Sad

I have been typing and deleting. I cannot find the words to say just how sad i feel over the destruction left by the typhoon that recently visited the Philippines. We still do not have electricity in our place, but some people lost more even everything that they have worked for.

Let us pray that the typhoon that they are expecting this week(yes another one) will not affect the country severely. 

Let us do everything we can to rebuild.

Appropriate Quote

As elections draw near, it is good to ponder on this quote for the day


Politics: A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)


VOTE WISELY!

Realization...

In a few days...it is the -ber months once again....

...Meaning this year draws to a close 

and 

I have not found what I am looking for.

I have not done what I wanted to really do

and oh well...

Wasting my Time ...

I have so many things to do. I can think of more than one thing that needs my attention, and all of them are things that are related to my jobs. I often end up sidetracked by the internet (facebook, twitter, fanfiction top the list of culprits, ofcourse), by tv and other stuff that may affect productivity really bad. In the end, I do get the jobs done by cramming them. 

2 nights ago, we were watching ABS-CBN's Kalye. What struck me the most was the feature on those park traffic helpers in eme in Quezon which is considered the fastest access route to Bicol. For one, it is a very dangerous job because eme is the most dangerous street in the Philippines since it is carved from the mountains and said to be spelling eme in script, hence, the name. With its elevated terrain and how it can only accommodate one car at a time, it has been a place where a lot of accidents have happened. The traffic helpers are not even official government workers. The only pay they get is from the coins tossed by motorists. 

There was a guy whose shift started from 6am and by 9am, he only has 9pesos in his can. I felt mortified. I realized that if I work for three hours I get so much more than 9pesos. Still, I end up stalling sometimes. Even if I am more comfortably seated in front of the computers, I feel lazy while these traffic helpers are out under the heat of the sun standing in dangerous spots just to earn some bucks. I should be ashamed of myself.

I am trying to grapple with the message from this. I am thankful for having two jobs that I can juggle. I am thankful for the opportunities coming my way. I am thankful for everything.

May i not squander my time that much anymore. May I also reach out to help those that I can.

long time no blog

It has been a long time....

too busy to write...

too addicted to twitter...

too restless to write...

...bottom line is will write soon.

Our house

Our house was almost robbed. Two nights ago, I slept rather early because I was not feeling well. Then I was suddenly roused from stupor by a bang of something hitting the roof. It was unusually loud. Nothing was able to get me up from bed faster than that. I am such a heavy sleeper. The whole house could be awaken by the alarm, heck even the neighbors and even by an earthquake but not me. I was not sure what the sound was but i had a sneaking suspicion that i have to get up and turn on all the lights. I did just that and went down to take some medicine. I happened to turn on the tv then decided to watch a movie on HBO. I went back to bed after two hours only to be awoken by my mother asking me if there was by chance that I opened the cabinet of linens that was near the window. I said no. We later realized that someone seemed to have forcibly opened the window and even trying to get through. We put two and two together...These days, I feel as though, I am watching my back at all times. I have nothing to say really. I have no profound words because I do not want to verbalize just how much I feel and what I think at this point.

Distractions

The thing about having unlimited broadband wireless internetat home is that while there are a lot of things that needs to be done on the computer, the distraction is too strong to resist. There is always something more interesting to read or watch on the net. I know that I can even be more productive than I really am at this point have I not been sidetracked most of the time. I am considering pulling the plug off the router too many times, but I like surfing too much. I guess I need to discipline myself.I guess I should really follow a very strict schedule. That should work. Until then...there is a new chapter of my favorite fan fictions every day or so.