Thank you, 2011

Dear 2011,
I want to say thank you because you've been such a wonderful year for me and for my family. I owe you a lot of different things, different opportunities and the like. Like many other years, you weren't perfect at all, but I want to thank you still for being fair enough and for giving me challenges along the way. I do feel braver, stronger and smarter now.

You made me stronger and smarter especially when it comes to choosing the right way to take; grabbing all the opportunities and other things constituting also to my personal views and lovelife.  I know, when it comes to the 'lovelife' thing I'm sort of a loser, and you 2011 made it difficult to get over. Then I'd still have to thank you for that - now that I've finally moved on, as I can see and reminisced myself during that process, I found it so funny and I felt like..hmm stupid at the same time (haha!). It's a tough year I must say. But through it all, I have all the hopes, dreams and weapons with me to overcome all the trials and hardships of your year. So then, I conquered it.

Thank you 2011 for building and bringing my family closer. That was the most wonderful gift you've given me and I couldn't tell you how much happiness I do feel while you were putting the shattered pieces together for good, I must not cry. I had a lot of rants, a lot of everything negative along the way but still I'm thanking you, you made it so wonderful for me and for all the people around me.

Typhoons, earthquakes, wrong-doings and all sort. We know they do have reasons. But still, thank you for making the world a better place and making our country experienced improvements. This is really a big deal for all of us.

I don't have any regrets 2011, and I shall not think about regrets. What made me happy, what made me smile, what made me cry, what made me angry, frown and all.. I'm thankful for everything.

I'm excited for the upcoming year but I just can't say goodbye to you that easily. You've been so wonderful that I'm used to live my life in you, with you. But like what you've taught me so, I must learn how to move on and how to let go.. and things will be better if I let them be, then i will be better than great if I try more and put my words into actions.

2012 is so near, I could feel it coming.. I could also feel you.. whispering in my ear, I'm hearing you now.. saying your awesome goodbye. Thank you for such a wonderful you, 2011. Thank you for all the hosting jobs, splendid grades, awards, true friends, amazing family and all other things that you showered me. Thank you so much Lord for 2011, thank you so much for all the blessings. I'm so happy to live this life.

Thank you 2011. I do have bomb thoughts, so I can't thank you properly through these words. Maybe goodbye isn't the right term, perhaps I can use "See you around"?

Love,
Shainne

Hello there, 2012. I know you'll be awesome!

Happy New Year, everyone! All the best!

Yey! EK!

2011 is about to end, so I think this is the right time to upload some Enchanted Kingdom photos. I really want to go back to EK - I will pursue it this coming 2012.. I hope I could find time! :D
Alrighty, photos! Happy New Year, everyone!
All photos (c) Shainne Lim (That's me. Teehee!)

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We Might As Well Be Strangers

by Keane


I don't know your face no more
Or feel the touch that I adore
I don't know your face no more
It's just the place I'm lookin' for
We might as well be strangers in another town
We might as well be living in another world


This was me 3 or 4 months ago... Telling myself, telling the whole world that perhaps it's good that we treat each other as strangers; well it started to that thing so it should be the ending too. But that was 3 or 4 months ago. No biggie. Now? It's a different story. *insert wonderful smile here*

Enough of the drama, I'm saying my advance hello and doing some advance wave to 2012! Cheers! ;)

Sandwich Pad

This morning, I woke up very hungry. As I was looking for something to eat, I found this sandwich and my eyes sparkled. It was soooo yummy to see.. then I realized that it was just a notepad. Arrrgghh, I was too hungry to handle this, it's too cute to be just a notepad.

Tomorrow, I shall have a wonderful and super delish breakfast. ;)

Sandwich for breakfast! Yehey!

Looks really yummy!

And oh, it's a notepad.

Derenz Raeden Lim

My baby cousin: Derenz Raeden Lim

"There comes a time in every rightly constructed boy's life when he has a raging desire to go somewhere and dig for hidden treasure." - Mark Twain


"A boy is a magical creature, you can lock him out of your workshop, but you can't lock him out of your heart. You can get him out of your study, but you can't get him out of your mind. Might as well give up; he is your captor, your jailer, your boss and your master, a freckled-faced, pint-sized, cat-chasing bundle of noise. But when you come home at night with only shattered pieces of your hopes and dreams, he can mend them like new with two magic words..."Hi, Dad!""- Allan Marshall Beck

Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol

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The IMAX Edition!


Yesterday, my family watched Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and it was the IMAX experience. Before I say 'we're freezing inside the cinema' I must give a superb A for Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol! Brad Bird really worked hard for this film to give the audience a breath taking stunts, effects and all sort. He made it! As the IMF is shut down, there's a nuclear war and the bombing that caused Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue and even indomitable to clear their organization's name. It was definitely and absolutely the start of the Ghost Protocol and the mission that isn't impossible-to-make-it-happen at all.

We love the humor of each character, a great combination with all the action packed scenes constituted with all the unbeatable stunts! With the all new improved and organized comeback of Mission Impossible, I have to say that it is mission accomplished. Tom Cruise is hotter than ever. The effects were really wild and it made the whole cinema scream and have their breath on hold even it wasn't a horror film. As the theme song plays in my head and giving me a last song syndrome, I can also imagine myself using those magnificent and impressive gadgets and doing all the incredible stunt like Ethan Hunt crawling from the 130th floor of the building with just an I-don't-know-what's-the-term glued gloves and using infrared and rope to surpass the mission. Well to have full of action life and insurmountable stunts to push myself into the maximum limit, then the heavens will guide me and turn the world on the right and beautiful spectrum and taddaaaa! Who's the new action star now?!

I might be dreaming but the experience was really cool and marvelous. That's all I could say. Oh anyway, I have the attitude of not divulging the whole plot in my blog whenever I make a review regarding a certain movie or any new products or service in the market, because I know that you guys hate spoilers. Haha! I also hate 'em, they make me lose the adrenalin to find out what's in there, what's hot and what's whatever.

In line with that, you should see the Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol to make your holiday extraordinary and to find some time to bond with your family! It's also the time to take a look to those new movies for 2012 because I know next year's smash will be wild, blaring, and phenomenal. Advance Happy New Year, everyone!

Merry Christmas 2011

We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
We wish you a Merry Christmas,
and a Happy New Year!

It's indeed a Merry Christmas for me and for my family, well even though they are sleeping now and I'm the only one who's awake and battling with the slow internet connection, it doesn't matter to me anymore... or it does but not that really big deal at all since it's Christmas time! ;)

I'm very thankful that we have food to eat, and I have a happy and awesome family to be with me to celebrate this wonderful birthday of Jesus Christ. I'm blessed, I'm happy, I feel awesome, I have superb friends too, and yes I couldn't ask for more.

We tend to wish for something, and when I say something it's definitely a 'material thing'. We always wanted what's best for us (of course, right?!) - the best gadgets, best dresses, best shoes, best everything, that sometimes we tend to take simple things for granted, that we are on the set of ignoring those and we presume that it's not good and a no better thing or even a waste of time. But if you think deeply and consider it, it's actually not 'just' a simple thing, hey! It matters. Simple things really do nail it! It could make you feel the warmth, the heart-pounding joy and the love.

Just like for our kababayans in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan City who suffered and got devastated by typhoon Sendong.. those who are affected by the typhoon can't even think about Christmas anymore, they don't even know how to survive the day without their homes and any food to eat, they aren't even comfortable because they know that their love ones are missing, and some of their special someone died because of the tragedy. It saddens me; I wish I could be a big help to them. I know that this chapter in their lives isn't easy and I know that it's too painful, but I believe they can and WE can all overcome it by helping each other even in our own simple way. So everyone, let's help them! Let's donate and lend a hand to our kababayans through different foundations and organizations!
Also:

Donate for Sendong victims 

(RED CROSS)

Red Cross via GLOBE 

Text RED <amount> to 2899

Red Cross via SMART

Text RED <amount> to 4143

So if you're too busy this holiday season and can't go to different foundations or organizations to personally send your donations, at least you have some spare time to text and to donate.

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! GOD BLESS US ALL! 

Very Beary

It all started one evening as I was checking all my stuff at home, I accidentally found a cute bear puppet that I supposed wasn't mine because I was very surprised and wow-ed when I first saw it. It then made me wonder where it came from. It seems really really cuddly and cute so I tried playing with it, I even tried different dance and pose. Haha, it's really soft! I felt like I'm a kid again - the one who likes new toys and that having a new one is what makes the world go round and round. How I miss those days: before, the only thing you should worry about is your toy, the new toy in the mall that you want to buy, and the tantrums and the stubbornness of you specifically on those times when your momsie and papsie didn't allow you to purchase your prospected toy and you will be sad and lonely then finally they will give you what you want.. hahaha, brat! Since it's Christmas season, I always think that Christmas is a great excuse for kids to have new toys (just like me way back when I was still a kid) and the vacation is the great phase and a good timing for them to play with those new ones. Well, kids way back were really happy whenever you gave them toy cars, dolls, coloring books, pencils and other art materials, but kids nowadays prefer iPad, iPod, Mac Book, Nintendo Wii, PSP, Xbox and the like (just like me now, though I'm not a kid anymore, but I do understand why they like those stuff. Haha). Anyway, let's just embrace the changes of this generation, and let's just spread the love this Christmas season. They're telling us that Christmas is for kids, I must add.. 'and kids at heart' ;)

Well enough of those random stuff. Actually, it's just my excuse to post some pictures of my lovely and cute little bear puppet. Hahaha!

This bear knows how to dougie and do some sexy and FHM-like pose.

Pirates: The Dinner

Real good friends, real good life. And I say.. Yeah! Last night, The Pirates went to dinner and also to witness some stuff that we could say... cool. We were really happy to see each other, we shared some stories, craziness and laughed once again just like before. The start of this last semester of our life wasn't nice at all; we knew that we're going to be away from each other because we need to have our different companies for internship. The process was severely sad, and yes, it's a part of life. Oh, the drama.

We had fun sharing new stories, jokes (even the corny ones), updates about life and anything not funny for others yet hilarious for us. The night was crazy. We didn't make it to the complete count, maybe next time we can (I'm hopeful). The boys really had so much fun - they went to Eastwood after and did the clubbin' thing, of course, there's fishing too. Hahaha! Now, we're still waiting for the photos to be uploaded, and I guess it'll take months or even years again (oh well, what's new?! Haha.)

So the night was like this: We ate at Barrio Fiesta (SM North Edsa) and we ordered lots of food (seafoods to be specific), we didn't care about the diet anymore or anything because we were really starving to death last night (I have to say that last night was also intense because of the traffic and too crowded places.) After the dinner, we went to Sky Dome to witness the BRAWL, it was a free admission mixed martial arts event (if I'm not mistaken) sponsored by Tribal. Here are some of the photos (taken with my lame cellphone camera) :P

We went to Persia Grill after to grab some alcohol and to somewhat end the night. I can't express and divulge all the stories here, but all I can say is... everything about last night was so freakin' hilarious! Then, the boys decided to go clubbin', since it was raining and I know I couldn't be outside till morning (because of some errands that I need to do the following day) I came up with the decision not to come, same also with my two other friends.. at least, I'm not the only who's KJ here. Hahaha! As I've heard this morning, I think the boys had an epic experience last night! Hmm.

Realization:
Maybe we're grownups now or a little close to that. We appreciate every little things in life, we can also understand every disasters and mishaps and we don't complain much about life anymore. (Source: Stories and experiences shared last night heehee)

Friendship is just so priceless. Advance Merry Christmas and Happy New Year friends! :D

The thoughts of gaming and Need for Speed: The Run

Need for Speed: The Run, in an "underground world of illicit, high-stake racing".

As i was browsing through different reviews, I must say I'm getting really stoked about Need for Speed, wait for it... The Run. I'm not really what you call a 'gamer' but I do play games/videogames whenever possible, whenever I'm the mood to play (well, I'm always in the mood to play) and whenever my schedule permits me.

When I was a kid (the days of family computer, gameboy and playstation) I always find time to escape siesta or nap time to play videogames. I couldn't stay long outside, run and play with my kiddo neighbors around our village due to some.. hmm. not really good health condition - as a kid I'm not that healthy though I'm energetic, I'm always the skinny one, oh well, until now I'm still the skinny one or I believe, the sexy one! (hahaha!). So back to the gaming stuff.. Playing video games was the real last resort to devastate my boring days at home (aside from reading books and being a nerd). My dad who was from I-can't-remember-where- country shipped a gameboy for my big brother and I, I was very very happy then and to brag: mine was a lot prettier and awesomer than my big brother's gameboy, because mine was the Pokemon edition and his gameboy was just a mmm.. plain. (bwahaha!) So I started playing Pokemon, red version, silver, gold and many other versions of it, then I shifted to Smurfs, Tom and Jerry, Power Ranger, Batman and the legendary.. Super Mario.

Like many other kids, I've always wanted the most advance of all gaming stuff. I even rant about it and yeah, tantrums.. My grandpa was always teasing me, telling me that I'm sutil (hahaha!) and he kept on asking me why I always like boy stuff (and yeah UNTIL NOW. I'm a huge fan of Batman and Star Wars! I think my granpa was expecting that I'm a fan of Barbie, Hello Kitty, Bratz, Poly pockets and many other girly girly stuff.. But I am not. I'm not a lesbian though. I think I'm a girly girly too, but not on those said stuff.) And back to the sutil mode.. that I was really consistent hahaha one day my grandparents brought me a Playstation (If I'm not mistaken that's the first ever Playstation, the gray one? right?) and that's when Crash Bandicoott took place, also with Bust A Groove 1 and 2, Dance Revolution, Metal Slug and NEED FOR SPEED. Fast forward! I love Need for Speed, though I'm not used to remember the earlier versions of it, but when it comes to car racing, it's always Need for Speed for me. Last week, I watched a movie with my cousin (Immortals it is!) and found out a great gaming store along the cinema floor and I told myself that it's a must to have a look to those new games. The store was awesome! I want those new games! I was a bit sad though because it flashed to my mind that the Xbox that I'm using seems to have a tragic problem.. It can't read CD's!! I think the lens is seriously F-up! My uncle told me that we need to get it fixed and we need to upgrade it too so that I could play the new games! (like Skyrim, NEED FOR SPEED: THE RUN and NBA2K12). 

We don't have Xbox to use as of now but we still have PSP that could handle.. hmm. Angry Birds, Sonic, Puzzle games, NBA2k12 and Need for Speed: Undercover. Need for Speed: Undercover is really awesome too, most of time I'm using a Pontiac Firebird (that I wish I also have it in real life) or a Mazda 2. I actually discovered Need for Speed: The Run because a friend of mine told me so, then I was stoked and it came to the point that the game can't even able to let my mind be free from the thoughts of it. The Run includes a story mode set during cross-country road race from San Francisco to New York, including also iconic cars (wow!) and it can really lure you into an underground world of illicit high-stakes racing. Need for Speed: The Run is just really.. wow, woot! That's it.

Escape

Shainne Lim by the beach

This girl wants to glide, escape/get away from the earth to be with Thor; and if being with the hammer man isn't suitable.. other options would be: Do good - be a Jedi Master, be a girl version of Darth Vader, stroll around the city with Batman or be a Batgirl. Any of those.

This life isn't really lonely at all.. well, if you know how to cheer yourself up.

Immortals

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Since the rain didn't stop from pouring and actually made the whole Saturday gloomy, I've decided to drag my cousin to the cinema to see the movie 'Immortals', then the stoked moment came along.

Immortals (2011) written by Charley Parlapanides and Vlas Parlapanides and directed by Tarsem Singh, starring Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke, John Hurt and more was a film based on Greeks myths of Theseus, a peasant who became a demi-god or actually became an immortal in line with Zeus, Athena and among other Greek gods and goddesses. The film was previously named Dawn of War and War of the Gods before it became or officially named as Immortals; Theseus is a mortal man whom chosen by Zeus to lead the fight with the antagonist King Hyperion who wants to obtain a weapon and devastate humanity. I really don't want to spoil it by telling the whole story here, just a little background for you will be fine, yes? ;)

I was amazed by the movie, I could say that I was really blown away. Among the movies that I've seen this whole 2011, I think this movie Immortals is the best among those. The scenes were so intense that I could hear myself reacting extravagantly to each fight scenes, well some of the scenes I couldn't endure to see because I could feel the severe pain of the characters, so by that my eyes were closed. Haha! I really like each word they say, the lines they throw and how they made everything fabulous and awesome.
I enjoyed the movie, but not just that.. They showed the trailer of different movies that soon to be on the cinemas, I'm looking forward to see those films, excitement is on! ;)

I can't express myself much or have anything more to say about the film because I'm still wow-ed about it, it's too awesome. I couldn't express it right and no words could describe the "Woot!" feeling. One thing I've learned: We, humans, physically speaking aren't immortal.. but our souls are, they do engage into immortality.

Kudos!

Rainy Friday

There's always a good and a bad in almost everything. Just like for this day that I have gone into the maximum level of my devastated emotions that while walking on the road earlier with the rain falling, my tears fell and were not suitable for everyone to see, a tearjerker situation that made me twist my ankle literally and figuratively.
I don't know if that 'emotions are fleeting' is true (for now) because mine is nailing me down that it matches the blur of my life right now. It feels cold and somewhat heavenly but I'm dealing on the contrary, maybe because I'm not happy of what I'm doing, and I cannot choose the other path I'm seeing for some reason that the world shouldn't know yet.
The rain is pouring non-stop, it makes me remember emo things and I know it isn't good, this is not me. Well, that's the bad part of today.. the good side is: I got the chance to spend time with my grandpa today, talking about politics and how I should act on the particulars of a situation and the whole of life. I'm feelin' so good right now, I hope I have all the time to spend with him. One more good thing: Globe sent me a message saying I have 20 minutes of free calls to Globe/TM subscribers to consume within the next 24 hours. I have not getting rewards in any form recently, so this made me happy. ;)

Oh, you rainy Friday.

Waddup D.

The first night is kinda gloomy, feeling sad, maybe. My eyes hurts in crying too much because of a nightmare. That, led me to fearsome day, I may not want to blink my eyes nor sleep for I can see the darkness and the creepiness of the unforgettable dream. I may be alive but on that dream I was dead. In all white, crying so hard and saying goodbye to people I love. I just couldn't take it much longer.

I could feel the month of December. Christmas spirit everywhere, giving gifts and Christmas plans are bound to shine. It's been a tough week for me. The last week of November made me feel alone, literally alone. My grandfather undergone an operation accompanied by my grandmother, I wanted to be with them in the hospital but I just can't, I have work and other activities that should be taken first before anything else. My grandmother told me that they'll be fine, and now, they are fine. They'll be home on Sunday, and I am really looking forward to that. I missed them so much. Living alone isn't really easy, I nailed down each fast-food every lunch and dinner because I am too tired to cook, and if I will, I just have to serve only for myself, which I think it won't make it really fun at all.

I'm hoping that December will be good, just like what I wished in the previous months that came. We are 30 days away to 2012, perhaps we should make the most out of 2011 and let's enjoy the remaining days of this awesome year. I hope December won't give me nightmares anymore, I don't want to wake up crying again. Hearing myself cry made me awake and be aware I was having nightmares, it's too painful to bear.

I'm finally closing the month of November, it's been tough yet so fun. I've learned a lot really. November was the month I got the chance to swear and test about the moving on letting go phase of mine for someone really special. The cause of the thing which was not longer worth the wait, the headache and the heartache, like a seasoning mix that's on all in one seasoning pack - the package of the emotions was thrilling enough to make me realize that things should be on their right places starting from now. Happiness, hate, hurt, love and many other forms of feelings and emotions were trying to analyze me, yes, it's the other way around now. I know life will be vivid sooner or later, the bright side is waiting.

I can't wait to walk on sunshine.

December, please make everything cool and fine.