today

I love you, Tommy Brown (Criminal Minds, Season 7)

It was once said that love is giving someone the ability to destroy you, but trusting them not to
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For every good reason there is to lie, there is a better reason to tell the truth
-Bo Bennett

deja vu

and its exactly like February 2011...unexplained feeling of shitiness for prolonged periods. Headaches, feeling of getting sick, cold hands, etc. My last compacted wisdom tooth is trying to come out and inevitably, it'll have to come out.
I leave next week for the Philippines so I can't have it taken out before hand. Damn.
As Kari constantly asks, why didn't I have them pulled out all out once, well, the dentist didn't say I needed to have them all out. Only if they bother me. And the last one is bothering me.
As soon as it's possible (arranging leave at the office, dentist availability, etc) I'll have my last wisdom too pulled out and I'm not looking forward to it. 

2013

2013 - it's going to be great!

J.R.R. Tolkien perhaps sums it up best,

"The greatest adventure is what lies ahead.
Today and tomorrow are yet to be said.
The chances, the changes are all yours to make.
The mold of your life is in your hands to break."

with a reminder from dr. Seuss:
those who mind don't matter, those who matter don't mind

uyo i evol

letter to my dad

Hi Dad,

Happy New Year.

How are you po?

I just wanted to tell you that I went to the embassy today to get my document and I didn't know anyone at the counter.

It was funny to be just a regular applicant, I had never been one before. 

And it was then that I realized, what you do, day in and day out to deal with all the crazy people who DEMAND that you treat them like they were goddesses really resonated with me. You know I don't hang out much with the local filipino crowd here so my interaction with them is limited.

This afternoon for a brief moment (kasi I didn't have to wait so long), I caught a glimpse of what you have to deal with and I was so proud to be your daughter. 

So I just wanted to let you know, that even if the migrant workers don't fully understand or appreciate what you do for them. 

I do.

Thanks for being great, dad.

Wishing you health and happiness for 2013.