Random Thoughts Bin

The Versatile Blogger Award

2012-01-11T21:37:00.000-08:00

I can't tell how old this blog of mine is so I had to go and check... and this is my 370th post since February 2008! Wow! And I'm an amateur when it comes to blogging anyway and am not that active now, thanks or no thanks to twitter and before plurk, but hey I still get to post stuff here when I get the chance...and I have other blogs too: i like anything green and my lomography is my pastime, but not that active as this one - just semi-active like a dormant volcano haha.

And like a chain mail, which I can not for the life of me refuse for some reason - like fear of unconditional bad luck?! (is there such a thing?), I chose to follow and repost this one: "The Versatile Blogger Award", thanks to verjube of myphotographics for nominating me - if I knew of this beforehand I would have nominated you first! Madaya ka lang eh! haha

Yeah I agree may chain mail na rin nga sa blogging for sure after my few followers go and check out the blogsites that I would list down - which most are popular in their own rights anyway so this would be just more free advertising for them haha.

so what 7 random things about me can I share... hmmm...
1. I currently have around 240 kids... that's because I work as a school counselor :) (wait! that's 2 random things already! haha)
2. My close college friends call me "leader" not because I instigate riots or provoke or motivate them to do anything... I can't recall who started it though...
3. I usually am involved in organizing get together and other reunions of my close friends, for some reason I'm always the self-appointed contact person - thanks to unlimited texting!
4. I like the color green! - it's been my color since my grade school to college and now that I'm working! I see the color everywhere in my work haha
5. My friends know me as Kit, the online world know me as TiKisokA, while only a few know my full name and still call me by that name! Won't post it here so it's for you to find out :)
6. I get peeved with grammatical errors and spelling and would automatically correct people even when we're chatting - my bad! :)
7. I don't sing that well so don't expect me to do karaoke and I can only do a bad version of Buttercup!

So you'll find my own list of Versatile Bloggers after these mechanics for The Versatile Blogger Award:

1. In a post on your, blog, nominate 15 fellow bloggers for The Versatile Blogger Award.

2. In the same post, add the Versatile Blogger Award.

3. In the same post, thank the blogger who nominated you in a post with a link back to their blog.

4. In the same post, share 7 completely random pieces of information about yourself.

5. In the same post, include this set of rules.

6. Inform each nominated blogger of their nomination by posting a comment on each of their blogs.

In no particular order, The Versatile Blogger Award goes to..

Food blogs:
1. http://dessertcomesfirst.com/ - Dessert Comes First by Lori Baltazar
2. http://foodpilipinas.blogspot.com/ - Food Pilipinas Blog by Azrael
Photo blogs:
3. http://foodiescape.tumblr.com/ - FoodiEscape by Verjube (food photos)
4. http://snapsnstories.blogspot.com/ - Snaps & Stories by Jovi Ong
5. http://myphotographics.tumblr.com/ - Myphotographics by Verjube Photographics
6. http://lettertothesky.tumblr.com/ -
7. http://litratonijuan.tumblr.com/ - Litrato ni Juan by Alexis Lim
8. http://katetaigraphy.tumblr.com/ - Kateteigraphy by Kate :)
other blogs I follow and read:
9. http://chicogarcia.wordpress.com/ - Strange Fruit by Chico Garcia
10. http://azraelsmerryland.blogspot.com/ - Azrael's Merryland by Azrael Coladilla
11. http://almeldiel.wordpress.com/ - The Girl Who Read by Meann
12. http://minamic.tumblr.com/ - The Goddess Folder by Minamic
13. http://bitterpillsbreathingspaces.blogspot.com/ - Bitter Pills, Breathing Spaces by Romaiel
14. http://www.marvindegracia.com/ - Just my Two Cents by Marvin de Gracia
15. http://www.kumukutitap.com/ - Kutitap's World by Kutitap

Photo caption: the money LOMO shot

2011-12-12T16:38:00.000-08:00

I miss taking photos using my Holga...

good thing that my sis took the initiative and used my lomo camera

during our recent trip to Coron, Palawan and took pictures...

and this is what I call the money shot - the best in the set!

Siete Pecados

And here are a few more

Banol Beach

trekking up Mt. Tapyas

view from the top of Mt. Tapyas
(or at least midway haha)

island hopping

to view the rest of the photos taken by my sis

(shown in photo below) click here

view the related blogpost:

http://www.lomography.com/homes/kisan_egan/

we're liking our sofa

2011-12-11T18:07:00.001-08:00

There's one thing I've noticed...

My recent group pics with my close buddies

have a sofa as its backdrop/taken with us sitting on a sofa

Taken at Hotel Intercontinental
during our getogether for our balikbayan MC

Taken during our latest getogether...
oh and someone fell off a sofa too...
well not really but it was still a chair! haha

"Tis the season of....!"

2011-12-07T15:00:00.001-08:00

I know that finally...

it's the Christmas season...

HOW?!

By the tremendous traffic jam around the metro!!!!

Goodness gracious!

Hahaha

so here's to...

the rush hour Christmas Shopping Traffic!!!

Hope you guys survive another season of it :)

Let's play photo caption: lost in a crowd

2011-11-17T20:11:00.001-08:00

Can you count how many times I got "lost in a crowd"

during my recent (and first after a long time) trip abroad?

lost in this crazy line at immigrations

lost in a hotel

lost in a casino

lost in the city

lost... finding where to have lunch

lost in this crazy FUN crowd!!!

lost... shopping!

so how many was that?

I LOST count! :)

Feeling Summer in November

2011-11-17T19:39:00.001-08:00

Blame it on impulsiveness or even my officemate who regularly checks flights online,

but I was crazy enough to take the chance and booked "promo fare" flights for us...

scheduled for November...

for a trip to Coron, Palawan!

As early as June mind you!

Belated summer vacation?!

Hahaha

There are LOTS and I mean LOTS of photos,

which I even had to trim down into these 2 albums

so just click the links below...

Coron Reef Pension House

Mt. Tapyas
(at least halfway)

Siete Pecados

view from the trek to
Kayangan Lake

Kayangan Lake

Banol Beach

Barracuda Lake
(a diver's haven)

Balinsasayaw Resort

To view EVEN MORE photos! click on the links below

Coron Trip Day 2 & 3

Coron Trip Day 1

My new love

2011-11-02T18:04:00.000-07:00

Coron's danggit!

(Ha! Not what you were thinking huh)

Everything recycled

2011-11-01T22:08:00.000-07:00

Banol Beach, Coron, Palawan

Blinded by the noonday sun

2011-11-01T04:49:00.000-07:00

Banol Beach, Coron, Palawan

Banol Beach

2011-11-01T02:37:00.000-07:00

Had our lunch today here at Banol Beach, Coron, Palawan

Mt. Tapyas

2011-10-31T03:08:00.000-07:00

View from Mt. Tapyas, Coron, Busuanga, Palawan

Well at least halfway up the mountain that is...

Out of town

2011-10-30T21:17:00.000-07:00

So who else is spending the holidays out of town?

Let's play photo caption: can you tell?

2011-10-03T03:21:00.000-07:00

Can you tell the difference between these two photos?

This one has orange juice

while this one is iced tea

*****

to view more of my "drinking sessions"

click on the photos above

or click on:

Dumayo sa Museo ng Musika

Sinong Boring?

Week 23 - Heaven is For Real

2011-10-01T08:51:00.000-07:00

I'm grateful that my friend recommended this book to me...Though a short read (I can't put it down!) it's enlightening, inspiring, poignant and a tearjerker (at least for me it was).

Heaven is For Real

by Todd Burpo

As seen through my BaBy

2011-09-22T00:51:00.000-07:00

I have a new BaBy!

It arrived in the mail last Monday and of course I started testing it out

after having it checked first and activated properly :)

So now I can email and post directly to my blogs!

Sent through email attachment

I can only do minimal text with the photo attachments though

I even made a new tumblr site for my BaBy

And would you believe that these are my 1st posts in these sites (using the apps)?..

love the "via"

Almost 2 days after truly testing what my BaBy can do!

was always fascinated with that logo

So yeah...

I guess there will be a lot more scenes coming from my new BlackBerry!

And nope! this post was brought to you by my desktop! LOL

Another hump day

2011-09-20T16:32:00.000-07:00

Can I just laze around today

(I really love this photo)

Can you guess?

2011-09-20T08:54:00.000-07:00

While we spent the night at a friend's house, we amused ourselves

by playing around with her iPad 2 and took candid shots...

I wonder if you can guess the color of the shirt I am wearing...

Now Playing...

2011-09-15T00:07:00.001-07:00

What do these songs have in common?

Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis

Waterfalls by TLC

I Love You Period by Dan Baird

Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2

Why Does it Always Rain on Me by Travis

And the prize for getting it right?...

SELF GRATIFICATION for being so smart!

4 Books

2011-09-12T23:18:00.000-07:00

I've seen this post in tumblr where users come up with their 4 top favorite books/reads...So here's mine...

I'd like to finally put down my 4 books... so I won't forget and come up with another 4 books! haha...

From order of which I read/purchased first to my latest read

The Notebook

by Nicholas Sparks

I remember having to buy 2 copies of this because I lost or lent?

my first book to a friend

(which was never returned)

and gave this book as a gift to 2 of my friends...

That's proof how much I love this book!

I read and knew about this even before

I watched and liked the movie version...

Tuesdays with Morrie

by Mitch Albom

This book of his made me a fan!

I have all of his books but this is surely my favorite!

The Time Traveler's Wife

by Audrey Niffenegger

For the life of me I can not recall what led me to buy/read this book...

I think it's because of the author's unusual name! haha...

I also read her 2nd novel...

but I still love this one more...

And finally... my latest read...

One Day

by David Nicholls

Now this I particularly remember being recommended by my friends

whom I was book shopping with at the time...

Another one of those classic books adapted into film -

good thing I read the book first

before watching and liking the movie version!

Incidentally all 4 books have movie versions of their own

fortunately for me I read the books before watching the films :)

So what's your 4 books?

Week 22 - The Catcher in the Rye

2011-09-12T20:23:00.000-07:00

It seems like I post my new read whenever I'm done with it... But for this book in particular, I am ALMOST done... just a few more pages... and I know my "suffering" will be over! GAH!

(I started with this last September 1)

I seriously do not get this book! This seems so pointless or plotless or "what's the point of all the ramblings?!" kind of novel. It really seems to me now that this classic novel has been overrated! I'm just reading it for the sake of finishing it! (reminds me of this same book "On The Road" which is also pointless for me and I haven't finished reading yet till now!)

I just want this classic novel to be marked "as read" in my reading collection... but you won't hear me "recommending it"... I liked "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" more than this one and some other young adult novels I've read...

The Catcher in the Rye

by JD Salinger

Another Book Fair

2011-09-06T20:28:00.001-07:00

Bookworms, save the date!

Manila International Book Fair

September 14 - 18, 2011

at the SMX Convention Center

*I wonder if I can squeeze this in my free time*

Dugtong Buhay 6 - An Overwhelming Success

2011-08-31T19:55:00.000-07:00

We have gathered approximately

4,100 blood bags

during these 4 days in Seton Main and Seton South

breaking our previous record

and making us

Philippine Red Cross'

"biggest source of blood donors"

KUDOS TO EVERYONE FOR MAKING THIS A SUCCESSFUL ENDEAVOR!!!

Sitti Celebrates 10 Years in Showbiz with "Ang Aking Awitin"

2011-08-26T15:50:00.000-07:00

FOR IMMEDIATE ONLINE PRESS RELEASE

SITTI CELEBRATES 10 YEARS IN SHOWBIZ WITH

“ANG AKING AWITIN”

The Philippines’ one and only bossa nova queen, Sitti Navarro, celebrates her 10 years in showbiz with a concert entitled “Sitti… Ang Aking Awitin” on September 16, 8pm, at the Music Museum featuring Rico Blanco, Duncan Ramos and Jett Pangan with the special participation of DJ Dense Modesto and the Whiplash Dancers.

“Sitti… Ang Aking Awitin” is directed by Calvin Neria with musical direction by Ria Villena-Osorio; brought to you by La Carmela de Boracay. Ticket prices at Php 800 (balcony), Php 1,200 (orchestra side) and Php 1,500 (orchestra center). Tickets are available at TicketWorld 891-9999, Music Museum 721-6720 and 721-6726 and at the Backroom office 435-1098.

Sitti’s successful reintroduction of bossa nova in the country has led to the Filipinos’ interest in this kind of genre. She has captured the Filipinos’ interest in bossa nova which led to the surge of bossa nova CDs and bossa-inspired OPM songs. In her 10 years in showbiz, Sitti has released a string of best-selling albums such as Café Bossa, Sitti Live!, Sitti In The Mix, My Bossa Nova, Contagious, and Sitti Sessions.

Sitti’s musical influences include bossa nova artists Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Astrud Gilberto and Gal Costa. She never fails to amaze the audience with her cool performance that makes her one of the sought-after artists in corporate and wedding events, out-of-town gigs and shows abroad. “Time flies so fast. Imagine, I’m already on my 10^th year in showbiz. I am really happy and grateful for all the great opportunities that come my way. I’m very grateful to all my fans for their love and support all these years,” Sitti enthuses.

For inquiries about “Sitti… Ang Aking Awitin”, call Backroom at 435-1108 and 435-1120 or email at backroomtalents@pldtdsl.net

www.SittiOnline.com

www.facebook.com/SittiNavarro

www.twitter.com/bossagurl

Week 21 B - The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner

2011-08-21T03:55:00.000-07:00

Since I finished my book for this week - The Perks of Being a Wallflower - earlier than expected, I started with a new book midweek and already finished reading it by the time I post this :)

The Short Second Lilfe of Bree Tanner

Stephenie Meyer

I give this 3 stars

My latest LSS: I think it's because of the whistling

2011-08-16T05:10:00.000-07:00

Finally! I was able to figure out the title of the song running through my head...

after googling the lines which I thought was:

"all the little kids baby run baby run!" LOL

It turned out the lyrics goes...

something a little bit more serious...

(I'd want to warn you though! haha)

Pumped Up Kicks

by Foster the People

[Verse One]

Robert’s got a quick hand.

He’ll look around the room, he won’t tell you his plan

.He’s got a rolled cigarette, hanging out his mouth he’s a cowboy kid.

Yeah he found a six shooter gun.

In his dads closet hidden in a box of fun things,

and I don’t even know what

But he’s coming for you, yeah he’s coming for you.

[Chorus]

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You better run, better run, outrun my gun…”

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,

You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.”

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You better run, better run, outrun my gun…”

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,

You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.”

[Verse Two]

Daddy works a long day.

He be coming home late, yeah he’s coming home late.

And he’s bringing me a surprise.

‘Cause dinner’s in the kitchen and it’s packed in ice.

I’ve waited for a long time.

Yeah the sleight of hand is now a quick pull trigger,

I reason with my cigarette,

And say your hair’s on fire, you must have lost your wits, yeah.

[Chorus]

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You better run, better run, outrun my gun…”

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,

You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.”

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You better run, better run, outrun my gun…”

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.”

[whistling]

[Chorus]

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You better run, better run, outrun my gun…”

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,

You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.”

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You better run, better run, outrun my gun…”

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,

You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.”

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You better run, better run, outrun my gun…”

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.”

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks

You better run, better run, outrun my gun…”

“All the other kids with the pumped up kicks,

You better run, better run, faster than my bullet.”

Week 21 - The Perks of Being a Wallflower

2011-08-14T16:41:00.000-07:00

It's been a long time since I started a new book...

and finally I chose to read this light fare...

thanks mostly to this gal who made it a little bit more interesting

Yup! It already has a movie version! and can't wait to see

Emma Watson's face in the movie theaters again

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

by Stephen Chbosky

My Starbucks Collection

2011-07-16T22:44:00.000-07:00

My friend told me why not take pictures of my "Starbucks collection"?

so here are the mugs and tumbler I got as gifts from my friends:

From My Starbucks Collection

this is the first I got

From My Starbucks Collection

this is the first tumbler

From My Starbucks Collection

this is from a friend of mine who WORKS IN STARBUCKS in Orlando!

From My Starbucks Collection

this is the latest gift

From My Starbucks Collection

I wonder when I would get to go to these places?

or go to some other place where there is a Starbucks

so I can add onto my collection haha

a hunk in my mail today

2011-07-07T03:40:00.000-07:00

Getting this hunky guy in my mail

(though it was personally delivered)

I thought that I would get something hot and sexy too!

Nyahahaha

Unfortunately.... NOT!

Then I thought what did that hunk have to do with these?!

(wala lang siguro sya mapaglagyan ng goodies nya for me haha)

At least it has 2 of my favorite things:

An 8-pack KITKAT

(ok na rin maski hindi guy with an 8pack haha)

and

ANYTHING GREEN!!!

*****

Let's play photo caption: Lotsa food...BURP!

2011-06-27T16:58:00.000-07:00

When I was thinking of how to post these recent photos, I asked myself, can someone get FULL just by staring at photos?

It's expected to have LOTS OF FOOD

during outings right?

It's a good thing we had this for dessert!

I always thought that fine dining will curb your eating

to a certain point

Apparently...

Obviously...

IT DID NOT!!!

*****

to see the rest of these photos click:

Huling hirit sa tag-init

Sofitel's Spiral Restaurant

Week 20 - Twenties Girl

2011-06-27T16:39:00.000-07:00

I finished reading my last book in roughly a week... It was not that engaging as I expected though and hmmmm I found the book, Cosmopolis kinda weird honestly...well I hope the movie version would be better...

*****

Twenties Girl

by Sophie Kinsella

Hey! How apt that on my 20th week I chose one with similar name! I didn't realize that haha...

For my next read, I decided to pick up a light fun read... In fact it was so light that by the time I posted about it I'M ALREADY DONE READING IT! LOL Yup! I finished it in 2 nights.

I don't expect anything less from Sophie... she really writes funny, upbeat and light novels - based on the novels of hers I've read so far.

Let's play photo caption: the world on its side

2011-06-01T22:41:00.000-07:00

Having fun with photoscape - what I call the photoshop for dummies like me haha - and tilted a few photos taken by my friend Shel, during our retreat at Capuchin Retreat Center

Is she walking straight?

So are they all the same height?

Guess who jumped highest

*****

to view the rest of the photos from our retreat click here

Capuchin Retreat Center

Lipa City, Batangas

Week 19 - Cosmopolis

2011-05-29T07:17:00.000-07:00

I loved loved loved! my previous read-a novel by John Green and is now in my list of favorite novels! (An Abundance of Katherines)

*****

The only reason why I'm interested to read this book is because it now has a movie adaptation starring Robert Pattinson... so sue me! haha

Cosmopolis

by Don DeLillo

united colors of my birthday

2011-05-25T01:54:00.000-07:00

GREEN

My favorite color!
and the color of my fave hangout place Starbucks

reviving my Starbucks Thursdays

(thanks to Catz & Yatz for this photo)

BLUE

A true blooded Lasalista like me would

have been caught dead first before wearing such a shirt

esp in a DLSU-ADMU game!

(good luck with that!)

But you have to admit I look nice in blue !

(sabi ni Sitti! haha)

RED

I may not be that superstitious but I usually

wear this color during my birthday

to usher in more luck and blessings!

this is my BEFORE picture

(before a pitcher of mojito and

shots of "bad boy", whatever that is!)

YELLOW

this is the AFTER picture

well just a few hours after "napping"...

who would want to sleep away her birthday right?!

Look Ma! No hangover!

*****

to view photos of my days long (haha) celebration

click on the photos below

SITTI @ 19East (May 20, 2011)

A rainy groggy birthday

Week 18 - An Abundance of Katherines

2011-05-22T05:21:00.000-07:00

For my new book read this week, I chose one with my namesake because... it's pretty obvious it's all in the timing! (if you know what I mean haha)

An Abundance of Katherines

by John Green

so sue me if it's another easy-read young adult novel! haha

just a feeling I have

2011-05-17T01:19:00.000-07:00

"just a feeling I have..." has been running through my head for the past days! It's irritating coz I don't know the reason why! haha...

Just a Feeling

BREEZE

Just a feeling i have,just a feeling

Just a feeling i have.Would you love me like that?

And if you love somebody else,

will you still pretend you're mine?

Would you leave me like that?

It's just a feeling i have.

Sometimes i lie awake while your are sleeping.

I think of all the things that we've been through.

I can't deny suspicious minds,

seeing things that don't exist.

Would you love me like that?

It's just a feeling i have.

It doesn't feel the same the way you hold me.

Sometimes you turn away when i kiss your lips.

And if you love somebody else,

will you still pretend you're mine.

Would you love me like that?

It's just a feeling i have.

Just a feeling i have.

Just a feeling.

Just a feeling i have.

Would you love me like that?

It's just a feeling i have.

There are times when words can take new meaning.

And all the sweetest things can sound the same.

And there are thousand ways to say goodbye i haven't heard.

Would you tell me like that?

It's just a feeling i have.

Just a feeling i have.

Just a feeling.

Just a feeling i have.

Would you love me like that?

It's just a feeling i have.

And if you love somebody else,

will you still pretend you're mine.

Would you love me like that?

It's just a feeling i have.

Just a feeling i have.

Just a feeling.

Just a feeling i have.

Would you love me like that?

It's just a feeling i have.

*****

to learn more about this old song and the singers click here

Week 17 - Looking for Alaska

2011-05-15T03:36:00.000-07:00

As of this writing, I'm still not done with the other book I'm reading (On The Road) and it might really take time for me to finish that one so sue me! I really just had to pick up a new one!

*****

For some weird reason, I like reading young adult fiction nowadays, maybe because I'm getting older or something and just want to relive the past or my life is just turning a little bit mundane or boring or whatever the real reason is, I picked up this one based on a tumblr post I was going through when I was searching for book recommendations... or I'm just making up excuses hahaha

Looking for Alaska
by John Green

Let's play photo caption: Guess where in Baguio

2011-05-10T23:04:00.000-07:00

Baguio, being the summer capital of the country, is so familiar for most of us that I guess you would be able to recognize the familiar tourist spots in these photos...

From Lomo shots - BAGUIO

a famous golf course

From Lomo shots - BAGUIO

a famous view

From Lomo shots - BAGUIO

a popular stay in lodge of teachers

From Baguio through a fisheye

and my favorite stop in our trip!!!

so have you guessed all of the places?

*****

to view more photos click below

Lomo shots - BAGUIO

Baguio through a fisheye

Let's play photo caption: touring VIGAN

2011-05-10T21:06:00.000-07:00

I would love to head off to the beach

From Lomo shots - VIGAN

But instead we arrived at an old town in Ilocos Sur...

From Lomo shots - VIGAN

Walang trapik dito!

From Lomo shots - VIGAN

Lost in a secret garden?

From Lomo shots - VIGAN

Dali! Habulin natin sila!!!

From Lomo shots - VIGAN

Madali lang gawin ito...promise!

From Lomo shots - VIGAN

Hiiiiiiyyyaaaahhhhh!!!

Which snow globe would you buy?
That of a...

From Vigan through a Fisheye

Tiger trapped in a globe
or

From Vigan through a Fisheye

little red birds?

From Vigan through a Fisheye

I guess you won't get lost in this old town?

*****

Lomo shots - VIGAN

to see more click on the photos aboveand below

Vigan through a Fisheye

Let's play photo caption: VIGAN (supersampler)

2011-05-10T02:25:00.000-07:00

Vigan is a truly scenic spot and it was a good thingI had my Supersampler with me

From Supersampler - VIGAN edition

Sakay na

From Supersampler - VIGAN edition

Tuloy po kayo

*click on the photo above to view the rest of the album*

Let's play photo caption: Supersampler random shots

2011-05-10T01:52:00.000-07:00

From Supersampler random shots

A belated Happy Mother's Day greet to all the mothers out there!
(esp to the 2 moms of these kids in the photo with me)
*click on the photo above to go to the album*

The day I broke my nose

2011-05-05T02:54:00.000-07:00

May 5, 2011 will go down in history as the day I broke my nose :(

I was walking - well almost running - up our office stairs when I made a misstep, fell and hit my nose on the step - rocky pebbly cement stair step mind you! I was bawling and screaming, crying and all that - to catch the attention of my officemates... they rushed me to our clinic for first aid... lots of blood...I scraped my shins too coz I was wearing a dress (darn! more scars!)...

I had to voice my fear - I had to ask the nurse - how can you tell whether a nose is broken? So it was decided - they had to rush me to the nearest ER... had an x-ray - and YUP! nasal bone fracture! waaaaa! The attending ENT physician recommended that I have it set then and there so... up to the operating room - I guess you could say for minor surgery? or procedure? -

Darn it! I don't care that I was screaming like a banshee and crying my lungs out! I bet the whole floor heard me! Blame it on the echoing hallways of the OR! hahaha...And to think I had anesthesia - I was conscious throughout the procedure -but still! the last time I had such anesthesia is during a visit to the dentist for a root canal! goodness!

So now I have this gladiator-like face mask cast over my nose with tubes up both nostrils to help me breathe - I need to muster up the courage tomorrow to remove those same tubes: imagine every hospital scenes of fugitives trying to sneak out of their rooms and have to unplug all their tubes before escaping! GAH! I expect to be screaming again!

And you know what other thing I was thinking of... It's a good thing I haven't had my passport renewed! Just Imagine how my nose would look there! HAHAHA

*I'm currently home, forced inside for a week till my next visit to the doctor*

William and Kate Kiss on the Balcony - The Royal Wedding - BBC

2011-05-01T07:30:00.000-07:00

kiss! kiss! kiss!

A much-awaited movie for me!

2011-04-30T22:20:00.000-07:00

ONE DAY

Starring Anne Hathaway & Jim Sturgess

Let's play photo caption: The Royal Wedding

2011-04-30T22:07:00.000-07:00

All eyes were on William and Kate as they got married last April 29

Amazing! Wonderful! Nakakakilig!

It was such the quintessential fairy tale wedding

of a modern-day Royal Couple!

(they rode off on a Aston Martin!)

The Prince with his Princess

Say CHEEEESE!!!

The Cutest "family" portrait!

source

"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 2" Trailer 1

2011-04-27T22:05:00.000-07:00

I like the part where it said: THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO A WORLDWIDE PHENOMENON! wohoo! Can't wait for this one!!!

The best concert for me - The Script Live in Manila

2011-04-17T07:29:00.000-07:00

I remember telling myself that when The Script comes down to Manila, I will really really make sure and watch their concert! (I failed my promise before and missed Adam Lambert's concert) Weeks or even months before their scheduled concert, I asked my friends who are also fans of the band to come watch with me... so after securing upper box b tix for the Araneta concert, together with my sis and 2 college friends, we screamed ourselves hoarse as we sang along to almost all of this band's songs that night! Goodness! Alam mo yun kilig?! Ngayon lang ata ako uli kinilig habang nanunuod ng concert! hahaha THEY ARE SO AMAZING! Danny, Mark and Glen, you lads raised the roof!
They have to come back to Manila soon! I'll be watching and waiting for that one for sure =)

Setlist:

You Won't Feel A Thing
Talk You Down
We Cry
If You Ever Come Back
Before The Worst
If You See Kay
The End Where I Begin
Science and Faith
The Man Who Can't Be Moved
I'm Yours
Nothing
Dead Man Walking
Rusty Halo

Encore:

For The First Time
Breakeven

download each one if you don't have them yet haha
*****
see related blogpost and photos by Chico Garcia here
to see photos from our spot in upper box then view here
here are just some youtube videos by vinceme29 (videos are so near! hi there danny! haha)and iamthepurplewalrus (better audio tho a little bit farther)

Just one of the many songs where the whole Araneta was singing along! I remember this was the song in particular which I was screaming! along literally! Hence the hoarse voice after the show hahaha

This one of course for me is my favorite song of theirs!

I am still on a high and viewing and searching uploaded vids on youtube hahahaeven saw a twitpic of Danny wearing a TeamManila shirt

Of course the band just had to show their appreciation of Manila's warm reception with a photo of them with the crowd in Araneta as the backdrop
They should really be back soon!... please fulfill your promise to do so haha

and have I said that THEY ARE AMAZING?!!!!

awww shucks I'm too shy

2011-04-17T04:50:00.000-07:00

Let's play gif caption shall we...

Noooo! I'm not ready yet for my picture...

(too shy)

this post of mine already has 30 notes as of today

(that's number of likes and/or reblogs for the tumblr novice)

find my original post here

My previous post with 63 notes as of today is this cute excited baby

Rainbow Connection - Johnoy Danao

2011-04-13T20:55:00.000-07:00

RAINBOW CONNECTION
Kermit The Frog

Why are there so many songs about rainbows
and what's on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
and rainbows have nothing to hide.
So we've been told and some choose to believe it.
I know they're wrong, wait and see.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

Who said that every wish would be heard
and answered when wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that and someone believed it.
Look what it's done so far.
What's so amazing that keeps us star gazing
and what do we think we might see?
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

All of us under its spell. We know that it's probably magic.

Have you been half asleep and have you heard voices?
I've heard them calling my name.
Is this the sweet sound that called the young sailors.
The voice might be one and the same.
I've heard it too many times to ignore it.
It's something that I'm supposed to be.
Someday we'll find it, the rainbow connection.
The lovers, the dreamers and me.

let's play photo caption: inanimate objects

2011-04-10T21:27:00.000-07:00

If only inanimate objects (or even animals) were to speak,

I wonder what they would say?...

I've been waiting here for ages

Welcome tourists!

Blogging circa 1960s

tweet tweet twitter?

Don't disturb... I bite!

Nom nom nom nom

to view more photos from our Northern Adventure

in Vigan & Baguio click here

*****

thanks to Michelle and her new Nikon camera for these photos

photos edited with Photoscape

*****

this cute baby is sooo excited

2011-04-10T20:16:00.000-07:00

Nowadays I'm more often seen reblogging stuff in my Tumblr site coz It's more fun seeing your posts being "liked" or "reblogged" by other people... And this cute little baby as of today is my most reblogged post so far...

It's obvious why... don't you agree?

oohhh look who's excited

(click above to see source)

as of today it already has 63 notes (041711)

(it means it has been liked and/or reblogged 63 times to the tumblr novice)

ph.churpchurp is the newest social media community! Tara sali na! #phchurpchurp

2011-03-28T19:33:00.000-07:00

ph.churpchurp is the newest social media community! Tara sali na! #phchurpchurp

let's play photo caption: food finds

2011-03-27T23:19:00.001-07:00

I am not really much of a person who would experiment with food since I am so finicky with the things I eat... I just want to share the little first experiences I've had recently - and yup! it includes recent dessert finds! which I can not indulge in as of the moment because of my abstinence! darn!

One Saturday

I had a late lunch/merienda with my friends...

No I didn't have that

(four squares: lemon squares, brownies and food for the gods)

but will come back for it for sure

I instead had the reliable carbonara at

Cafe Mary Grace

That evening, I had dinner at

AMICI - Pizza pasta gelato

Had the pasta...

Spaghetti White Vongole E Gamberetti

Had the pizza...

Tutta Carne

and my friends had their desserts =)

Tiramisu Twist

Mango Symphony

On a different Sunday

I went out for dinner and dessert with a different group of friends

in Greenbelt, Makati

and experienced dining in yet another

Filipino modern restaurant

MESA

Filipino Moderne

Baked Tahong

Baby Squid in Olive Oil

Pato Tim

Crispy Tilapia with Four Sauces

and had dessert that night at

a place predominantly purple in color

I bet to the amusement of the birthday celebrant! haha

BIZU

Samba

Strawberry Chiboust

On a weekday Wednesday night

My officemates brought me along to this little homey, fine dining restaurant

which offers mostly Mediterranean cuisine

PITO & MITA

Spinach Artichoke Dip

Smoked Fish Dip

Steak Salpicao

Parmesan Crusted Baked Fish

Garlic Chicken

and washing it all down with

Lemon Moringa Juice

which I didn't know was malunggay! haha

*****

check out my multiply site for the rest of these photos

Week 16 - The Help

2011-03-14T04:37:00.000-07:00

As usual, I'm not done with my previous novel and yes you can assume I'm currently reading two books including this new one...

The Help

Kathryn Stockett

for 40 days, I'm staying away from...

2011-03-13T20:34:00.000-07:00

Lenten season started last March 9, Ash Wednesday and as a habit I thought of what else could I abstain from aside from eating meat and fasting...

The day before Ash Wednesday, after discussing with my friend Katek and qualifying and looking for all the loopholes, I've decided to stay away from sweets - cookies, candies, cakes, ice cream, anything chocolate - that means goodbye desserts!

And the 1st test.... our intern gave us polvoron and brownies for us to share! hahaha

The next day... we went to Starbucks at the new store in Glorietta 5 and after a long discussion with the barista... I had and suffered through a GREEN TEA LATTE! I kept the cup sleeve because it was cute and green!

thanks to Sheila for this photo

I was supposed to meet my friends after work on Saturday... and when they confirmed the date... where else were we going to meet? At Cafe Mary Grace! Goodness! It was my first time there in that coffee house and I just had to list down the recommended ensaymada and pastries and tsoknut chocolate that I will try the next time I visit the place - I had carbonara instead...

Also on that same day... I met up with Katek again... and for dinner, we tried out Amici pizza pasta gelato - yup! I had the pizza and the pasta and not the dessert! haha

Goodness! I can do this! I know I can survive the rest of the 34 days! haha

oh and I deactivated my Facebook too if you would care to know

Week 15 - On The Road

2011-03-07T04:08:00.000-08:00

Finished reading The Lovely Bones - which was the thicker book - faster than Eleven Minutes, which I thought would be a light read. Read my feedback about these books here and here

*****

On the Road

Jack Kerouac

it seems like this will be a loooong journey... I mean... a long read for me haha

chronicling my firsts (1st of a series)

2011-03-06T20:42:00.000-08:00

When I got my Starbucks Coffee 2011 planner I was excited to have a new one after 2 years since the last time I availed of it... but now with all the journal writing I've been doing online and in a little notebook I have at home and on my iPod's Notes, I'm sort of neglecting this planner of mine haha... Too bad I've already started writing a few entries if not I would have given it as a gift! haha

I'm now a little stumped on what else I could write there aside form the usual reminders of events, meetings and birthdays... I first thought of listing down the movies I would be watching this year - but since I'm not really an avid fan of the movie theater - thanks to torrent and online streaming haha I shot down that idea... So now I ended up doing what my friend suggested...why not write down "my firsts" (or even those things I haven't been to, done or seen in a long while)

January

eating at

WOORIJIB Korean Restaurant,

Kalayaan Ave., QC

Incidentally while I was looking for photos

I saw this same photo (above)

thru Google haha

watching a gig here

Conspiracy Bar and Garden Cafe

Visayas Ave., QC

*****

February

trying out

John and Yoko Cosmopolitan Japanese

Greenbelt 5, Makati City

But I think I like red kimono better than this one...

forget I said that haha

looking for a new kind of dessert

Classic Confections

Greenbelt 5, Makati City

Panalo yung Calamansi Bar nila!

(reminds me of this calamansi cupcake I had in Boracay)

finally! seeing this jazz artist perform LIVE

Philippine International Jazz Fest 2011

featuring Mishka Adams

Greenbelt 3, Makati City

photo by rain contreras

I like her songs: (a cover of) Both Sides Now, Star Eyes and Whisper Not -

all from her latest album Stranger on the Shore

proud of wearing

My first ever Intrams shirt given by my current batch of kids

(as a guidance counselor it's a hit or miss whether our kids

remember to provide us shirts during their Intrams haha)

Can you spot me here?

(100 points for Gryffindor if you do! haha)

for more photos from

the recently concluded Intrams click here

March

I know this month has only started

but I can't help but rave about this find!

(thanks to my friend mJ Juco)

Tuna Pesto

Pasta in a Dough

Angel's Pizza Pasta Combo

(formerly Domino's)

photo courtesy of mJ Juco

I do believe this will be a staple in our office during the summer

- at least for me it would be haha -their branch in Parañaque

delivers as far as Las Piñas! wohoo!

Week 14 - Eleven Minutes & The Lovely Bones

2011-03-02T19:25:00.000-08:00

Since I overlapped and finished 2 books the last time - I was still reading Life of Pi when I started on the The Curious Incident... - and it's been almost a week since I started on a new book so now I'm overcompensating and reading 2 books at the same time! One is an ebook and the other is a paperback I borrowed.

*****

Eleven Minutes

Paulo Coelho

AND

The Lovely Bones

Alice Sebold

I started reading both books last night and it seems like they have certain things in common - both protagonists are female and they seemed to have been disillusioned in one way or another...Maria's motivation behind her "profession" is because of her bitterness against love and I particularly am drawn more to the character of Lindsey the sister of Susie (The Lovely Bones) because I seem to relate with her especially when it comes to expressing feelings or the lack of an appropriate outlet for them... well it's quite difficult to explain unless you really know me

It seems that I will enjoy reading both books... I just hope they won't end tragically since they both had a bad start already haha...

Week 13 - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

2011-02-21T03:57:00.000-08:00

I really wanted to get on with my challenge and I don't care that I haven't finished reading Life of Pi yet - shucks! I'm on my 2nd week on it! Goodness! - I want to read a new book! I'll challenge myself more by reading these 2 books simultaneously...

It's a good thing that this next book I chose seems like a very fun read! I'm liking Christopher and his prime numbers already! haha

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time

by Mark Haddon

i was born this way

2011-02-18T18:38:00.000-08:00

This Lady Gaga may be an eccentric fame pop monster but heck! most of her music hits it right on target! And just look at how this her new song - Born This Way - in particular inspired this kid to do an amazing cover of it! (see her video at the end of post)

Born This WayLady Gaga(click here to listen to audio)
Intro:
It doesn't matter if you love him, or capital H-I-M
Just put your paws up
'Cause you were born this way, baby

Verse:
My mama told me when I was young
We are all born superstars
She rolled my hair and put my lipstick on
In the glass of her boudoir
"There's nothin wrong with lovin who you are"
She said, "'cause he made you perfect, babe"
"So hold your head up girl and you'll go far,
Listen to me when I say"

Chorus:
I'm beautiful in my way
'Cause God makes no mistakes
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way
Don't hide yourself in regret
Just love yourself and you're set
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way

Post-chorus:
Ooo there ain't no other way
Baby I was born this way
Baby I was born this way
Ooo there ain't no other way
Baby, I was born this way
I'm on the right track baby
I was born this way

Don't be a drag - just be a queen
Don't be a drag - just be a queen
Don't be a drag - just be a queen
Don't be!

Verse:
Give yourself prudence
And love your friends
Subway kid, rejoice your truth
In the religion of the insecure
I must be myself, respect my youth
A different lover is not a sin
Believe capital H-I-M (hey hey hey)
I love my life I love this record and
Mi amore vole fe yah (love needs faith)

Repeat chorus + post-chorus

Bridge:
Don't be a drag, just be a queen
Whether you're broke or evergreen
You're black, white, beige, chola descent
You're lebanese, you're orient
Whether life's disabilities
Left you outcast, bullied, or teased
Rejoice and love yourself today
'Cause baby you were born this way

you can view this video here

let's play photo caption: The Korean Conspiracy

2011-02-14T00:37:00.000-08:00

Before you get any crazy idea about this post's title, let's play photo caption first...

And guess where we really are?

Having coffee?

That's not my usual caffeine fix

A place to cool off because the room is too hot?

But I can spot an A/C there...

Seems like a place with home cooked-meals to me...

made by one hot mama! haha

(as her boys look on! nyahaha!)

Well...

sorry but it's really a Korean Restaurant - WooRiJib

and not Joy's house haha

*****

to see the rest of the photos above

click here

Thanks to Joy, mJ and JP for the resto pics &

thanks to JP for the pics at Conspiracy Bar

Performers that night were:

Toto Sorioso

Julianne

Layag

you never know what you'll find when you book hunt

2011-02-13T15:52:00.000-08:00

I was accompanying my friend to shop for new books so I just had to look for a new one too and I was looking through tumblr, I was specifically looking for a light read - meaning young adult fiction and after going through the various posts I finally decided to pick this one...

Looking for Alaska

by John Green

What convinced me was this book apparently was a page turner based on the enthusiastic post of this one blogger... I remember that that's how I describe THG - a page turner that you can hardly put down! Then why the heck not?

Since I'm being a little spontaneous I also thought of buying a green book since I saw a children's book entitled Staying Blue...there might be a green version! haha.... But I didn't realize that my new author's name is JOHN GREEN! Goodness! Slooooooow! (I only realized this the next day for crying out loud!)

And this next book

SURELY CAUGHT MY EYE

and I need not explain why!

(woah that rhymes! haha)

An Abundance of Katherines

by John Green

I need not tell you that I will most likely enjoy reading that one!

haha

i would love to go to this one (for the hobbyists)

2011-02-09T21:37:00.000-08:00

If only Cubao was a walk away and would not take an hour travel for me...

I'd love to go to this Clay Festival

a rank higher than novice

2011-02-09T19:58:00.000-08:00

I admit to being a lazy person who would simply copy-paste or right-click-save-image-as then upload sort of blogger and now just more simply click on reblog (thanks to tumblr)... but whenever I get to tinker with Photoshop and discover new things that a rank novice like me can learn and do - I still have the CS2 version - it makes my idle heart go giddy! haha

So here are just two of the special effects I learned to do in Photoshop recently:

Creating text over photo using clipping mask

You can just imagine what I did next...

I changed my profile pictures

in all of my personal sites of course!

haha

and this one may not be too complicated especially for most photoshop experts out there, but so sue me! if I only just discovered how to make use of the blending options and opacity of layers!

click here to see the related tumblr post

Thanks to this tumblr user I was following for the tutorial!

you can check out the layer patterns I used here

you're a photoshop expert if you know what I'm talking about! haha

So now after doodling with that I can safely say

that I am a rank higher than novice!

Wohoo!

(pats myself on the back)

best tweets over the Azkals' win last night

2011-02-09T14:02:00.000-08:00

First off I really am not a fan of soccer/football because I find it to be such a slow game - unlike basketball with all the fastbreaks - but with the fervor and enthusiasm that the Philippines' football team, a.k.a. the Azkals, is now generating, I too am swept away with them - well maybe moreso because of the (Fil-Brit) players than the actual game! so sue me! haha

If I wasn't glued online I wouldn't know that last night was the Azkals' game with Mongolia here in Bacolod... Still in front of the pc I asked my mom to tune in to Studio23 and from then on you might think I watched the game?... well not really I was still glued in front of my pc coz the tweets were much more exciting to watch - we were trending worldwide! Especially when Chieffy Caligdong made the amazing 1st GOAL! Gah! My mom was screaming so I just had to look and was able to catch the replay and how Chieffy was doing his celebratory jig on the field to the uproar of the 18,000? fans in attendance at the Panaad Park Stadium in Bacolod! If that doesn't make you the trending topic worldwide on twitter I don't know what will!

And after that I still kept online and checked my twitter page and these are just some of the funny yet amazing tweets last night which were retweeted for sure...

And at the 2nd half, with a 1-0 score, with the MonGOALIE (another tweet) being harassed by the Azkals in his corner while our goalie Neil Etheridge relaxes in his corner, with just around 14 minutes left on the game...Phil Younghusband scores the winning GOAL!

And THIS tweet says it all!!!

Goodness! GAH! I just had to tweet this too!

Wohoo! So till their next game huh? And I will still be glued to twitter during that time coz I still find it more exciting as Pinoys have fun online and now fervently support the Azkals!

Week 12 - Life of Pi

2011-02-07T03:34:00.000-08:00

Done reading The Graveyard Book over the weekend! Now that is a quick read and a light one and an easy read too! haha Unfortunately for me I read an ebook version so I didn't get to see the illustrations unlike my Coraline book... I might just buy the book when I find it on sale haha

*****

Let's try and differentiate...easy read from light read from quick read...My friend told me that there was a difference... light doesn't necessary mean quick read or a thin book...some thick books might be easy reads because they are page turners and you're done within a day...do you catch my drift? But honestly for me they're all the same anyway...when I say easy read or a light read or a quick read...they may pertain to and the same kind of books...

But maybe after I re-start reading Life of Pi... I may finally be able to learn that this is no easy read for me - it took me this long before I decided to start reading it all over again (this has been a "current read" in my goodreads.com account for months haha)!

Life of Pi

Yann Martel

a lazy Sunday watching a youtube video

2011-02-06T03:23:00.000-08:00

so what do you do on a lazy Sunday? Watch a cute video on youtube... May the force be with you!

watching 2 movies back-to-back (not so impulsive really)

2011-02-04T18:11:00.000-08:00

I know I'm just one of the many who would rather wait and buy the video or even find time to watch movies online or download them to their pc and digital devices rather than spend money watching movies in cinemas... especially now with the onslaught of 3D movies - gah! even horror movies are on 3D now! haha

So you may not be surprised to know that I was able to watch only my 2nd 3D movie last night! What a better way to refresh my 3D movie watching experience but through an animated movie - Disney's Tangled! their re-imagination of the famous fairy tale story of Rapunzel - incidentally it's Disney's 50th animated feature! - makes you want to reminisce and buy all the animated movies huh - all 49 of them!

Technically speaking I was apprehensive at first since I haven't watched a 3D movie in a long while... I didn't realize that now you had to wear the 3D glasses the whole time (the 1st movie I watched only had certain scenes in 3D)... I was expecting to get headaches halfway through the movie... but well it was an OK experience... yup! the characters were three-dimensional! haha I particularly liked the floating lanterns scene! You got to see it for yourself! And as expected I had fun with the songs of the movie - yup! it's another Disney musical by Alan Menken... and with the voice of Mandy Moore as Rapunzel you can not be disappointed... their songs might not end up as chart toppers or the usual ballads like the previous movie theme songs...but heck they still delivered!

So I give this movie... 4 1/2 stars! haha You can watch in 3D or not it would still have the usual Disney magic people have grown to love!

*****

Define impulsive...

Well my friend and I was watching the last full show of Tangled and when we went out of the cinemas... we saw that the last full show of Love and Other Drugs was in 10 minutes! We originally wanted to watch that movie too! GAH! Why the heck not?! It was a good thing the ticket booth was still open and they entertained us... and so we rushed in and watched this romantic comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Jake Gyllenhaal...

Honestly this was the 1st movie of Jake that I have ever watched... and I am not really a fan? or it's not that I don't like him... he is just so-so to me... but gah! There were lots of Jake in the movie! hahaha Ok so maybe I can include him in my sexy leading men list now...No wonder it was R-13! haha not to mention seeing lots of Anne too... yup! the movie is Love and Other Drugs - a movie based on this book about a viagra salesman so what do you expect?! haha

It was funny...straightforward and a no nonsense take on adult relationship... it was very realistic... for the most part at least haha...I may not have memorized quotes from the movie - that would take me to either watch it online or buy the video when it comes out - but there was this scene wherein Jake's character goes: "I like this... I like us..." - and in another scene: "you meet thousands of people and none of them really touch you...and then you meet that one person and your life is changed"- well don't quote me on that one I have to watch it again! haha

So for this movie... I give 4 stars simply because it was not perfect anyway and it left me wanting more! oops! SPOILER! haha

Week 11 - The Graveyard Book

2011-02-04T15:16:00.000-08:00

I knew Paulo Coelho's By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept will be such a light read - i finished it in roughly 5 days and I know if I had more time I can do it in a day haha! It was the typical Coelho book with all the thought provoking inspirations and backhanded advices that you didn't see coming... Since I'm back to reading light fare...my next book is another children's book

*****

I randomly chose this book among my stash of ebooks in my iPod while I was waiting for my friend to arrive before we headed out to watching a late night movie yesterday...After checking online I didn't realize it was a children's fantasy novel...maybe sort of his Coraline...let's see how this would turn out...or how fast I would finish this one...

The Graveyard Book

Neil Gaiman

meet joe black (raving about it yet again)

2011-01-31T22:34:00.000-08:00

I really can't help but blog about this... I know MEET JOE BLACK is an old movie (1998) of Brad Pitt but I only just realized (yet again) how much I really love this movie - it is my all time fave movie character of his - after downloading a copy of this on my iPod (I already have this on DVD and yes I watched it when it was shown in the cinemas the last time) and spending 3 hours watching it before I went to sleep last night! This is one movie I don't mind rewinding and watching all over again...The next thing on my list is to look for the soundtrack! haha

Whisper of A Thrill - Meet Joe Black Soundtrack

by Thomas Newman

bill: it’s hard to let go, isn’t it?

joe: yes it is, Bill

bill: well, that’s life…what can i tell you..

you never know...lightning could strike...

Susan: More than peanut butter?

Joe: Yes. Much more.

Susan: Tell me you love me now.

Joe: I love you now. I love you always.

theroaringsilence:

Meet Joe Black (1998)

Directed by: Martin Brest
And the best quote from this movie:

Love is passion, obsession, someone you can’t live without. If you don’t start with that, what are you going to end up with? Fall head over heels. I say find someone you can love like crazy and who’ll love you the same way back. And how do you find him? Forget your head and listen to your heart. I’m not hearing any heart. Run the risk, if you get hurt, you’ll come back. Because, the truth is there is no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love - well, you haven’t lived a life at all. You have to try. Because if you haven’t tried, you haven’t lived.
- William Parrish

and have I told you I love Brad Pitt n this movie?!
Yeah I did already...but I don't mind repeating myself haha

Week 10 - By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept

2011-01-31T01:44:00.000-08:00

Since my last book, All The Pretty Horses, made me break my challenge - I finished reading that just last Sunday because I was either too busy and wasn't too engrossed in it - I thought of choosing a "lighter" book to read (that makes me rethink including the Millenium trilogy in my book challenge now that is a long read for sure!)

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I'm choosing a lighter read for my next book and I do hope I stick to this...

and don't be too surprised but I really haven't read this one

by Paulo Coelho

By The River Piedra I Sat Down And Wept

Brain Fart: I learned what GLOBAL thinkers are...

2011-01-21T03:51:00.001-08:00

I learned that the opposite of analytical and critical thinkers...are GLOBAL thinkers!

Let me describe such thinking...

It happens when one would readily make assumptions and would usually jump to the wrong conclusions (because of them)...without first understanding the whole situation...

It may also happen when one would have to take time to really understand basic instructions/information...not just merely relying on common sense...and yet come to think of it maybe it is a lack of common sense...

It may also happen when one sees the bigger picture...neglecting the smaller parts...then making generalizations... leading to hasty decision making...

Or maybe...global thinkers are merely those who can not seem to read between the lines and take the time to understand what is right in front of them!

So sue me if my brain just farted!

Week 9 - All The Pretty Horses

2011-01-17T04:23:00.000-08:00

I finished the Percy Jackson series way before my deadline - the series is OK if you're the type who wants to discover and memorize lots of character names and in this case Greek names and Greek stories like you're reliving your high school days and taking a quiz after reading it - I just stuck to my timetable and am now starting a new book this week...

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Remember the pile of books I borrowed from a cousin in the province, which were apparently old books shipped by my dad to them?... Well my next book is one of those books...and after googling it...I of course did not know that there already was a movie made based on it - starring Matt Damon and Penelope' Cruz (I might just find that movie some time). Let's see now how much I would like reading a "western" story...

All The Pretty Horses

Cormac McCarthy