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Well it seems you just tossed my advice along with all good intentions to the wind which means you have loads of time to burn or my idiocy has already infected your brain. I did said before that I'll refrain from talking nonsense and using the about me page as a diary but I guess that's not changing anytime soon.

My real name is Catherine, like that extremely "gorgeous" cat lady from Gintama or that game which will be having a revamp on the PS4. Usually my friends just call me Cathy or even shorter, Kat. Though I am living in the city now with my cousins, I grew up way, way out in the boondocks with my parents. It's not a very busy place but it feels extremely serene and homely. Kind of like the rampart castle in Heroes or the hobbit dwellings in the LOTR movies, it really does have that vibe. Toss in a handful of annoying, pesky kids, phones that acquire signals only on blue moons and tons of old folks and there you have my hometown. It's nothing special or exciting but I love being there. Always. I grew up as an only child to an extended family, but I was pretty rambunctious back then to the point that you couldn't differentiate me among my male friends. "Tomboyish" is quite tame a title for my youth. We always play, run and horse around all day, going from one neighborhood or fields to the next. Or climbing any high tree, wall or roof we spot that deems necessary for a challenge. My parents always cry at the sight of me whenever I go home covered in mud, dirt, twigs, bruises or wounds. But eventually they got used to it, and me as well as my First Aid Technique rapidly rose on levels to the point that I was also the one mending my friends' wounds. I'm the very definition of "uncute" back then but somehow I find that little brat really charming. So where is that little Naru now? Apparently she wandered deeper into the abyss and fell into the deepest depths and never managed to get out. After being successfully extracted from an excavation trip many years later she has now devolved into a reclusive purple bean. Hmm, I do really wonder how I got so corrupted like this? If I had to point out my biggest regret, it would be "that". What is "that"? It's one of my biggest secrets on how such a disgusting, incurable sickness has just suddenly, magically, superficially taken it's toll on my body one fateful summer eve. It's one of my darkest moments and I really grieved over that period up to now because it is something I actually just made up on the spot and you should just forget all about it. My sincerest apologies. Honestly though, I kinda wished I have my vigor from back then as I'm usually too lazy or tired to move around the house, save for my morning runs or when there's something new I'm excited about for days and that finally becomes available prompting me to step up and use my bicycle.

As of the moment, I now have long hair again. Well.. medium length I guess. It hasn't been that long yet since I've cut it short and it seems to be growing quite slow. Maybe my hair is cursing me for how rash my sudden decision was to have my hair cut that short in the middle of school sem. No regrets though as I saved some money cutting off on more shampoo and toning down the AC. Also, the breeze when I pedal down the road when it's short is the greatest! I'm not too happy about it but my height also joined the bandwagon. Yes, I'm short as well and no, you don't have to rub it on my face okay? Do remember that and we'll go along just fine! I am an introvert and it usually takes up a long time for me to warm up to someone but when I do I become really unreserved. It just means that I really give my friends my whole trust when I do recognize them but at the same time I get hurt or offended rather easily as well, I'm just good at hiding it. Yup, it's a pain I know that's why I'm drastically trying to pump points on VIT and SPRT as I gain levels. I should really improve on that. My health is also rather poor. It's not that I'm sickly most of the time, infact I have a rather active lifestyle and I look healthy as well. It's just that I have an allergy that triggers randomly starting from the common cold, which I hate so much, which in turn gradually ends up almost always to Asthma. I've tried all remedies, medicines, incantations, exotic herbal miscellanies and all sorts of rehabilitation but it still persists from time to time. Whatever sorcery or curse this is I sure would like to get removed someday. But all-in-all, I have gotten pretty used to it, and have gotten quite adept at exploiting it sometimes. Usually when I wanted to skip the boring morning flag ceremonies at school or politely refusing various invitations of all sorts. Either way, it's indispensable! Somewhat.

I'll just list three important things exempting God, loved ones, friends, and other various important daily necessities.Which would most likely be, books, music and food.

Honestly, it's been a while since I have read a new book physically nowadays. With the laptop I've received from my parents I was introduced to the world of virtual enjoyment. Taking on baby steps I delved into the world of E-Books, manga and light novels, along with tons of different anime, tv series, and movies which my friends generously provided me in the form of USB's. It took a long time before I learned how to utilize the internet so my path to corruption was slowed down a bit. Needless to say, I became fully corrupted in the end so I guess my best friend's warnings and desperate attempts to lead me away from evil were all for naught! Anyway, back then I really got attached to books, since we had a lot of them in the house. They're literally everywhere. They fill our many bookcases, the attic, the tables, the spaces under the tables, the foot of the tables (most likely for support), on the couch, inside the throw-pillows, on the roof, inside my pockets, and everywhere you can definitely think of. I didn't know to whom most of them belong, but I believe everyone in my family has at least ten or so including my relatives and various people who come and go in the house. At first it was just for passing the time, well mainly because when it's raining outside and you have a cold, or your mother is eyeing on you like her eyeball's gonna pop out any second, hinting I shouldn't go play outside the rain, there's not much to do. I wasn't easily amused by dolls and toys so whenever I get fed up playing with our dog, or vice-versa (the dog almost always gets fed up with me first), I go roam around the house looking for things to do. And that's where I got to reading books. Since it's the first thing you'll see when you roam around the house. My first few reads were short, like before I got to 20 pages or so, the rain already stopped and my friends were already calling me out to play or someone in the house end up calling me for some household chores or some other form of interruption. That's when I discovered reading up in the attic was so much fun. In the beginning I used it mostly to play hide-from-chores with my family members but eventually I've grown attached to it and my books which eventually lead to nerdom. I still read books from time to time, especially when my friends give and lend me some. They are still entertaining and a good way to pass the time. But usually I spent most of my time now reading light novels on my laptop and playing visual novels. It used to be quite difficult getting a hand on those English-translated ones but lately they are extremely popular now, and have loads of them on my queue I haven't started yet. Yes, it's a good era to be alive~

I have read lots of visual novels so if you want suggestions, want to talk about them, or shame some stories, don't be a stranger! I'd love to talk about these with you! If you're still analog like me, though I've been learning a lot recently, I'll also be delighted to hear about books and other stories with you. Suggestions on new books and novels to read will be much appreciated!

By the way, the most memorable book for me was one of those Magic Eye series. It's one of those "I don't get it" books which made lots of great memories with my friends who taught me how to. I believe all of us ended up using glasses though :))

One aspect that hasn't changed much after all these years has got to be my love for music. I'm not that good with any of the instruments and my voice isn't all that special but it's one thing I couldn't live without. Back on my younger nerdy days, rain would be my usual BGM whenever I was up in the attic reading my books. There's also the occasional neighborhood rap battles (most likely married couples who have some third party problems duking out with the insults), children playing outside, and animals who are in a howling moon mood. After I forcefully requested my dad's walkman to be a part of my inventory, it almost became a part of my body. Yes, a walkman. Not the one with cd's but a cassette and radio built-in which runs on batteries. Since my parents have a lot of old records back then, I developed a taste in music ranging from the 70's onwards. Yes, they are old but they are really special. Music back then was amazingly good! Anyway, most of the stuff they have are from foreign bands. It was my best friend who introduced me to some of the best local bands we have and probably to more recent songs fitting of my age! It was love at first sound for Eraserheads. Around high-school was the time I got hooked on anime, and that's when I developed a taste for J-pop, J-rock, J-whatsoever and other anime-ish songs. Though I have a wide range of taste for music and I do listen as much as possible for each one before I shot it down, I have a strong preference for rock, classical, and Game BGMs. One reason I got hooked to visual novels was because of the BGMs. For me it's a must-have for a VN to have one or two great music since it really gets my mood going while plowing through the plot. There were also times when I recognized the music they used on the novel. Be it from some other song, movie, or on another game. Like the one from LiarSoft's Forest, it has a BGM that is quite similar to warlord's Battlecry. I recognized it immediately because I really liked that song and has played it for like a thousand times already. Too bad there's not much to lyrics aside from "Oooohs" and "Aaaaaahs", so it's hard to sing along. Yes, I do know how to play some instruments but I'm not really that good with it. I guess the acoustic guitar would be my best. It did made my fingertips look ugly, (well it was horrid to begin with) but it was worth it as it doesn't hurt now while playing it for a long time. I still haven't got the knack on playing while singing as I still garnered lots of laughs from friends whenever I get forced to perform during trips, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. And yes to top it off with my love for music, I'm also addicted to rhythm games! I don't know, it seems I feel uneasy when I'm not thumping my fingers on the table or my friends cheek and head. Though lately I'm only playing Deemo nowadays since my phone broke and I can't play Love Live anymore :(

Food. Well who doesn't like it??? Though I said minus the basic necessities, it's that I also like making them. So cooking and eating, goes hand-in-hand so yeah. If you can cook you can eat more! It's good though that I'm not gaining that much calories these days as my morning daily runs are making progress. But I instantly became chubby if I stopped for more than a week. So its kinda a needed maintenance. A safety barrier, in order to support my "passion" for cooking...and eating! Before I became somewhat of a decent cook, I lost count of how many failed dishes I have made in my life. It's like Souichiro or Soma's trick dishes manifested in real-life. Well, somebody has to eat them so I always end up taking someone with me to hell whenever I concoct something like those. I don't have that much of a specialty as I just cook whatever is available in the fridge. Though lot of my friends seem to think my specialty is with food that goes great with beer! Well it's because that's what they demanded from me! Like sisig, crispy pata, and other spicy or grilled food. Hmm, I guess I'll prepare some veggies and fruits the next time they come here. Let's see if they still drink beer while munching on some greens.

There's really not much to say about me. (It's this long and it's still not much????) I do not think of myself as a great person. Mind you, I'm not pessimistic or something since I do know some of my strengths, but I do have lots of weaknesses as well. A major one would be that I am no good dealing with people. Especially meeting up with new ones. They always seem to get the impression that I'm a snob or an unfriendly girl. Weeeeell.. there might be some truth to that but it's actually because I have a hard time conversing with people I do not have a feel for yet. Especially on real life. Like when my friends introduce me to someone new, I became timid instantaneously, much to the amusement of my friends. As my sudden shift in attitude seems to betray how noisy and rowdy I am with their company. I guess I'm like a Shiba dog, in that it takes quite some time for me to warm-up to someone, but when I do, I treasure them for life. I am also quite ignorant and frank sometimes so please do tell and rein me in when I'm going overboard or stepping boundaries. A red card or a slap on the cheeks will bring me back to reality. Oh and I also have frequent mood swings and tend to go "Princess Kaguya" mode a lot, so my apologies if you happen to catch me during these unsightly moments. Let's see... I was trying to think up of some of my positive attributes but I'm feeling kind of lazy right now so I'll get back on it some other time. There are lots mind you! It's just I'm really tired right now so please excuse me for a bit.

And there, I wanted to talk more but I guess I should cut it for now as I doubt there's any of you still listening to my useless rants. Though if you did managed to come all the way here, I commend you with all of my heart! You're such a masochist for being able to put up with my nonsense! So bye for now, and hope something amazing will happen to you for the remainder of the day~