Letter to Cupid: Answered.

BEFORE: Posted: February, 2012

It's February. Mostly known as Love Month. The month where the sweetest chocolates are made, the beautiful aroma of flowers are smelled and different shapes and shades of red hearts. It is as festive as Christmas and Halloween. It is as most prepared for as an Independence Day of a certain country.

The ones who are most excited for this month are those who are in a relationship. Those who found the other half of their hearts. Although it might be cliche but at this time they would might as well renew their promises of love and affection.

For those who are single. Well, this is not the month to worry  and be sad that you don't have a partner. This is the perfect time for us to see our whole population. To find out who are taken and who are not. This is the time for us to be hopeful.

Though I am still single I am hoping that with the following moments to come I would find my other half. And when that moment comes I'm counting on cupids arrow to struck as both. But in the meantime, I'd like to send cupid a letter. . .

Dear Cupid,

Whether I have met the man I’m meant to be with or not, I hope that you would take care of him and let him stay away from all temptations. And when the moment does come, I hope that you would give me the eyes to recognize him, the feeling to acknowledge the feelings I might feel, the wisdom to know the difference between love and infatuation. And last but not the least, for that certain moment I hope that you would create a perfect setting for the perfect time for us to meet at the perfect place for me to find my perfectly imperfect man.

AFTER: Present:)

              There is nothing like it is there? Finally! Did cupid really shot us an arrow? I can hardly believe it. :) Did he really send this letter? :)
               Thank YOU for answering the letter. Though things aren't settled yet, and things aren't set as strong as a rock. I know You'll be our strength. Cliche much!.

Pssst: (You know who you are.) Funny. Thank you. Haha. I feel the same way. Though I'm not sure about the expression of the stick drawing.

And to Cupid,

Funny how you work in strange ways. I've got to hand it to you, you deliver fast. A letter of recommendation is really at hand.

Thank you for your arrows, I hope it won't break. Our friends are really happy. Which makes everything much more worthwhile.

The place was far from perfect, neither was the time, but you definitely shot the perfectly imperfect man right. (wink!)

P.S. Maybe I'll send a letter to Santa Claus next. :D

Fights

         I'm afraid things aren't working too well for my friend here in our house. Funny, the once happy place became so silent, so dull. It always makes me want to go out and just come back for sleep.
          People. Yes, so much people. So many attitudes, cultures, values -- all different from each other.

          We were on the next room, we were preparing to sleep, but then we heard noises. Our friends were fighting. They were shouting, and the ambiance of the room was intense. Everyone was hot, they were all standing ready to backfire each other, to throw those nasty words from their tongues. The tongues, which I could remember perfectly were the same tongues whom with laugh with, share jokes with everyone. But what happened?
          How different is one to the other? How challenging to be living in one place with people you never grew up with? It's hard. Frustrating. Annoying. But then again, you have to live with it, live with them. Though it's not easy, you just have to.
         Now, the fight is over. And everybody became quiet. Silence. The issues have been resolved, the matter has been concluded. And then? What happens next? Yes, you solved it. But the words that were sent is still piercing through those hearts. And the memory still lingers. If they did it before, what assurance do they have that it won't happen again?
         Everything is awkward now. Just silent paths and nods were given. How can you bring back what was before? Pray. Pray that you could. And if it won't, pray for the better.

Rain, Rain Go Away

Mad. Insanely mad.
Can't do anything about it.

         Pick things up and accept what things are.The weather isn't always nice. Usually you just have to endure the day. But enduring--that's just sad. Everyday is a blessing, too bad you have to endure it. The day is beautiful. The night is long. Don't make your frown last longer.

        I'm sorry I was mad. I'm sorry you were mad. But just like every rain, we'll just have to wait for it to pass. After all, a tree exists, not because of the sun alone, it also needs a little rain for it to fully grow.

Perfectly Secret

Secrets.

We all have them.

Tell me who doesn't.

So, what are your secrets? 

I have a tiny little secret that I'd like to share,

A secret, I've come to know of, 

too painful to bare.

This secret I know, shusssh! I'm not allowed to say,

For from the start, I was supposed to stay away,

Oh, but this hard head, it was hard not to sway.

Now, look where it end up,

A grumpy mood, and a broken heart,

It led me to fall, far too hard.

Poor old me, what have I done?

Now I'm hurting, but have nowhere to run.

The burden I have, it weighs like a ton,

But too late, yes, too late indeed, can't be undone.

Secrets can either make or break you. And most of the time, it breaks you.
A little advice, in the future, for me - - never unravel another secret if it's not ready to be heard.

So, what's YOUR secret? ;)

3-Day Vacation

                I guess it took me a while to write about this. All I can say is that this vacation was truly great. It was my first time to meet my grandparents from my father’s side. It was my first time in the Hundred Islands-one of the tourist spots in the Philippines. Technically it was a lot of first. HEHE:D

                One great October ago, last last year, my father booked a flight for the whole family to see his family in Alaminos, Pangasinan. We were all excited about it. Although the trip wasn’t up until February, we were still excited. A few months passed, a little waiting and after a burning urge of excitement, the day of the flight finally came.

                The duration of our vacation was on February 12 to 14. I had to miss our Quarterly Knowledge-Community Service, my best friend’s sweet 16 and Valentine’s Day, but heck, it was all worth it.

                On the day of the flight, we were up all early; my mom was again, the mom that she was, worrying about all things, my father was guarded and the three of us?? We were all jumping for joy.

                In Manila, we visited the Mall of Asia, got lost, got frustrated. Haha:D. It was so big, we didn’t know where to go first, then we gave up, and we ate. We got to a bus, and had a 3-hour drive. I slept through the whole drive, my mom told me to stay awake and see the beautiful sights, but my eyes was just giving up. 

                We got to my dad’s hometown at 12 midnight. And at February 13, 2011, 12: (something) I met my grandparents. Mama Perla and Papa Jaime. They were all speaking in tagalog, sometimes in Ilocano. My father looked just like them. Perfect combination. In the morning, I met my cousins, little did I know, I was still the oldest one. We went to “Hundred Islands”. And it was beautiful.

                Naturally beautiful. Islands everywhere. All in their distinct shape. Proof, another one of God’s Perfect Creations. 

                The trip was amazing, I just can’t write all of it. I forgot some of the details. To sum it all up, I met my relatives, I saw the Islands. I saw again, Manila. And this time on our way back, I didn’t sleep, I just watched, marveled at the whole trip. The city was of course busy, the people were minding their own business, little did they know, that out of the crowd, one little family, one little girl got the best vacation ever. ;)

               

Crustaceans

           

Technically, I don't hate these "creatures".

I'm just not allowed to eat them, that's why I have a mild dislike for them.

             This week was a major wake up call about my health. On Tuesday, September 11, I bought "siomai" (which is one of my favorite finger foods), mistakenly, I forgot to ask if their recipe for making it, had shrimp. And so, while I was on the verge of eating my 2nd delicious siomai, I found a small portion of shrimp, and I spit it out.

                 You see, ever since I was months old, my father found out that I wasn't allowed to eat crustacean foods. Apparently, I inherited it from my grandma. My allergic reaction isn't the normal reaction like others where they would just itch, mine is apparently, fatal. AS IN, the doctor REALLY banned me from eating it. So, LOIS! Don't be hard headed.

                When I found out, that I had eaten a shrimp, I was soooo scared. My parents were far away from me, and my friends didn't know what to do. I called my mother, and she was in hysterics, she LITERALLY shouted me, in fact, both of them were mad at me, but I was even more mad of myself of being careless. I rushed to the nearest pharmacy and bought, a rather expensive ( I might say) medicine. Thanks to The Lord God, I must have had ample time left, because the allergy didn't kicked in, which means,  I made it just in time. Thank you.

                And now, tonight, we had our "duty" as part of a publishing organization in our University. And our midnight snack was, yes, prawn crackers. What a swell! The aroma of the freshly cooked crackers is still circling the office, I'm tempted to eat, but I'm more concerned of the outcome.

I guess, I  won't ever taste these foods, unless of course a new medicine is made to erase the allergies of people (fingers crossed), but until then, I will just watch. Watch the people that I love and care enjoy their meal. Besides if I can't eat it, I might as well enjoy the show. ;).

Dream Place

VENICE



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. "La Dominante"
 "Serenissima"
"Queen of the Adriatic"
"City of Water"
 "City of Masks"
 "City of Bridges"
 "The Floating City"
"City of Canals"

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Venice is the capital of Regione Veneto and Venice in Italy. The city has an area of ​​approximately 412 km ² is the world-famous for its beautiful and full of urban design and architectural work of natural art. Venice is better known as a tourist city and industrial city. Relics of fame makes trading city of Venice as one of the famous tourist spot on the shores of the Adriatic Sea, with the nickname “The Queen of the Adriatic” which is still attached. And the whole city is listed as a World Heritage Site, along with its lagoon.

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Just look at how beautiful the place is.

If I were given a round trip ticket to anywhere. . .

THIS IS WHERE I'D GO.

No words can express how deep my love is for this beautiful place. This place that I haven't even been to. To touch its waters. Ride their  "little boats" called GONDOLA. And just cruise to the entire place.
Their buildings, I hope to see close one day. Their people, that I would love to be acquainted with.



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And at night,

at night where the wind is serene, the moon is placed on the sky where its light would shine the brightest, and the stars are perfectly arranged. 

All nature's beauty,

plus, this . . .

Oh, how I love this beautiful place.

Soon, soon.

Soon, I'll be able to walk here, to experience and witness its beauty.

My dreams are many, and you can trust this is one of them.

Someday, I'll be able to go to this place, and feel my heart, at peace. :D.

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