in pursuit of happiness

"A magic moment I remember: 
I raised my eyes and you were there. 
A fleeting vision, the quintessence 
Of all that's beautiful and rare..."

lullaby of wind and tree -- loquy

when i was still working in manila, id stay up late sunday nights for a radio station's segment on up and coming bands.. one of the guests was kevin roy and his band loquy. there was some glitch and while they cudnt play lullaby of wind and tree, he shared this story about a boy and his tree. this was the inspiration for the next song, he said. you might want to hear the song which i embedded on the right side while reading on.. :)

A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree. A little boy loved to come and play around it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples, took a nap under the shadow… He loved the tree and the tree loved to play with him.

　　Time went by…The little boy had grown up and he no longer played around the tree.

　　One day, the boy came back to the tree and looked sad. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy.

　　“I am no longer a kid, I don’t’ play around trees anymore.” The boy replied, “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, but I don’t have money…but you can pick all my apples and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy didn’t come back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad.

　　One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me.” The tree said. “I don’t have time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?” “Sorry, but I don’t’ have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches of the tree and left happily.

　　The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy didn’t appear since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. One hot summer day, the boy returned and the tree was delighted. “Come and play with me!” the tree said.

　　“I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax myself. Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build the boat. You can sail and be happy.” So the boy cut the tree trunk to make a boat. He went sailing and did not show up for a long time.

　　Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t’ have anything for you anymore. No more apples for you.” the tree said. “ I don’t have teeth to bite.” The boy replied. “ No more trunk for you to climb on.” “I am too old for that now.” the boy said. “I really want to give you something…the only thing left is my dying roots.” The tree said with tears. “I don’t’ need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Old tree roots are the best place to lean on and rest. Come here, please sit down with me and have a rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears… 

nakaka-senti.more like our relationship with our parents. i must admit that sometimes, i am guilty of this.

anyhoo. loved the song also. especially because of the flute. 

someone looks familiar!

ooops.

the lecture is pushing thru pala.tomorrow. 

false alarm

note to self: confirm ebriting before getting so excited about an assignment!

been doing petiks at work from monday to thursday. and then its feel-good friday. and then i read an email requesting me to sub for a lecture at irri on tuesday. and then i review 67 slides of nose-bleed presentation. and then its 4.30, ooops! gotta call training division for the logistics. and then jen answers the phone. 

she says, 

"wala na po yung topic na yan sa second batch."

ayun eh. 

false alarm.

feel-good moment

i feel happy right now. no particular reason. its not the kind of happiness that you feel when you finally got that something you've been dying to have... or the kind of orgasmic feeling after attending that eheads reunion concert.

its the kind of happiness that makes you sigh with a smile on your face.. no hassle, no worries. everything is good. im so loving this moment right now.

which made me remember this pic of gay rights activist harvey milk. i kinda liked how his face lightened up in front of whoever took his pic. :)

ice age 3 is coming to town! woot!!

the rowdy cast of manny, diego and sid is back! add to that the continuing romance of scrat with his nut and you get a hilarious, feel-good movie you'd never be ashamed of watching with the small kids in cinemas. never mind that you're a yuppie. me thinks its a perfect date movie.  whoops, nangangarap! haha.

gotta love these guys! donchathink their faces say it all? yiheee. 

u cant have it all *sigh*

my motorola slvr l7: 

although i hate its phone explorer and java apps, i still love it because..

1. its slim

2. its black

3. there have been no major problems for over a year now

4. its vga camera is quite good, provided lighting conditions are ok

my neo empriva laptop 

although i hate its largeness and small exhaust fans, i still love it because... 

1. its got wifi. wahaha.

2. bought it from mom's moolah

3. good enough OS

4. bought it cheap at gilmore

havies  

although i hate its design, i still love it because...

its a gift from mom. bow. 

spanking new browser!

although its still on its beta version, i think its already a great browser! its fast and clean. opening new tabs is easy. and! thumbnails of ur most visited sites appear on screen every time you open a new tab. 

take a look:

here's more from the google blog,

Under the hood, we were able to build the foundation of a browser that runs today's complex web applications much better. By keeping each tab in an isolated "sandbox", we were able to prevent one tab from crashing another and provide improved protection from rogue sites. We improved speed and responsiveness across the board. We also built a more powerful JavaScript engine, V8, to power the next generation of web applications that aren't even possible in today's browsers.

for windows vista and XP SP2 users who want to download it, click here. I heard they're already working out on releasing versions for Mac and Linux. 

lavett!

getting ready

This is a survey about your dream wedding, whether it will be in the next year or after ten years. So, please answer after you read, the person who answered this before you

took a great deal of effort. This is going to be fun.

1. How old are you?

* 26

2. Are you single?

* Yes

3. In what age do you think you’ll get married?

* 27

4. Do you think you’ll be marrying the person you are with now?

* yep

5. If not, who do you want to marry?

* basta siya na :)

6. Do you want a garden/beach wedding, or the traditional church wedding?

* december church wedding, and then reception will follow at a lovely garden at the back of the church.o ha :) 

7. Your ideal motif?

* turquoise

8. Where do you plan to go on a honeymoon?

* bohol

9. How many guests do you think you’ll invite?

* close family and friends lang.. dont want the wedding to be a circus. cguro 50 guests. it want it to be an intimate affair.

10. Do you want an extravagant wedding or a simple wedding?

*  solemn, intimate, simple wedding

11. Do you want the traditional vows or something you’d make up on your own?

* a mixture of both

12. How many layers of cake do you want to have?

* jusme!never thot about this pa.. cguro one layer lang.. tapos cupcakes all around :)

13. Do you prefer having your reception at a hotel or at a simple place?

*  garden reception, but something secluded para hindi pag-pyestahan ng ibang tao

14. When do you want to get married, evening or morning?

* afternoon til evening..

15. You’d rather have your reception outdoors or indoors?

* outdoors 

16. Do you like a grand entrance for your groom/bride?

* yeah. and i want the church doors closed during the entire ceremony.haha.feeling celeb!

18. Name the song/tune you’d like played at your wedding.

* ikaw..

19. Are you a morning person or a night person?

* night person.

20. Do you want a solemn ceremony or a light one?

* solemn

21. What age do you want to get married?

* 27 nga!

22. Describe your ideal husband.

* he has to be adrian. :) no one else but.

23. Do you prefer fine dining or just the normal spoon & fork/knife?

* normal lang

24. Champagne or red wine?

* Champagne!

25. Honeymoon right after the wedding or days after the wedding?

* days after.. :)

26. Money or household items?

* kahit ano :)

27. Who will pay for the bills?

*  kami pareho

28. Are you ready for married life?

* i think i am :)

29. Do u think you will still be a virgin until you get married?

*  oo naman noh.

30. Will u always be true to your husband?

* op kors!

31. How many kids do you want to have?

*  5. biological ones and adopted alternate.

32. A new house for a newly wed or an old one?

* kahit ano, basta buo lagi ang family.walang absentee husband/wife, mom/dad.

33. Will u celebrate silver wedding, gold wedding, or diamond wedding??

* ay oo naman!

34. What kind or cuisine would u like for ur wedding?

* seafoods and pasta

35. Will you record your wedding in a cd or dvd?

* both

starpeesh from ian

the starpeesh has finally found its way to our sala.yey!

this is the before, while they were still in ian's nieghbor's batya:


and this is the now, a bit colorless but fabulously sitting in our center table :)



































**forgive me about the low-res pics.. took them using my vga camera phone :)

eraserheads reunion concert

was surfing tv channels yesterday when i came across a report about Eraserheads' ely buendia. the report said he had to be rushed to the hospital while performing during their reunion concert. he had earlier suffered from a mild stroke..

i so wanted to go to that concert but i was still in butuan city that time. tsk.