Seventeen syllables, No. 1

I'm getting into haiku, guys. Check this one out.

Cold water ripples
Inside a white plastic cup--
A pen is moving.

Laughing all the way

What was I doing at 4:20 at 4/20? I was driving.

Song in my head: The Pillows, "Sha-la-la-la".

P.S. OK, more things happened yesterday, but to make it clear, I didn't participate in the festivities. ^_^

Fansub

One of the advantages of getting cable is being able to watch some Kapamilya shows when I need a fix of Tagalog in my day. This latest craze is pretty shiawright--a teleserye (soap opera) called "Rounin," something that is currently being described as an "anime-serye". And the description is apt... lots of fantasy action in this show (much more than you'd see in a run-of-the-mill Filipino soap opera), a slightly dystopic, post-industrial world where everyone speaks Tagalog (and lots of really correct, crisp, highly fluent Tagalog at that), lots of good character development, and a decidedly epic storyline. I've suggested to Freshwater that I get a copy somewhere of maybe the first two or three episodes, perform a fansub from Tagalog to English, and show it on a future Anime Night. Now that would be a worthy undertaking.

Does it ever occur to anyone that we do some fansubbing ourselves unconsciously as well, whenever we talk? Language differs from person to person all around the world. The depressing conclusion is that we will never be able to communicate at all with anyone else. The optimistic conclusion is that miscommunication is to be expected and forgivable. So if at first you misunderstand, look for a fansub. ^_^

Thanks for reading. I promise I won't tell anyone what you inhaled today.

Song in my head: James Taylor and Yo Yo Ma, "Benjamin".

P.S. You know, yesterday Jesse and I felt as if we were struck by lightning.

Having a video capture camera

The hardest thing about joining YouTube is deciding what to contribute to it.

Song in my head: The Math Wizard, "Two Twenty-One".

Like a sudden alignment of planets--

Today I spent some time with Madge playing some pool. I haven't played it for ages, but I was glad to realize that I am just as poor at it as I was when I first started. ^_^ But pool is one of those things where if you aren't having a good time, you might as well quit. So it was quite a favorable bellwether that Madge and I played four games, much to the hilarity of both of us. "That's got to be the most fun I've had playing pool," she said.

Hey, I can't take all the credit, can I? I mean, I can't help but laugh at a game where you take turns hitting balls with thin sticks. Again, if you're not having fun, why are you still doing it? ^_^

Then there was some FFFFF afterwards. I didn't know you could walk up Happylanding Road, albeit with much exertion!

Here's to more matches in desolate pool halls. And score one for the random guy in a bike, wearing a black hoodie and Pringles in his pocket.

Thanks for reading.

50 Cent, featuring Lupe Fiasco, "Touch the Sky".

Horizon

Is this finally the lighted passageway out of the three and a half year old ditch that I have been occupying? My mood: cautiously optimistic, as always.

Song in my head: Neocolours, "Tuloy Pa Rin".

P.S. I'm thinking that I should import the blog posts from my past journal to here. That's a lot of work, but it may be worth it. Thanks again for reading.

Asleep

This book I'm currently reading, Regeneration by Pat Barker, is easily the heaviest book I've read so far. It's about a war psychologist serving during the First World War. Its depiction of the fall of the old Victorian order and subsequent de-Romanticization of war and idealism is represented so effectively in the soldiers sent to Craiglockhart mental institution, trying to deal with their past. Very heavy work, but I am enjoying reading it. Makes me think about what they had to go through.

I'm pretty tired right now, and just as well. I have an early dentist's appointment tomorrow. So maybe I'll choke down another chapter of Regeneration, play a round of Tetris (I bought a handheld version this afternoon ^_^), and then go to sleep.

Thanks for reading.

Song in my head: Phil Collins, "Against All Odds".

Golden hour

I drove down Airport Road yesterday at about a quarter past six in the evening. Since Spring is now with us, the Sun was still peeking through some clouds, not content to leave the show just yet. What I saw was spectacular--the Sun shimmered on everything it could get its rays on. Everything from the coconut tree fronds swaying in a lazy wind, to the buildings that consequently looked like they were all made of gold, shone in the Sunlight. It was Guam's Golden Hour--and I saw it in the fifteen-minute drive from the Plantation to the Vestibule.

What a coincidence. Had I delayed in getting ready that afternoon, or otherwise not done any of the chores I accomplished that day, I would have missed the very narrow window for the Golden Hour. My day must have been progressing the way it was supposed to.

And I wonder how many of my fellow motorists noticed. Maybe they were too busy driving. But then again, so was I.

Thanks for reading, and Happy Easter, everyone. And welcome back, Kim.

Song in my head: Shamrock, "Paano", originally by the APO Hiking Society.

Spring break

It seems like a whole week passed between my last post and this one. So much has happened in the last weekend, and it will be a challenge to make this one short. But I shall try.

It has been a pretty medical weekend, what with me getting my blood checked and my leg filmed in X-ray. I hope that it is easy to send developed X-ray film to the Philippines. I was happy with what my lower leg looked like on the film, and I hope that my orthopedic surgeon would be happy as well.

I'll be aiming to stay home more. So far I'm succeeding, leaving the house only when necessary.

I was aiming to disconnect from the Internet this Spring break. Well, you know how that's turning out. Maybe Friday I'll disconnect.

The youth retreat earlier today was a lot of fun. It was the most spontaneous one I've ever been on.

That's all I have to say for now. Thanks again for reading.

Song in my head: The Pillows, "Carnivore".

Hi guys! or, The cheapest hoax ever

Hey there! Guess what?

It's not April Fools' Day!

Heh. ^_^

Happy April Fools' Day. Oh, yeah, and a blessed Palm Sunday to all as well. I'm contemplating disconnecting from the Web for Holy Week.

Thanks for reading.

Song in my head: Kushida Akira, "Hallo! Shaider". I'll post the lyrics tomorrow.