sA iSip LaNg

posting Ely's comment on my poem ...sa isip lang...

i thought there is someone better than you
nobody knows what we’ve been through
i have found something that never can replace
the space you fill in my heart, no one can erase….

times flies and thousand miles we’re apart
who says you haven’t captured my deepest heart?
i miss you the most on this journey they called life..
when will be the time again that i can hug you tight??

prayers and love is what i always have for you..
you can smile, but u never know this is so very true..
there maybe ups and down on us before..
i jsut want you to know i always care for you more and more..

if you are reading this, and you feel i have touch your heart ..
somehow this is for you , or maybe just a piece created..
for more than once read it again, and tell me why..

maybe this piece have posted … just for you to say HI

sA iSip LaNg

posting Ann Agustin reply on my poem sa isip lang

winner ka badonng… sa pag-gawa ng tula…
sa pagbasa nito ako ay namangha…
mga adventures and get-away iyong nilathala…
sa pag babalik tanaw ako ay tumula…

di matatawaran ating mga pinagdaanan…
mga simpleng mithi, malayo ang napadparan
sa bawat usap at kamustahan, loob ay gumagaan
kalungkutan ay napapawi pag mensahe at chats na ang pinag-tutuunan…

salamat sa lahat ng inyong pananatili…
sa barkadahang ito tayo ay nakatali…
malayo man sa pisikal, puso’t isip ay wagi
basta nandyan ang kaibigang winner ka kung pinili….

sA iSip LaNg

Ito'y pagpupugay sa mga kaibigang tunay

Na sa puso’t isip ay kailan ma’y di nawalay

Saan man mapadpad pagkakaibiga’y taglay

Sama-samang inaabot mga hangaring binuhay

Ito and simula ng pagkakaibigang makulay

Naalala mo pa ba mga nakaraang napakasaya

Kasama na rin mga lungkot na minsan dala’y luha

Mga tampuhan na kung iisipi’y sa ngayo’y nakakatawa

May tatalo pa ba sa ating mga ganitong eksena

Na sa pagdaan ng taon ay kaygandang balikan tuwina

Sa bahay nila Inay at Agus, sa Bulacan ay napadalas

Handa nila Nanay at Mama ay ubos at masarap na likas

Swimming nagkayayaan kaya daan sa Puerto Galera’y binagtas

Papunta sa Corregidor sa barko sama ng loob naibulalas

Na di mawari kung anong mangyayari sa pagdating ng bukas

Sa awa ng Diyos ating napagtagumpayan

Mga pagsubok sa atin ay kanyang pinapasan

Upang maging matatag para sa ano pa man

At sa tulong niyo kaibigan aking nalagpasan

Mga salitang magaganda sa aking loob ay nakagaan

Tayo’y nangarap, plano ay nabuo “Laudry shop” naitayo

Salamat kina Flora, Nelson, at Fria na naging abalang puno

Mga masasayang trip sa Subic palaging takbo

Kotse ni Inay at Agus dyan ay panalo

Masarap na tulog sa apartment nila Flora at Nelson ay isa pang panalo!

Di rin pahuhuli ang ating Tagaytay adventure

Siksikan sa kotse ni Agus ating nasurvive

Sarap ng kape at lamig sa Starbucks ay na endure

Sa maliit na kuwarto’y tabi-tabi’t walang demure

At sa Bag of Beans almusal ay mahusay!

San man mapadpad komunikasyo’y nandyan

YM chat siyang naging huntahan

Yahoo Mail naging sulatan

Yan ang patunay na kahit san man

Sa pagkakaibigang di mapapantayan

Salamat mga kaibigan ko

Kayo’y dumating sa buhay ko

Di ko man sinasabi mahal ko kayo

Sa aking mga panalangin kasama ko kayo

Di man tayo nagkikita nasa puso ko kayo!

Basta isipin mo lang….mangyayari!



tHe paLaCe...

I am still in awe with what I saw a while ago, I was able to go inside a Prince Palace (Saudi). Actually my first and I truly savour the moment because I don't think it will happen to me again. I have been into a palace but mostly just outside the perimeter. I am very glad the work was given to me, to appreciate and see the beauty, the architecture, the grandeur, the technology and amenities of the palace. I was lucky enough to go each and every corner and room while doing my work (test calls). Sadly, I wasn't allowed to take pictures but I was able to get some with my cam hidden inside my pocket. The huge underground underneath the palace where the garage (basement 1) can be found, a collection of cars were parked beautifully, from Lincoln, Bmw, Mercedes, Aston Martin, Porsche, Ferrari , you name it they have it. On the opposite side of the garage an olympic size swimming pool was designed perfectly (imagine a pool underground) and across was the lounge area, massage, spa, sauna rooms and the bar. Picture this, a big hall was turned into a kiddie play room with a kiddie pool, rides, game room, and the “foodie” room which caught my attention because of the tempting and expensive goodies inside. “The kitchen, my goodness napanganga talaga ako as in ngangang-nganga! Imagine the refrigerator, ang haba at ang laki, one block ata sa dingding. If I’m not mistaken 10 doors, you can never find such this one on the market kundi pasadya para dito lang. Then the industrial gas range, the utensils, the machines my goodness gracious the room itself ay wish kong magkaron.”

Experiencing and seeing the entire place gives me a hope and dream of having my own “PALACE”. But for now, work hard huhuhuh!!!

aRRozcAldo aLa BadOng

Surprisingly for my lunch today, I was able to come up with a very sumptuous meal and named it “arrozcaldo ala badong”. My original menu for the day was to substitute rice with oatmeal and sardines as my viand but instead I incorporated the sardines on the oatmeal while cooking. While on field work I get used to eat on Arabic restaurants or Filipino restaurants, good thing there’s a mini kitchen on my hotel, I can cook my food. Due to time constraints and in a hurry always, cooking oatmeal is the best choice because it’s fast, easy, affordable, and very healthy.

Ingredients: 1 can sardines(in tomato sauce and chili)/ 6 tablespoon of oatmeal

Procedure:

1. Boil a small amount of water - enough to cook the oatmeal.

2. Add the oatmeal, cook for around 5 minutes.

3. When oatmeal is ready, add the sardines – cook for another 5 minutes.

4. Whalla “arrozcaldo ala badong” is ready

blogging on the phone?

Hope this one will get posted, I am blogging right now through my phone E71 while waiting for my flight 0745H going to Tabuk (Military City close to Jordan border). I am just trying out if it will work and get posted on my site and maybe do this from time to time while on field work. Good thing I am on Business class, I have access to Golden Lounge of Saudi Airlines where I can have Wifi access on my phone, Eat, and very comfy couch where I can sleep comfortably. I have 45 minutes more prior to my departure time. Right now I'm having a hot chocolate, 2 types of cheese - I don't know what type all I know It's very yummy together with my bread, small slices of kiwi, apple and grapes. Oh, after this meal I'll have to taste their freshly squeezed orange juice. By the way, it's my first time to see a hardened milk for coffee, just see the photo to appreciate, hope I can have this one as a "pasalubong" when I get home. Photo not of good quality taken by my phone.Yehey, successful!!!! Blog posted...edited 1908H.

tHe fLashBack...

I was thinking very deeply and contemplating on myself lately of the opportunities and blessings I may say pouring into me, do I deserve all of this?

Then everything came just like a flash of lightning. When I was a child all I just wanted was to grow up, go to school, graduate from college, work, be rich, and have a family. When I started working, all my aspirations changed and shifted to what I dreamed of.After being hired by SMART and working for them, I thought that will be all, work, earn money to be rich and help the family, but I was wrong. I am one of those people not contented with what I have, I want more. Being not contented, my expenses also became bigger that what I’m earning cannot compensate, it wasn’t just enough. When I was employed overseas, I thought this will be the end, it will me much enough for me and my family but, I was wrong again. As my earning became bigger, my expenses as well. Right then, I kept thinking when will be the time I’ll stop wanting for more?

After meditating to all the things that I have done, I may say I have no regrets. All things happen for a reason, God doesn’t give you anything that you cannot endure and surpass. As they say “we make our own destiny”. I am not saying I deserve all the blessings; I have just done what is right, to help and give back what I have. Being not contented for purpose to help my family gave me a reason to pursue what I have started. I don’t set any goals for myself before and plan to keep it that way for now; I’ll just take things as they come to me and hope to have a decisive mind as always.

As of now, I don’t have any answer yet to when will I stop wanting for more. All I wanted is to be the best I can be. Provide and support the family as long as I can.

“Sana di mapagod and Diyos sa paggabay, pagsubaybay at pagtupad sa aking mga kahilingan.”