From the global recession, down to our own Ondoy catastrophe and Maguindanao tragedy, 2009 had become a disastrous year for Filipinos.

I have noticed that people have been highly cautious of the news lately and apparently trouble seem to sprout at every corner of the country. Perhaps we have been more vigilant to hear tragic news since we are anticipating chaos just lurking around the corner. Are we prepared for the worst?

However, my theory is with the successive outbursts of disorder and rage, certain people are prowling with power. In such extremist cases, some people believe in the power of chaos to unify and control people.

Just think if these extremist cases continue, we’d be having one person hovering supreme authority or a mess of politicians bickering, wasting time instead of addressing the situation.

We are so doomed.

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Maybe I’m wrong.
But I just couldn’t help it but worry.

I’m usually apathetic about these things but I can feel it that there’s something epic coming.
Maybe not as epic as 2012 but something great is about to happen.
Good or bad, I’d be looking forward to it.

2010 SHOULD BE SO MUCH BETTER.
Given the fact that the world may collapse in 2 years :P

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Maybe self-improvement isn’t the answer…. Maybe self-destruction is the answer.

We’re designed to be hunters and we’re in a society of shopping. There’s nothing to kill anymore, there’s nothing to fight, nothing to overcome, nothing to explore. In that societal emasculation this (sic) everyman is created. ~David Fincher, director of Fight Club, interview with Gavin Smith, “Inside Out,” Film Comment, Sep/Oct 1999

For the very short sleep I had today, I’d have to have a nightmare. Coming from a remark from last night about not caring about snakes, I’d have to dream of an anaconda.

My dream goes like this:

Then replace that kid with a girl best friend and make that snake 20 times bigger.

I really hate snakes. They not only freak me out, they give me a phobia.There were times when I’d want the entire species be wiped out from the face of the earth but that would be an exageration. I just don’t like any near me.

It’s not just snakes, it’s anything that looks like a snake. For example, leeches give me a heart attack. Imagine a leech the size of a boa constrictor. Que horror! I also don’t like worms; earth, tapes, rounds, hooks, whips.

The movie Anaconda is nothing compared to the goosebumps you get from Slither.

Anyway, spare your creepy, slimy pets from me.

1. You can’t have a crush on someone not aesthetically pleasing. You can’t have a crush on talent, personality, intelligence or sheer goodness of one’s heart.

2. You look more on what car he drives rather than on how “safe” he drives.

3. You get turned off by the clothes and shoes he wears.

4. You get turned off by his haircut.

5. Coming from a prestigious school is a necessity rather than looking into his academic performance.

-_-

I’m just tired of people asking such questions. I can be as shallow as stated on number 4 but still I’m not that superficial.

I like people who have strong convictions on their beliefs, people who doesn’t just go with the bandwagon and people who don’t feel the need to conform to everyone.

I like people who knows what they want, who doesn’t just stick to lucid dreams but are actually doing something about it right now, who doesn’t rely on anyone else, or on any last will and testament.

I like people I can drink coffee with and have the most delightful intellectual conversations. I like being with people I can learn a lot from. And the best way to gauge a person’s intelligence is through the decisions he makes in life, not on the amount of information inside his head.

I like people who I can’t be shy taking photos with. I just love that feeling of comfort and ease of being your wacky self with someone.

And so far, being good with Math is a necessity. English comes second. I like a guy who’s good with numbers, because math entails logic, practicality and realism. I like a guy who’s logical, practical and real.

Being able to speak and think fluently in English is still a plus since I think in English and the best way to understand me is if you’re meticulous with your use of words :) Oh oh! Diction also counts :D

A real blog entry at last.

My standards.

The other night you gave me reasons
Why you felt nothing for me
We struggled with words and wrestled with emotions
As if doing so would illuminate the darkness around us.
So why waste words and frustrating thoughts?

Why repeat what we already know and bring up what we don’t want to?
I apologize for putting you through all that.
The only thing I want you to know is that there’s no need to explain.

So there’s no need to explain
What it is I have
Or don’t have
That keeps me out of your heart.

If I don’t have what it takes, there’s no point in faking it
Because you should only fall for the real me.
If I find out it’s something I have that I haven’t expressed
Then you should discover it without having to demand.

-Komikon Best Comic Scene, Jamie Bautista’s CAST (c)

lickystickypickyme:

borgomani:

Do you have a caffeine-hater in your life? You know the type – they’re always telling you what’s bad for your health.

Here’s a list of some good reasons to drink coffee. Memorize this list – so the next time you encounter your favorite coffee-hater you can pull out one of these babies.

While you’re at it you can add the words “from a peer-reviewed scientific journal” — that’ll really get your pet coffee-hater frothing at the mouth.

1. Cut the Pain
   Two cups of coffee can cut post-workout muscle pain by up to 48%. From the Journal of Pain, March 2007.
2. Increase your fiber intake
   A cup of brewed coffee represents a contribution of up to 1.8 grams of fiber of the recommended intake of 20-38 grams. From the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.
3. Protection against cirrhosis of the liver
   Of course you could just cut down on the alcohol intake. From the Archives of Internal Medicine.
4. Lowered risk of Type 2 Diabetes
   Those who consumed 6 or more cups per day had a 22% lower risk of diabetes. From the Archives of Internal Medicine.
5. Lowered risk of Alzheimer’s disease
   There is considerable evidence that caffeine may protect against Alzheimer’s disease. From the European Journal of Neurology.
6. Reduces suicide risk
   10 year study of 86,000 female nurses show a reduced risk of suicide in the coffee drinkers. From the Archives of Internal Medicine.
7. Protection against Parkinson’s
   People with Parkinson’s disease are less likely to be smokers and coffee drinkers than their healthy siblings. Just make sure you don’t get lung cancer on the way. From the Archives of Neurology.

Recent research has also shown that coffee may boost a woman’s sex drive.

The fact that it’s only been tested on rats somehow takes the shine off.

UPDATE: Yet another reason: Risk for developing gout (in men) decreases with increasing coffee consumption. This is a large study of over 50,000 men.

UPDATE: Coffee protects against eyelid spasm (can lead to blindness).

(source)