Here’s the mother of all surveys hahaha.
Someone posted her blogs in one of the forums I frequent, and apparently one of them is dedicated to these 5-item questions.
I figured I’d try answering all entries from the first page in one fell swoop!
On DLSU and Ateneo
Couldn’t believe it myself, but this time, I’d have to agree with Jem.
I think it would be good for all us DLSU fans to read her entry. There indeed is no place for ego in sports, and my hats off to the Blue Eagles for taking it like champs. One of the few traits I admire about the school.
Anyways, as I said, I wholeheartedly agree with what she said. No use in me even trying to wriggle out of that one hehehe.
The lame excuse I had hoped to be true, was that it was part of La Salle’s mental game. After all, there’s no team easier to beat than a team that’s pissed off – and therefore unfocused. JC had mentioned how Ateneo, being a team good enough to beat FEU, et all, would lose all games to La Salle this season. Indeed it seems to be a spell the Archers have mastered to cast on them. And I’d very much would’ve hoped that La Salle’s bravado was part of that spell.
Good weekend
Just came from mass today, after like how many years of not going to church. I mean I do go to mass when we have to sing for it hehehe. I guess I was compelled to thank the Lord somehow for everything that has been happening to me.
- DLSU gets to go to the championships
- The Tim Henson, “author” of my favorite comedy podcast Distorted View Daily, left me a message on one of my posts
- Nono hooked me up on a quick racket which gives me some shopping money 😉
- I’m practically stress free
- Good things have been developing nicely on the personal life
- Was able to talk to a person who empathizes with my situation
I was telling Leslie that I was always fearful that bad karma would come my way for all the bad stuff I did (intentionally or not) in the past years of my life, and believe me, there have been quite a lot. And that painful jolt would beat me into shape.
But surprisingly, the opposite has happened – but with the same effect. Life has been so kind [recently] that I can’t help but appreciate His providence and feel compelled to become a better person… to try to be worthy of it.
Of course, this may just be a high. Like when you go to a retreat, so hindi ako magsasalita ng tapos, but right now, this very moment, it’s crystal clear what I want to do… I just hope it stays that way for my sake, and the sake of everyone else around me.
For all its worth
I wrote this blog draft before, but never got to post it. This was during the time when everything started going right for me.
I remember using this idea to comfort someone in the BP forums before.
One person’s happiness is another person’s loss. So whenever we suffer, just try to think that somehow, in the cosmic balance, God has made good use of your “sacrifice credits” to uplift someone else.
On that note… whoever is feeling down right now… I am forever grateful for your sacrifice.
It would’ve been a nice brief, cryptic, meaningful post then… in fact, for all intents and purposes, it still is.
I just felt compelled to mention it now because unfortunately, the person who’s “down” right now seems to be directly affected by these same events. I look and see the irony, futility, and [the probable] insensitivity in sharing this “idea of comfort.” And that gives me a heavy heart 🙁
NPR’s Science Friday
I’ve subscribed to this podcast recently. It’s really good! Kinda like Skepticality, but more in depth on a single particular topic set for that session.
And the range of topics being discussed is pretty broad. From discussing Einstein’s relativity paper (which had tons of trivia on it), to truth in Vitamins, to Religion vs. Evolution vs. Intelligent Design.
One of my favorite topics so far was the Physics of Superheroes, which is actually an introductory to physics book created to put a positive spin on an otherwise boring subject.