February Song ….

to a special friend who thought this friend has left  completely….

Where is that old friend gone
Lost in a February song
Tell him it won’t be long
Til he opens his eyes,

Where is that simple day
Before colors broke into shades
And how did I ever fade
Into this life, into this life

And I never want to let you down
Forgive me if I slip away

When all that I’ve known is lost and found
I promise you I, I’ll come back to you
One day….

Morning is waking up
Sometimes it’s more than just enough
And all that you need to love
Is in front of your eyes,
It’s in front of your eyes.

And I never want to let you down
Forgive me if I slip away

Sometimes it’s hard to find my ground
Cause I keep on falling , as I try to get
away from this crazy world.!!!

And I never want to let you down
Forgive me if I slip away

When all that I’ve known is lost and found
I promise you I, I’ll come back to you
One day

Where is that old friend gone
Lost in a February song
Tell him it won’t be long
Til he opens his eyes, opens his eyes.

Disclaimer : i didn’t write this , this is a song by pareng josh groban from his album Awake…. i asked permission from him if i can post it here, sabi niya uhmmm… ayun ala din sya magawa di niya ako matanggihan

(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ7D1FEyc8U&feature=related )

Where is that old friend gone
Lost in a February song
Tell him it won’t be long
Til he opens his eyes,

(Verse 1)
Where is that simple day
Before colors broke into shades
And how did I ever fade
Into this life, into this life

And I never want to let you down
Forgive me if I slip away

When all that I’ve known is lost and found
I promise you I, I’ll come back to you
One day….

Morning is waking up
Sometimes it’s more than just enough
And all that you need to love
Is in front of your eyes,
It’s in front of your eyes.

And I never want to let you down
Forgive me if I slip away

Sometimes it’s hard to find my ground
Cause I keep on falling , as I try to get
away from this crazy world.!!!

And I never want to let you down
Forgive me if I slip away

When all that I’ve known is lost and found
I promise you I, I’ll come back to you
One day

Where is that old friend gone
Lost in a February song
Tell him it won’t be long
Til he opens his eyes, opens his eyes.

i am tired …..

i am tired chasing
of that , that never dare look back

i am tired explaining
of that i never owe

i am tired adjusting
to work’s demands whose face is changing

i am tired expressing
words that fall on dead ears

i am tired reaching
those that cause distance

i am tired listening
to whines for once not fought

i am tired of tears
that fall for no worth now

i am tired of thinking
of missing what was never there…

wala lang i am just tired… ano vah??? wala ba ako karapatan nun?
i am tired… kaya perfect timing para mag-vacation!!! wahooooo!!!

Alaala……

Nakaupo sa isang tabi
nakamasid sa malayo waring may larawang hinahabi

isip ay tangay
sa mga ala-alang
pilit inihihiwalay

ngunit kusang bumabalik
sa bawat paghibik

sa isipang pagod
pagod sa paglimot
pagod sa kalumbayang dulot

Sana’y di na lang …
inasam na malaman
na nagyon sa puso ay siya pa ring laman

napagtanto kasing minsan
ang ligaya na ikaw ay masilayan
sa mga ngiting , ako’y dating dahil
nakakatuwa lang isipin na marahil

minsan kasing nakalasap
ang pusong ngayo’y siya pa ring hanap

ngunit ngayon lahat ay ala-ala na lamang
na waring nalliligaw sa parang

may lugar nga ba kung san di masakit ?
sa mga ala-alang nililimot nang pilit ?

gayon pa man
kahit ngayo’y nahihirapan
tanging salamat ang maisambitla
nitong mga labi, puso’y naunawa

Quote for the Day

Quote for the day:

‘Whatever you give a woman, she’s going to multiply.

If you give her sperm, she’ll give you a baby.

If you give her a house, she’ll give you a home.

If you give her groceries, she’ll give you a meal.

If you give her a smile, she’ll give you her heart.

She multiplies and enlarges what is given to her.’

So -- if you give her crap , you will get a bucket full of sh!!!.

thanks to Oyeng for this email

Aspects of a Teacher ….

Just want to share this from a friend’s email. Made me reflect what kind of teacher am I ?

“The mediocre teacher tells.
The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires.”

Pag-asa …

I personally love this song (composed by one of our church mates). It talks of everyday struggles and surviving life’s demands only to find rest in a faith that there’s a God and that hope of seeing His paradise.

PAG-ASA

Amidst life's unexpected stirs, God holds everything in existence

Marahil nga’y kay sarap maidlip at di na magising

Lalo’t sanglaksa ang hirap at sakit sa dibdib

Marahil nga’y kay sarap panawan ng bait kahit na sandali

Namamanhid ang puso sa hapdi at kirot

Dulot ng sari-saring isipin

Ang luha ay di na mapatid

At ang bukas ay tila isa na namang

Nakahahapo at mabigat na pasanin

Ngunit may sumpang binitiwan

Na di ko kailanman ninasang talikuran

Batid ko ang magbata ang magtiis ay di maiiwasan

Upang ang pangako mo’y aking makamtan

Kaya’t sa tuwing tila

umaandap na ang pag-asa

Sa malawak mong langit

yaring ulo’y itinitingala

Alam kong mahahabag at lilingap ka Ama

Habang sa tuwina’y nanganganlong

At may pagtitiwala sa Iyo…

Marahil nga’y ang lahat

ng ito’y aking babaunin

Nang marating ang langit mong tahanan

Na paraisong pinapangarap

Pagkat nais kang masilayan

Makapiling ka sa ligayang wagas

At ang hapis ay isa na lang nakalipas

Bawat pagluha ay aariing yaman

Bawat pait saklap ay aariing tamis

Bawat alimura’y aariing puri

Bawat dusa’y yayakapin

At ipagpapasalamat

Kaya’t sa tuwing tila

umaandap na ang pag-asa

Sa malawak mong langit

yaring ulo’y itinitingala

Alam kong mahahabag at lilingap ka Ama

Habang sa tuwina’y nanganganlong

At may pagtitiwala sa Iyo…

Better than foot spa

taken Aug. 5, 2008

Last week, my friend and i went to this ocean park in Manila, just behind Quirino granstand. Well it’s not as spectacular as the one in Subic or those other oceanarium you might have visited , maybe not yet. But you’ll see these mantra rays, sharks, variety of starfishes, ‘pinoy’ fishes (usually seen on our dishes) , ‘butete’ (box fish), nemo and company, sea horses, variety of eels, spider crabs, stone fishes (disguised as rocks ) . And yeah, they also have a “touch pool” where visitors can actually touch the fishes in it ( sharks not included of course).

fishes and friends ….

http://www.filipinasoul.com/photos-of-manila-ocean-park/

fish : " touch me, yes"

http://lisvn.wordpress.com/2008/08/04/manila-ocean-park/

But what i like about journeying through the oceanarium is this :

just feeding the fish with my 'kalyo" ... yum yum

For a price of P120.00 ( P100 for the spa and P20 for the towel to dry your feet), you’ll get a chance to soak your tired feet in this Fish doctors from Turkey. Don’t be surprised when you first soak your feet, almost all fishes run to your feet… that’s because you have the most ‘kalyo’ (so far) from among those feet already soaked there.

It’s amazing God decided to create such fishes to serve such purpose ( special huh?). Really feels good after. Parang pumuti ulit yung mga logs mo

So much for here and now

So much for here and now

that we wish to meet

Taking away all time

and what we have is now

Taking away all space

and what we have is here

Or so we thought, as one famous tongue preached

How come we find it hard still

to find each other

to even hold your hand

those warmth I once knew

to recognize your smile in a crowd

You asked me

to be present now

and I did

to be right here

and I stayed

But your now is of another time

and your here is beyond my reach

it seemed futile… almost impossible

in defiance, my stubborn heart hope still

between your now and mine

between your space and mine,

our hearts may find their way home …… to each other again.

just another sad afternoon

a sunless afternoon

She looked up

only dark clouds

another rainy afternoon

her heart refused the dance

the tune of gentle raindrops

tears fell

her eyes deny

This distance ….. this coldness

to demand this distance before its due

but it was not physical space she feared

She knew soon she will have to leave

To seize every chance

is what she willed

only to save new memories

to later play in the vastness of her mind

Was it this inevitable space ?

was it pain of leaving that caused these tears?

Or was it that she will have to go …

And you choose not to hold her …

even for this one last embrace .

Stardust

Stardust …..

(got this from Yvaine’s words in the movie Stardust)

You know when I said I knew nothing about love….

Well that wasn’t true

I know a lot about love

I’ve seen it. Seen centuries and centuries of it…

It was the only thing that made watching your world bearable

And all those wars, pain, lies and pains…. made me want to turn away and never look back again.

But to see the way that mankind loves….

I mean you could search the farthest reach of the universe and never find anything more beautiful

So… yes I , I know that love is unconditional

But I also know that it can be unpredictable … unexpected … uncontrollable … unbearable …

And strangely easy to mistake for loathing and…

What I’m … I’m trying to say Tristan … I think I love you .

My heart … it feels like my chest can barely contain it

Like it … it doesn’t belong to me anymore … it belongs to you

And if you wanted it … I wish for nothing in exchange …

No gifts, no goods, no demonstration of devotion

Nothing but knowing you love me too …

just your heart in exchange for mine…

I just close my eyes in obedience … with that response of silence …. It can never be … stardust in mine own sky …