01 august
99
Hana's pristine ambiance let me see
beauty. Beauty as defined by the Master Creator. The sight of cascading
waterfalls brings serenity to the soul and appreciate the songs produced
by the falls.
04 august
99
We see things beyond our sight. We learn
from the truth. We gain strength from our weakness. Tomorrow's another
day. The flower will bloom. The sun will shine. Live to love.
06 august
99
It landed like a feather and I picked
it up. I knew it from then that destiny has changed its course.
07 august
99
I remember, my brother becomes a year
older. I wish he's here for us to share ideas and work around the house.
10 august
99
Sitting down...looking at her photograph
on the wall...it's a breathtaking moment for him. he stands up from his
chair then he comes close to her photograph until he realized the sun
is already shining through his window. He whispers to the wind...taking
the message far across the seas and landing like a feather in the moments
of her sleep. -- A Day at the Hill.
She received the flowers. She just thanked him in the cold and then she was nowhere to be found since then. And he said unto her, "We made things happen. I love you, goodbye."
11 august
99
The world witnesses the last total solar
eclipse of the century. The heart also has its total eclipse. Make it
happen.
We are bound by choices we make every day.
Make the right ones when we have to think with our minds or with our hearts
or both.
16 august 99
Wish
Where art
thou?
I searched for thee?
You're nowhere to be found
I am thinking out loud
I hear no echoes
I waited for the wind
I wanted to set my sail
To reach my destiny
The wind never had come
A feather landed
I picked it up
I placed it in my journal
Where I wrote this poem
I shed a tear
And without fear
I wish to make it happen again
The way that you have loved me.
17 august 99
The Flame
Bring this flame I'm giving to you
Don't let it die out
Your love is its only fuel
When you run out of love, the flame dies
Let this flame be eternal.
Originally written in April 11, 1999. This poem is indeed eternal.
19 august 99
I do remember the Linggo ng Wika. How surprising to know that Pilipino, the language, faces extinction. When I was in Manila, I had a problem communicating with the people there. I was asked where I came from. They told me, they no longer use those words in the streets of Manila. What can I do? I had to speak with them in the American twang with the fancy accent that I tried to hide. O well, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Makihalo. What's important is...communicate.
21 august 99
It was 1983 when I heard the news of Ninoy being gunned down. He once said, "The Filipino is worth dying for."
Runaway Bride, Julia Roberts and Richard Gere stars. Will a 'runaway bride' find her way here on the Valley Isle? :) I watched this movie today. I had popcorn. I don't know how to compare it with Betty's Popcorn in the Ayala Center especially when layered with butter on two layers.
27 august 99
The mall is a place to shop. :)
28 august 99
Bagamat ang buhay ay isang gulong lamang, isa lang ang tanging nakabigkis sa ating pananaw sa buhay. May mga bagay-bagay na dapat nating suriin ang ating nakaraan para makita natin ang ating hinaharap. Minsan lang akong nangarap para malikom ko lahat ang karunungang angkin ng mga may dunong at likas na angking talino. Hihikayatin ko silang ibantayog ang sarili sa lupang kanilang nagtamnan ng kanilang pinag-aralan para sa bayang Perlas ng Silanganan.
Written about 4 years ago from an inspired thought of being 'macabayan.'
29 august 99
Paglingap sa Kinabukasan. Instinctive in every man's mind is his nature to tolerate the changes that took place in the chronicles of man in search for his country's plight for serendipity.