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Which Tolkein Middle Earth Race Are You? (** Lord of the Rings **)
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So which hobbit are you? Hmm??
made by Michelle at EmptySpace.



So which LOTR woman are you? Hmm??
made by Michelle at EmptySpace.



Now this is weird. For the So which LOTR Man are you? quiz, I got Eowyn. Weird. Dibale, Eowyn naman eh.



So which LOTR Man are you? Hmm??
made by Michelle at EmptySpace.

Oooh this is sooo cool!!! I downloaded a software from wbloggar which allows users to post and publish on Blogger or to any other blogging tool (MT, Nucleus, Blogalia, etc). You can also edit posts and templates and save your posts for later publishing. I haven't explored all its features yet but so far it's awesome!!!

BTW, I should probably get a gbook no? Our commenting service is always down these days. Bother Haloscan. Before, I'm thinking of getting a chatterbox/tagboard but they're down as often as Haloscan is, if not all the time.

Testing wbloggar...

I just found out that we have CSI here!! Not in cable but in local programming!! Six months of not watching it, all the while it's just a click away is too much to bear. Someone kill me now.

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For two days, I bombarded myself with Math problems in preparation for a test (one of the requirements). I borrowed Geometry, Trigo, and Calculus books from the lib. Yesterday, I had a nightmare of slopes and y-intercepts, trigonomic functions, permutations, and logarithmic functions. Please tell me I'm awake.

I watched today's episode of Oprah. It's about loving your job. I learned a lot of things from the guests. Most of them are so perseverant, so persistent in finding or making their dream jobs come true that I told myself, "I should be ashamed of myself." Why? Because I just found out why I'm like this, you know, complaining, whining, etc. I think deep inside, I want things to be easy for me. I want things to be all set for me, yung iga-grab ko na lang. I realized things shouldn't be that way. I guess, since I know the journey's going to be hard, I'm too scared to venture.

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My favorite genre of books is fantasy. Maybe because it provided me a scapegoat for reality, when things are too much for me. Another reason I might have is my lack of courage, or bravery, so to speak. From the things I've read, I could say that my favorite characters are the heroes and heroines of the books, the people who showed courage in any way possible: Frodo, Peter, Coraline, Harry, Lyra. Whether or not they know what's going to happen, still they head on towards danger. I hope I have just a wee bit of their bravery.

These are some of the neatest Valentine cards ever! I should have sent them to my friends.

       



Hilarious, aren't they? Check out for more here.

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Been wading through a lot of emails today and I found this link in one of those emails. I decided to drop by, saw some interesting things and one of them is a link to a so-called audio blog. Of course, I was greatly interested so I followed the link. Here's what they have to say:

audblog is a service that provides bloggers with the ability
to post audio to their blogs from any phone. At the end of the
trial sign up we will provide you with the telephone number...
all you have to do is call the number and the world hears you.
use it to make a difference... use it to make your voice be heard.

Wow. How cool is that?? I wonder what's the next thing they'll come up with. Hmmm, how bout a video blog eh?

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Someone in my blog group commented on Blogger as the "AOL of Blogging Systems." People will start with it, get hooked, and then sometime later will realize that she/he wants to do something more but wouldn't be allowed by the system. They recommended that, if we want something beyond what Blogger has to offer, we should graduate with it and move on to more advanced weblogging systems like MT or Greymatter. Sheesh. How do I do that eh?? I can't even figure out Blogger. But to tell you the truth, I'm so tempted to try out MT since according to them, every blogging tools/enhancements is integrated with it: comments, trackback, permalinks, etc. Unlike with Blogger, the tendency is a hodge-podge of these tools. Oh well, all in due time.

A bit late but heck this is funny, at the same time true.


AFFIDAVIT OF LONGING



I, _________, Filipino, of legal age with legal residence at __________________, after having been witness to the maddening rush of singles out to find a date on Valentine's Day, after heckling them as headless chickens with a silly priority, after having narrowly escaped a stoning by these same singles after uttering that aforementioned remark, after having been sworn, do hereby declare and depose that:



1. I am a steeled, calloused woman, a small player in a game the big boys play, but a player nonetheless.


2. As such, I scoff at the cutesy stuff and do not spend precious time engaging in trite discussions on the merits of such weightless matters as where I can find a date, will he call or does he like me. To the best of my ability, I endeavor to rid my mind of such folly. Desperately.


3. I fully comprehend and wholly accept the crass commercialism of Valentine's Day. I realize that it is a concept exploited, abused and capitalized -- in the complete sense of the word -- by greeting card companies, restaurants, hotels and mattress makers.


4. Despite the above, I am still a fool for romance.


5. I am a pushover for moonlit talks, fresh flowers, impulsive gifts and tender, clever words of endearment. I dream of pony rides for two in a faraway place, of sheltering beneath a soft blanket against the cold night wind, of taking long walks on a beach at sunset and of a hand to hold.


6. I contend that these shallow thrills reveal a deeper emotion, a secret wish common to the vast majority of single twenty-somethings. As part of the aforementioned category, I further contend that this wish may be pared down to a longing for a hand to hold.


7. With this, I assert that longing is a state of the mind and heart, a somewhat wrenching proposition, but a condition that may be alleviated by diversions unique to the individual. It is a state that normally ends when a person has found someone to whom he can devote all of his time, passion and energy.


8. For the record, I am not in a state of longing. But having sifted through the serene albeit grudging wisdom of the dumped, the insightful and sometimes catty discussions of modern-day sages and my own eager experience, I discern and believe all I write to be true.


9. With the foregoing as guide, I do then gently advise that if by some favored chance, you meet the person with whom you can happily share a life, then by all means, do everything in your power and beyond to be a source of happiness to that person without sacrificing your sense of self.


10. Keep in mind though that the heart has its own cadence and voice and that its rhythms and reasons may never be unraveled. And though possession is nine-tenths ownership, in the realm of the senses and of the soul, the heart is free to leave when it desires.


11. This goes for you, too. For though you may have found someone, and even if that person be your soul mate, it is by no means a guarantee that you will cease to want.


12. Thus, in matters of the heart, teach yourself four things: to give of yourself, to rely on yourself, to temper expectations, and to simply accept.


13. What I have learned is timeless yet time-bound, acceding to your unique situation and circumstance. Like good wine, you can never have enough, it cannot possible quench all that you thirst for, and it can only be appreciated if you agree to taste.


14. This affidavit is executed to attest to the foregoing facts and for whatever purposes this may serve. On this day, and for the years to come, I wish you a hand to hold.


In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day of February 2003 in Manila, Philippines.





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Affiant




Written by: Yvette Candice Gotianuy for her column "A Fine Mess"
Cebu Daily News, 16 February 1999.

I am never really contented. Who is?? It must be human nature to covet something better, to reach for nothing else but that goal, whatever it is. For a long time now I've always dreamed of having my own laptop, complete with specifications worth drooling and ogling over: Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.4GHz, 512MB DDR SDRAM, 60GB enhanced-IDE, DVD-RW + CD-RW Combo, 15.0" XGA TFT (1024 x 768) display, and with Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition as its OS. Yes that's my preciousss... It hunts me day and night until finally I thought I had it. But of course, as everything in my life right now, I'm in for a disappointment. My father bought me this notebook PC in Japan, far from what I had in mind. Why couldn't he buy me an HP Pavilion xt565 or a Dell Inspiron 2650C??! These are waay better and cooler...




Darn it. I'm such a hopeless case. Incorrigible and hopeless. I should thank him, I know. At least he bought me something. It's just that, I've been desiring to have my own laptop, for so long now. I can't even remember the first time I thought about having a laptop. I've been through disappointments because of this. Drat! Wretched life! I have a brother and a sister who aren't finished with their studies yet, I'm going back to school within a year or so, there are debts to pay, but still... I always think about mundane things, things that I really don't need. I really am hopeless.

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I am such a weird gal. Sometimes I think I'm jealous of some of my friends who are getting along with the rest of my other friends. Sheesh. It looks like I want them to be separated... or something.

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Finished Sati yesterday. It's such a profound book that I don't think I completely grasped the ideas there. But I like what it said. I must borrow it again sometime.

Have you ever felt tired? So tired of life you can't take any more sh*t? Well, I guess everyone goes through that phase. I'm into that stage right now. I wonder how and when will these all end.

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I just got the most surprising news of all: my dad bought me a laptop!!! Yahooo!!! My preciousss...

Celebrating Valentine's Day here is very different from the Philippines. In 'Pinas, V-day is mostly geared towards the couples, those who have special someone(s). In most establishments, you can see promos for those who have dates, flowers on the sidewalks, and even Valentine flyers. (Blech!) But here, it's almost a family event, like Halloween. My cousins gave away Valentine cards plus gummy candies to all of their classmates... all of the children did that, I think. So when they got home, they have this whole box full of chocolates, cards, and whatnot. Two of my cousin's cards are LOTR ones, so of course, I asked for them. Hee heee.

Finished Stardust by Neil Gaiman. Wow that book IS magic! After reading it, I just want to be swept away and be part of that place, Faerie. It has the characteristics of my dream get-away destination. I wonder if I will fit in. It's hard feeling out of place in something that you're part of before. Moreover, I've been joining a lot of messageboards and forums these past few days. Probably because I'm bored, I'm alone, and I have all the time in my hands. Or maybe because I'm feeling so left out that I'm looking for places I could belong to again. Anyway found these cool sites: pinoyblog and grabeh.

Bored, bored, bored.... What can I do besides reading books and tinkering with the computer? Believe me, I am so tired of doing these particular things. I never thought I could but I am. I would have travelled all the way to the mall, by foot or car (if I only knew how) I don't care, if not for this blasted weather. Just a gust of wind is enough to chill you right through your bones. B-r-r-r! Below zero Fahrenheit, imagine the cold! I would have gone to the cinemas but then, I don't think my conscience will let me. My aunt and uncle have their hands full already and I don't think I have the gall, the audacity to ask them if they could drop me at the cinema. I think I'm gonna be insane in a couple of weeks more. Hey, was just thinking... my golly I've been a bum for almost a year now! Oh God, this is utterly humiliating, if not degrading. I would think that, I'm now in my lowest... I hope... I hope things won't get any worse than this.

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I'm going to be the godmother (Confirmation) of my cousin. Haha! For me this is irony. Hey did I ever tell you that she read my post about her and what she did, you know, the French thing? Well anyway, she was listening to Mariah Carey's Through the Rain in the computer. Stupid me, I showed her the lyrics, completely forgetting that the said post is saved there in that document! I dunno if she read it, but I believe she did. I noticed that she doesn't undermine me that much anymore. I dunno if this is a good thing. She completely robbed me of my chance of showing her what's my worth.

Went home. So cold, physically... emotionally. Didn't talk much. Just couldn't. Miss my family. Miss taho. Miss Piolo Pascual, gademit!!! Utterly spent. Can't think. Won't think. *sigh* One of those days you know. Hello computer my friend. Shit, bad day, baad day.

Yehey! Another filk from my friend!! Thank you, thank you! This is to the tune of Passenger Seat.

I look at Rosie from a mile
As we go striding past a smial
Riding home from where the elven shipyards greet the stars
And as we glimpse Green Dragon's lights
Watch them glimmer in her eyes
In the byways of the Farthing

What I've earned for all my deeds
Lives here in the Hobbiton suite
Oh and I can't keep my mind on ole Frode
Knowing Rosie's waiting for me

We stop to get some ale to drink
Two pint rounds and I can't think
Smoking words that say I love her
Eärendil peeks from the clouds
Elbereth's light pierced the shroud
I will tell Rose simply?

What I've earned for all my deeds
She's here in the Hobbiton suite
Oh and I can't keep my mind on ole Frode
Knowing Rosie's waiting for me

Oh I've earned all for my deeds
Rosie's in the Hobbiton suite
Oh and I can't keep my mind on ole Frode
Knowing Rosie's waiting for me

Oh Elanor, our love, grows

Oh I've earned all for my deeds
Rosie's in the Hobbiton suite
Oh and I can't keep my mind on ole Frode
Knowing Rosie's waiting for me

What I've earned for all my deeds
Lives here in the Hobbiton suite
Oh and I can't keep my mind on ole Frode
Knowing Rosie's waiting for me

What I've earned for all my deeds
Lives here in the Hobbiton suite
Oh and I can't keep my mind on ole Frode
Knowing Rosie's waiting for me

What I've earned for all my deeds
Lives here in the Hobbiton suite

           Once upon a time, there was a king. The king liked one of his followers very much because he was very wise and always gave very useful advice. Therefore the king took him along wherever he went. One day, the king was bitten by a dog, the finger was injured and the wound was getting worse. e asked the follower if that was a bad sign.The follower said, 'Good or bad, hard to say'. In the end, finger of the king was too bad that had to be cut. The king asked the follower again if that was a bad sign. Again, the follower gave the same answer, 'Good or bad, hard to say'. The king became very angry and sent the follower to prison. One day, the king went hunting in the jungle. He got excited when he was on the chase of a deer. Deeper and deeper he went inside the jungle. In the end he found himself lost in the jungle. To make things worse, he got captured by the native people lived inside the jungle. They wanted to sacrifice him to their god. But when they noticed that the king had one finger short, they released him immediately as he was not a perfect man anymore and not suitable for sacriface. The king managed to get back to his palace after all.

           And he finally understood the follower's wise quote, 'Good or bad, hard to say'. If he hadn't lost one finger, he could have been killed by the native people. He ordered to release the follower, and apologized to him. But to the king's amazement, the follower was not mad at him at all. Instead, the follower said, 'It wasn't a bad thing that you
locked me up.

           Why? Because if the king hadn't locked the follower up, he would have brought the follower along to the jungle. If the native found that the king was not suitable, they would have used the follower.

           Again, the quote 'Good or bad, hard to say' stands. The moral of the story is that everything that happens in this world, there is no absolute good or bad. Sometimes good things turned out to be bad things eventually, while bad things become a gain. Whatever good things that happen to you, enjoy it, but don't have to hold too tight to it, treat it as a surprise in your life. Whatever bad things that happen to you, don't have to feel too sad or despair, in the end, it might not be a total bad thing after all.

           If one can understand this, he or she will find life much easier.

I found some cool adoptees again!! Wheee! Mostly anime stuff though. They're so cute!!

                     and of course     

Actually they are Buddy Icons. What the heck.. I don't use AIM so I figured they look cute as adoptees. Want 'em? Head on to Dragid. Sayang walang Niea_7.

ano ang miss ko sa 'pinas

miss ko ang maligo sa mga beaches ng 'pinas

miss ko ang jeep, ang MRT, maski kalesa, kasi feeling independent ako pag nakasakay ako sa pampublikong sasakyan (except kalesa syempre)

miss ko ang traffic ng 'pinas kasi kung puyat ako, pwede akong matulog sa jeep, gigising na lang ako pag andyan na ko sa pupuntahan ko

miss ko taho at pandesal kasi ang sarap-sarap ng gawa sa pinas, unlike dito, may kakaibang lasa

miss ko ang pagtext kasi kahit may magtext sa yo ng walang kabuluhan, at least alam mong naalala ka nila

miss ko na ang magpawis kasi alam ko kahit papano nagbu-burn ako ng calories

miss ko na ang panahon ng 'pinas, yung tipong ang init-init tapos biglang uulan, kaka-miss pala yun

miss ko ang makipagkwentuhan sa mga kaibigan ko kasi kahit anong oras pwede ko silang tawagan at kulitin unlike dito kelangan pang isipin ang buset na timezones na yan

miss ko mga kapatid ko kasi wala na kong uutusan

miss ko rin siguro ang baha kasi simbolo na ata yun na nasa 'pinas ako

miss ko na makipagkwentuhan tungkol sa lord of the rings, syempre iba pag tagalog ang gagamitin mo, nauubusan ako ng ingles eh

miss ko na ang mga pinoy na commercials, nde ko na tuloy alam kung ano nangyari kay lumen pati kay billy

miss ko na ang pinoy soap operas, ano na kaya nangayri kay red butterfly at black widow eh pano na si ina? ay tapos na pala yun

I love Stephen Speaks!!! Hehe! I wish I'm in the Philippines so I have a chance to meet them. I would attend their concert given the chance. *sigh* Oh, btw my new favorite song by Stephen Speaks. I can listen to that all night long. Here's the lyrics too.

'Gave her hair to this Khazad today
call me "Gimli the swooning prey"
and the feeling that I'm showing Galadriel
shakes my whiskers but in a good way
all the times I have climbed her stairs
as she searches the future with care
and she waits for the ships that will take her home West,
with me sitting there slack-jawed and acting my best
coz I love her like no dwarf lord can
and my beard shakes along with my axe
coz she's all that I see after all of my deeds
Though I've run many leagues from 'lorien

"She's enchanted you Master Gimli", since she first laid her fair eyes on me
as this dwarf swoons before her she laughs, she is wise
and I feel like I'm falling but it's no surprise
coz I love her like no dwarf lord can
and my beard shakes along with my axe
cause it's frightening to be climbing in this huge tree
but I'd rather be here than on sand
and she's all that I see after all of my deeds
Though I've run many leagues from 'lorien

'Gave her hair to this Khazad today
call me "Gimli the swooning prey"
and the feeling that I'm showing Galadriel
shakes my whiskers but in a good way
all the times I have climbed her stairs
as she searches the future with care
and she waits for the ships that will take her home West,
with me sitting there slack-jawed and acting my best
coz I love her like no dwarf lord can
and my beard shakes along with my axe
cause it's frightening to be climbing in this huge tree
but I'd rather be here than on sand
coz she's all that I see after all of my deeds
Though I've run many leagues from 'lorien


Hehe! Galing noh! Thanks to a friend for writing that. Hey I'm waiting for that other filk. You'd better write it now.

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well what can i say, i'm weird. feeling a lot today. hohum...

Oh God I love this song now!!! Before, I refuse to even acknowledge it, even the band. Two of my friends recommended this and even wrote down the lyrics to their blogs. And I was like, hmm for them to recommend this, it must be that good. But then I know my friend's taste in music (well, almost), mostly gearing towards mushy songs. And I can't stand them. Blegh. Peace Ka! Well, anyway, since I have nothing much to do today, I decided to browse through their site. And I was surprised to know that they're an "independent" band, no major recod label cashing in on their talents, which also means, not that great publicity. But I think they're doing good on their own. A lot of fans are really supporting them. Another gig they have is that they're offering free mp3s on their site. I really would like to download their song "Leaving Song" but it's not yet up. I like the lyrics of that song.


and everytime i think of you
i'll remember all the good times that we've had
and everytime i sing this tune
i will laugh, i will cry, i will close my eyes cause i know that it won't be long
{until we sing, we will write, we will laugh away the night
and the good times will never end
when we meet again}
and i'm gonna be somewhat lonely
cause you know no one could ever fill your shoes
as iron sharpens iron you have tought me how to be a stronger man
and i look forward to the day i'll learn again
{we will sing, we will write, we will laugh away the night
and i know that it won't be long,
until we meet again}
though i wish that i were with you now i know there's a reason for space
i can dream of memories you're writing down
and i look forward to that day & the smile on your face
{we will sing, we will write, we might cry and we might fight
and the good times will never end
we will laugh, we'll relax, we'll reflect on the years we've past
and i know that it won't be long,
until we meet agian}



I heard they're having a concert in Pinas. Sayang. Guess I have to content myself in d/l-ing their songs.

Lesson learned: Open your mind.