:: The Car Lot ::

Wednesday, May 25, 2005

Better.
I never wanted to be the fastest, just faster.
I never wanted to be the tallest, just taller.
I never wanted to be the strongest, just stronger.
I never wanted to be the smartest, just smarter.
I never wanted to be the best, just better.

Dr. Jayson Arellano Left the Car Lot @ 6:08 PM 0 Honks

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Getting Ahead. It's a hard life. No matter how much you have, your humanity will always drive you for more. The most difficult thing is to be content. Happiness comes and goes, contentment has more consistency. Contentment requires humility and is harder to achieve, to accept than anything else. Everyone preaches about exceeding your boundaries , but not many teach about accepting your limits. I think that when you accept how earthbound you are, then it's when you realize you have to work to get off it. And the harder you work, the higher you go. It's that simple. Achievers may not be the best at what they do, but believe me they are more consistent. So the next time you feel the better man didn't win, probably, the more consistent, the harder working one did.

Dr. Jayson Arellano Left the Car Lot @ 5:58 PM 0 Honks

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Sunday, May 22, 2005

Firsts come only once. There are no replays. No reruns. Part of the wonders of life. Mark Maguire once had the chance to break MLB's homerun record, with 1 game left in the season he opted not to play. Instead he attended the birth of his first born. "I may get another chance to break the record, but I'll never get the chance to attend the birth of my first born again." He broke MLB's homerun record the next season, then broke his own record twice in the following seasons. Go figure.

Dr. Jayson Arellano Left the Car Lot @ 5:33 PM 0 Honks

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Tuesday, May 17, 2005

"when life gives you lemons...just make lemonade."

From a little girl with leukemia whose dream was to raise 1 million dollars for pediatric cancer research by selling lemonade. In a year she had raised US$1.5M.

Dr. Jayson Arellano Left the Car Lot @ 9:49 AM 0 Honks

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Friday, May 06, 2005

We took Leslie's cousin to Greenbelt and Glorietta today. They just arrived from Boracay the other day, they live in Daly city or somewhere stateside. We were stuck in traffic and u-turning all over the place because of a parade that had the authority to shut down all forms of transportation along Ayala. Teo and I both agreed, "why didn't they do it on a sunday?!#%@!*" Crazy man. We were hungry so we ate at Segafredos, spell it right? I had their banana spin, man that's the best liquified banana ever. For 150 go try it. Chocolate is good too, it has 3 distinct sensations, bitter,sweet, and a creamy texture you feel. The 3 gradually melt into each other which causes your neuronal synapses to release vast amounts of neurotransmitters which are then transduced from chemical to electrical energy and you smile, and you know, that's chocolate. Strawberry is like eating fresh strawberries then superceding it with rich strawberry ice cream, only liquid. Better bring some toilet paper though, there's a price to pay. At least I did anyway. But I did reach home. Then we went a-malling. Teo's wife Amy went into the Burberry Shop and casually bought a bag for around 20K. She got a 10% discount care of Leslie's Rustan's discount card. They have nice stuff in that store and in the LV shop, too pricey for me. We cruised G4 then proceeded home with Teo mumbling how he was broke and that the 2nd mortgage is on the way, I told him to call it the Burberry diet. We had dinner at Chowking because Teo wanted to eat there, he said it would complete his trip. Maybe a subconscious desire to identify and be more filipino, or he saw the TV commercials and became curious. I wanted to take them a-drinking but they would be leaving for Ilocos early in the morn, so we called it a night. Teo also bought the Nina Live CD, I asked Leslie to buy me the MYMP versions CD. It was time well spent. What's the lesson to all this? You should've figured it out by now. In love, even opposites attract.

Dr. Jayson Arellano Left the Car Lot @ 11:34 PM 0 Honks

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Monday, May 02, 2005

I went to the 1st Manila Auto Show at the World Trade Center with Leslie and they had some cool cars. I walked past the Innovas and the Honda hatchbacks with the 5000 watts and 20 speakers or something, I must be getting old. What was notable though were. The Chrysler 300C with a tag of P2.55M, Motortrend's car of the year. Looks like a Bentley, and its big, black,shiny. All it needs are LCDs, a PS2, subs, a TV tuner, a DVD player and shoes, but the stocks are Ok, and you are pimped. The Landrover Discovery with an earphone jack for all 6 passengers and volume and radio channel selectors, standard, cool. The new 5 series turbo diesel, 5 appropriately because it costs P4.99M, but that's The Man's car. Surely you probably have 2 or 3 on the side with this ride. But the yellow Ferrari, that thing is sex on wheels. Who needs women? You're right, we do. So what would I buy if i had the money? The 4x4 SR5 Hilux by Toyota. Amidst the BMs, Range Rovers, etc I would choose the Toyota. Probably because its the only thing I could afford and would decide to buy, eventually. They say you are what you drive, and eventhough I may never be a Ferrari, being a reliable workhorse is alright with me. But that thing is off the chain though, vroom vroom.

Dr. Jayson Arellano Left the Car Lot @ 11:24 PM 0 Honks

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