Came from AME Matsuri held by the UP AME organization last Saturday. I felt weird, but it was fun lol. Not necessarily being an otaku anymore, I really went there to see my old friends, and maybe to see the occasional good cosplayer (and the pretty ones :D). There was a particular group cosplay skit that was just aweseome. It had awesome choreography, and awesome stunts.

Also, I visited Comic Alley yesterday, and I felt really nostalgic, hearing anime songs (two of my favorites from my past-favorite anime; Sobakasu and ½). Man, those were the days.

Whew. I just got home from my first major b-boy event. It was b-boy night at the Mega Carousel of Festivals, which took place in Marikina River Park, on the floating stage. Although I didn't get to stay for the actual battle (the thing kept being held by rain), we got to spend hours in a breaker's circle. This is the first time I actually felt nervous about b-boying. It was so bad that I couldn't get my styles down. I spent most of my floorwork just doing basic 6-steps. I did get to have a short uprock battle, which was much fun.

I'm tired, not because of b-boying, but probably just because the event was rather stressful. There were around 50 b-boys, form my estimate, and a lot of onlookers. The circle was very crowded and cramped. And it kept raining lightly, just enough to make people seek shelter, and to stop the show at times.

What a day!

It's kinda sad to say this, but I actually didn't really look for a Filipino b-boy community until today. And I found one lol. Here's their website.

ALso, apparently, there's an event on Friday, Dec. 8, pretty near where I live. Five-on-five b-boy battle. I'm going to push so that we can enter the battle, but if we can't (like, can't find members), I'd be happy enough just to go.

Additionally, BATTLE OF THE YEAR SOUTH EAST ASIA WEBSITE. :D

Ahaha I'm so happy. :D

I'm down to only about 2 days before my 23rd birthday (it's on December 5th). Looking back, I remember the memories of when I was 16, and how I didn't want to turn 17, due to a high school self-image of being young, yet old enough to be "cool". I remember when I turned 18 that I didn't want to turn 19, because to me, being 18 made me an adult, or so I thought. I remember when I was 19 that I didn't want to turn 20, because getting out of the teens meant that I was starting to age. But after 21, everything started to mellow down, really. I stopped really caring too much about my age, except that special mention was that at 22, I was just as old as GTO. And to think I had dreams of becoming a teacher.

Now that I'm turning 23, I can't say I feel any different than I did one or two years ago. I can't even say that I'm more mature or whatnot. Maybe I'm still fantasizing that I don't have to grow up. To be honest, I'm supposed to get out of Jzone (which is really for high school and college age) now, and move on to the Singles. I'm very hesitant to do so, because I'm convinced that if I do so, I'd be undoubtedly considered an adult.

But why is the idea so dreadful to me? When I think of it even now, I don't really know. When you're young, you spend all your time trying to grow up as fast as you can. You even add fractions to your age, like being eight-and-five-sevenths, to make you always seem older.

I wonder how older people than me feel. Even now, I can look back to ten or fifteen years ago, and remember them like it was yesterday. My age becomes even more obvious, as some of the people I converse with weren't even born yet (or were still in diapers) 15 years ago. Meanwhile I bask in the nostalgia of all the events that rush through my head as I think about certain years. For example, I loved the year 1996, as it was one of the most memorable summers of my life. I remember the Gulf War in the early 90's. I remember watching the news on CNN and watching the horrible sights of guns illuminating the night sky. I remember thinking that maybe it could happen where I lived.

So much has happened in my life, yet I'm sure, to those older than me, I'm but a child. Life keeps rolling, and you can't stop it unless you die. And even after then, you'll have another life to live. I guess I should stop thinking too much about my age, and the past, and start thinking about the future. I know there's a lot more out there.

Great Teacher Takuya, ni-jyuu san-sai, yoroshiku! D: