Simple Pleasures

Wednesday, April 26, 2006

Midterms In the Air

Midterms are coming up and I haven't studied yet. I'm lucky that some of my classmates are able to help me out with some of their assignments and a few notes to get me by.

If I can't pass this, how can I pass the bloody JLPT Level ?

Celebrated by monicai at 12:53 AM ~

Sunday, April 23, 2006

Off-Days

I was having a major off-day when I visited my boyfriend's sick mom in the hospital. I have been around with these people before and yet for the first time in my life, I feel like I was warped into the twilight zone as if there is something terribly wrong in the picture.

Blame for my over sensitivity in the matter. In fact, I tried to put on my super sensors to anticipate what I should doing next. However, I was too anticipating that I was totally out of sync with everybody's body language. I was too tense that I ended moving towards the wrong places. I was clumsy and fumble on everything I hold. I was acting a real fool out of myself. Plus the fact that my boyfriend was equally annoyed at me with the whole episode.

Imagine this. How could I stare at a sick person for five minutes wincing in pain? Should I call the nurse, cry wolf or soothe her pain? Parang ewan.

After the whole episode, I never felt so embarassed and stupid.

Maybe my planets are misaligned or jumped out of the orbit. If I can only run, hide and change my name to forget the stupid impression I made.....

Sigh.

Celebrated by monicai at 12:36 AM ~

Thursday, April 20, 2006

Home Above Anything Else

I was chatting with a friend who was recently assigned in Singapore for contractual work. He was telling me nightmares of asshole bosses and unbelievable deadlines. I've always had this weird feeling that life overseas may not be as comfortable as my life here at home.

I'm still keeping my mind open for such opportunities but most likely, I will always choose home than leaving it for greater opportunities.

Celebrated by monicai at 11:49 PM ~

Wednesday, April 19, 2006

Canon 350D

I finally got a Canon EOS 350D. Well, it is not entirely mine. I had a "share" on half of its cost. I haven't tinkered around with it yet because I am not yet half as interested as my best friend Chris, who happens to own the other half of it. And when I did manage to work on my futile photography skills with it during my brother's easter concert, the colors got inverted and eventually broke the damn thing.

If there were any camera hospitals, we could have rushed it through the emergency room in no time. But there is none that exists outside my imagination. Instead, we have to wait for the following day to have it checked in the Canon service center in Makati and service it under warranty. As it turns out, I managed to ruin the board and they decided to replace the whole thing.

I just hope we can get it in time for another leisure trip this weekend and I can't wait to see how the pictures will turn out when we get to visit the shores of Bolinao again.

Celebrated by monicai at 10:06 PM ~

Tuesday, April 11, 2006

Overwhelmed

There are so many things to do out there but am I doing the right thing? I maybe buzzing around like a busy bee but am I being efficient enough to do that things I do. Am I contributing well to the team? Am I being an effective leader? Am I communicating my thoughts well?

These questions I asked makes me feel like I have more to learn for myself.

Celebrated by monicai at 12:30 PM ~

Sunday, April 09, 2006

Solace from the City

Just got back from my short rendezvous in Casa San Pablo.

The place is lovely with its rustic charm and country side ambiance. Parang talagang resthouse. Super homey and cozy. The food was home-cooked but divine. The owner of the inn, Boots Alcantara, and the attendants were equally charming and hospitable.

Despite the rare intermittent power and water shortage. we all managed to have a great time especially that everybody was "almost" drunk. I was able to witness again how my friends get possessed by a spirit from the bottle of tequila I brought.

However, my soberness didn't stop me to sing a tune or two with the band in the inn. It was a private audience which includes my friends, the inn owner's family and the band's companions. The rest of the guests who were drinking outside the dining hall in the pavilion were either probably too drunk to notice my singing or asleep already at 9pm.

I'll definitely go back there for more picture perfect moments and good times with friends.

Celebrated by monicai at 9:47 PM ~

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Casa San Pablo

I'm packing my stuff for a short weekend with friends at Casa San Pablo in Laguna. Looking forward to spend a nice time with them especially that Ross is in town and the high school barkada is having another mini reunion after my grandfather's death.

I just hope the place is as good as the reviews I read.

Celebrated by monicai at 12:13 AM ~