Adventures of an Undercover

I can't believe what am I doing with myself and my liver these days! It's like every other day, I find myself drinking from a bottle of ice cold beer and enjoying the feeling of seeing twenty fingers in my two hands. I think I have came to love the feeling of being in a bliss and of nothingness and of oblivious moments. I think I have become an alcoholic.

Yesterday, I was only with my friends from church, enjoying a cuppa coffee and an extra little bit of catching up. When the clock struck 9 o'clock, one of my friends back in the old university where I am into asked me if I could come with them at MTS. Gad. MTS is equal to a bucket of ice cold beer in my ears. I've heard there is an on-going wine of the month clubs event there last night and the Band 8 Mile is performing, so I never hesistated to send a quick reply: Yes, I'm coming and is on my way. I even rented one of those habal-habal thingy so that I could get there much faster and easier. When I got there, I was so glad seeing my old friends. I have yet experienced another blissful moment over a bottle of ice cold beer.

An old client asked me if I could do another priveeey session with one of her high school kids starting tonight until saturday. This news really is a good thing to me since I really, really need an extra money at this time. I just hope I can be a good private tutor this time so that I can buy that golf equipment I've been eyeing on at SM department store. I want to give it to my Dad as a Christmas present. Anyway, I will and am expected to teach geometry to Ew tonight until Saturday, I just hope Kai won't be asking for my help too.

So for today, I will only be waiting for their text message to see what time I will be going to their place. Gad. I need to have an extra work. Now, I am back to being my other self--being Teacher Kai.

I am happy because the people I have given subdomains in my twistedrumbeats dot com site are making their pages active.

:)

Mom has just given me the right to own the small lot we have in Bago Oshiro, near my former school, University of the Philippines in Mindanao. Because of that, I'm really excited to put up my own house there. Someday.. Someday when I have all my finances gathered for building my own house. I'm thinking about having a counter or a bar with a number of wine rack on the side, or a wine fridge. I already have seen a cheap, but a durable one in one of the exhibits at SM City Davao. As soon as I will get my paycheck, I will be buying that rack. I'm thinking about buying appliances little by little too, alongside with saving for my house. It will only be just a small house, with two rooms, a bathroom with a glass shower room, a really nice living room, and a good kitchen. I have learned that the place can now be reached with SmartBro Internet, so that's something I am very excited about. I'll wait for five or seven years before everything will be accomplished. I pray that these will all come to completion.

I have been reading this novel, Rule of Four, since yesterday. I am still on the 5th chapter for I really find it hard to go with the story since I haven't read any renaissance books in my entire lifetime. The only good old books I have placed in my lap for reading are the Strunk and White (which is mentioned in the novel that I am reading now), Plato and the Republic, and Sophie's World. Apart from this three, I haven't read anything that will help me understand some parts of the novel, Rule of Four. The book is really interesting to read, but it takes me a really long time to understand it.

On reading...

Rule of Four is the most recent book I have placed interest on after Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic and Baby which I have come to read about four months ago. Heck, it was a really long time. When I checked some books from the National Bookstore, it is either the book I have been wanting ever since is out of stock or the book I've been eyeing on still hasn't made it yet to the "discounted-book-shelf". I can't buy books which is over my "book budget"! So, I would rather wait until it reaches its red-tag date and buy until I can afford it----OR.. I will see if I can borrow that kind of book from my friends or download a copy of an e-book. I love reading, but not so much on collecting books. But of course, there's this really huge fulfillment if I can buy myself a copy of a really good book...but it is not my goal to collect books and stock them in my book shelf. That is the biggest offense I can ever give to the author of the book.

I have learned to love the art of reading from my Dad, who himself is a great fan of reading anything. From national geographic magazines to christian literary books, from school books to novels--his taste is really varied. So I got it from him. I was also influenced by Veejay, a really good friend from church, in this heart of mine to read. She pointed out what good books are there which I will enjoy reading, so on and so forth.

It's funny how some of my friends treat me as their "doctor". I am no doctor, honestly. It's just because I took up nursing for many years now and somehow I manage to be good at it. When they get ill, they text me as to what medicine they should be taking, so before I give them an answer, I ask them too what the symptoms are. Of course, I won't be giving medicines that are not over-the-counter, for I am no doctor who can give them a prescription. Two days ago, one of my friends who has this life-long battle against obesity finally got herself some help by the professionals. She was prescribed with this generic Phentermine which she will take for about a month. This pill helps her control her eating problem thus it supresses the constant longing for food and appetite. She asked me if it's good, of course, since it is prescribed by an authorized physician, it certainly is good for her. Some people really has a huge problem with their weight. My take on this is that, it doesn't really matter much on what kind of diet you have. It is by how much you put into your mouth and how much your body can metabolize at your age. It comes with the amount of food intake...If one is too lazy to exercise, then, think about cutting your food intake into half. With that, you will have no problem with excessive weight. Until next time.

We're going to take our 2nd exam this Friday. I hope to get another good score like the ones I got the last time.

This post is for Seabee.. She needs this for her report.


Ang Panahon ng Hapon (1942-1945)

Masaklap ang buhay sa mga panahong ito. Gustom at kawalang-tiyakan sa buhay o kawalang pag-asa sa kinabukasan
ang namayaning kalagayan at dadamin. Dumagsa ang mga manunulat masahiran lamang ng mainit at masarap na sabaw ang lalamunan.

Namulaklak ang panitikang Tagalog sa utos ng Hapon na gamiting ang sariling wika sa panulat. Ang buhay-lungsond
a iniwasan para di-makasalin ng amor propio ng mga Hapon, na pawang kahirapan at kaapihan ang mababalingan.
Tumakas ang panulat sa nayon, naging katutubo ang kulay. Nagkaroon ng puwang sa papel ang kalabaw, ang bukd, ang magsasaka.
Anupat gipit man ang kalagayan, ang pagibig ay laging nasa isip. Dili kaya ay magbalik sa pagkabata, sa kamusmusan
bilang pagtakas sa realidad. Hin rin na walang tema ang pagkamakabayan. Siyempre, laging may gerilya sa bawat digmaan.

Sa panahong ito, natuto ring gagarin ng mga manunulat ang Haiku ng mga Hapon. Maiikling tulang labimpituhng pantig lamamng at
binubuo ng tatlong taludtod. Ang unang taludtod ay lima, ang gitna ay pito, at ang huli ay lima rin. Ang kagandahan
ng uri ng tulang ito ay nakasalalay sa mga ipinahihiwatig na imahen nito sa malalalim na kahulugang taglay ng talinghaga.

Nagbalik din sa panulat ang matandang anyo ng tulang Tagalog, ang tanaga na parang Haiku sa ikli. Lamang aapating taludturan ito.
Ang bawat taludtod ay binubuo ng tigpipitong pantig. Ito'y ubod din ng talinghaga.

I really want to go back to CDO. I don't know why I have this strong urge to go back there. Maybe I felt so at home with the place that's why I can give up this very laid back life I have here in this place for CDO. Oh boy! While I was there, I stayed with my foster 'rents. Sometimes I help around the house, tidying the place up. Foster Dad is sod off OC because he seems so fond of using his Sebo vacuums. But I think it is just necessary to be that clean and neat because Ea, the little heartbreaker baby girl is around. If not because of those vacuum cleaners, ants might be enjoying Ea's skin already. Oh well. I miss the food, and the place. I miss the biking sessions in the morning. I need to be back there. stat.

My friend Twinnie and my brother Bombet is really addicted into the davao.sale forum. Twinnie has just recently bought a video card from one of the sellers there, and my brother just bought himself and for his computer a 128mb ddr2 ram (random access memory). Actually, I have been saving up for an additional RAM and videocard for P33chy. I still have to save about 5k for me to have that. Maybe I would go for looking for 2nd hand items in that forum, or go to buy.com to check for brand new ones. My friend Christine who is now in Oregon's going to go home March next year. I already told her to bring me some techy stuffs when she gets home. I'm just so excited.