I actually started writing this one from my cousin’s flat – it’s the place I’ve been staying in for nearly a week now. As those of you on plurk already know, there’s no net access from home yet. Planned on making this entry when I was actually online, but whenever I get online, I end up doing a whole bunch of other things instead. XD

So! Singapore. Where do I begin?


( Watch out for them teal deers. )

Summary: it’s been a pretty crazy trip so far. I have no doubt that it’ll just get crazier from here.

I told yukitsu, khursten, kye_kestrel and a few others this before, but back before I left home, I knew that somehow this trip would be good for me. So far, I’m right. There is a special joy that comes with being on your own, with no one to really rely on but yourself – sure, you have to do all of your stuff on your own and plan all of this stuff on your own and worry about your cash and your laundry and your room and your commuting route, but god, it’s glorious.

It’s the little things that are best about independence, I realize. Standing around at the bus station while you wait for your ride home, listening to Nine Inch Nails on your mobile and absorbing the noise and heat of the city, wandering outside to the balcony of the place you’re staying in to light up and enjoy the breeze… that sort of stuff. Take note: I’m the 25-year-old girl who’s still living with her parents and therefore subject to all sorts of loving but ultimately ridiculous rules. I don’t love my family any less, but I am starting to see that I really need to get out there already. And Singapore is the first step.

I do miss my cat my cat, though. Like, really, really, really miss her. There are lots of friendly strays that are beautiful looking and plump and stuff, but they just make me wish that I could’ve brought Gouto with me. And I kind of really wish my girl friends from home were down here with me too. ._.

Anyway, I previously mentioned that having no internet at home is really good for me. This applies in more than just one direction. For one, so far, I’ve managed to read half of the huge-ass pile of unread comics and doujinshi that have just been piling up on my hard drive for the past year and a half. For another, I’ve managed to catch up on a lot of anime and tv shows, and watch some movies that have also been idling around in my collection. Something tells me that if I had brought my PS3 along, I would’ve been able to play through some of the games that I’ve had to set aside too – but it’s a good thing that I didn’t, else I’d be distracted. Forever.

Oh, and I’ve gotten a lot of writing done. Like, a lot of writing. Let me show you. :3

FIC DUMP!

† DURARARA! Izaya, Kida, rendezvous. // The possibility of zero.
† COUNT CAIN/GODCHILD. Riff, Cain, watching. // And yes, the way you look at me.
† FINAL FANTASY 7. Aerith, ghosts. // A new iconography of resurrection.
† GINTAMA. Gintoki, Katsura, how things have changed. // Faith is a series of calculations.
† SOUL CAMPAIGN (RP). Vergil, Yuna and a bottle of booze. // Women do have an affinity for evil
† SOUL CAMPAIGN (RP). Genesis, Vergil, black mail. // Only enemies speak the truth
† SOUL CAMPAIGN (RP). Phoenix, Edgeworth, Soul Talk. // Sic probo
† SOUL CAMPAIGN (RP). Date, Dante, getting crazy. // Scuse me while I kiss this guy.
† SOUL CAMPAIGN (RP). Dojima, Roy, taking the next step. // When a heart must go where it belongs
† SOUL CAMPAIGN (RP). Mukuro, Adah, experimentation. // Given the scalpel, they dissect a kiss.
† SOUL CAMPAIGN (RP). Shizuo, Nanako, babysitting. // The quiet moments while the city’s still dark.
† SOUL CAMPAIGN (RP). Roy, Vergil, discipline. // Nous sommes fucked.
† SOUL CAMPAIGN (RP). Vergil, Kurapika, treating ladies right. // Confusion that is so hard to be avoided.
† SOUL CAMPAIGN (RP). Pedosun, Voyeurmoon and creeper!Adah. // Things in heavenly bodies.
† SOUL CAMPAIGN (RP). Roy, Celty, silence. // You can either hold on or let go.
† SOUL CAMPAIGN (RP). Rhode, Chrome, tension is sex. // I (don’t) hate you.
† SOUL CAMPAIGN (RP). Mukuro, Rhode, ten years later. // She got a buttermilk smile and a thorny touch.

Week Three, here I come.

Reminder Number One: WORLD OF DARKNESS FOLK, WE ARE HAVING A CAMPAIGN AT MY PLACE ON APRIL 12 -- THAT IS THIS SATURDAY. Be at my place by 11 AM.

Guys, please note that we'll have to wrap the session up by 8 at the latest. I have somewhere to be in the evening.

Also: I am afraid that beyond khursten and aerien, I can't accommodate any more outsiders. I consulted my co-DM and some of my players, and they want to keep the crowd small, as I do, to make things easier.

Had funky dreams and woke up WAY TOO EARLY because of the heat, so I kinda had to do my usual damage control thing: eat just a bit of breakfast to make sure I don't sick up, and then crawl right back into bed. Woke up from that feeling refreshed.

Lesson learned: until this heat lets up for serious, I'm sticking to air-conditioned rooms. B|

I half-considered plotting today, but ended up watching stuff instead. Checked Mnemosyne (aka, the anime that reeled me in because its promo poster had Boobs and its entry on Anime News Network was listed as "Mature, with sex, drugs & violence") out -- suffice to say, I was not disappointed. Zombies and lesbian action, anyone? :3

Oh, there was also episodes 9-12 of Torchwood season 2, since Peter was on the brink of forcing me to marathon it with him at gunpoint. THEN there was the first episode of R2, which was actually almost snazzy. Srsly, though: Lulu did NOT need to do those choreographed, gay-ass (pun intended) hand movements in the end.

I have the first episodes for Dr. Who and Battlestar Galactica sitting on my hard drive. I really should watch, but... I think it's best if I get some writing done. Or maybe I should just talk crack with the usual people.

You know, some folks have been particularly noisy on the internet as of late, and not in a way that I would consider ideal. Call me a bitch, but IMHO, some, if not all labels are overrated. I don't think one has to keep blathering on about that which they THINK consolidates their identity, for the sake of their egos. Furthermore, the least they could do is be consistent about their opinions. Less defensiveness and more actual thought would help too.

I know one thing for sure: I've been consistent, at least. I take pride in that.

This scene, it's getting so tiresome. But~ that's just me, I suppose.

This weekend ended wonderfully, and was the best possible thing a girl could ask for after having an exceptionally harrowing week.

Saturday: yukitsu came over although she slept in and should have been around earlier than she was but she fails at waking up so yeah 8D -- we fixed my room (sort of... at least everything's been shoved out of sight and my bookshelf is back to being pretty? o_o), bought (and ate) ice cream, and watched Macross Frontier and Appleseed. Deunan Knute goes right up there with Balsa and Balalaika on my Tough Women I Want to Have Babies With Even Though They'll Prolly Kill Me list, and THERE IS SOMETHING FUNDAMENTALLY WRONG/RIGHT WITH ALTO BEING KANDA!FACE + ABE!VOICE. D:

Today: The usual Sunday gig, 'cept Petrik's family made a guest appearance; Anika got to bully bugger Dad with her cuteness in order to get him to crack nuts for her (no, for serious: she's fascinated at how he does it), and Petrik and Yas talked to my mom about their Church wedding plans. They might have the ceremony in Taal, with the Punzalan Ancestral House as a possible venue for the reception. They left an hour or so after lunch, and everyone kinda went their separate ways... I did some more writing (mostly backlogged drabble ideas from WAY back for Endtimes) and picked up where I left off with the doujinshi downloading madness. hitman_reborn is a bad place to be for a fangirl like me. *coughs*

Being able to do absolutely useless things is very satisfying -- I'm listening through the music lists for my stories (and all characters/pairings/battles within) and STILL downloading KHR porn doujin, and yukitsu and I are also spamming each other's inboxes with FF.net alerts while we update our accounts with all the crap we've written these past few months. People who have me on Author Alert must hate me for the huge-ass fic dumps I have a tendency to do. XD

Right. Now, since third time's the charm and all, if you haven't already answered this poll for me, please answer. THE TIES MUST BE BROKEN.


EDIT: I POSTED MORE STUFFAGE @ THE WRITING JOURNAL YAY!

EDIT 2: Posted again. It's Oofuri porn this time. ♥♥♥

Today was fun and surprisingly productive even though I spent most of it outside... left in the morning (pest control bug zapping!), got to submit my Final Requirements (and ended up running into Sir DM, who commended me for my work on my thesis + the presentation~ ♥) and hung around in Starbucks/McDonald's/Starbucks with yukitsu, talking about the usual nothings. Yukeh left before she got to meet Tatay Carling, though -- I was hoping to introduce them to each other. ._.

Although we didn't get to talk for very long, it was good to reconnect with 'tay. He gave me some updates on Madlum and how things are going, and showed me pictures of some girls from Miriam who had their immersion. I felt bad that I wasn't able to prepare my own pictures from the immersion, but here's hoping I'll be able to visit him in Madlum sometime and deliver them personally.

After we went our separate ways, I hiked back to Starbucks and got some more work done for the WoD campaign while I waited for the driver, then I swung over to UP to pick my Mom up. We got home by around 4~

Pio will be sleeping over from Thursday until Sunday, since Mai Mai is in Shanghai and he's lonely he's lazy to cook. Plus, rallies in the area might make living in Makati VERY difficult. Only managed to come up now and type this because all of us were chilling around the dinner table, shooting the breeze.

Tomorrow will be another bumming day since Saturday is likely to be busy! Should probably hit the gym next week again (2 months of idle time makes for difficult workouts!) and prepare for driving lessons~ :O