it's official. the police will open the 49th grammys on 11 february (12 feb in manila).
thanks to drei for the heads up. he also dared me to file my leave, now na. (but i haven't. hehehe.)
read the grammy press release here.
obviously i can't make a good spin on this because i'm currently suffering from an allergy outbreak. yeah. just trying to distract myself from the itchies.
sometimes i really wonder why i'm still here. it's not as if i know what i'm doing.
i always felt that i wasn't ready to take on the expert role. i don't have much expertise to begin with. the time i could have learned from someone who knows what he's doing -- and knows how to wing it if he didn't -- was cut pitifully short. now i'm left all alone to be the police and the servant at the same time. and come up with magic tricks in between.
maybe i'm ill-equipped smarts-wise. it's like i don't remember anything i learned after theory of interest. i don't even understand the first few pages of the actuarial mathematics reviewer. so how can i even try to discern whether this or that technical paper is the key to solving my ratemaking problem? i don't even know half the theorems they mention.
maybe i have a weak support system. the unfortunate thing about belonging to this industry is that there are few actuarial experts, unlike in the traditional industries that actuaries are involved with. my ex-boss can't help me now, and i don't know who to turn to. and this is actually one of my biggest headaches: there's no one to run to for expert advice.
maybe i'm just lazy, which is my usual problem.
maybe it's just time for me to move on. but the map isn't in my hands just yet.
song of the week: sade, no ordinary love. i'm digging the urbandub and deftones versions, coz i haven't heard the original yet.the blog post title comes from tonic's you wanted more.
finally, something to smile about.
every fan of the police must be jumping for joy right now. as i am.
the rumors are crazier than ever and it seems that our greatest dream is about to come true. after more than 20 years, sting is finally talking with andy summers and stewart copeland about a possible reunion to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the first police single, roxanne.
the official statement from a&m is that there may be something special in the wind, hopefully with the participation of the band. though noncommital, sting commented in an interview that the three of them are actually talking about it. but hopefully, there would be a series of performances throughout the summer as some websites speculate. not like the single post-breakup public performance when they were inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2003. aside from that, the only other time they played together was at sting's wedding, and it was an impromptu thing.
i grew up on their music but only appreciated it in the last decade. and i am so glad that there's finally that chance -- no matter how slim -- that i will get to experience the magic for myself.
read the info for yourself, go here:
this is cute, though.
