Rebirth of the Future from the Ashes of the Past

January has ended once again!

2012-01-29T05:45:00.000-08:00

Tomorrow would be February, the next would be March and so on and so forth. The only thing that we can do is to try to live each day as meaningful and as productive that we can be. The good part is that, i am steady in my japanese studies and i feel that i will be able to speak "broken" japanese in 2 more months. My commitment to walk everyday is also paying off. I don't feel as weak as i always do and that is a good thing...at least for me.

DO I GET SLEEP? there are days when i don't and days that i do. Still, i told you before that my body seems to have adjusted to the problem and as long as it holds true, then i won't have any problems. Today my nephew and i walked for 1 and half hours towards the mall on which we indulged ourselves to an eat all you can restaurant. Hold on....then where did that leave all that month long of walking?

Nothing was lost, it was like....uh...a reward for doing something and committing ourselves to a cause. Well, it's not bad to reward yourself every now and then am i right? >_>" well, i guess not but! life is meant to be enjoyed and that is all that matters.

I hope you guys had a fun week and i will resume the anime reviews on my first post for February.

Till then...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Out for a Walk

2012-01-22T05:27:00.000-08:00

For the past few days, i committed myself to walking at least 1-2 hours everyday. It feels good and I even managed to drag my nephew into joining this daily routine of mine. At first, i thought that walking alone would not have any effect on my body. I was wrong. It really felt good just taking things in stride helps me keep my mind at ease.

I promised that i would be giving out a recommendation in my next post and now, we will resume my anime recommendations :3

Now, My first anime review for this year would be the ongoing series "Papa no Iu Koto o Kikinasai!" or better known as Listen to Me, Girls. I am your Father.

As of now it only has 2 episodes but, I really am looking forward on watching this series every week. Why? For me the story is all about trials. A family that has experienced something traumatic and is on the verge of being separated from each other.

For me, if that ever happened to me i would had been devastated. Parting with my siblings and living in a new home with relatives that i don't really know would be a scary thought. Although there will be a lot of perverted scenes, which is typical on this genre. I am hoping that the "slice of life" part would make it all worthwhile.

Something that would trigger your emotions to either laugh or cry, is something worth watching. Although i prefer comedy instead of heavy drama, i just can't look away from something that will turn out to be interesting. I have high hopes for this show and maybe, Just maybe i will not be disappointed in my choice of anime for the first quarter of the year.

Frankly, i would like to give you a brief summary of the story but i will not. The first 2 episodes say it all and I will "Let you be the Judge", whether you will find it interesting or not. Different people have different tastes and i won't argue with you if you don't find it to your liking. For now, to everyone that is looking for something interesting then this anime is just the thing for you.

I plan to continue my daily "Walkathon" everyday and hopefully, it will also help keep my blood pumping, my calories burning and if possible....make me feel tired enough to get some good nights rest.

I hope you guys have a great weekend and until next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!

My First Post of the Year

2012-01-12T05:40:00.000-08:00

So after all that eating and merry making...a New year is starting once again.
So I am going to list the things that i want to accomplish this year.

1. Master the art of Sleeping
2. Master Verbal Japanese
3. Master Written Japanese
4. Finish all Loose Ends
5. Go to Japan and...start kidnapping artists!!!

lol...well anyways, those are the things that i want to accomplish this year.

I am also changing some of my routines to prepare myself for my upcoming invasion. First of all, i will program myself to rise from bed at 6am in the morning (whether i get some sleep or not). I have to do this in order to be able to do more things as the day go by.

I am someone who wants to pursue my own happiness and i don't want to have any regrets in this lifetime. Fix all loose ends, try to make everyone happy, and do the things that i need to do.

Yes it is not an easy task, things that are far more easier said than done. I know that everyone has their own definition of happiness, i believe that everyone is entitled to have their own happiness and it varies between individuals. I just want my family to be happy and to live comfortable lives.

I pray that this year, we will be happy. We will be Healthy, our bonds stronger and our livelihood brighter. I'll be back to my usual anime recommendations on my next post.

Till then i hope you guys are ready to start this year and never forget...

Keep the Flames Burning!

My Tribute to the Year that has Passed

2011-12-31T06:15:00.000-08:00

Now where do i begin? Of course, to where it all started.
To you, who had read my blog for this whole year, i am very thankful to you.
I'm sure that you had witnessed the things that had happened to me, during this year and it might have crossed your mind that "This guy is nuts!"

Thank you, that is by far the best compliment that I can get from you.
Now allow me to start this post as i think back to the months that has passed this year.

January has been the start of seemingly unexpected changes and the start of my three year plan to success. It started right, it gave me the time to think of what i want to do for the future and the path that i should take, in order to make it. As i struggled to learn the alphabet of another language, I find out for myself that it was a lot harder than i thought.

February has shown me that those little and simple things in life can make you happy. It taught me that it is OK to dream BIG as long as you have the heart and will to see it through. Valentines day was not very romantic for me T~T BUT! I think that it will be OK....in 2 or more years from now xD! Ok...don't ask, coz i won't tell you.

March March is.... xD! March is the month where i started to have some sleep problems. Yeah~ March...however, i thought that it was not something that i should be concerned about (At that time). Little did i know that this mild sleep order will make things uh.....more "complicated for me".

April I finally got over that "mild sleep order phase" of mine and were able to find something decent to watch. I also thought about a couple of things during this time and re-adjusted my schedule. One major thing that happened during this time was the fire that broke out in our neighborhood and yeah~ i thought that things will get very messy. I'm quite thankful that the fire did not spread too much (well if you call burning down at least 10 houses was not a big deal). I pray that we won't have anything of the sort this year.

May Well May is another troublesome month because this is when i started to feel aches on my fingers. You might be thinking that i am a person that has too many aches in this little body of mine (and i would not deny it). I'm pretty sure that it must have been due to my line of work (which is writing). Typing the keyboard 4-6 hours a day nonstop in order to beat a deadline everyday, is not an easy task mind you. This is where the "What IF's" question popped out and it was something that i was not prepared for.

June Rainy days make me happy for some reason. Like i said, it makes me feel comfortable because it becomes cold and i feel like all my problems are being washed away by the rain. The aches on my fingers resides every now and then, after i apply the so called "heat therapy" to them. This is also the time, when my sister finally entered society and started working. She got a taste of what the "real world" is like and it made her feel that there were a lot of things that she needs to learn. Also, one of my friend underwent operation during this month and I'm glad that the operation was successful. She still can't use her legs at the moment, but she told me just recently that she is getting stronger. I do hope that she will be able to walk again by next year.

July This is where i started having problems with my japanese self study lessons. Understanding and memorizing the hiragana and katakana is one thing. Making a sentence another and i don't even want to bother with KANJI during this time. The aches are getting worse during this time and that is when i started to panic a little. It made me edgy which stressed me out to the point that things started to waver and my resolution was being put to the test.

August is a special month because...it is the month when i was born (Obviously). Being born under the Year of the Rat and being a Leo at the same time is one of the things that i am very thankful for in life. Do i believe horoscopes? Sometimes. Do I think they are worth reading? Sometimes. Do I think that Horoscopes influences our lives? No. There is a big difference between living your life the way you want to and living your life based on something like a star sign. True, I think that knowing these things can have an impact on you, but you should never let them take control over you.

September Someone pressed the wrong button and turned off my Sleep MODE feature. For that, i will kill, gut the living hell and annihilate that freaking bastard whoever he is (haha don't mind this very very very frustrated rant of mine about this month). Well, humans learn to adapt and we are very good in adapting. If we find a problem, we can either ignore it or solve it. In my case, i tried to solve it. In the end, i chose to ignore it. And you know what? Ignoring it worked (Take note: My Issues are different from yours. In your case, don't ignore the problem ok? :D ). Well, this is where my battle with my problem began. It was a wake, sleep, wake, wake, sleep kind of battle and i think i was able to hold my ground pretty well.

October After trying to reset my sleep wake pattern for a week, i found some positive results. I tend to get 2 days without sleep and a day with at least 4 hours of sleep. Yeah~ my sleep disorder messed up my schedule pretty bad. Sending me to the hospital twice, not being able to work, frustration kicked in and POOF! you get one hell of a hard time in everything that you do. Still, i am not the type of person who does not stand up after my fall and i try to be as optimistic as i can be. You may already know that i am a person who is blessed by the power of "The Blessing in Disguise". I believe that if something like this is making everything hard for me now, then things will get easier in the future. Call it Karma and the likes, it always worked out for me. When something bad happens to me, something better will fall in place. It has never missed once, and i pray (with all my heart) that it will show something great very soon.

November As i slowly get over my sleep wake problem dillema. I am now well versed in hiragana and katana. I can read them without too much effort and i even tried to read untranslated or RAW manga's from an online site. Well, of course if i stumble upon a KANJI then i would be like...Damn..there's no Kana i can't effing read this word!! Well, you know what i mean if you are studying Japanese. I also experienced difficulty in breathing during this month because of the lack of sleep. It's really vexing to be gasping for air because you failed to catch a good night's sleep. Oh well, i got over it after a few days and seriously, I am trying different methods on how i will trick myself in falling asleep every single day. It can be quite challenging at times, but the reward is worth it. Even 2-3 hours of sleep is considered a blessing in my case.

December The only thing worth mentioning about this month is that i pigged out on every occasion that i can get. Seriously, eating on "EAT ALL YOU CAN's" can be a stress reliever. Talking with friends while waiting for the food to be cooked (HOT POT STYLE) can really get you into the right mood. Tonight, as i am typing this post of mine. Fireworks are flying in the sky. Even if it's still not midnight, things can get pretty noisy here and I'm sure that it is going to be a long night. Make that a very long night of eating, partying, drinking until the sun rises.

January 1 of 2012! Year of the Black Water Dragon! I welcome you and pray that this year...this year will hold great promise for me and everything that I am working so hard to attain.

I hope that you guys had a great year and never forget!

Keep the Flames Burning!!

My Christmas Experience

2011-12-24T08:07:00.000-08:00

Christmas is always something that you can look forward to, all year round. People being extra nice to each other, people doing things that you can "only see" during this time of the year.

Currently as i am writing this post, i am eating desserts that had been given to me by my neighbors. Brownies, Pudding/Leche Flan are the things that i usually eat during this time of the year. Anything sweet and anything cold (desserts) will lift my spirit, no matter how tired, how lonely or sad i can be.

Now time to make my Christmas wish....

*closes eyes and contemplate*

I wish that i will be able to sleep better by next year!
And...i wish that i will have the opportunity to visit Japan by next year as well and finally learn how to speak the language.

Well, of course that is something that i really wish to happen (and still wanting to happen).

Merry Christmas Everyone!! I wish that all of you will find happiness and success in whatever thing you do!

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!!

Worries of my Heart

2011-12-14T23:26:00.001-08:00

Last Sunday, me and my friends went to an "Eat All you Can" resto to talk about a few things. Frankly, i've never had the chance to do this kind of thing before and it was a very refreshing feeling.

Chatting with friends while waiting for the "meat" to be cooked (Sambokujin is a Japanese/Korean restraunt) gives you a sense of satisfaction in its own way. Actually, it was really funny whenever we eat something straight from the pot. I was like "Hey! that meat was mine!" *in my mind* and while i was thinking about those things, my friend was busy chomping it down.

I wish that we would have more opportunities to do the same thing all over again by next year. I decided to get my passport by January (since I feel lazy this month). There are a few other things that concerns me as of now and i think that they are starting to stress me out as well. These so called "issues" picked a wrong month to surface and I'm pretty annoyed by that fact. December is a time to be merry, to be happy and to be relaxing to your heart's content. Unfortunately for me, i did nothing but worry about things every single day.

Because of these sudden obstacles on my way, i have to re-think about my schedule and settle out my priorities. *Sigh* Things are never easy and i think that it will continue to be that way for a time.

Frankly, i just want to move forward and ignore these things but i can't. There are things in life that you can't just close your eyes and hope that things will be better when you open them.

In the future....when i look back at these things i might grieve, i might weep but hopefully i will not regret my decisions. I sincerely hope that next year would be a more promising and wonderful year for me.

Till next time guys...

Keep the Flames Burning!

A little bit of Happy Feet

2011-11-29T05:31:00.001-08:00

3 days ago, me and some of my friends went to watch Happy Feet 2. I haven't watched Happy Feet 1 and i got the impression that all I am going to see are a lot of singing and dancing.

The movie was quite nice and there were times when i had to stifle a laugh every now and then. It was beyond my expectations and I felt really good after watching the movie. It might had been because of my mood that i was able to get 5 hours of sleep, when i got back home. Then 2 days after that I only got 1-2 hours of sleep again.

Well, I am not feeling anything wrong with my body (which proves that it has adapted) and my breathing seems to be fine too. Well, that is all about my rant for today's post and it's now time to give a review about the Ongoing anime's on my list.

First up is HxH (Hunter x Hunter)...

As you may already know, this manga/anime has been dormant for quite a few years because the author has always been...uhh...always been on HIATUS. Yes, even though many years has passed the popularity of Hunter x Hunter didn't fade. In fact, i think the oldies (old generation) who watched the anime years ago, are quite excited on the changes that has been made.

Yes, to those that didn't know about this...the current ongoing Anime Hunter x Hunter is a remake. The drawings has improved a lot and the bloody scenes are less bloody (actually, no blood at all).

So we start with the story about a little boy named "GON" who wants to follow his father's footsteps and become a hunter. He met friends along the way namely Leorio, Kurapica and Killua. These group of friends became very close and frankly, i am very intrigued on how the "Chimera arch" will be portrayed.

To those that didn't know about this particular arch, it is the next arch after Greed Island. This is were Gon and Killua went all out against a new species that threatens the Human Race. It is an all out war against Ants vs Hunters in a battle of supremacy. Well that is all that i can tell you guys and i think it is something to watch out for, if the current anime series will continue to air until next year.

Have a Great week everyone and till next time!!

Keep the Flames Burning!

One of those Blessed Nights

2011-11-24T18:51:00.001-08:00

This past week, aside from my sleep wake cycle getting broken every now and then, everything was fine. It's really hard to get things done, when you are always feeling tired and yet you can't seem to catch that very much needed sleep.

Now i am trying to read untranslated Manga's and it was like going back to step 1.
Yeah, i was like A--PP--L-E, B-AN-ANA. It was such a funny feeling, this baby talk of mine was something that i never expected to happen. Sure, i don't have any problems when reading short sentences but things start to change, when you finally do something you want to do.

Well anyways, i just can't help but go back to the basics once again and i think that it is something worth doing. Now aside from learning a few words here and there, i think reading something with pictures will help me connect the dots (or so to speak).

Very much like a picture book, manga's allow the reader to grasp the story just by looking at the pictures. I always (ALWAYS) only read translated manga's and reading RAW ones is quite a challenge. Still, with my handy dandy japanese dictionary beside me and my will to learn the language, I'm sure I'll manage one way or the other.

Well, no Manga/Anime reviews for this week but I'll post a comment about some Ongoing anime's as of late.

Till Then...

Keep the Flames Burning!!

Going back to Zero in the middle of the Night

2011-11-14T05:00:00.000-08:00

There were times when i have difficulty in breathing, but this happens for only a brief period of time. It was my first time to experience shortness of breath for 2 consecutive days (every sec of every minute). My breathing has been quite heavy during those two days and it gave me enough reason once again to see the doctor.

After running some tests, he asked me to take the ECG test(electrocardiogram). He said that my lungs and heart seems normal and he added that i might have over-exerted myself in doing something. Well, it did happen 2 hours after i did the laundry last week and i was gasping for air before i knew it.

He said that all i need to get is some rest (which is, as you know almost an impossibility in my condition). I just sucked it up and went home feeling a little better knowing that it wasn't due to my heart nor lungs. Yeah, i know that it is just connected to my sleep/wake problem.

Well anyways, since the problem has been diagnosed and i am back to ZERO, when it comes to having a good nights rest.

Well, my rant ends here and i will now talk about the Ongoing anime series which is Fate Zero.

As you may already be aware of, Fate Zero is the PREQUEL of Fate Stay Night. A battle between Masters and their Servants for the Holy Grail (which can grant you any wish you desire).

Saber also known as Arturia (King Arthur) is the legendary King of Knights and is considered as the strongest servant in the story. Of course we have 3 kings on Fate Zero and that is Gilgamesh (King of Kings) and Alexander (King of Conquerors). Now, i do have my favorite servants in the story and that is the Berserker Class and the Rider Class (which is Alexander).

The Berserker Class is so freaking awesome! Oh btw, this part was played by Hercules on Fate Stay Night and right now, i don't have any idea about the identity of the Berserker Class in Fate Zero. The Rider Class in Fate Stay Night wasn't anything special, actually you can say that she wasn't given any justice in the story.

However, that all changed in Fate Zero on which the Rider class plays a very funny and important role. Whenever i see this muscle guy and his antics (especially the last episode, on which he bought something online) i really laughed at that notion.

Anyways, the story is progressing quite smoothly and I am waiting in anticipation for the next episode. For me, Fate Zero is one of the best addition in the anime's that is currently aired this season.

Well, i like fantasy stories and perhaps when i am able to accomplish the things that i need to do. Who knows, i might be watching my own story being animated in 2-4 years from now xD!

Well anyways, i can dream can't I?

Till Next time!

Keep The FLames Burning!

The Final Countdown Begins!

2011-10-25T02:58:00.000-07:00

Due to unforseen events and circumstances, i think i would need to step up the pace starting November. Things will even get harder from this point forward, but i have no other options but to do so.

This is probably my Year's Final countdown so to speak and with the remaining days that are left available to me, i wonder if i will be able to break the deadline that i had set upon myself. Well anyways, things may look difficult for now but i guess this is something that must happen.

The end of the year is just barely 2 months away and that time is far too short for the things that i wanted to do. Moving along those lines, a few obstacles has presented along the way as well. Meh~ it seems that the last quarter of this year has given me nothing but aches and worries and i hope by the end of this year, all these worrying and aches will be forever forgotten.

And yes, this is just my usual rambling for the week that has passed. I'll post a review during the weekends and i hope that you guys will look forward to it.

Till then...

Keep the Flames Burning!!

1 Step Forward 2 steps back

2011-10-09T23:42:00.000-07:00

I had completely gotten used to my sleep/wake routine and everything seems to be fine as of late. With that out of the picture, i just quietly sat back and thought about the things that i had done in the past. As you may already know, at the start of this year i shared with you some of the things that i wanted to do in the future.

The one thing that kept me motivated is the phrase "If it is worth having, it's not going to be easy". Yeah, all of us have things that we wanted to do. Some of us have it hard, and some find it easy. Although those that didn't have a hard time in getting what they want, feel sort of "anti-climactic".

It's not that hard to imagine and most people would say "Sheesh, it was easier than i thought". Oh yeah~ learning another language and doing the things that you wanted to do is not a walk in the park. In fact, if you are really interested in learning something, you need to have the attitude to make it work.

I'll be honest, sometimes my laziness gets in the way of things. The "I'll do it later", "I'll do it tomorrow" kind of thing. This is the one attitude that i would really really really really....(you get the picture right?) really...want to get rid off.

*Sighs*

Well, even so I'm fairly satisfied on what i had done so far. Another issue that i would like to share is reaching my goal, without stepping on other people. Everyone wants to live peacefully. Nobody wants to have enemies. But, life is a journey that is full of ups and downs. Danger and anxiety always lurks around the corner of our lives. Last week, i did something unthinkable.

I forgave someone (in my heart) whom i really hated for a very long time now. There were even times when i told myself that "Even if God forgives him, I won't forgive him". Meh~~ i guess i just want to move forward with my life without the ache that is constantly eating out my heart. I'll just put that episode behind and will not look back.

This year I swear to myself that i will accomplish what i had started. Hopefully, no more obstacles and heartaches will be strong enough to make me waver. A few years from now, i want to look back at all the posts that i made in this blog and put a smile in my face.

I'll be able to trace the hardships that i had been through and tell myself "You did great! I'm very proud of you!"

Well, future me...i hope you remember this post well! You were here once! and never forget everything that you have done to reach this point! Lastly, don't wipe that silly grin on your face.

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!!

It's the NEET thing to DO =)

2011-10-02T05:35:00.000-07:00

In the modern world (our modern world), there are people that have a hard time in finding a job after they finish their studies. In some countries, particularly Japan...these people are called NEET's (Not in Employment Education or Training).

They are branded as the so called, rejects of society and these people often lose sight of their future and just "goes wit the flow" of things. It's sad but, it doesn't just happen in Japan but all over the world.

Now, the review that i am going to share with you is a group of NEET's, that is doing something to make their city a better place to live in.

And of course, since this week's title is "It's a NEET thing to do" then, most of you has an idea on what anime title we will be featuring this week. You're right, it is non other than "Kamisama no Memochou", which also means God's Notebook.

Narumi Fujishima is a highschool student that doesn't want to stand out in class. The reason is because, he doesn't want to be associated with anyone. He thinks that knowing people would just get in the way, if their family decides to move away once again.

His so called "peaceful days" became extinct when a girl named Shinozaki, Ayaka decided to make him a gardening club member. Well Narumi's luck really ran out when she met the girl named "Alice".

Alice which is a self proclaimed NEET Detective that solves crimes from the comforts of her own room (completely packed with stuff toys and state of the art computer softwares/hardwares). Narumi easily became her Dokupe opener (it is a drink that Alice loves) and part time assistant, when things get out of hand. Together with a group of "Elite NEETS" like the Fourth (Yakuza head), The General (Weapon, Gears Specialist), The Gambler (Mellee combat specialist) and the Playboy (Women Specialist...duh).

The story has somewhat a serious~ funny~ and hmmm....whats the word..."unpredictable" atmosphere that makes you want to crave for more. Kamisama Memochou is something that is worthwhile to watch, when you are looking for something cute, something modern and something realistic all in one package.

And yeah~ if you're still worried about my "Not sleeping habits" then, thank you for your concern. I'm doing well despite that fact and I'm sure that i'll continue to be well.

The Rain is coming really hard this month and somehow, it feels like more will come before the Christmas season.

Don't forget to bring your umbrella if you think that it will rain and don't forget...

Keep the Flames Burning!

In Between Dream and Reality

2011-09-25T06:16:00.000-07:00

Ok, i have finally found a solution to my problem. The solution that i did to solve my problem was to "just ignore the problem". What? I'm not making any sense? Ok...i'll break it down to you guys =)

My Sleep problem has given me a lot of hardships in this past month and i believe that some of you had witnessed (eerrr read) my whining here in my blog. Like i said, i tried almost everything to cure it but to no avail. Even my second reflexology session seemed to have no effect at all. So what i did was, i ignored the problem all together ^__^

I just lay down at night, close my eyes and don't bother whether i sleep or not. Is it effective? yeah it is very effective :3 i get out of bed in the morning not feeling refreshed or anything. I go around doing the things that i usually do and surprisingly, i think my body adapted to my new daily errr...nightly routine.

Health concerns aside, i don't think that there is anything that i can do at the moment. The reflexology session paid off big time and my breathing and seemingly "blocked blood vessels" has been officially opened. Even though i don't get any sleep, i don't have any difficulty in breathing (which is a good thing).

Now, I resumed my Japanese self study lessons and i am trying to stick to my schedule (which had been messed by 1 1/2 months). Still, i believe that i made good progress in the few days that passed. The only thing that i need to do right now is to widen my Japanese Vocabulary. Yes, i can now read katakana and hiragana properly....(No don't ask me about kanji. I plan to do it after i mastered sentence construction and proper speech in Japanese).

Well, I'm also happy that i was able to resume going back to my online job. I had been a lazy bum for 2 months now and I'm glad that my boss is very generous and forgiving (thx ate ^_~ ). This past week has been busy and i think that even though i still can't get my well deserved sleep, that won't stop me from moving forward.

I'm not saying that i am used to not sleeping now. I'm saying that, this is the most that i can do for the moment. I don't think my sleeping habits have left me all together. I know that I just need to slowly trigger it from time to time and pray that everything will work out in the end.

Well =) i hope you guys have a great weekend and lastly, i will resume my anime reviews next week. Sorry for boring you guys with my whining and such... (But, Hey this is my Blog right?!?!).

Till Next Time!!

Keep The Flames Burning!!

Things You Can't Live Without

2011-09-13T01:46:00.000-07:00

After my last post here in my blog, i sought the aid of a reflexologist to help me with my problem. Acupressure proved to be very effective and i was surprised to find myself falling asleep before i knew it. It was a wonderful experience and I was able to sleep for 3 straight days afterwards.

The momentum was broken on the fourth night, when my neighbors became too rowdy and were making a lot of noise. I was very annoyed because they kept me awake all night. The night after that it happened all over again. My sleep problem came back and i was once again in a very miserable state.

Currently, i'm not really sure if I'm sleeping or not at all. I tend to just close my eyes every night and wait for morning comes. Now, like i said...I'm not really sure if i am able to sleep at all or not because i tend to know my surroundings as if i was just there with my eyes closed.

Now, I don't feel refreshed at all in the mornings, but i don't feel fatigued either. It was like, I am tricking my body that i am actually asleep (even if i were not). That way my body doesn't react too badly because sometimes, when i think too much about my health...it triggers something and that is what makes the ordeal a lot heavier.

Its like a psychological disease and with that kind of problem, you need a psychological cure to fight it. Well anyways, for me this is just a temporary reprieve and i do hope that i can still return my state to the time after my acupressure session. If this week doesn't yield results, then i guess its time to call him once again.

Seriously, there are things in life that you just can't live without like sleep =)

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Operation Reset Begins!

2011-08-27T21:28:00.000-07:00

My severe insomniac is still going on and mind you, i am pretty exhausted after testing out everything that i can do to make me fall asleep. Right now, i'm happy if i can get 2-3 hours of rest (which happens at an interval of 4 straight days without sleep).

Health problems aside, i am thankful for the help that i am getting at the moment and i found something that might just "break the ice" so to speak. With that in mind and with that help, i am going to have this 1 week test if i can reset or create a new sleep pattern that will work out for me.

I know that i am not the only one who is experiencing this problem and i know for a fact that their could be millions (and even billions) of people who have the same problems that i do. Cure for it doesn't work on everybody...But, there are things that you can do in order to make a difference (and i hope that difference will work on me this week).

Truth be told, i am really scared to go to bed every night because i know that i won't be getting any sleep, no matter how hard i try. My body aches, my heart aches, my mind aches. It seems that every muscle and nerve in your body has reached their limit and you know deep inside that the longer this problem persist, then the more troubled and more dangerous it would be for you. Of course, thanks to the advice that i took i was enlightened.

"Nobody dies from not getting any sleep and Nobody can stay awake forever."

I found this one very true, because one way or the other you will pass out due to exhaustion. This is what i experienced when i wasn't able to get a minute of sleep for 6 straight days. The fatigue probably caught up with me and was rewarded with a few measly hours of sleep.

I read about this article while i was looking for a remedy on the internet about my problem. This so called "Sleep debt" which piles up everyday (if the person doesn't get any sleep). It said that this "debt" will grow and grow and take its toll on you, but you don't have to worry about it. You can pay it back, when you finally get that sleep that you are "dying for" to have.

Life is not a matter of chance, but a matter of choice.
I believe in both though. Your chances in life gives you the ability to choose and for that, the same can be applied vice-versa.

On a side note, i think this is one of those signs that i always get from HIM. Every lesson that i get from life comes from experiences and problems that had been laid out to me by HIM and i know that if i will be able to get through with this one, then that will help me become a better person.

I often have a feeling that when HE does these things to me, he wants me to "Stop, Look and Think". What am i missing? What are the things that i forgot to do? What are the promises that i broke? The promises that i kept? The rules that i had applied for myself? My visions? My Missions? What is it really that i want to do? How will i be able to achieve it?

This wake up calls that i regularly get from him is something that i hate and appreciate at the same time. Hate it at first because it is troublesome and appreciate it at the end because of the things and lessons that i learned from the experience.

You might have known me for a person who always believe in the phrase "A blessing in Disguise". I really believe in that phrase because i am the living proof of those words. ^___^ i'm going to smile even if its painful because i know, that if i will be able to pass this test...then the reward will be all worth it.

I bid you guys a wonderful week and hope that you will be able to accomplish the things that you need to do.

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!!

In Times of Great Need

2011-08-13T00:10:00.000-07:00

I didn't know what happened, but it came and made a mess of my schedule and my life. Since August 3 I haven't had the luxury to sleep. Yes, it suddenly happened and left me with questions like "What, Why and When?", which i have no idea how to answer.

There were times when its hard to fall asleep, but even then i can still manage an hour or two of snooze to make me feel better. But now, i had none. The first 6 days was torture, pure hell if you would describe it. Not a minute of sleep, i just lie in my bed and wished that sleep will have mercy on me and give me the rest that i deserve.

Everyday without sleep left me gasping for breath. My head aches, my breathing is heavy, my body aches and most of all, the frustration was piling up. The clinic which i visited during those 6 days weren't able to help me. As a last resort, i begged the doctor to give me a shot of Diphenhydramine.

It was a scary experience. I thought that it will work instantly, but it started slow and made my senses numb. It was really scary...it makes you think that you would not wake up again if you manage to lose your consciousness. I managed to fight it off because my heartbeat suddenly picked up its pace. Then the fatigue finally caught up to me and i fell asleep at around 3am up to at least 7 in the morning.

After i woke up, i feel refreshed and thought that everything will return back to normal. I was gravely mistaken and my exodus continued.

On the 9th night...i reached my limit and was taken immediately to the hospital. On the way there, i was literally gasping for breath and trying my best to stay conscious. It made me think that "This is finally it" the day on which i might forever leave this world behind.

My breathing slowly returned to normal as i was attended by the nurses at the hospital. I was given a prescription and some pain relievers and sent home after i recovered.

After all that drama, i managed to get at least 5-6 hours of sleep thanks to the medicine that my doctor gave me. The Antihistamine drug that was prescribed to me was quite something. After that ordeal until now, i haven't got a wink of sleep once again.

Seriously, I envy those people who doesn't have a problem in getting to sleep whenever they want to. I was just like them, a few weeks ago. I felt like the sleep button on my head has been turned off. Its like a program that has been written and cannot be over-ruled.

Now, I feel very fatigued and very very dizzy. Still, even if i lay down on the bed, relax myself and do the things that are supposed to make me sleep...it's all useless.

How i wish that i can turn back time and go back to those days, when sleep was never an issue. I'm not sure how long i will be able to hold on, but until then i will do everything to put this problem behind me.

I would really like to write this one on my resume of life and talk to those who suffered the same problems that i did. I would tell them the things that i did to overcome that obstacle and make them feel a little better. But, i can't do that right now. I wish that someone will tell me what to do, because I'm really desperate at the moment.

I hope you guys won't get this very problematic problem. Not getting any sleep...sucks and i do not recommend these sensations that I'm feeling at the moment.

SLeep well everyone and till then...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Me and The Queen's Classroom

2011-08-02T04:24:00.000-07:00

Well, i finished watching my first J-Drama and it was an experience. First off, the acting wasn't that good in the earlier episodes. However, once you get used to it and got sucked up in the story, then you might even surprise yourself.

My main reason for watching this drama is because a friend recommended it to me. It was also a good opportunity to understand more about the language. I just recently realized that watching drama's and anime's are two different things. I can immediately tell that i will be able to learn something, if i keep on watching a few more of these Japanese drama series.

Akutsu Maya is a devilish teacher who teached the class of Grade 6 class 3. She was a very mean teacher and all of the students were afraid of her. However, there was a student who seems to be an idiot and refuses to acknowledge her ways of teaching.

This girl's name was Kanda Kazumi. Akutsu sensei, made her life miserable. She made her friends betray her, she made her feel helpless and most of all, she made her feel alone. At first sight, you will think that Akutsu Maya is doing this for her own self satisfaction.

I remembered the time when i was still studying in highschool (yes highschool, not elementary), there was a strict teacher whom i really like. He was our science teacher and he can really be harsh at times, especially when carrying out disciplinary measures towards his students.

Since then, i found a soft spot for strict teachers and if possible, i wanted to have more of them when i entered college. But alas....college wasn't anything like that. The teachers their were so "effing nice". Still, it was a good experience for me and i love them anyways.

As the story progressed, the class got united again, then was broken apart again. They tried their best to get rid of her, but she manages to elude all of their plans, each and every time.

In the end, Katsumi realized that she is actually a good teacher and even though Akutsu Sensei denies it. Kazumi and her classmates finally understood, that their "Devil Teacher" was doing it for them.

Kill Joys are free to watch this Japanese Drama Series, but let me tell you in advance...You might find the acting on the first few episodes...not to your liking. But! This show is incredibly, heart warming and you might even learn a lesson or two...under Akutsu Sensei's Teaching.

It's raining a lot lately and their are times when i feel like, i should just lie down and sleep. I really love this season, more rainy days to come!!

Bah~ of course, not everyone likes it. :3 to those that are having problems with this weather that we are having as of late....i pity you >:P

Well, till next time guys...

Keep the Flames Burning!!

Laughter is not always the best Medicine

2011-07-24T05:49:00.000-07:00

Ok, I'll sum up what i had been doing for the past 2 weeks. First off, I'm renewing my Strategy for my Japanese lessons because i think that it's about time to take it to the next level. I wanted to prove to myself that i can do it by myself (Foolish bravado) and i would like to finish what i started. Since i can't teach myself anything new, i decided to watch J-Drama Films instead and learn from it (by hook or by crook).

My hands are still feeling stingy at times and that can only mean that i have to press on the accelerate pedal before its too late. The latest thing that i had done so far is practicing some basic video/movie editing using Windows Movie maker. Actually, this is the first time that i had used something like that and I'm looking for newer and better softwares that i can use for video and movie editing. Still, the parodies that i had created, made my heart and lungs ache from too much laughing.

There was a time that i laughed so hard that i was almost out of breath. Last night i was still laughing while i was in my bed and thanks to that, i wasn't able to sleep and just waited for morning to come. My stomach was hurting from probably inhaling too much air (and karma from making fun of my friends in the parodies that i made for them).

It was a first for me, i had many sleepless nights before but hurting because of too much laughter was a first for me. Making funny scripts for movies are really fun and i believe that it will be a good reference for the future.

I have set a date for myself and i want to wrap everything up before the month of August comes to an end. Time is not on my side and I am probably just one of the thousands, who understands how fast time can pass you by.

Doing something worth doing and appreciating everything that you can do is something that person is entitled to. I sincerely hope and pray that the fruition of my efforts will come to pass before this year is over.

I hope you guys had a great weekend and let us pray for better days to come.

P.S If i find some good J-Drama titles, i might post them here as well.

Till then...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Starting it slow

2011-07-12T06:18:00.000-07:00

The new anime series that had made their appearances this month has caught my attention. Of course, we all have our own opinions on what type of anime suits us best and for me, i found some of them very interesting and some of them lacking in some points.

Old faces like Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu and Natsume are very promising and made me smile as i watch the first episodes.

The series that i had anticipated like Croisee, Kamisama Dolls and Usagi Drop started great and I am very interested on how things will turn out on the next episode. The other anime that caught my attention was Kami-sama no Memo-chou (God's Notebook?) was quite "NEET" if i say so myself. They are all quite interesting and i do hope that their series will continue to be interesting as the days go by.

No anime reviews for this week, but I will post something during the weekends.

Till then...have a great week and...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Endings and New Beginnings

2011-07-03T07:29:00.000-07:00

As the seasons for the anime's that i have watched over the past few months are slowly and surely taking their well deserved "curtain calls", i can't help but admit that i am actually excited to know that some of the manga's, games, series that i am familiar with is all lined up this July.

Now you may already know about this, but I do find the ending for "C the Money of Soul and Possibility Control and Gosick" to be quite nice and very appropriate for the series. As one who waits every week for every single upload of the videos, I'm glad that it had a great ending and that is what made it, all worth my while to watch.

I wish that the new series that I am looking forward to will be just as good or "hopefully" be even better than them. Now i have mixed feelings about these anime titles that I am going to share with you and i think that some of you are familiar with them as well.

First on our List is Natsume Yuujin - Chou San

I already made a review of this series before and I sincerely hope that this one would be great. To those that doesn't know the story of Natsume and Mr. Cat Pig, I'll give you a brief summary about it. Natsume can see spirits (Youkai's) and the likes and he has learned to accept them. He was entrusted with the book of friends (A book who has the list of names of spirits) and this book binds those spirits to him. Some of them are bad, some of them are good and some of them are "somewhere in between the two". Now mind you, this series is quite simple and it has that "laid back" atmosphere that most of you feel, whenever you watch simple slice of life shows. Well, to know more about his story, you'll just have to watch the anime and see whether you find it to your liking (or not).

Next is the loveable antics of Ikoku Meiro no Croisee

Well, the first time i saw this muffin is around a few months ago (I think). It is a story about a Yune a young japanese girl in a foreign country and she's with a French guy named Oscar. Illustrated with the same guy that handled Gosick (Yeah, he likes it when East meets West) i sure love to see this animated. I'm sure that im going to like it (even if i haven't watched it yet), it just gives off that "feeling" that you can't definitely miss this one out.

Ok...Now *ahem* it's time for the Idols to finally take center stage and shine (once again).

Of course, some of you may have watched "Xenoglassia" in the past, and yes this is where "IdolMaster" started. No....the first series was not about girls dancing, but mechanical robots punching meteorites that are headed to earth. Although an Ova was released in the past, i wonder if the anime series for "Idolmaster" will just be as good as the reputation that they get in the game. I have a feeling that i'll be hearing the song "Colorful Days" in the show. >__> I wonder if they are going to show "Kiramekirari" with Yayaoi on it xD!! Well anyways....we'll just have to see if they are as good as it gets.

Now....this series is quite new to me and i'll admit that i had only been reading it for the past month (or two). Usagi Drop features a different story from the "usual" anime's that you had watched so far and i wonder if this will be good or not.

Well, this is a story about a guy who took care of his grandfather's daughter. Did that phrase confuse you? Well imagine this, you have a 10 year old with you and she's supposed to be your Aunt and you are 30 years old. Ok do you get the picture? now, let's start rolling. Usagi drop features a unique relationship between Daikichi and his supposed to be aunt Rin. HE took care of her and raised her up and they had their fair share of hardships along the way. Even though everyone in their family finds her an "annoyance" because of the way her identity...no make that existence, has been unknown to them when Daikichi's grandfather was still alive. Oh yeah, according to the story Daikichi looks just like his Grandpa when he was younger err...older...err... >_< well they just look alike! That is also probably the main reason why Rin was somehow attached to him "in her own way". Well i don't really want to give any spoilers, but i'm curious on how the anime series will turn out.

Well that is it for this week and i hope that we would have better and brighter days ahead.

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head.... ^__^

2011-06-24T07:20:00.000-07:00

I've always said that i love the rainy season because of various things that happened in the past. That thought hasn't changed even now and whenever this season is at its fullest, i remember the days when i was still young and enjoying the times when our classes get suspended *ebil grin*.

But of course, my love for this season is not because of the petty reason of suspended classes nor getting long naps in the afternoon. It's more like the symbolic meaning of rain (at least to me). It washes everything and life starts anew.

I'm glad that my friend's operation went well and she is currently recovering from her ordeal. Having a spinal injury is not something that should be taken lightly and hopefully she will be able to walk again, once she fully recovers. Life sure is unpredictable and whenever you think that you have everything planned out for the best, lady fate (being the fickle lady that she is) has a way of telling you that "I don't think so" or "Not happening my Dear".

Still, i love that fickle lady because she has a way of cheering you up, when she's in the mood for it. So please lady fate, by all means smile on me and may everything work out before this year is over.

No anime reviews for this week guys, but expect my long waited list of anime's that will be coming out this July.

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Ohana and the Possibility of Controling Deadman Wonderland

2011-06-13T06:58:00.000-07:00

For this week's anime review, i will be sharing with you the anime's that I am currently watching over the past few weeks. Hanasaku no Iroha, C The Money of Soul and Possibility Control and Deadman Wonderland.. Mind you, I'm not giving you guys a full review of this anime's because these series are not yet finished. I just wanted to share some of my thoughts about them and "maybe" you would find interest and watch them to >:P

Well let's start with Hanasaku Iroha first.

This anime is actually pretty cute if your into some "intriguing spice of life series" because this show mostly got all of those points covered. From "ecchi" to heart warming scenes, Iroha got them all and i believe that this is the best among the new batch of anime's that had been released this year. Personally, it's my favorite among them and i just can't help but smile whenever I'm watching this series. Somehow seeing her doing embarassing things tickles my heart and the story is unexpectedly good "for a simple setting". You just can't get enough of Ohana xD!

The next one is C The Money of Soul and Possibility Control. Now this one is certainly interesting in more ways than one.

In a hidden world where money flows like water and the only capital that you have to invest is your future, sounds good? Well it might be for some people. Imagine yourself having more than enough money that you can spend in your lifetime. I bet that anyone would jump on that opportunity and do the things that they had never done in their life. Of course, this only works if you win in "Deals" (duels) in the financial district. All glory and money goes to the victor and the loser loses his/her future. So what does they lose exactly? What is their future's worth? Some of the people who lost in the story lost some things that are important to them. They lost their family, dreams,friends, business and even the simple pleasures that they have in life. That is what the financial district takes as the collateral for the money that they receive from the system and for the losers, things are harder than they can ever imagine. This duels also have an effect on reality and even the minor ones seems to have the power to change everything in their surroundings. I digress, this anime may not be for everyone but i do believe that it is one worth watching.

Deadman Wonderland on the other hand is your typical, demented, crazy, bloody kind of show.

Prisoners are taken to a Privately owned Prison which is also an amusement park that attracts people from all over the country. In this prison, the prisoners are made to participate in games that may cause them to lose their lives. However, there is a far more sinister show that is being held in the inner part of the Deadman Wonderland Prison and it is better known as the "Carnival of Corpses". In this place, people that has the power to control their blood or also known as "DeadMen" battle each other and win points that serves as the currency in the prison. Well it's not like " Money of Soul and Possibility Control" because this one has its own type of punishment for the loser. The roulette decides on what body part will be taken from the prisoner if they lose their match. I'm sure that this show holds more juicy tidbits than what i had already seen and I hope that things will continue to be more interesting in the next few weeks to come.

That's it for this week and i hope that you guys had a great weekend.

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Equivalent Exchange? I Certainly Hope Not!

2011-06-07T04:01:00.000-07:00

I had been doing my best to take care of my "dilemma" for the past few days since my last post here in my blog. I'm glad that the heat therapy that i am doing at the moment seems to be working and the pain is more tolerable compared to what it was before. I just hope that if i keep this up, the pain will go away completely (which is not likely to happen...but still >_< ).

Certain things had been happening as of late and i don't know whether they are good or bad. My mom started to work once again after a few months of resting from her surgery and i hope that she'll be able to handle the stress and problems that she has has left behind, while she was away from work. My sister is also busy with her job and i certainly wish that she's doing well with her work....or else *snicker*.

It's funny how the timing for my fingers had coincided with my sister landing a job and my mother going back to work. Sometimes i think about it as equivalent exchange? hahaha (Full metal alchemist? xD!. In return for my hands and fingers, my mom's surgery went well and my sister is finally taking her first steps in society. Still, it sucks not being able to do the things that i usually do and it's very depressing.

I know that i had been unusually blessed because i haven't encountered too much hardship in life. Everything that i needed has always been given to me and i sometimes i find contentment in having those simple pleasures in life. Whenever something bad happens to me, i immediately think of it as a blessing in disguise. That has been my mentality ever since i was a kid and i do believe that "it holds true" (at least in my case).

Yeah~ This is a blessing in disguise and i know that something special Will definitely happen in the future. Will post an anime review this weekend, I'm getting there but not good enough.

Till then =)

Keep the Flames Burning!

Losing Precious Things

2011-05-31T07:06:00.000-07:00

This week has been a little hard for me because I'm constantly feeling an ache on my hands and on my fingers. I'm not sure if this is something serious but i've been experiencing these "aches" since a year ago. My friends often tease me that is a sign of aging or any joke related to age, because they always tease me about that. Well i guess, it's me abusing my hands and it made me feel...somehow agitated on things that i won't be able to do without them.

As a freelance article writer/blogger, it pains me to say this but my hands are my assets. If something happens to them then....that would mean "BIG" trouble for me because i won't be able to do my work.

This also reminds me of my visit to the hospital a few days ago to see how my old friend "Elsie" was doing. She has been hospitalized for more than 2 weeks already and at first she thought that it was due to "kidney stone". Half of her body is paralyzed (lower half) and she can't move them at all. She said that the doctors disagree that it was a kidney stone because, kidney stones don't cause your lower half to be paralyzed.

The test results will be coming out in a few days and they believe that it has something to do with "spinal chord injury". I'm sure that she's really scared of hearing the worst case scenario for her and i hope that it doesn't come down to that.

She told me that she can't imagine herself being unable to walk again and that scares her a lot. She has a daughter and without her legs, she won't be able to support her "financially" because she won't be able to work. I tried to encourage her and i hope that I managed to ease her troubles, even for a little while.

I know that life is not meant to be easy and sometimes, it can be really hard for other people. Sometimes, we can only appreciate the simple pleasures in life like walking, seeing, hearing, talking until we lose the ability to do so. I pray that she will be able to recover from her dilemma and me to recover from my hand problems, which she told me might be "osteo arthritis" or something. Well she is a nurse herself and she's more knowledgeable, when it comes to these things when compared to me.

Well, i hope that things will get better in the near future and i pray that all our troubles will be solved in good time.

No anime reviews for this week guys, my hands and fingers are still aching and typing this post has already taken its toll on me.

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Can you be....My Fairy?

2011-05-22T05:46:00.000-07:00

This week has been pretty uneventful for me and nothing out of the ordinary happened as of late. The only thing that was worth mentioning was the prediction about the end of the world. I was like...."What today is the end of the world?" "Kewl!".

Lol....well anyways, if the end of the world does come one of these days...I just hope that i would have "lived a life worth living and a life worth dying". This is one of my favorite phrases in the story that i am writing, which is of course entitled "Dareka no Tameni" or better known as "For Someone Else's Sake/ For the sake of Someone Else".

Now enough of that, back to anime reviews =)

Ok, the anime that i would like to share with you guys today is the anime entitled "Hakushaku to Yōsei" or better known as "Earl and Fairy". First question, do you guys believe in fairies? Well...if someone asks you this "today", you might say..."NO", "Of course not".

But maybe they do exist. Not just in the realm of fantasy and our imagination, but in the real world as well. I'm not saying that i personally believe in them, but the question remains..."What if?" they do exist.

Lydia Carlton is one of those few people who has the ability to see them. Coincidentally, she is also a "fairy doctor" someone who mediates between humans and fairy. The thing is, everyone thinks she is weird because she talks to herself (actually, she is talking to fairies...but most people can't see them so they think that she is weird). Her father invited her to come to London and help him with his research. Nico a "cat fairy" and her best friend, came with her to London and they were involved into a little bit of trouble...no make that "big trouble" thanks to the mysterious and "suave" Edgar J.C Ashenbert

Edgar J. C. Ashenbert begged her to help him find the "Sword of the Merrow", which will grant him the title and privilege of the "Blue Earl Knight". Ok...let me explain a little bit on that part as well. The Blue Earl Knight is given the privilege of holding land on the "Fairy Kingdom" and "Human Kingdom" both recognized by the Fairy Queen and the Queen of Britain (I might be wrong on the Queen of Britain part, but it is a kingdom somewhere in Europe xD!). Well anyways, this guy was a smooth operator and he was able to gain Lydia's trust and together they managed to get the noble Sword of the Merrows.

He presented this to the queen and was acknowledged as the successor of the "Blue Earl Knight". Though, the real Blue Earl Knight has fairy blood in him and Edgar doesn't have it. In truth, Edgar was really a royalty and is heir to a dukedom (and from what i had read, it is the highest rank in the British peerage "use search engine for more information"). Ok, to simplify things "Edgar" was a fake. But even so, he was acknowledged by the Merrow people as their leader and thus was given the sword as proof of their loyalty.

Edgar has a very loyal servant to him in the name of "Raven". He's a buttler, an assasin and a person who carries a sprite with him as well. This sprite enables him to fight flawlessly and keeps Lydia and Edgar out of harms way. Then we have "Kelpie", a spirit aquatic horse that wants to make Lydia her bride. Well, i think that he really has affections for her but Lydia makes sure to put him in his place.

As the story progressed...romance and affection bloomed, but not enough to make you feel "soft and fluffy" inside. It's more like hmmm.... "impulsive" moments and well, i'll let you be the judge. You just have to watch the anime, to understand what i mean.

In the last few episodes, Edgar came face to face with the "real" heir of the "Blue Earl Knight". He was brought into a world that is both part of the Human and Fairy kingdom. He was about to lose his life when "Lydia and friends" came to the rescue and stopped the original Blue Knight from accomplishing his goal.

Unfortunately, this anime series doesn't have a second season and you will feel that the story is "incomplete". Nevertheless, it is a very nice anime and i hope that you guys will like it

Till next time...

Another post has been written, a new chapter has been told.
Rest assured...there are lots left untold.
I'll ask you to be patient, for i will tell you with patience...
The tales on which "baka's" only know.

Keep the Flames Burning =)

Highschool Friends and Talks about the Future

2011-05-15T01:16:00.000-07:00

My highschool friends visited me today (around 4:45 am in the morning to be exact) and it took me by surprise. They came from a party and decided to drop by, to get some shut eye. My Best friend from highschool (Gary) and I had some serious talk about things that are happening in his life and once again it made me realize how time changed him completely. Yeah~ we were on the "might have's" and "should have been's" type of discussion and when this kind of talk happens....well even a "guy" like him can have his "Emo" moments.

He already has a son and has some problems regarding his family and has other issues as well. But, that didn't prevent us from drinking some alcohol (drinking alcohol at that time, when i should still be sleeping!) while talking about our plans for the future. At first, our talk was quite random. We talked about a lot of things. Like things that happened in the past, mistakes, faults and future plans. He said that he's going to do his best so he can go abroad after 4 years and I wished i could have encouraged him more, in what he wanted to do.

When he told me about his plans for the next four years of his life i told him this "Gary....it's impossible. You won't be able to make that happen". Of course, he good naturedly admitted that it's not going to be easy. I mean, it's not that i think that it's a little too late for the thing that he wanted to accomplish. For me, knowing him....it's impossible. Of course, that is my opinion and he said that some of his friends also said the same thing to him.

Like i said, i wished i could have given him encouragement...but i just can't do it. Maybe, i'm getting old myself and when you come to that age, practicality can sometimes cloud your judgement. I too have things that i want to accomplish and i think that my own plan is not full proof as well. But then again, i know that i can do it because i know myself more than anyone else. Maybe, i gave my best friend far too little credit and doubted his abilities to pursue his dreams and give his son a better future. Maybe four years is not as far fetched as it seems for what he wanted to accomplish. My own plan is worth three years to prepare and it may also seem impossible, if viewed by other people. I guess our own dreams and aspirations can only be done by the person that wields them.

What is that saying again?
If your mind can conceive it and your heart can believe it. You will definitely and without a doubt...achieve it.

Will the universe really pull its strings to make our wildest dreams come true, if we go all the way to make it happen? I don't know.
But miracles do happen.

When someone thinks of impossible things, they give up and they stop to do it. When they realize that others had already done it and it's not as impossible as they first imagined it would be, then they give it another chance. People really are fickle. Sometimes they go with the flow...sometimes they fight it.

Maybe the only thing that i said to my bestfriend worth mentioning is this phrase "As long as you are alive, then i guess it's possible".

Thinking back...the happiest time in my life was when i was still in highschool. It was crazy, it was wacky (we even find ourselves dancing in front of the class from time to time during our lunch breaks). We go to different places, hang out to each other's homes and live our youth to its fullest. Seriously, sometimes i wish that we could go back to those carefree days of our lives.

I don't really like to put my nose on other people's business and how they live their lives. But, i do hope that HE of all people can find the happiness that he deserve in life.

I'll post a review next time.

Till then...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Can't Get Enough of Twins!

2011-05-08T01:36:00.000-07:00

Well...it might not be the best of shows to watch, but i find Futakoi and Futakoi Alternative very interesting. Twins falling in love to the same guy is quite troublesome, multiply it with a few more twins and you'll get a headache of epic proportions. Harem made of twins? not bad =)

Nozumu Futami who happens to be the center of attention for these delicate ladies, is the type of guy that is unsure of his own feelings. He likes the Ichijo twins because they are his childhood friends and find the Sakuratsuki twins innocent and very kind. These set of twins fell in love with him and wanted him to choose between them. Not knowing what to do, he tries his best not to hurt anyone and keeps his emotions in check...to the best of his abilities.

Sumireko Ichijo and Kaoruko Ichijo are Nozumu's childhood friends and they are very close to him. Both of these twins harbor the same feelings for Nozumu and envies each other for the qualities that they don't possess. Kaoroku is a straightforward girl who likes to say what she wants to say and Sumireko is the one that likes to think things through, before doing any move of her own. In the story, it is believed that Nozumu has affection for Kaoroku but no concrete feelings has been delivered even at the end of the anime.

Yura and Kira Sakaratsuki are very rich girls who are doing their best to complete their father's test for them. Their dad wants them to experience what it's like to live as normal girls from time to time and issued a test for them to fulfill (ex: going to the store to buy something, without any assistance from anyone). They are innocent and doesn't know anything about the outside world. They became attached to Nozumu and even go out of their way to make their feelings known to him.

Well, there are a lot of other twins in the story but the story revolves around these 5. The Sakaratsuki's Butler tried to forcefully make the twins transfer, to save them from a broken heart. Nozumu did his best to convince him otherwise and that led to a chase. The ending was not quite fulfilling, but it will pass as a standard ending with both twins accepting each other as rivals for Nozumu's affection.

Now...Futakoi ALternative...is completely on a different level.

The opening song was extreme....the first episode was chaotic and if you watched Futakoi, then you would have expected something "mild and happy" to complete the setup. Actually, it took me at least 4-5 episodes to understand the story because it completely "blew me away". You will see here the same twins that are seen in the Futakoi (first anime) and the only difference is the protagonist and the main heroines this time is the "Shoujyu and Sara Twins".

In the first anime Shoujyu was the girl who was very good in drawing but has a weak body. Sara on the other hand hasn't changed her mindset from the first and it probably got even "wilder and more straightforward" so to speak.

The story is about Rentarou Futaba (called Nidaime in his neighborhood) and he runs a detective agency (which occasionally gets no customers at all). Shoujyu and Sara where his assistants and together they try to solve their cases (if they have one), one step at a time.

These two is a mystery even to Rentarou and he only found out about them, before their 16th birthday. One of them has to marry the son of their benefactor (Kimihiko) and they doesn't like the idea (but they have no choice but to accept it). In the end, Sara decided to save her sister from their fate and insisted that she be the one to marry Kimihiko.

Heartbroken and lost, Shoujyu and Rentarou spent their lives living idly. Those fleeting days changed when their detective agency was burned down (Due to Ika Fire...A squid that shoots fireballs and missiles...yeah a rare pokemon so to speak :)) ) and that is where Rentarou finally realized his own feelings. He decided to stop the wedding and together with Shoujyu travelled to Germany to save Sara. It has a very cute ending and i recommend this(wild and chaotic) anime for anyone that has a lot of "patience" and broad "understanding" in the way stupid people do stupid things.

Hope you enjoyed the first week of May and may the rest of your days be fruitful and happy as well.

Till then...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Unforseen Turn of Events

2011-04-27T06:00:00.000-07:00

Well, yesterday was certainly a surprise and something that i wouldn't want to experience again...(hopefully). Well it all started with me playing the online game that i casually play, when suddenly one of my neighbors told me that there is a fire just a few houses away from our home. At first, i was not alarmed (knowing that a fire like that would be easily handled by my neighbors) then it grew...and grew...and the rest was history.

After hearing about the fire i did 3 things first.

First - I closed the breaker in the house and made sure that all the plugs had been taken care off.

Second - I ate (yeah...i didn't have lunch)

Third - I went outside and observed the chaos that was ensuing

The fire was big and what made it even worse was the strong wind that helped in fanning the flames and making it grow. As i watched with my other neighbors on how things are going to turn out, the people who's houses are being burned one by one are busy carrying all their belongings outside and desperately doing their best to extinguish it (as best as they could). The firefighters arrived at the scene and it took them a while to control the blaze.

What caused the fire? Well, according to what i've heard....they were cooking something for lunch and they left it alone in the kitchen. Maybe something came up and they had to leave it alone for a while. Then it happened, a fire that burned down 11 houses. The only thing that was good about the fire, is that it had no human casualties.
I breathed a sigh of relief, when it was all over and i'm glad that it didn't came close to our house. I guess, this is one of those "Unexpected turn of Events" that can happen anytime and anywhere.

The electricity near the scene was cut off (including ours) and was restored after a day. The talk was all about the fire and I'm sure that it will continue for a couple of days. Life is really full of unpredictable moments.

Well, that is all for today and i hope that you guys will enjoy the rest of the week.

Till next time...

Watch the food that you're cooking =)

Wanna be a Galactic Pretty Boy?

2011-04-21T04:20:00.000-07:00

As the holy week draws near, i find myself well....lost in remembering what day it already is. I was surprised when i found out that it was already thursday and i was enjoying my chicken adobo (yeah~ it was a little late for that, it's not good to eat meat during this time of the year). I guess... this is just one of the drawbacks, when you're always inside the house and watching the days pass by.

Now back to anime reviews =)

One of the anime series that i enjoyed the most is StarDriver Kagayaki. I've always been a fan of Robotic Anime's (Gundam's, Lelouch of the Rebellion, etc) and seeing this series gave me a refreshing feeling. Takuto Tsunashi (Mr. Galactic Pretty Boy) was....a happy go lucky guy that somehow...decided to swim all the way to the island that he is going to live in (Talk about weird). He was found lying in the beach by Wako Agemaki (AKA South Maiden)and Shugata Shindo (AKA Mr. Silent Cool Guy...No, i mean Emperor Sugata). These two manage to revive Takuto and the three of them, started to become good friends.

One of the things that you will notice in the series is each maiden's personalized song. Yeah~ all of them have different versions and the way they sing them are pretty cute as well.

Takuto's most favorite phrase is "It's a Pinch!" which he always says, whenever he is in a difficult situation. You might get the impression that he likes to take chances, but that is not really the case. I'm sure that she likes Wako and Sugata seems to give him his approval (Despite the fact that Wako and Sugata are engaged to each other).

Takuto has the power to summon Tauburn, a powerful cybody that helps him protect Wako from the Glittering Crux, an organization that is determined to break all the seals in "Zero Time".

Zero time is the place on where the Cybody battles takes place and when it is activated, time stops momentarily and only those that have the marks and members of the Glittering Crux, were able to see the battles that will decide the fate of the world.

One by one, the seals of the maidens had been broken and the only one that is left is the seal of the South. The final battle took place with Takuto's father getting hold of Samekh (The King of Cybodies which is piloted by Sugata). Breaking all the maiden seals will allow Samekh to leave Zero time and go into the real world. Unfortunately, Takuto's father wanted to use Samekh's power to travel back in time....to relive his past and take back all that he has lost.

Sugata joined the Glittering Crux because he wanted to seal Samekh at the cost of his life. Takuto and Wako saved him by breaking the last seal and fighting Samekh before he drains the energy of the world.

Hmmm the ending was....nice, although i would like to know what happened between the relationship of the three, after the last battle in zero time.

Oh well~ that is all for this week's review and hopefully, you will also find this anime series worth your while.

Have a great week everyone.

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!

All Good Things, Come to and End....Ice Cream Anyone?

2011-04-11T20:02:00.001-07:00

The first quarter of the year is over and that also means that the anime's who had started this year are all coming to an end. I enjoyed some of them and anticipated their episodes week after week. It's a shame but, all good stories have an ending and i do hope that there will be more exciting ones that will replace them as the months pass by.

For today, I'm just going to take it easy and watch the final episodes of the anime's that became my favorites so far. The new titles for the month of April are very interesting as well and i do hope that they will be able to "satisfy" my cravings. That being said, i will not post an anime review today...but i will after two or three days.

I'm just not in the mood to do anything today, because I'm a little pissed off with a client from work. Yeah~ writers can have it hard once in a while and constantly making revisions for something that you "don't want to do" can really take its toll on you.

My Editor (Ate Kim), is a good person and I can relate to her frustrations in handling these type of people (Yaan mo teh~ K lng yan xD!). There really are types of people that never gets satisfied, no matter what you do. Well, all i can say is good luck to them and i hope that they find writers, who will put them in their place.

I'm also looking forward to our Highschool Reunion on May 17 and I'm excited to see old friends and faces. My old highschool buddy called me the other day and informed me about the event. I bet most of my old classmates are already married and I wanted to hear their stories, after so many years that we haven't seen each other.

My mom is also going on a vacation to her hometown for 2 weeks and that will leave me and my little sister at home "to fend for ourselves". Lol....frankly, I think i will buy some cakes and ice cream to lighten up my mood and maybe, just maybe....the sweetness from them will take away these thoughts off my mind.

Have a great week everyone and pray that stress won't get the better of you.

Till then...

Keep the Flames Burning!

4 hours of sleep....Very nice Indeed =)

2011-03-31T05:42:00.001-07:00

My sleeping habits had "Greatly" improved since the last time i had posted in this blog. Now i finally understand, the reason why i was not getting enough sleep. I think, people don't get enough sleep because "They're thinking of too many things", which causes them to use their brain, when the time for it to rest has come. Now, I'm not saying that this is "the only reason" behind sleep deprived people. There are a lot of factors behind it and I'm just saying one of the many possibilities.

Now, back to anime reviews.

Asobi Ni Ikuyo....was way better than i expected. Why? It was very "refreshing" (for me). I didn't expect the twists that happened in the story and it was a good thing that it happened. I wonder what would happen if UFO made themselves known in real life. I bet it would be the "biggest" thing that humanity will ever face. Of course, i wouldn't mind if they're cute =P (To each his own).

Asobi ni Ikuyo is a story about an Alien (Elis/Erisu) that came to earth to collect information about our planet. Her mission? to make relations between Catians (Their race) and Earthlings (meaning us). Now, it wasn't easy because it seems that the main protagonist is the only one that realizes the seriousness of the situation and most of the people around him have their own agenda, when it comes to Elis.

Kakazu Kio a guy with enough sense to realize that the "alien" he met was real and tries his best to understand her (in his own way, of course). While his seemingly carefree attitude towards his fellow girl companions remains on the "Acceptable main lead" route. He can be a little dense when it comes to "moves" done by other people except Elis.

Elis is a 16 year old Catian that found earth to be filled with delicious foods to eat (Favorite? Anything that has MEAT on it). Well, she has her own problems because her mating season has finally come (Cat in heat, yeah i have cats...they can be quiet annoying when that time comes). She's a kind hearted, well maybe not so innocent...gurl and her personality makes the story go round.

Aoi Futaba Bubble Gum Crisis mode? well not really, but still pretty close. A girl that has the ability to teleport anything within 50 meters to her hands (Anything? yeah...anything *wink wink*). Well she has long hair, has a very pretty face and...flat chested. Still, even a gunslinger girl like her can have her cute moments and those are worth watching.She has a crush on Kio and does her best to improve herself.

Manami Kinjou "Childhood Friend" and she also has a tomboyish personality. Of course, she also likes Kio but tries to hide her real feelings and supports Aoi in her attempts to catch his attention. Well, she really love guns and goes nuts over them. While her standing for Kio's attention is on the "childhood friend" level, there are times when that line is breached every now and then.

Asobi Ni Ikuyo is one of those anime's that makes you crave for more. The funny scenes and the plot is something that will make your time and effort worthwhile.

Hope you guys enjoyed the Month of March and now...we face April once again =)

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Surprises that comes in Small Packages

2011-03-27T04:03:00.001-07:00

It has been a very long and tiring week for me and i am a bit surprised to find myself "finally falling asleep" for 2-3 hours every day. It has been a big improvement for me, because i am seriously sleep deprived and 2-3 hours of sleep is a "big deal" for me. I think the vodka which I had been drinking over the past few nights has finally done its job and swept me away to dreamland before i knew it.

I've been too lax with my exercise routine lately and my tummy is bulging once again. I really need to stay motivated because I feel like if i don't, all my hard work will go down the drain. I want to be true to what i had promised myself during the start of the year and I should really set my priorities.

Having said all that, i find it refreshing to find a few things changing around me. I don't know if these changes are for the best (or for the worst), but i do know that "it's about time" for these changes to happen. I Just hope that I'll be able to finish all the things that i have set for myself, before the first quarter of the year is over.

I have no anime reviews for you guys this week because the titles that i watched are....hmmmm...."doesn't feel right?" Although, I'm going to tell you the list of anime's that i am going to watch this week. Among them is the latest Ghibli movie "Karigurashi no Arietti" or better known as "The Borrower Arietty". I had been anticipating the subbed version for the past few months now and i got a good recommendation on where i could watch it.

Honestly, the past few Ghibli movies has been "not my kinda thing" and i had high expectations for it. Asobi ni iku yo! is one of the anime series that i am going to watch for this week. I do hope that it is "interesting", I'm not really a maniac when it comes to cat ears (and fox ears) but i did enjoy the anime series "Wolf and Spice" in the past and seeing "Erisu/Elis" brings back memories.

Whether these titles are good or bad, I'll let you know before this month is over. I wish you guys all the best and may your week be fruitful and full of happiness.

Till next time,

Keep the Flames Burning!

Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice....No, I'm not talking about Powerpuff Girls

2011-03-18T20:33:00.000-07:00

For the past week, i had been constantly reading the latest updates on what is happening in Japan and i feel like it is something that has gone out of control. Although honestly, i'll admit that at first i didn't think that it wasn't "that serious". Why did i think of that? Basically, Japan is a country built for earthquakes and it wouldn't be an exaggeration if i say that earthquakes has been a "norm" for them for years.

However,After watching the videos and seeing pictures of the devastation...it made me realize that even a country such as Japan can have "serious problems" if they are sandwiched by things that go beyond their control. First the earthquake, that alone is not a big deal...the big deal is what came after the quake and that is the Tsunami. Like i previously stated, Japan is more than prepared for an earthquake (and even tsunami, in their own way), But the waves that hit their shores were more than what they had expected. It swept away towns, erased villages from the face of the country and leaving destruction and death in its wake. Then we have the nuclear crisis to wrap it all up and what do we have? A Shawarma of Epic Proportions (sorry for the metaphor i used).

It makes people think that they are lucky, for living their lives everyday (no matter how boring it is). We don't really see how important things are, until they are gone. It's all about "Human Nature". There is nothing we can do about it, because it is a fact no matter how hard we deny it.

I'm a little ashamed myself because when the earthquake happened, the "first thing" that I thought was the Manga and Anime weekly Updates. Yes, it was petty and i admit that. Still, i believe that Japan will be able to bounce back from its losses and although lives cannot be replaced, a country will always find ways to rebuild. Not for the dead, but for those that are left behind.

Now Back to Anime Reviews...

I'm very happy to have found something very fun to watch for the past few days and i would like to share it to you. The anime that i will give a review this week is "KanaMemo"

This light comedy and slice of life anime has everything that you'll need (if you're the one who appreciates good things to watch). Yes, it has sugar, spice and everything nice...and that also includes anything in between. (--,) trust me you'll like this one for sure.

This is a story about a girl named Kana Nakamachi, she has lost her only living relative (her grandma) and she left her home in search of a new place to stay. She tried to find work at any place that offers food and boarding. Then she was involved in a "bike accident" and was brought to the place on where she will experience a lot of "firsts" in her life. She is a shy, soft spoken girl that has a tendency to get "spooked" easily. She would readily believe that ghosts and aliens exist and has her own cute way of showing her affection to other people.

Living alongside with her in the Newspaper office is a group of girls that have varying characteristics and personality.

Saki Amano called chief by everyone in the office (despite her age). She's a very strong willed person and i guess, the only one that has "common sense" among the group. She often gets mad when the work that needs to be done is not being properly done. Still, she's a very kind girl that prioritize business more than anything else (well aside from those things that are more important to her, like the girls living with her). She keeps everyone in line especially Haruka, whenever she tries to sexually harass Kana.

Haruka Nishida What can i say about this woman? A lot of things...she is an "ultra super mega loli pervert". Has a weakness for cute little girls and her imagination knows no bounds. Likes to think of "perverted things" and often finds time to grope a few girls every now and then (especially the Chief, Mikan and Kana). But when push comes to shove, she gives her best to give advice and offers a more adult like point of view (Only for a few seconds). Likes to drink the booze that she probably makes by herself and gives the story, the Girl action that it needs.

Yume Kitaoka Another strange addition to the girls that lives with Kana. The truth is, she is a really richh person and i think i find it hard to believe that she works on a newspaper office to deliver papers everyday. Well duh...you know what i mean. She likes sweet things and likes to add sweet things (EG: SUGAR) to almost anything. She shares a unique relationship with Yuki (Yuriness is it familiar to you? xD). Yes, kissing and the likes and they are really close to each other. Gives the group the jolt it needs from time to time and a very happy go lucky person at heart.

Yuki Minami is a very tall girl that has only Yume on her mind and gets jealous, whenever her attention goes to someone else. Even if she doesn't talk much, this girl speaks out what she has in mind and helps Kana from time to time. Prefers to stay as close to Yume as possible and i think in a girl to girl relationship, she is the "Girl" and that is how many percieve her as well (my opinion only).

Hinata Azuma Another one with some sense in the group (from time to time) and also one of Kana's closest companions. She likes money and is doing her best (Well...best in her own way i think) to pass the exams needed to enter college. She already failed twice...(or was it thrice? O_o) and is trying her best to get it right this time. Occassionally stops Haruka from harassing Kana (like Chief does) and makes Kana feel better whenever she feels down.

Mikan Kujin Tsundere character....you got to have at least one in your story *cough*. This hmmm...."Lady" (She gives off the vibes that makes you believe that she is from a very rich family) is not very honest with herself and can be considered as Kana's Best friend in the story. They met during a rainy encounter and got along well after a few mishaps on the way. She is also from a rival newspaper agency, but that doesn't stop her from befriending Kana and getting along with everyone even with Saki (Assistant chief of the Newspaper Agency that Kana works in).

This story really is something worth watching and it can definitely give you that smile that you are craving for. I highly recommend it to anyone that wants to bring a smile in their face and make their day right.

I'm still having problems in getting some sleep at night and i think it's only getting worse. My mind is really exhausted and whenever i get out of bed every morning, i feel really tired rather than refreshed. The two "extra soft" pillow that i bought to help me get some sleep didn't work and i think i have to knock myself unconscious to get the sleep that i badly need. I don't really want to resort to sleeping pills and i will only do it as a last resort. Maybe I'll just buy some vodka and mix it with something else. I'll drink it every night if i have to and that is how bad i really wanted to get some sleep lately.

Getting a hyperactive mind can have it's disadvantages and i think it is starting to affect my work. Sleeping pills is still an option...but i'd rather not use them if given the choice. Today I'm suffering from a migraine and it is taking its toll on me....

Have a Great week everyone and i hope that you're getting the sleep that you rightfully deserve.

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Going back to Step 1 and Trying to get some Sleep

2011-03-10T04:35:00.000-08:00

I've finished reading the Japanese book that i have and i'm not satisfied with what i had gained so far. Even if someone is teaching me Japanese every Saturday (Arigato Sensei xD!). To be honest, my katakana still sucks at times and i always wonder if i'm saying it right. The thing is, i'm confident about reading Hiragana now and that is something that i could congratulate myself with. My plan is to wrap Hiragana and Katakana this month and finally settle things with sentence construction and learn a few Kanji's by next month. Time sure flies and i feel that I am running behind schedule.

The story that i have written is still on hold, but the chapters that will follow the last is all lined up (in my brain). That much is true and i'm happy that i can easily type it when i finally finish learning on how to read Japanese (read only, but i still don't understand some of the words) without looking at my notes or my Japanese dictionary.

Writing has always been fun and i hope that i can continue to write for a long time. Since my brain can be too hyper at times, i don't get the sleep that i need everyday. It's more like, i just lie down and wait for morning to come. My body is rested but my mind is exhausted. My mom thinks that i sleep a lot already, because after doing my online job (which is 2-4 hours everyday) i sleep during the afternoons and wake up to have dinner, then sleep again. Yeah~ i live a very "happy go lucky life" if i have to say so myself =P

There was a phrase that i happened to come by a few months ago and that is the saying "Don't take life seriously, you'll never get out alive anyway" well that was originally from Van Wilder (i think, i just revised it a little).

I just found out today when i searched again for that phrase that there are more quotes from Van Wilder and it is quite funny as well, well a little perverted at times but it's funny that much is true. Another worthwhile quote that i can share with you guys that came from him is "Worrying is like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn't get you anywhere".

Everyone worries about something and the thing is, what are you going to do about it? If you don't take action then your problems will not be solved and your worrying will never cease. That is what i plan to do at the moment and although i can't honestly say that i will stop worrying (because i wont), at least i'll do something about it.

Now what else? not much, no anime reviews for this week because i haven't found a decent thing to watch. If this continues, then I'll tell you all the anime's that have became my favorites in the past and I'm sure that you'll be seeing memory lane once again (that is if you like watching anime).

Till then, i bid you guys a great week and pray that you are living happy and fruitful lives.

Until then, Keep the Flames Burning!

Finding My Eden

2011-02-28T05:38:00.000-08:00

Before the Love month of February comes to an end, i would like to share to you one of the best anime stories that i have watched so far. It's not surprising if you heard of this title before, but if you don't then take this as a good opportunity to watch it.
The anime that I'm talking about is Higashi no Eden or better known as the "Eden of the East".

Somehow, when i first watched the first few episodes, it reminded me (again) of the Gibli movies that i love watching a few years back. At the same time, i remembered another anime title because of the few similarities that i felt (well they are not really similar, it's just the feeling) and that anime is Honey and Clover. Oh Boy~ that's memory lane for you and these slice of life series can really make an impression on you.

Ok back to Eden of the East, Saki Morimi visited Washington DC to see the Whitehouse up close and personal. She doesn't have any idea that the Whitehouse is not the only thing that she'll be seeing up close and it surprised her a little. A naked man holding a gun was just across the street from her and apparently this guy has no memory whatsoever. The only thing that he has is a mysterious looking cellphone and a gun.The name of the guy is Akira Takizawa.

Now after a few mishaps in a foreign country, the two of them went back to Japan together and that is where the story slowly unfolds. Akira later found out that he is part of the "Selecao" game to pick the one that would make Japan a better place. There are other twelve individuals including him in this game and all of them has a cellphone with the same characteristics (including 10 Billion Yen). Through this phone they are able to contact the operator "Juiz" and give her any kind of orders and it will be done in the manner that it can be accomplished. From assassinations to firing missiles to any part of the world Juiz does them all.

Noblesse Oblige or the so called "Noble Obligation" is the only way a selecao is judged by his deeds. In the case that his or her digital money becomes 0, he is eliminated from the game.

Well, some parts of the story surprised me, especially when you're focused on the story and you thought that everything is pretty normal....until you see a pair of angel wings (OOOOPPPS! damn spoiler! *slap*).

At the end of the 11 episodes, missiles are once again fired at japan and Akira ordered Juiz to intercept them with his own arsenal of military firepower. As missiles meet missles and thanks to a bunch of naked Neets that helped him with the use of the computer software "Eden of the East", he was able to stop the destruction that would have happened if he didn't stop it on time.

Akira thought that the only way to save Japan was to "rule it" and so he made himself king of Japan. But of course, Japan doesn't have any Kings so what did Juiz do? simple, erase his memory and make him the son of the prime minister. Which will be revealed in the next two movies that will complete the series.

Their lovestory? must i call it that? lol...well yeah, their lovestory <3 Saki and Akira find themselves in a complicated relationship against all odds and together will they be able to save Japan and themselves from Human Greed and Ambition?

Mind you, the story is very refreshing and something that you don't see in any of the manga's or anime's that you have watched so far. Eden of the East is composed of 11 episodes and two Movies and their titles are The King of Eden and Paradise Lost respectively.

As February comes to an end, it also means that the beginning of March is just a day away. Fortunately for us, that means another month of hardships, tribulations, success and happiness for all of us. Hope you enjoyed February and may March be a better month for you.

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Never Ending Dreams that Will Soon be a Reality

2011-02-23T18:46:00.001-08:00

For the past week, there has been a dream that i kept on having every night. Well i wouldn't call it a dream "per se". More like my overly active imagination at work almost every night. It was a scene that i'm doing in my story and believe it or not it took me a week to finally perfect it. Been running my software program in my head to get the best desirable ending for it though and it pushed my brain to the limit of exhaustion.

I can't count the number of times I changed the story in my head and thinking back now, it got better as the days went on. Still, it was something that was too much of a hassle and i was worried for a sec that it might affect the way i do things. But I'm glad that everything is finished and i can move on to the next chapter of my life.

Now back to Anime Reviews =)

When i first started to watch certain anime series (which was a few years ago) I preferred to watch fantasy type animes or just any anime that has a cute story (and drawings if i can find one). To name a few, i was quite interested in the story of Kamichama Karin and the anime that came after it which was Shugo Chara.

Well I'll start with Kamichama Karin First

Karin Hanazono (Her full name also means "The Flower Bell of the Flower Garden")is a girl that is able to transform to a Goddess through the power of a ring. So what kind of girl is she? your typical main heroine...clumsy, stupid at times, has bad grades at school and most of all...has a "transformation sequence" <---hahaha

Her Life only got more complicated when she was able to transform as a goddess and Kazune Kujyou took her in. If Karin is your typical Heroine, then this guy is the typical lead actor. Good Looking, Good Grades, Good Manners and has a very perverted side when exposed to "alcohol". There were a few interesting facts about the story which meant that the past and future were constantly engaged with each other. Yeah and surprisingly enough, they even got married some time in the future.

Another interesting fact is that the girl that is living with them Himeka Kujyou was in some case their "daughter". Well it is best to watch the anime or read the manga to get what i mean because you won't get any spoilers from me. Karin's relationship with Kazune slowly developed as they spend more time with each other and the story behind it is pretty cute. They often fight at times but still get along well in the end.

Their arch enemy the Karasuma's are also out to get the power of the rings and they are pretty nice for some bad guys, if i do say so myself.

As the good and bad gods and goddesses battle it out for the power of the rings, the story slowly unfolds and more secrets are revealed as time went on. This is one of the anime that i really enjoyed a few years ago and i highly recommend it to people that likes to watch something worth watching. That being said, If you're looking for something light and fun to watch then Kamichama Karin will be just right for you.

I think at some point (If you like to watch anime) you might have encountered the anime title Shugo Chara.

Each Child has an egg in their heart and these eggs can hatch and become "Guardian Characters". These characters will help you become the thing that you wanted to become the most. For example a doctor, a singer and even an actor.

This is the story about a girl named Amu Hinamori who has a very interesting personality. She is referred to as "Cool and Spicy" in her school and is very popular among the students. But there is more to Amu than meets the eye. In truth, she only wants to make friends but she doesn't know how to do it. This led to to creation of an outer shell which is her "cool and spicy" self.

She wished to be more honest with herself and when she woke up the next morning she found three eggs lying beside her (The shells are the symbol of Hearts, Spade and Clover). These eggs contain the peppy Guardian Character "Ran" the Artistic and Cool "Miki" and the Charming and very Good with anything to do with household basics "Su" (In the later part of the story, she will have a fourth egg which will be called "Dia")

With the help of her Guardian Characters she is able to be more lively, more artistic and more homely (which is the dream of almost every teenage girl). She later meets the mysterious character Ikuto Tsukiyomi who are after her "eggs" at first and later becomes one of Amu's well....Amu's you know *wink wink*.

Of course, their are other characters which also wields the power of the guardian characters and they took Amu to be part of their team. The King "Tadase Hotori" The Queen "Nadeshiko Fujisaki" The Jack "Kukai Soma" and the Baby xD! "Yaya Yuiki". Amu is also referred in the story as the "Joker" because of having acquired three guardian eggs in her posession.

She later found out that their is an egg called the embryo that is able to make any wish come true. That is also the egg on which the evil organization is after and they are doing everything in their power to get it. For those that like to watch long series then this one will fit that description perfectly. Shugo Chara has three seasons and you will enjoy all of them.

As for me...still struggling with my Self Study Japanese Lessons and doing my best not to forget about the things i've learned so far. Hope you guys have a great week and till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!

So Near Yet so Far

2011-02-15T05:45:00.000-08:00

Valentines come and go and the same can be said for the other days of the year. We have birthdays, anniversaries, monthsaries and other type of events that happens once a year. The thing is, i just realized that it was valentines day already after eating a chocolate that my sister gave me. Well actually, that chocolate was from a "boy--->friend" of hers from school (Nothing special really, the guy just gave her chocolate for 2 consecutive years during valentines day). Yesh~ Being the good brother that i am, i took the liberty of eating it for her. No, i only ate half of it...it's bitter :P

Anyways, as i was saying. I think i'll try to widen my horizon this year, like i promised i would and look at things that i've never seen before. That also involves going into a relationship "if given the chance" and continue with my three year plan to success.

Going steady with my japanese memorization plan and i'm starting to be more familiar with the characters. Sentence construction is still so~so and i'm still a long way from getting to the level that i want to achieve. More or less it will take me at least 2-4 months more to perfect it and the sooner the better.

I looked at my tummy today and i noticed that it became a lil smaller. O_o I'm going to buy a tape measure by tomorrow just to be sure and it just means that my exercises during the weeee hours of the night, has finally paid off.

I can't help but think that doing something that you really want to do and aiming for something that is beyond your reach, can be stressful and motivational at the same time. I don't know exactly how to put it into words, but meh~ i guess it can't be helped.

Still reading a lot of manga's at the moment because of lack of anime to watch. I'll try to find something good to recommend to you guys soon, but for now i have to take my leave and hit the japanese book once again.

Till then~

Keep the Flames Burning!

If the World was Divided into Three...then it would had been Heaven, Hell and Me

2011-02-08T06:03:00.000-08:00

I managed to do most of my goals at the start of the year and I am happy with what I have done so far. Been pretty busy with my online job and that is good because everyone needs $_$ On the Lighter side of things, i manage to memorize Hiragana and Katakana *Congratulates Myself*. The thing is, i still need to use it for sentence construction and that is where the hard part goes in.

Self studying may have its merits but it still lacks what they call "Guidance" so to speak. I've been learning Japanese with my own style and so far it has been good. But then again, it is best to have someone that actually knows how to "speak the language" for a more positive approach. I bought a Japanese English dictionary during the weekends and it is the type of dictionary that also have Japanese characters in it. I don't want to tackle Kanji right now because even if i did, it will take me longer than constructing sentences in Japanese.

I think it will take a while because, i still don't know the meaning behind the words even if i manage to read them (reading them in very slow mode @__@ still messing up some of the characters especially the "J" "D" "B" "P" "Z" .

Looks like i still need to take classes for proper speech and that will be....somewhere around...May-July. Hopefully, i will be able to find an easier way to learn the language and I really want to get things rolling so to speak.

No "FINISHED" Anime's had caught my attention so far and i am currently watching the recent anime titles like Star Driver Kagayaki (Galactic Pretty Boy? xD!) , Dragon Crisis (Sweet lil romance), Kore Wa Zombie Desuka (Zombie Mahou Soujo rocks!), Level E (NO effort is to great in seeing others suffer), Gosick (Shinku!! *slap* That is not Rosenmaiden!) and of course To Aru No Majutsu Index (Gotta see that bite every once in a while).

Although Manga reading is still an alternative, i wish that i can find other anime's to watch every now and then. The story that I'm making is now put on hold until i learn the basics of sentence construction in Japanese. Still, the Editing and Remodeling of the Story is still going on "In My Brain" and i had been constantly making a lot of changes here and there. I am now currently at Chapter 20 with 230 pages. Not bad if i do say so myself xD! For now, I'll leave you guys to your workings and hope that everyone of you will have a great week ahead of you.

Till then,

Keep the FLames Burning!

Did I Pass? Yes my Lord!!

2011-01-29T06:30:00.000-08:00

This week has been a good one and I'm glad that my sister's "Final defense" on her Major subject is finally over. She was so happy that she will be able to graduate after 2 months time and I'm happy for her. Seeing her all stressed out and not getting enough sleep because of the things she need to finish, sometimes reminds me of what i used to be a few years ago.

Still, life doesn't end after graduation and it is just the start of entering the so called "Real World". Welcome to the society my little sister =)
For now she is sleeping happily and that is fine with me.

Now back to my Anime Reviews.
Umi Monogatari (Sea Side Story) proved to be a good example of a simple, yet very touching story. A story about the people of the sea and the sky people (people of the land/surface). As i had first said in my previous post, it all started when a ring fell into the ocean and two mermaids found it. These two mermaids are Marin and Urin. They find the ring very pretty and tried their best to find the owner of the ring, which means they have to go to the surface in search for her.

It seems that the owner of the ring is a person that constantly emits an evil aura. Her name was Miyamori, Kanon. The two were glad that they were able to find the owner of the ring and guess what happened after they returned it? Yeah...the evil girl threw it once again.

Again, these two kind hearted mermaids looked for the ring. Feeling a little guilty of what she did, Kanon decided to see if the two girls that she met are still looking for her ring. Urin, the younger mermaid found the ring under what seems to be a sarcophagus/coffin. She did everything to recover it (kicking, pushing) and broke the seal by accident. The Coffin holds an evil being that is called "Sedna". She was released from the Prison and this is where everything started.

Fate being the fickle lady that she was, brought together the two priestess from the Sea and Land. Yes, they are Marin (Sea Priestess) and Kanon (Sky Priestess).

I really liked the opening and ending song of this anime and I sometimes play it nonstop, whenever i work or is writing my story.If you're looking for something "light" to watch then Umi Monogatari will fit the picture perfectly.

The next Anime that i am going to feature today is the Black Butler anime AKA. Kuroshitsuji.

In Victorian-era Europe, a young boy called Ciel Phantomhive contracted a Demon named Michaelis, Sebastian. The reason? to exact revenge on those that took away everything from him.

For Years, the Phantomhive family has served the Queen in taking care of "cases" that requires "special attention". They are the watchdog of the kingdom and holds a very high rank even among nobles. Their family was destroyed and their mansion was burned down by a fire. Ciel after contracting the Demon Sebastian, restored the Phantomhive estate to its rightful state and dealt with the cases the Queen has issued to him.

Of course, Sebastian (the butler) doesn't serve Ciel because he wants to. In return for his "Topnotch service" he is going to eat Ciel's soul after he carried out his revenge. Sebastian is no ordinary butler, he is one Hell of a Butler and can perform almost everything. From cooking, fighting, stitching and all around housework he always do it in style.

One thing led to another and Ciel's past is revealed to him. He was able to carry out his vengeance in the end and was taken by Sebastian to be eaten. Unfortunately for our butler, it seems that something happened to Ciel's soul and he wasn't able to eat it. That story is for season 2 of Kuroshitsuji and you won't get any spoilers from me =P

I'm a little stuck on the story that i am writing at the moment and it seems that i am having a hard time in making my scenarios connect. I've been running different simulations using my imagination and still i wasn't able to get a satisfactory result. I hope that i'll be able to cross this hurdle in a day or two and be able to continue with my story.

My self learning japanese lessons is doing well and i think i almost finished memorizing "Hiragana". Still a long, long, long, way to go but I'm getting there. I just don't want to slap myself over and over for not getting the symbols right from time to time.

Still, it had been a great week. I hope that the following week will be sunny and bright and may all your "Christmases" be white. Lol, just kidding.

Till next time,

Keep the Flames Burning!

Have a Taste of Someone Else's Imagination =)

2011-01-22T05:56:00.000-08:00

Have you ever tried reading a book? Do stories interest you? What kind of stories do you like? If you don't like stories, then what kind of things interest you? Whenever you open a page, What goes in your mind? Do you understand the meaning behind those words that you're reading? Does it tell you something about the author/writer that wrote it?

I like to read, i like to delve into someone else's imagination and picture the words they have written. Sometimes, those stories leave me hurt, angered, happy, sad and lonely but that just shows how good the story is. That is also the reason why a certain anime greatly took my interest.

The title of this anime is Bungaku Shoujo (Literature Girl. It is a story about a girl that loves stories so much that she can't help but eat them. Yes, a girl that lives on eating pages of books. I don't really know how she can survive with just pages alone, but that is what makes this story interesting.

Touko Amano is a girl that likes to snack on stories. When i meant snack, she literally eats them. Her father told her that she shouldn't eat pages of books in front of other people. He added that she should only do it in front of the person that she likes the most. Well i guess her dad has a point, if someone see's you eating a page wouldn't that make you a weird person?

Well moving on, she went to her friend's work place (I think her friend is an Editor)and found a story in the "Rejected Pile" of stories. That story made an impact on her and she insisted that it was given another chance. Surprisingly, the story made its debut and she was very happy about it. The title of the story is called Sora ni Niteiru "Similar to the Sky" and it was very popular.

Touko's acting brother Ryuuto Sakurai told her that she might have found her "writer". Although not knowing whether the author is a boy or a girl, she tried her best to know the name of the author. Her friend the Editor wasn't able to give her all the details but told her the pen name that the author use and it is "Miu Inoue".

She later found out that Miu Inoue won't be writing any more stories and she was shocked. Surprisingly, The Wheels of Fate started moving and the two of them met.

Konoha Inoue was the name of the author of the book and he was a boy. He was Touko's underclassman and he stopped writing due to a very personal reason. To know this reason, you should watch the Bungaku Shoujo Memoire(Composed of 3 Ova's presenting the Girls around Konoha Inoue.

Touko then invited him to join the literature club, on which she is the only member. Everyday after class, he writes story for her and she snacks on them.

After you finished watching the Ova's please watch the "Bungaku Shoujo Movie". It is the final installment on the Bungaku Shoujo series.

I really enjoyed watching this anime because it was simple and yet it was filling.
Some people may like it, some may not. Still, i highly recommend this to anyone that appreciates something good to watch. I hope that you'll enjoy watching it, just as much as I did.

I am now currently watching Umi Monogatari ~Anata ga Ite Kureta Koto~ or "Sea Story: That You Were There For Me" and i think i will enjoy this show.

This is a story about Mermaids? Yes, but they're not the typical "tailed mermaids" that you're so used in watching. The story started with a ring falling under the sea and two mermaids found it. They then decided to return the ring to the surface and that is the start of something "un-expected".

I still don't know the full details of the story and i can't tell if it's good or bad at the moment. But, I think this story is great and I'll be posting my review of it by next week as well.

I'm still more On Manga's at the moment and I'm happy because i found the third sequel to the Manga i am currently reading. It has a different title and i only came to it by sheer chance. My story is also progressing well and I am very satisfied on how things turned out. Still having problems with character names and the likes, but I'm sure everything will be alright.

Till then, Keep the Flames Burning!

Unexpected and Seemingly Sudden Changes

2011-01-15T06:28:00.000-08:00

The past few days had been good and i am proud to say that I've been able to stick to my exercise routine and lowered my "Carbo" intake. It wasn't that easy but I'm starting to feel the effects of my hard work ^_^

Now to start this week's blog, i would like to point out the confusion that happened a few days ago, about the change in Zodiac signs. Many people had been "Depressed" or affected by the sudden change in their beliefs and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the new Signs had shaken them.

Think about it, you were a Gemini you're whole life then you suddenly turned into a Taurus. An Aries that became a Pisces, the look on my Mom's and sister's faces when they saw their beloved signs changed was a little funny. Of course, they do not really believe in Zodiacs and Horoscopes and the likes. The change in signs just gave them mixed emotions and uncertainty on the things that they didn't care about until a few days ago.

>__> so why do i look un-affected? It's simple...I'm still a Leo so I'm un-affected (FUWAHAHAHAAHAHAHHA <--- Ebil Laugh).

Well anyways, since I'm exempted from all the Chaos that is caused by the change of zodiacs, I plan to continue the things that i plan to do without any worries (^O^)V

Putting that aside, i know that a lot of people are still having doubts whether they should continue believing their old zodiac signs or embrace the new ones that was presented until recently. Astronomers and Astrologers confirmed that this was "Old News". Even so, the sheer impact of this change has been phenomenal. What would you think would happen if "ET's /Extra terrestrials" went to a broadcasting network and proclaimed that they are going to build a resort here in our planet?

I can't imagine the faces that people would make and the chaos that will follow it will be catastrophic. People panic because of a lot of things and when things go out of control "They Snap!".

Personally, i still think that you should believe on what you think is right. It doesn't matter if your Zodiac changed, Just continue to be who you are and that is more than enough.

Ok back to Anime Reviews!

I've been watching the New Anime's that has started this January and it's still to early to comment whether they are good or not. I've been disappointed with some of the new releases and surprised by the others. It's a shame but i can't comment about something that is not yet finished and it's still to early to judge because "Anime's" are not a book.

So what have i been doing lately?
Reading a lot of Manga's.
Yes! I went back to reading different type of Manga's to boost my imagination. The story that i am currently writing now is going at a good pace and i think i will be able to finish it in 2-3 more months (crosses fingers). I think i will be able to finish at least 50-80 chapters before the story is finished. Oh well, as long as it's finished then that's fine with me.

I didn't like reading short stories before, but now i enjoyed reading them. I especially like those stories that made my heart "skip a beat". It's refreshing, it feels good and it's really help relax your mind after a hard day of.....doing whatever you're doing =P

What was i looking for? I am trying to capture and visualize the concept of "Cute girls do cute things in cute ways".
Well anyways, no Anime Reviews for this week but i hope you guys enjoyed reading my post.

Till next time...

Keep the Flames Burning!!

Losing Sight of Your Goal

2011-01-07T20:34:00.001-08:00

The New Year has passed and now it's 2011 the year of the Golden Rabbit.

(I copy pasted the information about the Year of the Rabbit from another site. Just to give you a taste of the Chinese culture and see the prediction for this year).

According to Chinese tradition, the Rabbit brings a year in which you can catch your breath and calm your nerves. It is a time for negotiation. Don't try to force issues, because if you do you will ultimately fail. To gain the greatest benefits from this time, focus on home, family, security, diplomacy, and your relationships with women and children. Make it a goal to create a safe, peaceful lifestyle, so you will be able to calmly deal with any problem that may arise.

(end of copy paste)

This year is the start of my Three year plan to change myself and "accomplish" something worth doing. Of course, it's not easy to control my food urges and exercising everyday can be a pain. However, i find it important to train my state of mind because their are times when i feel like if i don't do this, i will start to waver and lose sight of what I'm striving to achieve.

Honestly, it is really hard to acquire a new skill. But, it's not impossible. I've been thinking a lot lately and i decided to tackle things one step at a time. Just like practicing on how to type using the keyboard. A few years ago, i would just use my fingers to push the button whenever i type. In short, I still don't recognize the position of the keys in the keyboard.

I think it took me 2 or 3 months to memorize the keys and be able to type at an average pace.I don't have that much free time to practice typing when i was younger, because i prefer to play games. Still, i managed to acquire the skill that is important in my line of work as of now. When you put it that way, it means that humans can do anything that they want to do, as long as they are "serious" in doing it.

Learning another language is hard work, but like i said it is not impossible. I think I understand that you can't "expect" to learn a language in just a short amount of time, if you're not serious about it. Dedication, Determination, Motivation, Passion, Belief and Perseverance, words that have different meanings but can be used to achieve the same ending.

I expected that things will be hard, but it was a lot harder than i expected. Still, i hope and pray that I will be able to accomplish the things that i started.

Ok! back to the Anime Reviews =)

There were 2 shows that I was looking forward to watch before and after the year was over. The first was the Angel Beats Ova "Stairway to Heaven" and Gundam 00 "The Awakening of TrailBlazer" (the Movie).

Ok, this is my personal opinion and I have the "right" to say what i want to say (especially because this is my blog).

When i watched Angel Beats "Stairway to Heaven" i was GREATLY disappointed. Why? I had high expectations for the Ova and to me it was a complete Rip-off. I'm not saying that it was a bad Ova, it just didn't fit the story that i have in mind. The other reason is probably because of my "interest" for Angel Beats. This show is one of my favorites and that is what made the dissapointment even greater. Sure, i missed seeing the usual characters and their crazyness. But still, a dissapointment is still a dissapointment.

Now Gundam 00 TrailBlazer was something unexpected. I think this is the first time in the History of the Gundam Generation, on which the existence of Aliens (ELS to be exact) are introduced in the story. I mean, yeah humans get to live in space and such and it is not impossible to encounter other life forms. The thing that really took my interest is how humans can work together for a common goal.

Think about it, All of humanity's greatest warriors going to battle to protect the Planet? Even for the Gundam Series this is something very unexpected. It was such a nice show and you can feel the tension for the battle of survival.

It was very refreshing and i enjoyed every bit of it. The ending was a little..."unexpected" as well. It was an "open ending" and i was like...Thats it? lol! Anyway, I still liked on how the show turned out and for a Gundam Fan like me, it was worth watching.

The New Anime's lined up for January is coming up one by one and i managed to watch the first episodes of the shows that i am looking forward to see. The first episodes of Gosick, Yumekui Merry was quite entertaining and i am looking forward in the weekly updates that is about to come. The anime series of Belzebub, Fractale, Dragon Crisis and the rest on my anime list will be released within the end of the week as well.

Till then, i bid you a great week everyone.

Keep the Flames Burning!

2011 Here I Come!!

2010-12-30T20:25:00.000-08:00

I have "sooooooooooooooooooo" many plans for 2011 and i hope that i can do them all. First off, i need to finish the story that i am writing. The next one will be finding an artist to draw it. Third, find a good exercise routine to remove all the blubber in my stomach and Fourth, Enroll for Japanese Classes. Well, those are on the top of my list and sadly i won't be able to post all the things that i have to do for 2011.

I am very thankful for the past year, because i learned a lot and i was able to have more free time for myself. It also made me realize on what i really wanted to do for the next three years of my life. I am not expecting everything to be smooth sailing and i know that I'm heading for a very bumpy road. However, this is one of those things that i have to do and that is to create my own "accomplishment" in life.

My New Years Resolution would be "Exercise, Exercise, Exercise".

I want to thank all the people that I have met during 2010 and the times i spent with them. I don't believe in destiny, but i do believe in fate. What is the difference between the two? I'll leave that to your imagination. Just remember that their are an unlimited number of choices that you have in life, but none of them can be the right choice. If that happens what do you do? It's pretty simple, "When you make a choice...You make that choice the right one".

Now I am waiting for the next Anime's for 2011 and some of them will be listed today as well. But before that, I would like to do a recap on what i think was interesting "anime series" for the past months that i have started making anime reviews. I will continue to make anime reviews for 2011 and i hope that you guys will enjoy the anime titles that I enjoyed watching.

Here are some of the Anime's from the previous years that passed by and i do recommend these titles. Of course, all the anime reviews i made so far are the ones that really made an impact on me. So please try them when you have the time ;)

Now for the Anime's of 2011 that I am looking forward for!

Good things come and go and the only thing that is permanent in this world is change.
I wish you all happiness this life has to offer in the year 2011. May all your dreams come true and lastly, stay safe everyone ^^,

"If your mind can conceive it
and your heart can believe it.
You will definitely Achieve it!"

Till then, Keep the Flames Burning!!

My Sister is Not Cute and Well Guarded Secrets

2010-12-25T04:26:00.000-08:00

Almost everyone has a secret that they can't tell anyone, especially those who are close to them. But, there are times when they have no choice but to tell others and hope that they will accept them as they are.

The Two anime titles that I'm going to share to you is something you might have watched before and a series that has just ended. The first on my list is the Anime "Ore No Imouto Ga Konna Ni Kawaii Wake Ga Nai" better known as "My Little Sister can't be this Cute!"

Ok, my personal thoughts on the matter first. As much as i want to agree with the title and what the story implies....If you have your own little sister, then you will probably understand. Some anime's displays a strong bond between siblings, especially about the older brother caring for her little sister. Of course, Brothers "Care" for their sisters in real life...but anime's tend to exaggerate at times ^_^
The Truth about Brother and Sister Relationship is not always rainbow colored. It is sometimes dyed with the bloody colors of red O,...,O

I have a little sister and we spent most of our childhood beating the crap out of each other. Since I'm the "Oldest and Strongest" she occasionally suffers some bruises and sprains after all the fighting has passed. Our fights happens almost everyday, because we don't always agree about something...we even fight about something so "petty".

I don't know when exactly i stopped beating her....but i remember the reason why I stopped. Seeing her all bruised up after that one fight, made me ashamed of myself. From then on onwards, I promised not to lay a hand on my sister again. Even now, we argue a lot and yes, almost every single day. But now we only do "word fights". Yeah the usual, Curses...Insults...and even threats. I don't know if that is still good or our relationship has improved. But, i can proudly say that i stopped "Beating the crap out of her". (^^,)V

Well ok enough of that, now back to the story.

The Anime "My Little Sister can't be this Cute" is the story about an Older brother and a little sister (DUH!) who doesn't really talk to each other and prefers it that way. The first time i became aware of this title is because of the Manga i read. Surprisingly after reading the manga for 3 days i saw that it was released as an anime.

Coincidence? I stopped believing in coincidence long before "Tsubasa Reservoir and xxHolic" was released. I was just happy that there is something "interesting to watch" and help pass the time.

Kyōsuke Kōsaka was your typical average kind of guy. He's not good looking and the only thing that is good about him is....the fact that she has a cute sister?

One day, he found a CD Case of an "Anime Magical Girl" that contains an "Ero Game". He was shocked to find something like that lying around the house and decided to find out who is the owner of the "Ero Game". His deduction was simple....His Mom = No way, His Dad = No Freaking Way, Her Sister = Impossible. So who is the owner of the CD? He decided to find it out for himself and was surprised at the discovery.

His little sister Kirino Kōsaka went to his room frantically searching for the CD Case that she dropped. Yeah, the owner of the "Ero Game" was his little sister "Kirino". Kyosuke returned the CD to her and promised not to tell his parents about it.

He thought that it ended right there. He thought wrong =)

Kirino suddenly came to his room late at night and invites him to her room.
She showed her "secret hobby" to her Older Brother and that was the start of something "unexpected". She loves to play games that concerns "Little Sisters".

Anime, Games, Ero Games you name it! As long as it has a little sister character, this otaku maniac will stop at nothing to acquire it. The thing is, she loves playing them so much...yet he hates his older brother?

Her hobby was discovered by his dad and everything was in chaos. Seeing her little sister so depressed and crying over something she loved triggered something in Kyosuke. What is it? Brotherly Love? Perhaps...Irritation? Perhaps...but it was something that he thought was pretty Crazy as well. Imagine, defending her little sister for having a weird hobby which he personally think is weird as well.

His dad finally gave up and the family accepted her hobby. That was the start of the so called "Life Consultations" by Kirino. Kyosuke listens to this consultations and acts accordingly to what he think is right and wrong.

Kirino found friends who share the same hobby.

Ruri Gokō is a very petite, mysterious and soft spoken lady that calls herself Kuroneko. A gothic lolita cosplayer that likes mystery type animes, which is the complete opposite of Kirino's hobby. They get along well "in their own way" and can also be considered as close friends (but they won't admit it).

Saori Makishima the leader of the so called "Anime Girls Unite" group and the main supporting character for the two girls. Her pen name is "Saori Vageena", just call her Saori so you won't have any problems ^_^

The story was pretty interesting in its own way. The humor was just right, the drawing was nice, the story was good and the ending was a "Good Ending" as most games are concerned. To those that are looking for a light anime to watch, then My Little Sister can't be this cute will suit your taste just fine.

Now for the second anime title....they both have similarities, that is also the main reason why i decided to make them the "review for this week".

"Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu" or "Haruka Nogizaka's Secret" is the story about a girl that is recognized as the most beautiful, most talented and smartest student in Hakujō Academy. The thing is, she has a secret and she loves anime. Pretty Normal? Not to the so called "Normal People". Well as you may already know,people that likes anime is considered different. Even in Japan, these so called Otakus are not accepted by many people. Haruka fears that if her secret was revealed, her life would be over.

Something similar happened in the past, which made her transfer schools.She was traumatized by that experience and goes out of her way to conceal her so called "secret hobby".

One Day Yūto Ayase was asked by a friend to return a book in the library. It was an anime book, but he is not an anime lover. He's your average guy that studies hard and works hard. He accidentally discovers Haruka Nogizaka's secret, when he bumped into her and saw the book that he just returned in her possession.

Being the good guy that he is, he promised not to reveal her secret. It was tough protecting Haruka's secret, because she is the school's number one idol. He got various problems regarding "Haruka's fans" but he was able to overcome each and every obstacle.

There is another problem. The Nogizaki Family doesn't like Haruka's hobby. Well not everyone in the family, only her FATHER. He is very strict and doesn't want Haruka to have these "Weird hobbies".

Her secret was discovered by his father and it was time for Yuto, to stand up and protect Haruka from his clutches. Supported by Haruka's little sister Mika Nogizaka the powerful Maids Hazuki Sakurazaka and Nanami Nanashiro they make sure that Haruka enjoys her Hobby and the Love of her life at the same time.

^__^ pretty good story if you ask me.

I am currently writing a story and I hope that I find someone to draw it.
The title of my so called manga is "Dareka No Tameni" and i plan on finishing it by January or February. If someone can give it justice...and the drawings are good then who knows what might happen? I am crossing my fingers and pray that it will be something BIG! ^____^

Till then...Keep the Flames Burning!

Girl + Girl + Girl = More Girls? (LOL)

2010-12-18T02:00:00.000-08:00

Well, i am familiar with anime's that have the Harem feature. Many cute girls surrounding a guy, and many cute guys surrounding a girl. But, when you see anime's like "Maria-sama ga Miteru" it makes you think twice that their are other anime's that focuses on the same gender relationship. Although, not all of you are familiar with BL (Boys Love?) Yaoi and Girl to Girl (Yuri) relationships, their are some anime's that have these kind of genre.

Although these relationships also happens in "real life", the question that most people often asks is "WHY?"

I'm not an expert on that field, so i won't try to explain the details on how these relationship works. But Hey! All is fair in Love and War right?

Now, lets focus on the anime at hand. The title of this anime is "Koihime Musou" and it consists of 3 seasons. The story revolves around Unchou, Kan'u (Kanu)
A girl who's parents were killed by bandits. In order to stop the same thing from happening to others, she became the notoriously known "Bandit Hunter".

She met her first friend Yokutoku, Chouhi (Rin Rin) and she became her sworn sister (Hmmm...to put it simply, a sister that is not blood related but shares the same relationship as a real sister).

RinRin is rather a very active and cheerful girl that doesn't know how to keep still even for a minute. Her playful attitude and stubbornness matches up with her sworn sister's carefree and matured demeanor.

The two of them journeyed the land to make it a better place for everyone. They encounter a lot of people and of course "bandits" along the way and these is where the whole story revolves.

They also met a lot of girls that carries the same weapon (Spears) and together they made the "Revolutionary Army". These army is responsible in clearing away bandit troops in different areas in the country (Btw, the setting was on Ancient China).

Chouun Shiryuu is another unique character in the story. She pretty much likes to play jokes on people and sometimes cosplays as "Kachou Kamen" (Masked Butterfly). She loves to eat bamboo shoots and sometimes get lost in the story and only appears when...she thinks it is appropriate to make an appearance (lol).

It would take up a lot of time to describe all the characters in the story because there are a LOT of them. Nevertheless, these anime series is something worthwhile to watch.

The Following are the titles for the different seasons of the anime.

Koihime Musou - First Season
Shin Koihime Musou - Second Season
Shin Koihime Musou Otome Tairan - Third Season

Of course, the main characters are all girls so expect some "ecchiness" every now and then. The humor is just about right and the story line is surprisingly interesting.

Now we go to the other anime title.
This second anime caught my interest because of the seemingly familiar and intriguing story line. It tackles about the so called "Gods" of a certain town and their identity is hidden among the local populace.

The anime title is "Ookami Kakushi".
The story takes place in "Jouga Town" where Hiroshi Kuzumi and his family moved in.
Hiroshi suddenly became popular among his class and a lot of people seem attracted to him. Some of his classmates mysteriously disappears and whenever he ask what happened to them, almost everyone just says that they "Moved Out".

He witnessed a murder done by someone wielding a great scythe and has been directly involved in the secret surrounding the small town of Jouga. He found out that he has a certain characteristic that attract the "Gods" (Werewolves in Human Form). He is also referred in the story as a "Temptation" that is too hard to resist.

The Ending is a little hmmm...lacking perhaps? But i guess, it's ok in its own way.
You just have to see for yourself whether you find it interesting or not.

Now the Third Anime Title is.....What? There's More? Of course =) , were going for a third anime title this week *Smirks*.

The title of this anime is "Seitokai no Ichizon". Ok, this anime is pretty well known and the reason is..."You don't actually need one".

Well basically, this anime only revolves around a certain room and that is where the whole story takes place. Yeah...imagine the story just stays in one room? Pretty "Daring" if you ask me. Surprisingly, it worked out just fine.

Hekiyou Academy has a special student council that does practically.....NOTHING!
Yeah, this is the only student council that doesn't have any workload and they just chat around all day. They often make parodies of some "Anime titles" which also enhances the appeal of the story.

The main character Ken Sugisaki (also the only guy in the student council) Holds the Blue Chip position. A position that is taken by the smartest person in the school. He often flirts with the four main heroines and consider the student council as his own personal Harem. Although a very perverted person at heart, he goes out of his way to make sure that all his pretty girls are always smiling.

The President of the student council Kurimu Sakurano is a very active girl that likes to eat sweet things. Her Special feature is ....having no special feature aside from being short and flat chested. She likes to propose different topics to start a meeting but everything is in vain because of the lack of interest of the student council members.

Chizuru Akaba is the more ladylike character in the story and is also the secretary of the student council. If i have to describe her, she resembles the student council president of "Sora no Otoshimono". Yeah the Yakuza Girl that likes to give torture to people. She's really smitten with Kurimu and likes to play around with Ken.

Minatsu Shiina is a girl that loves action and adventure. She's the typical Tsundere type character who likes to punch Ken whenever he tries to do something perverted. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this girl loves fighting so much that opening a martial arts tournament would seem the "normal" thing to do for her. Well, she's pretty cute in her own way and is also the sister of Mafuyu Shiina.

Mafuyu Shiina is considered as the cutest? hmmm most attractive? girl in the student council aside from the president. She's a girl that loves to play games and read BL titles (Boys Love) and have a weird fantasy that concerns relationship between Ken and an imaginary cute guy. She's not very active and would only participate in discussion when asked.

These four girls have influenced Ken when he was down and depressed and also the reason why he did his best to join the student council. She met the president during the spring, Minatsu during the summer, Chizuru during the fall and Mafuyu during the Winter.

Yeah...a unique anime in its own right and worthy to be mentioned in my weekly anime reviews.

Btw, The last episode of Sora No Otoshimono Forte is now posted on youtube and animeready.com

Another good anime series has ended and the only thing that i am waiting for is the release of the Sora no Otoshimono the Movie.I really hope the manga will still continue and hopefully go for a third season. There are really some anime's that you don't want to end right away. I bid you all a great week and hopefully a great Christmas.

Till then...Keep the Flames Burning!

Strictly 18 and Above!

2010-12-08T20:45:00.000-08:00

Ok, so like i said...this week's review is for those that are only 18 and above. If you are not within the age limit then i suggest you scram and get the hell out of this page right now...

So before we start, i would like to clear one thing first. Everyone has their own preference and no matter what others say about your likes and dislikes, you shouldn't give a damn on what they have to say. I mean...duh, it's your life your living and not theirs right?

So without further delays i present to you 2 anime's that i think would make you feel a little awkward at times but happy inside? (lol that could mean a lot of things btw).

The First Anime/Manga that i'm going to tell you is "Sora no Otoshimono".
But before that, i would like to cite my own honest opinion on the series.
While i was watching the first few episodes, i was thinking that "Hey, this is weird...but it's good?" and "This can be better, this could get a lot better.", "It has room for improvements, with a few tweaks this would be awesome".

After watching Clannad, i got a little too sensitive while watching and reading things. So...I was greatly interested on how the anime would turn out to be. It turned out just right, but like i said it could have been a lot better. But i guess, without the usual pervertness then this anime/manga might not even be one of the best anime's of the current generation.

Anyways, Sora no Otoshimono is the story about Tomoki Sakurai...a highschool student that likes "Peace and Quiet" above all else. He has a childhood friend named Sohara Mitsuki that takes good care of him and gives him the "deadly karate chop" when he goes out of bounds.

He has been having a dream about a girl that he meets whenever he enters the dreamworld and she gets spirited away by the sky every time. These dreams seem to have a greater meaning than what it seems and that is where it all started.

A girl fell from the sky one night and Sakurai tried his best to save her from the falling debris. The girl was an angel (Angeloid to be precise) and she made Sakurai her master. Her name is Ikaros/Icaros and she is a "Pet Class Angeloid" which is made for the sole purpose of entertaining and following her master's orders (well, i wouldn't mind having one).

Sakurai did his best to teach her on how to act more human but it seems that she is a little too slow on things. One thing led to another and he meets another Angeloid by the name of "Nymph". A little Loli angel that is also known as Beta (Electronic Warfare Angeloid, Type Beta to be more precised). Her mission was simple, to take Ikaros back to the Synapse.

The first season progressed and Ikaros and Nymph had their share on how to live and feel as humans (which of course, they don't really understand). The relationship between the angeloids and Sakurai develop at a slow pace, which makes the story a little interesting perhaps?

The season 2 started of with a bang, it is also the signal of the introduction of another Angeloid, Astraea and she is a "Close-Combat Angeloid, Type Delta". A very beautiful yet very stupid angeloid. She is considered as a very powerful warrior but it seems that she is quite harmless and a bit clumsy at times. Her mission? To exterminate Sakurai once and for all, but it seems that she is having a very hard time on doing it.

Of course, it's not always sunshine and rainbows...a lot of twists has been made to make sure that Sakura's life is not as "Peaceful" as he wanted and the combination of these 3 angels made the story very good, to say the least.

Who wouldn't want three cute angels to keep you company? i sure wouldn't mind if that was me.

The next Anime/Manga is somewhat...err..a bit extreme to others.
The title is "Koe De Oshigoto" Now before you start saying that this anime is insane (which i would agree with you), it deals with a more "Real Life" point of view.

As we know Seiyuu's or Japanese Voice actors are responsible in giving life to our beloved anime characters. But what happens if a 16 yeard old highschool girl tried her hand on "Eroge Voice Acting?". Hmmmm to others that doesn't know what it means, it simply says "Porn voice actors" so to speak.

Yeah, a highschooler saying lewd and erotic words (thats a bit extreme you think?) and making it sound so real.

This is actually just an OVA which is on its first episode, i heard or i guess i think that the second installment of the Ova will be on March ( Crap...so long). This ova reminded me of a similar anime entitled "REC". A Seiyuu that is struggling to get a major role in voice acting.

Anyways back to Koe de Oshigoto, it is a story about Kanna Aoyagi a normal 16 year old high school girl that has a sister that works at an Eroge Company (a company that makes porn games). She was against the idea at first but did her best for the sake of her older sister. Actually she can act better when she enters her "Trance" mode.

When she goes into a trance, she is able to say the things that she wouldn't normally say. These includes erotic words that concerns genitals and other lewd words that is suitable for "ecchiness".

The story was funny as well, but the anime was actually more....whats the word? DETAILED perhaps? well, i doubt if the censorship will go down a little and i think the single episode alone has more "Ecchi" moments compared to any normal anime series combined.

It was really interesting and i kinda like it (haha? don't look at me like that).
Well, i guess i have to wait for the manga updates and the anime updates for Koe de Oshigoto.

Btw, i forgot to add that the Name for the second season of Sora no Otoshimono was "Sora no Otoshimono Forte", it comprises of only 12 episodes but i heard that they are planning to make a movie. I hope it turns out great, with 2 more episodes remaining for season 2 it seems that the anime will be a little too short for comfort. Anyone for season 3? well i can only hope.

I also added an anime opening slot in my blog. I will change it weekly and the change will happen by hmmm...Saturday next week? Anyways, enjoy the changes and i wish you all great days ahead.

I Will also change the songlist for the blog by tomorrow as well.

That's it for today and till then...

Keep the Flames Burning!

The Qualities of a Good Anime

2010-12-04T04:03:00.000-08:00

There are a lot of people that have a lot of different tastes when it comes to almost everything in life. Fashion, Lifestyle, Hobbies, Sports and the list goes on and on. One of the things that i will discuss with you today is my personal opinion on what is a good and a bad anime.

Well, like i said this is my own personal preference and many of you might have their own thoughts about the matter as well. To start with, i believe that a good and bad anime/manga is something that leaves an impression or has an "impact" on your emotion. You wouldn't comment if its just "SO~SO" right?

Now let me start with an example of what i think was a bad anime a few years ago. Almost everyone expects that shows ends with a "good ending". If it doesn't then you automatically calls it "bad".

There is only one anime that i have labeled as a bad anime and I first watched it a few years ago. It was "Air" by Kyoto Animation and the year was 2005. Now why did i say that Air was a bad anime? The Drawing is good, the story is nice...But, the ending was sad and depressing. Now i was still young back then and like i said, the only thing that i care about are happy endings.

Air left a bad aftertaste after I watched it and i stayed away from anime's that have the same story line. I stayed away from anime's that have sad and depressing endings. As time went on, more and more anime's known as "slice of life" and "tear jerkers" were created. I had my share of those anime's and i find them nice and interesting to watch.

In a sense, i finally have grown up to my so called "Air Syndrome" and started to find other anime's to watch. Don't get me wrong, i wouldn't ever watch Air again. I consider it as an anime good for watching only once.

Then just a few days ago, I was feeling sick because of the change of weather. Christmas is almost here and it was a little too cold lately. Unfortunately, i had been coughing a lot lately and have a very active "runny nose". To take my mind away from my sickness i thought of watching one of the best rated anime's a few years ago and that was "Clannad".

After watching the first episode, i suddenly realized that I "did" watch the first episode of this anime a few years ago (just the first episode). The drawing and the feel gave me that "Air Syndrome" and i decided to stop watching it way back then. Since i had been looking for something worth watching, i decided to put my doubts behind me and dive head on.

I think i made a mistake, seriously one of the biggest mistake i ever did.
Clannad was an anime that focuses on the emotions of people and it can really leave you with an ache.

First and foremost, let me tell everyone that haven't watched this anime "yet" that if you have a heart disease, or have a high blood pressure...it is best to steer clear away from this anime.

YOU MIGHT NOT SURVIVE TO WATCH THE LAST EPISODE!
Yes, i am serious about it and i sincerely hope that you heed my warning.

To those that believe that they are strong enough, mature enough and able enough to handle it, then by all means try to watch it.

The story revolves around Tomoya Okazaki, you can consider him as a highschool delinquent (typical). He hates the city and the life that he lives and doesn't know what to do with his life. His Best friend Youhei Sunohara is just like him, but deep down has a kind heart when his friends are concerned.

As Tomoya was walking towards school, he meets a girl that is standing at the bottom of the climb and talking to herself. The girl's name was Nagisa Furukawa a shy, clumsy, weak bodied but strong willed person. She wants to re-establish the theater club and wants to create a play about "The Girl that lived in a world that Ended".

It might seem like a typical Harem style of anime (which is what it is) but as the story progressed for the first season it didn't cover too much of the Romantic Side (only at the end). The story focused on the "arcs" of the girls that is always around Tomoya. A lot of people consider the first season as the "Introduction part". The "Get to Know the Characters better" part.

Well aside from Nagisa who is the main heroine of the story, i strongly believed that the Ghost girl "Fuko Chan" was the main attraction of the season. You will love her story arc and will love her character as well. People refer to her as a ghost but that is not entirely true. She is more like a wandering spirit because she is still alive and is in a coma.

Fuko Busies herself everyday by giving away wooden art works that she personally carves (Starfish). She gives them away and hopes that those that receives them will come to her sister's wedding. Tomoya and Nagisa helped her and made her dream possible. The only thing that happened next was, they forgot about her. Well, she still appears every now and then in the story like a "magical girl" that helps out people in their time of great need.

Well enough of the small things about season 1.
Season 2 is the real deal.

I repeat, i congratulate you with completing season 1. Season 2 is the tearjerker and you won't even imagine how many times your heart is going to get crushed in this season, Not to mention...how many times you might actually cry.

Well people can't cry even if they want to when they are all grown up. But sometimes, if you feel like crying then you just go ahead and cry. I did, and it is more than once. This season is really heart breaking and i can't imagine the number of times that i decided to stop watching it and stop the punishment. Still, i watched it till the end which led to more heartbreaking moments and tear jerking seconds.

Season 2 focuses on The relationship of Tomoya and Nagisa, the hardships of graduating and the harsh world when you enter society. Yeah reality after graduation means job hunting, college exams, universities etc etc.

Tomoya and Nagisa decided to live together and form their own family. The hardships that they encountered and the times that they spent together.
They decided to get married and from then on out, the watchers of the anime encountered heart breaking moments.

The People who watched this anime might have said
"How many times will i cry?"
"Oh no I'm crying again?"
"It hurts...when does the hurting stop?"
"Damn i hate this anime!"
"I hate the Company that made this anime!"
"If this doesn't have a happy ending, i'll seriously get pissed!"
"Isn't that more than enough?"

And other similar comments after that...

I don't want to say more than that because it will be a spoiler to those that haven't watched it. You might notice the short story at the beginning of almost all episodes about the girl and the robot. The ending will reveal something surprising about those two characters and they will affect the outcome of the story.

This world, that world, another world and all the countless other worlds that holds limitless possibilities.

My only advice is get your tissue or handkerchief in hand, you will need it (Trust me). To those so called "macho guys" out there, feel free to test yourselves. I admit that i cried while watching this anime and was proud of it. I forgot what it feels like to shed a tear every now and then, i was reminded that i am still capable of doing it and that means that i'm still human.

Now i will say that Clannad is a good anime. After all, i think this is the only anime that made me shed a tear more than twice.Why is Clannad good and why is Air bad? Well the answer is simple, i think i was able to mature enough after watching the anime Air. I think i will be able to handle similar anime's like Clannad, but i don't think that i will watch anything like it after a few days. I still need to recover and my broken heart is still mending.

Till then, Keep the Flames Burning!

If you can change the Past will you do it?

2010-12-01T03:48:00.000-08:00

Well some people will say that they won't change the past and what happened is predestined. Changing the past will definitely change the future (Scientifically speaking of course). Some people will however jump at that opportunity, to change something may it be great or small. They can make themselves rich...find the one they love, prevent an accident....become king of the world by wishing on a dragon ball? (Lol).

Anyways, if there was something that is worth changing, no matter the consequence...will you do it? I was thinking along the same lines when i read the Manga "Psyren". This is the story about a world on which almost all of humanity has been wiped out and the only remaining existence is a world where people are turned into machine like creatures called Tavoo (no its not Taboo).

To prevent this, a powerful and mysterious being named "Nemesis Q" gathers people from all over the world and let them find the answers to the question that he/she is seeking. All of these people have one thing in common, they have the "Psyren Cards". These cards allow them to travel to the distant future and try to survive in a harsh and difficult earth.

Ageha Yosiha is an average high school student that will solve your problems for 10,000 yen. May it be fighting someone or just looking for something that you've lost. Her childhood friend Sakurako Amamiya rarely goes to class and when she does, she always seems to be injured in a way. One day, Amamiya was called to the world to play the game that Nemesis Q has started.

Ageha notices her anxiousness and tried to talk to her, the only reply that she was able to say was "Save Me". That was the last time Ageha saw Amamiya. The next thing that happened was Ageha, answering this questionares on a local telephone booth and getting "connected" with the world of Psyren.

He appeared on a world that was in ruin and the first thing he saw was a beast that killed someone. He also saw Amamiya and she helped him clear his so called "First Round". They also met another childhood friend of their's named Hiryu Asaga. After clearing the round, they were able to obtain the power to use their brains capabilities which gives them unique abilities.

I prefer to call them "Espers", Humans that have special powers. Together with Oboro Mochizuki (an actor/Idol)and Kabuto Kirasaki a quick legged, witted, escape artist (not by profession, but someone who just like to run away when trouble is near), they try to prevent the world from turning into a wasteland.

Welcome to the World of Psyren....hope you stay connected or die in the process *evil smirk*.

Till then...Keep the Flames Burning!

Laugh at Belzebub? NO FREAKING WAY?! =)

2010-11-24T07:21:00.000-08:00

I'm still looking for some good anime's and i haven't seen something that i consider interesting. I took a quick break from watching and resumed to reading Mangas. I didn't regret my decision and i was doing my best to recover from a tummy ache a few days ago...its not because of something i ate. I was hurting because I was laughing so much in reading Belzebub from www.Mangafox.com

Well first things first, I'll warn you first hand...If you don't even laugh on Belzebub then you don't have any sense of humor. Secondly, if you decide to read it try to read it alone without anyone hearing your psychotic and demented laughter. Yeah~ my sister and mom thought i was going crazy because i was laughing so loud a few days ago (My sister got curious and read the same manga. She was also laughing after a few pages and got addicted in reading the story.

Belzebub is the story about Tatsumi Oga (Oga) your typical, badass punk that likes to beat the crap out of anyone and the son of the Demon King Kaiser de Emperana Beelzebub IV (Baby Bele). The Demon King wants to destroy humanity because he find them annoying but his schedule is pretty busy. He decided to let his son take care of destroying the world and assigned her wet nurse Hildagarde (Hilda) to find a suitable parent that will raise him. People refer to her as a Gothic Lolita (lolita? hahaha, seriously thats funny).

Together with the dimensional demon Alaindelon, they journeyed to the human world and found Oga. Baby Bele became attached to Oga and Oga did his best to get away from him. Baby Bele has some special powers and one of it is his "Ultra Electro Magnetic Shock" (just kidding). Whenever he cries, he sends electric shocks to his surroundings and electrocute anyone in the vicinity. Yeah~ Oga always gets hit by this attack. Aside from crying, Baby Bele also shocks Oga whenever he goes beyond 15m away from him.

Together with his friend Takayuki Furuichi (Furuichi)they searched their school to find the most evil and strongest punk to take Baby Bele away from him. He found out that Baby Bele made a contract with him which gives him "Demonic Powers" each time he fight. He later told Bele to stop doing those things and tried his best to teach him the valuable lessons of life. That lesson is...Don't Cry (Lol).

Belzebub is scheduled to be aired on January 2011 and this is one of the anime series that I am dying to see. Seriously, i wouldn't miss that opportunity if I were you.

Till then...

Keep the Flames Burning!

All Hail Britannia!...Errrr..GALLIA!!!

2010-11-18T01:30:00.000-08:00

I doubt if anyone haven't heard of the anime "Code Geass" AKA Lelouch of the Rebellion (One of the anime's that caught my attention). The story starts with the Britannian Empire capturing almost all the nations of the world and Japan fell into their hands as well. The country Japan was later called Area 11 and the Japanese were called "Elevens".

Lelouch Lamperouge is not your typical 17 year old Ashford Academy student. Unknown to many he is a son of the Emperor of Britannia. Together with his sister Nunally Lamperouge, they were banished by their father to Area 11 were they hid their identity and tried to live normal lives. Lelouch has a simple wish, he wants to create peaceful world on which his sister Nunnaly can live in peace.

He also bears hatred towards his father (The Emperor of Britannia)because of the death of his Mother Empress Marianne. His entire life changed the moment he encounter the witch known in the story as "C.C". She is also an immortal and have the ability to give amazing powers to anyone that she desires. That power is called "Geass". The Eyes of a Geass user changes when he uses his power and some of those power requires something in return. If you were not able to control the powers it can go wild and may lead to serious complications.

His power was the Geass the can control anyone that makes eye contact with him.
But he can only order that person "once".Well he didn't have a problem with that condition and made sure that he used it effectively. C.C helped him with his plans and together they were an incredible combination. A combination fueled by hate and love at the same time.

Lelouch took another personality and called himself "Zero". He defends those that are powerless and are abused by the powerful. With his own troops known as the Black Knights, they waged war on the Britannian Empire and almost managed to be successful on the first Season of the Anime.

Lelouch planned well but not everything went according to his ideals. His sister Nunnaly was taken and made Governor of Area 11 which caused complications to his plans. His bestfriend Suzaku Kururugi also hinders his plan by piloting the White Knightmare known as "Lancelot" a powerful robot that is considered as one of the best creations on their generation.

The second part of the anime was more interesting because the battle took on a world wide scale. The Black Knights took shelter in China and made their plans to bring down the Britannian Empire once and for all. But guess what? Things kept on happening one after the other and Lelouch found himself torn between his love for his sister Nunnally and his hatred for his father the Emperor of Britannia. Gundam fans found this anime very entertaining and if you haven't watched it yet, then you better give it a try. You don't know what you're missing.

And yeah~ if you happen to watch the end of season 2 and thinks that Lelouch died...then you are definitely mistaken =P

Keep the Flames Burning!

The Story that you don't Know...

2010-11-13T21:17:00.000-08:00

I never knew that finding good anime's takes a lot of time and effort. I've watched a couple of anime's over the past few days and i found only two that stand out. One of them is the anime entitled "Zoku Natsume Yuujinchou". It is the story about a boy who can see spirits and demons.

Natsume recieved a book called the "Book of Friends". It is a book that contains the names of spirits that his grandma "Reiko" has forced into servitude. Well forced is too strong a word, it's more like spirits that Reiko encountered when she was still alive. A lot of spirits are after the book and some of them are bad spirits that like to cause harm to humans and other spirits as well.

Natsume has a bodyguard that he calls "Nyanko Sensei", a cat (Personally, i like to call him Cat Pig)that is also a powerful ayakashi. He kept on saying that he wants Natsume to die, so that he can steal the Book of Friends. He's not really a good liar and i think he really cares about Natsume.

I experienced something interesting while watching this Anime. This anime can only be viewed in Megavideo and if you don't have any Megavideo accounts,then you will have to wait for an hour after watching 3 episodes. I encountered mysterious episodes while changing my browser. I use googlechrome when i browse the internet and this is the same browser i use when i watch anime series. Episode 7 requires you to use "Firefox Browser" if you're using googlechrome and watching from Animeseason. We tried watching it on googlechrome and we got 2 episodes that didn't continue the story of episode 6. Episode 7 was about a Fox Spirit that got attached to Natsume and visited him in his hometown. Episode 8 is about a FireFly spirit that is taking care of a painting. If you use Firefox browser, the story is continued to episode 7 with the evil spirit that is after Taki "A friend of Natsume's".

After finishing the series, I tried to look for the other 2 episodes but i haven't seen them ever since. O_o it was like, wow that was pretty mysterious. Anyways, you should try it as well. It was a very good series and the subtle and interesting plot will definitely captivate you into finishing it till the end.

Now the next anime that I'm about to tell you is the "Bakemonogatari" (Ghost Story) Anime.
I don't recommend this to people that doesn't have enough "patience and understanding". The story is a little complicated and the style makes it even more confusing. Overall I rate it as "Interesting" to say the least. I fell in love with the Ending song of the series which is "Kimi no Shira nai Monogatari" or "The Story you don't Know".

The story is about a Boy name Koyomi Araragi (Araragi) that is 1/10th vampire. He gets involved in different situations on which "abborations or apparitions" tend to attach themselves to cute girls. Yeah~ the first episode may in fact be the deciding factor whether someone will watch this series until the very end.

It focuses on the story of 5 girls that have these "Other wordly problems". Araragi seeks the help of "Meme Oshino" a man of middle aged years that have a mysterious background and takes care of "Shinobu Oshino" a cute little blond vampire (reminds me of Sue of Genshiken. She cosplays her on Genshiken 57). The first girl Hitagi Senjōgahara has been associated with the "Crab Spirit". Her problem is that she only weighs 5kg. Her burdens were taken away by the spirit and Araragi helps her to recover that burden. They became lovers (very very complicated and serious relationship, if i say so myself) and not an ordinary one at that.

The second girl is Mayoi Hachikuji, an earthbound spirit that people that doesn't want to go home encounters. She became good friends with Araragi and the only girl in the series that likes to mispronounce his name. She always says that she "stutters" whenever she says her name, but it is always on purpose.

The third is Suruga Kanbaru, the one that holds the so called "Monkeys Paw" but is later explained that it is a different kind of demon. She is a very athletic girl that likes Senjogahara (Araragi's Girlfriend). She claims that she is a lesbian and did everything to kill Araragi because of jealousy. Well she knocked him pretty good and was only saved by Senjogahara in the end.

The fourth is Nadeko Sengoku, among all the girls i really like her personalized opening song "renai circulation" (God she's cute xD)and she is quite cute as well (I just said that she's cute, sorry for repeating it again xD!). Her story is about a curse that is given to her while she was still young. The snake spirit is coiled around her body and it threatens her life. She tried to undo the curse by killing a lot of snakes and doing a ceremony in the temple dedicated for snakes. However the curse was not lifted and Araragi came to the rescue once again. Btw, Sengoku is a friend of her sister and calls him "Koyomi Oniichan".

The last is Tsubasa Hanekawa, this is Araragi's close friend and adviser. She is possessed by the Cat spirit that helps her relieve her stress by attacking anyone that happens to be on her path. She has the unique ability Energy Drain and sucks up the victims energy. Hanekawa's episode was also linked to the dissapearance of Shinobu (The vampire who sucks Arragi's blood from time to time). It seems that Hanekawa was in love with Araragi but doesn't want to tell him anything which led to the buildup of stress and caused the cat spirit to take form.

If you're going to watch Bakemonogatari, you must have a lot of patience. It's not your typical "watch and see" anime series. You just have to stick with it till the very end and be your own judge whether it's good or bad.

Changed the songs to Full anime songs because of my mood =P

Simply Amazing...5/5 Story

2010-11-08T20:04:00.001-08:00

This is the story about two continents that had been at war for over a 100 years. Two continents that is divided by a big River (Lutoni River) and Mountains (Central Mountains). The East continent is called the Roxcheanuk Confederation (Did you bite your tounge? *lol*) AKA "Roxche" and the western Region which is known as the United Kingdom of Bezel Iltoa AKA "Soul Beil".

These two continents speak the same language and constantly finding new ways to cut each other's throats...so to speak.

At first, i thought that it resembled Gibli studios and the way they do anime movies. The story was really good and i felt like i was watching a compilation of anime movies, instead of an anime series. The story revolves around Wilhelm Schultz (Wil) A very smart and perceptive boy but is very slow when it comes to women's feelings (very typical).

His childhood friend Allison Whittington (Allison) is a beautiful, blonde, blue eyed lady that is not afraid to show her feelings. She acts and seems like a tomboy but she is very ladylike in so many ways. She holds Wil by the neck and drags him around wherever she goes. Also a very talented pilot that handles planes. They were both raised in an orphanage and considers each other as a family.

One day an old man told them a story about a treasure that can help stop the war between Roxche and Soul Beil. Before the old man was able to finish his story he was kidnapped and brought to the continent of Soul Beil. Btw, Wil and Allison are from Roxche. The two used a plane to follow the old man and they crossed the enemy's continent.

As the story progressed on the first 4 episodes, they were able to find the treasure that help end the war. Oh yeah~ the war was about "Who was the first humans that existed". Yeah, it was pretty important in the story >_>"

The fighting stopped and the two gave all the credits to Mr Carr Benedict (a fighter plane pilot, just like Alison) AKA Second Lieutenant Love Letter *lol*. After the discovery of the Treasure (Mural) he became the hero and was hailed on both continents.

The story didn't end there and this is a very interesting anime because the main characters actually aged. They met a lot of people and became friends with the Queen of a kingdom. Wil and Allison had a daughter "Lilia" (Which is the second part of the story Allison & Lilia). The second part of the story revolved around her and the prince of the Kingdom of Ikstova (The queen's son of course). Together they had the same adventures as their parents and discovered their feelings to each other.

If you're looking for something good to watch, then look no further.
I highly recommend Allison & Lilia, i give it a 5/5.
Go to animeseason.com and don't miss the chance of watching a one of a kind anime.

That's it for now, I'll let you know if i find something nice to watch or read.
Till then...

Keep the Flames Burning!

Your Soul, Your Beat.....you can't get anything better than that

2010-11-05T08:12:00.000-07:00

Wow...the last thing i need is a tearjerker and i think i made a mistake when i watched "AngelBeats". I'm lost for words...the one that made this anime is really something.

At first i thought it was a serious anime, then i was laughing before i knew it. The last thing on my mind is that it can make people cry. I didn't cry though (I just felt like i want to, thats all) their are a few anime's that can make me cry. I'm really a sensitive person when it comes to good anime's and good manga's.

The story revolves around a school which is the final destination of teens that have died (without fulfilling things in life). Imagine waking up and the first person you see tell's you that you are already dead. How would that make you feel? Confused probably (especially if you don't have any memories). Yuzuru Otonashi experienced death and was in the middle of the fight between Rebels led by Yuri Nakamura(SSS) and the so called "Angel Character" Kanade Tachibana.

The rebels feels anger towards God for being unfair in their lives. Kanade is considered as an enemy because she is intent of "erasing" their existence (but it was really a misunderstanding). Kanade is not an angel and is also a human with a soul.
The other students in the school are considered as NPC's by Yuri because she thinks that they have no soul.

The rebels have guns, weapons and other things that they use to attack the Angel who is always in the way of their plans. The angel on the other hand is equipped with skills that is capable of matching all of their firepowers combined.

As the plot nears its end, Everyone realized that there was a threat in the "World" that they are in. Shadows appeared out of nowhere and resets everyone (Sucking their soul or something like that). The person continues to live of course but they seem strange and somewhat distant.

The final battle took place and it was as if they were fighting against God himself (of course that was not God himself). The Finale was really a tearjerker with everyone finding fulfillment in life and Moving on to the next life...

Another secret was revealed at the end of the show and Yuzuru confessed his feelings to Kanade. He begged her to stay and help him guide the lost souls who will enter the world. Actually, Kanade was still alive and only wandered to the "World" by accident. She is searching for the person that donated a heart for her. Yeah...Yuzuru was the heart donor and Kanade has his heart.

Well...just watch the last episode until the very end. You might see an unexpected surprise and of course, you decide on what the real ending is. For me, i would prefer something happy and most of you might choose the same.

LevelupLive Championship is tomorrow and i'll be at the World Trade Center by Lunch.

It's time to "Close the Curtain" and the fat lady is about to sing.
Phoenix might not play Levelup Games for a while since we decided to play internationally for a while.

But who knows? Phoenixians will always be Phoenixians and other people that carries our blood might lift the banner once again. Life is full of uncertainty and the only things that stands in their way is the courage to face life's adversity and step on the ladders of success, hardship and defeat...one step at a time.

Keep the Flames Burning!!

Too Slow and Too Fast for Comfort....

2010-11-04T03:57:00.001-07:00

I thought that the week is going to start great. I had a date with my little sister last Monday and we just went around the mall to eat and chat and sing (in a booth). Tuesday changed everything and i almost went berserk. I won't get into the details but it is a very disappointing and stressful day for me. I took another day off at work and try to salvage the things that i need to save. Still, it was too late to do anything and there's nothing i can do about it.

My Genshiken hang over is slowly getting better and that is all thanks to Bakuman.
Bakuman is a story about two guys trying to become popular Mangakas.At first, the main character Moritaka Mashiro (Saiko) was drawing something at his notebook during class. He forgot it on the way home and goes back to pick it up. He found Akito Takagi (Takagi) alone in the classroom and he told him that he saw the drawing on his notebook.

This is where everything started. With a little pestering from Takagi, Saiko finally agrees to think about on being a mangaka. The story revolves around the two, doing their best to create a manga that will become an anime. There is a hidden agenda behind it and it was a very sweet story indeed. Saiko's crush Azuki Miho (Miho) wants to become a voice actress. They made a promise to each other to get married when they both fulfilled their dreams. Saiko having a manga serialized and turned into an anime and Miho being the voice actress of the heroine.

I was not dissapointed, the main characters had a hard time and there were a lot of obstacles along the way. The twists of the story was very nice and what really caught my attention is the "Rivalry" aka "Friendly Competition" between different Mangaka's (Manga Authors/Artists).

Thesecompetitions are very inspiring to read and it seems that each unique individual makes the story complete. New characters are continually added to the story and it makes everything more interesting. I'm very sensitive whenever i read a good story and i know that bakuman is a good story. I really look forward on the continuation of the series and hope that it will have a happy ending.

The person that introduced me to manga was my nephew. My initial thought about manga's are boring because unlike animes, they don't move. I was still young back then (my nephew was younger of course) and i was really hooked when i first read Mx0 (check manga sites for more details). The story was very nice and i like the twists. It's really good and i was a little disappointed when it came to an (abrupt) end.

Ever since then, i've read manga's and up till now i always get my "kicks" after a good story. My sister also love reading manga and we usually exchange good manga titles. It's a good thing that i am able to do something to keep my mind off things.
I know that things are going to be hard for me on the next few days. All i can do is grit my teeth and kick all the obstacles on my way.

Frustrating days up ahead...oh well

>___> *sighs*

Not too sick for Gosick =)

2010-10-31T20:37:00.001-07:00

I am looking for new anime's and manga's to watch and read, when i happen to see the Manga (soon to be aired as anime) Gosick.Imagine seeing a very cute girl, small, elegant and looks like a doll from every angle...the thing is, she smokes on a pipe :O (Bad gurl =( ).

Yeah~ Gosick is about the story of a little sherlock homes that has the power to tap into the "Fountain of Knowledge". I get the feeling that she has the power to look back at the past (my opinion only). She uses her amazing deduction by patching up evidences, clues, and memories that helps in solving the case. She goes by the name Victorique de Blois "Victorica/Victorique") (wew classy >_>) and the guy who happens to have all the misgivings in a foreign country Kazuya Kujo (a japanese boy studying in a foreign country).

At first i thought that the story was cute, but then again "cuteness" is the main theme of the story. There were rumors that there is a fairy hiding on top of the library (Victorica) that helps solve cases in return for your soul. But, she will also settle for foreign snacks (cookies, cakes etc).

I can't help but remember an anime/manga that has the same sense as Gosick and that would be RosenMaiden.

RozenMaiden is a story about dolls made by the doll maker Rozen. They are able to move around due to contracts and the power of their Rosa Mystica's. These cute dolls are not just for show, they will battle it out until there is only one of them left and that doll will become the most perfect girl "Alice".

The similarities and style may be the same for the main characters "Victorica and Shinku". Both are so full of themselves and confident in everything that they do.

Gosick is going to be aired on January 2011 (at least, that is what i think). I look forward in watching the series and i hope that it will be interesting and funny as well.

Thinking of making Manga/Anime Reviews

2010-10-30T10:11:00.000-07:00

Well, I won't deny that Genshiken is 90% responsible for this "wanting to make manga/anime review mood swing" of mine. I really felt good when i managed to say a few things about the anime here and there. I think i might post similar posts after i read a manga or watched an anime. We'll see what happens next, till then i need to quickly get over Genshiken xD!

It really is a P in the A >_>
can't get over it.

Can't get over Genshiken >__>

2010-10-29T23:31:00.001-07:00

It really is funny, the first time i saw this manga was at least 2 years ago. I didn't read it at that time because i have so many manga's in my list and i completely forgot it until now. I was made aware of its existence when i was browsing one of my favorite manga sites and i saw it flash on the list. At first, i clicked it just to see what it is. Then i remembered seeing the same manga a few years ago.

Since i was resting from my online job "at that time" I just wanted to kill some time and said to myself "Why not?". Before i knew it, i was clicking page over page...and finishing it straight in 2 days. I don't know what to say. The characters and plot may not seem interesting to other people, but to me it had a "great impact". I don't occasionally read manga's that have the "slice of life" feature, but reading them once in a while felt really good.

Before i knew it, i was addicted to the story and i watched the anime version as well. The anime was good, it strictly followed the manga and I spent the whole day watching season 1 and season 2. It was messy, it was funny, it was crazy and most of all, sometimes i just don't know what to say.

My reason for writing now is to release all that tension in my head. I really don't know why, but unless i write it down I might not get over it. As I was doing my work, i can't help but think about the story and i'm not being productive per se~
Seriously, this is probably the second time this happened to me and i really just need to "Write it down".

I really fell in love with one of the characters and she goes by the name Ogiue. I remembered from way back then, that i really like the "tomboy type" girls and wanted to have one as my Girlfriend. But then again, i guess that is really hard to find in the real world. A possibility of a matchup like that is probably 2%. Still, the show managed to catch my interest and I'm probably one of the thousand (if not millions) of people that is happy that the manga is continued. I just hope that there is hope for a season 3. I mean, there is still a lot left unfinished and it has been....3 years since Genshiken has been sleeping.

I really need to start writing on my work now and i think I'm feeling better. Writing down this stuff helped me calm my nerves. More importantly, i think it will still take me a couple of days to recover from the manga/anime.

LU live is just around the corner and i really want to see the Phoenixians go all out and win the championship. Whether we win or Lose it's alright, The most important thing is the time we spent together and the things we did together.

For now let me say this...I jsut can't get over Genshiken....Damn it! ~__~

Back to work...and time to write some articles.

Keep the Flames Burning.

The End of the Beginning...and the Beginning of one Thing

2010-10-14T05:46:00.000-07:00

September has been a great month and it was very exciting indeed. A lot happened and let me tell you just a few. Phoenix finally had the chance of going to LevelUp live for the Championship of Rohan Online (which is of course, i am a member of the clan). We also had a few discussions here and there and we finally decided that it is time to fly and challenge ourselves in a new game. We decided to try Aika Global (An international Online game with a lot of players) to test our skills and our wills.

We also enjoyed quality time with each other (The Guild) in a Resort in Bulacan (A place in the Philippines). Goodbyes are really hard to do because as you know, it is hard for those that will leave...and those that is left behind.

Phoenix has grown into something that was almost deemed impossible a few years ago.
A dream of a single individual and supported by many.
Dreams can be turned into realities, Just extend your hand and grab the opportunity.
People will hate you, will love you, will respect you and will humiliate you.
But through it all, without a doubt.
You will find others that share the same commitment and them alone will make you proud.

My rantings in this post is not just for show, It is my feeling when sparks fly and neon lights glow. I hope that someday there will come a time.
When our light will shine brightest and be known for all time.
Till that fateful day arrives, I will tell you this.
Don't be afraid to Lose, Don't be Afraid to Fall.
The sweetest of victories will be achieved after the Fall.
Pride is a sin and is a curse.
Everyone has it, will fight for it, will even die for it.
I am no exemption and that is true.
This place i hold now, those people that i knew.
I hope that happiness and sadness will see them through.

To those that will still follow the winds that we ride.
Support the feathers and help us in our flight.
The people around you might tell you this.
With the left i will hold you,
With the right i will protect you
The rest i will leave it all to you.

With all the things i said, and all that i will ever say.
Thank you for everything and for making us stay.
The world goes round and from the top you will go bottom.
Rise up, Fly up and move forward to tomorrow.
Just like the Phoenix in its flight in the skies,
Take the challenge and all that will rise.
Make your stand and endure the defeat.
It is bitter and painful but is needed to succeed.

A new chapter may had been written,
a new story has been told.
But, rest assured there are still a lot left untold.
I will ask you to be patient,
For i will tell you with patience.
The tale on which Phoenixians only Know.

Keep the Flames Burning.

When Skills and Wills Collide!

2010-08-23T22:53:00.001-07:00

I turned a year older this month and i appreciated the lessons that i had learned in that precious one year of my life. My birthday wish for myself is a little different this year. I wish for happiness for my family and success in whatever we do. Not to mention good health and stronger bonds for another year. I didn't bake a cake for myself, but i did make something. Not as extravagant but nevertheless a mouthful. Improvement and constant change is something that i do not welcome so readily. It takes time to accept and enough "space" to think it through. Well you shouldn't dwell too much about it, as you know I'm a little bit crazy and that is all you should know.

I define the word stupid for every person i face, of course i am no exemption. Grown ups are still kids deep down inside. You become an adult when you started to know the word "Responsibility". Adulthood and maturity doesn't start when you grow hairs, change the tone of your voice, become more intelligent and develop muscles. It is how you perceive life and what you think is right or wrong.

Right or wrong, True or False, Left or Right are very interesting topics. You will continuously ask yourself what is right? what is wrong? If we know that it is wrong, then why do we still do it? Simple questions and yet there are no simple answers. Men and Women have subjected to ask themselves on what they want in the future. It is easy to say, I want to be a lawyer, an engineer, a doctor, a pilot. But in time, this childish dreams get a taste of "reality" and reality is something that can be really hurt you. It can slap you, punch you and at times can destroy your dreams.

But enough of that Philosophical talk. Your only obligation is to do what you want in life. Be it right or wrong, do what you must.

I have long argued with myself about the consequences that my actions had done through the years. I know i made a lot of mistakes and i know why i made those mistakes. All i can wish for is that i would not make those same mistakes again.

My stupidity is Legendary, so is my sense of humor. My imagination knows no bounds and my hands and fingertips have their limits. Writing has been my passion and doing things i like make it possible. Now I face a dilemma, my fingers and hands are feeling that tingling sensation already. Not a good sign and something i don't want to happen so soon. But, i know that there is always a way around things.

Because "God places the heaviest burden to those that can carry its Weight".
I know that if my mind can conceive it, my heart can believe it, I will definitely...and without a doubt achieve it.

"Now as i look upon the fiery colors of red,
I make sure that my mind is not read.
For the better or worse of this dilemma,
My answer will be known throughout the millennia.
I will choose the path that I will take,
i know that my future is at stake.
Walk with me and you soon will see,
The things i want will belong to me."

I will also change the song list and add better ones.
Enjoy everyone ^^,
Keep the Flames Burning

Seiyuu Powah! O_O!

2010-07-19T21:29:00.000-07:00

As much as you know i am an anime Fan, just like almost everyone that appreciates anime. K-On! had been one of the anime series that i had been watching for quite some time now, and i was surprised to see a live performance of them. The funny thing about this type of concert is that the "Seiyuu" or voice actors themselves were playing the instruments of their respective character. Everyone knows that they are not experts in wielding this instruments but the effort that they showed is enough for their fans. You can watch the video here K-ON Live Concert Fuwa Fuwa Time!

I really enjoyed it, and i hope that the future Musical themed Anime's will do the same. On different topic, i really enjoyed reading the book about the Earth's Last days. I am currently on Book IV "Soul Harvest" and it is really interesting. I can't consider myself as very religious and the likes, but i do appreciate a good story. The salesgirl told me that this book have 12 series, and i am planning to get them all. the first 4 books that i have is Left Behind, Tribulation Force, Nicolae "The Rise of the Anti Christ", and Soul Harvest. I would like recommend this to anyone that is looking for something nice and interesting to read.

My experiment on food stores and cooking recipe's had been a good one so far. I'm learning a few things here and there and doing it in my own leisure. It may not be perfect at times but still very tasty. I really enjoyed cooking experiments, i put aside baking for now. I still love to bake, but i'm having less time to do it. The usual things come and go and I hope that new things will poke me in due time.

For now that is all i can share to you guys.
Have a great week and Keep the Flames Burning!

"What does Commander Kangaroo has to say?
HEY! Thats Supreme Commander Kangaroo for you Mister!"

lolx~ something from the book about the Earth's last day, totally unexpected and funny when the right mood strikes you.

Myself Yourself and anything in Between

2010-07-02T01:06:00.001-07:00

I know it's a little early for my monthly blog, but inspiration struck me and i have no choice but to write it down. While i was roaming the net (like i always do) i stumbled upon this song on youtube "Myself;Yourself". I may not look like it, but i do appreciate Music. I prefer soothing and mellow music. Don't get me wrong, i don't go to musicals and theater but when i really like what i hear, i really like what i hear. There can be no other explanation (no matter how confusing my explanation might seem to you). I also watched the anime, the genre is "slice of life".

While the main character's face might be the most common face used in all the anime's that you've probably watched before. The story is very interesting and involves a lot of twists. Over all its "SO~SO" but what really got my attention is the characters. They are all unique (of course every anime does), it is hard to explain. I guess you just have to watch it to understand me. While i deal with my daily routines, stumbling upon something new is a good thing. Hey! I'm not writing an anime review or synopsis here (well maybe ~_~). The point is that, it makes a good monthly start right? I really want to write at least 2-3 posts every month. But i guess when inspiration strikes, it's not that often.

I consider my blog as a diary of sorts, a monthly diary to be exact. A diary that only tells important things that happened to me on that day, a week before and even future things that might happen. Forgive me if I'm a little lazy when it comes to posting, i'll try to make 2-3 posts starting this month (No Promises, i said I'll just try).

I'm currently reading the books about the "Earth's Last Days", Written by Tim Lahaye and Jerry B. Jenkins. I'm only at the first book "Left Behind". It is a very interesting read, and i think I'm gonna collect the whole series. Work has been normal, aside from returned articles and revisions on re-writes. I'm trying to improve myself and reaching out to things that i haven't done before. I believe that everyone is capable of doing things as long as they want it done. Motivation and determination keeps our passion burning. Well for now that is all i can share, hopefully I'll be able to write again by next weekend.

Until then i hope you have a great week.

Let me post a quote that I've used in one of my recent articles.
I found this on the internet and it is quite funny and true.
and i would love to share it to you guys.
"Do not ever take life seriously, No one gets out alive anyway".

Till my next post then ^__^
"Keep the Flames Burning"

Dreams of an Anime Lover

2010-06-18T22:59:00.001-07:00

I had been watching anime's for as long as i can remember. I just started reading manga for the past 3 years. I had been to anime cosplays (no i didn't join them) and watched as certain bands play anime songs. Probably one of the most common and simplest dreams of all will be to visit Japan (of course). But me, personally i want to at least experience an Anime Concert. I happen to watch one of those in youtube, one of my most favorite songs Happy Material from Mahou Sensei Negima. Don't ask me what kind of anime it is.

It's sad to say i didn't see any K-ON Live Concerts on Animelo (since it just recently started). I hope i would be able to see and feel this type of concert with my own eyes. I guess i better start saving money and go to their anime convention next year. A pilgrimage of shorts (babaw noh?), I'm sure you would understand if you are an anime fan. There is nothing special about it, just something you want to do in a whim.

As for now what else? I'm thinking of doing a lot of things, but i don't know where to start. One of my Agenda's is to pig out on different food chains, outlets this year. Ohohohoho~ I just want to have a taste of everything (since I'm a lover of good food). Well it's almost my birthday and i feel like I'm getting old (I just feel, i refuse to acknowledge that fact! at least not yet ^3^). I'm probably going to bake another cake (which i'm sure will be somewhere between brownies and pudding). Pizza's actually are easier to make. You just pound them into submission xD!

Halfway through the year and its Christmas again, times flies so i guess we should make the best of Life. You'll never know when were going to leave this world and i don't want to have any regrets.

Oh yeah~ i plan to buy a lot of fantasy books as well. I'm running out of ideas in my line of work. I applied as an article writer and everyday has been hell. No, to make it simple everyday is a deadline. Work for the day must be finished in 5-6 hours so that everyone will be happy.

Like my boss said
"Don't believe of everything you hear at making "Easy" Money Online. It requires hard work, persistence and dedication. The rest is just Luck or Bull$hit!"
Well, i have to agree. It might seem easy, but it is a lot harder than you think it is. But still, i get to earn money while i'm at home so its pretty convenient.
Anyways, for the time being i bid you a good week and hope to see rainy days ahead.

"Keep the Flames Burning"

Waiting For the Rain to Come...

2010-05-30T03:42:00.000-07:00

The heat is killing me...seriously it never felt this hot before. I'm sure almost everyone feels the same way. I wish that it will rain soon (very very soon). I'm sure most of you know how i feel (those that always read my blog) i love the rainy season. Masarap kasi mag Emo pag rainy season. I can sleep during the afternoons, relax becoz the weather is cool, and basically just be lazy PERIOD!

I am in dire need of something to read, of course it should be on the fantasy side of things. I don't like to read about romance(no comment), horror (it's not scary), and outer space stories (please, i don't need it). Something to occupy my mind at least for a few days, can't think of something to do at the moment. Doing a couple of things here and there, tweaking my life here and there, maintaining my dead brain cells here and there. Here there, everywhere tweak tweak (Don't get confused, those are just rants from a person suffering from too much heat).

I baked a cake today and it turned into a pudding. Oh well, i guess i'll try to make a pudding next time and hope that it will become a cake (Nevertheless it was delicious, chocolate coffee cake errr pudding rocks!). Oh yeah i almost forgot, i made another pizza...4 of them to be exact. Two were super spicy (really really spicy) and one burned and one perfectly made. I guess my baking skills are improving...a little xD!

A time may come...when my courage fails and i'll break all bonds of cookware.
A day of woes and scattered eggs, when my age of baking comes tumbling down!
But it is not this day! This day i bake! For all that i hold dear in this good earth, I Bid you...please cakes,pizza's,cookies,pudding,brownies Don't get burned!

Seriously i will have to stop here. The heat is taking its toll and before i made any more nonsensical rants and demented posts, i bid you cooler days and rainy days to come.

Keep the flames Burning!

Rain! Come soon please...

Unexpected Tears from my Online Game that i really loved

2010-04-17T19:12:00.000-07:00

This is really ironic, i should be happy right now. I am happy yes, because my Guild has won a tournament that leads us one step closer to our Dream. However, out of pure "Baka~ness" And i Quote it with "BAKA". I looked for Videos of Rose Online, Yes this kiddy Game is not just a Kiddy Game to me...It is where Phoenix all started. Its good that it was born in this cute, harsh, and very Competitive World. Believe it or not...the world of the Seven Hearts is not all about Cuteness, Its all about Close Bonds, Love, Respect and Loyalty at its fullest. A Clan (Family) Unlike a Guild (Organization) To me, is better. Although in Rohan Online it is referred to as a Guild, i still call it "Clan". Now back to the Clan, it is composed of only 15 people. So you would really...as in really get to know this 15 people. They became my closest best friends (Closest best friends? new term eh? xD!). They are the people i trusted the most. Up to now even if we are busy with our Lives, we still find time to talk to each other through the net. Forgive me pero i will speak in Filipino in my next sentences...naging Emo Mode ako bigla.

Well, gaya ng sabi ko nag browse ako sa youtube. Then Bigla kong nakita ang isang Music Video ng Rose Online...tapos ung Background Music is "Farewell" O diba? Amf...sino di maiiyak sa kanta na yan?

Ok, back to myself. Well yes, its so babaw. Pero naiyak ako ng naalala ko ung Past game ko (Iyak ha, hindi hagulHol, wag kang exag...magkaiba un xD!). I really felt the loss, when that game shut down. Parang di ko alam gagawin ko nun, Panic Mode...kulang na lng sampalin ako ng mga members ko. "HOY! may YM amp! Dun mag usap, di pa to ang huli mga baliw!! Yes we were still young back then, so young in mind and heart. Kahit mga Age is *ahem* not so young na...i remember may lola ako dun. Si LolaEmel, i think nasa 50+ na sya, and she stills play Online Games! Kaya nyo un? Labs ko un si Lola kow...huhu T___T miss ko na sya, nakalimutan ko lng kunin yung contact no. nya...

Sabi ko nga eh, medyo nabigla ako...wala ako sa katinuan. Didn't think about getting contacts and such nanghihinayang talaga ako...i can't turn back time. I can only look back and remember.

Yes, naiyak ako...out of longing of a once beautiful and cute world...the Land of the Seven Hearts...The Story of the Legendary Baka Warriors...and the first home of Phoenix Clan.

From the depths of my Heart i say...

"Tell the Roseans~ Gamers passing By!
That on Every Game i Play...By Rosean Laws!
I Fly..."

I Love everyone from Polaris Server, Rose Online Philippines.
I hope kung nasan man kayo ngayon, May our paths cross again.

-StriderMaster
Phoenix Grand Clan Master.
"Rebirth of the Future, From the Ashes of the Past"

Have a good week everyone, and God Bless.

My First and Last act of Kindness?

2010-03-10T05:32:00.001-08:00

I had never liked to give alms to beggars (Im not a rich person, and i get annoyed easily). However, i made an exemption today. I gave someone 200Php, Why? For a reason that im supposed to believe. Some May say that i was stupid, some might think of me as gullible, and some would think its noble (Please, the last thing i want to be called is noble).

Im not someone who likes to play the hero (But a few years ago that is what i try to be "Heavily emphasize about YEARS AGO"). So what is the reason why i gave some money to a complete stranger, that might be just telling me some convenient lie that would make me feel pity and therefore land him some easy cash?

I can only say this... If indeed it was just a scam to get my sympathy (and cash, of course) then the only thing that was taken from me is 200Pesos. However, if indeed he was telling the truth, then i believe in all honesty...that what i did was priceless.

I also made a promise that it would be "The last act of kindness" that i might give to those that prowl the streets, begging for a few coins. I'm not a good Person, and the last thing i want to be called is "Mr.Nice Guy". Whatever the outcome of my action, i sincerely hope that i made the right choice.

If not, then i hope that someday...when i am in the same situation, someone might offer me some kindness, so that i might say to myself...."Thank you Lord,I made the right Choice".

Have a great week everyone.

"Keep the Flames Burning Phoenixians"

When where Bound By Eternity and Undying Memory

2010-02-21T05:42:00.000-08:00

What more can i say? You've thrown everything at me, and dared me to speak? What words? and how many blood must i shed? For Fealty's Sake?
The Journey has been hard and demanding, You never tried to understand, how hard it is to stand and keep on going?
What have you learned? from everything that has p@ssed? Don't tell me you learned nothing....that is just too sad.

One Light keeps everyone fighting, one shout as strong as thunder and lightning. As you can see only a few are left standing, and you just sit there....watch and do....nothing.

I had tried to understand you, and not forsake you. But you guys kept your distance.
A few helped and offered some resistance...this world, your kind...doesn't know the word "Repentance".
As i now look at the Future Ahead, why do i see only colors of Red?
How come everyone's fighting? Can't you just all stop and start dancing?

Meeting you here and now is almost a show.
Sparks Fly and Neon Lights Glow...
The world is waiting for things to merge.
And on that day things will converge.

A Faceoff is eminent and inevitable that is so true.
Which side will you go? Whose Knight are you?
Where does your loyalty lie? Or everything you said were just a lie?
Does your name and friends doesn't mean much to you?
To Fade away~ Fade away~ let everything Fade Away?

Till that moment come to p@ss...
How long will you last?
When the Prince and the Queen are the last one's standing...
Not man of steel...Nothing is real except for Love.
When you believe in Human~ Touch.

Countdown Begins!

2010-01-31T05:59:00.000-08:00

Ah yes...February is here, What comes first in your mind? Do i even need to ask? Valentines is here once again! Well its a good time for those people that are in-love, about to fall in love, and just so crazy in love. Well, I don't have a valentine this year. Becoz i don't want one just yet =P (Yes! Mind your own business hmmmp!!). Im about to venture into something new...i won't tell you what it is, at least not for now. But, i seriously hope it turns out well.

Im probably going to bake at least 2 cakes this month and make some pizza. I think i have a thing for baking, it feels good to beat the dough to a pulp. It's like hitting someone on the face! Only Better! (lol) . Now i understand why some people enjoy baking, its addicting and a worthwhile hobby. It brings happiness to you and to other people (Just as long as its not burned). If you feel like doing nothing, Get some recipe's in the net, Buy an oven....and find someone to clean the mess your about to unleash inside your kitchen >:3

And yes...I hope I'll be able to Buy the continuation to my "Kushiel Series" this month. Its been a while, and I'm really craving for something interesting to read. As you know I'm a voracious reader and i will definitely read anything worth reading.
So see you guys next week.
Till then be safe and God Bless.

Keep the flames Burning...

Revision of Blog

2010-01-15T08:51:00.000-08:00

Well since i'll be posting at least 2 or 3 times a month, better fix my blog and add some tunes. Nothing much happened after the New Year, only feeling a little stressed lately due to some stupid people xD! this world never run out of them right?

So i hope that those who would visit my blog would like this songs that i made especially just for you guys. Till then keep reading my psychotic posts and try not to do the same mistakes i did on your own blog. Anyways, i bring you...songs of the demented *bow*.

I really need to remember how to breathe~ its getting hard to do just that.

"Keep the Flames Burning"

Jan 1, 2010 Year of the White Tiger

2009-12-31T22:24:00.000-08:00

What can i say? after a night or partying, eating, partying and eating...there is not much to tell. Im sure you had your share of festivities for the month of december, and i hope you had a great time. I know i did :)

Yesterday i managed to bake a cake, and i made a pizza. Not bad for a first timer! The cake turned out just right, and the pizza well...it was as if it was bought from Shakeys *Ohohohohohoh <---self praising laugh*. It was a fun day to experiment, and i enjoyed it a lot. Food has always been a part of any festivities, and New Year is one of those days when people tend to go all out. Open up everything, turn everything to the highest level! Give it everything You've got and celebrate the New Year with a Bang! Oooops, did you do it with a bang? *wink wink*.

So for the Year of the White Tiger, what do we expect? Predictions and the such has always been the tradition of Filipino's. We had been influenced by too many nations and as such we also believe in the Chinese Zodiac for Luck. As for me and those born under the Sign of the Rat and Leo *respectively*. This Year holds a lot of opportunities and probably romance *rawr*. But like i always say, you just do what you think is right, don't get too influenced by horoscopes and predictions on what to do and what to expect. We are after-all different people, born on different circumstances.

It would be nice if this year would be great for all of us, That much i hope.
I look forward in posting a lot this year, i would not let lazyness do the better of me! Yeah~ and you should also work hard. Love your family, enjoy playing with your friends, and most of all...don't forget God. For he will always be there, watching. Smile and he will smile as well, Feel lonely and he will find ways to make you happy, Face your fears and the obstacles he places in front of you, and learn valuable lessons.

Lastly~ Enjoy life, if not Live it to the fullest.

Keep The Flames Burning
Happy New Year Phoenixians!

My God, After all this time i can finally post again! My uber late, nearly Christmas Post.

2009-12-09T21:53:00.000-08:00

So how should i start? The last time i posted was February. It has been ages ago, wew! So without further uh....."distractions" i had finally found the time to post again. Enjoy <3

I had done quite a few things and experienced more, learned a lot and matured only just a little (lol). Im not sure how things will go from here, but i guess i'll just do what i do best. Face all the challenges holding a mouse and a keyboard (What? you were expecting somethign else? *lol*). Christmas is almost finally here (again!) yet i can't feel it (aside from the chilly mornings of late). Maybe its because im thinking of too many things at the moment, and had no time to reflect about what should i be doing this Christmas season.

To me when the day hits December, it gets quite fast paced. Thinking of gifts, Reunions, Get Together, FOOD! (definitely), and a lot of other stuffs. Somehow, it doesn't feel like that at the moment. What im feeling right now is, utter confusion. I guess i'm way pass the confused stage.

Like i said, i've been doing a lot of things and thinking a lot more. Which in turn gives me this hollow feeling that i need to do something else. Your getting confused now right? Good, that makes 2 of us *hahaha*.

So anyways, my plans.....first i would like to bake something for christmas. I bought an oven (just a small one) and i plan on making a cake (first time) if i got lazy (which will most likely happen) I'll just make Pizza (plain easy and fast). As for the gifts and my wish, having my family for Christmas and spending the New Year with them is a gift itself. Im blessed because i was born the way i am born (FYI i was not born holding a keyboard and a mouse). I had my share of badtimes, and share of good times. What is important (at least to me) is the ability to still be able to
"Breathe".

Breathing is important (definitely)So guys don't forget to breathe.
Keep the flames burning....
Have a great week everyone!

Very Late New Year Post!! ~___~ Dip'n Chk'n!

2009-02-03T19:00:00.000-08:00

I had been very, very busy these past 2 months. Trying to adapt to various things could be quite hard (as a matter of fact). I never thought that it would turn out that and this way (not making sense am I?). Well, i guess *sighs* this year is going to be something indeed (You got that right :3 ).

So without further adou~ Finally its the year of the Ox! Another year has come and gone. I wish for new meetings, new trials, new hardships, new lessons, new friends, new enemies, new happiness, new sadness, Good health to my family and friends, success in my undertakings in life, prosperity and stronger bonds with all the people that are important to me, and most of all i wish for the blessing of our Father in heaven, so that i can pull through and meet 2010 with a smile in my face (naks! meh ganon?!).

So the things on my agenda is learning how to speak and write japanese (thanks to my cousin that is torturing *cough* i mean tutoring me :3 lubs u cousin), At least learn a martial art (Wushu~ i want to learn Wushu~ T_T), Play a musical instrument (errr~ i'll get to that hopefully ~_~; ), and last but not the least, try to become a better person ( ;) syempre naman! ) .

I will do my best, "Dareka no Tame ni". I hope that he would be successfull in his business venture. He deserves to be happy, for he is one of those people that are born kind and generous (sa sobrang bait naiinis na ko sa kanya, inaabuso kasi kabaitan!! O,..,O). I hope that he won't be abused to often by those people around him. Its for this person's sake that i want to help, serve and protect his growth. It will be a very hard road and i will try not to add to his burdens. May this year be a prosperous one for him.

Another thing, since im an addict in mythology, fantasy and anything in that genre. On a whim i read a lot about the Chinese Zodiac (rat, ox, tiger, dragon etc) , and our Zodiac (leo, virgo, capricorn etc). Its quite interesting to read those things (at least for me). Being compatible with, Who you're less compatible with and something like that. Its ok to know these things, but i also tell those around me that "You don't need to believe everything". Out of the billions of people born in this world with the same zodiacs, not all of them posess the traits that they are born under. Giving too much attention, and living your life according to your star is just too much and could not be too healthy. Always remember that you are who you are, and live your life according to how you want it to be (at least if thats not possible, then do your best to live!). You are you, because of those people around you and not because of the star or sign that you are born unto. Having said all of those things, i will keep a look out for people under the sign of the horse, for we are not compatible and are said to be natural enemies (lol!).

And lastly let me leave you a poem I wrote not too long ago.

"The answer to Everything"
by: StriderMaster

If there would be a meaning to everything,
then no one would be lost for words.
But you see~

There are things that doesn't mean anything,
but still holds everything.

If i can do something worth anything,
I'll be sure to give my everything.

So don't bother to read and understand everything,
Coz you won't know anything.

Sharing my thoughts to you~ see you again.
Have a great week everyone.

In Pursuit of Happiness.

2008-10-27T22:59:00.000-07:00

After Level Up LIve 2008, me and some of my friends went to our friend's house and party'd all night. Its nice to have this "get-togethers" every once in a while, seeing new faces, meeting old friends and just practically having a good time. Of course, a party is not complete without videoke (at least our type of party xD!) as usual, i tried my best to sing but ( >_< its crap) i don't have any talent for it. However, it was quite fun to sing as a group. It was crazy, and everyone really enjoyed it (at least our group, the others were just drinking, eating, playing the PS, Wii, Etc etc). O,..,O Well i guess our next EB (EyeBall, meeting) would be sometime around December.

Speaking of December, i could already hear Christmas carols on the radio. Time really does fly by, Next thing you know....its your birthday again =) . Well i decided to practice singing at least once in a while, it doesn't hurt to try ( yeah...my highest score was 72! but seriously i think the mic was busted, everyone gets at least 85+ and im the only one that gets such a low score *sighs* ). Yes, before this month ends im planning to buy Kushiel's Chosen ( I just hope that Powerbooks and National has it already) I've been waiting for a month now. Aside from working on a few stuff/part time and practically going to start working soon, im just enjoying my last few days doing stuff that i haven't done for quite some time (like singing).

Everyone should once in a while take it easy and have fun, all work and no play leaves nothing but a stressed out body. Smile more often too, it helps a lot. If you have a pet, take it for a walk or just cuddle it and pet it all day long o_o" well maybe not all day long, but you get what i mean right?

I just Finished watching all the Pokemon movies and finished reading all the manga's in my list.
Reading Kushiel's series and completing all of them is my next agenda.

Well then, I guess thats it for today. I think i'll try to learn how to swim next :3
Have a great Week guys ;) and don't forget to pay your respects to our deceased relatives.
Remember the times when they were still with us, and cherish them for they can never be replaced.

"There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy."

Keep the fires burning...

Its all about Manga :3

2008-08-28T06:34:00.000-07:00

Not Mangga/Manga (Pinoy word for Mango ~_~), but Manga (A japanese term that means "comic").

There are generally 2 types of Manga, Shoujo and Shounen.
Shoujo targets girl readers while Shounen targets male readers. Basically Shoujo focuses on romance and other things that is often called mushy ( >_> i like mushy stuff too...), Shounen are more on action or fighting ontheir storyline (Pif typical for guys xD! Mga pare, ok lng ba kayo dyan? :3 ). Knowing all this i still get confused on the types of Manga that i usually read. I started to read manga about hmmm...8-9 Months ago, since then i can't stop :3

I really got hooked, Manga titles? hmmm Naruto, Happy WOrld, Ouran High,Fairy Tail, Mahoraba,Watashi no Messiah Sama,Prince of Tennis, Mahou Sensei Negima (:3 what are u looking at?), The World GOd Only Knows, Mx0 (My all time fave) and a lot more~ a whole lot more.
I also read a lot of books (not manga) novels and the usual stories at least once a week. I make it a point to buy 1 book a week. Mystery, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romance? (not my cup of tea) >_>, horror? (i lost track of counting all the dissapointing books out there that are called horror stories. >_< i have not read a book that even comes close to scaring me).

I finished this book a few days ago "Kushiel's Dart" and it has a sequel :3 "Kushiel's Chosen" which i will get sometime on September (Ipon muna unti xD!). I really enjoy reading, may it be books or manga ( Fu fu fu fu) So going back, Manga is one of my fave past time when i finish reading a book. My favorite manga site is www.onemanga.com

Before, i was even sarcastic about reading it, i started reading it from left to right (like comics, or the way usual people do). However, more often than not (as in always) you have to read it from right to left ( <----You start on the right then go left. ) You'll get used to it in time ~_~" because if you insist on reading it from left to right well then....(lolz Goodluck).

Indeed, to me it proved to be quite entertaining and its become a habit to read manga whenever i have free time. Sure, i still watch anime every now and then (Especially the Anime's that i read on Manga). But since im a bookworm :3 i prefer reading than watching. To those that haven't tried to read manga in their whole lives...i suggest you try it :3 Maybe, just maybe...You'll find a good story that will make you smile,fall in love, cry, or even get irritated.

Sharing my thoughts, from me to you :3
Have a great week everyone ^_^

My Wish under the Starry Skies.

2008-08-12T07:57:00.000-07:00

Geeez...another year will add up to my age. Now i sit back and reflect on what happened to me a year ago. First off, i would like to tell you guys that im still good looking ( tsk xD! even my age can't do anything about that :3 ). O__o and don't raise your eyebrows or smirk you little (insert approrpriate word here) xD! Well anyways, it has been a good year. My Family is still the same, i hope that nothing bad ever happens to them. My friends are still ok, highschool and clanmates, online friends are still kicking (at least mostly, the rest i dunno if they are already six feet under >:3 ). Love? uhh....*isip isip* that is a difficult question, or should i say "Now is not the time" or so would i say, but perhaps its more like "Still looking for that special someone". Im a picky person, (di ako torpe xD! if i like someone i tell them) mahirap kasi maghanap ng kasing level ng kabaliwan ko. Yes sure, i had some previous relationships. It didn't work out though, :3 its ok carry ko naman eh (T________________T waaaaaaaahuhuhuhuhuhu!!! it hurts!!).

I was born under the fire sign of Leo. Sabi nila ang good traits daw ng mga Leo's are
Generous and warmhearted
Creative and enthusiastic
Broad-minded and expansive
Faithful and loving

Tapos darkside daw namin is
Pompous and patronizing
Bossy and interfering
Dogmatic and intolerant

Well xD! maybe yung iba dyan is right, and some are false. Sa mga close ko you be the judge na lng. I know naman kung ano yung mga badsides and goodsides ko, Well thats me and thats that. You just have to put up with me neh? :3

Ano pa ba? future plans? I don't think too much of the future, it comes soon enough (naks, tiba kuya Jem?). The one thing that im sure is that, this year i would be pretty busy. Who knows? i might even get to know someone na magpapahaba ng hair ko (muahahah kala nyo ha =P). Simple lng naman akong tao eh, i don't really like complicated things. Itanong nyo sa akin kahit ano wag lang math, masasagot ko yan. Gaya ng ginagawa ng halos lahat ng tao sa mundo, after Birthday next event na is christmas (and yes, super bilis lumipas ng araw mag-papasko na ulit).

Now as i gaze upon this Starry Night Sky, i think about all the things that are important to me. If i have a wish (no make that wishes, kasi marami) for my Birthday that would be...Good Health to my Family, stronger bonds with them. Same for my friends. Sabi nga ni Mama lagi, mas ok na wala masyadong pera basta healthy lahat walang problema. Wala akong masyadong talent (unless you call eating 1 gallon of ice cream in 15mins is talent), Pero maswerte ako sa taong mga nakikilala ko. Im a very lucky person coz i meet good people. Yung iba hindi good, some even betrayed my trust. But thats ok, thats part of growing up. Pero so far ok naman, God has been good to me since the day my father died. We didn't suffer that much, I give my thanks to him for everything i have, and everything that he has in-store for me (tama ba spell? xD!) And as i remember my past i can't help but smile. Sure there will always be sad and happy times, that is how it is supposed to be.

To those people that holds a place in my heart and me to them, "Raise your heads and have no fear, The Strider is Here!"

and lastly, let me end with one of my favorite quotes.

"I haven't done as well as i should have done. But, i have done my best.
Frankly and forthrighly, no man can do more. And you are entitled to no less."

Keep the fires burning Phoenix!

Brand New Breeze

2008-07-15T00:11:00.000-07:00

I've been quite busy this past few weeks, especially on the project that i am working on lately. My boss has been pretty eager on testing things (when i say testing, as in you can see him wearing a labtest uniform). I can't say what type of projects we are working on lately because its confidential ( o__o yeah it is, don't ask why). And no, we haven't killed anyone yet *smirk* Things are looking good for now, and hopefully i won't have to see MB for a while. I am currently designing our logo and other stuffs as well. So i've been busy busy busy~ But of course >:3 i have other responsibilities to do. I don't need Salompas, nor a massage (yeah xD! alam nyo na kung sino kau lewlz!!) Kumpleto na ang Menyek Brigade and ready to roll. How does that saying go again.....ah!
Flame On!

My Sister's Birthday

2008-04-04T05:56:00.000-07:00

This is one of those Once a Year occassions that proves that we are still alive. I wish for her the best life has to offer and may God and Lady Luck smile upon her. She still has a long way to go and hopefully she will be happy. Now i will take my leave...I still need to get a piece of that cake >:)

"To see a world in a grain of sand, and heaven in a wild flower.
Hold the Infinity at the palm of your hands, and eternity in a hour."

Passing of time

2008-03-29T05:21:00.000-07:00

Its been 3 months since i last posted here, and i want to share what i did on those months. First off, i finally finished Harry 7 ( argh...it took me that long to finally read it! ). And the kitten that i took in is now a full grown...tiger that pounces or bites everyone that comes within striking range. I named him siopao, becoz i love to eat siopao. Finished reading a couple of books, learned a few lessons in life and watch a dozen or so anime's. One of the things that i learned is "knowing the importance of something, when its gone". We take things for granted, and never realize how important that thing is. Until it is too late and is gone. So we should never take things for granted and treasure them. Another thing that im glad to have is our bike, its embarassing to say that i don't know how to ride a bike until a few weeks ago. Now im proud to say that i can ride it...not that good, but just enough to enjoy and feel the wind. My friends, are going to graduate this year. Some though are not that lucky. It saddens me to know that they didn't make it, and i know how much effort they had given just to pass. Im sure that they can recover and move on, i hope that would be soon. Changes are bound to happen, for good or bad. We just have to take things...one step at a time.

Keep the fires burning.

A year is now over, a new one just Begun =)

2008-01-09T23:45:00.000-08:00

December came and it was great! This has been a good year for me, and for my clan. Nevertheless a new year starts and new challenges should be faced.

Personally i don't really make any New Year's Resolution. Not that i don't believe in it, nor would i challenge those who make a list of their New Year's Resolution (I dont want to die xD). I just don't think that making one suits me. I hope this year i would be more successful in the things i undertake, not only in the game but in the real world. I've been with some of my clanmates for 3 years i think....or 2 1/2 years. As i reflect upon those years, i ask myself...what have i accomplished? what have i done? did i not waste anything? Siguro...the first thing on my list for this year is read the last book of Harry Potter XD! im way behind~~

Im not an active blogger =) maybe i should change that this year~
>_< ack! talking about not making any New Year's Resolution (ooops my bad :D ).

Forgotten Password and LU Live

2007-11-06T17:57:00.000-08:00

Finally, i managed to remember the password to access blogspot. Its been a long while since i posted, and lets get down to business =P

These past few weeks had been just So~so until i went to World Trade Center to watch the Level Up Live Championships. Gamers from all over the Philippines gather once a year to show off there skills on online gaming. It was a great event and i managed to see some of my clanmates >:3 It was fun being with them and i hope that we would be seeing more of each other in the future. Woot December is coming~ (again?!?! omg >__< sooo fast) well till my next post.

ciao! (¬¬,)V

("'(>_<)"') One Big Leap! Take that Titan!

2007-08-22T00:10:00.000-07:00

One of the highlights of the Game Perfect World has started. The Territorial Battles (TW) on which clans will fight for the right to occupy and own a territory. It was really exciting and tought (For our clan at least) to conquer and defeat That Great TItan. Imagine 30+ People (Mind you most of them are lvl 40 below) Killed a lvl 79 MOnster?! (or was he 80? XD! can't remember). Well it was an epic battle and took us almost 16 mins (exactly 2 hours and 44Mins)before the War ended. Im so proud of our achievement, luck? and might be divine intervention XD! i dunno which is which. But it was a battle worth remembering, at least to me, and to those that stood by my side on that Faithful day. Salutations and Hopefully we will do better next time.
Long Live Phoenix!

Bitter Sweet Taste

2007-07-30T06:59:00.000-07:00

Its been a while since I started my journey in this new world. I'll admit, it was a "lot" harder than i thought it would be. But like they say, when the going gets tough, The tough gets going.
Mis-understandings if approached in a wrong way could lead to...(whats that word? the closest i can think of is...) Chaos.

I still find it hard to understand, why things happen the way they do. Is it fate? or a coincidence?
Sometimes i belive in fate, sometimes i dont. But it seems that everything has a pattern, the people you meet, the things you do. But i strongly believe in this..."When people meet, it happens for a reason".

O_o Believe it, or Not.

Now i have finally found my new home.
A place where love and chaos mix in a bitter sweet taste.
You do?
Then Fly with me~ in my Perfect World =)

A new Journey will start here....Pls give me strength

2007-07-16T08:14:00.000-07:00

Finally in a day's time, we will enter in a new world. I know that there is nothing perfect in this world, only people make it that way. But i will not be alone in this journey, with the help of my new found friends we will conquer this new land. For the sake of all that we had lost, we will not lose to this ordeal. We will Rise above all others and take the place that we rightfully deserve. I say "A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship, but it is not this day. An hour of woes and shattered shields, when the age of Roseans comes crashing down, but it is not this day.

On that day...the world will know the power of a burning heart.

All Hail Roseans!!

Twilight of the Gods

2007-07-07T07:52:00.000-07:00

Why did something like this have to happen? but it was expected nevertheless. The game R.O.S.E Online has been at the back of my mind for quite some time now. I haven't played this game for months, and yet when i heard that it is going to shut down i felt a lump in my throat. For months i had readied myself and felt certain that when the game actually shuts down i would be just fine. I realized how much this game meant to me when i've heard that it will close this August. I can't help but remember that happy times i shared with my character, as well as friends that i met during the time i played the game. I let a tear escape my eye, if that tear could justify how much i love the game, i wont care what others will say about it. It just shows how much ROSE has touched my life.
The friends i gained, the people i've met and the lessons i've leard would remain with me until the end. To my fellow Roseans, may you get over the pain and move on. Those 2 years of my online gaming has been the best years for me. I just hope that everyone will recover soon...Please, let it rain just this once.

Goodbye Rose and thank you,
I will never Forget.

Blood Pressure Rising?!

2007-05-20T05:08:00.000-07:00

Its been a week since i felt this pain in my "batok" (dont know the english word :P). I went to check my BP and found out that i was indeed "Highblood". The pain could really be unbearable at times, especially when it becomes too hot. I dont know what to do, except to lower my carbohydrate intake, no meat for the meantime. Oh well exercise and a good diet might solve this (sana). Wag naman sana ako ma-stroke :D bata ko pa, ayaw ko pa mawala sa mundo (lol). Thats all for tonight, may bukas pa naman eh :)

"No Meat huhuhuhuhu"

-_- deym...stupid game...stupid book...stupid...stupid me...

2007-05-18T08:24:00.000-07:00

Its really quite frustrating for me, if im not able to finish something that i have started. It happens quite often, a book that i read and finding only at the end that it has a sequel or a continuation in another book (pif). I really, really,really, reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally! hate it when that happens. Now this game im playing right now, its corrupted and im almost finished with the whole thing! (deym!). Its like the time when i tried to play FF9, the CD broke inside the CD-ROM while im playing (#$&^#$!!). Oh well i guess somethings are not meant to happen *sighs*.

This is my first time to make a Blog...Sue me!

2007-05-17T03:40:00.000-07:00

Finally i created my own blog o__o"

Well today was a not so busy day (yeah..right). Just created sigs for my fellow forumers in our community forums (www.roseboards.levelupgames.ph). Im glad that i am still able to make some sigs (btw the girl in my pic, i didn't draw that. I saw it on the net and i can't resist @_@ so cute yet sad). I hope it will rain soon, its quite hot recently and rain helps me think...brings back memories and creates new ones. Let me end my first post with a quote.

"Great things start from small beginnings"