ta-daa! the major splurge.

[listening to] Mario Party sound effects

Now is not really a cheery time for me but there is a little twinkle of joy. I present my Major Splurge, or proof that I really have become obsessive.



FRONT



BACK

I would've preferred the kanji at the back to be smaller but hey, I'm not nitpicking.^^

OK, back to gloomy parents.

defensive mode

[listening to] Amish Paradise - Weird Al (in my head :P)

The Parental Unit (M) and I are not talking to each other. Although he did leave some money for me to use on my supposed trip to school, which I in turn used to buy the netcard with which I'm blogging right now.:P Actually, I don't really need to go to school for my classcard, I already got it last week. I was just too much of a chicken to tell The Parental Units the truth. Especially him, since he was in a good mood nearly the whole weekend. It's probably my fault since I was being "disrespectful", but I just get so annoyed when he starts getting all accusatory.

Crap, I just remembered I have to get cracking anyway, since I'm going to withdraw cash to pay off DOST. And get my Major Splurge from Airwurx (spelling?O_o;).

I just want this to be over with so I can enroll in peace. With my luck though, I probably didn't get the subjects I need.

the blues

[listening to] Paper Mario sound effects

Disappointing yourself is one thing. Failing the expectations of people dear to you is another. Bah. But! I will not mope and dread enrollment. (After all, it's also the day we get to meet the new batch of Japanese exchange students.^_^) I'm kind of getting used to the days of idleness and gorging myself on junk. I shall miss my videogames.

Okay, my sis and I are going to get me an air-brushed shirt. (At least that's the plan.) I'm glad I get to spend a lot of time with my sister lately. Come classes, we'll only get to see each other on weekends.

Steph, Hanakimi is losing its sparkle. I mean Mizuki is quite possibly the most clueless shoujo heroine ever, with the exception of Tohru of Furuba. It used to endearing/funny, but now I'm not so sure. I'm still downloading the manga scanlations, not for her and Izumi's agonizingly slowly-blossoming romance, but for the subplots and other characters, (like Umeda-sensei and Nakatsu).:P But that may just be cynical ol' me.

w00t! xD

[listening to] APL Song - Black-eyed Peas

Spankin' new layout, thanks to the talented elsight. *points to link at bottom right of page* I removed the shoutbox 'cause it was taking up a lotta space and you peeps don't use it that much, anyhow. Keeeeh.:x I'm really into the whole candy thing right now. My latest indulgence is candy, after all. Too bad some of the stores here are quite expensive, like P12 for 10 g of assorted candy of your choice. No. No way.

WAII! The Black-Eyed Peas are coming to Manila!xD I hope I can watch. Hmm. It's them, or Linkin Park. I choose the former because even though I used to have a huge crush on Mike Shinoda, their music doesn't appeal to me now. Mostly it just sounds like screaming. Yeah, we go with the funk.

Anyway, my cousins are sleeping over for a night of multiplayer mayhem and trash talking, just like the good ol' days. I leave you with a picture of my future child. He looks just like his father! xD Haha, just kidding. It's ickle Dochin. Totemo kawaii deshou?^^ The pic was scanned by Jen.

aww.

[listening to]

Tomorrow is a big day. There's teaching high-schoolers Nihongo, fixing Ish's papers (ooh, does she owe me for this one), checking my Math results, and errands for my Dad. Aaah well.

I love being idle. It's too bad summer break only lasts a few weeks.^^;

Oh, and I'll be changing the layout soon. The whole butterfly thing is pretty and all, but it just aint me.:P

DESPERATE

[listening to] "mary...there's just something about mary..."

I AM DESPERATE: WOWOW is showing a Chemistry One x One Tour Special on June 6. I WANT to watch this. I HAVE to watch it. But our useless cable provider does not have Wowow, and although I've called another cable company that carries it, they don't install in our area. AAAAARGGGH! I thought about sleeping over at the place of a friend whose cable TV has Wowow, but sadly, I know of no *really close* friend who does. Plus classes open on the next day, so no sleepovers.

What to do? Aaaagh.

EDIT: Post-Math Finals

Yesss! Breathtaking incompetence. I did okay, I think, but not excellent. Come to think of it, I haven't done excellently in an exam in a long time. But, instead of moping, I choose to play. Might even touch Halo for the XBox. :P My sister nearly destroyed that console TWICE by plugging it in the 220 V slot.

I am going to get myself Furuba Vol. 3 and watch Dirty Dancing 2 tomorrow to try to forget. Guh.

widdle dochin!

[listening to]

Am not really in that great a mood because of bloody finals (am still 2 steps below target grade), but got a warm, fuzzy feeling yesterday when I saw the uber-cute ickle Dochin pics posted by my friend Jennifer. Thanks for putting those up! They really made my day.^_^

Also, a plug for my favorite okama Sam's blog. Read, because he has the best excuses for not going out on a date with someone. Also because he deserves much luurve.

uugh.

[listening to] aircon. eeh.

Am so tired. Will update soon. This week has been hellish, in many ways.

The next week doesn't look so good, either.T_T

Note to self: It never works to be a fence-sitter. You've got to take a stand.

Note to YOU: Watch My Wife is a Gangster, because it kicks ass.

i was soooo not meant to be a teacher

[listening to] she bangs - william hung

Stuffed myself at P-chan's party, chatted with Ce, Nin, and several unexpected people at Starbucks, taught Japanese at some summer center, and slept for 14 hours straight.

All in all, not a bad day.

***

Nin used the almighty flat iron (by Guang Ming, bless their souls) and combing cream goop on my hair. It turned out quite nicely, that. I had straight, shiny hair the whole time. But slipping into the little-girl dress afterwards, I realized there might be something to the whole fat-ass thing. Durn.

Got to ride in a taxi, the driver of which was unabashedly pro-FPJ. Honestly, I wanted to counter every one of his "FPJ is a god, you should vote him because he will bring us nothing but prosperity" mantras with solid, sound arguments, but I knew I wouldn't be able to do that because I would just lose my temper at his idiocy. What is it with taxi drivers, anyway? I get into rows with taxi drivers all the time.

P-chan had her party at some fine dining place. The food was great, especially as I had no money and didn't get to eat lunch. The party didn't exactly get swinging, because people just sort of trickled in around 7:30, and it was extremely clique-ish. Not that it mattered to me. I noticed that A CERTAIN FRIEND OF A FRIEND has gotten cuter/taller since the last time I saw him. I was pretty annoyed at myself for the stupid way I sort of stared when we met, but I couldn't help it.:x After dinner, there was some dancing, but the people didn't really go all out on the dance floor. There was a group who danced in front of the large mirror on the hall, like some sort of freakish worshipping cult. I suck at dancing, but I did to make P-chan happy.

I realized this from all the pictures that were taken that night: MY FACE IS REALLY ROUND!!! Like a really large flesh-colored pingpong ball with eyes, a nose, etc. And with a shiny black wig on. Plus I felt like an expectant mother in the dress.

***

At Starbucks, it was nice to chat in the dark, with someone from the other side. And I guess I got rid of some excess emotional baggage. Which is always a good thing, if you ask me.^^

oh butt of granite; oh hunky sascha!

[listening to] carry on - EXILE

Post-/grueling and vile Math exam/, I met up with my mother. Supposedly to buy sandals for me. But then we ended up traipsing through 2 malls for her sandals and her blouse. Bah.

1. Another guilty pleasure apart from w-inds., PD and John Lloyd Cruz.

So I didn't totally ditch Math for him and his fellow hunky ballerinas. And Center Stage isn't really life-changing. Its plot isn't as involving as Fame (one of my favorites), it lacks depth, but its cliched-ness and lack of complexity make it easy to watch.



He is Sascha Radetsky, AKA Possible 3D Representation of MM.
*_*

...Apart from being hunky, he is a very talented dancer. Even I, who can't dance to save my life, can appreciate that fact.



I have to say, though, that the charming Ethan Stiefel is a more skilled dancer. He is "arguably one of the best in the world", supposedly, after all.

2. Yet again, my materialism kicks in

Just saw a plaid, pleated, above-knee length schoolgirl skirt in mall. Did not wheedle mother for it, though, as was attacked by guilt.

But that skirt has been marked. I'll be back.

3. Books, give me books

Apart from TC 7, which I get to interact with every bloody day. I am afraid that after all this lack of exposure to reading material (no, PD and Beerkada don't count), I'll be too stupid to understand intellectual, contemporary works of fiction.

That sounded stupid. See? It's starting already.

EDIT: Googling Michael Moscovitz yielded a Ken Zhu (F4) from a shampoo ad, and a Viggo and Orly pic.O_o

am blabbing again.

[listening to] night walk - DA PUMP

I finally found something to wear for the birthday. It's not that I'm fashion-conscious, but as it turns out, *certain people* will also be attending the said occasion, and it wouldn't hurt to look good.^_~

Sometimes I think that for all my loudness and seeming outspoken-ness when I'm with my friends/people I know, I am surprisingly unassertive when it comes to strangers. Kinda schitzophrenic? Ehe.