Saturday, January 30, 2010

Why Bats Fly At Night

I’d like to think of bats as shy creatures,
afraid of others than the dark just
like me.
I prefer walking alone to
Matteo Ricci at night hearing nothing
but my footsteps.
It gives me a sense of peace,
knowing that there’s nobody else around.
Nobody strutting in her fashionable clothes,
geeky getup,
jock jersey
or emo look.
Not that I am a people hater.
It’s just that too many people make the world
seem so small that
I get suffocated.
The corridors,
usually bustling with students at day,
seem to be grand hallways leading
me to places I’ve never been before.
They are wide spaces speaking to
me saying how magnificent the Ateneo is.
I can even say that the university becomes magical
at night.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

LSS Ver. 3: Believe by Cher

No matter how hard I try
You keep pushing me aside
And I can't break through
There's no talking to you
It's so sad that you're leaving
It takes time to believe it
But after all is said and done
You're gonna be the lonely one, oh

Do you believe in life after love
I can feel something inside me say
'I really don't think you're strong enough, no'
Do you believe in life after love
I can feel something inside that says
'I really don't think you're strong enough, no'

What am I supposed to do
Sit around and wait for you
Well I can't do that
And there's no turning back
I need time to move on
I need a love to feel strong
'Cause I've got time to think it through
And maybe I'm too good for you, oh'

Do you believe in life after love
I can feel something inside me say
'I really don't think you're strong enough, no'
Do you believe in life after love
I can feel something inside that says
'I really don't think you're strong enough, no'

Well I know that I'll get through this
'Cause I know that I am strong
I don't need you anymore
I don't need you anymore,oh
I don't need you anymore
No I don't need you anymore

Do you believe in life after love
I can feel something inside me say
'I really don't think you're strong enough, no'
Do you believe in life after love
I can feel something inside that says
'I really don't think you're strong enough, no'

Do you believe in life after love
I can feel something inside me say
'I really don't think you're strong enough, no'
Do you believe in life after love
I can feel something inside that says
'I really don't think you're strong enough, no'

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

LSS Ver. 2: Leann Rimes's Insensitive

How do you cool your lips
After a summer's kiss
How do you rid the sweat
After the body bliss
How do you turn your eyes
From the romantic glare
How do you block the sound of a voice
You'd know anywhere

Oh, I really should've known
By the time you drove me home
By the vagueness in your eyes
Your casual goodbyes
By the chill in your embrace
The expression on your face, told me
Maybe you might have
Some advice to give, on how to be
Insensitive
Insensitive

How do you numb your skin
After the warmest touch
How do you slow your blood
After the body rush
How do you free your soul
After you've found a friend
How do you teach your heart
It's a crime to fall in love again

Oh, you probably won't remember me
It's probably ancient history
I'm one of the chosen few
Who went ahead and fell for you
I'm out of vogue, I'm out of touch
I fell too fast, I feel too much
I thought that you might have
Some advice to give on how to be
Insensitive

Oh, I really should have known
By the time you drove me home
By the vagueness in your eyes
Your casual goodbyes
By the chill in your embrace
The expression on your face, told me
Maybe you might have
Some advice to give on how to be
Insensitive
Insensitive
Insensitive

LSS Ver. 1:Stacie Orrico's I'm not Missing You

oohh
I'm not missing you

Been through just about everything that I could go through
When it comes to relationships
Don't know what I was missing or why I ain't listen
When I told myself that was it
Now here I go
Hurt again 'cause of my curiousity
Now that it's over
What else could it be
He just had to cheat

I made a promise never to settle why didn't I keep it
'Cause I hated the heartbreak
Crying and cheating
The fooling around
But I'm not missing you

[chorus:]
I'm not going through the motions
Waiting and a hoping you call me
I'm not missing you
You might have had me open
But I must be going because I've got life to do
I know I'm usually hanging on
I used to hate to see you go
But this time it's different
I don't even feel the distance
I'm not missing
I'm not missing you

It's a shame in a way
'Cause I feel that I may not ever find the right one for me
Did I leave him
Is he right in front of my face (Oh)
Will my true love ever be
Why would I go on a search again when I know what the end will be
What good is love when it keeps on hurting me

I made a promise never to settle why didn't I keep it (Keep it)
'Cause I hated the heartbreak
Crying and cheating
The fooling around
But I'm not missing you

[chorus:]
I'm not going through the motions
Waiting and a hoping you call me
I'm not missing you
You might have had me open
But I must be going because I've got life to do
I know I'm usually hanging on
I used to hate to see you go
But this time it's different
I don't even feel the distance
I'm not missing
I'm not missing you

[chorus:]
I'm not going through the motions
Waiting and hoping you call me (no)
I'm not missing you
You might have had me open
But I must be going because I've got life to do
I know I'm usually hanging on
I used to hate to see you go
But this time it's different
I don't even feel the distance
I'm not missing
I'm not missing you

[bridge:]
No I can't be with you 'cause I'm scared
Felt like I was falling when you left me
I can't keep going through life
Unaware of what I missed and the person I could be
Love's good when it's right
Bad when it's left in your memory
All the times I let you down
I guess love will be nice for someone else's life

But I'm not missing you

[chorus:]
I'm not going through the motions
Waiting and hoping you call me (nah)
I'm not missing you
You might have had me open
But I must be going because I've got life to do
I know I'm usually hanging on
I used to hate to see you go
(I used to hate it oh)
Different
(See the distance)
I'm not missing
I'm not missing you

I'm not going through emotions
(Yeah yeah yeah)
Waiting and hoping you call me
(Knocking at my door)
You might have had me open
But I must be going because (It's the best day of my life)
I know I'm usually hanging on
I used to hate to see you go (No no no no)
Different
Feel the distance
I'm not missing
I'm not missing you

You
Ooh
Oh
I'm not missing you
No baby
I'm not missing you

Saturday, August 1, 2009

For every Yellow Ribbon

For every yellow ribbon i see, there was the hope she had once ignited in a country so exhausted of being bounded.
For every yellow ribbon, there was the face of a a leader strong enough to take on a cause worth dying for.
For every yellow ribbon, there was the face of a woman so full of courage to face the hardest battles.
For every yellow ribbon, I remember the life of Cory Aquino.

Thank you for the light you have brought into this country.

Tuesday, June 30, 2009

City Lights

The city is alive, dazzling
under the moonless starry night.
Shimmering in all its splendor
yet, it can't compare to the stars.