missed sunset

there,
i had hoped
to witness that sunset

here,
i only hope
not to miss the last train

東京

alone in tokyo. for the nth time. wahhhh. makahurot yen.

baby talk

a friend caught me online today. he was reminding me to be finally present at the baptism of his soon to pop out 2nd baby.

you see, i was not there during his wedding and his 1st baby's baptism because of work-related reasons.

that same day, a newly found japanese friend told me it is her last day today...2 months before she is scheduled to deliver her 1st baby.

ako kaya, when? hmmm..... the sound of my body clock is beginning to sound like a gong ... hehehehe

level 41

8:30 a.m.
13 oct. 2005

damn! another life lost! been pounding the keys of my mobile
fone for 15 minutes now...waiting for my lawyer here in the hall of
justice. the funny thing is, i do not even know how my lawyer looks
like. u see, he is just a standin for my real lawyer who is still in
sick bay.

me and my mom filed a civil case against a person whom it seems
thinks that i am working my butts off so she can take off with my
money and spend it as she wants. i guess trying to help off "someone
in need" can sometimes make you rethink the good samaritan parable.

anyways, after a year or so with nary a whimper as to whether she
will be returning the money or not, my mom snapped and here we
are in the hall of justice.

my mom got a call yesterday telling us to be at the hall of justice at
8 a.m. the only problem is, we are supposed to meet up with our lawyer.
after 30 minutes of futile attempts at level 41, mom and i finally
decided to go in and take a look at the court room where all the
action and talk is.

it was pretty interesting since most of the disputes were land
related. the judge was asking the poor old man whether the
defendants have already vacated the land. the poor man
evidently couldn't understand what the lady judge was
asking and was probably wishing that the floor would open
up and swallow him whole at that instant. the lady judge
finally spoke in the vernacular but i guess the man was still
in shock and could only look at the intimidating lady in black.

after a few discourses, the court clerk stood and announced
the next case. and my name was announced! right away, a
man in barong stood and started addressing the judge. so
there is my lawyer!!!

the proceedings went on smoothly. the judge was reading
something about making a summary judgment since there
has been no response from the defendants. and before i knew
it, my 1000-peso worth of representation was over. the court
clerk was calling out for the next case again...and guess what!
yet another land dispute. ;)

making my way out, i almost bumped into 2 men held together
by handcuffs. for some reason, they were smiling.
something you would not think you'd see on the face of someone
looking at possible prison time.

a few hours in court done.
level 41 yet to be conquered...
now, where's that mobile fone of mine....

leap

leaping from a comfort zone.

one can probably come up with a hundred and one ways
not to
and
an equivalent hundred and one ways
why one
should.

my friend did it to be with a loved one.
my sister is doing it for growth.
another friend wants to do it as a statement.
me? i'd probably do it for my sanity....

papa sam

from a committed girl to another committed girl....

girl1: magkagusto pa ka og lain guy? truth or truth ni...
girl2: hahahaha...crush2x lang...u?
girl1: oo...kanang ganahan lang gud...
girl2: mao.... like papa sam...(*^_^*)
girl1: mao na :D
girl1: makes you think, if manguyab nimo si papa sam, mabiyaan ba ka ha ang SO?
girl2: unya? mabiyaan?
girl1: lisud man...guapo ra au heheheh....
girl2: mao...daghan karibal...

i guess most kapamilyas now are glued to pinoy big brother because of papa sam.
most ha? did not say all kay basi naa mo react ;)
am pretty sure at some point in daily conversations, daydreamings, his name crops up.

what would u in fact do?
give up something stable for something untested?
someone you have come to know over someone yet to be dissected?
familiarity over adventure?

for the meantime....
pbb na!!! just have to get that daily dose of papa sam.....

sunset

seeing the setting sun always relaxes me.

it is as if all the frustrations of the day are swept away...
going down with that orange fireball
receding, creeping into the horizon

it is as if the memories made in the day are quietly tucked away...
blending slowly with the fading colors
making a picture perfect canvass.

flying

a friend once commented
that 4 hours was the maximum for
him for plane rides.

just enough time to take him from
the land of the rising sun
to the pearl of the orient.

kawai sou ne...
to be bridled with a lamentable fear.

dozing off in that steel bird often jolts him
in a feeling of free fall
of plunging to a bottomless pit

maybe...just maybe...
he just needs a hand to hold on to for that lazy plane trip
to that part of the world now only seen vicariously...

well, there are other ways of getting around.
if you have the time (^o^)/