Jesus said, "Through all the storms of life, I will be with you..."
May we all have a blessed and meaningful Holy Week. Here's a portion of a musical recollection that I attended at the CCP last year. Lectures by Fr. Manoling Francisco, music by the Madz, it can't get any better than that...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWYkuUw7cvY
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Again
Yesterday, I lost my phone via an exceptionally talented pickpocket. Again. I say exceptionally talented because I never felt a thing. Again. Haha
I was going the new warehouse in Cainta. I went up the Boni MRT station to get to the northbound side. Ayun, somewhere in between, nawala yung phone.
The funny thing was, again, I didn't panic. Parang, wala lang. Pero nanlambot ako.
I was going the new warehouse in Cainta. I went up the Boni MRT station to get to the northbound side. Ayun, somewhere in between, nawala yung phone.
The funny thing was, again, I didn't panic. Parang, wala lang. Pero nanlambot ako.
Anyhoo, I was able to retain my number through SMART's number portability. I lost all of the contact numbers in my phonebook, though. Again.
So, to all my friends who have my number, text me, so that I can put you on my list again. Introduce yourself, please. Hehehe.
Dammit! Three years in a row. This is starting to become a habit….
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
The Story Of Us
We met in PR. He discovered me, really. He left a footprint on my profile saying that I had a nice smile. I normally just say a quick “thank you” to faceless profiles, or even those that feature half of their faces. Out of courtesy, baga. Para hindi masabing supladita ako. But something made me ask “How are things going with you?”. And that started the exchange of messages that eventually led to an exchange of numbers. SMS galore. An average of 100 messages per day!
Carlo was a fresh graduate from Calamba. He was the youngest son of 8 kids. A probinsyano. But he was smart, articulate, and witty. He made me laugh.
We met for the first time at the Alabang Town Center. He was sooo apprehensive of the meeting. Self confidence issues, I guess. He kept saying na baka hindi daw ako sumipot, na baka hindi ko daw sya magustuhan, etc. It was quite funny and cute, really.
When I first laid eyes on him, my first thought was that his photos didn’t do him justice. He was waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy cuter in person. But for all his daldal in texts and calls, ganun naman sya katahimik when we met. He would later tell me that he was nervous and was intimidated by me because he thought I was really cute (haba ng hair moment).
And he was uber sweet.
I have taken up running since last April, 2010. One of the races I joined was the Pasig River Run (10/10/10). I had told him about the event and what he did was to wake up extra early to wish me good luck and to watch the coverage of the race on TV.
One night, as we were getting ready to sleep, he suddenly texted “Te amo”. I replied, “Seryoso ka?”. He didn’t answer back. Hahaha!
A few days later, on All Hallow’s Eve, I confronted him about his “Te Amo” text. (I wanted to ask him the week after, on account that I thought it would be weird if maging kami on Halloween, but then we just had a perfect day that I thought that it was now or never).
I asked him, “totoo ba iyon?”
He replied, “Hindi. Nabigla lang ako…” Sabay tawa.
He asked, “Ano sa palagay mo?”
And I answered, “I think totoo sya..”
Then he asked again, “Ano ang sagot mo?”.
I said, “Let me answer in French, J’etaime…”
And so, we became a couple.
That was a little over 4 months ago.
Now, when I look back, I am glad that I replied to Carlo’s footprint. He came at a time when I was beginning to lose faith in love and relationships. He came at a time when I had resigned myself to the fact that I shall be single forever.
I am glad that he proved me wrong.
I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Carlo was a fresh graduate from Calamba. He was the youngest son of 8 kids. A probinsyano. But he was smart, articulate, and witty. He made me laugh.
We met for the first time at the Alabang Town Center. He was sooo apprehensive of the meeting. Self confidence issues, I guess. He kept saying na baka hindi daw ako sumipot, na baka hindi ko daw sya magustuhan, etc. It was quite funny and cute, really.
When I first laid eyes on him, my first thought was that his photos didn’t do him justice. He was waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy cuter in person. But for all his daldal in texts and calls, ganun naman sya katahimik when we met. He would later tell me that he was nervous and was intimidated by me because he thought I was really cute (haba ng hair moment).
And he was uber sweet.
I have taken up running since last April, 2010. One of the races I joined was the Pasig River Run (10/10/10). I had told him about the event and what he did was to wake up extra early to wish me good luck and to watch the coverage of the race on TV.
One night, as we were getting ready to sleep, he suddenly texted “Te amo”. I replied, “Seryoso ka?”. He didn’t answer back. Hahaha!
A few days later, on All Hallow’s Eve, I confronted him about his “Te Amo” text. (I wanted to ask him the week after, on account that I thought it would be weird if maging kami on Halloween, but then we just had a perfect day that I thought that it was now or never).
I asked him, “totoo ba iyon?”
He replied, “Hindi. Nabigla lang ako…” Sabay tawa.
He asked, “Ano sa palagay mo?”
And I answered, “I think totoo sya..”
Then he asked again, “Ano ang sagot mo?”.
I said, “Let me answer in French, J’etaime…”
And so, we became a couple.
That was a little over 4 months ago.
Now, when I look back, I am glad that I replied to Carlo’s footprint. He came at a time when I was beginning to lose faith in love and relationships. He came at a time when I had resigned myself to the fact that I shall be single forever.
I am glad that he proved me wrong.
I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Missing You
My dear blog,
How I have missed you. I noticed that my last entry was way back in March, 2010. At hindi pa masyadong maganda ang topic ng blog ko. Hahaha. And, it was my one and only entry for that year.
I used to like writing, but somehow, parang nawala na ang muse ko. I have lost patience and time (?). And maybe inspiration?
Pero once a writer, always a writer. I find myself drawn to you again. Reading a few really good blogs and discovering that an old friend that I have lost touch with is still churning out amazing entries has helped inspire me again.
Will I be able to sustain this new found inspiration? Tingnan natin...
Rico
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Note to Pulsar:
I am glad that I found your blog. And that you haven't stopped writing. Hindi ko lang nasabi pero I have drawn so much inspiration and strengths from your writings. You were one of the people who encouraged me to start a blog of my own in the first place. Let's keep in touch and catch up on each other one of these days. I have never forgotten.
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