Words of a predictable mind

abi ko naglinog.

imo ra diayng status.

gi-ukay akong kalibutan.

lamia'g utok nimo uy.

sure ka wa ka naibog nako?

pareho man gud ta assuming...

basin lang diay ba,

kita ra'y sulbad sa atong problema.

gwapo ko, gwapa ka.

lima imong tudlo, pito akoa.

hala sige putla,

basta ma-ako lang imong gugma.

do crows murder in droves or alone, pecking at every sinewy tidbit left in the altar of sacrifice?

i ask, not because death holds me in fascination, but because death is really what we fear more than justin beiber topping the charts.

and yes, until now i still can't get that damn kid's name right without googling it.

anyway, let me just wax and wane about a true story regarding death...

years ago, i met this cute and bubbly girl, named dinah, who ...

Ambot unsa’y naa aning mga kinanto nga tindahan nga di man jud ko kalikay.

Alas kwatro y media sa kaadlawn, samtang nagsakay ko og jeep pauli, nakalabay ko’g tindahan nga aduna’y baligya nga kape ug pan. Kay gikan man ko’g binurgis nga inum, nabati nako ang panginahanglan sa pininoy nga pakighimamat. Mao nga dayon ko’ng nituktok sa atop sa jeep og nisyagit nga “bai, lugar lang.”

Sa pagnaog nako sa jeep, dayon nakong nasimhotan ang humot sa neskape ug maylo. Sa wa’y pagduhaduha, ...

you know that ghost-like ache you get when you miss someone so much? that's how i feel right now. and the irony of it is, we haven't even met yet but already i'm missing you.

unexpected life moments happen for only one reason -to keep reminding you that you're alive. and when it happens, embrace that damn thing and glorify life. live without fearing tomorrow. live with rage in your heart and serenity in your soul. live with anger, with joy, with utter appreciation for every thing desolate ...

Like most people last Tuesday, I was also stuck at home waiting for Typhoon Bopha to make landfall. Afternoon came, yet all over the city all we got were slight drizzling and glowering clouds.

It finally got so boring that I went out to have a beer or two despite the threat of strong winds and rain. As I was walking towards my favorite watering hole, I noticed how beautiful the clouds looked in their chaotic dance. It was the first time I saw crisscrossing clouds moving fast.
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this year was a whirlwind of indecisions.

the 1st quarter it was pen, paper, and OpenOffice. the 2nd quarter it was Nikon, Ubuntu, Luminance and Darkroom. 3rd quarter was InDesign and Photoshop. now it's Wordpress, vBulletin, cPanel, Joomla, and Bellstrike.

i really ought to settle down to just one career path. i mean, i'm not getting any younger nor is my health getting any better.

but sometimes life must not be lived the way it ought to be. countless ...