mahilig si mami magforward ng kung anu-ano sa email ko, bentang benta sa kanya yung mga send this to chever # of persons  ---mas marami, mas marami ka ring makukuhang blessings.. wow. minsan nga di ku na binabasa kasi nakakaiyamot lang pag malapit na ko sa ending, parang nap-pressure ako at required akong mag-forward.. feeling ko kasi babawiin sa kin yung blessing!! hay nako.. tapos kanina naisip kong mag-delete kasi nagsisimula nanamang mag-pile up ang messages ko sa inbox, baka mamaya umabot nanaman sa 2833 eh talagang nilinis ko na sya bago pa ko mag-college para new start sa lahat. di ku naman akalaing matatauhan ako bigla sa isang 'to:

A friend of mine opened his wife's underwear drawer and picked up a silk paper wrapped package:

"This, - he said - isn't any ordinary package."

He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.

"She got this the first time we went to New York , 8 or 9 years ago. She has never put it on, was saving it for a special occasion. Well, I guess this is it. He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothings he was taking to the funeral house, his wife had just died. He turned to me and said:

"Never save something for a special occasion. Every day in your life is a special occasion".

I still think those words changed my life.

Now I read more and clean less.

I sit on the porch without worrying about anything.

I spend more time with my family, and less at work.

I understood that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to, not survived through. I no longer keep anything. I use crystal glasses every day.. I'll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket, if I feel like it.

I don't save my special perfume for special occasions, I use it whenever I want to. The words "Someday..." and "One Day..." are fading away from my dictionary. If it's worth seeing, listening or doing, I want to see, listen or do it now. I don't know what my friend's wife would have done if she knew she wouldn't be there the next morning, this nobody can tell. I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.
She might call old friends to make peace over past quarrels. I'd like to think she would go out for Chinese, her favorite food. It's these small things that I would regret not doing, if I knew my time had come.

I would regret it, because I would no longer see the friends I would meet, letters... that I wanted to write

"One of these days".

I would regret and feel sad, because I didn't say to my brother and sisters, and daughters, not times enough at least, how much

I love them.

Now, I try not to delay, postpone or keep anything that could bring laughter and joy into our lives..
And, on each morning, I say to myself that this could be a special day..

Each day, each hour, each minute, is
special.

If you got this, it's because someone cares for you and because, probably, there's someone you care about.

If you're too busy to send this out to other people and you say to yourself that you will send it "One of these days", remember that "One day" is far away... or might never come...

No matter if you're superstitious or not, spend some time reading it.
It holds useful messages for the soul.

Don't keep this message.

kagabi ko lang kasi sinimulan ang protocol na 'to:
-di ku kakausapin ang taong nakapag-padepress sa ken kagabi. *clue: kapatid ko sya. *clue ulit: hindi babae. <<haha parang talan lang!!
-nabibitawan ku bigla yung mga bagay na hawak ku kaya stop muna sa texting at typing. baka mamaya mamaga nanaman daliri ko! hahaha xD pero di ko kinaya. texting lang ang talagang itinigil ko. mababaliw ako pag di ako nakahawak ng keyboard at mouse!!

pero matapos mabasa yon, napatayo ako bigla sa upuan at nagpaalam kay ate na kukunin ku na muna yung fone ko dahil gusto ko na magtext. nagpaload aku kagad kay ma para makapag-unli na ko maya-maya.. kahit mamaga ulit daliri ko ayus lang, bakit ba, eh yun yung nakakapagpasaya sakin eh, mamaya ma-rico yan at ma-marky cielo ako eh di katapusan na. too late to do the things that makes me happy!!

kinagat ako ni baggy, aba nag-enjoy si loko ayaw nang tanggalin yung bibig nya sa kamay ko! natanggal ku naman, yak basang basa ang lamig, naisip ko, huhugasan ku kaya? eh baka mangalay ako.. on the other hand, hinayaan ku na lang kase yun yung nakakapagpasaya sa kin eh!! hahaha xD mahal na mahal ko yung asong yon ah ah.. tingin ko nga aso na rin tingin nya sa kin eh.. mandiri kayo! yak ka yagami lighto! yak!! eh bakit ba? laway lang yun eh, ang aarte nyo! hahaha xD

i lurve it. HAHAHA xD

"DL na yan oh!! DL!! *biglang nag-pause* DL ka ba?" sabi nun crush ku. kasama ku syang uminom ng miLo.
"huh?! ewan ko.." humility strikes.

silence.

"Drug Lord." he blurted out.

bigla kaming tumawa. HAHAHA! xD

..pumasok na ulit si tidus at chet nginitian nya ku sabay taas ng shades. kapanghinaaa. ^o^ haha.. nakakapanghinayang nga lang kasi once in a blue moon lang sya kung pumasok, infareness kung kelan christmas break biglang lumitaw sa campus..
..papasok na ku sa skul at di masyadong maganda yung jeep na nasakyan ku -maliit, gutay-gutay na seat cover at makalawang.
BUT BEHOLD!! nakabraces ang driver -up and down! wow bongga ang teeth!
..niregaluhan aku ni ate ng malupit na violet nail polish [na napansin naman ng crush ku dahil violet na nga ang kuko ku, violet pa ang ballpen ko. "hindi ka naman mahilig sa violet?" sabi nya.. tapos may kaklase pa kong nanghiram ng ballpen, at ipinahiram ko yung green kong pen na regalo naman ni brother dear. "wow ang colorful ah!!" sabi ni fafa. *smile*smile*]
..may gift coupon na kasama yung gift ni ate eh, di ako makapili: warcraft or death note? nagbakasakali naman ako sa zo.o christmas party namin na ilagay sa wishlist ko ang death note, at least warcraft na lang papabili ko hehehe..
..AND MUCH TO MY HORRIFYING SURPRISE <-matindi 'to.. matindi. abay akalain mong death notah nakuha ko. ohmeged. answered prayer ito!
..tapos kanina lang kasama ko si coe, nakakatuwa kasi naalala nya yung tungkol sa warcraft! actually di na ko masyadong umasa na maaalala pa nya yun kase 0 out of 5 ang pinagdala ko at ni isa walang nakaalala. pambihira.
..at natuklasan kong 10 pesos lang pala per 30 minutes ang internet. ang galing! ang mura! wow!
..ewan ko kung malamig lang talaga sa lb or may umiisip lang sa kin kaya every 2 at 3 am ako nagigising (hala lagot witching hour ito!!) tapos nakausap ko si nanay nung hapon, "alam mo apo lagi kitang iniisip kung nakakain ka na ba o nakakatulog ka ba ng maayos pag nagdadasal ako ng alas dos ng madaling araw.."

"nanay naman! wag nyo pu akong isipin! kaya pala ko laging nagigising ng 2am eh! di na tuloy aku makatulog! hahaha!!" sabi ko sa kanya.
tawa naman si inay "oh sya di na kita iisipin."

..tapos kanina kausap ko si coe, nabanggit ko yung tungkol dun.. kung ano ano nanaman pumasok sa isip ko habang kausap nya ko:
*deep inside: "iniisip mo din ako noh kaya lagi akong nagigising ng ganun kaaga. ayiii come on don't be shy.."* HAHAHA xD

..natuwa naman ako sa horoscope ku kanina: napakaganda daw ng araw ku ngayon (oh yeah) at may isang taong sisira nito kase may sasabihin syang nakakabadtrip kase wala din sya sa mood, (brother dear are you there?)pero handa naman daw 'tong magsorry kinabukasan kaya wag akong papaapekto. (KNEEL!! KNEEL!! HAHAHA!! XD)
..nakakain ako ng wish bone. nakakatuwa kasi parang nakuha ku na lahat. may death note na ko. may warcraft pa. natapos ko ng basahin yung stainless longganisa (ah ang ganda!!). may simple pero maganda akong fone. anu pang i-w-wish ko?? pasasalamat na lang. n_n

Haunting performance.

This is actually a pop song, but it makes a beautiful ballad.

I was happily typing away some papers this morning when a tune suddenly popped out from nowhere----the depths of my hippocampus, I think--- and played nototriously until I hummed it out to ease nostalgia pressure. But soon, I realized that 1) I don't know the lyrics; 2) I don't remember the title; and 3) I don't remember who the singer is. It drove me crazy.

I hummed and hummed the tune to remember it. For one, I know it is a Japanese song, and it is from an anime. Right---there are hundreds of animes and thousands of OST's. We can narrow it down to only those I've seen, but how do you tell that to Google?

I remembered a site where you can hum the tune and they'll search for it. No, I'm not that desperate. Besides, I'm looking for a Japanese song, an anime OST from the early 2000's, or maybe even the 90's. They probably don't have it.

Suddenly, I remembered.

Yubiwa, by Maaya Sakamoto.

I Youtube-d it, and it says it's from the VIsion of Escaflowne.
Yey!!!

NOT!

I was happily Youtube-ing and saw this nicer version of the miley cyrus song. Cuter, not some pseudo-rock on wannabe diva.

This moved me to tears (I watched it on mute=)

While I have the tendency to be a complete bum at home, I am glad that my inner couch potato was gratified with nice HBO flicks yesterday. I was up by 7, but with changes in schedule (I was supposed to go on a job interview), I wound up sitting on the couch and watching TV. The Kingdom was on, and well, I liked it. It was the first time I saw the movie. The Kingdom's plot is basically about a post-911 terrorist attack on a western housing complex in Riyadh. A team of five FBI agents sort of blackmail their way to the country to investigate, but well, they're not really allowed to touch anything when they arrive on the scene. When they visit the Prince, the headstrong Agent Fleury convinces him to let their chummy, Col. Al Ghazi, head the investigation so they can stick their hands in it, too. As the investigation progresses, action ensues, and in the limited time frame the mastermind is found and well---killed.


Next, I watched Jim Carey's mystery flick, The Number 23. I can't actually detach the funny element from that guy, so I was kind of bothered watching him. I liked him better in the movie, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Jim Carey gave a fine performance but The Number 23 must've been unnecessarily long, I switched channels without missing any important points. I liked the movie anyway, because I liked books and the SPCA. And him being a great dad in the story.

Finally, there's The Covenant. I didn't finish this exactly, because I was too distracted with Steven Strait. He is too hot, I was more busy ogling him than understanding the story.
What's the hype?
I wondered, as people around me were toting and gushing Twilight, reminiscent of when Harry Potter played Quidditch in the first book. I haven't read it, unfortunately, but I sort of understand the love Twilight is getting. During the summer break, I was hooked in one vampire story, the Vampire Knight series in manga and anime. The VK series is sexy, transforming from cutesy to mature, so if you know your manga, you'll no longer be surprised. On the other hand, Twilight is your all-American young adult book; hence, I expect to get all giddy here--- and I can't wait! But I have to settle on watching the movie first (I haven't started writing the first draft of my thesis manuscript---hehe...). I'm worried about Robert Pattinson's hotness in the trailer, which might dristract me when I get to watch the movie.

While looking for a picture, I came across a quaint, romantic movie still. So right now, I'm liking Twilight. Hehe.

I'd like to get married amidst a background of an acoustic Today, by Joshua Radin. Unfortunately, Ellen Degeneres beat me to it, but I think thousands of Americans already had that in mind when they heard the song. And yes, I want the duet version, too!


Here's the video of Joshua Radin singing Today on Ellen.





I'm in love with the song, but (another "unfortunately"), I'm not in love with anyone right now. Not yet.