A BEAUTIFUL LETTER FROM REDGE.

Pain is inevitable,. Misery is optional.
(a statement I copied from the work of a contributing writer in my blogspot.)

This I corrolate with the theme of Redge’s unexpected letter to me yesterday. In the middle of my incessant grief.. Read on…

I love you, too, Redge..

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Cha, now this one’s for you. The very thoughts I’d liketo share with you. Especially those highlighted ones (referring to the poem meaningful poem she sent with this - which was kinda long so I opted not to print it). Ey, don’t think so much especially since you have told him you trusted him. It belies the very principle of the thing, the bond.

I wish to see yuo smile again with your happiness not dependent onhim nor on anyone else but yourself. I hope to instill in you, too, that you know we’d always be here for you come what may. I may not be the type of friend to cater to your whims but I will always be sharing my views on what I think will be best for you. Love you…

PROCRASTINATING MACHINE, I AM.

Just recently, I had suffered from chronic Powerbooks rummaging.First, because I ‘ve waited for the store to finally release The Zahir last October; second, because I got amused by the overflowing new stocks of ALLLLL Murakami books,including Norwegian Wood which had been invisible from the shelves for a few months. Lastly, the 2nd book by British writer Paul Golding called Senseless took me away quite uniquely, as opposed to my usual musing at the sight of beautifully written sentences witten by other writers. His writing style was Kafkaish, only Kafka wrote with detailed, transparent, crisp emotion like you can actually feel his fear when he wrote Letter To My Father… While Golding seemed Gaelic.

So I bought all of them like I could finish reading them in no time. As always, after almost 30 days, I’m on Chapter 12 of South of the Border West of the Sun, chapter 2 of Kafka On The Shore, Chapter 1 of Senseless, almost halfway through Poems To Set You Free (a small, hardbound book in magenta of contemporary hardcore poems given to me by erica) and done with He’s Just Not That Into You( by Greg Behrendt, writer for Sex and The City, also from Erica).

Here goes the procastinating machine again. Eager at the smell of new books to read - don’t we all love the smell of them? It’s just that the problem with me right now is that my networking with old friends have gone extensive, dating far back to high school. Plus my Sundays will always be at Timezone and dining out with my 2 girls and Erica’s brood until we drop at the sight of the widest, circled yawn on Roxeanne’s face.
In short, no time to read,as of this writing.

Just to give you an idea, here are the lists of my current passion.

Latest in my shelf:
1. The Zahir , Paulo Coelho
2. South of the Border, West of the Sun : Haruki Murakami
3. Kafka On The Shore : Haruki Murakami
4. He’s Just Not That Into You : Greg Behrendt
5. Poems To Set You Free (forgot the Author as I type this in my office)
6. Senseless : Paul Golding

Latest in my CD collections for Nov. in support of PARI (Read: I only buy authentic):
1. Sacred Love : Sting’s latest including my fave Shape Of My Heart
2. True Faith: Eto Hits Acoustics
3. Timeless : Julia Fordham
4. Radiohead’s CD w/ Fake Plastic Trees
5. Kelly Clarkson ( I gave to my youngest)
6. Black Eyed Peas( I gave to my eldest)
7. Sergio Mendez

After My Lonnngg Wait, I found these films On Sale at Music 1:
1. Lost In Translation
2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
3. My Best Friend’s Wedding!
4. Great Expectations ( I borrowed fr Erica, by the way)

I wish I have the luxury of time to be able to view these films again this weekend.
Until I finally see Buster again. Hmm. Such is the compromise. Never sacrifice. *grin*

COMMENT JE SUIS VENU POUR AIMER LE SADMAN. (HOW I CAME TO KNOW THE SADMAN)

My Solitude. Security blanket. Solace.

You immortalize the dreams we used to think of many, many years ago.
Thank you for your wonderful dreams for me.
As I promised the million words I would write for you.

I’m waiting for your book in solid form.