The Waltz Dramatic (frontpage) is a multi-page experimental fansite that is dedicated to the anime Honey and Clover. Honey and Clover is a slice of life / romantic comedy that unfolds the lives of five college students,
their life in college, their ups and downs and the future that lies on each of their canvas.
PROFILE
jed david is a former UP Diliman student who is currently troubled living on the foreign soil and snow of Canada.
jed david is studying in the University of Winnipeg taking a double degree. He's taking business administration and applied computer science.
jed david is currently employed in office work and a part-time teacher *explains the laggy updates*.
jed david is afraid of blood. nosebleed + jed = bad chemistry. he used to be a business economics student who had troubles dealing with mathematics.
jed david is an anime and manga enthusiast who constantly craves for more... uhmm... anime and manga. He's a freelance journalist, freelance photographer, webdesigner and a musician (drums).
jed david is also an avid gamer.
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the waltz dramatic... ...is the front page of my honey and clover fansite. You will find my blog, hachikuro radio, blog links, the episode guide,
episode summaries, character profiles, some of the soundtracks in SWF format and the soundtrack lyrics as well.
hachikuro radio...
...is the waltz dramatic's embedded audio player. check out the playlist at the lower right sidepanel.
will not fade... ...or memories will not fade is the picture gallery. You will find episode screenshots, avatars and wallpapers. It's the place to
be when you're looking for HnC visual art!
just keep pedaling... ...a little bummed with the ending? Read their diaries and find out what happened after. You can find my roleplay diaries of
Takemoto, Hagu, Mayama, Yamada and Morita here.
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a blog. the last of 2013 Tuesday, December 31, 2013
a blog. the last of 2013
The last day of the year. So we're down to the last of 2013, huh? This year has been such a trial for me. A lot of things happened to me this year. It's a truly memorable year, I'll say. 2013 was a tough battle, but the learning experience is worth it. Despite the hardships from school, work, and my life in general, God's blessings have been tremendous as well. It's not thanksgiving, but I don't need it to be thanksgiving to be thankful.
I'm thankful for my family. They're always patient with me. They keep me company. They keep me going. And they keep me fed. Haha. I see a lot of negative feeds on my wall about family conflicts and such, but I'm thankful that I have loving parents. I want to surprise them with a treat after I graduate. They don't know what's coming.
I'm thankful for my friends and my relatives here in Canada. Whenever I need anything, be it a drive to get something to eat, or someone to talk to, they're there to help. Similarly, I'm here to help as well, if you need to tell me something. They're always helpful, and funny. Life's fun with them.
I'm thankful for my good health. Like I've been telling everyone, I keep a quota of at most 2 times of getting sick every year. Be it a cold or a flu, I'm thankful that I don't have any problems with my body. 2013 has been a strenuous year at work and at school that I've been getting burned out often. However, I haven't had any serious illness from the exhausting work. In fact, I'm thankful that my employer is understanding, and I don't have serious issues at work for missing out often. A good health is a great asset.
I'm thankful that I don't have problems at school. Work is one thing, but studying is my primary goal at this point. Coming off from work to read the handouts is not easy. Studying in the office is also stressful, but sometimes I can't help it. Both may be common practice to working students, but it takes a sense of responsibility, a lot of effort and considerable patience to actually take time first before going to sleep. Otherwise, I'd just give up and hit the sack. I've done the latter a number of times, but I wake up early to review. That's why when I look back, I'm really happy that I'm passing everything.
I'm thankful that I've gotten recognition of my writing. I'm really surprised and flattered that folks even voted me as Best Writer in Mangafox.com; second place isn't bad. Not bad at all. 2013 has been a struggle for me in writing. You can tell by the lack of updates here. My fanfiction has been severely affected by the lack of time, that I've decided to use my freetime for my original literature. Don't get me wrong, I still want to write more fanfiction in the future. The hardwork and dedication paid off when I discovered that there are a number of people are following my stories. Well, they may not be a crowd yet, but I have to start somewhere. And I'm happy already.
I'm thankful for the material blessings. I have a habit of going up to the roof to pray upon greeting the first dawn of the new year; this was back in the Philippines. It's impossible to do it out here, when it's -51C. But I still pray while waiting for the first dawn of the year. In all honesty, I told God what I wanted. And here they are, I don't know where to put these gadgets in the house, because there's not much space left. To keep it short, I got what I wanted.
I'm thankful that I still have a job. It has been a tough 2013 at work. It really has tested my patience. I've learned a lot and gotten stronger. I feel more confident now, to the point that I'm confident that leaving this job won't be the end of me. But for the mean time, I'm happy that I still get to work. Oh yeah, I'm thankful for the wage increase. It's not a lot, but a positive feedback is always appreciated. I've been working hard, and I don't know what lies in the future, but I hope to learn and grow more. We'll see what happens.
I'm thankful for the wisdom. Wisdom has been an important driver for me in 2013. I didn't become rash in my decision making. And I'm also thankful for the guidance that I receive. At the back of my mind, I kept asking questions why these things and those things happen. Mostly, I wonder at the bad things that happen to me, why they happen. However, the wisdom gives me discrete explanations why such things happen. I also became depressed this year. I was able to put these events together as a life lesson. Suffering comes wisdom, and I did not fall out.
I'm thankful for the food. I'm still in shape, since round is a shape. It's been a great 2013 so far regarding my eating escapades. My cousin and I always hopped from one restaurant to another.
I'm thankful for the learning experience. 2013 left me exhausted, battered and bruised. I laughed. I cried. I cheered. I groaned. There are times when I just want to shout or cry in a corner. But life is a learning experience. 2013 let me grow. Right now, it feels like the start of a coming of age anime. Coz' next year, I'm going to start new stuff. I'm really looking forward to 2014, as it'll be what I call 'a stepping stone of a year'.
Nothing positive will come out of someone living a negative life. Life is too short to dwell in the negative. Stay positive. That's why they call it a 'new year.' Happy New Year, everyone!
song of the moment: high and dry by radiohead
mood: relaxed
a blog. it's August tomorrow! Wednesday, July 31, 2013
a blog. it's August tomorrow!
I'm on a huge slump, guys and gals. It's affecting me across the boards. I can't write at all that it's a nightmare. In order to ignite some sort of spark, I tried working around my two beta fan webpage dedicated to the anime series Sukitte Na Ii Yo (or Say I Love You). I posted teasers about a couple of months ago. They're now on beta phase and available for viewing. At least, I was able to get something done. Click the image you want to check out desu~
Mei's Desktop (beta)
Yamato's Desktop (beta)
Speaking of slump, I'm supposed to be collaborating with someone about writing a story. I told the person that I would work on it this July. Tomorrow's already August and nothing happened. The slump's that bad. I better use write or die now.
song of the moment: Fake Plastic Trees by Franco (Radiohead Cover)
mood: cheerful
a blog. I can see the stop Wednesday, June 26, 2013
a blog. I can see the stop
It's almost time for my 1 week vacation. I split my paid vacation days into two series, one from June 29th until July 8th, and one at the start of August. I did it so that I could catch some family time on Canada Day and on Manitoba's Civic Holiday. But the sad fact is, my family's going on a long drive next week while I stay home to prepare for my finals. Super awesome, yay! Irony at its best -- yet again. I want to go, but they're coming home at the 3rd, which is kind of dicey. Let's be honest, I wouldn't be able to study at all if it's a trip there, and I wouldn't be able to enjoy either knowing that one of my final exam is a cumulative exam covering 18 chapters. It's my Marketing course, the harder exam comes first before the easier one, Ethics in Management.
I just checked the BestBuy.ca website again and found out that the Animal Crossing New Leaf 3DSXL bundle is still out of stock. I think I did the right decision placing my online order yesterday morning. Around 9pm, there were 5 in stock, and then just a few hours after, it was out of stock again. For all the people hoping to get one in Canada, it's still not too late. Nintendo decides whether to ship more units, but this product was released 25 days ago in North America. Furthermore, since we've waited for a long time since the game was released in Japan, I think they will produce more of this limited edition 3DS XL to please the Western market. It's Nintendo, and they can certainly make more money with the bundle. I've read that the Pikachu 3DS XL version still being sold in his neighborhood, however limited it is. I can't wait for mine to come.
July will contain the launch date of my new web project. While I secretly hid myself from updating my fansites, I've been writing my own pieces of literature. I virtually have no time to write on fanfiction these days. In fact, I was supposed to write an entry about time poverty and publish it here, and the draft is still what it is -- a draft. But I'll have more time in July to do all sorts of fun stuff; Not the fun like, school is fun or earning money is fun. No, not 'that' fun.
Also, it's time for me to explore again as I want to have an art-centric loaded July. I fail at launching my Say I Love You project, haha. They're just idling.
newsflash: After leaving the mezzanine and using the washroom, one of the urinals overflowed and I had to run to the security to inform what was happening. I didn't know who to talk to.
If any of you guys or gals have any idea of an anime or manga that is worthy to have its own fansite, please leave a comment or a message or send an email about it. I'll read all of them. (No Boku no Pico, or any of that kind)
song of the moment: Stargazer by Spongecola
mood: cold
a blog. something different? Thursday, April 04, 2013
a blog. something different?
This term has to be one of my most forgettable, truant and out of sync winter term in university. I can count the classes I've attended with two hands. And now I'm looking at this spring term like I'm out of my mind. Just looking at my past entries, it reeks of burnout and exhaustion. I hope to catch a break before May 6. I think 2 weeks is enough. But who knows, maybe spring will be different and I'll be back my usual studying self.
Ironically, I can't imagine not taking classes this spring. I need the credits. I'm not usually like this. Missing classes, but still keeping confident. I'm not flunking by the way. Perhaps, I'm bored. Perhaps, I'm not inspired. Perhaps, I want soemthing different. I just can't enjoy my time.
We're past the winter term. Chills, colds and snow. Finally done with. It was hard. I didn't have the chance to get away to skate or ski. A meaningful winter would've been nice. Maybe the meaning was buried beneath the deep freeze. This winter was intense in Winnipeg.
Speaking of home-stretch. I am final bound once again. It's the road towards the finals. For sure, I'd have to hit the books because I missed a lot of classes.
I'm really hoping spring would be different.
song of the moment: Disney by Tanya Markova
mood: hungry
a blog. so after Valentine's Day Thursday, February 14, 2013
a blog. so after Valentine's Day
I hope everyone had a nice Valentine's day.
As for me, it's just awesome! Today's just awesome! I think I'm going to cry. I'm finally over the double hedge before my reading week. I'm glad that my financial management professor held out his exam yesterday. Having two exams at the same day is a disaster. It's already a double whammy having to rush writing another IT report and study for a midterm. Speaking of midterm, I think my database midterm went well. What made it hard is writing it under two hours. The time pressure added more hurt to my hands because we had to hand write a database. I wasn't able to answer the data mining question too. But I'm just glad that it's done with.
Monday has been a total mess. I didn't go to the graded discussion, because I slept in. It's intentional. Maybe the winter fatigue finally took its toll on me. I honestly thought that I didn't want anything to do with school that day. But I still had to get up and go to work.
Winter fatigue. I'm tired of the windchill, the deep freeze and the cold commutes. I'm tired of the stress from work and school this winter. I have a bad schedule. But it's almost finished.
Enough about winter. I'm thinking of getting a pet this summer. Maybe a bird or a hamster? If I'm getting a bird, it would be a parrotlet or a green cheek conure. If it's a hamster, it'll be the common Syrian hamster or a Russian winter white dwarf. I've had a lot of pets when I was a kid. Sadly, it became a habit of handling expired pets. I was perhaps too young for the responsibility. I had a cat, fish, birds, hamsters and hermit crabs too. But come on, at this day and age, I think I'm more than capable enough to take good care of my supposed pet this summer. I mean, really.
I don't have to ask permission, do I?
I admit. It's hard to write. Don't even get me started how my mind's been dry. I've been writing things half-assed lately. There simply is no time to recollect and reminisce. Here in Winnipeg, everything is just white right now, so there's nothing much to write about. My original stories are paused at the moment. And I still haven't written my 3-shot short story yet. I might be lacking the motivation or maybe I'm missing the encouragement that I need. Still, I feel bad when I don't write. Despite being busy at school and self-actualization, I was able to draw an important character for my novel. Her name is Ices and she reminds me of my cousin. She's the cool, but no nonsense type girl in the story -- but she's head over heels of some boy named Angelo. She looks tomboyish, huh?
On another note, I overcame my mental block and made 26 blog entries across three of my fansite platforms! It wasn't easy. No, sir. 26 journal entries in one day.
Let's go to the wonders of videogames for a moment. I didn't think the next-gen console war would begin from rumours. It's silly. The next-gen Xbox 360, Microsoft's codename Durango versus the PS4, or Sony's codename Orbis is getting me super hyped. Orbis seems like it has a more powerful hardware (the GPU) according to the specs, but Durango seems like it's aiming for innovation using glasses and Kinect2. Nintendo already made its next-gen console, the Wii U, but it doesn't wow me. Maybe I'll be interested later on, when they do exclusive games for it besides ports. Take for example, Animal Crossing for Wii U. OH WAIT! WHERE IS OUR ANIMAL CROSSING FOR THE 3DS?! It's been launched in SoKor already! But there's still no release date for NA?! The new Simcity looks super good. I'm getting it this March. Count in The Sims 3 University Life. And don't forget Starcraft 2 Heart of Swarm. All in March. Bummer. I have school on spring. Maybe if I...
a blog. chillin' in the mezzanine Wednesday, January 16, 2013
a blog. chillin' in the mezzanine
Why do I even bother keeping this laptop with me? While waiting for my next class, it spent 40 minutes processing, and kept me second guessing whether to restart it or not. Hm. Should've restarted at first. 40 minutes of waiting -- for launching Chrome. It's that slow. It's that bad. Maybe the sentimental value of my Acer laptop keeps it worthwhile. It's 7 years old. That's a lot of memories. Men are like that. Take for example an old car, for us, it's hard to simply get rid of it.
It's official. My schedule sucks. I don't like my winter term. Mondays are loaded, Tuesdays mean work, and I'm also going home late during Wednesdays. Things are really simple if not for the winter weather. The temperature here is -26C and the windchill's -33C. It's really hard to go outside and enjoy the commute. Snow fell early, so I hope that winter ends early too. It's silly but I'm already counting the weeks 'til reading week.
The flu left me quite shaken. I've been coughing up blood in the past couple of days. It usually happens to me, but it doesn't take 3 or 4 days of blood-in-phlegm action! The strains of blood were very noticeable. Don't worry, it happens because the shallow blood vessels in the throat get damaged after a flu. Blood in phlegm is discharged every morning or evenings. And it can also happen when the air is very dry, the walls get dry and bruise easily. Winter is very dry. I asked my mom how much a dehumidifier is and she said it's around $200. I don't know why I asked, cause I don't have money anymore.
I talk like I have money. I haven't bought my books yet. And I have this crazy thought of buying a second laptop. Oh yeah, I did mention that I already bought a new one last boxing day. Maybe I should buy ANOTHER one to bring to school! My dad is also complaining about his HP laptop. Maybe I should buy him too. While I'm at it, I should buy my Acura CSX car and a plane ticket to Japan. What else? How much is Microsoft?
5:15pm. I have a class at 6pm. I'm coming home after 9pm. 6-9pm classes make me wish I could blink a bed in the classroom. Or better, blink my way home. 2 more years 'til I graduate. I hope it's not 3.
song of the moment: Parokya ni Edgar - Nanjan
mood: *cough* cold *cough cough*
Merry Christmas to all! Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Merry Christmas to all!
I'm going to speedtype on this one. First of all, Merry Christmas to all! I hope you're having a great and fun time with your family, friends and relatives. If in case that you're all by yourself, please refer to cellphone and greet everyone in your contact list. It's fun! As for me, I'm about to enjoy at least 5 days of break. Last week was my last grueling week of 2012.
Christmas. It's about the birth of Jesus Christ. He was offered to us so that we can have the gift of life and as payment so we would be redeemed from our sins. He was not wrapped in royalty, there weren't celebrities dancing, nor Caesar knew about it, but instead He was born in a low and humble manger. Let's not forget the true meaning of Christmas. It's not about Santa Claus, it's not about getting the most expensive TV, it's not about parties. Christmas is about Jesus Christ saving us to have eternal life. Think about it, it's His birthday, but we instead receive the presents.
Enjoy your break!
Even though it's my break, I'll make sure to use this time to create some updates here and there. Really excited for boxing day as well. My dinosaur of a computer needs a sibling. Imagine this laptop: I can't even open two tabs properly on Google Chrome (one Facebook and Youtube, the other) without having to endure the lag. Again, if I happen to miss it, Happy New Year to all too!
song of the moment: King of Nothing by Seals and Crofts
mood: happy
a blog. towards December we go! Thursday, November 22, 2012
a blog. towards December we go!
Finally. Final bound. It's been a less emotional term for me. It wasn't that depressing- haha- but it wasn't that pleasant as well. I'm just eager to finish them properly. As you can see, my finals are posted here and it's fine that all of them are on December. I'm just concerned a little bit about the December 8 exam, because I have work on Saturdays. Whatever. I'm not real worried about it. I mean, if I miss it, it will only cost me 50% of my grade for that subject, Organizational Behaviour. I mean, the opportunity cost is worth it. So even if my manager doesn't let me off that day, I'd still be getting an F -- F for fine.
Or the F-word.
I don't want to think about the final exams yet. I still have to get past my last class, November 27. I thought that my last class would be on the 29th. Afterwards, I can have all the Skyrim and games I could get. I mean, I'll probably just be studying the night before each final exam. I'm so smart and efficient. That way, I'll be able to get as much pleasure and review as possible out of my break time. Kidding aside, I don't get it why I'm not interested in reviewing early. Maybe it's because of my complacency. Or maybe I'm just lazy. We'll see what happens.
Has anyone written their Christmas list yet? I have mine. It's actually listed inside my head. But I finally have my first complete drumset ever. Yes, considering that I started playing the drums when I was 9 years old. It's not so bad that I have one now at the soonest -- at the age of 25. Unfortunately, there was no Youtube yet to record my mad skills of drumming at the age of 11. I still can play my mad skills. Actually, until now, I play the drums like I'm 11. With my awesome skills, I'm sure my neighbors won't complain. After all, music soothest the savage beasts.
Christmas will be very busy for me. There'd be lots of venues to attend. I mean lots. I basically have to keep a planner with me. Furthermore to the hectic schedule, I've been tasked to handle two responsibilities to our clan reunion / Christmas party. They're planning to make it real grand and so yours truly needs to step up and represent. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be playing my drumset like a mad 11 year old there when we'll sing Christmas carols. It would be fun. Not funny. But fun. The problem is, we're missing out a key member: the singer. I tried singing and playing the drums before -- not cool.
On a sidenote, as mentioned and announced on my other fansite, I am interested in building a new fansite. No further detail is available yet, but I have a working layout for the homepage. It will also sport its own theme for roleplaying. I always include roleplay when I create an anime fansite. I wanted to create a fansite for Hoshi Wa Utau, but I'm not sure if it's still ongoing or if Natsuki Takaya sensei decided to scrap it. My latest addition to my web portfolio is the Euphoric Field fansite. Also since I'm an aspiring novelist or a short-story composer, I'll be sure to make my own website portfolio under the pen-name Sam1 or Samone.
Like Samone wrote a novel, but we don't know who wrote it! *cough* SOMEONE wrote a novel... but we don't... yeah... whatever. Not that anyone would care.
song of the moment: Enveloped Ideas - Techy Romantics
mood: my mood now.
a blog. my 25th this 29th Monday, October 29, 2012
a blog. my 25th this 29th
Today's supposed to be a big day for me, but since it's a Monday, and I have work + school, I'm just glad that I've made it to my 25th year. It's supposed to be a silver anniversary, but I consider myself a golden boy already. Birthdays are like that, they make you feel special -- most of the times I'm looking for something else. As I age, I kinda' don't want them anymore. But what can I do? I wish I'm still 24. 25 gives a whole new meaning to life. Thank you to all who greet me a happy birthday. Lots of people celebrate their birthdays on October, I noticed. Especially on Facebook. As for the day itself, today's just another day. Or is it?
song of the moment: Stargazer by Spongecola
mood: sleepy
a blog. make up your mind! Friday, September 28, 2012
a blog. make up your mind!
For two days, I've done nothing but sleep.
I see a trend here. It's like I'm getting back to those times where I don't want to do anything.
That's the spirit!
I just want to stay put. Are these signs of depression? I hope I'm wrong, because I'm not really depressed. Uhh... am I? No. I don't think so. Maybe I'm just lazy. Or saturated with business. All work and no play. The funny thing is, when I begin to play, I don't get any enjoyment from it. There's this looming feeling of gloom and concern. Look what university and work have done to me! I can't properly have fun anymore!
Wednesday was just exhausting. I decided to sleep in on Thursday, because I actually overslept. When I woke up, I thought, "Whatever." and I went back to sleep. I'm a bit concerned about missing out, but I don't regret sleeping in. I've been here before. I've done this and that before. It's embarrassing. But this is the life of a working student. I have to work. No work means no money. No money means no school. Gasp! I should stop working! Unfortunately, no money means no food and no videogames. Anyway, I want to have a high paying job so I have to go to school. But man... The fees! Can't they reduce the fees?! The fees are nothing to sneeze at. Imagine: $1500 one swipe from my account. It hurt me. Let's not forget the books. $400. Wow. And now I'm sleeping in. Sigh. There's just... ugh. My inner Holden Caulfield is just messing me up again.
At least my poster racked up at least 9% of my HR course. My professor said that my poster was the best, and she also took a picture of it. We were told to make a poster about ourselves advertising our qualities as members of a group. In short, I made a poster why they should 'hire' me in the group -- or why they should let me join in the group. Group work is important in my HR course and I decided to go all out on this poster to get as much points before the midterms. I'm glad my professor loved it.
Okay, I'm glad that September's almost over. I'm not really a fan of September. I'm excited about Christmas, I have a feeling that this year's Christmas will be very different. Wow, October's almost here. Speaking of October-- contrary to popular belief, I'm not excited of my birthday. Haha.
I don't know about you, but I've already started my Christmas list. It gives me somewhat of a boost to work. There's a lot of items on my list, and without money, they'll just be as they are-- items on my list. But I'm confident they'll be mine. For one thing, I guess it's time to buy a new laptop. I mean, my dinosaur laptop couldn't even run two tabs with my antivirus updating -- it'll hang. Playing Facebook games is out of the question. It's frustratingly slow and my DVD-drive keeps ejecting (hardware issue). I don't want to spend money adding RAM to this thing. I need a new laptop. For school too.
But let's not talk about school.
song of the moment: Techyromantics - Dance like Lightning
mood: uncomfortable
a blog. getting it organized Saturday, September 08, 2012
a blog. getting it organized
School starts again. All of a sudden my to-do list gets stacked. We were already given our first homework for Bus-2440, Human Resources.
1. Buy the required books.
2. Buy a cartolina for the poster. + Materials.
3. Submit the needed papers to the bank.
4. Add more content to the family project.
5. Post the fall and winter due dates.
6. Get advising at school.
7. Go over Academic outlines.
8. Buy drumsticks.
It's ironic but I guess I'd be frequently updating on my blog from now on. I get a lot of things to talk about during school and writing is an outlet for me to relax.
Oh yeah, before I forget, if you have a PS Vita, the Youtube App has been released. Just download the free app from the PS Store. Now, I'm waiting for the alarm clock app for the PS Vita.
song of the moment: You Can Win by David Choi
mood: lazy
a blog. she doesn't deserve it! Sunday, July 08, 2012
a blog. she doesn't deserve it!
I've just discovered the news that my friend got mugged this past
Friday. She was beaten up by a number of natives while walking down the
Manitoba street while she was on her way home. What makes me furious is
that these minors, probably high school girls, had nothing to do with
their lives and decided to mug some innocent bystander on her way back
home from work.
My friend had no choice and she had to
lay on the ground while they pummeled her head with haymakers, kicked
her down and beat her. She was constantly telling these muggers that she
had no money and she even offered her cellphone to them. Unfortunately,
these scum had the nerve to demand an iPhone 4S from her instead. An iPhone 4S!
It makes my blood boil. My friend said that there were three of them
beating her down, but the fact is that there were a lot of them --
others are on a lookout.
The muggers had to bolt
afterwards and they grabbed my friend's lunchbag instead. The lunchbag--
ladies and gentlemen. Not the purse. These girls, who might be
dropouts, aren't smart at all. What's wrong with these people? I saw the
bruises on her knees, arms and legs. It just fires me up. What
frustrates me is that they tried to call the police afterwards, but they
were kept on hold until they finally gave up. In short, they couldn't
contact the police for a blotter.
It's a sad news, and
my friend admitted that she was traumatized. She never had the slightest
idea that those natives would do such a thing to her. At first, she
mentioned that the muggers were just 'hanging out' on one vacant lot,
and so ignored everything and she walked past them. That's when she felt
the group following her, and when she turned around, they yanked her
hair.
I feel so bad for my friend, because she's very
kind and she would never hurt someone; if you knew her, you'd know that
she never deserved such a treatment. But I'm very glad that my friend is
still here, because she also mentioned that her assailants carried
knives with them. And to think that the incident happened in the
neighborhood. What an irony that no one saw what happened. This is a serious matter. Be vigilant with your surroundings.
My mind is blank right now. And I feel my stomach slowly churning. I'm fasting again and I choose to fast on Saturdays. It's part of developing myself and let myself think or ponder about work; ironically, it helps me get by at work. Work on Saturdays equals dreadful boredom. To be honest, I should be fasting from work. I've had too much.
There. I have some things to write now. Fasting helps me overcome mental blocks. I feel as if I have a lot of things to write whenever I fast. It gives me a hint of inspiration. Whenever I get dry spells in my mind, fasting can help re-ignite or refresh that perspective in life.
I've been assessing myself as an individual. So far, I've been reviewing my progress. There's nothing unusual and everything's pretty normal or decent. I could do better. I'm thinking of what I want to do in the future. It was time for me to realize that the direction in life is forward. I can't go back. But I also realized that I shouldn't concentrate on things that I don't like in life. Rather, I should concentrate on the things that I want.
A lot of teens these days suffer quarter-life crisis. They seem uncertain or dissatisfied with their lives. The uncertainty gives fear that maybe things would never get better, life is as good as it gets. It's fine. As long as you know what you want, you have a destination. The direction to go there lies in you.
It's time to go against the flow. Going with the flow sounds carefree and easy. But there's nothing wrong with that. However, if I don't like where I'm going where the current is bringing me, I should be strong to go against it. Make your own choices. Develop yourself. Learn. Experiment. Life is full of open ends and sometimes we fail to see creative solutions because we box ourselves in the room. As long as we have a destination, we can make it our purpose in life on how to get there.
Going there is simple. Don't kid yourself. Don't scare yourself. Try. Push. Pursue. We all have a destination. We all have dreams. Don't forget.
Set a motto in life. Perhaps one good deed per day? Write before going to sleep? Draw something everyday? No one said that we can't set course to only one destination. If it becomes a problem to choose of an ultimate destination, remove 'ultimate' or add (s) to destination.
Where's your destination?
song of the moment: first of summer by urbandub
mood: free
It's Mothers day, everyone. Let your moms know that you love them. Just for one day, just for one moment, overcome your embarrassment or whatever obstacle preventing you to say that you love your mom. It's cool. Don't listen to anybody that tell you otherwise. Kiss your mom on the cheek. Massage her back. Give her a warm drink. Tell her 'I love you.' Bear in mind their sacrifice. Because while we're busy growing up, our mothers are growing old. Happy Mothers' Day, everyone!
a blog. some update this March 2012. Tuesday, March 20, 2012
a blog. some update this March 2012.
I went through the season 1 and season 2 OSTs of Honey and Clover. And I made some updates to the flash files, so every song should be working.
These are the broken links that I've noticed: Je T'aime by Spitz Y by Spitz Tsuki ni Kaeru by Spitz Ringo Juice by Suga Shikao
These are still my top favorites :3 Mistake by The Band Has No Name August Serenade by Suga Shikao Honoho by Spitz Fugainaiya by Yuki Hachimitsu by Spitz Waltz by Suneohair Tsuki ni Kaeru by Spitz
I leave you with Sakasama Bridge by Suneohair, it's from Arakawa Under the Bridge and sung by Suneohair. This file is a leftover file when I planned to create an Arakawa Under the Bridge fansite. I don't know if I'm still going to, but I don't know what the future holds.
(sakasama.swf - 866kb)
SAKASAMA ni natte kimi no koto sagashite itsu made mo bokura wa tadoritsukenai mama
ano hi yuugure fui ni waraigoe kumo no SUKIMA nagareboshi ni kasanegasane aitaku naru
itsuka yuugure kimi to mitsumeta yoru ai no KAKERA sagasu tabi ni itsumo nazeka sabishiku naru
mou ikanakucha kono sora nakidasu mae ni
SAKASAMA ni natte kimi no koto sagashite itsu made mo bokura wa tadoritsukenai mama
hashi no shita ni tatte nagareru uzu ni atte itsu made mo bokura wa sono kotae sagashite
barabara ni natte sono koe o sagashite itsu no hi ka bokura wa odagai o motometeku
SARASARA ni natte nagareteku mainichi ni itsu no hi ka bokura ga tadori tadoritsuku basho
tayorinakutte tsukamenakute fuan ni natte nemurenakute oogoe o dashita hanarenaide hanarenai tte zutto soba ni ite ne
hanarenaide hanarenaide hanarenaide
song of the moment: This Kind of Silence by Typecast mood: Tired
Wednesday evening was epic for me. After work, I just decided to chill out and browse the Internet. And then I opened every Facebook game I have and played until 11pm. Just before Thursday was about to start, I visited my fansite FruitsBlogsket to check out if I have any new message there. And then at the top of the messageboard, I read the Econ1103 Exam 2 - March 1.
I laughed in disbelief and opened my course webpage. It confirmed, March 1 is the Econ1103 2nd term test! How did I miss that? It's probably because I didn't go to school this past Tuesday, but I crammed like crazy until 3AM!
I didn't know I have an exam the next day!
Sigh. I was able to study whatever. Chapters 6-10, I crammed. The exam wasn't that hard, but I would've been crying on my desk if I didn't study at all. I also wouldn't know my reaction if I casually entered the room to find out that my instructor's handing out an exam sheet. Wednesday was fun.
Also, Discrete Math. I've been dreading my Discrete Math term test because I didn't finish it. 45 minutes to write an exam is absurd. I really thought I was failing that course. And I don't even want to talk about the two homework I submitted. But when the professor returned our test paper, I couldn't believe my mark! A B+! Then A for my 1st homework and a B+ for the second homework. I tell you, I was an inch away from dropping the subject this past Wednesday. February 29's the last day to drop without penalty. I'm glad I didn't.
song of the moment: Stargazer by Spongecola mood: still coughing
a blog. and he dumps this entry Wednesday, September 14, 2011
a blog. and he dumps this entry
Just gonna dump out what I've missed writing these few days.
I just filled my first 'drafts' notebook. It's where I put my draft entries in writing. That notebook was about two hundred pages, so I'm really sure how it got filled. It's probably because I'm writing about life, anger, devotion, inferiority, depression, love and anime or ladida. I find it very helpful for an aspiring writer, to keep one handy. I get the most interesting things when I least expect it.
I just missed writing about 9/11. Has it been ten years already?
Since school has already started, I'm back to the days when I would appreciate the worth of a day off. As you know, I don't have any. I leave the house seven days a week. So I can't wait for thanksgiving. That's my next day off. But I guess... when thanksgiving comes... that means I'd have to leave home again, so I can go to my relative's house for thanksgiving.
I wonder when can I just stay home for the day. I'll make a day if I have to.
My professor said that it's not true to tell someone that you don't have time to something. Everybody gets the same 24 hours. Our priorities are just different. So when he asked us if we read chapter one already, and we said no, he told us it's not because you didn't have time to read. We weren't able to read it because we had different priorities. Good thing that course was over.
Long Tuesdays and Epic Saturdays. Sigh. I get really stressed during these days. Work and school at the same time makes a really long day -- that's every Tuesday for me. Saturdays are epic. I wake up in the morning to work and then head for drum practice. Come home with a headache every Saturday night, and then I have to prepare a lesson for Sunday before I sleep. Although, I always get a good night sleep afterwards. It's really great to sleep knowing I've accomplished so much in one day.
Actually, I'm experiencing a mental block. It's an utter fail and a complete mess right now; I have a mental block on my novels (ALL of them), and a mental block on fansite updates. iFail.
While I was on my way home, I saw someone riding this bicycle with very high handlebars. There's nothing wrong with the picture except for three things: 1.) it looked like he was having a hard time steering the 'bike', 2.) he looked drunk, 3.) it was already 10:30 at night. If he was showing his bicycle off, there was no one else on the street to see. He might endanger other people, say the motorists (coz' he was riding and curving beside the sidewalk) and he can endanger himself as well. It was just really an odd sight for me.
Wow, it's 4:28AM on my clock. It's okay. My class starts at 6pm. But I can imagine the weird look on your face. Summer break is over, but sleep cycle is still messed up.
song of the moment: huling yakap ng mundo - imago mood: sleepy
I just got home from our last minute camping. My break is officially over and I'm about to head back to business. Wow. Three months of no day off. Will I survive? I will. I'm not that worried anymore. My next break would be the Christmas break. Can't wait for it. It's the -ber months already, right? It's so fast.
While I was lying on my bed, I was thinking if I were to take a hiatus here. But no, I'm not taking any hiatus. I have great feeling that there'd be loads of stuff to write about. So there won't be a hiatus. It's been a quick break for me, just a month of break, but I've been able to do a lot of personal stuff. It's also my reason why I haven't been able to make updates, but I will go back working on the fansite because writing here is an outlet.
From here on, the journey starts again. I am writing right now to record what that I feel peaceful. Let me change into my work uniform and get everything started. Another chapter is about to unfold and I hope everyone reaches their own happy ending for this chapter.
song of the moment: Kisapmata - Sarilikha mood: peaceful
a blog. summer summer don't go away... yet. Sunday, August 14, 2011
a blog. summer summer don't go away... yet.
We're on the third week of August. EEEK! Please, summer! Don't end yet! Keep away September! I'm going to tell you how my schedule would look like for my fall term. Monday, I'd be working in the evening. Tuesday, I have class on the morning and work in the evening. Wednesday, I have classes on programming in the evening -- 3 straight hours of boredom. *groans* Thursday, I have classes in the morning. Friday, I have lab. Saturday, I have work in the morning til evening and drum practice afterwards. Sunday, I go to church as a Sunday school teacher and then I play drums. So you can tell, this home-body is going to be away from home for a while. Aaagh. I'm telling myself to see how the first week would feel like. Lectures end on November. Come what may.
I was walking in downtown in the morning last Friday. I went to grab my citizenship card, afterwards, I was feeling hungry. I wanted to get some breakfast first before coming home. On the pavement, I found these.
The streets in Winnipeg are so clean that people choose to eat their fries on the pavement.
I'm running out of summer time. I've been able to relax. But I still want to publish those proposed fansites, but I'm still making my research what type of fansite it would be. There's a lot of work that needs to be done here in Blog Hina, so I can't just make that jump. I've been able to do that before though. I wonder if I'm getting old. Is 23 old? Everyone gets the same 24 hours anyway. So my priorities just changed. *Somewhere Only We Know by Keane starts playing in my head*
song of the moment: Prosthetic Head - Greenday
mood: Bummed
chapter.1
Takemoto has to wake the extremely tired Morita
for his all important class the next day. And Hagumi,
a new female student, arrives to attend college,
but she soon ends up being terrorised by Morita.
chapter.2
Morita's motive for his terrible treatment on Hagumi
is revealed on his website, and the stressed out Hagumi
is enraged by what he did. However, Morita soon
repays Hagumi for her troubles.
chapter.3
Takemoto, Morita and Mayama are invited over to the
Hanamoto's for a dinner party after Hagumi
brings back some soba from her summer vacation in Nagano.
However, Morita and Mayama fail to attend.
Takemoto offers to help Hagumi with something but
soon finds that he has bitten off more than he could chew.
And Mayama's job puts a serious strain on Yamada.
chapter.4
Mayama's love life remains difficult.
Hagumi feels the stress of being different from everyone.
And Morita organises a Christmas party for the Christmas Eve.
chapter.5
Takemoto reluctantly returns home for the New Year and meets Kazuo, his step-father.
In the second part of the episode, the gang takes a road trip to a hot spring using
the money won from a lottery ticket.
chapter.6
The group visits a rather eerie zoo.
Shuuji reveals to Mayama his history with Rika and her husband.
In the second half of the episode, the students are hard pressed
to complete their final term art work especially Morita.
chapter.7
Shuuji Hanamoto has to be away for a year for a job assignment
and he is having second thoughts whether he should bring his niece, Hagumi, along with him.
Intending to give her uncle a good luck charm for his trip,
Hagumi searches for a four-leaf clover.
chapter.8
Hagumi and Ayumi hold a dinner party and invite the guys over but it
soon turns out that it's a special day for one of them.
And in the second part of the episode, Hagumi has to spend a night alone
in the apartment when Yamada has to return home to her family.
chapter.9
Everyone is working late preparing their exhibits for the school festival
including Hagumi, who has trouble with her wax work. She later finds a white broach that someone had made for her.
The broach is quite similar to the one she had doodled on her notebook.
Hagumi also gets a job to help Yamada sell Christmas goodies at her family store
but they have to compete with a new supermarket that has opened nearby.
chapter.10
The five friends decide to take a ferry ride over the Sumida river and visit the Kasai Seaside Park. The gang rides the ferris wheel and
their friendship becomes ever closer.
chapter.11
Shuuji returns unexpectedly from Mongolia. And Hagumi goes on a shopping trip with Morita.
chapter.12
It's the sakura season and the gang are absorbed in the array of
activities celebrating the sakura festival.
Hagumi catches one of her wisdom fevers. And Takemoto meets Kaoru Morita and
learns the news regarding Shinobu Morita.
chapter.13
The gang ponders over the news of Morita's sudden plane departure.
Yamada decides to take Hagumi on an evening of fireworks with the gang.
chapter.14
Rika sees Mayama at the park but Mayama doesn't know. He acts hysterical.
Takemoto is having a hard time looking for a job.
Nomiya develops feelings for Mayama's friend, Yamada.
chapter.15
Nomiya and Mayama visit Yamada's workshop. Nomiya invites Yamada over for dinner.
After falling asleep in Nomiya's car, Yamada ends up with Nomiya at Tateshina.
Mayama becomes concerned after knowing what happened. He confronts Yamada.
Asai-san, Rika's assistant, gets hospitalized. Mayama visits him.
In the hospital, Mayama comes across Rika.
chapter.16
Fujiwara Design splits. Takemoto is still looking for a job.
Takemoto wonders what's wrong with him and builds a tower called Tower of Youth.
Meanwhile, Yamada doesn't know how to reject his childhood friends' confessions.
chapter.17
There's still no progress regarding Takemoto's job hunt.
In the process, Takemoto becomes exhausted.
After coughing up blood, Takemoto gets hospitalized.
At the hospital, the gang becomes very shocked while watching
the Mochademy Awards on the TV.
chapter.18
Morita shocks everyone when he appears on national television and wins the
Mochademy's Special FX Award in Hollywood.
The whole picture becomes even more confusing when Morita shows up
in Takemoto's hospital as one of the patients residing inside Takemoto's room.
chapter.19
It's almost the due date for Morita's final project at school.
Also, Yamada runs away with Nomiya hoping that Mayama would chase after her.
chapter.20
After being with Nomiya and explaning Yamada's feelings for Mayama, she comes
home in one piece. Nomiya finds another side of her and develops feelings that
a playboy wouldn't have. Shuu-sensei, concerned of Hagu,
enlightens her to a path that would suit her. But Morita objects Shuu-sensei.
chapter.21
Takemoto's problem of finding a job goes from bad to worse, wasting his hopes down
the drain. He sets out on a soul searching quest to find out what he actually
wants to do. Meanwhile, Mario and Luigi, co-owners of Fujiwara Designs, reconciliate
and bring the office branch back to Tokyo. Nomiya and Yamada would have to work together again.
chapter.22
Takemoto soul searches away as he ends up in Sendai, a shrine and a tourist spot, after his
bike chain breaks. When a group of repairmen happened to pass by, Takemoto asks if
he could join them to eat. He also asks if he could work for them. Everyone, especially Hagu, becomes
worried of Takemoto. Last but not the least, Rika and Yamada meet.
chapter.23
Takemoto works as a cook for the group of repairmen. He gradually loses his interest of
searching his calling, until the acting foreman, Shin,
takes him back to the right track and tells him not to stop looking. Also, Rika and Yamada meet again. And Hagu
continues to pursue his aspiration, even if Morita opposes it.
chapter.24
After arriving at the northern tip of Japan, Takemoto comes back to Tokyo. He feels better
and much mature than before. During a festival, Takemoto finally confesses his feelings to Hagu.
chapter.1
Take a look back at the previous season. Takemoto, Shinobu and Hagu's love triangle,
Nomiya and Yamada, Mayama and Rika, Yamada and Mayama, Takemoto's new drivers license,
Shuuji's bolder role, everything is sets for the second season...
(read episode recap)
chapter.2
Shuuji hears noises coming from Hagu in the back room,
so he goes to investigate. When he finds that she’s got the hiccups,
he teaches her a method where you stretch your neck and try to drink water from the other side of the cup...
(read episode recap)
chapter.3
Yamada and Hagu are admiring all of Yamada’s snow globes,
including a Hawaiian one that Hagu considers romantic
because it shows snow falling on the beach...
(read episode recap)
chapter.4
Watching the preparations for the school festival,
Shuuji remembers a discussion he had with another teacher about Hagu’s future...
(read episode recap)
chapter.5
Yamada and Miwako are working together at Fujiwara Design choosing some color arrangements.
When Miwako comments on how Yamada seems really busy,
Yamada reveals that she’s working
on flower bowls for an old private house that was dismantled and reconstructed,
a job introduced to her by Rika. On the topic of Rika,
Miwako admires how she’s is in Spain and has the Valencia museum job...
(read episode recap)
chapter.6
As everyone at school is making preparations for the festival,
Morita is lying on the grass dreaming about his father.
A long time ago, at the Morita Technical Research Institute,
a man had gotten a phone call and hurried out of his office...
(read episode recap)
chapter.7
Years ago, a man named Tatsuo, who worked at the Morita Technical Research Institute,
visited the office of Morita’s father one day to
talk about the final interviews for the people who want to join the company...
(read episode recap)
chapter.8
When she was young, Hagu saw God only once. From it,
she understood for the first time the reason for her to draw, but she also
thought of the time when she couldn’t draw anymore...
(read episode recap)
chapter.9
After the string of surreal events that happened recently in the lives of the Morita brothers,
Kaoru went missing on the first day of snow...
(read episode recap)
chapter.10
Yamada meets with Dr. Satsuki, Hagu’s doctor, at the hospital after Yamada brought some food,
but was unable to find Hagu. Dr. Satsuki tells her that Hagu,
after finishing her rehab session, has gone to do some hydrotherapy with her father, referring to Shuuji...
(read episode recap)
chapter.11
After Hagu wakes up and finds a sleeping Shinobu beside her, she suddenly gasps and lets out a small cry that wakes him...
(read episode recap)
chapter.12
For a long time, Takemoto had wondered if a love that didn’t ripen had any meaning and if things that
disappear were are the same as things that weren’t there in the first place...
(read episode recap)
I better use write or die now. 
I'm finally over the double hedge before my reading week. I'm glad that my financial management professor held out his exam yesterday. Having two exams at the same day is a disaster. It's already a double whammy having to rush writing another IT report and study for a midterm. Speaking of midterm, I think my database midterm went well. What made it hard is writing it under two hours. The time pressure added more hurt to my hands because we had to hand write a database. I wasn't able to answer the data mining question too. But I'm just glad that it's done with. 
Maybe the winter fatigue finally took its toll on me. I honestly thought that I didn't want anything to do with school that day. But I still had to get up and go to work.
Maybe if I...
It's that slow. It's that bad. Maybe the sentimental value of my Acer laptop keeps it worthwhile. It's 7 years old. That's a lot of memories. Men are like that. Take for example an old car, for us, it's hard to simply get rid of it. 
It's really hard to go outside and enjoy the commute. Snow fell early, so I hope that winter ends early too. It's silly but I'm already counting the weeks 'til reading week.
Don't worry, it happens because the shallow blood vessels in the throat get damaged after a flu. Blood in phlegm is discharged every morning or evenings. And it can also happen when the air is very dry, the walls get dry and bruise easily. Winter is very dry. I asked my mom how much a dehumidifier is and she said it's around $200. I don't know why I asked, cause I don't have money anymore.
My dad is also complaining about his HP laptop. Maybe I should buy him too. While I'm at it, I should buy my Acura CSX car and a plane ticket to Japan. What else? How much is Microsoft?
With my awesome skills, I'm sure my neighbors won't complain. After all, music soothest the savage beasts.
I basically have to keep a planner with me. Furthermore to the hectic schedule, I've been tasked to handle two responsibilities to our clan reunion / Christmas party. They're planning to make it real grand and so yours truly needs to step up and represent. If everything goes according to plan, I'll be playing my drumset like a mad 11 year old there when we'll sing Christmas carols. It would be fun. Not funny. But fun. The problem is, we're missing out a key member: the singer. I tried singing and playing the drums before -- not cool. 
I can't properly have fun anymore!
I'm a bit concerned about missing out, but I don't regret sleeping in. I've been here before. I've done this and that before. It's embarrassing. But this is the life of a working student. I have to work. No work means no money. No money means no school. Gasp! I should stop working! 
Unfortunately, no money means no food and no videogames. Anyway, I want to have a high paying job so I have to go to school. But man... The fees! 
Can't they reduce the fees?! The fees are nothing to sneeze at. Imagine: $1500 one swipe from my account. It hurt me. 
Let's not forget the books. $400. Wow. And now I'm sleeping in. Sigh. There's just... ugh. My inner Holden Caulfield is just messing me up again.
and she also took a picture of it. We were told to make a poster about ourselves advertising our qualities as members of a group. In short, I made a poster why they should 'hire' me in the group -- or why they should let me join in the group. Group work is important in my HR course and I decided to go all out on this poster to get as much points before the midterms. I'm glad my professor loved it.
I tell you, I was an inch away from dropping the subject this past Wednesday. February 29's the last day to drop without penalty. I'm glad I didn't.
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