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But thanks to a risky career move back into animation, creative inspiration is flowing back and hopefully I'll produce my very own short animated film soon. Though I can't promise it to look professional since I'll be doing almost everything by myself.

I'm still just an intern in my new job as a CG artist. But the extension of my internship due to problems with our project has made me consider applying for a job elsewhere.

Anyway, I've moved my original works -- character designs, 3D stuff, etc -- to my multiply account: [link]

I'll be posting more of my fanwork, even sketches and unfinished doujins here sometime this week -- as soon as I scan them.


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For all those who have dev-watched me, commented or fav'd my work and those I have befriended over DA, thank you very much for the show of support (and the pageviews, hehe)! I'll do my best to add more work and improve my skills as an artist, and keep up whatever fandom I'm into.

My plans for next year... get a tablet and start learning matte painting; revive my old Royai site (which I have decided to rename into "Guns and Alchemy" if the name is not in use; ... and download more stuff from the net in the office via torrent, heh XD

Ah, 2008 is already next week. Happy New Year to everyone!

Minna-san, kotoshi mo yoroshiku o-negai-shimasu



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But the good thing about my sore throat is, I can skip our company's X'mas party this weekend! YAY! I don't want to attend because my friends back in Pampanga are expecting me home. Joe's birthday was last Saturday but her grandpa died that day so all plans were moved to this weekend -- which also happens to be Rogelio's bday! Double birthdays, yay!

Anyway, I'm beginning to wake up now and my boss just ended his phone call. I wouldn't want him to see me writing this journal...

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This is my first week on the job... I hope I don't screw it up and end up losing this job.

Right now my job is as a graphic artist for web design. I owe this job to my rabid Royai fandom. If I wasn't so obsessed with them that I'd learn HTML on my own and launch 4 versions, with the last version a rather effective one, I wouldn't have anything to show them and I wouldn't have gotten this job! My bosses even said what I did with those website where more difficult than what I'll be required to do.

Thanks to this, my plans of re-launching my new Royai website... which I have decided to name: "Guns and Alchemy"... sometime next year so I'll need some more royai resources...

Anyway, I'm freezing my ass off... the aircon's air is blowing directly at my place and there's nothing anyone can do about it. BAH! Oh well, at least it's cold.

I still can't believe that what started as a hobby for me became my job. This is the second time this happened -- animation being the first. Maybe next time, it'll be with 3D animation, heh. I'm saving up for it with the money I'll earn here... and I'll also buy a PSP, NDS, Ipod, Computer... and the list goes on and on...


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*sigh* What I wouldn't give to enjoy the cold weather wrapped in a comforter drinking hot chocolate/coffee...


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Anyway, I've already applied to 3 companies and... none of them called me. *sigh* My Ego has been bruised and is now being battered. I've come to a point where I don't know what to do anymore.

I'm supposed to be doing another 3D animation demo but ever since I had my PC reformatted, I'm having problems installing my maya 7. Ironically, the reason why I had my PC reformatted in the first place was because my Maya 7 was acting up and there seemed to be a bug that my antivirus couldn't shake off... now I couldn't use the damn program.

I've been thinking about going back to doing what I was doing before I took 3D animation... which just confirmed that I DID just waste my time and now I'm back to where I began.

My birthday wish this year... for God to finally cut me some slack, DAMN IT!!


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Clubs I'm... ]]> ~ChibiViki http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/14513241/ http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/14513241/ Thu, 06 Sep 2007 07:24:37 PDT and I were asked to come back to this CGFX studio we applied to yesterday for an interview. Of course I was nervous and kept yapping away at anything that came to mind... poor had to listen to it all.

Anyway, the interview went well, though the person I spoke to was just the HR rep (the director was the one who was supposed to give the interview but he was busy). I don't know if that's a bad or good thing though.

I was interviewed after and to my surprise it went well (mostly thanks to the coke float I had earlier which made me sugar high but might also be the reason I had a stomachache). Though I spoke before I could even think, I think most of my answers were satisfactory... enough not to have them kick me out of the building, heh.

I was actually expecting that the HR rep would inspect most of my work in 3D since I was applying for 3D animator, but instead she was more impressed with my artwork (mostly what I've posted here in DA). But what really gave my ego a huge boost was when she was quite surprised that I design my own characters. She even asked if any of them made it to actual productions (In my mind I was thinking, "who would want to use my characters anyway?")

After that, they promised to call by next week to announce if I made the cut or not. Even if I don't make it, I'm still happy I tried. I learned to be more confident with my designs and start being more proud of them. If I ever have the guts to apply for ABS-CBN, now I pretty much have an idea of what to show them.

A few days ago, I was reunited with my precious "notebook of good ideas" which contained almost all of the characters I designed in college. Even that happy little manga that i made of myself, vany and was in there (which I promise to post even though it's a mess). I had been looking for it for YEARS only to find out that my sister ferreted it away years ago and hid it in one of the obscure cabinets in our library. Oh those years of agony when it was in this very room all along, and all because I didn't ask her if she knew where it was!)

Thinking about it now, I guess its reappearance was like a sign that something like this was about to happen. Tomorrow, I want to redraw them with clean lines, improve if I can and make more if I get any more ideas, heh.

Note to self: a McDonald's Quarter pounder burger is not the same as a Big Mac.

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Anyway, I'm waiting for a callback from this CGFX studio that we ( and I) applied to last week. I'm still optimistic which worries me because usually when I'm THIS optimistic about something, it never happens *sigh*

I'm also going to apply at this animation studio called Toon Manila, but I'm hesitant. It feels like going back to square one and I don't want to go back to those stressful underpaid day.

I don't regret learning Maya, I just regret that we weren't prepared enough to apply for jobs properly and that the administrators of our school didn't do much to help us look for jobs >_>

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I've been recently addicted (again) to Gaia Online. I don't know why though when I barely do anything there except browse around, post some stuff, and just stare at the marketplace. Well, as soon as I get some work, I expect that I would drop it again like Ragnarok Online. Speaking of which... hmmm... Lineage II sounds like a good game.

And finally, Fullmetal Alchemist. Ugh, chapter 74 RAW... WHERE THE HELL IS IT?!?!?! People are already posting spoilers but no one's posting the whole thing!! Well, at least it has some Royai this month, heh


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Speaking of mouse, my right wrist had been hurting since I've been using my mouse heavily lately for almost everything -- 3D, photoshop, etc. Heh, makes me want a tablet all the more.

Finally, I decided to do something about it and consulted with about what she did with hers. I ended up buying a wrist guard from a sporting goods store and so far my wrist is feeling better with it. But it's also hindering my control of the mouse so I guess I'll be taking a little break from Maya for a while... or at least until it stops hurting

Anyway, and I went to a jobfair in megamall today and, by some miracle, we actually found a company looking for 3D animators. Oh sweet Buddha! We applied of course since they said they would also train us but at the back of my mind, I'm still worried -- there must be a catch there somewhere since they're definitely NOT a studio. Plus, I'm the type of person that has such bad luck with these matters so it wouldn't surprise me if there was a catch.

Well, as long as we don't have to sell something or buy something from them (and the pay is good), then I'm in! I need the working experience anyway.



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Surprisingly enough, they replied last Sunday (apologizing for the delay in their reply) and asked me if I was still interested. Elated, I automatically replied that I was indeed still interested in the job. Now they gave me a short and easy exam... to illustrate 5 given expressions as best I can.

A week has past and I haven't finished any of them (though they're halfway done). Along the way, I had been contemplating about why I had lost the enthusiasm for this job. Maybe because, like a break up from a lover, I had moved on... I had gotten over it and but it behind me. I found some other job opportunities that interested me more.

But, then again, it is rather rare that a company that I applied to actually replied --- within the span of one month (the other companies called me MONTHS after I applied... MONTHS!!!)

I'm very much distracted right now with TV, video games and anime. Add the fact that I'm suffering from a terrible stomachache and a constantly nagging mother made me more unenthusiastic about finishing my work.

Also, though the thought of working at home with free internet is totally appealing, but the fact that most of my distractions are here means I won't be able to do my job properly. And, I need to get away from my mom... she's driving me CRAZY!! >:S

A lot of other things come to mind, but they're just excuses to be lazy -- like not having my own scanner or even tablet to make my life easier, or my inexperience with vector art.

Anyway, if I don't get this job, I already have other plans so I'm not too worried. There's the position as cartoonist in Asiatype in Ortigas and Graphic/visual artist for our local cable channel (which is also interested in), plus there's a job fair in Trinoma on July 16-18 sponsored by Studio 23 which I'm looking forward to attending to.

Now if I could only find the heart to finish them...

And if you're reading this... get well soon so that we can go out and play RO!


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http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/13535041/ Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:16:44 PDT
Anyway, I posted some more of my vector art (which I submitted to the company I was applying to). Both are my original characters and are done in photoshop. I've mistakenly made Anri available for prints... but not like someone's gonna buy it anyway




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~ChibiViki http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/13415851/ http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/13415851/ Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:32:16 PDT for explaining it to me!

I wouldn't have bothered to try it out if it weren't for the job I saw in jobsdb.com looking for a vector graphic artist. I made four samples at first and I actually found it fun. It's actually easier than the painted effect that I usually do. I don't have to clean pencil lines too! I was able to finish 3 in one day while my first one took me a day and a half since I was still trying to get used to it... finishing and showing details without the pencil lines I mean.

I did the 5th one this morning and it took me less than 2 hours to finish. I posted it here and it's my first to use a photo of an actual person as reference. That's my nephew, by the way, and he just woke up to a grumpy start.

I'll post my other vector art works when I'm done with applying to this job. If it doesn't work out, I'll just have to look somewhere else. GO ME!


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http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/13298094/ Mon, 11 Jun 2007 02:24:03 PDT
I remember the time when we found out about this. I was a member of fm-a.com forums and was one of the founding members of the royai fandom there. There were so few of us back then and we posted as much as we could. It was through there that I eventually found out about the term "Royai" (I initially it thought was short for Roy-yaoi) which was the combination of "Roy" from Mustang and "Ai" from Hawkeye (Hokku-ai) since when FMA started Hiromu-sensei didn't mention Hawkeye's first name so there.

We also found out that Japanese Royai fans were celebrating Royai day on June 11 -- I don't know why they chose this date though, I'd like to find out someday. So, being avid Royai fans, we decided to celebrate it also.

My latest work is my best one so far. I really love what I did with the lineart. Compared to my past works, this one blended well with the background though I am still not contented with how I painted it.

I almost didn't make it to today... good thing I had my CPU fixed last week. Still has a few bugs though and our computer technician suggested to have it reformatted. Erm, maybe later.



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I'm telling myself not to get hooked again since I'm still out of work and the game would definitely distract me from doing my animation demo (among other things), and ofcourse, because it involves spending money.

Today, after playing 5 hours with :iconchaneljay in an internet cafe near my house, I couldn't help but think of the new gunslinger character that I made. I named her Riza Hawkeye, of course, and modeled her after the character of her namesake. AA~aah... I want to see her grow and become stronger like the rest of my high level characters. I'm already pretty happy watching her shoot guns with both hands, but I want to see just how powerful she can become.

But right now, I really can't be hooked on this game. I really can't. Maybe when I finally get work and earn my own money again. So until then...

IWILLNOTGETHOOKEDIWILLNOTGETHOOKEDIWILLN OTGETHOOKED
IWILLNOTGETHOOKEDIWILLNOTGETHOOKEDIWILLN OTGET--- hmm... I wonder how she'll look like when she uses a rifle or shotgun and ---



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http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/12725946/ Wed, 25 Apr 2007 04:24:03 PDT already mentioned this to me some time ago, it was only when I saw the whole itinerary when it finally caught my interest.

Apparently, during the convention, there will be masterclass sessions with some professionals from renowned studios like Square Enix, Polygon Pictures, Gagne International and etc (Square Enix is one of the conference partners?!?!?! @.@ )Here's a link for those interested:

[link]

*sigh* If I only had the money, I wouldn't hesitate to go and attend this but alas, all my money went to upgrading my PC and buy some anime stuff.

Oh well, maybe next year.



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http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/12617125/ Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:16:34 PDT and had been attending 3D animation class under TESDA and ACPI. To get our certificate, we need to show a demo reel (a short film) with a minimum of 1 minute.

Originally, we were doing individual projects --- until I got sick and tired of mine and decided to let loose and do something more... fullfilling... in my part that is. Feeling that and were no longer enthusiastic about their own projects I proposed that we form a group and make the one I already had in mind (since working in groups was the original plan anyway).

Well, it's definitely more progressive (I think) than when I was working alone. Pre-production work not yet finished though. We still have some models to finish (Background, props and main character) so until then, we won't be animating anything.

Of course I'm pretty excited to see it finish. After all, we're gonna use one of my original characters, Sora, as main character. I just posted her pic here in DA.

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Her 3D model not yet done though, but I'll post it when it's finished. I'm still having trouble with her hair. Hmmm...

We'll also be using one of 's characters. I hope she posts her model in her DA soon.

I also posted my recently finished model of one of our main props: Sword of Divination. [link]

There's more than meets the eye with that sword but we'll have to finish the demo reel before I reveal it to anyone other than my groupmates.

So, and , if you guys are reading this --- GO BACK TO WORK!!! *slave driver who loves to slack off herself* XD

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Wish I had an airconditioner in my bedroom... or even just in our library since I've been spending a lot of time working on my project there... but mom uses the aircon in her room to bribe us to sleep there with her. She has already lured my sister and brother in, but I remain resistant.

I'm almost done with my 3D model... my final obstacle is the hair. How do I make hair similar to how they look in video games like Kingdom Hearts (in-game), Wild Arms 3-5, or Suikoden 3-5.

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So I've been waiting impatiently for the new chapters of Bleach and Naruto manga. While surfing around, I happen to pass by the Bleach manga community LJ and saw this:

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Ore wa Usamimi Kamen = I am Bunny ears Mask

First of all, to everyone who's familiar with the name Ryoutarou Okiayu, he's the seiyuu of characters with such strict and serious personalities as Scar (FMA), Treize (Gundam Wing), Byakuya Kuchiki (Bleach) and, probably his most famous role, Tezuka Kunimitsu (Prince of Tennis)

Listening to that song... understanding little Japanese, I barely knew the full lyrics of the song until I saw the video on youtube. My head almost exploded. From the PINK bunny car (complete with white fluffy tail at the back)... to the PINK rabbit mask/hood... to Melody of sanrio... and down to the flashy poses... XD

What makes this so hilarious is that Ryoutarou-san was singing it in such a serious tone that you'd think Byakuya or even TEZUKA WAS SINGING IT!!! OMG!!! XD

I can't help but imagine, what if Byakuya WAS that Usamimi Kamen guy?! Rukia would have the time of her life, ofcourse, but Renji may just commit suicide for being beaten by a guy who wears a PINK Bunny mask with PINK tacky outfit decorated with a few flowers (it's in the video, trust me) and rides around town in a PINK bunny car complete with white fluffy tail at the back... or he could be his sidekick.

If Tezuka WAS that Usamimi Kamen guy... LOL! XD it's too much for me to imagine.

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http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/11621017/ Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:53:52 PST
Anyway, I recently noticed just how popular my Roypuppies were so I decided to post an unfinished Roypuppies work:

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as scraps since I really don't have any plans of finishing it. I guess I just wanted to see how fans would react to it, heh.

No real new work lately though. Currently working on my short film for 3D animation class and will not have time for anything else. Will post my character as soon as I finished tweaking with it... for the millionth time. I'm not going to stop playing around with it till I'm happy with how it looks like since my first model looked more like an unhappy alien instead of a cute hamster. pointed that out to me too many times to keep count ~_~;

Did I mention that I've become totally addicted to Meerkat Manor? I don't know why, but those happy little Meerkats, the Whiskers, grew on me and I refuse to leave for school until I finished watching it (10:30am, animal planet).

Too bad my favorite Meerkat, Shakespeare, died in Season I, but I'm glad that one of the pups he saved, Mitch, took his place. At first I was glad that it was Mitch who stepped in to fill the gap Shakespeare left behind... until he started hanging out with his psychotic uncle, Youssarian. But Mitch is doing better now, and he's even becomeZaphod's(his dad) right hand--eerr-- kat, heh. He's becoming more and more heroic like is deceased older brother and I hope he'll live longer and even become dominant male someday.

Most impressive, of course, is their leader -- dominant female, Flower. She's THE boss. What she says, goes. Without her, they wouldn't have such a huge and successful 40-meerkat member strong family.

HURRAY FOR MEERKATS! XD

Is this... the secret life of Timon?

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http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/10957757/ Sun, 17 Dec 2006 05:28:37 PST
Anyway, latest work:

My Two Brothers
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It's a picture I made from a fanfic I was making of Yugioh GX... about how Fubuki and Ryo were during their first year in Duel Academy staying in for the Holidays and a young Asuka coming to visit them. I haven't finished the fanfic yet though, heh. It's supposed to look like a photo, but...

I plan to make some more of these photo-like pics but this time, I'll try making them look candid.

I finally got Maya 7 up and running... all I needed was a stupid LAN card and new memory cards (512MB). Plus tons of tutorials for supplementary learning since I tend to not pay attention in school. Still working on my models and will post them here when I finish them which is supposed to be around this time. Crap.

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I also finally finished playing Final Fantasy XII which I enjoyed very much! Let's just say, after FFVII, FFVIII-X/X-2 were disappointing for me. After a long time of disappointment, this latest installment reminded me why I liked this series in the first place. I still don't like Ashe (the Yuna/Rinoa/Dagger look-a-like though)

Thanks to that, I'm planning to buy a Nintendo DS just to play the sequel. It hasn't come out yet and I haven't heard of a release date, which I hope won't be too soon because I'm still a bum with no money ^_^;;

Ah, forgot this:

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IchigoxRukia (Bleach), Xen... ]]> ~ChibiViki http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/8974901/ http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/8974901/ Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:33:25 PDT
First of all, very many thanks to for letting me ab--err---use her scanner to scan my drawings, for lending me her Digital Manga book, and for giving me tips and advice to improve my work... and for giving this stray cat a home even if it's just temporary. Arigatou!

My light bulb moment:

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The tragic lovestory of Flik and Odessa of Suikoden II has always been in my mind since I last finished playing the game. To become such a man after her death and to hang on to his love for her even as the years passed by was very touching. I love them both still.

I just wanted to draw her:

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I really did. But after doing this, for some reason, I couldn't get her right anymore. I like the simple background I did here -- so simple yet so well-blended with Hinata. I rendered this after doing my FlikxOdessa fanart so it ended up looking a bit rushed ^_^;

From a fanfic that I came up with years ago:

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My favorite Vandread character, Parfet Balbair... Yes, it's spelled Parfet and not Parfait. She and Duero McFile are my favorite couple in Vandread -- probably because they're the most decent couple in the whole cast. I wish Gonzo would tell more of their story though.

So, have I improved? My recent works have been rather... sloppy. Especially the line art. This time, I used thin lines and they look a lot neater than the thick ones. Hmm... looks like I'll stick to this thin line for now.


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Been contemplating about playing Ragnarok online again... the next patch, episode 12, sounds interesting. But it's really boring without friends that I personally know and I tend to be an anti-social player sometimes thanks to bots, hackers and scammers. Hm...


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The first one is Ed dressed as an Easter Bunny holding a giant Al easter egg:

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I hope no one interprets this as an Elricest pic though. Winry wouldn't have looked good as an easter egg ^_^;;

The second one is probably one of my favorite fanarts that I've done so far. I got some feedback by e-mail, forum, and DA comments on how they found Roy puppies to be adorable, so I made more XD

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I love my lineart on this one... I can really see my improvement with my lines with this one. But now I'm starting to think that my lines are to thick so hmm...


Oh damn, I deleted my recent journal by mistake >_<;;

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]]> ~ChibiViki http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/6076559/ http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/6076559/ Sat, 30 Jul 2005 10:32:26 PDT BEWARE SPOILERS AHEAD! You have been warned

I was hesitant to read this book at first since I just read book 5 (and got totally bored with it... ugh, WTH is the point of that book other than the order of the phoenix? It would've been more interesting if they just put book 5 and 6 in together)

lent me her book and told me a few hints... especially one that I've been waiting for: HarryxGinny!

YAY! I knew that WOULD happen from the first moment I read about ginny having a major crush on our hero.

Now then, I'll be collecting my winnings from my friend, kekekeke A few years ago, we actually made a bet on who ends up with Harry. I bet on Ginny, the other bet on Cho Chang (whom she absolutely hates right now after book 5) and the other one bet on Fleur (whom I shall now officially say, "fat chance"). The prize: free movie ticket and dinner! Yay!

But even though I'm happy about the whole HarryxGinny deal, I'm still a bit disappointed. why is it that, after all these years, Harry just suddenly falls in love with Ginny? It was out fo the blue. Makes me think it was just a spur of the moment. There were actually more RonxHermione moments than HarryxGinny.

All in all, it felt like FF8 all over again when Squall was SUDDENLY in love with Rinoa and you can't even see it happening cuz there was no development in their relationship beforehand. Sorry to all FF8 fans out there.

Then, the HarryxGinny moments were reduced to a few sentences, unlike Ron and Hermione's relationship which has more development than Harry and Ginny's. *pouts*

Anyway, HarryxGinny has been in my head for quite some time now and I've been high with it lately to the point were i set aside my other favorite characters... but, then the FMA movie pops out, and a few new spoilers from the 3rd FMA RPG made me go back to Royai so no worries Royai fans!

Note to self: must make harryxginny fanart and fanfic soon before fandom dies.

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The highly anticipated Fullmetal Alchemist movie had finally premiered in Japan. This movie is the finale to the 51-episode series that ended in September 2004 of production date.

Waiting in agony for months, any news from anime magazines were more than welcome. In The April or May issue of Newtype (or was that Animedia), an interview with the director revealed a few information on the roles of Roy Mustang and Riza Hawkeye.

Roy Mustang is supposed to have been demoted to private, the lowest position in the military, and is currently in the frontlines to repent for the sins he had committed.

Riza Hawkeye remained in Central and doesn't follow roy Mustang anymore.

The relationship of the two and what happened between them during the 2 years gap will be revealed in the movie.

After reading the complete movie summary written by our Japan news Liason, Sycia, as her final work for FM-A.com, I was disappointed -- NO! -- I was pissed! WHERE THE HECK IS THAT RELATIONSHIP IN 2 YEARS EVENT?! They didn't even have an ending, WTF?!

Armstrong had more airtime than Hawkeye, WHAT THE HELL?!?! He even had an ending!

In the whole summary, only 3 sentences were about Riza, and 1 paragraph and around 5 sentences were about Roy. That's it, that's their airtime. THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL OF IT.

ARRRRGGGGGGH!!!!!

I therefore conclude that I won't waste my time watching the movie. I'll just wait for the manga.


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I'm a fan of the ffg DA artists: ]]> ~ChibiViki http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/5985885/ http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/5985885/ Thu, 21 Jul 2005 08:23:00 PDT 's Hinata and Neji pic and 's chibi roy, riza and buraha pics. plus the 4 page KuramaxBotan doujin that I've been working on forever.

Then, I also have to update my website, Office Love v4; read Harry Potter 6.

Despite the criticisms, I still like Ginny Weasley the best, so there. I actually read through book 5 and got excited over book 6 cuz of her. Oh yeah! I'm a Ginny fan and I'm not afraid to tell people about it!

I also have to make another Thanks for Hits banner (wheeee! OLv4 reached 20k hits! XD ) and new animated gifs.

On top of that, I still have to go around town looking for other animation studios to work for (cuz my current company sucks! our boss is a cheap-ass-bastard). Then plan a trip back to Banaue with and Vaniy and another trip with my officemates to God-knows-where.

So... what do I do first?

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]]> ~ChibiViki http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/5778525/ http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/5778525/ Tue, 28 Jun 2005 20:40:34 PDT *singing in i-just-got-a-letter blues clues tone*
I just got an ipod (shuffle) ~ I just got an ipod (shuffle)~ I just got an upod (shuffle) cuz i'm really smart -- huh?

My mom just came home from US and got me one... or rather, my uncle got me one... HURRAY! XD

Well, it's an just an ipod SHUFFLE 512 MB (120 songs)-- but it's better than the 32MB (8 songs) of my cellphone. Besides, I don't need THAT many songs, in comparison to the other ipods, to keep me going anyway. The bad thing is, I need a computer to charge my ipod's batteries and there's no screen to tell me what song is playing. But, other than that, i have no qualms -- hey, nothing like free stuff, right?!

Also, I just finished uploading updates on my site. Yay! Finally!

Office Love ver 4 now online! ^_^

I'm celebrating it's 1st year anniversary and 15k hits --- then i found out later that my site had already reached 16k. Well, too late to change anything, i guess. Till next update then!


It's weird how my latest deviation doesn't immediately show up in my gallery. It's funny that some people already got to submit their comments for it and yet it still won't appear in my gallery. It's been almost 30 minutes since I uploaded it and it still won't appear. WTF?!

oops, forgot this:

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When I arrived at the studio this morning, I found out that the rush was over... they finished it last sunday.

Oh, whoop-tee-doo! So what was left to do but moan in misery in the realization that I'm at work on a holiday instead of out enjoying it? Looking over at my desk, 2 folders (projects) remained... one from episode 3, the other from episode 5. I knew that the next rush work would be episode 3, so I decided to work on it for the day...

Too bad I was lazy though.

All day I couldn't help but curse myself for not listening to my instincts to ditch work for the day (since it was technically overtime which was totally voluntary) and run around my favorite malls.

So, thinking that I could get out early, I sent an SMS message thinking she would be going to our favorite mall that day only to find out that... SHE WAS IN PUERTO GALERA!!! AAAAAAGH!!

Puerto Galera is a vacationer's hotspot and is reknowned for its white sandy beaches and natural wildlife. I've always wanted to go there...

So, as she ran around enjoying the sun and the beach, despite the upcoming board exams that she was dreading, I was stuck in the studio, bored to death, and suffering from intense heat since centralized airconditioning of the whole building was out for the day (apparently, even the building was out for a holiday :angry: ).

DARN IT! I hope she gets a sunburn! Then I'd poke it just for fun.

Yeah, I'm envious. It's been more than 5 years since I last saw the beach... 5 FRIGGIN' YEARS!!! Actually, it's been 5 years since we, my family and I, last went anywhere. My mom and my eldest brother always planned trips but cancelled them later on for one reason or another.

Last, last sunday was the worst. My mom called me on a friday telling me that we'd be going to Subic (another vacation hotspot) on that coming sunday. I was going to spend the night at the studio to finish some rush work so all night long I prayed that sunday would come soon. I couldn't help but think about the sights that I'll see, the clothes that I'll wear and even the stuff that I'd bring. The following day, she called again only to tell me that the trip was cancelled due to "Financial Reasons".

Ok, so I bought it and was depressed for the rest of the day which totally ruined my performance. For the record, it was my WORST performance ever since I started working. On that sunday, after going to church w/ my sister and younger brother, I found out that the whole trip was TOTALLY FREE!!!!!

Apparently, the whole trip was planned by our aunts and cousins. We already had tickets and they even prepared some food for us. All we needed to do was go with them... AAAAAAAAAARGGGGGH!!!!!!!! It almost made me cry in frustration.

Thinking about it makes me even more depressed and feel hurt about what mom had done. In addition, she apparently told our aunts that WE didn't want to GO. Yeah right!

I'm pretty angry about the whole thing. If it were her friends who would've asked her out, she would've gone in a heartbeat. But when it comes to us, it's like we're forcing her to go, as if she didn't have any other choice.

Just a few days ago, they asked her to go with them to Batangas just to see some sights and she did, w/o question or hesitation.

If she didn't want to go with us to Subic, then DON'T, DAMMIT! This is the 5th summer that she's ruined for us! And same goes to our eldest brother.

Yeah, our mom prefers her FRIENDS over us... one of them is this priest whom I've come to loathe. If I was given the opportunity, i would've scratched his eyes out or strangled him with my bare hands. Not only is he the reason why she's spending more time with them than with us, but he's also one of the reasons why my Dad is dead.

And last time I saw him, he made me run around in manila in a hurry from work because he's afraid of earthquakes. Tired from work and the rush around manila, not to mention hungry since I barely ate lunch, my mom still thought about her friends above me when the least she could've done was to let me buy some take out. Instead we hurry, yet again... ]]> ~ChibiViki http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/4920801/ http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/4920801/ Thu, 14 Apr 2005 07:49:31 PDT , and I get along so well, hehehe...

DA emoticon for this update:



hehehehe, I SHOULD use this more often.

Anyway, since I've practically turned my DA journal into an LJ, I'm going to stop tormenting people who have Dev-watched me by putting a semi-permanent Journal.

After a year of continued devotion to my favorite couple, Royai, my fansite about them, Office Love, finally reached 10,000 hits! Yay! Though a small feat to some, this is still a mark of achievement to me. I hope we get to 20,000 hits and more.

Thanks to all the people who had and still continue to support Royai! I'll be working harder than ever to get more juicy stuff on our favorite couple.

And, since I've been really REALLY busy with this OJT thing, I've decided to quit Ragnarok Online again --- temporarily that is --- until i earn enough money to live a stable life BY MYSELF.

I haven't claimed my paycheck yet but when I do it will go to --- *drum roll please* --- Greattoys.net for the FMA DX figurines that I wanted, YEHEY!

It will be a constant reminder of what hardwork can earn me.


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I didn't have time to post this last night (since I didn't have internet until today and I also went out this morning and well into the afternoon), but, hehe, of course I won't forget!

HAAAAPPPPYYYYY BIIIIIRRRTTTTHHHDDDAAAAYYYY!!!!!

XD ]]> ~ChibiViki http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/4768165/ http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/4768165/ Wed, 09 Mar 2005 10:51:01 PST
In other news related to my boring life... I finally got to join pRO guild siege on a wednesday instead of saturday and... bah, I'm bored. Barely anyone from my extention were present. Only 3 of us out of 18 were there! Our guildmaster was't even present. Although today's siege was better than what happened last saturday, but it was still rather... boring. Maybe I'm just tired. Or maybe I'm finally getting bored with this game. Unless the new patch rejuvenates my interest, I may consider stopping... again.

My final words for the day... Drat, why aren't there any Arce Dark Chocolate flavored ice cream in the supermarket?! ]]> ~ChibiViki http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/4754988/ http://ChibiViki.deviantart.com/journal/4754988/ Mon, 07 Mar 2005 20:19:40 PST _<;;; I haven't even eaten lunch... oh, speaking of which *takes out last night's spaghetti and shoves it into the microwave*

DA says Monday 7pm... I say Tuesday 11:30am!

Anyhow... today is the last day for our animation class... I really am gonna work on my exercises it but will not have my work checked anymore. I'm going home today. I wish it was saturday today though so chaneljay wouldn't have to go to work. It's been a while since we've seen each other and... I wanna watch Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events! >_<;;

I wonder when our OJT on CU/IB will start though... I really need to look for a place to stay here in manila before then. It's just too tiring to have to go home everyday (that's 2 hours to and forth). It'll be a 2-week OJT where they finally select those who are really worthy for the 3-month OJT. If I don't get chosen, it'll be hard to look for work under other animation studios.

I really hope I get selected for a job at Top Draw Animation studio where I'll be taking my OJT... I feel like it's a step closer to my dream of becoming an animation director... and a step closer to my independence. If I only had a remote control to time, I'd fast forward to the period when I have my own life and my own career. But alas, I must wait.

My final thoughts for today... there are no meatballs in my meatball spaghetti. No really...


I'm a fan ]]> ~ChibiViki