bitin
November 11, 2007I was expecting to already pick up the Pentax K100D kit I ordered from Camerahaus this weekend. However, they notified me that they don't have stock of the kit lens, and they don't know when they'll be having it again. That sucks. Nabitin tuloy ako. Now I'm seriously considering the Nikon D40, which is also a good camera, and can be had for around Php5,000 less than the K100D…
In other news:
The \m/ is back:
-Hyde
golden
November 9, 2007I saw the full-length trailer of The Golden Compass for just the first time a few nights ago and…
HOOOOOOOOOOLY SHIIIIIIT
i want!!!!
new line cinema has seemingly gotten it right again. after lord of the rings, they bring another trilogy to the big screen in sterling fashion.
can't wait for this film to come out. gotta finish the book! shet, nasa chapter 2 palang ako!
dem armoured polar bears look badass! and Ian McKellen as Iorek Byrnison (one of dem badass lookin polar bears) has WIN written all over it!
-Jekyll
hardcore
November 8, 2007Isn't it funny that I do my "reflections" on Grey's Anatomy episodes? LOL! Most people do their reflections on the holy gospel… scriptures… inspirational talks… I do mine on Grey's Anatomy episodes. Wow.
Anyway…
GA s04e06 - Kung Fu Fighting
(start) There’s this thing about being a surgeon. Maybe it’s pride or maybe it’s just about being tough. But a true surgeon never admits they need help unless absolutely necessary. Surgeons don’t need to ask for help because they’re tougher than that. Surgeons are cowboys. Rough around the edges. Hardcore. At least, that’s what they want you to think.(end) Deep down, everyone wants to believe they can be hardcore. But being hardcore isn't just about being tough - it's about acceptance. Sometimes you have to give yourself permission to not be hardcore for once. You don't have to be tough every minute of every day. It's okay to let down your guard. In fact, there are moments when it's the best thing you can possibly do - as long as you choose your moments wisely.
I don't like being hardcore and I don't like that aspect of people that they try too hard to seem as though they're hardcore.
Being vulnerable… being seemingly vulnerable… is so underrated.
I guess that's all I want to say about that.
- Hyde
when "good" isn’t "good enough"
you suck.
i feel sucky.
it's because you suck.
i'm not so sure about that, though.
well, i am.
what makes you so sure about it?
you should know. you're just denying it.
i'm not denying it. i'm just reasoning out, and there is a reason.
a reason or an excuse?
a reason.
so why do you feel sucky?
i don't know.
i'll tell you why: it's because you're guilty. you're guilty because you have no reason. all you have are excuses.
you seem to know everything, don't you?
well i am you and you are me.
if that's the case, then you should know why in this situation, i could as easily be the victim as the culprit.
"victim" and "culprit" are too strong terms to use.
you know what i mean.
okay, yes, i get it.
in most contexts, sure, I'd be the culprit. but it's never the norm when it comes to these kinds of things. your problem is that you always think in terms of the norm.
"the norm".
okay, i use the term loosely. what i'm trying to say is that you think too much in terms of stereotypes… you react in the context of what most people would subscribe to… when the reality of the situation is that you can't possibly see where i'm coming from. i am you and you are me, but we're still as different as can be.
touche. point taken. nice rhyme.
thanks.
ANYWAY… but that doesn't mean that you're right and i'm wrong. the mere fact that you feel bad means that there is still some part of you that knows you're wrong.
or maybe just some part of me that knows i could have done better when i should have done better.
yes, that could be the case. sometimes, satisfactory is just not enough.
like… you could always have passing marks in school but your grades will never be enough for you to be a dean's lister.
exactly. and in this case, i think you should have been the valedictorian, but you just settled for passing marks. may kasabihan "pag gusto, madaming paraan… pag ayaw, madaming dahilan"
no, i don't agree. minsan kahit gusto mo, hindi mo maiwasan na mapigilan ng mga hadlang. it's idealistic to think na "pag gusto, madaming paraan"; but in reality, there area a lot of factors in life that are beyond one's control.
so were there such factors in this situation? so uncontrollable that you couldn't have done better?
i could have done better, but I did good enough.
you think so, huh? I don’t. and that nagging feeling inside you also doesn’t. oh well. charge it to experience. what else is there to do?
- Jekyll & Hyde
