Month: October 2009

Spirit by oysteronahalfshellOctober 30, 2009November 5, 2009

Oh The Things I Would Do

Tomorrow and it’s another long weekend. I have nothing planned except the customary lunch at the park, a drink with friends on Sunday, and some time with the kids. I just calculated how many Saturdays I would have till I breathe my last. 2,456 days (if I live to be 85). And yet I always […]

Uncategorized by oysteronahalfshellOctober 30, 2009June 27, 2012

Snakes and Ladders

I do not know why I had to be good Samaritan today. It was almost disastrous. I went to a COMELEC satellite office to register. As I had registration forms filled-up (download here), I did not have to wait in the line that was now a zigzagging serpent devouring time and sanity. I marched up […]

Spirit by oysteronahalfshellOctober 26, 2009

Virtual Insanity

I was at the beach, without Internet for three days. What a delight, a forgotten pleasure, overlooked and tucked aside for the glare of the screen. I had nothing to do except sit on the shore. I had a book, thought up a pretty picture with me leaning against the fallen log, driftwood that was […]

Spirit by oysteronahalfshellOctober 21, 2009June 27, 2012

Peacocks and a Peahen

Just the other day, I saw two men (literally) taking shots to woo a couple of ladies in a bar. Realizing it was futile, they decamped and moved to a bubbly group in the next table. A few hours and a little hammered later, they made headway. The hitch: Two men had ensnared only one […]

Living Deliberately by oysteronahalfshellOctober 18, 2009June 27, 2012

350 seeds on October 24, 2009.

We’re planting 350 seeds on October 24, 2009. Here’s the plan. Take one day and wield it to stop the climate from going haywire. October 24, 2009 is the International Day of Climate Action. The goal is, wherever you are on Oct. 24, organize an action using the number 350 as a symbol. Why 350? […]