So I got myself a The Avengers Mug form Jollibee last night. To be honest, I was a little disappointed with it because the mug is made of hard plastic instead of a ceramic one. Although, on the bright side of it, it's a thermochromic mug.

This is how it looks normally:

This is how it looks when it's hot:

Oh and this last piece at the back of it is a beauty!

The Jollibee The Avengers Mug cost PHP 55.00 at any Jollibee stores when you buy the regular YUM burger of any type of sandwich, I think.

PS:
I was told that Petron also has The Avenger Tumblers, but I'm not interested in that.

I turned 27 today. Thank you for all those who greeted me at twitter, facebook, and plurk, as well as those who sent me emails and birthday signs. I gave up making birthday wishes because they don't really come true, for whatever reasons.

Here's what I got today on my birthday!

I got cupcakes from my friend Jepoy, the day before. Today is his grandmother's birthday too, happy birthday!

Then on exactly 12 AM, I got a blueberry cheesecake from my younger brother and his girlfriend, Donna. While everyone sang me the happy birthday song. I have a cheesy family. XD

The next day, we went to the mall to hang out together and get Mochi, our Shih Tsu, groomed. I told them I'm going to get a haircut too, for a change. Then, we went to Tony & Jackey again. My older brother is very particular with his hair, and Tony & Jackey is his current favorite salon. Before, he only gets his hair cut at James Cooper. He's very picky with the hair dresser too.

Tada! Btw, I like the Korean guy who cut my hair. He has this ore-sama feel in him, which I like, and he's very meticulous with things.

When we're about to leave, my mom gave me this as gift. They're very pretty and comfy! I don't have qualms with the fact that they're children's shoes. :3

And lastly, we ate at my favorite Japanese restaurant, Sempai, somewhere along Friendship Avenue. Of course, my order is always Unagi Kabayaki! x3

Thank you Five Star bus for that life-threatening ala-roller coaster bus ride experience earlier. I couldn't get over it for a while. It was more exciting than the Space Shuttle they have in Enchanted Kingdom. The thrill that I might die anytime from when in case the bus slides somewhere in the wet road due to the bad weather was epic. It was more fun than the jeepney ride I had with Carla, Jay and Laine when we had a planned trip and went to Antipolo, just for the heck of going there, not long ago. And I thought riding a Cubao bus or sometimes a wild cab was crazy enough, hell no it wasn't even close enough. And guess what's the best part in it? It was the over taking in that long bridge while speeding in the rain. I was sitting in front too, beside the bus driver and with no seat belt at that. Ha!

I'm blogging this now because, you know, I might suddenly realize tomorrow morning that I'm already dead. And that in reality, I'm actually a wondering ghost. So that all you guys would know what exactly happened to me, and probably feel sorry for the pathetic result my life ended with in the hands of a half-sleepy driver living with only a Cobra Energy Drink to keep him awake all night.

Have a good night.

PS: I SAW that image of a man posing macho with only his brief, in the conductor's wallpaper.

Last Friday, my house-mate Carla, shared me this video of Pepsi: Pinas commercial. It was really funny. They imitated action scenes from the old school Philippine movies. The protagonist chases the antagonist down, while the antagonist hostages someone/holds something in his possession (in this case, it's the Pepsi: Pinas). They exchange gun shots and shouts to each other. They even use popular lines from the old movies like "Tapos na ang mga maliligayang araw mo!" and "Pati butas ng karayom papasukin ko!" Even their physical aspects and getups are similar – the long haired cop in jeans, wearing denim jacket with white bandanna on the head; and the criminal with mustache and usually wearing mafia type clothing. And of course, that classic evil laugh is exactly the same!

After watching, I went fangirling and added Alvarez Parak (protagonist) and Boy Balbon (antagonist) in facebook and continued on fangirling and spreading the video all over.

Then, the other day, Carla brought home a bottle of Pepsi: Pinas. It tasted just like the my old favorite cola, Pepsi Blue, that disappeared when I was in mid college. She put it in the fridge while we all watched TV. We were supposed to take a picture of it, and post in in her blog. But then, Drake, the 2 1/2 year old toddler at home, was screaming like crazy wanting that bottle of Pepsi: Pinas. When he got a hold of it, he was like jumping around the place dancing while drinking it. So cute! x3

Someone told me that I'm "just afraid of (romantic) relationships."

Well, I’m not sure about that. Rather than being afraid, I think it’s more like a bother. I find relationships too troublesome and annoying that's why I prefer being single.

Oh and contrary to most people, it's not about the ex or a bad experience with the previous relationship. Yah, it didn't work out. I didn't find my ex such a douche to warrant him a good bad mouthing from me either. It's more of a his and her circumstances, so I don't really know what was going on with his mind. I might've hurt him, but I didn't know. And I got hurt too, but he wasn't aware. In my opinion though, it's just a difference between our beliefs and such and that I was being clingy and needing more attention that I was getting. And it just ended like that.

I don't know if it's just me, but this is how I really think. Whether people believe it or not, I don't particularly need to care, do I? Or should I?

My relationship status and whatnot. Why does it matter to people, anyway?

I had a post birthday celebration today with the StalkerBugs group. We ate at Shakey's at Glorietta 3.

After that, we went to the Blog and Soul Forum which was held at Meralco Case Room inside the Asian Institute of Management in Paseo de Roxas.

To be honest, I'm not really sure what Blog and Soul Forum really is, when I got there. Achie Rochelle invited us to go and I was a bit curious of what I might find, when I go there.

So, inside the Blog and Soul forum, they discussed about the blogger's experiences, past issues, how they started and eventually gained popularity and/or credibility online, through blogging and other social media. This one's the first of it's series. They'll have different topics and forums will be held every 2 weeks, as I heard. Hey, though I seem like I do a lot of things and is totally not listening at all (from the background), I actually do listen. I'm just the type who's weak at conferences, meetings and such and that I easily get bored (hopefully, not sleepy that time, even when it's after lunch and we really ate a lot). XD

This forum, I think is a great idea, but I'm afraid, is not exactly something that I would find interest in. As you know, I've been blogging since like the ancient times, and I've been this way ever since. I don't think I've gained popularity over blogging nor I'm particularly interested in it either. And I care less of what the public may think of me or what I write, I just blog things I want to blog. I simply just want to blog for self-expression or whatever.

But this is only me, there'll probably be tons of people out there who would find this interesting so I'll share it, just in case.

Oh, btw! I finally met Ade in person, after like what? 5 years? Ahahaha!

And I've met/saw a lot of other bloggers I know too, like Adam and Benj.

PS: Images stolen from Jepoy.

Last Friday was my last day at DME. For years, I've been keeping it a secret where I exactly work. Though I've been saying that I'm working for a gaming company, I seldom name it. Just so that I do not get customer support related issues from people.

I took a few shots just when I was about to leave, and took pictures with friends I often hang out with. I did not feel like crying, but I was sad.

Working in DME was the best and funnest experience I had so far. The people are fun, the work itself is fun (despite the super toxic jobs at times) and at the same time, you learn a lot.

I'll miss these people and a bunch of them that I failed to take pictures (Berwin's fault, for giving me a lot of work that I totally forgot to take pictures when they're still around the office)...

And the McDonald's across the street where I ate its food every single day for 3 whole years!

EVERYONE knows about the 8.9 earthquake that hit Japan. I'm not really good with words but I want to help people. since I'm from the Philippines, I'll also post ways you can donate via Philippines!

So, let's help Japan!

Non-Believers Giving Aid

Non-Believers Giving Aid and the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science are collecting donations to aid the people  natural disaster. Every cent and penny of money donated via Non-Believers Giving Aid will be forwarded to the International Red Cross – and if you are in the UK and you complete the Gift Aid Declaration along with your donation, we will pass that on in its entirety too.

Click here to donate to the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science!

Bank Deposit through NHN JAPAN

The charity site lists the account number you can send your donation to.

Mitsui Sumitomo Bank (SWIFT: SMBCJPJT) [You need this SWIFT code to send money from overseas.]
Shibuya Ekimae Branch (No.234)
Account Number: 3483718
Account Holder: NHN JAPAN　 (NHN JAPAN = エヌエイチエヌジャパン）

All the proceeds will go to people in the affected areas via Japanese Red Cross, local governments, and social welfare corporations.

(translations from here.)

Donation via Mobile

US
Text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10

PH via SMS
Text RED<space>AMOUNT to 2899 (Globe) or 4483 (Smart)

PH via G-Cash
Text DONATE<space>AMOUNT<space>4-digit M-PIN<space>REDCROSS to 2882

Paypal Donations

• via US - Minimum of $25 USD
• via PH (peso and dollar account)

Other Ways:

• GlobalGiving Project - Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund
• Donate via Google Checkout
• Japan Earthquake & Tsunami: 7 Simple Ways to Help
• Donate via RedCross Canada

I'll add more later! :)

Dear NoLimitHost,

Now that I'm finally done with my move and my entire domain is about 96% working by now, I'm writing this open letter for your hosting company. And yes, I'm name mentioning here.

I would like to let you know how disappointed I was with your hosting. Your services has been really really bad. I've been having a lot of problems with your hosting since last year. For one, I'm often getting hacked. And I clearly do not know why. Thankfully, though the hacking did a SERIOUS amount of damage to my files, it didn't reach my databases. If not, I would've been raging in your nearly non-existing customer support and/or spamming your blogs and sites already. Aside from that, my sites were always down. And by down, I mean they do not load at all. for a number of times, for hours at random days. This has been happening since the first few months I've been hosted in your servers, but I've been very patient (and also lazy to find a new host and transfer my files, because it's a lot of work and time consuming). But in the end, I reached by limit and finally gave up. So I have decided to move on with another hosting company.

I do not care if you read or respond to this or not. I just wanted all my readers to read it to let them know that it is wise not to get hosted by your company.

Angry customer,
Euri

Whenever I wake up, I'm forced to see reality. And each time, the pain carves deep into my soul. It makes me want to go back to sleep and just forget everything. Living inside your dreams is better. You can choose which life you wanted to live and who you wanted to live with. Unlike in reality where all you can do is accept it, just vent away your frustrations and move on.

But after having long repeated arguments with myself that actually last a second in reality, I still choose to wake up each time. I still try hard to pull myself up the bed each morning to look at the sun out my window that doesn't really mean anything to me, feel the warm sun, get blinded by the light, and irritated by the hot weather. It's like hating vegetables, yet you still eat it because your mom says so – that sort of feeling.

I don't know why I do this. Maybe, for self-satisfaction. I probably wanted to prove to myself that I can stand on my own feet no matter how painful life can be. And you know, at the end of each day, I only end up saying one phrase over and over... Life, fuck you.