on my way to work today, mom and i had breakfast at our fave resto in the heart of ortigas.

like any ordinary day, the call center people were on their break, scattered, smoking. it was then that i realized how little things, stuff that require no common sense at all could actually be set aside by said people. Little things like "no smoking here; no littering."

i am saddened at the fact that really easy rules are go unnoticed now. people clamor for change. people keep on demanding for a better life. how do they think will change happen if they are apathetic towards the little stuff in life?        

if there is one thing i learned yesterday, it's that no one person has the right to judge another. especially when you know little about that person you want to criticize or judge. sometimes, you tend to use baseless factors to judge a a person's totality. and it is just not fair. so the next time you feel like saying the person is crap because s/he always cusses, think twice before doing so...unless you want other people to judge you as meaningless as well.

tsk tsk.

i really should stop cramming. anyhoo, i need your help people. my concept paper is due in two days and i really haven't made up my mind yet about my topic. until the other day, i was so sure i was gonna be writing on the urban renewal of escolta. AND THEN.....

now i'm confused. do drop me your thoughts regarding my list of chosen topics:

1. urban renewal of escolta, manila

2. urban renewal of baguio city

3. historical restoration of a place in bataan as a tourism strategy

hopefully, i am able to decide before the end of the day so i can officially start writing my concept paper. wish me luck :s

Hi my name is ***. and i am a habitual crammer.

my presentation and paper's due date is just around the corner and i have not yet done a single thing about it. instead, i either procrastinate at work, daydream during idle time and go on about wasting the day away and getting nothing really done at all. 

plus, i have yet to submit my concept paper for my thesis by end of the month. my bestfriend and i have agreed to submit our concept paper's on or before the 28th. it will be a miracle if i am able to deliver at all. 

i'm having such a great time dilly-dallying right now. i wish this can go on forever. then again, i don't want to get my degree when i'm too old and wrinkly.   

i've got a couple of months to make the new project work. otherwise, i'm a dead duck.

i am currently running on an extra dose of happy thoughts. and i thank the chocolate fountain yesterday for that.

i discovered that dessert at this certain hotel is wonderful for those who are either stressed, depressed, craving, or just out of it for the past few weeks. they had an array of goodies that are absolutely, scrumptuously yummy!!!

i had a hard time picking the dessert i wanted! there were cakes of different flavors and sizes, fruits galore, ice cream in all colors and flavors (and the goodie toppings!), crepes, and the oh so perfect chocolate fountain!

yep, dessert is love. dessert is something to go for when you are feeling stressed for more than a week already. grabbing a quick chocolate break will give you that extra happy thought to go the extra mile.

how's the new year treating you guys so far? good, i hope.

i spent new year the same old way i usually do. a heart-to-heart talk with my mom over a bottle of red wine and some cheese. yeah, it seems like a weird tradition. but we've been doing that since forever. and i actually treasure each new year talk we have.

this year, we talked about career changes and love. the last one is messy i know. besides, she never really talked to me about the icky-love stuff. she just let's me decide on my own, experience the heartaches and the triumphs so i would learn from each of them. but this year, i was surprised that she actually sat down to talk to me about it.

if everything goes right on schedule, i will be changing careers. *crosses fingers* hopefully, everything does go well. i would love to start doing what i am currently studying for.

wake up. it's 2006 already.

yeah yeah. i know its been a long time. and i actually thought of closing this blod down since i couldn't find the time to update it. to be honest, i don't even know what to talk about right now. 

how has it been lately? well, everything seems to be going okay. i think. times are harder on my side of the planet due to all the political hulabaloo going on. add to that, i miss my friends. my college and high school friends. being with them gives me jars of happy thoughts. and i know i need tons of happy thoughts right now.

*sighs* the new year is just around the corner. a new beginning again. another batch of resolutions that i'm sure is bound to be unfulfilled by most people. i wonder what the coming year has in store for all of us....

drink up and be merry y'all! welcome 2006 with a glass of your best merlot and a positive outlook in life.

who knows? 2006 just might be your year.