the best way to get my mind off the all the formulas, the concepts, all the terms that are jumbled up one on top of the other, and the anxiety that comes with knowing that the biggest exam of my life is just a month away.. is a very quick, One Tree Hill re-run of my favorite episodes and moments. seriously, no other teen drama can ever come even one-strand-of-hair-close to this one. well, 1 up to season 6 anyway.

a few minutes ago, i tried this tumblr thing where you put a line from a song, or a book, or wherever, and put it in a picture that depicts the entire feeling of that line. some really hit you right smack in the middle--i've seen lots of those on Xanga. mine below is just a futile attempt, but it's very close to explaining what i feel as of this moment, and of the past few weeks. writing would have to wait until after board exams so, wish and pray for us the very best of luck, stranger. au revoir.


"People are going to disappoint you, i get that.. i kind of expect that. but i don't know, what if you wake up one day and you realize you're the disappointment?" - OTH

so here's some randomness..

Cafe Noriter. it's this korean coffee place just across DLSU-M. a good place to induce some imagination or catch up with friends or some zzz's, but not so much of productivity in terms of studying--it's too noisy most of the time due to it's popularity with the folks.

the most awaited Book Fair that happens every month of September! i could just live in this place.

i'll buy these babies when i get myself some work!

and yes, maybe some books that i could use with my profession. ugh.


my family's favorite hainanese chicken is just at EGI building next to DLSU-M! the restaurant is called Value Foods. you can tell that the owner, Mr. Tan is very passionate about the food and seeing people's satisfied faces and stomachs. so much so that he even gave us a free sushi platter for my mother's birthday. neat!


i spent my 22nd birthday with my family and we ate at Outback and had our desserts at this place called Chocolate Fire Cafe in Makati. they had a crazy selection of chocolates, with crazy prices! it's a good try nevertheless.





and last but not least..

some drama. lol.

there is something achingly beautiful about things that are fleeting. they don't rust, wither, or die away--they don't change because you never get to see them when they do. they just exist in that moment. in that second of a minute in a lifetime, our eyes and hearts try to hold on to every single intricate thing possible--the colors, the words and sentences, the music playing in the background, that unmistakable feeling in our gut. we hold on to these like the pictures we keep hidden in the boxes of our memories.

"i stand to lose if i expect anything else." - The Noises 10

so here's the deal..

building a mosque near the vicinity of the 9-11 tragedy is like giving a bike to a person who recently just lost both his legs. It's insensitive, to put it mildly. I'm not implying that they have no right to build, but they shouldn't be naive as to think no one would seriously get offended by this.

and yes, i know, this post is way overdue. but i just had to let that one out. now i can sleep like a log. au revoir!