Tuesday, May 20, 2008

while thinking of posting...

the final four is complete.

four established franchises: Pistons, Lakers, Celtics, Spurs.

nice series. bring it on!

expect three posts: 1 on the retreat, 1 on the arcade, 1 related also to the retreat.

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Thursday, May 08, 2008

thoughts before going to the retreat.

what i am thinking before the retreat... this quote put me in a reflective mood.

some people have expressed some displeasure that you are coming along. apparently, they are uncomfortable with your pressence.

apparently, time does not last long enough to heal some wounds my past has gone through for some people. that fact i find very disappointing (considering it has been years since paths crossed), but i guess, it is what it is. and i dont blame them. i guess. i do annoy some people with my personality and how i see, do, feel and interact dont mesh well with a lot of people, who are not totally accepting of my identity / persona. for that, i am persona non grata to them. wala naman ako magawa. it is for the better good that i give way for the satisfaction of the greater good.

i have forgiven the messenger before the message was even sent. the right and moral thing to do was done and the truth matters. i know people dont value you as much as you value them. i know who does that to me anyway....

this kind of thought process gets me in a very reflective phase. a phase befitting a spiritual getaway i will be tomorrow morning until sunday.

a guy who is very much pragmatic and practical in faith going into a retreat with the people whom he values very highly.

just pray for me and i hope you enjoy the weekend ahead.

btw, those who want to send palanca letters can send their pm's to me. i'll read them when i get home. thanks in advance. i very much would appreciate it. (those who will be with me in the retreat can opt to do it here if you do not want to do it there.)

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Wednesday, May 07, 2008

speed racer and music

grabe. ang ganda ng speed racer. astig. super. visually enhancing. and christina ricci is super cute.

i like trixie. (yihee!)

thanks again to RX for the ticket.

anyway, i would like to source the opinion of the republic as to what music should i bring over the weekend....

post the ones you want me to bring to quezon. (the music is in the music collection photo folder). 1 photo there is missing (because i have not yet uploaded the pic of my new dice and k-9 album)

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Sunday, May 04, 2008

Deadspin vis-a-vis globalization

this i dedicate to sir leland and dr. tolosa

first, i'll need to link you up with these...

Click here for the Costas Interview

Click here for the Dan's thoughts on the issue. lots of links there.

Click here for a Huffington Post commentary.

i felt that bissinger (who wrote friday night lights) was somewhat scared of the notion. i think that the old establishment also known as the Mainstream Media (MSM), seeing that move of globalization (as what friedman was explaining in his book), should embrace it, instead of being lousy and whiny as what you will see in the video. mali nga si buzz e. anyway, after going through all of that and reading the stuff, you learn that sometimes, you need to afapt to the signs of the times. and generalizing is such a wrong thing to do.

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tony stark could be my benefactor and someone wants to be the iron maiden....

i finally got to revive my myself and feel good about this week. time to recap what went on from the end of april to now.

i saw a departure (based from what had happened, i dont blame him), the system is working. raised expectations from my superiors (and the surprise that i met the raised expectation). i saw the good dynamic and balance.

the hecticness of other stuff caught up with me as i finally reined myself in pretty much at home for the weekend. (however, i did visit gelli victor and her g-crew earlier today). i was pretty much sapped by how much social life i got myself into. i want to thank those who made it possible. i had a good time. i just need to recuperate and regenerate lost energy.

speaking of which, i will be on a retreat in quezon next week. why? because i feel that i need a break away from everything, i need time to think and ponder over some things. i know some people will be with me there. maybe something there would be conducive and productive. a lot of things inside me need re-examining. in other words, i need to let it all out (while being the head documenter). i wish sana productive ako. i will something specific to this on thursday.

moving on, i managed to watch iron man. amazing, robert downey jr befits the role like how johnny depp is to captain jack. the stuff there was ridiculous. nice. a good way to usher in summer 2008. speed racer is up next. and the trailer's sick.

musiklokal put up a great production @ metrowalk feat artists that bossing loves. i discovered that someone's gushing over someone also. three cheers for musiklokal.

nba playoffs have been incredible and awesome. it's great being a baller and a fan.

looking forward to the next few days... here are a few things i liked...

this is a billboard in EDSA. i find it interesting as kg is adidas, wade is converse and lebron is nike.

eto e wala magawa si kit.

the 'zens sure know photography.

i have another post up in a few regarding globalization and bob costas.

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