Happy New Year take 2 (slightly better than the crap i wrote last night)

"Give me time," says the traveller, "and I shall see the world with my own eyes."

"Give me time," cries the author, "and we shall make masterpieces that will be talked about for years on end."

"Give me time," begs the student, "and I shall learn and master my field of study."

"Give me time," pleads the ambitious, "and I shall acquire wealth! Position! Power!"

But ironically, time is the one thing we waste with reckless imprudence thinking we are rich with an unending supply; and then once out of it, we seek it and beg for it like a desperate beggar. Unfortunately for us, time is an efficient thief who comes quickly, leaves quickly, and once gone, never returns.  He is also a deceptive merchant to takes our words and actions, granting us no opportunity for redress, and leaving us with nothing but regret.

That is why we must make each moment count by milking it for all its worth so there is nothing to regret. That is the only way we can have an upper hand over time.

And so the traveller must go and see the world while he can.  The author must write, the student must learn, and the ambitious must acquire everything...while they still can.

I hope to do all that.

Hello, 2010!

The world for the taking kuno. But which path do I tread?

JOB	PRO	CON
Senate	Comfort zone...  Financial stability...	No personal growth...
Art gallery manager	Use management skills...  Cool events... Meet lots of people...	Not really my field...  Not really what I want to do in  the long run...
Budget airline regional manager    for merchandising	Adventure and something new...  Lower pay but free travel...  Use management skills too...	Very risky... Uncertain future...

The year that was (well, the last 11 months)

January

The year begins with celebration and fulfilment: a wedding, an outing, a new car.

February

The month of farewells and promises.

March

On the first week, they leave (a loved friend and a lover). And indefinitely they'll be gone: months, years? Who knows? 

On the last week, we leave (the girlfriend of the friend and I). But only for a definite time: a 3-day weekend in Baguio.

April

  We break up.

May

   My birthday.

June

Hop on a plane and fly to the UK. 

Get on a train and go cross country.

Explore, immerse, intoxicate.

July

       Reggie the red car crashed.

August

Fitness, college basketball, and the beach while it's raining.

September

Sofitel, Art, and the Great Flood.

October

Boracay.

November

    The Land of the Rising Sun.

December

At the threshold of a myriad opportunities and options

2009 IS ALMOST OVER. WOOOO!!!! CAN'T WAIT FOR 2010!!!