Where was my neck the last time?

One month passed and yes, I'm sorry I was too lazy to update. -_-; I'd best get this over with now or else, I just might get too lazy to do it again some other time. XD

So there i was, sitting in one of the benches scattered all over the resort. I just finished eating the *free* food, and was already thinking of goin' for a swim. Time's a wastin' and so I left the oldies chatting in the pavilion. XD Then when I got dressed and was on my way to the pool, I bumped into my mom, and she had this "mad" expression on her face saying, "Why did you leave me??" Hehe.. of course... I made an excuse that my friend's already waitin' by the pool. But the truth is, I really don't know any of the kids I saw on the bus with me. XD When I got there, I saw my Tito Henry's daughter, which later introduced herself as Amelia. She kinda reminds me of myself in Grade 6. Chubby, short, "burnt mestiza". *hysterical laughter*

The exciting stuff only started after lunch, so maybe I should just skip the boring part. After all it was only a trip into the butterfly farm, experiencing a tickle or two from the resident mama and papa butterflies, and yes, feeling Devas creeping into you. X_x If only those things didn't cost 100 bucks a piece, I wouldn't have resisted brushing them off my ears. @_@ ANYWAY! We went back to the pool after eating a light lunch (buffet style native dishes, with pork lechon *yum!*, and of course, buko juice. AGAIN!) and there we found a LOT of people. Wonder where they came from... All through the morning I never saw any other big groups other than us. -_-" Okay, here comes the reason why I had a really stiff neck. ^^ We found one of our male groupmates, the son of the Association's Vice-President, Paolo. He was talking to one of the local youngsters, Vince, whose parents are workers in the resort. We got kinda bored so we joined in, until a dare was given and I sent Amelia to get 2 1-peso coins for us to hunt underwater. XD Madugas ako at first, then they noticed I was wearing my goggles. AHAHAHAHAHA!! XP Without the goggles of course, I couldn't see clearly in the now-a-bit-blurry water.. and eventually Vince beats us all in finding both coins. ^^;

Eventually, we got bored of that too, and when it was around 4PM, we decided to have the Water Wars. Amelia sits on my shoulders, Vince sits on Pao's shoulders, and they wrestle each other to get the opponent out of their comfy positions and into the water. Sounds fun? NOT IF YOU'RE THE ONE THEY'RE SITTING ON! I realized I made a mistake of volunteering to be the pillar, coz Amelia was... uhh... HEAVY. Maybe she was weighing around 190 pounds. Okay, so normally I wouldn't complain, but I hadn't got much exercise that time so I was having a hard time keeping her still. T_T I saw it as a miracle when we managed to beat the boys, 3-2. Then our parents called for us, coz it was time to go home. Such a shame I forgot to buy souvenirs... the dried butterflies looked yummy.. err... pretty. XP So there ends my adventure to San Pablo.

The next day, as I tried to get myself out of bed, I realized my neck was KILLING me. I can't turn it! I can't even get out of bed! T_T So as *usual*, I had to roll off the bed into the floor, and pretend I didn't feel a thing. And after 5 days, the reflexologist came and scolded me for what I did. She said I almost suffered from mild stroke. I dunno if that's true or not, but my family's trusted their lives to her for almost a decade now. What can I do but believe? XS

*sigh* finally, Part 2 finished. Time to get back to playing The Sims. ;D

Friggin' pain in the neck! >_<

(this entry goes to my little sister, Rhoda. haymishyew baby sis! T_T)

Darn, I feel like I wanna lie down on a bed all day long. Now I know what it feels like to have a neck brace. I'm beginning to imagine myself turning my head 180 degrees like a zombie. X_x It all started yesterday afternoon...

Yesterday, I woke up with a pinch, and a killer head ache. I tried to stay up late to play MU @ 2am so I could try to hunt the White Wizard. Unfortunately, I think I gave up around 1.30, the music on the station I chose on my cellphone's radio played mellow music after another. String of lullabies. >_< Anyway, it was only 5am, and though I knew my hair looked like hell, I forced myself to roll off the bed and crawl downstairs for breakfast. We were going to a resort in San Pablo City... and the good news is, it's FREE! The owner of the resort invited the neighborhood association's officers and their families to come and visit for FREE. I was excited the night before, but then again, I was a lousy person in the morning. I was pissed when I found out I had to wake up early. =.=

So we set out on our way to the Clubhouse, stopping by a friend's house who requested for a carpool, and waited in the resort's exclusive transport. What pissed me off all the more is the fact that we were supposed to leave 8am (to mom: WHAT!? You woke me up 5am because you thought we're leaving at 7!?) and it took AN HOUR to wait for the others. I was at my wit's end when I realized, we were leaving. O_o

Going to the resort took 1.45 hours with minimal traffic. The narrow path from the main road to the resort's gate took 10 minutes. (it was so narrow, even people step aside to give way to the bus! XD) After a long, arduous (not to mention nauseating) journey, we finally arrived at the infamous Dioko Resort & Butterfly Farm. What welcomed us inside really surprised us... I can tell. XD Aside from the well-known butterfly farm, the place had a mini zoo! I saw an eagle, a falcon, a heron, an animal called kangaroo tree (weird name, don't ask coz i dunno either XD), deer, a family of ostrich and a lot more. I found everything so fascinating. After all, the last time I've been to a zoo was like... when I was only below 4 feet tall. XD I know I haven't grown in height too much from that time, but what the heck, that ain't the question here! (Btw, I took a picture of the eagle tilting his head. He was soooo cute! XD) We came to the pavilion, the center of the resort, and the owner, Mr. Dioko shook all our hands. It was cute when he shook hands with the President's baby. The kid was clinging hard to his finger. XD We were served macaroni soup for our snacks. And get this... he had buko juice straight from the fruit served as our water. I was wondering how'd that taste with the soup. O_o And as a dessert, he fetched for a sack full of lanzones. That thing'd cost a whole lot in Manila. It was practically cost-free and trouble-free for all of us... And they were sweeeeeeeeeeet! *drools* made me abandon my hot soup in a flash. @_@

Anyway, I'll tell the Part 2 of my adventure with the butterflies (and the reason for my pain in the neck) another time. My neck's really killing me! >_<

Pikachu's sooooo cute~! XD

I am 53% Video Game Addict.

Video games are a big portion of my life, maybe too big of a portion. They are not a means of social interaction, despite what I might think. I should just go outside.

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LOL so that's how it is eh?? Tch. Goes to show I'm following my brother's footsteps. I'm 3 years younger and 4% lower than him! *rolls over laughing*

A Birthday Treat, and 4 Kinds of Pancit

Date: July 7, 2005
Reminder: Mom's Burthday
Age: Still not in calendar even if you exchange the 2 digits. DO NOT ASK. XD

Today was my mom's birthday, and what more would better fit this occasion than: SHOPPING! Yes, shopping. The weird part of it is, we shopped for a new PC. LOL. It was more like a late birthday gift for me than a birthday gift for mom. She doesn't know anything about PCs except chat, Ragnarok, Internet, AVR, modem, and Shut Down. Exactly those words. XD Well anyway, we bought a new PC for the mini shop I manage back at home. It's our 2nd all-new, bought-straight-from-the-store PC. And it's black! W00t~! XD So now I can play 2 MU-PH accounts on 2 PCs! Muahahahahahahahahahaa!! XD

Setting this aside, we also went grocery (shopping). Unfortunately, my favorite Oishi Ridges flavor (Cheese) was out of stock. Curse those inventory people, sending out an order only when supplies run out! @!#$%^*+^!!! You're mean~ >_<"

Back to the title, umm... today we ate 4 kinds of pancit. LOL! First, for brunch, mom prepared sotanghon/bihon pancit mix. O_o Then for our afternoon snack, mom ordered Lomi from Kamay Kainan, while me and dad ordered Mami (I'd like to think of it as ramen, thank you! XD). And before we went home, we passed by the take-out counter near our subdivision's clubhouse, and bought Palabok. =.= (umay na umay na ko sa pancit! GAAAAAAHH!!! X_x")

I'm too full (and tired and sleepy and lazy O_o) to post this anyways. Maybe I'll put this up tomorrow... @_@

[edit] actually, it took me a MONTH to post this. Anyways I'll still put it under the 7th of July. LOLZ! XD

A White Dog, a Black Motorcycle and THE Blue Aura

I wasn't thinking of updating my blog this soon... But heck, I've got news. And it's a big, alarming one. (not surprising though.)

Okay, today was my last day of returning back and forth the dog clinic for my anti-rabies shots. (remember I told you that my freakin' dog bit me last March? Yeah, I just graduated from that. W0000t~!! XD) So when I got in the clinic followed by mom (as usual, she's my chaperone), I gave the green record card and waited. During that dull time we heard little squeals from behind the curtains. We both thought Doc's patients this time are infants (with hyper stamina), but the nurse told us it was his 2-year old son. LOL, the squeal sounded like that of a girl's. XD Anyway, a few moments later, out came what looked like a nanny, holding something, or rather, like pulling something from the ground. Then this uber cute baby girl came out and looked at me! Sooo CUTE~~~! ^x^ She was walking with some kind of strap wrapped around her upper body, which was held tight by the nanny. My first thought, and rather a rude one at that, was, "Parang doggie!" The nurses couldn't help but laugh at this shameless reaction. And I was like, "Wha? She does look like a guide dog with that strap!" And yeah, mom scolded me for that. >.< Then one of the nurses said that the baby was often called "Whitey" because she was "mestiza" and, yah, always guided by that strap. Hence Whitey, a typical dog's name. I heaved a sigh of relief, knowing I wasn't alone on the idea. XD

So the injections were finished. (at last!) We went off after paying and getting our receipts. We decided to walk home instead of paying 15PhP for just(!!!) a 200-meter walk to the tricycle station. It just rained hard, so some of the canals were overflowing, and half of the road was submerged in sewer waters. (eww.) So we had no choice but to walk around it, on the dry part of the road. We just passed a Caltex gas station then and were passing in front of an old, abandoned building. Mom and I were still talking about "Whitey" when I suddenly felt here being pulled away, to the direction of the busy road. The umbrella she was holding was pulled down and I saw a black motorcycle with 2 passengers in it pausing briefly to grab my mom's handbag. "THIEF!!" shouted mom. She was holding on deperately to her handbag till the thief let go and zoomed off. Two jeepneys stopped to ask my mom what happened, and they both went off. I dunno if the first driver intended to chase the motorcycle coz he went off as soon as mom told him the thieves haven't gotten away that far, or he's just in a plain hurry. And so, I held on to the bag coz mom was still shaky from the experience. We got on a tricycle ride, more than willing to go home.

This just shows that they are everywhere now. Guess there's no place safe left in the Philippines. =(

And finally, I'm writing this at dead midnight coz my local customer in PC rentals hogged my new PC all to himself for 3 hours, then came a brown out. AND after the brownout, he still came over to play another hour! (Life is so unfair! T_T) The game he's playing? My version of Ragnarok Offline. It's so damn hard to configure the darn program, it took me till midnight of yesterday to fix all of it and I'm not even enjoying a minute of it yet! I'll jst play tomorrow. I just fixed the GM accounts and changed the levels to 99. Of coure, all my configurations are hidden from Jomar's watchful eye. (he's an average computer literate 2nd year HS student) He's happy he got to Level 99 today and is now levelling his magician. Oh well.

That's it. I need to go and burn some CDs. *melts all over the keyboard*

Reminiscence: A Trip Down Memory Lane

It was him who first talked to me about his problems (we talked a lot on RO last year). Like Rielene, he told me about everything; from his college graduation to the 3rd party issue. He told only me, someone he knew for only 3 months then. He didn't even bother to tell those things to his 4+ year-old barkada. Weird right? After a lot of thinking, I never got to know how that even started. I just knew he was still sore after his ex broke up with him, and I just happened to be there. Maybe it was because I was the only member who actually talked to him about something other than WOE, Zeny, Forbidden... Ragnarok in general.

I thought, maybe he's confident telling me because we haven't even met. Helping him was like second nature to me... As common as my 3 meals, my daily walks, and my daily rounds in HO. One of my reasons for helping him was just to erase unnecessary thoughts. I wanted our guild to be known as an elite guild. One that is feared and respected. One that can conquer, defend, and manage a Castle. And this guild needed a GM who concentrated his thoughtson the guild. And he was that GM, who once led the coup 'd etat against a former guildmaster's tyranny. (Yes, our guild in Fenrir had a very dramatic history. XD) Because of my contributions to the guild, I was escalated from a mere 2nd generation member to a member of the elite guild circle. (I left that position to continue being an extension GM) I never realized that what I did meant another thing to him till it was too late.

Back then... I was committed to someone else. I had a boyfriend of only 3 months, and Kyle was then 6 months sore from his heartbreak. My (ex-)boyfriend (whom I will refer to as Uriel or Uri from here on) was his confidante back in the early days of pRO Fenrir. A few weeks after I managed to heal Kyle's wounds, he told me he wanted to visit "us" (all the guild members) in LB. So he disclosed his plans, his companion, and the next day, we met. For the first time in 2 months of acquaintance, we saw each other for real. Me? At first, I was like, "Big deal. C'mon in, guild meeting's about to start!" (LOL XD) Actually, what I first said was, "So, who's who?" (LOL) That night, we all played in the same shop, managed to snag ourselves a nice castle, and everyone went over to Quincey's shop for a reunion of pioneer members.

~*~ fast forward ~*~

A month passed. I became more and more involved with the game and the guild I nurtured. After one unsuccesful defense of the agit, the guild held a meeting behind the Prontera Church. The usual rants and senseless comments flooded the chatroom a member set up. Soon after, all that's left was just the two of us. Though it may not have been evident, I was sort of his right hand (wo)man, a personal assistant. After all siege issues were settled, he started a different topic; our personal lives. He told me all sorts of things... From his friends' activities to his mom and niece. And he said he'd love to visit LB again. He loved the atmosphere, and the food. Our conversation seemed to last forever until Uriel called me out. He said he wanted to talk.

Once we were alone, he told me something Kyle told him some time ago. "I think I'm falling for her." Uriel said he understood that, since I was like his bestfriend in-game. And indeed I was. But certain misunderstandings led to others creating a chain reaction, and this was the very reason why Uriel broke up with me. Then, it was my turn.

For girls, one of the most painful experiences would be having her boyfriend break up with her. Not telling her straight to her face makes things worse. Loving too much is another big mistake. And when he takes it back, rejecting it would seem less painful than taking him back when all damage has been done. When I received that message, it just happened that I was talking to Kyle on my cellphone via headset. And when I read it, I immediately burst into tears. The next day, Kyle went over to my home in Santa Rosa (all the way from Valenzuela) to comfort me. It was only the second time we met in real life.

I didn't want another heartache, I just wanted to isolate myself. I began to think: Why the hell did I end up with him, what with all the guys I know would treat me better? Why did I choose him, when in the first place, I had a dozen to choose from? That's because people are not my collection. Wtf is with the phrase "collection of friends"? People aren't stuffed toys. They're living, breathing human beings with a heart. Kyle prove that to me when he came over to see me. It was the first time a guy stood with me, even ignoring my mom's vicious observations. He became my ray of light.

With tamed hatred I came face to face with the "man" who rejected me. All I wanted was to make him suffer as I did. Vengeance was indeed best served cold. But only his fire melted me a bit... Just to the point that I wouldn't disregard him like trash. We said our final goodbyes, and I chose my bestfriend's company over him.

Many things happened since that time; the guild's (or at least, majority of the guild) long-term wish, that Kyle and I get together, came true in real life. In-game, we merged with another powerful guild and gained the name we currently carry, we established alliances, we gained and lost members. But in real life, things started to get nasty, which affected our gamer lives. Kyle gave in to Quincey's words and entered the continent of Mu, while slowly losing grip of Ragnarok, and the guild. I was being left with the responsibility of holding the guild together in his absence. But this wasn't enough, for Kyle held a unique presence; one I cannot replace. I was faced with the harsh reality of a breaking guild due to the absence of its leader. And my pleas for his return were unheard. So after a few months of endless toil (and not to mention, real-life fights because of in-game issues), during Christmas vacation, I retreated to the new world he chose to stay in, holding a curiousity and a little hurt for being left behind. And that's when I met the Holy Order, and eventually left my martyr life in pRO Fenrir. =)

He decided to take a step... I took him in... And we ended up with the best rewards we could've thought of at the time: We had each other. (accidently? :P) Taking risks is natural in relationships. All you need is the courage to fight, the heart to survive, and the goal to keep you intact. I'm sure there are many more, but in my case, I was able to fight it well because I wanted my freedom, no unwanted strings attached.

Just when I was beginning to think I had enough experience with love and hurt combined, he had to work overseas. We both admitted we were weak in long distance relationships (heck, I was on the verge of giving up far too many times for me to mention) and yet he chose to keep us. Well, he fought. And know what? We're still here. =)

At first, it felt a bit painful remembering everything. But in the end, I concluded, that reminiscing... never felt this good. ^_^

One Anime Quiz After Another

Wheeee~!! I'm Kagome! But I was kinda hoping I'd be Inuyasha's first love interest, Kikiyo. ^o^

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Blogs and Nationality Mix-ups. O_O;

"Hop hop hop hop hop jump jump jump hop!" --> if you could determine where this came from, I'll treat you out to a Sashimi platter! XD

I found this neat blog on the net, because I visited my bro Tuna Caserole, Uriel, Maddox, then (tadaaaah!) Xiaxue. You may question me for my odd preferences, but I found them to be nice reading materials. (actually, I found the latter two by accident. ^_^) I just wanted to post something about my last stop, which is the only "girly" site I dropped by today. I dunno, there must be something with me and my last stops. DON'T ASK. ^___^

Well, I don't really worship the ground she blogs on, for crying out loud, I have my own blog, which I update whenever I feel like it, and I am happy about it! Simple as it may look, but it's better to look at rather than some crappy blogs out there... just filling it with rants, blah blahs... it's a big waste of time and subscription. -_-" *hitting someone in friends' list with her can*

But anyway, I knew right away she was Singaporean, and I find her posts... what can I call 'em... Crafty? Errgh... I dunno, I can't rack my brains for a better term. Euphemism mode OFF. XD One thing I just can't help but point out (me and my crappy english. O_O) is her images. I think she posts too many pics. But no one said it's bad, ayt? ^o^ It just takes a lotta time to download 'em all. (Especially for me coz when I check out a website, I do mean I read [almost] every word, and look at every image in it.) In the case of Xiaxue's blog, it's definitely worth reading, whether it's for information purposes (limited to Singapore people only), or for [more than] a few laughs. (You'll get even more if you actually understand Singlish. XD)

Back to the Singaporean part, it makes me feel really good inside (AHAHAHAHAHAHA!!) that I understand a few of her Singlish (Singaporean-English) entries. How? We used to converse in Singlish at AXN-Asia. We eventually got so close, we even had a family there. (And I had my very first online Singaporean boyfriend there!! OMG! How i mish Kenken!! XD) That's when I started getting used to speaking Singlish, even my big bro in SG thought I was really a Singaporean gal posing as a "Philippina" (no kidding, that's how he spelled it. X_x"), when he got to talk to me and we texted each other. Phrases like "the party I went to was so shiok", "don't mind 'em lah", angela-chan, long time no see lor!" and the unforgettable "buay paiseh ah!!" XD But I think I'll have to talk about 'em next time. I don't want my trail of thoughts to be cut off in the middle. ^___^

Thinking back (more like browsing back) to Xiaxue, I kinda wished I could gather up all the pioneer members of the AXN-Asia Forums, even those who flooded, spammed, flamed and been a real pain in the arse in the Green Era*, those before them, and some who came in soon after the Green Era. Not just from the Philippines, but also those from HK, SG, MY, TW, even those from USA and Down Under, It'd be one helluva blast. (I can flame them all back for all I care! MUAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!! >;D)

One thought lingers in my sh*tty keyboard... after I banged on it endlessly during my brainstorming sessions: "Shut UP liao." (How the heck does my keyboard do that anyway?! Problem with women [or girls?]: We imagine too much.)

So, have you figured out where I got my hopping frenzy yet? ^o^

(*The Green Era of AXN-Asia is when the theme was a lime green color. That was way back... 4? 5 years ago?? It's what can be called the Golden Age of Foruming. XD)