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Hmmm. I am an addict. Sabi na nga ba, you need a vice to stay sane. And since I don't smoke anymore, and I rarely drink these days, here I am, staying up waaaayyy past my bedtime again. Arrrgg. I don't know what I'm doing. (Suddenly the music of Roxette is blasting through my inner radio: "I don't know where I'm going, and I don't know why, listen to your heart...before it tells you goooooddbyyyyyeeeeiiii!) (Of course I am also badly mangling the lyrics.)

So anyway, here is why I'm posting...just wanted to share some interesting sites I read today. And here they are, in no particular order:

1. Jessica Zafra and a summary of her day during "coup" day.
   
   What can I say? It's Jessica Zafra. Interesting excerpt:
   

   1130. I hop a cab and the driver says, "Martial law na!" Why is he smiling?!
   
   1140. The supermarket.... Everyone is brisk but quiet, except for the middle-aged white European in line at the checkout counter. He seems frazzled. That's what happens when you're accustomed to living in an orderly society: a little rebellion throws you into a tizzy.
   
   1200. The restaurants are full of diners. No one looks worried. I have a nice lunch and read The People's Act of Love, James Meek's magnificent novel set in Siberia, 1919. 1919 makes more sense to me than 2006.



2. Down with IE! Long Live Firefox! Kill Bill's Browser!
   
   
   Yes I am writing this in IE. Hahaha. But I support the cause anyway. And besides...I want equality for all men...and world peace!
   
   Interesting Excerpt: Some of the reasons why you should switch:
   

   #1: You'll only see porn when you want to.
   #2: Your kids will only see porn when they want to.
   #5: If we knew web designers would hurl themselves off it, we wouldn't have put the Golden Gate bridge so close to San Francisco.
   #8: Mozilla has never made a talking paperclip.

   
   



3. And from The Man Blog
   
   
   A Man's Guide To Surviving Brokeback Mountain
   
   A funny review of Brokeback Mountain and men, done in the form of a Q and A while they're watching the flick. Interesting excerpts:
   

   Anyway, to get to the point of this article, let us recognize the fact that there is no way a straight man will watch this movie willingly. The only conceivable reasons for any man to do so would be : A) his girlfriend wants to see it B) his wife wants to see it C) he thought it was a wrestling movie.
   
   Q: What’s this movie about?
   A: It’s about love, and how such a love can survive in a society that condemns it.
   Q: Ah, just like Romeo & Juliet?
   A: Yes, it’s very similar Romeo & Juliet.
   Q: Hey Olivia Hussy showed her titties in that movie. This is going to rock!
   ......
   Q: Uh, dude? I have another question.
   A: Ask away my good man.
   Q: Well it’s already 20 minutes into the movie and I still don’t see any chicks.
   A: Yes?
   Q: Well, how can it be a love story without chicks?
   ......
   Q: God I wish I knew how to quit you!
   A: Best. Movie. Ever.

   
   Read it all. It's funny, especially if you've watched the movie and/or know someone who did/doesn't want to.

Truth, Dignity and Rocking The Boat

Never, "for the sake of peace and quiet," deny your own experience or convictions.

The only kind of dignity which is genuine is that which is not diminished by the indifference of others. Pray that your loneliness may spur you into finding something to live for, great enough to die for. Never measure the height of a mountain until you have reached the top. Then you will see how low it was.

~Dag Hammarskjöld, from Markings (1964)

Read more quotes from Dag Hammarskjold.

Sh*t

Sh*t. I am an addict.

In times of deep contemplation, you need a vice. Otherwise, you're gonna go crazy. Hmm.

There were times the addiction was cigarettes. Johnny Walker. Mindlessly watching mindless TV. Playing cellphone games. Playing Minesweeper. Reading books and magazines. Reading yesterday's paper.

Tonight, my addiction is not sleeping.

Sh*t.

Here We Go Again

Today she cried

For the tragedy
of a lesson never learned
For the unity
that cannot seem to be attained
For the wildly different directions that our individual interests force us to go

A dream has died.


And still we are not sure which side we should be on.

It is entertainment
A traffic nuisance
A source of income
An economic inconvenience
A forum for grandstanding

But it is never a passion
Never a fight to the finish
Never worth dying for

Maybe because dying is for fools
And we'd rather watch TV than make things right

Para Sa Iyo

heto na naman ako.

nag aantay sa wala.

"hindi ka ba nagtataka minsan?
sino ako? bakit ako nandito?"
parati mong tanong na pabiro

pero ako, seryoso ako.
sino ako?
bakit ikaw wala dito?

bakit tila hindi dapat ganito ang ikot ng mundo ko?

o baka wala silang pakialam
ano ngayon kung mali ang ikot ng mundo ko.

"nakakainis
ang ganitong buhay,"
kanta ng yano

parang hindi na ata magbabago ang mundo ko

at ako.

kahit ilang ikot ng mundo
kahit mahilo man ako sa pagtitig sa pag-angat at pagbagsak ng buhay
kahit akalain ko na meron nagbago

sa totoo lang, wala.

ako pa rin ito
weirdo
nag-iisa.

at nag-aantay pa rin sa wala