Friday, July 20, 2007

Tomorrow, July 21: Do not disturb

Tomorrow and probably through Sunday...

Do Not Disturb.
Will be reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows...the hard, paper and ink book I reserved from National Bookstore.

My predictions:
Harry will live.
Ron will end up with Hermione.


In other news, today marked my first week in my new job, and tomorrow marks my first full week here in Cebu. It's interesting to be working inside a building where finishing touches are still being done. You notice improvements everyday, and your working environment is improving daily. If I had any doubts if I made the right decision in jumping ships (I had none, by the way), what I learned in the first few weeks about my new company erased it all.

One of those finer things about my new company: one of my fellow new joiner fell sick with dengue, and the next day my new company gave us free anti-mosquito lotion to protect us from mosquitoes.

On living in Cebu. I don't think it's more expensive than living in Cagayan de Oro. This is a myth, I think. Fine dining here is just as fine as in Cagayan de Oro, and karenderya-dining is just as cheap. Here in Cebu, I spend 6 pesos going to the city-center. Back in Cagayan, it's 20 pesos. There's no place like home, of course, but that's just beside the point.

Friday, July 6, 2007

A song for no one

(Something I wrote around March 2006 after watching the (soprano) Evelyn Mandac Concert at the Rodelsa Hall, March 18, 2006. And like anything that is written in one sitting, it's very amateurish in my opinion. But I'm posting this anyway.)

I sing a song for no one
For they wouldn't care
I sing a song for her
But she doesn't care
If I sing a song for you
Would you care?

With every word I utter
Are the experiences of the lyricists
Every time I sing, I speak for them
I fade away
And the lyricist takes over

But give me a chance, you'll see
Underneath the lyrics and the music
Is me borrowing the perfect words and notes
To describe how I feel
Look further and you'll see me
Listen further and you'll hear me

A Song for No One