she's so right, its scary.

“|Creativity is the result of habit, hard work, and constantly pursuing new challenges. If you never fail, you’ll stagnate.

Don’t choose people who will hold your hand- choose mentors who can teach you.

Do you feel you’ve had to pay a price for your commitment to your art?

In the end, everybody pays a price for whatever choice he or she makes. I work all the time; that’s what I do. I don’t celebrate my successes; I rehearse. I haven’t taken a vacation in a long time. I engage in very few interpersonal relationships except for those I can learn from.

Everyone can be creative – but you have to prepare for it with routine. |

“

Twyla Sharp |MacArthur Fellowship, a Tony Awards, 2 Emmys. Choreographer. (Hair, Amadeus)|

tricking the tongue

she has always disliked labels. and convention.

Its not as if one could freeze time by merely closing your eyes.

When time is as short as your memory. Declaring all and yet baring none.

Still, a beautiful, honest tableau, as if wrought in colors of earth and water

Or so she says.

.

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart)i am never without it(anywhere
i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing,my darling)
i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet) i want
no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows
higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

ee cummings

project Barbie

My little love's birthday wish are for the color orange and a Barbie doll. What does a 3-year old know about Barbies? I think I was about 6 or 7 when I started enjoying dolls. Is it me, or kids' taste for toys now mature early? And what's up with orange? Or maybe I just have no idea at all when it comes to kids? Haha.
Anyhoo.
More recent snaps of her. But some not so nice ones dahil ang likot! She doesn't want to stand or sit still to pose and when forced to, she does this "rolling of eyes" pose, as if to say, you are wasting my time (see pics with my Mom- 1 decent snapshot na sapilitan and ready to go na agad).
Photos courtesy of Tito Gingoy who's very patient with taking stolen pictures

define: (customer) relationships

Attended a CRM class at AIM and of all the nice things I learned, this pretty much sums it all up. Now, tell me, isn't everything about love? *cue Classic Alice singing what the world...needs now...is love, lala* *Video from YouTube, campaign from Microsoft.

The 5 Roadblocks to Developing your Charisma

by John Maxwell

Are people drawn to you?

Most people think of charisma as something mystical, almost undefinable. They think it's a quality that comes at birth or not at all. But charisma is the ability to draw people to you. And like other character traits, it can be developed.

How do you rate when it comes to charisma? Are other people naturally attracted to you? If not, it could be because you possess one of these roadblocks to charisma:

Pride - nobody wants to follow a leader who thinks he is better than everyone else.

Insecurity - if you are uncomfortable with you are, others will be too.

Moodiness - if people never know what to expect from you, they stop expecting anything.

Perfectionism - people respect the desire for excellence, but dread unrealistic expectations.

Cynicism - people don't want to be rained on by someone who sees a cloud around every silver lining.

If you can stay away from those 5 roadblocks, you can cultivate charisma.

***An excerpt from The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader by John Maxwell who authored the best-selling Developing the Leader Within You, The 360 Degree Leader, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership and The Winning Attitude (along with more than 12 other best-sellers which have sold more than 14 million copies worldwide.)

define creepiness

This man locked up his own daughter for 24 years in a basement dungeon and fathered seven children.

Very VC Andrews-Flowers-in-the-Attic. Very creepy.

Current Randomness

1- I met a Kwan that lives in France but speaks good Pinoy.

2- I ate froglegs. Eeeew. But- surprisingly, tastes like chicken. Still. Ulk. Wasn’t looking while eating.

3- Foie gras: The brutal slaying of a poor little duck (or goose) through force-feeding just to get that delicacy. Que horror! More than enough for me to go vegetarian. There is such a thing though, as humane foie gras, or ethically-prepared foie gras. Kaya lang, don’t forget the E, says C- Eeeep. You would think we’d have more refined conversations, considering the menu.

And then came the wine…

4- Found new artsy-fartsy joints and places to eat in. Hmm… should start reviewing food places more.

5- Discovered Limewire!!! Yeah, I know, I’ve been living under a rock… When my baby iPod died on me (in the wee hours of my last birthday pa!), I freaked out and cried.

Then Limewire, and everything’s alright with my world again.

6- But still procrastinating and delaying enrollment to driving school. Still a scaredy – cat. Haay.