My Bucket List

In four days, I have...

conquered my fear of heights...

explored the deep sea...

...and found an island of our own

who would have thought that one day, 

we'd take time to stop hitting each other and grow up?

Song of the Day: Free Falling (by Tom Petty)

Gonna free fall out into nothing

Gonna leave this world for a while

And I'm free...

Free falling

the yellow brick road

in the wizard of oz, a lost dorothy had to get to emerald city to see the wizard and find her way home. the good witch of the north told her to follow the yellow brick road and the munchkins echoed the good witch's advice with a song. lacking a yellow brick road in this journey, i remembered what a friend once said: "if you're lost, follow the signs."

i wonder where these signs will lead me.

i don't think i'm quite ready to see the man behind the curtain and click the ruby slippers to take me to san francisco. for now, i'd rather have the illusion that the great and powerful oz does exist.

Song of the Day: Never A Day (by Wood)
Could be a song on the radio
Could be that feeling from long ago
Could be that accidental photo I find
When I'm looking for something else
But I found you

recharged

in the Bible, the people built the tower of babel with the vision of building a tower that would reach the heavens. God prevented its completion by sending down a language barrier so that nobody would understand each other. apparently, the babel tower was higher than the Empire State Building because people still understood each other when they got to the top to capture that breathtaking view of the busy streets below.

exploring 7000 year old caverns is something different altogether. my 70-year-old grandfather put me to shame. he did not show any signs of discomfort during the tour and walked a whole lot faster than i did. for me it was a workout, the supposedly healthy 26-year-old who climbed five floors during the four bar sundays of september.

things looked different from 86 floors above manhattan and from 150 feet beneath northern virginia... a little more clear, maybe. never mind the fog and the poor lighting.

Song of the Day: Babylon (by David Gray)
Shining , Sky is fading red to blue
I'm kicking through the Autumn leaves
And wondering where it is you might be going to

once upon a monday

on a monday morning 12 years ago, there was an argument between an ordinary fourteen year-old girl and a cousin of the jordanian prince arising from the gentlemanly gesture of pouring milk for her...

on a monday morning six months ago, a fresh graduate from law school woke up with a smile on her face putting off the worries about the bar exams till the next day...

on a monday morning four weeks ago, a barrister woke up with a huge headache worrying on how to forget the question on Warm Warm Honey by Mocha Warm...

on a monday morning seven days ago, an unemployed law graduate woke up to do the laundry and instead got a surprise visit from somebody unexpected...

this monday morning, the same person woke up with a smile turned toward the sunshine, not feeling the thirty degree weather outside and ready to slip her feet into her new discounted kate spade mary janes for a new road trip.

i think i may learn to love mondays.

Song of the Day: Life Is A Highway (by The Rascal Flatts)

There's no load that I can't hold

Road so rough, this I know

I'll be there when the light comes in

Tell 'em we're survivors

One Crazy Road Trip

Obviously, my brother has great love for Ninoy and Cory. Can't blame him.

things i will never run out of...

MUSICLAUGHTER

MAGIC

AND FRIENDS

Once Upon A Sparkling Christmas

Once upon a time there was a law student who was very very tired of her monotonous life...Until one December morning, she was got on what she thought was an ordinary train

That took her to a place where she saw a giant mouse...


... sparkling princess sculptures...

... space rangers...

...and the hottest version of Tarzan she's ever seen.

After getting "princessized," we will never be the same again.

One day of pure bliss

Every morning...

Mamay: Sino ga ere? (with the Batangueñong punto)
Nikki: Si Nikki po, apo ng Ellen.

Mamay: Ah, yung di sumasagot ng tanong hanggang hindi Inggles? Bakit nagtatagalog ka na? Naku, apo, wag na wag kang maga-abogado. Itinatama nila ang mali at minamali ang tama!

Believe me, Mamay, I listened. I did. I'll try my best not to prove you right.

At the other side lies another place I used to call home.

Reunited with Baby Morgan


Yes, Batangas. I promise, I will go back.