that was painful... and i'm really pissed...

Tiger lost his singles match against mike weir at the president's cup. he was 3 down after several holes, but started chipping away at it inspite of the more weir-friendly crowd. the venue was in canada, where mike weir is from, that's why. Tiger even managed to go 1 up but in the end, wasn't able to hold it. inspite of his loss, the US still won the cup over the international, 19.5 to 14.5 points. still, Tiger lost... that's kinda disappointing more than painful...

what's really painful was the Pittsburgh Steelers' loss to the arizona cardinals... there's more to it than just the game. arizona's coach and assistant coach were former Steelers offensive coordinator and assistant head coach respectively. i won't even name them. both were passed-over for the head coaching job, which bill cowher left, in favor of mike tomlin. ben also had a falling out with then offensive coordinator, when he (OC) said he felt ben rushed back to the game after his motorcycle accident and apendectomy. ben didn't like what he said, thus, the falling out. before the start of the game this afternoon, former OC shook hands with his former players EXCEPT for ben. what was that bs??? he's now a head coach. he should be above that kind of crap!

i'm really pissed... we'll get back at them...

almost over...

september is almost over... a lot of significant dates in september. of course, there's september 11, which is very significant to americans. but for most filipinos, that date used to be remembered for something else. that was former(deposed) Philippine president, ferdinand marcos' birthdate. when i was in grade school, that date used to be declared a special holiday to commemorate his birthday. of course, we loved the idea because it meant no school for us. but my dad hated it. he said it's a day wasted, both for the economy and the students. i didn't understand then what he meant...

another significant date for filipinos is september 21, the day martial law was declared by marcos. the year was 1972. it was a military takeover, and they were everywhere. during those years, everything was suppressed. i didn't understand the gravity of this until later on. the Philippines was under martial rule until january 17, 1981, when it was finally lifted.

on a personal level, a significant date for our family is september 25, my paternal grandfather's birthday. i remember him only with fondness and love. i still miss him even though he'd been gone for more than 30 years. he was the only lolo i ever knew since my maternal grandfather was kidnapped by japanese soldiers during wwII, and was never heard from since. my mom's family were told he was brought to the mountains where he was tortured and eventually killed for being suspected of being a supporter of the filipino resistance group during the war. that was really a sad part of my mom's family life.

so many stories to tell about my family but i won't. not here or maybe not ever...

=(

fell off the wagon... uuuggghhh...
will play catch up, and hope to get some headway...
am not surprise anymore...

finally...!

my d-link wireless usb finally gave out on me yesterday after i posted my latest blog entry. timing, huh? very frustrating because i want to check on some things after i was done with my tasks yesterday.

anyway, after breakfast today, hubby laid out a cable connection for my use, from the main internet hub in his office in the basement, to my office in the main level. he had to drill some holes through a wall cabinet, but it was ok. they are hidden anyway...

...and now, after much tinkering with my wireless, malfunctioning, unpredictable d-link the past several weeks, i now have a reliable connection! finally!

i'm happy. need not worry about suddenly losing connection. yipppeee!

back to my tasks for the day.

'later...

friday morning!

friday, thank gad it's friday...

it rained again last night, and we woke up to a very chilly morning. it's 8:33am right now, and the temp is only 55°F, a far cry from the usual mid-60s we wake up to. autumn is indeed here...

i'll load up the washer after i post this and continue with my ironing. i know... exciting stuff... someone in the off-chance reading this would probably asked, why i iron so much. well, that's what we(my siblings & i) experienced growing up. my mom irons everything. she won't let us go anywhere with un-ironed(unpressed) article of clothing. we didn't grow up that way. it is our family's thing... may sound ridiculous to you, but not to us.

on a different note, i fervently wish that the upheaval in Myanmar be resolved peacefully, with no more violence, whose main instigator is the military junta governing the country.

peace.

ahhh...

i'm tired... i did finish a lot but i still have a long way to go...

i watched the season premieres of csi and without a trace. as with premieres, they're continuations of the finales. i like both, and so with criminal minds, ncis, and the unit. the show that surprised me the most because i thought i wouldn't like it was cane. it was really good. they showed clips of future episodes and they look very promising. i hope they do well... among the new shows at cbs, i don't have high hopes for viva laughlin. all its trailers didn't do anything for me. as with a model, it doesn't have the 'it' factor. won't hold my breath on that one...

ok. i'm going to bed now. i'm really tired. still have a lot to do tomorrow. but thank gad it is friday.

by the way, the us leads the international team in the presidents cup, 5 1/2 pts to 1/2 point. if only they are this dominant in the ryder cup...

am still...

yeah... i'm still at it... doing the laundry and ironing. my bad. i let it pile up to the point i'm almost buried...

i'm giving myself until the weekend to finish. i have to even before i can start with my project. i cannot have it hanging over me. i cannot work that way.

so no internet use(surfing) for me except for my blog posts and checking the scores at the president's cup... i can't resist that...

bad girl...