Sunday, February 01, 2004

Konohagakure(8:35:48 AM)--- This morning, I woke up early to help my sister prepare for Sunday school. When my father came down, he asked my sister if she was still mad at him and mother. She said no. I was curious so I asked what about. For siding with me, apparently...

Oh, yeah. I threw a scrunchie at her last night for being rude. XD

-__-; sheesh, it was just a scrunchie--little thing made of cloth and some elastic material used to tie up hair? I talked to her this morning. Apparently, she got offended by what she thought was an unprovoked attack; she was talking to my brother. ^^;; All the same, she shouldn't be taking that tone with him. (We 3 girls have a tendency to gang up on him. It's not deliberate, I swear.)

The curious thing is, in American terms (when I say American, I'm referring to the dominant culture where we live... the term will have to do despite its limitations because I can't come up with anything else--don't grouse about it!) she wasn't really rude. In this house, however, you don't take that tone with your elders--or other people for that matter. You don't curtly say, "I know," when you're being reprimanded or given instruction. You don't make faces or make weird sounds you learn from the kids show on tv (I'm sure it's some sort of trend in school) when your parents (or your old sister who's taking care of you) are talking to you. I can't explain it. Maybe it has something to do with how Tagalog is versus how English is. I'm kinda sorry for her because she has to grow up in two cultures (more?) and has to accomodate each. >.> Other migrant Filipino kids her age around here have other siblings their age, while she has three older, lazier, meaner siblings full of bad habits, who aren't being disciplined as much because our skins are already thick and inelastic (and supposedly we're old enough to know better-emphasis on "as much" anyhow). -.- I suppose, most of the time she feels she's being untreated unfairly. (All kids feel that way. Even I do.)

On a related note, I heard my father sometime yesterday mourning the fact that his youngest daughter can no longer speak much Tagalog. ^^;; Somehow it just cracked me up. It's just something that crept up on us. I can't remember when exactly she stopped talking in Tagalog. LOL. My sister was talking on the phone with our grandma who can't speak English. My mother was dictating, but she got the pronounciation all wrong anyhow. She understands though, because everybody talks to her in Tagalog. (Except when she's sassing at me, I can't help but sass back in English -__-; bad. I try to bite my tongue, but when fighting with her, my nagging tagalog inevitably turns into indignant english. Geh. It also happens to my parents. My other siblings are foul-mouthed though, so they curse at her in English and I yell at them--not that it makes in difference; they don't listen to me)

What am I saying here? I'm just passing time because somebody's in the bathroom.

Did I mention that my sister is six and I'm almost a score old (take a year or two off)? No?

I'm going, I'm going.

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Konohagakure(12:45:21 AM)--- Last week, I read all the assigned readings and did all the homework--without cramming. This weekend, I'm supposed to be reading more stuff (till I graduate actually -__-; ). But I didn't. I guess, I'd have to finish it all tomorrow. Early tomorrow so I could sleep early and wake up fresh. Having more than my customary school-day sleep of 4.5 hours will definitely lessen the stress. (Batugan ako e. Kailangan ko ng 12 oras na tulog.)

Actually, I'm slacking off mostly because I'm nervous about next week. It'll be a loaded one. *faints* Ah well...

Krissy! =) Are you kidding? I'm glad you got me into Naruto. It's one of the few things I'm living for! Ku Ku Ku...

Seriously, though. Remember what I said about people getting themselves addicted willingly? No need to be sorry. =P

Kakashi and his droopy eyes... I wonder if he's stoned... >.> Leaf ninja. Leaf... Never mind. I guess what's compelling about him is that we don't know what's behind that mask. *(^#$! If Zechs turned out okay... *sigh* We have to trust the Iruka's ramen lady. But it's actually not just the mask covering his face. He's independent as you said, and he's not that open. Won't make a good Hokage at all. @.@ Sort of lazy. He's supposed to be a genius, isn't he? He doesn't function the same way most people do. So maybe he's just bored?

Then again, if Erap managed to be the president of the Philippines and now FPJ, who plans to work his ass off for the people--on what, I wonder? T-T Sometimes, I still have hope. Maybe if he get the right kind of advisors it won't be so bad. (Of course, it's those "advisors" that got Erap in trouble.) They say FPJ's a good guy, anyway. I mean, his good intentions--coupled with his overwhelming popularity and 5th-grade education--shouldn't lead us too close to hell, ne? Ne?

I'm stopping now. In the first place, I got sidetrack from my nice Naruto ramblings. *__* It's my dad's fault; he made me read that article with the presidentiable's replies quoted in verbatim. =_= I stopped reading the newspapers when I was sixteen for a reason, you know. -__-;; *sighs*

Anyway, back to business...

I don't even have any ideas for Sasuke and Sakura, and I'm not really dying to write for them. ^^; Yesh, I'd tell my brain to prioritize Naruto and Hinata. XD Lee... I dunno. For that Hinata fic--I guess, I'd keep referring to it as Sunergos--I thought maybe we could have Lee courting a nice, sweet girl in the rehab place he's volunteering in. Tenten is sometimes kinda mean, too, you know, and you like her for Neji. (But I won't put Neji in a pairing this time. We should concentrate on his relationship with his cousin, right?)

*stops all the plotting* Yeah, yeah, yeah... Next, next week, after my current major stressor is gone, I'll consider starting the outlining. I can't even write White Friend or my slapstick humor Naruto fic #2 (#1 still needs some plotting) even though I have time right now because I'm too anxious. T-T I hope I finally pass it. Necessity demands.

More on my escapist activities (can be roughly translated to: Naruto) I finally saw some episodes of the Naruto anime. Ep 63-64. I saw Shikamaru moving! Whee! ^^;;;

I had a hard time finding the codec thing. At first, I tried listening alone, trying to guess who owns which voice since I knew the basic flow of the story anyway. But after a while you get tired of listening to people you don't understand. ^^;;;

I thought Neji's voice was cool when I guessed it was his. Hee hee! (-__-; ) All the same, boys their age don't sound like that. 0_o I think Naruto's the only one who sounds his age. ^^;

Sasuke. I realized that he's supposed to be the bishounen, but I never thought of him so. >.> Naruto isn't a bishie manga, ne? (Many people like Kakashi because of his personality and everything he does and is. ^^;;) When I saw Ep 65, I thought Sasuke's bangs were annoying. @.@ But then I saw a good angle of him. Somewhere. *scratches head* Forgot where... Anyhow, he was bishie enough in that angle. *shrug* I thought I am exaggerating to much in that fic, making him too good-looking, as what the other characters keep on saying. -__-;

I'm starting to sprout nonsense, huh? Well, I'm sleepy now, so I'm going. And maybe Seiyo-chan, to whom I'm talking to, would be going soon to eat lunch.

Yare, yare... Waaah... All the stuff I'm learning about anxiety in nursing is applicable to me. *desperately runs around in circles laughing insanely*

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Darn. I forgot to write about the layout. Layout is the fault of Kakashi's fish lips. I can't look at it without thinking of that song "O Lumapit Ka" by Hotdog... and cracking up. Last night, I managed to sniff out a copy of the Hotdog's greatest hits album in my dad's collection (I'm listening to it again right now). I listened to the said song and laughed my head off for an hour or so. So here it is.

I have issues with the colors, but it's too late now. ^^;;

Manila, Manila... I miss you like hell, Manila... It's true. *nods sagely*

Lumapit ka is playing right now... I'm giggling in the dark again... ^^;; (Escapism! Escapism! SHAME ON YOU!!!) Yapusin? LOL!! Nah. The key word is "halikan," kiss. He he he..

I'm really, really going now...

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Thursday, January 29, 2004

Konohagakure(11:51:13 AM)--- -_-;

I've ran out of places to go to, so I just went here to blog. Even though I don't have anything in particular to blog about. I can always whip something up, though.

It's eleven something now. My next class is at five. I can go study, but I'll start that at noon. Nyak.

I can't write. -__-; I want a good juicy conflict for Naruto in that Hinata fic. @.@ I want one so bad, it's ridiculous. (To self: YOU_HAVE_NO_TIME_FOR_THAT_KIND_OF_PROJECT!)

Krissy-chan ^__^. On Uchiha Sasuke, yeah, I like the character. I like some others more, though. *shrug* Like I said, he'll be interesting to write angst on--and slapstick humor. He he he... (break Sasuke, break him! jk.)

Speaking of the #1 Rookie, I read a fanfic last night (er, morning) about him and Sakura. It was very good, well-written--well-executed, I should say--story. It's romance, but it wasn't fluff. It wasn't angsty either. It was very.... mature. (Not in that way, hentai!)

It has to be the most mature fic I have ever read. It's not idealistic; it was very real. The characters were very in character. The relationships were real, too: not wishful, not idyllic, not fairytale-ish. It was novel, too. In fact, it took me a few moments after I read the fic to realize that the fic was good... very good. *whistles* It was what Allisama would call a "thinking fic."

He loved her. Wow. Never said in the whole fic, but he does... @_@ It's weird how they got together, though... -___-;;

Stylistically... Stylistically it was okay--not my favorite style, but it was nice enough. There was some problem with the commas though (so do I). There could be some improvements to make the story more cohesive as a whole. For example, it took me a while to pull together the fact that he really had those kinds of feelings and that it was not just his ambition.

You're wondering why I'm writing it here? It's because I was impressed with that fic. And no, it's not something I'd write in a million years. LOL. But really... *whistles again*

If you're wondering again... No, I did not write a review/comment. I was too sleepy. ^^;; And I wouldn't write all that above in there. Why? Well... I don't comment on other people's work like that too much; it might weird them out or offend them. As for my friend's works, well, they know I'm weird. XD As for the possibility offending... I don't mean it. I never do, I promise, so will you forgive me? *conjures most winsome smile*

Oh yeah, my other pickle with that fic is that the Godaime was Kakashi. -__-; Somehow, I don't think that guy is built for that kind of a responsibility. I think he still has issues and he needs... self-actualization? I dunno. I just won't make him Hokage. *shudders* Lost in the road of life... I won't let you lose a whole village. XD (Peace, Krissy! Not picking on sensei... Peace)

On why I'm a SasuSaku... When asked if I like NaruSaku, I say I don't like how Sakura treated Naruto. LeeSakura? Don't like how she treated Lee. In my opinion, Lee and Naruto (read: HINATA. lol!) deserve better.

Don't get me wrong. I like Sakura. It's just that... ^^;; Maybe it's just my affinity for angsty pairings. XD I feel that since Sakura buldozed Lee and Naruto because of her one-minded yearning for Sasuke, let her stick with him. Sasuke has a LOT of issues to deal with... it's the sort of relationship that has the potential to destroy her--or save him. If it destroys her... well, we chew what we swallow. Heh. It's nice that way. (i am evil... )

*sigh* Um... I better go now.

Kopiko ish da best!

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Saturday, January 24, 2004

Konohagakure(1:19:18 AM)--- Hmmm... Today, I got the three textbooks required for school. It's good that it's a Friday today; the bookstore is usually brimming from Mondays to Thursdays for the first few weeks of the semester.

Gah... The new semester has come. Depressing but true. -___-' There's nothing I can do about it.

Anyway, after the four-hour orientation, I went home with a splitting headache and fell asleep. It's a pretty painful headache, mind you. I'm usually tolerant of my migraine. *shrugs* It only goes to show that maybe I don't think all that crap is overwhelming, but I really am overwhelmed.

Or maybe, it's been so long since I've been cloistered with other people in a single room that it tired me out. Interacting with people really saps my strength. Really and honestly. ^^;;; And by interaction, I mean sitting on a corner trying to put together a decent plot for a slapstick Naruto fic that'll excuse my making fun of Uchiha Sasuke, taking time to emerge from the safety of outer space to smile tremelously at the occasional nice person greeting me. @.@

Anyhow... Usually, I'd say I won't live through this, but from now on I'd lay off on the negative thoughts. (I'm not really that pessimistic, after all, just a tad fatalistic.) One step at a time, one day at a time--with an open monthly planner at hand, of course.

To my self: Grow up.

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Sunday, January 18, 2004

Konohagakure(4:17:48 PM)--- Hi! Hi! Again, nothing much to say but, "Bleh!"

Hi Krissy and Seiyo! *glomps* Haloscan is down while I'm writing this, so I won't be able to respond to your comments on the previous posts. Heh. And ooooh! Allisama changed her blog layout to soft and cute one. ^__^ Maybe she's on her way back to posting.

He he he. I'm listening to some music from Escaflowne, from an ecouter CD (? it's a french site so... ^^;;; ) I suddenly miss Jobax. Not to mention, I'm getting nostalgic about the Iliad production of Muon 2002. It's not the best, and my participation's quite minute, and I always did say I never belonged in Muon (^^; or any class, for that matter--worse then or worse in Ruby 02?), but still...

T-T

See, I had to burn the CDs they were going to use in the play. Jo used music from Escaflowne and Final Fantasy the movie. I had to listen to them several times; my CD burner was pretty old, and I made an amazingly stupid mistake and had to repeat the process twice.

Haaah... I also remember her "Angel." And the fact that I only glimpsed a single episode of Esca (GMA where else?), but heard most of the story from her (same goes for the entire Sailor Moon series, LOL). And of course... the guy who looked like "Angel."

*Ahem* I never did quite like him. ^^;; I mean, I don't dislike that person, but ^^;; Labo. I mean... -___-;; Ah, basta! I didn't bother him, he didn't bother me. ^_^ There.

Wala lang

I said I'd be writing hard these four days before classes start, but right now, I'm not doing much. I've been re-reading the Belgariad. I'm currently in Book 3. Actually, I only read books 1 & 2 once (well, twice now). I only borrowed them from Seiyo and Krissy.

To self: Finish those fics, darn it.

Can't think of anything else to write. Maybe I should start on "helping" my little sister with her project. Bye bye.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2004

Konohagakure(11:57:02 AM)--- I'm anxious. I don't know why. ^^; Well, that's exactly the definition of anxiety. He he...

I have several things to be anxious about. I'm just not sure if my self is really telling me something important, or I'm just a gutless coward who wants to hide in a hole (nice, clean, and animal-free) somewhere...

Oh, right. I do want to hide. >.>

Anyhow, let's leave that... Hi Krissy! Speaking of Krissy, there's a new KK in town. For me, KK always stood for Kenshin-Kaoru--yeah, yeah, my pathetic obsession of yesteryears (and these years *scratches head*). This year, it earned a new meaning when I started reading Kare Kano, to which I'm mildly obsessed (yesh, "mildly." you don't see me writing fluffy romance with Miyazawa and Arima playing patintero, do you?). Well, I'm also obsessed with Naruto, but that didn't have any "k's" in it.

Or so, I thought.

As she brought to my attention this: K+K = Krissy + Kakashi.

There. KK3 stands for Naruto Obsession. She is the one who introduced me to Naruto, is my long-distance gabbing partner, and is my Naruto Muse. As for Kakashi-sensei and his fish lips... He's an important character--not to mention he kicks ass. Hee hee... (Right. Paws off, me.)

Anxiety again. Is this Escapism? Yes, it is, isn't it?

Ah well, I've been trying to make myself write about it for weeks. Maybe if I get it out of my system, it would stay out.

^^;; ignore, ignore.

Whisper lies into my ear, and I shall be grateful as only fools are known to be.

That Naruto plot bunny I was talking about the other day... Well, it's still gathering dust at some not-so-distant corner of my mind. Pretty soon, it'll become large enough and trip my controls, take over command.

Heh. I didn't really have anything else to blog. I just wanted to say, "I'm still alive."

I'm bored. Even though I have stuff to do.

By the way, I can walk on my sprained ankle now. I can't run and attack though, which is another disadvantage I had when I had a slapping match with my brother last night (the others being he's 8 inches taller and has longer arms). Ah well, aching biceps, carpal tunnel... Heh.

He giggles like a girl.

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Wednesday, January 07, 2004

Konohagakure(12:14:24 PM)--- I'm lazy. Period. Not the most earth-shattering revelation, huh? (not even a revelation, he he).

Hi Krissy! Hi Seiyo!

^_^ Unfortunately, I didn't find the perfect character for this song, Seiyo-chan. I just used that pic when I saw it and saw that I could do something with it. As for why it's black-and-white, Krissy-chan, er... that's all I could do to it. ^^;; No image editor. Haku is a boy. He's not an ugly duckling. He's not seventeen. And he's not in love in that sense. (I HOPE SO!!!)

Actually, I love the Ryouko layout. It loads like a slug, though. *shrugs*

Hmm... I sprained my foot due to sheer stupidity and clumsiness last Sunday. Now, I have to hobble about in crutches. I'm pretty tolerant of pain, but my mom wants me to stay off the leg for a while so that I'd get well enough by the time classes start. So bothersome... bleh.

I sprained my foot (not sure if it's the same one) when I was in 5th grade. My sister said it was because I was copying the way one of my grandfathers walk. -___-; (No, I was not copying Jack Sparrow this time. Honest!)

Kare-Kano. I'm laying off KK for a while. If my fanaticism manages to escalate now... what with Naruto and all... I don't think I'd live. There are not enough spoilers available online, so if I start spoiling myself (like I managed to do) I'd go crazy not knowing for a long time. (sheesh. what is it with K and K? Kare-Kano. Kaoru-Kenshin. It's cursed, darn it!)

What else? I'm beseiged by a tragic, romance, dark plot bunny, a Naruto one. It's making me sweatdrop everytime I think of it. Gah. *tries to punch it to oblivion*

That's it for now. Hello, minna.

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