Rain. Almost.

Whenever Mordsith asks me for a topic she could blog about, I always say, "rain". Out of the many times I told her to do so, I think she listened to me only once. Hehehe. (If you read her blog, she shared how she feels about the topic.)

I just realized now that while I am so passionate in recommending the topic to her, I never got the chance to write anything about it. Maybe it's because I am afraid I won't give justice to the beauty of the idea if I write about it. I feel incompetent, lacking. Maybe I am afraid that after I wrote about it, I won't like my output.

From the Web

But the thing is, how would you if you are worthy of writing about it? How would you know if you are now ready to write it? I guess you just have to try... to take a risk... to take a leap of faith and trust yourself you'll just be fine.

Maybe I will try.

Soon.

I. Am. Sorry.*

Desperate times call for desperate measures. You** might have noticed the sudden influx of posts I publish here in my blog. Well, I am sure you know why. :-) I have to apologize though that sometimes (or should I say more frequently?), I am flooding/spamming your Readers, if you have subscriptions, with nonsensical posts. I am not like some writers who can play with words seamlessly***, who always have exciting tales to tell, who have great ideas to share, and so on.

So, in case you get bored or something with all these, look at the brighter side – you'll be able to appreciate more the writings of other bloggers, hehehe. (Check out my blog list on the right sidebar – Mordsith, KG, Kayni, Angeli, et al. – they are the ones who know how to write, how to tell a tale, how to express their thoughts.) Ma-drama ba? Naah, some people have disclaimers, well, I have this. I just wanted to add some personal touch to my disclaimer. Hehehe.

There you go. May isang araw pa ng bakasyon. I hope you guys are having a wonderful day!

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*And so I won't be charged with any plagiarism case, here's the citation: Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, 27 June 2005. Hehehe. Mahirap na, uso ang pagsasampa ng plagiarism case ngayon e. :-D


**And by You, I am just actually talking to a very few blogger-friends of mine who sometimes peek into this online lair of mine. I mean, I'm not like some people who actually have people who follow their blogs. Great bloggers, great writing talents. As for me and my writing style (and unwavering belief that practice makes perfect, hehehe), I can only offer fillers, out-of-the-blue posts.

***Use deep wrinkle filler or finding the best car insurance effectively in a totally unrelated sentence and you would not even know it's there. Or at least it wouldn't bother you that it's there.

House marathon

(And no, this is not a part of the “Home sweet home” series. Well, at least not if you are to judge this from the title alone.)

House is one of my most favorite TV series. And whenever I get the chance to go home, I always watch a few episodes of House even if I have watch them for n times already. There's just something about House that makes me wanna watch it over and over again. So many things in fact: the thinking-out-of-the-box method of House and his staff, the “unrequited” and unconditional friendship being offered by Wilson, the genius of House that makes right and wrong relative yet very well defined, and of course, the romantic tension between House and Cuddy.

Last night, I was up until early 2am. If only I can be sure face acne and other health issues won't be a problem, I would be watching one whole season in one sitting – no bathroom breaks, no whatever unnecessary breaks. As House puts it, “Read less, more TV.”

The 90 day challenge

I just want to share with you guys that I have this bet with my brother and sister. We made a bet a month ago: That I should lose X amount of pounds before 2010 ends. (Nahiya pa talaga at tinago sa X, ano?) It's supposed to be a 90 day challenge when we made the bet. But after a month, I think I haven't made much progress yet. The p90x program should have been perfect. But right now, I think I might need a p60x program, if any exists at all.

Imagine trying to meat the challenge with 33% downtime. Holy effin S. I'm dead.

Talentadong Pinoy

I was watching Talentadong Pinoy with my brother, sister, and mom just a while ago (and who knows, my father might be watching with us also since it is almost All Souls Day already). The participants could be anyone. From being a medical assistant school student, unemployed tambays, to being a mom or even Elvis fanatic. And it's great to know that many people who are not even members of star guilds or artists circles can easily join such a show as long as they can show a certain talent. Past winners have been given major opportunities in their own line/career path. For example, Makata Tawanan , a former winner who excels in balagtasan, is now a regular part of a TV5 daily morning show. (And we all know it's not that easy to be a part of a daily show whose main competitors are Umagang Kay Ganda of ABS and Unang Hirit of GMA7.

I guess it's very much the same in real life outside show business. You really do not need an educational degree or a 'good breed' to suceed in your chosen profession... case in point: Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, and Mark Zucherberg -- all are college dropouts. And then there's my uncle (a distant relative) who's filthy rich because of his buy-and-sell business which he started when he was in Grade 2!
He quit schooling since then.

Are they really that good? Or is it their fate to succeed? I don't know. I guess what I am trying to say... I guess what I am trying to ask is, what does it take to succeed? Sheer talent? Hard work? Combination? Or is it fate?

Christmas is in the air

(Ok, it's official: I have a home sweet home blog series now. Hehehe.)

I arrived in our home with Christmas music playing in the radio, artificial christmas trees outside and inside, some garlands and poinsettia hanging here and there, and believe it or not, ham in the fridge. Hehehe. Wow. Is Christmas really that fast approaching already? It seems like it was just yesterday when we had a family reunion and Christmas party in our place. The reunion/party was held in our home because my mom takes care our lola, so, all her (mom's) brothers (she's an unica hija) and their families of course spent Christmas here. T'was really fun.

And this December, I heard that my uncles are coming here as early as the 24th. Looks like they are planning something big this time of the year.

How about you, can you feel the spirit of Christmas already?

Clean and green

And still a part of the “home sweet home” blog series (hahaha), I just wanted to share my mom's small vegetable garden here. I was telling mordsith that except for the squash, you can find every ingredient of pinakbet in our backyard. My mom wanted to have something like this way back when we were still in QC, but as you probably know, a garden in a place in like Manila is really a luxury.

Anyway, my mom's garden has ampalaya, ube, sili, okra, sibuyas, papaya (3, in fact), and some other plants/vegetables I do not know. O, malunggay, too. The truth is, staying here for a week or so is like having a nodular acne treatment (good bye impurities!) as she always have a vegetable dish every meal.

I am sorry. I really am so excited blogging about going home. :-) Bear with me, please.