BIG BANG: I LOVE YOU ALL!

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG! OHMYLAWD! <3 I'm so happy that they made their comeback after so much and they almost broke up too! I would have been one heartbroken little girl in this world! But thank you for staying strong and coming back. I love you.

Big Bang is one of the most famous boy groups in South Korea. And these guys have been through everything with me. There's always one song that will match whatever emotion you feel... I've been a big fan since I was freaking 15 years old! Sigh. Makes me feel old but I cannot wait to see them in concert and get to meet them in person! (yes, I will see them in person. Watch me.)

G-Dragon: Not really liking his hair. I'm not a fan of the little horse worth of a tail as a hairstyle.
Daesung: Although he went full on blonde, he's seriously fighting for the number one spot in my heart.
Taeyang: I obsess over Taeyang. (fangirl scream) Even though him and his style hasn't changed, he's still gorgeous.
TOP: He has been coloring his hair more often than he should be. I don't know if the blue color suits him. But I do miss his Popsicle dance moves.
Seungri: I still don't like him.

I approve,
Otter

Turtle Approves.

Britney Spears in Retrospect

  I'm sure everyone was aware that today is a rather shitty day for commuters and drivers. I had to hitch a ride with Godmother (who Derp and I met up with at UM vicinity). It was a painfully slow, three-hour drive just from Taft to Tomas Morato. Godmother and I killed time by chatting, listening to music, and just being plain weird.
     Her playlist ranged from Late Night Alumni to Christina Aguilera to Britney Spears. She asked if I had any Britney Spears request. I asked for "Stronger." Apparently, Godmother hasn't seen its music video, so I shall post one here just coz I want to.



I particularly like the choreography with the chair.

 And because of this, I now can't stop clicking on other old Britney Spears songs.



Because of "Toxic", I somehow want an opportunity to be studded with diamonds or zircons.




This isn't the official music video, but an uncut shot for the music video, obviously to be used for editing purposes. I thought she was just perfect in this video. I love the make-up and the haiiiir.

Oops, I did it again.
Awkward Turtle

P.S. To mi amigos, other interesting details of my roadtrip with Godmother to be posted in my Tumblr.

We Are Olives.

Otter: In 1 Nephi ch. 15, when they talk about an olive tree. It's not literally talking about an olive tree, right?
Indigo: No. It's a representation of God's people. The branches are the people and the fruit is what we become.
Otter: And the tree is...?
Indigo: The people. Remember it's just a representation.
Otter: So the people will become olives?
Indigo: Exactly. Our end result is to become olives.
Otter: Ugh! I can't wait to be an olive!
Indigo: It's gonna be the bomb.
Otter: Little olive bombs!
Indigo: (laughs out loud) Explode? Olive oil all over!

Otter Is A Cute Moonpie

So, hello! I'm wearing my new lace top that Mrs. Davis bought me since today is my Confirmation at the church. I know that this is still not good enough for the church but once I get my money, I'm buying one cute dress and maybe a pair of flats. Haha.

Le Cringe Factor

   I'm usually at peace with my past relationships, whether they're serious ones, semi-serious, or flings. I do believe that people who come and go at our lives always teach us something about ourselves. But lately, there's this one person who just makes my skin crawl whenever I remember that we actually dated.
*cringe cringe cringe*
He never became my boyfriend, and for a couple good reasons:

1.  He smokes. (No offense to my smoker friends. I just prefer that my guy does not smoke if he is to hang out with mi familia- none of my parents ever smoked, my two brothers are asthmatics like you wouldn't believe, and cigarettes reminds me of my fat, good-for-nothing godfather who didn't know that his ciggie burned my hand when I was younger.)
2.  Ever since we agreed to start going out, he stayed at Mineski most of the time.
3.  He spent so much time playing computer games that every time we hang out at his place, he just wants to sleep. And sleep. And sleep. Instead of us catching up, debating about stuff, or exchanging stories like we used to.

Poor Astro.

I love my best friend, and I love her dogs (Quazi and Astro) just as much.

Now, baby Astro is going through some things that's concerning me. Since I've been noticing that he's losing a lot of hair, his skins red, he keeps biting his little feet and lately, I've been seeing that he's rolling around on the ground and scratching his face a little more than he should. Now his left eye is swollen and red and it's starting to lose a little bit of hair. Another strange action that I've been seeing Astro go through is that when he bites himself, he's also plucking out the hair which is a strange behavior in dogs. So, that raised a really big red flag for me.

With my great searching skills and dog experiences that I've had throughout my life with dogs, I think I've gathered up enough information to possibly say that it's mange. It's common and it comes from mites... And he needs some special attention. He needs to change his diet and needs more care. He needs to change his shampoo, food and put in more supplements to increase the condition of his skin and he needs antibiotics.

The more I watch him, the more he's reminding me of Bruno. (my own dog)

Hopefully, we can take him to the vet next week when we all get paid.

Motherly,
Otter

Albino Turtle! Awwww!

How cute is this?! An albino turtle!!! :D

AWWWW,
Otter

PS: I guess I have to come up with something double time during Turtle's break from the net.

OTTER YAY

Before I officially start my interwebs break, here's a little something for Otter.

Tee hee. So adorbs.

Awkward Turtle

Break from cyberworld

  I'm getting a bit burnt out with blogging, so I shall be taking a break from it on the weekend.

Will resume regular blogging next week.

For the meantime, I shall be lurking amongst your blogs hurhurhur.


Awkward Turtle

Hot Chocolate YAY

    Oh I love my yaya. She made some hot chocolate before she left for the province. NYURRRR.

  Anyway, had a productive day at school. Then while I was waiting for Derp, I began to write down in my personal journal about stuff that had been bothering me for the past week with my two high school best friends. One wants to undergo plastic surgery as an attempt to get over her breakup with her douchebag of an ex, and the other one is pregnant and is planning to go through marrying her douchebag of a fiance'.

 By the time Derp arrived, I was just sooo... down. Because I love my friends but my patience is running out and I just don't want to be that soothing, supportive friend to them anymore. I want to be the bitchy friend who will come out running with guns and being trigger-happy. I vented out my pent-up frustrations to Derp, who in turn treated me to a burger meal at Nomi (WHICH IS FANTASTIC ANYWAY GUISE I RECOMMEND THE BBQ CHICKEN BURGER) to make me feel better. We ran into Mulan who purposely missed her bus when she spotted us. Oh how I missed her. Why did we not invite her at the movie marathon???

  I had to kill time because I was going to watch a play at school at 7pm. So Derp and I just hung out at the caf. I challenged him to sit still and not be fidgety for as long as he can. He only lasted 2 minutes.

 I don't know what to do with my high school bestfriends. One is at UK, the other at Chicago. I just want to shake some sense into them and reassess their priorities.

Awkward Turtle

McDonald's, PETA and Pitbulls

"According to McDonald's new radio commercial, they say eating their chicken bites is less risky than petting a (stray) "pitbull". We don't care what product they are promoting, but by insulting that petting a "pitbull" is unsafe, is not only false advertising but it's creating an unfair image in the public eye for dogs.  Please contact McDonalds at 1-800-244-6227 and give them your feedback about this commercial. Your silence serves as agreement so let your voice be heard!"

( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAEg0WsRz64 ) - Here's the actual commercial that aired on the radio.

My best friend and I totally called and gave McDonald's a piece of our mind! Not only do I agree that it's false advertising and it's just reassuring the horrible image that these dogs have to the public but I think it's just plain bullpoop! These dogs are the most loving, loyal and smart dogs that I've come to know! They were bred to protect their family and were also bred to be kind enough to withstand children and that's what makes them one of the best breeds for family... You just need to train them properly. But there are some evil people in the world that use this breed for their own good and use them for gambling and street dog fighting. That's why most of them are aggressive and have to be put down (if they are lucky enough to live through the grueling fights they are forced into) and there are some even more evil people out there who themselves cut the ear-flaps of the pitbulls just so that when they fight, they won't have the ear-flaps chomped on. And it makes me want to cry when I hear and see stories like these because these breeds don't need this kind of horrible attention!

HUMANS buy them.
HUMANS over breed them.
HUMANS cut their ears off.
HUMANS beat them.
HUMANS make them fight.
Yet, HUMANS blames the breed for being bad!

And another reason why I hate PETA because they say that they support animal rights but if you really look into them, PETA supports the EXTERMINATION of pitbull-type breeds AND slaughter of elk on an island off of the coast of California- not for people to USE the meat, but just to kill them because they are not "native" to the island. How does that make any sense? At least hunters use what they kill. Definite hypocrites.

And it's painful to see this because I love Soonja (Blue Fox's female pitbull) and we both love her to death because she is the cutest and most sweet dog.

UGH! PETA and McDonald's UGH!,
Otter

I'm Such A Closet Romantic: Shayne Ward

  "I only hope that I'll one day deserve what you've given me
 And all I can do is try
For the rest of my life."
-Shayne Ward, Breathless

  This song brings out the friggin' romantic in me, it's ridiculous. Plus, the music video is a simple portrayal of something that I CAN'T HAVE askjfdskghdjksfhfjdkghd

This is possibly the caffeine talking. Or the adrenaline.



Plus, Shayne Ward is HAWT in a sweater and a suit. Not at the same time of course.

Awkward Turtle

Gotta work on my report...

... then I'll be back with regular blogging. Gotta catch up with schoolwork.

HURHUR.

Stay awesome, guys.

Awkward Turtle

Teehee, Indigo.

So I posted my baptism pictures on Facebook and Indigo comments on it.

Indigo: That's my girl

:D,
Otter

School and Otter Mormon

      Before anything else... Otter is officially a Mormon! :D And Otter, since you're a Mormon, I really think you should catch the hit broadway musical The Book Of Mormon when you have the chance. And you need to bake me a huge batch of cookies. COOKIES! I'm glad that you have found a second family who will nurture your spirit and teach you how to make awesome food. LOLOLOL. I'm sorry, I'm terrible at this.

 Anyway, I have to make a Powerpoint report about Vasco de Gama for my World History class on Thursday and I have to spam Derp's FB wall with pictures of corgis.

 Speaking of WorlHis, I actually enjoyed taking the midterm exam this morning. We have to draw the diagram and write a narrative of the understanding of Pre-History. It was fun because I got to draw and doodle stuff on the diagram which would expose how weird I am. I think I drew sheep because the Neolithic period of man reminded me of Settlers of Katan.

 Hohoho.

Awkward Turtle

MY SAD FARMERS TAN!

I don't like having awkward farmers tan. I know it's not a big deal but this is what happens when you run under the run or walk under the sun and all you wear is t-shirts. As you can see, my natural skin is white. And then the rest is tanned out! And it's only going to get worse from here as I join the USAF and I'm in Texas for two and a half months. Now when I take off my shirt, I look like I'm wearing a white shirt.

Sad,

Otter

Otter's Baptism.

Picture 1: Greenwood cutting cake for everyone!
Picture 2: My second mother and I.
Picture 3: Elder Opeda and I! (DON'T WE LOOK ALIKE?!)
Picture 4: Elder Preator, Joe, Me and Elder Jeffery

Of course, pictures are not allowed during the baptism so you can't really see me getting dunked but I did wear a one-piece jumpsuit that reminded me of an astronaut suit.

Everyone sang for me and I was getting ready to get baptized...

Joe and I went into the baptismal font and he held my back and I held his hand and he said a small prayer and then dunked me!

Pre-Baptism Stuff.

So church was good. The only problem was that my baptism was announced more than five times during the whole time! LOL. And I had to keep announcing myself and stuff but it was all good since I knew almost everyone in the church anyways. It's just... Funny.

ANYWHO, Mother Davis brought in some chili! She totally fed the whole church (well, those who can actually make it to the kitchen in time) and not surprisingly, I was the second to arrive to get myself a cup (or three) and of course, the first one was Chubbers. HAHA!

While I was stuffing my face with chill and crackers, my mom called me but I didn't feel it vibrate in my jacket pocket so I didn't know but she did leave me a voicemail and it went like this:

"Hi Otter. It's your mother. I'm just calling you as my very last chance to try and convince you not to convert to Mormonism. I know that it's 4pm there so church is over... I swear, you cannot be a Mormon! You cannot leave me! If you go through with this... I don't know... I will convert with you! YOU CANNOT LEAVE ME!... Okay. Call me back after you get this."

Your love should never be offered...

Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.

Your love
Should never be offered to the mouth of a stranger,
Only to someone who has the valor and daring
To cut pieces of their soul off with a knife
Then weave them into a blanket
To protect you.

Stay close to any sounds that make you glad you are alive.

Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.
I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in the darkness, the astonishing light of your own being.

There are different wells within your heart.
Some fill with each good rain,
Others are far too deep for that

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.

Even after all this time the sun never says to the Earth, “You owe me”

There is no pleasure without a tincture of bitterness.

********************************************

This emotionally stirring poem was written by a Persian lyric poet by the name of Hafez. I just love reading it. I shall look for more poems by Hafez. And I also need to look for more works by Pablo Neruda. 

 Paulo Coelho posted this poem on his blog and linked it to the rest of the world through Twitter. Thank you PC!

Awkward Turtle

Lag lag lag.

  Apparently everytime I open my Tumblr, my brothers' video games start to lag.

 So whenever I feel like trolling them, I just log in my Tumblr and they start whining their heads off.

 They need a life. So bad.


Awkward Turtle.

PIZZA SLEEPING BAG?! OMG, YES!

OMG, I'D SO BUY THIS! AND I THINK I WILL.

Otter: MOM, I FOUND THE BEST SLEEPING BAG, EVER!
Mom: What? Why do you need a sleeping bag? What color is it?
Otter: It's brown, red and it has olives and mushrooms...
Mom: You're joking, right?
Otter: ... No.
Mom: Don't buy it.
Otter: Why not?!
Mom: It sounds stupid already.

Am I the only one that thinks this is cool?

Vanguard Commercials Make Me Laugh.

Vanguard "Walk In The Dark" commercial.

Vanguard "Say Goodbye Again" commercial.

Vanguard "Don't Look Now" commercial.

LMAO! These commercials always make me laugh. :)

Catching Dawn

    LOL, just got home an hour ago. Dork, Derp and Charlie dropped me off my place.
    We spent the night at Godmother's place since it was pretty late. We rose around 6am to leave. While we were waiting for Derp outside the house, we marveled at how lovely the morning was.
 "It's dawn," Dork replied. "Catching dawn!" (Cue Charlie facepalm-ing). "That's a good title for a terrible book," he added. (Charlie proceeds to punch his arm)

 OMG GUISE I HAVEN'T BREATHED FRESH MORNING AIR IN A LONG TIME YOU SHOULD TRY IT.

Yesterday, we watched "The Graduate" (courtesy of Bang) starring Dustin Hoffman and we were mind-blown with the movie's storytelling as Dork, Charlie and Bangbang close-read the scenes like whoa. Watching Mrs Robinson nonchalantly seduce Benjamin at the first several minutes was equivalent to watching a horror film. ("Don't go in there!! He's doomed!")

 After the film's awkward ending, we decided to lighten the atmosphere by watching Power Rangers- Gokaigen. It was just so CAMP, with dimensional characters, with anime'-ish elements, plus the awesome battle choreographies that we ended up watching 3 episodes straight.

  It turned from a movie marathon to a Gokaigen marathon. There are moments that it's more fun to watch Charlie and Dork's reactions than the episode itself. XD XD XD

 More details in my Tumblr blog.

Playing Neopets,
Awkward Turtle

Thank you, Victor Kim.

UMF! *melts*

Indeed, I shall marry you. <3

LOL realization LOL

  T'was a rather long day today. I had 3-hour PE dance and it was hilarious that people are tripping over their feet. After that, I waited for my professor so I can finish up my make-up quiz. Since my prof wasn't around the staff office yet, I went around the bazaar at school and bought some earrings and snacks.

 When my professor finally arrived, I suddenly had a realization that the guy Godmother was talking about (the man with an inch of hair around his arms and not a single strand of hair on his scalp) could be my World history professor who is from Kenya. OMG OMG LOL.

 I am exhausted.

My only wish right now is that the movie marathon at Godmother's place will push through tomorrow. I need a break.

Awkward Turtle

Cha cha cha

 For PE dance, we had to learn the Cha Cha.

OMG.

Awkward Turtle

True Words.

LMAO! True, true.

To The Mormonized Otter

 I'm sorry, I couldn't resist posting my favorite songs from the broadway musical parody, "The Book of Mormon." I'd like to clarify that the creators of South Park did not seek to make fun of them. It's their way of making tribute to these good-intentioned people by poking fun at them and the challenges they encounter. XD






"Hello" is really catchy. Trololol. "...Eternal life is SUPER FUN." LOL






"Two by Two" is sung when the Mormons were being assigned to their respective countries. Also hilarious. The main character has had an obsession with Orlando. XD




The best soundtrack yet from the broadway musical. Otter, if you want to know what Hasa Diga Eebowai means, listen to the whole thing. XD XD XD

Awkward Turtle

3 Awesome Things

*Valentine's Night at Conspiracy with Derp, Dork, Charlie, Delirium, Teddy Bear, and the rest of the gang. Plus that really adorable kitten going around the place.

*S'MORES.

*Watching the illegally recorded "The Book of Mormon" broadway musical.

V-Day

  V-Day wasn't as insufferable as I thought it would be. It was actually a cheery day. Boys on their way to school clutching flowers and balloons didn't annoy me at all. I was actually happy for them.
  And I got my order of s'mores from Joy, bought some really cute feather earrings from the school bazaar, was able to hang out with my Faliure family members who I haven't seen for weeks, got tickets for my friend's play for next week and went to Conspiracy with Derp and the others, met new people, and heard some really great poems.

 I swear, Dorky Valdes reciting a love poem was totally friggin' AWESOME.

Eating flowers,
Awkward Turtle

Journey To The Past: Dedicated To Karla

 Dear Karla,

 It's been two years now and you're still in my thoughts. I still swear until now, when I meet you in the Afterlife, I will bitch slap you for leaving so soon, no matter what your life contract says. But I always think of you when I'm recording a song or when I'm about to perform onstage. I imagined what you'd say to me if you knew I'd done my first (amateur-ish) music video which still needs to be re-edited before I can put it on YouTube. I still wonder if we could've done our duet rendition of John Legend's "Ordinary People".

Your voice and your singing NEVER ceases to amaze me. Your singing gives me goosebumps everytime, even if you're just practicing at home or trying to compose your own lyrics.

Rain and Single Awareness Day

I love rainy weather. Whoever doesn't love the rain wouldn't know how to appreciate sunny weather. Rainy weather is possibly the loveliest weather to sleep in (though I don't get to do it during weekdays) and it's a reason for me to put on mah adorable rain boots.

 Just got back from the province around 3am so my brain's a bit zombie mode. We picked up my cousin and her boyfriend from Makati and went straight to the province. My cousin told us funny stories of other people from the province who migrated to New Zealand and stayed with her parents.(Will blog about this one in my Tumblr blog)

 And since tomorrow is Single Awareness Day (Valentine's Day for some- if couples want to celebrate the day a saint who has been condemned to die upon the orders of the Chuch, then by all means), I will get myself all dolled up and will be sharing s'mores to whoever I'll encounter in between classes.

"A thousand sweet kisses..."

This is the scene in Rent that had me break down. Not the typical shedding of tears in movies, but the kind of crying that will make people come running and ask me what's wrong. It just brought up a lot of pent-up feelings which is good coz I was able to acknowledge them properly and finally move on.

 Good thing is, I'm not listening to Rent soundtracks as much as before (Thank God for the broadway parody The Book of Mormon).


Awkward Turtle

Baptism!

I'm about to leave for church and then, later at around 5pm, I'm going to attend someone's baptism!

I'm kind of excited because I've never seen a grown person being baptized before. I've only seen babies being baptized and that kind of sucks because they don't even know what's going on unlike if it's a grown person, they know why they are being baptized.

I can't wait! OH, did you know I'll be baptized next Sunday?! YEAH!

Super duper excited,

Otter

Le Sigh.

Wanted to go to the award thingy at La Salle (according to Derpy Valdes we can go in even as outsiders) and see Angie, Charlie and the others but I promised my mom I'd be home early today.

Oh wells. I'll see everyone anyway on Tuesday (Feb 14.). Hurhur.

 Oh, and I think our neighbor is having sex at the moment coz of the "noise" their bed is making against something. LOL.


Awkward Turtle

Everyone's Sick!

Everyone's sick. (except me) Emily and her boyfriend both have the flu, but Emily is experiencing the worst symptoms and it's kind of scaring me... Lol. And Astro and Quazi are also starting to have diarrhea again. -_-

The only body pain that I'm feeling is from the PT. That one really kicked me. HAHA! But other than that, I'm not sick. I rarely do get sick so I'm good but I worry that I might because everyone else is sick and I don't have medical insurance and money to even pay for any of it. So, I must stay away!

GAH! My thighs and calves hurt~ I feel like I have to waddle around the house or waddle wherever I go now.

I'll Cover You

I don't care what anybody says: Angel and Tom are my favorite couple in Rent. Roger and Mimi were sizzling but I just can't relate much to baggage. GAHD.

"I think they meant it
When they said you can't buy love
Now I know you can rent it
A new lease 
you are my love
on life
Be my life"

I could listen to this song all day and curse at my singlehood.

LOL. Just kidding. Just gotta be patient.

Awkward Turtle

PT and Flu?

Soooo... PT... KILLER.

I arrived at the office at 7:30am, ON THE DOT. And where was my recruiter? LATE. Oh yeah, who's awesome? Me. Two others showed up and then my recruiter showed up and the reason why she was late was because she discovered a new running route for us. (Damn you, Ssgt!)

She had all of us gathered and counted us. Then she drew out the map of our route, after we all confirmed that we understood, she let us go out of the office, stretch and started running. I was so nervous, I would have soiled my pants.

But, I was a trooper. HUAA!

1.8~2.0 miles. 90 push ups. Roll over. 90 "scissor kicks". Roller over. Plank for a minute. Roll over. 90 bicycle crunches. Roll over. Stretch it out.

That kicked me tooshie but I feel great! Even though I stopped at like, 100 yards away from the office. BUT, I'm not as big of a pansy as I thought I was. Woot!

Then I came home, and realized that I still have to walk the dogs. HAHA. And then guess what I found out? Not only is Emily sick, but so is her boyfriend. Great. It's not an ulcer, she has the stomach flu or food poisoning. Thankfully, I'm super healthy. So I rarely get sick. I haven't had a cold in three years and I've never had the stomach flu before nor have I ever been food poisoned. Haha.

Last night, I bought chicken noodle soup for Emily, with some saltine crackers and 7-Up for her stomach. And that should be like, four days worth. If she's not back to her old self by then, she needs to go to the hospital or back to the clinic. Thus why I always tell them to eat veggies NOT JUST BABY SPINACH, I'm talking about hardcore veggies and protein and some good carbs. Not that lame Mexican diet with flour, corn and freaking potatoes and hot sauce. That stuff is weak.

So now, I have to take care of two four babies. (that includes the dogs)

Yay for me (not),
Otter

PS: See how great of a friend I am?

Nyar whatevar

 During World Literature class, my seatmate and close friend Coco Crunch asked me how Hottie was doing. "Meh," I shrugged. "Just saw him once. At caf."

 Then she said, "I hope you have a happy Valentines day." I was like, "eeeehhh... how does that apply to meee."

Which is funny coz we're both so single at the moment. We both agreed that we don't like roses. She'd prefer tulips. Mine were chrysanthemums. Basically we spent the rest of the class talking about ideal stuff we'd like to get for V-Day.

I am totally prepared for next week.

Awkward Turtle

Thank God For Chipotle.

Cody: What are we all thankful for? What is the one thing that we appreciate that God has given us?
(Everyone thinks...)
New kid: Without God, we wouldn't have Chipole...
Cody: Yes! That... Is what I'm most thankful for. Without it, I wouldn't be fed. Without God and his Creations, I wouldn't have Chipotle!
(Everyone laughs)
Cody: And that's not a false covenant!

** Chipotle is an American version of a Mexican grill where they are known for their huge, fat burritos. It's delicious but it's not authentic Mexican food. It's basically the white-wash version of Mexican food! There you go. That's what I meant.

** Also, Cody is our "Sunday School" teacher even though he's like, a few years older than me. Our classes are within our age bracket and we're all taught by Elders that have already done their missionary call. So our class is taught by Cody. Haha. He's a cool dude.

Gospel Principles Class.

Chapter 5; The Creation (discussion)

Cody: Who would like to give us an idea of why God created Earth?
(Everyone's silent; I'm looking through the book...)
Elder Jeffery: Otter would like to answer that!
Otter: (wild eyes) WHAT?!
(Everyone laughs)

... -______-

** I did study it a day before class with Elder Jeffery but I didn't think he'd call me out! LOL. Last Sunday, when I introduced myself, I was sitting at the back of the class and everyone was looking at the front of the class and when I introduced myself, the moment I said "hi, my name is..." EVERY SINGLE PERSON IN THE ROOM SIMULTANEOUSLY TURNED AROUND AND LOOKED AT ME. It was... Awkward.

- Otter

Long douche-beefed day

This morning, MRT was such a BITCH. It could only go up til Shaw Blvd station, which isn't even more than halfway of its whole route. And I'm like GAHD. That meant I had to go down at Cubao, walk for 15-20 minutes to the connecting LRT so I can catch a ride all the way to Recto. And from Recto, walk for 10-15 minutes to the other connecting LRT station (D. Jose) and catch a train for V. Cruz.

 Entire commute was more than 2 hours. When I was already on my way to Recto, my classmate texted me that MRT was ok now. I was like "fuuuuuuuuu----!!!"
I was just so PISSED that I wanted to just... EH. I was so friggin' pissed that I had to ride all the trains, as if waiting time on the platforms wasn't hell enough.

 I was still pissed after my Philoma class, that I decided to go with Charlie to Derp's house for a change.

Realization: Charlie pointed out that my chosen godmother and godfather (Angie and Kevan) will be younger than me. My brain paused for a split second and I was like...oh yeah. LOL LIFE IS AWESOME.

   It was interesting and extremely amusing to see Derpy Valdes being in his element as he cooked for me and Charlie. LOLZ he cooked awesome corned beef for us that their family refers to as "douche beef." LOLWUT. And I was introduced to the dad with my first name (instead of the second one that I usually want my friends to call me. Bit of a long story LOL). While Derpy cooked, we mused how it's the guy who's going around the kitchen while it's the girls who are just chilling, waiting for their food. Charlie discussed the topic of post-modernism and also brought up close-reading.

   I met Sachi, one of the family dogs. It was a bit weird that the dogs reacted differently to me, though I personally think it was the weather. LOLWUT. Anyway, I was talking to Sachi while petting her, I was like, "Is Derp mean to you sometimes?" (Pause) "All the time?" And Sachi let out this grumbling, howl-ish sound. Charlie and I took it as a yes. I want Sachi as my pet nao LOL. Smart goggeh. Though she does like to chew on stuff. Had to stop her from chewing up this bunched-up roll of tissue she found on the floor.

 Watched an episode of Adventure Time. It was TEH LOLZ. XD The character Human reminds me of Derp. Coz they're both so awkward and derpy-much.

 Has acquired digital copy of the broadway musical "Rent." YAY.

 Charlie's punk version of My Little Pony's "Winter Wrap-Up."

   I am beginning to acquire the group's habit of feeling bad for something that's not my fault. GRAH.

 I can recall more stuff that happened today but I'm so sleepy. Wehehehe. XD


Needing zzzz's
Awkward Turtle

The Secret World of Arrietty

     My first thought when I watched this trailer, I was like..."This is DISNEY??"  It's an adaptation of Mary Norton's book "The Borrowers", which is directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi.Then I looked at the description and it turns out the Japanese version of this movie is actually released in 2010. I wouldn't mind watching this, no  matter what the people in the comments section think.

Women's Relief Society and Nazi's.

So, this Women's Relief Society isn't the kind that you might be thinking of...

It's basically a class where all the girls in the church attend and talk about how to be "better" women. What we can do to spread our womanly duties or something like that. It's almost like a girls club. But the class is intended for woman who are married but it's good to hear stories of how to become a better, stronger and more intelligent women from other women who have found that strength and such.

In the end, the women also had to bear their testimonies. Well, the ones that wanted to share.

And Mrs. Davis actually went up and shared her story and it was a good one too.

She said (and she choked up too),

"Yesterday, I read a story on (I forgot what she said) and it was a story about Mormons and other religions that people believed in during the Hitler invasion. So when Hitler or the Nazi's come up to people, especially the Jews, and ask if they believe in God - Well, it was even more dangerous to be a Mormon back then as well - if they asked if they were Mormon or believed in God, and if they declined, they were saved and if they were going with their faith, they were killed. And I thought, "Wow~ If I was in their position, what would I do? Would I stand up for my faith? Would I stand up for what I believe is true? Or would I just deny it all just to live?" because God has helped me so much through the years and I am thankful for it all. I know he's going to continue to help me as I follow His word and do what he wants me to do but I just kept thinking... Would I stand up for Him? Would I say no? Would I say yes? I actually don't know what I'd do, to be honest. So after reading that story, I cried because I came across something that I thought was always a strong yes but if I were to be in a situation like that, I wouldn't know what to do..."

And that really struck me. I was like, "Dang. That was pretty strong..." because I know a lot of people who are avid in their faith in God and would spread the word of God to other people. Some people were over-the-top crazy about it but nonetheless are trying to spread whatever it is they believe and I always thought those people are crazy and annoying but after coming across this, it really got me thinking...

If you were put in that situation, what would you do? Would you go against the Nazi's and Hitler and say, "Yes I believe in God and I believe that His words are true..." or would you be a coward and pretend that you deny everything just to save your life?

Pondering,
Otter

Mormon's Sunday Testimony.

So lately, I've been hanging out with my Mormon friends and I've been consecutively attending church for the last two weeks and been attending the classes and other activities.

(Btw, I feel so under-dressed compared to them.)

And yesterday, Joe, Mrs. Davis (Sister Davis) and I arrived late because we had to pick Joe up from his house. So we missed the "Sacrament Meeting" or something like that. But we were able to go in sometime in the middle. When we came in, it was time for some people to "bear their testimonies" and it's where they express certain hardships and how God has helped them get through it by presenting them with "blessings". And so everyone was slowly going up there and saying what they wanted to say (sometimes it wasn't about total hardships but more of commitments and promises that they will keep) and then Joe decides to go up.

First DEP Meeting.

My first DEP meeting was on Saturday and it was scheduled at 9am.

Me: Are you free to drive me at 9am to a DEP meeting?
German: I can't. My license expired~ I have to renew it on Monday. Unless I drive like an illegal Mexican immigrant.
Me: Hmmmm... Would you like to be an illegal Mexican immigrant for a day?

So sadly, my neighbor couldn't drive me because his license expired.

So I called my recruiter and told her if I could reschedule (obviously not) and that my ride bailed (kinda) and so she called one of the DEP-pers to come pick me up. His name is Scott. Who drives a red Jeep. And inside smells like gym socks and sweat and dog. However, since I grew up around guys, that doesn't phase me. Although it did have some umph to it. (Gross)

I found out that Scott has been on DEP for two months now and I'm barely two days in but we arrive at the recruiters office and guess what I found out?

Everyone inside the office (and I mean the people that showed up for the DEP call) ARE ALL GUYS. Not a single girl (other than myself) is in there. I AM THE ONLY GIRL. Sadly, there aren't any cute guys. Except one black guy but he's short. But I guess that will be my eye-candy for the moment.

And surprise, surprise~ We had a test! Obviously I didn't get the packet because I'm two days in and Ssgt. Fears didn't send me the packet via email but I had to take the test anyways. And I failed miserably. 14 questions wrong out of 20. YEAH, FAILS.

But surprisingly, I wasn't the one that did the worst! HAHA. Some were two points more than I was and more. And we're told for every question that you get wrong equals to five push-ups! Since I got 14 wrong, I had to do 70. (No biggie, I can do it.) so everyone had to line up in front of the office, and do push ups. Sigh. Lol.

THE BEST PART is the last three who did the absolute worst had to go to the Marines Corps office, stand in a line and sing to "I'm A Barbie Girl" with some dance moves of their own. LMAO! I love it. I was hoping that the majority of the votes would go to "Big Girls Don't Cry" but I guess Barbies seem more appealing and we had to really embarrass them for the Marines.

NOW I NEED TO STUDY and amp up the work outs. Since I'm working with mostly guys, I don't want to look like a pansy. -_- but I am excited for March 3's hiking trip! :)

Trying to un-pansy myself,
Otter

GAH FULL-ISH MOON

So the moon could possibly be an explanation with my obsession with kissing. I've been single for so long, it's one of the things I miss most. For some reason, it's that one human activity that keeps popping in my head. GRAH. I've been ranting about this to Charlie. I feel so friggin' weird, except I can't go around randomly kissing strangers.

 Being single is totally great, but there are occasions that drive me bonkers.

 Maybe the fact that it's February and the nights are pretty chilly sometimes. ARGH. Fml. Fml. Fml.

Ah shit. I'ma try and sleep this off.

Awkward Turtle

I am a terrible friend

 I was going through my FB when one of my high school friends, Shrekie, chatted me up, saying that she wants plastic surgery done on her and asked if I could recommend any good doctors.

Me: does this have anything to do with your breakup?
S: Yes.

Apparently, she decided that she doesn't like her nose, and it's the only thing she sees hanging from her face everytime she looks in the mirror. She says she's just not happy with her face.
I was like, "you just said that it has something to do with your break-up."

 Something in me just snapped. I told her that she makes stupid decisions when she's depressed or angry. Her ex was a friggin' douchebag who replaced her overnight. She smokes even when she knows that she has a heart condition.When she manages to drop by the Philippines, she ditches me and Tigger just so she could go shopping with Snot, a guy who I always get bad vibes from for some reason.

This is a picture of Shrekie. Does anybody else thinks she's entitled to a fucking nose job????

 I have nothing against plastic surgery. It's just something that one should go through if half of your face is burned off, or if you have some sort of genetic malformation, or if your nose got chopped off by ninjas or something. A nose job will not fix your self-esteem or a broken relationship.

  This is one of those moments that I am tired of baby-ing her and being that sweet, encouraging friend who says that everything's gonna be alright because I feel like I'm talking to a WALL. Starting today, I am going to be that friend who's going to tell her she's an IDIOT for even contemplating a nose job just because of some miserable relationship that failed (which is actually a hidden blessing WTH) and I will be that friend who will need to kick some sense into her if need be, even if I will seem like a total BITCH about it.

 Awkward Turtle

Love and Distance

   When I logged in my Facebook, I had a PM from Janine's boyfriend, Domz, saying that they had broken up and that he wants to apologize coz he needs to temporarily delete me from his friend list because he couldn't bear stalking his now-ex-girlfriend and seeing my comments about them on his profile. He promised that he'll add me back when he's better. I stare at his PM on my screen in total disbelief.

   Weeks ago,  Domz had to go back to Hawaii for residency purposes so he won't be back in a year or two, depending on his plans. I was quite sad for them coz he and Janine really made a great couple. They just clicked together and were one of the most fun couples to hang around with. I don't mind third-wheeling with them.

 I know I shouldn't be angry at Janine (coz she's been telling us that she's not crazy about the long-distance thing) but it's only been a month since he was gone.

 My sociology prof told me that real love is beyond time, space and distance. As much as I do believe that is true, I wonder what kind of love people share these days.

Awkward Turtle

USAF Jobs!

Here are the jobs that I selected: (they will be in the order that I wanted them to be)

Still Photography
Aircraft Armament Systems Apprentice
Aerospace Physiology
Physical Medicine
Cardiopulmonary Laboratory
Health Services Technician
Surgical Service
Diet Therapy
Diagnostic Imaging
Histopathology
General Aptitude Area
Pharmacy

With "Still Photography", since I was initially going to go in wanting to do anything that was linked to public affairs and journalism and still be around planes, jets and be an aerial photographer... I put it as my first choice but I have a gut feeling that I won't be lucky to get a spot (and I'm actually okay with that)

With "Aircraft Armament Systems Apprentice", it's like a bomb loader. You'll place bombs and missiles onto jets and other aircraft's before they fly. And that job requires testing and evaluating new weapons systems to inspecting, repairing and loading ordnance so these specialists make sure that when a pilot pulls the trigger, the right thing happens.

With "Aerospace Physiology" (specialist) it's where you teach pilots and aircrews the skills they need to handle in-flight emergencies when something goes wrong at 50,000 feet. You'll conduct training for all emergency devices needed while flying, such as oxygen masks, pressure suits, ejection seats, night vision and the use of parachuting techniques. If an aircrew member needs treatment after an emergency, you may provide it via a hyperbaric chamber. Basically the things you learn, teach and do will be instrumental in ensuring the health and safety of the flying Airmen.

Originally, when I was 13~14 years old, when I wanted to enlist in the Air Force I wanted to be a "Flight Medic" and I still want to but I might transition to it when I re-enlist. I also wanted to be a "Pararescue" (or also known as "PJ's"/Parachute Jumpers) but I found out that it was only for men. Oh well. I can see why it's for men anyways. LOL.

However, I still want to be able to reach out to different fields in jobs so I'll do it slowly. And at the same time, go to school. Get at least one degree and then see if I can do multiple degrees throughout my career and go from there.

I'm excited!,
Otter

CAME BACK FROM MEPS!

Wednesday (2/1/2012):

I went to the recruiters office before 11am and I signed more papers, checked if there was any errors or anything misspelled on my papers. Then while she was going to quadruple check my papers, I went into the video room and had to watch three CD's about the USAF. (I basically knew what it was going to be about but I sat through it) and as I watched the videos about MEPS, swearing in, BMT and everything else... I was super excited! And then I had to be pulled out because it was taking too long and my ride (Mr. Medina) was at the office ready to pick me up with another recruit, Jonathan. (He's SO cute, but he's 17. I'M A TOTAL PEDOBEAR!) and then we started to talk about the process that will happen tomorrow, what to remember when we're at the hotel and stuff like that. But since we were hungry, we stopped by Burger King.

Paulo Coelho

"Carry in your memory, for the rest of your life, the good things that came out of your difficulties. They will serve as proof of your abilities and will give you the confidence when you are faced by other obstacles."

-P. Coelho, Manual of The Warrior of Light

Awkward Turtle

Highlights of The Trip

  As most of you probably know by now, I was lucky enough to have Charlie and Derp over at the province just so we could meet Jaime Licauco. You can read the details in Chihiro's blog HERE or you can check out mah Tumblr bloggie.
 I'd like to mention a few highlights of the trip that weren't mentioned in the other blogs.

  Tuesday morning, everyone else was asleep. I decided to warm up and practice my dance in the living room. Was dancing to a Janet Jackson song when I noticed Derp was already awake. "How long have you been standing there??" I squealed. OMG awkward. He retreats to the bedroom.

  At the outdoor nipa hut at the back of our house, there's comfy hammock and an outdoor-ish sofa. Derp was already totally comfortable on the hammock until Charlie steps in and also realizes how awesome the hammock is. "Get the f**k off!" she snaps. Derp sits on the sofa with me and we watched as Charlie made herself comfortable on the hammock.

   I was looking for the outlet in our bedroom so I could charge my phone. The chair that had one of our big teddy bears was in the way. Before I could move it, I noticed that there was a mango between the teddy bear's legs. I bursted out laughing. I asked my mom why the mango was there, she was like, "oooh, so that's where I left it!" She said she was so busy preparing the house for us that she couldn't pinpoint where she placed the mango she was suppose to eat for herself.

 Upon meeting Jaime Licauco, I was a bit startstruck but somehow found the courage to sound like a human being in his presence. The old man is lighthearted, adorable with a somewhat corny sense of humor. He's like the ideal grandpa. When he was formally introduced onstage, he walked up and said to the rotary president, "It sounded like an introduction for Manny Pacquiao." He totally clicked with my mom that night and even asked her to contact him when she can. And my mom did. And apparently, J. Licauco said that he feels a strong connection with my mom upon meeting her. Last time he had a felt a strong connection to anyone was during his recent talk abroad.
 "Oh... so that's how the old people do it these days," I retorted, "if I see a hot guy, I'll go up to him and say, 'I feel a strong connection with you.'"(Complete with intense gaze and bedroom voice.)
  Kinda weird-in a good way- that my mom, of all people, certainly had a unique rapport with J. Licauco.

Must plan another trip to the province with Angie.

Awkward Turtle