So I went to this Corregidor field trip today for my History II class and verified my very law-abiding persona.
Will blog about three entries later to make up for my very long absence in Tumblr. These blog posts will NOT feature my thesis even though lately, my whole life has been centered on it. There are some things I really don’t like talking about, and it ranks very high on my list. Anyway, I also still have to force my friend Lara (@justsomerandomstranger) to post the pictures from our friend’s prebirthday celebration before I start blogging. I also just updated my About Me page.
Hi there. My life is in shambles right now. Instead of the usual lonely worry that I’ve had ever since this year started, I now have guilt to accompany it. I’d rather not talk about it so publicly here, but let’s just say I lied. That’s why I can’t enjoy my new 4 tops, 2 pairs of shoes (my dream pair of shoes included), 1 pair of comfy shorts and 1 belt to the maximum. My academic life is also taking a turn for the worse as my thesis plans (which I spent a lot of time on) are not going well at all. I’m at the verge of believing that I may not graduate on time, and I fervently wish that it won’t be true. Guess what? We have a progress report presentation and Monday—but I don’t have any progress at all. Add in my fear my adviser hates/is disappointed with me and everything’s just dandy.
However, since I keep on writing notes to myself which urge me to keep on smiling, I guess I’ll have a rundown of stuff to be happy for in a lame attempt to comfort myself:
- Well, I did get to buy my dream shoes: high-heeled royal blue pumps.
- For all the things I bought today, I only spent a little above 2000Php!:”>
- I can sleep tomorrow morning and think about my presentation in the afternoon.
- Our seminar last Friday (Friday the 13th!) was really awesome!
- My favorite lipstick is still alive.
- Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou is really funny. Now I have a new anime to add in my watchlist (number of anime currently in my watchlist now= 3). Yey!
- Lastly, my soap’s brand is Schulamite. It sounds like chulamite. Maybe I can get a chula if I keep on using it. (chula = gay lingo for someone you flirt with or is in a relationship with)
Small things, but hey. I’m happy in this picture because my niece’s bike (?) amazes me. I say “amazes” but I really want it for my own. lololol
Katekyo Hitman Reborn AMV (my sister’s) and Review (mine)
Song: Easy Go by Kazuki Kato
Just being a proud sister and sharing my sister’s AMV of Katekyo Hitman Reborn!:) It must be my unsaid duty since I also shared her Durarara!! and Gintama (Yoshiwara Arc) AMVs before. Actually, I’m a bit jealous since she has the time, patience and skills to make AMVs while I have none, no matter how much I love animu. As you may notice, I also haven’t made my promise Katekyo Hitman Reborn! review yet. It’s quite problematic to make a single review on a 203-episode anime so I was stalling a lot. But I guess I’ll have a go now:
Katekyo Hitman Reborn! is an addicting and great watch, as it is not like its shounen animu friends where all we see is fighting. Sure, there are tons of fighting scenes but in some way or another, the creators have managed to squeeze in some scenes (or episodes) where we could see character development vital in the story. Heed this warning though: you must have strong determination to be able to stomach the first 17 episodes of the series and all the fillers. The fillers aren’t as long as Naruto thankfully, but sometimes the momentum is broken and you wonder: “why on earth are they playing around when they’re supposed to be training desperately since their time is limited?!” But the agony of watching these spoilers is nothing to the agony of watching the first 17 episodes. So I suggest that you skip the 17 episodes, ask someone to tell you who the hell the characters are while watching, then voila: you see action immediately! You now know that the story really is leading somewhere, so you may watch the first 17 episodes after finishing some of the arcs (I watched them after watching episode 203 >:D).
Continuity in terms of strength levels is properly executed in this series, since after beating an opponent, their next opponent is clearly stronger than the last. I made it a point to mention this since this is what stopped me from finishing Bleach. Case in point:
Ichigo defeating powerful opponents then gets shamelessly being beat up by weaker opponents. Case in point in the case in point: the Bounto Arc. Seriously, who gets beat up by a guy who controls snakes after beating some shinigami captains?! Annoying!
I haven’t read the manga yet since duty calls, so I don’t know if this is still true for the manga. Another thing I admire in this series is that the fights never take longer than they should. Approximately only two episodes are needed for a single fight so the battle is never unnecessarily extended due to ridiculous power ups and unexplainable regenerating skills—and some characters can even rightfully regenerate. Also, the protagonists suffer losses more than usual in anime, so you really can’t predict the outcome of fights. All in all, a good anime! I should have jumped in the bandwagon and fanbase earlier.
However, it must be unintended, but women are depicted rather lowly in this anime. Haru and Kyoko are only useful when they cook and clean (when they decided to take things into action, they usually just cause trouble —> they also annoy me at times), and the only strong girl up to date is Lal Mirch, who wins in a battle but is then rendered useless at half of the entire Future ordeal. Chrome is too emotional, and is only strong at the beginning of the series. I heard she has trained well before the final Future Arc battle but we don’t really have proof. Damn she’s lucky she has Mukuro. I wish I had my own Mukuro too.
My favorite characters are Lambo and Fran. My third runner-up is Belphegor. I actually do not support the guyxguy pairings in KHR, and my OTP is HaruxTsuna. Scratch Kyoko, I hate her. I also wager that Ryohei’s future girlfriend is Hana, not Haru, which is who my sister says is. Speaking of Ryohei, has anyone noticed that Ryohei is treated as a side character? She’s always referred to as “Kyoko’s oniisan.” (=__= )
Overall, I’d recommend it. The bishounens are a-plenty and Tsuna’s Operation X faantastic~ And Mini Mosca’s a cutie pie (made me creys) and Squalo’s so noisyyy~
Hey, have you ever watched a battle where the two fighters are seated in chairs the entire fight? :blink:
If only I could have a hot cosplayer boyfriend I would be forever happy. #1, he likes anime, and we’d have plenty to talk and fight about. #2, I fall in love with fictional characters frequently so it’d be great to fall in love with someone real yet can look like my fictional hubbies. #3 ROLEPLAYINGUUUU. I would coerce him into role playing my OTPs forevars and guess who will he be shipped with. >:D
(A flaky scatterbrained post is flaky and scatterbrained. FANTASYYY. Sorry for the longer than usual hiatus guys, I was out watching Katekyo Hitman Reborn.♥ Will be blogging about it this week while disillusioning myself that I can still go on wasting my time even though the end is near.;D Which is what I did tonight.)
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CONFESSION TIME!:)
Ever since I have indulged myself in anime and manga, I’ve had this wish that the Japanese custom of giving honmei chocolates on Valentines day is also done in my home country. It’s different because the chocolates are given by the girls, not the guys, and are more or less homemade (those who aren’t gifted in cooking will surrender and buy chocolates from stores, according to my expertise in anime and manga hoho >:D But, also according to my fabulousmax expertise in manga and anime, the girls at least try to make homemade ones before surrendering =P). The guys will have the chance to reciprocate the gifts a month later, on March 14, also known as the White Day. This concept of giving the girls freedom to confess… I love it! I’ve always wanted that freedom. However, the society I live in has decided that males have the right to woo whom they like and the girls are only left with the choice to accept the confession or not. If the girls, perchance, make obvious attempts in flirting with guys, then they are labelled as sluts. I’m not innocent in the labeling part though, I am part of society, and maybe I’m just bitter because they have the guts and the confidence to do so.
I also want the experience of making homemade chocolates for someone I like albeit my obvious lack of cooking skills, but I always wonder what it feels to make something for someone you love, guessing wildly if he’ll even taste it or chuck it away or donate it to the needy masses. The thrill emanating with worry will surely be priceless. You know what? I also approve of how confessions are made in Japan. Both genders can do it and there’s no need to be flashy—sincere emotions are all that is needed. The gender equality part is important. (I am such a hypocrite sometimes. I try to change.)
The song is A Thousand Years by Christina Perri, and honestly has no connection to my confession. I just love the song.♥ But I do feel as if I’ve already waited a thousand years.
