The Insightful Path

After watching a replay of one of my favorite daytime television shows and seeing one of the characters put someone in a very compromising position, I decided to create this write-up about being confrontational. Is being confrontational a good thing? If you really wanted to get a question answered or an issue fixed and need that right away, is that an excuse to be confrontational? I looked up the word confrontational in Google (to make sure my understanding of it is correct) and it is defined as an adjective which means” tending toward or ready for confrontation or conflict”. In the Philippine setting, it is quite common that people would rather keep to themselves (or confide in other people) rather than actually talking to the person involved. Although the motive, which is not to hurt someone’s feelings, is noble; the effect is quite the contrary. This happens because “other” people (and the numbers usually add up) are now made aware of the problem and yet the person dir...

For a long time now, I've been a fan of the series House MD and just now I realized that Hugh Laurie just happens to be a Gemini like me!!!!! I love (and actually got addicted to it even) the series a lot because I feel like I can connect with him and actually relate to him the most and now everything makes more sense. I went ahead and checked some of the actors/actresses that I loved and guess what, most of them are actually Geminis. Check this list out: Hugh Laurie BORN: JUNE 11, 1959 - OXFORD, OXFORDSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK Johnny Depp BORN: JUNE 9, 1963 - OWENSBORO, KENTUCKY, USA Morgan Freeman BORN: JUNE 1, 1937 - MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE, USA Angelina Jolie BORN: JUNE 4, 1975 - LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, USA Natalie Portman BORN: JUNE 9, 1981 - JERUSALEM, ISRAEL Michael J. Fox BORN: JUNE 9, 1961 - EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA Elizabeth Hurley BORN: JUNE 10, 1965 - BASINGSTOKE, HAMPSHIRE, ENGLAND, UK Liam Neeson BORN: JUNE 7, 1952 - BALLYMENA, NORTHERN IRELAND, ...

Image credit: i-square.us Have you ever had those “I know it would happen” moments when for some reason you just know something was going to happen and that something actually happened? For some, it could be just mere coincidence like knowing you would bump into your crush and you did. (or probably just too much wishful thinking that it actually came true?! ;-) ) Some could be pure instinct like knowing it would rain even on a very hot day. Some of these “I know it would happen” moments could come very ordinarily to us and some so profound that it is life-changing even. Such was my experience that it made me think nothing in this world happens without reason and that somehow there are mysteries in life that are just too hard to explain, you just have to attribute it to something (or Someone) higher than us.  You see, I met my son before he even became my son - before I even gave birth, before I even got pregnant and even before I got married. Long ...

I didn’t have any plans to write an entry for my blog today but after hearing a fellow employee share her emotional experience when she lost a loved one to a bombing incident, it inspired me to write this piece. A famous quote states “art imitates life” and so I realized there are a lot of movies that showcase our real struggles and experiences in life. Some movies make us laugh, some movies make us cry and some movies make us do both. Here is a list of movies that have elicited different feelings for me and I feel that one should see these movies at least once in their lifetime. Movies starring Robin Williams – for some reason there is a lot on my list from Robin Williams 1. What Dreams May Come – This movie takes love and loss to greater heights and I mean that both literally and figuratively. In this movie, you will see how a husband loved his wife dearly that he went to the depths of hell just to find her. This movie is also a feast for the eyes because of the rea...

Do you believe in coincidence? I do and I’ve had a lot of experiences to show for it, one of which is for our Halloween Party in the office. I was planning to just wear the white dress given to me by my sister-in-law, pair it with angel wings and a halo and voila, I’ll be a wholesome angel. However, a series of coincidental events changed my Halloween look to exactly the opposite and this was the result: This was what happened: I went to an Ukay2x Store to look around for stuff after paying for my bills. I checked one store and saw a long black dress reminiscent of vampires and witches and I grabbed it immediately, thinking I’ll just pull off a gothic look. A few blocks away, I saw another store that had some items on sale for 50 pesos. I just went through the shoe rack and saw what resembled a witches’ hat in a clear plastic. Intrigued, I checked it out and instead saw a black pair of wings with a maroon and black headdress. It was just for me! Here are a few more ...

For a few days, I’ve been all stressed about the coming 1st birthday celebration of my little boy Izel but just today, all those apprehensions turned into excitement. Initially, my plan was to have a no-hassle party and just book a Kiddie Party Package at either Jollibee or McDonald’s but the no-hassle definitely came with the word “impractical” attached to it. That part stressed me was it would definitely spoil my budget plus the concept of having to pay for the food “after the party” scared me. (I dreaded the idea of possibly having to wash all the dishes should my bill reach critical level!!!) So, I decided to organize my own Kiddie Party instead; have it at my Lola’s place and work out the details myself. After putting my plans into paper, everything became clear and I realized I could save and don’t mind the hassle at all. Here is what I have achieved so far: Step 1: Canvassed the streets of Colon for supplies (i.e. Invitation Cards, Party Hats, Balloons, Loot bags and a...

(an entry on my other blog on August 2007) Yesterday, Monday, August 6, my beloved Itoy and I spent the whole day together….. we ate BBQ somewhere in Colon, bought 1/4 atis to eat, drove thru SRP or the South Reclamation Project in a motorcycle, went window-shopping at G.Fiesta Mall (a.k.a. Gaisano Tabunok), went to a vulcanizing shop to get some air into our almost flat tire, went back to Cebu thru the SRP, stopped at SRP for a while to watch the sea and get some sea breeze until we spotted 2 police cars heading our way and left as we were scared we weren’t allowed to park there, went to Greenwich Raintree Mall to eat a family-sized Hawaiian pizza, looked at one punk store in Raintree Mall, had a 30-minute foot massage at a Thai massage parlor still in Raintree Mall, and finished the day off by sitting in the grassy areas of I.T. Park just talking and looking at the view and ohhhh trying to get my hands on a "I-thought-was-cute-but-I-was-wrong-because-it-was-evil chihuahua...