Mangan na ulit!
Sunday, October 31, 2004
"Malagu"
It's Halloween and I'm alone in the house. It's really not that creepy since it's only 3 pm. I just came back from the last of my treats to my friends to cap of birthday week. I chose to celebrate my natal-day in small batches so as not to bother my Mom again in the preparations.
I celebrated my birthday at home only with my immediate family. We just ordered out our dinner and some ice cream. Nothing fancy. I took leave from work that day so I had arrangements made for snacks for my officemates so I won't be harrassed the following day. I have a lot of friends, all of them special in their own way, but I have them in small groups. Friends from high school, from college, fr. Litemail,fr work, friends in the business and so on.
Last weekend, I treated my Litemail friends to dinner and coffee. (actually it was only dinner) I just hope they enjoyed the food at Cabalen as much as I did. Some wasn't able to make it but I understand, it was a Halloween weekend afterall. It's friday and the last working day (for most but not for me though.) of the month. I rushed through 4 meetings that day and I had to rush through all of them. I arrived first at the restaurant, thank god, and waited for the others to arrive. Eventually all arrived and had their fill at the Kapampangan buffet. Thanks for all the gifts guys! As Kenny Rogers sings through the years as I'm typing this, A big HUG and THANKS to everyone who greeted and celebrated with me. " "Karugulan daka!"
last one.
Last night was the last in the string of celebrations. It's as informal as one can get. There were just 6 of us. This group is the remnant of my friends from high school and college. The food was great since it was Iron Chef Audie who cooked. The gulaman was prepared by Alvin and the booze was fine. We weren't able to drink much. Only a bottle of JW black and half a bottle of Absolut- Mandarin. We're getting old. Hey, we can't even drink as much as we used to. The half bottle of Absolut is still with me so that we can drink it when we plan for our Bangkok trip next April.
Wednesday, October 27, 2004
blue socks and a barong.
my family. my niece Gellie with dad Allan, me, My Mom. Nanette and Carlo.
T'was a night of food and dancing for the the family when one of our cousins turned 18th last week It's very rare when the whole family gets together and even so when you ask us to dress up. This event was planned for by my Tita and the cousins for almost a year and all of us( including your truly) had a part in the program. Being the eldest of all the cousins, I was first in line for the 18 roses, blue socks and all. (actually 2nd since the Father was 1st). Everything turned out okay, after all, this was only the 2nd time in our family someone celebrated her 18th birthday like this. The first one was just as interesting but that's another story.
Monday, October 25, 2004
Wishes!
It's my birthday! I'm gonna party like it's my birthday... as 50 cent would mosey on for too long. Can't take it anymore since this song was one of the first to be used as a ringtone in the first wave of colored mobiles. Here's my wishlist for the coming half-life! I hope my friends who check my blog will read this (Thanks by the way for those who visit, nee read my posts, don't know who you are but thanks!)
10. The new Smart Amazing phone 2, with it's built in camera larger internal memory and Bluetooth. Though my present Amazing Phone has a camera, it's really awkward and hassle especially for those "Kodak" moments.
9. Any PDA. I'm planning to get one soon but I don't know which one will suit me best. But if it's a gift, it'll suit me just fine!
8. Any notebook computer.
7. The complete 10 seasons of FRIENDS on "original" DVD. I already have it on bootleg but I must have the original so I can give them away.
6. The new Star Wars Trilogy DVD set, just recently released. I have't really checked the video stores for this one. I probably could afford this, I just don't have the time.
5. Since we're in the subject, A 35" flat screen TV complete with "surround" sound system.
4. My own place. I only need to pay up my credit card bills. Still not debt-free but I'm getting there. If only my clients would start paying up.
3. World Peace.
2. A Vacation. Hope I could get some free time in the next few months so I can visit my friends overseas. My itinerary would be Singapore, Thailand, Australia, California, New York then back.
1. Someone to share my life with.
10. The new Smart Amazing phone 2, with it's built in camera larger internal memory and Bluetooth. Though my present Amazing Phone has a camera, it's really awkward and hassle especially for those "Kodak" moments.
9. Any PDA. I'm planning to get one soon but I don't know which one will suit me best. But if it's a gift, it'll suit me just fine!
8. Any notebook computer.
7. The complete 10 seasons of FRIENDS on "original" DVD. I already have it on bootleg but I must have the original so I can give them away.
6. The new Star Wars Trilogy DVD set, just recently released. I have't really checked the video stores for this one. I probably could afford this, I just don't have the time.
5. Since we're in the subject, A 35" flat screen TV complete with "surround" sound system.
4. My own place. I only need to pay up my credit card bills. Still not debt-free but I'm getting there. If only my clients would start paying up.
3. World Peace.
2. A Vacation. Hope I could get some free time in the next few months so I can visit my friends overseas. My itinerary would be Singapore, Thailand, Australia, California, New York then back.
1. Someone to share my life with.
Monday, October 18, 2004
sort of high school reunion.
Borromeo Grill, 05 October 2004. Just me and the gang, Doc Erwin (DMD), Thelma, me, Cocoy, Doc Jojo (MD), balikbayan Butch and Fatima, Mhel and Alvin.
(hey Vee, I think I've got it!)
Semi-charmed half-life.
I consider myself to be lucky if not blessed. There have been instances in the past that could have been disastrous if the breaks didn't come my way. It would have altered my life entirely.
When I was about to enter high school, I thought I didn't qualify in the school I wanted. In my carelessness, I didn't see my name when the results came out. If it hadn't been for a phone call from a friend, I would have enrolled in another school.
In college, in anticipation of our graduation, our class went to Bataan for a weekend of relaxation and celebration. After a whole afternoon of swimming and island hopping, it was now time to take the banca-ride back to the resort. Halfway through the trip, our vessel ran out of fuel. We were floating aimlessly as dusk approaches and the waves started to get bigger. Fortunately, another banca came by with an extra canister of fuel and we're able to reach the shore.
A few years ago while on my way to a party, we decided to take a shortcut into Balara to get to Marikina faster. Think aout this, if the car you're driving is a compact sedan like the Kia Pride and you're facing an unfinished bridge with knee-deep floodwater running over it, you should turn back and look for another way. But, no... our over-zealous driver didn't think so and drove the car across. With the water rushing up to the window, we had no recourse but to push forward and amid the cheers of the bystanders made it across. That is one shortcut I'm never gonna take again.
I'll be celebrating another birthday in a few days and this one, in my opinion, is the halfway point in my life, but that's just me. I've accomplished so much more than I expected and dreamt of and I'm truly thankful. If God intended me to go beyond that is up to Him, after all, I owe it entirely to Him. If there's one thing I've realized all these years is nothing is so bad that God's goodness cannot match. So when the chips are down or things don't come my way, I say to myself, "Don't worry, everthing will turn out okay."
When I was about to enter high school, I thought I didn't qualify in the school I wanted. In my carelessness, I didn't see my name when the results came out. If it hadn't been for a phone call from a friend, I would have enrolled in another school.
In college, in anticipation of our graduation, our class went to Bataan for a weekend of relaxation and celebration. After a whole afternoon of swimming and island hopping, it was now time to take the banca-ride back to the resort. Halfway through the trip, our vessel ran out of fuel. We were floating aimlessly as dusk approaches and the waves started to get bigger. Fortunately, another banca came by with an extra canister of fuel and we're able to reach the shore.
A few years ago while on my way to a party, we decided to take a shortcut into Balara to get to Marikina faster. Think aout this, if the car you're driving is a compact sedan like the Kia Pride and you're facing an unfinished bridge with knee-deep floodwater running over it, you should turn back and look for another way. But, no... our over-zealous driver didn't think so and drove the car across. With the water rushing up to the window, we had no recourse but to push forward and amid the cheers of the bystanders made it across. That is one shortcut I'm never gonna take again.
I'll be celebrating another birthday in a few days and this one, in my opinion, is the halfway point in my life, but that's just me. I've accomplished so much more than I expected and dreamt of and I'm truly thankful. If God intended me to go beyond that is up to Him, after all, I owe it entirely to Him. If there's one thing I've realized all these years is nothing is so bad that God's goodness cannot match. So when the chips are down or things don't come my way, I say to myself, "Don't worry, everthing will turn out okay."
Saturday, October 09, 2004
being like boys again!
29 september 1984
I don't remember what happened on that day. I was still a freshman in high school in the only Royal and Pontifical University this side of the Pacific. There's probably a protest rally somewhere. Confetti and streamers flying in the air. The peso is sliding against the dollar. The price of crude is also sky high which is a cause for jeepney to cry "fare hike!". On the TV you see Tito, Vic and Joey on Eat!., hey.. wait a minute...this happened 20 f*#@in years ago!!!
20 years hence, I am in a hotel lounge with my classmates from that day. There's only 8 of us but it seems like old times. One member of the gang came home after 7 or 8 years in New Jersey. We're catching up, reminiscing while drinking beverage that was prohibited back in high school and staying up later than the curfew. Times do have changed. Alas, we've all grown up. Butch, our balikbayan friend mentioned that nothing much has changed except for our waistlines, and for some, their civil status.( hey... at least I got one!)
We never acted our age that night. Even if you hear the same stories over and over, it's always interesting because there's 8 sides of the incident now. The only instance we behaved like adults was when the discussion turned political and about business, but only for a short while. We agreed to cut our night short because for most of the gang have work the next day. Before the pleasantries and goodbyes, we all agreed to meet again before Butch goes back to the U.S., and this time, bring along our respective partners. Even so, count me in.
Twenty years is already a lifetime to know and stay friends with anybody and I hope we stay that way. A family friend mentioned a long time ago that the face that you remember your family or friends with is the same, no matter how long you've known or how many years have passed since you last saw each other. For me, It's quite true.
I don't remember what happened on that day. I was still a freshman in high school in the only Royal and Pontifical University this side of the Pacific. There's probably a protest rally somewhere. Confetti and streamers flying in the air. The peso is sliding against the dollar. The price of crude is also sky high which is a cause for jeepney to cry "fare hike!". On the TV you see Tito, Vic and Joey on Eat!., hey.. wait a minute...this happened 20 f*#@in years ago!!!
20 years hence, I am in a hotel lounge with my classmates from that day. There's only 8 of us but it seems like old times. One member of the gang came home after 7 or 8 years in New Jersey. We're catching up, reminiscing while drinking beverage that was prohibited back in high school and staying up later than the curfew. Times do have changed. Alas, we've all grown up. Butch, our balikbayan friend mentioned that nothing much has changed except for our waistlines, and for some, their civil status.( hey... at least I got one!)
We never acted our age that night. Even if you hear the same stories over and over, it's always interesting because there's 8 sides of the incident now. The only instance we behaved like adults was when the discussion turned political and about business, but only for a short while. We agreed to cut our night short because for most of the gang have work the next day. Before the pleasantries and goodbyes, we all agreed to meet again before Butch goes back to the U.S., and this time, bring along our respective partners. Even so, count me in.
Twenty years is already a lifetime to know and stay friends with anybody and I hope we stay that way. A family friend mentioned a long time ago that the face that you remember your family or friends with is the same, no matter how long you've known or how many years have passed since you last saw each other. For me, It's quite true.
rhythm method...
I learned a new phrase today and it's Circadian Rhythm. A newspaper article described it as the body's natural clock. The same article is about ways to defeat insomnia by doing sleep-inducing habits.
I never had an difficulty sleeping, except only when I'm anxious. I reason probably is because I have I mole in my nape. I could already hear Vincent's voice ...." nunal sa batok, antukin daw..(ala Funky Town). I cannot explain it but every instance that my back touches a level surface, I'll be sleepy in a matter of minutes. Staying asleep though is different. I am, on most occassions a light sleeper. I'm always roused at least once a night and catches sleep again after an hour or so. I can't remember when was the last time I had a good night's sleep. In the movie "With Honors", Simon has a pebble for every memorable event in his life and has a pebble to remind him of "the best night's sleep he ever had." I hope I could get some of that.
I've been able to sleep soundly the past couple of months, probably not many reasons to be waking up in the dead of night. Also, work and other activities has my body begging for more rest. It isn't a surprise to see me in front of the TV trying to stay awake watching CSI: Miami. I do hope I can't stay awwke for a bit longer periods so I can finish "Debt of Honor". It's been 8 months and I'm still in chapter 10.
I never had an difficulty sleeping, except only when I'm anxious. I reason probably is because I have I mole in my nape. I could already hear Vincent's voice ...." nunal sa batok, antukin daw..(ala Funky Town). I cannot explain it but every instance that my back touches a level surface, I'll be sleepy in a matter of minutes. Staying asleep though is different. I am, on most occassions a light sleeper. I'm always roused at least once a night and catches sleep again after an hour or so. I can't remember when was the last time I had a good night's sleep. In the movie "With Honors", Simon has a pebble for every memorable event in his life and has a pebble to remind him of "the best night's sleep he ever had." I hope I could get some of that.
I've been able to sleep soundly the past couple of months, probably not many reasons to be waking up in the dead of night. Also, work and other activities has my body begging for more rest. It isn't a surprise to see me in front of the TV trying to stay awake watching CSI: Miami. I do hope I can't stay awwke for a bit longer periods so I can finish "Debt of Honor". It's been 8 months and I'm still in chapter 10.
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