Stuck

     It's hard if you don't have any idea what to do and how to things...

     #stuck

Eyes

                The eyes are the windows to our souls.

                When we look at each other’s eyes, we take a sneak peak at each other’s soul. And I think God has a very good reason why our eyes are positioned under the forehead, just right below our eyebrows, and why we have two instead of just one. They are beautifully and perfectly positioned on our faces.

                But, if they were placed somewhere else in our body, I think it should be at our palms. Huh, I can just imagine what eye shades or glasses would look like.

                Seriously, though, I think it would be incredible if we will have them placed on our palms. Our hands are able to rotate 360 degrees, front and back, and so we’d also be able to see 360 degrees without really moving our head or our whole body. And, when they were on our palms, we may get rid of danger more quickly. One eye on the left, while one is on the right, and then we’ll rotate them to the opposite ways making a 360 degree-turn, allowing us to see things from all directions. I think that’s going to be really awesome. 

I Am A Chocolate

*Choose an object. List down reasons you think that object represents you. From your list of reasons, choose the most powerful, the one which conveys the strongest image of you. Then make a list of things that support this main image and describe how this contribute to the you you are.

                 

                I am a chocolate bar.

                First of all, it’s sweet, and I am. Sometimes, it’s bittersweet.

                Second, it’s healthy. I think I am. I don’t really get sick really often. I'm kidding. But seriously, I think I am healthy in a way that I treat my friends with sincerity. In other words, I am not a hypocrite. (I think).

                Third, it’s a source of energy. According to nutritionist, this has a lot of sugar, and sugar gives energy. It keeps people alive, and kicking. And I am energetic. I sometimes start the fun whenever my friends and I get together. I can be the sweetest chocolate you’ve ever tasted!

                I’d like to think that I should highlight my being bittersweet as a chocolate.

                People misinterprets my strong personality as something negative; that I may sometimes be possessive, or over protective, bossy or something like that. I admit, I may overreact sometimes, but this is because I want everyone that I love to be safe and not make foolish decisions like I did. I want them to be better than me, or be not like me at all, because, I’ve been a mess. I’ve done many things I should have not, and I have not done a lot many things I should have. So, yes, I’m not going to deny that I am bittersweet in this sense. But please give me a chance. I just know this kind of love.

Trainer Hopeful

                I want to take my 4-day training sessions with my fellow TDP (Training Development Program) trainees as the highlight of my life for this month – September. It was a fun-filled learning experience as we were able to acquire basic knowledge about how to handle a class of adults who may come from different walks of life, with different priorities in life, with different skill and will levels. Although the training was not a guarantee for the position, TDP’s will be the first in line when openings come.

                I’ve wanted to be a teacher. I always think that whatever useful knowledge I have, I should share to people, not because I know, but because this may be helpful for them. So when the opportunity came knocking at my door, I took it – with open hand. I was on the verge of giving up that time. I already handed in my resignation letter to my team leader. But when the program opened, I took the chance. I did not expect anything. I was ready to go, but I was chosen, and this held me on. And now, I’m on my way.

                Now, I need to ponder on many things. I need to ask myself loads of questions like: Shall I pursue my studies this time? Or shall I just focus on the program and wait for that shot at the position?  

"Disastrous Blessing in Disguise"

           I could not think of any other words to describe it if electricity was not discovered. I mean, humankind has relied upon this discovery for almost everything! Probably, if no one has figured this one out, there could be:  

1.      No TV. No news. No ABS-CBN or GMA or BBS or NAT GEO, etc.

2.      No computers: NO facebook, twitter or instagram.

3.      No Cellphones. No selfies!

4.      No stars. No KathNiel or JaDine!

5.      No radio. No Energy FM or Power91!

6.      No Youtube. No BuzzFeed. No Youtube sensations!

7.      No malls. What misery!

8.      No refrigerators. We’ll have to expect tons of spoiled food every day!

9.      No ice cream! What a sad life!

10.  No ice – for drinks. Tsk. Gulping on any of it will not be very satisfying.

11.  No LRT. Good luck with the traffic, Manila!

12.  No other appliances. Life will be harder, especially for people who have been used to “plug-push and go!”

I think I am fortunate for being able to experience living without much use of electricity. We used to gather fire woods to use in cooking our food, and we do it every single day – even to this very day. We experienced walking some kilometers just to be where we have to be. We never got used to the vanity of “picture-takings” and so, we can really live without selfies. Yeah, now that I think about it, we can actually possibly live without it. But for this generation, I doubt if they can. We are too busy on gazillion of things these days and we have electricity to aid us in making things faster and easier so we can more things at the same time.

            I’m not saying it’s bad or anything like that, I’m just saying that electricity, like everything else in this world will – whether we like it or not – eventually pass by. If we rely on electricity this much, then if it’s gone, we will inevitably have hard time coping up.

#creativewritingSept14

Call me hopeless romantic - I don't care (because only very few know that I am, so, it does not really matter). But one of the best poems for me is How Do I Love Thee or Sonnet 43 from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's Sonnets from the Portuguese. 

How do I love thee by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
I love thee to the depth and breadth and height
My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight
For the ends of Being and ideal Grace.
I love thee to the level of everyday's
Most quiet need, by sun and candle-light.
I love thee freely, as men strive for Right;
I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise.
I love thee with a passion put to use
In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.
I love thee with a love I seemed to lose
With my lost saints, --- I love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears, of all my life! --- and, if God choose,
I shall but love thee better after death.

And here's my own poem starting from its last line: (Hope you like it! :))

Love is Forever by Me

I shall but love thee better after death
for even then I will be with you;
we will share the sweetest heavenly scent
of love in its purest form and shape; one that is infinite.
I shall be with you forever,
I'll hold your hand 'till the very end
I will shout it to the world, I'll let them see
that life has been worth living, for you are with me.
Death may put an end to our lives; 
may kill us both and take our breaths,
But love does not die, so do our spirits
it lives forever, and it dwells in our deepest.... 
For we crossed all boarders, crossed all seas
and ended up in each others' arms.
When death has brought us up to this,
My love will not change - and so will I. 
I will remain loyal to you, for I LOVE YOU with all my life.

#creativewritingSept14

I like Me

I've considered it overrated to say,

"you need to love yourself first before you love others," or "it's okay to be selfish at times," or you're beautiful just the way you are," all those things people say for us to feel better.

Well, the truth is, people will say and do things that sometimes, we come to dislike because we expect that they say or do something else. The secret is NOT in the words of other people; it lies within the deepest part of our souls - to accept and embrace our imperfections and see if we can do something about them or we'll just have to let them be, because, like it or not, not everything about us is PERFECT and BEAUTIFUL. I'm saying this to myself: "I'M LIKING ME AND I DON'T CARE IF NO ONE ELSE WILL. I DON'T LIVE FOR THEM, THEREFORE, I DON'T NEED TO IMPRESS THEM.!"

#creativewritingSept9

Strong

      Many people have asked me how I am able to survive manage my time in school and at work; how I still manage to still have energy to do both.
      In my mind, I've wanted to answer, "You don't have any idea how much I want to give up on one of these!" But I don't tell them these. Instead, I consider my way of sharing to them God's goodness to me. I have made this my of witnessing God's love. I will forever be grateful for the strength He has given to me to be able to do all these, and more. I know there will me consequences for "overusing" my physical body, but I know God is God even of this body, for this is His temple. And so, I can pray that He will continue to give me the strength I need everyday as I continue to fulfill my dreams.

#creativewritingSept4

I am in Love!

    Yes, I think I am. I have fallen. I think, he's not the right one for me, but I just can't help but fall - stupid heart!!!
    So, today, I had hard time sleeping (again) and I found him as the "main" reason. So, just like old times, to tire myself, I made another almost "corny" very short poem for him. Here it is:

I'm loving your lips, your chin, 
And your skin; your everything!
And your hair, your eyes, your smile; 
You make my world go rolling!
I've wanted to stop
but my heart just keeps on throbbing
It wouldn't stop, it wants to keep hoping; 
it wants to keep LOVING.

   And I think, I'll turn this into a lyric poem, soon.

   Watch out for it. ;)

#creativewritingSept3

"Forever"

There's no such thing as "forever" in this world. If we base it on the Bible, everything in this world WILL pass away. Only the things that are not of this world; like God and His word is worthy of the adverb FOREVER. (Matt. 24:35 "Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.") Thus, loving too much what the world offers is pointless. But loving the people around us is worth our time. For God is Love, and God is forever.

Good morning. :)

Sick

I've been seek for a week. I have colds and cough. The cough is causing me more trouble. I got sore throat because of it. I've been dozing off because of the medicines I've been taking.

I hope to be back in the game real soon. So help me God. =)

#creativewritingSept2