Our lives, despite God's perfect design, by virtue of its transitory nature is always bound to be peppered with disappointments, frustrations, the works.
People would always behave in unexpected ways, and everything does a Murphy on you, right on cue, leaving you agitated, and positioned near the left of the middle, in terms of the overall perspective on how to resolve things, and move forward.
And so at this specific minute, as I type these words, I pray that God will grant me the grace to get through these entanglements and face tomorrow with a fresh perspective and a pocketfull of good vibes to tide me over.
Can't wait for the long weekend to come.
11.22.2009
11.10.2009
11.01.2009
An All Saints' Day Reflection
I am currently working on the first of four presentations that I need to turn in by Tuesday. In addition to that, I will have to go to the cemetery to visit my Father's tomb. And, I've been thinking about the movie 500 Days of Summer and I just know I have to write about it.
The movie presents a view on life in a way that is both realistic and magical. It effectively shows that as we flow from one day to the next, we are confronted by in your face, painful realities (and realizations) and are also blessed by glimpses of heaven. But the movie does not resort to a hasty generalization that life is a neverending, alternating series of happy and sad moments, but it does say that our brain has a way of evading the bad memories, as we get caught up in ideals that we choose to hold on to. In short, it tells us that as we go on living our own lives, we have to have a healthy dose of both the red and the blue pills.
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All Saints' Day had always been my favorite holiday. And that's not even because I attend Halloween Parties and stuff. Now that I am older, I have realized that the celebratory nature of this event (at least in our part of the world) provides a good contrast to the concept of losing a loved one, balancing everything out. After all, death should be a celebration of life because we know that those who went ahead of us are joining our Creator, in the most fantastic way possible.
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Back to reality. I have presentations to make and must prepare to go to the cemetery in a little while. By the grace of God I had been able to move on after years of holding on to my ideals. I am nervously anticipating the experience of Autumn. I do hope this season comes along soon, but while I wait, I resolve to do good, such that every season becomes filled with love, and every holiday, a celebration of life.
Happy All Saints' Day, everyone!
The movie presents a view on life in a way that is both realistic and magical. It effectively shows that as we flow from one day to the next, we are confronted by in your face, painful realities (and realizations) and are also blessed by glimpses of heaven. But the movie does not resort to a hasty generalization that life is a neverending, alternating series of happy and sad moments, but it does say that our brain has a way of evading the bad memories, as we get caught up in ideals that we choose to hold on to. In short, it tells us that as we go on living our own lives, we have to have a healthy dose of both the red and the blue pills.
******
All Saints' Day had always been my favorite holiday. And that's not even because I attend Halloween Parties and stuff. Now that I am older, I have realized that the celebratory nature of this event (at least in our part of the world) provides a good contrast to the concept of losing a loved one, balancing everything out. After all, death should be a celebration of life because we know that those who went ahead of us are joining our Creator, in the most fantastic way possible.
******
Back to reality. I have presentations to make and must prepare to go to the cemetery in a little while. By the grace of God I had been able to move on after years of holding on to my ideals. I am nervously anticipating the experience of Autumn. I do hope this season comes along soon, but while I wait, I resolve to do good, such that every season becomes filled with love, and every holiday, a celebration of life.
Happy All Saints' Day, everyone!
10.28.2009
My New Baby Has Arrived
Lucky Charm.
Is the name of my new car.
She's a 2009 Lancer 1.6 GLX. I took some photos but she's not photogenic (either that, or I don't have the right camera / talent) so I decided against attaching pictures. I had her blessed by Father Jonathan (the one who celebrates mass here at the office) over lunch today.
She's by far, the easiest I've handled. She picks up quite fast and can do the steep Sumulong Highway incline on third gear. She arrived yesterday, and did wipe all the irritations I had away.
Scarlett is now being used by my nephew. She will always have a special place in my heart. Despite the numerous problems she gave me, Scarlett taught me how to love unconditionally, flaws and all.
Scarlett and I definitely had our moments. We bonded in Tagaytay, the Red Bamboo Spa, outreach activities and went to UP (for yogging). However, she consumes too much gas because of her age, which dissuaded me from bringing her on out of town trips.
We also had our disagreements. There was one time, in the middle of busy, 7:30 AM Libis, when she suddenly had a bitch fit and refused to start because her battery terminals got loose. Or, the overheating incident while on Ortigas Bridge, when she started emitting smoke from her radiator like a chain smoker from hell - after her tune up, mind you, which made it doubly disheartening.
I can actually tell you some more near break up stories but the last one, which I didn't think was for good, was when she suddenly overheated while I was making a right to Sta.Lucia area to drop my friend off. Apparently, there was too much pressure in her radiator, and upon closer inspection, her engine had too much dirt in it, hence a top overhaul was required.
She sat in the garage for more than a week before the electrician took her away. This happened after a wheel aligment and replacement of her lower suspension assembly. Whew. She'd always throw a fit after a major trip to the service center.
Could it be that she knew I was about to get a new one? Either that, or she didn't like the fact that while I converted her to power steering already, she still didn't have power windows? As with most relationships, I now ask: Where did I go wrong?
All the questions in my mind sortof diappeared when I saw Lucky Charm. A definite attention grabber with her black bezel type headlamps and Ralliart-type radiator front grille, it was love at first sight. Scarlett has better mags and the rear spoiler just works for her but this one needs no accessories to look stunning. She's just, I dunno, a class of her own. She's all powered and very responsive, just the way I like it.
Laki Tsarm, Lucky Charm. You may pronounce it however you like, but you can't change her name.
Is the name of my new car.
She's a 2009 Lancer 1.6 GLX. I took some photos but she's not photogenic (either that, or I don't have the right camera / talent) so I decided against attaching pictures. I had her blessed by Father Jonathan (the one who celebrates mass here at the office) over lunch today.
She's by far, the easiest I've handled. She picks up quite fast and can do the steep Sumulong Highway incline on third gear. She arrived yesterday, and did wipe all the irritations I had away.
Scarlett is now being used by my nephew. She will always have a special place in my heart. Despite the numerous problems she gave me, Scarlett taught me how to love unconditionally, flaws and all.
Scarlett and I definitely had our moments. We bonded in Tagaytay, the Red Bamboo Spa, outreach activities and went to UP (for yogging). However, she consumes too much gas because of her age, which dissuaded me from bringing her on out of town trips.
We also had our disagreements. There was one time, in the middle of busy, 7:30 AM Libis, when she suddenly had a bitch fit and refused to start because her battery terminals got loose. Or, the overheating incident while on Ortigas Bridge, when she started emitting smoke from her radiator like a chain smoker from hell - after her tune up, mind you, which made it doubly disheartening.
I can actually tell you some more near break up stories but the last one, which I didn't think was for good, was when she suddenly overheated while I was making a right to Sta.Lucia area to drop my friend off. Apparently, there was too much pressure in her radiator, and upon closer inspection, her engine had too much dirt in it, hence a top overhaul was required.
She sat in the garage for more than a week before the electrician took her away. This happened after a wheel aligment and replacement of her lower suspension assembly. Whew. She'd always throw a fit after a major trip to the service center.
Could it be that she knew I was about to get a new one? Either that, or she didn't like the fact that while I converted her to power steering already, she still didn't have power windows? As with most relationships, I now ask: Where did I go wrong?
All the questions in my mind sortof diappeared when I saw Lucky Charm. A definite attention grabber with her black bezel type headlamps and Ralliart-type radiator front grille, it was love at first sight. Scarlett has better mags and the rear spoiler just works for her but this one needs no accessories to look stunning. She's just, I dunno, a class of her own. She's all powered and very responsive, just the way I like it.
Laki Tsarm, Lucky Charm. You may pronounce it however you like, but you can't change her name.
10.17.2009
Perfect Timing
Tonight, I will declare that God, is the God of perfect timing. A bad news did not affect me as much because He had allowed me to see the bigger picture, and at the same time, gave me the grace to just let go and let Him do the work.
The whole cycle of being truly at peace with this unfolding has yet to be concluded, and while nasty thoughts cross my mind every now and then whenever I think of the personalities involved in this recent unfortunate event, I try to be beyond petty - as one of my bestfriends said (as translated in my head after 'processing') things just happen and people, no matter how good their intentions are, could really hurt you in one way or another.
This is a bit off tangent but a lingering question in my head since early this morning would be: If a feeling actually vanished before it got expressed to the supposed recipient, does it still warrant any sortof attention? Or it's as good as lost, therefore, almost non-existent? The concept is there hence, cerebrally, you still form a reaction to anything related to it but somehow, it doesn't have to have an affect on you in any way anymore, since you already classified it as immaterial in the first place. Confusing, eh?
Hmmmm. My head's spinning.
The whole cycle of being truly at peace with this unfolding has yet to be concluded, and while nasty thoughts cross my mind every now and then whenever I think of the personalities involved in this recent unfortunate event, I try to be beyond petty - as one of my bestfriends said (as translated in my head after 'processing') things just happen and people, no matter how good their intentions are, could really hurt you in one way or another.
This is a bit off tangent but a lingering question in my head since early this morning would be: If a feeling actually vanished before it got expressed to the supposed recipient, does it still warrant any sortof attention? Or it's as good as lost, therefore, almost non-existent? The concept is there hence, cerebrally, you still form a reaction to anything related to it but somehow, it doesn't have to have an affect on you in any way anymore, since you already classified it as immaterial in the first place. Confusing, eh?
Hmmmm. My head's spinning.
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