Train In The Distance by: Paul Simon

This is why marriages scare the hell out of me. If I don't believe in God, i might buy into what this song's trying to convey.


She was beautiful as southern skies
The night he met her
She was married to someone
He was doggedly determined that he would get her
He was old, he was young
From time to time he'd tip his heart
But each time she withdrew

Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true

Well eventually the boy and the girl get married
Sure enough they have a son
And though they both were occupied
With the child she carried
Disagreements had begun
And in a while they fell apart
It wasn't hard to do

Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true

Two disappointed believers
Two people playing the game
Negotiations and love songs
Are often mistaken for one and the same

Now the man and the woman
Remain in contact
Let us say it's for the child
With disagreements about the meaning
Of a marriage contract
Conversations hard and wild
But from time to time
He makes her laugh
She cooks a meal or two

Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true
Everybody loves the sound of a train in the distance
Everybody thinks it's true

What is the point of this story
What information pertains
The thought that life could be better
Is woven indelibly
Into our hearts
And our brains


Haha, i just found out i've been doing something really stupid lately. It's so stewppid, i could not forgive myself. Yikes!

My Secret German Wish

My dad, since i was a kid, would always keep a German Shepherd in our house. I remember every single one that we had. There's Olga, Dixie (the smartest one), Betsie, Kline (who, due to hyperactivity, caused my milky front tooth to fall out), Tina, Tabac (who almost devoured one of our employees' face), Dax, and the last one was Lluch.


That's Dixie right there, i think
I am not a big fan of German Shepherds, really. But one day i spotted a very pogi German Shepherd while we were hanging out at a cafe somewhere in makati. For some unknown reason i wanted to have my own. I forgot about my yellow labrador for about 3 seconds. I forgot about Uni, our pet shih tzu for a millisecond. At that moment, I wanted a German Shepherd so bad.

I told my dad. But he won't let me purchase one. Not with the whole lot of other dogs in our zoo-house. And he knows i could not take care of it. Sad.

After seeing This Is It twice, I was planning on naming my new dog M.J. But nahh, maybe some other time.

Johnny Rockets, Here I Come!

After two days of having nothing for my stomach, seeking God's face, i had a vision. I had a dream that gave me a glimpse of my future.

I dreamt i was googling for "the best veggie burger recipe."

In these life-turning moments that you are at your most earnest before God, He humorously blesses you with a silly dream. What do you do? Of course i did not search for "the best veggie burger recipe" when i woke up from that dream. When i woke up i felt what dream i had was all but symbolic. That now, facing a new chapter in my life, it's about time to search for "the best veggie burger recipe." Something quite specific, the best recipe God has prepared for my life. But "searching", i think, is not the right word for this. I think "seeking" is more appropriate. Seeking God's face in every minute detail of my life is by far the most essential part of my being a child of God. And what a silly way to be reminded of this, by a silly veggie-burger dream.

So this week, for a start, i shall head for the newly-opened Johnny Rockets diner at Eastwood to try their 100% soy burger. They say it's a must-try. Can't wait. This is all i wanted to say, actually. Forgive the drama.

Oh What Music Can Give!

After a quick meeting at Greenbelt 5, I headed to PowerMac Greenbelt 3 to look for the perfect headphone for my ipod. It's partly because I once eyed a Bose headphone back in August when this kid was happily inspecting his newly purchased one from a store. It was so cute and chic! I didn't know what they were called back then. It was like a mini studio-headphone. So now that i've finally decided to get my own, i spent half an hour listening to the Reality Bites soundtrack with the display sample in the store. Then i spotted the JBL headphone displayed beside it. When i asked how much the JBL was, it was half the price of Bose. Gosh, i snatched the Bose right away from my ears and tried on the JBL. The sound was awesome. To compare, Bose gave a very clean bass sound but everything else was blur; while the JBL gave me a very clean music that i was looking for. I could feel every instrument, every note with it. My Gawd, what music can give. I am so alive again. Thank God for music!

Still Standing - a very beautiful song

My gosh, i cry every time i hear this very upbeat song. I become Sisa whenever i sing this. I cry and then smile at the same time. It feels weird but God is just so amazing. His faithfulness makes me cry and smile at the same time.

Still Standing
by: Israel & New Breed

You gave me courage to believe
That all Your goodness I will see
(In the land of the living God)
And if it had not been for You
Standing on my side
Where would I be

[Chorus:]
If not for Your goodness
If not for Your grace
I don't know where I would be today
If not for Your kindness
I never could say
I'm still standing

If not for Your mercy
If not for Your love
I most likely would have given up
If not for your favor
I never could say
I'm still standing
But by the grace of God


To You I lift my offering
And set my heart on higher things
(For if it had not been)
For if it had not been for You
Standing on my side
Where would I be
(Where would I be)