Tuesday, June 30, 2009

"Small world"

It’s something I hear a lot -- especially as I am *ack* growing older -- and something I find myself (guiltily) saying too often.

But seeing these photos…how can I dare say it’s a “small world” now?

I wish I am always conscious of how gigantic and magnificent this world is. And even more, of how humble and extra assertive I should be, considering how miniscule a particle I am in the grand scheme of things.

 

Closer still to Sarychev Peak Volcano, pyroclastic flows can be seen tumbling down its slope (lighter clouds, bottom). Also visible is a closer view of the condensation cloud or "pileus", formed by the rapidly rising plume. (NASA/JSC) # [Google map]

 

The sun glints off Lake PoopĆ³ in Bolivia. Lake PoopĆ³ is a 1,000 sq km saline lake lying 3,686 meters above sea level. (NASA/JSC) # [Google map]

 

Lago Nansen, amongst the Andes Mountains in Argentina. (NASA/JSC) # [Google map]

 

Thanks to the astronauts orbiting the International Space Station for these amazing photos. Taken from The Big Picture, as seen from Good Magazine.

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Monday, June 22, 2009

thinking ahead vs. counting down

another case of glass half-full and half-empty. is this a good thing or a bad thing?

i realized that i automatically keep track of….

…number of minutes from office to buendia mrt, from buendia to east ave, from east ave to home
…number of minutes saved if I eat dinner in the car
…number of hours of sleep left if I sleep by this time
…number of tasks that need to be done before i call it a day
…number of tasks that i will not get to do for the day, and have to wait til tomorrow
…number of tasks i will still not get to do tomorrow, and have to wait til next week
…number of red flags in my mail server
…number of calls to be made
…number of nights left til the next presentation
…number of days left til the next paycheck
…number of weeks til the next vacation leave / long weekend

sigh. whatever happened to “it’s about the journey, not the destination?”