INLOVE with EPL

EAT.PRAY.LOVE. Until now, I still cannot get over with this movie that I'm

inlove with. I've watched it twice already but I wanted to watch it again.

I want to have a DVD of it. The movie was based from the EAT PRAY LOVE

book written by Elizabeth Gilbert.

Few days after my 2nd viewing of EPL, my family went to SM to watch

movie. And there's this huge EAT PRAY LOVE board. Sad to say that

I didn't bring my camera so please bear with the photos as they're only taken

with my E63 phone...

EAT PRAY LOVE

Few weeks ago, I watched the first-night showing of this

wonderful movie, EAT PRAY LOVE... Oh God, I find myself so inlove with this

movie including its soundtracks...

I couldn't help but think a lot about it many times. I even looked

for the "Thums Up" Cola on the internet if it truly exist in India's

beverages and yes it is! Then I always remember KetutLiyer saying"See

you later, alligator." I really thought that line is only used here in the

Philippines. I was really amazed when Ketut used it! Hahaha... And one

more thing, I searched about the medicine man, Ketut. It is really true

that he exists in Bali, Indonesia as a medicine man. I wanna go meet him

if I would be visiting Bali in no time. I watched the movie twice

on big screen and will probably be watching it again when it's already on DVD

or when already available at my other sources.

Until now, I'm obsessed even with the soundtrack especially the "Attraversiamo"

by Dario Marianelli. And I even tried to learn few Italian words.

The movie has a huge impact to me. I EAT, PRAY, and LOVE too... in my own

ways though. ;)

Mc Arthur Hwy.

From now on, I will be sharing my captured photos in here. I have a hard time maintaining more than one blog so instead, I will make this blog something with a mix of my photography, favorite music, favorite videos and etcetera...

The photo above was taken at Mc. Arthur Highway, Davao City Philippines fronting NCCC Mall of Davao during the PMAP sponsored fun run eight days ago. The photo was taken at almost 6:00am.

My Wish Right Now

while i was walking home,
i looked at the sky.
the sky is cloud-free.
yes, it is!
i could see the stars clearly,
shining so freely and brightly.
the moon is almost full in shape.

wow! i miss those star gazing moments...
at dawn with my father way back my province days...
at night with my neighbors during blackouts,
still way back province nights...
at the roof of my neighbor during college days...
at the roof of the house where i'm at now,
that was when i was still new here...
at the beach with my officemates,
that was during the christmas party two years ago,
while we're having our midnight swimming...
at hilltop celebrating pia's birthday until 12 midnight...
oh! how could i forget those star gazing moments!
waiting and counting falling stars...

how i wish i could just rush at hilltop right now,
of course with friends talking about nonsense...
or talk about serious thing in life.

that's my wish right now...

If Only

It's too late...
Did it ever happen to you?

The after realizing the chances wasted,
the words "IF ONLY" come out...
And there's no more second chances.
I'm pretty sure it happened to you...

I have just watched this movie, IF ONLY...
A man who loves his woman but he's too busy
that he couldn't find time to show it.

When one day, his woman got involved in a terrible accident and died...
Fate miraculously intervened and gave the man a second chance...

I have tons of IF ONLYs in my entire life...
It's like I can't get over from something or someone...
Which leaves me the questions of What Ifs...

If that happens to you, what would you do?
If you're given second chances,
What will you do?

For some years ago until now,
I take most of the opportunities the world has offered me...
I appreciate everything I have...
I give time to anyone who asks for my time...
I appreciate every single second, every minute, every day...
Whether alone or with someone...
When I have nothing to do,
I give myself time walking alone somewhere,
enjoying every happenings within the surroundings...

Life is short...
We don't know if there'd be second chances...
Enjoy every minute of it...
Grab every opportunity of second chances...
For when death takes place,
There'd be no more chances for IF ONLYs....

If today is your last day to live, how will you spend it?

It Just Happened

i was waiting for my turn to throw the balls at a duck pin tourney...
i was just staring at the "not so shiny" bowling lane...
thoughts empty, eyes barely blink, body barely move...

when suddenly...

at a blink of my eyes i saw this guy...
tall, dark and i don't know if he's really handsome...
i think he's in mid-30s but he looks mature...
hah! i caught myself staring at him...
he's like throwing the balls in a slow motion...

and i told myself - it's him...
it's like him that i wanted...
i don't know if i would ever see him again...
but i have already figured out clearly who I wanted...
not specific but at least i know that i wanted someone like him...
i don't know him but i like the way he carries himself...

that kind of guy will really change me for sure...
oh, i might just be dreaming...
maybe i'm just hungry...
i would better hit the sheets now...
and dream of my guy... hahahaha

i just saw him... it just happened...

good morning!

Unsettled Soul

i am speaking in behalf of this unsettled soul,
housing in a human's body...

i am happy and at the same time in pain...

happy because ...
i am in a place i can now call "HOME."
i was able to spend time with the people i love.
i was able to fix a few hang-ups i've had with few people.
i have already found one of the few that i have lost...

now, i am happy but still there are missing pieces...
there are still hang-ups that this soul wants to settle...

this soul have tried to to reach out to someone...
someone who'd been a part of her past...
trying to do anything to reach out...
done what part to be done...
yet it seems it's never enough...

this soul will remain unsettled...
until the plead to speak with you is granted...

The Power of Music

do you believe in the power of music?
how much do you love music?

music to me is a medicine.
a medicine to every soul.
when somebody's happy, he sings.
when somebody's sad, he listens to music.

music has been my companion for like years already.
it helps me express my feelings.
my type of music depends on my mood.
i can go along with all types though.
mostly, i relate my life to it.
i might not be able to memorize each line,
but i appreciate music with good lyrics.

i always start and end my day with music.
on my way to work and on my way home.
or when i go anywhere alone.
when in a long trip or even at home.

when i want to praise God's goodness,
i listen to gospel songs and sing along.
when i'm asleep, i put my earphone on.
i can always relate my life to music.

i am a music lover.
music fills my soul.
i believe in the power of music.

RANDOM THOUGHTS

life has changed after my surgery...
i have realized more its importance...
if i have made the most of life before,
i work double time now to make the most of it...

i have started looking for few people in my past...
i have looked for those that i've hurt and asked sorry...
i have looked for those who have made my past colorful and thanked them...

just the other night,
i've heard about my high school bestfriend through his sister...
sad to know he's been experiencing a lot of pain...
how i wish i could help him...
i'm happy though because he's in his way of getting up to move on...

of course, i won't be able to perfect this second life...
i am just human...
but i will do my best to be happy with what i have around me...
i may not perfect my relationship with people...
but i am avoiding trouble and be silent...

it's been more than 2 months since my surgery...
i could still recall what i told God at the operating room...
i told Him i will no longer ignore Him...
if He would put me to test, i will never ask why me.
that i would appreciate even every little thing that's happening to me...
that i would touch the heart of a few...

i am always praying that He will enlighten me everyday...
ALL WILL BE WELL in HIS NAME...

Bye Bye Paratubal Cyst

it was june 8, 2010 when i've had my longest and painful tests..,
it was on the same day,
my doctor said that i have to undergo an exploratory laparotomy operation...
that i should be ready as early as possible...
that when i'm ready, i need to comply several lab tests for clearance...
i was scared...
we sought for a second opinion from an ob-gyne friend...
her opinion is the same...
i was scared more...
it took me 9 days to decide...
so i complied the required lab tests on the 17th...
and i was scheduled for general surgery on the 23rd...

i could still remember how anxious i was days before the operation..
i always have a bad temper...
there'd be times people can't talk to me...
i always am into deep thinking...
even before i was sedated...

see how time flies so fast...
it's already a month since i was operated ...
today indeed is the 1st month...
the pain is still there but there's a relief...
a relief that there's no more cyst inside me...
that there's no more pill to take everyday...
no more ultrasounds every 5th day of my period...
no more anxiety...
it's gone... my paratubal cyst is gone...

since it's already a month that passed,
let me share my experience...

june 22.2010.
as ordered by the doctor to be admitted between 2:00-3:00 pm,
i was admitted at around 2:34pm, accompanied by my mother.
at past 4:00pm, the nurse gave me 4 tabs of laxative (dulcolax)...
the medicine effected past 9:00pm...
doctors came with so many questions...
the asst. of the anesthesiologist paid a visit...
explaining everything...

june 23.2010.
i woke up early with mixed emotions (3:00am)...
there was an uneasy feeling...
i saw mom prayed,i grabbed the rosary given by a friend and prayed...
i took a bath at past 4:00am...
mom was still praying...
at past 5:00am, the nurse came and gave me fleet enema...
then before i was pushed to the operating room,
the nurse injected something in my right arm to relax my muscle...
and then i was transferred to the stretcher and was pushed to the operating room...
i was so uneasy at the operating room...
different kinds of apparatus were attached to me...
i asked the nurse so many questions...
and i kept looking at the monitor's clock...
7:50 something, the anesthesiologist came...
he injected the first dose of sedative to make me sleep...
then they let me position just like a baby in the womb...
he last thing i remembered was the injection of the 2nd dose of sedative in my IV...

(to be continued)