At the edge of the cliff

Hi. Have you ever had that friend to whom you’re making the most effort on? Like you always need her approval. You always think first if she’ll like it. You always do what she wants. You get jealous the she is closer to another friend. You always want to get her attention. You know you love your friend so much but on the other hand, you also hate her at some point. You come to that point where you hate her because you feel taken for granted like she does not see your efforts. You question yourself, “When will i ever be enough?” “When will she put me on that same level of special?” She always say you are special, ofcourse, but would you rather want more or settle for it?

Slowly, you realize, you don’t hate her. You hate yourself for not being able to be contented, for not being able to just accept you will never be at that point. You hate yourself for making all this effort when you know she won’t notice it. You hate yourself because you have been lying when you say you will be okay. You think you should just let go but then you are hurting because you still can’t. You wish you can just be at ease with what is happening. You dont want to talk to her about this because you already know what she’s gonna say and you’ll just end up fighting. You are just tired of even trying.

This feels like you are at a cliff holding her hand but she is not trying to pull you up. Instead, you are the one trying to climb all alone. It’s easier to let go and die at the bottom of that fall or keep on holding. You now have a choice.

Rainy day at the office (Hello, Falcon)

Good Morning folks.

One storm has passed and the other has started its job. Unfortunately for those living in Metro Manila, this means that the urban ocean will rise again. The traffic will worsen and sunshine will take its day-off.

Today started as a normal rainy day. You wake up at 5 in the morning. You switch the television on for the news hoping that work will be suspended. After a couple of minutes, you realize that work is a go-go and if you don’t move your ass off the couch, you’ll be late for work; so you heat the water for coffee, take a bath and have your breakfast. When you get to your room, you’ll immediately check your phone for messages of work suspension and see that there’s nothing. You prepare yourself for office. You wear slippers and pack your leather shoes instead. The ride to work is both wet with rain and sweat. Puddles are everywhere. You feel sorry for the people on the sidewalk who get splashed on by the rushing vehicles. You are still early for work and the office is a bit empty.

Here is the thing that made this day a bit different. Your office floor has no internet connection! Luckily, you have access to the client’s WiFi from the neighboring building (sorry clients! gotta hitch). You connected to the office network through your remote access but there’s still none. Your coworkers come one by one. You chat with them and the day goes.

That is how my day is going so far. Have a nice day. 🙂

UPDATE: The internet connection at the office was back on 9:53am.

Mother Falls: Real Life Temple Run

You have to walk through these in order to reach the cringing cold water of Mother Falls in San Luis, Aurora, Philippines.

The approximately 2km hike consists of mini rivers, boulders, mud, moss and this man-made patio.

The way to the Mother Falls.

No slipping.

Mother Falls, Aurora

CHILLLIN’

I was able to relax this week. Thank goodness! Haha..

so long. au revoir.

The Good Friday

A guy hitting his back as form of penance.

The Good Friday, also known as “Biyernes Santo” in the Philippines, is one of the most peaceful days in the country. This day is dedicated for reflection and sacrifice. It is declared a national holiday along with Maundy Thursday. Most establishments are closed and there are limited number of vehicles are on the road.

However, you will still people on the streets. You ask why? It is because they are waiting for the people who are doing penance on the road a.k.a Salibatbat. These are people who shares the pain of Christ literally. There are many ways to do this. Some carry a cross, hit themselves in the back using those wooden bars attached to a rope (i have no idea if there is a proper term for it), crawl backwards (yes, backwards), walk barefoot while his boday is tied and some even asks to be crucified.

Copyright to the owner of the picture. I do not own this picture.

This is an image of a man being crucified in the Philippines. I have not been able to see one myself but I will try to see one next year.

This is an image of a man stopping at one of the stations. He is hit using the trunk of a banana plant while he stops.

People say that they so this to pay for their sins and to reflect at least once a year. Us catholics are educated by our priests to sacrifice and reflect during the lenten season and a part of this tradition is this. We all have different ways of showing our love, gratefulness and faith in Him. No matter how we show it, what is important is that the sincerity is there.

Mic

A quarter.

I am not really one to post photos of myself. It is just that I am one scared little chihuahua when it comes to identity theft and those other danger in the internet. Haha. However, here is a quarter of my face with my untrimmed eyebrow and dark eyebags.

Embrace the imperfections because everyone is made different. Yeah!!

What you say to your friends. HAHA

wala akong pera (I have no money) = ayaw gastusin yung nakatago (I do not want to spend my extra)

wala akong load (I have no prepaid load) = regular load lang (I actually have, I just have not registered yet with an unlimited text promo)

hindi ako pwede lumabas (I can’t go outside) = tinatamad lang (too lazy to go out)

may ginawa ako (I had to do something) = nakatulog lang (fell asleep)

traffic (traffic) = tinanghali ng gising (I woke up late)

papunta na (I am on my way) = maliligo palang (I am on my way to the bathroom)

diet ako eh (I am on a diet) = walang pambili (I can’t afford that)

~comment to add more~

Life as explained

Everybody will go that way.. ^_^ Only the time differs. So when someone dies, we should not say goodbye but….

“SEE YOU SOON!”

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