Tuesday, May 20, 2008

somewhere i have never travelled...







Somewhere I have never travelled
ee cummings

somewhere i have never travelled,gladly beyond

any experience,your eyes have their silence:

in your most frail gesture are things which enclose me,

or which i cannot touch because they are too near



your slightest look easily will unclose me

though i have closed myself as fingers,

you open always petal by petal myself as Spring opens

(touching skilfully,mysteriously) her first rose



or if your wish be to close me,i and

my life will shut very beautifully, suddenly,

as when the heart of this flower imagines

the snow carefully everywhere descending;



nothing which we are to perceive in this world equals

the power of your intense fragility: whose texture

compels me with the color of its countries,

rendering death and forever with each breathing



(i do not know what it is about you that closesand opens;

only something in me understands

the voice of your eyes is deeper than all roses)

nobody,not even the rain, has such small hands

ee cummings,
salamat sa tula..





Sunday, May 18, 2008

Don't Go Far Off, Not Even For A Day


Don't Go Far Off, Not Even For A Day

by Pablo Neruda



Don't go far off, not even for a day, because --

because -- I don't know how to say it: a day is long

and I will be waiting for you, as in an empty station

when the trains are parked off somewhere else, asleep


Don't leave me, even for an hour, because

then the little drops of anguish will all run together,

the smoke that roams looking for a home will drift

into me, choking my lost heart.


Oh, may your silhouette never dissolve on the beach;

may your eyelids never flutter into the empty distance.

Don't leave me for a second, my dearest,


because in that moment you'll have gone so far

I'll wander mazily over all the earth, asking,

Will you come back? Will you leave me here, dying?

homesick strikes again

you really wouldn’t know when homesick strikes you… bigla bigla na lang dumarating singbilis ng kidlat. It will start with sumthing that will remind u ng mga naiwan mu sa pinas... then it will end with sadness and sanggalong luha tas bigla ka na lang maiinis sa sarili mo.. It’s been a long time now since the last time na tinanong ko ang sarili ko kung ano ba talgang ginagawa ko sa dito sa Dubai – question that I’ll end up by answering “para sa mga taong nagpapalungkot sakin ngayun..” And today ang lufet ata ng tumama sakin at nagising na lang ako ng nagttanong na nman kung bakit nga ba ako nandito sa Dubai?. siguro kc masyado akong masaya these past 2 months kaya pinalungkot ako masyado ngayon… mula madaling araw umiiyak na ko dahil nakikita ko yung pamangkin ko.. alam ko na kung bakit. Nakahiga ako sa katulad ng bed na hinihgaan nya sa pinas.. I was dreaming like as if katabi ko xa sa pagtulog just like the last night bago ako bumalik dito sa Dubai. Another sleepless night.. kainis hanggang umaga, hanggang sa office inaatake ako ng lungkot. Bad trip bumili pa ng isang box ng dunkin donuts ang isa sa mga officemates ko – reminded me again by my loving nephew. How he loves dunkin donuts- as in! isang donut lang nabusog ako kgad and di ko na nakuhang kumain ng lunch.. binusog ko ang mga mata ko sa pictures at boses nila. Kung nakamagkano ako ngayun sa cards hindi ko alam… ang nanay ko tawa ng tawa sakin pero ako umiiyak.. thou of course kelangang palabasin mu na may sipon k lang cause they will definitely feel you. Paguwi may nakita ako sa labas ng building.. syet parang si Stephen…hhayyzzz…. Natatawa ako sa sarili ko, and I wonder kung papano ko nakung maglakad from office hanggang sa bahay ng tumutulo ang luha…. Ewan ko.. I am dead tired today... not because of work, not because naglakad ako ng 30 mins at nanakit ng sobra ang mga paa ko..i remember my officemate asking me what's wrong? kung ilang beses nya yun tinanong hindi ko alam..Bilang lang ang ngiti ko sa office and I feel like screaming. Sabi ko ilalabas ko to paguwi ko sa bahay.. I wanna go out and have fun.. ayoko ng magbilang ng stars pag nalulungkot ako dahil mas lalo lang akong nalulungkot..eto yung mga panahon na gusto kong makibonding kay pulang kabayo at Marlboro lights.. gusto ko yung wala akong maramdaman..
i know wala na to tomorrow... until this "bwisit na homesick" strikes again..

at etong batang to - yang mukhang yan ang nagpapasaya at nagpapalungkot sakin dito sa disyerto. *sigh*

Sunday, May 11, 2008

...

Buhay ko

Ako ata ang kinakabahan sa first day mu sa work.. hehhe parang feeling ng first day ng anak ko sa skul.. paramis.

Missin u today.. sobra as in..hindi na kita makulit sa phone kc sobrang istorbo na ko..hhayyzz mahal parang kelan lang nasa pinas ka at nagwowork.. now and2 ka na sa Dubai at kasama ko. I do appreciate everything Mahal and I’m so proud na ako ang misis na Mahal na Mahal mu.. u are d only one who loves me this way.. at ikaw lang din ang minahal ko ng ganito.. walang katulad…

Minsan naiiyak ako pag naiisip ko kung gano tayu kainluv.. please wag k po magsawa… and I’ll do the same.

I wanna say sorry sa lahat ng palpak ko..i know reyna ako ng sablay and minsan feeling mu sinusungitan kita, or minsan sobra ako mang-asar, sorry kung hindi kita masyadong naaasikaso sa bahay, sorry kung pikon ako minsan, sorry kung hindi pa ko masyadong masarap magluto at di pa kita napagluluto ng masarap.. sorry if matigas ang ulo ko, sorry kung mabagal ako kumilos , basta sorry..…I

’ll try my very best to be a good wife.. kahapon nagpray ako kay God, sabi ko Iguide nya tayo lague.. and ibless nya ang pagsasama natin.. and I thanked him for giving me such a wonderful hubby. 

Just want u to know that I am a better person now because of you.. Mahal na Mahal kita and I will never ever give up on us. Belat! Kahit gusto mu na kumawala hindi kita pakakwalan – joke.

Luvin u more..luvin you beyond d stars,
Buhay mo

Sunday, May 4, 2008

bakit?

syet... Super daming tanong.. pero hindi nman matanong. Bakit nga ba? Bakit nga ba minsan ang tao kahit na naguumapaw ang tanong hindi pa rin makapagtanong..

dahil takot sa pwedeng isagot…

bakit kaya?

Kelan kaya?

Pano na kaya?

bakit ulit?

bakit hindi?

so kelan?

hanggang kelan?

- hindi ko alam!

Friday, May 2, 2008

_like this one_

- for my eyes only..

sinuwerte ka ba ngayun?!

Bitter ocampo.. bitter-bitteran.. bitterness.. at kung anu-ano pa.. yun ang tawag ko dati sa sarili ko.. dahil un sa kakahanap k okay “DA-WAN” ng buhay ko.. pero nabigo.. kya nagdesisyon akong tapusin ang paghahanap kay “DA-WAN” at naging misyon ang ipalaganap ang pagiging “bitter for better”. D na ako naniwala sa true love.. d na ako naniniwala sa fairy tales and happy endings.. tinanggal ko ang mga love songs sa playlist ko.. at kinutya ko ang mga love story ni john loyd at bea.. Claudine at piolo.. at walang kamatayang Guy and Pip.. tinuon ko ang sarili sa ibang bagay.. nagrally ako sa edsa.. sa baklaran ay nagtirik ng kandila.. humawak ng gitara at sumulat ng kanta.. at mgtrabaho hanggang sa magkapera..

Pero sa di inaaasahang pagkakataon.. hinamon ako ng tadhana.. pinakita sa akin ang isang babaeng akala nila ay ituturing kong “DA WAN” pero hindi ako nagpagapi.. hindi ako nagpaanod sa gusto ng pag-ibig.. inilagan ko ang mga pana ni kupido.. pero.. napatunayan ko.. tao lang ako at hindi superhero.. nadaplisan ako ng pana ni stupid cupid.. pinilit kong gamutin agad.. pero may lason ang pana nya.. gumapang sa aking dugo.. hanggang sa minahal ko na ang babaeng iyon.. at nagising nlng ako.. habang sinasabi ko sa sarili ko.. “mahal na mahal ko sya at hindi ko sya kaya mawala..”

Kinain ko lahat ng sinabi ko noon.. nabugbog ang aking pride sa mga nangyari.. at nilamon ng buong buo ang aking dignidad.. pero ano ang magagawa ko.. MAHAL KO EH..

Ngayon.. isa na akong ganap na alipin.. alipin ng pagibig.. pero sana hind imaging alipin ni misis (patay tayo jan!) noon.. sumuko ang sa pagtaya ng ending, raffle, sweepstakes, karera at lotto… dahil tila hindi nmn ako pinapansin ng kaswertehan.. pero ngayon.. napapatingin ako sa langit.. parang lahat ata ng kamalasan ko noon ay binabawi ngayon.. napapadasal tuloy ako sa langit.. napapatanong sa taas.. “ano bang kabutihan ang nagawa ko d2 sa mundo para bigyan ako ng isang babaeng ganito.. sabi ko nga.. now .. im one of those believers that fairytales do come true.. wala na siguro ako mahihiling pa sa mundo.. binigay nya sakin ang higit pa sa inaasam ko.. simple lang ang hinihiling ko peo binigyan nya ako ng magarbo..

Swertehan nga lang cguro ang buhay.. nagkataon lang na .. sinwerte ako ngayon.. at ang swerteng ito.. dehins ko na pakakawalan pa at aalisin sa tabi ko..

differences

I heard a voice that saying “ dati ng umikot ang mundo ko sa isang babae– gusto ko nman ngayun mgkaron ako ng sariling lugar – yung ako lang, yung akin lang..hindi mu kasi ako naiintindihan..”

And I heard a silent voice answering “ ngayun ko lang naranasan na umikot ang mundo ko sa isang lalake..ngayun lang..hindi mu rin kc ako naiintindihan..”

Two different situation.. two hearts with different voices..

Siguro ganun talaga.. one experienced giving all to one person and now he doesn’t want that to happen again..and the other one who wants to give her all and asking that someone to make her a part of his everything.

But they are different.

Maybe she should take his words.. and leave also a space for herself.

Better.

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

mushy line i can't forget..

"I guarantee that we'll have tough time; Iguarantee that in some point, one of us would want to get out; I alsoguarantee that if I don't ask you to be mine, I'll regret this for therest of my life, 'coz I know in my heart...you're the only one for me."

when u asked me to marry u, at first I thought it was one hell of a joke. But when u seriously said that u really wanna marry me – I said yes without second thoughts. hindi na ko nag-isip pa ng kung anu anong bagay…believe it or not tinanong ko lang sarili ko kung kaya ko bang wala ka..

just like that mushy lines.. I know marami pa tayong pagdadaan.. sobrang dami pa.. marami pang tampuhang darating, away, jinart moments, selosan, at kung anu ano pa..

one thing for sure, I’ll stick with u ‘till the end.. even if u no longer want me to stay. I will embrace u and kiss u the way u always want me to.. sinabi ko na sau before – leaving u is suicidal and I won’t do that… not now and not tomorrow..

when is it really over

sa pangangalikot ko ng net nabasa ko to.. at nakakatuwa nmang basahin..


This is one of the mornings after another sleepless night that I
cannot help not ask myself, why didn't I have a good night sleep again? Then
Iwould just joke myself and answer it with, maybe someone's been
thinking of me all night....hahaha!

Jokes are always half-meant, a friend said once. And maybe...just
maybe, behind that joke, there's this wishful thinking that someone has
really been thinking of me. Then the memory of someone from the past
would, again, bounce in my head...disturb my sanity and make my day
half-miserable.

What if he's thinking about me? What if he still loves me? It's
just another imagination, I know. Another day of what if's and maybe's.

For the nth time, I've told myself that when it's over, it's really over!
There's no sense turning back or even trying to pick up the pieces
again. It's time to move on and face the reality!

When it's over, is it really over? When you decide to let go, do you
really succeed in letting go? I just heard the latest song of Sugar
Ray a while ago. Here's the few lines that caught my attention:

When it's over, That's the time I fall in love again... When it's
over, That's the time you're in my heart again...

How can you possibly say it's over when you're still in love with the
person you said you were over with already? I guess it's not that
easy when the chain of the past locks you in the chest of false hopes and
leads you to a place called fantasy with Cinderella and Snow White as your
best friends! The three of you would gather on the hilltop and after a
while three young drop-dead gorgeous princes would come riding on their
horses to join the picnic under a tree.

How pathetic! But, admit it or not, it's true... The hardest part of
losing a loved one is to accept the fact that they're gone and might
never come back again. There are things that will always remind you of your
togetherness...the places you've been, his or her favorite food you
used to cook for him or her, expressions you used to hear ; from him or her
and songs you've both loved to sing.

These are the memories that'd linger on your mind from time to time.
Because you were both in love before (or so you think), it makes
you hope for another chance. You begin to believe on what others said
that love is lovelier the second time around and the line from Ally
McBeal, "whoever said that 'plenty of fish in the sea' thing is lying.
Sometimes, there's only one...trust me."

We would desperately believe that what happens in the movies might also
happen to us one day. Who didn't like the lines from the movie "Runaway Bride" where Julia
Roberts told Richard Gere, "I guarantee that we'll have tough time; I
guarantee that in some point, one of us would want to get out; I also
guarantee that if I don't ask you to be mine, I'll regret this for the
rest of my life, 'coz I know in my heart...you're the only one for me."

We tend to think that the person who left us will come back one day
and say those words, or just simple words but would promise forever.
Problems may occur every now and then, but we would consider those
things as trials to be conquered in order for the relationship to bloom and
mature.

Oouucchh! Reality just bit me!

More often than not, these romantic movies and mushy love songs only
make us long for something we cannot have...and for someone who cannot be
ours again. It hurts to admit that we are just pretending. All the while,
we already knew the truth but we ignore it. When the damage is done,
there's nothing left to do but cry...to mourn for the bitterness in our hearts.
Then curse anybody who gets in the way.

I'm scared!!!

As long as we still hold on to the past, the chance of meeting someone
new may be a bit far off the field.

The fear of trusting and falling in love again may also hinder us to
grow and move on. We are hesitant to take the risk, afraid that we may
get hurt again. Because of the negative thoughts stocked in our brains,
we refuse to go out from our self-made world and deprive ourselves from new
opportunities, whether in love affairs or career wise.

Let's face it! Betrayal can be anywhere and anyone can be a victim.
The worst part is when the one we truly, madly and deeply love is the one who
will betray us in the end. Then we are left with nothing but a broken
heart and wounded pride. Sad... but true.

Reality check please...

It can happen to anyone but we shouldn't just take things as it
comes. An action must be done. We should take care of ourselves from the
hungry wolves in the jungle. It's just a matter of survival. Stand up when
you fall. It's okay to cry as hard and as long as you want to, just make
sure that when you stop crying, you won't cry for the same reason
anymore.

Learn and live. Love is the most wonderful thing one can offer, so be
smart enough to give the love in your heart to the one who really
deserves.

- mac

Monday, April 28, 2008

one of the best...

Can’t help to smile here at work.. iniisip ko kung gano kasaya ang aming “gabi” kagabi..

So simple and ordinary.. yet so special. That night was one of the best! Pagkagaling ng office makulit na mukha ni mister ang nakabungad sayo.. kulitan at kilitian ng walang humpay… haha.. ang lufet…(sana pwede ikwento ang ginagawa nya while i was so busy sa pangangalikot ng laptop..J ) Nang napagod… nagutom at kumain ng dinner.. sa iisang plato parang mga batang nagkakamay at nagaagawan ng fried chicken – at kiss & walang humpay n luv u in between. Then, naghugas ako ng plato at kinuha nya ang sinampay… ( hindi makapalag!)

… at niyaya ako bigla na magdate sa fav naming ice cream parlor – baskin and robbins. I was waiting outside at pinagmamasdan ang Dubai, ang mga tao sa paligid.. ang mga kabayan na kumakain din ng ice cream...and then he came with a big smile on his face.. hhhmm may tinatago… he surprised me with my fav banana split! J Luv it! Nagpaabot kami ng 11:30 sa kalye.. eating ice cream.. nagkwentuhan, nagasaran, nagkulitan..

Pag-uwi sa bahay.. alam nyo na kung anong ending.. J

Sarap ng may mister.. at maging misis nya..