Whoah Boy!

Hello world. Haha. Forgot to update for almost a week now as I tried to be a fan of my own blog and I noticed that it wasn't appealing at all. It's like watching a movie you've seen 3 times on the same day. Anyway, how is it going Mr. Blogger?

Grandma left for Texas last January 28 to aid my aunt (Mom's sister) who is due to give birth on April(?) to their second child. She pretty much has some troubles handling their family now since my Uncle is still recovering from his past operation plus my 5 year old cousin (turning 6 on hearts day) is really a pain.. errr ok, a little troublesome in the ass. That leaves my grandfather and my other aunt in charge of the other house (which is just 1 house away from here) in our custody for 6 months. Everything should be fine here, except for the extra troubles now and then for my aunt. She's kinda "special". But basically, we're good. We're good.

I haven't played ball for a week. Oh no, this is bad. Bad indeed. But it's not because I was lazy or something, but the schedule has been a bit off track for that activity. I've been job hunting (oh yeah you read that right my friend) and finally, something to try out later. I was trying my best to skip call centers but oh well, 10 am this morning I will be @ Makati for an interview. Thanks to my friend Ella for the recommendation and we'll all be going there later. It's part time anyway so I am still spared somewhat from the call center era. Wish me luck for later then.

Oh yeah, Kung Hei Fat Choi! Happy Chinese New Year!

That shakes off some rust and dust. Ciaoz for now.


- Rob

A Little Bit Outdated

Oh gee. I've left behind a few days behind of my usual stuff due to some mix up in my schedule. Was supposed to have my teeth pulled last Sunday only to end up sleeping the whole afternoon off and completely missing any chances of getting it done. We cancelled our supposed gathering that night for my epic tooth event and I blew it up. Oh well.. Another jampacked weekend on this one and chances of me getting it done is 50/50 once more. I've also missed playing ball for the last 3 days (4th later due to some commitments) and I hope I don't feel sore again once I go back on the court. I also kinda quit dancing and with the way these random pains seem to pop out of anywhere, I doubt I can go back to that also in a rush.

Fragile?

Pretty much everywhere all the time before. Not now though.

Last night, had a gathering with my beloved former factionmates from GE and it was a blast as usual. Food, drinks and tons of dissing as usual. Sadly, we're not fans of picture taking so yeah, welcome to another fun filled edition of my wall-of-text blog entry. But hey, still my blog so I run the show :p . Anyway, it was the usual pack last night (sans Maki again) and we were thinking of holding a regular get together to play texas hold em or hang out somewhere beside people's houses. That would be awfully cool! That also brings some hope into my usually hopeless social life where I just bum in front of the pc and chat people (minus the real emotions and actions whereas, I found myself stuttering talking in real life at times and it sucks) and that basically, is not pretty much called socializing. I need a job soon I guess. I'm still hoping for some calls from the companies I tried (and turned down before because of some circumstances) and I do hope this time I get it right. I am pretty much decided what to do now this year to give direction to my life.

Work this year and study on the next one. At least I can really pay for my fees now.


Back to a bit of slacking!

-Rob

Stoning

Argh I haven't played ball for the past 2 days for some certain reasons and it's making me feel like I'm going back to bum mania. Mom and the helper had to go visit the market to restock some goods before the weekend so I can't play ball (the place where I play is like a 20 minute walk away from home and it isn't safe to bring anything with me while playing because I can't watch over it) unless I wait till they get back (which is also a bad idea because they take 2-3 hours at the market). Now because of this stuff, it's been hard to cope up with my past routine. Gah.

On a sidenote, I am so lazy to erase the whole freaking thing I typed above and here I am, back from playing ball. Lol. My stamina is slowly getting back, no more traces of any body part aching and the consistency is back in my shot. I'm already starting to think that I should record my daily performance now. I haven't actually seen a video of myself shooting hoops. Like.. How's my form, the stroke, how my body moves or slants when I try a shot or run after the ball. I really should ask someone to do this for me one day.. One day..

But one thing I like about this new approach in trying to lose weight is that I haven't drank any soda for the past 16 days. Yes you saw it right. 16 DARN DAYS. Can you imagine? I'm like the guy who can toss a 1.5 liter soda bottle to oblivion on 1 sitting and now, I can't even be bothered to try drinking a glass. Good discipline also getting in the picture.

Well that's it for this morning. Going out around lunch to pay mom's credit card bills and maybe try to hang out at the mall. New aim: Hit 100 straight free throws (I've hit 6 straight on 4 different occasions today after failing to hit 5 straight even once on the first 3 days).

Just like this guy who is on queue to break Micheal Williams NBA record for consecutive free throws made and the guy before him who was considered a legend.


Rick Barry (GSW) and Jose Calderon (Toronto Raptors)

Reality Sinking In

Ah.

I'm finally able to pinch back some missing pieces in my life for the past years (dancing, playing basketball, watching TV *yes haven't seen enough TV action for the past years while playing Granado Espada*) but still, something.. No no, someone.. Is missing.

Awkward.....

Am I not capable? Not really. I guess it's because I've been stuck at home the whole time after my last R/S and there is no way I am so gonna get some social action till I go back to school or I find work. I mean.. It's kinda random for me to rant about this out of nowhere but it just sank in all of a sudden.

... And I'm left in a daze.

and these guys are also leaving 1 by 1...

Oh gee. Emo moments. Hate this crap.

Back on Track!

Hello there! Finally got my body parts functioning like the usual again so I think I'm good to go back dancing and playing ball later this morning. Everything else is pretty much better than it used to be before since now I am getting more than 10 hours of sleep a day (YES 10 hours OMG) for the previous 2 days that I was so shagged from pushing myself to doing activities I haven't done for years. From now on, I need to make sure I keep my body in shape for the strenuous stuff I'll be going through from now on.

Been getting some good feedback off my return to blogging (some criticisms said it's nothing but a plain WALL OF TEXT) and as much as I want to work on it, I don't wanna overblog this time. Write what I feel, post it and pretty much read it over again is fine. Wang bang thank you mam hoho! All the years of not writing really rusts up everything so I guess it's fine. Better to write something than nothing but like what people say, why settle for second best when you can get the top spot? Let's see what we can do about that..... Sticking for this manner of writing here for the moment though.

OK! Tomorrow back to playing ball. Dancing sessions now. Haha. Till next time!

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Grats to my sister for passing her entrance exam @ UST. Thinking of transferring there as well but not till I find a steady means of getting moolah to pay for my tuition. Hmm... Any job vacancies guys? :P

- Rob

Outworked.

God it's been a while since I last played ball. Include that with the frequent dancing and what do you get?

SUPER BODYACHE!

I'm aching everywhere after dancing an hour and playing ball at the plaze 30 mins back and fro from home. I can't feel my left and right arms. Overworked it I guess. Can you blame a guy who hasn't shot hoops (besides those in arcades) for years?

Well I'll go do a Heroes season 3 marathon at the meantime. No dancing and hoops for tomorrow I guess or I'll end up breaking my bones and tearing my muscles. Bleah.

Till then~

- Rob

Alive.

God it feels good to be alive.

Again.

It's been a while since I've done something sensible in my life. Yes, despite the limelight of my recent activities and all the hype in how I've survived the past year or so, It's just been one hell of a ride these past 3-4 years of my life. You heard it right. It's been quite a while that I was out of this world. From messing up my grades to completely ditching up my course, from being a mediocre gamer and becoming an impact one, from being a quiet guy who'd rather hide in his room rather than socialize to the social animal I am now, I must say that yes.

It's been one hell of a ride.

I've seen so much more than a normal guy should have seen in his age, or his era. It's just been nothing but magnificence and yet, full of flaws at the same time. I've achieved a lot of things on my own just as much as I messed up what I shouldn't in the first place. Do I call it quits on everything? I don't think so. There's so much more to what I have and all I have to do is dig deep and find the missing part that will complete my life, ME, again.

So what's up with all this sudden new look at life? Is it the new year? Is it the pressure I am in right now facing these odds life has to offer? I don't think so. I guess it is this urge to embark into this journey.

Journey of life.

I really feel good. Life hasn't been this interesting, this appealing to me before I've seen and heard stuff from other people. Yes, people inspired me. People I never thought they would. One would be this guy, UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir. Ironic how his field deals with how life should be lived but to think of what he's been through and how he has changed his life for the better, It's simply amazing. At the prime of his career, he has to give up his championship belt due to a motor accident. No one thought he could fight again but after years of training and rehab, he has proved everyone wrong. I loved the way he has delivered his speech after his career changing win over Antonio Noguerra last December when he addressed everyone with these words:

"I faced such demons after my [2004 motorcycle] wreck. To come back and fight the best
heavyweight to ever fight in the UFC, to come back and get a win over him, after what
I've gone through … everybody right now look at your life, people always say you can't
do s---; I'm proof you can do things. I didn't even think I could beat Noguiera, C'mon,
if I was a betting man, I wasn't on Mir's side tonight," he said. "I came through this
'cause of the love of my children, my family, my wife. Everybody, you know who I love,
thank you."

Inspiring indeed.

Life sure is pretty if we appreciate it the way it's due.

Till next time~


- Rob