Archive for November, 2006

When Love and Hate Collide

Thursday, November 9th, 2006

I hate you.  I hate you because no matter how much you hurt me, you still have this undeniable place in my heart.  I hate you for leaving me.  I hate you for loving me.  I hate you for showing you care.  I hate you for making me hope. 

I hate you because I love you and I couldn’t hate you.

Humanity and Vanity

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

I am still stuck with my feet obsession.  Yesterday, as I was sitting on my bed, I felt like my toenails were too dirty so I went to get a pedicure. Cool_design
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Eversince I came to America, I stopped having regular pedicures (which I normally get every two weeks back in PI), because I keep on converting the money I spend into its peso value and I end up getting overwhelmed about how much money I’m throwing away. 

Back in PI, I normally spend PHP 60.000 (equivalent to USD 1.20) for a manicure and a pedicure.  Out here, a decent mani and pedi is a little over USD 35.000 which in Philippine money converts to PHP 1750.00.  A hundred pesos can feed a person 3 decent meals in a day.  Manila_slums
So if I look at it that way, the money I spend on pedicures can literally feed around 17 people with 3 decent meals.  In fact, I can go to the slums in manila Slums
and have a banquet! 

But then, vanity cannot be compromised. Typing
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Though I try to be as selfless as I can and live with my Christian values, I am still human.  Thus, I am vain.