The Distance by Evan and Jaron

The Distance
by Evan and Jaron

The sky has lost it's color
The sun has turned to grey
At least that's how it feels to me
Whenever you're away

I crawl up in the corner
As I watch the minutes pass
Each one brings me closer to
The time when you'll be back
You're coming back

I can't take the distance
I can't take the miles
I can't take the time
Until the next time I see you smile
I can't take the distance
And I'm not ashamed
That I can't take a breath without saying your name
I can brave a hurricane
And still be standing tall when all the dust has settled down
But I can't take the distance

I still believe in feelings
But sometimes I feel too much
I make believe you're close to me
But it ain't close enough
Not nearly close enough

Comfort Food

It was not until recently when I understood what Comfort Food really meant. I have been very depressed lately; bear hugs and shallow jokes were not enough to cheer me up. Though I feel blessed for having a lot of friends who are always by my side, I wanted more... I wanted something simple yet powerful enough to make me smile and forget my pain.

As I walked past too many two-legged omnivores/carnivores/vegans/or-what-have-you in the mall, I knew I needed to sink my teeth into something, you know, comforting. Funny but my stupid craving brought me to Chowking. Yeah, I must admit, it's one of my favorite fastfood. Yes, thanks to steamed kangkong and bagoong, I felt happy! Truly comforting. Here's a short list of my comfort food from the top of my head:

• Chowking's Kangkong with Chinese Bagoong (Shrimp Paste)
  
• Kinilaw na Nokus (Surigaonon for squid)
• Dried Nokus and Danggit
• Inihaw na Talong (Broiled Eggplant) at Bagoong
• Ansuhan (Surigao's crushed and fermented shrimp paste)
  
• Jollibee's Choco-mallow Pie
• Jollibee's Coffee Jelly
• Shawarma from Makati Jolli-jeep or wherever for that matter
• Fried Tofu
• Jollibee's ChickenJoy
• Wendy's make your own salad
• Raisins
• Champoy (I used to have this as a reward everytime I ace an exam in grade school)

And oh, craving is probably an understatement. I felt I needed food to make me feel a lot better. Like how clownfish Nemo finds comfort within the stinging tentacles of a sea anemone.

EVERYTHING by Lifehouse

EVERYTHING by Lifehouse

Find Me Here
Speak To Me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you

You are the light
That's leading me
To the place where I find peace again.

You are the strength, that keeps me walking.
You are the hope, that keeps me trusting.
You are the light to my soul.
You are my purpose...you're everything.

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

You calm the storms, and you give me rest.
You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall.
You steal my heart, and you take my breath away.

Would you take me in?
Take me deeper now?
How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Cause you're all I want, You're all I need
You're everything,everything
You're all I want your all I need
You're everything, everything.
You're all I want you're all I need.
You're everything, everything
You're all I want you're all I need, you're everything, everything.

And How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Ang Unyon in CA

You guys... I miss us. Remember those days we spent all of our time together whether at work or at play? For months we painted the town red and adopted it as our own playground. Now, we have each moved on. One has been travelling to Europe; the other has been happily working for a Swedish IT company; another is working in the US; yet another is happily teaching and working for a state university. I have gone to other places too and have explored new hobbies. Still, I am proud of us. [Picture taken February 1, 2001 - San Bernardino, California]

THE SCIENTIST by Coldplay

THE SCIENTIST
by Coldplay

Come up to meet you, tell you I'm sorry
You don't know how lovely you are

I had to find you
Tell you I need you
Tell you I set you apart

Tell me your secrets
And ask me you questions
Oh let's go back to the start

Running in circles
Coming in tales
Heads are a science apart

Nobody said it was easy
It's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be this hard

Oh take me back to the start

I was just guessing
At numbers and figures
Pulling your puzzles apart

Questions of science
Science and progress
Do not speak as loud as my heart

Tell me you love me
Come back and haunt me
Oh and I rush to the start

Running in circles
Chasing tails
And coming back as we are

Nobody said it was easy
Oh it's such a shame for us to part
Nobody said it was easy
No one ever said it would be so hard

I'm going back to the start

Lord of the Sink

Lord of the Sink

Max's is timeless

Max's is timeless.

I remember going to Max when I was a kid, and on special occasions throughout my school years. Now that I am not as young anymore, I still go to Max's for their chicken. Though, last night, I went to Max's for their KareKare. I was not disappointed. We also had chicken sisig and I am still raving about it to my workmates till now.

YELLOW by Coldplay

YELLOW
by Coldplay

Look at the stars,
Look how they shine for you,
And everything you do,
Yeah they were all yellow,

I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called yellow

So then I took my turn
Oh all the things I've done
And it was all yellow

Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
D'you know you know I love you so
You know I love you so

I swam across
I jumped across for you
Oh all the things you do
Cause you were all yellow

I drew a line
I drew a line for you
Oh what a thing to do
And it was all yellow

Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
D'you know for you i bleed myself dry
For you i bleed myself dry

Its true look how they shine for you
look how they shine for you
look how they shine for you
look how they shine for you
look how they shine for you
look how they shine
look at the stars look how they shine for you

Playful Meerkats

Adorable meerkats at the Toronto Zoo. [My favorite, di ba Bey?] I took this picture when my cam's LCD viewfinder died on me. Now, this is what I call Blind Photography... Hee hee 

Unattached for Six Months

It had been six months of gadgetry freedom. Please congratulate me. :-P

This bliss ended last weekend when I finally got myself a mobile phone unit. I am starting to miss those days when I need not worry about charging that noisy piece of metal. Not that I don't like gadgets; it's just that maybe, sometimes, we have to get ourselves unattached to these things. It's not new for me to hear people say they feel naked when they do not have their cellphones with them. That sounds crazy, but it's true to many! I am just proud of myself for having endured that long.