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Saturday, December 29, 2007
topics piling uP!!! This is one long post!
whoa!! deja vu!

i've used this post title before. I think it's in my older blog. I just can't help using it again, 'cause stuff keeps coming in my mind these days, and iy's been long since I've posted. Well, here it is.

TOPIC 1:
Christmas

Yup, Christmas. It was all over us last December 25, and now, I'm not feeling it anymore. Maybe it was because of the absence of big gifs to open and a huge Noche Buena. we can't afford to do that this year because we're not done moving yet....

Or maybe (and I think this is the real reason) we were all feeling rather lonely. We haven't had the chance to meet with my grandparents and uncles and aunts and cousins. It's so diminishing when you're "busy, busy, busy".

On Christmas Eve, we only went to the Christmas Eve mass, then went home to wait for 12:00 midnight to come. On 12:00, we went to the table and had some pasta, ham, and queso de bola. It was actually rather solemn.

TOPIC 2:
Moving...

You might be wondering whatI mean by moving in the above topic. Well, we're moving from Cavite. Dad didn't allow me to say where we're moving yet until we've settled. Ok, it's just a place near where Dad works. That way, he'll no longer need to go from Metro Manila to Cavite everyday.

Anyway, I'm tired from moving. I've never appreciated how many stuff we have since I was 3. A lot of things had to be disconnected, dissasembled, packed, and brought to the new house. Whoo, I'm poofed.


TOPIC 3:
Story Progressions

What is wrong with me?!

I didn't manage to finish "When Sleighs Break Down" in time for Christmas. I had trouble with possible copyright issues (is Frosty the Snowman copyrighted or what?!). Hence, can't finish it. Christmas is over, so there's no point in continuing it......'till next Christmas, that is.

"Farrellion" is still not on my mind. I dunno, I think my plot ain't good enough. Still making it more complicated.....


TOPIC 4:
Wishlist

"Another wishlist?!"

Well, yeah. As you can see, it's 60 days 'till my birthday. Countdown should have started 40 days ago, but I was late. So there. I'm making another wishlist, this time for my birthday.

So:
10. new earphones
My current earphones suck. They deliver the sound too softly. I want noisy!!!

9. new shoes
My other shoes either are worn out, have holes, or look stupid. I prefer Converse, original, and particularly the black denim ones.

8. lycanthropy
You read right. I want to be a full-fledged werewolf, except that I do not want to be bloodthirsty and maniacal and all that, and I also want complete control of my actions.

Don't you think that overrides the "werewolf" concept?

7. a PESC Class 2004 reunion
I miss my Grade 6 classmates. They were the people I felt comfy with when I was at a young age. I just want to see and talk to them again.

6. Memory Stick 4 GB
*refer to previous post "wishlist"

5. The third Book of "Inheritance" trilogy
The trilogy consists of the books "Eragon" and "Eldest" as of now. I dunno the title of the new book, but I don't think it has been released yet. C'mon, Christopher Paolini!

4. Marvel Ultimate Alliance UMD
*refer to previous post "wishlist"

3. superpowers
Oh, come on. All of us want superpowers, right? I would prefer psychic abilities such as telekinesis, mind reading, and mind control, invisibility, and forcefield making. Just like Violet from "The Incredibles".

2. Time travel machine
I've always wished I could turn back time to fix wrong stuff I did. I could also warn myself when I want something changed.

And the number one wish for my birthday is....
well, refer to number one wish in my Christmas wishlist....





Maybe that's enough topics for tonight. Rowan out.
 
posted by Rowan X. Zurich at 9:11 AM | Permalink | 0 comments
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
last day of school for 2007......
haay...... today is the last official school day for the year 2007...

This day had rather been half boring, half yielding, and entirely pointless. When I got to school, it's "free time" all day!!! From CL to Filipino class, we did NOTHING. Really......

Well, in all that free time, I got to start on my Christmas story "When Sleighs Break Down". I'm having some trouble with the continuation, 'cause I can't think of any event to put next. It's the "writer's block" again.....


I'm sleepy.....



..... NOT!!



well, i see Christmas spirit everywhere..... but i just can't feel it!!! What is the matter with me???
 
posted by Rowan X. Zurich at 6:01 AM | Permalink | 0 comments
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
wish list...... pff...
haay, nako..... kelan pa ba???

We've started moving. Because of that, we didn't decorate our house here in cavite. Maybe that's why i can't feel it......

So i've decided to make my wish list this Christmas....

It's tradition in our family to make wishlists before Christmas.... as if it gets granted every year. We have to put it by what we want the most.

So, here's mine top 10:
10. Obi-Wan's blue lightsaber
i wanted one since i was a child. I have one, but it's fake. I want the real toy, with matching sound effects and light!! I've seen one in Toy Kingdom.....

9. Marvel Ultimate Alliance game for PSP
when i first played it in my cousin's PSP, i never stopped until they left! now that i have my own PSP, i want one, too, although i might also get this when i get a new Memory stick.

8. another retreat
I guess my classmates will agree, right?! Another retreat, preferably with Fr. Anton again, would be nice.

7. vacation abroad
taking time off with my family would also be nice..... one of my life goals are actually to visit every Disneyland in the world... haha, fat chance. I've only been to Hongkong disneyland, so that's only one in a lot.....

6. PS3
everyone wants one. This wish is impossible, though, since dad alread bought me my PSP, so nada.

5. Yugi-Oh! Structure Deck: Spellcaster's Judgement
yeah, i'm a collector and player. Everyone says laos na yun, but i don't exactly go with the flow anyway.... this specific deck would make my deck invincible!!!! MUHAHAHAHA!! Take that, Vincent!!

4. Memory Stick Pro Duo (4GB)
need it for my PSP to download games!!!! Marvel Ultimate Alliance, Tekken Dark Ressurrection, and other games will be mine!!!

3. new glasses
my current one is defective..... and my eyesight is getting worse...... damn myself!!

2. to see ALL my cousins again
we really haven't seen each other since the family feud started, and that was a long time ago, and some of my cousins are abroad...... a reunion would make my Christmas very merry.....

AND THE NUMBER ONE GIFT I WANT THIS CHRISTMAS
1. the love of my life to love me as well
I love her, but she hates me. 'Nuff said.






....... whining again.......


I really hope wish #1 comes true....... but it seems so unlikely....





Ah well. That's life.....
 
posted by Rowan X. Zurich at 6:08 AM | Permalink | 1 comments
can't make a decent blog post.....
AAARRRRGHH!!!!!!

what is up with me??!?!?!

I'm suffering from what my teacher calls "writer's block". I can't even finish my stories, which have piled up in my mind and on my desk.....

And here are their titles (I'm not even sure I'll keep these titles the way they are....):
1. Farrellion - a fantasy novel...... this story has been on my mind since fourth year started.... my "indecision" in the characters and plot is holding me back.... i've only written a prologue... damn..

2. The Reddest Rose - a story for my special someone...obviously it's about a rose..... and some people, actually lovers..... it's a short story....but it looks like i'm not gonna be able to finish it because of an emotionally lethal incident which happened to me....

3. "Sayang naman ang Pag-ibig" rap remix - this ain't a story..... it's actually a remix of a song i keep on hearing in my dad's car. I put my lyric-making ang rhyming to the test..... but this writer/rapper can't bear finish it because of the "emotional murder" i mentioned....

4. When Sleighs Brake Down - my attempt at a Christmas story...... I only thought of this story this morning, actually... just can't start it because i don't know the names of all 12 of Santa Claus's reindeers....."Oh, Dahser, oh Dancer, oh Prancer and Vixen, what should i do to ge this story a'fixin'"

Well, i think that's it....

There are only a few stories and literary works i have finished.... And they are:
1. Deathly Still - oh, boy..... my "tragedy".... and i mean it.... it's the only short story i've finished and got published in the Angles.... would you believe that i created this story by accident? this is the result of doodling absent-mindedly in the computer room when you're supposed to type the articles..... haay.... and thinking of M- wait, not gonna reveal!!

2. Lunar Wolf - a poem i made in one of the DSPC training sessions this year..... it's here on the computer.... i'm thinking of putting it in the next Angles issue..... this is the result of being lonely in the library..... muhaha...

3. Free - the poem i co-wrote with Kevon!! It was also published in the Angles...... this is the result of thinking that "death is the ultimate freedom, but you cannot experience it because, well, you're dead". Ironic, isn't it?

ffffff........ i should get out of hiatus.....
 
posted by Rowan X. Zurich at 4:50 AM | Permalink | 0 comments
Saturday, December 1, 2007
tryin'.......to.......improve......blog.....
uhh, can somebody help me with my blog designing? im not that familiar with HTML, you see...
I just program with Foxpro, TurboPascal, TurboC, and Visual Basic, so, help?
 
posted by Rowan X. Zurich at 7:26 AM | Permalink | 0 comments
first post, maybe....
hffff...... I just don't get satisfied easily these days......

new post on new blog..... hooray.....(note sarcasm)

just hope some people actually visit......

well, there....

i just did this 'cause im rather bored..... and i hate my last blog.....
it had a nonexistent email anyway..... i thought i still had that email, so there...

ah well, that's it. Rowan out.
 
posted by Rowan X. Zurich at 6:07 AM | Permalink | 0 comments
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