Living Out Loud

Dear God, it's em. it's been a while since our last *communication*. hav been too pre-occupied with both work & d works *giggles*. it shouldn't be this way and em sorie but i know you'll understand. em would like to thank you for this joie de vivre in the form of Keeping Emily Neccessarily Nicely Yippie most of the time. despite it all, it have been unexpectedly very wonderful. it wasn't as difficult as em initially thought it would be though withdrawal symptoms can get quite unbearable.

would very much lurve to capture moi joie de vivre of daily snapshOts as I used to in em's living out loud on d www. after all, this blog purports the above. to enlist em's ups & downs; peoples of whom I have the pleasure in knowing & still do *smiles*; places and experiences of which em lucky to have been to; thoughts & mischiefs; random errOrs & fave mistakes if you like etc. etc. etc.

but em feels em leaning towards being more self-absorbed of late with the crossroads em put meself in. not a bad crossroad to begin with but still it requires again "more-than-usual-thinking". especially with the traffic lights flashing between heart & head. now to find the sign which is consistent with two-prong objectivity *smiles*. shall leave it at this. em happie with nothing much to rant about but d lack of time and sleep.

Read an article today on the rising soy prices. but seriously peeps; rising food prices are more critical than energy prices. what more with the latter issue where alternative fuel using food is gaining greater focus. it exarcebates the former really. ultimately, it puts pressure on the man on the street. no it's not the man on wall street in his 5-grand zegna suit or the socialite partying at Prive on her jimmy cHoo's but those like Ruslan in Ponorogo of East Java.

Ruslan like many others blame this on the developed & seemingly rich nations; to many that would be the Banana Republic. they are not all wrong but em feels these sentiments are not duly justified. these sentiments arises due to Ruslan's own leaders mis-managing their own economies and delude its poor citizens on how Banana & Gang exploit their otherwise resource rich nations. It's only natural. I feel for people like Ruslan. Having done all they can to earn a decent living and yet. Poverty and with little hope for a better future for his family and children. And to think setting off bombs will make these problems go away and at least make a difference.

I hope it were that easy. But it's not. However, it's simple truly. If we could only see beyond today & ourselves. Nonetheless, I pray for the day where we could all can live it out loud. to enjoy the sun lying on that lil green patch of grass on a cool spring day or on soft sandy beaches with sounds of waves teasing the shores like someone i know would love to do. how lovely would that be. c'est tres bien~.

with all that I pray dear Lord. em know's one can never be everything to everbody. there's only so much we can do. but guide me Lord, in all these joie de vivre's you have given unto me so that I too, in my own little way be a blessing to others.