- I love Filipino poetry...blank verse (not those traditional piece with rhyming sounds)....gusto ko yong parang sinulat lang at the spur-of-the-moment, cleverly written, na medyo puzzling, a piece which is short and precise, but still conveys a whole lot of meaning...
- Ok, fan ako ng Color It Red (stuck in the 90's kasi ako)
- Maganda yong song, really (lyrics & melody)
- Listening to it, I remember those days when I spent a huge amount of time singing and playing the guitar (I can only play yong mga songs na me effort akong pag-aralan) and recording the songs that I truly cherish.
- I admire women who have no qualms expressing themselves - what thay truly feel, what they really want, what their heart desires, and even what they dislike intensely - in a way, I am like that most of the times.
I have a trivial confession to make....
Admittedly (dyahe), nowadays, I don't do house chores. I really am, most of the times, simply doing other things. Of course, I know how to do it - cooking, cleaning the house, doing the laundry- but I simply don't have the chance to do it because someone else is doing it better and more efficient than me (nagpalusot pa haha...)
BUT today, my OC alter ego emerged again (it would always strike unexpectedly, mind you).
This normally happens when I feel down and I want to shift my melancholic spirit into something that would keep my mind and my body busy and moving.
So what happened next is.....I did a general room cleaning of some sorts. When this mood strikes, the whole house would be smiling as I free it from all dirt and clutter. The cleaning would start in the morning and practically end late in the afternoon, even early evening (you heard it right, minsan nao-obsess ako sa paglilinis at pag aayos ng gamit kaya ganito katagal, as in major production haha). This thing is ZEN to me (pansin nyo, after a long day of being "obsessed" I still managed to write this post! That's how I am and my mind as an artist, LOL)
This would be my ritual: While cleaning, I would sort the clutter - books, magazines, old photos, old letters, receipts, pertinent docs - and I would look at it, read it, while memories by association to these things (especially with photos and letters) are revived. I would reread magazines, old letters and smile as I recall my sentiments. I would arrange my huge collection of magazines and sort it by month edition, arrange the CDs alphabetically (by artists), sort all receipts and bills by month of issuance. I would clean the closet and arrange the pile of clothes and sort it by color. Funny thing is, I would end up not throwing away the mess because I would judge it as still valuable and with meaning (trivia 1: I keep old letters, receipts, even my exam papers, greeting cards, postcards, my compilation of work payslips starting from my 1st job. I keep it in a safe place which would be part of my cleaning , when , as I've mentioned, OC mood strikes).
While cleaning, I would find old newspapers and read it again. Yup, you read it right...I do keep old newspaper, clippings of interesting articles which I would love to reread over and over again (trivia 2: When I buy newspaper in the morning, I'll flip through the pages and read only some selected articles, THEN AT NIGHT, I would read it again, this time all pages including the comic strip). That's how OC I am with reading....nobody can and shall disturb me when I'm reading. But nowadays, I do online news reading religiously kasi ang mahal na din kaya ng dyaryo, although the hard copy still has the crisp charm which lure me into serious reading (trivia 3: I used to enjoy the newspaper TODAY published by Teddy Boy Locsin. I dunno, pero I really like the look of that paper, the quality of pages and prints and the layout. When I'm done reading it, I like it being folded coz it's light and non-bulky compared to other papers, so I can easily slip it in my college planner binder. I remember being excited buying this paper and enjoy the articles of good writers like Locsin and Jessica Zafra).
As for the mess, I've found some, but being a sucker I am for vintage (haha) and ME being sentimental, I decided to keep these:
the "unprejudiced" me, LOL
my previous writings
Whoa! sweet notes from '94 (this one came fom my friend Bing. We used to exchange small little notes and hope not to burn bridges)
I unfriendstered someone….
Petty but hey, seriously, I didn’t mean to do it at first, it’s just that I believe that he’s a potential person on the inside who may blurt out or give “someone” an idea about my public yet “for-friends-only” whereabouts. And that “someone” is the only person in my can’t-bear list (and I still call it a list, huh!). So before he can read my PMs, see my photos, and trail my latest blog posts, I searched for him on my list and I politely (haha is there such a thing as this) hit the delete box.
Too bad, coz… yeah in a way, he’s a friend also by association.
And for that, I thank friendster for still not coming up with the “you’ve been removed from XXX’s friend’s list” notification (LOL). I hope his profile is active so that he won’t notice that instead of add up, one “friend” disappeared… undetected
Hey, I’m beginning to sound serious about this whole friendster thing. I’ve been surfing the net aimlessly and I always end up logging in to my account. God I’m sick of it…I’m too old and busy for this…I want a self-impose internet ban (haha drama).
On the other side of the coin…
Someone unfriendstered me….
Not only that - she chose to make the profile, then upon learning that it was soon being discovered ….she decided to delete it and make the impression that she’s really not into it (but probably restored it later on)…because for all we know, she might be really interested to be connected with all others except ME – and that probably she wanted to convey the “I-don’t-want-you-to-give-me-a-sweet-testimonial “ message to me.....
Yeah right, it's Friendster and it should not mean anything right? But i honestly feel that it's her discreet way of telling me that she doesn't want to be friends wih me, or even if she wanted to, she would rather have me out of her cyber life and connection, than....what? I can't think of any kind reason for now
Really funny game:
Rules:
1. Put your iPod/music player in shuffle mode.
2. Answer the questions below through the song being played.
3. Click the forward button as you move along the questions.
Some answers are sakto!
How are you feeling today?
Come Away With Me by Norah Jones
Will you get far in life?
So Slow by Freestyle
How do your friends see you?
I Need You Here by Color It Red
What is your best friend's theme song?
Ironic (acoustic) by Alanis Morissette
What is the story of your life?
Wishing Wells by Eraserheads
What was high school like?
Cool With You by Jennifer Love Hewitt
(Yah, right, everythin was cool back then)
How can you get ahead in life?
Feelin Alright by Bamboo
(Well Oh thank God)
What is the best thing about your friends?
Can’t Hold Us Down by Christina Aguilera
(Go girls)
What is today going to be like?
No More Drama by Mary J Blige
(haha, sakto!)
What is in store for this weekend?
Spend My Life With You by U Turn
(haha, this I wish na sana sakto din)
What song describes you?
Landslide by Paolo Santos (version)
(the song goes…”can I handle the seasons of my life…..well I’ve been afraid of changing, coz I built my life around you”………BUTI NA LANG I’m not a lyrics person..I’m more of a melody person, haha, mag explain ba, e random song nga to no!)
To describe your grandparents?
Seasons of Love by Paolo Santos (version)
(yes they had their season)
How is your life going?
Hurting Inside by U Turn
(Oh my God, Im enjoying this game haha)
What song will they play at your funeral?
Paglisan by Color It Red
(Jeez, kinilabutan ako sakto yong message….eh all time favorite ko kaya to kasi idol ko si Cooky Chua)
How does the world see you?
Signs by Snoop Dogg & Justin Timberlake
(Really?)
Will you have a happy life?
If the Feeing Is Gone by Kyla
(Hey stop playing on me, LOL)
What do your friends really think of you?
Ligaya by Eraserheads
(haha, I remember YOU again)
Do people secretly lust after you?
Would You Be My No. 2 by Paolo Santos (Version)
(LOL)
How can I make myself happy?
You Are The Universe by Freestyle (version)
(I surely like this song)
What should you do with your life?
Colors Of The Wind by Lea Salonga (version)
(I like the message of this song ….“you think the only people who are people, are the people who look and think like you. But if you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you’ll learn things you never knew, you never knew”)
Will you ever have children?
Huwag Mo Nang Itanong by Eraserheads
(oo nga naman, me anak na ko eh si Rara haha)
Meme....
Hi, my name is:
Jing
The one person who can drive me nuts is:
Rara
High school is:
The era I would love to remember over and over again
When I'm nervous:
I usually panic
When I was 10:
I made it to the top of my 4th grade class after previous years of "struggle". People in my hometown said that being a “dayo” (before settling in our hometown, we live in Manila & Cavite), there’s no place in the honor roll for me. Too bad, I can’t help but beat them, LOL
Last Christmas:
I was texting non-stop with a special friend, special ‘cause it was almost the same time as my birthday, and the words uttered are simply heartwarming
I should be:
More palaban and BITCHY.
The happiest recent events were:
vacation with my favorite relatives in the province, accomplishing major tasks, my promotion (especially the “you-deserve-it” spontaneous congratulatory remarks), get-togethers with favorite friends and the “you-look-younger-than-your-age” adage
By this time next year:
I should be happier, resolve some “issues”, and be more relaxed
My current gripe is:
This person in my team who doesn’t get dyahe with his unsatisfactory performance and work attitude (despite a lot of counseling)
I have a hard time understanding:
People who are cruel to kids or people who exalt themselves
There's this girl I know who:
Is deeply in love although sometimes it just doesn’t show
You know I like you when:
I’m sharing my shallow and deep thoughts with you, when I allow you to discover more about me, when IM TEXTING you
If I won an award, the first person I would tell would be:
Rara
Take my advice:
1) learn to accept the imperfections and the little quirks that define a person’s real personality 2) In order to live, one has to be insane for awhile (ok, Im quoting Girl Interrupted)
Something that I really want to buy is:
A new nice semi-prof camera, a queen size four-poster bed, business franchise that sells healthy gourmet salads
If you visited the place I was born:
you’ll be in the heart of Manila
Most recent thing I've bought myself:
Fossil watch; Compilation album of Destiny’s Child; my third copy (buy) of “Acoustic Night Live @ Tapika” album (My raw-music-lover friend run off with my 1st copy ; the 2nd copy served as my token of appreciation/gift to Gid (my friend from Accent Micro), and with that I received a meaningful gift from him as well – a flute. I needed my own copy so that explains the 3rd buy)
Most recent thing someone else bought me:
A Liz Claiborne ladies wallet
This morning I:
Woke up hearing Rara's monologue and her Chipmunks-voice singing "Christmas Don’t be Late”
...haaay pardon this post!
When you say bad things...which you don't mean, and whether you stand up for it or retract/apologize for it later, the main thing is - you still HURT the person (kung ako yon, you'll hurt me big time haha)
The moral is, when you want to speak about something tricky, be coherent. Or else, you'll own up being insensitive.
Better, say it to the person face-to-face..
Pass up the "text" mode. Mahirap pag text, it's devoid of tangible emotion...
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