'tis is the b-b-q cook-out i was talking about =)

routine

you're doing the same things over and over again, don't you? today is the same as yesterday. tomorrow will be the same as today. but, you have the power to change all that. your day can be made different and exciting. put more texture in to your life. breathe. your eyes were so designed to capture the beauty and magnificence of things. give and give until exhaustion tires itself into sleep.

rekindle the passion in you. summon positivity and radiance back into your life. you can always do something. don't let routine run your life. have a backyard b-b-q party with friends this saturday!!!

homesick

loneliness hits, dry tears, the smell of home, the kids in my midst, sinigang, adobo, davao enveloping me with her warmth lulling me to deep sleep at night...

oh, what i would give to transport myself back to home. even for just one night.

one night of love, fun and laughter. simplicity and harmony at its best.

them kids

them parents of my kids in school were wonderful! them inspire me to teach better. when just the other day, i thought of looking for a different job.

tonight was our school's open house. i felt nervous and apprehensive at first. i was even hoping nobody would turn out. i'm glad i was not granted that wish. tonight made me renew my commitment to teaching. seeing the parents gave me a fresher perspective about dealing with my kids. now, everytime my kids step in the four corners of the class room -- i will see his father, his mother, his brother, his sister, his family. i will see where he came from. and i will guide him to where he wants to go...to a brighter future.

i remembered how to feel alive...

dive

i remember being at the bottom of the sea, touching a sea anemone, marveling at the discovery of a new and expansive world. i remember hearing my breathe quite loudly - inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale... as bubbles form above me. i remember being cradled, sustained by its pristine waters. i remember trusting its omnipotence and power over me. i remember being the sea and of the sea.