Happy Sorren’s Life

Have you ever tried noticing how a certain number can be so repetitive in our life?  It could be a coincidence or it’s part of my destiny?  Okay to cite some instances…

1. I am born on the 2nd day of June
2. I am a Gemini whose symbol is the Twin 
3. I have two first names which is Sorren Caryl
4. I have two sisters
5. My father’s birthday was 2nd of March
6. My father passed away on the 2nd of November in 2002
7. I applied, worked and resigned in a certain company twice
8. I have two pairs of exactly the same pants
9. I have two tops with the same style only different colors
10. I had two dresses during my junior prom
11. I add two white sugars in my tall Starbucks Caffe Latte
12. I have two “Mission Impossible” books 
13. I lost my cellphones twice in events
14. I have a strong desire to have twins as my first born

I wonder what other two will I expect in this lifetime.

I love to find the connections of everything. Everthing has a reason. It’s part of my ociness to relate one thing to another. I got entry about how the number 2 is so significant in my life. Now, I have the initials S. C. quite making an impression.

S. C. may be nothing to you but for me it means:

1. Sorren Caryl – My first and second name
2. Santa Claus – Okay now that it’s December, he’s one of the most famous icons!
3. Supreme Court – I’m fond of law + confidential reason…
4. Starbucks Coffee – Do I have to say more… love the latte!
5. South Carolina – Everytime an American sees my SC Yahoo! nick they assume I’m from South Carolina, how about South Cotabato for local? wehihihihi ang corny ko!

I have to go to that store and be at that particular shelves that creatively displays and sells those precious things… one by one I’ll browse the different items made with variety of materials, there’s a sweet and innocent smile on my lips and with much care and anticipation I’ll open it, feel it and when I found just what I needed (even without any plans on using it for the next three months or so – but I just knew I have to get it)… and so it goes with me at the counter.

What are the criteria in choosing my favorite thing?  (1) The leaves has to be thick for endurance so it could stand time that passes by, (2) the texture should have just enough smoothness – not too silky yet not that rough because I don’t want the pen to have an issue with it at the time I’ll use it, (3) the size basically depends on my mood whether I’d be carrying it in my tote bag or it’ll sit on my table waiting for me at the beginning or end of the day, (4) the design will have to go with the purpose, whether for personal, leisure, or business, and most importantly on what inspiration will it bring, and finally (5) if notebook has a voice it talks to me or a soul it creeps into my being whispering not literally though but my gut feeling commands me to do: “Take that precious notebook home.”

I love notebooks, big or small, expensive or cheap, personally bought or a gift, with metal, plastic or board cover – I love them and I’ve carefully chosen them to be part of my life.  I wouldn’t even mind building honorary statue for the inventor.  I don’t want to exaggerate, I don’t own boxes of notebooks but for sure I barely leave home without carrying one with me wherever I go.  For me, buying it is the most inexpensive habit of mine because it gives me a deeper pleasure for realizing my true passion and that is writing my thoughts, narrating the events of my life, and just honestly letting out my heart’s desires.

My notebooks are my comfort possession because it serves as my partner in writing, like choosing a person to possibly become my friend, there are times that I pick a totally wrong note so it’ll end up to somebody else, or like a true gem I have a note that waited for me for seven years before having to write something on it, that particular notebook is a product of merit and my mom told me that she’ll give that to me as soon as I get into college, she kept it in her closet and every time I miss it, I take a look at it, touch it and return to where it is stored because I know that beautiful pink notebook is especially reserved for me, when the time came that I could finally write on it, the pages where not that sparkling as it was years ago and yet there is still no regrets I knew it inspire me that some things are meant to stay unwritten and uncluttered.

When I was 14, I started making fictional stories, too short to become a novel and too long to become a short story so it’s called Sorren’s very own pocketbooks/romance novels/suspense novels.  Yes, without a personal computer I’ve written every single words and it took me in a different world and like a magic I can be in anywhere I want to go and created characters like I really knew them.  But the pleasure of just writing doesn’t stop there because my female classmates even girls from other classes borrowed every story, gave feedback, reserved the next story to come out – it’s like my own best-seller moments without any price but having a true feedback that they’ve loved it.  I wrote several stories until 16 and my earliest achievement that I could say is that I inspired other girls in my batch that we could be our very own publisher/writer with the help of our gifts of talent, inspiration, imagination, our effort and time to write in our carefully chosen notebook.

Another notebook of mine was created to become my journal of my daily happenings.  It recorded vivid events of my life that I felt like I am back at that particular time, breathing the same air, and having that the same heartbeat.  It is amazing!  There is nothing like it jotting down your thoughts and going through them once again like they were written yesterday or it even felt like you are reading something that is freshly written.

My favorite page-to-page notebook is from Sterling, spring less note and I’ve padded it with red.  It contained impromptu poetries with titles that speak my mind but since I don’t want to just plainly write it down and I wanted to lessen the pain in each entries or I wanted to really feel the exhilarating happiness that’s why I put them in poetry that only me and my note will understand.

Some people may not have the same connection with their notebooks the way I have.  I am not Imelda Marcos who collected so many shoes or as shopaholic as Becky Bloomwood in Sophie Kinsella’s novel…  I am a person with peculiarities with notes and much more desire to share my ideas to the world. 

In the future, no one will ever know what happened today, so I give extra effort that every page of my notebooks I own today are surely filled with true stories, beautiful dreams, and even fictions that really have sense; and that one day, if somebody will find them, I hope that they will be amazed, informed, and inspired.

This might be the shortest entry because I just want to share that last October 20 we met this client and he’s a middle age man and I can’t believe it when he used the term “oc” (^_^) I can’t imagined that there are old men who also considered themselves “oc,” well it’s not that I have discrimination but it was more appropriate that they use the term “peculiar”. My colleague said that she saw my face lit up when the term was mentioned. Hahahaha I was happy to find someone who has the same habit like me.

Back in high school, I did cut my hair short but not this short like what I got now. I am composing this entry because I’m sure I’ll have one question thrown at me, “why?” If you’ve known me long enough, you’ll understand that I’ll have so many reasons but you really have to pay attention to know which among those truths the main reason is.

I was trying to think of a joke, okay this is not true but it is a sensible reason supposedly: I am walking at the mall last Saturday, I tripped and a bubble gum stick on my hair. I have no choice but to cut where the root of the problem is. Gas (as told by the grams in the province) is not an option, I may burn my hair to ashes then I’ll have more explaining to do why I’m bald.

But honestly, these are the reasons why I cut my hair really really short:

1. I got a fever last Thursday and still on the process to recovery the following day… since I was stocked at home for two days, I just have to go out by Saturday and getting a hair cut is one good reason to see the world, see got no bangs at all disturbing my chinese eyes.
2. If you’ve read my friendster blog “Got It From Don” it would be really cool to do new things that you’ve never done before. Don was pertaining to nature tripping but for me his wisdom is all about trying new things in life whatever it is as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone. New Short Hair is about trying one new thing for the first time.
3. Last month, I’d been requesting a short hair to my hairdresser but he doesn’t want to give it to me, he didn’t exactly explain why; like it doesn’t match my sweet round and innocent face, it doesn’t look feminine for me, or he’s scared that I will ruin his career if I freak out after the cutting session… so anyways this time around I met the ever gay Dennis and when I mentioned I like a Halle Berry short hair he understood, smiled, and confidently started cutting my hair. No one ever got what a Halle Berry short but him. So it was fate to finally get that Short Hair.
4. I told to this one nice person that I cut my hair to remind me that I need to keep myself healthy. I ruined one special plan that I’d been so excited to experience. But because of my stubbornness, I messed things up. I am so guilty and sad! My New Short Hair is a reminder that I have to love myself. I have to start enjoying sleep and appreciate the benefit that it will give me energy to use during the day. I have to properly manage EVERY SINGLE THING – okay O.C. thingy moment kicking in.
5. I love my hair and the freedom that I can do whatever I want to do with it. I don’t need to have a comb everyday in my purse. I also love the idea that I have to try this short hair before I hit 30.

Next question, will I get this hair cut again? I’m not sure but my next hair style would be long and wavy hair. That’ll take months but hey this is Day 2 and counting (^_^)  For now, I’ll enjoy my short hair!

My sisters are kidding me where did their big sister or achie goes? Why was she replaced by a big brother or ahiya? Funny! I still insist that I’m a lady and I’m in love with a man right now. Gosh, I hope he likes my new hairdo, if not then… waaah there’s no if not!

Fonts are very important to me because it give me more inspiration to type; but I should give credit to all the people who were very kind in influencing me in choosing the right kind of fonts for every mood that I have:

1. Arial Narrow was introduced by James Robson. For personal preference, font size should be 12 because it’s the right size that would allow me to read the letters yet they keep themselves slim and tall. I currently use it for my corporate e-mails and regular Word Documents.
2. Tahoma with 11 font size was introduced by Sir Rico Sabino. It looks really professional for proposals and contracts especially on print-outs.
3. Tahoma with 10 font size was used by Atty. Jong Navarro and I never expected that Tahoma can be cute as 10.
4. Verdana with 10 font size was introduced by Jeff Ngo. If you want each letter to have proper space to really recognize them this is the best font. They are also good with smaller fonts from 6 to 9. Print-outs are equally good too.
5. Palatino Linotype at any size especially on PowerPoint presentation was introduced by Dianne Lane Co. The font is both easy to read and elegant to look at. I’m loving this font every day.
6. Arial Unicode MS with 10 font size is my current favorite Yahoo Messenger font style and size with gray color. I particularly love the letter “y” because it was presented in a not stiff manner like the rest of the alphabets, check and you’ll see that it has smooth tail. (^_^)
7. I love the default font Trebuchet when I am composing my blog at Friendster.

I have 15 notebooks on August 13, 2006 but I just finished one of them early on August 14, 2006. You may wonder why a person needs 14 notebooks. I know since this is me you would immediately label it as OCness moments. Let me explain why do I need to own 14 notebooks aside from the three (3) notes I used for Softrigger business (^_^); who knows at the end of this entry you may get more than one (1) for yourself – I will never blame you, honest.

I have no identical notebooks. Every note has its own characteristic that is suitable for a particular topic. For instance, one notebook is in plain white paper with no grid/line, I use this for my favorite quotations. The clear white space allows me to add cut out colorful images and box every quote with using different color pencil. Another notebook is for my daily journal, yes my mind is so active, I always dream even if I take a 5-minute nap, I have so many opinion that a blog is not enough, I have to keep a separate journal. Of course, I can’t possibly divulge my deepest desires and dreams online, it’s like taking an aim for a suicide (^_^) that is too much I know but hey I am entitled for some privacy.

To elaborate further, some notebooks texture allows me to write smoothly with their silky paper. Some notebooks remind me to relax because of its coarse leaves I have to write slower and enjoy the flow of thoughts coming alive on the pages. Some notebooks give me the luxury to enjoy the big space, but smaller space asked me to focus. See, different characteristics bring out different parts of me.

In a nutshell, I really love to write or typing in terms of blogging. Writing makes me express myself and contemplate more about life and all things around me. Having different notebooks for different topics put me in the mood and also allow my mind to get organized. I love to have some system though don’t get me wrong that everything in my life is in order – it’s not, or not yet anyway (^_^), that is why I keep those things that I can organized if I can.