The Poetics of an Odd (wo) Man out

you know how groups of friends create a label or name to their barkada.. well.. back in college my friends and i called our barkada as the Sheep Family.

i'm not really sure who and how we thought of that name.. it just happened! hehee



wow, i really really miss them.. hope i can see them soon :)

Feel-ing:

Over lunch yesterday, Jerz asked us to list our “imaginary lives.” Here are some of lives I want to try:

• Archaeologist


• Baker


• Barista


• Book Author


• Chef


• Choir member sa UST singers


• Cooking show host


• Diver


• DJ


• Dulos worker


• Exchange student in Spain or Italy


• Feminist na mala-Spivak


• Florist


• Gymnast


• Interior designer


• Interpreter/translator sa Ms. Universe


• Linguist


• Marine biologist


• Mathematician (bobo kasi ako sa Math)


• Museum worker


• Painter


• Photographer ng nature


• Pilot


• Potter


• Pre-school teacher


• Professor


• Roti mum or any coffee and bookshop owner


• Singer na may kasamang sikat na banda


• Swimmer


• Theater actress


• Tindera sa palengke


• Tourist guide


• Travel show host


• Travel/food writer


• Volunteer sa isang malayong place


• WWE Wrestler


• Yung nagwork sa may submarine


• Zoo keeper

According to her, all these imaginary lives are attainable and it’s not too late to give it a shot. She also said that it’s important to listen to these even though it may sound silly, because these will tell us what we really want to achieve and do in our life.

Feel-ing:

If you read this journal, even if I don't speak to you often, post a memory of me.

It can be anything you want. It can be good or bad, just so long as it happened. Then post this on your journal.

Be surprised and see what people remember about you. ♥

Kinuha ko kay aki "karren" na kinuha naman kay paula..

Hmmmm

may susulat kaya? ala naman nagbabasa nitong blog ko... hahaha

Feel-ing:

something to make you really really laugh! got this from email...


1. Black Hawk Down - Ibong Maitim sa Ibaba
2. Dead Man's Chest - Dodo ng Taong Patay
3. I Know What You Did Last Summer - Uyy... Aminin!
4. Love, Actually - Sa Totoo Lang, Pag-ibig
5. Million Dollar Baby - 50 Milyong Pisong Sanggol (depende sa exchange rate)
6. The Blair Witch Project - Ang Proyekto ng Bruhang si Blair
7. Mary Poppins - Si Mariang May Putok
8. Snakes on a Plane - Nag-ahasan sa Ere
9. The Postman Always Rings Twice - Ang Kartero Kapag Dumutdot Laging Dalawang Beses
10. Sum of All Fears - Takot Mo, Takot Ko, Takot Nating Lahat
11. Swordfish - Talakitok
12. Pretty Woman - Ganda ng Lola Mo
13. Robin Hood, Men in Tights - Si Robin Hood at Ang Mga Felix Bakat
14. Four Weddings and a Funeral - Kahit Apat na Beses ka Pang Magpakasal, Mamamatay Ka Rin
15. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Ako, Ikaw, Kayong Lahat
16. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - Adik si Harry, Tumira ng Shabu
17. Click - Isang Pindot Ka Lang
18. Brokeback Mountain - May Nawasak sa Likod ng Bundok ng Tralala/Bumigay sa Bundok
19. The Day of the Dead - Undas
20. Waterworld – Pista ng San Juan
21 . There's Something About Mary - May K'wan sa Ano ni Maria
22. Employee of the Month - Ang Sipsip
23. Resident Evil - Ang Biyenan
24. Kill Bill - Kilitiin sa Bilbil
25. The Grudge - Lintik lang ang Walang Ganti
26. Nightmare Before Christmas - Binangungot sa Noche Buena
27. Never Been Kissed - Pangit Kasi
28. Gone in 60 Seconds - 1 Round Lang, Tulog
29. The Fast and the Furious - Ang Bitin, Galit
30. Too Fast, Too Furious - Kapag Sobrang Bitin, Sobrang Galit
31. Dude, Where's My Car - Dong, Anong Level Ulit Tayo Nag-park?
32. Beauty and the Beast - Ang Asawa ko at ang Nanay Nya
33. The Lord of the Rings - Ang Alahero
34. Die Hard - Hindi Mamatay-matay
35. Die Hard, With A Vengeance - Hindi Na Mamatay-matay, Nag-higanti Pa
36. Lost In Space - Mga Tangang Naligaw sa Kalawakan
37. Paycheck - Sweldo
38. What Lies Beneath - Ang Pagsisinungaling sa Ilalim
39. Superman, The Return - Si Superman Bumalik, Naiwanan Ang Brief
40. Cinderella Man - Bading si Cinderella
41. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Nag-trabaho si Charlie sa Goya
42. Blade Runner - Magnanakaw ng Labaha
43. Schindler's List - Mga May Utang kay Schindler
44. Men In Black - Mga Lalaking Namatayan
45. X-Men, The Last Stand - Mga Dating Lalaki, Huling Tinayuan
46. Wedding Crashers - Mga Bwiset sa Kasal
47. The Day After Tomorrow - Sa Makalawa
48. Three Men and a Baby - Ang Tatlong Yayo
49. Catch Me If You Can - Habulin Mo 'Ko
50. A Bug's Life - Ang Buhay ng Isang Surot
51. Die Another Day - Mamatay Ka Uli Bukas
52. The Rock - Ang Shabu
53. Jaws - Panga
54. Back to the Future - Sa Likod ng Hinaharap
55. In the Line of Fire - Tumulay ka sa Alambreng may Apoy
56. Saturday Night Fever - Sabado ng Gabi, may Trangkaso
57. Stepmom - Tapakan si Inang
58. Brother Bear - Kuya Oso
59. Police Academy - Paaralan ng Mga Buwaya
60. The English Patient - Ang Pasyenteng Inglesera
61. Man on Fire - Nasusunog na Mama
62. The Horse Whisperer - Ang Tsismoso ng mga Kabayo
63. Dante's Peak - Ang Bumbunan ni Dante
64. Legends of the Fall - Ang Kasaysayan ng mga Lampa
65. The Forgotten - Ewan

Feel-ing:

Kahit pa man maulan (sa bandang Kalaw) at mainit (sa banding Buendia) ay tinuloy pa din naming ni Shella ang pagpunta sa 29th Manila International Book Fair sa may SMX Convention Center. Ikalawang taon na namin pumunta dun. Asteeg kasi~ daming libro, daming tao, daming manunulat at mambabasa. Siguro para din siyang pagtitipon ng mga Pinoy na may hilig sa pagbabasa. Maraming bookstores ang sumali ngayon taon andyan ang Anvil, Goodwill, A Different Bookstore, Bookmark, C& E Publishing, OMF, National Bookstore at Powerbooks.

Last year, sa sobrang excited ko kung ano yung makitang book hala bili na pero ngayon taon naghinay-hinay ako. Umikot muna kami ni Shella tas tinimbang kung sulit ba yung book na nakita namin. Heto ang mga librong nabili ko:

1. Kaluluwa by J Neil Garcia (favorite ko to, asteeg ng mga tula )


2. Jolography by Paolo Manalo (medyo nagsisi ako na binili ko to for P250.. haay)


3. Master and Margarita


4. LadLad 2 by J Neil Garcia


5. Prose and Poems of Nick Joaquin

Hindi ko na maalala yung iba… kelangan ko na talagang mag-Vitamin B.

Nakakatuwa na may mga ganitong event kasi nakakatulong ito upang in “instill” ang hilig sa pagbabasa sa kabataan. Gaya nga ng nabanggit ko para tong pagtitipon ng mga mambabasa ng iba’t ibang edad at estado sa buhay. Patuloy nitong binubuhay ang imahinasyon at ang kultura ng pagbabasa na sinasabing unti unti ng namamatay.

Maraming yaman dala ang bawat aklat at libro. Ang pagbabasa ay isang uri ng paglalakbay tungo sa pagtuklas sa significant human experience sa buhay ng na sinulat ng isang tao sa ibang panahon at lugar pero can relate pa din tayo :)

Heto souvenir photo:

Feel-ing:

11 September - 21 September at the Shang Cineplex of Shangri-La Plaza Mall

Film Sked

SEPT. 11 (THURSDAY)

Love Songs (1:35) 7:00 PM


SEPT. 12 (FRIDAY)

When the tide comes in (1:33) 12:00 PM
Children of the Moon (1:27) 2:30 PM
After The Wedding (2:00)) 5:00 PM
Hands Off Mississipi (1:38) 7:30 PM
Colorado avenue (2:00) 10:00 PM


SEPT. 13 (SATURDAY)

Un Franco, 14 Pesetas (1:45) 12:00 PM
Chemical Hunger (1:37) 2:45 PM
100 Steps (I Cento Passi) (1:54)4:45 PM
Latebloomer (Die Herbstzeitlosen) (1:26) 7:30 PM
Vitus (2:00) 10:00 PM


SEPT. 14 (SUNDAY)

The Paper Will Be Blue (2:00) 12:00 PM
Children of the Moon (1:27) 2:30 PM
And When Did You Last See Your Father (1:32) 5:00 PM
Mozart In China (1:30) 7:30 PM
Night Run (Nachtrit) (1:30) 9:30 PM


SEPT. 15 (MONDAY)

Hands Off Mississipi (1:38) 12:00 PM
Beauty In Trouble (1:50) 2:30 PM
After The Wedding (2:00) 5:00 PM
Children of the Moon (1:27) 7:30 PM
Love Songs (1:35) 9:30 PM


SEPT. 16 (TUESDAY)
Un Franco, 14 Pesetas (1:45) 12:00 PM
Chemical Hunger (1:37) 2:15 PM
100 Steps (I Cento Passi) (1:54) 4:45 PM
Night Run (Nachtrit) (1:30) 7:30 PM
Mozart In China (1:30) 9:30 PM


SEPT. 17 (WEDNESDAY)
The Paper Will Be Blue (2:00) 12:00 PM
Colorado Avenue (2:00) 2:30 PM
And When Did You Last See Your Father? (1:32) 5:00 PM
Latebloomer (Die Herbstzeitlosen) (1:26) 7:30 PM
Vitus (2:00)9:30 PM


SEPT. 18 (THURSDAY)
Love Songs (1:35) 12:00 PM
After The Wedding (2:00) 2:30 PM
Hands Off Mississipi (1:38) 5:00 PM
Beauty In Trouble (1:50) 7:30 PM
Un Franco, 14 Pesetas (1:45) 10:00 PM



SEPT. 19 (FRIDAY)

Chemical Hunger (1:37)12:00 PM
100 Steps (I Cento Passi) (1:54)2:30 PM
Night Run (Nachtrit) (1:30)5:00 PM
The Paper Will Be Blue (2:00)7:30 PM
Colorado Avenue (2:00) 10:00 PM


SEPT. 20 (SATURDAY)

And When Did You Last See Your Father? (1:32)12:00 PM
Children of the Moon (1:27)2:30 PM
After the Wedding (2:00)4:30 PM
Beauty in Trouble (1:38)7:00 PM
Love Songs (1:35) 9:30 PM


SEPT. 21 (SUNDAY)
Un Franco, 14 Pesetas (1:45)12:00 PM
Chemical Hunger (1:37)2:15 PM
100 Steps (I Cento Passi) (1:54) 4:45 PM
Night Run (Nachtrit) (1:30)7:30 PM
Colorado Avenue (2:00)9:30 PM


Tara :)

Feel-ing:

You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.

Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don't you take it awful hard
'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines
Diggin' in my own back yard.

You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I've got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?

Out of the huts of history's shame
I rise
Up from a past that's rooted in pain
I rise
I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.

Feel-ing:

Q4 came with a sudden pang of realization that it’s the last quarter of the year and yet I haven’t achieved much of the goals I set out for 2008. Some of these goals are:

• gradschool (which I’m not really motivated to do anymore)


• save money


• buy this and that


• etcetera etcetera

If there’s one thing that I can say my biggest achievement for this year, it would be the Gawad Kalinga build I participated last June 30. This is something that I really want to do and still want to do, if workload and boss permits. It’s really a transforming experience and it feels great to be able to help and make a difference in other people’s lives. Here are some pictures:






My teammates and I used to joke about this year being “the year” to finally tengo a chuva but I guess that’s something not in store for me at least for now… or maybe it eluded me when I wasn’t looking…

And since I don’t want to end this entry pessimistically, I’ll say four months is still 120 plus days and it’s not too late to still do my plans for this year….

Feel-ing:

You Are Macaroni and Cheese

Compared to most people, you are quite playful. You are a big kid at heart. It doesn't take much to make you happy. You live for simple, happy moments. You are very content. You don't try to make life overly complicated. You remain thankful for whatever you have. Even if it isn't much, you make the best of things.

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