31 hours ago, I stepped for the first time inside the departure are of the International Airport. After checking in my luggage, I had my passport stamped for the very first time. Later on, I flew on my very first Boeing 747 to Los Angeles and realized that it was also my first time to ever leave the Philippines. Upon landing at LAX, I went ( Read more... )

Have you ever felt like you just wanted to cry... To just totally breakdown due to an overwhelming sense of helplessness? I think that at a certain point in time, everyone has. Mine came yesterday ( Read more... )

There is this cheesy saying that goes, "You cannot lose that which you never really had in the first place ( Read more... )

I just came from my Immersion this weekend, and I must say, I still have mixed emotions. The entire experience was not exactly as I had expected. The thing is, I had a totally wonderful time. The food was great, the people amazingly hospitable and the lodging was surprisingly comfortable. To sum it all up -- It was a blast! Which was not ( Read more... )

GOD ( Read more... )

After reading some LJ entries and certain email attachments sent to me by friends; I just can't help but write about this topic again, for the nth time ( Read more... )

"You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone ( Read more... )

Today, people have been asking me left and right, "Why are you so happy?" They said they'd noticed a different aura around me -- an aura of someone in love. Well, now, I'm going to explain the reason behind my cheerfulness despite the gloomy and depressing weather (and no, it has nothing to do with a first kiss as what the title may imply ( Read more... )

In this materialistic day and age, expressions of love often occur in the form of lavish gifts and extravagant surprises. "What fancy restaurant could I bring my date to?" "What cellphone model will I get for passing my math course?" "What car will my parents get for my next birthday?" This are the questions that normally form in people's minds ( Read more... )

One of the sweetest things my ex-girlfriend told me was, "Do you see all the tiny droplets of rain? Ganyan kita ka-mahal ( Read more... )