A Lot of Surprises

Yesterday was very exciting, much like our surprising "light-bulb moment" with the cola - cookies & cream - chocolate syrup float (see pic)... You just simply have to leave it to fate (and a strong stomach) and hope for the best as you try something you haven't tasted (EVER!).

My friends and I celebrated a birthday of one of our friends at my house. We were having a great time until some people came crashing into our party! We didn't expect that they'd come! My friends (and moi, especially!) were valiantly keeping our laughter to the minimum, as much as we can, 'coz the whole situation (which I can't relate to you) was really hilarious! Issues from high school wanted to be raised by my friends (I think they were already thinking about it in their heads)... Fortunately, they remained silent about it. Haha. But I think a bigger ruckus would have been seen had they voiced out what they wanted to say.

Weddings and Anniversaries

I'm not going to write about a certain wedding I've recently been to (I haven't been to any, for that matter), rather, I'm going to write about the different wedding anniversary meanings. And I mean meanings, from the first wedding anniversary to the 60th (if anybody ever got that far! :D)... It's just that Moi got a gift from a friend which had all of these unique information... and I'd like to share it with you! So here's the list!

1st - Paper Anniversary
2nd - Cotton Anniversary
3rd - Leather Anniversary
4th - Silk Anniversary
5th - Wood Anniversary
6th - Iron Anniversary
7th - Bronze Anniversary
8th - Electric Anniversary
9th - Ceramic Anniversary
10th - Tin Anniversary
11th - Steel Anniversary
12th - Linen Anniversary
13th - Lace Anniversary
14th - Ivory Anniversary
15th - Crystal Anniversary

After this, the meanings then jump to an interval of every five years...

20th - China Anniversary
25th - Silver Anniversary
30th - Pearl Anniversary
35th - Coral Anniversary
40th - Ruby Anniversary
45th - Sapphire Anniversary
50th - Golden Anniversary
55th - Jade Anniversary
60th - Diamond Anniversary

So, to all of those thinking of buying their parents gifts for their wedding anniversaries, as well as to those who are already married and are very (and I mean VERY!) stumped to thinking what gift to give their wives or husbands... I hope that this list has been very helpful to you.

Post Script...

These meaning were posted here so that you could give those who are special to you something unique... Give the gifts some thought. I do not recommend that you give them the most obvious things related to these gifts!!!

My Birthday!!!!

Your Birthdate: December 18

You are a cohesive force - able to bring many people together for a common cause. You tend to excel in work situations, but you also facilitate a lot of social gatherings too. Beyond being a good leader, you are good at inspiring others. You also keep your powerful emotions in check - you know when to emote and when to repress. Your strength: Emotional maturity beyond your years Your weakness: Wearing yourself down with too many responsibilities Your power color: Crimson red Your power symbol: Snowflake Your power month: September

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

Hangovers

This hangover is not about being drunk or in love, rather it's a hangover from a great show I jut saw last Wednesday, the MTV Music Summit 2007. I saw a lot of great OPM bands there. Both the bands and the crowd had an immense energy. The whole thing went on from 5 in the afternoon till the wee hours in the morn.

The venue was not so great though. There was little food and drinks available for the 60,000 people who were in the area. At some point, in the middle of the concert, the only available drink left was beer. People who went out of the area would not be able to get near the stage anymore due to a barricade placed by the guards. The place itself was also not that good for a concert. It was literally undeveloped land. It was filled with soil and some rocks, as well as some greenery and frogs! Haha!

There were a lot of people slamming their bodies together, the way punk / rock stars do. Some artists even voiced out their sentiment, wishing that they would not be hurting anyone while they were enjoying themselves. There were all types of people that time: emo, posers, slammers, bouncers, lovers, and so on....

I'll add a video I got during the event. It's a video of Parokya ni Edgar singing "Ordertaker" with Kamikazee's frontman Jay. (I'm already apologizing for the profanities you'll hear in the video...)

Had a really really fun time even though it was like that. We all had a blast!



Post Script... I finally got my professional license on that very same day!!! Another milestone that I'll be sure never to forget...

Eye Candy in MV's

I just finished reading www.EW.com 's new list: Bodies of Work. It lists 12 cameo appearances of famous celebrities in music videos and, boy, do I agree with most of them!

The eye candies that would probably top my own list (if I were to make one) are:
> Milo Ventimiglia (actor: Heroes) - Fergie: Big Girl's Don't Cry see left pic
> Anna Kournikova (tennis player) - Enrique Iglesias: Escape DOUBLE EYE CANDY
> Usher (singer) - Beyonce: Naughty Girl ANOTHER DOUBLE EYE CANDY
> Wentworth Miller (actor: PrisonBreak) - Mariah Carey: We Belong Together & It's Like That see pic at right
> Rachel Hunter (model/actress) - Fountains of Wayne: Stacey's Mom

See the list here:
http://www.ew.com/ew/gallery/0,,20041669_20042482_1449246,00.html

Too tired to speak...

I have just gone through a very tiring Friday... Had a lot to do very early in the morning so I woke up extra early to get to my appointments for that day...

I had to accompany my bff (short for "best friends forever") to her "Capping, Pinning, and Candle Lighting Ceremony" at a very prominent church in the metro. With me were her mom and a childhood friend of ours. The whole thing was a blast! I was even able to go to mass twice that day. Cool, huh! Then my best friend treated us to a restaurant in the mall. We were all so ravenous for food since the program was quite long. We all went home in a taxi because the line for the vans were... uhmm... let's just say it'll take me 2 hours before I get to my next destination. I'm so proud of my friend! It was really her shining moment.

Speaking of shining moments, I got this picture form the debut of one of my male friends from high school. Tried a hand at photography too... Anyway, it was his 21st birthday and me and my friends were so not expecting to see a very grand celebration. When we got to the venue, the place was a resort, with lots of decorations, a big cover for the rain and, to top it all off, there were caterers at bay! That was a pun intended for my friend since his family owns that catering business. We were asked to dance with our friend for his 21 Leis (a guy version for the 18 roses given at a girl's debut). It was very unique! I told him, when it was our turn to dance, that he already looked like a statue of a saint with all those leis hanging over him. Haha.

I had a blast that day... Hmmn, I should have another of those "oh-so-exhilarating" days when I feel like I could do everything in a single day!!! Talk about sugar rush or adrenaline surge!!!

Paper Clay Art

I finally finished the paper clay art that I bought last Saturday (see left pic). Haha. It looks kind of lame, I know, but give some credit here... this was the first time I tried this type of art. It's a refreshing break from drawing sketches and painting. Paper Clay Art is kind of like tissue art. It sticks onto the board by itself, The material is really weird though. If it dries up, you could mush it up again by just adding a few drops of water, just like tissue. The next time I make another of these, I'll show it again.

In a lighter note still, I'd like to show you a small clip about my dog, Ichi. She's a Japanese Spitz. She always stays in my room and loves my bed. In the video, she's basically just walking around the house. Haha. But I really do testify to the fact that she's so adorable and lovable as a pet. She doesn't bite and loves strangers.

Bad Day...

Aaargh! This is so frustrating! (and I know I am not the only one who feels this...) I was hoping to get my professional license today but they were not releasing any professional ID's today. It just so happened that the processing of the ID's were delayed due to the large amount of people who registered within the last few weeks, so they said earlier to me and all the others who were greatly disappointed to learn the same thing only when they were already at the releasing window.

The glitches in their system, I think, are mainly lack of organization as well as preparation (lack of communication only comes a weak third priority for me). I aid lack of organization due to the fact that they released 2 schedules for the registration. People did not know what schedule to follow (I personally followed the one they published). If they had only enforced the second schedule, they would not be facing too much people clamoring for their professional ID's all at the same time because the second schedule had a more equally divided number of people per day for the registration.

Since they allowed both schedules to be followed, those in the last days of the second schedule got stuck with the huge amount of people who were following the first schedule. In comes their lack of preparation. Considering that they already knew that there were a lot of people who were going to get their ID's at the same dates, they should have taken the necessary precautions to ensure that these people get what they paid for. They were not able to deliver well.

For me, it was a big letdown since those people who were handling the procedures are professionals as well. Granted that there would be delays, I think the maximum number of days of a delay would be two and a maximum of three working days, not seven. The problem here is that if those professionals could not do their work well, how much more the common, manual workers? Professionals are supposed to be the ones who are able to cope with problems well,a nd still be able to beat deadlines and such. It shows that somehow, manual workers are more competent and hard-working than most professionals...

MTV Music Summit 2007

MTV Philippines and the Staying Alive Campaign (www.staying-alive.org) are hosting the MTV Music Summit 2007 at the Mall of Asia this coming December 12, 2007. This event is to spread awareness about HIV/AIDS through music. Bands like Hale, Imago, Kamikazee, Moonstar88, Parokya ni Edgar, Pupil, Slapshock, Sugarfree, Up Dharma Down, and Urbandub are coming to perform in this event.

The shocker here is that I got free tickets to go there from the collectibles I bought in the Hataw Hanep Hero 2007! Cool, right! Me and my friends are going to see this concert! Yipee!

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H3 2007 Revisited

Got only a few pics from "Hataw Hanep Hero 2007"... my battery went dead after my one and only pic (which was with a big statue of the mug fairies from Mirmo de Pon). My sister was more lucky. When we already bought new batteries, I took her pic with the mascot from O2 Jam (see right). The mascot was really cute.

Me and my sister got our pictures taken for the Mobius website. The people behind Mobius is the one responsible for e-games like Gunbound and MU. We bought 2 dragon plushies (see latter post for pic) and gamely posed when they asked to take a pic of us (I'm still waiting for that pic though). Haha.

Cosplay.Ph cameramen were all over the area. They were taking pictures of people in the cosplay event. They took a pic of me after I got my face-painting done. The pic was done in a way that only my hand holding my sister's cellphone is clear while I'm virtually unseen by the camera. Nice shot by the way. I also got caught on a videocam of a local TV station covering the event while I was doing my paper clay art. It was really fun, having people be interested in your pics. I felt like a movie star (of some sort). ^,^

H3 2007 memoirs

Hataw Hanep Hero 2007 was a blast! There was so many booths and exhibits, as well as cosplayers walking around the SMX Convention Center. There were booths for toys and anime collectibles, Comic Alley being one of the most prominent booths taking up a big space right in the middle of the venue. there were also booths for e-games and the like, promoting new games and selling some merchandise as well. There was a dubbing booth as well, but the line was so long, I decided not to do the dubbing.

The programme itself was kind of slow, not much to talk about there. There was no cosplayer that really stood out from the rest, some of which were just plain "Lolicons" and the like. They also had a problem with their sound system, and so the bands that were supposed to play weren't able to. Some voiced out their opinions and the event managers gave an apology.

The one thing missing from the event, I'd say, were the freebies. There weren't any freebies at all! The paper bag me my sister got only had a magazine... a golf magazine at that! It was not even connected in any way with anime or manga. Kind of depressing for an anime event. I haven't been to a lot of anime conventions and all but to those that I've been to, there were lots of freebies. So, that was a bit of a letdown for me.

All in all, it was an okay event. I saw one of my friends from high school there and got many collectibles, for which I spent a lot of money, a win-lose situation. It was a new experience that I won't forget in the years to come.