several blog moments

Mood: Sappy
Listening to: Classic Comfort Album (love it, classic/chill) - i stole it from my unc's closet

ayt, aside from this being a momentous moment as it is my 100th blog post, hell, this weekend has been crazy-fun-bewildering-sappy.

yesterday i met up with Martin around 11am to pick up my survey form that he collected for me for my thesis. woohoo.. salamat talaga sa kanya. he knows how grateful i am. i was supposed to treat him to "coffee and cream". but alas, due to time constraints and a meeting i needed to attend at 1, we didnt have time for coffee. {note to self: starbucks coupon only valid for the month of january}. before he took brought me to the SR, we first took their car to Ford Otis to have something fixed.

I arrived at the SRT a few minutes past one pm. Nice, there was only 2 of us there. Brigette, a newly initiated sis has been there since 12.30. poor dear. so i invited her for lunch at ministop along remedios ave, where we had a hotdog sandwich.

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Jemma's Shoe incident

i was exchanging messages w/ ms. zafra as to her whereabouts. as i was commencing my meal.. enjoying every morsel as i have missed both breakfast and lunch (w/ an exception of a coffee-flavored ice cream), she texts me the most hilarious distress call- (sori sis, love you) . she says:

"sis, distress, nasira ang sandals ko, andito ako sa 711
P.Gil!"

i challenge anyone reading this message not to laugh and think of a logical solution for this predicament. i'm so sorry for jem, but then i couldn't help but laugh and totally space out. i asked her what i could do and she told me to deliver her shoes (kept at the gown closet of the SRT) to where she's currently situated. so quickly i swallowed my sandwich :'( and rushed to the aid of a sister in the most incredible distress.. on the way back to the SRT, we bump into Trina at talaga bang kelangang astig mag lakad?! hehe and then rescue poor jem.

after a few minutes and a jeepney ride, we find her alone next to a tindera of kendi and yosi at the corner of taft and p.gil. according to her, that was the exact location where her sandals broke.. and she never moved an inch.. bwahaha.. :D napaka-cute po nya.

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The lighter side of Life

~Idiots Welcome!~

On the side, we were entertained by Ren ren, everybody's sweetheart.. hehe.. mga hirit na walang kamatayan. ang favorite ko... "alam nyo ba ang Power of Two?-- ung kinanta ng IN-DIE-GO girls"

at ang: station of Pa-chu-trisim, represented by the color In-die-go.

At kamusta naman ang "goose assembly" ni Trina? ang mga kabataang machismis at pangalan namen sa dib-dib, ulong kalbo at pundya ng pantalon ni ren ren. anjan din syempre ang falling star kong sinalo ng braso ni jemma, ang backless ni hershel at ang malapintor na "blouse" ni ren ren.

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Where great minds meet

**WARNING:**

Only intellectuals allowed beyond this point...

or be bored to death..

Have you read The Da Vinci Code & Angel's and Demons? over and over author Dan Brown has mentioned the organization of Freemasonry. He's mentioned that this is an organization which include some of the greatest minds in history and even contemporary politics, science, literature, arts and in almost every aspect society.

Months ago, i bump into Raul Canon of Primera Luz Filipinas Lodge #69, at a function of Ambrosio Flores Chapter, Order of DeMolay where we assisted with the registration. I learned that he's also a graduate of UP Diliman with a bachelor's degree in English and is currently enrolled in San Beda College of Law. As i watched him from a distance, little did i imagine-much more anticipate what was about to happen next. He sits next to me and initiates the most awe-striking, jaw-dropping casual conversation- if you can even consider it a casual conversation. God he spoke perfect english w/c somehow required me to answer in the same tongue.. hmph.. thank god i pulled it thru. i forgot exactly what our topic was, but he left me with a dry throat, a pounding heart and a quizzical brain. i apologize for the term, but i have to say it felt orgasmic-- intellectually of course.. he did say he enjoys an "intellectually arousing" conversation.

Now like a Deja Vu, with a cranial capacity depleted from the previous week and drained from IM'ing CarloYosi til 3am saturday morning, i was again blessed (or cursed) by the goddess of wisdom with yet another intellectually stimulating exchange of thoughts. This time, it is Khris Albano of Dalisay Lodge. As usual, i noticed him previously for his stance, mainly physical, Hersh and Trina have been talking to him and we were just there, spying nearby. Then he sits next to jem and me, and like a dream come true talks to us. Beginning the conversation with normal introductions, name, place of origin, affiliations, etc. then he begins asking us what our dreams were. To get rich, we answered confidently, don't we all?

He then challenges us on what our plans are to get to that dream. I tell him what my plans are, work, probably start a business at events management, probably teach, probably pursue higher education- spared him the details about marrying an old, rich guy though.. hehe.

He asks whether i believe i could get rich with that. i was of course clueless. i insisted that i wanted to pursue a life in business that in employment. and although unsure which particular industry, i say events management because at this point that is the only business i'm familiar with (aside from my dad's w/c was never appealing to me).

He then asks us to define Assets & Liabilities. as best as we could, we try to give our best recollection of our accounting terms. He says taking after Kiyosaki's Rich Dad, Poor Dad. He defines assets as anything that puts money into one's pocket, and liabilities are anything that takes money away from your pocket. **fast forward

He asks us to define wealth and by how we measure it. He shares that it is Time. Wealth therefore is measured by how much time one can survive after she/he stops working. and then makes us ponder about what sort of "asset" will indeed make us wealthy. and gives us this matrix.

employment is self-explanatory. self employment is owning a business and working for it-like being a doctor, as opposed to business where you own a business and money comes in w/o you working for it, for example: a doctor owning a clinic and have other doctors earn money for him. the fourth is investment, such as real estate, a house or apartment, where one generates income from rent, to then pay for the expenses (such as ammortization, taxes) that these investments may incur. bottom line, you don't need money to make money. **fast forward..

i could elaborate more on how much he's inspired me to better my life, but my neurons are betraying me as i write.. i've been on this post for literally 2 hours now. (YM'ing, eating, cosmo-ing, et al on the side).. i'll be giving meself a rest for mental breakdown i'm about to face for the coming week.

If you are a guy, hot as fire and have the ability to ignite my flair for an intellectual discussion such as the aformentioned subjects above, don't hesitate to message me.. i love you already!

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As for today, i've been subscribing to one of my favorite pastime, tearfest! marts lent me a full-blown tearfest dvd, containing 6 heavy tear-inducing flicks like The Notebook, a walk to remember, if only.. love em. i watched "if only" earlier, hence the sappy mood. i can't wait to fall in love.. hehe.. but only after i've found my steady ground as a self-supporting, young, urban professional.. nice!