I was able to get into Daddy's yahoo and facebook account. I kept browsing his inbox hoping to find something, anything which will remind me of him when he was still alive.
And I found these two messages from his younger sisters:
FROM EVA
Subject: Manong Emmong
I was shocked when we heard the sad news, I told Myrna, and Nora right away and they were speechless. Our favorite brother is gone...forever but you will always be in our hearts.You talked to each one of us on New Year's Eve, that's was a long talked, the first time you did, your voice seemed very strong and well, yun pala yun na ang last na pag-uusap natin.You were Inang's favorite of all the 7 siblings because you were so sickly when you were young but we did not get jealous, instead we spoiled you and gave you all the love. Imagine growing up with 4 sisters! That was fun di ba? You were always nice and kind to us very soft spoken, funny and you always help us in our math homeworks, because you're the best in math.I remember when u came to visit us here in Los Angeles, Nora and Myrna were so excited. We showed you around and everyday we were very hospitable enough to show you all the nice places here. We knew you were very tired but very happy because at least you were with your three younger sisters again. That was a short visit and memorable. Manong Guilly, wherever you are, we love you so much and still the favorite brother. You will be missed.
Your ading,
Eva
FROM MYRNA
Subject: for you
"For my brother EMMONG, you were a very good person inside and out, loved by a lot of peaple. you will be missed by the whole family I want to say i love you, and i know that you are now in the good hands of GOD our creator. missing you,
from your sister
myrna
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
My new favorite quote
Watch your thoughts, for they become words.
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny
(Mao Zedong)
Cable-landia
14 Sept
Watch your words, for they become actions.
Watch your actions, for they become habits.
Watch your habits, for they become character.
Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny
(Mao Zedong)
Cable-landia
14 Sept
Wednesday, September 08, 2010
Muse
here i am...
still looking for my muse...
i think i saw him...
but am i his?
7:45pm
08 September, 2010
Wednesday
My shoebox , Sunny Villas
still looking for my muse...
i think i saw him...
but am i his?
7:45pm
08 September, 2010
Wednesday
My shoebox , Sunny Villas
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Tired
I'm beyond tired.
I'm exhausted, fatigued, weary, sleepy...
I want to sleep... to hibernate
5:10pm
15 Aug 2010
Sunday
Lad Prao Soi 1
I'm exhausted, fatigued, weary, sleepy...
I want to sleep... to hibernate
5:10pm
15 Aug 2010
Sunday
Lad Prao Soi 1
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
In the meantime
What do you do...
While you're in the meantime?
When you are in between?
While you are in transit?
What do you do?
12:10am
28 July 2010
Wednesday
Chiang Mai
While you're in the meantime?
When you are in between?
While you are in transit?
What do you do?
12:10am
28 July 2010
Wednesday
Chiang Mai
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Call
Call me when you get this...
How does it feel being in these arms?
what's it really like to be loved?
i've been alone now, how long?
have you ever loved the way that i have?
and i have often wondered who,
who could love you the way i do?
now i just want you to know, how i'm touched deep in my soul just being with you.
and i need you more each day.
baby, if you're still awake,
call me when you get this.
i've got all this poetry now i didn't know then.
i kept inside. guess i had never seen anything beautiful
till i first saw you asleep at night.
and i have often wondered who,
who could love you the way i do?
now i just want you to know,
how i'm touched deep in my soul
just being with you.
and i need you more each day.
baby, if you're still awake,
call me when you get this.
i just wanted to know what it was like, what's it really like to be loved?
these little volcanoes came as a surprise to me.
i never thought i could be this way.
and i have been cautious and i've tried to keep to myself, but who could love you the way i do?
now i just want you to know, how i'm touched deep in my soul.
just being with you.
so much more each day,
baby, if you're still awake,
call me when you get this
How does it feel being in these arms?
what's it really like to be loved?
i've been alone now, how long?
have you ever loved the way that i have?
and i have often wondered who,
who could love you the way i do?
now i just want you to know, how i'm touched deep in my soul just being with you.
and i need you more each day.
baby, if you're still awake,
call me when you get this.
i've got all this poetry now i didn't know then.
i kept inside. guess i had never seen anything beautiful
till i first saw you asleep at night.
and i have often wondered who,
who could love you the way i do?
now i just want you to know,
how i'm touched deep in my soul
just being with you.
and i need you more each day.
baby, if you're still awake,
call me when you get this.
i just wanted to know what it was like, what's it really like to be loved?
these little volcanoes came as a surprise to me.
i never thought i could be this way.
and i have been cautious and i've tried to keep to myself, but who could love you the way i do?
now i just want you to know, how i'm touched deep in my soul.
just being with you.
so much more each day,
baby, if you're still awake,
call me when you get this
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Rain
I ask...
Is there a pot of gold?
But more importantly...
Will there ever be a rainbow?
10:15pm
13 July 2010
Tuesday
In transit to Cable-landia
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Hope
Today, i am hopeful.
Today, something tugged my heart.
Today, a song gave me goosebumps.
Today, i shed a tear while singing.
Today, i vowed to be more vigilant.
Today, my hatred for injustice became greater.
Today, i committed to do my part.
Today, i felt how it is to be a Filipino.
Today feels like a new day.
8:35pm
30 June 2010
Wednesday
My Shoebox, Gotham
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
THE GREATEST ADVICE
By Rick Warren, the Purpose Driven Life
Don’t date because you are desperate.
Don’t marry because you are miserable.
Don’t have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don’t philander because you think you are irresistible.
Don’t associate with people you can’t trust.
Don’t cheat. Don’t lie. Don’t pretend.
Don’t dictate because you are smarter.
Don’t demand because you are stronger.
Don’t sleep around because you think you are old enough & know better.
Don’t sell yourself, your family, or your ideals.
Don’t stagnate!
Don’t regress.
Don’t live in the past. Time can’t bring anything or anyone back.
Don’t put your life on hold for possibly Mr. Right.
Don’t throw your life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your
biological clock is ticking.
Learn a new skill.
Find a new friend.
Start a new career.
Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some of life’s more hasty decisions.
To make yourself happy, pursue your passions & be the best of what you can be.
Simplify your life. Take away the clutter.
Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits, and dangerous liaisons.
Don’t abandon your responsibilities but don’t overdose on duty.
Don’t live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
Be true to yourself.
Don’t commit when you are not ready.
Don’t keep others waiting needlessly.
Go on that trip. Don’t postpone it.
Say those words. Don’t let the moment pass.
Do what you have to, even at society’s scorn.
Write poetry.
Love Deeply.
Walk barefoot.
Dance with wild abandon.
Cry at the movies.
Take care of yourself. Don’t wait for someone to take care of you.
You light up your life.
You drive yourself to your destination.
No one completes you – except YOU.
It isn’t true that life does not get easier with age.
It only gets more challenging.
Don’t be afraid. Don’t lose your capacity to love.
Pursue your passions.
Live your dreams.
Don’t lose faith in God.
Don’t grow old. Just grow YOU!
When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back.
Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give to someone is your time.
Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is T-I-M-E because the essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves
23 June 2010
Cable-landia
Don’t date because you are desperate.
Don’t marry because you are miserable.
Don’t have kids because you think your genes are superior.
Don’t philander because you think you are irresistible.
Don’t associate with people you can’t trust.
Don’t cheat. Don’t lie. Don’t pretend.
Don’t dictate because you are smarter.
Don’t demand because you are stronger.
Don’t sleep around because you think you are old enough & know better.
Don’t sell yourself, your family, or your ideals.
Don’t stagnate!
Don’t regress.
Don’t live in the past. Time can’t bring anything or anyone back.
Don’t put your life on hold for possibly Mr. Right.
Don’t throw your life away on absolutely Mr. Wrong because your
biological clock is ticking.
Learn a new skill.
Find a new friend.
Start a new career.
Sometimes, there is no race to be won, only a price to be paid for some of life’s more hasty decisions.
To make yourself happy, pursue your passions & be the best of what you can be.
Simplify your life. Take away the clutter.
Get rid of destructive elements: abusive friends, nasty habits, and dangerous liaisons.
Don’t abandon your responsibilities but don’t overdose on duty.
Don’t live life recklessly without thought and feeling for your family.
Be true to yourself.
Don’t commit when you are not ready.
Don’t keep others waiting needlessly.
Go on that trip. Don’t postpone it.
Say those words. Don’t let the moment pass.
Do what you have to, even at society’s scorn.
Write poetry.
Love Deeply.
Walk barefoot.
Dance with wild abandon.
Cry at the movies.
Take care of yourself. Don’t wait for someone to take care of you.
You light up your life.
You drive yourself to your destination.
No one completes you – except YOU.
It isn’t true that life does not get easier with age.
It only gets more challenging.
Don’t be afraid. Don’t lose your capacity to love.
Pursue your passions.
Live your dreams.
Don’t lose faith in God.
Don’t grow old. Just grow YOU!
When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you’ll never get back.
Your time is your life. That is why the greatest gift you can give to someone is your time.
Relationships take time and effort, and the best way to spell love is T-I-M-E because the essence of love is not what we think or do or provide for others, but how much we give of ourselves
23 June 2010
Cable-landia
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Happiness
I found a definition of happiness which i really liked..."Happiness is love, laughter, friendship, purpose and a dance..."
(S. Booth -- Bones)
photo credit: internet
Thursday, June 03, 2010
Just for Today
Just for today I will try to live through this day only, and not tackle all my problems at once. Just for today I will be happy. This assumes to be true what Abraham Lincoln said, that "Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be."
Just for today I will adjust myself to what is, and not try to adjust everything to my own desires, I will take my "luck" as it comes, and fit myself to it.
Just for today I will try to strengthen my mind. I will study. I will learn something useful. I will not be a mental loafer. I will read something that requires effort, thought and concentration.
Just for today I won't find fault with anything, nor try to improve or regulate anybody but myself.
Just for today I will have a quiet half hour all by myself, and relax.
Just for today I will be unafraid. Especially I will not be afraid to enjoy what is beautiful, and to believe that as I give to the world, so the world will give to me.
Author Unknown
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Forever 21
"I'm not 36... i'm just 21 with 15 years of experience"
22 May 2010
Saturday
Skybar @ Lebua
fantabulous Bangkok
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
One
My 6-word entry for the day:
"Give me one reason to stay"
*this is inspired by this song*
GIVE ME ONE REASON TO STAY HERE
By Tracy Chapman
Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2kEx5BLoC4
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Said I don't want leave you lonely
You got to make me change my mind
Baby I got your number and I know that you got mine
But you know that I called you, I called too many times
You can call me baby, you can call me anytime
But you got to call me
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Said I don't want leave you lonely
You got to make me change my mind
I don't want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life
I don't want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life
I just want someone to hold me and rock me through the night
This youthful heart can love you yes and give you what you need
I said this youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
But I'm too old to go chasing you around
Wasting my precious energy
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Said, I don't want leave you lonely
You got to make me change my mind
Baby just give me one reason - Give me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason - Give me just one reason why I should stay
Said I told you that I loved you
And there ain't no more to say
More lyrics: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/tracy+chapman/#share
"Give me one reason to stay"
*this is inspired by this song*
GIVE ME ONE REASON TO STAY HERE
By Tracy Chapman
Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2kEx5BLoC4
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Said I don't want leave you lonely
You got to make me change my mind
Baby I got your number and I know that you got mine
But you know that I called you, I called too many times
You can call me baby, you can call me anytime
But you got to call me
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Said I don't want leave you lonely
You got to make me change my mind
I don't want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life
I don't want no one to squeeze me - they might take away my life
I just want someone to hold me and rock me through the night
This youthful heart can love you yes and give you what you need
I said this youthful heart can love you and give you what you need
But I'm too old to go chasing you around
Wasting my precious energy
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Give me one reason to stay here - and I'll turn right back around
Said, I don't want leave you lonely
You got to make me change my mind
Baby just give me one reason - Give me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason - Give me just one reason why I should stay
Said I told you that I loved you
And there ain't no more to say
More lyrics: http://www.lyricsfreak.com/t/tracy+chapman/#share
Saturday, May 08, 2010
Batavia
My Friday afternoon:
Meeting with NGOs...
Hot humid day...
Christian Bautista on the radio...
So what’s the difference?
Meeting with NGOs... In Bahasa Indonesia
Hot humid day... With the smell of Kretek
Christian Bautista on the radio... On Indonesian airwaves
07 May 2010
Friday
Jakarta
Meeting with NGOs...
Hot humid day...
Christian Bautista on the radio...
So what’s the difference?
Meeting with NGOs... In Bahasa Indonesia
Hot humid day... With the smell of Kretek
Christian Bautista on the radio... On Indonesian airwaves
07 May 2010
Friday
Jakarta
Saturday, May 01, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Saturday, April 17, 2010
DC
DC trip: all work, no play.Friday night... chinese take out... sigh...
11:00pm
16 April 2010
Friday
Arlington County, Virginia
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