Twilight

Cast of Twilight

And that was it: The odd silence, the slow dramatic pacing, and the excited breathing of a romantic love between a human being and a vampire. Is it really possible for a vampire to resist the vulnerability, beauty, and charm of a young lady who is offering herself to him? Is it realistic for a masochistic lion to spare a lamb whose heart is blinded by love?

Being Compelled to Write

It was almost 9:00 pm yesterday when I was compelled to write, not by anyone else but by myself — and by the books I’ve read at Bestsellers (NBS’s sister company located at Robinsons Galleria) and by the ideas that started to threaten me: “Unless you write us, we will either keep on bothering you or leave you forever.” Who wouldn’t be scared by that? Your own ideas warning to boycott you? Nah. I wouldn’t stand that. So here I am, writing on my small tickler whose name I haven’t thought of until now. (Yeah, I’m naming my tickler.)

At first, I was thinking to write the story of my life. But I told myself, “Not a chance.” My life could be interesting – at least, on my own perspective – but this blog is not all about myself. Life is not all about me either. My life is about the things I have experienced, things that I could share with – and could possibly be of help to – other people. Besides, I need to be extra cautious when expressing myself through words. They are so powerful they could destroy not only names, but characters and faith as well. And I wouldn’t want that to happen. As much as possible, I want to be happy and positive in life, no matter how relative and subjective the meaning of joy and optimism could be.

Let’s take that journey.

Quoting Ambeth

“History does not move by itself, rather it is we who repeat…What one should learn from history is not the names, dates and places better used for game shows and crossword puzzles. The real challenge is to recognize and break the historical cycle.”

– Ambeth Ocampo

(Torture, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 07 November 2008)

November 3

hour glass

November 3, 2008.

How long could 2 years be?

If one of them were a leap year, then it would be 731 days or 17,544 hours or 1,052,640 minutes or 63,158,400 seconds.

That’s how long two years could be — counting from ONE to SIXTY THREE MILLION, ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-EIGHT THOUSAND, FOUR HUNDRED seconds. Doing it manually would be inexact, however. It’s more precise to look at the clock’s second hand and wait for it to make 1,052,640 revolutions. That is two years.

Let’s continue to count, and incessantly hope. November 6, 2008. 734 days. 1,056,960 minutes.