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Blog Entryfry-day...Apr 27, '07 1:58 AM
for everyone


 

http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2417

this morning, i had moussaka, sausages and mango juice at home. wasn't able to taste the carrot raisin muffins and garden salad + honey mango mustard dressing from our kitchen since the driver was in a hurry. for lunch, the worst carbonara I've ever tasted in my entire life -- in fact, i'd like to review that restaurant but i think i'd rather not waste precious calories on mindless negativity.

i wish there were faster machines here at school.

or maybe, it's really just an overly lethargic day so everything else in Rockwell wilts under the summer heat. which reminds me of how Global Warming is getting everyone jumping onto the bandwagon. has anyone else seen An Inconvenient Truth? yes, it's that Al Gore documentary that snagged an Academy Award for scaring people shitless about climate change. Not that such fears are unfounded, but I think it's the kind of movie that's perfect for, say, required film reviews for science classes, but not for exhibition in local cinemas.

don't get me wrong, I'm passionate about the environment and I'm all for making this world a better place to live in. I liked the scientific treatment of the movie, in terms of presenting graphs and measurements, time lapse videos and temperature scales. Still, there's something unsettling about the way Al Gore kept making such self-conscious references to his failed presidential bid and how he was the sole politician in the US who tried to push climate change into the agenda. in Filipino, it comes off as, "nagbubuhat ng sariling banko," instead of acknowledging that it's a collective effort of various faceless, nameless sectors from the laboratories and the tundras, funding agency offices and film studios. of course, there were occasional well-timed tearjerkers -- just when it's teetering on the brink of being dragging, out comes a melodramatic vignette from Al Gore's personal life.

anyway, i think this should've been posted in the Reviews section but I want to encourage anyone who has a heart for drowning polar bears, submerged tropical islets, killer tsunamis, parched rice paddies, and endangered species to watch this documentary and watch it well.

Al Gore's sentimental pacuteness aside, it's still something worth spending ~2hours in, not for serious movie theatre hand-holding (it's a free movie, anyway, airconditioned pa), but for the chance to learn about the stark realities of our dying planet. or at least, why your summer sunburn's totally unsexy.


Blog Entryfrantic fridayDec 22, '06 5:09 AM
for everyone
1. must shower and head off to CubaoX for an art opening (Furball later?)
2. must bake 500 more cookies/cupcakes
3. must print 60 more pictures
4. must lay-out 3 more tarpaulins
5. must plow through my law school backlog *shudders*
6. must pack for Vigan/Baguio trip
7. must clean my room
8. must meet my godchildren, all 11 of them
9. must pray for spiritual breakthroughs in my family
10. must try not to think too much... it's been a year, after all.

Blog Entry"Vida, mahal ka ng Diyos!"Dec 10, '06 1:23 PM
for everyone
...iyan ang sabi ng housemate kong si Tom Temprosa, sapagkat tuwing nagkakasakit ako ngayong semestre, laging walang pasok! last time, si Reming at ang Immaculate Conception ang may sala kaya nasa unit lang ako, nakahiga, nilalagnat, naliliyo, dumuduwal, lumulura, dumudugo, habang ang mundo'y nababadtrip dahil sayang ang bihis para sa araw na iyon.

nagkakataon din na kahit hindi ako nakapagbasa, maraming tumutulong, bumubulong na mga katabi kaya nakakalusot ako sa recitation na walang nabubuklat, libro man o kaso. nagkakataong kahit iyak na ako ng iyak sa kotse ni Ron Enriquez, ewan ko ba kung bakit pumapasa pa rin ako. merong mga palpak din na recit, merong mga bagsak na quiz, pero kahit papaano, hindi ko maipaliwanag kung bakit maganda naman ang kinalabasan ng unang semestre ko sa pag-aaral ng abugasya. sasabihin na naman ni Tom, "Vida, mahal ka ng Diyos!" habang hihirit si Ron, "bakit, iba ba ang Diyos mo sa diyos namin at ganito ang nangyari?! ikaw nga yung iyakin pauwi sa Katipunan tapos ok pala grades mo!"

sinasabi nga ni Rommel Romato, extracurricular activity ko daw ang law school kaya hanggang ngayon, punta pa rin ako ng punta sa mga tugtugan, dalo ng dalo sa mga art opening, nood ng nood ng mga pelikula, kahit na may pasok kinabukasan, kahit na tiyak, ako naman ang mapagtritripan ng propesor. ewan ko ba. parang gusto ko pa rin patunayan sa sarili ko na may buhay din naman ako sa labas ng law school. gusto kong lumanghap ng sariwang hangin sa labas ng Rockwell, uminom ng serbesa sa labas ng Powerplant/Makati Ave/Jupiter, makipagtalakayan hinggil sa mga bagay sa labas ng Room 301. tuwing 5-minute break, tatanungin ako ni Rommel, "saan ka na naman pumunta kagabi?" sabay hirit tungkol sa pag-aaral.

ngunit sa bawat pagsasalo-salo tuwing hapunan, kapiling ang mga matatalik na kaibigang taga-ALS 1E 2010, bumabalik ang aking determinasyon na manatili sa pag-aaral, magsumikap kahit tinatamad talaga akong magbasa at magmemorya, makilahok sa mga aktibidad sa gusali ng Ateneo kahit gusto ko nang humiga't managinip, magsulat ng magsulat ng magsulat. bumabalik ang bawat araw na kung kailan gusto ko nang sumuko, may marahang alaala na magpapaliwanag, "kung hindi ka magtatapos, paano na lang sila, yung mga walang pambayad, yung mga hindi pinakikinggan, yung mga palagiang biktima ng karahasan?"

binati ko si Rep. Teddy CasiƱo nung Miyerkules sa isang symposium ng Ateneo Human Rights Centre + Teehankee Centre at agad niyang binanggit na dapat maging boluntir ako ng Karapatan sa susunod na taon. sa mga panahon ng kagipitan, masisikmura ko bang manahimik at basta na lamang talikuran ang aking mga datihang prinsipyo? sa Arrest the Killings bar tour / Dong Abay video launch sa Freedom Bar noong biyernes, nailahad sa akin kung paano pinatay ng mga militar ang kaibigan kong si Nika at ginamit ang kanyang bangkay bilang pain sa mga paparating na QRT ng Karapatan. Parang biglang pinunit ang puso ko (siyempre, nakadagdag pa na 2 kanta lang ang itinanghal ni Cynthia Alexander, diba?). Hindi ako makapaniwala na talagang, "saglit lamang ang ating buhay/tilamsik sa dakilang apoy," katulad ng kinanta ni Joey Ayala sa Awit ng Mortal.

kapag naiisip ko ito, tila kinukumpirma na, oo, tama nga sila, mahal nga ako ng Diyos. kahit gaano man kahirap na iwanan ang aking mga nakaraang pangarap, nakikita ko ngayon na mas mahalaga ang aking tungkulin ngayon, di hamak na mas marami akong matutulungan. siguro, sa bawat kalbaryong tatahakin ngayon ay mayroong mas dakilang plano ang Diyos para sa aking kinabukasan.

Blog Entryuseless blog entryDec 5, '06 3:49 PM
for everyone

8 more hours until the deadline for the legal writing exercise.

10 more hours until the human rights symposium sponsored by the ateneo human rights centre.

13 more hours until coup d'etats are discussed in criminal law 2.

please, God, patulugin mo naman ako.


Blog Entrythe god of inane thingsNov 26, '06 10:13 PM
for everyone
today, my little prayers involve all things of consequence and just plain rubbish.

1. not get called today for Obligations and Contracts. as usual, I haven't lifted a finger the whole weekend and my stack of cases have become as good as fodder for termites.
2. not get into traffic on my way to Rockwell. the driver's off to my mum's office and I've to take public transpo while lugging 40 lbs worth of fresh laundry and groceries (pantry-raiders, unite!)
3. not get lost on my way to Tiendesitas tonight for the Ship for South East Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP) party. we have two girls staying in our home -- Archna, a People's Association Leader from Singapore, and Malathi, a Community Leader from Malaysia. both are of Indian descent but migrated to their present home countries. last night, we went shopping with them while discussing Bollywood, etc.
4. not spend too much on pizza and pasta this week. last week, my allowance was frittered away via Pazzo (Powerplant Mall), Amici di Don Bosco (Pasong Tamo/Chino Roces) and Pizzeria _______ (Jupiter St.).
5. not stress too much about how my Sunday morning visit to UP Diliman could determine the outcome of the next 5 years of my adult life.

in other words, my hope and my prayer is just to be still and know that He is God.

Blog Entryhectic day, sleepless nightNov 21, '06 10:41 AM
for everyone
10 am - Magallanes
11 am - PDI, Mascardo St.
12 nn - Amici di Don Bosco, Pasong Tamo
1 pm - Makati Cinema Square
2-5 pm - Rockwell/Prep for School/Tea w/ Monchito
6 pm - Theology and Catholic Social Teachings
7 pm - Legal Techniques Logic
9 pm - Kas' Pakistani Canteen, UP Diliman
10 pm - UP International Centre
11 pm - Marikina
12 mn - Rockwell
1am onwards - Prep for DA's Wedding Program/
Crim-Consti-Legal Writing

? - Robin Perlas

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