one of life's blessings

i love this family ... this video greeting made me so happy. i miss you guys and i love you too!!! :)

emong goes emo

i walked and walked and walked last night. not because i wanted to but because i had to. tropical depression emong went 'emo' over metro manila and dumped a lot of rain. lot of rain = gridlock. and because of this gridlock, pujs are stuck somewhere and when they get stuck, passengers get stuck too.

it was a 60-minute walk that was roughly 2.5KM. yes, 2.5 KM. got home an hour later than usual but i figured if i stayed and waited for a jeepney, i would've gotten home maybe at 2 or 2:30 a.m. made a pit stop at a 7-11 halfway through my 'midnight exercise routine' and while eating a hot dog sandwich and drinking much-needed gatorade, i thought "why the hell am i walking?"

after two investment grade upgrades, numerous tourism citations, a couple of international marketing ploys during economic forums or regional meetings, and business deals in the bag, nothing really has changed.

you read the news and you feel giddy. proud even that somehow the country is being noticed. but my day-to-day routine hasn't changed at all. we experience rain for two to three hours and we spend double the time on the road just to get home.

i live a pretty much comfortable life but, i still get affected by rising world oil prices, inflation, pollution and lpa/itcz/td (all those fancy weather acronyms). i don't feel any improvement at all at my level. again, how about those who deal with more problems than i do?

how can those citations, upgrades and good numbers translate to something tangible for those at the end of the line?

anybody?

what gets left?

i've been thinking and thinking and thinking. i know, it's been quite a while and all i can say is i'm thinking. but, during my involuntary absence from my beloved blog, i've been on different platforms and tried out other places on the web. now, i'm left with one phrase:  whittle down and streamline.

so, what shall i keep?

changed my template just like the seasons have changed. get ready for the rain.

mind and body clash

all reasoning suspended

i am left with none