they have this giant inflatable pool in front of parkway mall. and they have giant bubbles... kids could get inside the bubbles and play bump-bubbles with other kids! wow! i love it! i wish i could "ride" a bubble once in my lifetime! hehehe. it looks soooo fun! it's very tempting to ask if they allow adults to play too. but that would be a stupid question... hmm...
i love the view from our window. the clouds become an art canvass and each picture is so unique everyday. God is so great! sometimes i sit by the window and pause and stare at the great view outside. i am mababaw. i know.
this is a blue gray painting, the sun just hid behind the row of houses. darkness is starting to envelope this side of the world!
this is a yellow-orange art work. the clouds are on a roll. the sun is still exuding a sense of power despite its setting.
i rarely see these sights now, though. the past 2 weeks were spent stressfully at work. long hours. i want to complain but i will not. i'm just tired. that's all. but being tired just means i still have work. that's all that matters now. it's a saturday and i will get my calming view in a few hours. :)
when you want to return your books, you just drop them on drop-off machines. books are automatically scanned and marked as returned. :) life is simple!
all those glorious rows of books!
and more of them!
some interesting finds:
from a book called "plastic" -- this is a pen holder. a very brutal and morbid piece... but very creative!
from a book called "japanese designs" -- i found it very striking :)
"many appreciate the simple life. but living a life of simplicity is not simple. rather, trying to simplify one's life is a constant challenge to embrace discipline-to edit out unnecessary items and to minimize desires that fuel their acquisition."
from a book called "odd jobs" -- odd nga! the first one is an armpit sniffer and the second one is a make-up artist for the dead.
i remember when i received wawin's last phone call yesterday. He was on his way to his boarding gate and he was on his way to fly back to the far, far away land that is home. :( and we felt sorrow. Last sunday night, while he was packing his things, the drama began. Ate couldn't take it and broke into sobs. So did wawin. It's the first time I saw him cry since papa's death some 11 years ago.
Kuya seemed strong and didn't break down. He remained busy, helped wawin pack, and ignored our restrained cries.
we pleaded for wawin to stay for a month. he almost agreed but his meds supply will only last for 2 weeks and pharmacies here require a local prescription. So the option was ruled out. he had to go.
The 2 weeks went by quickly. We went to a few spots and, most of the time, just bummed in the house and behaved like little children. I forgot how it feels like to be together with wawin and kuya at the same time. It feels so good. kulang na lang si mama. hihihi.
when kuya brought him to the airport yesterday, he hugged him for the last time and cried like a little child :( awww. he just sent me a message yesterday that he wasn't able to contain the emotion... we'll miss wawin... our little vacuum boy...
