WARNING: Semi-long post ahead! 

Hi guys! So as you all know, I’m going to Japan next year. I leave in April. Because of that, I have resigned from moderating sanriotown forums, blogs, etc. Superbong told me that I can always continue work from Japan since it’s online and all. But then the price of living there and here aren’t the same. Putting up work time for sanriotown will take away time that I can commit to something else. Like looking for a part-time job there (if the scholarship allows me to work).

It’s nothing personal, really. I just can’t afford the price of living there (I calculated that I would need around 85,500 円/month) and I don’t want to be a burden to my parents.

So next question: Why resign now when you can do it next year?

Well, I have 20 units of subjects under me. So that’s 3 of my majors, Bio 11 (which is a major subject in itself), and Hapon 12-13 (Japanese language course). The load is pretty heavy and I’m in school from 7AM (YES, MORNING! NYAAAA) to 5:30PM. Factor in travel time, and I get home at around 6:30-7PM. I need to sleep by 11:00 if I want to get 6 hours of sleep (cause I wake up at 5 everyday). And then eating time, preparing for sleep time, checking emails time–around 2 hours. So that’s 2 hours left for studying.

I still blog, though. At http://tiffy.i.ph/

But it’s not as pesonal as how I used to blog here. I’ll try to give daily short updates on what I have been up to. And I will keep up to date on your lives — because I believe that I’ve made friends here. And not just superficial ones. Ones that will last my lifetime :p

Or, if you don’t want to visit me at tiffy.i.ph, I can always crosspost here :>

Truth be told, I dunno why I put off blogging about this. Maybe the mess in the house just reminded me that I need to put this away to a safe place. And doing that would mean that I might not be seeing it for a long time. So before I send it off to some safe place, I took a picture of it first.

Someone wrote Tiffy in different colored pens and made out Hello Kitty’s face :”> Awesome, right? Thousands of Tiffy’s made this particular kitty’s face!

Isn’t she adorable?

It was a late birthday gift — I got it a few days after my birthday — THANK YOU.

Office had it put up the day I visited!

I went to the office yesterday to visit my dear sweet Hello Kitty who the boss held captive by using Kuromi as her sidekick!

True story.

I had lunch with CoKho at Terriyaki Boy at Galleria. YUM FOOD. Tofuuuuuu.

Thank you ♥ I love you ♥

 The office updates:

1. Pete got a new pet :”> Probably given to him by one of our bosses. COUGHCOUGH

2. I finally met Gino! I first met him on Plurk when I plurked about moderating sanriotown.com and he went, “You work for OB?” Boo ya.

3. Office mates who got sent to Hong Kong are now baaaack! THEY’RE BACK! And got themselves relocated somewhere else in the office!

4. Ernest is no longer detained by the customs people. Although he’s still under suspicion of having an affair with one of our big boss ROFL. And he says, “SHE’S OLD ENOUGH TO BE MY MOM — although I didn’t tell her that.”

 5. Some people remain the same! Teehee!

6. Others are forever glued in front of their computers testing games for work. ENVY HIM.

7.  And still others are about to finish their masters even though they’re only a year older than you ._.

CAN I HAS VISIT AGAIN SOMETIME? Plskthx.

I wasn’t really planning on going to the event. This day was supposed to be for meeting up with Geoff to talk about HIVE since it’s about to get published and all. But then he texted me the day before to ask Jayvee if he wanted to have coffee with us as well (YES I STILL OWE YOU A CUPPA COFFEE!) and Mr. BlogBank replied that he can meet us in the bloggers event today and that, “I’m bringing my dog!” 

Commuting to places I’ve never commuted to before = disaster for Tiffy.

First blooper would be reading Neil Gaiman’s Neverwhere while riding the MRT with my iPod on loud. After a few stations, I started panicking — I THINK I MISSED MY STOP. Turned out I didn’t. Well, good thing I turned my iPod off and stopped reading anyway, cause the announcement over the MRT was messed up — announcing that we’ve arrived at Buendia station when, in fact, we’ve arrived at Ayala. 

And don’t get me started with the bus drivers who didn’t know where the bus stop to Ayala was! I ended up calling up Bong more than five times today, asking for directions.

So I finally got there. PLSKTHX! 

Outdoor games? I was already perspiring from the commute. But then I saw all my other blogger friends and it was all good.

For one thing, I’ve never talked to byahilo.com before and I figured that they were wary of letting people into their group; but then as soon as he said hi while smiling his shy smile, I WAS HOOKED :”>

And then… THE GAMES! THE GAMES!

Tumbang preso, piko, patintero, Chinese garter, sungka, sipa, and lakad lata. Teehee! I missed playing these old-school games. Although I’ve never really tried sipa and I don’t ever want to try again. You’d be laughing, too, if you saw me fumble.

Oh! And if you were at the event, you wouldn’t miss this bossy guy! Coughtheguywiththecameracough. He was ordering people around. Ish. Like the time he called me and Bong to play sungka for the camera. That time, we were talking to someone from Geiser Maclang. He all but frowned at us for not going to where he pointed.

Or the time they were playing patintero and he was shouting for them to let the guy through.

Well of course we’re all supposed to humor you because you’ve got a camera and you shout instructions at us, direk! ;D

All in all, it was a happy day. I got to meet with HIVE and a lot of the other bloggers. Honda Fernandez, the doggie, turned out to be a really behaved dog who’d sleep on the floor of Coffee Bean while waiting for his “dad” to finish with his meeting.

Tee hee.

And then after, I got to have dinner with my mom and sis! 

Guess who finished the Uni?

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Long days can be had.

I’ve been starting this bad habit of turning the laptop on while I eat. And you know what THAT means, right? Yuh huh — Plurking while eating. Which would be good if you want to eat slowly. But not when you’re meeting with friends at 11am in UP.

So I ended up being late. But so was Mon.

Twas Anj’s and Vicky’s joint birthday celebration — they cooked us lunch. So we went and bought all of us a cake! That smores cake = YUM.

I really oughta get myself some Gossip Girl action, huh. I couldn’t relate, LOL.

I was supposed to meet with Niqui in Lasalle for lunch. But then silly Globe didn’t let the message reach me that she had to do her Bio lab report. So I was at the LRT station. Oh sod it. I’ll just meet with other friends. But then other friends also had classes. So I ended up meeting with various different people. 

People like Stan, Kenevvy, Sheryl, BeChan, Cobs, Charmaine, and Hazel. I missed them :”>

So waddya do when you see each other again? 

Take pictures!

Well, it makes it all worthwhile — waiting until 4 for oldschool dismissal time. And then hanging out at Cello’s being loud and all.

Catching up and mostly talking about who’s dating who, who broke up — normal kinda stuff. 

Now don’t you wish you’re back in high school?

Nah, not really.

I still get to be with them anyway.

:”>

Remember filling out those forms for college entrance exams?

Err… That’s kinda how I felt when I filled up the application forms for the exchange student thing.

Plus, there’s the whole certificate of health thing. BLOOD SAMPLES — need I say more?

NYA.

And the thing is, the whole scholarship thing isn’t even a sure deal. Well, yeah… I wouldn’t have to pay for the tuition fee. But living expenses would roughly be around 80,000 yen a month. That’s one too many zeroes that I cannot afford.

I’m worrying too much D:

So if you must know, the most sporty I’ve ever gone is… running around. Joining runs. And only because Achi Michelle influenced Bong and me to start getting off our asses!

Moments moments!

So there were only 16 of us there. We basically lost a lot — in most of the games (volleyball, basketball, etc).

Won in badminton too :”>
I won two games of badminton!

BUT! We channeled all that hate and lovin (each other) in the tug-of-war

1-2-3 PULL 1-2-3 PULL.

And guess what? WE WON.

Harroun kept shouting, PAIN IS TEMPORARY, GLORY IS FOREVER.
So even as the rope wounded and dug into our palms, we pulled on.

And then there was the moment where
Dee: A cute Atenean guy passed by!
Renz: WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THAT?… *wink*

OH MAN HAHAHA

All hail CHIARA AND JULIANE! ALL AROUND in ALL THE GAMES.

And then… After the last game of tug-of-war (CHAMPIONS, baybeh), we poured alcohol on our hands ._.

HURT LIKE HELL.

Who’s with me on this one?!

AND OF COURSE, PICTURE TAKING AFTER ALL OF US WERE ALL SWEATY AND FUGLY

Silly meeeeh.

Oh! Oh! So all in all, I played 4 games of badminton, 2 games of volleyball, 2 tug-of-wars, and half a game of basketball. NYAAAA.

THE NEXT DAY: I did NOT want to get out of bed. My whole body. HURT. SO. BAD.

Hive is a new magazine basically about New Media Marketing. Last Friday, we had our first ever Contributor’s Night where bloggers and representatives of marketing organizations alike came together.

Program was as follows: