return to innocence

I just had some reminiscing lately on how simple my life was back then when I was still young and growing up. I could very well remember it all. Boy! How I wish I could go back to those times; those times when you wouldn’t have to worry about things other than what games you would be playing with your friends, or where you would be hanging out at with your friends to watch cartoons and animes. And what I miss the most are those times when I would begin to realize I was getting attracted to my girl playmates… and I was beginning to have crushes on them. It’s all pretty simple unlike today when you already have experienced everything beyond those simple “infatuation”. It’s really an amazing feeling when you would (for the first time) feel what we call “kilig” over some things your crushes have done for you or have said to you. And then when some of your other friends would begin to tease you and there you were; your face would turn to red. Argh! Gawd I really could recall those times when I first felt it.

But they are all part of the past now and would remain the memories of my childhood. A part of my life that I won’t have the chance to experience ever again in this lifetime. I can say I had a worthwhile and very memorable childhood. I miss being a child again.

make-believes...

songs are really powerful enough to affect us. i guess everyone would agree with me on this one especially those people that are self-confessed music buffs; people that are treating music as a vital part of their lives. well, that includes me for sure.

i just have a question; did you ever feel like after hearing a song, all of a sudden you feel like that that song's lyrics has almost literally spoken about how you feel or perhaps described almost perfectly the situation you're going through at that very instant? well, i know many would say yes. i know it because i have experienced it too. but what if that song is just making you believe about something that won't even happen? what if that song is just giving you false hopes?

i know how hard it is to get over a failed relationship and i know a lot of people are hoping to make it work out someday and maybe their loved ones would go back. most of the time, songs like "Love will Lead You Back" or "Always Be My Baby" would be their inspirations during these times. i, for once or maybe a couple of times already, did get inspired by these songs too. these lines for example:

"Love will lead you back
Someday I just know that
Love will lead you back to my arms
Where you belong
Sure
Sure as stars are shining
One day you will find me again
It wont be long
One of these days

Our love will lead you back"

and then these lines too...

"One of these nights
We'll I'll hear your voice again
Your gonna say
How much u miss me
You'll walk out this door
But someday you'll walk back in
Darling I know I know this will be
Sometimes it takes
To find ur way back"

if you're gonna listen to it, you'd really think it's possible to happen. the ending; you are hoping it would happen to you just the same.

and there are tons more of such songs on air and i am sure that those songs are touching people's emotions.

but don't make mistake about it guys. it's also a possiblity that it won't happen. so i think you just have to weigh things and don't let yourselves easily fall on these make-believes....

it's acceptance...

we often hear people say "just move on" especially to those people who have just gone through a broken relationship and having a hard time coping up with it. people that are still living in the memories of their past relationship. but i am wondering if there is really such a thing? when we say that we have moved on, are we telling that we've forgotten everything about that person already?

i personally went through a painful break-up just like everyone else. mind you, it's not very easy especially when i have already learned to live my life with that person. she has become my life for all those 4 years we've spent together. we have seen each other grow-up. we have shared so much love for each other. we were both inspirations to each other. and now, it's been a while already since that fateful day. as i assess myself, part of me says "i have moved on" (well, i have to since it's already been over a year already in the first place) but then again, another part of me says "i have not".

so how did i say that?

well, i don't clearly know. what i do know is that her name would still pop up on my head. ok, i think i would have to admit that i still am missing her. and when i do, i've been having some flash backs again of our memories. the same thing happens too whenever i get to pass by some places we've gone together. i know to myself too that until this very day, i can tell honestly that i still have the love for her. maybe it's just gonna remain that way. there's no way, i guess, it would vanish. after all she has become a big part of my life. but above everything, i only noticed though... i've noticed that whenever i am feeling these things, i could no longer feel the pain. the pain of the thought that i would usually feel before during the early part of the "moving on stage". it is like everything seems to have gone back to normal. it's not like what it was before.

more than moving on...

i think it's acceptance...

maybe indeed i've learned to accept the reality. reality of those things that would just remain as good memories. a reminder of once great love we had shared.. that it's all over now and all part of our history... that i am on my own now... and that she can no longer be there to walk along side me in this journey.

barack obama: the 44th US president inaugural

photo from cnn.com

this is a historic day indeed for the americans and perhaps even to the world. we all witnessed the inauguration of the first african-american president that most people never imagined of happening. people of america showed that the changes that they wanted can really be achieved. and right now, they are in a new era and they are willing to take another path towards success. they never showed fear of embracing changes. although this is just the beginning... they still have quite a long road to travel on first before they can see and get a hold of those changes that they have been wanting... but at least they're working on it and they are ready to face the tough roads head with a young leader behind them who is determined and who is not willing to back down from any challenges.


"Our time of standing pat, of protecting narrow interests and putting off unpleasant decisions — that time has surely passed. Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off and begin the work of remaking America." -- Barack Obama

Obama's Inaugural Address

nfl super bowl XLIII pittsburg steelers vs. arizona cardinals

It's official... the Arizona Cardinals (NFC Champs) and the Pittsburg Steelers (AFC Champs) are facing up each other in this year's NFL championship; the Superbowl XLIII.

Cardinals edged Eagles 32-25 for NFC Title.

Arizona Cardinals down and out for decades, they have turned a bad joke into a Super Bowl-bound team. Yes, the Cardinals, founding members of the NFL, but historically among the most dysfunctional of franchises, are heading for the championship game in Tampa.
The Cardinals faced the Philadelphia Eagles in the AFC Title match. Capitalizing on Larry Fitzgerald's three first-half touchdown receptions, then coolly marching downfield to Kurt Warner's 8-yard scoring pass to rookie Tim Hightower with 2:53 left, they beat the Eagles 32-25 Sunday for the NFC championship. A stunning moment that nearly didn’t happen. Donovan McNabb was superb in leading Philadelphia’s second-half rally from 18 points down to a 25-24 lead, but after Hightower’s score, he misfired from midfield four times in the final moments. Sure, they blew that 24-6 halftime lead. But then the 37-year-old Warner, a Super Bowl MVP from almost a decade ago with the St. Louis Rams, engineered a precise, 72-yard drive to win it with his fourth TD pass of the day.

Credits: Yahoo Sports

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Steelers down Ravens for AFC Title 23-14

The Steelers outhit the Ravens and outplayed them behind a steady-as-he-goes Ben Roethlisberger, marching into the Super Bowl behind a defense that brought back memories of their storied Steel Curtain. Pittsburgh ended its home-field jinx in the AFC championship game by beating Baltimore 23-14 on Sunday and Troy Polamalu ended any chance the Ravens had for a comeback with a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown.
The Steelers, NFL champions three years ago, will meet the Arizona Cardinals in the Super Bowl in two weeks in Tampa.

Credits: Yahoo Sports

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Superbowl XLIII

Super Bowl XLIII will be the forty-third edition of the Super Bowl, an American Football game that will feature the American Football Conference champions Pittsburg Steelers and the National Football Conference champions Arizona Cardinals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2008 - 2009 season. The game is scheduled to be played on February 1, 2009, with kickoff at 6:20 PM Eastern Time, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. Super Bowl XLIII will be the second Super Bowl at this venue and the fourth overall in that city. Tampa was selected for the game site on May 25, 2005, beating out three other finalists: Atlanta, Houston, and Miami.. It is the third Super Bowl in history to feature two pre-expansion era (pre 1960) teams. Super Bowl XIV and Super Bowl XLI were the other occurrences.

Credits: Wikipedia

mcdonald's sings e-heads (mcdo's latest tv ad)

ep ep... e-heads fans...
this is not their official video. guess what this is?
it's mcdonald's latest tv ad. and it is so so cool... first time i saw it last sunday (january 11th) i was like "whoa! i can relate to that!"
and i am pretty sure that everyone else can relate to that too huh?

astig di ba?

now, i got something to look forward to seeing again every time a favorite local tv program of mine pauses for a commercial break...

a little trivia:
The ad is produced by Irene Chingcuangco and is directed by Stephen Ngo.
Kudos to all those people behind this great project.
Thanks for sharing us the meaning of first love!!

"At kahit hindi rin naging kami sa huli... sya pa rin ang first love ko." (and even though we didn't end up together, she is still my first love)

testing the waters!

oh yes!!! finally...
i've decided to create my own blog...
technically, this is my first official blog. yey!! (aren't you gonna congratulate me guys?)

and so right now, i'm still on the process of trial and error haha
so please bear with me for this will be very unpleasant to your eyes seeing changes here quite often
until such time i meet my desired customization.. hehe xD

welcome to my home!