Life during the time of blackouts.

Amidst the light lies darkness. Amidst the noise lies silence. Amidst the peace lies fear.

Nothing deep there, folks. I'm just talking about the unusual blackout in our house. Imagine this: among all the houses in our neighborhood, ours is the only one afflicted with the power shortage. Now that's not the only thing strange about it. Apparently, not every room in our house is in a state of darkness. The landlady's room and her apo's room are pretty much well-"electrocuted". I don't know how something like that could possibly happen, so it was fortunate that the house assistant approached me and informed me that a post or a fuse or a meter exploded... or something like that. I am not sure if I'm convinced. The reason for the power shortage is beside the point, anyway. It's just damn depressing. Not only does this effectively disable me from studying, but more important, it effectively prevents me from watching Pinoy Big Brother. That's really frustrating, I'm sure everyone will agree. Hee.

Anyway, since being in a room with one lit candle is not my idea of spending a fun night, I decided that it's time to haul my ass over to the most convenient Internet cafe and update my not-so-neglected blog. I don't really have a concrete blog entry in mind, so I'm just going to pollute this one with random thoughts.

Random Thought 1: I hate Unilever commercials. Do they really have to end ALL their commercials with "By Unilever"? I just used to be annoyed with it, but now it's torture. Add the glaring fact that Unilever seems to have cranked the commercial level up for these past few years, gaining a 99.99% share of all the ads being shown on TV, and you'll understand where my pain is coming from. It's appalling to hear me longingly wish for those days when P&G reigned supreme.

Random Thought 2: (related to RT1) I hate beauty commercials in general and shampoo and soap commercials in particular. That long, glisteningly strong, dandruff-free hair? FAKE. Those white and creamy thighs? FAKE. That face that can launch a thousand ships? FAKE. FAKEFAKEFAKE. Special mention must be given to Rejoice Long, not only for creating the most insipid product name, but also for releasing the most inane commercial shot yet: the half-whispered "Trainee din ako" combined with the soap operatic facing-the-camera-while-talking pose. Insane, just utterly insane.

Random Thought 3: I've forgotten how stressing examinations can be. Now I'm remembering the struggle of it all. The LOMA exams are nearing, and the actuarial exam is approaching nearer still. Gawd. All of "mah girls" are contributing their rightful share in multiplying THE FEAR (TM) in my system (as well as in their systems, come to think of it), so there's no lack of pressure there. Add into the mix my apparent handicap in finding the right equations of value, so it's going to be a happy, happy week ahead! Yebah! *faints*

Random Thought 4: Speaking of "mah girls," I'd like to personally thank three of them, Angela, Nes, and Shirlyn, for writing me a letter that started as a joke and became a heartfelt revelation of their deepmost emotions and feelings. The effort's quite touching, to say the least. But their reaction to my response was even more heartwrenching (in a good way). I think I've expressed my gratitude in my letter, but if it's not enough, here's another: You make my day everyday, but that day was special. Thanks. :)

Enough random thoughts. Randomness makes my head whirl. MUST. HAVE. ORDER. IN. LIFE.