Archive for the ‘Seasonal’ Category
2008
10.28
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It’s really pouring today. I underestimated (or rather unaware of) the capacity of this morning’s rain. Seasons indeed is now backwards. This kind of rain should only be witnessed during the Spring. Here I am very wet because I walked from the terminal to the cafe. I didn’t use the Subway because it’d be an extra hassle and I wouldn’t be able to write this entry. I’ll still be wet if I took the train. Since it’s cold, that means the water hitting me is also cold. I’m chilly right now, but who isn’t.
I have an umbrella for those who are curious. However, if a falling sheet of rain is blown by a powerful wind, the direction of rainfall is slanted down. Assuming the rain falls at 15° angle and the wind blows from NEWS (my route is a wind tunnel), with reference to a standing person, the result would be cone-shaped. Imagine a cone-shape rain fall with me in the middle of the cone and imagine the rain to be massively strong. The mushroom on top of the cone would be my umbrella, but the attack of the rain is below. Get the image now? If you do, then you’d know that I’m wet from my foot to my knees — soaking wet. I haven’t even factored in the flooded intersections I have to pass through.
With the climate change, rain boots is really trendy. How would I look like in a pair of rain boots while going to work? That would be a sight.
2008
07.25
Tags: absence, acting, dvr, fear of height, fears, feelings, fridays, getaway weekend, guess, hurricane harbor, next friday, performance night, pinoy, ram, rehearsal, silence, six flags, sky, sky diving, theme, theme park, time, weather, weekend getaway
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Tomorrow I’m supposed to join the whole family to go out of town. The destination is New Jersey and the first stop is Six Flags. I haven’t been in the said theme park. This weekend is supposed to be my first time. We will be at the Hurricane Harbor because of it being summer and all. I’ll try to ride everything, but I’m guessing I won’t be able to handle it. I have a serious fear of height and most of the time not because I’m afraid of falling and dying, but it’s the fear that I might jump. I’ve always been curious of how free fall feels like. I should go sky diving, right?
Going away also means I’m going to miss the greatest performance night of Pinoy Idol. I’m really excited to see the performance because I saw Ram’s rehearsal and it’s amazing. I hope the weather won’t act during my absence so that the DVR behaves properly and I can watch the recorded show when I come back.
Today, I saw someone riding my Ducati bike. I really need to get my driver’s license before the summer ends. I’ll start reviewing so that next Friday I can take the exam for a permit. Then schedule a lesson at the end of August.
My silence starts here and I will end it with a recap of my weekend getaway.
2008
07.08
Tags: bitch, crap, decency, embrace, proper clothing
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It’s summer and it means less clothing. I’m very very annoyed with women who are half naked and accuse men who stare at them as perverts. You asked for it. Don’t give me that “it’s too hot” crap. Men who perspire more have the decency to wear proper clothing in public. You are displaying your body for the public to see and don’t complain if the public look at you. You asked for the attention. Don’t be too modest denying you’re flirting to the public. Embrace the bitch in you.
2008
07.07
Tags: abundant supply, central intelligence agency, cia factbook, cobalt, copper, erosions, foreigners, forests, gasoline, gold, landslides, nickel, petroleum, philippine natural resources, philippines, pouring rain, rain, resistance, silver gold, social studies class, strong winds, tree, typhoon, typhoons, world politics
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According to the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) Factbook, the Philippines has plenty of timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, and copper. I will concentrate on the first two.
Timber surplus caused the destruction of several towns in the recent years. I’m defining timber as logged trees. If the forests are bald, then there wouldn’t be anything to resist the strong winds and absorb pouring rain during nature’s annual wrathful visit to the country. We need our rainforests healthy and green. If the rainforests aren’t healthy, flooding, and erosions that causes landslides will always occur during typhoons.
Petroleum is gasoline in it’s pure, unrefined form. Why do we import when we have abundant supply. WORLD POLITICS!!! ‘Nuff said.
Apparently, we have plenty of resources and each social studies class (taught in the Philippines) would tell you that we never use them properly to our own advantage, but to the advantage of foreigners.
2008
06.30
Tags: ambitions, casualties, digression, disappointment, disaster management, good nature, guess, life, love, natural death, pagasa, philippines, plane crashes, prevention, readiness program, rebirth, sleep, solitude, typhoon, wish
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Readiness and Disaster Management are the recent issues in the Philippines. PAGASA claims that there was a breakdown in the structural aspect of their readiness program during typhoon Frank. There is no such thing as readiness. Nature is uncontrolled that’s why most of us thrive to be unnatural. The only thing a forecast can do is minimize casualties; it’s not a prevention. I guess it’s a readiness to be killed for the dead. I’m a huge fan of the natural and I missed one good nature loving during the typhoon. I miss the days back home when we encounter annual typhoon visits. It’s exhilarating. Now most of you will definitely say that it’s insensitive of me to be thinking that way after many people lost their lives. Sorry to disappoint you, but that’s what we call “natural death”. Sooner or later you’ll die, so why not give your life to something that gave and is giving you life and not to some illness caused by the artificial or ambitions. I want to die with nature’s help or during my sleep. That way there’s nobody to blame for my death.
Disaster Management — I’ve nothing on this one. I don’t have the luxury to think about helping the victims. If it was me, I’d look at this as a rebirth and reset my life. I would disappear and live life anew. I’ve been waiting for something like this to happen to me; especially when I’m traveling by plane. I always wish my plane crashes in an inhabited island so that if I survived, I’d live in solitude. Did I just digress?
2007
12.16
Tags: christmas, christmas shopping, christmas tree, grandmother, mall, malls, philippines, salesperson, shopping, surprise, tree, tree shopping
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I went Christmas shopping today. It was a breeze since I found everything in one store. I’m almost done except for my grandmother. What I don’t like about gift giving is the wrapping bit. It’s too tedious and I can’t ask my mother to do it for me because it’ll ruin the surprise. So I have to do it myself. I think they charge you for gift wrapping in the malls. In the Philippines, gift wrapping is free and they ought to be because there are so many salesperson on the floor (which reminds me to blog about how many salesperson in stores in the Philippines).
Anyway, I have my presents manly wrapped. I tend not to bother how good it looks because it will be thrown away anyway. So I don’t pay too much attention on details. Just make sure it’s tidy enough to be presentable under the Christmas tree.