i took a test. is this true? hmm

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored.

You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was ruthless, cold-blooded, and sarcastic.

Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with.

Your risk of cheating is 100%. You are not suited for a monogamous relationship.

You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred.

In this moment, you think of love as something you can get or discard anytime. You're feeling self centered.

What Are The Keys To Your Heart?

gym adventures

wait a minute, that title sounded like something off a porn story. but why should i change it right? today, after a 2 day hiatus i went back to lovely Fitness World down the road (5 min walk away). Everybody there greets me and smiles so I always get a good vibe when I'm there.

I did the usual 24 min cardio (rotating between the 8.5 and 10 pace, gym ppl you know what im talking about), and resistance training bit, and decided to try this (old) class, Body Combat.

Body Combat. I was laughing inside for the first 5 mins. I guess I should be thankful of the training I got last year for a few weeks under the tutelage of Jun Delmo, who revamped our mountaineering workouts and gave us some 'kick, punch jab kick' body combat style training. The funny part was seeing ur awkward self in the mirrors but also images of Elmer 'eulogio' complaining and insisting on his lack of coordination. I don't have much gumption yet to shout 'HA' during the workouts though. But it got better as the class went on. Spinning is still more intense.

i'm half-way through Jeffrey Sachs book Ending Poverty. His case studies on Bolivia, Poland, Russia,Africa etc. contain some interesting bits that one use when considering a 'clinical diagnosis' of the state of the Philippine economy.

Gica is getting her hair colored!

Bangkok - Day 20

my routine here is to work out and read, and so far it's turned out pretty well. i've been enjoying some yoga sessions and also completed Chabon's Kavalier & Clay book, that I've been wanting to finish for ages. I think I will look back at this summer as one that is idyllic, at least on the surface. Once one approaches a certain age, a sense of idyll is forever lost, that is, if you want to remain human. I think my seventeenth summer was the last real one. i have a pile of books to read and i'll have to take them home. my suitcase is gonna be bulging.

so today we went to world trade center to do a little book shopping, which is a good thing, since I've been making it a project to get mom to buy me Ishiguro's latest offering (success, he he). Also managed to get Kel the Marketing and Music book that he wanted. Wow, Kel is wanting to buy books now. *Change* We went to Asia Books and Kinokuniya.

I had a sweet Lassi yoghurt drink before heading home. do you know how much sugar they put into those things? damn. never realized THAT much no wonder it's so goood.

funny coincidence today. the cab we took home from central world plaza was the EXACT same driver who took me home at 2 in the morning from Silom last week. he knew me, and i thought it was funny. he insisted for 5 minutes though that we don't use the meter to which i kept on saying: if u dont put on the meter, we're getting down. i was damn firm. ha ha. anyway, he relented. this driver was so frigging un-Thai (ok, am i gonna start Thai bashing again? I'm not! Anyway, I've met so many nice Thai people lately). Why was he so un-Thai? Coz he was so chummy and 'familiar'. I realize that I hate people who try to be familiar with me when I'm not in the mood. Ok, I don't like scammers to be chummy. He didn't have to tap me on the side before I got down the cab. Yo. MY PERSONAL SPACE brotha. "See you next week." Is what I said in my most ironic tone. It didn't translate of course.

i have about 10 days left here. Gica is homesick for Manila already. Means that I better finish my shopping soon. I'm already making a neat pile of things that I'm gonna have to bring home. I'm gonna be bringing home some sharp STEAK KNIVES to carve up our meat well.

Mahar, we got ur into the woods DVD ;)