this day can't be any better

maybe it didn't start well. it actually didn't had an interview, or should i say long examination that took me forever to finish. and this was the cause of my tardiness for the divisoria trip my business partner/ confidante and i have been looking forward to since two weeks ago. and just like murphy's law's statements, everything did go wrong. well, at least until 4pm. first stop, on the way to divisoria, along aurora blvd. before nagtahan, traffic was shockingly heavy. and the cause? well, i was able to see a corpse covered with lying on the ground with some small bits of flesh tainted with blood scattered all over. (my assumption is those were brains). poor guy.

so, what has made my day?

1. the feeling of security i have with the friends i am with now.

2. the feeling of being able to find my soulmate.

3. the feeling of having one of my dearest friends back in my life

4. the feeling of excitement for a planned trip with friends.

5. the feeling of realizing your worth in this world.

6. the feeling of enjoying cheap thrills--watching poker games, talking endlessly about life.

thanks. =) wish life can stay this way.

random thoughts on the 21st of august, 2005

what's with the air this season? a lot of couples i know have either been breaking up or getting rocky recently.

i have realized that sometimes, there are things that we know are worth fighting for, however, we choose not to since there are just too many consequences that we'd have to face and perhaps we feel that we're not strong enough to face them anyway... sadly.

sometimes, whatever we do, how much effort we exert, how much sacrifices we make... they will never be enough for the people we love. why?

everyone needs to learn how to acknowledge and appreciate.

on other matters...

1. i'm considering taking photography seriously. hopefully, by the end of this year, i'm going to get me a digital SLR

2. i have to get used to not going out since sid, bea, char, and jessica will all be leaving soon.

3. i'm feeling frustrated about job hunting.

4. i went to fully booked today and i saw another interesting book... "the simpsons and philophy: the duh-oh! of homer simpson". i seriously have to save 951 pesos for that. i have been craving for reading on ethics lately.

5. i'm seriously thinking of getting a post graduate studies in either media studies or social sciences in UP. actually, i'm thinking of taking both.

i discovered today that there are two new gadgets soon to be available in the market:

1. the "jerk-o-meter": this is a software for mobile phones that enables one to figure out how engaged the person he/she is talking with on the other end in the conversation.

birthday meaning

Your Birthdate: February 20

Your birth on the 20th day of the month adds a degree of emotion, sensitivity, and intuition to your reading. The 2 energy provided here is very social, allowing you to make friends easily and quickly. Yet you are apt to have a rather nervous air in the company of a large group. You have a warmhearted nature and emotional understanding that constantly seeks affection. You are very prone to become depressed and moody, as emotions can turn inward and cause anxiety and mental turmoil. It can be hard for you to bounce back to reality when depression sets in. When things are going well, you can go just as far the other way and become extremely affectionate.

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

things that annoy me in a mall

1. people brushing their teeth in the public restrooms. when you see the left over toothpaste and whatever, you get disgusted.
2. people sitting behind you in the movie theater and kicks your chair, either intentionally or not. okay, so for most of my experiences, it's mostly kids who love doing this, but a lot of adults are not exempted.
3. people talking loudly and reacting when particular reactions is not called for or demanded by the particular scene. the last time this happened to me was when i watched war of the worlds with my friends. unfortunately, that same screening, the stranger sitting beside me had a terrible breath and he was talking non stop.
4. salesladies/ salesmen who greet you at the door and follow you religiously as you check out their items. i know what customer service means, but these people stick with you as if you're going to steal something.
5. salesladies/ salesmen/ waiters who greet you "good evening ma'amsir! welcome to ..." because there is no such thing as ma'amsir.
6. salesladies/ salesmen who are not helpful at all and just bitch at their customers when asked.
7. salesladies/ salesmen who don't really know anything about the products they're selling.
8. the music in the department stores simply sucks. just last monday, sid, jessica, and i went to the mini-sale in rustan's marketing office and they were playing, "kailangan pa bang i memorize yaan...."
9. promos that don't really do any good.
10. unreasonably expensive car park rates. one time, i was in greenbelt and didn't know that they didn't have a flat rate even on weekends, so i ended up paying 180 bucks. darn.
11. mall guards who don't really help out in directions because either they're too lazy to, they don't really know the whole mall, or they just simply don't care.

.... to be continued

p.s. to keloyd. i do acknowledge that i was once a kid, but mind you, like most of my contemporaries, i wasn't like how the kids are today. and i don't really hate them 100 percent.

kids these days

friends would find me annoying every time i express my disapproval of freshmen and high school students' behavior. they think of me as a bully of some sort. this is sort of my attempt to jusify my reactions. every time i read blogs of some high school students and college freshmen, i get annoyed and find their language and topics irritating. some of them are shallow people who are very pretentious. they curse a lot and think highly of themselves. and what's worse is that they actually have friends who put them on a pedestal.

in all honesty, my older relatives and friends would complain about us when we were in our high school days. however, i can actually say that my complaints about today's youngsters are far worse than theirs. i was supposed to accept a teaching job at st. paul pasig and i can just imagine how i'd possibly dread every wednesday of the whole schoolyear.

what i'm trying to say is that for some reason, i noticed that these people are more outspoken, which of course has its own pros and cons. however, it seems that some members of this particular age group have gone too far. how? they seem to have too much bitterness and angst inside them and they think it's cool. and what's weird is that i'm complaining more on the female members than the males who have become tamer than ever.

this entry just shows that i am indeed getting old.

random thoughts on 24th of july, 2005

just when i'm no longer part of the katipunan community, GMA declares non-working holiday on her sona day. darn.

there's a new local reality show, hollywood dreams. it seems interesting.

after watching pinoy/blonde, there's a strong urge for me to regret that i worked for the movie's marketing team. although the movie has its shining moments, it didn't live up to most people's expectations.

sadly, my boss asked me to extend until the end of the month without additional compensation. darn it. i choose to stay to avoid earning a bad reputation. at least i know i keep my word.

august is coming and most of my closest friends are leaving for either the states or china for further studies. damn.

i'm planning to take a vacation but with the small amount of money that's left in my atm account, i doubt if i can do that. these are the days when i actually dream of having my neopoints exchange to real money.

the rustan's sale isn't over. sid and i are eyeing this bag from the sak but i'm still thinking twice on whether i should buy it or not.

i could have gotten my first ever coporate costume from tutto moda since they had a buy one take one. unfortunately, sid didn't pursue the coat of his choice. :(

i miss beer and cocktails.

i notice that i no longer have sharp memory. i forget about a lot of things especially the thoughts i want to write on this blog. unfortunately, stress has been eating my brain cells.

some people are willing to do everything just to get to the top. unfortunately, even friends don't think twice doing that. maui and i have learned the biggest lesson as you enter the real world of work-- never trust your officemates.

i plan to watch the entire arrested development season. i wish star would do a marathon... annyong!

i plan to start reading once again. and really pursue it. and i plan to buy coldplay's new album x and y. i love coldplay.

batman begins

so last night was pizza night at the panopio household, and when vicky suggested we watch batman begins...

finally. after more than a month, i got to watch the cape crusader. it's supposed to be the prequel of all the batman movies. i have heard from "credible" reviewers that this batman is the best among all the batman movies, even beating the legendary tim burton's batman and batman returns.

five pizza slices after... i was disappointed.

personally, i strongly disagree. it's not the best batman movie. it didn't beat burton's first two movies. michael keaton is still the best batman. he's a natural with his eyebrows. KATIE HOLMES IS UBER ANNOYING. i find christian bale a little annoying especially when he talks as batman. the movements of his cheeks are annoying too. christian bale could have been a better superman/ clark kent.

i felt so stupid to forget that ra's al ghul wasn't bald. and i felt bad that the movie wasn't loyal to the comic book. ra's has a daughter who eventually became bruce's wife. and that's the exciting plot. unfortunately, that wasn't what the movie is about.

i love liam neeson, michael caine, and gary oldman. these three actors were perfect. i also admire the cinematography and the effort to show batman's darker side, and this sets the movie apart from the other batman movies where batman's ideal side is romanticized so much.

i'd give it a rating of say 7.