Another is not just another animé

This supernatural mystery hooks you in its story that you can help to play it from start to finish in one seating. I did just that as I played the whole anime in one night because I just want to know what happens next.

As a mystery lover, I invested in the story by figuring out the answers. I mind is in overdrive mode as I think about the questions the plot unravels episode per episode.

In true horror fashion, it claims victims in a gory way, animé style. I'm not a fan of gore, by the way. But hey, people need to die. That's how the story goes. The first 10 episodes were gripping as you are caught in the web of mystery. However, the 11th episode transformed into a Hunger Games - kill or be killed - scenario as the characters figure in to the solution. It somehow worked.

Now, for the twist. That was unexpected. Who would have thought? The animé was able to tell its story and capture you in it. Then, they dropped the bomb in the final episode. It was genius.

All in all, I liked the animé. It has all the elements I like in a story.

Ang Pinaka: Patok na Pinoy Tipid Habits

I was watching GMA News TV's Ang Pinaka and I was kind of interested in today's topic: Patok na Pinoy Tipid Habits. Being a "kuripot", I can't help but relate. With no further ado, below is the list of the Ang Pinaka Patok na Pinoy Tipid Habits.

1. Bargain hunting
2. Recycling gifts
3. TGIS - Tiis Gutom Ipon Salapi
4. Accumulating reward points
5. Traveling on a shoestring budget
6. Bringing home hotel toiletries
7. Commuting wisely
8. Drinking instant coffee in a branded tumbler
9. Hanging out with a senior citizen

10. General cleaning

Inheritance

I finally got my hands on a copy of Inheritance, which I have been waiting for such a long time. The book was thick but that didn't discouraged me. Instead, it thrilled me to read every paragraph, every sentence, every word, every character of all the pages within the book. As I was looking forward to the final book of the Inheritance Cycle, I couldn't wait to finish reading the book. It was a page turner and you wanted to know immediately what happens next.

...

When I finished reading the book, I wanted more. I just don't want to finish the Inheritance Cycle with Inheritance. I wanted to know what happens after Inheritance. The book has a good ending but for me, it has not yet ended. I really hope there's a next book because I wanted to read more of Eragon, Saphira, Arya, and Alagaesia.

The Son of Neptune

The Son of Neptune was a real page turner. You can't put the book down and you keep turning pages after pages reading through Rick Riordan's work. The writing was just great. You wanted to read the book cover to cover without stopping, and when you get to the end, you can't wait until it's Fall of 2012.

Mark your calendars for The Mark of Athena.

Cry

This is really a favorite song of mine.

I'll always remember
It was late afternoon
It lasted forever
And ended too soon
You were all by yourself
Staring up at a dark gray sky
I was changed

In places no one would find
All your feelings so deep inside
It was then that I realized
That forever was in your eyes
The moment I saw you cry

The moment that I saw you cry

It was late in september
And I've seen you before
You were always the cold one
But I was never that sure
You were all by yourself
Staring at a dark gray sky
I was changed

In places no one would find
All your feelings so deep inside
It was then that I realized
That forever was in your eyes
The moment I saw you cry

I wanted to hold you
I wanted to make it go away
I wanted to know you
I wanted to make your everything, all right....

I'll always remember...
It was late afternoon...
In places no one would find...

In places no one would find
All your feelings so deep inside
It was then that I realized
That forever was in your eyes
The moment I saw you cry

EQ 08/12/2011

My EQ test result for Institute for Health and Human Potential.

Congratulations! You have very high emotional intelligence. This is good news! EQ counts for twice as much as IQ and technical skills combined in determining who will be a star performer. Your level of EQlikely has been and will be a driver of your high performance for years to come. Areas to work on: While you are doing well - don't forget to take time out of your busy day-to-day activities to stop and reflect on what brings you the greatest meaning in your life. If we fail to do this on a regular basis, we risk becoming tranquilized by the trivial. Sedated by the small details. Yes, deadlines need meeting and goals must be achieved. But if we are working toward goals that are not in alignment with our key values and greater purpose, we face becoming hostile and cynical - losing the reason we are doing 'all of this' in this first place! This translates into less joy and enthusiasm for our work - resulting in a diminished ability to be effective, at ease, and on purpose. As William James said: I have no doubt whatever that most people live, whether physically, intellectually, or morally, in a very restricted circle of their potential being. They make use of a very small portion of their possible consciousness... much like a man who, out of his whole body organism, should get into the habit of using and moving only his little finger... We all have reservoirs of life to draw upon, of which we do not dream.

Rolling In The Deep

There's a fire starting in my heart,
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bringing me out the dark

Finally, I can see you crystal clear, 
Go ahead and sell me out and a I'll lay your ship bare, 
See how I'll leave with every piece of you, 
Don't underestimate the things that I will do

There's a fire starting in my heart, 
Reaching a fever pitch and it's bring me out the dark

The scars of your love remind me of us, 
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all, 
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless, 
I can't help feeling

We could have had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me), 
Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep), 
You had my heart inside your hand (You're gonna wish you never had met me), 
And you played it to the beat (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

Baby, I have no story to be told, 
But I've heard one on you and I'm gonna make your head burn, 
Think of me in the depths of your despair, 
Make a home down there as mine sure won't be shared

The scars of your love remind me of us (You're gonna wish you never had met me), 
They keep me thinking that we almost had it all (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep), 
The scars of your love, they leave me breathless (You're gonna wish you never had met me), 
I can't help feeling (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

We could have had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me), 
Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep), 
You had my heart inside your hand (You're gonna wish you never had met me)

And you played it to the beat (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

Could have had it all, 
Rolling in the deep, 
You had my heart inside your hand, 
But you played it with a beating

Throw your soul through every open door, 
Count your blessings to find what you look for, 
Turn my sorrow into treasured gold, 
You'll pay me back in kind and reap just what you've sown

(You're gonna wish you never had met me), 
We could have had it all (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep), 
We could have had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me), 
It all, it all, it all, 
(Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

We could have had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me), 
Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep), 
You had my heart inside your hand (You're gonna wish you never had met me), 
And you played it to the beat (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep)

Could have had it all (You're gonna wish you never had met me), 
Rolling in the deep (Tears are gonna fall, rolling in the deep), 
You had my heart inside your hand (You're gonna wish you never had met me)

But you played it, 
You played it, 
You played it, 
You played it to the beat.