An Architect's Home

“Angge, BFF. Kamusta ka na?”

I smiled at her as I heard her gentle voice calling my name and greet me. I didn’t know when she started calling me this endearment but I am, yes I am, much pleasured to be called in that way by her since she is one of my leaders in church and one of those women I admire.

Cool. Sweet, loving and caring. Inspirational. A role model for everybody. A working but a hands-on mom at home. A wonderful leader in church. She’s Imelda Pineda Santiago-San Diego, a mother of five kids – Stephanie, Stephie, Stefen, Scottlee and Sharlee. And one of those I consider as one of my second moms in church, who touches and inspires my life during my youth and now in my adulthood.

Sister Imelda, who she prefers to be called as Sister Imee, is the youngest in her family and who grows up in Manila. Even though she grows up in an urban city, she is raised and taught by her parents to be a good girl and to be a respectable lady. She’s not your ordinary girl who goes to parties every night. She is even being fetched by her parents from her school in her college days. She also doesn’t wear those spaghetti-strapped blouses and short shorts or skirts and put make-ups on her baby face. She even calls herself as one of the boys. She has graduated college with the course of Architecture and spent it in FEATI without having those luxuries in life.

As for her career, she has successfully graduated college, she has worked hard and she’s been to different places. And she can say and me as well, I can say that she’s successful in her career. She becomes the Regional Manager of Southeast Asia. She had some conversations with many people, which she states as her asset. As mentioned earlier, she’s been to different places, actually fourteen countries and she considers it as one of her achievements in life.

I can say that a mother’s greatest achievement in life is the family she builds. Sister Imee makes it clearer to me. During on one of our conversations, she declares that her kids and his loving and supportive husband are her biggest achievement in her life. It’s the best thing that has happened to her.

“Seeing them (her children) growing in the church and living the gospel and having a supportive and faithful husband make me feel that I’m blessed,” she explains.

On the other hand, she adds that one of her achievements in her socio-civic life is becoming and elected as the very first President of a Filipino, socio-civic organization in Bahrain, which they call as PBB. Their goal is to empower every Filipinos in Bahrain. As the leader of the said group, she establishes programs that will help her fellow Filipinos regarding on finding jobs and skill trainings. Even our ambassador in Bahrain also supports their programs. She also makes sure that the programs they have conducted will be successful.  She does the best she can do.

Yes, she gives all her effort in doing something and she makes sure that everything is perfect; it is her motto, personally. She even tells me, “If you’re doing something, you must give all your bests and efforts in it.” (This is the perfect advice from her which really hits me.) She even says that you’re already doing it, why don’t you make it beautiful? You’ve consumed your time and efforts with that project, why don’t you give your best? She’s definitely right!

While in family, their motto is, “One for all, all for one.” The decisions that they make must be agreed by each member of the family. But if one doesn’t agree, they will have the voting system. They also go together with household chores and different family activities. These also serve as their bonding within their family.

Yes, even she’s working and at the same time, a leader in our church, she always does have time with her family. Her secret? “It’s time management, my dear,” she reveals. She leaves and makes a schedule before leaving for work, and tells her children that before she comes from work, they must finish their home works. So that, she will just check it when she comes home and they will have their bonding time before they go to sleep. They play board games and have dinner together. She also tells me that she’s like a friend or just like in their age who they can share their secrets and stories with, just like her with them and her husband.  They are very open in their family; she knows every story and every problem of her kids. She’s very grateful for what she has, her kids and her husband.

She has met him during those times with no electronic gadgets around and with just pens and papers is being used as communications (I wish I have experienced those times.) Pen pal as they call them. She tells him all of her experiences in church – about being the teacher in seminary, how her day was in church, how happy she is during activities in church – making him feel uncertain. She even sends her ugliest photos to him. Who would do such things as those? Her. These unusual things make him fall in love with her. After few years, she tells him that if he’s not willing to be a member of the church that she has been into, they have to stop their relationship. What’s next? They get married. And after some years, they have been sealed in the Manila, Philippines Temple. What a great love story, right?

Speaking of the sealing, she claims that it’s the most unforgettable moment in her life. What’s sealing? She explains that it is an ordinance in church that you will be with your children and husband always and forever, until the next life. And because of that she can say now, “These are my children. I own them and I can be with them.”

Now who will not be amazed with this woman? Who will not admire her? Who will not be lucky to be as close as best friends with her? Tell me. I have only known her and been with her for almost one and a half year but she can affect my life as my mother does. Sometimes when I was talking to her, it feels like I’m listening to my own stories. She’s kind, sweet and caring that can make her touches your heart. She’s a friend of everyone. She’s amazing. She is, she is extraordinary.

Knock, Knock! Jenesys, who?

“Uy Jenesys! Ano? Sali tayo? Tara, sali tayo!”

My group mates and I were walking along the hallway of our department building while talking about whom we are going to interview in our requirement. We almost lose our hope because every group in our class has their own interviewee. Suddenly, I hear a group of third and fourth year students talking about that thing Jenesys and this grabs my attention. What’s with that Jenesys? A name? A game? What? Everyone in that group looks excited. I’ve heard it before but I can’t remember what it is really. It bothers me. Really…

Hearing this out grabs also the attention of my group mates and tickles our curiosity. Fortunately, the former participants are just around the corners.

“Si Ate Queenie!” says one of my group mates. Yes! Ate Queenie is the answer. We create questions about Jenesys and I text her immediately to ask if she is available on that time for an interview and she replies with a “Yes!” We run straight away to the place where she is.

Queen Ara Vinluan, prefers to be called as Ate Queenie, 19, one of the previous participants of the said program and a Journalism student, answers our questions. She tells us the true meaning of Jenesys.

Jenesys 2.0 is a Japanese program wherein students from different countries are invited to go in Japan. And JENESYS stands for Japan East Asia Network of Exchange for Students and Youths. For more than a week, students will be toured in some known places, to some schools, and will be having a 2-day home stay with a Japanese Family.

          “Aim kasi ng Jenesys na makilala yung culture ng Japan, to facilitate global understanding on Japanese values, para matama yung ibang misconceptions, and pataasin tourism nila,” Ate Queenie added.

They have conducted this program to promote potential interests towards Japan within the young generation, to increase visitors to Japan as well as to facilitate global understanding on Japanese values and Japan’s strengths and attraction. It is their way to make people globally understand what they really have.

Many students are grabbing this opportunity and trying to be one of those lucky participants who will discover the beauty that Japan has. Each and one of them try to apply and pass all the qualifications that the program needed for their own reason.

When is asked why this program attracts many students, she has said that there are mainly two reasons – some joined just for the sake of travel and some joined because they really want to go in Japan. Ate Queenie says that she is more into the second reason and curiosity is her main motive.

“Kasi may Tita ako sa Japan. Wala silang anak. Dapat du’n na ‘ko titira kaso ayaw ng magulang ko. Eh, nu’ng bata ako ang mga gamit ko puro galing Japan, tapos nakikita ko ‘yung mga gamit at pictures na meron ang Japan, ang gaganda. Kaya gusto ko talagang makapunta doon. Kasi nakita ko ‘yung gandang meron sila, gusto kong ma-discover ‘yun personally. ‘Yung mga gamit nila, lugar du’n, pati ‘yung culture nila kasi namangha talaga ako," she stated.

This motivates her to join the program. She wants to discover Japan herself. Not in pictures or in net, but personally.

“Siguro, sa iba dahil  kasi ‘di ba Japan yun eh, makakapunta ka dun ng libre lahat, sino ba naman ang may ayaw. Tapos alam naman natin na sikat ang Japan dahil sa anime, JPop at kung ano pa,” she added.

Ate Queenie did her best to pass all the requirements that the Jenesys needed, from the articles and poem she made to the pictures she took. Luckily, she got chosen to be interviewed. She passed the interview and attended the orientation that the organizers conducted.

She, with other participants, has stayed in Japan for 9 days, and for her, one of the hardest things to do is to follow the schedule. They are tasked to start 7:30 in the morning and finish at 8:00 in the evening. Unfortunately, they only have a limited time of two hours because of the 10:00 PM curfew.

“Siguro ‘yung  sa time. Kasi ‘di ba ‘pag Filipino, ayan ‘yung tatamarin ka. Eh sa kanila, ‘pag sinabi nilang ang assembly time, 10:00am, 9:45am dapat andu’n ka na. Tapos kami dumadating late. Kaya ayu’n, sa unang mga araw, adjust-adjust kami, pero sa mga sumunod na araw, ayu’n, nasanay na kami. Natuto kaming sumunod sa schedule. Sa kanila kasi, naka-schedule lahat nang gagawin. Very strict sila sa time. Naka-schedule ‘yung train life niyo, hotel life.”

But she has learned. She learns to be strict in time. She follows every task in their schedule. This is what Jenesys taught her.

Jenesys also has a big impact to her. It helps all her misconceptions about Japan to be corrected. Also, she has already gained friends during the program at the same time, she also has more connections.

Since she answers all our questions, it more tickles our curiosity to know more about Jenesys. It leaves us the question, “Why don’t we try to join in Jenesys to experience those things personally?”

written by: Edward Mico Joseph Agustin, Jeanellie Avelino & Alicia Angelica Villanueva

That Moment When I Realized

I have been sitting for a long time with my earphone plugged on my right ear and the other half is on your left ear. We are listening to your favorite song sung by Fall Out Boy. You are right next to me and I know that the music is so loud but I can't hear anything except for the fast beating of my heart. I know that it was you, you're the reason why my heart pounds so fast.

I rest my head on my desk while you keep on telling your different stories to your friends. We have stayed like this for moment of time. Suddenly, I was disturb when you turn off the music player and tell me to keep my cellphone and earphones. Unknowingly, I follow your instruction and put my things on my bag.

You position yourself by resting your head on my desk facing the left side. I star at your face and memorize every detail of it. Starting from your hair until to the very tip of your chin.

I touch your hair, comb it using my fingers. I feel the softness of your hair. It looks greyish because of those white and blacks strands and the way you style your hair, I just love them.

I glance on your cheeks. The place where your smiles belong. The cheeks that I want to touch forever. To let you feel the caress of my hands that tells you that I love you so much.

Then I look at your eyes, it was close. I kiss them lovingly and touch your eyelashes. I look at them for a long period of time. I just can't keep my eyes on staring at yours. It is so deep. Very deep. I can't describe my feelings everytime I see your deep, black eyes. My heart starts to beats faster.

I look at your ears. I bow my head and lean into your ears. I whisper those words wholeheartedly and undoubtedly. "I love you, Baby." I have stayed in that position for seconds and waited for your answer. You open your eyes and reply, "I love you, too."

I hug you tightly without hesitations. You change your position and all I can see is the back part of your head. Your hair and your nape. I sniff. Oh, how I love when I touch and smell your nape. Everytime I touch it, it's like, there's an electricity flowing on your whole body. I love the way you stop me from tickling you. And your scent, I just can't stop from sniffing it from your nape to your shoulder. It sounds weird but I can't help doing it.

You sit down properly and lean your head on the wall with eyes closed. I start to stare at you again, now I can see your whole face. I know that time, that moment, that the love I feel towards you will lat forever. I know that in my heart and in my soul that you're the one for me. The one that I want to share and spend the rest of my life with. I know that is too early to summed these things up but I can feel the warmth of your love and your embraces on my heart. It's heart-melting.

You open your eyes and have caught me staring at you, then you lean your head on my shoulder. Now, my heart have pounded abnormally. Our faces are getting closer and closer. My face starts to move nearer to yours. And in an instant, I give the sweetest kiss that I could give. It was short and simple but I know that it came from the bottom of my heart.

I smile. And I tell you once again how much I love you. It's the type of "I love you" that tells "I want to marry you." You reply the same thing. Words and thoughts are keep on flashing on my mind, "I love this person. Each and every detail of his soul, his character. I love him. So much."

...

Saglitang Pahinga

Kasabay ng mabilis na pag-andar ng sinasakyan kong jeep ang malamig na pagpunas ng hangin sa aking mga luha.

*flashback*

"Nakakasawa ka na Karding. Ako na nga ang naagrabyado, ako pa may kasalanan. Ako pa ang kailangang mag-sorry!" 'Di ko na napigilan ang emosyon ko. Kaya ayokong napipikon o napupuno eh, kung ano-ano nasasabi ko.

"Ano?" 'Yung totoo, hindi ba talaga niya alam o ayaw niya lang aminin sa sarili niya 'yung mali niya. Nakakasawa na talaga.

"Bahala ka nga, Karding. Napaka-insensitive mo!" Tumayo na ako mula sa aking pagkakaupo at tuloy-tuloy na walang lingong umalis. Dumiretso ako sa CR ng building na kinaroroonan ko. Pumasok ng isang cubicle at umiyak sandali. Ito lang kasi ang ayaw ko sa sarili ko, napakababaw ng mga luha ko.

Iuuwi at itutulog ko na lang 'to. Maayos rin naman siguro ang lahat. (Sana.)

*flashback ends*

At ito nga ako ngayon. Mag-isa kong tinatahak ang daanan ko pauwi. Nag-text siya, hinahanap na raw ako ng nanay ko.

"Pakisabi nasa byahe na 'ko. Salamat."

"Sige. Sensya na."

Ito na ang magic words na inaantay ko, humingi na siya ng pasensya.

"Pasensya na rin, Karding."

Naghintay ako ng ilan pang mga minuto, pero wala nang sagot mula sa kanya. Puro gm lang natatanggap ng cellphone ko. 'Di ko na matiis. Sige na, ako na mag-so-sorry.

"Sorry kanina. Sorry talaga. Sorry."

At muli kong ibinaba ang pride ko. Kasabay ng pag-send ng mensahe ko ay ang pag-istambay ng luha sa gilid ng mga mata ko. 'Di ko alam pero nalulungkot ako sa mga panahong 'yun. Ako lang ba ang nag-e-effort para lang mag-work ang relasyon namin? Ako lang ba o 'di ko lang napapansin na kumikilos din siya? Ewan ang gulo.

'Di na nagpapigil pa ang luha ko, Isa-isa na itong nagsilaglagan sa aking pisngi. Buti na lang at madilim ang kabuuan ng jeep at 'di halata ang basa kong pisngi. At buti na lang pinunasan ng malamig na hangin ang luha ko.

Nadudurog ako. Gusto nang pumikit ng mga mata ko. Mahapdi at pagod na. Nangagailangan ng pahinga. Pero pinipilit ko pa ring idilat.

Bumaba na ako. At muling sumakay sa isang tricycle. Nakasabay ko ang dati kong kaklase sa sekundarya na si Anthony. Medyo kabaliktaktakan ko rin 'to eh.

"Ang haggard na ba ng mukha ko?"

"Medyo. Itulog mo na 'yan, Pare."

"Oo nga eh, naiiyak na 'ko." Sabay punas sa luha kong nagbabadyang bumagsak.

"Easy-han mo lang kasi. Relax lang. Tingnan mo 'ko. Magpahinga ka rin kasi. Tingnan mo bukas, okay ka na." Dire-diretso niyang payo sa'kin habang nakatingin sa kawalan. Bakas sa kanyang mga mata na relax nga lang siya. Parang walang problema. O itinatago lang?

"De. Kaya ko pa naman. Papahinga lang ako saglit. Sige na, dito na 'ko. Salamat, ingat. Kuya, para po!" Nauna akong bumaba sa kanya at inisip ang mga pinagsasabi niya.

Tingnan mo nga naman, ito pa palang lokong 'to ang magpapayo sa'kin. Siguro nga, tama siya. Itutulog ko muna 'to.

Nakarating ako ng aming tahanan at sinalubong ng aking ina. Kinamusta ang aking araw at pinakain ako.

Natulog na ako pagkatapos ayusin ang mga bagay na ginagawa ko bago matulog. Alam kong sulit ang pagkakababa ko ng pride ko. May patutunguhan rin 'to.

Kinabukasan. Binugad ako ng isang makapagdamdaming mensahe.

"I love you so much, Baby. :'("



Note: Kwento muli na nabuo sa isipan ko. (:

Handa ka na ba?

Ang love parang aksidente ‘yan. Unexpected kung dumating. Darating at darating na lang nang ‘di mo inaasahan. Biglaan kang tatamaan. Hanggang sa wala ka nang magagawa kundi tanggapin. Pero ang love ay hindi isang malaking aksidente. Nakatadhanang mangyari ang pag-ibig. Destined. Meant to happen. Hindi mo nga lang alam kung maganda o hindi ang kalalabasan.

Kasama na nga ng love ang pain. Masasaktan ka ng ilang beses. Madadapa. Masusugatan ka. Iiyak ka. Pero tandaan mo, hindi mo kailangang magmukmok dyan. Matuto kang tumayo. May tumulong man sa’yo o wala, kailangan mong tumayo. Kailangan mong tulungan ang sarili mo.

“Nobody knows just why we're here. Could it be fate or random circumstance? At the right place, at the right time two roads intertwine…”

Pero kagaya nga ng sinabi ko, parang aksidente lang ‘yan. Darating at darating din ang nakatadhana sa’yo. Sa tamang panahon at lugar. Makikilala mo rin siya. ‘Wag ka lang magmadali. ‘Di mo alam, siya pala ‘yung aabot ng kamay mo. Siya pala ‘yung gagamot sa sugat mo. Siya pala ‘yung pupunas ng mga luha mo. Siya pala ‘yung tutulong sa’yong tumayo.

 “And if the universe conspired to meld our lives, to make us fuel and fire. Then know where ever you will be so too shall I be…”

Pa’no kung dumating na siya tapos ‘di ka pa handa? Wala ka nang magagawa. Kung siya na talaga ang nakatadhana sa’yo, siya na. Kahit ayaw mo. (Wow ha, ikaw pa choosy.) De. Ganito ‘yan, ‘di mo naman kailangang i-pressure ang sarili mo sa mga bagay-bagay. Kung siya na talaga ‘yun, hihintayin ka naman niya kahit na gaano pa katagal. Tutulungan ka pa niya. ‘Wag ka lang kampante. Baka naman kasi palagpasin mo pa ‘yung pagkakataon ‘yung tipong end of the world na, ‘di ka pa rin handa.  Okay. Ganito kasi ‘yan, ang tadhana na ang gagawa ng paraan para lang mag-meet kayo sa iisang point. Kagaya nu’ng mga napapanood na clichés sa mga teleserye. Mga ganu’n. Kuha?

“Close your eyes, dry your tears. ’Coz when nothing seems clear, you'll be safe here…”

Pagkatapos ng lahat-lahat at tanggap mo na, dito na darating ‘yung mga araw na masaya ka. Syempre ‘di naman laging perfect, may ups at downs din. Darating din ‘yung time na kampante ka na sa kanya. Tapos parang best friend mo na siya, siya na ‘yung iyakan mo. Nahanap mo sa kanya ‘yung comfort zone.

“From the sheer weight of your doubts and fears, weary heart, you'll be safe here…”

Speaking of comfort zone, sa kanya mo na rin nailalabas ‘yung mg problema mo. Sa kanya mo nasasabi ‘yung mga sikreto mo. ‘Yung kilala niyo na ang isa’t isa. At alam mong safe sa kanya ang lahat-lahat. ‘Yun na ‘yun.

“Remember how we laughed until we cried. At the most stupid things like we were so high. But love was all that we were on we belong…”

May sarili kayong mundong kayo lang ang nakakaalam. Mga tinginang kayo lang ang nagkakaintindihan. Mga ngitiang nauuwi sa halakhakan. Magtataka ang lahat kung ano ba ang ibigsabihin ng mga senyasan niyo. Kasi nga kayo lang ang nagkakaunawaan. At dedma na lang kayo sa paligid niyo.

“And though the world would never understand this unlikely union and why it still stands. Someday we will be set free. Pray and believe…”

Halos lahat ay nagtataka kung bakit kayo pa, bakit kayo nagtatagal. Parang wala naman kayong ginagawa. Wala nga ba? O hindi lang nila makita ‘yung effort niyong dalawa para magtagal kayo? Kasi naka-focus lang sila sa effort nu’ng isa. ‘Wag kang mag-alala, maiintindihan rin nila.

“When the light disappears and when this world's insincere, you'll be safe here. When nobody hears you scream, I'll scream with you, you’ll be safe here…”

Ang sarap sa pakiramdam nu’ng sasamahan ka niya sa mga bagay na ‘di mo kayang harapin. Siya ‘yung magsisilbing flashlight mo sa madilim, mapa sa tuwing naliligaw ka at unan mo ‘pag may problema ka. Siya rin ‘yung tipo na sasakyan ka sa mga trip mo, ‘yung tatawa sa mga corny mong jokes.  ‘Yung sasamahan ka sa lahat ng bagay. Sa madaling salita, hindi ka niya iiwan.

“Save your eyes from your tears. When everything's unclear you'll be safe here…”

Pupunasan ang mga ‘di mapigilang patak ng luha. At sasabihin sa’yong ‘wag iyakan ang mga bagay na ‘di naman karapat-dapat iyakan.

“In my arms through the long cold night sleep tight, you'll be safe here…”

Hahawakan ang kamay mo. Yayakapin ka. Sasamahan ka.

“When no one understands I'll believe, you’ll be safe here…”

Iintindihin ka sa lahat ng bagay. ‘Yung ‘di ka na pinaniniwalaan ng lahat pero andyan pa rin siya. Naniniwala pa rin siya sa mga sinasabi mo.

Sige, subukan mo ulit tumayo. I-take mo ‘yung risk. Wala namang masama. Susubukan mo lang naman. Magtiwala ka lang.

“Put your heart in my hands, you'll be safe here…”

Ngayon, kilala mo na ba ang tinutukoy ko? J

Note: Again, 'di ako 'to. (:

"Umalis ka nga!"

Imbis na nagre-review ako ngayon ay nakatunganga ako sa screen ng laptop. Ayokong mag-review. Gusto kong magsulat. Wala naman kasing pumapasok sa utak ko kundi ang mukha niya.

Ayokong mag-review! Gusto kong isulat ang nararamdaman ko. ‘Di ko alam kung bakit ganito ang epekto niya sa’kin. Magkasama lang naman kami kanina, kahapon, nung isang araw, pero bakit ganito? Miss na miss ko na siya.

“I will always be yours forever and more through the push and the pull. I still drown in your love and drink 'til I’m drunk. And all that I’ve done, is it ever enough?”

Tss. Dumagdag pa ‘tong kantang ‘to sa blog ko. Mas lalo kong naramdaman ang pangungulila. Lahat ng mga alaala ng mga oras na lumipas kasama siya ay nagsibalikan. Para kong nanunuod ng sine sa isip ko. Ano ba? Midterm bukas tapos iba ang iniisip ko. Aba, magaling!

Sumakay ako ng bus pauwi ng hindi buo. Pakiramdam ko ay naiwan ang kalahati ko. Pagkaakyat ko ay umupo ako sa may bakanteng upuan na kita ko siya. Nagpaalam ako sa kanya sa pamamagitan ng pagsenyas ng kamay. Parang gusto kong bumaba. Kaso ayaw naman kumilos ng katawan ko. Hanggang sa wala na kong nagawa. Sinundan ko na lang siya ng tingin hanggang sa hindi ko na siya makita.. Ang hirap sa pakiramdam. Hindi ko maipaliwanag. Para akong ewan.

Sino ba naman kasi ang hindi mangungulila sa mga lambing – mahigpit na yakap, paghawak ng kamay at pagtitig sa’yo ng taong mahal mo ‘di ba? Ang hirap kasi ipaliwanag eh. Lalo na sa mga taong hindi in-love. Para akong naglalarawan ng kulay asul sa isang bulag. Napakahirap.

Ganito na lang. Nararamdaman mo pa rin ‘yung yakap kahit wala na. ‘Yung pakiramdam na ramdam mo pa rin ‘yung pagkakahawak niya sa kamay mo. At ‘yung mga kulitan niyo, naaalala mo lahat. O ‘di kaya, mag-i-imagine ka ng mga bagay na gusto mong mangyari.

Ang sarap siguro sa pakiramdam na siya ‘yung huli mong makikita bago ka matulog at ang unang taong makikita mo pagkagising mo. Tapos magkahawak kayo ng kamay habang tulog at pagkagising niyo magkahawak pa rin kayo ng kamay. Chill lang. Mangyayari rin ‘yan. Sa. Takdang. Panahon.

“Close your eyes, dry your tears. 'Coz when nothing seems clear, you'll be safe here...”

Lalo pang umapaw ang pangungulila. Kahit ipilit na ibaling ang isip sa iba at mas kailangang unahin ang mga bagay na dapat unahin ay pilit ring bumabalik ang pangungulila. Ayoko na nga. Sige, ire-review ko na lang ‘to. Kaya naman sigurong kontrolin. Siguro nga, hindi niyo ko maintindihan. Hindi niyo maintindihan kung ano-ano ba ‘yung mga sinasabi ko. Masasabing napaka-mushy naman o cheesy, wala eh. Maiintindihan niyo rin. Sa. Takdang. Panahon.

Patapos na ang kanta ng Rivermaya sa ikalabing pitong beses, (oo, binilang ko), ‘di pa rin ako nagre-review. Sige, iiwan ko muna ang kalahati ng puso ko. Alam ko namang iingatan niya ‘yan eh.

“Put your heart in my hands, you'll be safe here...”

(Base sa kwento ng kakilala ko. Nag-e-emote eh. O para sa'yo. (:)

The One

You make me smile when I'm sad

You make me fine when I'm mad

You're the one who really cares

Beside me who cast my fears

I hate this stupid feeling

But it's a wonderful thing

And I feel that I fall for you

I hope you feel the same way too

I love you my angel

And it's hard for me to tell

Just tell me you love me too

I will stay right beside you

I cannot believe that it's you

I remember you everything I do

Why do I feel this way

So please do not go away

I never expect that I will feel

This feeling that is real

Every night I'm thinkin 'of you

I hope you're thinking me too.