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Oh sweetness, oh love, oh immortal

or so I thought in your silence- cried

Have let go of the pain and moments 

You, I love, I decide, I died surprised

Your colors, your letters, your memories

It fell short of life and its nameless face

Who am I to adorn your nothingness

As you lay in that nothingness`s embrace

Over a decade and a year or two still young

Even as it ended, this life had barely begun

But all too soon too it just faded away

No more singing nor dancing in the sun

No more of the smiles and laughter captured

No more convos that seemed wild and free

No more of the poems and midnight musings

I once thought was just in perfect harmony

I will try to not forget the seriousness of sorts

And all the shallowness to balance it all

I will try to not forget the aches and fakes

I will try harder if only to make me whole

Oh sweetness, oh love, oh immortal

or so I thought in this silence- I cried

I let go of these pain and moments 

You, I love, I decide, I remember, I died.

the end's prime

there in a night solemn and cold where black feathers flew off their nest where heavens gems gave a glow a figured shivered...quivered as it stood while trace of melancholy appeared in hazy shadows 'neath the moon "why oh why" its spirit moaned here the fate of the heart once agog stood with all its throe the soul hoping to find pathos of the everlasting...of the unknown the soul in its havoc flew then thought the sunrise and sunset were coeval...and... death...a prime. and the night grew darker its solemness fell deep the thickest leaf closed in coldness slowly the stars seemed to fall asleep the sky casted a dim - very dim glow tired crows seeking refuge among the branches of the trees that swayed with the breeze the figure shivered...quivered as it stood yet its silhouette remain unfazed the agony of its soul's there still confused pathos...shattered and torn the anguish of its heart stopped 'tho its thoughts then unfathomed suddenly...slowly...a poet's heart...was born.

the cheese, the wall, the reminders

Change Happens
They Keep Moving The Cheese

Anticipate Change
Get Ready For The Cheese To Move

Monitor Change
Smell The Cheese Often
So You Know When It Is Getting Old

Adapt To Change Quickly
The Quickest You Let Go Of Old Cheese,
The Sooner You Can Enjoy New Cheese

Change
Move With The Change

Enjoy Change!
Savor The Adventure
And
Enjoy The Taste Of New Cheese!

Be Ready To Change Quickly
And Enjoy It Again & Again
They Keep Moving The Cheese

- by Spencer Johnson MD, in Who Moved My Cheese

"sexy" is a state of mind

Pronunciation: \ˈsek-sē\
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): sex·i·er; sex·i·est
Date: 1925
1 : sexually suggestive or stimulating : erotic
2 : generally attractive or interesting : appealing

that's how most dictionaries would define sexy but i guess (most) people would have varied definitions of sexy (depends on the mood or who asks)... i browsed the net and as far as my patience can take...these are (or variations of these) the answers to -
define sexy-
 
1. "has vital stats of 36-24-36."
(for female, i suppose. i find this shallow) 
2. "a certain magnetism that attracts others to you."
(i'm liking this in an odd way)
3. "marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest."
(huh?! oh well, perhaps...)
4. "highly appealing or interesting."
(this will work with the word 'attractive, right?)
5. "someone sexy, in a sense, also has a good outlook on life."
(that didn't define sexy, but okay) 
 
oh well, why bother defining it when you can go about being it---so i say, 'sexy is just a state of mind'. hence the usual rule:
think it, you're it.

5 obvious sssh-sssh i won't blog about

1. (to practically everyone) ...
your favorite 'kwek kwek' vendor
uses the same washwater
(after the shell is removed from boiled quail egg)
from sun-up to sun-down. he/she also didn't wash his/her hand
after answering nature's call. harroojosko.
(so much for being so-oh-observant).

2. (to self-proclaimed teacher's pet) ...
your highly esteemed
professor just shared your story
to his/ her colleagues over lunch and my my, they were amused!
(now you know the reason for those glances).

3. (to parents of a yuppie/ student) ...
your baby is converting
his/her flat/ dorm room/ boarding house to a motel.
his/ her lucky gf / bf doesn't only get free meals
(sometimes free laundry service) but free 'bed-service' as well.

4. (to ever-caring bf / gf) ...
your adored gf/ bf used up all
her/ his savings in trying to help your
hopeless-loser-needing-a-kick-in-the-ass-friend.
(and you still wonder why the 'friend' isn't bugging you lately?).

5. (to you who spend scandalous time online) ...
your webclicks are monitored, saved and sold.
(but hey, what you don't know won't hurt you, right? hala!)

now you know why i won't blog about these obvious sssh-sssh. ciao!

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*Boy: do you have a boyfriend?

*Girl: No. I don’t want a boyfriend.

*Boy: Genesis 2:18 “The Lord God said, 

‘It is not good for the man to be alone. 

I will make a helper suitable for him’.”

*Girl: But I don’t love you.

*Boy: 1 John 4:8 "Whoever does not love, 

does not know God, because God is love.”

*Girl: So how do I discern that your words are true?

*Boy: Matthew 12:34 “For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of."

*Girl: But how can I be sure that you are faithful and honest?

*Boy: Mark 13:31 “Heaven and earth will pass away, 

but my words will never pass away."

*Girl: But why me? There are so many girls out there.

*Boy: Proverbs 31:29 “Many women do noble things, 

but you surpass them all!”

*Girl: But what do you see in me, that makes you love me?

*Boy: Song of Songs 4:7 " You are altogether beautiful, 

my darling; there is no flaw in you."

*Girl: But really, I’m not that beautiful … you’re exaggerating.

*Boy: Proverbs 31:30 “Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; 

but a woman who fears the Lord is to be praised.”

*Girl: What will happen if I say yes?

*Boy: Genesis 2:24 “That is why a man leaves his father and mother 

and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh."

*Girl: How is it that you know so many Scriptures?

*Boy: Joshua 1:8 “Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; 

meditate on it day and night, 

so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. 

Then you will be prosperous and successful. "

*Girl: Wooow, I can see you really love God.

*Boy: Psalm 34:8 “Taste and see that the Lord is good; 

blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him!”

*Girl: Hmmm. Ok please just give me some time to think about this.

*Boy: Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, 

whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, 

whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—

if anything is excellent or praiseworthy —think about such things."

*Girl: owwww I love you already

*Boy: Revelations 22:21 "Amen."

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when i was about 8 months

when i was about 8 months, my father wrote a poem, i didn't know about this ---'til now when my sister explained the poem that i saw in her blog...the first time i read it i felt the creeps- it is as if i have read the poem somewhere. i even wondered; was it my poem??? was it ave's??? i tried to look for answers but didn't see one...so after a couple of days i asked her, she said it was my father's. ha????? for many years i tried to look for even bits of his writings, couldn't find any. i only knew of one title RIGOR MORTIS which was just blurted out by my nanay...theirs is a confusing love affair - a beautiful chaos i would say. didn't know him much...circumstances forced me not to love him much, but one part of me would somehow look for answers...

i started writing since 1988 (was it 1988 when he was brutally killed??? yes) but as to where i got the talent, i am ambivalent---i have no evidences, i have no clues...until now... here--- (thanks sis, for trying to preserve this treasure).

EPILOGUE Here I am now. A man with life uncertain and insecure. Fighting all odds of political existence. I walk with DIFFERENT SHADOWS! And I must learn to live with them. In this world, there are those who are oppressed. And there are those who are persecuted because of their outlook - towards our social structure... towards the "SYSTEM" But as to whether they can endure or resist is a matter of how unrelenting their principles are - or how strong their convictions are. After the SHADOWS... What? They will never stop shadowing - till they get me. I'll be living soon in darkness. Behind BARS perhaps. Or inside a cold coffin. But all threats - all intrigues could not cow us. As long as we are still free to move - WE WILL MOVE. As long as we still have life - WE WILL HOPE. Yes, we still hope for a new day's dawn. The dawn of our freedom. FREE from dictatorial rule. The dawn of justice. FREE from all brutalities. My fate? I do not know what awaits me. I only know I must be brave. avr/11/03/77