Goodbye 2008... Hello 2009! ^_^

Before 2008 ends, let me have the time to thank all the people who made it memorable for me... Thanks to my family and friends who are always there whenever I need them, although a lot of things happened to us, we still managed to make it better... Thank you to John for constantly caring and being very patient and understanding with me... Love you bai! Thanks to Mark, my thesis partner, for all the hard work... To the skolpad pipz, you made my year very fun and colorful... And to God for all the blessings and for guiding those who are dear to me... *mwahz*

And to all the people I've hurt, sorry for my behavior and hope you can forgive me for that...

I would not also be making any new year's resolution since I'm just bound not to follow them... I will just try to be good this year... :D :D :D

new years resolutions are like pie crusts, it is meant to be broken... the change must be within...

so...


Let's welcome 2009 with a bang! Have a rock and rollin' new year ahead!! ^_^ *woot* *woot*

Popobe Craze

These are the Pbears or popularly known as Popobes. These adorable things originate from China and made of PVC. They come in different styles and designs, from monochromatic to popular characters designs. Although made in China, these became popular all over Asia and even in some Western countries. Eventually, it reached here in the Philippines. I saw these darlings in Ms. Sari's shop and I instantly loved them! So I bought one for myself and some to sell in my shop.

Here is my first Popobe, Jack... ^_^

I got really in love with Jack and so I decided to get him more friends... Here they are!

I also bought a Popobe shirt... :D

Spirited Away

10-year old Chihiro becomes trapped in a forbidden world of gods and magic when her parents take her to investigate the other side of the tunnel. In order to survive, Chihiro must work and make herself useful, and find within her the courage and resolve she needs to save her parents and escape from a world where humans are despised.

This is the first Ghibli Studio movie that I've watched and it really made me become interested with the Ghibli movies. At first, I thought that this movie was a very weird one. But as the story progresses, I found similarities with Alice in Wonderland, where Chihiro was stranded in the spirit's world. This story revolves in the importance of promises. The inhabitants in the spirit world are bound to every oathes they make and this includes Yubaba, the "boss" of the famous spa in the spirit world, where Chihiro was hired.
My favorite character in this film is Hakku, Yubaba's right hand and the river dragon god. I like his cool and collected personality. When Hakku and Chihiro met, the story started to have its twist and the plot of the story became more and more apparent. The most important characteristic of the film is its unpredictability. You would never expect the events that would happened next. It also includes some very weird and interesting characters, example would be Yubaba's giant baby and the spirit that keeps following Chihiro.