unblocked

when i say i am not currently reading, i mean not reading a book.
magazines do not count. nor does the Bible or devotionals, newspapers and catalogues.

if writers have writing blocks, i have a reading block for the longest time ---
i pick up a book, read through the words, try to make sense out of them, but the letters just seem to float and my mind drifts.

i love the the musty smell of old books as much as the crisp smell of new books in a bookstore. i frequent these places to indulge. then there's the feeling of the books' texture and the flipping of its pages. i continue to do this even during my not-really-reading times.

3 weeks ago, i started going to the library. like a writer who wants to overcome a blank page, i started to browse through "easy readings". graphic novels proved to be a nice way to start. after reading neil's mr. punch [which i liked very much], i read a couple more [taller tales and jodi's wonder woman] which didn't meet my expectations. yesterday, i ventured to the fiction section [ah, shelves lined with books] and went home with 3 books.

i am currently reading mick jackson's ten sorry tales. i am thankful i am not sorry.

still wishing for a dog

it's been over a month. sydney is getting warmer each day and i am starting to warm up to the city as well.

yesterday, i spent a lazy afternoon at bondi beach. [lem wasn't so lazy as he was taking pictures.] i, on the other hand, stretched on the mat, read some tourist booklet on sydney, listened to vienna, munched on seedless grapes, soaked in the sun, touched the sand and enjoyed the scent of the ocean foam made by waves crashing down to the shore bringing with them a herd of surfers.

suddenly i felt a chill in the wind as the sun started to set. we packed up, walked a bit north where the sun's rays were still visible, and saw the sun setting. not behind some grand mountain ranges like i am used to, but behind a group of buildings of another coastal suburb.

a sunset is still a sunset. i am thankful to see yet another day ended and hopeful for the day that's about to begin.

r-e-s-t

i am thankful for this time of rest.
i am getting at least 8 hours of sleep everyday.
last saturday was movie-marathon day.
finished 2 coloring pages.
read magazines.
yogurt and potato chips made everything more restful.

walkie talkie

i am a couch potato. [i think so because i do not have a regular sporting activity] however, i love to walk. i am thankful sydney is a good place to walk around a bit. [and a bit more!]

helps fight the cold too. temperature is dropping again tomorrow.

sunny day

spring is here, so are lots of possibilities.

the past week has been mostly surfing on the net for jobs, looking around the neighborhood, meeting friends from the philippines, eating out, and buying a new pair of boots!

hah! and i also was able to cook bistek tagalog (used lime juice instead of kalamansi) which looked liked what ma cooks and tasted quite okay too. happy!

i am thankful for hope.