teeth
Sunday, February 24th, 2008if i can feel the wind and hear it sing a song for me,if i can walk, look up and see birds fly in V formation,if i can look on a map and never get lost,if i can see a familiar face and be happy and be glad for company,if i can think and emit positive t…
spring, i await…
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008cannot churn the wordsfor my thoughts to be expressedam i higham i lowam i progressingor am i retrogessingshall i tower over themor win them overthese kids who holds the futurethese kids with springy hair for a dayand an afro the nextthese kids whom i …
pit senyor!
Monday, January 21st, 2008pit senyor!i’ve been to cebu a couple of times before… the city never stops to enchant me. aside from its proximity to white sand beaches, its well-planned vertical development that is sure is eye candy (lahug is beautiful both day and night), the …
fine
Sunday, January 20th, 2008though the sun is amiss, it’s a fine weather stillit’s cold and windy outsidei slid the door open to let new air circulate inside my room…it’s been a whileit’s been a while since i last wrote here…the new year left me in a daze for daysit shook me …
wish list
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007concert tickets and a shirt
what am i here for?
Sunday, December 9th, 2007somehow, i lost track of my goal. living in an entirely different country with an established norms and standards, a set of values so foreign to me, i became a passive participant to the changes happening around me. i was not stirred to action. instead…
wake-up call
Sunday, December 9th, 2007live up to your full potential.
gusto kong matutong mag-drive
Friday, December 7th, 2007drove from school to boca raton then to sr 441. it was fun!!!
musika
Saturday, December 1st, 2007sleep
we call him “papa felix”
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007we call him papa felix because that is just the way he is to all of us. he came from a country which is part of central america. it’s one country i would like to visit one day to go scuba diving.during our first few weeks here, he became our official…
thanksgiving
Thursday, November 22nd, 2007thank you for auntie anne’s pretzels and chocolate vanilla ice cream,and for arms that i can cling unto,thank you for answered prayers, for blessings that abound,thank you for togetherness, for precious moments that seemed built in a dreamscape only th…
mood swings
Sunday, November 4th, 2007sometimes i’m up, sometimes down,i would like to be left alone and keep to myselfbut the company that joy and friendship offers is a more potent force than seclusion and moodiness,life is meant to be lived after all =)
3 buwan
Thursday, October 25th, 2007magta-talong buwan na pala ako dito bukas. ang bilis talaga ng panahon. dati rati pinapangarap ko pa lang na makarating dito. kaya ko nga sinumulan ang pagba-blog noong nakaraang taon dahil ito ang naging outlet ko sa lahat ng mga hirap at pagsubok n…
closer
Thursday, October 25th, 2007closer,skin to skin,hearing you breathe,seeing you smile again,as you raise my hand to your lips,driving,in the dark of the night,beside you,being with youis home to me.
my fortune cookie reads…
Sunday, October 21st, 2007“It’s one of those low-key days that you’d rather spend just chilling.”i thank God for sundays,for friends who is always afoot,always discovering new places and takes you along with her,in a day that is serendipitously made,unplanned and deeply desired…
what today looks like…and tomorrow… and the day after that…
Sunday, October 21st, 2007gypsy
Tuesday, October 16th, 2007she’s never been out of her country before. however, she traveled locally. her country has three main islands, she laid foot on each one of them. on her journeys, she seemed to be always half-asleep, zombie-like could be the best description for it….
libro
Sunday, October 14th, 2007these books landed on my lap serendipitously. now if only i can send a sudden jolt right through the core of my insistence to resist to write, then, that would be the day.
do you still know who you were?
Saturday, October 6th, 2007what were you thinking?do you still know who you were? who you are? do you still recognize those hands that labored from early morning ’til late night? callouses overgrown, a rough patch in your hands - which reminded you of how hard it was to be far…
’tis is the b-b-q cook-out i was talking about =)
Sunday, September 30th, 2007routine
Wednesday, September 26th, 2007you’re doing the same things over and over again, don’t you? today is the same as yesterday. tomorrow will be the same as today. but, you have the power to change all that. your day can be made different and exciting. put more texture in to your l…
homesick
Saturday, September 22nd, 2007loneliness hits, dry tears, the smell of home, the kids in my midst, sinigang, adobo, davao enveloping me with her warmth lulling me to deep sleep at night…oh, what i would give to transport myself back to home. even for just one night.one night of …
them kids
Thursday, September 20th, 2007them parents of my kids in school were wonderful! them inspire me to teach better. when just the other day, i thought of looking for a different job.tonight was our school’s open house. i felt nervous and apprehensive at first. i was even hoping nob…
i remembered how to feel alive…
Sunday, September 16th, 2007dive
Thursday, September 13th, 2007i remember being at the bottom of the sea, touching a sea anemone, marveling at the discovery of a new and expansive world. i remember hearing my breathe quite loudly - inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale… as bubbles form above me. i remember being crad…
eskwela
Friday, August 31st, 2007this dream that came true,a prayer answered,a long wait,a long time,tomorrow is here.keep the fire burning,see it through their eyes,though you may see nothing but glum,turn it to gleam,dangerous minds is not only a movie after all,reality is so much m…
hmmm…
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007i think i’m forgetting something. oh yeah, i have a blog.so, this is what i’ve been missing for days. i’ve been so preoccupied with work that i didn’t have the time to flex my writing, not even time to sleep way early in the evening. but, i’m not co…
pictures
Saturday, August 11th, 2007as promised, here are some pictures. haven’t had the chance to really tour the area. will share more next time. home away from home downtown miami, on board a train …
f.l.o.r.i.d.a.
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007finally, a connection to the world wide web. i’ve been in florida since july 27. the experience has been great so far. the place is fantastic and the people are very nice. i guess people here have a way of eyeing a new kid in town, that way, they i…
blog update
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007i will be leaving the country.yes, it’s my first time.yes, i’m happy.yes, i’m sad.yes, i’m overwhelmed.yes, i’m excited.yes, i’m blue.i feel dwarfed by God’s immense blessings.there are so many things i must take in, real fast.this is yet the biggest r…
a dream, a prayer
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007there you are, standing right in front of me.
illusion of control
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007If you hold on to the handle, she said, it’s easier to maintain the illusion of control. But it’s more fun if you just let the wind carry you.from storypeople.com
a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007Sunset Slowly the west reaches for clothes of new colors which it passes to a row of ancient trees. You look, and soon these two worlds both leave you, one part climbs toward heaven, one sinks to earth, leaving you, not really belonging to either, …
a release…
Tuesday, July 10th, 2007zaila and i were merry, riding a jeepney, on our way to school. i drop zaila off before i go to work. we were happy, we were merry…laughing at ourselves for not being able to pronounce the word “magis”… we were happy, we were merry in that littles…
one
Saturday, July 7th, 2007if i can think of one word, just one word to describe what i am feeling right now– it’s gratitude.i am so grateful for answered prayers that seemed for quite a long time unheard by the Almighty.i am so grateful for BIG changes, for uncertainties, for …
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