Knock, Knock

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It is now past midnight and I have decided that I should go back to blogging.

True to form, I’ve unabashedly abandoned this site for almost a year (last post: April 24, 2011). I’ve traded the simple pleasures of writing for meager information on Marketing, Finance, Operations Management, and what not, hoping it will land me a square inch of space in the corporate world.

All the same, I am not completely disappointed with the turn of events. As my father repeatedly points out, I can’t live off fictional characters and fairy tale endings forever. I’ve contemplated leeching from his bank account for longer than is necessary, but I somehow feel that won’t suit me.

So, here’s to the barter of souls in the mindless institutions. Pray I hold out longer

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My mood as of late.

Visitation Nights

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Visita Iglesia has always been my favorite Lenten practice. Seeing as I had to be stuck in Metro Manila for Holy Week, I thought that my brothers would be too lazy to bother going. Fortunately for me, Royce and Nang Steph were decidedly game for it.

Manong had this brilliant idea to walk to the seven churches. Apparently, the bustling streets of Manila were easy to maneuver if you knew what you were doing.

We didn’t.

Armed with nothing but a camera, one phone and one wallet (all of which were assigned to our male ”armed” escort), we set off to what could probably be one of the most spontaneous (and dangerous) feats I’ve ever gotten myself into.

Spotted on our jeepney ride. There's definitely something to be said about Pinoy humor!

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Where Were We?

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I like to start my notes to you as if we’re already in the middle of a conversation.

Those were Meg Ryan’s words as she wrote an email to her mysterious cyberfriend (Tom Hanks) in the rom-com, You’ve Got Mail. As ever, I’ve become quite taken with this idea (and many an idea from a dozen other movies). So, that’s precisely how this first post will begin — as if we’re already in the middle of a conversation.

Exhausted from attempting to clean my brothers’ condo and lounging about like a hobo, I decided that now would be the perfect time to resurrect this blog — or to be more accurate “reincarnate“.

My five-day vacation from summer school has been awfully uplifting despite the fact that I couldn’t come home to Iloilo City for Holy Week. My family is avidly religious (or at least my mother is) and it’s disheartening to know that the metro’s version of pamalandong or religious observance (something to that effect) isn’t exactly reminiscent of home. All the same, I’m thankful for the break from academics and the subsequent summer heat following me around the campus.

I was reading through this post earlier and realized how different Holy Week will be (is) this year. There’s so much I’ll be missing (I’ve missed) and while I’ve never been prone to getting homesick, I’ve always been attached to traditions. However, I’m keeping my spirits up. The fact that I’m foregoing a few practices may be a sign from the heavens for me to make new ones.

A very happy Lenten season to everyone!