Jodythinks
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Baton up!
Orchestras rock. Well they don’t in actuality, but I love them. They rock in that a guitar can never portray deep longing quite as well as the mournful tones of a violin, and that the simple ting! of a well timed triangle can really end a long incredible song, unencumbered by words. (Don’t get me wrong, I am a sucker for song lyrics, I think I post a line a day. Whether it be in Facebook, or my twitter, but heck, sometimes when the accompaniment is that good, who needs lyrics?) Take me to listen to an orchestra any day and I’ll be a happy bunny. It relaxes me, excites…
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You know what would be a perfect day?
Finishing a whole tv series, with ice cream, huddling under the covers, so cold ’cause it’s raining. That would be a perfect perfect day.
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Before it’s too late
Last Saturday night, while on the way home from a birthday party, one of my dad’s best friends was shot and killed. He was 57, retired from the police force a number of years. Reportedly, he was trying to fix things with his wife, whom he was separated with for a long time. The woman called, unable to go home for the funeral because she was abroad. “Pakibulong sa patay na mahal ko siya.” (Tell him I love him) We still don’t know who did it. Nobody knew of any enemies or threats. My dad was at the same party, and chillingly, was usually the one he brought home on…
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A new perspective on a mess up
So today marks one year I’ve had with my d40. And what have I learned? 1. Settings are tricky, and having friends who are more adept with the camera makes you lazy to learn everything firsthand. 2. This is an uberbulky camera that is almost never used when island hopping and snorkeling. 3. It’s a commitment, buying a dslr. You have to learn stuff, and people immediately assume you know what to do with it. 4. It’s actually not hard taking nice food photos, coz the camera does all the work for you. 5. Buy a freaking camera bag so that when you drop it, the lcd doesn’t break. The…
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Right now is not forever
I was talking to a friend last week, let’s call her D. Now D is what I used to call a hopeless, sappy romantic. Watching every local or foreign romantic comedy, and praying that the same things she watched, would happen to her in her life. We used to spend hours contemplating life, love, and all in between, usually focusing on the second topic. I watched her four year relationship blossom, then slowly wither as her then prince fell short of her fairy tale dreams. So you could imagine how shocked I was to hear this from her “It’s not forever, but it’s right now. He knows that.” about her…
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Ain’t that a kick in the head
Elevator scene: Semi-stranger from the office: How are you? Me: Ok! SSFO: You look happy. 🙂 Me: Yeah we’re going out to eat. SSFO: The whole Marketing? Me: Nah, just me and my friends. End scene. I spent the rest of the afternoon smiling feeling so grateful of the people I do have and yeah, I was (and still am) happy. Why did it take a semi-stranger telling me for me to realize that? 😛
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First bucket list post
Yes, at 23 I have a bucket list. When I told someone about it, he told me it was weird and morbid. I kinda like it. It’s more like a “Things I want to experience in life” list. It’s a strange smattering of small (Read: Bake red velvet cupcakes) to kinda hard things (Take Pa to an Olympics), and when I finally crossed off ONE thing on the ever expanding list, I felt so happy. Try Indian Food. Item one, yep, the simplest thing on the list. I’ve always been curious about Indian Food. I’ve seen the culture of homespun food delivery like three times and it peaked my interest.…
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Gone but not forgotten. Yellow was never the same after ’83.
I am no history buff. I cannot pretend to know how much impact Ninoy Aquino had on our country. All i know are the basics. He came back after three years in the US and was shot. His wife campaigned for President and won, ending martial law in the country. Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree if you’re happy that we’re free.
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Thought of the day
Don’t call me naive, just delusionally optimistic, thanks. 🙂
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Thought of the day:
I’d rather look happy than hot, any day.