Fun Time with A.M.

It's been our tradition to gather up at my Tatay Carding's house every Sunday. It's the sole reason why our family is tightly-knitted, which is very important of course and why grandpa is still vibrant like a young stud even at 78 years of age (he loves seeing us, his grandkids and his great grandchildren).

That brings me to Alessandra Monique or A.M., the girl I've been mentioning in my posts. This niece of mine is amazingly witty I tell you, she already learned a ton of words even she was still a few months old. The environment she was in contributed a lot, growing up with a bunch of grown-up folks and zero kids-near-her-age made her into this chatty and intelligent bratinella. The people who have spent time with her can attest how witty this girl is and how fun she is to be with.

This past Sunday, I was with A.M. most of the day and man, it was fun. Here are some excerpts of our conversations:

While going back to our grandpa's house after buying mangoes...

Anth: 'M, asa naman Papa Agot? (my late uncle and A.M.'s grandfather)
A.M.: (pointing at the sky)
Anth: Naa na diay sya sa langit?
A.M.: Oo.
Anth: Kinsa kauban nya didto?
A.M.: Papa Jesus.
Anth: Unsa ila buhat didto?
A.M. : Kanta El Shaddai.


While taking pictures of her...

Anth: 'M, tarunga pagpose.
A.M. : (making various facial expressions)
Anth: Pagpacute beh...o aha man ka padulong?
A.M.: Aysa, maglipshtick sako.


Her mom and my cousin-in-law, Ate Malou, retelling a conversation she had with A.M. after her trip from Surigao.

Ate Malou: 'M, nigamay lagi ako Canadian na coins sa ako purse, imo ni gihilabtan no?
A.M.: Wala Nay uy.
Ate Malou: Ngano nigamay man ni?
A.M.: Imo siguro gipliti padulong Surigao.

A Dose of Stochasticity 2

I have a new set of random things that happened since my recent blog post.

• I've had the best rest of my life so far last Saturday. I slept almost the whole afternoon and evening after going home from work to the extent that my mom shooed me away from our living room with her patented eardrum-busting, decibel-breaking voice (I love my mom so much but I haaaaate her when she does that).

• My cousin saw my ex-girlfriend (for almost eight years) somewhere in the city who is now working at UAE for a major company. I was surprised because the news came unexpectedly; she's on vacation I guess.

• My PC's performance is still low even after an exhaustive tweaking this past weekend.

• Spent time with my witty and playful 3-year old niece, Alessandra Monique.

• Had a great Sunday exchanging text messages with a dear friend.
  

• I have thoughts of getting even with my ex-gf (recent) and her new boo but I have changed my mind, for one, they are not worth the trouble and two, what goes around, comes around :)
  

Thanks Mafs for enlightening me, I owe you big time.

A Dose of Stochasticity

It's been a long time.

Almost a month has passed since my last update so I made a random list of things that happened during my temporary departure from the world of blogosphere.

• Got assigned to lead a project.

• Beaten Dawn of War's Single Player Campaign.

• Purchased Company of Heroes' stand-alone expansion, Opposing Fronts (weee I am now able to command the German Panzer Elite. I'm so delighted for I've always been a fan of antagonist factions in RTS games such as Command and Conquer's NOD, Dune's Harkonnen, Generals' GLA and the Undead race from Warcraft III).

• Sported a new image for my blog's header.

• Spent "quality time" with someone I shouldn't have wasted my time with from the get-go.

• I have moved on :)

• Got the pics (at long last) of our July 11 white-water rafting adventure (thanks to ahem… yours truly hehehe).

• Realized that I have just wasted 23 months of my life.
  

• It sure feels great to have people like my family and friends who stayed and supported me no matter what in my saddest times and lowest lows. Thank you very much!
  

My Cosplay Costume - Extended Play

It's decided.

Aside from the cash, the consolation prize includes a free domain and hosting account for a year. Of course, I'll be keeping the money, the costume I made got me drained and almost brought me to the brink of being broke, but I'm awarding the domain freebie to the individual who wore, for me, the Best Costume last Saturday.

I'm giving it to...

Yes, it's you Kim.

Omedetou! You make use of it and have fun ;)

Ciao.

My Cosplay Costume - Day 12: Final Episode

Our General Assembly and Cosplay Contest just concluded this evening and I must say that it was a total blast. We all enjoyed the theme of the program and jammed to the beat of our very own Sticky Bandits who played popular tunes from animes Bleach and Naruto.

I congratulate my friend Raffy M., who played V for Vendetta, for bagging the Best Costume Award.

But the recognition should go to everybody, for pouring their hearts out into this event, for sewing and gluing their way to attain the appearance of their favorite anime, cartoon, and silver screen characters, and most importantly, for showcasing the designers and artists in them.

I didn't go home empty-handed, for I'm one of the three finalists who were given consolation prizes.

Not bad.

Next in line for me? Probably rest, play video games, rest, play video games, rest, play video games, and rest while watching the coverage of the Beijing Olympics.

I deserve it. Having exhausted almost PHP 900.00 for my cosplay costume and spent 6 hours in the morning and 2 hours when I get home after work in the evening for 11 1/2 days, not even my birthday got spared, so there's no one in this world right now who deserves a rest more than I do.


And as for my costume, I'll preserve the helmet and the wrist blades in a glass encasement as testament of my hardwork and my love for art.


This is it, I am now ending this series of posts. I thank everyone who followed it, who curiously and persistently asked me what I'm going to wear, who lauded my costume, and who rooted for me.

Thank you guys and...

My Cosplay Costume - Day 11: The Dreaded Dreadlocks

I am now in panic mode. With only one day left before the big event, fate seems to be having fun in giving me a hard time to find a suitable alternative to my character's hairdo.

Darn.

My Cosplay Costume - Day 10: An Alphabet of Plans

Not all things will go your way.

Last night, this humbling fact smacked me again right in the head after my plan of using certain materials for my hair and suit looked too complicated to pull off. Good thing my impromptu back-up plans saved my arse and my costume.

Another problem bugged me this morning, when my costume malfunctioned while fitting it. I anticipated it before, however, I forgot to mention it to my mom. Gladly, she obliged after kindly asking her to fix it up.

I have evaded disaster after disaster, thanks to letters A to Z and M-O-M.

2 days more to go. I can't wait to see Fred Flintstone and his wife, Wilma in their flesh this coming Saturday. It'll be fun.

Ciao!