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You Create Your Own Magic (a quick overview)

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“If it is not real… then it is magic, if it is not magic then it is real…”
- Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

True.

For some, magic are just for fun, for leisure, and for entertainment. True again. But, have you ever wondered about REAL MAGIC (there is indeed such a thing) which runs all over YOU? Or do you think, this topic is merely just written to fill this bulletin space? If you think that way, I suggest you look now for other articles available here.

Oh, so you continue reading? Well. Good for you. Now let us start to have a conversation. John Maxwell pointed out in one of his book introductions, that whoever who writes anything on any space available, is actually trying to converse with somebody. That is the great metaphor of being able to have your thoughts printed and reproduced, because you get to meet and talk with different types of individuals, from all walks of life.

Some may disagree with you, others may actually approve your point, but at the end of it all, the writer is able to share his unique experiences, thoughts, emotions toward the other parties; the intellectual and emotional outpour, the intertwining of ideas. Perfect. Now, let’s talk about magic.

Do you believe that YOU have the capacity to create your own magic? No need for any Houdini act, or David Blane levitation stunts, what I am talking about is the innate capacity of each one of us to define our own magical reality. When I say, “magical reality”, it means having to spend your entire day–to-day activities in accordance with your “flow”. When one is in the flow of things, he is indeed already in the core of his magical self. The inner peace, of being able to do whatever your heart desires, that is magic. Having the opportunity to meet those whom you can learn a thing or two with about life? That is magic. Having shared your ultimate purpose in life (whether in serving others or in educating or entertaining) is the greatest achievement possible. You served your purpose, and if you are still doing it right now, good for you. It means that your capacity to outlive your self does not come yet. Your horizon is still wide, and ever expanding, making it susceptible to growth and self-fulfillment. .

Things do happen for a reason. The direction of your life is being supported by this invisible force of the universe, giving us several choices in life, several ladders to climb unto, and testing major aspects of our lives. Thus a great deal of trust in oneself is needed for one to achieve the peak, stalling away from the normal current plateau which majority of us usually find ourselves floating in.

Never doubt yourself and your capabilities. You can do whatever it is you set your mind into, even though at times, we tend to get swayed by the petty temptations around us, slowing us down – do not be fooled. The power to do what you think is just and right or the capacity to follow your certain discipline is within you.

As they put it – “Discipline is doing what you do not want, to be able to get what you really want”. If you are able to follow this through, you are in for Creating Magic in your life. Things will follow a certain pattern, do not lose the faith, keep on hoping but also, do something. For without any actions, you will just be watching a show. But, with some actions, and extra effort, you will be acting on the show, and giving out one of the best performances of your life.

Be thankful for the blessings, those are miracles. Be open to changes, those are also miracles – in the – making.
Be thankful for your job and love what you do. For in doing so, you will never feel that you are working all along. Learn to be satisfied, and never ever forget to respect others, for respect will also be easy on you.

Be appreciative of the wonders of life. For you never know what you are missing while you are drowning in ill-feelings and ill-wishes. Learn to stay in the positive light. You create your own magic. You can start now.

The day I fell in Love with Peanut Butter (again).

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Oh my goodness!

My New Nook...

I remembered correctly, that as early as 2 years old, I used to “papak” jars and jars of Peanut Butter. The stickier, the better. Yummy! And as I grow older, I tend to experiment on my own… I spread out Peanut Butters on just about anything: Wheat or Pesto Bread+good peanut butter such as Skippy, or Reese, or Crunchy Ladies Choice+banana+sandwich spread+grapes…you name it.

Then as I enjoy that particularly “messy sight delight” I have a spoonful of spare peanut butter still on my hand. Gross! Hahaha. But that WAS the kid in me before. Then, it dawned on me, that now, as a grown up adult, without realizing it, I somehow said my “goodbyes” to that “messy delight” for I am watching my weight. But deep inside me, the love and passion for “peanut butter” still soars from within.

So as my mom and I was walking around SM North Edsa Sky Garden early this afternoon, we chanced upon a particular new nook. A new NOOK which captured my two very eyes!

PEANUT BUTTER COMPANY

Love it.. Just Love it...

Whoah! (my eyes went like “booooooiiing” popping out.) Haha.

I went crazy just seeing the sign. So carrying a Venti coffee at hand, I wasted no time in trying it out. And Dear heavens, I fell in love with peanut butter once again. My heart quicken its pulse, giving out an “I-AM-SO-In-Love-With-You-Mode” thug-thug-thug…

So, me and my mom propped ourselves up in the small place (though small area, but for me, it is way too cozy, or because of those jars of “PB”?). Scanning the menu, I almost cried out loud: they have several selections of sandwiches, pastas, and even chicken wings all using different flavors of guess what…. PEANUT BUTTER!

They Have several flavors of Peanut Butter that they are using:

_Creamy
-Crunchy
-Curry
-Green Tea
-Chili
-Butter
-Cardamon
-Sesame
-Cinnamon
-Dark Chocolate
-White Chocolate
-Sun Dried Tomato

And even offering imported soda’s which are good for the eyes and skin (very colorful and some with antioxidants as well). So here goes my Peanut Butter Moment. I tried out the ROAST Beef with Cardamon Peanut Butter (just 185.00) and my mom had the APPLE Cinnamon Peanut Butter(just 135.00). The serving size is big enough already for us, good thing about it was, the sandwich was already cut into an original-triangular size, so me and my mom gets to have a piece of our own personal choices!

So Yummy!

My Roast Beef with Cardamon. I am in love...

Here comes my mom:

It is really big.... burp!

and more of our “loving moments”:

We will be back every sunday na.. to taste every FLAVOR!!! and that is a promise. haha.

My mom is talking between words and the awesome peanut butter!

I was caught here having a luxurious moment with Apple Cinnamon. With crunchy CUCUMBER. What a posh combination... I love it.

and the SATISFIED New Fans:

See how our eyes are twinkling? Hahaha. We will be back. DEFINITELY.

We promised, no, we made a pact that we will try out every flavor they are offering. This is just so awesome. And I made a research already, this is the first in the Philippines offering this treat, although in New York, they also have the Peanut Butter & Company there.. so I am happy that the family who owned (who are actually into Peanut Butter industry for years) actually had the idea to open one up here in the Philippines.

The way they played with the mixtures of Peanut Butters served with other dishes, imagine pasta’s and even chicken wings, sesame seeds and some veggies… is just way too cool!

So kudos to you guys! and please.. please.. open up one in Makati and Ortigas too please. If you also want to have some delivered, you can also call CITYDelivery at 87878.

Guys.. please check out their site:

http://www.pbcopeanutbuttercompany.com/

Ten Points!

Dance.. Dance.. Dance..

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I have long read “The Secret” by Rhonda Bryne… and through it, she spoke of the power of the “universe conspiracy” wherein even “stars” secretly aligned themselves along with the “moon” to secretly guide and light the path of any one who is in dire need of their joint effort.

I am aware that dancing indeed hypes a person up… pumping the blood along the rhythmic beat of the sounds of whatever music there is…but the most powerful music of all is the silence that the “heart” gives…

Let me share some “dancing steps” which I have learned for the past 24 years of my life…

Have you ever experienced “dancing” with the roses of an 18 year old lady, while you are still so young and won’t give away the roses which is meant for the 18 Dance presentation? Yes. I have, and now I remember, that was the brat “kid” in me before.

Have you ever experienced “dancing” along the fast beat of the music jock in a bar, throwing yourself out for the wonder of having fun? Yes. I have, and until now I love those “parties”. The crowd dancing and mastering the art of “squeezing” in the pit without stepping on somebody else’s shoes.

Have you ever experienced “dancing” with somebody with just no music at all, but the fluid sound of two hearts carefully beating in life and for life? Yes, I have danced that way with somebody years ago…and that was one dance which I can never forget for the rest of my life.

Have you ever experienced “dancing” with nature? I have. and the relaxation was breathtaking…

Then, in a recent encounter, I have learned another method of “dancing”, which for me, is one of the most-perfect-and-carefully executed steps. The “dance of the universe”. Even without any rehearsal at all, but having the unexplainable feeling of being at the right place and at the right time to finally “dance” a part of your life with an “angel” for the first time, whom I am so thankful for. The presence of the angel is so physically present at that time, and the acceptance of my emotional outpour and life drama (confusion and affirmations) was enough to keep the angel from kicking the stubborn me inside.

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Tears and laughters can indeed be a perfect combo meal, topped with pure words of concern and love and the “imaginary” cliff-hanging moment of the baby eagle in between.

the baby eagle at the cliff

The angel helped a lot in helping me envision clearly the reasons of my existence. The reasons which I have known deep down, but tended to suppress.

and that is LOVE. Pure love for my family and for life.

Thank you for the “rage”, you made me happy and your comforting silence of acceptance while the story left my lips, brought me the joy of actually being able to “speak” again…

May my feet be forever restless…

What a dancing moment.. I know I can do this… I know I shall dance freely soon… salamat…

Leadership Gem…

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“Are you willing to give up to go UP?”

The phrase screamed at me boldly.

I am presently reading this new gem that I have in my hands: Leadership Gold by John Maxwell, and to be frank, his thoughts and learnings here are quite bold. Bold in a manner where realism sets in between “real and ideal” or should I say “reel and ideal”.

In his previous books, he mentioned a three adaptive nudge which helped him succeed:

get up to go up…
give up to go up…
grow up to go up…

Now, back to the topic, I cannot somehow find the answer yet… but let me share with you a passage given to him by Fred Smith (author):

Something in human nature tempts us to stay where we’re comfortable. We try to find a plateau, a resting place, where we have comfortable stress and adequate finances. Where we have comfortable associations with people, without the intimidation of meeting new people and entertaining strange situations. Of course, all of us need to plateau for a time. We climb and then plateau for assimilation. But once we’ve assimilated what we’ve learned, we climb again. It’s unfortunate when we’ve done our last climb. When we have to made our last climb, we are old, whether forty or eighty.

Well… Well… Well… At times, valuing silence is a matter of great importance (especially when one is talking within himself).

Clearly stated.

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Taking Madness to the Extreme…

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After months of anticipation for “Alice in Wonderland”, I was able to watched it in full 3D last weekend, the effects did not quite reach my now-standard “AVATAR 3D technology”, but what the heck, I have always loved this fairy tale ever since I was walking in diapers (goo-goo-coo-coo..purrrr).

So, to divert a little, for me to be able to stress out whatever point it is that I would like to “stress” out (aaaargh… stressfull! I am just kiddin’) I would like to share that I am presently reading another John Maxwell’s masterpiece “Leadership Gold”. And one chapter discussed those “defining moments” of one’s life. He (Maxwell) said, and I quote “Defining Moments are intersections that give us an opportunity to turn, change direction, and seek new destination”. Wham!

Have you ever experienced having a gut-feel about a major decision in your life that you were supposed to make, and at that exact moment, you said “YES!” to that decision and off you go… Or, having witnessed something that stops you in an instant, making you realize all of your life-film rolls in one minute-gap? Those are defining moments. I remember in the 2D children movie “Polar Express” starring Tom Hanks, I caught one line which stayed with me all throughout:

“There is one thing about trains… It does not matter where you are going, what matters is…
Deciding to GET ON the train…”

Again, that is one defining moment for me. Beautiful. It speaks of life. Period.

So back to my wonderland, here are some lines which struck me the most, adding to my “defining moments” in life and of life. I simply cannot forget, let me go back now to memory lane:

Cat: Where are you going? he asked Alice.
Alice: I really don’t have an idea…
Cat: Just take any road, and it will lead you there…

- it is similar with the Polar Express, taking one step.. that particular step towards the road of life can give one the most extraordinary feeling and growth ever.

Caterpillar: “There is nothing ever accomplished in tears” he said to Alice, I have to say goodbye now (slowly turning into a cocoon)
Alice: “wait, no! you’re gonna die!”
Caterpillar: “No, I’m gonna transform…see you then..”

- this is the caterpillar’s “little dying” time. Every one of us needs a “dying time” too, for us to be able to detoxify and examine ourselves. I often “died” a lot of times already too… Most especially last year, I did a lot of introspection and went on this so-called hiatus (by my own means), boy! it did me good! I extracted myself from several complexities which materialized out of time and I guess, maturity. That is why I always love being a kid! Look at the children, they tend to see the world in a different light, they can understand things which does not need any more layers of justification, they are curious, yes. They often seek answers to every tiny bit of colorful “pebbles”. Once answered, their satisfaction shows. It really does show.

However, as we grow older, we tend to seek for answers, then, another reason, and another reason and we cannot seem to stop. We become deluded with almost all possible answers to all of our “why’s”. That is why we have to stop abruptly for a given time. Time to brake and time to have our souls re-furbished.

Leo Buscaglia in his inspirational book “Living Loving Learning” stated “we cannot share what we do not have” so in order for us to grow continuously as a loving Person (and not as robots, thank goodness) we have to become what we really are again (in times of role confusions and self-conflicts) to be able to share again to the world our capacity for living, capacity to feel, capacity to touch lives and capacity to love.

That is being Human after all… and being Mad at the same time.

To be mad is to be human, and to be human is to be mad. Cherishing this gift called LIFE is already in the maximum level of appreciation. Every second is a blessing. Every opportunity, every pains, every endeavor, every laughter, every tears… all are blessings. To feel is to live, and to live is to feel.

To learn from everything that life have to offer is one of the greatest achievement that one can aspire for. I for one, am learning from it one step at a time… still, my aspiration for achieving the ultimate “inner peace” I am seeking lies on every steps I am making towards myself, day by day.

That is madness. One dose of madness. This post is inspired by my most favorite line in Alice:

Mad Hatter

Mad Hatter: “Am I mad?”
Alice: (touching his face) “All The BEST PEOPLE are…”

All the best people are…

All the best people are mad….

I cannot expound more on this for I am allowing you (the reader) to freeze your understanding in your own way, how you define madness might differ from mine (it does most of the time, because we are uniquely-created individuals)

Simply put, I am mad about Living, Loving and Learning. If you already knew me well, I am glad I have you in my mad life, and together, may we all spread this “mad-disease” in all positive ways possible.

How about you? have you taken madness to the extreme? I have and I am still taking it up…farther in the sky.

Chico Garcia's Ode to Durian..

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I almost fell off the chair laughing my head off!

Check the link guys, Chico Garcia’s (Ode To Durian), and yes, despite his awesome popularity on RX Monster Radio with Delamar, he never fails to amaze his listeners almost every single day with his “out of the blue” podcasts!

I asked permission from him in posting the link to his blog, (but he hasn’t answered yet, so here I am, crossed fingers, hoping that he would approve naman because of the additional little viewing hits in his stats!), his stats already reached more than 2 million hits!

So now I am sharing one of my favorite time-breaking mode (listening to Morning Rush every single weekday from 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM); and would like to reiterate that their show allowed me to find laughter in-between of green jokes and corn-ball upstaging. hahaha.

Way to go… I hope you too will enjoy the “ode”.

Wink.

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Let's stop and laugh a while…

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I love to laugh.. who doesn’t? As they say, laughter is the best medicine! Even medical experts tend to use laughter as described in Patch Adams… so, as I was looking in youtube for some heart warming jokes, I saw Vice Ganda again from her recent guesting in Sharon! and this got me laughing! to the point that I earned some “strict” stares from my mamita.

Hahahaha. I used to frequent comedy bars before, and if I have the time, I would still like to go one time. as in tonight! haha

Haaaay.. life is too colorful indeed.. one way of looking at life is in a funny way, creating huge balloon of laughter, making us chase the rainbow… and ride in it…

Cheers to happy life…

I am single and…

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Happy heart’s day….

That phrase often can mislead somebody else… whenever I have to supply a follow-up continuation, I often would linger on the “I am single and…… (my answer could either be, AVAILABLE or it can be TAKEN…) haha! So, I would rather not supply the words… I just allow the person in front of me to guess. (torture?) Haha. Not really… Just kiddin’ around folks…

So this day is the major “love!love!love!” moment, the feeling was euphoric… Everything is lovely… So, I went out with my mom and we ended up meeting with my aunt (who is so wacky and just fun to be with). I saw lots of flowers, teddies, chocolates!!! Everything is red!red!red! I love it!

However, the mall is super crowded, as in! But, we fought our way to the cinema to catch the super-famous-avatar-threatening-DEAR JOHN. There I was, excited for the movie, for lots of people say that it is way too good… I believed them, and that was my mistake. Haha.

Dear John Moments.... It should be Dear Joanne na lang. hahaha

However, in choosing movies, I know that movie critics do at times wanted to strangle each other, for satisfaction of the watcher do differs because of the taste. Same with “wine tasting” it depends upon the taster. Some may be perfect for one, while it won’t be for the other. Sorry for those who love it, but, I happen to be one of the members of its negative critic group. (hehe). I cannot feel the connection though, maybe the actors are not that passionate in expressing their emotions, or maybe it is way too better being read than being watched.

But, for those who loved it, good for you guys! No debate here. :)

So back to “I am single and….”, we literally enjoyed ourselves today! After goofing around in Nike while my aunt is trying to fit the perfect yoga suit for her we went serious in Healthy Options (I almost went crazy over those diet bars again… I want one… But I stopped myself. Because it does not work on me, I just love the taste… and the nuts and the fig bars!!! Oh heaven…. Hahaha. But I didn’t buy anything. Promise. Then, came the movie mode, so after watching the movie, we were left hungry. Really hungry. So we grabbed a bite at Kangaroo Jack, savoring the steak and leaving with a satisfied banana split at the end. But, what I love most are the conversations!

The food was great...

I am really a conversationalist. I love to converse, stories of life are purely my main favorite topic. Topped with healthy and humorous jokes? What can a single lady like me ask for in addition to that? None… Then I got a text message from my cousin… It turned out that a friend of mine, sent me dozens of roses at home. Red roses. Thank goodness it’s not white…. (blush…blush).

Sweet… I cannot focus on my banana-split anymore. Hahahaha. The gesture can already serve as a desert-reliever. Thank you to The Emerald who sent me those, it was really sweet of you, and even though you are that far, you never failed to make me smile purely. Thank you to your songs too… I love those!

So now, if I have to complete that phrase… my answer would be
“I am single and… happy….”.

The feeling of love cannot really be explained, at times, individuals tend to look for their longtime relationship, be it friendship, or partnership. But, they tend to overdo being careful on the selection process.

In my case, especially in “friendship”, way back, I am way too choosy on selecting those whom I want to share company with. I was afraid before to exert efforts on a person without first analyzing if we could stick with one another, and I was wrong on that one. A mistake, for in doing that, I often boxed myself.

One instance, I have to let go of a person so dear to me. A friend. Because of an event which left painful marks on myself. I heard from somebody else that if a relationship to work, obstacles do indeed come and go; but, if you can still repair it, try repairing it several times more. But, when the time comes that it is already way BEYOND repair? The only two options I personally learnt well was: forgive and let go.

So I let go of the person whom I have been attached with dearly for almost 5 years. Respect has been an issue, and I know both sides of the situations deserve an explanation, but I think I extended a lot of repairing practices already, one instance I said to myself that I have to give up, it is not healthy anymore.

So true enough, “the person whom you love the most, is also the person who can hurt you the most”.

Why I am sharing this? It’s because now I found out that life is indeed still beautiful. I have lots of friends whom I consider as firelighters. I have spiritual guidance and most importantly, family support.

I thank the people around me who surrounds me with love, and I hope they can also feel my love back in my own small way of texting, callin’ out of the blue and sending messages in emails.. My apologies if at times my schedule does not permit me to be with you guys in person.

But I love you all….

So I would like to reiterate, I am single, inspired with life and… Happy… :)

Love Struck… (Dream, Believe, Survive)

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Ok, so given, this month of February is the ultimate “love month” for majority of love struck peeps out there… but for me, I would rather say “everyday is Valentine’s Day….”

Why be stuck on just February 14th right? When you can dream on love (catching all the supernatural power of destiny in finding your love and letting LOVE find you, dream on…start from there), then Believe on love (having that ultimate feeling of happiness which you just cannot explain really, it is not the drug…it is feeling…of contentment, of completeness…) and when things do not stay this way do not forget that you CAN survive on love (yeah… I won’t go any further..haha.) So for this love month, I gathered some of my personal favorite music videos of Mariah Carey… (I love this diva really, ever since I was a pretty small child, back then, I cannot relate with her songs yet, but now, heaven yes, I can) giggles.

Enjoy the mixed emotions of loving…. Happy Hearts Day Everyone! Spread the love!

(a big thank you to MariahCareyVevo on youtube for the videos)

ANGEL’s CRY featuring Neyo

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Lyrics:

[Mariah:]
I shouldn’t have walked away
I would’ve stayed if you said
We could’ve made everything OK
But we just
Threw the blame back and forth
We treated love like a sport
The final blow hit so low
I’m still on the ground

I couldn’t have prepared myself for this fall
Shattered in pieces curled on the floor
Super natural love conquers all
‘Member we used to touch the sky

And lightning don’t strike
The same place twice
When you and I said goodbye
I felt the angels cry
True love’s a gift
We let it drift
In a storm
Every night
I feel the angels cry

C’mon babe can’t our love be revived
Bring it back and we gon’ make it right
I’m on the edge just tryin’ to survive
As the angels cry

[Ne-Yo:]
I thought we’d be forever and always
You were serenity
You took away the bad days
Didn’t always treat you right
But it was OK
I do somethin’ stupid
And you still stay with me

But you can only go for so long
Doing the one you claim to love wrong
Before too much is enough
You look up
Find your love gone
And

We were so good together
How come we could not weather
This storm and just do better
Why did we say goodbye

‘Cause lightning don’t strike
The same place twice
When you and I said goodbye
I felt the angels cry
True love’s a gift
We let it drift
In a storm
Now every night
I feel the angels cry

[Mariah & Ne-Yo:]
C’mon babe can’t our love be revived
Bring it back and we gon’ make it right
I’m on the edge just tryin’ to survive
As the angels cry

Baby I’m missin’ you
Don’t allow love to lose
We gotta ride it through
I’m reaching for you

Baby I’m missin’ you
Don’t allow love to lose
We gotta ride it through
I’m reaching for you

Lightning don’t strike
The same place twice
When you and I said goodbye
I felt the angels cry
True love’s a gift
But we let it slip
In a storm
Every night
I feel the angels cry

Oh babe, the angels cry…

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS

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Lyrics:

I gotta take a little time
A little time to think things over
I better read between the lines
In case I need it when I’m older

Now this mountain I must climb
Feels like a world upon my shoulders
I through the clouds I see love shine
It keeps me warm as life grows colder

In my life there’s been heartache and pain
I don’t know if I can face it again
Can’t stop now, I’ve traveled so far
To change this lonely life

I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me

I’m gonna take a little time
A little time to look around me
I’ve got nowhere left to hide
It looks like love has finally found me

In my life there’s been heartache and pain
I don’t know if I can face it again
I can’t stop now, I’ve traveled so far
To change this lonely life

I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
I wanna feel what love is
I know you can show me

I wanna know what love is
I want you to show me
And I wanna feel, I want to feel what love is
And I know, I know you can show me

Let’s talk about love
I wanna know what love is, the love that you feel inside
I want you to show me, and I’m feeling so much love
I wanna feel what love is, no, you just cannot hide
I know you can show me, yeah

BYE BYE

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Lyrics:
This is for my peoples who just lost somebody
Your best friend, your baby, your man, or your lady
Put your hand way up high
We will never say bye (no, no, no)
Mamas, daddies, sisters, brothers, friends and cousins
This is for my peoples who lost their grandmothers
Lift your head to the sky ’cause we will never say bye

As a child there were them times
I didn’t get it but you kept me in line
I didn’t know why you didn’t show up sometimes
It’s something more than saying “I miss you”
But when we talked too
All them grown folk things
Separation brings
You never let me know it
You never let it show because
You loved me and obviously
There’s so much more left to say
If you were with me today face to face

[Chorus:]
I never knew I could hurt like this
And everyday life goes on like
“I wish I could talk to you for awhile”
“I wish I could find a way try not to cry”
As time goes by
And soon as you reach a better place
Still I’ll give the whole world to see your face
And I’m right here next to you
It feels like you gone too soon
The hardest thing to do is say bye bye

(Bye Bye [3x])
Bye bye

And you never got the chance to see how good I’ve done
And you never got to see me back at number one
I wish that you were here to celebrate together
I wish that we could spend the holidays together

I remember when you used to tuck me in at night
With the Teddy Bear you gave to me that I held so tight
I thought you were so strong
That you can make it through whatever
It’s so hard to accept the fact you’re gone forever

[Chorus]

(bye bye bye bye bye bye [3x])
Bye bye

This is for my peoples who just lost somebody
Your best friend, your baby, your man, or your lady
Put your hand way up high
We will never say bye (no, no, no)
Mamas, daddies, sisters, brothers, friends and cousins
This is for my peoples who lost their grandfather
Lift your head to the sky ’cause we will never say bye

[Chorus]

I STAY IN LOVE

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Lyrics:

I Stay In Love
Baby, I stay in love with you

Dying inside cause I can’t stand it
Make or break up
Can’t take this madness
We don’t even really know why
All I know is baby I
Try and try so hard
To keep our love alive
If you dont’ know me at this point
Then I highly doubt you ever will
I really need you to give me
That unconditional love I used to feel
It’s no mistaking
We’re just erasing
From our hearts and minds

And I know we said let go
But I kept on hanging on
Inside I know it’s over
You’re really gone
It’s killing me
Cause there ain’t nothing
That I can do
Baby, I stay in love with you

And I keep on telling myself
That you’ll come back around
And I try to front like ‘Oh well’
Each time you let me down
See I can’t get over you
Now no matter what I do
Baby, baby
I stay in love with you

Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Na na na na na na na na na
Baby, I stay in love with you

It cuts so deep
It hurts down to my soul
My friends tell me
I ain’t the same no more
We still need each other
When we stumble and fall
How we gon’ act
Like what we had
Ain’t nothin’ at all

What I wanna do is
Ride shot-gun next to you
With the top down like we used to
Hit the block
………………..
We both know our heart is breaking
Can we learn from our mistakes
I can’t last one moment alone

We said let go
But I kept on hanging on
Inside I know it’s over
You’re really gone
It’s killing me
Cause there ain’t nothing
That I can do
Baby, I stay in love with you

And I keep on telling myself
That you’ll come back around
And I try to front like ‘Oh well’
Each time you let me down
See I can’t get over you
Now no matter what I do
Baby, baby
I stay in love with you

DONT FORGET ABOUT US

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Lyrics:

[Intro:]
(Don’t forget about us)
Don’t baby, don’t baby, don’t let it go
No baby, no baby, no baby no
Don’t baby, don’t baby, don’t let it go
My baby boy…

[Verse 1]
Just let it die
With no goodbyes
Details don’t matter
We both paid the price
Tears in my eyes
You know sometimes
It’d be like that baby

[Bridge 1]
Now everytime I see you
I pretend I’m fine
When I wanna reach out to you
But I turn and I walk and I let it ride
Baby I must confess
We were bigger than anything
Remember us at our best
And don’t forget about

[Chorus]
Late nights, playin’ in the dark
And wakin’ up inside my arms
Boy, you’ll always be in my heart and
I can see it in your eyes
You still want it
So don’t forget about us

I’m just speaking from experience
Nothing can compare to your first true love
So I hope this will remind you
When it’s for real, it’s forever
So don’t forget about us

[Verse 2]
Oh they say
That you’re in a new relationship
But we both know
Nothing comes close to
What we had, it perseveres
That we both can’t forget it
How good we used to get it

[Bridge 2]
There’s only one me and you
And how we used to shine
No matter what you go through
We are one, that’s a fact
That you can’t deny
So baby we just can’t let
The fire pass us by
Forever we’d both regret
So don’t forget about

[Chorus]

[Rap]
And if she’s got your head all messed up now
That’s the trickery
So why you act like you don’t know how this lovin’ used to be?
I bet she can’t do like me
She’ll never be MC

Baby don’t you, don’t you forget about us

[Chorus x2]

Don’t baby, don’t baby, don’t let it go
No baby, no baby, no baby no
Don’t baby, don’t baby, don’t let it go

When it’s for real, it’s forever
So don’t forget about us.

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One Winning Moment

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I was given the privilege to attend a seminar via home-participation, I shall call it “HomeTube” (like in YouTube, Haha). My full “thank you” goes out to http://crislorenzana.wordpress.com Topic of winning captured my almost 3 hours. Mind you, the lecture runs just over an hour, why did it took me that long? Here’s why.

So excited, I plunged the DVD, settled in front of the big screen all by myself, with matching manual, pen, coffee, snacks and some candies (seminar environment) because I really wanted to feel the energy as if I am really there. Then, after waiting for some minutes, my friend Sony here all does is “reading…reading…” I checked my watch, almost 30 minutes has gone by. Oh men! Then, I said to myself, “I have to make this work”, so I tried another room, then to no avail – I failed again. With those two failures, giving up has never been an option. So I went back here in my room and decided that laptop shall be it. I removed my watch and didn’t glance “even once” at the clock ticking behind me – for, looking at the time only makes me feel multi-excited.

I learned one important lesson, let me correct that, I remembered one important lesson which I have known ages ago. If one is really hungry for knowledge, he would do everything just to attain and grab that big “K”. Even how many countless failures he would experience along the way, if one’s heart is really into learning, no obstacle shall ground you for breaking in the portals of trials and time. After several minutes of almost a lifetime, it worked. So, PLAY.

I enjoyed it, really. the whole awesome lecture is all about the winner within us, within me. One time, the inspirational officer ask the audience if ever, there is one instance (anything) that makes them a winner? I said aloud “Yes!” (that is how hooked I am, feeling as if I am one of the class), then this gave me a big smile for I remembered one particular moment of my life way back in college. I was in our freshman year, 2nd semester, and we had this professor who exhibited the aura of a “Terror enemy”. First day of the class and he powerfully and confidently walked inside the room, no greeting at all, and looked each one of us straight in the eye. I started to assess his personality, and at first I disliked him at all. “Yabang!”

Then, he boomed at us “Ilan ba dito ang papasa?” (how many here shall pass?), and started relating stories of his previous classes, whom only half of the number of students often passed with a C (that’s how tough he really is – according to him). Starting from row 1, he asked each one of us if we think we could pass his LOGIC 101. Starting with the surname, he stares sarcastically on the eyes of my classmates and would ask if “Ikaw, papasa ka ba?” (are you gonna pass?). That moment really pissed me off.

There we were, just freshmen, not yet ready to take the full swing ahead, and all we got is a terror, and not a mentor. We need the latter, more than the former – that is what I thought. My classmates responses were “I will try my best”, “I don’t know yet”, “I hope so”…

So come my turn, he looked at me with those piercing eyes, and I in turn looked at him back with my sharp, intent and confident eyes (I am already fuming with rage of his boastful personality) : “Ikaw Manliclic, papasa ka ba?” he asked loudly, and all I said was “Yes, I will pass.”

We stared for several seconds, and I swear, those several milliseconds drove me with mixed emotions! I am so happy that I was able to face this “punk” with my head held high, yet, I was nervous on how to actually prove what I have said without belittling myself.

Going back to my HOMETUBING seminar, the inspirational officer spoke of Thomas Edison, whose announcement of his soon-to-be invention always comes first, before the actual execution. And after the announcement of his invention, he would spend hours, days in his lab trying to find out how he would create such one deserving a patent. That is exactly what happened to me. After stating broadly what my goal is, I have no idea how in the world will I accomplish what I have challenged myself into.

So after that incident, I literally went nuts studying that subject, his subject – Logic. My mom saw me studying so hard for that one, I carried around my logic notes and books the whole week. She then asked me what happened which could have driven me close to insanity, then I recounted what happened. She just laughed and pointed out to me that Logic is the easiest subject there is! It turned out that my mom is a pro on Logic. Achieving a flat 1.

Wow… so, she advised one thing for me, never tutored me at all: “learn and understand for yourself, and not for your professor”. I found out that the subject matter is very interesting and way too easy! So I finished the assigned book in no time, attending class as if it is just a review on what I have learned during breaks. Guess what happened?

I got myself exempted on the final exam, got a flat grade of 1 (like my mom) and the professor?

On the last day of the class, he advised us to write a note for anyone on the class, so each of us are trying to guess to whom is that note he is writing for, for he is smiling as he wrote. He then asked for our notes to be passed in front, and places it in the fish bowl. Mixing his “note”. One by one, he would call on the name and distributed each write-ups.

So, every one is waiting who gets the “precious” one, I already received around 8 If I am not mistaken, then he called me again giving another note. I opened it and I almost celebrated when I read it, it said “Para Sa Paborito Kong Apo….Congratulations! Wag Kana Maingay, Baka Magselos Sila…” :)

That is a winning moment for me, and every time we would bump into each other on the hallways, I cannot help but smile as I recount what strategy he used on us on the first day. He was crazy! Daring us, challenging us, bringing out the best in each and one of us – by firing up a major goal from within, like Thomas Edison.

So, thank you Atty. Agustin… You demonstrated a winning moment for me.