happy birthday to the sweet sweet saki! happy birthday, hun!

survey which i got from her.

1. LIVING ARRANGEMENTS:
Pathetic as it may sound, still living with my folks. I guess you might wanna attribute it to the fact that i grew up in a tight knit family. Plus hearing of someone my age still living with her folks in my society (the philippines that is) sounds normal. And don’t forget the fact that it’s just way too cheap living with your own folks. XD

2. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
“Angels and Demons” by Dan Brown

3. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD
my mouse. if you’re talking about the design, my current mouse pad’s a pepsi logo. gift from my great friend teedgee.

4. FAVORITE BOARD GAME?
monopoly. last time i played this one, i think i was still in high school.

5. FAVORITE MAGAZINE?
PSM, for games. People and Entertainment Weekly, for entertainment stuff. I don’t buy them though. Candy (local publication, methinks), for the teen in me.

6. FAVORITE SMELLS:
Lavander. My lotion, conditioner, soap, perfume, incense and candles all are lavander-scented.

7. FAVORITE SOUND
JPop, JRock, Classical, BGMs, Soundtracks, Pop, Alternative, Rock, Punk. Specific fave bands/singers: Linkin, Gorillaz, Utada, Asian Kung-fu Generation, Orange Range…

8. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD?
Having no friends. Hate being alone for a very long time.

9. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP?
what day and time is it

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE COLOR?
blue. black, gray, and white.

11. TATTOOS OR PIERCING?
i have pierced ears since i was a baby. but i wouldn’t think of getting any other part of me pierced. if ever i think of getting one, i’ll all contain it in my ear area. as for tattoos, naaahhh.. never thought of it and i think i wouldn’t want to have one.

12. DREAM VACATION?
european tour for a whole year. from italy to france to norway and denmark and england, scotland… you name it. all the places in europe.

13. MOST IMPORTANT THING IN LIFE
thing? i guess my artbook and manga collection. and my pc. i dunno. *shrugs*

14. FAVORITE FOOD?
lasagna. i can live on meat lasagna. XD

15. CHOCOLATE OR VANILLA?
vanilla.

16. DO YOU LIKE TO DRIVE FAST
yup. looooooove driving fast. with the roads and traffic that we have, i usually do a 100 to 120 kmh.

17. DO YOU SLEEP WITH A STUFFED ANIMAL?
yup. a stuffed teddy bear. plus several pillows of different sizes.

18. STORMS-COOL OR SCARY?
cool. i love the rainy season… as long as i’m not under the rain.

19. WHAT TYPE WAS YOUR FIRST CAR?
currently driving a 1995 mazda familia 323.

20. IF YOU COULD MEET ONE PERSON DEAD OR ALIVE, WHO WOULD IT BE?
because i’m excited with the harry potter movie and i can’t wait to get my hands on the two remaining HP books, right now, i’d love to meet j.k.rowling and harass her to death to get on with the books… and also to pester her to release a series on the real marauders

21. FAVORITE DRINK?:
water, lemonade, ice tea and mountain dew

22. WHAT IS YOUR BIRTHDAY?
what? or when? when: nov 21

23. DO YOU EAT THE STEMS OF BROCCOLI?
yeah

24. ANY JOB, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
a chef on a five star hotel. an owner/ceo of a multinational company, fashionista

25. EVER BEEN/ARE IN LOVE?
yup

26. IS THE GLASS HALF EMPTY OR HALF FULL?
both. depends on the mood that i’m in. XB

27. LAST VIDEO YOU WATCHED?
music video? some video by eminem playing on MYX. series? nanaka 6/17 the whole series over the weekend.

28. DO YOU TYPE WITH YOUR FINGERS ON THE RIGHT KEYS?
yeah, i can but i don’t always do it right. if i’m lazy, i usually just do some finger typing.

29. WHAT IS UNDER YOUR BED?
my organ which i haven’t used in a long time. plus some gathering dust.

30. FAVORITE NUMBER?
nine

31. YOUR NAME:
tec

some old and new bookmarks:

• gmail swap – swap something for a gmail. or find someone to send your invite to. some noteworthy (maybe weird) swaps: an invitation to E2 2005, location and combination of a bank’s money-filled safe, a barbie/ken bondage, a space (you know… the one in between words), a costume from the movie Troy… yeah… list can go on and on…
  
• sinfest – funny comics. sexual and religious innuendo involved.
  
• shoutcast – tired of your mp3 list? tons of radio stations here. looking for jpop. try the asian category. i actually learned more on jpop and j-rock bands from the different asian radio shoutcast stations here.
  
• azkabanCOM – official harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban (the movie that is) site. i can’t wait for it to show here. our local theaters said, it’ll be released on june 2. have to keep an eye open for that.
  
• the joy of tech – a single comic strip on the joys of having a gmail account. XD
  

plugs: sabra  

update time… because the previous colors seemed like shit, i decided to change white-mage network ahead of time. i’m still in the experimental challenge thing. this time using dozens of text. the text i got from the first few paragraphs of one of my most love books, judith mcnaught’s kingdom of dreams. (i’m such a sucker for romance shiznit). cutting and slicing the image for that one took me hours. yeah… never realized that slicing a simple image like that can cause some trouble to this simple brain of mine… my brain turned to mush after doing it.

anyway, also did the kyouNIUE layout. (i think i’ll be calling kyouNIUE : the orenji network). the shexay girl we have there’s named azusagawa tsukino, from the really good manga i’m obsessing over yakitate!! japan. if you love puns, i’m really telling you to check that title out. funny. entertaining. plus the lovable azuma. you’ll never look at bread the same way again. plus don’t forget the numerous puns in it!

last on the update, made both the white-mage network and the orenji network into gateways. removed the updates on the front door of shiromaNU and moved it to it’s own section. so if you just want to check out what’s new in the network, go to updates for the latest news. there’ll be more update news there than here anyway. oh, and sorry for the hostees not showing up in the frontdoor of shiromaNU right now. i’ll either think of a way to include your sites or just have it up in the next layout if i get really lazy.

i’m currently working on the revamp i have scheduled for eyes on me. new layout (from one of the dearest friends ever), updated content, new content, new media, cleaning the link list… the list actually’s long and i don’t know if i’ll have everything up in one go or will just do it gradually. *shrugs* will just see what will happen.