Biggest Disappointment in Life...

Hmm, you know, I've always found naming the biggest disappointment in my life difficult to answer. It's because there are so many disappointing moments in life, that it's best not naming them.

But now I've pondered on it, and I guess what I can consider my biggest disappointment in life was not studying Fine Arts. I had two chances, in University of Santo Tomas and University of the Philippines Diliman. I had hoped to use these Fine Arts credits to get an art-related job and probably enjoy more than what I'm doing now. I had wanted to do comic books.

I may be a writer now, but what I really liked doing is to draw. I still like to write, but I miss drawing and art. I just have no time now since my writing job is the only source of income I have. But I'll still love drawing and keep a few sketch pads on the side to keep myself from rusting in my other craft.

Edward Bernays and the Control of People

I recently watched a documentary series on Youtube called "Century of the Self," produced and directed by Adam Curtis and shown on BBC in 2002. There are over 24 or 26 parts, of four episodes, posted on Youtube. I hope to get an actual recording of this.

The Rat Race

There are parents, who upon seeing their child's not getting A's in grades, bring out a stick and whack them senseless as punishment for low grades. The child is passing, but the grades are relatively low, so he deserves punishment. No no no, that is wrong.

Message of the Matrix

After Morpheus offered Neo the Blue and Red pills, he asked a question that my friend said is one of the most important asked in the history of human existence and meaning:

"What is real? How do you define real? If you're talking about your senses, what you feel, taste, smell, or see, then all you're talking about are electrical signals interpreted by your brain."

Here's Morpheus inviting us to think: is what we believe to be real really all real?

The Good Old Days... Not!

It's another New Year, and though late, I have to greet everyone reading my blog (if there are any) a Happy New Year! A New Year also brings thoughts of entering a new time. Yet there are certainly some people who would continue to embrace the past.