Author Archive for decrechoice



27
Nov

afterthought

vet: that’s basically me. not much to tell.

l—-: come on… what about hobbies?

his question is rather simple, right? it doesn’t need much brain power to come up with an answer to that. but believe it or not, i was stumped.

when i had to pause to think about my hobbies, it made me think “boy, what kind of person have i allowed myself to become? how is it that even at the age of 29, i still don’t know much of what i am? a few weeks before the seminar, he-who-causes-happiness-and-pain-at-the-same-time asked me how’d i see myself ten years from now. 2018. at the time i was asked that, i too, was unable to give a definite answer. incidentally, that same question was asked of us during the seminar. we were given time to ponder the question over lunch. it was during that time that i realized i know the answer to the question from the very first time it was asked of me. only that when it was asked first, my brain refused to entertain the ideas because they all border on the impossible. my brain refused to acknowledge that what i want to have ten years hence are things that can be categorically placed under “fantasy”. fantasy because they’re too good to be true, and with the way i run the course of my life coupled with things beyond my control, the things that appeared on the 10-year-hence-list are just not feasible. but let it be said that though they may not be attainable, they’re one heck of a dream list. but i won’t be saying it here for the world to know, not that people actually read me. perhaps in another outlet. ** wink* wink

09
Sep

panglao-balicasag getaway

“why wait for 40 when you can be happy NOW??”

the above line from melanie t. lim’s WIDE AWAKE - a compilation of articles from her sunstar column, struck a nerve in me. or at least it awakened something from within. as soon as i finished reading all the articles, i debated between attempting to awaken my culinary skill [if i have it in me, that is] or going for an unplanned/unbudgetted? trip to panglao in bohol. superego told me that i possibly could not go for that trip since i just cooked an almost half-kilo [roughly 6 to 8 servings] “humba” to be consumed by me, myself, and vet. moreover, i just bought some more ingredients to attempt cooking another dish. i simply could not put off cooking else the ingredients would go to waste. id, on the other hand, argued that traveling always guarantees me pleasure. there’s nothing more pleasurable than traveling, hopping on a boat and going to another island, whiling away time on a sandy beach and forgetting about life’s worries. to clinched it, id reasoned that there’s just no pleasure at the prospect of eating all those “humba,” [the winning argument] hehehe…

click on the link below to continue reading….

 http://decrechoice.wordpress.com/2008/09/03/panglao-balicasag-getaway/

16
Aug

a different week.

nope. i didn’t find a boyfriend. it was far from that [LOL!!!]

i describe the week past as different because i spent the entire week,
well, almost a week at my pet house in mactan.

eh? what’s so special about that?

nothing really except that it was something that i never imagine would happen. me, moving out of our house and trying to make it on my own. although i’m already 29, my experience in household management is next to zero. unbelievable as it is, i’m a 29-year old piece of humanity who is still waited on by an entity we call "mother." at home, i’m served my food each meal, including a mug of milk each morning. i don’t do my own laundry, wash the dishes, or do some house cleaning. i’m a non-contributing member of the household as all i do is sleep, eat, go to work.

well, the sleep-eat-go to work routine changed. like i said, the week past was different this time. i left our house late sunday afternoon lugging a few change of clothes, my books, and birthday gifts from officemates. from that day, i tried cooking my own rice and burned it because the pot i bought had a rather thin bottom. right, i ate a slightly burnt rice the first night. probably my fault as i refuse to buy rice cooker as i like the smell of "dukot." no decent dish to go with the rice as i don’t know how to cook. resorted to cooking pancit canton and heating up some canned tuna, hehe. monday came and had to wake up early. haha, 4:30 a.m. a far outcry to my usual 7:30 a.m. wake up time. nah, i wasn’t excited, i just have noisy neighbors that don’t fail to wake me up at that hour. anyhow, over the week i managed to prepare myself "no longer" burnt rice as i got a new thick-bottomed pot, porridge, pancakes, tomato omelette, choco-flavored oatmeal with ripe mango bits, walang kamatayang "corned beef with egg" and some more canned tuna. i also managed to do the things i didn’t like doing such as washing the dishes, washing my own clothes, cleaning house, and buying supplies/groceries. doing the grocery part is something i need to get the hang off as moron me didn’t factor in groceries in my monthly budget. thus, i’m a bit curious how i could swing it in my august budget.

earlier today, i left mactan to go to sm to buy some ingredients. yesterday, i resolved to attempt cooking a decent dish. never mind one person would think i followed his suggestion. without being defensive, i did plan of attempting to cook before he even suggested that i do. anyway, the grocery shopping didn’t happen. instead, i had to buy whisper ammu and rolls of tissue. right - i bled and had my pants all stained. straining to walk, i headed back home - not to my pet house.

04
Aug

palawan trip details

it’s been ages since i last updated this blog. anyhow, nothing’s changed. i’m still lazy, hehe… so i’m just going to link here my other blog. i’m actually hoping that i can be of help to whoever is wanting to go to Palawan but has NO IDEA where to begin.

well folks, if Palawan is your next trip destination, you can take the first step by clicking on the link below.

http://decrechoice.wordpress.com/2008/07/20/palawan-trip-how-to-how-much/

enjoy palawan!!!

21
May

a birthday greeting

may 19

is the day that a truly dear friend from high school celebrates her birthday. like in the previous years, i never pass this day without ever greeting her on her special day. if my memory serves me, i never once failed to remember her birthday. not even when we went to different universities nor after we’ve graduated from college eight years ago. although i am ashamed to admit, i have graduated from sending the traditional postcards via snailmail [or via "tunol" through her friend - my neighbor, stella] to just sending text messages as mode of greeting.

continue reading…

17
Apr

4 of many entries

hello e.o!

thanks. thanks. thanks.

truth truly is liberating. i’m happy i made the decision to talk to you. it was scary - yes. but then i’m happier that i’ve no more secret to hide. i’m happier that you now know. i’m happier because you didn’t make fun of me. after everything was out, it’s less painful now. it’s less painful because i might actually find a great friend in you.

i just hope you too would find answers to your  own questions. i pray that you’d have the strength to face the obstacles you might encounter should you find your own truth. keep the faith, though.

22
Mar

macau blog entries

whew, imagine 3 months in the making! anyhow, in case you’re bored and have nothing to do; check out the following entries back at my wordpress address for the full details of my macau trip last year.

you’ll have little information on what to expect in macau such as our fare and hotel, etc.

enjoy macau. plan your trip now… as in, macau is like vegas and europe in one.

a taste of macau - how to get to macau from hong kong, ferry fare

macau: day 1 - what to expect in macau, st. francis xavier

lou kau mansion -

macau: day 1 [2 of 2] - continuation

last day in macau - ruins of st. paul, museum of sacred art, crypt

fyi: cebu pacific now has direct flights to macau from cebu. check out their site for details…

06
Mar

3 of many entries

hello e.o.!

it’s been a while since i tapped these keys and address my aimless thoughts to you. up until now the reasons you linger in my mind elude me. it’s curious how i could still remember the first time i saw you. i could still remember the shirt you wore then. i could still remember the first few words that the voice in my head shouted when you were introduced to me. i could still remember the very few and i mean very minimal words that we’ve exchanged on that very first day. i could still remember the instance when so many words came out of your mouth. it’s then that i knew you could talk. i mean capable of the talk i want/crave. it’s then that i knew that there’s some substance in your person than what many perceived you to be. looking back, i couldn’t help but laugh at myself. the only conversation where so many words came out of your mouth was when i couldn’t look you in the eye. not that i was guilty of having feelings for you, but because i truly had an eye affliction at that time and opening my eyes to see the light or your face - really hurt. at the back of my mind, i thought that you would find me odd as i had my head bowed while you continued to talk. hey, you continued to talk and didn’t mind my odd behavior.

most of the time, i wish i could have that encounter again. i wish to have that long conversation again. i wish i could look you in the eye now and tell you the things that run in my mind. i know where i stand in the scheme of things. i don’t have the stimulus value. i should be embarrassed by saying this, but curiously i’m not. i guess what i want truly is to have that opportunity to talk. perhaps, talking to you would dilute the curiosity in my blood and finally get you out of my system.

sometimes i wonder if you’ve ever visited this particular little place on the web of mine. i wonder if you’ve ever read the many entries where you were alluded to. i know you’ve visited perhaps only once or twice, but that doesn’t stop me from ever wondering that perhaps you already know. in the off chance that you know, i’m both grateful and annoyed. grateful because you’ve never once approached me to talk about it. it means you have so much respect for me that you spare me from embarrassment. at the same time i’m curiously annoyed because you’re depriving me of that chance to talk. although it’s a good thing that you didn’t because then you’d be IN for so many brutal truths that you’d regret why you ever brought up the topic to me.

the last part, however, is more a pigment of my imagination. i’m simply a coward. i do the talk without doing the walk. there were many instances that you initiated harmless conversation, but the deeply-ingrained habit of mine, which is to bolt whenever you’re around - as was the case of high school him, always kicks in. and in the instances where i would have the nerve to talk, you are just miles away concentrated in your own thing.

perhaps the one thing that’s stopping me from getting you in one corner to talk is the fear that you would misinterpret everything. i don’t deny ever having feelings for you. however, that doesn’t mean i spend every minute of my life hatching a plan to get you to talk. it’s only around this time of the day that you would often pop in my head. it’s this time that the craving for good conversation with an xy is at its intense level.

03
Mar

of blue, black, white, and red…

above is totally unrelated to this post, but hey i’m weird this way.

moving on.

i went to i.t. park early in the evening to do some walking. my eyes were hurting early in the afternoon and couldn’t concentrate on my editing. thus, after i left some instructions to hatfield, i got out of the office and walked to get to the park. i brought my borrowed phone with me and set the timer to 45 minutes when i reached the park. when the phone vibrated, i had my signal to go back to the office. i would say i had a good exercise then. as i headed back to j.y. i thought about getting myself a tuna sandwich for dinner. hey, i was full with all the water i’ve gulped while walking. anyhow, that was not what i ended up buying. hehehe, i got lured to have dinner at cafe de france. i ended up buying club wrap and a glass of iced tea. full and quite satisfied with the meal, but 200 pesos poorer, i returned to the office and was greeted with a familiar sight. somehow, that made my night great. it’s odd. i know. but seeing the little thing did wonders to my "dreading-to-go-back-to-work" brain. i was ready to take on more editing stuff. after editing a set and a half, i felt an urge to see the familiar sight again. needed to recharge. perhaps, it’s still there. how about finishing the edits the next day and call it a day??? by then, the logical mind took control and ordered the self to go out and satisfy the curiosity. if the sight was nowhere to be seen, then there’s no point of putting off tasks that could be done today. did what the logical mind suggested and learned that the familiar sight was gone. thus, i’m back to editing more stuff. of course, after this little break.

[well, it's really related, but it would be giving away too much.]

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do check out this blog entry over at wordpress

http://decrechoice.wordpress.com/2008/03/02/palawan-preview/

for a preview of my palawan trip last feb. 16-21, 2008!

enjoy palawan^^

28
Feb

road trip down south

yay! i managed to squeeze a few hours and was able to update my travel blog over at wordpress. as mentioned in an earlier post, a group of officemates and i decided to hit the road and visit the towns of south cebu over the weekend. as has become the habit here, details of the trip can be found in my other blog.

simply click the following link so you can be directed to my account of our trip down south.

http://decrechoice.wordpress.com/tales-of-the-road/