next to sonnet xvii by neruda:
and with that i wish you a huggable and lovable friday. :)
hug o' war
Thursday, March 24, 2011
red shoes and tobacco pipe
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
i used to walk the streets of ayala and paseo de roxas to reach my office, monday to friday, around 8 to 8:30 am. of course, i seldom found anything interesting, except for the red shoes and the tobacco pipe.
i first saw the red shoes near the underpass from ayala to paseo. they were a cute pair and i followed them with my sight until i got distracted by other trivial things. the next time i saw the red shoes, i was already in the underpass. and then at another time, in another location of my route.
the pipe was more interesting of course, since it's not every day i see men smoking pipes on the street. i saw it one day at paseo de roxas. i wondered how different it was from a cigarette, and then walked faster and let go of the thought. on another day, i saw the pipe again, but farther from my office.
i noticed that the exact meeting location of me and the pipe, or me and the red shoes, indicated how late or early i was for work. they became my curious morning things, and they turned my walks from boring to interesting. if i encountered them at spots near my office, it meant that im a little early. farther and it meant i was a little late. so whenever i see the pipe on the corner of ayala and paseo, i walk faster because i know that i was supposed to see it at paseo center.
the routine troubled me a bit. it was a little unsettling to know that i was part of an everyday round of events that involved the girl wearing the red shoes and the man smoking a tobacco pipe. it is my nature to get a bit dissatisfied whenever i reach a certain level of familiarity or comfort, because most of the time, it's a sign that i've stopped growing or i'm unaware of newer things. worse, maybe i'm unaware of myself and the things i need to change.
i want to grow in every aspect of my life, because as much as i deny it, i am far from being perfect. last night God revealed to me that i need to refocus AGAIN and change perspective so i can develop into a better person. copy that Lord, im all eyes and ears and heart.
ps: fave word ko pala ang bit? hehe. also, launching a new and first blog segment next wednesday, because i love all the days of the week. no, sunday, dont be jealous.
i first saw the red shoes near the underpass from ayala to paseo. they were a cute pair and i followed them with my sight until i got distracted by other trivial things. the next time i saw the red shoes, i was already in the underpass. and then at another time, in another location of my route.
the pipe was more interesting of course, since it's not every day i see men smoking pipes on the street. i saw it one day at paseo de roxas. i wondered how different it was from a cigarette, and then walked faster and let go of the thought. on another day, i saw the pipe again, but farther from my office.
i noticed that the exact meeting location of me and the pipe, or me and the red shoes, indicated how late or early i was for work. they became my curious morning things, and they turned my walks from boring to interesting. if i encountered them at spots near my office, it meant that im a little early. farther and it meant i was a little late. so whenever i see the pipe on the corner of ayala and paseo, i walk faster because i know that i was supposed to see it at paseo center.
the routine troubled me a bit. it was a little unsettling to know that i was part of an everyday round of events that involved the girl wearing the red shoes and the man smoking a tobacco pipe. it is my nature to get a bit dissatisfied whenever i reach a certain level of familiarity or comfort, because most of the time, it's a sign that i've stopped growing or i'm unaware of newer things. worse, maybe i'm unaware of myself and the things i need to change.
i want to grow in every aspect of my life, because as much as i deny it, i am far from being perfect. last night God revealed to me that i need to refocus AGAIN and change perspective so i can develop into a better person. copy that Lord, im all eyes and ears and heart.
ps: fave word ko pala ang bit? hehe. also, launching a new and first blog segment next wednesday, because i love all the days of the week. no, sunday, dont be jealous.
blog-her
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
inspiration is playing hide and seek with me today. but discipline is on my tag team, so here we be with a blog entry. :D
and unlike me, who is still in the process of getting more creative and un-boring, some girl friends of mine in the blogosphere are rocking it. i read blogs too, and that is why im here, trying my best not to miss any day of my blogging schedule. i check my blogger friends' pages every day every morning to jumpstart my day, and maybe you should too, they're really great. ;)
Tin - let's start with my best friend. she lists five blessings that she's thankful for every day. if that's not enough to give you the right perspective, i don't know what else will. i promise you she has the purest heart, and her blog reminds me that i should have one too. also, i miss our school days...
Carla - also one of my closest friends, she's on a travel and experience roll, going places and being gorgeois at the same time. we were classmates forever so it's no puzzle that we like the same things. in fact, we're the only quarter-aged women who will watch the jb movie. :p
almi - i love almi, most especially when she's with kim. they're cute and cool at the same time, two things that seldom go together. hehehe. she's so creative and pretty and she wears f21 and zara, so fasyown!
ivory - for the deeper meaning of life, read ivory's blog. her mind is wired a different way than mine, but we understand each other without fail. if we were in a girl-boy relationship, we shouldve won the long distance hurdle and got a large trophy! she's heart, intelligence, humor and pretties rolled into one. :)
PS: i wish more friends were bloggers. :)
and unlike me, who is still in the process of getting more creative and un-boring, some girl friends of mine in the blogosphere are rocking it. i read blogs too, and that is why im here, trying my best not to miss any day of my blogging schedule. i check my blogger friends' pages every day every morning to jumpstart my day, and maybe you should too, they're really great. ;)
Tin - let's start with my best friend. she lists five blessings that she's thankful for every day. if that's not enough to give you the right perspective, i don't know what else will. i promise you she has the purest heart, and her blog reminds me that i should have one too. also, i miss our school days...
Carla - also one of my closest friends, she's on a travel and experience roll, going places and being gorgeois at the same time. we were classmates forever so it's no puzzle that we like the same things. in fact, we're the only quarter-aged women who will watch the jb movie. :p
almi - i love almi, most especially when she's with kim. they're cute and cool at the same time, two things that seldom go together. hehehe. she's so creative and pretty and she wears f21 and zara, so fasyown!
ivory - for the deeper meaning of life, read ivory's blog. her mind is wired a different way than mine, but we understand each other without fail. if we were in a girl-boy relationship, we shouldve won the long distance hurdle and got a large trophy! she's heart, intelligence, humor and pretties rolled into one. :)
PS: i wish more friends were bloggers. :)
