Saturday, 26 January 2013

Slice Of Life

Halo to all.

This February will be a very busy month for me, cause you know... Semestral Exams are coming. This is where it greatly impacts my GPA (Grade Point Average). Out of 4, the higher it is, the higher your scores, the higher chance of entering various Universities. For me, at least a 3 or higher is what I call excellent already, because I'm a person who does not want to be an all-time nerd (No life, all-day study) but rather a person who keeps up to standards (Lets say Heroic Difficulty if I am metaphorically talking Halo). :)

Anyway, it is time for me to look through my lecture notes, tutorials, and practicals thoroughly, as the exams basically require two skills: Understanding and memorizing. If you don't understand, you won't know why the answer you wrote is correct. If you don't memorize, don't bother answering the question anyway, unless you think pulling of a casino-based lucky guess can land you onto the zone of correct (No, I'm not referring to Charlie Sheen's zone of Winning, as he calls it. XP). Nevertheless, work smart, and ready smart.

I already have much stuff I planned to do after the Exams. From 27 Feb till Mid-April, I may:

- Get back into my FPS (First Person Shooter) carnage career in Halo 4 to 'pwn' any enemy who stands in my way, whether in Regicide, Flood, or Slayer. Or, even complete intimidating challenges in both Campaign and Spartan Ops. Halo 4 is gonna be something whereby I'm going in. Yup, my innuendos stepping in again. :P

- Travel back to the Philippines, since I have not returned to my home country since 2010. I miss my grandparents and cousins there. :( Besides, that was where I spent my childhood days with my cousins. Even though my time with them was limited, those memories will not be forgotten. :)

- Go pooling, swimming, and bowling. Duh, holidays ya' know? It's time to just forget study stuff already, and enjoy these recreational activities all the way. Destress everything I had gone through during the Exam. :D

- Look into MOAR Romance Anime, and Manga!!! <3 <3 <3

- Sleeeeeeep!!! I enjoy a lot of it, but it'd be memorable if I cuddle with someone. I wonder how does it feels like. :3

- Head out with my family to restaurants for a food feast that we greatly crave for, because eating the same ol' food at home will get boring and our tongues won't be satisfied until we go out somewhere to pleasure it this time, with exotic food. Once again, that's what I said. ^_^

- Journey into different parts of the city to look at the beautiful decorations placed around the streets, shopping centers, and parks, especially during Christmas. :) Most of all, I better head back to Skypark @ Marina Bay Sands, this time, during the evening when the Sun sets in the horizon. After all, I do admire beautiful settings and environments, whether it is Sci-Fi, Fantasy, or even Real-life based. Better take a picture if I ever see one so enthralling. ^o^

- Enjoy outdoor activities with her, confess my feelings to her, kiss her, hold her soft hands, stare at her cute face, cuddle with her, and do 'it' with her... in my dreams. :'( How I wish she realized that she meant the world to me, and here I am continuously getting warm inside, with blushies appearing on my face, fantasizing that we are a couple...

Well, better not get my enthusiasm high just yet, cause I still need the focus for the Semestral Exam. Then, let the life of awesome, fun, and love begin! Till then, see you starside.

"As long as you feel motivated, you will gain the confidence you need to tackle the problems you face."

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

A Continuous Journey Into The Everlasting Truth

Halo to all.

I am different, I am special, I am unique. This sentence shows that we humans don't talk, hear, see, or speak the same. That is why we all voice out opinions, chat in conversations, and think our minds differently, unlike those dumb robots, who just do the same ol' errands every single day. Just make sure you don't arm them with guns, or I'd be surrounded for a Mann VS Machine firefight (A gametype from Team Fortress 2). :P

Moreover, we show emotions. It's the reason why on certain days you feel sad, happy, confused, or horny (I can't help it. I want to add this word in. XD). Such emotions are powerful enough to reveal what our gestures, facial expressions, and actions are in a particular feeling. I guess so much of these aspects of life had helped us on being human. :)

And so, without further ado, ranging from 'pissed off' to 'in love' opinions, I shall talk about the stuff I "Dislike & Despise", "Ignore & Isolate", "Like & Love":

Dislike & Despise

The Boy Who Sings Like A Girl 
Whoever made the decision to sign this person in to the music industry must be neutralized. And to those Beliebers supporting "her", what the f*ck is all I have to say. Even if "she" does something wrong, "her" Beliebers will stupidly end up dishonoring themselves to a really serious extent. For example, #CutForBieber (This Twitter trend just made me lose hope in "her" fans.). -_-

Dubstep
Once again, anyone who says dubstep hypes you up the most must be thrown off a cliff. I mean seriously, dubstep is not music! It is nothing but irritatingly wubby, tuneless, and absolutely annoying blasts of torturous satanism. It makes my ears bleed to sh*t! If you want real dubstep, you should just hear long and continuous sounds of clanking metal. Sheesh... >:(

Being An Outcast
Not being in a particular circle of friends do suck ass, as you start to think negative thoughts, like "Am I weird?", "Did I give a bad impression?", or "I was fated to be alonely & forever alone." (This thought was meant to be a pun towards the 2010 - 2011 me. I had this kind of feeling during Secondary School life, as no one [Correction: No Girl] had any interest of hanging out with me.). If this were to happen again, then history will repeat itself. :(

Ignore & Isolate

School Work
A neverending pile of class activities, practicals, homeworks and projects to be completed is really stressful. They do consume a lot of our free time to do our hobbies. But hey, you got to understand the fact that some of these works may be useful in helping to bridge you more opportunites at better jobs. Of course, with a better job, you get rewarded with massive bags of the humans' #1 desire: Money (Also known as the Root to All Evil). @_@

Repeated Advices
My parents had this tendency of always giving me the same advice even though I had heard it from them like a hundred times. It does exaggerate and annoy me much, especially when I am in a bad mood. However, this shows that they care, show their utmost concern about me (No matter how old I am), and that they actually want me to grow up as a better person. For that, I ultimately appreciate their actions. :)

Parties Nowadays
Compared to the unforgettable awesome past parties my family and I organised (2008 and before), the parties of 2009 till present were somewhat mediocre, due to the fact that there are little visitors, and they don't last till the middle of the night. Take my 2013 Birthday Surprise as an exception however. I still could remember my prestigious 2003 Birthday Celebration, where it was held in a function room filled with more than a hundred visitors, as well as a ton lots of games with goodie rewards for both adults and children. Not to forget the delicious food too. I just wish such nostalgia can kick into reality again someday. :/

Over-aggressiveness
This is one character of mine I had to deal with, since I am a male after all. I tend to clumsily break glasses, and even cables. Furthermore, I close doors too hard, and drop my phone too often. I guess I just can't control my arm strength when it comes to these. I always seemed to set it to maximum strength, like a melee attack in the Halo series. Lmao! At least such ability is what I must necessarily apply in the near future, and that is National Service. :S

Music Videos
Some music videos have meaning. Some are pointless. I shall tell examples to illustrate further. For those which have meaning, like Black Eyed Pea's Where Is The Love, it actually shows the group pasting posters of question marks all around the city, sending in a message on where was the love we humans were meant to show, rather than violence. For those which are pointless, like Maroon 5's Payphone, instead of showing Adam Levine using the phone booth to call his girl that he wants her back (Just like what the lyrics said), I ended up seeing him in a police chase. Now that is seriously f*cked up. >:(

Like & Love

Family
They are of course the reason why am I growing up as a man. They had taught me the ways and aspects to achieving the goals of a successful life. They made me believe in God, for miracles can happen. Such journey will ensure that I can live with happiness. Furthermore, whenever you need help or motivation for something, they will be there to guide and support you, as family makes sure you don't journey into life alone, and that family has no end. :D

Video Games
I have been a longtime addict towards video games, whether it is in the computer, Playstation, or Xbox. The most important thing is that I had fun and enjoyed playing them. For your extra information, for the computer, while I'm not liking a particular video game there, I do often go to Miniclip (A game site filled with tons of arcade games.) since 6 years old. As for the Playstation, I have too many favorites to choose from (Crash Bandicoot, Gekioh, Speed Punk, and many more... :D) as they all make my childhood memories awesome to the max! As for the Xbox, my favorite is undoubtedly the Halo series (1 - 4, ODST, and Reach). Halo was the main reason I came to First Person Shooters, as well as buying an Xbox 360 (Halo is an Xbox exclusive game.) instead of a Playstation 3. Well, I wrote a hecking lot here. Perhaps video games is the undisputed #1 hobby of mine after all. :3

Western Food
Although I do enjoy devouring any type of food I love, western food are the ones I enjoy to the fullest. It is the reason why I stray away from eating rice everyday, proving to my family that bread, mashed potatoes, fries, pasta, or macaroni are also other alternatives as staple food, and not just rice only (My family continuously nags that rice is the most important, to which I disagree to a large extent. -.-). One more thing western food has is that it offers variety for an exquisite taste, like which sauce do I want to add to my indulging grilled steak, or whether I want my meat well-done or not. Such recipes are well worth the price of eating them. I do am forever hungry after all. ^_^

Televisions And Manga
Watching shows or reading manga help to kill the boredom out of my free time. Just to let you know, sitcoms and reality game shows are what I currently watch on television, like The Amazing Race (Watched this show since its debut in 2001. :D), Survivor, and Cougar Town. As for manga, I'd look for those of romantic comedy because you know my addiction to laughter and love. Without these, I'd be living the life out of a serious drama TV show, like those overdramatic Teleseryes in the Philippines. XD

Techno And Trance
I do listen to techno, and trance so much, as they deliver melody and emotion in their tunes, thus the catchy beats I am hearing from them. Such electro music is what I can call the music of the future, as the beats and instruments used to create this masterpiece really portrays fantasy and sci-fi in the atmosphere we imagine whilst listening to it. Compared to dubstep, where it makes continuous blasts of unoriginality, thereby it sucks ass... Real hard. Techno, and trance to me still stands as the King of Electro Music. d^_^b

Sleeping
I'm sure everyone agrees that sleep is what we do when we procrastinate, feel bored, or feel tired right? At least I don't need to waste much energy working on different activities, since I can replenish my energy as I sleep the night away. Even sleeping brings in something soothing: Dreams. Yeah, you could have wished they came into reality, because if they do, damn... What a lucky son of a bitch you are. Lol! If my dream were to fantasize me and my lover doing lovey dovey stuff (Including doing 'it' passionately. Oh I'm so aroused right now.), then it is more worth than the time I was awake during the day itself. ;)

Romance
Consider this to be the most important for me to live a happy life, as romance is where true happiness evolves, if you do it right. I just want to share that special feeling called 'Love', with my fated-one-to-be-with. Without fail, romance always surfaces in my mind, everyday, anytime, anywhere. I kept on fantasizing how does it feel to hold her hand (So cute, and adorable.), to go out with her (Whether it's a typical date, or even travelling overseas for a holiday together.), to offer gifts she dearly wished for (Chocolates, nuff' said.), to be in her company (The warmness and blush that reveals in my face.), to reconcile after a quarrel (Whether through good or bad, I still want to stay with her.), to be intimate and passionate with her (For example, kissing and making love to her... F*ck... I feel embarrassed saying these. *Extreme Blushing*), and most of all, to tell her that '1 sentence 2 say; 3 words 4 you.': "I love you." <3 <3 <3

And I shall end it off here, as I declare this blog the longest I had written so far. With that, I'm sure you all have different opinions about what I had showcased here, right? Don't worry, it's normal, for we are all born to be unique. :)

Well, off to complete the last 2 projects for my Course in Polytechnic. Semestral Exam is just weeks away, and I have to get real busy now. So can't wait to play more Halo 4 Campaign, War Games, and Spartan Ops during the March and April holidays. Till then, see you starside.

"The moment you want to lock lips with her, lift up your hand to slowly brush through her soft cheek. Next, gaze into her dazzling eyes, as you make her face blush with embarrassment. Examine the beautiful face she portrays. Then, pull your head closer to her, whilst closing your eyes. Feel your heart beat faster, anticipating for that special moment to happen. As your lips gently press against her lips, bring one of your hands forward to stroke the back of her smooth hair, and the other to wrap around her back. Continue kissing for a few seconds. After that, let go of your lips from her lips, and open your eyes, while you are still holding her. Finally, with passion, stare at her smiling, or hug her, or even tell her that you love her."

Thursday, 17 January 2013

I Just Can't Resist Doing That

Halo to all.

If you think the title of this blog has something to do with an unstoppable pleasure of "entering" someone, then you are absolutely wrong! XD Oh my innuendos again... The title is all about what I've been encountering within myself for a very long time: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. :(

Yeah. It sucks right? Such disorders end up wasting seconds of my time. Let me recount such situations... Ah yes! Found some, and I shall list them out below: 
- Straightening the computer screen, and books on my table in school. 
- Zipping my bag down then up to make sure whatever inside is secured.
- Pressing the door lock hard to make sure it is really locked. Worse case scenario, I'd end up coming back to the door repeatedly to do this again.
- Over-organize my Halo maps in a way that I keep arranging every weapon at a 90 Degree Angle. Damn addicted I am. XD
- Continuously checking that my video game setting preferences are what I set up, since I fear the computer optimally changes it.

And many more... But this should be ample enough to reveal how much of an obsessive freak I am. At least the good news is that, with my organised habits, the likelihood of losing an item would be lower than expected. Thankfully as of today, I don't seem to be doing much of this repetitive behavior anymore, though it still happens...

Moreover, this disorder has made me become very cautious and careful at what I am doing... Well... On the practical side. However, upon any of my stuff stands out disorganized, I may end up fixing it up 100% guaranteed. Thank God I'm not like one of those Happy Tree Friends, whereby her OCD leads to an asthmatic attack. Lol!

Still, even with caution, I still pretty am aggressive. I clumsily broke too many small items like glasses, and plastic covers. I really need to stop having such arm strength as strong as Master Chief's melee attack. XD

With that, I shall head to bed. I still have a lot of projects to complete, but more than half of them have (Finally) been completed. ^^ Yet, it's still not time for me to lay back completely, as the Semestral Exam is in the corner, and I better ready myself for the tides it will deliver, no matter how high or low it is. As what that special girl motivated me before: Jia You ("Hang On" in Mandarin)! Till then, see you starside.

"Be careful of whatever you choose to be addicted to, as once you start, you can never stop."

Monday, 14 January 2013

Towards Ahead For Real Happenings

Halo to all.

My previous blog appeared to be too serious (At least it helped to vent my anger out). I should really chill like what a waterbender does (Yeah, I love the Avartar: The Last Airbender franchise, EXCEPT the movie, which sucks ass), like living in Antarctica. Too bad I didn't get to experience real snow yet. But, just you wait, I'll make sure it happens... Someday... In a galaxy far far away... Okay cut the randomness, Paolo. XD

Speaking of which, on 11 Jan 2013, I finally became 18 years old, and with that, I should booze myself with shots of Vodka like a real man! >:D Give myself a little taste of maturity, as that is what I intend to do during my upcoming Birthday Celebration. Don't confuse yourself, Birthday and Birthday Celebration dates are different, because the calendar was very mean of always placing 11 Jan on a weekday. :(

Anyway, I should retell what happened during that day: Our classmates and I headed to Mad Jack  for a lunch feast. Of course, I love western food, especially those deep fried or grilled ones. They were very indulging indeed. As we finished devouring it all, there came in a waiter holding onto a tray with two slices of chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream topping (Vanilla yay! :D), each separated on a plate. What I particularly noticed was that one of them had a candle on top. Then, that was when the insides of me surged with excitement. Oh my God! Never expected to see this happen! Never had I received something special this way! To my classmates of PS1201, my warmest Thank You to all! :) :) :)

After school had ended, I headed back home to continue celebrating my Birthday with my family. Once again, cakes and lots of food to om nom nom nom on. :D Thanks mom and dad! Were it not for you two to raise me up, I would have never been the man you wanted to see. :) With that, I conclude what happened on 11 Jan 2013. Shall anticipate for the Birthday Celebration, where we will have tons of visitors. Gonna invite my friends over for some Xbox 360 action too!

Even though I was down with a slight sore throat and runny nose during that day, it damn well cannot stop the enthusiasm I had for that day itself, as I'm a man, and that kind of sickness is just like speed running on Easy in Halo 4! >:D

Well, time for me to place these memories into my treasure chests (Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram) filled with photos and videos, cause you know they actually help you remember what you did in the past. :) Never believed I would say this, but this year's 11 Jan turned out to be the BEST after a long time. Till then, see you starside.

"Gifts are God's happiness. They are the reason why we learnt to smile."

Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Ignorance Is So Blissful

Halo to all.

Consider these recent days rough and hard, and yes, insert sexual innuendo joke here. But seriously, you wondered how it felt to be ignored by others, especially your family? For example, during a typical family dinner, you took action of chatting random stuff out, but no one ended up hearing you, or someone else interrupted your line (It'd be worse if someone else responded to what they said instead of yours), or even they pretend that you did not say anything. I know at this point of time, your body would have immediately triggered to "Pissed Off" Mode. Yeah, I had such occurrences happen several times that I had already lost count.

Moreover, I had this feeling about others keeping secrets from me, particularly my parents. Sorry mom and dad, I love you two so much, but I just don't get it. Why do all those, when I already knew it from before...? Anyway, here was what happened a few days ago (Disclaimer: This was not to offend my parents at all. I am only feeling curious to what was going on. Secrets can't be forever kept.):

I was heading to the Philippine Embassy with my parents and maid to renew our passports. But that wasn't the main point. The main point was halfway through the process, I saw "familiar faces". I was about to tell mom about it, but knowing about what I was about to say, she quickly distracted me with who was I chatting with on the phone. Intriguing, using that kind of skill won't stray me off. Besides, I knew my parents had some kind of conflict with those "familiar faces", but they just won't tell me why, since they still see me not as an adult and say it does not matter to me.

My parents had a long history of conflicts with certain tenants. But there is something that triggered me to be really mad: Not telling me what REALLY happened, and instead use other reasons which they seem to not be heard as a LIE. Accidentally, many months ago, at home, while mom was inside the toilet, I saw her computer displaying her Facebook account settings, under Blocked People. The names listed were none other than those tenants they had a fight with, as well as those "familiar faces".

Anyway, upon seeing those "familiar faces", my parents decided to sit somewhere else farther away from them, whilst waiting for our maid to finish the renewing of her passport. What pissed me off further was when  dad whispered something to my maid, and I obviously know it's about them. No wonder my maid, instead of him, went to the cashier to make payments.

All these ruined my happy mood for the day. Until now, I am still curious of why such conflicts happened. If only my parents simply told me about it, then my curiousness will finally be at ease. For what I saw, heard, and talked during that day, I tweeted these out:
- "See with your eyes... For my brain knows what familiarity surrounds me..."
- "As you get secretive, you end up pulling out distractions towards witnesses to avoid suspicion."
- "The smarts use intuition to know what you are up to... All you have to do is to just come clean and don't stray away further... Done."

I know we all had to move on for life to continue, but I get a feeling sometimes this will not lead towards a better future. Because... What if someday, you feel resentful and regretful for such actions that lead you and someone else to be apart from each other... I guess reconciliation has to happen in order to take such pains away. This is what I call "Moving Back". I may cover more about "Moving On" in a future blog, but for now, I should take a rest, since I am down with a slight runny nose and sore throat. I also have to finish up another project with my friends later on. Till then, see you starside.

"People ask you to move on, but sometimes there is no path for you to go. That is why, people move back their old path to retrace their steps, in order to reversify the effects of the fault they had committed."

Friday, 4 January 2013

Romance Transcends Ahead

Halo to all.

Love. What I always look forward to seeing in TV Shows, Manga, or even Video Games. Yeah, I do spurt out much topics about this to my good friends that they end up teasing me about my so-called "Imaginary Love Life." You can call me one lovesick bastard. ^^

Anyway, to put seriousness into play, love is something you should not mess with. It is something you must value for life. Love is just one crazy thing that you start, but cannot stop, as what my good friend said. Love is what we do out of effort, because if you ever do anything negative about love, and you don't fix it, prepare to be single for the rest of your lives. But more importantly, love is why you two were born, seen, and meant to be a couple. <3

Speaking of "Imaginary Love Life", I think it is best if I showed how I came to discover the most powerful emotion the world had seen:

It all started when I was 15. I was just in an outing with my family and some of my relatives visiting here for the holiday. We were walking through the Sentosa Boardwalk during the night, when I came to notice the many couples, staring at each other or the sky or even kissing. I can call it a romantic moment indeed. Suddenly, there was that feeling of jealousy within me, as well as the urge to find my fated one-to-be. :3

Because of all that, I developed a liking to someone during my Upper Secondary School days. Though sadly, it ended up to be nothing. I better be confessing something: I am really shy towards girls. That is why I get really nervous when talking to one, because who knows that I may give a bad impression towards her. So much of fearing that I had done poorly. :(

During those times as a 15 and 16 year old, I ended up "emoing" in Twitter, continuously using hash tags #Alonely, or #ForeverAlone in my tweets. Consider me a desperate person then, since no girl would casually talk to me, and I don't even understand for any particular reason why.

I just don't get it though. XD During my childhood times, most of my childhood friends were girls, and talking with them was easy-peasy. Now, it is the other way around. Kinda ironic...

Even my good friends notice my way of conversing with them is very much being a sexual innuendo type of person, which means saying things that weren't meant to be horny (You can insert any other word as dirty as this), but they actually are. Yeah, I can't control it, as I ended up naturally saying it.

Anyway, back to present time, during the time I first entered into Polytechnic, I told myself it was time to make a change to all these, other than my sexual innuendo-ish character (I like it, really. Hahaha!). No more of those lonely tweets. No more of feeling lonely in a corner. It was time to open up. :)

However, history repeats itself again. One of my good friends noticed how ill-restraint I am to finding love. I started liking someone just two months after we met as a class, and I undoubtedly gossiped it out with my other good friends through Whatsapp. I even went to the extent of hinting out who I liked in Twitter. Such carelessness made me end up getting rejected. That sweet smile, and contagious laugh I used to see from her is now something I just can't feel happy about.

Wow! My so-called "Imaginary Love Life" is filled with nothing but downs. I know I'm in a spot of tough luck (Just another Halo reference for "Evading whatever they see". XD).

Although all these had happened, I am not giving up on Love. It is as what my good friend said, you can't ignore it. :) Right now, I am currently eyeballing on someone in Polytechnic. I decided to keep this more personal, and not say much, but I can tell you this: I did have the guts to talk to (And even sit beside :D) her whilst in the bus on the way back home. That day, 13 November 2012... I won't forget that special feeling that finally surged around me after a very long time.

Hehehe... I spammed more in this blog than expected, but you know I'll always see, talk, and dream Love. I wonder who will I share my first kiss with. :3 Till then, see you starside.

"You are born with a pair of eyes, ears, arms, legs, and lungs, but only one heart. That is why you search for your other heart. Love is what makes two together."

Thursday, 3 January 2013

Walking Back

Halo to all.

Even after the new year celebrations have ended, I know that it will be the start of school the following day. Yeah, kinda not so damn good. Fortunately, it isn't my case... somewhat. The Polytechnic that I am currently studying at is busy readying up for it's upcoming Open House, which will commence on 5, 7, and 8 January. Of course, when it comes to such big events, comes big manpower. I, alongside a bunch of many students, helped out packing tons of goodie bags for the visitors arriving for this event. No wonder my hands hurt like hell. The continuous aching in my fingers... damn that Lactic Acid inside.

I still am in "holiday mode", even though school has already started; Watching videos in Youtube non-stop, reading through all those Romantic Manga, and many more. All thanks to Computers and Laptops. Technology has advanced so quickly, we may had already forgotten how our life was before site giants Facebook, and Twitter existed.

Although school begins again, there is one thing we students look forward to: Seeing each other again, as during the holidays, many had either flown overseas or played Halo 4 all day. Scrap off the second reason. XD That was only meant for me.

Speaking of Halo 4, it still is Halo to me, regardless of the changes it went through, like a new composer for it's Soundtrack, and more infamously Ordnance Rewards (Many see it as an equivalent to the ever lovable/hatable Call Of Duty's Kill/Point Streaks.). Setting those aside, Campaign, War Games, and Spartan Ops are all enjoyable to play, if you yourself are a dedicated Halo fan. ;) Halo 4 was the very first Halo game where I actually achieved my very first Overkill with just my trusty ol' Battle Rifle. The Halo series to me is still the King of First Person Shooters, since 2001.

Alright, enough of my overexcited, and somehow fanboying remarks. I'm gonna be heading to school again tomorrow. Will meet up with my friends to work on a project in one of my modules. Till then, see you starside.

"Excitement is why we all anticipate about the future."