Infinity

- unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity: BOUNDLESSNESS.



The journey to forever started as we sat there one night and waited for the moon.

No magic. No fireworks. No glitz.

But it was a night I vividly etched in my heart.

Just Me and My Life I dearly hold.

Infinity. :)

I turned 26 first thing in the morning on the 1st day of March

"The best thing about a picture is that it never changes even if the people in it do. "

As my mother would always reiterate back then when I was at the brink of my childhood, " You were born Friday before the break of dawn and you cried like mad unlike your sisters who came out so peaceful". Ever so supportive of my mother, father would then add, " You awoke the whole neighborhood." Nice try for a show off Karen :)

I've outgrown the fairytales, moon beams and prince charming. I lost the idealism in me too. But then the jittery that birthdays gave me I say, Lord, Im a huge fan.

I turned 26 first thing in the morning on the 1st day of March. Cool. :)

" Kinapos na naman ang February kasi minadali para sa birthday mo.. that's why its always been special." -Kikay

February is always on the rush for my birthday. Beat that!

The Wisdom of Einstein

Knowledge:
The Search for the truth and Knowledgeis one of the finest attributes of a man, though often it is most loudly voiced by those who strive for it the least.

Authority:
To punish me for my contempt of authority, fate has made me an authority myself.

Truth:
It is difficult to say what truth is, but sometimes it is easy to recognize a falsehood.

Cooperation:
A hundred times a day I remind myself that my inner and outer lives are based on the labors of other people, living and dead and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as I have received and am still receiving.

Wisdom:
Wisdom is not a product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Greatness:
There is only one road to human greatness: through the school of hard knocks.

Happiness:
A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future.

Fame:
With fame I become more and more stupid, which of course is a very common phenomenon.

Life:
Life is sacred, that is to say, it is the supreme value, to which all other values are subordinate.

Ageing:
I have reached an age when, if someone tells me to wear socks, I don't have to.

Praise:
The only way to escape the personal corruption of praise is to go on working.

Problems:
Fear or stupidity has always been the basis of most human actions.

Relativity:
An hour sitting with a pretty girl on a park bench passes like a minute, but a minute sitting on a hot stove seems like an hour.

Goals:
One should not pursue goals that are easily achieved. One must develop an instinct for what one can barely achieve throught one's greatest efforts.

Racism:
The only remedies against race and prejudice are enlightenment and education. This is a slow and painstaking process.

Solitude:
I lived in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity.

Value:
Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.

Imagination:
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come close to the conclusion that the gift of imagination has meant more to me than my talent for absorbing absolute knowledge.

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trying to be so Einstein-y now. :D

a quick note for my friend

Hey blogger, it's been a long time.

I'm sorry i crafted a gloom out of you.

For the countless times i whined, cried and cursed over the things that hurt me then, forgive me.

I promise i'll make it up to you and shower you with vibrant colors this time.

Still your friend,

qaiqai

The Rose

Some say, "Love, it is a river that drowns the tender reed,"

Some say, "Love, it is a razor that leaves your soul to bleed."
Some say, "Love, it is a hunger, an endless aching need."
I say, "Love, it is a flower, and you, its only seed."

It's the heart afraid of breaking that never learns to dance.
It's the dream afraid of waking that never takes a chance.
It's the one who won't be taken who cannot seem to give,
And the soul afraid of dying that never learns to live.

When the night has been too lonely and the road has been too long,
And you think that love is only for the lucky and the strong,
Just remember, in the winter far beneath the bitter snow,
Lies the seed that with the sun's love, in the spring becomes the rose."

SuperMOM activate!

If I will be like my mother.. the complete package I mean..
I'll be a Super-MOM! :)

Tea is good for you.

( )ea is good for you.

Alam ko yun. Dati kasi akala ko everything is about WATER. Hindi ako aware na nag eexist pala ang ( )EA.

( )ea is good for you.

Alam ko yun. Hindi lahat ng uhaw ay kayang pawiin ng WATER. Alam ko gusto mo rin ng softdrinks pero nakasama sayo kaya itinigil mo na. Ayaw mo na rin ng kape, nagpa-palpitate ka kasi nung nasobrahan ka nun kaya unti unti mo na rin inalis sa pang araw araw mong buhay. Tanong ko sayo, may iba pa ba? sabi mo wala na, WATER lang kelangan mo.. kaya araw araw WATER ang sini-serve ko sayo.

( )ea is good for you.

Alam ko yun. Pare- pareho kasi ang lasa ng WATER. Kahit pa sabihin na distilled, mineral o purified pa.. pareho din yun. Nagsawa ka na.

( )ea is good for you.

Alam ko yun. Kaya nga i gave up the idea na magugustuhan mo pa ang WATER. Pwede ka kasi mag switch sa iba ibang flavor. Strawberry. Taco. Royal Milk. etc.

( )ea is good for you.

Alam ko yun. Pero bakit ka naghahanap ng WATER ngaun? Wala na, natuyo na ang reservoir.

Home sick

This was the text message Tatay sent me before his birthday. A text like this coming from either Tatay or Nanay never failed to make my spirit soar, bringing out the super-daughter in me.

The first time I took the initiative to flap my own wings I knew its gonna be a whole lot different from that point onwards. I knew the struggle will be tougher ... and Tatay and Nanay won't always be around to patch my bruises. I have to heal on my own, detonate my own bomb, tame my own fears, police my own rank. Yet still, when the world is too much a burden to bear, I flap back.

Some things never change.


" Para sa mga magulang hindi naman lumalaki ang mga anak. Maaaring nag iiba ng taas, ng timbang, ng pangangatawan pero hindi lumalaki sa puso ng magulang. "

Kaya hindi ako nagtataka na tuwing umuuwi kami, seemed like we go back to our magical childhood days.

I miss you so much Tay, Nay.

I pinned a sunshine to your winter. :)

So now, all alone or not, you gotta walk ahead.

Thing to remember is if we're all alone,

then we're all together in that too.

My Favorite Teacher

THEM : "Why did you take up Education when you don't even wanna teach?" 

ME : "Well, that was about the only decent thing when I was growing up for a girl to be.. and boy! who could resist the charm of their uniforms? . :D

Mine was not a call, just an obscure hunger that was waned and eventually evanesced by a clerical job my bored nerves clinched tight without animosity. The boredom can lead to constant flaring, btw. :))  yet still, teaching was not included in my job hunting list. :P

Looking back then, at 2 or 3pm during weekends, there at the mid part of the room in her upright most witty facade - my ate, a teacher wannabe - teaching us to read some English words. It was really her who greatly influenced me to take up the course. It was her dream, her call..  thats why after a couple of career switchings here and abroad, she finally stressed out the word " professional" in the card issued to her by the PRC.

I'm done and over with school days. Gone are the days when i skillfully write essays about How I Spent My Summer Vacation, My Pet Dog and the most paid of scrutiny and sarcasm,  My Favorite Teacher. I lied! Hahaha!

Last night.

ME : " Ate, you know who my favorite teacher is? "

ATE : ( with least attention on me ) " who? "

ME : " Ikaw. " ( sabay tawa ng napakalas )

ATE : "wee?!" ( major major tawa din )

Hindi lahat ng bagay natututunan sa school at hindi lahat ng teacher nasa school. Minsan kasama lang natin sila sa bahay. 

Glad I have one real teacher at home.  

Happy Teacher's Day ate!