My Girlfriend is a Gumiho

I was never a fan of Korean dramas but when I tried to watch this series, I did not realized I'm getting hooked. The girl in this drama was very lovely, but of course my baby is prettier. :)

Moving forward, the story is about a Nine Tailed fox in a form of a beautiful woman, called a Gumiho, who was released in an Ancient painting by a delinquent and happy-go-lucky guy named Dae-Woong.

This 16-Episode (1 hour each) drama is very funny, sometimes very sad, there were a couple of episodes that got me teary-eyed lol.

Anyway I loved the plot, the funny scenes, hmm I'm actually thinking of watching some episodes again, like the episode with the big chicken lol, etc.

Please watch it. It's worth your while. ;D

For free quality episodes, please download from Piratebay.org.

Pinoy ITBL - GRB POW vs Darlings - Eliminations

Whew! after a 7 game losing streak since last year, our team won against the strongest team in our bracket, the Darlings, with a score of 80-75.

I'm starting to have hope that we could take the championship this year.

Citi League game - GRB vs Citi Warriors

I will never ever forget this game in my entire life. I actually missed a game winning three point shot at the buzzer.

Final Score: 63-61, won by Citi Warriors. September 10, 2011 @ 4:30 PM

That is our only chance to go to the finals. And I messed it up! Dammit!

After the shot I fell to the floor, my knees were shaking and I can't sleep that night.

If only I could take that shot again..

Piano Lessons by myself

3 weeks ago I thought of "why I don't I try learning Piano? we have a piano in our Unit and it's not being used"

So I bought a book, title is "Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course" and t'was good. I actually understood it quite easily, maybe because I was playing the violin for quite a while now.

So now I can play some songs with both the G Clef (Right) and the Treble Clef (Left).

I'll post them in youtube after I master it. :)

I wish I could be good enough to play "Romance" by Yuhki Kuramoto, Fur Elise and Moonlight Sonata by Beethoven.

Goodluck to me! ^_^

Unit 3022 - Berkeley Condo @ Katipunan Ave

At last! The unit that we bought 2 years ago has already been turned over to us last June 2011. Berkeley is one of SMDCs High Rise Condos in the Philippines.

We bought this 1 bedroom at the 30th floor during Pre-Selling. It's funny because Jayjay and I are just strolling at SM Megamall in Ortigas when we saw the showroom, got curious and right then and there, we bought the unit. Hahaha! Anyway, here are some pictures. It's not yet furnished yet:







I'm excited to see what will it look like after Jayjay furnishes it. :)

Pulau ubin experience ~ Singapore

Saturday, Apr 30 2011, this is the day when we plan to go to Pulau ubin. Around 9-10 am Pattie (my friend) called me telling us to cancel our trip because of what she read in the reviews. If only Chrissa(our friend) had her passport with her, we would've gone to bali or malaysia instead. We were already booked in a resort that time ~ Celestial Resort.

The reviews that we read tells us that the place is infested with human-sized mosquitoes, the resort does not have a swimming pool, the man made lake is very dirty, unfriendly resort personnel etc. I was really planning on cancelling our trip but later on we still decided to go.

We rode a ferry (@2.50 sgd 1-way) at Changi, then after 30 mins we got off at Pulau ubin island, a place in Singapore where you can see stray dogs running around, no hdbs anywhere, people usually call this the Old Singapore. Then we rented a van going to Celestial Resort.
We arrived and checked in at the resort and what we've read in the reviews were correct. The woman at the frontdesk was not very accomodating, the lake for me is dirty and I had mosquito bites already in my arms & legs. The rooms were big, place was clean although a bit run down.

Anyway, we rented a bike (@10 sgd each) then we went outside, racing. Maynard (a friend and an asshole, a real one) was left behind because he does not know how to ride a bike! ROFL! We left him like the good friends we are! haha. But we first taught him how to ride the bike before we left him. So we really are nice. I think so.



After our biking activity we had buffet dinner at Celestial then went to the fish spa. This was my first time and I thought I won't be able to dip my foot in the water. :)) Whenever you will put your feet into the water the little fishes will come swarming your feet and hell, it was very ticklish. Me and my friends wasted 30 mins of our time laughing & screaming before we finally got over that ticklish feeling. :)) Fish Spa was (@10 sgd per hour).

After that we gathered and drank our tequila bottles until we got tired and went on to bed to rest.

The next day we had free breakfast care of the resort, packed up the finally went home.

Well what can I say about Pulau ubin? It's not that great but it's not that bad also. Pulau ubin is not a place for swimming. It's more of like a place for biking and trekking. An all day tour should be enough. I don't recommend overnights. As you can tour this island in 1 day and the resort isn't that great.

Video Editing w/ Vegas as a Hobby

I may not look like it, but I actually do Video Editing as one of my hobbies. There's a few Video Editing Software that I tried already but what I liked & used the most is Sony Vegas 10. It's very easy to use, and there's a lot of things that you can do just make full use of your imagination.

I've done quite a number of videos already and my partner in those projects were my Girlfriend (Jayjay) and a close friend (Pattie)

Some of the videos that we made are for the Debut of her 3 Sisters and the Silver Wedding anniversary of their Lolo & Lola in the Clarito side.

Pattie and I made a Video Presentation during our Citibank GRB Team Christmas Party.

If you want you could watch here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czqavjYQsow

But the copy isn't that good. (Disclaimer hehe)

I feel like being alone today..

I don't know what's happening to me lately... I feel like being alone for now... I want time for myself...

Passion for Video Games

Many people may not know it but I'm actually a big fan of video games. To be honest, I've already finished quite a number of games since Family Computer era.

Some of the classics that I played was Sky Destroyer, Twinbee & Battle City. God I miss those!



Then the era of Sony's Playstation came in. Some of the games that I conquered in Playstation 1 were:


Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VIII
Final Fantasy IX
Final Fantasy Chronicles
Legend of Legaia
Legend of Dragoon
Valkyrie Profile
Parasite Eve 1 & 2
Resident Evil 2 & 3
Alundra
Bravefencer Musashi
Suikoden 1 & 2
Silent Hill 1
Tales of Destiny
Lunar 2 Eternal Blue
Dino Crisis 1 & 2
Castlevania Symphony of the Night
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit
Diablo I
Metal Gear Solid 1
Syphon Filter 1
Army Men Air Attack 1
Chrono Cross
Clocktower
Crash Bandicoot
Digimon World
Einhander
Rival Schools
Tales of Eternia
Tekken
Xenogears

I didn't get the chance to have a PS2 so the next console that I got was an Xbox Original. There aren't as many games in Xbox as there are in Playstation. Those few that I played were:



Need for Speed Underground
Need for Speed Most Wanted
Castlevania Curse of Darkness
Ninja Gaiden
Grand Theft Auto - San Andreas
Prince of Persia The Sands of Time
Project Zero

It's true that I did not have a PS2 but I did get a chance to play NBA Live 2008 against my friends. My team at that time was always San Antonio Spurs and we actually had a draft of players for each team and I hate being always the last to pick a player. It sucks. We have Team Standings, bets and at times we just played for honor. :))

Up Next: I got a PSP! Here are some of my favorites in PSP:



Final Fantasy Dissidia
Crisis Core
Silent Hill Origins & Shattered Memories
Final Fantasy Tactics War of the Lions
Star Ocean First Departure & Second Evolution
Tales of the World Radiant Mythology
Monster Hunter Freedom United & Portable 3
Killzone Liberation
God of War Chains of Olympus
Dante's Inferno
Virtua Tennis 3 & 4
Bomberman
Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce
Bravestory - New Traveler
Yggdra Union
Jeanne
Patapon
Monster Kingdom Jewel Summoner
Twisted Metal
Tekken 6
Dissidia

Then I bought a PS3 to kill time here in Singapore. Here are the games I chose to play in exchange for my sleep. :))



Final Fantasy XIII
Star Ocean the Last Hope
Demon Souls
Atelier Rorona the Alchemist of Arland
Valkyria Chronicles 1
Castlevania Lords of Shadow
Resident Evil 5

I forgot to mention the PC games that I played:

Plants vs Zombies! :))
Lord of the Rings Battle for Middle Earth
Red Alert: Yuri's Revenge
Counterstrike
Left 4 Dead 1 & 2
02Jam
Pirateking Online
Cabal Online
Warcraft III/Dota
Battle Realms
Diablo II
Starcraft I
Wedding Dash
Supermarket Mania
Restaurant City
Cityville
Farmville
Neopets
Dragon Ball Online
Duke Nukem
Grandia II
Mortal Kombat I

Whew! that was a long list. Who would've thought I wasted that many hours of my life. Well it's like reading a book for me and I learned a lot of things. :))

Quitting

Other than free tasting in malls, cutting classes to play Counterstrike, copying wrong answers during exams, I like to do a lot of things, things that at first, I thought would be my forte..

I once enrolled in Aikido and I thought I was the best at first but then came other people who were actually better, stronger, faster and I found myself quitting..

There was a time when jj (my gf) and I enrolled in Dancing classes. At first we were actually excited, we bought shoes, we even performed in the Recital but then I saw many kids and people same age as mine who were actually better.. not better, they are actually the best.. and I found myself quitting again..

I remembered when I was in High School I joined CAT to become an officer but then after all the push ups, sit ups, duck walks and squats for 5 months, I quit again..

Until now I still don't know where to focus, that I still want to do everything... Sometimes I feel like being a wedding musician with my violin.. other times I feel like training to be the best in Badminton and Table Tennis and join tournaments... but then with what I'm seeing in youtube and in Tampines stadium, there are so many people above me.. there are so many people who are better if not the best.. I feel like quitting again...

But no! I'm not quitting again.. I wanted to do these things because I like doing them. Not because I want to surpass everyone else but because I like them. I'm not quitting again..

It's fun to play with the strings of the violin, it's fun to smash the shuttlecock, it's hard to hit the pingpong ball, it's hard to be a pointguard, it's fun to look for free tastes in malls, it's hard to copy someone's answer, but it's harder to copy if what you're copying is wrong haha, it's hard to strategize in Chess, it's cool to be a biker, a swimmer, a dota player, a writer, a lover, a blogger, a programmer, a listener, a video editor, and most of all, it's not cool to be a quitter.

When everyone is smiling at you ;)

Be it the Pinevale gardener, the Pinevale guard, a chinese neighbor walking her dog, the bus driver, even the kind old Indian woman on the bus who keeps on talking to me even though I can't understand her and my earphones are plugged into my ears, the auntie who keeps our pantry clean, my colleagues, etc.

How I wish everyday would be like this. What a great day.

Smile can take your stress away. :)

Naruto! Just another fan's point of view. So fun to watch!

I've watched & followed this Anime Series for quite a while now.. hmm. since College? I barely remember. Hehe. Anyway, I admit that these series ate up a huge amount of time in my life :))



Those Akatsuki Ninjas are so cool they even have unique and cool powers too. Now I'm talking like a kid! :))



Not only the Akatsuki but the Tailed Beasts also known as Jinchuriki are also fun to watch. What a creative mind the writer of this Anime has. Unbelievable.



I advise that you watch this Anime if you want to kill some time. Great one!

A year at Pinevale Condo, Tampines, Singapore

Our contract will end on June 2011 here at Pinevale and I guess I'm going to miss this place.. I stayed at Blk 10, Unit 01-01 with the swimming pool right beside our unit. I'm gonna miss playing Tennis and Billiards here as well as using the Sauna as Endurance Tests with Khoi & Mark (stupid activity where you continuously pour in lots of water so that the temperature will increase to the point that your skins will burn ad you'll die because of dizziness or dehydration). God I will miss that! :))



I will miss our Tequila sessions here in our Living room just 10 steps away from the pool.

Meet Hershey!

Our family's cute and adorable Japanese Spitz!



She's so witty she knows how to follow commands, SIT, UP and ROLL! I will post a video when I have the chance. ;)

In Singapore with my lovee ;)

It was March 3 to 6, 2011, that my ever gorgeous gf visited me here in Singapore. :) We went to so many places and I really missed her so much!

First Stop: Ion Orchard



Next Stop: Marina Bay View



After we went to Orchard road and City Hall, We ate lunch at food republic, snack at haagen dazs, then dinner at glutton's bay.

River cruise



then Singapore flyer :)



Next Day: Universal Studios!

The thing that I liked so much here is the Battlestar Galactica roller coaster ride. A very highspeed ride with 2 options to choose from. The Human (red) where the seatbelts are just fastened in your waist and the feeling that you will fall and die is absolutely exciting, and the Xylon (blue) which will twist and spin your souls like there's no tomorrow.



Knocked out at the end of the day.

Basketball Court Fright!

I'm playing for a year and 3 leagues now for Citibank GRB Team and every time I play I can't help myself to remove the shaking of my knees, and fatigue is quickly eating up my whole body eventhough i just got into the game...
I need to solve this issue asap as I'm playing the Point Guard role and its very crucial to our team... I do hope I can fix this...

The thought of playing with other races in Citibank League and playing with the best Filipino Players in the ITBL is a frightening thing that I had to overcome in my basketball career..

My Electric Violin ~ Chrysoinelle

As I was walking around Tampines Mall in Singapore last October 2010, this SV130 Yamaha Electric Violin caught my eye, I tried to walk away from it, but I found myself buying it already. It was too late.



It comes with a Kun shoulder rest and you can adjust the room - hall effect. Also you can now play silently just plug your earphones in it and you're good to go. Your ol' unappreciative neighbors won't even hear you playing. :p

Angel's Blessings ~ you should have one!

I recently bought this Angel Blessings token at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour Church at Bedok, Singapore and it made my days a little bit lighter. You should have one! It only costs 12 dollars (SGD). I gave the Travelling Angel token to my girlfriend so that it would guide and make her safe every trip.

Coffee Bean's new Constitutional Bill

Coffee Bean's newest law on the planet:

No Studying!



LOL! over and out.

Engagement Ring @ Tiffany & Co.

I was planning on buying this .50 carat Diamond ring at Tiffany & Co but it's worth 7,000 Singapore Dollars!

I plan to buy it on the last week of July.. Can I make it?.. I need to save up.. :))

Random thoughts

id rather talk about my funny failures in life rather than my achievements. ;) it can make someone feel better, or maybe i just can't think of any. :)) 

Our Noisy - Standing List wtf! Haha

Bein' busy in the office doesn't mean we don't have time to check on other things also :)) Better watch out for the Noisy - Standing List! LOL!

Dota - Mirana Nightshade : Priestess of the Moon

I started playing dota like 5 years ago and I liked it because of Mirana also known as POTM kicks ass. Im writing this blog now because I'm really really bored here in the office right now and the hell! I really like to sleep!

If u are a dota player it's impossible that you don't know Mirana's elune arrow which can cause up to 5 seconds stun depending on the distance the arrow was fired from. This is very deadly and if you were hit by it, you're owned. This needs great skill to use as this requires the user to observe the behavior of the hero, the position of the creeps, the range, the movement speed of the hero and of course the timing. This skill is what makes Mirana very exciting to play.

Most of the time, your teammates will rely on you as Mirana has 4 great skills that is very essential to your team.
1. Starfall
2. Elune Arrow
3. Leap
4. Invisibility



And as Mirana is quite hard to use, many players would trash talk or respect you in the game depending on your arrow usage. They will either call you a noob, stupid or the best, a pro. You have to be confident as the people will keep throwing harsh comments at you when you miss. ;)

Anyway, my point is, I love to play POTM. ;) Yes! Breaktime already! :))