Because Summer Spells B-U-S-Y
Every year, I welcome the summer season with much glee and delight. When I was in my lower academic years, it meant two whole months of bumming around, discovering new things, and (also literally) growing up. When I stepped into college, it meant almost two months of long summer classes every-freaking-day of the week. I could have opted not to take summer classes, but it was necessary to take advanced and some back courses.
I have been working for almost three years now, and every year, summer has taken on a whole new meaning. Long gone were the days when I would lounge on a hot summer day, drinking iced tea and reading a good novel. Or the days when I would sleep til the wee afternoon, waking up with not a care in the world. Being in the workforce means that I have to be in the office for at least nine hours from Monday to Friday.
Last year, I was out of work for three months, two of which were in summer. I was able to experience bumming around again, quite literally: sleeping and waking up with not a care in the world, and looking for interesting things to do for the whole day. It was supposed to be FUN, but in reality, it wasn’t. I was bored to death, and I felt really depressed. I was supposed to be working then, earning money to burn on countless after-work parties, dinners out, or beach trips. I was able to somewhat experience those still, but the feeling was different. How would it be not different, when you relied on your parents for allowance?
This year, summer for me equates to BUSY. I may not be too busy at work, but I need to do some stepping up in my sort-of-non-work life as of the moment. I missed the application period for MIS in UP because I was too complacent that, one, I would be able to write a decent application essay; and two, get enough recommendation letters before the deadline came. I was able to get a recommendation letter, and I was able to research on how to write the best application letter but I never started on actually processing my MIS application. Heck, I haven’t even filled out the application form. I was too busy minding the superficial things in my life that I neglected things that DO and WOULD matter to me.
And yes, I was busy obsessing about where to go and have fun this summer season. Like right now, I am planning for our trips to Cebu (again), Batangas, Puerto Galera, Boracay, and (hopefully) Pagudpud. All these trips, when I should be reading and reviewing for an upcoming exam, when I should be processing my application for MIS in DLSU, or when I should be saving up money for things that I should be really spending on.
But it’s summer. I have waited all year to be able to enjoy the sensation of the hot sun burning on my skin, the delight of seeing schools of fish and beautiful corals under the sea, or the feeling of thinking, ‘this is the good life’ as I look at the sun setting over the sea.
And yes, it’s just summer. It doesn’t mean that I should visit all the pretty beaches in two months; and it surely doesn’t mean that I should neglect applying for graduate studies, or be lax on studying for an exam that would bring the much needed change to my career.
So yes, it’s time I turn this summer into a fun AND productive, albeit busy, one. Anyone care to join me on the beach trips? 
Tiesto in Manila 2009: Live at the Embassy
For those of you who haven’t heard yet, or are in doubt: YES, Tiesto is coming back to Manila on April 25, 2009. Presented by event organizer, Worldwide Womb, Tiesto will be playing at the Embassy Superclub. Tickets, priced at two thousand each, will be sold to the first one thousand people only, so do hurry and get yours now.
For tickets and other info, please visit www.eventscapemanila.com. See you there.
Balmain and Beyond: Paris Fall Fashion Week 2009
Because Paris is the World Cup of any Fashion Week, you can expect each show to present only the best collection. Despite the recession, designers have tried hard to come up with collections that are enough to tickle the fashion-fancy of anyone and make them go out and spend.
Such is my observation of Paris Fall Fashion Week 2009, that I couldn’t decide on which collections to put in my top three. Instead, I chose the top three looks from all the collections that I found fascinating. See for yourself below.
Comme des Garçons (CDG)
Oh Paris, how you leave us breathless and in awe.
