Push

Eid.

Holidays.

My friend and I went out two Saturdays ago. To wrap it up, we ran some errands that has been pending for over a week already at that time. We walked. But right now walking is okay since the weather is cold.

I guess I was feeling high that day; probably because a long holiday is on or probably because the walk brought about the energy. Along the streets as we walked, I sang kinda loud... Then my friend looked at me grinning condescendingly. But I went on. No one could hear except her... and then we laughed really hard.

This was the song:

Almost

But not quite...

I have this long-time dream of being an spectator on a race track. The big dream is to watch F1 racing since I am fond of playing car races on video games - Midnight Club, Gran Turismo, and has played some of the NFS (Need For Speed) series. NFS has become my favorite that I am currently waiting for NFS Undercover. I've played NFS Undgerground several times on PS2, and still playing NFS Carbon (Own The City) intermittently for a year now.

About a week ago, I saw an ad on this favorite newspaper of mine, Emirates Business 24/7, that a series of races would be on from 5 to 6 December. I was apprehensive about this because of all the hooplas like transpo and tickets! Last weekend, while relaxing with my room mates, I was thinking out loud and told them of this and that I dream to see one race. As anticipated, the answer I got from one of my room mates was also pessimistic, considering that thoughts I had, too.

Then, come Sunday.

Ara asked me surprisingly if I wanted to watch car racing. I was enthused by what she said and I thought she was just playing a prank on me; until she showed me the tickets! Complimentary tickets for the full 2 days. Checked out the website here, and got even more excited!!!

Knowing that my greatest obstacle would be the transpo, I told her to give me some time to call some friends to arrange all these, looking forward that I would be coming up with something.

I almost had an answer. But unfortunately, they couldn't make it because the guy who has the car got sick and couldn't give me an answer until today. I wanted to hold on to the ticket until tomorrow but I thought it would be selfish. That it would only end up wasted if we couldn't go anyway.

I am disappointed. I'm in the better-luck-next-time mode.

Ara told me there would be one again next month, and that if she lands with tickets, she'll give me again.

I am just hoping that this next one would be bigger. Like F1s and not SpeedCars.

Wisdom

Yesterday was the National Day... one day holiday. But not the go-out-and-stroll day nor laundry day. I planned to finish the book I am reading (will post a review in a few days).

Excerpt:

Seasons had come and gone... But Mariam had hardly cared. She had passed these years in a distant corner of her mind. A dry, barren field, out beyond wish and lament, beyond dream and disillusionment. There the future did not matter. And the past held only this wisdom: that love was a damaging mistake and its accomplice, hope, a treacherous illusion.

How can life be so alienated that these two things, love and hope, becomes a mistake and an illusion?

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini. Splendid indeed!

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One fantastic artist.

One great song.

A rare version.

Movin' On

Aren't we all have been through this?

A baby step, a miracle, whatever....

I like it when she said... "By God’s grace, today I don’t cry because it’s over. I can smile because it happened."

Thanks to Mike for putting this on his blog... I miss the Inquirer terribly! The broadsheet, not the online thing.

Ironies

30 October 2008

21:20

Two ironies in two days.

A friend of mine called me early in the morning yesterday (like 4.00 am… the sweetest thing for me though) to ask me how I'm doing here in Dubai. I told her everything's fine and that I am good. So, I asked, too, since it's been months since we talked. She said she had met a minor accident and that she's recovered and would start working again this week. So, that's irony number one.

I've been working out a deal since the middle of this month. Our proposal was declined due to reasons that wasn't disclosed. I just assumed it was the premium. But I got a call this morning reviving the negotiations. Aha! Closing stage! I called the insurance company to verify everything before requiring documents from the client. But, wait… Ugh! They declined… Reason? They're not taking Arabs. Hmmm… Beats me… That's irony number 2, day 2.s

On the news today… wow, it's only 56 days to Christmas. But I forgot that the day after tomorrow is All Saint's Day.

Uh-oh… it's either I'm looking too far back to yesterdays or I am looking too far ahead… LOL…

Anyway, it's a no-badminton weekend...