in a few days, i will be 39. i would not have dared call attention to it except that friends have started to greet me early (apparently, some through friendster). oh well.
how do i feel? just the usual, i guess. many moons ago, when i was much younger, i would have thought 39 IS ancient. [...]
ang araw pag sumikat, tila sanggol pag sinilang -
tuluy-tuloy, unti-unti hangga’t lubusang humirang,
tulad ng pag-ibig na sa tugon ay uhaw,
likas na biyaya, handog ng Maykapal.
pag-inog ng mundo’y Katotohanang mat’wid-
hindi tumitigil at walang balakid,
mistulang makatang puso’y namamanglaw,
tiyak ang damdamin at pagmamahal.
kung panahon ay lumipas at Tadhana’y bigo
sumpaan [...]
If I put words to how I feel
The angels might snatch them!
And when they sing, oh cry I will -
Love lost in song and rhythm!
Would that Chance be so merciful
And let two hearts be wed,
The price: I’d give my soul and all!
For dreams endure, undead.
No, I wasn’t born in 1986. I was 16 in 1986, and you can say I was reborn. For many, that particular EDSA revolution was a benchmark - the end of an era of fear, and the birth of the indomitable Filipino spirit. It had some such meaning for me, and on a personal [...]
matthew made a homemade card for his dad about 2 days ago. his artwork showcased all the bugs he could think of, including, against my better judgment, and grossed out facial expression (yuck, yuck), a cockroach. (well, mom, it’s a BUG!) oh well. and because there was a bit more space, he squeezed in a [...]
they say never, ever let your husband teach you how to drive. and each wife who has dared to drive at all, has an anecdote, i am sure. let me tell you mine.
my husband and i have been in the states for almost 5 years now. in all of that time, i had never thought of driving a [...]
my husband and i gave matthew a birthday surprise in school today. he’s been into turning 6, turning 6 full gear that i thought, poor little bugger, let’s give him a surprise.
matthew is five, and he doesn’t turn 6 till waaaay after school, on july 29. most of his friends have already turned 6, and [...]
