Words of the Wise, part 2

I have more quotable quotes from certain friends and today's dose of quirky statements come from Rem. She found some crazy posters in Galeria and sent them to me.

Profound poster number 1:
Sometimes, even music cannot substitute for tears.

Profound poster number 2:
My hands are never empty when I'm smoking. And with every cigarette, I have a companion for the next five minutes.

Anyway, here are more sayings that aren't from profound posters, but profound nonetheless.

Rem: Lahat ng dahilan ay nagsisimula sa letter P - pagod, pressure, pera, putangnang lovelife, pangtuition...

nano_speaks: Fascinating in what way? Why? How? Which part? What are you reading anyway? Throw it away, bottom of the trench, to the left.

Another one: If there wasn't a kid inside the cell wanting to be loved, what did you find?

And another one: Time flies like a fly. Swat! It's dead.

Princess Mabie: And stop with the OMG. You'll wear it out... Besides, he's our god too.

More from Mabie: Easy Sun (Madaling Araw)
[Don't look too surprised, that's coming from a person who interchanges things like sinangag and sinigang on a daily basis.]

Then SWIM for God's sake, SWIM!

Think of how many people want - expect, you to fail
And think of how much you want to prove them wrong (and possibly shove it down their gullets).
Then think of how many people believe in you
And how much you want to prove them right.

I've told you this a gazillion times, but there are still times when I forget. Of course, you scold me for forgetting.

You know just how to make me haul my sorry butt out of my pit of depression - and you know just how much tough love I need when my naivety and idealism gets the better of me (and my better judgement). You give me much needed reality checks whenever I need it and you help me when I have no idea what I'm doing. You listen when I rant, you console me when I am downtrodden, and you run to me when I cry. You loathe those who hurt me, because you know I hurt easily.

You have seen me with the paint off and you have seen the kid inside me, as I have seen the kid inside that fortress of yours.

You said you'll be disappointed with me if I quit. You made it sound so trivial, though you know how hard I would try not to disappoint you.

And I know how incredibly sappy this sounds but I just wanted to say these things out loud. I guess you really know you're good friends when you shamelessly take each other for granted. I guess we have, one way or another so I need to say this. Just like you need to say:

Then honey, you make sure you don't fail.

I guess what I want to say is: Thanks for believing, Chibi-chan.

Kape 101

I love coffee. It's the stuff that *should* be injected to me via IV if I get hospitalized. I know you guys like it too, but did you know that coffee has another use as a word? Here's kape 101 for you.

kape [ka-pe]
    - noun
    1. the tagalog word for coffee, primary source of caffeine for most people
    2. in a dialect of gay lingo (my friend Francois' to be exact), it has the following meanings:
             a. insult or non-flattering statement reserved for people who are too assuming (read: garapal gooms) or too proud of qualities that are nonexistent in themselves
             b. a shorter, more effective way of saying, "get over yourself"
             c. can also be used as a verb, magkape

Proper use of Kape:
Kape is mostly used for the unbelievably insensitive and the remarkably dense. For maximum effect, it should be delivered by a gay person.

Examples:

"Magkape nga sya, ang ganda pala nya eh."
"Magkape ka nga para kabahan ka naman ng konti sa mga pinagsasasabi mo."
"Akala lang nya magaling sya, kailangang magkape nun para magising sa katotohanan."

Got it?
... This lesson was brought to us by nano_speaks, skittlebean_lei, and the letters W, T, and F.

The day of woes, wants, and blasted questions

Sometimes, you just can't win.

The blows keep on coming and you feel like the little Dutch boy. You do everything possible but your fingers just can't plug all the holes in that blasted dike.

Sometimes, you hold people close and will them not to break.

But they break anyway. There was nothing you could have done.

Sometimes, you meet people with an emotional range of a cockroach.

And they don't know it. There is nothing more frustrating. There's nothing you can do about it but let them go and spare yourself from more insensitivity. Burn bridge, burn.

Sometimes, idiots will make you feel inadequate by saying the most insipid things.

But they don't know you. They just think they do. You just suffered a short burst of insanity when you let them into your heart. Mistakes can be rectified, be sure to smile and wave when you say good bye.

Sometimes, people ask questions hoping you have the answers.

But you don't.

Sometimes, people will use your weaknesses to destroy you, purely for ambition or fun.

Don't let them.

Sometimes, you have to spell things out.

S-A-R-C-A-S-M. I-R-O-N-Y. Write it down. And remember it. Don't come near me, I'm still trying convince myself that you are not worth killing. Because when all things are said and done, you are worth nothing.

Dead Fantasy I

I know i do this every single effing day at the office (ok, five days a week) and you'd think i'm sick of it (well, lately i am but that's beside the point), but this particular video caught my eye and impressed the heck out of me. It's a user made video from GameTrailers, and it's by a guy (or girl, whatever) named Monty Oum.

It can be best described as a catfight between Dead or Alive characters Kasumi, Ayane, and Hitomi brawling (sorry, but it does look eeriely like Super Smash Bros.) against Final Fantasy X characters, Yuna (second personal favorite) and Rikku. Choreography's great, plus animation is above amateurish and I've got no complaints against casting.

As far as I can tell, the DoA characters are sporting their Dead or Alive 4 costumes, while Yuna and Rikku are wearing their FFX-2 attires.

Yes, I am nearly slobbering here. Here's why: The Final Fantasy girls were taking a beating (they were outnumbered after all) until Tifa from Final Fantasy VII makes an appearance. TIFA LOCKHEART!!! *faints* Yes, geeking out. She is wearing her Advent Children garb and kicking ass and my first personal FF favorite so don't even try, ok?

Tanda, the upper pill

An early morning SMS convo really made my day:

Tanda: Chochi! May kape ka! Pumasa ako, TIER at final interview na lang!
Me: Huwaw! Congrats! n_n
Tanda: Salamat!
Me: Kelan tayo magkakape?
Tanda: Sa sweldo! Venti!
Me (practically jumping up and down): Yehey!

Nothing beats a good pick me upper in the morning.

Words of the Wise

The quotes written here maybe quoted from somewhere else, so i'm giving an apology in advance... not for not sourcing, but for being lazy. And you might not understand what they are talking about, but i assure you that you wouldn't want to know (in most cases).

the Mahstah: Reality is what you want it to be. Or what others impose on you.

Flatmate April: You know what? Screw that. Next time, I'm going to charge.

Chibichan: Chiyo-san... Shikkari shite.

Again, from the Mahstah: you just became the current you at some point in your life without you noticing

Chibichan: Anata wa ne, yappari tokidoki kichigai no.

On my off days

Yesterday, i decided that coffee and cigarettes are my new best friends. I went home to Las Piñas for my off days and took some time alone at a near empty coffee shop.

Did i mention i'm depressed? Well, i am. I dunno, it's another one of my phases i guess. I had a number of conversations over the past weeks that i kept saying i'd write about... I'm a bit late, i know, but who cares right?

Last week, my flatmates and i had a very interesting conversation about ballbreaking and why women subject themselves to men's utter inability to grow up. It was a fun convo, mainly because i was wondering why i can't get one bloody date.

...... wait, my friends are here. i'm getting kidnapped so i'll drop this for now.