Shapes

Just one quick point for you to ponder today:

"A round man cannot be expected to fit in a square hole right away. He must have time to modify his shape."

- Mark Twain

*took this out of my 'quote for the day' feed on my blogger page.

Friday's Done

[sighs]

Friday is over again.  I can't believe it is over, that quick!  Well, it's going to be over no matter what.  So what's new...

Again, I just stayed at our place.  I just had coffee for breakfast because I am too lazy to go out to buy some bread.  For lunch, we had paksiw na bangus and sinangag (perfect pair), which is our leftover rice that I cooked Wednesday night.  Funny but rice doesn't spoil easily here than back home.  I've always wondered whether it's because [a] the rice is jasmine rice and that's not the kind of rice we have back home; [b] the weather here; or [c] there is less pollution here than back home.  But it definitely favors us since we cook rice here good for as many days as it can last...  Shucks!  Am I lazy or busy?   For merienda, we had our native dish, lomi, but instead of mike, she used pasta courtesy of her friend.  I actually do not see any difference between the two, but Anita [my room mate] said, she's not going to use it again [I guess she's referring to the brand] because she said it feels like chewing gum.   That was really funny the way she said it.

Anyway, I have my Yahoo messenger finally working!  I don't really know what was wrong since every time I download, it goes through.  Installation was fine.  But when I launched, it disappears.  I gave up for fear of accidentally removing important files upon removing the application and downloaded and installed Trillian.  I used to have this back in the '90s.  It works perfectly fine but the problem is, I can't share photos, couldn't see the invitation to join conferences and I guess some more features exclusive for the YM.  So, having the whole day to go online, I did try and make it work!

But, I swear this is the last time I am going to stay this long online.  Tsk, I have to get back to my reading!  I have a couple of books next in line both hard copies and e-books and I can't wait to get my eyes on them.  The trouble is I am getting engrossed on surfing and getting used to the Google Reader that's why I am so distracted.  So, I told myself to fix a schedule so that I could spend more with books.  Later on, I will have to squeeze in watching movies somewhere within the week.  This is also one of the things I enjoy doing that I had to put off for a while.  I just feel like it's about time I get back to it.

I am looking towards a busy week coming.  I found two Pinoys who are actually good samaritans and is not even hesitant to entertain questions no matter how basic or stupid, or as they said, somewhat off-topic.  Frankly, these two broker relations officers motivates me.  Well, don't ask about the others, because I am not too fond to talk about them.

For some of you who are interested with some posts about my reading, please click here. But I am not promising a masterpiece.  hehehehehe...  

Round The Bend

Yesterday, I posted a photo of the house on the corner of the street where I now live. That is the site I see around the bend coming home. I guess the wedding is over and the lights are gone, so, it's back to a normal house.

This tree below, however, is what I see on the other corner, around the bend, when I go to work in the morning.

I know there is nothing peculiar nor significant about the way this tree looks like. It's an old tree outside a house: that's it. But every time I see it in the morning on my way to work, it makes me reminiscent and hopeful.

Reminiscent of my home back home surrounded by trees, an a lot more of the plant family; from the phylum, class, family, etc. One significant tree is in front of our house, though. It is called the memory tree, given to us after our Mom's service when she went six feet under. I used to think, "as if it can take her place." But through the years, it serves it purpose, holding true to its a.k.a. name.

Hopeful is the part I could not very much articulate. It just gives me hope, period. And for some reason, one windy morning, the leaves, twigs and buds of this tree (on my way to work) sways and sang its own tune. That even added up to the joyful hope for yet another day.

Note:

Well, I wrote this this morning on my writing pad on the bus. You see, my travel time to and from work is around one hour. I sometimes sleep. But during those times that I couldn't- which is more often than sleeping - I always had to do something. I guess I got tired of my sight-seeing, so middle of last year, I was into playing games; then got tired of it. Then late last year, I got back into reading, until early March. Because I felt like I am tiring my eyes too much, I dropped doing it at the bus. Then, this morning I was in the writing mode so I did...

Wednesday Rant

It was unusually cold yesterday (because March is not that cold anymore here) so I was feeling cool walking on my way home from the bus stop. I got into the picture-taking mood so I took out my camera. I wanted to experiment since I have always known my camera's weakness is darkness and it was almost evening - too late to call it dusk I guess. This was on the corner of the street where I now live. Well, when you see houses covered with lights, this means that a wedding is going to be held soon. This is one of their traditions. This evening, I was surprised to find the lights are gone - removed. I was kinda glad that I didn't put off my photo-mode yesterday.

I called up a client to ask how things are and that if he has any requirements. He said that he needs Keyman Insurance because he is being required by the bank as a pre-requisite for his loan. Not being so much aware of this type of insurance, I called companies who are providing this cover. Luckily, I found one, but the reply on my mail said that it's a bank facility. So, I figured there is something wrong. It's either the insurance company doesn't understand me, or my client didn't understand the bank. I wanted to find out more from the client, but am a little apprehensive that he might get offended, so I am thinking of a way how to say things right. I'll find a way til Saturday.

My sim card has to be renewed before the 4th. I have been thinking about shifting to another provider (and I did think hard about this). For days, I am trying to figure like pros and cons, this and that. Finally, I decided to get another number from the other provider and still keep the one I am using, and diverting it to this new number. One significant reason for this decision is that this new one charges calls per second instead of home minutes. Pretty cool - austering nowadays - who isn't anyway. I wanted to get the same set of numbers, but the promo ended. But it's still cool: the last three digits are my birth month and day... 801.

My havianas broke! Geesh! It's just sooo new... two-and-a-half-years!!!! Pretty cool huh! I initially didn't want them when it became a hit in Pinas. But my dad and sis insisted they bought me one as a gift (awwww....) and I loved it ever since. The thing is.. it's not easy to find it here... not as easy as Crocs which you can find at mall kiosks... So after all these years, it's going to be on my wish-list? But wait... do you think I can buy just a pair of straps? Because it's still perfect to me.... C'mon... Was just wondering... Gotta save, right?

Anyway, Thursday tomorrow... WEEKEND! Laundry... oh well... what else is there to do, anyway...

Copy me on QRT...

Angst-Ridden Bitches

Warning: Vent Mode

They can be a bitch and you are just patient with them.... again... and again... just whenver they feel like it. But be a bitch to them - just for once - and they will take it against you forever.

Moral Lesson:

Be careful of these bitches. Always remind yourself (as in always... yes, bring a bagful of patience) not to go DOWN TO THEIR LEVEL. Because you have to be born one TO BE ONE!