01
june 2003
Wind and water. Bird and fish.
02
june 2003
"There is no human being on earth with the power to
grant us what our heart of hearts longs for: the end of that empty feeling
that as we are, we are simply not enough. And the struggle to resolve
this unwanted feeling -- by selling our souls to win the approval of others
-- is to run off a cliff while chasing the end of a rainbow!
You can never win enough approval from this world to free yourself from
the insatiable need for being approved, but you can free yourself from
this dark need by discovering that who you really are is already whole."
-- Guy Finley
04
june 2003
Jill Noelani is born today, my niece. She is the third daughter
of my other brother. I guess, my firstborn will be born June 3rd. It's
interesting to know the dates of birth. I was born on the 6th, my other
brothers were born on the 7th and 8th respectively. This time it would
be reverse. There's 4th and 5th. I'll provide the 3rd.
***
I went out for a dinner
cruise off Lahaina with the management team in our organization. It was
a feeling of relief for all of us. It's our escape from our cubicle lives.
05 june 2003
Jimjim's
2nd birthday in Alaska. I've mailed our gifts today. My brother and his
wife are so happy to experience parenthood.
06
june 2003
Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those
who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of
fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly
parts and recycling it for more than it's worth. - From
the Sunscreen Song
07 june
2003
"It's a damn poor mind that can only think of
one way to spell a word." -Andrew Jackson
08 june
2003
In this
room where in my solitude I spend a moment with silence. I shout aloud,
nobody hears me. Perhaps I would throw a stone across the vast ocean and
someone's window would break and finally hears my calling. Does she hear
me calling a name, is it hers?
09 june
2003
[entry
pending] Learning to learn.
***
After a long day in
the meeting today, I've spent the evening with friends at the movie theater
watching 2Fast 2Furious.
10 june
2003
"Don't
feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The
most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do
with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds still don't."
- From the Sunscreen Song
11 june
2003
I spent
the whole day with my tito. I asked him to give me assistance with the
acquiring of solar heater for our house. The electricity bill is getting
high and the only solution is by installing a solar heater. My tito is
flying to Manila tomorrow and he's so happy to tell me that he is on a
quest to find the other end of the string. I wished him good
luck and wished him a safe trip.
***
The quest is a journey
towards excellence. You may be wondering where I am going but let me tell
you this, I am learning to learn. There are many hurdles before me and
that's making it complicated but I always believe that no matter how hard
it seems to get to my destination, there's someone along the way to give
a helping hand. Could that be you?
12 june
2003
Happy
105th Independence Day Pilipinas! I've learned an astounding
truth about Philippines History today. It's about Dr. Jose Mercado Protacio
Rizal. Dr. Rizal wouldn't be where he is in Philippine History if it's
not from his older brother Paciano Mercado Rizal who have instilled
in him his ideology of self-rule. We shouldn't forget this man for without
him, there wouldn't be a national hero named Dr. Jose Rizal.
To the Filipinos, how long are you willing to be a nation divided? It's
hard to bear this strife that is afflicting the country and its sociopolitical
infrastructure. I guess, this is the role this country plays in this world's
stage. God bless the Philippines!
13 june
2003
In this
trying times, there are moments when we are almost at the verge of giving
up. Do not give up. While still alive, you are empowered to live your
life accordingly. If you made a wrong turn in your early journeys, move
forward because you've learned not to make that wrong turn. It is in this
very moment that you have conquered your greatest fear--giving up.
If they don't listen to you, put this in your gray matter, "with
or without somebody else, I can do it."
***
It seemed like the essence is fading away. It's presence is getting fainter.
That made him sad the whole day and a friend encouraged him that everything
has its own season under the sun. Upon hearing this wisdom, the gloomy
moment faded away. He realized that he has the power to make changes to
occur in his life as the Divine One has set forth in his life.
14 june
2003
Giving up
the blues and painting a different hue, like the turning of the brightest
of day from the darkest of the night. A soul wanders away and have chosen
to keep the blues.
***
Chorus:
Brother & sister together will make it through
Some day a spirit will take you and guide you there
I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there for you
And I'll be there just helping you out, whenever I ca-a-an
(From The Sunscreen Song)
15 june
2003
Father's
Day. Dad took a one way ticket to a new destination two years
ago.
***
The boy and the girl in the hill. [pending]
16 june
2003
A day without
fail.
I'm off to Kauai on
the first week of July where I am going to spend my time working as well
as spending a personal retreat.
17 june
2003 [pending]
Etched in
stone.
Party.
Book.
20 june
2003
"We are suffering from a surfeit of politics. Politicians
have become the bane of the nation. But we seem not to be learning any
lessons at all. While the rest of the world is focused on economic and
moral survival, our politicians are riveted on how to gain a few sound
bites or column inches through their latest publicity stunts." -
Former Sen. Francisco Tatad, Nation Under Fire
22 june
2003
Each day
is a day to remember.
The Rest of your Life
Na Leo
What are you doing
for the rest of your life?
We could watch the stars at night,
twinkling high above.
'Cause I promise you,
for the rest of your life
I will be there by your side,
I will be your love.
What are you doing
for the rest of your life?
If you believe in destiny
then how can you not see
that I'll be with you
for the rest of your life.
Someday you will realize
we were meant to be.
Time flies on guilded wings
and faith in my heart it sings,
but I just have to know one thing...
What are you doing
for the rest of your life?
Cold I be the only one
to know this part of you?
And you will find,
for the rest of your life
that I will love you
for the rest of mine.
Yes I will love you
for the rest of mine...
23 june
2003
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions.
Small people always do that, but the really great ones make you feel that
you too, can become great." - Mark Twain
26 june
2003
"You just never know when the one you're meant to
be with for the rest of your life will find you..." -
Na Leo
27 june
2003
A 32 year old patient sought out the therapist, Richard Crowley.
"I cannot stop sucking my thumb," he complained. "Don't
be too concerned about that," Crowley told him. "But suck on
a different finger each day." The patient tried to do as instructed.
But each time he brought his hand to his mouth, he had to make a conscious
choice as to which finger should be the object of his attention that day.
Before the week was over, the habit was cured. "When a vice becomes
a habit, it is difficult to deal with," Richard Crowley says. "But
when it requires of us that we develop new attitudes, make new decisions
and choices, we become aware that it is not worth the effort."
- Paulo Coelho, Maktub
30 june
2003
I'm in Kauai.
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