Random Thoughts

1. Are Pokemons the only organisms in Pokemon world? (Like...are there no real animals?)
Cuz I don't think I've seen any animals that exist in reality in the show. Birds are pidgeys and rodents like rattata pop up in the tall grass. But if that is so......what the hell are they eating? Surely I've seen Ash eat what looks like a hearty steak dinner....where does that beef come from? Is it from a cow pokemon like Milktank. Oh that poor thing. But, that's not ethical, at least not according to what Prof. Oak claims: "Some pokemons are raised for sport, others as pets".....uhhh he didn't say anything about raising them as FOOD!

2. Halfies are sooooo cute. <3 Joycee and I agree. Half white half asians are where it's at.

3. Coldplay is a good band. Not awesome. But good. Some songs are a damn blast. Personal favorite: Viva La Vida. Well written lyrics. But others are pretty monotonous and sound really similar to each other.

4. Heineken is not that great of a beer. It's refreshing but it lacks flavor. The kind that corona does. And Bud light follows closely behind.

5. Swimming and contacts don't mix. Your contacts will likely fold up or detach.

6. If you think about it. Our dreams are not as bizzarre as u believe. Since our daytime thoughts are just as random, segmented and all over the place.

Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini

Summer is at our doorstep and yet I don't have the staple of every girl's summer wardrobe: A frickin swimsuit!!! arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I grew out of a RipCurl bikini that I bought 3 years ago, and still since I had nothing else to wear, I wore it to the beach last weekend. It didn't cover what I needed to cover....my chest. Felt like I was starring in a porno. Tres inappropriate.

Bandeau bikinis are totally in right now and they're selling em everywhere. I've always wanted a bandeau so yesterday I tried one on at Old Navy.....and the results? DISASTROUS!

How could something so adorable look like a nightmare on me!?!?!!? WHYyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy........I tell you! It's a curse to have D cup breasts! You positively can't wear anything cute. No baby tops and certainly NO bandeaus!!

I can't even begin to describe how a bandeau looks on me....let's just say it looked hugely out of place and disfiguring! My mommy warned me about bandeaus and I should've listened and stay with a normal triangular bikini.

Worst part is, deep down I still think there's hope for me and bandeaus so I tried to keep the dream alive by consulting online public opinion. But nope...most agree bandeaus are flattering only to small breasts.

Bottom line is: I wish I had B cup breasts. That would be the most ideal size. What my friend, Joycee says: "Omg sapphire gimme some of your chest." ....yes Joycee, I wish...I wish.

6 Ways to flatten my chest to a B-cup:

1. Sleep on my chest from now on

2. Replace bra with duct tape

3. Stop eating papaya
4. Work out my pecs

5. Immitate KingKong when angry

6. Get a de-boobing surgery

Knowing God, Knowing Love

Often times God is putting me through difficult tasks that I really don't believe I have what it takes to do. They, to me, seem more like ordeals than what I want to believe as a heavenly Father gently asking me to do Him a favor. I've realized a few months prior that my current relationship with a sweet dimpled boy is an assignment in itself the Lord has given me. He is a non-believer and some may find that's just unfortunate like what some churches preach. Many Christians believe that a relationship is only viable, truly loving and godly if both partners share the faith. Yes, I completely agree as scripture says one cannot know love if he does not know God. "God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him" 1 John 4:16

But I don't believe Christians should only be restricted to dating other Christians. To me, my relationship with this person is so special and won't it be wonderful if I could share the gospel with him today and hopefully (fingers crossed) the days to come? Evangelism is a big task to Christians and what better way than to bring a loved one to Christ? In my opinion, it'd really strengthen the bonds between two people if they experience the love of God together. I know it's hard, I can already feel so much difficulty. Just the mere nature of the task as well as the temptations of Satan telling me to give up. The devil has been hard at work for sure, inducing doubts in me. One thing I believe though is that the hardening of my boyfriend's heart against receiving the gospel is not the doing of the devil but perchance the doing of God. I feel like He is pushing my limits, and maybe in the process reveal abilites that I didn't realize I had in myself. By now you might be questioning why I'm doing all this in the first place, namely, converting someone. First, I'd like to see this not as conversion, but sharing the good news so that he may also receive God's most precious gift: our salvation. Conversion has the connotation that you bring someone to know Christ and that's it, the work stops there, you don't follow up on his faith, he is once again left to the clutches of this sinful world. But what I aim to do is found a lifelong and everlasting belief in his heart so that he may have eternal life and not perish.

So what it boils down to is I'm going to persevere. There's nothing as disappointing as not carrying out God's will in me when I know full well I have the capacity to do so. I pray the good Lord will give me strength and wisdom to fulfill my assignment, so that I can show the love and mercy to the special person in my life as the Father has demonstrated so to all His precious children; and ultimately bring my sweetheart to experience and to come to know the wonders and blessings our Lord Almighty has to offer to those who believe in Him.

Kumar Patel's Lame Poem

The poem recited by Kumar in Harold and Kumar: Escape from Guantanamo Bay

I fear that I will be a lonely number like root three

a three is all that's good and right
why must my three keep out of sight?

Beneathe a vicious square root sign wish instead I were a nine

for nine could thwart this evil trick

with just some quick arithmetic

I know I will never see the sun as 1.7321

Such as my reality, a sad irrationality
when hark what is this I see?

another square root over three

is quietly waltzing by

Together now we multiply

form a number we prefer

rejoicing as an integer, we break free from our mortal bonds

and with the wave of a magic wand

our square root signs become unglued

your love for me has been renewed

Degradation of the Gen-Z

I guess kids began to lose their creativeness when they hit Generation Y, but that's majorly the fault of corporate workings. As kids we heavily sought out toys to satisfy our hunger for the concept of fun. What happened to the good ol' days when kids needed nothing but...really their own bodies and maybe a couple of pebbles. They could play a whole day just like that, but not so much the Gen-Y kids, and certainly not the Gen-Z brats.

So ok, our generation wasn't too bad if you compare us to the 3 to 13 year-olds today. We could have lots of fun with few provisions back in the day. Give us a ball, we'll play four squares, give us some chalk and a rock we'd play hopscotch. But the children growing up in our ever so materialistic world aujourd'hui are dependent on tangible goods. It supports the economy but at the expense of their soul. These so-called "Digital Natives" are overwhelmed by mass media, crude music and faux glamour brought on by the entertainment behemoths like Disney. The company has lost sight of its grass root intentions, now clouded in a smoke of scandalous engineering of "rock stars" (who really none of them performs rock music). A superficial mess is what they've created, poisoning the minds of tweens and robbing them of creativity, naiveté and most of all the hearts that children should hold.

Girl Tells All

Before I begin to betray my own sex, I must tell you that women are difficult. I admit it. We are difficult creatures, difficult to understand and to satisfy-but that's only because we are so much more advanced. I mean, think about it, we have our urinary and reproductive system kept separate. You, you guys have them fused. So perchance something malfunctions it's like killing two birds with one stone! I don't believe in evolution, so the only way I can tell you why we're so superior is because God willed it. Yeah, He totally knew the men need to be herded around and be taken care of. You know you can't live without us.

Do What We Mean NOT What We Say

Ahhhh...yes, the signature line of Ms. Crabapple. But it's every bit true! Women never want to tell you what they're truly thinking. When's the last time you asked for her preference and she said "it doesn't matter"? In fact, even before you asked her for her input, she already had an idea of what she wanted. But we like acting democratic or some women just prefer men to take up the job of making choices. So we would say "whatever you like dear." You may see your hunny react negatively to your decision usually through body language and that's when you know you didn't make the choice she hoped for. But have no fear puny males, putting in more time and effort to understand her likes and dislikes will put you in a better spot to make more favorable decisions.

When she says "I'm fine" you should be 99.99% sure that something ISN'T fine. Asking what's wrong doesn't seem to do the trick eh? (But don't get me wrong, that "what's wrong" is not in vain as I will explain later) Prying and nagging on will definitely not put you in good terms with your darling. What you should do is: Read her body language. Acknowledge that something is wrong (NEVER pretend nothing is wrong) so say something like "I know that you're not happy, but we're gonna fix that." Then make her happy by doing whatever you think you know that works and she will automatically open up and tell you what's wrong. Simple eh? I really don't know why the majority of men can't think of this!!

Every Little Thing Counts

I said above that your "what's wrong" plays a crucial role as is the case with many things you say and do that you may find pointless. Women are very keen on details. We notice the smallest things about you, the hints you drop that are oblivous to you. There's a lot to talk about but I want to stress the important. Picture this: You know she's angry/mad/sad. What do you do boys? Ask what's wrong. Good good! But she'll most likely say "nothing" and give you the silent treatment. So you're there wondering why in the world do you need to ask what's wrong if it doesn't better the situation? Well believe me...if you hadn't said that, the sitch would be MUCH MORE catastrophic. What your simple line of concern tells us is exactly that: concern. It shows us that you care and that's very essential to us sensitive females, knowing that we are cared for. So even if we don't react to you, don't worry we got the message, we're just pretending to ignore it in order to keep our ego and prestige.

Take Initiative, It's Sexy

If it's really not important, don't ask us. If it is an important matter, talk to us and we'll give you insight to what your plan of action should be. If it's something regarding dates and dinners, guys this is what you really should do. First, you need listening skills. So if you are a fine dude you'd know which places we want to head out to and what activities we want to do from just listening to us rant on a daily basis. You should also know that we LOVE surprises, so please don't kill the joy of a relationship by asking us where to go, what to eat every time. Sometimes it's ok, but mostly YOU do the planning. Take initiative! Confidence and good organization is attractive. Passiveness is not. So plan a day we would enjoy, but let me heed you that some women like having their own ideas too so be wise as to leave a leeway in your schedule to incorporate something that she may want to do in particular. With that said and done, we will reciprocate the love by also planning something in your favor. <3

Ethnic Misrepresentation in Anime

Following up on my last post, I'm gonna talk about anime again but this time about the faulty representation of race in character designs.

Mr. Popo from Dragonball was a pioneer of the Japanese idea of a black man. Actual jet black skin, thick lips and googly eyes. How cute, I like the extra touch of lighter skin on the palm of his hand.










I just added Jinx from Pokemon in to reinforce the misconcept and of course to show a comical relation between it and Mr. Popo.









Takenori Akagi from everyone's favorite basketball manga, Slam Dunk. You see the immense progress with character design that's true to the character's intended ethnicity.











I really don't know this guy's name, but he's a Union flag fighter in Gundam 00. This recent anime attempts to incorporate a diverse number of races in order to propel the theme of a global conflict. It has a couple of booboos which I will address later but this guy here is done pretty well. At least he doesn't look Japanesque like the rest of the characters do, despite the fact that most of the gundam 00 characters aren't of Japanese origins.

Soran Ebrahim, better known by his alias Setsuna F. Seiei is supposedly a Kurdish boy from the fictional Republic of Krugis.
I somewhat consider this a big leap from previous animes. At least his nationality is a more specific and obscure one, rather than just being black or white or asian. Although, I still consider his features very mainstream Japanese looking. I wonder why animators never consider face shapes, brow bones, eye or nose sizes when determining a character's race. They all seem to have pointy chins and noses and gigantic eyes. Is that the Japanese ideal because they themselves have slitty eyes and flat noses?

Lastly, Louise Helevy also from Gundam 00. Her projected ethnicity is Spanish.......but wait a second, purebred Spaniards have black to auburn hair and dark brown eyes. I guess she could very well be a hybrid, but blonde haircolor is recessive and if they were to make her a racial mix then they really didn't have to be misleading to say she's Spanish.

So in conclusion, I'd say there was improvement over the years but they still gotta keep working at it.