Tuesday, March 20, 2007

when love is gone?

when love is gone?
do you look for it?
or are you one of the few who waits for it?
gazing upon the stars, wishing for it?


when love is gone?
how do you deal with it?
how do you survive?
how do you live?
how do you confront and face each day?

when love is gone?
how do you keep on smiling?
how do you appreciate life's beauty?

how do you keep yourself from falling apart?

when love is gone?
where do you find strength?
do you hide or runaway?
from who? to where?

when you found love?
do you embrace it?
keep it? nurture it?
kill it? or fear it?

or does it truly go away?
or it's just there, hidden?]
because you're too afraid to fall
or to get hurt again?

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Ten

... days away from work back in my parents home, inhaling the polluted air in PH, listening to my ipod while waiting for the traffic to subside, taking a bath in cold water :( -- this is worst... its good to be home after all.

Day 1 - departed SG, arrived in Clark around 340pm. Went to SM Pampanga and had my first burst of shopping, bought blouses, toiletries and groceries for my parents. Had dinner in Chowking -- lomi and halo halo (di bagay noh?)

At home, after unpacking and distributing my pasalubongs, I checked my package from NY -- will create a separate entry for this,


Day 2 - went to David's Salon for my most awaited perm. I had longed for this day, however, the curls didn't tuned out the way I had wished it would be but I like it anyway.

The day was not done, went to SM North and bought some stuffs for my pamangkins, had a late lunch at Jollibee -- spaghetti and macaroni salad, and then off to greenhills for some more shopping. It's a little bit pricey now.


Day 3- went to Batangas to visit my cousins and ate ems -- my sis in law's friend and to give her some items to bring to US for my pamangkins. Well, these some items turned out to be less than 10kgs tee hee hee

Ohh, I got new package again..


Day 4 - went to Manaoag for the very obvious reason -- to hear mass, This is my panata eversince.


Day 5 - went to my dentist for my annual cleaning and then off to Shangrila Edsa to meet Ed and Beth -- I so missed this girl, este, woman pala. She was my ofcmate and a close friend. She's in Manila for a vacay too and this was the first time we see each other since 2003. We had dinner then off to Market Market and then we had a joyride. It was really fun and I enjoyed the night.

Sorry, I was late.. We almost did not see each other and it's my fault. Buti na lang, we adjusted the time and the place. It was worth the long travel..


Day 6 - went to David's again for my hot oil. I asked for a retouch of my curls but then the persons who did it were on day off. Too bad!

After that, went to Glorietta to meet my college friends. We had dinner in Pancake house then went home.. Kakapagod ang mag-commute.


Day 7 -went to David's again.. Kakapagod din ang magpabalik-balik ha. But then when they are doing my curls for the second time, I changed my mind. I decided that I can live with my curls and doing it the second time might just ruin it, so I had a haircut instead. But just an inch and a half, the locks are still there.

Went home and finally, I get to rest and make chika with my cousin and a friend.


Day 8 - back on the road again. Met Big Bro in Grand Central -- di talaga ko marunong pumunta dyan --

Then off to Tandang Sora to visit my cousins and then to Galleria to meet my previous officemates. We had dinner at Max's but prior to that, I shopped hehe


Day 9 - Finally, finally.. stayed at home the whole day. Had my nails done and packed my things...


Day 10 - went to see my college friends again -- Jhen, Meng, Mitch and Chelle minus Ruby.. Chelle just arrived from the US and she's the reason why I had to reschedule my return trip hehe Na-miss kita Ocheng.. Libre mo ko Airfare papunta Redmond ha Too bad I was not able to see your cute kid, si Meng kse tee hee hee

We had lunch in Burgoo, footspa/facials then a halo-halo/pansit palabok snack.

Syempre, through all of these meeting with friends, there will always be the usual kumustahan and chikahan.


Day 11 - heard mass and then off to airport going back here...

Monday, March 12, 2007

something worth telling

Miles away from the ground in between the islands of the Philippines on my way to Singapore, thousand thoughts came through my mind that makes sleeping a bad idea and so I had to write.

A few days or probably wks ago while sorting through my things I stumbled upon old memories. The only link left that I have with the man I tried desperately to forget. And i did but somehow the memories just keep on surfacing... The only picture that we had together, I didn't linger on it though and i hid it immediately. I'm not yet ready to see him, not now.. not even in pic.

While on vacation, I met friends. Old friends who asked about you. Yeah, it's more than a year now. However, this was the first time I saw my friends after such a long time. And yes, they didn't know you personally but they knew you from me. And just like anyone else, when a person is in love, you shout it to the world and I did, that's why. The only response I could give them was next question, pls! with a wide grin.

Going back to the pic, no, I would not tear nor burn it. It will stay where I hid it and I know that the next time I stumbled upon it, I may or may not be ok. Perhaps, I might vomit with the sight of you nor get depressed just like the old times but unless someone asked me to throw it then I would but for now, I wont. For one day, when I'm old with gray hairs and grandchildren seated on my knees... it's something worth telling and showing, that once when their lola is still young she fell in love with that handsome frog prince...