5:40:00 AM
I could have been better.. but thank you for your concern *appreciative smile* Glad to see there is still a soul out there who takes their time to express their concern and care...

I've been researching for job opportunities and building my resume & cover letters for the past few hours. It's very draining and demands a great attention & concentration, but I don't really mind since I'm feeling motivated today. This particular position at JP Morgan is my first application priority. I put my heart and soul into the research and the resume/cover letter making to fit well with the job's qualifications & requirements. Upon visiting many job sites, I found Jobweb to be very helpful in giving insights and advices for job search. The site provides many interesting articles on job search tools and resources. Excellent source for job hunters like yours truly.

Garion, I never knew you had a weblog! You never told me *_* Hey, what has become of your much awaited collective, eh? I see the space is still empty... Are you still on ICQ at all? Try messaging me when you're online... I never saw you anymore.

Time to crash bed. Until tomorrow ~

12:50:00 AM
Hhhh..... *sighs tiredly*
Who am I? I cannot conceal myself forever more... Must I pretend I am not the woman I was before... ? Must I condemn this destiny... ? Must I refuse to bear this commitment... ? Even if it takes years to accomplish, I do not think I am able to run away & deny everything...
*shuts her eyes*
I am so tired..... Dare ga... tasukete.....
*clutches her heart*
It... hurts.....

10:40:00 PM
music : fosse - bye bye blackbird

<Indonesian>
Aahhh!! Seishirou! *drools* Daaaaaisuki! XD Anneeee, bagi donk scan-nyaaa.. kiriminnnn... upload boleh, email boleh, ICQ juga boleh.. Mau mau mau mau mau mau mau! hehehehe.. makasih yahhhh ^_~
Eh? Gue engga tau passwordnya.. kalo elo mau request anime, harus ke forumnya & minta disana, ga bisa langsung masuk ke streamload accountnya begitu aja. Gue bisa sih kirim anime2nya ke elo, tapi jangan langsung semua yah.. lama banget soalnya.. Lagian, elo gimana cara downloadnya entar? Kan harus bayar kalo mau download banyak... Ohya, gue pake bahasa Indo biar orang2 ga tau. Males ah kalo sampe pada tau.. agak private soalnya yang kita omongin ini. Terutama gue ga mau orang2 di AK pada tau. Jadi pake bhs indo aja ya kalo mau ngomong soal ini. Atau message/email gue aja. Okay?
By the way, elo tau ngga kalo nama gue Elyse? hehehe.. Siapa tau engga tau.. soalnya loe manggil gue Lisette terus. Boleh manggil Elyse kok.. orang2 juga pada manggilnya gitu, dan gue juga ga kenal orang2nya kebanyakan.
</Indonesian>

9:53:00 PM
*is working on a very difficult MS&IS take-home exam that's due tomorrow*

As of today, I'm one of the beamers at Anime Kingdom. So all of you who want to see more anime, make your request at the forum! ^_- The anime list is located at the main site. This is not my site, btw.. I'm just helping with fulfilling the anime requests.

Mary, get well soon, ne? Hope I can talk to you later when you're better...
Joey, I really want to talk to you! Are you still on AIM?
Flipper and Yoshe, are you sure you're still on AIM? I never see you guys at all ^^; Or perhaps I'm online at the wrong time. Ne, Flipper, is your ICQ still working? It's easier to see each other on ICQ actually.
Fel, pakabar nih? Udah lama ngga liat... Message donk kalo muncul di ICQ.

To all other people whom I rarely see/talk for the past few months... Sorry I haven't been able to go online much, although I really want to talk to you guys. But like I said, message me anytime on ICQ.... usually I'm there. Also, "away" mode means I'm online and am able to talk ^^

Alright, I have to go back working on this hard exam.

10:06:00 PM
*legs kicking, hand hitting the lapstation, laughing and rolling on the bed*
XD XD This is SO funny!! XD XD *resumes laughing*

This one is really good, too. It's mushy and sweet, and most importantly, it ends happily ever after :3

4:09:00 PM
*lol* Alexa! XD Nooo, I didn't cut & paste the entire sentences to AIM ^^; I had had the train of thought before I talked to you and wanted to write so on the blog, but didn't have the time to compose until later on the evening. The train of thought is exactly the same, yes, but if you read closely, you would notice the difference of the sentences ^^ I wrote to you on AIM in a simple & direct manner, while I wrote in here in a composed & chronological manner.

Btw, the description of Marmalade Boy by Mixx is terrible! Thank God there is a very good & complete Marmalade Boy translation online. Such a wonderful job, too, with the romanji, so that I can learn Japanese (if I'm not lazy enough, that is). If not for that translation, I would have been stuck with Mixx *shudders* Amongst the US commercial manga publishers that license Japanese manga, I like Viz the most. Their translation is the best & the story summary is very well described.

3:54:00 AM
My favorite place to chill at the moment : The Sweetest Thing ^^v
I'm currently reading the fanfic titled "Not The Same" and am loving it so much. Wonderful job, Murasaki-san!

I have gotten to the point of Yue's first appearance. As one could undoubtedly predict, I fell in love with Yue almost instantly. And the result? Tons of Yue screencaps sitting on my hard drive XD We'll see whose screencaps will remain of the highest number, To-ya or Yue. I still think Touya will win because I'm predicting Yue will not appear as much as Touya does. But who knows.. Yue might just be there all the time, because Eriol shows up on the next episode. If that's the case..... hanyaaaann :3
*self-note: too much Touya & Yue is not healthy ~~*

When watching the episode, I remembered Val mentioning Yue's moon arrow and that Yue shows his power climax only during the Last Judgment. Having kept that in mind, I have taken almost all of Yue's action into screencaps, especially when he draws his arrow. Yes, I collect everything. The smallest and unnoticed things are considered a treasure. See my apartment and the contents of my hard drive, and you'll understand ^_~

11:17:00 PM
For those of you with fast internet connection: download Noir! The artwork is beautiful and the opening song is very nice (by Ali Project), despite its weird title (Coppelia's Coffin / Kopperia no hitsugi) and lyrics =P I like the artwork details of the buildings & places. The location of the story is in France, above all, so it's really pretty. I got the episodes from irc on DALnet #bakamx and Anime Kingdom. It's not recommended for modem users though, because each file is about 150 MB in size. However, the original resolution of the file is large & the artwork is shown without flaws. I think it's worth the downloading time.

Wow, this blog has jumped to number one of my total referrers, followed by Alexa.
*is amazed*

7:12:00 PM
*wishes the pain would go away this instant*
I'm sure this is the -worst- period I've ever had in my entire life. I've struggled with these terrible cramps for 40 hours already. Usually it only lasts for no more than a day, and not -this- bad. I believe it's 4 times as bad as the regular cramps. I think the accumulated stress from the passing week of classes has been the greatest inducer to the pain. I cannot imagine how I'm going to give birth someday..... >_<;;

Believe it or not, I actually have a great endurance to pain. Mostly because my body has been fragile ever since I was born & thus I'm quite used to being ill. So if I'm ever complaining (like right now), the pain is a bit too much to bear. At the same time, I also have pharyngitis (inflammation of the throat). I'm used to that so it's not a big deal. It only gets annoying when I eat. Also, since my immune system is not very good, I have to consume antibiotics for a minimum of 4 days. Regular medications won't work. So I'm pretty much on drugs right now: antiobiotics & Midol.
*lol* It sounds really bad: "I'm on drugs" XD

Despite everything, I watched a lot of anime yesterday: CCS, YnM 4, Noir 2, and Angelic Layer 1. I ended up not sleeping at all, I was fully awake from 3 AM on Friday to 5 AM Saturday. Why? Because it's only natural to women. When the period comes, women's body is very energetic (excluding the stomach area, for some people who have cramps), so we're not sleepy & tired at all. On the other side, we're very sleepy & tired just before the period comes. Interesting, isn't it? My mom just explained that to me last night when I called her on the phone to complain ^^ It's nice to have a mother who is a medical doctor :3

So yeah.. I spent the whole day doing the 4-page paper (it was due on 5 PM and I finished it at 4.25 PM ^^; Turned in the paper to the teacher's office at 4.40 PM. Veeeerry close to deadline >_<), watching anime, leeching anime from IRC, and taking screenshots of mostly Touya ^^v I'm in Touya craze right now :3 He's very nice and I love his personality so much. I've always wanted an older brother like him, which is impossible, but he's my perfect image of an older brother. It would've been perfect for me: having a brother that is 7-8 years older. Touya acts like he doesn't care, while he actually cares deeply. My ideal type of a man... :3

Touya versus Kero-chan, who will win? ^_~

12:05:00 PM
Alexa, lookie lookie :D

Anne, my condolences on your parted aunt. I'm sure it was better for her. Oh, and what you worried about has proven to be true... ^^;; I think I'm attacked by pharyngitis >_> It's still in the beginning stage and I've taken medication right away, so hopefully it wouldn't get worse. At the same time, my period has come since early this morning. What a perfect timing.. o_O; O_o; Must have pushed myself too hard O_O;;

On a brighter note, I watched a lot of CCS today and I'm really loving Touya :3 Hmm, I think Sakura started saying "Hanyaaaan" from episode 35. I never heard her saying "Hanyaan" previously. But I might have forgotten *shrugs* Oh! I also watched Mahou Tsukai Tai, the TV series. It's the continuation of the OVA, if I'm not mistaken. I've seen the OVA ages ago.. it's also what most people know about. I think the TV series is still rare, I couldn't find much info about it on the net. I like the story of the TV series though... it gives the feeling of completeness & satisfaction. Sae and Takakura's feelings have been sorted out (although not very clearly). Nanaka and Aburatsubo seem to have a good relationship, although his feeling is not very well defined. But one can tell and I'm pretty sure that he likes her.
*thinks* MTT page someday? =P Perhaps.

Isabela, thank you for the wishes ^^ Ano.... gomen ne... I just realized I hadn't listed your collective at the sites menu of ikkoku.net. It's there now, I fixed it. I'm so sorry, I must have been out of my mind for having forgotten such an important thing >_< I hope you weren't upset about it. But if you ever did, please accept my apology *bows*
Quite honestly, I've been neglecting ikkoku.net for such a long time & I haven't really checked other pages besides the updates & mp3 sites. Well, I checked earlier & found a lot of subsites/pages in need to be changed. I guess I'll fix them later, along with an overall makeover I'm planning to do..... someday.

*rolls up sleeves* I'd better work on this assignment now. Three more pages to go, then I'll either take a nap (I woke up at 3 AM this morning *_* Went to bed at 7 PM, had originally intended to only take a two-hour nap, but couldn't wake up ^^; So there goes my bedtime) or watch some more anime. But before I begin, I'd better take some Midol to withstand the pain from the period. It's hard to be a woman...

4:57:00 PM
I'm DONE!! XD Ahhh, finally... *breathes fresh air*
The speech was alright. I wasn't as nervous as I thought I would be. I'm not good at memorizing speeches (I tend to get so nervous that I will forget everything in front of the audience), so I typed the speech and partly read from it. The teacher was really nice. When I practiced in front of her early this morning, she gave me insights & feedbacks so I had the time to revise the speech before my actual performance. It turned out to be fine, being my first time & all that. More than what I expected, which is good :3 Oh, if you're curious what my speech topic was, I talked about Bali, the island of paradise located in Indonesia. My favorite place for vacations. I miss Bali so much, especially the panorama and the food =9 Nothing beats Jimbaran's seafood and Ulam seafood at Nusa Dua *drools* You see that I love seafood too much ^^; Nyaa, must stop talking about food. Otherwise, I'll just end up upsetting myself.

Actually, I'm not quite done yet. I still have to do a 4-page paper that's due tomorrow and a take-home exam that's due on Tuesday. The exam is hard, but I have long enough time to work on it this weekend. Plus, Monday is memorial day so I have a long weekend starting tomorrow (no classes tomorrow, my teachers are very nice indeed). Right now I'm just going to relax for a while, and perhaps take a nap. I woke up at 6 AM today and I'm kind of tired.

6:57:00 AM
*currently researching intensively*
My speech is going to be held in 5 hours from now. Wish me luck.... ? ;_; I'm so scared and not ready >_< I will practice the speech in front of my teacher 2 hours from now before I actually face the class audience. I hope I can speak well...
*crosses her fingers*

3:55:00 PM
*head is pounding*
Didn't get enough sleep due to working on a proposal paper for 8 hours last night. Woke up with a migraine that's still ongoing. Class until 8 PM tonight. Must prepare an informative speech for tomorrow. Must wake up early to practice the speech with my teacher tomorrow morning. I am as good as dead o_O;;
I only have one hour to rest & have lunch right now... then I have to go to Kara's place to revise the proposal (we work together) that's due at tonight's class. I really hope I can survive this grueling summer. Thank you for your concern, Anne ^^ I'll try not to be sick. It would have been worst, since I would miss classes if I were sick, while I can't bear to miss any. Missing one class on summer session is like missing a whole week of classes in regular semester.

Nya, I don't like any kind of surgery, although I'm not scared of any (believe it or not). But DNA implantation sounds scaaaary... *_* Naw, I'll pass. I'm happy to be myself and I trust everyone has their own definition of "good music", so I'm quite content with my music taste. Of course, I'm an open person and I don't mind listening to new music. Being eclectic is the best, in my opinion ^_-

I'll be really glad when this week is finally over... You cannot imagine how hard I'm tortured during this particular week. I can barely rest and my mind is continuously thinking. I'm afraid if this situation continued for a longer time, my mind would still be working & thinking hard when I was sleeping. That would be really bad...

My friend showed me Asian Avenue when she was helping me do the paper last night. There are a lot of good articles & forums in there, I'm liking it :3 II stix is also a good place for articles and creative writing. I have always enjoyed creative writing and the like, including fictions.

Hikaru, don't worry ^_- I know you were only suggesting. I've peeked into one of AS episodes, actually, and I like the artwork myself. Sure, I'll let you know what I think about it. Although it's quite obvious that I will most likely like it ^^

4:17:00 AM
Niiiice :3 Good job, Fel!
Nice color, Selene! Love the purple :3

My IE has been having illegal operations everytime a pop-up window (or simply a new window) is launched by javascript. Usually the pop-up windows are ads. I've restarted the comp too many times today, I'm losing count by now -_-; Well, I've always hated pop-up ads, but crashing after each pop-up is launched is too ridiculous o_O I can't ask all the sites to not put any pop-up ads, can I? Even weather.com has pop-up ads lately; the kind that I loathe so much ~ the same kind that porn sites have. Simply annoying! ¬_¬ I have to check the Weather Underground from now on....

*happily downloading CCS 30-32*
I haven't finished watching the CCS TV series yet.. still 41 episodes to go.

5:45:00 PM
*stretches*
Tireeeedd ._. I didn't get anything done yesterday and as a result I have to do a lot of assignments tonight. I'm so busy this week, I feel like suffocating.... I was really stupid for having slept for 12 hours last night, knowing that I didn't have enough time to finish my work *whacks self*

Hikaru *grins* I will eventually watch Argento Soma, just... not now ^^; I'm very moody in everything and I'm not that easy to be persuaded, so if I'm not in the mood to watch AS, then I won't watch. Even Alexa had threatened me with knives, swords, etc to watch AS, but nothing worked as of yet :3 So don't you worry.. when the time comes, I will watch it, even if it takes me another month or two, or even a year ^_~
Alexa : I'll torture you with AS for the whole 2 weeks! *swords on her hands*
Elyse : Nyaaaaaaa!! ~~~ *hides her computer* (ehhh, I can't do that, quite honestly ^^; Can't live without my laptop.)
Alexa : Ah, good good. Then let's watch AS ^_-
Elyse : >_<;; ooookay, Master ._.

Ahh.. I'm late for the class... Ja! ~~ *runs*

4:12:00 AM
music : dave brubeck - take five

I've been in anime-episodes-watching spree since I woke up 13 hours ago *rubs eyes* I watched (in chronological order) Card Captor Sakura 2nd movie, Lupin III: Dead or Alive, Maison Ikkoku Final Movie, Maison Ikkoku OVA 1, Love Hina ep. 25, and Yami no Matsuei ep. 3. That sure is a lot, isn't it? ^^

Eeeepp! *flees instantly*
Forgive me, Master *bow bow* I won't spoil the secret anymore, but please do not torture me for the whole 2 weeks ;_;
But.... tapes? *evil grin* Ehehehehe.... *writes on a paper beside her laptop : "Don't forget to hide the cassette player by then"* =P
Eeeehhh.. that Körperwelten is scaryyy *shudders* I hate that kind of thing so much! o_O That must have been what my mom faced during her "training" period in college -- she's a medical doctor. When she entered college, all freshmen were "tested" on their braveness & guts... you know, the thing clubs do to their new members. They have endurance/brave tests almost in every school & university in Indonesia (and a lot of times the tests are too much, too daring & inappropriate. I've always hated them!). One of the task that my mom had to do was to stay inside a corpse room and count the teeth of the corpse! Gyahhhh O_O!! That's the very first reason that made me decide to study abroad for college. No way would I face any kind of brave tests & things like that!

I'm going to watch Noir now...

10:35:00 PM
I'm watching Daytime Emmy Award on NBC right now. I accidentally saw the Emmy when I turned on the TV with the intention to watch Lupin while having dinner. Quite a coincidence... I turned off the TV on NBC last night, after watching Friends and Will & Grace.

9:12:00 PM
music : shakatak - city rhythm
I love jazz too much :3

Anime Kingdom is probably the most complete source for anime episodes out there. I'm loving it so much. They have like 400 GB of anime episodes, almost any titles you can think of! Isn't it wonderful? One needs Streamload for downloading the episodes, but I also love Streamload, so why not? ^_~

I finally got myself a doctor's bag :3 It's really nice and considerably cheap, only about $30. I'm broke, obviously can't afford the expensive ones (although I'm tempted to *_* Who wouldn't anyway? But... perhaps it's just me ^^;).

*listens to old messages on her answering machine*
A lot of Indonesians on the following:
"Yanggg..." ugh >_<;; *skips it*
"Momot...." -_-;;; *skips it quickly*
"Halo Ta... Mamah ni, kamu lagi ngapain?" Ahhh, my wonderful mom *smiles* Her voice is very soothing, love her lots :3
".... uh.. um.... nevermind...." Ehehehehehe *evil grin*

You can see that I have nothing better to do *lmao* No wait -- I have something nice to do *smiles and picks up the phone* Calling my dear mom ^_-

7:22:00 PM
Lately I've been watching Lupin III anime fansubs and I have come to the conclusion that I like the story a lot. It's pretty much similar to City Hunter, although the artwork seems a lot more childish & "cartoony". I was browsing through a bunch of Lupin sites, when I accidentally bumped into The Piranha Pit. The site has a comprehensive Arsène Lupin (the original by Maurice Leblanc) page and a Night Hood page (which I very much like to see the animation if I have the chance. It seems very interesting. I have always had a passion with detective/thief stories and the like). Above all interesting things that I found on that site, her artwork is of the best. See this one, for instance. Isn't it wonderful? I wish I could draw like her... I don't usually praise people like this, but this is an exception. I'm utterly amazed with the site *_* Good job, Wens! :3

*makes mental notes*
Tonight is Friends' season finale. MUST watch! Chandler & Monica's wedding will finally commence.
If I wasn't reminded, I would easily miss Thursday's NBC shows again -_- Especially with these hard courses I'm facing this summer, I won't even think what day it is after the classes are over each day. All I could think of in the evening is what assignments I need to do for the next day, and if there's no assignment, then I would do job hunting at hotjobs.com and monster.com. I missed last Thursday's because I played tennis until 9 PM and totally forgot that it was Thursday *_*

Ruby! :3 Glad to have you back and blogging again! Where have you been all along? Ehh, I want to talk to you again ~ Are you still on AIM these days?

10:20:00 AM
Nya, I slept for 10 hours last night! *stretches* That's... too long ^^;;;
I have to prepare for a two-minute speech for my speech communication class. I don't know what to say ._. I'm really bad at public speaking, thus I take this class at my last semester since I really hate it. I wish I didn't have to take it, but every student is required to take it in order to graduate. Sure it's important, but I just simply loathe it with passion *_*

Ah well, I don't have much to say.... I'd better have breakfast now.

12:06:00 PM
*forces her eyes open*
Eehhh, so sleepy ~_~ Yup, your guess is right, I haven't slept yet *yawns*
To be exact, my sleeping pattern is severely messed up during my one-week break... I mostly went to sleep at 8 AM and woke up around 4 PM. Now how wonderful is that, especially with classes starting tomorrow ¬_¬

I'm downloading songs right now... I want to burn a CD for my mom. One of the Indonesians will go home tomorrow *envies him so much* I asked for his favor to bring some stuff home for my mom. So I've pretty much been preparing the stuff for several hours now *stretches*

I don't know whether the following is common for women out there... After bowling last night, I and my friend were bored and didn't have anything better to do that we actually practised applying make-ups on for a few hours (i.e. from 3 to 6 AM *grins*). My friend is more of an expert on make-ups than myself, so she taught me a lot of tricks, especially concerning the eyes. I really liked the final look that I didn't want to wash my face afterwards and thus let it stay a bit longer ^^; Too bad we didn't take a picture.. but nevertheless it would've been silly to do so in such early hours, I suppose. Well, that has happened to me several times ~~ practising make-up applications when I'm bored =P Or doing any other beauty exercises. I can be very feminine and prissy sometimes, no? XD

Almost done... Now, to sleep or not to sleep, that is the question.

5:06:00 AM
Gah. Yet another blogger technical problem -_-

I'm currently all stressed out due to this job hunting. Earlier today, I called a friend who works at Goldman Sachs and asked him for guidance on job interview requirements, resume guidelines, etc. No doubt I'm stressing out after I talked to him -- he's an interviewer for his group and he asked me very difficult interview questions (and they were only examples on what he would ask if he was to interview me). He's very nice though.. I can learn a lot from him and perhaps do a mock interview with him before I face real interviews soon. So I'm going to be really stressed out for the next three months due to these three important occurences: job hunting, very-hard classes (and one of them is Speech class! I hate public speaking >_<), and packing my stuff to move out by graduation. Gyahhhh! When am I going to have free time then....? Mmh, time to face the real world, Elyse *inhales deeply* I guess I will miss school so much when I work....

An Izark overdose *lol* I like Fujiomi more than him, though. That reminds me... I have yet to finish the Kyoko Hikawa project! Quite honestly, I really think that I won't have time for any of my projects until I'm over the three main occurences I mentioned above. That means it will be at least 3 months from now. Perhaps more. That's the sad fact of a future graduate's life ._.

Awww, very cute ^^

5:01:00 AM
music : flabby - miss you all the time
*blames Kara for her music influence*
I love her taste of music, she's very eclectic :3

Old Navy has a lot of cheap yet great stuff. Too bad the ones I want the most are out of stock -_-

Um, Val... It's not like you did anything wrong that needed to be forgiven ^^;;; But it seems like the email accounts are holding a conspiracy against your emails ~~~ them being lost & such >_< Eehhhh, that chibi Yue is SO cute!

Fel, the truth is: I had had the idea of moving the blog to kuya.net since months ago. However, I had wanted to have a new layout by the time I moved; and I believe you know quite well that I didn't have the time (and inspiration) to make one this past grueling semester. So it kept getting delayed until I was free.

Ahh, a Gravitation overdose *grins*

I found a lot of Fosse songs at audiogalaxy! I've been using audiogalaxy ever since napster is down. It's quite complete; I can find rare songs. I hope its fate won't end up like napster...
My favorite Fosse songs at the moment: Bye Bye Blackbird, Big Spender, Life Is Just A Bowl Of Cherries, Sing! Sing! Sing!
So, Ken Alan is gay after all ;_; But people agree with me, he's cute, adorable, very kind, and he dances very well! ^^ Next time I go to New York, I'll watch Fosse for sure *nods* And try to get his signature & picture, if possible. Too bad Ann Reinking has left Fosse as of April 29th... I'll miss her performance the next time I watch Fosse. She has the loveliest voice, perfect for the jazzy songs.

*is dancing in front of the mirror to the song Bye Bye Blackbird* XD
As soon as I'm settled with a job somewhere, I'm going to take dance lessons *gets excited*

1:54:00 AM
As you can see, I moved the blog to kuya.net (change your links, please?) and changed the layout. It's kind of different than my previous layouts, but I like it much. It might seem easy, but in reality it took me hours to edit the image and tons of layers for the brushes alone.

Seems like you did a lot of updating, Alexa *applaudes her* I'm proud of you! ^^ I love the new layouts at cc.net, furikuri.org, and traumatic.nu.

Flip Flop Trunkshow. Just what I need for summer ^^

Gah, this laptop of mine is getting on my nerves! *_* The IE often freezes everytime I want to open a new window. Some programs can't be opened at the same time, I always have to close one first before opening the other one. How annoying -_-

*restarts her comp*

10:14:00 PM
Hummm.. a nice hot bath fixes about anything *smiles delightfully*

Flipper-chan! Since I'm free this week, we really should talk to each other at last. ICQ or AIM? You choose ^^
The same goes for Mary. Oh, and Joey, too! I miss miss -miss- talking to you guys! Btw, nice layouts, both of you ^_- That reminds me.. time to change my layout. I'm so bored of this green one, although I love Yui pictures up there. Ne, Mary, I often see Serena (well, not so often, but much more often than you & Joey), but I never see you... why so? Are you still busy? Well, my best wishes for your courses!

Thank you for the wishes, Isabela-chan ^^ You too good luck with your school, ne?

Alright, I'm going to the bowling alley now. I shall be back later tonight with my right arm all paralyzed.... >_>

4:43:00 PM
music : rah band - sorry doesn't make it anymore

XD! XD XD !! XD XD XD !!!
Alright alright it doesn't make any sense *lmao* I just don't know how to express it better... guess I'll go the traditional boring way: Elyse is very VERY happy!! Shiawase yoooo *gets hyper, sings along with the music... which is not quite appropriate for the happiness, but oh well she likes it nonetheless*
I have just checked the grades for my two courses that I have been worrying to death these past few days. Trust me, I really want to hug the teachers right now (although I didn't like them that much during the semester ^^;) for being so nice as to having given me such good grades. Now I'm completely relieved ~ my GPA is above 3.0 and that really makes my world. Arigato, Kami-samaaa :D

Been watching a lot of anime lately. Love Hina Spring Special is wonderful! I love everything about it: the story, the songs, the silliness (I laughed all the time XD). Mm, just a thought, how many people out there like Haruka? I've liked her the most from the first time I watched the series.

Ah My Goddess movie is another good one, although I'm often irritated with Belldandy. I like Urd and Peorth a lot; Skuld is sometimes too childish, and Belldandy is often too cute it's annoying. The song that the goddesses all sing together towards the end is a beautiful one.
As for Gravitation, I haven't seen the TV series yet. I only watched the 1st OVA. I have a bad habit of downloading tons of anime episodes, then either leaving them on my hard disk forever or burning them to CDs without having seen them yet. I finally opened a paid Streamload account; I believe my inbox contains 40 GB (or more) of anime episodes right now :3 So you figure ~~ I've been busy downloading and downloading... and I need my blank CDs to come this instant -- I'm running out of them.

I went to the driving range yesterday at Penn State Golf Course and hit a full bucket of balls. I haven't played golf for two years, I'm literally losing the feeling. I must start exercising again and as a result, my whole body (especially my right shoulder & arm) hurts so bad after I woke up today -_- And we're going to the bowling alley tonight. Let's see if I can even hold the bowling ball *winces*

2:05:00 AM
Yes, I'm done *nods* I'm finally free (uh... for one week *coughs*). But strangely I'm not feeling very much relieved. I'm worried, -really- worried about two courses: Ancient Roman History and Greek & Roman Literature. The finals for those two courses were unbelievably difficult and lengthy, my mind just didn't work. Furthermore, I didn't finish studying because of the large amount of materials covered. Oh well *sighs* I can't do anything, can I? Just wait for the results and keep my fingers crossed. But I'm rather happy because the remaining 6 courses have gone very well and I mostly aced the finals. Let's see if I can maintain a 3.0 GPA this semester...

I definitely -cannot- handle spaceports.com pop-up banners! They're driving me nuts *_* And each time I open a single page, there's always this java pop-up asking "Would you like to set your homepage to http://chat.cjb.net?" all the time *grumble grumble* Come on, spaceports people, move somewhere else. There are a lot of nice & reliable webhosts ~ even geocities is much better than spaceports. At least the banner is not -that- annoying.

Hey, Dican.. whatever happens to iritabilita.net? Not only does the index.html disappear, but also your blog doesn't seem to function. And people can see your files. Be careful...

Japan street style. Interesting ^^

Alex, oh you're in Syracuse? I see. There are several things about Syracuse that I always associate it with. Firstly, it's the birth place of Tom Cruise, if I'm not mistaken. (I used to like him much *laughs*) Secondly, I almost went there for my college. I was accepted to Syracuse University School of Management but I chose Penn State instead. (Wrong choice? Perhaps ^^; But no, I don't think it's wrong. It's just not the best choice.) Oh, and I've been there... it was ages ago (when I was researching for college with my parents), but I still remember some glimpses of the city ^^
I'll be moving to California not long after my commencement (graduation ceremony) on Aug 4th. As to where... at the moment the plan is to move to Tustin (near Irvine) because I'll be staying at Bayu's house (he's my bestfriend; he lives with his brothers & mom). I have to move out from State College (because my apartment rent ends on early Aug this year) and I don't have any relatives in the States, so Bayu is pretty much my last hope. At least until I get a job and earn enough money to settle in an apartment of my own. If only I could get a job before August, I would move right away to where the job is.. It's going to save a lot of money and trouble with constant relocations.
As for German, no, I don't speak nor learn the language. I was introduced to the language by an Indonesian friend who was born in Germany and speaks the language fluently (and I believe is in Germany at the moment -- too bad I have lost contact with her since high school). So I pretty much still remember one thing or two, very simple words and phrases ^^

I think I should sleep now... I'm physically and mentally tired ~_~

1:40:00 PM
Oh ya, Alexa, I just remembered after we talked last time... the ronin guy's name on Maison Ikkoku is Yusaku Godai, not Yosuke nor Yusuke. Here's the official page at Viz.
By the way, what Vampire Princess Miyu manga did you read, Alexa? Is it the New (Shin) Vampire Princess Miyu? Because if it is, then you should read/watch the original Vampire Princess Miyu story (the TV series & OVAs) to understand the background in depth. Well, it's not a necessity ~ you can still read the New series without watching the original. But the story might appear as quite disorganized due to the lack of knowledge. Because the New series assume that you have read/watch the original one.

Speaking about Maison Ikkoku, I really do want to make the site someday... I just don't know when. Everytime I read the last manga, the urge comes again. I guess I'll do it as soon as I move to California. By then I should have much more spare time. The last manga is just the best ~~
I see that kyoko.org is still around. Haven't checked that site for months.

Yoshe, I finally found you! Ne, are you still on AIM using the same SNs? I -really- want to talk to you! We haven't talked for the longest time...

1:58:00 AM
Alex, where exactly do you live in NY? It's very fortunate of you to have an H&M store just 15 minutes away from where you live *envy envy* Not only do I have to go to NY to shop there, but I'll also be moving to California soon... which would separate me furthermore from NY :_: Noooo ~~~
Um, I think "ich liebe dich" is the correct spelling, as far as I know. Correction, Alexa? ^^

Isabela, I love love LOVE Larva! And his blue hair ^_- Oh ya, in case you don't know by any chance: the guy on the right in this picture is not Larva. His name is Aoi, one of the second tier Japanese shinma. I also love Nagi, he's as cool as Larva ^_~
Unfortunately, my final exams are not finished yet... I still have two more, one of them has a ridiculous amount of materials to read -_- Yes, it's true that I will very soon be rewarded by a week's holiday... but after that, summer classes will start.... which means another 2 months of torture *winces* Good luck with your school, ne?

Miri, ooh... I never knew Kizuna has been released commercially. I didn't look hard enough, I guess =P Is the story good, in your opinion? I might get the DVD as well when it comes out. And how is the artwork quality of the manga? I'm tempted... very very tempted *_* Ne, I love your new blog layout colors.. it's very serene and has a sense of a peaceful summer...
I love Ninja Scroll, too! However, Ninja Resurrection is not quite as good, I would say.

Ehhh? *blinks* Snowww? Unbelievable! At this time of the year, no less. Wow... I really want to see what it's like over there.

Anne ~ I'm not so sure yet about YaoiCon. Perhaps I'll go, perhaps I won't. It depends on the money and whether I've gotten a job by then. But I really do want to go... *_*
Martabak.... *drools* Martabak manis, martabak telor *is drooling even more* Mar.ta.bakkkk ~~~~ I wantttttt!!! Send me some, ne? Onegai? ;_; Oh ya, go to Kelapa Gading for good swikee =9 Kelapa Gading is THE place for food. There are a lot of good swikee restaurants; one of them is Swikee Purwodadi. It's so good, especially pepes kodoknyaaaa... I swear if we keep on continuing this, I would go home to Indonesia next week, during my one week break! *_*

A link of all time: Merriam-Webster online dictionary :D The first place I've always consulted for meaning, spelling and thesaurus.

6:24:00 PM
Looking back at my work for Art 297 B & C courses, I fully admit that I'm such a perfectionist =P One major thing I can't do when making a webpage is pretending not to know html at all (or at least very limited knowledge) and therefore making it sloppy. I -can't- do that. That was why I spent more-than-necessary time on the assignments ~ to make the design simple, yet elegant and well polished. And the effort gained its rewards for sure: I was told by the instructor that I got an A for both courses! *sings happily* Hard work does pay off, ne? ^_-

*drools* Very, VERY nice, Thal!

Nya, this month's Once Upon a Forest is so much fun! Look at my experiments: 1 2 3 4 5. I'm having too much fun, you can tell XD

Slowly but surely my works & assignments are getting finished. I'm so happy. But Friday's exams are going to be really difficult -- no time to rest at all. And I'm sleepy now... I just started a new habit ~ evening nap, which is not so good. It's the result of not getting enough sleep at night. Oh well *yawns* Better take a nap now...

4:20:00 AM
Done! C'est finis! Owari!
Ahhh.. feels good... 2 months of assignments finally finished ~ within 3 days (with some help here and there, thanks so much, Bayu & Lanma!). See how long I've been procrastinating =P Well actually, it's not really about procrastination. I just didn't have enough time. Can't handle 8 classes after all.

I wish I could feel very much relieved, but I couldn't. Only a little bit perhaps. Problem is, I still have 2 more exams to deal with (so.. many.. materials.. to read *is getting dizzy*) and works to do. Cannot rest at all -_- I'll feel totally relieved when Friday is over! Really.

6:37:00 PM
My apartment is weird ~ it traps the cool air inside most of the time. When it's hot outside, it's still somewhat cool inside (at least cooler than outside). When it's cold outside, it's sometimes even colder inside, provided I don't turn the heater on. I don't know if I should be happy. It's nice to be cool inside the house on summer, but it's really a drag on winter. The heater doesn't help that much in the beginning -- the temperature inside the house gets warmer very VERY slowly, which usually leaves me snuggling inside my warm goose down comforter. Anyway, it's 81° F outside and I'm so glad I'm home. I'm finally able to chill out and enjoy the rest of the evening; sheltered from the sun.

I just realized when I took a shower earlier today ~ I can't stand cold water when I take a shower. Despite the outside weather, I always use warm/hot water. It's been a habit since I was born, I think. Even in Indonesia, which is a tropical country and the weather is constantly 90° F (32° C), I rarely use cold water. But after all, the cold water in Indonesia is not as cold as in USA. The cold water in USA is freezing!

Miri ~ I got my yaoi anime collection from Soyokaze Fansubs. They have a lot of yaoi titles ^^ Enjoy them! *wink wink* Oh, Miri, where did you get Kizuna? I've been looking around for them without result.

Ne, it seems that more and more anime titles are licensed lately. What a pity.. I would rather buy fansubs than commercial titles. The quality is very similar, if not almost the same, and most fansubs include background informations & notes that commercial subs never do. And of course, the ever popular and inconsiderably long commercial advertisements are just too annoying -_-