journal entry #1915

Not sure if I should call this a busy day or just me loafing around, doing my own stuff. Kind of feels weird, somehow. But hey, I did something just so I wouldn't fall asleep because of the cold weather.

Continued placing those loose paper leaves on the composition notebooks. I mean, I was able to finish doing that on one of them and proceeded to do the same on the third one. I still have lots of loose papers, to be honest. So I guess I'm going to have to keep up with it until I was able to use all the loose papers I have.

I have a feeling that it's going to be a slightly busy day for me tomorrow. I actually changed the purpose of the quotes and the song lyrics and limit them to just one-shots. And so I'd be removing those quotes and song lyrics from the multi-chaptered stories where I placed them. And I have to be honest. That's a lot. 😕

I went out again today. But only because my youngest sister had asked me to withdraw her salary from her ATM account. And of course, Mama had to ask me to buy some more ingredients for her. This time, for kare-kare that she decided to cook for dinner.

I really think I'd be coming down with a cold right now. My throat hurts and really itchy aside from the runny nose that I've been dealing with for several days now. I really need to do something about this.

【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths episode 2

The formation of the team went well. And of course, not everyone would be happy with that. Little by little, people notices Clover because of what Yuke did. Then again, it was obvious that some people would still not see it as a good thing.

Two examples: Thunder Pike and Besio Valas.

Two examples of idiots who thought they were all too good when in reality, they suck to the core. Idiots who seem to be too full of themselves to even accept that even when it hits them in the face. Yup, these people do need a hard core reality check. But if I were to base it on what I read on the web novel version, they never did. So... I'll leave it at that.

Now one challenge showed up in the form of the Zarnag. Really scary, if you ask me. But they did their best to fight it. The one thing I was anticipating to see was the effect of Prismatic Missile that Yuke cast in the end on that monster. I know that it couldn't kill, but I'd still like to see how it looks like in the anime version.

journal entry #1913

In the middle of trying to figure out what to write in my journal. I mean, it really happen that way a lot of times, you know. And before I know it, I managed to write a page. Was that supposed to be a good thing or a bad thing? Not really sure, to be honest.

I was able to continue reading the web novel version of "From Villainess To Healer". I'm doing this while also waiting for the release of the second volume of the light novel version. I'm just glad I got to read amazing stories like this. But honestly, I want to be able to write and post to that site one day.

I went out today to head to the market. I had to buy ingredients for making kimchi (or at least the remaining ones). I still ended up carrying a heavy load once again. Not that I can help it.

My first sister and my nephew went home today. I mean, even though it was a holiday from where they work, she said that there were things that's needed to be done. Mostly chores, for sure.

Helped Mama on the laundry — at least on the latter part. TP was the one who hung the clothes — thank goodness! At least I was spared from doing that for once.

Just an opinion — Facebook is seriously more and more boring these days. Then again, maybe that's just me. 😕

Why can't I just do that 1 selfie a day challenge that I set to myself? I don't know what was stopping me, though.

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode 2

A glimpse of Kenzaburo's life before reincarnating was refreshing, to say the least. Most of the time, isekai stories don't usually do that. Or if they do, it's like a one and done. You know what I mean?

And now, both Grace and Anna became a part of the student council — headed by the Crown Prince, of course. Then again, meeting the other members only added potential "trouble" for Grace, in my opinion, since a lot of what she was doing and what she was saying would add affection points on the other characters towards HER — the supposed villainess. In his opinion, that wasn't supposed to happen. Of course, he wasn't aware of the fact that it was aimed towards her and not Anna the supposed protagonist. Crazy, huh?

One funny thing to me that reminds me of myself at times — Kenzaburo can't remember names. I also can't remember names unless they're names from one of the stories I was writing/planning to write. At times, I can remember names but I can't recall their faces or the other way around. Well, if they have names that are hard to pronounce and spell, even that would confuse me.

The one thing that fascinated me about this episode was the introduction of the magic system and the way they cast spells. I mean, the moment that Kenzaburo figured out that he can use Kanji as a way to cast spells with the help of the magic circle, it definitely reminded me of Shinkenger.

Yes, I did watch that Sentai series, just so you know. In fact, this was the series that made me watch the other ones in the franchise after only remembering that I watched the Tagslog dubbed version of Bioman and Maskman when I was a kid. But that was a long, long time ago.

All I can say, Grace (Kenzaburo) managed to work it out. And then there was also a glimpse of who Grace actually was before her personality changed to that of a villainess. I think it made me connect to her in some way because time and sometimes, the things that we learn to survive the world change the inner child in us and hide it completely. I just want to see Grace return to that curious, caring child that she once was when this whole ordeal is over.

journal entry #1911

Went out today only to pay the internet bill that I didn't get to do yesterday. Though I ended up waiting in a line to do that since there were a lot of people paying, as well. Then again, it's nearing the deadline, I guess. That could be one reason for that.

Downloaded the anime "From Bureaucrat to Villainess", even though it's only two episodes so far. I did the same to Zenshu, so I guess there's no problem about that. I did find the anime amusing, anyway. And I do want to watch it over and over.

Also ended up downloading another set of light novels called "From Old Country Bumpkin To Master Swordsman"... only because I saw a trailer of the anime adaptation of it today. I mean, it was interesting, based on the trailer. So let's see what the light novel was in store.

For some reason, I'm really itching to write that isekai-ish story based on the world of TLSOTE. Only this time, the protagonist was a nameless servant who survived the Dark Rose attack and who saved the surviving lady of the house. I mean, I'm still debating if I'm going to use the English names or the Japanese names. And also, if I should make it a fantasy version or not. I'll still see what I can do about this plot.

【silent vlog】about what i'm writing # 1

It's been a week (or more) since I posted anything here. Maybe I should make it a habit to post a video at least once a week, huh? That way, I can still be consistent. In any case, I decided to start doing this since I am a writer. I noticed that I rarely talked about the stories I've been writing and still writing. This is the start of it as I plan to talk about one story at a time, even if I have to do it in a short video. I know majority of those upcoming videos would be more or less under a minute. Then again, that's how I'd like to do it. 😁✌️

Hope From Love's Memories - Story Description

Mula nang makakitaan si Ilsie ng kakaibang kakayahan noong bata pa siya, alam na niyang hindi na magiging normal ang takbo ng buhay na kanyang nakagisnan. Nasiguro niya iyon nang mag-umpisa ang pagsulpot ng kung iba't-ibang imahe sa kanyang isipan nang marating niya ang Shiasena Temple para sa unang combat training niya bilang isang Power Caster. Isang babae at isang lalaking parehong may kakaibang kakayahan ang lagi niyang nakikita sa kanyang isipan at maging sa mga panaginip. 'Di nagtagal ay nalaman din niya ang totoo tungkol sa kuwento ng dalawang iyon, maging ang dahilan kung bakit naputol ang kuwentong nagbibigay pa rin sa kanya ng 'di maipaliwanag na sakit ng kalooban para sa Guardian na si Francis.

Buong akala ni Francis Kieran Reyrieth ay nabuhay siya ng mahabang panahon na hindi itinutuon ang sarili sa ibang bagay maliban sa trabaho niya bilang isang Guardian mula sa Osmerth. Pero hindi iyon ang nararamdaman niya. For 400 years, his heart kept on finding the one reason why it felt so empty. Hanggang sa makilala niya sa isang 'di inaasahang laban ang Wind Power Caster na si Ilsie.

Kahit sabihin pang tadhana na ang naglapit sa kanilang dalawa, sigurado si Ilsie na wala na siyang dahilan para hilinging may patutunguhan pa ang kalauna'y pagtinging meron siya para kay Francis. Lalo pa't hawak niya ang dalawang sikretong nagsilbing dahilan kung bakit binura ni Elysriel noon ang alaala ng leader ng mga Guardians. Hinding-hindi siya mapapatawad ni Francis kapag nalaman nito ang totoo.

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【episode comment】i left my a-rank party to help my former students reach the dungeon depths episode 1

Obviously, it's the start. And good thing, too, for Yuke when he finally decided to part ways with the rest of his partymates who don't really see his worth. They were just a bunch of arrogant fools and overbearing idiots, anyway. Not worth spending your life dealing with them.

So I wasn't surprised that they also didn't know that Yuke once teached upcoming adventurers. And now they started forming a team, with him as a new member. I think the difference I noticed between the anime and the web novel version was the spell. There was more spell incantation recited in the anime (and there was an actual incantation) compared to the web novel version. Then again, I could only assume that the spells in the web novel version was using a different (probably ancient) language that it might let the author end up creating a new language just for the spells. That's going to be hard. But I liked both versions, don't worry.

So far, it's going well for me. And I would definitely add this to my ongoing anime to continue watching.

journal entry #1906

I was bored almost the whole day. I didn't do much. I haven't achieved much. Yikes!

Finished adding loose papers to the second notebook. I stopped there since I should be focusing on writing instead of creating another reason not to write.

Managed to read a few pages today. Still reading "I'll Use This Do-over". I'd rather keep the title short here. 😝

Watched an episode of Long Lost Family after a long while. And yes, as per usual, I cried. I mean, who wouldn't?

I decided to finish writing the chapter of whatever I wanted to update first before proceeding to a different one, regardless of the date. That way, it wouldn't be weird seeing it in parts.

It's still cold out here. They said that it reached 13° C here this morning and 16° C this evening. Regardless, it was cold and I had a feeling that it would become colder in the next coming days. Nothing new. But I don't think I'd ever come to like it. Especially when it feels like you're going through the ice bucket challenge whenever I'd use the water.

I couldn't help wondering what my 2013 looked like. What were my thoughts at the time? I do remember it being my stressful days in college, if I'm correct. Blaming my Thesis I for that. 😝 I saw a post on FB about Gabbi Garcia and Maine Mendoza's tweets back then pertaining to their now partner and husband, respectively. I mean, isn't that crazy? Then again, I don't think I was ever thinking of any guys back then. My thoughts were to pass the subject. And I think that's when my relationship with my father got even worse. Can't really remember. So maybe that's why I wasn't paying attention to any guys at all.

【episode comment】from bureaucrat to villainess episode 1

This is just short since I don't intend to make a long comment on this. My brain doesn't work that way at the moment.

So here we are. The start of the series, of course.

I did find this anime weird, at first, when I saw the trailer on Youtube (but not watched it). But I changed my mind when I continued on watching. It was funny. Not to mention, I've never seen anything like this before. A middle-aged man in a body of a woman. I mean, I did read something similar — but it was the other way around. A working woman died in a car accident and reincarnated as the extremely 7th Prince in another world. But I won't delve too much into that right now.

Kenzaburo was truly an amazing dad that supports his daughter's otaku moments. Kind of makes me envious on that department for a personal reason, though. The one I found amusing was his Elegant Cheat whenever his actions become something he would categorized as plebian. He does analyze things a lot, so majority of his monologues were interesting to see. And yes, he still can't stop being a parent even when he was inhabiting the body of a 15-year-old woman.

Overall, it was a good start for me.