how much cash do you have in your pocket?

i only had Php 100 on my person whe i left the house today. having brought pb and cc sandwiches and scampi for lunch, i was sure i brought more than enough money for the day.
like last night, i planned to take wahetever south bound bus that will pass the area. the thing is i have forgotten that today's a friday and students are expected to take the trip for the weekend. but i stood my ground and waited until a chatty neighbor caught up with me. in my haste to avoid the person, i took the ceres bus that came shortly only to learn that it was a non-stop trip and i have to pay Php 65 to alight at "bangga patyo". but i only had Php 50 and some small change left i my purse so i alit debating the wisdom of my not going to terminal to get a ride in the first place. good thing, the bus stopped at a shell station fronting toyota showroom near gardenville subdivision so the area is well lighted. after more than 20 minutes of waiting for a miracle, one finally happened. and when i got on the bus, a middle aged man gave up his seat for me. and i thought i had too much excitement for the night. but i was mistaken. usually at this time, the street is already deserted but not tonight. at the alley next to the eatery adjacent the house, an unlikely group of 10 or 12 has gathered. sensing something amiss, i stopped and chatted a bit and found out that there was an ongoing domestic squabble just in front of dad's window. it was some five minutes or so before i decided to appease my growling stomach and must therefore cross the area where a nasty argument and physical abuse has transpired. that was after i checked with our kagawad neighbor has already phoned the police to settle the matter. soon aftewr i went in, the patrol arrived and silence has settled. mom was alarmed when somebody suggested that i go with the patrol car as witness. what the... i just got there! common sense dictated that i have no business there so i stayed. sigh! what a night~

twilight

have you been in a situation wherein you really wanted something and the world seems to conspire about your not getting it ? well, i am having that odd experience right now.
all weekend i have been gabbing my friends' ears off about twilight and even set my mind to watching the premiere last tuesday. but then, i was called for a coaching 30 minutes before i was due to log off from work and the meeting went on for more than one hour after my shift finished. besides being pressed for time, my head ached about the internet jargon that it has just been subjected to, so i just grabbed a cuppa at kuppa and waited across the street for a ride home.
the next day (wednesday, that's yesterday), i went to sm to buy the dog some raw ride and checked out the cinema schedule for the day. i was already 30 min late for the current screening and i couldn't possibly wait for the LFS. so, i doggedly went home. besides, the box office sign said "SRO".
i know the weekend would be as congested so i will just have to wait for monday...sigh...

one of those days

i dont know what happened today until i spied the small blue book on my table. all day, i felt that something was off. without warning, i received normal calls. the first one was okay. a 'beginners luck'. the call was finished, no sweat at all. it wasnt until i got a relatively new issue that i panicked and my mind went completely blank. like i was on it for almost 20 minutes already and i actually dont know what i was doing. i can imagine how i looked as i helplessly asked for a quick fix to my issue. boy, that was embarrassing, and i swear i'm not taking that path again.
it's all about starting the day right.
looking back, i remember my "daily reading on the bus" routine was disrupted that morning. i sat with a friend and chatted ceaselessly for the duration of the trip.

about last night

when i got disconnected from the net last night, there's something in the air that say it's time to quit. and so i did.
and as it was late already (almost midnight) i had to walk from the house to ampong to hail a tricycle to go to sis' place. there was one cruising by when i got there but the driver acted as though i was invisible and took the guy instead who stood right in front of swan. i was short of bursting into my occasional temper until i spied the unmistakable profile. mind. it's not just the case of seeing somebody you love in other persons. in this case, it was really Him. the sports bag he lugged with him just confirmed my sleepy observation.
i was able to take a ride shortly after that episode and i was smiling like crazy during the short trip. wishes do come true if you dare wish hard enough :)
hehehehe...some night it was...i have forgotten the trauma that i went through earlier standing on the sdl bus for an hour (we took a detour taking the route passing through alijis and going out to the hi-way somewhere in sum-ag)...a rather harsh self flagellation...and an unnecessary one had i not held onto my Php 8.00 that would get me to libertad and hence a choice of seat on the bus...ah, life...and the decisions that we make.

black party

durden invades mo2 aquarium

let these pictures speak

this is after plateful of tacos and pork cracklings

which were gone even before the plate is laid on the table

with SME Seandurden senior associates
with SMEs Kristian, Kham, Greg, Eddie, Tin & Justine

the early birds

social responsibility

minimize the use of non-biodegradable plastic (i started today. im still working on completely eliminating its use, im thinking as to how to pack the coffee grounds that i buy, for one). buy a serviceable bamboo basket like this one (php 30).

baker or shepherdess?

i finished reading the alchemist today...i just picked it up randomly from the wall of books i have in my room after finishing arthur conan doyle's "lost world".

it was a nice transition from a sci-fi adventure, jargon packed read to a more slow paced and reader friendly piece.

inspirational books, i find boring and uninteresting but i thought i'd give it a go, with one thing in mind: exceed the number of books that i get to read last year.

so, how did i find it?

while most readers found the book to be most insightful or inspiring about having a dream and making that dream a reality, i am particularly interested on the words spoken by the King which goes, " bakers have homes, while shepherds sleep out in the open. parents would rather see their children marry bakers than shepherds." Go figure.