July 28th, 2008 Kiko
The swift do not have the race
Ecclesiastes 9:11
“The swift do not have the race, nor the mighty ones the battle, nor the wise also have the food, nor do the understanding ones also have the riches, nor do even those having knowledge have the favor….”
Indeed the swift ones do not have the race…at least in this secular world.
No matter how much heart we put into something, we don’t always get the sought-after prize.
No matter how fast we run the race, we sometimes have to settle for runner up.
No matter how sincerely we love someone, we don’t always end up being loved back.
No matter how much effort we put into being a crowd pleaser, we sometimes end up starting a fight.
Indeed, the swift do not always have the race….
But take heart, I know my time will come.
In the race for life, I don’t need to speed my way past others anymore.
It’s a race where I need to head into the finish line at all cost whether swift or not.
And it’s a race that everyone should aim to win!
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June 23rd, 2008 Kiko
How do you handle parting with your loved one…
Tons of songs were written with love as the theme. Each situation has at least a single song that fits the mood. Let’s review three of them…just for fun (Like I’ve never been into the situation, eh?)
Love will lead you back – You are still hopeful that the person will come back no matter what. This is the unrealistic and unreasonable idea that we have to start flushing out from our system. No matter how seemingly stellar one relationship can become, it does not always end up the way we want it to. So forget about your love coming back. Only homing pigeons do.
Before I let you go I want to say I love you…I prefer this one, because the person already has come into a resolution that it’s simply no good keeping his feelings and that letting go is the only option left. Love is still there. But it’s a love that does not put its interests above anything else; an unconditional and unselfish love that does not ask to be reciprocated. The mourning is still there, but it’s not mourning for nothing. It’s a misery with a hope that things will be all right some time soon. And that loving someone to the best of your might does not warrant you to keep the person forever. It’s one of the harsh realities of life that the song writer has obviously discerned.
I guess I’m down, to one last cry – Probably the most requested parting song of all times. This is usually the first phase of a separation ordeal. Crying makes you feel a little better. You feel like mourning has become a necessity during this difficult period of your life. It’s about embarking into a recourse that you have always set aside and kept handy just in case things get out of hands. Ey c’mon, you knew it, everything starts to fall into its proper place, don’t you think? The process is never easy. But you are aware that you are heading to the right path where you have always wanted to be. Just my thoughts.
So go on, let the heavens open its floodgates of tears. Sooner, you’ll be surprised and you will be glad. And realize that there are things and people in this world that matter more than what you originally thought.
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May 20th, 2008 Kiko
Mukha pa ba akong beite sais? (Do I look like I’m only twenty six?) Definitely I don’t. Stress has definitely added a decade (or even more) to my real age. A fast-paced metropolitan living has amplified toll stress has caused upon me. The next time I knew it, I was already packed up holding my airline ticket en route to Visayas - to some of the places I have never been - Cebu City and Bohol Island. This is my way of coping up with stress. Everybody else might do it in some other way - it can range from dining outside, munching chocolates, shopping (retail therapy), paying psychiatrist a visit, or worst…committing suicide…(please don’t). Read the rest of this entry »
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May 12th, 2008 Kiko
Life’s journey is full of crossroads. At some point in our lives, we reach a point where we have to make choices. Choices that will make us who we are in the next few years, if not a lifetime. I’ve been through a crossroad few years ago. I made choices, set my goals…worked for them, I took some risks and suffered the consequences. I lived my life in what I think is best for myself. However, all endeavors proved to be chasing of the wind….Futile!
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May 12th, 2008 Kiko
(originally written on April 02, 2008)
When everything seems to go wrong, SMILE seems to be the last thing in my mind. It’s so frustrating to know that you are like travelling along a road where everyone seems to be driving the opposite direction. Changing the mindset of people around us in the secular world is indeed a hard sell. I never wanted to change anybody overnight, but I am certain that there are certain values that we more or less (should) share. Nonetheless, I am starting to believe otherwise. I still could not figure out why some people are acting in their own ways - which I find deviant…erratic. Or maybe it’s just me.
I used to believe that no matter how difficult some people may seem, there will always be room for goodness in their heart. And no matter how minute that space is…I believed it’s powerful enough to dispel the refuse away.
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May 7th, 2008 Kiko
When was the last time have you used that famous Jerry Maguire line “you complete me” to someone? You’ve done that perhaps once, twice…or countless of times already. Reason can vary from person to person.
Now, when was the last time you ever used that line to something? Yes, something – a thing. I just did…today…to no other than my spectacles. It was pricey but I badly needed to have one. The lens comes in complete with the much-needed features – UV and glare protections plus a not-so-needed photochromic property (i.e., it changes to a dark color when subjected to extreme light from the sun’s rays…often called “transition” lens).
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May 6th, 2008 Kiko
How far have you gone in your life trying to find out what real happiness really means? Is it satisfying your basic needs and that of your loved ones? Is the attainment of the so-called ‘good-life’ the end-all-be-all of things? Is money+fame the ultimate end of everyone? Is spending six decades (or maybe 7) of your life all that there is? Life starts off with 2 years of infancy, 8 years childhood and innocence, 8 years of trial and errors during adolescence, 3 years of life crisis, 4 years (can extend up to eight) of young adulthood marked with experimentations, partying with people called ‘friends’, and difficult struggles towards responsibility, then longggg years of maturity and prime age, and then…a downhill of old age…more often than not marred with agony and sickness and usually bitterness and regrets…and finally a mournful death.
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May 5th, 2008 Kiko
Jollibee Pasong Tamo-PRC Branch
This place makes me feel nostalgic. This was the nearest Jollibee from where I used to live…for almost a couple of years. I guess the store has extended its night operations to beyond midnight. So at 37 past midnight (that’s what the receipt says) I visited the place without any particular food in mind. I ended up ordering spaghetti meal that went along with generously iced pineapple juice. I just needed some carbo and protein to fill up my nearly-ailing tummy. It’s not the food really, but the thought that counts. An insistent South Border tune (Rainbow) is playing through the piped-in music. The song has played repeatedly over and over again…without the crew noticing it. Or they probably want it that way. I couldn’t have noticed that either. But when the lyrics started to grow into me, I noticed that the song is looping endlessly. Perhaps this used to be “kanta ng bayan” is the right music for the mood. Around fifteen long minutes went by. After devouring my meal, taking photos of the place using my cameraphone, and the song finally advancing to the next entry in queue, I decided to leave the place…gave gratitude gestures to the nice security fellow who opened the glass door…and finally took the jeepney back home…and put this memoir into writing…then finally lie into my bed and reminisce how long Sunday it was. Too long…that it has to come to a close at early Monday…at Jollibee store at that.
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May 2nd, 2008 Kiko
Hi there again my friend. I can see the gloomy skies reflecting from your eyes. It’s been a while since I saw your childish smile. And it’s been months when things were as simple as ABC and 123.
Cheer up, beyond the vast darkness, the sun still shines amidst the infinite blue skies. Lift your eyes and experience the happiness that our Creator has put in everything – yes, everything that surrounds us. The simple joys of life that are often taken for granted, overlooked. But these are the very things that bring smile to your simple face and bring joy to your gloomy heart…
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May 2nd, 2008 Kiko
Also known as the American Cemetery, American Battle Monument is situated at the periphery of Fort Bonifacio Global City. It will take around 5 minutes of drive from Ayala Centre in Makati via McKinley Rd. This Road is flanked by the country’s posh gated villages namely Dasmariñas and Forbes.
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