Monday, October 22, 2012

This Week in Music: Feeling Ko Nakakarma Ko

Up Dharma Down - Oo
'Di mo lang alam/Kahit tayo'y magkaibigan lang/Bumabalik ang lahat sa tuwing nagkukulitan/Baka sakali lang maisip mo naman/Ako'y nandito lang/Hindi mo lang alam/matalino ka naman.


Yeeeep. Ayan. Karma.

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Are you?


Apparently, I am not. I'm a bit disappointed :D:

Take the quiz here: The Wisdom of Psychopaths

Friday, October 12, 2012

This Week in Music: Finding comfort in Metallica


Enter Sandman - Metallica

Dendendendendendendendendenden. (Me attempting to hum the intro notes of the song)

I listen to this song whenever I want to feel calm. Seems counter-intuitive? Nah. Close your eyes and listen to the melody, the divine guitar riffs, the certain sultry rage in James Hetfield's voice and find yourself enveloped in a delicious symphony that's somewhat reassuring. I'm probably not making sense. Nevertheless, try it out: plug your earphones, turn the volume up, and just listen to the song.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Train of thought

Trains are time vacuums. Once you're inside and seated (if you're lucky enough) you enter into an enclosed space where you can get lost inside your head for 45 minutes. That's the case for me: with or without earphones; seated or standing inside fighting for space. Twice a day, I ride a train and then, I slip into my own blackhole of varying thoughts.

I like trains. They're like my own personal coccoons. It keeps me sheltered from the outside world even for just a few moments. Here I can brood about a range of topics, from the most minute like what to eat for lunch to the most complex ones such as how can I afford that MA. Or better yet, I daydream. It's my favorite pastime nowadays. I can conjure up a luxurious vacation in my mind, smile to myself, and linger in that moment. Sometimes, I busy myself looking at the shoes of my co-passengers, thinking about how they came to have those shoes. I make up stories about who gave it to them or if they bought it themselves, what kind of persons they are: whether the loafer-wearing college boy seated next to me is a nerd or is there an adventurous facet to his personality hidden beneath, inconspicuous to the naked eye.

For 45 minutes, twice a day, I enter a meditative state. It's almost like me-time until it's time to get off, cocoon time's over. Trains and their ability to suck you into your own blackhole. Trains as 'thin' places. Me and my 'thin' places. They get weirder and weirder each time. I get weirder and weirder all the time.    

Keso


Is there anything that I can do baby?

Friday, October 5, 2012

This week in Music: The New James Bond Theme Song

Adele singing an action film theme? Why not.


*"Skyfall" performed by Adele
* Written by Adele and Paul Epworth

P.S. Daniel Craig is the hottest James Bond. Ever. Don't you agree? :D

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Liar Liar

"The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will never be read. Not by any other person, and not even by yourself at some later date. Otherwise you begin excusing yourself. You must see the writing as emerging like a long scroll of ink from the index finger of your right hand; you must see your left hand erasing it." - Margaret Atwood


I shouldn't be posting this but what the hell.

I've been scared long enough. So SCREW it.

Last Sunday, I realized that my biggest regret in this crazy-little-thing-called-love is...

Letting you go 12 years ago.

There. I feel better now. That's the truth. And if anyone asks me again, that's what I'm going to say. If YOU ask me again, I will look you in the eye and tell you the truth.

Count your blessings: September in Review

Mom turned 48 years old . Hooray! :D

Blow the candle!
Ivan turned 25 years old. :D
Cheers to more years!
My first time to set foot in Mindanao. First time to eat a sea urchin and I found out it was delicious, too.
Cruised throught the City of Golden Friendship with my bestfriends :)

Was awestruck by the beauty of Katibawasan Falls in Camiguin

Survived the longest zipline in Asia at Dahilayan adventure park
Survived the flashflood while rafting down the Cagayan River
Hmmm, what else?
  • Watched the Phantom of the Opera for the first time: one thing that got crossed out my bucket list :D
  • Simply spending time with family and friends - goofing around and acting like idiots everytime we see each other
  • Dad preparing food for me everyday <3>
  • Apologizing to someone, being granted forgiveness, and knowing that you are at peace with the person you look up to as your big brother. It really warms my heart.  :)

There. To tell the truth, September was a pretty rough month for me. There are things, persons even, that I had to let go of, either because of my own choice or because of choices made by other people for me. It's hard writing this post. It's hard to feel cheery at all. However, at the end of the day, there is still sooo much to be thankful for, so many things to be strong for. I don't want to be preachy and I can't speak for everyone else. But I know that what matters now is how we move forward. How we will stay strong - for ourselves and for the people around us. I want to move forward and believe that everything happens for a reason, that there is a higher power at work somewhere and everything will just fall into their right places, that a setback can actually be just another blessing in disguise.