Life on the Edge ---.

Taggy taggy tag

2008-11-15T22:53:00.003+08:00

Since I'm bored, and I was tagged by Anica, and I decided to do this survey! Weeee... =P

THE RULES: People who have been tagged must write their answers on their blogs and replace any question they dislike with a new question formulated by themselves. Tag 8 people. Those who are tagged cannot refuse. You cannot tag the person who tagged you. Continue this game by sending this to 8 other people.

1. Who makes your day worse?
People who make a lame excuse... and they get away with it.

2. At what age do/did you wish to marry?
Between 23 to 30?! Haha.

3. What's your all time favorite song?
Angels and Heroes by Brian Littrell ^^

4. Except for eating, drinking, bathing, sleeping, breathing, brushing your hair/teeth, and dressing up, what routine can't you live without?
Singing a praise and worship song =P

5. What are you doing right now?
Listening to Bethany Dillon's music while talking to April via cellphone while answering this survey =P

6. Is there someone you're thinking of right now? Who?
My blockmates. EH. We need to get a decent modern short story for our Literature class, plus we need a presentation for our Materials Engineering class on Moday! Kyaaaa. O_O

7. When you encounter a sad moment, what do you do?
I listen or sing to a song that lifts my spirits up. ^^

8. If you win $1 million, what would you do?
Travel the world, and go do some missionary stuff? Haha.

9. What is your biggest fear?
Walking barefoot on malls, streets, blah blah. Everytime I have a dream like that, it creeps me out. Makes me check if I'm wearing my shoes/slippers before going out. LOL.

10. Is it okay to be numb?
Nope

11. How do you cope with boredom?
I surf the net, or make stories in my head, or talk to myself. (Yes, as in I refer to myself in third person and I answer back. LOL =P)

12. Is there someone you love who has hurt you in any way? Who?
Mmmmm... Is there any? I hadn't had a serious fight with anybody I love.

13. What is your ambition?
"Spread the Love. Spread the Word." Go figure. ^^ Kev, you better know what I mean! =D

14. If you have one wish, what would you wish for?
Joy in everyone's lives. ^^

15. Given a chance to make someone love you, who would it be?
Edward Cullen?! or maybe Li Syaoran?! I need to get over fictional characters and find someone REAL. =))

16. Do you believe that dreams do come true? Why?
Yep. "So why be alive if you don't follow your every dream?" That's a snippet from Biran Littrell's Angels and Heroes. Dreams are what we want to make out of life, and what else can we do but go for them? =P

17. What would you do if your answer in #15 reads this?
Dream on, Kamae. First things first, they need to get into MY WORLD. ^^

18. What are your hobbies?
Doodling, Looking for music that speak to my soul, watching stuff on YouTube, Making up stories no one ever gets to hear in my head...

19. What song would you like to be played at your wedding?
Bless the Broken Road by Rascal Flatts. Hihihi.

20. What neg. and pos. things you like/hate to a girl/boy?
Negative - Foul-mouthed, does not have a fashion-sense
Positive - Has Jesus in his heart. ^^

21. What is your beauty secret?
O_O Huwaaaaat?! Well... I use sulfur soap in the evening and Cetaphil in the morning for my face. Does that help?

22. What do you like about yourself that you think people like as well?
Being "mabait?" Hahaha.

23.What do you do when people make gossips about you?
I especially don't like it when it gets way overblown. When it reaches that overblown state, I tell them that I do not like what's going on because it is not true at all.

24. What do you do when you get angry?
I talk to a friend and he/she bears all those anger I put in words flowing out through me. Poor guys. To those people: I appreciate your efforts! ^^

25. What is fav. color,number?
Color - Yellow and Green
Number - 10719393. LOL. That's my ID number. So pretty. LOL.

26.What is your own punchline?
"If there's Kamae, there's a way!" Go Dahlia 07 people. ^^

27. How do you take care of your image?
I use liquid bath soap for my body. =P

28. For you, why is life important?
Life is important because God made us even if He can do without us. ^^

I tag:

Patrick, Kev, Dorcas, Daryl, Gracie, Ate Kathy, Dana and Jesmonmon!

Music for the Soul ^^

2008-10-23T21:21:00.004+08:00

Before I go devour the "I Heart Revolution" Hillsong United CD, I need to go share this song. It's called "Wish" by Brian Littrell. The first time I heard the song, the lyrics pierced my heart. I want to go share this with anyone reading this post because it makes you think about our Saviour and His life. ^^

Wish - Brian Littrell

Wish by Brian Littrell
For just a moment
I wish I could have been there
To see Your first step, hear Your very first word
Tell me, did You ever fall and scrape Your knee?
Did You know Your wounds would one day heal the world?
For just one moment
I wish I could have seen You growing
Learning the ways of a carpenter's son
Just a little boy gazing at the stars
But You remember creating every one
If you passed by, would I have seen a child or a King?

Would I have known?
I wish I could have been there
My only wish is to see You, face to face
Wish I could have been there
Just to see You, Jesus, face to face

For just a moment
I wish I could have been there
When You left Your footprints upon the waves
To walk along beside You and never look away
Just Your whisper and the wind and sea obey
To see You feed the people
To feel Your healing in Your touch

I wish I could have been there
My only wish is to see You, face to face
Wish I could have been there
Just to see You, Jesus, face to face

To hear you pray in the garden alone
Laying down Your will with each tear
To see You walk that lonely road
Willing to die for me
And in that moment
I know I should have been there
You took my cross and gave Your life
And you live again, oh
And You live again!

Wish I could have been there
My only wish is to see You rise again
Wish I could have been there
My only wish is to see You, Jesus, face to face

Someday I'll be there, I'm gonna be there
I'll see Your face, Your mercy, Your grace
Someday, someday
I'm going to see You, Jesus
Face to face

*****

I especially like the lines "Just a little boy gazing at the stars... But You remember creating every one. If you passed by, would I have seen a child of a King? Would I have known?" Summarizing what I feel when I hear those words, it's GRABE. It makes me realize that my God also went through life, even through childhood. ^^ And those lines, "Did You ever fall and scrape Your knee? Did You know that Your wounds would one day heal the world?" My God is indeed an awesome God, and I praise Him for His immeasurable love. ^^

Twilight, David and other stuff...

2008-10-03T22:53:00.004+08:00

It's been a month and two days - since my last post. I'm such a sporadic blogger. Haha. So, for those who are wondering what I've been up to this month, this are what happened:

I watched the 39th Anniversary concert of APO Hiking Society. It was a great performance, as usual. ^^ Their comedic timing and songs never fail to entertain me. =P
Bought 3 Praise & Worship CDs. I can't help it. Haha. It's my new "disease" right now. This is what currently makes me poor. LOL. I love "soaking" in music dedicated to God. It's weird for me to say this, but, when I listen and I *connect* with my spirit in worshipping my Creator - it's the best feeling in the world. =P
After months of organizing my iTunes and almost a year of wishing for an iPod nano, I finally have one! Weee... ^^
Meet David, my iPod nano. I bring him everywhere I go. ^^ And, if anyone's wondering where on earth I got such a name... I got it from King David, the man after God's own heart. ^^ His name didn't come from David Archuleta, David Cook, David Beckham or those hot Davids there. LOL. Back to iPod David - I've always told myself that if ever I got an iPod, it would contain tons of praise & worship songs. I love worshipping God, and having an iPod means I can "tune in" to God anytime I wanted to. Haha. I sound real crazy right now. I sound like a Jesus freak. LOL. Oh well, I pretty much am. My top 25 songs are all praise & worship. =P Since David came along, I've always been listening to at least 3 praise & worship songs a day.
Adding to my previous *point*, my parents finally decided to say bye-bye to my 2-year-comatosed desktop, so they bought me a new one. Yey. I just pointed to them that 20-inch iMac, and because of 0% interest plus 24 months to pay plus me seldom asking for stuff, they bought me one, there and then! So, I'm pretty much happy with my tech life - if there's such a thing. LOL.
I've been sidelining as a tutor in Pisay. ^^ I've always thought that teaching is the most rewarding profession, and yeah, that's true. I got to look back at how I was then when I was wrestling with second year, like my tutee. It was so hard then, but I can handle it now generally with ease. Those tough years in Pisay really paid off... =P It feels good helping people out with what you know. ^^
I went to Dana's 18th birthday party last September 27. Dana is my best friend and my schoolmate until 3rd grade. It's so good to see her again, and it's such an honor to be one of her 18 (song) lines - I still can't understand how I managed to cry and smile while I sand and prayed for her... ^^ It was tough getting to the debut. Me and my Dad almost didn't make it because the car's driver's-side front tire got flat (as in busted, un-inflatable) due to EDSA's incredibly rocky/damaged road. Thank God He's always there. While me and my dear Father side-parked outside the Subaru showroom, a man named Reuben appeared - out of nowhere - and helped us get that busted tire replaced. So, we arrived in Dana's debut just before the program started. =P
Lastly, the "Twilight bug got me too. After months of wondering why everybody's so hooked with it, I read it last Sunday through Monday, and I now understand why: Edward Cullen is so hot! *faints* Yes, it is so sad. I have a crush on a fictional character - again. Looky:
It's my Edward fanart. I drew it for at most, 20 minutes. Haha. I guess this is what happens when you never had a boyfriend + don't have anyone to crush on. I am a sad case. LOL. Oh well, I just wish my Edward comes one of these days. Hahaha. (P.S. I still like Li Syaoran. ^^)

That's all for now. This post is awfully long - again. ^^ Till then!

My Artistic Pursuits...

2008-09-01T00:03:00.004+08:00

August 31, 2008 - my first day of term break... and what did I do?

Inspired by my very good friend, Daryl, and my fear/panic of forgetting how to draw people, I did this:

I know, it's cartoonish, and she's probably a cross of Tinkerbell, Daphne and some other cartoon characters. Plus, the coloring's kind of scribbly and it's only a headshot (I forgot how to draw hands. I need to practice!). But, I'm pretty happy with the result, since this was the first time I did everything using only my Wacom tablet and my laptop... She's probably my most "alive" digital artwork to date. Haha. My tracing's still kind of rough, but I'm sure I'll improve. I'll try doing my pencil sketches, and let's see what will happen with my digital art. ^^

P.S. I forgot to mention! I love her eyes (The shading, at least. The outline of her left iris is not that good... but I like the way her eyes "hit some light"). Hihihi. =P

P.P.S. Please give me any suggestion on what to draw. I need to do something that will get me to the next level! Haha.

-Kamae

Sweet

2008-08-27T19:00:00.006+08:00

It's my finals week, and despite all the busy-ness, I am still posting in this blog. Hahaha. This song, (God) Bless the Broken Road, has been stuck in my head since the first time I heard it in Y!Music a few days ago... and it really stuck to me... The song was playing in my head while I was in the middle of answering my finals!

I love the song because of: (a) the melody, and (b) the message. It's some sort of love song, but not quite. I'm scatter-brained, as usual. Anyway... Summing up the lyrics, the message goes something like this: Before finding you, I've gone through many heartbreaks and disappointments, but I know, it all happened according to God's plan so that I will be the best me and so that I will be able to I meet you.

Now, that's really sweet. ^^ Imagine how God molds you through the stuff you face in life. Kahit sa love life, hinahanda ka talaga Niya. LOL. I have yet to experience those, but it's comforting to know He is always in control. =P

God Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts

I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you
Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true

Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

Now I'm just rolling home
Into my lover's arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you.

Now... gotta go back and study for my finals! Till then! =P

God is so, so good.

2008-08-22T20:40:00.002+08:00

Just when I thought that my whole "Physics: Electricity" life was going to crumble, my Dad told me that God said "You will pass Physics." (Complete with the italics. It probably appeared in one of my Dad's "visions.") Of course, when my Dad said that, I believed, but I have no idea how. Out of the 100% of the Physics final grade, where 50% is the passing mark, I'm only gauranteed 15% (which is comprised of HWs, seatworks and short quizzes). Long Quizzes and the Final Exam weigh 35% and 50%, depending on which one's higher, and my two-quiz-average is just 42.5%.

Our third quiz came as a "saving grace" for me. I was able to answer the two 20-point problems, and I'm pretty confident with the 22 items 3-points-each multiple choice. Now I know how He'll get me to pass Physics. Before the Physics third quiz, every day seemed to suffocate me. Failing Physics means A LOT to my academics. It was a pre-requisite to about 3 subjects, and being in a university with a trimestral system, it will get you very delayed.

God indeed makes ways when there seems to be no way... ^^

Thank You, God, for being my God, and I love You so much. I do not know how I could live without You.

-Kamae

No matter how much it sucks...

2008-07-28T19:39:00.002+08:00

You're closed out by the train station just when you are about to leave school due to a report. Your tests that day just went all wrong. You pull an all-nighter with your classmate since you cannot go home anyway, and you end up lacking sleep the next day - the day of the report. Sometimes, life just sucks.

There are times when I knock my head because a) I worry too much or b) there are so much left to be done. During those instances, I want to go crazy and scream and jump all I can... but unfortunately, that won't do any good to me. Ever felt that way? When you just can't seem to handle all those problems coming your way? It's as if as this term is coming to an end this September, I am being succumbed to some "academic workload" that I think about it 60% of the time. This is when I wish that I am not the grade-conscious person I am, and that I can sleep soundly after 30 mins of "mourning" for a *bad* quiz.

Well... thank You, God... because You are still there. Even if I cry because of that weird feeling of stress which seems to suffocate me. Thank you for giving me peace every time I fall asleep, and for giving me the determination to go to school, even if during these times, I don't feel like it. I love You, Lord. You're the best. ^^

A heart for our nation

2008-07-19T12:38:00.002+08:00

Wow. After 2 long months, I finally had the "strength" to post again. LOL. BTW, today is my Mommy's/Inaynay's birthday. HAPPY 45TH BIRTHDAY, NAYNAY! ^^

Anyway... school has been crazy these days. My analytical math went all weird during my second quiz. I don't know what happened. From my score of 96 on the first quiz, it plunged way way down to 53. That never happened before. I never even had a line of 5 in math! God's probably teaching me to depend on Him more. Though I'm disappointed of what happened to my math, I'm somehow inspired to rise from my fall and to trust Him more. ^^

Okay. Now I'm going to talk about the 'title' of this post. I'll ask you (whoever you are, Mr./Ms. Reader), "Have you ever cried so hard for our beloved country?" I just did. Last Thursday in Archer's Call (DLSU CCC fellowship/prayer time) I cried that I need to pause while praying. I never thought I'd cry for the Philippines, but I did. A lot of "crazy" stuff has been happening to our country, and it is about time that we turn our hearts to God to heal our broken land. ^^

... Back to my happy-happy mode. Yeah, I still have some stuff to do. (Asks to self: Why is engineering so demanding?! Hey, at least I'm not in Intarmed. *Go, go, go! My Intarmed friends!*) Still need to study! (And I thought this was gonna be a short post.) Till then!!! =P

-Kamae

Father's Love

2008-06-10T19:10:00.001+08:00

Welcome Home (You) - Brian Littrell

When I left home to be who I am
Some people said "no way"
But I laid it all down, gave everything
In my head rang the words that my Father said
You're never far
I will be where you are
And when you come to Me
I will open My arms

Chorus:
Welcome home, you
I know you by name
How do you do?
I shine because of you today
So come and sit down
Tell me how you are
I know, son, it's good just to see your face

When I look at you holding my heart
I will give to you all that I have
Son, I know there'll be times you will feel all alone
I will share with you the words my Father said
You're never far
I will be where you are
And when you come to Me
You can bet I will open My arms

Chorus:

So I'll be waiting for that day
Just to feel Your warm embrace
Your love has shown I will never be alone
For You will welcome me home
I'll forever be, for you will say to me
Welcome home

Chorus:

When I left home to be who I am
Some people said "no way"

*****

I might get tired of this song's melody, but it's message will always be meaningful to me. A father is truly great, especially the heavenly One. When I think about His love, I become speechless.

Anyway... ADVANCED HAPPY FATHER'S DAY to all FATHERS!!! (Spiritually, Biologically, Surrogately... and the list goes on and on...)

Revisiting Gatekeepers

2008-05-22T02:24:00.006+08:00

If there is one anime that I would consider "perfect," it has to be Gatekeepers. It's just my taste. A little bit of action, romance, friendship, comedy and sci-fi rolled into one. This summer, even if I'm already towards the end of it, since school starts on the 26th, I was able to watch the whole series again, and I can say that it still casts that same "spell" on me... just like when I first watched in when I was 10 years old.

Now, most people will call this thing a "review," but I would rather call it a reflection or a realization, whichever you prefer. Back when I was 10 years old, I regarded Gatekeepers as an anime with a group of youth in 1969 Japan who protects the world from invaders. Fast forward today, I am already 17, and I see past this theme of a group of people who protect something just because. Now, I am about the same age as the protagonists, a bit older and wiser, and despite Gatekeepers being a work of fiction, it reminds me of our current situation in life.

If I sum up Gatekeepers, it would be something like this: Life as we know it, withers and fades, but despite these things, we should concentrate on the "now", and hope for the best in the future. Sometimes, we only think of our own good, but there is that little voice in us that says that we should do what we can so that people in the future will benefit... Oh, I'm sorry if I'm too serious right now. Not my usual self, huh? Oh well... Sometimes, kailangan talaga magmuni-muni ng tao...

I'm thinking... kung dito sa 'Pinas (oh sige, kahit na pang-world na ang level), kaya ba natin maging ganito kaoptimistic for the future, even if it is possible that there are greater challenges ahead? When will people do things for the greater good, instead of merely fulfilling our selfish desires?

And... since it's summer, I was able to continue my Gatekeepers marathon by watching it's OVA, Gatekeepers 21. Many people say it's "darker" and more violent than the original Gatekeepers, and some prefer the former more, but I must say that it was Gatekeepers 21 that pierced my heart to the point that I even cried. It still retained that "Life as we know it, withers and fades..." thing, but it also dwelled on another theme I love a lot, friendship, family and forgiveness. I'm such a sucker for this things, am I not? hohoho. The OVA, in my terminology, is some up as: We dream of things that we wish we were, but we couldn't be. It is trough other people, those that we refer to as 'friends', that we become who we want to be... We at times, hate our parents for being 'incomplete'. They just don't seem to do the right things when we want them to, do they? But despite these imperfections they have, we will, even if we grow old and wrinkly, continue to treasure the memories they left behind because it is through their experiences (and even irritating sermons) that we learn and strive to become better people."

I am such a "life" person. Oh well. Can't be helped. ^^ Hopefully, my so-called "words of wisdom" *hoho* is of some help/inspiration/reflection for you. Till then! And, I do hope it's a "lighter" post next time! =P

7 x 11 facts

2008-05-16T03:48:00.002+08:00

It's 3 am now... and I don't feel sleepy at all! (At least when I
started anwering this.) So, to pass some time, I grabbed this survey
from Dana's Multiply. Hihi.

SEVEN THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:

1. Horror stories
2. Cadavers ripped apart with blood and organs oozing out (yuck.)
3. Knowing the results of a test whose topics I do not understand much
4. Being "left out of the crowd"/ lagging behind
5. Getting stranded in a foreign city with my parents mad at me + the
possibility of not being able to return to my home country
6. Parents fighting in front of me during my birthday
7. Forgetting all the good memories/ things that happened in my life

SEVEN THINGS YOU LOVE THE MOST:

1. Spending time with loved ones
2. Being in that "spiritual" mood
3. Summer vacation
4. "Textless inbox days"
5. Traveling in different countries with parents
6. Talking about life with someone
7. Writing letters for people ^^

SEVEN IMPORTANT THINGS IN YOUR ROOM:

1. Pie and Pie/ My white doggy (which some say look mummified kitties)
stuffed toys who have the same name and are twins
2. MacBook
3. Wacom tablet
4. WiFi router
5. DS lite
6. Daily Devotional(s)
7. Accessories hanger

SEVEN RANDOM FACTS ABOUT YOU:

1. I love talking to myself... and I usually do it in English.
2. My hair was incredibly horrible when I was in Grade 4... Oh, I also
had a double-chin. In other words... I get creeped out seeing my
9-year-old self.
3. I never finished a Koreanovela in my whole life.
4. I am a cry-baby. Come on, I even cried while watching "The Fox and
the Hound." Talk about being real shallow.
5. I get thrilled being thrown into a new environment with total strangers.
6. I own a guitar, and "her" name is Edelweiss. She's at least 4 years
old, and I totally forgot how to make music with her.
7. I still am partly in denial that I am a Lasallian. Een after a
year. Hohoho. Come on, I could have been some place else if it isn't
for my course which is only offered there.

SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN'T DO:

1. Reach my toes without bending my knees.
2. Let a week pass without touching my laptop.
3. Sleep for more than 3 days without my twin doggies. ^^
4. Leave the house without a wristwatch.
5. "Form" a phase of a Rubix cube.
6. Thank God for "whatever" less than twice a day.
7. Not eat when there is Lengua in White Sauce on the food table. =P

SEVEN THINGS YOU CAN DO:

1. Search the internet to find a file that I want. (May it be a video,
mp3, etc.)
2. Draw Jigglypuff in less than 10 seconds.
3. Watch anime for 12 or so episodes, straight.
4. Commute from my house to DLSU, Pisay... anywhere accessible by
train, jeep and bus.
5. "Defend" myself from the effects of a sleeping pill.
6. Be a drama-queen
7. Compute a solid's volume using the different techniques of integration. =P

SEVEN THINGS YOU PLAN TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:

1. Study abroad.
2. Get married and have a family.
3. Inspire a "life"
4. Travel more!
5. Make "something" which can be used for spreading the love and the Word.
6. Have at least a child of mine study at Pisay! (I'm so "evil". hohoho.)
7. travel on an airplane alone =P

SEVEN THINGS THAT ATTRACT YOU TO THE OPPOSITE SEX:

1. Ka-wavelength ko ^^
2. Fashion-forward. hohoho
3. Takes care of how he looks
4. Man of God
5. Good listener
6. Nagsusulat ng love letter (hay naku, Kamae)
7. Plays a musical instrument or at least, sings in-tune (?!)

SEVEN THINGS THAT REPULSE YOU IN THE OPPOSITE SEX:

1. Mayabang
2. Makulit
3. Has B.O. (yes, the smell)
4. madumi ang bibig
5. Flirty
6. Doesn't compromise
7. Non-believer

SEVEN THINGS YOU SAY THE MOST:

1. Oh my gulay!
2. Yepsy
3. Hiyerz!
4. Scurry!
5. Whatever
6. Come on, mamon. (I don't even know why I say that aside from the
fact that it rhymes.)
7. hohoho

SEVEN CELEBRITY CRUSHES:
//Oh my... so hard. I barely watch TV/ see movies. Anyway... here it
goes. (Best bets. LOL)
1. PD Yoo from Marrying a Millionaire (Koreanovela)
2. Aaron Carter (BEFORE. When he was still cute and all. Try imagining
14-16 year-old Aaron Carter.)
3. Marius from Les Miserables (Movie)
//thinks of some more
4. Milo Ventimiglia (esp. in Heroes. haha.)
5. Taram Killam (did I get his name right?) a.k.a Spaulding in the
Amanda Show/ Jordan Cahill in Stuck in the Suburbs
6. Jesse McCartney
7. Li Syaoran from Cardcaptor Sakura. hihi. I hope he is a
"celebrity." Can't think of anyone else. =P

In the Middle of Summer

2008-05-04T22:40:00.002+08:00

Time just flies. In my last post, I was reviewing for my final exams, now I'm in the middle of summer! Grabe na 'to. Magsesecond year na ko sa May 26! ... and I'm really excited about it. Hoho. New friends, New schedule, new group of people to hang out with... I wonder what God has in store for me in the next school year? ^^ So exciting. Ngayon palang, naaaliw na ko. Of course, I love summer, but I have this weird urge to go to school... and no, it's not because I want to study Physics and Mechanics and all other engineering subjects. It's because I can win souls for God in school. Yeah, it's weird, but I like the idea of God working and changing people's lives. Naalala ko tuloy bigla si Onesimus. First time ko siyang nakilala dahil kay Kuya Geoff. Hohoho. Onesimus is a guy in the Bible who was an ordinary guy, but God made big things through him. Yeah. Nakakainspire. ^^

Sorry sa mga readers na nawindang sa previous paragraph ko. They are, uhm, yeah. Yun. Haha. Ang labo ko. Anyway... If you'd ask me what I did/ am doing this summer, I *am forced to* go to the gym and exercise, sleep 10-12 hrs a day (Oh, beauty sleep), surf the net, and do some Kamae stuff. Yeah. It's nothing much. But I'm glad I have this break. ^^ Oh yeah, Hannah Montana just showed in SM North Edsa @ The Block, and the premiere was soooo O_O. Yes, that emoticon says it all. Ang haba ng pila... For a 3D concert. Woah. Nikki Gil was even there!

Well, till then!

-Kamae

Patrick's Quotable Quote

2008-04-09T20:57:00.002+08:00

A Y!M conversation with Patrick while I was studying for my Chem Finals:

Kamae Iniguez
ang pinakaayaw ko palang topic sa chem ay enthalpy
LOL
puro equations blegh
sumunod lang pala ang half life
gusto ko, ung may ice table
at redox
Kp=KC[RT]^Ng
yey

Patrick Abarquez
ganun?

Kamae Iniguez
oo

Patrick Abarquez
ayaw ko rin ng enthalpy
sooo ew

Kamae Iniguez
nakakainis kaya
daming equation ng deltaH
wateber
enthalpy atwork so duh

Patrick Abarquez
hahahaha

Kamae Iniguez
ang gusto ko lang sa enthalpy ung summation of HR
un lang
the rest is so wateber

Patrick Abarquez
yes

Kamae Iniguez
ay.. ung hess law rin pala
un.
summation of hr and hess law

Patrick Abarquez
hahaha
mas madali naman yun

Kamae Iniguez
ung may delta e at h is so chever
Patrick Abarquez
how nerdy talk this is

Kamae Iniguez
hess law

Patrick Abarquez
kamae!! stopppppppppp

Kamae Iniguez
at ung isa pa

Patrick Abarquez
hahahaha

vacation pa ako!

Kamae Iniguez
ung iniisquare reciprocal at square root
at ung E not

Patrick Abarquez
at isesquare root ko fingers mo if you dont stop typing that!!!

Kamae Iniguez
hahaha

Patrick Abarquez
WAAAAAAAAA

Kamae Iniguez
LOL
nice one
i like that quote

Patrick Abarquez
hahahaaha

Yeah. It's such a nerdy talk... Plus, I can't help giggling with what Patrick said:

"at isesquare root ko fingers mo if you dont stop typing that!!!"

LOL.

Surveys!!! ^_^

2008-03-25T19:14:00.002+08:00

Since I have nothing better to do... I grabbed these from Anna Mae… Haha. Wala akong magawa. =P

Psychoanalyze Yourself: Don't read ahead, just copy and paste the
following BEFORE you read the answers. Then answer the following
questions one at a time WITHOUT LOOKING AHEAD with the first thought
that comes to mind. Then read what each answer means at the end.

1.You are walking in the woods. You are not alone. Who's with you?
- my guardian angel

2. You are walking in the woods. You see an animal. What kind of animal?
- a wolf

3. What interaction takes place between you and the animal?
- the wolf approaches me and I stroke its head

4. You walk deeper in the woods. You enter a clearing, and before you
is your house. Describe your dream house.
- some Victorian house… or maybe even a castle

5. Is your dream house surrounded by a fence?
- nope

6. You enter the house. You walk into the dining room and see the
dining table is covered with:
- pasta, pizza, rootbeer float… yeah.

7. You exit the house and a cup is on the ground, what kind is it?
- a golden goblet

8. What do you do with the cup?
- I pick it up and set it aside (from the path I'm walking in)

9. You walk to the edge of the property where you find yourself
standing at a body of water.What kind is it?
- a lake

10. How do you cross that body of water?
- I have an animal… ehem… Pokemon… to get me across ("Lapras, I choose you!")

(Dont look at this section until you've answered the top)

+++++++++++++

The ANSWERS

1. The person who you are walking in the woods with is the most
important to you.
- huwaaat? Neh. It's more of like I know my guardian angel's always
there for me. ^_^

2. The size of the animal is representative of your perception of the
size of your problems in your life.
- medium-sized problems?!

3. The severity of the interaction you have with the animal is
representative of how you deal with your problems.
- I take it as it is and find a way to solve it. :D

4. The size of your dream home is representative of the size of your ambition.
- Wow. Very big.

5. A lack of a fence is indicative of an open personality. People are
welcome at all times. The presence of a fence indicates a closed
personality. You'd prefer people not drop by unannounced.
- open personality pala ako…

6. If your answer did NOT include food, or people, then you are
generally unhappy.
- Happiny!!!

7. The durability of the material with the cup is representative of
the perceived durability of your relationship with the person in
number one.
- gold?! Hmmm… durable… well, kind of =P

8. What you did with the cup is representative of your attitude.
- I do not let it hinder my way. Hihi.

9. The size of the body of water is representative of the size of your
relationships.
- Quite big. I guess.

10. The way you cross the water is representative to how easy or hard
you expect your life to be.
- I have no idea. What does riding a Lapras represent? More likely easy. Hehe.

————-

survey…

BUHAY SCHOOL

1.) san ka nag-aaral?
De La Salle University – Manila

2.) masaya ka ba dun?
Kind of?! Still high school – sick, of course.

3.) anung subject ka natutulog?
Let's see… phyeng and engcal2. Hihi.

4.) sang klase ka naman patakas na kumakain?
Wala naman…

5.) san ka naman ngseseryoso?
Chemistry, Calculus and Physics

6.) nangopya ka na ba?
In my life? Yes. I'd be lying if I said no. =P

7.) nagcut ka na ba?
Yep… solid geometry was boring then… plus, patapos na yung term nun!

8.) ilang beses ka na napunta sa clinic?
Two times. Annual physical check-up. Haha.

9.) Sino pinakakinakatakutan mong guro?
Sir Martin Ronda… hahahaha.

10.) sinong teacher ang lagi kang pinapalabas?
None.

11.) mabute kbng estudyante?
Generally, yep.

BUHAY PAG-IBIG

1.) masaya ka ba sa lovelife mo ngayun?
Ummm… yep?! =P

2.) eh bakit naman?
Because… I'm a happy person!!! :D

3.) mahal mo ba siya?
Oo. Pero mas mahal Niya ko. ^_^

4.) sino mas mahalaga sarili mo o mahal mo?
Mahal ko. =P

5.) kaya mo bang mawala siya?
Hindi. ^_^

6.) may gusto ka ba ngayon?
Huwat?! O_O

7.) sinu mas matangkad sa inyo?
Siya siguro. =P

8.) kaya mo bang mamatay para sa taong mahal mo?
Sino? Yung tinutukoy dito sa love life thing? Oo, pero namatay na Siya
para sa akin. =P

9.) panu mo malalaman kung dapat ka na mag-let go?
Hah? Let go?! Walang let-go let-go. ^_^

10.) panu mo naman malalaman kung dapat ka mag-hold on?
Kailangan maghold-on. :D

11.) masaya ba maging single?
Yah. Op kors. =P

Last thoughts on being 16

2008-03-10T20:43:00.004+08:00

Yes, I am actually posting in my blog for the sole reason of having a "blog memory" (yeah right, Kamae) of my last few hours as a 16-year-old. LOL

Hmmm... I wonder how it feels like to be seventeen... As if I hadn't wondered how it feels to be *technically* a year older every year. But, this year is different. (well... quite ^^) I cannot believe that tomorrow, I have consumed/lived half of my teenage life, and... have I really experienced what teenagers usually go through in the first half of their teen years? Well, most likely, I hadn't... or maybe I had. LOL

Now, I feel the pressure of actually thinking of what to do on my 18th birthday. haha. Yeah, a lot of people, especially girls, find their 18th birthday special... and that special-ness usually results to debuts, but there is no way I'm wearing a prom gown on my 18th birthday, I don't like being uncomfortable. hihi. =P

I am so random right now. ^^ I still have a calculus homework and a plant visit critique to do...

Well... that's 16-year-old me. hihihi.

Till then!

-Kamae

6 Weird Things About Me

2008-02-25T13:19:00.003+08:00

Okay... Daryl tagged me with this thingamajig, and since it has been a long time since I did this (plus, I think the weird things about me changed), I would like to probably do this all over again! ^^

1. My anime crush is Syaoran (from Cardcaptor Sakura). ... and he has been since I was 10. Hahaha. I cannot believe that I *swoon* over him even if he is just a moving drawing! (Yes, that means up until now.) Pretty much, he is my ideal guy. LOL. (Of course, that is without the spiritual aspect, my friends.) He must even be the only reason why I still keep on watching anime, despite my lack of time in front of my TV.

2. I'm such a sucker for brotherly/sisterly/motherly/fatherly/family love. Yah, I like them even more than boy-girl love... that explains why my previous top 1 book, "A Walk to Remember" by Nicholas Sparks, dropped down to number three. (Number one is "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini, followed by "The Joyluck Club" by Amy Tan... plus, they're cultural too. ^^)

3. I enjoy spending time inside my CR/toilet. That's the only place I can say I spend my "me time" to the fullest. I read, surf, sing, write letters... I'm in the toilet right now while writing this post. Hihihi. =P

4. I enjoy writing snail mail. Do I need to elaborate this part? Haha. I sent at least 15 letters this past 2007.

5. It amazes me how fuel works. I feel so geeky. Anyway, I am amazed at how cars, and all other machines work because of fuel. What makes it so special that our world (our modern, technological world) works because of this liquid.

6. I cannot go to school without my mechanical pencil. Going to school without it makes me feel incredibly uneasy. It's as if I forgot to bring my bag/wallet/ID. I'm incredibly (or rather, my hand) attached to it. ^^

Well, that's my 6 weird things for you! I'd tag... Jesmon, Kev, Patrick, Ate Konkon, Nico and Burr to do this with me all over again! Hahaha. Well... if you happen do drop by my blog. LOL

Till then!

Pisay... Pisay the Movie

2008-02-23T00:35:00.004+08:00

Okay... I am probably the last Pisay person to actually review/reflect (well, at least *kind of*) about Pisay... as in Pisay the movie.

I've watched the movie three times. Two times in the Cinemalaya film festival, and once in SM North EDSA. I don't know if it is just me and my attachment to Pisay a.k.a Philippine Science High School, pero siya ang pelikulang walang sawa kong panonoorin, ulit-ulitin ko man siya. (I am so redundant. About the movie... this is probably a very biased opinion because I am a Pisay alumna, but how can I not help but love a movie about my school?)

I not only love the movie because it is about Pisay, the school I went to for four years and come to love despite all the hardships it gave me. I love it because it shows the reality of a high school student's life; it breaks the stereotypes of high school sweet hearts, shows the reality of academic pressure and expectations, reminisces the friendship between fellow students, and a lot of other things that will take forever if I say them all individually. Also, it is not only about high school life, but life itself. My favorite lines include Mr. G's lines from his Bio class ("We do not change in order to survive, we survive in order to change.") and the narration of Minggoy in his scene with his Lola (It goes something like... "Ang buhay iba-iba. Ang buhay ng isa, limang buhay na ng iba... buti nalang, sa ibang dula ng universe, kung saan ang E ay equal to m c squared, hindi mahalaga ang iksi o haba ng panahon."

Aside from those things, I am once again inspired and convinced na ako ang kabataan na pag-asa ng bayan. My country needs change, like back then in the 80's, when Marcos was overthrown by people power. I am convinced that I went to Pisay for a reason, and that is to be the pag-asa ng bayan. Everytime I see or hear something related to Pisay (especially the movie), I want to do something for the Philippines. A lot of Filipinos want to get out of this place for good, pero patuloy na umaalab ang aking puso. This movie reminded me that because of Pisay, I love the country because it is where I came from and grew up with. Kahit na maraming bansa diyan na di hamak na mas maunlad sa Pinas, ito pa rin ang bayan ko.

On a lighter note, the movie made me more curious about Pisay and the history of our country back in the 80's. What's more, I want to know more about the teachers who were portrayed in the movie: Ms. Casas, Mr. G, Ms. Fanny and the Soc Sci teacher (I do not know her name)... especially Ms. Fanny, or Dr. Fanny A. Garcia in real life. If only somebody knows the desperation inside of me just to talk with her. Why so? Because I am studying in La Salle, and she is a professor there! I need to muster up a lot of courage to barge in to the Filipino Department just to ask her about her life in Pisay and the 80's. *sigh* Ang kapal talaga ng mukha ko. Hahaha. Wishful thinking. I do not even know how she'll react if I tell her I'm from Pisay and I want to talk to her... but who knows? I really want to know more about my school, and my country. LOL. ^^

Okay... this post is incredibly long already. To my Pisay batchmates, teachers and staff (that includes the librarians, the guards, etc), thank you for all the memories. To Director Aureaus Solito, Mr. Henry Grageda, the Pisay alumna who contributed stories for the movie... (and all the other people involved in the movie), thank you for making such a wonderful movie about our school, and thank you for making it such a great experience for me. ^^

My Cluttered Mind

2008-02-09T17:13:00.000+08:00

My mind is so cluttered right now, I cannot make it process anything decent. I've just got too many thoughts to think about. (Woah. I sound incredibly redundant. =P) Anyway... summarizing my cluttered thoughts (Correction: I am not just redundant, but I am saying contradicting stuff. I am sooo ironic.):

*I've still got an informative speech about "Sagrada Familia" to finish! (due on Monday, Feb 11)
*Pisay the movie will be shown at "full-SM-cinema" glory on Feb 20 @ SM Cinema 6. (Endo will be shown at Feb 13)
*Can't wait for "Kite Runner" the movie! The movie hit US last Dec 2007, and I'm rotting to see the movie here in the Philippines...
*I need "Me" and "God" time! Tsk tsk. I need to learn how to budget my time.
*LEAP. Yey! Alternative classes! I signed up for the very underrated "Indie Sine"... I wish people would appreciate our independent films more...
*Filipino Weekly Journal Entry: "Ang papel ng pagsasalin sa debelopment ng Wikang Filipino." I wonder how I'm gonna write a reflection about this. ++ looky at the spelling of "debelopment". It *I'm so sorry to say* SUCKS. BIG TIME. Our language (Filipino) is incredibly deteriorating. Sa susunod, pupulutin na nga talaga ang Pilipinas sa kangkungan.

*Apo Hiking Society's Valentine's Day concert! Feb 22! Weee... some Filipino romance won't hurt, right?! ^_^

BTW, weeee. It's my first tablet scribble, thanks to my newfound gadget pal, Wacom bamboo fun. (Okay... I really think I'm sabog, sabaw, utak-toyo, bangag today.) Most likely I'll be scribbling more illustrations now. Yey. Till then!

-Kamae

Geisha...

2008-02-04T16:08:00.001+08:00

Click image for higher resolution

Hopefully, this will be the last time I'll be making out using a trackpad... well, I need to figure out how this graphic tablet (Yey. I finally have one.) works first. hihihi. ^^

I hope this artwork is *sort of* an eye-candy for anyone reading this post. That is the farthest I've made when it comes to CG-art. (I tried so hard!) And yeah, it is unfinished. If you have a sharp-eye for details, (or maybe even just a medium-eye... hehehe.) you'll notice that few places have shadows, and the flowers on the headdress aren't detailed. I still do not have the guts to finish this artwork when it comes to shadows/shading. =P

Anyway... school has been okay. I just came from a discipleship camp yesterday. (Which is, btw, really motivates me right now to grow spiritually.) And... I actually hit somebody bull's eye on the forehead with a volleyball during PE class.

Life is good. ^^ I'm enjoying myself right now while there still aren't any mind-boggling exams along the way. =P

Me and Volleyball bow

2008-01-20T17:23:00.000+08:00

Nothing pretty interesting happening in my life right now. Well... except for my little struggle with the sport called volleyball. It's probably my arch nemesis when it comes to sports, and just when I was starting to like it, this happens:

That's probably the worst volleyball experience I had. Runner-ups/ other traumatic incidents were:

* serving the ball only for it to end up *boinking* my head

* getting hit on the teeth by a falling volleyball I was desperately trying to hit.

Oh, I forgot to mention. I was hit "bull's eye" on my forehead.

Oh well, at least I'm learning. =P

-Kamae

My New Year's Resolution

2008-01-01T17:30:00.000+08:00

"Exactly 525,600 minutes ago, grb, stress tay0ng pkmnph staff 4 the new lay0ut with pikan0y and all. Haha. We've come a l0ng way since then. May ozine, kz0ne, hiwalayan-- basta, dami, ano? Here's to a year of m0re spiritual saturdays! Haha."

I can't help posting this text message (Sorry, Kev, your "thoughts" made me think again. ^^). Reading the words "525,600 minutes ago" made a quote flash in my mind. (Well, aside from thinking of "Seasons of Love" from Rent, of course.) The quote goes like this:

"Times passes by, like a dove's wing, unsoil'd and swift, and of a silken sound." -Anonymous

Indeed, time flies so fast that you don't notice that many days have passed and you are older than you thought you previously were. It was like I'm this carefree ten-year-old that likes climbing a lot (esp. roofs and fences), and now, I'm almost seventeen! Wow. What on earth happened these past *almost* seventeen years of my life? Well, I lived life, yes, but living life is not enough.

I always like to say, "Enjoy life!", but what does that really mean? There are a lot of things that I still want to do in life, and assuming that I live up to the average age of 70, I've got 53 or so years to live. For me, enjoying means accomplishing and being happy with it, and, I've already spend this *almost* 17/70 fraction of my life... (Kamae to self: Enough with being scientific... <_<)

Anyway, going back to my point (since, I've wandered of, as usual), we should live life in a way that when we look back, we'll be *generally* happy of how we lived it out. I admit that I have a couple of regrets here and there (ex. oversleeping *gulp*) which takes up a lot of my day when I can do something better. I want to do a lot of things, yet I fail to do so. I want, and will make, this new year as fruitful as possible... spiritually, socially and *ehem* physically. ^^

-Kamae

Another year lived. Another year to be thankful for.

2007-12-30T21:00:00.000+08:00

Wow. Another year has come and gone. 2007 has been a great year, and I mean great in a sense that it's such a nice roller coaster ride to be in. ^^ (You know, ups and downs altogether?! ^^) I thank God for giving me another year to live, improve and enjoy life. ^^ Well... here is the list of things I thank the Lord for this year (oh yeah... these are the most memorable moments! ^^). BTW, these are listed chronologically. =P

- My unforgettable 16th birthday (which is March 11... *sudden realization: I'm gonna turn 17 soon. I can't believe I'm getting another year older!) wherein my parents had a catfight in the car (my mom wants to treat our relatives because it's my birthday and my graduation is near... something which was totally impossible at that moment since we just came from a mall... and my dad just wanted to enjoy the company of the family, the same idea I had. Hey, it's my birthday!) that made me go cry... It's a happy ending, by the way. We ended the day eating at Chili's. A very traumatic birthday. ^^ I can go make jokes about that now in front of my parents, and they laugh too. Hihi. ^^

- My high school graduation from my dear alma mater, Philippine Science High School, a.k.a. Pisay... and I graduated with honors! Weee. The hard work paid off after four years!

- I saw fellow PKMNph people in the O-zine anime fest. ^^

- I had a part in the movie, Pisay (For those who do not know, it's an movie about our alma mater, which was an entry to the Cinemalaya film festival, and indipendent film festival. =P). It's not something major, but I do have a few scenes and speaking parts... Hihi. And my role is far from the real me. haha. I look like a walking decor there. ^^

- CCC (Campus Crusade for Christ) found me in La Salle during my first trimester as a college freshman! hihihi... And I thought it will take a long time before I finally become part of it. ^^

- I was a Dean's Lister in my first two terms in La Salle, with my averages being 3.5 and 3.39, respectively. ^^ (La Salle's highest possible grade is 4.0, lowest is 0.0. 3.0 and above qualifies for the Dean's List)

- I saw my batchmates after graduation for the first time during my first alumni homecoming in Pisay. It feels good to know you actually finished your 4 gruesome (but fun) high school years in that school. ^^

- My bedroom (and our house) was finished in its renovation! The house is cement-dust-free now, and I have a bigger, cooler (whichever definition of cooler you prefer fits the description *wink*) new room, plus my own bathroom! (Oh, the joy. =P)

- I bought my new Bible which is really cute (it has a red/orange/yellow cover!), thanks to the money I saved. ^^ (I know this is kind of trivial, but I love my Bible.)

- I have a new band to add to my favorites. America! I watched one of their concerts together with my dad. I like their music.

- I rekindled my drawing skills, and my drawing anatomy is getting better!

- I finished two books/novels (a big accomplishment for me. ^^). Amy Tan's "The Joyluck Club", and Billy Graham's "Angels".

- I had a long Christmas break, and a great Christmas together with my family at home. ^^

- I saw Patrick once a month, despite being in different universities. I so miss my high school friends.

Those are the ones I remember, and I'm sure there are other little things that I forgot. Nevertheless, I thank God for giving me a great year and another chance to grow closer to Him. ^^ I still lack a lot of things as a person, but He's making me better! Well, till then!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

-Kamae

Last post before Christmas...

2007-12-19T14:17:00.000+08:00

As the title suggests, this is probably my last post before Christmas, and maybe even for the year 2007. For those who read this blog of mine, you know that I am a sporadic blogger who usually post my insights about life (not the usual happenings). (Okay, I just realized I wanted to make an end-of-the-year praise post for what God has done in my life.) Anyway, here is a comic I made which I hope you guys will appreciate despite my rush in finishing it. Enjoy! ^_^

Have a Blessed Christmas!!!

-Kamae

Christmas Time

2007-11-19T10:26:00.000+08:00

It's only a month away until Christmas, and I'm once again getting that Christmas-y spirit, but in a different way.

I guess my view on life as a person has quite changed. Let's see... I do not surf the net as often as I would before, and I discovered that I can actually live without the net... I already look forward to Sunday mornings (well... except for getting up early) to go to church and listen to the pastor's sermons. I also barely watch TV now, except for Heroes and America's Next Top Model. But the most important thing about this changed way of life is that I am walking closer with God. ^_^

Anyway, on a lighter note (I love saying that. :D), I want to remind everyone that Christmastime is not just about "It's not about the gifts, but the love." or "Spread the love". It was the time (Though not the actual "when" that Jesus was born... Science says that He was born around summer.) that a Savior was born to redeem us from our sins so that we can the gap created by sin which separated us and our Holy God can be bridged by Him (Jesus).

Christmas is a time designated so that we can give our heartfelt thanks to God whose "lovingkindness and faithfulness endures forever." Of course, the gifts, the family gatherings, the vacation and the food are good, but the Savior is the best.

Advanced Merry Christmas everyone, and Happy Birthday, Jesus!!!

-Kamae

Survey - It's Patrick's fault!!!

2007-11-03T17:45:00.000+08:00

Wow. I actually updated in less than a week. It's due to boredom. Hehehe. Anyway... here goes the survey!

1. The person(s) who tagged you
Patrick
2. Your relationship with him/her is
Best friend, lakwatsa buddy, ka-telebabad, etc.
3. Your 4 first impressions of him/her
- shy (well... sa hindi niya kilala.)
- loves Ragnarok (Ok. That was before.)
- anime fan
- online freak (yeah. definitely true)
4. The most memorable thing he/she has done for you
- He bought me a Piplup inflateable when he visited Hong Kong! *cries tears of joy*
5. The most memorable words he/she had said to you
- "Alam mo Kamae, ikaw yata ang only Pisay person na 'di ko mamimiss... kasi parati kitang nakikita!"
6. If he/she becomes your lover, you will
- encourage him to read inspirational/ spiritual books!
7. If he/she becomes your lover, things he/she has to improve on will be
- patrick-ish mannerisms (like wiggling his body when he makes an expression, esp. grossed out expression)
- dance revo-ing!
8. If he/she becomes your enemy, you will
- do everything it takes so that we'll reconcile
9. If he/she becomes your enemy, the reason will be
- not having enough money to buy some Dairy Queen blizzard!
10. The thing you want to do for him/her now is
- buy him a Dairy Queen blizzard.
11. Your overall impression of him/her is
- *12 days of Christmas tune, please* ... on the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me, a Patrick in a pear tree!!!
12. How you think people around you feel about you
- I <33 Jiggly
13. The characteristic you love of yourself is
- ... If there's Kamae, there's a way!
14. The characteristics you hate of yourself are
- procrastinating, being a little too childish at times, impatient during classes
15. The most ideal person you want to be is
- Jesus (who wouldn't want to?! :D)
16. Say something to the people who care about and like you
- Hey guys, you've been a great part of my life, and I'm happy to get to know ya'll. ^_^
17. Pass this quiz to 11 people whom you wish to know how they feel about you
Hopefully, sagutan nga nila ito. hehehe. =P
a. Kev (Bautista)
b. Daryl (Marasigan)
c. Angela (Barnes)
d. Anjo (Santiago)
e. Jesmon (Nanadiego)
f. Micael (diaz de Rivera)
g. Jerico (Santos) //asa pa ako ^_^
h. Nico (Rogelio)
i. Maisie (Magnaye)
j. Dana (Torio)
k. Ron (Luna)
From the list:
Who is Micael having a relationship with? (F.)
- Unfortunately, none. Go get a girlfriend, man! =P
Is Maisie a male or female? (I.)
- obviously female ^_^
If Jerico and Dana are together, will it be a good thing? (G. and J.)
- Umm... just weird. I don't even know if they'll get along. They don't even know each other.
How about Jesmon and Nico? (H. and E.)
- Well... Jesmon <3s Utada Hikaru and Nico Rogelio <3s Beyonce... maybe that'll be a good idea. ^_^
What is Daryl thinking about? (B.)
- "I love my new black Ipod 8 GB nano!!!"
When did you last have a chat with Angela? (C)
- For a looong time. I cannot remember...
What kind of music band does Nico like? (H.)
- Beyonce! Beyonce! Beyonceeeeeee!!! *sreams* *faints*
Does Kev have any siblings? (A.)
- An ate who told him he came from manure... if my memory's correct. :D
Will you woo Angela? (C.)
- What kind of "woo"? Okay... I'll go with the "woo" which means "to invite". I'll woo her to grow in her faith! :D //check dictionary.com's definition of "woo"
How about Ron (K.)
- Grow in faith too, my friend. ^_^
Is Anjo single? (D.)
- Anjo, who's "Jake" in your life?! =P
What’s the surname of Jesmon? (E.)
- Nanadiego with an "enye" for the second n
What’s the hobby of Anjo (D.)
- Asking who "Jake" is... =P
Talk something casually about Kevin. (A.)
- Kevin's a real nice person to chat with... from topics such as Heroes to the "ARK". Yeah, the "ARK". :D
Have you tried developing feelings for Jerico? (G.)
- Ewwww. No. What sane being will do that?! LOL
Where does Maisia live at? (I.)
- Somewhere in Quezon City. ^_^
Are Jesmon and Ron best friends? (E. and K.)
- Ummm... no. :D
Is Micael the sexiest person in the world?(F.)
- No. Maybe for himself, yes. ^_^

November na....

2007-11-02T17:54:00.000+08:00

Hi blog. Once again, Kamae has been out for more than a month. hehehe. Me and my procrastination sure go a long way. About some of my teachers/professors... they are sometimes terrible, and I cannot help but rant at times how much I wish I was assigned to another class, but life always has those spices anyway, so that things are more exciting. Yeah. :D

So... for those who have been wondering what I did (crazy, sane or in between) for the last month or so, here is the list:
(Okay... Actually, I just want to take some sort of "account" of the relevant stuff that happened in my life.)
1. Had a "date" with Patrick (again). This time, it's twice this month! (One for delivering Jerico's gift to his house, the other, last October 30, for no good reason at all.)
2. Bought a new Bible (October 31) ... and it's so cute! Aside from being in NIV (something my other Bible lacks), it's cover is red/orange/yellow wave-like stuff. Oh yeah, it's lighter too. ^_^
3. Continuously watches Heroes season 2 and America's Next Top Model cycle 9. I just love those shows. *grin*
4. Finally, I'm sleeping in my room again. My room is bigger now (thank goodness) and quite dust-free. I also have my own bathroom now! *hurray for me*
5. I actually finished a book this month. *gasp* (Note to reader: Just agree. It's not every month that I finish a book.) "Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan. I've always loved the story and the movie, but it is only recently that I was able to finish the novel after many failed attempts. =P
6. Bought a cute little Spoink figurine (a little more than half of a thumb) at The Gift Factory... and it was the only thing I bought. The saleslady cannot help but giggle while putting my 25 peso treasure in a plastic bag which is a size of a big Cattleya filler (yeah. Those thin paper-covered notebooks).

October 31 was a really special day (this was the day I bought my Bible). It was one of those nice days when God will make you smile because He proved Himself to be an awesome God yet again. :D He answered a prayer I was yet to pray! (Yes, it does happen.) I have been troubled for about a week wondering how to interview Tito (family friend)/Dr. Ding Domingo for my research paper about dengue. While we were at Trinoma that night, while my Dad, Mom, and other church friends were having a little get-together (it's more of a picnic actually), he and his wife passed by looking for a good food stall to find something to eat... and everything else fell into place. ^_^ Now that interview-thing is not bothering me anymore. Thank You, Lord. :D

So... there goes my November 2 post. I do have plans of posting.. as long as my procrastinating attitude doesn't come in the way. I also have plans to change the template of this thing if time permits. Well, till then!

-Kamae

End of 1st Term + Term Break + First Week of 2nd Term + Heroes

2007-09-15T21:26:00.000+08:00

Yet again. I haven't updated for a long time. So, while I am still out of ideas on how to write a summary for the differences/similarities of the Tagalog, Pilipino and Filipino (as in the languages/dialects), I better update the net world with my life. :D

Term break has been cool, though it lasted for only 5 days. It started off with a blast since I got good grades for my first term, and I went to a leadership training camp (LTC) from September 6 to 8. In the LTC, we studied this little booklet called "Have you ever heard of the Four Spiritual Laws?". I cannot believe that thing means much and is also hard to study! Anyway, before and during this term break, I had a series marathon. I finally finished "Wedding Peach" (see previous post), and "Heroes" (So cool. Now I know why Sir Martin, Kuya Melot, and Kuya Mics + the whole world love it!)! If you were wondering who my fave heroes characters is/are, they are Hiro (Everybody loves him. It's just typical that I love him too. ^_^), Ando aka Hiro's sidekick (He and Hiro just rock! I really love that he is able to compensate for not having "powers" by taking action on his own... and getting in trouble for it. haha.), and Dr. Mohinder Suresh aka the Indian professor guy (I love his dialogues + his life story + his voice.)

Well... school's fine... except for a few professors here and there. (I'll talk about that next time. haha.) Well, till then!!!

-Kamae

Calling?!

2007-08-26T18:00:00.000+08:00

Hmmm... a chat with Kevin Bautista a while ago bothered me (see his post here)... really bothered me. It made me think "Ano kaya ang calling sa 'kin ni Lord? Magiging engineer nga ba ako, magiging pastor, missionary, etcetera? Hay naku, nakakabulabog ng isipan." Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. I think our TREDONE (Theology and Religious education) module about "Call Waiting" and all the talk about Evan Almighty is driving me to think about what my future is according to God's plan.

As Ecclesiastes 3 says... "In everything there is a season, and it is all governed by God's hand." (Kamae version. for the NIV version, read that quote on my blog banner. hihi) I wonder tuloy when my season will be. Hai hai hai. I think I'm thinking too much, yet again. I cannot believe I am trying to reflect in this topic in the early evening of this last Sunday of August, which is Patrick's birthday, which happens to be the week before our final exams. Oh my. Humans do have that attachment with their Creator, neh?

Oh well.. as Kevin Bautista says, "calling rin yan" (this is when I reacted to his post about the ARK thing). Well... now I can say "Oo nga. Nagreareach-out siguro si God." God does try to speak to us, huh? Through people... like Joan of Arcadia (according to Kevin)... though not directly. But He still does speak, and this is one of the times when He makes me think of what my destiny will be.

-Kamae

P.S. Happy Birthday, Patrick!!!

PAG-ASA, Procrastion, Pag-aaral and Peach... Wedding Peach

2007-08-20T19:11:00.000+08:00

I still have one "reflection essay" and a drafting plate to do, and my mind tells me to do it but I feel lazy to do so. I mean, I've gotten 6 days of "break" thanks to PAG-ASA. Truly, PAG-ASA does not just stand for Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration but also as PAG-ASA ng mga estudyante para mawalan ng pasok, or in English, students hope to have no classes a.k.a. savior from school. Hahaha. Go Kamae... with your liking for class suspensions and all.

Well... as usual, I am (obviously) procrastinating again. Hohoho. I've been watching one of those childhood animes I love... Wedding Peach, and I still love it. ^_^ The better thing is, I actually understand the story now compared to my early elementary self.

For information about the anime, click the picture above.

Well... wish me luck in completing my school work!

-Kamae

P.S. Happy 16th Birthday to Kevin Wilson Bautista! ^_^

It's the LSS... again.

2007-08-12T18:54:00.000+08:00

I've got the Last Song Syndrome a.k.a the LSS again, an it's because of Troy-Gabriella-Kelsy's "You are the Music in Me" from High School Musical 2. I blame Ron Luna for getting me addicted to this song! (He is addicted to Sharpay's "Fabulous", by the way. ^_^) For a song, it is what I'd refer to as senti (Yes, senti stands for sentimental.). Girl and Guy tells each other that they are each other's inspirations. I've even already learned to play the song in the keyboard (the piano thing... not the computer thing)... and I sing with it. (Imagine me a la Vanessa Carlton. hahaha.) So much for my love life. Hahaha. How cheezy can I get? =P

I am procrastinating... yet again.

2007-08-09T18:41:00.000+08:00

for a bigger view, click the picture above

Blame my laziness to the two days of no classes... Today, I did nothing but sleep all day. I have not even done my assignments for today. *sigh* I wish my "I gotta do this now" attitude comes back again... I need to get back to work soon (real soon)...

8 Random Things

2007-08-04T21:44:00.000+08:00

I owe Patrick this post... Well, here it is!

1. Aside from Pokemon, I am a huge fan of Detective Conan. In fact, I have drawn a character (click!) that is modelled after one of Conan's wardrobes (the Sherlock Holmes costume in one of the manga covers), Jesmonmon! I've also watched 10 Conan movies, and read up to volume 23 of the manga. Yey.

2. Even if we are not classmates and not in the same school anymore, me and Patrick talk on the phone almost everyday. (Yes, 5-6 days a week.) Very weeeeeeird.

3. My favorite Bible chapters are Pslam 23 and Ecclesiastes 3. ^_^

4. I am such a color-coordination freak. Whenever I go out, my clothes' colors need to be in harmony, or else, I feel like my day is ruined. Haha.

5. I am a sucker for all kinds of trivia. In fact, when I open up some book like "Guinness World Records" or "Ripley's Believe It or Not", I may never put it down... ever.

6. I cannot sleep without clean feet. Yes. Very weird indeed. I don't care if my body is all dirty, as long as my feet are clean before going to sleep.

7. I have 50+ Pokemon plushies and 300+ Pokemon figurines to date. (Other parts of my collection not included)

8. I cannot live without a wristwatch. In fact, if you regularly see me, you'll never see me without any watch on my left wrist. ^_^

This post is to inform you that Kamae is still alive

2007-08-02T15:31:00.000+08:00

Oh no. I know. I know. Ganun na pala katagal?! Two months? Well. I thought I was only gone for a month. Hehehe. It just that recently, I only use the computer to watch Detective Conan and read tons of webmanga. (Yeah. I barely check my e-mail.) I've been really enjoying my non-web life recently. (Is it not obvious? If I was not, then I would have spent more time blogging!)

It was only now that I finally had the energy to type here once again because I saw a link to this blog. (what a motivation, ei?) So.... what happened to me during those two months while I was gone?

School: Nothing much. All I know is that I was able to get the life my senior year in Pisay stole from me... lakwatsas during Wednesdays! (I used to do that during my freshman-junior year) ... For those people who do not know... I now commute. *Patrick A. gets shocked* Yes. Hehehe. From being a hatid-sundo person from as-far-as-I-can-remember until high school, I actually commute now to-and-from La Salle. I ride the LRT/MRT (depends on the situation), jeepney and tricycle almost everyday. Hehehe. My mom even says that I am now a hustler. ^_^

Pisay: Yey! Pisay the Movie finally premiered last July 21! Before the movie came out, I felt like I waited forever. (I was dying to see the film.) It was a superb film indeed. Mr. Aureaus Solito made a great job *applause*... and I finally realized how demanding it is to be in a movie. A nice experience indeed. Anyway, for all those reading out there... watch it! ^_^ (Forgive me for my bias-ness... You do know that it is not everyday that your alma mater gets a movie made after it. ^_^)

Well.... that's all for now! And I promise to post soon... (I still owe Patrick that 8 weird things about me thing. I'm gonna get this bloggy running back again!)

-Kamae

Long time no blog, blog

2007-06-09T20:46:00.000+08:00

Yeah yeah yeah. I have been gone for an awful long length of time. College life sure has occupied every day of my week except for Sunday! Tama ba naman yun?!

My room is a total wreck. Our house is also a total wreck. (Thank goodness my life is still as great as ever.) Blame the cruminess of our house to the renovation which my mom and dad have been dreaming of for quite some time. It is actually becoming a reality. (Yehey for them.) And I can see the end product as something worth it. But... the house is filled with cement dust! The only place without dust is the second floor which houses our bedrooms. Plus, the wall of our house was actually demolished and there are lots of pits in the garage. It's as if some giant mole dug through them... Oh well. That's life.

If you ever are wondering if college life is fun, it is. Lots of free time... and only a 3 or 4 subjects per day! What a relief. ^_^

Well... I guess that's all for now. I should post soon! hahaha. Since as I said, I already have time to buy. =P

-Kamae

4 days left of summer... hmm... countdown ba 'to?

2007-05-18T17:26:00.000+08:00

Since I've got nothing that productive to do anyway, I'm gonna go post about my last days! Nyahahaha. This will probably carry on up until the 23rd. ^_^

I'm gonna miss summer. *sigh* I do not really care if my summer life is what you consider boring. Other people find lying back and slacking off day by day a nuisance, but for me, it's paradise. I love the feeling of sleeping everynight not having nightmares of not being able to pass projects, failing tests, and the like. Summer is total bliss for me, whether our family has some trip or so. It is one of those "time periods" when school does not bother you at all (as long as you are not taking remedial classes), and all those pimples on your face miracously disappear. (I think. hehehe.)

Going back to school after summer break makes me anxious and happy (without one emotion ruling over the other). Anxious since I'll have schoolwork to think of again, and since my course is Biomedical Engineering, I better catch up and read my Biology lessons in advance (since I need to read the book itself in order to fully understand the topic. I don't know why I don't understand it ASAP like all other students who just listen in class and understnd the topic easily). Happy because I'll be starting another phase of my life (as a college freshman) and see other things beyond my "world" to date. (It's not that I'm not happy in my previous years of going back to school again... I miss my friends over the summer, you know... even if they're just a phone call away).

Ok... I need to go. We're still heading of to some mall. Till then!

-Kamae

5 days of freedom left... Last-day summer thoughts...

2007-05-17T13:42:00.000+08:00

Here I am trying to make "everything" out of the 5 days of summer left. Yes, "everything", with the quote and unquote symbol. ^_^ I've been such a pig this summer. *oink* Like all the summers, I gained about 3-5 pounds because my lifestyle has been eat, sleep, surf the net, read. My, I don't even go outside of my house! My summer life is pretty much contained inside the four corners of my room or the lanai (something like a sala... only cozier... at least our's is.). This summer, we did not have any out-of-town trips, unlike last year and last last year, wherein it was so exciting. hehe. Our trip last year even involved my father getting mad with me because we were almost left by the bus (which will never return to that stop) in a foreign country in an ancient city wherein the only means of transport inside was through foot. Yeah, the bus waited outside the city. Hai hai hai. That was the longest run I ever had in my entire life. Imagine running from one side of a city to another while getting lost in between. harhar. I bet that would pass for a mini-marathon. Good thing that run was worth it... I receives a "prize", or rather, a "blessing" which was more than I bargained for! (For more info about that trip, click the post about it here. The post is entitled "Home at Last".)

I'm still desperately trying to finish Harry Potter book 5 before the movie airs (which is, about 3 months away. Thank goodness I still have time.). To the world: Please don't tell me I am so lagged. I know I already am. hehehe. MOM. Imagine, I got it in the day of the release itself, and 3 years after (Is it 3 years since the release? Correct me if I'm wrong.) I'm at page 200 something. So, what is Harry doing? He is starting to settle in the Gryffindor halls. ^_^

We went to watch Spiderman 3 last Monday, May 14. I like 2 better.. I don't know. The Sandman sidestory is quite "off" for me... and Harry shouldn't have died. T_T Why do bad (okay, he was originally good) people turned good need to die? He could have just used that "skateboard" of his to prevent Peter/Spiderman from being fork-stabbed by Eddie Brock/that-creepy-Spiderman-thing-with-shark-like-teeth. And... the ending is bitin. They should have ended it in Harry's funeral... or having Peter propose to Mary Jane or something. It would be better that way. =P

Hey, at least there are tons of movies I'm looking forward to in the months to come. Let's see.... Shrek 3 (which shows tomorrow!), Ratatouile (is the spelling correct?), Pisay, Harry Potter 5, and some others I saw in the movie posters/trailers. Should I watch Hairspray? Hmm... I'm thinking. Amanda Bynes is there. It must be pretty good. Oh, I don't know.

I wonder when I'll post again? Hopefully, within a week. hahaha. Oh yeah, If you are not doing anything decent in the computer, I suggest going to The Project. It's a Christian manga site geared towards teens and up, and the manga-ka are pretty good... okay, very good. hihi. You'd rather waste your time there than read something else in the net which doesn't help you at all. One shots like "Thy Name", found in "Misc Comics" are pretty cute, and also "Kingdom Come" and its sidestory, "Home". Well... that's all for my babling for now. Till then!!!

-Kamae

PKMN-ph

2007-05-16T00:32:00.000+08:00

I just want to tell the Filipino PokéWorld out there that PKMNph moved to PKMN-ph.com. Still the same old Pokémon Philippines, only now, we are in a different location. ^_^

-Kamae

Post 101

2007-05-14T03:26:00.000+08:00

UPDATE: links to Daryl Marasigan and Jane Balatbat are now changed.

Oh well... Wala akong maisip na title...n Since Jane tagged me, here it goes!!!

THE RULES

Each player of this game starts with 6 weird things about you. People who get tagged need to write a blog of their own 6 weird things as well as state the rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose 6 people to be tagged and list their names. Don’t forget to leave a comment that says you are tagged in their comments and tell them to read your blog.

THE CHOSEN SIX
//tatlo nalang ah... everyone's tagged!!!
I tag:

1. Daryl
2. Jaki
3.Ate Konkon

SIX WEIRD THINGS ABOUT ME
1. I can cry and laugh at the same time... just like my mom.
2. I have a hard time saying the word "sweethearts". When I say the word, it always ends up sounding like "sweet-tarts", "shweetsharts", and all those other bulol variations.
3. I cried at oh-so-babaw moments in cartoons/animated movies like "The Fox and the Hound" and "Bye-bye Butterfree". I easily cry at friendship stuff... MOM (man oh man)...
4. I do not eat nuts except for pistachio and those grounded ultra-fine to be put in food like sansrival and lumpiang ubod. Nuts just taste ewwwwwwww...
5. I love making sounds like owl-cooing and "new-new" (sound like butterfree's voice in the Pokémon games) over and over again everytime I am sleepy, whether it is before going to bed or wakig up early in the morning. That is also my sual reply to people who tak to me while I'm in this sleepy state.
6. I don't like reading, but I love reading. I am a bookworm at times, and some person who doesn't want to read at all at other times. My reading mood fluctuates day by day.

Oh no!!! Less than 2 weeks left before I go back to school on May 23! Well... I'll talk about school on the next post. Till then!

-Kamae

Love?! (100th post! Weeee!)

2007-04-30T19:49:00.000+08:00

//Woah. After about 3 years (I think), I finally reached my 100th post! Weee!

I know. I know. The topic sounds cheesy. Let it sound cheesy if it must, because I want to express my thoughts about the "thing" (idea rather) that is supposed to make the world go round - love.

Probably, the briefest and best definition I came across about love is "You don't know why you love a person. You just do." Weirdly, I read this so-called definition of love through the form of a fanfic, (Yes, a fanfic. haha.) and it had struck me ever since.

Famous definitions of love include the following:
(1)"Love is God."/"God is love."
- I don't blame people for always spitting this sentence out, but how about those who don't believe that God exists?
(2)"Love is patient. Love is kind. It envies no one..." 1 Corinthians 13:4
- This definition is one of my favorites. It must have shot to fame because of the "A Walk to Remember" movie. However, it is too long to memorize, and in some cases, too intimidating to understand.
(3)"Love... makes the world go round."
- If you have watched the Powerpuff Girls, you must know this one. However, I still cannot figure out how it actually makes the world go round.

I don't know about other people's opinion, but that definition (You don't know why you love a person. You just do.") is the best one for me. It answers all the questions as to why somebody loves the other. Why parents love their children, why God loves us, etc. Maybe at first, you love somebody because there is a reason behind it. Babies love their mothers because mothers take care of them and guide them, but as these babies turn into adults, the things that their mothers did to them are just memories. Many people might be mislead and say that people love each other because of the so-called "utang na loob". But then, when I try to think of it and ask myself why I love the people I love, I will end up saying "I don't know why. I just do." Maybe, I first loved my parents because they gave me what I needed in life, but as I grew older and they slowly became my friends, I spend time with them because I just do. The things that they did for me when I was a kid really isn't the basis on why I continue to put up with them every single day, because as I said, I love them because "I just do". Love is unexplainable. It will always remain a mystery. So far, "I just do" is the most precise answer I can give to those who ask why I love them. To my relatives, friends, pets and God. Go think it over yourself, and tell me your opinion, but for me, I love somebody because "I just do".

Inspired

2007-04-20T18:05:00.000+08:00

I want to share a reading I found in "God's Little Devotional Book for Leaders", pages 244-245. Here is how it goes.

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Millions saw the apple fall, but Newton was the one who asked why.
...
...get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding.
-Proverbs 4:7

When nine-year-old Shantee began having trouble with her homework, Mary Pinkney decided to set an example for her granddaughter and an older cousin, Alvin. She told a writer for Woman's Day.

"Shantee needed help with third-grade math and I couldn't do it. I knew then that I needed to go back to school - not just so I could help myself, but also to give my grandchildren the help they needed."

Pinkney had dropped out of grade school to get married, more than forty years before and was now 61 years old. Even so, she returned to school, attending at night while holding down a full-time day job at a seafood plant. It took her four years to complete her stdies for a high school diploma, but she made the grade!

She became an honor roll student in the process.As for Alvin, he was inspired to complete his own high-school degree and go to college. He said, "She showed me I could do it too." Mary was so inspired by Alvin that she joined him to study computer technology at Brunswick College!*

There's more to an education than knowledge. There's also the inspiration factor - sometimes, being an inspiration to others, and sometimes inspiring yourself!

*quoted from Peter J. Daniels

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I was struck when I read that quote about Newton and the apple, and of course, the story of Mary Pinkney. Nothing is impossible as long as you set your heart and mind to it. There are a lot of things going on in this world that pass by us and we just don't mind them at all, but these things are what make you become who you are, whether it gives you worldwide recognition, inspire others to make most out of their life, become some succssful businessman, and the list goes on.

Now, this reminds me of my Pisay days (interesting Kamae, interesting...). What made me survive the school is the thought that there had been many students who walked pass those halls before me, and they managed to make it, becoming stronger and better individuals compared to the first time they entered Pisay. It is never easy to go through school, may it be high school or not, may you be a grown woman, like Pinkney, or a teenager, like me; there will always be struggles, academically, socially, emotionally, physically or spiritually. Same goes with life, and after all you've been through, you look at the past and you see yourself smiling because you managed to finish the marathon set before you by life.

-Kamae

Hello to the blogging world... again...

2007-04-17T22:50:00.000+08:00

Yes yes yes... I know. I haven't blogged for 3 months. Woah. 3 months na pala yun?! Grabe!!! Ang daming nangyari! I cannot believe my Pisay experience is now over. I actually graduated from that school! ... And you know what? I did not regret a thing. I was so happy I was able to go up the stage and receive an honor medal. (It's one of my ambitions since 3rd year... hehehehe.)

PKMNph also had its first anniversary last April 1. Thank you to all the people who helped (and are helping continuously) make this community what it is today! ^_^ I am so thankful! Grabe!!! We actually lasted a year throughout the ups and downs of the Pokemon fandom here in the Philippines! Sige, I'll thank you individually... first of all, To Kuya Mics: Kung 'di mo ko ininstant message that faithful day sometime in early 2006, hindi mag-eexist ang PKMNph! To Patrick: Ikaw rin! Salamat sa pagwebdesign ng site at sa pagsama sa akin sa mga Pokemon tourneys! Thanks ultimate lakwatsama te! To Anjo: Greetings! Kamusta naman! Isang taon na tayong buhay! The best editor in the world! Mapatagalog o English! (ex. inedible... haha. inaudible pala ^_^) To Kevin: Thank you for helping PKMNph push through with the plans! Continue mo rin uyung Top 3 anything-Pokemon section mo! I love it! To Ron: Welcome back!!! Kung 'di dahil sa iyo, 'di successful yung first forum natin sa proboards!!! To Darwin: Salamat sa domain name! Ano ang magagawa namin kung 'di mo nakuha ang pkmnph.com?! To Nigel: Your CG artworks rock! Keep up the good work! To Prof: Salamat sa lahat ng card reviews! You give me and the other PKMNphers great info on the TCG! To Jesmon: You have been with PKMNph from the start. Yan! Staff ka na! You deserve it! To the other staff members I haven't talked to yet, Jorelle, Joven and Reniel: Hope to know you more, guys! Let's get PKMNph alive and kicking! To all PKMNph members and the TCG League Leaders who support us: Thank you for all the support. Kung 'di dahil sa inyo, 'di kami aabot ng one year!!!

Oh yeah. People, tumanda na ako ng isang taon. Yet again. I'm sixteen now, but I don't feel any difference compared to being 15. hahaha. Oh well, that's life. People grow older. Sabi nga naman ng PinkSoda ad doon sa A. Bonifacio, "The one constant thing is change." Well, it's true. Hopefully, this year, I become more mature, emotionally, socially and spiritually. The incredibly many experiences I had last year should make me learn more. The death of my first dog, Prince, last October 11, the death of one of our two puppies, Pichu, last March 29, my graduation from Pisay last March 28, and many more memories I have not mentioned in this post. I think I'm too serious na. Let's get this post into a lighter mood. *smile* I'll keep you more updated with my life now... (That means more posts! *hint* *hint*) Till then!!!

-Kamae

School == stress

2007-01-29T22:33:00.000+08:00

School has yet again, been sucking my life out. Grrrr... If there was only some time machine there, I would gladly hop in it, and transport myself to the date March 28, 2007 (Graduation Day). Take note, I want to JUMP to that time, not go through the days between that date and today. Everything seems soooo demanding. After school hours, all I want to do is sleep like there is no tomorrow... I'm thankful that there are those people (and of course, God ^_^) who are always there to support me.

Why give up now, anyway? I have already endured almost 4 (school) years in Pisay. Just a month more and we are finished with our academic (Pisay) life. Just two months more and we will be in our togas and celebrate. Just four months more and we will be stepping into college. (College == another world full of stres?! hahaha.) Oh well... I cannot wait for the barely-two-months summer break. hihihi. Till then!

-Kamae

Busy-ness and Sanity

2007-01-15T20:28:00.000+08:00

Sorry, blog, for my busy-ness... I was unable to keep you updated...

The new year has been a pretty hectic one (yet again). Maybe because I am already in my last year in high school. Let's just say, school is sucking up most of my life right now that I have no time to enjoy my simple pleasures (like sleeping, mall-ing, anime-ing, pokemoning, etc. etc. etc.). There are times when I'm about to go insane and give up. It's a good thing Mr. God is right beside me to keep me grounded and maintain my fighting spirit. (Yes. A big THANK YOU to you, God. =P)

I sometimes feel like I want to go sick, have an extra day off, die for a few days, or make time stop just for me to catch up with myself, the carefree, jolly Kamae. But unfortunately, that is not the case. Everytime I realize it is already Sunday night, I want the world to stop turning. (see song: Rainy Days and Mondays by the Carpenters) I just don't want to go to school yet. Yeah, I think nasusunlo na ako sa pag-aaral. I just keep going on for my parents, myself and God. But even so, wala nang atrasan, di ba?! Last year ko na 'to sa high school eh. I need to hang on until this is all over. Plus, I have my dear friends in school whom I have only a few months left to spend time with. ^_^

Well, got to go study for the Les Miserables test tomorrow! (BTW, my fave characters are Eponine and M. Myriel a.k.a. Bishop of Digne. ^_^) Till then!

-Kamae

Happy New Year!!!

2007-01-01T00:33:00.000+08:00

Well...

HAPPY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!!!
MAY YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL YEAR AHEAD!!!

Enjoy the last few days of freedom!!!... I guess that's all for now! Till then! ^_^

-Kamae

May manga

2006-12-24T00:34:00.000+08:00

Why the title, you ask? Well... I just finished my latest artwork, which is.... Tada! A manga rendition of May from Pokemon! I'm so proud of this work. It turned out better than I expected. ^_^ Special thanks to Patrick for bearing my so-called kakulitan, and also for helping me improve this art through comments and suggestions. ^_^ I made this for 7 hours, and it sure was worth it. Hope you like it! ^_^

-Kamae

Christmas, Template ... and Patrick

2006-12-23T21:44:00.000+08:00

First off... I would like to greet everybody a

VERY HAPPY & BLESSED CHRISTMAS!

Yes. I know. I've been got yet again for a long long time. ^_^ Our vacation started last December 9, but the holiday feeling got me. hehehe. I downloaded Cardcaptor Sakura, watched season 1, arranged my Pokemon shelf, watched Ayashi No Ceres, and continued to download more anime (in this case, season 2 of CCS). ^_^ We'll be going to Baguio this December 25, and I can't wait. I miss Baguio so much. ^_^

And.... yes. My bloggy's got a new look, thanks to the one and only Patrick Abarquez. *applause* Now... I'll tell you all there is to know about him. (Since I owe this guy a lot... plus his Christmas gift, which is supposedly an anime OST. tsk tsk tsk.)

I met, or rather, chatted (if there is such a word) Patrick in the summer of 2004, the summer before we actually became friends (second year). This random chat I had with him, unexpectedly, became the reason why we became friends (because fate made us become classmates in second year). All I knew before I met him was that his YM ID is makeroo_0826, he loves Ragnarok, and he wants his hair long and curly (imagine Josh Groban... get the picture?), like his then-avatar in YM.

The first day of school, I asked him to become my friend because (1) I had this chat with him, and (2) he said that his friends are in a different section and he did not have friends in Dahlia (our second year section). Then, lo and behold, we are buddies up to this day. ^_^

Patrick and I have a lot of common interests. Let's see... fashion (i.e. queering up our dear friend, Jerico), gimiks, anime (i.e. Cardcaptor Sakura, Tsubasa Chronicle), Pokemon, and the list goes on and on and on. ^_^ Aside from that, he is SUCH a GOOD FRIEND. Come on come on. He listens to my rants while I am in my mood swings, bears hearing me/ reading my chats which are about Jiggly being the cutest Pokemon alive/ Syaoran being so kawaii, goes with me on my never-ending hunt to expand my Pokemon collection... all those stuff... ^_^ Patrick is not only a friend, but a BEST FRIEND. (to Patrick: Hihihi. Ikee Patrick... flattered... ^_^)

Well, till then! ^_^

-Kamae

The past two months...

2006-11-25T21:20:00.000+08:00

Wow. Over two months have passed since my last post. Time sure flies, huh?

I've been dead in my net life lately. I'm not as active as I was over two months ago. Quite a lot of things happened. It's not like those in my previous posts that it has been happy, or whatever. These past two months have been a series of ups and downs: learning to be independent, recovering from a loss, hanging on to God, and appreciating the unexpected blessings He gives when you thought He had indeed taken something away.

I really want to laugh because God had (and is continuing) to make me grow as a person. In the previous months, there were times when I would just want to give up, lose hope... be miraculously sick one day in order to be absent from school. School was, and still is, intoxicating. For the past two weeks, I was fed up from school. My brain couldn't study any longer. It wanted to explode. I had headaches, making me study less. Sometimes, tears wanted to drop from my eyes because I wanted to give up so badly, but everytime I see my parents, I know I cannot disappoint them. I needed to survive school. Everytime they talk to me and try to comfort me, this idea flash in my brain: "When I get through these sufferings, I'll look at them as the past, and I'll laugh and smile because I know I made it."

My first pet, Prince (dog), was supposed to celebrate his 9th birthday last Wednesday, November 22. (I cannot believe I'm starting to cry right now just talking about my dog.) He died over a month ago, last October 11 (which coincidentally is my cousin Nikka's 9th birthday), at about noon. I already knew that he was going away soon, but I don't want to talk about it. No matter what other people say, he will always be special to me. I knew something was wrong when I arrived home and I did not see him in his usual spot (in the entrance to our door), yet I never bothered asking anyone about what happened to him. I knew something was wrong. I was scared to find out exactly what that is, I knew that knowing the truth at that time (it was our last day of exam the next day) will make me lose my will to study. When my mother fetched me from school at my last day of examination, she then told me what happened to my dear pet. Of course, I cried. Who wouldn't? Yes, he is old. I knew he had a hard time roaming about the house. He didn't have the same strength he had back in the good old days. I also wanted him to rest. God gave Prince a lot of chances to live (yes, he almost died a lot of times.. about 3-4 times), and I cried each time. This time, even if I cried, it was different. This time I was prepared for what happened. Unlike the previous times when I cried because I did not want to let go yet, I cried because he was my first pet. He's special to me and I'm gonna miss him.

It was a surprise when our mini-schnauzer, Terrie, gave birth to two adorable puppies 6 days later. Who would've knew she was pregnant? I mean... she is so FAT. Nobody would know that she finally got hit by Toby, our pomeranian. (My tears have dried up now. I'm in a happy mood once again. ^_^) When I found out that Pie (I fondly call Prince "Pie") died, I said that I didn't like to have a new dog for a while. We still have 2 left anyway, and 3 dogs had been a handful. But unfortunately, (haha. Unfortunately indeed) God makes ways alright. He took away one, he replaced it with two, and it was an express replacement. ^_^ He is indeed an awesome God. I cannot express my thanks because it made my emotional recovery a lot easier... But you know what? It is hard to take care of puppies. Hahaha. ^_^

During the past weeks, I was able to do things I cannot do before. I actually read our English reading all by myself . (I'm so proud since my dad always sits by me with these.) I finally am not worrying about Prince coughing or not eating or whatever. I get loaded with tons of schoolwork, and even though if the task's herculean, I know I will make it. ^_^

Oh yeah, I forgot to say that me and 4 other Pisay people (Patrick Abarquez, Francis Infante, Homer Isidro and Joshua Lat), together with PKMNph pips went to the EXDragon Frontiers pre-release last November 5. ^_^ (Of course I need to mention Pokemon at least once in this incredibly long post.)

-Kamae

2nd Lieutenant reporting as ordered, sir!

2006-09-23T21:44:00.000+08:00

Oh, finally! I'm no longer a CAT officer candidate! I'm already an officer... thank goodness! After all those torturous, weight-loosing days.... finally, I already became a 2nd lieutenant, platoon leader of Alpha 2, the girls' "model platoon"... and what's more? There are only 9 girls in my platoon! Weee... Hahaha. That means easier computation jobs for me. Good.

By the way, I love the badge. It's a half-sphere, solid brass (making it look gold), about the size of your pinky, with a very faint line in its diameter (it's probably because of the mold. I don't think there should be a line there.). It reminds me of a pokeball or the Marsh badge (You know, Sabrina's badge?) or Jigglypuff (because I'm such a Jiggly-brain). Jerico was laughing about the fact that the thing that motivates me on becoming the officer is a badge that reminds me about Pokemon and the "lieutenant" title (You know, Lt. Surge... as in the gym leader of Vermillion city. Now, that makes me wonder... Is he a 1st or 2nd lieutenant? Hmmm...)

School has been hectis as usual, and I can't believe I'm being more studious! Hahaha. It's good to know that Pokemon is already in its Johto season and old fans are starting to get the Pokemon-fever again... Anyway, Till then!

-Kamae

Multiply

2006-09-09T11:50:00.000+08:00

I can't believe I actually made a Multiply account. Adn what was the reason I made one? I cannot comment! Hehehe. ^_^ I love putting comments on photos, so it was inevitable for me to register an account after more than 2 years of visiting other people's multiply. Here's the link to my page:

www.kamaeiniguez.multiply.com

I've uploaded some pictures in it. I plan to upload more soon. Till then! ^_^

-Kamae

Humanities Week and Happy Meals

2006-09-08T21:42:00.000+08:00

Phew!... At last! The ever torturous (yet always fun) Humanities Week is over! It was really stressful preparing for our class presentation in the Interpretative Dance. All of the sections competing really worked hard, and I congratulate all my batchmates for a work well done! ^_^ *applause* Even though if we didn't win... Actually me and Nico (especially Nico), cried because our dreams of winning at least third place was crushed. Our section may have not noticed it, but I also wanted to win in that contest... (I don't know why, but I'm always that kind of person who stays in the background of things.) As people always say, "God has a great plan for us." Who knows, maybe, we will bring home the bacon in our Paskorus (Christams choral competition)!

After tons of times being "sermoned" by my parents because of always letting them wait during this week (and the previous week... rawr the preparations we need to do for the Humanities Week), it was a good thing I endured them all, because My Mom... and Dad, whole-heatedly bought me those Pokemon Happy meals! (Happiness!!! ^_^) The Pokemon-crazy person in me (The part which can't live a day without doing anything pokemon-related... My instinct tells me to just do something related to Pokemon at least once a day... Or else, if I don't, that means something's wrong with me... I probably am sick, or I got amnesia. hehehe.) I currently have 4 of them, Lucario, Pikachu, Charizard and Mew... and I'll be completing them by the end of the week! (Happiness yet again.)

Oh yeah... The week before the Humanities Week, my Mom and I went to a bank and we lined up in a cashier in order to pay a SINGLE transaction... and it took us 40 minutes to reach the cashier! (Imagine the boredom of being in the bank with nothing to do.) Only to find out that we were in the wrong line! (Rawr the bank! They didn't even specify where you should line for which!)... Well, my waiting for my Mom paid off because she agreed to buy me Pokemon figurines (and 26 of them!!! Weee... Imagine how much I saved... 26 figurines X 25 php each figurine = ____ php) all to her expense! Patience does pay off after all! ^_^ (Now my only problem is where to put all my Pokemon stuff because my shelf dedicated to Pokemon figurines is already exploding.)

I promised to tell details about the Pokemon pre-release... well, aside from having fun in this event (and my parents going on a food trip inside the Podium due to waiting for me), I finally proved to myself that my brain has an analytical/ logical side! (Hooray for me! ^_^) I won 2 out of 4 matches (Not bad since I am one of the less than 5 girls in the tournament. ^_^), one of the matches wherein I was paired with Patrick. (Yes, Patrick. As in Patrick Abarquez, my tournament buddy, ex-classmate, chit-chat person, fellow Tsubasa Chronicle fan.) It was a very fun match... Well, because you can be yourself, make fun of your opponent when he makes a wrong move, when you got what you needed... and he wouldn't mind because he is your friend. ^_^ The most exciting match was probably the last round, wherein me and my oponent, Steve Abbu, ran out of time in our third match (having a 1-1 win), resulting to a draw... So, as expected, this led into a sudden-death match. (My first sudden-death ever.) My heart was racing and my hands were cold and shivering during this last round because losing this match meant losing a booster pack (Oh... the cheapstake that I am... doing everything just to get bargains... *sigh* In case you don't know, a booster pack is given to the winner of each round). The match was head-on, and since I had no option left, I used my always reliable technique, which is retreating my pokemon. If I didn't use this technique, I would've probably lost. In the end, Steve's defending pokemon was both paralyzed and poisoned, making me win! Weeee! That's the most intense match ever! Thank you Steve, for being a great opponent! *salutes*

Well... till my next exciting adventure! ^_^

-Kamae

What happened to me...

2006-08-28T22:22:00.000+08:00

Look what I got.

Last Wednesday, I (again) went crazy and bought Pokemon figurines. 50 all in all. (25 pesos each) Oh boy, ang gastos ko talaga. ^_^

The Pokemon 10th Anniversary Happy Meals have come out at Mcdo, after a long period of waiting. ^_^ I'm gonna buy those things!!!

BTW, the CAT candidate officers (I'm one of them...) and the Alpha platoon ran a distance of 1.5 miles a while ago. It was indeed very tiring...

Last but not the least, (this post is incredibly short due to assignments I still need to do ^_^) I really loved the pre-release of Ex Crystal Guardians held at the Podium yesterday... More details on my next post. ^_^

Till then!

-Kamae

Happiness

2006-08-19T14:59:00.001+08:00

After a million years, I finally have a new blog template! *applause* Weee... It's Pokemon... yet again. I can't help putting Pokemon in almost everything I do. Hahaha.

Guess what? The impossible happened. I was not able to watch Pokemon yesterday and Pokemania a while ago. I went in a major sleep-a-thon. I slept for about 15 hours. Why? I was too tired with school work. I worked up with my Life Sci portfolio until 2 AM last Thursday (actually, that's already Friday), woke up at 6 am, went to school, then ran 5 laps around the track and field oval plus 30 pumpings (It's a CAT-thing). Plus, I've been sleeping past midnight this past week. *sigh* Oh well... as I always say, that's life. ^_^

I still have this Filipino board game of ours to do... and don't forget to visit Pokemon Philippines! ^_^ Till then!

-Kamae

Busy. Busy. Busy.

2006-08-16T19:19:00.000+08:00

Too many things have been happening to my life that I have no time to write them down. School work has also been keeping me away from my blogging routine. ^_^ I cannot believe I haven't posted for more than 20 days! (shocking for me...) Anyway, I'll post about what happened to me in this almost-a-month hiatus. ^_^ I really had fun this month. Especially in the Nationals (July 29). ^_^ Here's a group pic for those who are curious about the said event. ^_^

L to R: Karllo Mayordomo, Micael Diaz de Rivera, Kamae Iniguez, Patrick Abarquez, TC Andallaza, Ron Luna

-Kamae

What a week.

2006-07-21T21:40:00.000+08:00

I can't believe I missed Pokemon today! (Good thing I've watched that episode tons of times already because I have a VHS copy of it. But it was still sad. I missed Pokemon on a Friday!) I was so tired from school that I snoozed off for 2 hours after I arrived home. -_- My past two days were pretty stressful.

Thursday. It was really a happy day. I fortunately passed our (crazy) Math long test, which was super hard (To give you a picture of the difficulty level, only 6 of us passed in our section.), my Filipino long test was good... but the Cadet Officer Candidate (COC) Physical Training was torturous. My body is still aching right now (It's a good thing I love body aches. hehehe.) because we, the officers who weren't able to get their rifles before, went through some sort of "initiation" to get our rifles. We did that frog-walk with our hands crossing over, holding our ankles around a 50 foot aisle, ran 5 laps around that same aisle, crawled (Like a snake, not like a baby. With your butt down. Imagine how hard it is to drag yourself -_-) 100 feet, and did 30 squat-rests (Imagine doing these consecutively, it will give your body pain.)... At least, after that, we finally got our rifles! Weeee! Even if I've got a lot of body pain plus tons of those "touchy spots" especially in my arms and legs, I'm happy that I achieved my goal. Thanks to God, the people who believed in me... and my dear Ash cap. (Ash cap?!?! What the?!) Yes, my Ash cap. You know, from Pokemon? The red and black hat with a green half-pokeball logo? That's it. It partly gave me strength to do those stuff. In our physical training, we were required to have caps, and I chose my Ash cap. ^_^ Did you know I was already (Voluntarily, of course. You might think I'm nuts. ^_^) disillusioning that I was a Caterpie, an Ekans, or a Pokemon Master. Hahaha. Hey, at least it helped, right!? ^_^

So... we need to give our rifles names, ei? Our rifles are our wives (if you are a boy) or our husbands (if you are a girl). Since I can't name my rifle Jigglypuff (Why do I have to name it a boy!!! Well, I said that Jigglypuff can be a boy because its a species, but no!!! People said that the name was feminine. -_-), I'll name it Ash instead!!! Hehehe. (*sing-song voice* Kamae is going crazy!!!) ^_^

Well, today was also happy and stressful. Our subjects were totally fine, but once again, CAT takes toll on my life and drives me tired yet again. Me and my co-officer candidates were assigned to Bravo-2 (Fortunately, Bravo-2 are all girls. ^_^), and I used up all my voice during the discussion of the Armed Forces of the Philippines History. (My voice is loud, the only problem was, I was speaking in open-air! I needed to exert extra effort! -_-) For those who do not know, I get really tired after declaming, discussing in class, etc. Even if I love using my voice a lot, I really get tired after. I guess that's the difference between me and Jigglypuff... It doesn't get tired after singing, while I on the other hand, do. ^_^

Well, that's all for now! I'm happy that the Pokemon Nationals is just 8 days away! Till then!!!

Wow. I'm still alive.

2006-07-19T18:47:00.000+08:00

Wow. I haven't posted for 13 days. Time seems to fly so fast... or maybe, Pisay had just taken all my strength and some of my brain cells. argh.

I haven't been able to get a good sleep lately. I sleep 6 hours or less, even though if my average sleeping time is 10 hours. Imagine the sleepiness I've been going through. -_-

Let's see... Even though if I want to die as a student (maybe AS a Pisay student), I still need to go on because nothing can make me miss the Pokemon TCG National Championships (which is just 10 days from now! Weeee!). It's my most awaited Poke-moment for 4 years. haha. Plus, the week after that, I'll still need to take the UPCAT. And guess what time I'll take it? 6:30. AM. o_O Oh well... good luck to me in waking up on that day!

I guess that's all for now. I'll try my best to post again frequently, like the good old times... Well, till then! And A VERY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MOM!!! ^_^

-Kamae

At last, it will be Friday again tomorrow...

2006-07-06T19:20:00.000+08:00

Complete the Sentence: Fourth year can really be so ___________...

Let's see... It can be stressful, hectic and crazy. Well, at least for the study part, it is. Since I've been in my last year as a high school student in a not-so-ordinary high school, sometimes, I think I'm starting to get really tired. (It's not that I don't want to learn... It just expects too much from you.) Let's see... my requirements for next week are: 1. Biology long test, 2. Chemistry long test, 3. Physics long test, 4. Math long test, 5. Com Sci Long Test, 6. Research- Review of Related Literature... and that;s just the major requirements... *sigh* That's why I do not spend much time studying when I am "free"... I just get burned out. (For the people who are worrying about me, don't worry, I'm still alive! Thank goodness there's Pokemon in Cartoon Network! Haha... Well, that's part of the reason I'm still sane... ^_^)

English this week was not traumatizing at all. I don't know what happened to our teacher, but all I can say is, she's more reasonable (her quizzes) now, and I wish that she would stay the same. Hehehe. ^_^ (I must say that a great burden from my shoulders were taken away because of her "sweeter" quizzes. ^_^)

Well... I guess that's all for now! I still need to study a bit (hmph. Why should studying be inevitable... -___-), and make a decent customized deck soon (for the Pokemon Nationals, of course)! ^_^

-Kamae

After a long long time...

2006-07-03T21:08:00.002+08:00

I know I haven't posted for a long long time. School work has really been eating me up. And... don't forget I need rest too... Fourth year is just so stressful. It was a good thing I was able to unwind by going out with Patrick to Robinson's Galleria last Saturday! (Weeee! ^_^)

So.... what did we do there? We went and played "Dance Revo" in "Timezone", then we went to "Toys R Us"! Of course, who wouldn't like to see it, anyway? Patrick got his picture with Patrick (Star) then we went inside! Oh. It was kid's paradise. If I was a kid and I had all the money in the world, I would have bought all the Barbies there! (hahahaha.) After going to "Toys R Us", we went to "Tom's World" (an arcade, for those who have never heard about it) just because of one reason... I saw a Pikachu ride there! Hahaha. I got my picture taken with it, of course. ^_^ (The Pikachu's a bit larger than me!)

After that, we went TCG shopping (Pokemon TCG, BTW). So I searched for booster packs and sought some advice from what Patrick calls "Addict People".... Hahaha. At least in Pokemon cards, they are... But in general, I am one of the true addicts! *evil laugh* I'm getting crazy again.... Well, back to my sane world...

Well, today we (5 girls from the Life Sci class) went to this Biotechnology Forum in that "Bureau of Soils thingy..." I cannot remember its whole name. Oh well. It was really interesting. I'm so glad I was able to attend it! I loved the makapuno discussion! (Oh. My connection to food. Puuuuu!!! ^_^)

Well, the week before ,since as you know, I haven't posted, I was able to finish all of Tsubasa Chronicle Season 1 and up to Episode 9 of Season 2. It's a really addicting anime. ^_^ (Of course, who wouldn't love Syaoran-Sakura and all the other characters of CLAMP put in one single anime... hihihi) Hope they release the other episodes soon!!!

Got to go study! Till then!

-Kamae

English et al.

2006-06-22T18:04:00.000+08:00

I just failed my first-ever quiz in English 4. Well, everyone in our class failed. Our teacher, Mrs. Oblepias, is just way strict with essays. She's not a bad teacher, don't get me wrong. She's actually good! It's just that she's terrible when in comes to scrutinating and checking papers. Somehow, getting this 3/15 score in our quiz challenged me to exert more effort on our next requirements. Next time, I'm gonna get the closest I can get to perfect!!! (I have this Ash Ketchum attitude again. Oh well, at least Pokemon gives me a positive outlook in life. hahaha. ^_^)

Well, aside from failing on my first-ever English quiz, I finally got a new TV in my room! At last, I can finally watch the shows I want in my room. At peace. Unlike my old TV that has a really choppy signal and resolution. ^_^

Yey! It's Friday tomorrow! ^_^

-Kamae

Japanimation... and school

2006-06-21T20:36:00.000+08:00

Last Sunday (By the way, I studied and made my homework that Saturday because I wanted my Sunday to be as "free" as possible.), after planning for about a month to go to Japanimation (A shop selling anime stuff, obviously.) which is near my Lolo's house, I was finally able to make it there! (Thanks Anjo for "advertising" that shop to me. I really enjoyed "digging for Pokemon". hahaha.) This was the kind of shop that I like. everything was mixed together, and you need to dig a box-like container filled with different things and find something unexpectedly. I love that kind of shopping, it's really exciting. It's my favorite kind of way to shop, actually. ^_^ (Kamae says to herself: Hello, Kamae. You only shop for Pokemon, remember? You never really shop for anything else? Hahaha.)

Then comes Monday. Guess what? I've been voted that dreaded "P-position" (Go figure. It has 9 letters, and it is not related to Pokemon... hahaha. To Ron and Anjo: I guess I'm welcome in your club. hahaha.). Hopefully, Graviton won't be as bad as Strontium. I got major Psyduck migranes last year. I'm so dead with my Dad when he figures out I'm in this position again... He already said, "Anak, wag ka na ulit mag-p********, ha." Aside from me, my parents also get headaches because of my headache-causing job. hehehe. Well, I can't let the class down, and I definitely do not want the class to go bye-bye instantly when it comes to class presentations/ activities like the interpreative dance, right? Hehehe. ^_^

Hmmm.... Tuesday, nothing much really happened. I just had my first elective class (Life Science), and I'm so happy! I love my groupmates!!! ^_^ *Hugs Patrick and Jerico*

Today... well... I got to "educate" my friends about Pokemon again!!! (especially the history part on how Satoshi Tajiri got his inspiration. hehehe) ... I don't know why, I have this certain accomplished-feeling when I get to share my love for Pokemon to other people. Haha. Then, we had P.E., which is swimming. Then, we have one of these few cases of "early dismissal day", where we are dismissed by 1:40. Weeee! I had a good nap today (It was a perfect nap. I slept for 3 hours. Who wouldn't, anyway? You are so tired from swimming, you just took a bath, it's 3 o' clock which means it's siesta time, and it is raining!). Well... I guess that's all for now! ^_^

-Kamae

Glasses, crying and fourth year

2006-06-16T21:57:00.000+08:00

Last Wednesday, I got one of the major revelations in life... I need glasses. As in, eye glasses. Hahaha. I have astigmatism and it looks like I'm near-sighted. ^_^ So... my mother let me pick an eye glass frame, and guess what color I chose? Pink! And why pink, you ask? Because of... *drumroll* Jigglypuff!!! Hahaha. (Kamae, you are really crazy. Hihihi. ^_^) So, from now on, I'll be wearing glasses when I'm looking at things far from me, like the blackboard with writings on it. Argh. Well, I'm still not used to the feeling wearing it because it feels, well, different. Anyway, I like the way I look with glasses. ^_^ I look more mature. ^_^ (As if I think "that" mature. Hahaha. ^_^)

Yesterday, Thursday, was one of the few days I had no urge to open the computer at all. Very untypical of me. I was too tired. All I did when I came home from school was nap, wake up and watch Pokemon while eating, read a chapter in our economics book, read my daily Scripture, then go to sleep. I'm just really, really tired.

Well, today, after I watched Pokemon in Cartoon Network, I decided to watch a Pokemon movie! (How typical of me to bombard myself with more Pokemon after having Pokemon. Hahaha.) And guess what I decided to watch? Pokemon 4ever!!! Yes, Celebi, the voice of the forest. As usual, I cried and cried again. It's not because of Celebi, though. I didn't even cry when Celebi died. ^_^ It was because of Ash and Sam's friendship. It conquers time. (I am sobbing again.... Waaah.) It was so touching when Professor Oak was looking through his sketchbook and he said the words, "It seems like it was just yesterday.". All along he knew that Ash was the boy he met before and even if he kept that part of his life a secret, he had always treasured that moment. (I am crying right now. So much for my weekly crying ritual. Well, that's good. It releases stress. Did you know? People who cry have long lives because they release their stress. Haha. Now I'm smiling again. ^_^) Well, I love this movie along with Pokemon 8: Mew and the Castle of Choas. Guess what the common theme was? Both friendships formed in theose movies conquer time! ^_^

Ash, Sam and Celebi flying through the forest ^_^

Well. That's all for now!

-Kamae

"First Day of School" is equal to "Busy-ness"

2006-06-13T22:05:00.000+08:00

It's just the first day of school and I am already burned out. Can you believe that? There are so many things to do, more specifically, so many things to study. Indeed, it is very different from my first year stay in Pisay wherein our teachers just play with us. Many problems are resting on my mind right now, like: "Will there be a quiz tomorrow?", "What will our Research topic be?". Really really crazy day.

When i got home from school, I slept right away in our living room. I didn't have time to change from my uniform to my so-called pambahay because I was really tired. Before I went to sleep, thoughts like reading on Economics and Physics kept recurring in my brain.

I woke up from my "nap" at about 7:20 pm. Great. Just in time for you-know-what!!! *happiness fills the room* Pokemon and eating dinner! Weeeee! What a nice combo! I'm so happy that Pokemon already (again) exists in the Philippines. I'm sure it will really be handy when I need to boost my enrgy to study... hihihi... ^_^

Well... got to go study!!!

-Kamae

School starts tomorrow...

2006-06-12T20:06:00.000+08:00

I am trying (right now) to savor every moment of summer freedom (So much for Endependence day... hehe) left in me... This is the last time/ day for at least 9 months that I don't need to worry about my academics while playing/ surfing on the net, sleeping till I-don't-know-when, watching television, etc. Waaaah. I'll surely miss this long vacation from the real world I call "school". I'll be facing subject/ topic-based books again, be shocked to find out that there's a surprise quiz today, be forced to cram requirements because you don't have any other time left... Oh well... I'm surely gonna miss summer... I wish time could just stop right now!!!

Oh well, life has to go on... ^_^ I can't do anything to stop events from happening, right?! *laughs*

-Kamae

Senior Re-Orientation

2006-06-09T20:43:00.000+08:00

As I said in my last post, today was our "Senior Re-orientation" seminar. Well... I got to know who my teachers for the year ahead are, and I really like them!!! Weeee! ^_^ About my elective, my first choice changed from Viscomm (Well, for those people who do not know, it's art in a brand new level.) to Life Sci!!! (Well, it tackles topics about evolution, genetics, and the like.) Hehehe. I really think Life Science is interesting because you make those fun projects about stuff like "The Science of Kissing", "The Future is Wild", and storybooks. So... If I get accepted there, I'd surely take is as my elective class! ^_^

Hmmm... what else? Classes for us start on June 13, the day after Independence Day. I'll be looking forward to it, even though I am not prepared at all to become a senior and go to school once again!!! Plus, I still need to finish Mythology by Edith Hamilton (I hope this will not cause me problems... I love myths!!! ^_^), find a decent proposal and (a) groupmate(s) for Research, not to mention that I should also read, read and read... especially in Economics... *sigh* Oh well, as I always say, that's life...

Till next time! (Please support "Keep-Kamae's-expanding-Pokemon-collection-growing campign"... When on earth will I stop advertising this?!... By the way, Jigglypuff was so cute in the episode, "Attack of the Prehistoric Pokemon", a while ago... *Jigglypuff secretly makes an evil laugh*) ^_^

-Kamae

Still in denial stage...

2006-06-08T20:09:00.000+08:00

I've hibernated for quite a long time... Actually, 7 days... ^_^ I am still not ready to begin with school (On June 13)!!! Waaaah... *Jigglypuff shows its big glassy eyes* I still want to sleep, play and be on vacation!!!

Well, tomorrow will be our "Senior Re-orientation" (That's what it says so in the programme.) and we will be "prepared" for whatever might be happening in our fourth and final year in Pisay. (Waaaah. I'll miss Pisay!!! *cries*) I must be prepared for next week, because it's the start of another torturous (yet fun and memorable ^_^) year.

Anyway... about what happened to me in the previous days while my blog was on hiatus... This was the first time that I ever watched 2 movies in a cinema within 1 week. My family watched X-men 3 (Weeee... I love this movie. Best X-men movie so far. *robot voice* Need-to-watch-Superman-Returns... Kamae, why do you have to be such a superhero buff?) and The Omen (It's what I'd call a fictional account of the young antichrist. I'd classify its genre as a-little-bit-of-horror. It's a pretty interesting movie... I never pictured the antichrist as a little boy.). Aside from that, my father bought me a little dog plushie that looks exactly like Terrie/ Terri/ (however her name should be spelled; we really haven't decided with it.), my Mini Schnauzer!!! The plushie is sooo cute. I'm really infatuated with it... ^_^ (It was plushie-love at first sight. hihihi...)

Starting today, I'll be sleeping when the clock strikes at 10:00 pm. (Yes, you heard that right.) Why? Because my father (the same one who gave me the plushie... duh) got mad at me yesternight (Yes, yesternight. Not yesterday.) and gave me a long sermon about my obedience, my reading the Bible, my saying that I will be a good girl, sleeping so late at night, etc. So, he set my curfew at 10:00 to get me prepared for school, for me not to get sick, etc. I cried during that sermon because I was guilty. (Bad Kamae, Bad!!! *Jigglypuff draws grafitti all over Kamae's face.* Hey, that's what fathers are for, right? they give you long sermons, tender-loving-care, food, allowance... Pokemon... Did I say Pokemon?! Oops. My tongue slipped. ^_^) I admit, I usually tend to slack off (and I really slack a lot during summers) because laziness gets to me. Well Kamae, it's back to reality!!! ^_^

Jigglypuff finally made its appearance on TV (again) after 5 long years! (I missed you, Jigglypuff!!! Welcome back!!! Weeee!!! ^_^) Jigglypuff is soooooo cute! ^_^ Hahahaha. Me and my bias with Jigglypuff as the cutest Pokemon in the world. Hahaha. (Remember, don't ever fight with me as to who is the cutest Pokemon, especially if it's a "Pikachu vs. Jigglypuff" debate... Only 2 things can result to this debate: 1. You will lose and run out of words in defending your Pokemon, or 2. I won't talk to you for at least 1 week. Hehehe. I'm serious about that. ^_^ That's what really happens to people who tell me someone's cuter than my dear Jigglypuff. ^_^)

It's almost 9 o' clock now and I need to take a bath soon! Till my next post!

-Kamae

P.S. Please support Keep-Kamae's-expanding-Pokemon-collection-growing-campaign by donating to me your Pokemon stuff (Yes, especially the ones you don't like.). I'll be keeping them for as long as I can (Even if I'm already old. ^_^) and you can check on them anytime and you'll be sure that they're okay!!! ^_^

Enrollment day...

2006-05-31T23:16:00.000+08:00

I am sooo tired... Today was one busy day... UPCAT mock exam in LSC, enrollment in Pisay, and a family gathering in my Lolo's house. So, as expected,, I came home late and tired. Oh well.

So... my fourth year section is... *drumroll* Graviton!!! Here's its description from Wikipedia since I don't really know what it was before I read it... I find the definition cool, though. hehe.

In physics, the graviton is a hypothetical elementary particle that transmits the force of gravity in some quantum gravity theories. If it exists, the graviton must be massless (because the gravitational force has unlimited range) and must have a spin of 2 (because gravity is a second-rank tensor field).

There is no hope of detecting gravitons in the foreseeable future^{[citation needed]}. They are postulated because of the success of the Standard Model at modelling the behavior of all other forces of nature with similar particles: electromagnetism with the photon, the strong interaction with the gluons, and the weak interaction with the W and Z bosons. However, naive attempts to extend the Standard Model with gravitons run into serious theoretical difficulties. The analogy which motivates the introduction of gravitons is controversial, because of gravitation's special role (in general relativity) of defining the spacetime in which other events take place. The Standard Model requires a fixed background spacetime.

Woah. So... that's the section I'm going to be stuck in for my final year (staying) in Pisay, huh? Well... I guess it's going to be one exciting school year! (and hopefully, a very memorable one as well. ^_^)

Till then! Got to go sleep! I still have review classes tomorrow!!!

-Kamae

P.S. By the way, I still have my Keep-Kamae's-expanding-Pokemon-collection-growing-campaign. ^_^ You can donate your old Pokemon stuff (any Pokemon stuff) to me. It will really make me happy, and for sure, I'll be keeping it for such a long time (plus, I'll always remember my donors). ^_^

It's Saturday today...

2006-05-27T22:14:00.000+08:00

2 more days and I will be back to LSC trying to understand the lessons taught there. 2 more days till Jerico's birthday (Happy Birthday, Worldness!) and I still don't have a gift for him. 1 day passed since I finished downloading and watching High School Musical (The movie was a usual teenage movie, boy-meets-girl-and-falls-in-love-with-her-and-vice-versa plot with some twists. What makes this movie stand out is the music... and don't forget the awesome choreography... Yeah). 1 hour to go before it actually becomes Sumday and I will go to church again (weeeee.... ^_^). It's been a nice week so far.

I'm really looking forward Wednesday, May 31. this is the day I'll see part of my future for 10 months. These 10 months will be memorable since this will be the last 10 months I'm going to stay in Pisay wearing that uniform that looks like a maternity-blouse-over-a-picnic-mat-palda, eat those oh-so-familiar-tasting-caf-food, and be with those good old friends of mine since first year. Oh well, life must go on. ^_^

Well... till next time! I need to take a bath and go to sleep... hahaha. If you don't mind, please take a quiz I made. ^_^ (you'll get to know more about me!!! Tsk. Tsk.)

To take the quiz, click here.

-Kamae

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

2006-05-25T19:02:00.000+08:00

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants... this DVD was given to me as a pasalubong... Okay, so you choose what DVD you like... choose between Batman Begins, Madagascar, Shrek 2, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and that- The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. I've heard a lot about the "Traveling Pants" so I decided to get that one. I thought it was a good choice since it says "A rare movie that women of any age will appreciate."... and indeed it was true.

The first time I heard about this (or rather, read) was from Ray-ray's blog. It's actually her template. There was this quote "Laugh. Cry. Share the Pants." At first I thought, "Woah? How could that happen? (Share the pants.) Weird...", but after I finished watching the movie (yesterday), I understood what those words meant. It meant that the bond between those 4 friends, their memories and their unconditional love for each other will always prevail, even as time passes by. "Traveling Pants", as I like to call it, is a story about friendship (I easily fall for that theme. I know I mentioned that before... hehe.) and growing up. The movie had a "real" feeling in it (Why? It's not all about the mushy falling in love stuff... hehehe.)... and I must say, it's a must watch movie for all the people out there who want to know how strong a friendship can be... ^_^ (I guess boys can appreciate it too... hahaha. even if it's full of girly stuff.)

Oh well... I have no girl friends who grew up with me... All I'm stuck with is my boy cousin (9 months younger) who lives next door for as long as I could remember... -__- (Cousy, if you ever read this, don't get angry!!! ^_^) We played dolls, robots, lego, stuffed-toys, make-up clubs/ houses/ shops, PlayStation... practically everything that can be played... Even if we quarreled (change "quarreled" into "quarrel") every now and then (Especially when it comes to that 7-letter "P" word...), he'll always be a great part of me. (That's what I realized after the movie. *sob* *happy tear drop falls down*)

...Since I can't wait for the June 25 premiere of High School Musical, I'm actually downloading it!!! (98.7% of download completed) I hope I can watch it later... and till next time!!! It's 7:30! Gotta watch Pokemon!!! ^_^

-Kamae

A tiring yet fun day

2006-05-23T22:07:00.000+08:00

After my review class, we headed to my uncle's house in Xavierville to visit my balikbayan relatives. We went to Powerplant (and it was my first time to ever step in that mall... weird.) and we wall climbed! Yeah! ^_^ In my first climb, I just went for that flat-wall-with-rock-things-in-it... and I breezed through it, as if it was second-nature to me. (I love climbing just about anything, you know.) So, I tried the pretty hard one... I had a hard time climbing this one, it had this 90 degree dent before the last few steps, and I had a hard time pulling myself up. It looked easy, but it was sooo hard! I think it took me 30 minutes to finish that one. (Okay, I didn't exactly finish it. I was short by one rock. My energy was all drained out.) I wouldn't have pushed through if it wasn't for my determination (I'm a perfectionist, plus my Ash Ketchum attitude always keeps me going.) and Tito Mark's cheering up and support, I wouldn't have achieved that height. Woah. It felt so good. It was as if I was standing on top of the world... even though if I'm only about 50 feet off the ground... hahaha. I actually got a small wound on my palm because of that climbing, and my body right now is aching; but I like that feel. It feels good to know that you experience pain, you know... Well, at least for me. ^_^

After the wall climb, we ate at Jollibee, then headed to Fully Booked. I got my K-Zone June ish! (Yey for me!!!) Too bad, the Pokemon-part is only 2 pages long... It's about the "Top 6 Most Wanted Pokemon"... and Jigglypuff was only the host. hmph. (Jiggly!!! *angry squeal* Jigglypuff about to get its magic marker and draw all over the place.) Of course, Pikachu was Top 1 again.... rrrrrrr... (Jiggly!!! Jiggly puff puff puff!!! *crying* Translation: Waah!!! Why does it have to be always Pikachu!!!)

Then... because of my insisting that we go to Kidz Station, we went there, and I found... Pokemon!!! Yes, Pokemon!!! I was staring at them the whole time, trying to decide which one to buy... Then a boy of about 6 named Antonio suddenly said to me, "My name's Antonio! I'm going to buy Pokemon!!!" Wow. I was happy. Nothing's better than knowing that Pokemon's very very alive (Well... when it comes to Pokemon stuff of course.). I found out that this Antonio boy comes to Kidz Station everyday and buys 2 Pokemon figurines (Why 2? His dad limits him to only 2 per day.) everyday. Not surprisingly, the staff there already know him and asks him questions like "Who's this Pokemon?" Of course, he can't answer the others (like bellossom and heracross); and since I was there, I answered the question myself. Hahaha. Antonio's face lit up when he saw that I was knowledgeable about Pokemon. So, I gave him a small Pokemon talk about which evolves to which and the different Pokemon species (based on the figurines displayed, of course). The staff listened to me. Wow. Amazing!

I ended up getting this Pikachu keychain (since I had almost all the figurines displayed there... haha.) and later asked one of the staff if there were any other Pokemon-stuff they sold. I found out that all the decks were sold out and that only booster packs were left! Wow. Pokemon's really getting strong, alright. I can't wait for the National Championships!!! Yahoo!!!

Well... I still need to study for our Chemistry class for tomorrow. Till my next adventure!!!

-Kamae

I've got the LSS... again.

2006-05-22T20:37:00.000+08:00

I can't believe that a song's stuck in my head again. After "Two Perfect Girls for Me" from Pokemon, more commonly known as Brock's song, (Anjo and Ron dealt "it" with me... Thank you, guys!!!), "Breaking Free" from Disney Channel's High School Musical is stuck in my head. (Oh Kamae, why do songs often get stuck in your head?! -__-) Why? I love the tune, and the lyric's good too. Plus, I'm such a sucker for Disney songs. (For those people who think that I only like Pokemon, I also love Disney and other anime as well. But of course, Pokemon's my numero uno.)

The song talks about reaching your dreams... and pursuing your heart's desire. (Yeah, like I have my "special someone"... Hahaha.) Well... I can't wait to see the whole movie in Disney Channel soon!!! ^_^ Gotta study for Bio now. We still have our review class tomorrow!!!

We’re soarin’, flyin’
There’s not a star in heaven
That we can’t reach
If we’re trying
So we’re breaking free

-Kamae

My Pokemon Profession

2006-05-20T19:15:00.000+08:00

I took this quiz for fun. Just to lighten the mood of this blog of mine abit. ^_^

You scored as Pokemon Gym Leader. Like Misty and Brock, you are a Pokemon Gym Leader! With your skills, people from all over the world come to challenge you in hopes of obtaining a badge! You specialize in one or two types of pokemon and are known for them! You are the only thig standing in trainers way of becoming a Pokemon Champion!

Pokemon Trainer

90%

Pokemon Gym Leader

90%

Pokemon Professor

80%

Pokemon Photographer

70%

A Pokemon Contest champion

70%

Pokemon Director

50%

A Wild Pokemon

50%

What is your pokemon profession?
created with QuizFarm.com

Haha... Even if I hadn't mentioned Pokemon in my previous posts, my message to all the people out there is, I still love Pokemon!!! ^_^

Random Thought: Boy I wish Pokemon are true! If they were, then I would've been a trainer already! Haha...

-Kamae

Thoughts after my review class...

2006-05-20T17:45:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, when I was waiting for my Mom to fetch me in front of Greenwich, a boy of about 8-10 years old approached me and a friend, asking for money. He approached my friend first, "'Te, akin nalang yang pagkain mo." he said, pointing at my friend's Jollibee plastic bag.
"Wala na 'tong laman."
The boy snatched the plastic from her and searched for food in it, but he found nothing. So, he approached me.
"'Te, pahingi po ng pera." he said to me repeatingly. I felt so bad because I don't like to give that boy money, I like to give that boy food to make sure that he will be the one who benefits from his begging. I had no choice but to pretend that he doesn't exist.

I know that he (the boy) might think that I don't care about him, but everytime I lay my eyes on kids like these, I get very sad because I never experienced all that hard begging when I was their age.

While that boy's begging, I kept asking myself (or rather praying) "God, what can I do?"

I want to help these people, but right now, I don't know how (personally, that is). I also want to help this country of mine. Many of our man-power are migrating to richer pastures, while these people are stuck here suffering. I know that God loves the Philippines, and He promised that one of these days, the Philippines will be Asia's capital. I don't know when this will happen, but I know it will; we just need to help God to fulfill this prophecy.

-Kamae

P.S. To all the people out there, sorry if I'm too serious in my recent posts. I wish I could have a lighter tone after this post. I think I'm getting too too (I'm just exaggerating) serious... Noooooooooooooo! o_O Oh well, that's life. ^_^

The Day My Lola Died

2006-05-18T13:35:00.000+08:00

Five days ago, last Saturday. The last (Socorro "Coring" Roxas Iniguez) of my 2 Lolas died. That's the reason I suddenly had no mood to write anything in this blog for quite a while. I may not see Lola quite often; we don't talk a lot either, but she has somehow managed to make me miss her a lot now that she's gone. As I'm writing this entry, I remember all those crazy questions I asked her when I was a kid. Of course, she answers them, but her answers are really funny, even though if she doesn't mean to be funny. That fact alone makes her really hard to forget. I'll give you an example:

6-year-old Kamae: Lola, pano niyo inaayos yung buhok niyo?!
(Silly me... haha. I never saw a comb in her room. that is why I am so curious...)
Lola: Ginagamit ko kamay ko. Ganito oh. (with matching actions of her combing her hair using her hand)
Inside 6-year-old Kamae's mind: Kaya pala ganun ung hati ng buhok niya!!! *laughs in mind*

I've always found that memory humorous. It's really funny that my Lola doesn't even bother using a comb! It's one of those unusual things about her.

Aside from this "unusual thing", I also call her my "SuperLola". You ask me why? At age 85, she mops the floor everytime there's high tide in their house (the water keeps coming in from the door and she keeps mopping it out without fail until who-knows-when), goes up and down very steep stairs with only 1 foot wide steps, goes to watch movies in the cinema with her younger sister, helps my Dad out in the clinic by making paper bags and telling patients this and that about how they should take care of themselves while they're sick, has managed to still keep her bones intact after falling from those very steep stairs, and has cheated death a lot of times before she finally went home to God. I don't know where she gets these powers, it's just so amazing. God has blessed her with such a wonderful life.

She was 93 when she passed away this May 13, 2006. Lola, like other people in this age, just died because of her old age. Like other people this old too, she experienced being bed-ridden (and that's for 4 years); I know that this condition is very hard. I cannot imagine myself just lying on bed all-day, all-night. My father used to pray, since he was little, that his parents will get to know the Lord before they die. Of course, He never fails granting the desires of our hearts. He answered my dad's prayer, and these last 4 years of Lola's life made her stronger in God's faith.

I may miss Lola now, but I am very happy that she finally is in that special place where she belongs.

-Kamae

The Horror--- of English

2006-05-12T17:56:00.000+08:00

Today was our 5th day of class in my review session, and thank goodness, we had English... Well, that's what I thought, at least.

At 7:55 am, our English teacher walked into the room... and I was freaked out. She looks just like 2 of my batchmates in school. It was like I was staring at ______'s face while she was teaching English. Freaky. I never imagined ______ teaching English to me. Hahaha.

The first one hour and thirty minutes of her teaching us was really... uh... sleepy. Her teaching knocks you out as fast as Jigglypuff's song. Seriously. So, her speed of teaching was good; she explains well; but she just doesn't click that much among students. I can't understand why there are those kinds of teachers.

After those one hour and thirty minutes, our teacher gave us a test. Woah, I was shocked. "A test after only one hour and thirty minutes of the session? What?!" Good thing the test turned out okay. After the test, we had a thirty minute break, and by eleven o' clock, she taught, yet again. This time, I wasn't able to take those second-naps (see: blinking, only a bit longer) because she anounced that there was another quiz before we get dismissed! So, even if her teaching, as I said, was as good at Jigglypuff's singing, I wasn't able to sleep. ^_^

Yehey! It's finally Friday. At least I can take a two-day break from my review class, ^_^

-Kamae

I think I lost my brain cells.

2006-05-09T15:21:00.000+08:00

Today is the second day of our review class, and my brain is still not functioning well after that 4-hour non-stop mock "whatever" test we took yesterday, which was about 385 items. It was really crazy. At first, it was easy, but as I made it through the end, some of my brain's screws got loose and the gears weren't working properly as it was an hour before. All I can do then was make my best guess...

Guess what? After I finished the test, I had this headache which lasted for the entire day. I had trouble doing the homework assigned to us because that non-stop thinking for 4 hours straight will really drive you nuts.

In our class today, we reviewed Math 1. Good. Math 1. I just needed to pay attention on those parts I forgot, the rest of it, I spent doodling comic strips about how boring the session was. ^_^ Well, even if the lesson was boring, (Can you imagine 3 hours and 30 minutes of nothing but Math? The horror!!!) it was fruitful. Why? My drawing powers were suddenly rushing through my hands again and I was able to make proportional, decent-looking, full-body human cartoons again! Weeee! ^_^

Well, Till then! Gotta rest my brain! ^_^

-Kamae

Waiting sure was worth it!!!

2006-05-07T20:37:00.000+08:00

I may have not told you this... but did you know I was heart-broken last March because I didn't get that birthday present that I really like? Yes, I was really in tears when I found out that the store which sold those Pokemon gold-plated trading cards (a collector's item, mind you) closed that Sunday after my birthday... when I decided that I want it as a birthday present. I insisted that we go to Robinsons Galleria, only to find out that I will be heart-broken afterwards...

But you know what? The past is past. God gave me more than Pokemon gold-plated cards. I was blessed afterwards with knowing people who have the same passion for Pokemon like me, Pokemon being able to air in the Philippines again (I waited for 4 or 5 years for that to happen.), and also, after that incident, my Pokemon collection continued to grow 25% more (and is still growing). ^_^ I finally got over that heart-breaking (Yes, I know it's just Pokemon, but that was really heart-breaking for me...) experience.

But this trip to Robinsons a while ago let me suddenly remember that gold-plated trading card when I saw that the shop hadn't actually closed, it was just relocated to another level! I was so happy... I knew that I might still have the chance of getting that gold-plated trading card, so I asked my dad to go with me there...

I looked around and about in the shop. They said that it (gold-plated trading card/s) was already sold out. Okay... then it's not for me. My dad said beforehand that if it was for me, it will be there to wait. Of course, I still looked around, there might be some Pokemon stuff still left there anyway. Why not just take one last look?

I found some Pokemon stuff. Yehey! That disappointed feeling of mine suddenly turned to happiness when I saw a Butterfree drinking glass and a Pokemon pillow case! "Okay God, maybe that gold-plated card was not for me, but thank You that you gave me something else to erase that disappointment of mine." Suddenly, the saleslady said to my dad, "Sir, is this what you're looking for?" (Of course it was said in Tagalog.) I looked, that was it! A gold-plated (Charizard) trading card! I was so delighted! Oh boy, there was still one left! I asked, just to make sure, "Miss, are there other Pokemon designs available?" (Of course in tagalog too. ^_^) The saleslady then brought more stocks out! There was actually 5 of them! Weee! I can choose my Pokemon! So, she opened each of them... Next to Charizard, she opened the others (in chronological order): Poliwhirl, Togepi, Jigglypuff (Oh, Jigglypuff!) and Pikachu. After deciding which to buy (between Charizard and Jigglypuff), guess who I ended up getting? Of course, Jigglypuff!!! ^_^

I was so happy. Can you believe I'd still be able to get my gold-plated trading card after almost 2 months? The first time I saw that was in late January or early February, I decided that I wanted that for my birthday present. I didn't get it. Instead, I got the Pokemon: Advanced Pokedex as my birthday present, then Pokemon friends, then Pokemon being aired in the Philippines again! That was such a birthday present... I never expected getting my gold-plated trading card plus a pillow case and a glass! I mean, getting all those things (mentioned before the previous sentence) was more than what I wanted, and still, I got every one of those things! What can I say, "God, you are so great. Aside from all the other blessings (family, friends, school...), You even give me Pokemon. That is not a necessity for me to live, but You still give those things to me. That is one of the reasons I won't trade you for Anybody else. Thanks a WHOLE LOT."

If my mother wouldn't have dragged me (and if I haven't let her drag me there) to that store in the 2nd floor which sold bags, I would have never seen that poster (near that store) which said that Funtasmic (the shop that sells those gold-plated trading cards) has relocated to the 2nd floor, then I would have never seen that shope again. God really does make ways, and you know what? My dad's right "If that is for you, it will wait for you.", and who knows? You might even get more than that thing you have ever wanted. ^_^

From left to right, up to down: Jigglypuff gold-plated trading card,
Butterfree drinking glass, 2 Pokemon pillow cases

-Kamae

P.S. I visited Neutral Grounds Robinsons Galleria branch a while ago, it just opened this late April. I asked the clerk there if the Pokemon National Championships will push through. Guess what she said? She said it will! Hooray!!! ^_^

School uniforms... How I'm very grateful with them...

2006-05-05T21:20:00.000+08:00

School uniforms. This struck my mind a few days ago because of my boredom to get my life back to action again. School always means that you should wear uniforms, especially when: 1. You are in kindergarten, elementary or high school, and 2. if you happen to live in the Philippines...

Where do I start? Let's describe my school uniform. The typical girl uniform in my school looks like this (don't bother about my Pichu plushie...):

...Or in my terms, I'd call it a "cream maternity blouse worn over a mustard yellow-orangish picnic-mat skirt". Yes, that's our uniform. ^_^

The first time I wore this uniform, I felt like I was pregnant. (Go on, I know you want to laugh. Haha. ^_^) Why? It is sooooo loose! Hehehe.

Sometimes, I don't like our uniform because it is not as good as the uniforms of other high schools... But you know what? I'm really grateful to this school uniform. Let's see...
1. You do not need to think of what you'd wear... and you can still maintain that "fashion- statement" of yours... ^_^
2. Nobody will ever know if you already repeated them! Harharhar...
3. I told you that our uniform's loose... So, I always feel comfortable!
4. It is a symbol of our school. (Whether I like it or not.) I'm proud of my school, so I should be proud wearing it! ^_^ (Go Pisay!)

Till my next post!!! ^_^

-Kamae

This poem is dedicated to...

2006-05-04T11:45:00.000+08:00

Here's a poem I made. ^_^ I dedicated it to "Someone" (Yes, go figure who that is...) because he means so much to me. I wrote this somewhere before the end of school year, early March. I poured my heart and soul to this poem and I hope you enjoy reading (and contemplating to) it. ^_^

A Shimmer of Hope

I try to catch my breath
As my world starts to slowly fade away.
I search for a remedy to stop all of this;
My mind trying to find what went wrong.
But I can’t find the answer.
I am lost in oblivion,
Stuck in the limbo within the depths of my soul.

Why does everything seem so hard?
Why do I need to suffer
This bleakness and loneliness
That is slowly eating up
Every part of me?

I need to save what’s left of this place
Before it gets completely devoured by the darkness lurking stealthily;
Ruining my abode little by little.

But I failed.

“How will my world come to life again?”
This question I asked to myself.
I realized that I have ignored something;
A small glitter of light that was always watching over me.
Following me everywhere that I go.

I finally found a shimmer of hope;
Something that can turn my dark, broken world back into the beautiful place it once was.
This little light –
Why did I always ignore it
When in fact, it was the origin of my world.
It was always there beside me –
Constant, unchanging.
This tiny sparkle is the only thing
That can mend this shattered world of mine.

This light –
The one thing I used to nurture
Before my world became a marvelous dwelling.
It was what started it all:
It made all these majestic things that used to live in my paradise;
This world grew and grew,
Until it was so beautiful that I started to ignore this little light.
Slowly, I began to forget about its existence.

Because of this light, I had my world, my secret place,
Where I can lean on, take refuge.
“Why is it still there after all these times I tried ignoring it?”
No matter what I do, the light was always there.
Never foresaking me even though I left it away.

I started nurturing this light again.
My paradise started to come to life once more.
It grew and grew –
I was so delighted!
I can’t believe that this light would still do all these things for me
Despite being rejected for such a long time.

I will continue to nurture this light;
Having done a lot of amazing things for me.
I’ll never let it go;
I’ll not make those same mistakes I did in the past.
This light is what makes my world go round,
And I am willing to do everything for it;
To return the favor it gave me;
Incomparable to any other thing that I can ever give.

Okay... I'll tell things straight right now. This poem is dedicated to God. (Yes, God.) I guess this is the only way to thank Him and to tell people that He is my number One. Even beyond Pokemon. ^_^ I owe a lot of things to Him (Yes, He even gives me Pokemon, you see. People should seek the Giver, not the blessing. ^_^), and my thanks is beyond the beyond. (I hope you get that "grammar" of mine. ^_^)

-Kamae

Pokemon Master Quest completed!!!

2006-05-04T00:38:00.000+08:00

At last!!! My recent trip to Greenhills (which was actually a while ago) was worth it! --- even if my feet already killed me because we kept walking and looking at stuff... I finally completed the Master Quest season of Pokemon by buying Part 1!!! Yey! ^_^ My Master Quest Part 2 was actually bought as an impromptu Christmas gift. (Why impromptu? I decided that it should be my Christmas gift when I first saw it in C.A.T.S.! I chose between Master Quest part 1, part 2 and Pokemon: Advanced... I ended up picking part 2.) Then... here comes my trip today and I found out that Master Quest part 2 which I left behind last Christmas wasn't bought yet... so I bought it! (How predictable of me...) Hihihi... ^_^ Now, I really have a Pokemon VHS, VCD and DVD library!!!

Part 2 and Part 1 (respectively from left to right)
of the Master Quest season I own ^_^

Well... till my next Pokemon-hunting spree!!! ^_^

-Kamae

Great finds at Booksale...

2006-05-01T21:46:00.000+08:00

Booksale... a.k.a. bargain bookstore. Bargain bookstore = great finds at very low prices but you don't actually know what you will find--- and these makes things even more exciting. ^_^

Our trip to Booksale a while ago was , what I can say, a blessing. ^_^ This was one of those "thank-goodness-I-went-there-because-I-got-a-lot-of-things-I-want" moments. Bargain bookstores are one of my favorite destinations when I go to malls, and this visit is very different from the previous ones... You know why?! Hehehe... Well... I finally found a Pokemon comic book!!! Weee! After searching for gazillions of years... I finally found one!!! Here is a pic of it:

Aren't they sooo cute?! ^_^

Well, aside from that, I got my usual Wishbone book... Yes, Wishbone, the talking Jack Russell terrier dog (Well, in his point of view, he is talking.) that solves mysteries... (Why do I buy Wishbone? It helps me kill-off time ^_^ and the series are really interesting.) and finally, some "How to draw Manga?" at a discounted prize. Good. At least I can afford them. ^_^ I need to enhance my drawing skills. tsk tsk. Hopefully, I can make good "hands" on my next anime character. *sigh* Hehehe.

-Kamae

Ang Init!!!

2006-04-29T10:53:00.000+08:00

It's really very hot these days... I just woke up a while ago ang I found myself sweating. This is one thing I don't like about summer. The Philippines 30 something degree Celsius of heat. It just drives me crazy. My hair gets sticky, I need to almost always take a bath, my thraot is like a bottomless glass wherein the water doesn't even overflow in it. Argh. I want aircon! Hehehe.

Oh well, at least, I'm away from school. That's a relief! ^_^ But... I'll be starting my review classes next week: 8 am- 12 pm. That time will be a "BIG" (yes, "BIG") change in my schedule. I'm this no-matter-how-early-I-sleep-I-still-get-up-late kind of person. I wonder how I'll be able to manage. I don't want to choose the 1- 5 pm time slot either, it will be eating up my day. Somehow, someway, I hope I'll get past that.

Courses... I know, everyone's talking about what they want to be when I grow up. College entrance exams are just about 4 months (or less) away, and I really do not know what course I am gonna take... No!!! Hopefully, I'll get my answer for that (course) soon...

-Kamae

P.S. It is so HOT!!! Here's a new template!!! Yey!

Untitled

2006-04-25T18:49:00.000+08:00

I know, I know. I haven't posted for quite awhile. It's just today that I finally (again) had the guts to type the URL www.blogger.com in my web browser. I've been too busy doing other things, and happily (yes, happily ^_^) I've been doing the things I've always loved to do while I was on this short blogging break. ^_^

Let's see... I talked more with my friends, I actually personally bathed our dogs again since I-don't-know-when, I already watch Pokemon (Wow! There's actually Pokemon again!!! Let's celebrate! ^_^), I have these own personal projects of mine, I surprisingly am able to read more, I sleep earlier... These simple things, I really love ^_^, I don't know why, but it makes my life more meaningful. ^_^ (Stop, Kamae... You are turning your post into a poem...)

Well, till then!!! Watch out! This blog thing's going to get renovated soon! ^_^

-Kamae

Research (Woah)--- and God.

2006-04-20T10:59:00.000+08:00

Stephen/ Ryu just reminded me of school... and Research - in summer. (Oh great.) Research - the subject that you spend grueling hours on, and yet is just a/ 1 unit in your total units which is 12.5 (Well, in 3rd year at least). Let's see. Research, or STR (Science and Technology Research) as we usually call it is one of those subjects that takes up your free time, including your lunch break and recess - also some extra hours after school, mind you. (You need to sometimes also risk your precious sleep time. huhu.) It's the subject that lets you go to the farthest corners known to man. Okay, maybe I'm exaggerating, but we (well, some of us) were forced to go to the National Library, the inside-of-the-inside of UP Diliman where we discover some places not even known to the common man. (Woah. I think I am really possessed. ^_^) It's the craziest subject I've took up so far in my whole entire life. (I'm exaggerating again, ^_^ - but really, it drives me insane.)

Oh well, what can I do?! ... Nothing actually. I need to bear one more year of Research before I hit college. And then, more research there (Woah, more research in college. What else can I want?! haha). Hey, at least I'm alive!!! ^_^ (Happy-go-lucky-Kamae mood again)

Well, some things can't be proven by research, take for example, the existence of God. The Big One up there. I owe a lot of things to Him (and I mean a whole lot ^_^). Well, even in research. Why?! Well, He gave me good groupmates, a kinda high final grade and the spirit to bear this torturous subject (including the teacher... hehehe.).

My final words?! Enjoy the summer while it still lasts!!! ^_^

-Kamae

Home at last!!!

2006-04-17T14:48:00.000+08:00

Oh, Finally! I'm home! I am so happy! ^_^ I can't believe I was so homesick even if I was just away for 11 days. hehehe.

Spain was really great. We visited Madrid, Barcelona, Seville, Granada, Valencia and Toledo, if I'm not mistaken. These places are filled with history. I was so amazed with the fact that one church which dated back from the 10th century was preserved! ^_^ Hmmm... Let's summarize what I have done so far in my trip. ^_^

Day 1: Arrival at Madrid (April 7, Friday)
- We thought our luggage got lost! Nobody told us it was in another terminal! (Good thing there was this old Spanish dude that helped us. ^_^) Because of this, we missed our hotel transfer and we arrived at our hotel at about 1 o' clock in the morning! It was really tiring!
- Met mister Mario Lavina, a Filipino who now lives in Spain, in a grocery store; he gave us directions so that we can roam about town.
- Bought 1 Pokemon activity-something magazine ^_^
- Met our tour group; good thing there were 2 Asians there ^_^

Day 2: Madrid to Barcelona (April 8, Saturday)
- Many stop overs
- I bought 2 of those 1-Euro-each collect-them-all Pokemon-figurines-inside-the-egg in a vending machine in one of our stops
- We went to Guell park. Gaudi is an amazing architect. Wow. His works are just superb!

^Me in front of one of Gaudi's works in Guell park^

- Saw a fountain show. Really beautiful ^_^

^Me and my Dad in front of the fountains^

Day 3: More of Barcelona (April 9, Sunday)
- We went to Montserrat which is a totally beautiful place. It left me breathless. This is the home of the Black Madonna and a boys choir which sings at totally high notes. Really interesting ^_^

^Me in Montserrat^

- We saw the Sagrada Familia church which is under construction now for about 100 years. One of Gaudi's works. It's really amazing. I've never seen a church like this one in my entire life!

^Me and my Dad in front of Sagrada Familia Church^

- I bought a Nintendo mag (April ish) which contains a Pokemon mag in each issue! Weee! It even has tons of walkthroughs! (Well, even if the walkthroughs are in Spanish... hehe.)

Day 4: Barcelona to Valencia (April 10, Monday)
- Nothing much happened here, we just went to the town center at night ang watched the Spanish-version of the prusisyon ^_^. There are these guys who wear high pointed hats. Weird...

Day 5: Valencia to Granada (April 11, Tuesday)
- We went to the Alhambra (Granada). The Alhambra is the most visited place in Spain, with about 2 million visitors each year. It is a Moorish and Rennaisance palace which is really beautiful. ^_^

^Me and my mom inside the Alhambra palace^

Day 6: Granada to Seville (April 12, Wednesday)
- Before leaving for Seville, we went and walked through the streets of Albaicin, a Moorish town which dates back in around the 15th century, if I'm not mistaken. It is a very quaint town located on a hill and it has a magnificent view of the rest of the city.

^Me in front of Albaicin^

Day 7: More of Seville (April 13, Thursday)
- We went to the Cathedral of Seville, this is where one of Christopher Columbus's tombs are in.
- Bought yet another Nintendo mag with a Pokemon ish in it. Wow. They make their May issues so early. ^_^

^Me in front of Christopher Columbus's tomb^

- We had a leisurely (I prefer to call it "torturely") walk from the Seville Cathedral to our hotel. We walked under the heat of the scorching sun and got lost at the same time! We reached our hotel after 2 hours pf walking and wandering around. We found "Angulo Diego Iniguez" by accident. Wow. Our surname is a name of a road in Spain! ^_^

Day 8: Back to Madrid (April 14, Friday)
- We went to Cordoba, an old Moorish city with something called as the Mezquita in it. The Mezquita is a Muslim temple and a Christian church in one package. It was really beutiful. You can see how the Christian style blended with the Muslim style of architecture. Their contrast was really great. ^_^

^Inside the Mezquita^

- Went to Plaza Espana, a building representing all of Spain built in 1921 for a so-called world exhibit. I have a trivia: This was used as Princess Lea's castle for the 2nd Star Wars installment. ^_^

^Me and my mom in front of Plaza Espana^

Day 9: More of Madrid (April 15, Saturday)
- We went to the Prado Museum and saw the works of Spain's famous painters, Diego Velasquez and Goya. Well, as an art and museum-lover, of course I loved this trip. ^_^ I saw the "Las Meninas" painting by Diego Velasquez here... Oh the memories of Art 2!!! *Shocked and freaked out* (Pisay people, especially those who are in the science stream, I bet you'll understand why this painting is so memorable for me. ^_^)

^Me in front of "Las Meninas" by Diego Velasquez^

- We went to Toledo. It's such a wonderful city. Well, Toledo used to be the capital of Madrid, and the city has been preserved (I mean it looks the same as it was back in the ancient times ^_^) and it is just amazing to see a city which looks as if it came from the past. It like going back in time. ^_^
- We got lost in Toledo. Oh shucks. Because of me!!! You see, I have this habit of buying postcards in every place I visit and I got engrossed in choosing the best one, so we were left behind by our group. My parents were sooo mad at me for a few minutes. Good thing it didn't last long. Since we were left behind by our group, we ran as fast as we can (we ran throughout Toledo - Oh boy, it was like a marathon, I tell you.) to the other side of Toledo, and back to the other side just to find our bus. My legs are aching until now. Ugh. o_O

^Me in front of historic Toledo^

- Finally, the ultimate treat. After arriving in the hotel, my mom opened the TV and browsed to the channels... Then, in channel 12, I saw Pikachu's face on the screen. "POKEMON!!! Mommy, ibalik mo siya dun sa channel na yun!!! Nakita ko si Pikachu!!!" I was right, alright, channel 12 was Jetix, the home of the Pokemon series in Spain. I was such in luck! at that time, Jetix was having this special Pokemon marathon called "Marapoketones". I managed to watch 13 episodes of Pokemon in the TV! Wow! Spain is really into pokemon, ay?! It was a Pokemon watch-till-you-drop thing. The network selected some episodes from Johto to be shown on TV. It was really neat. There's actually a Pokemon marathon in Spain! Wow!!! ^_^

Day 10-11: Going back home... (April 16-17, Sunday- Monday)
- We went to the airport, rode the airplane (I watched Cheaper by the Dozen 2 and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in the airplane out of boredom.) and arrived here in the Philippines! I was so homesick! It's great to be back home!

Some Things I learned from Spain...
- Filipinos are all over Madrid and Barcelona!
- Spanish and Tagalog have more words in common than I thought I know!
- Spain is an incredible place filled with art and history!
- Pokemon is very popular in Spain!
- Spanish TV is like Filipinpo TV, only worse. They also have all their shows dubbed in Spanish, plus, their acting is so over-acting and it is very obvious that they are in some studio or something. hehehe.
- Don't think too much in buying postcards or else you'll get lost!

Well, till then!

-Kamae a.k.a. pokamaeniac

P.S. I'm updating the template of this blog again... soon. hehehe.

EB stands for "Eye Ball"

2006-04-05T16:49:00.000+08:00

Oh great... Am I really that slow to get the meaning of modern-day lingo?! I've always been slow in all the modern-day happenings anyway... Take for example Sandara Park's "In or Out". I heard the real TV version a month after it became a hit. Wow Kamae, great job on keeping up with our pop culture. Just great.

I just found out a while ago from a chat that EB is short for Eye Ball. Okay, honestly I thought it was a joke (poor me). I thought of it as the part of the sense organs that contain the cornea, lens, pupils, etc. After a while, I realized that "Eye" meant seeing the person face-to-face, while "Ball" meant a meeting or gathering. Hahaha.

This will be the last post I'm going to make before my 11-day break from the computer age. This also means a week break from watching Pokemon on Cartoon Network, and missing Tsubasa Chronicles in Animax (even if we don't have Animax, I love this series). Well, that's life. ^_^

I can't believe I'm trading all these luxuries for an 11-day trip to Spain, to some places like Madrid, Barcelona, Seville and Granada, if I'm not mistaken. ^_^ Anyway, I sure do know that the trip's worth it because I love adventures (like Ash Ketchum... [Kamae's other self: Kamae!!! You're thinking about Pokemon again!!! Stop thinking about it for a while!!!]). Hehehe. I'm going to bring home memories that will last me a life time. ^_^ The Big Guy up above blessed me with these opportunities, and I don't want to miss them because this only comes once in your life. Hopefully, things will go smoothly while I'm away. ^_^

-pokamaeniac

P.S. If you do like Pokemon, people, please join our Filipino Pokemon group. ^_^ Just click on the link at the upper righthand-side of my blog. ^_^ Till then!

At last!!!

2006-04-03T04:07:00.000+08:00

Phew!!! I already finished my new blog template!!! ^_^ It's still in beta mode though, because I'm still configuring some fonts and the comments are not yet working... I'll try figuring them out... ^_^

Anyway, I hope you like the new look!!! The drawings you see are 100% originally mine!!! Finally, I was able to make a template that I really am contented with... hehehe... ^_^ Don't forget to tag and comment on my new blog look! Hehehe...

-pokamaeniac

I am sooo bored...

2006-04-01T09:01:00.000+08:00

Yes, I really am... I still haven't had more than 10 minutes of sleep since I drank a large-size cold coffee frappe drink last night... But I got to admit, that night was really a brainstorming/ brainblast night. Tons of ideas kept coming inside my head and I ended up making two projects... One is my drawing for my new blog template (which I might change again... Why do I have to be a perfectionist?) and second is Ash's hat!!! Yeah!!! I'm just adding finishing touches as of now! ^_^

After chatting about Pokemon on the net for some time, and talking about these "projects" I still haven't done, I finally got enough inspiration to get a useless baseball cap, some textile paint and a brush!!! ^_^ I still can't believe I invested 3 hours of my time painting a hat... Anyway, it is worth it... I'm actually staring at it right now and it looks like it jumped out of the TV!!! Hehehe... Well... Let's just say, I'm bored, but I sure am happy!!!

Oh, about my blog template? I'm still looking/creating a real good one which I hopefully will finish tonight... Hehehe...

-pokamaeniac

What a Day!!!

2006-03-21T23:59:00.000+08:00

Hahaha... We (my classmates and I) went to SM at 10 AM because there's a scholarship meeting which went on until 2 PM. So, we played in the arcade (Dance Mania and Dance Revolution), and i was able to play DotA for the first time! Hehe... Then, I went home, took a nap of about 3 hours... (What a nap). Ate dinner... and soon, found myself posting in this blog... hehe... Out of boredom, I filled this survey I found in the K-Zone forums just for fun. ;D

*****
Basics
*Name: Kathleen Mae S(arrosa) Iniguez
*Nicknames: Kamae, Mae, Kammer, Kamper, Pokamae, Pikamae
*Birthday: March 11, 1991
*Age: 15
*Age you act like: somewhere between 10 and 12
*Age you wish you were: 12!!!
*Gender: Female
*Your Height: a little bit over 5 feet
*Eye Color: Dark Brown
*Happy with It?: Yup
*Hair Color: Black
*Happy with It?: Yup
*Left Handed/Right Handed/Ambidextrous [Both]: Right
*Any Obsessions?: Pokemon
*Do you speak any other language?: Ummm.... besides Filipino/ Tagalog? ... English.
*Do you have a favorite quote?: "Tell me not in mournful numbers, Life is but an empty dream."
*Do you have a webpage?: Yup! www.kamaeiniguez.blogspot.com

Favorites
*Favorite Actresses: Raven Symone, Brenda Song, Lindsay Lohan
*Favorite Actors: Josk Peck, Steve Martin, Ricky Ullman
*Favorite Female Singers: Michelle Branch, Mandy Moore, Kelly Clarkson
*Favorite Male Singers: Cats Stevens, Jesse McCartney, Clay Aiken
*Favorite Band/Group: A1, Backstreet Boys, Aly and AJ, Simon and Garfunkel
*Favorite Movie: A Walk to Remember, Fraky Friday, Brother Bear, Pokemon: Spell of the Unown
*Favorite Book: The Notebook, Guinness Book of World Records, Tuesdays with Morrie
*Favorite Author: Nicholas Sparks, Mitch Albom
*Favorite Sports: Hmm... does bowling count?!
*Favorite Athlete: I have no idea...
*Favorite Song: Breakaway by Kelly Clarkson
*Favorite Website: www.neopets.com, http://www.kzone.com.ph/khq/index.php, www.pokemon.com
*Favorite Magazines: K-Zone (Apparently, this is the only one I read on a regular basis... hehe. )
*Favorite Color: Orange, Blue, Apple Green
*Favorite Albums: Breakaway (Kelly Clarkson), Measure of A Man (Clay Aiken), The Best of Cat Stevens (Cat Stevens), Disney Magic (Various Artists), Coverage (Mandy More)
*Favorite Country: Switzerland!!!
*Favorite Anime Series: Cardcaptor Sakura!!!
*Favorite Food: Kare-kare, Beef Salpicao, Lechon Paksiw (and a whole lot more)
*Favorite Drinks: Iced tea, Rootbeer float!!!
*Favorite Subject: Chemistry

Friends
* Who is your best friend?: Jerico, Dana
* Who's the one person that knows most about you?: Jerico
* What's the best advice that anyone has ever given to you?: "If it's your obssession that keeps you going on, better as well keep that obssession rather than die down on it."
* Your favorite inside joke?: Kamae's well... hmmm... I used to sing with a friend that we live in a mental hospital... haha.
* Thing you're picked on most about?: This guy who stalks on me... argh.
* Who's your longest known friend?: Redg... known her since prep
* Newest?: KHQ peeps...
* Shyest?: Jayvee
* Funniest?: Jerico
* Sweetest?: Patrick
* Closest?: Jerico
* Weirdest?: Sean
* Smartest?: Kevin
* Ditziest?: Patrick
* Friends you miss being close to the most?: Dana
* Last person you talked to online?: Joriel... I call him Lolo... haha.
* Who do you talk to most online?: Ron a.k.a. RonaldLuna and Anjo a.k.a. Chromatics of KHQ
* Who are you on the phone with most?: Jerico... he's just so talkative... hehe.
* Who do you trust most?: Jerico
* Who listens to your problems?: Jerico
* Who do you fight most with?: Jerico
* Who's the nicest?: Mari
* Who's the most outgoing?: err... Jerico...
* Who's the best singer?: Patrick!!!
* Who's your second family?: Paolo, my cousin next door
* Do you always feel understood?: 95% of the time...
* Who's the loudest friend?: Jerico... I don't knwo why...
* Do you trust others easily?: Nope... You need to be a kinda close friend first...
* Who's house were you last at?: Paolo's... my cousin next door...
* Name one person who's arms you feel safe in: Patrick
* Do your friends know you?: Yep... a whole lot.
* Friend that lives farthest away: Daryl (La Palma, USA)

Who Was the Last Person...
* That haunted you?: Jason-burr
* That you laughed at?: Jerico
* That laughed at you?: Jason-burr
* You went shopping with?: Jerico and Patirck
* That broke your heart?: no one... as far as I'm concerned.
* To disappoint you?: Kevin
* To make you cry?: myself... haha.
* To brighten up your day?: Jerico
* That you thought about?: Paolo, my cousin
* You saw a movie with?: my parents... what was that movie?! ... Oh yeah. King Kong.
* You talked to on the phone?: Ninang Anne

Right This Moment...
* What book are you reading?: Currently none. Last one was "Kitchen God's Wife" by Amy Tan
* What's on your mousepad?: a logo of Logitech... hehe.
* Use 5 words to describe how you're feeling: happy bored pokefan surfing KHQ
* Are you bored?: Yup....
* Are you tired?: Yup..
* Are you talking to anyone online?: Nope.
* Are you talking to anyone on the phone?: Nope.
* Are you listening to music?: Nope... All I can hear is the sound of my keyboard being typed on and the sound of the electric fan... hehe.

Oh.... at last!!! I'm done!!!
*****

-pokamaeniac

Clearance... sigh...

2006-03-20T21:16:00.000+08:00

First of all, I want to greet a very happy birthday to my Dad... ^_^

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPS!!!

Anyway, other than that, more clearance... argh... I guess my comment about school is, get more organized! Hope you guys don't sign one at a time per day, but all at one day. ^_^ Hopefully, this gets done next year... Anyway, vacation's just around the corner so I'll just hope things get done soon! ^_^

-pokamaeniac

YEY!!! YEY!!! YEY!!!

2006-03-16T22:51:00.000+08:00

*This is one of Kamae's Auti posts... Don't tell me you haven't been warned!!!*

Five words... POKEMON'S BACK IN THE PHILIPPINES!!! Yey!!! I'm soooo happy!!! After waiting for 4 years or more... my wish came true!!! (So... that means, my inference about the Ho-oh screenshot of Toonami I found in a website is true... ^_^) Yes! Yes! Yes! I am sooo in a cloud nine moment right now!!! ^_^ What a nice treat for surviving 3rd year... Pokemon back in the Philippines!!! Now, that's another reason to love vacation!!! ;D

-pokamaeniac

P.S. Pokemon will air again in April 1 on Cartoon Network! I'm still in a state of shock!!! Weeee!!! SO HAPPY!!! ^_^

Clearance, clearance, clearance

2006-03-16T15:28:00.000+08:00

Clearance week... Give me two words to describe this thing, I'd pick "stressful" and "enjoyable". Stressful because of running here and there, asking teachers to sign on the clearance sheet, asking them when they will sign, or asking what requirements we still need to submit. Enjoyable because we get to go on gimmicks! Yes! ^_^ We just went to Makati yesterday, and it was really fun... and tiring. But it was sure worth it! ^_^ Hey, at least, the school year's over. Thank goodness. ^_^ I just wanna say a big hello to Summer!
-pokamaeniac

Happy!!! ^_^

2006-03-11T08:37:00.000+08:00

Almost 2 hours of being 15... I still feel like I'm 12... hahaha... Anyway, I feel so happy!!! ^_^ I had such a great time yesterday, March 10... ^_^ Got myself 4 new Pokemon figurines and 4 new Pokemon plushies, we went to Timezone, and we ate out for dinner!!! ^_^ So much for my birthday eve. (You know, the day before my birthday... ^_^) Till the next post! Got to have fun!!!
-pokamaeniac

Vacation... at last!!!

2006-03-09T19:32:00.000+08:00

Yey!!! Hahahahaha... Finally it's vacation!!! After 3 long nights of sleeping between 2 to 3 AM and answering torturous periodic exams, I'll finally be able to sleep early and forget all about my studies... At last, 1 more year left with highschool... and the horrors of Pisay...
Well... about Pisay... maybe it's not pure horror... It's also fun... People there being nerds? I don't thin so... Honestly, that's what I also thought before I entered, but I was wrong...
People there are actually normal too, with some, just some, having extreme cases. But pretty much we're normal. This place (Pisay) is fun, in its own unique way...
... At least it's already vacation, but then again, there's just one year left!!! I will miss all my friends when we graduate next year!!! Anyway, that life!
-pokamaeniac

The Other Side of Me...

2006-03-05T17:10:00.000+08:00

Maybe I always tend to release the childish part of me in this blog. Today, I want something differrent.
I've never wanted to grow old 99% of the time... It seems like time is too short. I can't seem to fit everything I want to happen in the time I was given per day. Sometimes, I just want to go back in time to do everything that I have to do, but I can't.
Growing up is always a challenge for me. It's hard for me to let go of some things, and accept the new responsibilities waiting out there for me. I know that I don't have any choice but to go forward, and leaving some childhood stuff behind will always be a burden.
I am currently in the "denial-stage" as I approach my 15th year in this world. I still want to be 12! Maybe, because you can get to do everything you want as a kid, and at the same time, be grown-up. Too bad that there's nobody able to turn back time, because somehow, I wish to turn it back to correct some things that I should have done.
Anyway, life must go on! Vacation's near, and I'm itching to take a break from studying! Till then!

"Life, life goes on, and it's only gonna make me strong
It's a fact once you get on board, say goodbye 'cause you can't go back.
Oh, it's a fight, and I really wanna get it right.
Where I'm at is my life before me and this feeling that I can't go back."
-LeAnn Rhymes

-Kamae

Special Episode: A Room in the Eyes of a Pokemaniac...

2006-03-03T21:10:00.000+08:00

So... How will I start this post off?!... Anyway, I haven't posted for the past few days because school has been really hectic... I slept past 1 AM for 3 days straight, and that just means that I did a lot of things I not-so-normally do (like studying for more than 1 hour a day...).

Going back to this entry, this is an epitome of "me". (a.k.a. "my room" and Pokemon shrine... haha.). (Take note: this is a "Special Episode". You might never see my room again. (kidding!)) You heard that right! My Pokemon-infested bedroom... Haha...

...My door and my full-sized mirror are both decorated with pokemon... The mirror, as you can see, has pokemon texts (you know, the cardboard ones sold in the sidewalks before?!) decorated for its borders... I worked for more than 2 hours (all in all) just to make that thing!!! The Pokemon collage you see at the back of my door, was made in about the same time frame as the mirror, but it was made earlier... That is how I use my free time... Do collages of Pokemon... Hehe... ^_^

...Inside my closet... at the left of my full-sized mirror... That is where I keep all my other stuff... Take for example, these Pokemon giftwrappers, Pokemon notepads, Pokemon pencils, my toys and my school supplies... ^_^

...This is my room at the right of my door...

...My old computer desk... It now serves the very useful purpose of.... *drumroll* My dresser, cd stand(not shown in the picture) and Pokemon figurines stand!!! *laughs* Hahaha... ^_^

...This is what you'll see at the top of my suspended bookshelf... More Pokemon... Some Pikachu shrine (I don't know why somebody in our household put it there.), some large figurines, and this inflatable chair (the orange one). *grins* ^_^

... Right below (the previous pic) are my Pokemon plushies, a pokeball and a masterball and some Pokemon figurines...

...And going down a little bit more (the previous pic)... is my computer and my study table (as you can see, there is a pokemon giftwrapper under the glass... Again, this is the product of my "it-is-so-boring-i'll-decorate-my-room-with-more-Pokemon time. ^_^ My desktop computer, on the other hand, before it crashed, was also infested with Pokemon (same goes with my laptop). Pokemon wallpaper, Pokemon mp3 Pokemon icons, Pokemon pics, Pokemon cursors... name it. Haha. ^_^ They are currently undergoing "restoration" to get back to their old Pokemon-ish state. ^_^

...My TV stand, at the corner of my room. There are pokemon plushies and figurines on top, and Pokemon glow-in-the-dark things (Put by somebody in our household, yet again.).. ^_^

...When you open the drawer underneath my TV stand, this is what you'll see... A collection of my Pokemon videos... Scavenged, burned and donated. ^_^ My special Pokemon video storage place. ^_^

...On top of my window (at the back of the TV and adjacent to it, opposite my bookshelf) are... more Pokemon. Here is a sample. That is also a product of my Pokemon-decorating free time... ^_^ My wall clock also used to be Pokemon, but it's already broken... Hopefully, I'll be able to make my wall clock Pokemon-ish again... *grins* ^_^

...Pati aircon ay napagtripan ko rin... I also put figurines on top of my aircon... Hehehe... ^_^

...Pokemon pocketbooks... I've got about 17 of them. ^_^ (This is at the bottom-right side of my bookshelf.)

...Right below the bookshelf and the right side of my computer are... my Pokemon toothbrushes... Haha... These are just the weirdest stuff I have concerning Pokemon (In my opinion, I think.)

... And last but not the least... my bed!!! And my medium to large-sized Pokemon stuffed toys who I bring (one at a time) with me in our car. Hahaha...

Well, that is my room... A summary of it at least. I still have tons of Pokemon stuff lying around (In other parts of the house and deeper in the nooks and crannies of my room.)... Wait till I give you a live actual tour of my house (haha... as if I can.)... Well, till then!

-pokamaeniac

P.S. It's our finals next week!!! Weee!!! Vacation's sooooo near!!! ^_^

Yey!!! I have my Photoshop again!!!

2006-02-27T20:09:00.000+08:00

*rejoicing* Weeee!!! I have my Photoshop again!!! Now, I can make my new blog template for good!!! ^_^ Too bad there's already school tomorrow... I've just witnessed the joy of downloading movies and watching them.... Well, at least I can do them on my vacation!!! ^_^

-pokamaeniac

P.S. I can't believe I'm gonna get a year older again... *sigh*

My true color... daw...

2006-02-26T16:29:00.000+08:00

My true color is: Green

You're green, the color of growth and vigor. Good-hearted and giving, you have a knack for finding and bringing out the best in people. Green is the most down-to-earth color in the spectrum — reliable and trustworthy. People know they can count on you to be around in times of need, since your concern for people is genuine and sincere. You take pride in being a good friend. For you, success is measured in terms of personal achievement and growth, not by status or position. Rare as emeralds, greens are wonderful, natural people. It truly is your color!
Take the test! Just click on the link below!!!

http://web.tickle.com/invite?test=1108&type=t&a_code=GJm2hBc6GRqqgJc2gBq2GZsZGRs8gbAYmLU8o8q0

-pokamaeniac

P.S. This test was sent to me by Lawrence Ong... ^_^

Am I that old?!?!

2006-02-26T14:06:00.000+08:00

I just realized a while ago that I'm turning 15 in 13 days!!! Oh shucks, I feel so old.... Wah!!!

Looking back through my 14-year-old life, I saw that my life was filled with blessings. (Despite the fact that at first. I still want to be 13... Well, even right now, I still want to be 12... Haha.)I got to keep the friends I have during my year as a sophomore, and I gained more friends as a junior. Also, I (can't believe that I) endured the shame (being the class president of our section) our class recieved during that not-so-memorable non-conventional song performance of "Lumang Tugtugin" by Apo Hiking Society. If you only knew how much shame it was... People mocking us everywhere... Well, at least there's our Ramayana presentation which garnered tons of praise for our acting performances which made up for what we lost in the previous performance. Hahaha... ^_^ And how can I forget? I was able to buy more Pokemon stuff this year than any other year of me having this Poke-adik syndrome... ^_^

The past year of my life has really been tough, but thank you God, that I was able to get through it. I don't know what I'm going to do without you. (Yup, that's right.) Thanks a lot also for the tons of other (more precious) gifts you gave me, besides Pokemon. (You know I love Pokemon, but I also love having long conversations with my friends and family who really understand me. Always being there to energize me when I feel I want to die because of all the burdens of my academic life.) THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

"I can do anything through Christ who strengthens me."
-Philippians 4:13

-pokamaeniac

Pokemon the Movie 8: Mew and the Hero of the Wave Rukario

2006-02-25T19:52:00.001+08:00

Yey!!! I finally watched Pokemon the Movie 8!!! Happy!!! *claps* After downloading it for more than a day (meaning my computer was actually online for about 27 hours...), I was able to watch the movie!!! Hahaha... Bakit ba kasi and adik adik ko sa Pokemon?!?! Well, ganyan talaga si Kamae i guess...

The movie was in Japanese and had English subtitles. Siyempre pinagtyagaan ko yun basahin, di ba?!?! And it was worth the more-than-a-day download. Well, at least for Pokemaniacs like me, it is...

The movie is about Rukario, a Pokemon that can control the Wave, like his Master Aaron. They use this "Wave" to protect Aldoran castle, with its Queen, Leen, from destruction a long time ago, before pokeballs existed. Well, in the present, Ash (Yes of course. Who else?) and his friends are in Aldoran Castle to celebrate the "Wave Hero" (Aaron) through a festival because he was believed to have put the castle and its environment at peace. There was a series of battles in the festival, and the trainer who wins this course of battles gets to hold the believed staff of Aaron for the day. Obviously, Ash got the staff. Little did he know that he had the same wave as Aaron (They resemble each other!!! Their hair are both black and messy!!!) and Rukario was unlocked from the staff ( from the crystal on its top) and the adventure begins...

^^^Rukario^^^

As usual, ang babaw-babaw ko, so I cried again... Why do I always cry in Pokemon movies?!?! Waaaah!!! The story's really great. As usual, it's about friendship, the theme which I never get tired of. And, the story was not that predictable. (Which is a good thing. That's the factor I look for in movies...) Ang, the soundtrack's really great!!! Go Puffy AmiYumi!!! They are just so good... They made the movies ending credits worth watching... ^_^

I still haven't watched Pokemon the Movie 4, 5 and 6... Which is really sad, though I've read tons of summaries about it, I need to watch the real thing.... Hahaha... at least this repays my rantings for my Photoshop... ^_^

-pokamaeniac

P.S. Thank you, Micael for giving me the movie link... It was so worth it!!! ^_^

I therefore conclude... that I need my Photoshop badly!!!

2006-02-24T21:30:00.000+08:00

*tells to self* Okay Kamae, okay. So you still haven't made a new template for this blog. You're sticking with the default one that blogger gave you... and the reason's because your desktop was reformatted, making your photoshop gone, and your laptop's really in a bad shape, to the point that the safe mode setting won't even work. *sigh*

I've been dying to change the look of this blog... I didn't like my old template anymore, so I changed it back to default, hoping that I can make one soon... but I still haven't... And I cannot find my installer cd!!! Wah! Oh well, that's life...

Anyway, we didn't have class today. It ws good that we didn't have class, but it also sucks. Good because I need a beauty sleep. (Yeah, a beauty sleep.) Bad because our "Asia Week" (rather Asia Hours, the exhibit will only last for less than a day! rawr!) was yet again, postponed. Oh great. All the hard work. To the point that my fingers wanted to bleed due to putting thumbtacks on the wall. The welcoming of our group's hard work - postponed... Hey, at least it had a longer shelf-life... hahaha...

So far, what I did today were the usual things I do when there aren't any classes. Surf the net, download, think about Pokemon (yeah, it's really inevitable), eat, breathe, sleep... and wonder when I will change this blog template of mine... As you can see, I've been ranting about it in my previous posts... (So in other words, this is a stress-relief post for my rants about my template... Oh great... I think I'm getting so psycho over such a simple thing *sigh*)

Hahaha... Hopefully, I can make a template soon!!! Hehehe...

-pokamaeniac

Wow!!! I actually blogged again after 2 weeks!!!

2006-02-21T21:59:00.000+08:00

Weee!!! I'm blogging again!!! After 2 weeks of unfortunate my-laptop-experienced-memory-problems and my-PC-is-out-of-shape scenarios, my PC's finally fixed!!! Wee!!! Anyway, I'll be posting some stuff I should have posted days ago...

*****
Monday, February 13, 2006
I can't believe I actually watched "The Zombies" in concert... Don't get the name wrong, they're not a rock band... They're actually from the late 60's. Their songs are really good by the way, even if they are literally, a bunch of old people. I enjoyed the concert. There was even an autograph signing after it wherein I forced my dad to get their autographs... hahaha... ^_^

When Tom Jones, the guitarist asked how I found their concert, since I was one of the few "young" people, I said that "It was great!" with matching two thumbs up. He then gave me (well, surprisingly...) a beso-beso. Haha... imagine getting a beso-beso from one of Las Vegas's best guitarists... Hahaha...

*****
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
I became a computer science teacher on the last minute... Oh boy, being Ms. Avanceña was really hard. You need to tolerate all your classmates' kalokohan... I can't even believe that I survived two classes being a teacher. It was really very hard. One thing's for sure, teacher's exert a whole lot of effort in teaching and you shouldn't just take them for granted. ^_^

*****
Friday, February 17, 2006
Dumdumdumdum!!! Dumdumdumdum!!! *with matching symphony and stuff* It was the day of our prom!!! Thank goodness it's over!!! My feet killed me! That was the first time I ever wore heels!!! Also got myself all dressed up... I can't imagine that I actually had msomeone do make-up on me and I actually wore a dress! Oh well, that's life. It was really fun. I've had some good time with my friends, I guess the stress was kinda worth it. ^_^ Hahaha...

*****
Sunday, February 19, 2006
The day after the prom, I went on an outing with my tita to Mimosa in Clark, Pampanga. I finally met Toffer, an ex-schoolmate who was a common friend of my cousin and my ex-classmate who I had chats with. Well, we (the three of us, mr, my cousin, Paolo and Toffer) played Soul Calibur and Tekken in the PS2 for one and a half-days... talk about game-addictness... ^_^

Well, on the trip home, we stopped by my lolo's house where my mom and dad fetched me. We went to Berkeley Square in Tandang Sora and I found yet again, and bought, 3 Pokemon 6-inch stuffed toys!!! Weeee!!! ^_^ My (exploding) Pokemon collection grew again!!! Hahaha. I got a Deoxys, a Treecko and a Mudkip. They are sooooo cute!!! ^_^

Kamae's other "evil" self: Oh Kamae, why does it always have to be Pokemon?!?!
Kamae: Who cares!!! They are so cute and I wuuuuuuv them!!!
Kamae's other "evil" self:*throws a tantrum* Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!
Kamae: *laughs* P-O-K-E-M-O-N!!!

*****
Well, I guess a lot of things happenned last week. Boy, that week was a sure exciting one... Till the next episdode!!!

-pokamaeniac

P.S. I wonder when I'll change the layout of this blog... Hopefully, soon... Before March ends... *sigh*

Life on the Edge ---.

Taggy taggy tag

Music for the Soul ^^

Twilight, David and other stuff...

My Artistic Pursuits...

Sweet

God is so, so good.

No matter how much it sucks...

A heart for our nation

Father's Love

Revisiting Gatekeepers

7 x 11 facts

In the Middle of Summer

Patrick's Quotable Quote

Surveys!!! ^_^

Last thoughts on being 16

6 Weird Things About Me

Pisay... Pisay the Movie

My Cluttered Mind

Geisha...

Me and Volleyball *bow*

My New Year's Resolution

Another year lived. Another year to be thankful for.

Last post before Christmas...

Christmas Time

Survey - It's Patrick's fault!!!

November na....

End of 1st Term + Term Break + First Week of 2nd Term + Heroes

Calling?!

PAG-ASA, Procrastion, Pag-aaral and Peach... Wedding Peach

It's the LSS... again.

I am procrastinating... yet again.

8 Random Things

This post is to inform you that Kamae is still alive

Long time no blog, blog

4 days left of summer... hmm... countdown ba 'to?

5 days of freedom left... Last-day summer thoughts...

PKMN-ph

Post 101

Love?! (100th post! Weeee!)

Inspired

Hello to the blogging world... again...

School == stress

Busy-ness and Sanity

Happy New Year!!!

May manga

Christmas, Template ... and Patrick

The past two months...

2nd Lieutenant reporting as ordered, sir!

Multiply

Humanities Week and Happy Meals

What happened to me...

Happiness

Busy. Busy. Busy.

What a week.

Wow. I'm still alive.

At last, it will be Friday again tomorrow...

After a long long time...

English et al.

Japanimation... and school

Glasses, crying and fourth year

"First Day of School" is equal to "Busy-ness"

School starts tomorrow...

Senior Re-Orientation

Still in denial stage...

Enrollment day...

It's Saturday today...

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

A tiring yet fun day

I've got the LSS... again.

My Pokemon Profession

Thoughts after my review class...

The Day My Lola Died

The Horror--- of English

I think I lost my brain cells.

Waiting sure was worth it!!!

School uniforms... How I'm very grateful with them...

This poem is dedicated to...

Pokemon Master Quest completed!!!

Great finds at Booksale...

Me and Volleyball bow