I feel good!

I feel good! (tara ra rararan….) I feel good!
The first week of December has been very generous and kind to me.
First, on December 4, I managed to finally get myself scheduled for visa interview at the US Embassy on the last week of January 2008.
Second, I took part in Ate Tintin Babao’s outreach activity last [...]

Scars: Conflict’s Painful Legacy

I need healing.
I realized the scars of my most recent wounds and even the not-so-recent ones are still sensitive to touch and I am still hurting.
What have I done wrong? I had moved on. Or at least, I believed then that I did. I took the blows life gave me as courageously as I could. [...]

Kisses for you I, oil on canvas 20×16

 
Kisses for You I, oil on canvas 20×16
Kisses for You I is part of my LIPS oil on canvas series.
I’m really fascinated with lips. If it isn’t obvious enough, I really regard my lips as my prized asset, next to my “killer-daw” smile…(I have learned to appreciate people telling me to smile a lot because [...]

asthma attack

October 24, 2:35am
it’s happening again.
gripping my air passages like claws gnawing at its prey…
…….
Like a newly-caught
fish brought ashore,
Here I am gasping for breath..
Air sacs in my lungs
deteriorating-
Air must have given up
on me and I am scared!
I never finished my new
poem, never given a bath
to my cat, never told mom
“I Love You,” never kissed
and hugged my [...]

My blessings in disguise

As mentioned in my previous post, I have encountered several instances in my life when the Lord and his guardian angel assigned to me took over.
Yes. I have been saved many times.
Note: This is not to focus on the tragedies or unfortunate incidents/accidents, but rather to highlight the Lord’s Saving Grace.
One time, in 2000, I [...]

Glorietta 2 Blast – Uneasy feeling last night

It happened again. And again.
A few hours ago, (around 1:30pm, Manila time) an explosion ripped through Glorietta 2 (a mall in Makati’s financial district), leaving 8 people lifeless, and more than 86 wounded. There are others still trapped in the rubble when rescuers came.
I was shaking when I saw on the news about what happened! [...]

I love you…..from a kindergarten kid

Hhhmmmm……Tintin’s scribbling I love you at age 6….

A 10-year old Tintin’s essay

This was one of my essays in Grade School. I was 10 years old then.
I have always loved writing. Two years later, I was part of the Grade School Publication called The Canossian Gazette, and eventually in High School, got the chance to head the paper as its EIC. In college I was also writing [...]

Inspiring: Reaching beyond your limits

I have been surfing Youtube for inspirational videos the whole evening and up to the wee hours. I am guilty of being on the brink of depression again.
But this video and the previous video I posted, and a couple of other videos on YouTube have made me realize I can definitely reach beyond my [...]

Stepping out of your comfort zone: Paul Potts

I chanced upon this video of the reality tv show, Britain’s Got Talent (1st audition Show).
One of the contestants was Paul Potts, a 36 year old Mobile phone Salesman from Port Talbot. This guy is truly amazing! I was at my losing end myself and about to give up forever, when his video came into [...]