Adventure Calls

I yearned for an adventure.

It was December 26, 2013 when I responded to its call. Just for a day I had a time of my life. No worries. Time is of no importance. Just hopped on my 7-year-old Honda Wave 125 moped, filled it with gas, and cruised the back roads to Tagaytay.

I had a finally done it. My back hurts after the ordeal but worth it. Next stop - Baguio. I guess I have to prepare more for this feat. Here are some pictures.

Random Thoughts: Lone Wolf

I hunt alone.

In the wilderness where beasts and beastly attitudes rules, I roam. I walk the path I chose carefree. I am my own compass. I point where I lead and I lead where I point. There's no second opinions. No other comments. My word is final until I change it myself. I am happy where I stand and where I stand I see the full contrast of the world.

They say that what you perceive the world is what you are. For the most part that is true. I see the world as cruel, antisocial, sad - alone. Cruel amidst the "love" philosophy. Antisocial amidst the multitudes gathering for a cause but with different agendas. Sad amidst the smiles and the laughter shared and expressed every day of every hour of every minute of every second. Alone amidst a whole network of ties, of friends, of relatives, of family, of parents, of siblings.

I am what I perceive the world to be. I am the world. You are me and me - you. There is no distinction anymore except for race. Nevertheless, we are the same.

Let me say that again - We hunt alone.

Kaisipang Random: Dapit Hapon ng Kabataan

Nais kong balikan ang nakaraan. Pag masdan ang panahon ng aking kabataan
Ang paglalaro sa arawan at pagtampisaw as ulan.

Nais kong gunitain ang simpleng kaisipan
Silipin ang sarili himbing sa higaan.

Nais kong pakinggan ang munting himig sa lansangan
Maamoy ang katawang pawisan sa alinsangan.

Nais kong pangaralan ang munti kong sarili
Tungkol sa pag-aaral pati paguugali
Iwasan ang katamaran at gawaing tiwali

Nais kong ituro ang daan na tama
Tungo sa kasaganaan at pagiging dakila
Ngunit aking natanto sa aking pagkadapa
Natututo ng lubos kamalia'y itinama.

Nais kong mamulat sa aking kamalian
Matutunan ang sanhi ng aking kasalukuyan
Kalmahin ang sigwa na aking nararanasan
Baguhin ang kamalian na aking nakasanayan.

Nais kong isuko ang aking kabataan sa takipsilim ng sangkatauhan
Paglubog ng araw nawa'y pati kalungkutan
Akin pong itinatagubilin ang bahaging ito ng aking kasaysayan
Lunurin sa lawak ng ginintuang karagatan.

The Story and the Song. Introduction from Psalm 19 and Hebrews 1

The heavens are singing about how great God is and the skies are shouting it out, see what God has made day after day, night after night, they're speaking to us. God wrote, 'I love you', He wrote it in the sky and on the earth and under the sea. He wrote his message everywhere because God created everything in his world to reflect him like a mirror to show us what He's like, to help us know Him, to make our hearts sing. The way a kitten chases her tail, the way red poppies grow wild, the way a dolphin swims. And God put it into words too and wrote it in a book called the Bible.

Now, some people think the Bible is a book of rules, telling you what you should and shouldn't do. The Bible certainly does have some rules in it. They show you how life works best, but the Bible isn't mainly about you and what you should be doing. It's about God and what he has done. Other people think the Bible is a book of heroes, showing you people you should copy. The Bible does have some heroes in it, but, as you'll soon find out, most of the people in the Bible aren't heroes at all. They make some big mistakes sometimes on purpose. They get afraid and run away and at times they're downright mean.

No, the Bible isn't a book of rules or a book of heroes. The Bible is most of all a story. It's an adventure story about a young hero who comes from a far country to win back his lost treasure. It's a love story about a brave prince who leaves his palace, his throne, everything, to rescue the one he loves. It's like the most wonderful of fairy tales that has come true in real life. You see, the best thing about this story is, it's true. There are lots of stories in the Bible but all the stories are telling one big story. The story of how God loves his children and comes to rescue them. It takes the whole Bible to tell this story and at the center of the story there is a baby. Every story in the Bible whispers his name. He's like the missing piece in a puzzle. The piece that makes all the other pieces fit together and suddenly you can see a beautiful picture. And this is no ordinary baby. This is the child upon whom everything would depend. This is the child who would one day-- but wait all stories starts where all good stories start - right at the very beginning.

Aboard a Bus

Yawning as time pass me by
Dreaming under a dark sky
Rubbing wedding band of gold
Anticipating a kiss later, I’m told.

Sleeping and yet ears wide awake
My trembling hand with writing shake
A quake my seat produced
Jiggly breasts where eyes seduced.

Inhaling smoke, perfume, and dust
Like a spear to a lung do thrust
Clouds of smog rise up to heaven
Intoxicating angels laughing at heathens.

Cellphones blaring amid the noise
Feet thumping in a shouting voice
A child sleeping in a blanket of fumes
Dust floats as if in a dune.

Lives walking and rolling – a travel
With this heat, one chooses a shovel
Motorcycles swerving – to hell or heaven
I have counted six or was it seven.

Rails empty for a moment – now full
Trains like caskets carrying skulls
Coins clunking from hands to pockets
Red lights, amber, blue,green, and white.

Working class Hero

New Year's pickup line

Girlfriend:  Paputok ka ba?
Boyfriend:  Bakit? Dahil ba sa sobrang lakas ng appeal ko?
Girlfriend:  (Batting an eyelash) Supot ka kase!!!