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Looking forward to a real weekend
"We haven't had a weekend in two weeks," Armand comments on our way to dinner. He's right. We haven't had any day to just relax and hang out because of projects that have come in at the same time. Right now, Armand is downstairs finishing an AVP, and I have sequestered the PC in our bedroom to touchbase with my online world.
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Head Above Water, No Looking Back
Progress is my word for this year. I read about it somewhere months ago, to aim for progress and not perfection. It is a truism, I find, that makes sense.
It is a message that came at a right time, this year, when things are spinning so fast. There is danger of things falling apart when you move this fast, of getting dizzy when that you can't see ( Read more... ) -
The end of the day. The beginning of the week.
It is actually the next day. I slept past midnight. I fell asleep as I was pretending to sleep, while putting the little boy to bed.
I stare at the computer screen, knowing exactly what I need to do. Deadline is today, I think to myself. My mind draws a blank. It gives an empty answer, like something got stuck in the passageway and is trying ( Read more... ) -
Saving for Later
"Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving in words evidence of the fact' -George Eliot
In the past weeks, I have been reading more, talking more, meeting more. Such full days should mean that I am writing more. But I am not. Not yet. Except for work (assigned article, business correspondence, proposals, etc.), not much ( Read more... ) -
Empty pages
I haven't been writing. In my blogs, that is. I've been too busy. Thinking. Working. Finding work. Trying out Plans B, C, D... until Plan A finally takes off. I'm on best behavior now trying to be very, very patient ( Read more... ) -
Amazing Connie
Ever since Cookie shared this precious video with me, we've been playing it constantly. Not only does this six-year old have the sweetest voice, but I have found out that my seventeen-month old son seems to be developing a little crush. The moment she starts the first notes of the song, I see a big smile emerging on Matthew's face. Every. Single ( Read more... ) -
Everyday and here
Everyday, I feel time rush past me as I run after many details of life’s mundane realities. Weeks begin and end close to each other, too swiftly that I tend to turn the pages on my calendar belatedly. I barely feel the rush of time, though; its stealthy passage is oblivious to all the things I feel I need to urgently accomplish.
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Chinese nuances
While researching on the subject of life in China, for a writing project I have (due in a few hours!), I can across a list claiming to be The Comprehensive "You Know You've Been in China Too Long" List. Item #52 says:
A PhD in Nuclear Physics fluent in 7 languages irons your socks for a pittance but she is from the Philippines so it's all right.
It' ( Read more... )