Tuesday, 11 April 2006 @ 3:00pm. It is raining so heavily outside that I don’t have the vocabulary to describe just how much water is coming down from the sky. The thunder is booming and cracking above, but you feel it inside. There are several large leaks at the office and the staff are hurrying to keep the buckets from overflowing. I am now very thankful I moved cubbies as my old space is now completely soaked. I offered to help with clean-up, but was told that things were fine and I should go back to work. I am currently glancing up at the ceiling directly above me every few minutes in case I have to move all of my books and computer stuff…

Yesterday was a holiday - Maulid Nabi Muhammad SAW (Prophet Muhammad’s Birthday) - so most things were closed, but not the theaters, so I went to see “Berbagi Suami” (”Sharing a Husband”). [If the link does not take you directly to the page in English, then click on “English” in the top left corner.] “Berbagi Suami” is one of the best films I have ever seen. The dialogue was great. There were several layers of subtle lessons and connections. I left the theater thinking how impressed I was that the director, producers, et al. tackled various difficult subjects in interesting, creative, and intelligent ways. And there were parts that were hilarious! What a combination!

On a completely unrelated note, I came across two funny things as of late… (1) seeing heart-shaped moth balls in neon colors (usually placed in drawers and bathrooms), and (2) receiving a link to Asian-American (specifically Filipino) t-shirts for sale that have funny and/or political messages.