Abandoned!

I guess after the super slowerage of my posting, many people stopped visiting my blog. So mostly no one gets to read the things I've been putting here. More proof in the chatbox. :P

I don't really want to advertise it anymore. :)) 

Nakakatamad na eh. Hahaha!

Oh well, I'm still going to post. :)

-Frobby-

Rent Flesh

I know that I love eating meat, but seeing raw cuts of pork in the meat section of the grocery earlier made me cringe a bit.

If they're already small and indistinguishable from the animals they came from, I'll be totally fine with seeing it. But the pork pata cut is still a whole, very much recognizable leg. And the one I saw a while ago (which my mom bought shortly afterwards) had the pig's thumb hanging on just by a tiny bit of skin and had a deep cut on somewhere on the elbow-ish joint. I felt sick after seeing that and just stopped observing. It was a bit too much for me, and I was surprised that I felt that way. :|

No, I'm not going to stop eating meat any time soon. :)) But I won't be the one buying it from a grocery. I guess I'm quite sensitive when it comes to blood, wounds and dead things. 

Which is weird, because I can stomach super violent video games naman. =))

But real things are just 120109218309 times worse than virtual things. :P

So yeah, no meat shopping for me. Hahaha.

-Frobby-

Surprises

Really, I think you can most easily be made happy if your expectations have been lowered. A surprise can just totally bring the house down for you after you begin anticipating disappointment. :)

Thank you so much for what you did.

You really surprised me, and I'm sorry for thinking that you wouldn't be able to stay true to what you said anymore.

You really made my day. :D

-Frobby-

Happiness Hunting

Happiness is just hearing that what you have done made a positive difference to people you know.

I just want to look for sources of happy right now. It's quite heartwarming to hear words that make the things you do matter.

Robby: We (Hilites Magazine) got two Teddies?
Robby: How come I don't hear about these things?
Orville: YEAH!!
Robby: :))
Orville Zosa: you didn't know?
Orville Zosa: =))
Orville Zosa: teamwork
Orville Zosa: and breakthrough project for the sesqui
Orville Zosa: :>
Robby: Well, of course. :>
Orville Zosa: CONGRATS!!
Robby: :))

I did quite a lot for Hilites' Sesqui Issue. And it really made me happy so much good things from people when it came out. Especially when our moderator congratulated the Org for a job well done. More than a month after the issue came out, and it still gets recognition. And this time, it's official. Good work, Hilites. :D

And of course, good job to you too, Robby. :)

Last Saturday, I helped Lian with her speech by thinking up and trying out the demonstration she wanted to present. I took pictures of the whole test, which she ended up using instead of having to redo the demo in front.

Robby: Kamusta naman yung speech mo? Hahaha.
Lian: ok naman!
Lian: :)

...

Lian: may nagcomment sakin... "commendable illustration" :>
Lian: naks
Robby: WOAH. :))
Robby: HAHAHA.
Lian Vega: NAKS NAMAN SA ILLUSTRATION MO ANO
Lian Vega: :>

...

Robby: Galing
Robby: Tumeamwork tayo ah. :))
Robby: Buti na lang bored ako nun!
Lian: :>
Lian: I KNOW RIGHT
Lian: I AM ETERNALLY GRATEFUL
Lian: =))
Robbeh: YES NAMAN
Robbeh: GUMAGANON.
Robbeh: =))

So those are two of the things that made my day. :)

I'mma go get my spear and hunt for some more. :>

-Frobby-

What were you saying? *bite bite bite*

Dogs can't understand us when we speak. If one was chasing after you, and you screamed "DON'T BITE ME, I DON'T TASTE GOOD!" at it, it would still go after you and eventually bite you. Even if the dog has been with you as a pet for several years, it would only be able to understand basic commands.

When I got home from school today, I immediately played with our dog. Bagong ligo and bagong toothbrush kasi, so ang bango pa niya. Hahaha. I just kept hugging it, lifting it up, scratching its tummy, petting its head and stuff like that. Chuckie's awesome.

And when I was lying down on the floor, quite tired from all that playing with him, he started going after my hand and was licking it. I didn't really mind until it started biting. I could tolerate it, but got annoyed after some time so I hid my hand from him. I started pressing his head down while petting him so that he couldn't bite my hand, and he just laid down for a while. He stopped, but later on resumed biting. This time, I just let him bite all he wanted.

I didn't like his biting, but that's just how puppies are. They bite stuff because their teeth itch. I understood that, so I never took it against Chuckie.

How is it that I can understand my dog, but not people that are really close to me, for doing things that might not exactly make me happy? It makes me feel stupid when I think about it that way.

Change that, Robby.
Change the things you think are stupid.

I wish I was more understanding.

I don't want to be so selfish.

-Frobby-

Musical Horizon

Often, I'd only be stuck listening to a set of around 1-5 bands at any given period of time. I have a small list of artists that I really like listening to and I keep listening to their songs again. Nakakatulong rin kasi yung mentality ko na idownload agad lahat ng songs ng isang artist na magustuhan ko kahit isang song palang yung naririnig ko from that singer or band. :))


There was one time (most of First Year HS) when I listened only to Hillsong United and Switchfoot. Yun lang talaga! Hahaha, and sobrang nasawa ako sa Switchfoot because of that. Early in second year, I rarely listened to music kasi wala naman akong ibang mapakinggan.


Then in Second Year, I began to broaden my list. I added Coldplay, Paramore, The Killers, Katy Perry, Lifehouse, The Script, Fireflight, Starfield and Superchick to name a few. Then I was satisfied, and stuck to listening their songs for a loooong period of time.

At the start of Third Year, Weezer became my favorite band. Then just recently, I decided to expaaaand my music base some more. 

I discovered Coda.fm. =)) Sobrang dali na tuloy magdownload ng albums! I just went there, and dinownload ko lang lahat ng albums na nakita ko by artists who showed up as similar to the bands I already listened to. :)) Kahit hindi ko talaga alam yung mga songs. Wahahaha!

So there, I have yet to listen to a crapload of songs that I don't know about. But so far, some of them have been great. :D

I'm not really picky when it comes to music. :))

-Frobby- 

The Perfect Coloring Material

What's your favorite coloring material?

Gah, this is one of the hardest things to answer for me. And believe me, I still haven't found the perfect one after many years of searching. For me, there are many criteria to consider.


1. The perfect coloring material can make consistent lines.

To explain this one in the easiest possible way, I'm going to use an example that ULTIMATELY BREAKS THIS CRITERION. (Naks, singular form ng criteria. :> ) CRAYONS cannot do this. I hate crayons. They suck. Really. Boo, crayons. I hope all crayons die. Even Crayola Twistables which are nice looking, but are just EXPENSIVE CRAYONS in PLASTIC CASES. Crayons can't write for crap. Unless you press hard, they will never make consistent lines. NO, I AM NOT JUST BAD AT USING CRAYONS. HOW DARE YOU ACCUSE ME. >:(

 

Ugly crayon lines. INCONSISTENT.

So there. I don't like seeing white lines or spots on the things I draw.

2.  The perfect coloring material is portable and can be used pretty much anywhere.

You shouldn't need water and old newspapers when using them. Just bring your set, and you can start coloring immediately. This means no more sharpening as well. The perfect coloring material is handy! ;)

3. The perfect coloring material isn't messy.

Your hands won't look like you just sliced the stomach of a frog which just ate a rainbow cake open.

4. The perfect coloring material doesn't make you take 10 years to color a circle red.

Fine tips are pretty, but it'll take you ages to get anything done with them since they can't fill spaces up easily.

5. The perfect coloring material does not seep through the paper.

Water-based coloring materials just suck if the paper you use them on can't be used back-to-back anymore. Sayang yung other side eh. Especially if your designing your planner or notebook.

Let's see.

Crayo- NO, JUST NO.

KO'd at Rule 2 - Paint, Colored Pencils and Printer

KO'd at Rule 3 - Oil Pastel and Chalk

Not really coloring materials, but Glitters or Sand + Glue and Clay get killed here too.

KO'd at Rule 4 - Fineliners, Colored gel/ball pens and Colored Pencils

KO'd at Rule 5 - Colored Pens with broad sides

So... that leaves nothing that I can think of. No coloring material is perfect, sadly.

WHY? I will love the person who invents something to fulfill all my criteria FOREVER.

The perfect coloring material is yet to be discovered!

-Frobby-

Jampacked 2010

Advanced post, 6:28 pm of Monday, January 11, 2010. :)

I'm really looking forward to 2010. :)

There are a lot of concerts to watch out for! :D

1. Ne-Yo (Tapos na 'to. :)) )
2. Boys Like Girls and Hed Kandi - January 27
3. The Killers - January 31
4. Kris Allen, Boyce Avenue and Jabbawockeez - Feb 6
5. Paramore - March 9
6. Owl City - March 14

The only ones I really, really want to watch are The Killers and Paramore though. :D But I don't think I can go on the 31st, wala na akong pera eh. HUHUHU. :( [Pa-sponsor naman dyan. :-"] Summer na namin when Paramore gets here, so I REALLY want to watch it! I'm adding that to my goals. :)

WARNING: High levels of Geekiness ahead. Caution is advised. =))

Anyway. :)) Marami ring games na irerelease this year na KAILANGAN kong makuha!

1. Mass Effect 2
2. Fallout: New Vegas
3. Diablo 3
4. Starcraft 2
5. Bioshock 2
6. Final Fantasy 13
7. God of War 3 (Kaso, PS3 only. :( )

Oh wow. Ang dami. @-) Wala namang kwenta rin though, kasi hindi pa rin okay yung PC ko. :| I have to get that fixed! Priority for now is Fallout: New Vegas. :D

Goals:
1. To lose 12 pounds - 0/12
2. ????? - 5/5 (Done!) 17/25
3. To find the course that I'm sure I want
4. To watch Paramore live
5. To get my PC fixed
6. To finish Fallout: New Vegas
 
And of course, those are just the listable things I'm looking forward to. :D
This year's going to be great!

-Frobby-

Surprise Center

Another advanced post. :) Made on 5:32 pm January 11, 2009.


Last December 23, 2009, we went to Market Market as a family to buy gifts for our SUPER SECRET SURPRISE FAMILY EXCHANGE GIFT! :)) We each drew one other person (including Ryan) whom we would give a gift for Christmas. The idea was really exciting. :>

When we got there, everyone split up because we didn't want each other to know who we were buying gifts for. Pero a few minutes later, nagkita kami ni Kuya sa department store. :| Unexpected talaga, kaya natawa na lang ako nun. :)) Pero hindi niya alam na trick ko lang pala yun. Hahaha!

I finished buying my gift, but had to wait for Kuya before going to the place where we were going to eat. Medyo nagutom ako though, kaya bumili ako ng Lil Orbitz Mini-donuts (which, by the way, I think are very tasty =P~ ) and kumain akong mag-isa dun sa may open area. :)) Ang lungkot nga eh!

Then I decided to go back in kasi walang point na magstay dun. May mga nagyoyosi pa sa tapat ko, so hassle talaga. Hahaha. Nainis ako. :P

While I was walking, I heard a voice call out to me and tell me na naiwan ko yung cellphone ko dun sa inupuan ko. And yep, naiwan ko nga siya dun since it wasn't in my pocket. I turned around and saw that the person who called me was one of the people who were smoking in that area. Wowow, hindi ko inexpect yun. So nagthank you ako sa kanya, and got my phone. Even those you don't expect can help you out may sometimes surprise you with the good in their heart.

So I realized na naging judgmental ako against that person and felt bad. Hahaha.

It's bad to assume nga talaga. ;)

-Frobby- 

Sigh of Relief

Grabe! I haven't been able to blog kasi tinatapos ko yung Hilites. Now it's finally done. :) Nakakablog lang ako ngayon kasi hindi ako pumasok para ihabol 'to. :P Hahaha.

For the past so many days, I've been dealing with more than just lay-out. Ang drama kasi sa Hilites eh, and ang daming nangyayari kaya ang hirap lang talaga. I realized that I'm really not cut out to be a leader. Hindi ko kaya mangpressure ng iba, kasi ako mismo, ayaw nang nappressure. So ayun, instead of using my editor powerzzz to make my job easy, I just take everything on alone. Ayoko talagang namimilit, I can't do it. Oh well. :)

Intense pagod and stress ang dinanas ko dahil sa Issue # 2 na 'to. =)) But I think this is the best layout I've ever done so far. I actually had a bit of fun, kasi ngayon ko na lang nagamit ang skills ko ulit. Can't wait to see it out. YUN ANG PINAKAFULFILLING SA TRABAHONG ITO EH, YUNG MAKITA MO YUNG COMPLETED WORK. :D

I've had my share of being a disappointment for this issue rin, though. I'm not completely blameless. But I did my best to make up for it. Sorry naman kung hindi ko kinayang imeet yung deadline, ang dami lang talagang sabay-sabay na nangyari. :)

But I'm really proud of my work. Galing eh, ganun talaga pag pinaghirapan. :') It's not easy, but it's well worth it.

NOOOOBODY SAID IT WAS EAAASY, NO ONE EVER SAID IT WOULD BE THIS HAAAARD. 

Joke, biglang kumanta eh. =))
HAHAHA.

Yikes, nahyper na naman ako sa kape. :))

-Frobby- 

  

School is Worthwhile

There are two things that make school especially worthwhile.
...
 There are JUST two things that make school worthwhile.


1. Classmates
2. Allowance.

Quick blog lang today, busy ako eh. :))

-Frobby- 

English Essay on Happiness

Wala, nabasa ko lang ulit. :))

One of my favorite works, so I'll repost it here!

Made last October 28, 2009.

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Yesternight, I was singing in the shower and I thought of the following lines as part of a song I was composing on the spot. I refuse to disclose the other parts of the song due to its weirdness. :D

“I’d smile even if a lightning bolt hit my head,
Because if I could, it means that I’m not dead.”

For me, happiness is realized in the fact that you’re alive. You have decisions to make, opportunities to grab, and time for many things to happen. There’s still so much more in store for you, I’m sure and it’s a waste not to realize this. Seize the day and look to the future as well. A little speed bump in the journey is just normal, and we shouldn’t quit just because we fail. Happiness comes from the will to continue living.

It’s also something that shouldn’t take much effort, because too much effort takes away happiness. It’s acquired in the simplicity of things around you. All around, you can find sources of happiness! Such as a fallen branch that you can swing around, pretending to be a hero of great swordplay skill. Of course, everyone will think that you’re a loser or weirdo of some sort but in all likeliness, they’re just jealous that you don’t let your inhibitions take over you. Trust me, that’s the real reason why they try to discourage you from doing such things. Society is naturally crab-minded. Happiness comes from the individual’s freedom from his shame and reticence.

Happiness is gratitude and appreciation for the ordinary. Always wanting more is greed, but we should always be wary of complacency. We will never be truly happy if we never are satisfied, and satisfaction is easier to achieve than you think. An open mind is all you need to see that there’s more to some things than can immediately be noticed. Realistic positivity will help you squeeze the happy sap out of every moment. Happiness comes from being absorbent of the veiled abundance that surrounds us.

But you know what, screw that crap. It’s nice and all, but it doesn’t help a person who’s in a hurry to understand what happiness to me is. So let me give you what happiness is in a nutshell.

Happiness is being able to smile a genuine smile, without awkwardness or hesitation.

The Size Problem

Don't you just hate clothes and how they have sizes?
Nakakainis talaga. Hahaha. When buying and keeping clothes, patalo talaga ang sizes.

Naalala ko lang kasi nung December 30, we went to Greenbelt and I was planning to buy a jacket. May nagustuhan na talaga ako, pero hindi talaga for me. The smallest size was too big for me. And it wasn't a matter of stock, wala talagang ganung hoodie na kakasya sa'kin. =))

Hassle pag ganun, diba? 

Pero you know what they say, if walang size for you, it's not meant to be. 
DOESN'T LESSEN THE FACT NA NAKAKABADTRIP SIYA, THOUGH. :))

Another thing about it is that people change! 

Pag tumatangkad ka, magiging bitin na yung favorite pants mo. BOO. =))
Nangyari yun sa'kin before. HAY. Hahaha!

And during the same timeframe, pumayat ako. I lost 30 pounds in less than half a year! Imagine! Kahit yung mga shirts na sobrang konting times ko pa lang nagagamit, di na pwede sa'kin! Hindi pa rin ako masyadong nakakabangon from that. Ang konti pa rin ng clothes ko. HAHAHA. Oh well, price I had to pay to get thin. 
Sana freesize na lang lahat ng bagay, or clothes na lang nag-aadjust sa'yo. :>

-Frobby-