Liv in a Life Well-Lived

Book in Hand: Rule of Four by Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason Song in Mind: Oneof those nameless songs by Nina Word in Mouth: Wahey! I've just been checking the tracker of this blog and checked the referrers and came up with this list of actual searches in yahoo and google which in turn led them to my site: (these were the exact words used) 1. kumpletong kanta ng kampanerang kuba ( anong title ba kasi nito? pasan ko ang daigdig??) 2. how to let go ( try eating avocado ) 3. really deep tagalog words ( sang damakmak na katarantaduhan... naghahanap ka ng tagalog words in english ?) 4. survey na tungkol sa moving on ( lahat na lang talaga sinusurvey na ) 5. krystala soundtrack ( por diyos! excremente !) 6. baywalk bodies picture ( ahahaha! ang alam ko picture ko lang ang meron dito...) 7. geek ako ( ay, ako rin ) 8. geek eyeglasses ( ang eyeglasses ba ang nagpapa-geek sa isang tao, o tao ang nagpapageek sa eyeglasses ?) 9. geek purple ( ano ito? may hunky red ba? or cheerleader pink? ...

Siguro, bangag na sina Eman and Ian, Raffi at Ayeene kina Mike right now. Despedida kasi nga pala ng LRO kay Ms Eden kanina sa house nina Mike. Super traffic. Hay, Ako, antok na. Ako, tulog na. Magigising ako, late. Thank God it's Friday.

(More specifically: Ghosts of PBSP) Today is Manila Day! Special non-working holiday! Wahey! But, of course, working in PBSP as I do, holidays are mythic, imaginary things we make up to keep ourselves sane. I have to go to the office later this afternoon. Have to finish preparing for the Tree Planting Activity in Mount Banahaw on Saturday. I even have to sleep in the office because we leave very, very early on Saturday. Nyay. Sleep in the dorm. Double Nyay talaga. That building reeks of ghosts. That building will crumble to dust with those spirits still trap in it. Hay. I'm not sure it's such a great idea to talk about this so close to the witching hour. But I believe I'm pretty safe here at home. I remember when I was younger that I have always been a candidate for schizophrenia. I grew up as an only kid until I was four years old, and by then I learned how to play by myself. I talk to curtains, walls, dolls, plants, chairs... you get the idea. I've always been describ...

Or better yet.... 2005 pa rin ba? Feeling ko kasi 2110 na and I've gotten so old. Not that I expect to be still alive a century from now. God forbid. ;) I turned down a chance to transfer to another unit today. Only because I have utter belief that it will both exhaust me and bore me to death. Labo noh? I understand that position will be so challenging, hindi siya easy-peasy. What in the whole of PBSP is easy? :) But it will also be boring for me because it's administrative and technical at the same time. And all this months, I've been gunning to build a career profile of a "field person" or what I call a frontliner. Yung tipo bang, pinangsasabak sa laban. Foot soldier, infantry, call it what you want. But I want to be down at the nitty gritty. Just don't throw too many details at me, because I'm freakingly incompetent at keeping track of everything. Ask my bosses. :) Anyway, I just realized I miss Andrea so bad today. And for some weird reason, si Jed. Th...

Out of the Desolate Lands for a number of days now. Turns out, my survival instincts kicked in and I remembered that misery is a choice, after all. Yep, so much better with the living and the smiling stuff again. Guess Life's just like that, a freaking roller coaster ride all over this complicated planet. Funny, I should be hyper sad today because I found out Daddy's heart situation isn't getting any better. His heart's left ventricle is very weak, it cannot pump sufficient blood throughout his body. That's why he's been so sick the last few weeks. But what dawned on me was that, if anything bad ever happened to me, that would've wrecked my Dad's heart completely. And since he and Mummy are both sick, I've got to be the strong one now. Also, money's tight right now. I can't believe I got a bit nervous when I thought we had to pay P250 bucks for the dietician's advice for daddy's new diet. I mean, goodness, a measly Php 250 bucks. I s...

A pearl brooch is seen in a closeup of Raphael's 'Fornarina' portrait in Milan June 13, 2005. The tiny pearl brooch seems an innocuous detail in Raphael's enigmatic 'Fornarina' portrait, but for one group of historians it unlocks a scandalous love affair kept secret for centuries. According to new research published in May, the pearl, pinned onto an elaborate turban, is part of a web of allusions to the Renaissance artist's clandestine marriage to the beautiful sitter, a baker's daughter -- despite a very public engagement to the niece of a powerful Vatican cardinal. Photo taken June 13, 2005. (Reuters - Handout)

Book in Hand: Shadow of the Hegemon by Orson Scott Card Song in Mind: Piano in the Dark Word in Mouth: Stress! Sorry, I didn't mean to not write for a week. But work just never ends and what little time I have I zealously spend trying to recuperate. I actually need the time to repair my frazzled nerves. Whew! Nobody wold believe the week I had last week. I still can't believe I've lived through it. 6 whole days of unadulterated stress. This work will make me old before my time. But I made it through the worst part of the tunnel, and I see the light at the end of it now. I might just be suffering from a two-year itch from my job, or I just need a change of pace. Soon. I will make a decision about work soon. But for now, here's some pics that make me laugh: Olivia Climbed A Mountain. And Actually Made It BAck Down to Tell the Tale. Oh, So That's What a Staff is For. So would I climb back again? Bleh! Not if I can help it!

Book in Hand: Fifth Elephant by Terry Pratchett Word in Mouth: Forgotten What if walking through the mall one day, I chance upon a queer shop I've never seen before? What if, amidst the other glitzy shimmering displays in the mall, I peer through the somewhat musty window of this particular shop with a wooden sign hanging up front that says "Shop of Forgotten Things"? And inside I see the oddest assortment of stuff for sale. What if, in impulse, without really giving it much thought except for the way I noted the extraordinary effort it took me to open the door, I went in? What would I find? Who will find me there? --- *** --- I touched a glass case with a deteriorating soft ball inside it. Who would buy that? I fingered the lace of an extremely moldy dress which looked as if it was a wedding gown. Except for the fine lace, the whole thing looked just about ready to fall apart. On another display shelf, there is an assortment of eyeglasses --- peculiarly unremarkable each...

Book in Hand: Virgin Suicides by Jeffrey Eugenides Song in Mind: As I Lay Me Down to Sleep by Sophie Hawkins Aw, shucks, where do I start? I've been away for a whole week without even a peep. And each of the last seven days might as well have been all Mondays. Depressing, depressing stuff. But since it's Saturday, my blood's running fine once more and I'm not as miserable as I've been. Glorious Saturdays! Best day in my book. Alright, so many things to say, hmmm.... STAR WARS 3 Contrary to what i would normally do, I have actively refrained from doing a geekguider on STAR WARS 3. What's the point? Everybody would watch it anyway, and they'd be forming little criticisms in their heads as well. Those who will not watch are probably those too old to care, too young to remember or too dead to know. But I can leave a comment or two in my blog, can't I? In fairness, it was a better attempt than the last two prequels. (YODA, you coolest are.) But one can't ...