a closet full of memories

after months and months of keeping it inside with a promise to let it go, the walls just came tumbling down by listening to one song as i sit by the window, watching the rain.  i guess this is one resolution i am not ready to fulfill just yet. 

all because of a yellow backpack.

Song of the Day: Yellow (by Coldplay)

Turn into something beautiful
And you know for you I'd bleed myself dry

Look at the stars,
Look how they shine for you,
And all the things that you do.

random realization

if we knew each others' secrets, what comforts we could find.

- John Curton Collins

My intuition is on overdrive and like all the other times, I think it's spot on.

Song of the Day: Suspicious Minds (by Elvis Presley)

We can't go on together
With suspicious minds
And we can't build our dreams
On suspicious minds

So, if an old friend I know
Drops by to say hello
Would I still see suspicion in your eyes?

the big decision

i have made an irreversible decision today.

i have decided to go on an agonizing and uncertain wait.  i have turned down an opportunity in a drop of a hat.  i think i got the sign i was waiting for and there is no taking it back.

let's just hope i don't end up banging my head against the wall in frustration and regret.

Song of the Day: Just A Girl (by No Doubt)

I'm just a girl, what's my destiny? 
What I've succumbed to is making me numb

it's a small world

the world keeps getting smaller by the minute as i reach another fork in the road.

but it was great to see an old friend.

Song of the Day: Cool (by Gwen Stefani)

Remember Harbor Boulevard
The dreaming days where the mess was made
Look how all the kids have grown
We have changed but we're still the same
After all that we've been through
I know we're cool

bi-centennial post

one year and an alternate route later, i am older, wiser, holder of a certificate of bar membership and exactly where i started: sitting on my desk, doodling on an open law book and procrastinating.  

Song of the Day:  Here I Go Again (by White Snake)

I don't know where I'm going
But I sure know where I've been
Hanging on the promises
In songs of yesterday
And I've made up my mind,
I ain't wasting no more time

a hail mary

one more obstacle before i actually get to do what i want to.

i can do this.

i will not panic.

i am one with the universe.

i must not fear. 

and i will pray.

Song of the Day: Dream On (by Aerosmith)

Dream yourself a dream come true
Dream on, dream on
Dream until your dreams come true

the real hero

to the epitome of strength and my greatest hero

there's no one else in the world i'd rather have with me.

Song of the Day: Indestructible (by Alisha's Attic)

We argue sometimes and
We fear we put the knife in too deep
But even when madness heeds
It’s only gladness I keep inside
Cause we are indestructible
And you are my lifeline
And we are indestructible

twenty-seventh

to all who crossed my path, i owe a big thank you

- for the challenges that made me stronger

- for collisions in malls and pictures instead of autographs

- for alcohol-free and laughter-filled nights

- for alcohol-filled nights, whether giddy or tearful

- for complications that opened my eyes

- for trials and tribulations in taft avenue and beyond

- for smashes, labels, ceramic bowls, stuffed animals and karaoke songs

- for friendship, whether it be half a year or half a lifetime

- for the kind of love that understands what really matters most

- for the happiness that springs from the joy of others

each birthday seems to get happier and happier.

Song of the Day: Delicious Surprise (by Beth Hart)

Now I can see heaven's inside 
I knew it all the time 
Got me somethin to believe in 
But all I really want now is 
a handful of salvation

it's not you, it's me

i think it's time to over-use the line.

Song of the Day: Release Me (by Wilson Phillips)

You knew it was time to just let go

Cause we want to be free

But somehow its just not that easy

health risk

The World Health Organization has requested a boxer who shall remain nameless to stay in quarantine with the swine flu and all.  The insistence on going home seems a bit selfish, not being able to wait and risking the health of the population. He was to receive a hero's welcome.  But (at the risk of anonymous people ranting at me) i don't think he deserves it as he lacks the patience and the concern for others that a hero should have. I admired the man and he brought glory to the country but one selfish act can wipe it all out for me. 

I'll be praying that he and his entourage are not infected by the deadly virus because after all efforts to make sure we stayed free of it, all it will take is one selfish man to throw everything out the window. Sure, our comic book heroes had their defiant moments but not at the risk of the masses.  This is a different story since this reckless defiance jeopardizes the health of the majority, defiance of no less than the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (capitalized, bold letters for emphasis).  Where is the glory in that? Is this the hero we want our children to admire? Shame.  

Song of the Day:  We Cry (by The Script)

I'm sick of looking for those heroes in the sky

To teach us how to fly

Together we cry! 

ang Tunay Na Lalake

a friend sent me link to a funny blog that gave a lighter side to the immortal battle of the sexes.

ikaw? tunay na lalake ka ba?