Sinulog Festival 101

Here comes the time again for people to flood Cebu City's streets with the colorful costumes of the dancers, photographers taking their best shot either for fun or for proving their worth. There are also people who go there just to have a good time and enjoy the view of the streets.

In case you have NO IDEA what the festival's about, here are quick info:

• The Sinulog Festival is an annual celebration held in the heart of Cebu City, known as the Queen City of the South.
• The festival is in honor of the child Jesus, Sr. Sto. Niño and shows the Cebuano's Islamic and pagan origins and its acceptance of Roman Catholicism.
• It is held every third Sunday of January. (in 2011, it's on the 16th)
• A loyal devotee usually attends the Novena Masses that happens 10 days before the Mardi Gras. (in 2011, it started last Jan. 6)
• It is one of the busiest times of the city as everyone prepares for this great event in which about 8 million+ people attended last year. (corrected, see link HERE)

If you know this, then you have the basics of what the festival is. For more details, go to http://www.sinulog.ph/. Hope you would consider going here and come celebrate this festive season with us. ^_^

To God be the Glory!

/* T3 OuT LoUd */ is now I. AM. LIANIXX.

I have now decided to change the name of this blog since this will be more than just the trials in my life but all the happy things, thus it is now named:

I. AM. LIANIXX.

Yes, it will now be known as this. Don't worry, all posts that were here before the name change is still here.


This is somewhat a new perspective to how I blog.

Hope you guys will love it. ^_^

This Week's Pleasure, Next Week's Pain

This week has been really a cheerful one, despite the fact that the teachers started bombarding assignments and quizzes at us in the start of the first week of school in 2011. I was actually on a brain reboot. Nothing changed much, except the fact that I'm currently applying everything that I've learned last year and hope things don't go really bad. The worst thing that happened this week is about that OLD MAN who really ticks people off especially because he blames us even though it's kinda his fault for not making things simple. Sheesh. If only that subject was easy. I'll just do my best to study this, otherwise I'm screwed. :c

Speaking of getting screwed, next week's gonna be VERY tiring for me because of the overload of tests that we're about to have. I just hope that The Great American Circus would calm me down for at least a bit. Even though it's just for one test, it's a major subject. Actually, no, it's a MAJOR MAJOR subject. (LOL @ funny reference) Sometimes, I get a little nervous at tests like these and I really hope to pass them.

What a pressure.

Oh well. I'll find that out when it happens. GOOD LUCK.

Trending Videos of MY Day (01.04.2011)

I just watched a few videos that made my day and hopefully it would make your day too. ^^

So basically, this video is short, but is really a fail. Weird face HERE. HAHAHA.

It's six seconds long, but it will be worth your while. :D

YouTube channel: HERE

Another one is a video series about a blender that blends anything, and I mean ANYTHING. Right now, the guy is now blending a Chrome Notebook. This gives evidence that everything used in the Chrome OS is just in "The Cloud". It makes you think that you wished you'd just get that. O_O


More info on Chrome Notebook: HERE
Will it Blend? Channel: HERE

The last video is about a kid, but this is NO ordinary kid. This kid ALWAYS says NO, I mean literally. Just watch this. Shocking for me, actually.


My source for some of these funny videos is from this show called =3 (Equals Three). This series is from a guy who reviews funny videos and ones that are just lacking. It's made by Ray William Johnson and you can check his latest video HERE and go to his channel and subscribe HERE!


That's all the videos I found for today, 'til the next time. ^_^

Bring in the New Year! :D

I never really made anything productive during 2010. I've been thinking about it and I now know that I should really get busy if I want to get away from laziness because it's really killing me. I will do my best to be a busy person and not get lazy but may want to get some rest at some point. Here are some things that I may want to do this 2011:

• Improve this blog of mine, and maybe change its name since I think I'm starting to not like it anymore. Maybe include a login system for some contests or whatnot, hopefully I can get this done.
• Practice programming more often than I should, and do better in my studies. That said, I may not post so many posts over the remainder of this semester.
• Apply all that I've learned in making a functional website for an organization that will effectively complement its current events and activities.
• Learn more things through a lot of experiences that enable me to see the bad in me and change it.

That seems like a lot of things but hopefully it would work out and I can do these things. 

GET AWAY FROM ME LAZINESS!

New Moneyyyy! :D

I know, I know. I may seem like a braggart here, but I really can't help it! I was just shocked to see one of these just chilling in my mom's wallet 2 days ago when she gave us one bill each.

I was so ecstatic when I got this but honestly, I thought this bill was like "play money". I am proud though, to own one of these AWE...

wait for it...SOME bills. (LOL)

Short post for now since brain is preparing for school days again. Few posts again... 'Til the next post. ^^

The First Post of 2011. ^_^

Hahahaha. And I thought I'd post in the morning. I couldn't wait, so I made a post now. ^_^

My expectations of 2011:

• The President of the Philippines not just saying change but DOING it. I don't want him to be like Obama which may lose his re-election due to some of his shortcomings.
• Subjects not being a pain in the butt because that's the only reason why I feel discouraged to go to school in the first place. FRIENDS > SUBJECTS. (LOL.)
• Sun Cellular's network strength is improved. Call quality is still BAD. Everyone will be happy if this happens.
• China should be calmer with the Philippines now. They shouldn't bear all that pain that happened last year (which was yesterday). It's too much.

That's basically it for me. Who knows what can happen in 2011? Enjoy the new year, everyone. ^_^

The Last Post of 2010. ^_^

Well, this is it. My final post for the first year of the new decade.

Honestly, 2010 kinda sucked. Maybe that's because of all the bad stuff that happened to me. I won't mention any of it here obviously, but the good thing is they've been overshadowed with lots of good memories that made me super HAPPY!

Blockmates with super-special-awesome outings, debuts of good friends of mine, birthdays of people I love, another special Christmas, and now, another special New Year's Eve.

I don't want to make this super long 'cause the new year's about to arrive and we're going to enter it with a smile on our faces.

The only thing about 2011 that I'm not excited about is...

...CLASSES!

It sucks, but I have to do it because I love my course and I'd do everything it takes to graduate and have a nice time with what I'm doing, which now leads me to my New Year's Resolution.

"Optimize my passion for computer science."

Hard, but I want to do this to prove myself. I really hope I get that confidence I got when I first found out about this.

Happy New Year guys. Have a great one. ^_^

Christmas in CDO #5: Survivor Dahilayan

I was sick the night before that it was really crazy. I still had the headache but I was feeling a bit better. It was 5:00AM and we had to rush so that we could make it to our destination early. This day was already planned before we even arrived in CDO. We were going to Bukidnon in order to experience something completely different from the previous reunions: "surviving Asia's Longest Dual Zipline". WOW.

I slept through the other half of the road trip since I don't like looking at too much scenery of the road but when we reached the mountains, I woke up and saw the very nice view of the scenery. It was too bad I couldn't take a picture since I was listening to music at that time.

When we arrived, the place was filled with A LOT of people. Literally, A LOT. The view was nice since the zipline is set up on the mountains where it was really breathtaking. We were now on our way to Forest Park, a park that well shows statues of animals that generally live in the forest. Fun things happened after arriving.

We first rode a 320m/150m Zipline, yes there are two parts here. It was really fun since it was my first time. ^^ Every one of us cousins (except the youngest) tried it, even our moms did! It was so cool to look at them after my turn was finished! Shortly after that, we went up back to the cashier/view deck area where we were going to wait for the 840m zipline. We noticed a safari-type vehicle and we REALLY REALLY wanted to ride it. Sadly, we took a delivery van instead and headed to the 5400-ft area of the mountains. The road going there was so rocky that we were fortunate enough to wear helmets before going there. It was also the reason why going there took longer than usual. Riding the 840-m zipline was really a breathtaking experience that you really feel like Superman. WOOHOO!

Too bad I didn't have a picture of me riding it (which is sad) but the experience matters, right? After that, we ate lunch and had a photo shoot. Wait... WHAT? Yes, a photo shoot. The moms were posing MORE than their daughters, which I have gotten used to since that kept happening since Christmas Eve. LOL. We were supposed to have a peaceful fun time in the playground after walking a bit long route but suddenly they came and we were sort of embarassed because they were acting like children. Oh well, them reminiscing childhood reminds me of my own, which I really missed, honestly.

After which, two of my cousins decided to treat all of us with pizza. We all tried the hot sauce and it was SUPER HOT because it was Habanero hot sauce, one of the hottest ones that touched my tongue. O.o
We tried leaving some for the ones who were left behind, but we had to consume it because we were heading home. I really enjoyed this day because it was another day when smiles and laughs reigned over all our faces that day. ^^

Before we got home though, we stopped by a HUGE plantation of pineapples. It was like, "WOAH! So HUGE!" and they stopped for us to take a picture with it. Too bad the picture was overexposed, so it wasn't uploaded.

There you have it, we "SURVIVED" Asia's longest dual zipline! WEEE.

(Note: Two hours to 2011. ^^)

Christmas in CDO #4: CHRISTMAS Eve and Day

The time came when we gather just to have fun and appreciate the memories we shared together. ^_^

Christmas Eve is one of those times where I really really really appreciate the family being together. It's kinda rare to see that on our faces for a longer period of time. It reminds me often of times when I was still a kid and I would play around with my cousins during this time many years back. Now, we have all grown up and know that Santa Claus isn't real but we still feel that same Christmas spirit we felt at that time.

Okay, enough of that emotional background and onto what happened. I don't know if I should summarize it because basically all we did was EAT, sing our hearts out, watch some of our cousins perform some songs, play a game, and sing MORE and MORE until we can open our gifts! See how simple it was? Simple but VERY enjoyable, nonetheless. I was really happy to know that everyone had smiles and laughters on their faces, it was really a joyful mood. ^_^

On Christmas Day though, it was a simple plain day because we were tired from Christmas Eve. We went to mass together and thanked God for Jesus. ^______^

I got sick on that night, which was a bad time. :c

Hope I'll get well.

A Note to Christmas. :)

I won't be posting tonight since I want to enjoy the Christmas eve as much as I can. Enjoy your Christmas eve everyone. ^__^

I will post about this night TOMORROW, along with the Christmas Day post. ^^

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! ^____^

Christmas in CDO #3: The Anti-Laziness Morn of Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve. The time where we get together and eat. WHAT?

The only thing I'm afraid of this year is the time I eat during Noche Buena on Christmas Eve. I may gain a lot of weight due to all the pork, beef, and chicken. WOAH WOAH WOAH. So I decided to tag along with my uncles and cousin in playing basketball. It was fun, seeing that everyone had fun and laughter that time.

I'm running out of words for now. Maybe that's because I'm reserving it for the Christmas/New Year messages.

Until then.. ^_^

Christmas in CDO #2: A Walk, a Jog, and 2NE1 to Remember...

2 days 'til Christmas and things keep on coming... ^^

After a seemingly plain morning with the usual breakfast, lunch and in-between movie marathons, (Legend of the Guardians and You Don't Mess With the Zohan, to be precise) we went to SM, which was really convenient since it was just nearby. (Wishing it was the same in Cebu... sob.) Well, we did the usual "FIND-A-GIFT-FOR-MANITO/MANITA-AND-POSSIBLY-EVERYONE-ELSE" thing. (Long, isn't it? LOL.) The usual stupidity was there, but it was mixed with amazement for the fact that there were actually NICE shirts in the Department Store. Probably it's because there were interesting shirts like ones that are based on comic book characters and cartoons. They were really cool but didn't buy any because I didn't have enough cash to buy one. (sob again.) Then, another food trip happened. KFC - Dunkin' Donuts - KFC.

Apparently, the star of the food trip was the newest offering of KFC, the Double Down. It's a pretty addictive sandwich 'cause there's ALL MEAT, NO BUN. There are 2 Chicken Fillet that serve as buns with bacon strips, MAYO (for people who get this), and cheese. There was an issue with how it was cooked though, and so we kept talking about it until Ate Den's Double Down was actually not well-cooked. We actually got a FREE one because it was being replaced. WOAH. Shocker. Right.

After all that, going back was really fruitful 'cause gifts were successfully bought. (smiles) Shortly after we arrived, Karlo and I decided to play basketball with the other cousins who were with us. Instead of the 2-on-2, we played the game 21, the aim which is to earn EXACTLY 21 points. That game was really weird but it never ended. After that, I jogged around the village which was wicked 'cause it was already tiring through one round. >.>

Still, I had fun with it. ^^ Tomorrow night's the night. PRESENTS!!!! ^_^

Christmas in CDO #1: An Afternoon of FOOD.

WHOA. Still hearing my cousins singing karaoke. (Laughter is on my mind right now, people are sleeping where I am right now.) Anyway, this day was really random, due to the fact that stupidity reigned over us and tried to take over. Weird, right? Well, if you were sitting beside cousins who would ask rhetorical questions (one of them happens to be my sister, unfortunately) and sing Christmas songs in a ridiculous manner, then you ain't seen nothing yet.

On the way to Limketkai (a shopping mall in Cagayan De Oro), we've all been ranting about almost every single random thought we could even think of. We even reached Blue's Clues. What a distance. HAHA. When we arrived though, the stupidity never stopped. Common sense was rare at those moments where we laughed about senseless things. While that happened, gifts were bought and we wanted to eat already.

We were supposed to eat in McDonald's first, but decided to go to Missy Bon Bon Bread Shop to try out their Gelato and their Cream Puffs.

Their gelato was actually delicious. I picked the Straciatella and Donatella flavors. Unlike

Gelatissimo, this ice cream costs P45 per scoop for the Classic flavors, P50 for the Premium and P60(?) for the Super Premium. Add P5 if you want it on Cone. Unfortunately though, one of us didn't like the flavor picked. It was Caramel Apple and it tasted like medicine. Guess it should remain in its original state.

Then comes the delicious Cream Puffs which really had a lot of cream, as the name suggests. It's a very sweet pastry and is really kinda addicting. It's kinda cheap too, at P19 each.

Now, on to the main event: McDonald's! And again, we were under the rule of stupidity, so talking about nonsense has happened again, including the talk of including the "Shoot the Ball" game we saw while we were waiting for seats. When we finally got them, the big guns came out: FRIES GALORE!!!! WAHAHAHA.

Twister Fries and normal ones have been laid out on a tray in order for us to eat them all up! Then, boredom breaks loose by playing with the ketchup and the glasses. TCH. Should have taken a picture of that milkshake, which is NOT in Cebu. GRRRRRRR..

That wraps up my post for today... Tomorrow's another one. ^_^

Christmas is COMING! ^_^

Finally! A blog post after such a long time.. Seriously, even I have things to do. Being a college student REALLY isn't easy. Lots of assignments and new things to learn. One thing's for sure though, none of this would matter when December came...

...and yes, it didn't because this week was all about Christmas. Even though the start was kinda bumpy due to overloaded tests, we made it through in the end. There are so many things that we were supposed to do but because of Christmas, they got cancelled which was a GOOD thing. Lots of Christmas parties were around that time, and I think there were no classes held at all.

Today, our block is going to go to church for what we call in the Philippines as "Misa de Gallo" (Rooster's Mass, it is called so because it is said that a rooster was one of the first to witness Jesus' birth) and then, eat breakfast.

Who knows what else we will do today 'cause after that, we'll have NO CLASSES! Yehey. ^^ Buying gifts will be first priority. ^_^

'Til then, Merry Christmas everyone.

2nd semester: WEEK 2...

WHAT. A. WEEK.

It felt like I never left 1st semester because of the familiar faces, but I knew this semester's going to be tougher than the last one. The teachers are super crazy due to their ability to give us massive hassles of assignments and tests. Hopefully Christmas will be sooooooooo peaceful despite ALL these things.

Good luck to us... (>.<)

2nd semester: First Three Days...

The break is over and we must again face those plain-text books and see all our friends... (even though we practically are always with them during sembreak ^^)

The first three days were like... ZZZ... In our block, only 2 teachers showed up. The bad thing is, they're the HARDWORKING ones! grrrrrr... oh well, no choice...

While waiting for the teachers though, we played card games like Killer Eye (there's an IMPROVED version!) and Tong-its. :))

Since it was still the first week, I can meet almost anyone in the 4th floor of the Bunzel Bldg. and talk about almost anything. Hopefully, I can meet new people once formal classes has started.

FOR NOW, I must have fun with this week! BANZAI! ^^

sembreak 2010 files: ARCHCon 7...

This is a picture of a free art photo I got from ARCHCon this year. :) I really enjoyed it because A LOT of things were happening on this day. The cosplayers were SUPER-amazing as usual, and there was a gaming tournament. Tekken, to be exact. I wasn't surprised as to why there were A LOT of people attending and cosplaying.

ARCHCon stands for Anime, RPG/Roleplaying, Comics, and Hobbies CONvention. This is the seventh time this event took place (thus dubbing it ARCHCon 7) and I'm so happy I attended this the second time around. :)

Hope that the next one will be even BIGGER. :D I think this was the last bang before sembreak ends and second semester starts this Monday.

Gotta ♥ ARCHCon 7! Don't you? ^^

First Sem is DONE.

Whew! That was really tiring. All that work was cut out for some of us. 121 REALLY REALLY kicked our cans there. Physics as well. I can't believe that was over, though. The experiences along the way were so much fun. We learned a LOT of new things and in the end, we stood strong.

Unfortunately for some, they weren't able to reach it. Condolences to them and I wish them all the best.

For the ones who made it, we shall not falter until we graduate! GO GO GO! :D

good luck this second semester. :)

bye bye, for now. ^^

Meet the Datalogics Society Officers 2010-2011! :)

These are my new friends. :) Ila2ha sila para kahibaw mo kung kinsay i.approach ninyo. ^_^

Special Thanks to Maj for this video. (: (: