Journal Entry

I was tidying up and trying to throw stuff that I no longer need when I saw some of my old Starbucks planner which has a few random journal entries.  

This one is from 25 Feb 2011 (retrieved 28 Mar 2020)

It's the 25th Anniversary of Edsa 1. 
But no, Im not gonna write about that.
I read from Inquirer the other day about the virtue of gratitude. It says we have to write at least 2 things that make us grateful each day

1.  Boredom hits me and again, Im at that point when I ask what my purpose in life is. And since I dont have a strong, resounding answer, I naturally dont feel that great.  Than I talked to V and she doesnt feel that great either. She's quitting work.  I wished her luck and said she'll do good. Cos I believe she'll do good. She's a smart girl. And she felt like crying because she said she needed that boost of confidence.  And I felt good as well.  I think I have that "gift" that I can somehow make my friends feel good by a simple show of support from me. 

2. I have supportive parents.  I cant relate when she talked about one of her parents now having enough confidence in her.  

Wish she'll really do good. 

late gong xi fa cai post

lo hei, a traditional cny dish which is supposed to be tossed by the whole family


tossing lo hei while saying lo hei out loud


10-vegetable noodle which became a 7-vegetable noodles


veggies in masarap na dressing




steamed duck (damn, i failed to take a photo of the baked turkey)


kim and mitchie preparing dessert in kim's cozy kitchen


almond jelly with lychee and peaches

Journal Entry

I was tidying up and trying to throw stuff that I no longer need when I saw some of my old Starbucks planner which has a few random journal entries.  

This one is from 03 Feb 2011 (retrieved 28 Mar 2020)

It just dawned on me.  This is my third space.  Leaf of a notebook.  Coffee shop receipts.  Not the typical geographical space, but a spatial reality indeed.

I watched Boy A last night.  Andrew Garfield - his acting was effective and I guess the movie itself was effective that it made me realize and rethink about my views on things, especially on second chances to those who ask for it.

Man can sometimes be cruel.  The world, in general, can really be cruel to those who have sinned. Yes, we're men and hence we're rational.  But it's ironic that the same rationality makes us very much the same with animals. We hurt others when we're hurt.  Some kill when loved ones get killed. Maybe there's something we're missing about our understanding of human rationality. 

In one of their interviews for The Social Network, Andrew Garfield talked about us being human and our capacity to empathize (this was in response to a question on how does it feel to portray someone who's still alive or getting into character. And so the romantic idealist in him, I feel, revealed those words.  Jesse Eisenberg and Andrew Garfield made me look at actors differently.  They probably are the ones who take craft seriously and are respectable people in their own right.  Justin Timberlake look like a dumb, egoistic one when seated next to them).

Anyway, yeah I guess it's one of the features that characterize us from animals. Empathy can help us become better individuals.  Empathy can help us believe and hope that people can change. 

Now, I understand why some people advocate for rehabilitation instead of death penalty.

sunny new year

woke up with the sun smiling at our window. pero maya maya lang, we saw this...

zooming in...

cant see the other car from our window though.

so drive safely people.