posted by badhairday at 04:13 AM on December 2, 2008.

sabaw talaga tong horoscope na to.. swak nanaman. for the nth tym... sabi:

LessWork,MorePlay

You've had just about all the fun you can stand with being diligent and dutiful. You're tired of being the person everyone looks to for meticulousness, precision and, oddly enough, flexibility. It's officially time for you to forget about everything except that which gives you unadulterated joy. Go do it.

...narereceive ko yung horoscope, gabi na. kasi naka-US time. so this horoscope is for december 1, eh december 1 parin sa west ngyn so.. ayun... at di lang yan! may pahabol pa syang horoscope tungkol sa energy ko! whahaah.. eto:

You're not quite comfortable with the way things are going, but at least you have a plan -- which is more than your opponent can say.

well i need a break! whahaha! tomorrow is food trip day! wahehe! wla pang specific place. wahahhah! pero most likely, TRINOMA! woo! may favorite mall! wahehehe!

*i miss bubba gump's specialty drinks.....:)

posted by badhairday at 11:36 PM on December 1, 2008.

sabi nila, if there's a will, there's a way..

pero hanggat may pagkakataon

nothing is impossible

syempre, gagawa at gagawa ng paraan

give your brain cells your best shot

kaya kahit di malaman ng iba

kung ganu mo pinaghirapan at pinagpaguran

basta may ALTERNATE ROUTE

my DETOUR

basta may 'makitang pwede'

may 'paraan'

.

may solusyon

kahit di maganda

basta may solusyon

kahit na

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kaya kakanta ka na lang..

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may bagong pay it forward:

pag may nanakit sayo, kelangan, may mapasaya kang tao. yun yung para mabalanse mo yung mundo..

dahil may isang malungkot, kelangn, may isa o dalawa kang mapasaya.

para yung 1 o 2 napasaya mo, habang nagsasaya sila, may mapapasaya sila..

malay mo, yung mga taong napasaya ng taong napasaya ng taong napasaya ng taong napasaya ng taong napasaya mo, eh ikaw na pala ang susunod na pasasayahin.

diba?

posted by strider_hiryu at 01:12 PM on December 1, 2008.

WHY ROCKY, WHY?

why did you leave me now when i need you the most?

pag ikaw di pa bumalik sa akin in 2 weeks, it's over!!!

ayoko na sayo!!! kung iiwan mo ako, iiwanan din kita!!!

ipagpapalit kita sa ini-ispot kong si MAC!

ROCKY  = my broken laptop.

lol. hahaha.

Dear MAC,

Bakit ba ang sosyal mo? Bakit ba ang mahal mo? high-maintenance ka ata. Hirap naman nun.. Wala akong pera para pasayahin ka. Di kita agad mabibilhan ng crystal case or mouse or bag na kasing cool mo.

Pero tangina ba't ba kasi ang gwapo mo, ha?

Tangina yang aluminium casing mong sobrang ganda napapalingon ako every time dumadaan ako ng Apple Center.  May nalalaman ka pang umiilaw na mansanas at keyboard. Vain mo talaga, tsong.

Tapos prinopromote ka pa nila joy. mabait ka daw.. masipag, mabilis.. hindi hassle.. yun nga lang mahal ka talaga.

Wala naman akong pera pero taena gusto ko na ulit magtrabaho mapa akin ka lang.

...

haaay. You took my heart, MACbook.

Tangina mo magiging akin ka rin. hahaha.

Dear SANTA,

Alam kong want ko lang si Mac, at di ko talaga siya need. At kaya lang ako nagccrave ng bagong laptop ngayon ay dahil pinapaayos ko pa si ROCKY.. haha. At gusto ko lang maging "cool" kasi cool si Mac. Loser ko kasi eh. Kawawa naman ako, loser na nga, sira pa laptop. haha. Salamat sa offer na bibilhan mo ako on-the-spot, pero feel ko di ko naman deserve yun na bibigyan mo lang ako just like that. Grad gift kaya? hahaha. Joke lang. Hati nalang tayo, santa. Nakakahiya naman sayo. Lahat nalang ng hinihingi ko since nung bata ako, binibigay mo talaga. hehe.

Ayun.. for now i guess papa-encode ko nalang kay boogie, will at drei yung floorplans ko. Sakto, tatlo sila at tatlo buildings ko. hehe. Tapos siguro tanong ko si joy kung mas mura bumili ng Mac sa Saudi, baka dun nalang. Kaso december na uuwi si joy at nakakahiya pa rin sayo. Pero ayun.. wag mo na munang isipin na kelangan ko ng Mac, or bagong laptop for that matter. Sana lang maayos na si ROCKY asap para makagawa na nga ako ng matinong thesis.

Yun lang. Thanks Santa.

-lui

SANTA = my dad.

...

sigh.. for the first time, gusto kong mag autocad. himala noh? hehe.

Currently listening to: kiss the girl - ashley tisdale (hahaha)
Currently feeling: hungry

posted by badhairday at 08:23 PM on November 29, 2008.

what is wrong with a person who doesn't know how to trust anyone?

any idea?

posted by badhairday at 07:29 AM on November 27, 2008.

I said hell is so close, and heavens out of reach,
But I ain't giving up quite yet,
I've got too much to lose
-Sweet and Low

Cause when push comes to shove
You taste what you're made of
You might bend, till you break
Cause it's all you can take
On your knees you look up
Decide you've had enough
You get mad you get strong
Wipe your hands shake it off
Then you stand (then you stand)
Yea, then you stand (then you stand)
-Stand

When all you got to keep is strong
Move along, move along like I know you do
And even when your hope is gone
Move along, move along just to make it through
Move along
Move along
-Move Along

And all this fighting will amount to nothing more
You bend to break, I did it before
Is it gonna be easier
Is it gonna be more than I can take
If I surrender, if I surrender
Is it gonna be easier
Is it gonna be more than I can take
If I surrender, if I surrender
-If I Surrender

I made it this far now
And I’m not burning out
No matter what you say
I’m not afraid
-Way Away

But we all bleed the same way as you do
We all have the same things to go thru
Hold on...if you feel like letting go
Hold on...it gets better than you know
Don't stop looking you're one step closer
Don't stop searching it's not over
-Hold On

Said that I'd fight for the one that I've found,
I'm gonna stay here while I wait for you to come around,
I fight you're a part of me now,
And I will never give up, no I'll never give up
-Fighting

Say Anything Else
Cartel

And baby don't follow their lead
cause you never know
just how a story ends, or how the story goes
and you are so confused
and baby it's just like you
to say anything else

whenever you get this way
just getting up for the let down,
mmm here they come and their here to stay
just getting up for the let down

oh and im here to say that you're the star you wanna be
just open and look inside and you will see

some day you'll sing it out loud
one day this will make you proud
whoahhh ohhh, i know
whoahhh ahohhh

and baby don't follow there lead
cause you never know
just how the story ends, or how the story goes
and you are so confused,
and baby its just like you
to say anything else

its time for you to understand
stop getting up for the let down,
oh who you want is not up to them
stop getting up for the let down

and i'm here to say that you're the star you wanna be
just open up and look inside you will see

some day you'll sing it out loud
one day this will make you proud
whoahhh ohhh, i know
I know is never good enough

so say what you want
gotta mean it when you say what you want
and everybody's on your mind
saying anything to get you by

and so to get what you want
you gotta mean it
and when you say what you want
your wasting everybody's time your saying anything that gets you by

its not not not gonna get you
gonna get you by

some day you'll sing it out loud
one day this will make you proud
whoahhh ohhh, i know
i know is never good enough

whoahhh ohhh I know
I know is never good enough

THESIS TALK:
yeah, hanggang dito ba naman. hehe. thesis pa rin.. haha. pero sabaw. kung kelan naman kami nakasabay sa wavelengths ng dela rosa pips, tyaka humihirit ang mga tao ng octoberian. haha. oonga, nothing's wrong with it. pero...

ok, say you have the TIME to do it, but WHY NOT NOW? you have the time NOW. and even if mag-octoberian ka, are you sure that you'll have that time you're referring to now?

fallback ba un? i mean, why settle for the second option when in the first place, you've been given with the first choice? chance na un eh. just imagine yung mga taong ngstop pra lang makapagipon, pra makaenroll at maabot yung gagastusin sa thesis. diba? binigyan sila ng choice. stop or mag-ipon. yun lang yung choice. eh di settle for the better. all is gonna be worth it naman. ikaw, you've got all the resources and more, what more can you ask for?

for sure naman, hindi yung octoberian yung problem. anu ba problema, pressure, stress? sobra ba o wala? o dahil ba yan sumobra na yung stress kaya parang wala na lang? there's always a solution. try making your own stress. [wahaha ehem ehem, parang sanchez pipol lang ah]..

wala sa project yan. wala sa tingin mo, kung kaya mo ba o hindi. lahat kaya, basta buo ang loob! go go! all you need is an inspiration. search for building references! para everytime na na-iidle yung mind mo, bglang lilitaw sa screensaver mo yung "architectural inspirations" mo. diba? nothing is impossible. just find the right method for you! go go!

better yet, build your own confidence. this might be the first and last big architectural project you'll get, so dream BIG! REALLY BIG! everything is possible. like your problem. love your solution.

AND if you think its just you, well it's not just you. one way or another, everyone thought of having more time and being an octoberian. But look at us, we've got the time, we've got plenty of time, the problem is we start late because we wait for the mental signal, the concept, the idea. but, we've got time. we just have to realize it.

sabi nga nila, this is the time of our life! hahaha. let's not waste the moment, let's embrace the opportunity!

after all, block tayo, right? nagstart na block, so let's go for the final run as a block!!

GO TEAM!:)

Currently listening to: just call my name
Currently reading: philippine architecture
Currently watching: supernatural season 1

posted by strider_hiryu at 06:08 PM on November 25, 2008.

alright! before the hype wears off, i'd like to blog about THE most important day of my year.

KOMIKON 2008!

Well, okay..  it's in third place right after christmas and my birthday.. but you know what i mean. Komikon is the annual Philippine Komiks Convention  which is held at the UP Bahay ng Alumni. Like i said in my past entry, it's that day of the year when i have euphoric convulsions due to overexitedness and comic geekiness.

Isn't it amazing how it's already ONE YEAR since i first released my first issue? Time sure flies fast. I remember following taga-ilog around like a stalker and i almost died of a heart attack when he picked up my indie and bought a copy.. waaaaaiiii...

(well okay, it's not THAT much of a big deal since taga-ilog buys EVERY SINGLE indie komik there is.. anyway..)

SO MY DAY WENT LIKE THIS:

4:00 am - i woke up. (yeah, amazing huh?) Then i stapled my around 40 copies of both issues 1 and 2.

8:00 am - i was off to UP DILIMAN and was on an adventure in finding which jeep to ride.

9:00 am - i was already in the BAHAY NG ALUMNI...! whoa i was super early! hahaha. the con starts at 10, so i guess it's okay since i'm part of the sellers in the indie tiangge.

10:00 am - 7:00pm - KOMIKON 2008!!! yeah! hehe.

there were 4 of us in a single table. beside me was Kuya MICHAEL, one of the creators of ATOMIC UNDERGROUND. They're a quite famous group of indie creators who've won Culture Crash Comics' contest and was featured years ago. I was like.. OMG! Atomic Underground katabi ko! hahaha. Ayun, i actually had fun talking to him since we share the same views on why we create indie komiks.

He told me that it's true that they don't make much profit from indie comics, but what makes their group still release new issues is the fact that they love the feeling they get when people appreciate their work.

Another indie merchant near who was next to Kuya michael was Annabelle, and her friend Martha.. who by the way, is a fan of my work. (omg! is that true?? hahaha)

Sabi ni annabelle: "my friend told me that.. 'hey, i just love this! this is the best!' "

awww.. natuwa naman ako nun. hehe. ayun.

Lots of familiar people and friends were at the con:

MERU-CHAN was there and was selling like a GOD! hahaha. Super dami nyang nabenta.. from key chains, to button pins, to bookmarks, to YAOI doujins.. lahat mabenta! hahaha. Rich na sobra ng batang yun. hehe.

I bought from Meru-chan a yamamoto key chain, a yamamoto button pin, and a yamamoto bookmark, and an anthology comics with of course.. YAMAMOTO in it. hahaha. adikness.

Then there was Dana, or LAMBCHILD who came from as far as CAGAYAN DE ORO city. Cool, huh? We didn't speak bisaya to each other though.. hehe. She too sold stuff like a God! I think all of her comics SOLD OUT (even at 60/copy) and she was doing commissions the whole day. Her mom and sister was with her. So sweet of her mom to support her passion for comics.

(oh, hi mom! i didn't think you'd read this.. hahaha)

I've finally met OLD friends at Deviantart in person! People like BERNCE, THEI11, BUSTERCLOUD.. met famous DA people like STREYCAT, NOKOMENTO, WICKEDALUCARD.. etc.. Sam and Kleng were there with their girlfriends.. Liz and Aruki were there too! Thanks for dropping by guys! hehe.

...

Kat arrived around 12 i think and we roamed around the UBER-HOT and SWEATY convention hall.. hahaha. We ate at the *shining shimmering* ITALIAN RESTAURANT that has AIRCONDITIONING!!! hahaha. The pasta was really yummy and we had fun roaming around and managing the booth.

Last year, i just went around the con buying stuff instead of managing the booth.

THIS YEAR, i was the one at the booth doing most of the selling. Me and Kat were ADVERTISING STUDENTS that day and prepared all these ADS on cardboard stands which advertised all of iNorth's (our group) indies.. And i have to say, the pricelist and the ads were pretty useful, not to mention EYE CATCHING. hehehe. I could see a few people do a double-take on our booth, or stop by long enough and buy our komiks. There were other people managing the booth too like Eko and his girlfriend Iya (?)..

Ayun..

I went home around 7.. and i was happy with the results for my comics! Even though i've already sold at 3 major cons already, and komikon being the 4th one.. There were still a lot of people who bought my comics! hurray! hehehe. I was UBER TIRED and even felt like i'll get hit by a bus while walking home as i had no more brain cells or energy left in my body.. hehe. I dropped by Gateway and ate dinner at Jumbo Japs while reading KUBORI KIKIAM STRIPS FOR THE SOUL.. hahaha..

P***INA!

nakakatawa siya sobra! hahahaha. laughtrip sobra. ang bastos, ang ecchi, ang gago ng humor.. pero tawa ako ng tawa kahit sobrang pagod na ako. hehe.

Ayun.. wala na akong makwento.. or rather, masyado nang boring tong kwento ko kasi puro lang names ng mga taong nakita ko na hindi nyo naman kilala.. haha.. so.. wrap up ko na.

All in all, Komikon was no doubt, yet another great event that i'll remember for-evaaahhh. hahaha. I see that the Filipino Komiks Industry is seeing a revival. There are MORE ARTISTS this year producing MORE COMICS.. MORE FANS who support the local scene.. and there i can actually GREAT ART from new creators..

Which means i have to upgrade my own skills to keep up with the competition.. hahah. I'm not getting any younger, so my skills should get an upgrade. hehehe.

Of course, more than anything else.. after ONE WHOLE YEAR of being an "official" KOMIKERO.. my principle in komiks stays the same:

"It's not about the money we make, it's about the PASSIONS that we ache for.."

Currently feeling: good! good! hehe

posted by tabulas at 06:35 AM on November 24, 2008 in General News.

In the past, you've had to contact me to set your own custom domain. This is no longer the case - I've added a new page in the control panel (Settings > Set Custom Domain) which lets you set your own domain name. I've updated the documentation page with instructions on how to set-up your Tabulas to use a domain name.

posted by kat_guiltygear08 at 08:26 PM on November 23, 2008.

Waaaaiiii lately nawala na yung super high ko sa thesis. Yung tipong gigising ako ng maaga kasi GUSTO ko gumawa ng plans. KASO ewan ko ba bakit parang nawala na yung "GUSTO" part at lagi nalang akong napipilitan gumawa kasi deadline.

It kinda sucks na lahat ng gusto kong puntahan eh nag kasabay sabay at kahapon sila lahat naganap. Kung pwede lang hatiin ang katawan ko shet gagawin ko talaga. Kaso hindi, isang tao lang ako na walang pasensiya mag commute ng malayo at pabalik balik. Napagpasiyahan kong mag KOMIKON nalang kasama si LUI kahapon.

1. kasi may komiks at maari akong mag pa autograph kay Sir Pol Medina.*

2. dahil mag bebenta ako ng komiks ko rin*

3. dahil mas malapit ang UP kesa tiendesitas at robinson's ermita

Sa lahat ng nabanggit wala akong na accomplish kundi bumili ng sangkatutak na komiks. Dahil sa katamaran ko, hindi na ko nagpaxerox ng indie komiks ko. Naisip kong niloloko ko lang ang mga bumibili nito dahil hindi ito maganda at simpleng patapon ko lang siya ginawa. (pero ganun man ewan ko kung bakit na s-sold out parin ako)

Pangalawa, gusto ko naman pumunta ng komikon na bilang customer at hindi taga bantay ng booth. Oo masaya mag bantay ng booth lalo na pag malaki yung table at walang "UNWANTED" company, kaso sa komikon napakaraming tao at iisa lang ang table namin. Siguro nasa tinatayang 1.25m or something ang haba ng table at apat ang nakaupo dito. di lang yun. sobrang init pa sa pwestong ito, parang naglagay lang ng mga table sa tabi at pinabayaan ng mamatay sa init ang mga magbebenta dun.

Pangatlo, gusto ko muna ayusin ang buhay komiks ko. Ibig sabihin wala munang drawing eklat eklat o kaya pag bebenta dahil gusto ko ayusin yung mga nilabas kong kahiyahiyang komiks. Umiiral na kasi ang perfectionism ko at parang hindi siya natutuwa pag nagbebenta ako ng hindi ko gusto ang quality.

May naisip rin ako. SOBRANG mura pala ng indie namin. Habang bumibili ako ng indie ng mga ibang tao, halos 50php ito and UP. Yung iba nakakaGOYO pa. Looks good in the outside pero te-den napaka misleading pala nito. May naisip rin ulit ako... na walang marketing strategy yung organization namin.

I wonder why... adver naman karamihan sa kanila.

Anyway... sana magkaroon ng collaboration or something sa organization namin. Like art book, or super mahal ng keychain (gawa sa printed paper at pinalaminate, NA MAS MAHAL pa sa indies namin kaso mas madali gawin) o kaya bookmarks... o kaya manga na puro oneshot pero iba iba gumawa tapos ic-compile at ibebenta ng MAS MAHAL... o kaya... o kayaaa.........

basta yun. In shorties, kelangan ng marketing strategy. Slightly nag improve at napadali ang buhay namin kahapon dahil may pricelist na at mga ka eklatan na ginawa namin ni LUI. Sana next time may tarp na tayo para bonggans, or better yet isang KOMIKS rack!!! na pwede natin ilagay kung ilang indies at hindi mukang cluttered yung table! omg!! sosyal.

sana nag advertising nalang ako.

ANYWAY ang dami kong nabili kahapon... muntik na kong di makauwi

pero ang pinaka masayang nabili ko eh yung MUSHISHI manga vol 1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 200php lang siya hohoho! Ang tunay niyang presyo eh 500+ ata. Nakabili rin ako ng Samurai Champloo anime manga (mas maganda parin yung anime). Tapos napakaraming 50php na indies.

Ay nakakain pala kami sa beacon of light and sanctuary away from the effing heat ng bahay alumni, called... i dunno what it's called wahaha. pero nasa tabi siya ng bahay ng alumni. SOBRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG sarap shet. Like SUPER 100% yummy ness.

soft opening palang niya so no one knows yet pero fuck it's so effin yummy. =))

Super fave ko na siya na itallian resto along with Amici. It's that godly. XDD