Sleep
Oh how I miss you so
Body half covered with a soft blanket.
Eyes half opened, can't seem to force it close.
Twisting and turning, I never seem to fall
First thinking about nothing,
Now thinking about it all.
Sweet slumber embrace me, so that I can retire
or maybe Its just the thought of the one that I desire
through the night she lingers, dancing in my head
thoughts of her befall me sleeping in my bed.
Should I get up and walk in the empty night
or should I just lay here, with my lady in sight
Insomnia you have triumphed and won again
For my eyes are closed now, but my mind is still bent.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Moon
You were right after all. You are not the sun instead you are the moon.
Beautiful to look at but shrouded and still covered with mysteries.
Yet I am only human and forgive me if I fell too fast, but is it my fault?
Together with insomnia, you are my only companion on cold nights.
Your light illuminates the beauty of the unseen which intrigues me to look at you more and more
You not only pull the tides, you also pulled my heart with your insightful moonlit glow.
I should have followed the very first astronaut, I don't believe that it was gravity that caused those slow motion steps, instead I believe that it was his soul acting on its own accord, taking baby steps, careful not to step on the privacy of your soul, slowly but surely discovering and taking his time while basking in your glow and at the same time still unsure about the mysteries that surrounds him, taking short breaths slowly and letting it all set in piece by piece.
I apologize, now like the astronaut but without the zooming rocket ship. I am handicapped with only a telescope in hand. I realized that a telescope is enough for now, I will wait every night and take my time to discover the secrets that you keep. In time I will slowly put together a rocket ship so that one day I can fly, and hopefully if you let me, share a walk with you, hand in hand staring at the heavens.
(couldn't sleep so I'll put my thoughts into writing, this is for the girl who reminded me to just breath :D thank you)
Beautiful to look at but shrouded and still covered with mysteries.
Yet I am only human and forgive me if I fell too fast, but is it my fault?
Together with insomnia, you are my only companion on cold nights.
Your light illuminates the beauty of the unseen which intrigues me to look at you more and more
You not only pull the tides, you also pulled my heart with your insightful moonlit glow.
I should have followed the very first astronaut, I don't believe that it was gravity that caused those slow motion steps, instead I believe that it was his soul acting on its own accord, taking baby steps, careful not to step on the privacy of your soul, slowly but surely discovering and taking his time while basking in your glow and at the same time still unsure about the mysteries that surrounds him, taking short breaths slowly and letting it all set in piece by piece.
I apologize, now like the astronaut but without the zooming rocket ship. I am handicapped with only a telescope in hand. I realized that a telescope is enough for now, I will wait every night and take my time to discover the secrets that you keep. In time I will slowly put together a rocket ship so that one day I can fly, and hopefully if you let me, share a walk with you, hand in hand staring at the heavens.
(couldn't sleep so I'll put my thoughts into writing, this is for the girl who reminded me to just breath :D thank you)
Stillness
Stillness, the quiet or the calm whatever you want to call it, I am a fan of that.
After the noises and troubles that have burdened my life, I found a steady ground.
It's not meditation, but a state of comfort were everything slows down.
You can actually hear the wind singing and see the leaves dancing when you remain still.
Still, you caught me by surprise, my nirvana mode shattered upon meeting your delicate eyes.
I was caught off guard by your wit and your beauty and I didn't know that the shattering busy could be so pretty.
On the outside, I was still as a swan swimming in a serene lake, staring at you like you're a beautiful sunset on a warm summer day.
But on the inside was different, everything was turning. It may seem like I am a still swan, but my feet are actually shaking trying to keep calm as they keep on churning.
My stillness was shattered and replaced by busy.
Still: would you rather have a dusty guitar which only serves as an ornament?
or
Busy: rather have someone playing and strumming it and the enjoyment of beautiful notes that comes from the fluent and graceful movement of the slightest touch of the strings.
I think I would rather have Busy...
but still, my stillness will always be intact, for one day you may also learn to see the beauty in quiet.
when your world gets too busy, hectic and crazy, the calm will be there for you to slow everything down, bring you at peace and make sure that no trouble or hurt can come to you if you just remain still.
(First time writing something like this, dedicated to the lady who actually read my blog)
=)
After the noises and troubles that have burdened my life, I found a steady ground.
It's not meditation, but a state of comfort were everything slows down.
You can actually hear the wind singing and see the leaves dancing when you remain still.
Still, you caught me by surprise, my nirvana mode shattered upon meeting your delicate eyes.
I was caught off guard by your wit and your beauty and I didn't know that the shattering busy could be so pretty.
On the outside, I was still as a swan swimming in a serene lake, staring at you like you're a beautiful sunset on a warm summer day.
But on the inside was different, everything was turning. It may seem like I am a still swan, but my feet are actually shaking trying to keep calm as they keep on churning.
My stillness was shattered and replaced by busy.
Still: would you rather have a dusty guitar which only serves as an ornament?
or
Busy: rather have someone playing and strumming it and the enjoyment of beautiful notes that comes from the fluent and graceful movement of the slightest touch of the strings.
I think I would rather have Busy...
but still, my stillness will always be intact, for one day you may also learn to see the beauty in quiet.
when your world gets too busy, hectic and crazy, the calm will be there for you to slow everything down, bring you at peace and make sure that no trouble or hurt can come to you if you just remain still.
(First time writing something like this, dedicated to the lady who actually read my blog)
=)
Sunday, April 11, 2010
High School Rocks!
what a weekend...
Partied last night with my closest and best high school buddies. Had the time of my life! Although we knew we all grew, our bond never changed and all the crazy High School stories and things are still very fresh in our minds like it just happened yesterday.
Good food, cold beer, funny stories and great company, what more could you ask for in life? These are literally the peeps that made me, me. They were all a big factor in my adolescent life and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Our group was called "troping tokis" tropa meaning group of friends and tokis meaning talk-shit.. LOL, we plan to erase the tokis part in turn we promise to spend more time with each other travelling, sight seeing and just hanging out.
Even though most of us have jobs and our busy with whatever we have in our lives, I am still very proud and giddy that despite that, we still find time to catch up and bond with each other even if it only happens once in a blue moon. If that ain't friendship, I dont know what is =)
Partied last night with my closest and best high school buddies. Had the time of my life! Although we knew we all grew, our bond never changed and all the crazy High School stories and things are still very fresh in our minds like it just happened yesterday.
Good food, cold beer, funny stories and great company, what more could you ask for in life? These are literally the peeps that made me, me. They were all a big factor in my adolescent life and I wouldn't have it any other way.
Our group was called "troping tokis" tropa meaning group of friends and tokis meaning talk-shit.. LOL, we plan to erase the tokis part in turn we promise to spend more time with each other travelling, sight seeing and just hanging out.
Even though most of us have jobs and our busy with whatever we have in our lives, I am still very proud and giddy that despite that, we still find time to catch up and bond with each other even if it only happens once in a blue moon. If that ain't friendship, I dont know what is =)
Sea Food!
BIG BIG FAN of Sea Food!
During the weekends, me my cousin Kuya Raymund, ate Ganda and Bj dined in Dampa. For those of you who do not know what this so called Dampa is, it's basically a restaurant which includes a wet/fresh market on the side. First order of business is that you browse the market for the food that you want to eat, crabs, squids and shrimps is mainly the food of choice. Both my cousin Raymund and his fiancé Theresa are very good at bargaining with the market vendors, so they are usually in charge on what to get, and almost all the time they get the cheapest prices but the best food for our moola.
After they've finished picking out our food of choice, we just sit and wait until our food is good to go and almost every time the food is very well done and when you are eating you feel like the king of the world and when you're finished you can hardly breath or stand up.
My top 3 food choices to eat in Dampa, in which I would recommend to everyone would be:
1. Calamares
2. Buttered Shrimp
3. Baked Oysters
Now that's what I call good eating! =)
p.s. I was in Awe and my jaws literally dropped when I heard the ensemble playing inside the restaurant. Of course my senses heavily favored them because of their classical instruments. They are very good and I labeled them as the Filipino Beatles.Their ensemble played while we were eating and I requested that they plated Beatles songs lol, they performed the song "Till There Was You". After hearing them I literally was smiling during the whole meal, that's how good they were.
During the weekends, me my cousin Kuya Raymund, ate Ganda and Bj dined in Dampa. For those of you who do not know what this so called Dampa is, it's basically a restaurant which includes a wet/fresh market on the side. First order of business is that you browse the market for the food that you want to eat, crabs, squids and shrimps is mainly the food of choice. Both my cousin Raymund and his fiancé Theresa are very good at bargaining with the market vendors, so they are usually in charge on what to get, and almost all the time they get the cheapest prices but the best food for our moola.
After they've finished picking out our food of choice, we just sit and wait until our food is good to go and almost every time the food is very well done and when you are eating you feel like the king of the world and when you're finished you can hardly breath or stand up.
My top 3 food choices to eat in Dampa, in which I would recommend to everyone would be:
1. Calamares
2. Buttered Shrimp
3. Baked Oysters
Now that's what I call good eating! =)
p.s. I was in Awe and my jaws literally dropped when I heard the ensemble playing inside the restaurant. Of course my senses heavily favored them because of their classical instruments. They are very good and I labeled them as the Filipino Beatles.Their ensemble played while we were eating and I requested that they plated Beatles songs lol, they performed the song "Till There Was You". After hearing them I literally was smiling during the whole meal, that's how good they were.
M27
Woot!
spent some time with some of my M27 cousins, just chillaxing, sharing stories, and lastly comparing and contrasting on how old we are lol. I remember the days when we use to have snot on our noses, playing with legos and what ever toys that we have, playing bahay-bahayan, those were indeed good times.
Now time seems to fly. Our topics move from toys to marriage, family, career, love and all that's in between. Even with problems, our transitions in life are very smooth because of the love, care and support that we get from each other. I miss my cousins in the USA and Canada, can't wait till December to see most of them =)I love my cousins like they are my brothers and sisters, all 27 of them and I would not trade them for anything in the world.
spent some time with some of my M27 cousins, just chillaxing, sharing stories, and lastly comparing and contrasting on how old we are lol. I remember the days when we use to have snot on our noses, playing with legos and what ever toys that we have, playing bahay-bahayan, those were indeed good times.
Now time seems to fly. Our topics move from toys to marriage, family, career, love and all that's in between. Even with problems, our transitions in life are very smooth because of the love, care and support that we get from each other. I miss my cousins in the USA and Canada, can't wait till December to see most of them =)I love my cousins like they are my brothers and sisters, all 27 of them and I would not trade them for anything in the world.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Street and Exotic Foods =)
Yum!
Having been away from home for the last 2 years, I have been craving badly for some of the most delicious street foods that I've missed. So every afternoon I wait outside for street vendors to sell me their best stuff. Alas to my dismay, days have passed and I haven't seen a street vendor that possess my foods of craving. Except for the occasional Halo-Halo and our so called dirty ice cream (it's not really dirty lol). Fishball and Kwek Kwek can't be found insight but I must have them =)
So, with frustration building up inside me, I had to take it to the next level and scout the food courts of the local mall in my area. Went to Market Market and to my dissapoinment, the stands outside did not possess this local delicacies. With hunger looming in my stomach, I asked another street vendor if she knows a place where these magical foods can be found, luckily she pointed out that these kinds of food can be obtained in the lower levels of the mall. With a smile on my face, I raced through the mentioned area and ordered the street foods that I have been longing for.
For those of you back at the U S of A and are unfamiliar with these kind of stuff I will try to explain these type of street foods as best as I can.
1. Kwek Kwek - is basically an egg (duck egg) which is covered in delicious colored flour (Orange).
2.One Day Old Chick - is a deep fried baby chicken (dont be freaked out by how it looks, it's very delicious.)
3. Fish Balls- (No, it is not fish testicles lol) it's fish meat mashed together which forms a little circular dough.
These are my top 3 street foods of all time, they also have varieties of dips: sweet, mild and for me the best one is the spicy vinegar with lots of onions and chili.
Exotic Food:
It has been a goal of mine to eat a bunch of exotic foods, but no opportunities has came up for me to sample them, then it happened. One of our neighbors bought a snake which was 6 kilos and had it cooked adobo style. At first I was hesitant to try it, but im glad I did, although boney, it tastes really really good, like a medium rare burger. Im looking forward to eating more street foods, and like what Andrew Zimmern said "If it looks good, eat it."
Having been away from home for the last 2 years, I have been craving badly for some of the most delicious street foods that I've missed. So every afternoon I wait outside for street vendors to sell me their best stuff. Alas to my dismay, days have passed and I haven't seen a street vendor that possess my foods of craving. Except for the occasional Halo-Halo and our so called dirty ice cream (it's not really dirty lol). Fishball and Kwek Kwek can't be found insight but I must have them =)
So, with frustration building up inside me, I had to take it to the next level and scout the food courts of the local mall in my area. Went to Market Market and to my dissapoinment, the stands outside did not possess this local delicacies. With hunger looming in my stomach, I asked another street vendor if she knows a place where these magical foods can be found, luckily she pointed out that these kinds of food can be obtained in the lower levels of the mall. With a smile on my face, I raced through the mentioned area and ordered the street foods that I have been longing for.
For those of you back at the U S of A and are unfamiliar with these kind of stuff I will try to explain these type of street foods as best as I can.
1. Kwek Kwek - is basically an egg (duck egg) which is covered in delicious colored flour (Orange).
2.One Day Old Chick - is a deep fried baby chicken (dont be freaked out by how it looks, it's very delicious.)
3. Fish Balls- (No, it is not fish testicles lol) it's fish meat mashed together which forms a little circular dough.
These are my top 3 street foods of all time, they also have varieties of dips: sweet, mild and for me the best one is the spicy vinegar with lots of onions and chili.
Exotic Food:
It has been a goal of mine to eat a bunch of exotic foods, but no opportunities has came up for me to sample them, then it happened. One of our neighbors bought a snake which was 6 kilos and had it cooked adobo style. At first I was hesitant to try it, but im glad I did, although boney, it tastes really really good, like a medium rare burger. Im looking forward to eating more street foods, and like what Andrew Zimmern said "If it looks good, eat it."
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