I came across some notes I wrote last year in my leadership diary. It has been a year since I started writing in there. I enjoy reading previous essays which I wrote.
A lot of things happened after June 15. I just came back from Manila last Saturday. Miami Heat just won the NBA Playoff Championship after winning back-to-back against San Antonio Spurs. Man of Steel is currently the hottest movie followed by World War Z and Monster University. Locally, we have Four Sisters and A Wedding as the first installment of the 20th year celebration of Star Cinema. We are at the moment waiting for the Cinemalaya Festival which will be next month.
We are bidding goodbye to June the wedding month, classes in schools are already gearing for momentum after an engine start.
What's in store for us this July? We never know. Only thing certain now is we can enjoy today. As I brave the rainy weather in Manila last Friday, I never let those silly moments ruined my visit. I tried my best to enjoy Ortigas in the finest of ways. I walked around Robinsons mall before going to Burgundy Tower with tyhe thought that my favorite historical drama in GMA just ended last Thursday. The next day is a contrast. Sunny Saturday for June 22. I stopped by South Mall area to amuse myself. See let's enjoy in spite of the derails.
True. The hardest part in life is waiting. Still, as we wait we can enjoy as much. It is your option if you will let disasters control you. Happiness is a choice. Now I'm beginning to fully understand this maxim.
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Saturday, June 15, 2013
She Had Me
Raining still as I write this. I never really loved the rainy days but learned to live with it. As I grapple with the thoughts that it's June 15 once again, I can't help but think again of the times when she verily had me.
As in my mind, it is the wedding days of all wedding days. Church bells ring for the wonderful moment between the groom and the bride meeting after the long walk in the aisle. When I don't have bride to wed.
This is June 15, a Saturday, where all the world is busy preparing their surprises for Father's Day when I don't have a father to treat. Nor am I a father who doesn't have a son to treat me out.
I was thinking about many things. Some of them not necessary. This same moment when you would wish you are there but you can't be there. All these paroxysms that makes us lonely. But at this point I will have to decide, decide to be happy. It's June 15, my special day of the year. Shaira Mae, my niece just turned 15 last Tuesday. And it is June 15 when Julia's first episode for MMK will be aired. June 15 is the day I saw Her with much delight. I cannot let this pass by without being special.
I hope it will be as special as it was seven years ago. It's time to see her new tweets and make this day the best day.
As in my mind, it is the wedding days of all wedding days. Church bells ring for the wonderful moment between the groom and the bride meeting after the long walk in the aisle. When I don't have bride to wed.
This is June 15, a Saturday, where all the world is busy preparing their surprises for Father's Day when I don't have a father to treat. Nor am I a father who doesn't have a son to treat me out.
I was thinking about many things. Some of them not necessary. This same moment when you would wish you are there but you can't be there. All these paroxysms that makes us lonely. But at this point I will have to decide, decide to be happy. It's June 15, my special day of the year. Shaira Mae, my niece just turned 15 last Tuesday. And it is June 15 when Julia's first episode for MMK will be aired. June 15 is the day I saw Her with much delight. I cannot let this pass by without being special.
I hope it will be as special as it was seven years ago. It's time to see her new tweets and make this day the best day.
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Free Living Upon Leaving Freedom
What an oxymoron that when you take out freedom in your mind it's actually the best time to feel free. Often, we substitute the reel for the real. We presume that what we want will make us happy, only to find out that what we need is not what we want. What makes us free are the guarded truths and not the permissive lies. It is not always about what we want to do but what we are suppose to do that sets us free. Now before I turn myself again into a mystic, let's savor the happiness of Independence Day and pre-independence day events.
June bride are here again to spice up the end of summer. Shaira just celebrated her 15th birthday and I can't be any happier. She's always that little baby that I used to carry in my arms and look now, even if I want the time halt and let her stay in childhood for a while, there's nothing I can do to stop her blossoming before all our eyes. A phone call from a friend officially closed my June 11 with the hope that even if apart from me, Shaira enjoyed her turn into 15. And I am certain that she will enjoy the rest of her 15 as it is the best part of one's life. To be 15 years old and be as excited as the teenage girls and boys about life. She doesn't wanna miss that.
Independence Day, truly a nice day for me. It's like feeling what I need to feel while filling what is there to fill. Myqeen's birthday was totally fun even without her here in the country. That's exactly how June 12 was for me. Ten days after Myx' birthday, it's Richard's birthday. Before getting into his celebration, I decided to visit Lee Harvey in his house, where he is staying in bed til 11am. Ah! What a great chance to bond with friends as MJ also came into Lee's place. What better thing to do when you don't have the channel that airs Heat vs Spurs' game........ Movie Marathon!!!!
We watched Iron Man 3. It is a spectacle. I never really like the previous installment. This one I liked so much. The we watched Oblivion. I have a lot to say about this movie. But I will reserve it until my next entry. Actually, both movies has a thought or two about freedom and independence... yes about human freedom. I encourage everyone to watch it for you all to find out. Another movie. This time a Filipino one. Coming Soon which starred Andi Eigenman and Boy 2 Quizon is a great movie about man's search for freedom and destiny.
As we Filipinos remember how our forefathers fought for our freedom, we are watching non-Filipino sports icon fighting for their NBA title. I am for San Antonio Spurs only for the reason that I really am not a Miami Heat fan. I can't take the fact that Miami again in the finals? Whew!
And as we wait for NBA results, who between Spurs and Heat will win, it seems like Julia Barretto is already wining her game as she stars in MMK Father's Day special this coming Saturday June 15. I am definitely happy seeing that gorgeous tenage girl come into the spotlight.
I heard "Brave" by Sara Bareilles last Tuesday night as Shaira is having her 15th birthday. It is one of the most wonderful music I have heard this year right after Millionaires by The Script and Love Somebody by Maroon 5. There are lots and lots about music this June and I ma planning to write a separate entry for it.
But as I said, June 12 is not all about freedom and independence. It is also about Richard's birthday. By 5pm, I went straight to Chad's place where the celebration is happening. And it was probably the best time to think less of freedom but just going with the flow of life.
It is when one is in total surrender to the weave of life that one finds true happiness and solace. Freedom is just part of the great quest. It is not the ultimate agenda of human life. But we can never go on without finding that real freedom.
If the Philippines is truly an independent nation, then why do the sons and daughters of OFWs feel they are not free to have their family whole and entire?
June bride are here again to spice up the end of summer. Shaira just celebrated her 15th birthday and I can't be any happier. She's always that little baby that I used to carry in my arms and look now, even if I want the time halt and let her stay in childhood for a while, there's nothing I can do to stop her blossoming before all our eyes. A phone call from a friend officially closed my June 11 with the hope that even if apart from me, Shaira enjoyed her turn into 15. And I am certain that she will enjoy the rest of her 15 as it is the best part of one's life. To be 15 years old and be as excited as the teenage girls and boys about life. She doesn't wanna miss that.
Independence Day, truly a nice day for me. It's like feeling what I need to feel while filling what is there to fill. Myqeen's birthday was totally fun even without her here in the country. That's exactly how June 12 was for me. Ten days after Myx' birthday, it's Richard's birthday. Before getting into his celebration, I decided to visit Lee Harvey in his house, where he is staying in bed til 11am. Ah! What a great chance to bond with friends as MJ also came into Lee's place. What better thing to do when you don't have the channel that airs Heat vs Spurs' game........ Movie Marathon!!!!
We watched Iron Man 3. It is a spectacle. I never really like the previous installment. This one I liked so much. The we watched Oblivion. I have a lot to say about this movie. But I will reserve it until my next entry. Actually, both movies has a thought or two about freedom and independence... yes about human freedom. I encourage everyone to watch it for you all to find out. Another movie. This time a Filipino one. Coming Soon which starred Andi Eigenman and Boy 2 Quizon is a great movie about man's search for freedom and destiny.
As we Filipinos remember how our forefathers fought for our freedom, we are watching non-Filipino sports icon fighting for their NBA title. I am for San Antonio Spurs only for the reason that I really am not a Miami Heat fan. I can't take the fact that Miami again in the finals? Whew!
And as we wait for NBA results, who between Spurs and Heat will win, it seems like Julia Barretto is already wining her game as she stars in MMK Father's Day special this coming Saturday June 15. I am definitely happy seeing that gorgeous tenage girl come into the spotlight.
I heard "Brave" by Sara Bareilles last Tuesday night as Shaira is having her 15th birthday. It is one of the most wonderful music I have heard this year right after Millionaires by The Script and Love Somebody by Maroon 5. There are lots and lots about music this June and I ma planning to write a separate entry for it.
But as I said, June 12 is not all about freedom and independence. It is also about Richard's birthday. By 5pm, I went straight to Chad's place where the celebration is happening. And it was probably the best time to think less of freedom but just going with the flow of life.
It is when one is in total surrender to the weave of life that one finds true happiness and solace. Freedom is just part of the great quest. It is not the ultimate agenda of human life. But we can never go on without finding that real freedom.
If the Philippines is truly an independent nation, then why do the sons and daughters of OFWs feel they are not free to have their family whole and entire?
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