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Monday, February 09, 2004
SPOT THE DIFFERENCE
The baby on the left is my kid sister, Karenn. The baby on the right is Kyra, my niece, Karenn's daughter. Aren't they cute!?!
Wednesday, February 04, 2004
Saka na ako post. when I'm back to being human again. For now, I need to sleep.
12:23 PM
Number of coffees:3. Hours of sleep: none. Bad news read from the papers: way too many. Money in my wallet: 2500. Is it my money? no. What I want most right now: Sleep. And A double shot ice-shaken espresso. Caramel or vanilla. Either will do.
Friday, January 30, 2004
According to Quizilla, this is moi...hmmmm...pwede....
Your wings are DRAGON wings. Massive and covered in scales, they shimmer with strength and magic. They are the most obvious display of your power - though it runs equally throughout your heart and mind. You are uncompromising and grave, with a profound sense of justice. You have firm ideas about what is right and what is wrong and set out to fix what problems you can. You realize that you are more capable of dealing with life and evil than most, and as such you see it as your responsibility to protect those who cannot defend themselves. You have existed since antiquity and as such you are wise far beyond your years in this lifetime. While you strive for fairness and peace, if someone should steal from your cave of treasure (though not all that glitters is gold) or compromise the happiness of you or one who is close to you - they have signed their death warrant. You have a mighty vengeance and will unleash it upon such people immediately and mercilessly. Arguing with you is useless...you rarely back down and are known for holding firm in your beliefs. Sometimes you feel intensely burdened with the troubles of others...acting as a Guardian can get so wearisome. But you never give up...you see it as your life's mission. Often very introverted, you can be so smart...it's scary. Such a combination of intelligence, creativity, power, beauty, and magic is often intimidating to those around you - who are also unlikely to understand you. Arrogant, proud, overserious, and sometimes a bit greedy or obsessed with whatever treasure you choose to pursue...you have enchanted people for centuries, and will continue to do so.
AHHHHH! Finally! Control of my own BLOG again!
Monday, January 26, 2004
THE DARK SIDE SURVEY:
NAME: Glenn
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE NORMAL: No. Normalcy has never been in good terms with me
DO PEOPLE FIND YOU STRANGE: Yes. Well, more corny than strange
DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOD: Absolutely
DO YOU SIN A LOT: You kiddin'? As sure as I breath air.
DO YOU BACKSTAB: Nope. I have my views but I do not destroy
ARE YOU A GOOD FRIEND: Some would say yes, some would say no. All depends. I would personally think I can be.
ARE YOU IN LOVE: Craving for God's love more than anything now...
ARE YOU YOUNG: Yes. But unfortunately I feel old....stretched. Like butter spread over too much bread.
EVER BEEN A LEADER OF SOMETHING: Lots'a times
EVER KILLED A LIVING CREATURE: Hehehe...
LAST ODD THING DONE: Stared at a wall and lost track of time...
DO YOU WEAR MAKE-UP: Uh-uh
DO YOU REBEL: Yes. I am. Hehehe. Very.
EVER STARTED A FIRE: Hehehehe...
DO YOU THINK YOU'RE EVIL: Yes. According to several people. And that includes moi...
DO YOU LIKE LYING: No, but I'm like a crack addict...can't seem to stop at just one, even when I want to stop...
DO YOU REGRET: Sigh........................................................................
DO YOU HAVE A BESTFRIEND: Yes. Some accessible, some not.
DO PEOPLE HATE YOU: A surprising lot, I think
DO YOU HATE PEOPLE: No. But I am capable of it, when I so choose
CAN YOU KILL SOMEBODY: Never. It may seem that way, but life's too precious
DO YOU CUT YOURSELF? Nope. I hate needles. I hate knives even more
EVER TASTED BLOOD: Yes. My own quite a lot of times
DO YOU CARE WHAT OTHERS MAY THINK OF YOU: Sometimes yes, sometimes no, but generally I try not to mind
EVER DONE ANYTHING OCCULT: Lotsa time long ago
ARE YOU GOTHIC: hmmmm. dark...brooding sometimes...
DO YOU SMOKE: I did.
CONSUME DRUGS: The pharmaceutical type
WHAT DO YOU WEAR: Usually cargo pants and a shirt
YOUR SKIN COLOR: Brown. No matter what they say, its brown!!!
DO YOU LIKE THE SUN: Yes of course
HAVE YOU LOST SOME ONE YOU LOVE: Yes. quite often it seems.
HOW DOES GRIEF FEEL: Feels good to go into it for a while, then its gets all old and nasty...
YOUR ROLE MODEL: Bits and pieces of various important people in my life. A virtual Frankenstien
YOUR HEART DESIRES TO BE WITH WHOM: God mostly...nowadays
YOUR LISTENING TO: the sound of my breathing...and the hum of the office air conditioner
DO HATE YOURSELF: Yes. If I could hate myself even more than this I would...
Friday, January 23, 2004
Photo time again! 
LASTS
last cigarette: Uhm, New Year's day. With a bottle of San Mig Light at the annual Caisip Clan + barkada New Year's Eve party
last library book checked out: Hmmm, toughie...can't really remember...
last movie seen: Kill Bill. Rockin rollickin movie. Severed limbs galore.
last book read: Making a Life not just a living.
last cuss word uttered: ***k
last drink: Water. Plain.
last food consumed: A huge burger from some store (I forgot the name)
last crush: Devon Aoki. Suki rocks!!! and maybe a little crush on Miranda Otto - as Eowyn
last phone call: Enya. Business call
last tv show watched: NBA Game
last time showered: 3 hours ago
last shoes worn: White sneakers that my brother gave me for Christmas
last cd played: A compilation of MP3's Idagurl gave me.
last item bought: 2 wrapwiches
last downloaded: Nvidia Video Drivers
last annoyance: Some MRT passengers I guess.
last thing written: This
last sleep: Pad. on my bed.
last chatted with: Moks
last weird encounter: can't remember...ooohhh yeah, there was this man...no that's not it...
last ice cream eaten: Cookies and cream. Selecta.
last time amused: Last night. TTT appendices
last time wanting to die: Don't want to recall that
last time in love: Tricksyyyy hobbitsesssssss! Precioussss.....
last time hugged: Tuesday night
last time scolded: This morning
last chair sat in: my chair. office.
last poster looked at: Wallpaper included? Misha's face on my desktop
Ey, Misha! thanks for letting me share this...
Guys, this is my good friend Misha. Trust me, she is a wonderful person. Hehehe. Not creepy in real life, at all!
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end...
The end of the road, leastways for the one I have walked. I took a turn today. One that might come up and bite me someday. But I turned anyway. The fork in the road seemed the best way to take for the journey. T'was no easy task, believe you me. The road I turned from was always kind and accomodating. The type any traveller would want to tread to the end.
Actually, the road that this leads to has always called out to me. There were roads back a ways that in retrospect I could have taken. But it seems it was fated that I should turn today. And I have come to realize that even if I didn't turn this way, tomorrow, the road will always inevitably lead me to this road I am now walking on.
This road is for the moment, dark yet not gloomy. I am alone, with naught but a few whispers of confidence the wind brings every now and then. It seems bumpy, uneven and the travel seems slightly uphill. Fog covers most of the visibility, and I cannot see any but a few feet in front of me, yet I can feel that my feet were made to tread this path. The road beyond calls me to it with a power I cannot comprehend, and pulls me with a power I cannot easily brush aside.
I fear the road, yet I fear more for what might happen if I turn back.
I fear the road, yet somehow I know it was the one appointed for me to take.
This road is mine now.
And I will walk it.
I will walk it till it turns again into some sunny crossing where against all hope, all that I have dreamed of, I will find. And there I hope to find that beginning, from that some other beginning's end.
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Bored: 25 questions
1. DREAM NICKNAME: Michael, Mike
2. WHAT IS MOST IMPORTANT IN LIFE? Making a difference
4. I USUALLY SMELL LIKE…
hair: Rejoice or Amino Collagen
scent: Natural glenn-man scent
5. WHAT MOVIE BEST DESCRIBES YOUR SEXUAL PROWESS? Uhmm, Gladiator. Mwehehehe.
6. CURRENT CELLPHONE RINGTONE: Passenger Seat
7. FAVORITE STORES IN THE MALL: Computer stores, the bookstores, and then furniture!
8. WORST FEELING IN THE WORLD: Other than a nasty hangover?
9. FIRST THING YOU THINK OF WHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? Five more minutes!!!
10. MOST EMBARASSING CD IN YOUR COLLECTION: Hehehe. Freddie Aguilar CD. I keep it for sentimental reasons.
11. FUTURE CHILD'S NAME: Joey, Monica, Chandler, Ross, Rachel, Phoebe. Take your pick! Heheh. kidding
12. FAVORITE BADGUY: O Ren Ishii!!!! Runner up si Gogo.
13. BY CHOICE, A TIME MACHINE WILL TAKE YOU WHEN AND WHERE? At a party, looong long ago…
14. IF SOMEONE WAS MADE RULER OF THE WORLD WHO, CURRENTLY LIVING, SHOULD IT BE? Uhm, someone else not named Glenn Santos
15. FAVORITE “SURVIVOR” CHARACTER EVER? Hmmm, never really got into that…
16. WHO’S COOL IN YOUR CELLPHONE ADDRESS BOOK? Melvin!
17. TV SHOWS THAT MAKE YOU LAUGH? Friends!
18. WHAT’S BETTER THAN SEX? Uhm, sex with cheese?
19. DESCRIBE YOUR MOST ROMANTIC DATE: I’ll tell you when I have one of those. The very romantic kind I mean. I have several in mind…hehehe….ohhh….cool…..oh sorry…
20. PEOPLE WILL BE SURPRISED THAT I LIKE…: Boxer shorts with heart prints. Certain old Filipino movies,
21. ESTIMATED NUMBER OF TIMES YOU EVER PUKED FROM ALCOHOL: uhm around 8-9 times since high school
22. WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS? A laptop. An Ipod.
23. WHAT’S GONNA BE YOUR WEDDING SONG? Don’t know yet. But my wedding march will be Pachelbel’s cannon in D.
24. DESCRIBE YOUR TYPICAL SATURDAY NIGHT IN VIVID DETAIL: Moks watching TV or a movie or friends re-runs. Me playing PC games. Moks, eating dinner with peps, me playing PC games…moks going to bed…me playing PC games…peps going to bed…me playing PC games…me eating…me playing PC games…man I’ve really got to get a life!
25. WHAT SONG ALWAYS GETS YOU IN A ROMANTIC MOOD? The look of love – Dusty Springfield
Well, I can now honestly say that I have a favorite TV show. Even if I don't watch it on TV, that's just a technicality. "Friends" Forever! hehehe.
Friendaissance
In a previous post, I mentioned that 2004 barged into our lives like an elephant in a china shop. When huge things barge into a room full of fragile things, then there's bound to be broken valuables here and there. Thankfully, that elephant was a calm one. Despite its huge girth, all it managed was a few broken plates, lots of shaken plates, lots of plates and cups displaced, and more than a few nervous wrecks breathing heavily in its wake.
So, to recover from that jarring start to the year, some friends and myself locked up at our pad (owned by the tres muchachos - popot, slither and I) for five days, basically doing nothing but watch "Friends" DVDs. We managed to watch seasons 4-9. That's 24 episodes per season. And yes, if you must ask, we did'nt get much sleep. We did get to laugh much, and cry a lot, and laugh again and again. All thanks to "Friends".
It's really very therapeutic, doing nothing but that. (Honestly. For those who are interested, just give us a buzz). But more importantly, we rediscovered our great friendships which were stretched by distance, time, and lack of communication. As Phoebe so eloquently put it, we had a "Friendaissance" during that brief week.
To those who stayed at the pad, I hope we could do that again. When the time comes that the "Friends" show is no longer there, I know you guys will still be around. So here's to Friends! May they keep us laughing even when we've seen the episodes hundreds of times over. And here's to real friends. May we all grow old together, and never have one divorce between us!
Chasing Dreams...
I have always been a dreamer. I have been since I was old enough to dream. I have been since I learned to grasp what dreams are made of. And through the years, I have been doing what the title of this entry says. Chase dreams...dream chaser.
I resigned from my job recently. To be more accurate, I resigned yesterday. I am leaving an easy, comfortable, great paying job, (modesty aside, one that I’m quite good at) for something I am not entirely sure of. This one will be the biggest gamble I will take thus far, but make or break, I can’t escape what I am. And what I am is this. I live for this: To run around and see where these feet and this heart will take me.
To be honest, though I’ve been living in dreams all my life, this one scares me…scares the daylight out of me. Because for the first time, a dream will take me far from the thing that I value more than dreaming...It will take me far from the ones that I love.
Yet here I am. I chase…I dream...I chase...
Whilst browsing through my clutter of files in my PC, I came across this. Can't remember when I wrote this though...
Somewhere
I know where you are,
My heart feels you are far…
Yet I feel your love more keenly than I feel my own breath
So much that I am winded whenever your thought touches
I love you and you know, but I am not there
Yet you feel me more keenly
than the pale warm rays that touch your eyes in the morning.
When I sleep I always pray, that somehow,
Yours and my dreams will meet,
in that place where only the angels dare
In that place beyond all time, all love and soul,
There between the waking and the dreaming
In that place where all else fails, save you and I
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
Cocoy, borrow. Thanks.
Love Song
Rainer Maria Rilke
How can I keep my soul in me, so that
it doesn't touch your soul? How can I raise
it high enough, past you, to other things?
I would like to shelter it, among remote
lost objects, in some dark and silent place
that doesn't resonate when your depths resound.
Yet everything that touches us, me and you,
takes us together like a violin's bow,
which draws one voice out of two separate strings.
Upon what instrument are we two spanned?
And what musician holds us in his hand? Oh sweetest song.
The Pad Boys with the newlyweds Cocoy and Amy Campos.
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