sidetracked by bags

guess what are in these bags...

crazy, stupid, love: when fighting for your soulmate is on the same level as bashing twilight

*spoilers at their mininum best in this post :)*

who would have thought that steve carell in a rom-com would be a hit for me? i've always associated him with works like the 40-year old virgin and the office, so discovering that he can effortlessly carry off a lovesick character such as cal, without being too slapstick, was a pleasant surprise for me.

taking a leaf out of their books

this august has been a month of upheavals for the IT industry. hp had posted weak revenue earnings (again!) for the last quarter, in addition to announcements that it would close down its tablet and smartphones businesses and was considering the divestiture (or spin-off) of its pc business division. less than a week later, steve jobs resigned as ceo of apple, but had been appointed as chairman of the board. these major news from hp and apple may seem disjointed, but there's one common lesson we can learn from these two IT giants.

ever wondered why your girlfriend has been going mental lately?

today, i stepped up to the rare occasion of being a relationship counselor. yes, me, the girl with the relatively low emotional quotient...

my good guy friend M. and i decided to catch up over dinner and coffee. he inadvertently opened up about his befuddlement as to why his girlfriend of more than 2 years has been acting weird for the past few months. from his story, i got the impression that she was doing some of the crazy kind of stuff you mostly see on telenovelas and movies that are usually characterized by irrational possessiveness. this was news for me, because Girlfriend struck me as having a very carefree and unjealous-like personality.

for future reference

if this dress were a person, then she (or he) would be the most unforgettable person i've ever met.

Temperley London dress (see more day wedding dresses)

hello, i'm back

i recently got reacquainted with my journal, and i realized how much i missed writing.

growing up, i was rarely encouraged to speak aloud my opinions, so i learned to express my thoughts and feelings using the written word. my inability to express myself verbally has always made me feel that my mind is in a constant,unbearable chaos, but all that chaos disappears once i grab my pen and start writing in a handy journal (or whatever piece of paper is available).

hello

hello, blogging world.  

it has been a long while. i missed you. i promise to give an update of my life and state of mind real soon. :D

4am scare

this is what woke me up at 4am today.

i was nearly off to dreamland when i unwittingly noticed the acrid smell of burning plastic / wiring. to be honest, it was one of those smells that i used to like (addict!) when i was kid, so i did not immediately jump to wakefulness, almost in the same way that you would want to linger in your restful state when you're in a lucid dream. however, the smell persisted in such a way that i eventually had to consider that something was wrong. i got up from my bed, checked the outlet in my room, and sniffed for burning wires. nada. i sniffed some more and the smell was gone. i went back to bed thinking that the smell was just part of a dream. 

so far so good...

the first week of 2011 is just about to end... and so far so good. 

i'm trying not to think about hanging on a precipice. there are some situations wherein we can only count on our patience to keep us sane. sometimes it feels as if you're watching or waiting for a car crash to happen, but since i'm neither the driver nor the passenger, i can only just watch and wait it out.


waiting has never been my strongest asset, and that is why i have busied myself with chores and tasks that have long been neglected. buti na lang...


so far so good, 2011.

excerpt from an ordinary conversation with my parents

SCENE 1 - DINING ROOM

mama immediately throws me a question as i entered the house.*

*translated from a mixture of hokkien and taglish conversation

MAMA: do you have a bible?

ME: (gives a blank and far-off look)

PAPA: why are you silent? you don't read your bible anymore, do you?

ME: well...it has been a long time...i know have a bible in my room....i'm just trying to remember where i placed it.

MAMA: would you please go to our room when you have found it? i need to ask you something...