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
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
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
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Sunday, April 04, 2010
Easter
Lazy morning at Frangipani...
Lunch with a friend at a Khmer resto...
Shopping at the Russian Market...
Authentic Khmer massage...
Chips and feel-good movie at the hotel...
A surprise in Facebook :)
Priceless!
09:35pm
04 April 2010
Sunday
Frangipani Villas
Phnom Penh
Lunch with a friend at a Khmer resto...
Shopping at the Russian Market...
Authentic Khmer massage...
Chips and feel-good movie at the hotel...
A surprise in Facebook :)
Priceless!
09:35pm
04 April 2010
Sunday
Frangipani Villas
Phnom Penh
Monday, March 29, 2010
In Transit Notes: Shoes
Overheard from 2 female airport ground crew:Woman 1: Bago ang shoes ko
Woman 2: Wow, oo nga no? Ang dami mo nang shoes, tama na!
W1: Oo parang yung madaming sapatos... si Imee ba yun?
W2: Si Imelda.
What the?!... And these 2 are not even that young! (mid 20s maybe). A proof that people are either apathetic or very very forgetful.
*salamat, for lending your feet, Hamsy*
8:10am
29 March 2010
Monday
NAIA Terminal 2
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Friday, March 05, 2010
Catharsis 4: Agua
Note:
This is not a political piece (although my political biases would show). This is the sentiment of a daughter who has recently lost a father. This is how I felt one night during my father’s wake services.
There are a lot of people tonight, maybe double the number from last night.
Maybe because of the tears blurring my vision, or the lack of sleep, or weariness from so many days of crying and thinking… I couldn’t make out the people’s faces.
I see lips moving… I hear consoling words… I feel hugs and pats on the back… but somehow, it feels like a dream.
I look at my mother, and see that she is silently crying. I remember the doctor’s advise to keep her hydrated. So I tell my cousins to bring water.
And they brought her water. A bottle of mineral water. My cousins said it was a gift, a donation. 2 boxes of bottled water.
But my mother refuses to drink. She even refuses to take the bottle of water. She said, “Ayoko nyan”. Confusion sets it. I look at her and I look at the bottle of water. Now, I completely understand.
This is not a political piece (although my political biases would show). This is the sentiment of a daughter who has recently lost a father. This is how I felt one night during my father’s wake services.
There are a lot of people tonight, maybe double the number from last night.
Maybe because of the tears blurring my vision, or the lack of sleep, or weariness from so many days of crying and thinking… I couldn’t make out the people’s faces.
I see lips moving… I hear consoling words… I feel hugs and pats on the back… but somehow, it feels like a dream.
I look at my mother, and see that she is silently crying. I remember the doctor’s advise to keep her hydrated. So I tell my cousins to bring water.
And they brought her water. A bottle of mineral water. My cousins said it was a gift, a donation. 2 boxes of bottled water.
But my mother refuses to drink. She even refuses to take the bottle of water. She said, “Ayoko nyan”. Confusion sets it. I look at her and I look at the bottle of water. Now, I completely understand.
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