Fallen
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coming to terms with what life has to offer, however short it may be.
Finally!
so i finally bought a new laptop after almost fourish years of using Acer dearie. the reason being i thought Acer gave up on me already. i was wrong. oh well, he has served his purpose (well, not really. thesis is still in the making, hehe). he's now in the care of my younger sister whose laptop just broke down.
my new travel companion is a Lenovo Ideapad Z360, which i bought at the cheap laptop haven of the Philippines, Gilmore. i also, upgraded to Windows 7 after months of agonizing over it.
i wonder if i'll finally be able to finish the darned thesis, though. hmmmmm
where i've been lately
i've been amiss in my blogging duties lately. been working, and traveling (on the side, hehe). and i have pictures to prove that!
during one of our 'digs'. yes, i work in close proximity to heavy equipment, and i also wear one of those orange shirts with reflectorized stripes. plus a helmet. and safety glasses. oh, and steel-toe boots! safety first!
hmmm... so i work with unexploded ordnance a.k.a. UXO, in Laos. I learned yesterday from the National Geographic Channel that the US dropped a massive amount of bombs in this country. How massive, you ask? Oh, it's just about much much much greater than those they dropped at Europe, Japan, etc. during the World War II, combined. And our site is at the famous Ho Chi Minh Trail, so you can just imagine the number of bombs we're dealing with. enough about history, here are some of the babies recovered at the site, which we periodically bury for QC purposes during our surveys.
yes, i am living a dangerous life. =P oh well, it pays the bills plus a whole lot of other stuff, including vacations:
Malacca, Malaysia
Bangkok, Thailand
lazy saturday
i'm in the mood to update this blog today.
it's another lazy saturday. the skies are gray and it's relatively cool today. i opted not to go home to the province in hopes of having a good long rest today. i woke up to the sound of birds chirping (although i live in the city, there is a patch of land in front of my apartment cluttered with trees and shrubs which is home to several birds (and mosquitoes during rainy season). oh, and my next door neighbor breeds lovebirds).
i had a breakfast of toast with butter and strawberry jam, care of my dear housemates. lunch was left-over fish tinola on rice, some watermelon and a flavorful almond-vanilla ice cream for dessert (thanks to my housemate's friend), some orange juice, and finally, freshly steeped lemon tea (from thailand, care of jan).
maybe later i'll go out and watch a movie or do some shopping. and then start reading this operations manual for the equipment and software that i'll be using for my new job.
ah, life.
it's another lazy saturday. the skies are gray and it's relatively cool today. i opted not to go home to the province in hopes of having a good long rest today. i woke up to the sound of birds chirping (although i live in the city, there is a patch of land in front of my apartment cluttered with trees and shrubs which is home to several birds (and mosquitoes during rainy season). oh, and my next door neighbor breeds lovebirds).
i had a breakfast of toast with butter and strawberry jam, care of my dear housemates. lunch was left-over fish tinola on rice, some watermelon and a flavorful almond-vanilla ice cream for dessert (thanks to my housemate's friend), some orange juice, and finally, freshly steeped lemon tea (from thailand, care of jan).
maybe later i'll go out and watch a movie or do some shopping. and then start reading this operations manual for the equipment and software that i'll be using for my new job.
ah, life.
work = jet setter
it's been what? two months? since i last wrote an entry here. been busy lately. will be working abroad soon. for those who want me away, don't be too happy just yet, i'll still be in the country most of the time. i'll be out 24 days (work) and be back in the country for 18 days (vacation); go back abroad for 24 days (work), back to the Philippines for 18 (vacation) *repeat for a total of two years. talk about being a jet setter.
oh well, i need to make money for plans i've set up for the future.
oh well, i need to make money for plans i've set up for the future.
lightning
take a look at these photos taken from the presently erupting Ejafjallajokull (ay-yah-FYAH-lah-yer-kuhl) volcano in Iceland:
photographers have reported seeing these spectacular bolts of lightning which seem to have come from the volcano.
neat huh?
i wonder what the science behind this phenomenon is.
Photo credits: Jon Pall Vilhelmsson, Associated Press; Lucas Jackson, Reuters
SPAM is evil
and i am talking about the food, not junk mails
being too lazy to cook lunch, i decided to open up a can of juicylicous SPAM (which has been in my food storage for a while now), cut them into thin slices and then heat them up on the stove. i didn't use any oil to heat the slices up as the pan i used is non-stick. look how much oil accumulated inside the pan after all the slices has been heated (errr... fried)
that's about two tablespoons of fat and cholesterol. haha
still ate the stuff though... nothing beats the taste of pure evil. *hehe
being too lazy to cook lunch, i decided to open up a can of juicylicous SPAM (which has been in my food storage for a while now), cut them into thin slices and then heat them up on the stove. i didn't use any oil to heat the slices up as the pan i used is non-stick. look how much oil accumulated inside the pan after all the slices has been heated (errr... fried)
that's about two tablespoons of fat and cholesterol. haha
still ate the stuff though... nothing beats the taste of pure evil. *hehe
MMDA's Go Green Metro
i'm currently loving the new color of foot bridges here in the metro:
although i am a big fan of pink, the hue (hot pink, whoa!) that MMDA previously chose for the footbridges is really an eye sore.
repainting the bridges green is part of MMDA's new program, Go Green Metro, which is in line with the celebration of Earth Day this month. Apart from footbridges, all fences, urinals and flyover will be painted green as well.
plus, we can also look forward to more trees lining our streets:
weeping figs (Ficus benjamina) will be planted on center islands of major and secondary roads... i have a concern however on root system of this tree. according to wikipedia:
i wonder how the MMDA will handle the destructiveness of this tree's roots. i hope they have a plan/mitigating measure in mind.
anyways, i'm just so happy to see more green things here in the metro. for the Earth!
refreshing green =)
although i am a big fan of pink, the hue (hot pink, whoa!) that MMDA previously chose for the footbridges is really an eye sore.
repainting the bridges green is part of MMDA's new program, Go Green Metro, which is in line with the celebration of Earth Day this month. Apart from footbridges, all fences, urinals and flyover will be painted green as well.
plus, we can also look forward to more trees lining our streets:
weeping figs (Ficus benjamina) will be planted on center islands of major and secondary roads... i have a concern however on root system of this tree. according to wikipedia:
The United States Forest Service [1] in Fact Sheet ST-251 states "Roots grow rapidly invading gardens, growing under and lifting sidewalks, patios, and driveways."
i wonder how the MMDA will handle the destructiveness of this tree's roots. i hope they have a plan/mitigating measure in mind.
anyways, i'm just so happy to see more green things here in the metro. for the Earth!
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