Year-Ender Lessons

Matagal na rin akong hindi nakakapag-OL. Sasabihin ko mamaya ang dahilan. :P

1. Binigyan kami ng isang lolo-tito ko ng hini isa kung hindi dalawang... TUTA! :)

December 24. Dumating siya kasama ang tito ko para bigyan kami ng tuta. Medyo nainis ang mommy ko dahil marami kaming ginagawa para sa Pasko. Pero dahil natuwa ang anak niyang ito *ehem* natuwa na rin siya. Balak ko sanang pangalanan na Ken ang tuta dahil Crystal ang pangalan ng aso namin (kung hindi mo na-gets ang logic, hindi ka nanuod ng Season 17 ng Survivor). Bibigyan pa daw kami ng isa pang tuta dahil ang isa kong kapatid ay nainggitnatuwa. Sabi ko sa sarili ko, kung babae ang ibibigay sa amin, Sugar naman ang ipapangalan ko. Kaso ang problema: lalaki rin ang ibinigay sa amin, so nagkaroon ako ng problema sa pagpapangalan. Sabi ng tito ko. Rocky nalang daw saka Rambo in honor of Sylvester Stallone. Sa sarili ko, hindi ako pumayag. At dahil ako ang nagpapakain, tinatawag ko sila sa pangalan na gusto ko: Mikee at Robi.

(pictures at some time)

2. Akala ko malungkot ang magiging Pasko ko pero masaya naman. Hindi ko man nalahad, eh... Hindi ko na ilalahad. :P

Basta masaya. Kitang-kita naman.

3. Ilang araw pagkatapos ng Pasko, nagkasakit kami ng kapatid ko. :(

Ang tinuturong salarin at ang background story:
Nasa SM Pampanga sila Ma at si nakakabatang kuya (younger brother... oo na, barok na akong mag-Tagalog) para gawan ang nahuli ng salamin. Kaya kami ng isa ko pang kapatid na babae ang natira. Ayun, nag-init siya ng sauce ng spaghetti at hindi ininit ang spaghettini na ref-cold pa.

Ang resulta at ang takbo ng kwento:
Nagkasakit kami sa ulo kinabukasan. Inaapoy kami ng lagnat. Ako medyo ayos pa pero yung kapatid ko, dinala sa ospital ng madaling-araw. Ayun, nalaman na ang sakit niya: inatake daw siya ng amoeba na walang sawa sa pag-reproduce sa bituka niya. Kaya ako, isinunod sa ospital pero hindi ako na-confine (sidenote: cute ang duktor na nanghiposumuri sa akin). Same result. Ang pinagkaiba: hindi maligalig ang mga amoeba sa bituka ko. At dahil *ehem* malakas ang aking pang-aasarresistensya, gumaling agad ako within one day. Si kapatid, twice nasugod sa ospital. Yung pangalawa, dahil na lang sa pag-iinarte niya.

Ang moral lesson:
Nag-rant ng todo sa amin si mommy. Di daw kami sumusunod sa bilin e para sa ikabubuti naman namin iyon. Alam niyo ba, may sakit si mommy ko (walang tigil na pagbuhos ng regla at may probability na ma-raspa siya. please pray for her), pero nauna pang i-confine sa ospital ang sister ko. Nasabi ni mommy yung fact na yun. Plus, sinabi niya na kung ano man ang mangyari sa amin, wala nang gastus-gastos sa kaniya. Kahit saan, huhugot siya para lang maging maayos kami. Doon ko nalaman na after 18 years of my existence, hindi ko pa pala tuluyang kilala si mommy. Nakakalungkot lang na isipin.

Ang aftermath:
Nung magaling na ako, naging hyper-active naman ako. Ewan ko ba, nagiging ganun ako pag magaling na. Pero pinipigilan ako ni mommy na gumawa ng kung anu-ano at baka raw mabinat ako. Yung kapatid ko, medyo malata pa rin. Sana maging maayos na rin siya.

Happy New Year sa inyong lahat! :)

Bumabati,
Denji

Mga Gustong Sariwain at Mga Gustong Gawin

Mga Gustong Sariwain:

1. Nami-miss ko yung mga panahon na nakikipagdaldalan ako sa kaniya. Siya ang nag-iinitiate ng conversation namin noon. Hindi kalaunan, ako naman ang nag-uumpisa ng aming pag-uusap. Hanggang sa dumating ang panahon (ngayon) na hindi na kami nag-uusap. Mga ilang taon na rin ang nakakaraan, at nami-miss ko na siya. Kung hindi lang nangyari ang mga pangyayari na iyon...

2. May bago akong contact sa Multiply, at na-realize ko na contact pala niya ang dati kong contact na b-in-lock ako dahil nagtapat ako ng damdamin sa kaniya [na later ko na-realize as emotional dependence/"fraud" love, ganun din ang na-realize ko sa iba]. Ang labo, no? Dati, todo kulitan kami. Kwento-kwento ng kung anu-ano. Tapos, ayaw pa niya na nagpapa-spoil sa Heroes. Peter [Haru], kung nasaan ka man, sana nababasa mo ito. Sorry, sa kung ano mang kasalanan na ginawa ko sa iyo. Sana mabuo ulit ang pagkakaibigan natin.

Mga Gustong Gawin:

1. Gusto ko sanang batiin ng Maligayang Pasko sila Rondo at Ursula, pero hindi ko naman alam ang relihiyon/paniniwala nila. Ito ang mahirap sa UP, halu-halo na ang mga nakakahalubilo mo. Iba-ibang paniniwala, iba-ibang estilo, iba-ibang pananaw sa buhay. Kaya kanila Rondo at Ursula, Maligayang Pasko sa inyo.

2. Gusto ko nang mag-open up sa mommy ko tungkol sa "estado" ko pero mukhang hindi pa ito ang tamang panahon. Marami pang problema ang hinaharap ng pamilya namin (the typical health and economic problems). Mas maganda sana kasi kung sa kanila ako unang magsasabi, kaso yung mga kaibigan ko pa ang unang nakakaalam sa "estado" ko.

Christmas Pictures! Yay!

Ok, so I'm going to be too ecstatic and naive this time around. This is the first time that I took pictures of the 25th. We went out and knocked at almost every house to fish cash. :P

With me are my siblings, Jem and Edison, and my cousins, Princess (later with her BF, Eph), Queenie, King, Faye, Prince, Angel, Christian, together with Princess's cousin, Richelle.

This is a happy, happy Christmas. I don't need to say more. :P

Christmas Party and Lantern Parade[INCOMPLETE]

... For the exchange gift.:P

Bought cakes at SMNE. Went to Kamia, UPD aboard a cab. Christmas party at Kamia. Moved to Math afterwards. Watched part of Lantern Parade.

[still waiting pictures from Kai and Jan]

My Christmas's Firsts...

In my 18 years of existence...

1. It's our first time not to assemble the Christmas tree. The usual spot where we stand it is now where my younger bro's PC is situated. So no Christmas tree, no Christmas lights, and, most of all, no dust. :P

2. It's my first time to celebrate a Blue Christmas. Am I right for the usage of the phrase? I mean, this is the first time I'll feel blue when celebrating Christmas. It's kind of sad, but I have to get over it. Trust me, I'll be okay.

3. It's our first time to have Noche Buena! Yay! Our mom usually won't allow us to stay until midnight of Christmas Eve and eat a lot. We only do that during New Years. But now... Woohoo! 8D

Then Don't Say Anything

"Then don't say anything"

Those words are still ringing in my brain up to now. I wanted you to know that I can't say anything not because I just wanted to say something but because I wanted to help, but I don't know what to do and what to say.

Good luck, on mending your relationship.

Wish me luck on mending my own heart.

My Christmas should have been happy. But no...

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On the lighter note: [on Katt's WASL 2] chinky-eyed Lance + chinky-eyed Rafa + bitchy Kai = A GOOD WEEK! It made me happy... :)

Pope Benedict: Homosexual acts are self-destructive

 

Pope Benedict XVI has said that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour is just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction.

He explained that defending God's creation is not limited to saving the environment, but also protecting man from self-destruction.

The pope was delivering his end-of-year address to senior Vatican staff.

His words, later released to the media, emphasised his total rejection of gender theory.

Pope Benedict XVI warned that gender theory blurs the distinction between male and female and could thus lead to the "self-destruction" of the human race.

Gender theory

Gender theory explores sexual orientation, the roles assigned by society to individuals according to their gender, and how people perceive their biological identity.

If tropical forests deserve our protection, humankind... deserves it no less Pope Benedict XVI

Gay and transsexual groups, particularly in the United States, promote it as a key to understanding and tolerance, but the pope disagreed.

When the Roman Catholic Church defends God's Creation, "it does not only defend the earth, water and the air... but (it) also protects man from his own destruction," the pope said.

"If tropical forests deserve our protection, humankind... deserves it no less," the 81-year-old pontiff said, calling for "an ecology of the human being."

It is not "outmoded metaphysics" to urge respect for the "nature of the human being as man and woman," he told scores of prelates gathered in the Vatican's sumptuous Clementine Hall.

The Catholic Church opposes gay marriage. It teaches that while homosexuality is not sinful, homosexual acts are.

 

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Comments, anyone?

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Of Writing, Reviewing, And Possible Plans

Okay, call me insane if you like. :P

So Kai's comment on Divergence shook me for quite some time. She's like grim reaper swinging her scythe all the way to my neck. I was too nervous about what she will say.

After this afternoon's shower, I realized that, "WTF am I thinking negative? I'm not even a writer in the first place?" It's kind of hard to explain but, you know that I'm masochist, right? I'm viewing pain in a different kind of light. But now I say to myself, "This is for your personal development, ok? Pains are not there to feed you: they are there to change you."

So, I'm on the mood again!

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Line-ups:

1. Heroes: Abstract
a. Episode 6.0: Convergence
b. Episode 6.1: Absolute + Epilogue: Sums
c. Episode 6.2: Conditional + Epilogue: Products

2. Heroes: Oversoul
Intro: Dan Santos and Shine Rivera plays hide and seek with Sylar. How can they survive if he can only gather souls and she can only speak a different language?

3. Heroes: Singularity
Intro: Single mom Jennica Escudero tries to make ends meet for her family, now that she has the ability to be in two places at once.

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As of my review of Kat's "masterpiece", I'm so happy that many of her fans have positive light in my review. Because of that, I'll try to post that review in my site as well. :P

Merry Christmas! :)

INDECENT PROPOSAL SA BIBINGKAHAN

Malamig ang gabi. Kasama ko ang pinsan ko na naglalakad sa madilim na McArthur Highway. Pupunta kami ng simbahan dahil meron doon nagluluto ng bibingka at puto bumbong. Nagpa-reserve na ang lola ko at kami ang kukuha. Nadatnan niya kasi ako sa labas ng bahay nila.

Nang makarating na kami sa bibingkahan, napalingon ako sa may simbahan at may nakita akong lalake, teen-ager ata. Habang hinihintay namin ang niluluto pang bibingka (marami kasi ang um-order), biglang naglakad palapit sa akin ang binata, pero hanggang sa agwat lang na tatlong metro.

Nung una, hindi ko lang siya pinansin dahil akala ko tambay siya. Pero noong tumingin ako sa kaniya, nakatingin na pala siya sa akin. Ngumiti siya at kinindatan ako. Inalis ko ang paningin ko sa kaniya.

Dahil sa abo ng uling na galing sa pinaglulutuan ng bibingka, napuwing ako at muling napatingin sa kaniya. Hinawakan niya ang kaniyang sinturon. Binaba niya ang kamay niya. Nakita ko na may hinuhulma ang kamay niya. Nginitian niya akong muli, pinasulyap niya ang kaniyang dila, at muli akong kinindatan.

Buti nalang natapos na ang bibingka, at buti nalang kasama ko ang pinsan ko. Naglakad na kami pauwi. Hindi ko na siya nilingon.

Sabi ko sa sarili ko, "Ang singkit ng mata niya. But no, I won't settle for less."

:P

Heroes: Abstract (E05)

Previous: Limits
Next: Convergence (DROPPED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE)

A/N:
12. There is sensitive [read: rape] scene here. Do not read if you are under 123 years of age, unless you have a supervision of an adult. Kidding.

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Episode 5: Divergence

"Just as we lose our way, remember to look above and pray. Because sometimes, if we continue to stroll, we will never reach our final destination."

Is it love?

Vic asked this to himself a lot of times as he walked home. And then, he tried to convince himself that Mark's power is just affecting him, hence the attraction. But why now, when they were together a lot of times?

"VIIIIIC!!!"

Vic suddenly looked back. His heart skipped a few beats. He ran fast. Really, really  fast. He arrived at the spot where he left Mark. From there, he noticed a black van rampaging away. His vision passed through the van. In there, he saw an unconscious Mark and guys in tuxedo and shades. He tried to run again. Unknowingly, he superspeeds again.

He is gaining speed. He is so close to the back of the van, when it suddenly took a sharp turn. Vic suddenly tripped and became too weary.

The van went inside an empty warehouse. All of the guys went down and they carried Mark. When he woke up, he realized that he has been kidnapped. He tried to run away but the guys surrounded him. He knew he can't run away easily this time so he tried to seduce the guys using his abilities so that they can let him go. But everything did not turn out well.

Two guys held his arms and two guys held his legs. Another guy held his face and kissed him with force. He tried to resist but he can't handle the guys who are now raping him. The guys by his arms caressed his chest and tried to remove his shirt. The guys by his legs rubbed his thighs and his behind. The guy kissing him tries to remove his clothing as well. Mark cries as he can't do nothing. He saw Vic arrive at the warehouse. Vic charged his way but the other guys stopped him. Suddenly, a booming voice echoed in the warehouse and prompted all the guys to stop.

Two shadow figured emerged. Their identities were shown by the light. Mark is shocked by what he saw.

"I told you only to capture our son, not to rape him!"

Mark cried further, realizing that his parents were behind the kidnapping. Mark's mother tried to hugged him but he shooed her away.

"What have you done, ma?"
"Oh, don't cry. We only came here for what we need."

Vic suddenly shouted the word Pinehearst. Mark noticed the pin on his parents' collar.

"Yes, boy. How intelligent of you."
"I know Pinehearst. Two guys tried to abduct us?"
"Abduct? Aaah... Elle... She's such a failure. Why, are you special, too? Just like my son?"

Mark was even more shocked by what he found out. Vic suddenly got loose and he vanished into thin air, only to appear beside Mark, who now hugged him.

"Oh. You can change probabilities, find people everywhere, follow them at top speed. Now you can teleport? We badly need you, as we badly need our son."

The two tried to run, but they were easily captured. Vic was dragged away from Mark, who was being raped again.

Everything came sense to Vic. His tears rolled. He struggled to get away.

Suddenly, more vans arrived at the warehouse.

"Primatech!" hissed Mark's mother.

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A/N:
13. Mark's shouting Vic's name is actually a mental scream as Mark really didn't shout. Hearing thoughts is also a byproduct if Vic's power, where others include superhuman speed, teleportation, superhuman vision and probability alternation.
14. This episode is pretty short. The next episode will be the last, and I shall present two endings there.

Previous: Limits
Next: Convergence (DROPPED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE)

SA LAHAT NG KAIBIGAN AT NAGING KAIBIGAN KO

Hindi man ako malaking kawalan sa iyo
Malaking kawalan ka naman sa akin
Sana maramdaman mo iyon, o malaman man lang.


Merry Christmas sa inyo.

GUSTO KONG MANG-STEREOTYPE MULI

A/N:
This thing here is just a work of the writer's imagery and is not meant to be taken seriously. Everything here is just commemorative, so the idea is not actually mine. This is, somehow, a "collection of poems", by the way.

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MALAMIG NA PASKO

Puto-bumbong at bibingka.
Nandun lang sa labas ng aming bahay.
Meron pa silang tsokolate.

Maraming nagsisimba.
Maraming kasintahan na naglalakad.
Marami-rami ring sasakyan.

Sa bahay namin,
walang Christmas Tree.
Wala raw mapaglagyan.

Sa totoo lang,
hindi ko maramdaman ang Pasko ngayon.
Parang ang lungkot.

Nakikita kong masasaya ang mga bata.
Kahit ang mga kapatid ko.
Pero hindi ko man lang magawang ngumiti.

Nag-check ako ng SMS's
Nag-check ako ng e-mails
Pero wala ni isang message.

Heto ako ngayon.
Gumagawa ng projects.
Nagbibisi-bisihan.

Malamig ang Pasko ko.
Mahirap ang malungkot.
Mahirap maging single.

Magiging masaya ako,
kung bumalik ako sa nakaraan
at hindi ko ginawa ang mga pinagsisisihan ko?

O dapat na ba akong makuntento
dahil ito talaga ang nakatadhana?
Haaay, nakakapagod.

*haha, malamig daw ang pasko ni crush#10. (at kilala niya na siya ung #10)*

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GUSTO KONG MANG-STEREOTYPE MULI

Nakakainis. Ano bang problema ko?
Ano ba ang naging problema nila sakin?
Naging mabait naman ako.
Wala naman akong ginawang masama sa kanila.
Pero bakit ganun? Di ba ako mahalaga?

Ako na ang lumalapit sa kanila.
Para maintindihan ko sila.
At para maintindihan nila ako.
Inintindi ko sila.
Pero di nila ako inintindi.

Ano ba ang masama sa pakikipagkaibigan?
Ano nga ba?
Nung nagkaroon na ako ng mga kaibigan.
Nawala na ang masasama kong ginagawa noon.
Pero ang pakiramdam ko.
Ang sama nila sa akin.

Tinigil ko ang masasama kong ginagawa noon.
Dahil alam kong hindi tama.
At binago ako ng mga kaibigan ko.
Oo. binago nga nila ako.
Pinalala nila ang nararamdaman ko.

Gusto kong mang-stereotype muli.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mahihirap.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga pulibi.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga taong grasa.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga bobo.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga maiitim.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng Bisaya.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng Hindu.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng Muslim.

Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga propesor na malilibog.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga propesor na bakla.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga babae.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga bakla.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga call-center agents.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng nurses.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng smokers.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng drunkards.

Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga nagdi-Divisoria.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga nagkia-Quiapo.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga taga-UST.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga taga-La Salle.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga taga-UP.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga taga-PUP.
Gusto kong mang-stereotype ng mga Pilipino.

Pero hindi ko magawa.
Hinding-hindi ko na magagawa.
Dahil...

Dahil may mga kaibigan akong call-center agents.
Dahil may mga kaibigan akong nurses.
Dahil may mga kaibigan akong Bisaya.
Dahil may mga kaibigan akong taga-La Salle.
Dahil may mga kaibigan akong taong grasa.
Dahil may mga kaibigan akong babae.


Dahil ako ay Pilipino.
Dahil ako ay taga-UP.
Dahil may propesor ako na bakla.
Dahil may propesor ako na malibog.
Dahil ako ay umiinom.
Dahil ako ay bobo.
At higit sa lahat...
Dahil ako ay bakla.

*in memory of a friend na kinaibigan ko pa rin kahit masama ang tingin sa kanya ng iba. sana mamuhay ka ng masaya. kung mababasa mo 'to, sana peace na tayo uli.*

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Heroes: Abstract (E04)

Previous: Integrability
Next: Divergence

A/N:
8. This post contains contains spoilers and they will be highlighted. Read them at your own risk.

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Episode 4: Limits

"Everything happens for a reason. Sometimes, answers just don't appear in front of us. We have to take our steps to find out these answers. But how can we be so sure of our destination, if destiny suddenly ran out of course and we end up on a different ending?"

Vic answered the phone then he looked at Mark, who was looking back at him. He gave Mark a nod and they went out of the room. As they rode the elevator, Vic still looked at Mark, teary-eyed. He asked if Mark is okay. He just smiled.

Shortly, aboard by the limousine, the already arrived at their destination.

Yamagato Industries

As they stepped out of the vehicle, they were welcomed by Mr. Lee. He accompanied them to the office of Kimiko Nakamura.

The office door opened, and Ms. Nakamura signaled them to come inside and offered them seats.

"So, son of Lee, how are you?"
"I'm... fine."

Vic's and Mark's eyes wandered around her office. They saw old paintings of a samurai carrying the sword with a helix on its hilt.

"You know what's special about him?"

Vic and Mark both looked at Kimiko, alerted by the word special. Kimiko, then, handed them folders and documents. She explained to them the Tales of Takezo Kensei.

"But I have a little secret to tell you. Do you know that my brother actually went back in that time?"

Silence. With shocked faces, they looked at each other. Then they looked at Kimiko. Kimiko then handed them Hiro's files. At the tab read "SPACE-TIME MANIPULATION".

"I remembered what my mom used to say. She said Hiro will be a great man of success. And now he claimed he saved the world... twice."

Mark half-smiled, being quite amused by her stories. Vic's face, on the other hand, is still grumpy.

Mark asked, "Convince us to believe in your tales." Kimiko just laughed and got two more file's: Mark's and Vic's. She handed them to Mark. Vic got up of his chair to read what's in there. Mark's tab read "PHEROMONE EMISSION", while Vic's tab has been glued with a piece of paper. Vic got his file and lifted the paper carefully. After that, the tab now read, "PROBABILITY ALTERNATION".

"Impossible!" cried Kimiko, "I was amazed you removed that glue with such ease, while no other person can remove it without tampering the folder!"

The two looked at each other, then looked at Kimiko, then looked at each other's files.

"So how long have you been observing us?"
"Not too long, son."

Vic's parent's entered the office. Vic and Mark stood in surprise.

[in Japanese]
"So you have told them?"
"Yes, but it seems that your son won't believe me. Unlike his friend."
"Oh, I see. I guess I have to show them what we've got."
"It's up to you."

Mark suddenly leaned to Vic.
"Do you understand what they were saying?"
"To be honest, I only understand a little."

Mrs. Lee suddenly told the two, "Come with us, Vic. We will show you something."

The five of them got out of the office. They took the elevator, and Mr. Lee pressed the Basement button. Mrs. Lee hold Vic by the head, while Vic secretly held Mark's hand. Vic suddenly felt the coldness of Mark's hand.

Basement. As the elevator opened, they saw a lot of rooms with side labels written in Kanji. Vic only understood two of them: "Lee Robert" and "Lee Grace", Vic's parents. They first entered the room with his mother's name. As Mrs. Lee opened the lights, Vic and Mark was surprised at what they saw inside the room: healthy plants and trees. They wondered how such plants survived without sunlight. Mrs. Lee suddenly rubbed her hands on an apple tree, and it suddenly bore 2 apples. She picked them and gave them to Vic and Mark. Their eyes widened by what they saw. Mark suddenly took a bite and said, "Hmmm... Tastes healthy."

They went out and then proceeded to the room with Vic's father's name. As Mr. Lee is opening the door, Kimiko suddenly went in front of Vic and Mark, holding them. As Mr. Lee opened the lights, they can hear something growling. Vic was frightened. They saw a tiger on the loose. Tension was increasing. The tiger suddenly purred and lied on its back. Mr. Lee rubbed the tiger's belly, and Mark bursted out laughing. Vic landed on his butt, frightened, then the five of them entered the room.

"So is this the reason why you were so supportive on my Biology projects?"
Mrs. Lee just smiled. Suddenly, a puppy went around Mark as if it likes him. Mark carried the puppy, and Mr. Lee asked him if he would like to keep it. Mark just smiled and said yes. He named the puppy "Marvic". Vic suddenly looked at him, half-smiling.

They returned to Kimiko's office, and she gave them their files. She explained that in there was their observations. They were about to leave when Kimiko stopped them.

"I would like to tell you something, Vic."
"What is it?"
"We were not sure what ability you really have. At first we thought you can alter probabilities but after a few observations, we realized that there is more to you than that. I hope you can infer what you can do, and report to us immediately."
"Yes, Nakamura-san... And by the way-"
"Yes?"
"You said your brother can alter space-time, your father can see probabilities, and your mother can heal. Can we know what's your ability?"

Kimiko just smiled at them and asked them to leave. As they were leaving, Vic looked back and noticed the mirror at Kimiko's office with a different reflection. He just blinked thrice and left.

After a few minutes, they were back at the Vic's condominium. His parents told them to stay first at Japan for a few months. They were assured that everything in the Philippines was handled by them. After Vic's parents left, he sat while watching Mark play with his dog.

One night, they decided to stroll around the streets of Japan and try to experience the night life there. Mark looked at Vic and he said that he is going to try something. Vic knew what he meant and tried to stop him but Mark insisted anyway. Vic just followed Mark and observed him from afar.

Vic can't figure out what he's feeling. His heart aches when he saw Mark openly flirting with guys and girls. It's something he haven't felt for the long run. So he decided to go back to his condo and decided to just wait for Mark there, if he is to go home for the night.

Mark noticed Vic is walking away, but he can't due to many girls and guys in his way, almost harassing him. When he got out, Vic is now nowhere in sight. He tried to search for him, when someone placed a handkerchief on his mouth, and he was rendered unconscious.

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A/N:
9. Kimiko's ability, on the other hand, is just fictional. In fact, her ability wasn't elaborated much.
10. As you may have noticed, Vic's power is vast. This will be explained further in the last two episodes. If you want to have an idea about his power, the title [Abstract] is somehow a clue.
11. Mrs. Lee can control plants while Mr. Lee can control animals.

Previous: Integrability
Next: Divergence

TO ALL OF MY CONTACTS: What an Unnatural Way To Be Natural

To all of my contacts here on Multiply: Please read item #3.

1. Christmas break! Yay! But unlike the previous Christmases, we didn't set up our Christmas Tree for some unknown reason. Worse is, we can't go out of the house to fish in a lot of cash. But the good thing is that we are to have an intimate family bonding at that time.

2. Say good-bye to my long hair! Probably around next week to first week of January, I'll be getting a new hairstyle. Yeah, I really want my hair to be trimmed down. I'm tired of styling this long bundle of mess. I'm planning of either Mohawk or Skinhead. But the fate of my hair lays in the hands of my stylist.

3. If the previous entries weren't enough, well, then I'll leave them as is. My point is, I really begged you guys a lot of attention. And I really thank you guys for hearing me out. Well, I decided to stop whining, to stop craving for your attention, and be contented on what I have. What do I want to say? Well, instead of deleting my account, I'll be performing "general cleaning" on my site. Yes, you heard me right. Please reply to this post if you still wanted to be my contact here. Or else, I will either delete you (remove our connections) or do it the other way around. I'm going to be brutal this time. But I still have a soft spot. Deadline is on my birthday (Valentine's Day). I'M NOT JOKING. TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY.

The world has been mean to me. Don't make me go to the point that I should return that meanness back, a hundred thousand times. You say I'm immature? Well, I'm proud to say, yes! Wanna know why? Here are the aspects of my life with their respective "ages".

• Physically: 18
• Mentally: 24
• Socially: 2
• Spiritually: 1 (on coma or post-natal care)
• Emotionally: 0 (died thoroughly and hard to revive)

So on the average, I'm just 9 years old.

P.S.: I won't be making an excemption list this time. Some people just take me for granted. The hell with me. Curse and lambaste me if you want.

4. I watched Heroes vol.3 again. They are now on winter hiatus and they will return on the 2nd of February with a new volume entitled Fugitives. But they are still on Season 3.

5. I'm sorry to say but Limits will have to be postponed again. I'M REALLY SORRY. That also goes with my review of Kathrin's Worth a Second Look, Season 1. Promise, when I really get into that good mood again, I'll write them as soon as possible.

On The Love of Siam and Other Movies That Made Me Cry

I just finished downloading the Thai movie "The Love of Siam". I downloaded it by parts, by the way. I started last week and finished yesterday since I had a lot of exams. I watched it yesterday midnight.

One funny thing while watching TLOS is that it happens on Christmas, so I felt that I watched it just on time.

And do Thais sometimes refer themselves in third person?

I read synopses and reactions of the movie. I was laughing at first when the first-time viewers thought they were fooled by false advertising. Oh well, I guess a lot of people are still close minded.

So basically it "revolves" on the feelings of the two protagonists, Mew and Tong, for each other, and their respective struggles: Mew with composing music, and Tong with his family.

I was really about to cry at the first few minutes when Tong's sister, Tang, was lost and hadn't returned since. The poor young Tong made a frown whine in the sheep costume. It made me frown as well. Sorry, I can be easily swayed.

Moving on...

I laughed at their little treasure hunting game when Tong wanted to give something to Mew: a toy where he has to assemble the pieces that he found. But the nose was missing.

So forward to n years.

I was surprised that they still wear shorts at... was that High School? Well, anyway, sorry that I don't want to narrate the whole thing. I just wanted to say the things that I like in there. LOL.

So Mew has a band and he has a problem writing love songs. But when he and Tong met again after a long time, he suddenly got all of that inspiration and now almost everyone like the songs he make, including Tong.

Mew: What do you say after listening to it?
Tong: I don't know.

Then the rest was kissing history.

Yeah, from there you may guess the entire flow after that kiss. They were seen by Tong's mom, who talked to Mew about it later. Mew getting depressed and Tong almost depressed. Nah, just watch it.

Mew: What do you say after listening to it.
Tong: I can't be with you as a boyfriend... But that doesn't mean that I don't love you, Mew.

Tears. My tears started flowing at this scene. Tong gave Mew the "missing piece" of the toy (the nose). Mew then placed it at home, saying "Thank you" at the end. We were both crying. T_T

I can't be with you as a boy/girlfriend...
But that doesn't mean that I don't love you...

Some people told me the first line. Other people told me the second line. When will the time come that I will hear both of these lines from a single person? T_T

Then when I saw my lollipop at my desk, I started crying again. T_T


Okay, other films/shows that made me cry (not in chronological order):
[Note: You better watch these scenes. I'm not good at narrating]

1. Gakuen Alice
Reason: Friendship, Departure
I think my feelings were too shallow by the time I watched this. It's in the ending episode. I guess I wanted a friend like Alice.

2. Moments of Love
Reason: "Death", First Meeting
Timingly, when Marco cried Divina's name (while Divina drowning was shown), I bursted into tears: inside the move house. Then when they finally met, I cried again because it was so touching.

3. Like Grains of Sand
Reason: Angst, Realization
The protagonist's love doesn't want to love him back since they were both guys. But after the protagonist pretended to be a girl, he tried to drown himself on the beach. This is when his love saved him and gave him a CPR. Then the protagonist said something like, "See, you can do it," referring to a guy-to-guy kiss.

4. Eternal Summer
Reason: Confessions
"I wanted to tell you that I love you."
"You are the only [best]friend that I have."
This is too touching for narrating.

5. Taegeukgi
Reason: Sacrifice
Older brother saved his younger brother, resulted in him being riddled in bullets. Then after a few years, the younger brother visited the remains of his older brother.

6. My Sassy Girl
Reason: Waiting, Revelations
I cried while they were reading each other's letter. Enough said.

7. Heroes 2
Reason: Death
Niki Sanders dying in an explosion. I have biases on characters so I cried when Niki died.

8. Water Boys 2
Reason: Friendship/Departure
It's sad that after a wonderful synchro performance on the school festival, Eikichi will leave for America, following his father. There, he watched a video message from his new-found friends.

9. My Boss, My Hero
Reason: Friendship/Academics
After a long struggle at High School, 27y/o Makio now knows the meaning of friendship and schooling.

I think I forgot some. I rarely cry over movies, really.

Christmas Party and Lantern Parade

I will upload pictures either tomorrow or when Kai released the other pics.

On the Christmas Party:

I rode a van earlier so that I can arrive early at the party and have more time for gift-shopping. And guess what, the van I rode is what they call a "colorum" vehicle. It went a lot of detours and I got to the malls by the time the party should be starting. But because of that, I watched the latest episode of Heroes on my mobile.

Once at SM, I bought a stuffed toy/key chain. I thought that time that the recipient will not appreciate that. Then I bought 3 cake rolls since I expected that a lot of people will come. I rode a taxi to the venue.

When I went to my destination, I saw that there were not really that a lot of people. Then I realized that 3 rolls were too much. Talk about wasting money.

The venue was Regina's and Joan's dormitory but we were shooed after we ate so we went to Math Building to hopefully continue the "feast". Kai hailed a jeepney and we kind of "rented" it to go to the said destination.

Once there, we really did not enjoy the party that much since we keep our voices minimum and we were not even allowed to use a room [for free, I assume]. But we did have some games and exchange-gift. I loved my gift [and I will show it once I uploaded my pictures]. I was shocked that they find the stuffed toy/key chain gift... "cute".

On the Lantern Parade:

Originally, I watched the Lantern Parade only for my book to be returned somewhere but then I was amused by the parade.

My feet hurts. I saw a lot of cute people (there was even one on uniform). We saw our professors in Math, and we even got a chance to take pictures of them.

I really haven't watched the parade until today. I may did not finished it but I find it very amusing. I hope that next year, I can watch the whole of it.

And for those who were asking, I hate do not like watching the Oblation Run. Seriously. No questions asked.

No Function Can Describe My Feelings

Well, for this week.
And, I think there exists a function that can describe my feelings, but I guess the function that I want is too complex so I wrote that title.

1. I had a nightmare. Sunday-Monday midnight, while I was reviewing Math 162, I suddenly slept. Then a horrendous-looking demon appeared in front of me, face to face. He was growling. For three seconds, I pulled myself out of my nightmare. I was horribly scared.

2. I was deeply troubled yesterday-today midnight since I have no mobile credits. Why? I won't tell, but I'll let the picture do the talking.


And for the record, the first line above reads: SAENGIL CHUKHAHAEYO which means Happy Birthday in Korean. I did that when I was trying to review but can't concentrate due to more reasons aside from relaying this message.

3. Exams today are a disaster. Well, I haven't answered a few items but that's okay. It wasn't as disastrous as my exam last Saturday.

4. Yay! Christmas party tomorrow! To be frank, this is the first party I'll "attend". Why? Because at those previous High School parties, I wasn't really involved at anything. I almost stood like a wallflower at those time. I was so thankful that time that the JS Prom was cancelled.

5. To do's this Christmas break:

• Burn Heroes Vol 3 CD. For rental/collection
• Watch Bolt
• TRY to watch Desperadas (the last year's and this year's)
• Study Korean
• TRY to study other Math subjects
• TRY to improve my katakana know-hows/knowledge.

6. I'm sad Ken Hoang lost at Survivor, but at least I'm contented he reached Final 5. I salute him. And the forum commenters are right: Michelle Chase is HOT! But Kelly Czarnecki and Jessica "Sugar" Kiper were both beautiful during the reunion. And Ken got a haircut and have his mustache shaved. Sad. I liked his "jungle" style better. *pants* Wait, does anyone here know/have watched Gilmore Girls?

P.S.: Corrine Kaplan is hot at that time, too. How I like bitchy girls...

7. Valentine's Day is fast approaching! Oh no!

This Day Is Supposed To Be Bad

6AM. My alarm clock rang. I ate pandesal stuffed with Cheez Whiz and drank coffee. Then I left by 7, to arrive at U.P. by 9.

I took everything for granted, thinking the first exam will be easy. Turns out, I underestimated it. The exam is long and hard. I almost cried. Rondo and Ursula are in my neighborhood but I never got even a single inspiration. Maybe the "inspirational" connection I am trying to established has been chopped by a stronger "inspirational" connection connecting Kristy and Mach I. I envy them. LOL!

So after the exam, we whined. I was so irritated at that time that I said to myself I can't review Interest Theory (Math 162) for this day.

Omega learned that The Annex is already open. Well, it was open since yesterday. [And yes, SM North EDSA's new Annex is named THE ANNEX.] So we took a look at there. Unfortunately, I haven't brought Bess with and Omega haven't brought her R2 with her so we can't take pictures. But the interior design of The Annex is so great and promising that it has a chance to beat TriNoMa. As you see, SMNE Main is nothing compared to the CR's of TriNoMa. Trinoma, on the other hand, is nothing [so far] compared to SMNE: The Annex. So the inequality goes something like this:

SMNE Main < TriNoMa's CR (subset of) TriNoMa < SMNE The Annex

So I ate at The Annex's KFC while Omega went with her family at Main.

When I rode the bus home, I saw Robi on TV. I smiled. My frustrations earlier were completely gone. So I read the book "The Theory of Interest" by Stephen Kellison and slept afterwards.

So here are the pictures of the solutions of the boardwork. :D

P.S.: I saw the trailer of Dragonna. And, damn, Shaina Magdayao is HOT!!! :D

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I WILL DELETE THIS ACCOUNT

Yes, you read me right.
I will delete every account you can possibly imagine except for one.

Magkahulaan nalang kung saan niyo ako mahahanap.

Okay, eto nalang.

ONLY FOUR SPECIFIC PERSONS CAN STOP ME FROM DOING SO.

They have to do it before I turn 19. If you are concerned much, gather these four and tell them to stop me. Or else...

Only my classmates can find me in cyberspace.

Thank you.

The 12 Gifts I Want To Receive

It's Christmas time again. I forgot if I wrote something for Christmas from the previous years. Anyway, and by the way, I will write Limits by Christmas break. I promise that.

Now onto the list.

Be forewarned: the gifts I am mentioning are just plain baffled wishes and you may not grant them. They should be taken seriously, though.

12. A day alone with Rondo
~ Yes, call that a date. Maybe you were already sick of my mentioning to Rondo on almost every other blog entry of mine. Forgive me on that. I imagine him and I on a beach. We were sitting beside each other on the sand. Our hand holding each other and I lean to his shoulders. Yuck. Cheezy. If he knows that he is Rondo, he can despise me for as long as he likes. I don't care. I just wanted to express what I feel here on my own little private space.

11. A day alone with Ursula
~ New character alert! Ursula is a classmate of mine. Well, I know her for a long time, but it's just now that I have a liking on her. I guess my dormant male side that has hibernated for so long has finally awakened again. I think she and Rondo are friends. So I'm really torn. You see, recently, when I sit beside her, I get that tingling feeling. And yes, I wanted to have a dinner with her, on a high-end restaurant on top of a building by evening.

10. More perseverance
~ I'm trying to minimize my procrastination period. Like today, I should be reviewing, but what are the odds that I'll stop by this computer? LOL! Seriously, this is self-explanatory.

9. Lasting friendships
~ I'm on the verge of losing three "friends" of mine. I really have a tendency to have this "emotional dependence". I wanted attention. I am selfish, I know that. I would like to say sorry to the three of them (although I said that already to the 2, I wold like to say it again). The thing that I hate on making friends online is that I take things VERY seriously. Just connect between the dots.

8. One-way trip to Boracay
~ With lots of money, of course. But I think not bringing money will be good as well. I wanted to devoid myself of... things I wanted me to be devoid of. I wanted to be alone. I just wanted to watch the beach from sunrise to the next sunrise, thinking about EVERYTHING that's happening to me. I wanted to think more of the present rather that the future.

7. Appreciation
~ This one is tough. I wanted to be contented on what I have, but I still can't. For instance, I wanted more friends so that I won't feel neglected. Get me?

6. More stuff to get me busy
~ Comes with number 9. You know how I badly want to talk to people. It just hurts when I think they don't even know me or care for me. I wanted to be busy so that I won't look for my friends and "depend" on them again. So far so good?

5. More patience
~ I wanted to teach. But I always nag at my siblings. Well, I don't nag when I teach other people. And, oh, I need to be good at explaining! Yeah, and patience and perseverance (in conjunction with number 10) so that I can write more stories.

4. Honest people
~ Or maybe, the ability to read thoughts and feelings. I want to know who of all the people who know me like me (my personality to be specific). I can't deter if some people really want to get to know me better or if they just befriended me so that they can have LOTS of friends. I hate this feeling. I guess people would just talk to me not because they wanted to talk to me, but just for me t shut up.

3. Good grades
~ You know already what my goal is before I graduate. I have a lot to show, especially to Janus. I don't know why but when I get rough, I get competitive. And besides, I wanted that for impressions. I'm a very bad guy, I'm sorry. I just wanted your attention.

2. Robi tied in red and black ribbons
~ In his HS uniform and no undergarments. Forgive me. That's my ultimate fantasy so far. I know this one is very impossible to grant. But if I have dreamt of this, that may be enough.

1. To graduate in UP with flying colors.
~ It depends on what color[s]. But what I mean is, I hope that I can graduate and have a job that I wanted. Then I'll take a master's and doctoral degree.

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As a replacement for Daniel Jupiter: "Epsiode" 5. LOL! Episode, men, not Epsiode!

Waking Up and Taking a Bath

The title says it all.

Half Naked Denji and Half Naked Truths

So that's Half Naked (Denji and Truths) by Distributive Property. LOL. Now on to the list:

1. So I experimented with my Bess's camera (again, Bess is my mobile phone). So here is a photo I "cropped" and "framed". Yay! And it looks like I became way ugly than before. Sad.

2. I postponed writing Abstract but that doesn't mean I'll stop it like I did before. I just need more time. You see, the first wave of exams is coming, so I have to be on "Acad mode". I think you all know that I have a standing to maintain. [For honor and glory! LOL]

3. I feel that I'm being too distant to a certain friend. We haven't talked for a long while, not like before when we talk every night (and he gets to sleep "early" when I'm still wide awake). I missed that person. I think I've set up my boundary too thick. I need to take steps, not before he feels that I'm no longer his friend. That's Y, by the way.

4. I'm afraid approaching another person I shall code as L (there's X, then Y, now there's L; so given that logic, X should know who L is). I don't know but I shook down to my core when I read other people's messages to him. I hate that nasty feeling when my stomach stirred. And it seems like whatever might happen, I will no longer had a place on L.

5. I would like to thank X for being too kind to me, although I think otherwise. So for that, I would like to say sorry. I'm sorry for that and because I do feel sometimes that those messages [and that 2-peso credit] was really meant for Y, not for me. I'm also sorry because I feel sometimes that you just talk to me whenever Y is not around. I'd like to say sorry again, and I'd like to thank you for being kind to me... for being a friend.

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As a replacement for "Daniel Jupiter: Episode 4"

Heroes 3x14

Start:

Feb 3, '09

Heroes Season 3
Volume 4: Fugitives
Episode 14: A Clear and Present Danger

After two months of winter hiatus, Heroes 3 will come back with a more straightforward storyline.

Putting Some Sense On This Post

Yeah, here I am again in front of a few people. This past few weeks, even though I told myself to stop ranting on my blog, I still can't help it. I broke a lot of promises I made. I even became too emotional. Then all of a sudden, I'll be having mood swings. I guess that's a reason why my very few "viewers" even dwindled in number. Like Plurk said, "Don't plurk too much. Don't  put every single detail of your life in your viewable time-line or your viewers will stop following your life." Well, not the exact sentences, though, but the essence is there. So here goes.

1. Being a member of a prominent clan doesn't equate to you being rich. It hit me VERY HARD. Of our core family, I am the spendthrift. I spend all of my allowance on high-end snacks when I can eat on the local canteen. I thought we were rich enough. My parents keep telling me to save. Well, I keep lying to them that I do save. But no. I can't resist myself when I have the money. So I can't save. But, well, I'm trying to save now. I wanted my money for the next enrollment to come "from me". My parents expect a lot from me. My parents keep telling me to work and pay for my brother's tuition. Even I agree on that, not because I am forced, but because I wanted to.

And related to that issue, I realized that I have acquaintances who are, in my opinion, way richer than me. Well, it not that I don't want to make friends with them because I think they belittle me. I just think that they really have the capability to spend because of their status, when I am just, you know, "trying hard".

2. I tried to stop this awkward feeling from developing. I never knew I'll be this successful this time. Well, maybe because I did consider many realizations in my life. This time, I just have to apply them. If you want to know who that person is, I'll not be giving clues. Although I told X that this person is cute. X, you know who you are, and I trust you that you won't be telling this (well, but if Y insisted that you tell that to him, wala akong magagawa. T.T basta i-inyo na lang iyon, please? i have no intentions of telling that person. baka mapahiya lang ako sa kanya. >o<).

3. You may have noticed that, recently, I'm writing things I'd gladly call "crap", since I do it craply. At first, I am writing because I want the gods and goddesses of literature (yes, Y, ikaw yun. ikaw rin yun, Omega/Aki, basta marami kayo.) to lambaste my "works of art" (very masochistic. >o<). But now, even though I have no "followers/viewers", I'm now writing for my own personal satisfaction. I told some of you that I keep writing and writing but I never, ever, finished a single story, except for one (I was a Highschool Freshman back then). So, again, I am now writing for my self-accompolishment. If one appreciated my works, then good, I'd like to give you my thanks.

Thanks for spending/wasting a few minutes reading this. I hope, this time, this isn't as annoying as before. I hope I gave you my two-cents well. Ü

Heroes: Abstract (E03)

Previous: Differentiability
Next: Limits

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Episode 3: Integrability

"All things are hard to build but easy to destroy. Fixing even takes more time. But sometimes, starting over is not the best solution. Sometimes, we have to resolve to mending. Piece by, piece, we have to reassemble."

Vic told Mark that it's already safe, but he's aware of the person outside. As they go out, he pretended he didn't notice her presence when she suddenly halted them.

"Hey you!"

Vic and Mark both turned around. They saw a girl with long, blond hair, smiling at them.

"So, are you Vincent Lee?"
"Yes?"
"... and Marcus Anderson?"
"Uh-huh. Why?"
"My name is Elle. Elle Woods. Nice to meet you."

Shaking of hands. Mark is smiling but Vic senses trouble. The woman emanates a fake smile.

"So what's the deal?" purred Mark.
"I'd like to congratulate you since you were accepted in our scholarship program."
"Scholarship?" doubted Vic.
"Yes. Your school sent a list of students for the program. You are two of the lucky ten students who were granted the scholarship."
"Under what institution?"
"Yamagato Industries. Your papers are ready."
"Why not do this talk at the administrative office?"

Silence. Cold stares were thrown at each other. Suddenly, a tall man appeared behind the woman. He keeps on staring at them. Vic suddenly held Mark's hand.

"Why aren't they sleeping yet?"
"I don't know why my abilities won't work!"

They suddenly pulled up their guns. Vic ran away, dragging Mark like earlier. The woman shot Mark at his leg with perfect accuracy. They both tripped. Mark wailed in pain. Vic carried Mark in his arms. The woman aimed her gun at Vic. She shot him but the bullet failed to land on him. Taking advantage, Vic ran in haste. The woman then got her taser and tried to shot Vic but she missed again. The man tried to riddle him with bullets but not even a single shot landed on him. The woman suddenly stopped him, claimed him that they wanted both of them alive. As the couple ran, the man handed the woman a two-tabbed folder. One is labeled "PHEROMONE EMISSION" while the other is "???"

Vic passed though everyone at school and rushed Mark to the nearest private hospital.

Minutes passed. The doctors said that Mark is now okay and can be released tomorrow morning. Vic entered the room where Mark is. He sat beside him when Mark touched his hand.

"I wanted to tell you something."
"What is it?"
"You know that I'm okay now, right?"
"Yes. I don't know what they want from us. Our lives are now in danger. Mark, we have to-"

Mark pulled Vic and kissed him on the lips. Vic suddenly pulled away, staring at him with his now large eyes.

"I wanted to tell you that I love you. I want you to know this because I'm afraid that the next time, I might get killed."

Vic looked away from Mark, staring from afar.

"Don't you love me?"
"Of course I do, you know that."
"But only as a friend."

Silence.

"I don't know what to answer."
"You don't want to love me because you think it's forbidden?"
"NO! It's just-"

Vic stopped and looked at the door. Mark showed a worried face. Vic can hear the footsteps. Suddenly, his vision passed through the walls, and he can the see the two people walking in the corridor, asking the nurses that they passed by. He was so scared when the two forcefully made their way while a nurse was stopping them. He was really scared when those two reached the door. He saw the door opened. But what he saw on the door is a dark, dirty shack with a rotten chair and table. The door closed again, then the same nurse entered the room and was shocked by what she saw.

"Did two impatient-looking people entered here?"
"Uh... I was about to ask the same thing."
"Come again, sir?"
"Oh, never mind."

At the opposite side of the world. those two went out of a shack. They realized that they were in the middle of a farm. The woman screamed, frantically throwing tantrums.

The nurse got out of the room, leaving Vic and Mark in their privacy.

"I want you beside me until I die."

Mark hugged Vic and they shared a warm, passionate kiss. After a minute, Vic pulled away.

"You need to rest. I think you're just scared. You better sleep, I'll just be there on the desk."

Mark looked at Vic, teary-eyed; while Vic looked at the window, thinking of all the things that are happening to them.

The next day, after Mark was released, Vic and he talked in a coffee shop. Everyone is still looking at Mark.

"I wanted to tell you something."
"About yesterday? Forget it. I accept that you don't feel the same way."
"No, not about it."

Vic flashed two airplane tickets.

"We are going to Japan. I guess we can find answers there."
"So you love me!?"
"... It's about those two guys pursuing us yesterday. I thought that this might be some scam or something, but Yamagato Industries are unheard of here in the Philippines."
"So?" Mark grumpily answered.
"My parents work there. I asked them to excuse us from school. Everything has been negotiated."
"But how? Now that everyone there is head over heels obsessed with me."
"I don't know their strings but what's more important is that we can go to Japan now."
"How about my parents?"
"That has been taken care of as well."

Vic almost held Mark's hand. When Mark saw this, Vic pulled his hand back and just smiled.

Narita International Airport. Tokyo, Japan.

Vic and Mark were welcomed by a group of men in tuxedo. They fetched them to a condominium unit. Inside the unit, they were met by Vic's parents.

"Ohayo gozaimasu, Vic-kun."
"Ohayo gozaimas, Otosan. Genki desu ka?"
"Genki desu. Come, sit, both of you. I never knew it will come to this."
"Huh? What do you know?"
"What were those two wearing?"
"Huh? Uh... Black, like them."
"Any distinguishing objects?"
"Well, I observed a double-helix pin."
"Pinehearst," whispered Mr. Lee.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing. I guess Nakamura Kimiko-san can explain things to you."
"Why her? She's... scary."
"You'll know why. A car will fetch you later. We'll call you when they get here."
"Domo arigato."
"And you," Mr. Lee asked Mark, "What's your name?"
"Marcus Anderson. Please call me Marcus. Or Mark, if you please."
"Okay, Mark. Enjoy your stay here."
"Thank you, sir. "

When they were alone, Vic noticed an unusual coldness from Mark. He tried to tap his shoulder but Mark suddenly moved. There was a spirit of loneliness flowing into Vic.

"We can get answers tomorrow."
"Sure. Where shall I sleep now? Here on the sofa?"
"You can sleep beside me as always."

Silence.

"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. Just wake me up when they're here."

Mark lied on the bed. Vic just looked at him first, then he gave himself a bottle of beer from the refrigerator, crying. Shortly, the phone rang. Mark knew he had to get out of the bed.

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A/N:
4. Now that it was revealed that they had abilities, can you guess who has what ability?
5. It wasn't my original intention to have this "homosexual pairing". So if I haven't forewarned you earlier [in case you have different views in life], forgive me. ToT
6. Surprisingly, this mini-series can take up to 7 episodes! Yikes!
7. I'm not really a writer. So grammatical errors abound. 8D

Previous: Differentiability
Next: Limits

Heroes: Abstract (E02)

Previous: Continuity
Next: Integrability

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Episode 2: Differentiability

"Oftentimes, we can't solve problems in one sitting. Little steps have to be taken in order to conquer one big conflict. Every inch, every fiber, every speck, we have to persevere."

Mark sat on the sofa of Vic's house. He looks very tired from the scenario earlier.

"Since when did you have a lot of fan-girls?"
"I don't know."
"Are you doing some school activity? Or something that can make you famous?"
"No!"
"Why do even straight guys like you?"
"Why won't you like me, for a change?"
"What? Wait... Don't change the topic!"
"I don't know why almost every people eye me! Take a liking on me!"
"Because... you're naturally cute?"
"You think so?"
"Well, to begin with, I envy you because you got the looks."
"But you like me?"
"No! Are you sick?"
"Even as a friend?"
"Of course I like you AS A FRIEND! Why would you not like a friend?"

Silence. Vic suddenly decided to make juice and prepare snacks for them while Mark is taking out his notebooks.

When Vic looked at the freezer, he noticed that the water in the ice tray are not ice cubes yet. So he closed the freezer door and searched for cold water. The said door opened. Vic was about to close the door when he noticed, to his shock, ice cubes were now formed.

He now had their snacks and he placed them on the sala table for them to begin their review session together.

"Hey, can you explain this to me?" asked Mark. Vic quickly got his notes and scanned through it. It was a problem about functions. Vic knows he can answer this but he almost lacked the knowledge to explain. So he told Mark what he knew at the best that he could when suddenly, Vic saw darkness and green numbers, grids, and graphs. He can view the graph of the concerned function and got the answer, when Mark put him out his trance. Mark asked him if he was okay, and Vic just said yes and told him that might just be having headaches.

"I think I should sleep over. You're tired now, we can continue later."
"You can always come here tomorrow."
"But tomorrow is Saturday. It's okay to stay up late. Besides, you're parents are not always here, and they know me. I can take care of you."
"Thanks for the concern. But I'm okay, really."

So they decided to pause their review session for the meantime and they chatted as they always did.

Black. Everything was all black. Then strings of green numbers appear, their values changes every second. Then a grid appears, and graphs were drawn. On the side, there was a matrix that keeps changing its entries every second or so. Everything is black and green.

Vic suddenly opened his eyes. It was Saturday morning. He thought of his very weird dream. He freed himself from the sleeping Mark's hug, then he woke him up. They decided to take a bath first, then eat breakfast, then resume with their review session.

Mark was sitting on the dining table. Vic is getting some silverware when he bumped into the knife set which, in turn, fell to his feet. He screamed loudly. Mark rushed to the kitchen to see what happened. He saw a petrified Vic and the fallen knife set. He, too, was shocked to see that all the knife pierced the floor and none went through Vic's feet.

They were now eating at the dining room.
"I can't believe I was lucky enough to survive that."
"Yeah. But still, are you okay?"
"Yes. No bleeding."
"I really can't believe it. Yesterday, the whole school is in love with me. Today, Lady Luck is with you."
"I think mine's nothing but a coincidence. But yours is troublesome."
"Yeah..."
"I think we need an escape plan just in case it gets worse..."
"Like what? Cloak me? Put me in your baggage?"
"No. Just click and drag."
"Click and drag?"

Monday. School day. Vic and Mark entered the school like they normally do. To their relief, the "worse" is still not happening. They went to the locker room only to realize that Mark's letters doubled than last time. Vic decided to read a few. Love letters, invitations to dates, and even indecent proposals, from girls and boys, even to the teachers and the guard that always welcomes them.

From that day, everything became different. Depending on the teacher, they either exempt Mark from the oral recitation or call him to recite all the time. Every time they walk, all eyes are glued to Mark. Every break time, Mark receives chocolates. There even came a time that some of Vic's friends approached him to ask details about Mark.

Then, the worse did came. Just as they enter the school the school gates, Vic heard the large crowd from far away. He held Mark's hand and everything he saw turned into black boxes and green mesh lines. It sort of directed him where to go. They ran across the crowd and many buildings. Until they came upon the storage room of an old and unused building. They hid there for as long as Vic heard the crowd. When it passed the old building, Mark suddenly kissed Vic.

"Why the heck did you do that?"
"Uh... Friendly gesture?"
"So, thank you. But please try a different gesture next time."
"Hihi... Why won't we go here often? And how did you know this place?"
"Actually, I don't even know this place existed..."

Mark hugged Vic, but Vic is troubled. He can sense that someone not related to the school is watching them...

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