ealpha
thanks for commenting on my thread! =D
oh are you worried? / . . \ hav yr teeth already erupted from yr gums? they
arent kausing you any pain are they? dont worry the swelling will go down =)
m.i.a. =)
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ealpha
oh so then it would be a good idea to get yrs removed >< mine would have
actually pushed mai back teeth up.... or.... somthing like that... it makes mor
sense wen you look at the x-ray haha ^^;; oh maybe youll skip school =) i no i
did =) five days of school =p
m.i.a. ^^
Quote by ealpha-scorpioThis work
is simply gorgeous. I love your choice of colors. They're so simple -not used in
so many variety- but extremely stylish. Delicacy is the most prominent thing in
this work. And it's proportion is very well done. Congrats
Keep up the great job
And hope to see more beautiful works from you
Quote by ealpha-scorpioVery fair
and nice review ... Very nice indeed. I really enjoyed reading it. Although,
personally, I would have rated this anime much higher, yet I think you described
it very well; especially the story-line and the character's description. It
looked meticulously nice too me that you maneuvered on all the key characters
and introduced them to readers. The only thing that I wanted to ask is that why
there was no mention of the second season... Strangely (while I was reading it)
I somehow became eager to know your opinion about its second season
Thanks for the nice review
Thanks =D
I think I still liked this series, and would probably rated it higher if it
didn't repeat itself so much
As for the second season, I didn't mention it here 'cause I'm considering on
writing a separate review for it once I finish it ^__^
Quote by ealpha-scorpioWhat I like
about this scan is its cozy and warm atmosphere The
characters look very friendly. It kinda' made me wish I had the power to drop
into the scene and have a drink and a small chat there
Quote by shoujoboyHow exactly can you
rate the art section much higher? I gave it a '9', so much higher isn't even
possible. There are a few things in your comment that makes me scratch my head
as I really don't know what you are getting at or where you drew your
conclusions from.
Eeeeh~ I mistook the ratings! I am deeply sorry! My bad...my bad...While
I was scrolling the page I mistook the "Story & Characters" rating
for the Art
My comment was a reply to MapleRose's post. She had asked about fight and action
scenes. I was not jumping into conclusions but merely expressing my opinion
about this anime.
Which part you did not understand?
Ok, there we go, now it all makes sense. When I'd read portions of your comments
I wasn't quite sure if you were referring to the review or MapleRose's comments.
It seemed only your last line was directed at her. I read my review a few times
after that wondering what the hell was going on.
Quote by ealpha-scorpioHi there Sorry for
delay! Belated Merry Christmas and Advance Happy New Year
How's your holidays? Hope that you have a wonderful time with your family and
friends. See you around.
it's nothnig^^
thanks dear ^^ and you how are you? your hollidays?
My holidays? Hehe...it wasn't bad but not easy either. I'm having my thesis this
semester, so I had to work on it and worry all the time instead of relaxing and
enjoying the break. It's gonna be a pretty hectic semester for me, full of
stress and work. Right now I'm editing our system report which has to be
submitted after holidays to our adviser for further modifications. I'll be
spending the new year alone with my sister here...so
it won't be a big celebration. A modest and cozy new year...maybe that's what I
need right now
Hello! Well, it's been a while, hope you're doing well and enjoying the season!
How are things over there? It's already school break, right? I'd bet you're
having a lot of fun right now. Here it's pretty hectic, lots of things to do for
the New Year( and a lot of things done for the Nochebuena and the yearly family
reunion...or you could say, "clan" reunion, since it fits better...XD
), at least everyone's here and Pa's not so stressed with work. Missed my bro
and sis alot, so we're pretty much making up for it right now...nothing's really
changed though, I still beat him in scrabble and card games haha ! And...ummm,
Barca is neck and neck with RM right now...I still don't know who I'd want to
win ...
My cousins are here too...they've grown a lot since they last came over, next
year they'll be starting primaria...oh well, time sure is quick, I still think
of them as babies, now if I carry one of them for too long, my back aches ...still
adorable as ever though, it's easy to forget that they're making a mess in the
living room right now, playing with their gifts( a lot were from us and my
grandparents ). Pa said I was as uncontrollable when I was little...haha, can't
argue with that, since I don't remember much, so I can't think of any comebacks
. It's
kinda funny, you know, to see people who haven't seen each other for a while
reacquainting themselves all over again...like my abuelas, telling each other
that " you have gotten quite old...", lol, actually they both don't
look their age, they look younger...not that they'd actually tell the other that
of course ...as usual, everyone talks in English or Spanish...no Catalan, or Ma's
parents would barely understand anything, they haven't been to Barcelona that
much, unlike Ma who's pretty much adopted it as her third( lol ) language.
You're going home for the New Year, right? Well, there's nothing like being with
loved one during the holidays, cheers for you!
My brother's fiancee was with him too. Well, they've been, you know...for two
years now, it's never awkward with her around, like she's almost a part of the
family. Although when she speaks German, I don't understand half of it ...haha, she usually asks me and my sis questions about what he likes and all,
sometimes I think of saying wrong stuff, well, I guess it's normal, dunno about
me when I'm already at that age...I'm certainly not going to nag! She got
along with us pretty well, she does have a sense of humor, almost like
mine...sarcastic sometimes. Then again, this is my brother we're talking about,
so everything's unsure lol...he isn't as reliable when it comes to these things,
not that I am, of course. By the way, good luck with finding your "special
someone" lol!
Oh, are there a lot of Christmas traditions in the Philippines since a lot of
people are Catholics? Things like Misa de Gallo, Pessebre or the Caga Tio( my
personal favorite when I was little, or so my Ma tells me...), it's a Catalan
tradition, usually during Christmas Eve, actually Caga Tio starts around the
8th, and ends at the 24th, when the children beat the log ( it's a log with a
smiling face on it lol...Tio means log in Catalan, not uncle, and Caga
means...err, nevermind haha, MT admins might arrest me ) and throw
it into the fire, it's a weird sight, lol...especially to the tourists, although
a lot of them find it hilarious. Then there's the Misa de Gallo at the Sagrada
Familia...it's a mass at midnight( lol ), we usually prepare at about nine so we
can be there at about eleven or ten-thirty, what happens is after that I can't
sleep anymore, so we just take a tour to the Christmas Market( which would be
closing soon, because it's only up until Christmas ), and buy gifts and
souvenirs. It's one of my favorite occasions, aside from the Nochebuena. I don't
know how Protestants celebrate, though ...
Tee hee...well, this ended up as an essay...haha, I guess I'm more talkative
online than in person. Although I'm a much better debater in person lol. Take
care, and hope to talk to you again ...
Una vegada mes, una salutacions cordials a tots, felicios de Nadal, i els
desitja a tots, la salut, la felicitat i la bona sort per a l'any Nou! I no
oblide els regals jaja! Lol, couldn't resist speaking a bit of
Catalan...although MT doesn't allow some characters...grrr... ( See you
later, warm greetings and enjoy the Holidays, wish you good health, happiness
and good fortune for the New Year! And don't forget the gifts! )
Quote by ealpha-scorpio
I guess I know what you mean. Being half-blooded is not very exciting (my
friends usually think that way ) as
others think. You usually get torn in between, specially when the two sides are
in constant conflict with one another.
Nope! Here in the Philippines people don't play football and I guess their not
fond of it either except for private schools of course. But even then, majority
of private school student's here are Filipino-Something too in other words those
who are fond of this game are those who are more exposed to European and western
culture. But that still depends which part of west do you belong to! Philippines
and Filipinos are very much influenced by Americans. Something that I'm very
very against it. I love European culture and customs. They're more laid back,
traditional and disciplined. Hopefully one day I'll have the chance to go there
over seas. Right now the places that I want to visit first are Malaysia,
Singapore, Japan, Hong Kong. Mostly because I love gadgets and computers +
Animes!
Anyways my dad is Half Russian-Turkish and my mom Filipino with Spanish
heritage. My genes are a little bit messed up I guess The
situation is not well in middle east although I love the region a lot. That's
why I came here. It was my mom's advice. But honestly, not all those things that
they say on news are true, I tell you. This morning while I was preparing for
school I heard on CNN some nonsenses about Iran's situation. It pissed me off.
They just like to exaggerate in reporting the news. That's why I cannot believe
in what they say anymore. Not only about middle-east but all around the world.
They just seem to be feeding people with whatever they like.
I'm BIG fan of REAL-MADRID! HAHAHAHA...Yup! Coz all the coolest players are
gathered there. REAL is the Hot Zone! It's very
unfortunate that I cannot watch the games specially World Cup as I used to.
If I'm correct you must be the youngest child of three. I have a younger sister,
she's one year younger than me. Now that you mentioned, I guess it's the best
for you to listen to your siblings advice. And treasure your brother a lot.
Brothers come really handy! I always wish that I had an elder brother to guide
me through things. I've few guy friends that I can fully trust, but still they
cannot replace a guy whose from the same flesh and blood. It's sometimes hard to
be the eldest, cos you'll always feel the weight of responsibility on you
shoulders whether others mention it or not. I guess that's innate within all
elder siblings nature. They automatically feel like they have to protect they
youngest. I get into nasty fights with my sister sometimes but I cannot bear to
see any harm come to her even when I'm blind with madness.
You're special. They never tell you that because of their pride but inwardly you're
very dear to them. I think you think a lot about maturing mentally. That's a
good sign I used to be that way. But believe me there's nothing special about
the age that I'm in now. Despite of my age, I still know that I don't know many
things and it scares me beyond words. Once I thought I'll know everything when I
reach this age, but right now I think I have a long way to reach my ideals.
Hey do you have friendster account by the way?
Haha...you got that right about the " conflict " part, you don't know
which side is more "you ".
Hmmm...so people there are more "American", does it mean like Hawaii
or maybe Puerto Rico...those places are pretty much influenced by the Americans,
although I read that Filipinos are mostly Catholics and not Protestants? Is this
true? And are there still a lot of old cathedrals/churches and Spanish artifacts
left? Wahhh...I guess football isn't that big in the Philippines...so, what
sport is popular in there?( curious
Emilia strikes again...well you know what they say about the cat...)
I think your genes are more mixed than mine, actually ,
but I think it isn't that bad to live in the Middle East, even though, you know,
it's kinda synonymous to "terrorist", if you can believe what those
narrow-minded people in the news are saying. Well, it's not much different
here...the news are rather exaggerated, I mean for some time there were
"terrorist" rumors in Madrid after the "brilliant" decision
to support the war on Iraq by the parliament a few years ago:hmpf:...I remember
my Grandpa( from Pa's side of the family, ) saying that Barcelona(and Catalunya
as a whole) would not be foolish enough to make such a mistake, or something
along those lines. I mean, there are people who view Catalans as being separate
from the Spanish...something I don't fully understand.
Glad to hear you like to travel too...well, I guess Japan really is an
interesting place to go to( and not only because of the Anime ...but it is a big reason )...other Asian countries as well. Since you got me
interested in the Philippines, I'll add it to my mental "to-visit"list
,
although I seem to come across a lot of Filipinos here in MT...maybe because
you're near to Japan?
A fan of RM! Yaaay! Well a lot of players there are quite
"good-looking", according to my sis , I suppose
I'll begin to see it that way in a few years? And thanks
for the reassuring words...I mean it's not everyday I come across someone who's
very family-oriented as well, thanks again . Oh, and
I do love my brother. A lot. He mostly makes fun of me as a pastime though
haha...anyway, at least we'll be complete for Christmas. What about you? Do you
plan a "get-together" for the holidays or something?
Anyway, I found a word during English class that fits me. Precocious( spelling?
)...that's me. And
about Friendster? Err...not really familiar with it...is it like an online
community like MT? Hey, talk to you again soon...take care always(hugs )...and
could you PM me your real name?
Quote by ealpha-scorpioI've just
few episodes of Le Chevalier D'Eon and to be honest the plot did not attract me
much. The flow of story is very slow and smooth, something that's not quite
desirable for an impatien person like me! But
I Totally agree with your description of
Art.
YEAS! The background and setting is extremely wonderful and well-done. In fact
the first thing that attracted me on its tv commercial was its incredible and
detailed landscape and settings. I also agree with the characters design. They
turned me off a bit. What I was expecting of the characters was to have some
interesting drawing in their facial expresion. They somehow seem stoic and
frozen, which of course suites the gloomy atmosphere and mystical plot very
well.
As for the sound and voice acting, it's very unfortunate that I've not been able
to watch its Japanese version, which I prefer most. Using, the word Soft has attracted me though. It reminds me of
Robin's vioce in Witch Hunter Robin. If
you meant that, then it perfectly matches the anime and the soft expression of
the characters.
Well...I guess that's it!
Thanks for your verydetailed and nice
review. I did enjoy reading it
Keep up the good work
Thanks so much for your feedback on my review - I appreciate it very much ! I must
admit, in submitting it I was a little worried (not just about the length ^_^;)
that perhaps I rated it too high - but compared to what I have seen I really do
think I've judged it quite fairly. Though as I stated, my view will probably
change as I'm exposed to more anime x-P
Story: hehe a friend also said that she started watching the first 6 episodes
and she thought it was okay. As I stated, I started watching from 11 - which
basically had nothing happening. If I hadn't seen such promising comments and
the art wasn't as beautiful I would not have continued much further with the
series. I do suggest sticking it out a bit more. Especially when the quartet
head into Europe because I feel that is when the storyline starts to pick up.
Plus, I'm a bit fan of sword fighting and a bit of magic thrown into a fantasy
storyline. So perhaps I'm a little biased in my story rating, but I did enjoy.
Art: Yay! I'm glad you agreed Actually, I
was doing a search on the net (trying to remember what the name of my first
screencap was) and I was surprised to find pictures of the actual Versailles
palace resembles the anime images. That just further impressed me
Voices: I started watching in the dub - is that what you were watching it in? It
doesn't help that the English voice actor for d'Eon is Orphen from Sorcerous
Stabber Orphen. I loved his voice as Orphen - don't like it for d'Eon. I'm not
familiar with Witch Hunter Robin - is it good?
Quote by ealpha scorpioWhere is your mother form, may
I ask? Is she British?
I guess the guy that I used to correspond to belong to Barcelona. From what I
knew he was a very zealous Catolonian. He usually talked about Spaniards wrong
deeds and descrimination. Is it really true? He used to talk about their own
customs, his favorite foods and places he used to travel. The last time that I
heard from him, he was on a trip to Vietnam. Despite of his high blooded and
defensive character, he was a really fun guy to talk with. A very open minded
person that you could talk about anything. I guess the main reason that I got a
long well with him was for his high respect for different nationalities and
cultures.
Unfortunately, I think he's busy now. We lost our contact when I came here to
the Philippines. Ever since I began to study everything in my life changed
course. I don't really like it that much. I prefer to go back the way I used to
be. So cherish every moment of your life now. I promise you once you grow up
you're going to miss these days. And maybe think that you were much wiser and
smarter when you were younger! That's how I feel today! I think despite of
people aging, they tend to become more selfish and childish with their behavior.
It's better to see the world form people on your age.
I love Zidane too! Ronaldo's
of both Brazil and Portugal are also my two other favorites. But Zidane is
always on top the list for me. Too bad that he's retired.
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Fernando Morientes is also one of my favorites. He looks so cute
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Hey by the way, I forgot to mention something about you're userpage profile. As
an IT student I give a piece of advice, it's better not to fill and decorate your page with many pictures, songs,
videos and animated objects. It'll be distracting and some how makes your page
look too over accessorized. Keep it simple and sophisticated. Something that
show part of you and who you are. Once you begin to learn you'll understand that
colors, designs and presentations represent peoples ideas and personalities a
lot.
Yep, she's a Brit, pure Southampton. She was quite young when my abuelos came
to Madrid. My Grandpa( her side ) was a orthodontist at the Hospital de
Cantoblanco( he and Pa got along really well because they're both medical
practitioners, and the fact that they both love bowling...). I think she spent
the whole of secondaria there, before she met Pa at the university...
Well, the person you mentioned has a bit of silmilarities with Pa( he's not that
zealous though ), I guess the discrimination was more apparent then, or maybe I
would feel it a lot more when I'm older, mehh, I sure hope not. Well, some
customs really are different( and a little bit of the cuisine, I love classic
Valencian stuff though ), but then, I'm not really a Catalonian in the
traditional sense, been exposed to a lot of other stuff from my foreigner
friends/acquaintances( I certainly know a lot about Britain than most of my
classmates , would love to travel there someday )...except for the fact that I
when I'm mad or surprised I sometimes switch automatically to Catalan ,
even when I'm talking to someone doesn't understand it. There have been quite a
controversy about teaching both Spanish and Catalan here at BFIS, I recall Pa
mentioning it, I think some parents were questioning the curriculum for
half-foreigners or students who were not from Barcelona whether or not they
should be taught Catalan at all or just Spanish, but the side for dual language
studies won out in the end, that was before I even attended classes there. I
guess it's a little bit of the prejudice...but so far I haven't felt much of it,
except in some history books( at home, they don't linger on that stuff at
school, if there were any mention of discrimination, it's not quite
pronounced...).
I'm glad you love Zidane too, yeah I'm gonna miss him. You're a fan of
Morientes( my sis loves the guy ), so
you're rooting for Real Madrid, or is it Valencia? RM is on top right now, with
Barcelona at 2nd( I'm split, because I'm a fan of Jordi Codina but I also like
Santiago Ezquerro ), Villareal is 9-4 so they're up there too this year. What about
there in the Philippines, do people like soccer too, or other sports?
Thanks for the advice on my page( I'm just starting with this HTML stuff, but
I'm enjoying it ), I'll keep it in mind. I love the thing you said about enjoying
life now( I can't say I'm enjoying it right now, though ), my brother told me
something like that( in one of his rare moments of not being irritating ),
he said that I'm such in a hurry to grow up or something like that. Maybe it's
just the way I am, sometimes I feel like I should know a lot of things by now,
and I don't, sometimes I feel frustrated. Even my friends tell me that I should
act a little more for my age...I guess I haven't really noticed it.
My sis has been away for a while( I really miss her, looking forward to her
coming home for Christmas ), I guess the way you said that, you reminded me of
her( my parents are kinda always busy with work, not that they don't have time,
but just not as much as other people would have...), wah sorry...I'm kinda
blabbering. Thanks and hope to talk to you again( hugs )
Quote by ealpha-scorpioOk I simply
cannot leave this work without leaving a comment. Why?! Coz it's so gorgeous and
well-done. Congrats...Details of your work were the main thing that attract me
most. They just seem to be everywhere! I also like the contrast and variety of
colors that has been used in your work. They're very pretty altogether. Keep up
the great work. Hope to see more wonderful works form you
*Blushes* Thanks so much. ^_^ Glad you enjoyed the details - detailed walls are
kind of addictive to make, like a really big jigsaw puzzle or something.
Hey it's very nice to hear that you have the same in anime taste as I do. It seems
that there are plenty of Samurai Champloo fans around here that I didn't know.
About the color scheme, you have to click on Control Panel Link and go to Skin Builder. There you have to input
Hexadecimal code of colors in order to have your desirable color scheme. Keep in
mind to keep a good and considerable contrast between your background and texts
so that it could be distinguished. If you want to have a picture background you
have to create it via Photo-shop or Paint-Shop. There's a tutorial link on the
top provided by exentric. and belmikry. You can even ask your questions of
problems from them by posting it on their tutorial thread.
The content of my page is a very basic HTML code click here. It contains all the info you
need about HTML.
Hope that this could help you.
Thanks for the help (hugs^^)!
I'm gonna try some of the tips from the tutorials you mentioned, right after
doing my homework, I guess. I know a little bit bout Photoshop, just enough to
not mess up when I'm editing pictures or cleaning sketches, haven't mastered
coloring yet, because my brother " confiscates " the tablet so I'm
always stuck with the mouse^^.
About anime, yeah I pretty much have a tendency towards " not-so girly
" shows, with the exception of really good " girly " ones like Ah
My Goddess or Fruit's Basket. Some of my other faves are Cowboy Bebop( I was
only four years old when it came out...!), Gundam Seed, Hunter X Hunter, Blood
Plus, Witch Hunter Robin, One Piece and The Melancholy of Haruhi
Suzumiya.
By the way, you're from the Philippines, right? I remember a topic in history
class last week about Portugal-Spanish colonies and we had quite a discussion
about Philippines and Cuba. Is it true that most Filipinos today still have
Spanish blood and that we have a lot of similar last names? Do you still use
Spanish as a language? Nee, just curious^^.
About myself, well I'm attending Benjamin Franklin International School in
Barcelona, we live in Eixample District. I'm twelve turning thirteen come
December 9th. My first language is Catalan, then Spanish, Japanese and English.
I'm trying to learn French but as of now, I'm finding it hard. My Pa is a
surgeon, my Ma is a professor at Schiller's. I'm the youngest in the family, my
brother is 21 but is still juvenile ( even if he's in the university now ) and
my sister is six years older than me ( we connect on many things though ), which
explains my premature aging lol ( even my friends tell me that )! My Ma is a
Brit ( she grew up in Madrid though) and Pa is a native of Barcelona, so I'm
basically a " half-blood "( my friend Lucille came up with that, she's
huge Harry Potter fan, and her Pa's German).
Um, what else, I love trying out foreign food, I love cats and mystery novels,
dry humor, drawing stuff and sports ( I'm only good at volleyball though^^). And
anime, lots of it. I'm a moody person, just a little bit. I dislike rude and
arrogant people, prolonged exposure to loud music and being badgered constantly
to audition as a teen model(really, what's up with that, I'm no Ivana Baquero,
I'll just be humiliated, rrrgh). Oh, and
people saying I'm twelve going on thirty( my brother always says that, ohh,
truth hurts, I guess...^^) lol.
Well, that was long. Hopefully we can be friends despite the age difference.
Good luck with your studies ( I sure need it with mine^^) and take care
always!
Hi
Thanks for the nice comment ^^
Good day
Hello!
Join ka sa flip ealpha-scorpio.
Pareho pala tayo ng hilig na anime genre, mahilig din kasi ako sa 'mecha' e.
hey thanks for commenting on my scan
well not really all disney scans just those that came from Kingdom Hearts =9
ealpha
thanks for commenting on my thread! =D
oh are you worried? / . . \ hav yr teeth already erupted from yr gums? they arent kausing you any pain are they? dont worry the swelling will go down =)
m.i.a. =)
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ealpha
oh so then it would be a good idea to get yrs removed >< mine would have actually pushed mai back teeth up.... or.... somthing like that... it makes mor sense wen you look at the x-ray haha ^^;; oh maybe youll skip school =) i no i did =) five days of school =p
m.i.a. ^^
Thank you very much ^_^ I'm glad you like it.
Thanks =D
I think I still liked this series, and would probably rated it higher if it didn't repeat itself so much
As for the second season, I didn't mention it here 'cause I'm considering on writing a separate review for it once I finish it ^__^
Yeap, looks like they are best friends
Have a nice day !
+ FRIEND
^^
Hi! I get your point now! So, Saya din't die she is going to rest again for another 30 yrs. Is that what you were saying?
Ok, there we go, now it all makes sense. When I'd read portions of your comments I wasn't quite sure if you were referring to the review or MapleRose's comments. It seemed only your last line was directed at her. I read my review a few times after that wondering what the hell was going on.
In the last episode Kai was carrying Saya to where it all started...
it's nothnig^^
thanks dear ^^ and you how are you? your hollidays?
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My holidays?
Hehe...it wasn't bad but not easy either. I'm having my thesis this
semester, so I had to work on it and worry all the time instead of relaxing and
enjoying the break. It's gonna be a pretty hectic semester for me, full of
stress and work. Right now I'm editing our system report which has to be
submitted after holidays to our adviser for further modifications. I'll be
spending the new year alone with my sister 
here...so
it won't be a big celebration. A modest and cozy new year...maybe that's what I
need right now 
Ok i see
I just pass new year with my fiancé
Hello! Well, it's been a while, hope you're doing well and enjoying the season!
How are things over there? It's already school break, right? I'd bet you're having a lot of fun right now. Here it's pretty hectic, lots of things to do for the New Year( and a lot of things done for the Nochebuena and the yearly family reunion...or you could say, "clan" reunion, since it fits better...XD ), at least everyone's here and Pa's not so stressed with work. Missed my bro and sis alot, so we're pretty much making up for it right now...nothing's really changed though, I still beat him in scrabble and card games haha
! And...ummm,
Barca is neck and neck with RM right now...I still don't know who I'd want to
win 
...
My cousins are here too...they've grown a lot since they last came over, next year they'll be starting primaria...oh well, time sure is quick, I still think of them as babies, now if I carry one of them for too long, my back aches
...still
adorable as ever though, it's easy to forget that they're making a mess in the
living room right now, playing with their gifts( a lot were from us and my
grandparents ). Pa said I was as uncontrollable when I was little...haha, can't
argue with that, since I don't remember much, so I can't think of any comebacks
. It's
kinda funny, you know, to see people who haven't seen each other for a while
reacquainting themselves all over again...like my abuelas, telling each other
that " you have gotten quite old...", lol, actually they both don't
look their age, they look younger...not that they'd actually tell the other that
of course 
...as usual, everyone talks in English or Spanish...no Catalan, or Ma's
parents would barely understand anything, they haven't been to Barcelona that
much, unlike Ma who's pretty much adopted it as her third( lol ) language.
You're going home for the New Year, right? Well, there's nothing like being with
loved one during the holidays, cheers for you! 
My brother's fiancee was with him too. Well, they've been, you know...for two years now, it's never awkward with her around, like she's almost a part of the family. Although when she speaks German, I don't understand half of it
...haha, she usually asks me and my sis questions about what he likes and all,
sometimes I think of saying wrong stuff, well, I guess it's normal, dunno about
me when I'm already at that age...I'm certainly not going to nag! 
She got
along with us pretty well, she does have a sense of humor, almost like
mine...sarcastic sometimes. Then again, this is my brother we're talking about,
so everything's unsure lol...he isn't as reliable when it comes to these things,
not that I am, of course. By the way, good luck with finding your "special
someone" lol! 
Oh, are there a lot of Christmas traditions in the Philippines since a lot of people are Catholics? Things like Misa de Gallo, Pessebre or the Caga Tio( my personal favorite when I was little, or so my Ma tells me...), it's a Catalan tradition, usually during Christmas Eve, actually Caga Tio starts around the 8th, and ends at the 24th, when the children beat the log ( it's a log with a smiling face on it lol...Tio means log in Catalan, not uncle, and Caga means...err, nevermind haha, MT admins might arrest me
) and throw
it into the fire, it's a weird sight, lol...especially to the tourists, although
a lot of them find it hilarious. Then there's the Misa de Gallo at the Sagrada
Familia...it's a mass at midnight( lol ), we usually prepare at about nine so we
can be there at about eleven or ten-thirty, what happens is after that I can't
sleep anymore, so we just take a tour to the Christmas Market( which would be
closing soon, because it's only up until Christmas ), and buy gifts and
souvenirs. It's one of my favorite occasions, aside from the Nochebuena. I don't
know how Protestants celebrate, though 
...
Tee hee...well, this ended up as an essay...haha, I guess I'm more talkative online than in person. Although I'm a much better debater in person lol. Take care, and hope to talk to you again
...
Una vegada mes, una salutacions cordials a tots, felicios de Nadal, i els desitja a tots, la salut, la felicitat i la bona sort per a l'any Nou! I no oblide els regals jaja! Lol, couldn't resist speaking a bit of Catalan...although MT doesn't allow some characters...grrr...
( See you
later, warm greetings and enjoy the Holidays, wish you good health, happiness
and good fortune for the New Year! And don't forget the gifts! )
***from Emilia***
Hi how are you? long time ^^
with alittle avance:
I wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year 2008 I hope your dream will become reality ^^ more joy and love for this new year ^^
*hug and kiss*
Haha...you got that right about the " conflict " part, you don't know which side is more "you ".
Hmmm...so people there are more "American", does it mean like Hawaii or maybe Puerto Rico...those places are pretty much influenced by the Americans, although I read that Filipinos are mostly Catholics and not Protestants? Is this true? And are there still a lot of old cathedrals/churches and Spanish artifacts left? Wahhh...I guess football isn't that big in the Philippines...so, what sport is popular in there?(
curious
Emilia strikes again...well you know what they say about the cat...)
I think your genes are more mixed than mine, actually
,
but I think it isn't that bad to live in the Middle East, even though, you know,
it's kinda synonymous to "terrorist", if you can believe what those
narrow-minded people in the news are saying. Well, it's not much different
here...the news are rather exaggerated, I mean for some time there were
"terrorist" rumors in Madrid after the "brilliant" decision
to support the war on Iraq by the parliament a few years ago:hmpf:...I remember
my Grandpa( from Pa's side of the family, ) saying that Barcelona(and Catalunya
as a whole) would not be foolish enough to make such a mistake, or something
along those lines. I mean, there are people who view Catalans as being separate
from the Spanish...something I don't fully understand.
Glad to hear you like to travel too...well, I guess Japan really is an interesting place to go to( and not only because of the Anime
...but it is a big reason )...other Asian countries as well. Since you got me
interested in the Philippines, I'll add it to my mental "to-visit"list
,
although I seem to come across a lot of Filipinos here in MT...maybe because
you're near to Japan?
A fan of RM! Yaaay! Well a lot of players there are quite "good-looking", according to my sis
, I suppose
I'll begin to see it that way in a few years? 
And thanks
for the reassuring words...I mean it's not everyday I come across someone who's
very family-oriented as well, thanks again 
. Oh, and
I do love my brother. A lot. He mostly makes fun of me as a pastime though
haha...anyway, at least we'll be complete for Christmas. What about you? Do you
plan a "get-together" for the holidays or something?
Anyway, I found a word during English class that fits me. Precocious( spelling? )...that's me.
And
about Friendster? Err...not really familiar with it...is it like an online
community like MT? Hey, talk to you again soon...take care always(hugs 
)...and
could you PM me your real name?
Thanks so much for your feedback on my review - I appreciate it very much
! I must
admit, in submitting it I was a little worried (not just about the length ^_^;)
that perhaps I rated it too high - but compared to what I have seen I really do
think I've judged it quite fairly. Though as I stated, my view will probably
change as I'm exposed to more anime x-P
Story: hehe a friend also said that she started watching the first 6 episodes and she thought it was okay. As I stated, I started watching from 11 - which basically had nothing happening. If I hadn't seen such promising comments and the art wasn't as beautiful I would not have continued much further with the series. I do suggest sticking it out a bit more. Especially when the quartet head into Europe because I feel that is when the storyline starts to pick up. Plus, I'm a bit fan of sword fighting and a bit of magic thrown into a fantasy storyline. So perhaps I'm a little biased in my story rating, but I did enjoy.
Art: Yay! I'm glad you agreed
Actually, I
was doing a search on the net (trying to remember what the name of my first
screencap was) and I was surprised to find pictures of the actual Versailles
palace resembles the anime images. That just further impressed me 
Voices: I started watching in the dub - is that what you were watching it in? It doesn't help that the English voice actor for d'Eon is Orphen from Sorcerous Stabber Orphen. I loved his voice as Orphen - don't like it for d'Eon. I'm not familiar with Witch Hunter Robin - is it good?
Anyways - thanks again!
Yep, she's a Brit, pure Southampton. She was quite young when my abuelos came to Madrid. My Grandpa( her side ) was a orthodontist at the Hospital de Cantoblanco( he and Pa got along really well because they're both medical practitioners, and the fact that they both love bowling...). I think she spent the whole of secondaria there, before she met Pa at the university...
Well, the person you mentioned has a bit of silmilarities with Pa( he's not that zealous though ), I guess the discrimination was more apparent then, or maybe I would feel it a lot more when I'm older, mehh, I sure hope not. Well, some customs really are different( and a little bit of the cuisine, I love classic Valencian stuff though ), but then, I'm not really a Catalonian in the traditional sense, been exposed to a lot of other stuff from my foreigner friends/acquaintances( I certainly know a lot about Britain than most of my classmates
, would love to travel there someday )...except for the fact that I
when I'm mad or surprised I sometimes switch automatically to Catalan 
,
even when I'm talking to someone doesn't understand it. There have been quite a
controversy about teaching both Spanish and Catalan here at BFIS, I recall Pa
mentioning it, I think some parents were questioning the curriculum for
half-foreigners or students who were not from Barcelona whether or not they
should be taught Catalan at all or just Spanish, but the side for dual language
studies won out in the end, that was before I even attended classes there. I
guess it's a little bit of the prejudice...but so far I haven't felt much of it,
except in some history books( at home, they don't linger on that stuff at
school, if there were any mention of discrimination, it's not quite
pronounced...).
I'm glad you love Zidane too, yeah I'm gonna miss him. You're a fan of Morientes( my sis loves the guy
), so
you're rooting for Real Madrid, or is it Valencia? RM is on top right now, with
Barcelona at 2nd( I'm split, because I'm a fan of Jordi Codina but I also like
Santiago Ezquerro 
), Villareal is 9-4 so they're up there too this year. What about
there in the Philippines, do people like soccer too, or other sports?
Thanks for the advice on my page( I'm just starting with this HTML stuff, but I'm enjoying it
), I'll keep it in mind. I love the thing you said about enjoying
life now( I can't say I'm enjoying it right now, though ), my brother told me
something like that( in one of his rare moments of not being irritating 
),
he said that I'm such in a hurry to grow up or something like that. Maybe it's
just the way I am, sometimes I feel like I should know a lot of things by now,
and I don't, sometimes I feel frustrated. Even my friends tell me that I should
act a little more for my age...I guess I haven't really noticed it.
My sis has been away for a while( I really miss her, looking forward to her coming home for Christmas ), I guess the way you said that, you reminded me of her( my parents are kinda always busy with work, not that they don't have time, but just not as much as other people would have...), wah sorry...I'm kinda blabbering. Thanks and hope to talk to you again( hugs
)
*Blushes* Thanks so much. ^_^ Glad you enjoyed the details - detailed walls are kind of addictive to make, like a really big jigsaw puzzle or something.
Thanks for the help (hugs^^)!
I'm gonna try some of the tips from the tutorials you mentioned, right after doing my homework, I guess. I know a little bit bout Photoshop, just enough to not mess up when I'm editing pictures or cleaning sketches, haven't mastered coloring yet, because my brother " confiscates " the tablet so I'm always stuck with the mouse^^.
About anime, yeah I pretty much have a tendency towards " not-so girly " shows, with the exception of really good " girly " ones like Ah My Goddess or Fruit's Basket. Some of my other faves are Cowboy Bebop( I was only four years old when it came out...!), Gundam Seed, Hunter X Hunter, Blood Plus, Witch Hunter Robin, One Piece and The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
By the way, you're from the Philippines, right? I remember a topic in history class last week about Portugal-Spanish colonies and we had quite a discussion about Philippines and Cuba. Is it true that most Filipinos today still have Spanish blood and that we have a lot of similar last names? Do you still use Spanish as a language? Nee, just curious^^.
About myself, well I'm attending Benjamin Franklin International School in Barcelona, we live in Eixample District. I'm twelve turning thirteen come December 9th. My first language is Catalan, then Spanish, Japanese and English. I'm trying to learn French but as of now, I'm finding it hard. My Pa is a surgeon, my Ma is a professor at Schiller's. I'm the youngest in the family, my brother is 21 but is still juvenile ( even if he's in the university now ) and my sister is six years older than me ( we connect on many things though ), which explains my premature aging lol ( even my friends tell me that )! My Ma is a Brit ( she grew up in Madrid though) and Pa is a native of Barcelona, so I'm basically a " half-blood "( my friend Lucille came up with that, she's huge Harry Potter fan, and her Pa's German).
Um, what else, I love trying out foreign food, I love cats and mystery novels, dry humor, drawing stuff and sports ( I'm only good at volleyball though^^). And anime, lots of it. I'm a moody person, just a little bit. I dislike rude and arrogant people, prolonged exposure to loud music and being badgered constantly to audition as a teen model(really, what's up with that, I'm no Ivana Baquero, I'll just be humiliated, rrrgh). Oh, and
people saying I'm twelve going on thirty( my brother always says that, ohh, truth hurts, I guess...^^) lol.
Well, that was long. Hopefully we can be friends despite the age difference. Good luck with your studies ( I sure need it with mine^^) and take care always!
*** from Emilia ***