Posts made in March, 2009
I'm back from the remote island far far away
We got back here is Shanghai on 25th and from then on until late this morning, we packed some more moving boxes and worked on the shipping documents. Our stuff were collected this lunch by the shipping company and oh God, I am so relieved that the whole packing thing is over. That’s off the things I have to think about.
I tried to post entries during my holiday but unfortunately, I am not well equipped. I brought my laptop but the small hut we stayed in doesn’t have a WIFI. There’s a strong cellular network and a good GPRS connection but the phone I brought with me is crappy. I left my iPhone in Shanghai in the fear that it will be stolen or lost. You see, this holiday is special because unlike our other holidays, this one is done backpacking style. Except for our flights, nothing else is booked. No hotels booked in advance, no day trips planned, no boat rides reservations, etc. So there are no fancy hotels with tight security. I’d rather not use the iPhone for a few weeks than not use it forever.
In short, the only entry I was able to publish was the short poem below.
I still have some unpublished blog entries so the next few posts I will be publishing will be from these.
Waves
Rolling waters to my feet
Oh please stop! Don’t be a tease.
Romance the sand, woo the land
But don’t seduce me, d’you understand?
I know you are so clear so blue
A real treasure to anyone’s view.
But though you are all these and more,
The sun is not, he gives me sore.
He only not darkens my skin,
He also burns it and make it sting.
So alluring Waves, now you know
Why I can only watch you come and go.
Vienna Lopez
18.03.09
Banana Island
About the very near future
I’ll go home for the second time this year and that is because we are leaving China soon and for good. We are done with China and I am glad we are not heading to Mexico. So it’s Austria. And since the plane tickets from Vienna to Manila are expensive, I’ll take the chance now to fly to Manila from Shanghai.
I’ll spend two weeks in the Philippines then I’ll go back here in Shanghai, do the FINAL shopping, ship our things, and fly to Vienna from here.
We’ll spend the Holy Week with my in-laws then after that we’ll head to our own place and start a life there.
Wish me luck.
Read MoreApologies
I am sorry for not updating this blog.
The main reason is that I am busy with a lot of things and lately,I don’t feel like being creative at all. If you want to know some updates about me, please visit my personal blog cause it seems that that’s the only blog I can update at the moment. You can also follow me on twitter to know what I am up to.
I’ll see how it is going to be in a few months and then I will decided whether to merge this blog with my other blog or continue it just as it is.
So, sorry again.
Read MoreQuick Fix
***Entry written sometime in December:
Both of us have been busy all throughout the week so nobody went to buy groceries. Normally, that is my job but because my class is coming to an end and there are some important papers to prepare and exams to think about, Marcus didn’t complain when he couldn’t find anything in the fridge worth eating.
For two days, food came in from home delivery services of various restaurants but on Sunday, we realized that we have spent so much on home deliveries and tips therefore we decided to just cook our own food. Marcus volunteered to go buy some stuff but decided against it later that day. He was feeling lazy. I didn’t insist on him going out because I myself was also feeling lazy that day but before we even thought of succumbing to ordering another pizza, I decided to look in the kitchen for anything and there I found pasta. We were out of tomato sauce but I was lucky to find that quick carbonara fix I didn’t know we still have.
And that saved us from our lazy selves.
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