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Okay. So maybe disappearing all of a sudden for more than a month is not very polite.

;_; But I have no choice! We moved in into our new home a month ago, and we don't have enough...money yet to get a phone installed. Of course, we also can't get DSL or WiFi since they're more expensive (I think,) and my dad doesn't want me and my brothers online the whole day xD.

So, to get online and do everything, I go to the mall once a week and use the internet in a net cafe for just one hour. T_T; I don't get any allowance anymore, so LOL, I got stingy.

ANYWAY! During the past month a lot of stuff happened. 8D It's a mix of good and bad, but mainly it goes like this:

First week I got home: Stayed in my grandma's place and watched some DVDs to pass time. ALSO. Never left the house that week. XD
Second week: We moved in into our new home! It's so.....*_* PURDY. Except. It's not complete yet, so the second floor doesn't have any tiles yet. Just smooth concrete xD. We also didn't have running water yet.
Third week: RUNNING WATER is nice. Using faucets instead of carrying tubs of water to the bathroom is nice. VERY NICE.

Also, me and my brother looked for a nearby internet cafe. T_T. The nearest one was ugly and slow, and EXPENSIVE, so we opted to visit the mall for internet connections the next week. Aside from this, me and my family went out to watch Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skulls. *_* Marion Ravenwood is still as cool as ever. Not to mention a 60-year old Indy. And LOL, Shia La Beouf. He is awesome.
Fourth week: My RL bestfriend, came to visit from Cagayan de Oro (It's a plane ride from here!). 8)
Not much happened except for a few trips to the mall, and THE ANIME CONVENTION, MANGAHOLIX. *_* It was VERY crowded. Much more crowded than Kawaii Kon. WAY MORE CROWDED. You had to squeeze through people. *_* I took my brothers, ~TsubameOngaku, and ~coastral. 8D

I got to meet and ! I got to collab with *Nokomento. SHE DREW ME A KABUTO. (I will cherish it! 8D) I was supposed to collab with *hyamei too, but she went home early. T_T (You owe me a collab. xD ) ;_; I missed seeing , who I was also supposed to meet. (NEXT TIME, PLEASE MEET TAYOOOOOOOOOOOO. D'8 )

And! I got to take pictures with , and I got to see and a peek at ~ *A* They're prettier than the pictures, and that's saying a lot~ *w*

I bought myself like....five keychains LOL. xD I bought an Orochimaru one, an Itachi, a Naruto, a Sakura, and my brother bought me a Future Trunks one. xD ._. Why doesn't Kabuto have a keychain? Even Gamakichi gets to be one. ;A;

The whole thing was fun~ I wanted to go to Toycon, but I'll explain that in the next journal. TAT;

Being home is really fun, it's really different from when you're in a separate country, away from them. D: I may be too attached to leave home, >_<; I'd better learn to be more independent. >_>; I'm sorry though for not being able to keep up with DA or the whole internet thing, actually. I'd be more online if we had even dial-up at home, but really, we don't. D; Though, I'm also trying to get my 100,000 kiriban done too, since it's long overdue, and LOL, the thing is old. xD But I'm learning new coloring techniques and lineart clean-up techniques~ I also have been developing my "own" style, so I hope you guys will like what's coming up in my gallery next~

, and , your prizes just need to be cleaned up in PS. XD It took me a while again, but I tend to draw slow these days. D8

ANYWAY, EVERYBODY. I MISS YOU GUYS, being online is just hard in this place, that's all. I can't even try to go through my bulk mail to check if I got actual mail now. Since every week I get 2000+ messages worth of ads and fake millionaire letters. T_T I couldn't keep up with my club now, since it's hard enough cramming everything to do in an hour. ;A; (This means no more Youtube watching or LJ download hunting for me. ;_

So if I miss on any big updates on Naruto (or on Kabuto), please forgive the lameness of my situation. xD If something about him comes up in the future, please notify me LOL. xD

Oh, and before I forget, my RL bestfriend (who is too awesome) won First place in the Mangaholix Manga contest thing. ;w; She won Php5000~ Please congratulate her~ Or better yet, visit her gallery. xD You will love her style most especially if you like sharp detail and intricate inking (or if you like DGM or DOGS.) Please visit her gallery~

ON A FINAL NOTE.

I rewatched TRIGUN. IT RULES.

Some of the art that I didn't get to feature last time! ;w; I'm surprised I still got some even after a month after my birthday. xD

• by ~sinisterkitsune130
  
  


• by ~LordOrochimaru-sama
  
  


• by *RadioactiveMongoose (This one isn't a birthday present, but a spawn of a lovely conversation with her about adopting little 'Kabsies'. We plan to open a market for them in 10 years. xD
  

Also, HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY TO ALL MOTHERS. We love you all. 8DDDDD


8D For some reason, I've been in the mood to draw a lot lately, and I haven't been this inspired since I left the Philippines last December 2006. (Hence mostly only fanarts and hiatus throughout the year. ;_; And knowing that I'll be home soon...I guess that really helps me get inspired? Either way, I hope to see a major improvement in my skills and maybe in my art concepts itself in the following seven months that I am still home. 8D HURRAH!

This might mean less internet time for me though, since we just moved in to a new place in Manila, and unlike Hawaii that had wireless virtually everywhere, you're lucky to get something more than dial-up in a house. xD Still, this may mean I will update everytime I get online. 8DDDDD

WHOAH. Right now I have 99,800+ pageviews. *A* I'm almost at 100k!!!! ;w; LOL Will someone catch the kiriban? I WONDER... 8DDDDDDDDDD

My subbie. D: It runs out this month. ;_; HJKSHDKJSHKJDWHWD. Now that I'm heading back, money is hard to come by again LOL. >_>; There goes my ad-free browsing. >_>;


Anyway, I'll actually be heading home tomorrow noon, I'm pretty hyped up and at the same time very nervous. "Will the flight go well? Will I get charged for excess baggage? Can I keep my eye on my laptop at all times? Will my friends tell me I've gotten fat? D': (LOL, please don't. >_>; )"

And what's more, ~TsubameOngaku is coming to visit me in Manila. ;_; I'm so happy! We'll go around the city and stuff LOL.

I hope to attend the upcoming Mangaholix Convention on May 31st. D: It will be my first Philippine anime convention if I do get to attend. >_>; I'm a bit nervous about that too LOL. Anyway~~ >w< I haven't gotten around a scanner yet, so I couldn't post the pictures from Kawaii Kon. They turned out badly anyway. T_T; For some reason, I have very bad skills with those one-time use cameras. xD


;w; It makes me happy. My bags weren't overweight, actually they had like.....40 more pounds of space in them. T_T; The weighing scale at home tricked me. D: I had to get rid of stuff I liked because I thought it was overweight. D: Anyway, right now I'm waiting at my boarding gate. 8DDDD My flight is still at 12:30 pm, while it's only 9:10 am right now. xD I guess I'm overexcited. XD

BTW, ~TsubameOngaku, I have news. D: Hindi pa kami nakakalipat ng bahay. Family is still in San Pablo, Laguna. ;_; They said we still don't have electricity or anything in our new house, so until we find a way to fix that, we're staying in Laguna. ;_; If worst comes to worst, I'll go with my dad early in the morning to Manila (since he drives there for work,) and I'll just randomly go around some places there. TAT; Hopefully by later this week, may cellphone na ulit ako. Basta, just go okay? I'll do my part to make sure we meet. *determination >: ) *

I think it's been about two weeks since I did something on DA. TAT

I'm sorry, I've just been totally busy for preparations to go back home, that I've lost my intarwebz time and Kabuto fangirling hours. ;A;

I have yet to recover.

ANYWAY.

8DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

I received more awesome birthday gifts! ;w; Even though they were late, I am still TOTALLY happy. When I get hold of a printer, I'll print them all and post them in my sketchbook. ;W; To make me happy when I see more Kabutos and arts for me.



by ~Kabuto-Yakuushi
OH GOSH SMEXY KABS COMING MY WAY. *A* You haven't been watching me for too long, so this is really something to me, THANK YOU!


(This one I just saw today. TAT; WHY AM I SO SLOW? ARGH) I'm not sure if you noted me about this one, but I'm really grateful! ;w; THANK YOU!

Your chibis are so cute, they fill me with inner squee. AND DELIGHT.
by ~Niko-Yasha


by ~Nya-Nya-Chan
OMG. ;w; You drew the both of them really great! ;A; You win s made out of my undying Muchas gracias, LOL. XD


by ~crazyhighlander
SO SO SO CUTE! Purpleeeeeeeeeeey ;A; WHYYYYYY MUST YOU GUYS SPOIL ME. ;w;

;A; Aren't they sweet? And I feel so terrible that I haven't even drawn anything in return. ._.; Nice, Abi. ;A; SRSLY. It really cheers me up whenever I look at these, thank you.

KAWAII KON

I said I was going to sell bookmarks and pins, but due to dropping off school and trying to save money and not even having a permanent residence these past two months, my plans never pulled through. TAT

I have like...sketches for the prints ready too, great. Now they have to wait until next year, if I do get to go back here in Hawaii. TAT

ANYWAY!

;w; *ichigo-pan43 IS THE KINDEST PERSON I'VE EVER MET. ;A;
I noted her months back during Summer 2007, asking about which shops to visit in Hawaii for plushie making materials. ;w; She ended up selling me ten pounds of fabric and awesomeness.

Now she bought me my one-day pass to Kawaii Kon to help her with her table. ;A; SO NICE. Her plushies are really squishy and cute and ARGH I'm gunna commission her next year when I actually have space to spare.

AND HER KATAMARI DAMACY plushies and cellphone charms! BEST I'VE EVER SEEN. I thought the plushies were actually like...mass produced official merchandise or something when I first saw them in Kawaii Kon 2007.
Because I'm short on money, I bought a tiny Prince Katamari charm to keep me company on lonely nights. I totally wanted the big plushies though. TAT

SO FAR PRINCE HAS BEEN SWEET ENOUGH TO ROLL IN MY PURSE. It wasn't turned into a star yet, but here's hoping.

I took pictures, but I'll post them next time because they were taken with a one-time use camera, and I have yet to get it developed. SO MANY AWESOME COSPLAYERS.

*A* Lucky Star cosplayers FTW, their wigs had wonderful colors. *w*

I bought Meiji Gummy Choco Apple and Meiji Gummy Choco Muscat flavor. 8) Those are actually my favorite candies.


I bought them as lunch. XDDDD

So anyway, I didn't know how to get back to the bus stop from the Convention center, so *ichigo-pan43 offered to drive me home~

;A; I'll repay your kindness someday, really. ;w; We got lost a bit, but that was fine. XD We found my way back to the place I was staying.

I'll post another journal with more details on Kawaii Kon, it was quite enjoyable, even if I seemed to have lost all drawing ability while I was there. ;A; <--Lost the chance to win some copic markers.

ANYWAY

I'LL UPDATE MY GALLERY WHEN I GET A MORE PERMANENT RESIDENCE. >.>;
D;

(Plus I'll reply to all the messages waiting for me bit by bit, so I'm really sorry if I haven't replied to you or anything. ;A; I want to, but there's too many to answer back to. )

LOVE AND PEACE.
LOL.

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PLEASE COMMISSION =lambchild!
I want to see her again so badly after a year of not seeing her, so I want to help her get a plane ticket to fly from Cagayan de Oro to Manila. It's about $40 or something for roundtrip, so please support her! ;w;

SHE IS AWESOME ANYWAY.

For example:


and!

JOIN
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YOU ARE INTERESTED RIGHT? GO JOIN OUR LOVELY KABUTO CLUB. YES.
Since February 29th, we've gathered 50 members already! Plus, we got awesome Kabuto(-related) downloadable goodies somewhere in the club journals too. ;D

SO I HERD YOU LIEK MUDKIPS?


LOL, DA. Though I have to say, this kind of joke is a bit nerdy for such a general public. xD
I saw the forums a bit earlier, xD the Mudkips seem to have become a raging topic.

Anyway, happy April Fool's Day everyone~!

And technically here in Hawaii, it's still my birthday. (March 31st).
-w- My birthday and April Fools at the same time LOL.

I got wonderful arts presents! And RL awesome new dresses + $$$.

My spectacularful RL bestfriend ~isnukwin drew me this~! ;w; The OC she based on me is really neat. ;w; She might be even cooler than me. ;w;


My awesomesauce RL bestfriend =lambchild drew my OCs: Muffin, Gabriel and Creme. ;w; She drew them cooler than I ever would. (Partly because I am kind of lame. No offense, Abi.)


The GREAT *Yakushi--Kabuto drew this for all us AWESOME people who are having their birthday soon, which includes me, SO therefore it's partly for me. XD (Even if it isn't anyway, I'd be happy to see Kabuto in a cake.)


The WONDERFUL and generous *Galar who always draws me something and therefore makes me squee most of the time gave me another Kabs to want to hug. TA-DA~


LOVE LOVE LOVE to ~Kikhuana who drew me this textful Kabs~ *w*


I 'SQUEE'-ED my heart out when ~Morelwen gave me this awesome Kabuto. ;w; You totally made my day. Maybe even my whole week! Nothing like a smexy Kabs on my birthday.


~BubblyMnMs almost made me choke on my drink when I watched this funny mock trailer from that "EPIC" Kabuto vs wasps scene that recently happened.
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And lastly. ;w; ALL YOU GUYS WHO COMMENT ON MY ARTSIES AND JOURNALS, WHO FAVE MY ARTS, WHO WATCH ME AND WHO INSPIRE ME.

Gah, you made this (new) 19-year old be filled with enough emotion right now that she might explode in happiness and joy and all sorts of destructive glee. Thank you for being there and waiting for my lazy bum to submit art. TAT This year's been...different for me, so I haven't drawn so much and I kind of miss my former enthusiasm.

This year will be more exciting. YES. *A* I will do that~!


ANYWAY! 8D

Me, my aunt, my cousin, and my grandma went out for dinner tonight~ It was awesome.
We went to this Japanese restaurant called "Tadashi", somewhere near Pearl Ridge, Hawaii, and gosh. TAT I've never had so much sushi in one meal. *A* AND it's proven that I LOVE JAPANESE FOOD. (Even without faking it for the sake of being called a true-blooded Otaku LOL).

I loved the Fish eggs sushi the most this time:

I forgot what they're called, but I love them. The eggs squish in your mouth.
I also loved the Unagi (Freshwater Eel) sushi, but I had too much of it that I didn't like it as much anymore. Also too much of Sashimi (Raw Fish~), which I also LOVE.

There's also these sushi rolls that had avocado in them. I think we have leftover, maybe I'll have some in the morning. -w-

And then there was also this shave-ice-cream thing they brought to our table for my birthday~ *w* Ta-da~


It's as yummy as it looks. Too bad I couldn't finish the thing because of all the sushi I ate. *A*


^LOL AT UGLY PERSON WITH KABS

I still think my 17th birthday was my best birthday celebration as of yet, (WHOO, tanda nyo ba? ~isnukwin, ~TsubameOngaku, =lambchild, ~ShinTenshi ) but I can't deny that I loved this one too.

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And now for announcements~

is having an ID contest right now until the 5th of April! YES!

YOU ARE INTERESTED RIGHT? GO JOIN OUR LOVELY KABUTO CLUB. YES.
Since February 29th, we've gathered 50 members already! Plus, we got awesome Kabuto(-related) downloadable goodies somewhere in the club journals too. ;D

I'm turning nineteen this March 31st.



I do not know whether to be happy or sad or angry.

xD But I'm leaning more on the happy side for some reason, but I hope to make use of my age by practicing more and actually learning art. TAT; I need improvement.

8'D I can't believe it's been a year since my eighteenth birthday! I still remember the Kabsies arts I got last year for it. *w*

MY BESTFRIEND ~isnukwin DREW ME THIS:

;W; She based her OC on me. ;w; I feel honored and my bosom is exploding with warm, fuzzy feelings of elation right now.


And I haven't announced this yet, but I'm coming back home to the Philippines for a while from May until December. I'm pretty excited about this, I haven't seen my family for over a year now. ;A; Although stopping school for a bit happened for the wrong reasons, this is doing me good, I believe.

Anyway, out of the blue question, but I hate this dog, because it keeps barking at me when I go near the doors of the house, and also when I go to my own room. Anybody know ways to get the stupid dog to shut up? D: I like animals, but darnit, I feel tense near a barking dog. TAT It makes me have urges to kick the dog to the moon, but my conscience is telling me to suck it up. -_-; Help will be appreciated.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

And now for announcements~

is having an ID contest right now until the 5th of April! YES!

YOU ARE INTERESTED RIGHT? GO JOIN OUR LOVELY KABUTO CLUB. YES.
Since February 29th, we've gathered 50 members already! Plus, we got awesome Kabuto(-related) downloadable goodies somewhere in the club journals too. ;D