these days, happiness is...

... getting more than 5hrs of sleep without the help of antihistamine.

... seeing the sun.

... ending the shift on the dot.

... payday.

and so, despite everything i can say, life is still worth living.

Single and Happy.

there are people who wonders why i don't have a boyfriend. there are even those who thinks i'm a lesbian because of it. they never seem to believe me when i say that i am already happy with my life and at this time, i don't see the point of having a boyfriend.

i am not looking. i am not waiting. i am not even expecting. i just love my life the way it is right now. i am free. i can go anywhere i want to without the need to ask permission from anyone. i can be with whoever i want to without hurting anyone. i can do whatever i want with my life. i am happy.

having no boyfriend is a choice i had made. at least for now i prefer to be this way. i am not ready to give up my freedom. i am not ready to take care of anyone. someday probably. who knows? but as of this moment, i am not waiting for anyone.

do i feel lonely? no. i can find ways to entertain myself and i love a life with less stress.

you know one other reason why i don't like the prospect of having a boyfriend? because i know that finding a man who will be able to get along with my eccentricities and who will be able to give me the kind of freedom i have now is next to impossible.

where will i find a man who will let me go when i want to go? where will i find a man who will not be annoyed by me? where will i find a man who will not order me around? where will i find a man who will respect my beliefs?

so yes, as of now, i prefer to be single. anyway, i always believe that happiness is a choice. it does not matter if you have a boyfriend or not. you have to choose to be happy so you can be happy.

The Pink Terror

Screenshot from Bleach Season 3. Edited in Photoshop.

Name: Yachiru Kusajishi
Occupation: Soul Reaper
Position: Squad 11 Lieutenant; Gotei 13
Captain: Kenpachi Zaraki

This, ladies and gentlemen is my favorite shinigami. She's the smallest but certainly not the weakest. Whenever  I watch Bleach I always hope to see her. She brightens the scenes and she makes me smile.

I don't like pink but it sure does look cute on Yachiru.

Three trips

This year I have and will make three trips.

One: The Birthday Trip.
Destination: Baguio
Date: January 12-15

A soul searching trip if you would prefer to call it that way. This is a trip I made to test my resolve and my courage.

In this trip I learned that I can make things possible if I focus on it and put my whole heart in it. In this trip I learned that I am really a grown up now and can now survive on my own even outside my comfort zone and away from my friends.

Two: The Reunion Trip
Destination: Bohol
Date: May 26-29

My college friends and I have decided that at least once a year we will be making one trip where we can all bond and have fun just like before. More like a team building trip.

This will be a combination of countryside tour and one whole day of Extreme Adventures. Just typing the words "extreme adventure" makes me giddy.

What I expect from this trip? ADRENALINE RUSH and a really really happy time with friends.

Three: Single Ladies Adventure trip
Destination: Baguio City
Date: September 27-October 1

I am not sure if Cathy will still be single by then but who cares, this will be a trip I am looking forward to.

This will be really exciting. Just two ladies out for an adventure. I will definitely spend the next 6 months saving and planning for this day.

With all these planned  activities, who wants to say goodbye to 2012? Yeah, it may not be the best year as far as my health goes but it is sure a great year for some great adventures.

I am super excited over here. Can't wait for the days to move faster. Time for some super great saving!

Bleach: Some Questions

As I have mentioned, I have been watching Bleach the past weeks now and have seen the seasons more than a dozen times already. I guess because of this, I have noticed some inconsistencies on the story.

1. In the soul society you don't grow old.

Rukia said so before they performed the Konzo to Yuichi Shibata (the little boy trapped in a bird's body-- Bleach Season 1 Ep 4). Yet, the events in the story doesn't add up.

First off, when Byakuya told Rukia the story of her sister, Byakuya said that Rukia was just a baby when she and her sister arrived in the soul society. Add to that, she was also a baby when Hisane left her. Ten years after, she was a grown kid running around the Rukongai.

Also, Renjie was a little boy when they first met and yet, he was also older and definitely grown up when he and Rukia entered the Shinigami Acamedy.

In the fight between Yoruichi and Sue Feng (Bleach Season 3 Ep 55-56), it was shown as well how Sue Feng first seen Yoruichi. Sue Feng was then just a little girl and although she was older when Yoruichi left, she was still younger than her current self.

2. Soul Society is where souls of the dead go.

So if the inhabitants of the Soul Society are all souls, how come they still die?

Case in point: Rukia's friends. They all died before Rukia and Renjie became a Shinigami. Also, the soul reapers. Kaien Shiba, his wife, and especially Hisane-Rukia's sister who died from illness.

So, if you are a soul and you die in the Soul Society... where exactly do you go next? Is there another place where souls go when they die? How can you get sick when you're technically dead?

for more info about the anime Bleach,
please visit http://bleach.wikia.com.
 by the way, that where this image came from

3. Isshin Kuruzaki as a Soul Reaper

Apparently not just any kind of soul reaper. He is also a captain level Shinigami. Which means that he could detect hallows as much as Ichigo can (possibly better than Ichigo) and yet he never helped his children when they were attacked by hallows.

Karin and Yuzon were attacked by hallows at least 3x and yet, Isshin never helped them. And I am sure that it's not because he lost his power as a shinigami because he was able to fight Grand Fisher. He also helped defend Karakura town when it was attacked by the Arrancar.

Apparently, he is also aware that Ichigo has become a shinigami and also knows when Kon is the one inside Ichigo's body. Does this mean he also knows that Rukia is living inside Ichigo's cabinet? And what about Rukia? How come she never realized there is another soul reaper in there?

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I must be really bored to have noticed all these things. But, you got to ask right?

Anyway, despite these things that bothers me a bit I still enjoy watching Bleach. It's funny and it's interesting. It is a lot easier for me to understand than Naruto.

So, be right back guys. Will continue my Bleach Marathon first.

Enjoy your day!

To watch or not to watch

For some unknown reasons, my Bleach Season 5 downloaded faster than Bleach Season 4 and so i am now in a dilemma. Should I watch season 5 ahead? or should i wait for season 4 to finish downloading which only god knows when?

I know you might be thinking that I am so pathetic since Bleach is already on its last season and here i am still downloading season 4. well, let me tell you. i did have a complete bleach collection before except of course for the latest seasons. i unfortunately lost my DVD of it which did not bother me that much before since i already watched all of it. well, that was until about a month ago when i went home and happened to watch bleach rerun on AXN.

since then, my addiction for bleach has been reawakened. and so, i sacrificed my online time just to be able to download the seasons faster (yes, that is why i seldom update my blog). Since downloading the first 3 seasons, i have watched it more than a dozen times and i still am not tired of it.

i guess i should just watch the episodes again and hope that by the time i finish the 3rd season the 4th one is already done downloading. whew!

more seeds please!

whatever makes me happy.

I did say that I am going to post one photo here a day but I did not expect my connection to be slower than a snail since Feb 29.  So I hope you can forgive me.

Here are some photos I took though. These are things that makes me happy.

this is called isaw. we ate this in one of my favorite spots in Dumaguete, The Bridge. The name of the place is simply a description of what is,a bridge. located near Sillimian Marine Laboratory, the bridge offers street foods you can eat along the bridge or by the side of the road. 

this is of course one of the famous landmarks of Dumaguete, the Belfry.

@ gabby's bistro in Florentina Homes. 

They call this salo-halo which is basically  halo-halo with a twist.

don't you just wish there's an ice cream this big?

this is Gian, my little brother who is not so little anymore. haven't seen him for more than two years.

as usual.
Food. Friends. Travel.
these are the things that made me happy.

A picture a Day

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To be honest, this is a personal challenge. First, to practice photography and second to prove to myself that living this life is not that bad. You can also try this if you like. If you do, please let me know so I can also visit your blog. You can leave a comment here so other's can visit you too.

Here's what you can do:


March 2012. The search for Happiness.

The Challenge:
Take a photo of things that made you happy that day and post it in your blog. You don't have to explain why it makes you happy. You can take multiple photos if you like but it has to be everyday.

WHY?
To remind us that there are still things that makes us smile despite the monotony and pressure w get everyday. To remind us that our life is not all gloom  and doom.

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So starting March 1st, i'm going to post 1 photo here and by the end of the month, i'll see if i have proven myself wrong or confirmed my belief that my life is one boring stretch of days.

I hope you can share yours too.
=D

[for me] happiness...

travel.

food.

happy things.

the mountains. nature trips.

my pets.

what makes you happy?

and now, my dream birthday

months ago i decided that my next birthday will have to be a happy one--- different from the previous birthdays i've had. i saved my money. i scoured the internet to find the best deals i could find from plane ticket to accommodation. for months, i prepared myself for this day. i constantly tell myself that on my next birthday, i will have fun and i will travel.

well, i am here now in Baguio City, the summer capital of the Philippines celebrating my 23rd birthday by doing what i love doing the most--- travelling and watching tv. =D

so far, i am more than satisfied with the results of those long months of hardwork. i guess, i have rewarded myself beyond what i could dream of. i am now enjoying the fruits of my labor and living my dream.

the travel was long and exhausting but i met new people, saw new places and is generally enjoying this vacation. as of this very moment, I AM HAPPY.

night view from my room.

something that makes me smile...

this is my Pikachu. i got him for two tokens only in one of those claw-thingy at the mall (seriously i don't know what that thing is). i always wanted to have one but could never find a Pikachu that looks so much like the one in the Pokemon cartoons. then, i found him. when i saw him inside the glass case i told myself that i am going to get him no matter how many tokens it will cost me. fortunately, God loves me and i only spent two tokens on him. quite unexpected really since it was my first time to play that thing.

beginner's luck? whatever it is, it made me happy.

sometimes IT IS awkward.

sometimes it does feel awkward to know that there are people you know who reads your blog. it does feel like someone reading your diary, albeit an online one.

but then again, what's the point of keeping the blog right? it is online anyway and that means anyone has the right to read it.

i doesn't really affect me that much but it just makes me blush and review everything i've written here whenever i find out that someone i know is reading this blog. makes me wonder if there is something i've written here that may have pointed to them or if there is, was it something that could still make me look them in the eyes? i hope so.

i admit that i do post too personal stuff here at time (probably all the time). reading them back sometimes makes me feel like an idiot but i don't dare remove them because...uhm...frankly, i don't know why i don't remove those embarrassing "five-minute-love-affair" like posts. i seem to have dropped a lot of hints there that if the person concerned ever read those... well, let's just say i hope we don't see each other again.

so why am i posting this? uhm...nothing really. i'm waiting for SUPER8 to start and i won't be allowed inside until 12:30... as for XMEN...if i still have the stamina, i'll watch it 5:30.lols.

there's a time to be serious...

.... then there's time to have fun. they key is balancing between being serious and having fun. bugs bunny got it right you know... don't take life seriously,nobody got out of it alive.

though of course you might ask, "what does a cartoon character know about life?". probably nothing. probably he is wrong and that we need to take life seriously and probably having fun should be at the very bottom of our lists. probably.

but probably he is also right. in a way at least.

sometimes, we just have to take life one day at a time. sometimes we just have to have fun if life is giving us the chance to have fun because sometimes it doesn't really matter how much your salary is or how serious your relationship with someone is going to be. sometimes, all that matters is us living our life.

we can't always worry about the state of the world, the booming population, the national budget, the ongoing conflict in various parts of the world or even the oil crisis. what can we do about that anyway?

if life is asking you to enjoy, then grab the opportunity and enjoy it. laugh until you die. eat until you burst. live, fall in love, have fun. at the end of the day, it is still our attitude that makes our life worth living.

carpe diem!

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p.s i hope i'm not yet too late. today is my movie day and although the rest of the world has already moved on and watched other movies i still have to watch X-Men first class...it's the last week man! so adios for now my fwends... gotta get a ticket before it starts!!!

mwahness!

this is happiness...

it's not a waste...

it's not a waste of time if you did something that made you happy.

happiness is...

... hiking in the mountain, feeling the wind kissing your face.

... inhaling the sweet smell of freshly cut grass in the summer.

... the homey smell of the earth after a good rain.

... a beautiful sunny day after weeks of gloomy weather.

... hearing babies laugh and children speak.

... waking up after a good long rest.

... reading a really good book.

... seeing your friends, laughing and crying with them.

... knowing somebody cares for you.

... the sweet taste of chocolate after a depressing day.

... ice-cold coke under the sweltering summer heat.

...a nice comfy blanket and super-big pillow to snuggle with in a cold night.

... bon jovi; blogger; air bed; kodak MD30; Convee...

lol.

the gypsy in me.

i'm a wanderer. my mind works best when i'm travelling. i feel a different kind of fulfillment and happiness when i'm travelling. and tomorrow, the gypsy in me will take over.

i am excited. i won't be going far but still, i will be out of the city and that's something i always look forward to.

after days and weeks of working, fielding calls, getting stressed and tiring myself out---a day out of the city and away from the hassles of my daily life is a luxury. a day with nature, a day with my element is a treat that never fails to lift my spirit and make me happy.

tomorrow i will make myself happy.