Beautiful July 29, 2009

I love love songs! Not love songs that has good melody but senseless. But love songs that can articulate one’s deep feelings for the other. I think I’m deep. HAHAHA.

So one of the events that I handled last week. This song was rendered beautifully by a mini-orchestra (I forgot their name so sooorry!) But they are really, really good. Amidst the running and making sure that everything during reception is okay (because that’s my work! hahaha), I really stopped and listened to them sing this song for the couple.

 So I start looking for the lyrics and mp3s that I could download. And I am trying to influence Faye (our new ads and promo officer) that this is the best song for her bridal walk. (And if she won’t use it I will!!!!) hahaha.

So I’m sharing you this.

BEAUTIFUL

 

From the Moment I saw you,
from the moment I looked into your eyes
there was something about you
I knew I knew
that you were once in a life time
a treasure near impossible to find
and I know how lucky I am to have you

 

Chorus:
Cause I’ve seen the rainbows that can take your breath away
the beauty of the setting sun that ends a perfect day
and when it comes to shooting stars, I’ve seen a few
but I’ve never seen anything…as beautiful as you

 

Holding you in my arms
no one else has fit so perfectly
I could dance forever with you, with you
and at the stroke of midnight
please forgive me if I can’t let go
cause I never dreamed I’d find a Cinderella of my own

 

Chorus:
Cause I’ve seen the rainbows that can take your breath away
the beauty of the setting sun that ends a perfect day
and when it comes to shooting stars, I’ve seen a few
but I’ve never seen anything…as beautiful as you

 

Chorus repeat:
Cause I’ve seen the rainbows that can take your breath away
the beauty of the setting sun that ends a perfect day
and when it comes to shooting stars, I’ve seen a few
but I’ve never seen anything…
Oh Oh, Oh no, I’ve never seen anything…as beautiful as you

from the moment I saw you,
from the moment I looked into your eyes…

Over a Half-filled Cup of Coffee June 29, 2009

After a few weeks I passed my vacation leave for the ‘grand vacation’ with the boyfriend, He finally booked his flight. The plan is for him to arrive in Manila on a Friday night so he could have his rest then we’ll start the ‘real vacation’ on a Saturday and leave on a Sunday so I can go back to work Monday. Apparently he did not listened to me and booked another airline which doesnt have the flights that we originally scheduled. So now he’ll arrive in Manila on a Saturday afternoon and leave on a Monday morning. That means one, we won’t be able to spend the whole day of the Saturday he’ll be arriving  and two, the driver of the car we’ll rent or my dad will go with him at the airport when he leaves, cause I have to be at work.

 

After a few minutes of arguing with him for not doing things my way. I paused and this truth, like a slapped on my face, came over me. ‘Gratitude’.

 

Just like how much I hate it when I coordinate an event and people didn’t thank me after.  Just like I hate it when people, myself included, magnifies a not-so important detail during an event and forgot all the nice and beautiful things.

 

Why is it so easy to look for things we could complain and whine about and neglect the beauty and things we should be thankful for instead.

 

So then I pause, took a deep breath and finally said, “Its okay. There are a lot of things we should be grateful for you know.  God gave you to me, and He sustained us even when we’re apart and He provided and grant us this time so we could spend it together. I think those details (airline, flight schedules etc.) are not so important now as you comming home to me.”

5 Months May 29, 2009

Since the “theme” of my blog, are the people I love, these days I’m soo excited to post this.

Starbucks moment. Nov 3, 2007

 5 Months. Since YOU and I became US. I can’t help but thank God. For the highs and the lows. For the friendship and trust. For the praying with and for me. For being known and loved. And for the fact that I can entrust to you my heart.

Being US made me experience God’s grace, forgiveness and great love. I am grateful that He entrusted you to me. Someone I can work, play and pray with. Someone I can express myself without editing my thoughts. Someone who is not afraid to speak up His thoughts and rebuke me with gentleness and love. Even we are apart and different from each other, we make a pretty good team. Really! hehehe.

 

5 Months more. And you’ll be here again. And we’ll be taking more pictures together, watch more movies, take more long walks and have more Starbucks moments.  I can’t wait to see how your forehead “crinkles” whenever you talk. Go to “that cupcake place” again. (It’s Sonjas by the way.) Or simply hang out and talk non-stop. HAHAHA.

 

5 Months and more. And we’ll stop counting months and start counting the years! And we’ll look back and smile knowing that Writer of all Great Love Stories, wrote yours and mine. Wrote OURS.  

WUVVVV YOU BABY DOLL!

For Riz May 22, 2009

I think she’s one of the persons that deserves to be featured in my blog because this lady (lady-boy) is not just a friend but a sister to me.

We’ve been together for 26 years now. It could have been 27 but I was born a year advance. And we were inseperable since then … The end. hahaha.

 

If there is a person that influence my decisions the most, Riz is that person. (yes parents, its all because of Riz. HAHAHA.) Riz is like my girl-other-half (if there is such a thing). Although growing up with her is not that easy cause since we were inseperable and people tend to compare us. KASALANAN KO BA KUNG MASMABAIT AKO SA KANYA?! hahaha. But looking back I thank God how we’ve grown, having our own identities and developed our own talents and capabilities God has given us Believing that God is our reason for exsistence and who are now is all because of Him.

 

It’s still amazes me how we are alike from music to arts to colors and movies and be completely different in alot of ways. Blooming in our different fields of expertise (naks!) Praying and developing relationships with 2 completely opposite guys. (yesss. ano pa, ano pa?)

 

We used to say we don’t have a choice but to grow-up together. Being in the same church, our families being life-long friends. But after all these years, I can say we have a choice and and I’m glad that we chose to stick with each other. 

 

26 years of friendship has proven only one thing. God’s goodness to His children that He allowed us to have this kind of friendship that is full of love and yes, compassion. They say that true friends are tested by trials. I say, what we have is tested by trials, boys and time. HAHAHA. 

God is Good pare.

Here’s to another year less drama and more laughter and joy

More new frienship that will last long

More love than pain.

Above all more of God.

Happy 26th! Labshu!

Where Are You Christmas? December 9, 2008

Sixteen more days and it’s already Christmas. I still don’t have that Chrismassy feeling yet. And as much as I want to share why I can’t articulate the feeling, so instead I’ll just use a song. I’m thankful to came across this song. It’s one of the songs in the movie How The Grinch Stole Christmas and was sung by Cindy Lou, the little girl who eventually melted the Grinch’s heart.

Where Are You Christmas lyrics

Where are you Christmas
Why can’t I find you
Why have you gone away
Where is the laughter
You used to bring me
Why can’t I hear music play

My world is changing
I’m rearranging
Does that mean Christmas changes too

Where are you Christmas
Do you remember
The one you used to know
I’m not the same one
See what the time’s done
Is that why you have let me go

Christmas is here
Everywhere, oh
Christmas is here
If you care, oh

If there is love in your heart and your mind
You will feel like Christmas all the time

I feel you Christmas
I know I’ve found you
You never fade away
The joy of Christmas
Stays here inside us
Fills each and every heart with love

Where are you Christmas
Fill your heart with love