adventures in neverland

as part of family tradition handed down from the time of adam and eve, mahatma gandah and her step sister anna kirininna landifa, consulted a geomancer slash fortune teller -- madam jula malisha --  to consult her of what's in store for them, the country, and everything else in this year of the wooden horse, two thousand and fourteen. without further ado,  these are her predictions. ((((((((((((((((( on the philippine economy: "remittances from filipinos working overseas, as well as those who are permanently residing abroad will continue to fuel domestic consumption, stoking growth. as a result, gdp will continue to expand, but at a slower pace compared to last year because of the impact of weather disturbances on agriculture. consumer prices will rise, fueled by surging oil and power prices. that will make it harder for the monetary authorities to contain inflation within official forecasts. the central bank will surely react to this by tinkering its monetary pol...

i have a fascinating (an understatement, mind you) day today, which can be summarized into this: spirituality, extraterrestrials and the forces that keep us from moving on with our lives. ******** i woke up quite early to meet a friend whom i haven't seen for quite a long time for coffee at greenbelt three. still sleepy (i had a late night last night as usual) and hung over, i managed to take a very cold shower, put on my favourite weekend outfit (shorts, shirts, jacket because it might rain again and comfy shoes) and stepped out of the old, creaky building. outside, it was windy and the streets were still wet from the rains the previous night. it was a pretty quiet morning, without the usual crowd of office workers, businessmen, hawkers and policemen. makati on weekends is a ghost town. abandoned, the tall buildings stood still like unwanted luvers. i wanted to walk,  god knows i need to exercise (i feel bloated from all the late night eating and drinking).  but i w...