This is not a unique story. I’m sure there are a lot of couples who share the same. But this is my own. And I want to share it with you especially for those who might be experiencing the same dilemma I had prior the decision. The decision “It’s better if you stay together because … Continue reading »
So today, I celebrated in thought these 3 important phases of my life. I look forward to counting more luck, I prefer blessings, in the next September 9′s that will come. In fact, I was expecting a good news today (hey, it’s my lucky day!) though I know that it might come a little later. An hour before the next day and still no e-mail. But it’s ok. I believe that blessings don’t choose dates. The best situation and mindset will naturally attract them. I don’t have to wait for the next September 9 to consider another set of blessings. I don’t want to overlook both the obvious and unimposing. Continue reading »
Alone Scared Doubtful Ashamed… …I am not since that night of ninth. Loneliness is not a physical absence Being scared is not simply running away In doubt does not mean you haven’t tried Ashamed is not avoiding pride Again, I was reminded who I am not and made to embrace who I am.
I may be a master of words but I concede to the power of that I dare not define yet lifted my happy soul to the heights and vastness of that midnight sky. I conceded but I never felt this prouder. Continue reading »
Yet he believes in something even I haven’t discovered yet, in something he sees not with his eyes but with something more understanding. He believes in heights I could reach and distances I could cover, in words I write and utter. He believes in spite of absence of senses, an abstract only his faith could grasp. Continue reading »
She is no philosopher.
She is neither a rich materialist nor a wicked beauty.
She has never been considered a brave warrior and a calm leader.
But tonight and for the days ahead, she is the luckiest girl in the world for a reason social reality cannot defeat and philosophy cannot fathom. Continue reading »
It has been a year since the day when words, dreams and pasts brought together two wandering souls. Continue reading »
The angels gathered with trumpets on hand Blew the perfect harmony to welcome the sun. And the dusk danced the most beautiful colors Highlighting the outline of turquoise shores. It was a day of idyllic celebration– the day you were born. (TheBlackTwig 13March2011) HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHASHANK!
I had a humble reason why I wanted to go to Japan. (The MA degree was merely secondary.) That is to feel the fragile petals of cherry blossoms blowing to my face and stand still together with the ghosts of history as I relive the silent stories I read from my books. That’s all. It … Continue reading »
I will never run out of words for you. Continue reading »
One word made us. It was a word merely intended to give a laughing-stock to a group of friends wandering in a strange and bitterly cold country. And no one expected that it will go a long way, neither do we. Continue reading »
“As the old man patiently waits for her…whether she will return or not…his understanding of what happened continually grows and his love for her is undoubtedly being solidified by the harshness of the afternoon wind.” Continue reading »
1 day and the distance: The moon will be at its brightest tonight and the stars will glow in admiration. Continue reading »
