listening to josh groban

i don't know why but for some reason, listening to josh groban has a calming effect on me especially when i'm buried in my work and desperately racing to meet a deadline.

this admission, coming from a person who prefers listening to Alternative songs, is something of a surprise to those who know me rather well. i don't really have a particular favorite (in fact, i have a hard remember the titles of his songs) but when i hear his voice, my jumbled thoughts just seem to tamely rearrange themselves into a tranquil plane. and no, i wasn't an instant fan.

it took me years to warm up to his style (and a lot of indirect prodding from an office mate who really liked him) -- it just sort of crept up on me.

i was working hard one day and had a difficult time concentrating when suddenly one of his songs ("Alla Luce del Sole") blared out on the radio. then i got curious and asked for a copy of my friend's playlist, and the rest -- as they say -- is history...

i still have to go out and buy josh groban's latest album (Illuminations), of course, but i'm pretty sure i'm going to like it and will likely include all of his songs in my iTouch playlist.

back to boracay

i finally had the chance to visit boracay again this month. there's something incongruous about spending part of your christmas break at the beach, but i welcomed the chance to spend a few days away from work and recharge my flagging batteries.



it rained when we got there (we spent the whole day indoors), but fortunately the skies cleared up the next day...





it will probably take some time before we can go back there again, so i have to content myself with memories jam-packed into these images

another drawer...

i'm opening another drawer... figuratively and literally.

my other blogspot page has been neglected long enough -- and basically hijacked by unscrupulous parties. i suppose i could bitch about it until the cows come home, but since that would avail me nothing at all, i have decided to create another blog.

hopefully this one will fare better than its predecessors.

note: i guess i can't bear to let go of my old posts, which have been an essential part of my transformation from a blundering newbie to a reasonably assured blogger, so i'll be posting them from time to time (i.e., when i get stumped, which happens every now and then with amazing regularity).