If I hadn’t named this blog idioXINEcrasies, procrasTINEnation could have been a suitable alternative. Because yeah, I admit, I’m a procrastinator. Not on the job because I always meet deadlines (YOWN! and I guess a lot of people from work can vouch for that). It’s more on the personal level like I have a couple of half-read books lying around, I have about a dozen unfinished drafts for this blog, I’m stuck with less than a handful of Nihongo phrases (a language which I really wanted to learn for so long), I always have an excuse to skip gym etc, etc. They may be little things to other people but they are considerably important to me.
I’m not really that spontaneous but I’m not organized as well. I’m probably in the middle which is why there may be things that I may have passed up, both wittingly and unwittingly. Things which could have sealed the deal for me. Well, deep sighs may not help but I guess taking it one step at a time will do the trick. Things may appear overwhelming at first but I just have to keep a healthy attitude to achieve my goals. I guess everybody, in one way or another is, or has been a procrastinator, so I won’t be too hard on myself, but I do have to set a deadline and avoid distractions.
Ditch the mañana habit. Finding inspiration even in the most boring work you’ll ever do will help you get rid of procrastination. And that’s what I’m going to do.
For now, I’m going to sleep, I’ll just leave you with Sandwich’s song, Procrastinator.
I have the tendency to be lactose intolerant sometimes but that doesn’t shake my affection for cheese. I’m no cheese connoisseur but I’ve had this love affair with cheese for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, I really loved cheese-flavored snacks. From the ones you buy in gourmet shops to the ones in the local supermarket down to the cheapest item in the sari-sari store, I tried almost all of them. Up to now I still eat those stuff. Even though I know some of them are poor imitations of cheese and are tartrazine-laden (tartrazine, otherwise known as E102 or FD&C Yellow 5, is they say an offensive additive that causes allergic reactions or intolerance), they have this some sort of control over me that I buy them whenever I come near them.
I can eat cheese everyday and never grow tired of it. Gorgonzola, Edam, Monterey Jack, Mozzarella and your good ol’ Cheddar cheese can brighten my day. Lol. Ali though not really a cheese fan, gives in whenever I need my cheese fix. Today he bought me French Brie, my favorite! I just love it’s buttery interior and smooth texture. Its flavor is not overpowering, making it perfect for both dessert and savory dishes. Ah, the thought of melted Brie makes me all giddy with delight.
To make plain corn or potato chips a bit more fancy, why not try making a nice cheese sauce? Just make a roux, add some milk and melt all the cheeses you find in your kitchen, add some nutmeg or maybe some paprika voila, a yummy cheese sauce. To add flavor, color and texture you can also add some chopped thyme.
I plan to do more experiments with cheese and I promise to share all my cheesy adventures with you.
Quite difficult to picture that this box is your bedroom, huh?
But in less than 10 minutes, you can actually set it up into an entire bedroom complete with an armoire, a desk (surface 80 by 160 cm), a height-adjustable desk chair, two stools, a tall set of shelves, a bed (200 by 80 cm) and a mattress. Now isn’t that pretty clever?
The CASULO is for people on the move, those in job training, students, and people who have to change their location frequently. The unit is ideal for people in the service industries. People who must move frequently and rent empty rooms need no longer accumulate sets of inexpensive furnishings whose transportation costs are higher than the value of the furniture.
A collaborative project of the two designers Marcel Krings und Sebastian Mühlhäuser, Casulo won the Abraham & David Roentgen Prize for its innovative design in November 2007.
I bet you want to see how this box transforms into a bedroom so click the play button already!
I hope Casulo would come up with a kitchen in a box too. Shiny, shiny! I can prepare and cook gourmet meals anytime, anywhere. Lol.
The Raindance Network, a group of writers who supports independent films in the U.K., offers a handful of slang that can make the script that you’re writing extra interesting. Right off the bat, it adds wit and banter to ordinary statements.
Here are some of my favorites.
ASSMOSIS.
The process by which people seem to absorb success and advancement by sucking up to the boss rather than working hard.
404.
Someone who’s clueless. From the World Wide Web error message ‘404 Not Found’ meaning that the requested document could not be located.
PERCUSSIVE MAINTENANCE.
The fine art of whacking the crap out of an electronic device to get it to work again.
SALMON DAY.
The experience of spending an entire day swimming upstream only to get screwed and die.
BLAMESTORMING.
Sitting round in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible.
Use this in your regular expressions and you’ll have people with the same level of understanding or intellect, smiling in amusement, and the 404s, just scratching their heads, wondering what’s funny. Lol.
Haha! This picture was actually taken last year at the Hataw Hanep Hero 2007 at SMEX. That guy really looks like L, a bit thinner but still looks and acts like L. Pretty cool, huh? Anyway, the L movie (the spinoff/prequel of live-action DN 1 and 2) which I mentioned months ago, has now the official title of L Change the World. It will hit Japan, Korea, Hong Kong and Taiwan cinemas this Saturday, February 9. How I wish movies like this will also be shown here. I guess I just have to wait for the DVD release.
Livin’ La Vida Loca was playing in my head when we met this guy:
He’s cosplaying Hard Gay, the popular character from Japan whose main catchphrase is ‘Hoo’ and is often seen doing some hip thrusting to the tune of, yes, you got it, La Vida Loca. We’ve seen this guy before at the Hataw Hanep Hero last year but I didn’t have my picture taken with him because I thought it was kinda awkward with all those hip thrusting and stuff. *Lol*
Then we saw him again today at the mall. We were just there to buy a present for mom and have a haircut. While I was at the salon, Ali was just browsing around and he was happy to find out that there were cosplayers at the activity center. He immediately sent me an sms because we both love attending cosplays (and secretly wishing we could participate in one!). Though we didn’t have a camera handy, Ali convinced me to pose with Hard Gay and took our picture with his camera phone. I was trying to control my laughter because HG is really funny with that crazy hip action he’s just so fond of doing. I think he’s quite popular and people love him! There was even this mom who asked to have his little girl photographed with Hard Gay. You should see this guy. He’s hilarious! I could even hear him hooing from afar.
I’ve never been really good with plants. I remember when I was a kid, I planted some vegetable seeds in the backyard, they grew about a couple of inches then they dried up. In school, we had to grow flowers for our practical arts/home economics class and the seeds I planted didn’t grow at all, I just bought flowers in a pot to show to my teacher. And then about a month ago, my mom brought a welcome plant (whatever that is) to our place here in Makati. She said a house is better with plants. She also said it’s so easy to maintain, it doesn’t need a lot of sunlight, I just need to water it a couple of times a week and that’s it. I followed mom’s instructions but what used to be a green and healthy plant is slowly turning brown and somewhat dull!
I guess I should just get one of these.
It’s a Tomy Flip Flap. And as described on the Tomy website,
This uber cool solar powered plant is a hit in the offices and apartments of Japan and the craze is growing in the UK!
No Batteries, no water and no hassle – this is the ideal plant for style conscious executives and tired students!
Just Flip the switch and grow your mind to the swaying leaves of this delightful plant. There are 3 modes of movement to enable Flip Flap to soothe and energise both you and your living space depending on the mood.
Yeah, I know I’m such a geek. Real plants don’t like me.
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I have the tendency to be lactose intolerant sometimes but that doesn’t shake my affection for cheese. I’m no cheese connoisseur but I’ve had this love affair with cheese for as long as I can remember. When I was a kid, I really loved cheese-flavored snacks. From the ones you buy in gourmet shops to the ones in the local supermarket down to the cheapest item in the sari-sari store, I tried almost all of them. Up to now I still eat those stuff. Even though I know some of them are poor imitations of cheese and are tartrazine-laden (tartrazine, otherwise known as E102 or FD&C Yellow 5, is they say an offensive additive that causes allergic reactions or intolerance), they have this some sort of control over me that I buy them whenever I come near them. 
