>> Sunday, June 12, 2005 ; 11:14 PM
1st week
And lo, behold. *drumroll* I've endured the first week of school. Why endured? Well, I dunno. School seems harder these days. I've been trying to cope up with my new classmates, keeping up with the old ones, getting to know the new teachers, and remembering the names of the old. Oh. These are the times when I wish life could be easier. Where you don't need to adjust, all you got to worry about is just be yourself... But who am I kidding? Things can never be like that. Thank goodness it's a holiday tomorrow. I don't know what I'll do if it's not. I haven't done all of my homeworks yet...Anyway, it's been our Independence day today, and I'm really proud to be a Filipino. I just hope that the "issues" will calm down because the wire-tapping thing is starting to get really irritating... Wow. My writing style's been different today. I wonder why...
Back to school, and goodbye to vacation. Goodbye all those lazy summer days, and hello to tons of homework. I guess I should try to "enjoy" all those schoolwork again... Look at the bright side though, things will soon come to pass...
-Kamae
>> Friday, June 03, 2005 ; 10:47 PM
You know if you're...
Okay... Some "You know if you're..." stuff that are so fun! Well, Enjoy!-Kamae
You Know You're Filipino When.... |
Your middle name is your mother's maiden name. Your parents call each other "Mommy" and "Daddy." You have uncles and aunts named "Boy," "Girlie," or "Baby." You have relatives whose nicknames consist of repeated syllables like "Jun-Jun," "Ling-Ling," and "Mon-Mon." Mine by the way was "Che-Che." You call the parents of your friends and your own parents' friends "Tito" and "Tita." You have four or five names. You greet your elders by touching their hands to your forehead. You always kiss your relatives on the cheek whenever you enter or leave the room. You follow your parents' house rules even if you are over 18. You live with your parents until and at times even after you're married. You decorate your dining room wall with a picture of the "Last Supper." You keep your furniture wrapped in plastic or covered with blankets. You have a Sto. Nino shrine in your living room. You have a piano that no one plays. You keep a tabo in your bathroom. You use Vicks Vapor rub as an insect repellant. You eat with your hands. You eat more than three times a day. You think a meal is not a meal without rice. You think sandwiches are snacks, not meals. Your dining table has a merry-go-round (lazy Susan) in the middle. You bring baon to work everyday. Your pantry is never without Spam, Vienna sausage, corned beef, and sardines. You love to eat daing or tuyo. You prop up one knee while eating. ou eat your meal with patis, toyo, suka, banana catsup, or bagoong. Your tablecloths are stained with toyo circles. You love sticky desserts and salty snacks. You eat fried Spam and hot dogs with rice. You eat mangoes with rice--with great GUSTO! You love "dirty" ice cream. You love to eat, yet often manage to stay slim. You put hot dogs in your spaghetti. Everything you eat is sauted in garlic, onion, and tomatoes. You order a "soft drink" instead of soda. You hang a rosary on your car's rear view mirror. You get together with family at a cemetery on All Saint's Day to eat, drink, and tell stories by your loved ones' graves. You play cards or mahjong and drink beer at funeral wakes. You think Christmas season begins in October and ends in January. Your second piece of luggage is a balikbayan box. You've mastered the art of packing a suitcase to double capacity. You collect items from airlines, hotels, and restaurants as "souvenirs." You feel obligated to give pasalubong to all your friends and relatives each time you return from a trip. You use paper foot outlines when buying shoes for friends and relatives. You're a fashion victim. You can convey 30 messages with your facial expression. You hold your palms together in front of you and say "excuse, excuse" when you pass in between people or in front of the TV. You ask for the bill at a restaurant by making a rectangle in the air. You cover your mouth when you laugh. You respond to a "Hoy!" or a "Pssst!" in a crowd. You'll answer "Malapit lang!"--no matter the distance--when asked how far away a place is located. Goldilocks is more than a fairy tale character to you. You refer to power interruptions as "brownouts." You love to use the following acronyms: CR for comfort room, DI for dance instructor, DOM for dirty old man, TNT for tago nang tago, KJ for kill joy, KSP for kulang sa pansin, OA for over-acting, TL for true love, BF for boyfriend and GF for girlfriend. You say "rubber shoes" instead of sneakers, "ball pen" instead of pen, "stockings" instead of pantyhose, "pampers" instead of diapers, "ref" or "prijider" instead of refrigerator, "Colgate" instead of toothpaste, "canteen" instead of cafeteria, and "open" or "close" instead of turn on or turn off (as in the lights). You use an umbrella for shade on hot summer days. You like everything imported or "state-side." You love ballroom dancing, bowling, pusoy, mah jong, billiards, and karaoke. You have a relative who is a nurse. When you're in a restaurant, you wipe your plate and utensils before using them. You can squeeze 15 passengers into your five seater car without a second thought. You wave a pom-pom on a stick around the food to keep the flies away. You let the phone ring twice before answering, lest you appear overly eager. Your other piece of luggage is a balikbayan box. You use a rock to scrub yourself in the bath or shower. You're proud to be Filipino - and you pass these jokes on to all your Filipino friends! |
You Know You're Addicted to Anime When... |
You call your dog Shinji. You perform a canon ball dive into a pool while yelling "Spirit Bomb!" Your house has an anime room. You and your friends flash peace signs and take girlish poses when you are happy. You get an anime tattoo. even though you're scared of needles. Your walls are covered in wallscrolls and posters from your favorite series. If you use the term 'Kawaii' for describing everything. You try to convince your girlfriend that 'cat ears' and 'tail' really looks good on them. You can sing songs from your favorite shows, in Japanese, even though you dont speek Japanese... You spent hours looking through your library for a copy of "The Universe of Four Gods" You have legally changed your name to that of your favorite charcter. You wear a necklace and fall down everytime someone says sit boy. You insist on having an entrance that includes spotlights, music, and raining cherry blossoms (while you hold a rose if you're a guy). Your only dream is to attend Tokyo U with a girl you haven't seen in 15 years. You play an instrument and you nick name it Inuyasha For valinetines day you buy a stuffed dog and make up your on japanese name for it If you get mad at you teacher and draw a picture of her as a anime demon cat You wtch Iron Chef constanly to pick up great recipes ( haven't done it but plan to ) You've bought a twenty dollar ring in the shaped of a dragon to show off at school. You always have your hair covering your left eye and always fliping it so you look like a anime character. You think that falling flat on your back with your legs in the air is a normal reaction to big news. You are worried because you don't have several desirable members of the opposite sex frantically trying to make you fall in love with them. You shave a cresent moon onto your cats head, dye the cat purple, then take it to school and insist it's Luna, your talking cat. You go around town trying to eat donuts and act all crazy-like, all the while saying you're Vash the Stampede. To resolve a conflict, you insist in a duel. The employees at Gamestop know you, and tell you when you walk in if they've gotten a new shipment of anime DVDs. You've gotten angry at someone and placed two fingers on your forehead shouted the word "Makanekasopo!" (specail beam cannon or light of death) and then poked them in the eye. You waste countless amounts of hair gel to get that "Goku look" You map out points in Tokyo where the Dragons of Earth might attack You believe it is possible for a person to be severly beaten in the head with a large hammer, stick, etc...and still come out alive. You have a moment of confusion whenever you go to school because there are no girls in those tiny little skirts that come with their school uniform You yell out 'Baka hanyou Inu-Yasha!' at your birthday party and everyone (except your parents) knows you're talking to your boyfriend. You tell your parents you need to stay out past curfew to save the colonies. Each time you see a stray animal, you turn your hat sideways and throw one of those plastic Pokeballs Burger King was giving out in their kids' meals yelling, "POKEBALL, GO!" You add "no da" to the end of all statements you make The majority of your CDs are Japanese or the English version of a Japanese soundtrack or the English soundtrack of an anime that just decided that it would use English in its songs. You misplace your manga and someone at school you don't even know gives it to you saying they knew it was yours. You incorporate Japanese, somehow, into every class. You can sing songs from your favorite shows, in Japanese, even though you dont speek Japanese... You use random Japanese words such as baka, kawaii, and hentai. You try to read every book from right to left You take a break from watching anime to go to your computer (nicknamed Lord Conti) to download anime (for previewing purposes only! ;) ), while visiting your favorite anime forum, while listening to Japanese webradio... You call your parents Oka-san and Otou-san You say ITADAKIMASU!! before you eat your meals You think that locket your boyfriend gave you will turn you into a magical girl You'll risk grounding to get a good new fanfic. You constantly say "w00p" after almost every sentance. You insist on chopsticks for everyday use. Your bookshelf is filled with anime boxed sets and no books You stop listening to the radio because english makes no sense to you anymore and it's your first spoken language You call yourself "otaku." All of your family portraits have been altered to the proper super large eye size. Random battles seem to erupt wherever you go. You take the time to write messages on your cigarettes, only to burn them right away. Your dreams are animated. You naru punch all the guys at school, and then wonder why they don't follow you around like keitaro follows naru. You hold your eyes really wide all day trying to make them stay big Duct tape is really funny to you and most of your threats involve taping people to walls. When you're washing dishes you yell out "SUPAH WAVE SMASHUH!" or any water attack. You run out of space on your computer because the hard drive is taken up by hundreds of anime pics, mp3s, midis, and music videos. You spend all night trying to figure out how many people you can get to go in with you on buying the complete collection of Sailor Moon episodes in Japanese. You spend your whole spring break working on an anime webpage. You expect to see a teardrop over someone's head when they get embarressed. You start to speak with an odd accent. You can watch two animes in the same room at the same time and still have the TV off. You know your favorite character's bloodtype. Knowing Sailor Moon helps you on an Astronomy test. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends who are addicted to anime. |
You Know You're Addicted to Photoshop When... |
You see the world with one eye and stock images with the other. When asked what the primary colors are, answer "RGB" You get the urge to 'fix' poor quality images. You start teaching your significant other to use this "evil" program and in the space of one afternoon convince them it's at least only quasi-evil in the face of PSP. You ramble about a breakthrough in the piece you're doing to people who have no idea in hell what you're talking about You ponder the meaning of existence without layers. You never leave the house without a digicam and notepad. You drop something and your brain tells you automatically "Ctrl-Z! Ctrl-Z!". When you realize it won't work, your brain tells you "Ctrl-Alt-Z! Ctrl-Alt-Z!" You're getting dressed for something important and you look in the mirror and realize you would look so much better if you could just tweak the levels a little and apply a slight gaussian blur. You stop on the street to rant about cheesey effects that should not be on professional posters. You scream out fonts as they appear on TV. You have dreams in "glowing edges" You're standing by the ocean and wondering who used Ocean Ripple. You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends who are addicted to Photoshop. |
>> ; 10:40 PM
Some Quizzes...
Since I was so bored last night, I decided to take some fun quizzes. So, here are the results. They're fun! Maybe you could take some of them too!-Kamae
You Are 50% Normal (Somewhat Normal) |
 While some of your behavior is quite normal... Other things you do are downright strange You've got a little of your freak going on But you mostly keep your weirdness to yourself |
The Keys to Your Heart |
You are attracted to good manners and elegance. |
In love, you feel the most alive when things are straight-forward, and you're told that you're loved. |
You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change. |
You would be forced to break up with someone who was ruthless, cold-blooded, and sarcastic. |
Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with. |
Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. |
You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. |
In this moment, you think of love as commitment. Love only works when both people are totally devoted. |
Your Japanese Name Is... |
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Your Linguistic Profile: |
60% General American English |
20% Yankee |
15% Dixie |
5% Upper Midwestern |
0% Midwestern |
>> ; 12:10 AM
Back to School...
Summer passed like it was so short, but somehow so long. Short because of the fun you do. The travelling you make, getting enough sleep, no school requirements. Long because you miss those schoolmates of yours, students and teachers alike. You miss all those times you spend together, and this is what makes you go back to school even if you don't like it's other side.The Pre-Orientation program just happened a while ago. It indirectly tells you that the last school year was over and that you need to start a new one again. I will miss everything in the previous year. Every student which made up Dahlia, because without one of them, things won't be as exciting as they are, and evey teacher which made Dahlia experience how to laugh, learn, fail, cooperate, make friends, study and cram. I'll miss all those moments, but even if these moments can fade away, I will always remember them. They are part of my life, and like having one missing student or teacher in Dahlia won't make Dahlia complete, same is to with my life.
-Kamae
