Penshoppe Model

I can't believe that my illustration teacher liked my self-portrait drawing. The picture starred me as a Penshoppe Model, complete with the catwalk, other models, Penshoppe logos, current Penshoppe slogan and of course, Mandy Moore.

Now I just need to work on my coloring, and I will have a future in being a Slashie (writer slash illustrator)

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I just saw one of my "I wish I had" things for my PS2 in Glorietta. It's the Eye Toy selling for around 3000+ bucks. Not bad, considering that you are getting hardware + software unlike the original DVD PS2 discs that are selling for the same price.

Music:	Mandy Moore - Have a Little Faith in Me
Mood:	In Control and Loving It

Earl is coming back!... and a new Bata?

RP Open attracts world pool champs
The Philippine Star 11/25/2003

Top notch billiards action begins tomorrow with 76 players from 10 countries, including the reigning and six former WPA (World Pool Association) champions, vying for top honors in the first Philippine Open and Invitational 9-ball Championships at the Robinson’s Galleria in Ortigas.

German Thorsten Hohmann, the top WPA player this year, heads the star-studded field that includes local star Efren "Bata" Reyes, who won the WPA honors in 1999, Finland’s Mika Immonen (2001), Kunihiko Takahashi of Japan (1998), Ralf Souquet, also of Germany (1996) and three-time WPA winner Earl Strickland of the US.

Fong Pang Chao, a two-time WPA titleholder, is also in the fold but the Taiwanese ace cue master is unseeded and will play, along with 59 others, in Stage One of the elimination round beginning tomorrow at the Octagon Hall, fourth level of Robinson’s Galleria.

Francisco "Django" Bustamante and Canada-based Alex Pagulayan have also been seeded into the tournament proper of the four-day event sponsored by Café Puro.

Man to watch is Frennie Reyes, the 19-year-old son of the legendary Bata Reyes, who is making his debut in the pro circuit.

The event, which gets going at 2 p.m., will be televised live on Channel 23.

The top 16 finishers will advance to Stage 2 on Thursday to join the 16 seeded players, including Corey Deuel and Rodney Morris (USA); Marcus Chamat (Sweden); Park Shin Young and Jeong Young Hwa (Korea); Yang Ching Shun and Hsia Hui Kai (Taipei); and Satoshi Kawabata (Japan).

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PS2 is so addicting.... oops, back to my self-portrait for my illustration class.

Music:	Mandy Moore - One Way or Another
Mood:	Tired

No internet... four days... help...

The modem in my sis' computer burned out due to power fluctuations. My laptop breathed his last life four days ago (all my files [lit, websites, nokia stuff, games]... gone). Sorry if I can't update my sites lately. Blasted computer problems especially if you have a website due for your organization.

Now in Ateneo using a public terminal even though I don't like using one. Darn... I need a new laptop. Half my life is in there.... ooh, story idea.

So no internet... my mind diverted its attention to PS2 gaming. I just finished Dragonball Z: Budokai 2 twice. See my Super Saiyan Kamehamewave attack... I am now addicted to Tony Hawk's Underground, and my hands are itching to play Final Fantasy X-2 which I only got yesterday.

Mandy was all over the Philippines this past week. Radio, TV, concerts in the Fort, Araneta and Megamall - a Mandy's fan dream come true. I got another FREE Penshoppe poster of Mandy that night in Araneta... a bit disappointing since it was a duplicate. Nevertheless, it was still Mandy!

Music:	Mandy Moore - Drop the Pilot
Mood:	Why?

We Want MOORE!

This is what people shouted in Araneta this evening.

I just got back from the Mandy Moore concert in Araneta. I loved every second of the Mandy Concert except the opening acts of Arnee & Jay-Arr, and the Penshoppe modeling segment.

Mandy Moore sang songs mostly from her new album, "Coverage" which I believe, was a shock to the Filipino audience in attendance. The crowd was silent when she sang these new songs. The album was just released so the people didn't really know the lyrics to the songs.

However, I, being the ever Mandy loyalist, knew. Senses Working Overtime, Can We Still Be Friends, I Feel the Earth Move, Drop the Pilot, Moonshadow, One Way or Another & Have A Little Faith in Me were sung with such compassion and energy that the audience couldn't help but appreciate these (yet) "virtually unknown" songs of hers.

Of course, she noticed this silence in the crowd when she sang her Coverage songs. She went back to "I Wanna Be With You". Plus, in the middle of her performance, she recalled how popular "A Walk to Remember" was in the Philippines and sang the immortal tune, "Only Hope". People were singing along. You could just see the unity amongst all the people there.

She ended with the song, "One Way or Another." Afterwards, when she and her band went backstage, the crowd chanted, "We Want More!" over and over. Mandy and her band, fulfilling the audience's request, went on and sang "Cry", a fitting ending to the entire performance. Everyone was singing their hearts out, almost brought everyone to shed a tear of happiness.

She came out one last time to accept flowers and gifts from the promoters. The crowd chanted "We Want More!" once more. She smiled widely at the crowd and gestured that she couldn't do any more. She greatly appreciated the crowd that evening.

Why didn't I get any backstage pass or something?

In other news, since Mia left when the score was 3-all, yours truly ran out the next 3 racks to win the billiards game against Migs, 6-3. Weird.

Music:	Mandy Moore - Senses Working Overtime
Mood:	Happy & Contented

Mandy's concert write-up at Ticketnet.com.ph

MANDY MOORE - PHILIPPINE TOUR '03
Time & Date/s November 20, 2003 | Thursday @ 8:00pm
Location: Araneta Coliseum
Ticket Prices: Cash: 5,165 3,616 2,066 1,240 620

Reserve ticket/s | Seatplans ARANETA COLISEUM
STAGE PROCENIUM SEATING LAYOUT

| Writeup MANDY MOORE - PHILIPPINE TOUR '03

Teen dance-pop singer Mandy Moore was born in Nashua, NH on April 10, 1984 but raised in Orlando, FL; determined to be an entertainer from the age of six onward, she was later known throughout the Orlando area as the "National Anthem Girl" for her regular performances of "The Star Spangled Banner" at local sporting events. Breaking into the recording industry via voiceovers and commercials, in 1999 Moore became the latest Orlando teen to sign a record contract after landing at Sony; her debut album So Real appeared late that year.The album spawned a hit with "Candy, a remix of which also appeared on her 2000 release I Wanna Be With You. A self-titled sophomore effort appeared in summer 2001. She has three cats: Milo, Zoe, and Chloe. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Note the last sentence of the write-up. :) She named a cat after me! It's true, it's true.

Mandy's concert is tonight! See you all there.

Music:	Mandy Moore - I Wanna be With You
Mood:	Can't Wait

Sometimes, there is no strength in numbers

Group works... so we had that meeting. Lo and behold. Only 6 showed up. We are like 10+ Not bad, but when your grade depends on group power, you need everyone to be present. At least, something happened in the discussion that now, I have an idea what to contribute.

Let's fire them all! Mwahahaha!

Our Basic Graphic Design class works like an ad agency. There are two competing agencies that vie for the same client. If the client fires your agency, you get a grade of C. Otherwise, B+ or A. You can fire people within your group. Problem to that is, they might go to the other side, or form new competition in the form of freelancers.

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Mandy, tomorrow I shall see you perform! Yippeee!!!
I wanna be with you... Find me ok! (as if)

Music:	Mandy Moore - I Wanna Be With You
Mood:	Restless

Escape (Fr. A mix)

Here's how it goes
You and me
We're gonna take some History
Yes that's right
You can't fight
'Cause this is something
You will take
You will break
All will end up in crying

Chorus:
If you feel like leaving
I am gonna
Make you stay
Soon you'll be finding
You can run
You can hide
But you can't
Escape my yard
You can run
You can hide
But you can't
Escape my yard

So you should know
If you go
I will make you
Relive the past
So fast
You can dream
Think load rev was
your way out
Do not pout
In the end, rev won't matter.

Chorus

You can run
You can hide
But you can't
Escape my yard
You can run
You can hide
But you can't
Escape my yard

Here's how it goes
All will end up in crying

You can run

* If you feel like leaving
I am gonna
Make you stay
Soon you'll be finding
You can run
You can hide
But you can't
Escape my yard

Repeat *

You can run

(You can run, you can hide But you can't escape my yard)

I need to fix a few words to fit the song, but it's practically finished.

Now, I still have an org website and an simulated ad agency to go through.

Oh Mandy, you're my boo
I will see you in two :)

Music:	Mandy Moore - Have a Little Faith in Me
Mood:	In Control and Loving It

The Earlpire Strikes Back (again!)

Left are three days
before I can gaze
and see, while in a daze,
Mandy's beautiful face.

A brassy "Yeah!" resounded
inside Burgundy One's billiard hall
Left Migs dumbfounded
as Milo pocketed the final nine ball

Endowed with the glove and the spirit of Earl
Milo played his way to victory.
He used the mighty words of the Pearl
and of course, his billiards ability.

Milo's added one more to his streak
that he kept intact for months now
He lately seems to be at his peak
as he buries Migs with Fong Pang Chao.

Five-two was the final score
Two of them Milo won by a one-nine combination
Will Milo still extend the streak a few games more
or will Migs finally end his domination?

Music:	Mandy Moore - Senses Working Overtime
Mood:	Yeah!

Destined for Greatness

Barrerra's corner stops fight in 11th
written by me!

After sporting a huge cut on his left eyebrow and receiving numerous power shots from Manny Pacquiao, Barrerra's corner, although hesitant, threw in the towel to save their fighter from further beating.

Barrerra seemed to have Pacquiao's number as he managed to keep Pacquiao at bay in the first round. By constantly moving back, the Mexican champion refused to let any Pacquiao's power shots connect. During one exchange, the Filipino got his feet tangled with Barrerra's and lost his footing. The referee saw it as a knockdown even though Manny got up even before the referee started counting.

However, it was all Pacquiao after the first round. Pacquiao's speed dazzled Barrerra in the second as the Filipino landed more punches thrown in different angles. A thunderous left hook sent Barrerra crashing down early in the third.

The Mexican tried to slow the pace down but to no avail as Pacquiao kept on connecting. Barrerra then attempted to match skill against skill as the Mexican went back to the basics. However, Pacquiao seemed to have all the answers to every Barrerra offensive. Barrera accidentally slipped near the end of the sixth.

An accidental headbutt at the start of the seventh stopped the match temporarily as Barrerra garnered a huge cut over his left eyebrow. Even though the Mexican seemed hesistant to continue the match, Barrerra, out of pride, faced Pacquiao once more. The Filipino, sensing a knockout, continued his barrage of punches that stunned Barrerra.

Pacquiao seemed unstoppable. This frustrated the Mexican so much that early in the ninth, Barrerra threw a quick punch at Pacquiao when the referee broke their clinch. The referee then deducted a point away from Barrerra making it almost mathematically impossible for the Mexican to catch up.

Pacquiao scored another knockdown on Barrerra once more despite protests from the Mexican in the eleventh.

Makes you proud to be Pinoy.

MANDY Concert - 4 Days to go

Music:	Mandy Moore - Monalisas and Mad Hatters
Mood:	Still good

I Wanna Be With You...

I try but I can't seem to get myself
To think of anything but you
Your breath on my face
Your warm gentle kiss, I taste the truth
I taste the truth
We know what I came here for
So I won`t ask for more

I wanna be with you
If only for a night
To be the one whose in your arms
Who holds you tight
I wanna be with you
There's nothing more to say
There's nothing else I want more than to feel this way
I wanna be with you

So I`ll hold you tonight
Like I would if you were mine
To hold forever more
And I`ll savor each touch that I wanted
So much to feel before (To feel before)
How beautiful it is
Just to be like this

Oh baby
I can`t fight this feeling anymore
It drives me crazy when I try to
So call my name [milo!!!!!!]
Take my hand
Make my wish [i wanna be with you]
Baby, your command?

Wish granted.



I'm Going Mandy! *WAVES*
5 days to go!

Music:	Mandy Moore - Walk Me Home
Mood:	Happy

Gotta catch them all!

I want to be the very best like no one ever was. To catch them is my real test...

OK, cut the Pokemon theme song.

Seeing that tomorrow is the start of a same old brand new school year, it's time once again to start catching those elusive things!

Pokemon # 144 : Mandy Moore's concert
Description: Two concerts in the Philippines. One in Araneta Coliseum with a cost. One (MTV Summit) in the Fort for free. Assured to be a talked-about event.
Milo's say: Since's she's coming here, I wish my schedules would work out the way I planned. That way, I could get the tickets/passes already.

Pokemon # 444 : DL 1st honors
Description: A very rare pokemon, caught only by the smartest of Pokemon masters.
Milo's Say: I caught its little brother, DL 2nd honors two sems ago. That's too long ago. And besides, I want to get one of its legendary big brothers during graduation: Honorable Mention, Cum Laude, Magna, & Suma Cum Laude. I only have 2.95 Skill Points (down from 3.00) in my Pokedex. By catching this Pokemon, it increases my chances of catching one of the legendary Pokemon. And if I get 4 skill points this sem (I hope), it automatically puts me in contention to catch a legendary Pokemon with 3.48.

Pokemon # 911: Get a litwork out
Description: Any author would love this.
Milo's Say: So I missed three chances last sem. But this time, things will be different. I hope.

That's all I can think of for now. I'm kind of wary of catching Pokemon #143: My Valentine (For Feb 14.) yet, but who knows. It sort of jumps into your arms to be caught.

Music:	Mandy Moore - Moonshadow
Mood:	Hopeful

Tekki

I want two revolutionary games for my PS2. However, they are difficult to find in the Philippines since they include hardware. If anyone gives me one for Christmas, I will be extremely grateful. :)

1. Eye Toy: Play (and in the future, Groove) - A webcam attachment bundled with 12 games. Instead of using a joypad to control the games, you use your own body! The camera includes you in the game and you can participate real-time. One game included is a boxing game where you box in real-life, and you see yourself box your opponent in the game.

2. Karaoke Revolution - From the makers of Dance Dance Revolution, you get an earphone/mic attachment with this game. You choose your alter-ego in the game, pick a song from the songs (like Avril's Complicated and Michael's Billie Jean) in the list, and sing real-time. Unlike the arcade karaoke machine where you have to sing loud to get a high score, this game grades you on how well you sing - how good you match the pitch of the song with your voice. A great party game for family and friends!

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Speaking of games, I just remembered about Tekken 4. Joe wants escape moves for King's Multigrab. Tekken 4 has made it easy for players to reverse King's throws - mostly just pressing Left Punch (LP) and Right Punch (RP). There are 6 different kinds of King Multigrabs so I'll just list the one that people usually use.

King's multigrab starts with either:

Reverse Arm Drag Take Down - (has two versions, use LP or RP depending on which version)

Gory Guerrero Special - (Tap RP then LP+RP - only 2nd version)

Follows with either:

Backdrop - (LP or RP depending on what Reverse Arm Drag Take Down opponent uses)

Cannonball - (RP only after Backdrop)

After Backdrop, opponent uses either

Cannonball - See above for escape

German Suplex - (LP now, escape is impossible next step)

After German Suplex:

Powerbomb - (no escape)

Remember Cannonball? After that:

Powerbomb - (Press LP)

Inverted Atomic Drop - (RP)

After Inverted Atomic Drop:

Sit-down Powerbomb - No escape

And King always ends any multigrab (after Powerbomb/Sit-down Powerbomb) with either:

Giant Swing - (Press LP)

Muscle Buster - (Press RP)

If you don't understand anything I said earlier, just play around with LP and/or RP. The end.

So tell Joe I posted this in my blog.

Music:	Mandy Moore - Have a Little Faith in Me
Mood:	Smiley

10 things I learned last Friday

1. OPPOSING ENTITIES REPEL - Dark or light side. The rule of magnetism doesn't (usually) apply to humans. I look at them with a smile, they turn their heads away as if they didn't see me. I pity them.

2. THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT - Even though I still like the first-come, first-served stub method, the random number procedure for registration was quite efficient compared to the previous years they've enforced it. Random number is a good system perhaps, but IMPLEMENTATION killed it back then. I still remember the time when it was still number 95 in the Humanities school (after three hours), whileas the other schools were already in the 200's. Plus, all those lost majors I should've had. Now, if we could just do something about those election registration procedures...

3. WOMEN ARE CHARMERS AND MAGICIANS - When they start looking at you with their puppy eyes (and even acting like a puppy) and flash their smiles, it is just difficult to say no. Say, for instance, Jen asking me to go with her to YOF. She also made sure that I won't have any escape route by conjuring up anything against every excuse I had. (Don't worry, I wanted to go anyway. It's always the transpo problem that plagues me.)

4. LAUGHTER IS A GREAT ICEBREAKER - Ok, so I said yes to Jen. However, we needed to wait for her ride to bring us to Galleria. What to do? Laughtrip! Pageants, Michael Jackson, old Erap Jokes and more which brings me to...

5. THE PAST WILL COME BACK TO HAUNT YOU - Never tell anyone (especially girls) something silly or stupid even for a joke (like wearing a corset to hide your flab). It will come back to haunt you over and over.

6. WHEN YOU LIKE SOMETHING/SOMEONE, IT WILL REMIND YOU OF ITS PRESENCE - I was wearing my Penshoppe shirt that day. Probably, it invoked Mandy Moore to follow me on different radios in different places that day as if saying that I must go to her concert either or both on the 20th/21th. Can We Still Be Friends, Have A Little Faith in Me and Cry were running through my head after those times.

7. THERE IS ALWAYS A LIMIT TO EVERYTHING - My stomach must've gone small. I can't finish a rice meal, a medium cup of iced tea and two slices of pizza (double size) from Greenwich. I don't like to waste food, but I just can't finish that last slice of pizza.

8. YOU WILL NEVER KNOW EVERYTHING, BUT IT MUSTN'T STOP YOU FROM LEARNING NEW THINGS - YOF started, and I didn't have any clue what to expect or do. Just go with the flow. I told Jen that it wasn't my cup of tea, but it's probably due to my greenness in that field of born again service. Fine Arts student here, willing to experience anything.

9. IT'S A SMALL WORLD - To go home, I hitched a ride with Colynn. We lived in the same village, just near my street. Along the way, I found out that she too was a COSA member, and that Ting shared the same abhorrence I had towards that certain someone who was my VP back then in COSA. Ting knew Lester, my current VP. Apparently, Lester recommended someone to her to make the JAAP webpage, whom Ting says was me (I never knew that).

10. YOU ALWAYS HAVE FRIENDS WHO CARE FOR YOU - The next day, Jen texted me: "hey miloü i just hope sumday ul xperience wat i xperiencd.dats my bgest wish dat people i care abt wud cm 2 c d beauty He has 4 dmü thank u 4 cming my frendü" She's so sweet. Jen, if you can read this, thanks to you and for the experience. I also want to thank Mia, Pau, Colynn, Joe, and all the new friends I met that day.

Gonna watch Eternity: A Chinese Ghost Story today...

Music:	Mandy Moore - Have a Little Faith in Me
Mood:	A strange mixture of confused, happiness and awe

Coverage

I just bought two Music CD's off the rack today: The Day You Went Away: M2M's greatest hits (sniff), and Coverage by Mandy Moore.

M2M was such a great duo. I can't believe their second album (third, if you count their children's album they released in Norway when they were little) was their last album. Listening to their songs again (plus new tracks [probably for their third album]) brought back memories of following them around, going to Megamall and their concert at the World Trade Center (2 years ago) just to see and hopefully, meet & get photos with them.

I was a bit disappointed with Mandy Moore's album at first because she opted to cover songs instead of singing/creating some new ones. However, after listening to all her covers, I loved Coverage. I even have polyphonic ringtones of her Coverage songs in my cellphone right now.

Now, the big question is: SHALL I GO TO THE MTV MUSIC SUMMIT AND WATCH MANDY MOORE LIVE? And, it's for a cause. Ditch F2. No Ken or Rainie.

PS2: I now have NBA 2K4 and Live. Which one do I like best? 2K4! It's like buying two games in one with better graphics and realistic gameplay. Live is good with the dribbles and all, but who manages to block 20+ shots per game using only one player? And it's too easy. I always finish the game leading by 70-100+ points.

I got a very touching Friendster message from Bea. *secret* Bea, you're the best!

I have been having these weird dreams lately. Just last night, I dreamed I was Sagat in some Street Fighter movie or something. Guess your mind works in strangest ways when in semestral breaks.

And speaking of sembreaks, why doesn't it feel like a sembreak? Why do I still have work at hand?

Note to self: Do better this 2nd sem. I dread to see tomorrow's grades.

Music:	Mandy Moore - Have a Little Faith in Me
Mood:	Same Same