a lot of people hate going to the dentist... and i admit that i'm one of them. ironically, i have lots of dentist friends. hehe. to you guys, enjoy reading.
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Dentist: I have to pull the aching tooth, but don't worry it will take just five minutes.
Patient: And how much will it cost?
Dentist: It's $90.00.
Patient: $90.00 for just a few minutes work???
Dentist: I can extract it very slowly if you like.
A husband and wife entered the dentist's office. The husband said, "I want a tooth pulled. I don't want gas or Novocain because I'm in a terrible hurry. Just pull the tooth as quickly as possible."
"You're a brave man," said the dentist. "Now, show me which tooth it is."
The husband turns to his wife and says, "Open your mouth and show the dentist which tooth it is, dear."
"I came in to make an appointment with the dentist." said the man to the receptionist.
"I'm sorry sir." she replied. "He's out right now, but..."
"Thank you," interrupted the obviously nervous prospective patient. "When will he be out again ?"
Dentist begging the patient: Could you help me? Could you give out a few of your loudest, most painful screams?
Patient: Why? Doc, it isn't all that bad this time.
Dentist: There are so many people in the waiting room right now and I don't want to miss the 4 o'clock ball game.
Patient: "It must be tough spending all day with your hands in someone's mouth."
Dentist: "I just think of it as having my hands in their wallet."
Patient: "Doctor, I have yellow teeth, what do I do?"
Dentist: "Wear a brown tie..."
"I am sorry, madam, but I shall have to charge you hundred dollars for pulling your boy's tooth."
"Hundred dollars! Why, I understood you to say that you charged only twenty dollars for such work!"
"Yes," replied the dentist, "but this youngster yelled so terribly that he scared out four other patients out of the office."
What does the dentist of the year get?...A little plaque
Monday, January 26, 2009
Saturday, January 24, 2009
francis co
a couple of years ago, i attended this talk by francis co. to those who don't know him, he's a successful businessman, writer, and an inspirational speaker. i'm not really the type of person who attend this kind of stuff, but since it was free i said to myself what the heck. i wrote down some things i got from the talk... might as well share them... here it goes...
adversity makes us appreciate simple things... we can’t fight time/gravity, so we should grow old gracefully... don’t stop learning... take care of our health... exercise, no point in earning when we die early... enjoy our life’s trials and victories with the people who matter... feed our mind with good thoughts... stay away from negative people... bad company corrupts good character... have a healthy sense of humor... be kind to people... there will always be people who are hard to deal with, so try to control self and just smile at them... success is a very difficult/heavy responsibility... prosperity can be worse than poverty... so count our blessings... don’t be insecure... fly high but know how to fly... life’s short but can be fulfilling...
adversity makes us appreciate simple things... we can’t fight time/gravity, so we should grow old gracefully... don’t stop learning... take care of our health... exercise, no point in earning when we die early... enjoy our life’s trials and victories with the people who matter... feed our mind with good thoughts... stay away from negative people... bad company corrupts good character... have a healthy sense of humor... be kind to people... there will always be people who are hard to deal with, so try to control self and just smile at them... success is a very difficult/heavy responsibility... prosperity can be worse than poverty... so count our blessings... don’t be insecure... fly high but know how to fly... life’s short but can be fulfilling...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
what our country needs - a barrack obama
'What I Want for You — and Every Child in America'
By President-elect Barack Obama
Published Date: 1/14/2009
Next Tuesday, Barack Obama will be sworn in as our 44th President. On this historic occasion, PARADE asked the President-elect, who is also a devoted family man, to get personal and tell us what he wants for his children. Here, he shares his letter to them.
Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you've both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you have. But I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn't make up for all the time we've been apart. I know how much I've missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me-about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never fail to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn't seem so important anymore. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And I realized that my own life wouldn't count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. In the end, girls, that's why I ran for President: because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation.
I want all our children to go to schools worthy of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill in them a sense of wonder about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college-even if their parents aren't rich. And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own kids and retire with dignity.
I want us to push the boundaries of discovery so that you'll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer. And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach beyond the divides of race and region, gender and religion that keep us from seeing the best in each other.
Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous situations to protect our country-but when we do, I want to make sure that it is only for a very good reason, that we try our best to settle our differences with others peacefully, and that we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women safe. And I want every child to understand that the blessings these brave Americans fight for are not free-that with the great privilege of being a citizen of this nation comes great responsibility.
That was the lesson your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for equality because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean something. She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better-and that the unfinished work of perfecting our union falls to each of us. It's a charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to what we know America should be.
I hope both of you will take up that work, righting the wrongs that you see and working to give others the chances you've had. Not just because you have an obligation to give something back to this country that has given our family so much-although you do have that obligation. But because you have an obligation to yourself. Because it is only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you will realize your true potential.
These are the things I want for you-to grow up in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach, and to grow into compassionate, committed women who will help build that world. And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have. That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of both of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House.
Love, Dad
how i wish we have a barrack obama in this hellhole...
By President-elect Barack Obama
Published Date: 1/14/2009
Next Tuesday, Barack Obama will be sworn in as our 44th President. On this historic occasion, PARADE asked the President-elect, who is also a devoted family man, to get personal and tell us what he wants for his children. Here, he shares his letter to them.
Dear Malia and Sasha,
I know that you've both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you have. But I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn't make up for all the time we've been apart. I know how much I've missed these past two years, and today I want to tell you a little more about why I decided to take our family on this journey.
When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me-about how I'd make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. But then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never fail to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn't seem so important anymore. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And I realized that my own life wouldn't count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours. In the end, girls, that's why I ran for President: because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation.
I want all our children to go to schools worthy of their potential-schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill in them a sense of wonder about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college-even if their parents aren't rich. And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own kids and retire with dignity.
I want us to push the boundaries of discovery so that you'll live to see new technologies and inventions that improve our lives and make our planet cleaner and safer. And I want us to push our own human boundaries to reach beyond the divides of race and region, gender and religion that keep us from seeing the best in each other.
Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous situations to protect our country-but when we do, I want to make sure that it is only for a very good reason, that we try our best to settle our differences with others peacefully, and that we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women safe. And I want every child to understand that the blessings these brave Americans fight for are not free-that with the great privilege of being a citizen of this nation comes great responsibility.
That was the lesson your grandmother tried to teach me when I was your age, reading me the opening lines of the Declaration of Independence and telling me about the men and women who marched for equality because they believed those words put to paper two centuries ago should mean something. She helped me understand that America is great not because it is perfect but because it can always be made better-and that the unfinished work of perfecting our union falls to each of us. It's a charge we pass on to our children, coming closer with each new generation to what we know America should be.
I hope both of you will take up that work, righting the wrongs that you see and working to give others the chances you've had. Not just because you have an obligation to give something back to this country that has given our family so much-although you do have that obligation. But because you have an obligation to yourself. Because it is only when you hitch your wagon to something larger than yourself that you will realize your true potential.
These are the things I want for you-to grow up in a world with no limits on your dreams and no achievements beyond your reach, and to grow into compassionate, committed women who will help build that world. And I want every child to have the same chances to learn and dream and grow and thrive that you girls have. That's why I've taken our family on this great adventure.
I am so proud of both of you. I love you more than you can ever know. And I am grateful every day for your patience, poise, grace, and humor as we prepare to start our new life together in the White House.
Love, Dad
how i wish we have a barrack obama in this hellhole...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
01212009
definitely one of my all-time favorite love songs... dark but nice... fantastic lyrics.
Love of mine some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark
No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles brusied by a lady in black
And I held my toungue as she told me
"Son fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back
If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
Cause we'll hold each other soon
The blackest of rooms
If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Then I'll follow you into the dark
- I Will Follow You Into The Dark
by Death Cab For Cutie
let me grab my guitar. im in a singing mood. hope i won't ruin the song. haha.
Love of mine some day you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark
No blinding light or tunnels to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
In Catholic school as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles brusied by a lady in black
And I held my toungue as she told me
"Son fear is the heart of love"
So I never went back
If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
And the soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
Cause we'll hold each other soon
The blackest of rooms
If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
Then I'll follow you into the dark
- I Will Follow You Into The Dark
by Death Cab For Cutie
let me grab my guitar. im in a singing mood. hope i won't ruin the song. haha.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
9.5
it was a spur of a moment thing. friday night... we decided that spending the weekend here in manila is kinda lame. so we planned to head to baguio sat afternoon. it was not bad of a drive. it only took us around 5 hours. thanks to sctex!!! it was my first time to visit to baguio on a january. man, it was freeeeeeeeeeezing!!! 9.5 degrees!!! the manager of the bed and breakfast place where we stayed mentioned that usually the temperature is at it's lowest/coldest around first to second week of february. hmmmmm. i’m tempted to go back. on our drive home sunday afternoon, we thought that it would be nice to pass by our lady of manaoag shrine/church. again, my first time.
we got home dead-tired, but i arrived to work monday morning feeling refreshed, energized, and battle-ready for a loooooooooooooong crazy week.
sometimes... all we need is a one hell of a weekend to get us back on track.
we got home dead-tired, but i arrived to work monday morning feeling refreshed, energized, and battle-ready for a loooooooooooooong crazy week.
sometimes... all we need is a one hell of a weekend to get us back on track.
Saturday, January 17, 2009
tough times ahead
with the world economy spiraling down deeper into recession, expect things to get worse. i've heard a lot of companies have started to employ stringent cost-cutting measures. and usually when you talk about cost-cutting, layoffs is part of it. expect unemployment, and also underemployment to continue rising. with this, crime rate, kidnappings, prostitution, other illegal stuff, or maybe even suicide rate, will follow the trend. so brace yourselves for a tough year.
i better start looking for a back-up plan then. you’ll never know.
i better start looking for a back-up plan then. you’ll never know.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
bohol
a lot of people i know are going on vacations lately. i guess cheap airfares is the main culprit. vacations is always a good thing. it’s like beer. the more vacations you take, the better you feel. (but of course, beer is way cheaper). if you’re planning to explore bohol, you might wanna check out my itinerary (around november of last year).
day one - nov 15
930am - eta in cebu
930am – 1pm – kill time in cebu, ayala mall?
1pm - ferry to tagbilaran
330pm- eta in bohol
330pm – 7pm – bum at the resort
7pm onwards – dinner and beer time!
day two, nov 16
10am – 6pm, bohol day tour
choco hills
tarsier
man made forest
lunch at loboc river
baclayon church
blood compact
hanging bridge
python place
bee farm tour
6pm – 8pm - dinner at the bee farm
8pm – beer time!
day three, nov 17
6am – 3pm
island hop – balicasag and virgin island
dolphin watching
3pm onwards – enjoy the beach, take pictures, swim…
8pm onwards – beer time!
day four, nov 18
9am – 11am – have a relaxing morning at the beach
11am – ferry to cebu
130pm – ETA in cebu
1:30 – 4pm – meet up with my cebuano friends for coffee
4pm – head to the Airport
three days and three nights in bohol should be enough. a very very satisfying alternative to boracay... the next time i’ll visit bohol… i’ll make sure that i’ll bring my dive equipment. balicasag is unquestionably one of the best dive sites in the world.
day one - nov 15
930am - eta in cebu
930am – 1pm – kill time in cebu, ayala mall?
1pm - ferry to tagbilaran
330pm- eta in bohol
330pm – 7pm – bum at the resort
7pm onwards – dinner and beer time!
day two, nov 16
10am – 6pm, bohol day tour
choco hills
tarsier
man made forest
lunch at loboc river
baclayon church
blood compact
hanging bridge
python place
bee farm tour
6pm – 8pm - dinner at the bee farm
8pm – beer time!
day three, nov 17
6am – 3pm
island hop – balicasag and virgin island
dolphin watching
3pm onwards – enjoy the beach, take pictures, swim…
8pm onwards – beer time!
day four, nov 18
9am – 11am – have a relaxing morning at the beach
11am – ferry to cebu
130pm – ETA in cebu
1:30 – 4pm – meet up with my cebuano friends for coffee
4pm – head to the Airport
three days and three nights in bohol should be enough. a very very satisfying alternative to boracay... the next time i’ll visit bohol… i’ll make sure that i’ll bring my dive equipment. balicasag is unquestionably one of the best dive sites in the world.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
whoa!
check this out....
Australia offers 'best job in world' on paradise island
SYDNEY (AFP) – An Australian state is offering internationally what it calls "the best job in the world" -- earning a top salary for lazing around a beautiful tropical island for six months.
The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars (105,000 US dollars) and includes free airfares from the winner's home country to Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland's state government announced on Tuesday.
In return, the "island caretaker" will be expected to stroll the white sands, snorkel the reef, take care of "a few minor tasks" -- and report to a global audience via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates.
The successful applicant, who will stay rent-free in a three-bedroom beach home complete with plunge pool and golf buggy, must be a good swimmer, excellent communicator and be able to speak and write English.
"They'll also have to talk to media from time to time about what they're doing so they can't be too shy and they'll have to love the sea, the sun, the outdoors," said acting state Premier Paul Lucas.
"The fact that they will be paid to explore the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, swim, snorkel and generally live the Queensland lifestyle makes this undoubtedly the best job in the world."
Lucas said the campaign was part of a drive to protect the state's 18 billion Australian dollar a year tourism industry during the tough economic climate caused by the global financial meltdown.
"Traditional tourism advertising just doesn't cut it sometimes and we are thinking outside the box by launching this campaign."
Queensland Tourism Minister Desley Boyle said some people might question whether it was risky to let an unknown person become an unofficial tourism spokesperson for the state.
"I think the biggest risk will be that the successful candidate won't want to go home at the end of the six months," she said.
"This is a legitimate job which is open to anyone and everyone."
Applications are open until February 22. Eleven shortlisted candidates will be flown to Hamilton Island in early May for the final selection process and the six month contract will commence on July 1.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090113/od_afp/lifestyleaustraliatourismoffbeat_20090113032028
let's apply!!! hahaha.
Australia offers 'best job in world' on paradise island
SYDNEY (AFP) – An Australian state is offering internationally what it calls "the best job in the world" -- earning a top salary for lazing around a beautiful tropical island for six months.
The job pays 150,000 Australian dollars (105,000 US dollars) and includes free airfares from the winner's home country to Hamilton Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland's state government announced on Tuesday.
In return, the "island caretaker" will be expected to stroll the white sands, snorkel the reef, take care of "a few minor tasks" -- and report to a global audience via weekly blogs, photo diaries and video updates.
The successful applicant, who will stay rent-free in a three-bedroom beach home complete with plunge pool and golf buggy, must be a good swimmer, excellent communicator and be able to speak and write English.
"They'll also have to talk to media from time to time about what they're doing so they can't be too shy and they'll have to love the sea, the sun, the outdoors," said acting state Premier Paul Lucas.
"The fact that they will be paid to explore the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, swim, snorkel and generally live the Queensland lifestyle makes this undoubtedly the best job in the world."
Lucas said the campaign was part of a drive to protect the state's 18 billion Australian dollar a year tourism industry during the tough economic climate caused by the global financial meltdown.
"Traditional tourism advertising just doesn't cut it sometimes and we are thinking outside the box by launching this campaign."
Queensland Tourism Minister Desley Boyle said some people might question whether it was risky to let an unknown person become an unofficial tourism spokesperson for the state.
"I think the biggest risk will be that the successful candidate won't want to go home at the end of the six months," she said.
"This is a legitimate job which is open to anyone and everyone."
Applications are open until February 22. Eleven shortlisted candidates will be flown to Hamilton Island in early May for the final selection process and the six month contract will commence on July 1.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090113/od_afp/lifestyleaustraliatourismoffbeat_20090113032028
let's apply!!! hahaha.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
shakedown 1999
i was sort of cleaning my room last weekend... and i found my college yearbook covered in dust in one corner under a pile of old clothes. hehe. tired from cleaning up, i decided to take a quick break. reading my yearbook write-up brought back memories of college days... definitely one of the best times of my life... and made me realized how different i've become, and yet i'm still very much the same. i know i don't make sense. i wish i could explain it better. o well...
The future is always framed in a question. What do you want to be? Where are you going? A litany of whens, wheres, whats, and hows. And from childhood onwards, I have watched my answers change. Now, the question is back. And my answer? I asked my friends what they want by the age of thirty. Money, and lots of it. A perfect wife, perfect family. A mansion in Forbes. A BMW, Porsche, maybe even a Ferrari. Freedom. Success. Love. Security. End all poverty. Solve the energy crisis. Change the world. Good things, all. And maybe I want all of that. Maybe even more. Bust mostly, what I want, really, is to be myself. No kidding.
this was written when i was nineteen, maybe around august, 1999. i'm turning thirty this year. hmmmm. what do i want to be? where am i going? still the same questions...
The future is always framed in a question. What do you want to be? Where are you going? A litany of whens, wheres, whats, and hows. And from childhood onwards, I have watched my answers change. Now, the question is back. And my answer? I asked my friends what they want by the age of thirty. Money, and lots of it. A perfect wife, perfect family. A mansion in Forbes. A BMW, Porsche, maybe even a Ferrari. Freedom. Success. Love. Security. End all poverty. Solve the energy crisis. Change the world. Good things, all. And maybe I want all of that. Maybe even more. Bust mostly, what I want, really, is to be myself. No kidding.
this was written when i was nineteen, maybe around august, 1999. i'm turning thirty this year. hmmmm. what do i want to be? where am i going? still the same questions...
Friday, January 9, 2009
...can't think of a title
people come and go... for several reasons, like going back to the province after getting burnt out climbing the corporate ladder, migration to the land of greener pastures, or even death, maybe it be a physical death or death of friendship/relationship. these things happen… and is a part of life.
and there's no guarantee that you get to meet them again. if it happens, consider yourself lucky. chances are... it's either you get reacquainted and revive the relationship, or the other way around. you may realize that the worlds that the two of you are into are so different, and you guys have evolved into two
entirely different people, the complete opposites, and that being around each other is absolute craziness. i guess the best thing you could do is to just let this person be a reminder of who you once were, and how he or she is an essential part of who you are now.
no one leaves without a trace.
and there's no guarantee that you get to meet them again. if it happens, consider yourself lucky. chances are... it's either you get reacquainted and revive the relationship, or the other way around. you may realize that the worlds that the two of you are into are so different, and you guys have evolved into two
entirely different people, the complete opposites, and that being around each other is absolute craziness. i guess the best thing you could do is to just let this person be a reminder of who you once were, and how he or she is an essential part of who you are now.
no one leaves without a trace.
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
bored
bored in the office... i've decided to log in and list down my sports highlights of last year.
hoorays!!!
... ateneo winning the uaap basketball championship against la salle!!! sweet!!!
... spain clinching the eurocup 2008 title!!!
... manny pacquiao victorious on all of his 3 matches in 3 different weight divisions!!!
... nadal ending the year as no. 1 (sorry federrer)!!!
... ny giants upsets new england patriots in a spine-tingling fashion!!!
ofcourse, this blog entry should also include the disappointing moments.
boos
... manchester united beating chelsea both in the premiere and champions league
... hamilton successful in conquering the f1 championship (massa was soooooooo close)
... celtics manhandled lakers in the lackluster finals series (watch out... next year is lakers year)
... ronaldo named as the fifa player of the year (i hate this guy, hehe)
... boston red sox failing to be repeat champions
2008 was a very exciting year for sports fans. i wonder if 2009 can equal or even surpass it.
hoorays!!!
... ateneo winning the uaap basketball championship against la salle!!! sweet!!!
... spain clinching the eurocup 2008 title!!!
... manny pacquiao victorious on all of his 3 matches in 3 different weight divisions!!!
... nadal ending the year as no. 1 (sorry federrer)!!!
... ny giants upsets new england patriots in a spine-tingling fashion!!!
ofcourse, this blog entry should also include the disappointing moments.
boos
... manchester united beating chelsea both in the premiere and champions league
... hamilton successful in conquering the f1 championship (massa was soooooooo close)
... celtics manhandled lakers in the lackluster finals series (watch out... next year is lakers year)
... ronaldo named as the fifa player of the year (i hate this guy, hehe)
... boston red sox failing to be repeat champions
2008 was a very exciting year for sports fans. i wonder if 2009 can equal or even surpass it.
changes
note to myself.
1) eat less
2) drink less
3) get more sleep
4) exercise!
5) manage my time better
6) keep my things organized
7) see the doctor
8) learn something new this year
9) pray
10) save up
1) eat less
2) drink less
3) get more sleep
4) exercise!
5) manage my time better
6) keep my things organized
7) see the doctor
8) learn something new this year
9) pray
10) save up
Monday, January 5, 2009
welcome 2009
i'm back.... looking forward to year 2009.
let's create great memories this year! let's not waste time!
"You know what I think?" she says. "That people's memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive. Whether those memories have any actual importance or not, it doesn't matter as far as the maintenance of life is concerned. They're all just fuel. Advertising fillers in the newspaper, philosophy books, dirty pictures in a magazine, a bundle of ten-thousand-yen bills: when you feed 'em to the fire, they're all just paper. The fire isn't thinking 'Oh, this is Kant,' or 'Oh, this is the Yomiuri evening edition,' or 'Nice tits,' while it burns. To the fire, they're nothing but scraps of paper. It's the exact same thing. Important memories, not-so-important memories, totally useless memories: there's no distinction--they're all just fuel."
— Haruki Murakami (After Dark)
let's create great memories this year! let's not waste time!
"You know what I think?" she says. "That people's memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive. Whether those memories have any actual importance or not, it doesn't matter as far as the maintenance of life is concerned. They're all just fuel. Advertising fillers in the newspaper, philosophy books, dirty pictures in a magazine, a bundle of ten-thousand-yen bills: when you feed 'em to the fire, they're all just paper. The fire isn't thinking 'Oh, this is Kant,' or 'Oh, this is the Yomiuri evening edition,' or 'Nice tits,' while it burns. To the fire, they're nothing but scraps of paper. It's the exact same thing. Important memories, not-so-important memories, totally useless memories: there's no distinction--they're all just fuel."
— Haruki Murakami (After Dark)
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