Today, I decided to come to the mall with my mom for some grocery shopping. We went with my grandparents (lola Agnes and lolo Buddy), my two guy cousins (Ivan and Christian) and my great grandmother (lola Agnes's mother). Yes, my great grandmother is still live and kicking... mind you. (^_^);
I was bored, and the premonition of another blackout was well over the gray horizon. We ate at this Japanese restaurant named, 'Rai Rai Ken', where I devoured an entire serving of lemoned sashimi -- yeah, I love raw food. Call it 'unique tastes'. (-.-)
Me and my mom split from the rest, seeking to finish our groceries first. And she was right. Being mostly elderly folk, they took ALOT more time in finishing their end of the shopping. We took a taxi and got home first.
Stuff we bought at the groceries:
2 Cartons of milk 2 Bags of Mr. Chips A pack of strawberry Sugus 1/2 kilos Chicken Quarter pound beef Diapers Large can of powdered milk 2 cans clam chowder 3 cans of canned chicken soup
... And lotsa other stuff I can't remember or already eaten. (>.<)
I was dead-tired by the we got home. I ate my chicken dinner like some metalic zombie and practically crawled to bed by 8:00PM.
1.Where is your cellphone? Besides me, no load, low batteries. 2.Your significant other? A person I'd like to keep to myself. 3.Your hair? Currently the same color as always (black). Kinda messy. 4.Your mother? In the CR, getting ready to take me and Drey to the mall. 5.Your father? I dunno what he's doing. Working, I guess? 6.Your favorite thing? My Creative ZEN MP3 player. 7.Your dream last night? A dream about a beach, a certain person and tales of running away with a million dollars. 8.Your favorite drink? Cranberry juice~! 9.Your dream/goal? To do something with my writing skills and possibly be a lawyer. 10.What room are you in? My bedroom... untidy and cramped as ever. 11.Your hobby? Online games and writing various forms of fanfiction. 12.Your fear? Pink. Spiders, the dark and ghosts. 13.Where do you want to be in six years? College. Manila or somewhere in northern US. 14.Where were you last night? Same place where I'm typing this. 15.Something that you aren't? A person lacking deep eyebags. 16.Muffins? I want some of those... 17.Wish list item? Clothes. 18.Where you grew up? Iloilo city, Philippines. 19.Last thing you did? Eating some cheese n' dip. 20.What are you wearing? A loose, green T-shirt and baggy red shorts. 21.Your TV? Turned off. I think it's broken. 22.Pets? They all died. I'm an irresponsible pet-owner. 23.Friends? Kai, Myrtle, Justine, Jasmine, Sanie. 24.Your life? Kinda ordinary. Unpredictable, I suppose. 25.Your mood? Bland. 26.Missing someone? Very much so. And I just don't mean a specific person. 27.Your car? I don't have one. (-.-); 28.Something you're not wearing? Undies. 29.Your favorite store? Hot Topic, Bum, Guess. :3 30.Your favorite color? Black, white, red, dark blue, violet, gray. 31.When was the last time you laughed? Last night, when Kai was happily crying over the awesome items on Hot Topic. 32.Last time you cried? I'd rather not say it. 33.Favorite thing (2)? My Laptop! 34.Places you go over and over again? The mall, I guess. My backyard? 35.One person who regularly emails you? No one personally. 36. Favorite places to eat? Pizza places. 8D 37.One place you'd like to be right now? Infront of a certain person. 38.People who PM you often? Six to seven people on a regular basis. 39.What are you thinking of right now? Creating moronic schemes on how to spontaneously get to Manila. 40.One person who you think will respond? Respond to Tin's toenails?
I tag JUSTINE and METMET. Copy the questions and answer them. And don't forget to tag two people after you do so. (^_^)
Bakersfield is part of the Kern High School District (KHSD), California's largest high school district, comprising 28 schools and educating about 35,000 students. There are 15 high schools within the KHSD in Bakersfield: Bakersfield High School, Centennial High School, East Bakersfield High School, Foothill High School, Frontier High School, Golden Valley High School, Highland High School, Independence High School, Liberty High School, Mira Monte High School, North High School, Ridgeview High School, South High School, Stockdale High School and West High School.
Private high schools include Bakersfield Christian High School, Garces Memorial High School and Lighthouse Christian school (non-accredited).
Locations
Downtown - Unlike most downtown areas in major cities, downtown Bakersfield does not have a towering skyline. Notable attractions include the Rabobank Arena, the McMurtrey Aquatic Center, the Padre Hotel, the Bakersfield Museum of Art, the historic Fox Theater, and a nightlife district centered around 19th Street and Wall Street Alley. East Bakersfield - Most of East Bakersfield is not in Bakersfield city limits (along with Rio Bravo, Northeast Bakersfield, and Oildale), being part of "Greater Bakersfield." East Bakersfield is one of the two first major sections of the city to develop, along with downtown. Buck Owens Boulevard - Formerly named Pierce Rd, it was renamed Buck Owens Boulevard in 1998 after country music legend Buck Owens. This area is located next to Highway 99, between Rosedale Highway/24th Street in Bakersfield, and Airport Drive in Oildale. It is the heart of the Bakersfield's Country Music scene (Heh, I bet the twins would love seeing this country scene). Westchester - The neighborhood is known for large shady trees and historic homes built between the 1900s and 1950s. Westpark - The neighborhood is characterized by many large trees; older, highly customized homes, and Centennial Park, a popular location for pickup basketball games and family picnics. Westpark neighborhood has been repeatedly threatened (in the 70's, 90's and 00's) by proposals to forge a freeway through its heart, connecting Highway 58 with another proposed freeway, and essentially destroying the neighborhood. Residents of this neighborhood have fiercely resisted these proposals and, so far, preserved this beautiful neighborhood. Stockdale - Notable points of interest include Truxtun Lake, the Kern River Parkway, and the Stockdale Tower. California Avenue is home to many office buildings, a mini financial district and regional offices for many oil companies. The Stockdale Tower, standing at 12 stories and 175 feet (53 m) tall, was built in the early 1980s and is the tallest building in Kern County. The Valley Plaza Mall, Bakersfield's largest mall, is located to the east of this area. Southwest Bakersfield - Southwest Bakersfield is Bakersfield's most populated part of town in terms of residents and neighborhoods. Southwest Bakersfield is still growing rapidly today, and has had four high schools built in the area since 1990. Additionally, this area contains many master planned middle class neighborhoods.
Demographics
The population density was 2,184.4 people per square mile (843.4/km²). There were 88,262 housing units at an average density of 780.4/sq mi (301.3/km²).
By age, the population was spread out with 32.7% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were age 65 or older. The median age was 30 years.
There were 83,441 households out of which 42.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.1% were married couples living together, 15.5% were female householders with no husband present, and 26.9% were non-families. 21.5% of households consisted of a single individual; 7.2% were additionally age 65 or older. 42.5% of households claimed children under age 18. The average household size was 2.92, and the average family size was 3.41.
[ As of 2007. ]
White Non-Hispanic (51.1%) Hispanic (32.5%) Other race (18.7%) Black (9.2%) Two or more races (4.4%) American Indian (2.5%) Asian Indian (1.3%) Filipino (1.1%) Chinese (0.5%) Other Asian (0.5%)
Summer vacation is drawing to a close. I hadn't even realized the date till I checked it this morning. (^_^);
In less than 48 hours, another month shall open-up in my blog: The month of June. Sure, it'd mean more space... but I actually have to FILL UP the said space. Although this'll mean more time infront of blogger, the month would indicate an abrupt change of scenery and experience. I'm expecting more interesting things to happen in the next couple of weeks.
This month, I have rediscovered MSN and made a trip to the local mall (SM) to get my haircut the "right way". If you didn't know, I usually cut my own hair. And so it's a big change for me to march straight into a salon to get someone else to do it for me.
Heh, it looks neater now. They did a pretty good job. :3
I'm making a bee-line grab for good accesories and clothing. \(^o^)/
They happened to be cheaper here in the Philippines. *nodnod* I bought this black-leather, studded choker in a store in SM. The shop was hella GIRLY. But, my mom wanted to check it out, and so I went in that shop with her. I just siffed through the clothes, paying especially close attention to the color scheme coming from the cloth. Obviously, I avoided the pink and orange ones. (=_=) Finally, I gave up trying to find something I could buy.
That shop mostly consisted of shorts, dangling earrings and glittering belts. But then, just when all hope seemed to be lost, at the corner of the store, I found the choker. I immedietly told mom to buy it for me when she got out of the dressing stalls. It is now currently hanging on my mirror stand, proudly attached to it's hinges with the rest of my accesories. (^_^)
It was on the same day when we were riding into downtown Iloilo, riding on jeeps and going through filth-ridden buildings (going with my mom to get some paperwork done). Makes me kinda wonder why there were so many poverty-stricken areas; the so-called 'slums'. Ah, my home country needs improvement. Tsk, tsk.
And as for my enrollment... Well, let's just say that I really WILL be moving out by next month. Can't be long now. I'll be a U.S. citizen soon enough -- and my 1-year-old brother already IS one. I seriously won't be enroll for Angelicum. I'll probably visit the place before I go, just to keep whatever balance remains in my present life. Luckily, the twins would be keeping Kai company for, atleast, the remainder of the year.
I wouldn't know what to expect by the time I'm on the other side of the world, so don't bother asking me about it... Except racism. I'm DEFINITELY ready for that, with clever jives, retorts and whatnot. (+_+)
"Oh, look... Bunny's already initiated his/her plans for world domination."
For the past couple of days, I've been hearing my mom talk about nothing else but our passport-planning. She still, apparently, had loads of paperwork to finish.
The days have been dragging on, bit by bit. Real slow-like. I'm still pretty bored. In preperation for possible highschool entrance exams, I've been boosting my grammar tenfold, re-reading past lessons including cell division and scattered discussions of genetics (like various forms of syndromes and it's codenames). Heh, sometimes I think it's best of me to pursue a medical career afterall. The more I read bout' these kinds of things, the more fascinated I become...
I'm still playing online games and etc. Nothing really new here. I guess I just had this sudden urge to update my blog. But sadly, I guess I can't say the same for my friends. They just don't have that random surge of ideas that just itches to be typed down -- which I often have through a defined length of time. :3
I still have alot to learn about Domo. Builds, armor upgrading and such. And don't let me get STARTED on my thirst to gain Aeria Point (AP). I keep staring at those costumes. I hope this fuels my drive to practice better studying habits when I get to Cali. If I keep my dad happy with my grades, I MAY just get a remarkably decent amount of AP which could support my hunger for Domo~.
Just so you'd know, I ran out of ideas for my posting titles. Hence, the numbers. This'll be a random post.
" Never mess with the English language, unless you're planning to do it on purpose. "
Psch. The month of May is probably going to be the month where I have the least number of posts. I've disappointed myself. (v.v) I don't have much to say, other than the fact that I'm pretty content. I've been re-reading books over and over again; I've been eating alright, played with my little brother and have improved greatly in Domo. I've been chatting, laughing and living all thoughout the summer. And yet, boredom always manages to find me. EVERY single time. *Slumps in defeat*
... Maybe I should have gone ahead and enrolled in that writing class back in Angelicum for the summer. But, meh.... my mom didn't have enough cash to fund it at the moment. So it's understandable~. (>.<)
I gotto say, Domo harbors alotta interesting people. I'm really glad I decided to come back. *nodsnods*
Kai, my metalhead friend, didn't get online today. I wanted to come visit her house (for the sake of both of us finding something interesting to do), but since I couldn't ask her to confirm my visit, it wasn't advisable to just pop in at her huge-ass house like a stranger. They would probably have mistaken me for a burglar and kicked me out or something. XDD
My brother has grown. ALOT. I can't even carry him anymore. Even if I tried, I'd get chills down my spine telling me I might drop him. (-_-) He's chubby and he seriously looks like a lil' Chinese boy. *pinches his cheeks, brother cries* (O.O);
There are time when you choose to believe something that would normally be considered absolutely irrational. It doesn't really mean that it is actually rational, but it surely is not irrational. Perhaps there is suprarationality: reason beyond the normal definition of fact or data-based logic; something that only makes sense if you can see a bigger picture of reality. Maybe that's where faith fits in.
There are so many things we could never really understand. But it doesn't mean we've never stopped trying. Maybe that what internal perfection really means.... to strive for something even if it means never reaching it. Atleast, by the time we've stopped struggling, we could still easily wear a smug smile on our faces and say, "We tried." Of course, that doesn't exactly mean it's OKAY to stiffly stand where you are and leave things the way they are. The world changes -- albeit little by little. You might aswell use this principle to change yourself. Whether you think your at the top of the world, or at the bottom of the slums; know what you want but only take what you need.
I have completed a few things to make the remaing days of summer less... annoying. I've had my Adobe Photoshop CS back for sometime, re-downloaded my ZEN's software and had a certain portion of my closet updated with new clothes. I'm happy~. XD
Aannddd... I got to hear the voice of a certain someone. It's quite interesting; to hear a person's voice when all the memories you've had with them were simple letters coming from your computer screen. He said I sounded like a foreign person. ... Hah hah hah. I like his voice. (-__-)" I miss him alot and it seems like I wanna keep talking to him for as long as I can. Or is it just the caffeine? Yesh, that must be it. (o_O)
I miss Sanie, too. And I keep wondering how Myrt's doing. The events of the "Going Away Party" is SLOWLY starting to shape within my cranium. ... ....
There was food, fun and alot of chitchat. It was an eventful day, in which nearly every single residence of this subdivision joined in. I called mom's office to announce where I was going, rode a jeep, got on a tricycle and arrived at the twin's house. I even passed by some guys from school. Abbie was there, too. These pics were taken after the party. Min and Tin escorted me through the streets as we made our way to my grandparents house round' 7:30PM.
I thank my grandmother for providing the camera. :3
This dude got me laughing SO hard! It broke my boredom in such a lovely manner. :3 I love his anti-laughter control. I could NEVER hold my profused giggling when it comes to stupid, random prank phonecalls. And he even called a company phone, too! XD Yesss~!! Overweight barbies rule! \(^0^)/
Ah, intelligently idiotic conversations. The woman at the company must've been bored, too.
Mytoecold: I'm calling Barbie, um, Barbie collector dot com? For help with barbies. If you dunno what barbies are... those dolls. Company Woman: Barbie collector! This is Deedee, how can I help you? Mytoecold: Hello, is this for barbies? Company Woman: Yes, BARBIE COLLECTOR. Can I help you? Mytoecold: Oh, hello! I was just wondering for, like, a specific type of barbie for my daughter? Company Woman: Well, what type are you looking FOR? Mytoecold: Well, um, okay... your probably... ugh, I dunno. It's kinda embarassing. Like, your probably gonna think this is a prank call or something. But, my daughter's fat, like she's a fatty, and... I need a barbie that would make her feel more comfortable. Like do have any overweight barbies? Company Woman: No we don't. Mytoecold: Why not? Company Woman: ... Mytoecold: *grin* Company Woman: ...Because we don't sell overweight barbies. Mytoecold: Tsch. Well are you just trying to prove that the American image is skinny blonde chicks? Company Woman: I would say that the... request for overweight barbies is slim to none. So we don't make them. Mytoecold: Well here's one! Company Woman: At this time, ma'am, we do not... we do not have overweight barbies. Mytoecold: Well that's a shame, cause' I was gonna buy one. Company Woman: We have lot's of barbies to choose from, but I'm afraid that none of them are overweight. Mytoecold: Well, could I like buy a barbie and glue some weight to it? Company Woman: Do what...? Mytoecold: Can I, like... buy a barbie and glue some weight to it? Company Woman: I guess that it's up to you if you'd like to do that. Mytoecold: Yeah? Company Woman: But then her clothing wouldn't fit. Mytoecold: You don't make overweight barbie-clothing? Company Woman: No, ma'am, we don't. Mytoecold: Why? Company Woman: Because we DO NOT HAVE OVERWEIGHT BARBIES. So we do not make overweight barbie clothing. Mytoecold: Oh, right... Well, let's see. Um, so you don't have overweight barbies...? Company Woman: Well, I never... Well I've never seen one! Mytoecold: But, I mean... seriously! Is it because you're not comfortable with obesity? Or...? Company Woman: I have no problem with obesity. I've never seen an overweight barbie. Mytoecold: Oh, right. Umm... but it's just kind of offending. Because, I'm a Fatty Mcfatfat, and it's just kinda easier for, like, my child! Like, 'Here's a barbie!' And she'd be, like, 'This is skinny, this isn't me.' But if I give her like, you know... a fat barbie, it'll be like... are you laughing at me? Company Woman: Well, I've... I've never heard of such a thing. I've never heard of a fat, overweight barbie. Or, any type... type of collection doll. Have YOU ever seen one? Mytoecold: No, I was just wondering-- Company Woman: No, I haven't... Yeah, I'v never seen one. EVER. Mytoecold: Oh, ok. Well.... thank you for your help~. Company Woman: Oh, your welcome! And THANK YOU for calling. Mytoecold: Yeah. Company Woman: Bye now. Mytoecold: Bye~!
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Until the day I die I'll spill my heart for you, for you Until the day I die I'll spill my heart for you
As years go by I race the clock with you But if you died right now You know that I'd die too I'd die too
You remind me of the times When I knew who I was (I was) But still the second hand will catch us Like it always does
We'll make the same mistakes I'll take the fall for you I hope you need this now Cause I know I still do
Until the day I die (Till the day I die) I'll spill my heart for you Until the day I die (Till the day I die) I'll spill my heart for you
Should I bite my tongue, Until blood soaks my shirt? We'll never fall apart Tell me why this hurts so much
My hands are at your throat And I think I hate you But still we'll say, "Remember when...?" Just like we always do Just like we always do
Until the day I die (Till the day I die) I'll spill my heart for you Until the day I die (Till the day I die) I'll spill my heart for you
Yeah, I'd spill my heart... Yeah I'd spill my heart for you!!!
My hands are at your throat And I think I hate you We made the same mistakes Mistakes like friends do
My hands are at your throat And I think I hate you We made the same mistakes Made the same mistakes (We make the same mistakes)
Until the day I die I'll spill my heart for you, for you Until the day I die (Till the day I die) I'll spill my heart for you, for you Until the day I die (Tll the day I die) I'll spill my heart for you Until the day I die (Till the day I die) Until the day I die!!!
- Visit grandma Agnes at her home for her birthday.
- Make a spontaneous trip to Kai's house before the summer ends.
- Finish my Domo fanfic.
- Play LOTS of online games.
- Practice my writing.
- Meet a certain person on my trip to Manila this coming June.
- Gain weight.
- Grow boobs.
The last one might not be much of an option, though. And the 3rd-to-the-last is seriously tricky. It's not like I can run away from my little refuge in Makati just to get lost in the depths of such a huge city. Maybe it's just another one of my delirious fantasies. Again. We'll just have to see, won't we?
WHY am I going Manila? Because I have to renew my passport and take some sort of health checkup to see if I could possibly deliver a strain of SARS over to the U.S... or something like that. We'll be staying in Makati, temporarily residing in my lola Alin's house. She's the sister of my lola Agnes, and is the tita of my mom. Last we went there, it was over the funeral of lolo (we all called him 'tito' for some reason) Chito, lola Alin's husband. He died of lung cancer, and it would be odd to come back to that house without him in it.
I'll be enrolling for that writing club in Angelicum, for old-time's sake, just to show mercy towards Abbie. Apparently, she seems to be the only highscool student there, and I just happen to feel like I should grace her with my presence. :3 Miss Astrid, our journalism teacher, is quite young-lookng and happ-ish when she isn't always so pissed at the guys in our class. She can be such a teenager sometimes, even harboring a love for Edward in Twilight -- she squeeled in delight when I decided to lend her my book. Haha... (^_^)
Ah, Domo~. It's been almost a year since I played it. Even now, I'm not entirely sure why I've decided to come back after such a strained period of absence. I can't even remember why I quite. Erm, something about plumetting school grades and a penchant for some sort of social life. But, now, it's summer vacation... And I'm dead-bored.
I guess I missed my characters; Kiore and the lot of them. Maybe it's because I missed the general feel of the game? Or perhaps I've developed a masochistic disorder which compells me to seek-out a specific form of nostalgia? Who knows? Who cares?
I simply feel like plunging in the game once this 4-hour download finishes. I can't wait to get back to the Mirror World -- as strange as that sounds. Maybe this could inspire me to restart my fanfic? The urge to write it never felt so right. I need SOMETHING to do, before I start questioning my sanity out of boredom. After all, reading the entire Twilight, Animorph and Harry Potter series TWICE in less than five days CAN'T be a good sign. (@_@)
Buahahahaa... It's no longer the month of April~!! XDDD *ehem* Anyway, aside from my abrupt laziness and stupidity, things haven't improved much. The state from which I had begun with at the start of this summer remains --- painfully --- resolute. I'm pissed, bored and dying. I still have NOTHING to do. I'm rotting in my house just like Kai. Ergh. But I'm just ranting again. Tis' best to remain positive! It's not like my own fate is conspiring agains me, right? Right?! (+_+)
Speaking of things to do, I have to organize some sort of epic "Going-away Party" for everyone. When I say 'everyone,' I mean the twins, Erika and Abbie. Myrt couldn't be here since she's in Manila and Sanie's back in Houston. It's a lonely vacation, I tell ya'. Yet here I am, still hanging on and making the best of my days by listening to music, eating (like there's no tomorrow), chatting with people on Gaia and involving myself in the literary world of my own fanfiction.
"Spare a thought."
All the while, I'm mentally preparing myself for the stoic life in U.S. I'm sure the first thing I'd do when I get there is to grab my own room and get this racked brain of mine to familiarize the overall town scenery. Baker's Field isn't such a bad place, I heard. It's some sort of big town known for it's whine. Though with this 'swine flue' going on, the welcome wouldn't be as cheerful as it would usually be. It's hard attempting to adapt to a new life, especially when your giving it some real thought. I'd be leaving the homey, nostalgic feeling of my home country and trading it in for a new, exciting one.
