01 june 2005
Westbound
My brother Kimo is inviting me to the East Coast.

Tooth Fairy
I thought the tooth fairy will get my teeth but she was there with all her smiles telling me that everything will be all right.

02 june 2005
Mind Maps
I installed a diagramming application on my laptop this morning and it's interesting to make a mind map. I learned this in one of the seminars called Learning to Learn. Mind maps are essential in planning or resolving issues.

Honest Questions
by Daniel Bedingfield

Can you see
The honest questions in my heart this hour
I am opening like a flower
To the rain
And do you know the silent sorrows of a
Never ending journey through the pain

Do you see a brighter day for me
Another day
A day
Do you wonder whats in store for me
The cure for me
The way
Oh look down and see the tears I've cried
The lives I've lived
The deaths I've died
Would you die them too
And all for me

(You say)
I will pour the water down upon a thirsty barren land
And streams will flow
From the dust of your bruised and broken soul
And you will grow like the grass
Upon the fertile plains of Asia by the streams
Of living water you will grow
Oh.. you will grow

Do you know
The story from the start
And do you know me
Like you've always told me
Do you see the whispers in my heart against your kindness
My eternal blindness
Do you see...

Do you see a brighter day for me
Another day
A day
Do you wonder whats in store for me
The cure for me
The way
Oh look down and see the tears I've cried
The lives I've lived
The deaths I've died
Would you die them too
And all for me

(You say)
I will pour the water down upon a thirsty barren land
And streams will flow
From the dust of your bruised and broken soul
And you will grow like the grass
Upon the fertile plains of Asia by the streams
Of living water you will grow
Oh.. I will pour the water down upon the thirsty barron land
And streams will flow
From the dust of your bruised and broken soul
And you will grow like the grass
Upon the fertile plains of Asia by the streams
Of living water you will grow
Oh.. you will grow

03 june 2005
My Dream Car

This is my dream car as of this blogging. The 2006 Pontiac Solstice. It's very affordable and comes with style and flair.

Kindred Spirits
Kindred spirits surround you right now. You'll feel understood and appreciated. -Yahoo TXT

04 june 2005
Happy Birthday Kimo, Jr.

05 june 2005
Happy Birthday Jilla Noelani aka Arisa

06 june 2005
Photography Session

I have spent a lot of exposures in this scene before the party started. These sisters and cousins are set to left the island this month for Texas, their next host state. The celebrant's mom hired me to take photographs of memories that will last a lifetime. I wish them well in their new journey in life.

07 june 2005
One Way ticket to the West?
I have bought my airline ticket to the West. I could smell the scent of the west under my nose. Are you there? I can't fathom the depths of your being but let me tell you this, turn your head to the East and see the rising of the sun. Your day shall be brighter and I can see you smile instead of turning your eyes to the West where the sun sets and darkness falls.

I almost considered only a one way ticket but the lure of the West, my being won't accept. The grass is greener. Material wealth can be acquired easier. If I stay there, what would I become? Will I change into a person that I am not?

Who The Cap Fit
Bob Marley

Man to man is so unjust, children:
Ya don't know who to trust.
Your worst enemy could be your best friend,
And your best friend your worse enemy.

Some will eat and drink with you,
Then behind them su-su 'pon you.
Only your friend know your secrets,
So only he could reveal it.
And who the cap fit, let them wear it!
Who the cap fit, let them wear it!
Said I throw me corn, me no call no fowl;
I saying, "Cook-cook-cook, cluk-cluk-cluk."

Some will hate you, pretend they love you now,
Then behind they try to eliminate you.
But who Jah bless, no one curse;
Thank God, we're past the worse.
Hypocrites and parasites
Will come up and take a bite.
And if your night should turn to day,
A lot of people would run away.
And who the stock fit let them wear it!
Who the (cap fit) let them (wear it)!

And then a-gonna throw me corn,
And then a-gonna call no fowl,
And then a-gonna "Cook-cook-cook, cluk-cluk-cluk."

( Instrumental break)

Some will eat and drink with you,
Then behind them su-su 'pon you, yeah!
And if night should turn to day, now,
A lot of people would run away, yeah!
And who the cap fit, let them wear it!
Who the cap fit, let them wear it!
Throw me corn, me no call no fowl;
A-saying: "Cook-cook-cook, cluk-cluk-cluk."
"Cook-cook-cook, cluk-cluk-cluk."
Throw me corn (cook-cook-cook);
Me call no fowl (cluk-cluk-cluk)

08 june 2005
Love Quotes

"Tell me who admires you and loves you, and I will tell you who you are."
- Charles Augustin Sainte-Beauve

"The art of love ... is largely the art of persistence."
- Albert Ellis

"Marriage is the alliance of two people, one of whom never remembers birthdays and the other who never forgets."
- Ogden Nash

"Trust not too much to an enchanting face."
- Vergil (B.C. 70-19)

" 'Where's home for you?' a stranger asked a fellow traveler.
'Wherever she is,' came the reply, as the man pointed at his wife."
- Overheard conversation from Robert Fulghum

"The first duty of love is to listen."
- Paul Tillich

"You mustn't force sex to do the work of love, or love to do the work of sex."
- Mary McCarthy

"Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence."
- H. L. Mencken

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
- Leo Buscaglia

09 june 2005
Baby Names
Baiani Daquila and Bighani Aiana. Okay ba ang mga names na ito? I am just being creative.

We
Without you and I, there is no we.

The Brotherhood of the Travelling Cell Phone
This is a story of four friends who have shared a cell phone adding their contacts into the cell phone. The phone stays on for a month with each friend and then he sends it to the other friend during the course of the summer. In the cell phone contains memories of their lives and then the phone was lost and there was one woman who would unite them all when she found the phone. These four friends came across with the same woman during the summer. Only one will be with her. Now she must choose.

10 june 2005
Detour
I WAS at the Samsonite outlet late in the afternoon. I couldn't decide what bag to choose. I spent an hour inside the store. The sales woman offered to help. I asked for her opinion. I needed a second vote. She said red. Then, red it is. It is like making a survey. I was thinking of a black colored duffle bag with wheels so it matches with my other gears. Black is the common color of bags at the airports. I guess, I should be worried since bags these days are switched. In my mind, I was looking at the tag and it read DETOUR. Hmmm, what is this, I asked myself. Has the universe conspired to make this happen? Maybe, so.

I have engaged in a conversation with the lady in her mid-50's. She is also on a detour. Perhaps this event in our lives reveals something in the days to come. She was so happy listening to my stories and got inspired. We became friends in that instance. She wished me well and I wished her well, too. We are leaving the island on the same date.

Random Thoughts
Definitely find life in making the best of life. I spoke of living without dreams. I saw what nature brought in the midst of life. I began to see how much you mean to me. Draw me near. Like the fire engulfing the soul that is (was) in me. Do we create this nonsense to life? I began to understand we no longer need the existence of religion, we know the presence of God.

I wrote these thoughts in my notebook on 23 February 2003. I don't know what or who inspires me to write but I believe in my heart I will use this special talent to humanity's passion for literature.

11 june 2005
Dreams
The Cranberries

Oh my life is changing everyday
Every possible way
Though my dreams, it’s never quite as it seems
Never quite as it seems

I know I felt like this before
But now I’m feeling it even more
Because it came from you

Then I open up and see
The person fumbling here is me
A different way to be

I want more, impossible to ignore
Impossible to ignore
They’ll come true, impossible not to do
Impossible not to do

Now I tell you openly
You have my heart so don’t hurt me
For what I couldn’t find

Talk to me amazing mind
So understanding and so kind
You’re everything to me

Oh my life is changing everyday
Every possible way
Though my dreams, it’s never quite as it seems
’cause you’re a dream to me
Dream to me

12 june 2005
Independence Day (Manila)
How can you be free when you think you are free?

13 june 2005
Treinta Diaz
Emprenderé un viaje, treinta días de ahora. ¿Qué me aguarda? No sé. ¿Pero miro adelante para saber y para aprender del oeste su sabiduría y porqué hago la mirada del este hasta el oeste con sus aflicciones? ¿Dígame porqué su oeste? Dígame porqué el este existe no más de largo en su compás. ¿El oeste brilla como el oro pero donde usted iría cuando el sol está abajo? Dígame.

14 june 2005
Dots Connected
All the dots have been connected at last. I am looking forward to follow the path. Where is it leading me? Will it lead me to you?

15 june 2005
The Eclipse is Over
The moon and the sun has gone to their own paths in the cosmos.

Kenka Tatang
Uppat nga taoenen iti napalabas sipud idi pimmusay ka. Ladingit ti sinagrapco iti pannnacaaoanmo. Ania pay ti pagsanggirac bayat ti panag-ararawco? Kantaannac idi ubingac bayat ti panangtannawagta iti bulan sadingato. No addaca pay la cuma ditoy rabaw-daga, isangok kenca ti agikut daytoy pusoc. Kanayonmo idi nga damagen no sinno ti nagasat a saniata nga mangtagicua ti kakaisuna nga pusoc. Ammoc adda ka laeng iti paraangan nga mangsalsaluad iti barom. Sapay kuma magun-odko dagiti arapaapco iti daytoy nga panagbiag. Agyamantayo iti Dios ta naitaoak gapu kenca Tatang.

16 june 2005
Together in Prayer
"When two or three people are gathered together in my name, there I am in the midst of them." (Matthew 18-20.) In unison, in prayer. In happiness, in laughter. In tears, in bliss. Let us pray always.

When You Wrote This
"I read your journal I can't help but hope that the boy and the girl can stay in that hill forever together, maybe the detour will help them grow strong and prepare them for each other when the time comes, here's to hope and its gifts."

Almost five years ago, I wasn't sure about this detour but the detour is happening. It is a journey that will lead to a destination. The boy and the girl on top of the hill will see the rising of the sun after they watched the sunset.

17 june 2005
The Mother of all Tapes (audio)
This is an authentic voice of a female caller. Could it be the one true tape?

New Ringtone (audio)
This is the latest ringtone that hit the Philippines like storm.

18 june 2005
On Soothsayers
The master says: "If a decision needs to be made, it is better to make it and deal with the consequences. You cannot know beforehand what those consequences will be. The arts of divination were developed in order to counsel people, never to predict the future. They provide good advice, but poor prophecy." In one of the prayers that Jesus taught us, it says, 'God's will be done.' When His will causes a problem, it also presents a solution. If the arts of divination were able to predict the future, every soothsayer would be wealthy, married and content." - Paulo Coelho, Maktub

The Automobile
It brings you to your source of living...and back to your reason for living... - Kela

The Window to Success
"You have what it takes to be successful. The only thing I can give you is this: 'Persevere and be ready to face the challenges that come and go every single day. They are your road to success. And if you can beat them, then you are there. I know you can. Just believe in yourself because I know that you have the ability to be what you want to be." - From a letter by Meryam, circa 1991

19 june 2005
Fatherhood
"Any man can be a father. It takes someone special to be a dad." ~Author Unknown

"Why are men reluctant to become fathers? They aren't through being children." ~Cindy Garner

By profession I am a soldier and take pride in that fact. But I am prouder – infinitely prouder – to be a father. A soldier destroys in order to build; the father only builds, never destroys. The one has the potentiality of death; the other embodies creation and life. And while the hordes of death are mighty, the battalions of life are mightier still. It is my hope that my son, when I am gone, will remember me not from the battle field but in the home repeating with him our simple daily prayer, 'Our Father who art in Heaven.' ~Douglas McArthur

I SEE fatherhood as a way of life. Fathers are the pillars of the family. They are the symbol of strength and leadership. Their children look up to them and give their children the love and attention. When fathers saw the day their child was born into this world, their eyes reveal the spark of joy and fulfillment of becoming a father. My father, according to my mother, on the day I was born, shed tears of joy. He was in his mid 60's when he begot me. He was a disciplinarian. He is a very humble man and didn't exhibit a lifestyle of excessiveness. He knows how to appreciate the little things that come along his way. He was a very industrious man who works from sunrise to sunset making sure there's a meal set on the table. He was a provider. He was a loving husband. I am proud of my father. I am my father's son.

26 june 2005
Native Fashion

THE barong Tagalog is totally a Filipino fashion design. Wear one and be proud of your culture.

29 june 2005
Past, Present, Future
I live in the present where past existed and have no memory of. I look forward of the future where the present will take me. - Keoni's Notebook

30 june 2005
R&R&R
Get ready for some rest and relaxation! Or is that romance you should be ready for? -Yahoo TXT