Point-Of-View: I'll Be Lovin' You Long Time by Mariah Carey

Because #TheElusiveChanteuse has finally arrived here in the Philippines, what else can I do but tribute this post to my all-time-favorite diva, Mariah Carey! Welcome to the Phils for #TheElusiveChanteuseShow Mimi!

One of my favorite MC songs.

Featured: What Makes a Relationship Strong?

Matters about love has been a universal part of conversations worldwide, starting from guiding teenagers how to face it into sharing a love advice or an experience about it.

I may include myself among those people who looked up to love with such respect and expectations too but not totally a hopeless romantic. It must be in a romance writer's blood too, to hunger for love, write down her aspirations of what a perfect relationship should be.

Well, that is until I have to stop writing romance stories because yes, I fell into a deep hole called love. And I don't know. That should have inspired me more to write romantic stuff but it didn't. Maybe it's because how I experience love is different from imagining a love story.

And every part of a love story is how the couple maintains it, keeps the relationship going strong.

Giving our loved one's happiness is based on loving them for who they are.

That's what caught my attention last night when I read this tabloid article. This will take a long while to read so, please bear with me. I am also telling you that this will be worth your while to read. Here's what the article says:

Madali lang suwertehin sa love life. Unang-una, hanapin mo ang isang taong ka-compatible mo at pangalawa, isipin mo at piliting ibigay ang mga bagay na magpapaligaya sa iyong kasuyo. Sa ganyang paraan sa love life at sa pakikipagrelasyon, susuwertehin ka.

 It is easy to be fortunate in terms of love life. First of all, look for a person you are compatible with and second, think and work hard to give all the things that will make your lover happy. In this way, you will be lucky with your love life and relationships.

'Yung unang pormula, madali lang masunod 'yan... Pero 'yung pangalawang pormula ang mahirap gawin, mahirap gawin dahil ang tao kapag umiibig at nagmamahal, sa umpisa lang marunong magparaya at magsakripisyo alang-alang sa kanyang kasuyo.

The first formula is easy to follow... But the second formula is hard to do, hard to do because when a person loves, they only know how to give way and sacrifice at the start.

Sa halip, kadalasan sa bandang huli, imbes na ang isipin ay ang ikaliligaya ng kanyang kapareha, ang mas pinahahalagahan niya ay ang ikaliligaya ng sarili niya.

Instead, in the end, instead of giving a thought of their partner's happiness, they give more importance on their own happiness.

'Ika nga, nangyayaring gan'un dahil likas na possessive o makasarili ang isang tao. Dahil dito, dahil kusang nawala ang pagmamahal sa kapwa, sa halip, ang pumapalit ay ang pagmamahal sa sarili na kung tawagin ay "possessive love", roon din sa puntong 'yun, unti-unting gumuguho ang dating masaya pa naman sanang relasyon hanggang sa tuluyang mauwi sa paghihiwalay at pagluha.

As it was said, that happens because humans are naturally possessive or selfish. Because of this, because their love fades, instead it was replaced by self-love that is called "possessive love", and at that point, what used to be a happy relationship shatters until it leads to separation and tears.

Hinihigpitan mo kasi ang iyong kasuyo at gusto mong laging sumunod sa lahat ng nais mo. Nawala ang "pagkatao ng iyong kasuyo at tuluyang nabura" dahil sobrang makasarili ang pagmamahal mo, sa iyong girlfriend, sa iyong boyfriend o sa iyong asawa. "Bakit mo iniwan ang mister mo?" Ang tanong ng tsismosang kapitbahay sa kanyang kumare. "Paano lasenggo siya," ang sagot ng kausap.

Because you are being too strict with your lover and you want to be always obeyed on whatever you want. Your love has lost their identity and completely erased it because your love towards your girlfriend, your boyfriend or your spouse is too selfish. "Why did you leave your husband?" a gossip neighbor asks her friend. "He's an alcoholic," was the reply.

Tama nga naman, ano naman ang mahihita mo sa isang lasenggong mister? Nakita mo, kaya iniwan nitong si misis ang kanyang mister dahil lasenggo, nasaan ang pagmamahal diyan, hindi ba't wala? Sa halip, ang mahal pala nitong si misis ay ang matitino at mabubuting pagkatao ng kanyang asawa pero kapag ang kanyang asawa ay sumama o pumangit na ang dating magandang ugali sa pagtikular at naging lasenggo na, wala na siyang mahihita sa pakikisama sa taong ito, iietsapuwera at iiwan na siya? Sa simpleng lohika tama, bakit ka magtitiis sa isang lasenggong asawa?

It's right, what will you get from an alcoholic husband? You see, that's why this wife left her husband because he is alcoholic, where is the love in that, there's none, right? Instead, this wife only loves the good and sane personalities of her spouse but when he turns bad or there is something wrong with what used to be his good characteristics, in particular, becomes an alcoholic, she won't get anything from getting along with this person, would she just dump and leave him? In a simple logic this is right, why would you endure being with an alcoholic spouse?

Pero sa malalim na katuturan ng salitang "pag-ibig", lumalabas na ang mahal mo ay ang sarili mo dahil kapag mabait, mabuti, mahusay at matinong mister ang asawa mo, sino ba naman ang makikinabang sa ganitong mga positibong pag-uugali ng isang tao? Eh, 'di ikaw din.

But in a deep meaning of the word "love", it appears that you just love yourself because if a good, kind, great and sane man becomes your husband, who benefits from these positive traits of a person? Of course, you.

Tama ang sinasabi nating, dahil nakikinabang ka sa relasyon ninyo ng mahal mo, ang karelasyon mo ay mahal mo, pero kapag wala ka nang pakinabang sa isang relasyon, hindi mo na mahal ang karelasyon mo. Sino ngayon ang niloloko mo?

It is right what we are trying to say that because you benefit from your relationship with your loved one, you love who you are in a relationship with, but when you do not benefit from a relationship, you don't love who you are in a relationship with anymore. Who  are you trying to fool now?

Sarili mo. Kasi nagmamahal ka lang sa "pakinabang at mapapala" pero hindi mo kayang magmahal kapag wala ng pakinabang at wala ka ng mapapala. Nasaan ang tunay na pag-ibig sa ganu'ng sitwasyon? Ganu'n ba ang sinasabi ninyong pagmamahal? Nagmamahal lang kayo dahil pinakikinabangan ninyo ang isang tao, ngunit, kapag ang isang tao ay wala nang pakinabang, hindi n'yo na rin ito mahal?

Yourself. Because you only love for "benefit and what you'll get" but you can't love when you don't get any benefit or anything from it. Where is true love in that situation? Is that the love you are talking about? You only love for what benefit you'll get from the person, but, when that person becomes useless, you don't love them anymore?

Sa matuling salita, hindi 'yung taong 'yun ang mahal ninyo kundi ang sarili ninyo. Dahil 'yung boyfriend mo, 'yung girlfriend mo o 'yung asawa mo, ginawa mo lang na parang "bagay", kapag may pakinabang, iniingatan, kapag 'yung "bagay" na 'yun ay nawalan na ng pakinabang, itatapon na siya sa basurahan. Wala na kasi siyang kuwenta.

In short, you don't love that person but yourself. Because your boyfriend, your girlfriend or spouse, you treated them like an "object", when useful, you take care of it, when that "object" becomes useless, throw it in the trash. Because it is already worthless.

Madaling magmahal ng mister na laging nagbibigay ng intrega, siyempre, maraming pera si misis.

It is easy to love a husband who always give their salary, of course, the wife will have a lot of money.

Madaling magmahal ng mister na kung umuwi ay sa tamang oras at may pasalubong siyempre, mamayang gabi ay maligaya silang dalawa sa kama at masaya silang magkakainan ng pasalubong ni mister.

It is easy to love a husband who comes home on time with goods or treats of course, [then] later in the night, they will be happy in bed and will happily eat the treats or goods that the husband brought home.

Pero kapag wala ng maibigay si mister na salapi dahil kulang na sa kanya ang kanyang buwanang suweldo, mamahalin pa kaya si mister? Kapag si mister ay gabi na kung umuwi at halos wala na ring pasalubong, ano sa palagay mo, karapat-dapat pa bang mahalin ang ganyang klase ng asawa?

But if the husband has no money to give because he is too short with his monthly salary, will he still be loved? If the husband came home late without any goods or treats, what do you think, is that kind of spouse still deserving to be loved?

Ako na ang sasagot, mukhang hindi na, kasi nga wala na tayong pakinabang sa taong 'yun? Gan'un ba ang sinasabi ninyong pagmamahal?

I will answer, I think not anymore, because we won't get any benefit from that person? Is that what you call love?

Sa maikling salita, huwag kang magtataka kung bakit lubhang kakaunti lamang ang bilang ng mga taong pinapalad sa love  life, lalo na sa pag-aasawa dahil ang totoong dahilan niyan, kakaunti lang talaga ang mga taong marunong magmahal.

In short, don't be surprised why there is only very few who are lucky in their love life, especially in marital relationships because the real reason is there is only very few who really knows how to love.

Sila ang mga tao na may busilak na puso na may kakayahang magpadama ng isang dalisay at wagas na pag-ibig sa kanilang kapwa ng walang hinihintay na kapalit.

These are the people with kind hearts with the ability to make their fellow feel a pure and true love without asking for anything in return.

Sabi nga ng isang Russian proverb, "Love me black as I am, when I am white everyone will love me."

As a Russian proverb says, "Love me black as I am, when I am white everyone will love me."

Nagmamahal ka ng mabuti at mabait na tao, anong kuwentang pagmamahal 'yun, samantalang napakaraming nagmamahal sa gan'ung uri ng tao?

You are loving a good and kind person, what use is that kind of love, there are so many who loves that kind of person too?

Ang tunay at wagas na pagmamahal ay mahalin mo ang mga masasama at mga pangit, walang nagmamahal sa kanila, ikaw lang. 'Yun ang tunay at wagas na pag-ibig.

A true love is when you love the evil and the ugly, no one loves them, only you. That is true love.

May pakinabang ka man o wala sa iyong kasuyo, sa iyong boyfriend, sa iyong girlfriend o sa iyong asawa, dapat mahalin mo, anuman ang uri ng pagkatao niya., dapat mahalin mo pa rin, masama man ang ugali niya, mahalin mo pa rin dahil sa ganu'ng uri ng pag-ibig magbubunyi ang mga anghel sa langit, mananatiling buo ang mag-anak at tunay na magiging maligaya ang pamilya.

Whether you benefit or not from your lover, your boyfriend, your girlfriend or your spouse, love them, whatever kind of personality they have, you should still love them, even if they have bad characteristics, love them still because the angels in heaven rejoice in that kind of love, the clan stays together and the family will be truly happy.

At ikaw namang walang kuwentang tao, magpasalamat ka at magpakatino na dahil sa kabila ng kawalanghiyaan mo, mahal ka pa rin ng girlfriend mo,  mahal ka pa rin ng boyfriend mo, mahal ka pa rin ng asawa mo.

And you worthless person, be thankful and be good because in spite of your evilness, your girlfriend still loves you, your boyfriend still loves you, your spouse still loves you.

Ito marahil ang tamang oras upang magbago ka at mahalin ng lubos ang iyong asawa at iyong pamilya.

This must be the right time for you to change and truly love your spouse and family.



This came from Maestro Honorio Ong's "Kapalaran Ayon Sa Inyong Numero" (Destiny Based on Your Number) column in Bulgar tabloid newspaper entitled "Para sa medyo inaalat ang buhay pag-ibig: Sikreto ng Matatag na Pagsasama ng mga Nagmamahalan" (For those who are unfortunate with their love life: Secret to a Strong Relationship of Lovers)

This article is actually a respond to one of their texter's messages asking for an advice on how to have a happy relationship as she gives her birthdate (the numbers that will be used by the author as a basis on giving his predictions.)

I wasn't exactly a believer of fortunetellers or their predictions, although the Zodiac Signs interest me somehow (anyway, that's a different story) and so, I am just hooked on reading a lot until the title caught my interest. I started wondering what will this author say, what advice did he give for a long-lasting, strong relationship?

And from what I have read, I found myself agreeing to it.

That is true love in a real sense. You are not in a true-love-established relationship if you are only there for the benefit you'll get from it. You are not in love with the person in that case but only with yourself. You only think about yourself, of what will be good for you, even if that puts your lover on the line.

Those who truly love and knows how to love realizes that. Maybe what I read from the Daily Bread published (way back 2010 or 2009?) is right: Those who love are losers.

Because you do not love to get something, to win something that will benefit you.

Sources:
Google Images
Ong, Maestro Honorio, Para sa medyo inaalat ang buhay-pag-ibig: Sikreto ng Matatag na Pagsasama ng mga Nagmamahalan, Kapalaran Ayon sa Inyong Numero, Bulgar, Year 22, No. 326, October 27, 2014

Point-Of-View: Rhapsody

This is one of my original poems-- Rhapsody. It is the happiest poem I've written so it's been a favorite since I mostly write about blunt honesty and heartaches.

In this poem, I am trying to make a statement of how love feels like in aspects mostly positive but also seems some negative side of it which just sounds a positive sign of being in love. (Well, you decide if I delivered it right.)

RHAPSODY

rhap·so·dy ˈrapsədē/ noun   1. an effusively enthusiastic or ecstatic expression of feeling.

No rhyming, no same syllables at the end
Just an enthusiastic feeling wanting to be freed
And the butterflies just fluttered
Cannot lift me but they lingered. 

And the little voices are mute
Oh and do I find it cute?
If the dark skies glitter with raindrops
And there is scarcity in teardrops. 

Cute is not the word
May I ask the world?
Bet their answer
Differ from one another. 

Do they feel the warmth that night
Defeat the chill being hugged tight?
Do they feel the smooth slide
Against the friction, oh, it's been a while. 

And do they feel the wanting
To turn around, go dancing?
Do they feel the tears attempting
To fall out of the overwhelming feeling? 

Do they feel the jump in every threat
And so blessed in every breath?
Do they feel happy in isolation
reminiscing memories that one cannot mention. 

Do they feel the rush in every meeting
And the blush in every feeling
And the crush in every departing
And the freedom of loving
And the gift of choosing? 

Do they feel the day, embrace the sunlight
Grab the day with a smile so bright?
In sickness and in health
None to make the feelings melt. 

And if it does, it just flows
Through the veins, who know?
To the heart it goes
And all around all the time, after glow. 

No music to relate but to match
The feelings overflowing so much
Can't express in any other way
But so rhapsodic to show anyway. 

I gave my strength and weakness
Enveloped myself in sadness
Revealed myself in gladness
No contentment beyond the stress. 

Too inflated to compress
So my hands can't find her peace
And my mind wants to impress
You, disturb your peace. 

And this will take a long while to finish
So rhapsodic but to finish
This is what all of it brings me
The feeling of rhapsody.

(c)  OriginalAS / (c) AnamarieSoya
Source of Picture: Google Images

Featured: The Dark Origins

In this post, I will be featuring videos of CreepyMcPasta Plays about dark origins of parts of our childhood-- fairytales and nursery rhymes.

No, I didn't mean to ruin your childhood but if you crave to hear/watch something creepy before the upcoming Halloween, I am hoping these Youtube videos will satisfy it.


Top 10 Fairy Tale Dark Origins

Maybe, not all you see is what is seems. Which Disney fairytales or stories are not what you thought it is? All may have a happy ending, but you never know yet the terrifying side of these stories-- a mermaid who turned to a seafoam, sisters who cut off their toes and heels, a necrophiliac prince, a prince jumping off a tower, a molested sleeping princess, the absence of a savior in Red Riding Hood and more gore, murder and violence that are fortunately kids are unaware of.

Top 10 Nursery Rhyme Dark Origins

Are you aware of what nursery rhyme you sing to your kids or siblings or you sing yourself in your childhood? Ever dared to figure out what they really mean? What their origin is? You might be surprised.

Who is Humpty Dumpty? Who are the three blind mice? What's in Mary's garden? Discover tales of a dark part of history, possible murder plots, country rivalries and others which are more than you can imagine.

Source: CreepyMcPasta Plays on Youtube, Google Images

Point-Of-View: Writing in a New Genre, Improvisations & Conditioning

Elaborating genres I've written like:"...teenage love..."

To tell the truth, I've been hungering for months to write a new story again. Just last night, I re-read an old story I wrote on FB notes and decided to polish it a bit then post! Ta-da! I didn't have so much expectations about it since it's one of my very amature works.

Now, I am still trying to condition my mind to write something new. I have written typical high school love stories, May-December affair, non-May-December affair, teenage love, adult love, a little bit of sensual themes and innocent ones, suspense, action, romance, comedy, paranormal... yes, I've been through those already.

"Maybe I should try writing a fantasy story..."

Maybe I should try writing a fantasy story, but I am already committed to writing a paranormal story for a manga with my guy. I guess, I will reach the goal, after all, paranormal could touch the fantasy genre I was talking about. Uh, I know I should start doing it already but I am putting my mind in condition.

How do you put your mind in condition to write?

I already made a playlist to inspire me to write the theme of this story; I already downloaded pictures too to give me an insight on how to improvise the looks of the character; and I also did research for background... now, just a little more improvisation.

Improvisation is good right? I mean, you take a look at one's idea and find a way to originate your own out of it. But of course, it is rightfully our responsibility as writers to give out credit to our writing influences or inspirations (which I am always willing to do when I do adopt a concept of someone else).

So, I have also prepared a story plot. In fact, my brain has traveled way too far I already have an idea for the second book of this story I already committed myself to write.

Now I just need a little tap on my shoulder to get this started. (I will let my conscience do that for me.)


Source of pictures: Google Images

Point-Of-View: Judges 19:22-30

Just found this story in Listverse years ago, which really made me so curious and so ,discussed it with one of my best friends.

7. A very disturbing tale“Found in: Judges 19:22-30 Within the Bible, one occasionally finds stories so horrible, one can wonder what their purpose is. Not only is this story utterly bizarre, but it is also absolutely disgusting. A man and his concubine are wandering the streets when they decide to seek shelter for the night, and find a man kind enough to let them stay. That night however, a group of men turn up at the door and demand to see the guest so that they may have sex with him. The owner is unwilling to let his male lodger be raped and so offers up his virgin daughter instead. However, this is still not good enough for the men, so the owner offers them his guest’s concubine and the men accept. The men brutally rape the woman and leave her on the doorstep where she bleeds to death. If that is not enough, when she is found by her husband, he chops her up into twelve pieces which he sends to each of the twelve tribes of Israel. The moral of this story? I would hope none.”

Me and my bestfriend ended up with the idea that this has a moral lesson.

Well, it’s not maybe a moral lesson but it has a meaningful message.

As far as what we have understood from this story, the lodge owner represents God, the virgin daughter represents Jesus Christ, as it is said, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only son” He have made Jesus sacrifice to save us from our sins.

However this is not good enough for the men, means although God have sacrificed his life, some people did not stop doing sins or crime and therefore, we ended up still guessing what does the concubine in the story represents. But we already have the idea that the sending of the 12 pieces to 12 tribes of Israel means distribution of something... hmm I guess we still need to work out with our idea about it.

I don’t always believe that there are some parts of the Bible that is meaningless or has no purpose. And so I was trying to decipher the other stories that’s sort of so puzzling ..

Point-Of-View: Learned from Bizzy

This time, I fell to a decision that I'd rather put all of it in this note than going all flood quotes on my wall hahaha :D

Bizzy Bone, (Real Name: Bryon McCane) is one of the members of the Grammy-awarded rap group, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. I've been a fan of BTNH for quite some time (counting... almost three years!) and so, I learned a lot of things with their songs especially the words in there. Their delivery of the lyrics are smooth or rough but nevertheless, matches the mood or setting of the story of the song that they want to express.

I think I'll make notes about Kray, Lay, Flesh and Wish too. But I better admit, my favorite Bone is Bizzy and here's a list of all that I learned from Bizzy, in random order from different songs. (I know I cannot make a perfect list but here it goes haha!)

1. "I don't even need you. I am too cold, I cough without the flu." - Bizzy Bone, So Cool

** Sometimes, for a person at the peak of his success, he goes through trials, affected by the wrongs done to them by people they used to trust or those who belittled them. The struggle taught him to be strong, to fight until that comes close as being numb or insensitive to pain, mercy. Or maybe one can't be insensitive, but at least, cold... careful with revealing what they really feel inside or letting people in into their lives.

2. " I still think about the struggles of my younger days, of my younger age, younger ways, plenty things..." - Bizzy Bone, So Cool

** We cannot avoid reminiscing the past. Like never. We may change how we feel toward it, how we think about it, how we understand the situations we've been through but we always take a little peak, looking back a little to refresh everything we went through and what we learned from them. Going back to the past and living in the past has differences with looking back to the past. And we remember all the things we did, every mistake we did. It is our younger version because we mature when we learned from our experiences.

3. " I am not guilty! I am not guilty! I am not guilty! I plead freedom of speech, liberation to reach each and every child out there, to teach my dawgs, I'm strong! I'm bold!" - Bizzy Bone, Social Studies

** This explains it already. The importance of freedom of speech.

4. "They don't know me... They don't even know me... how can I fake ya'll, shake ya'll, break ya'll?" - Bizzy Bone, Beauty (You Just A Rose)

** Real Talk: People have the guts to judge us without even knowing who we really are.

5. "Baby, you got to realize that these young mothaf**kas that you got yourselves rollin' with, these little niggas don't know anything about loyalty." - Bizzy Bone, Dear Layzie

** You always get to have deep concerns for your best friend. Best, true friend. Not only in times they leave you, but also because of the people around them that seems suspicious.

6. "How could you just ride with 'em? Ain't you smelling something funny?" - Bizzy Bone, Dear Layzie

**  Friendships goes through trials. And all you can do is speak (or even rap about it) to make them realize something... that there's something wrong going on.

7. "Yes, we rock for the Lord." - Bizzy Bone, This Is Why I'm Hot

** No one else comes first than the Lord.

8. "Friends? Heh. Friends come and go, I already learned that shit. Even through death or money issues or- You know, I mean, just time and space. Family, sometimes your biggest enemies. You know, shit. Shit." - I Understand, Bizzy Bone

** It is inevitable that important people in our lives come and go, or go against us. The best thing we can come up doing is to soul search, make a fresh start in life and become better. Not exactly for these people, but also for ourselves. But we can only do this for ourselves if we have people or situations that will motivate us to do so.

9. "What are you going through? What are you going through? If you only knew. (Nobody can stop me) What are you going through? What are you going through? If you only knew." - Bizzy Bone, Nobody Can Stop Me

** Inspirational song in so many levels. It lifts you up in a sense that we are reminded that no matter how hard we go through in life, we should also think that many other people goes through the same or maybe worse struggles with us and that should not stop us to go on living our lives the best way we could. We may carry heavy problems, but if we only knew that other people goes through the same thing, we should then show that this won't stop us. Anyway, Bizzy put some had situations in his life in the lyrics of these songs, giving a share that he also goes through the tough times like we do, and he advises to us what he did, not letting those trials stop him.

10. "Real women recognize real men, this is true." - Bizzy Bone, Don't Ask Me Why

** Actually, the whole song makes sense. The whole song gives us a lesson on leaving a relationship that doesn't work for us. It includes leaving all the things that will only remind you of the relationship because it will only "mess up the mood". Maybe this is a prideful move for the guys (and girls, since Bizzy noted in the song that this also goes for the women too) but this just teaches a lesson that when you've had enough, don't deprive yourself of the happiness and freedom that both of you deserves but can't find in each other's arms anymore. Go out of the door.

11. "...you know, if I love unconditional, this the residual, world individual..." - Bizzy Bone, I Need You

** Sometimes we search for somebody to love us with a promise to love them unconditionally too.

12. "There's always something you gotta give up. If you want everything you want." - Bizzy Bone, Can't Give It Up (BTNH song)

** Well, it's true in some situations.

13. "You don't know me, don't tell me you love me!" - Bizzy Bone, Can't Give It Up

** Well, we just know when people are being a pretend to us (or by the way we treat us) and we know it because we know that they don't know who we really are. Or maybe this is also a little warning that they don't know us so they cannot convince us too easy with what they tell us.

14. "We get the hustle on the spring, fall. In the summer, winter months we gonna praise Jesus!" - Bizzy Bone, Rebirth (BTNH song)

** The line says it all.

15.  "Looking at death with the last of my breath. Follow, follow my kids but don't sin in my steps." - Bizzy Bone, Thug Luv

** I don't know if my interpretation is right, but I learned out of here that we are all taking the path towards being good, but Bizzy seemed to make failures, and so advises we should not make mistakes we'd truly regret or make the same mistakes that he did.

16. "When the worse comes to worst, I'mma get down and dirty!" - Bizzy Bone, Money, Money (BTNH song)

** This is what we call having this fighting spirit. Things can get tough so we have to do every means to win versus the challenges of life. It intends to test your strength by bringing you down. You only get  to rise up to prove you can.

17. "Give me the strength, God, I got whipped." - Bizzy Bone, Determination (BTNH song)

** Sounds like a prayer. And we never forget to also ask Him for help.

18. "Never confuse, better to move, ride and do it." - Bizzy Bone, Determination (BTNH song)

** What are your goals? Focus on it! Don't let life mess up your concentration and confuse you. Better know how to live your life and stick to it. In everything you do, any career, any mission, any task, just focus on it, take a little ride or go with the flow and just do it!

Source: My Own FB Notes

Featured: You & Me by Martine Kindermans

"You & Me"

Martine Kindermans

(English Text by Sasha Quinton)

Definitely one of my favorite poems in a children's book. :)

All we need is you and me,
to be as happy as can be.
And no matter where we go,
I will always love you so.

We could cross the oceans wide
to see what's on the other side.
We could play upon the beach
and dream of stars within our reach.

Then rest beneath the tallest tree
for all we need is you and me.
So many places to discover,
step by step we guide each other.

And no matter what we meet,
we'll always land upon our feet.
We stand together, strong and tall-
you are my love, my live, my all.

And when we're back home safe, you'll know,
that no mater where we go...
to be as happy as can be,
all we need is you and me.

Wattpad Work: To Love, To Write

First of all, I am so thankful to unknown9701 for making this cover.
The cover really satisfied me for it is almost exactly what I was looking for my Wattpad work: To Love, To Write-- a compilation of free verse poems that I've written.

You may check it out here: To Love, ToWrite

Wattpad Work: Tied

One of the poems in my newly completed poem compilation, To Love, To Write is "Tied".
In this poem, my little flashbacks helped me illustrate it into a metaphor of getting committed by getting tied.

Another world I stepped upon
And here I am still tied on where I came from
Tied from there to my heart
And how it hurts to cut it off
When I have to. 

For I recall the pain it gives
When he tugs the line
Pulls the line
Harder til my heart almost squeeze. 

I was never led by suicidal thoughts
But everyone saw me alive
But dead inside
And I walk like it, talk like it, act like it. 

And I found you here
And there and all around
But I still have the remaining rope
Knotted around my heart. 

I went here and there
And all around
Asked for help to set it free
But it is still knotted around my heart. 

Until you had me loose
To tie me into you
And again
I felt it again. 

That I am alive inside
And I talk like it, walk like it, act like it
Until you pull and tug
How it hurts. 

But as long as I feel alive
I'll be afraid to die
And I won't let it die.

(c) OriginalAS / (c)AnamarieSoya

Forests: A Portal to Isolation and Depth

Ever feel the need of isolation? Find a deeper connection within yourself or nature at times your heart and mind is in its cloudiest?

These artworks drown me into a mood like that- isolation, loss, trying to find depth within myself and connection with nature.

Fireflies by Lioness123

What could be more magical in a night walk at the forest but fireflies and the peeking moon? The shadows falling down to cover the depth of your thoughts (and you as well); while the moon and fireflies illuminate a guide for you on your walk? May your thoughts lead you to the  right path.

Forest by starskq

The darkness shall envelope you from the world, keeping you inside your own world of thoughts, finding the depth of every reason your mind has as you go deeper into the forest... deeper into its darkest heart. You've found your isolation, you've found your silence. It will shut down the outside world from meddling with your thinking, but as the silence grows... without too many distractions, too many thoughts start to flow.

Until the skies predict a new day shall start.

Into the forest by thoosah

Sunlight finally invades the darkest heart of the forest, peering between trees and branches. The isolation still embraces you, but this view finally parts all the clouds in your head. You start to feel hopeful.

Forest Canopy by ushio18

I wonder how the forest can be a dwelling for the beasts and shadows... predators of the night... and be a fairytale-like set up of Mother Nature once the light floods in. It is like you have entered a new dimension, a different world all alone.

forest by KR-2Y-51-3K

As more light fills in the forest, you feel the adrenaline for adventure. All the cloudy thoughts seemed to fade away, your mission to find your home. Look at those trees! I shall figure out what lies behind these!

The forest pond by ForestGirl

At daylight you'll see isolation, but don't feel it. You feel that you are with nature. Nature is all around you. Each points you to different paths. Each offers you different kinds of indulgence: the cool waters, the cool shade, the soft grass, the stable rocks, the leaves of the trees to feed your eyes... you cannot tell what they can offer next, whether it is danger or generosity from Mother Nature.

forest by KR-2Y-3K

It can be a long walk home or a short one. The sun shall start to set and everything will turn to dark yellow and orange. You may not start to think deep but the feeling of isolation sinks in again. As well as nostalgia. Thinking back to the good things that happened in the past. Until the darkness falls again.

Source:

www.deviantart.com

http://www.deviantart.com/browse/all/?qh=&section=&global=1&q=forest

http://www.deviantart.com/browse/all/?qh=&section=&global=1&q=fireflies