Kumusta po kayo?

So I've been learning a bit of tagalog, with a bit of help from some friends. It's so different than the languages I already speak, if you want to get your brain bent, learn a language that's unrelated to your own. That's about all I have to say about that!

All quiet on the southern front...

I experienced something immensely thought provoking this week. As I have a new job downtown, I've been taking the train to get there. Now, I take the train quite often, and it's always noisy when I do. But something is different in the morning, as more and more people board at each stop, the train gets quieter, and quieter, until finally we're all standing mere inches apart and the car is filled with silence. The only sound you can hear is the occasional page turn of someone reading a novel at the other end of the car. We stand there, drifting forwards and back, side to side, like seaweed driven by the currents, until we all arrive at our destinations. Why is does more people = less noise?

You Blog, I Blog, We All Blog

So I know, my blog has come and go over the years, and this is the most recent incarnation. Who knows whether this foul beast will last out the year, or die from neglect? Not I. Look for this overly-wrought, heavy-handed writing to bemuse and despise, should you chose to return. And thus begins the adventure...

Fevered Dreams

I awake every morning in curious thought. What is the cause of my fevered dreams of late? Is it the orange-mango ice cream I ate before bed, or something more sinister? Only this I know: more investigation is in order.