The best things in life (my own additions — circa 2000)
(personal note: it’s been 6 years since i last wrote this … many of them are still true … i guess most of them are still true … although not entirely applicable — er, I-1 in the pacific coast? and carpool lanes? and alumni.net?! ;=) — hmmm … i need to come up with a new updated list!!! WIP! ;=)
a hug
crying
writing in my journal
falling asleep in front of the television
adobo
sinigang
barrio fiesta kare-kare
free all-you-can-eat breakfast
free all-you-can-eat lunch
free!
phone call
finding an acquaintance in teldir.com
finding an old classmate in alumni.net
overseas call from the Philippines not charge to you
overseas call
old photographs
new photographs
a compiling test program
a syntax error-free perl script
road trips … in the Philippines!
starting to read a book and actually finishing it
buying books
mocha frapuccino
smoothie
planning long weekends
stroll in the park
going to a place for the first time and not getting lost … mapquest??
making your own webpage
praising your own webpage
wearing your pajamas for the whole day
pajamas
Bible verse
a good prayer time
receiving personal stamped snail mails, not bills
cruisin’ CDs
martin nievera’s *forever* CDs
revival songs
singing OPM songs
playing the guitar, the sound of which actually resembles/faintly similar to a music!
looking into someone’s eyes
1-hr in the gym
4-lbs off the last time you checked your weight
sleeping with the aircon on and shivering while you desperately wrap yourself up in the comforter
comforter
hair mousse
corned beef
century tuna, hot and spicy flavor
driving at 90+ mi/hr with no cops in sight
shotglass
finding a book by your favorite author at discounted price
jamming with cousins
talking to someone about your problems and actully listened to
silence
personal retreat
hearing old couple tell their love story
love story
ah … your own love story
hearing a song that actually conveys what you feel at that exact moment
driving in the carpool lane while everyone else are stuck in traffic
green signal
U-turn
finding a new route
10 minutes more of sleep until the next snooze alarm
no place to go to on saturdays, then sleeping ’til noon
friday night with friends just watching rented blockbuster videos
sleepovers
watching fireworks
driving along I-1
driving
getting to a place at the exact time
home video
going home
a lighted phone voice mail indicator
having someone explain to you what cache testing is and actually understanding it
having someone explain to you what TAP FSM does and actually understanding it …(get the picture?)
return receipt for a read e-mail
long-drive with friends, with your friend driving
hearing the sound of coins falling (?) in a slot machine
sleeping
shopping spree
niece’s laughter
niece’s smile
child holding your hand
holding a child by the hand
beep announcing a new e-mail
30%-50% discounts
finishing your weekly in 20 minutes, tops!
3 or more bullets in your weekly
bumming around before doing your weekly
seeing the exit after 6 hours of driving
clean restrooms
