eevil midget

passage

"The worst part is wondering how you'll find the strength tomorrow to go on doing what you did today, and have been doing for much too long, where you'll find the strength for all that stupid running around, those thousand projects that come to nothing, those attempts to escape from crushing necessity, which always flounder and serve only to convince you one more time that destiny is implacable, that every night you down and out, crushed by the dread of more and more sordid and insecure tomorrows..."

i tot i taw a putty tat

I dropped a quid in the cup, and politely asked for permission to take her photograph. I should have also asked for her name.

Anyway, so her sign intrigued me. Where are the two cats? Hunting for mice? And I guess the catfood is for them, but you never know what the hungry might eat. Xiao Mao Pao perhaps.

The only felines I really find fascinating are the big ferocious ones called Tigers and Lions. See XKCD's take on Cat Proximity. Hah.

delight - delirium

Stupid Harvey Nichols. Just got told off by a shop assistant for attempting to take photos of their mannequins. Lucky I managed to get this, which reminded me of one of the endless characters from The Sandman. If I could steal from this store, I'd have the retail display. I wanted to create such artworks when I was doing my A-level Art. Anyway, stupid stupid no photography policy. What the hell are we supposed to do with our camera phones eh?! Bloody killjoys.

sunod-sunod

Phew. Arrived in Manila on the Ides of March and have been constantly moving from one appointment to another with friends and countrymen. Have barely had time to jetlag. Should have probably utilised twitter for random real time musings, but am on a local pay-as-you-go tariff. Oh, and I have broken my N95 due to stupidity. I drowned it in the sea over the weekend, and now I can't Lifeblog. Arse. Bollocks. Epic FAIL.

So, I have been meeting fellow citizens for Cultural Learnings of alternative methods for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of the Philippines. This has mostly involved:

• Checking out my friend Quark's bar and Rockeoke night
• Pinoy Afternoon Tea at the Shangrila with Patrick on St Patrick's Day
• Having conversations over coffee with the eminent Randy David at my friend Ina's Chocolate Kiss
• Lunch with an amazing and beautiful woman who is involved with various community projects
• Iranian New Year's dinner with internationals from the Asian Development Bank and WHO
• Dinner with a lovely female congresswoman and the delegates of dentists from the US on a charity mission
• Lunch with another female congresswoman engaged in active citizenship movements
• Project 3.14 consultations with designers, photographers, videographer, coordinator, etc
• Socials with friends and relatives in general

Everything in its right place.
Except for my broken phone. Grrrr.

Tali Tayo

Awesomeness. On a weekend getaway with a curly copywriter and crazy climber cousin. Floating on the pool, soaking the sun, listening to John Mayer blasting on the speakers, getting drunk, and playing scrabble. Rolling the next rizla now. Happy holidays.