Friday, March 31, 2006

congratulations!

i've been dying to post this...

j's brother is number two in the bar!

congratulations kuya jom!!!

(3:05 PM) ♥ tal

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Wednesday, March 29, 2006

karting and scrat(ty)

i am a bad driver actually i think i am the worst. i destroyed p’s clutch because my feet are so heavy and i drive d crazy because i always forget to use the brakes even if i’m going too fast already. knowing that i thought it was not a good idea to try karting. i was scared but being a danica patrick fan i was also excited and then the race was on, actually it was just me and c (and we’re both first timers) so it was not exactly a race. i didn’t do anything right in the first two laps: i was not holding the steering wheel properly and i kept pressing the brakes and accelerator together so it was no surprise that i was stopped by the track manager on my first lap and then bumped on the sides of the bridge on my second lap. thankfully i learned from my mistakes and my time improved in the succeeding laps but even if i started clocking well i got so frustrated because i still fear going too fast and i’d hate it that i seem to always not get the timing to slow down. still nothing beats the first time so i was on a total high afterwards. i think karting is another sport i can add to my list so i will go back to the tracks again...soon (and not even getting lost and those skyway patrol guys can stop me)!

another high point of the past few days was the ice age 2 premiere. i think the work part was not so good but i’m still learning the ropes so go easy on me please (wink) but watching the movie with p and his cute little nephews sonson and tantan was such a memorable experience! these two kids are two of the sweetest and smartest kids i’ve ever met (not to mention behaved or are they just scared of their uncle? hehe)…now i miss my pamangkins, awww…i hope they are doing well because that’s all auntie can do - wish them well.

there’s gotta be a low point somewhere and that would be one of my closest friends leaving for singapore. i can’t help but cry as i hugged her after the surprise despedida. i am happy for her but it’s just really different and there will always be that weird sadness when a person close to you leaves even it’s for a good reason and even if you know they are coming back. please welcome your sentimental fool, i’ll miss you e but as i said ROCK their world!

(9:51 AM) ♥ tal

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Monday, March 13, 2006

places and faces of marinduque

(6:27 PM) ♥ tal

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Thursday, March 09, 2006

from my past journal (pre-blog days) entries

THE COUP THAT SAVED ME (in a way that i never expected)

July 26, 2003

It was a day after my post birthday party but it was not exactly the best spill over day in years (usually I am still giddy the next day from all the partying the night before). For my 21^st birthday, an unexpected problem (I’d rather not talk about) came up that spoiled my day. I felt like shouting: Give me a break!

I tried my best to hide my frustration by making this day the busiest possible. I had a business meeting in the morning. I met up with my best friend (to whom I couldn’t help but rant frantically) for lunch. We watched a UAAP game with my other friends where I tried my best to cheer in my normal ecstatic mode but failed miserably. Even after the victory of Ateneo, I still felt like it was my ultimate low.

After the game, I had to rush underneath the pouring rain to get to the car, head to the dorm, and prepare for the one thing I’ve been looking forward the entire week: the MEG party. First I had to beat EDSA traffic to pick up my friend at her condo in Rockwell before finally arriving just in time for the party at Eastwood where we will be meeting with another friend we haven’t seen in a long time. The first person I saw at the party was my big time crush from work. I didn’t know if I should thank God for that wonderful coincidence or start cursing because I look like a wreck from all of the worries that were running in my head. Damn!

Being with my friends made me forget the bad day still unfolding before me. It was also a refreshing delight to have met people I’ve been emailing and talking to over the phone but never got to meet in person until that evening. I even had the chance to have bumped into Lucky Manzano. I also saw an old friend who volunteered to say she was spying (she works for another teen magazine).

I decided to sleepover my friend’s place at Rockwell because the news said that rebel soldiers were plotting a coup and their operations base is somewhere near Ayala where my condo was.

No day can ever be worst than this. Tomorrow would surely be a better day.

July 27, 2003

I woke up very early in the morning to the sound of the AM radio blaring beside me. Apparently, I tried to know what’s happening but I was too immersed in my personal worries that I just slept it all off after being dropped off at Quezon City just this morning because they closed Ayala Avenue.

So from ranting over a bad day yesterday, I am now on to analyzing what’s happening in Makati at that very moment. I continued listening to the radio and only transferred to the TV room when it was announced that the rebel soldiers would be releasing a statement. So there I was, staring at the TV, struck by what these young idealistic officers were saying. Afterwards, I felt so confused. Though the allegations of the rebel soldiers sounded outrageous, it sounded possible.

It is sad to note that we worry so much about petty things while other people have bigger problems. The soldiers, not just the mutineers, serve the country by putting their lives on the line and yet they do not get enough salary to provide themselves with their basic needs while we complain about our own allowance because we do not have enough extra money for shopping. The day of the coup, we incessantly complained because we could not pass by Ayala Avenue and get to our favorite malls and yet there were those soldiers who were not even sure if they will be able to come out of Oakwood alive.

We know that whatever social ills are happening around us, we contribute to it. It is not so much of what we do to other people but more of how we live our lives. Most of us are concerned with superficial things, which, I may say are not sinful if only all of us can eat three times a day, have clothes to cover our bodies and shelter to protect us from the raging heat of the sun and the strength of the winds and pouring rain. Sadly, there will always be those who are over privileged and under privileged. Even those just privileged enough are more inclined to being under privileged. Some of my friends say that sometimes that becomes the logic behind arranged marriages or behind marriages between rich people. It is not because they want to be rich by themselves but rather because it is practical to find a husband who you know can pay for your “luho” than fight over money with your husband and then be branded as “matapobre.”

I think the easiest way to encourage us to at least try to live simply is to open our eyes and see reality unfold before our eyes. It does not have to take another coup to wake us up. Let us look beyond our comfort zones and don’t just stare at what we might see but look more closely. I am still struggling to live simply as I still worry over where to go the next time I go out with my friends but the stark contrast of my previous journal entry from the one I am writing now is a sign that I am willing to start somewhere.

The coup saved my life because instead of wallowing in despair over that seemingly small problem that left me hating yesterday, I have come to realize that life is more than just living rather it is about living your life to the fullest. Indeed, after everything I have learned, this truly was a better day.

(3:08 PM) ♥ tal

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Monday, March 06, 2006

dark ages extended

thank God for vodka and san mig light i was able to sleep well last friday depsite our dire situation which is not at all funny in any way anymore. i spent the weekend in the mall, thank you power plant for letting me plug electronic devices and consume your electricity. it's been a while since i actually stayed in the mall for long hours and the novelty of hanging out in cafes once again made me happy about my life. i love people and i love looking at people and how they go about their daily lives. it make me realize that there are so many good things in life if only we take the time to actually look. i guess there really is something good beneath a seeminlgy entirely bad situation. i miss tv but i love the fact that i had the chance to take a peek at other people's lives once again.

(6:03 PM) ♥ tal

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Friday, March 03, 2006

dark ages

it was totally hilarious to find oursleves faced with the "daunting task" of having to spend the night without electricity. it's not hilarious in itself, it's how snicket and i viewed the situation. now as snicket and i were debating on whether to go home with D to alabang i texted my father about our situation and he just said you guys take care. that's when i really laughed. i realized it's really not so bad to spend the night without electricity but we're not just used to it that we had to dicuss whether to stay home or not. well, we did and we woke up alive, hehe=) i just have to check the net on what i missed on TV last night and hopefully the meralco people will have fixed those busted posts by today!

(10:41 AM) ♥ tal

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