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ignorance is bliss... enjoy it while it lasts

 

Wednesday, November 30

11/30/2005 -

Et maintenant vous êtes les miens. Repos avec votre rêve dans mon rêve. L'amour et la douleur et le travail devraient tout dormir, maintenant. La nuit met en marche ses roues invisibles, et vous êtes pur près de moi comme ambre de sommeil. Personne d'autre, amour, dormiront dans mes rêves. Vous irez, nous irez ensemble, au-dessus des eaux du temps. Personne d'autre voyageront par les ombres avec moi, seulement vous, arbre, jamais le soleil, jamais lune. Vos mains ont déjà ouvert leurs poings sensibles et ont laissé leurs signes dérivants mous chuter loin; vos yeux se sont fermés comme deux ailes grises, et je me déplace après, suivant l'eau se pliante que vous portez, celle m'emporte. La nuit, le monde, la rotation de vent hors de leur destin. Sans vous, je suis votre rêve, seulement ce, et c'est tous.

并且现在矿。休息与你的梦想在我的梦想。 爱和痛苦和工作应该所有睡眠, 现在。夜启动它的无形轮子, 并且 你是纯净在我旁边作为睡觉琥珀。没别人, 爱, 将睡觉在我的梦想 。你去, 我们一起去, 在时间水。没别人将游遍阴影与我, 只你, 常青树, 曾经太阳, 曾经月亮。你的手张开他们的精美拳头和已经 让他们软的漂移的标志下降; 你的眼睛关闭象二个灰色翼, 并且我 搬走以后, 跟随你运载的折叠的水, 那运载我。夜, 这个世界, 风 旋转在他们的命运之外。没有你, 我是你的梦想, 只有那, 和那是 所有

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Thursday, August 25

8/25/2005 -

Mood: Terrified/Sad/Worried

Something came up and it’s made me worried about her… it’s also made me think about a lot of things…

Will give you a better blog tomorrow…

My quote for the day: “Cherish every moment you have with the people you love…”

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8/25/2005 -

Mood: Bloated/Uncertain/Hopeful

Surprisingly enough I was able to accomplish (Almost) everything I had to do today. I got my CCF from the SMIT; unfortunately I wasn’t able to get my EAF. Plus I was able to help my friends pass their final exam. I felt a little bit bad about what I did, because it was wrong to help them cheat… I know they did a lot for me this whole year, god knows they’ll do the same thing for me. I just can’t help feeling just a little bit guilty about what I did. It made me wonder how far I’d go for a friend. The other week, a friend of mine got into trouble with the law; he was caught with packs of cocaine… his parents and him asked me to testify that he was of good moral standing and stuff… they picked me because of my church activities and background. I told them that I didn’t want to do it, because I knew that he really was selling drugs. This friend of mine has been my friend since grade school… we aren’t really close or anything but a small part of me wanted to help him out somehow… I hope that what I did was right…

I had a nice day today, aside form the hot cubicle… Penny made me realize how significant the cubicle is in my life. The society has been the catalyst for change in my life. The society has helped me become a better person, and somehow the foundation of my growth and maturity. Above all, the society is the reason why I’m such a happy and free spirited person. It helped make my life a lot happier… it pains me to think that in about 4 months I’ll have to start saying goodbye to the cubicle and the people that make it worth while to hang out there. I’ll miss people like Luis, who makes me realize that I should just enjoy life; Raphie, who puts logic and sarcasm in almost every aspect of my actions; Wilbert, who makes me strive for self-improvement; Charles, who makes me realize that sometimes you just have to stand back and relax; Joel, the sole reason why I will NEVER EVER become gay; Carlo, the only one in the society I can best relate to; Lea, who just brightens up my day with her smile and greetings; Mark, who always makes me feel that I should be the nicest guy I can be; Lee, the sunlight in my life who makes me realize why I like girly-girls; and Luigi, my ‘brother’ through thick and thin and the anchor to my leftist ideologies and tendencies. I’ll miss these people and everyone else. Debating is a way of life which requires flexible, logical, and open minded intellectuals. The men and women that make up the society is the epiphany of the art of debating. I have never spent time with such a lovely bunch of talented individuals. It was a pleasure and a joy to spend my ups and downs with them. I guess all that’s left to do is prepare to casually bow out of the picture and give back to the society in my own way.

Changing the topic now… I ATE A LOT OF ICE CREAM TODAY! To top it al of I had to finish a bag of shing-a-ling without a glass of water… I feel so bloated right now. I have finals tomorrow… business taxation, I know that I don’t really need to study for this test but I am… it’s a nice feeling that one way or the other I’ll do my best even if I didn’t have to. I promised myself to be more committed to my goals (Read my previous blog for details).

My quote for the day: “Be thankful for what you have, for what you lost, and for what you might have… it’ll be your light through the darkness.”

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Wednesday, August 24

8/24/2005 -

Mood: Committed/Ecstatic/HAPPY

Today was another GREAT day! First off, I was able to get my thesis “officially” signed. Now all that’s left is to have it edited and hard bounded. I was also able to report in me seminar on service class, FINALLY! Unfortunately I had to endure the other reporters… the reporters wasn’t what bothered me. I just had to endure it with an empty stomach; and the cherry on top of my day… I had the most relaxing time with my best-friend! :P

It occurred to me that I just attended the last college class I’ll ever take. It’s so daunting, the thought that is. I can’t believe that it’s all over. Well almost, at least. I’m both excited and worried about what the future may bring.

Speaking of which, I mentioned that I have the worse luck in the world? Recap: I’d have like 2 or 3 great days but have andentire week of hell. Well… I’ve had 2 GREAT days, so far. My luck is starting to change… it started on the trip home… I lost one of my favourite polo’s! Damn it! I’m really worried about what might happen tomorrow. I ask myself why I bother getting up knowing that I’ll have a bad day tomorrow… and I just think of people like my best-friend, who makes each day worth going through. Even if I had a bad day, or week, I know that somehow, everything will turn out okay. Things will pass… I’m reminded of a quote form the movie “My best-friends wedding” “This too shall pass…” which is true. I just can’t help wishing that I could just skip to the happy part. But I then think… the bad things are what builds character and makes me a better and (sometimes) a wiser person.

Food for thought; “Commitment means that you’ll do anything it takes to achieve the goal that you’ve set, and at the same time be willing to pay the price to reach them. That in mind is your goal worth dying for?” before I give my answer… let me tell you about the four types of people there: (1.) Cop-outs, People who have no goals and do not commit. (2.) Holdouts, People who don’t know if they can reach their goals, so they’re afraid to commit. (3.) Dropouts, People who start toward a goal but quit when the going gets tough. (4.) All-outs, People who set goals, commit to them, and pay the price to reach them. I honestly used to be a hybrid of Holdouts and Dropouts; but now… it took a smack to my face to make me realize that I have to start being the man I think I am rather than the man I’m letting myself become… (Confusing? It gets worse…) words mean nothing without action. Action takes commitment. Commitment is the enemy of resistance, for it is the serious promise to press on, to get up, no matter how many times you get knocked down. I realized that only recently and it’s been an eye opener. This realization has started me on the right path. A path that I know will lead me to inner peace. So am I willing to die for my goal? My answer, yes. A man has to stand for what he believes in; no matter what might happen.

My quote for the day: “Accept the consequences for your actions… it’s the price you have to pay, in order to get what you want.”

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Monday, August 22

8/22/2005 -

Mood: Determined/Happy

I had an interesting day today. It started out a little funny but ended on a high note. I only had one class today, Business Taxation. Nothing interesting happened. I even got dismissed early. I was able to answer her question during recital today though. I’m pretty proud about that.

I spent the whole day in the cubicle today, like always. Pretty boring since our deck of cards got confiscated by the DO. Interesting enough, one of the freshman debaters, Jr, brought his chess, dominoes, and scrabble sets to school. That was thoughtful of him. I saw an old friend today, Duffie. Nothing much happened in the cube. Sorry… no news there.

Interesting concept came up today; “If a source code for a program is free and made available, does copying it and making it your own; considered piracy?” I’m still a bit woozy about my stand, still reading up on piracy.

That’s one of the things that I miss about debate, the research. I’ve come to enjoy, and be good at, researching. The national’s for debate is coming up. I’m pretty excited because it’s the first competition I’m going to as an adjudicator. It’ll give me a chance to get my debate mode running after…. 2 ½ years? God knows that I’m way off on my debating skills.

I just thought of another topic; “Do nice guys always finish last?” I’ve come to believe that if you really want something… you should go get it. A nice guy will only finish last if he does nothing. But if you really want it, you’d do anything to get it. Determination comes to mind. I understand that there’ll be a lot of complications, problems, issues, drama, and so on… but if you really want it you’ll make things happen. Now if things don’t work out the way you wanted them to… I feel for you. But at least you took the risk. I know taking risks is scary. God knows how many things I didn’t do, and lost, because I was afraid to take risks. But you’ll never get what you want unless you try. You’ll see that in the end (supposing it works out) things will be a whole lot sweeter. In case it doesn’t… well look at it this way, you live to fight another day. Carpe diem!

My quote for the day: “the juice is worth the squeeze…”

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8/22/2005 -

Mood: Romantic
This is a poem by my favorite poet, Pablo Neruda. This is such a powerful poem and i can relate to it now more than ever...
Sonnet XVII
I don't love you as if you were the salt-rose, topaz or arrow of carnations that propagate fire: I love you as certain dark things are loved, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.
I love you as the plant that doesn't bloom and carries hidden within itself the light of those flowers, and thanks to your love, darkly in my body lives the dense fragrance that rises from the earth.
I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where, I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I don't know any other way of loving
but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate that when I fall asleep it is your eyes that close.

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Sunday, August 21

8/21/2005 -

Mood: Nonchalant

HEY! I finally have BLOG! After working since 9:00 pm Saturday night till 11:45 pm Sunday night.... How does my site look? :D

I wanted to do a sandman inspired blog but it was SOOOO complicated! I had to reincarnate my html skills. What’s hassle is that I have OCD tendencies and when the borders of my blog are off by a pixel or two, I go nuts! I really need to get a copy of visual basics.

I’ve been having a pretty mixed up week... It started out GREAT! I mean really G-R-E-A-T! I don’t remember having wonderful days like that. Know what I mean? It’s those days when everything seems to work out… like it was meant to happen that way? Hai... then it began… the winter of my discontent… things started to mess up and it was all pretty down hill from there…

Story of my life actually… its all about ups and downs… To better explain what I mean, lets look at a rubber band. Good luck for me starts when the rubber band starts stretching and stretching and stretching till one day… it snaps back at me.

I wish I could vent out my thoughts right now about the things that are bothering me… but I can’t. I can’t because I don’t really know if it’s really a problem. Heck, I don’t even know what’s really bothering me. Maybe I’m thinking too much again…

I’ve been having problems sleeping these past few nights… my migraines are to blame; partly, also, with the fact that I’ve got a lot on my mind. I haven’t slept since Friday night! I tried doing some work to tire myself out; I started by weight lifting and also went swimming. I even went on one of my infamous “mid-night runs”. None of it worked. I don’t know why I have so much energy in me…

I hate being idle. It makes me think about my life. What sucks about it is that I look to myself and I feel sad because I’m not happy with who I am now. I feel I can be a better person… I want to be a better person. I just can’t do it by myself. I spent like two hours in the prayer room today contemplating on my life. I wish that everyone on earth would find peace both inside and out. Living in peace is such a wonderful feeling. Thinking about it now… I guess that’s what’s bothering me. I’m not at peace. I mean, people aren’t always at peace… but I know what it feels like to feel at peace. Like everything is the way it’s meant to be. Like all the pieces fit and that I don’t feel hurt or alone. It’s like my whole universe was in total chaos… but I never noticed till someone came in to my life and became my center… that’s when I feel at peace. (Contemplating)

Incident:
Negative: This morning I got dressed up in my Barong Tagalog thinking that I had to read the reading in mass, only to find out that I had choir service instead today.
Positive: I got approached by a girl in “the coffee bean and tea leaf” in ATC; she asked if I was the lector in the 11 o’clock mass at St. Jerome.

Once again my head swells up. :D I used to hate reading in mass… I always enjoyed singing in the choir more. But now I feel that I can spread the word better by reading instead of singing…. Hai… FINE…. I’m getting religious again. I’ll change the topic now.

I Went to ATC today with my family. Nothing that interesting… except maybe for “The Notebook” DVD; which is on sale for 300 php only… I’m tempted to buy it. But I’ll buy a fingerprint scanner first. :P I also wanna buy this book “The five people you meet in heaven” but I’ll just look for the e-Book instead. :D

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