I Miss My Friends But Do They Miss Me As Well?

Time Check: 5.15 am JST

No, I am not really on JST; it was just a habit that I can't seem to remove for years already. I know I should be reading time in PH time [GMT +8:00, so you know], but my heart reprimands my head to stick with JST/KST.

Current Mood: tears are overflowing over people that were part of my being for years prior the current. They're still part of my being, in one way or another, but the loss of contact and everything in-between is what makes me cry at this ungodly hour. The soju, which I wholly consumed earlier, had nothing to do with this feeling.

My Life as a Work-in-Progress

「Work-in-Progress」
(n.) An unfinished project that is being added to or developed

Lately, I've been using this term to define not only any backlog actions that I have left hanging up for yrs, I also associate the term to my own life.

You see, I am so familiar with the term due to my Accounting background yet I get to use it more in my non-work than in work. I keep on utilizing the phrase beyond what was taught of me back in my university days.

Long Time No Blog

After 2 yrs 4 months, here we are in this blog. In all honesty, I miss blogging. I don't know where to begin because a lot of things happened that words weren't enough to express them.

I did celebrate and welcome my 30th year of existence last Friday, 02.07. I realize I have a lot of things to fix in my life, things that I love doing before then abruptly stopped doing due to reasons. I know these are invalid however life really took a toll out of me and I went astray to my original plans and headed to a different direction.

Anyways, this should be a short 'welcome back' to me to this blog. I am planning to fix my topics to share here.

First up will be my 2020 Mantra and Vibe: Slowly but surely yet steadily.

Homily about Talents

On today's homily, the priest told us that our talents are our lifetime worth of wage; we should do something with them so that once we get to face God when the time comes, we can proudly say that we have nurtured them.

So how do you get to nurture the gifts called talents? Let me enumerate them, according to what the priest said:

I am Tired. I Wanna Rest.

Have you ever encountered a moment when you were accused of doing something you really didn't do with conviction, like they're 100000% sure you did it w/o even hearing your side or knowing what happened?

Have you ever thought that maybe things were better if you just did what they accused you of rather than defending yourself from them all?

Have you ever felt that it seems you're still trying to prove to everyone that you've grown up, that you are already adulting your way, and that you are not that stupid to do such things when you have far more impt. thing in mind?

Bee Part of the honestbee PH Family!

Bee part of the growing @honestbeeph family!

Always Check Your Mails

Have you ever found yourself wading through a more than thousand and two of mails, electronically that is, that takes you back to time?

Have you ever thought that you didn't get any news back then only to find out that you just didn't look properly?

That you just learned that you received them back before, after n years of first receiving them?

I have. And it is not easy to check on them one-by-one.

My Pre-Birthday Confusion

Have you ever been so confused that no matter how you make your decisions you are not simply satisfied with and by it?

I have, and it's not funny.

You see, in 4 days I'll be saying goodbye to my 25th year to welcome my 26th. I am actually tortured with having the day by myself or sharing it with some people, aside from my family. I've been skipping and getting away from my family every time it's my birthday to be honest hehehe~

My ONE OK ROCK Live in Manila - 35XXXV Asia Tour Experience

Last Tuesday, 01.19.16, the Mall of Asia Arena got owned by Japan's leading rock band, ONE OK ROCK. The band, which started way back in 2005, performed here in Manila for the first time as part of 35XXXV Asia Tour.

They were finished with Hong Kong and Taipei. This time, it was Manila's time to welcome Taka [vocals], Toru [guitars], Ryota [bass], and Tomoya [drums] as they perform their hits from their album 35XXXV Deluxe edition.

My First #GrabBike Experience

I went out today to claim my ONE OK ROCK VIP Standing tickets from PULP Live World Office in E. Rodriguez, Quezon City and I was thinking of a faster way to get there. I even calculated the time and money it will take for me to reach the office if I take the public transpos such as jeep, taxi, and the likes.

Then I remember GrabBike.

I am a frequent passenger/user of GrabTaxi and sometimes GrabCar [when GrabTaxi fails] and I can assure to everyone that their services are great so I don't doubt GrabBike.

Ikaw

Disclaimer: This post has been made by Bunny Javier, a good friend of mine. Everything stated in here is merely her opinions and thoughts on having no relationship in this Yuletide season, a feeling that I can totally relate to.

No edits has been made in this note. Permission to re-post it has been acquired as well. If, by any means, you're going to re-post and translate it as well, please seek permission from me and the original writer by commenting below. I can contact Bunny for you.

Original post can be found here however due to privacy settings, it won't be seen by those who are not her friends.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone!

Where I Am Now?

It has been  2 months and 10 day since I got employed in the call center industry, and  a month and 7 days since I started taking up calls.

How am I right now? Am I doing fine?

If I get to answer those questions above in all honesty, I am saying 'No, I am not fine and I am not feeling well and sure about this anymore'.

This is news to me, I, being a fighter, don't just say suddenly that I am not sure about something as early as this. I usually fight until my last breath, until the end. However, if I don't get these feelings out from my system I believe I will break down. Completely.

Of English Potency and Cognition

Blogging straight from my phone since my dearest laptop is still in the pc hospital for an operation.

Yes, I am back in the blogsphere. I am out of this civilization for months after my last post since I got busy traveling out of my home country and spending my hard-earned money that I fortunately saved during my short employment with a local BPO company [that sucks big time].

I'll save my out-of-the-country trips some other time. The reason I am back here is that I need to practice thinking in English.

The Facade and The Reverse

No one has ever seen the tears behind the smiles.

No one has ever been there to console nor to condone.

No one has... and no one will.

...

I want to do something, something that is not normal; something that I want to do because I love it; something that I want to share to the world.

Why can't people understand that I am not all about the licenses, the paper works, and the numbers.

I am meant for something.

And that is something I want to work out on.

First Major Heartbreak of 2015

This is my first major heartbreak of 2015.

No, I am not in-love.

Just when I thought I was getting back in the game, I got a red card all of a sudden.

No warning whistle, no yellow card; just straight red card and I am out of the game.

My First Blog after Seven Months Hehe

After a hiatus of almost 7 months, I am back!

I just got so busy with work and life in general that I wasn't able to blog anything about them.

I still got pending blog posts to which I haven't started typing them... YET!

And as I wait for the time for my departure to Bacolod for the annual birthday trip [because birthdays are better celebrated with oneself, anway], I thought of visiting this blog of mine and wake it up temporarily from its slumber.

I will still post everything that happened to me last year, from my Japan, Davao, and Korea trips, cosplay and otaku-related events [hint: that one big event happened last August 2014], down to the very reason why I got separated from my ever-loving employer last October.

For now, these words would suffice. I better get some rest before the roosters start doing their jobs sometime soon!

Let's Continue Rowing and Living in this Adventure Called Life

I just read about the tragic incident that happened to one CDO tourist during her white river rafting adventure. It was a big news since yesterday since it was a first fatal incident since the city opened the rafting business in 1995.

Here a brief summary: Aizza Balbin, a nurse from Bohol, went missing when their raft capsized in one of the turbulent waters of the Cagayan River near one big boulder. Her companions, the Raft instructor, and guide were able to swim to safety yet she was not able to do so. Search-and-Rescue operations were held by the rafting company and the LGU but due to weather conditions they were not able to locate her ahead.

Awhile ago, I read that she was found, unfortunately dead already, just beneath the big boulder near where they capsized. She still had her lifevest yet she got stuck in the deep portion of the boulder due to the current. My prayers are with her and her family.

That moment when I thought I was going down
yet I held on and someone held me too

I was deeply saddened by this. I was just there in CDO last year and we also did the same trip. I was lucky enough not to undergo such incident when we went there last year despite the many attempts of me being overthrown from the raft. Then I suddenly thought of this: will I die while being away from my family? Will I die doing the things that I love? Will people remember me as someone who did this and that or will they recall with my death only?

As someone who travels a lot I admit I suddenly felt scared having those thoughts in my mind but I guess this is human nature: we get courageous on some things and get scared on the other.

One thing is for sure: I won't be stopped travelling either with someone or on my own. I should start thinking about safety too. Life is one big adveture that I couldn't stop enjoying after all.

Lupin The 3rd Live Action Movie Promotional Poster

News got out late last year that Oguri Shun will be portraying the woman-magnet, mischievous, and comical thief the whole world knows, Arsene Lupin The 3rd.

Yesterday, the Official Movie Site of the Live Action Movie has updated their sites with promotional photos of Lupin, Jigen, Goemon, Fujiko, and Detective Zenigata, the five main characters of Monkey Punch's Famous Artwork.

Credits to Shun Oguri Indonesia fanpage for this

Oguri Shun portrays Lupin, Tamayama Tetsuji as the marksman Jigen Daisuke, Ayano Gou as the samurai Ishikawa Goemon, Kuroki Meisa as the booty-licious Mine Fujiko, and Asano Tadanobu as the ever-resilient "Lupin's Best friend" Detective Zenigata Koiichi.

You can see how Oguri Shun prepared for the role. He slimmed down a lot! Before, I have some doubts on how he will portray the World's Most Famous Thief. Seeing this photo and the next one convinced me that he can pull it off.

screen grabbed from the official movie site

He's really drool-worthy now! hahaha XD

Lupin The 3rd Live Action Movie will have a road show on 08.30.14 in Japan. I hope it will also be shown here in the Philippines.

You may visit the official movie site here: http://lupin-the-movie.jp/.

My Realizations After Watching You Who Came From The Stars

I just finished watching the South Korean series 'You Who Came From The Stars' which was aired from December 2013. It just ended a week ago [or two] and I just had the time to continue my marathon for this series.

I started watching this drama because of some things: First, I idolize Jeon Ji Hyun ever since her 'My Sassy Girl' days; second, I got interested in the theme of the series [Sci-Fi-ish Fantasy with a touch of Romance and Comedy in-between]; third, it gained high viewership and was talked about in the SNSs; fourth, I just miss Jeon Ji Hyun and I want to see her sassy acting again hehehe.

I admit that on the first few episodes, I still see the sassy girl in JJH. Her acting is still flawless as ever, and her beauty, oh my, so timeless! Never gets old [yet you'll see in some angles that she did age but she aged so gracefully!].

credits to owner

I got hooked in the tsun tsun Do Min Joon, portrayed by Kim Soo Hyun. The way he cares for Cheon Song Yi [JJH] yet he still tries so hard to keep it inside is really great!

As I got into the latter episodes only did I realize that there are some similarities in JJH's life that I am in. Not all [first and foremost, I am not an actress hahaha] but there are some portions towhich I see myself standing in her shoes.

I'm talking about the personality side.

She's the aggressive type, the one that you can't stay put once she has someone she likes. She's nosy and loud, will tell to everyone what's inside of her head. She has strong personality, a never-to-quit attitude. She's hot-headed and very much impulsive. Cheerful at times, playful at most. Despite all of these attributes, she's soft from the inside, feels very much lonely, and needs a strong man to hold on to, to depend to.

That's what we are similar to each other.

I don't know if it's close to the real JJH. I really want to know yet I don't have way.

Fine, I'll wait. But let him be like Do Min Joon!

Going back, I felt that the more I watch the series, the more that I realize that one should not hurry in finding the one. Yes, I feel lonely and all alone but with the right environment you're in, you'll get happy again, in no time.

I've posted in my FB account a status update that says 'Sige na. Handa akong maghintay. Basta, yung darating ay mala-Do Min Joon eh ok na ako. Magaling naman akong maghintay eh' [direct translation: Fine, I now ready to wait. As long as the one who will come will be like Do Min Joo, I'm ok. I'm good in waiting so far].

And yes, I will apply that. I've been waiting for 24 years already and if it's God's will to wait for more, a couple of years or so, then Amen.

I just really wish that he's worth the wait that I've done.

I recommend this series to everyone: those in-love, having lovers' quarrel, just broke up, happily and waiting, this series is a great watch. You'll feel all the emotions.

Last note, can someone throw a life buoy to me? I've been drowning from all the feels that I am having from this series hahaha

Rurouni Kenshin: Kyouto Inferno/The Legend Ends Teaser

The much-awaited teaser/trailer to the action-packed live action sequel to Rurouni Kenshin Movie is finally here! And I've been fangirling about it since this morning. Kyaa~

Posted by the movie's YT Channel, it's has not spanned to almost 2,000 views.

Go check it out here.

Or you may check it below.