Chuck Taylor

He is identified as my friendly navigator. He lets me cross and travel the expanse of space and time. His remarkable flexibility pace-off the challenging influence of nature as it contends and affirms its nature and purpose. Sometimes in an intense friction he would erupt and bade mercy for a rest. Sometimes his physicality would be tainted and a thorough cleaning would be demanded. These are just expression of his vulnerabilities as an object. It is inevitable that though I desire to travel for eternity, I would be faced with this fact that anything created from a human hand is corruptible and bound of limitations.

Indeed, he is imperfect and I either. This point has bound us together from cradle to the grave. I would be different to a certain degree but my perception for his being is a symbolic manifestation of my life.

I know I have not traveled enough to really assert the purpose of my being but a step at a time, in the midst of life challenges, would gradually enlighten my vague existence.

A Night before Heart’s Day

It has been made as swift decision yet a worthwhile one.

Ever since we have declared a special bond, February was just an exchange of sweet greetings and simple hours of mall gazing. A week before 14, I have spent a lot of time figuring out a cost-effective strategy however, to no avail. I hardly find to make a date of something FELT. Something with VARIATION. Something with SPICE and a little bit of ROMANCE. Something MEMORABLE.

Out of the blue, Ate Janice advised for an irresistible Valentine menu and without hesitation, I definitely said Yes!

From the hustles and bustles of Manila, we went to Tarlac for the idea and have a family monthly visit as well. We have spent the rest of the day sweet talking and filling our stomachs with deliciously home-cooked stuffs. Province has never tasted like this before. Yummy!!!

In the absence of my brother-in-law, Mama accompanied Ate Janice. Set for travel, we drove two hours to the venue. Upon arrival, lights as fireflies escorted us to a romantic paradise never FELT before. Live acoustic songs from a far VARIATED the line of our emotions to be in the mood for love. And when we have taken our seats the ambiance seemed to be serene and all you could think of was peace. Nobody dared to join us for the night because all of them will flock the next day. Thank God the area has been exclusively made special for us.

The food has added SPICES to our fine dining.


(crab soup,beefsteak with mashed potato, vegetable salad,mango juice and crispy crepe)

Over-all setup ROMANCED the nerves of sweet huddles.



And as a surprise, we have been starstrucked!!!.

(With cast of Trip na Trip: Catherine De Castro and Ex-PBB Housemates Kian and Jason)

Indeed, the night has been full of surprises. We were just fascinated how it ended.

Tomorrow will take the time of everyone to do the planned rituals and unwrap budding sweetness.

But for us, we have taken it in advance and happy to say it has been quite MEMORABLE the night before Heart`s Day.

Happy Valentines!

Honey,

Days from now the town will be painted in bloody red.
Candle lights will be used to brighten cold hearts.
Romantic melodies will dance the souls of lovers transcending the ordinary.
Sweetest smiles and most soothing hugs will be felt to make the day extremely special.

What can I say its Valentine’s day, everyone seems to be wildly feasting the beauty of oneness. It is the time when the face of the earth turned upside down. It rocks everyone to be hopelessly romantic and unleashes weirdo antics. It makes everyone saints with the all goodness to share and scientist to take risk and experiment.

I know we are just one of them. Red pigments of the whole canvass. Flicker of light in the fire of emotions. Lyrics of a lovely music caressing deaf ears of indifference. Sexy and soulful reflexes of a beating heart alive for a single reason - LOVE.

May this same reason bind us in all the days of our life.
May this special day become a lasting one.
May this beating heart never stops
Even lost of reason to fight

Happy Valentines!!

I love you….

The Day When I lost My N76!!

Looking at my depreciated phone, I am drifted to a memorable account that defied the regular order of things. It is one of those anticipated days that have convinced me of one thing, “a day as a complex reality can be reduced to few essentials.”

As my eyes welcomed the morning, I felt the excitement of adding a lovely day to a deeper understanding of love. A two year affair mirrored a tug between love and hate, a harmony of sweetness and a sharing of ups and downs. It is fast-paced while slowly savoring the meaning of being together each day.

Just like any ordinary monthsary, a typical date in a passing mall will be a given rendezvous. For this day, I decided setting up a dining in a classy Shangri-La to upgrade previous expressions of frugality. I fetched her at Makati bound to Ortigas to situate a romantic mood. To unload her of any stressor, I carried her bag adding more weight to my tired muscles. While waiting for the train, I felt a numbing presence of her. An isolated and sacred communion amidst a noisy and busy crowd immersed with chemistry. As the train stopped to series of stations, I could see a serene facade and a glow of hunger on us waiting to devour a delicious dinner.

The train halted at Shaw station. Rushing with pool of individuals, we were able to exit and about to enter the mall. Inside the revolving door we were stopped in the middle. For unknown reason I felt a surge of anxiety not knowing what it was. But moving fifty steps forward, I felt my empty shoulder bag lightened and in probing so the N76 was nowhere to be found. I forced a shift turnaround but failed to see any traces of the detractors. My phone is taken on the should-be lovely day.

Amidst shocked condition, we continued the expected. We ate our meal while repeatedly sharing details of the abrupt incident. What so funny though, was that the felony has added color to our special day. It was a challenging episode that turned to be like feasting on other people’s experience without minding the victims inside. We laughed at our own ignorance setting aside the cost of what was lost and cherish the undisturbed spirit uniting us. We finished with smiles on our faces and have wholeheartedly welcomed a new Samsung unit in our midst(low-tech though can help wake me up in the morning..hehe).

Indeed, there are situations in our life that come by surprise and prove our deprived control of everything. I know we are limited in so many ways but with these limitations come the possibilities of exploring the power of controlling the self. It is not the situations that control us but the power within that really defines the situation.

Our day has just been filled with many events. Indeed, it has been a memorable day to remember because it was one of those days that I have seen the few essentials of realities. And in doing so, I have found them within.