Phone Theme

Recently I was very fortunate enough to buy a new phone. Of course one of the first things I did was to set up the overall theme. So, this is what I ended up with:

I still want to do a lot but for now but that's what my brother and I came up with. What can I say? I like how the S.H.I.E.L.D. logo(s) look. Plus, a few friends of mine have different names in my contacts. Seeing the silliness of it just makes me smile. 

2013 Planner

So, since I had a 2012 Starbucks planner this year I was curious what 2013's Starbucks planner looked like and googled 'starbucks 2013 planner philippines' and ended up seeing this. I just couldn't help it and started my own mission of collecting 9 Christmas beverage stickers plus 8 core beverages from Starbucks.

FINALLY, with the help of my wonderful friends and family, I was able to get this!

I'm sorry that I don't have the time to put a detailed review of the planner but if you want one, you can go here. I came across that article when I googled the planner.

Now that I finally have one of my own, I might get another one if I can manage it :-p But for now, I think I'd like to help my other friends to get one of their own. 

Yui For President

It's been a life-long dream for a lot of my friends to have their own J-Pop band and finally, last year they formed one called Yui For President (Y.F.P.) and performed for the very first time at the UP-Ame festival. Just remembering it now brings a smile to my face. 

This year, Y.F.P. was able to take part in the Asian Kung-Fu Generation tribute night held last Oct. 20. Then, they participated in the Otomonagatari: OtoROCK battle of the bands a week later. AND, I'm happy to say, they won best vocalist, keyboardist, and they were the champion band for the night. 

おめでとうございます!!!!

Yay! Can't wait to see you guys and girls perform again! :-)

Here are some videos of Y.F.P's practice and performance for Otomonagatari. (Videos grabbed from YuiforPresident) 

Brave Song - LiSA cover

Crossing Field - LiSA cover

Official members of the band:

Vocals - Macky Santiago (not present)

Vocals - Zoreen Macaraig

Guest Vocals - Hannah Zuñiga

Keyboards: Brian Abenoja

Bass: Tin Caberto

Guitar: Kahlil Santiago (not present)

Guitar: Joseph Angelo

Drums: Migs del Mundo

Drums: Chino Bartolome (not present)

For more information about the Otomonogatari event, here's their facebook page: Otomonagatari

For the Y.F.P. facebook page, go here: Yui For President

Just Write!

Sometime ago I attempted to write for the NaNoWriMo challenge which ended in failure. It was interesting and fun but I was kinda disappointed that I wasn't able to finish 50k words of written work in one month. The fact that I have so much plots and sub-plots cluttered in my brain being left unused seem like such a waste. I actually have about three stories that I itch to write about but I end up mixing up characters and wondering if this person would work better in this other story or vice versa. Of course, in the end I ditch everything and start from the beginning.

One thing useful I learned was this: "Come up with your ending before you figure out your middle. Seriously. Endings are hard, get yours working up front."

That quote is from Emma Coats, a former story artist from Pixar. That's a big problem for me. I get so excited about the characters that I end up not being able to find an ending for the story I'm plotting out. It's great to love your characters but you can't really focus only on them.

That aside, here's to me fleshing out a set of characters, focusing on one story for the time being, and painfully eliminating certain scenarios that I love but aren't really working out.

Time to write!!!