First Blog

Jan 4. New week, new quarter, new year.

So my friends and I met last weekend and decided to take a trip to Sagada by February. I always knew that I'd be back. The first time I was there I swore to get a house there once I can afford it. I still can't afford it but it would be nice to rekindle that feeling of genuine love for the place. It's one of the few places in the Philippines I would want to spend my dying days in. The way I remember it is just magical. I visited Sagada back in college with my Anthropology class and we had the best time. We scheduled the trip to coincide with the town fiesta and people were just everywhere. I admire the small town ambience of the place. I also remember the smell of the town.

So I'm pretty psyched about that. My friend Lene would be leaving to work in another country anytime within the first quarter so we really have to make our scheds work and do an out of town trip soon. I will miss her.

I feel like I missed the holidays. It went by so fast that I was not able to actually feel the holiday spirit except for the part where people were crazy shopping for gifts. That's that.

I have tons of things to think about this year. I really need to start clearing out my room of stuff I don't need. I need to get on the treadmill more. I need to be more organized and focused on tasks. I need to learn how to manage my money better. And most of all, I need to get back on track with my MA. Come to think of it, with this amount of things to think about, this year may very well just go fly out the window before I even recognize it. Crazy.

Well, I need to start on it. Getting my haircut today. Going to work tonight. Oh, and I promise to do more blogging this year. =)

Note to Self: Christmas Week is Shopping-in-Hell Week

Lesson learned. I promise myself never to wait until Christmas week again to do all my shopping.

I never really had a problem with shopping for gifts for the holidays before. I'm not sure what happened. Everything felt stressful and intense and people were not happy. Getting a cab home was a pain in itself and something I would never wish for anyone.

Anyway, I'm sure that it won't be long until it's January again and people got back to their usual selves unlike the crazy pandemonium they have turned this city into. It's over for now. But next year, I must make sure to plan ahead and avoid all this mess.

Enjoy the holidays, everyone! =)

(thank) Fully Recovered

I thought I'd do a little update on my life. Never had the time to do this but here goes.

A year and several months ago I did something really stupid and lost a bagfull of items including a Macbook. That was one hell of an experience. I was devastated but decided (for lack of a choice) to move on with my life trying to convince myself that although I will surely miss my computer, I would be able to recover.

I was in the middle of my usual after-work-lazying-around a few hours ago when it hit me. The time went by so fast that I was not able to appreciate everything good that has happened to me since that experience. I was too busy not caring for people. I was too consumed by the future and lack of certainty. I was caring too much for things that I shouldn't have in the first place and it is sucking the life out of me. I was too engrossed with challenges at work that I failed to notice how better I have become since "the day."

Looking back, I now appreciate what happened. It would most certainly not land in my "Things I Have to Do Again" list but I now realize and appreciate how far I've come from then.

Right after the Macbook loss, I decided to invest in real estate. I bought a condo unit as a kind of an obligation to myself and my future. I wanted to invest in something that is secure and is part of a long-term investment plan. Bottomline, I wanted to be forced to save money and I have.

Right about the time my computer got stolen, I was doing okay at work. I was doing my day-to-day routine and I was fine with it. I was coming to work, going home and that's it. I decided to move to another company and has been learning important leadership skills since then. In January, I will take on a leadership post.

Oh, and I am writing on a new notebook and loving it. It's an HP Pavilion DV6 1355dx: 4GB RAM, Intel Core 2 Duo, Windows 7, 500GB SATA HDD, 15.6" display, lightscribe, WLAN-B/G/N, full-size keyboard, and one sleek design. I never thought that I would be happy with a PC coming from a Mac but I guess never say never cause I would trade my old Macbook with this in a heartbeat.

If there is anything that I have learned from all these is that it doesn't matter how bad things go in life. What matters is how we overcome it. I know that there will be more surprises in life ahead. I'd say bring it.

I'm recovered.

Sick, sick, sick.

Still feeling sick.

: Ping! ¤

Why Art?

Okay. So my vradio is down and I've got around 30 minutes before I go around working again. Due to the an unsatisfied urge to hear mozart while sipping coffee in an uneventful night, I ask myself: why art?

No answer yet. Needs more thinking. =)

French Film Fest

The festival will run from June 5 to June 14 with the following screening schedule:


June 5, Friday

Home - 7:30 p.m.



June 6, Saturday

Un Secret- 12:30 p.m.

Ca Brûle - 3:00 p.m.

Jean de la Fontaine - 5:30 p.m.

Van Gogh - 8:00 p.m.



June 7, Sunday

Home - 12:30 p.m.

Marie-Jo et Ses Deux Amours - 3:00 p.m.

Flandres - 5:30 p.m.

Ma Saison Preferee - 8:00 p.m.



June 8, Monday

Van Gogh - 12:30pm

Flandres - 3:30 p.m.

Ca Brûle - 5:30 p.m.

Zim et Co - 8:00 p.m.



June 9, Tuesday

Zim et Co - 12:30pm

Marie-Jo et Ses Deux Amours - 3:00 p.m.

Flandres - 5:30 p.m.

Jean de la Fontaine - 8:00 p.m.



June 10, Wednesday

Ca Brûle - 12:30pm

Home - 3:00 p.m.

Van Gogh - 5:30 p.m.

Un Secret - 8:30 p.m.



June 11, Thursday

Dix-Sept Fois Cecile Cassard - 12:30pm

400 coups - 3:00 p.m.

L’esquive - 5:30 p.m.

La Pianiste - 8:00 p.m.



June 12, Friday

Sabongero - 3:00 p.m.

Serbis - 5:30 p.m.

Independencia - 8:00 p.m.



June 13, Saturday

Ridicule - 12:30 p.m.

Dix-Sept Fois Cecile Cassard - 3:00 p.m.

L ‘Esquive - 5:30 p.m.

Flandres - 8:00 p.m.



June 14, Sunday

Un Secret - 12:30pm

Jean de la Fontaine - 3:00 p.m.

Les Quatre Cent Coups - 5:30 p.m.

Van Gogh - 8:00 p.m.

Some Days I'm Just Sad

I just knew I had to write something. Anything. Today is one of those days. Days when you feel awfully sad for many reasons. A lot has been going on in my mind lately and there are more vague areas in my life right now than ever before. Work, school, and personal stuff. They all hate me. I hate them. Gotta learn to live with them.

I know I gotta focus on the nice things in my life right now. Opportunities, friendships, family, art.

I just don't get how some people do it. =(

The Sweetest Downfall and Other Stories About Rome or Somewhere in Italy

The enticing devil marked beauty with his name. He's got a pretty face. I can share. I was growing wings when they caught me catching them. I fell straight to the ground. He is the sweetest downfall. He's got a pretty bee hind. I can share.

Meanwhile the leader of the mongols was getting ready for a flight to a place with no name. He wants to have coffee with the fallen angel, aching they agreed. He's got a pretty stomach. I can share.