the moon and i

As I water our orchids tonight, I saw the moon. I felt a smile in my lips. It was like a sign of a brighter tomorrow. I don't want to be melodramatic but it's true that there are a lot of things around us that can easily take away our joy and happiness. It takes a lot of strength to stay positive in the midst of all the negativities. Every day, I have to remind myself to take things one step at a time. In life, nothing is certain. What's certain is that we're given enough time. How we spend it depends entirely on us. Right now, there are a few things that seem to dampen my spirits. Thanks to the stars tonight and the moon, they provide comfort and solace that I alone can't give myself.

How Must I React?

Have you experienced being in a situation wherein you don't know how to react? I am in one right now. What I did was keep my mouth shut. Being silent may be misinterpreted but I preferred being quiet to avoid further misunderstandings. Hmmmm... I guess it's best to just let things be. Hope for the best, cope with the rest.

my PC's busted

darn it!

Thank heavens my brother's laptop is around... Looking at the bright side, our electric bill won't be sky-rocket high until my PC problem gets fixed. I'm wondering what's wrong with my PC. One of my friends tried to help me out, but I just can't seem to force myself to listen to what he's explaining. I just don't have the patience for technical stuff. *sigh*

See how messy my computer table is at the moment.

Green-mindedness

I'd rather be green than be blue. Not because I am from DLSU but because I want to have my own input in helping save the environment. Here are some of the things I do:

*I walk whenever I can.
*If in case I purchase items (no matter what the size is), I try to fit it in my bag instead of having it placed inside a plastic bag.
*I do not throw candy-wrappers in the street.
*I take care of our plants.
*I encourage my students to conserve paper and energy (spread the love!) & educate them as much as I can about the environment.
*I conserve water and electricity wherever I may be.
*Whenever I can, I join coastal clean-up.
*I give away things I no longer use instead of throwing them.

These are just a few of the things I do, what about you? Let's do our part in helping save the Earth after all, we've got only one Earth. Effort put together can make a huge difference!

when lightning strikes

To sum things up that I want to say and write which, on the last minute decided not to... I am lucky. I am lucky to have wonderful friends & an equally wonderful boyfriend. My family will always be one of God's greatest blessing.

letting the good times roll, ALL THE TIME. sei, sei, sei... kampaii!!!

Nobody is indeed perfect. If we only make our expectations from other people - from husband to children, from friends to relatives - a notch lower, maybe then we won't be so disappointed if things don't work out the way we want, hope or expect them to be. After all, when all else fail; we have an unfailing man above to help us up.

Gourmet's Palate

My boyfriend and I share a lot of things in common. Aside from our love for the arts, we also have this great passion for food & eating! As I have mentioned in my earlier post, I have decided to engage myself with other activities as I wait for the rainy season to end. Checking out different restaurants is my top priority!

First stop, Gourmet's Palate. This place is a well-hidden treasure waiting to be found. I am bad with names and titles, but I do remember my boyfriend & I ordering nachos, burger, fries, and "supreme" burritos. Each has its distinct taste. However, being the fries maniac that I am, I would have to say that there's nothing very special about their fries... but! the garlic sauce (aaaack! I dunno what it's called!) is like a magic wand that makes everything doubly tangy! Even the fries tasted like heaven after mixing ketchup and their deadly garlic sauce! Mmmmmm!!!!

If one day you find yourself around BF Parañaque, specifically along Aguirre St., I suggest that you pay Gourmet's Palate a visit. Their menu is a melting pot of different types of food. The place isn't posh, but it has its own homey charm that will make you want to come back.

we both loved every bite!

IOblogspot

I owe blogspot and the bloggers from around here a lot! I am learning so much from other bloggers' posts. Especially about food! I need to get out of my shell, summon enough courage, be brave enough and scout for new restaurants to try! Restaurants around BF P'que are like mushrooms popping out of the blue! I must try what they have to offer and eat to my heart and tummy's content before I decide to hit other places miles from my area of "responsibility"... or shall I say my comfort zone. Wooohooo!

Hmmm... Maybe I should just focus on restaurant hopping during the rainy season and postpone my hiking plans until summer. I'd say it's a brilliant idea!

moanings to fishes

Live life as an exclamation not an explanation.


I've decided to make a move by changing my site title from moanings of the moon to i.s.d.a = isda, which literally means fish in English.

Most would say they'd rather be green than blue (or vice versa). Same thing goes for my site's title. I catch myself doing more than enough of moaning, reflecting & being be blue about some of the things that life sends my way; but now, I prefer counting my fishes more than the huge holes in my fishnet. My fish is big enough to be shared with others... allow me to share it with you.

point of no return

I have to decide where my loyalty lies in terms of blogging. I've realized that I haven't blogged here for a long time now. Maybe it's about time I'd be active blogging using my Blogspot account. I'll start by posting some of the events that recently happened in my life...

I've been active with bowling lately.


I've had enough sashimi inside my tummy as well... but I still want more...

Tutorial's keeping me financially afloat and a bit busy.


Ian and I are also planning to hit Benguet again for another climb... with spelunking this time. If only the storm would stop from visiting that part of the world.

haaay.. walang katapusan

Travel Horoscope for Sagittarius

When you travel, you want to experience the journey as much as the destination. You want a vacation that really immerses you in a culture. You should travel: By train, across all of Asia With the Peace Corps As a foreign language teacher On an around the world ticket Spending a few months in one place

What's Your Travel Horoscope?

my inner child

Your Inner Child Is Surprised

You see many things through the eyes of a child. Meaning, you're rarely cynical or jaded. You cherish all of the details in life. Easily fascinated, you enjoy experiencing new things.

How Is Your Inner Child?

well...

You Are Ariel!

Headstrong and fiesty. You have a mind of your own that's full of romantic dreams about the world around you. Exploring exotic places is your ultimate dream, and although you can be a little naive you'll realize that there is something to be gained from your family's wisdom.

Which Disney Princess Are You?

I was hoping I'd be Belle... one of the tests say I'm Pocahontas... well, maybe I'm a bit of all the Princesses... or none? haha.

Love

everybody talk about it want to experience it understand it grasp it comprehend it keep it give it away receive it... Love... knows love when met by Love?

need not suffer

My social life need not to suffer

my sense of adventure need not to die

my thirst for traveling still needs to be quenched

i shall not stop from doing things i love just becoz i quit my job.

twists and turns

Went to Town Center today for Pato's birthday.


Brought my camera but left the battery. Smart, right?


Went to Delifrance afterwards... that's when the turn suddenly became a twist.

Larawan

maskara'ng lahat ng nakikita

di masabi kung tunay na masaya

malungkot

may hinaing o kuntento na

..can't let it go

ito ang mga bagay na walang koneksyon sa isa't isa pero gusto ko. come on, press ze ARROW. kailangan blast ang sounds mo pag track five pinakinggan mo, k?

= *sigh* love it! love it! love it!

= you're in your DOWN TIME?

= indeed, hips don't lie... they shake!

= need an escape?

= back to the past

= when there's a need to be funky

= oldies but goodies

= i dare you to listen with your soul unscathed

= awed me... para sa TORPE!

= one of Vienna Teng's (pinsan ni Yi Fei Teng...)

= FLIP NA KANTA NETO. makikinig ka, manginginig, mapapa-hug sa unan, tas ta-tumbling ka!

= my emo song at the moment.

my dna - visually...

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i'm back from DEADLAND!

wow! wow! wow! woweee! I haven't posted anything significant here for a while. This is my supposedly "secret" blog. Ssshhh! My low profile blog that will sail unnoticed.

Let's see, what's new with me? Well, I'm getting hooked with downloading songs from virtually unknown artists from my side of the world. Got a few songs from Regina Spektor (her music's really something!), I have some songs from Incognito.. Cynthia Alexander's been out for quite some time now but it's only now that I am truly listening to her songs. Cat Power's songs are also fantabulous! I got acquainted with Dream Theater just a while ago... Who would have thought that there are artists out there who offer more than what Britney Spears and Paris Hilton can?!? I have been blinded by the bright lights and mainstreaming of MTV dictating what's cool and what's not. Well, gone are those blinded by lights days... And hey, I was never hooked with Britney or Paris anyways. It's just that I hear their names a lot even if I don't watch MTC.. I mean MTV. For the record, my soul will not rest until I find BossaLatin songs. I thirst.

Thirst still unquenched.. but moving along...

I was browsing through some old diaries that I surprisingly still keep... I always find words of wisdom there... Like this one stated by good old Aristotle: "thought by itself moves nothing." Nice, eh? Last night, I whispered to myself amidst the darkness in our living room (coz I of course turned off the lights... hello?!) that I'd leave yesterday behind and live today fully and completely.

The choices and actions we make define us. So, how would you define Laryh?

I copied this from somewhere, sometime ago:
"drop pretense
drop worry
let go of discontent
let go of self-seeking
ALL things are for ALL." I'm not quite sure if I agree with it, though.

Just wandering

and wondering who have read my posts. They're mostly non-sensical musings. I'm just trying to think out loud. It somehow help me sort my feelings and thoughts. It also divert my attention from thinking about "negative" things. As most people say, blogging is therapeutic.

Musings...

I haven't posted anything here for almost a month. I've been fairly busy with my multiply.com account. A lot's been going on... but I'm taking things slowly. I think we all should.

trust

I have been told by someone to be careful in choosing who to trust. I don't know. I trust people easily. I could care less if they're gonna gossip about the things I say or not. The lesson on trust will come eventually... I hope.

pain

They say that emotional pain can sometimes manifest physically... I want to believe that's the reason why I'm having backpains and all the other physical deficiencies at the moment.

I have a lot of friends but I have not open up not even to one of them about what I am going through right now. Maybe it's because I am totally clueless on what I am undergoing at the moment. I am hurting but I can't seem to pin point where the pain is coming from. Maybe, I finally grew tired of analyzing myself and situations I get myself into. I'm just probably tired...

Erase!

I have been too preoccupied erasing unknown people on my friends list in friendster.com


Adding people is much easier than erasing them... whew!

Tunnels

Life is a cliche.

Sunny endings are always in clear view but getting there, you must first work your way through a blurry tunnel.

I'm in one blurry tunnel right now. But with God beside me, no kind of blur will blind me. It will slow me down a bit... but I'd still reach the sunny end of my journey.

Life sure is a cliche, but every twist and turn are undeniably beautiful.

Greenhillscapade

I had a blast with Chiqui, Jean, Kath, and Mickey @ Greenhills. Laughtrip na tawaran at bentahan ang naganap. Naisip ko.... "I can be a saleslady too!"

Chiqui wasn't feeling so well though since the day before we all saw each other. Who wouldn't be? With all the stress in the world...?! That's why we all needed that weekend shopping spree (which I enjoyed very well... thank you very much...). After hours and hours of scouting and searching for hidden treasures in Greenhills, Chiqui can no longer physically handle the stomach and back pains that we had to rush her to the nearest hospital. And can the going be any tougher?! It took us (LITERALLY) centuries to catch a cab. We finally made it to Medical City in Ortigas safely and there Chiqui had to face her fear of long needles (syringe) with liquid squirting at its tip. We can only pray that Chiqui gets really well soon... Chix, we love you... pagaling ka na!

wild eyed wanderer

I finally got the planner I was lusting for... if only I can recapture the thoughts and the emotions that I felt when I was on my way home after all the get-togethers that I have been to, I would. Obviously, now I can't. Allow me however to include what I managed to frantically type & save on my mobile phone:

The Starbucks Planner Lesson.
It's not the actual planner that I'll treasure but the stories that go with it as I try to claim it. The people who helped me get it, the tissues I have wasted, the washrooms I trashed... ours included, the giddy quick stories I shared with friends as baristas put stickers and sign their names on it... the endless chatter as we finish our own plastic cups. Starbucks is expensive and overrated. But the moments I was able to spend with my friends there for hours and hours are (cliche but true) PRICELESS. It's really not the destination but the journey that matters. One planner, different cups of coffee, different faces, different stories. Starbucks coffee is expensive, memories are cheap.

From now on, I'll just collect the latter since I've had more than enough of the coffee.

you are so FATetic!

For the lack of anything coherent to write, I will just post doodles I found in my notebooks that I have kept for ages...

I. From "On Writing Well" by W. Zinser, "strip every sentence to its cleanest components".

II. Statements from the movie American History X that starred E. Norton:
1. Has anything you've done made your life better?
2. I didn't get any answer coz I was asking the wrong question.
3. Hate is baggage.

III. TODAY, I GIVE THANKS FOR...
the gift of self-realization... and the amazing shots that I can make with my camera!

Personal musings...
Do I want people around me to constantly depend on me? When did I start becoming this pathetic? Was I too busy to even notice this? Or maybe, I was so self-absorbed... If we truly are friends, we'd be back to normal. If not, I can always say it was fun 'til it lasted.

wow.... Joe D'mangoe's right... letting it all out can make a big difference...

Warrior of Light

I often catch myself acting self-righteously yes, but I am no warrior of light. That's not how warriors of light probably act. Recently, I have written something about modesty and arrogance. Everything I have written there is now rubbergluing back to me. It's hard when you're stuck in the middle of nowhere, left without a clue on what to do next. Sometimes, it is best to just shut up and second guess your thoughts, actions and reactions on certain situations... if not weigh them.

January 1, 2007. New year!!!!

I was filled with so much intensity and idea on what to write as I try to open this site. However, now that I have... all of those ideas disappeared. I am currently reading The Zahir by Paolo Coelho by the way. I better get back to my reading and just write again some other time.