King Nick

King Nick
Always on the nick
Biting every tick
Time he sneaks.

King Nick
Reach the peak
Smooth and sleek
But so to speak.

King Nick
Buys every nick
And on every tick
Time he tricks.

Speck

Here are just a few lessons that I've learned from the movie : The Last Jedi.

The master is always better than the apprentice because he had more failures in life.
And failure is always the best teacher.

And so as in real life, old people are far wiser than the young ones because they had more failures.
And failure is always the best teacher.

Life is not always about winning... It is about meaning.

Life becomes meaningful only when you learn from your mistake and when you strive to get back on track from your own failure.

We can only learn from our mistakes and failures if we know how to make peace with them. Peace is something you can only find within yourself.

Heroes are heroes NOT because they FIGHT for love...
NOT because they DIE for love...
BUT because they SAVE the ones they love.

And yes, we are just a tiny speck of light in this whole wide universe... But we could be a spark that could bring hope... A spark that could become a much bigger light.


P.s. I just realized how much I missed Master Yoda. Jedis don't die... They just disappear.

Momma Just Can't Get Enough

I am not an atheist. In fact, I grew up in a christian family, in a christian third world country, I studied in a Catholic school that was exclusive for girls, and so, I am not an atheist.
But when I first heard about this book, (It was my first year in highschool back then) my very enthusiastic mind, of course, wanted to find out what was the truth behind the lies of a picture prefect portrait of Mother Theresa.
But of course, that book was banned here in our country and during those times (late 90's), the only way to have a new book was to go to the nearest bookstore that will cost you your whole week's allowance, and did I mentioned that the book was banned in our country?
And yes, internet and WiFi before were not that handy.
During our generation, we get things the hard way, like when we wanted to play a certain song, we can't just download the chords because there was no such thing as download before, so its either we buy a song mag with that song in it or we learn the song by ourselves.
So downloading a whole book was a far cry itself before.
So to cut the long story short, I totally forgotten every thing about this book.
Until late last year while I was idly browsing blogs, when I came across this book again.

The truth is, this book is NOT blasphemous, it is NOT a punch to Christians nor any other religions, it is an eye opener.

Truth be told, religions had nothing to do with the acts of the people in it.
Priests, pastors, ministers, nuns, they are all just common people serving their gods, and they are not perfect. And they are not the face of their religion either.

So what makes this book hard to drop is that it tells about the other side of a coin.
That most of the time, believers are just pawns of a man in control using the name of kindness or a higher power for self exaltation.
Most of the time, those angelic figures are the ones who are capable of diabolic deeds.

Reputation is deceiving.
Most of the time, the darkest secrets are lurking in the blinding artificial light of what we call reputation.

I'm not going to tell here what were the secrets of that famous nun... Go read the book and find out.

...because a coin always has two sides.

And yes, I believe she's a Sith in disguise of a Jedi.

Stand Up Where You Fell

Triumphant... That, I think, is the proper redeeming word for this TNT (Tawag ng Tanghalan- a singing competition on TV which is now on its second season.) Resbaker (a person who was defeated before in a certain competition but comes back again to compete and to prove that he is the right holder of the title.)

Lalaine Arana...
You see, this lady made it to the semifinals and she's on her way to realize her dream, but unfortunately, she forgot the lyrics of her song -(Waray Waray- a Philippine folk song, a song that was chosen for her by the judges) while she was performing on the stage. Automatically, she was out for the quarter finalist.

Today she came back as a contender, and when I saw her on TV a while ago, I didn't realize I was praying for her all the while and I was thinking, God let her sing that song again and redeem her. Let everybody see that she can come back with the same song that made her lose and be triumphant with it.

And yes, that was her piece today and she just won.

When they asked her why did she chose that song, she said: "yun kanta po na yan, dyan po ako nadapa, kaya dyan na kanta din po ako babangon." (because that song is where I fell and in that song, there, I will get up again.)

More than just a dreamer, she is very inspiring in her performance today.
She is a lesson that could make you a fighter...

You lose... Then come back stronger and more determined than ever.

Stand up at the same place you've fallen.

Deeper and Darker Forces

Your sacrifice is what makes you a hero.
It doesn't matter whether you saved the world or your countrymen, it doesn't matter whether you saved only one soul or you saved your own soul. You could be a hero to all and you could be a hero to one. You could be a hero to someone and you could be a hero to your own self.
It doesn't matter... Because being a hero only makes sense when there is love and sacrifice.
And it doesn't matter whether its love for your country or to your god. It doesn't matter whether its love for someone or to your own self. Its just love per'se.
Because in the midst of war... Love is the root of every battle.
So this day, as we celebrate the day of our national hero, I would like to extend the essence of being a hero to everyone... Because a father is a hero to his son, a mother is a hero to her children, a friend is a hero to another friend, a wife is a hero to her husband, a husband is a hero to his wife, a survivor is a hero to his own self.

We are heroes of our own right.
Because everyday there is a silent war going on in an invisible battlefield of our day to day lives.
As we fight to live for one more day.
We are heroes in our own battlefields.
To die is heroic.
But to live is heroism everyday.

Dark and Deep

You are the right road at my every wrong turn,
The flower at every deserted plane,
And though right and wrong most of the time looks so the same,
You're the name inside the left side of my brain.

You are the bend at the end of every road that I take,
For it is one thing to love, another thing to be happy, and another thing to be right.
And you are the grey zone in between them all.
Blurring all the possibilities and probabilities.
Blurring all that has been blurred before.
But I can see you clearly.
I know my heart can feel you as clear as the crystal between us.
And I guess, the gods has their way of teaching us the hardest lesson.
I know it now.
Finally I was able to wear the shoes that I thought and I swore I will never ever walk with it.
But I'm wearing it now, and I finally understood why it is so hard to walk away.
Love does not have to be always right.
And it is the last lesson that I would wanted to learn... But I'm learning it now.
Loving wrong might look so right, could feel so right... But it will still be wrong.

So help me God to walk away.

For right and wrong are two very different thing...
But most of the time they look so the same.

On the Nick of Autumn

"There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not: The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a maid." Prov. 30: 19-20

Four things that king Solomon were not able to comprehend while he was still alive... For such a wise man that only time could stand as a witness that he was really wise... Too wise... Or if he even really existed on earth.

I say... There be three things which are too wonderful for me, yea, four which I know not:

The wickedness of the heart of men, of why on earth mankind could be so cruel.
1. How could a man kill without thinking about the meaning of life.
2. How could a man rape such innocent children without thinking about their future.
3. How could a man leave a mark on anyone's heart without thinking that that mark could actually be a scar that will last till death.
4. How could time endure itself.

Perfection is an Aberration

Not because your boss never gets mad at you means you are not making mistakes at work... Ever wonder why the word favoritism was invented?...

You are not perfect my boy!!! You'll never be... Don't drown yourself with too much arrogance.

So never judge my capabilities from the eyes of my haters for they are a bunch of insecure egotists who cannot fill in their own confidence.

Private Joke

It is how you read my mind like a personal letter to you,
It is the private jokes only you and I are laughing,
It is how you continue what I am saying,
It is how you accept me in all of my shades and hues.

It is the deepest thoughts that I only share to you,
It is the secrets that I have that only you knows,
It is the darker side of me that only to you I show,
But my heart keeps something nobody knows... No, not even you.