Daily Happy Thoughts

I was checking out the roll of participating blogs on weekend snapshot and found a very interesting post by Liza here. She got a free book from a website giving away free books just by commenting on the post there. Any book enthusiast out there should definitely check it out. The site can be found here.

I remember back in college, I had a classmate who had this habit of signing up for whatever freebies he could find on the net. He did have an assortment of things that he received through mail, from brochures to pneumatic cylinders..lol. I dunno what he made out of those things. He was some kind of techno geek. Anyway, as I said before: to each his own, so I guess he got his kicks from that. Freebies like this almost always brings out the kid in everyone of us.

..and yup, I already signed up for a chance to win a free book

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ummm..another freebie we got was this gift/award from a blogger friend Chesca. She’s only 14, but we absolutely enjoy reading her blog posts. She sure sounds a lot mature in her posts.

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Nai had been sporting long(ish) hair again after his first stint of the same kind last 1999. Based on convention, the norm is for men to sport a short hair hairstyle. Then again, there are men who take the effort to maintain their long hair, for themselves, or for others. Although Nai’s hair is really not that long, I’m sure he wore his hair long for himself. I don’t know why he wanted to have that hairstyle when it doesn’t suit him. Unlike some other stars sporting a just-got-out-of-salon long hair, which suits the characters they play, his doesn’t complement his facial features and doesn’t go with his looks (he’s certainly not playing a character, too). His hair was curly and long at the nape, flat at the top, not to mention, it’s oily looking; for me, this gave me the impression that he had not taken a bath on that day or he just came from a badminton game.

Good thing I was able to convince him to get a haircut 3 days ago. Yippee, success! Mind you, a hotdog sandwich, spaghetti, French fries and mango shake did the trick! [Bribery has some advantages.] Really, he definitely looked more handsome, clean and neat with his cropped hair. I guess we must always keep in mind that hairstyles, together with the clothes and shoes we wear, also make up the basis of our style as individuals.

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Ummm..spent the last hour bloghopping..and then checked out the site if Borski kept her word on posting tonight. Hehehe..to find out that she must’ve slept on me once again. Just wrapped up our dota game with my bro’s classmates, and as usual, I sucked. Cge nalang ko ani ug kantyawan pati sa akoang mga manghod. I guess I just don’t have an aptitude for the game..hehe..

Anyway, Borski and I spent the day early with a mass first at Redemptorist after which we went marketing. The menu for lunch: nilat-ang monggos nga sinubakan ug karne. Yummy! hehe.. (i remember asking Borski sometime during the mass what the english translation for that was, already thinking of posting about it on the blog tonight..hehe..I din’t quite get her answer on that one..so…). Needless to say, I had a hard time keeping to my diet. LOL.

Anyway, whenever we go to mass, the kids from the neighboring houses always tag along and hear mass with us. My mom, who is a teacher in a university here, along with co-teachers and volunteer students have been doing catechism on the community kids since last year I think, and this is one of the tangible results of their efforts. It really is heartwarming thinking of the impact they are having on these kids. These same kids also help out at home during those times where there are special occasions in the house. I remember last year during my Lolo’s birthday, which was last Dec. 30th, we held a special birthday celebration, a kid’s party for them and my grandpa dressed up as Santa distributing goodies to them. My bro Ray has pics of that event, which I could hopefully post in here one of these days.

After the mass, the kids were still hanging by the house when we got home and I learned from Manang Edith (our house help) that during times like this, it meant that these kids were hungry and it was up for us to read between the lines :). So we prepared what little left was in the ref for them, and you could see in their eyes the delight in being served breakfast like this. Not having breakfast like this meant that usually they went home with a hungry stomach and not sure if there was one at their respective homes. We capped breakfast by splitting the Toblerone chocolate that Borski’s aunt from Germany gave me yesterday. I just hope we could’ve prepared a lil’ something extra for them that time. I was thinking had I known they would be having breakfast at home, we could have bought hotdogs, etc. What we had from the market was only for lunch as we were not thinking of our menu for breakfast. Anyway, we agreed with Nang Edith that the next Sunday I am home, we would do it.

It’s almost midnight now..so..I’m gonna post this now..or else I’m gonna have to change the title..hehehe..

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Just came from the port area. Was there the send off Borski’s parents as they will be spending the next 2 nights in Siquijor. Yup, they were here since last Tuesday I think and I arrived in Dumaguete last Thursday too for my 6 days straight days off. Ummm, there is this bit of development which I am absolutely excited about, which I will announce in due time..hehehe..for now, we’ll keep you all in the dark.

As many of you guys probably know, cities have their monicker too. And Dumaguete has been called the City of Gentle People. Rightly so because many people are drawn to retire in this university town due to its relaxed pace and serene atmosphere.

Back to the port area. While we were passing by, we noticed that the usual busy business atmosphere at the port was not as usual. This was due to the fact that the workers there are holding a strike. They are not allowing big trucks in the hope of crippling the business activity of the ports and in effect, so that they would be able to convey their sentiments more effectively. The situation there is tense and while we were passing by, many people were shouting and running about. I think we passed by a huddle of people around one person who I think was hit by rocks thrown. We hurriedly made our way to the secure passenger terminal. Passing by the gate, we asked the guard what was up, to which he hurriedly replied that we should make our way inside as the situation is critical and we might get hit by stones. The guards, numbering about 10 were all carrying “arnis” sticks. Later on, we heard that earlier, there was even a shooting incident including the guards and the striking party. This just served to make us more uneasy as violence could have erupted while we were making our way inside the port area.

Anyway, as i was looking at the scenes…ding! a tiny lightbulb in my head lit up..and then the realization that the soldier once again went into battle without his gun..lol..i forgot my digicam..tsk tsk..so much for capturing it all in pictures. Anyway, I made a mental note to go home and get my digicam. But, as you may probably relate, the lazy ass in me won over..hehe..I guess I’ll just write about it nalang instead..hehehe..if I ever get a chance to pass by the port area later, I hope to be able to get some snapshots so I could show you the situation there. And I do hope no one was killed during the shooting earlier.

Off topic: I got a haircut yesterday. Haven’t had one in about 6 months or so. Borski told me I looked better with a clean cut. Hehehe..it certainly feels a lot better

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Doesn’t it ever fail to amaze you how innocent and unassuming children view things around them? Found these from a forwarded e-mail from a friend and couldn’t help but smile. Now we are posting these here as well..hope you get a smile out of these too.

See what I mean?

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This week’s edition of Mommy Yen’s QOTW.

1. Have you ever had a summer romance? Summers of ‘96 and ‘97. Care to share?

.: Errr, not in public, no.

2. Do you believe in love at first sight?

.: Yes!

3. ‘You don’t marry someone you can live with, you marry the person who you cannot live without.’ What do you think of this quote?

.: I think I like this quote. I think that you should not marry a person just because you think that you can live with him/her or endure living with him/her, you should marry someone that you cannot live without — someone you need in your life, someone who inspires you, someone who complements you… and life would not be the same without that person.
4. Where does true beauty lie? On the inside or on the outside?

.: On the inside.
5. Did you ever had a crush on a classmate or teacher? Who was it?

.:On classmates and schoolmates, yes.

6. Summer wear….shorts or capris?

.: Shorts, of vibrant colors!
7. Would you ride a roller coaster or sky dive?

.: Both! Nai has had enough of roller coasters..hehehe..to think he had just 1 ride! :p

8. Last stupid thing you have done?

.: I can’t remember.
9. Any summer plans? Trips, vacations and etc. Where?

.: Last I heard is that we’re going to Bohol. We would probably go hiking on the wondrous Chocolate Hills, Tarsier (the smallest primate in the world) watching, and whale and dolphin watching at Pamilacan Island.

10. In one word, define yourself!

.: Survivor

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Truly in awe! This is just one of the many pics Nai took while at work during Holy Week. Yep! Unlike other people who got to have a loooong break during Holy Week, they were on duty as theirs is a shifting schedule.

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