Lifehouse in Manila = AWESOME!!!

I just came home from the concert. Man, it was short but sweet. It lasted for only an hour and a half but it was worth every painful penny. They sang about 10-12 songs, I wasn't able to keep count because I was partly busy adjusting my camera which could only record 4 minutes of video (I don't know why, it was 500mb), and partly screaming my lungs out.

Jason and the rest were simply magnificent. They were very energetic, running and jumping around the stage. They really looked like they were having fun with us. The whole coliseum was really pumped up. The house was packed to the brim. I actually vacated my seat and ran as near to the stage as the big thugs would allow me. Haha. I got to the fifth row, I think. Even though I didn't know the lyrics to all their songs, I just jumped along with the people beside me. Marvelous. I think I sweat off my whole lunch.

They sang my most favoritest song in the world, Hanging by a Moment. I guess it's pretty obvious that they're gonna sing it because it's their first hit ever here in the Philippines (or was it Sick Cycle Carousel? Basta.). They also sang You & Me (okay, stop saying duh). I also wished they'd perform Everything. But they didn't. Sigh. It's one of the...I don't know, it's a "swelling song". You know, the one that starts low and slow and then swells towards the end and then you unconsciously start banging your head. It was one of Smallville's Lana+Clark songs. Lol.

Anyway, I didn't get that many pictures because of the weird camera memory thing. I did get several videos though. I'm gonna work on compiling and uploading them here some time later. As of now, here are the only pics. :)

Jeff Sleeping

My computer's still on hiatus (even longer than the Undertaker's recent "banishment") so I'm using my brother's laptop. He's in the background watching Friends...or whatever.

Anyway, I've given up on reading about the Japanese occupation of the Philippines. I'll do that tomorrow morning. If I get up early, which is unlikely. So I just researched about the current whereabouts of Bobby Lashley (one of my fave wrestlers) and of course, my childhood hero, the Undertaker.

So I found out that Lashley is no longer with WWE. I know it should have been obvious because he's been missing from the ring for like, almost a year now. I just thought that he had a really really bad injury that needed a year to completely heal or something. I was really hoping he'd come back. Oh well. As long as he's happy whatever he's doing right now then that's cool with me. I do hope to see him competing somewhere else though.

I'm starting to wonder about the working conditions in WWE. Well maybe the corporate side isn't so bad (or maybe it's worse!) than the performing side (is that the right term?). It seems like there are a lot of superstars who quit because they were "maltreated" or something. In Lashley's official site www.BOBBY-LASHLEY.net, they said something about the reason why he left. if you remember, Lashley got injured in a match with Mr. Kennedy. That was around August 2007. So he needed surgery and 4 months off. He was scheduled to come back in December but he wasn't contacted by Vince McMahon when the time was nearing. So that kinda frustrated him, and then there was another one about his girlfriend who's a Diva about refusing to do a storyline. So I guess that and other things added up and led to his quitting. So there. I'm just wondering what...what goes on there? I'd really love to be part of the WWE Creative Team some time after I graduate, but I don't know, I don't want to write something that would cause a superstar to quit like that. I've always thought that the creative writers write an assortment of storylines that are equally good, and then they hold meetings with the superstars and let them pick which one they like best or if they want to push a certain storyline, they still discuss it with the superstars involved and compromise if they need to. I thought it was a democracy over there.

So about the title. Lol. Haha. I'm still in my Jeff Hardy phase right now. I was just surfing around and I found these at Emily & Amy's Public Gallery. They have great WWE wallpapers there.

Jeff just looks too cute asleep. :)

Lifehouse... Lifehouse...

My 21st birthday is less than a week away. I can't believe I'm turning 21. I can't believed it's sandwiched between two awesome concerts: Lifehouse's and Daughtry's. I also can't believe how unbelievably non-excited I am.

I'm not gonna go into details here because I don't wanna spread depression all over the lives of the one or two people who actually read this. But there's been some stuff going on and...yeah let's just say they're very distracting and have unbelievably bad timing. Then I just learned that we have a trillion things to do as seniors. First off, I'm not sure if our thesis proposal has been approved. I really really hope it has, or else we'll waste another week or two rewriting and resubmitting and re-waiting for the results. Other groups are currently very busy doing theirs. I don't know what they're doing though. We didn't have thesis consultations for two weeks now so I have no idea what we're supposed to do next. I so think that we're gonna cram. Again. Second, as I mentioned, my friend just told me that we were supposed to attend a minimum of 4 career talks or else we get a hold order (I'm not really sure what it is, but it's just a really huge pain in the butt--can't get test permits or get grades and stuff). I wasn't able to attend the first two and I can't attend the one tomorrow because I've got doctor's appointment. So I missed marketing and entrepreneurship talks, which are the best ones. All that's left are BPO, arts & fashion, IT & Telecom, and services. I mean, what are those?! What the hell is BPO? I'd love to go to the arts & fashion though. Third, well, there's the general suckiness of schoolwork. Group works, reports, midterms in two weeks, org stuff, yearbook photos...

Sigh.

I just... I don't know anymore. I feel like there's just too much going on and so many things to do. But sometimes I feel like I'm not even doing anything! Which is the case most of the time. But still. I don't know. I'm just overwhelmed with everything. I don't know why.

Anyway, I'm in a YM conference right now and I have no idea what to contribute to the discussion. I just keep asking stupid questions. Stupid stupid questions. I hope they don't kill me for it. I'll try to contribute something. Maybe later this week. Lol.

So I'm downloading Lifehouse's latest album to cheer myself up. I'd really love to buy the actual CD though. I want a complete Lifehouse collection. Lol. Hanging by a Moment is the best song ever. I would cry when they perform that. I know I will. I've always wondered about the people who cry during concerts. I get really excited, yeah, but not to the point of tears. But I just know that that song will send me weeping. Better brings some tissue.

Feeling Sick

I'm not feeling very well right now. Fever hasn't really come on yet, but my throat has been scratchy since last night so that usually means that I'm getting toncilitis again. The weather isn't helping too. There can be mornings that are extremely hot and then it will rain hard during the afternoon. There are times when it's just gonna rain on and off all day like awhile ago. I really can't predict the weather, and most of the time I forget to bring an umbrella so I end up having to walk in the rain to get to my next class.

My head's starting to hurt a little bit now. Great. And I have 8 chapters to memorize tomorrow for my long test in History on Wednesday.

Wait a minute, it already is tomorrow.

Argh. I gotta go to sleep. But I've just woken up from a long nap about three hours ago so right now I'm not ready for bed yet. I hope I do feel better in a few hours because besides the gazzilion pages of readings I have to go through, I also have to draw about a dozen scenes for a short video for my school org. And I have to photoshop things. And I have to finish the script for the video. And I have to make a powerpoint presentation for the general assembly.

I have no idea how I'm gonna do all that in a day while I am sick.

However, I found something that made me feel a little bit better.

As mentioned in my previous post, I'm in a Jeff Hardy phase. Still am. I actually tuned out during Philosophy awhile ago (which is something I rarely ever do because the lessons are hard to follow) because of him. Just daydreaming, you know. Girl stuff.

Look for him for my annual year-end 10 hottest guys list. :) Randy Orton may get bumped off the top spot this year.

Anyway, I found this pic of Jeff. As the original poster of this pic in a forum said, he is "insanely adorable".

He really is.




















I never noticed that he has dimples before. Oh man. *melts*

I can't wait 'til Friday when I get to see him again in Smackdown.

I have no life.

Skittles and Jeff Hardy

I was surfing the net last night, partly researching for my thesis, partly searching for whatever I could find. I just saw Night of Champions a few hours earlier, and the WWE Draft 2008 two days back so my head was still quite full of WWE. So while reading a pretty long pdf file about persuasion theories, I suddenly decided to look for WWE fanfics.

I know, it's weird. About a month ago, I didn't even know those existed. But hey, they were there. So I looked for Jeff Hardy fics. I don't know why. I just really really admire him and his acrobatics and his multi-colored hair. I guess I've unwittingly developed a crush on him or something. Lol.

Anyway, the fics I found were mostly about John Cena. Like 15 out of 20 fics per page are about John Cena. If only it were two years ago, I would've devoured all of it. Haha. So I found a couple of Jeff fics, but regrettably, a paragraph into those works and I'm already bored outta my wits. There was one that kind of held my attention for a bit, but it's like the author's main mode of sustenance is cursing. Every other word is a cuss word. Pity, I actually found the first chapter quite funny.

After a few more fics, I stumbled upon this really cute and hilarious one shot, Feeling Skitty. This is by far the best Matt and Jeff fic I've read, even if it's only like, a page long. It's so cute and funny! And it actually made me go buy Skittles at the grocery today. Lol! :)

Oh, and I just found out that Jeff is already married. Yey for him and her, sniff sniff for me. :( And I saw this preview of a The Hardy Show episode, and Jeff pissed himself! He filmed himself pissing himself. It was really disgusting but a little bit funny too. Yeah, I'm a bit weird. His wife didn't look too happy. Haha. It was such a huge turn off for me though. But I still love him because he's insane. :)

David Cook WINS!!!

My head still hurts because of all the screaming I did awhile ago when Seacrest said "COOK!" after taking his sweet time to look at the result card.

I seriously did not expect that David Cook will win. I mean, yeah, I'd love for him to win, but last night's show scared me because little David really brought it on. His first song (the one originally by Elton John) did give me shivers. I was waiting for DC to bring out something like Billie Jean or Always Be My Baby. His performances were alright, but there wasn't that certain "kick" he usually had.

So while the two Davids stood there, side by side, waiting for their fate, I was all nauseous and at the same time preparing myself, figuring out what my reaction would be if they say Archuleta won.

I totally thought DA will win!

I am so glad Cook won. I mean, for the first time since I started watching AI (started with season 3), it's the first time that the one I'm actually rooting for won. He deserved it. All of it.

Don't get me wrong, David Archuleta is a fabulous singer. He has a wonderful voice, but he's too boyband-ish for me. If I were 17 now, I would've been rooting for him. He would fit perfectly in Westlife, I swear. Simon would be glad, that's one of his bands and they're short one member. Lol. It's just that little David sings ballads all the time. I had my boyband days, believe me, I still have posters in my closet to prove that, but too much ballads is just...too much. When DA sings upbeat songs it just isn't as good as his ballads. Versatility is what he lacks. Although I do agree that he could sing a phone book and it would be lovely, but he's gonna sing a ballad phone book. However, with a little more experience, I bet he'd be great.

Still, for me, David Cook is the best this season. It's time for a rocker to win! Lol. This is the guy that can sing absolutely anything. He made me like Always Be My Baby! He can remake arrangements to suit him. He never had an awful performance. All his "not great" performances were at least above average. He took risks, and they all paid off. He's original. He's talented. He's basically just the greatest.

I read somewhere where the author thinks DC just sounds like every other rocker out there. Fine, rockers have that signature raspy grungy voice, but that doesn't mean he sounds like all of them. That's like saying Little D sounds like every other boyband/balladeer out there (which I think is not true. I could totally tell if it's DA that's singing). What I like about DC is that yeah, he has that rough side to his voice, but he has that tender side too, which can be heard in his rendition of Music of the Night. Anyone who can come close to the Gerard Butler's version deserves the title of awesome. He doesn't just scream, he can turn on a sort of falsetto during high notes. He's just really well rounded as a musician and a great guy according to Simon.

The only thing I'm worried about is that he's gonna be tied down to the AI contract now. I hope his first album won't suck. Well, he could always do what Kelly Clarkson did and "break away" in his second album. Lol.

Anyway, good luck to both Davids, really. They're the best top 2 since Bo and Carrie, and I wish they both have tremendous careers and not fade into oblivion like other Idol contestants.

So... Ano Na?

Lintik talaga wala akong magawa dito. As in. Sana nasa bahay nalang ako nag DVD marathon o nagdownload ng latesst episodes diba. Marami rami pang Ghost Hunters yun papanoorin ko, tapos di ko pa tapos idownload yun latest Smallville, Supernatural, Ugly Betty, and Ghost Hunters. Epal. Eh pag uwi ko nandun na si Koko so agawan nanaman sa net yun. Whek. Ang bagal bagal pa naman ng net sa bahay. Aysus.

Sana nga talaga tapos na ako dito. Sana hanggang this week nalang ako. Ayoko na talaga, it's so boring na. I'd rather be a bum at home! At least I'm enjoying myself and my last summer as a student kesa andito ako, oo nga may net, pero ang dami daming taong umaaligid! Tapos may danger pa na biglang sumipot boss ko so mabibitin itong sinusulat ko. Shet talaga. Ala-una palang! Meron pa akong 5 hours na kelangan palipasin! Walanghiya!

So anyway, pampalipas ng oras... I'm surfing around checking our red carpet photos of AI7 people. Seryoso, ganun na talaga ako kaborad.

And look what I found!!!




















The Cooks!

They actually look good together... (pretends na hindi nagseselos)








..........iphophotoshop ko mukha ko jan! Mwahahahahaha!

One of the Whatever Moments at Work

So far, today has been a surprisingly wonderful day! I got to work 6 minutes late (this is the fifth time I've been late, and this is the latest by far. we do have a 10-minute leeway though so I guess that's ok, but I really do try to be on time). I was kinda bummed about that because I really don't like being late, it's just that I fell asleep after having breakfast and woke up at 8:22AM! Reminder to self: NEVER SLEEP WITHOUT SETTING THE ALARM CLOCK.

So my boss won't be here the whole day which is cool 'czuse I don't really feel like working today. I will do some designing later though, when I have absolutely nothing else to do. Right now I'm busy blogging and downloading stuff. Haha. I have 7 hours to go before I have to go back to my snail-paced DSL. It's about as fast as a really good dial up. Argh.

I just wish my brother would lend me this computer for another day after he comes back, just for me to finish all the downloads here. I can't very well install uTorrent to the office laptop right? As I am installing Limewire here. Haha. I might as well download songs too.

Okay, I promise I will work seriously starting 1PM. I have two more hours to bum.

So yesterday was Labor Day, and our swimming trip pushed through after all. I was a hairbreadth away from giving up last night when my mom told me that she would also be going somewhere so she's really gonna ask the driver to come in. I thought he was supposed to have a day off. So yey, we had transportation!

I brought this huge ass ancient cooler with lots of ice and drinks. Swimming could really get someone hungry and thirsty. I don't know why but we only finished a 1.5 bottle of Pepsi, a couple of bottles of water and a sall bottle of Coke Zero. I guess we drank too much pool water? EEEWWW.

I rediscovered that I could swim yesterday. I could actually be out of reach of the sides and survive. Nothing fancy though. I just let myself float, and when I did, I just kind of moved my arms up and down and I actually went to some direction. Haha. I did inhale water often though. It hurt but oh well. At least it was cloudy and cool (thanks to Mel n Sar!) It's the best weather to go swimming for me. But I still prefer night swimming!

And after that, we ate. Dennie made tacos and barbecue. It was awesome. I absolutely love her tacos! If only I could've brought home the leftover. Haha. It;s that good. And Grace made fantastic cookies! They're big like the ones at Starbucks but wau way better. We couldn't get enough of them! It melts in your mouth! I wish she'd give me some for my birthday. Haha.

After we've polished off our plates, we laid back beside the pool and just...chilled. We talked about whatever and everything else. We even guessed which one of us is going to get married first. All I can say is that it's definitely not going to be me. I may as well be the last. I don't wanna get married soon! The earliest that I want to get married is 28 years old, no sooner. I still have a lot that I want to do. I wanna go places with my friends. I don't wanna lose my identity yet! I wanna be like the girls from Sex and the City. Free and fabulous. I mean, I do wanna find love. And based on my almost 21 years of experience, love doesn't want to find me. So how could I get married any time soon right? I don't even have someone to marry yet! I don't even have anyone to fall in love with!

Although there's Jon Avila. He goes to church every Sunday (so I've heard). That's the kind of guy I'd wanna marry! And he's cute. Haha.

Wasting Time

It's exactly 5:33 in the time card puncher thingy. I can't wait to get outta here.

So okay, tomorrow is Labor Day and I have no idea if I have to go to work tomorrow or if I can relax at home. My boss hasn't come back yet and I think I'd be outta here already when she does. I have to text her about this. I'd be really bummed if I had to come in tomorrow. It's a freaking holiday! I don't know if it is a working or a non-working holiday, but I don't care, because I'm not getting paid anyway!

Maybe it would be a good thing if I had to come in tomorrow. I mean, that would be one day closer to ending this right? But I'm looking forward to hanging out with my friends, although our swimming/picnic trip is in danger of being canceled (if it isn't already) because of lack of cars. But still, I'd love to kick back and watch DVDs all day tomorrow. And I hope it rains too. That would just make my day.

Anyway, for the past couple of hours, I've been redesigning my Mother's Day promo materials. My boss's brother is their brand manager so he checks my designs and everything. i have to say, I learned more from him today than I have the past week. His comments are actually helpful.

Time: 5:39 PM. I'm still here. Haha. I have three Ghost Hunters International downloading now, and one is about to be done in 20 minutes. I'm just gonna wait for that while I pass the time rambling on about senseless things.

I forgot to call Summit Media today. But if it's true that I actually have to spend 9 more days here, I'd be done by May 14, and I'm scared that it might be too late for me to work at Summit. But I'd really love to, even if i spend all May there. At least i'd still have one week in June to be a bum, and I had the first week of April for that too.

I do miss being a bum. Seriously.That's been my career all my life and now I find myself waking up at 6:30 in the morning every weekdays and actually feel like I'm used to it. I've been doing this for exactly three weeks now and I'm tired of it. I don't wanna anymore...

What if I had to do this every single day for the rest of my life?

Yeah, pretty soon I'd have to. I only have a year of school left. I'm gonna get shoved into the real world. I am TERRIFIED. I don't want my life to be like this every single day. For 9 hours I sit in front of a computer and do whatever. Write letters and design flyers and posters in this cramped little room with a banshee for a companion. Seriously. I mean, my workmates here are nice and all, and maybe it's my time of the month, but there are two here that got into my nerves today. They are so loud! Luckily the first one already went home. The other one is still here, and it's killing me. She talks to herself, LOUDLY. Like, shouting. I wanted to strangle her awhile ago.

OK, so I'm evil. But I really value my privacay, and there's just none of that here. And she is especially noisy today. But maybe it's just that time of the month.

Inhale. Exhale. I'm trying to calm myself down and try not to think of my grumbling stomach. I have less than 10 minutes to go before the clock sings its wonderful tune of freedom.

Let me try to distract myself.

So last night, I watched the latest episode of Supernatural. It was weirdly funny. Sam and Dean were supposedly accidentally included in a reality show very much like Ghost Hunters (the fake show was even called Ghostfacers! I don't even know what to make of that. Is it mocking GH? I love GH!). It was funny. Answer to the episode's problem: GAY LOVE. Between a living human being and a ghost.

Time 5:56. Yey!

Harry Potter Exhibit!!!

This Harry Potter exhibit will be touring around the world starting next year. It will feature authentic costumes and props from the movies. The tour will last for five years and will go to ten or maybe more cities.

Read the whole press release or visit the Harry Potter: The Exhibit site.

I'm so excited! Okay, I know that it's a long shot for them to come here in the Philippines but hopefully they'd come to a nearby country. I am seriously going to fly there just to see that exhibit!!!

Wow, it's been a long time since I've unleashed my harry-potter-a-holic side. I've missed it! Haha.

Anyway, since I'm in a Harry Potter mood now, updates:

• November 21st : Release date of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie
• Early 2009 : Harry Potter Exhibition
• Some time between December 15, 2009 and June 30, 2010: Opening of Harry Potter Theme Park
• November 2010: Tentative release date of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1
• May 2011 : Tentative Release Date of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2

I'm so excited!!!!! Long live the Harry Potter Fandom!!!