tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16454587105800280652024-03-13T19:19:54.905-07:00rock princesssly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-42133957674599686692012-02-11T08:22:00.000-08:002012-02-11T08:22:42.649-08:00Books, Nook and crannyI have been obsessing over books these couple of weeks. I think it already has been a month. I have been reading non-stop. I open my reader whenever I can: while travelling, while working, before sleeping. It takes up most of my time now. I get super obsessive if I want to be. For now, reading is like breathing.<br />
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There is nothing like getting sucked into an author's world. It is so amazing how they create this whole new world (especially dystopian themes). Plus you get to imagine that characters, the setting. Makes me feel like I'm there. I get lost in words. I get lost in their world. It feels like an escape for me; from everything that has been going on with my life. While I'm there, nothing could touch me. Nothing I need to worry but what will happen in the next chapter or in the next book.<br />
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May be what I'm really doing is drowning my sorrows. May be I am afraid of facing my fears. May be I am searching for something in these books.<br />
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For now, nothing beats the comfort of knowing I can skip to the end.<br />
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And I am putting that obsessiveness to work! I will be posting book reviews from my other blog (<a href="http://chocolatedump.blogspot.com/">Chocolate Dump</a>). Hope that it would be awesomely awesome. Looking forward to more posts! Be sure to visit my blog when I do!sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-2677611206655609802011-09-25T04:58:00.000-07:002011-09-25T04:58:39.170-07:00The 101 of HPV VaccineThere are only a few things that makes me really mad. One is of arrogance. And two, thinking that you are correct because of your arrogance.<br />
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I am writing this blog to inform. Inform women and girls who are considering taking HPV(Human Papilloma Virus) Vaccine.Why am I doing this? Well, I had a very hard time doing some research about it. There just was not any good, straightforward, and honest information about it around the net. So what I did is that I went to my doctor, asked about it and got my shot. Here is what I can tell you:<br />
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<u><b><i>What is HPV?</i></b></u> HPV is a virus that is associated with the development of cevical cancer, genetal warts and other less common cancers.<br />
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<u><b><i>What does the vaccine do?</i></b></u> It is like your normal vaccine shots. For example Hepatits A or chicken pox. The vaccine contains an agent somewhat similar to the disease (that is weakened or killed forms) that gets injected to the body. Then, from there your body builds up an immunity from it by attacking the agent. The HPV vaccine protects you from selected virus strains of HPV.<br />
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<u><b><i>What kind of vaccine should I get</i></b></u>? There are two types of vaccines for HPV out in the market: <b>Gardasil</b> and <b>Cervarix</b>. These two vaccines are a lot a like but not quite. Their main difference is the protection that they could offer.<br />
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<li><b>Cervarix</b> protects against <b><u>two (2)</u></b> strains of HPV</li>
<li><b>Gardasil</b> protects against <u><b>four (4)</b></u> strains of HPV that protects against 90% of the genital warts.</li>
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Gerdasil is usually offered to girls that are around the teenage bracket because it offeres much more protection than Cervarix. Because of this, Gardasil does not come cheap. Cervarix is definitly more affordable than Gardasil.</div>
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If you were to ask me or other doctors, they would recommend Gardasil because of the benefits. But if you do not have the budget, Cervarix is your next option. It does not give you the same benefits as Gardasil but it protects you against two strains of HPV that causes 70% of cervical cancer.</div>
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<b><u><i>Any side effects?</i></u></b> Well, I took Gardasil. My arm just hurt the whole day but other than that I am fine. I didn't feel nauseous, feverish or any of the said side effects in the internet. So I also asked the nurse about it. She said there is no side effects. Not any that she is aware of whom she injected the Gardasil with. I will get back to you to follow up the side effects of the remaining two shots.</div>
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If you are considering getting one. Talk to your doctor. That is what I did. </div>
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Cheers!</div>
sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-438139804034574402011-06-04T18:41:00.000-07:002011-06-04T19:04:29.650-07:00ReunionsI was not expecting last night that my high school friends will have a sort off reunion. Sort off because they really didn't tell me that it was a reunion. I thought that it was just an ordinary dinner with some of my high school friends, may be 5 or 7 people would be coming. I really was the one surprised to see them than they seeing me because officially I was not coming but my best friend pushed me to go.<div><br /></div><div>Anyway, it was a nice night. I got to chat with them again. Maybe not all of them, but most of them at dinner. We joked around, talked, took pictures and ate. I was observing our table and listening as they talked. It was funny how it struck me that out last reunion was when we were fresh out of high school and our reunion this time when most of us are working. This time around we talked about shares, work, work life, experiences as opposed to last time where we talked about missing each other and how high school was so much different from college. Our conversations are more mature, we got a little less rowdy, and how some had changed and some stayed the same. </div><div><br /></div><div>After eating, we went casino! It was my first time! We played the slot machine, the horse thing and roulette. My best friend and I had 100 credits free from registering at Resort's world as a member. We played around 10 credits for the slot machine and my best friend played 90 credits in the horse thingy that we did not even understand! Then we played the roulette which we also did not win. But it was a fun experience. Somebody ought to teach us how to play casino games next time!</div><div><br /></div><div>We also went home early compared to my other high school friends. I was also tired and so was my best friend. But, I did really enjoy our reunion. Everyone was nice and I really missed them. Of course I hope they don't make it a habit because I might go broke with dinner and casino after! LOL. Kidding</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-7405513095401533832011-05-21T09:16:00.000-07:002011-05-21T09:30:43.823-07:00Twins100th post!<div><br /></div><div>I was wondering around the mall today alone. I had a heavy bag and it was so tiring. I just sat for 2hrs maybe or more and then there was this girl with 2 baby strollers stuck together for twins. They were 2 baby girl twins about 2 months old. They were so cute! but one was crying so the girl carried the one crying to hush it. My heart just melted then and there. I also wanted to carry the other one in my arms. I have this soft spot for babies that aren't walking yet especially twins. I always wanted to have twins someday. It is just so heart warming to see these baby girls so close.</div><div><br /></div><div>I made a new art that has been pending or a few months now. c<a href="http://sly-ja9.deviantart.com/art/summer-2011-209712127">omments would be apprecieted. thank you~ </a></div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-16020874758124735032011-04-23T06:12:00.000-07:002011-04-23T06:39:55.531-07:00Girl FriendThis past month I have been thinking how little to none I have with having friends that are girls. The type of girl friends that I would have liked to ask to go shopping or the ones I would have asked to come with me for a summer get-a-way.<div><br /></div><div>I blame my college for having more boys than girls and I blame myself in picking a college that boys are more interested in than girls. I could have went to somewhere the ratio of girls and boys is 1:1 instead of 1:10. I also blame myself being unsociable and timid around girls. I tend to shut up, stay quiet and keep to myself especially when I really don't know the person.</div><div><br /></div><div>I get jealous at times when people don't ask me to go out. And at times I feel really really bad that I can't go even if I wanted to because of other obligations. Look at me, writing on my blog that I pretend somebody reads. </div><div><br /></div><div>Now, my world feels so tiny and I want to extend it somehow. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's not that I don't want to have friends that are mostly composed of boys but instead I wish I had more close girl friends (and I emphasize on girl friends being plural) instead of having just one to even it out.</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-56198903066800231862011-04-16T09:16:00.000-07:002011-04-16T09:38:34.094-07:00When Reality HitsHello again blog world. How are you? I'm fine, thank you. I just passed by because I thought about you from time to time and my last blog entry was last October 2010. Look how time flies. It's April 2011 and it's almost half a year after my last blog entry. Well, I'm here in front of my computer typing this entry. As we speak, there is no particular topic for this but just an update of everything.<div><br /></div><div>Everything is fine so far. I did manage to get a job. It's not lavishing as I thought I would have but as old people say (and I am counting myself as old already), "what the heck, it pays the bills. I can't complain!"</div><div><br /></div><div>I have read past blog entries because from time to time people leave comments for me to publish. I really thank you for reading my blog posts and at the same time share some thoughts with me. I don't know if there is such a thing as getting too old for blogging. But I hope I don't ever get too old for it. I don;t know if it's just me but when I read past blog entries, it's just interesting to know what I was feeling at that time of my life. And sometimes, I remember past experiences that I had forgotten. It really makes me smile.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the other side of things, while I was looking for a job, I did lots and lots of art. You can always go to my <a href="http://sly-ja9.deviantart.com/">deviantart site</a> anytime (do tell me if you liked something from there ;) ). I updated my business card (<a href="http://sly-ja9.deviantart.com/art/business-card-2-184759712">link</a>). I also did a Halloween theme for halloween 2010 (<a href="http://sly-ja9.deviantart.com/art/Happy-halloween-2010-183536236">link</a>). Then I got obsessive with playing cards and made a character out of <a href="http://sly-ja9.deviantart.com/art/Ace-of-spades-187865002">Ace of Spades</a>. Then I saw this art from another deviant and I tried to do my own version of pepsi and coke, ofcourse my own style (<a href="http://sly-ja9.deviantart.com/art/Coke-vs-Pepsi-188559195">link</a>). Then my last art entry was for Christmas which is the <a href="http://sly-ja9.deviantart.com/art/Christmas-Angel-190722125">Christmas Angel</a>. Lots lots more if you care to visit.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's just amazing what you can do when you have so much free time. And I only had less then a quarter. I do have pending art pieces waiting to get finished. I am halfway or maybe less with them. I have lot of stuff going on and when I do have the time, I just feel tired and don't want to finish them. When I have the heart again to paint, I will. I hope you will be looking forward to them as I am. Well, 'til next time.</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-16163965017861650202010-10-18T08:16:00.000-07:002010-10-18T08:53:12.329-07:00Dessert EscapeThis cold rainy night, I was craving for a dessert. I don't care what, I just need to eat a dessert. So I searched online something easy to make. The big problem is that we don't have most of the ingredients of the desserts especially berries. I mean you know, berries here in the Philippines are crazy expensive so we don't have it in our refrigerators. And the dessert craving was driving me crazy. I was telling my bf I would eat our sugar if I don't find something to eat for dessert.<div><br /></div><div>I keep on stumbling on s'mores online. We did have chocolate and we did have graham crackers but no mallows. And heating the chocolate or mallows would not be a problem with the microwave.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well then, I wanted to share this quick and easy dessert if one night, like me, you are looking for a quick and easy dessert and something you would most likely find in the kitchen.</div><div><br /></div><div>You will need:</div><div><ol><li>microwave</li><li>graham crackers</li><li>sugar</li><li>chocolate</li><li>Mallows (if you have mallows hanging around the house)</li></ol><div>Steps:</div><div><ul><li>Take a piece of graham put it on a microwavable plate (something that would fit your microwave. DUH)</li><li>What we had in the kitchen were chocolate chips, so I sprinkled the chocolate chips on my graham. If you don't have chocolate chips, bar(s) of chocolate would be fine.</li><li>Sprinkle on some sugar. You can skip this if you think the chocolate you have is sweet enough.</li><li>(optional) If you have mallows hanging around the house you could also put that. The microwave will melt the mallows I just don't know how long but you can experiment on it and get back to me how long you microwaved the mallows with chocolate(s). I'm not exactly a culinary expert just a person who has great love for food :) and I got it form my mom. haha</li><li>Put in the plate with the graham in the microwave and heat it for 40seconds. You can experiment on this until the chocolate looks like its melting and when you touch it, it feels soft and squishy.</li><li>Take another graham and sandwich the chocolate and sugar (and mallows).</li></ul><div>TADA! Easy! Now you have a dessert. YUM. Let's call this s'mores that fit whatever you have lying around the house. haha! take that!</div></div><div><br /></div></div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-87316636795057216672010-10-16T04:31:00.000-07:002010-10-16T04:57:29.495-07:00Just not as happyHi ya'all doing?<div><br /></div><div>Well, too much has happened. It's October and almost 1 month after I last posted. Well, I am still looking for a job. It just so disheartening. There just have been too many interviews and no job offers. I'm stressed because of it. Truthfully, I'm already feeling that I wasted my parents' money because I can't find a job. </div><div><br /></div><div>And of course, I have not been bumming around! If you follow my deviant, I have a few updates. First is my version of the <a href="http://fav.me/d2zq19j">mad hatter</a>. Maybe you won't understand it, he actually has a background story that I am not yet ready to share (surprise!). He is one of my favorite characters I have ever come up yet. </div><div><br /></div><div>Next is a drawing I made after I watched <a href="http://fav.me/d301ugj">Legend of the Guardians: the Owls of Ga'Hoole.</a> Do you think its nice?</div><div><br /></div><div>Then a drawing inspired from a commercial I was watching: <a href="http://fav.me/d30at3q">a ballerina</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Lastly, a little something personal.<a href="http://fav.me/d30l4af"> A chibi me</a>. Just a little something out of the ordinary.</div><div><br /></div><div>Well, something is keeping me busy, when it is complete, I will tell you more about it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh and I reopened my <a href="http://jjsn.carbonmade.com/">carbonmade. </a> These are just some of the things I did. Another portfolio. You can't have too much portfolio can you? haha. (<a href="http://jjsn.carbonmade.com/">link</a>)</div><div><br /></div><div>I am feeling down recently with me not having a job. I hope brighter days will come my way. I hope you have better luck than me. and If you happen to read this blog and you also happened to like my work, feel free to contact me and lift me out of this misery. haha.</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-79273681209612383902010-09-18T19:40:00.000-07:002010-09-18T20:09:30.698-07:00Great Sunday MorningsHow you all been doing? It has almost been two months since I last blogged. Hopefully I will be graduating this October (when I get one of my subjects to be credited). I hope to march and get my diploma and work as soon as possible. I have actually been looking for a job these past few weeks. Three of them replied but only two scheduled for an interview. Sadly, there is also another one that called me one night and it was a pyramiding scam. I won't lose hope! I really believe that when something happens in your life, its really meant for you. If they don't call, well, I will try not to lose hope!<div><br /></div><div>Also, I bought my own tablet! YEY! I'm really really really happy with it. I have been practicing and also to add it with my portfolio. You can always visit my <a href="http://sly-ja9.deviantart.com/">deviantart site</a> on links listed on the side. You can also click the direct links here. </div><div><br /></div><div>So the first one (<a href="http://fav.me/d2vynf4">link</a>) is my first art with my tablet. the line art was done months ago that I can't even remember. I reserved it when one day I am able to own a tablet which I did :). The second is a fan art for Ragnarok (yes the Korean game) here is the <a href="http://fav.me/d2wtt0s">link</a>. That is my knight which I am playing. Next is another fan art (<a href="http://fav.me/d2ymyhk">link</a>). I figured that I need to work on my coloring. When I started drawing I used to do lots of fan art until I was satisfied with it and then made my own drawing style. If I was going to improve on coloring my art, I guess I have to turn back to doing fan arts right? Well, I actually don't know but it's worth a try. Here is my latest (<a href="http://fav.me/d2ywhva">link</a>). I tried experimenting a little with color and lines. The main problem I have is doing the shading and lighting to give it a more 3D image. I want to continue to learn so that I can improve. If you have suggestions or comments I'll be happy to know about them Just leave a message :)</div><div><br /></div><div>As promised, I said that I also am going to learn 3D. I did. I took up 3DMODEL. These are just the few things I did for that subject (<a href="http://sly-ja9.deviantart.com/gallery/#3D">link</a>). I am leaving you with my final project for that subject. Hope it makes you smile :) It's just a great Sunday morning today</div><div><br /><br /><object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zE1yuJUD5_k?fs=1&hl=en_US"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zE1yuJUD5_k?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object><br /></div><div><br /></div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-49021152436948240732010-07-31T04:22:00.000-07:002010-07-31T05:00:15.563-07:00NostalgiaI'll be graduating soon when everything falls into place. I am really hoping that everything is falling into place.<div><br /></div><div>When you graduate, you work. For those who do not work as soon as they graduate, they either take their time before they do or they study again. Well, in my case I have to work. I want to study, a masters degree perhaps? But maybe I'll do it some other time. </div><div><br /></div><div>When you work, you think about what kind of work you want to do. I took a course that focuses more on educating other people through multimedia. To tell you the truth, I am more concerned about the multimedia than educating other people. I am not much of a fan of education, not that I have something against it. I just don't enjoy it. And because I took a course related to education, I am considering a career in education where I will not enjoy or something in the field of arts but very hard to get through but, undoubtedly, I will enjoy. I do not want to sound whinny... I am just thinking that having a career in education will make me feel safe... And well, perusing what I love (graphic arts) is a risk that I m not sure I am willing to take considering my other circumstances. </div><div><br /></div><div>Half of me wants to stay at school, being at my comfort zone and half of me wants everything to get this done and over with.</div><div><br /></div><div>I remembered when I was 12 or so, I sometimes stop and ponder on little things like the future. That when I close my eyes now then I open them again I'll be 20. Almost ten years has passed most of the things changed, you'll never believe it when I say I still do the same thing but instead of opening my eyes then I'll be 20, when I open my eyes I'll be 30. I'll come back to this blog and laugh all about it. Next thing I'll know I'll be 40. </div><div><br /></div><div>Well, just to make this blog a little lighter, why don't you check out what I have been doing for the past few months. I did all of the in Blender. This is the 3d chess set and the 2nd version I made (<a href="http://fav.me/d2usn5f">link</a>), this is the first one (<a href="http://fav.me/d2upwm0">link</a>) and the chess pieces (<a href="http://fav.me/d2upxh9">link</a>). Of course, feel free to check out my deviantart any time. the link is just at the right side of my blog :)</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-41001340891620072832010-07-17T10:32:00.001-07:002010-07-18T03:59:57.989-07:00PC take down!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3r4cem8I/AAAAAAAAAM0/hsOVZYkyUJI/s640/DSC06917.JPG"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3pcoQ1WI/AAAAAAAAAMU/LEHHuxfthJc/s640/DSC06913.JPG"></a>Well, then. Last Tuesday we had a terrible storm that night. The winds were hurling, some of the roofs were flying and trees were bending. Of course, I should have anticipated they were going to cut off the electricity. I wasn't able to charge my laptop or my cell. Usually, they would have restored electricity around half a day or so... but they didn't. I think the bagyo (typhoon) did more damage than anyone anticipated. <div><br /></div><div>We did not have electricity for about 24 hours or so. I was bored. Then I remembered I told my boyfriend I would take down my old computer if I had the time. The opportunity presented itself. Why I wanted to dismantle it? Well, it has been sitting downstairs for ages. It broke down, I think, two years ago. I just kept the parts. I did not know what to do with it yet. Then the second PC also broke down. I guess we have a reason to buy a new PC now. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some pictures that I took. It entertained me for about an hour or so, I think. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Mother board</div><div><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3r4cem8I/AAAAAAAAAM0/hsOVZYkyUJI/s640/DSC06917.JPG"><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3r4cem8I/AAAAAAAAAM0/hsOVZYkyUJI/s640/DSC06917.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 20px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The Processor</div><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3qv3QumI/AAAAAAAAAMk/EVzupILRTxA/s640/DSC06915.JPG"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3qv3QumI/AAAAAAAAAMk/EVzupILRTxA/s640/DSC06915.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">AMD duron</div><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3rQ7vglI/AAAAAAAAAMs/8Zq22ezn34c/s640/DSC06916.JPG"><img src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3rQ7vglI/AAAAAAAAAMs/8Zq22ezn34c/s640/DSC06916.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 640px; height: 480px; " /></a><br /><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3qCb-JEI/AAAAAAAAAMc/aBOupbH0A0I/s640/DSC06914.JPG"><img src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3qCb-JEI/AAAAAAAAAMc/aBOupbH0A0I/s640/DSC06914.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 300px; " /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3pcoQ1WI/AAAAAAAAAMU/LEHHuxfthJc/s640/DSC06913.JPG" border="0" alt="" style="display: block; margin-top: 20px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 500px; height: 300px; " /></span><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3pcoQ1WI/AAAAAAAAAMU/LEHHuxfthJc/s640/DSC06913.JPG"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3pcoQ1WI/AAAAAAAAAMU/LEHHuxfthJc/s640/DSC06913.JPG"></a><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/TEJ3pcoQ1WI/AAAAAAAAAMU/LEHHuxfthJc/s640/DSC06913.JPG"></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(85, 26, 139); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><br /></span></div><div>For the past week I have not been able to update, I have been really really busy. I do have a few artworks in my deviant which is my <a href="http://fav.me/d2r8h0e">business card</a> and an <a href="http://fav.me/d2sixe7">art work I did in paint tool SAI</a>. I am currently studying 3D Modeling. I do have some of my works but I'm lazy to upload them. So, until next time. Wait for the update. I'll make sure to upload my 3d works :)</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-88342044627121450932010-06-05T04:20:00.000-07:002010-06-05T04:37:11.819-07:00Schools to TeethFirst week of school started last week. As always, 1st day is always a pain. It's not that I don't like going to school, it's just a pain. You know what I mean?<br /><br />It is my third day on pain killers. Why? Well, my last wisdom tooth is growing. Well, I think it is the last and hopefully it is. My mom told me that when I was a baby, I used to have fevers if my teeth are growing. That explains the pain I am feeling right now. It's really not so bad unless I start eating lunch and dinner. I feel so old right now since I can't munch on my food so I choose foods that are really easy to bite and swallow. The worst feeling is when you get up in the morning. Sometimes, it just hurts so much that I wake up because of it. <br /><br />So much for wanting to gain some weight for the past two weeks. My friends told me I look more haggard and thin since they last saw me. I also can't eat too much sold foods since my tooth hurts. How can I gain some weight???<br /><br />BTW, if you're wondering what happened to my last post, well, I did not get any tickets. I know, it sucks. Sex and the City is not my thing anyways. But, oh well. I'm still pissed whenever I remember it.<br /><br />that's it for now. Hope when your wisdom tooth grows, you don;t feel the pain I am feeling right now. haha. Smile :)sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-9610262216501953552010-05-24T22:49:00.000-07:002010-05-24T23:22:59.144-07:00DisappointmentI can't put into words how disappointed I am right now. It just made my good day turn into a very bad day. <div><br /></div><div>I woke up in the morning and noticed that today is not as hot as these past few days. I thought to myself that summer will soon be over. I went out of my room and down to the kitchen to do my usual routine every morning which is to clean up the messes made last night, put the dished back where it belongs and make ice. When I went down, my mom was already awake and did most of the things I intend to do so instead I made the ice. Once done, I took my seat in front of the TV and watch.</div><div><br /></div><div>While watching, I saw our cable provider's(SkyCable) ad last Saturday. They were giving out free 2 tickets to Prince of Persia for this Friday for the first 80 subscribers who would call. I called last Saturday and inquired if those tickets were still available. They told me they were so the agent told me that they already reserved me the tickets. She also told me that They will call again to give me the details to when and how it can be claimed. I said ok and waited.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tuesday came and still no call. I was passing the time until 10am because it was the time when the people responsible for the freebies start or whatever. I called and wanted to inquire when can I claim the tickets. The agent I am speaking with told me that they would call me again for around 10-15mins. So I waited. Good thing, they really did call me back. The agent I am speaking with told me that the tickets were no longer available. I was not able to reserve the tickets and they already ran out of tickets to give. I was so pissed off<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>! The agent I spoke to told me she already reserved the tickets for me last Saturday and now this other agent is telling me I did not. Of course, I will not go down without a fight. I asked her now what do we do. It was their error and not mine. She offered me the next premiere movie which is Sex and the City 2 showing in June 2. But then, they still cannot give the ticket so she would call me again when they can give the tickets. I just agreed since I think that would be the best thing she could have offered to me. If they did not call, well, I just have to make a scene again.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was really patient enough to be calm and all since I sympathize with the call center agents there. It's just that I had my hopes up for this movie and wanted to watch it. They confirmed it and all. Now... There is nothing to watch anymore. I got so disappointed until now.</div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, last night I missed making manipulated photos so I did <a href="http://fav.me/d2qbkun">this</a> and <a href="http://fav.me/d2qbkqy">this</a>. Which do you think is better?</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-40983526697987742102010-05-18T05:35:00.000-07:002010-05-18T06:15:21.203-07:00Two weeks of Bum-tastic TragediesI have been actually procrastinating to write this blog since I have been so lazy these past two weeks. I have so much to tell that is why I am lazy to do so. haha.<div><br /></div><div>First of all, I want to tell you my first job experience. It's not actually related to my course. It's more of a seasonal job but it I think I'll consider this my first real job experience. I got my first job in a call center company. Although I told myself I won't end up there... with the harshness of life, I was forced to apply there. </div><div><br /></div><div>Here in the Philippines, call center is a fast growing trend because it's high paying, easy money and does not actually require a degree. I got a seasonal job for 1-800 flowers.com (I think this flower shop is quite famous in the States). It was a 2week job. So, for the 1st week we had training and then the following we went to the floor to go live. It was a fun experience especially people I met there and become friends with. If ever you called or ordered flowers from 1-800 flowers.com for mother's day, maybe you have spoken to me :P</div><div><br /></div><div>With that, I can now say that a call center job is not for me. Everything we had to say was scripted. Everything was repetitive. On top of that, it was a graveyard shift to accommodate U.S. time frame. I had to be there by 11pm and my shift ends at 10am. I get to arrive home by 11-12pm. I lost my sense of time. I did not even know what day it was. The worst part there is that it is summer. It is so hard to sleep in the afternoon when it is very hot. May be if it was not summer, it would have been better. I also lost weight because of that. So these past two weeks that I have been bumming around, I want to get my weight back and chuck a few extra pounds. It's not good to be too skinny.</div><div><br /></div><div>Next is that I found a good blogger. I stumbled upon his blog somehow from link of links. I like his way of blogging. It reminds me how I blog. You can go check it out <a href="http://palaisip.blogspot.com/">here</a> and these are my two favorite post from him <a href="http://palaisip.blogspot.com/2010/02/why-i-live-in-philippines.html">here</a> and <a href="http://palaisip.blogspot.com/2010/02/manila-most-beautiful-city-in-asia.html">here</a>. This is also my first time to promote another fellow blogger. I hope you find him funny and witty.</div><div><br /></div><div>By the way, to the people who are commenting here I encourage you to comment something about the blog post not just saying random "that's great" or "I like it" then leaving your blog link after. I would really appreciate it. Thanks :D</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-44058577223814885012010-04-27T04:39:00.000-07:002010-04-28T02:23:56.337-07:00Why I Lost Faith in Filipino Police MoviesThis is not to criticize the Police force in the Philippines. They already have too much of that.<div><br /></div><div>This is not to criticize other Philippine movie genres. I do have comments but I'll keep it to the people who also share my sentiments with regard to the topic.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is to scream for something more innovative. More original.<br /><br /><ol><li>I lost the trust long long ago in the Philippine police force. With all the "kotong"(don't know the English translation) and "lagay" (under the table), who wouldn't? There seems to be no justice here.</li><li>There aren't any "hot" ordinary police men. There isn't also any good looking police man. They are just a bunch of fat guys with big beer bellies wearing uniforms. Do I have to tell you what they do in their spare time? *ahem* *ahem**drink beer* *ahem*</li><li>One of the biggest question, is there really an undercover agent here who is wearing maong (denim) or leather jacket? It is just too hot here to wear those silly things. I also thought, may be they were wearing it during colder days like December. HELLO!? Running and shooting with the jacket. You'll just die of heat. If the heat did not get you first, you'll just turn out to be conspicuous in that get up and blow your cover.</li><li>Too simple and too repetitive plots. You know, they're the same plots just with different character names and title. Well yeah, you can say the movie is so "Filipino" and you can't take it away. But how long will you dwell in that kind of thinking? It doesn't exactly make us move forward.</li></ol></div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-22723010441362036532010-04-11T00:33:00.000-07:002010-04-26T04:01:54.279-07:00Summer heat at its peakAt last! After the few months I have been saying that I plan to change my banner, I did it. I finally! The one above is my 5th banner. Usually it would be a digital art but since I have (kinda) a camera, in celebration to it I made my banner one photo I took while I was in Baguio. <div><br /></div><div>You can look at the banner here (<a href="http://fav.me/d2ngfyc"> link</a>) and if you are interested looking at the previews banners I made you can visit it here (<a href="http://sly-ja9.deviantart.com/gallery/#Banner">link</a>). The banner's background I captured it myself. It is from here (<a href="http://fav.me/d2ngc32">link</a>). That would be the 2nd shot I did. This is the 1st shot (<a href="http://fav.me/d2ngdvo">link</a>).</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you know what kiamoy is? They are dried plums preserved dried plums. It's color red. The taste is a little sweet, salty and very sour. When I was in Baguio some street vendors were selling <a href="http://fav.me/d2ngdqh">this</a>. They were the plums before it was made kiamoy. Hahaha. </div><div><br /></div><div>We also went to Baguio Botanical garden. They are so many flowers. Baguio is also a cold place so the flowers there are very lovely. Here are some of the pictures I took. The gumamela (<a href="http://fav.me/d2ngddc">link</a>), sun flower with a bee on it (<a href="http://fav.me/d2ngd3q">link1</a>, <a href="http://fav.me/d2ngcqq">link2</a>)and the sunflower (<a href="http://fav.me/d2ngdt1">link</a>)</div><div><br /></div><div>I look forward to taking more beautiful pictures next time with my cam :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Bye bye Baguio and hello heat waveeee. </div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-21031734683062220132010-04-07T08:07:00.000-07:002010-04-07T08:25:11.604-07:00Summer HolidayI am saying hello to the virtual world from the Philippines. It's so damn hot here. It's 11:13pm and the heat still continues to torture me. Thank God for air conditioners. It saves lives but it consumes too much electricity. Of course, it is still important to conserve electricity. But when you live near the equator, it is quite hard to live without it in the summer.<div><br /></div><div>I am taking a holiday starting tomorrow until Sunday. I am going back to Baguio to fix some stuffs and hopefully get some rest from the stressful term. It is a little colder there since it's high up in the mountains. We will travel around 6hrs or so to get there. </div><div><br /></div><div>I hope our thesis will do fine. We have been working on it the whole term! BTW, the deadline is on Saturday, so I am counting on my groupmates :D wish us luck! I don't want to repeat agaaaaain.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also can't seem to find a summer job. I did not want to rely on my parents again to pay for my tuition. If I still can't find any, I really have to study hard. I am thinking of studying web development on my own since there is a lot of money there. My my, I should have paid more attention to my web development class. </div><div><br /></div><div>Can anyone help me find something to do? Something profitable? </div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes I think I am not competent enough that is why no one offers me a free lance job. SIGH. I have to do better than this.</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-75699999208615666372010-03-31T05:19:00.000-07:002010-03-31T05:21:22.819-07:00breakI need a break from everything<div><br /></div><div>from expectations</div><div><br /></div><div>from love</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-74081259589072379582010-03-28T10:19:00.000-07:002010-03-28T10:38:03.386-07:00Life and Soap OperasIt's so nice to watch telenovelas (soap operas). They have interesting plots, famous actors, good show set, etc. I am not fond of watching Filipino soap operas but I likes some Japanese, Korean and American soap operas.<div><br /></div><div>When you come to think of it, we ourselves stars in our own soap operas. We are the leading actor. Sometimes we change co-actors and sometimes they stick there all throughout your season. Think about Life as the director of your very own soap opera. It's just that everything is not scripted, you have your own free will and so with the people you are involved with. </div><div><br /></div><div>What's so hard with living this kind of soap opera? Aside from you don't know the script, you can't fast forward it. At least with finished soap operas, you can always skip the middle and watch the end first. But with life, we deal with it every day. Every day is an episode that eventually turns into seasons, season finale, then end of season.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sometimes, I just want to skip to the end. What will happen to me after 5 or 10 yrs? How will I die? What will my life be? Sometimes it's just too painful to live it day by day. </div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-64221083866089424532010-03-25T09:17:00.000-07:002010-03-25T09:54:41.127-07:00Blogging from Here and ThereI'm blogging from a place other than my home! haha. I am taking a semi-vacation for the holy week since we don't have classes. <div><br /></div><div>How am I? Same as always. When I thought we were going somewhere with our thesis, we hit a deadend again and must hit the U-turn. Oh well. I am currently studying AS3 (actionscript 3) for our thesis. I thought that it would actually make our lives easier when developing our thesis instead of programming it in Flash Professional. I am having a hard time with it since I don't really know how to program in OOP (object oriented program) languages. HELP. My goal is to master it by giving myself the whole week to study it. Good luck to me. For those of you who doesn't have programming background, you may not understand what I am saying. hahaha. </div><div><br /></div><div>Anyway, I tried to practice my drawing by going Asian clothing. I drew <a href="http://fav.me/d2lzgh8">this</a>. I haven't colored it. I will color it when I have the time. And hopefully I can buy a pen tablet. </div><div><br /></div><div>I would be enjoying this semi-vacation. I hope you are enjoying where ever you are. Tell me what you have been up to.</div><div><br /></div><div>Keep you posted soon :D</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-25932447620078228882010-03-12T23:18:00.000-08:002010-03-13T21:56:36.315-08:00Vote for me, won't you?I just passed my interview in bloginterview.com. I would love to hear from you.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">Won't you vote for me?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bloginterviewer.com/photography/rock-princess-janine-jennifer-ng"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 125px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pD1tsQKGWno/S5s882ZvUTI/AAAAAAAAAL4/TBLtvT8VpMM/s320/bloginterviewer-5large.gif" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448015190328037682" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-69436867831274360842010-03-06T02:41:00.000-08:002010-03-06T02:53:47.777-08:00Why is it so hard to love a person than a dog?Why is it so hard to love a person than a dog?<div><br /></div><div>Dogs can do what people can do. Sometimes more.</div><div><br /></div><div>They can keep you company when you feel lonely. They even sit beside you while watching tv.</div><div><br /></div><div>They eat with you whenever you eat. They even sit attentively beside you as you put every piece of food in your mouth.</div><div><br /></div><div>They have their own unique personality. You can have a very naughty dog in a minute, a nice dog in the other.</div><div><br /></div><div>No matter what time you come home, they always look forward to it, not asking questions, never suspicious.</div><div><br /></div><div>Whenever they see you, you know that you are loved unconditionally because their tails always go wagging left to right non-stop.</div><div><br /></div><div>You love them unconditionally, and they love you back unconditionally. They love you for who you are even in your tantrums.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>You can train them what not to do and what to do. They even guard your house. </div><div><br /></div><div>Why is it so easy to love a dog and not a person?</div><div><br /></div><div>**we have three dogs at home and we love them so much. I'm just having a little trouble with my heart, that is all.</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-91145127904332762222010-03-05T06:03:00.000-08:002010-03-05T06:31:50.915-08:00The 3D ExperienceI know I am a little bit late, but it was my first time to watch in 3d! haha. On the contrary, it was me and my best friend first time to watch 3D. I was so excited. <div><br /></div><div>We watched Alice in Wonderland by Tom Burton a little while ago in MOA (Mall of Asia) for 250php (inclusive of ether a popcorn or hot dog in a bun). It is a nice movie . I recommend you to watch it. You would never go wrong in a Johnny Depp movie. </div><div><br /></div><div>When we entered the theater, the lights were already turned off. We had to find our own way to our seats. On our way, my best friend told me, "I think I'm a little dizzy, I can't see the screen clearly" I was laughing at her and told her of course, it's in 3d we need to wear to glasses to see it clearly. When we got in our seats, I we wore the glasses and took picture of ourselves.(will post it here when I get a hold of it) hahaha. Then, when I faced the screen, the was a movie effect like something was thrown at the screen. I shouted, "SHET" then ducked. Then I remembered we were watching in 3D!!! We were laughing so hard. Good thing the sound was loud enough that other people could not hear it. THE IGNORANCE. hahaha.</div><div><br /></div><div>It was a nice experience. We learned our lesson. It's nice to do things together with my best friend :D</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-88484426297467901542010-03-04T06:54:00.001-08:002010-03-04T07:49:52.150-08:00You like my Blog?Well, I was surprised when I checked my blogger account. I had 3 comments and one of the comment saying someone recommended my blog in bloginterview.com. The next two comments saying that I have a great blog. I am really surprised. How did you stumble on my blog? haha. <div><br /></div><div>First I want to thank you for those who are reading my blog and to the person who recommended me in bloginterview.com. Thank you :D I did not even know there was such a site. I'll be doing that some other time but I'll definitely answer it, just not tonight. Next, since I know that more people are subscribing and reading my blog, I'll try to refrain from writing in Filipino. If ever I did, I'll try to remember to put beside it its English translation. </div><div><br /></div><div>As usual, I'm more excited for the updates! haha. I have a youtube account (just recently) and I also uploaded my first ever video. I hope you would watch it even if it's just a 3second video. haha.<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MGimpIZAjU"> click here to see the video</a>. Watch and subscribe! I had my latest video edit just this week. I'm glad they liked it. I really got so stressed out this week because of that. I wasn't able to do my thesis this week so I'll dedicate all my time next week for our thesis. Again, I could not upload it. I am keeping it for my portfolio, if ever. It has this James Bond/Charley's Angels/ Mission Impossible theme. I really wish I could share it to you guys. </div><div><br /></div><div>Oh Oh one last thing. I wanted to share this movie I just watched. The Ttile is Nine. It is really nice. Watch the trailer and get back to me if you liked it :D (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnoJecu9e7c">link</a>)</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1645458710580028065.post-43127971623996731922010-02-22T01:10:00.000-08:002010-02-22T01:31:48.809-08:00Lazy NoonsOne afternoon I was getting sleepy and even before I got to sleep I thought about my childhood days. When I was around 5-10 I hated afternoon naps especially when I was sleeping-over at my cousin's house. Sleeping felt like wasting time when I can play more if I did not sleep. Not only that, drowsiness never really visited me in the afternoons. We would pretend for awhile that we were asleep then when our yayas(nursemaids) goes out of the room, we would play again. We did not even got scared even when our yayas told us we would never grow tall when we grow older. Who wanted to grow tall? Not Me. I was contented in being a kid and being small. My routine was like, get up, play, eat, sleep and that's the end of the day. <div><br /></div><div>Now it feels like afternoon naps are a blessing. Being busy with assignments, thesis, work and other stuffs, naps are one of the things that I look forward the most. I just miss the times where I would spend my time with my cousins when summer time comes. Summers with them are one of the most memorable things I have and cherish. I miss them. </div><div><br /></div><div>Summer is here and I can feel the heat.</div>sly99http://www.blogger.com/profile/08429340739582516854noreply@blogger.com5