I can't wait for the new Studio Ghibli animated film coming up. My Panda Bear alerted me to this! After the marvels of films such as Nausicaa, Laputa: Castle in the Sky and Spirited Away comes another great film!
Recent chat with my Panda Bear ended like this: Isha: wahh nagpixelize Isha: babyt may tumawid sa likod mo Isha: is someone else there? Isha: ok the cam just froze again Isha: am going to sleep na Isha: goodnight Tobie: good night sweetie Tobie: wah Tobie: walang tumawid Tobie: am alone Tobie: waah Isha: am freaked Tobie: goodnight Isha: kasi meron talaga! Isha: waaah Tobie: waaah Isha: ok it's time to sleep Isha: byebe Tobie: bye bye love Tobie: MWAH
For the third time now, something has been seen walking past behind me while I was webcamming. The first time this happened, I had just bought my A4 Tech camera and was chatting with my girlfriend for the first time when she claims a long haired young woman in white suddenly walked by behind me. Being a former Spirit Questor, I tried to detecting anything nearby but failed to sense anything malignant. I decided to brush it off as just her teasing me to scare me...
...until one of my good friends, Johnboy, suddenly saw the same figure. Neither of them have talked about it, and yet their descriptions of the thing was the same. Female. Long hair. White clothes. Walking past behind me.
I tried to shut them both out, thinking they were just playing a prank at me. Maybe they planned this out from the beginning.
A few weeks later, I was sleeping in my room with the window curtains open (a rare thing. I usually shut the curtains since I hate the idea of waking to see someone by the window watching me sleep... hint hint...) My sister and her friend has just gotten home from some gimmick early morning when they saw the open window, then saw someone in white walk by inside. They called out to me, greeting me good morning, and when the figure in white ignored them, they thought maybe I was just too sleepy to answer.
Too sleepy indeed. Minutes later, I woke up, headed up to the main house for something to eat, and they saw me and greeted me again and teased me about not answering earlier when they called out. When my sister noticed I was actually wearing BLACK, she asked, "Kuya, whose your friend downstairs? We greeted him by mistake."
There wasn't anyone with me.
So now, months after these earlier incidents, my Panda Bear has seen my strange visitor again.
So my battered ankle is slowly recovering. It was a terrible painful unable-to-walk ordeal last night. I discovered there was decidedly ugly looking swollen pair of veins on my foot.
With the existence of those veins, I felt determined to have something done about them before they get worse. The ipit veins (pinched veins) were making my whole foot ache and unable to even carry my weight [when i got injured, i was actually still able to manually DRIVE home with my injured foot.]
So, pinahilot ko.
And yes, the massage was a horribly painful ordeal. I actually was able to keep from crying out but the pain was intense enough that I "fell asleep" (part of me wonders if I passed out).
I awoke at 4:00a.m. to find dinner left at my table, the doors locked, and felt my foot was a 40lbs. block of lead that I had to drag with me to get to the restroom.
Don't get me wrong, the foot did feel a whole lot better. But that didn't seem to be believable til around 10a.m.
Prior to that, I was deeply wondering if I should find my way to the hospital and have it checked or something. I was worried what if there's something more than just a sprain going on down there.
Realizing I had resources I could count on, I decided to try to contact some doctor relatives and friends for advice. Eventually, good ole Dr. Ron was on YM and we chatted about my podiatric predicament. Me counseled me that the hilot might have aggravated the injury and that omega pain killer might not have been a better option compared to ice.
I uncovered the foot and discovered OMG, it was swollen so much the ankle bump was round all the way to the heel! My foot looked like a frigging built bicep to elbow area. The swollen area was purplish, incidating it was the build-up of blood. Looks like the hilot DID cause the swelling.
However, I noticed too that I could now walk okay. Some slight pain still when I apply too much weight, but not like last night where I could barely let my toes touch the ground. The pain now is barely there and is only most noticeable when i straighten my leg forward, then try turning my foot towards the other foot.
So, following Dr. Ron's advice, I have now started to ice my poor punished paa and after cooling it down a bit, will just wrap it back in bandages so it can continue its healing.
He even offered to lend me a cane if he finds one he can borrow!
Coolness! :-)
All I need now is good friends to surprise me with ice cream. :-P
(Fishing... joke! hehehe, pero if you do, Double Dutch ha. Bwahahahah!)
Was in a fight the other day. Who would have thought, eh?
Thankfully, the injuries were slight. Just a sprained ankle and a gashed elbow. Although I felt the sprain after the fight, I actually ignored for a few minutes, drove home with it, and made the big mistake of showering after getting home rather than making sure the sprain is warmed up and kept wrapped.
So now it hurts like frigging hell and I am forced to hobble around the room like a decapitated chicken.
The reasons behind the fight are irrelevant for now. But the possibility of misinformation does exist. So to all my friends, family, etc, if you hear anything concerning me that sounds "out of character" or "wrong" within the next few days or so, just bear in mind it could be spiteful words being passed around against me by someone who used to be my friend.
Why the defensiveness in this post? Why not just say who did what and whether or not that person can be trusted, etc?
Because deep down I still believe that person can realize the wrong things that person keeps doing, and make a truly notable effort to change. And apologize.
People deserve second chances.
Or third ones.
My Panda Bear was actually "present" in the fight. She showed up at the perfect moment to calm me down and remind me to rein my temper in. After I moved to intercept two friends (again, me doing this... what's with that?) who were clearly about to get into a fistfight of some sort, I was inadvertently shoved backwards, off-balanced, and ended up landing on my right arm, scraping my elbow. At that time, I failed to notice I had sprained by ankle as I fell. It was clipped the "wrong way" against the street. I remain thankful I didn't see it happen. One of those watching the fight did though. Sakit daw ng hitsura.
And I got pissed.
Leapt up, threw two punches, then realized I might do worse, grabbed the other by the hands and pinned him against a wall. And just when tempers were flaring and I was almost on the verge of no longer caring-
A sudden downpour of cold strong rain.
Yep. My Raine appeared at the right moment to calm me down. People watching the fight scattered away to hide from the downpour. One friend of mine ran into the scene to pull the other one I was fighting with away. And there I was, like some action hero ready for his close-up, just standing in the downpour and slicking my hair back.
I love you sweetie. Even an ocean apart, you're ready to wake me back into focus and calm.
On the other hand, today marks a very special day. I hope my Panda Bear Isha forgives me for posting this papazzari shot of hers with a mystery man who covers his own face with a camera. (Hmm... hehehe, joke! Biro lang Lem!)
Does anyone know if the supposed reunion Eheads concert is for real? And how one can get tickets in advance. My sweetie is determined to watch if it is real and will travel back home to see if once I get the tickets. So if anyone out there can help me out, do raise your hand and PM me asap!
What began at LOVE IS IN THE FAIR back in Feb 14, 2006 is once again celebrated today in both Vancouver and Manila. Happy 2 years and 5 months love.
I love you so much sweetie! Even if you were able to finish Final Fantasy XII much sooner than me (Heck, I am still working my way through Giruvegan.
There is a new series set to debut on HBO in september based on the Southern Vampire Mysteries books by Charlaine Harris. These are its viral marketing campaign.
This is the only way I can cover all the work I should do, and somehow still balance things out. Hope I can keep this up.
Currently, what seems to be expected of me is something like this:
Alternately
Philippine Time
Tobie active
Canada/Los Angeles Time
12 midnight
Be awake and available
9am
1am
Be awake and available
10
2
Be awake and available
11
3
Be awake and available
12noon
4
Be awake and available
1pm
5
Sleep
2
6
Sleep
3
7
Sleep
4
8
Assign workload
5
9
Assign workload
6
10
Assign workload
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11
Assign workload
8
12 noon
Be awake and available
9
1pm
Be awake and available
10
2
Sleep
11
3
Sleep
12midnight
4
Sleep
1am
5
Wake up, meet MTs
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6
Edit
3
7
Edit
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8
Edit
5
9
Edit
6
10
Sleep
7
11
Sleep
8
So I dunno. Here's hoping it will work out. Wish me luck.
edit: Evidently, yes, the schedule looks taxing. That's the sad truth about it. If you can think of a way to bring it around that works, please do share it with me. I'd love to know how I can handle and manage the time better.
Diablo 3 has just been announced by Blizzard Entertainment. After so many years of waiting for its next installment, the third Diablo game is finally officially in the works. Two character types already have been shown in their official site and the new skills remind one of certain character skills from the unofficial Defense of the Ancients (aka DOTA) modification to the Warcraft 3 engine.
If I were part of the Diablo game team, these are the stuff I would have added to it:
1) At least 30 characters to choose from. Dota has spoiled us silly. So Blizzard better do what DOTA accomplished and give players NUMEROUS options of characters to choose from. With so many staple fantasy character options (Knight, Amazon, Thief, Ranger, Wizard, Priest) as well as more unconventional ones possible (Cannibal, Voodoo King, Pirate, Alchemist, Tomb Raider, Curse Eater, etc) I would have made the game have all these options - these would have shot up the replayability of the game by over 300% and created loads of possible team strategies to consider.
2) Multiplay: Cooperative I'd have the game work with a multiplay: cooperative option (which already exists) but in more than just the usual manner. I'd have it have an online "database" of your hero, which you can load up to use when you want to. Like MMORPGs, but not forcing people to play at the same time. Instead, its more "There are so many dungeons out there. Who'se willing to join me." kind of tavern areas where you can only join a group for a particular instance of a randomly generated dungeon. Not the usual "set quests" in MMORPGS.
3) Multiplay: Opposition I'd have multiplayer options that have teams fight against each other. Example? Dungeon Race. At least two teams composed of up to five heroes each race to reach the bottom most level of a dungeon where a Dragon awaits. Teams can also try to kill each other off to get the advantage. I'd have destroyable portions of the map too, to have some options of "shutting down a passageway" forcing the opposing team to find a different route, etc.
4) Generational Campaign mode While there is always the single player story mode, I'd love to see a Generational Campaign mode where you play through the single player mode as normal, then after finishing it, are allowed to create a new character representing the "child of the first one" where you can have that character "inherit" items from the first, then continue on in the game with now randomly spawning new maps. Generations are coded into the character, so soon you can proudly say, "I'm playing Aratehan, son of Gidon, son of Haleo, and son of the epic hero Talos." and watch other people realize you're playing a character who has spanned three generations.
It ain't much, but damn it be cool.
5) Mounts Yes, I would add mounts to the game. Nuff said.
6) Item Creation Yep, gather special items, mix them well. And a magical weapon you wanted appears.
7) Master Classes Like the Prestige classes in d20, I'd have the class you choose not necessarily be the class you play for the rest of the game. At certain levels, you are allowed to expand to other sub-classes, or gain levels as a different class instead.
1) Emotional Rollercoaster Been having major swings up and down as of the late with some personal matters that I cannot fully disclose as of now. What I can say, however, is please add to your parents petitions for Good Health and Healing to all your friends, family, and family of friends.
2) Missing My Panda Bear Wish I could visit her sooner, but I guess it has to be baby steps until things are really ready. To be able to visit her, I need to accomplish the following: a) a means to work even while abroad, b) my Canadian visa renewed, c) Enough cash to last the trip and finance our nights out when I get there, d) A place to stay so I don't have to crash over their house.
Still working on b, c, and d. Currently accomplishing a. Getting myself a laptop. Was dead set on getting http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8770582&type=product&id=1203815723071 a Toshiba to give me the accessibility I need. But I heard a new model came out the week my parents were going to order it for me. So I am waiting to see how that goes.
My sweetie had a Guiness last night with some friends I guess at an Irish pub. Wah... I wish I was with her during the time. I recall having one back in St. Patrick's day with some friends (Nick, Alec, the Fab sisters and Nina) and that was the night I paid around 350 for a can of Guiness, and met that guy who looks like Liam Neeson. Hmm.. On hindsight, that guy did promise to treat me to another can when I return.
Missing her tremendously. For those who are willing, please also add "May Tobie and Isha receive blessings from the Pinya." to your prayers. Alam na ni Lord what that means. :-)
3) Samsung X8-20 Broken I think I dropped my cellphone one too many times. There is now a fine crack across the whole screen that seems to be damage from the inside since I cannot feel the crack when I slide my thumbnail against the screen. The damage is enough, however, that the phone shuts down on its own at times. Sigh. My phone used to be protected by a little nice cushioned bag. I lost that bag for a few weeks and it seems the phone got battered enough during those two weeks to get this damaged.
I am going to have to invest on a new phone soon.
4) Gaming Keeps Me Sane Thankfully, I still get to have my once a week gaming session with my friends. Well, usually, that is. The Exalted game has finally reached the last "major story arc" and the players are really feeling the pressure now.
In preparation for the days we are not complete, Aldwin has also offered to run for us a Dragonlance Campaign. That should be fun. I probably would create a character similar to Riva Silvercrown (although likely sticking to a Knight rather than a Paladin class) if I were to play in it. It is d20, so I'm not too keen on it yet, but then again, it could be worse.
Probably shelving the plans to play a Weapons of the Gods campaign after Exalted. Obviously had fun with the Amber diceless session, but I dunno. Maybe will hit back Changeling or Vampire after instead. Or better yet, try their new World of Darkness (Lost and Requiem respectively) incarnations instead.
5) Open Gaming is coming this Saturday Yep. That too. Here's hoping to see a lot of new fresh faces. What's the Open Gaming Meet? Check here.
zoom, just one look and then my heart went boom suddenly, and we were on the moon flying high in a neon sky oh bang, just one touch and all the church bells rang heaven called and all the angels sang sunrise shine in a midnight sky oh zoom, you chased the day away I knew, the moon and stars came out to play and then my whole wide world went zoom, moonbeams dancing in the afternoon shadows blowing as the roses bloom looking down on a wonderland oh smack, just one kiss and I was outta whack all at once there was no turning back oh so far above the brightest star oh zoom, you chased the day away I knew, the moon and stars came out to play zoom, you chased the day away I knew, the moon and stars came out to play and then my whole wide world went zoom I touched a rainbow as we went flyin’ by faster and faster we were higher than high for once in my life time I was finally free and you gave that to me (synth solo) zoom, you chased the day away I knew, the moon and stars came out to play oh, oh zoom, you chased the day away I knew, the moon and stars came out to play oh, oh zoom, you chased the day away I knew, the moon and stars came out to play (spoken) zoom
Just had to share this. It made my day. Read these from a website and thought you'd all want to enjoy them as much as I did.
------------------------------------- I walked into a Burger King with a buy-one-get-one-free coupon for a sandwich I handed it to the girl and she looked over at a little chalkboard that said 'buy one-get one free'. 'They're already buy-one-get-one-free', she said, 'so I guess they're both free'. She handed me my two free sandwiches, and I walked out the door. They walk among us and they vote. =================== One day I was walking down the beach with some friends when one of them shouted, 'Look at that dead bird!' Someone looked up at the sky and said, ' Where?' They walk among us and they vote. ==================== I used to work in technical support for a 24/7 call center. One day I got a call from an individual who asked what hours the call center was open I told him, 'The number you dialed is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.' He responded, 'Is that Eastern or Pacific time?' Wanting to end the call quickly, I said, 'Uh, Pacific.' They walk among us and they vote. ==================== My sister has a lifesaving tool in her car designed to cut through a seatbelt if she gets trapped. She keeps it in the trunk. They walk among us and they vote. ==================== I couldn't find my luggage at the airport baggage area, so I went to the lost luggage office and told the woman there that my bags never showed up. She smiled and told me not to worry because she was a trained professional and I was in good hands. 'Now ,' she asked me, 'has your plane arrived yet?' They walk among us and they vote. ==================== While working at a pizza parlor I observed a man ordering a small pizza to go. He appeared to be alone and the cook asked him if he would like it cut into 4 pieces or 6. He thought about it for some time before responding. 'Just cut it into 4 pieces; I don't think I'm hungry enough to eat 6 pieces.' They walk among us and they vote. =================== AND THEY REPRODUCE
Recent chat with my Panda Bear ended like this:
