Lunch At Mom & Tina's With Friends

After I got off from work at 6:00 in the morning my lawyer-girlfriend asked me if I could come with her to Makati. She was to attend a hearing at Makati City Hall at around 7:30am then have lunch with her law school friends. Unfortunately, she didn’t make it on time for the hearing. We were just late for a few minutes though. After some worrying and some efforts to make up for missing the hearing, we head for lunch at Mom and Tina’s Bakery Café.

Those who were able to make it to lunch were Kai, Cham, and Lumen. Pearl was supposed to catch up after she’s done treating her office staff to lunch in her office (she wasn’t able to excuse herself from her office and missed lunch with us). I heard she recently got promoted. So there we were in Mom and Tina’s and I was the only thorn among lawyer-roses. With these smart women around, you cant help but get intimidated. But since I’ve known them for more than five years now so I guess I’m already comfortable around them.

The place was full-packed that we just settled for some seats outside the café. Well it didn’t really bother the ladies since they were just too eager to hear from each other and catch up on things. Cham started the ball rolling with here narration recent memorable experience in Boracay. But, no, I’m not going to mention it here for I haven't gotten any go signal from any of the girls. Probably, some other time I would. I felt awkward a couple of times for the topics were mostly women stuff.

When it was time to eat (finally!) Kai and my girlfriend, Sheryl, shared a bowl of Paella Rice. Kai was watching her diet, she said. I had Salisbury Steak and a glass of lemon iced tea. Lumen didn’t finish her Beef Stew. While, Cham enjoyed her Pomelo Kani Salad and some pork barbeque. I then took some pictures and videos of them since we rarely get together. After we ate and got ourselves some laughs, we exchanged goodbyes.

After that I had to go home since I still have to catch some rest for I still have work that night. Did I forget to mention that? I was really exhausted but I and my girlfriend had fun. and besides, this doesn't happen often.

Should Have Bought That Organizer

I’m at it again. I just hate it when this happens. I plan to buy some things when I go to a mall but still I would end up empty handed. I have the dough to make purchases, alright, but I just can’t seem to decide whether to buy it or not. Just when I’ve decided on what to purchase, last minute call tells me not to. Reasons not to buy the items suddenly pop up from nowhere. Now they get me to question whether it’s a smart buy or just out of impulse. Do I really need this or just want to get myself one? But I’ve thought about it even before I lead myself into the mall. I’ve already reasoned with myself before storming my way through the stores.

I was supposed to buy an organizer for myself. I thought it’s a good way to start the New Year writing down your plans and schedules. Put into good use, it makes life easier to handle each day at a time. Every now and then I fall short in sorting out the things I need to get done. My priorities get messed up sometimes too.

One thing I’ve learned about life is that it will never wait on you. It continues to move on and run its uncharitable course. So you would never want to find yourself face down on the ground and whining how unfair it has been on you. You always knew that. Although sometimes it makes you think your lucky getting out of some mess.

Life may not have forever to wait for us but it sure will not deprive us of the time needed to make each of our lives worthwhile. It’s really up to us to grab the chance and get organized. Life passes faster than summer vacation, you know. The person next to you shouldn’t be the one calling the shots for you (at least not all the time).

When I’m on my sane mind, I believe decisions have to be made by me and no one else. I still have to remind myself of this every time though. But at least the effort is there. It’s my only chance to life.

One philosopher said, “Water shall never pass the same river twice.”

So I guess I really have to buy that organizer the next time, huh? Gees.

How to Impress an Angel Locsin

I was watching Boy and Kris and Angel Locsin was one of their guests on the show. I don’t watch this show that often, I think this is even the longest period I got my eyes glued to the show. I blame Angel Locsin for it.

The guys on the show picked two from the audience and gave them a chance to impress the actress. I must say those guys blew it. They sang and even danced pathetically in front of the camera and Angel. I don’t want to give details on how they performed but it was far than being impressive. Well, they are still lucky I guess since they got Angel Locsin to watch them perform(?). Not to mention their minutes of fame.

But how do you really impress an Angel Locsin?

Lights, Please!

I am trying to watch cable at the same trying to scribble my way through another blog. Normally, it’s as easy as eating and drinking. But at this moment it doesn’t seem to be the case. I find myself fiddling with the remote every so often trying to find the channel to tune in ‘till I am done with whatever. Bothered that I can’t find the right channel, I turn the tv off.

We sometimes find ourselves in a somewhat-dilemma such as the one I, admittedly, poorly portrayed. Though I could have come up with a better one but I preferred to let you appreciate my daily routines...however pathetic they may be. There are times where we take a crack at doing different things we enjoy at the same time. Well, it wouldn’t be an issue if one doesn’t hinder us from doing the other. Sometimes they can even compliment each other. Like drinking an ice cold Coke while eating your favorite hot pandesal. Fine, again it’s a bad example but you get my point, right?

But sometimes the case is just ain’t so. It would sometimes make us realize that we really can’t get to do everything we desire. I know it ain’t fair and that life can even be cruel at times. Life can prove this point in so many ways. The sad part is; it will never make room for some exceptions. So you can either let it beat you to a pulp, make you scream and cry in pain, see yourself be destroyed with your hand on it, or you can stand and face it and show who’s the boss… that should be you, right?

Some people I know are right now in this similar state. They are torn between loving and leaving. They are hurt to admit that the same person they hold dear is the same person causing them inconsiderable pain. It’s that kind of pain that they wouldn’t want to come from someone that matters to them. It could have been less painful if were caused by some stranger. But worst, they keep the pain coming as if it would taste better the next serving.

Don’t get me wrong, I had my own share of these too. I’ve been hurt a lot too. Honestly, the tinge of pain I still can feel every time my memory decides to be rude to me. It vividly reminds me of how foolish I was to let myself be hurt that way knowing that I too deserve to be happy.

Love doesn’t always come to us in a chariot or on glass slip-ons. Sometimes it comes and presents itself as an ugly frog too. But that’s even nothing compared to loving an evil witch who fancies in making life miserable or a mean and ugly ogre who might eat you one day when you’re sound asleep (with the exception of Shrek, of course).

But love is such a hard feeling to figure out. You can never prepare well for it. You can never tell it what to do. It guides you through its path without you in the driver’s seat. I believe that’s why we call lovers blind…sometimes.

Who turned off the lights?

Fallen or Not

This is one of the things I learned from the sequel Fallen, which I watched last night. The idea really got me interested and so I watched it to its end. I only got the season one copy and am not sure if season two is already out. Well, I'm not really that eager to watch the second season since I believe I had my fill of it.

As implied in the movie, it was believed that after the Great Battle in heaven, when Lucifer and his army of angels got defeated by the Creator's Army of Angels, they were banned from paradise. Most of the banned angels left Lucifer and dwelled on earth with the humans. They were tagged as the Fallens. Then for some reason, a group of angels from heaven are sent to earth to hunt down these Fallens. But strangely enough, a prophecy has it that an offspring of a fallen and a human being will redeem the fallen and bring them back to paradise. This Redeemer will have the power to absolve every sin as long as it sees that soul, angel or not, worthy of redemption. money

I don't want to spoil the fun for those who haven't seen this movie yet so I'll just tell you what I picked up from it. The idea of an angel amongst us already got me glued to the movie. I wanted to know how they would portray angels in our world. I wanted to know how they would show who envies who. I have this idea that though we all wanted to be angels in some occasions, angels strangely would give up their "angelhood" to be like us.

I strongly believe angels are curious how we manage to still stand after every fall. How we pick up ourselves and move on. How, at one point, we love like there's no tomorrow and suddenly get hurt, cry and morn over our lost love, and then eventually love again. I believe they want to know how it is to do something you want badly and yet be given forgiveness if we screw up big time if we are sorry of it. Or simply on how we work hard for something we want in spite of the struggles.

Still I believe there are angels amongst usâ?¦no, let me rephrase it. I believe we are Nephilims.