'Disco Night at Malate, Manila

Yeah, I know I haven't posted anything in almost a year----but I had such a fun night that I can't sleep without talking to someone or at least blog about it. Teehee...

After almost 3 years of making do with Vung Tau nightlife (if you can call it that), I went clubbing with a couple of friends. Oh yeah, lemme correct that. We went DISCO dancing, to use Howie's word of the month. Amazingly, my slightly homophobic and decidedly straight friend Jason braved Orosa St. with me, and good friends Howard, John and Popo. John chose Che'lu, a supposedly mixed bar. The music was alright. We at least got to hear "Satisfaction" but Howie and I were a bit disappointed that they didn't play "Absolutely Not." Anyway, it was a fun night because I got to dance with my favorite guys sans Phy. And just like the old days, Johnny Boy left with someone, Howie's obsessing about a missed chance and Popo --- ready for a new day. Jason was a nice addition, he kept claiming that he couldn't dance. Turned out all he needed was to loosen up and okay, more practice but he was alright for a first-timer. Hmmm... or maybe it was the beer.

Oh shoot, it's light outside. Gotta get some zzzz's. Loved my night out. Good thing I can still dance on stilettos. 

P.S. Those aren't my feet but I wore the exact same shoes....

I'm back!

It's been a while... I have no idea where to begin and I may have forgotten how to, er, write. :D

Update on my life ---
January: I took my parents and my aunt with me back to VN for a five-day holiday. My sister's camera was acting up and none of my mom's gazillion photos survived. I guess it means they have to come back to VN :D Shortly after that, my sister showed up and together with Thea, Laurice, Rizza and 2 of my friends from back home (my beloved Phy and John), we hauled ourselves to Siem Reap. Before going back to Vietnam, I decided that I wanted to go back to the Philippines. I figured there wasn't anything for me workwise so I up and left.
February-April: I bummed around, couldn't decide on what to do and what job to apply for. I didn't like the offers I got and got discouraged by the "no's". I waited for a sign (mwahaha) and went back to Vietnam.
end of April: I accepted a full time position at the Natural English School and agreed to manage the new branch for kids.
June: The kiddie branch opened so I lost the little free time I had.
August: My uncle died and I took an emergency leave to be with family.
now: I'm going crazy. not. I just don't know what to say so I better end this post.

note: I probably won't be posting my sidebar for my finances. There are plans and there are PLANS but I don't want to jinx them yet so I'll let it rest for now.

Last Minute Stuff

I'm leaving for VietNam again tomorrow... well, later.

In less than 24 hours I'll be leaving dear old Philippines again.

I may be back in 5 months or not.

My trip was both planned and unplanned, until now I still have some loose ends that I may have to leave untied.

I dunno what's next.

I can't sleep or I don't want to sleep.

friends or friends-ters?

Are we actually friends or just friends-ters?

Every couple of months, I get around to checking my friendster account-- to get an update on some people, to look at pictures that friends have been bugging me to check out, and to check if there are some accounts which have no longer have a place in my life (e.g. accounts like gorgeous people, drunken fairies, and so on) and therefore should be deleted.

With friends, no matter how callous I may look or actually be --- in truth, I'm a sucker. Forget me for a couple of years, ignore me (I'll do the same), don't greet me for major holidays (e.g. my birthday)... It all goes down the drain once you contact me.

By the way, to be clear, friends are people who:
1. I've actually had a conversation with -- not small talk
2. Were halfway decent to me during my weird years (i.e. all my life)

When does friendship actually stop? A cheesy message says Friendship is like “sms” bcoz it comes & stays inside Ur Inbox until U delete it. But is it really as easy as that? It's there but maybe instead of growing... you're growing apart. I admit, there are so many levels in being friends. In my world, I have:
1. practically family --- no matter what, you love them. no questions asked. time apart (almost) doesn't matter.
2. close friends --- they mean a lot and have shared a big chunk of my life (and I don't mean in years)
3. buddies --- pals who you can share SOME thoughts with
4. casual friends --


***note to Phy: This isn't the draft I was telling you about. I'm still unsatisfied with that one. This one kinda came out of I don't know what... :P

P.S. just posting it now... can't remember why I started this topic. lol

Twilight should have stayed in the dark

I wonder how movies would be if I wasn't so fond of reading books.... would I enjoy screen adaptations more. P.S. I Love You was different from the book, so was The Notebook. The Lord of the Rings was way too long for everything to be translated onscreen.But they were good films. Twilight, on the other hand, pretty much had the scenes from the book --- mapped out quite differently, but, still there --- BUT it sucked. I'll be kind (and believe me I'm often the opposite) and say that it just kinda sucked. As opposed to majorly sucked. But hello.I never thought I'd say this, but a little more cinematic license wouldn't have hurt. Haha, never thought I'd say that. There was a time when I hated my sister for saying that movies are entitled to cinematic license. But now, I realize that for a screen adaptation to actually work they should stick to the heart of the story and play around with the scenes and stuff. Yes, it's fun to see and hear scenes that you've only imagined while reading the book but movies are different from books. they are visual and in my opinion, people should read books when they want to imagine and they should watch movies when they want to see. not just watch a movie so they can see what they imagine. watching Twilight, i felt like i kept on filling in the blanks instead enjoying myself. it reminded me of watching the first two installments of Harry Potter. by the 3rd one (thank god for Christopher Columbus), I could actually sit back and enjoy the film. considering that book three was my favorite, the movie had a lot to live up to. But instead of criticizing (ok, i did criticize it negatively, BUT just a little)i appreciated it as a movie and figured that as long as they stuck to what the book was supposed to be about, it was good. It didn't need a play by play reenactment of the book scenes... that would've been crazy. That's what makes or breaks screen adaptations stick too much to the story and you get glimpses of what the story's supposed to be about. but if you take some liberties, and I mean some, you end up staying true to the story OR at least, end up with a good film. Some adaptations don't have 7 chances you know...

oh well, I'll never know the answer... 24 years is too long for someone to break a habit. reading is more than a hobby for me

Stuck in a Rut

I'm stuck... It's like I have writer's block. I have 10 drafts for my blog(s) that I just can't finish. Some are so rough, I don't want to look at them again. I've got a million thoughts running through my head but they won't come together coherently. Everything I write sucks. Aargh!

Back Again....

I've had a multiply site for some time but I've mainly used it for showing pictures to my friends and family. I was thinking that I should just quit using blogspot and continue posting my blogs there but I keep having problems accessing it so here I am again...