Currently...
Reading
My book of choice for May has not been settled yet. The plan was to read one book per month, and the last I've touched was Arthur Golden's Memoirs of a Geisha, which was for April. When I went to Pangasinan over the holy week, the travel time took longer than expected (actually, it was kind of expected because of the long weekend traffic) so I had the luxury of devouring Sayuri's story in only three or so days. I must say, that book got a hold of me in a way that Khaled Hosseini did with his A Thousand Splendid Suns. I watched the film adaptation immediately after finishing the book, and I kind of got hooked into the disturbingly brilliance of Gong Li's interpretation of Hatsumomo. It probably took me a week or two to get over the fangirling, haha. That woman is a fountain of youth.
I'm optimistic toward having some time to read while on my next trip. We'll see. I still got two weeks to finish a book. I'm leaning toward Rainbow Rowell's Landline. Anyone who has read it already?
Writing
I'm sort of
in hiding when it comes to writing. Got a bit preoccupied in April, and didn't get a decent time to sit down and allow myself to extract things. You'd probably notice too how my nonchalance reflected on this blog, and that's because I didn't want to pressure myself for something that is suppose to relieve stress or free my mind. Then, I caught a viral infection right on the first day of May, which nailed me down to the bed for a week. So I was practically doing and being nothing then. The prompts started to take a pause too, but I impulsively created a TinyLetter account because I was so inspired by
Carina's letters. I still haven't sent anything; don't know if I really will, but the act of sending thoughts to a small group of people was just so attractive and felt intimate to me. Like I could actually write something about the stuff that I hesitate to do so here on the blog because sometimes they just seem so irrelevant and futile. I really don't know.
Listening
The whirring sound of the air-conditioning, which I have been abusing for the past two weeks, but that's because it's just ridiculously hot in here at this time. I'm currently not into any song or type of music, except for
Cadbury's very catchy jingle haha.
Thinking
I know I'm so used to complaining about the small stuff everyday and stressing myself over adult things, like, what should I be next year, is this really what I want to do, should I stay or go, is it okay to make my interests known, (and why is this sentence so long and has a lot of commas) but really, when it's all quiet and my real voice speaks up, all it says is how grateful I am to be at this point in life. I am simply content and happy right now, or maybe for the last months, significantly since 2015 started.
Smelling
The inside of my nose. Inception, and disgusting, right? :D
Wishing
I'm not really into makeup ever since, in fact the only cosmetic I use is lipstick, and eyeliner if I really have the time, but lately I am getting interested into buying myself some mascara. I just cannot completely sell the thought to myself because I'm afraid it will just smudge around when I absent-mindedly scratch my eyes like an improper girl would do. Is there such a thing as a proper girl to begin with? What?
Hoping
To write sensibly. I think this is my hope in perpetuity.
Wearing
Shorts and shirt.
Loving
My first photography book:
Jay Maisel's Light Color Gesture, which I have been wanting and expressively wishing for months! My bestfriend gave it to me as a birthday present, and I could not have honestly ask for anything more for my birthday. It's currently lounging here in my room because I love looking at it looking back at me hahaha. I'm just savoring the feel of having that something you've wished for, for so long. I'm intentionally not finishing it because I want to take my time :)
Wanting
This coming Wednesday night ;)
Needing
To finish laundry, change bed sheets and make a fort for myself so I could continue watching Season 2 of House of Cards. I just dropped my jaw in the middle of episode 1.
Feeling
Relaxed.
Clicking
Recently discovered the Youtube couple
Rose and
Rosie (whom I'm reminded of my babe Jessica Capshaw,
my babe talaga?), and I've been watching their videos one by one since. It's really unfair how these girls are articulate, pretty funny and so attractive with their British accents. My nights are not officially done too without some dose of Jimmy Fallon, whom I've easily grown a mild crush on because of his cute snicker! :">
