secret garden

It’s been a while since I’ve been here. This place somehow resembles the wood between worlds from CS Lewis’ The magician’s nephew. “I’ve always been here.” That was what it felt like—as if one had always been in that place and never been bored although nothing had ever happened. As he said long afterwards, “It’s not the sort of place where things happen. The trees go on growing, that’s all.” The place in between dreams. Where an old dream came true and new ones are being weaved. I love this place. The feeling of serenity it gives. Of being at peace with myself. Of finally regaining balance. Of things falling into place. Wish I could bring you here. But I don’t even know how I got here. I don’t know the way to this place. But I do remember that the path is overgrown and strewn with thorns.
I know I can’t stay here forever coz life will lead me away.
But I’m here, right now and I remember.

song in my head:return to innocence by enigma

current mood:peaceful

forgetting

first you think of him a hundred times then ninety nine

then ninety eight then you forget the color of his eyes

then his smile

then the sound of his voice then the feel of his touch

then your feelings for him was he real?

a dream? have you really met him?

then after a while a really long while

he becomes just another face

in the misty memories

of the past

PIIE

I just got back yesterday from Butuan city. I, along with 6 other officemates who are IEs attended the Vis-Min PIIE convention. I’m not actually interested in these kind of things and did not even attend when it was held several times in Davao. I think conventions are generally boring and provide opportunity for those MOFUs to boast about their achievements(sourgraping!?).But it was at the expense of the company and they provided 2 company vehicles and it’s an opportunity to travel so I went along. We took off at around 12:00 nn last fri and arrived at Butuan at around 5:30 in the afternoon. The conference was last Sat and we came in late at around 9:00 am and left after lunch to take some nap and came back during merienda time. Well, some habits are hard to break

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wasted

A perfect ending to the long weekend. Completely wasted. This is what happens when you drink Tequila with Gilbey’s Gin and Tanduay and have Durian for pulutan. I can’t count the number of times I puked that night but I was still sober enough to shoot the puke on the bowl.

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Budoy ako

Yesterday around midnight after we finished our videoke session we passed by Roxas Street and saw a huge crowd. Curious we got off the taxi and heard the unmistakable voice of Budoy. He was shouting “Unsay pinakalami na sud-an?” Crowd sang “Buwad Suka Sili ug Sikwate”. We wanted to join the crowd but was afraid of a stampede and the smell emanating from the “crowd” further discouraged us. So we had coffee instead at Bo’s as suggested by my dear friend Leah(namention na jud tika hehehe). A few minutes later we noticed a commotion at the coffee shop and saw Budoy and the rest of the Junior Kilat band accompanied by their sponsors(SMB).I usually act indifferent whenever a celebrity or some semi-famous persona is near BUT i broke all restraint that night and approached Budoy like some starstruck fan and had a picture taken with him hehehe Wala lang. Idol ko siya! He’s the king of nonsense. Never fails to make me laugh with his songs. I’ll definitely buy his CD in preparation for his concert here next month so i can have his autograph.I think i’m falling hahahaha! I really need to see a Doctor or lessen my alcohol and durian consumption (more…)

art of lurking

I guess it’s second nature to all bloggers to hop around the blogosphere. Every time I hop I have this dilemma whether to leave traces of myself or not. Should I comment or not? Leave a message on the Tagbox or not? If I don’t like the blog then I won’t bother. If I really like the blog then I leave traces of myself. If I really, really like the blog I just simply lurk or stalk but lurking sounds more healthy . I would check the blog daily for new updates, sometimes even three times a day depending on how bored I am. Those on my blogroll are exempted coz I really make it a point to leave comments on their new post and sometimes I mistake those comment boxes for chatrooms hehehe Anyways, back to my lurking. I like to lurk these blogs because they have no site meters and I can read their blog whole day without feeling exposed or alarming the owner by the time I spend reading their thoughts.

I’d like to share some of the blogs that I lurk for one reason or another which I think aren’t that visited yet. They’re all from I.PH by the way. (more…)

another book meme

I found this meme at Abaniko’s blog while I was blog-hopping.I’m tagging myself coz I’m really itching to post something today  to assure my blogging friends(naks!) that my transfer to other department will not affect my blogging career(as if!). Anybody interested to do this me, go ahead and tag yourself like I did. Books that changed your life?

Soulmates, Karma and Reincarnation by Jaime Licauco. Too complicated to explain. Books you have read more than once?
Almost all of the books I own, I read more than once but esp. my all time favorite Sherlock Holmes.
Books you would want on a desert island?  
A tagalog romance novel coz I really don’t like them and it would make death such a sweet release.

One book that made you cry?

A lot actually. But the last book I remembered crying over was The Half blood prince…when Dumbledore died One book you wish you had written?
Eleven minutes by Paulo Coelho coz I feel like it’s the story of my life.

One book you wish had never been written?
Can’t think of one right now.

One book you are currently reading?
One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriela Marquez. I’ve been reading it for a hundred years now LOLS

One book you have been meaning to read?

The Purpose Driven life by Rick Warren. I got the book 2 years ago. I’ve read till day 9 and haven’t touched it since. It’s currently decomposing in my book shelf.

the end is the beginning is the end

This is my last day in Internal Audit dep’t. On Monday I’ll be reunited with my IE colleagues under the operations department. I actually feel a little bit sad considering that I’ve been wanting to leave this department ever since I came here last January 23, 2006. My boss actually offered that if I change my mind, she would still have me back. I jokingly told her, I’ll give this new assignment a month and I’ll re-assess. She agreed . . . jokingly, I guess. I actually felt guilty coz I’ve been thinking nothing but negative thoughts about my work but I just don’t find any fulfillment with what I do. Besides I’ve preconditioned my mind to hate her and this job. But mind conditioning or not here are just some things that I really hate about my job as an auditor. (more…)

a book meme

Been tagged with this meme by Carey. It’s quite simple. Here’s how it works: 1. Grab the nearest book.
2. Open the book to page 123.
3. Find the fifth sentence.
4. Post the text of the next 3 sentences on your blog along with these instructions.
5. Don’t you dare dig for that “cool” or “intellectual” book in your closet! I know you were thinking about it! Just pick up whatever is closest.
6. Tag three people.

Here are the sentences from the book I opened. It’s from an E-book, The Cuckoo’s Egg by Cliff Stoll.

Sventek was just logging in. We looked at the screen, and nodded to each other. I jogged over to the switchyard to watch the action live.

I’m tagging:

1. Fencesitter
2. Jigs
3. Sayote queen

4. I’m also tagging Leigh and all those who read books and interested to do this meme.

   Please humor me guys and cooperate

Forever Young

Last night as I was combing my hair, I noticed a single strand of white hair. I’ve never been conscious of my age (26) but that single strand really got me too thinking. Then I looked at my face closely on the mirror and I seem to notice lines that weren’t there before. I know it’s all in my mind but I got to imagining how I would look like 10, 20, 30 years from now. I know I’d need a facelift such as the facelift in Toronto. Read that they do a mean facelift there. So I decided I really should take good care of myself and start saving up money for whatever things I might need in the future to ensure that ‘ill stay forever young.Who wouldn’t want to be one?