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			<title>Posting For The Sake Of Posting? YA RLY.</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>I just want to share this to you guys. This is an essay-post I made for Vindicta V2 under the SRSLY thread (please refer to forum links), and it is all about irregular entities (ghosts, ETs, afterlife, etc.). I would like to read some insights from you guys. Thanks.</p>
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<p>Here goes.</p>
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<p>My view regarding irregular entities would revolve on "existence". In my point of view, one could
not verify the existence of such irregular entities all throughout
without understanding the essence of existence itself. How, and why do
we and everything that could be perceived by humans exist? What is
truth? What is the meaning of such existence?<br /><br />I have come across
a theory which states that humans and all other living things capable
of perception are "programmed", possibly by another form of existence
from another plane, to perceive things in an orderly fashion. An
underlying question states: "If a tree falls down in a forest and
nobody is there to see it, would one still think that it exists?" Isn't
it possible that everything that humans sense are just products of a
complex system of individual perceptions of each human? Could it be
that irregular entities from another plane/dimension (particularly
ghosts) are just "glitches" wherein only certain individuals could
perceive? Could there be a possibility that other forms of dimensions
exist and that a handful of humans, or even animals, through the help
of the "glitch" in the complex system, are granted the capability to
interact with entities from such dimensions?<br /><br />An example which
cites this premise is that from a doctrine of the Roman Catholic
Church. The RMC, in support of Thomas Aquinas' "Prime Mover" theory,
explains this in this way: that every moving object must have a mover,
and in order for the mover to move, one must move the mover, which
eventually, the mover of the 1st mover must be moved by a "prime"
force, a force popularly dubbed as "God". Yet who moves the prime
mover? The RMC states that such should not be questioned, but how could
one explain the premise "that every moving object must have a mover,
and that mover must be moved" and so on and so forth? Could it be the
Universe itself is a system of gears that operate such forces? Or that
the Universe is only a gear that forms a much wider complex system of
forces?<br /><br />Ghosts (and anything deemed supernatural) may have come
from different planes, and in relation to the earlier statement
regarding perception, only a handful of humans may have the ability to
interact with these beings, which could be related to as the "Sixth
sense". There could also be a possibility that the thoughts of such
humans could shape what kind of ethereal being they might perceive,
hence the apparitions of "loved ones" allegedly reported by certain
people.<br /><br />Afterlife could be simply the switch of one's
perception, or, religiously speaking, a human's "soul" to another
dimension. It could be possible also that afterlife could mean a "new"
life, or reincarnation, may it happen in the future or even in the
past, because each frame in time, according to another theory I came
across previously, could be deemed as a dimension in itself.<br /><br />Extraterrestrials,
or the so-called "aliens", are beings that are deemed that could exist
in another life-supporting body somewhere in the Universe. Such may
exist on the same plane where humans exist, since direct interaction
could be possible (if not for the lightyears-away distance of every
star and star system).<br /><br />To wrap things up, existence and its
essence could not be properly verified if one does not undergo the
inevitable: death, or in my earlier explanation, "the switch of one's
perception, or, religiously speaking, a human's "soul" to another
dimension". One must be able to understand the concept and nature of
the alleged existence of dimensions.</p>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 15:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>And Now I'm Back, But Until When?</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>I just thought of cleaning this place of cobwebs and nitty gritty grease, so that I could shout aloud and say "hey world, I'm back, and I'm not dead yet!" *echoes* O_o</p>
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<p>You guessed right. I just felt the urge to keep this weblog up and running again. And for what purpose? That, I am not pretty sure. &gt;_o</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2008 15:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Poof</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>It's been a while since I last proved my existence here. o_O It's good that I am indeed doing something worthwhile right now *prepares journal for update*, aside from playing Pokemon Leaf Green on GBA SP. XD<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Once again, another school term will end drastically as if it was just started yesterday. o_o Right now, I'm expecting that I'd be getting 4.0's in at least two- four subjects *crosses fingers*, and I'm just hoping that I'd do well in our final test for Biotech this Thursday. Oh yeah, I'm also hoping that despite of the fact that I did not study well for the last exam, I'd still get a 4.0 in Psychology. o_o Those 4.0s would give me a good chance for my UP Manila transfer plan, and if ever I succeed, I'd be lurking everyday in Timezone RP Manila for Drummania and Guitarfreaks V3. XD But the worst part of this term ending is of the fact that our block's going to be disbanded next term. I'm both happy and sad for the fact that I'm not going to have them as my classmates in most of my subjects anymore (but not until the first term of the next school year, since we're going to be arranged in blocks again...[?] that is, if I decide to stay in DLSU), happy because I'd be away from those people that I do not want to be with and sad because I'd be away from most of my closest friends in my block. My block formed part of a chapter in my life that's classified under the good experiences, so I guess that it would be inevitable for me to miss them. In fact, one time I even told myself that I'd be much happier now if only my setting during high school was similar to that I have experienced with my current block mates.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Another thing, last Saturday I realized that the impossible indeed became possible as I witnessed it&nbsp; with my two eyes last Saturday. QPS brought Beatmania IIDX Gold, along with DM GF V4, in Rockwell, which was kind of an amazing feat considering the not-so large population of Filipino Beatmania otakus (as compared to the number of Filipino Drummania and Guitarfreaks enthusiasts). Enamoured by the sight of the machine, I played some songs in it (yeah, Snow Storm) but failed miserably. T__T Guess it would take me some time before I could familiarize myself to the 7-key format. -_-<br /></p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2007 05:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Busted</title>
			<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Bad day. My phone got busted a while ago. &gt;_&lt; It just fell on the ground then the next thing I knew, the screen won't respond to my persistent pushing of its ON button. &gt;_&lt; That was the first time I experienced something like that. My previous Nokia phones, all of which went through my sadistic tendencies, never died just because of that. XD Perhaps Sharp has these quality issues they have to contend with. &gt;_&lt; I ought to make use of my good ol' trusty Nokia 3200 first. o_o<br />]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:39:00 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Hell Week No More</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We are finally done with our Hell Week, and I am happy that finally, I will be relieved of the exhaustion we have gone through. It's all thanks to Philosophy which made this week a big burden to us. &gt;_&lt; Drat that professor who blamed me of sharing my answers to my seat mate when I was just looking at the window.O_o</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Now I'm really needing that extra memory for my PC, thanks to my new-found fondness to DoTA. &gt;_&lt; Currently, I am practicing on Atropos with the item build my friend (and block mate; he's one of the seasoned players in our class) built for me. <br /></p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Behold, the Raymundizer</title>
			<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; We are going to have our Philosophy test tomorrow, courtesy of our wretched professor, Mr. Victorino Raymundo Lualhati. &gt;_&lt; Wish me luck, guys. I ought to count on his Raymundizer so that I could gain myself a high score. T__T I don't know really what is with that teacher. Yeah, he may be hella smart and daring (since he dared us to argue with him, with the assurance that we'll lose. &gt;_&lt;) but he just explains topics in a sleazy manner. =_= It is as if that his voice contains some magical aura that converts our eager minds into sleepy heads that makes us bored and eager to destroy the hell out of his class. He's also fond of Phallic structures too, and relates it usually to Formula 1 Racing. XD Talk about discussing Philosophy with that kind of constitution. o_o<br />]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:39:21 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>the GazettE online quiz results</title>
			<description><![CDATA[ <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I took this online quiz from Quizilla about the GazettE. XD You guys might be interested in taking it, so go figure.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>  <p><a href="http://www.quizilla.com/users/AngelSenshi/quizzes/Which%20Member%20Of%20The%20GazettE%20Is%20Your%20Soulmate?"> the GazettE quiz</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Here's my result:</p><p><i>YOU GOT AOI! Aoi is actually the oldest of the group, but you wouldn't believe it by the way he acts. When someone sets him off he gets angry really quickly but overall he's a really gentle and loving character, the big brother of the group and a real hyper person on occasions. Who could not love this guy? </i></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Right on! Who could not love me, then? XD LOL. 'Tis pretty true that I possess some kind of fiery temperament that sets off even at the smallest of annoying things. I tend to be hyperactive at times, too. &nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> ]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:27:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Conspiracy indeed</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Oh nemmit what the hell is with Veoh?&nbsp; Why won't it load on my browser? &gt;_&lt; Now I won't&nbsp; be able to watch the 11th episode of NHK ni Youkoso without having to visit an internet shop. T_T It would've been nice if only Crunchyroll didn't remove the uploaded NHK ni Youkoso episodes from their site. The perennial reason is, of course, license violations. T_T I might have the cash to buy the DVD version but it would be a drag if I bring myself to the DVD shop to buy one. I don't think Mana-chan would be available in the coming days as well if I ask her to go to Quiapo with me. I just don't like the idea of venturing on that place on my own. @_@ And I don't think that I even have the time to buy myself one. XD</p><p>&nbsp;---</p><p>Random thought: Why can't I finish my works in Photoshop in a shorter time? </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Reason? Maybe it's because that I need to be with myself only whenever I work - It's weird but I just don't like it whenever I have some sort of an audience at my back giving negative comments on my work. No, I am not assuming that whenever someone's watching me do stuff in Photoshop, negative comments follow automatically. In fact, I feel much better whenever someone gives good feedback on my work. I just feel discouraged whenever I hear negative comments, especially those comments that tend to be too prejudiced or just plain discouraging. That's why I feel very unfortunate being placed in such environment. =_= Another reason is that my PC doesn't respond well whenever I work on large files, such as layouts. Therefore, I tend to abuse my 256mb RAM whenever I work on such files. Periodic lags are part of the package BTW.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;<span style="font-style: italic">Ang bakla naman niyan, Martin! Tigilan mo na nga yang ginagawa mo, wala rin naman maidudulot 'yan sa buhay mo, eh. (You know what Martin, that is so gay. Stop doing that thing, that won't bring any good to your life anyway.) </span>- quote from my parents whenever they see me do stuff in PS while they're in a bad mood<br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; o_o That's why I prefer working when no one's around here at home. Also, I don't want to spend on some net shop to work on Photoshop stuff. I'm used to the creature comforts my PC delivers whenever I work, despite the stupid memory. How I wish I'd be left here alone at home so that I can work smoothly on my new HIZAKI layout. An eight-hour leeway for perfection would suit me well, too. If only I could make the people here disappear for eight hours so that no one would annoy me. XD Oh wait, before they disappear, I'll ask them for money first so that I could buy additional RAM. &gt;:3<br /></p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:02:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Feeling Fine</title>
			<description><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm supposed to post a rant here today but heck, I'd rather not talk about it. I'd rather be in a festive mood right now. XD</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I visited Mana a while ago and watched Princess Princess D L.A. at her place. I ought not to talk about the names of the characters first for I am not that familiar with them yet, though I remember Mikoto because I really mistook him for a girl. XD I like the concept of the story, though. It really got me laughing, especially those guys from the swimming club who suddenly became synchronized swimmers upon seeing the princesses. XD If only I could watch it during my free time. Not if anyone's watching me. o_o</p>]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2007 05:24:52 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>OMGIACTUALLYDIDIT</title>
			<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I never saw things to come this way. o_o I actually updated my blog at a time when I least expected such action. Look, I haven't even studied for my test tomorrow, and yet here I am, doing some clickety-clack in the site coding (codes courtesy of Mana-chan XD). <br />]]></description>
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			<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
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