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About me: I'm Rowan Xavier Zurich. Oh come on, that's just a pseudonym, don't worry. I won't place my real name on cyberspace. I am a smart, philosophy-interested boy. I use my blog as a deposit for my thoughts and ideas when I can't fit them in my head. Sometimes, I use it for telling my stories (I'm a writer). Feel free to dawdle mindlessly into my own thoughts! Haha!
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Monday, August 25, 2008
Updates on Farrellion and The Tuesday and Friday Quartet
How 'bout a round of applause, first?

NOTE: To all you haters out there, who just disrespect my blog, STOP PUTTING STUPID COMMENTS ON MY CBOX!

Yeah, a new post at last. Never have I spent more time away from my precious blog. I dunno, my mind is so preoccuped with other mundane things in college, so the good ideas get jammed among them. It's comparable to the hustle of trying to exi from an MRT station.

So, how did an idea get out? Well, an inside force pushed the blockage out, like a cork flying off a wine bottle. That, my friends, will not be mentioned yet in this blog (because I'm unsure of this feeling, and nothing can be set as stone. Confusing?).

Anyway, to the topic.

I can't believe my good fortune here in UPLB. I now have an illustrator for my book, Farrellion: Legacy! Mikki so kindly volunteered to transform my ideas into pictures. So far, he's updated the logos for the D'Goustax and the Irmvazhen. He also visualized the final look for Kiarra and Oscar!! For those of you who don't understand anything I'm saying, boohoo. You'll have to wait until I finish the book if you want a full understanding of my babbling.

Another nice thing is, well, the friends I've been making in here. They say that no man is an island, no matter how big they are. Every sponge needs a star (most likely, a pink one). Check out my three pink stars right now. We're virtually inseparable on Tuesdays between 2:00 to 4:00 pm and on Fridays between 8:00 to 11:00 am (haha, we have schedules. That's why we sometimes call the others "scheduled friends")


Seriously, did she just wake up in this picture?

Eira, the Twilight girl who bit me, so that's why I'm hooked too. She's the first one of the three who I met. Oh yeah, and she's the Jonas fan. That's why we get along so easily. It's really funny how we met. I was lined up in the Freshman convocation parade, singing a Hannah Montana song to cheer myself up, then suddenly she started singing with me. Believe me, I was dumbstruck. I wanted to know her more, 'cause she's the first one I met who understands my "star crush" (no, not Patrick. Oh you know what I mean!) Turns out she's a blockmate of mine. She even gave me Hannah Montana 3D glasses, the one I searched for to watch the 3D concert. Trouble is, when she gave it to me, the screening is over. Aww...

As I said, she's a TRUE BLUE (even if it's in red font) JONAS FAN. Check out this website, which she co-owns: www.jonasbrothers.ph. That's why she has many connections...





Emo hair? But even though the pic is inverted, she still looks cute.

Sandy, whom I sometimes call Mabu (short for mabuhangin), a fellow happy-go-lucky weirdo (and I mean that in the best way). She's kinda like Kiarra, even with the hair. See, she also inverted this pic. She's one of the nicest people I've met here. I don't really remember how we met. But then, we ARE blockmates, too, so I guess it was in our first block meeting... Oh yeah, and her signature clothing? Yellow pants. She was the first one I saw who wore it, though now many girls in UPLB wear the same yellow pants. Yeah, she's a trend setter.

One thing which she said which disarmed me, she said once when we were hanging out in Mini-Stop. She said, "Ui, ang galing, ang ganda pala ng eyes ni Ryan." I was like, "Really? Thanks." I was surprised someone would even notice my "beautiful" eyes...

Hey, I know what you're thinking. Don't think like that. She has a boyfriend.

Hey, this ain't him! If only he had a real picture in his Friendster profile...

Mikki, my illustrator and brainstorm partner. He draws real good, speaks real good English (like me), and argues real good. He's like Vincent, only older. He's a graduate of UP Rural High School, so expect him to be really smart. We have so many things in common, such as a like for playing Battle Realms, storymaking, storytelling, and drawing (obviously, he's better. I draw like a dope.) I spend a lot of time with him, since, of the three, his schedule is most likely to agree with mine.


These four are real good friends of mine. We hang out a lot in Mini-Stop, the 24-hour sanctuary of UPLB students. We all love ice cream, love the Twilight series, are BS DevCom students (we are in the same block. Duh.), and share some other traits that are too numerous to enumerate (okay, that was confusing).


So, for now, I'll leave it here. I'll post new, decent pictures of these three (especially Mikki, since he's the only one without a pic here...) next time, whenever that is. For now, chow!
 
posted by Rowan X. Zurich at 6:23 AM | Permalink | 0 comments
Sunday, August 10, 2008
A survey (at least for the sake of something to post). Enjoy.
I can't organize my thoughts clearly right now, so I can't create a decent paragraphic post, so here's a survey I fetched in Friendster from my great ex-adviser, Ms. Anne.

--LAST--

1. Book you read?
- Twilight by Stephenie Mayer

2. Song you listened to?
- (oddly) Burnin' Up by the Jonas Bros.

3. Person that texted you?
- Tita Maricar, with her usual quotes of inspiration

4. Person that you texted?
- Aika. Is there anybody else?

5. Person that called you?
- Mom (wow. surprising..)

6. Last thing you said out loud?
- KAINIS! (nakopya ko na yata kay Danna..)

7. People you were in the car with?
- Dad, when he was driving me to LB.

8. Thing you regret you did?
- Not regretting that I did not do what I wanted to do when I was almost doing it. Gets?

9. Happy thought?
- that no one can read my mind. bwahahahaha!!
10. Thing thatupset you?
- Math. No offense, and I don't intend to brag, but can't it be a lot more complicated?! It's too easy, to the point that it's boring.

--CURRENTLY--
1. Listening to?
- That Green Gentleman by Panic! At the Disco

2. Mood?
- ecstatic, malevolent, willful, and amazingly INSPIRED. (yet I can't do a simple blog entry.)

3. Thought?
- I should tell her. She asked.

4. Doing?
- Stuff. Lots of stuff. Don't ask me to enumerate.

5. Anything you want to do?
- Go to Men's Dorm (intentions cannot be stated here.)

6. Something you want to say to someone?
- Yes, but I want her to be the first to hear it.

7. Looking forward to anything?
- NASC3 tomorrow. Oh wait, I don't have Nasc3 tomorrow. D'oh!


--Have You Ever--

1. Googled somebody?
- Yup.

2. Who?
- Danna, then myself.

3. Been stung by a wasp?
- Not that I remember.

4. Purposely hurt yourself?
- Haha. Of course. I'm masochistic.

5. Loved 2 people at one time?
- It depends on what the definition of "love" is.

6. Pretended to be someone you're not?
- Sadly, yes. Originality did not strike me that day.

7. Danced around naked?
- Why in the innocent, all-seeing, and all-critical eye of the world will I do that?!

8. Done illicit things in a movie theather?
- what's illicit first?

--Would You--
1. Shave your head?
- I have. It's acceptable naman, since I am a guy.

2. Write your own song and sing it on stage?
- I have, but I never got to the singing part.

3. Travel across the world to be with your loved one for one day?
- Of course. It's automatic.

4. Rather be someone's hero or have a hero of your own?
- Be someone's hero, but I want to be a vampire werewolf (dang, Twilight has really got to me.).

5. Rather lead or follow?
- Lead if no one is idiotic enough to do it.

6. Rather be the brain or the brawn?
- No contest. Brain!

7. Rather be single and alone or in a relationship with someone?
- Be single for a while. There are benefits I can't have without my single status...


Be still, friends. A post will come, when I'm ready. 'Til then, we part!
 
posted by Rowan X. Zurich at 9:53 AM | Permalink | 0 comments
Friday, August 1, 2008
I'm not holding up these days...but I'm still alive.
I"m so not keeping up with my blog posts....

For the past three weeks, I've tried composing new posts, but something comes up, so I stop and the ideas I wanted to post fade away into the back of my mind. It will be a miracle if I finish this one.

As you have guessed, college has kept me busy. Real busy. A lot has happened since my last post. You can imagine how much I wanted to say. How much I wanted all of you to know. How much I wanted to brag about UP (yes, my head has swollen a bit).


So, I'll try and keep my ideas flowing this time, and I'll have to cram them all in this single post. I hope you won't get bored, but I'll keep it concise.

First, I'd like to tell all of you that the WRITING OF MY BOOK "FARRELLION" IS NOW OUT OF HIATUS!! I dunno, some giant blockage from my mind got out and my mind is working properly again. There's a negative outcome though....

...I think I'm no longer in love with Miley (GASP!). Everyday, I grow more and more of a fan, that's true, but I am also growing less and less of a lover. As Fermina Daza said in the book "Love in the Time of Cholera", "when i saw you today, I realized that my love for you is only an illusion." I hate to say it, but I was wrong and my friends were right. I am just delusional because of my extreme breakdown when someone hurt me sooo bad.

But then, what made me realize this? Well, I've dropped into an arcane abyss where my fantasy has come true. My eyes saw the epitome of beauty, and my ears heard the sound of galeful laughter, which is music to my ears. I reveled in the presence of a goddess.

Why did I go poetic there? Well, see for yourself. Click here if you want to see what Rowan now regards as beauty.

Oh man, mind blockage. My ideas are too many, they all jammed on the door out!! Continue this, I will, next time.

 
posted by Rowan X. Zurich at 8:01 PM | Permalink | 0 comments
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