Pathetic

Pathetic.

That's exactly how I am feeling now. Ang sakit!!!!!!!!!! Waaaaahhhhh!!!!!!!!

Why do people keep on hurting each other? Can this world just go on without hurting, violence and animosity.

Spread love everybody!

I love you all! :)

Oh, by the way, did I mention I was listening to Christmas Carols this morning? That's how pathetic....

I need someone to hug me tight....


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No day but today! - from Rent

Closure

Someone told me before that for one to be able to move on (on whatever scenario would that be), a closure is necessary. Yes, that was the word used - necessary. Of course, the conceited me will not easily give in to such "crappy" suggestion. Pardon my word but that' s how I reacted to it the first time I heard.

Not until last weekend.

Last week, for the first time in my life, I felt I needed to be somewhere else alone. Not that I have not travelled alone yet, but most of them were work trips. So I am kinda used of being a solo traveller. In other words, soloista! Hahaha, parang sa choir! Anyway, last Wednesday, I felt the need for one and quickly went to the Budget Airlines Websites from my list of FAVORITES on my ever-friendly Internet Explorer. I wanted to go to a place I have never been (and there's still a lot of them out there) at the cheapest cost. To cut the story short, I booked a roundtrip ticket for 3 days in Phuket, Thailand.

There, I did nothing but eat, sleep, massage, drink, eat, sleep. I brought my camera but I took only 4 pics (all of them rejects when i opened them in my PC). Did not do any of the touristy stuff (except if you consider the massage as one). Just did some soul-searching and I think I did find it. Met few solitary souls along the way, but that would be another story altogether.

I don't know if this is even worth writing, but I think it was a monumental step for me. I called my ex-hunny the moment I came back from Thailand and asked her that we have a talk. And so we did. It was a very emotional moment for both of us but we were able to clear things up. Ang hirap pala ng ganun, we confessed that we still love each other but we decided that it is best for both of us to just be apart. But at least now, we can now clearly draw the line and stand where we both should be standing. No more gray areas. It's clear as the yellow lines in the smoking area, or the red lines in the bus lanes. I'm on this side, she's on the other side.

That's a closure, and now we can both move on.

I feel great now, and lousy at the same time.

Sigh....



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No day but today! - from Rent

Quick Update

As promised to my friend Nina, I am posting a quick update here on my blog.... Though there's really nothing much happening on my life now. As in very uneventful! ....sigh.....

Travel - not so much travel on the past few months, excepting 2 trips to Sydney, flights back home for Christmas and for Easter

Photography - did on-location shoots at the Bird Park, Singapore Zoo, Chinatown, Wolfgang Concert at the Esplanade

Badminton - been very slack in this area as well. For the past 4 months, only played twice. Bad!

Lovelife - after the last relationship, wala pa rin bago! Not that I am actively looking for a partner now. I still believe that she will arrive in my life in God's time. But I am praying to have one soon! Hehehe!

Sexlife - a completely different story. Need I say more?

Work - nothing changed, except on the daunting uncertainties brought about by the 2009 Economic crisis. Sana di ako makasama sa Recession statistics.

Ayan, more next time.

Have a nice day everyone....

Oh, by the way, I am hooked in Facebook. Hahaha! That's the major update in my life! Yo!


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No day but today! - from Rent

"Pamasko" - A Free Concert At The Esplanade

Celebrate the holiday season at The Esplanade with a feast of events from Christmas carolling to music performances by some of your favourite local artists and ensembles. And don’t forget to pen a wish on the wishing charms!

Featuring Filipino Artists Babes Conde (composer, arranger, singer and vocal coach of the stars), Robert Sunga (of TV's "Live the Dream" fame) and the PsalmiDeo Chorale (an all-Filipino choir composed of young and talented professionals based in Singapore)! Yes, that's the Choir I am part of here in Singapore.

Concert Segment: "Pamasko (Christmas Offering)"
Concert Dates: 13 & 14 December 2008
Concert Times: 19:30–20:15 20:45–21:30 22:00-22:45
Duration: 45 minutes per set*
Ticket Price: $0.00 (it's for FREE!)
Venue: Esplanade Open Ampitheatre

*13-Dec (Sat) has three sets and 14-Dec (Sun) has only 2 sets.

13 Dec 2008 (Saturday)
19:30 - 20:15 Performance 1
20:45 - 21:30 Performance 2
22:00 - 22:45 Performance 3

14 Dec 2008 (Sunday)
19:30 - 20:15 Performance 4
20:45 - 21:30 Performance 5

The Venue: Esplanade Open Ampitheatre

Here is the choir's repertoire for the concert:
(1.) Kumukutikutitap
(2.) Diwa ng Pasko
(3.) Minsan Lang Kitang Iibigin
(4.) Simbang Gabi
(5.) Christmas Praise
(6.) Anong Gagawin Mo Ngayong Pasko
(7.) Ikaw Lamang

I know this is not at the main Concert Hall or at the Sydney Opera House or at the Carnegie Hall, but I am nonetheless very excited and vexed at the same time. I can literally fell pins and needles on my legs. Break a leg!

Hope to see you all there!

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No day but today! - from Rent

F1 Fever.....Still on!

Last September 28, 2008, Singapore etched itself into the history books for staging the first night race ever in the history of Formula 1 Grand Prix. Not only did it pull a spectacular show, not to mention that the race itself is enough to make everybody salivate, it was able to showcase to the world on how beautiful this Garden city really is. I watched the action Live with my camera on hand and ear plugs (with a discounted ticket - paying only SG$600 for a SG$1,400 priced ticket), but when I watched the replay on the TV, the Singapore skyline was really amazing.

From an amateur photographer's perspective, it was a mixture of excitement and trepidation for me. I was excited to be able to finally watch the real cars pass by at an average of 300km/h and yet I was apprehensive whether I will be able to get good shots of them. 61 laps of 20 cars oozing is obviously more than enough to get at least one good shot, but I had to remember that I still had the show to catch and never wanting to miss even a bit of the action. True enough, the race didn't fail to provide enough dramas. Starting with the pit stop/fuel nozzle incident for Felipe Massa of Ferrari, to the accidents involving the reigning World Champion Kimi Raikkonen, Nelson Piquet and Adrian Sutil, to the presence of 2 safety cars, and to the shoot-to-the-top victory of Fernando Alonzo, they all added to my first real-circuit experience of F1.

I waited for this race with MacLaren as my team-to-root, and I wasn't totally disappointed with the result. Of course, I wished that Lewis Hamilton will win, but his finishing third as compared to his Brazilian rival Massa's 13th position for this year's world Championship is good enough to give him more points for the Championship race.

And with Fuji (Japan) and Shanghai (China) races are over - with Lewis winning the China leg - I can almost smell the victory for Lewis and setting yet another world record for being the youngest and first Black to win the Championship. But it won't be an easy task for him because Massa will have the home-circuit advantage when they take the last race in Brazil in two weeks time. Lewis just needs at least a fifth position to clinch the victory. But I won't mind a starting pole and a podium finish for him.

The F1 Fever is really still on.... I can't wait for the staging of Singtel Singapore Grand Prix 2009. Trust me, nothing beats the real thing. If you get the chance to watch it next year, come and you will not be disappointed.....guaranteed!

Here are some of the pics I have taken. Not very fantastic but I think they are good enough for my satisfaction. Anyway, I still have next year's race to practise on.

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No day but today! - from Rent