Outbreak Enchanted Kingdom: The Costume

I have been looking forward to this event that I put so much thought onto what my costume should be. I considered becoming Pocahontas, a shrimp (a sexy body with an ugly face), or the overly attached girlfriend among others. Then I saw a picture in Tumblr that inspired me to have a shirt customized with this glow in the dark print:

The shirt is awesome but it felt like there is something lacking. I saw someone came as the ridiculously good looking guy on Outbreak BGC and I thought to myself that I want something on that level. Simple, funny and easy to run in.

3 days before the event, I was at the office when it came to me. My office mates are blaming me for giving them a headache by introducing them to the Nyan cat video in youtube. Then, a light bulb moment occurred. I am going to be Nyan Cat for Outbreak EK! And it is going to be awesome!

So after a couple of google searches, trip to SM Southmall, SM Marilao and Festival Mall, and a little help from friends and family, I was able to put it together!

 

 

That is a pink speaker on my hand in that picture, the most important element of my nyan cat costume. Of course, what is a nyan cat if it doesnt have an irritating nyaning. :)

 

WASAK na WASAK

Wasak talaga..

Not Fair

He could say whatever he want about me, I have just one thing to say about him..

>:)

Sa Wakas

 

Tinapos ko na ang walong taon kong relasyon sa aking boyfriend na ngayon ay matatawag ko ng ex. Bakit? Paano? Mahabang kwento. Ang mahalaga, malaya na ako.

 

Sa tingin ko ito na yata ang isa sa pinakamagandang desisyon na nagawa ko sa buhay ko. Sa totoo lang, imbis na bumigat ang pakiramdam ko ay kabaligtaran ang nangyare. Para akong tumae ng madami pagkatapos kong maconstipate ng isang linggo. Ang gaan, ang saya, ang sarap.

Minsan iniisip ko kung pinapaniwala ko lang ang sarili ko na hindi ako nasasaktan, pero hindi e. Hindi talaga. Siguro kung may lungkot man akong nararamdaman, yun ay dahil sinayang ko ang walong taon ng buhay ko sa maling tao.
 

Yun na lang, wala na akong masasabi sa break up na ito. Ayoko siyang isumpa at hilingin sa lahat ng pwersa sa mundo na makapangasawa siya ng panget ngayon.  Baka bukas na.

Madami akong natutunan. Ang pinakamahalagang ay "Dapat ipakilala sa magulang at sa mga kaibigan ang iyong magiging karelasyon. Kasi kung ayaw niya dahil masyado siyang "cool" para makisama at makihalubilo sa mga ibang mahal mo sa buhay, may mali sa kanya."

Chining

Tanda ko pa noon, ikaw ang pantasya

Ng bawat lalaki sa ating probinsya

Pagkat ikaw ay laging may libreng passes sa sinehan

Kung saan ikaw dati ay namamasukan

Mapintog na dibdib at makinis na binti

Ikaw ang pangarap kong maging sa aking paglaki

Ikaw ang palaging pinaguusapan ng mga lasing

Ngunit asan na ngayon ang iyong ningning

Namumuting buhok at kulubot na balat

Malamlam na mata at mga kamay na sa pera ay salat

Bitbit ang isang sanggol na iyak ng iyak

Wala na ang lahat ng iyong halimuyak

Ang Pamamaalam ng Ninja

Paunawa: Basahin muna ang kwento ng Ang Tulog na Ninja para mas maintindihan ang kwentong ito. Sa totoo lang Part 3 na nga dapat ito ng kwento ng magkasintahang Ninja pero nabura na sa mundo kasabay ng Rakista.com v1 Blogs yung Part 2 na may pamagat na Ang Pagod na Ninja.

Sa lupain ng alatires, duhat at mga ninjang tagapagligtas ay panahon na naman ng mga basang kili kili. Dumudungaw na ang haring araw upang maghasik na muli ng asim, ngunit kahit pinupunit na ng kanyang sinag ang kadiliman ay waring gabi pa din sa aking isipan.

Habang nakahiga sa madamong parang ay nagninilay ako kung tama ba ang ginawa kong paglisan sa apat na sulok ng mundong kumulong sa atin mula sa malupit na mundo. Ang kwartong nagbigay sa atin ng huwad na ligaya sa loob ng maraming taon.

Ang lawa na parang ating lababo, pero walang di nahugasang mga pinggan at kaldero. Ang ulap na parang ating kisame ngunit walang agiw at pumipilatak na butiki. Isang kakaibang mundo ang kinalalagyan ko. 

Hindi ako makahinga.

Baka mali, baka dapat na akong bumalik sa dating gawi. Baka hindi naman talaga ako para sa malawak na mundong ito.

Pero bakit kailangan kong mamili. Bakit hindi pwedeng makasama kitang maglambitin sa mga puno at magtampisaw sa batis at makipagpatintero sa mga alitaptap. Andami kong tanong kahit alam ko naman ang sagot.

Dahil hindi naman ako isang prinsesa.

Dahil isa akong babaeng ninja. Pero kahit ganon, gusto ko din naman na maramdaman kung paano mailigtas. Patawad dahil kagaya rin pala nila ako. Nakakapagod na kasing lumaban.
Minsan gusto rin ng ninjang ito na maupo muna at suklayin ang mahaba nyang buhok na matagal ng nakatali.

Halloween 2012

Ever since I heard of this different kind of fun run a.k.a. Outbreak, I have always wanted to join. It is like my Resident Evil and Plants vs Zombies dream come true! But like my other gala ideas, my desire to join Outbreak Nuvali and Outbreak BGC had been extinguished by my lack of companion.

Good thing my puberty peaking cousin is so eager to join the third outbreak that she actually pursued me to pay for half of her registration fee. This is actually the most expensive Outbreak to date but wth, I don't mind paying extra as long as I get to experience the fun of being chased by Zombies! Our uncle, who is a running addict, also joined us as well.

So I went to Runnr ATC last Monday 10/1 and registered the three of us for Outbreak EK on Halloween 10/31 for Wave 08 7:40 PM. Yay! I can't wait! I originally wanted to be a Zombie so I could go all out on the costume but the Zombie application is closed to the public for this third Outbreak.. :(

Oh well, its hard to think of a remarkable costume that would still allow me to run fast. My cousin said she is going as she is, but not me! I am going to dress up and put extra effort. After all, what is Halloween without a costume! Now what should I be? I need ideas. Hmmm...

Happily Ever After

True love is when there is nothing to love in a person but you still do.

This movie's main character is a poor girl named Yukie, who is looking for happiness that life deprived of her since she was a kid. The story is about true friendship, enduring love, and forgiving family. No special effects except for the slow motion table tipping scenes by Yukie's darling, Isao. 

This is the best movie I've seen since Homerun by Jack Neo. I was crying all through out the movie because I could very well relate to it. A poor girl who was abandoned by her mother, left to an irresponsible father, in a relationship with an unemployed guy and is searching for happiness. That sounds like the story of my life. 

If you are a Twilight fan and a Hollywood chick flick fanatic, this would not be a good movie for you. The kind of relationship that Yukie and Isao have is the type that not many people understand unless they go through it. This is not the candy coated prince charming damsel in distress type, I could very well attest that this love story happens in real life. An imperfect love between two imperfect people.

I would like my single hopeless romantic friends (which is about 90% of them) to watch this movie and see what I am telling them for so long. That love is not like those Disney princess fairy tales, it would most often than not hurt you and give you something to complain about. But that is what makes love so great, you stay no matter what because you see what other people do not see.

And before I forget, the main plot of this story (as title implies) is really about Happiness. As how I interpret the ending, it shows that we do not have to look far to be happy, we just have to look around and realize that we are loved. That our happiness should not depend on the presence or absence of something. Happiness has always been given to us, we just could not see it because we are grasping it too tightly in our hands.

Lastly, Yukie learned that the meaning of her name is "happiness will be yours forever" and she lived happily ever after.

Nilagang Mani Syndrome

Try it, Believe it.

Bumili ako ng isang plastik ng mani na halagang sampung piso noong Linggo bago ako umuwi dito sa apartment. Habang nginangasab ko ang nasabing nilagang mani at lumalanghap ng sariwang hangin sa cyberspace ay biglang kong napansin na ang bawat piraso ng mani ay iba iba. May malaking basa, tuyot na maliit, malaking balat pero maliit ang laman, may siksik na siksik at namumutok ang laman, may madaling buksan, may marupok na balat, may maalat, may nakakatinga. Ewan ko kung nakapansin ka na ng ganitong espesyal na katangian sa isang chocolate box, pero masasabi kong sa mani, OO. Dahil bawat mani ay natatangi.

Be You

So at first I thought my life was a waste and that there is no hope for me because I wanted to travel but my job is not the traveling kind of job, but then I was introduced to Chyng Reyes. An ECE who also works in the IT industry but still manages to travel to different parts of the country and the world. And because of her, my Dora The Exploradora hopes was redeemed.

Then, I came across this very informative website of Foreclosure Philippines and I have been reading it for these past few days. I learned how attainable it is to be a real estate investor if only one will put an effort in it. Jay Castillo is the one who runs that awesome website and he gives pretty good tips for noobs. Afterwards, I realized that I also want to invest in real estate and that same feeling of dismay showed itself to me again because I felt like I am doing the job that is not made for the things I like and the things that I have knowledge of. Then, I stumbled at one of his comments in his articles saying he was an I.T. graduate. Wow. 

Another person from my industry who is doing what he wants to do even if his specialization in college has nothing to do with it.

Lesson of the Story:

Do not let your past define your future, just do what you want to do, NOW.