Thursday, December 30, 2004

Wish You Were Here.....

Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd

So, so you think you can tell 

Heaven from Hell, blue skies from pain?
Can you tell a green field
from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?

And did they get you to trade
your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange a walk-on part
in the war for a lead-role in a cage?

How I wish, how I wish you were here.
We're just two lost souls
swimming in a fish bowl, year after year.
Running over the same old ground.
What have we found? The same old fears.
Wish you were here.

Sunday, December 26, 2004

Prayer Of The Selfish Child

by Shel Silverstein

Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
And if I die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my toys to break.
So none of the other kids can use 'em....
Amen.

Wednesday, December 22, 2004

Mortality.....

It has been a year full of deaths. Loved ones, friends, friends' loved ones. I can't even remember how many wakes I have been to this year.

I remember the first one though. My own grandmother's wake. It was one of the most emotional events in my entire 25 years. I never thought burying my grandmother would be so hard. Until now, the events of late January haunt me. She still haunts me. I see her everywhere. I can feel her watching over us. This is the first Christmas we'll be spending without her being a tangible part of the family. I miss her. I wish she was still here. But that's kind of selfish. I know she's in a better place, I just hope she gives all of us strength to go on and keep the family together. It's what she wants.

I miss you grandma. Now, more than ever.

Tuesday, December 21, 2004

Remembering Davao


A henna tattoo on my back, when my friends and I headed to Davao for the Kadayawan festival way back in August.

Where's The Pipe?!


I think we found it!

Drunks & Loonies.....


.....or both!

In violation of animal rights.....


The poor roasted pig we had on my birthday in September.

Orbing about.....


Approximately the size of my favorite tumor.....



My favorite tumor. Ahahahahahaha!

Kids.....

Kids are never really innocent. Behind those angelic faces lies minds that are as brilliant as adults. They are naturally curious, very smart and intelligent. They call things as they see it. They never lie.

Which is why I am more scared of kids than adults.....