The Fearsome Power of Ja-Pan

It has been a while since I encountered an anime series that I could not put down. Again, it never ceases to amaze me how japanese can take a normal topic such as bread and make you crave for more info about it. Yakitate Ja-pan.

I've seen a couple of trailers/commercials and I told myself 'what ubsurd reactions to eating bread', not knowing that this actually the heart of the show. It also has tons of spoofs of other anime and more puns than any other show I know. Having all that, the show still remains cohesive and enjoyable, with just a few more episodes left to be subtitled.

(short list of spoofed anime: Galaxy Express 999, Naruto, Initial D, Gokusen, Fist of the North Star, Dragonball, Gundam, One Piece, Evangelion(its there))

Watch it! You'll laugh so hard you'll cry.

My Cosmopolitan Insan

She's not the covergirl or anything like that. Its a one page biography/interview and ends up as an endorsement of chicken meal for a fastfood. Still, I'm proud that she's my cuz. The image is a scan of page 69 of the May 2006 Cosmopolitan mag, grab a copy now! It features Juday and her preferred type of undies (aww come on... you do want to know right? bohahaahhahaha)

Initial Ippo D

Its a rough approximation of "Initial Steps in Driving/Drifting". Eleven years overdue.

27 but Mentally 11

A painful truth. Robert Langdon(character from The Da Vinci Code) never replaced his mickey mouse watch as a reminder to "stay young at heart". I on the other hand, still feel as clumsy, awkward and candid as I was more than a decade ago. How different am I really from the time in grade school where I was a silent, withdrawn bookworm? How different am I from the pimply pshs student who loved taking photographs? How different am I from the computer-loving rotc sergeant in college?

They say all things become clear in death. I'm not afraid of dying, its just that I'd like to make Death wait a very looooong time :D

Thanks to all who greeted :)

25 Peso Habit

While this amount can hardly buy anything these days, RE informed me that this amount can get me something better than a siopao or a bottle of softdrinks.

Located in Roces Avenue, Quezon City, Amoranto Sports Complex offers the use of their large(not sure if it is olympic-sized) pool. The shower and comfort room is mediocre and the water is not pristine but hey... 25 bucks to do 4 hours of exercise/swimming is a good bargain. I'll probably be going there MWF mornings to get myself into shape.

Amoranto Sports Complex is a short stroll from Quezon Ave./Pantranco and the pool is located on the second gate. Pool hours are at 9-12,1-4. The 5-8 night swim costs 50 php.

Fragile Shinigami

Smallville 518 "Fragile"

It was like a flashback seeing her face: A Hogwarts Year 1 Hermione/Emma Watson. But fact is, she ain't. Clark once again takes the role of Onii-sama/Big Brother as another meteor-influenced youngster with strange powers happen to cross his path. This one is 'clingy-er' than the others, and seem to be magnetized to Clark.

This is a screenie from "Bleach Jump Festa 2005". I never knew Ichigo was from batch 96 :P

Tagged 2

I've been writting bits and pieces of 'bloggable' stuff but haven't finished any of them. So I'm doing this now because I've been tagged by mika.

four jobs i've had in my life:

1. Photojournalist
2. Computer Handyman
   
3. Web Developer/Programmer
   
4. Software Quality Assurance Engineer
   

four movies i would watch over and over:

1. Zoolander
2. Knight's Tale
   
3. Cutting Edge
   
4. Spiderman 1
   

four places i have lived:

1. caloocan city
   
2. balintawak, QC
   
3. Sta. Maria, Bulacan
   
4. SAL, up diliman. bweheheh
   

four tv shows i love to watch:

1. smallville
2. the pretender
   
3. early edition
   
4. will & grace
   

four places i have been to on vacation:

1. zambales
2. baguio
   
3. ...
   
4. damn, i need to go on a vacation.
   

four websites i visit daily:

1. yahoo
2. gmail
   
3. animesuki
   
4. tokyo toshokan
   

four of my favorite foods:

1. Sinigang - any variant
   
2. Bluskies Grahams
   
3. Tuna salad waffle (from waffletime)
   
4. basta pagkain, pwede :D

four places i would rather be right now:

1. underwater
   
2. north/south pole
   
3. outer space
   
4. *nosebleed*
   

four people i'm going to tag:

1. corina
2. celine
3. michelle e.
   
4. joven/dionne

Hitch

Like, OMG... you just recently got to watch hitch? What demon's hole have you been hiding in?

Yeah, I decided to watch it finally because reinstalling Rebirth took its sweet time. Hitch showed that being yourself and candid is the way to go, but it wouldn't hurt to have a plan. "Shock and Awe!!!"

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Rebirth v2

Its not because of a virus or a worm, but both Norton Internet Security and NAV expired right under my nose. I am paranoid and I hate leaving myself vulnerable. So there, a fresh clean pc with newer versions of my favorite programs to boot.

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Flashy Problem

I'm still doing this multimedia tutorial thingie and my flash file is pretty cluttered and probably more torn-apart than lord voldemort himself. So much so that there are some library items that triggers the Macromedia Flash editor to vaporize.
Having had enough, I upgraded to mac flash 8. But alas! The flaw in the file prevails. I googled keywords to find solutions from macromedia but they don't seem to have encountered a problem similar to mine. Guess what? The solution was open and free! It arranged my library according to usage and isolated items that I never got to use. Case closed. Start the phelm projector boy!

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Lightning Struck Tower. update.

Yeah, the external writer is toast, but perseverance usually gets results. It seems that the dying harddisk was simply hated by rebirth v1. Its now back inside and ready to hold my 'stuff' again.
Tsunami on the other hand is a half success. After buying and shoving in a 400w techwill powersupply unit, it was somehow revived. The catch is, it randomly turns off and leaves the user temporarily mesmerized. You can't win 'em all =))

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Dreams and Michii

Michii has increased her web visibility recently and we've been chatting a lot. I don't recall how it started, but we ended up talking about dreams (as in REM sleep dreams). I've been enjoying reading her accounts of a continuing dream that has a soap-opera plot. Hope she finishes it someday so people can get to read it :)

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Fuuin (Seal)

Anticipating an incoming ordeal/project, I've sealed the kyuubi in hopes that it'll charge up my reiatsu enough to be able to to a decent bankai. Its been insanely difficult but im optimistic that it'll pay off. If you didn't understand a word from the last few paragraphs, don't worry about it.

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Ambigram

Having finished 'listening' to Angels & Demons, it got me interested in ambigrams. Here, try it out yourself :P

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Back to Basics

It just felt like it, but i've gone back to phase one of the southbeach diet and am doing tae-bo daily. Afternoons are also starting to get hot which only means one thing... Summer is just around the corner! Let's go to the beach!