2007 Victory

Yes the pictures below is not lying indeed. Formula 1 Driver and Constructors Championship belongs to Scuderia Ferrari. The wait is over and with a great show of finesse and overwhelming team effort this is what we can call a well deserved win. 2007 is indeed a Ferrari year and as a fan there is no other delight than to see the team's effort in clinching this victory in Brazil. With Kimi as fierce as ever and Felipe showing how faster he could ever be there is no doubt that even with the ups and downs for this years race, victory belongs to the team.

Kimi taking the victory stand

Sector 1 with Kimi overtaking the Mercedez just behind Massa

Note: Pictures are copyrighted by yahoo-sport

Forward... Keep moving!

Well, stellar is back on the road. Thanks to my family(mum and dad), the hardworking mechanic of my father-in-law, my wife and kid, and pa mundo and the rest of the guys in Valenzuela (from being towed in NLEX :D). It costs us a lot this time around. Next stop is little Kurdt's birthday. My wife and I did agreed on having a famous food-chain party instead of a huge party for Kurdt's 1st birthday. Just have to plan our budget ahead as we are also planning to transfer to my wife's house for us to start on our-own. Maybe stay there for 3-4 months tops and as soon as the renovation in Cavite is finished. It has been quite a long time that this must have been, we've been living with my family for almost a year now and I guess that's too long as my wife would say :)

Bad News Mitigated

Another entry. Another list of bad news for me. Yep the worst has yet to happen. Stellar has been stuck for about 3 days already. Yesterday's news really saddens me. Not that am worrying too much since my little boy's birthday is fast approaching and me having just 500 bucks in my account. Worst is that it seems it will took a little while for our car's recovery. The cylinder valve which I thought was not affected by the timing belt breaking down is damaged. Great isn't it, a friend told me that this is somewhat at the range of 17k and more from their experience. Now what is it that I have to do? Take a choice.. leave the car unfixed. There's no other option for me to choose, our budget does not have to suffer just because of this incident. What a day for bad news with lots of office work to-do's.

And then out of no where, receive a message from my mum this morning. A quick fix for the problem is that dad will be helping out. Isn't it just great that parents are just by the corner waiting for us to seek their assistance. I had to admit, since I had my own family I'm partly hesitant in seeking for their assistance I just don't know why. But am just thankful and somewhat relieved that they are just there in times like these.

Stellar Breakdown

2nd of September year two thousand and seven. I will never forget that day... Another long lists of should have resurfaced in. It was a bright Sunday morning, our little kid was past asleep so instead of roaming round the house doing nothing but stare at the tube, my wife and I decided to go to the mall. This time just the two of us.. Then just after 15 minutes from the toll gate. The car just lost it's rpm, engine lights are on and the steering wheel got too heavy. Just the way to celebrate this moment. Me and my wife stuck on the Highway. But then it's a good thing we didn't bring little Kurdt along. Then all the "should have" just hit my face straight-up. The mechanic states that the timing belt is the culprit. What the... now I'm beginning to wonder if I just have to let it be. Not a nice thing for an experience but then again I'm glad were all safe and well... Another lesson learned. This time the hardest way :(

Tripping Sunday

It was a blessed Sunday that is. Yesterday seem to uplift my moral and somewhat re-align me to life. Been daydreaming widely this past few days. The bump plus the ever gloomy weather seemed to overshadow my brain. Of course who would not want the rain? No not me, but it's just too wicked when it rains sometimes, just unexplainable.

Morning sweep woke-up early as I have an appointment with a neighbor who'll fix Stellar's bump. Half-past nine and It was all done. Did not want to have it repainted this season so asked my neighbor to try hard not to damage the paint and he just did the finest job I may say. At least now I've got a glimpsed on how to fix such sort of car damage. Next time It will be D-I-Y for me.

Noon passed by and after doing some chores, waited for time to move swiftly. Little Kurdt has been an angel today. Sleep much after drinking his milk. As I was washing the car, my wife arrived and we both opted to bring the car to church and have it blessed. Parking was a mess in the church but then it was just in time, the mass just ended meaning the rest of the cars are about to leave. My wife approached a priest and after 2 months, Stellar has been finally blessed. Attended the next mass after the blessing and went home an hour after.

Now I need to try and keep focus. Kurdt's birthday is fast approaching :)

UberGloomyTuesdayThatIs

Closed doors... Key-in... Ignition...
Air-con vent opened... Tune the radio...
Check both side-mirrors... Check rear-view mirror...
Clutch stepped-on.. Crank to first-gear..
Hand on the steering-wheel... Release handbrake...
Mildly release clutch.. Turn the steering-wheel steadily...
Gently step-on accelerator... Then boom...

It's just heart-breaking that even the simplest of all things becomes so complicated. Try drowning yourself with bottles of beer just to forget the simplest possible error there is. Just ain't enough you think. Whole bitter day just to check what is reality. All in all am just shadowing the person whom I elegantly poise on the top deck. This is sickening when all we wanted to is just to break ground. Breaking? I know someone who's great in doing this stuff...

Dead-tired of this phase. Maybe minor errors are just part of the learning curve. Maybe there's just 101 records broken every second. Maybe there's no real word such as 'maybe'. Well that is if those so called errors surprisingly takes toll of somebody else. Now I'll be posting my own penance. No more driving for you kiddo...

by: Somebody-Else-On-The-Back-Of-One's-Mind

Stellar 643

Woke-up early this morning.. My wife's finally home and while my little boy is sleeping peacefully, decided to stand-up and go down for today's line of work. Then again it's still to early, went outside to check Stellar... Maybe it's a bit odd to name my car with my favorite track from Incubus. Since the car is still clean and damp, decided to pursue on waxing it with a liquid wax my friend suggested that I use. This plan was supposedly scheduled on a weekend and It should have been. But since weekend has it's own unmanageable schedule, opted to complete the chore on a weekday. It's interesting that even I lost track of time. 2 hours just flew on doing this task, but am quite happy with the output. It's as if Stellar was brought back to the time where it was parked on a showroom along Aguinaldo highway.

Went home after this and saw my wife and kid still fast asleep. What a way to start a day. Now it's time for me to work. To the office I go :)

Old Days

Was just like yesterday. The time where "My So-Called Life" is like a prime-time "must see" series. Maybe it's just the teenage years thats been creeping. Anyway, I was surfing all known channels in our television when suddenly a familiar face caught my attention. And I came to contemplate that I was not watching too much nowadays. At first I was caught with the melody and knowing me some tunes really doesn't go along with my sense unless there's a chord or something that felt familiar. It was a surprising band but then I really don't mind their appearance as long a their sound is interesting at least for me to listen to them 4 or 5 more times. And yes like what I always do, get the name of the band and the name of the song and during free time surf and look for their info.

Alas, doesn't the name Jared Leto ring a bell? Yes, the Jordan Catalano of the series I initially mentioned aired during the mid 90's. Apparently their project band with his sibling has grown and was officially named "30 Seconds to Mars." Initially thought it was the band "My Chemical Romance" but then it's now quite clearer. And yes, the single I saw on MTV was "The Kill." A great and interesting track. It's just funny I was just thinking of how Claire Danes character was somewhat intertwined with his. Anyway, that's it for my piece. Good luck to the band and hope to see more of them.

Here's the cut from youTube!

Step Taken

Finally, after almost a year of planning and budget stretching my wife and I reached our initial goal. Major decision as it may seem but then it's just worth it thinking that both of us worked hard to reach it. Kurdt's car has just arrived, a 94 model M/T Honda Accord to sum it up. If you might ask me, a month of tedious sacrifice just to look for a car is worth it. My wife has grown tired after a week of looking for a car that will fit our alloted budget, but I never lost hope knowing that if there's something meant for me, every effort I'll exert would be worth-it in the end. Many thanks to my kumpadre' for all the help extended. Warmest gratitude to my family, siblings, wife and kid.. Now it's time for me to be on the road ...

Inner Sync

Sometimes updating the site as it is becomes overwhelmingly tedious. But then again, it won’t hurt if I can just come up with words to describe the state where I was now. The continuous learning process I referred to as life is kicking in a faster pace. My subconscious mind is just shouting the tempo in breaking the habit I came to adhere into. The boundary I have set has been clouding up my thoughts for so long. I guess it’s time to disembark the rotating platform that me alone knows. Again am uttering lots of words, I am just good at it. Continuous affirmation for me is a great start and I’m just blessed to have opportunity to reflect as who I really am.

1998 Flick

Last night after taking a cab with my wife from work, we arrived a couple of minutes past midnight. Good thing traffic is not much of a problem. Decided to have our little kid sleep with her grandma for the night. Her mom is very tired and of course looking at my kid's little eyes I immediately notice he ain't gonna sleep at once.

After changing clothes, went downstairs to relax a bit. Opened the tube and found an interesting flick that I believe saw almost a decade ago (less a year). It's just so funny that the movie signifies transition. From high school to college as the movie narrates. One favorite part that I like in this movie is the scene where Preston (Ethan Embry) got to have a decent talk with an Angel (Jenna Elfman). For those who have seen it I bet they'll immediately know what I'm talking about.

And of course, who will ever forget the song "Mandy" by Barry Manilow.

Jump Start

Been contemplating on lost thoughts prior to putting up this blog. It just hit me that any new beginning comes from something that ended. It's just a never ending cycle in life. Now I won't even wonder why many utter words like 'cherish life while it last' or 'live life to it's fullest.'

But then again, feeling lost at one point does not mean you can't hit another mark and jump back to where it all began. Again this is just random thoughts that does not need further explanation. Plain and simple.