2005-09-25

I Couldn't Think Of A Better Title For This

It's a nice, warm sunny day today. The weather these days, I just couldn't comprehend. Just yesterday it was raining like hell and the sky was as gloomy as ever. Nevertheless my spirit was high all day.

That's because I met up with some of my batchmates in college. Though there were only a few of us, we still managed to have a good time eating dinner and chit-chatting for hours. It's really good to see them. See how they've been doing with their work, new friends, and other updates we could think of. Wait a minute, I'll just pause a while with my blogging. I need to see who's winning the match...

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Ok, that's good. We're leading. They still have to worry, though. I know (and I'm pretty sure most LaSallians know) how these Ateneans are capable of coming back to spoil the fun...

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See? Now the lead's no more. Tsk, tsk.

Anyway, I'm not really that into basketball anymore. UAAP in particular. I guess it's part of getting older. I mean, maturing (getting older seems to be not the right words, hehe). I can say that because now I'm realizing a few things about myself. I want to learn new things, like a new language, a new genre of music, a new sport, or any new hobby or passion for that matter.

I just have to be patient, that's all. I know these will come in my own good time. And hopefully, I'll continue enjoying life as I go about absorbing more knowledge into my system.

2005-09-24

Updates, Updates

Aahh, it's nice to be back in the blogging world. However, I'm not going to blog much.

Just some updates about myself:
  • I now find myself listening over and over to Carmina Burana (the Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi part of it). Actually, I never knew this is the title of that noir-ish song that I very rarely hear of (but loved it the first time I've heard it, mainly because it made almost all the hairs on my body stand). It's an orchestra with a church-like choir singing latin-sounding (well, this was before I researched about it, it's really in Latin) lyrics with voices that could have reached heaven. LOL! They must have been composed of a dozen sopranos.

  • I bought a large notebook. I am now aware that the ideas, thoughts, and other stuff that have been swirling inside my head needed to be poured unto some kind of a repository. Just like what a pensieve is. Or else, they would simply evaporate into nothingness.

  • I like this www.20q.com. Reminds me of my college days. It was supposed to be my group's thesis, but we never pushed through with it. Well, not exactly what the site does, but the "intelligence" that's behind the site is supposed to be our thesis' topic. We landed on the same concept as that anyway.

  • In just about half an hour, I'll be going to a monthly reunion with my batchmates. Just a simple dinner, or if someone has thought of other cool stuff that a large group of people could enjoy doing altogether.

So, I'm signing off now. ;P

2005-09-18

I Hate Shampoo Commercials

They make me sick. Even my mom says so. I think these shampoo commercials are 'over-advertised.' I mean, every single commercial break on every single TV show that I watch, there's always at least one... no, at least two shampoo commercials showing these pretty women swishing and swashing their long black hair, singing silly songs. And these songs have rhythms that are patterned after some popular song. They're all trying to say the same thing: it'll protect your hair, keep it soft, shiny black, et cetera, et cetera... Aaaarrrgghhhh!!! It's just too overwhelming, just like what a cliché sounds like.

Anyway, I'd like to state another good reason why I haven't been to the blog world for a long while now. I've been, and I'm still, reading this Sandman by Neil Gaiman. I never really was interested in comics, even though the movies that I've watched even when I was just a kid were originally taken from comic books (mostly DC comics). Yeah, I think you already know what these are. Anyhow, this Sandman... it's pretty cool. The author incorporates concepts from different kinds of literature. One of them is mythology - one of the things that I've always wanted to study. Even those short stories were fascinating, I myself was astonished at the imaginative mind of Mr. Gaiman. It's only a pity though that I came to know of him and his work after he had already visited Manila and done some autograph signings, etc.

Well, time to continue my 'Sandman' sessions, hehe. Hope to see you soon, my blog. And uhm, hope I could continue your makeover mission, so at least you could look presentable to the visitors. Heehee ;P

2005-09-01

Sorry...

Oh my blog! I'm so sorry! I've neglected you for soooo long. I really am very, very, very, very sorry. It's just that I'm trying to give you a fresh, new look. Something more personalized. See? It's also for your own good. Just be patient, ayt? See yah!