Crushing

Noong bata ako, probably when I was in my grade school years, I used to like watching anime shows a lot! When I say a lot, it means that I watch them almost 24/7. Anime was my life back then. Sobrang adik ko talaga sa kanila.

I was a volleyball player when I was in grade school. I liked playing volleyball so much but not as much as I like watching anime. I remember missing the varsity tryout in volleyball because it will be held at 7 in the evening, which is unfortunately the same time as Dragon Ball Z. I sacrificed the tryout just to see my beloved Goku, Gohan, Vegeta, and my ex-husband Trunks. (yeah he's my husband before, well at least in my dreams he was!) Oh wait! Wala pa nga pala si Trunks doon sa Dragon Ball Z noong time na pinapanood ko yun noon! Oh well, alam ko na naman na character siya sa Dragon ball before pa siya nagpakita because I researched beforehand. Hehehe...

Kung patay na patay na ako kay Trunks, wait 'till I say Dennis. AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!! Mas patay na patay ako sa kanya noon! 'Dennis' is Kurama (in japanese) and is one of the main characters of Ghost Fighter or Yu yu Hakusho (in japanese) that became a popular anime series here in the Philippines. How popular you ask? Hmmm... SOBRA! As in para siyang inauguration ni Obama pero araw-araw nga lang pinapalabas. Sa sobrang in love ko kay Dennis, eh naging Dennis na nga ang nickname ko for a couple of months kasi puros siya na lang ang binabanggit ko. As in head over heels talaga ako sa kanya! I used to kiss his poster and even pray for him! Goodness! Thinking of what I was like before (yung patay na patay ako sa kanya na kapag tinawag siyang 'Taong Bobo' instead of 'Taong Lobo' eh nananapak na ako) gives me chills right now kasi parang ang weird, bayolente, at most importantly ang stupid ko noon. Natatawa na nga lang ako eh. Pero when I share this with my classmates and friends, it's funny and relieving at the same time to find someone who also went 'gaga' din over Dennis when they were kids. Sa apat na characters nang Ghost Fighter, it seemed that Dennis is the most favorite one.

Dennis was not my first crush though. I remember liking Quatre Raberba Winner first before Dennis. Nauna kasi atang ipinalabas ang Gundam Wing kesa sa Ghost Fighter. Head over heels din ako sa kanya pero not as head over heels as with Dennis. Hehehe... Then after niya si Trunks nang Dragon Ball.

I also remember having a crush on Faye Valentine nang Cowboy Bebop. Gosh! She's a girl alright, but she's so damn HOT! I can't help but fall for her! With that body of hers, it's impossible for her not to get what she wants!

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My 'teen years' crushes were my longest crushes siguro kasi hanggang ngayon sila parin ang crushes ko. Hehehe...

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First is Akira Sendoh of Slam Dunk. Siya ang may pinaka mataas na probability na sagutin ko kung maging tao siya at ligawan niya ako. Hahaha! He's so cool. I like him because he's so good with basketball. I believe na siya ang pinaka magaling sa basketball sa buong Slam Dunk world and I also believe that he's got the most stylish hairstyle sa lahat nang characters sa Slam Dunk. May tatalo pa ba sa uber spiky hair niya? I don't think so!

My next crush is Spike Spiegel nang Cowboy Bebop. I must admit, nag se-selos ako kay Julia na naka relasyon ni Spike dati. Hehehe... Napaka weird ko talaga. I like him because magaling siya sa martial arts and he's got this uber cool space ship called the Sword fish. He's a big fan of Bruce Lee (so am I) and looks good with those Lupin inspired shoes.

Ang last kong crush eh si Sousuke Sagara nang Full Metal Panic at nang Full Metal Panic Fumoffu. I like guys in the military (maybe because I like to join the military someday) and are tacticians. This does not necessarily means na gusto ko eh mga buff o mga maskulado. Actually gusto ko nang mga may abs kasi gusto ko lang firm ang abdomen area nila, pero after kong pisil pisilin saglit eh nagsasawa narin ako at maya maya pa'y bubugawin ko na sila. (bubugawin means na I'll shoo them away hindi yung bugaw na ibebenta ko sila as prostitutes ha!) I like to marry Sousuke if ever na maging tao siya. Hahaha! This is only because siya lang siguro yung pro-protekta sakin (using his weapons of course. hahaha!) and at the same time the one who will treat me not as a girl but as a comrade in a battle. Gusto ko kasi yung ganoon. I mean ayoko yung pa-special treatment ako sa ka-partner ko dahil lang girl ako. Gusto ko yung parang same gender lang kami o parang same level lang kami. Walang stronger or weaker sex samin.

Kung dito ka lumaki sa Pinas at naabutan mo pa yung start nang invasion nang mga anime series dito, tingin ko nagkaroon ka narin nang crush kahit sa isang anime character. Tell me about it! Nyahahaha! You're no strange! Kasi ang strange eh yung nag deviate lang sa statistical norms, meaning yung walang kaparehas! Eh meron! Ako! Hahaha! So you're no strange person! (so I guess I'll have to retract my statement above, yung sinabi kong weird ako)

All Me!

Anung meron sa pangalan ko?

While I was checking out my friend's blog entries on his multiply website, I found this link on his entry entitled "what's with my name?". I was intrigued with his title and thus I read what is inside that entry.

His blog entry basically promoted this site (hehehe...):
http://www.babyzone.com/babynames/baby-name-advisor.asp

I clicked on it and a few seconds later I catched myself typing my own name onto the space provided and then a few moments later, I found this:

Marie Kris Mañalac Herrera

Marie Kris Mañalac Herrera reflects idealism, the good of mankind. Marie Kris Mañalac Herrera is the humanitarian with the power to make things happen and the integrity to stay the course. A mover and a shaker, without a selfish bone in its body; the name Marie Kris Mañalac Herrera attracts respect, support, and devoted fans. It seems even that the Universe tends to support what the name Marie Kris Mañalac Herrera represents. Speaks to people of all walks of life. Tolerant and broad-minded.

This name pursues goals other than money and power. It seeks justice. It wants to feed the hungry and heal the sick. And yet, the resources it needs to do the job seem to always magically appear.
Marie Kris Mañalac Herrera's most positive characteristics: Integrity, love for all, charisma. Encourages the best in people.

Marie Kris Mañalac Herrera's most negative characteristics: Naive, seeks fame, vulnerable to criticism, not a good judge of character.

More about the name "Marie Kris Mañalac Herrera"
You just got the sample ... but there is MUCH MORE! Below are your Vowel and Base Vibration numbers, which are explained in the full-length Name Advisor Report. You can also analyze two additional names!

• Marie Kris Mañalac Herrera's Vowel Vibration number is 2.
This number increases or decreases the impact of the Dominant Impression.
• Marie Kris Mañalac Herrera's Base Vibration number is 7.
This number represents the overall tone, or rhythm, of the name. it too has a significant impact on the Dominant Impression.

This got me going. I must say that about 90% was really true of me. Hehehe... Nagulat kayo noh? Kasi para sa inyo hindi ako katulad nang mga nakasulat dyan! Hahaha! Pero knowing myself, I think most of it was really right about me.

So kung gusto niyong malaman kung ano ang mga katangian nang mga taong nag ngangalang [insert your name here], then visit the website above! Hehehe... Enjoy!

True happiness

As I was scavenging through my old pics, I found this folder containing pictures of me with my friends Mayie and Justine. And just all of a sudden, I turned back time.

I recalled having this pictures taken inside the Campus Ministry office at the Tan Yan Kee building of our school.

I must admit, I enjoy having FUN! Anytime! Anywhere! And for me, having fun along is not FUN at all! And so I always make it a point to enjoy with my friends. Enjoying for me means CRAZY PICTURES TAKEN and some samples of these pictures are the pictures here. I just love making WILD AND CRAZY pictures of my self with my friends because I believe that the more crazy the pictures are, the happier I am at the moment the pictures were taken. Therefore, real happiness for me is described as being with your friends and acting out crazy stuff with them with no hesitations.

Oh yeah, we do look ridiculous here. (Can't argue with that!) And not to mention, down right stupid! But hey, we had FUN!

Shooting these pictures are far more effective in releasing our stresses in life compared to breathing in and out!

So try having photos like these with your friends! Trust me it's worth your time because just like me, you might find pictures like these in your computer 10 years from now, and once you do, a smile will surely be imprinted in your face.

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Along with these pictures is a video of me and Mayie doing a weird stunt that we've invented. Hahaha! It's us doing what the Christmas Tree behind us was doing. This had me laughing before and I guess it still does make me laugh. (with a crazy idea like that, who would not laugh?) You can also try doing some videos like this one to make you laugh whenever you're feeling down.

Embarassing photos are fun to tell

I am proud.

Yes I am proud! I am proud of my embarassing photos! Hahaha!!! I am at my happiest (or saddest) in my embarassing photos because it shows the true me. So it's either you make fun of me, doodle on my pictures, puke, or accept me for who I am.

In each of my embarassing pictures, there is a story to tell, so let me share you all that is to tell about my pictures.

This picture was taken by my friend Dul. (see my older
posts to know her) I remember that Mia and I were supposed to follow a script here (like pretend to be someone) but we ended up laughing.

This picture never fails to give me a giggle. I remember that I was so prepared to take a picture with these two but I never heard the camera 'clicking' and so I decided to let go of my pose already, but unfortunately the camera just suddenly 'clicked' and an awkward pose of me was taken instead!




I look so 'dugyutin' and dumb here. Hahaha! This was taken in Goldilocks at España. This was after I found out that there were no classes that day. I was so frustrated because I went to school for nothing! I even studied for our quiz! Damn!







This was photoshopped by Mia. She wrote the 'Iisa pa lamang' there because according to her it can be a theatrical poster of the said show. Well for me it is just plain embarassing. I look like I am about to spit something! This was supposed to be romantic but it became a disastrous picture because of ME!



This was in Corregidor. Jologs is in for me but not for other people. I was wearing my sister's ray ban shades there. I thought I was cool, but the pictures told me otherwise. My friend Jem (the guy on the left) already told me (or warned me) that I look blind but that didn't stopped me to keep on wearing those shades.

This was back when we were in first year. Jem and See (some classmates of ours) decided to treat us for lunch. We were having this usual picture taking-as-a-souvenir thing. Sadly, I focused too much on the bottle of pepper that I forgot to drop it when this picture was taken. And oh, I also forgot to smile! Hehehe...

These are just some of my embarassing pictures. It'll take too much space if I include everything here so I'll just add the others some other time.

I hope I made you laugh (even just a bit) with my humiliating pictures.

***Photos are from Jem and Mia

What year is it?

Parang kailan lang nag umpisa ang taong 2008, ngayon ay tapos na siya. Ano nga ba ang mga naganap noong 2008? Most importantly, ano nga bang nangyari sa akin sa taong kakatapos lang? As if naman mahalaga ito sa inyo noh? Well, gusto ko lang i-share. Hehehe...

The year 2008 was the year of the rat pero since marami kaming pusa dito sa bahay eh hindi kami dinaga. Wais ata ito! The rat represents the dirtiest animal for some (sa akin hindi sila ganun kadumi at kadiri. I actually like them because they remind me of someone...hmm...ako?) at marahil dahil dito naging pinaka maruming taon ko na siguro ang 2008. Hehehe... Pakiramdam ko hindi ako naglinis buong taong 2008! Well, except naman sa katawan ko, nililinis ko rin naman siya paminsan minsan, siguro mga twice a year? Joke! This 2008 din pala nahilig ako sa keso o cheese. Parang marami rin akong na consume na milk this past year. Oha! These are merely coincidence pero pano nga kaya kung nakadepende sa kung anong chinese animal symbol (o kung ano pa man ang tawag dun sa zodiac o whatever na yan) nang year ang tadhana mo? As in literal! Pano kung ang nature nang animal nang taong darating ang maging nature din nang mga tao!? For example, like this year! Sabi nila year of the Ox daw ang 2009, so what if mag asal Ox din tayo ngayong 2009? Like what if kumain din tayo nang damo gaya nila? What if kung sa palayan din tayo magbabad? What if magbalat kalabaw din tayo? (shucks eh di kakapal din ang balat natin? teka, kalabaw is Ox di ba?) What if may piercing din tayo sa ilong? (may mga pictures nang Ox na may isang malaking round na earing/ring na nasa ilong nila di ba? napaka uncertain ko sa Ox!) What if nga kung ganun noh? So kapag nagkataon na mangyari yun, ano kayang magandang maging? Hmm.... Hehehe... Ako gusto ko palaging nasa year of the Dragon para madaling magluto, isang buga ko lang tustado na ang pagkain! Oh yeah! How convenient is that! Eh kayo, anung gusto niyo maging?

While I'm stuck in my weird fantasies of becoming a dragon myself, I would like to greet you all a Happy New Year! May this year bring blessings to all of us! Sana swertehin tayo sa lahat nang aspeto nang ating buhay! Oh I almost forgot, wala nga pala akog nilagay na pera noong New Year's eve, so ibig bang sabihin nun mawawalan ako nang pera buong taon? Oh no! Wala naman kasing bulsa yung damit ko noon! Oh no! But I did jump once though. Once is enough for me, ang laki ko na kasi eh. And sana naman yung itinalon kong iyon eh magpalaki sakin vertically not horizontally!

***Pahabol pa! Ang singkamas ba ay prutas o gulay? Kasama kasi siya sa mga prutas namin pero hindi namin alam kung ano ba talaga siya.