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just another day

In usual conversations, our boss would tell us story about his youngest child. We end up telling him that he is his favorite which he constantly denies having a favorite child and that he loves them all equally. Parents will never admit having a favorite child. Do they really have one or we just thought so.

All I know is that I am never the favorite child. I am the distant one, the Rebel and the unattached. But, I must say, I am the favorite granddaugther.

ocean and sky

Nothing is as magical as the ocean and the sky. And to where I was? I was in between. Was it the ocean reflecting on the sky or was it the sky reflecting on the ocean? Is it the blue of the sky or the calm of the ocean that draws you to stare?

reminds me of Discovery Channel commercial "The World is just Awesome"

i'd like some ice cream

and the question is, did she get the ice cream?

so many things to do, so little time

this Year

I have always loved Serendipity for many different reasons. I personally believe that it is the most romantic movie of this era. It has the-music-to-my ears movie soundtrack. And I love the word itself. "Serendipity. It's one of my favorite words. It's such a nice sounding word for what it means: a fortunate accident."

While driving, the movie soundtrack was playing in the background. And suddenly my attention was caught by the message of the song "This Year by Chantal Kreviazuk". Right there, I declared that this is my song. A personal affirmation that this year is my year.

This year, is gonna be incredible
This year, is gonna be the one
All the planets are lining up for me
This year, I'm gonna have fun
This year, I'll paint my masterpiece
This year, I'll be recognized
I can feel like I'll fall in love for real
This year, this year
January, I'll learn to fly
February, love's gonna find me
March, April, May, I'll get carried away
Oh, oh...This year, I'll reach the pinnacle
This year, I'll get to the top
People will ask where she get that energy
This year, I'm never gonna stop
I'm gonna have fun
Just watch me now
This year

true enough last year was a great year. i still believe that this year is my year. and for years to come, i will forever hold on to the song for my self -- this Year. And coincidently, Chantal Kreviazuk's birthday falls on May 18 as well c",)

where these wings will take me

as i wander around, i ask myself what's ahead of me. felt like i am a stranger in this world and often times i wonder if i belong here.

the journey seems endless. i don't want to go yet i never want to stay either. i am tired but i wanna move on.

... and to where these wings will take me, i hope one day i will finally find home.

NOT-QUITE-Under-the-Sea Aquatic Experience

Saying goodbye to summer doesn’t have to be a sad affair for your kids. Cap off the summer season with a fun activity that has an educational slant. A recently popular venue can be the Manila Ocean Park located at the back of Quirino Grandstand in Rizal Park. This is the Philippines’ first world-class Oceanarium.

Manila Ocean Park recently partnered with World Wildlife Fund-Philippines (WWF) to optimize the learning process and assure the visitors of the right level of awareness. It also aims to show that oceans are important in human & world survival. Truly, a visit in Manila Ocean Park is more than just a fun “fish” experience.

The sections which divides the Oceanarium are: "Agos"; "Bahura"; "Buhay na Karagatan"; "Pating"; "Ang Kailaliman"; and "Laot", practically reflects the water source flow from fresh water to the ocean. You will be fascinated with what the Oceanarium has to offer; fish in all sizes and colors on display, multiple hues of coral reefs, 220 degree curved acrylic walkway tunnel, an experience of an ocean life and a lot more.

Manila Ocean Park is open from 10am – 9pm, daily with an entrance fee of PHP 400 and PHP 350, for adults and children, respectively. As it draws a number of visitors everyday, expect a long queue in ticket booths. It is best to go as early as you can. If you get hungry, there are a number of kiosks and food stores in the area. For a pleasurable dining experience, the Ozeano Fusion Restaurant which is located at the 2nd level offers buffet at PHP 600 per head.

Manila Ocean Park also features an extraordinary service – fish spa. Here you can dip your feet into a pool where a “doctor fish” nips dead skin of your feet. So, grab that camera and schedule a visit with your kids. Have the experience of fun and learn!

(the above article is posted in our company newsletter where i also write)

homeward bound

Seeing the world through the eyes of a child where it was like seeing everything at the first time, where the world is peaceful, where we see beauty in all that we see, where nothing else matters but home.

gift of friendship

received an email from one of my best friends on my birthday..

"sending you a message you sent me three (3) years ago. i kept this and promised to return the message when time comes. now, for your birthday i am sending the same message. we may not see each other as often as we do before, we may not talk everyday, we may not be there for each other at times, nothing has changed so far and i can say that truly You are My Bestest Friend. happy birthday"

life is wonderful with great friends like thillet.

a message sent 2005-04-11 13:34

To My Best Friend

I am a different person

a better one, since we

first became friends.

Your honesty often helps me

see my weaknesses,

and your support helps me

turn them into strengths.

Thank you for not saying

the things you think

I want to hear,

but saying the things I need to know.

You're one of the very few people

I trust and believe

When you tell me

how well I've done,

because you are one of the very few

who will tell me

when I could do better.

You challenge me

to be the best me,

by accepting and appreciating

you've helped me

learn to accept

and appreciate myself

-- Unknown

fireworks

(photo taken during the 2008 world pyro olympics)

Fireworks
By James Reeves

They rise like sudden fiery flowers
That burst upon the night,
Then fall to earth in burning showers
Of crimson, blue and white.

Like buds too wonderful to name,
Each miracle unfolds
And Catherine wheels begin to flame
Like whirling marigolds.
Rockets and Roman candles make
An orchard of the sky,
Where magic trees their petals shake
Upon each gazing eye.

"My heartbeat accelerates. I am in the here, in the now. I am also in the future. I am holding her and wanting and knowing and hoping all at once. We are the ones that take this thing called music and line it up with this thing called time. We are the ticking, we are the pulsing, we are underneath every part of this moment. And by making this moment ours, we are rendering it timeless. There is no audience. There are no instruments. There are only bodies and thoughts and murmurs and looks. It's the concert rush to end all concert rushes, because this is what matters. When the hearts races, this is what its racing towards."

- Rachel Cohn & David Levithan

Sunset

manila bay sunset

Sunset
a poem by B J Ayers

Out over the ocean, and it’s waves it lay,
A magnificent orange sphere, as it drops to the sea,
With spears descending from within the fire,
The magnificent beauty of the sunset each day,
An immanent display, for the world to share,
As it seeps below horizons, to end the day,
Only to share light, so that others may see,
The beauty of the sunset for all who care,
Up above the clouds, that shadow the light,
The rain, the snow, and the elements that blind,
That magnificent glow, that Brightens our world,

Another sunset awaits, just to share its light,

agony of waiting

I almost lost all my files stored in my external drive. It had a malfunction which recovery of files is yet to be determined. I’m so stupid for not creating a back up file somewhere else. Blame it on my ignorance. Since the item is still on warranty, we were advised to wait for 2 weeks for the replacement. The warranty, however does not extend to recovery of files. Given that period, the agony of waiting , I hated technology for awhile. buti pa ang stone age!

I never like waiting. I rather know now and felt bad and be over it, than keeping a little hope and go through the agony of waiting and be disappointed in the end.

Just to conclude the story of my external drive, I decide to disregard the warranty. Instead, tried checking the usb connection by buying a new casing. Angels heard my prayers, it worked! Warranty gone but worth it.

broken wings

there are times when we find ourselves yearning to fly, to discover. to begin the journey of discovery. in the end, realized that our wings are broken.

in life, we must constantly believe.

"believing that a miracle could happen at any moment is necessary for our happiness, but also for our protection and to justify our existence."

above picture taken in butterfly garden, puerto prinsesa palawan.

on my own 2

"the almost no one", one of life's distinct movements

my own thoughts. my views.
living entirely in the present where i think of no one else but me
i look at nothing
i think of nothing
i'm not interested of what's going on outside
just me

picture taken in Honda Bay, Palawan