatapos mo ko pagalitan kagabi (After you got mad at me last night)
Apa: hahaha!!! eh siempre... sabi ko... hmmm.. ako kaya... (of course... i said... hmmm... I am...)
Nicole: ikaw kaya ano? (what do you I am?)
Apa: ako kaya pag nanood ako, pagagalitan rin ba ako ni nicole? (What if I watched would Nicole get mad at me?)
Apa: hindi siguro, ako lang mg crush jan eh. (Probably not because I'm the one with the crush on him)
Apa: hehe
Apa: may nadiskubre ako sa'yo.. gusto mo yung magaganda yung buhok.... (I discovered something about you. You like guys who have nice hair)
Nicole: ano? sino? (what? who?)
Apa: ikaw.... si jun, maganda ang buhok.. si aiba rin... si nino rin.. si tom rin... (you... there's jun, who has nice hair... aiba as well... nino as well... tom as well) - tom's not an actor he's a crush I have in school <3
Nicole: it's all about the hair
Apa: si nikki panga.. si edree weird, ikaw buhok ako old guys that look young... si tets MAMA ang gusto... (nikki likes jaws... edree has wierd taste... you like hair... I prefer old guys who look young... tets likes scary looking guys (i.e. gangster looking))
Nicole: don't remind me napilitan akong tumigil kagabi habang nagbabasa ng iliad dahil yung solo na ni aiba (don't remind I was stopped from reading the Iliad because it was Aiba's solo that I heard)
Apa: hala! nako. o sige. hehe (oh no! okay...)
She loves Ohno. She's one of my few friends that I got into Arashi. XD She's absolutey gaga over Riida and Sho... more on Riida but she's in love with Sho's hipbones... HAHAHA
You see I was watching the Iza Now concert with her and Meg last Thursday. But we weren't able to finish it because I wasn't done downloading the second part. Anyway... seeing Riida's solo in that concert made her fall in love with him more and she was chastising me for watching the concert last night (I had it playing in the background while I was editing articles). But I wasn't really watching it. I just wanted to hear their voices. But as I was saying above. I sort of stop midway through reading the Iliad because Aiba performed his solo... XD What can I say I get distracted easily by pretty things? LOL
apatots_26: nicole. baka ma-late ako ng punta jan. kagigising ko lang eh. (I might be late in coming over there. I just woke up)
nikki080488: ok lang (that's ok)
nikki080488: hapon pa naman pasahan (the passing of the paper would be in the afternoon)
nikki080488: good morning
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: yehey! inaantok pa kasi ako eh. (I'm still sleepy)
nikki080488: gising na gising na ko... jeez i'm turning into a morning person (I'm wide awake)
apatots_26: that's probably . . . .not good.. hehee..
nikki080488: a really really early morning person... i've been up since 3.30
apatots_26: huaaaaaaat?
nikki080488: or i could just be turning into an insomniac
apatots_26: i'm a morning person pero (but) i get up at 6.00 or so,....
apatots_26: insomniac...
apatots_26: ka na. (you're an insomniac)
apatots_26: you miss your pc too much.
nikki080488: or i could just be a workaholic... i guess it's a little of both... and yes i do miss my pc a lot
apatots_26: wait lang cr lang ako. (wait i'm going to the bathroom)
nikki080488: go
apatots_26: hhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaay.. she-Et.. gusto ko namang manood ng DVD... (I want to watch DVDs)
apatots_26: ayoko na laging nasa pc nagttype.... (I don't like being in front of the pc and just typing)
nikki080488: hay ang dami ko na din gusto panoorin... (I want to watch a lot of things too)
apatots_26: kaya nga eh.... it's either dvd or fangirling.. hehe. (I know / I agree)
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: wait lang.... edit ko lang tong commentary ni ge. (wait, I'm just editing ge's commentary)
nikki080488: hehe yung kay meg inedit ko din (I'm editing meg's as well)
nikki080488: hehe
apatots_26: naloloko na ko wala pa kong commentary.. (I'm going crazy, I still don't have a commentary)
apatots_26: hehe.
nikki080488: ako din (me too)
nikki080488: ako din (me too)
nikki080488: :))
apatots_26: yey! yey!
I do not want to edit another article for the rest of my life. Okay now that would be a problem because I want to be an editor for a magazine someday. XD Stress... stress... stress... let it be Thursday already. Let all of this be over. I want my eyes to return to their normal size (i.e. no longer bloodshot and itchy from staring at the computer screen all day), my sleeping habits to return to normal (I need my 8 hours of sleep!), my desk to be clean because right now it's swimming under piles of papers and yes I want to fangirl!
Here's another conversation about an hour ago. It's 8.30 already. We're a crazy pair I have to say
Apa: nicole check mo toh. nakakaloko si ohno... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTL5uV_kB
Nicole: sige (ok)
Nicole: yung audience tawa ng tawa dun sa "girl version" ni ohno (the audience were laughing so hard at the "girl version" of ohno)
Apa: kaya nga eh.. mejo disturbing siya pero nakakatawa... (I know... a little disturbing but very funny)
Apa: parang gago yang si ohno jan.. (ohno looks stupid there)
Nicole: hahaha
Apa: diba? parang gago.. lasing tapos biglang sasayaw. (doesn't he? he's drunk then he suddenly goes dancing)
Nicole: hehe
Nicole: kakkoi
Apa: galeng shet! (great... shit!)
Nicole: as always
Nicole: ang galeeeennnngg (so goooood)
Nicole: hehe
Apa: siyempre!!!!!! hehehe. (of course!)
Apa: talang ayaw magpahuli eh no, nanood pa rin ng ohno dance... (I really don't want to be left behind... I'm still watching ohno dance)
Nicole: pagkatapos mo ko pagalitan kagabi (After you got mad at me last night)
Apa: hahaha!!! eh siempre... sabi ko... hmmm.. ako kaya... (of course... i said... hmmm... I am...)
Nicole: ikaw kaya ano? (what do you I am?)
Apa: ako kaya pag nanood ako, pagagalitan rin ba ako ni nicole? (What if I watched would Nicole get mad at me?)
Apa: hindi siguro, ako lang mg crush jan eh. (Probably not because I'm the one with the crush on him)
Apa: hehe
Apa: may nadiskubre ako sa'yo.. gusto mo yung magaganda yung buhok.... (I discovered something about you. You like guys who have nice hair)
Nicole: ano? sino? (what? who?)
Apa: ikaw.... si jun, maganda ang buhok.. si aiba rin... si nino rin.. si tom rin... (you... there's jun, who has nice hair... aiba as well... nino as well... tom as well) - tom's not an actor he's a crush I have in school <3
Nicole: it's all about the hair
Apa: si nikki panga.. si edree weird, ikaw buhok ako old guys that look young... si tets MAMA ang gusto... (nikki likes jaws... edree has wierd taste... you like hair... I prefer old guys who look young... tets likes scary looking guys (i.e. gangster looking))
Nicole: don't remind me napilitan akong tumigil kagabi habang nagbabasa ng iliad dahil yung solo na ni aiba (don't remind I was stopped from reading the Iliad because it was Aiba's solo that I heard)
Apa: hala! nako. o sige. hehe (oh no! okay...)
She loves Ohno. She's one of my few friends that I got into Arashi. XD She's absolutey gaga over Riida and Sho... more on Riida but she's in love with Sho's hipbones... HAHAHA
You see I was watching the Iza Now concert with her and Meg last Thursday. But we weren't able to finish it because I wasn't done downloading the second part. Anyway... seeing Riida's solo in that concert made her fall in love with him more and she was chastising me for watching the concert last night (I had it playing in the background while I was editing articles). But I wasn't really watching it. I just wanted to hear their voices. But as I was saying above. I sort of stop midway through reading the Iliad because Aiba performed his solo... XD What can I say I get distracted easily by pretty things? LOL
Friday, September 14, 2007
This Is Absolutely Useless
Happy songs... sad songs... a bunch of random songs have been on repeat in my mp3 player. Since I'm in a rather contemplative mood (again) and I have a bit of spare time because my dad's reformatting my pc, I shall try to make sense of them (I don't know if I need to. But I want to anyway! HAHA).
Yes. Arashi continues to rule my brain. There music continues to flood my ears. It's genki. It's contagious and fun. The latest PV is CRACK. That's why we can't wait to make our own version. Right O-Bees? HAHA
Donna Kotoba De... been looking for english translations for this one. I can only sing to the lines I WANNA HOLD YOU BABY and BECAUSE I LOVE YOU BABY. And the beginning of the song I feel like I hear the words "suicidal" okay I know that's not true. Never mind me. Forget that last thing I said.
Everywhere I Go. I'm not heart broken but I just keep listening to this song. It annoys me. He wasn't man enough. For some reason I really like that line. No I'm not bitter. I do not have anyone to direct my bitterness towards because I'm in a happy place right now.
Still. I enjoy identifying who's singing what in their songs. I enjoy listening to this more than Happiness. Thanks to nyanchan over at livejournal for translating this into english. Now I enjoy it even more. I'll softly embrace the past without turning away anymore and I changed because there's no future from just waiting, because it won't start here. Such great words. I couldn't have said it better.
Snowflake. My Christmas song. I ABSOLUTELY love this one as well, nyanchan has been so kind to us and translated this as well.
Love Situation. This song does something to me. I think it's partly because of the whole "chikazukitai" thing. Seriously. Jun gets one word. Out of the solo part he gets one word and it drives fangirls wild (include me there). Seriously dude. I still melt as I think of it.
Be With You. I love hearing the boys individually. This ballad's perfect for it.
O-Bees love this song. I can still hear them going "Hashiri dase". I'm growing a little tired of it but I still love the message. I need all the positivity I can get. I have to thank Arashi and the lovely nyanchan again for that. Such wonderful words.
Donna Kotoba De by Arashi
Everywhere I Go by Katharine McPhee
Still by Arashi
Snowflake by Arashi
Love Situation by Arashi
Be With You by Arashi
Life by Arashi
Cry For You by Arashi
Yes. Arashi continues to rule my brain. There music continues to flood my ears. It's genki. It's contagious and fun. The latest PV is CRACK. That's why we can't wait to make our own version. Right O-Bees? HAHA
Donna Kotoba De... been looking for english translations for this one. I can only sing to the lines I WANNA HOLD YOU BABY and BECAUSE I LOVE YOU BABY. And the beginning of the song I feel like I hear the words "suicidal" okay I know that's not true. Never mind me. Forget that last thing I said.
Everywhere I Go. I'm not heart broken but I just keep listening to this song. It annoys me. He wasn't man enough. For some reason I really like that line. No I'm not bitter. I do not have anyone to direct my bitterness towards because I'm in a happy place right now.
Still. I enjoy identifying who's singing what in their songs. I enjoy listening to this more than Happiness. Thanks to nyanchan over at livejournal for translating this into english. Now I enjoy it even more. I'll softly embrace the past without turning away anymore and I changed because there's no future from just waiting, because it won't start here. Such great words. I couldn't have said it better.
Snowflake. My Christmas song. I ABSOLUTELY love this one as well, nyanchan has been so kind to us and translated this as well.
no matter how many dreams die
even though it's fate that it will someday disappear
even if my footsteps are erased by white before long
I won't forget you
Love Situation. This song does something to me. I think it's partly because of the whole "chikazukitai" thing. Seriously. Jun gets one word. Out of the solo part he gets one word and it drives fangirls wild (include me there). Seriously dude. I still melt as I think of it.
Be With You. I love hearing the boys individually. This ballad's perfect for it.
all the sadness that's reflected in your eyes
why don't I wipe away that pain
the dreams that you deserted in the distant past
let's make them all come true
Can I just say SWOON? Kyaa!
Life. It really makes me see my own life in such a positive light. I have so many favorite lines from this song.
the me of now had a dream ten years ago
the me of now is going on unknowingly ten years later
how do you go about living
there isn't only one answer
the important thing is
the shape of our happiness
everyone is searching for that
saying it won't go as you plan
even times when it seems like it's breaking
we will surely
take each other's hands, therefore
it's okay, go forward believing
are you living for the sake of living
someday you'll look back on the time your mind matured
without waiting for miracles right now
toward the direction, the direction that sun's light is shining
I especially like the are you living for the sake of living line.
I have to stop myself from writing all the songs on the TIME album. Yes I love all their solos so I'll just leave it at that.
Demo...
Is it true? Is this really happening? Has Nino been replaced by Aiba as my ichiban?! For some reason, I'm "perved" (yes my friend coined that term. She's perved by Sho. Hipbones dude hipbones WAHAHA) by Aiba. I've been extremely attracted to this guy for the past month or so. He's so cute so that doesn't help either. But no, I still love Nino. He even helped me get a the highest possible grade for a critical review. I did "Letters from Iwo Jima". Finally, my fangirling was put to good use. HA!
Cry For You. I really love this one because of the fact that Nino sings about Romeo and Juliet (I can hear a few people I know suddenly going HUWAAT?! You know who you are). I keep repeating the first part of the song because of that. HAHA
O-Bees love this song. I can still hear them going "Hashiri dase". I'm growing a little tired of it but I still love the message. I need all the positivity I can get. I have to thank Arashi and the lovely nyanchan again for that. Such wonderful words.
rather than sighing into the oncoming wind
if you imagine things going well then someday a time of change will come
when you live in a daze love will hurt you
through casual things, while hesistating you'll get back to your feet over and over
when you think about the contexts of your memories it's too lonely ne
because there's surely a bustling future waiting for you on the other side
It's all about romance and positivity isn't it? With a little twinge of heartbreak I guess but I've just allowed myself to listen to stuff that has me feeling all light and free. Because in the middle of all the chaos going on in my life, I found solace in their words.
I had to end it on a serious note didn't I? LOL
Friday, September 7, 2007
I Came From...?
In the middle of all the deadlines (as Apa puts it they're designed to kill), the random thought of my place of origin seemed to pop into my mind.
I'm a Filipina through and through (I have a Chinese sounding middle name and yes I do look Chinese but my mom and her family are Filipinos through and through already, do not be fooled by my looks). I was born, raised and currently residing in Quezon City. I still live in the house where I grew up in. None of those things changed.
What I'm talking about is my psychological place of origin (if there ever were such a thing). I'm one of those people who believe that I was born in the wrong country. I'm born in the right period, just the wrong place. And with the whole Japanese invasion going on in my life right now, I wish nothing more than to be living in Japan. But that's beside the point now is it not?!
I don't know if it was because I was raised by a bourgeoisie father who really loves criticizing the abundance of idiocy in this country. That must have been a big factor. I was taught English. I spoke English as a child. I knew the word inverted when I was about three years old. As to where I got that... my parents have no idea.
I had Western sensibilities ingrained in me. I only watched Western shows and movies, anything local was just too cheesy for my taste. I did not feel like I was left out though with the whole local scene, I mean. I just did not care for it that much and I'm still not that fond of it right now, the mainstream stuff I mean.
As a child, I imagined growing up in America. It was all those shows I've been watching. I wished more than anything that I really did grow up there but those wishes of course couldn't come true because I'm here in this horrendously hot country. I love tropical weather but I'm not enjoying it that much today. Jeez... it's supposed to be the rainy season.
I still feel slightly misplaced in this culture. There are moments when I ask myself where I actually should have come from. But those things I know I have no control over. I just cope with the best of my abilities.
I have an identity I just know it but sometimes I wonder where it is.
I'm a Filipina through and through (I have a Chinese sounding middle name and yes I do look Chinese but my mom and her family are Filipinos through and through already, do not be fooled by my looks). I was born, raised and currently residing in Quezon City. I still live in the house where I grew up in. None of those things changed.
What I'm talking about is my psychological place of origin (if there ever were such a thing). I'm one of those people who believe that I was born in the wrong country. I'm born in the right period, just the wrong place. And with the whole Japanese invasion going on in my life right now, I wish nothing more than to be living in Japan. But that's beside the point now is it not?!
I don't know if it was because I was raised by a bourgeoisie father who really loves criticizing the abundance of idiocy in this country. That must have been a big factor. I was taught English. I spoke English as a child. I knew the word inverted when I was about three years old. As to where I got that... my parents have no idea.
I had Western sensibilities ingrained in me. I only watched Western shows and movies, anything local was just too cheesy for my taste. I did not feel like I was left out though with the whole local scene, I mean. I just did not care for it that much and I'm still not that fond of it right now, the mainstream stuff I mean.
As a child, I imagined growing up in America. It was all those shows I've been watching. I wished more than anything that I really did grow up there but those wishes of course couldn't come true because I'm here in this horrendously hot country. I love tropical weather but I'm not enjoying it that much today. Jeez... it's supposed to be the rainy season.
I still feel slightly misplaced in this culture. There are moments when I ask myself where I actually should have come from. But those things I know I have no control over. I just cope with the best of my abilities.
I have an identity I just know it but sometimes I wonder where it is.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Metrosexual?
Metrosexual: young straight stylish urban man: a young, straight, sensitive urban man who is unashamed to enjoy good clothes, stylish living, the art of decorating, and improving his personal appearance (informal)
Microsoft® Encarta® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Apa pointed out a few days ago that I was into metrosexual men. Let's put that into context. We were watching an Arashi clip when they stopped by last Friday or was that Thursday? It always seems to rain when Apa comes over... HAHA
Anyway, we were talking about MatsuJun (Jun Matsumoto). She knows I like the guy. She knows I LOVE Nino... LOL Okay I keep getting sidetracked, this is like me watching Letters From Iwo Jima earlier today and when Ohmiya came up (out of Nino's mouth nonetheless) the fangirl in me couldn't resist but squeal.
As I said, she pointed it out that I was into the metrosexual type. My response to that was something like: "You're right. I'm not really into bad boys..." I like my boys clean. HAHA I'm not really into the whole scruffy thing. I love the sweet, boy-next-door types. Metrosexuals? Probably. I have pictures to support my "type", if that's what we're calling it anyway.
Exhibit A: Jun Matsumoto
Since we were talking about him, MatsuJun might as well be the first one on the list. This guy changes his hair so many times. It's crazy! He rocks it though. I believe he's the epitome of metrosexuality and I still love him for that. Yes, Jun-bait was rather effective wasn't it?!
Exhibit B: Orlando Bloom
I guess you can classify Orli as a metrosexual? Hmm... let me think about that. He's probably the only scruffy guy I like. He's the sexiest scruffy guy I know. HAHA Or I'm just being one hundred percent biased on this. I love the way he dresses. There's something so no nonsense about it. It helps that he's hot though.
Exhibit C: Masaki Aiba
Now here's the most adorable person I've seen! Yes I want him!!! I have grown an insane crush on Aiba. He's so sexy these days. His silliness works for me. Plus he's looking so fine these days.
Exhibit D: Toma Ikuta
He reminds me of a bird sometimes (sorry Nikki!) but he sure is fine. Yes people Hana Kimi and Nakatsu fever. Poor guy... Mizuki's going to break his heart, I just know it! Toma's an amazing actor. I admire him a lot for that. He is easy on the eyes which is a definite plus.
Exhibit E: Hiro Mizushima
At first, I did not want to admit that he looks like MatsuJun. But he does. And he's just as fine. Nanba-senpai rocks!
Exhibit F: Kazunari Ninomiya
Of course I had to save the best for last. Still reeling from my Iwo Jima experience this morning. Still imagining Nino as a father... aww... look at him trying to look all grown up with some stubble... gaah! Such a cutie! He has the ultimate look of a boy-next-door but has such a sharp and sarcastic tongue that it's well... surprising. Got to love Arashi's emo boy: Nino. He's my ichiban afterall.
I made an exception for Orlando Bloom didn't I? All of these examples are Japanese boys... yes my vocabulary is rather limited when I fangirl. I "stalk" people according to Mae. Well I wouldn't mind stalking any of these guys any day. Jeez... sounds so wrong doesn't it?!
Hmmm... now what was I supposed to be talking about in this post. Got a little err... distracted. Oh right. Metrosexuals... probably. I might really like them. Who cares if they dress a little more flashier than I do. At least they care enough about their looks. I like my guys clean... clean but not conceited. I think Japanese men, especially these idols do have to be rather metrosexual. Jun definitely brought that home with him.
I love this post. It gave me a chance to bask in the beauty of these guys... was I just looking for an excuse to picspam though? That's up to you to figure out.
Microsoft® Encarta® 2006. © 1993-2005 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Apa pointed out a few days ago that I was into metrosexual men. Let's put that into context. We were watching an Arashi clip when they stopped by last Friday or was that Thursday? It always seems to rain when Apa comes over... HAHA
Anyway, we were talking about MatsuJun (Jun Matsumoto). She knows I like the guy. She knows I LOVE Nino... LOL Okay I keep getting sidetracked, this is like me watching Letters From Iwo Jima earlier today and when Ohmiya came up (out of Nino's mouth nonetheless) the fangirl in me couldn't resist but squeal.
As I said, she pointed it out that I was into the metrosexual type. My response to that was something like: "You're right. I'm not really into bad boys..." I like my boys clean. HAHA I'm not really into the whole scruffy thing. I love the sweet, boy-next-door types. Metrosexuals? Probably. I have pictures to support my "type", if that's what we're calling it anyway.
Exhibit A: Jun Matsumoto
Since we were talking about him, MatsuJun might as well be the first one on the list. This guy changes his hair so many times. It's crazy! He rocks it though. I believe he's the epitome of metrosexuality and I still love him for that. Yes, Jun-bait was rather effective wasn't it?!
Exhibit B: Orlando Bloom
I guess you can classify Orli as a metrosexual? Hmm... let me think about that. He's probably the only scruffy guy I like. He's the sexiest scruffy guy I know. HAHA Or I'm just being one hundred percent biased on this. I love the way he dresses. There's something so no nonsense about it. It helps that he's hot though.
Exhibit C: Masaki Aiba
Now here's the most adorable person I've seen! Yes I want him!!! I have grown an insane crush on Aiba. He's so sexy these days. His silliness works for me. Plus he's looking so fine these days.
Exhibit D: Toma Ikuta
He reminds me of a bird sometimes (sorry Nikki!) but he sure is fine. Yes people Hana Kimi and Nakatsu fever. Poor guy... Mizuki's going to break his heart, I just know it! Toma's an amazing actor. I admire him a lot for that. He is easy on the eyes which is a definite plus.
Exhibit E: Hiro Mizushima
At first, I did not want to admit that he looks like MatsuJun. But he does. And he's just as fine. Nanba-senpai rocks!
Exhibit F: Kazunari Ninomiya
Of course I had to save the best for last. Still reeling from my Iwo Jima experience this morning. Still imagining Nino as a father... aww... look at him trying to look all grown up with some stubble... gaah! Such a cutie! He has the ultimate look of a boy-next-door but has such a sharp and sarcastic tongue that it's well... surprising. Got to love Arashi's emo boy: Nino. He's my ichiban afterall.
I made an exception for Orlando Bloom didn't I? All of these examples are Japanese boys... yes my vocabulary is rather limited when I fangirl. I "stalk" people according to Mae. Well I wouldn't mind stalking any of these guys any day. Jeez... sounds so wrong doesn't it?!
Hmmm... now what was I supposed to be talking about in this post. Got a little err... distracted. Oh right. Metrosexuals... probably. I might really like them. Who cares if they dress a little more flashier than I do. At least they care enough about their looks. I like my guys clean... clean but not conceited. I think Japanese men, especially these idols do have to be rather metrosexual. Jun definitely brought that home with him.
I love this post. It gave me a chance to bask in the beauty of these guys... was I just looking for an excuse to picspam though? That's up to you to figure out.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Swallowed Alive
If I did not have all the diversions I've been giddy about in my past entries, I would probably be swallowed alive by school work and the pains that come with it.
There's a little over a month left before sem break (something I'm totally happy about by the way) and things are starting to... build up? Okay, let's stick with that term. I feel the deadlines of projects looming over my head. I shall use this entry to try to make sense of all of them.
Okay what's due next week...
Monday: Psych Experiment... I have to look for another experiment. This class is wearing me out.
Tuesday: Batang Rizal Reaction Paper
Wednesday: Spanish Activity Lesson 4
Critical Review... I'm doing Letters from Iwo Jima. WOOT! Okay must remove all biases from my system.
Okay that seems doable. As for the long term ones:
Filipino: Storybook
Feature Writing: Revised articles for submission
Infotech: Magazine
Newspaper Practice: Newspaper... okay no word on this one yet but I know we will be making one.
The planning stage has already begun. It's driving me a bit mad. Thinking about the workload drives me mad. But we will eventually have to get around to doing it so might as well dive head first into it.
If I weren't getting decent grades for these stuff I probably would have lost it more. Okay... must work hard... must do my best. Ganbatte! Jeez...
Good luck Journ peeps! May we come out of this unscathed.
There's a little over a month left before sem break (something I'm totally happy about by the way) and things are starting to... build up? Okay, let's stick with that term. I feel the deadlines of projects looming over my head. I shall use this entry to try to make sense of all of them.
Okay what's due next week...
Monday: Psych Experiment... I have to look for another experiment. This class is wearing me out.
Tuesday: Batang Rizal Reaction Paper
Wednesday: Spanish Activity Lesson 4
Critical Review... I'm doing Letters from Iwo Jima. WOOT! Okay must remove all biases from my system.
Okay that seems doable. As for the long term ones:
Filipino: Storybook
Feature Writing: Revised articles for submission
Infotech: Magazine
Newspaper Practice: Newspaper... okay no word on this one yet but I know we will be making one.
The planning stage has already begun. It's driving me a bit mad. Thinking about the workload drives me mad. But we will eventually have to get around to doing it so might as well dive head first into it.
If I weren't getting decent grades for these stuff I probably would have lost it more. Okay... must work hard... must do my best. Ganbatte! Jeez...
Good luck Journ peeps! May we come out of this unscathed.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
So Be It
I created a livejournal account to separate my fangirling from this personal blog. I thought it would work out that way. I guess the line separating my "rediscovered" love for the Japanese culture (okay my love for Arashi, other JE boys and jdramas to be specific) and my "real life" seems to blur out on its edges.
The people I know find it bizarre. They can't really get why I'm so into this. Here you have a Filipina who was crazy over anything Western. I reveled in Orlando Bloom (okay I still do), Christina Aguilera, etc. Western movies were the only thing I'd watch.
I tried to shy away from the Asian culture. The invasion of dubbed Korean shows was too much for me. I can't stand dubs because I'd rather hear the real actors and actresses say their lines. I would rather have subtitles.
I found it all "baduy" and stuff. Pardon the term but when you grow up in my home you'd get what I mean. I just could not understand it. It was something so foreign to me despite of the fact that the Asian countries were closer (well duh) than the Western mindset I carried throughout most of my life.
Don't get me wrong I was into the Meteor Garden fever way back. Much to the amusement and slight chagrin of my father. He would not let me hear the end of it I tell you. I also had a brief affair with a few anime series but that was rather fleeting.
So what happened now?
I have no idea.
But I do have something to tell you guys: Wakarimashita or I understand.
I can get why you don't get it. Huh?! HAHA I understand that you won't get my fangirling. Am I trying to justify it? Yes. Looking for acceptance? Maybe. Forcing you to like it too? Definitely not.
I've decided to enter this on my own. Call it the Jun-bait (this whole thing started with HYD anyway). Call it whatever you like. I just got into it and I know this isn't some temporary thing now.
It's a great de-stressor for me. When you see me smiling rather foolishly that would probably be connected to Arashi or Hana Kimi or Yamada Taro. I've found a good source of happiness. It's a warm and fuzzy, sometimes a "kilig-driven" place.
Who knew I'd turn out this crazy? No one probably expected this, I was the self-proclaimed Westernized girl. I have shifted gears and turned completely around. Definitely no regrets. I'm having the time of my life right now. I've even gotten a few people hooked into a few stuff and that makes me happy too. Maybe I'm not so crazy after all.
The people I know find it bizarre. They can't really get why I'm so into this. Here you have a Filipina who was crazy over anything Western. I reveled in Orlando Bloom (okay I still do), Christina Aguilera, etc. Western movies were the only thing I'd watch.
I tried to shy away from the Asian culture. The invasion of dubbed Korean shows was too much for me. I can't stand dubs because I'd rather hear the real actors and actresses say their lines. I would rather have subtitles.
I found it all "baduy" and stuff. Pardon the term but when you grow up in my home you'd get what I mean. I just could not understand it. It was something so foreign to me despite of the fact that the Asian countries were closer (well duh) than the Western mindset I carried throughout most of my life.
Don't get me wrong I was into the Meteor Garden fever way back. Much to the amusement and slight chagrin of my father. He would not let me hear the end of it I tell you. I also had a brief affair with a few anime series but that was rather fleeting.
So what happened now?
I have no idea.
But I do have something to tell you guys: Wakarimashita or I understand.
I can get why you don't get it. Huh?! HAHA I understand that you won't get my fangirling. Am I trying to justify it? Yes. Looking for acceptance? Maybe. Forcing you to like it too? Definitely not.
I've decided to enter this on my own. Call it the Jun-bait (this whole thing started with HYD anyway). Call it whatever you like. I just got into it and I know this isn't some temporary thing now.
It's a great de-stressor for me. When you see me smiling rather foolishly that would probably be connected to Arashi or Hana Kimi or Yamada Taro. I've found a good source of happiness. It's a warm and fuzzy, sometimes a "kilig-driven" place.
Who knew I'd turn out this crazy? No one probably expected this, I was the self-proclaimed Westernized girl. I have shifted gears and turned completely around. Definitely no regrets. I'm having the time of my life right now. I've even gotten a few people hooked into a few stuff and that makes me happy too. Maybe I'm not so crazy after all.
Friday, August 17, 2007
An Afternoon In Ikemen Paradise
The recipe for a fun afternoon would include:
1. A group of crazy, fun, and insane ladies (huwat!! LOL)
2. Great food (yummy pasta and cheese sticks)
3. Oguri Shun (topless 0.o), Ikuta Toma, and the pretty Kitchie Nadal look-alike (I beg to differ though) Horikita Maki.
Welcome to Ikemen (Hottie) Paradise!
I have introduced a few of my friends to the beauty that is HANAZAKARI NO KIMITACHI E, that's Hana Kimi to you. A Japanese manga that was turned into a Taiwan drama and now it is out as a Japanese drama.
For those reading this at LJ, you probably already know the story and you're way ahead of me because I just finished watching episode 5, another great one I must say, so please bear with this entry. I shall put the synopsis here that I credit do DramaWiki.
"The drama is based on the popular manga of the same name by Nakajo Hisaya, which has already been dramatized in Taiwan. Horikita plays the protagonist Ashiya Mizuki, a Japanese girl in the U.S. who one day sees the young athlete Sano Izumi (Oguri) compete in the high jump on television. She begins to idolize him, and decides to move to Japan to attend the same school as him. However, Izumi goes to an all-boys school, so Mizuki disguises herself as a boy to achieve her dream of being with her idol."
We had a little post-birthday celebration today despite the horrid weather. This has been postponed and today was the last straw. Nikki, Apa, Edree and Ana were able to make it. I knew this was the perfect opportunity to introduce them to this wonderful drama.
Apa's a huge Shun fan. She just had to see this. Nikki, Ana and I think Edree as well fell in love with Nakatsu (Ikuta Toma). Fall in line ladies. I'm the leader of that pack. HAHA
I enjoy watching Japanese dramas that revolved around high school adventures. They have this very unique way of talking about teenage (mis)adventures. It's funny, strange but hilarious nonetheless.
The appeal of Hana Kimi for me is the whole "She's The Man" sort of thing going on. Ashiya's a girl who's roommates with Sano. So Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum! HAHA
I enjoy the fact that the students have no idea that she's a girl. I'm waiting for the big revelation. I wonder how that's going to come about? That would but Nakatsu out of his misery.
Nakatsu's a definite pull factor for me. Toma's hot. He was hot in his short stint in Hana Yori Dango 2 but he looks so much better here. But I really pity the guy. Mizuki got him all confused about his identity. Put him out of his misery already. The "guy" you have feelings for is actually a girl. Don't worry Nakatsu you're HOMO JANAI.
Minami's hot too. Oscar's creepy and hilarious. I just want to hit Hibari with a stick. HAHA Dr. Umeda's so cool! I think Sekime's cute. Their uniform bothers me but they're hot so that's okay. Seriously, blue and purple and it's plaid... I can go on and on about this but I don't want to bore you. Just watch it yourself.
Who do I want Ashiya to end up with? Since she flew all the way from America to be with him it would have to be Sano right? But Nakatsu has stolen my heart as well... poor guy. He should at least be given a chance. I did not answer the question did I? As long as she ends up with one of them then I'll be happy. What if she ends up with Oscar or Minami? HAHA
Oh I almost forgot. I just have to include this, look for lonelyxmee over at deviantart she has this hilarious Nakatsu .gif! This is it:
Ja ne!
1. A group of crazy, fun, and insane ladies (huwat!! LOL)
2. Great food (yummy pasta and cheese sticks)
3. Oguri Shun (topless 0.o), Ikuta Toma, and the pretty Kitchie Nadal look-alike (I beg to differ though) Horikita Maki.
Welcome to Ikemen (Hottie) Paradise!
I have introduced a few of my friends to the beauty that is HANAZAKARI NO KIMITACHI E, that's Hana Kimi to you. A Japanese manga that was turned into a Taiwan drama and now it is out as a Japanese drama.
For those reading this at LJ, you probably already know the story and you're way ahead of me because I just finished watching episode 5, another great one I must say, so please bear with this entry. I shall put the synopsis here that I credit do DramaWiki.
"The drama is based on the popular manga of the same name by Nakajo Hisaya, which has already been dramatized in Taiwan. Horikita plays the protagonist Ashiya Mizuki, a Japanese girl in the U.S. who one day sees the young athlete Sano Izumi (Oguri) compete in the high jump on television. She begins to idolize him, and decides to move to Japan to attend the same school as him. However, Izumi goes to an all-boys school, so Mizuki disguises herself as a boy to achieve her dream of being with her idol."
We had a little post-birthday celebration today despite the horrid weather. This has been postponed and today was the last straw. Nikki, Apa, Edree and Ana were able to make it. I knew this was the perfect opportunity to introduce them to this wonderful drama.
Apa's a huge Shun fan. She just had to see this. Nikki, Ana and I think Edree as well fell in love with Nakatsu (Ikuta Toma). Fall in line ladies. I'm the leader of that pack. HAHA
I enjoy watching Japanese dramas that revolved around high school adventures. They have this very unique way of talking about teenage (mis)adventures. It's funny, strange but hilarious nonetheless.
The appeal of Hana Kimi for me is the whole "She's The Man" sort of thing going on. Ashiya's a girl who's roommates with Sano. So Amanda Bynes and Channing Tatum! HAHA
I enjoy the fact that the students have no idea that she's a girl. I'm waiting for the big revelation. I wonder how that's going to come about? That would but Nakatsu out of his misery.
Nakatsu's a definite pull factor for me. Toma's hot. He was hot in his short stint in Hana Yori Dango 2 but he looks so much better here. But I really pity the guy. Mizuki got him all confused about his identity. Put him out of his misery already. The "guy" you have feelings for is actually a girl. Don't worry Nakatsu you're HOMO JANAI.
Minami's hot too. Oscar's creepy and hilarious. I just want to hit Hibari with a stick. HAHA Dr. Umeda's so cool! I think Sekime's cute. Their uniform bothers me but they're hot so that's okay. Seriously, blue and purple and it's plaid... I can go on and on about this but I don't want to bore you. Just watch it yourself.
Who do I want Ashiya to end up with? Since she flew all the way from America to be with him it would have to be Sano right? But Nakatsu has stolen my heart as well... poor guy. He should at least be given a chance. I did not answer the question did I? As long as she ends up with one of them then I'll be happy. What if she ends up with Oscar or Minami? HAHA
Oh I almost forgot. I just have to include this, look for lonelyxmee over at deviantart she has this hilarious Nakatsu .gif! This is it:
Ja ne!
Sunday, August 12, 2007
A Writer's Conundrum
I am a writer. I don't know how good I actually am. I just acknowledge that I am one. I play with words. I try to construct coherent sentences and works from ideas that flee faster than a man who tries to get away from the husband of the woman he was having an affair with. Okay long analogy...
As I was saying... I've been doing this for as long as I can remember. It is a passion I feverishly pursued. I figured that since I enjoyed doing it I might as well try to make a living out of it. How hard could it be? An old mentor told us that we had to choose jobs we enjoyed so we did not have to work a day in our life. Honestly, how hard could it be?
Journalism and the whole college experience became a rude awakening of some sort. I still love what I do. I enjoy the course because I actually get what we're doing and talking about, although the application falls short occasionally.
The deadlines have never been my best friend. They hunt me down until I'm forced to write a mediocre piece because procrastination decided to accompany me as well. It's a lethal combination. Procrastination and deadlines... they're a nightmare.
Just recently we were faced with a seemingly impossible but at the same time doable task. For a veteran it would probably be a piece of cake but for newbies like us it was a horrible dream we wanted to run away from.
We were asked to write a news article on three press statements issued by the President Arroyo but we had to research and write the article in a span of three hours (our class period).
What made this horrid was the fact that our class was six to nine in the evening on a Saturday. That would mean that:
1. We had to hurry to the library to try to use the "free internet" before the library closed at seven.
2. We had to transfer to an internet cafe after that.
3. I had only 50 pesos with me. Good thing the printing and computer rental only cost me 24 pesos.
4. We had to come up with a decent piece in that short span of time because he tore our last one to shreds.
Nightmare is the only word to describe it. A friend of mine finished her story in less than 30 minutes. Don't ask me how she did it. I have no idea.
That was a horrendous experience but I know those deadlines come with the job. I can't help but ask what I got myself into...
I'm a writer. I love it with my heart and soul. It is fulfilling but seriously what did I get myself into?!
As I was saying... I've been doing this for as long as I can remember. It is a passion I feverishly pursued. I figured that since I enjoyed doing it I might as well try to make a living out of it. How hard could it be? An old mentor told us that we had to choose jobs we enjoyed so we did not have to work a day in our life. Honestly, how hard could it be?
Journalism and the whole college experience became a rude awakening of some sort. I still love what I do. I enjoy the course because I actually get what we're doing and talking about, although the application falls short occasionally.
The deadlines have never been my best friend. They hunt me down until I'm forced to write a mediocre piece because procrastination decided to accompany me as well. It's a lethal combination. Procrastination and deadlines... they're a nightmare.
Just recently we were faced with a seemingly impossible but at the same time doable task. For a veteran it would probably be a piece of cake but for newbies like us it was a horrible dream we wanted to run away from.
We were asked to write a news article on three press statements issued by the President Arroyo but we had to research and write the article in a span of three hours (our class period).
What made this horrid was the fact that our class was six to nine in the evening on a Saturday. That would mean that:
1. We had to hurry to the library to try to use the "free internet" before the library closed at seven.
2. We had to transfer to an internet cafe after that.
3. I had only 50 pesos with me. Good thing the printing and computer rental only cost me 24 pesos.
4. We had to come up with a decent piece in that short span of time because he tore our last one to shreds.
Nightmare is the only word to describe it. A friend of mine finished her story in less than 30 minutes. Don't ask me how she did it. I have no idea.
That was a horrendous experience but I know those deadlines come with the job. I can't help but ask what I got myself into...
I'm a writer. I love it with my heart and soul. It is fulfilling but seriously what did I get myself into?!
Friday, August 10, 2007
You Have To Love Your Best Friends
Okay I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS! I love it so much that I will cross post it to every blog account I have... HAHA
It was part of a birthday greeting of my best friend Rianne who's in Australia... she's an Arashi fan too but her scope's a little wider than mine for it spans the Taiwan and Korean culture... aside from the Japanese one.
Thanks BEST! This was the first time I saw it... on a little hiatus because of exam week... gaah! Wish me luck! -_-
Oh... here they are... LOL
It was part of a birthday greeting of my best friend Rianne who's in Australia... she's an Arashi fan too but her scope's a little wider than mine for it spans the Taiwan and Korean culture... aside from the Japanese one.
Thanks BEST! This was the first time I saw it... on a little hiatus because of exam week... gaah! Wish me luck! -_-
Oh... here they are... LOL
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Before It Gets Lost Completely: Like Father, Like Daughter
I have no time. People should never say that because all of us have time. It is all a matter of priority. I have been trying to be "practical" and "smart" (not sure about that one) by staying away from some of my online activities. It's hard but I have been doing my best. Although there are some aspects of my online life that I could not really get rid of... you could ask me what those are but they're probably of no interest to you that's why I'm not putting it down.
I'm buried underneath all the school work. I have exams next week and I've been trying to keep my cool about that. I'm taking the time off tonight or should I say I'm giving the nights to myself. I just want the prelims to be over with. Please let it be next Thursday! But wait! I would probably still have exams on the Saturday after that... I just have a little thing on Thursday and Pia's coming over on Friday for... she's knows what we're going to do. She wants the prelims to be over as well.
The topic I'm going to tell you about has been in my mind even before I began this new blog. It started out as this:
"That means you're a wise ass..."
Okay, that quote got buried under too much activity so before it completely flies off my radar, I wrote it down here now.
You would expect to hear that from a close friend who does not give a damn if they hurt your feelings because you know each other too well. Those kinds of conversations and words are natural. You let those slide. You would not expect those words from a parent now would you?
Those were the words of my father from a conversation I can't even remember now. It has escaped me... 0h well. The main focus of this entry is my unconventional father. He's quite a character.
How many girls would be called wise asses by their own dad? Okay we were kidding around that time but I know for a fact that there are a few dad's like that.
And I have begun to realize how similar I am with my father. The hearty apetite, the potty mouth (okay his is MUCH MORE dirty than mine), the perspective (okay he influences me a lot with regard to this one), the bourgeoisie tendencies, the talkativeness... let's just say that I look up to my father and I'm discovering how much of myself was taken from him.
It's fun to grow up in a household where your father is sometimes more childish than you. He has a very childish sense of humor sometimes that it can actually drive anyone insane. How many children can say that their father out of whim answered the phone and said: "HALLER"? It was a good thing that Pia was on the other line and when he handed the phone to me both of them were laughing so hard.
He doesn't care what other people say or think about him. My dad remains the same opinionated and loud person that he is. He's so comfortable in his own skin. He's one of the smartest if not the smartest person I know. It's such a daddy's girl post this one. I can't help it. I love my dad. He's insane but I love him nonetheless.
I'm buried underneath all the school work. I have exams next week and I've been trying to keep my cool about that. I'm taking the time off tonight or should I say I'm giving the nights to myself. I just want the prelims to be over with. Please let it be next Thursday! But wait! I would probably still have exams on the Saturday after that... I just have a little thing on Thursday and Pia's coming over on Friday for... she's knows what we're going to do. She wants the prelims to be over as well.
The topic I'm going to tell you about has been in my mind even before I began this new blog. It started out as this:
"That means you're a wise ass..."
Okay, that quote got buried under too much activity so before it completely flies off my radar, I wrote it down here now.
You would expect to hear that from a close friend who does not give a damn if they hurt your feelings because you know each other too well. Those kinds of conversations and words are natural. You let those slide. You would not expect those words from a parent now would you?
Those were the words of my father from a conversation I can't even remember now. It has escaped me... 0h well. The main focus of this entry is my unconventional father. He's quite a character.
How many girls would be called wise asses by their own dad? Okay we were kidding around that time but I know for a fact that there are a few dad's like that.
And I have begun to realize how similar I am with my father. The hearty apetite, the potty mouth (okay his is MUCH MORE dirty than mine), the perspective (okay he influences me a lot with regard to this one), the bourgeoisie tendencies, the talkativeness... let's just say that I look up to my father and I'm discovering how much of myself was taken from him.
It's fun to grow up in a household where your father is sometimes more childish than you. He has a very childish sense of humor sometimes that it can actually drive anyone insane. How many children can say that their father out of whim answered the phone and said: "HALLER"? It was a good thing that Pia was on the other line and when he handed the phone to me both of them were laughing so hard.
He doesn't care what other people say or think about him. My dad remains the same opinionated and loud person that he is. He's so comfortable in his own skin. He's one of the smartest if not the smartest person I know. It's such a daddy's girl post this one. I can't help it. I love my dad. He's insane but I love him nonetheless.
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Dreams And Scribbles: A New Beginning Indeed
Out of a whim I made this new blog and I started thinking of a new blog name. I came up with this:
Welcome to Dreams And Scribbles!
Origin of the blog name:
Part Arashi inspired (ARASHI for dream!), part dreamer tendency (yes, I'm an idealist), and part divine intervention (I think God wanted me to name this blog this way).
Reason for the blog name:
I needed to find a name that would encapsulate my indulgence in random musings, hopes, frustrations, and ideas. A place for Scribbling Dreams, that was what I needed.
I wanted a new beginning for some reason. Life gave me one. I can't argue or change any part of it. This blog is part of that irreversible change.
Too bad it had to include my hard disk...
My hard disk crashed this morning. I was so devastated. It was such a big blow to my lazy nature. I kept putting off the archiving of the files that already fit in one DVD and then this happened.
I lost my bookmarks and links for downloads, a bunch of Arashi downloads that I now have to look for again, a few school files that I luckily submitted already, mp3s, Yamada Taro and Bambino episodes I just downloaded, personal pictures (lost the Intramuros pictures!) and a bunch of other files.
I was floating through my morning. My mp3 player and Mae's ElleGirl diverted my attention from the mishap. But the words "IT DIED" were resonating in my head all day.
Life gave me the new beginning but it served a harsh curve ball as well. It was not wasted on me though. I learned my lesson. Now with a "new" PC and new blog, I shall forge a new path in real life and in my online life as well.
Welcome to Dreams And Scribbles!
Origin of the blog name:
Part Arashi inspired (ARASHI for dream!), part dreamer tendency (yes, I'm an idealist), and part divine intervention (I think God wanted me to name this blog this way).
Reason for the blog name:
I needed to find a name that would encapsulate my indulgence in random musings, hopes, frustrations, and ideas. A place for Scribbling Dreams, that was what I needed.
I wanted a new beginning for some reason. Life gave me one. I can't argue or change any part of it. This blog is part of that irreversible change.
Too bad it had to include my hard disk...
My hard disk crashed this morning. I was so devastated. It was such a big blow to my lazy nature. I kept putting off the archiving of the files that already fit in one DVD and then this happened.
I lost my bookmarks and links for downloads, a bunch of Arashi downloads that I now have to look for again, a few school files that I luckily submitted already, mp3s, Yamada Taro and Bambino episodes I just downloaded, personal pictures (lost the Intramuros pictures!) and a bunch of other files.
I was floating through my morning. My mp3 player and Mae's ElleGirl diverted my attention from the mishap. But the words "IT DIED" were resonating in my head all day.
Life gave me the new beginning but it served a harsh curve ball as well. It was not wasted on me though. I learned my lesson. Now with a "new" PC and new blog, I shall forge a new path in real life and in my online life as well.
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