without uniforms

Today I grew up.

I’ve spent the day at work, thinking about what tomorrow’s going to be like. I’ve tried to keep busy. I’ve alternated between work and things I like to read when I feel disconnected.

Then, I just realize, the world stops for no one.

No matter how shitty your day, week, month, year, life is the world is going to keep turning. There ain’t a damn thing you can do about it but watch it go by. You can sit there, wallowing in the injustice, and general suck that’s been done to you, but nothing will happen. Hours, days and months will pass and the world will move carelesly without thinking about you twice.

That’s just the way shit is.

So deal with it. Roll with the punches. Get yours.

Thank god some very intelligent people in my life have left notes to go by. Little things that make you say man, there’s more to today than what happened last night.

Here’s a bunch of them, cheesy as they may be, I like reading them when shit figurative shit, hits the proverbial fan.

“If and when she wants you back, and you’re still even remotely open to the possibility, you have to make her jump that chasm. Backwards. Blindfolded. In a fucking potato sack.”

- Miguel

“It would all be too easy if the world was on our side. Let them take what they want while we work for what we love.”

- David

“Now I’ve justified this to myself in all sorts of ways. It wasn’t a big deal, just a minor betrayal. Or we’d outgrown each other, you know, that sort of thing. But let’s face it, I ripped them off - my so called mates. But Begbie, I couldn’t give a shit about him. And Sick Boy, well he’d done the same to me, if he’d only thought of it first. And Spud, well okay, I felt sorry for Spud - he never hurt anybody. So why did I do it? I could offer a million answers - all false. The truth is that I’m a bad person. But, that’s gonna change - I’m going to change. This is the last of that sort of thing. Now I’m cleaning up and I’m moving on, going straight and choosing life. I’m looking forward to it already. I’m gonna be just like you. The job, the family, the fucking big television. The washing machine, the car, the compact disc and electric tin opener, good health, low cholesterol, dental insurance, mortgage, starter home, leisure wear, luggage, three piece suite, DIY, game shows, junk food, children, walks in the park, nine to five, good at golf, washing the car, choice of sweaters, family Christmas, indexed pension, tax exemption, clearing gutters, getting by, looking ahead, the day you die.”

-Mark Renton from Trainspotting

“What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music? “

-Rob from High Fidelity

“Warning: If you are reading this then this warning is for you. Every word you read of this useless fine print is another second off your life. Don’t you have other things to do? Is your life so empty that you honestly can’t think of a better way to spend these moments? Or are you so impressed with authority that you give respect and credence to all that claim it? Do you read everything you’re supposed to read? Do you think every thing you’re supposed to think? Buy what you’re told to want? Get out of your apartment. Meet a member of the opposite sex. Stop the excessive shopping and masturbation. Quit your job. Start a fight. Prove you’re alive. If you don’t claim your humanity you will become a statistic. You have been warned- Tyler. “

-Tyler Durden from Fight Club

“Man, whatever you wanna do, I’m behind you. You wanna fuck her in the ear, go for it, fuck her in the ear.”

-Luis

Cheers everyone. There’s more to life than feeling bad about anything.

Speed kills, live fast.

I got the Iphone. From being anti-Iphone almost a year ago I bought a fucking IPhone. I was so anti-Iphone I bought an IPod touch and talked my older brother out of getting an Iphone.

I really didn’t like it a year ago.

Then I dunno, something happened, the bug bit me. Apple’s crack team of mind-controlers found me and conned me into buying an Iphone. An Iphone I didn’t need, nor want a year ago— now I wanted more than food, water, electricity or the occasional massage.

I convinced myself I needed one.

“Oh yeah, I need 3G internet for emailing…”

“A phone and an IPod together means I don’t have to carry two things…”

“I need GPS for when I get lost…” - (caution: Does not work in the Philippines)

And all that other bullshit.

Fact of the matter is that I wanted it cuz it looked fucking slick. I just had to rationalize the fact that I was getting it through more “mature/adult” reasons— and not just because of the sick glossy back pannel (which i scratched in 2 seconds).

Now that I’m working and living on my own I feel the need to qualify my purchases. I need to buy shit like an adult buys shit. “Oh, what a nice mountainbike,” vs. “Oh, what a sick fucking unicycle.” I dunno if you got that, but it feels like I can’t just buy stuff because they’re cool. I need to convince myself that I’ll be able to utilize its full capability and therefore get maximum ROI in order for my DUI to subside into and MRI with my LOC becoming a GMT. Fuckit.

I got it. It’s pretty cool. I get to take pictures with my phone now. I don’t text while driving anymore cuz I can’t without sending something like “Duck e” when I meant to say “I’m going to be late for a meeting.” I call a lot of people “diva” nowadays because “diba” is auto-corrected into yeah… “diva.” And I have a phone for half of a day because its battery only lasts that long.

Okay I’m kidding.

Its really a fun phone. And I get to do a lot with it. I don’t get to use the GPS or the Email all that much because they’re pretty expensive. But I do get to use the To Do list quiet often, as well as the Ipod.

Something in my soul still tells me it was a really bad move, buying this thing, but at least the kid in me still gets aliw with the glossy back pannel.

waiting for someone to wakeup and pretty bored.

i’ll answer your questions once there’s enough of them to answer. Now there’s like four sitting in my email. Hahaha.

and yeah, just to say and save you all the trouble of asking and waiting, i still am very much inlove with Saab. :)

edit: typo. i think i’m getting dumber.

Long weekends are the shit.

I haven’t skated in a while. After our string of events, that you all probably missed, its been wet and I’ve been busy.

The first race we held was a great success. Around 20 people came out to race that afternoon and the conditions were close to perfect. It was dry and a bit windy but the races were clean and went well. I competed and managed to crash out on my semi-final race, after qualifying 3rd overall. Can you say choker?

The second race was also a success despite of the rain. It was pouring that day out and the track was soaked but we still managed to draw 20 racers without us competeing. The track was made more difficult with cones and gates but it was still an amazing, amazing experience seeing all the close heats and having a champ defend his title.

Mikey Enriquez, a Whiskey Hill team rider won both races.

Our third and final event held just last week was in Makati and again drew a huge crowd. I would say maybe close to a hundred people came out to watch and skate. Thanks to Stoked Inc. for giving us the chance to help out with such a fun event and for that lone quarterpipe that was just a lot of fun.

The wonderkid Adrian Gonzales won the first ever freestyle competition blowing the competitors out of the pavement with his sick tricks.

check www.whiskeyhill.com.ph for pictures and shtuff.

btw, the new shirts are out. :D cheers!

Its been a bit since I last posted. Three months to be exact. Since then, I’ve been up to reasonably more than I usually am. For starters, I’ve finally joined the ranks of the 9-5’ers. I actually have a day job.

By trade I am an account executive for JimenezBasic, an advertising agency. I’ve only been there two weeks but its been loads of fun meeting new people and being exposed to all sorts of things. It hasn’t all been peaches because some days do require loads of work, but overall I would say its a very interesting experience.

Aside from that, Whiskey Hill has been doing great. We’ve had a string of events that have proven to be a great success. Two downhill races and a freestyle competition later and our riders are still killing it. We’ve come out with two new shirts, one being the brotherhood/team shirt and the other the Whiskey Hill white logo shirt. Its all been good fun.

There’s not much else I can say now since I wanna set the blog up right again, but yes, here’s to being back.

Shoots.

Carlos

edit: saw some dumb typo’s.