Jerry Seinfeld wrote in his book 'SeinLanguage' , that the act of going to the movies was a "pure life moment". He loved it because of the thought that anything is possible! The movie could be great! I'm not really sure if I could agree with him, totally. Sure, I like the excitement of doing something new that could be great! But I've always wanted to breeze through transitions... like I want it over and out of the way as fast as I can. So my life wouldn't seem like it's on hold... Ahhh... this long transition to Finance is killing me...

Patience and Tact. This was my boss' "take-away" for me before I move to Finance. I didn't go like... "Whhaatt? Patience & Tact?" --- Because I think he's right. I do need to get some work done in these areas. I told my new (matrix) boss about this "take-away" & I'm not sure now if that was a good idea because he then vowed to test the limits of my "Patience & Tact". Heck, its just what I need... somebody who's gonna drive me nuts... Ain't that fun?

My friend Sherille (or Ate Shi) would always say, "Hwag maging gamo-gamo." (Don't be a moth.). It's the Pinoy version of "Don't play with fire." Like a moth, there exists, at the moment, this gravitational pull towards a certain ray of light. This was brought about by a hunch or a likelihood that there was a chemical reaction there at the courtyard following a victorious battle of wits and rackets. This gravitational pull could ensure sudden death -- as the ray of light emanates from a non-singular lamp --- a lamp that would not only cause instantaneous combustion at a certain radius, but extreme pain as well. Tsk, tsk, tsk... Ate Shi is right. Better not be a "gamo-gamo".

Birthdays-- It was my Mom's birthday last week (10/11), so I called her up to greet her Happy Birthday. We chatted for a while, she tells me my older sister had called an hour before me, and that she's waiting for her sister from LA to call her later... then I asked... So Mom, pila na imong edad ron? (how old are you today?). She goes "59 na..." Then I thought... hey wait a minute, she was born 1944, and it's 2002 this year, her age is supposed to be an even number... I ask, "Sure ka Mh'y...?" Then she goes... "Aw, 58 pa diay..." I thought that was really funny. It just shows that Mom no longer keeps track of her age... :) I had my birthday 4 days before the 11th -- and MAN, I wish I also didn't keep track... I had a happy birthday though... [see Y2002, at http://www.geocities.com/karyn_gonzales1007/ ]