Tuesday, October 19, 2010

A legitimate reason to wear leather boots...

in Manila is if it's raining or a typhoon is raging.

With that said, I pray for those who lost their loved ones in this storm and may there not be another casualty (one was reported but who knows who else).

I saw a man sleeping along the road earlier. How many of them might still be sleeping along the streets of Makati and how many would wake up today. There is a woman who frequents the Ayala FGU and GT area where she sometimes sleeps every night. When will I have the courage and compassion to approach her and ask if there's something I can do to help.

I was thinking of posting something more about the coming Italian film showing at the shang this month but the above dampened my mood...

I guess, I'll do what I can do to live do what I can to help people live while I can.

Love life!

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When you are being tentatively offered/challenged to take something that you know in your heart that you do not like and will not learn to like, even if in everybody else's eyes would be considered a promotion, will you take it? If there are no other variables to consider like urgent need for more income that would more than compensate for the reason you wouldn't take the offer under normal circumstances, being tagged an underachiever, etc, will you take it?
No.
I guess you know what you want and dont want. Good for you!

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Thank you, Lord, for keeping my family and beloved ones safe all the time. Thank you for watching over my Mom even when she travelled home while Juan was on it's way toward the mountains in Northen Luzon. Thank you for the life that we have today. Amen.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

soap and water please

I will not allow work rants to contaminate this blog.
No more. That one sentence is enough.

That quote I got this morning was right, "Di ka ginising ni Lord para sumimangot."

So I'm leaving irritants where they come from. I have a life to live. :)

And so the weekend starts! Happy Thursday!

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

cross culture

You are right, we Filipinos share something common with the Italians: Family.

kayo talaga

Kayo talagang mga nasa 3/f ng isang building sa bandang dulo ng ayala ave, ke aga aga, on a weekday, wala nang piniling lugar, oras, at crowd. Anu nalang ang sasabihin ng ibang gumagamit ng banyo pagpasok. Buti kung iiling nalang sila (o magbablog tulad ko) matapos masaksihan ang inyong mating rituals kanina.
But then, to each his own. Good thing toilets are mostly not "co-ed" or else things would be a lot more "interesting."

Tayo talagang mga nagpapadala sa mga run for a cause fad. Oo nasama sa Guinness Book of World Records at oo may pondo na naman para sa ating ilog at sa isa pang mabuting proyekto, pero hangang kailan ito tatagal at gano kalaki ang impact sa improvement ng condition ng ilog. Reminds me of former first lady Ming Ramos' project. Hangggat di naisasaisip at naisasapuso, mula sa pinaka bata hanggang sa pinaka matanda, ang genuine concern sa kapaligiran, ang impact mga ganitong proyekto ay di magtatagal. Hanggat may mga industrial activity sa paligid ng ilog na di maayos mag dispose ng waste, hanggat may mga taong nakatira sa paligid ng ilog na nagtatapon ng basura dito, di rin masyadong magtatagal ang mabuting idudulot ng mga ganitong fun run. Talk about sustainable development. Talk about awareness.
Sabagay, mabuti na ang may ganito kaysa wala. Sana lang yung mga sumali, pag wala ng fun run, pag naglalakad e di tinatapon ang yosi kung saan saan at tinuturuan ang mga anak na wag basta magtapon ng kalat sa paligid.

Kayo talagang mga kaibigan ko, nagpapasalamat ako sa inyong lahat. Alam ko minsan, okay, lagi akong missing in action. Pero alam niyo naman kung bakit at dun palang nagpapasalamat na ako kasi naiintindihan niyo. At pag ako nangailangan ng company, andyan kayo agad if time permits. Lubos akong nagpapasalamat at naging magkakaibigan tayo. I'd do my best para makabawi ako kahit pano. I'd share more of my time with you guys moving forward. :)

Cheers!

Friday, October 08, 2010

Dear Blog

I need the mojo that I had ages ago.
I'll find a way to get it back.