Sunday, September 26, 2004
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They say when you're down in the dumps, that's when you find out who your true friends are.
Interesting. If so, I may be about to find out.
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 6:02 PM
Thursday, September 23, 2004
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...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 1:28 PM
Monday, September 20, 2004
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Feeling: debilitated
Playing: Bamboo - Masaya
Ako'y malungkot na naman
Amoy chico na ako
Ilang tagay na, hindi pa rin tulog
Tanong ko lang sa langit
Kung bakit pumangit
Nung dating masaya
Ngayo'y puno ng problemang
bumabalot sa buto
Bakit ganito?
Ang pag-ibig
Ganyan talaga
Pag bago ang pag-ibig
Ganyan talaga
Masaya
Pagkagising ko'y
Nakita ko si Juan
Na siyang adik
Sa aming lugar
Parang droga raw ang bisa
Ng ginamit niya kanina
Sa una lang daw masarap
Ang pag-ibig
Ganyan talaga
Ako'y nilamon ng pag-ibig
Ganyan talaga
Masaya
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 10:59 PM
Sunday, September 19, 2004
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Feeling: enamored
Playing: Evan & Jaron - Crazy For This Girl
Meet my new girlfriend.
"Dream on, dream away....."
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 8:48 PM
Friday, September 17, 2004
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The topic of "the unattainable" came up again during lunch with some friends today.
It seems so true with all the instances that have popped up. Apparently, that's really how it is. The allure of the unattainable is that it gives you something you constantly want, since it is ever beyond your reach. You can never have it, and yet you always do, because it is always there for you to keep chasing it to futility. Therein lies the thrill, the rush, and even the sense of purpose, pointless as it really is.
And yet an interesting point came up. If you want to be with someone, and if you want the union to last, you'll have to find that someone whom you can still want and desire even when you've already had them. Of course, that feeling should be mutual. Sure, perhaps the old-fashioned ideals such as commitment still play a big part. But I guess you should really find someone in whom there is something you'll never stop wanting.
In my young life, I've only felt that way for two people, only one of whom came close to reciprocating.
Looks like I'll need another decade or two of searching. I wonder if I should even bother.
Guess I'll just have to stick to pursuing the unattainable.
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 10:01 PM
Thursday, September 16, 2004
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Feeling: the cold calmness of sensing impending doom
Playing: WWE The Undertaker's theme - Graveyard Symphony
I know here's trouble brewing for me. It's just waiting for the right moment to pounce on me. I can just feel it.
Anyway, quiz time.
Interesting.
Nice super-power.
Hum. I wonder.
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 9:33 PM
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
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Feeling: resigned to my fate
Playing: True Faith - Kundi Rin Lang Ikaw
"Wishing only wounds the heart."
These words make me think, and I'm inclined to agree.
Wishing opens one up to delusional fantasies of something that one desires, but in all probability cannot have. I say delusional, because there are times when reality is blurred by these fantasies. One clings to them too much, or too deeply. And the end result? Disappointment. Disillusionment.
Yes, wishful thinking. The bane of the romantic. The past trauma of the realist. The culprit behind many a broken heart, and many a crippled mind.
And so, enough wishing for me. And this I say with a rueful smile.
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 10:13 PM
Wednesday, September 08, 2004
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Feeling: mentally drained
Playing: Rivermaya - Wild Angel Candy
Calculus was draining as usual. I just hope I did just as well, if not better than last time.
So many things pop out of nowhere that make me nostalgic. It's bad enough that I'm inclined to live in the past; I don't need any more reminding of the good ol' days which I've left behind.
Or reminding of just how good those good ol' days were.
Gee whiz, I'm such a sap.
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 9:10 PM
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Feeling: sleepy
Playing: Nyoy Volante - You're My You
I wanna sleep.
But no. Calculus test tonight. And another Theo quiz tomorrow courtesy of the priest from Hell.
Watched "
Suplungan ng mga Hayop" last night with Anna and Angelo. It was quite amusing, though it put some of the people I know under a totally different light. Shocking. But anyhow, kudos to the cast, crew and musicians (go Geia! hehehe) for a great job.
It'll be a task for Anna and I to write that review though. Darn. Oh well.
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 11:44 AM
Sunday, September 05, 2004
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The past few days have made me realize how much I miss booze.
My alcoholic tendencies manifesting themselves again.
Well, no. I'm normally not the type who longs for it. I guess this weekend's binge just gave me a reminder of how fun it can be to have some. Especialy if the drinks are good. And free.
Incentive to make it to Infusion this month. Hum.
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 9:24 PM
~*~
Feeling: ridiculous
Playing: Rivermaya - Revolution
Well, what do you know, I made it past Saturday.
Filming for Physics went well, except I was a complete moron when trying to zoom in on moving cars with a camera. Kaye succeeded in shaving off a few years from my life span by backing up Quing's Rav4 into me. She damn near rolled over my precious digi-cam, too. But it's OK. No harm done, anyhow (I think).
Had fun at party #1 with my old friends from Ateneo college. Had our conversation gone on much longer, I would've developed chiseled abs `cause of all the laughing. I had my first taste of Smirnoff Mule in over 4 years, too.
Ren's party later that night would bring another flood of nostalgia, more surprise revelations, and more secrets that must be kept at all costs (like I don't have enough already). Had another Mule. Had busy eyes and blips all over my radar all night. And I didn't spend a single cent.
I thought sweet, sexy and beautiful but evil, self-centered and manipulative women only existed in the movies. I am appalled at my naivety. And I will never ever let such a woman ruin any of my friendships.
Happy birthday and many thanks, Nel and Ren.
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 9:05 PM
Friday, September 03, 2004
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Feeling: wasted
Playing: Rivermaya - Gravity
I love "Gravity." It has one of the lines that are most applicable to me:
It took me years to learn what I knew all the time.
And some things I still refuse to learn.
For instance, it's not good to quickly down two bottles of queer in the span of 20 minutes, especially during the daytime, when you have class in half an hour and you haven't tasted a drop of alcohol in almost half a year.
Naturally, thats exactly what I did today. So now, even several hours later, my head feels like it found a new job as the drummer of some rock band.
Well, at least I've gotten warmed up for the probable binge I'll be having tomorrow night.
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 6:12 PM
~*~
Sa Puso Ko
True Faith
Dapat nga bang sundin
Itong bulong ng damdamin?
Ang talinong nakamit,
Nito'y pinipilit
Huwag sumuot sa alanganin.
Ang isa'y sinasabi,
Sundin lang siyang palagi;
Takot, ilagay sa isang tabi.
Tuk-tok ay sumasakit,
Dahil iginigiit
Na huwag kang mahulog sa pag-ibig
Sa isip ko ay walang nakakasilip;
Sa puso ko ay mayroong nagsasabi...
Payo ng ulo ay praktikal sa suliranin:
"Huwag kang padadala
Sa tibok na iyong dala,
Buksan ang iyong mga mata"
Ngunit hindi patatalo
Ang pusong may pambato:
Labis na pag-ibig.
Maski anong panganib,
Hinding-hindi sasanib
Sa utak na duwag at bingi
Sa isip ko ay walang nakakasilip;
Sa puso ko ay mayroong nasasabi...
O Diyos kong Maykapal,
Ako nga ba ay hangal?
Masama ba ang magmahal?
Dahil hindi uurong
Ang pusong umuugong
Ng pagsambang walang kapalit
Sa puso ko, isa lang ang sinasabi.
Sa puso ko, ikaw ang nagmamay-ari.
Ikaw lang, sa puso ko.
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 6:01 PM
Thursday, September 02, 2004
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Feeling: melancholic
Playing: Hungry Young Poets - Firewoman
So, my short-lived streak of giddiness has finally been broken.
Broken by a delayed reaction - the gravity of what a dear friend is going through sinking in. And of realizing, on hindsight, how poorly I did when it came to offering my consolations. God knows I listen as best as I can, but I hate the feeling of being powerless in the face of something I know I can help with. My heart goes out to this friend, as the predicament is more than familiar to me, regardless of the angle from which it is viewed.
Broken by startling news - of another impending goodbye. A goodbye that may span a lifetime. I just hate it, becoming close to a friend to the point of almost being a sibling, and then having to say goodbye for good. One tries to be optimistic that this decision may be reversed, but it may be hoping for too much.
Broken by the feeling of having to hold so many things inside. I'm going to explode any minute now. And I don't want to do that in the faces of the people I care about the most.
At this rate, I hope I last `til Saturday, another day of numerous festivities.
But then, even if I make it to Saturday, with all the sisig and liquor I'll inevitably consume, I may not last too long after anyway.
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 7:57 PM
Wednesday, September 01, 2004
~*~
Feeling: tired and bored
Playing: Eraserheads - Lightyears
Big dipper, north of nowhere
Outside the room inside my mind
I look forward to tomorrow
But can I leave yesterday behind?
How it feels so strange
To have grown and changed
Now it's not the same
`Cause time slips and slides into another place
And try as we might to understand each other
It doesn't really matter where you are,
It always seems so very far
It's like you're lightyears away
You're lightyears away from me
Little dipper, south of somewhere
It looks much closer than it really is
I held it in my hands,
But you're forever out of reach
As far as the eye can see
Nothing is meant to be
Doesn't mean much to me
But oh, if I only had a rocketship to fly
I'd be right there in a minute
But it doesn't really matter where you are
However near, it's still so far
It's like you're lightyears away
You're lightyears away from me
...at every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss... - Paolo Coelho, "Eleven Minutes"
Migs, 3:12 PM