This could have been one beautiful night; with a sweet song playing on my mp3, a remarkable story sweeping my imagination, the rain gently falling down from the sky, and cool breeze from the window; if not for this blessed toothache.


I though pain relivers would do their job well.
I guess my case is a tough one.





DAMN IT HURTS REALLY BAD.
=.<

I can't even bite properly without wincing in pain.
This means cutting down on food. GREAT.

My teeth effing hurts today. And even worse yesterday. I felt as if someone cursed me for it.
Now it is still kicking with valor, so I hope ponstan works.


It SHOULD work. For one tablet that caused me almost 30 php, it SHOULD WORK.





Demmet I wasn't able to watch "Kamone Diner" today, TT_TT
And I promised myself to watch all the Eiga Sai films...





One embarrassing phone conversation with my student:

Me: blahblahblahblah~
Student: ahahaha~
Me: Oh, I'm sorry but I'm getting distracted by the barking of your dog.
Student: Oh, that's my dog, that's my baby.
Me: O________________________________________O I'M SO SORRY!!!





One amusing offer by a fast-food crew to a costumer:

FFL: Sir, gusto niyo po maging large fries?
[Translation: "Sir gusto niyo po i-large yung fries?"]
Sir: (・・。)ゞ




HAAAAAAAAAAAAAY~ Sana mawala na sakit ng ngipin koooooo~ (´0ﾉ｀*)

Correct me if I'm wrong but this is the 3rd time I've encountered Kabuki or Noh actors with "Shi" in their name: Shinichiro,  Shinzaburo, Shichinosuke). Is that a fad or something?

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The film KIDS Josho - Kizu No Himitsu reminded me why I love Japanese films the most. Although I've recently had this mecha love with Transformers, I guess my heart is at peace the most with Japanese cinema's subtle portrayals of human drama.

And yey because Eiga Sai 2009 is coming up this week. I'm so excited! I've checked the schedule but I guess I won't be able to watch The Milkwoman because they glued it's schedule to 2:00 PM. PSSSH. Too bad. Although the title is a little too serious *sarcastic*, it has some great reviews to be curious about.

Anyway, will pimp this blog: Toronto J-Film Pow-wow because they have great reviews. And hello, hello! When I opened their homepage, the latest entry was a top 10 list of Japanese Cinema's best LGBT films. XDDDD I know. That's why I'm pimping it. 8DDD

But this is the film I want to watch next:
 

I've seen this featured in a magazine before, but I don't remember much of the contents of the article. The captions of the magazine from the film, and the poster alone, was the kind that always left a mark in my mind. And here we are meeting again. I remember my encounter with Kirisawa's "Rashomon".


I missed watching films~ I've watched 3 movies today actually: Transformers 1, KIDS Jusho, and Alvin and the Chipmunks the movie. And yesterday, I enjoyed Transformers 2 at the cinema. Maybe that's why. ^^v

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Leave it to my dorky/geeky-self to think that the Deceptecons were transmitting signals to my brain when a slight pain in the head made me twitch in my seat yesterday while watching the movie. Maybe there's a chip inside my brain? Haha.

I'm a little bit too imaginitive. WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE~

Rocky Road donuts (Country Style) and Green Tea Frappe (Starbucks)

I'm not the type of person who indulge in expensive food, but let us say that this is a simple (quite expensive, at least for a middle class as I am) gift for myself for working hard enough to earn money.

I don't know for how long I've been craving for green tea, but here it is! I tried the Rocky road donuts from Country Style because it was recommended by a friend. Well, not so bad. I love the chocolate inside. ^^

I was alone this afternoon because the co-workers I am usually with after shift, dispersed immediately as a practical way of staying away from unnecessary expenses and temptations like FOOD. LOL. Well, strange enough, I spend more when I'm alone. So there you go. It was satisfying anyway. Especially when I had the cozy seat beside the window, and the comfy cushion all to myself while indulging at my sweets and reading a funny and sarcastic review of "Drag me to Hell. Hands raised here! I laughed at the title myself when I first heard it.

Anyway, work again tomorrow. I freagin' miss my daily life as a one-month bum. I miss writing and reading in the afternoon. Who knew the real world can be so damaging to my ideal, hermit life inside the bedroom? Now I feel so adult doing the groceries for my mother and handing her my salary. OH SHUCKS MATURITY?!

Love life is ZERO again.

Sometimes good, often it's just confusing. He's just confusing me.

MUST.LOOK.ELSEWHERE.

Good night!

Haha~ LOL Reita, you better improve on your bass skellz or I'll shove that instrument up your ass.

But anyway, I'm sure you're always doing your best. And I'm sure you're a really wonderful friend. I dunno, although you've been boasting the "manriii" aura, you just seem such a muffin to me when it comes to friendship.

Nyahahahah~

I so forgot to buy kit-kay today, but promise I'll buy tomorrow.

KEEP ROCKIN' IT DUDE~

Experience is still the best teacher. 8D

Now I know why they call it "poker face".

My older brother taught me how to play poker this afternoon because we didn't have anything better to do. Electricity suddenly died on us and we settled into using what my father sent us---a set of poker game materials.

Mind you, I wasn't so bad at it~ But I did love the feeling of winning and stacking my chips higher than my brothers'. WAHAHAHAH~ gambling isn't so bad when it's between the family. It's just funny that we always end up gambling when we're all bored and forced to look each other again.

Not bad.

WEEEE~ <3 you brothers!

So I'm doing A LOT today.

For one, I woke up ridiculously early this morning--7 am is early, folks. Well, for a Saturday, I slept ridiculously early as well--10 PM. I think I got too tired laughing so much with Mao and Sibey.

Oh, the Kagrra girls that we are. Closing the distance, one step at a time to the boys, ne? XD Oh what a goal. Get your okane's saved up girls, we'll enter AUGA this year!!! *flared*

Anyway, plans for this day: (too lazy to blahhhh in paragraph, here's bullet form for you~ *suddenly misses school--tears*)

• Finish "Beautiful Killers" (I'm in Chapter 22 already ZOMG!) *tears*
• Download "A Marriage of Deception" to my phone *excited*
• Watch the totin! CM of the Kagrra boys at vision. 8DDDDDd
• Finish the download of Kagrra no Su [Ep.67] and WATCH EEEEEEEEEEEEEET >DDDDD
• Watch 2NE1 at youtube. I shall see how Sandara/Dara's fairing in Korea (I can use this for my students)
• Comment at my friends' blogs. I don't want them thinking I'm snooty and selfish to only reply at my blog and never visit their pages~ *waves hands at people* STILL ALIVE HEREEEEEEE!
• Download Adele, Paramore, and John Legend songs. I'm not abandoning my J-music, just taking a taste of other tunes~
• Finish reading all of Akiyalabs' pages. Yes, even if babelfish gives me a fucking headache in the end, at least I'm doing my job as her imaginary girlfriend *hides*
• Finish those effing drabbles! And keep them at length of drabbles! I need to teach myself how to apply the word "control" to work ethics. Tsssss~ this is a hopeful plan.
• Update a chapter. Update a chapter. Update a chapter. Update a chapter. Update a chapter. Update a chapter. Update a chapter. Update a chapter. Update a chapter. Update a chapter. Update a chapter. *faints*

So there ya go~ I shall attend to my schedule now. JAAAA~

Ako: Mamoy, anong ibig sabihin ng "paraluman"?
Mamoy: "Magandang Babae"
Ako: Oh? Yun pala ibig sabihin nun. Anong dialect yun?
Mamoy: Tagalog!
Ako: Ay talaga, Tagalog yun? Hmm...
Mamoy: Dati nga may artista pangalan "Paraluman"
Ako: Pero "magandang babae" talaga ibig sabihin nun?
Mamoy: *tungo*
Ako: Ah...eh ano yung "Panget na babae"?
Mamoy: MICHELLE. *deadpan*
Ako: D8 *nagulantang*
Mamoy: >D *tawa*


Hinayupak. Ako si Michelle mga parekoy. D<


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English translation for my international readers (wahahahha WTF)

Me: Mamoy, what does "paraluman" means?
Mamoy: "Beautiful woman"
Me: Really? So that's what it means. What dialect is that?
Mamoy: Tagalog!
Me: Ah really, that's Tagalog? Hmmm...
Mamoy: There was an actress named Paraluman before.
Me: But "beautiful woman" is really what it means, right?
Mamoy: *nods*
Me: Ah...then how about "Ugly woman"?
Mamoy: MICHELLE *deadpan*
Me: D8 *shocked*
Mamoy: >D *snicker*


What the hell.
My name is Michelle peepz.

I didn't attend KOMIKON today...
Sorry TL Aaron and Dylan~ I'll try to come to cons with you peepz sometime. ^^

But I really wanted to shake hands and have a pic and have my graphic novels signed by Arnold Are and Carlo Vergara T^T

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OMFG.

Haven't watched new Naito stuffs (and missing Sendai Kamotsu greatly)but then I checked their OHP (thanks to Benjas) andwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw.

TITA SAKIKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! ISA KANG HITAD! MALANDI KA PAKYU! I HATE YOU! KINIKILIG AKO SAYO PUTANGRRA KA!!!

LALO KA NA RUKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA! BAKIT KA GANYAN HA?! BAKIT ANG HOT MO?!
PAKINGSHET.

AYNAKO. >////<

NAKAKA-HIGH.
8DDDDD

--
I wanna write tonight.
Got enough sleep to produce something.

oh yeah.

NC-17 kaya? XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

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Watched Nodame Cantabile Special last night.

*giggle*
I so love that drama.

Chiaki should just really be honest with himself. ^^

Currently listening: *Ate Shawi's Selecta ice cream song* 8Dd

Wag kayong mag-alala, di bastos yan! Sabi lang samin na ganyan dawsa Korea. "Hump" kasi nakalagpas na ng dalawang araw na smooth~ so lasttwo days to weekend. Okei?

Baho sa opisina
Ay humahalimuyak na
Mga bungangang nagsasalita
Ay nakakahalina

Actually mas maganda yan sa utak ko nung nasa-CR ako eh, pero ayan, nawala na agad. Haha~

Wala talagang tatalo sa mainit na chismismisan.
Kabago-bago ko, kung anu-ano na nalalaman ko. Haaaay, susmaryosep. Lahat talaga ng lugar may mga ganung drama. Uhm-hmm.

Para naman di ako mag-mukhang busy masyado, ano? Patikim ng kaunting mukha sa aming opisina~

Room-station-mates

Mga ate ko: Melissa, Dimples, Lanie at Joy

Sila rin mga ka-chikahan ko. Kaya ayoko na rin malipat kasi gusto ko sila kasama sa kwarto~

Bagong Kaibigan

Siya si Chucks III. 8D Dumating din sya sa wakas~~~

Matapos ang isang taon na paghihintay, mali ang biniling model ng tatay ko (as usual),

buti nalang maganda pa rin sya. ^^

Work station ko.

Ayan, sana di na ako malipat kasi gusto ko talaga sa pwesto ko. Maganda ang view, maliwanag at tago sa mga officers. Haha 8D

Dito ko rin ginagawa ang kadalasang palpak kong mga tawag. >.<

Ayan,hopefully eh magkaron pa ko ng estudyante at sana mag-improve na angconversational skills ko dahil kailangan talaga. Kailangan mag-usisag!Nang may mapag-usapan!

Kung hindi...tsugi.

P.S.

Mahilig sila sa Wonder Girls. LOOOOOOOL.

*waves* AKO DIN! 8DDDD

I've been busy the whole week so I'm not updating much.

I don't even have the energy to say much.

Hope everybody's doing fine~

Challenging me of a AkiyaxNao / NaoxAkiya fikku?!

Because I. Just. Might. Bite it!

(I couldn't ignore this one seriously. The switching I mean.)

8D

But I'm reminded of my conversation with Mao and the Kagrra, pairings so...

I WILL BE LOYAL.

*approve*

• BATTLE ROYALE by hallelujah_hide  (death and love never seemed to go together so well. Jrock crossover. Reading)
• Too Famous to Get Dressed by soundofadream  (one of the best oneshot fic I've read in a long while. This story made me forget time and I like that. XD --Read)
• A Marriage of Deception by urulover (moixmao  seemed to be so engrossed with this one. And it's AoixUru so I'm up for it~ Will be reading)
• Veronica Decides to Die (Let's see how I understand this book after four years. If finish it with a long, deep sigh just because I've finished it and not because of what it thought me, then I'm doomed. Proves I haven't really grown. --re-reading)
• Birth of Venus (I should get to reading this. It's been two years with me already! --will be reading)

Well, this post has nothing to do with Franz Kafka the writer, but that's because I've finished reading my first Haruki Murakami book, Kafka on the Shore.

Well, what can I say, that book kept my interest throughout the duration I held it. At every turn there is a surprise, at every turn there is something to learn about. The ending wasn't the best, not the type that would make you sigh deep after turning the back cover of the book, signaling the finish line. But I guess that's the point, for the most interesting parts of the book was when the characters were on the move, travelling from point to point, either through the inevitable push of fate or because they were searching for something that's been lost in time. The journey, we say.

We grow from the journey the most, the destination is a fulfillment of that journey. The mark where we embark on another adventure to grow.

/drama.

Now I want to read more Haruki Murakami. I want to save up money to buy his other books. And I'm certainly interested in his non-fiction work as well. Japanese-psyche, huh? Interesting.

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DADDDDDDDDDDDDEH!!!

You've been in the states far too long! I really miss you! Now you're officially in your peak of life, you've turned gold, you are now officially 50 demmet! So now, let's hug each other tight when we see each other, okay? I know we'll cry, I know you'll make me cry and I would realize just how much I missed you. It will feel awkward not to hear your voice over the line from the internet, and maybe I would still see pixels when I look at your face then. Maybe I would just smile and you would ask why. Maybe I'll just laugh it off, maybe we will laugh together in that room, together with the whole family. I think I would be very happy then, and I'll cry secretly. I know I would really be happy.

Gosh, I really miss my dad.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD MAN!

We'll certainly get that piercing together, okay?

*sniff*

I was actually angry before coming in contact with this keyboard, typing this very word and eventually the end of this sentence.

I was really angry at my little brother because what irritates me themost is inconsideration because of selfishness. We are ALL selfish oneway or the other, sometimes we're not even conscious of this act, butselfishness can take a place when it's needed. I CAN be selfish if Iwant to, but I chose not according to the situation. Most of the time Itry to act mature and give way, knowing that at least I'm acting betterthan that selfishness, and in some way, I'm defeating that wrong act bycountering it with the correct one.

But sometimes, it just doesn't work.
So I get angry. I get so irritated, I think I get angry.

I was  thinking of smoking, but then I've finished too many stickstoday and my cold is starting to creep back, so instead I plopped downon the sofa and grabbed the book I was reading.

At first I couldn't even focus on the words because I wanted tophysically inflict pain on my little brother, just to give him a pieceof my mind, but slowly, the words eventually soothed my nerves and Igot back on the story faster than I expected.

Then that REVELATION from Oshima (again, this character is so lovable) simply blew ALL the anger AWAY.

Oh Oshima...what more will you tell me? <3

Currently reading: Haruki Murakami - "Kafka on the Shore"

"That's why I like to listen to Schubert while I'm driving. Like I said, it's because all the performances are imperfect. A dense, artistic kind of imperfection stimuluates your consciousness, keeps you alert. If I listen to some utterly perfect piece while I'm driving, I might want to close my eyes and die right then and there. But listening to D major, I can feel the limits of what humas are capable of--that a certain type of perfection can only be realized through limitless accumulation of the imperfect. And personally, I find that encouraging. Do you know where I'm getting at?"

-Oshima, Kafka on the Shore (Haruki Murakami)

He makes a lot of sense. This gives another good view of the concept of imperfection.

I'm enjoying this book a lot. ^^ *gives K-Ann a Yoochun hug for this*


Oh well, just waiting for Mao and we are off for a busy day.

おはよう　ごじます！
みんあーさん！

Can I consider this antique already?

Gaaaaah~ I wanna try using this Nikon SLR! But, I still don't know how to operate it and Lolo said there's something stuck so I might want to get it checked. In Recto or Quiapo maybe.

So MONEY! Rain on me~

Or no, better yet, a JOB please!

I wonder how the quality of pictures are with this type of camera...hmmm....

Well, earlier we were in search of a very old photo of my mom. It's so old we cannot find it anymore in the tampipi of my grandmother, where they usually kept the really old, black and white, almost dusting pictures of them in the early days.

Anyway, thank you Tita Beth and Tita May for the help in search of that picture. I'm pretty sure my mom hid it somewhere safe from my scrutiny and evil laughter. aaaaaaaaaaamp.

Well, along the way, I found some really interesting pictures of my grandfather, his days in the military, in Vietnam, as well as his own shots. Yes, I think my grandfather adored taking pictures as much as I do today. He owned a Nikon SLR and he always wore it.

Grandfather's the one in shades, other hand on his hip, other hand holding the immortal cancer stick (which remains as his best friend until now) and of course, the one with the SLR. 

POGI! He's still carrying the camera~ I've got the same model at home, I think and the same case.

This is my Tita Aneng when she was 6 years old, shot at our compound. Gaaaah~ it looks so different! I really love this photo, especially when holding the original one. It looks so spontaneous and bright, as if you can feel that it was a day that the clouds were scattered like cotton candies and the sky was as clear as a mountain spring, even the breeze is comfy. That much I can feel from this very simple photo of a father to his daughter.

I'm not sure where this is, but I love the composition, especially I'm a big fan of this kind of angle. The scanner didn't even gave justice to this picture. I tried not to adjust anything to the scan so, I'm sorry for the folds being there as well. I think this photo is older than me. WAAAAAAAAAY older than me.

Yes, my grandfather and his harem of young men. LOOOL. No he's not gay, I'm just giving this sinful humor. PAHAHAHAH~ And the camera is still with him! XDDD

It's just so amusing that I share this kind of hobby with my grandfather. I really really adore this man. He's 76 now and he's still as strong as a horse, unbelievable. He drinks and smokes but no major complications yet in his body. Amazing, ne? And funny that earlier I was taking photos of him in his Veteran attire. I should have done a good job because he's more experienced than me. Yet he wasn't bossy or anything. So that's why he's always in charge of the film in manual cameras back then and why my mother told me to ask help to Lolo if I wanted to learn how to use the SLR. AAAAAAHHHH~ so that's why.

GAAAAAAAAH~ asteeeeeeeg. He likes to collect memories too~

*runs to LOLO*

That the human heart is scary.
And it's scarier when that conscienceless human heart is paired with a witty brain.

Why?

They can get rich with non-sense.

Oh yes they can.

And a lot of people are already making sense of the non-sense because it's designed to have sense when it doesn't. REALLY.

EVIL.
that's what you call it.


People are picking up so-called 'lives' in a fiasco.
What good news to the world.