Everytime Rara would sit for some pictures, she would always doll herself up by flashing a "V" sign. I do not prompt her to do so, so I believe she saw and mimic it from some anime' shows.
She would even coerce me to do the same thing when it's her turn to toy with my camera and take my picture.
I read this V sign explanation and among the various articles of different origin, one article says that when a person uses the "V" sign in the same manner as it is used in photographs by mostly Asian countries, it is mostly an attempt to be cute or funny in the photograph.
Yeah, it's cute, becoming Japanese, huh!...
*Now listening to my favorite Eheads song (and gasgas na song in my iPod) – Huwag Kang Matakot
I am now drowning myself with “sentimental” music…retro….well, definitely theirs are not literally senti songs, in fact they are HAPPY songs. It is only in the sense that I associate my happy and memorable memories with the music of….who else but....the Eraserheads....
It is their reunion concert tonight….there….and I’m here, hu hu…
I should have learned teleportation, LOL…
Ngayon, nakuntento na lang ako dito >>>> Some Scenes from the Eraserheads soundcheck
At the same time, I saw the report on the late news giving updates on the concert event, with fans shouting "It feels like 90's again" & "Hindi ka Filipino kung wala ka dito"....As I was about to post this, I saw from the late night news also that the concert was cut short (only after the first 15-song set daw) because Ely Buendia was rushed to the hospital for medical attention (grabe, imagine the shock siguro of the fans....pero understandable naman yon 'no)
It’s nice to be acquainted again. What’s hard to anticipate is the insignificant ill feeling of how it is to be replaced – thinking that the space that you used to fill in this person’s life is now filled with other people. Of course, in everyone’s life, it is likely that someone or something would come along to fill in the gaps that are created when a person leaves permanently ; or when a thing is not functional anymore and really has to be replaced already.
Sometimes, you even fell into this illogical way of thinking - clinging to your old role, to your old identity. You start to think of “what-if’s” and “what might have been’s” , without you realizing that in your own life, you had also accepted someone or something new to fill in the gap, the same way as what the other person has done. In short, both of you have your own separate lives and relationships to create already.
Enough of this silly post....
One of them is a friend from the company that I used to work in right after I graduated from college. We became friends and regarded him as simple, down-to-earth, a real gentleman and the kind of guy any girl would be pleased about.
He now has a very interesting job – seismic exploration, which, according to him, made him see the whole world at no cost, but with just the sheer gut, hard work and the hustle of a family man.
I’m glad to have known him before, and now more pleased to rekindle our friendship once again even if not in the same delight as before (well, I can't help but smile when I bask in those memories).
Hey RP, Cheers! Good luck to you!
How do we cope with the everyday increase in prices of basic commodity?.... uy serious....
Now, I'm really getting more affected with this national concern. Well, admittedly, I had many spur-of-the-moment spendings which are, most of the time, very impractical - in the sense that I could have settled for a cheaper choice (take note, I consider “cheap” choices already in the first place) or the less popular one. This is especially when I shop for Rara's stuff. But I guess when it's your first kid, you get so excited that you can't help buying all this expensive stuff that aren't really all that practical.
Anyway, I want to change these not-so-wise spending habits. And to do that, I need to break my old habit and develop a new one. I need to start immediately.They say that in order to develop a habit, you need to do it for consecutive days (take note, it has to be consecutive days). Di kaya mas magastos tong gagawin ko? Still, I want to work on these things:
Impulsive buying - most of the time, when I go to the supermarket or to mall, I really do not have a planned list of what to buy, sometimes I go there just to look at some new interesting things available, but then I end up buying things which just caught my attention (Like when I frequent the ACE hardware or Handyman or the computer stores, where there are so many things which you didn't know that you needed. Believe me, I love going to that hardware store). Right now, what I do is I only go to the mall or supermarket only when I really need something to buy.
Price-unconscious state of mind - I monitor my finances, just so I know how much is there, but I am actually poor in money matters. How I wish I can really be the practical-mom type who knows how to weigh the price difference among available choices, and base their buying decision on the matter of which purchase will yield some savings.
I do not usually think of alternatives. I am close-minded. I am not usually torn between choices. I do not realize if I was able to save on this or that.
Kasi for me, I won’t spend on anything, only because it’s attractively cheaper than others, only to realize na hindi ko naman pala talaga gusto or di ko maappreciate. If I like something, and more so, if I really need it, I won’t let the cost stand in the way. Somehow, I also think that everything that becomes your possession is a product, not just of your buying behavior, but also of providence.
But now, I will try to be more conscious about it, look around and scout first, and really read the tag price before I buy something (before, most of the time hindi ko to ginagawa).
What else? Hmmm, splurge no more, but rather make no-nonsense decisions, and save, save, save….
This is Rara's new favorite song. She discovered it while taking charge of my smart kid-friendly gadget. Most of the time, she would sit beside me and uses her charm as she discovers how to explore my iTunes library.
I'm not sure what made her like this song...it's probably her not-so-mainstream interests. Talk about genes, huh....
