Happy Birthday to 3 of my most favorite people in the world:

1. Lui Reyes
2. Jin Akanishi
3. Takahisa Masuda


Greetings, loves. ^_^

No, I'm not bored. But I'm lazy and procrastinating as usual. And it's so damn hot around here (Where have my rainy days gone??? T_T). And my eyes are hurting. And I couldn't take in a word of my Japanese textbooks. And I want to go to Tokyo now. And did I say that it's so damn hot around here?

And I'm supposed to edit Lui's story now, but since I've been procrastinating for a week now, I daresay a few more minutes won't matter. I'll probably take a hell of a long time anyway, so.

I honestly don't know what I'm typing here for. I guess I'll just post the music game I did earlier. I've posted it in Facebook, but the answers are so freakin' hilarious. They just have to be here.

But before that, I'm browsing some random people's pages in Friendster now, and I'm probably putting my foot in my mouth here...or in my hand? since I'm writing and not speaking (ok, I just managed to confused myself there)...but really, what's with these couple-names-combo-anniversary-number thing? Say - I'm gonna go ahead and use my name with Jin and make up an anniversary date (just for the purpose of discretion, I swear, because I might get into trouble if I use the actual example I saw earlier XD) - Jin and Belle, July 7, so that would be something like, Jinelle #7...

Excuse me a second...

*cough cough cough*

...So, as I was saying. What's up with that? I mean, posting pictures of themselves all over the place, with ridiculous captions like "My One and Only" or "My Life" or "Me and My Baby"... I mean, sorry, really I just have to go "What? Urgh." on the last one. Really. People's innate ability to be cheesy never fails to amaze me.




Yeah, yeah, right. I might eat my words one of these days, but anyway. It's still cheese. ROFL.

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"Hello!" Let's play a music game!

(I've posted this here before, but I couldn't find it in my archives so I must have deleted it.)

RULES:
1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write down that song name no matter what!
4. Put any comments in parentheses after the song name.


If someone says "is this okay?" you say,
I Believe - Ayaka (I believe so...hehe)

How would you describe yourself?
Niji - Laruku (What? Hell no, I'm not gay. ROFL)

What do you like in a guy/girl?
Rush of Light - KAT-TUN (What? Did you mean Edward Cullen? XD)

How do you feel today?
Special Happiness - KAT-TUN (LIES!!! ALL LIES!!! XD)

What is your life's purpose?
Ai no Command - KAT-TUN (AHAHAHAHAHAHA. Crap.)

What is your motto?
Keep The Faith - KAT-TUN =)

What do your friends think of you?
Miss You - Yuna Ito (LIES AGAIN!!! ALL LIES!!! Hohoho!)

What do you think of your parents?
Jumpin' Up - KAT-TUN (LOL hardly)

What do you think about very often?
Everybody Needs Someone - Miho Fukuhara (OI! SHADDAP, MIHO! XD)

What is 2 + 2?
Haru Kaze - Flumpool (LOL "Spring Breeze" I think I know what this means. XD)

What do you think of your best friend?
Amagasa - Tokio (Eh? An umbrella? O_o?)

What do you think of the person you like?
Getting There - Miho Fukuhara (But I swear, Jin, I'm getting there. Soon. XD)

What is your life story?
Pieces - Laruku (Wow. This used to be the title of my blog. Coolness. XD)

What do you want to be when you grow up?
SMACK - Yuichi Nakamaru (LOL I have no idea what this means.)

What do you think of when you see the person you like?
Te wo Tsunagou - Ayaka ("Cheesy....!!!")

What will you dance to at your wedding?
LOST - Flumpool (LOL someone's trying to be funny)

What will they play at your funeral?
Peacefuldays - KAT-TUN (AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA What the hell. XD)

What is your hobby/interest?
Dive to Blue - Laruku ("Atarashii sekai wo sagasou.." Yes! XD)

What is your biggest fear?
STARDUST - NewS (Er...I don't know what to say to this hehe)

What is your biggest secret?
Dreamer - Miho Fukuhara (That's not a secret. XD)

What do you think of your friends?
Wilds of my heart - KAT-TUN (LOL so true)

What will you post this as?
Hello - Flumpool

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I've never been fond of making new year's resolutions. One, because during Christmas-New Year holidays I'm always too lazy to do anything other than eat and laze around the house and won't even bother with the gift-giving and celebrations and other whatnots if I can get away with it (which, unfortunately, I can't - and I always find socializing with a tireless stream of people, even relatives, a REAL pain in the ass). Two, because I honestly cannot feel the difference between December of the previous year and January of the new year - I just know it's the holidays, there's no work (or school, as was the case until 3 years ago), it's cold in the mornings and it's an opportunity to oversleep before life resumes it hectic, monotonous pace.
Three, because I honestly think that everyday is just a day after the day before and anyone can start doing anything anytime. Four (yes, I can make a lot of reasons about everything if provoked) because the typical new year's resolutions are about losing weight or saving more money or quitting certain vices, all of which I don't have (unless you count procrastination as a vice). And lastly, because I know I won't be able to stick to my resolutions if ever I decide to make any.

But this time, I think I need to make a list. I know it's already waaaaaay overdue at this time, but I just gained another year yesterday and realized that I haven't exactly been doing anything with my "start a new life in Tokyo campaign", aside from cleaning out my blogs and friends list in various social networks, organizing my books and selling those I don't want to read anymore, throwing out gazillions of garbage (i.e., old papers, notebooks, letters, magazines and other whatnots) and clearing out my cellphone inbox. So while I was trying to beat off my insomnia last night (or this morning, seeing that I went to bed at past 12am already), I thought that I seriously need to change several things.

So now, without further ado, I present my birthday resolutions:

1. Stop using Tagalog cuss words. Now, why did I specify Tagalog ones? One, (here we go again with the list...sorry, can't help it) because they're the ones I knew and used the most. (I sometimes use English ones like fu** or sh**, but very rarely. I usually resort to made-up ones like "shoot!" or "crap!", though I'm also prone to using "damn" and "bloody [hell]"). Two, because they sound really bad, very unladylike and totally immature. And three, because I'm starting to cut out on my Tagalog usage to improve in spoken English (I've always found written English a whole lot easier) and hopefully, Japanese.

2. Regain my Rukawa-like temperament. To those who don't know, Rukawa Kaede is a main character in the Slam Dunk manga and anime, distinguished as quiet, cold, quite indifferent, a bit intimidating and extremely anti-social. Except for his basketball talents, subtle-and-not-so-subtle arrogance, mind-boggling popularity and tendency to get into fights, I was his female counterpart, especially back in high school.

When I entered the corporate world, I had to try to appear normal and try to get along with people - like a typical, enthusiastic yuppie who participates in company activities and hang out with colleagues after office. Well, as I'm home right now, with 3 blogs open all at the same time (I won't be crossposting anymore though) and a story to edit later, and wearing pyjamas to boot, I need not say that I failed in that yuppie quest...and that I have no desire to try again. Well, I tried and actually did get along with people in the corporate world (I even made friends from all the companies I came from, like Min XD), but I hated company activies (except for the food) and having to force myself to socialize just so I wouldn't offend anyone or be called a killjoy. I just wanted to eat lunch, go home or go to a bookstore after work - alone - or hang out with friends outside work. Now, it's not like I'm that anti-social (really, I'm not *blink blink blink, nod nod nod*) or that I actually enjoyed being able to scare people off with a Rukawa attitude, but most of the times, I just want some quiet, alone time and not talk to people when I bloody heck don't want to. I'm an introvert, and I'm so bloody tired of pretending otherwise.

3. Have more patience and retain a cool head as much as I can. Yes, I know. Patience is a virtue...that I don't have. But believe it or not, I'm really not one to easily snap. I have very few pet peeves - noise, lateness, hot weather, lack of personal space when everyone's home, being talked to when I just woke up (and still barely awake...well c'mon...!), being told or asked something over and over and over and over again - and I'm actually the type to suffer in silence because I know that the person on the other end will be hurt when I snap and lash out (most prolly just verbally, but I am sometimes prone to evil thoughts once in a while, like breaking the next door's neighbors' window with a freakin' rock). But sometimes I just do. I snap and lash out, and I feel bad afterward.

4. Avoid too much sentimentality. *nod nod nod*

5. Avoid too much procrastination. Sure!...

Tomorrow.

Heh just kidding. I shall try, I promise.

6. Be more active mentally and physically. I know I will be able to accomplish this once I get to Tokyo, but I figured I might as well start as early as now (actually, I should have started as early as 3 months ago, but anyway...)

7. Write again...and finish what I'm going to write. I'm currently editing a friend's story and I'm hoping I'll be able to write again on my own soon. And finish even just one story. Just one. XD

8. Be independent. Yes! Tokyo = Freedom.

9. Start cooking. I have to stop watching cooking shows long enough to actually cook.

10. Save. Right now I'm still broke, so I'll just start when I get there.

I seem to have forgotten a couple of items I had originally thought of this morning, so I just improvised some of this, but still, it's a nice list, yes? And as the title warns, things are easier said than done, so I might have simply wasted my time making them up in the first place (especially since I'm supposed to be doing my editing assignment now). But c'mon. Cut me some slack. It was my birthday yesterday.

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I've changed the theme and the title of my blog from "Kaeru Basho" to "Somewhere A Band Is Playing", as inspired by a novella by the brilliant Ray Bradbury. I was only able to read it just now and I found out it has a wickedly interesting story and an awesome amount of brilliant quotable lines. ["Because? That's one of the finest reasons in the world. Leaves lots of room for decisions."] Okaeri is still my most favorite Ayaka song, and it's still the inspiration for the resurrection of this blog, but I don't want to pretend that I'm good in Japanese, so I changed it. XD

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And I still don't know to whom I'm saying this to, but it was my birthday yesterday after all.



And I wish you were here.



Yes. Bad habits die hard.

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Yes, it was my birthday yesterday, but really what's the fuss? Aside from summer season, this is the time of year that I just want to pass through. When people greet me happy birthday, they expect me to be just that - happy. I'm not saying that I'm not. But I've long since understood that nothing special is bound to happen just because it's my birthday, so do forgive me if I didn't hop around with sunshine and daisies. It's just a day after yesterday and before tomorrow - just like any other.

But thank you Lord. I'm still alive. And my journey will start soon. =)

And thank you lots for those who greeted. No one bought me ice cream, but yes, I was happy yesterday. =)


LOL. XD

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Things did change. And some friends did leave. And life certainly didn't stop. But as the title warns, things are easier said done. And sometimes, I still miss some.

That is the best translation I could come up with for "kaeru basho", based on a line from the chorus of Ayaka's song "Okaeri".

Just kidding.

BLOG UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

Will be back soon.