Recent Posts Tagged With 'dip deep'

• A Lesson from My Parents

  Posted on Tuesday November 24th, 2009 at 02:25 in Spirituality, philosofood, dip deep

  Because November is the month both my parents died (though in separate years), I have been pondering about things that they have taught me. When both your parents are gone, you kind of have these moments of real hardcore reflection. Unless they appe...

• That Was Friendship

  Posted on Sunday November 1st, 2009 at 01:45 in mooobies, dip deep, trying to dip deep

  Heikki and I watched Michael Jackson's This is It in the theaters yesterday. I enjoyed the movie a lot because it featured some of his best songs. It also showed how meticulous he can be as an artist.This was way better than the last documentary a...

• The Experiment

  Posted on Friday September 25th, 2009 at 02:15 in Spirituality, philosofood, mad i moody, dip deep

  Around six months ago, I decided to stop complaining. I did it because I just could not spend any energy over things that have a way of cyclically involving me in negativity. My mantra was (and is) this is the way things are, I need to accept it. A...

• Jumps and Clothes

  Posted on Tuesday September 15th, 2009 at 02:15 in Spirituality, ME ME ME, mad i moody, dip deep, tots and mooseengs

  I have been jumping from day to day the last few weeks. Yesterday, I felt a familiar sense of personal disapproval. I wanted to seek validation from people. I wanted to hear I was a good, smart and a wonderful person. However, I decided against d...

• Not Waiting for Godot

  Posted on Saturday September 12th, 2009 at 02:20 in bookies, philosofood, dip deep, tots and mooseengs

  When I was a freshman, I was required to watch a play called Waiting for Godot. The play is about two boys waiting for a guy named Godot which, until the very end, does not come. In the process of waiting, these two guys just chit-chat and philosop...

• Parents and Kids

  Posted on Thursday July 2nd, 2009 at 23:56 in newsies, philosofood, ho-pinions, dip deep, tots and mooseengs

  Michael Jackson is a dead proof why parents should learn to love their children unconditionally. Actually, I take that back. It is not enough that parents love their children, it is also imperative that they show that love to their children. This ...

• Being There for You

  Posted on Wednesday July 1st, 2009 at 00:35 in dip deep, tots and mooseengs

  We had a picnic with some friends yesterday. We gourged on hot dog buns, salad, eggplants, zucchini and wine. It was a fun time talking about random topics like movies, dancing and diseases (haha). I just realized how great my friends are (includi...

• 2010 - The Plan that Was

  Posted on Wednesday June 24th, 2009 at 02:31 in Spirituality, ME ME ME, uppity datey, dip deep, tots and mooseengs

  One of my email addresses has 2010 at the end of it. I made that email address in 2003 when I was still in my first job, was single and had an unhealthy mix of ambition, confusion and frustration. The reason why I had 2010 in the end was because I ...

• The Five!

  Posted on Thursday April 23rd, 2009 at 02:04 in ME ME ME, finlandia, pinoyness, philosofood, dip deep, tots and mooseengs

  Happy anniversary to me! Today marks my fifth year in the land of the midnight sun. :)How do you reckon I should celebrate? With loads of food like the Filipinos do? Or with quality coffee and cake like the Finns do? Or maybe, I should have loads ...

• Sticks and Stones

  Posted on Wednesday February 11th, 2009 at 05:56 in why oh why, principles principal, dip deep

  I attended an event today hosted by the Helsinki University regarding immigrants and their chances of getting employed in Finland. As is usual with these talks, the sponsors gave out some lovely souvenirs. I won a 2-GB USB stick and got a 1-GB one f...

• More Than Words

  Posted on Thursday January 22nd, 2009 at 01:57 in Spirituality, dip deep

• Faith, Home and Love

  Posted on Tuesday November 25th, 2008 at 01:58 in love, Spirituality, ME ME ME, dip deep

  Heikki and I are now back safe and sound in the land of the midnight sun. We came home to a snowstorm and it was a huge change from the tropic "vacation" we had in Manila.I wanted to write about what I feel about Papa´s death and becoming officiall...