Monday, December 31, 2007

A Stubborn Year

At some point in my life i have come to ask myself why people fall into the same pit over and over again. My, i wish i knew the answer. I wish i knew it so that i could share it with you. I wish i could vouch even for a well-worn cliche answer. But i could not. Only i could say something for my case. Let me tell you, mine is plain stubborness.

Ay nako, ayoko na mag-emote!! Bahala kayo jan!

Whew. Stubborn sheep though i am, my God's love and grace is yet most stubborn. And He's never giving up on me. Whew. Thank you God. A pleasant year ahead, striding, journeying with You.

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Admire, Then Move!

With my genius being an observer (thanks to the Five Faces of Genius), i happen to give meticulous attention to every minute detail possible. Except, of course, to microscopic ones. But, as the book said, if left unexamined, this gift - having a power to notice details, might turn out to be a hindrance in accomplishing work. Believe me, too much attention to details can be debilitating.

So i realized, this is not all there is to being an observer. The most valuable gift an observer has, way over noticing details, is its power to be in awe. See, now i understand. That is why i have been admiring things around easily, ever since day one. No wonder i had so many crushes back when i was stiil in school (digressing).

Cliche i supoose, but a genius does not end in admiration alone. You admire, then you move! You move so that, while walking and working hand-in-hand with the object of your admiration, you become part of its greatness and you thus far contribute to greatness, something more priceless. Amazing.

Monday, December 3, 2007

The Monk Way


i'm beginning to have a heart for certified geeks nowadays. Especially the selfish, emo, problematic ones like Adrian Monk. Who's with me? You know, Monk..? Yep, the world-renowned, fictional O.C. detective. But mind you, he's not at all problematic!

Oh, this is what you get after being sick a fortnight. You get to watch an entire season of your fave tv series. And what happens after? Your mouth is so much full of (in my case) Monk laughs that it becomes the main course on your dinner table. Not so kewl.. family begins to get annoyed. Because they'd rather have pinakbet and sliced watermelons on the table than a Monk story only i could understand.

What i like about the Monk tv series is that, though he (Monk) seems so weird and problematic, and amidst all his traumas and phobias, the story revolves around his anxieties vis-a-vis his responsibilities. This is where the external forces come in - his boss, his assistant, his shrink, for instance. Facing the weirdest struggles every single day, these people remind him of his specific duty - solving homicide cases that, thanks to his OC attention to details, he alone could solve. There. Trauma now becomes a gift. I like this.

And here's my fave episode: When Monk almost gave up. See, before, he used to be a cop. But due to his psychological problems, he got down to being a consultant, yet all his life he longed for reinstatement. But reinstatement never came. So one day he decided to move on and settled on serving as a butler for a royalty. Straight-obsessive-compulsive-A's for this one. Hah! Next thing he knew, he had a case to solve right under his nose. So duty called. His real duty. And solve the case he did. Then a happy ending, reinstatement came.