Wrap up my 2009 Currently-Reading and To-Read counters— then compile new ones.
Spend time with my parents as much as I can— because holidays seem so short and everyone’s getting older.
Back to watching at least two films of any kind each week— since my viewing history has been pretty limited to Hollywood flick downloads, Ellen, Glee, TMZ, and other ETC/Jack TV series.
Revisit my sketchpad— and my charcoal set.
Wakeboard— a one-year overdue goal. Shame on me.
Be more productive like clockwork in my cube— not necessarily mean having to stay for grueling hours but more of plotting tasks sensibly and in good time.
Spend smart— it’s not just all about saving hard.
Stay healthy without being self-conscious— moderate what we eat, jog on a regular basis, take thorough medical checkup earnestly.
Execute some crazy plans— slightly ambitious, but who knows.
Posted: January 14th, 2010 | Blend: Buddies, Chow, Family, Print, Screen, Vanity, Workplace | 2 Comments »
I’ve just finished reading The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. My first attempt with the author. The eagerness to finish the whole book had been reinforced by the third week screening of the reel version of the same title.
My first browse for the day (after one cancelled meeting and another missed meeting due to a dial mix-up) swayed me to check out this particular MSN front page article that includes the following statement:
Our typical Sunday morning starts with buying hot pandesal and a newspaper, and preparing our cup of coffee. Then, we spend an hour or two reading the paper, exchanging sections– the front page first for me and the Sports section first for him. The coffee serves as a filler as we browse from one page to the next, giving our unsolicited personal commentaries from time to time [although he prefers reading in silence and I prefer sharing any interesting info with him as soon as I finish reading that particular topic]. Looking out for Gabi as she messes around serves as interlude.
i usually browse a broadsheet newspaper cover to cover, starting at page 1. personally, it is the easiest, most convenient, and most sensible way of deciding which articles to read. or, whether to read at all because sometimes it feels like everything is just one and the same. but yesterday morning, i unconsciously picked up the entertainment section, jumping right at the cartoons page. for no reason.– meister eckhart
i’m not sure if it has anything to do with my sudden break from routines. but i’m glad i leafed through it. no spiritual effect whatsoever, though. the line just sounded real, plainspoken. some sort of reaffirmation of the last talk we had.i’m not feeling really well today. this cold– makes me feel a little worn-out. i miss my bed. but with “stolen” and “comfortable” on my playlist, in repeat mode, the night would not be that bad. i could steal a nap later on.
It’s the line from one of the short stories in Haruki Murakami‘s The Elephant Vanishes. I bought it from National Bookstore in Eastwood as my incentive to myself for another month (another payday). In short, wala lang talaga– trip trip lang. I was just lured by “An elephant vanishes; hunger drives a couple to rob McDonalds; an insomniac wife wakes in a different world,” printed at the back cover. I didn’t realize at first that the book is a series of short stories (until I got a bit confused of the transitions and Raymond informed me that the book is indeed all shorts.)
Wala pang time (naks!) 
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