FALLING STAR (2022 version)

 Dec. 15, 2018, 22:52:28

It was a clear night. The sky was cloudless and all the stars twinkled as brightly as possible. Aubrey spent most of the evening staring at the sky. Watching the stars as they blink in place.

All of a sudden, a falling star appeared. It shone brightly and quickly faded back into the darkness.

Aubrey quickly closed her eyes. “I wish Eric will be mine,” she quietly wished.

Dec. 16, 2018

Aubrey quietly stared as her friend Eric ate his food. She listened as he noisily sipped his soup. Her eyes follow the movement of his jaw as he chewed his food. She is obsessed with her friend.

For Aubrey, Eric is the perfect guy. Athletic. Smart. Handsome. He comes from a family of Spanish descent, and it shows. His fair skin, caramel brown eyes, and pointed nose are just icing on the cake that is Eric. He’s one of the few men she knows who truly gets her. He laughs at her jokes. He’s interested in what she has to say. It’s a big plus that he’s also a mama’s boy. Eric is the perfect guy, for Aubrey.

Aubrey wonders, will her wish the night before ever come true?

Suddenly, as if fate heard her question, Eric turned his head towards her and winked.

They say you should make a wish whenever you see a falling star. Whatever it is that your heart desired, it will be given to you. Aubrey’s wish is about to come true.

Jan. 18, 2019

Aubrey is seated in her small office space, staring at her laptop, pretending to work.

Eric quietly approaches the girl. He sits at the edge of her table.

He taps her on the shoulder. “What are you doing after work?” he asks.

“I have no plans for tonight, what’s on your mind?”

Eric reached out towards his back pocket and pulled out two tickets. “My friend plays drums in a band. He asked me to attend his gig tonight. I -uh, I don’t have a date. Would you like to come?”

“As your date?” she inquired. She was dying inside. This was what she wished for. It’s starting to come true!

He looks at her funny. “Yeah, why not.”

“Sure,” Aubrey said. She’s never answered a question as quickly as she did Eric’s. Finally, a date with the man she adores.

Jan. 19, 2019

The concert ended at 1 a.m. As it was already late, Eric offered to drive Aubrey home. She gracefully accepted.

He took her hand as he guided Aubrey to his car. Like a gentleman, he opened the door for her.

This is it, her dreams started to come true.

Feb. 14, 2019

Aubrey arrived in the office and was surprised that on top of her worktable was a dozen of the reddest bouquet of roses. A card is pasted on one of the stems.

She excitedly picked it up, to read what it says.

“Only the best, for my girl. With love, Eric.”

She could only smile.

Mar. 02, 2019

Aubrey hugged Eric tightly. This is his last day at work. He found a very lucrative job with a huge multinational company. An offer, no one could ever resist.

For Aubrey, this will be hard. She will no longer see him in the office. She’ll no longer be his lunch buddy. Eric’s office is in another city. She fears they won’t be able to see each other as much as she wants.

She buries her face in Eric’s chest. She doesn’t want to let him go.

Aubrey will miss him so much.

Eric pulls the distraught girlfriend. He takes out his handkerchief and wipes her tears.

He gives her a big smile.

“Hey, don’t cry. I will still see you. We’ll still see each other,” he promised. He kisses her on the cheek.

May 1, 2019

“I’m sorry. Can’t make it tonight. Busy with work.” Eric texted Aubrey.

It’s barely been a month and he no longer has time for her. This is the third time Eric canceled on Aubrey. She tries to understand. Eric is new and can’t say no to his boss. This is his dream job. Aubrey has to be the understanding girlfriend.

Is that what she is? They never really labeled what they are.

“Ok,” she texted back.

Oct. 30, 2019

Aubrey was trying to decide which restaurant she was going to eat in. The mall was big, and there were a lot of choices. In the corner of her eye, she saw this quaint Italian restaurant. The aroma of fresh pizza wafted to where she was. Tempting, she thought.

Like an invisible hand, the smell pushed her toward the restaurant.

And just as she was about to enter the establishment, her eyes spotted him.

Eric.

It’s been months since she last saw him. Since she last heard from him.

His work took him away from her. After he moved, Aubrey never saw him again. At first, he canceled their dates. Slowly, the calls became fewer until their text exchanges stopped one day.

Now, here he is, in front of Aubrey. Eric. Alone.

Her heart started beating faster. She wanted to know what happened between them. She has to know.

Suddenly, Aubrey was behind Eric. She tapped him on the shoulder.

Eric turned around. He looked surprised to see her.

“Hi,” was the only word Aubrey was able to muster.

It took him a bit to recognize her, but as soon as he did, he give her the biggest smile.

“Aubrey!” Eric responded. He gave her a big hug. “It’s been… uh… forever! How are you?!”

“I’m good. I missed you,” she answered, with sadness in her tone.

Eric can only smile.

“Hi.” An unfamiliar voice came from behind her. Aubrey turned her head to see where it came from. Eric suddenly moved past Aubrey, to the girl behind her. Eric kissed the girl, took her hand, and went towards the heartbroken Aubrey.

“Lisa, this is Aubrey. I worked with her before. From the company, I came from. Aubrey, this is Lisa… my girlfriend.”

Aubrey forced a smile towards the woman who took her man. “Nice to meet you, Lisa.”

“Likewise. Uhmmm… would you like to join us, Aubrey?” Lisa offered.

“Yeah. Join us.” Eric echoed, less convincingly.

With all her strength, Aubrey forced a smile on her face. “Oh no… Thank you. I’m actually about to meet with a friend. We’re eating somewhere else. But thank you for the offer.”

“Aww. Well, enjoy your day. Nice to meet you again,” Lisa replied.

“Yeah, Aubrey. It’s… uh… good to see you again.” Eric hugged Aubrey.

She hurriedly walked away from the couple.

As soon as Aubrey got home, she immediately buried her face in her pillow. Suddenly she can’t control the tears from pouring out of her eyes.

“Wishing on a falling star… it’s all bullshit!” That night, she cried herself to sleep.

She no longer believes in wishing stars.

Dec. 15, 2018, 22:52:26

“I wish to find my true love,” Lisa quietly whispers as she sees a falling star in this clear cloudless night sky.

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Translated the old story into English. Is it better or worse?

IN ABSENCIA

Bakit hindi ako masyadong nakakapagsulat at ikot-ikot sa blogosperyo ngayon...

• Subsob sa trabaho. As in. Panakaw lang ang pagbukas ng internet. 
• Subsob sa xbox. Naglalaro ng Mass Effect 3 at Dance Central 2.
• Libreng oras ay para sa Quality Time with Kasintahan.
• Mas aktibo din pala ako sa Wordpress kahit walang nagbabasa. 
• Wala rin palang maisulat.
• Ang internet sa bahay ay para lang sa pagdownload ng tv series, movies at comics.
• Aktibo din kasi sa pagbabasa sa twitter.
• Nagdaan din sa depression

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Busy talaga, pero susubukan ko magsulat dito ng madalas. Hay.

Kumusta naman kayo?

WALANG KAKWENTA-KWENTANG KOMENTARYO

Medyo matagal-tagal bago ako nakakapag-update ngayon dahil walang laman ang utak. Puros pilit na post lang. Umaandar lang ang pagiging mediocre blogger natin. Wala lang talagang maisulat. Pasensya na rin kung di ako masyadong nakakablog hop. Bawal na kasi sa opisina ang mag-internet. Kaya patakas na lang ako gumamit nito. Masunuring empleyado lang. Sa bahay naman, tulog lang ang inaatupag ko madalas.

Kaya eto muna. Mabilisang Komentaryo muli. Dahil mahilig akong magbigay ng mga kumentong hindi naman hinihingi.

AMERICAN IDOL
Nagbago ang isip ko mula ng nagkaroon ng Top 40. Dati nabanggit ko na nakakaantok ang palabas na ito. Pero binabawi ko na ang sinabi ko. Ang gagaling ng mga talento ngayong taon. Walang patapon. Well, meron pero kaunti lang. Natutuwa ako’t may nakapasok na Pilipino. Mas natuwa ako nang matanggal si Clint. Nakakairita lang yung boses niya. At mas nakakairita yung ugali. Ang mga gusto ko ngayon sina Thia, Casey, Pia at Scotty.

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MOMMY
Kaarawan niya ngayon. Unfortunately, wala na akong pera. Nangutang na ako last week sa tatay ko. Kaya yung hinihingi niyang regalong cake sa akin ay hindi ko maibibigay L Sabi ko sa kanya bili na lang siya tapos irereimburse ko sa sweldo. Pero di ko kinaya ang gusto niyang cake… Mango Bravo ng Conti’s.

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EFBEE
At dahil birthday ng nanay ko… ibig sabihin birthday din ngayon ng isa kong blog friend. HAPPY BIRTHDAY EFBEE aka Ferbert Bautista aka Kokeymonster!!!

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SUMMER
Umiinit nanaman. Gumising ako kanina na pinapawisan. Kulang nanaman sakin ang isang electric fan. Ibig sabihin niyan summer na!!! Pero kanina nalate ako pumasok. Kasi ang lakas ng ulan, bigla sa amin bumaha. Something tells me it’s gonna be one wet summer. I like.

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PIMPLES
Nagpapasalamat ako’t hindi masyadong tigyawatin ang mukha ko. Kung meron lumalabas ay paisa-isa lang. Kaya lang lately dumarami ang nagiging tagyawat ko. Ang problema kung saan saang parte ng mukha ko siya lumalabas. Sa likod. Sa dibdib. Sa pwe—likod. Masyado na ba talaga ako mataba at buong katawan ko ay naglalangis at naglalangib? Bwiset!!!

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TRABAHO
Dahil sa naganap na rigodon sa amin ngayong buwan, ay nagkaroon nanaman ako ng bagong team. Bagong boss. At bagong titulo. Napaisip ako kung handa na ba ako para dito. Syempre dahil sa bagong titulo, ibig sabihin na magkakaroon na ako ng mas maraming responsibilidad. Nagpapasalamat ako na kahit minsan ay pepetiks petiks ako, ay nabibigyan pa rin ng pansin ang aking trabaho. Wish ko lang na kaakibat ng bagong titulo ay isa pang pagtaas sa aking sweldo (Malabo!!!).

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OUTSOURCED
I just want to promote this show to you guys. I want to spread the word on how hilarious this show is and a bit relatable to a lot of Filipinos. Outsourced is a show about a Specialty Items Company Manager who was transferred to India to run their company’s outsourced call center. This is funny because watching the show, I remember a lot of my experiences when I was working for the industry. The customers, other agents, upselling, spiels. Just about everything that made working in a call center fun. Plus we get to learn a little about the Indian culture too. I love Gupta. And Mardri. I think 2nd Avenue will start showing the sitcom this month (if it hasn’t started already).

(Kailangan talagang English yung post na yan nang malpractice naman ang English ko. Tagal ko nang di nakakapagsulat sa ingles.)

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BLIND ITEM
May nasagap akong tsismis na may dalawa akong kaibigang blogger na nagdate. Nakakatuwa lang dahil pareho ko sila kaibigan. Hindi ko alam kung saan ang patutunguhan ng kanilang paglabas labas. Pero masaya ako para sa kanila. Two less lonely people in the world. Good luck sa inyong dalawa!!!

Wag niyo na rin akong tanungin kung sino sila, dahil hindi ko sasabihin. Basta naexcite lang ako. Hopefully mabawasan na ang mga emo post sa blogosperyo ngayon.

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SIGNS…
Na tumataba na ang kaibigan ko. Hindi na siya makatingin sa salamin. Ayaw na niya masyado magpapicture. Kailangan na raw niyang bumili ng mga bagong pantalon. Nahihirapan na siyang huminga minsan. Lumulubog na yung isang parte ng kama niya. Natutulog na bukas ang ilaw dahil hindi na nakakabangon sa gabi para patayin ito dahil sa bigat ng katawan. At nakasimangot na ang mga katabi niya sa fx pag sa gitna siya umuupo.

Ang totoo, wala talaga akong kaibigang ganyan. Ako yan.

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Yan na muna. Saka na ang cohesive na post. Pag nagka-inspirasyon na ako ulit.

UPDATED SA SHOWBIZ HAPPENINGS

Hindi ito tungkol sa showbiz. Hindi naman talaga ako updated sa showbiz happenings. Matagal na nang huli akong nanuod ng Showbiz Lingo at S-Files.

Wala lang akong maisip na maisulat. Walang kwentang post. Update ko lang kayo sa buhay ko. Kunwari interesado kayo.

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Pebrero na. Buwan ng mga kulang-kulang. Ibig sabihin malapit na ang kaarawan ko. Hindi ako manghihingi ng picture greeting. Di kasi ako nagpapadala pag may nanghihingi. Iba rin naman kasi ang gusto ko.

Gusto ko regalo talaga.

Joke.

Half meant.

I-like niyo na lang pala yung Readers Community ko. Sapat nang regalo para sakin yun.

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Sa aking palagay meron akong lahing intsik. Lagi akong sinuswerte tuwing Chinese New Year.

Katulad kanina, bumaba na.

Bumaba na ang papel na nagsasabing ako'y naglevel up ulit sa aking trabaho.

Nakakatuwa lang.

Pwede nang mag-apply sa iba.

Joke ulit.

Not half meant.

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Malapit na pala ang araw ng mga puso. 12 days na lang. May mga date na ba kayo? May nahanap na kayong kapalit sa bumasted sa inyo nung isang linggo? May kalandian na ba kayo sa chatroom? Ipinagluto niyo na ba yung pinupormahan ninyo?

Ako wala. Bawal muna lumabas. Wala na kasing pera.

Pero pwede rin siguro kami magpunta ng Manila Ocean Park. Kasi may libre akong 2 tickets para sa lahat ng attractions nila. Pamasko ng aking butihing gasolinahan.

Sa mga sumagot ng no sa mga tanong ko, wag kayo malulungkot. Masarap maging single.

Gawain ko dati, pag Valentine's Day, dinuduro ko yung mga may kadate at pinagtatawanan. Wala lang. Bitter. Hehehe

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Kung Hei Fat Choi sa mga Kapatid nating singkit!!!

MASAYA MALUNGKOT MASAYA MALUNGKOT

Malungkot ako.

Malungkot ako kasi napalungkot ko yung mahal ko.

Kasi madalas insensitive ako. Minsan may nasasabi ako sa kanya na hindi niya nagugustuhan. Kasi nasasaktan ko siya ng hindi sinasadya.

Babawi ako sa kanya. Kasi mahal ko siya.

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Noong Sabado, nagyaya ako ng ilang kaibigan sa bahay upang magdiwang ng no-parents weekend. Dapat Kinect party yun, kaya lang minalas at hindi pa dumating yung aking pinakahihintay na Kinect. Sa weekend pa.

Masaya siya. Mas lalo kong nakilala yung mga niyaya ko. Sayang hindi kami kumpleto, pero okay lang. Ang mahalaga ay naubos yung pagkain. Nanghihinayang lang ako, at hindi naubos yung inumin. Meron pa akong isa’t kalahating bote ng The Bar at madaming bote ng Red Horse.

Sino Gusto?

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Speaking of which, nagpapasalamat pala ako sa mga dumating. Ang saya na mas lalo mong nakikilala yung mga kaibigan mong blogero. Kahit tinulugan ka habang nagkukulitan pa kayo.

Salamat nga pala kina Boris (na dinayo pa ang lugar naming kahit galing pa siyang Quezon Province at uuwi ng Novaliches), Gincie (na galing pa ng party at iniwan ito para makasama kami.. kahit di niya naabutan si Boris) at kay Jayvie (na kahit ang pinakanaunang natulog eh panalo ang dinalang cake para samin).

Appreciate ko yun ng sobra.

Sa susunod meron na talagang Kinect at magsasayawan na tayo.

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Naisulat ni kaibigang Ro Anne na ang first impression niya sa akin ay mahinhin akong magsalita. Hindi ako ganun. Shy lang ako. Barubal ako sa personal. Pero syempre dahil first time ko nakilala lahat ng nameet ko dun, medyo tame ako.

As usual, nainggit ako sa kanya kaya gagawa din ako ng ganyan one of these days. Mga first impressions sa mga nakilala kong bloggers.

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Sa Byernes at Sabado ay may makikilala nanaman akong mga bloggers. Huli na sila. Promise. Iilan na lang ang mga manunulat ang hindi ko pa nakikita sa personal. Quota na ako sa buhay ko yata.

Unless tamaan ako ng topak at magdesisyon na magbirthday party.

Matagal pa naman yun. Lampas isang buwan pa. Medyo kailangan ko ring magtipid dahil may panibago akong mga utang.

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Speaking of birthday. This week makukuha ko na ang mga regalo ko sa sarili ko sa kaarawan ko.

Hindi ko alam kung ano meron, pero ngayong taon feeling ko magiging magastos ako.

Ganito kasi yun, ngayong linggo ko bibilhin ang aking bagong Xbox360 na may Kinect. Tapos naengganyo (nauto) ako ng aking kaopisina na bilhin ang kanyang binebentang brand new PSP. 7k lang kasi. Tapos 2 gives. Kaya di ko na pinakawalan.

Buti na lang diet mode nako ngayon. Gagapang na lang ako sa gutom sa mga susunod na buwan.

Tapos kelangan ko din pala bayaran yung ticket para sa Boracay vacation ko este wedding pala sa Mayo.

Hay ang tagal dumating ng grasya. Kelan ba ako mapopromote?!

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Huling pagmamakaawa ko na ito. Tutal nafigure out ko na kung paano iadd yung widget sa blog ko (salamat kay Boris), pero regalo niyo na sakin yung paglike sa Facebook page ko. Di naman ako nanghihingi ng picture greetings o kahit ano. Yan lang. :D

Di yun fan page. Gusto ko sana parang community yun kung san pwede ako makapag-interact sa mga kapwa ko manunulat at dun sa nagbabasa ng blog ko.

Pa click lang nito...

Salamat.

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Masaya malungkot. Masaya malungkot.

Ganun yata ang buhay. Binabalanse para natututo tayong tumapak sa lupa.

LAGLAGAN II (THE BLOGGERS)

Dahil kakagaling ko lang ng isang bloggers meet-up ngayong gabi, naisip kong ilaglag lahat ng kalaglag-laglag sa lahat ng mga nakilala kong mga kapwa manunulat sa blogosperyo.

Sino kaya ang mga bloggers na may sikretong ayaw malaman ng publiko? Sino ang hindi nagpapakatotoo? Sino ang malibog? Sino ang may hindi ginawang kanais-nais sa kapwa blogero? Sino ang pinakaplastik? Sino ang pinaka-emo sa personal? Ang pinakamayaman? Ang pinaka user-friendly? Sino ang may lihim na pagnanasa kanino?

Simulan na...

Biro lang!!! Wala akong alam. Wala pa naman akong nararanasang ganyan? Wala talaga akong alam.

Wala lang, gusto ko lang kabahan ang mga magbabasa nito.

Syempre Good Vibes tayo ngayong 2011!! Ayaw ko ng kaaway. Peace lang.

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Masaya ang simula ng bloglife ko ngayong 2011, dahil umpisa pa lang eh, talagang maganda na ang aking naging karanasan.

Gaya ng sabi ko, galing lang ako sa isang Blogger’s Meet-up sa Metrowalk. Nakilala ko na rin sa wakas ang ilan sa mga bloggers na matagal-tagal ko na ring naging kaibigan dito.

Unahin na natin yung nag-aya ng pagtitipon na si An Indecent Mind. Si AIM na natutuwa ako, at maliban sa s3x, eh nasama kaming mga kaibigan niya sa blogosphere sa kanyang itinerary. Nakatanggap pa ako ng sosyalin na regalo mula sa kanya. At dahil dun, eh hindi ko siya ilalaglag.

Nakilala ko rin si Roanne. Sabi ni Kasintahan ang ganda daw niya. Agree naman ako. Pero bigla akong kinabahan, mukhang gustong bumalik sa pagiging tuwid nitong ni Kasintahan. Nangamba ako ng konti. Di ko alam kung ano yung number mo, Roanne, pero sobrang ikinagagalak kitang makilala. Salamat sa regalo. Ingat ka sa biyahe mo mamaya.

Nakilala ko rin si Salbehe. Ewan ko, pero pinagpawisan ako dito sa babaeng ito. Di ko kinaya ang mga tanong. Nung una, akala ko simple lang, kasi tungkol sa trabaho. Ganun-ganun. Tapos nung nakainom na… ewan ko ba. Natakot ako!!! Promise!!! Uy, pero natuwa ako sa kanya. Yun yung mga gusto kong kasama, walang hiya-hiya. Hindi ka mababato.

Nandun din si Maelfatalis, na masarap ding kausap dahil isa pa itong walang preno kapag magkwento. Ang saya lang. Medyo feeling ko nga, naturn-on si Kasintahan sa mga kwento niya, pero ayos lang.Hindi ako nagseselos. Hahahaha

Andun din sina Yanah at MarcoPaolo. Matagal ko na silang kablog, siguro 09 pa or 08, pero ngayon ko lang nakita. Sa wakas!!! Ang kulit nilang dalawa. Para silang may sariling mundo. Hehehe

And mga bagong kakilala gaya nina Madz at MJ (tama ba? Sorry kung hindi!) na sana’y malaman ko kung ano ang blog.


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Meron pa ako siguro dalawang grupo na imimeet sa susunod na linggo. Pagkatapos nun, siguro quota na ako. Nakilala ko na naman halos lahat ng sinusundan ko. Ilan-ilan na lang ang hindi pa.

Yung iba kasi, ayaw daw akong maging kaibigan, kaya hanggang ngayon ayaw pa rin akong siputin. Pero okay lang. Naka-move on na ako. Kahit ang sakit sakit (joke lang).

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Sana’y walang naputukan sa inyo noong bagong taon. Saka na yung matinong post. Vacation mode pa ang utak ko ngayon.

WHAT'S UP WITH ME

Haven't been blogging for quite awhile now... Not that I'm really busy... That's entirely not the case, although there have been a lot of things that's new with me...

I'm working during the day already... After 4 years of living a vampire's life, I found a job that requires me to work while the sun is still up, and finally get to sleep at night... Of course the pay of being a Supervisor is much better, I think it makes up by giving me a normal life... Been there for 3 weeks now... I don't know for how long I'll be staying there because honestly this is just a transitory job... Anyway, hopefully, I'll find something that's different and challenging and that pays well...

During my jobless days, I got hooked on this DVD copy of a British series, and I became an instant fan. TORCHWOOD and DR. WHO are my new favorite shows!!!

Let's start off with TORCHWOOD... It's a great show... Something like Buffy, combined with Quantum Leap and a little comedy every now and then... I think it's a funny film, althought the dry British humor kind of turns me off... But I LOVE the show!!! It's a very smart show... It's science-fiction, but not something that will turn you off... It's brilliant!!! And I actually think gay people will finally have a role model in Captain Jack Harkness...

DR. WHO is the show where Captain Jack Harkness was introduced, and I think this is the much better of the two... I think that this is one of the coolest shows on the planet and that local tv stations should air these shows... It's sexy, it's intelligent, it's funny and really really engaging... I love every episode, and I think it's one of the best. I hope US shows write stories like these... It's about the Doctor and his exploits with his Time Machine, and usually a hot British babe...

Finally, the reason why I'm writing today is to tell you that I finally have an XBOX 360!!! The fruit of my Backpay... And the sole reason why I'm broke nowadays... I'm finishing my first game... hopefully tonight I'll be able to finally beat the Boss of Gears Of War... Anyway, it's a cool game, and a great console (Xbox)... I just hope I have 2 controllers so I could play with other people...

So that's what's up with me... Maybe the next time I write to this blog again, I'd have something nice to come up with... I have this idea of writing about my opinions on stuff... But I have to put that down on a hard copy before I type away... I just hope I have enough time... Wish me luck