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Friday, August 10, 2001
09:25 p.m.

I ranted on piracy before, so I won't do it again. But now...sometime along the line, I will purchase myself some original PSX games. My Final Fantasy 9 disk conked out on me...and so now, I can't continue my friggin game! Ugh!
Why didn't I get the original in the first place? Oh, simple, all I have to do is quote my classmate, "I don't think you can find original games in Jakarta."
Even in legitimate stores such as Aquarius Pasaraya or Toys R Us in Pondok Indah - you won't find original games. There are very rare sightings of them in Mangga Dua, but they're vastly outnumbered by pirated ones.
*sigh* So in the meantime, I've started on Chrono Cross. I like Kid already. :D "Kiss the moons!"

Next week, tis a three day weekend! Yay! And a Happy Independence Day, Indonesia!
For my school's Independence Day celebrations, I have to do a Javanese dance with the rest of the school's dance club. It is no piece of cake, and I swear that an additional 22 joints are needed to dance it as precise and gracefully as possible. My back hurts, dammit...@.@

To Filipinos who think that their own folk dances are hard...trust me, you haven't tried anything yet. If Javanese dancing is already difficult enough, I do not want to imagine the training for Balinese dancing!
I miss the 'Carinosa' already. ;p

Monday, August 6, 2001
05:57 p.m.

There are two wonderful reasons for not filling in this nifty blog so often:
1) School. 2) Final Fantasy IX

Now if you excuse me, I have to find a way out of Fossil Roo...

Sunday, July 22, 2001
09:40 a.m.

My dog just jumped off the roof. And she survived.

Mom and I were having breakfast by the pool in our backyard. Cino wanted to join us...but she was in my room, just barking furiously at us for leaving her in there. Next thing I know, she nudged my window open with her snout and was on the roof. Seconds later, she jumped...
but landed unhurt, and immediately attacked Helga, my other dog.

That's now how I usually spend my Saturday mornings. Ugh, my bed looks even more inviting now. Stupid, silly little dog.

Tuesday, July 24, 2001
08:17 a.m.

Oi, you two, and everyone else in the Jakarta area - be careful on the streets, ne? I heard that Wahid supporters in Tanggeran, West Jakarta are wielding machetes. They're held back by police barricade though.
The police better keep them back! My mom works around the Senayan area...if anything happens to her, I will be *VERY* upset.

Like Ibu Tien and Imelda ("Darling, I highly reccommend shoe shopping..."), I can foresee Wahid and Estrada meeting up for coffee. I wonder what they'll be talking about. xD

Monday, July 23, 2001
06:53 p.m.

I'm back from Bali - you people can b other me now. =) Yep, I had fun there! I wish I stayed longer--no, I wish I LIVED there! Not in Kuta though, because three days in Kuta is enough for me. Ubud, on the other hand, is just lovely!

Oh yes...and coming back to Jakarta, looks as if most of Indonesia got what it wanted, Wahid out...Megawati in.
While I'm happy by the change, I'm bracing myself for the aftermath. I have no doubt that while there will be a lot of rejoicing, there will be some people VERY upset by the outcome. Some expats here fear that it might break out into violent rioting similar to August 1999.

What does an expat do if it gets that bad? Head over to Singapore, most likely. *nudges Selene*. ;D

Sunday, July 22, 2001
10:32 a.m.

I'm feeling bloody smug at the moment, and more. Why?

It's my last day in Bali. I've had a week in Bali - which was mostly good (though note: stay way from Candi Dasa. Candi Dasa not good).

Do you know where I'm writing this entry from? Where I'm checked in at the moment? I'm checked in right...here.

Bwahahahahahahahahahahaaaaa!!! And hell no, I'm not kidding! =D

Friday, July 13, 2001
01:12 p.m.

How long has it been since I've written fanfiction? Oh yeah, an eternity.
But! After more than a year of not writing fanfiction, I've written one again! My first one based off Card Captor Sakura, Syaoran-Sakura, fluffy...it can be found right here.
Feedback, onegai? ^^

Thursday, July 12, 2001
11:44 p.m.

I've been an absolute sloth for most of the week, mostly sleeping or channel surfing if not on the computer answering email. Yawn. So the week goes.
For the last couple of months or so, the internet's been boring. Yet a whole morning of surfing uncovered some surprising gems!

Macinstein's Mac Only Search Engine - I don't really venture too far out from anime pages and the standard download pages (Macdownload and Cnet), so I only stumble upon this messiah of mac user pages now. Really nifty stuff here for the avid macintosh user, with Macintosh press releases, references, web and Mac computer goodies. Yum, yum indeed!

1001 Fonts - One of the most organized font sites I've ever been to, with no pesky pop-ups!

Never to Be: The Eriol x Tomoyo Shrine - This pairing isn't new to me, but it's the first time I've surfed or read anything about them. It's been a long time since I've been taken with fanfiction and fanfiction couples, but if I keep reading these kinds of Eriol-Tomoyo fics, I might become obsessed with them!
I see the signs, I actually liked the Eriol-Tomoyo lemon there. Uh-oh...^.^;;;

Tomorrow, if I feel like it...I think I'll surf around for some 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' fanfiction. Watching 'Buffy' on StarWorld today has the ficwriter in me itching to do one of the following:
-Crossover 'Vampire Princess Miyu' with 'Angel' (has this been done already?)
-Do very, very nasty things to Spike AND Xander (I think the Eriol-Tomoyo fic warped me more than I thought!)
-Write some Buffy-Angel angst and/or sap. Those two are so tragic, they're irresistable!

Tuesday, July 10, 2001
9:54 p.m.

After heavy negotiations with my mom, I'll be off to Bali to meet up with schoolmates! It'll be my very first plane trip BY MYSELF! Oh yeah, I'm a big girl now! Wai! *beams* =D
Trying to push for such a trip took a lot of talking, a bit of bickering, pleading, and begging. All is worth it...in the end, I get to go! Whee~!

I'm so happy at the moment, I can't possibly bap Anne for saying that I look like Yukino. xD

Happy happy days!

Sunday, July 8, 2001
04:22 p.m.

First and foremost, as twitty little me KEEPS neglecting...BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Noelle! Sorry it came so late! ^^'
The twit in me also forgot to put a link to her archives. Kya.

And I look like Yukino? O_o; Eh? ^^'

Saturday, July 7, 2001
06:18 p.m.

I'm tired~
I just got back from an orphanage at Depok, where a friend of mine had a birthday party. My friend isn't orphaned, mind you, she just celebrated it with kid who may not be as fortunate. :) It was quite fun! And the kids looked as if they enjoyed it!
At the end of the day though, I'm left tired and sleepy. I'll take in a nap while my mom checks her email. ^^

By the way, I'm not Yukino, not in the slightest! ^o^; I consider myself ambitious, but Yukino's thirst for achievement is bordering into actual insanity! I'm one of those who prefer to kick back at times and just let things happen. I also have a tendency to be antisocial...;p
I think from hereon end, NJ will be reffered to as Arima-clone. That sounds so much more interesting!

Saturday, July 7, 2001
10:13 a.m.

NJ the Arima clone finally wrote to me! Yatta! And he's doing okay. :D Yay for him!

My mom was with her two friends last night, one of them just came back from Manila. He noted many 'Couples for Christ' bumper stickers and joked that he should probably go forth and create 'Singles for Satan'.
And that's the sick joke of the day. =)

Friday, July 6, 2001
07:54 p.m.

Anime's always been my source of comfort, through bad times, emotional turmoil, stress. So while my anime fangirl hysteria has decreased over the last few years (bishonen not included), I still find some connection with anime, or anime manages to broaden my horizons one way or another.

Sometimes, it's scary. Hell, it's terrifying...well, NOW it got terrifying thanks to Karekano!

Arima has an uncanny resemblance to NJ, down to the personality.
*self-bap*

That scene in the last few minutes of the episode when he drops by the main female character's house...that's an NJ trademark. He always liked 'surprising' me. O_O Micaela always greets him as "Intruder! Intruder!"

Aiyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...O_o *bapbapbap*

Friday, July 6, 2001
11:04 a.m.

Wow my goddess! *.* I Like!

Thursday, July 5, 2001
06:41 p.m.

NEW LAYOUT! As simple as usual, but hey, at least it looks fresh! And it's HAIDO! *grins at Anne* My first bishounen, non-anime based layout! Whee!

Just...enjoy the new eyecandy. It'll be here for a little while. ^o^ Wai! Wai!

Thursday, July 5, 2001
11:21 a.m.

Still college hunting. As far as the States go, I've narrowed my choices down to Temple University and Bradley University. I think I'd like Temple, seeing as they have international campuses and programs enabling students to study abroad. Japan's one of them...hmm...

Question - I'm a native speaker of english, even though I'm Filipino, does that mean I should still take the the TOEFL exam?
If anyone can enlighten me on that question, PLEASE do. @.@

I really ought to change my layout. Nyah.

Wednesday, July 4, 2001
10:35 a.m.

How stupid can I get before breakfast? I make the stupidest errors when writing my pita entries. @.@ Gah, thank goodness for edit/delete entries.

Wellllll....*grins at Anne* I'm sure it would be impossible not to think of me when he sees bishonen. xD I bet the first mental image in his head would be me gushing! *lols*
The death of him would be getting yaoi doujinshi at Comiket. I asked him to try to find Harry Potter non-lemon doujinshi, most especially the yaoi ones. He looked unusually sour at the request. =)

Ne, thank you Anne and Selene for the hugs, and to everyone else too for the sympathy and comfort. I've had bouts of depression, but hey - I can't afford to dwell in them for prolonged periods of time. I've got stuff to do, stuff to worry about (see previous entry).
Oh yeah - where in the world can I get Japanese language lessons within the South Jakarta area? With a teacher that can speak a good amount of english? @.@ I had trouble trying to understand the guy at the Japanese Foundation since his english is pretty poor. ^^'

Oh yeah...NJ-bakabaka! He's going to Japan without a single Japanese lesson! O_o I wonder how HE'LL survive?!

Wednesday, July 4, 2001
09:25 a.m.

Besides NJ moving away, I have more important matters to worry about. I'm a junior in high school, my horizons have broadened, and so I begin my quest for...

college.

If I had remained in the Philippines, it would be a simple choice among the top universities: La Salle, Ateneo, UP, and UAP. Now that I'm to be a graudate of an international school, Mom wants me to take advantage of such credentials to consider schools in one of the following countries: Australia, America, and wherever else.
Yes, I'm also considering Japan. Though I can push Japan for a post-grad experience, since financially, even America is a bit more within reach than Japan. If I had continued with my Japanese language studies, chances for me to go to school in Japan may be better, but that isn't so.

I could still go to university in the Philippines, that would be the cheapest option as far as finance goes. Yet that would be a bit of a dissapointment for my mom, considering that she accepted a transfer to Jakarta because of international schools.

So I'm wading through university homepages, cringing at some of the admission requirements, wading through scholarships at fastweb.com and wondering if there's the slightest chance for me to win any of them.

So far? I'm researching on American Universities. I've been given pamphlets for Australian Universities, and University of Perth and the University of Melbourne are catching my eye.
As for the States, Berkely University seems to be just the place for me; I like the set-up at Temple University (and yes, Temple U in Tokyo is part of its charm), and University of Hawaii's looking good.
Mom's urging me to consider Ivy League schools, but that's even less likely than Japan.

I'm also considering British Universities, since they recognize and accept the Australian educational system of grading. I have to wade through information on universities in Britain though.

I only have so much time left, don't I? *sigh*

Sunday, July 1, 2001
09:34 p.m.

Yesterday, NJ moved away. He's in the U.S. as I type this, and I don't expect to hear from him until he gets to Japan in about three weeks time.

Those who know me well know that his move, while expected, is difficult for me. NJ and I have been more than friends over the last six months, and he's one of the sweetest, most understanding person I've ever met and had. Hey, he's my first love. How ironic of me to have encountered my very first love as an expat. I've tried to reason my way out of it, but if there's one thing the powers that be have taught NJ and I - things just happen. And they did, to the very last second we had with each other.
I'm not in pain, or in heartbreak over his departure. I have shed my tears, and I am saddened - but the most pain I've felt was when I vainly tried to bottle up my true feelings for him under the facade of friendship. I thought, it would be easier for both of us if we could just bid each other goodbye as friends instead of lovers. When we met each other again, after we've decided upon such a fate...one glance at him catapaulted me into the most heart-wrenching emotions I ever had in my entire life. I felt and pictured my heart being chained and pulled at, stretching each nerve and milking every bit of pain it could.
Never in my life, did I think that love's pain would be that bad. Never in my life, did I think that once I had loved...there would be no turning back, no matter what the circumstances be.
The 'just friends' bit certainly didn't work out, and we were holding hands and being affectionate to each other before we knew it. That felt more natural and normal to me then a friendship.

I last saw NJ yesterday, a few hours before he left. He invited Micaela and I to Plaza Senayan to watch 'Atlantis' with his brothers. I last heard from him minutes before he left for the airport, having called me on my cellphone just to bid me a 'see you next time'.
NJ and I are not having a long distance relationship mind you, though we are keeping in touch. As of writing this, my feelings towards him have not changed a bit. Parting from him was not a painful process, and it just leaves me with this lining of hope that we would meet again. Whether we meet again in the future as friends, or more than, is all in fate's hands and I simply look foreward to it. I have no doubt, regardless of circumstance, it would be a very interesting reunion.

NJ, if by chance you're reading this...remember to write to me as soon and as regularly as you can. You know why. =) And thank you, again.

Oh, for the more general issues: I highly doubt Atlantis is a 'Fushigi no Umi no Nadia' rip-off. When you know your anime, you also know that 'Nadia' borrowed quite a lot from 'Laputa: Castle in the Sky'.

Sunday, June 24, 2001
09:38 a.m.

I need not say just what I was upto yesterday. :D And don't believe Anne (or anyone else for that matter) when she says that I'm cute. Nyah. xp Oh, Selene, I can hardly wait for the pics to be developed!

NJ-dear was bracing himself for me to get all swoony over Anne's artbook (which one is it again? the one with the kissing bishonen?)...*snicker* While I appreciate him making sure I met up with the right people and was safe and sound, I'm not sure if he would've handled the fangirl mentality very well. ^o^

So here's to spaghetti, ice cream, artbooks, manga, shounen ai...and a whole lot more. Cheers!

Mou, makes me miss the people from Pinoy Otaku. I reallyreallyreallyreally hope I can go to #p_o later, pray my mom doesn't snatch the computer from me. ;_;

Speaking of - time for breakfast!

Tuesday, June 19, 2001
06:41 p.m.

There is no layout yet, but there will be one next week.

I've been pretty busy, actually. NJ's moving to Japan next week, his goodbye party was last Saturday. I've been seeing him quite often...

Some of my close friends here may be gone by mid-July. I don't know what to say to that, actually. I'm saddened by it, yes, but it's the reality of expatriate life.

*sigh*