Kiko Machine + Voids

I was at Ashleiy's place yesterday when she, out of the blue, invited me to do a photo shoot. I was a bit hesitant at first (since I was clueless on how to pose haha /fail. And aside from that, I was worried about the verbal harassment we'd be getting HAHA. Those male passers-by who would inject sleazy remarks at you? That. That's one of my biggest pet peeves.) But eventually my go-getter attitude gave in, and voila - instant photo shoot in the middle of the day!


Getting ready for the pictorial



Ashleiy's preparing herself!


I'm preparing myself, too!


Smile, Ashleiy :)


Smile, Kring...? LOL


The Niggahs with Kiko, my car :)

Whew! We were sweating by the time we finished. I think we have over 500(!) pictures of our photo shoot, but we chose to edit the best ones :) If you want to see the other sets of pictures, you could view them here.

Anyway.
I'm feeling something quite unique right now.
Unique as I've never felt this before.

Let me think as I write.
Let's say that you are attached to someone - be it a lover or a friend. You two share a bond, and you feel that you are special to (or are being given special attention by) this person, but even though that's the case, you feel so... hollow. You don't feel totally empty, though, but you know that there's a void in you for this person, and for this person only. Maybe it's because you don't trust him or her (I'm coming to a realization as I write) - maybe it's because you are suspicious of his or her motives.

Or it could be because you don't know that person well, and you're fooling yourself into thinking that you do.

Oh, wow. I'm right again. You're such a genius, Kring. HAHAHA

A hostile welcome

It's funny how some people welcome viewers at their home page. For instance, one welcome message might read, "Hi. This is my blog/site, I can put whatever I want here. If you don't like what you see, then back off, hypocrite." HAHAHA. I always come across messages such as these, and my thoughts are always the same: "Wow, what a very friendly note XD"

This shows how some people expect the worst out of other people. In the example above, the owner of the site displays knowledge that some might not agree with his/her ideas - which is completely fine, as all of us differ in opinions - but he/she also assumes that he/she will be judged quickly because of it, thus giving off a warning. Well, yes, maybe you'll be judged for what you put up at your site - but don't you think that such a welcome message puts you in a worse light? With the strict tone, the negative stance, and the hostile approach, how can you not be thought of as a pessimist or, worse, a bitch (regardless of your gender)? Such a message might even turn people off and wouldn't make them bother checking your site out - and despite not seeing the contents of your web page, they would have already formed an ugly image of you in their heads.

I've been meaning to write about this for quite some time now. I don't have anything against people who do this, I promise - I'd just like to voice out how I, as a normal person, find such messages as an antithesis.

The huge photo gallery (and a bit of the weather)

I've become dependent on my eye cover; I can't sleep when I'm not wearing it :| This is a very bad habit. It's like drugs OMG -_- I must overcome it! Or else I won't get a wink of sleep if I lose it :P

My 18th year is my best year, so far (although the thought that I'm no longer 17 still bugs me. Oo, exagge.). I've never lived my life as fully as I have now :D I have to say that Kiko greatly contributed to this, and kudos, too, to my ever-persistent friends, who would pressure me into joining them wherever XD

My 18th year, so far, consists of the following:

January 31-February 1, 2009: Celebrating my birthday with my clique, Kada Siete. This is one of my life's milestones, as the celebration was realllllyyyyy fun and brought my friends and I together :D Honestly, it was the best party I had ever had.

Of course, celebrating my 18th with my eccentric family XD I feel a bit bad, though, as I slept my whole birthday away (since I didn't sleep throughout the celebration I had with my friends). I was still very drowsy when this picture was taken, having just woken up :P

Karaoke nights with my friends, which consisted of laughs and of drama (drama = walk-out moments. LMAO).

Watching other people get drunk. It was terrible D: I was sober the whole time, and watching my buddies getting all scandalous was, well, scandalous. But, heh - I have unknowingly instilled fear in my friends HAHAHA. Now they don't drink whenever I'm around, as they're afraid of a lashing from Ate Kring. LOL

Trying out thongs. My close buddy, Ashleiy, gave me a ton of thongs as a birthday gift -_-V And I haven't worn them yet, but someday, I surely will HEEHEE.

Riding tribikes around subdivisions. Call me a loser, but I don't know how to ride a bike. So tribikes are perfect for someone like me, who wants to work out and sweat AMAP (as much as possible). Obvious info: tribikes are more beneficial when your passenger is a heavyweight. XD

Random moments. My friends are very, very spontaneous; it can sometimes be startling how they manage to be in a random place even when they're academically busy. This is a picture of us in (duh) McDonalds: I was in the car when they suddenly messaged me to go here. Since I can't get enough of my peers, I tagged along.

Trying out new things. And new food. I'm very adventurous when it comes to food, but I do have limitations (don't give me super-exotic things like lizard or cockroach - I think that's so gross, it's inedible). I like food most (young) people don't even want to taste. In this picture, I tried out dugo (dried pork's blood), and eugh - as much as a foodie I am, I didn't like it :|

Having new friends - and introducing them to old ones. It's great how you can make the world a smaller and livelier place by making people interconnected. It's even better when you see your friends, old and new, click, and become buddies in the process.

Bonding with people you barely know. This is equivalent to stepping out of my comfort zone - I, an outsider, being with a huge, close group. LOL. But it really is fun as I met lots of new people, as well as got closer to the ones I already knew. Reader, if the opportunity comes that you are invited to a similar situation, don't refuse. It's a unique and surprising experience.

Befriending people you never thought you'd befriend. And hitting it off with them, no less. Eddy and I had no more of those awkward formalities - we were demon friends the instant we got the chance to bond.

Impromptu bonding. What are the chances that you'd approve of going to Eastwood at 7:30 PM when you were invited only at 6:00 PM? LOL. My friends and I did just that when James invited us, although we were an hour and a half late. I think James was starving by the time we arrived XD

Swimming the heat away. What's summer when there's no swimming? My friends and I went to the nearest pool and took a dip (and exercised HAHA FTW).

I'm usually not into swimming, since my vanity can get the best of me (I don't want to get tanned). But what the hell - I'll go take a dip this summer, as long as it's not in the middle of the day. LOL, arte noh? Nakakainis. (BTW, I'm not wearing colored contact lenses. My eyes are kinda blue in the picture.)

Seeing friends after months of not seeing them. Updates, anyone? It was good hearing from my friends after 2 full months of failed attempts to see each other.

Helping people and animals - all at the same time. My pet bulldog, Brosia, gave birth to 8 puppies (one of which died because it was abnormal. Abnormal: CYCLOPS. Not kidding). She was taken to my relatives' place, where the helper, Ate Jen, took care of her. Of course, taking care of 7 puppies is no easy task: for the sake of keeping an eye on them, Ate Jen had sleepless nights. And yes, I took her place, helped her out, and had fun in the process. Puppies are so cute -_-

Rekindling friendships. I grew apart with my high school best friend, Dian (left), because of some unresolved issues. But time heals all wounds - and now I'm open to making her my best friend again. I missed her company very much :P

Getting pwned. I had been pwned many times, but being rejected of a US visa takes the cake.

Exercising at night. Surprisingly, even the nights are incredibly hot these days. We took that as a sign and played badminton at around 7:30 PM. It was sooooo fun! I sweated buckets and felt good! We must have more of these :)

Celebrating birthdays. It can be quite amusing, celebrating birthdays with a small group. You don't get easily distracted, plus there's lots of time for stories and laughter.

Eddy here celebrated his 19th birthday last Monday at Greenhills. Notice how he's surrounded by girls :))

Anyway, I'm very irritated with the weather. OH MY GOODLINESS, WHY IS IT RAINING IN APRIL?!

I have a theory.

The man-made calendar says it's April. Of course, man-made things are wrong most of the time; and the passage of time, as dictated by people, can be very inaccurate. So the biological calendar (the natural one, that of the earth) says otherwise - speaks the truth.

Notice how in February it became ridiculously hot.

Man-made calendar says it's February.
Biological calendar says, what the hell, in man-made terms, it's actually April. (It was, after all, freaking hot at this period in time.)

Meaning that there is a one-and-a-half to two-month gap in between the two timetables.

So now that, in man-made time, it's April, in biological terms, it's actually June.
June, the rainy season.

Holy ef, I'm convinced that I'm right.
Think about it.
ROFL.

FML

Just now one of my high school friends, Louisa, commented on my guest book, saying "You are sooo cute, Kring! St. Scho'ng St. Scho pa rin! I miss you! =D"

I'm flattered; it means that my anti-aging regimen is working HAHAHA. I still look - and act - like a high school kid! ^_^

I'm not doing anything extravagant to look young, really. I just wash my face twice a day, then put on my EBP (I don't know what it stands for) solution and cream, which was given to me by my dermatologist AS MY DAD'S VERY BAD SKIN IS, UNFORTUNATELY, PART OF MY DNA. Aside from that, I put on Celeteque (water-based moisturizer for oily skin) when I'm indoors, and L'Oreal SPF 50 sunscreen when I'm out and about. It may sound complicated - too much of a hassle - but it isn't at all. It takes less than 5 minutes to put all these solutions in my face. Lol XD

Moving on, I have been denied of a US Visa. Yes, denied. The picture I have in my head of those who have been denied are people who are in their mid lives. Teenagers - no. Young people, I believe, are brilliant, thus are capable of going anywhere they wish. And I, Krizelle Anne Sy Lacson, have been refused of a visa at 18. FML

So what's a girl (who has been rejected of going to the States) got to do, when her summer plans have been crushed to infinitesimal pieces?
Go out with her friends, of course.

A message to Mr. White-effing-consul

(L-R) Ame, Joan, Kring, Jenny @ Greenwich, RP Metroeast. They bought Pearl Coolers, and Jenny left after doing so.

(Clockwise from left) Emman, Dian, Ame, Kring, Joan at Tokyo Tokyo for dinner. I'm the only person at the table who isn't romantically-involved with anyone in the picture. Thus, I felt unloved and out of place at the time this was taken. LOL

(L,R) Ame, Doris, Kring, Joan tribiking @ Vermont Park after having our dinner. I pedaled for a while, and I have to say that it was a bit of a challenge, since three heavy-weight people were with me at the tribike. HAHA!

Anyway, all my plans for the US have been erased completely. Now I'm at a loss XD I'm not sure how I can be boredom-free this summer.

Suggestions? :)

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Maybe this world is another planet's hell.
-Aldous Huxley

A thought stuck in my head:

I wonder if hell is real. By real, I mean it is the place where fallen angels stay; where the souls of the unfaithful are placed for all eternity (dang, 'eternity' is a very scary thought). Where the surroundings are engulfed in flames, and everyone's head is stuck in mud. Where devils lash out at souls, and food is prepared only for the Devil himself. I wonder if hell really is as described by people, or by the Bible.

Would God put His creations in such a filthy place? After all, the physical life we live here on earth is nothing, not even a margin, of the life that has really been given to us. And yes, I don't think God would judge our actions based on this minute margin of time we are spending on this physical plane. In fact, I don't think He has the Heart to put us in a so-called 'hell' for all of eternity. He is so much kinder than that.

This is what I think: when we die, and we don't fulfill what God wants us to fulfill, He sends us back to earth - reincarnate us, for short. Then we do what we have to do. If, again, we don't carry out His will, reincarnation starts again - it's an ongoing process until we complete our 'mission', and then we can go to Heaven.

So, if there is such a place as Hell, then it would be Earth.
Earth is hell itself. After all, it's freaking hot in here, and there are lots of corrupted souls occupying this realm.

So far, doing great!

Flight or Fight by ~KrinGALING

Where have all my philosophical thoughts gone? LOL XD

So far this summer's going really well; it's different from my previous summers. I can honestly say that I'm not having a dull moment right now, yay :3 But all my summer plans - where have they gone? Why haven't they taken effect? Here's my summer check list, which I made two posts ago:

[ ] Swimming (again!) with BFFs
[x] Clique April's birthday celebration
[ ] Swimming with Ashleiy!
[ ] Hangout at Ashleiy's crib
[x] James' (yup, that guy up there!) birthday celebration again! (With the BFFs this time *u*)
[ ] Hangout at my crib with HS/college friends Rai and Jil
[x] LOTS AND LOTS OF JOGGING
[ ] LOTS AND LOTS OF DRIVING MOMENTS WITH KIKO, MY CAR
[ ] Hong Kong
[ ] New York

Only 3 out of 10 accomplished! I must complete everything before doing the last two. And apparently, I'm going to go to NY first, then when I get home, my family and I will head straight to HK (whew!). I'm thrilled that I'll be doing so much traveling this summer! :)

Anyway, my pet bulldog, Brosia, has just become a mother... to 7 pups! WOW. Normally bulldogs only conceive 4 pups, so this one's great news for the Lacson clan :)

Adorable, no? :)

The only con I find here is that my freedom has been taken away from me D: Since I'm the owner, my relatives leave to me the responsibility of taking care of the pups, feeding them every 2 hours, etc. BUT I HAVE TO DO LOTS OF THINGS BEFORE GOING TO NY YO D: I want to get out and have fun! XP

I will be having my interview with the US Embassy on the 14th. Pray for me, guys! :)

Summer, thank you for saving my life

I'm extremely saddened.
Because.
The two Davids are coming here - just when I'm about to go to their country.
We aren't fated to meet one another :( Or maybe not YET - since maybe both of them aren't ready for a relationship yet (or are having a relationship with one another.......... O_O *knocks on wood*).

BUT I'M REALLY UPSET! I WANT TO WATCH THEM! HELL, AI 7 is the only AI season I've ever watched, so of course I give them much more love than I do to finalists of other seasons. HUHUHU WHYYYYY D: /wrist red

Anyway, summer has just officially started for me. I did a couple of academic-related things even a week after my classes ended, just so I could pull my grades up. BUT WAIT LET'S NOT MENTION THAT ANYMORE, SHALL WE.

Last week in pictures!

March 25, 2009: Last day of classes. Our literature exam was crap, but thankfully I managed to get a B.
Had a picture taken with my block, TR (TrueRuv)! We're incomplete here, though.


Went to SM Megamall with my block in Fil after, to celebrate our classmates' birthday.
Happy, happy celebration indeed. Happy birthday, James and Charlie! :)

I had a blast and felt comfortable even though I was a stray cat (since they were all block mates, except for me :P)

Charlie, left; James, right. I gave 'em those big Toblerones! Haha!

My date for the day, Eddy XD

Thanks, Block Q! :)

March 27, 2009: Went to East Ortigas Mansions with my Best Faggit Friends (BFFs) to take a dip at the big pool! It was so hot that we just had to take a swim.

BFFs Joan, Ame, and Shan. I'm the one wearing the two-piece :)

These guys are the bestest :) I miss my clique!
(L-R: Ame, Joan, Kring, Shan)

Ame's youngest sibling, Inch. She's SOSOSOSO adorable! She talks a mile a minute!

So I haven't been in any other summer activity yet. But I'm expecting a lot more to come!

[ ] Swimming (again!) with BFFs
[ ] Clique April's birthday celebration
[ ] Swimming with Ashleiy!
[ ] Hangout at Ashleiy's crib
[ ] James' (yup, that guy up there!) birthday celebration again! (With the BFFs this time *u*)
[ ] Hangout at my crib with HS/college friends Rai and Jil
[ ] LOTS AND LOTS OF JOGGING
[ ] LOTS AND LOTS OF DRIVING MOMENTS WITH KIKO, MY CAR
[ ] Hong Kong
[ ] New York

YEY! I'm not taking up summer classes (which I think is actually kind of sad), but what the hell! I'm going to enjoy this summer and not waste it by just lying around at home!