Starting Over Again

When we fall, we feel pain.

When we fail, we feel hopeless

Love may end in many reasons...

and starting over may take a while.

If we tried hard but still we lose

If we cried out all but still we suffer

Love may deserve a second chance 

if fate allows, it will happen.

Forget the past that causes pain

Savor the present that makes memories

Look beyond tomorrow...

Old love may never rekindle but a new one may begin to flame.

Love in Action

It's not enough to say you love a person

Words will not prove it until actions are done.

It's not enough to thank a person

Gratitude comes from an unpretentious soul.

It's not enough to give praises

Doing right is different from doing good.

It's not enough to have pure love

without a pair of hearts that beat as one.

Anger and Kindness

All of us get offended, annoyed and dismayed

We cannot avoid being resentful

but we can do something to feel otherwise.

Life may take us to a place

where righteousness becomes unfitting

and goodness becomes insignificant.

Let kindness prevail in our hearts

because tomorrow may bring us either sorrow

or joy beyond compare.

Love and Pride

When it comes to LOVE, 

we are victims of our own judgments and decisions. 

We only hear our own sentiments 

and never listen to what other's may say. 

Listening to understand 

is different from listening to respond. 

If only we have the heart 

to let pain be the strength to accept 

and let love weaken our pride... 

no wall can ever go between two people 

who desire to live life together... forever.

Equality of Differences

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What if you are poor

and you don't have the wealth to brag about

but you have a big heart to offer love unconditionally...

What if you are rich

and you don't have the power to stop getting old

and buy your immortal life...

What if you are a man

and you don't have the ability to bear a child

but you have the valor to protect and provide...

What if you are a woman

and you can never be a king

but a reigning queen behind a man's success...

What if you are still young

and you cannot be wise enough

but can be an aggressive learner and creative juvenile...

What if you are old

and your mind deteriorates as you reach the end of the road

but your existence may leave an immeasurable impact to humanity.

We differ in some aspects
but equal in certain respects
to make this world keep going and life worth living..

My Journey Begins

My Daddy Dan and Mommy Abby

Danny,

who was then 17 and

Abby, who was a year older

met for the first time

during a town fiesta on August of 1967.

They became lovers

September of the same year

but because of

a simple kiss on the cheek

that caught the eye of a malicious onlooker,

they were forced to elope a month later

and soon got married.

After nine months ...

came their firstborn child named,

MA. THERESA

29th of June, 1968...

the beginning of a journey

worth traveling.

Yours truly, at one year old

AMA, Haligi ng Tahanan

Kiko and Papa Ariel

Iba't-ibang klase ang ama sa mundo...

Merong tahimik, walang imik

subalit kapag nagbitiw na ng salita

tumatagos sa puso, 

tumatanim sa isip, ramdam ang bawat titik.

"Hubad na Katotohanan"

Sa paghilig ng ulo sa unan,

Isa-isang nagsilaglagan ang mga alaala.

Tila mga barahang binabalasa.

Mabilis ang pagpapalit, patuloy ang pagpapakita.

Ang nakaraan ibinulsa sa isang bahagi ng isipan.

Isinilid din sa hiwa ng pusong nasugatan.