Weekend Wrap Up

It's officially a non-working holiday today, but I find myself in the premises of the company I've been working for for the last 6 months to meet a deadline. I still have a million things to do and work just never seems to stop in this side of the world.



But anyway.



A part of me longs for a methodical routine, a kind of lifestyle that can somehow be predicted and be systematic enough to know what else you could and could not accommodate in your life. Mine has been forever erratic --- always on the go, always unpredictable. It's like there is some mad rush hovering my daily grind and for some reason, this methodical approach seems to be very interesting for me. Well, don't we all wish for the things we don't have.

Therefore, while out last Saturday in Alabang, Gabe and myself went to Powerbooks to look around. Gabe found some Goosebumps edition while I, as soon as I entered the store, found this (to your left). Well, not exactly this movie poster but I found the book and caught my fancy. I bought Love in the Time of Cholera a few years back --- 4 years ago I suppose --- as a gift for someone I was crushing over but in time have managed to become the good friends that we are now. It's funny how the line "Love is the only thing that interests me" can make me so sappy back then while now I feel like I wanted to gag myself. Hopefully this book makes my night time a little methodical (gotta catch up on my reading) rather than unpredictable (night cap tonight?).

Reading up and thinking of this magnificent work by Gabriel Garcia Marquez (I must see him while he is still alive --- in Mexico) bring me back to the other more important things in life: your purpose, the destiny you are supposed to be out on a date with and more life-altering decisions you'd have to make in the course of your natural life. You try to do your best while you are at it and at the same time envision a better predicament for yourself in the long run. It's no joke I suppose, so I guess prayers really work well for those who do.

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B is for Barcelona

Yes, finally made that trip! I remember writing in my FB 10-second interview application: Where do you plan to travel next? And the answer was: Europe, particularly Spain.

Oh, the magic of creating positive vibe.

Though there were some glitches along the way (still cringing at the very thought of it), the trip was a good one. I considered myself an alalay in many ways: scheduling pick up rides for my CIO whom I am hosting and arranging for various meetings with my global bosses. I jet lagged for about 2 days straight --- leaving me in my lonely hotel room fending for myself while catching up on my email.

But, but, but. I guess Barcelona has a way of mesmerizing me. I bought myself an SLR to capture the first of so many (European) countries I shall visit in the course of this lifetime!

Out of my sheer excitement in holding my baby for the very first time (I am now fondly calling him Barci, in memory of - make a wild guess - Barcelona), I totally forgot to look at the manual which, since I bought it there, is obviously written in Spanish. Haha. I'm so into the language I know, but then again I don't think I can afford to study my camera just by relying on the kastilaloy manual. Pero me gusta lenguahe de Espanyol! I'm learning how to play with my newest baby by reading up here.

And so, last Valentine's Day, while I was thousands of miles away from Pop and my family, I went around town to check out some sights and snap some photos and I came up with these:

B just isn't for Barcelona only. Here's to B for beautiful!

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Being Back

Maybe I'm back. Being back to this diversion that helps us maintain what's left of our sanity as we juggle the corporate rat race and life-after-work (if such life still exists).

Back to reality, back to what we call home and what works for us. Or so we think and so we claim :-)

But surprises are great.

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