Lighting Candles

Posted on September 29, 2014 by heavenliner

Not regularly going to church to attend the Holy Mass is something that I am not definitely proud of. But aside from dipping my index and middle finger in a bowl of Holy Water upon entry and exit, the other thing I love doing when inside a Catholic Church is lighting up candles.

candles i lit in baclaran church in the middle of the night

That is why every time I have the sweet opportunity to light candles inside a church, I always light five of it. One for me, one for Nengkoy and Joe, one for my beautiful family, another for my friends and colleagues while the last one is for the one whom I have patiently been waiting for.

For me, lighting up candles is like toting up an interactive medium towards one’s prayer. One does not simply say a prayer instead such request, petition, gratitude, supplication or wish are conveyed to the heavens with a cool and funky symbolism.

Syanawa…

Whipped By A One-Eyed Monster

Posted on September 16, 2014 by heavenliner

One of the luxuries which I would really like to do is travel. It simply brings a different level of joy and happiness. The experience is definitely an intangible that no one can rob or steal away from you. That is why when I saw this video via Stumbleupon.com, it felt like my body was being smashed and my spirit was being whipped by a one-eyed monster called ‘envy’.

How I wish I have the loads of opportunity and the luxury of time to do all those stuff that this guy has done and experienced. I’m pretty sure his soul is so full to the brim.

And since travelling entails plump amount of dough, as a retaliation to this one-eyed monster, I simply settled with the thought that ‘if the grass is greener at the other side of the fence, you can bet their water bill is higher’

Balang araw… balang araw…

An Okay Eight Years

Posted on June 20, 2014 by heavenliner

This blog has not put healthy food on the tables of poor families neither has it placed a roof on the top of their heads. Others actually find these writings a big BS. But I am proud to convey that this blog today has been running for eight years already.

It initially ran for three years under Friendster (an extinct tacky social media site) and then transferred to WordPress.com five years ago.

I know that the pieces of writing that I have done for the last eight years are just but okay. Those are not remarkable neither awesome posts. But being okay is still remarkably and awesomely fine. Besides, not all people had the chance to chronicle their life’s snippets, encounters and experiences the way I just did for the past 8 years.

walong pampa-swerte (8 lucky charms)

I really don’t know if this blog is aligned with my soul’s purpose and how this blog will be to me in the future. It has never been that clear. Although I wish it would, I am not expecting such vividness will come that soon.

But what is so imperative about this blog is that it has been a truthful expression of myself. It may not have maxed out my being a human being, but nevertheless, this blog has displayed a segment of who I am, what I am and why I am.

To those who found time reading my posts in the last 8 years, let me convey a massive thanks. Though there will still be a lot of spiky attitude, let me promise that in the future, there would be more gratitude.

O sha. Tama na drama. Salamat sa pag basa.

Nengkoy’s Movies, Sarah’s Wigs, My Day-Off

Posted on June 9, 2014 by heavenliner

nengkoy: a great tagalog movie buddy

Are you the type of Philippine inhabitant who has difficulty looking for a friend whom you can drag to a cinema to watch a Filipino movie?

I am.

Fortunately, I have Nengkoy. This is because every time I crave to watch a Filipino flick I could easily drag my mother to the nearest movie house. Aside from her senior citizen discount, what is good thing about Nengkoy is that she doesn’t want to watch any Hollywood movie!

Thus, if I am channeling the “persona of every domestic-helper-on-a-day-off”, she could be a great movie buddy and companion.

In actual fact, I along with a couple of the members of my zany family was with Nengkoy at SM Mall of Asia. We watched the cheesy movie of Sarah Geronimo and Coco Martin entitled Maybe This Time.

maybe this time movie poster (taken from google images)

I would not want to be critical and diagnostic on how bad the movie was. What is good about this types of movies is that you need not bring a lot of brain cells to analyze, digest and comprehend it. Besides, I had too much thinking and analyzing already. So in general, I enjoyed it. I liked it because it gave me a couple of laughs.

Coco Martin was surprisingly comical, diverse and atypical! But the big revelation was Sarah Geronimo. The sweet girl can act. Too bad she no longer sport those ill-fitting wigs she wore in her movies with John Lloyd Cruz. I miss those atrocious wigs! The movie could have been more hilarious if she did!

Na relaks naman ako impernes…

Into The Blue: A Feb 14 Song

Posted on February 14, 2014 by heavenliner

Today is Valentine’s Day and this “awe-mazing” song just smacked right between my ears. It obviously is not a cupid love song, yet this fantabulous pop track simply represent how still positive I am amidst this dreadful day.

The lines of this applause-worthy song that truly hit me denotes strength and independence.

“When I got my back up against the wall,

don’t need no one to rescue me.

‘Cause I ain’t waiting up for no miracle,

yeah tonight I’m running free!”

I like this song simply because I have never been a believer of self-pity. Self-pity is for people who have too much time on their hands yet they wait for miraculous change to befall them. As for me. Instead of dreaming miracles, I have long learned to make my own.

This may not be this year’s song for those who chose or no choice but to remain solo and unattached, let me nevertheless announce that Into The Blue by pop goddess Kylie Minogue as my Feb 14 theme song…

hapi balentong…

Awesome Retrospective Made By Facebook

Posted on February 7, 2014 by heavenliner

This is one awesome Facebook work. It definitely put a smile on my face…

Salamat Peysbuk!

Change For The Better

Posted on January 1, 2014 by heavenliner

It’s January 1, the day considered to be the first page of this year’s first chapter. A fresh new year could mean a fresh new start to a lot of us. May it be a healthier new you, a more mature disposition, saving lots of money or a total make over for an amiable personality, changing for the better has always been a good preliminary and starting point for a day like this.

An effective change for the better will not take just a day, it would I guess be more effective if it be done one day at a time. Little by little. Can you just imagine what we would be at the end of the year if in each day of it there are some positive changes in us? That would be 365 little changes and improvements that we could have.

I have to have these changes because I feel that I owe my own life the very best that I could personally offer. Also, I believe that these changes can eventually lead to positive prospects and possibilities. I don’t intend to be a perfect person since that would literally be impossible. But looking at each day as a new chance at being the best that I could possibly can would be my ultimate agenda.

May it be about the changes in my body, improvements in my pocket, enhancement in my personality, progress of my brain or the upgrading and rebooting of my soul, “Change for the Better” would be my 2014 aspiration, target and intention.

Magbago ka na uy!

From Selfless To Selfish Birthday Wishes 2014

Posted on November 21, 2013 by heavenliner

World peace, good health for Nengkoy and the return of genuine happy smiles from all people severely affected by super typhoon Haiyan are my unselfish wishes for my upcoming birthday.

In terms of worldly materialistic birthday wishes, aside from ten million bucks, the following easy on the pocket tangibles would definitely make my birthday settle in high spirits:

a Book…

i’m pretty sure this autobiography would be an interesting read

a CD…

with or without autograph, i would love to have this

with or without autograph, i would looove to have this

and an MP3 Player …

i prefer the yellow color... this would be nice to carry in my pocket while killing myself on a threadmill

i prefer the yellow color… its as small as a five peso coin. this would be nice to carry in my pocket while on a thread mill

Wans a yir lang ang bertday! Kaya damihan na ang wishes…

Donating to Bohol the Easy and Dyahe-Free Way

Posted on October 23, 2013 by heavenliner

Hey! Have you done your share of donating to the victims of Bohol 7.2 magnitude earthquake? I did.

With the unprecedented level of realistic gore and massive destructions in the beautiful province of Bohol, I suppose your prayers and sympathy won’t be enough. This catastrophe needs some damn concrete action like giving donation.

A lot of people wonder how they could lodge in their cash donations. Others feel its “dyahe” (awkward) that they would have to deposit their cash donations to a bank account of trustworthy foundations when they deem that the amount they are donating is quite trivial. This is aside from the fact that it would take you some trouble knowing the account numbers of those foundations and effort to proceed and transact to a bank.

Read! While waiting for the cashier to process my donation, i got the chance to take a photo of this signage located right in front of their cash register

I did my donating the easier way. Its hassle free! I simply proceeded to the nearest 7-Eleven store and hand over my cash donation while at the same time purchase myself a large “asado siopao” for my dinner. This new 7-Eleven facility is so new cashiers won’t mind how much you donate. Thus, it’s never “dyahe”.

Yeah, 7-Eleven accepts cash donations which will directly be issued to DSWD (Department of Social Welfare & development). After handing over your cash, your name will be asked to be registered. And yes, don’t forget to get your donation receipt…

Be a blessing everyone!

Psst! Reydi? Sing!!! Walang sinuman ang nabubuhay para sa sarili lamang…

Counting Stars by OneRepublic

Posted on October 14, 2013 by heavenliner

this photo was taken from One Republic's facebook page

this photo was grabbed from OneRepublic’s facebook page

Poetic genius, that’s how I would simply describe this song. Though not a new song, this track has actually been the music I kept on playing and listening to inside my bathroom every morning while I take a bath for the past two weeks. I would even sing along loudly, as in at the top of my horrible out-of-tune voice.

I don’t know why I am so stuck and fascinated by its catchy beat. Or maybe it’s the lyrics of the song that kept me captivated. It tells you about overcoming the hideous parts of life and finding a greater meaning of it. It proclaims that sometimes taking risks in life are doorways to the best moments of your existence. The ones you were meant to experience and live to see.

Or maybe the reason why I so like this song is because of my internal desire for an insane precursor that something big is coming. Because, instead of counting dollars I’d soon be counting stars!

This song is dedicated to me! Go me!

Selpish lang ang peg!

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