May 23, 2008
To you, my dear friend…
I know you’ve been broken-hearted recently
you and your girl friend decided to break-up
And it’s not the first time I’ve seen you cry
there was that time with your first ex
But I’ve never seen you loose that much (although still so little) control
you cried on my shoulder although you’d rather bang your head on the wall
Even though it was a public place, I heed to your request
you asked to kiss me in an internet cafe and I said ‘yes’ but only because I know the type of person you are
I know I should not have even when you said “It was to compare”
I’m not her and your feelings for me are different, how could you expect it to be the same?
I’m not mad when you said it’s ‘not the same’ because it will never be the same
you love her like a wife while you love me like a child
But to tell you the truth, it’s not right
to still pretend that it no longer exists when both of you are still acting that it still exists
In the end, you’ll turn up like them
on and off, on and off, loosing self-respect and the respect others have
I know you’re different from them
your love is not corrupt you’re a gentleman while she’s a lady (while they are demons trying to be angels)
But both of you should have distance and time to reflect, to think
how can the separation be final when none of you are separated
Both of you need time to think about it and decide
maybe it’s not a break-up, the fire just went dim but the sparks are still there! You just need to feed it
Why don’t you talk about it? Ask each other what’s wrong
the best solution to everything (EVERYTHING) is to talk it out
And then maybe (it’s pitiful to say ‘maybe’ but that’s all I can offer) both (BOTH) of you will know the conclusion of this momentary illusion.
What I say is not to offend but it is not to offer encouragements. It is so that CLOSURE (closure is what they need, what they avoid, what they don’t understand) would be eminent (crystal clear) and to avoid childish (I say this is childish, your actions are childish, her actions are childish) antics and misunderstandings.
We (because there are so many of us) love you and her (you’re probably still pretending to avoid questions and answers and drama and pity comments and those stuff that are lies even though they are suppose to give comfort but how could they be comforting when they don’t understand? They are not in YOUR shoes). We are hurt by your masks but the ones who suffer most are both of you (it sounds cliché and repetitive but it is only so because no one listens). We don’t want you to suffer. You don’t want her to suffer. She doesn’t want you to suffer. You don’t want to suffer.
Talk it out, have some distance, stay away for a while, then decide.
I know you won’t listen, you won’t do, you won’t act but this is all I have to say because lying to you brings you (and her) no where.
And that’s all I have to say.
May 20, 2008
secret 11
I am exhausted and I hate (but not to the point of fury) May surprises…
Now, this is about the wedding thing I talked about. Well, not entirely about that but it did made a big impression on me.
My father told me one day that I was going to accompany him documenting a wedding. On the day, he said I’ll be documenting it alone. O.O Of course, I was so shocked because I have no idea how to video-document any kind of ceremonies starting from the preparations to the receptions and it’s not like any ceremony, IT’S A WEDDING CEREMONY! This only happen once in a lifetime (if one will stay faithful, that is) so this shouldn’t be documented by a total amateur. I hate it when my father managed to trick me (but I hate it more if I let myself be fooled by compliments and whiny tones and guilt). But since it was too late to back out (money involved here), I did the whole painstakingly amateurishly documentation and endured days of sleepless nights (for the edit and burning). In the end, they didn’t like the output. Ahahaha! Why would they like the output of a total amateur? I couldn’t say they deserved it because I believed it was my father’s fault and they’re just part of his scheming plot (despite the things I say about him, I still love my father). Oh well, I did what I can do although I didn’t give it my best because I did not do it willingly.
Another May surprise is the Catechism. I don’t hate this at all but I don’t like the people involved in it (the teachers, not entirely the students). Ate D is an old NYO (Nazareno Youth Organization, a youth org of our church: Jesus Nazareno Parish) member and has been a catechist for a long time (despite the tell-tales of the youngins how they don’t want her attending class). She’s scary, in a way and her goal is not for the children to understand but for the children to be able to answer the Quiz Bee at the end of the May. Sad to say, that somehow became my ’shadow goal’ when suddenly I’m the only remaining catechist left. ~_~
Good thing the students (ranging from 4 to 12) don’t hate me.
And somehow (even though it’s a bit shallow) I try to let them understand the stories in the bible. ~_~ GOD! Please help me and guide me even though I’m a lazy teacher. T_T
Yes, I’m exhausted and reaching my limit. KKP wants me back, RISEN 8 wants me with them… But GOD is still important. Serving His church is the first thing to do. May I be able to serve Him to my and His heart’s content. And may I stop complaining.
May 9, 2008
Case 5: Friends
Like every people, I, too, have my own set of friends. Whether they are from KKP-SIP, RISEN, or CDOtaku, I consider them precious and important…
FAMILY
- SOLIS: mama, tatay, tsini
- SOLIS extended: from my father’s side
- ARQUIZA: my tita Nene (mother’s side) children and grandchildren and greatgrandchildren
SCHOOL
- RISEN: Jen, HM, Ayet, Mads, Kar, Anj, Kim, Gil, Will, Pa, Go, Rei, Lei, GG
- SHJMS: Chin, Clar, Jem, Div, Fortitude, Gentleness
- HS: Archimedes, Aristotle, Dalton
- XU: ComSci Batch, Block mates
CDOTAKU
KKP-SIP
- SVFP: Seniors and Batch mates
- FACULTY: FPO’s and Director
- NSTP students
CLUSTER 7
- CFC
- YFC
- SFC
secret 9
often, if not always, break self-made promises and schedules…
Everything that I planned this summer didn’t happen. Drawings, Tailoring, Writing, Playing and stuff didn’t happen. For once, instead of developing my art skills, my father took away our monitor for long periods of time hindering me from using photoshop and internet. Also, instead of writing to continue my stories in FF.net, I noticed the lack of story and character development that it brought me depression and writer’s block. Aha! I was suppose to go tailoring but then I got caught up in so many errands (pay the bills), involvement, problems (with RISEN, with self) plus brown-outs, rain and unannounced surprises (like the wedding thing).
Sadly, even after all this complaint, I don’t mind most of the distraction (specifically errands and involvement because it gives me a reason to meet up with friends and that’s most probably why there are problems emerged). However, I hate it when I’m being tricked into doing something that I honestly don’t like and will avoid if possible. Well, I didn’t talk to my father about the English Play incident so that’s why he didn’t think twice in placing me on the job of documenting. On second thought, this had nothing to do with money-related responsibilities (although there is a big amount at stake) but it eats up my time when I’m suppose to be preparing for Catechism. That’s also an unexpected plan on my part.
I did plan on going to Gawad Kalinga (I’m still waiting for their call) to sponsor a child via SAGIP but I didn’t plan on teaching catechism at Nazareno for Flores de Mayo. Not that I mind…
People are unpredictable creations of God… and God is also unpredictable in so many ways. Although the bible would provide enough information for a man to know God, physical words are still not enough to explain his power over Fate/Destiny/Hitsuzen. As what Gil reminded me, God’s delays are not God’s denials. And I always believe that God always answers to our prayers, even ‘NO’ is an answer but that only meant that something greater is meant for you.