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Friday, November 30, 2007

Curfew

As a result of the rally in Makati, a 12 midnight to 5:00 AM curfew was implemented this morning. My colleagues and I started worrying about our safety going home. I am just too peed off for words. It's unacceptable that this is happening and that our lives get so affected by it.

I had to cut my work day (or night) short and speed my way home for fear that I'd get apprehended for defying the curfew. Of course that was just my paranoia. I had every business being out at that hour due to my job, but I guess what scared me the most was the thought that checkpoints were inevitable on my way home. Though I know PNP checkpoints are assigned there for our own safety, oddly enough, it's when they are present that I feel even more threatened.

I'm glad I'm home safe. I hope this curfew thing doesn't become permanent. :(

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Thursday, November 22, 2007

Gone for the Weekend

This is somewhat of a late announcement, but watch out for my sister's TV debut on the Living Asia Channel's Gone for the Weekend show.

See the link to her website for the scheduled times.

www.noelledeguzman.com

I managed to tag along so you'll see me there, too.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Detachment

I read this interesting post online. It was from Lee Warren's blog and in this specific post, he wrote about men's tendency to detach themselves from drama. Having read through its entirety, I couldn't but think about how I seem to posses that male characteristic:

"...they [men] don't want to deal with complicated, painful internal conflicts."

A person close to me once said, "Marielle, you're being a guy again," when I was insensitive about her need to just vent and for someone to sympathize. I think I reacted with a, "Let's get something to eat and forget about your problem!"

I realize that that's often how I react to the dramas of life. Instead of letting myself drown in sadness or confusion, I try as best I can to shake it off, feign happiness and distract myself.

Then again, Lee Warren ends his post saying,

"I have a hard time believing that anybody likes to live in a world of continual disengagement."

He's absolutely right. At the end of the day, problems are still there which turn into ghosts I eventually have to face. I just kind of prolong my agony and increase my risk of heart failure when I get old (God forbid!). Sooner or later, I will have to learn to GO THROUGH life's trials and perhaps talk and talk and cry and cry and get annoyingly emotional about them like any normal woman.

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Thursday, November 01, 2007

Office with a view

I'm absolutely convinced that my office has the most beautiful view in Metro Manila. In the concrete jungle that is Ortigas, I can appreciate rainbows (as seen in the photo), sunsets and even interesting rainshowers from where I'm seated. Just recently, I watched a fireworks display originating from Metro Walk in celebration of the Octoberfest. And when the night is still, the city lights are just as breathtaking.

It is indeed an office with a view.

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