AN EXCERPT FROM ALEPH --
"I love you," I tell her. "I love you because all the loves in the world are like different rivers flowing into the same lake, where they meet and are transformed into a single love that becomes rain and blesses the earth.
"I love you like a river that creates the right conditions for trees and bushes and flowers to flourish along its banks. I love you like a river that gives water to the thirsty...
Feb 26, 2013
Always be my Paulo
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Feb 25, 2013
On writing: Cinderella. Or so she thought.
Of cinders and ashes and broken promises
Of love or hate, apathy or pain
Of hope or moving on, of staying still or letting
go
How does one really know what to do?
The once glittery carriage has turned into pumpkin
I should have known, it’s not a fairytale I am
livin’
Where princes turn into frogs and start breaking
your heart
Where princesses are just maids wishing for a new
start.
I am in...
On Writing: Letting Go
“No matter how dark it is for you
now, God will put the sun in the sky tomorrow, and if not tomorrow, the day
after that.” – Left at the Altar, Kimberley Kennedy
It is true. Let go and let God.
I am a deep-rooted Catholic since
birth and I have never been ready to give up my Catholic faith. I remember
praying the rosary every 6pm with my family every day when I was in elementary
school. I used to hate it – having to kneel...
Feb 16, 2013
On Writing: The Rise of the Dementors
"If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter, for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself." - Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
I had a long talk with a friend yesterday and we were talking about how sometimes, we just couldn't get along with certain people. After some introspection, I was able to enumerate some general characteristics I do not like --
I do not like negative...
Feb 12, 2013
Light Bulb
"...If you expect people to do things your way, you're going to have to give some hints as to what that way is." -Sara Gruen, Water for Elephants
I had a light bulb moment several months ago when a mentor told me about this one very important thing about relationships, may they be on a personal or professional reference -- SETTING EXPECTATIONS is the first step to harmony.
A lot of us always assume that everyone around us behaves...
Feb 11, 2013
Omikuji: Fortune on Paper
On a chilly afternoon of February, I visited the Sensouji Temple in Asakusa, Japan. Foreigners and locals alike flocked the temple.
...
Patterns
Yesterday, I decided to make a Chinese New Year Resolution -- to keep up with my InstaCC challenge and simultaneously, write about the topics which it asks me to take photos of. InstaCC is an Instagram-linked app which provides everyday photo challenge for a year.
So of course, I am failing. This entry is actually for the photo challenge yesterday. Geez, I really have to work on my dedication for these everyday thingamajigs.
So......
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