The Day You Said Goodnight

THE DAY YOU SAID GOODNIGHT
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Take me as you are
Push me off the road
the sadness,
I need this time to be with you
I'm freezing in the sun
I'm burning in the rain
The silence
I'm screaming,
Calling out your name

Bridge:
And i do reside in your light
that puts up the fire with me and find
Yeah you'll lose the side of your circles
That's what i'll do if we say goodbye

Chorus:
To be is all i gotta be
And all that i see
And all that i need this time
To me the life you gave me
The day you said goodnight.


The calmness in your face
That i see through the night
The warmthess your light is pressing unto us
You didn't ask me why
I never would have known
oblivion is falling down

Bridge:
And i do reside in your light
Put out the fire with me and find
Yeah you'll lose the side of your circles
That's what i'll do if we say goodbye

Chorus:
To be is all i gotta be
And all that i see
And all that i need this time
To me the life you gave me
The day you said goodnight.

If you could only know me like your prayers at night
Then everything between you and me will be alright.

Chorus:
To be is all i gotta be
And all that i see
And all that i need this time
To me the life you gave me
The day you said goodnight.


She's already taken,
She's already taken
She's already taken me
She's already taken,
She's already taken me

The day you said goodnight

A Mexican Love Story

Today, I got this nice forwarded email from a friend. I find it nice so I guess it's worth this page.

MEXICAN LOVE STORY

Maria a beautiful Latina fell in love with Jose. She planned to marry very soon. She was so happy about her wedding plans, she decided to tell her papa. Papa told her, "Maria, you'll have to find another. Your Madre does not know this, but Jose is your half-brother". So Maria forgot about her Jose, and soon planned to marry Ricardo. But after telling papa again, he said, "Maria otra vez there's trouble still. You cannot marry Ricardo, mi hija. Please don't tell your mother, but Ricardo and Jose are your half-brothers."

Maria had no choice but to go to her mama. Mama already knew and said "Mi hija, do what makes you happy. Marry Ricardo or marry Jose, because you are not related to Papa."

Nice, isn't it?

Climbing Osmena Peak

July 23, 2005, Saturday. We left Cebu for Mantalongon to climb Osmena Peak and trek to Kawasan Falls the next day. It's really a tiresome job climbing the mountains and hills to reach the peak. In the end, it pays to reach there. Indeed the climb gets harder when the peak gets nearer, as I've learned in my wall climbing session. What matters really is not reaching the peak but the obstacles surpassed to reach the peak. That's really amazing and I'm glad I've reached that far. Tiresome. But it's worth it.

We cooked our meals, made tents, chatted and climbed a lot. We slept over a little below the peak. Twas so cold there that my double long pants and my triple upper garment didn't work as I expected. My back was aching with a little stones on my back. Made me realize I am so blessed to have a bed at home unlike those unfortunate ones.

Really, when you experienced having less or not having at all after really having it, you realize how blessed you are for having things you have never really appreciated. Now, it came to me that I must appreciate my bed and the roof and walls in my room for providing me enough warmth and comfort especially at night. The same is true for every thing or person you might have taken for granted because they've always been there. You realize their importance when you lose sight of them. No kidding here. Good enough that I still have my bed to sleep when I came back, unlike those who realize a thing's or person's importance just when they lose them. Too late baby. It's too late.

Let's get back to my climbing experience. The walk was really long, maybe about 3 hours. We were following trails of the previous climbers and sometimes, we created our own trails when we want to walk a different path. Sometimes, we succeed, sometimes, we got back to the original trails.

There were 13 of us climbing the mountain. I only know two of them before the event. But they all became my friends as we go along the way.

The toughest job, I've done so far now, is trekking to Kawasan Falls for 6.5 long hours. Yes, 6.5 hours. That's really tough. Consider the wet trails and so steep ones and the distance too. Oh! It really pains my feet, legs and back. Imagine that. Only walking along trails along steep mountains. That's the most amazing thing I have ever done.

But upon hearing the falling of waters, I suddenly forgot about all the pains in my body. We rested awhile then dip ourselves to the cool waters of Kawasan Falls. Explore the water source. Dive. Sail. Picture-take. Walk. Eat. Chat. Laugh. These are the essential part of it all.

Really Want It

Loving Someone

"When you love a person, you don't just love him, you also give him the power to hurt you."

Short and Simple! :) It stands without having the need to explain it. And it's true. Amen?

Cousin Mae

This is my very cute cousin Francis Mae. We fondly call her em-em. She's so cute, funny, witty and talented. She was eating stik-O when I thought of letting her pose for this wonderful pic. She did it well as you may have seen. Oh! I love looking at her whatever she does. She is very talkative and warm. She loves hugging and being hugged, kissing and being kissed. She is an angel who makes us forget all our worries and problems. She can sing, act and dance. At the age of 1, she opens a book and pretends to be reading it. She also tried playing my PC then- typing on the keyboard and watching the monitor's display. She loves watching a video of herself and pictures too. After taking her pic, she asks you to show it to her before you could take another.

I remember watching "Winnie The Pooh" with her, when she's 1 year old. She cried when Pooh fell from the tree. Her favorite movie is Garfield. Well, I say so, because, she watches the movie immediately every after she wakes up in the morning. My dad has become tired watching the movie with her.

Her favorite hip-hop music is "Don't You Just Know". She loves singing "HAHAHA... HEYEYO! COOBAH COOBAH COOBAH... HAHAHA". And she refuses to dance if she doesn't like the music being played.

Her greatest fear? The sound of a running motorcycle or a hand drill in motion.

Her favorite food? stik-o? not really. She just loves eating spaghetti and french fries. Well, actually, she loves eating whatever we give her that's why she looks obviously healthy.

My dad, mom and sisters... we all just love her. And it's a sigh when the day turns to night, because we had to say good night and let her go to the place where she belongs- her own "home sweet home".

Wall Climbing

I have always been so curious about how it feels climbing a vertically straight wall with a few grips. Till one day my curiosity got satisfied. Wall Climbing-one of the toughest job I ever did. This was the first and only time (so far) I did it. Not that it is tough but because I never had the chance to do it again. But if time allows, I will do it again. It's challenging and requires a lot of energy for you to be able to carry your self (i.e. the totality of your weight). I was the first one to climb the wall from among my 4 friends (officemates). Perhaps because I was braver and more curious than they are. I'd like to note the date- it's May 11, 2005 around 6:30pm, after work at Metrosports, Lahug.

Before starting to climb, we were provided with a 10-minute orientation of the basics of wall climbing- do's and don't's, safety precautions, and the like. We had a warm-up exercise and then testing of how to tie ourselves safely and also we were taught what to say to signal the belayer that we're climbing or to signal the climber that you're belaying. You got to say "CLIMBING..." when you wish to start climbing, "CLIMB ON!" is the reply of the belayer. This must be done to ensure that the belayer is ready and is looking up at you while you climb. When you reach the top and you want to go down, you say "BELAY" and the belayer will say "BELAYING" and he releases the rope to slowly release you. When the belayer says "BELAYING" you have to sit on your harness so that it would be easier for you to go down. Remember to protect yourself while being belayed by pushing your legs against the wall but not tightly, just a push and bounce so that you won't get injured or anything to that effect.

Oh! It seems that I'm giving a basic Wall Climbing lecture here. Don't you think so? Just being a little informative from what a beginner has learned.

For those who want to lose weight, Wall Climbing is surely an effective exercise. Climbing did make me sweat a lot immediately right after I start moving my legs. You should try it too.

It's fun, challenging and fulfilling to reach the top! It's like facing a life's struggle(problems, quizzes, difficulties...) and surpassing them all after bravely facing them. You will appreciate yourself for climbing on, though you may have rested, but you never QUIT.

The climb gets tougher when the peak gets nearer. Conquer your fear! Reach the top!

Night With Friends

Introducing, my bestfriend yokie and my new friend mic2x. We had dinner at Yellow Cab last night and had fun chatting and eating pizza. Mic2x is Dennis' (a very close friend) wifey. I believe they are perfect partners because they believe so. :) I hope to have another eating and chatting with them. It's really nice to meet classmates and get to know how things are doing with them since we parted ways. I guess, we all had fun. I was a surprisingly bubbly last night. I believe. Well, I guess I just felt so at home with my friends and I'm just so glad to see that we're all fine and doing, hmnnn.... i guess, well.

No Greater Love

It's another manic Monday! It's raining quiet hard and it's flooding outside the office. I wish it's still sleeping time, but it's not- it's working hours. I don't really know what to say... Oh, I hope that my Papa will be able to go back to work again after that liver cancer. Though I doubt he gets a fit-to-work certification cause I know he's not that fit to work again. But we'll see.

Sharin' again one of my fave song by Rachel Lampa. This one's super nice.

No Greater Love

Before I knew your name
You knew my every breath
Before I found my way
You knew my every step
Before I knew everything that I need
You gave it all to me

(Chorus)No greater love than this
That you should lay down your life
For someone such as me
I'd spend a life time wondering why
The beauty of heaven is here in my heart
And I know there can be
No greater love
Than this

I never understood
How mercifull love could be
Untill I felt His flame
Light every part of me
And I would give everything that I am
Cause I have been saved
Yes I have been saved

(Chorus)
No greater love than this
That you should lay down your life
For someone such as meI spend a life time wondering why
The beauty of heaven is here in my heart
And I know there can be
No greater love

Ooohh...

The beauty of heaven is here in my heart
And I know there can be
No greater love
For someone such as me
No greater love
Than this

photo by: Patrick Picasos
lyrics source: http://www.lyrics007.com/Rachel%20Lampa%20Lyrics/No%20Greater%20Love%20Lyrics.html

Wrong Again

I love this song. And I would like to share this to my friends, hoping that they will like this too. :)

Wrong again
(Martina McBride)

From the day we met
You made me forget
All my fears
Knew just what to say
And you kissed away
All my tears

I knew this time
I had finally found
Someone to build my life around
Be a lover and a friend

After all my heart had put me through
I knew that it was safe with you
And what we had would never end
Wrong again

Everybody swore
They’d seen this before
We’d be fine
And you’d come to see that you still loved me
In good time

And they said there’s nothing you can do
It’s something that he’s going through
It happens to a lot of men
And I told myself that they were right
That you’d wake up and see the light
And I just had to wait ’til then
Wrong again

And it seemed to me the pain would last
My chance for happiness had passed
And nothing waited ’round the bend
I was sure I’d never find someone
To heal the damage you had done
And my poor heart would never mend
Wrong again
Wrong again

Acknowledgment:
Photo by : Patrick Picasos
Lyrics from : http://www.lyrics007.com/Martina%20McBride%20Lyrics/Wrong%20Again%20Lyrics.html