a knock on your door

November 24, 2011

Sometimes, things just happen. Or maybe things are bound to happen. I guess the most pleasant experience of all is when something good happens, when that thing never even crossed your mind. A pleasant surprise, is that what they call it? But what do you do with it? What happens next will determine if serendipity does exist.

Sometimes you are just talking to someone, then you just realize, after all these years, that you are in love. Magic. Then again, sometimes you’ve been with a person for years already, happy and all, then when you wake up, you’ve already lost your feelings in your sleep. Tragic. At least you had been happy.

A man is sitting in his porch, puffing his Backwoods cigars, watching the seabirds, and finally realizing he has wasted his entire life. I guess he should have listened to what the universe has been telling him: carpe diem.

preparing for a (not my) wedding

I grew up considering my 2 cousins as my brothers. One was already married (keng’s father), and the other is about to get married this coming January. Of course, I feel happy for them. But I feel a litte more sad this time, knowing that I am the only one left unmarried. At the same time, I feel more excited for the coming wedding. I was still in college when kuyang got married, so my inputs then weren’t asked. haha. But now, having attended so many weddings already, I think I had shared with the future couple substantial inputs. hehe.

I am amazed how creative people can be. Several years ago, almost all wedding I attended were traditional, from the dresses, to the venues, to the programs, to the souvenirs. Now, this recent wedding I attended at Tagaytay was so beautiful and so “artistic” that I want my cousins’ wedding to be just as enjoyable. Imagine, the bridesmaids were wearing traditional bridesmaids’ white gown but with matching riding boots! Cool, right? And I’ve emphasized to my cousin over and over that he can cut down on the expenses of other stuff, but not with the photographer and the videographer! Memories are priceless, especially if captured brilliantly.

I told my would-be sister-in-law that the bridesmaids should have simple, almost uniform hairdo, so she could outshine them all. And I’ve told my cousin to consult me first before choosing whatever songs that would be played in the presentations or in the church. I don’t trust his taste in music hehe (and i volunteered to sing!). And I’ve edited their invitations several times. I wish I could have been more hands-on than just merely suggesting, but I’m sure they understand. Please feel free to suggest anything that would make their wedding unique. =)

And of course, I am preparing myself for the wedding. I am cutting my 1 1/2 cup of rice during dinner to 1 cup. =)

When I grow up…

November 2, 2011

When keng was born, we all had different “plans” for her. It comes naturally, I think. Kuyang, her father, wanted her to be a motocross rider, being one himself. Imagine that! So when keng was still a newborn, per kuyang’s instructions, I would hold the videocam and let her watch motocross races from the videocam. Crazy, right? But if she becomes one, that’s super cool!

Of course, the oldies wanted her to be a doctor, or a nurse, or a stewardess, or an architect. When keng started playing with toy stethoscopes and acting out as a doctor, they actually think she’s on her way to medicine. As if nothing would change in 20 years or so. haha. But if she becomes doc keng (like docgelo!), that would be fantastic. When keng started drawing, everyone thought she’d become an architect, after all it runs in her blood. Maybe she can draw my dream house!

As for me, I want her to be a musician. Yeah, yeah. I’m projecting my frustrations to her. Haha. I am a zero in that field. When I was a kid, I’d sing the microphone connected in my little organ while pressing 1-1-5-5-6-6-5… (twinkle, twinkle…). I did that for hours, when my grandmother suddenly shouted and told me to stop and to turn off my little noise machine. haha. I guess I was disturbing everybody’s peace then. LOL.

So when keng took interest in my wooden flute, guess who got excited?

 

 

I want her to be a rockstar! But for now, she’s everybody’s superstar. And whatever she decides to be when she grows up, she will still be everybody’s superstar!