Wow! Wow! Wow!

I and Jun watched this clip a few minutes ago (this is rumored to be part of the opening of the Beijing Olympics). We were so amazed. I was close to tears as i was watching this. These individuals are superhuman. The routine is amazing; the strength of these men are out-of-this-world! The very essence of the Olympics translated to a powerful routine and showcase of strength and action. Perfection.

(Click on the picture to view the video. Apparently embedding was disabled in its original YouTube page. Bummer.)

A roadtrip to Pampanga

A few weeks ago, Jun and I decided to join our friend, Ate Sally and her family in a short visit to their Pampanga home. Jun and i just wanted to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city and the Pampanga Roadtrip became the perfect avenue for us to satisfy that wanting. The trip was absolutely charming and we had a genuinely nice time with Ate Sally’s family; her kids are wonderful! Plus, their house in Pampanga is just a quaint and pretty work-in-progress (the architecture, by the way, was done by our dearest friend and Ate Sally’s brother, Architect Puroy, who now works in Bahrain).

Poetry: Fallen Battles

Cautiously,

I picked up

the cullets of your heart

and did my best to stick them together.

I had cut my skin from this endeavor

but felt no pain,

for the pain is too dismissible to be considered;

for it is only you that matters –

only your face

and the beauty of your smile

as you stood there

looking at me from a distance –

almost crudely, almost satisfied.