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Friday, June 11, 2004
I'm sure that nobody really reads my blog so it doesn't really matter where I go because nobody notices that I'm gone, but even if you're one of those who've been to my blog before, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't have known either that I was actually gone for about a week because I really only mentioned in passing in maybe even just one of the past entries, that I went on a trip to Singapore and Bangkok. But anyway, I did, and now I'm back.
I left June 3 in the morning, and got back June 8 at around 6PM. And maybe some of you would find this weird, but I don't really have any adventurous-sounding stories to tell upon my return. I spent two days in Singapore. On the first one, my friend (the only one I was with) and I went to the Raffles Hotel (a really old, really pretty hotel) and took pictures, and then to the Raffles Center, a mall that sort of reminded me of the Glorietta complex in Makati. We met with my uncle that night and he treated us to a buffet dinner near the Marina Bay. And then we walked back to the hotel, taking the long route, to see what Singapore, well, some specific parts of it like the Fort Canning Park, at night. On the second day, we went on the half-day city tour, which was included in our package trip, and then to Sentosa Island in the afternoon. We rode the cable car, saw the aquarium place, and then watched the lights/fountain show in the evening. We got back to the hotel around 9PM, woke up the next morning and left for Bangkok.
On our first day in Bangkok, we decided to check out a botique that was just across our hotel in Pratunam. And then we found out it wasn't just a single botique, but the entrance to something that resembled an entirely different world, made up of well, shopping areas, much to my friend's delight. On our second day, after our half-day city tour in which, the only ones we went to were 2 temples (Golden Buddha, Standing Buddha) and the gem factory wherein we bought ourselves silver necklaces with our birthstones on the pendant. My friend's Aunt treated us to another buffet dinner, but this time, it was in a really posh hotel, The Conrad, and then she took us to the night market in SuanLum afterwards. The next day we went to the Floating Market (we rode a boat to get to it), and then saw an elephant show, and a crocodile show as well. We did our last minute shopping, and then ordered room service for dinner as it was our last night abroad and figured we deserved to spend for our last meal there, as we were fetched early the next morning--okay, it wasn't early, it was 10AM, but considering that our flight wasn't until 2PM, I'd say 10AM is too early to be picked up.
Anyway, we got to the airport, waited for three hours, and then another three hours in the plane, before we finally got back to the Philippines. I was fetched at the airport by my parents and my sister, who, of course, went right away for the chocolates I'd bought.
Sounds pretty boring, right? Like it's all routine, and that nothing fun happened. And as if I liked watching Harry Potter 3 even more than my trip. What can I say? Maybe I'm so easy to please that I can't appreciate the big things.
Don't get me wrong. I didn't not have fun on my trip. I guess that thing they say about how 'it's the company you're with and not the place you're in that really matters' is really true. Not that I didn't like the company I was with. She's a very good friend of mine, and if I didn't like her, I wouldn't still be friends with her. I don't know. Maybe I just really don't like traveling without my sister, or the friends I've known for a lot longer than the one I was with then. Although, it also wasn't as if I was homesick for my family and friends the whole time. I even mentioned once when my friend told me how much she missed her niece, that I didn't know whether I was lucky for it or not, but that I didn't really miss anyone at all.
In any case, I guess it still sounds weird if I say that when I got back, after I gave out all my pasalubong and showed my family the other stuff I bought, I just went back to my old daily routine of watching TV and thinking of Harry Potter. And if it wasn't for something my sister taped during the weekend that I wasn't home, I wouldn't have anything new (from the time before I left) to think about.
Another thing I find odd is the fact that I did not at all get any inspiration for any kind of story while I was on that trip. I mean, when my family and I went to Palawan last holy week, my sister was able to type 30 pages (Times New Roman, size 8, short bond paper) of romance and comedy from the experience. And I went abroadalone, or you know, without my parents, or a guardian or something. You'd think ideas would've been pouring in, right?
I don't know. Is it really so abnormal to not think that my trip was a big deal? I mean, it was my graduation gift, and the first time I went on a faraway trip without my parents, and it was abroad. And yet, I got over it easily, not having anything else to tell after the first day I got back. I must really have my priorities reversed since now, I'm thinking I'm more excited about seeing what the show SCQ Reload on Saturday is like, than my trip abroad. Didn't I already mention before actually that I was more excited to watch Harry Potter 3 too than my trip?
Maybe it's because I never expected this trip to actually follow through, and because it did so suddenly, I didn't have time to change moods and to be excited about it. Either way, I'm ending this entry because although I can think of plenty more stuff to say, I'm already so dizzy because it's 3:30 in the morning and the only reason I'm typing this only now is because my a**h*le of a brother stayed online until midnight and I didn't get to use the computer the entire day yesterday. Sh*t the fact that we only have 1 phone line despite the 3 computer units in the house.
Sorry for not posting any of the pics I took abroad. My Mom's a worry-wart and so she didn't let me take the digital camera. I had to make do with our old instamatic, which is actually okay, except for the fact that I can't post pics here 'cause we don't have a scanner either. Geez, 3 computer units and all practically useless for lack of other hardware. Oh well... It wasn't as if I was able to take really good pictures anyway.
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Ida /ee-da/ n. 1. Born on September 17, 1984. 2. Likes people to greet her on her birthday. 3. Loves reading books but hates buying them and always prefers them as gifts. 4. Has a sudden liking for mysteries. 5. A little too obvious when hinting for presents.
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Quote for the Time Being "Practice makes perfect."
"Nobody's perfect."
"Then, why practice?!" :P
Links Sources on the Yasutoko Brothers Goodskates, Inc. - the Official Website of the Yasutokos - contains news about the brothers schedules, message, accomplishments, and also information about their family skatepark in Kobe, Japan.
Yasutoko--Aggrist! - Korean fan site about the brothers. The text is in Korean, but pics, videos and music are great! And if you look back far enough in the guestbook, you'll find an entry from Eito Yasutoko himself!
Bikes, Boards, Blades Website - one of the most interesting (and I think most accurate) articles written about the Yasutoko brothers. A little old, but still a good read.
Sk8Mag.de - interview of Takeshi Yasutoko after winning the gold medal in the Redbull Highrollers Competition 2003. (Site is originally in German, hope this link from Google translates to English directly.)
Watch Them Fly - Exclusive Interview with The Yasutoko Brothers - interview with the Yasutoko brothers when they went to Malaysia in 2002. (Courtesy of X-Fresh Malaysia, an on-line magazine)
Takeshi Yasutoko conquers the Asian X-Games! - about Takeshi's 98.25 and plenty more info on the Asian X-Games 2004. (Again, courtesy of X-Fresh Malaysia--it's such a nice website)
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...bittersweet avenue...
...push...
...journeys...
...by myself, but never alone...
...sole insanity...
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fanfiction.net
Fiction Press
.products of imagination.
...between trailers...
+Ed is On+
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...EXPN Website...
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...ESPN TV Schedule...
...Japanese Language Tutorial...
My Favorites The Result of Boredom and Obsession - my first entry. why I decided to create a blog.
Who Invented Blogs? - discussion on my fascination with blogs
Coming Clean, Theory and Back to the Obsession- an attempt at an explanation on why I'm still single.
I don't have a title for this one and that's okay - the freedom of the internet
Sense of Relationship - why some people remain single all their lives
Start - how I got obsessed with the Yasutoko Brothers in the first place
Is Fate With Me Or Against Me? - read how I met Takeshi Yasutoko in person, and how it saved my life (or, maybe it's more the opposite--you decide)
Science of Love - how "talking about love is like dancing about architecture."
I'm Wishing on the Sun - Can stars really make wishes come true?
Out of Character - how sometimes even your closest friends can surprise you
Where Can You Find Romance? - an attempt at grasping reality in Metro Manila
Back-to-School Blues - I don't have to go to school anymore!
I Should've Seen Filipinas Instead - discovering Mikel Campos
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Change - It's hard enough to be yourself, why try to be somebody else?
And I'm Back - an account of my experience in Singapore and Bangkok
More Reasons to Watch Local Television - on Hero Angeles and Sandara Park
Minor de Edad at Walang Trabaho - musings at the hospital
Sleepwalking - some people can be dangerous, even when they're asleep
Follow Up - an update on Mikel Campos, and the link to his Candymag interview.
Mail Call - I got my diploma on Friday the 13th!
Yet Another Obsession - lyrics to Drake Bell's song "Girl Next Door"
I don't have a title again - Drake, Orly, and irritating cellphone servers
Creepy Coincidence - Is it really possible to be 'one of a kind'?
24 - countdown to my 20th birthday
Surprise! - a birthday surprise
Birthday Season - the advantage/disadvantage of September
Now Do I Have a Life? - one busy week
Which One's the Cutest? - Drake Bell and his cute puppies
The Last Man Standing - "I think therefore I'm single."
Risking Friendship - How many friends do you lose when you get into a relationship?
Missing - the winter camp brought about just one feeling
Environmental Complaints - why can't people just throw trash properly?
Irrelevant Information - what I'm interested in
Mind Over Matter - stubbornness works!
Three Day Weekend - review for the Korean Drama Full House
Ito Na Ang Update - after a brief hiatus...
Insatiable? - Man is insatiable. I am not.
Cue Girls Swooning - the start of an affection for Daniel Wu
4-Day Forecast - paano ba dapat malungkot?
FF7:Advent Children - a film worthy of the name Final Fantasy
Something There - Edison obsession
Hunter x Hunter - astig si Hisoka!
Comics Among Other Things - Blitzworx is finally out!
Ito Na Ang Orange Range - jpop/jrock/jrap? basta astig sila!
The Ida Precision Test - in case I ever get kidnapped by aliens...
2005 Review - just what the title says
Just Because I Was Tagged - something I refuse to list down
This is the Last Time... - moving on? Or just moving?
Busy Busy Busy - cosplay, UP fair and J-Pop at the Shang
It is this feeling... - Do you really need someone to fall in love with, to fall in love?
Happy Meals - Missing, Take 2
It's Gotta Be the Hair - and so starts the Abarai Renji obsession :P
Moving Forward - Change. It's constant.
The IDA Curse - See my true power! Hehehe. :P
On Meeting People - I hate meeting new people.
TV Series on DVD Killed the Hollywood Star - because Hollywood movies are getting suckier by the minute
What I Miss the Most - the only thing I miss about college
A Rather Late Account of the Komikon 2007 - Mangaholix 3!
Into the Woods and Another World - aftermath of a broadway musical and an anime convention
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The Burglar in the Rye
Alamat ng Gubat
Wander Girl
Boy Meets Girl
Parman
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