09:48: in the mood for some good old violence? have a look at ninjai. it's a series of flash animation shorts about a young ninja boy wandering by himself, in search of his identity, killing "demons" along the way. the first 11 chapters, and then some, can be viewed here. one of our trainers showed us a few chapters during our break this morning. nice animation, cute dubbing. methinks i shall be following this for a while.

speaking of japanese martial arts, i had to skip kendo this week. rest was needed before work. ah, but an opportunity to ask for a crash course next saturday from dude*, the cute classmate. heeheeheehaha...


*i thought i heard someone call him jun, but apparently that isn't his name. luckily, i only called him that once and i was some distance away when i did. i'm hoping he heard it as "hey, dude!" or "hey, you!" and not "hey, jun!" embarrassing...

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09:23: i think i saw the final episode (or one of the last ones) of starting over yesterday. sad. i'm hoping it was just a season ender and etc will air new episodes soon.
i learn a lot from that show. a few episodes ago, some graduates said some things that made me question some decisions i've made recently. maybe i'm wrong to give up on a friend. after all, i never gave up on a brother who did much worse.

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07:58: online again. phew. could not go online for the past few weeks because of a pldt screw-up and pc problems.

i started a new job last monday. i find it funny that i work on emerald avenue. just some wicked humor. i'm at work from 10pm to 7am. most people would hate my schedule, but it works great for me. biggest drawback is battling the morning traffic on my way home, specially with 3 schools on ortigas. well, that and missing all my favorite weekly shows on cable. we're an all-girl batch. well, not really. we've got one ...uhm ...stylish guy. so far, training has been good. the company advocates fun and the people, from the higher waves to the trainers to the bosses, are all great. of course, i haven't hit the floor yet and i may be speaking too soon.

auditions for beauty and the beast this saturday. i'll be rushing there right after i get off training. then kendo straight from auditions. then my niece's 18th birthday party as soon as lessons are done. it'll be suicide, i tell ya.

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05:49: i gave most of my friends pretty notebooks for christmas. i'm trying to encourage writing. my two best friends are terrific writers who don't believe in themselves. on bitter's notebook, i left a tag, making her promise to write. she has now used up 13 pages and ripped out one page, all for just one entry. on whiny's notebook, i left a tag that said to: her, from: me. i just didn't know what to say. i feel like it's useless to say anything to her anymore.

i woke up on my birthday with an itch and a sting on my arm. apparently, an itchyworm got to me while i was asleep. i had to have the maid pour hot candle wax on my arm. great way to start my 24th year, i'll tell you that. at least i got to blow out the candle, even if it had no cake under it. i found the little worm this evening, still in my room, next to my bed. i transferred it to the bathroom floor, poured alcohol over it, and watched the little bugger burn as i threw a lit match at it.
revenge. satisfaction.
ok, maybe not total satisfaction. my arm still itches. but knowing i toasted my offender helps a lot. don't get me wrong, i don't like to torture helpless living beings like my brother used to... i just have a personal hatred for itchyworms. and red ants.

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