Sunday, March 11, 2018

Message in a Bottle



Story in a Bottle
It was dark…. It was pitch black but despite the darkness of the night a tiny sparkling star adorns the night like a diamond so precious beautifying the dullness of the sky. The stars aligned making the sky look like a beautiful long black gown, so steep that even a million folds of the richest man on earth could not afford.

The twinkling of the stars glim a hope to a withered heart. It brightens and lightens up a heavy heart and brings euphoria to a depressed mind. It gives a blanket to the coldness of someone’s cold stormy life.
In my mind happiness is only to some who could afford the cost that goes along with it. Happiness is simply just an expensive doohickey. It is something for the wealthy personalities. I had adjudged this theory after a heavy fight in the quest to the truest happiness. Lost from the battle has taken away the only sparkle of hope that happiness exists in the battlefield of the poor.

My heart hardened like a stone in the river. Appalled by callousness of the world, my life needs to sail leaving every scar that hardens my delicate heart.

Life goes on and spending the night looking up the sky wondering what a world would have in the other planets wandering around the stars. Withered as it may seem a second chance of happiness has struck and shattered every wall I have in place to safe guard me from the cruelty of the world. In so many years of sulking myself deserted in the wilderness of the world I created to pacify this bitter heart. Someone has forcefully entered the horizon where no one has entered. I thought you are just one fellow who has lost the battle welcoming you with an open heart. At last someone has come to accompany me in this world cultivated to soothe those who have lost the battle in their quest to happiness.

It was that smiles that brought hope into my life. It was that sweetness that melts my hardened heart. It was your beautiful heart that I have fallen. It wasn’t that cute little face or the facade of the most celebrated face that everyone loved that captivated my withered heart.

It was in my dream that we’re a happy aficionado wandering the wilderness like Tarzan and Jane. You were like the moon in my darkest night giving light an array of hope and a smile in my darkest night. My smile was true and my laughter is from the heart.

It never was my intention to engrave this dream into my heart. I never planned fairy tale with you. But all fairytales have their own ending. But when it ends I’d hope it is like a Cinderella story in the modern times, only to find out that my story with you would end up not the protagonist or the antagonist of your own story but rather I was just the wall flower in your story.

My time has come to bid farewell to the wilderness I created. I am thankful for you have shown me the essence of living outside the walled wilderness I have created. That love is only found in me and not in the world. That misery is only true when we allow it to grow in our heart.

As I hold my very last breath, I wish you the happiness you deserve. I will leave you in peace so you may raise your family with abundant love. As for me, let me travel the deep of the Pacific Ocean, dispersing my story in a bottle into the waves of the ocean

Wednesday, February 21, 2018

An Awesome Travel

When I travel I am always on the lookout for new experiences because these experiences tells you a beautiful story of the place in general.

I always wanted to experience not only the beautiful sceneries and landscape of the place I visit but what fascinates me most is to experience the people's life, culture and food.



Last quarter of 2017, a friend and a confidante whom I call mamskie Ms Annabelle Ocampo brought up the idea of us travelling together to Baguio my home city and Nueva Ecija her home province. (Its really one of the perks of doing the business I have as it brings me to people who would make your journey more colorful).



We visited Baguio and made sure I could bring her to Tam-awan Village a place where she could have a glimpse of our place.

Then brought her to Good Shephered, a place where she could buy good quality of local spreads and snacks.

After a few days in Baguio... its time for us to travel to Laur Nueva Ecija.

I am at awe to the family host of my travel as they allowed me to emerse myself to the beauty of thier place coupled with the experiences theyve allowed me to have. Thank you mamskie Annabelle Ocampo and family and friends I trully enjoyed everything! The hospitality is definitely above what I was expecting. I never felt I was a visitor I felt I belong to their family.

THE PEOPLE I MET

Travelling for me is meeting people and this trip I have met a lot of them. Knowing them more, staying, eating, sleeping and chatting with them in one roof make the trip more pleasurable and memorable!

Exploring Baguio With the Girls!





Max Alverio III with the gang!



Memories worth keeping

Creating memories is what makes travelling worth it all. The memories that is worth keeping and sharing...


I guess its Filipino culture in a way to show hospitality is through food! I love the food and definitely enjoyed it. Filipino's love to eat and shares their food to everyone.



Buddle fight - the food are placed in the table and everyone picks the food they want to it. The catch is no one is allowed to use spoon, fork, and plate.



One of the Filipino's past time is singing so in a big family like mamskie's family... a videoke is definitely always present. So lets sing a long!



Sending mamskie off to Brunie!


Saturday, February 10, 2018

ITS CEREALICIOUS TIME

It was one busy weekdays for Apple, JM and me i  search for the location where we could have our RAINBOW Project (I will talking about the project in the coming days) and its definitely time for us to reward ourselves with a good food from a tiring after shift search for that special place.

After endulging to a sinfuly mouthwatering burger. My friend Apple once again brought me to yet another mouth watering snack house; its Cerealicious!


I can't help myself but strike a pose in their counter. Its colorful, vibrant and really welcoming counter.

Though I am already an ice cream lover, this cerealicious will definitely have a huge space in my stomach. I can basicaly endulge all of thier specialties.



It excites me more thinking where our next stop would be as I am always on the search for that delicious yet affordable food store. Do you have a place you could suggest? Let me know.

Friday, February 9, 2018

Hook It Up

Everyone may seem to have their own talent crafted with years of experience in their own fields. Others express it through arts, others in education, science, politics, business, customer engagement and many more.


Through the course of the year, I thought came to a point where I can finally say; "its time for me to put everything to rest and be the mediocre." I became college instructor and then a teacher to a bunch of Koreans who are learning English. I dreamed of being employed in one or two of the world renowed corporation worldwide. The first one focuses on information and they are known about it and the other is a top notched exchange in the US. I had a manager title in my signature and handled top corporations both in Latin America and US managing their webcasting and Earnings Releases. Was able to influence someone build his career and now being recognized on the effort that he do in the company he is associated with. I have fulfilled my career journey and my college goal. All these were simply just a dream and they all became reality after years of exploration in the corporate world. They all became reality thank God for the idea of offshore office. I gotta experienced those offices I thought only in my dreams I could explore.

Soon after, I just simply realized I have come so far from what is expected of me. So far from what I thought I go reach. Enough for me to be at ease and explore new things. To explore new posibilities and opportunities.

Thursday, February 8, 2018

The Black Apartment

I am always and will forever be a burger lover. I love and enjoy the exquisite, tender and juicy patty.

Once in a while me and my friends just meet up and dine out to some of the best restaurant they have tried.

My friend Apple once told me THE BLACK APARTMENT was really a big hit and definitely a pallete buggling burger house in Cavite.


Finally that day came and we went to the said burger house. It is really a 2 storey apartment painted in black.

Spooky and yet cozy! Thats how I see the facade of the burger house. Good thing when we went there its early afternoon so the burger house is not jump packed with customer.


I was quite disapointed when we went inside because the tables are small and I can imagine you would be bumping each other on their peak hours. I was expecting a spacious area for diner but I guess the owner is anticipating customer out pour so theyve decided to squeeze everything in one small space.


But since we went there on thier off peak hours the space did not bother me at all. So we started ordering our food. We ordered thier most expensive burgers and a spicy buttered chicken.

BURGER - their burger is super mouth watering. Their patty was jaw dropping. Every bite is all worth it. Its 100% beef it is definitely a pallette satisfying burger. We ordered one LANDLORD BURGER and my friend and I have to share the burger as it is super stomach satisfying.



Buttered Chicken

Its rare for me to fall in love with a buttered chicken because I am ending up regretting it because I really dont like how most restaurant cook it. However, THE BLACK APARTMENT is one of those exceptions. Its crispy, juicy, spicy, sweet and I love the dip!


MILK/FRUIT SHAKE

Fruit shake is one of my favorites as I am not a soda lover. So I ordered this mango lychee fruit shake and it feels heaven. Its smooth and the level of sweetness is just within my standard.


Finaly there's a burger house that is not so expensive but trully satisfying in Cavite. The one we visited is in PAG-ASA Molino Cavite. Overall, THE BLACK APARTMENT is your place to be to satisfy your burger cravings!


Thursday, January 25, 2018

Off The Grid

A fancy gift... an expensive token... a gadget that withers and deteriorates its value... granulated expensive drink... the finest wine... Of course I want them all who doesnt. But a simple card and a hand written message simple feels a broken soul and puts a smile in my smoldering lips.


I am nobody in whatever fields I choose to play and continues to struggle to find the acceptance I once longed lost but to catch a glimpse of hope found in a piece of paper folded in a white envelope.

In which when all is set and look back what we all need is simply a meaningful sincere words of acknowledgement and encouragement to just keep sailing and never give up till the storm calms and the sun brights brightly.

A piece of paper, yet treasured. Words coined to perfectly embroider a canvas that paints a beautiful memory. A piece of paper worthy of keeping.

Fancy gadgets will break, glitterring jewelleries could be stolen, expensive wines will rot but a worthy message inked in a card are to be kept hidden behind the hypothalamos and paints the subconcious arena a beautiful artifice.

I am Thankful and grateful to have you as my friend or call it by whatever noun you could think of. It feels great to be THANKED, APPRECIATED and ACKNOWLEDGED by whatever you have done good you can fathom in this crazy world.

Monday, January 22, 2018

A Regretful Moment

What if...? Growing up, I never believe in what if. For me, there's no such thing as what if. There is no such thing of doing something and ask yourself what if after making the choice you made because for me at that point in time when you are making decision you picked the best you think at that time.


For me asking what if will only make you misserable and regret on those decisions you made.

Instead of asking what if, just accept whatever comes out of the bad or good decisions we have made is far more realistics.

However, things has changed from the past year. The life's what if keeps ringing back.

What if I hadnt meet you? I wouldnt know the answer for sure but it is making me curious as to what couldve been the story of life now. Meeting you is a bitter sweet. Meeing you brought whirlwind in my life. Meeting you changed me and makes me different.

What if I did not listen to my instinct. Then may be I hadnt had the chance to fall from the realms of unkown painful yet majistic feeling from within.

What if I didnt reconsider breaking few block of barriers of my life?

I guess its normal to regret on things we have committed on a daily basis. We regret from the smallest details and activities that we have done in the past.

What could have been my life story if I have chosen the other options in my what if's? My life story could have been different. Though satisfactory speaking, I am ok for what I have for now.