Quando tornerò, con ogni probabilità la prima settimana di Agosto troverete un Communicarte un pò diverso. Nello stile e nella frequenza degli articoli, soprattutto. Intanto buone vacanze a tutti. Ci rivediamo ad Agosto per ricominciare questa avventura.

Nicole is feeling horrible. Her YOG poster looks like something her sister did in kindergarten if her sister ever learnt Photoshop in kindergarten and she just wants to go to bed.

I've realised that I only get emotional when it comes to reading.
I cry a lot when I read stories that are either sad or touching.
But when I watch dramas or movies, I'm devoid of emotion.
It's strange in a way where words seem to wield more power.
There's something about words that can conjure my emotions...
Or perhaps reading was my first love, and I just remembered that.

Oh crap. My eyes hurt. And my nose will probably start peeling.
The oh-so-wonderful (I'm being sarcastic here) after-effects.
Of bawling your eyes out and blowing the snot out of your nose.
And it's an ungodly hour in the morning and I should be sleeping.
Plus I have to start and complete my PixCo assignment tomorrow.
Cause it's so due on Tuesday and I so haven't started >.<

One day, may in-announce ang aming kliyente na mayroon silang bagong blogging platform na gusto nilang ipasubok sa amin. At dahil part of my work ang pagsusulat, required din akets na mag-blog doon at ipaalam daw sa kliyente kung anik-anik ang problema ng blog. Bago nga kasi.

Medyo interesting in fairlalou ang blog service na itets. Biruin niyo, pinaghalo ang Blogger at Friendster dahil hindi ka lang nagba-blog, humahakot ka rin ng mga bagong friends sa iba't ibang bahagi ng mundo na may mga blog din.

Dahil English ang language ng blog, napaka-sedate ng language ng bekla doon. Napaka-sedate din ng kanyang mga topics dahil hello, binabasa nga ng kliyente ang blog ko doon.

Gusto niyo bang malaman kung saan ang aking secret blog?  Habulin niyo muna ako.

And I dreamt of her today... I saw her at a coffee shop and I asked her to take a seat. "Why haven't you been on MSN for so long you nene?"

Ang WordCamp Philippines 2008 ay isang get-together party/ seminars in the tradition of WordCamps na ginaganap every year sa iba't ibang sulok ng daigdig. Gaganapin ito sa Setyembre 6, 2008, sa Augusto-Rosario Gonzales Theater, College of Saint Benilde, Taft Avenue, Manila. Pasimuno itets ng mga miyembro ng Mindanao Bloggers, kung saan flourishing ang blogging community.

Open ang WordCamp sa lahat ng bloggers ng Wordpress.com at Wordpress.org. Alam naman nating lahat na ang Wordpress ang pinakasikat at pinaka da best na blogging platform sa balat ng Internet, at parami na nang parami ang gumagamit ng Wordpress dito sa Pilipinas. At ang nakakalowka pa ditets ay darating sa party si Matt Wullenweg, ang may pakana ng WP.

So kung may wordpress blog ka, ano pa ang hinihintay mo? Pasko? Eleksyon? Mag-register ka na!

This event is brought to you by:

• i.PH: the Domain for Individuals
• Free Online Flash Games
• Wazzup Manila Philippines
• Real Estate CRM
• Real Estate Website Designers
• Orange County Real Estate
• Auto Insurance Quotes
• Lane Systems Inc.
• RedMedia

• Alam ko, marami akong i-po-post dapat dito. Kaso, nakalimutan ko na yung details ng ibang topic.
• Ang last movie na napanood ko ay 'Hancock'. Say "good job" and the name "Thickness". :D
• Naging instant Keane fan ako this week.
• Wala din akong matinong tulog this week.
• Late ako nung Monday, 2 minutes; kanina, 17 seconds (nakakainis, ayaw mareconize yung fingerprint ko).
• Kapamilya Deal or No Deal Season 3 sa Monday, July 28 na.
• Badly wants a Siglo lanyard. Kanino ba ako pwede magpabili?
• Naniniwala na nang 80% sa Horoscope. Recently kasi puro work-related ang horoscopes ko. :D And it really happens to me.
• Malapit na ako magkaroon ng feathers. Last night, dinner KFC; breakfast, adobong manok; lunch, Famous Bowl (KFC); dinner Chicken Karaage (Tokyo-Tokyo). Pag dating ko sa bahay kanina, may left over pa nung adobong manok, hehe.

Ok, fine twenty one (minus three) na ako after a few seconds.

老师，还记得我吗？还记得那个女孩吗？她名叫苏毅欣。

Nakuwento ko na minsan kay Tita Reyna Elena kung bakit nahimlay nang matagal ang aking favulosang entertainment blog habang sumama siya minsan sa aking pagpila na akala kets ay para sa NFA Rice pero 'yun pala'y audition ng Survivor Philippines.  Paano naman kasi, may kumoda nang hindi maganda kaya ako naman nawalan ng gana.  Pero in fairyness, maganda ang payo ni Tita Reyna:  Pakialam ko dapat sa kanilang nagmamarunong?

At bilang pambungad, sunud-sunod na tsismaks ang inyong masasaylalu sa Empress Balita, kabilang na roon kung saan gaganapin ang Survivor Philippines.  Honest, trulili itraksi.

Sana makita ko uli si Mr. Chinito kapag kinailangan kong magsulat ng dula.  I need more inspiration, CHARITY!

(Some time later)
I got the job. I start tomorrow. But the whole business is kind of fishy. Now it seems that I have apparently tutored for M.iss T.oh before. English and Math for a seven-year-old girl or was it a boy? And my first pay cheque will be cut by half. Agent fees are >.<

Heto, bakla pa rin. Tinatanong pa ba 'yan?

Bakit ba bihira ka na lang mag-blog? Bisi-bisihan ba ang drama?

Siguro dahil na rin sa kabisihan, pero kung tutuusin kahit naman busy kets nakakapag-Facebook pa rin ang lola mo. Hoy! Add niyo akets! empressmaruja [a t] gmail [d o t] com.

So, kung may time ka naman pala para makapag-dilly dally sa Internet, bakit wiz ka na masyadong nagba-blog?

Sa trulili, dumating ang panahon na parang nawawalan ka ng ganang magsulat. Kinailangan kong magpahinga mula sa pagba-blog upang makahanap ng inspirasyon upang gumana naman ang aking creative powers. Hindi ko pala akalaing nauubos pala 'yun.

Ano na ba ang pinaggagawa mo lately para makahakot ng inspirasyon?

Heto, nanlalalake.

Si Empress talaga, mapagbiro.

Serious, Mare. Sodom gumora talaga kets sa Nota Republic of Dilson para makainom ng gatas ng leon. Ilang buwan ding nakaranas ng tagtuyot ang aking mala-rosas pandan na lips, noh! At biruin mo, nakaboda kets ng isang Mr. Chinito na ang nota lumalaban. Akala ko nga bakal. Umabot pa ng Round 3 ang bodoxing, lagpas sa quota kets.

At may quota ka pala diyan, Ms. Saleslady?

Ano ka ba... Natuwa lang 'yung mhinchu sa aking talent portion at talagang dirediretso ang session namin kahit kumakatas na ang alaga. Masaya na nga akets kahit isang round lang, pero nakakaawa naman kasi siya dahil kahit tapos na ang laban natigas pa rin ang mokong.

Ay, lumalaban nga.

Namanskee!

So ano lang ginawa niya, nagpaboda lang?

Ay wit! Nagtanaw siya ng malaking utang na loob kay watashi. Binigyan akets ng service charge.

Sosyal! Exchange deal ang drama!

In ferlalou, mas kyolented si mhinchu.

At dahil diyan, ginanahan ka nang mag-blog?

Well, it's a good jump start.

Maiba tayo, Mare. Napansin kong wala ka nang update sa Pinoy Blog Superstar mo...

Correction... Pinoy Blog SOOperstar!

Oo nga pala. Anyway, napansin ko nga na hindi mo siya ina-update.

Well, dahil nga andaming delays na naganap. Sa sobrang dami ng blogs na kailangang basahin, nahirapan din akong makahabol sa deadline. I tried asking for recommendations from readers kung sino ang mga deserving ma-nominate, pero mukhang hindi masyadong naging successful. So I decided na i-postpone na lang siya altogether. Masakit, dahil sayang naman ang effort, pero ganoon talaga ang life.

So wala na ring magaganap na Grand Coronation Night?

Wala na rin.

Ano'ng gagawin mo sa mga finalist?

Ino-nominate ko sila sa Pinoy Blog Awards 2008. I think deserving sina Tita Mandaya, Tiya Reyna, Mareng Misterhubs, Kacheka Kiks, Ate Lyka, at Amigang Jericho na mapabilang sa roster of nominees discheer.

Ikaw, ayaw mo bang magpa-nominate?

Naku... (sabay hawi ng hair) huwag na no... Walang Best Gay and Lesbian Blog, eh doon lang ang kaya ng powers kets. (Hawi uli ng hair) Besides, saan ako isisngit, sa Culture & Arts? (Hawi again) Basta ma-nominate ang isa sa aking mga blogamigas sa blogroll, masaya na akets.

The last movie I watched was Welcome to Dongmakgol almost a month back.

I can't wait for this block to be over. There are so many shows waiting for me...

Anyhow, the point of this post was to write about my recent singing phase. I've been singing a lot today. And I thought I sounded pretty good. So I recorded a song, played it back, and realised that I've been disillusioned. But whatever, it's not like I have a dream of becoming a recording artiste anyway. But it would be cool to be able to sing beautifully...

Product of PixCo class.
Oh look. Pretty Mano Erina.
Discovered the Smudge Tool.
Still have the vector outline to go...

Bigger is almost always better. Who wouldn't want to have Mano Erina fill their screen?

You: Why do you dress up like a secondary school kid?
Me: But I just wear T-Shirts and pants. You wear those too.
You: Aiya. You just dress like a secondary school kid...
Me: I know. I'm hoping that I might get a new wardrobe if I go to Hong Kong.

Skipping outside the library with Sh(i)h(u)(i). 602 skips = 60 bowls of rice ^O^
Drinking chocolate milk straight from the carton. Straws are passe now.
Laughing at Sh(e)(a) L(i)'s "dates" with W(e)(i) Y(a)n and L(a)(i) J(i)n.
Laughing at F(e)rd(i)'s open fly which I regretfully did not get to see.
Laughing at Y(o)ng K(i)n's three-month baby bump.
Drinking chocolate milk tea with Sh(i)h(u)(i). Stealing a bite from her waffle.
Talking with Sh(i)h(u)(i) at the bus stop and missing my buses.

Indeed, today was a good day.
And tomorrow will be a good day also.
I have decided to be more active in school.
ROFL at Sh(e)(a) L(i)'s face when I told her that I wanted to join the DSC sub-comm.
I hope she'll come along too. And I hope Mummy let's me go night cycling on Friday.

Here are the instructions:
1. Link to the person(s) who tagged you
2. Mention these rules on your blog
3. List 6 unspectacular quirks of yours
4. Tag 6 bloggers by linking to them
5. Leave a comment on each of the tagged bloggers' blogs letting them know they’ve been tagged

I've been tagged by Tina. And this was a very late response from her tag. :D Anyway, here's the six of my unspectacular quirks (actually, I have no idea what to put here):

1. I usually, and unintentionally, mumble when I speak with not-so-close people. They usually ask me to repeat what I have said. And sometimes, I got shy to repeat what I said ending up to just ignoring what I have said.
2. I can't help to sing just a single line of a song (e.g. an LSS). Yes, just a single line. Sometimes, when I sang it a little louder and someone heard it, they will wonder, laugh, or ask me to continue, but most of the time, I just sang it because that's the only line I know. I swear.
3. I let my nails on my pinkies grow (and sometimes bite it, gross). But I cut eventually when it is destructing especially when writing.  Hmmm... the longest so far is about three quarters of a centimeter, I think.
   I have to pause and think of more...
4. Uhm... I ran out of ideas (as usual). :)
   I'll continue this next time. :D
   [Continued: July 05, 2008 1:35AM]
5. Occasionally, I just smile for just no reason. Maybe it's just a way for me to kill boredom, conceal facial expression, etc.
   Still can't think...
6. It's hard for me to say 'no' (okay, this is not a behavior) especially when someone asks me a favor. I just feel that I really need to do the favor for that person. :D

Whew.

This game sure brings back memories. I still recall getting it from Uncle Francis on a floppy disk. I mean, A FLOPPY DISK!!! Uncle Francis has always been the intellectual uncle. I first read The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster at his house when I was ten. That was magical. He was also the one who stumped a nine-year-old me with Zeno's paradox of a tortoise and a hare. I kept insisting that the hare would win, but his logical theory with the tortoise really confused the hell out of me. I eventually found out the answer a good seven years later when I was sixteen.

Discovered this seriously awesome Slogan Generator. So much cooler than the Name Definition one.

Now with 50% more Nicole!
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Leaves Your Nicole Minty not Mediciney.
Nicole Tested, Mother Approved.
Bet You Can't Eat Nicole.
Nicole Stays Sharp 'til The Bottom of the Glass.
You Deserve A Nicole Today.
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Which Twin has the Nicole?
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Lipsmackin' Thirstquenchin' Acetastin' Motivatin' Goodbuzzin' Cooltalkin' Highwalkin' Fastlivin' Evergivin' Coolfizzin' Nicole.

BONUS!!! ROFL.
Can't Do It In Real Life? Do It On Nicole.

~ Finding twenty cents in the snack vending machine. I LOVE FINDING MONEY.

~ Completing an art piece together with a friend. A friend whom I initially disliked, but not anymore (:

~ Hearing a girl play her saxophone by the side of the road. Now this was wonderful.

~ Starring into the forest of green trees, shrubs and grasses. Wishing I can enter this magical land.

~ Taking a nap on my mummy's (almost) new bed. Mmm, oh so comfortable.

~ Having random dudes Skype-ing me and turning them down. Man, was this hilarious!

I like my partner much better today.
She wasn't as bad as she was for the past two days.
So we got along pretty well I suppose.
Funny since I was pretty annoyed those past two days.

Will have to rush to meet deadlines this week.
I absolutely hate sleepless nights =/

Saw a three-legged dog today, the first one in my life ):

Drank Citron Tea from the jelly glass jar today (:

Started getting annoyed with a certain someone yesterday ):