The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Who would have thought that I would find anime at our local public library. My friends and I were just passing by and then we see DVD's of recent movies like House, High School Musical, and even some teen flicks which I thought was weird. They even had the Mama Mia Soundtrack which I immediately borrowed.

I was pretty fortunate to have come across the anime, "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time". It's been several days since I've last watch any anime so I was pretty excited to watch this one.

Well as the title goes, Makoto is a girl who was able to Time Leap after encountering a device from the future that enables her to go back in time. She abuses her powers from going back in time to get more sleep or eat her favorite dessert. She then realizes that there are limits to the number of time leaps that she can make and that every time she changes something for her benefit, aweful things happen to the people around her.

How amazing it would be if I were able to make time leaps. There are so many things in my life that I wish I could have done differently or I wish I never did in the first place. I have many regrets and I worry about the consequences of my actions. But as Makoto learns, being able to go back to change things makes some things worst and that there are some things that can never be changed because they just happen.

Right now I wish I could time leap and change the person that I have become right now but I have come to realized that I should just accept whatever I have done and just go on with my life. I still believe in fate and that there are things that are really unavoidable.

So right now I will live in the present and dream of the future.

"Time Waits for No One..."

Congratulations to Kris Allen!

Before anyone continues to read this, please be reminded that these are my opinions and this is my personal blog so please don't try to persuade me to like what you like or anything. I'm entitled to my own opinion and preferences.

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It's such a shame that I wasn't able to keep track of the Season 8 of American Idol... stupid work! Anyway, I've been able to watch the final episode of American Idol where Adam and Kris faced off with three songs.

I've got to admit that Adam Lambert really had awesome vocals and his range isn't something that you always hear these days. Kris Allen in fairness has a great voice too! I love the way that his voice is soothing and calming, I mean his voice doesn't hurt my ears and makes my headache. Let's just say that his type of singing style is the one that I love. And before anyone reacts violently or negatively with this let's remember that everyone has a personal preference or choice so let me be. Some people on YouTube are saying that No Boundaries by Kara DioGuardi is a bad song and that Kris only won because he made it sound better, well I kind of agree with this, except the part where they said that the song was cheesy.

Anyway, everyone was so sure that Adam Lambert was going to win because even Simon was being nice for the first time with Kris Allen, being soft with him even if his performance of No Boundaries wasn't that good because it was too high for him.

But I'm glad that Kris Allen won. Kris and Adam are equally amazing. And just like any other American Idol finalists, it's not always the Winner who gets the highest number of album sales. It also depends with the fans who will continue to support them even after American Idol.

I will buy Kris Allen's album when it becomes available on iTunes because as I said his genre of music is what falls under my personal likes. Kris Allen's style of singing is kind of like David Archuleta's but I know that they both can't be compared.

Anyway, congratulations to all the contestants! Just being on American Idol is awesome enough!

Raining...

Gosh it never stops raining up here. It just rains, rains, and rains. The weather forecast said that it will rain for almost the whole week and this isn't fun at all. But I guess that it is good to have rain in spring so all the blooming plants and trees get to get the H20 that they need.

You know what else is positive about rain? Well we could help conserve precious water by rain harvesting! It's a great way to save money and help conserve earth's resources as well. Why waste rain water when you can use that to water your plants and wash your car. Just place rain water barrels at the bottom of your water spouts in your home and voila!

But rain barrels aren't just used for collecting rain because it isn't everyday that it rains right? Rain barrels can double as a garden ornament adding beauty and charm to your garden. I've seen rain barrels that doesn't look anything like a barrel but looked like a decorative planter.

Earth has limited resources and so we should do our part in making sure that our children will still have a home they can call their own.

Doing What's Best for You

Remember how I keep venting and posting here in my blog how I am always irritated with my brother and his noisy bunch of friends? Well I kind of did something about it already.

I generally don't want to offend anyone because I don't want to hurt anyone and also because I really feel so bad in the end. But there are times when you have to offend other people just to let them know that they are already crossing the line.

When ever my brother's friends are here our privacy is always compromised. It would be great if we've already moved to our new home and they could stay in the basement so that my parents and I can continue doing what ever we're doing and relax in the comfort of our own home. But we still live in a very small and cramp apartment and when they come here they always take over our living room and sometimes even my room. So my parents and I end up staying in the master bedroom waiting for them to go away... that is if they even plan to go away.

I know that visitors coming to the house ain't so bad. But when they come into the apartment in the middle of the night or at the crack of dawn just to sleep here it really pisses me off. Our apartment is not open to the public as a bed and breakfast.

I always have plans to clean the apartment but whenever I'm cleaning they are always here to mess everything up, that is if I even get the chance to clean when they're here. I heard one of them saying that I act as if I've already been here in Canada long. The hell with that! I don't care if they've stayed here longer than us, if they're richer than us, if they have a larger house than us, if they're fellow Filipinos, or if they're better than us or whatsoever. The point is this is MY home and this is MY sanctuary, so I wan't my privacy. So they can do whatever they want elsewhere aside from here. My parents don't show their unhappiness too and discontentment with the matter but I'm not afraid to speak my mind.

They said I just act this way because I don't have friends? Well I do have friends and I don't want to have friends like them who are always out drinking or doing whatever young people who don't take any responsibilities do these days.

But I really do feel bad for the way I acted. I actually feel a bit sick, literally. I know that I have been a bit childish and rude but I still think that it is still worth it because I value my happiness and the privacy of our home more.

Spring 2009 Vacation!

Finally! After 1 day of being offline, I am once again able to live my online life. I'm at Jasper Town right now and I'm glad that the hotel that we're staying right now offers free internet connection. The last place we stayed at has internet connection but you had to pay for it which I believe really sucked!

I've already posted photos of the places that we've been through the following days like the Royal Tyrrell Museum (a museum showcasing real dinosaur bones and the evolution of the earth), Banff Gondola, Lake Loiuse, Columbia Icefields (an expedition to the Athabasca glacier which is as thick as the Eiffel Tower is tall), and lastly the Jasper Tramway (A place where you ride a lift 2,000 feet above the ground to have the scenic view of Jasper Park). You can check the pictures out at my Multiply Account or the Photo Gallery link above the website.

It sure is great to be able to get a breather and escape from my monotonous and stressful life and be able to spend time with my family and be able to reflact and ponder on things. The long drive was really relaxing because it was my mom's co-worker that drove our car so I was able to catch some sleep at the back. The trip was great and we never got lost because we went with 3 other Filipino families who were my mom's co-workers.

I loved the beautiful scenic views that we've seen and even if it snowed and rained it wasn't too bad. But I really want to point out one store from my long drive which I really believe is worth mentioning.

If ever you are here at Jasper Town, I highly recommend that you visit an excellent little souvenir and gift shop called Everything But. The lady store keeper was really nice to me and my brother and she even gave us a free key chain. It's very hard to find stores who are very entertaining and quite generous like Everything But.

I can't wait for the next long drive!