Posted in Life, Love, MuZings, Poetry and Verses, point of view, tagged existential, existentialism, heart, heartbeat, inspirational, Life, literary, Love, meandering, meanderings, poem, poems, Poetry, rambling, ramblings, reflection, rhyme, ryhmes, sentiment, thought, thoughts, writing on March 31, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I sought to understand love
Through my misty spectacles.
I tried to observe its different facets
In my muddied existence.
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Though I knew it was supposed to be great
I saw only glimpses;
And though I tried to analyze it
I couldn’t begin to fathom it.
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Until I closed my eyes
And learned to listen to my heartbeat.
I opened my heart
And love came and [...]
Posted in Life, Love, MuZings, Poetry and Verses, tagged embrace, horizon, hug, inspirational, introspection, literary, Love, motivational, moving on, night, pagudpod sunset, peace, photo, photos, poem, poems, Poetry, promise, ramblings, recovery, reflection, rhyme, rhymes, scrawls, scribbles, sentimental, storm, sunset, sunset photo, thoughts, Verses, writing on March 30, 2008 | 5 Comments »
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I watch in awe as you slowly walk to the horizon’s end
Amber and gold flashing; I imagine that is you winking.
I feel the calm of your peace, taste the truth in your promise
I know you’ll be back to hold me tight in your embrace.
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You pause a little and wave to me one last time
Before disappearing [...]
Posted in Life, MuZings, anecdote, point of view, tagged conversations, direction, drive, free, idea, imaginings, introspection, introspective, landmarks, Life, magic moments, memory, mind, mobile, musings, mystical, order, pastime, personal, philosophical, plane, ramblings, random, reflection, sharing, thoughts, travel, world, writing on March 29, 2008 | 7 Comments »
I don’t think I’d ever become a good driver.
I am terrible with direction, and getting lost is my favorite pastime when traveling. I seldom commit landmarks to memory; and on the few occasions that I try to, my brain would refuse to accept, let alone, store them. There are even times that I fail [...]
Posted in Life, MuZings, point of view, tagged concept, diary, good looks, idea, inner beauty, letter, Life, musings, opinion, personal, perspective, philosophical, point of view, ramblings, random, thoughts, whining on March 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »
What would the concept of beauty say to humanity if only she could talk? Let’s read her diary. .
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Dear Diary,
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I feel depressed. People stop at nothing to have me, yet very few seem to see me as I am. All they seem to see in me is my superficial aspect; my depth, they completely ignore.
They [...]
Posted in Life, Poetry and Verses, tagged birthday poem, book, existential poem, Life, page, reflrections, scrawls, scribbles, thoughts, verse, Verses on March 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The Thirtieth Page
My pen, she’s almost done
Writing on the current page;
Few more scrawls and soon
She’d be turning another leaf.
The next leaf, smooth and glossy,
It’s the diary’s thirtieth page;
Still a blank, clean surface
On which my pen’d pirouette
Maybe with a black or blue ink
Or why not red, pink or green;
With lines graceful and thin
Turns planned and disciplined.
But [...]
Posted in Life, point of view, tagged childhood, childhood memories, coming home, existentialism, existentialist, glorious past, going home, home, ideas, image, Life, musings, nueva vizcaya, opinion, perspective, Philippines, philosophical, photo, photos, places, point of view, province, ramblings, Reflections, reminiscing, rural life, thoughts on March 22, 2008 | 8 Comments »
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Is it just me, or is the place of our childhood not really as we remember it?
When I think of our ‘Away,’ that place where I spent the summers of my childhood, visions of picturesque views flash in my mind — lush greens, vast meadows, wide fields, clear springs.
But whenever I visit that [...]
Posted in Life, MuZings, point of view, tagged book, essay, ideas, inspirational, introspective, motivational, musings, Novel, opinion, personal, perspective, philosophical, philosophy, point of view, psychology, rambling, ramblings, reflection, thoughst, thoughts on March 21, 2008 | 6 Comments »
They say life is like a book that must be read page after page in order for it to be fully understood and appreciated. I agree (that is, if we’re talking about a book of novel, not a reference book). But remembering that I have nasty habits when reading a novel, I can’t help but [...]
Posted in anecdote, tagged Corregidor, corruption, country, Culture, death march, desperation, fall of Bataan, fall of Corregidor, Filipino, history, hope, ideas, issues, journey, light show, Malinta tunnel, motivational, musings, nation, opinion, Philippines, photo, pinoy, Pinoys, Politics, problem, remnants, ruins, thoughts, travel, World War II on March 19, 2008 | 7 Comments »
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“Bayang magiliw perlas ng silanganan, alab ng puso, sa dibdib mong bughaw…”
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My mind was traveling back and forth with lightning speed from the present to historical events almost 60 years ago as we sang the national anthem inside the darkened tunnel. As pictures of past and present events flashed in my mind, a cold chill [...]
Posted in Family & Relationships, Love, Poetry and Verses, tagged birthday, birthday poem for daddy, Daddy, family, father, foosteps, guide, journey, Life, Love, musings, poems, Poetry, progress, reflection, relationship, rhymes, travel, verse, Verses on March 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
In this life, I had your footsteps to guide me through;
From them, through them, Father, I saw
The road you took, hard and long; your progress, slow;
Grueling was your journey; that I now know.
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Up to the crossroads, your footsteps took me, Father
And I noticed, your footsteps spent a long time there;
They found it hard to decide [...]
Posted in MuZings, Poetry and Verses, tagged Love, musings, night, photo, poem, poems, Poetry, ramblings, rhymes, stars, thoughts, Verses on March 16, 2008 | 9 Comments »
The night, in its obscurity
Is the wide canvas
upon which the moon’s mysterious smile
is painted.
The rich backdrop
against which the stars
hold their merrymaking.
Dark, he lives in obscurity.
Alone, he is nobody. Yet,
Without him —The moon would lose its allure;
And the stars, their grandeur.
There won’t be starlit skies
under which lovers exchange dreamy sighs.
And I’d be lost —
Wouldn’t know [...]
Posted in Family & Relationships, Love, tagged book, Book Review, books, camera, determnination, existential, family, father, fatherhood, focus, heart-warming, hollywood, hope, inspirational, Jan Goldstein, Jennifer Stempler, lens, Life, Love, motivational, Novel, oblivion, photo, picture, psychiatric, redemption, reflection, relationship, suicide, thoughts, uplifting on March 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
A young woman who just attempted to end her life… her father who did not only have time for his family, but actually turned his back on them in favor of his Hollywood career and a younger woman… her Nana (grandmother) who would not give up on her.
These are the three main characters in [...]
Posted in Family & Relationships, MuZings, anecdote, tagged anecdote, benefits, failure, family, funny, loss, opinion, personal, ramblings, relationship, risk, risk takers, success, thoughts on March 14, 2008 | 5 Comments »
My brothers and I are risk takers, there’s no doubt about that. But just how much risk we are willing to take and the manner we take them differ greatly.
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In any endeavor:
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I always calculate the benefits against the risks. Only when I see that the chances of success is greater than that of [...]
Posted in Life, MuZings, point of view, tagged arrorange, coin, conceit, edifice, essence, human being, humility, idea, inspirational, mirror, motivational, opinion, personal, perspective, philosophical, pillar, potential, potentials, Pride, provocative essay, ramblings, random, reflection, resume, rhymes, self-centered, self-esteem, thought-provoking, thoughts, twisted on March 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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Pride is a two-faced coin. One face beautiful; and the other, repulsive.
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Like the pillar that keeps an edifice erect, pride is that which makes an individual stand tall. It is the resumé that logs one’s achievements and feats; the mirror that helps one to see his worth as a person, as a human being. It [...]
Posted in Love, Poetry and Verses, tagged bliss, heart, kiss, Life, literary, literature, Love, miss, morning breeze, morning dew, Mother Nature, Music, nature, painting, photo, poems, Poetry, rain, ramblings, relationship, romantic note, saccharine, simple, special someone, spirit, thinking of you, toffees, verse, Verses, whisper, writing on March 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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Listen to the tapping of the falling rain, and you’d hear the beating of my heart; whispering nothing but your name — a love so true, a music that won’t stop.
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Caress the soft rays of the beaming sun, and you’d feel the warmth of my embrace; soothing your spirit, clasping your hand — a balm that takes [...]
Posted in Life, point of view, tagged canvas, Culture, Filipina, gallery, history, idea, inner strength, katalonan, Life, Maria Clara, opinion, painting, photo, picture, Pinay, poetic essay, poetic prose, portrait, priestess, reflection, resilient spirit, revolution, Spaniards, suffrage movement, thoughts, writing on March 12, 2008 | 9 Comments »
The Filipina of today is a life-size, full-length oil painting on canvas. She is a tableau that can be hung and appreciated, with pride or prejudice, depending on who the audience is. She is a multi-dimensional portrait. The background, shaped by the epochs in which she slowly evolved, greatly influences the main element, which is a mixture [...]
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