The Way I See It #294

Insensitivity makes arrogance ugly; empathy is what makes humility beautiful.

- Renford Reese, Ph.D. Author, professor and founder of the Colorful Flags Program at Cal Poly Pomoma University.

From Starbucks

The Way I See It #223

The greatest difficulty of travel is that one is forced to take oneself along.

- Alain de Botton, Author of The Consolations of Philosophy and the Architecture of Happiness.

What I am reading now...

Istanbul: Memories and the City by Orhan Pamuk

Snow by Orhan Pamuk

(I'm still writing the reviews...)

Miss, Pakwan nga...

Actually it is supposed to be a Melon.

"Amoy Melon", not "Melon Amoy"

Warning: Child-proof your lesson plans #1

Me: On the square with a picture of a bear, draw pictures of things that bears eat. It must start with the letter B.

1st Grader Girl: I know! Berries!

Me: That's right! Who else knows what bears eat? Remember it has to start with a letter B!

1st Grader: Oh I know! Boy!

Alligator River

Once there was a girl named Abigail who was in love with a boy named Gregory. Gregory had an unfortunate accident and broke his glasses, Abigail, being a true friend, volunteered to take them to be repaired. But the repair shop was across the river, and during a flash flood the bridge was washed away. Poor Gregory could see nothing without his glasses, so Abigail was desperate to get across the river to the repair shop. While she was standing forlornly on the bank of the river, clutching the broke glasses in her hands, a boy named Sinbad glided by in a rowboat.

She Asked Sinbad if he would take her across, He greed to on the condition that while she was having the glasses repaired, she would go to a nearby store and steal a transistor radio that he had been wanting, Abigail refused to do this and went to see a friend named Ivan who has a boat.

When Abigail told Ivan her problem, he said he was too busy to help her out and didn’t want to be involved. Abigail, feeling that she has no other choice, returned to Sinbad and told him she would agree to his plan.

When Abigail returned the repaired glasses to Gregory, she told him what she had had to do. Gregory was so mad at what she had done he told her that he never wanted to see her again.

Abigail, upset, turned to Slug with her take of woe. Slug was so sorry for Abigail that he promised her he would get even with Gregory, They went to the school playground where Gregory was playing ball and Abigail watched happily while Slug beat Gregory up and broke his glasses.

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Rank these characters from “best” to “worst”. Give reasons for your decisions.

The adventure continues...

So tuloy pa rin dapat ang pakikipagsapalaran. Naisip ko nga, susuko na ako, wala na ganito na lang ako talaga, di na dadapuan ng pag-ibig. Pero kahapon naisip ko rin na mali un, dapat lagi pa rin akong may pag-asa, kasi ang Pag-ibig dakila yan at bigay ng Ama sa lahat. Dapat lagi ko un asahan kasi parte na un ng pagkatao ko. Masasayang ang puso ko kung itatago ko na lang at magpapakabato. E ano kung di ko alam kung may kahahantungan nga itong pag-asa ko? Mas aasamin ko pa na lagutan ng hininga na pag-asa sa Pag-ibig.

Love is the thing, you know!

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So I have to continue the fight. I even thought, I should just give up, I will just be like this, never finding love. But yesterday I realized that this was wrong, I should still keep the hope up because love is great and God gave it to everyone. I have no other choice but to hope for it because the hope is a part of me. My heart will be wasted if I will hide it and become rigid. So what if I don't know if this wait and hope will lead to love? I would rather breathe my last without losing faith in love.

Love is the Thing you know!

This is all I can do

Keep Breathing - by Ingrid Michaelson

The storm is coming but I don't mind
People are dying, I close my blinds

All that i know is I'm breathing now

I want to change the world...instead I sleep
I want to believe in more than you and me

But all that I know is I'm breathing
All i can do is keep breathing
All we can do is keep breathing now
now
now
now

All that I know is I'm breathing
All I can do is keep breathing
All we can do is keep breathing

All we can do is keep breathing
All we can do is keep breathing
All we can do is keep breathing
All we can do is keep breathing
All we can do is keep breathing
All we can do is keep breathing
All we can do is keep breathing

All we can do is keep breathing,
now

I will leave it here...

Ah! another 'chasing pavements' moment...

Last Saturday I saw him again. You know him, and unfortunately, I knew him too well now. After I prayed and waited for the hymn singing, I looked at him at the choir loft and wondered why I liked him the way I did (and probably still do). I liked sitting next to him, I liked bringing him food and talking about trivial things, I anticipate his actions, ergo I like him. But still this does not answer the first "why".

I just couldn’t help but try to talk to him again. I know, it’s crazy and foolish and I should just stop trying to make him see me, because he wouldn't, even with his glasses on. I hate myself for trying to ask him out (yes I did it a few times). I just wanted to understand why he doesn’t want me and would not accept that it is simply that way. I even talked to him on the phone for 1 hour (again hurting myself in the process) and made a comment that I didn’t like, one after the other. I was caught several times trying hard to be agreeable and not look like I am ready to kill him.

So this evening as we talked he hit a chord on me. He told me one day I'll find someone for me and that maybe I should go and wave my passport at NAIA (Ninoy Aquino International Airport). Why did I keep him on the phone? Why do I talk to him when he irritates me with his off color jokes and insensitivity? Why do I stay and listen when all he can throw at me are cliche phrases that don't make sense?

I really should stop wondering about the "why" avoid him at all cost before I hit him with the hammer.

I knew of someone who did that before and I just don't want to be a copy cat :-)

Even if it leads nowhere...

Today I ate a school of Breams (Taiyaki) alone.

How do you keep cool in the Summer and warm in the Winter?

All dressed in Love - Jennifer Hudson (SATC OST)

When you can wear
What you feel
What do you wanna say?
Now love
Is a little number
That you can
Wear each day
As long as you let me
Be the accessory
Simply send me
On my way
Style of love
I look good in love

When it's been
Out of sight
And out of mind
For such a long time
That's how one forgets
So I reached
In the back
Of my closet
And pulled it out
And tried it on
And it still fits

So I covered the pain up
With lots of MAC make-up
But I can't help but blush
Because I'm in love
All dressed up in love
All Dressed In Love lyrics on
http://music.yeucahat.com/song/Movie-Game-Ads/41009-All-Dressed-In-Love~Jennifer-Hudson.html

Chorus:
Cool in the summer
Warm in the winter
I'm dressed up in love
I'm cool in the summer
Warm in the winter
Cuz I'm in love
All dressed up in love

People are looking
Some even staring
I don't know it
When they ask me
What I'm wearing
This or that
It's made
For any weather
My friend
And I sit down
And we both
Make it together

Now if you really want
One of your own
I hope your shoes
Are made for walking
Cuz I found love
And I you must find love

(Chorus)

Cuz I'm in love
And you must find love