Did I say 3 more days ? well, nopesy now ! ^ ^ we're granted with another week of vacation =)
The main reason:
MANILA - The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced Saturday that it is moving the opening of classes in colleges and universities to June 15.
"May directive si Chairman [Emmanuel] Angeles in a memo postponing the opening [of classes] in college level from June 8 to June 15 (Chairman Emmanuel Angeles has a directive postponing the opening of classes in college level from June 8 to June 15)," announced Julito Vitriolo, deputy executive director of CHED.
Vitriolo said the influenza A(H1N1) virus is the main reason for the CHED's deferment of opening of classes. He said the department wants to give students, who have travelled abroad, enough time for voluntary self-quarantine.
--ABS-CBN news
Although the reason isn't something to be happy about, it's a good opportunity to further prepare for our first day of being a college student =) ! and an excuse to have more free vacation time :P
*I'm finally open for requests on brushes, stock, etc. ;)
Works In Progress:
C R A F T S
Wire wrapped bracelets
Paper bead set requested by *Lea*
Water droplet and teddy plush key chains
R E C I T A L. P I E C E S
Dalisay by Buencamino, Sr.
Impression of Rio by Olive Dungan
two-part Invention no. 4 in D minor by Bach
March Millitaire by Schubert *duet*
Waltz of the Flowers (from the Nutrcacker) by Tchaikovsky *duet*
R E Q U E S T S
Eyes on me from FF VIII
Kiss me Goodbye from FF XII
* I'm open for piano requests.
E N C H A N T M E N T. S C A N S
Crimson Hero vol 11 chap 46 due april 28!
Summer Life
This summer has been my "busiest" so far. And yes, the above mentioned are some of the activities that kept me quite busy. Kidding aside, have you guys noticed that my blog layout suddenly crashed ? Or maybe no. But I was shocked when I saw the File not found background. Suddenly it hit me that the image hosting site I used which is hotlinkfiles.com deleted my account due to long absence. Anyway, I think the links are up and working now. I still want to change my layout though T^T..
How's your summer ? Mine's been quite fruitful, I guess. But I still have those post-graduation syndrome - I still miss my buddies..! T^T.. My friend Erika actually arranged a movie day at my house :)), and our class will also have another get-together at Island Cove.. So yeah, we'll still gonna be seeing each other again.
On another account, the musical partof my brain is yet again boosted with inspiration by reading this and other articles:
"Pianists who begin practicing in childhood have been found to have better developed nerve pathways in parts of their brains. Scientists believe this results in better fine motor coordination." - pianostreet.com
Although I don't think it's only applicable to pianists. Read it here. The article inspired me to practice more though I never really started playing when I was a child. I started in the summer of 2005 which makes it about 4 years now :). Wow, it brings back memories. "look at the piece, read your notes" "know your dynamics" "what chord is it supposed to be?" "press louder" and lastly, "learn to RELAX!" ... hahaha, I was the type who gets anxious whenever I press a wrong note =P..
Well, that's all for now folks ! :D I do hope you got something from my endless blabber ;)
PS. for requests, drop me a note on my tagboard. YES, I am finally open for requests.
yep, 2008 is coming to an end.. =,= and I for one could not believe that tomorrow IS actually, 2009. Time flies so fast. I suddenly thought of all the memories that I've collected during my stay in the year...How I found new friends, met old ones, strengthened my spirituality, discovered myself, my weaknesses, strengths, art, abilities and capabilities. I could not deny the fact that all of you guys are part of this discovery..! Thank you guys!
No, we do not celebrate the New Year. Yep, I'm part of the Jehovah's Witnesses. Which is also why I'm not greeting everybody about New Year. Nevertheless, we respect other people's beliefs. =]..
anyway.. more update ^-^
--last last week, my comp went CRASH LANDING. sigh.. I actually knew that it's gonna crash but just ignored it ]=. the virus Brontok is making a major comeback and is the reason [I partly think it is] that my comp crashed. Good thing I have my assignments [scanlations] and projects [school] in my flash disk for back-up. sigh.. Although it's been reformatted and restored to it's babystate, it's still showing signs of 'no good'. So now I'm using mom's laptop for a while, unless the comp's in a 'good' state =p.
--do some of you watch Nodame Cantabile ? yep it's a nice anime AND drama, with both of the seasons finished. It came from the manga that is still ongoing. I just finished the paris-hen season and it was nice, although the drama has more details than that of the anime.
It's about classical music lovers who pursued music in college and later, in the job field music. The boy protagonist Chiaki knows his goal, becoming a conductor in orchestras while the girl protagonist, Nodame, is quite the opposite :p. She just wants to play the piano for fun despite the fact that Chiaki and the other teachers saw the potential in her. Later, she wants to practice just to be with Chiaki in the orchestra...This is one of the animes that inspired me to continue my piano-playing..
next is Skip beat!, a manga which revolves around a simple Kyouko Megumi who followed her love Sho Fuwa on his dream to be a superstar. After discovering that Sho is unfaithful to her, she moves her way on to showbiz to defeat him and meets Tsuruga Ren along the way..
Basically, it's a love triangle in any angle ;p.. It also has an anime adaptation now, but I'm enjoying the manga more. I just found out a while ago that it's gonna have a Taiwanese drama adaptation entitled Extravagant Challeenge starring Ariel Lin [Kyouko], Jerry Yan[Ren], and [if he accepts, who knows hehe] Joe Cheng[Sho].
then comes Earl and fairy, from light novel to anime =D and, I don't know if it's me, but Edgar really looks like Tamaki from Ouran High School Host Club..! I also like Lydia's features, having green eyes and curly hair altogether.
Well, those are some of the animes I kinda liked this time.. =] Hmm, I'm kinda into [the mood] reviewing some of the animes which I do not usually do hehe.
--moving on, New pics and art at my DeviantART ! =D
--yeah, my projs and assignments :p
Algebra problem set.
Calculus research
Comp - Calculator program =,=
Fil - summary of the book and visual aid for our report.
Miniature camping site
first aid or caregiving skit
Reaction about Power Rangers [hehehe]
Aozora Pop Vol. 2 Chap. 6 scanlation edited.
Room 'winter' cleaning.. [partly finished hehe],
--and lastly, Ni Yao De Ai -piano by me ^^ if you remember Meteor Garden, it's their theme song. I know it's kinda late for this, but my classmate Monique loved this and it became to be one of the reasons why she started to love and play the violin. Then she requested this piece to be played.
--Comments are appreciated =D
I've now come to the end of my "year-end entry".. Thank you for reading this. May you have a wonderful evening! ^-^
This time, we need to make a website about the school. Well, not actually a real website. Just the layout. hay,. and then Noli Me Tangere summaries. Both having the deadline on Monday. Hay hay hay.
Moreover, final exams gets nearer and nearer, NEXT NEXT WEEK... ! wahhh..... and then the piano festival this year which I will participate in is on feb 24., rather, next week. haaaay.
So little time. hmmm. Well anyway, I'm sure I'll catch up with these activities. I just hope that I'll be fine. hehe
Oh yeah, I finally found "War and Peace" book by Leo Tolstoy. Our English teacher gave me the title of this book for my book report last month. Since finding the book wasn't easy, I just used summaries from the internet as my reference.
It's been long since I've been up to the net world.. It's because of the monitor.. It crashed a week ago and I have no choice. :P
For those that I haven't replied lately, I'm sorry...
I also went to do ministry yesterday morning, and distributed invitations for our convention. And this morning, I went to the dentist to have my rubbers replaced.
Anyway, things are about to go back to normal. Since exams-finished; intrams-finished; field trip-finished. I'll be posting pics about those activities soon :D
A question blatantly asked. This was actually a chain text sent to me by one of my classmates. Although people do get sentimental, some often even ask, "why?"
"Because memories don't change, and will never change..."
"...But people do..."
hay,.. I just felt like sharing it ^_^ well, for no particular reason. It's just that I felt this type of atmosphere sometimes. hayy..
Anyways, class breaks are over and we're at school again ^_^ ... haha. and a lot has been happening lately, my schoolmate Lea had finally got her commuter's Id and we can finally go home together, school works coming, I'm even stuck up with this project in computer about making a website, watching Myself; Yourself! and.... PERIODICAL EXAMS ?! NANAMAN ? wahehehe. ok gotta go guys :D
Yay ! Finished Saiunkoku Monogatari at last ! ^_^ [spoilers]
Saiunkoku Monogatari, or more commonly known as "Colorcloud Palace", aired in the Philippines this October, during Tuesday nights in Animax... Since I find it fun to watch, I decided to finish the whole season last week over the net :P.. As for the second season, it wasn't fully uploaded yet over the net so I was stuck with epie 6..
The story, which takes place in the fictional medieval empire of Saiunkoku, follows the adventures of Shūrei Kō, a descendant of a noble family that has fallen on hard times. Her father works as a librarian in the Imperial palace, a post which offers prestige and respect, but little compensation. Shūrei teaches in the temple school and works odd jobs to make ends meet. But what she wanted was to become an official, a thing that is forbidden to women.
Shuurei's only family is his father, and Seiran - a man taken in when he was still a boy ; his history will be revealed on the later part of the story.. The main thing that happened to Shuurei was when she became the consort of the "foolish" Shi Ryuuki, the bethroded emperor. Her main task was to turn him into an able and responsible one.. Well, Ryuuki did realize his duties through her efforts, and even fell for her. But she didn't remained her consort. She wanted to become a gov. official and Ryuuki supported her by proposing that women could also take the Imperial Exams. As the story progresses, you will notice a lot of twists and secrets revealed.
Another thing that I liked about it is that, each and every episode has its own title - moral lesson- which envelopes the whole epie... Haay.. Just so that I wouldn't waste my time, I do my embroidery when I watch :P... sad to say, I'm still on the hair section of my design.. hehe.
Anyway, the next show that I'm currently into is Romeo X Juliet. Recommended by Janelley, a friend of mine, this show has similarities with that of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. I shall be changing my layout again soon.. Hmm.. that's all for now I guess.. Ja Mata !
Ouran High School Host Club.. one of my favorite animes!
ahem.. SPOILERS ALERT. the texts beyond here in this entry has spoilers about the show. please be reminded. =P
I did a little research..
Haruhi Fujioka is a scholarship student at Ouran High School, which is a fictional school located in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Because of the superlative cost of the school uniform, Haruhi resorts to wearing long slacks, polo shirts and a vest. Combined with her large glasses and tousled short hair, Haruhi's look causes her to be confused for a boy. Haha, but she only wore those glasses at the first episode [if I'm not mistaken]...
Looking for a quiet place to study, Haruhi stumbles upon the Third Music Room, the working place of the Ouran Host Club, a group of six attractive male students who spend their time charming and entertaining the school's girls for profit. During their first meeting, Haruhi accidentally knocks over a vase valued at ¥8,000,000.
In order to pay off the large sum, Haruhi is employed as the club's "dog" and constantly ordered to do menial tasks like serving food or cleaning up. The Club president, without knowing she is really a girl, promotes Haruhi to "host" as soon as he discovers her potential. Even after the truth comes out in the Club, Haruhi continues the charade and is allowed to pay off the rest of her debt working as a host — provided she conceals her true identity from the customers.
All the characters have different attitudes and tastes, which contributes to the wholeness and cuteness of the show. Every episode leaves you with a laugh and marks a smile on your face. Although sometimes, it exaggerates a little, but, in the end it still leaves a moral lesson.
I always laugh at Haruhi's cute and innocent face. Sometimes, she becomes a slap in the back with a good intention, or she could even say things she never thought would hurt somebody. And even though she's not in that 'super-rich level of society', she can still maintain her abilities and good relations with others. Another part of her that I like is that she's the only person who can tell Hikaru and Kaoru apart! ^ ^ for me, I can tell them by hearing their voice, Kaoru has a softer one than Hikaru's [but they were dubbed by the same person =P]
It's a total of 26 episodes. They say that it has differences with the manga, but I can't be sure co'z I haven't read it yet. I started watching this show since the last week of August 'till yesterday. I finally finished it and still, I'm craving for more episodes co'z it was kinda bitin with its ending. Haruhi just took Tamaki from his engagement, they then had they're dance together, and then Kyouya's father wants Haruhi to be Kyouya's bride [what >?] hehe.. Rumors say that there'll be a season 2 of this show.. but it was declared quite impossible.. haaay...
The music themes were quite good too.. Sakura Kiss by Chieko Kawabe was the Opening theme [which is my background midi at the moment ^^] and Shissou by Last Alliance as its Ending theme song.. It's a really nice anime and is open to viewers of all ages. ^^
eeyy guyz !! been long not having any entry ... hehe.
A lot has happened that day.. 21st of july..
Well considering the fact that it's a Saturday morning, I should be there at home, sleeping, yawning and daydreaming at my bed. Or watching, reading Bethel publications, practicing and doing projects.. But not today. We had a program at school. And I can't be absent since I got big responsibilities now and then.
Anyway. The program was for us, SCO officers. A thanksgiving program. But at the first few hours, I didn't quite felt the color of it. Still, we continued it.
The next hours were full of exhaustion. I mean, for our part, the SCO's. The Kaguring program was next, organized by SCO and 4th years. Since it was our first program, we were basically preparedly unprepared. The certificates were missing, the cds are scrambled, etc. But, we're still okay.
Princess, Naomi and I were the DJs of the show. So, it was basically fun because you have full control over the music. But the downside of it was twisting your mind off in cueing musics with the cds that each performing group has to present. Although Alkim had some of his trauma aroused because of one of the challenges, the show ended with an "okay" mood. ^ ^
Magnifico mowhd :
The next day, Sunday july 22nd.. I had my piano lesson again ! But this time I had to commute because neither mom nor dad can send me. They're at Malaysia at that time.
Next is the meeting for watching Magnifico. It's for the project in Filipino. Movie review. Kat, Erika and Paolo came...
There was just one problem. Instead of watching and understanding the movie, we all had different actions which is really funny. Kat was playing her psp, while paolo was using ours. Then they watched funny videos in youtube and atechocolates. The meeting wasn't that productive but it did at least, gave me an idea of the movie that I'm going to write a review on... too bad my partner for this movie wasn't there, MJ..
HER name is...Florence... But she's commonly known as [EminA] and [FlominA] on the web..
Officially sixteen BUT is too short for her age.. [honestly haha ;p]
Is currently enjoying the life of a senior high school student, as well as the eldest daughter [but looks small enough to be taken as the youngest =p] of the family.
Her hobby/ies ?
She likes playing the piano, doodle-art, photography, layout-designing, dreaming, reading, inventing, photoshop-ing, travelling, manga-editing and more. :D
She's got a lot of made-up names [most of which are made by her classmates :p] ! But she uses EminA on the net. She's prone to discovering new things and makes out the most weirdiest of conclusions. She can sometimes be different because she's attracted to things other people don't. She likes a lot of interests, which is the sole reason she can't stick with what college course she's gonna take ;p. She can be witty and funny but also moody at the same time..She can sometimes be unnaproachable but really, she's easy to talk with. Recently discovering her love for the piano and photography, she starts to make vids of her piano playing and made a deva account for her photographs. She's also in lieu with Enchantment Scanlations recently, working as a newbie editor.
"...And now that I've updated my layout.. I'm thinking of coming back to blogskins :D.."
Although the reason isn't something to be happy about, it's a good opportunity to further prepare for our first day of being a college student =) ! and an excuse to have more free vacation time :P
Sky / cloud stock on my devART
The story, which takes place in the fictional medieval empire of Saiunkoku, follows the adventures of Shūrei Kō, a descendant of a noble family that has fallen on hard times.
Another thing that I liked about it is that, each and every episode has its own title - moral lesson- which envelopes the whole epie... Haay.. Just so that I wouldn't waste my time, I do my embroidery when I watch :P... sad to say, I'm still on the hair section of my design.. hehe.
