will be out cold for awhile...

we're switching to the smart broadband internet coz the pldt dsl fees are too much of a burden now.. (our plan was the 1,995php..) more explanation on my DA journal...check it out!!

till next time guys!!

finally!!!!!!!

i got my chance to work with my chefs this weekend!!!!! im so excited!!! oh...let me just explain for those who have no idea what im talking about...

for the past few months ive been pestering our admin. secretary, who obviously loves to play favouritisms, to let me come to school every saturday to help the Chefs on their short-course lectures....in a way, id be an "apprentice" to them... ^___^ but our admin secretary, Ms. Lotees...she likes to play favouritism and doesnt like to give me the chance to help out (willingly, even!)...but now....this weekend, our Chefs have this big catering event for a baptismal party!! and they're short-staff....after knowing that, i volunteered myself to the oppurtunity...

but Ms. Lotees immediatly turned me down saying she already chose 12 students who would participate...(i got really pissed..just not infront of her..)

thankfully my classmate, Hershey (who's a favorite of Ms. Lotees), helped me out! It turns out Ms. Lotees havent chosen any students at all yet and that she was actually having a hard time to pursuade the students to agree....Hershey helped me big time!! ^___^ im so grateful for her!!! Hershey was the one who spoke to Ms. Lotees to let me help out since i was willingly already!!

it feels like this would be my first "job" as an apprentice.... ^___^

for the whole day of saturday i'd be in school to prepare misc-en-place [french for things in place, basically all the prep-work for ingredients, etc.]...then sunday would be the catering event....and it would be during the evening...so who knows what time i'd get home?! but maybe i'll just sleep over at my classmates house...just to make things less complicated for me....

*sighs* i cant wait!!!! i just hope i dont screw up!!!

2-week recap

i havent posted anything for a while now....so let me just recap on what has happened to me for the past 2 weeks...

• enjoyed the birthday celebration of my neice which was a family bowling tournament at EAstwood!!! we even got medals as souveneirs!! ahahahahaha!! ^___^

• Christine came over to my house...and i made her dinner!! ^__^V (poached chicken with chive cream sauce and mashed potato with roasted garlic and cilantro and sauteed asparagus)

• my brother was finally wed last Sunday!! ^__^V i dont have all the pictures yet...but i'll post them as soon as i get a hold of it...

• finally made my presentation for school...cook any meat dish at home, just like what i did 2 months ago with fish & seafood...i made herb crusted roasted lamb chops with lyonnaise sauce and couscous and salad greens with balsamic vinegrette!!
  

• and...i finally had my hair chopped again!! ahahahaha!! if the people who've seen me with short hair before can remember what i look like...well...that's it...with the addition of highlights!! yep, i had them put dark purple-somewhat-red highlights on my hair!! ahahahahahaha!! it was fun!! ^___^ unfortunatlely i still dont have pictures of my current hairdo for now...

so...that's what has happened to me for the past 2 weeks....oh!! and just recently the school informed us about the midterm schedule....its after our Christmas break, the week of my birthday!! great!! i have no birthday!! T-T and in addition to that, we have to prepare our resumes already for our job interviews...its part of our curriculum to have a 2-month apprenticeship...which will also happen after the midterms...soooo...i will really have no birthday at all!!!! i'll be too busy... >___< well other than that....i just feel so overwhelmed by it all!! the midterms...the apprenticeship....uugggh......whenever i just think about it i go into my "praning" mode.... O__o my midterms, by the way, is a hands-on practical exam....i'll be assigned to a kitchen and a recipe to cook on my own...which the chefs will judge and grade me...cooking alone in a huge kitchen isn't much of a problem...but when real chefs look at you when you're working.....they kinda have the way of crumbling one's little confidence one has. oh well...i just have to endure it and hope to get things right in the end...

so that's it for now....till next time guys!! ^___~

im finally a normal lesbian!!!!

something went wrong to my chatterbox...it suddenly disappeared...i had to register for a new one...sheeesh.....oh well......anyways...

about the title...ahahaha....let me explain...i was worried because i didn't have my period last month....and i got worried since November is drawing to a close and still nothing...and just for your information i am not pregnant!!! sheeeesh.....highly unlikely...anyways....yesterday in school, when i went to the C.R....lo-and-behold! i recieved my answer!! i finally got my red flag....i really got worried coz Evie told me it might be some hormonal imbalance that im having....ahahahahahaha....hormonal imbalance!!! i guess it was just stress that made my red flag stop for a month.....

going back to my last post about my insistent classmates teasing...they were telling me that maybe my "hormonal imbalance" was causing me to cross the fence again towards Bodjie...well thank God i'm normal again!!! ahahahaha...in reality i dont really mind about it....i actually just laugh about it coz its REALLY funny....although they take my laughter for another reason such as a "kilig"...i'll just let them believe what they want...just as long they wont cross the line like setting up a date or something....oh God...i pray that won't ever come!!!

in other things....the Pastry people have done their Christmas tradition again this year...which was a life-size gingerbread house!! its really made out of gingerbread!! so every morning now...when i get to school....the smell of gingerbread would waft around the building....really nice feeling....lets you know that Christmas is near already... took some pictures and one of it i took with Chef Uli...i like him!! he's such a nice chef!! ^___^

plus last wednesday, we had our first kitchen practical exam...in which we were suppose to coordinate with ourselves and get organize in the kitchen to be able to dish out 135 plates by 11:30am without any help from the Chef.. O__o

it seemed impossible at first...but we were able to pull through!!! it was a great achievement for the class....we got a 91 for it!!! we served...Oven Roasted Chicken with tarragon sauce, mashed potatoes and glazed carrots.. ^___~

tomorrow is my niece's birthday and she's holding a family bowling tournament at Eastwood as a party!! which will be really cool!! i cant wait!!! after serving 135 people everyday...having fun and just bumming during the short weekend is what i really need!! *sighs*

btw, guys.....i miss you na!!! let's meet up sometime!! text me!!!! ^____^V

so how's life for anna so far??

tired from school lately.....our section has been feeding 135 pax everyday since Batch 4 graduated already!!! *whew* anyways...aside from that, my classmates have been teasing me to Bodjie, my classmate!!!!! its annoying....i swear!!

at first, i just ride along with the joke...play around and stuff...but how long does a joke last?! sheeesh.....(k8, i now know how you feel....how do you survive this?!?!) now lately, Bodjie has been borrowing my stuff...like my Meat manual and side towel....and it was so emabarassing last week...when we had a quiz...we passed our notebooks to Chef Manoj then Chef gave it out to different people to check....he gave my notebook to Bodjie...and the usual cries of my crazy classmates rose!!! T-T Chef Manoj grinned like his usual "whoa,whoa,whoa!" grin!!! (only people who know Chef Manoj would actually know what would that mean)

my classmates who know im gay are now telling me that maybe im just 1/4 now...no longer 1/2.... O__o

and to add to that, one of them asked me....."what if ligawan ka nga ni Bodjie? Papabayaan mo lang ba? Ano gagawin mo? Maybe nasa phase ka lang..."

i didnt really answer her...i was going to crack a joke when she asked me that...but she was asking me seriously that i suddenly lost the nerve for my humor....

but...what would i really do??!??!!??!!

after much thought...nothing really...its his choice for whatever he does...
coz for now.....whatever i am...whoever i am...will be staying in me for a while...and that's why i love myself so much!!! ^___~

how was my day?

no words can describe my feelings right now...

today was just simply great!!!

that's it...

the ice princesses and the snow queen

today is all saint's day...and as the usual tradition...the whole familia hermanos went to the cemetary and lighted candles, brought flowers and prayed for grandpa and grandma...after which we all decided to go home and finally rest from the tiring and hot afternoon...but my cousins suddenly thought otherwise....

as soon as i got home...i took a bath and changed...i became the designated driver(slash)chaperon for my little neices and cousins...we went to the mall of asia for the sole purpose of ice skating....

when we got to the rink...the line was pretty long...so the other half waited in line...and my half of the kids went with me and ate at mcdonald's while waiting! ^__^ the kids were really excited about ice skating...and every 15 mins...from above the ceiling...they would spray out "snow" to the rink...

when were getting ready to get in the rink...i was surprised to learn that none of them knew how to ice skate...except for me [ive ice skated a hundred times before in sm megamall and south mall]....sooo...as soon as we got in the rink...the kids were all grabbing from the sides and just trying to keep their legs straight....and every time i would go near them...they would all try to grab hold of me....it was really funny....and not to mention tiring as well!!!

they took turns as i tried to teach each of them how to skate...i was only given 2 or 3 times to skate by myself around the rink! lol. nevertheless...it was fun!! oh...and the supposed "snow" that falls every 15 mins... it was actually just some kind of foam... O__o we called it shampoo!! ahahahaha...

on the way home...my neices were sooo jumpy and hyper in the car!! i guess the first experience of their ice skating is pretty memorable now...they called themselves the ice princesses [from the ice skating move, Ice Princess] and me the snow queen!! ^___~

ahehehehe.....

we took photos while we were in the rink...but its with my cousin...when she emails 'em to me...i'll post it here... ^___^

im really tired...but i really enjoyed it as well...ice skating might be a regular activity again for me soon...

tomorrow...nikki's coming over to my house...we'll be just watching all the new animes all day long... ^___^V

*note to self: clean room....EXTREMELY clean it!!!

well...till next time!! ciao!!

p.s. rose....baka di ako makalabas sa saturday.. T-T may family affair kami sa sunday tapos gusto ng dad ko ako magluto para sa handaan...so kailangan ko mag ayos sa sabado pa lang....soweee....text mo lang ako kung kailan ka libre...next week lecture week ako, so half day ako...we can still meet up at the mall of asia if you want...next week?? hangang kailan break mo ba?? basta!! we will meet up before you go back to school, k?? ^____________^

okaaaay....

im all right now...mentally, i mean.. ^___~

although im not so good physically right now....been feeling under the weather....slight sore throat, coughs...and my usual colds which have gotten worse due to bad weather...oh well...i dont mind it...i feel much better than usual now.. ^___^

i have school tomorrow and friday...i have no school on tuesday until thursday....kinda sucks that it falls in the middle of the week....tempting to skip classes...but i rather not...it would be such a waste if i did...

i was suppose to post some pictures here since i havent been doing that lately....but im pressed for time right now....i'll be leaving soon to go to mass....when i get back, i'll try and post the pix....

on other things.....im excited for saturday!!! i'll be going out with Rose and the others!!! i havent seen them for soooo long already!!!!!! i hope everybody could come!! see you guys soon!!! ^______^V

for the time being....enjoy this funny video i saw on youtube...people familiar with the game Tomb Raider:Lara Croft will laugh out loud...like me!! ^___~

not exactly how i imagined my day would be...

went out today with miren and keight....first to the mall of asia then makati cinema square....

and yet the most stupidest things and embarrassing as well happened....

while we were on our way back to the parking lot from makati cinema square...i realized the car keys weren't in my pocket....AGAIN....

i felt so imcompetent....

i called my dad...AGAIN...aalll the waaaay from bicutan he came to makati for the spare key....i felt sooo bad and stupid at the same time...never knew being bad and stupid could go so well together!?

it wasnt enough that ive been feeling so crappy lately...this had to happen....

once i got inside the car.....i screamed sooo much that i wanted to let out so many things....of which i dont know what to let go of first....unfortunately for miren and k8 they had to see me like that....[sorry about that guys....i really am..]

my mother said im sick coz i keep forgetting my car keys....*sneers* yea...i am sick in sooo many ways...well aside from that...my parents didnt really say much about my forgetful car key incidentS....

im basically just frustrated at myself....

thoughts from the depths of my deluded mind

[officially at this moment...i will be typing whatever i have in mind..regardless of what people may think of me...these would be my rare moments of honesty]

not to sound conceited but just to state an honest truth that somewhere at the back of my mind.... i know that i'll be able to reach my present goals....to get good grades...to graduate...and work as a chef...basically just to be able to earn for myself independently...

with little effort...just by following whatever people say to me....

then i suddenly i feel a piercing pain through my body.....will i just flow through without effort? in reality, i feel no drive at all. i just do whatever people tell me to. do it right and get it done right.

im so bored with my life. can i just die now? oh..wait that would actually need my effort...to die...would it even matter at all?

all i have are acquaintances in school...i actually tried to make an effort to be close friends with some....it just doesnt really work...i am a child with "virgin" ears. whatever they said....its annoying when i try to mentally grow up to their level of thinking....sometimes i understand...sometimes i dont...to ask with would be an ignorant thing to do....not to ask would even be more stupid....sex is the daily topic....culinary itinerary would be the daily worry...and the hateful faculty staff would always be there.

everything is so monotonous....its so predictable already.....

maybe im just having mood swings coz i might have my period soon...??? maybe...who knows, hormones are always a mysterious wonder....right now...i just feel like ranting on to whatever i have in mind....

like this for instance....is virginity still a sacred chastity that must be protected? O__o not to scare the religious devotees...just stating a random question....from my daily conversations from people in school...it doesnt really matter anymore..."im still virgin emotionally, not just physically" yea right...the importance of it...for whatever reason it is important for...doesnt matter anymore...

what was i talking about again?? oh...who cares! i'll just keep ranting on right now....i feel so frustrated...with everything....and i dont know why...hey!! maybe it is hormones!!! or maybe im just crazy....

like miren said..."i need a vice"...does porn count? ahahahahaha!! why deny the truth? im sooo going to hell now... maybe im high...well...i havent drank anything....yet....

if i was purely honest to whatever i think and say....would my friends still be my friends?? i feel like everything im doing is a facade....if i put myself outright "raw"...would anyone care to come near me? why am i even putting a facade in the first place?

what the hell is wrong with me?! better to just kill myself than say anything unwanted....

eternally unrequited

i was thinking for quite some time now...when was i ever really "in-love"? and i remembered nostalgic memories of my childhood days...innocent and sweet, yet naive to reality...

i was in grade 5 and i was still riding in a school bus before. and sometime during the middle of the school year...there was a new student...a year younger than me...she was cute with a lovely smile...and we quickly became close friends. although we were in different grade levels, somehow it didnt matter..before school, we'd sit beside each other making a ruckus so early in the morning [which caused the other people in the bus to wake up and get mad. lol.] and after school, on the way home, we'd tell stories of how our day went...and usually, she would sing to me...she has the most beautiful singing voice i have ever heard. or sometimes, when all energy was gone...we'd just sleep side-by-side...it felt so real back then...when other things didnt matter..

but soon, we grew up...and realized the differences..still...we made an effort of holding the "friendship" together...when she was already in grade 5 and i was in grade 6. she wasn't a bus rider anymore...so every morning, i would go to her class and wait for her arrival. her classmates soon took notice of me...and started making side-comments...but she didnt mind them at all. whenever she would see me outside, she would always run out and we'd go to the cafetorium and just talk about anything. it was really nice...those early mornings...somtimes we wouldn't say anything at all...just the comfort of being together for a moment was enough. well...she never finished her school year, since she had to move away again.

to be able to sit with someone and not say anything at all and yet feel so comfortable...i wonder if i'll ever find that feeling again....my first love....


~~~~on a side note~~~~
i've actually got not only a first love....but a failed love as well...many people know that already...then what else...uhhh...crushes..yes...plural form!! for the eternally unattainable..lol... ^__^ love in progress...*smirks*yea right...that's empty right now!! ahahahaha!!

from a very famous text quote.. "people say love makes the world go 'round...so does 10 shots of tequila...what's their point?"

do i have sem breaks??

well Rose, to answer your question...i decided to write a blog entry about it.... ^___~

NO!!

*stomps foot and pulls hair out of frustration*

anyways....it sucks!!!! i dont have any sem breaks!! on october 31-november 2 i have no classes...its so annoying...i have classes on monday and friday!!! plus its kitchen week so i cant exactly skip it...damn....

the longest break i'll ever have is my Christmas break which lasts for 2 weeks...oh...have i mentioned i have no summer vacation as well??

tuloy-tuloy 'toh hangang mag-graduate ako!!! patigasan na lang 'pre!!

ahehehehe....oh well....

i'll be blunt...this is what i want..

its not too early to make a wish list for Christmas!! its midway october already!! ^___^ for the people who are wondering what gift/s they can give me..here's a list!! ahehehehe...

1. pasta maker (the lil' machine where you just crank the lever to flatten the dough)
2. potato ricer a.k.a. potato masher
3. pepper mill
4. mandoline
5. electric hand blender/mixer
6. soup ladles, metal spatulas and wooden spoons
7. non-stick [teflon] 8" pan
8. 14" diameter plain-colored plates (no designs on the plate pls) [for presentations and platings]
   
9. cast-iron wok

ooookaaaay.....so my wish list is pretty high...and long...that's why its called a WISH list!! "how i wish i have those" anyways...those are the equipments that im actually saving money for...im investing on alot of equipment these days...culinary arts is no walk in the park...*sighs* but its very rewarding nonetheless...but i'd be really ecstatic if someone would actually give me any of the above mentioned items for Christmas or my birthday...coz then you'll know i'd be putting your gift for me into good use!! ^__^ ahehehe....im giving this a long shot...who knows...

for other gift ideas... ^__~

1. Black Crocs!! [i need new kitchen clogs...mine hurts!]
2. the big black round rabbit doll in comic alley..[also known as mokona...sooo cute!!]
3. new hard drive for laptop...[downloading waaaay too many things at one time..]
4. one-year subscription to FOOD magazine [im subscribed to COOK]
5. "Field Guide to Meats" [its a reference book found in Fully Booked]
6. "Field Guide to Produce"
7. Or any general-information book about Meats, Seafoods, Dairy, etc...for my reference use.
   

so far...that's what's in my mind...not much really...just things that i could use...if someone would actually take this list seriously...i dont mind if that person wont give me a birthday gift anymore!! i'd be eternally grateful...because...honestly, these stuff arent cheap at all... T-T

ok, ok, ok...ive been typing all the things i want...how about you?? what do YOU want for Christmas?? ^__~

waaaaah!!!!!

stupid! stupid! stupid anna!!! oh my god....i just got home from the mall nearby....i commuted going home today and left my car at the mall parking lot....because of all things to forget was my car keys INSIDE the car!!!! im soooo stupid!!! thankfully my dad has the spare...so i'll be going back for it later....but im just so frustrated at the fact of leaving the keys inside the car!!! dammit!!!

HAPPY BDAY CHRISTINE!!!!

i hope you got my text message!!! and i hope you had a great day today!! happy birthday lady!!! ^___~ love ya!!

random trivia...

i was just browsing thru the net and saw this trivia about the month of october.. [in short i was just procrastinating].

[this is where my fave anime Kannazuki no Miko was roughly based upon]. The word "kannazuki" is actually the old Japanese name for October. According to legends, all the gods of Shinto gather in the province of Izumo during October, thus there are no gods everywhere else and it is called the "godless month".

whodathunk? ^__~

SALVATION!!!

we have power people!!! power i say!!! ^____^ 6 days without any electricity....aww man!! i couldnt believe it!!! that long!! tuesday at 11:00pm we got our power back....but it took awhile to fix up our internet again...since we removed all of the wiring because the rain water seeped through our windows!! *sighs* it was so hard to endure without internet....i felt like i missed out on soo many things!! >__O yes, that's how big internet is in my life!! lol. anyways...i have a lot of things to download now....since my daily rotation of anime downloads got clogged up by the black out...oh well....

in other news....school has been pretty hectic....things i learned so far while working in the kitchen...

• there is no place for sympathy in the kitchen
  
• work fast but accurate in the kitchen
• know what you are doing and why you are doing it
• don't talk about anyone to avoid back stabbing
• better yet...just work dont talk...remembering the simple rule in ACP: obey now, complain later
• and the famous filipino saying, "trabaho lang, walang personalan."

there was a lot of tension in the kitchen lately...due to some internal conflict between my other classmates...i had no idea about it...i was just minding my own business...then all of the sudden, all hell broke loose infront of me...two of my classmates were fighting... >___<

this just keeps adding up to the already bad name of my section....we had an open forum after that incident to fix everything once and for all....everybody told their own opinions and complaints....and worked things out....hopefully things will be much smoother from now on...

oh....and last wednesday...during asian cooking...we were deboning 40 pieces of whole chicken...everybody was so engrossed to the chicken that we forgot the other ingredients!!!! our chef got mad at us!! he made the guys duck-walk around the kitchen 20 times...and he made us, the girls, write what was the reason why we didnt do the other ingredients..."we forgot"!!! we had to write that small phrase 200 times!!!! X___X

ive never been soo happy for the weekend to come!!!! im so tired!! and to think i only went to school for 4 days this week and yet it really took alot out of me.....well...next week is just lecture week.... but doesnt exactly mean i can relax...just means i have to study more now...time to work on the theory side of cooking!!

by the way....i am seriously looking for people who wants to taste my food....i cook every sunday...and i cant always seem to get the portioning part right...so sadly, we have a lot of left overs....and in our household, left overs doesnt do well...since nobody's usually home...mostly everybody's home during the weekends only....well...for those interested...give me a call or text me...so i can save you a seat on the table!! ^__~

hope to hear from you guys soon!!! been a while already....miss ya!!!

*Christine's birthday coming up soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ^________________^V

day 4

coz of the great storm milenyo....it has been 4 days since we have power at home...our water supply is low....sheesh...making it sound like a survival mode show...but it does feel like it...except its just a whole lot more boring!!!! i cant believe four days without internet or other electronics?!?! how do you say im typing this?? i am currently in a cafe in the Mall of Asia...sucking up their power and using their Wi-Fi services....i have no idea when we're going to get our power back...it sucks!! i swear!!!! omg....i pray we have power and water when we get home later.... the storm btw, thrashed everything, not just in our area...wherever the storm went...it blew down all those big billboards...pushed down every giant tree!!! its a calamity scene in the big city....oh well...everybody's just trying to make the best of it now....well i gotta go...please pray for the people who lost their homes and loved ones...peace!! ^___^ *mwah*

they have dropped the bomb...

aaarrrrggghhhhh........the exam was soooo hard!!!!!!!!!!! omg........i dont know if i'll pass......sheeeeet..........anyways........

i'll be going to the mall later to meet up with k8 and miren!! [yaaaay!!] gonna go shop for kamsy's gift....its kamsy's bday tomorrow and she's having a party! [double yaaaay!!!]

so i guess....this compensates for my crappy exam...[not really...but it makes me feel better..]

on other things...last wednesday my car suddenly broke down!! >___< so yesterday, my dad had the car fixed and he was the one who brought me and evie to school...i got to school like 6am...and my exam was on 8am!! so....ive got nothing to do...i went to the starbucks in katipunan for coffee and breakfast as well...

surprisingly, i was the first customer there..[doi]...well...the pretty barista took notice of my uniform and started doing small talk with me...[ahehehehe....what can i say? ;P]....so now...whenever i go to starbucks...there's always this friendly aura among the two of us...[that's why i love coffee!! ahahahahha!!] oh well....made a new friend again..ahehehehe... ^___~

well i gotta go now...take care guys!!

for "eggtaf"

hello to the stranger who suddenly IM me...im surprised other people actually read my blog aside from my friends...you've mentioned we've met before?? refresh my memory please....i'd like to talk with you some more...if you have the time...oh well....

its nice to meet someone new... ^^; the time right now is 6:03pm...and the weather is really bad...plus its my fish and seafood exam tomorrow...which i havent studied yet!!! aww man...ive procrastinated all day...[watching Honey & Clover-->>great anime btw!] so enough of this now...time to cram and study!! bwahahahahahaha!!! wish me luck!! i hope to hear soon from you "eggtaf"!!!!

since i dont know your real name...and all i have is eggtaf to go with your YM id...i'll call you eggy...ok?? ahehehehe....eggy!!! ahahahahahahaha!!! just kidding!! ^___~

weekend cook-feast

i went to Farmer's Market yesterday with my mum and dad...[and to miren, there are NO farmers in farmer's market! LOL.] just bought some ingredients for my usual weekend cook-feast!! ^___~ we bought this WHOLE huge *stretches out arms* lapu-lapu...when we got home...i cleaned, gutted and filleted the whole fish by myself with the use of my trusty knives!!! ^___^ im so proud of it!! ive never filleted anything that large before...unfortunately, out of all the excitement...i forgot to get a picture of it...*sighs* oh well...there's a next time...

also, i already did my seafood presentation yesterday evening....i got my little sister, mica, to video tape me while i cooked...all i have to do now is edit it thru my lap top...[note to self: buy adobe premier cd for editing]...i made the mango salsa, cauliflower mash and panfried-almond coated-lapu lapu with mango buerre blanc sauce...it was alright...i got the taste that i wanted right...but i couldnt get the consistency right....its always like 'soupy' texture which shouldnt be....*sighs* i have a long way to go to get this consistency thing right... >___<

anyways...for today, i made clam chowder and roasted pork loin stuffed with dried prunes.. unfortunately, i ran out of cream for the clam chowder...so the chowder still has the wine taste...[btw, for those who dont know...80% of all the things we cook in school, we use wine or any alcohol for flavor, consistency, etc....hence the faint sour flavors in the dishes.]....but im glad the main course, porkloin...was perfect!! i was afraid that it'd be a bit undone from within...but it cooked through well!!! ^___^

then after that...i went to my parish with Mayette [whom i havent seen in such a long time already!! her hair's really long!!! plus, plus....she has her own band!!!! she's sooo cool!!!! ^___^]...we havent been to our parish community for a while as well...so we just dropped by to see how everybody was doing...^__~

so that's how my weekend went....i dont have any classes on wednesday and thursday coz we have to prepare for another one those long exams that we're going to have this friday...all about fish & seafood!!! ahehehehe...wish me luck!! although on thursday...i might go to CSA with miren to watch the Cheering Competition...should be fun to see! anyone else interested in watching it...lemme me know!! kita-kita tayo!!! ^___^V

well that's all for now....till next time guys!!! take care and kick-ass always!!!

mood swings....

ive been extremely depressed lately....i dont know what's wrong...hhmmm...i should list down what's been bothering me lately...then maybe i can figure out one by one what i should do...
[obviously procrastinating...]

• my family hasnt been their usual selves lately...lots of fights here and there...
  
• some of my classmates still doesnt like me...i suppose, just because we have to work together doesnt mean we have to like each other...
• i havent seen miren and keight for a long time now....i really miss them...
• i feel like im on a solo-flight whenever i go to school....[yes, i have some people that i hang out with there...but...its not the same...i dont have anyone there that i can actually confide to..]
• i try to substitute this depression with an obsession for finding love...which is obviously stupid....i am what you call a romantic...i love the idea of "being in love"...but i think i'll never actually experienced it....im too attached to my comfort zone...
• talking about comfort zone....i need to get out of this zone more often....i need to learn new things....see new places and meet new people...its not always going to be me, miren and keight....*sighs*
• im doing everything half-assed now.....not as fully motivated and full forced as i first started school....but grades are still the same [high]...im not kidding! which just surprises me more....
• i think i just really miss talking to someone....someone that i can really talk to...someone i can tell these sort of random depressing issues of mine....

oooh....who will wallow with me in my pitt that i've dug?? or will there be someone who will help me get out of it??

[you can laugh at this whole random thoughts of mine....its alright...wont blame you for it...id laugh at it if i just happen to read it...its not like the world will end nor does it revovle around me.]

first trial....

pan-fried breaded milk fish with mango beurre blanc

we were given a hwk which is due 2 weeks from now....we need to make a fish/seafood dish with starch and veggies or sidings at HOME...so meaning...we need to document what we're cooking...either by video or pictures...plus we also need to have a nice presentation [plating] and a picture of the person who we're serving the food to....

i researched yesterday of what i wanted to make for my hwk...and decided that i'll make Pan-Fried Grouper with Mango Beurre Blanc and Mango-Avocado Salsa..the salsa would be my veggie sidings then i'll try and make a cauliflower mash...instead of the usual mash potatoes for my starch....

today, i tried making the mango beurre blanc...testing the waters...the thing that i've been having a hard time is adjusting the taste...my tongue is asian...and western taste is different...im like both tastes but i cant seem to get the western flavor right when im cooking it...when i made the sauce...i accidentally poured the cream inside the same used cup for my wines and vinegars...so in turn when i poured the cream in the sauce...the cream is already split...hence i couldnt make it all thick no matter what i tried... >____< plus i think the mangoes i used where not ripe enough...the plain beurre blanc sauce itself is already kind of sour...so with the addition of mangoes i was hoping to get sweet hint from it...unfortunately i couldnt even distinguish the flavor of the mangoes anymore!! arrrgghhh.......the trial and errors of an apprentice...

well, i couldnt throw the sauce away without actually trying it with fish...so i searched inside our refrigerator and found these milk fish cutlets...just to try the sauce and to see if its compatible with the fish...although im using grouper and not milk fish...still...both are fish!! ahahahaha!!! i breaded and pan-fried the fish...and placed it on the plate...i drizzled the sauce around it...and just added a stem of dill and halve tomato for contrast of colors...i know i still need to work on my plating....creativity, i call for you!!!! >__O

anyways, when i tried it...it was pretty good actually!! just wished the sauce was thicker and that i could have tasted the mangoes a bit more...

so tomorrow...i'll be trying to make mango beurre blanc again..except this time i'll make sure the cream has a separate cup already and that i'll puree RIPE mangoes...maybe if i used puree mangoes i'll get a smoother texture and a bit thicker than usual...hhhmmmm.....

im glad im doing this really early already...at least now i can see some variations and techniques that i still have to master....

not your regular hwk i suppose....and this the first time i'll be tackling on this kind of hwk...plus im pretty sure this wont be the last...there's going to be a lot of it!!! so...im calling all my friends out there!!! whoever's free this saturday...feel free to come by my house...food tasting!! ahehehehe.....this will be happening every weekend....i cook alot on weekends...so those who've been telling me that they're up for the job of food taster...here's your calling!!! ^___~

well....i just hope that i'll be able to get the right flavor and presentation skills by then... wish me luck guys!!!

the drawing nikki gave me...

from asian food expo to mall of asia

yesterday was a lot of fun!!!!!!! truly memorable....unfortunately forgot to bring my camera so...no pictures....damn....oh well...i'll just tell you all what happened....

we first went to the world trade center for the asian food expo....it wasnt as grand as the world food expo but it had the usual free food tasting everywhere!! so wherever we went, we got a sample of each...with a thought in mind..."will our stomachs be alright?" ^^, it didnt really matter in the end. since everything tasted great and we had a lot of fun as well. also, we bumped into Alex Craig and her mum....just a small chit-chat...then when we were already full from all the food tasting and there was nothing else left to see or eat...we decided to go to the SM: Mall of Asia..

we first went to the look out point at Mall of Asia...the one where you can see the bay and smell the salty air...it was kinda awkward when we there at first....since obviously everybody that was there were couples snuggling to each other...so in turn, we just broke off the "moment" by just laughing it off and making funny jokes.....a little bit of sea air does wonders for the body!

after that...we just went around the mall, window shopping since we had no intention at all of watching a movie or buying anything to begin with since we were both on low budgets...still it was fun exploring the huge mall and almost getting lost...[had to consult the map on one time]...then before we decided to go home we played first at timezone... ^___^ we love arcades!

when i brought her home....she introduced me to her grandfather...her mother wasnt there yet...and she showed me her room and her portfolio and some plates that she has done. she's a a really cool artist!!! luckily enough, she gave me one of her drawings... ^__~ it was sooo cute...i'll scan it someday and show it to you guys!!

so that was my...uh...err....what do you call that? Miren, keight and I were talking about this whole thing about dates....it will only be called a date if the other party is acknowledged about the idea....miren and keight are teasing me to this "unacknowledged date"...lol...still it was alot of fun...

in any case...im pretty sure i'll be seeing more of her soon...since she lent me some of her comics and CDs....hmmm....

well im pretty much full of energy now to do my powerpoint presentation for school tomorrow.....so im off to actually finish it!!!!

take care!!

things are a bit better in school now...

just found out that the people whose ages are 23 and above had a meeting yesterday after class with Chef Manoj... they discussed what has happened in class and decided that the good behavior should start from them...etcetera...that sort of talk...one of the topics they discussed was my issue...the Mommies and my other friends in the barkada explained my side already and got things sorted out now....[so much for my confrontation...but i'll be on my toes now.]

it was really cool how such a huge change happened in class today after the chaos in the kitchen from yesterday...Chef Manoj was really on fire and barking at us like a mad dog yesterday coz of the noise, the disorder and the bad service...now it was really different....everybody was quiet when working....everybody was helping each other...there was order and teamwork...i never did that whole confrontation thing already since my friends and the Mommies talked to the others on my behalf yesterday from that meeting....but it doesnt mean im not going to do anything anymore....im just more cautious with how i work now...and keeping that whole teamwork thing flowing through out the room.

and just to let loose from that whole quiet-tiring-work in the kitchen...me and my barkada [noel, pao, may and kuya ramil] went to gateway and watched "You, Me and Dupree". it was really fun and just what i needed!!

i feel sooo much better now...and im really excited about saturday already!!! ^___^

though im in high spirits today already...my body cant keep up...im tired now and pretty much exhuasted....so that's it for now....

its a big day tomorrow and another day to redeem the class in the kitchen!!!

take care guys!!!

*toot* *toot*_*toot *toot*

text messages recieved...

Nikki: Elo! Pinayagan na ko ng mum for saturday!

[that just quickly brightened my day!!! i invited her to go with me to the asian food expo at the world trade center...since i have 2 tickets and all.. ^__~]

Miren: ....You can't deal with confrontations... you HAVE to deal with this, kaya nga groupwork eh...you have to learn to assert yourself, you cant just hide in your work hoping its gonna blow over....you'll have to deal with difficult people when you're a real chef...

[i love it when Miren tells me these things....stuff i normally dont know about myself...and yet at the same time...makes me feel more scared...a little voice in my head is telling me..."time to grow up anna!"]

Kuya Ramil: I remember back in 1971 when i first saw the beef caldereta. I said i can make that too! its stewing! BINGO! Where's my bobby? Syempre naman, diba?

[LOL. only to be understood by students of ISCAHM...random famous quotes from our Chef Mike!! suppose to be read with that German accent in mind...]

Kuya Ramil: Leon! Where is Leon? I need my rondo...yes, my rondo!

[more random famous quotes from Chef Uli this time...suppose to be read with that Norwegian accent in mind...Kuya Ramil is one of my barkada in class...he's 28..i know really old already...but he's fun to hang out with!! im pretty sure he texted me these fun random quotes to cheer me up....i have a barkada in class...and we're pretty cool with each other...outside that...the other people arent so cool with me...which i know by now i should work on it and deal with it already...confrontation...an old word that i need to learn more about.]

i want to cry....but no tears are falling....

today in school....i felt like the floor was suddenly pulled from under me and i was falling down unto an endless ravine...

i was informed by one of my classmates during break time that a relatively large group in the class doesnt like me....for reasons that i act like i want to work everything on my own....

first of all...i never wanted to do everything on my own....its tiring to do a job alone...but im always in a situation where im left with no choice but to do it myself...in most cases in the kitchen whenever the Chef would ask for something my classmates would just stand idle and whisper to each other what the Chef needs and not actually get it...so in turn, i'd just get it myself...

second...its second nature for me already to act on impulse...whenever Chef Mike/Uli/Manoj/whoever demands to do something...i'd jump to it right away....

third....i always welcome whatever help may come and accept constructive criticisms seriously...im not in a culinary school to show off or whatever....im there to learn and study...and im serious about it....if somebody has a problem with me...i'd appreciate it if that somebody would tell it to my face...that way we can fix things together and work things out for the better...

being in the kitchen is no joke...aside from the hard tasks given...pressure is added every minute...plus team work is really important....working in the kitchen was never a one-man team to begin with....

after the break...we went back to the kitchen...i couldnt immediatly work smoothly as i did before...knowing the prior information given to me...i hesitated now...every movement...i wasnt sure of what was i suppose to do already....in other words, i was scared....

this is really hard on me...i dont know how to deal with this...its not like these people are as the same age as me...they are older than me...

[and yet on some thought...they could act a little less my age]

but still, fact remains...they dont like me...they're older....and yes...i am intimidated now...

i cant let this get to me....im working so hard...i dont want to waste anymore time on this anymore.....i'll just try again tomorrow and work things out....hopefully...

got pulled over by a cop...

i was driving from the mall to pick up mica in CSA...i was almost near the intersection but the light turned yellow already...so i slowed down and tried to move the car a bit to the other direction since i very well know i blocked the cars behind me who wanted to turn right. to that attempt, i ended up stopping a few meters farther than i should...pass the pedestrian line...then this traffic police guy showed up from who knows where and tapped my window to roll it down. the police said i shouldnt have done that. its consider breaking the law...something about "lane marking" i wasnt really paying attention...anyways...he was trying to scare me...first he asked where i was from then asked for my liscence...he asked if i've been to makati city hall...i said naturally no, havent been inside it but i've passed by it. then he said that the city hall doesnt really let this go so easily and he just keeps adding more stuff to make it sound like a hassle for me to get my liscence if ever he gives me a ticket. then finally he asked if that was alright with me? i said, ofcourse...i know i did something wrong so why not deal with it. the police obvioulsy got the idea i wasnt a push over and im not giving him any money [suhol]. so when the light was about to turn green again...he just gave me back my liscence and let me go...

HA!! in your face you asshole!!! sheeeesh......what a dirty system we're getting these days.... *tsk*tsk*

not so smooth day....

fucking shit!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i scratched my dad's car [pajero] on our front gate!!!!!!!

i got home using my dad's car...i opened the gate to park it, reverse....and shit!!!!!!!!!

i hear this scratching noise at my right front tire....fuck!!!!!!!!!!!!

im screwed......

the week sooo far...

aug. 21-27, 2006

MONDAY:

• went to Miren's house with Keight and cooked lunch for them as an early birthday gift!
• lunch consisted of: Honey-Sage Glazed Porkchops & Buttered Vegetables ^___^V

TUESDAY:

• Miren's Birthday!!!!!!!! ^___~

WEDNESDAY:

THURSDAY:

FRIDAY:

SATURDAY:

• went to Miren's debut dinner party at The HEAT in Edsa-Shang!! Major BUFFET!! ^__^
• unfortunately...didnt have my camera at that time..

SUNDAY:

• woke up early and went to Farmer's Market after mass...i love that place!! soo cool!! [okaaay...so i like markets....lol.]
  
• cooked lunch for my family
• lunch consisted of: minestrone soup...pan-fried lapu-lapu fillet with tartar sauce...which i made from scratch!! meaning...i made my own mayonnaise!! ^___~
• made too much food...gave out free food to our relatives who are our neighbors as well...
  

RANDOM MUSINGS:

• the desserts were made by the Pastry Arts people...really good!! cant wait for that next year!
• i plan to work next year as a private-cook for hire...to have some extra income as i study for Pastry Arts...so guys, yes...i am advertising myself!!! i'll cook for you guys in any occasion after my one-year course in culinary!! ^__~
• the group pix with the food weren't taken on that same day...just needed to fill in the spaces with random group pix of my class..
• and....GOODLUCK TO EVERYONE TAKING THEIR MIDTERMS!!!!!!!! fight and kick-ass!!!!! ^_________^V
  

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After school today...two of my classmates, Pao and Noel, hitched a ride with me going to Glorietta ...during the drive we were talking about the upcoming exams...school...our classmates...ourselves, etc...its funny on how they reacted when i told them im gay...

me: oh yea...im gay..
pao: gay? yea, yea!! gay ka!! lagi naman eh..
noel: oo nga! you're always happy!
me: no, dude!! im GAY!
pao: gay as in happy, diba?
me: hindi!!! i like girls!!
noel: kaw pala yung chickboy sa 'tin eh!!
me: chickboy?
pao: kasi di ka naman yung tipong gay eh...pwede ka para sa chicks...pwede rin sa mga boys!!
noel: kaya chickboy ka!
me: ahahahahahaha!!

i couldnt stop laughing, i swear!! those two are always so funny!! ^___~

so...if you've noticed...im pretty much open to the whole conversation of my sexuality! (not just to my own family though.. >___<) and ive noticed...compared from before...people nowadays are far more open and accepting to the whole idea....im glad!! ^__^V

anyways...aside from that...i finally got my knife set engraved with my name already!! wuhooo!!! ^_________^ i always worry someone might steal it whenever i bring it to school and leave it even for just a minute...but now it has my name on it!! bwahahahahaha!! though im pretty sure i cant be sure with just that....still have to take good care of it. ^__~

i dont have school tomorrow and wednesday...as mentioned before...they gave us 2 days off to study for the exams this thursday and friday...so...im off to study now!!

wish me luck guys!!! ^______^V

surprise!!

me and miren planned a surprise party for k8...which was held yesterday at italiannis!! ^___^ im glad she enjoyed the night!

the apprentice begins her training!!!

for the past week i've been standing in the kitchen for more than 5 hours with only 2 breaks that last for only 10-15 mins!!!! the chefs (my teachers) always tells the class that the career we have chosen is not an easy one but nevetheless if one has the passion and perseverance for it...the rewards are always fulfilling...and i wasnt really sure what they always meant by that till we worked in the kitchen!! it IS HARD!!! standing while wearing those painful kitchen clogs for more than 5 hours kills!!! ive never felt so exhausted in my life (aside from ACP)...but last thursday and friday...we cooked our own lunches!!! it was so goood!! and i can say that those 5 long painful hours are worth it!!! im so happy!! ^___^ next week, tuesday and wednesday, i dont have any classes for preparation for my preliminary exams which were moved to thursday and friday..to give 2 days-off just to study for exams must mean its really hard!! so i'll do my best and study!! just because i get tired and exhausted wouldnt mean im giving up so easily.....things are just starting...and i havent even tasted anything yet!!! ^___~

im actually cooking for my family this sunday!! im going to make the Pork Emincer with Button Mushrooms.. ^__^V right now, im waiting for my Brown Beef Stock to be ready which will be used for tomorrow's lunch....i'll let you guys how it turns out...this would be my first attempt...well ive cooked for my family alot of times already...but this would be my first time cooking something which ive learned from school...so im nervous and i hope it turns out alright!!

here are some pictures taken last week...

Chef Uli always have time to take pictures with the class no matter how busy he is with the stocks!! LOL! ^___^

thursday lunch menu:

friday lunch menu:

the funny thing about this day's lunch was we used too much herb garnish!!! made it look like a "jungle" theme spread!! LOL!! ^___^

uniforms, ID, email address and stress!!!

after going to school for more or less 3 weeks now...ive more or less adjusted to it.. ^__~

although the load of the theoretical side is really heavy...i find myself studying every day whenever i get home (hence no recent updates lately....must be more serious with studies now!! bwahahahaha!) but i also find it really interesting to learn about. so, basically, im enjoying it!! ^___^

and ive met most my classmates now...and i really enjoy talking with them...even if they are older...most of them have experiences from working in REAL kitchens of the industry!! so i feel lucky to have met them and at the same time i feel so impressed by them!!!

yesterday, the school finally distributed our uniforms, IDs and email addresses!! i know, the last one got me too, but its really cool!! the school has their own website with their own email provider!! its soo professional.... ^_~

what i have now are just pictures of my uniform...just my uniform...its still smells new (the bad kind of smell not the good one) so i want it washed for before using it...though we start wearing the uniforms next week already...wheeee!! obviously excited about it!!

you should have seen me when i first got it!! i was like a kid (well i am one!?) during Christmas!! ahehehehe....

anyways, im too lazy to scan my ID...but you guys will see it soon enough...my prelim exam is on the 2nd week of august already!! so much info i have to take!! so dont expect a regular update for now...sensya na Rose!! ahehehehe...ngyon lang magiging seryoso sa pag aaral...kaya gustong pag butihan!!

but i miss you guys and i hope to see you all soon!!

just text or call me!! *let meet in katipunan!! ahahahaha!! ^_________^V

sh*t...what have i gotten myself into...

there's no backing out of this now....i need support...i feel like im going crazy....

ugh....demmit!!!

didn't see that one coming...

had a very memorable phone conversation with Sharina last night...but in all honesty, that was the first time anyone has ever asked me that since knowing who i really am!!! kinda made me really feel that whatever i say to her...she'd never pass false judgement on me....although it was an awkward moment...i got through it with laughs and a silly smile on my face. i kinda expected some people would ask me that...but never in my wildest dreams did i thought of all people to ask me that was Sharina...lol. aww...man..that's why i love Sharina for this!! she's so innocent and yet curious...ahahahaha!!!

if you're wondering what that is all about...i feel its best to elaborate it if we talk one-on-one...just catch me thru YM or MSN and ask what that is...but be warned...and be prepared to discover the other side....lol. ^__~

...whatever...

im biologically 18...but mentally 13...

today was officially my first day of school (yesterday was just an orientation day...didnt knew my own class then...everybody was mixed up...anyways).....

when i woke up early this morning...i thought classes were gonna be suspended coz of the bad weather...but fortunately enough, it wasnt...(i really wanted to go to school)...the drive to school was kinda dangerous though coz of the really strong pour of the rain...but i was so happy to get to school safe and sound...(i thanked God numerous times each time i saw a green light!)

when i got to school....i was lucky enough to get a parking space!! (thanked God as well). i got there at 6:30am!!! and i havent eaten breakfast...so while waiting for class to start i sat at the lobby where there were tables and ate my baon...i dont like eating my breakfast at home when i wake up so early...i tend to puke it out...i dont know why...but my stomach doesnt like really early breakfast...

as i opened my tupperware of food...a girl came up to me and asked if she could sit at the same table as me...ofcourse, i agreed..(its a chance of making a new friends!!) ^__~

the girl's name is Allison...she's really pretty and speaks straight english...apparently she was raised in america and just moved here 9 years ago...i thought she was just 18-19...but i was surprised when she told me she's already 23! ahehehe...oh well...nevertheless we get along fine...she actually already graduated from another culinary school before (forgot the name) but she wasnt satisfied with how the school tackled the topic of cost control...so she enrolled in ISACHM just for that...i was impressed by her...technically, she's a real chef already!! studying again!! wow!! well, unfortunately, we aren't classmates...im in section A while she's in section C..

as expected, in my class was a mix of interesting people...some were under-graduates...college graduates...others were former business men/women...fresh high school graduates and ofcourse, the most expected group, the house wives... ^__^

when i first came in the classroom...the whole place was really quiet..i figured its just cause its really early in the morning...but when i saw the look in their faces...they were just bored and nobody really spoke a word...maybe because it is the first day...nobody knows anybody at all...so when i sat down and after i took a sip from my coffee...i took the initiative of trying to know the people around me...well if we're gonna be together for a whole year...at least i should start with the names.. ^__~

for the first day...we had first aid/red cross training...basically teaching us what to do during emergencies...kitchen safety, etc...it reminded me of my days being a medic in ACP....the class was all right...boys were the dominating group and my class only has 10 girls..and 2 are the house wives...so when the part of CPR topic came in (complete with the Little Anne dummy)...the usual green-minded jokes rose in the air care of the guys...its too early to tell where this class stands on my scale of "its ok-alright-dah best!!" but so far...i find it hard to talk with some of my classmates since we have these age gaps...i feel like the think im a nuisance when i talk to them...hence im biologically 18 but mentally 13...maybe im just intimidated since they are older...but i'm sure i'll get by and warm up to them soon enough..

i was surprised when our break time came in....most of the students were smokers!! O__o not used to being in a room full of smokers...uhh....oh well...i met up with Allison during the break and she introduced me to some of her friends who are the batch 4 of ISCAHM (im part of the batch 5)...all of her friends were guys...but i find it easier to talk with them than with my own class...they were cool and told me stuff about the school...the chefs/teachers that i have to look out for...the what-not's and what-do's of being a culinary student...really useful and funny at the same time!! ^___~

well...after classes...Allison and her friends invited me to hang out with them at the bar which was located 2 floors lower from our school!!! i went with them...unfortunately i didnt buy a drink for myself...i was going to drive home..i needed to stay sober!! so i just bought myself lunch. and they were telling me this was my welcome to ISCAHM (if only i had bought a drink) as they raised their bottles!! actually they were drinking in celebration of the end of their mid-terms...ahehehe...nice guys!! well i told them maybe i'll drink with them next time...

while they were drinking and me eating my adobo-flakes rice toppings...we just talked some more about ISCAHM and about ourselves as well...i was telling myself even before i went to school that i'll be true...meaning if anyone asks...i'll tell them upfront what i am and who i am...that is if anyone asked! (there's just gotta be catch to it..ahehehe...)..

anyways, i found out that Allison's family already moved back to the States..and i wondered who she's staying with...so i asked her...

she told me without missing a beat, "i'm staying at my girlfriend's house."

i didnt pay much attention to it when she said that...but ofcourse, in my mind i was thinking whether she meant it as a term of endearment...or...is she like me??

i wondered...but it was too early to ask for that kind of thing...maybe later on when i get to know her better.....honestly, at the back of my mind...i'd like her to be like me...i want to have friend who's like me...so some stuff are easier to talk about...i have someone to ask things about, etc..

well....who knows...its still too early to say anything...but one thing for sure is, i like my school!!!!! ^_________^

finally going to school...

school finally starts tomorrow for me!! the days of waking up late in the morning are now gone....say hello to early sunshine!! (hell..there is no sun when i wake up now!!)

new daily rountine for anna-banana:
5:00am - WAKE UP
5:30 am - drive to school
6:30am- arrive in school
7:00am - school starts
2:00pm- school ends

basically the only hard part there is getting up in 5 in the morning!! but somehow, i feel i'll get used to it..(no choice anyway...have to be awake to drive!!)...and since i have no P.E. class at all (its all about cooking..) i'll be enrolling myself in a gym toget back in shape..since i've turned into a shape i dont like.. X__x

anyways...today was actually my test drive to school...my dad woke me up at 5am...and made me drive all the way to school and back home...just to time me and make sure i know where im going...since my school is far away in katipunan ave., quezon city...it was alright...traffic was very light and not much of a hassle..so i should get used to this new lifestyle in no time...

tomorrow is just my orientation day actually....so...not much to say for now...more will be said after tomorrow's event....hope everything turns out alright...

*actually nervous meeting new people..*

WTF!??!?!

suddenly out of the ordinary i happened to watch an anime version of the Powerpuff Girls....it was really a "WTF?!?!?" moment... -__-'

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(they do this "fighting-dance" stance whenever they transform...soooo-like Sailor Moon!!)

differences from the original:

• they called themselves differently...Powerpuff Girls Z (emphasis on the last letter)...
• the 3 heroines are not related by blood..
• they are 13 yrs. old not in kindergarten anymore
• they were not born out of a freak experiment but got powers by being hit by a white light that came from an explosion of a huge laser gun which has chemical Z in it...
  
• since its an anime..they have japanese names to go with it as well...think of it like Sailor Moon...a bit sillyer (i happen to like Sailor Moon!!)....
• Momoko Akatsutsumi (Blossom) - whenever she transforms to her magical girl outfit...she yells out "Hyper Blossom!!" her weapon is a yoyo.. O__o
• Miyako Goutokuji (Bubbles) - her transformation phrase is "Rolling Bubbles!!" her weapon is huge bubble stick thing...(the one use to make bubbles!!! i have no idea what you call it...) >__O
• Kaoru Matsubara (Buttercup) - her transformation phrase is "Powered Buttercup!!!" her weapon is a huge mallet!! X__x

• the mayor isnt much of an idiot...though he doesnt wear the nice hat and glasses..
• ms. bellum is blond!!! ^__~
• Mojo-jojo isnt the professor's pet/lab assistant but he originally came from the zoo...got powers/became evil same way like the girls except he got hit by the black light.
• Professor Utonium has an 8 yr. old son named, Ken.

for a first episode...its okay...but not really my cup of anime...i'd honestly rather watch the original than this...this anime version of the Powerpuff Girls feels like its audience target is for the kids...(ugh..suddenly made me feel old!!)...

its interesting to watch how the girls came to be...since they weren't related at all...they obviously had different lives...Blossom goes crazy over jocks...Bubbles apparently is the popular girl (every guy asks her out but she declines) and she loves to shop! while Buttercup (still my favorite whether anime or the original) is a tomboy...funny first episode when she was riding her skateboard out of school, a group of fangirls were waiting for her!! *naks naman!*

like i've mentioned earlier...this show's target audience is for the kiddies...so i think my little sister might enjoy this...so whether i like it or not..its for sure i'll be downloading this for her... *aww...bait naman ni ate!! ahehehehe...*

actually finished painting..??

ahehehe...remember i mentioned a few months ago (april) that i took off all the pix from my wall and decided to paint it? click on this link to have lil recap on that...well whatever happened on that bare white wall of mine?? now that its july 3...and my school starts next week already...i finally decided to finish it..

well one side of the wall that is.....it just lacks the light pink cloth (which i will buy in due time)..i want the pink cloth to drape down on it from the ceiling.. ^__^V im really happy on how it turned out since im usually not good with any traditional coloring mediums...im especially proud of the kois which i painted...it has this realistic look!! my room has a fish pond!! XD

now my only problem is the other wall...since this wall is a fish pond...im not sure what to paint at the other side this time...any ideas?? im open for suggestions...i really want to finish this whole painting thing before i go to school...coz im pretty sure once i do go to school i'll never have the chance to even start this... -_-'

so im hoping i'll be able to finish this by this weekend...hopefully by then i'll figure out what to do with the other wall.. ^__~

OMG!!!!

the greatest manga ever!!!!!!! NANA by Ai-Yazawa!!! Great plot, Great art and most of all Great character developement!!!! *squeeee* XD

ahehehe... -_-' i know i said i was gonna brush up on my french...but i suddenly got caught up with this...its sooo addictive since its soooo goood!!! i recommend this to anyone at all!!!!! if you've got nothing to do...READ it!!! there's also an anime adaptation to it and a live-action movie..both are good as well...but i enjoy the manga more!! ^____^V

you can get it by searching it thru Baka-Updates (site link at the side panel of this page)...GO NOW!! and be addicted to it as well!! *spreading the NANA-love*

might as well...

since im not dong anything...i might as well just brush up on my french...ive forgotten so much of it already!! i feel so sad about that!! so for my efforts during summer french not to be wasted...i will self-study now!!! and hopefully i get back what i've lost during this time...wish me luck!! ^__~

taken from the journal of my DA account

as many Death Note fans may know...the Death Note live-action movie is already showing in Japan since June 17...as much as i want to watch the movie...not like i can go to japan and at least understand every word of it!! well as i was surfing the net i stumbled upon this..

5-25-06 (11:05PM EDT)---- Big International Interest For DEATH NOTE LA

Opening on June 17 in Japan, the first of 2 upcoming live action DEATH NOTE films are garnering enormous attention overseas. Based on the bestselling manga with 14 million copies in circulation, 8 Asian countries are confirmed to be planning a release of the film. Additionally, offers of interest poured into the Nippon Television booth from 50+ companies located in Europe and America at the Cannes film fest. Golden Harvest has just closed on negotiations for the Hong Kong release. Companies in Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, The Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore are said to be close to completting negotiations as well. Screenings are expected to start as early as the summer.
so good news for the countries mentioned above!!!

*source of article: [link]
*movie trailer with english subs: [link]

on another note... i found out that my old time favorite anime, Rurouni Kenshin, was made into a ps2 game!! so kewl!!! unfortunately...most games like that are never given a U.S. release so im not expecting any english version for it... *sighs* oh well...still im looking forward to it...i wish i could have that lil cute kenshin keychain!!

*in-game movie sequence of game: [link]
*game site: [link]

let's see...what else is new?? i called my school and asked when classes will actually start (since im boredead here already)..they told me it'll start on july 11!!!! man....ugh....i cant wait... well for the mean time i guess i should start shopping for stuff i need...

shopping list
- new pants
- new shirts
- undies (yes!!! embarassing enough...but true... ) -->> might as well just buy a whole new wardrobe!!!
- thermos (for my coffee )
- maybe a notebook too..(tho i think i'll just use my laptop instead..oh well )

so that's it for now...maybe i'll just draw some more later...