went to alberta for the labor day weekend, it was a gruelling 12 hour ride! visited the rockies, the town of banff, had a glimpse of the breathtaking lakes - louise, peyto, and maligne. rode the ice explorer and trekked on the icefields, had a tour of calgary, spent the night at jasper, rediscovered the dinosaur ruins at drumheller, and finally on the way back to bc, we visited the okanagan region and sampled the wineries of kelowna. we skipped
the stops were pure nature overload. can't help but be awed by the vastness of canada's land area. it's a good thing the weather cooperated to make the long weekend more enjoyable. the 3 days, 4 nights trip was well worth it despite being sleep deprived and broke afterwards. ^_^

next stop: vancouver island

this morning, a bunch of moon beings gathered to witness the total solar eclipse. like last time, they prepared anti uv coated scopes as they waited for the shadow of the earth to obliterate the sun from their view. this eclipse is said to be the longest one ever, lasting for more than 1 and a half decan star.

revelries were at hand as a lot of myths and traditions are recollected. it was said that during this time, the moon looks blood red from the earth, and humans in different parts of the planet do weird things. it is believed that the moon has a great effect on this planet and its people, however moon beings neither notice nor care about it.

the next tse is predicted to happen 177 solar days from now.

in 10 days, i visited 6 cities - seattle, hong kong, manila, cebu, bohol and seoul. now i'm back in vancouver and my week long vacation feels so many miles away. i slept for an entire day and tomorrow i'll be back to work, as if nothing happened, the only souvenir i got are sunburn marks and eyebags.

sometimes i wish i could take people back with me but then that would defeat the purpose of travelling, for the only reason i leave a place is to come home to it again =) i miss my mom, my dad, my brothers, my friends, my dogs, but most of all, i miss being missed, and hugged and loved by the people who matter to me, i miss my favorite pup running out to greet me, i miss my mom's cooking, i miss the sun and the beach, i miss everything that can only be captured by still photographs.

if only time and distance can be folded, then everything won't be too far from my reach. for now, i have to tuck my heart and fake a smile, life is a journey, we can only stop for a while to catch our breath, and then we're off again.

okay, so what's the hype with this notebook? they said this was the legendary oil skinned acid free stitched paper that hemmingway and picasso used, so what? will this make me a better writer or painter?

i don't know, but i got one anyway, don't take chances, right? haha ^_^ nah curiosity just got the better of me and i just had to have one, now all i need is my trusty staedtler hb and i'm all set to write the greatest event of my life.

whatever. moving on..

as usual, just like every time i get a new toy, i become this sleep deprived gadget obsessed tech junkie who can't really call it a day till i take apart everything and put them back together in the same order. i guess i just like testing the capabilities and limits of the current apple of my eye. anyway, it's about as functional as can be, i like the fact that there's free wifi everywhere, and i can just take snap shots of moments that captures my interest and upload them in real time.

so here's my new photo blog.

'nuff said

there's a saying here in vancouver that when you can see the horizon from where you are, then it's about to rain, but if you can't see it, then it's already raining.. it seems like summer lasted for only a week, my mornings are now greeted with dewdrops, showers and mists. i do love the balmy weather, when the sky is undecided if it wants to shed tears or remain brooding; almost like the way i feel right now, floating in uncertainty, swimming in limbo.

i guess this is what happens when somebody asks me what my plans are for next year or next month, or even a week from now. i mean i don't even know what i'll have for dinner, or if i would actually eat dinner tonight, that's as much foresight that i can muster. dumb i know, but yeah maybe i do have to update my resume just so i have a backup plan if i get kicked out of my job. but lo and behold, i dont have a copy of my cv on my laptop. i cant believe it, what will happen to my chances of being a world renowned window cleaner if i'm this complacent. oh well, there are other professions, i just might give domestic partnership a chance.

haha, who am i kidding?! rainy days make me crazy. now let's see if the sun will show tomorrow..