June 2011
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Things You Need to Understand (but are Too...
When you accept a favor, realize that that person owes you nothing in return — unless of course you shook your hands on an deal. The same applies when you ask a favor from someone. You should not be expected to reciprocate anytime, anyhow. Utang na loob (debt of gratitude) is optional.
Now when you ask a favor from someone and they agree to it but fail to deliver in the end, you should not...
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Funny How
Life has a funny way
Of getting back to you
After so long
At the least likely time
When you’re over it already
You asked for it
You got it
But right now
You don’t love
Anymore
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Presumption
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Things You Need to Understand (but are Too...
First, let’s turn to Mary Schmich for some practical advice, shall we?
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth. Everybody’s Free to Wear Sunscreen, Baz Luhrmann
Ah yes,...
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The One Who Understands You
I just finished watching season two of Fringe (look who’s late in the game!). Much to my dismay, Peter and Olivia did hook up. Not that there’s anything wrong; in fact, we all saw it coming. I just didn’t want it to happen, believing that the story was compelling on its own without the added layer of romance. But alas, it looks like something the show wants to explore.
I will...
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Minor Detail #14
I never forget.
Actually, that’s not true. I’ve recently discovered that I have very selective memory. Or maybe I’m not always an active listener and observer because I tend to forget certain details about certain events and people. Friends would recount a story that they’ve (supposedly) already shared with me, but I would only vaguely remember it. Perhaps the incident...
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Things You Need to Understand (but are Too...
First off: life is hard but that doesn’t mean you can’t approach it with practical thinking. Oftentimes the best solution is the simplest, and with life as complicated as it is already, it just makes the most sense to live it with as much simplicity as possible.
The world does not revolve around you. You are not the center of the universe. You know that saying about insanity, about...
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Favorite Teacher
She was my first grade school teacher.
Slim, cold, smart, beautiful. She confiscated my magic cards and tossed them up in the air for the entire class to collect. She turned 27 in 1995; the class got her a box of dustless chalk (we deemed it a thoughtful gesture). In our Kris Kringle her codename was “Barbie,” much to the chagrin of the kewl kidz.
A classmate thought it was funny to...
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Perception is Circumstantial
More screenshots from The Killing, Episode 11 (Missing):
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Hold the Patty
There was little movement in the plot in last week’s episode of The Killing, but an entire episode focused on Linden and Holder afforded us some good dialogue worthy of screenshots:
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Reckless Abandon
I didn’t have an exact itinerary in mind when I went to Boracay for the weekend. In fact, I would have been content just walking along the beach, listening to my iPod (except I didn’t have my iPod on me). But then I discovered that there are SO MANY things you can do in Boracay — helmet diving (which I did), zorbing (which I also did, will blog soon), ATV driving, parasailing,...
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So Unsexy
I’ve been hooked on AMC’s The Killing. The plot eventually weakened but the acting has remained intense and superb. This exchange in the last episode totally cracked me up:
HILARIOUS! But those writers are mean.
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Rehabilitation
Nobody said it was easy It’s such a shame for us to part
The Scientist, Coldplay
What am I doing, depriving myself of life’s pleasures.
Last May, as a personal challenge, I gave up softdrinks. It was punishment, of course, especially when I would see that tall, tempting bottle of Coke Zero in the fridge or when I would see “bottomless fountain drinks” in the...
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30 Day Picture Challenge
I’ve decided to do another 30 day challenge this month because after June I know I won’t be able to update as much. Last month was all about songs; this time, I’m posting pictures! I don’t know why #5 and #12 are the same though.
Day 01 - Your Facebook profile photo Day 02 - A photo of yourself a year ago Day 03 - A photo that makes you happy Day 04 - A photo of the last...
May 2011
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Palaboy
At midnight I found myself walking on foot from Bonifacio Global City to Guadalupe-EDSA. In flipflops. Lugging a gym bag, a backpack, and a Ministop chicken meal in a paper take-away box (of ALL things). I spotted a dead rat, a dead cat, and a live rat (in that order) as I uneasily trod the dark, dirty sidewalks along Kalayaan Avenue.
Don’t ask.
For the first time I felt like a palaboy,...