lovely things, both beautiful and sad...
(NOTE: I will be posting this link in all my entries until I recieve a response from Brian. Where are you, my blogging friend?)

I love books. I love how they take my mind to faraway places (as long as those places are ones that I don't mind going to- and as long as while I'm away there, I am not hurt severely) and teach me things that I usually would not have learned of.

...I just finished reading all of The Lord of the Rings for the third time [I think...I'm not too sure about that since every time I read it, it's like the first time...] and now that I've grown, I really can appreciate it much more.

-sigh- Tolkien, he wrote some really great stuff. I have him to thank for this...

It's nice to know that he was a friend of C. S. Lewis, for their work is quite similar and they both had many things in common.

The Chronicles of Narnia are akin to what was written in the last tales of Middle Earth, I love both books dearly.

Still, LotR makes me meloncholy in a way that I have never been after reading any other text. It's amazing...

This is bad.
(Usually, I would definately not have an entry of this sort- since this is hard for others to understand...and something one may consider "unimportant" -sigh- but what else can one do when they have lost a fellow blogging friend?)

I can no longer find Brian/Slim of the blogs Some Thoughts or bloghogger fame.

The link that I have to the right for his Angelfire-based blog leads me to nothingness- and usually, I travel through there to get to his other blog. Since I can't go to a place that does not exist [for it appears that he has deleted his blog- and I'm not sure why] I can't find him. I've tried search engines and looked to see if other blogs posted links to his- nothing, I got nothing.

And so, my friend
if you read this please respond
you know what to do: leave me a comment [in this entry]

I meant to find you so that I could give you this URL to haloscan.com so that you could have a better feedback system.

When you get back to me on this, I will update the obsolete link that I have in my right sidebar.

I pray nothing bad has happened to you.

-Daiko

There is a Saint Nicholas
and Santa Claus too?
Now where did this all come from, I wonder?

Well, St. Nicholas was a young man (yes, human not elvish as some have said) who was born during the third century A.D. and a Bishop who was exiled and imprisoned during the rule of the Roman Emperor Diocletian. He died December 6, 343 and was buried at his cathedral church. Strangely, within his grave formed a relic: manna* which is a liquid reported to have great healing properties.

Of course, St. Nicholas has several stories and legends concerning him.

Unfortunately, in America (as well as other places) he is no longer remembered in the fashion I have stated above. Somehow, he is supposedly "Santa Claus"**

-and if you're not exactly sure if he ever existed...

Anyhow, I'm sorry I'm late with this [I really wanted to post this earlier, but had trouble doing so] and I want to wish you all a happy St. Nicholas' Day- even though, this is rather belated.

Happy December the sixth!!

information source: http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=23
[I wanted to do more on this subject, since I feel so strongly and to go to many sites for information but this is all due to my time constraints]

you can just type: www.stnicholascenter.org
as this will still take you there~
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concerning the asteriked parts:
*now isn't that interesting? (I don't like saying this, but that reminds me of various video games...^^;; forgive me St. Nicholas!!)

**which is quite bothersome to me,
the person who was a devout Christian while on Earth and is now a holy saint in Heaven; that he has been turned into a stuffed figure-head of materialism...I find that so sad.

oooh~ (...is this true? I wonder....)
Okay, I was out wandering the internet and looking at blogs of friends when I stumbled upon this [within the confines of bringerofdoom's live journal]


You represent... kindness.
You're a very gentle, kind, and caring individual.
You truly care about people and are generally
well-liked. Though sometimes you may be
perceived as weak, you truly have a strong
heart and a good desire to help others.


What feeling do you represent?
brought to you by Quizilla

[went in and fixed a few spelling errors I found in this though...still, not too bad]

teach these souls how to blog: the finer point of commenting
I've noticed that many people who I have sent here
[as well as various others such as: visitors who arrive here out of curiosity]
aren't too familiar with the whole blog concept.
Chiefly with the fact that one can leave comments at the bottom of entries.

By commenting, one can respond to what was said by the one who posts in the blog; also, one can leave a message [yes, it can be off topic...somewhat] for the author to read.

In this particular blog, you can access this interactive feature by clicking the orange link that has the word "comment". If no one has left a comment, the link will read no comments if someone has left a message in that section the link will have a number and then the word comment or comments.

For the latter situation, it would look something like this: 7 comments.

I hope that this helps!!
(-if it did, you should know where to go and what to do- yes, leave me a comment! ^_^)

Well, well, well...
today I was given a lovely surprise as I checked my comment tagboard
[which lies within the profile of this blog ^_~]
and what do you know...I found a comment from Gene of ApEX fame.

to which I reacted like this:
oooOOOOOooooh~~!!
as you can see, this made me happy.

...of course, I'm probably speaking to a large number of people who have no idea of who or what this ApEX thing is that I speak of; and to remedy that, here is their FAQ's section of their website

That should clear things up nicely.

-Anyways, it's time for class so this Daiko is off!
I will be back afterwards; since I didn't post yesterday, I feel almost as if this is necessary and I've gotten over my temporary speechless-ness. ^_^

If I could speak...
maybe I would be able to put my painful thoughts into words
that is, if I could...

(pray for me)

these are my sorrows
(and just a few of the reasons why I would much rather be in Heaven)

NOTE: Sorry guys if this seems somewhat "RAWR-ish" or like I'm ranting...I'm kind of tired, I'm sad to say.

my sorrows:
that my brother is letting himself fail English and other classes in his last year of high school due to the fact that he isn't even attempting to finish his work or start his assignments without my help

(because of this, I am quite concerned that he won't be able to finish 12th grade and graduate with his classmates this year)

that my computer refuses to give me online access at certain times of the day when I am at home

(there's a long and irritating story behind this dilemna)

that I can't finish all the good tasks that I schedual for myself

that I find myself lonely and irritated and misunderstood

that I wander away from God and from happiness

that I can't be the person who I want to be

that I don't give enough love to others- even though I want to

that I forget the beauty of all created things...

yes, these are my sorrows
I remember them today
since this is what I have experienced so far

and of all of them
currently the first troubles me the most

I pray that my brother will change.

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EDIT: Sorry to start off the week with such a sad blog entry; possibly, I'll be posting the other happier stuff [as well as some news] later on today- that is, after I do some important stuff! like...study, and clean house. ^_^;;

can't seem to say anything...
It's not exactly that I am at a loss for words
nor is this about me "not being in the mood to blog" (since that is not the case here)
I just can't seem to say anything~

Which is quite odd really
I am Daiko
an MT forumite
who likes to make the forums happier
and help people out by giving advice and praying for them- but, I haven't been doing that as of late.

The same can be said
(for it is true)
of my posting here and with my website
(since I am not as active as I used to be)
...now that I think about it, this isn't so bad.

I have been sick so my abilities and motivations have been reduced somewhat; and I must remember that I am only human. (Yes, Daiko tends to forget that she as a human being has limits- yes, that's sad.)

...still, I don't like this not being able to say anything- I just want to say things that will help others to understand things better, and to let people know how I'm doing and who Christ is
-sigh-

ah~ well, I am human.

pray for me.
[possibly, I'll be able to put up more in the blog today- the website? well, I still have to learn how to do tables...

I need a nap.]

I've made an update even though final exams are coming up!
and here I am in my blog.
(what am I, crazy?!!)

Anyhow, I will make this short
(yes, and finish my work then study...)

Finally, I finished changing the links around in the blog- yes, it took me a long while. The old links have been re-arranged and some of them will not be making a reappearance here for the sake of clarity. (Too many links- that just got confusing for me, and the more links I have the harder it is to move them around) I am going to put them in the blog links section of "Daiko land" (which is the odd title I've given to my personal page) in the future- I'm not exactly sure when.

-sigh-
Yes, I have been sick for almost a week now.
It's odd, I've been feeling ill since the start of this month- it must be all the bad habits of mine getting to me, plus that mental strain that I talked about in entries before.
The good news is, I feel better today and if things continue to improve with the passage of time- I will be back to my normal status by Saturday.
(yay! Then I can go and do...stuff. yay?)

Other Daiko news beside that...
the Fall semester of my college will terminate before December 17
-that means, I need to start preparing for the end of this year (school wise) and study, study, study as well as get in all my assignments (which consists of only one paper w00t!~~)
...I need prayer.

Actually, let me make that crystal clear:

I need prayer that I will survive and pass everything decently

-not that I'm doing horrible in everything
just that making perfect grades isn't my forte
I'm admitting that I need help here.
(-especially with regards to not going online and doing personal stuff when I need to be using the computer to finish important school things)

arrgh. I hate my human follies.

pray for me...