UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN By: Shiva Madute

UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN By: Shiva Madute

Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 6:30am

Until we meet again

You can tell all the good things

You can tell all the bad things

You can tell me all your pain and sorrow

I’ll just listen to you until tomorrow



Until we meet again

You can show me all your medals

You can show me all your accomplishments

You can show me the improve “you”

I’ll never get tired hoping and praying for that day



Until we meet again

That’s the time I’ll allow you

To kiss me tenderly

To hold me in your loving arms

To melt with you till eternity



Until we meet again

That’s the time I’ll show you

How much I care for you

How much I want you in my life

How much I need you in my life

How much I love you



Goodbye for now

I’m letting go of you for now

But I will never let go of you

Once you come back in my life

Until we meet again

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The first time i've read this, i just said to myself, "Ewan ko lang..." 

DI LANG IKAW by Juris

 (pa-like ako nito sa fb ah)
 ♫♪
Pansin mo ba ang pagbabago
Di matitigan ang iyong mga mata
Tila hindi na nananabik
Sa ‘yong yakap at halik
Sana’y malaman mo
Hindi sinasadya
Kung ang nais ko ay maging malaya

Di lang ikaw
Di lang ikaw ang nahihirapan
Damdamin ko rin ay naguguluhan
Di lang ikaw
Di lang ikaw ang nababahala
Bulong ng isip, ‘wag kang pakawalan
Ngunit puso ko ay kailangan kang iwan

Pansin mo ba ang nararamdaman
Di na tayo magkaintindihan
Tila hindi na maibabalik
Tamis ng yakap at halik
Maaring tama ka
Lumalamig ang pagsinta
Sana’y malaman mong ‘di ko sinasadya

Di lang ikaw
Di lang ikaw ang nahihirapan
Damdamin ko rin ay naguguluhan
Di lang ikaw
Di lang ikaw ang nababahala
Bulong ng isip, ‘wag kang pakawalan
Ngunit puso ko ay kailangan kang iwan

BRIDGE:
Di hahayaang habang buhay kang saktan
Di sasayangin ang iyong panahon
Ikaw ay magiging masaya
Sa yakap at sa piling ng iba
Di lang ikaw
Di lang ikaw ang nahihirapan
Damdamin ko rin ay naguguluhan
Di lang ikaw
Di lang ikaw ang nababahala
Bulong ng isip, ‘wag kang pakawalan
Ngunit puso ko ay kailangan kang iwan
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Comment ko:

Sus. yun lang pala gusto niyang sabihin eh. Ok. Sorry for all. I guess (as in I guess lng malay ko ba kung ano na nasa isip niya) i guess ito yung gusto niyang sabihin. Ok. NAINTINDIHAN KO NA. Hindi ako galet. i don't wanna conclude pero sige THE SPACE IS ALL HIS na. Just be happy na lang. Stay free... again HE IS FREE.

sorry but i have to say this :|

this might be so emotional, but please bear with me people. some words are not suited for some readers. guidance is advised.

Life is fair, indeed. But, it is full of unfair people.
I'm sorry but I admit I'm one of those unfair ones. Why? (let me reflect)


1) I still spend some of my energy to 'that person' when I still have a lot of responsibilities in life to meet.

I keep myself busy with things to do but every time I pause I still think of him.

• visiting his page, liking & commenting some posts in his fb wall
• crying over him when he has hurt me
• thinking about him at least 20 times a day & wondering what he's doing
• waiting for a time or moment to chat with him & knowing he's whereabouts and what-abouts
• forcing him to reveal something confidential when he is really not willing to share it so (just last night)
• being crazy about him when i really have to trust God for His Will
• asking people what's with him like letting those people see that I'm so damn crazy (sorry for the words)
• stealing time to open his mail & rarely his fb account when it should be privately for him (I'm so insane omg!)

2) I always get angry to my dad & mom whenever they give signs that they don't want 'that person.'

Like they always mention I should marry someone who has good credentials in short they like GDC but I keep on strongly disagreeing about it because i like 'that person.' Well, I just realized they're indeed just right for guiding me. My dad has always been supportive & protective because he does not want my future to get lost just because of a wrong partner in life. My parents are right. Somehow, I realized how they loved me so much. My mom always gives me a compliment that "matalino ka nga anak..." but "tanga ka sa pag-ibig." She points out that my weakness is my heart though I have the 'brains'.

3)  I'm unfair because I want 'that person' to be mine when it's really making me selfish & demanding.

I'm getting envious & jealous whenever i see something in his fb wall that will trigger my anger & bitterness.
I always want me, myself & I for him. (How selfish I am!)

You know, I'm giving my love without a righteous cause to 'that person'. Frankly, I see myself as a mentally unsound person wasting my time, energy, effort to 'him' when the Lord wants me to trust in His own plan for me. I always expect something from 'that person' that someday he'll love me for what & who I am where he really can't choose to. And I still allow 'him' to make me believe with what he call 'his cock-&-bull stories' (lies). I still give chance even if he has 'unreasonable' faults. (ayan tanga na ako di ba?) I still pretend that I am 'his' & 'he' is mine. (how yucky for you guys right?)

So, tell me what should I do. Feel free to comment before I lose my pride & self-esteem being crazy for 'the undeserving.'

Quotes to Ponder: June 07, 2010

• What's meant to be will always find a way.♥ (pero kung puro kalokohan at kasinungalingan lng, wag na lang hahaha)
• Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts. - Charles Dickens (gudlak na lang!)
• They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. - Carl W. Buechner (TAMA!!! kaya tamaan ka!)
• The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them. - Mark Twain (ok)
• Real generosity is doing something nice for someone who will never find out. - Frank A. Clark (up until now I've never found it out. you mean, he's real generous???? Whatever!)
• Don't judge the book by it's cover. (TAMA!!!because he is NOT A BOOK! hahahahahahaha!)
• Nothing good ever comes out when you flirt with unfaithfulness. (korek check!)
• Change is the only permanent thing in this world. (oo nga alam ko. kaya nga sabi niya eh, "nagbago na ako," "people change" sabay OFFLINE sa chatroom leaving me HANGING!!!

Ang Pagkain ng Hinog na Mangga Ni Edilberto N. Alegre

kurutin mo ang tulis na dulo
at hubaran ang paglibot nito
pero huwag mong balatan nang tuwiran
yung tama lang para mayroon kang makagat
lasapin mo ang lahat ng nakalantad na laman
piho, may aagos na katas, agapan mo
kasi baka tumulo sa kamay mo
ang pinakamahusay nga'y dilaan mo na ito.
sumige ka lang, kahit na puro katas
ang nguso mo't baba - masarap naman
dahan-dahan ang natitira't kagatin
mula sa taas, mula sa tagiliran
sa pagkatas nito, kahit na pahalik ka't pasipsip na
hindi maiiwasang may tutulo sa mga daliri mo
pero huwad mong bitiwan, huwag mong pakadiinan
kasi hindi masarap ang lamog o ang nalapirot na
ipitin mo sa mga labi ang basang buhok
sipsippin mong pahagod hanggang maubos ang katas
tapos hubaran mo na nang tuluyan
baliktarin mo't kagatin mula sa ilalim
banayad, hanggang sa may malambot sa dila
himurin mo hanggang buto.


ang pagkain ng hinog na mangga ni ediberto n. alegre
ipinakilala ni Dr. Montealegre

Montage - Ophelia A. Dimalanta

MONTAGE

O. Alcantara-Dimalanta

            OPHELIA ALCANTARA-DIMALANTA graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the University of Santo Tomas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism in 1954. She has since been handling classes in literature and creative writing in the same university. Montage and Other Poems is a published collection of her poetry.

            “Montage” is probably Mrs. Dimalanta’s best-known work. It won the best-poem award of the Poetic Circle, a fortnightly publication of Iowa State University. Montage and Other Poems won a Palanca Memorial Award in 1974.

Monday jolts and she bogs down, a ragbag
Splayed off at tangents. Windows
To the outside and flecks of faces
Spring the morning clear to set her
Into her old dimensions. Piece by piece
She puts on eight o’ clock, pillows
And bedcovers in a tumble pat her
In place. The clearest outglass
Of grapefruit juice teetering on a silver
Tray for breakfast-in-bed exigencies
(Both for effect and effectivity)
Is for a fact but fictive in the mind.

Which holds the moment a little longer,
Stalls the stupor of the previous night,
Images of her beautiful in blank spaces,
Wandering truant like in a private region;
Clouds of night jammed in one wicked
Corner of sleep. She hoards them
Like a child and triumphantly pieces
Them into a total singular perspective;
Splayed-off tatters of mornings,
A dark undisciplined of clouds settled
Right into the atmosphere recreating
Her Monday-world, jolted suddenly
Into the teeth of everyday people
And cluttering pans of slapdash.
She exudes it now becomingly
As she glides and putters about
Alternately, spreads it as a haze
Enveloping her form, perfectly
Dissolved in solid tones and chromes.
A jewel durably ensphered in mist,
Old gold etched in ever-emerging shades.

Source: Serrano, Josephine B. (1988). A Survey of Filipino Literature in English. Quezon City: Phoenix Publishing House, Inc.

10 Lessons I Learned from FarmVille by FR. STEPHEN A. CUYOS, MSC

FarmVille is a Facebook game which allows members of the popular social network to plant, grow and harvest fruits and vegetables as well as raise animals on one’s virtual farm. I only startedplaying FarmVille five days ago and, as of this writing, I am now at level 14 with 45,431 coins and 4248 XP. You can say that I am a dedicated farmer. Most of the animals and trees I own are gifts from fellow farmers. The more I play FarmVille the more I enjoy the real-time flash game. One time I had to reschedule my dinner to harvest my crops on time.

Here are ten lessons I learned while tending my virtual farm.

1. Growth takes time, effort, and lots of patience. You cannot hurry the crops. Or make your cows produce milk in seconds. Growth is neither sudden nor easy. It is a process which requires that one step be completed successfully before proceeding to the next.

2. There are always elements that will try to stifle your growth. In FarmVille you have to deal with leaves, weeds, and crows. I real life you have to deal with difficult situations and people who discourage you and try to pull you down.

3. But don’t worry about leaves, weed, and crows – your neighbors will always come to your aid. Look around, you are never alone. Believe in the goodness of others.

4. Helping others clean up leaves, scare off crows, or kill weeds not only give you extra coins and XP but also make you a better neighbor. Whenever I receive messages like this – “Hiya, Fr.! Just look at these leaves! Would you help me rake them up?” I always click “yes”. My main motive is not to gain more coins and XP but to return the favor to people who have also helped me keep my own farm clean and healthy.

5. The more gifts you give, the more gifts you receive.
This is true in FarmVille. This is also true in real life. It was Orison Swett Marden who said “We must give more in order to get more. It is the generous giving of ourselves that produces the generous harvest.”

6. If you don’t harvest on time, your plants will wither. Just as in FarmVille, to succeed in real life you have to do the right thing at the right time.

7. You can share your triumphs with others. In Farmville you can share your rewards in the form of bonuses. I know of some people who regularly check their Facebook feeds to see if any of their friends have recently won any ribbons. For there they will find the option to earn a bonus from them. The better the ribbon the more coins you will get.

8. You need to work hard to get what you want and need. Aside from plowing, planting and harvesting and dealing with leaves, weeds and crows, you also have to budget your time and coins. You also need to buy the right seeds, trees and animals for optimum profit. Believe me, it can be complicated. If you want to succeed in FarmVille you have to work hard. If you want to succeed in life you have to work harder. As David Bly puts it – “Striving for success without hard work is like trying to harvest where you haven’t planted.”

9. You do not become a Good Samaritan through a single act of kindness. You need to help other farmers hundreds of times before earning your Good Samaritan ribbon. In the same way, you do not become a good person just by doing one single act of goodness. You need to be a good person, a “good samaritan” repeatedly and consistently.

10. After a harvest there must plowing and sowing again. Such is life. The end of something is the beginning of another one.  And I hope that as you complete one step in your life may you begin the next one as a person who has matured and learned his lessons. Always do your best. What you plant now, you will harvest later.

Source: Cuyos, S. A. (2009). 10 Lessons I Learned from FarmVille. Retrieved November 18, 2009 from http://stephencuyos.com/?p=835.