running 'round my mind

There is only one question that has been pestering me this week, and I can't seem to find an answer to it...

Why do guys only talk, or in my case txt me, when they are drunk???

It baffles my mind.

An Avenue Q Song

FRoM Avenue Q

There's a fine, fine line
between a lover and a friend
There's a fine, fine line
between reality and pretend
And you never know 'til you reach the top
if it was worth the uphill climb
There's a fine, fine line between love
And a waste of time

There's a fine, fine line
between a fairy tale and a lie
And there's a fine, fine line
between "You're wonderful" and "Goodbye"
I guess if someone doesn't love you back
it isn't such a crime
But there's a fine, fine line
between love and a waste of your time

And I don't have the time to waste on you anymore
I don't think that you even know what you're looking for
For my own sanity, I've got to close the door
And walk away... Oh...
There's a fine, fine line
between together and not

And there's a fine, fine line
between what you wanted and what you got
You gotta go after the things you want
while you're still in your prime...

There's a fine, fine line between love
And a waste of time

Isaw, Beers and Conversations

Friends will always, always lift your spirit when you're down. I'm lucky to have such friends who'll cheer me up no matter what. I'm happy I have friends who'll not force me to drink beer(only highly encourage), feed me as much isaw as I can and offer me a trip to any place I want as part of our drunken conversations.

Cheers!

Looking Back, Part 2

London, England

What’s a trip to the UK if you don’t visit London, right? Right! So when we were there, E and I set a weekend to visit this beautiful city. This was also the best time to see our friends and for me to deliver B’s contact lens and gifts from the family. See, killing two birds with one stone! But before I could deliver the stuff I’m carrying, we sort of got lost first because apparently, there are two platform 9s in the Paddington station from the Tube. It’s just good that B knows her way around and was able to find us (same goes with E’s friend).

Pictures(cc): Statue of Queen Bordecis along the River Thames; the top of Big Ben (look how similar it is with the clock found in the entrance of Trinity College; a direction marker (what is this really called?) near the Big Ben; statue in front of Buckingham Palace.

Hmm… I’ve read somewhere that when a statue has horse with its two front legs up, that means the rider was victorious and if one leg is down, it means that the rider either injured or had fallen in the battle.



This is inside the London Aquarium. I was glad E insisted of going here because I wouldn’t have bothered to before. Now, I can say that I saw Bruce and Nemo up close with other interesting creatures (look at the green creature in the next picture). I just could not remember its name but for sure, it’s something from the eel family.

By the way, I would like to thank E for sharing these pictures since my analog camera was not working in very dim conditions.

Of course, the Museum of Natural Museum wasn’t to be missed, especially since B’s school is just nearby. The museum was wonderful -which reminds me, I should visit our own National Museum soon-, with bays going to pre-historic creatures such as dinosaurs with its skeleton reconstructions, dioramas, and discussion of mass extinction that removed them from the face of the Earth, There was also a wing dedicated only to minerals and ores. I was really amazed to see some minerals whose crystals are bigger than the half a fist size samples we have at our own laboratory classes. Too bad, I just couldn’t touch them. Ore samples that I only see in books came alive for me that day. Imagine, cubic gold nuggets, dendritic silver and gold deposits, copper, and even asteroids, in one big room! Now that I’ve written this, I remember that there are fossils and mineral samples lying along the hallways of the Earth Sciences in Cambridge.



Another experience E and I wouldn’t miss was a West End musical so on another night, we went to London to watch Phantom of the Opera at Her Majesty’s Theatre. When we arrived at West End, we almost did not make it to the show because we got lost. There were a lot of theatres showing different plays and musicals. Since we were so desperate and running so late (we didn’t have tickets yet), I took up my courage and asked the first person I saw, who looked like a Londoner, where the theater was, only to be told, ‘Sorry, I don’t know. I’m actually from New York.’ What the heck! Nagtanong nga, sa maling tao pa talaga! The next people we asked were of no help either. As we kept on walking (thank God, it was in the right direction this time), the map copied began making sense and in the end, we finally found the theater with time to spare for a couple of pictures. I’d actually like to talk about the play but this is getting too long and might bore you already. Suffice it to say that the production was beautiful (there was even a cute guy playing in the orchestra hehehe). If you want to see pictures inside the theater, sorry, we don’t have any because it’s not allowed. But you can ask yung mga makukulit na Intsik na kasama naming nanood. Sinisita na sila, wala pa ring pakialam!Trigger happy sa camera Hehehe

On our way home to Cambridge after this weekend trip, we walked along the River Thames first to say 'good night and hope to see you again, London'. Below is the view of the Tower Bridge along the riverbank, Tower of London side. Again, thank you for the picture, E.

These I Want to Do Around the World

-- See the rugged hills of the Highlands in Scotland
-- See the inside of the soccer stadium near Kings Cross in England
-- Do some market thing in Camden in London
-- See the Giant's Causeway in Ireland
-- See the Moulin Rouge thing and Eiffel Tower in Paris
-- Feel the mystery of Stonehenge
-- Visit the soccer fields in Germany
-- See Naples and the ruins of Vesuvius; Sit in the Coliseum in Rome
-- See and experience Old San Juan in Puerto Rico; eat their lechon
-- Join the dances in Brazil
-- Speak Spanish in Mexico and eat tacos, nachos, tamales
-- Go under the Glowworm cave in New Zealand
-- Sit in the Shire and pretend I'm a Hobbit in New Zealand
-- Ride the boat to the floating market in Thailand
-- Have my picture taken in the famous Sentosa in Singapore
-- Have my picture taken in the Petronas Twin Towers
-- Ride the British Airway's London Eye
-- Ride the train from London to Scotland; Bus trip from London to Edinburgh
-- See castles (any castles)
-- Ride the train from Malaysia to Thailand
-- See the Parthenon in Greece and eat kebabs
-- Jump with kangaroos in Australia (does eating a kangaroo barbecue count?)
-- Pose with the reclining Buddha in Thailand
-- See Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Station

-- plenty still... please wait for updates...

How Could I Forget?

How could I forget to put these down in my list of things to see and experience before I die?!

1. Lava fountains in Hawaii.
2. East African Rift.
3. Grand Canyon in the US.

well! I can't think of anything more right now. I wonder why... will write down the next few things after work...

hmmm....

4. See the blue waters and blue skies in the Carribean.

Ha! See, I really did forget some things...

5. See an eruption and lava flows of Mt. Etna and Stromboli in Italy.

Things I Want to Experience While I'm Still Young

and living in the Philippines...


1. White water raft in Cagayan de Oro.
2. Overcome my fear of depths. Scuba dive in Palawan and Bohol.
3. Bungee-jump (not possible anymore so moved in the other blog write-up).
4. Walk the canopy forest in Cagayan.
5. See the buried cemetery in Camiguin.
6. Experience Sagada.
7. Visit the caves in Sagada and Callao.
8. Go through the Nido Underground River in Palawan.
9. Go through the Glowworm Cave in Waikato (again, not in the Philippines).
10. Compare 8 and 9.
11. Fly in a helicopter.
12. Visit Batanes.
13. Painting picture of clouds in Palawan or Panglao.
14. Visit Davao and see the Philippine Monkey eating Eagle.
15. Surf in Siargao.
16. Cross the San Juanico Bridge.
17. Cross Luzon to Visayas through Bicol and Samar.
18. Visit Mayon and see it's eruption.
19. Go inside Taal's crater.
20. Spend an overnight time inside Pinatubo's crater.
21. Sunbathe in Pagudpod.
22. Pretend I'm Panday in Paoay.
23. See the fireflies in Bicol.
24. Swim with whales in Donsol.
25. Eat the best halo-halo in Tiwi.
26. Ride the Pasig River Ferry.
27. Complete one whole ride of the LRT1.
28. Be familiar with Manila places (Carriedo, Quiapo, Divisoria, etc)
29. Trek Mt. Pulag, Sagada and see the terraces of Benguet.
30. Pray at the famous Chinese Temple in Cebu.
31. Eat Cebu's famouse lechon.
31. Road trip from Zamboanga-Dapitan-Pagadian.
32. See the tarsier in Bohol.
33. Experience the beaches of Panglao, Pagudpud, Bantayan, Davao, Anilao, Boracay, Honda Bay.

Things I Want To Do Before I Die

The list is in no particular order and I know it will become longer as I get on with life. =D


1. Live in another country for a week, month, year.
2. Finish my MSc Thesis.
3. Learn to drive. Drive in the left lane.
4. Learn to cook.
5. Meet a long-time chat mate.
6. Have a real long-time boyfriend.
7. Marry the best guy for me. =p
8. Travel and enjoy the world.
9. Own my own place.
10. Have a vegetable, flower farm or mango farm.
11. Re-learn how to play the piano.
12. Ice skate.
13. Bungee-jump.
14. Hop on a hot-air balloon and fly.
15. Own a car.
16. Travel with my bestfriend... domestic, abroad.
17. Be part of an OIL discovery.
18. Write a highly-cited international journal paper.
19. Lose my abdominal fats *grin*
20. Watch aircraft exhibitions.
21. Be fluent in Spanish.
22. Fill my refrigerator door with magnets.
23. Have a child or two =p
24. See my child(ren) play soccer and cheering him/her/them on.
25. See my child(ren) grow up happily.
26. Learn how to dance hiphop and Latin.