DAY-SIGN: 7-Grass
(Maya: 7-Eb)
YEAR: South-7 (Tikal System)

13-DAY PERIOD: 1-Death
(Maya: 1-Cimi)
NIGHT LORD: 3
VENUS PHASE: Evening Star


Introduction - The Astrology of Time

The ancient Maya and Aztec astrologers studied the mysterious influence of the rhythms of the sky on earthly life. Everyone knows the Sun rises and sets every day -- this is the basic rhythm of life around which we set our clocks and calendars. What the ancient astrologers discovered was that other time cycles existed that were multiples of this basic day cycle. This fact was discovered about 100 years ago in Europe and these cycles (there are many of them) are now called biorhythms.

The most important time cycles in ancient Mayan and Aztec astrology are those of the day, 9-days, 13-days, and 20-days. Additionally, years are counted also, in groups of 4 and 13. Each day is then part of several other cycles, so no two days are exactly the same. Your Maya/Aztec horoscope below shows exactly where in each of the cycles you were born. Each category below examines a specific cycle and a specific aspect of your personality. Keep in mind that our personalities are complex and contain many contradictions. All of us present a different "face" depending on who we meet. The delineations below will reflect this, but they will also give you a clear picture of who you really are. The true value of astrology lies in self-knowledge, the first step to wisdom.


Your Most Personal Traits -- The Day-Sign of Your Birth

Here are your strongest and most obvious personality traits. The delineation below describes who you are and how you appear to others, at least on the surface. In Aztec astrology this part of is your horoscope is your Tonalli, or Day-Sign, the form bestowed upon you by the Sun.

Grass: Like most born on this day-sign, you are a very sensitive person. You may be emotionally fragile, psychic, or simply very aware of the emotional and psychic dynamics that go on around you. It is this awareness that is at the core of your politeness and personal refinement. You can be easily hurt through rejection or by criticism, though you usually do not let on to others that something has upset you. You are soft on the surface but hard underneath.

You have strong, almost driving, ambitions and you work very hard to achieve your goals. You don't over-stress yourself, however, it is your persistence that counts most. You are competitive, but prefer to avoid direct competition. Working alone is often a good solution to your primary dilemma of self-interest vs. self-sacrifice. Ultimately, you want peace, almost at all costs, and will work very hard to avoid a fight or even bad feelings.

The underlying drives described above are more important in understanding yourself than you may realize. You are a person who is striving to heal and transform negative personality traits. There are parts of you that are completely private, because they are unacceptable socially. You struggle with your urges and compulsions alone, but you also gain control over them.

There is a very practical bent in your thinking. Many Grass personalities are problem solvers, designers or engineers. You can handle details well and, after an appropriate amount of deliberation, can be decisive and executive. You also have a strong investigative streak and are attracted to careers or activities that search, dig or uncover things.

In general, you are conservative and practical and present to others a point-of-view that does not upset or challenge the status quo -- and this makes you popular with others. If you are a performer, and most Grass types love music, you play the hits that the crowd loves. Your sense of what is going to be well-received makes you well qualified to be an advertiser, promoter or spokesperson.


Your Deeper Self -- The 13-Day Week of Your Birth

Each of us reacts to the world around us in different ways. Our reactions are mostly unconscious; they represent what our deeper self needs. Our reactions both attract and repel us from things, people, and situations. What we like, what we like to do, and who we really are is shown by the 13-day week called the Trecena that we were born under. Each of these periods begins with the number 1 and the name of the day-sign that starts it. A number is attached to your position within the 13-day period that may be an important number for you.

This is the seventh day of the 13-day period beginning with 1-Death. Beneath your surface personality you have a strong committment to your community. You will sacrifice time for others, though you are often not sure just why it is that you do this. You have an extremely strong sense of tradition and are attracted to history and antiquities. You are, ultimately, a very down-to-earth person, conservative, with strong feelings (which you supress) about community and political matters. You may find success in activities involving homes and real estate matters.

Interesting reading courtesy of Astrology.com.

'May today there be peace within. May you trust that you are exactly
where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite
possibilities that are born of faith in yourself and others. May you
use the gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has
been given to you. May you be content with yourself just the way you
are. Let this knowledge settle into your bones, and allow your soul
the freedom to sing, dance, praise and love. It is there for each and
every one of us.'

1. You can only duplicate what you know.
2. Some say yes, some say no.
3. You can learn through association.
4. Belief and confidence comes from what you learn.
5. If you are trying, you must be moving ahead.
6. Read instructions first!
7. Learn to leverage.

The first ever local movie premiere I went to was in 1999, at the UP Film Center for the movie "Warat" starring Joyce Jimenez and Jomari Yllana. Joyce was praised for her Scorpion Nights 2 (which I haven't seen) so I thought, hey, why not go and see it? It's within the campus and it was for free if I remember it correctly. After the first few minutes, I left the theater. So that was my first time.

Last night, a good friend invited me to watch the premiere of Forever and A Day. He was a huge fan of KC Concepcion and he was my friend so I agreed to see it with them.

The plot is simple. It's a boy-meets-girl, girl is sick, and so on like that of "A Walk to Remember." Don't get me wrong about calling it simple. There is nothing wrong about simple stories. But a movie's success depends on the lines, actors, the cinematography, the music, etc. And I think this movie did quite well. The lines were not too mushy, casting was good (when you look at it, Bembol Roco and Vivian Velez can really have KC as their daughter), and the acting was good. My friend who is a fan of KC and has seen her movies was amazed! He said she really improved in this movie. Also, the filming did justice to the beauty of Cagayan de Oro, Bukidnon and Iligan. One of the movies I watched in support of Philippine Cinema that involved showing off Boracay, didn't actually capture its beauty. This one did that I actually decided I should go to Iligan for the waterfalls!


I was there. 14 June 2011. Megamall Cinema 10.

I am Karla and am addicted to Charlie Chan.

On weekends, it's easy to have it delivered and we have been doing so for weeks now. But Yellow Cab is not that cheap. So I decided to cook on this oh-it's-a-Thursday-not-a-Friday afternoon. It's not the first time I have tried making this, though. But by far, this recipe which I am sharing (as a note to myself, too) is the closest I have gotten so far. As I don't have Java sauce (which most of the recipes I have seen recommend), I used peanut butter and oyster sauce.

My Charlie Chan

spaghetti cooked according to package directions (for this much sauce, I'd say about 300-400 grams)
2 pcs deboned and skinless chicken breast cut into strips, marinated in oyster sauce
6 tablespoons olive oil
8 cloves of garlic (artichoke)
A can of mushrooms (drained)
1 cup of peanuts (roasted and unflavored, if possible)
a mix of: 2 tablespoons of peanut butter, 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 1/4 cup oyster sauce and 2 pcs of dried siling labuyo (chillies), chopped
A tablespoon of butter (optional, I would say but this adds flavor and a very nice aroma)
Chopped spring onion, about 4-5 tablespoons

Heat the oil in a non-stick pan. Saute the garlic until golden. Add the chicken. Cover for about 2 minutes (check until the meat turns white). Add the mushrooms and simmer in low heat for 2 minutes covered. Add the peanuts and cover for another 2 minutes.

Add the mix of peanut butter, soy sauce, oyster sauce and sili. You can also use a leftover chilli flakes packet from your Yellow Cab delivery to increase its intensity. Simmer for a minute, Add in the butter until it melts and it's ready to serve over your cooked spaghetti. Garnish with the chopped spring onion.

So there.

Sometimes, things happen to us that ordinary reason cannot comprehend that we have to provide them with our own cosmic explanation if we are to continue to believe in stars, in angels, in love, in the beauty of life or in the other things we consider miracles. Otherwise, we grow old indifferent; dying a little each time we think of broken trust, broken promises and broken hearts, specially if they are ours. (July 1, 2000)

(Currently cleaning out some papers and found this logbook where I have written some "thoughts")

"The greatest happiness in life is knowing that you are loved for who you are, and sometimes in spite of who you are. "

There is this application called "God wants you to know" that I try to check everyday. It's a good one as no matter how many times you log in a day, you always get the same message so in a sense, you would think it's not like sent to you that randomly.

This day's message got to me.