VACATION MODE
the first time i read the papers since friday was yesterday and it seems like i didn't miss much action. should stop reading the papers for the remainder of my vacation. should not subject myself to thoughts of going back to my hectic and toxic life. 
baka masanay ako at hindi na nga maengganyong bumalik sa work. hahahaha.
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some random stuff:
1) i can spend thousands of pesos for a tech/gadget but could not bring myself to buy a single clothing item that would cost me a thousand pesos. kung meron man na pagkakataon na nakabili ako ng ganon, minsan isang taon lang. so in the end mukha akong basura.
2) i recently bought an imitation lacoste bag for P500 (from a tiangge in ortigas) that people mistook for the genuine article. i bought the thing for its color (it's fire engine red) and the size and space inside. just as i was enjoying the roomy bag, it gave up on me after a week and a half. dami ko kasi isinasaksak eh. that's P500 down the drain. 
3) i can live without tv for a month.
4) but cannot live without anything to read in a day.
5) mas malakas yata ako uminom ke other half.
6) i'm giving myself 2 years before i would shift to windows vista. kaya ko kaya yun? sabagay may mga taong naka-windows 98 pa hanggang ngayon. sa desk nga namin windows 98 pa rin sila. hehe. kaya nga di na gumagana yung internet explorer nila at mga kung anu-ano nang errors ang lumalabas.
7) i would rather be in a hot place than in a cold place. lamigin ako. can't live in a temperate zone.
8) frustrated vet ako. atsaka frustrated painter...me talent daw ako nung highschool, sabi ng classmate ko na kasama sa art club. ewan ko ba bat hindi ko napangalagaan yun. ang tawag ng stage eh mas malakas, ika nga. kaya naman hindi ako nagtuloy sa vet kasi antagal naiinip ako (6 years!) at bigla ako natakot sa chem 40.
9) dream role ko nun si eponine sa les miserbles. mahilig ako sa mga tragic figures eh.
10) i was writing my own sweet dreams stories when i was in highschool and i let my friends read these. unfortunately, wala akong natapos na kahit isa. tumulo ang uhog ko sa pagbabasa ng unang sweet dreams book, yung p.s. i love you.
11) i wrote a short story about joshua jackson and my fictional character. i was so inspired by dawson's creek at that time that i was propelled to write the joshua jackson story. crush ko kasi nun si pacey. that was waaaaaaaaaaay before katie became mrs. tom cruise.
12) dumaan ako sa mga RL Stine and christopher pike stage nung highschool. then i graduated to sidney sheldon. i read little women, the little prince, kangkong 1896, (greek) mythology by edith hamilton and sangkatutak na mills and boon at barbara cartland nung summer bago ako mag-first year highschool. wala ako magawa kasi.
13) di ko nagustuhan si danielle steel. ewan ko kung bakit. wala akong natapos na libro nya.
14) ang pinaka gusto kong libro in terms of vivid description that i could almost feel, smell and taste the millieu, the scenes or setting eh the good earth because pearl s. buck almost made me feel like i was in china while i was reading the book. i finished it in 2 days. ang isa pa is yung god of small things. i could almost feel the humidity of india just by reading that.
15) madali kong makalimutan ang mga bestseller books. ewan ko. hindi sa snob ako o ano pero eto yung mga librong di ko uulitin.
16) dan brown is a lousy writer. his plot is interesting enough and the events were gripping but in terms of prose, he sucks. walang ka=art art.
17) i enjoy harry potter. i love JRRTolkien (naku luthien, obvious ba?!)
18) i'm looking for diana wynn jones's howl's moving castle and the Earthsea series by ursula k. le guin
19) i'm 28 but still hooked on anime. darn.
20) i think i'll never grow up.
