I have taken a couple of days off from work initially anticipating a Sagada trip my friends and I planned almost a month back. That never happened.
So now I am mostly just using my leave days catching up on chores I have neglected these past few weeks, reading, and my general tendency to over-analyze myself as if anything matters.
Also I am hooked on a new TV series, The Big Bang Theory. It's about four superhumanly intelligent friends and a girl that basically ignites all conflicts and general interest in the characters (for their actions are juxtaposed against what is deemed socially accepted). The series is very well-written and I understand has received a couple of awards to validate that. I didn't really care for the acting of most of the characters but Jim Parsons. He does make nerdy/unpopular/arrogant appear admirable and you must love him for that. I also stumbled upon this video in youtube (Now Playing) on an interview with him and I must say that he does show a lot of passion and knowledge on the whole theoretical basis of acting and his general motivation on his part. I can tell that he is very smart too, acting or otherwise.
On the other hand, I fail to appreciate how Johnny Galecki (Leonard) treats his character. I feel that the character's speech pattern is unreasonable and irritating at its best. I just don't see the point.
1.25.2010
Angsty Lately
I must admit. I have been very irritable lately and I feel it's not going away. It's a general unfeeling for people, things and events. I can't explain it. I have never been this way before and it's weird cause I'm very aware of it.
I guess this must be my defense mechanism against pressure which I have been having a lot of lately. I feel like I need to just shut myself out from whole world and not care, hoping that when I revive myself all will be fine and dandy. Which, by the way, is rarely the case.
I am going to try to start this week right and try to start talking to people more. Get a feel of how they are, be more appealing to people, get to know their sentiments without really trying too hard to come up with a solution for everything. I need to remind myself more that I just need to do what I can and accept that there are things that are completely out of my hands.
Maybe I'm a control freak. Maybe I want everything done a certain way and if I don't get it done, I'd feel frustrated and stupid. Maybe that's where all this unfeeling is coming from. I need to snap out of this soon lest I be like one of those people who only exists to torture others by sending bad vibes all the time.
Snap!
I guess this must be my defense mechanism against pressure which I have been having a lot of lately. I feel like I need to just shut myself out from whole world and not care, hoping that when I revive myself all will be fine and dandy. Which, by the way, is rarely the case.
I am going to try to start this week right and try to start talking to people more. Get a feel of how they are, be more appealing to people, get to know their sentiments without really trying too hard to come up with a solution for everything. I need to remind myself more that I just need to do what I can and accept that there are things that are completely out of my hands.
Maybe I'm a control freak. Maybe I want everything done a certain way and if I don't get it done, I'd feel frustrated and stupid. Maybe that's where all this unfeeling is coming from. I need to snap out of this soon lest I be like one of those people who only exists to torture others by sending bad vibes all the time.
Snap!
1.04.2010
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. =)
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. =)
12.21.2009
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! =)
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! =)
12.17.2009
(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.
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.
6.15.2009
6.08.2009
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. =)
No answer yet. Needs more thinking. =)
6.06.2009
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.
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.
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