My Online World

There are two big forces at work, external and internal. We have very little control over external forces such as tornadoes, earthquakes, floods, disasters, illness and pain. What really matters is the internal force. How do I respond to those disasters? Over that I have complete control.

– Leo F. Buscalgia

Our plan of going to our parent’s place last Saturday didn’t push through and so the birthday celebration of my sister turned into a tragic experience. No thanks to the storm “Ondoy” as we
were too busy and in a hurry to save our appliances that were already floating into the flood water. DH shouted at us (we’re at the 2nd Flr.) that the water is rising too fast and it was already up to his waist. We were kinda late as our refrigirator were already floating at the kitchen. The sofa, which were already elevated into a high place floated still. My SIL’s bed were sinking already, their room were located at the ground floor. I even took a shot of the mess that “Ondoy” caused us. Look, seems like a scene from the famous movie “Titanic” eh. But despite the mess, we were all thankful that nobody among is harm, we were all safe. Thank God!

I remember during my college years when we are doing research on what business we would be doing for our feasibility studies then. We did a thorough research. and we have seen our classmates getting the same old subject that are mostly food and clothes lined businesses. We went to the mall to see what are things that are not yet being offered to the consumers, we arrived at the vending machines to be our subject. Our Professor was impressed because our idea was very fresh and unique. Since candy vending machines will be a sure hit to the children that in return will be the target market for it. And it didn’t fail as one of our classmates have taken the feasibility study into a full blown business when we graduated. She told us that the business is doing well and she is planning for an expansion soon. the vending machine business is a good business to start with especially for newbies as it it is only low maintenance, you can take full control of your time while doing the business.

It’s not really fall in until…

~ We only have dry and wet season here in our country.

What did you need to do in the waning days of summer for it to feel complete?

~ swimming

A person I know was wrong for me but about whom I frequently thought after a break-up was…

None

If you could only attend one major sporting event what would it be?

~ Olympics

Assuming that you write an anonymous or partially anonymous blog, by what non-physically identifying characteristics might you be identified in a bar?

~ I didn’t get this question.

Most blogs cover some sort of niche – personal, political, dating, culinary, etc. What topic, if any, would you like to address on your blog but doesn’t fit into your niche?

~ Politics.

If you could manipulate the time space continuum and give as many as three pieces of advice to a younger version of yourself, what advice would you give and to what age of you?

~ Teenage years. Be careful on decisions.

Who among your friends do you really wish had a blog because their stories, or perspective on something ought to be shared?

~ All of them because they all have interesting and enjoyable things to share.

If you were to take an e-cation (vacation from the trappings of our electronic world,) and assuming that employment obligations would allow it, how long of a break could you take? What would you miss the most, the least?

~ A day?! would definitively miss those blogs I frequently visit.

On September 11th of this year, I attended a couple of parties and was somewhat conflicted by the fact that this ignoble anniversary shall pass with it being just another day in the eyes of many (and in some ways my own eyes as well.) Thoughts?

~The world doesn’t stop evolving even if there are painful experiences that happens. Life goes on.

How high are your walls? Who was the last person to scale them? What tools should would-be climbers have on their belt?

~ This I don’t really know.

The sexiest thing a man or a woman can say to you (or has said to you) is:

~ that I am intelligent. whoa!!

is now letting its presence felt by everyone here in Metro Manila. Flood came inside our house again up to waist level. I just hope and pray that it will go away soon. I saw people swimming outside the street as there is no way out but to really go brave and the flood. My sister texted me that flood on their area is up to chest level now. Oh my, I just hope that Ondoy will go away now!