underground love

February 29, 2012

Can you please forgive me for my sins?

I’ll love you forever when our new life begins

Be it underground or on top the world,

I’ll shred those blank pages

I’ll save those old words

xxxx

Ask me again in 500 years

If death on my doorstep tingled my fears

If pleas for clean shadows had any chance at all

Or if underground love got lost, lost in the fog.

 

Not my words, although I could feel the intense emotion and regret. It’s true, there’s no sense in dwelling in the past. But truer still, it’s quite hard to get out of a trap. Choosing a mattress you will sleep on the rest of your life is vexing; but choosing the one you will love, oh that, that one is… is there a choice at all?

Underground Love is from the album, Something for Someone, of the duo And the Giraffe. The entire album is free to download at http://andthegiraffe.bandcamp.com.

multiple lanes

February 25, 2012

Today, we are celebrating EDSA. This revolution is probably our proudest moment in modern history—and probably one we could never outshine. It was one of the rare occassuibs that Filipinos stood in unity against a common enemy.

Today’s speakers are speaking of EDSA. But are the people listening? Save for P-Noy’s stadd, I think the people are more interested to buy funny mugs and ballers as souvernirs of this event. It’s just unfortunate that after EDSA, we’ve experiences turmoil and instability, and time and again, a dividednation—from the RAM boy’s coup d’etat during Cory’s time to Corona’s impeachment during her son’s time.

I am far from saying that the 1986 revolution was wrong. It’s probably the first thing I’d brag about to foreigners. Imagine that we have succeeded a bloodless revolution and have inspired the world. It is only with regret that we cannot remain united as a nation. It isonly with regret that we weren’t able to sustain being the heroic people (both the politicians and the common people) that we were. I still believe that we have the potential for greatness. It just needs to be awakened.

Right now, we are just as divided as the multiple lanes of EDSA.

Thank God It’s Friday

February 24, 2012

…And tomorrow’s a holiday! To most people, it means no difference (tomorrow being a Saturday), but to me, it means a day of rest and a whole lot more. Woohooo!! (with matching drum roll and applause acoustic guitars).

I’d probably go home to the province and sleep all day in my snug room. I tell you, my room, with all my walls painted dark violet, lets me sleep until afternoon, probably because it’s so dark inside (especially that I like all my blinds closed), it always feels “night”. And I could finally sleep again in a real bed, although my air bed here in Manila isn’t that bad. Still, I love my real bed.

Maybe I could get my nails done. Or get a foot spa. Or a haircut. Or a drinking session with friends. Anything. Anything but study and business. Something fun. =)

Let us enjoy our weekend, everyone!

Twenty Twelve

February 1, 2012

January is already over. And I am now going to start my year. =)

In the mood for being positive, I am”feeling” that this month will start a good 2012 for me. Since January has been sooo hectic, I really didn’t feel the new year coming—January seemed like the month of making up for all the petiks and the gastos of December.

I think I have already recharged. So I will now start my new year today (Happy New Year!). For starters, I am so excited that my tiny food business will already start next week. I am a bit nervous, but I am being positive. Also, only barely 2 months is left before summer vacation. I can’t wait! This is gonna be my first summer without office work. So it’s easier to go out of town, or just enjoy. =) Perhaps I could also play tennis every day! Who knows? I might still win sport trophies (naaah, I’m too old!).

I figured that even if I did not have a very good start, at least I could still have a very good end for this year. =)

the piano

I used to play the piano. For two years. I stopped playing when my music teacher stopped coming over to our house. The truth is I was just forced to study the piano (at that time, I wanted to enroll to Taekwondo classes). At times, I even pretended to sleep until noon or just until my music teacher leaves the house.

My teacher said I learned fast. I easily learned reading the notes, and I could memorize a piece faster than my classmate-cousins could. The thing is I forgot to play the piano as fast as I learned it. And now, this is my regret.

I failed to see then how wonderful it is to know how to play a musical instrument. How good it is to produce music. Especially that I can’t sing, perhaps playing the piano was as close to music as I could be (aside from listening, of course), considering that I am proclaiming myself as a lover of music. Now, there are different kinds of instruments, a modern twist to the classic ones (like the yamaha p90), and I could only wish I know how to play again. Talaga naman. Nasa huli ang pagsisisi.

Let me share a little sad story. When my aunt was already in a terminal condition, a month or two before she died, she’d always ask me to play the piano for her. There’s a piece I play she liked very much. Every time she asked, I always played for her, the same piece every time. I miss her now. And I miss playing the piano for her.