~ *CoFfEe TaLkS* ~

Have you been torn in a situation wherein you can't decide whether you should stay loyal or fight in fulfilling your dreams?

Kuya George just came back from his vacation in the Philippines, and he brought back a "pasalubong" from Bacolod... TADA!!!

I so much miss my band in the Philippines! And I miss performing above all! 

</a>I love dolls and the Rozen Maiden anime, and thought that when I go back home to the Philippines I wanna do a Rozen Maiden costrip, either for a shoot or a cosplay event. Well, since I'm coming back home for a vacation next month, I want to make that dream into reality...

If you know somebody... anybody... interested to costrip with me for a photoshoot and for the upcoming Cosplay Fusion, please PM me... it could even be you!

 

ROZEN MAIDEN - Rozen Maiden (ローゼンメイデン, Rōzen Meiden^?) is a manga by the group Peach-Pit (the creators of DearS), with an anime series of the same name.^[1] The story centers around Sakurada Jun, a young hikikomori boy that finds himself indebted to a living doll by the name of Shinku, a doll of the Rozen Maiden series, who was created by a mysterious but extremely talented dollmaker. The series examines the living habits and personality of each doll that is living with Jun and his sister Nori, as well as the sibling rivalry that they commence to name one doll as "Alice" in order to meet the maker who created them. Jun's sometimes comedic, sometimes dramatic experiences with Shinku--as well as the other six dolls of the Rozen Maiden series--slowly bring him out of his depression and back into the world that he had abandoned.

Here's a pic of the ROZEN MAIDEN cast:

Bakit kapag may nakakasama, nakikilala, nakakausap at nakakachat akong lalake ang LAGING sinasabi o hinihirit sa akin ay "Pakilala ka naman ng mga kaibigan mong babae!" o di naman kaya'y "Magsama ka naman ng chicks!" ... aba kung minsan pa nga'y "May marereto ka ba jan sa akin?"...

Lagi na lang as in lagi na lang! Kaya minsa'y ako'y napapatigil at napapatanong sa aking sarili...

Mukha ba akong PIMP???!!! Mukha ba akong maraming BABAE SA MUKHA???!!!

Kung bakit lagi akong natatanong niyan... isang malaking misteryo...

Somebody got access to my multiply and wrote a profane comment on one of my albums using my account. Nakakahiya isipin na lang ng mga nakabasa ako nag-comment nun. I was really surprised.

Shet... Nakakaparanoid.

I am changing passwords now.

Wahhaha! Sa mga nakabasa noong huli kong post... HAPPY MARCH FOOL'S DAY! Hahaha!

Salamat sa mga sumuporta sa imaginary pageant ko! Hahahaha!

Hindi na ako kasali tapos na problema ko! Woot! Woot!  

You won’t believe what just happened to me today! Sablay talaga!

Pumunta ko sa Embahada ng Pilipinas kanina para maki-epal sa shootingan ng grupong Katutubo for the Mr. and Ms. Philippines (FESSCOR) nang pinakilala at napansin ako nung director. Sabi niya dapat daw talent nia ako hindi raw photographer hahaha. Pero habang nakikikuha ako ng pictures kinausap niya uli ako at sinabing dapat daw ay sumali ako. Akala ko nagbibiro lang siya so naki-ride on ako… pucha maya maya inabutan na ako ng form! Nagulat na lang ako at walang magawa! Hahaha!

Shocked… speechless… flabbergasted… yun ang naramdaman ko!

Hahaha… so now I’m an official candidate of the said beauty pageant! Taena! Me? In a beauty pageant? Shet… Mali ata ginawa ko hahah! Ano ba itong pinasukan ko! Napasubo na ako! Hahahah!

Tsk… bahala na… tamang trip na lang ito! Hahaha!

* The picture was taken by Kuya Hyperblade... ang concept kasi ng shoot e career nung mga contestants... since kakasali ko lang at wala akong props ang career na lang na pinortray ko ay photographer haha!

Another heartbreaking news. Philippines' "King of Rap" Master Rapper Francis M. has just died today, March 6, 2009 at 12pm due to acute myelogenous leukemia. Condolence to his family and friends. 

Suot ko lang ay short sleeves... and I didn't bring any jacket or sweater thinking it's going to be as hot as yesterday. But when I stepped out of our house, the strong cold wind almost swept my soul away. At palakad lakad pa ako sa labas. Ang TIBAY KO! Hahaha.

KG2-A QUOTE OF THE DAY: "We don't see the aliens, because aliens are extinct." - Ava

Namimiss ko na mga gigs at tugtugan...

Namimiss ko na ang inuman

Namimiss ko na ang tambayan

Namimiss ko na anime conventions

Namimiss ko na jamming sessions

Namimiss ko na pag-alis ng gabi at pag-uwi ng umaga

Namimiss ko na tawanan ng tropa

Namimiss ko na ang toma

Namimiss ko na ang trapik

Namimiss ko na ang mga gimik

Walang magawa

Tunganga lang ng tungaga

Hindi makaalis ng bahay

Parang lantang gulay

Walang mapuntahan

Parang nasa kulungan

Boredom... boredom... boredom

After having my heart broken gazillion times by jerks or guys who I just don’t connect with, I thought of doing what Rhonda Byrne suggested in her book “The Secret”.

Listing down the things I want in a guy doesn’t mean that I am really looking for a guy who possesses all these features. But just having to sit down and contemplate on what type of guy I would love to have a relationship with would help me put myself in the right track, and not end up with another jerk, atleast just get my thoughts straight...

What I want in a guy…

Funny… humorous (non-negotiable) = a guy who will always make me laugh because I love laughing and being in the state of happiness.

An artist (painter, photographer, cartoonist, graphic artist, etc.) = ‘coz I love art

A musician (guitarist, drummer, singer, etc.)… musically inclined = ‘coz I love music

Tall = it’s just good to have someone waaayy taller than me

A little buffed = I don’t like too much muscles nor guys who are too thin

Lovely expressive eyes = it’s my weakness

Heart-melting smile = who doesn't?

Soft beautiful hair = optional, but it wouldn’t hurt to add this heheh

Smells great all the time = bad breath and bad hygiene is a major turn-off

Reads books = really he has got to love reading as much as I do

Intellectual… smart = I love having intellectual talks and it’s good to have someone to whom I could have sensible discussions with

Speaks Good English = hehehe well this is optional as well… although...

Friendly but I a bit snobbish = I want him to be amiable but not too friendly… a little mystery wouldn’t hurt

Understanding

Trusting… well-grounded (not paranoid and jealous... also non-negotiable)

Sweet

Thoughtful (non-negotiable) = it’s those little things eh…

Knows how to take care of his lady = not boss me around, take advantage of me or hurt me physically and/or emotionally

Loves to have fun and going on trips = I just love adventure and exploring new things

Loves kids = because I do

Loves pets (animals) = because I do

Has concern with the environment and the society = because I do

MAJOR TURN-OFFS:

1. Emo = takes things too seriously

2. Mayabang… ma-ere

3. Bad breath

4. Playboy or masyadong malapit sa mga babae

5. Vain and too self-absorbed

*Thanks to simplypurple for inspiring me to post this.

You meet someone...

These are not my resolutions… these are my goals for the next year that I should have accomplished before 2009 ends.

- Have 500, 000 PESO savings by the end of the year

- 10, 000 RIYALS monthly income

- More sources of income

- WORK: Get promoted (and have my colleagues like me more)

- MAKE-UP ARTISTRY CAREER: Get more clients and racket

- Project Beauty Operation

- Sexier and prettier me (hehehe)

- Get a new hairdo

- Detoxify and rejuvenate

- Riyadh Otaku Community projects

- More photo shoot projects and short films

- More J-Pop covers in YouTube

- Go to places I’ve never been to in the Philippines like Ocean Park, Puerto Gallera and Boracay

- Finish reading 50 book titles by the end of the year

- Watch 50 movies I haven’t watched before

- Improve my dancing and singing skills

- Learn 20 cooking recipes (and actually cook them)

- Improve my photography skills

- Make better and more creative pictures of my doll family

- Get Taeyang Arion, Taeyang Lead, Taeyang Jade, Pullip Blanche, Pullip Kaela and Pullip Xiao Fan to complete my doll family

- Buy my very first SD (Angell Studio Gabriel Pink)… get Laila Aethelwyne home

- Buy more gadgets

HAVE A HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS 2009!

The purpose of this exercise is to evaluate how successful I am in accomplishing my 2008 Resolutions and to check whether I was able to fulfill my 2008 goals. These are the resolutions and goals I wrote a year ago for the Year of the Rat (2008). Let’s see how I did J… 

2008 GOALS

ü  Have more clients and make-up artistry gigs

= CHECK! It happened especially from March to June 

ü  Love my CAREER and my JOB

= CHECK! I was able to do this 

ü  Appreciate all the money that I’m getting, whether it is BIG or SMALL AMOUNT

= CHECK! I was able to exercise this as well 

ü  Appreciate ALL my FRIENDS and acquaintances

             = CHECK! CHECK! CHECK! 

X      Become physically FIT and HEALTHY = Unsuccessful 

ü  Enhance my TALENTS and skills

             = SO-SO… just a bit hehe

ü  Appreciate what I already have and STRIVE to have better things in life!

             = CHECK! Successful! 

-          Share what I have to others. Help, give and support.

             = I wasn't able to give to the charities but I was able to give support my family

RESULT: Alright! I was able to fulfill most of my goals for 2008!

HABITS TO FORM THIS 2008

-       Read a NEW BOOK each month

ü   Enrich English Potentials Everyday 

-       Learn a NEW Language

ü  SAVE MONEY 

ü  Enhance my TALENTS 

ü  Be more POLITE and COURTEOUS 

X      GAIN Weight, Stay FIT 
-       SMILE SMILE SMILE
X      STOP Worrying 

RESULT: Four habits successfully formed this year, three habits still in the process of acquiring and only two habits unsuccessfuly built… not bad!

** Okay, now let’s check if I was able to fully remove the bad habits

BAD HABITS TO REMOVE ON YEAR 2008

ü  Being LATE 

ü  Manana Habit 

X      Worrying about things too much (Problematic) 
X      Snobbish 

X      Stingy 

RESULT: Aww… only two out of five? Damn, I have to do better next year! 

I will be doing my 2009 New Year's Resolution and Goals in just a short while, I hope and pray that I will be more successful next year... nevertheless...

LET'S HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!! 

And before we end the YEAR OF THE RAT (MY year)… I will be doing a recap of what happened to me this year. So, without further ado, here are the highlights of my life for the year 2008!

2008 RECAP

January

- Decided to make the YEAR OF THE RAT worthwhile

- Started to work in a call center again

February

- Quitted work at call center to pursue my chosen career as a Make-Up Artist

- Decided to take my Make-Up Artistry career seriously

- 24^th birthday!

BAND GIG: Nihon Nights

March

- Started getting tons of calls from clients (blessing!)

- Busy with my Make-Up Artistry career

April

- Flight to Riyadh was cancelled

- Had a date with my ultimate crush J

- Bonded with my cousins (Cuznly Love Rules!!!)

May

- Met new friends… discovered and realized who my true friends are

- Did the "Cyborg Lady" photoshoot with Kuya RG and filmed the "Mach Diesel" short film at UP Dil. with Kuya RG, Mach, Arlene, Mark C., and Victor (our official entry for ToyCon Shorts)

- Got a chance to bond with GC peeps and Pullip owners

- Partied almost every week (just enjoying my last few weeks in the Philippines)

- Sold my PSP and…

- Bought my FIRST PULLIP… Quisty!!!

- Bought an IPOD CLASSIC (using my own money)

June

- Went to Riyadh (flying FIRST CLASS hahah)

- Went to Makkah to perform Umrah

- Immediately found a job (blessing!)

- Started working at Advanced Pet Clinic as Office Manager/Receptionist

July

- Met the principal of the American International School by accident… and was invited to work at AIS-R as well (blessing!)

- Received first salary at APC

- Bought Quisty’s doll house

August

- Pursued my application at AIS-R and was officially hired

- Was shocked and overjoyed by my new salary at AIS-R (and was even more shocked when I realized that my dream salary came true)

- Started working at AIS-R

September

- Ramadan… fasting

October

- Bought my SONY VAIO laptop and CANON 400-D Camera

November

- Attended AIS-R Faculty and Staff party at Al-Yamama Compound… lots to drink!

- Had Corneal Ulcer (scary)

- My family and I volunteered at the Family Fun Day (bonded as a family and it was the day when Mr.D spoke to me)

December

- Bought my FIRST TAEYANG… Anthony David Padilla!

- Start of month long winter break (paid vacation)

- Went Camping in the desert (and got sick because of the cold weather)

- Received Anthony from the Philippines yay!

- Went to Jeddah (Quisty and Anthony’s first out of town)

- Met otakus at the Christmas Party and decided to form a community for otakus in Riyadh

- Started working on RIYADH OTAKU COMMUNITY (it’s committee, forums and website)

- ROC Forums and ROC Website goes online

SUMMARY:

As I went through my blogs, I realized that at the beginning of my year I was filled with self-doubts and most of my entries were rants. By the middle of the year, I saw that my entries were more of me doing soul-searching. And as the year progressed, most of my entries showed tons of developments in my life and viewpoints. I no longer was ranting or writing about my misfortunes; instead I was writing about my blessings and thanking God for them. And the pictures I have been posting lately were more of me showing smiles and real happiness. I didn’t have to pretend anymore and mask my face with fake smiles. They were real. I was finally appreciating life and my blessings, even the small ones.

2008 brought me lots of blessings as I was able to fulfill my dreams. I got my dream job, my dream salary and everything I prayed and wished for. Amazingly, just like what the LAW OF ATTRACTION said, if I put my heart into what I really want and desire, if I believe that I can have it, that I will have it and know that it is mine, it will manifest… and so it did. I am very grateful for all the blessings and wonderful opportunities that I have received this year.

This year I learned how to save, budget, invest and spend my money wisely. I was able to invest on an ipod, laptop, dslr camera, Ball-Jointed dolls and branded clothes… all from my own pocket… my own money… and not depending on my parents.

Well of course, it wasn’t always good. I had to give up my band, leave my friends behind, live in a boring country and sacrifice my gimmicks. But looking back, I was always the one without the money, now I have almost everything that I want and I am still getting more of what I want.

I am indeed very happy and thankful to God for teaching me how to love my life and myself and how to be positive in my outlook in life. If God didn’t show me the right path I wouldn’t be in the position where I am now.

I would have to say that this year IS truly MY year. 2008 has been very fruitful for me. I feel so blessed and happy right now. And as much as I hate to let 2008 go… I now have to face the coming year with a smile and welcome it with the same enthusiasm as I did last year.

But before anything…

THANK YOU 2008! YEAR OF THE RAT RULES!

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Forgive me for being materialistic… LOLz… XD

1.    Pink PSP, Pink PS2 and PS3
-    After selling my PSP (to buy Quisty) and leaving my PS2 behind (in the Philippines), I missed playing videogames! Darn! It sucks not having to play all those new RPG releases!












2.    Canon 50mm f1.8 lens, Canon 430EX 2 Flash, Canon 10-20 super wideangle lens

3.    Taeyang Arion and Pullip Blanche
-    Just want to complete my Pullip family. Anthony needs a younger sister (Blanche) and Quisty needs an older brother (Arion)
















4.    Angell Studio’s Gabriel Pink– SD BJD
-    I just want to own my very first Superdollfie. And I want to haver ASAP!!! I even have a name for her already hehehe (Laila Aethelwyne)

5.    A pet kitteh
-    So that I can have my own LOLCAT moments 

6.    Mr. D.Johnson (aka Maxi kasi hawig siya nung cutie Argentine PA sa Pinoy Fear Factor)
-    Hehehehe… All I Want For Christmas Is YOU!!! ~

** Okay so I’m done with my MATERIALISTIC WISHES. Now for my OTHER personal wishes (and not so selfish this time)…

1.    FAMILY
-    I wish that my family be able to overcome all the struggles and obstacles we’ve encountered this year. May we be able overcome the financial crisis the world is experiencing right now. And may God bless us more and open more wonderful opportunities in the coming year.

-    To MY SISTER, ARA… may she find love from her friends in the Philippines. And may she find comfort in God’s unwavering love so that she will not have to feel the pain again. And although she’s single once again, I wish that she will not despair, but instead experience true happiness in her newly found independence (we don't always need men in our lives).

-    To MY BROTHER, DOODS… may he find true friends in his new school and experience the goodness of studying. May God keep him away from bad elements that may distract him from his studies. May God guide him in his studies so that he may make our parents proud and therefore add glory to our family’s name.

-    To MY SISTER, MAY… I wish that God bring more blessings to her and provide her with more wonderful job opportunities that will help her in fulfilling her dreams.

-    To MY PARENTS, MAMA and PAPA… I pray that God help them overcome whatever crisis they are experiencing right now… that He may make them stronger and wiser.

2.    FRIENDS
-    I pray that GOD will provide me with MORE TRUE FRIENDS and keep me away from backstabbers and users.
-    I pray that my newly discovered TRUE FRIENDS remain true (guys you know who you are) and stay with me as my TRUE FRIENDS… FOREVER!!!
-    May God keep our bonds together and keep us all connected even with the distance.
-    I pray that NO MORE friends will hurt me… EVER!!!

3.    FINANCIAL
-    10k ++ Riyals monthly income
-    Now that my first monthly income target has been reached… I wish for a bigger income now! Hahaha (people can never be satisfied XD)

4.    LOVE
-    I pray for a love that’s always true and never ending
-    I pray that I someday meet the man that will make my heart skip a beat, my cheeks blush and my knees tremble
-    I pray for a man who’ll treat me like a princess, love me like I’m the only woman in his life, respect me the way he respects his mom and understands that I need my own space to grow as an individual
-    I pray for a man who’ll make me laugh and giggle all the time, a man that I can have smart/intellectual conversations with and a man that will make me smile whenever I feel down
-    I pray for a relationship wherein I could be “myself”, never pretending and never have to change anything about myself just to satisfy anybody

AND LASTLY... I pray for our country... the PHILIPPINES... wish ko lang sana hindi tayo maapektuhan ng global crisis and magkaisa na tayong lahat... ahaha wishful thinking yan! Pero sige why not!

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERY ONE! Merry good cheer! :)