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HAHAHAHA! the eff... aaww... gusto ko tuloy makita yung sinasabi mong reaction niya. HAHAHAHA. :))) kindly draw it for me, please? :P

2011-03-02T21:06:00.001+08:00

XDDD whats draw.. teka, intayin mo sa fb. lol.

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Favorite vegetable

2011-03-01T21:26:00.001+08:00

. . . ampalaya? LOL. hmmm... upo? ;A; ewan. wala. ;A:

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If the Internet and TV didn't exist, what would you spend most of your time doing?

2011-03-01T16:28:00.001+08:00

listening to BL CDs of kconiq of course. what else? (haha, as if I don't already do that now)

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wait alo. natawa ako dun sa isang sinagot mo.. HAHAHAHAHA! :)) so kailan nangyari yun? plus sino yung nagtanong? I KNOW IT'S NOT ME! :D

2011-03-01T16:27:00.001+08:00

;A; si mk te, nung grade four. or three. ay four ung st. dominic tayo di ba? LOL. XDDD kaxama pa nia nun c jf. super lol ung mukha ni jerowin nun te, XDDD

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What celebrity would you most like to meet in person?

2011-02-28T17:53:00.001+08:00

LOL, duh. @KCONIQ OF COURSE~ lalalala~ Konishi-san wa sugoi~ <3

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What's the most awkward question that you ever got? (Is this even grammatically correct? Please tell me if it is. Brain not functioning.)

2011-02-28T17:51:00.001+08:00

My crush to me: Erose, Erose, alam mo ba, crush ka ni Jerowin! (another person I really wasn't interested in. note that he was standing right there, and super bisto xia sa reaction nia)
(inwardly shocked but outwardly uncaring) Me: ...... Alam ko. (kahit na hindi naman talaga, nashock lang talga ako super)

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sino ba si Will?

2011-01-24T19:48:00.001+08:00

will... i. am...? -__-;

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What's the worst punishment you had when you were a child? :)

2011-01-24T06:49:00.001+08:00

Super epic na sinturon session. I was.. I think 5 or 6. sa sobrang tindi at tagal ng session, nangawit na ung pumapalo sakin... at namaos na ako sa kakaiyak. Haha, pantal galore. XD

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True or false. An ugly sex/orgasm face is a deal-breaker.

2011-01-23T22:25:00.001+08:00

there is no such thing as an ugly sex face. ugly na talaga siguro ung face even before the sex part, di mo lang napansin. XDD and why would you still be able to coherently assess the beauty (or lack of) of your partner's sex face while you're engaged in the act? your partner must be really unskilled then... sakin, ung and deal breaker. >///<

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Ang pag-ibig ay parang brief/panty, _________________.

2011-01-23T20:39:00.001+08:00

... dumudumi habang tumatagal. LOL.

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Ang pag-ibig ay parang bombilya, _________________.

2011-01-23T20:36:00.001+08:00

napupundi, nabasag at puedeng-puede palitan ng iba pag ayaw nang gumana. Haha. >//<

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Ang pag-ibig ay parang cellphone, _________________.

2011-01-23T20:35:00.001+08:00

kelangan may pera para gumana. Puede din naman wala, pero wala ring kwenta. Haha, shet. Ano ba.

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Gubat ka ba?

2011-01-23T20:32:00.001+08:00

haha, ftw.

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LOL'd at craptastically failed. Kaya pala. Now I know.. Anyways, good luck on your thesis! :)

2011-01-15T11:03:00.001+08:00

XDD isa pa ung thesis na yan. craptastically failing din. :3 thanks anon. <3

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Bakit ang bading ng OVA na ito: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=td2UpH2VqP4?

2011-01-14T21:37:00.001+08:00

haha shet di na ako updated dito sa mga anime-verse eklat. eeeeh, puro kayo fanservice, naruto! tapusin nyo na to para maka move on na kame. sige na. kahit sino na kapair ni naruto, basta tapusin nio na. (pero xiempre d best pa rin kung si saucegay :3)

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May demo speech topic ka na ba?

2011-01-14T21:34:00.003+08:00

YES, HAHA. Here I come, oh paguupgrade ng laptop RAM. :3

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haha. pheromones eh? so me nagparamdam na sau dati.. haha. kung ayaw mo ba ung guy, shinashut down mo na agad sya? u don't give any chance to him kahit ayaw mo sya? HAHAHA :)

2011-01-14T21:34:00.001+08:00

I tried it once. Ung "bibigyan ng chance" kahit hindi mo gusto. It craptastically failed. :3

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nararamdaman mo ba pag me gusto sau ung guy? lalang..:)

2011-01-14T00:12:00.001+08:00

ano ba tong mga tanong na to.. lol. minsan. kadalasan. mararamdaman mo naman ang mga pheromones in the air eh. lol. pero may instance na dati na... clueless much ako. owo

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kinikilig ka pag may "love" sa question? hahaha

2011-01-13T23:06:00.003+08:00

dpende... basta ba naman walang kasunod na "-less" ung love eh. XDD

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Kung mag-aartista ka, anong genre ng palabas ang gusto mo salihan?

2011-01-13T23:06:00.001+08:00

genre? horror. LOL. drama cguro. dun lang ako puedeng maging bagay eh, if ever. un lang talent ko, magdrama. XD

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totoo bang first love never dies?

2011-01-13T03:42:00.001+08:00

To some extent. Yes.

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What TV show makes you laugh the loudest?

2011-01-11T14:21:00.005+08:00

GINTAMA! LOL.

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Would you rather date a lot of different people, or be in a committed relationship?

2011-01-11T14:21:00.003+08:00

committed.

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When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?

2011-01-11T14:21:00.001+08:00

doctor. or crane operator. ung asa mga construction sites. :3

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anung hinahanap mo sa isang taong makakarelasyon mo?- boy abunda

2011-01-11T14:20:00.001+08:00

karelasyon? ano bang klaseng relasyon? >D

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nagkaboyfriend ka na? or somewhat close to that?

2011-01-04T19:11:00.001+08:00

:3 wouldn't you like to know. haha, somewhat close. puede na.

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What do you do when you're sad? How do you cope?

2011-01-04T12:52:00.001+08:00

Listen to A1 and Savage Garden, read fan fiction... oh, watching Hetalia is the best cure though. Just 5 minutes of it, and I'm okay again. :3

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What's your 2011 resolution?

2010-12-29T22:55:00.001+08:00

haha, I don't do resolutions. :3

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Naniniwala ka ba sa New Year's Resolution? Kung oo, anu ang new year's resolution mo? Kung inde, bakit hindi? kung wala kang sagot,, bigyan mo ako nang regalo...

2010-12-29T16:39:00.001+08:00

kiss na lang regalo mo. XD pero kelangan mo muna sabihin kung sino ka. new year's reso? -shrugs- I suppose it's great that we have this initiative to list down goals we want to reach, but it gets sad when we only accomplish the planning part. At least, that's how it goes for me. Hoho, novela answer na naman ako.

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Kung papayagan kang magkaroon nang exotic pet, anu un at bakit?

2010-12-29T01:18:00.003+08:00

a tiger. or a wolf. mas wolf kaysa tiger. idk, I love the idea of having a wolf companion.

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kung mananalo ka nang malaking jackpot sa lotto. ano ang unang unang gagawin mo? :D

2010-12-29T01:18:00.001+08:00

mag iinvest ng mga relatively medium-sized amounts sa maraming iba-ibang types ng businesses. at magtatayo ng sariling charity.

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Safe answer.. hahahah :D About future work: dito o abroad?

2010-12-28T22:06:00.001+08:00

Dito muna. :3

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Pera o Pagibig? Choose wisely.. :D

2010-12-28T18:52:00.001+08:00

haha. hirap naman. mahirap kasing magmahal kung kapos sa pera eh. mahirap din naman ung maraming pera, pero wala ka namang kasamang gumastos. :3

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Nagbabasa ka parin ba nang novels ngaun? haha. What genre ang favorite mo dun? :D

2010-12-28T18:49:00.001+08:00

hoho novels. historical au? lol. sa ngaun un muna. pero dati.. hm. mystery/thriller. :3

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So mahilig ka sa horror stuff? Nakakita ka na ba sa totoong buhay nang mumu? :D

2010-12-28T18:32:00.001+08:00

wish ko lang. XD nope. but I do like horror. XD

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What country ang gustong gusto mong puntahan? why? :D

2010-12-28T18:22:00.001+08:00

Country... hm... Haha, joke, kunwari nag-isip. England. To see the haunted places. :3

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Of all the anime na pinanood/sinubaybayan mo, anu ang mga top favorites mo? give at most 3 :D

2010-12-28T17:38:00.001+08:00

GINTAMA~! omgee omgee omgee! (fangirl moment). uhm. ahem. uh, Gintama una sa lahat, Prince of Tennis at Yugioh. :3 Hirap mamili ng 2 and 3, pero 1 will always be... Gintama.

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Kung pweden palitan ang name mo, anung ipapalit mo?

2010-12-28T17:26:00.001+08:00

Azalea. Or Angelique. Or Alexei, kahit na panlalaki ata un. Samantha din. Haha, andami kong sagot. Lol.

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Cats or Dogs? Why?

2010-12-27T21:57:00.001+08:00

Dogs. And cats. XD All kinds of animals! :3 But dogs are on the top of my list... 'cause there's just something heartwarming at the thought of going home to be greeted by a loyal companion that's always happy to see you, no matter what.

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FAAAAYE PATIS KO? XD

2010-12-20T15:35:00.001+08:00

XDDD waichu, asa hauz ka ba nio ngaun? :3

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would you rather beat up an alien furiously, or eat a really nice sandwich?

2010-12-18T23:11:00.001+08:00

would the alien have done something really horrible? if yes, then probably. if not, a sandwich would be nice, although I'm already awfully full right now. :3

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It. Okay. Boring compared to what? Other kissing experiences? :))

2010-12-18T09:37:00.001+08:00

Haha, go wild, anon's imagination! Go wild! XD

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Really? Did you kiss him/her/it back? Guess who?

2010-12-18T00:20:00.001+08:00

what. it. XD Mmm.. I actually just... took it, I suppose. It wasn't much of anything, now that I think about it. It was quite boring. XD Do I need to guess?

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Invasive and wet. Okay. >D

2010-12-18T00:14:00.001+08:00

XDD I feel like I know who you are. Do I know who you are? But it was, really. It was uncomfortable.

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What's your favorite restaurant and why's it your favorite?

2010-12-17T21:10:00.001+08:00

Shabu Shabu at SM Sucat, 'cuz this is where we celebrated my elem grad, hs grad, my brother's elem grad... a lot of grads there. XD

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How was your first kiss? >D

2010-12-17T20:44:00.001+08:00

It was.. quite disgusting actually. All too invasive and wet. Answer only posted in twitter, blogger and tumblr. :3

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If you could be on any game show, what show would you be on?

2010-12-16T23:40:00.001+08:00

Are you smarter than a 5th grader. I'd love to see how well I'd do in that show. :3

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Who's your best friend?

2010-12-16T23:06:00.001+08:00

Starts with an L. Ends with an -eigha. Haha, alam ko wrong spelling. :3

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Who and when was your first kiss?

2010-12-16T01:39:00.001+08:00

When: Sometime December 2003. Where: Sa... kwarto ko? LOL! Pero totoo. Uhm Uhm. Who: Secret. XDDD ano tooooo...

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What was the worst movie you've ever seen?

2010-12-16T01:38:00.001+08:00

Black Sheep 2006 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0779982/ It was just. O.O

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Who's the most famous person you've met?

2010-12-16T01:35:00.001+08:00

I've met... Miriam Quiambao? Sam Y G? Gloria Arroyo? Haha, bumisita sila Miriam at Gloria sa school dati. Sam Y G = interview for class. Ah! Anjo Yllana and Tito Sotto din pala! Sa City Hall ng Paranaque nung Vice Mayor at Councilor pa sila, respectively. Lambot ng kamay ni Anjo. o.o

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What was your favorite movie as a child?

2010-12-16T01:33:00.001+08:00

The Borrowers. Andun si Tom Felton, pero hindi ko pa alam na xia un nun. :3

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What did you eat for breakfast today?

2010-12-16T01:32:00.003+08:00

Didn't have breakfast. Had lunch.. Some crab soup thing. Without the crab. Just the soup. Fed half of it to my dog though. :3

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What are you most excited about right now?

2010-12-16T01:32:00.001+08:00

Graduation.

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Who's the sexiest man alive?

2010-12-16T01:31:00.001+08:00

Si ahem ahem. Haha, wth is with these questions!

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Cats or Dogs?

2010-12-16T01:30:00.001+08:00

Dogs. :3 Your dog will always love you, no matter what.

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Would you rather date a lot of different people, or be in a committed relationship?

2010-12-16T01:29:00.001+08:00

Committed.

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What website do you spend the most time on?

2010-12-16T01:28:00.003+08:00

http://www.game321.com/ haha shet. alam na.

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If you could only listen to one song for the next month, which would it be?

2010-12-16T01:28:00.001+08:00

Everytime by A1. And everytime I kiss, I feel your lips. Everytime I cry I see your smile. Everytime I close my eyes, I realize...

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What's your favorite movie quote?

2010-12-16T01:26:00.001+08:00

"You have to dream a little bigger, darling." - Eames, played by Tom Hardy, Inception 2010

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If you could have invented one thing, what would it have been?

2010-12-16T01:25:00.001+08:00

permanent de-period-izer. who says women have to go through with it monthly, yeah? >D

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What did you dream about last night?

2010-12-16T01:24:00.001+08:00

I dreamed about... you. Haha, why now, special person, why now, when I've already given up? Why now when I've already started to forget you..?

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if you'd have another baby in the family, would you like it to be a he or a she? and what name would you like it to have?

2010-12-16T01:22:00.001+08:00

a he. ayaw ko ng kaagaw sa trono ko as prinsesa. >D haha seriously? he. seryoso din ayaw kong may kaagaw ako sa trono. >D

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If you could change your name, what would you change it to?

2010-12-16T01:14:00.001+08:00

Millena Kunis. Haha, or something with Azalea. Alexandra. :3 Samantha's a nice name too.

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What's the kindest thing someone has ever done for you?

2010-12-16T01:13:00.001+08:00

NMAT day. The room was freaking cold. I was shivering like mad, and the guy next to me offered to change seats with me so I wouldn't be directly in front of the a/c unit. We weren't allowed by the examiner though, but still. It was extremely nice of him. :3

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Best thing about the holidays?

2010-12-16T01:10:00.003+08:00

SLEEP. ENDLESS SLEEP.

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Do you like stars? Your layout is so starry. Hehe.

2010-12-16T01:10:00.001+08:00

Why yes, I do love stars, anon. :3

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Santa thinks you've been good this year, so what gift would you ask him this Christms? Any gift. Hey, it's Santa remember? :) :>

2010-12-15T15:49:00.001+08:00

Any gift? That special someone. Kaxo mukhang meron na xiang iba, haha! I miss you. You know who you are. :3

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What's the first thing that comes to mind when you hear the song, "Little Christmas Tree?" If you don't know that song, how about "Christmas in our Hearts?"

2010-12-14T23:43:00.001+08:00

Jose Mari Chan! Ung performance namin para sa school faculty nung Kinder Jr. ako sa St. James College Paranaque. XD I can still remember some of the actions. :3

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What was your worst travel experience?

2010-12-14T13:41:00.001+08:00

There was that time when we went to Ilocos to visit my grandparents on my birthday (which was incidentally also a Good Friday), and I got my first period. I was ill-prepared. I had to make do with a cloth substitute. Learned to never leave the house without some feminine stuff with me.

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Would you rather be rich or famous?

2010-12-14T13:39:00.001+08:00

Rich. Then I'd have the choice to be famous whenever I wanted to. Which I doubt I would want. You're really basically asking me if I'd rather have so many millions to spend that people would be trying to kill me, or have my privacy violated on a daily basis. I'd rather have the money - then I could afford all the bodyguards I could ever want.

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What was the best concert you went to?

2010-12-14T13:37:00.001+08:00

My first ever. That was on December 31 1999 - January 01 2000 at the Fort with Parokya ni Edgar. I was with my cousin, and we sneaked into the VIP section. Got ourselves front row seats without purchasing the tickets. XDDD

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What was the best advice you've ever received?

2010-12-14T13:35:00.003+08:00

Give up, let go and move on. It's not cowardly to do so. From that person. I miss you.

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If you could instantly become an expert at one style of dance, what style would you pick?

2010-12-14T13:35:00.001+08:00

Ahahaha, that's... that's still impossible for me. Maybe belly dancing? LOL.

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Do you believe in life after death?

2010-12-14T13:34:00.003+08:00

Yes.

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Who and when was your first kiss?

2010-12-14T13:34:00.001+08:00

... I'd rather not disclose that.

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Would you rather vacation at the beach or in the mountains?

2010-12-14T13:33:00.003+08:00

Depends. Where can I get a more decent internet connection? :3

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If you could change one thing that happened last year what would it be?

2010-12-14T13:33:00.001+08:00

Making all those absences when I could have pushed myself to go to school. Damn you, lazy genes. Ahaha, ano ba to, advanced senioritis?

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What video game have you played the most?

2010-12-14T13:28:00.003+08:00

DOTA. XD But it's been a long time since then.

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What would be the best workplace perk?

2010-12-14T13:28:00.001+08:00

Completely free healthcare benefits for me and my family. And maybe free transpo? Haha, suppose that would be asking for too much. :3

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Who's the sexiest woman alive?

2010-12-14T13:25:00.001+08:00

MILA KUNIS. Definitely Mila Kunis. God. Hoooot. XD I watched that movie (Book of Eli ata) not expecting to see her there, but she really made it worth watching. LOVE MILA! <3

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If you could ask God one question what would it be?

2010-12-14T13:23:00.003+08:00

Why?

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If you could date any celebrity, who would it be?

2010-12-14T13:23:00.001+08:00

XD TOM HARDY. Or Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Or Kujirai Kousuke. <3

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How would you describe your personality?

2010-12-14T13:22:00.001+08:00

You should be asking my friends for that, not me. :3 I'd say I'm a risk-taker? Haha!

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What was the best job you've ever had?

2010-12-14T13:20:00.003+08:00

Tending for my family's computer shop in elementary when we still had it. I had fun kicking those boys' asses in Warcraft! (And getting mine kicked in return, haha!)

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If you could have an endless supply of any food, what would you get?

2010-12-14T13:20:00.001+08:00

Any food? Chocolates included? White chocolate! <3

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What TV show do you wish would go off the air for good?

2010-12-14T13:18:00.001+08:00

Law and Order SVU. Cuz I can't stop watching it, and it's interfering with real life. /(>o<)\

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What's the best gift you've ever given?

2010-12-14T13:16:00.001+08:00

A DVD of the complete FMA series from Almira Tahamil in 4th year HS. It was the first gift I'd ever received that I'd actually asked for. Top of my want-list that Christmas. :3

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What's the best place near you to get a drink?

2010-12-14T13:13:00.001+08:00

Ka Bero's Resto Bar and Grill.. or Terminal Fluid. 'Cuz it's literally a 10-minute walk from my house. :3

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If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?

2010-12-14T13:12:00.003+08:00

COCKROACHES. Definitely.

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Who was your first crush?

2010-12-14T13:12:00.001+08:00

Danny Tamberelli. Anyone else here know him? XD Loved him in All That and Figure It Out. God I miss my childhood. <3

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I'm back... for the nth time

2010-11-05T14:41:00.002+08:00

I guess I'm reviving this blog? XD

Seeing as I'm going to have so much free time on my hands on my last semester in college, I think I'll be reviving the weekly manga updates. I just wish I can maintain this stint and not fall off the grid after a few months into it. Cross your fingers for me guys! :3

Anyway, so yeah. Onemanga died a few months ago, but that really didn't stop the online scanlations from existing. So for those who are still a little lost because of the big sell out, here are a few online manga readers that may help:

The tyrant who falls in love

Yeah, so if anyone's got a request, just tell me and I'll try to find it, whatever title it is. Right now, I've got to go feed my new adorable little puppy, so I'm ending this here. The weekly updates will commence next week, so come back then, alright? ;3

It's not always child's play - an unofficial tribute to Manikako

2010-09-07T11:42:00.000+08:00

2010-07-24T21:58:00.002+08:00

I never thought I'd go back here.

Why hello there, blogspot, I haven't written in you for so long. XD

Just some quick updates, I guess, before I get to the main topic of this post.

Nora Manga collection: Finished! Yay~! I've finally finished collecting all nine volumes. Wow. Now, if only I would ever get around to unbinding them and scanning them, that would be even better. But seeing as I'm such a lazy person, and that I've got zero (try negative) motivation to continue the Nora scanlation project, then I guess this venture is a bust. It's not that I've lost love for the series. It's just that I've lost reason to continue with scanlating Nora, since there's already another group doing it. :3 Head on over to MangaFox to see that.

Vassalord collection: I'm stuck at volume three, haha. But there seems to be news about volume four coming late this year... anyway, I'll still be collecting the Vassalord manga. Don't know about scanlating, though... I'd probably do it, since there's no one else doing it. : |

Switch collection: Haha, I've gotten into the Switch fandom after rewatching the two OVAs. I have volumes 1-11, still looking for 12. I've seen 13 in Comic Odyssey, but I haven't bought it yet, since I didn't want to spoil myself. Volume 14's coming out this year too, I heard. Haha, and MiranoSand is an awesome band. :3

Now the meat of the discussion: On banning of scanlations, scanlators and manga hosts.

MangaHelpers is dead. The US-Japan Manga distributors alliance made it commit suicide. They're thinking of putting up OpenManga as a replacement, but it's still in its infancy. You can read more about it here and here.

And OneManga's following suit. It's already said its goodbyes to the manga community, and it's really annoying to see it go. Not because there would no longer be any more scanlated manga, but because it just made it a little bit harder for fans to get the scanlations. It's not like the disappearance of a few manga readers and hosts will spell apocalypse for scanlations. Really. Scanlations existed even before these manga readers, and they will continue to exist without them. Fans will just have to be diligent again. Oh, and polite towards scanlators, of course. Read more here, if you want.

God, I hope people, specially the ones from manga-distributing/publishing companies, realize how the banning of scanlations will not solve its proliferation in the internet. This is not the way to get rid of them, corporate! Banning them does not solve the core issues, does not address the real reasons why they exist in the first place. And I think that in banning scanlations, in going about this like you have, you are alienating and discriminating against your target audience... and I don't think you can afford to do that. There are other ways to solve this crisis.

That said, I wish fans would take this opportunity to finally let corporate know what we feel about their actions. We shouldn't just sit still and wait for them to decide for us. We are the consumers, and we should have a say on how things are done, since we are ultimately the ones who are affected. Fans, let's go online, find other fans and talk about these issues. This is the only way we can let corporate know that we are being affected, and not in a good way. If we continue making a fuss about it, sooner or later, they will be forced to listen to us.

I know a lot of people are worried about scanlations being banned, but not a lot talk. The thing is, we should talk. Talking about it is the only thing we can do, and it's the thing that will get us heard by corporate. And they will have to listen, they will be forced to listen, if all we do is talk about this. We are the consumers. We are as important to their business as the source of the manga they sell. It sounds strange, but it's true. It's not all about the corporate, guys. Rather, it's all about us, and how they should consider what we have to say.

2009-12-20T02:09:00.000+08:00

I thought of changing my layout, but I got lazy and decided that it wasn't worth the bother. : |

Finally got around to using my facebook account - which has been gathering cobwebs in whatever place it's being stored. I created it way back, but I never got around to fiddling with - or at least, not until the boom reached the people over here, and now it seems that facebook's all what everybody's talking about.

Anyway, in a stroke of pure genius [or momentary bout of insanity, you tell me], I searched for my previous English/Journalism teacher in high school and "friended" her. : | I don't know if I should just run away now. I usually use just my pen name and my real surname for signing up in social networking sites [even here], but because I am a genius [or bat shit crazy], I added a custom message where I put my real name. So she would recognize me. And add me, of course.

Yes, I should start running away now.

Not that it's bad being friends with previous teachers [even current ones]... but I guess I'm a little embarrassed. Ah, but that's what I get for going with my impulsive decisions; I crash and burn. >///<

Anyway, about the layout. I was thinking of changing it to a Hetalia-themed one, like what I did with my LJ [pimping my other journal yay! http://galeaya.livejournal.com], but it took so much work to get that one set up. I wasn't so anxious about getting rid of my previous LJ layout because I really didn't put that much effort into making it, so when I got a chance to change into something more presentable, I quickly grabbed it. The same is not true for this journal's layout, though.

The last time I changed my blogspot layout it took me approximately a week just to finish getting the codes right. And it took me three web browsers and a multitude of template sites just so I could get it right. Even the images I used for the header I had to spend time creating - perfecting. Even the uploading was hell.

In short, I spent so much effort in making the previous layout that it's making me reluctant to change it - even now when it's already approximately a year since I first created it.

[And in that time, I've reformatted my laptop at least five times and upgraded the OS at least twice. :D]

I want to change it because it's already old. I want a cleaner look, and there's a newer layout/template that could accomplish that. And I really want to change it to a Hetalia theme, since Hetalia's really taken over my fandom senses. But it's so annoying and frustrating to see all that effort go to waste, and when I think that way, I just want to keep it untouched. Conflict galore, hello. ;A;

Still, I'm thinking that since I've been rarely updating this site [try never, idiot!], I guess I could keep this layout - and make it the last one. That is to say, this will be the last layout for my blogspot account - I will be keeping this until such a time that I won't even make any effort to go here and just stick to my livejournal one [like how I did with my tabulas].

-shrugs- It was bound to happen eventually. I knew I couldn't keep the weekly updates alive, specially since my schedule for uni changed. It's because of those Saturday classes that I have - normally, I update stuff on Friday nights, but because of classes, I've had to delay until Sunday - which defeats the purpose of posting updates, because by that time, everyone would have already seen them at Onemanga.

Still, it was fun doing it. I was working on auto for the most part, but it was really fun seeing the site counter go up each week - meaning that there were people coming to read, although no one was commenting. And I met some of them too; I was chatting with someone at plurk that one time, and I posted a link to this site... and the person suddenly reacted and began telling me that s/he knew that site and that s/he had no idea s/he was talking to THE SAME PERSON. [Imagine my surprise because I've always thought that only three people ever go to this site on a regular basis.]

At any rate, I guess this is one of those I'm-getting-to-goodbye-but-I'm-not-quite-there-yet posts. I might post something else later, but I don't anyone should expect it to be an update. -sigh- It's been fun, blogspot, but I have to move on now. So.. goodbye..

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2009-10-17T19:09:00.000+08:00

I've been away for so long!

:D anyway, updates! Bloody Monday has been finished, so for those who haven't seen it yet, go check it out at Onemanga. I recently began reading Detective Conan, Gintama, Saiyuki and Saiyuki Gaiden, and I'm still continuing with Vagabond. Still collecting Vassalord and Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom.

A lot has happened these past few months I was away. The big ass event aka OrCom Silver Anniversary Conference was launched during a big ass storm, some other big ass requirements were assigned and submitted, and some people showed their true colors. It has been a very tiring two months, but it's not nearly over.

I'm tired. I just wanna curl up and sleep and never wake up. Just the other day there was another commotion in school because of my brother, and I had to take care of it because no one else could. It's not that I don't like my brother, but I just wish he could do better with his timing. I HAD to go to uni that day. HAD to.

ANYWAY, enough about brothers and whatnot. I have one more week to go in uni, but I think I can manage. I still just want to sleep and never wake up, but I have to pull myself together and just move on. I want to strangle some people for being so dumb and stupid and naive and annoying, but all I can do is to grit my teeth, take a deep breath and smile. It's not like murder is legal, so I can't really do what I want.

I've been reading Saiyuki, as I've mentioned before. It brings back all those memories from way back in the earlier years of high school (and some later years in grade school). Kill the Buddha as you meet him. Kill the father as you meet him. Never be captivated by anyone. Just live your life the way you are. ... or at least, that was how AXN translated it at that time. It basically means that you have to live life without getting attached to anything or anyone. It means not to be materialistic in a world captivated by material things.

But how do you do that? Not getting attached to things might be easier, but not getting attached to people? People make you attach yourself to them and make you connect with them, whether you like it or not. It's not a choice. There's never a choice, specially when it comes to bonding with people. Good bonds, bad bonds, they're all bonds. It's like Naruto's bond with Sasuke and Sai. Technically bad bond with Sasuke, technically not-so-bad-nor-good with Sai. But see, Naruto can't get rid of them whether he wants to or not. It's because human bonds last forever, or at least until those bonded humans die (but it some cases bonds transcend death).

(Haha, trust me to use a Naruto example... ;;;)

So what I'm trying to say is how can we not get attached to the people we interact with in a daily basis? Is it even possible not to begin to care about these people? I want to meet the person who ever thought of this teaching and ask him/her if he/she ever was able to live by it. It seems silly to me. You can't choose to be unfeeling. You just can't.

Oh but how I wish I could. Sometimes I just wish I could. People can all just get too annoying sometimes, like all they can ever think about are themselves. They can't even put themselves in the situations of others... it's so unfeeling, so uncaring, so.. so cold. Can't they even begin to understand how other people feel? Why should it be all about them? Why? Can't it be all about trying to understand other people and seeing where they come from? It's very frustrating to see friends fighting because of stupid things like this...

Person A says person B acts in a certain way because he/she has this certain personality. But then, person B says the same thing about person A... but in reality, they're also describing themselves. It's like all we can see are the faults of others but not our faults. Self-righteousness... is that what this is all about?

I wonder if everything will become alright if one party just stopped blaming the other party and apologized. An apology doesn't make you the weaker party at all; it can actually end arguments and let both parties be at peace. I think that if one side stops treating the other side like it's their fault, they can come to a compromise and save a relationship. Making compromises shouldn't be a hard thing to do. It's trying to assert that you are right even if others are already being hurt that makes things even worse.

I wonder what brought that one on.

Anyway, updates... but I think I'm in no mood to make any right now... but because I've been gone for two months already, I'll still try my best. :D

Naruto: Chapter 468

Madara has issued the challenge! What will the four Kages do?

In the previous chapter, Madara challenges the four Shinobi Kages to a war - the fourth great shinobi war (kind of like World War IV I guess o.o) after explaining what he was going to do with all the bijuu he collected. Apparently, he plans on resurrecting the ten-tailed beast, aka the jyubi, which is the most powerful n-tailed beast there is. XD Well, actually, the jyubi was THE ONLY beast there ever was... until this kick ass beast was split into nine parts of course. (Wait, so does this mean that more tails does not equate to more power? ;A;)

In another part of the Shinobi world, Naruto's meditating and trying to improve on his sage mode. Aaah, we all love the eyeliner-eyeshadow-wearing Naru-chan, hey. >D

And still in another part of the Shinobi world... wait, is that.. Killer Bee?! And what the hell, he's singing ENKA. O.O (And oh look, isn't that Kisame out to get his singing bee ass?)

Bleach: Chapter 378

In the previous chapter, Aizen killed Espada Tres... which brings me to think that the only Espada left is Yammy, who is Espada Zero. Or Diez. -blink- whatever, he confuses me.

Anyway, last week we saw Gin slash Hiyori's body in half (and we heard Hirako's anguished cries, of course) and were given this feeling that the Vaizards will pose no match for the kick ass Aizen. Hirako calls out for Ichigo to bring Orihime back, and as Bleach fanatics would have to know by now, the call was a clue. As expected, the scene was cut to show the ones stuck in Hueco Mundo, focusing on the Yammy-dominates-all battle. Sado down, Renji down (when has he ever won anything, anyway), Rukia being crush like a tiny little bug... ah, but before that could happen, Ichigo (less his upper clothing, as per usual. the hell is with those abs anyway... how can a spirit be so abs-full.. ;A;)appears in his Bankai form... I'm guessing it's the Bankai form since the sword is black. Can't really tell because of the lack of clothing.

So semi-nekkid Ichigo struts around while fighting Yammy. Of course he slashes Yammy down, since it would be so insulting if he wouldn't be able to. He didn't turn all nutsy-vaizard-hollow-arancar on Ishida's ass and stab him in the chest for nothing. Oh, and did I mention he ripped Ulquiorra's body apart... literally? Yeah, Ichigo's all kick ass now... wonder if he'd be able to come to the other's rescue in time.

Katekyo Hitman Reborn: Target 262

Crap, they're all dead.

Some 80S and some jealous 59 in the beginning of the chapter. I'm worried for Squalo. I know he's kick ass and tough-as-whale-penis-leather and all, but really... is he even alive? I want to hug Yamamoto for thinking about Squalo, but Gokudera might get jealous... >D

Kidding (and canon yaoi pairings aside), the guys are in trouble... again. For being so stupid, of course. They should have moved or something... Anyway, the remaining of the six funeral wreaths have gone to Kawahira's shop and have begun to attack Tsuna and the others. It's a good thing that a HERO has arrived to save that day.. partially. Ahahah, stupid HERO, Tsuna saves his ass at the end anyway... Who is this hero I'm talking about? Someone we all know, of course... Someone we almost forgot a few hundred chapters back... go read and see who I'm talking about. >D

Wonder if Gokudera will be able to show his stuff after HERO has appeared. He should. >D He should let us see that Vongola box of his, since Yama has already opened his. And Hibari too, although who would have expected that Hibari's would look like that. o.o Hibari, you're really fond of pain, aren't you..?

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2009-08-18T08:35:00.000+08:00

IT'S BACK.

D. Gray-Man is BAAAAAACK~~ XDD

And so am I! :3

no updates for ANY of the WSJ series we've been following.. :D We're still waiting for this Friday's release. -sigh- I'm so sorry for slacjing for the past 6 weeks.. ;A; I just.. got a little busy with uni stuff, then some family stuff, then some friends stuff, then some uni stuff again, then some more uni stuff again.. -sigh- But at least I remebered to go back here, right? :D

ANYWAY, Bloody Monday is progressing very nicely. There's even a special pariticipation of a Filipino brother-sister duo in there, so go check it out... XD Although the Filipinos do play the antagonists... XD Oh but their roles are so fun.. >D

Ahaha, I've fallen out of 07-Ghost, but it's progressing nicely as well, last time I checked, manga-wise and anime-wise. Usual resources can be found at onemanga.com and realitylapse.com. Oh, and of course, we have to thank Yuurisan subs for subbing 07-Ghost.

Speaking of Yuurisan subs, they're also [co]subbing DOGS! YATTA! XD I've been wanting to get into that fandom for a long time now, but I just could not find the time to start reading the manga. But now, we have the anime [subbed too] thanks to the mentioned subbing group.

ALSO Katekyo Hitman Reborn! XD The anime has started showing the Arcobaleno Arc WEEKS ago, so haha, go check that.. o.o I haven't seen it myself, but I heard that everything happening in the anime IS canon, according to Akira Amano. :D

Mangawise, reborn is stuck in the Choice game with Byakuran.. which they lost, of course. Ah, and Irie has finally revealed what everything was all about - the time travel shit, and that curious comment 25!Lambo said in the Varia arc. :D

Naruto.. well, Sai's said some more yaoi-image-inducing comments.. god, this kid will be the death of me someday.. saying stuff like, "Everytime I see Naruto I can feel the heat from his gut," ... things like that.. o.o But of course we have some classics, like Naruto saying, "Sasuke.. Where are you now? What are you doing? Are you thinking of me [Sakura and Kakashi]?"

.....

Kishimoto loves teasing us, no?

Anime-wise, two weeks ago they showed Kakashi Gaiden.. :D Lalalalalala~~ <33333 It's -the Kakashi-childhood-Obito-Sharingan-rock-boulder-splat-eye-transplant-lalalalala arc. :D GO WATCH! [Because I haven't, and I need you to tell me how it it is!]

Bleach.. urk. Bleach is still Bleach, progressing very nice and slow. Hmm, although Soi Fon and that Vaizard-guy-whose-name-I-can't-be-bothered-to-remember-who-has-the-same-power-as-Orihime have curiously compatible [combine-able?!] bankai. O.O Go see, I command you! Although what I'd like to know is what's going on with Shinji and Aizen.. XDDD

And I think that's it for the updates? I'm in a little bit of a rush because I have to run to class in a few minutes.. so.. :D This Friday we have no classes so expect a little bit more. :D

OH! And new chapters for the NEW POT. :D I also already have the scanse for Nora Vol 1 ready for upload. Expect all that on Friday. :D

2009-07-04T00:41:00.002+08:00

New post! :D

I actually have an update! I'm a little late, though.. sorry, sorry.. I was a little distracted by some things.. anyway, we have the usual three updates here, naruto-bleach-reborn, plus a new chapter for 07 ghost. :D

erm.. I mean, reborn will be coming tomorrow, of course.

Bleach 364: Grinning Revengers

Last week we were left with that weird looking kid, whats-his-name-dun-know-dun-care, and that big thing the kid was leading into karakura-not-really town. And of course, instead for running for cover, or trying to get the upper hand by either attacking first or gathering to plan, the shinigami stand useless and gaping. Like it helped to gape. -shakes head-

Anyway, fox-face (argh, what was his name again? Komamura?) somewhat recognizes the thing (although the resemblance he sees is very sketchy, but you know how it is with manga). I don't suppose that knowing what the thing is will do anything for the Shinigami, although it did do something for the Arancar. OTL. GEEZ. Like I said, gain the upper hand. -shakes head- Poor Ukitake.

But I've got to hand it to that kid, he (? looks like a boy to me) has guts. -snigger- Yeah, bad pun, but I couldn't help it. Some try for UkitakexKyouraku, but it fails utterly. I wonder if Ukitatke is okay... ;A;

The kid, though, has weird powers. >D You'd have to read the chapter to see, although looking at him, no one would be able to tell for sure. As I suspected, the enemies are being revived (duh, this is Bleach. The enemies are giants and the protagonists are just mere specks of dust. But one way or another, the win at the end... weird), and even those who were certainly, irrevocably dead have risen once again.

God, Bleach is full of zombies.

-sigh- of course, the moment all the arancar come back to life, the biggest hurdle also comes back. Words will not do the last pages any justice, so just go and read. I beg you. Read and be amazed at how HOPELESSLY HOPELESS it is for the protagonists. They've totally lost. They are done.

BUT THEN, SHINJI CAME.

GODDAMNIT, AND ALL WILL BE WELL.

Damn you, Shinji, I've been waiting for you for 100000000000000++++++ chapters! THEY'RE HEEEEEEERE~ >D

God, that last spread needs to be colored! Next week should be good! FINALLY we move on!

sidenote: Ahaha, Shuhei's one shot at being seen again after he gets completely forgotten for another 10000000000 chapters failed. A bubble covered his face, but you can clearly see his body. Good shot for Kira, though. :D

Naruto 454: The Five Kages

Last week, we left with the Sand siblings! After having so many characters die after his own death and revival, we finally get a glimpse of Gaara again! But this week, we start with Iwagakure and their leader, the Tsuchikage.

The Tsuchikage reminds me of someone.. although I'm not sure who that someone is, orz. Someone from a game perhaps? Or DBZ? Not too sure, although you might remember. Go see the Tsuchikage and have a little laugh at his expense. He seems like one of those crazy old coots... and of course, I smell Naruto-bait. Hmmmm.. >D

I just noticed, though... if Sandaime were still Hokage, then at least two Kages would be balding (if not already bald) old geezers wearing funny fats and bringing along their cute jailbait apprentices. LOL, I smell lots of Naruto-bait here, hey. Is Kishimoto-sensei adding some more characters? Please don't tell me he's going to do a Bleach here, that would be really annoying. Although I also smell some Tsunade-rivalry, LOL! I wonder if that's the same technique, or if she really is that young...

OTL what is it with Naruto women and their men issues? It's either they love their men but the men are dead, or they're surrounded by men who want them but they don't like men at all! -shakes head- But I guess that makes it more interesting? Or maybe just crazy. Totally bat shit crazy. XD

I'm happy, though, that Kishi had the sense to include a dark-skinned Kyuubi-vessel. And a dark-skinned kage. And dark-skinned shinobi who kick ass. It's not that I'm implying any discrimination here, but I guess the only anime I've ever seen that many dark-skinned characters (who weren't extras, had real kick-ass powers and had very significant roles for the plot) is Gintama... which is not really saying something, since Gintama "has it all" so to speak.

But back to Naruto...

XD LOL, there are some more questionable Naruto images here, folks! Page 12.. god, page 12 rocks! >D Aaah, poor Naruto.. being dragged into the far off place and being prepared to be raped.. XD Kidding! But the scene is quite... >D Naruto, it's like you're inviting me to pair you up with just about everyone... specially Sasuke. Page 13 is also a key page for Naruto (specially SasuNaru) fans. And page 15.. page 15, we finally see just how much Naruto has grown and matured (and turned into a true blue masochist. Sai will be so proud..)

And what's this, Danzo has tracks to cover! Will Anko be killed? Next week has the answers, so we'll have to wait. In the meantime, why don't we enjoy looking back and misinterpreting Danzo words... I believe the exact quote is, "He might know about me and Orochimaru." I believe a simple >D is sufficient? >DDDDDD

sidenote: Darui reminds me of Ginchan.. <3

Katekyo Hitman Reborn 248: The End of Genkishi

I was in the middle of an Adam Lambert interview when I remembered that I haven't read/done the KHR update. So being the good little fangirl I was, I clicked on the Onemanga shortcut in my browser and went to the new chapter.

While waiting for the page to load, I went back to reading the interview. I finished two pages before remembering to go back to the new KHR chapter, and so I clicked on the KHR tab and --- WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT MARSHMALLOW BOY?!

Commencing eyetwitch.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, that is Byakuran. -twitch- I can't believe.. erm, okay, yes, I can. But-but-but-but-whimper-THAT'S BYAKURAN!

-shudder- For some insane reason it fits him. Really. It's weird. Because I don't want to like Byakuran, because I like what he's wearing, because I don't want to think Byakuran is hot, because I think what he's wearing is hot, because I want to hate Byakuran, because I really LOVE his tattered smexy clothes..

;A;

A-and for some reason, I keep thinking "Gokudera!" everytime I see this picture. Does anyone else think that this get up is something that our pretty boy Dera would wear? Certainly not Byakuran, but, DAMN, he looks good in those. XD

A-anyway, -cough- let's get writing about this new chapter, okay? And let's stop talking about this new Byakuran image.. -shudder- I'd want Dera to dress like that, though...

So last week, Yama began to totally kick Genkishi's ass. This week we see the conclusion! XD Oh Yama, you've gotten so strong.. You have to tell us what Squalo did to turn you into such a superb fighter! XD

And Yama fans, we get to have a nice treat! Head to page three and look at the last row, first picture... Isn't Yama just cute and precious? (8059 fans, there's also a little something for us here, hey.. XD) Going back to Yama though.. isn't he just squishable? So cute and happy, gyaaah~ XD So so so so cute! -pinches Yama's cheeks- Ahahah, he's really like a little puppy, huh? : D

Kikyo.. eh?! What's this, my predictions are going a little off! And here I was, thinking it would be Dera facing the pretty blond guy with the sort-of-curly hair... What the hell is going on! Why did he just... O.O Oh dear. Oh dear, this is bad... So this is what Byakuran is really like! o.o

This is really bad for Tsuna and the others... although I do feel bad for Genkishi. For him to end up like that after all that he's done... But I guess we already saw that coming. Genkishi, you have done your part well. But now we must move on... And apparently, my predictions are still correct, if just a little off with the timing. It's still Dera vs. Kikyo (or as the plan says, anyway), and Tuna-Yama vs. Target boy whose name I have forgotten.. XD

Only, that will have to wait until next week. =3= Damn, Dera's going to be in deep shit next week! He's going to be facing cloud man! I wonder how he's going to fight.. ;A; and that weird ability! How is Gokudera going to fight that?

Good thing it's not Hibari facing him, then, since Hibari's a close combat type. Gokudera's a mid-range fighter, so he should be safe from Kikyo's attack; however, we never know if Kikyo has other kinds of destructive attacks up his sleeve - attacks tailored for midrange types. ;A; Oh Dera, please be careful! (Darn it, why does Dera have to be the one to face the hard opponent!?)

Ghost_07 44: Fate

The story thus far: Teito Klein, a boy with minimal recollection of his past, ran from the military after finding out that they were the cause of his "father's" death. Upon escaping to the normal world, he ends up in the Church, and is nursed back to health there. However, things are not going as well with the friend he left back in the military - Mikage, the same boy who helped him escape. After being interrogated by Ayanami (the man Teito is running away from), he is turned into a half-winged Kor and is sent to either retrieve Teito or kill him. Mikage is reunited with Teito, and after a few days, the inevitable happens. Mikage reveals that Ayanami gave him an ultimatum - either bring Teito to him, or his family. Mikage gives Teito the chance to escape, but Ayanami takes over his body and begins to hunt Teito down.

Teito escapes Ayanami's clutches, but Mikage's life is sacrificed. He succeeds with the help of the seven ghosts (or at least three of them) and with the help of a strange device (alter-ego?) called the Eye of Michael.

Teito decides to leave the Church, but Frau (bishop and incarnation of one of the seven ghosts, Zehel) stops him and urges him to take the bishop exam instead. Because of his lack in power, he reluctantly takes part in the exam, meanwhile making friends with a member of the Oak family (surprising because an Oak heir bullied him while he was still in the military academy). Hakuren Oak not-so-quickly becomes an important person to Teito, and they pass the Bishop exam together with flying colors.

However, upon finishing the exam, Frau takes Teito to run and bolt from the Church since the military's men have come after him. They embark on a journey to recover Teito's lost memories in an attempt to discover how Teito can control the Eye of Michael (which he had already lost to Ayanami just before he and Frau escaped), what really happened to the priest who raised him (and consequently Verloren's body) and to find a way to avenge Mikage's death.

Now here is where things get a little blurry... Of what Teito can gather from his messed up memories, the priest he was with was collecting passes from the seven ghosts - you have to go to the houses which bear the name of the seven ghosts. The first in they got to was Castor's. I'll skip over this one so you have reason to read the chapters.. XD

The next one they got to was the Barsburg Empire (apparenlty, this was Teito's real home). Again, I'm skipping over this one so you have reason to read the chapter. This is where Teito will recover most of his memories - of his past life, of his parents, of that mysterious priest and of how he came to possess the Eye of Michael. Teito and Frau share some moments here, and Mikage has a lot of participation in plot development as well.

So for this chapter, Teito remembers something the priest told him - that if he were ever separated from the Eye of Michael, he still had a way to contact it. He uses that, and is able to stop that thing inside him from advancing too much. However, it is only for a short period of time, and he will have to depend on Frau to keep him safe for the time being.

I'm not too sure about how the next chapter will play, but the ending for this chapter does not bode well for Teito. I wonder if they'll be able to escape Ayanami's clutches once more.

And so that ends this week's set of updates! I wonder what next week has in store for us, fufufufu~ :D

Edit: Anyone here familiar with "Tayong Dalawa"? XD I've always liked Coco Martin (Ramon), even when he was more known for his indie film roles. I first saw him in Masahista, and of course, because I am such a big yaoi fan, I started to look for his other gay-themed films.

I was not disappointed. The guy, even in those films, showed massive potential. Lots of talent. The kind that can't even be considered raw anymore; he's already evolved by himself, and his style has become very unique and distinctive. He has a different way of acting compared to other stars - just take Tayong Dalawa as an example. Jake and Gerald are more of the OA types (over acting, but then again, Gerald's face has only one mode anyway, so maybe OA isn't the right term) - they have to make these big gestures and have to raise their voices and "super-crunch" (or in Gerald's case, "perma-crunch") their faces in order to even make the scene just a little convincing.

Coco, though, has perfected the art of subdued acting - he never makes any over-the-top actions and simply conveys his feelings through small gestures. In my opinion, his eyes are the ones which allow him to do so. He has, what some people might call, a powerful stare - it feels like his eyes just bore into your head, like all of his emotions are written and can be readily read through those eyes. Expressive does not do those eyes justice.

Another part of Coco which allows him to use subdued acting is his "maamong mukha". Counterpart in English... I'm not sure if there's any, but the closest I can get is meek? Erm, for lack of better term, I guess he has what yaoi fangirls would call an "uke face". Yes, he's that cute. Having such a face, he is expected to act accordingly - like a cute, lost little uke... but then when you see him in Tayong Dalawa, you'd really get the shock of your life. XD He isn't the type of person you'd expect to shout and rant and cuss in a very fluent manner. "Matigas siyang magmura," is the thought I want to convey. "Kaya niyang manakot gamit lang ang kanyang mga mata." (He can scare people even by just using his eyes.)

He can get mad, laugh, be evil and be cute and not give off a feeling that he's only forcing the feelings behind the actions. There has been a lot of good examples throughout the show; just a day ago, I remember that he laughed so heartedly during a scene with his grandmother. It wouldn't be so remarkable if it were just a simple laugh in a light and funny scene, but the laugh actually happens in between angst-emo-I'm-going-to-be-bad-and-kill-people-but-I-don't-really-want-to-be-bad scenes. It was just so amazing that he could still produce such a real-sounding laugh, and then just as abruptly as he started, suddenly go back to being serious and angst-ing and being the big bad boss everyone fears.

The point is, I'm really impressed by this person, and I just wanted to relay to everyone that. I think it's good that he got Ramon's role in the series, because now that I think about it, I can't imagine anyone else doing Ramon and getting him right, they way Coco has. Yes, there are different styles to acting, but the thing is, there is also the concept of profiling. Coco's Ramon has all the qualities of what I imagined a real Ramon would have - this deep jealousy for his "better" brother, this confusing somewhat-resentment for his mother who seemingly gave his "better" brother more love and attention, this hatred for his real father who never wanted to know him, this envy for his "better" brother's kind father, this anxiety to keep striving harder and keep doing better in order to have that mother look at him and praise him like she does for his brother...

Ramon's character strikes me as the I-don't-want-to-be-bad-but-I'm-in-too-deep-to-back-out type, a character who had this idea fueled even further because of his family hang ups. I think Coco does a great job in trying to make the viewers see (and consequently understand) that no bad guy is a bad guy from the beginning - there is always a catalyst that provokes the character to turn bad - and that no person can be completely bad through and through. Coco's Ramon is a beautiful mix of a son wanting to make his mother happy, safe and proud; a brother wanting be the better one for a change; and simply a guy who turned bad because it was the only path he saw himself walking. He's awkward, he's crass, he's got no finesse whatsoever, but he's also a good son, grandson and brother, a dedicated admirer, and he's got too much conscience to be a bad-to-the-bones villain.

I've been trying to watch this show if just for Coco's Ramon. I suggest those who are into acting (actors and enthusiasts alike) to swallow their local tv bias and try to watch even just one episode. Try to observe the differences in style that the actors have - from Kim's never-ending waterworks, to Gerald's absolute perma-frown, to Jake's too confident too OA stints, to Alex's crude and shameless portrayal of today's "practical woman", to Coco's "barumbado" attitude. Just.. try. And see for yourselves the differences between an experienced actor, and an actor who can't make two separate faces for a smile and a frown. And then maybe you'd be able to appreciate local tv more, maybe even start to watch more of these so-called "jologs" tv series...

Or maybe not. I guess I'm only being honest to myself when I say that the only reason I can tolerate any of the bumbling idiotic messes the other inexperienced actors are making is that I get to see Coco's Ramon and Agot's Ingrid. They truly bring out the flavor in this otherwise "epic fail" drama. : D

2009-06-26T22:27:00.003+08:00

Updates:

My hand hurts. ;A; The left one. I don't think it's anything serious; I'm guessing this has happened because I was leaning and using it to hold my upper body up. Imagine someone propping an elbow upon a window sill and leaning backwards on that arm. I was doing just that but with my hand and on the edge of a table. And now it hurts. ;A;

Anyway, I'll still be typing. D: Because I'd feel bad not continuing with this blog. Again. ;;;

Bleach 363:

And Ukitake's joined the fray! ;A; He saved Kyouraku's ass, but now, he's the one in trouble! Starrk has found out how Joushiro was able to produce a cero... and what was that about Kyouraku not being allowed to use his Bankai "where everyone can see it?" (as quoted from whitey himself)

The Two Swords Duo get into a fight with Lazy-Ass-turned-Lazy-Ass-Cowboy-with-kick-ass-guns Starrk. As per usual with Bleach, there are more confusing shots of random things (like 1/3 of someone's coat in a 78 degree angle just to make the fans wonder that the hell they're seeing) than actual dialogue and plot development. Meaning, there was only a two-sentence worth of plot development in the whole 20 pages of this week's release.

At least this week we get less of those confusing random shots and more of those shots which make at least some sense. Oh, and the extra screen time that Starrk, Kyouraku and Joushiro are getting helps a lot. :D

Sooo.. Kyouraku's not fighting alone anymore! The Duo are teaming up against Starrk and his girl-turned-gun fraccion. So it's basically a fair fight... UNTIL the big ass menos-looking-shadow appears. (And let's not forget the girl/guy arrancar who just showed up... gyah, more ambiguous characters D:)

Hopefully for next week's update we actually get a continuation for this side story and not just be drafted into someone else's story in another time and place (and dimension). Not that I wouldn't want to see what the heck happened to Yammy and the others (Renji, Rukia, Chad.. who am I forgetting?) or to Ichigo, Ishida and Inoue. Or to Soi Fon. Or to Yamamoto-taichou. Or to Toushiro. Or to Kira, Shuuhei, Matsumoto and Momo. Or to Unohana, Kenpachi, Mayuri and Byakuya. Or to Ikkaku and Yumichika. Or to THE FUCKING VAIZARDS THAT WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR SINCE THE WHOLE FIGHT STARTED damnit I thought they were going to make Aizen pay?!

AND WHERE THE HELL ARE AIZEN, ICHIMARU AND TOUSEN anyway!?

Kubo-san, you have some explaining to do here. |: |

Naruto 453: The Night Before the Five Kages Meet

Finally, someone's said it! Someone's actually gone and said it! XDDDD And it had to be that plant-guy-thing-whose-name-I-still-don't-know-even-till-now. He said it!

What did he say? THE TRUEST TRUTH and fuck my grammar skills. He said it! Sasuke's WEAKER than Naruto. >D

Well, actually his words were, "Naruto's stronger than Sasuke now."

And d'you guys know how Sasuke reacted to that?!

Do you know HOW?!

... >D you'll have to go find and read the chapter to see. >D

.......... ah, and his name is Zetsu. ;;; (I really wish this would stick in my memory. I keep forgetting this guy's name! I just don't know why.) He's very icky and gross though. Just see that weird ability. ;;; Kishimoto's up to something again, I can just feel it.

And Sasuke reveals his S side! Ahahah, but I think we all already knew that? -shudder- So that does mean Naruto's an M? ;A; I guess.. that's right. It's kind of obvious, what with his strange obsession with getting himself hurt by chasing Sasuke.

About sadist Sasuke though... yeah. This kid was saying that he "wanted to try something" on Tobi. Ahahaha, just go read. Really. Sasuke's starting to creep me out.

But the bigger issue here: The meeting of the Five Kages! Right in the now destroyed Konoha! And we'll be seeing the newly-appointed Danzo, the Raikage, the Mizukage, the Tsuchikage and the Kazekage... MEANING Naruto boylet # ????? aka Gaara will be showing his emo raccoon face to the fans after a looooooooong while. XD

And there's no doubt that the other two will also be there... GYAH, this is turning into a big mess! How..? Because of Sasuke's new goal... which is to----

---and you'll have to read the manga the find out what. I won't be spoiling anything more about Tobi's new plan to use that---

---I'm really not giving more hints. <3>

Katekyo Hitman Reborn Target 247: Rematch

And we have a very uke-ish Yama right from the start o.o

Last week I was left so amazed by Yama's transformation from this happy-go-lucky normal guy into this I'm-a-badass-mafia-hunk swordsman... ahaha, but of course, in true Yama style, my dreams have once again bee shattered to pieces. He's showing that face. THAT face, that uke face. To Genkishi. While saying, "I'm all ready now, Genkishi." -_____-

Seriously Yama, you want to beat the guy, not woo him. ;;;

Anyway, my question from last week has been answered! Genkishi can still use his Hell Ring, and poor old Yama-uke doesn't have a clue! But then again, he does have his upgraded shoujo-shoujo Magic-Knights-Rayearth-look-alike sword thing to fight the bad skeleton man with... assuming that he doesn't want to take bones over there to bed, of course. ;;

-laugh- Kidding aside, Genkishi has issues. Real issues. ;;; His mind's been poisoned by Byakuran's kira kira existence, lol. But anyway, Genkishi reveals that it was because of the power of Tuna's eyes that he wasn't able to fight at his real strength back then. XD Good job, Tuna-eyes! Maybe we can turn you into an equip-type item someday, since you're so useful. ;;;

But seriously, this shoujo-thing going on with Yama has to stop. It's really creepy. For more information, please refer to the 4th panel in page 7. Yes, that big one, right below the Basil/Reborn ones... Yes, the one where he's doing that to his sword... Ugh, Yama.. you've been watching too much shoujo anime. Seriously. Wings. And glowing sword. And that WINK. And that UKE FACE. ---> trying to hang herself from the roof of her house

The only thing missing now is a cheesy-girly-I'm-not-going-to-give-up-so-kyaaaah-you-monster background music/SFX. Which I'm actually quite afraid of, since they just might do that in the anime version. o.o

... But then, Yama does his thing, his very very very very very cool thing, which makes me forget about everything I've ever said about him being too shoujo for his own good. <3>

Plus points for this week's release: Commentary by Squalo! <3>D

And what the fuck, Hibari actually *praised* him. O....O Well done, Takeshi, not even Tuna was able to make Hibari do that. (Although if we have to count Hibari points here, Gokudera's currently in the lead.. After all, he has two Hibari-life-debt points in the bag! XDDDD)

Verdict for this week's release: Kyaaaah, Yama's really cool~ (/*3*)/ And it seems like this battle's over... but if Tuna was able to beat his enemy easily, and Yama was able to get his revenge this fast... does that mean... Gokudera's in for a beating!? ;A; Oh dear. Oh dear dear dear. Oh dear, this is really bad. REALLY BAD. I've got this sinking feeling in my chest that Gokudera's going to be in a lot of trouble.. and pain. It seems like his opponent is going to be the strongest they've fought so far... I mean, biases aside, it's always the good-looking ones who are powerful. Just.. ;A; I fell bad. Sick, even. Gokudera's going to get hurt. I can just feel it.

I can't wait for next week.. but I don't want it to come either.. ;A;

A little phrase I want to share with everyone: Nag-iinit si Yama! XDDDD