Midnight Radio

I'm back from a loooong blog break. I went to Nasugbu with a few of my friends and came home giving birth to our new brainchild [that doesn't sound too good], Midnight Radio. It's a band, all of you know it already anyway. Well, what's important is I'm back to business. :)) [Although my daily schedule is pretty much a disaster right now. My brother's contract has ended and he'll be in the house more often than not, which means less time for me on my mom's netbook. I really need the laptop now @-)]

On a completely different note, I want a DS lite. I was expecting it to be priced at around 6k but apparently it's 7.7k according to my brother. I don't know if I'm buying anymore. Maybe I should wait for the price to go down again?

And by the way, here's the link to the site: http://midnightradiomusic.tumblr.com/

All Grown Up

Grabe. Memories siguro silang tatlo. Si Drake na yung nerd. =)) May new season ata sila? I'm not sure. :))

Motion City Soundtrack

My parents really want me to take an advanced accounting seminar starting this Monday. They're not listening to my arguments and it's really frustrating. I want to go to Nasugbu, dammit. The seminar is for sophomores since accounting starts in the second year, NOT the first year. I told them I could take it next year. They said I should take it twice. WHAT THE F*CK. I want to RELAX on my last summer vacation as a high school student. It's really frustrating!

*sigh*

Good thing there's these five guys [referring to the image above]. They call themselves Motion City Soundtrack. I don't know how the heck they got that name but their songs are pretty good. I dont' know about There For Tomorrow. I don't know what I was thinking when I devoted one whole blog post just for them. They're not that good. Anyway, this band is way better. Besides, their lead singer's name is Justin. How cool is that? And look at his hair! [by the way, he's the guy in the red shirt]

Postponed Again

CRS says pre-enlistment is postponed again. This time, on April 23. Now, the CRS sites won't work, nor does the main UPD site. What the hell is wrong? :-L

UP Diliman. Why are you so lazy? :-L

Novel Writing

I am currently in the process of creating a novel yet again. I'll persevere and write the whole thing. :)) It's loosely based on my 16 years of existence. :-" Yes, I know, I've written lots of novels before, I just don't finish them. It'll be different this time. :))

And since it's loosely based on my life, all of you guys are there, but of course with changed names and stuff. It's not an autobiography, it's just based on my life. So yeah, some events do not really happen. :))

Anyway, that's about it. I'm planning on completing the whole thing by the end of summer vacation. :)) [That means, deadline is June 7, last day of summer vacation.]

Habits Down The Drain

It's true that it's harder to stop doing than to persevere and do the same thing again and again and again, especially in studying. [It's not true in the case of addiction though.]

My daily routine is like this...

• I wake up.
• Have breakfast, play PS2 and watch NBA when it's in the 4th quarter already. Read the newspaper. [in no particular order]
• Have lunch.
• iKnow
• Kumon
• Chat/FF7/GBA/Starcraft/Watch Movie or Series
• Have dinner.
• Chat/GBA/Starcraft
• Go offline.
• Read a book until I become drowsy enough.
• Pray.
• Sleep.

That has been my life so far this summer. But what happened? iKnow got busted and the routine was disrupted [it rhymed lol]. Because of that one disruption, the whole process is affected. I'm not motivated enough to do my Kumon if I don't do my iKnow. Hmm... that's basically it, but now that I didn't do my Kumon for one single day, it went back to it's really boring state. iKnow is back but I missed it yesterday since I was too unmotivated. In the end, I don't do my iKnow and I don't do my Kumon. And that's bad.

I struggled for a while with my routine but I'm trying to make it work again. I went to the Kumon center earlier this afternoon and did some iKnow when I returned home. Hopefully this would continue on for the days to come.

I'm going to Pao's house tomorrow so I guess the iKnow and the Kumon thing would be put off 'til evening. Which means less time for Starcraft. :(

Starcraft had a huge influence too. I don't really think about playing GBA or FF7 anymore because of Starcraft. It's just too addicting. @_@ Well, at least I'm getting better at it. [I think] unlike Monpee.

Kumon

Why do you have to torment me? I'm supposed to be RESTING right now. :-L

I miss you!

Comment Box

There's a reason why they created the comment box. Writing comments is a great tool. It's an activity you do to present your reactions about the blog post or its writer, to contribute to the betterment of the blogger's style, to show your appreciation to the blogger [also a way to profess your hate in the case of haters], to let the blogger know that you are actually reading his posts.

It's really a big deal for me when you comment on the post but put it on YM. That's what the comment box is for. Why are you ignoring the wonderful invention?

I commend Regal for constantly posting witty comments on certain things. Even if they are so random, but if you think about it, it actually makes sense [well, not all the time].

Stop the Comparing, Stop the Complaining

"There is no such thing as a useless blog post. No matter how short, ineexpress mo ung ideas mo eh. Eh kung hindi mo siya nilalabas, magbibuild up lang siya."

Regal reminded me via his blog post that I said that in Elora's blog. I've been kind of hypocritical without even realizing it. A little while ago [for the past week?], I've been a bit envious with others' work [Pao and Pao]. I should quote myself to myself regularly. It's not about how captivating your blogs are. It's the content that matters. :)) In this case that is. We're here to share our view, our thoughts, and our experiences. We're not here to compete on how many followers we get [Because in that case, then how you present your ideas matters more].

My point is, the worst thing you could do is to compare yourself with other people. This means two things, you'll see people who you think are worse than you, AND people who you think are better than you. You become vain and envious, which could lead to depression, or something. If you stop comparing yourself with other people, you become more confident about yourself. The more you become confident about yourself, the bigger the success you would achieve. :)

On a side note, Nuggets win 126-113! They're one step closer to winning the championship. \:D/

Denver Nuggets: 2009-2010 Champs

Playoffs start Sunday night [in our case, April 19, Monday morning] and everyone's excited [well, at least to the guys who follow the happenings around the NBA]. It's not a surprise that most people believe that the Cleveland Cavaliers, spearheaded by the soon-to-be two-in-a-row MVP LeBron James, will win this season's Larry O'Brien Trophy. So why does my bracket illustrate that the Denver Nuggets will win?

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First of all, the bracket here is not what I think will happen, but rather what I want to happen. So, what do I think will happen? What will happen is that the Lakers would face off the Caveliers in the finals. The latter would win the championship.

I like the Lakers, especially Kobe. He's my favorite player of the game. Then why am I going for the Denver Nuggets? It would be nice for the Lakers to win consecutive trophies [like what they did when Shaq was still with them] but wouldn't it be nicer if some team, not really thought by the people of winning the championship, wins the championship? It would already seem like a cliche if the Lakers would win. I mean, they always win. The Denver Nuggets are a great group of guys. Chauncey Billups, Kenyon Martin, JR Smith, Chris Andersen, Ty Lawson, Arron Afflalo, and of course, Carmelo Anthony. These people are awesome, and they haven't gotten a ring yet [except for Chauncey Billups, I guess]. They're a really formidable team and I guess they deserve a championship at this time.

Anyway, key matchups:

FIRST ROUND

Celtics VS Heat - I don't know. Maybe I'm just tired of watching the Celtics? The Big Four [Garnett, Pierce, Allen, Rondo] is a huge force, but... argh. It seems like the C's are just chilling out. Maybe they just went on the championship push two years ago and didn't give much of a damn anymore. That's probably what will make the Celtics get eliminated early.

Lakers VS Thunder - The Lakers would have a hard time with the Thunder because of the latter's impenetrable defence. Sefolosha has guarded many superstars, including Kobe. Kobe would be really bothered by this guy's defense. Durant would also deliver so many points like what he did in the regular season. He has the scoring title after all [I think]. The Lakers would still win it though but it will probably take time, like what happened to the Boston VS Chicago series last year.

Mavericks VS Spurs - The Mavs have more key players now with the addition of Stevenson, Haywood and Butler. The Spurs... not much change, but Tim Duncan's stats are down compared to his previous years. Parker's PPG is also down. The two would need to regroup if they'd want to win. Well, the Mavs beat the Spurs in the first round last year, so how hard could it be for them to beat them again? They'd have to watch out for Manu Ginobili though, because he's red hot.

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

Lakers VS Nuggets - Because of the Lakers' long battle with the Thunder, their players would be physically and mentally drained. The Nuggets could take advantage of this situation. I presume that the first round would be a breeze for them since the Blazers are unhealthy. [4-1 perhaps?] They faced each other in the conference finals last year and that series would have given the Nuggets valuable lessons. If they apply what they learn, maybe, just maybe, the Nuggets could sneak past Kobe and the Lakers.

Mavericks VS Suns - This matchup would revive the rivalry they had with each other a few years ago. Steve Nash, at the age of 36, is still a great playmaker and scorer. Stoudemire leads the league in points in the paint. And Frye has a sky-high 3-point field goal rating. The Suns should watch out for the Mavs' guards though [Kidd, Terry, Barea, and Beaubois]. And of course, Dirk Nowitzki. The two teams know each other a lot. So this should be an interesting series.

CONFERENCE FINALS

Cavaliers VS Magic - They've met each other at the exact same situation last year and the Magic shocked the world by eliminating top-seeded Caveliers. I know the Magic has been a really excellent team of late but I don't think LeBron and his Cavs would let their opponent to eliminate them again. This time, they have Shaq to face Superman. He may be old, but he's still tough.

NBA FINALS

Nuggets VS Cavaliers - Well, yeah. It's pretty obvious that Cleveland is the better team. LeBron can easily eat the Nuggets up [WTF?] There's a really huge probability that the Cavs would win against the Nuggets, but who knows?

Hmm... That was a looooong post. I feel like a blogger for NBA, like Seikou Smith are something. :))

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On a completely different note, there was a looooong blackout last night. Interesting. I could make that like a symbolism or something. The reason why this blog post is so long is because the blackout last night is so long! [right.] Anyway, it lasted around 8 hours. EIGHT F*CKING HOURS. :| Started at 11PM. I couldn't sleep! But for some reason, I fell asleep at around 3:30AM. I woke up at 7:30AM and I wanted so bad to turn the aircon on and sleep for five more hours... but I didn't. I don't know why.

Anyway, that's it for now. This had been an update on my thoughts.

iKnow

I don't know why but it just doesn't work anymore. :( I guess my Japanese vocabulary would be stopped abruptly again. *sigh*

Oh well. Back to beating those damn Terrans. :))

By the way, ごうい means agreement. :)) [courtesy of jisho.org]

When Will You Be Mine?

Come on Blizzard, announce the release date already! :-L :-L

The Ultimate Truth About Life

Anyone knows how to remove that frame surrounding the image? I've been wanting to remove that since the beginning of time. :))

Movie Weekend

We watched Clash of the Titans last Saturday, then watched Alice in Wonderland yesterday. Yes, I know, we're pretty late in watching Alice. I liked Clash of the Titans more. It's probably because I admire Greek Mythology, although it's not very accurate. Next movie, How To Train Your Dragon.

@Ivan and Elora: Oo na agree na ako. Maganda na yung babae sa Clash. =))

P.S. I went back to the good ol' layout I used way back. :)) The blog is wider too, which means bigger images \:D/ Now I'm off to Kumon and Jap-ing.

Hunting Snakes

NO, NOT REAL SNAKES.

Monpee's course in DLSU will be BS CS and I suggested that he check out some programming languages so he would understand the framework of programming somehow. Python is the simplest programming language I've ever encountered and I thought sharing it to Monpee would be a great idea. So I did. Yes, I know, it's boring to study during summer but if you're really interested in what you're studying, then why would it be boring? I'm studying Japanese and playing the guitar and piano but it sure isn't boring because I enjoy these activities. If it would be boring for Monpee, then what would he feel for the next four years? How about when he's already working?

...It's like what my dad always say, "Success favors a prepared mind."

I don't know about the other courses though. My brother knows a hell of a lot about programming, so I know a bit. And what I learn from his books (and e-books), I try to pass on to others who may be needing it. Besides, I wanted to get a degree in Computer Science too. I wanted to work for Square Enix or Blizzard and create games. [or at least, write their codes]

Well, not anymore. Last summer, I consulted my parents on what course to take - what they think is right for me. They said I should take Actuarial Science [boring statistics sh!t] or Accountancy. BS Accountancy was a great idea since my dad is a CPA. I'd have an advantage in class and in my career. I'd ask for guidance in a lot of things, or maybe even get help getting a job. I could even end up working for him, in that case, my salary would virtually be my allowance. With bonuses and benefits. And thanks to Ms. Mariel's class, I realized that I actually do enjoy accounting. Yup. I'm definitely taking accountancy.

That was a pretty long [and boring] blog post. It's been a while since I've posted something like this. If you are one of the few people who actually read the whole thing, then kudos. [Yup, it's probably Pao. :))]

There For Tomorrow

It's been a while since I last got new music. There are two major reasons for that: (1) I seldom use my external hard drive lately where my music library is located, and (2) the only music I've been hearing recently is the music coming from the GBA. I'm such a loser.

Anyway, I discovered this new band, There For Tomorrow. They're alternative, just the way I like it. :))

AAAAAAAMP.

Good night. =))))))))))

Hapberday \:D/

It was my birthday yesterday and I finally went out of the house for the first time since graduation. That's... I don't know how many days but I'm pretty sure it's more than a week. This ended my self-quarantine but I don't think I should start going out just yet. But, meh. It's boring staying inside. @-)

And by the way, thanks to those who greeted. :))

First doesn't mean best.

I've been blogging for a while now but I can't say that I'm the most skilled at it. I seem to lack the wit to create an interesting presentation of ideas and the wisdom to recognize the interesting things that are ought to be shared. What do I get? Less comments.

It's really odd yet so natural that the pioneers of blogging for our little circle of friends is also the most boring blogger around. I really don't know how to present what I find interesting in an interesting way. I just type, type and type. I don't bother to stop and think about what I should say. I just type whatever comes into my head. This is like a chest where I keep my thoughts. It's an open chest, anyone can read it (but few are chosen to be given the URL). The population of people blogging is rising and I am yet to become an interesting blogger. [See how many times I've mentioned the word "interesting"?] The two Paos were the greatest so far, BTW. :)) Kudos!

Help!

MISSING DOG

Darn it, Entei. Why won't you just magically appear before me in a grassy area like Raikou did. That would be a lot more convenient. :-L

On a completely irrelevant note, my friends started making these blogs. Maybe that means more traffic on my side of the blogging world? :)) The more people who decide to blog, the bigger probability that a person will stay blogging. [Did you get the logic there? Or would you rather do the math?] Let's just hope that actually happens. You know, people staying blogging. Anyway. I'm off to find this missing dog. Kudos to those who see through sickness continue blogging. [Hindi ung papramis na magbblog sabay iiwan ng matagal na panahon tas di na babasahin ung blog ng iba.]

P.S. Is it just me or is the Entei above look really young?

Kumon Spree

My mom got the netbook and told me I should do my Kumon since she'd bring it to the center tomorrow. I checked my Kumon and the date was 3/24. Well, how am I supposed to answer that many worksheets? I'm resting now after two days worth of Kumon. Mom's making dinner and I think she'll get this netbook back after that. That means more Kumon for me. *sigh*

What's with Kumon anyway. I don't care about it anymore. Why can't I just un-enroll? *frustrated*

I'm having a productive conversation with my best friend.

I don't know why but this happens very seldom nowadays. :))

I'm back to Japanese-ing

What a surprise. :)) Wala ako magawa kahapon eh. :-L

COOL

100th post ko pala ung sa baba. nice. :)) sakto, para kay Jesus. \:D/

Our Savior will die in 2 hours and 11 minutes.