HOT YOGA

Everything is falling into places. Not random, but proper places.

The second week (of the first month of the new decade) ended on a high note. Barring any last-minute fickles, I may cap January at 138%. Great start to a promising year.

It wasn't all charts and dollar signs though. I tried something new this week.

A friend invited me to a free 2-week program in a newly-opened yoga studio near the office. First, I was hesitant. Not really into those things. Might get bored. I would rather be eating metals than doing some stretching and balancing acts. But guess, I am just too positive about this year that I am willing to try new things and venture into unchartered territories.

I arrived at the studio 3o minutes ahead of schedule. Curse to be an early bird! Got to engage in some shallow chit-chats. But it was difficult not to be smitten by their coolness. Good sign! Nirvana seemed to be within reach. People were just too light and chill.

They were cool but the room wasn't. It was heated to 40 degrees and I was sweating like a pig, panting like a lost puppy. This for 90 minutes?

But as we progressed into different ways of breathing (okay, puffing and wheezing!) and balancing (er, shaking?), I got deeper into stillness and tranquility. Heavily huffing. Legs and arms vigorously trembling. I could feel I was releasing some negative energy. Bad vibes gone. I was serenity. All in harmony.

I wasn't in trance. I was letting go of stress and throwing away anxiety. I have never breathed that deep and stretched that much. And I wasn't a perfect sight. Wobbly awkward and all.

Nevertheless, it was a great experience. Taking in so much oxygen was invigorating. Breath is spirit. The act of breathing is living.

Whoever said that was damn right!

READY TO RUMBLE AND GROWL

I heaved a sigh of relief as I bade goodbye to a lackluster 2009. A year of a few hits and a lot of misses - missteps, mistakes, misdeeds. Dang! The year wasn't probably dull. I was.

I am not going to do a year-ender to a bland past. It will only leave a bad taste. A better way to embrace a new decade is to completely let go of old baggage. Face the future with much confidence, hope and passion.

Loud and clear. I will be passionate in 2010.

Having that oomph and extra pizzazz. Spice in a meal. Zing in a bite. Tingle in a touch.

All ye tigers! A roaring 2010!

NUMBING

Beyond words.

Beyond emotions.

All we seek is action.

Swift justice.

DISCOVERING THE SHORES

Finally, the much-needed and well-deserved break . . .

It's not yet party season in Boracay. The plan was to just strap ourselves to the beach chair and let time pass by, blithely unnoticed.

A quiet witness to the famed sunset.

With my trusty ice cold beer.

In my pitstop.

PWIT NO. 1

It's as basic as the three Rs.

Now, the four Rs?

Reading . . . wRiting . . . 'Rithmetic . . . and . . .

Red Horse !

*PWIT - Pinoy Wit

NOVEMBER RAIN

In my own intermittent, unpredictable way, I'm back!

Blogging has been sidelined by the rigors of my job and of course, my advanced state of ennui. Oppressive boredom or general lack of interest, according to Mr. Wiki.

While the market is poised to dive, I am frozen in my room by the cold November rain. Tribute to the Guns', not! But literally recoiled in my bed, having colds (and cough!) listening to the gentle spattering of November rain.

Despite the frosty welcome to a brand new month, I have a lot of things to be excited about:

1. Hitting the b*tch, er , beach next week.

Yes, I need a breather. (hoping the typhoons will take the cue from me too)

2. Friends coming over to SG

Yes, I need additional souls to roam around my flat. It has taken so much of a breather already.

3. Goals on track till year-end

Not personal. Purely business. It's been quite long since I tasted that B or C.

4. Total healing from a back injury

I badly need the endorphin fix and can't wait to eat metals again. And this time, I'll be gentle and cautious.

5. Christmas

Bonding time with family and reconnecting with old friends. Those-are-silver-these-are-gold kind of thing.

So there.

25 RANDOM THINGS (A REPOST)

Initially posted on FB. Transplanted to a newly-revitalized blog. =)
So there!

1. joined amateur singing contest at 4. lost. got ice drop for a prize. (mama wanted a crooner son)

2. went to grade 1 at 5 (since i was a failure in #1, mama then wanted a scholar son) but took grade 3 twice.

3. rumored to have fallen from the monkey bars in grade 3 (probably the reason of the "BUT" in #2). can't remember but accepted the rumor as fact.

4. became out-of-school-youth due to #3. so i smoked my first yosi at 9. B.I.? ang tambay nga silingan sa Ampayon.

5. first disappointment: ralph got accepted to volleyball team in grade 6. i got rejected. i taught ralph how to play. classic case of student outsmarting (or outplaying) the teacher. ;-)

6. nobody knows this: i was a stalker at 12. she was 2 years my senior. volleyball player. her brother is my batch. ;-)

7. never got elected as President/Mayor/Governor. always VICE. next: P.R.O.

8. tardiness is next to godliness: HS: missed the first-period classes; COLLEGE: i was a nerd so N.A.; BPI: office at 9 AM; CITI MNL: office at 9:30, CITI SING: office at 10. i just love Singapore!

9. nick evolution: ingking-id-ed-eds-etch-etchiks-edz-eggshells-edge-edsul-sul-eggshulls-sarge

10. hate sunrise, love sunset

11. owl/evening person/insomniac (in other words: i hate morning persons with their chirpy good mornings)

12. addiction: alcohol (faves: tequila shots, vodka lemon drops, SMB, Hoegaarden, asahi, red horse para tipid hubog dayon and my ultimate basagan long island I.T.)

13. this year, cutting down on # 12 due to advancing age. status so far: SUCCESS!

14. hated music until i stumbled into trance/house/club/techno. yes, they're music

15. i work hard, i party harder. (can be related to #14. go figure)

16. dislike sharings during prayer meetings. they all seem to have the biggest problems. i get pressured coz i don't. sometimes i just make them up so i have something to share. 

17. restored the FAITH. had my epiphany in 2008 in ironically, non-Catholic Singapore. God works in mysterious ways.

18. always the optimist. not a quitter. in short, stubborn.

19. loves flying & fascinated with airplanes & airports. i now collect airplane models. 

20. travel trivia: was denied boarding & left by my plane several times (domestic & international) reason? refer to # 8.

21. i love blogging but i hardly post in my DEACTIVATING THE AUTOPILOT blog coz i can't rant about my job there. so i have a secret blog. gained several hits, anonymous cyber-friends & loyal followers. embrace technology! 

22. i splurge on travel. next stop: Australia in May (will skydive)

23. a chronic ningas cogon: enrolled in a photography class but didn't even attend a single class; took Masters of Stat in UP but went AWOL after 2 sems; recently read 4 books but stopped halfway . . . 

24. comfort food: Mama's macaroni salad

 

25. doing this is quite fun. so MORE!