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An Overdose of Optimism March 31, 2008

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Never is just reven spelled backwards.
- Dr. Greg House.

I was gonna blog about something.. and then at the very instant I put my hands on the keyboard, I just flat out forgot. I’m that distracted.

And I have confirmed by self diagnosis that I indeed have ADHD. Seriously. I’m getting a therapist. Haha.

Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) from Wikipedia:

The most common symptoms of ADHD are distractibility, difficulty with concentration and focus, short term memory slippage, procrastination, problems organizing ideas and belongings, tardiness, impulsivity, and weak planning and execution.

Check, check, check, check, check, check, and check! Wow. That’s just gotta be bad.

Strawberry Ice Cream, Warm Hugs, and.. Currency? March 27, 2008

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Money makes the world go round.

People kill for money.

But if you’re not dying of hunger right here right now, then the shallowest thing you can be doing with your life is simply working a dayjob.. for money.

A life chasing paper is not as glamorous as it may seem to appear. It gets empty. Really empty.

So chase a rainbow.

Chase a dream.

:)

Lest life becomes just a string of meaningless Thursdays [Mitch Albom]. And you’ll have nothing to look back to and say “Hey, that was a great day.”

And THAT’s a fact. Now who want Strawberry Ice Cream? :)

The Mist (2007) & Stephen King Fanaticism March 25, 2008

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I am not giving a rating on this movie. I am not worthy of giving critique to Stephen King, whose works I have forever been a fan of, and to Frank Darabont, who has directed his movies to no less than greatness. [Google him. You’ll be a fan instantly.] But let me just say.. I was watching the movie, and I felt like I was there. AND THAT’S SOMETHING. It may not be the best movie of the year, and it may not be a gory fest, but it truly TRULY is a must-see. There’s a lot more to it than a horror film. It wasn’t even scary.

Hats off to Marcia Gay Harding’s performance. And to Andre Braugher for playing one heck of an asshole. Bravo to the storyline. Bravo to the acting. Bravo to the ugly nasty flesh-eating creatures. Ugh I love this movie.

I’m trying to make this a lengthy review.. but truth is I’ve already exhausted all the words I can give out to praise this truly wonderful movie.

I will not acknowledge you as a fan of cinema if you haven’t seen this film. No siree, we cannot be friends.

It’s even better than Green Mile. Shorter too.

I could rant a little more, but a certain amount of spoiling would be involved.. so only read on if you’ve seen the film. Seriously. WATCH THE MOVIE. YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED. After that, you can read on and then agree or disagree with me. (more…)

All I Needed March 25, 2008

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Finally! Ever since this short vacation started (it’ll be ending tomorrow.. er later), all I’ve done is gain pound after pound from just sitting either in front of my laptop, or on our couch watching season after season of The OC. And today, I finally got out of the house! And even better, I met up with some of my barkada! Hooray for Starbucks reunions!

Woke up at 11. Saw my phone overflowing with tons of messages (mostly from Daniela dear), and from Cheka asking if I was free today. I had totally misunderstood her previous texts, I thought she was unavailable today and so our catching-up/planning session was cancelled. So ignoring the fact that I have 2 final exams tomorrow (European Languages 50 and Geography 1), I still went ahead and got all excited over meeting her and Philip! :)

We were supposed to meet around 2pm at Starbucks BF, so I decided to finish some work on my laptop.. when Johann came online! I asked if he wanted to join Cheka, Philip, and I at Starbucks later that afternoon.. and lo and behold! he said yes! It’s been AAAAAAAAGESSSSS since I last met up with Kuya Jay, so I was definitely looking forward to more than just coffee at starbucks. (more…)

Hot Coffee & Worn-out Umbrellas March 22, 2008

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Sometimes life isn’t as complicated as one makes it seem. But it’s the seemingly complex attribute of it that makes it the least bit interesting to live through each day.

I surprise myself with utterly profound statements I fill my head with each day. I seem to lose track of the sense they were supposed to make, and I just end up with a bunch of intellectually tickling words that I have not the slightest idea of what they mean. But it serves it’s purpose. My words now reveal the cluttered up dunghole that is my brain these days.

Overly reminiscent and melancholy have got to be the most fitting of descriptions for me right now. My runny nose doesn’t seem to help the fact that I appear to be crying after every single DVD I’ve watched over the Holy Week (which amounts to quite a large pile, if I may say so myself. No to piracy! ehehe)

And since whatever it is (that’s buggering my poor senses) is obviously something I wish not to disclose to the public lest I be ridiculed and/or pitied (which are two things I would appreciate least at the moment), I ask you to either close this tab on your browser, as I assume you have tabbed browsing, OR you may read on and be bored with my exaggeratingly wordy opinions on life, crummy politics, and yesterday’s meatloaf. (more…)

Katee’s Graduation March 15, 2008

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I attended my younger sister’s high school graduation this afternoon. Congratulations to the appropriate people. =)

Dang. It’s been 3 years since I was in that same auditorium wearing that white toga. Feels like it was decades ago. =/

Then we had a celebratory dinner at Melo’s (Westgate, Alabang). My dad ordered a steak for P1,900.00. Good grief. I settled (if you could call it “settled”) for a 375-peso plate of Slow-roasted Spareribs. It may have been the yummiest, tenderest, juiciest, savory plate of spareribs I’ve ever had (and may ever have) in my entire life.. but, well let’s just say I could have one heck of a great life even without that. Sana nagpakain na lang kami sa streetkids. Sigh.

Well that’s all. I simply wanted to share the highlights of my day (other than the very emotional last class/final exam we had for CS 197.. and waking up to find out that there’s no water in our apartment.. hindi kami naligo hahaha)

I have an exam in CS 145 on Monday. So buhbye now, I have to study. I really do. Seriously. Ack.

Time Capsules March 10, 2008

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As I was fixing my bedsheets last night, my cellphone fell under my bed. The floor of my room is dustier than usual (especially underneath my bed) since I don’t spend most of my week here at home anymore, but ignoring the dust I had to get on the floor and reach in deep for my phone. My eyes fell on something else.

The sheet of dust had almost camouflaged it’s existence, but there was no denying it was my shoebox of junk. Let’s just say my shoebox of junk is a shoebox filled to the brim with random things I’ve stuffed there if not for the simplest reason that I had no place to put them either because they were special things or simply because they were of no particual use to me hence the need to stow them away somewhere.

I opened up my shoebox of junk, and almost instantly I was flooded with a (excuse the term) “warm and fuzzy” sense of familiarity. I had unintentionally created a timecapsule, and opening it up had sent me back to the days when life was all about birthday cards and Christmas gifts.

(And this is probably why I’m having a hard time scratching dust marks off my phone)

I took my happy time in sifting through the assorted junk I had in that box. Some of the stuff I found was..

And the thing that did the trick of getting me back to my kiddie days was this empty bottle of..

Oh what price I would pay just to revisit those days. But anyway, today is a different day, and someday in the future I’ll be looking back on these days and hopefully be thinking the same happy thoughts.

Sometimes we depend on other people as mirror to define us and tell us who we are…. And each reflection makes me like myself a little more.. :)