with a smile

Lift your head, baby, don’t be scaredOf the things that could go wrong along the wayYou’ll get by with a smileYou can’t win at everything but you can try

Baby, you don’t have to worry‘Cause there ain’t no need to hurryNo one ever said that there’s an easy wayAnd when they’re closin’ all their doorsAnd they don’t want you anymoreIt sounds funny but I’ll say it anyway

Girl, I’ll stay through the bad timesEven if I have to fetch you everydayYou’ll get by if you smileYou can never be too happy in this life

‘Cause in a world where everybodyHates a happy ending storyIt’s a wonder love can make the world go roundBut don’t let it bring you downAnd turn your face into a frownYou’ll get along with a little prayer and a song

Lift your head, baby, don’t be scaredOf the things that could go wrong along the wayWe’ll get by with a smileNow it’s time to kiss away those tears goodbye


- Eraserheads
Pinoy Rock

that corner

im back
here in my corner
where i was
where everyday
i was

here in my world
where i dream
many things
about the world
for the world

here i come back
again to work
to be part of the struggle
tryin to
live the dreams

and hopefully
cheerfully
help make the world
a little more
brighter

(though it appears
many times
chances are bleak)

in this world
each step is real
difficult and struggle
yet possible
and can be...

layers of cobwebs
hiding darkness
hanging cobwebs thick
protect, cover
emptiness

cold, damp
squeaking loneliness
silent cries, longings
deafening silence

cobwebs - protection
from pricking heat
maddening storms
slapping thunders

but still
inside
light yearns to show
enveloping warm

yes, it is open
yet it wants
to open, be open
to spread light and warmth

to be discovered
to be one with one.

cold air without winter
freezin night in the summer

longing for warmth
seeking for touch

missing you
feeling you

this is Christmas night
without you...

quatros amigos 

light my fire

embers burning
ashes moving
wind gushes
dust and gray
smoke fill the air

in the cold night
of December
Purification
Unification
free spirits
wandering souls

Shaman says:
all good wishes

fantasy is over
when something great
finish, over
thus sad

it is sad
but we move on
fantasy becomes memory
and memory embedded
become part of
you and me.

no tears...

my heart is broken
yes, its true
it is because of you
but not caused by you

i did not kiss you goodbye
(i am not able)
or maybe its because
i dont know how

i knew from the start
when our times will end
in my mind i say im prepared
im ready
yes, i thought i was

but moments after journeying to Paris
i felt like a paper boat
sailing in wild river
hours, minutes passed by
quickly, and even i wanted it stopped
i just cant
its beyond control

and the plane ride, imagine
i sat between (2) French
a man and a lady
i wanted to talk
but i simply cant.

i felt like hot air balloon
flying but ready to explode

i wanted to cry, i am broken
the moment you turned, i turned
but how can i cry?
when i know, im happy...

my love for you alone
makes me happy
i shouldn't cry.

walking
waiting
running

where?
somewhere...
we can guess
we can go
but no one
sees
no one
knows.

... at the airport

curtains down
windows close
ending
never easy
but its
the start
(or so we think?)

wake up
wake up
the day begun

wake up
wake up
things have to be
done

ironic synonyms

reflections
like mirror
show/s
a side

unseen.

at the close

every second
each drop
each stroke
every breathe

running
ticking
and two things
silence...
tranquil...

from gaiety
grief melancholic mixed
all collected.

pain

i saw it
rushing velocity
swift like a flash

penetrating
slowly

then it came
piercing in slow motion

thousands of ripple
blood gushing
fallen

then tears washed them
away...

Blown by the wind
Cypress leaves
Much like dust
Flying
Endlessly
No direction
Invisible

I stop and think
How fortunate
I am

To be here
just here

A time to
Stop and think
Is rare

In this busy world
In this troubled world.

All I ask of You

No more talk of darkness Forget these wide-eyed fears I'm here Nothing can harm you My words will warm and calm you Let me be your freedom Let daylight dry your tears I'm here With you, beside you To guard you and to guide you
Say you love me every waking moment Turn my head with talk to summertime Say you need me with you now and always Promise me that all you say is true That's all I ask of you
Let me be your shelter Let me be your light You're safe No one will find you Your fears are far behind you All I want is freedom A world with no more night And you Always beside me To hold me and to hide me
Then say you'll share with me one love, One lifetime Let me lead you from your solitude Say you want me And you need me Beside you Anywhere you go, let me go too That's all I ask of you
Say you'll share with me one love One lifetime Say the word and I will follow you Share each day with me, Each night, each morning Say you love me You know I do Love me, that's all I ask you Love me, that's all I ask of you

- Today Cliff remembered to include this song in our album. We sang this together one silly night with Fatos listening.

Seasons

Don't let the pain of one season destroy the joy of all the rest. Don't judge life by one difficult season. Persevere through the difficult patches and better times are sure to come some time or later.

- from Zeus' e-mail

The Beauty of life is best shared
with the ones we call our friends.

Through the peaks and valleys,
our journey never ends.

Its colors are vibrant,
from the darkest to the light.

And when the sun rises
to reveal a sky so blue

I feel happy to live in a world
that's forever touched by YOU

- Pam

after a while i learned that even the sunshine burns if you get too much...so i started to plant my own garden and decorate my own soul instead of waiting for someone to bring me flowers...and i learned that i can really endure...that i am really strong..and i really do have worth... and i learned...and i learned... with every goodbye i learned...

- from a writer unknown to this writer

am i?

are you a japanese?
a chinese?
mexican?
spanish?

funny, my color is
reddish
brown
some say white
yellow some

am i asiatic
yes, i am asian
proud and pinay

and i am always
the simple me.

walkin
in the night
freezin
cold
yet pushin

for kebab.

for every line, a song
for every question, a guess or an attempt
for answers, to answer

it never cease to amaze
yes, life is
like this
a search, a journey

but its good...
in the end
it will be worth it
for sure...

Ghost Story

I watch the western skyThe sun is sinkingThe geese are flying southIt sets me thinking I did not miss you muchI did not sufferWhat did not kill meJust made me tougherI feel the winter comeHis icy sinews,Now in the firelightThe case continuesAnother night in courtThe same old trialThe same old questions askedThe same denialThe shadows closing roundLike jury membersI look for answers inThe fire’s embersWhy was I missing thenThat whole December?I give my usual line,I don’t rememberAnother winter comesHis icy fingers creepInto these bones of mineThese memories never sleepAnd all these differencesA cloak I borrowWe kept our distancesWhy should it follow thatI must have loved you?What is a force that binds the stars?I wore this mask to hide my scarsWhat is the power that moves the tide?Never could find a place to hideWhat moves the earth around the sun?What could I do but run and run and run?Afraid to love, afraid to failA mast without a sailThe moon's a fingernailAnd slowly sinkingAnother day begins And now I'm thinkingThat this is indifference Was my inventionWhen everything I did Sought your attentionYou were my compass starYou were my measureYou were a pirate's mapOf buried treasureIf this was all correctThe last thing I'd expectThe prosecution restsIt's time that I confessedI must have loved youI must have loved you

your sun
has eclypsed the mist
tonight
it still til 2012?

wake us with your comedy
nahivity at early morning
begin again
sunny karmatic loop.

de gonchi
recorded


today, we were in milan me, ela, phuong and gonchi. and in the afternoon while we were whiling away time in front of the duomo san ambrosio, cliff and fatos emerged from the piazza.

we do not know that they are coming but they did decide late and then found us! amidst the crowd.

yes, the heart knows where to go, indeed!

exam

finito
finis
no secrets
no myths
now its finished
and then
nothing more...

treasure box
burried
diamonds
thorns
roses
waiting to be found

above ground
diamond sparkles
light surrounds
thorns melt
roses perfume.