/*Romance stories sometimes involve either of the party in a feverish state and has no one but the object of affection to care for them. Then, as usual, sexual tension develops and will result with one of them saying something so stupid and predictable like "I love you."*/
/*I hope I won't find myself in such a situation in the future.*/
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I have a fever. It's officially my first bout of sickness during this second semester. Last time I had two, the first one coincidentally striking on the day of my first ever departmental exam. The last one came up somewhere mid-sem.
So, a fever. What caused it this time? Aside from the usual dehydration syndrome (yes folks, I'm still a lazy drinker, my mom's going nuts reminding me time and time again to drink water), we finally figured out what's causing these annoying sneezing fits: dust mites. My mom, a loyal informative morning shows fan, happened to chance upon a medical snippet featuring allergic rhinitis (Did I get this right? I don't trust ScribeFire's built-in spelling check). According to the doctor, AR is caused by dust mites, microscopic, no-eyes, eight-legged freaks of nature that resides in dust particles and feeds off from danders (skin flakes). So yeah, I'm allergic to miniscule flea bags. Joy. I can finally tell people what I'm allergic to. It's a bit weird to tell people that your just having another allergy fit but don't know specifically what caused it.
Thank goodness I don't have much school work to do. Oh wait, scratch that. I do. My schedule's not just that strict and cruel, yet. The heaviest one so far is the position paper for NatSci4. Speaking of which, I have to somehow remind myself to watch "The Inconvenient Truth" again this Monday. I chose that documentary because the other two weren't exactly convenient for me. I don't have a copy of the "11th hour" (shame, I want to see Pitt do narrating stuff), and I'm fairly disappointed with Richard Gutierrez's "Signos". Networks these days create better plugs than programs. Besides, I have much more things to comment on Al Gore's docu. I might even mention my two-thumbs-up opinion on his frog example and off-the-records analogy.
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/*My Winamp is currently playing "When I Grow Up" by Pussycat Dolls. Ahh, the memories.*/
My computer is currently being dominated by OpenSource projects. I have installed Winamp, Codeblocks, OpenOffce, Firefox Notepad++ and Yahoo! Messenger (the latter, though a freeware, doesn't actually fall under OpenSource thingies, I believe). Now, if only they have an OpenSource application that's similar to Dreamweaver and Photoshop then I would have gladly declared my current PC status complete. Sadly, there are no such things. That leaves me with the menial task of rummaging through all my installer CDs to look for said applications.
Firefox does the rest for me. It's currently my powerhouse app. I filled it with at least ten add-ons and downloaded seven skins on an artistic whim. I also downloaded Google Desktop to support some of my needs.
The bottom line here is that I'm partly doomed when the internet is down. I'm 70% dependent on it. Plus, half of my life officially resides in the world wide web.
There's Plurk. It has an interface similar to Twitter (sp?). Now, normally I would have said more about this but since I can't**, I'll just inform you that there's a Wikipedia site for both social networks. Google them. Anyway, what made this particularly attractive to me is that it poked the inner competitiveness in me. I swear it was the concept of karma points that made me fall for it. And I recall having told someone that I might lose enthusiasm as soon as I reach Plurk Nirvana. At the rate I'm going I might accomplish it at the end of the year, give or take a week.
There's Multiply. No, I don't "do" Multiply per se. I only made an account there to be able to connect to others. Besides, most of the posts there are fairly amusing *ahem*Maykol*ahem*.
There's Fanfiction.net. Speaking of which, I miss my ships.
There's Google Reader. It's my ultimate updater. With it, I get to cut my browsing time in half.
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I thought that as a Computer Science student, I would be spending more time with my beloved PC than most students. I was right. Though I haven't experienced it yet, I know it'd be hell when come MP-making period and you don't have a computer within reach anytime. Computer shops aren't that reliable for us anymore. I mean, honestly, how many computer shops have Codeblocks of DevCpp installed in them?
/* Well, there was one shop I went once where the computer I was assigned to and the units on either side of me (no one was using them) have Codeblocks installed. It was working, too. I checked each of them. Weird. */
And this is one thing I noticed as well: unlike in our high school days, bringing a laptop to school is CONVENIENT. Screw the possible thieves and snatchers roaming around Taft Avenue, laptops are babies! It's more convenient than bringing a universal notebook (I did that during 3rd and 4th year high school). When most of your professors/instructors upload references on the internet, it's getting more and more impractical (and costly) to print these hand-outs. At least when you have a laptop, you don't need to print them anymore. All you need is a fairly large memory capacity.
I've been "trying" to save for a laptop since fourth year, but unfortunately I can't move beyond the "trying" stage. Things are excessively costly these days. I hate it. At the rate of saving I'm going, I'll be able to buy one by the end of my graduating year (that is/must/should be on my fourth year, I don't want to be delayed). Though I'll still be needing one even after I graduate, (duh) it's, er, I don't know, depressing for me.
What's more depressing is that I'm aiming for a Mac. 'nuff said.
All in all, I need to get a f--cking job by next year.
001: Name: Riknata.
002. Nicknames: Riknata, Rik, Kat, Kan (new one).
003. Single or taken: Happily single.
004. Zodiac Sign: Taurus.
005. Male or Female: Female, so my birth certificate claims.
006. Elementary School: Bagong Barangay Elementary School.
007. iPod: Don't have one.
008. Screename: Riknata.
___Your Appearance___
010. Hair Color: Black (what do you call people who's naturally sporting black hair, anyway?).
013. Hair Long or Short: Long.
014. Eye Color: Black.
015. How do your nails look: Neatly trimmed (I just clipped them this morning.).
016. Height: 5”10.
017. Do you have a crush on someone? Yeah.
018. Do you like yourself? No.
019. Braces? No.
020. Think you're awesome?: I just said I don't like myself, didn't I?
021. Piercings: Ear piercings only.
022. Tattoo: None.
023. Righty or Lefty: Righty, and currently learning how to be a lefty.
___Your 'Firsts'___
024. Surgery: Haven't been through one yet.
025. First piercing: First birthday.
026. First best friend: Can't remember, honestly.
027. First Award: Perfect attendance and best conduct (I'm not bluffing).
028. First Sport You Joined: Karate.
029. First pet: Snail, a garden snail specifically.
030. First vacation?: Can't remember.
031. First Concert: Haven't attended one. I prefer stage plays.
032. First love: Neil.
___Favorites___
033. Movie: Labyrinth. Second place goes to Mirrormask.
034. Favorite TV show: Criminal Minds.
035. Color(s): Black, red, blue, green, grey.
037. Song: Don't have one.
038. Food: Pizza!
039. Drink: Earl gray. Milk tea comes close second.
040. Body part(on a boy/girl): Deh eyes.
041. Sport played: Swimming, karate, badminton.
042. Favorite piece of clothing: Hoodies.
043. Brand Of Clothing?: I'm not brand-choosy.
044. What do you sleep with?: My plushies.
045. School: Necessary fun.
046. Animal(s): Cats, and turtles.
047. Books: It's hard to choose when you have one too many.
048. Magazines: None.
___Currently___
049. Eating: Nothing.
050. I'm drinking: Dihydromonoxide.
052. I'm about to: Sleep by ten thirty.
053. Listening to: Alone by Heart.
055. Wanting To: Study CS21 but is not currently motivated to do so.
056. Watching: Nothing, duh, I'm answering this.
057. Wearing: Large shirt and shorts.
___Your Future___
058. Want Kids?: Yes.
059. Want to Get Married?: Not in my priority list but not against the idea either.
060. Careers in Mind: To be Bill Gates's successor.
__Which is better with the Opposite Sex__
068. Lips or Eyes: Eyes
069. Hugs or Kisses: Huggles.
070. Shorter or Taller: Taller than me, at least.
072. Romantic or Spontaneous: Spontaneous, romantic stuffs are usually cliché.
073. nice stomach or nice arms: Arms. Oh, wait, ABS BABY!! Kidding. I'm serious with my first answer.
074. Sensitive or Loud: Whatever the situation calls for.
075. Hook-up or Relationship: Hook-ups are for ninjas.
076. Sweet or Caring: Don't they come as a single package?
077. Trouble Maker or Hesitant?: The lovable ones are usually the psychotic ones as well.
___Have you ever___
078. Kissed a Stranger: Yeah.
079. Drank bubbles: If you mean champaigne, yes. :P
080. Lost glasses/contacts: Yeah. But I don't need contacts so it doesn't matter. Yay perfect vision.
081. Ran Away From Home: I call it college.
082. Broken a bone: Nope.
083. Got an X-ray: Yeah.
084. Broken Someone's Heart: I guess.
086. Turned Someone Down: Yup.
087. Cried When Someone Died: Bawled.
088. Cried at school: Yup.
___Do You Believe In___
089. God: Yes.
090. Miracles: Yes.
091. Love at first sight: Yes.
093. Aliens: 50-50.
094. Magic: Yes.
095. Heaven: Yes.
096. Hell: Yes.
097. Sex on the first date: Am not a whore.
098. Kissing on the First Date: Frankly, my mind has not yet constructed its ideal date in detail. All it has conceptualized is the place, which is somewhere in Venice.
099. Angels: Yes.
___Answer Truthfully___
100. Is There someone You Want To be with right now: Yes.
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A/N: I have a weird feeling that this thing is a recycled meme which, once again, lured innocent memers by its numerical claim from its title. I have answered a segment of this before (it might have been two days ago, actually, but I'm not totally sure), and yes, I'm starting to wonder the intelligence level of the people who makes the titles.
Then again, maybe the whole point is to lure meme-hunters into answering these.
INSTRUCTIONS
So, here's how it works:
Open your music player (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, etc).
Put it on shuffle.
Press play.
For every question type the song that's playing.
When you go to a new question press the next button.
Some songs fit perfectly. (this is honestly the last step)
[A/N: I'm only going to include English titles. I'm too tired to search the internet for translations which might not be accurate in the first place.]
Opening Credits: Real Emotion – Koda Kumi
[I'm on my own now. You gave me faith.]
Waking Up: Mad World – Gary Jules
[I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad. It's a mad world.]
Falling in Love: Go Girl – Pitbull
[Baby, I'm a superstar. Baby, I'm just that that raw.]
Fight scene: Funky Music – Alvin and the Chipmunks
[Gotta move on]
Breaking up: Wake Up Call – Maroon 5
[Caught you in the morning with another one in my bed. Don't you care about me? I don't think so.]
Getting back together: Carry On Dancing – Savage Garden
[A stolen kiss has come too late. There's a magic only two can tell. Keep romancing. Carry on dancing.]
Secret Love: My Love – Westlife
[Oh my love, I'm holding on forever, reaching for the love that seems so far.]
Life's okay: I Like To Move It – Crazy Frog
[Woman! Ya nice, sweet energetic Femme!]
Mental breakdown: Over It – Katherine McPhee
[Wanting you to be wanting me, no that ain't no way to be. It's my time, you never were a friend of mine.]
Driving Flashback: Cinderella – Britney Spears
[Try to forgive me...nothing but honesty. I've had enough.]
Partying: Survivor – Destiny's Child
[You thought I couldn't last without you, but I'm lasting.]
Happy Dance: The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Lion King
[Mamim-mawap!]
Regretting: Same Old Brand New You – A1
[Say you'll change your ways, never going to keep your promises. No more lies.]
Long night alone: I Won't Say I'm in Love – Hercules
[No man is worth the aggravation...get a grip girl, unless you're dying to cry your heart out.]
Final Battle: Bonjour – Beauty and the Beast
[There must be more than this provincial life!]
Death scene: In Too Deep – Phil Collins
[Crying at the top of my voice, and no one listening. Although I need you, I'm not gonna make this.]
End credits: February Song – Josh Groban
[Lost in a February song. Tell him it won't be long till he opens his eyes. Forgive me if I slip away.]
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Instead of commenting random things just to force my “beloved” readers to see things my way, I thought I'd just give you snippets of the song that may (or may not, actually) justify its relationship with the concept given. Cheers.
Question: Which of the following heroic deeds would you have done?
a. capture a criminal
b. save a forest from denudation
c. find a cure for a supposedly non-curable disease
d. ________ (you make one)
Me answers: “Normally, I would have chosen D, but the air con's just behind my back and it's rather hard to think creatively when your bones are shivering. So, I'll take A. In the past, while the other kids were saying, “I want to be a doctor!”, I was like “I want to become the world's greatest detective!”. Oh, and I've been watching too many Criminal Minds and CSI episodes than what's healthy.”
Update on that (I forgot to include this): “Then my whole world came crashing down when I learned that UP doesn't have any courses for that. So I went with the band wagon and said “I want to be a doctor!” And of course, I landed here in Computer Science.”
Question: Who possesses your ideal body type?
Block 12 says: “Michael Fox.” ~ Jenielle
Me answers: David Bowie, but he's old. Cho Hakkai, but he does not exactly belong to this reality. So that leaves me with er, Orlando Bloom and Viggo Mortensen. For someone nearer to my race, Ohno Satoshi. Oh wait, are we talking about the body type for my gender? Hmm, Angelina Jolie then. Or Madonna when she was younger. Ack, sorry, I don't usually spend my time ogling at a woman's body.
Question: You know you have made it when....?
Block 12 says: “When I have learned all the things I want to learn like how to play the guitar...and others.” ~ Christine
Me answers: When I can honestly die worrying only who I will first meet in the other side. I have never feared death, but I didn't say I'm not worried about my death date, whenever that is.
Question: What is the best piece of advice you have received?
Block 12 says: “[something about moving on, Philo1 troubles, and grades]” ~ Chessell
Me answers: “If you want to live in a world where no one will give you a damn, go live as a hermit. You live in a society, girl. Deal with it.” ~ Mom. Ironically enough, she then continued her sermon with how cynicism and wit will eventually be of use to me when I become a yuppie.
Question: If you were given the chance to talk to animals, what would you say?
Block 12 says: “...make friends with them...” ~ Chester
Me answers: Make friends with them (meh, what to do other than that anyway?), learn their language (figuratively speaking).
Question: What invention would you like to have invented? [There's something wrong with how I phrased that question, I know. I just couldn't remember the actual one.]
Block 12 says: “Time machine...because I have several mistakes in the past that I want to undo.” ~ Ian
Me answers: A new line of technology that is actually a hybrid of Sun Microsystems's free ware, Microsoft's advanced features, and Japan's own brand of tech knowledge. Hmm, perhaps a little emphasis on the “free” concept will do, too.
Question: What is your favorite scent?
Block 12 says: “[insert a few fancy line of fragrances like Oxygen]” ~ Francis
Me answers: Coffee with a dash of cinnamon and citrus. Works like magic to perk me up every single time.
Question: Give your top 3 phobias.
Block 12 says: “Fear of snakes, [I forgot the other one! Sorry!], and fear of God.” ~ Niño
Me answers: Fear of cockroaches, cockroaches, and fear of cockroaches. What can I say?
Question: If you had all the time, money and resources in the world, what skill would you like to develop?
Block 12 says: “Skill of singing...” ~ Dan
Me answers: Aw shucks, do I really have to mention just one? [does a coin toss] OK coin toss says I'd train to become an expert in sharp-shooting, sword fighting, and self-defense. You know, weapon-mistress-wanna-be and all that fiz? Who lost the coin toss? The honor of being called a techno-geek. So yeah, hacking, decrypting and all that jazz. Shame really, if that one won then it means I'd be living up to my course's expectations.
Question: If there was a machine that can increase something a hundred times its original size, what would you put inside it?
Block 12 says: “Food.” ~ Alyzza
Me answers: Someone that day verbalized my thoughts: precious gems or metal like gold, diamond, ruby, etc. Aside from the monetary gain, that piece of baby is something the world will be dying to see.
Question: What do you most often dream about?
Block 12 says: Arghh...so sorry! I wasn't able to catch Rovina's answer.
Me answers: It depends on my current situation. During our MP construction period I would always dream about me continuing my efforts on that thing, usually with an unlikely person (*ahem*Ohno*ahem*Hakkai*coughcough*Alucard) popping up to “help” me. When I'm not that stressed though, I usually can't remember my dreams.
Question: If you could add somebody's brain to yours, whose brain would you add?
Block 12 says: “Albert Einstein.” ~ Cristina (take note: she's a college scholar already T_T)
Me answers: Edgar Allan Poe.
Question: If you had to live one year away from civilization and can only bring one item, what would be it?
Block 12 says: “Underwear.” ~ Christmaelyn
Me answers: Me agrees. At least look decent when you get marooned. And I'll just clarify what kind of underwear: one piece. Duh, the question said one item only!
Question: If you could be a sports athlete for the rest of your life, in which sport will it be?
Block 12 says: “[speed racing, I just forgot the term she used].” ~ Patricia
Me answers: Archery.
Question: Which one of the following would you like to appear in if given the chance?
a. reality show
b. beauty pageant
c. skydiving
d. walking on hot coals
e. singing on national TV
Block 12 says: “...reality show...” “Any particular one in mind?” “Er, Amazing Race.” ~ Fiona
Me answers: I really liked this question because I have a comment for every option given! OK, the no-no's first. Only a crackpot would allow me to sing on National TV. Only a suicidal maniac would force/invite/sign me up for a beauty contest. Walking on hot coals is scientifically nothing thrilling, wood is an poor conductor of heat after all. Reality shows are nice but I've been exposed to the magic works of producers, promoters, and directors to actually be gullible enough to believe in a reality show's spontaneity (Meaning most of the reality shows I've watched were scripted.). So, by method of elimination (and partly by preference), I choose skydiving! Wee!! It's better than bungee-jumping, ayt? And less stressful than mountain climbing, too.
Question: If you could somehow look into the future and learned that everybody juggling actually prevented a world war from happening, what would you do?
Block 12 says: “I'd encourage the people of today to learn how to juggle [or something like that]” ~ Joy
Me answers: I'd seriously question my sanity. Come on world, why juggling? Why not ping pong?!
Bonus: Our teacher shared what she thinks is the most creative response to that one: “I'd establish a course on it: BS Juggling.”
Question: What makes you smile?
Block 12 says: “Something funny..stuff like that.” ~ Melvin (commence groans and muttered curses from the rest of the class, kill joy)
Me answers: Well-stated sarcasm, the smell of freshly brewed coffee as soon as I finish my morning bath, a good book, seeing someone trying very hard to impersonate a certain anime character, seeing my co-agents's faces, oh and of course, something funny.
Question: Given a chance, what world crisis would you like to solve?
Block 12 answers: “Poverty.” ~ Neil
Me answers: Prejudice and man's inclination to worship money. Trust me people, by solving both, all the other world crisis would eventually be poof! and everybody can be tralala.
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A/N: The questions there were courtesy of Ms. Miciano's Query 2. [Er, yeah, she wasn't able to buy the first set.]
EDIT: *le gasp* I didn't realize I missed Fiona's name! So sorry!!!
Before we all get scandalized with the title and jump to not-so-innocent conclusions, let me tell you that it's not what you think it is, well, most likely anyway.
First day of school (second semester) is really something I'm not used to attending. It didn't consist of kids bringing dozens of notebooks all neatly covered and branded with the owner's name. It didn't consist of well-ironed uniforms (mostly because we aren't even supposed to wear one). Lastly, it didn't have over-enthusiastic teachers looking and acting their best to either impress or intimidate. In fact, there are no teachers appearing at all.
Save for Sir Chua, my first day was spent lounging in the corridors talking about “serious” girl talk matters and condoms.
Do I have to itemize?
Hmmm, for the sake of passing time (I'm writing this while waiting for my first period which will begin thirty minutes later), maybe I will.
First day first period was the only time something happened, academically speaking that is. It was also the only thing that tried (and failed) to bring me back to Scholarly Mode. Apparently, an hour of talking about the syllabus and expectations and supposedly schedule for the semester wasn't strong enough to jolt me out of limbo; especially when one of your blockmate brought a condom just for kicks.
The class was supposed to consume two hours but for some reasons I'm sure he mentioned but I failed to hear, he dismissed us an hour earlier. The next periods were spent doing the following (in sequence):
-assemble at the corridor
-swap and ask about schedules [who's with who, what lab are you, what's your letter pattern, etc.]
-wait for the instructor/professor
-wait...
-and wait...
-once a third of the period has passed, wait for ten more minutes
-leave
All in all, we were left with a whooping six hours of idleness. Joy, not. Well, not 100% anyway. We got to catch up with each other and avoid being pictured with a condom included in the shot.
Uh-huh.
[End notebook draft here. The following are spontaneously typed in Blogger.]
It's utterly energy draining to wait for that length of time. I honestly felt more tired that day than any other hectic day during the last semester. Never had I felt more frustrated, too. My mind and body had unconsciously braced themselves for the expected onslaught of homework loads and nose-bleeding lessons. So when all preparations went down the drain, mind and body tuned in on anything it can tune in to, like our in-depth discussion of our block mates's sexual orientations.
In other words, girl talk. Serious girl talk.
It's amusing really to find other people who harbors the same suspicions you have. Amusing and somewhat creepy. I know my imagination tends to go over the edge, so I'm not exactly placing some credibility on my opinions. There's always this nagging feeling that 'Hey, chill. You're over reacting. Maybe there's more behind it than what meets the eye” and all that gig. So, it's not actually that comforting to know that others shared the same train of thoughts.
Besides, who cares if they're gay? I don't mind them. As a matter of fact, I have yet to find a gay who's irritating to be with.
[thinking mode]
On a second thought, there are. It just so happens that I'm not closely acquainted with them so I don't exactly have a say in it.
Anyway.
What I'm more frustrated about is that all those idle times create wonders for someone who talks to herself inside her head. Ideas are born every three seconds. During those times, I have already conjured ten scenes for my NaNoWriMo piece. And unfortunately, by the time I got home, only two remained intact in my brain web. It made me want to scream and/or tear my hair out for not being able to preserve those thoughts in black and white. What about a notebook, you say? Or any piece of paper to write the draft on? Ha, been there done that. In fact, I have written my drafts in my notebook. But hey, leave it stagnant and incomplete for several hours and my brain will most likely be unable to recall what have I been thinking when I wrote that. So, in other words, I can no longer relate to what I have written. In shorter words, it's as good as trash.
That's one of the main reasons why I desperately need a laptop. Or at least a voice recorder with a built-in mic (or maybe mic-capable, is there such a term?). At least I can record my thoughts fresh.The first school week will officially end tomorrow (I still have a Saturday class). I sincerely hope we'll have class tomorrow. I'll only go to school for a single subject and I'll be really damned if my efforts will be for naught.
Therefore, here's mine. It's bound to be updated anytime, though. So drop by once in a while.
I'm talking, of course, to my Santa Claus this year. I wonder who'll it be?
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RIKNATA'S 2008 CHRISTMAS WISHLIST
('Tis done
>> A laptop that is compatible with my Computer Science student lifestyle. It should be a combination of any of the following qualities:
---lightweight [not a priority]
---reasonably priced [top priority]
---sufficient
memory to store MS Word, Powerpoint, Frontpage and Excel, Notepad++, Codeblocks, a decent antivirus freeware, Paint [I'd be too ambitious to include Adobe Photoshop CS2 or CS3], Mozilla Firefox, and Windows Media Player
---durable [the perfect durability test is checking its functionality after being dropped]
>> A turtle plushie, preferably one whose shell is larger than my head
>> A lolita-esque vest
>> An mp3 player that can store at least 800+ songs
>> A decent, handy-dandy, heavy-duty, large memory digicam
>> A whole week devoted to literary and creative indulgement
>> A genuine Asian Ball Joint Doll
>> Second semester class cards filled with grades ranging from 1 to 2.
You can't blame a girl from wishing.
>> A Chow Chow.
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There...initial wish list done.
9/14/08
Argh...I forgot Frontpage in my wishlist...
9/18/08
Being so wrapped up with my plans for my laptop, I totally forgot one of my short-term goals: a digicam.
9/20/08
I'm totally deprived of my luxuries. I'm beginning to experience withdrawal symptoms.
10/12/08
I finally copied this to my Blogger account. n_n
I also added a new wish. :D
Ever noticed how, except the first one, all of my wishies are considerably pricey?
Good luck, Santa. Whoever you are this year.
11/9/08
Finally. A new update.
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Agent Riknata
Intelligence Department
Asian Charter
Dream Underground Headquarters
1) Are you bored?
No. I have posts pending in my other blogs. I have a blog layout to do for a friend (my plans to create my own blog layout went down the drain). School will resume this Tuesday. So, me bored?
2) Favorite song?
Hmm...a pretty hard question..Er, I often put "Truth" by Arashi on infinite loop recently. I suppose that counts.
3) Favorite band?
ARASHI. Yes, even if I'm not that vocal or loud about my fangirl-tendencies with them, they ARE my favie boy group.
4) Favorite instrument?
Violin. I still don't know how to use it, though.
5) Favorite food?
Pizza.
6) Favorite color(s)?
Black, red, blue, green, grey.
7) Favorite genre of music?
None in particular. Just take a peek at my song directory to get a gist of my musical taste.
8) Favorite pastime?
Blogging, maintaning a few social networking accounts, sleeping, dancing.
9) Favorite tv channel(s)?
Nil.
10) Favorite person from the opposite sex?
Er..DUH male peeps, I suppose.
11) Favorite subject?
Anything Literature-related will do. Oh, and Computer Science-related ones, too, even if you have to spill your blood first before passing them.
*For this part, name the person who first comes into your mind. No repeating as much as possible.
12) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with A
Alex, DUH.
13) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with B
Balsi (ok ok, this is a shortcut of Balsita, a surname), MaSci 08, Block 12-BSCS 08.
14) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with C
Christmaelyn, Block 12-BSCS 08.
15) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with D
Danna, MNC.
16) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with E
Emma, DUH.
17) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with F
Fiona, Block 12-BSCS 08.
18) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with G
Gino, Journ 08, MNC, MaSci 08.
19) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with H
Hahame, DUH.
20) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with I
Ingra, DUH.
21) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with J
Jenielle, Block 12-BSCS 08.
22) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with K
Karell, MaSci 08.
23) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with L
Lorreine, VRFS.
24) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with M
Maye, DUH.
25) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with N
Neil, DUH. Oh look, there's another Neil from Block 12-BSCS 08.
26) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with O
Omar, DUH.
27) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with P
Paola, Journ 08, MaSci 08.
28) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with Q
Q?!
29) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with R
Raul, DUH.
30) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with S
Stella, DUH.
31) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with T
Trixe, Journ 08, MaSci 08, Block 12-BSCS 08.
32) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with U
Uchiyama-sensei. MNC.
33) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with V
Valentine, DUH.
34) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with W
Wilma, DUH.
35) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with X
Xander, DUH. :D
36) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with Y
Yhen, VRFS.
37) First friend or acquaintance you know whose name starts with Z
Zon, DUH.
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Tally
MNC = 3
BSCS 08 = 6
MaSci 08 = 5
Journ 08 = 3
DUH = 13
VRFS = 2
Er..I got the counts right, right?
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38) Worst bad habit
Procrastination.
39) Worst subject
Math. I'm planning to change that fact, though.
40) Worst enemy/enemies
Blatant hypocrites. Trust me, I don't bear grudges on those people as long as they do their acts properly.
41) Worst thing you've done to a guy (come on now, honesty is the first step to repentance)
Er...punched him in the face.
42) Worst thing you've done to a girl (come on now, honesty is the first step to repentance)
Bitch slap.
43) Worst emotion
Denial. It should remain as a river in Egypt.
44) Top 3 worst traits
Procrastination x3.
45) Top 3 worst traits from guys
Stupid, slow, dumb. [We're not going to the physical traits here.]
46) Top 3 worst traits from girls
Flirtatious bordering on sluttish/whorish, dumb, overly vain.
47) Worst school year in your life
Every year is getting worse in my opinion. Stakes get higher, energy deficit increases, free time lessens, social life diminishes.
48) Best Male Friend(s)
DUH male agents, preferably the Weapons/Intelligence Division.
49) Best Female Friend(s)
DUH female agents, preferably under the same division as mentioned above.
50) Best thing a guy told you
"Damnit! Act like a girl for once!"
[NO 51. HAHAHA! I KNEW THESE THINGS ARE EPIC FAILS!!]
52) Best thing a girl told you
"Amen, sister!"
53) Top 3 Best traits you have
Frank, frank, weird.
54) Top 3 best traits you like in the opposite sex
Cool, witty, sharp.
55) Top 3 sports you play best
Free spar, badminton, swimming.
56) Top 3 best food you've tasted
Oops, can't answer that one. Food's cool as long as it's edible for my part.
57) Top 3 best musical instruments
Violin, harp, grand piano.
58) Coke or Pepsi?
Neither. They corrode bones!
59) Singing or rapping?
Singing.
60) Singing or dancing?
Dancing.
61) Jollibee or McDonald's?
If it's just between the two of them, then McDonald's.
62) Local or imported?
It depends on what product are we talking about.
63) Electric guitar or acoustic guitar?
Acoustic guitar.
64) Looks or personality?
Personality.
65) Heads or Tails? O_o
Heads.
66) EMO: Pro, anti or neutral?
Neutral, but I must admit some become oddly poetic when tuned in EMO mode.
67) Foreign bands or local bands?
Both. I look into the quality of the songs.
68) David Cook or David Archuleta?
David Archuleta.
69) NBA: Boston Celtics or Detroit Pistons?
Don't do basketball, sorry.
70) NBA: LA Lakers or San Antonio Spurs?
Again, don't do basketball, sorry.
71) Loud music or soft music?
Soft music.
72) Old school rock or new school rock?
What? [Sorry, am a noob when it comes to rock.]
73) Flora (plants) or Fauna (animals)?
Fauna.
74) Cats or dogs?
Cats.
[NO 75 AND 76!!!! BANG!!!!]
77) Underwear in or underwear out (as in superheroes)?
Dolt. Only superheroes are licensed to wear their undies last. Of course underwear in!
78) PINEAPPLE FLAVORED TOKWA!!! (React, duh)
Tempting. No, seriously. I'm tempted to try one!
79) To be or not to be?
That is the question.
80) Multiply or Friendster?
Multiply.
*For the next 10 questions, answer the first thing(s) that comes into your mind
81) 10 bands
ARASHI
SMAP [why did I think of this? why?!]
Hey Say Jump [I forgot where the exclamation points are placed]
Backstreet Boys
Westlife
A1
My Chemical Romance [it's the fad that makes me remember this]
The Cascades
Scorpions
Platters
82) 9 foods
Pizza
French fries
Frito fries [it's fried ice cream]
Tiramisu
Tiramisu, Riknata style [it's tiramisu sans the wine]
Kalamares
Barbeque
Ramen
Fried frog
83) The 8 directions
(this is stupid)
North
South
East
West
North East
North West
South East
South West
84) The 7 days of the week
(they're making meme-ers stupid)
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
85) 6 real names you can make with your full name
Rika
Ana
Kat
Karin
Tina
Rita
86) 5 people that belong in one group
Ohno Satoshi
Aiba Masaki
Ninomiya Kazunari
Sakurai Sho
Matsumoto Jun
*ARASHI
87) 4 people that belong in one group
Xander
Riknata
Nananeth
Neil
*DUH Intelligence Division
88) 3 people that belong in one group
Christmaelyn
Jenielle
Michael
*my group of buddies in Block 12
89) 2 people that belong in one group
Xander
Riknata
*go figure
90) 1 person you love
XD
The W questions and one H question
91) Who are you?
[I'll intentionally use my web name.]
*ahem* Yo. Riknata Prince. 16 years old. UP student. Hacker-neophyte. Blogger-aficionado.
92) What do you like to do best?
Anything related to my course, Computer Science. Duh, it would look weird if I ended up as a librarian with a BS diploma. BUT if it's as a curator to Vatican's Libraries, then be my guest!
93) Why is your name that way?
[we're talking about my real name here]
The first name is just a filler. It's for the sake of my baptismal certificate. Mom told me that some priests (the Roman Catholic ones) prefer to baptize a baby with religious names, ie named after saints or variants of Mary or Emmanuel or Joseph. So, to abide by traditions the first name was attached to my real name.
The second name came from the reporter Mom idolized.
94) Where do you go when you're down?
Climb on the roof and hold my moments there.
95) Which male person do you think you won't get along with?
A hypocrite perhaps.
96) Which female person do you think you won't get along with?
Same as above.
97) How are you today?
Dandy. The household arrangement here is weird. So, yeah. Dandy.
98) Malapit na matapos!!! (React, duh).
Oh, so this meme is locally made! Neat!
99) What instrument(s) can you play?
Flute.
100) What POSITIVE thing do you want to say to the person who did this test?
You must be a Filipino, hello!
001. Realname:- *zips mouth* Haha, nice try.
002. Nicknames: - Rik, Inah, Nata-chama, Knata, Varda, Kat, "AK" (for Chester's use only), Love (for Nana and Xander's use only), Sis, Nekorina ("Cat - rina" get it? I know, it's stupid)
003. Status: - Single, and will forever remain one unless __________ or ___________ became real OR _____________ will finally have the guts to ____________.
004. Zodiac sign: - Taurus.
005. Male or female: - Female, for the meantime.
006. Age: - 16.
007. Birthday: - April 29, 1992.
008. Course: - Bachelor of Science in Computer Science.
009. Residence: - Manila.
010. Hair color: - Black.
011. Long or short hair: - Short at the front (just past the face), long at the back (past the shoulder blades), and there's a bunch that spans my whole back.
012. Smoke: - Hell no.
013. Drink: - Yes. Drunk, no.
014. Available: - ?!?!
015. Are you a health freak: - No. My body remains slim whatever sleeping and/or eating habits I follow.
016. Height: - Check the height stats of the following people: Jareth the Goblin King of the Underground, David Bowie the rockstar, Cho Hakkai of Saiyuki.
017. Crush: - Ask my webby community. They all know who that guy is. :D
018. Do you like yourself: - No. I'm miserable with my academic performances, I'm miserable with my current self-esteem level, I'm miserable with the fact that I can pull an emo-act without meaning to.
019. Piercing: - Ears. It was, I was told, a requirement for "ladies".
020. Righty or lefty: - Mainly righty, but I'm improving in the lefty aspect.
021. Tattoos: - Don't have one. My mom only allows the washable types.
023. First piercing: - Ears. It'll be the last one too, most likely.
024. First bestfriend/s: - Neil. We've been buddies since fourth grade.
025. First award: - I'm supposed to remember that one?
027. First pet: - A snail I aptly named "Speedy." He escaped when we were out for a whole day, so it seems we weren't wrong with his name after all.
028. First vacation: - Pangasinan. Lingayen, Pangasinan if I'm not mistaken.
029. First date: - ?! Wtf.
030. First crush: - .... Me no telling.
049. Eating: - Caramelized banana.
050. Drinking: - Water. Med peeps tells me I'm dehydrated.
052. I'm about to: - Continue other delayed posts.
053. Listening to: - TV. [hey, not my problem you didn't consider the fact that some meme-ers might be watching.]
FAVORITES:
054. Food: - Pizza.
055. Drink/s: Tea, Nai Cha, Earl Grey, any tea variants will do.
056. Color/s: Black, blue, red, green, grey, in that specific order.
057. Number/s: 741, 3.
YOUR FUTURE :
058. Want kids: - Why not?
059. Want to get married: - Not in my priority list; I want to be a career-oriented woman.
(Again, we're assuming that this meme is complete. T_T)
WHICH IS BETTER?
068. Lips or eyes: - Eyes.
069. Hugs or kisses: - Am a hug-whore.
070. Shorter or taller: - Tall. It just so happens that the Men of my dreams are just as tall as I am.
072. Romantic or spontaneous: - Er...this is about what?
073. Nice stomach or nice arms: - If stomach means abs, then why not? Won't say no to lithe hunks! :D
074. Sensitive or loud: - Again, what are we talking about?
075. Hook-up or relationship: - Hook-ups are synonymous to one-night stands. One-night stands are legal for ninjas only. Since I'm not a ninja (never mind that one of my alters is a ninja-wannabe), I'm for relationships.
077. Trouble maker or hesitant: - Bad boys are hawt.
HAVE YOU EVER :
078. Kissed a stranger: - No.
079. Drank bubbles: - Froth? Yes. Soap suds? Tried it once and will never do it again.
080. Lost glasses/contacts: - I never lose my glasses. I break them. (have broken three and counting)
081. Ran away from home: - No.
082. Liked someone younger: - YES! I now know how a pedophile feels!!
083. Older: - Old enough that he can be my gramps? No. Haven't found someone under that category yet. Older than me? Of course they're better. They should technically be able to outwit me most of the times.
084. Broken someones heart: - Not that I'm aware of...
085. Been arrested: - No. I'd rather keep my records clean, thank you.
086. Turned someone down: - Yeah, not in *that* sense, though.
087. Cried when someone died: - Of course...
DO YOU BELIEVE IN:
089. In yourself: - When the need calls, yes. I can pretend I do.
090. Miracles: - Amen!
091. Love at first sight: - Amen!
092. Heaven: - I've been through hell. Ergo, Law of Physics demands the existence of heaven.
093. Santa Claus: - We write to each other occassionaly.
094. Sex on the first date: - am not a whore.
095. the more you hate, the more you love: - I've read Pride and Prejudice and is still a fan of it. :D
096. Angels: - Yes.
ANSWER TRUTHFULLY :
097. Is there one person you want to be with you right now?: - Yes.
098. Had more than one boyfriend/girlfriend at a time?: - Ahem. am not a whore.
099. Do you believe in God?: - Amen!
SAY ANYTHING ABOUT YOU:
100. I always fall for the bad guys.
Anon: Something interesting happens in Naruto for once.
Anon: Yeah, it's a completely useless sub-plot. They probably would have Kakashi be Hokage. Who seriously thinks this is gonna kill Kakashi, Jiraiya got to take on all 6 before dying. Kakashi only gets to fight 2? At least give Kakashi a better line before he dies.
Anon: Nah, they are too weak, although I hope that Gai saves Kakashi in the last second.
Anon: No matter how bad ass Kakashi is, he is f------ weak.
Anon: I remember a time when Kakashi was comparatively strong.
Anon: That was when stuff like being Jounin mattered.
Anon: The least these fa---- could have done is remove his mask finally.
(source: http://zip.4chan.org/a/6.html)
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this is while browsing 4chan with Neil's iPhone.
1. punches you...
punch him back.
2. sees you cry...
depends on the reason for my tears.
3. sings to you...
O_O scream like mad! Oh noes, my poor ears!!
4. goes out of town...
Er...let him be?
5. calls you up at the middle of the night...
"Give me a very good reason why I should not slam the phone right now."
6. says 'i love you' to you...
...
7. hugs you suddenly...
am a hug-whore!! whee!!
8. kisses you...
...!!!
9. visits your house...
we visit each other's house regularly.
10. dances...
dance with him.
11. has a bf/gf...
bemoan on the supreme unfairness of life, NOT!
12. suddenly does something embarrassing and a lot of people were looking...
*palm-slap*
13. holds your hand...
nothing.
14. gives you permission to kiss her/him...
ugh. egocentric much?
15. accepts your invitation to a date...
...?
16. says he/she dreamt about you...
"As long as I'm fully clothed, I don't care."
17. takes off his/her shirt infront of you...
*yawn* been there, done that.
18. sleeps with you...
please clarify which implication of sleep are we using here.
19. beats you in a game...
nothing. so what?
20. likes you back...
*sigh* dream come true.
21. doesn't like you back...
live on. "There are many fish in the sea." BWAHAHAHAHA!!
22. dies...
damnit! not another one! *sigh* the good die young...
23. gets sick...
take care of him. what are friends for?
24. fails...
at life? invite him to the "Epic Fail" pity party.
25. wants to marry you...
totally unrealistic question, mate. like, totally.
26. buys you things...
make sure he doesn't need favors before accepting the offer.
27. waits for you outside of the classroom...
geez, we study at different schools.
28. shows you a cute face...
"*sigh* You need a favor and you feel that I won't readily do it for you, right?"
29. falls...
over the edge of a cliff? whee!!! bungee-jumping!!!
30. gives you the bad sign...
kick him where it hurts. bas----.
31. gets mad at you...
cool, chill, take moments off, then haul him into the nearest public area to sort things out. (public area ensures no excessive drama queen/king moments)
32. gets you mad at her/him...
same as above.
34. is scared...
as long as the object of fear is understandable, comfort him. if not (ie. boogeyman in his closet), stare stupidly.
35. is crying...
it'll be the next blue moon first before he lets me see him. men have pride, you know.
36. who's your crush?
...
37. are you close?
what?
38. have you ever gone into a real date?
no. we're cool with the friendship-sparring-mates level.
40. rate yourselves... "how close are you?" 1-10...
?
41. MESSAGE FOR YOUR CRUSH:
Hi.
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this came from Nana's palmtop.
This is what Fiona calls "evil Thursday".
I call it "ebil no-lunch Thursday."
*sobs*
It's not fair! Just when I promised myself I'll be eating more this sem to make up for the energy deficit, they give me this freakin' schedule that somehow wants me to spend 8 hours of non-stop classes!
X_X