Perhaps Life
Since my arrival from Taiwan, most of my
post in the blog has been rife with angst. With the exception of the one
dedicated to a friend of mine, pretty much everything is about me complaining
about the society, the government, the media, and reformatting.
Not that it’s anything wrong. Hey, admit
it, we all prefer to read up negative sarcastic stuff as opposed to
quixotically optimistic sappy inspirational prose. There’s a reason why we love
to read stories about underdogs rising to fame, or superstars falling from
graces then rising up again.
The truth is, I’ve lost touch of many
friends over the years. None seems to know anymore what’s been happening with
me. I have no idea where I should start the next time I meet some of my friends
from Bacolod, or from Cebu, or from Zamboanga, or from Taiwan, or from U.S. So
for pragmatism sake, I’ll just write what’s been happening to me this month.
Skills
While I am satisfied with my work, I for
one don’t find it very interesting that my life will become just an endless
cycle of work-eat-sleep. To keep things interesting, I read, learn and explore.
With reading, I’ve just finished Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime
by Mark Haddon. Added to my collection are: The Game of Thrones by George R.R.
Martin, Frankenstein by Mary Shelley, and Invisible Man by H.G. Wells.
Then, I’m also abiding by a routine that
involves devoting 2 hours daily on studying. Right now I’m brushing up on my
English, with Verbal Advantage being my teacher and also my reference. It’s
only a few more pages before I’m finished with the book and all I can say is
that it really is a fantastic program. I expect to finish the book tomorrow.
Music-wise, however, I’m sad to say things look grim. I’ve borrowed some Jazz piano sheet collections from my piano teacher of a few years ago. WHile I’m amazed at the amount of well-known Jazz music that are included in this selection, I’m also very disappointed with my lack of refinement in piano-playing. Guess I have to go back to Czerny and Hanon before I start playing Take Five, Waltz for4 Debby, This Foolish Heart, Summertime, On the Sunny Side of the Street, and Body and Soul,.
With exploration, I haven’t gone to many new places. It’s more like
I’m rediscovering the places I used to go. Since I’ve taken a liking on graphic
novels, sci-fi and fantasy fictions, I’ve spent most of my time at mall looking
for the best deals on these kinds of stuff, among others. I still wish to have a
getaway at somewhere awash with the beauties of Mother Nature, but what the
hey, this is the next best thing.
Friendships
While I’m twice as busy and thrice as diligent than I was during my
college days, I still spend a lot of time unwinding. Since I now get to earn my
own money, I can plan on going out with my friends without the nagging thought
that I’m using my father’s expenses. In fact, I actually invited quite a few of
my friends to watch movies with me, and those experience were certainly fun.
But besides rekindling my relationship with people I have lost touch
with for quite some time, I’ve had many chance encounters lately from people I
least expect, but am most delighted, to see. Last Saturday, I saw my high
school classmate and my brother’s best friend. Last Sunday, I met my freshmen
classmate and my ECE endeavor-mate. Last Monday, I bumped into my professor.
And just a while ago, I ran into Rache (the girl I referred to in one of my
previous posts). I am thrilled to meet all of them and it’s not in my intention
to sound biased, but I haven’t taken the trouble to introduce the rest of the
people in this blog and doing so now would be a straying from the point. I have
to say, though, that meeting with Rache was among the most elating, although it
was also quite short-lived. The last time we had seen each other we didn’t talk
that much; three years later, it’s as if both of us have established rapport.
Leisure
I will have a three-day vacation, and that’s good news to me. Within
these three days, I’ll do a lot of reading, a lot of writing, and perhaps have
a movie marathon. Last Tuesday I got my feet wet and managed to track down some
DVD Titles I’ve been looking out for quite some time. I got Perhaps Love (catch
the reference? See blog title), The Crow, Il Mare and Frida. This means I’m
really going to get cozy while watching all these movies. Hopefully they’ll all
be a blast, but Perhaps Love was totally sensational.
That’s pretty much all I have to say for now. I’m tired, and I didn’t
bother correcting the grammar and to make grandiloquent what I’ve written. So
take them as it is, because all I wanted to do was to write down what’s been
up. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to relax for the next 3 days.
