Monday, July 27, 2015

STOP

Here is one of those weird stuff I do after reading a lot of Nicholas Sparks, hahaha.

Plots on ironic situations on love and romance can be very perplexing but equally interesting. 😝😉





Do you ever think of me?
Do you ever feel me each time I think of you?
Do you ever think of us?

Of how blissful our laughter could sound? 
Of how silly our stories could go?
Of how crazy our minds could connect?

Or of how comforting your touch felt on my skin?
Of how assuring your lips felt on mine?
Of how serene your arms felt around me?

Yes, i think of you.
Constantly.
Tenderly.
Impermissibly.

...Stop. 
I should stop thinking of you. 
I cannot be thinking of you.

You are forbidden.
You are a threat to my sanity.
You are a menace to a tranquil life.

You came without a warning. 
You happened so fast.
You caught me offguard.

So swiftly you have seized my sense of time. 
So hastily you have conquered my sense of reason.
So suddenly you have become its master.

Like the lord of time, you cause me to remember you adoringly as many times as the clock ticks.
Like the eminence of passion, you cause me to yearn for you achingly as much as hunger needs its fill.
Like the conqueror of frailty, you cause me to return helplessly to the memory of you.

Of the memory of the mystifying way you look at me.
Of the persistent way you prolong that gaze as if telling me not to let go.
Of the extended moment our eyes were locked in deafening silence and wonder.

As if you were telling me a secret that only your eyes could say.
As if you were taking me to a place only the two of us could know.
As if you were searching for an answer to a mystery only you could solve. 

What is it you want to tell me?
Do you want me to be with you?
Have you found what you're looking for? 

Or have you instead chosen silence to keep me wondering? 
Or have you instead preferred elusion to keep me at bay?
Or have you instead found confusion from our quiet, disorienting gaze?

...Baffled.
That's what I have become.
Are you as bewildered as I am?

You caused this.
You crossed the line.
You invaded a part of me that should have remained undiscovered.
Untouched.
Guarded.

Do you really want to get that far?
Should I let you in?
Should we give "us" a chance?

I'm scared of you.
Of how you affect me.
Of how you overpower me. 
I'm scared of thinking of you.
Constantly. 
Tenderly. 
Longingly.

...Stop. 
I should stop thinking of you.
Before i can never. 

Sunday, July 26, 2015

A TRUE PATRIOT


BAYANIHAN by Sarah Geronimo


Why are you attacking us
With your piercing words? 
Are we supposed to publicize our actions,
like the other "patriots" do,
just to prove and redeem ourselves,
and so earn your approval,
while jeopardizing our operations?
Are we supposed to attack you too,
with the same weapon you use against us?
No, we won't do that,
Even if you don't agree.
A true patriot understands this.

Why do you blame us for the things we can't do?
You're the ones who chose our leaders. 
And please don't preach to us about taxes,
Coz we pay ours religiously,
With our salaries, lives and limbs, 
From and for this job we chose but you didn't.
And please don't preach to us about duty,
Coz we do not wear the same sacred uniforms and permanent scars.
A true patriot understands this.

We are not questioning your love for this nation,
Nor your actions to prove it.
Each one has his own way.
Patriotism is not a competition. 
Patriotism needs no recognition.
Patriotism may not be loud.
We may be silent, 
Coz silence is part of our job,
But we are here, there and everywhere.
Every single day.
Fighting.
With whatever is given us. 
In whatever way we can.
We are relentless.
We never give up.
For your children and mine.
For our people.
For you,
Even while you are mercilessly attacking us.
A true patriot understands this, too.

We would be happy not to trade places with you,
So you and your children won't have to see what our eyes have seen;
So you and your children won't have to fight the battles we have fought.
Go ahead and keep calling us names.
It doesn't matter, really.
But understand this:
We are everywhere,
In places others would not dare to be.
Fighting.
Until we drop.
No questions asked.
No blame-game. 
A true patriot understands this. 

We are not the enemy. 
And please be very sure 
that you're not the foe,
In your thoughts, words and deeds.
Because if you are, 
Then you have no right to attack us
With your double-edged tongue.
But if you are a true patriot,
Then we have nothing to explain to you. 
You already know the answers
Deep inside of you.
And because you are a fellow patriot, 
You know that you can count on us, 
And that we can count on you, too.
That we got each other's backs.
That we can fight together, 
In a manner we uniquely know,
For God, country and people.
A true patriot understands this, too.

Saturday, July 11, 2015

YOU'RE NOT ALONE


I once was asked, "What keeps you awake at night?" This is my answer. One of the things that I highly value, so much that I would lay down my life for it. 


I wanna be there for you
In your darkest night
Make you feel alright 
Be your light 
When hope's out of sight

I'll be there for you
In the toughest ride
Shatter the tide
Be your guide
When the lights just hide
I am here! I am here! Oh! 

CHORUS:
You're not alone, not alone
I wont be far from you, oh hoh
You're safe from harm, any harm
This faith shall come through, oh hoh
I'm here for you, here for you
Together we'll come through, oh hoh
You're not alone, not alone 
I am here for you. 

I wanna be there for you
When you're lost and torn
Feeling so low
Be your home
When the storms are strong
I am here! I am here! Oh! 

(Chorus)

Bridge:
Take my hand
I'll hold your hand
Reach for the sky
Climb up the mountain high
No oceans are too deep
No cliffs are too steep
We can make it through
I am here for you!!! Oh woh hoh!

(Chorus)

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

JESUS, I CHOOSE YOU

Deep sigh! Craziness overload. I feel like crying but I won't. I'm stronger than that. I refuse to give in to weakness and sadness. I choose to look to the cross and lay down everything at His feet.

In moments like this, I found solace in silence with a guitar in my hand. I found this song freely flowing. Then I realized, it is Jesus who chose me despite my weaknesses and unworthiness. How grateful I can be! 




Jesus, I choose you
Thank you for choosing me.
Jesus, You know me well
Thank you for choosing me.

Jesus, I choose you
Over all the worries of my life
Jesus, I choose you
Over all the world can give

Refrain:
Im beaten, tired and blue
Lord, Im weak and so in need of You
But i choose to trust in You today
I choose You, Lord Jesus

Chorus:
For You are always good
You are always kind
Your love for me is strong and wide
You're always by my side. 
For You are always strong 
You are always able
Your love keeps me from falling
You'd never let me go
I choose to worship You
Yes, I choose to rejoice in You
My Jesus, now and always
I choose you. 

Thursday, January 10, 2013

MY BESTFRIEND

This is Norman. My bestfriend since 1997. I met him in my "Persuasive Communication" class in PCU during my sophomore year. He's in his third year (hahaha sorry 'tol. I got to say here you're way older 😝) 

Our class seats that time were arranged alphabetically and I unfortunately had to sit beside him. I hated it. Hahahaha. He's loud and always have a lot of stories to tell, asking me about the tv shows I watch, the books I read, pretty much anything under the sun. 

That time, he's an Ambeth Ocampo fanatic so you could imagine how he annoyed me with his adventures with Antonio Luna, Andres Bonifacio, Apolinario Mabini and of course Jose Rizal (which I came to like later from the book he gave me "Luna's Moustache"). There was a time I almost got in trouble in class because he was such a chatterbox he couldn't stop talking! Hahaha.

Some people in school found him to be "mayabang" because he's an "inglisero". But in all fairness with him, he's smart and intellectually engaging. He's actually the culprit why i suddenly got the hang of conversational English (thanks 'tol hehe). 

Well, he also claimed to be an atheist (yes you did, 'tol hahaha) and he did tell me he didn't believe the Bible. That he would read anything but not the Bible haha.  I remembered myself fuming in annoyance of him like everyday hahaha, but coz I was an avid Christian that time, I kept him in prayers. 

Then this fateful day in Liliw, Laguna happened. He joined a leadership training seminar where I happened to be one of the facilitators. During the final challenge night, I saw him holding on to his bible while blindfolded and "aggressors" were trying to take it from him. He received Christ there! 😃  In the bus, on our way back home, he told me, he felt so at peace and he didn't want to lose that feeling ever. 

We've become best of friends since then. Been a one hell of an adventure with him hahaha. Some things are better left unsaid. Well, as they say, the rest is history. Norman will always be my best friend for life (but he never grows over that I also have Janice as my other bestfriend hahaha), but yeah he will always be dear to me. 

This song below was made for him back in 1998. Happy old-age day, 'tol! Hahaha. 😋



Funny are the times that I seem not to know you
Crazy are the moments when I can't understand
Feeling so bad, but joy is in my heart
Coz I know my friend that I love you more than that. 

Blessed am I to have you in my life
With you I find more meaning in all that I have
In my heart I'll cherish all the things we have together
Look into my eyes you'll see that we are friends forever.

Together we'll go to the mountaintop 
Even the words we say are not enough
Feel the heartbeat of my love for you my friend
Like the waters of the river that never ends 
I'll let it go, i'll let it flow
Coz you're my bestfriend.
That I know. 

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

HIGIT KANINUMAN

I made this on the way, in a hired jeepney, from a Youth Camp. It's an expression of my love for my Lord and Savior Jesus. It's one of the most sung worship song in our church, but I guess only a few know that I wrote it hehe. I originally arranged in the key of D and transposing to the key of E for extra emotions I felt while singing it haha. Hope you like this one.




Diyos ang aking buhay may lungkot at saya
May mga araw na tila wala nang pag-asa
Ngunit ang pag-ibig mo'y
Aking nasumpungan
At ang katapatan Mo'y aking naranasan

O Panginoon, minamahal kita
Nang higit kaninuman
Ikaw lamang walang iba
Dinggin ang awit ng aking pagsamba
Itataas aking kamay, maging buhay na Iyong bigay.

Di mo nais pa ang mga paghahandog
Sa haing sinunog di ka na nalulugod
Kaya ang aking alay sa pag-ibig Mong wagas
Ay pagpapakumbaba't pusong mapagtapat.

O Panginoon, minamahal kita
Nang higit kaninuman
Ikaw lamang walang iba
Dinggin ang awit ng aking pagsamba
Itataas aking kamay, maging buhay na Iyong bigay.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

IGINUHIT NG LANGIT

Finally, my first ever film for the Marine Corps is done! I called it "Buddy". Even before we completed the entire production, it's original soundtrack popped in my head while having lunch at Ternate Beach. Writing it was so moving I forgot my meal, hahaha.

Seriously though, the song has strongly driven me and my team with inspiration as we filmed. This is for our Marine brothers who have gone ahead of us. Thank you for your service and sacrifice for Inang Laya. We'll see you soon, brothers. Keep watching over us.



Watch in Youtube:
BUDDY (Part ½)
BUDDY (Part 2/2)
BUDDY (Teaser)


IGINUHIT NG LANGIT (Buddy OST)

Paano malilimutan ang bawat sandali
Na tayo ay laging magkasama
Pag-ibig at pangarap sa atin ay nakangiti
Bahaghari ka't sa akin ay ligaya.

Huwag nang lumuha
Huwag nang manimdim
Sa puso ko ika'y mananatili
Pagmamahal para sa akin
Ang siyang lakas ng puso at damdamin

Koro:
Iginuhit ng langit ang iyong mga ngiti
Lakas ng aking puso sa gitna ng pighati
Larawan mo'y pag-asa sa hirap at sakit
Hindi lilimutin sa bawat saglit.