libre lang naman ang mangarap. ;)
NOTE: if you are worried that someone else might get the same thing, you can leave an anonymous comment here, para may surprise pa din and at the same time walang doble. hehe :D
books
Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Pugad Baboy 2, 4-18 by Pol Medina Jr.
The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
The Vampire Armand by Anne Rice
Pandora by Anne Rice
CDs
Mojofly, Session Road, Soapdish, Moonstar 88, Itchyworms
(Please no pirated CDs. Support OPM!)
others
My Chemical Romance T-Shirt (black; medium or large)
big fluffy pillow (made of feathers sana)
handy water container that I can bring to work
Il Mare DVD (ito kahit hindi orig. hehe)
a pack of blank DVD-Rs/CD-Rs
..but there's nothing like the simple, warm company of friends. ;)
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Thursday, July 06, 2006
sending postcards from a plane crash
INSTRUCTIONS
01. Put your music player on shuffle.
02. Press forward for each question.
03. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn't make sense. NO CHEATING!
04. Tag 10 people to play this game too.
[I'm gonna put some lyrics and comments soon when I have time.]
How are you feeling today?
Sending Postcards From a Plane Crash by Fall Out Boy
Will you get far in life?
Forever Blue by Cacai Velasquez
How do your friends see you?
Here Is Gone by Goo Goo Dolls
Will you get married?
Waiting in Vain by MYMP
What is your best friend's theme song?
You Gotta Be Strong by Desree
What is the story of your life?
Slide by Goo Goo Dolls
What was high school like?
Don't Tell Me by Avril Lavigne
How can you get ahead in life?
Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer
What is the best thing about your friends?
The First Cut is the Deepest by Sheryl Crow
What is in store for this weekend?
Five Years by Sugar Hiccup
What song describes you?
'Till My Heartaches End by Ella Mae Saison
To describe your grandparents?
Eyes On Me by Faye Wong (piano version)
How is your life going?
Reinventing the Wheel to Run Myself Over by Fall Out Boy
What song will they play at your funeral?
Cool With You by Jennifer Love Hewitt
How does the world see you?
Wordplay by Jason Mraz
Will you have a happy life?
Paalam Na by Rachel Alejandro
What do your friends really think of you?
When You Say Nothing at All by Allison Krauss
Do people secretly lust after you?
Don't Let it Bring You Down by Annie Lennox
How can I make myself happy?
Don't Leave This Place by Sponge Cola
What should you do with your life?
No Ordinary Love by Jennifer Love Hewitt
Will you ever have children?
Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy
01. Put your music player on shuffle.
02. Press forward for each question.
03. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn't make sense. NO CHEATING!
04. Tag 10 people to play this game too.
[I'm gonna put some lyrics and comments soon when I have time.]
How are you feeling today?
Sending Postcards From a Plane Crash by Fall Out Boy
Will you get far in life?
Forever Blue by Cacai Velasquez
How do your friends see you?
Here Is Gone by Goo Goo Dolls
Will you get married?
Waiting in Vain by MYMP
What is your best friend's theme song?
You Gotta Be Strong by Desree
What is the story of your life?
Slide by Goo Goo Dolls
What was high school like?
Don't Tell Me by Avril Lavigne
How can you get ahead in life?
Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer
What is the best thing about your friends?
The First Cut is the Deepest by Sheryl Crow
What is in store for this weekend?
Five Years by Sugar Hiccup
What song describes you?
'Till My Heartaches End by Ella Mae Saison
To describe your grandparents?
Eyes On Me by Faye Wong (piano version)
How is your life going?
Reinventing the Wheel to Run Myself Over by Fall Out Boy
What song will they play at your funeral?
Cool With You by Jennifer Love Hewitt
How does the world see you?
Wordplay by Jason Mraz
Will you have a happy life?
Paalam Na by Rachel Alejandro
What do your friends really think of you?
When You Say Nothing at All by Allison Krauss
Do people secretly lust after you?
Don't Let it Bring You Down by Annie Lennox
How can I make myself happy?
Don't Leave This Place by Sponge Cola
What should you do with your life?
No Ordinary Love by Jennifer Love Hewitt
Will you ever have children?
Fields of Gold by Eva Cassidy
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
No Stardust
I've just been to Powerbooks (Greenbelt), A Different Bookstore (Glorietta), Fully-Booked (Gateway), and two National Book stores -- that's five different major book stores in more than three malls, and still I could not find a single copy of Neil Gaiman's Stardust. This is really not helping.
I'm Okay
There's a lot of things I understand
And there's a lot of things that I don't want to know
But you're the only face I recognize
It's so damn sweet of you to look me in the eyes
The scent of vaseline in the summertime
The feel of an ice cube melting over time
The world seems bigger than both of us
Yet it seems so small when I begin to cry
It's alright, I'm okay
I think God can explain
I believe I'm the same
I get carried away
It's alright, I'm okay
I think God can explain
I'm relieved, I'm relaxed
I'll get over it yet
- Splender, "I Think God Can Explain"
And there's a lot of things that I don't want to know
But you're the only face I recognize
It's so damn sweet of you to look me in the eyes
The scent of vaseline in the summertime
The feel of an ice cube melting over time
The world seems bigger than both of us
Yet it seems so small when I begin to cry
It's alright, I'm okay
I think God can explain
I believe I'm the same
I get carried away
It's alright, I'm okay
I think God can explain
I'm relieved, I'm relaxed
I'll get over it yet
- Splender, "I Think God Can Explain"
fallout
It sucks when you lose your self-esteem.
It sucks even more when you realize that you lost it all by yourself.
It sucks even more when you realize that you lost it all by yourself.
Friday, June 30, 2006
R
Grace had this post on her blog where she was given a letter, and was tasked to name ten words that begin with that letter. All those who wanted to be "tagged" were asked to reply so that a letter could be assigned to them. She gave me the letter R, so here I go. :)
1. reconciliation - when genuine, this can be a truly divine experience. (see previous post) ^_^
2. rest - *geek mode on* in physics, the state at which an object does not have any momentum. They say nothing is absolutely at rest, for all things are moving based on some reference point. *geek mode off* Rest comes in short supply nowadays. Thank God there is coffee! hehe
3. rock - a splendid musical genre. I particularly like EMO and punk rock and almost everything else that has 100mph drums and furious guitars.
4. remember - something that I have a hard time doing. I hated History and Chemistry because I'm not so good at memorizing stuff. At one time, I forgot where I put my phone and was frantically looking for it, only to realize that I was actually holding it in left hand!
5. real - " 'What is real?', asked the rabbit one day, when they were sitting side by side by the nursery fender, before nana came to tidy the room." The story of the velveteen rabbit starts with this question, and in the end he realizes that you are real when you are loved, even if you become worn, shabby and full of stitches in the process. I actually did the story as a declamation piece back in freshman highschool. Good thing I don't have a very good memory (see #4).
6. reset - a nifty feature in computer games where you can simply start everything over if you made choices that you didn't like, or replay a wonderful moment over again. Sometimes I wish life had a reset button, but then nostalgia and EMO would not exist, so never mind. :D
7. red horse beer - my favorite beer! It suits my taste, and I don't have to spend too much money just to get satisfied (napapagastos ako kapag lights lang. hehe). Two 500-mL bottles will do fine. :D
8. reading - I love to read. By this I mean light reading -- readings which does not require some level of cryptography, unlike topics on Electromagnetics and the Fundamental Option. Anyway, there's nothing like a good book. I'm currently reading Dan Brown's Angels and Demons, and I'm really having a hard time putting it down. The physics involved is just too much of a treat for the geek in me!
9. relationship - I think the quality of life is somehow proportional to the quality of the relationships one has. As a human being, relationships are inevitable and necessary, and by this I mean any relationship -- not only romantic ones. This is part of what it means to be a human being -- having a connection to someone other than oneself.
10. relish - During my five-day silent retreat in Baguio, we were taught to relish God's presence. I wish I never forget how it is to slow down and enjoy life as it passes by one moment at a time. This is so hard in the "real" world where the pace is so fast that people have a hard time having time for anything.
There, I'm finally done! If you want to get "tagged" just leave a comment here and I'll give you a letter to work on. ^_^
1. reconciliation - when genuine, this can be a truly divine experience. (see previous post) ^_^
2. rest - *geek mode on* in physics, the state at which an object does not have any momentum. They say nothing is absolutely at rest, for all things are moving based on some reference point. *geek mode off* Rest comes in short supply nowadays. Thank God there is coffee! hehe
3. rock - a splendid musical genre. I particularly like EMO and punk rock and almost everything else that has 100mph drums and furious guitars.
4. remember - something that I have a hard time doing. I hated History and Chemistry because I'm not so good at memorizing stuff. At one time, I forgot where I put my phone and was frantically looking for it, only to realize that I was actually holding it in left hand!
5. real - " 'What is real?', asked the rabbit one day, when they were sitting side by side by the nursery fender, before nana came to tidy the room." The story of the velveteen rabbit starts with this question, and in the end he realizes that you are real when you are loved, even if you become worn, shabby and full of stitches in the process. I actually did the story as a declamation piece back in freshman highschool. Good thing I don't have a very good memory (see #4).
6. reset - a nifty feature in computer games where you can simply start everything over if you made choices that you didn't like, or replay a wonderful moment over again. Sometimes I wish life had a reset button, but then nostalgia and EMO would not exist, so never mind. :D
7. red horse beer - my favorite beer! It suits my taste, and I don't have to spend too much money just to get satisfied (napapagastos ako kapag lights lang. hehe). Two 500-mL bottles will do fine. :D
8. reading - I love to read. By this I mean light reading -- readings which does not require some level of cryptography, unlike topics on Electromagnetics and the Fundamental Option. Anyway, there's nothing like a good book. I'm currently reading Dan Brown's Angels and Demons, and I'm really having a hard time putting it down. The physics involved is just too much of a treat for the geek in me!
9. relationship - I think the quality of life is somehow proportional to the quality of the relationships one has. As a human being, relationships are inevitable and necessary, and by this I mean any relationship -- not only romantic ones. This is part of what it means to be a human being -- having a connection to someone other than oneself.
10. relish - During my five-day silent retreat in Baguio, we were taught to relish God's presence. I wish I never forget how it is to slow down and enjoy life as it passes by one moment at a time. This is so hard in the "real" world where the pace is so fast that people have a hard time having time for anything.
There, I'm finally done! If you want to get "tagged" just leave a comment here and I'll give you a letter to work on. ^_^
Thursday, June 29, 2006
yema
Ever since I saw yema being sold at the local cafeteria, I've been having it for dessert during lunchtime. It's such a bestseller that when thursday comes, the cafeteria runs out of it. They normally restock on mondays, but last monday there were still no yema to be found. Needless to say, lunch was not the same.
When wednesday came and still there was no yema (not even crinkles or kettle korn!), I just had to take matters in my own hands. On my way home I bought a box of yema from the MRT station in Cubao. I gave some to Quilin and my siblings, then brought the remaining sixteen pieces to work the following day.
Towards the end of the day, only three were left. A couple of my officemates took one each, which leaves one up for grabs (pinoy na pinoy talaga! ^_^). I had enough yema for a day, so I really wanted to give it away. Then suddenly I thought I'd give it to her, as a sign of good will and a step towards our reconciliation.
I was the last to leave the training room so all my batchmates were waiting at the elevator. I offered up the yema to everyone, then I realized that she was right in front of me. It was strange, finally looking at her in the eye and asking her if she wanted the last yema. Strange, but nice. She smiled, then asked me if I was sure about it. I said yes, and couldn't help but smile back.
At this point our batchmates were all looking at us, with big knowing smiles on their faces. She took the yema, and I walked away to dispose of the empty box.
She went after me and gave me a hug, and I suddenly realized that I was no longer angry or upset, and neither was she.
And so we talked about it, and found out that we just had a bad case of miscommunication. It feels so good to be talking and smiling again. So good that I want to cry. :'D
And the yema was great, even better than the ones they sell in the cafeteria. ^_^
When wednesday came and still there was no yema (not even crinkles or kettle korn!), I just had to take matters in my own hands. On my way home I bought a box of yema from the MRT station in Cubao. I gave some to Quilin and my siblings, then brought the remaining sixteen pieces to work the following day.
Towards the end of the day, only three were left. A couple of my officemates took one each, which leaves one up for grabs (pinoy na pinoy talaga! ^_^). I had enough yema for a day, so I really wanted to give it away. Then suddenly I thought I'd give it to her, as a sign of good will and a step towards our reconciliation.
I was the last to leave the training room so all my batchmates were waiting at the elevator. I offered up the yema to everyone, then I realized that she was right in front of me. It was strange, finally looking at her in the eye and asking her if she wanted the last yema. Strange, but nice. She smiled, then asked me if I was sure about it. I said yes, and couldn't help but smile back.
At this point our batchmates were all looking at us, with big knowing smiles on their faces. She took the yema, and I walked away to dispose of the empty box.
She went after me and gave me a hug, and I suddenly realized that I was no longer angry or upset, and neither was she.
And so we talked about it, and found out that we just had a bad case of miscommunication. It feels so good to be talking and smiling again. So good that I want to cry. :'D
And the yema was great, even better than the ones they sell in the cafeteria. ^_^
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