A Thousand Thoughts (And Not The Time To Explain)

Siem Reap, Cambodia, Day 1 (April 5, 2009)

Posted by Daene on Sunday, July 12, 2009

My second post about our epic summer trip to Vietnam and Cambodia is up! Hope you can check it out at Filipina on Flip Flops.

Before This Gets Overplayed: Katy Perry - "Waking Up In Vegas"

Posted by Daene on Saturday, May 09, 2009

Back from the craziness of summer! I love driving to this song.

I'm working on my Cambodia-Vietnam blog post, will publish when ready. 'Till then! Read More......

Blogging From Vietnam

Posted by Daene on Friday, April 10, 2009

Waiting for Jen and Tiff to get ready so we can have breakfast and explore Hoi An in Vietnam (a place that has been a very pleasant surprise - but more on that next time). I don't have a lot of time so I'll make this short and sweet.

So the Cambodia-Vietnam trip is going pretty darn well, I must say! I really could get used to this traveling thing - since last Friday when we flew out from Manila to Ho Chi Minh City, we have so far stayed in four different hotels in four different cities, crossed over a border and back, had two flights and countless bus rides, eaten in easily a dozen restaurants, met up with two college friends, racked up so many kilometers by land, air, and a bit of water - and we're not even halfway through the entire trip! I've gotten so used to being constantly on the go, have gotten the hang of how to lug around my luggage quickly and efficiently over airports and bus stops and scanning machines at immigration. Our three-day sojourn into Siem Reap has been the longest we've stayed in any one place - after that, we have yet to stay in the same hotel in two consecutive nights. And I strangely like this feeling - does that make me weird? I don't know what that says about me, but I really could get used to this traveling thing. I enjoy the constant change in scenery, the come and go from one place to another. It's refreshing.

I'd love to post pictures but I'm using the hotel computer and I don't want to plug in my memory card for fear of getting it infected by a virus. Strange computers and memories on flimsy memory cards do not mix, so I'll wait until I get back to Manila to upload the pictures.

Jen is already here and we're going to have breakfast, so until my next post, wherever I may be by then!

Sometimes I Just Want To Get Inspired: Jason Mraz - Live High

Posted by Daene on Thursday, March 19, 2009

Just take it easy
And celebrate the malleable reality
See, nothing is ever as it seems
This life is but a dream

If Jason Mraz could be summed up in just one song, I think this would be it. Beautiful and inspiring lyrics, awesome vocals = a great song to listen to if you need a quick pick-me-up.

Jason Mraz - "Live High"

Sometimes I Just Want To Get Inspired: The Venn Diagram of Life.

Posted by Daene on Saturday, March 14, 2009

How often do you stray from the intersection?

Picture from Flickr.

I think there's merit in staying in the part of the "Things That Make Life More Worthwhile and Interesting" circle that doesn't overlap with the "Comfort Zone" every now and then. Bungee jumping in Macau by end August, anyone? :)

Geek for Geek on American Late Night

Posted by Daene on Thursday, March 12, 2009

I've always had a thing for Conan O'Brien and his brand of self-deprecating humor. He's a very attractive and funny kind of geek - the kind I like, hehe. Last week, "Late Night" said goodbye to Conan and welcomed another geek to host the show. Enter Jimmy Fallon of SNL fame - geeky in an awkward, endearing and funny kind of way. Tiff and I both love these guys (we're geek-lovers that way), and it really sucks that Late Night with Conan / Jimmy is only available on Jack TV in the Philippines, which Sky Cable doesn't have. Boo. I guess I have to resort to YouTube now. So for starters, here are Jimmy's and Conan's first ever opening intros for Late Night. Ah, geek love. :)

Talk Shop For Two Minutes.

Posted by Daene on Tuesday, March 10, 2009

I work for a company that made it to the top ten of Fortune Magazine's List of the World's Most Admired Companies. I think my company deserves it, and I feel very fortunate and immensely thankful to be working for a company that takes care of its people and lives by a strong credo. This reaffirms my belief that you don't have to become a sell-out to be in corporate. And that is the best realization of all.

These are the things I've thought about, silly boy, you're often thought about in waves.

Posted by Daene on Saturday, March 07, 2009

Summer is here, I can totally feel it.

At Bo's in Bonifacio High Street, taking advantage of the free WiFi, conferencing with Tiff and Jen and making plans for our Vietnam-Cambodia trip, which is LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY! I'm freaking excited. We're almost done with the planning and just need to book all our packages, transpo and accommodations. I was worried 15 days would be too long a trip, but as it turns out, it's not nearly long enough to explore two countries! To think we were even planning to visit Laos too! Alas, there will be other trips in the future.

I stepped out of the house this morning and almost immediately felt the scorching heat. It's so hot out today it's insane! I realize now that Edell's random invite to go to the beach yesterday would've been a really good idea, because today seems like a great day to be at the beach, but I promised myself I would not make plans this weekend on account of the million and one "extracurricular" things I have to do and all the rest I need. I guess I can save the beach trips for the coming weeks, when I finally get my car! Yay!

I had my iPod on shuffle this morning and this song came on. It was very timely too since this is one of my favorite summer songs. Sometimes I think my iPod is smart enough to a) know how I'm feeling and b) play songs that would match those feelings. I'm just weird like that.

I'm not fond of this music video though. Maybe after my trips this summer I'll make a video collage of the nice pictures I took and make my very own "Waves" video. That would be nice, for me anyway. But do watch the video so you can listen to the song and fall in love with it like I have!

Marjorie Fair - 'Waves'

In other news, my friend Edell's online store, Love Me Vintage, has been featured in the Philippine Daily Inquirer! You can check out the online article here or visit the store here. Congrats dude!