61 posts tagged “weekend”
I love the vibe especially on weekends when you can just hang out in the outdoor tables of Au Bon Pain or McDonalds. There's an Ootoya restaurant, iBerry and Greyhound Cafe. There's a daisu on the second floor. And there's a Villa Mart that caters to expats missing food from back home (from Japanese to Korean to Italian and American etc).
And across the street, there's a shop that sells Singaporean Hainanese chicken. Except for the sauce, it tastes authentic. And down the street, there are little shops one won't find in Paragon or Emporium. If only I can move my lazy butt out of the flat on weekends.
This article answers the question perfectly.
Gray is a color.
Grey is a colour.
I always get confused with my American and British English. The Philippine educational system is based on an American model, so naturally, we spell things the American way. But at work now, we use British English and it could get confusing at times. Outside work, people have asked why I spell "z" with an "s", for instance. And that's just one of them.
But that is not the point of this.
I finally tackled my three weeks worth of laundry thanks to hell week and the domino effect of hell that followed afterwards. And I noticed I have a lot of grey in my closet! I can't just stop buying grey things. It's my new black, I just like the neutrality of the colour.
And yeah, it's a grey day today.
I was browsing at Kino over the weekend looking for Outliers (SOLD OUT!!!) when I came across a book on writing and I lazily flipped through the pages. One thing, I really avoid reading books that tell you how to write well, how to improve your writing etc etc. Short of dummies' guide to writing although reading that would be fun I suppose than reading an all-too-serious book telling you you should write like this or that. An editor told me that the best way to improve your writing is to read other people's writings. And to practice until you achieve a style that you're comfortable with. And never to follow a book that guides you step by step on how to or not to write.
Going back to the book, I came across one of the advice. And that is, write like you're viewing the scene through a camera. Meaning don't view it from a single angle alone. View it from different angles. 3D. Like a camera was turning around the scene and capturing the peripheries.
I really found that interesting. I've been told I'm so detailed in my writing. I've noticed that too. I guess it's either I have an overactive imagination or I turn a scene round and round in my head to get the story I want. But yeah, I like reading stories that do not just tell you from one POV. I just hope that while telling my story, I do not get lost in the details. Though I really enjoy it when I can visualise the story and makes me feel like watching a movie.
We should have three-day weekends.
The first day to give us time to wrap things up for the week, you know, like time to do errands or meet up with friends or do some shopping/ grocery.
The second day to do chores like laundry, cleaning, whatever it is you need to do that you weren't able to do the first day of the weekend; and maybe go to the dentist for that appointment.
The third day just rest and sleep and practically do nothing.
Then voila, when work week comes around, you would have accomplished things you needed to do, and feel energized to meet your work headlong.
Yeah, I guess I think and live like a bum sometimes.
I got an email from a friend who's planning to vacation here soon. Is it safe to proceed with her plans to come to Bangkok given the political mess going on? It doesn't help I guess that Nicolas Cage has a movie called Bangkok Dangerous.
Unfortunately, a lot of people think it is not safe. Many tourists have canceled their trips and it's been obvious with the absence of the backpackers crowd at Khao San for instance. And today, I noticed in Siam Paragon that I could actually see the shops and appreciate them, unlike before when it's so crowded with tourists. I actually loved it. So if there's anything that I'm happy about, it's that there are no troublesome tourists in the city who look like an eyesore in their beach wear (uh hello, this is Bangkok, not Phuket or Krabi). Not the usual many anyway.
Ang gulo na ng mundo. Kelangan pa ba nating dumagdag?
The Straits Times ran this doomsday story on someone predicting the "worst storm in 50 years" that will hit Bangkok within the month. There was a major rainstorm this afternoon but I don't think that was what the story was predicting. I slept through the storm, the curtains drawn and I could just faintly hear the wind whistling through the door and the building. When I woke up it was over and this is what I saw when I looked outside.
They always say that there's a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. That's the office building, which by the way, the company has sold. I could only wish that after the storm that TN is going through, the rainbow this afternoon is a good foreboding.
I have enough things to think about at the office with the new syndication project; I have lost this weekend already because I had to work when I should be resting and recover the energy seeped from me by Jakarta. Not that I am complaining. New things always mean new opportunities and knowledge.
So as it is I have my hands full. Then what? People bring me back to high school. I thought I haven't grown up with the way I behave and think until now. But sometimes, some things (or people) make me realise that sa lagay na ito, ang mature ko na pala. I'm a pacifist yet I have my mean streak but I have learned to choose my own battles. But still, I couldn't help wondering why some people are the way they are.
I was like a zombie when I was in Jakarta. Until now, I still feel like I'm floating due to stress and lack of sleep. My mind was just elsewhere, easily distracted, always tired. But still, terima kasih (thank you) Jakarta for the great food, new friends, new memories and new experience. Sifting through my photos of the two-week trip, I couldn't find any that would stand out. So I chose this, taken after lunch at this local restaurant. It was a Saturday and we didn't have any concrete plans on how to spend the rest of the day and while we were deciding, I started taking photos of the orange ojeks, Indonesia's version of the Philippines tricycle and Thailand's tuktuk. Sashin Sensei might be happy to find out I haven't really forgotten some of the techniques he taught me.
