Getting by with a little help from my friends...

In my so-called social life of playing badminton, I have gained several friends. It’s been almost 2 years since we got together for just merely playing. I never imagined that some of those people I’ve met playing badminton would become my friends. Before, we would meet up and hold weekly EBs to have the kicks out of playing...the adrenaline rush, losing few pounds, and releasing exasperation. After a while, we became so caught up with our busy lives and the weekly games waned. But the friendship is still there, at least for me I think it is.

Gilligan’s Bar, 11pm, October 28 ’05, in the company of my badminton friends: stories...stories...life would be so boring without it. The most interesting stories come from true-to-life experiences. Every once in a while, when I go out with friends to chill out & unwind, we always learn something new about each other through the stories we share. Some make us shed few tears, some make us laugh our hearts out, and some are too memorable that leave us with smiles on our faces, knowing that after sharing it with our trusted friends, we won't be judged. And by that, I know I’ll get by...thanks to you my friends!

better than i

last saturday, i came across a disney cartoon on the idiot box, Joseph the King of Dreams. although it's just a re-telling of an old story from the Bible, the story itself makes me ponder upon how i live my life...how to forgive those who have hurt me...how to deal with adversities in my life.

a song in the movie caught my attention, "better than i". i listened very carefully to its lyrics, it conveyed a meaningful message for me. i looked up for the song on the internet, got an MP3 copy, cant find the lyrics though. guess i will have to listen to it over & over again to get it. i will post it here soon...

after spending some ten minutes listening to the song and writing down the lyrics line by line, here it is. by the way, i think I'd like this to be included in the list of songs I want to be played during my internment. (morbid thoughts...harhar!)

BETTER THAN I

I thought I did what’s right
I thought I had the answers
I thought I chose the surest road
But that road brought me here

So I’ve put up a fight
I told you how to help me
Now just when I have given up
The truth is coming clear

You know better than I
You know the way
I’d let go the need to know why
For you know better than I

If this has been a test
I cannot see the reason
But maybe knowing I don’t know
This part of getting through

I tried to do what’s best
And faith has made it easy
To see the best thing I can do
Is put my trust in you

For You know better than I
You know the way
I’d let go the need to know why
For you know better than I

I saw one cloud and thought it was the sky
I saw a bird I thought that I could follow
But it was you who taught that bird to fly
If I let you reach me
Will you teach me?

For You know better than I
You know the way
I’d let go the need to know why
I’ll take what answers you supply
You know better than I

yet another day in my badminton life...

one of the highlights in my so-called social life is playing badminton. last sunday, we played on a dual meet with players from laguna. damn they were good! fortunately, our team won for our level (class C). i played for ladies doubles this time. i was not expecting to win, but hoping for it against all odss. hehe! ventilation was bad...really bad! we were like burning in hell! and playing on a rubber-painted cement court did not do any good for my knees either. felt like collapsing on the middle of the game, but my partner shie & i managed to finish it. we played 3 games (6 sets), won 3 sets. our team mates did well too. overall, just for our level that is, we scored better than our opponents using the vander format system. (merely by one point! haha!whew!)

bad_ass sisters!!! just fooling around (shie, teq & love)

dont judge me, im not a book! :D

Im starting to question myself about that job opening I mentioned on my blog last month. Do I really want it or I just wanted to get out of my current rut? I think it’s gonna be a difficult work in that department. not the work itself, but the people & their so-called "opinionated" (read: gossip-monger) minds. harhar! Some people don’t like me to be there, this i have to say, "the feeling is mutual!" they wanted somebody else. they dont even know me personally nor how i do my work. but they have judged me, that's alright i guess.

I wouldn’t want to insist my application for that position if somebody who needs that job badly really deserves it. Oh well, let see later.

on catching up & gay relationships

28 years...that's how old i am this year. since my birthday 2 weeks ago, i have been catching up with some friends. meet them over dinner, a movie or a cup of coffee. last wednesday, i met up with my high school best friend. i think it's been 2 years since we last met. we've talked about other friends, how they've been. seems like most of them have their own family now, with kids & all. some of them are separated already, some have taken a different path (having same-sex relationships). those stuffs made me realize i'm quite happy being single and enjoying life as it is. im not judging them, maybe they were (still are) happy with the way things turned out for them.

friday came, i met up with a college friend. we watched a (boring) movie. we just made the most of it by criticizing its storyline, the cinematography, the actors and how their make-up artists toyed with their faces (the actors looked like they were made up for a wake! harhar!). we were giggling as we watched the movie. i was also listening to a couple beside me who seems like they were having their first date. they were telling each other stories about themselves. i was tempted to tell them off and get a better place to have their conversations. maybe they were not there for the movie, they were there for making out! and what a location, they were seated in the aisle where everyone else could easily view what they were doing! geez! after some time, i got to tolerate the nuisance happening beside me and just concentrated on watching the movie. but not after i told my friend what was happening on the other side of my seat. hehe! after the movie, we had coffee, we boywatched over at the coffeeshop. but the boywatching turned out to be gay-watching! hahaha! there are so many of them, like a virus spreading so rampantly! some of them were dead-gorgeous, so manly but were holding hands with another guy. others were dressed like girls, and believe me, they are prettier than actual girls. no wonder male foreigners would drop their knees to have a date with them never realizing they are of the same sex. =)