lost

a classic puj

2007-09-01T18:35:00.001+08:00

this is just one of the things wrong with the public transportation in lapu-lapu city. and i guess the rest of the country as well. .

note that this puj has no backlights.
shouldnt the LTO be more careful especially with the registration of public utility vehicles? for God's sake, they carry the general public so safety should be of primary concern.

dying for the flag

2007-08-25T23:19:00.000+08:00

i rarely watch the (philippine local) news because i usually feel depressed with how things are going. all that political bickering and positioning and crimes that always manage to snag most of the airtime. however, as i was tv surfing, i happened to saw a brief news about the only sulu-born marine who got killed in the recent encounter with the abu sayyaf group. it was so heart-wrenching to watch a mother receive a flag in exchange for the life of his son. to hear her say that she has no choice but to accept that her son is gone. and that at least he was able to contribute his life for something good. i hope the symbolism of the flag is not lost to us.

no guts, no glory

2007-08-18T22:47:00.000+08:00

our country had to fight for our independence so fiercely, and look what we do with our hard-fought liberty ...

flight delays

2007-07-15T00:01:00.000+08:00

friday the 13th was a day i looked forward to.
i was finally going home! been in manila for a week but it felt like a month.
my officemates were a dear but i just missed my bed, and my lalabs and my dogs, and my family :) added to that, i had a date with the friendships! what remains of us (in cebu) that is.

anyway, i was early! leaving the office a little after 5 left me with just enough time for the required 1-hour check-in. so i waited. and waited. it was of no help that my entertaining ds-lite was out of batt :( i couldn't play with my mobile either for fear it will also go dead on me. i had to make do with the tv which was airing kapamilya shows.

finally, after 30 minutes past the expected boarding time, a voice-over announcing the flight delay was heard. hey, took them 30 minutes to realize that there were people waiting for the flight to take off at 19:40! the next etd was supposed to be 20:40.

it was another round of waiting, twiddling fingers, waiting, twiddling fingers, waiting. these were of course interjected with watching tv from time to time which was becoming boring already.
a little before 20:40, finally, we were asked to board! it was another 15-20 minutes before the plane was able to take off though.

Gawd! i would really hope that other than apologizing in the plane for the delays, at least they would inform the people while in the waiting lounge of how things really are. at least i can set an alarm get a good sleep instead of intermittent nods and wake ups for fear of dozing off and being left behind by the plane.

2007-07-03T11:44:00.000+08:00

what is she waiting for?
a prince to sweep her off her feet?
a magic glue for all that shattered pieces?
a time machine to bring back all that has passed?

what are you waiting for?
that fate will hand you that silver platter?
that God will erase all your hurts and fears?
that others would be forgiving and forgetful?

what am i waiting for?
to realize i was waiting for naught?
to see clearly the path i should take?
to have that courage to do as i see fit?

patience may be a virtue
but waiting surely kills
steadily, slowly

where's my mickey?

2007-06-24T21:18:00.001+08:00

and here he is ... :)
mickey is actually a housemate of pbb2...jologs ever jud ko :D

what i like about him is that he scores high on physical
quotient (translation: blessed with good looks and height/built),
intelligence and emotional quotient.

this much i gathered through LS (live streaming) which shows
how the housemates really behave. unfortunately, what is being
shown on free tv is what the tv station wants to project - even if it
means blatantly twisting facts here and there.

sad to say, the other filipino housemates fail in comparison to this
global housemate raised in switzerland. he has shown self-discipline,
respect, value for hardworking, optimism, logical thinking...
the list can go on and on.

How can a half-Filipino raised outside the Philippines be
the embodiment of all that is good in a Filipino?

on the lighter side of things, he can dance really sexy, has that
stare that makes you feel goosebumps (even if it is not directed
at you) and lashes to die for!

i really hope he wins just to show that Filipinos do know who should win.
but even if he doesn't, he is already a winner in the eyes of whose who
have known him all these 4 months of pbb2 as well as those who have
known him all his life.

Go Mickey! :)

All Good Things

2007-06-23T09:10:00.000+08:00

...lyrics by Nelly Furtado.

Honestly what will become of me
don't like reality
It's way too clear to me
But really life is daily
We are what we don't see
Missed everything daydreaming

[Chorus]
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?

Traveling I only stop at exits
Wondering if I'll stay
Young and restless
Living this way I stress less
I want to pull away when the dream dies
The pain sets in and I don't cry
I only feel gravity and I wonder why

Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?

Well the dogs were whistling a new tune
Barking at the new moon
Hoping it would come soon so that they could
Dogs were whistling a new tune
Barking at the new moon
Hoping it would come soon so that they could
Die die die die die

Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
Flames to dust
Lovers to friends
Why do all good things come to an end
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to end?
come to an end come to an
Why do all good things come to an end?

Well the dogs were barking at a new moon
Whistling a new tune
Hoping it would come soon
And the sun was wondering if it should stay away for a day til the feeling went away
And the sky was falling on the clouds were dropping and
the rain forgot how to bring salvation
the dogs were barking at the new moon
Whistling a new tune
Hoping it would come soon so that they could die

0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

first heard this on a local youth-oriented show.
it is a sad song and it haunts me.

jollibee

2007-06-17T19:26:00.000+08:00

i recently attended a birthday party for a lovely little girl. it was supposed to be a happy party. it was in fact a happy party. however, it did make me think about a lot of things. insecurities, one may call it.

for one, it made me realize that this is all i will probably ever have - attending kiddie parties. not being able to host one for my very own (which i doubt i will ever have). being a middle ager, it would be a high-risk for both parent and child - physically, financially and what have yous. it also made me realize that trying to be too practical will do you no good. i see families with the parents earning only half what i do but i see them happy. i guess the happiness of taking care of someone of your own blood erases all the fatigue, gives one strength and courage to do even better. it is also during kiddie parties that you realize that friends are so busy feeding their babies that your attempts at making conversations are punctuated with phrases meant to encourage their babies to eat.

i know not all people are meant to be parents and have families.
i just wished i realized i was probably one them soon enough.

all these musings were cut short when jollibee did finally come in.
something about a yellow and red-orange bee prancing along to the latest dance hit somehow made me smile. laugh even.

hey, jollibee, can i adopt you instead? :)

dream venti

2007-05-08T05:06:00.000+08:00

dropped by starbucks today to get my "at least once a month" starbucks coffee.
the barista was sure friendly and would want you to come back for coffee with a
little chit-chat to go. he was not bad-looking either so one more plus for the shop.

the barista ended up giving me an application form with dream venti splashed on it.
a dear friend and i have always thought of doing part-time work as a barista.
actually, we were willing not to get paid for as long as we would know how to make
a real good cup of coffee and frap.

anyway, whether dream venti remains just that, a dream remains to be seen.
for now, maybe i have to reconsider that "at least once a month" starbucks coffee....

p.s.
Venti. From the Italian word "venti" meaning "twenty."
A Starbuck's twenty ounce coffee drink is known as a venti.

bells

2007-04-26T21:46:00.000+08:00

wedding bells that is ...
they seem to be (furiously) ringing...
but not for me...zannen desu ne.

i am happy for those who have found love
and who are making their commitment official
in the eyes of both men and God.

i am happy for those who have cast their fate
to the winds, believing that long engagements
is not the sure fire way to make marriages last.

what does not sit well with me
is having to answer that nagging question again.

as a speaker once directed to me...
"your 3* y.o and you don't have a problem with that?"

ouch!

first days

2007-04-16T21:31:00.000+08:00

why is it that my 1st days with a new company
seem to be punctuated with lots of chitchat?
why is it that my 1st days with a new company
seem to be very slow moving?

but i am not complaining :)
as always, it was a decision done with a lot of thought.

besides, pretty soon, days will be hectic.
if history is to repeat itself :)

like a tiger, i should patiently wait
for fulfillment of this innate desire to do well.

saying goodbyes

2007-04-14T10:03:00.000+08:00

an old and true friend jabbered me to ask if i cried during my farewell speech.

she knows me well enough thus the question.

i cry buckets easily so it was really a pretty good effort on my part not to be bawling when i said my (impromptu) farewell speech yesterday.

there is a tinge of sadness of leaving a company i have been passionate about for more than a decade. it was heartbreaking to say thank you and goodbye to truly exceptional people who had to trusted me to steer our projects to success. it was heartbreaking to look at the faces of true friends who have made seemingly impossible work conditions bearable. i felt a sense of loss to realize that there are interesting people i would probably not be able to work with anymore.

but i did manage to keep my tears at bay. wanting to leave with a smile :)

however, i only said goodbye as a "warrior of the light" of nsp. i only said goodbye as a pm, pl, bridge se, design engr, nihongo training coordinator and a host of other tasks i assumed before.

maybe that is what made it easier for me.

graduation day presents :)

2007-04-14T09:38:00.000+08:00

from the friendships!

from my project group :)

with the book and specially made scrapbook for me :)

God is good :)

finally! bora ...

2007-03-31T00:03:00.000+08:00

bora's sunset with great company

lovely couple, yes? :D

me and bora's really powdery sand...

alin, alin, alin ang naiba? :)

shutting up

2007-03-17T22:06:00.000+08:00

if you don't have a viewpoint, shut up!
this was a line that was firmly etched in my mind when i attended a problem solving and decision making seminar sponsored by my company.

and apparently, we really do not have a viewpoint when it comes to discussing employee woes.
at least that is what the message that was stressed by one of our top management.
even if we are supposedly "middle managers".
even if we simply had the best interest of the company at heart.

and apparently, tears, whether genuine or not are still effective.
even in the corporate world :)

so, i will now shut up.
better yet, i will just fade away :)
probably best is to just pray ;)

98%

2007-03-12T22:33:00.000+08:00

that is my current status now.
in terms of making that big leap :)

hurray for me!
i just pray that something good comes out of my decision...
not necessarily for me but for those who will still be there

the remaining 2% by the way is just the formalities :)

tulips!!!

2007-02-27T21:53:00.000+08:00

yehey! got a bouquet of tulips for valentine's! just learned that tulips mean perfect love...

how sweet!

when i was just coming in the office, i actually noticed that flowers were being delivered at about the same time. i thot how lucky in luv the recipient is ...

when i entered the office, our guard gave the bouquet to me!

it was indeed a pleasant surprise from my lalabs :) mwah!

monday sucks

2007-02-19T11:29:00.000+08:00

this is a line in the shirt i am wearing now.

and never was it truer than today.

the multicab following me bumped me and the multicab
following it bumped it again in consequence bumping me again
:(

in short, i have become a traffic accident statistic.
i have become party A in a party of 3 vehicles
caught in a mishap.

for the past 2 yrs that i have been driving,
i never thought it would ever happen to me.

yes, i do sometimes press a little too hardly on the
pedal but i have always been careful.

yes, i am sometimes guilty of wishing ill a non-thinking
driver that will endanger me with his driving.

hay, life sometimes really sucks.
we sometimes pay the price for the misdoing of others.

as it is, my body is slowly realizing the impact of what happened to me.
i dont think it is that serious though....
probably a good rest will do me good for now.

2007-02-10T20:55:00.000+08:00

just wanted to share this one.
this is the wedding invite received by a friend.

according to him, this is the "sosy" version.
too bad he did not receive the "not so sosy" version. ;)

ty family

2007-02-10T07:42:00.000+08:00

family portrait in ty bear format!

guess which color i am!

tnx to mcdo for the really cheap ty bears!
used to shell out around 750-en for 1 cutie.
at mcdo, busog meal + 95, u can take home 1 na!

hey, i sound like a mcdo commercial na... :D

staying single

2006-11-27T23:12:00.000+08:00

over the years, one question (albeit differently phrased) kept popping up...
"u married na?", "single lang gihapon?", "when man ka mag minyo?, "musta na imo husband?"
my answer has always been a "wala pa lagi.." delivered with a wry smile.

had an interesting conversation with my mom this morning. the talk started with my mom asking about what i wanted to say to my sis last nite. i said it was just a gift suggestion for my cousin. my mom's retort surprised me. "she has everything. a couple of nice (bath) soaps will do. she's a doctor now, she has a boyfriend and is probably getting married soon. lupig mo." the last part nearly floored me :D i can only reply "lumba diay na siya my? ".

as usual, i dismissed this implication about my status which is still single and living with my parents. :D

when i got to the office, my cubemate was looking at the latest thanskgiving photos from our US friends. at some point, we realized that there are still a handful of us who are single. Single of different forms mind you - single but in a relationship, single and looking, single and not looking, single and just waiting, single but so in luv with work, and other forms of single blessedness.

i am not sure why people kept on bugging us singles about our status. is it a deep concern for mankind that we will not be contributing good genes? bwehehehe ... is it just a rhetorical question? is it just a conversation opener? a really genuine concern not to see as old and lonely?

but maybe, just maybe, my circle of single friends just missed out on the announcement that it is a race after all. hehehehe the question is now, is it a race as to who gets married first? or as to who gets married last? :p

gyuudon

2006-11-19T09:35:00.000+08:00

been hankering for yoshinoya's gyuudon for the umpteenth time.
it had been a comfort food for me back when i was in the land of the rising sun.

it never entered my mind that i would be having a taste of their gyuudon
in the lion city.

even if i missed out on 2 of the must-see attractions in singapore,
that beef bowl was enough for me ;)

bowling

2006-09-30T00:52:00.000+08:00

after being treated to a superb dinner of predominantly red-orange colored (i.e. italian tomato sauce laden) food by generous officemates and friends, my labs and i went to CM to try to work out the extra carbohydrates we have just loaded into our system. work out here means doing some bowling.

and well, i was so happy with my score :) my usual score is a little over a hundred on a good night with the scores dwindling as the night trudges on. tonight was different though :) i easily scored 148 on my 1st game and eventually averaged between 120-130 in almost 5 games. that sure was an accomplishment (for me)! so much so that i wanted to reward myself with a bowling ball :D it was a good thing that no one was manning the bowling accessories corner :)

cheers!

2006-09-25T22:21:00.000+08:00

"sir, how long did it take for you to decide?"
18 months...

this was a question i posted to my boss in his farewell dinner party.
yes, after 14 yrs with the company, he has decided to leave.
leave to finally pursue his interests, elsewhere.

like him, i have been contemplating for the longest time now.
i even had the opportunity to finally make that switch but for
a few major reasons, i did not (yet) take the plunge.

for someone like me who values loyalty most of all,
it is in fact very hard to throw 11 long years of trying to
build a company which i had hoped i can say with conviction,
"i helped build that one".

i know sir fred can rightfully say this though.
for your foresight, your far-reaching ideas,
cheers sir fred!

take a bow :)

2006-08-20T18:31:00.000+08:00

last friday, another one of the friendships said her goodbye to nsp.

i used to have a personal thought ( mae used to echo this by the way ) that she would be the last friendship standing in nsp.

but this was not to be.
despite all the major adjustments she and her family has to make because of her decision to take that leap of faith, all it takes is the willpower to change.

and for that,
take a bow mae :)

there is hope after all

2006-08-11T23:19:00.000+08:00

there was a refreshing news i read sometime this week.
the daughter of a taxi driver returned the valuables left by a british national in his father's taxi. it really touched my heart to learn that the driver was afraid of being reprimanded as to why he took some time before he gave back the lost articles.
for sure, the temptation of keeping it for themselves was too great.
it would have meant having enough food on their table or a new roof or walls for their house or tuition for the children.
but honesty prevailed and for that i salute that family. :)

and something closer happened just today.
a friend dropped his mobile fone on the way to a seminar. after some futile attempts at calling my friend's number, my fone finally dropped dead. however, God sure works in mysterious ways plus the unfailing help of St. Anthony. the finder was an upright man who had found the mobile fone on the sidewalk and was not able to respond to my earlier text messages simply because he does not know how to operate it :) we also found one other purpose for video call :)

suffice to say, despite all the materialism that abounds, good values are still alive out there.
alleluia :)

lovestories

2006-07-23T09:15:00.000+08:00

instead of trying to assimilate the kanji being fed to us by sensei, i ended up watching 2 hallmark lovestories ...
what the heck, it was a saturday nite anyway :)

i rarely watch anything on hallmark but while surfing the tv looking for something worthwhile to do (i.e. other than study of course), i got a glimpse of a familiar face on the hallmark channel.
i could not quite map the name with the face as i am wont to do but i remarked on how she has aged gracefully and still have that svelte figure from her teens.

so that was the beginning of a marathon of 2 love stories.
the 1st was entitled "back to me and you" and the 2nd, "love comes softly".
both had the theme of finding love again. the 1st with the same man and the 2nd was with another one.
the stories were simple and the endings were happy.
that is how i want my lovestories anyways so it was a worthy 2hrs+ watching tv instead of studying. :D

sepsis

2006-07-13T21:01:00.000+08:00

according to http://www.nlm.nih.gov:

Sepsis is a severe illness caused by overwhelming infection of the
bloodstream by toxin-producing bacteria. In sepsis, blood pressure
drops, resulting in shock.
Major organs and systems, including the kidneys, liver, lungs, and
central nervous system, stop functioning normally. And mind you,
the mortality rate is more than 50%.

I am blogging about this because my family had a really close encounter
with this a few months back. and boy was it a real scare. instead of a
holiday planned in san remigio, we ended up holed in a local hospital.

despite the thousands of pesos spent on meds, hospital bills, docs fees,
not to mention the sleepless nights in the hospital, i am so thankful to
God for giving my dad a new lease on life.
thanks also to my tita doc who was so right to the point in detecting
my pa's condition. u see, early detection is the key to sepsis. plus the
discount we got because of tita doc. :)

and yes, treating open wounds immediately does help. bacteria
is everywhere and when it enters your bloodstream and all other
elements are ripe, better start praying for the best....

yey!

2006-07-13T20:58:00.000+08:00

nakauli ko by 8p.m on a weekday :)

1st time in a year man siguro..
hehehe mabaw au ko :)

PMS

2006-07-06T02:15:00.000+08:00

7/6/2006
2:00 am

had italian food for dinner with a side dish of PMS
and gelato topped with juicy office gossip for dessert...
of course with the friendships (i.e. the remaining nsp loyalists)

PMS btw is Post-Merit Syndrome as coined by one of the
friendship divas ;)

PMS is characterized by (me as):
-> proliferation of spam-like emails containing random congratulations
interspersed with rants on the latest performance eval results
-> endless IP messages still with rants on the latest performance
eval results
-> jabber-chats still with questions and hypothetical answers on
the latest performance results.
-> sit-down dinners with friends to further dissect the latest
performance eval results.
-> insomnia brought about by constant thinking of the
performance eval results.
-> this malady would sometimes last for a few days after the
announcement of performance eval results to up to several months.
-> terminal cases have been noted which results in eventual
severance of ties with the "beloved" company.

**kapuy man diay mag himo og dictionary sa? ehehehe...

hay...
till the next PMS season na pud...
unless i can finally make that great escape...

fearless

2006-03-18T09:26:00.000+08:00

been a fan of jet li since i first saw shaolin temple and
and the once upon a time in china series so you can
just imagine how happy i am to see my hero on the
big screen ;)

however, this is the first movie of jet li that i was not
so engrossed with the action scenes. not that the action
was less entertaining. i was touched by the story.
the message that reached was this - self-discipline does matter.

p.s.
watching the movie made we want to learn wushu :)
God, he is so graceful and quick!
p.s. sa p.s.
thanks au to my lalabs who finally gave in and watched the movie with me :)

ennui

2006-03-11T22:42:00.000+08:00

Noun: ennui
1. The feeling of being bored by something tedious.

Adj: tedious
1. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

it so fits me.
not that i dont have anything that i have to do.
not that i dont have anything that i want to do.

i feel so tired.
is this mid-life crisis? :0
i want something to change.
but i am too tired to do it myself.

i am in inertia...
waiting for something, or someone
to bump me off my present course.

but sad to say, i guess, as always,
i'd have to do it myself :(
i guess this is how my life will always be.

God, give me the strength to do what i know i should do.

pastilan!

2006-03-11T22:25:00.000+08:00

i should have been in camotes now..
dead-tired from swimming, snorkelling,
wading through ankle-length, crystal clear water.

women, commiserate with me !

losing shell

2006-03-01T05:56:00.000+08:00

we lost shell today. he lost his battle with food poisoning.

he was such an affectionate pup.
am sure he is in dog heaven now...

puppy pups

2006-02-08T21:23:00.000+08:00

since it is the year of the dog, i guess it is just fitting that my first post is about pups!

i luv how these puppy pups follow me around, in the hope of getting a few morsels of meat or anything to chew on. not that we are starving our puppies :)

not the usual christmas party

2005-12-29T23:21:00.000+08:00

for the past 5 years now, our office christmas party has been held at the same place...
but this year, it was practically the same but something was different :)

for one, it was an austere preparation for me...no dress this time!!! just my usual MK (Mita Kokusai) attire ...except the maong pants :)
and this time, i just had powder and lipstick on ;) no contribution to the cash register of david's :D

here are some of the best friends one can have posing in front of that gigantic christmas tree at waterfront...

making christmas matter is not really a matter of wearing the right dress or makeup,
it is being with the persons that matter most...

to my friends, in and out of the picture, merry christmas!

plantation bay , anyone?

2005-12-29T22:53:00.000+08:00

as i was browsing through my old files in an attempt to clean up my personal data, i came across an accounting of expenses incurred last may 2005 at where else, plantation bay : ) and boy was it an expensive kiat... but i guess it was worth every cent!

imagine paying almost 20k for 2 rooms! but it was a dreamland for me.
everywhere you look, there are pools everywhere... and the view was just breathtaking ...that is why my friends and i just could not help but pose here, and there....

how do u spell kazakhstan again?

2005-11-22T22:23:00.000+08:00

in our circle, there has been a lot of talk about kazakhstan lately...

you see, we see our group as the next big thing. by that, i dont mean
fame or fortune but i wouldnt mine if it did happen. :)

our next big thing is actually being able to finally make a move on our future.
and though that future may find us taking different directions,
we have promised to keep in touch .... and to meet in ....
that's right! kazakhstan!!!!

why kazakhstan?!? well, it seems one of the places we "think" we
can afford, a few years from now.

but based on these prices, it is not that cheap...

Average Room Prices

Low	Mid	High	Deluxe
US$10-20	US$20-50	US$50-120	US$120+

Average Meal Prices

Low	Mid	High
US$4-8	US$8-40	US$40-60

hmmm...guys, how about bhutan?

road to somewhere

2005-11-22T21:48:00.000+08:00

this was taken by my sister in her 1st interstate drive in the land of
milk and honey.

God gave my sister a very unique birthday gift.

her 1st out of country plane ride.
a new job in an exciting career.
lots of opportunity to travel.

i had hoped for the same thing.
actually, just the job part. :)
but things are not to be....
just yet...

patience is a virtue...
and prayers can work wonders...
right palang? :)

spinster

2005-11-22T21:07:00.000+08:00

Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility was published when she was at my age.

and yes, if i had lived during her time, i would be like her, a spinster....

but i dont feel like one.

by definition, a spinster is an elderly, unmarried woman. i may be unmarried but i am not 'yet' elderly. not by a stretch! :)

i do however hope that i would be more of the bridget jones type...the one who finally gets to share the rest of her life with someone really special...

birthday girl

2005-11-02T08:00:00.000+08:00

what more can a woman ask for?

beauty with brains to boot!
a sweet and loving hubby
a really good attitude to life
super na great friends pa jud ;)

mao nga times like these,
maka-waahhhh unsa man ako
ihatag jud ...

i guess the best thing for us, friends,
will be to pray for the best
for a really dear friend..
who deserves nothing less :)

happy birthday!

missed sunset

2005-10-31T21:47:00.000+08:00

there,
i had hoped
to witness that sunset

here,
i only hope
not to miss the last train

東京

2005-10-23T21:17:00.000+08:00

alone in tokyo. for the nth time. wahhhh. makahurot yen.

baby talk

2005-10-17T20:09:00.000+08:00

a friend caught me online today. he was reminding me to be finally present at the baptism of his soon to pop out 2nd baby.

you see, i was not there during his wedding and his 1st baby's baptism because of work-related reasons.

that same day, a newly found japanese friend told me it is her last day today...2 months before she is scheduled to deliver her 1st baby.

ako kaya, when? hmmm..... the sound of my body clock is beginning to sound like a gong ... hehehehe

level 41

2005-10-14T22:17:00.000+08:00

8:30 a.m.
13 oct. 2005

damn! another life lost! been pounding the keys of my mobile
fone for 15 minutes now...waiting for my lawyer here in the hall of
justice. the funny thing is, i do not even know how my lawyer looks
like. u see, he is just a standin for my real lawyer who is still in
sick bay.

me and my mom filed a civil case against a person whom it seems
thinks that i am working my butts off so she can take off with my
money and spend it as she wants. i guess trying to help off "someone
in need" can sometimes make you rethink the good samaritan parable.

anyways, after a year or so with nary a whimper as to whether she
will be returning the money or not, my mom snapped and here we
are in the hall of justice.

my mom got a call yesterday telling us to be at the hall of justice at
8 a.m. the only problem is, we are supposed to meet up with our lawyer.
after 30 minutes of futile attempts at level 41, mom and i finally
decided to go in and take a look at the court room where all the
action and talk is.

it was pretty interesting since most of the disputes were land
related. the judge was asking the poor old man whether the
defendants have already vacated the land. the poor man
evidently couldn't understand what the lady judge was
asking and was probably wishing that the floor would open
up and swallow him whole at that instant. the lady judge
finally spoke in the vernacular but i guess the man was still
in shock and could only look at the intimidating lady in black.

after a few discourses, the court clerk stood and announced
the next case. and my name was announced! right away, a
man in barong stood and started addressing the judge. so
there is my lawyer!!!

the proceedings went on smoothly. the judge was reading
something about making a summary judgment since there
has been no response from the defendants. and before i knew
it, my 1000-peso worth of representation was over. the court
clerk was calling out for the next case again...and guess what!
yet another land dispute. ;)

making my way out, i almost bumped into 2 men held together
by handcuffs. for some reason, they were smiling.
something you would not think you'd see on the face of someone
looking at possible prison time.

a few hours in court done.
level 41 yet to be conquered...
now, where's that mobile fone of mine....

leap

2005-10-08T23:12:00.000+08:00

leaping from a comfort zone.

one can probably come up with a hundred and one ways
not to
and
an equivalent hundred and one ways
why one
should.

my friend did it to be with a loved one.
my sister is doing it for growth.
another friend wants to do it as a statement.
me? i'd probably do it for my sanity....

papa sam

2005-10-08T11:33:00.000+08:00

from a committed girl to another committed girl....

girl1: magkagusto pa ka og lain guy? truth or truth ni...
girl2: hahahaha...crush2x lang...u?
girl1: oo...kanang ganahan lang gud...
girl2: mao.... like papa sam...(*^_^*)
girl1: mao na :D
girl1: makes you think, if manguyab nimo si papa sam, mabiyaan ba ka ha ang SO?
girl2: unya? mabiyaan?
girl1: lisud man...guapo ra au heheheh....
girl2: mao...daghan karibal...

i guess most kapamilyas now are glued to pinoy big brother because of papa sam.
most ha? did not say all kay basi naa mo react ;)
am pretty sure at some point in daily conversations, daydreamings, his name crops up.

what would u in fact do?
give up something stable for something untested?
someone you have come to know over someone yet to be dissected?
familiarity over adventure?

for the meantime....
pbb na!!! just have to get that daily dose of papa sam.....

sunset

2005-10-06T21:21:00.000+08:00

seeing the setting sun always relaxes me.

it is as if all the frustrations of the day are swept away...
going down with that orange fireball
receding, creeping into the horizon

it is as if the memories made in the day are quietly tucked away...
blending slowly with the fading colors
making a picture perfect canvass.

flying

2005-10-06T21:19:00.000+08:00

a friend once commented
that 4 hours was the maximum for
him for plane rides.

just enough time to take him from
the land of the rising sun
to the pearl of the orient.

kawai sou ne...
to be bridled with a lamentable fear.

dozing off in that steel bird often jolts him
in a feeling of free fall
of plunging to a bottomless pit

maybe...just maybe...
he just needs a hand to hold on to for that lazy plane trip
to that part of the world now only seen vicariously...

well, there are other ways of getting around.
if you have the time (^o^)/