To Blog or Not to Blog (Separately)

Hmmm. I've been toying with the idea of setting up a separate blog just for random musings that aren't directly spiritual - something like the newspaper column I used to write, minus the b*tchiness. I don't know yet; like I told someone who asked me a while back how come I no longer write about what I used to - ever since that weekend in June 2002, I can no longer go on and on about all the things I used to write about. Nowadays, I can only seem to write about the Author of our lives and how His plot as to mine is developing. Travel stories still seem to roll easy off the fingertips onto the screen (but not as effortlessly as reflections); but writing-work-"work" takes quite some time to get around to (I get the job done, but without as much inspiration!). And fiction - forget about it; I don't even READ it anymore, much less write it. Somehow real life - and real life in the Lord! - is a lot more interesting. :-)

But then again, I still enjoy the frequent mindless moment, when I get a chance to stare up at the stars or lazily surf the net or answer silly trivia questionnaires, like this one:

Name a band/musical artist for every letter of your name:
H-all and Oates
O-ates and Hall, haha. Olivia Newton-John.
N-ine-Inch-Nails
E-arth Wind and Fire
Y-ano (or Yanni, eeee!)

What color are the pants that you are wearing?
– No pants, night shirt only.
What song are you listening to right now?
- No song: I'm enjoying the simplicity of silence and the drone of the airconditioner in the background.
What taste is in your mouth?
- San Mig Light, winding down after a loooooong day.
What's the weather like now?
- Hot, muggy, Manila evening. A friend of mine used to call these nights "sultry." Chika!
How are you?:
- Fine, and you? Great, actually. Just came from a mass wedding, and two reception, one at the restaurant, and one at my favorite Looban-"Nanay's" (she was one of the new brides - after almost 20 years of civil union!).
Getting motion sickness?
- Huh?
Have a bad habit?
- Forgetting to return stuff, promptly. Perennial tardiness ;-)
Like to drive?
- Love to. Especially out-of-town, cross-country, and out-of-country!

FAVORITES:
tv show: Queer Eye for the Straight Guy.
conditioner: Palmolive Naturals
book: The Bible, among many, many, many others.
non alcoholic drink: Mountain Dew.
alcoholic drink: San Mig Lite!

been in love: Si
had a hard time getting over someone: So?
been hurt: Si, so?
your greatest regret: No regrets!
gone out with someone you only knew for 3 days: Secret. Actually...

RANDOM:
do you have a job: Many many many, but not your traditional kind of.
your cd player has in it right now: In the car, worship and CCM compilations, Sting and the Police, Best of Manila Sound
if you were a crayon what color would you be: Orange
what makes you happy: God. Everything else follows, because everything else that makes me happy is from Him. :-)

LAST TIMES
time you cried: Today, hearing something touching about John Paul the Great
you got a real letter: Oh my, a couple of months ago from Ryan of Kabayan. How cool is that?
you got e-mail: I'm having an e-mail "conversation" at the moment.
thing you purchased: Cosmetics *guilty*
movie you saw in the theater: Hmmm...Before Sunset. Yikes!!!

THOUGHTS ON
abortion: Pro-LIFE
teenage smoking: Been there, done that. Suffered the consequences; quit cold turkey after 16 years.
spice girls: Posh Spice is a soul sistah.
dreams: Good Kurosawa movie ;-)

FOURS
Four Vacations You've Taken:
1. Kabayan, Benguet
2. Chicago
3. Nice, Monaco, St. Tropez, and a motorist's view of the South of France
4. Hong Kong and Shenzhen with B1 and B2

Four songs that get stuck in your head frequently:
1. I Stand in Awe
2. Manila, Manila by Hotdog
3. God Will Make A Way
4. Hero by Enrique Iglesias

Four Things You'd Like To Learn:
1. How to play the guitar parang awa nyo na. Actually, how to play B minor.
2. Dressmaking
3. THEOLOGY and CHRISTIAN MINISTRY. In a particular school. *Gigil*
4. Self-pedicure. Aaaaargh.

Four Beverages You Drink Frequently
1. Coke/Coke Light
2. Mountain Dew
3. Huwaaaater
4. San Mig Light

Four TV Shows That Were On When You Were A Kid
1. Sesame Street
2. Mork and Mindy
3. Kuwarta O Kahon
4. Mekanda Robot

Four Things To Do When You're Bored:
1. Watch mindless television
2. Surf the Net
3. Cook everything in the ref
4. Answer surveys like this

Four things that never fail to cheer you up:
1. Long drives
2. The ocean
3. The company of really good friends
4. The love of God

Hmmm. Looks like a separate blog would really be superfluous, after all. :-)