"What is the point of worrying oneself too much about what one could or could not have done to control the course one's life took? Surely it is enough that the likes of you and I at least try to make our small contribution count for something true and worthy. And if some of us are prepared to sacrifice much in life in order to pursue such aspirations, surely that in itself, whatever the outcome, cause for pride and contentment." -Kazuo Ishiguro

Wednesday, November 30, 2011
to sit back and just listen
dear whoever picks the vampire diaries music...are you aware that your song choices speak to my soul?
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
baby jesuses
"ANAK, hello!" all of a sudden came booming from my back pocket. My rear end had answered a phone call from my mother. In a packed J Crew. It took me a moment to register that I was the one responsible for the garbled foreign accent that everyone had raised an eye brow at...right as "who in the world is that?!" escaped my lips, a few things clicked in my head. First thing, that this voice sounds like Sofia Vergara. A splitsecond later, THAT VOICE BELONGS TO MY MOTHER!! i laughed to myself for a sec before remembering that I should probably answer the phone.
Dad turns to me and goes, "she sounds like gloria to me sometimes, did you catch on to that?". And with that we begin one of our let's talk at the breakfast table for hours as we unknowingly bond moments. (like >this day<) ...i reference that day only bc its prolly the best entry in this blog and i think you should check it out again haha.
"Hold on," i say to my friend, "my people are calling me... oh hi Mom, you just talked to like 20 ppl...oh yea they loved you, 'encore!' they demand...."
What a delightful discovery. Nothing against mom, it's not a bad thing AT ALL. and i mean, it makes her even more endearing.
I was silly to think I was the only one in my family who had come to this realization. Now, my father has a very americanized accent. He even throws around "yall" just as much as i do. One year I tragically remember him saying, "What's up? Let's Rock!" to a couple of very unsuspecting friends of mine who had stumbled into one of our borderline insane filipino christmas parties (I think at the time he was really excited to sound so American...may have had a beer in him too. or 5). Well, we were at breakfast this morning and mom had stepped away to answer the phone. "Jeeessss, I've been waiting por jur call..." echoing from the living room.
What a delightful discovery. Nothing against mom, it's not a bad thing AT ALL. and i mean, it makes her even more endearing.
I was silly to think I was the only one in my family who had come to this realization. Now, my father has a very americanized accent. He even throws around "yall" just as much as i do. One year I tragically remember him saying, "What's up? Let's Rock!" to a couple of very unsuspecting friends of mine who had stumbled into one of our borderline insane filipino christmas parties (I think at the time he was really excited to sound so American...may have had a beer in him too. or 5). Well, we were at breakfast this morning and mom had stepped away to answer the phone. "Jeeessss, I've been waiting por jur call..." echoing from the living room.
Dad turns to me and goes, "she sounds like gloria to me sometimes, did you catch on to that?". And with that we begin one of our let's talk at the breakfast table for hours as we unknowingly bond moments. (like >this day<) ...i reference that day only bc its prolly the best entry in this blog and i think you should check it out again haha.
So there it is, I came home to eat, do laundry, and realize Sofia Vergara is my mother.
Oh, and to decorate for Xmas...speaking of which, i believe it is now time for me to partake in a family tradition...the tradition being blaring Nsync's xmas album while associating four letter words with tangled christmas lights.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
i gotta pee out the smart water...does that mean i'll fail my exam?
i'm studying with a bunch of engineers right now...during the second of silence between songs it sounds like they are talking complete gibberish.
and then i look back down at my notes and i realize...well, my notes pretty much look like complete gibberish too.
im floundering in a sea of gibberish.
except they're all leaving. so now its just me, the, law, and 14 rolly chairs. ohhhh the possibilities....for injury.
the usual delirium

"i saw that you and sally wrote on leah's wall, so i thought it was her birthday and wrote on her wall"-Katie Law
that makes no sense.
Forget A=C, A=Z law!
who knows what will be coming out of our mouths by tmrw morning. round 2 of locking ourselves in freeman to get nerdy till sunrise. oof. i already feel like a defeated zombie...
dear dad and mom...

no fancy card, no crazy parcel. just pen and lined paper. simple yet heartfelt. and written in the moment. my favorite snail mail.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
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