"Sus Mariano Garapon!" was one of the more creative curses that I heard this past Holy Week. It's not really a new one but it's been awhile since I heard it.
I'm spending the Lenten break here in Ilo-ilo for the first time since I'll be flying home for good next Sunday via Cebu Pacific. I'm quite concerned that I'll be flying home the same day that Pac-man is fighting 'coz I might have some trouble getting a cab. My other concern is my luggage will be overweight coz of the many magazines and books I bought here.
It's been very peaceful here the past 2 days. I can look back to my childhood the last time Holy Week was this quiet. Back then, you're not allowed to do much of anything unlike today when businesses only shutdown on Good Friday. Yestreday, I went on a "minor Visita Iglesia", visiting all the churches that I know how to get to, which is only a handful. Didn't do much praying either but I still mumbled a little prayer. After I ran out of churches to go to I decided to spend the afternoon reading in one of the plazas near my boarding house. The plaza wasn't crowded but there's quite a number of families that's doing the same thins as me. Most are from the vicinity but there's quite a few foreigners (mostly Koreans) taking pictures and strolling. Holy week isn't the same as was when I was young but we all need a break and for most of us this is the time.
Saturday, April 07, 2007
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Homeward.
"I'm coming home. I'm coming home.
I'm going back where I belong."
Don't know what the title is but I know it's from Fra Lippo Lippi. I'm winding up my stay here in Ilo-ilo. I am definitely going back in 2 weeks and start anew in a new project. A few months ago I was certain on going solo but my boss texted me last week about managing a 6-storey project in Manila. Didn't hesitate to accept his offer. The good thing is it's in Manila.
I was scheduled to fly home on April 4 but the owners here requested that I extend my stay till the 15th so that my turn-over won't be rushed. So I'm gonna spend Holy week here instead and now I'm looking for ways to keep me occupied for 4 days.
I'm going back where I belong."
Don't know what the title is but I know it's from Fra Lippo Lippi. I'm winding up my stay here in Ilo-ilo. I am definitely going back in 2 weeks and start anew in a new project. A few months ago I was certain on going solo but my boss texted me last week about managing a 6-storey project in Manila. Didn't hesitate to accept his offer. The good thing is it's in Manila.
I was scheduled to fly home on April 4 but the owners here requested that I extend my stay till the 15th so that my turn-over won't be rushed. So I'm gonna spend Holy week here instead and now I'm looking for ways to keep me occupied for 4 days.
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Good and bad.
In 3 weeks, finally, I'll be going back to Manila. It's confirmed coz my boss told me a few days ago that I'll be staying here till the end of March, or I think that what he meant. I'm a little confused coz I can't tell when my one-month extension started and I'd like to have my flight booked early and be home by Holy Week. I can't decide if I want to stay here and go to Boracay or go home during Holy Week. I'd really love to go back to Bora but it would be a bummer If I go there alone. I still can't decide if I want to stay with this company after this or pursue my own practice. A few month ago I was dead serious to go on my own but right now I'm not so sure. I have much to hink about in the following 3 weeks.
A weird thing almost happened to me a few days ago when I watched "Music and Lyrics". I never thought that something like this will happen to me but it almost did. I was almost "harrassed" inside a moviehouse. This would never have happened if I didn't watch it alone but I was confident coz I was in an SM cinema. I normally go to the movies every Sunday but having no other business at the job site, I decided to catch a flick on a Thursday, first screening. Unlike in Manila, there isn't a lot of people here that watch a movie on a workday anymore, so I wasn't expecting that many people inside. The ushers even joked about it coz I was just the 3rd one to come in. Anyway, halfway through the movie, this "guy" sat in the seat beside me even though I was the only one seated in the lower level. I didn't think it was possible but this was the 2nd time that this happened. Knowing what this jerk was probably thinking, I moved a seat away so there's a few empty seats between us. He probably took the hint and expectedly, he stood up and transferred. I was enjoying the "concert" when from the corner of my eye I see him again coming towards me but this time from the other side of the theater. He sat 1 seat apart from me but after a few minutes trnasferred again and he's beside me again, So I transferred again. From this point till the end of the movie I know that he's thinking of moving again. What a jerk! I could have just punched him but it may just excite him some more, who knows what goes on inside his head. As soon as the credits rolled I stood up and left.
A weird thing almost happened to me a few days ago when I watched "Music and Lyrics". I never thought that something like this will happen to me but it almost did. I was almost "harrassed" inside a moviehouse. This would never have happened if I didn't watch it alone but I was confident coz I was in an SM cinema. I normally go to the movies every Sunday but having no other business at the job site, I decided to catch a flick on a Thursday, first screening. Unlike in Manila, there isn't a lot of people here that watch a movie on a workday anymore, so I wasn't expecting that many people inside. The ushers even joked about it coz I was just the 3rd one to come in. Anyway, halfway through the movie, this "guy" sat in the seat beside me even though I was the only one seated in the lower level. I didn't think it was possible but this was the 2nd time that this happened. Knowing what this jerk was probably thinking, I moved a seat away so there's a few empty seats between us. He probably took the hint and expectedly, he stood up and transferred. I was enjoying the "concert" when from the corner of my eye I see him again coming towards me but this time from the other side of the theater. He sat 1 seat apart from me but after a few minutes trnasferred again and he's beside me again, So I transferred again. From this point till the end of the movie I know that he's thinking of moving again. What a jerk! I could have just punched him but it may just excite him some more, who knows what goes on inside his head. As soon as the credits rolled I stood up and left.
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