? Tuesday, January 31, 2006
come on..i know, i know. i should've gone to church.i have no problems with my born religion, it's only coz boredom got the best of me.yesterday (sunday), i went to the mall again and this time i swore to watch a movie and go straight home, but the crowd took its toll on me and suddenly my hype for a movie died down. it's not bcoz i was all by myself, i'm used to going out alone whenever i'm bored or just want to bond with myself. Even way before i met my boyfriend, i've been roaming around the metro on my own like a nasty rat looking for scraps. hmmm actually it's more of a date with my feet. i knew my feet are gonna take me somewhere my brainwaves will go stat. so i found myself crashing on powerbooks reading while i stand. i thought i'd better finish reading katrina tuvera's "testaments".. so i went on while glancing every now and then if some person got tired of reading and went away to leave me a space on the sofa to squeeze my butt in. but i guess they too are taking advantage of the privilege of free reading. i always reside in the philippine literature section, i knew somehow chances and opportunity for filipino writers are almost inexistent. it's actually deprivation for artists from publishing their work. besides, pinoy writers/authors are awesome and are indeed, beyond compliments, talented..i wonder if Bob Ong have released his fifth book..? and as i looked up, let my eyes rummage through the shelf, there it was, (complete with hallelluia chorus in the background), his latest obra maestra. for a moment i thought i was seeing the sky grace its light on the row of BO's books but i squinted and blinked twice only to realize my eyes were already hurting and remembered i had to set an appointment with my eye doctor..i reached for the book "stainless longganisa" and was just so thrilled as when i was a child on Santa's lap. the only difference is that i didn't have to wish coz i already have it in my grasp. totoo, i'm not just a fan..basta. good thing i brought extra money with me kundi namilipit na ko sa panghihinayang kung dko mabili 'yun! so i put down the book i was trying to finish and rushed to the counter. Bob Ong, a part of you is mine!hehe kidding.i decided to check out tower records, and see if there's anything i'd fancy to add to my collection. Limas na ang allowance ko. i bought paramita's cd and went home telling myself i'll get by with what was left of my money.hehe i can't really consider it as impulse buying, even my boyfriend didn't scold me for having splurged my allowance on stuff. Stuff i need, that is. i forgot to go to church. Which was a total bust for my schedule that day. i'm not disregarding my religion. i just got caught up with my newfound interests.And i'm falling deeper for books either. I know my money didn't go down the drain.a radical sabbatical, that was for me..
