Showing posts with label It's the random weekend. Show all posts
Showing posts with label It's the random weekend. Show all posts

Saturday, September 14, 2013

It's the Random Weekend: What's Up?

Seriously, my bedroom has a door for the purpose of it being closed. Don't you hate it when people come in and out of your room without knocking first, or even closing the door after they leave?

Now, now. I'm actually cranky because my knee is currently swelling and I cannot walk properly. The funny thing is that I can still drive when I tried to this morning. You see, I just got my driver's license yesterday and as I was going home after I got the license, my right knee started hurting and I thought it would eventually go away after 12 hours. However, when I woke up this morning, I was still unable to walk properly. I had some plans for today and tomorrow and I had to cancel at the last minute because of my knee. Those plans involved work and play and I was excited for a whole week about it and a mere knee swelling left me unable to attend both plans. I was so sad about having to cancel that I immersed myself in animated movies/series today.

I first watched Mulan and then Mulan II. They were both awesome films but Mulan made me really cry with full emotions. Haha! I don't remember watching Mulan and understanding it as a child so it was probably my first time to watch it fully just this afternoon. After Mulan I did a marathon on an anime that I haven't gotten a hold of in a while, which is Servant x Service. Along with Free! and WataMote, those three are the Summer 2013 anime series that I'm currently watching. I must say that the Servant x Service plot has leveled up and I'm so elated by what's happening!

All in all, I don't feel bad as much as I felt this morning because of not being able to attend to my plans. Watching those things made my mood better, but getting a reply from the job that I'm supposed to take part in also did the trick. I just hope that my knee will get better soon so that I can walk properly from point A to point B, and so that I can lock my door and not be bothered as much to open it each time someone knocks on my bedroom door.

Saturday, September 7, 2013

It's the Random Weekend: Bakit nga ba hindi ka crush ng crush mo? (based on true story.. charot!)

Babala: ang mga tao at pangyayari dito ay pawang likha lamang ng aking isipan... hihi

Nagsulat ako tungkol sa libro/pelikula na "Bakit Hindi Ka Crush Ng Crush Mo" noong Huwebes. Pero ang entry na ito ay hindi tungkol doon. Sabihin na nating lahat tayo ay naka-experience na ng ganito: yung hindi ka crush o gusto o even kilala ng crush mo. Alam natin yung feeling na kikiligin ka kapag daraan si crush sa harap mo, tapos kahit isang aksidenteng sulyap lang sa'yo e feeling mo na may gusto na siya/interesado na siya sa'yo. 

Bata pa lang tayo, ang tanong na sa atin ng mga nanay o ate o kuya natin e "Sino crush mo?" Aminin mo man o hindi, mayroon man talaga o wala, aasarin ka ng mga kaibigan at pamilya mo na nagkakacrush ka na. Tama ba? Huwag mong sabihing hindi nangyari sa'yo yan. Ngayon, ilang taon ka na ba? Fourteen? Eighteen? Twenty-one? Kahit anong edad mo pa, kung isa kang normal na tao, ay paniguradong may crush ka.

Sabi nga nila, ang exciting naman talaga sa pagkakaroon ng crush ay yung pagaaksayahan mo siya ng panahon mo, tapos kapag kaunting sabi lang niya ng pangalan mo ay kikiligin ka na. Exciting di ba? Hindi mo alam kung interesado siya o hindi, pero go ka pa rin!

Una sa lahat, paano mo ba malalaman kung interesado siya sa'yo? (O hindi)

1. Kahit anong effort sa pakikipag-flirt sa kanya ay successful.

Alam mo na, ang usual na pagiging touchy at being all eyes and ears kay crush ay effective talaga. Kung hindi siya lumayo, o mukhang na-weirduhan sa'yo, success! Alam mo na, may pag-asa ka. Pero huwag masyadong umasa, malay mo, friendly lang pala talaga siya. Hahaha!

Kapag patuloy ka naman na nakikipag-usap sa kanya while getting all touchy and interested at ang sagot lang niya ay "Oo nga," "Pwede rin," "Hindi naman," not so good ang impression mo. Pwede mo pang ituloy, kung sapat na sa'yo ang na mas marami pang kayang sabihin si Siri kasya sa crush mong walang kwenta. Haha!

2. Siya na ang unang lalapit sa'yo.

Sabihin na nating nasa gathering kayo ng mga friends of friends niyo, at alam mo na dadating siya kasi ini-stalk mo na ang Facebook o Twitter niya o di kaya naman pina-text mo na siya sa kaibigan mong may number niya kung pupunta ba sya. Pagkakita niya sa'yo e magha-hi na agad sa'yo at kakamustahin ka. Ayan tayo e, swerte mo na yan. Kuhanin mo na kasi ang number, gamiting dahilan ang similar interest niyo tulad ng table tennis o di kaya naman ay beerpong. Haha!

Pero kung pagkadating mo sa gathering niyo e nakita mo siya, nilapitan mo kaagad, at nag-hi ka, tapos biglang after ilang minutes ay nagpaalam na siya sa friends of friends niyo na uuwi na siya, nako. Dalawa lang yan. Either may gagawin pa siya (not likely) o iniiwasan ka na niya. (awtsu!)

3. Tuloy-tuloy ang conversations niyo hanggang sa maging close na kayo.

Oops, grabe na 'to ha. Talagang interesado na niyan si crush kapag kahit sa Facebook o text pa yan e magkausap kayo at biglang magseset pa siya ng lakad niyo na kayo lang dalawa. Nakaalis ka na sa pa-crush crush lang. Pwede ka na ngayong magpatweetums, o kaya naman magpa-miss. Hindi na yan sakop ng post na 'to kaya gorabells ka na!

Ngunit kung ikaw naman ay in-add mo na siya sa Facebook, finollow sa Twitter, hinanap ang Youtube channel, Ask.fm, at kung ano ano pang social networking sites na member siya, plus kinuha mo pa ang number niya sa kaibigan pero hindi mo naman mai-text, at minessage mo na sa FB pero na-'seen-zone' ka lang, itigil mo na yan. Ilang linggo mo na ba yan crush ha, two weeks? six months? Habang maaga pa, move on to the next crush nalang na pagaaksayahan ng energy sa panlalandi o pangii-stalk. Sayang lang ang oras mo sa douchebag o bi-atch na yan. Gora na at hanapin ang mas compatible na crush para sa'yo. Anong malay mo, kapag naka-move on ka na saka siya magiging interesado sa'yo at gawin mo ang lahat ng ginawa niya sayo! (wishful thinking lang haha)

Matapos ang lahat ng yan, kung naging successful ang pagkakaroon mo ng crush kay crush, e tuloy mo lang yan. At kung hindi naman, gaya ng sabi ko kanina ay move on na agad sa next crush bago pa maging bitterness ang nararamdaman mo. Kaya naman tayo nagkaka-crush para mas exciting ang lovelife, yung tipong hahanap ka nalang ng crush kaysa naman sitting pretty ka lang waiting for your knight in shining armor. Kaya kung maging bitterness yan, aba, mali na ang pinasok mo. I-brain wash ang sarili ng three to four times na hindi nangyari yun at hanap na ng bagong crush! Magmadali!

Ngayon, pano nga ba malalaman kung bakit hindi ka crush ng crush mo? 

I. Ayaw niya sa'yo.

Gaya ng unang chapter sa libro ni Ramon Bautista, isa sa mga pinaka-obvious na dahilan kung bakit hindi ka talaga crush ng crush mo e dahil ayaw niya sa'yo. Huwag mo nang ipilit, baka bigwasan ka na niyan. He's/she's not worth it.

II. You're out of his/her league.

Andami pang nalalaman na na ganyan, e para lang naman sa nagmamaganda/nagfeefeeling pogi yan. Kung feeling ng crush mo ay masyado siyang maganda/gwapo/sexy/ma-appeal para sa beauty mo, e, douchebag siya! Huwag mo nang ipagpilitan ang sarili mo sa mga taong ganyan ang pananaw. Malay mo, feeling din ng crush niya e he's/she's out of his/her league. Quits lang!

III. May gusto siyang iba.

Simple lang naman yan e. Gaya ng unang dahilan, ayaw niya sa'yo, posible dahil baka may gusto siyang iba. Minsan naman, hindi porke't may gusto siyang iba e ayaw niya na sayo. O kaya naman hindi porke't ayaw niya sa'yo e may gusto siyang iba. Malas mo lang kung ang sitwasyon mo e yung huli kong sinabi. Ang point ko rito ay hindi ka talaga mabibigyang pansin kapag iba ang laman ng isip at puso niya. Hintayin mo na lang na maggive-up siya sa crush niya, saka ka pumasok sa buhay niya. Anong malay mo, baka ikaw pa ang maghilom ng sugatan niyang puso? Haha!

Minsan, kung mamalasin ka talaga, lahat ng dahilan na sinabi ko e applicable sa'yo. Huwag ka nang magpakabitter, ginusto mo 'yan e. Mapapayo ko lang sa'yo ay move on, marami pa diyan ang mas worth ng stalking at flirting skills mo, kaysa sa crush mo na masyadong mataas ang standards na kahit siya, hindi pasok sa sariling standards niya. Hahaha!


P.S.
Marahil base ito sa mga karanasan ko, ng mga kaibigan ko o ng iba pang mga tao sa paligid ko. Puwede rin naman itong inspired by real events. Pero hindi ko naman masasabi na ang mga ito ay applicable sa lahat satin. May iba sigurong nakakarelate, pero may iba rin namang natatawa nalang sa mga nakasulat dito, kasi medyo parang bitter ang pagkasulat. Haha!

Saturday, August 31, 2013

It's the Random Weekend: Written words.


Written words make me express myself more. Even if it’s cluttered, or arranged in a conventional way, my heart is always present in my writing. I have many essays, short paragraphs that contain my inner self of the past that I sometimes come across whenever I feel like digging into it. Those were written on my old mobile phone, the one I used all throughout college. What lies there were my thoughts on life, at that moment where I still have all the time, money, and new experiences that I want. I can’t help but feel different about myself. It seems that I really grew up in a span of really short years. I feel like I’ve matured enough to think that those problems and opinions that I had were not applicable to my life anymore. It’s like those words that I sincerely wrote were not of mine entirely, but just a small, unrecognizable part of me of the past.

Friday, August 16, 2013

It's the Random Weekend: Roller Coaster of Fear

So I just read a post in Tumblr about someone being forced into riding a terrifying roller coaster ride. While before the ride the person was hesitant to go on the ride and during the ride the person was scared to death, after it the person gets excited and probably wants to go again. Admittedly, I am also terrified of those rides. However, I am one of those people who talks (force) other scared friends to go with me on the ride. The thing is, even if I'm at scared at first, like the person in Tumblr whom I talked about earlier, I always end up liking it and wanting to try it again. I would never want to regret not going to any terrifying roller coaster ride just because I'm trembling at the mere sight of it. Facing that fear of falling gives me excitement, yet my knees always seem to give up on me whenever that happens. In essence, riding a scary ride in amusement parks make me face my fears and not doing it would make me regret it.

I want to be more like that in life. Facing my fears while my heart beats so fast I don't know if it's excitement or panic. I'm trying now, so that I won't have regrets later on. Just try and try, because I will never know what's out there for me unless I give it a shot.


Life is one big roller coaster ride.

Saturday, August 10, 2013

It's the Random Weekend: Buwan ng Wika (Language Month)

Ako ay Pilipino, bagama't ang blog na ito ay malimit na nakasulat sa Ingles, ngayong buwan ng wika ay magaalay ako ng isang artikulo na nakasulat gamit ang Filipino. Noong tayo'y mga bata pa sa elementarya, halos kada buwan ay may selebrasyon at mayroong mga aktibidades na ginagawa para sa mga estudyante. Kadalasan ay may mga sayawan, kantahan, at palaruan. Hinding-hindi naman makakalimutan ng bawat paaralan ang Buwan ng Wika dahil ito'y isang selebrasyon na alay sa ating wikang Filipino. Ang buwan ng Agosto ang tinaguriang buwan ng wika at sa buwan na ito ay hinihikayat ng bawat paaralan na gamitin at isapuso ang ating wika. Kadalasan kasi sa mga eskwelahan ay hinihikayat na magsalita ng Ingles ang mga estudyante kaya nama't tuwing Agosto ay nagkakaroon ng selebrasyon ng wikang Filipino.

Sa mga panahon na ganito, na tapos na sa kolehiyo, o kahit sa kolehiyo pa lamang ay hindi na madalas ang selebrasyon na alay sa wikang Filipino. Ang kasaysayan pa nga ng Pilipinas ay kalimitang itinuturo gamit ang wikang Ingles. Samakatuwid, hindi na natin gaano nabibigyang importansya ang ating wika. Kahit na sabihin nating Filipino pa rin ang ating gamit sa pananalita sa pang-araw-araw, madalas nating gamitin ang mga salitang Ingles kaysa sa wikang Filipino. Iba pa rin ang pagiging dedikado sa pananalita o sa pagsulat sa wikang Filipino na kahit na minsan ay may halong ibang lenggwahe ay nararamdaman pa rin na Filipino ang pananalita ng isang tao. Sa katunayan nga ay ilang beses na akong gumamit ng Google Translate upang siguraduhin na ang mga kahulugan ng mga ginagamit kong salita ay tama at nasa ayos. Minsan nama'y hindi ko talaga maalala kung ano ang Filipino ng salitang Ingles na aking gustong gamitin. 

Ano ba ang gusto kong patunayan sa pagsulat ng artikulong ito? Ang nais ko lang naman ay maipamahagi at maipaalala sa ibang taong nakakabasa ng artikulong ito na huwag natin kalimutan ang ating sariling wika sa kabila ng ating pagmamahal at pagtangkilik sa mga bagay bagay na galing ibang bansa. Kahit na ako'y mahilig sa mga bagay na Hapon o Koreano, hindi ko maipagkakaila na mahal ko pa rin ang aking bansa. Kahit na hindi ako nasisiyahan sa mga nangyayari dito sa Pilipinas, naiintindihan ko ito dahil ang bawat bansa ay may kanya-kanyang suliranin at mas mabuti nang hindi tayo kuntento sa nangyayari dahil patuloy nating gagawan ng paraan at patuloy tayong magsisikap para sa kaunlaran at kagandahan ng ating bansa.


Para Kay B ni Ricky Lee

Isang pagsasabuhay ng aking paglalaan ng panahon para sa ating bansa at sa Buwan ng Wika, bagama't maliit lamang, ay ang aking pagtangkilik sa isang lokal na manunulat na si Ricky Lee. Aking binabasa ang kanyang nobela na "Para Kay B." Hindi ko pa ito natatapos ngunit base sa aking mga nabasa na, ito'y nakakatuwa at nagpapalawak ito ng kaisipan hindi lamang ukol sa pag-ibig pati na rin sa buhay. Natutuwa ako na may mga ganito pang mga aklat na nakasulat sa Filipino. Sana ay patuloy pa ang pagsusulat ng mga awtor sa wikang Filipino at patuloy natin pang tangkilikin ito.

Friday, August 2, 2013

It's the Random Weekend: What's happening?

This is just my second Random Weekend because last week I was sort of busy packing up, meeting with friends because last Saturday night I had been in my flight back home to the Philippines. I chose to come back here to reach my dreams and challenge myself. I'm not going into details now since I'm writing this at 3pm and it's very hot right now (why is it that it's not raining when I stay at home? ugh). I want to relax and think about running this blog right now and save stressing out for my dream later at night. 

I'm currently downloading movies that I might or might not end up using for Reel Thursday and most of them are quite old movies. I started watching one movie last night that I acquired a long time ago but didn't get to watch immediately although I didn't finish it last night because I was too tired and sleepy. I went on a 2 days and 1 night trip to my second home in Manila (Vito Cruz, Taft) and I did some things for my applications for Master's and for Civil Service Exam, but I didn't manage to get it all done because of reasons. Now that weekend's here, I won't be stressing out too much and just relax for the first time since I came home. I really hope it rains though because I miss playing jazz music when it's raining, while I cuddle up with my blanket and watch movies. Ahh, that's the life. 

Moving on.. I have checked my books that are all piling and lining up for me to read them, and I decided to narrow them down. I chose Para Kay B by Ricky Lee and A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare (No Fear Shakespeare Edition). Maybe today, if I don't get annoyed by the hot, humid, and blinding weather, I will start reading Para Kay B.

About the upcoming posts for next week.. I think K-Mondays will be about Korean Food with some sort of twist in it, and I'm so excited to write about it. I'm still not sure though if I'll be able to pull it off. Tuesday Running Man is not so exciting as last week's but still, I hope that it would be as awesome as always. Next is J-Wednesdays, I have one topic in mind and it's 'how to learn and practice your Nihongo skills while reading Japanese Manga.' However, I'm still considering other topics. Finally, for Reel Thursday, like what I've mentioned earlier, I will be talking about some promising movies that I have yet to watch that are also quite old.

じゃーね〜

Saturday, July 20, 2013

It's the Random Weekend: The cat who reincarnated into a FANGIRL.

I have made some changes in my blog, just to make me more efficient in blogging, and make my blog more readable. I included five segments per week: K-Mondays, Tuesday Running Man, J-Wednesdays 水曜日だ!, Reel Thursday, and It's the Random Weekend. First is K-Mondays. On Mondays, I'll be talking about anything related to Korea, be it their pop culture, traditions, food, cultural heritage, travel, etc. My first topic this week was K-pop, specifically, 2NE1's new single Falling In Love. Second is Tuesday Running Man. Since English subtitles for Running Man usually come up on Monday nights, I'll be making the post on Tuesdays. Also, I'm hoping that my beloved Running Man will not be ending soon and might make it into 5 years or more! Third, J-Wednesdays, is a day for anything and everything Japanese! This week's first J-Wednesdays was about Karuta, Hyakunin Isshu and Chihayafuru (anime). Next is Reel Thursday. On Thursdays, we wear pink. Now, that's a line from Mean Girls. They wear pink on Wednesdays though. Anyways, I talk about mostly Western movies on Thursday, but who knows, I might go for Filipino or any Asian movies.. Lastly, it's the random weekend. On Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, I want to take a break and just do 1 to 2 short blog posts with random topics. This week, I chose to talk about the changes in my blog.

Moving along, I want to talk about the blog name change. I went with "The cat who reincarnated into a FANGIRL" because I wanted to change my blog name since I saw that similar blog name with a Tumblr user. I, myself, is a Tumblr user but I don't have the same blog name as my blog name here. The reason though for coming up with that name is my own personality. I am a fangirl and I love cats. I find myself similar to cats as I live with them for how many years now. Sometimes I'm lazy, I'm not in the mood, but other times I'm hyper and want to play along. That's why I thought that I might be a cat in my past life. And so, I made that into my blog name, The cat who reincarnated into a fangirl.

I'll be going real random with this blog post and tell you guys that The Walking Dead Season 4 Trailer is out! It's only available in America though, but a kind person uploaded it in Youtube for us to watch in places other than America.