Of fermented honey and cacao tablets

"...she broke wind in pestilential explosions that startled the mastiffs."

Una Palabra

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9Urj7-e_RA

hunting on a lonely hill

callused knees of dusk
crawling religiously
to the wellspring of
every beginning
but everything slips
through the hands of time
and nothing lingers
to witness the firstlight

Somewhere in Time

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPROkOaqE_4

Lost in translation

I will pick all the stars in the night sky

Bundle them into a bouquet

Offer them to you, my Dear

With all the love one heart can convey

I'll rest one knee on thoughts of you

And gaze my earnest eyes towards yours

But will you come to accept, my Dear

These held up hands that are bare?

Santayana

The wind blows differently

A sweet sifting scent of jasmine tea

An unfamiliar robin’s song

To days growing seemingly long

This downhill path slopes familiar

A shade of yesteryear’s caterpillar

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52zsQy6z5FI

Nebuchadnezzar

the wind blew a dry spell
to the spun wool's end
not a cloud of metaphor in sight
the dark figure needs no light
such is the moon's plight
i will not sleep tonight

Let the Drummer Kick

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NuY-VHtHyI

jello marrow
plastic halo
borrowed light
livid night
green eyes
closet hides
indecision
confusion

Il Dolce Suono

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJu7p6uJmwk

"Del ciel clemente un riso
la vita a noi sara"

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Count to ten...

 

21/100

the sky is blue
i say to you
so it is true

but nay you say
not blue its gray
same as yesterday

you live in the past
i say
i live in the future
you say

but we have now
dont we
and so you agree

lets close our eyes
and hold hands
for what is to see

the sky
be it blue or gray
tomorrow
yesterday

its all the same
like the sun shared
in you
in me

20/100

I am here, but I am not
Like a word without form
But with a sound that pales
That of a cool summer rain

I am here, but I am not
Like the clouds up above
That are never the same
For any given moment

I am here, but I am not
Like a forgotten dream
You keep on thinking of
When only feelings remain

I am here, but I am not
Like your beautiful heart
Beating through uncertainty
Giving hope when there is none

Pulang Sinulid ng Kaplaran

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzqvva1Jk3c

An invisible red string connects those who are destined to meet regardless of time, place, or circumstances.

Halos mag a-ala una y media noon nang madaling araw nang ako'y biglang may narinig na isang dagling matinis na tunog na animo'y napigtal na alambre. Kinilabutan ako at nagsitaas ang aking balahibo. Madilim noon sa aking kwarto pagkat nakapatay ang ilaw. Tahimik. Ang dagling tunog na aking narinig ay umalingawngaw sa aking isipan. Alam ko na kung ano iyon, ngunit kung paano at bakit nangyari ay hindi ko mawari. Binuksan ko ang ilaw at tinungo ko agad ang sulok ng kwarto kung saan nakalagay ang maalikabok na gitarang matagal nang abandonado at walang gumagamit. Ayun na nga. Napigtal ang isang alambre nito. Ang pagiyak ng isang estrangherong pusa sa labas ay hindi nakatulong. Idagdag pa ang pang-aasar ng isang diyosa.
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Red string of fate. Pulang sinulid ng kapalaran. Posible nga kaya na ang isang mortal ay mag may-ari ng sinulid na sa dulo'y isang diyosa na tulad ni Afrodita ang nakaabang? Kung magkagayon man, ang tatlong Parkas ay may tangan na gunting at sa kanilang hatol at pag hadlang ay maaring gupitin ang sinulid ng kapalaran. But what is to be human? Sa libro ng buhay, hindi ba't nasa kamay rin ng isang tao ang pluma at kapangyarihan upang mag akda ng kanyang sariling kwento? Gayun na rin siguro ang maglikha ng kanyang sariling pulang sinulid.


 

19/100

maluwag na ang hamba ng jalousie
sa kwartong baligtad ni Precy
hangin at liwanag ay di matamtam
hanay ng mga salamin ay nagpapaalam
kumuha ka na ng pang ansal, Klara
mga ulap sa loob ay nagkukulay abo na
kabibili lang ng mga muebles nung lunes
sayang, baka hindi na abutin ng viernes

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kung pwede lang di matulog, bakit hindi

Across the Universe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpGME3Iv7Yg

Jai guru deva om

Nothing's gonna change my world 

What am I unsure of? Para akong isang ampaw... hangin lang, hangin lang talaga. Eto na naman tayo, manong Kierkegaard... wala din akong maamoy sa aking daliri... wala. Kanino nga ba ilalabas ang rants at angst?

 

18/100

Sa likod ng araw, aking sinta
Doon ako'y nananahan, nakatira
Ako'y huwag nang pilit hanapin
Lakad lang, damdamin ang sundin

Kung saan naroon, ika'y tinitingala
Mga paa natin ay nag aabot sa lupa
Sa'yong lilim man ay laging nagkukubli
Hindi ka iiwan, sa tabi'y mananatili

Ang aking salita ay walang tinig
Mga kilos ko ay walang pilantik
Ngunit sa oras na ang mundo'y tahimik
Iyo ang aking bisig pati ang aking bibig

Sa gabing walang tala at tulog ang buwan
At ang dilim ay pawang walang katapusan
Lahat ng pangamba ay iyong isantabi
Ang anino ay magiilaw, sayo'y magsisilbi

17/100

Naaalala ko pa nang ika'y unang nakita

Ako'y napalukso at napalundag sa tuwa

Isang manikang oso, nako! hala!

Ngiti mo palang ako'y napasaya

Ikaw ang bitbit sa tuwi-tuwina

Maski sa pagtulog ay yapus-yapos ka

Hindi na nagsawa at sa panaginip din

Tayo’y naglalaro sa isang lihim na hardin

Lumipas mga taon naging matalik na magkaibigan

Habulan sa tirik ng araw, tampisaw sa ulan

Gusgusin man kung tayo'y kanilang kantsawan

Kaligayahan naman natin ay di matatawaran

Mga mata mo'y napagmasadan akong lumaki

Nakitang umiyak, tumawa, at ngumiti

Siguro kung sa mundo ko'y ikaw ay tao rin

Sa laro ng buhay ay tayo at tayo pa rin

Ngayong ako'y ganap na malaki

Kamay ko'y di na akma sa bisig mong ga-daliri

Sa mata ng iba ikaw ay isa lamang laruan

At ang tulad ko daw sayo'y di na dapat magtangan

Ang dating musmos na puso ngayo'y natutong umibig

Na ang buhay ay di lang saya, mayroon ding pighati

Siguro kung sa mundo koy ikaw ay tao rin

Sa laro ng buhay ay tayo at tayo pa rin

Ikaw ngayon sa ibang bata’y akin nang ipauubaya

Gabayan mo siya tulad ng sa ating pagsasama

Sapagkat sa mata ng iba ikaw ay isa lamang laruan

At ang tulad ko daw sayo'y di na dapat magtangan

Siguro kung sa mundo ko'y ikaw ay tao rin

Sa laro ng buhay ay tayo at tayo pa rin

Araw-Gabi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTuMzurqMME

In Another Universe

my heart beats
to the sound of you
the sound of life
the sound of love
and love
is both kind and cruel
to my longing heart
every beat
is pain
every beat
is torture
without you
without your love

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGC_42o1dfA

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Perhaps true happiness can be found in another universe... where your heart and mine can beat as one

16/100

the setting sun

never did promise to rise again

but what is it

that makes us look forward

and hope to see another day?

a love that is true

promises of forever

but what is it

that makes us fearful

and ever so restless and vigilant?

La Dama De Rojo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Jcs45GhxU

 

You'll Never Know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfuMFHB80HE

 

La Javanaise

... Le temps d'une chanson

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKvnPWp8hdg

 the song of life plays for eternity... and so does l'amour

 

Final Destination

4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.

1 Corinthians 13:4-8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toYfeN0ACDw

 

15/100

little china doll

so pale and so cold

who knows what secret

your prudent smile holds

your lifeless body

wanting of love stalwart

inside my chest

is but a porcelain heart

The Summer Knows

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHezowVjDX4

"For no person I've ever known has ever done more to make me feel more sure, more insecure, more important and less significant".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4RVRkurm4Y

 

14/100

gumising ka, munting bampira

ang buwan ay bilog na muli

pakpak ay ihayo't igala

liwanag ko'y sayo ang silbi

sa ipinagpalang nilalang

itinadhana ngayong gabi

leeg, sa pangil nag-aabang

wagas na halik ng iyong labi

itong sumpang kinalakihan

sa sarili ay 'wag isisi

mundo'y higit makasalanan

pintas ay 'di kawalang puri

sa langit ngayo'y pumanaog

ulap sa iyo'y kakandili

halina't ikaw ay matulog

hanggang sa'yong paggising muli  

Идио́т, LeAlterEgo

LeKing delivered once again and on his way to his 8th finals appearance. The GOAT of this generation. Skieeeeeuuup!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi2TIV3rYzc

I have decided to go on with this dream to nowhereland.  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEhS9Y9HYjU

"A fool with a heart and no sense is just as unhappy as a fool with sense and no heart"
-Dostoevsky, The Idiot

 

Game 7

Dear SC,

In my heart I want the Rockets to win. Nevertheless I'm really for the Cavs. It's interesting that both conferences have reached game 7. A coincidence?

Why is it a struggle to forget? I mean... ah, nothing. I think only magic can undo magic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vw0ngt2QVs

Now...Where to find a magician?

Running Towards Breakfast

Every time I think that my thirst is about to be sated, I find my cup empty which tricks my mind to feel thirstier than before. Knowing this doesn’t really help much for the desires of the body do overcome that of the mind, especially when the discipline is lenient (sorry, Cena). Or perhaps this is again a natural predilection towards survival, the ultimate goal of every species.  Can we ever be satisfied? Definitely it is a big no. We always run alongside time, be it towards a goal or away from a threat.  As for me, I’ll be running towards breakfast.

It has been a couple of months ago since I started to do morning runs. For a slob like me it sure was tough to even get started. My mind would tell me ‘come on, let’s go!’ but my body knows that the heart is where the bed is (for it surely is hahaha). And sure my body weighs a ton on every make or break session against the will. Who is sane enough anyway to wake up early in the morning only to reward the body with muscle pain and exhaustion?  Thankfully, my sanity is never intact.

The Routine

The only way to change the behavior is through habit formation. Once you get going, it becomes part of your system until eventually it gets integrated in you. The very beginning is about finding the motivation and once found everything else will follow (train the mind and the body will follow). Trust the process and find your inner Embiid. No one knows one’s self better than himself and so a good and effective routine can only be made by the one who owns the body. For my personal routine, I wake up (or am usually awake) by 4 am to do morning stretching and some exercises to get the blood pumping. By 5 am I am already at the local park which is about a good 7-8 min brisk walk from our house. The walk itself from house to park already serves as a warm-up for the run.

The Add-ons

Beauty emanates from simplicity. And the beauty of running is that it is very simple that you only need yourself to do it. However, having the right equipment is always beneficial. A good pair of trainers is the only luxury you’ll ever need. A snug fitting pair is ideal. Trainers tied too loose disrupt the rhythm of every step since you can feel the shoes wobble as you lift your feet from the ground. Trainers tied too tight on the other hand constrict the feet causing less blood flow resulting to pain. After 2-3 days of running, you can already tell the ideal fit of your trainers. A double knot is advised to avoid the hassle of having a loose knot, retying, and readjusting. Also, a sudden stop from running because of a loose knot gives off considerable calf pain. Other than the shoes, if available, a timer or even a simple wrist watch can come in handy. Not only will it tell you the time but it can also give you an idea on how fast you run and whether you are improving in terms of speed and in terms of endurance. Any other thing that you’ll find yourself carrying is not advised unless you can get yourself a spot where you can store your excess baggage like a bottle of water or a face towel. The attire to wear isn’t really much of a big deal; you just have put on some comfortable decent clothing. Expect that there would be other people whom are running as well (or hanging around) so at least make yourself look presentable. 

The Things Left Unsaid

… are better left unsaid. These are parts of the adjusting and learning experience. These things may differ from one person to another: the pace, the terrain, the unforeseen circumstances, the motivation, etc. Basically an interplay of personal factors, environmental factors, and the jog itself. Every jog is a learning experience and an opportunity to evolve for the better. Just like life.