i'm planning to order my set sometime within this week or the next. unfortunately, we start wearing it and practicing in it at the height of SUMMER.:?

i got Assassin's Creed for the DS - it got a low rating but it's a portable Altair so i'm not going to complain much. still preferable than a beach crowded with so many people dressed to impress than commune with the sea.

i'll finally get to play some games towards the latter half of this week because of holy week. yay!

work has been HORRIBLY exhausting.

on the happy side, mcdreamy brought me home last saturday ;)

see you!

i passed the bogu exam! :D

so now we have permission to start preparing for the bogu - purchasing it and all that. it'll cost me around $500 including shipping. :O

training will intensify now, and with summer coming, practicing with a 10-pound armor will be a major test for all of us. i hear that this is another stage when there are fall-outs.

we're going to have a small party next week to celebrate. :D

i'm about to leave for my kendo bogu exam.

:?

i was on sick leave for two days, unable to keep a coherent thought in my head for more than a minute. i was exhausted and headachy and feverish.

that meant i lost two days at work and i have a deadly deadline next week.

that meant i lost two practice days for kendo -- and the bogu exam is on saturday!!!! :cry:

i have to pass that exam!!! my sanity depends on it!!!

i got my mcdreamy's email :D

through a very well maneuvered turn of conversation that HE started. ;)

*very, very pleased*

hi guys!!!

i've been really busy, both at work and... errr.... other stuff :P (stuff basically involved rediscovering my cooking skills and the rest of my domestic goddess genes, going out to movies and having coffee at midnight with mcdreamy... not alone though but with a few other kendo friends, but i'm being very patient :P )

my eyes feel a bit tired from playing Assasin's Creed for HOURS in the past two days. :lol:

i've gone back to the gym to further strengthen my arms and legs and overall stamina for kendo :D

tomorrow i'll be off for fieldwork out of town. i'll be back saturday morning. i'll see you then! *hugs*

my PS3 is fixed!!!!! :D

although DMC 4 is currently out of stock in stores and i have to wait for the new stocks. still... that means i could rendezvous with Altair again ;)

i have tried out the Devil May Cry 4 demo and that said, i am bringing my PS3 unit to have the disk drive fixed. my PS3 is working perfectly EXCEPT for the disk drive. *sigh* but the demo was awesome! :D

my little pizza party wasn't bad at all. i had an almost pizza shortage but thank goodness there are enough good and fast pizza places around. i served three 20-inch pizzas and two 18-inch pizzas to feed about 18 people i think. sodas, chips and chocolate candies on the side. :D

i had both my batchmates and the seniors, plus my best friend and one from the beginner's batch who is also a good friend from work. yes, my mcdreamy was there and i got loads more of info about him (and i think he got as much from me :P ) what's interesting is that he was originally planning to catch a movie at around 10PM but ended up staying on until almost 2AM! i hope it means he'd rather enjoy my company after all :P in fact, the last to leave were the seniors who even helped me clean up.

here's a birthday party pic of me. i rarely look nice in pics (unless in costume) but strangely enough, i looked nice in all of the shots taken that night :D

i got a surprise in my inbox tonight :D

TheLegendKnight has sent me some beautiful banners and i now have one of them up there.

thank you so much!!! *BIG HUGS*

all your happy birthday wishes are manifesting in my life right now! doomo arigato gozaimasu! :D

i'm at home right this very moment, enjoying my birthday leave (our office has granted each employee a free birthday leave on the month of his/her birthday). later i will step out to the supermarket to stock up on some drinks and food for tomorrow night's small pizza party at the house. after kendo i've invited some kendo friends over for a pizza dinner. ;)

as you may have noticed i've changed my blog image header. i'm cleaning up and fixing everything in my life now so my energies are focused on what i need and want. :D (anyone who wants to gift me with banners and images featuring hitsugaya and hinamori will be most welcome :P )

*loves you all*