Death
Death is inevitable
No one is born to live forever
We can never avoid death, nor can we run away from it
The only thing we can do is to embrace it and live with it
My uncle, the closest uncle that I've ever had
The uncle that would take care of me when my parents left for a party
The uncle that would make me laugh like Chewbacca on steroids whenever I'm down and under
Was diagnosed with cancer
As I saw him clinging on to his last breath
On the door there was knocking, it was death
He came to collect what was never his
Life, that's just the way it is
During his burial, I took a last glimpse of him
But it wasn't my uncle that I saw
It was my father taking his place in the coffin
I was left in fear and awe
I tried my best not to cry
As I see my father's image lying inside the coffin of my uncle who died
I tried my best to tell myself that it's my uncle who died and not my father
I even tried concealing myself beside our tall and fat drawer
But alas, my best did not suffice
My father went to me and asked me what was wrong
I did not want him to know what I was really thinking during that time alone
I did not know how to respond him so I had no choice but to cry and point at my dead uncle's coffin
You're gonna die
You're gonna die
You're gonna die
We are all gonna die
But one thing I learned is that we should never let that thought "we are all gonna die" hinder us from living our life to the fullest
Let's all remember
Let's all imprint this in our mind
We only have one life to live
Let's make each and every single moment count
Friday, February 22, 2013
8 - Qualities of a Good Friend
"Describe the qualities of a good friend."
Life is a long, hard, and challenging journey. No man can survive life alone. You'll always need the help of others. That's where friends come along. Friends are our companions in life. They make our lives a lot easier than it was before. Without them, it'll take us longer to accomplish our goals. But what exactly should the qualities of a true friend should be.
In my opinion a true friend should be trustworthy. Trust is the foundation of a good relationship. A good relationship, whether it be romantic or not, needs trust. Imagine if your friendship didn't have any of it. It'll just all fall apart like an old house slowly being eaten bit by bit by termites. Faith in each other will also be lost. Both sides would probably think that they're lying to each other. In result, the relationship is broken.
A good friend accepts you for who you are. Your friend knows how to ride with your punch lines and go with your flow. Whether it be corny or just plain stupid, they do whatever they can to make you feel like a somebody. They may insult you sometimes but they know that what their limitations are. They may not be able to read your minds but they know that you're pissed off, truly happy, or down in the dumps.
Another trait that I think a true, good friend should have is that they stick with you in good times and bad times. They'll try their best to be always by your side during your good times and your bad times. Whenever something bad happens to you, they do whatever it takes to comfort you. They do whatever they need to just to make you feel happy again. Whenever you're in a bad mood, they'll try whatever they can to bring back that joyous smile in your face.
One of the traits that I think a true, good friend should have is that they should help mold your character. They tell when you are wrong, and they try to help you change your attitude. They help in turning you into a better person. A person that when left with strangers, is able to immediately cope and interact with them as if they've already known each other for a very long time. A person that is able to naturally make other people laugh their butts off. A person that when approached to, knows what the next thing he's supposed to say and do. You may not be a perfect friend, but they'll do whatever they can to change you for the better. They will try to bring out the best in you.
The last, but not the least trait that a true friend should have in my opinion is that they do not leave you behind. A true will never make you feel like a nobody. They try to keep you up to date of what's happening. They try to inform you of what is currently "in" and whats not in your circle of friends. When you are in trouble, they help you instead of just letting you solve it on your own. They do their best to help you out in whatever problems you're experiencing. If you've ever hurt their feelings, they still won't leave you. Instead, they would try to correct your ways and change you for the better.
These are the things that I think a true friend should have. If you have a friend who has those traits, don't you ever let go of them. Don't ever leave them behind. Make them feel what they deserve to feel. Make them feel like they are also a somebody. Treat them the way they treat you. In the end, everything will work out nicely.
Life is a long, hard, and challenging journey. No man can survive life alone. You'll always need the help of others. That's where friends come along. Friends are our companions in life. They make our lives a lot easier than it was before. Without them, it'll take us longer to accomplish our goals. But what exactly should the qualities of a true friend should be.
In my opinion a true friend should be trustworthy. Trust is the foundation of a good relationship. A good relationship, whether it be romantic or not, needs trust. Imagine if your friendship didn't have any of it. It'll just all fall apart like an old house slowly being eaten bit by bit by termites. Faith in each other will also be lost. Both sides would probably think that they're lying to each other. In result, the relationship is broken.
A good friend accepts you for who you are. Your friend knows how to ride with your punch lines and go with your flow. Whether it be corny or just plain stupid, they do whatever they can to make you feel like a somebody. They may insult you sometimes but they know that what their limitations are. They may not be able to read your minds but they know that you're pissed off, truly happy, or down in the dumps.
Another trait that I think a true, good friend should have is that they stick with you in good times and bad times. They'll try their best to be always by your side during your good times and your bad times. Whenever something bad happens to you, they do whatever it takes to comfort you. They do whatever they need to just to make you feel happy again. Whenever you're in a bad mood, they'll try whatever they can to bring back that joyous smile in your face.
One of the traits that I think a true, good friend should have is that they should help mold your character. They tell when you are wrong, and they try to help you change your attitude. They help in turning you into a better person. A person that when left with strangers, is able to immediately cope and interact with them as if they've already known each other for a very long time. A person that is able to naturally make other people laugh their butts off. A person that when approached to, knows what the next thing he's supposed to say and do. You may not be a perfect friend, but they'll do whatever they can to change you for the better. They will try to bring out the best in you.
The last, but not the least trait that a true friend should have in my opinion is that they do not leave you behind. A true will never make you feel like a nobody. They try to keep you up to date of what's happening. They try to inform you of what is currently "in" and whats not in your circle of friends. When you are in trouble, they help you instead of just letting you solve it on your own. They do their best to help you out in whatever problems you're experiencing. If you've ever hurt their feelings, they still won't leave you. Instead, they would try to correct your ways and change you for the better.
These are the things that I think a true friend should have. If you have a friend who has those traits, don't you ever let go of them. Don't ever leave them behind. Make them feel what they deserve to feel. Make them feel like they are also a somebody. Treat them the way they treat you. In the end, everything will work out nicely.
Friday, February 15, 2013
7 - It Felt Like Hell
"The Accident"
Ever since I was I kid, accidents were always following me. Wherever I go, wherever I walk, wherever I sit, accidents was always sneaking up behind me. It's like they're attracted to me or something. I'm like an accident magnet. I can't hide from it. One way or another, they'll just be around the corner ready to pounce on me like a cat waiting to catch its mouse.
One time, I was riding a motorcycle at Ilocos Norte along with a friend. He was actually teaching me how to ride one. We we're passing a road full of rocks that time. He suddenly put down his feet on the road why'll we were riding the motorcycle. We suddenly went out of balance and we fell off the motorcycle. I tried stopping the wheel from spinning by pulling the break. I ended up turning the gas instead. It revved faster and faster. That actually scared shiznitz out of me. Fortunately, we where far away from the wheel. My thigh ended up touching the exhaust. Good thing it wasn't that hot. My thigh could have been burned just like that time my leg touched the exhaust of motorcycle that was recently parked on the side of the road. I was jogging at that time with my friends. We decided to take a rest for a bit. I saw a motorcycle which was roughly the height of my elbow back when I was a kid. The problem there was, I was at the side where the exhaust was placed. I leaned a bit and then BOOM! Well it didn't explode, but yeah, my leg touched the exhaust which gave me a 1st degree burn. I walked home looking like a crippled man.
I experienced a lot more accidents after. But the most memorable one was the time my cousin burned my thigh. It was the most agonizing pain I've ever experienced and I hope I'd never experience it again.
It was during new year when it happened. I don't know what year though. It happened like this. It was new year's eve. Me and my family, along with my grandparents and relatives was having a new year party at our house. We where lighting up a lot of fireworks that my parents bought. We had the fountain which was like a fountain (duh) but instead of water coming out of the hole, its fireworks. Hence the name fountain (another duh). We also had lusis, which was a really long stick that when its lit up, it burns colorfully. We also had that thing called the trumpilyo which was hammered into a wall and when you light it up, it spins really fast.
My cousin Enar, whom I mentioned in my previous posts, was scared of the trumpilyo. We never knew at first. My dad hammered the trumpilyo on a wall. I was 15 feet away from it. I was seating down beside a table during that time and my cousin was around 8 feet away from it. My dad lit the trumpilyo. The moment the trumpilyo started spinning, my cousin who was holding a lit up lusis, ran towards the table I was beside at. He hid under it while he was still holding the lit up lusis. The lusis then accidentally touched my thigh and damn! Just damn! It burned my skin and almost made a hole in it. It felt like a thousand needles piercing through a delicate part of my body. The feeling was agonizing. I screamed so loud that its even louder than 10 fireworks exploding simultaneously. I was about to pummel his face, good thing I was able to suppress my anger and my brain told me that it was just an accident and that I should calm down, everything will be fine. So I just asked him to call my mom instead.
Ever since I was I kid, accidents were always following me. Wherever I go, wherever I walk, wherever I sit, accidents was always sneaking up behind me. It's like they're attracted to me or something. I'm like an accident magnet. I can't hide from it. One way or another, they'll just be around the corner ready to pounce on me like a cat waiting to catch its mouse.
One time, I was riding a motorcycle at Ilocos Norte along with a friend. He was actually teaching me how to ride one. We we're passing a road full of rocks that time. He suddenly put down his feet on the road why'll we were riding the motorcycle. We suddenly went out of balance and we fell off the motorcycle. I tried stopping the wheel from spinning by pulling the break. I ended up turning the gas instead. It revved faster and faster. That actually scared shiznitz out of me. Fortunately, we where far away from the wheel. My thigh ended up touching the exhaust. Good thing it wasn't that hot. My thigh could have been burned just like that time my leg touched the exhaust of motorcycle that was recently parked on the side of the road. I was jogging at that time with my friends. We decided to take a rest for a bit. I saw a motorcycle which was roughly the height of my elbow back when I was a kid. The problem there was, I was at the side where the exhaust was placed. I leaned a bit and then BOOM! Well it didn't explode, but yeah, my leg touched the exhaust which gave me a 1st degree burn. I walked home looking like a crippled man.
I experienced a lot more accidents after. But the most memorable one was the time my cousin burned my thigh. It was the most agonizing pain I've ever experienced and I hope I'd never experience it again.
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| Trumpilyo in action |
My cousin Enar, whom I mentioned in my previous posts, was scared of the trumpilyo. We never knew at first. My dad hammered the trumpilyo on a wall. I was 15 feet away from it. I was seating down beside a table during that time and my cousin was around 8 feet away from it. My dad lit the trumpilyo. The moment the trumpilyo started spinning, my cousin who was holding a lit up lusis, ran towards the table I was beside at. He hid under it while he was still holding the lit up lusis. The lusis then accidentally touched my thigh and damn! Just damn! It burned my skin and almost made a hole in it. It felt like a thousand needles piercing through a delicate part of my body. The feeling was agonizing. I screamed so loud that its even louder than 10 fireworks exploding simultaneously. I was about to pummel his face, good thing I was able to suppress my anger and my brain told me that it was just an accident and that I should calm down, everything will be fine. So I just asked him to call my mom instead.
The next time my dad lights up a trumpilyo, I'm gonna make sure that Enar is not around.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
6 - The Most Amazing Toy EVER!
"Write about something you desperately wanted when you were a kid."
Have you ever wanted a toy back when you were a kid that you'd do anything just to get it? But then your parents never bought it for you because they just don't want to. They keep telling us the same old excuses over and over again. Something like, "you're just wasting money", "you're just gonna break it again." (Even though you haven't broke a single thing for over 3 months already), "you're just wasting your time!", "That toy is just a waste of time and money!". It's annoying how they come up with a lot of excuses just so that they won't be buying that toy you wanted the most anymore. Then a couple of minutes later, they're buying you clothes that makes you look like a clown who's questioning himself as to why he even took the job as an entertainer for kids who would just make fun of him. That actually happened to me. But I'm not gonna show you guys what they bought me. No freaking way.
It started like this. It happened on a Sunday. I was still their only loving, handsome, charming, child. We went to church first to hear the word of the Lord. Everything was still going well at this time. After church, I asked my parents to buy me popcorn. Their was always a popcorn stand beside the church and every after mass, I'd always ask them to buy me one, and they did. After the popcorn galore, we went to the mall for our weekly mall day. Which was always during Sunday every after church. Since the mass ends at around eleven o' clock in the morning we went to the mall for lunch. After eating lunch, we went around the mall, window shopping. Some say window shopping is fun. But to me its just stupid. I mean, seriously? You just go around the mall staring at products and actually doing nothing to them. There's not even a single thought of even buying them. Just pure stare, stare, stare, stare, and stare at it some more. It would have been better if we we're actually canvasing. But no.... we just stare, and do nothing with it. Anyway, moving on to my story. As we were going around the mall, we passed by the toy shop, and damn it felt like I was in paradise. All the toys you want. Robot toys, racing cars, video games, all sorts of fun addictive contraptions made by companies to feed our entertainment needs. In the midst of all the toys and gadgets I saw, one thing caught my attention. The toy that I've always been looking for. The toy that all of my friends had, ZOIDS! The only toy that I wanted back when I was I kid. I'd do anything just to get me one of those. Especially the Blade Liger Zero Mk.II.
I tried asking my parents to buy me one. I tried telling them that I'd do anything for them. I'd clean the house for a whole year. I'll clean the car free of charge. I'll clean the plates every evening. But none of those was enough to get them to say "YES". There mind was set to say just one word. One word that would end the whole conversation. One word that would break my heart into tiny pieces. One word that would turn my whole world upside down. Just one word, "NO"! Everything suddenly went dark. My mind was ready to do its duty. The last thing that its programmed to do. CRY!
Unfortunately, crying didn't help. I guess I can't do much anymore since their mind is already set to "NO". I gave up after that. There's no point in crying no more if all they're gonna say is "NO". It sucks. I didn't get what I wanted, I cried like a "wittle" boy, and I wasted my time trying to convince my parents to buy me that toy. Until now, I never got one. *Runs away crying......again.*
Have you ever wanted a toy back when you were a kid that you'd do anything just to get it? But then your parents never bought it for you because they just don't want to. They keep telling us the same old excuses over and over again. Something like, "you're just wasting money", "you're just gonna break it again." (Even though you haven't broke a single thing for over 3 months already), "you're just wasting your time!", "That toy is just a waste of time and money!". It's annoying how they come up with a lot of excuses just so that they won't be buying that toy you wanted the most anymore. Then a couple of minutes later, they're buying you clothes that makes you look like a clown who's questioning himself as to why he even took the job as an entertainer for kids who would just make fun of him. That actually happened to me. But I'm not gonna show you guys what they bought me. No freaking way.
Sad clown is sad
Just look at that beast! It's freaking Badass and FEROCIOUS!!!!
I tried asking my parents to buy me one. I tried telling them that I'd do anything for them. I'd clean the house for a whole year. I'll clean the car free of charge. I'll clean the plates every evening. But none of those was enough to get them to say "YES". There mind was set to say just one word. One word that would end the whole conversation. One word that would break my heart into tiny pieces. One word that would turn my whole world upside down. Just one word, "NO"! Everything suddenly went dark. My mind was ready to do its duty. The last thing that its programmed to do. CRY!
I cried like a "wittle" boy
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