ANNOUNCEMENT: i am now proudly, a part of the training department. and with my much-deserved promotion comes a much-deserved vacation leave, which i utilized by watching the following:
1. my blueberry nights
2. the oxford murders
3. persepolis
4. be kind rewind
5. cassandra's dream
6. manderlay
7. run lola run
8. dogville
9. burn after reading
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
on the third day i'll resurrect again
give me three more days to consolidate my thoughts and i promise the next entry will be more cohesive. what happened in all of the days i've not been posting anything?
june 2008. moved in to a new place in paranaque. i abandoned my comfort zone, makati, making it a little difficult to go to my (new) work but the happiness that i come home to makes the general idea of paradise vague and pale.
july 2008. i started working for e-trade financial, located in my posh dream tower, rcbc plaza.
august 2008. wall-e is a best picture contender.
as of this writing. i am 23 (inches, which is my waistline) years, 11 months old with a punch-drunk love attitude, new sets of friends, a championship record in need for speed game, an unbelievable appetite for poker and a commitment to finish ayn rand's the foutainhead before september ends.
june 2008. moved in to a new place in paranaque. i abandoned my comfort zone, makati, making it a little difficult to go to my (new) work but the happiness that i come home to makes the general idea of paradise vague and pale.
july 2008. i started working for e-trade financial, located in my posh dream tower, rcbc plaza.
august 2008. wall-e is a best picture contender.
as of this writing. i am 23 (inches, which is my waistline) years, 11 months old with a punch-drunk love attitude, new sets of friends, a championship record in need for speed game, an unbelievable appetite for poker and a commitment to finish ayn rand's the foutainhead before september ends.
Monday, June 30, 2008
if you are truly masochistic
then you would endure
seeing her name
in the list of my
dialled numbers
that in the interpretation of the arts
she, a winner
and the lies i feed her
so i can discard you
after our six lonely beers
get emptied together.
seeing her name
in the list of my
dialled numbers
that in the interpretation of the arts
she, a winner
and the lies i feed her
so i can discard you
after our six lonely beers
get emptied together.
while i write verses on your leg
i paused to look at
eva green
bleeding in the kitchen.
it was a beautiful reminder
of our first encounter.
eva green
bleeding in the kitchen.
it was a beautiful reminder
of our first encounter.
Friday, May 9, 2008
off the beaten path: camiguin's white island
white island and childbirth have one thing in common: they are both miracles. this inhabited white sand bar, which changes its shape depending on the tide has the mt hibok-hibok as its glorious backdrop. the best time to see white island according to travelers is in the morning, but we did better. we arrived morning and stayed all day, and so we were able to see how some parts of island appeared, disappeared and reappeared.
the next best thing in the white island is the fresh seafood. there are stalls situated in the island and the locals station themselves very early morning to cook for the tourists who arrive there. we treated ourselves to a tuna belly and liempo; note that food here is cooked by the kilo so it can be a little expensive. but you starve for fresh foods in manila, so it's worth it.
as with any tourist attractions, expect to meet foreigners. my expectation though has one extra surprise -- i met a french couple who found my love for the camera delightful.
and now for the real reason for this posting this entry -- feed my narcissism. enjoy the pictures.
the next best thing in the white island is the fresh seafood. there are stalls situated in the island and the locals station themselves very early morning to cook for the tourists who arrive there. we treated ourselves to a tuna belly and liempo; note that food here is cooked by the kilo so it can be a little expensive. but you starve for fresh foods in manila, so it's worth it.
as with any tourist attractions, expect to meet foreigners. my expectation though has one extra surprise -- i met a french couple who found my love for the camera delightful.
and now for the real reason for this posting this entry -- feed my narcissism. enjoy the pictures.
off the beaten path: captivating camiguin (an overview)
it was in 2007 while visiting nelie and his then-fiance keith (they are now happily married) in ascott hotel (the new oakwood) that i saw pictures of camiguin in a travel magazine. it looked like the garden of eden. and while some magazines lure you to visit places with adobe-enhanced pictures, the ones that show what to expect in camiguin don't do justice on what it looks like in real life. so together with my best buddies oliver and mikael, we journeyed to the far south of the country to discover that there is something incredible about the philippines after all. except, of course, ourselves.
we bade manila adieu wednesday twilight and spoiled ourselves in the smoothest ride of our life thanks to the philippine airlines. it is spectacular to watch sunrise when you're thousands of feet above sea level and you need to bow your head down just to see the clouds! they even gave us newspapers to read (not back issues of magazines) but i was too distracted by the sexy voice of our captain-in-charge ian del castillo.
going to camiguin is like the muse that you always wish you'll have and you're ready to contend with the labors of love. its gateway is cagayan de oro, and from there you have to take a 2-hour bus ride to balingoan and a 1-hour ferry ride from balingoan to benoni pier. easier said than done. i can't help but think, why didn't i bring my ipod touch?
but once you've taken that first step to camiguin soil, you forget your sleeplessness and you just brim with excitement. you know you've left the polluted air, your pessimism about people and you welcome the smiles of the natives and the breaking of the waves.
[our stay in camiguin lasted six days and we explored the e.n.t.i.r.e. island, all of which will be discussed separately in greater detail.]
we bade manila adieu wednesday twilight and spoiled ourselves in the smoothest ride of our life thanks to the philippine airlines. it is spectacular to watch sunrise when you're thousands of feet above sea level and you need to bow your head down just to see the clouds! they even gave us newspapers to read (not back issues of magazines) but i was too distracted by the sexy voice of our captain-in-charge ian del castillo.
going to camiguin is like the muse that you always wish you'll have and you're ready to contend with the labors of love. its gateway is cagayan de oro, and from there you have to take a 2-hour bus ride to balingoan and a 1-hour ferry ride from balingoan to benoni pier. easier said than done. i can't help but think, why didn't i bring my ipod touch?
but once you've taken that first step to camiguin soil, you forget your sleeplessness and you just brim with excitement. you know you've left the polluted air, your pessimism about people and you welcome the smiles of the natives and the breaking of the waves.
[our stay in camiguin lasted six days and we explored the e.n.t.i.r.e. island, all of which will be discussed separately in greater detail.]
Friday, April 18, 2008
the things i think about while i’m at my last day in the office
...as i've no work left to do and i’m just staring at my monitor, i'm thinking today’s a good day to retreat back to my old writer self.
javier bardem ties up with dennis hopper (blue velvet) as my favorite villain. if you’ve watched mar adentro (under the english title the sea inside ) and then you watch his topnotch performance in no country for old men the character transformation is outstandingly astounding!
i like no country for old men because it shows you that sometimes, even the movies need more than two hours to defeat evil. sometimes, evil just escapes.
U2 in 3D is a mind-blowing experience! the songs to download: bloody sunday, sometimes you can’t make it on your own and where the streets have no name. the only major drawback is that i feel chained to my seat. their rendition of with or without you during the encore ignited all repressions and i just want to get up from my seat and scream and join the live crowd. nonetheless, it’s the closest that i can get to experiencing the actual concert. i swear i really felt as if bono was looking directly at me.
i want to write a poem that starts like this:
the chrysanthemums in the garden
do not bloom
in may
today is my last day at work. i am going to create a separate article for that, but it just occurred to me that resignation is the sum total of gloom and nostalgia.
javier bardem ties up with dennis hopper (blue velvet) as my favorite villain. if you’ve watched mar adentro (under the english title the sea inside ) and then you watch his topnotch performance in no country for old men the character transformation is outstandingly astounding!
i like no country for old men because it shows you that sometimes, even the movies need more than two hours to defeat evil. sometimes, evil just escapes.
U2 in 3D is a mind-blowing experience! the songs to download: bloody sunday, sometimes you can’t make it on your own and where the streets have no name. the only major drawback is that i feel chained to my seat. their rendition of with or without you during the encore ignited all repressions and i just want to get up from my seat and scream and join the live crowd. nonetheless, it’s the closest that i can get to experiencing the actual concert. i swear i really felt as if bono was looking directly at me.
i want to write a poem that starts like this:
the chrysanthemums in the garden
do not bloom
in may
today is my last day at work. i am going to create a separate article for that, but it just occurred to me that resignation is the sum total of gloom and nostalgia.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
coming soon this april
my countdown to freedom has begun. and more exciting adventures are way ahead!
12 april. no country for old men and the other boleyn girl.
13 april. U2 in 3D in imax theatre
17 april. my last day in the office.
23-30 april. a 7-day sojourn to camiguin!!! =)
12 april. no country for old men and the other boleyn girl.
13 april. U2 in 3D in imax theatre
17 april. my last day in the office.
23-30 april. a 7-day sojourn to camiguin!!! =)
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