Very Least Productive Month

sentiment: disappointed

harmony: "sky was g-ray" by C.G mix

This will be the last post for the month of September and I was glad that this month will be going to an end. What I noticed that this month is not a very productive one as I always face epic fail! O_O even in my own life -- very much epic fail. My homeworks backfired, I haven't passed quality assignments and I have become very indolent when it comes to school works and lessons. Yeah, I didn't do very well at school that it really sucks... Plus I got sick last week, and I wasn't able to pass a project and a long seatwork. I hope this next month will be better.

Well I'm still happy about this month because I was still able to see my friends whom I missed very much... not just once but twice... But the sad thing is, one of my friends will go to a very far place... I know it's not the end of friendship but it's still very sad... because I don't know when we will see each other again... I hope she'll do fine there and by the time that we will see each other again, we have fulfilled our promise -- and that is to gain weight! Well, I'll cross my fingers on that. xD

Finals examination is on it's way and I haven't done my projects yet... I'm still indolent, I must say... But I'll do them later because I don't want to fail my subjects... but the one that I am really nervous among my subjects is Rizal. I'm not really proficient in history subjects but why the hell do we have to study Rizal? Will it help me when I work in the future? Really, I don't want to waste my time on that f*cking subject. It's not that I hate my country's national hero but I find it really irrelevant and inappropriate.

Looking on the other side, I've Sound hasn't produce good music for this month as well. I didn't really like Virgin's high!/kicks! that much but there's something to look forward on... This coming October will be KOTOKO's 9th single Shichitenhakki Shijoushuji and Mami Kawada's 5th single which is JOINT. I'm excited about JOINT because I can finally hear it this coming week. xD (FYI, the Shakugan no Shana 2nd Season will be out this October 4, 2007 and the single will be out at the end of the month.)

Virgin’s high！/kicks！(evaluation)

sentiment: contented

harmony: "kicks!" by MELL

Now that I have both the long version of Virgin's high! and kicks! (which is what I am listening to right now), the critic portion follows... but before anything else, here's the two songs if you want to listen...

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Virgin’s high！/kicks！ is I've Sound MELL's 3rd Maxi Single under Geneon Entertainment Japan (produced by I've). The title track was used as an intro theme to the recently showed anime "Sky Girls". The anime itself is not that interesting that's why I didn't DL'd it.

Virgin's high! is, like what I said earlier, a rock-flavored music with some hints and elements of techno like in the beginning of the TV version but there are more techno voice as the song continues. My impression about this song changed a bit when I heard the long version. Actually, it got better, I must say. As usual, her "grainy" English words are included and it's improved for only a bit. The music's a bit rowdy but what really attracted (or rather shocked at first) me to this song is that she's sort of "screamed" at 2:40. The song's not that long but 4:21 is still tolerable... It's just different since MELL's songs are usually long like 5:00+ or 6:00+

kicks! is much much more win for me (although the PV preview was indeed weird). It's one of MELL's usual song. Techno and perky (but not denpa) songs just like her no vain but the latter is still much better. Yeah kicks! is truly upbeat and portrays the usual taste of MELL but there's this element (which I cannot describe and explain right now) that lacks from this song to make it equal with no vain and Red fraction. And yet, I still like the song more than Virgin's high! because the song is not that "mixed up" if you know what I mean when you have heard Virgin's high! Another thingis that it's another short song... 3:48 - not the usual again.

Overall, IMHO this will be MELL's least successful (not worst) single... I'm just assuming only since the earlier singles are much more better than this single. If it wasn't for my interest in I've Sound, I wouldn't recommend this song to my readers (if any). But since I'm not telling that this is a worst single, I'm still delighted to have heard these songs the night before it's actual release date. XD If I were to rate it now, 7/10 might be enough for it. (My ratings for Red fraction is 9.5/10 while Proof/no vain is 9/10)

Virgin’s high！/kicks！

sentiment: excited

harmony: "Monochrome" by Jyukai

cover jacket for Virgin’s high！/kicks！(courtesy of Amazon)

As you know, Virgin’s high！/kicks！ will be released tomorrow, September 26, 2007 and I'm excited for kicks！ because I find it more upbeat but I still like Virgin’s high！ presenting a rock-flavored MELL. I find this single cover more prestige and class than Proof/no vain's cover. At first glance, she resembles a bit of Ayumi Hamasaki but her face is just facing sidewards and with those outfit, she looks fabulous rather than wearing a long black gown.

Tracklisting:

1. Virgin’s high！
2. kicks！
3. Virgin’s high！ (instrumental)
4. kicks！ (instrumental)

I'll give a review later when I got to listen to the long versions of these songs... My aim is to get the mp3 later so that I can evaluate them as early as I can... haha! Well I just hope I could get the mp3s later (like what I did in Naraku no Hana). So that I will be the first Filipino to have the mp3 and evaluate!

The one thing that I won't get excited about this single is it's PV (Promotional Video). Why? I'll quote aibublog's catch phrase "It's just pure MELL weirdness". Yes, when I saw the 35-second preview for the kicks！ PV, I felt the same. O_O Well then, til later then!

An Unwanted Sick Leave

sentiment: recovered

harmony: "Collective" by KOTOKO

Noticed why I disappeared in the past few days? Well it's because I got sick last Friday night... I got a fever (not that high but yeah, fever is still a fever) and it drained my genki powers to go to school... Wasn't able to go and there was a seatwork waiting for us... And the 11am deadline wasn't met too bad. Better luck next seatwork.

On the other hand, I missed posting here because on the past few weeks, I wasn't able to post much because I was quite busy with school... Many homeworks and some mixtures of unexpected long waits (please refer to the post below this). Then with some sudden changes in the weather, I got wet in the rain, and voila, I got sick.

I think I'll be posting more this week because MELL's Virgin's high!/kicks! will be releasing this week (On Wednesday to be particular) and I'm excited to listen to kicks! (I don't like Virgin's high! that much just by listening to it's TV version). I will be having a single review again after ten years... xD I was waiting for that to happen for me to be able to post again...

But for now, I'll rest first since I have school tomorrow... I just dropped by to post again some few happenings way back while I was away for a few days. Ciao! Good night! *It's already 11:25 PM here*

Waiting For Too Long

sentiment: a bit sleepy

harmony: "Good Morning Sunshine" by Aqua

*looks at my watch* It's already 2 AM in here and I'm still awake... Need to finish my assignments before going to bed. You must've wondered that I was listening to a western song nee? But it's a bit old but I still like the song... I already missed the song... But I never missed their denpa songs {songs which are performed with a cutie, hyperactive voice and usually has a very fast tempo, e.g. Barbie Girl, Lollipop (Candyman)}... just missed their downbeat songs like Good Morning Sunshine, Be A Man, and Turn Back Time.

Now going back, this day has been very long to me... I don't know why I am fond of waiting for too long... I did go to school knowing that I will have a seminar for fourth year students. I didn't have the mood to attend such time-wasting seminars that's why I boycotted it. Besides, I'm already late... I arrived at school 3:00 PM and the seminar started 2:00 PM. When I went up the classroom, OMG we didn't have any class (and to think that was my first & last class that day) for Production and Operations Management. O_O Oh well, the thought has come to my mind that majority of my classmates in that class are fourth year students and there were only few third years.

Next, I went to Michelle and her amusing friends to kill time somewhere. But I didn't really killed much time since they we're smoking. And yeah, I was the only one not smoking... But at least I got to talk to them some things but the sh*t smell of cigarette smoke is really killing me... But I should be patient as well... They we're inviting me into the smoking world but I simply refused for the nth time...

7:50 PM The smoking session lasted for a few hours (I think 3 hours?) then Michelle and I decided to go home... But not yet... I still have to go to the supermarket to buy some few things that my mom insisted me to buy... It's a good thing that Michelle was kind and insisted that she'll go with me. Oh well maybe it's because she felt ashamed of making me wait while they smoke. Well that's absolutely nothing to me since she's one of my closest friends at school.

In the end, I'm still happy because despite of waiting for aeons, there are still people who would also wait for you and go with you for some ventures. ^_^ It's rare to know those kind of person nowadays, I must say. And I'm lucky that I met a friend like Michelle. xD

Out Every Wednesdays

sentiment: more than tired

harmony: "Uneasy - Remix -" by MOMO

"AAUUTTOO!!" (Japanese way for saying "OUT!") says Fred_itachi because he felt like he wanted to go snooze all the way but he can't because the bummer guy has still got some things to finish.

Definitely one of the mood music post is today. I really feel uneasy because of the toxic schedule. This will be the last time that I will post during Wednesday (until the end of the first semester) because I feel light like an undead who just woke up from his sleep. Gosh this day really takes away more than the adrenaline that I should consume out of my body. Spending almost 12 hours at school with all those seatworks, recitations and other assignments and mingling with The Plastics, The OA's, The Konyotics, the boring yet demanding professors, rockin' seatworks, all in one pack. Departing from home 8:00 AM sharp and returning past 9:00 PM at home can really take out your soul that makes you feel as light as a ghost. But for the sake of this semester, I'm trying to endure it since it only happens during Wednesdays.

Ugghh, I'm so tired that I can't sleep. Well it's because it's one of the side effects of (my body) being too tired, I felt sleepy but I can't sleep and my appetite suffers as well. I didn't ate dinner because I don't feel like eating (but I ate a couple of sandwich a while ago). I just want to bum around or sit down doing nothing. But of course, can I do that? I still have friggin homework tomorrow that I need to finish...

So let me just rant and want all of the readers to know that I'm not allowing myself to post during wednesdays and wednesdays only. Please bear with me.

The Shower (Contemporary Version)

sentiment: still irritated
harmony: "Kimi to no Ashita" by Sachi Tainaka

Today was a not-so-good day for school. And definitely, it's because of the weather and rain. At first, it was a fair sunny day but it didn't last longer. I was already in the last jeepney until I reach Alabang Hills Village (village where my school is located), the rain suddenly burst out and tough luck I didn’t bring my umbrella. So charge whether I like it or not… I swear this incident was not funny (not even half-funny) because it got me really soak… Soak to the extent that I really look like a person who is not in his right mind to go bath in the rain but I’m really not. F**cking sh*t that rain. I’m just wondering why it rained while I was going to get off the jeepney? Not when I already reached the school? It really ticked me off so bad.

It has came to my sense that it is a curse when I’m not bringing my umbrella, it rains. And the opposite happens when I’m bringing my umbrella. Gaarrsshh this is sure quite irritating. Do you want to know why am I not bringing or I didn’t have a mood to bring an umbrella? That’s because I’m not used to bring a folded umbrella… I always bring the big one… And I am frustrated whenever I bring that big umbrella, it won’t rain even a drop. I swear this is really a curse, tested by me and my friend Michelle.

This incident caused me to be agitated and hyper when I reached home. I recorded my second song (yeah, it’s a song rendition) because I want to sing my heart out until I drop off to bed since there is no karaoke near here in our place. This song is really high that it almost knocked out 3/4’s of my adrenaline. If it wasn’t Sachi Tainaka’s “Kimi to no Ashita”, I wouldn’t feel exhausted and maybe would sing more songs. And so here it is… by the way… DOWNLOAD or LISTEN to your own risk!! =P I’m not good at singing so don’t expect that this song rendition is pretty good. Oh well, since this is a male version of “Kimi to no Ashita” and hey, I don’t have a 3-octave voice so please bear with it if ever you’ll press the play button. xD good luck!! nyahaarhaar! XD

The September 8 Tragedy (part 2)

When the two arrived at Glorietta, they decided to seek assistance with the police in the nearest police station around. To cut the long story short, they were doubtful at first that the cellphone could be retrieved but Rica pleaded so they finally agreed. The plan was to retrieve the cellphone from the thief at Glorietta 2 (in the theaters) while the police are monitoring us (they're undercover). Before making their way to the meeting place, Rica decided to call her mom and let her know of what happened.

When they're finally ready, they all went to Glorietta 2 to meet up with the thief. We waited there for couple of minutes (about 45-60 minutes) but he didn't arrived. Rica decided to call it however, her cellphone was turned off.

R: Oh no. What are we going to do? It was turned off?

F: We'll try again. *calls the cellphone* Hey, it rang! *hands over his phone*

R: Hey, mister. Where are you? Aren't we supposed to meet up in Glorietta?

Mr. X: Who are you? This cellphone is already mine! *hungs up*

R: Hello!? HELLO!? *hungs up and gives it back to Fred* Oh no! The thief has already sold my cellphone!! The one who answered the cellphone - he's not the same person whom I talked awhile ago!

F: Huh!? How come? He sold it rather too fast.

R: We might as well give it up. Let's go back, Fred. *walks away*

F: But how about your husband?

R: It's okay. I'll just explain later when he arrives.

F: Okay, if that's what you want.

While at the bus...

R: I'm sorry, Fred. Our mission failed. And to tell you the truth, I'm still afraid on what my husband will say. Can you please go home with me? You'll be my witness?

F: Well, okay. But you know, even if the mission didn't succeed and your husband might get really mad, it's alright. At least,none of us got into casualty right? Your life is more important than a mere material thing.

R: Yeah, i hope you're right...

At Rica's house...

Rica's mom: What happened?

R: Failed. We didn't retrieved it...

Rica's mom: It's okay. At least you manage to get back here safe and sound. I know Terry (Rica's husband) will understand.

R: I hope so... Oh by the way, mom. This is Fred. He's the one who helped me back there.

F: Good afternoon, ma'am. I'm Fred.

Rica's mom: Thanks for assisting my daughter back there and making sure she's safe. I know you two are already hungry so eat there inside.

F: It's nothing, really. And thanks for the offer.

After the conversation, Fred and Rica went on their way to the dining room and eat their lunch.

(end of story)

I'm gonna end the long story here. While we we're eating lunch, Terry arrived and I was really relieved when Terry didn't get upset and instead, understood her situation. And he was also thankful for me because I guided Rica even if our mission to retrieve her cellphone didn't succeed.

In the end, it was a strenuous day because I didn't expect the day to turn out like that. But I'm glad that I was helpful for that day. I think everybody deserves to be helped by someone specially if he/she is your friend. And I was proud of myself because I just showed the "walang iwanan sa ere" (similar to all for one, one for all) philosophy. xD

The September 8 Tragedy (part 1)

sentiment: reminiscing
harmony: "Mahiru no Tsuki (instrumental)" by Hitomi Shimatani

If you like piano-violin ballad, you can listen to this song while reading the post below:

This is a true-to-life story that happened way back September 8, 2006 and I am celebrating it's first anniversary today. I know it's Mama Mary's birthday but I don't blame her on what happened because we all know trials and challenges comes every now and then.

Starring:

fred_itachi as Fred
Rica as herself
Mr. X (thief or dorobo)

Story:

While Fred was walking down his way to school (he was already inside the school premise), he saw her close-friend Rica, who was already tear-eyed at that time borrowing someone else's phone.

F: It's Rica. I wonder why is she crying? Did something bad happened?

Then, Rica went towards the wondering Fred who, at that time, was looking at her and felt sympathy for her simply because she was a friend.

R: Fred!! Please, please help me! Do you have extra load (or credits for cellphone) there? My phone was snatched while I was at the jeepney on the way here. I just noticed while I was attending my history class. I told my prof (Ms. Ingles) that I will go look for it. So can you please help me?

Good thing, Fred's cellphone hasn't registered yet to unlimited texting so he decided to help her friend. They tried to call her phone but no one's answering. Then Fred tried to call it again, and this time someone answered but he's not answering in his responses. Rica borrowed the phone and tried to convince the thief.

R: Hey, mister. Please I beg of you. Please return my cellphone. I'm just a student and I am not that rich to afford a new cellphone.

Mr. X: Okay, let's see. Why not go all the way here in Buendia?

R: Buendia? I don't even know where it is. Can we just please meet somewhere else.

Mr. X: Do you want your cellphone back or not?

R: Okay, okay. But please wait for us. We'll meet you there later. *hungs up the phone* Fred, the cellphone thief is on Buendia. The problem is, I don't know where it is. What am I gonna do? My husband's gonna kill me.I already lost 3 cellphones and I can't afford to lost it again.

F: I know where it is. If you like, I can go there with you. I know how you feel right now so I understand. So shall we go retrieve it back?

R: Are you sure? You're going to cut all your class?

F: Don't worry. It's just College Algebra. It's my first and last class for this day so no big deal. So shall we?

R: *nods* thanks very much, Fred.

And they went on their way to Buendia to retrieve Rica's cellphone. Fred was a little shy that time because Rica was the one who was paying for their fare to Buendia. And she was the one paying for his cellphone credits to call for the thief. While on their way, Fred asked her closest classmate, Jirene if there was a class on Algebra and he was thankful their professor didn't arrived so, in short, he didn't cut any classes.

Before entering the bus:

R: Are you sure you will come with me, Fred. I'm kind of ashamed to you because this has nothing to do with you, and I was afraid that I disturbed you and yet, you're there to help me.

F: No worries! My prof didn't arrive. And besides, I was the one who insisted right? And if I were to decline, I would've declined right back at school, so don't worry about it.

R: Really, thanks Fred! I really owe you one.

F: *smiles*

While on the bus, Fred convinced that they should just meet in Glorietta since it's much nearer and the advantage of this is there are people around unlike if we were to go to Buendia just the two of them, their lives could be at stake. At first, the thief didn't want to but after a little convincing, he finally agreed.

(end of part 1. Next is part 2)

Oops, I did it again!

sentiment: happy!

harmony: "Velocity of Sound" by MOMO

Well I'll just spam again before I'll post the main course!! :P too many things happened today although the start was not really upbeat. I only had 3 hours of sleep last night so I did go to school but didn't attend the first subjct to snooze for a while.

While in Financial Management class, my prof called me to explain and discuss in the board what is Break-even Analysis and what are the formulas on how to calculate for it. I made it with no sweat since I copied the notes last week and studied it for a while. But after that, i didn't bothered to listen because my seatmate had a PSP with her and let me play with it since she can't beat stage 3. It's friggin ultra hard difficulty so no wonder she had difficulty poundering the fighter. But I was able to beat it! *yeah yeah* xD Don't be mistaken, I had difficulty on the next few rounds because it really is ultra hard... I just used Xiaoyu, Julia and Nina and I pound them all haha!

Next, I went to Alabang Town Center (again) to relieve my stress and played Conquest mode in Soul Calibur II. There was this little girl who was called by her mom while waiting for stage 1 but instead of waiting for it to load, she left it and I was shocked. Oh well, she might get lost if she didn't obey her mom so I played it for her since she chose Talim. xD I can't believe my eyes that I'm still proficient with using Talim although I'm not using her much unlike Xianghua.

Then after the arcade mode, I played Conquest mode to play my account. In the end, I was really happy because my rank leveled up again with Platinum Champion of the Wyvern!! haha! But of course, it was a disgrace to look at the number of my losses. Freakin' 223 losses. o_O But still I have 734 wins. It's still the wins that matters right? So it didn't really care that time.

More Promotions for Mami Kawada

sentiment: excited

harmony: "Vacillate" by Mami Kawada

And so my hunch was quite correct... If you must know, dearest I've member Mami Kawada will perform for the Opening/Ending Theme for Shakugan no Shana 2nd Season (Opening theme entitled JOINT but the ending theme's title is not yet released). I thought something like this will happen (please refer to my Shakugan no Shana 2nd Season Theories post) since I believe that Mami has a strong bond/connection with the anime series but my other theory was rather wrong (that Sachi Tainaka will perform the ending theme). At first I thought she will only perform the opening theme but when I examined her Geneon Website, I read that she will also perform the ending theme!! Which is awesome because this will be the first time she will make an opening/ending theme single. There is two possibilities about this single which I will elaborate now:

• The single will probably be a double-A side just like in the case of MELL's upcoming 3rd single Virgin's high! which is now Virgin's high! / kicks!.

• If the single wouldn't be a double-A, it will be the same case as KOTOKO's 2nd single Re-sublimity in which the single title is only the opening theme but the other songs Agony & Suppuration -core- where used as an ending theme and OST respectively, for the anime Kannazuki no Miko. Except that JOINT will only contain 4 songs while the Re-sublimity contains 5 songs.

Any of these will do alright for me but if I we're to choose, I would really like the double-A side possibililty then two videos for the single itself to promote her more but the problem is, it would be a bit expensive for I've Sound. But it's okay thugh because according to aibublog, there will be a new eroge on which Mami Kawada will perform a song (still not sure if it's opening or ending theme).

Overall, I think this is Mami Kawada's busiest year as of now since she didn't got many promotions last 2006 which is the release of her first album SEED, the FIRST LIVE TOUR 2006 'SEED' Tour Pamphlet which contained the ROOTS of ROOTS and CARPE DIEM, TSUMAMIX VOCAL COLLECTION which contained songs by KOTOKO and Mami for some eroge (namely eclipse, Vacillate, and a remix of eclipse -UETSU MIU style-) and some few songs for eroge - nothing much if you were to ask me. As an I've Sound fan and a Mami Kawada fanatic, I would really look forward to these upcoming releases and for her popularity because she deserves to be popular haha! I know you've heard these lines before but oh well, I just wanted to tell the world that I want her to be as famous as she can be. xD

No Greetings Allowed!

sentiment: just remembered something

harmony: "Koibito Doushi" by Jyukai

I just remembered that one of my classmates's birthday just passed. I didn't remembered so I wasn't able to greet that person. But you know what? That person really deserves it. Don't be mistaken. I'm not not mad at that person nor we had an unpleasant conversation or so-what arguments.It's just that person didn't even greeted me not even once in my stay in San Beda. Actually speaking of birthday, only few people of San Beda greeted me on y last birthday. I think there were only 2. One on-date and one belated. But last 2 years, no one even remembered and that was the worst.

I'm tired of being prudent and ever so greeter of birthday celebrants who don't even know my own birthday. Shame on them really. It's really some sort of revenge but not direct. All I want is just a simple yet heartfelt greeting. Was it something very difficult? Nah, I think even a grade schooler even knows how to greet someone on his/her birthday right? I have nothing to boast for my birthday (no gimmicks, no blowouts and no others), but I'm just expecting a good greet. Nothing else.

But even if the odds (at school) are that big and unrealized by all, I'm still happy because I still have friends who still remembers my birthday and greets me. Don't be mistaken again. My birthday is still aeons away, I just wanted to brought up the topic on what I felt about how my last birthdays came without a greeting from my schoolmates. Why? Because if they were in my position, they would be in the state of tampururot because I didn't greet them or whatsoever reason. But in my case, I did not at first but now, I still won't feel lonely and instead, I'll just ignore their birthdays.

And to those who still remembers my birthday, many thanks to all of you. ^^ I'm really happy even if there are only few people who still remembers it. All of you deserves a "thank-you" from me. Haha! Sorry, I still have no money to give you something on your birthday. As you know, my wallets broke and my purse doesn't have much coins to buy you a gift. But I hope, being there beside you, friend to accompany and make you happy on your birthday, I hope that's alright with you. =)