Life in Autumn

We’ve been running traffic stories for the past few days because there aren’t enough stories to air at 12 noon. Christmas is just around the corner so the traffic is really bad but of course Metro Manila has the worst traffic at any season.

It really gets on my nerves when I see students in Katipunan Avenue each driving their own cars. Carpooling hasn’t really taken off in the Philippines unlike in other countries. I’ve read a recent article about carpooling in Kansas. In order to encourage carpooling in the area, the commuters are entitled to a raffle promo where they can win gift checks and even theater tickets. Cool huh?

Anyhow, I won’t have to worry much about the traffic since I don’t have a car and I just live nearby my workplace, unless of course I get to buy a used car just like these San Diego cars. It would probably take me more than a few years in my job now to be able buy one.

This sembreak, I’ve been reading Arthur Golden’s Memoirs of a Geisha. The writing is very simple, sometimes resembling a fairy tale. Sayuri is the Japanese Cinderella, Hatsumomo is like her evil stepsister and Mameha her fairy godmother. Other characters include the Chairman, Sayuri’s love interest and Nobu, a former soldier who might benefit from a Toronto plastic surgery because of his massive injuries from the war.

The book follows the story of Chiyo as she transforms to the beguiling geisha Sayuri. Behind the narrative is also a cultural history of Japan.

I recommend this novel for those who want to learn more about the Japanese culture without judgement or prejudice.

Bad Day
by Daniel Powter

*Perhaps the best song over endless bottles of SMB Lights.

Where is the moment when we need it the most
You kick up the leaves and the magic is lost
They tell me your blue sky’s faded to grey
They tell me your passion’s gone away
And I don’t need no carrying on

You stand in the line just to hit a new low
You’re faking a smile with the coffee to go
You tell me your life’s been way off line
You’re falling to pieces every time
And I don’t need no carrying on

Cause you had a bad day
You’re taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don’t know
You tell me don’t lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
The camera don’t lie
You’re coming back down and you really don’t mind
You had a bad day
You had a bad day

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BR, Louie and I got a little crazy and took some tests on http://www.quizgalaxy.com.

Here’s some of mine:

My celebrity match. Definitely cute but I’d prefer Adam Brody anytime.

What my nametag would look like. I actually took the “What will your epitaph say?” test but it’s kinda freaky so I’d rather not post it here.

Take this quiz at QuizGalaxy.com

Move over Darna!

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Four jobs you have had in your life:
1. newsdesk administrator
2. trainee writer for a noon-time show (eek!)
3. correspondent for Sunstar Pampanga. (I quit after a month due to the ghastly pay.)
4. scanned newspapers for the Jaime V. Ongpin Journalism Awards (raket while in college)

Four movies you would watch over and over:
1. Chungking Express
2. In the Mood for Love
3. Love Actually
4. Reality Bites

Four places you have lived in:
1. Quezon City
2. Angeles City
3. Pasay City
4. Paris (chos! wishful thinking, hehe)

Four TV shows you love to watch:
1. The O.C.
2. American Idol (this season lang and the third one)
3. the defunct drama series Felicity (all time fave)
4. Pinoy Big Brother (for the jologs in me)

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