A Knack for Dates

a have this knack for remembering dates.
like something would happen today
and lo, after a year or so, i'd still remember exactly what happened or
i would remind people what that certain day was.

or, i may be in the middle of workand i just suddenly pause
as there is this nagging feeling that something happened
on that certain day sometime ago
or somebody is celebrating their birthday that very day.

i also easily remember birthdays..
even birthdays of close friends back in elementary whom i havent had any contact since.

and of course, i remember special events with once-special people
although they might not be playing important roles in my life at the moment.

this makes me think yet again that once people make a significant role in your life,
they would always be remembered and memories with them would always be cherished although they dont have the same effect to you as they had once.

and on that day, when years ago, they had made an impact in your life,
you stop and wonder how they may be, where they may be.
and if things have been different what would have happened.
sometimes when you look back, there may be some regrets
but it is best to look back with acceptance and thankfulness with what one
has of the present and with happiness that you've lived through your life, living it the most that you can.

uhm, er, i think my thoughts/POV now is somewhat unorganized and"scattered".hehe..honestly i dont know where im getting at...hehe

Anyways, i just remembered that today is Manny's birthday.
I wonder where that small guy is now...hehe..(look who's talking).

A lovely day

it is such a lovely day to reconstruct bridges.......
^O^

albeit there was a whisper about burning other bridges....

The Promise

Breathtaking. Enchanting. Beautiful.
I. Just. Love. It.!!

Watched it alone but I immensely enjoyed it.
Critics may not like it.
My taste may be eccentric but I just love it!

I wonder how my favorite fairy tale "Jade Goddess"
would be like in the movies...
Yeah, i know i may be eccentric as no body i know has read this fairy tale...hehehe

on mistakes

if u've done one minute wrong in the past,
must u suffer its hard consequences for the rest of ur life?
cant u do anything to rectify that mundane mistake
so as to detach urself from the monumental monster that's grappling u?

on being a believer

perhaps, being a believer of something,
u need not see the tangible part of ur belief
for u to be able to believe in it...
to have faith in it...

and that perhaps, that tangible part of ur belief
is only shown to those unbelievers
so that in turn, they would come to believe that that something does exist

but if it takes to be a non believer to that something in order to be happy,
then i would rather be a non believer...

but how can i be when my whole life i have been a believer
and was even notoriously famous for it?

Another weekend that was...

Thursday night, we had again a little high school reunion as Beth and i met Kathy and her boyfriend who are currently on a shopping and sightseeing spree, touring around Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore and then later Hong Kong. Got lost actually while i was on my way looking for her hotel in Clark Quay. I was straining my neck, looking far away for the Swissotel (and actually walking two blocks down) when it was just right behind me. hehe..Havent met Kathy since college and although there were some nasty rumors going around about her, she is still the same nice, warm and thoughtful Kathy I knew back then. Oh well, she said herself that I still am the same old Meg as she knew back in high school - the same romantic girl. She made that comment (during dinner at a posh seafood restaurant where Kathy treated us to) after i drew their attention to the couple on the next table who were so sweet. My, the guy (a Caucasian by the way) could pass for a movie actor (he's that gorgeous!!!)!! Lucky girlfriend..hehehe..

Friday night, we watched "Perhaps Love". It was a musical with handsome Takeshi Kaneshiro as the lead actor. I heard from the radio the movie costs some US$10M and it was their entry for Oscar's foreign film category. Not sure though if they'll make it to the nominations..hehe..

Saturday was shopping day for me. Still havent bought all the items i needed to buy though..=(
After all the shopping frenzy (and it got me a nasty headache), we headed off to meet the rest of "the gang" for a bowling gimmick and eat all you can at Steam Boat in Marina Bay where Mother Hen will be treating us. The dinner was fun as we cook our food right there at our table and then eat it right away. We didnt have the extra hands to take our pictures though as we got our hands full with the cooking and eating. Anyways, as sweaty as we are with all the heat coming from the stove, we'd rather not have our pictures taken..hehe.. As Kiko put it, it was a once of a lifetime experience as once you've experienced it, you wouldnt want to do it again..hahaha..The food tasted good anyways..=)

Mmmmm..sunday was a hectic day. Been to a lot of places, running errands, buying gifts and meeting Kathy again to drop off my packages for my family. Not only did she treat me (yet again) to another posh restaurant but she gave me a cute doll-figurine from Thailand to add to my doll collection. Whoppie!!! My Asian dolls are almost complete... High time to start collecting from countries in another continent (okay Meg, dream on!!!hehe).

The travel to Kathy's hotel (which was an hour away from my place) was quite eventful. First, i got on the train which was heading to the opposite direction (now, what was i thinking when i boarded the train?). Then, when i did board the right train later, i got so enraptured with the Negi Magi manga i was reading that i didnt realize we already passed the station where i was supposed to get off. Baka me!!hehe...

Anyways, Kathy and i have a different kind of humor. The people at the table beside us were having their pictures taken and as Kathy and i had the best angle, we also took a pose and gave our best smile as their cameraman did his countdown..hahahaha...We had a good laugh after that. Only, it turned to embarrassed giggles when we realized the people at the next table were Filipinos! hahaha..

Oh well..it's another work week again..

Christmas-time

"I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
I'll be home for Christ-massss..........
If only in my dreams............."

Little Christmas Tree

My housemates and i finally had our Christmas tree set up!!

When we saw the 4 ft tree at the store, it looked really thin and poor..hehe..but i think after fiddling with it a bit, it looked "fatter" and richer now..=)

Though it only has 6 red-and-gold balls hanging on it and Cindy's still tying the ribbon's up, still it already adds some color on our otherwise bare sala. Looking for the Christmas lights though were a bit more of an "extra-challenge" as we only saw one that has a 100 lights on it and is 36 ft long..too long for our tree..hehe..I hope we can find a shorter one tomorrow.

We now had some decorations, but i still am homesick....

On Originality

I have always prided myself on trying to be original with my viewpoints and when one has raised out one particularly splendid POV, i made sure i always refer to the "author" as i strongly believe on intellectual property rights..hehe..

Anyways, i aired out a few days ago my views on being pitied, and how it can eat away the last vestiges of strength i hold on to.

Last night, we watched Macross Do You Remember Love movie (t'was my first time to see the movie, i swear) and i felt weird when Misa said: "Dont pity me as it will only make me more miserable"...The movie was made some 20 years ago...hehe, and i thought i was original..=)

Angels

Sometimes, i cant help but think that my sanity's gonna snap one of these days, if not already.
But im so thankful ive got Angels who help me get by, lifting me up with their soulful hymns...

The Weekend That Was...

Friday night was fun as Marwell, Keitaro and I headed off to The Esplanade to watch "A Twist of Fate" play. The Esplanade itself was grandiose with its gold colored ceiling and woodworks. With the layout of the theatre, I could well imagine the theatres in old London as described in pocketbooks i've read where people watch the plays in their boxes. Well, the box we were in was on the left tip of the U-shaped theatre and true to the category of our tickets (our tickets were called Restricted View Tickets, bad no?hehe..but it's just as well since it was the cheapest ticket we could get..ehehe), the view was really somewhat restricted as we couldnt see the leftmost side of the stage....

But, nevertheless, the pay was still well worth it as the stage was really grand, the actors/actresses were of caliber (the lead actually is Laura Michelle Kelly, awarded Best Actress for the Mary Poppins in London) and the play was really funny...=D

However, I could really say that our own talents are of international standards already, having in mind the Footloose play we watched earlier in September.

The rest of the weekend went like a whirlwind..=)

Anyways, Erlita sang this really really nice song:

Be brave little one
Make a wish for each sad little tear
Hold your head up though no one is near
Someone's waiting for you

Dont cry little one
There'll be a smile where a frown used to be
You'll be a part of a love and you'll see
Someone's waiting for you

Always keep a little prayer in your pocket
And you're sure you'll see the light
Soon there'll be joy and happiness
And your little world will be bright

Have faith little one
Till your hopes and your wishes come true
You must try to be brave little one
Someone's waiting to love you...

Cards Galore

Singapore seems to be obsessed with the ID system.

To date, I am now in possession of quite a number of cards, some of which i havent used yet.

First is the S Pass which is my employment pass here. When I applied for this card, I brought with me a very nice passport size picture which the inspector rejected as (she said) the lighting weren't symmetrical and it was glossy finish. They took my picture (for an expensive fee of $6) there in the ministry and so now i have an S pass with a pic where i looked very much like a witch..>_<
You use this card in about every application you need like when you buy sim card or when you buy tickets to a play and other stuff.

Then there is our company ID which we use to check in and out of office and to go to the toilet. Quite a hassle really as you need it just to go to the CR. So then, you better not leave it at the house else you have to ask somebody to let you out and in when you go to the toilet.

Then there's the Jurong Pass which I need for me to be able to enter Jurong Island where all of Singapore's refineries and chemical plants are located. They also took my picture there in the office and the camerawoman was perhaps very amazed at my exotic face as she took a close up picture of me. So now i have this ID where the picture can barely contain/fit my face. >_<

Then there's the OPSOC that's proof that we underwent a safety orientation seminar. We need this ID they say so as we can enter any refinery/chemical plant. There, i like my picture as i got to hand to them a pic that i brought with me from the Philippines..hehe

And there's my library card which i use to electronically borrow books.

And the Regent Grove card pass which we use to enter the condominium compound where we live. There's another separate resident card also which we need to present everytime we use the facilities other than the pool i.e. the jacuzzi, tennis court, the gym and sauna. My photo on this one's not so nice again eventhough i had it taken in the Philippines.

Then, we have the EZ lik card which we use to ride the MRT and some buses and just top it up every now and then when the load's dwindled down already. This card's so cool as you can use it (of course when it's only loaded) to pay for your groceries in FAir Price and when you eat in Mc Do.

That's about it, i think..Or still counting?hehe

Reunions

It was funny how i stayed very sleepy the whole day saturday while i stayed disturbingly awake the whole saturday night.

Felt like i was drugged during the day as i dragged myself from bed and prepared for the office where at the office, i was trying to work while sleeping with my eyes wide open. Quite a task huh, hehe. Anyways, to avoid going to the office again come sunday, i brought home with me my work (as of this writing, i have just finished my revisions so im really happy). I slept for a couple of hours before i headed to Orchard to meet a couple of my high school classmates, one of which had just arrived in Singapore for vacation.

I made a BIG mistake though of drinking coffee so I was up till past 4 in the morning, battling ghosts in my mind...

Despite the fact that I slept late however, I woke up early and try as i might to go back to sleep, i just cant. So i just headed on getting ready for mass at Bugis.

Today's our town's (Tagum's) fiesta. I missed the lechon and Papa's DELICIOUS cooking. But the most i missed where my brothers who told me they wished I was there with them...

Techy Weekend...

Last Friday afternoon, i planned to have a "couch potato" weekend, just lounging on the sofa and binge on chocolate while finishing off Isabel Allende's Of Love and Shadows.

Later still in the afternoon though, my plan took a different turn as my colleague dumped more workload on me and i have no choice but to take the PFDs with me at home so I can study it leisurely without the confining office atmosphere.

Anyways, for weeks, I have been mulling over buying a cellphone for my other sim. So, Saturday found Keitaro and I in Mustafa and Sim Lim (the other well known electronics mall here that's more affordable than Funan) as he was also in the hunt for his laptop.

So now, im sitting here, Indian style in the sala, browsing the net through the borrowed laptop from Keitaro with my new sleek white cellphone beside me which i'm beginning to love...=D

Oh yeah, a new cellphone means I'm on a tighter budget now..sniff...gotta lielow on hunting for dresses for now...

Passions

I'm again in one of those moods when i'd like to be alone and adopt a turtle's shell and cut myself from the rest of the world...feel like i dont have the strength to socialize...

So i got me-self a membership at Singapore's coool national library where you can get to borrow and return books at any part of the "country". Think I'm gonna return to my old self (up to high school days) and be a bookworm again...