Richard and Nixon

Saw this on you tube and remembered my two favorite characters :)



Incidentally, Ron Livingston (Nixon in this Band of Brothers video) will be playing Gomez in the movie Time Travellers Wife to be launched on December. Can't help but wish that he was playing Henry. He would make a good Henry. But then again, he probably would make a good Gomez too.

I know. I'm a fan - hehe.

The Time Travelers Wife

My sister introduced me to audio books. The first being the Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. I'm half-way through. And I can't sleep. Dang it! I hate it when I fall in love with a book. And can't help but love Claire and Henry too.

I have always been fascinated with time travel. This fascination resulted to obessions with Hi-Lander, Back to the Future, the first Terminator movie, Heroes, Somewhere In Time, Harry Potter even. And something about Bruce Willis and monkeys? What was that movie again? I like looking for anomalies in time. It boggles the mind.

Anyway, I love this book. I love how it is written, the simplicity of language, the candidness of conversations, the longing - my God - it's unbearable. And I'm just halfway through.

Halfway through and I already have a feeling how Henry will die :(

Halfway through. My God - it's unbearable. LOL.

I love it.

Wishlist 2007

I just thought I needed to update my wishlist. At five in the morning (Grin).

Anyway, I realized I didn't get to make my wishlist last year. For some reason. So I'm making last year's list. And I'll make this year's list in December :) And I need to add some more items in since I got some of them this year. Just to make it an even 10 :) Can't help it. It's the OC in me.

So here they are:
1. I want everything in this website for starters - hahaha. Puzzles galore. I can't pick just one so I'm linking the whole page. :P

   

2. Peace on earth, goodwill to men. (This comes second now because of climate change. And because of reality check and stubborn hope.)

3. The ever elusive Canon camera and lenses (I have wanted it for a long time but never got it. It's a luxury I cannot afford but it will remain on this damn list until I get really tired of it.


3. A room like this - or a new house while I'm at it:


4. A computer table exactly like this:


5. A Laptop - no particular brand. Just one that works so I can read ebooks in bed :)


6. learn programming

7. cable TV - we had ours removed just before the flood and never got it connected again. I miss Jay Leno and Oprah :(

8. time to read - I haven't had time for this favoriet pastime anymore

9. This car in dark blue:



10. Atticus Finch :)

I've become very specific in my wishlist, as you can see. I don't always get or buy the exact thing I want but being more specific helps me remember why I want them in the first place.

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Proust Q&A

The objective is to have a glimpse of ourselves.

What is your idea of perfect happiness? sustained free-will coupled with a wide variety of choices

What is your greatest fear? Regret

Which living person do you most admire? hmmm ... Simon Cowell - just because he's not afraid to say what he really thinks.

What is the trait you most deplore in others? greed

What is your greatest extravagance? coffee and taxi cab rides

What is your favorite journey? The one I'm having now

On what occasion do you lie? To protect people, and on occasions, to protect myself :)

Which living person do you most despise? I could name one now but you don't name them people in your blogs, mate!

Which words or phrases do you most overuse? Sorry and ... why?

What is your greatest regret? Not finishing school

Where and when were you the happiest? :) wherever and whenever I find myself in the early part of falling in-love. then i wake up to reality - bwahahaha

What is your current state of mind? I've always been neurotic. It helps me to know that.

If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be? I wish I was taller. or maybe smalller boobs. or maybe be more of a people-person. or have a set mind. Okay, maybe the last one.

What do you consider your greatest achievement? having the courage to follow a dream

If you were to die and comeback as a person or a thing, what would it be? I'm not sure I want to come back. Kinda like this life already. Mababaw nga eh.

What is your most treasured possession? David (my computer) and his geek friends. Because I earned them hook, line and sinker.

What do regard as the lowest depth of misery? Having no direction, no purpose, or worse, no emotion

Where would like to live? Passatani, Italy - the scenes from the movie 'Only You' was breath-taking

What is your favorite occupation? Food Taster

What is your most marked characteristic? Practical

What is the quality you like most in a man? Sense of humor

What is the quality you like most in a woman? a strong sense of self

Who are your favorite writers? Marami. Harper Lee, JK Rowling, JR Tolkien, JD Salinger, Isabelle Allende among others

Who is your favorite hero of fiction? Atticus Finch, of course

Who are your heroes in real life? My siblings

What is that you most dislike? Broken promises

How would you like to die? Quickly

What is your motto? Follow your dream and the world will conspire with you to get it :)

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Drew this for a client and liked it so much, it stayed there.

Went shopping today!

Went to Sm City today to spend the harvest of my hard earned labor.

Bought yourself a blouse, did you?
No! Got a decent UPS for my computer.

And ... jewelry?
No! Got myself new speakers so I can work late nights and stay awake.

A new bag at least?
No! Got myself a 120Gb External Hard drive I can carry around!

And, let me guess, a few more geek things?
No! Got myself new sandals! And they're on sale!
I am not a total nerd, you know.
Not yet anyway :P

Ten things to be thankful for while in Boracay

1, License to drink from the boss


2. White sandy UNCROWDED long beaches


3. friends of the same wavelength


4. men who can cook, sing/recite videoke and solve hardware and software problems :)


5. Php100 ice cream crepes


6. Pristine blue waters


7. free R&B music with ambiance


8. Free and great accomodations (Thanks to Nirvana and Tawhay Boracay Condos)


9. One huge family halohalo shared by eight


10. Celebrating simple celebrations with an omelet :)

Respite

res·pite [réspit]
(plural res·pites)
noun
1. brief interval of rest: a brief period of rest and recovery between periods of exertion or after something disagreeable

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Finally, some breathing space. After arriving from Boracay two weeks ago, work has been not stop - both at home and at work. It's like eating a full meal and being asked to run the 800 meter dash. That's what it feels like. I'm soooooo tired today, I think I'm going to sleep until noon tomorrow. TGIF.

Yeah, I forgot to tell you. I went to Boracay with co-workers for a four day official travel. There were 15 of us. It was after a very demanding, stressful training with very little sleep. The timing was good because after what we went through, we needed rest - essential, critical even, REST.

But you see, when in Boracay, you really forget all your cares and problems. It's the magic of the unseen line between sky and water. Boracay is really lovely this time of year - (as long as there are no storms!). Off season. Not too much tourists. Not too warm nights. Inexpensive housing. No advertising events on the beach front. No lumot or jellyfish. Just a whole lot of space of white and blue. Ahhhhh, bliss! This is what God had in mind when He created heaven. I'm so sure of it. Our timing was perfect. Plus I was in the company of my few favorite people. If I had to be stranded on an island like the people in LOST, I would have picked out a huge percent of this company. For one sole reason, this people can help me survive. They are that good :)

I really loved it there and was so sorry to leave. Ah, pics to come.

Aja!

My new battle cry for the moment.

In one of my comfort trips to my friends house, after the usual feed-the-down-trodden ritual (a great cheese sandwich roll cooked right there for me, ice cream and Oreos), we sat down for several hours to mourn, laugh and burn out all the usual libak-the-fafalicious of the world.

I had a special treat that day. My friend sent me home with a San Francisco t-shirt and a whole pile of Korean Telenovelas with good english sub-titles.

I hate watching telenovelas on tv. I can't stand not knowing what happens next. After Criminal Minds decided to blow up one of the agent's black cars without us knowing which agent got killed was uurrrrgggghhhhhh ... just eeeeeevil! Good thing we forgot the suspense by watching Danny Crane! Sigh. Not having cable tv is not so bad as long as you get a steady stream of tv series on dvds - hehehe.

Anyway, back to Korean telenovelas. Finished watching Lovers in Paris (Aja!)

and My Girl.


Can't help but love both. Takes you back to Pride and Prejudice - Korean style. Because I couldn't stop watching it, I went around work floating. I didn't get much sleep just watching both series. It was almost torture not being able to watch it. It was that addicting. My sisters and I all went to bed hesitantly at 2am. We had to peel ourselves off the sofa so we could work the next morning or force ourselves to turn off the dvd player. I wouldn't recommend them on busy days. But sigh, I love them.

Aja!

Bansai!

me: Hey, I just got a log distance call from the US, another possible website employer asked when I'll be free. As in he called my phone to make sure I respond to his email. Naks. Kudog my heart. Be careful what you wish for all over again?

friend: Hahahaha.. Ay sinabi.. Be careful what you wish for gid eh.. I'm very happy for you missy.. As in!

me: I'm very afraid for me hahaha. As in I'm terrified I just might succeed or someone might discover what a fake I am.

friend: Talaga ito. Why do you say that? It's not like you're pretending to be somebody you're not

me: Not being a college graduate does that to you. Ruins your self-confidence when placed on a race with nitwits bearing diplomas.

friend: Duh! My brother also do not have a college diploma but he is now a service engineer in New York. He knows all of the insides of their machines that's why he was now tasked to do the company's operations manual. Output ang important not degrees.

me: Sigh. I know. Thanks friend. Just needed to get that one out before I panic. Will keep that in mind.

friend: Talaga ito. Dami mo na nga clients and super satisfied lahat. Talaga ito. Bansai lang bala!

me: Bansai!

Did I tell you how great my friends are?

Be careful what you ask for?

I sometimes fall into a bad habit of feeling sorry for myself. I try to snap out of it when I can. I know that it doesn't lead to any good and it contradicts my philosophy about the laws of attraction.

First, I was physically sick and had to be absent again from work - asthma, coughing, nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fever. I had to take medicines with side effects of the same. Second to that, I have never received so much job orders all in one week. Eight all at once. I had to turn down some of them. Third, there is added stress of the state of the house after the flood. It is literally falling apart. Having no bedroom door is no joke at all. And fifth, we had an alumni homecoming taking place that weekend. So it was no surprise that after that week, I got pretty stressed out and could not hold anything down. The two good things that came out of it, was I was forced to get tests and lost some weight without much effort.

I'm back at work now and feeling much better. My first foreign job ended the week I was sick - quite short and I'm ashamed of not being able to do it right. But my body couldn't take it anymore. I'm currently finishing 3/4 of my second foreign job. And this one I'm quite proud of. Have two pending website jobs awaiting data (which reminds me, I have to redo my contracts), another one coming in and two more print jobs. To say I'm busy is an understatement. But I've learned to force myself to relax. I don't do any work if I feel bad about something. I am never productive or inspired when I'm stressed. And I did say that my own business is supposed to be enjoyable because I have passion for it. I promised myself I will stop when it stops being fun. And my last two weeks was no fun at all. But I am meeting deadlines and schedules of present jobs which is a good sign.

I've been trying not to turn down jobs. With the state of the house, I really need a large amount to fix it. But if it would end to me getting sick again, I will gladly turn it down. I'm going to put health first because being sick is definitely not enjoyable.

I started out feeling good about the jobs I'm getting. But I got so stressed, I wonder if this is God mocking me. Be careful what you wish for?

At the very least, I now have proof that the law of attraction works. Hahaha. And yes, I will be more careful what I ask for next time :)