UNPLANNED EXERCISE

A few minutes past 7 this evening, I rushed to go to my suki internet cafe so I can have my most recent drawing scanned. Since it was just two blocks away from my house, I didn't bother taking my wallet or watch. I just took my drawing, twenty petots and my flash disk with me. However, when the cafe owner saw me, he gave me an apologetic grin, and informed me that their scanner/printer is busted. So I left the place and thought I'd walk around the area, and see if I can find another internet cafe. I was pretty confident that I could find one nearby.

So I started to walk... and walk... and walk... but still no computer shop. I kept walking... and walking... looking around, but I still didn't find what I was looking for. So I continued to walk... and walk... and... I REACHED DIVISORIA WTF!!?!

Lemme explain a bit... I live in a residential area and although Divisoria, which is like the heart of the city, is easily accesible by transportation, but it takes a while to walk to. But I braved the traffic and the tambays on the roadside so I can get to any internet cafe. I immediately went into the first shop I found to ask if they have a scanner, and the attendant said YES, so I handed him my drawing. Then I asked him how much it costs, and do you know what he said!? DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE SAID!?!?!

"Twenty petots..."

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!! щ(ಠ益ಠщ)

Since I was already too tired to think, I just told him to have it scanned already, then gave all my money (coins!!!) to him. After scanning and saving my artwork, I had no choice but to walk back again!

Panting and drenched in my own sweat and dust, I started walking back. I began to recall my college days when I used to take the main road and walk home from school. My classmates who have cars would sometimes pass me by and offer me a ride, which I'd politely decline. They probably thought I was dirt broke hence I couldn't afford a public transportation. Though indeed, back then, I barely had enough money. In fact, there have been instances when I did walk back home cos I didn't have any money left. 

Those were the good ol days... yet why did I find myself in a similar predicament as then!?! (✖╭╮✖)

And what is this artwork that I really needed to scan tonight!?! 

BPAC SET 01

I was doing the laundry earlier, then suddenly had a most brilliant(?) idea! 

I'm gonna make a new art challenge for myself!!! /(≧∇≦)/

Now I know I already have a lot of 'challenges' in my hands right now, and I'm supposed to cut back on some stuffs, 

but I think I can squeeze this in.（￣ー￣）

Well, some of you may have noticed that lately, I've started sketching with ballpens. Initially it was just something I did mindlessly, but I seem to have a bit of talent for it (or so I'd like to think (・。・;) ) and I want to hone this skill. So this is going to be called the BPAC (Ballpoint Pen Art Challenge) Series, and the primary objective is to make 5 to 30minute-quick sketches with minimal erasures. Basically it's just a practice on doing a lot of head shots using a ballpen, since I'm still not comfortable with making full body drawings (will get there soon though ^w^). And I will just be copying screenshots/images of the characters, cos this will just be practice for me, and I don't have the time and skills to be experimenting on different poses -- that will come later on when I've improved enough and find my own style.

So for the first set for this series, I'm going to do Anime A to Z BPAC. I'm gonna list down 26 anime titles that begin with the letters of the alphabet, and draw 1-3 characters from these titles using a black Faber Castell 0.5mm S-Fine ballpen and the B6 sketchbook I got for Christmas. The paper size is kinda small, but I think it's also good exercise to practice drawing small. Who knows, I might draw manga in the not so distant future... or maybe not. (*￣m￣) Deadline for me is end of May, but I'll try to finish earlier. I will be uploading finished works in my deviantart account, though I probably won't be scanning them and will just be taking pictures of them using my digicam. 

This is technically a challenge for myself, but feel free to take up this challenge if you're interested. If the first set is successful, I already have an idea of what I'm going to do next. But I'm still not gonna think about that, but will focus on this for now. Here's hoping procrastination won't get to me first.  ヽ(^。^)ノ 

UPDATES OF MY LIFE


Just got back from Camiguin. And now, for a quick rundown on the present state of my life (in no particular order)...

• WE NEED TO MOVE OUT OF OUR APARTMENT ASAP. We've been living in simple and cozy apartment for almost 15 years (I think..) but my parents were just informed yesterday that we need to move out as soon as possible. The landlord has decided that they will be using this unit for one of their daughters, who already got married. My father's paranoia is cracking up, while my mother is fretting over small things. And I was planning to handle this rationally but got pissed off when my mom started bickering about my CDs (which isn't really the main issue here). My father is dead set on buying a housing unit in a subdivision but I told him that it's not that easy to process documents and loan money for that, not to mention that such a HUGE DECISION requires careful planning and discussing. Now is just not the time for that. I told them that we all need to calm down and the first thing we need to do is to find a place where we can move in for now, and other issues will just have to wait. I know this is just a trial and that there's a purpose for this. I am praying that GOD will take care of us in the days to come, and that He will guide us to a place where He will be glorified and His will be done.
  
  
  
  
• MY SISTER IS GOING TO JAPAN. My sister has been working in a Japanese IT company in Cebu for the past two years, and she has been waiting for her chance to go to Japan for training. And now the time has come, and she'll be leaving come September and will be staying there until early December.
  
  She will be staying here.
  I am so envious!!! Going to Japan has always been my dream but I guess my sister will have to take care of my otaku fandom for now and buy my "needs" for me when she gets there. I feel quite excited for her and this new adventure, and I pray that she'll be safe and happy there.
  
  
  
  
• I NEED TO GO TO MANY PLACES TOMORROW. My agenda tomorrow will involve going to the offices of PMA, BIR, CAP, Philheath, SSS and maybe try to find a house where we could move in. I hope I'll wake up early tomorrow cos it's going to be a long day. I might watch a movie if I will feel like it. Wonder if Hannah Montana the Movie is still showing or if it's another movie that I've missed to watch again.
  
  
  
  
• MY TEN DAYS IN CAMIGUIN WERE MEMORABLE. I was able to do 3 spontaneous vaginal deliveries, one of which is an undelivered second twin. It's my first time to actually do something like that. I also had a patient who was stabbed by his brother, and arrived at the ER with the knife still stuck to the hilt in his back. I was quite shocked to see something like that, but resuscitation measures were futile since the patient already died on arrival. And on my last day I had another admitted patient who suddenly died. He was quite a complicated case yet I cannot quite explain why he died. A similar incident happened last month too. I hope this won't become something like a monthly tradition or something. It's making me all the more depressed and burned out.
  
  
  
  
• MY UNCLE RECENTLY DIED. Before I left for Camiguin, I received news that my Kotiu suddenly died due to an acute onset of low back pain. It was an unexpected event, and although we were not exceptionally close and have lost contact over the years, but I've always remembered him as one who treated me like his own daughter when I was still a kid. He used to live next door to us with his five daughters, and they'd often count me in as their 6th sibling. Suddenly hearing him die of an unknown illness, and not even getting to see him for the last time makes me feel regretful. I so wanted to attend his wake but I couldn't because of my work schedule. I so wanted to meet my cousins too who came home for the funeral. It was a shock to all of them since they have also lost contact with him for some time as well. I hope my uncle rests in peace, and my cousins will overcome their grief.
  
  
  
  
• MY FRIENDS GOT MARRIED. Before I left for Camiguin, I also attended the church wedding of my friends, Chris and Doc Grace. It was a small and simple wedding, only attended by family and close friends, and I was lucky to be invited, and even luckier to take part in the entourage. I was able to find a nice and simple green dress which matched the motif, and thankfully, I did not goof up when I tied the cord on the couple. I feel very happy for them and wish them many many blissful years ahead.
  
  
  
  
• I GOT A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. I originally didn't plan on getting one cos I don't have the time to manage something like that. But my boyfriend suddenly decided to register on FB, and my high school friends sent me messages to join, so if you can't beat 'em then you really just got to join 'em. I still don't know how to play around with the applications, but hopefully I'll get used to it soon. We're planning our high school reunion come June 2010 in FB, so it's actually quite fun discussing all these and remembering old memories as well. More details re: the high school reunion when we get to finalize the plans.
  
  
  
  
• I NEED TO SERIOUSLY LOSE WEIGHT. With an upcoming high school reunion come next year, I suddenly feel desperate to lose my "excess baggages". And I know my lack of discipline and sedentary lifestyle also contributes to my current feelings of burn-out and depression. OK, 'nuff said. Don't really wanna talk about that. But I want changes, and I want them to be DRASTIC changes.
  
  
  
  
• I AM SETTING A KIRIBAN IN MY DEVIANTART ACCOUNT. And I've set it on the 999th pageview. Whoever captures a screenshot of it gets an OC rendition from me. I know I haven't been making decent drawings lately, but I really have lots of ideas brewing in my mind right now, and I've already made a prototype character design for my OC, Chappi-tan. More details of that (and more scrap art) will be posted on http://pandaandpotato.deviantart.com soon.
  
  
  
  
• I FINISHED THREE ANIMES AND ONE TV DRAMA IN THE PAST TEN DAYS. And they are: Bokura Ga Ita, Neo Angelique Abyss, Izumo: Takeki Tsurugi no Senki, and the Taiwanese Idol Drama, Love or Bread. I'll write more about this in a separate entry.
  
  
  
  
• I JUST CHECKED MY TORRENT LIST and realized that I've finished downloading the J-doramas VOICE and KOIZORA. Next in line is another J-dorama, ONE POUND GOSPEL, based on the Rumiko Takahashi manga, followed by LIAR GAME and BUMP OFF LOVER. I also have to facilitate transfer of my internet connection to wherever we're headed for. Hopefully we'll have better connection and Sun signal there.

That's all for now, I guess. I'm still quite tired from the travel so I'm going to catch some zzzz's now. Will blog again tomorrow.

I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!

Oh my goodness!



THE JOHNSU actually replied to my comment on his deviation, Wasil.

* overjoyed *

* faints *

NEW ADDICTION: ONLINE FLASH GAMES

Yesterday (or was it the other day?), I discovered a directory of free flash games in http://www.y3.com/. Now I'm hooked. XD

This site offers various games, from Dress Up Games (which was the main reason I checked the site out), to various shooting games, and even games reminiscent of the Nintendo FamiCom console.

Dress Up Games
[click here to choose and play]


I really like Dress Up Games because they remind me of paper dolls which I used to make and play with when I was still a kid.
I can literally spend hours mixing and matching these girls with their various fashionable clothing and accessories.

These are some of my fashion creations... Hehehe...



Shooting Games

I also love playing shooting games, especially the kinds that involve shooting down the undead. XD
Recently I took this test: The Caffeine Click Test, and learned that I can click the mouse 168 times in thirty seconds,
earning me this "award"...


Created by OnePlusYou - Free Online Dating

So because of this test, I felt confident in playing the shooting games, especially this game called, Hungry are the Dead,
which started out quite easy but the clicking ability of my finger eventually took its toll, and I ended up with this...


It's actually pretty fun, so why don't you try it yourself? XD




And there are even games there like Dance Dance Revo, King of Fighters, Naruto, and check this out...



CONTRA!!!
I used to play this game a lot with my cousins. I wasn't very good at it but I was able to play it until the end (the alien's lair...) thanks to down-down-up-up-down-up-FORTY LIVES-yay!!! **LMAO!** I bet a lot of the younger generation can't relate to what I'm talking about but suffice it to say that I still think 2D games are absolutely FTW! (and you're hearing that from someone who cannot navigate/walk properly and just totally sucks at 3D games XD).

It's really amazing how these people can make these kinds of fun flash games. I'm really very thankful for these kinds of online games and they're FREE! Who says nothing in this life is free? *winks*

And while we're talking about Flash Animations, I'd like to plug my deviantart crush *ahem* one of the most inspiring DA artists... http://johnsu.deviantart.com. He makes some of the most amazing and funny works in DA. It's just impossible not to follow his works and enjoy his wicked sense of humor. \(^o^)/