Also, while paying for it - I thought this will give me insights on what makes accountants tick - they're all over ruling and dominating my work place. So, what did I actually get from the author?
1. Chasing daylight refers to a special moment when night time have to set in and of course you need to pack in or suck in as much as you can - time, energy, passion - anything that you can think of.
2. One really has to have money and support to prepare, be transformed and eventually welcome death.
3. Although death, like taxes, is a great equalizer, "some" can write a book and make it a highly individualized event.
Overall, not really a memorable or life transforming book. Although, it got me to try the Starbucks iced coffee last night - pretty good. This probably marks the eventual phasing out of coffee jelly frappuccino from my order list. Lastly, if given the money and opportunity to map out and have the best death possible, will also adopt the concept of saying good goodbyes. Although, will keep it within the inner circles (just like some entries in this site for contacts only).
tagal na tayong hindi nagusap ulit. tagal na rin akong hindi nagbukas ng multiply...at nag-update. sangkaterbang pics na nga ang naipon ko at sangkaterbang plano kung pano ko ilalagay sa multiply. pero puro drawing. matagal na ring panahon na hindi ako nagbasa ng literary book. kasi pakiramdam ko rin ay baka magprocrastinate na naman ako. eto naghihikahos magbasa ng mga scientific at technical na libro. pakiramdam ko bakit pa ba ako nagpupumilit sa ganitong science? mahirap nga kasi, kailangan ng mga paghahanda, kasi puro bago lahat ang topic. ang buong akala natin madali lang kasi parang inaral ko nang magisa yun. pero alam mo kahit yung mga inaral ko na, yung stock knowledge ko ay kinukwestyon ko na ngayon. at ang madalas na sakit naming mga malalapit kong kaklase, ay matulog...at matulog ng matulog. dahil siguro nagsasalitan yung panahon na diretso ang puyat - kapag may kailangang gawin tulad ng paghahanda sa exam; at ang panahon, na magkakasakit, sa ulo o sa tiyan, o sa likod; at ang puro antok na kamalayan sa pagpasok sa eskwela. at siempre pa meron ding ibang problema- mga luma at bago, personal at hindi personal. Mabuti na lang may mga bagay at aspeto ng buhay na nagpapasaya, tulad ng pagtawag ng dalawang beses sa isang linggo kina ayrton, bryan at ziyan; ang pagtawagan namin ni fe at mom na parang nasa cubao lang ako; ang pagbasa sa mga bagong entry mo, nakakapag-pagana ng utak at kamalayan; ang pagtakbo; at kwentuhan at bonding kasama ang piling at malapit na kaibigan. siguro dapat ilagay ko na ang entry na how to get rid of gas pains sa multiply site ko para hindi ko na ito parating hinahanap. at siguro isang araw magsusulat din tayo ng libro natin na CHASING DAYLIGHT... OF OUR YOUTH.
ReplyDeletehay, haba pala ng comment mo dito.... don't worry, bibili na kami ni bryan ng ticket papunta dyan. sobrang init dito sa pilipinas, we are thinking of coming over sa iyo para ma-experience namin ang spring with you! i think zing will also go. hayaan mo na si ayrton - sa pinas muna siya - mahilig siya - in fact if you ask your son - dream destination nya lang eh bulacan. so there! bukas, bibili na kami!
ReplyDeletemalapit ng matapos ang winter - masarap talaga matulog kapag winter kaya hayaan mo - natural yan. ako - noon - 13 to 15 hours straight natutulog ako lalo na noong gawaan na ng thesis and i don't have to go to the university - puro lang ako tulog at procrastinate - gawin ko lang lahat kapag pasahan na - siyempre walang tulugan.
don't worry too much - remember as i always told melissa then - minsan ka lang magiging student ulit - 2 years sa case niya and 18 months sa iyo - the rest of your life - mommy ka nila ayrton, bryan and zing - kaya concentrate ka lang muna dyan sa pagiging student mo. look at her - sobrang enjoy niya - ngayon she went and found a phd scholarship kaya 4 years pa ulit!
basahin mo ang entry ko noon - napipika na rin ako sa kakabasa ng technical books - political economy - pero eventually you'll realize na pakatapos niyan maiiba na rin ang reading fare mo - di ka na makakabalik sa dan brown and jk rowling. i mean, siguro babalik ulit ako sa kanila - pero this time, feeling ko - i'm reading materials that i want to - medyo non-fiction na rin ang gusto ko. meron akong training book na naka-line up. kaya lang i need to write something important kaya tigil muna ang book reviews. will take it up again siguro may or june na ulit.
well, bago ako umalis ng japan - meron na akong phase na "chasing daylight" - did all the things that i want to do sa list ko. kahit hindi natapos, masaya naman ako. ikaw din - bago ka umuwi ulit sa pinas - do a checklist of the things you want to accomplish. pack as much incredible and life-defining moments as you can. enjoy!
Nag enjoy akong basahin ang entry mo at comments nyo kakatuwa talaga. Tama si Leah, ang dami pa palang dapat malaman apart from what we learned in collge and in master's! Minsan nakakasawa na talaga magbasa ng mga technical stuff kasi they're really mentally draining. Kaya lang you have to contend with your self-imposed standard na mas mahirap yata kesa sa babasahin.
ReplyDeleteRegarding your book review here are my thoughts:
1. Definition of chasing daylight- When night is about to set in, I always ask myself did I learn a lot today or just wasted my daylight for nonsensical things in life like browsing facebook, reading non-related articles? It also means that it's colder again when I bike home compared with the temperature in the morning on my way to the office. Lastly, it means that Í'll be a day closer na to my deadline for project proposal submission. Mabilis talaga ang paglipas ng panahon kung sobrang busy ka at medyo panicky ka.
2. Role of money in transformation and embracing death- I totally agree that money is really imperative if you want these two things to happen (although not so much for death). Just think of the things that have been instrumental to your transformation and certainly the money thingy will figure. About death, medyo wala pa kong ma re relate eh, siguro if you're sure that your love ones are already secured financially, among others, this will make you worry less and be ready to "follow the light".
3. Death as a great equalizer- wala akong masyadong masabi, I don't like talking about it.
Tagal na nga nitong entry na ito eh. Wala na yata talagang tao dito sa multiply. Eh diba naman pag nasa bahay mo ako - may dose naman din ako ng Yes Magazine. Kanina rin while having my hair cut eh nagbasa ako ng Preview and Cosmopolitan - siyempre all back issues.
ReplyDeleteButi na lang ipeng is going away this month. Medyo panicky na rin ako kasi I need to write an entry para sa buwan na ito. Malabo namang another book kasi super dami ng training modules ko at hirap mag-work dito sa bahay - ang init parati - lalo na kung tanghali pag Saturdays and Sundays kaya nakikitulog na lang ako kay momi.
Naku, Girl - di ka bothered sa mga concepts ng money and death - sobrang odd. Siguro kaya hindi ka quirky na gaya ko and kaya siguro "normal" sila Ading and Baby2. Don't worry about chasing daylight - kapag time na to submit your proposal - hindi mo na mapapansin yan - wala ng day - wala na ring night, ;)
Hay naku, i'm targetting to finish the first draft of my proposal this April.
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