Entries for September, 2006

September 10th, 2006

20 questions


anokaya
If you're my friend, or even if you're not but you just want to kill time or maybe introduce yourself to me, please copy and paste these questions and answer them through the comments section. Thankies! 
 
(Full name isn't really required, just as long as I can still identify you. I just realized, even if I've known some of you for years, I still don't know what your favorite movie/song is. Or if you're willing to hang out with me for no reason at all. I might even get tambay-buddies because of this. So yey!) 
 
1. Your Full Name:

2. Age:

3. Single or Taken:

4. Favorite Movie:

5. Favorite Song:

6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist:

7. Dirty or Clean:

8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:

HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ...

1. Do we know each other outside of LiveJournal?

2. What's your philosophy on life?

3. Would you have my back in a fight?

4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?

5. What is your favorite memory of us?

6. Would you give me a kidney?

7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:

8. Would you take care of me if I were sick?

9. Can we get together and make a cake?

10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately?

11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me?

12. Do you think I'm a good person?

13. Would you drive across country with me?

14. Do you think I'm attractive?

15. If you could change anything about me, what would you change?

16. What do you wear to sleep?

17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out?

18. Would you go on a date with me if I asked you?

19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?

20. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you? Come on!
Currently feeling: bouncy
Posted by anokaya at 03:10 AM | 1 boinkz!

20 questions


anokaya
If you're my friend, or even if you're not but you just want to kill time or maybe introduce yourself to me, please copy and paste these questions and answer them through the comments section. Thankies! 
 
(Full name isn't really required, just as long as I can still identify you. I just realized, even if I've known some of you for years, I still don't know what your favorite movie/song is. Or if you're willing to hang out with me for no reason at all. I might even get tambay-buddies because of this. So yey!) 
 
1. Your Full Name:

2. Age:

3. Single or Taken:

4. Favorite Movie:

5. Favorite Song:

6. Favorite Band/Rapper/Artist:

7. Dirty or Clean:

8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:

HERE COMES THE FUN ... ... ...

1. Do we know each other outside of LiveJournal?

2. What's your philosophy on life?

3. Would you have my back in a fight?

4. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?

5. What is your favorite memory of us?

6. Would you give me a kidney?

7. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:

8. Would you take care of me if I were sick?

9. Can we get together and make a cake?

10. Have you heard any rumors of me lately?

11. Do you/have you talk(ed) crap about me?

12. Do you think I'm a good person?

13. Would you drive across country with me?

14. Do you think I'm attractive?

15. If you could change anything about me, what would you change?

16. What do you wear to sleep?

17. Would you come over for no reason just to hang out?

18. Would you go on a date with me if I asked you?

19. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?

20. Will you post this so I can fill it out for you? Come on!
Currently feeling: bouncy
Posted by anokaya at 03:10 AM | 7 boinkz!

September 13th, 2006


anokaya
Today, I attend my classes for the first time. (I skipped Monday's on a whim).
 
FILIPI3 and ARTSCHE, yes. I'm not worried about them at all.
 
What I am worried about, are my other two subjects. PETEAMS & ROTC. Gah.
 
Haven't enlisted my PETEAMS subject yet, but I'm contemplating getting the thursday 3 to 5 pm one. That way, I have yet to miss a class. And God forbid, will ever be late for one.
 
Only trouble is, it's probably going to be Volleyball (the 3 to 5 sched will be held at P7B)--the sport I most detest. They say there's a way of hitting the volleyball so that your forearms don't sting and turn red, but honestly, whichever part of you that ball hits--hurts. bad. I know this because Tyler knows this. and because I spent most of my GS & HS life dodging volleyballs.
 
I guess if I survived it at St. Paul's, I can put up with it for a term. For the diploma. Ah well. I hope. Or else, it's "Hello Lasalle!" for me again next term.
 
ROTC is a different matter. Aside from the possibility of fainting again (i don't do well when exposed under the sun for extended periods of time. especially when wearing layers upon layers of heavy, heat-trapping clothing), i'm worried about the 6 a.m. calltime. Hello. Might as well not sleep on Fridays, if they expect me to be in school that early.
 
My only wish is that it rains most Saturdays, so that we'll be forced to stay indoors. 
 
Or, maski I survive this sem lang. Please Lord please. 
 
This has got to be my worst semester ever. Lordy, lordy. 
Posted by anokaya at 04:25 AM | 5 boinkz!

September 14th, 2006

Another Canadian bags it!


anokaya
I can't believe how giddy I am that Lukas Rossi won Supernova.
 
This is despite the fact that I think Supernova's songs are stupid (hey hey hey, ho ho ho?! bad lyrics accompanied by forgettable riffs) and Lukas could've done better as a solo artist. But hey. He wanted to win that thing. :p Suportahan ko sya! Haha.
 
I guess I feel like I won too. I *have* been texting in votes for him since half the season started. I *have* been defending him from criticisms (mainly from my mom, but yeah. Oh, and I asserted to Sushil that he's way better than Dilana. Wahoo). To have him as the final winner makes all my efforts seem worth it. :p
 
GO LUKAS!! I probably won't buy Supernova's album, since I'm not a fan of *your* band per se. But I will be watching your previous performances repeatedly (and for free) at youtube. :p And I'll be downloading your Rise Electric songs (which I prefer over Supernova tracks). You're one helluva performer, and I'm proud to have been a part of the Rossi Posse. 
 
 
 
Currently feeling: giddy-giddy-wee!
Posted by anokaya at 01:55 PM | 7 boinkz!

September 21st, 2006

My favorite smile


anokaya
When the tip of your tongue pokes out from in between your teeth, and your eyes become half-moons behind your glasses, I melt. And it makes everything more than worthwhile.
Currently listening to: Ben Lee's Ache for you
Currently reading: Fukuyama's State Building
Currently feeling: satisfied
Posted by anokaya at 03:58 PM | buzz me!

September 22nd, 2006

Fear Factor, Wimp Version


anokaya
Yesterday, I faced a couple of silly, personal fears and survived!! Yey.
 
First fear was entering class without (a) knowing any of my classmates, (b) late, (c) while the teacher is talking scarily & yelling. Mostly, my fear of awkwardness (which will never go away, methinks). And I had to tap my teacher thrice on the shoulder to get his attention, while my classmates kept on looking at me weirdly. Not only because they didn't know me (freshman block section) and the teacher seemed to be completely oblivious to my presence, but also because I was obviously an upper-classman, having the old-school, baduy p.e. uniform that they phased out. haha. But it's all good. I survived. Whoo.
 
Second fear conquered (hopefully) was flying volleyballs!! Yey. My arms hurt like hell (and still do, actually) but the prospect of not graduating because of P.E. kept me from giving up and folding (which is what I would've done had I been with my block section, I think. Comfort zone, eh). 
 
Third (minor, minor) fear was meeting up with someone without having an exit strategy. For some weird reason though, I didn't feel like I needed one for this particular person. So I guess, this doesn't really count.
 
So for my third real fear/anxiety, it was (a) having someone you're not close with yet treat you; (b) eating/drinking while someone's watching. I think it's a combination of the nice person in me feeling guilty, feeling like i'm taking advantage of the other person. and well, the insecure-clumsy-eater/drinker in me, who hates it when people watch me eat/drink because... i might embarass myself. besides, it's awkward. buti sana if they're eating/drinking something too.
 
Thanks to Charles' insistence and prodding though (and the promise he'd dance revo in public in exchange for overcoming my mental block), I overcame that last fear. Yey.
 
So one last fear to hurdle. ROTCCCC HERE I COMEEEE! yeah! haha. :p 
 
 
 
Currently listening to: Nine Inch Nails - Hurt (ang galing!)
Currently reading: Fukuyama's State Building
Currently feeling: accomplished
Posted by anokaya at 02:13 AM as a favorite post | 2 boinkz!

ROTC day *shudder*


anokaya
Was up and about by 4:45 a.m. Will be leaving the house in awhile. I'm quite nervous, but I'm confident I'll be able to pull through today. Maybe it's too soon too say, though. So, I'll stop at being optimistic.
 
Wish me luck! 
Currently feeling: nervous
Posted by anokaya at 09:24 PM | 3 boinkz!

September 28th, 2006

Typhoon Day


anokaya
Last night, I couldn't believe my ears when mom and el broke the news that there wouldn't be any classes today. Apparently, a big typhoon was coming up. I wondered how big it could be that PAGASA didn't wait until early morning to announce it.
 
Today, i find myself agreeing with PAGASA's decision. Grabe ang typhoon. A very sturdy tree in front of our townhouse sala just fell moments ago. So did several other sturdy trees around the block, one of them even landing on (and wrecking) our neighbor's nice, harmless car (yupi yung bubong, and one of the branches spiked through the windshield. Thank God no one was inside).
 
And here I was, planning (last night) to surprise him. apparently he was planning the same (wee), but d'oh. Who'd be insane enough to want to travel through this weather? It's friggin dangerous! So fun surprises have to be postponed.
 
I'm happy-happy though. Because mom came home early and we got to bond. Aside from getting her to do coloring-books with me (+ sharing fun, fun convos. including asking her if i had a future ahead of me after graduation. hehe), we also storm-watched.
 
Mom: Anak (in an excited voice), nuod tayo!
Estelle: Ha? Ng alin? Eh walang kuryente.
Mom: Hindi!! Sa sala, ng bagyo!! It's the best show there is, 'no! It beats national geographic! Tara! (or something to that effect)
 
So we went downstairs and sat on our car-shaped sofas and bet on which trees would survive the storm.  And she told me that the last time she did this, she was about my age. They still lived in Proj. 6 (Visayas Ave), and she had a good view of her neighbor's roof being blown away, bit-by-bit, by the storm. 
 
It was a guilty pleasure. Emphasis on guilt, but pleasurable nonetheless. 
 
I feel so cruel.
 
Back to work.  
Currently listening to: Badly Drawn Boy's Silent Sigh (ituneing)
Currently reading: Bob Greene's And You Know You Should be Glad
Currently feeling: happy, content
Posted by anokaya at 07:55 AM as a favorite post | 1 boinkz!

September 29th, 2006

I didn't cheat! Promise!


anokaya
1.Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn't make sense. NO CHEATING!
4. Tag 10 people to play this game too.
Optional Estelle Add-in: post the best lines from the song, and comment on whether or not it's apt.  

How are you feeling today?
Sex, War & Robots by Super Furry Animals
"If tears could kill, I'd be a long time gone" -- Does not apply. I am quite happy today, thank you very much.

How do your friends see you?
You're All I Have by Snow Patrol
"It's so clear now that you're all I have. I have no fear now that you're all I have." -- Wow, am I that good a friend? Haha. 

Will you get married?
The Greatest View by Silverchair
"...when you want no one, but you've got someone" -- Uh-oh. I hope this isn't true."...when you want no one, but you got someone" -- Oh no, I hope this isn't true. 

What is your best friend's theme song?
 Anti-Music Song by the Mountaingoats
"I saw you on TV, doing a bad imitation of Van Morrison" -- well, I *did* see him on TV. No imitation though. Hehe."I saw you on TV, doing a bad imitation of Van Morrison" -- well, I did see him on TV... no bad imitation though hehe. 

What is the story of your life?
Video Killed the Radio Star by The Pixies (Cover)
"'cause in my mind, and in my car, we can't rewind, we've gone too far" -- I guess this goes for everyone.

What was high school like?
Is this it? by The Strokes
"Can't you see I'm trying, I don't even like it..." -- Hmm. Possible. :p

How can you get ahead in life?
Nearer than Heaven by The Delays
"We could talk forever, nothing would get done" -- I guess it's telling me to stop talking. :p

What is the best thing about your friends?
Torpedo by the Eraserheads
"Pasensya na kung ako ay naiiyak, mababaw lang talaga ang luha ko. Di ko mapigil ang aking damdamin..." -- There are better aspects to them, but this was the most apt line from the song. Emotional honesty, yeah.

What is today going to be like?
Shame by PJ Harvey
"We were as green as grass, and I was hypnotized" -- Green!! ANIMO! Haha. I'm sure today will be great! 

What is in store for this weekend?
Save it for Later by Harvey Danger
"Sooner or later your legs give way and hit the ground" -- No to scraped knees! 

What song describes you?
Made up Love Song by The Guillemots
"Now there's poetry, in an empty coke can" -- Hmm. I like! 

To describe your grandparents?
The Perfect Drug by Nine Inch Nails (oooh)
"Without you, everything just falls apart." -- I agree. 

How is your life going?
He's Simple, He's Dumb, He's the Pilot by Grandaddy
"Adrift again 2000 man" -- whatever 2000 stands for. 

What song will they play at your funeral?
Army of Me - Bjork and Skunk Anansie (Live Version)Army of Me - Bjork & Skunk Anansie (Live)
"Stand up, you've got to manage... You're alright, there's nothing wrong." -- not so comforting when you listen to the whole lyrics, but yeah, pwede nang carino-brutal.

How does the world see you?
Be Still My Heart by The Postal Service
"I was running late for work, so I didn't change my shirt, the evening's drinks left a lingering taste in my mouth" -- hopefully people don't see me as THIS much of a slob (because I'm not). (uh, i won't contest the part about being late though, but i'll work on it!) (i love this song).

Will you have a happy life?
Nth Degree by MorningWood 
"Uh-oh, here we go, turn up the radio, Come on Everybody, TO THE NTH DEGREE!!" -- hell yes! 

What do your friends really think of you?
Chemical Burn (Fight Club Soundtrack) by the Dust Brothers
--No lyrics, I think. So, open to interpretation. Friends, feel free to answer through the comments section.  

Do people secretly lust after you?
The Ghost of You by My Chemical Romance
"I never said I'd lie and wait forever..." -- I think that's a no.  

How can I make myself happy?
The Cactus Where Your Heart Should Be by The Magnetic Fields (panalo! haha)
"The Cactus where your heart should be has lovely little flowers. So though it's always pricking me, my ardour never sours..." -- it's not the most applicable line from the song, but it's WONDERFUL! hahaha. 

What should you do with your life?
Aqualung by Morcheeba 
"We got to work where we're going wrong" 

Will you ever have children?
I am in love with You by Imogen Heap
"Don't get yourself in situations that you can't handle" -- vague, but it's always good advice  
Currently watching: Project Runway DVD
Currently feeling: upbeat
Posted by anokaya at 10:56 PM | buzz me!
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