la dolce far niente

note:
this is a letter sent to my Dyosas (a group of empowered, wonderful, phenomenal women)



la dolce far niente.

i haven't done this for the longest time.

i saw Eat Pray Love last night. i realized that i've taken for granted life's simples pleasures for too long -- just lying on my bed, listening to soothing music, eating lazily and slowly, people watching, engaging in talks about life and existence.

i'm like a stone on a constant roll. i think it's time to gather some moss.

if i'm not working hard, i'm usually partying hard.

now i'm ready... for lafang, luhod, landi (Girard's version of Eat Pray Love).

it's a sunday today.

i'm on the daybed, listening to Up Dharma Down, sipping white coffee from Penang, reading the lifestyle section of the Bangkok Post, checking ONLY my personal mails and social networking sites.

i can say that i've found my balance -- between working and playing. now, i'm ready to lose that balance. Ds, i guess it's time to cross over, to gather some moss, to toss up your heart, and just see where it lands. (well, i guess Mai and Imee will be doing this soon).

happy sunday, Ds! enjoy la dolce far niente :)


31 October 2010
Sunday
Lad Prao Soi 1

Of loving and flying

Seen from a friend's Facebook status:

Love, is a lot like airports. Its characterized by arrivals and departures. But for the most part, its about waiting. What matters is what we do in between.
- Ramille Andag

Photo:
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Bangkok

Never Bored

I wonder how some people can get bored with their lives.

I never get bored.

In fact, I feel that there's so many things that I want to do (read books, watch movies, sketch, read photography articles), but can't... because there's simply not enough time.

With work, frequent travels, Thai language class, social networking sites (Facebook and Twitter), maintenance of Kiddie Toes Montessori School's website, meeting and talking to friends... my life is sooo full!

I always find myself needing more hours in a day, that I had to make a daily schedule (and yes, that's the OC in me). In fact, my friends tease me for having this hourly schedule and alarm... they say I need to schedule even when I breathe. I just find a great deal of satisfaction when at the end of the day, I see that I've crossed out almost all of the things in my "To Do List".

So what's the point in this ranting? I will never understand how people can get bored in their lives. There's just too many things to discover, too many places to see, and too many experiences to try.

Simply put... there's not enough time.


8:40pm
20 October 2010
Wednesday
Lad Prao Soi 1
Fairyland

Tamad

Tamad... Lazy...

That's what I have been for the past months. The last piece I wrote was my necrological speech for Daddy. That was 9 months ago! What's wrong with me?

I can't say that I have nothing to talk about, because since then, I've got my passport stamped 18 times.

I can't say that I haven't met new friends because I've met more than 20 new friends since then.

I can't say that I haven't experienced new unforgettable things. On the contrary, I've visited my family and friends in Seattle...met US Senator Nancy Pelosi... experienced the pain of Indonesian Kerokan... partied in a gay pub... got fondled by a gay guy... tasted fried flowers... walked with the Red Shirt rallyists... had a picture with one of the Red Shirt leaders... enrolled in Thai language class... went to a male show in Silom... experienced 2 weeks of curfew in Bkk... spent my bday in a really expensive bar overlooking Bkk and wearing a really nice dress... met a Cambodian cab driver in DC who lived in Palawan as a refugee... visited the Killing Fields... and so much more!

My life is so full.

Maybe it's so full that I don't know how to put all these experiences into writing.

So I will need to muster enough inspiration to write... write... and write some more. But in the meantime, I invite you visit my Facebook site and my Flickr site.



5:55pm
10 October 2010
Sunday
Lad Prao Soi 1