res ipsa loquitur

Sep
7th

Mon

When I see birches bend to the left and right, across the lines of straighter darker trees, I like to think some boy's been swinging them ...

So I was once myself a swinger of birches
And so I dream of going back to be
It’s when I’m weary of considerations
And life is too much like a pathless wood

—from BIRCHES by Robert Frost

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Jul
19th

Sun

the sad ritual of gathering
your things to yourself
and yourself
to fold neatly and pack into
cardboard boxes too small
to contain your belongings
your stories, your past
and you

— from Kristine Fonacier’s BOXES. Yes, we are moving again!

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Jun
12th

Fri

I have always loved my poor country and I am sure that I shall love her until my last moment. Perhaps some people will be unjust to me; well, my future, my life, my joys, everything I have sacrificed for love of her. Whatever my fate may be, I shall die blessing my country and wishing her the dawn of her redemption.

— Jose Rizal. HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY!

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Apr
30th

Thu

Virtue is its own punishment.

— Aneurin Bevan

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Apr
29th

Wed

I'm a bibliophibian—living partly in the world and partly in books.

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Apr
28th

Tue

Whoever ceases to be a student has never been a student.

— George Iles

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Cayi in Subic. My last visit was over 10 years ago! We went duty-free shopping that time, too :P

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Mar
25th

Wed

He makes it look so easy. (The guy walking with Obama is supposed to be the White House Photographer. At this moment that’s gotta be the best job in the world.) [Image via AP used by Jezebel.com]

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Mar
24th

Tue

Success is going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.

— Winston Churchill (allegedly—I just saw this quote from the tumblr homepage and have not verified its source ;) In any case, going by this logic is as good a way as any to console myself after finals.

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What I could be doing if I weren't wasting my time here

1. Getting a pedi
2. Watching Big Bang Theory
3. Shopping
4. Brunching
5. Getting a massage
6. Finishing Un Lun Dun
7. Earning a living
8. Dropping off shoes for resoling at Mr Quickie
9. Getting my new pants altered
10. Sleeping in

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Mar
11th

Wed

Any word you have to hunt for in a thesaurus is the wrong word. There are no exceptions to this rule.

— Stephen King

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Mar
8th

Sun

Thank you and farewell

Minsan ay hindi ko na alam ang nangyayari
Kahit na anong gawin, lahat ng bagay ay mayroong hangganan
Dahil ngayon tayo ay nilimot ng kahapon
Di na mapipilitang buhayin ang ating pinagsamahan
Ngunit kung sakaling mapadaan baka ikaw ay aking tawagan
Dahil minsan tayo ay naging tunay na magkaibigan

—Minsan (Circus, 1994)

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