Hola, stranger.

is bored.

2009-05-25T06:34:43Z

Dear Ikeng,

What's up? I'm at the state library, streming videos lol we ain't got innurnets at home. It sucks. The connection here sucks -- very very slow. I'm out of things to do. Boring city is boring. I don't really have anything to say because nothing exciting or new happened. You can't imagine how annoying that is. I wanna go somewhere. As to where exactly, I don't know. Hope you're doing better.

Ate

Psst!

2009-02-17T06:17:05Z

Dear Honey Love,

Haha. I miss my cousin! So much has happened that I don't know where to start. But as far as Karl goes, you've got it all covered, right? Well I'm gonna be completely honest with you, things haven't been great. I know this is a public entry so I hope we'll get a chance to talk soon or just comment on this entry so I could post a private one.

No recent pics yet but will take some just for you :D

XOX.
Ikeng

Short update ng buhay

2008-11-28T04:30:46Z

Eep! We're going to Ate Jillian's debut tom. And guess what? We're taking Karl's girlfriend with us.. Yes, Karl has a girlfriend! She is so nice and sweet, and very pretty. We're actually pretty close. We met at my friend's party. It turned out that one of my closest friend's sister is Aida's (Karl's gf) bestfriend. Small world huh? So we started talking, but they weren't dating yet. They were pretty close, though.

If you have any questions feel free to ask because I know it could be confusing. Lawl!
O and if it helps, Karl wasn't at the party.

Uhm.. We're having our Thanksgiving break right now, which is five days, including the weekends. Wala na naman kaming ibang gimmick other than tom.

I really miss you Yenni! And have fun when you get home :D Give everybody my love.

XOXOXOXOX
Ikeng :D

I R Bored.

2008-11-19T09:42:20Z

It's 8:29PM, still bright outside and I'm boreb out of my skull. Ikang, I haven't heard from you guys for the longest time. Please tell Kim that I'm sorry I haven't replied to her message yet. The internet connection at home's a mofo. I hates it. You're probably busy with school (because you haven't been posting or commenting).

Anyhoo, 4 weeks to go and its hello, Manila! I'm so excited. I think about it and daydream about it several times a day. I can't wait. I can taste the food already! I wish you guys would go home, too. It would be so awesome.

What have you guys been up to? Just the other day, I remembered this joke Karl told me about three survivors of a plane crash who were taken as prisoners by a tribe in some jungle. The chief of the tribe told them he would spare them if they would bring him fruits blah blah blah then he'd insert the fruits in their butts, if they show any emotion, he'd have them killed. How did that joke go again? Please ask Karl hehe.

What to do what to do what to do. Argh. I guess I'll just play Word Challenge again. Or clean the toilet. Rawr.

LIFE UPDATESSSSZZZ

2008-10-21T10:12:40Z

Wow, long time no post! Ikang, how are you?

Updates, updates, updates!

1. Changed school. I have a new school now! And its a University, not a TAFE. YAY~ But since we transferred at mid-semester, we couldn't go straight into the Bachelor's course so we're taking up Academic English at the moment so school's considered play time for us. This English course ends on Dec 12 then its serious time on February.

2. Philippines, here I come. I'm going home! It's sure now because dad told me that he booked me a flight. I'm going home on the 21st of December. I'll be there for a month. Would be nice if you guys can go, too. I miss you all!

3. Mommy's in NY. She's been there for more than half a month already, I think. She's going back on the end of October. Would be nice if you can visit her in NY. Or if she can fly to Tulare. Hopefully I can visit the US before my visa expires.

That's all I can think of at the moment. I've been busy with school and work. I don't have a day off anymore. I go to school from Monday to Friday then work on Saturday and Sunday. Sometimes I work on weekdays, too. Its so tiring. I can't wait to go home :) How are things at your end of the world? I miss you!

OMG.

2008-08-22T23:50:08Z

Ate Yen!

Sorry if i haven't been keeping in touch lately.
I've been really stressed out. This high school thing is not easy getting used to. All my classes are so so heavy I don't even have one fun class. That's because I had to choose Biology freshman year when I didn't know I wasn't suppose to.Urgh. And there's two hours of PE which is not at all like what we had in the Philippines. Every class we run a mile, walk a mile, push ups, crunches, and so forth. Not exaggerating. But luckily, in Spring we go swimming!

Hate to dump all this on you yenni. I only have time to go online on weekends, but i'll really try keeping up with you.
Tell me, what's the latest?

Miss you,
Ikang.

New apartment

2008-08-10T11:58:39Z

Dear Ikang, we moved to a new apartment :) We live in Melbourne city now and everything's walking distance from our place. YAY. I loves it. I miss you! How are you? :)

P.S.
Like the new layout? :)

hello alexandria, virginia

2008-06-28T18:58:26Z

my dad's laptop's pretty cool-- i like his keyboard. i'm listening to one of his songs,
but i can barely understand what they're saying. it's more of a church song kinda thing.

omg, i love it here in virginia. everything is so perfect yenni.
but i'm trying to ignore the fact that my head is spinning like crazy.
and that i haven't had much sleep. hehe.

ooh, this song is much better. everafter!! remember??

i sat next to my dad during our flight :) it was so nice to talk to him.
and we didn't get a chance to sleep in the plane because
it was really bumpy. uhm. what else did i want to tell you...

this house is really cool. i can't believe i don't remember anything
from before. and it smells really nice.hehe.

ugh. i wanted to say something, but i can't seem
to remember what. i'll just make another post when it comes back to me.

Stalkee

2008-06-27T00:52:45Z

A dog followed me home two days ago. I asked the neighbors if it belonged to them, called the Police and the council and posted a sign outside our house but no one has come to claim him yet. He is so cute =3

Isn't he cute? =3

We call him Bobita. For a reason teehee. Perth said he's a Shih Zu.

Remembering Miko

2008-06-24T01:25:16Z

This is an homage to Miko. Let us deposit an entry into his loving memory. Lol.

....

Well, what can I say? (Obviously, nothing.) Out of nowhere, out of our thoughts, he sprung to life. It was ~~fun~~, I guess. Guilt played a big part in our little con and well, it just had to end. We should never give in to the ideas of trickery that enter our heads when faced with painful boredom again. We loose ourselves in something evil masked as innocent entertainment. And in the end, hearts were broken. Our hearts to be exact haha. And we made a smile disappear.

~~Woot. Total crap post. ROFL.~~

Yo Ikeng, pay homage too! You played a part in his *koff* existence *koff*, too XD

The Yen way to birthday

2008-06-20T12:39:31Z

My first birthday away from home wasn't bad at all. I wasn't planning anything because I'm running on a low budget lol but my friends are the sweetest XD We had spaghetti care of Perth and Salad, Roast Chicken,drinks and birthday cake care of Benjo. Maiko and Nikko helped with the food preparation, Ate Krisel and Kate provided the birthday shoes and Maiko was in charge of the program haha. We didn't have a big party but I wouldn't celebrate my birthday any other way. Last night was tons of fun. The piece de resistance of the evening was the MagicSing. We karaoked 'til dawn, we only stopped because we had to. We had a little singing competition, too. Kate was crowned Karaoke Queen, her top score was 98. It was fun belting out high notes we know we can never reach but still singing anyway haha I bet we sounded like some sort of intoxicated distressed animals.

Good times :)

summer activities

2008-06-18T20:05:10Z

hmm. so far these are the things i've had the chance to do or planning
on doing:

1. SWIMMING. yes, i'm getting darker and darker by the day. today, we're planning
on getting wet at 1 30. i want to get in now because i want to feel refreshed and
also because of #2.

2. VOLLEYBALL PRACTICE. yesterday, i went to my high school and had
a volleyball practice for two hours. that is why i my thighs are so soar
from crouching. i'm suppose to come back for three more
meetings, but i think that's it for me. oh and the reason i want to go swimming
is because i think cold water would be good for my thighs.

3. PARTIES. hm. i'm planning on having a party on saturday, since i'm
bored as hell and also because i want to do fun stuff before Virginia.
and i've only been to two parties so far, and they were fun.
and i think my friend's gonna have one too for her bday next week.

4. CONFUSED? i tend to talk or in this case write complicated
and confusing stuff, so just try to keep up.

5. DANCE RECITAL. my friend nathalie is having a dance recital
on friday. she invited me and my mom to watch for free!
i'll probably get her a bouquet.

6. VIRGINIA. still excited about seeing my dad, tita buding, tita enol, papa doy, kuya june,
and scarlet. though i'm not sure who else would come to visit. time is going by so slow
that is why i've set up some stuff to do to speed things up.

well that's about it yenni, no pictures for now.
i'll try to take some and put it in our site.

PS. will try to call you. kisses.

paint balling, swimming, eating

2008-06-15T00:20:36Z

i took your advice and went paint balling-- it was crazy and it hurts so bad
i got hit twice on my head, but it was worth it. And as planned, i came over to her house
and went swimming. it was a nice experience and i want to do it again.

i just had dinner, but i didn't eat much so i'm still hungry.
i just don't like spanish or flavored rice. i like plain rice better.
i was told to eat a banana just to fill me up.hehe.

other than that, i've been bored lately. there's nothing to do.
you know what's weird-- i've always wanted school to end, but now
that it did, i feel like going back to school.sigh.

oh, i almost forgot to tell you. my mom found a pup at the gas station
and decided to take it home. i think we're gonna keep him.
his name's keifer. i'm not sure what kinda dog he is though.
we're gonna take him to the vet soon.

miss you

ikeng

invading

2008-06-12T04:21:32Z

hey i'm in karl's room-- he's out with his friends "playing soccer"-- but i got permission
i'm gonna call my dad later to see how he's doing. um what's the time change from US to Australia?

have you seen that movie i now pronounce you chuck and larry? its hilarious.
there's a bunch of movies coming out over the summer-- i wanna see get smart--
i'm tempted with karl's m&m's on his desk, i already got some a while ago but he might notice
if there's no more.
oh, i was invited to go paint balling with my friends and then come over to her house to go
swimming-- i'll probably just come over to her house.. sigh sigh... i dunno..

i'm looking for bang hair styles do you know where i could find some good ones?

still with love,,

kengii.

hey hey

2008-06-11T04:27:26Z

told you i'm gonna write more often-- just write back so i won't run out of things to talk about. hehe.
so,, just went swimming an hour ago-- i think i'm starting to get really dark--
right now i'm in the living room cuddling a pillow thinking of what to write about.
hey i'm thinking about getting a myspace since almost everyone has one, what do you think?
Love the new userpics by the way. hmm. what else did i do today. i guess that's about it.

with love

keng.

ps. nga pala pangit pa rin ba kung yung homepage natin
may log in button para mas madali??..

Coming soon: Mah Jong

2008-06-10T01:53:47Z

We met this guy, his name is Benjo. The first time I saw him, I thought he was Chinese then I heard Maiko, Nikko and mommy speaking to him in Tagalog. THEN I just HAD to ask Benjo "Bakit ang galing mo mag Tagalog?" and they were all like, "Dude, Pinoy si Benjo." Haha.

Anyhoo, he has friends who has Mah Jong sets. Yay. And he said he could borrow and bring it over XDDD

Yen

hmm.. flashbacks..

2008-06-09T17:10:20Z

Warning: This might be a little bit long and messy.

Ate yen! i miss u, sniff, sniff. I saw the pictures-- weh, surprise yun? how cool--
Shoutout to ate Krisel- red hair rocks!!

Sigh, i don't know where to start. Nagsimula na yung summer namin. Nagraduate uli ako, ngek.
Pupunta kami sa Virginia for three weeks, but until then, i'm stuck with sleeping and eating ice cream.
I'm planning on getting a job too like babysitting, but it's still hanging.

Si Kaye still reading-- never runs out of books--
Karl always have cute and hot friends over and they go swimming, half-naked,wink,wink.
Kim is now pregnant like we predicted.kidding. Still cute and still a baby.

Now about me, i'm going to be a freshman at Tulare Western High School.
And these are my classes:
1. Fresman Studies (driver's ed, keyboarding, geography)
2. Biology
3. Algebra 2 Honors -- classmate ko si Karl--
4. English Honors
5. Portugese-- also known as Pork and Cheese--
6. Physical Education--boo--

Oh, before i forget, sabi ni ate apple ininvite ka daw niya sa friendster but "didn't go through" so nag-send
siya ng message sa akin to tell you to add her pero hindi pa ako nagrereply.

Nag-graduation party pala ako nung Saturday that ended with a sleepover. It was fun.

LOL. It's been so long since I posted on our journal that I had to ask kim what our
password was. and it feels good writing all those things down, so i would post something
as often as I could even if they don't make sense.

So when will i see my yenni? i miss you so bad. i miss all of you guys.
i think i'm starting to get depressed, and i'm serious. Help! DON'T TELL ANYONE!!
But i'm trying to make the most out of things. and since i'll see dad soon, i feel a lot better.

I love you yenni --smooches--

Surprise, surprise

2008-06-08T10:47:50Z

Ikang, Mom, Meg and Alecks came to visit me :) They were here for two weeks.

Photos of their visit can be found here: http://hoydude.multiply.com

Hello, hello, are you there?

2008-05-10T06:14:15Z

Avast, mates!

Finally, after eons of silence, I have come to make noise! Ngek, how baduy.

Ikang! I haven't heard from your end of the world for the longest time. How are you? How is Karl, Kaye, Kim and Tita Grace? And Karl Hoffman? And Keisha, too. I miss you!

LIFE UPDATES:
Since the last time we spoke, here's what happened:

1. Moved. Yes, we (Ate Krisel and Kate) moved to new flat. Our house is conveniently located right in front of the Tram stop. I loves it.

2. Jobhunt. I currently work for CareChoice, which is a Nursing agency, but I'm only a casual worker so I only get called in to work when they need me which sucks because I need a job that pays regularly. So I am looking for a second job. I've applied to restaurants, bars, offices, everywhere.

3. Missed events. I have missed so many events ;__; I didn't get to go to:

Big Day Out
Melbourne Fashion Week
Good Vibrations (Kanye West was just a couple of steps away from our place ;__;)
Soundwaves (Incubus ;__;)
Grand Prix
Australian Open
VFestival (Oh, Smashing Pumpkins ;__;)
And MORE

4. Moving again. We are moving back to the other house. Haha.

Can't remember what else happened. Impressive memory, huh?

~Yen

Check this video out yenni

2008-01-14T02:27:50Z

Thought you would want to see it.
It's hilarious, but I'm not sure if tita Enol sent you this video already.

http://www.youtube.com/v/1uwOL4rB-go&rel=1

~Baby Tibin

2007-09-25T13:30:56Z

Pictures! XD

Isn't he cuuuuttteeeee? :3

~New cousin

2007-09-24T08:52:51Z

That's right! Tita Ana gave birth to a beautiful baby boy today! ^^ 8lbs., C-section. Parang ikaw, Ikang. Nakakatawa kasi mas nauna pa malaman ni daddy kesa sa amin e nasa Bachawan siya. Haha. Oh yeah, and they booked me a flight on Oct. 2. Gawrsh. Miss you all! Wuv you!

As you requested..

2007-09-16T22:51:18Z

Tell me if their not enough, okay?

I miss you yenni, kisses.

~Bob

2007-09-12T11:11:52Z

Estrada is going to jail. Haha. A lot of people are against it, though. Idiots.

I miss you, Ikang! I got fatter. Hey, I'm planning to get a haircut. Maybe a modified bob cut. What do you think?

Well? =D

~Musikk.

2007-09-07T15:15:19Z

So here's what keeps me ~~busy ,~~ downloading songs and checking out bands/artists. Ikang, if you're bored, you can check out these bands/artists, too. I don't know if they're good or what, I haven't checked out their stuff myself.

1. QotSA
2. Elliot Smith
3. Deceptikon
4. Hella
5. Morrissey
6. Dave Brubeck Quartet
7. From Monument to Masses
8. Hot Snakes
9. Devotchka
10. The Buzzocks
11. Fugazi
12. CocoRosie
13. Dntel
14. Yo La Tengo
15. Comets on Fire
16. Mogwai
17. The Murder City Devils
18. Ratatat
19. Monsters are Waiting
20. Wu-Tang Clan
21. The Whitest Boy Alive
22. Beirut
23. TV on the Radio
24. Japanther
25. Chin up, chin up
26. Xiu Xiu
27. Yes
28. Deerhof
29. Red Sparrow
30. 2mandydjs
31. Joy Division
32. Built to Spill
33. De Facto
35. Crystal Skulls
36. Los Abandoned
37. LCD Soundsystem
38. The 303s
39. Animal Collective
40. MSTKRFT
41. Clipse
42. Silversun Pick ups
43. NIN
44. Mum
45. Vetiver
46. Neutral Milk Hotel
47. De La Soul
48. Gogogo Airheart
49. Minus the Bear
50. Sergel Prokofiev
51. Funki Porcini
52. EODM
53. Elefant
54. M83
55. Happy Mondays
56. Head Like aKite
57. Mount Sims
58. Cut Copy
59. RJD2
60. DDM
61. Gabriel Rios
62. The Raveonettes
63. Telepopmusik
64. Lightning Bolt
65. Roxy Music
66. Tilly and the Wall
67. Brian Eno
68. Zolof the Rock and Roll Destroyer
69. Zion I
70. Seu Jorge
71. Mercury Rev
72. Serge Gainsbourg
73. The Pharside
74. Sonic Youth
75. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
76. Paroahe Monch
77. Neon Blonde
78. Starflyer 59
79. White Rose Movement
80. PJ Harvey
81. The Sea and Cake
82. Sam Jayne
83. Warren G
84. Pierre Boulez
85. Mastodon
86. Olivia Tremor Control
87. Voxtrot
88. Sia
89. Chad Vangaalen
90. Masha Qrell
91. Kasabian
92. Say Anything
93. the Walkmen
94. The Moldy Peaches
95. The Books
96. Soft Cell
97. Joanna Newsom
98. Solex
99. My Brightest Diamond
100. The Spinanes
101. Pretty Girls Make Graves
102. Malajube
103. Teddybears
104. Fela Kuti
105. Psapp
106. T-Rex
107. Q and not U
108. The Velvet Underground
109. Feist
110. The Music
111. Nina Hynes
112. Sciflyer
113. NWA
114. Pinback
115. Annuels
116. Cold War Kids
117. Metric
118. Pierre Lapointe
119. Danielson
120. Ulrich Schnauss
121. Talking Heads
122. Unkle
123. New Order
124. The Spinto Band
125. Girl Talk
126. Nightmares on Wax
127. A Shoreline Dream
128. CSS
129. Annuals
130. Barrington Pheloung
131. The Mystery Jets
132. Bikini Kill
133. Bounda Stems
134. Caural
135. Daniel Johnston
136. Klaxons
137. Justice
138. Mice Parade
139. El Perro del Mar
140. The Cinematic Orchestra
141. Trentemoller
142. Ladyfinger
143. Faunts
144. Deerhunter
145. Junior Senior - Can I get get get?
146. Belanova - Me Pregunto
146. Scissor Sisters - I don't feel like dancing