Wordless Wednesday 3

A Season for Sharing

Christmas is over, but the season for sharing has not yet ended. Now is the time to make the last minute shopping and gift giving, “it’s better late than never.” As the saying goes, “It’s better to give than to receive.” So, how many gifts did you received? Have you experienced receiving 3 sets of photo frames, 5 coffee mugs, 4 calendars and 6 ballpens in one Christmas occasion? I’m sure some of you received more than what I have received. What am I going to do with all of them? Practically speaking, I “recycle” them! I know it’s not ethical, but I only have ample storage space. I should give it to someone who needs them most. But of course, one should do this with precaution, or else you might end up giving the item to the person who gave it to you!

Dekaron – Segita Hunter

Three weeks ago, my brother created an account with Dekaron SEA and his class/character was a Vicious Summoner. I am not a fan of those close combat characters, so I decided to go with the long ranged ones. Since my previous online game’s (Ragnarok) main character was a Wizard, I excluded the Incar Magician to be my main character in Dekaron. Now I have to choose between a Segnale and a Segita Hunter. The Segnale (it is pronounced as "Seniale", the "g" is silent) class is basically like a Priestess, they have the ability to heal themselves, heal their allies and most especially, revive a dead character. This class is also the more popular class for parties, because of their buffing skills (can increase allies’ attack and defense and lower the opponents attack and defense). It is a much fitted character for females actually, but then again, I remembered the horror this class can give (as experienced using a Priestess class in Ragnarok). You will eventually become the party SLAVE, being shouted at almost all the time due to your (supposedly) continuous buffing skills and it’s as if you don’t have the right to make mistakes because every life depends on you! So I decided to go with Segita Hunter instead. Besides, this class’ armor look is really sexy compared to a Segnale. I played Dekaron because I want to de-stress myself from my day-to-day activities and I believe that Segita Hunters are loners in nature. Therefore I can play at my own pace, without worrying too much about my party-mates/allies. I can use long range weapon like bows and crossbows and sometimes a close range weapon like daggers. The only problem with this class is that they usually got lower HP (Healing Power) than others, but they got higher Dexterity which makes their attacks so powerful. I don’t want to face the monsters/enemies closely so I would probably stay back in battles and shoot long range attacks. This way, I won’t get hurt as often and I don’t need to bring a lot of health potions. Therefore, I can get more drops/loots for myself (more loots = more money)! Let the journey begin!

Christmas 2008

Today is Christmas yet it felt like an ordinary day to me. My sister and I just watched television while playing with our dogs. Of course my brother got so addicted to Dekaron, he just played all day (he’s the blurred image sitting behind our dog Kenji)! In the evening, my sister and I cooked Fettuccine Carbonara. This Christmas was very simple for us, no merry-making whatsoever. Our mom cried today, she must have remembered my dad (who died more than 2 years ago due to cancer). She locked herself in her room and when it’s time to eat Noche Buena, only my siblings and I were around the dining table. She said she’s not hungry and she doesn’t want to eat anything tonight. We ate two hours earlier, 10:00 pm to be exact. Nothing much for dinner, we only had pasta and roasted chicken. So after dinner, it’s time to feed the dogs! Our other dog Peachy ate a bowlful of pasta (take note: Pasta, which is one of her favorite dish), while Kenji ate roasted chicken (his favorite). Yes, you read that right, Chicken. We know dogs must not be fed with chicken because its meat is malansa (or having the stench or taste of fish) and may cause hair loss to them. But how could you refuse this cute being’s face asking for chicken? It’s Christmas anyway, so we gave him a small amount of roasted chicken, some pasta sauce and dog pellets. So, is everyone happy? Wahahaha! Merry Christmas to all!

Baby Photo Contest Winner

My friend Kayrine joined a Baby Photo Contest and today is the last day of voting. Only hours left before the deadline for the submission of entries, our competitor was leading by 50 votes. More people were logged in than the usual number, which is 5 at most (I, Lindsay, Kayrine and 2 others). The site suddenly experienced lag-ness and our votes were having a hard time passing through. We were in panic mode! We did our best, to the maximum level! When we knew the timer has stopped, and the counting of votes was over, we waited patiently for the results. Oh my gas! We can’t believe it. We lost by 12 votes! It’s acceptable if it happens to be 120 or 1,000 votes, but no, imagine that, 12 votes?! Now Kayrine’s baby was only second best. I don’t think I can get over this…for a long time…

The Nightmare Before Christmas (Movie)

Ever since I was a kid, my siblings and I would always watch this movie on television. I really loved the graphics and of course, the story.

"Halloween Town" is a dream world inhabited by deformed monsters, ghosts, ghouls, goblins, vampires, werewolves, and witches. Jack Skellington, also called "the Pumpkin King", leads them in a celebration every Halloween, but has grown tired of its repetition. Wandering in the forest outside the town center, he accidentally opens a portal to "Christmas Town". Impressed by the feeling and style of Christmas, Jack presents his findings and his understanding of the holiday to the Halloween Town residents and they decided to make their own Christmas with their own twist.

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House Blessing at Luntala, Valle Verde, Pasig City

I have an uncle (he's actually a balikbayan from the US) who recently bought one townhouse unit at Luntala, Valle Verde, Pasig City (a 77-unit residential townhouse development located inside Valle Verde 6-A), so that they will have a place to stay whenever they visit the Philippines. Today is the house blessing and my family arrived just in time. The house was nice, of course, it HAS TO BE nice, considering the amount they spent on it! It has an Asian architecture, straight and simple lines, modern yet classic. There is a private entrance for cars and members of the family through the ground parking (2-car garage) below. This ground level is most likely to be a basement with a pocket garden, maid's room with T&B and laundry/service area. On the first floor, they have living and dining rooms, kitchen and a powder room for guests. On the second floor, the master’s bedroom has a walk-in closet and T&B that occupies one whole level of the unit. The third floor has 2 bedrooms and a common T&B. I observed that most of the units were still empty, but majority of them were already sold (and only few units left).


The most impressive thing here was when I learned from the developers and agents (who also attended the house blessing) that boxing champ Manny Pacquiao purchased a unit too, and his unit was just beside my uncle’s. You can see in this photo that I was standing in front of Manny’s door! The opened door to the right was my uncle’s unit. I hope to see Manny there one day and be able to shake hands with the Pambansang Kamao!

Have you tried online shopping?

We all know that Christmas shopping is one of the most frustrating things about the holidays. Have you noticed how crowded the malls are nowadays? I think most people are at the Toys/Children Sections, or any store which sells stuff for kids? In these hard times, I believe people now are becoming more practical when it comes to gift-giving. Sometimes godparents are even asked by the parents to donate cash instead of buying toys or clothes. Most of us are really into the “rush hour thing” and ending up buying the wrong kinds of gifts. Well, how about online shopping instead? There are a lot of potential in the online shopping industry in our country. Multiply.com houses a lot of aspiring entrepreneurs selling all kinds of stuff online. The process is simple, search for an item you want and visit their sites. Once you made up your mind, finalize your order by filling out an order form. You can pay the merchant via bank deposits or Globe G-cash. Finally, wait for the courier to arrive with your items. This system is something new to us and I hope it will stay here for a long time because online shopping saves you from dealing with the crowded malls, insufficient parking spaces, waiting in long lines, and sitting in traffic. And the best part about online shopping is that you don’t have to leave your house and you can do it all at your own convenience. Happy shopping!

Plain White T's - Let Me Take You There

“Let Me Take You There” by Plain White T's

I know a place that we can go to
A place where no one knows you
They won't know who we are
I know a place that we can run to
And do those things we want to
They won't know who we are

Let me take you there
I wanna take you there

I know a place that we forgotten
A place where we won't get caught in
They won't know who we are (they won't know, won't know)
I know a place where we can hide out
And turn our hearts inside out
They won't know who we are

Let me take you there
I wanna take you there
Let me take you there
Take you there
Take you there
Ooohhh
Ooohhh
Ooohhh
Ooohhh

I know a place we'll be together
And stay this young forever
They won't know who we are

Let me take you there
I wanna take you there
Let me take you there
Take you there
Take you there
Ooohhh

We can get away to a better place
If you let me take you there
We can go there now cause every second counts
Girl just let me take you there
Take you there.

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Fettuccine Carbonara (Filipino Style)

Ingredients: (Serves 4)

1/2 lb. Fettuccine, uncooked
1/2 cup Philadelphia Cream Cheese
1/4 cup KRAFT Caesar Dressing
150g Bacon, thinly sliced
150g Ham, cut into short strips
1/2 cup Mushroom, sliced
1 large onion, finely chopped
Olive Oil for cooking
Cheddar Cheese (optional)
Fresh Parsley, chopped (optional)
Freshly Grounded Black Pepper (optional)

Directions:

1. Cook pasta in a large saucepan of salted boiling water, following packet directions, until just tender.

2. Meanwhile, over medium heat, add olive oil in the frying pan. And then cook the onion, bacon, ham and mushroom until golden brown.

3. Beat cream cheese and dressing in a sauce pan, stirring constantly until it is well blended. Add the onion, bacon, ham and mushroom. Mix thoroughly.

4. Drain the pasta, and then toss it to sauce mixture, mix lightly. Cook 2-3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

5. Serve immediately. Top with cheddar cheese, fresh parsley and freshly grounded black pepper (if desired).

Wordless Wednesday 2

Baby Photo Contest

My friend Kayrine joined this photo contest for her baby and the winners will be judged by the number of votes. Kayrine created 4 accounts so that we can help her with the clicks. An account is debited by 2 points for every 1 vote. The 4 accounts have more or less 80,000 points! Oh my gas! That’s too many! Anyway, Lindsay and I usually meet in Yahoo Messenger at 11:00 pm to vote. We are so serous in clicking because the competitor was ahead at number 1 spot by 1,000 votes. I don’t even know if we can win this, because from what I’ve heard, the competitor has lots of friends who votes for them. But we will not give up and vote everyday. Hopefully we could win this!

Christmas is just around the corner

I know Christmas is fast approaching and most people are in a hurry to buy something nice for their loved ones. Be it simple or extravagant, it’s the thought that counts, right? So here I am, rushing over my Christmas orders via my online store. I have created new designs to my accessories gallery and posted some of them. The prices are also indicated by clicking the pictures one by one. I hope I’m just in time for my business contacts’ shopping.

Wicker Park (Movie)

I really love Josh Hartnett! So when I saw this movie listed in IMBD.com, I immediately downloaded a copy. He’s the type of guy, who can look gross (I don’t care how dirty he looks), and still I think he’s so hot!

Matthew (Josh Hartnett) is a young man in the city with a great job and a potentially major promotion on the way. He’s on the verge of proposing to his beautiful girlfriend, Rebecca (Jessica Paré). Matthew prepares to leave for China for a major business meeting, but he runs into a woman in his past. Matthew follows the trail to a familiar place, the apartment of Lisa (Diane Kruger), a past girlfriend who disappeared two years ago. But the woman he discovers at the apartment is not who he was expecting to find.

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Dekaron – Vicious Summoner

Have you played Diablo II before? I bet majority of online gamers have (at least) played this classic role-playing game. Do you remember the Necromancer class? The Necromancer is a form of sorcerer whose spells deal with the raising of the dead and the summoning (and control) of various creatures for his purposes. This reminds me of Dekaron’s Vicious Summoner class, as the name implies, summons creatures to aid him during his battles. There are two types of creatures he can summon. These are Libido (the poisoning and cursing type monsters) and the Beast (which are the elemental type creatures with skills in lighting, fire and ice). These creatures can be sent out on there own to face any enemy. Since my brother loves a close, face-to-face combat, and the Vicious Summoner is a “new” job class (amongst other MMORPG), he chose this to be his main character. He used the Twin Blade weapon skills. The Twin Sword Summoner is a fast paced attacker who throws volleys of attacks at their enemies without allowing their enemies to attack back. He relies on hitting and not being hit himself. I told my brother that his character is “cheater-like,” because he can leave his character in the middle of nowhere, and his summon will attack on his behalf, gaining experience along the way! Of course, he can level-up without lifting a finger. He then told me to create (open an account) one, so that I won’t get jealous! Wahahaha! I would definitely try out this new character.

Dekaron Southeast Asia

My brother was invited by his friend to play this new extreme MMORPG (Massively Multi Player Role-Playing Game) called Dekaron. It is designed for the hardcore and mature gamers. I believe it is not suited for minors mainly due to its violent gameplay features. As in really violent: body parts explode and there’s blood everywhere! What I like about it is the graphics! It is so realistic, like you’re watching an action movie. Dekaron features 6 classes to choose from: Azure Knight, Bagi Warrior, Incar Magician, Segita Hunter, Segnale and Vicious Summoner. The minimum system requirements are: 1 Ghz CPU, 512 MB RAM, Windows 98/2000/XP OS, Geforce FX or Radeon 9550 or better (128M graphic memory or better), Sound Card, DirectX 9.0c or above, Broadband/DSL connection. If your system only meets the minimum requirements, you may not see graphic or contents that the Dekaron intends to show properly. So what are you waiting for? Try Dekaron today!

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Dishwalla - Angels or Devils

When I woke up this morning, the first song i’ve heard was “Angels or Devils” by Dishwalla. I just loved the voice and the melody of their song, I actually ended up singing it in the shower, during breakfast, while having lunch, on my way home from work and until now! I have been hearing this song over and over again, I wasn’t even aware it has become a Last Song Syndrome or LSS (it happens when you hear a song and then it gets stuck in your head all day, usually accompanied by subconscious humming). Too bad I’m about to sleep and there it is, still, singing in my head! Below are the lyrics of the song and you can download its mp3 copy.

"Angels or Devils" by Dishwalla

This is the last time
that I'm ever gonna come here tonight
this is the last time - I will fall
into a place that fails us all - inside

I can see the pain in you
I can see the love in you
but fighting all the demons will take time
it will take time

The angels they burn inside for us
are we ever
are we ever gonna learn to fly
the devils they burn inside of us
are we ever gonna come back down
come around
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold

This is the last time
that I'm ever gonna give in tonight
are there angels or devils crawling here?
I just want to know what blurs and what is clear - to see

Still I can see the pain in you
and I can see the love in you
and fighting all the demons will take time
it will take time

The angels they burn inside for us
are we ever
are we ever gonna learn to fly
the devils they burn inside of us
are we ever gonna come back down - come around
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could break us

If I was to give in - give it up
- and then
take a breath - make it deep
cause it might be the last one you get
be the last one
that could make us cold
you know that they could make us cold
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold.

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Adobe Photoshop

A few months ago, the only image editing tool I know (besides my digital camera’s Canon Utilities) is Microsoft Paint. Since I’m in the process of learning HTML and CSS, why not try Adobe Photoshop too?

This program is familiar to me because before (more than 7 years ago), I have been watching my dad edit images in our computer. He just thought me some basic stuff, until our computer was reformatted due to a virus invasion. Since then, we were not able to re-install Adobe Photoshop. Also, the specs of our PC can’t withstand its requirements anymore. Now that our PC was upgraded, we were able to reinstall Adobe Photoshop again. I was so excited to learn! When I opened the program…oh my gas! More than 7 years has passed and I don’t remember a thing! So here comes my ever loyal friend, Google, to the rescue. I began searching for the meaning of the icons one by one. Oh no! I guess my experience with Adobe Photoshop will be one hell of a journey!

Learning HTML and CSS

As far as I can remember, when I learned about Friendster.com’s Edit Profile page, it has been a major headache for me editing it with their CSS Editor. Since I was still using a dial-up connection, reloading the page for a preview took me more than 10 minutes! That’s the reason why I didn’t even bother to make my Friendster layout a fabulous one. But of course, there’s a part of me wanting to learn how to make beautiful Friendster layouts. I am not a techie person when it comes to website design. I don’t even have a background on that category. But I have been very busy lately because I’m editing my Multiply.com (online store) account. Since Multiply.com’s online stores require enticing layouts, I was forced to study on my own. So now I have an excuse to learn HTML and CSS? Wahahaha! I then find myself surfing from one site to another trying to find solutions to my queries. My favorite site for HTML and CSS is www.w3schools.com. You can find almost everything on that site and I fell in love with it because it’s super user-friendly. They give specific example of the codes and give you ample space to edit it. You can preview your work as soon as you hit the “Edit and Click Me >>” button. For those of you who are new to HTML and CSS, you may visit their site at http://www.w3schools.com. Now I find designing a website with the use of HTML and CSS fun and educational at the same time!

Only You (1994)

Speaking of Soulmates, I really love this movie, Only You. Marisa Tomei really looked gorgeous in this movie, especially when she was wearing her red dress. On the other hand, Robert Downey Jr. was so sweet, I couldn't even imagine finding someone like him! This is really “a love story written in the stars.”

From the Ouija board, Faith (Marisa Tomei), has found the name of her missing half, and it is DAMON BRADLEY. 14 years later, just days before she is to marry a podiatrist she may not love, she receives a phone call from a friend of her fiancé named, Damon Bradley. Bradley is on his way to Venice, and Faith decides pursue her dream man. So Faith and her sister-in-law both board the next plane for Italy hoping to find her soulmate.

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Wordless Wednesday 1

First 29th Birthday Celebrant!

Today we celebrated the 29th birthday of my friend, Lindsay. There are 10 of us in my group (of friends), and among my best buddies, Lindsay was the first one to reach 29 years of age. So maybe now you are thinking, “So what if she’s 29?” We very well know women have a sort of “expiration date” when it comes to marriage and pregnancy. Unluckily, Lindsay is currently Single and Available. Most of our friends were married with kids, and only the four of us (Lindsay, Elizabeth and Louise) were left waiting for Mr. Right. Oh come on! So what does this have to do with me? Everything! Sooner, I’ll wake up being 29, single and (probably) still available! I just hope Mr. Right comes before that happens!

Do you believe in Soulmates?

Do I believe in soulmates? I have been asking that question over and over again. Ever since I was a child, I believed in Destiny, Fate and Soulmates. I grew up watching romantic movies and cried every time. I loved it when boy-meets-girl and ended up happily ever after. But years passed by, relationships after another, and now I believe romantic stuff happen only in the movies. How sad, but it’s true on my side of earth. It’s really pathetic trying to re-create those movie scenes as real as possible, only to find out I cannot be the director, the writer and the actress at the same time!

When I was younger, I remembered my (older) relatives telling me not have boyfriends because I was still young, and I must finish college first before I go into a serious relationship. Now I’m nearly 30, they (my older relatives) were begging me to get married! What?! There is so much pressure on my part. This is slowly becoming a “panic mode” for me! Gosh, I envy those people who found their partners in life. I’m starting to doubt if my Mr. Right really exists…but I’m still willing to wait. If SOULMATES are true, I wonder where my “other half” could be…

My True Love, My Favorite Stuff

Hi! Welcome to my personal blog, My True Love. This blog is about my favorite things including computer games, dogs, food and travel.

Let me tell you something about myself. Well, i’m just a simple girl who loves internet surfing and playing online games. I find watching movies very relaxing and it can be my schedule for a Friday night! But what’s wrong with staying at home often? At least I get to play with my two dogs! I love my computer more than my mobile phone. Did I mention i’m getting fat due to the long hours of sitting in front of my monitor, wahahaha! Funny how it may sound, but i’m in my late 20’s, single and I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up! Sigh! I’m not a very good writer but I find blogging interesting. For me, it will be a way to express my thoughts and rant about anything under the sun. I hope you'll like my TRUE LOVE stuff!