start anew

decided to rearrange stuff in my house for the new year...  result?  the previous setup was better...  :"O

now i'm too tired to put things back the way they used to be...  : }

if it's not broken don't fix it...

honor

clan christmas party...  children playing with the videoke...

<song 1>

<song 2>

<song 3>

...

<song n>

suddenly, 'lupang hinirang'!

huh?!

family members automatically stood up, my mom and my aunts complete with hand on the chest...

after the song, my aunt walked over to my nephews on the videoke and gave them an impromptu briefing on the solemnity of the national anthem...  you don't play it just like that...

anyway, all these years it has never occurred to me that the national anthem is in videoke songlists...  ' turns out it is and yeah, little boys looking for a song they know could come across it and press the corresponding code...  i don't know whether schools teach them that just because it is sung daily during the flag ceremony does not mean it's okay to sing it anywhere else as if it's just some ordinary song...  it is a cut above the rest and should be accorded proper respect...

light and shadow

on the phone with my aunt...  i was thanking her for the pillow gift she sent me.  it has the word 'dream' on it and it's in my favorite color blue.  i love it!  <3

she said she was choosing between two.  she decided on this one because the other's message was somewhat negative while this one was positive.  aawww!  my type exactly...  :")

some people are like rain on your parade.
others, like sunshine on a cloudy day.
let the sun shine in...  : )

mine

friend standing on queue.  i'm seated not too far away.

he has my phone.  he knows my screen lock.

then i saw him tapping and scrolling.

i dash to his side and go, 'hey!  what are you doing?!'

he gives me this puzzled look and i suddenly realize he was scrolling on his own phone.

me:  'hehe...  sorry...  i thought you were fiddling with my phone...'

:"}

imagine

guy:  'i have an officemate who knows you...'

me:  '<toot>?'

guy:  'yes...  i told her you were my girlfriend before...'

me:  'whaaattt?!  did she believe you?!'

guy:  'of course!'

me:  'and what did she say???'

guy:  'she said we're a good match...'

me:  'hahaha...  insane!'

to set the record straight, the guy was never my boyfriend.  he courted me, yes.  but we were never sweethearts.

i never said 'i love you' back.
we never held hands.
we never embraced.
we never kissed.
it must be a really sad day for romance if sweethearts were like that.