Happy! Birthday!

Journey

Clouds

Suero

♥♥♥

Love is stronger than anger.

I don't even know how to explain that. But after being in the midst of people who seem to misunderstand my personality, and eventually my intentions... After slightly ranting and questioning why or how seemingly shallow and juvenile they could be... And after I engage in constant breathing, calming and control of my thoughts/emotions... That statement pervaded my mind. I was in the shower slowly being awakened, cleansed and refreshed.

Love is stronger than hate.

Why remain mad and unknowing when you can let love make you understand? Why NOT understand when you can TRY to understand? Why wallow in hate, pride, greed, fear, insecurity when you can bask in the warmth of love?

Love is stronger than anything.

It's a choice on how you want to be. On how you want to live. In the end, what do you think prevails?

Love is.

Silence

The quieter you become, the more you can hear...

...the more you can "see"...

...the more you can "feel"...

Circa 2005

just got these pics last week. =)

back when i was... uhm... slim?... slimmer? hehe.

hmpf

magkalimutan na.

In Rhythm

It's remembering that makes me smile these days... And I am left wondering why I only thought of these now.

I think it isn't much because of the nearness of you. Or your towering height as compared to mine - the difference lessened by the 3 or 4-inch suede stiletto heels I never thought I'd wear in this lifetime. It isn't being impeccably dressed in an expensive barong (which made you look rather dashing) or wearing those shiny, black, leather shoes. Not how you managed to see beyond the drab brown color of my unchic and unrevealing dress and the simple make-up I had applied - both of which seemed to have easily caught your eye and appreciation, thank you.:) Neither is it the gentle, albeit slightly firm, grip of your hands. Nor the mild tugging and the bemused expression on your face as you quietly insisted that I just follow your lead.

It is hesitation, anxiety, and doubt gradually turning into trust. Consciousness becoming confidence. Conforming, then reveling. Freeing the mind and soul from its self-imposed bonds of control. Moved by the mesmerizing look in your eyes. Spinning in exhilaration. Not wanting it to stop. Leaving one in utter breathlessness.

It is like Sagada and badminton to me. A new thing that was conquered. A feeling of fulfillment, not solely because of my own doing, but of yours, too. Simply because you believed in me, even if I was stubborn enough to do so.

It is the magic of being with you and experiencing together what I never thought we would.

*

me+

you:

music-

dancing,

swinging!

A Beautiful Mind (& Heart)

Nash: You once said that God must be a painter because he gave us so many colors.
Alicia: I didn't think you were listening...
Nash: I'm always listening.

Alicia: Well, how big is the universe?
Nash: Infinite.
Alicia: How do you know?
Nash: I know because all the data indicates that it's infinite.
Alicia: But it hasn't been proven yet.
Nash: No.
Alicia: You haven't seen it.
Nash: No.
Alicia: How do you know for sure?
Nash: I don't, I just believe it.
Alicia: Mmm...It's the same with love, I guess.

I've always believed in numbers. In the equations and logic that lead to reason. But after a lifetime of such pursuits, I ask what truly is logic? Who decides reason? My quest has taken me through the physical, the metaphysical, the delusional and back. And I have made the most important discovery of my career. The most important discovery of my life. It is only in the mysterious equations of love that any logical reasons can be found. I'm only here tonight because of you. You are the reason I am. You are all my reasons.

Perhaps it is good to have a beautiful mind, but an even greater gift is to discover a beautiful heart.


-A Beautiful Mind, starring Russell Crowe & Jennifer Connelly-

***HAPPY VALENTINE'S! =)

Cheesy Na Kung Cheesy

Reading a romance novel is one thing. Reading a romance novel on the week of Valentine's day is another. It's suicide! Aaaggghhh! Hehe. Mapagbiro nga naman ang tadhana. My officemate lent this to me. Biglaan lang. And since I didn't have anything to read during the weekend, well, what the heck...=)

"Well, you were honest and hardworking and kind. You were polite and patient and more mature than any guy I'd dated before. And when we were together, you listened in a way that made me feel like I was the only woman in the world. You made me feel complete, and spending time with you just seemed right."

Naman! =)

Busy...Tried...Given...

Today wasn't exactly a great day.. Patience was all gone & yet no one witnessed the breaking up in halves. Poor pencil. A victim of sheer frustration..

Hehe. at gawing artistic pa rn ba ang napagbuntunan ng galit? Pic came out nice. Thank God the day is done. :)

:P

I'm a bad blogger. I missed too much.

In San Diego Harbour, CA

Love creates bridges where it would seem they were impossible.

-Like The Flowing River, Paulo Coelho-

Weddings

P: "Ikaw lang ang kakilala kong pinakamadaming weddings na in-attend-an."

2005
Mar 11 Ib-Ethel
Oct 08 Jojo-Acel

2006
Feb 25 Romy-Harmony
Mar 11 Chris-Rorie / Jon-Gigi*
Mar 18 Errol-Miggie
Mar 25 Marco-Laksmi**
Jun 05 Voopee-Mich
Nov -- Henry-MM***
Dec 02 Zaldy-Ai**
Dec 16 Franz-Che
Dec 22 Jenner-Ally**
Dec 29 Mark-Coco

2007
Jan 20 Cook-Karen
Sep 01 Reuben-Liezl
Sep 08 Koko-Jing
Nov 24 Jay-Cathy

*wasn't able to attend because both weddings for the day happened simultaneously.
**wasn't able to attend because of some reason or another.
***wasn't able to attend because it happened in California.

Unexpected Realizations Come To Long Unanswered Questions

Because forgetting someone is not exactly an easy thing to do... The more we force it to happen, the more we remember.

Because it's difficult to "un-believe" something we truly believed in in the first place... And only the passing of time will heal and make you understand.

Because it's not really about forgetting and "un-believing"... But accepting... And remembering things that really mattered... Things learned from that person.

Because nobody really wants to get hurt anymore... And yet we know it's an essential part of learning.

Quote

Nil magnun nisi bonum
(No greatness without goodness)

When Will I See You Again?

Arya: Tomorrow may see us together again.
Eragon: Then I'll be waiting for tomorrow.
Saphira: Tomorrow may come sooner than you think.

Capable

It's not always that easy to distinguish the good guys from the bad guys. Sinners can surprise you and the same is true for saints. Why do we try to define people as simply good or simply evil? Because no one wants to admit that compassion and cruelty can live side by side in one heart... And that anyone is capable of doing anything.
-Desperate Housewives, Season 2, Episode 10-

What Is Best, What Is Good

It's hard to hurt someone you love.. yes.. especially if you know that you didn't love him enough (or so you think...).. especially if you know that he loved you more than enough.. especially if you had the happiest times with him.. it's hard to let go.. and you cannot, in any way, make him understand enough why... love wasn't made to be simple at all times.. i thought twas the love that two people shared which was enough.. in the end, i realize that the happiness of the people around you mattered as well..

Sooner or later, the time comes when we all must become responsible adults and learn to give up what we want, so we can choose to do what is right. Of course, a lifetime of responsibility isn't always easy. And as the years go on, it's a burden that can become too heavy for some to bear. But still we try to do what is best, what is good. Not only for ourselves, but for those we love.
-Desperate Housewives, Season 1, Episode 13-