The "Who" in Who Cares

Been doing a lot of reading to fill the void in my time, besides manning the computer, PS2 or otherwise. Been watching a lot of T.V. as well. Can't really escape the charms of just sitting down and looking at a black box for hours with no companion except for the occasional snack or the equally bored sibling. Makes me wish that thr boob tube wasn't invented at all.

But in all fairness, the small screen's showing some pretty interesting shows to keep me from thinking too much by myself nowadays, I think. Remembered accidentally watching "The Gospel of Judas" while looking for something to watch. Very interesting. Actually watched it after the hubub it caused in the media, particularly in print and in the telly. Some critics bashing the recently discovered texts in a deposit box somewhere iin the U.S., while some said that it was something need not be bothered. Now, I'm a Catholic, living with a devout catholic family (well, at least my mother truly is) in a predominantly Catholic community. But me feels that we are hardly affected by these kinds of stirrings. It seems that the media only has the time to dwell on these issues as people are more concerned with more practical events, like the price of gas. "Judas" is a watercooler topic, but with a country like ours who value the things that visibly affect them, this topic may just as well be plain news. For me, it made me think. No, it didn't challenge my faith. But at least it entertained the senses. Now, enough of this seriousness.

Once, when I was a child, I was on the driver's seat, while all the other people where outside taking a break from the travel. Being a child and all that, I played with the hand breaks, eventually setting it loose, thus making the car move forward. Funny thing is that the van was parked near a cliff in Tagtaytay. Sure there was a bamboo pole that acted as a barrier. It can block a van at any given day. Unfortunately, the driver saw the van slowly inching to the edge, prompting him to run to the driver seat and pull up the hand break. Me? I was oblivious to the whole thing, remembered that after that, nothing special really happened. What was surprising is that I still remember that incident. I have a knack for remebering useless memories and frivolous events. Just putting it here in case I forget, which I won't of course.

That's UPLB, very quiet place. I may say goodbye to it, maybe it won't let me. I dunno.

Everybody has talent. Everybody has potential. Only a few realize that they do.

Nababato ako dahil walang magawa. Para ko na ring sinabi na gusto kong magbalik sa eskuwelahan, which is stupid and unheard of.

Let me start by saying I'm too bored to even type here. So many things have happened (or have not happened) that I got a lot of catching up to do. Many things to say, all wanting to be expressed, but still haven't got the inspration to do so. We'll try, we'll try.

Isn't summer the time when everybody just wished they were preoccupied? I do. Seeing that the siblings are taking up at least an activity to make the summer more meaningful (younger sister taking up scuba diving, younger brother, drums and breakdancing, and youngest sister, the guitar. The two big brothers? Doing what they do best, which is bumming around. I myself am gulty with bumming around, but...), I have made some plans to take something up as well. But alas, this I afraid would be a fruitless attempt. I'm the type of guy who needs the proper motivation to start something, actually continue it, and finally finish it. That's why the creative juices are not flowing. That's why the intentions of keeping fit is on the shelf. Kahit na ba magplano gumimik eh isang mabigat na proseso na ayaw gampanan ng aking katawan. Simpleng text o tawag na magyayang lumabas ay hindi magawa. Ako'y binitag na naman ng aking bahay, tulad ng dati sa maraming pagkakataon.For shame! Hope to break out from this slump as soon as possible.

Well, this was just warming up, even if it is already too damn hot in this country of ours. We should move our country to a much higher part of the globe so it would be much cooler in here. But that would be too selfish. What would happen to the people who live in nipa huts? Am sure that they would need to build chimneys in their homes, also in ours as well. But it's just too hot, that's all I'm saying.

President lifting the death penalty, a monkey using a stick to get termites out of a mound, no difference.

Righting this one again. So de ja vuish.

I lost the IRRI pics. Seems like a snitch told the higher powers in the rice institute that I was going to post them. Maybe they've sent some commandos in the dorm some time ago to erase it. Or maybe I was just too careless to accidentally erase them. You decide.

To make up for it, here's a version of the Oblation run in good ol' Buko Pie Republic. Took it blurred for deliberate and unintended reasons. Cheeky.

Finally, it's vacation! It's that time for everyone to take a much needed break from the academics, or for the studious bunch, take summer classes. Sheesh. Don't ask me. It's their life, not mine. For the average joes and janes, however, it's all good. Time again to hit the beach, hang around with friends a bit longer, with the escapades a bit more extreme, and essentially bum around. I'll be doing most of the bumming, as I am pretty much of a homeboy, thank you very much. But I do try to make a point to see the sunlight every now and then. In fact, I hope that this summer would be more of going out than just bumming around. I dunno. Just a change of lifestyle, I guess. Bumming around too much makes you fat, you know.

One of the hardest things in life to do is waiting. Be it waiting for the reply of that loved one, or the waiting of a new-born baby in the delivery room, it's just mind-blowing to wait for the results. These days have been all about waitng for it. I may feel relaxed right now, but with every passing moment, this thing , this forecoming phase in my life, is just making me think more and more about what's going to happen to me in this life of mine. Damn, we'll just wait and see.

If short, be sweet.