A person's hard work and effort is always appreciated, but there will always come a time when someone in your life will make your time together amazing, near effortless. A person who just understands why you do what you do, or believe what you believe and accept everything about you that has always been misunderstood. At some point of the naturalism that person seems to portray, it almost seems as if they were made EXACTLY for you.

Seeing that I've been watching too many superhero movies, the comic references are just so uncanny. Isolation, I think that's what every hero can actually achieve by simply flying away, teleporting or web swinging away for time to think. As a normal human being maybe we all have times we wish we could run out into the night and just stay up in the rooftops to just... think.

Season 9, Episode 9. Clark and Lois having an epic moment:

Clark:I almost lost you once, I don't want it to happen again. Lois, what are we doing?
Lois: I'm eating a maple doughnut and you're, kinda invading my personal space...
Clark: I mean US... Lois and Clark, Clark and Lois, as a couple.
Lois: WOHH! Cowboy! You just went from ten to like a hundred and ten in two seconds flat. Let's just, slow it down. I... I still need to get my feet back under me.
Clark: Well, you can lean on me, for strength. I feel stronger when you're around anyway.
Lois: Clark, I have done this dating thing wrong so many times.
Clark: Then let's do it right, let's take our time.

It was worth blogging, because it made sense. It makes perfect sense.

While catching up on my news reading, the news of a student gunmen going berserk in a Christian college in Oakland, California caught my eye and opened my heart to a realization that, there is something wrong.

"Investigators have said Goh was angry about being teased for his poor English at the school, which is focused on serving Korean immigrants but is attended by students from around the world. Victims of Monday's shootings came from a number of countries, including Korea, Nepal, Nigeria and the Philippines." (Philippine Star)

The suspect was named One Goh, a Korean whose aim was nothing more than to serve his people, just like any other student gaining an education abroad. Another source said " Goh had dropped out of the nursing program at the tiny private school around November and became angry when she told him the school could not refund all his tuition money." And yes, you read right, one of the victims was a Katleen Ping who was 24 who had a 4 year old son left while her husband is here in the nation, a Filipino.


How is it that in a nation that promises you dreams and endless chances, numerous cases of killings in schools happen? Schools are supposed to be one of the most secured places in any nation because these act as a factory for the youth's dreams and start changing the world. I'm not angry, but rather sad that 7 students whose lives were wasted could've been a huge asset to everyone. Something's wrong with the system, not domestically, but internationally. This may seem to be an issue for the US to handle, but I still think the world should take notice of this happening to avoid it from happening again; because a student from one country killing students from other countries is almost the same as a nation going to war.

True love? No no no. That intro would be too cliche, even for me; but jokes aside, what exactly is 'true love'? I haven't had a post about LOVE in a while; it's probably because I don't know what to put anymore or what to portray at all, but tonight, well, tonight is special. Being that it's Good Friday, we all witness over and over again one of the greatest acts of True Love for mankind, the sacrifice that Christ has done for us. No questions asked, He just LOVED. He was honest, He showed it, He said it, even when He would be doubted and misunderstood, He showed His love.


It's amazing what True Love does for a person, what this mysterious element does to humans that make them act so unorthodox, yet so passionate about it. People say True Love is about sacrifice; it's about making one of the hardest decisions in life that will make you both happy and sad at the same time. Others say, True Love is that feeling of butterflies, of palpitations and all that mushy stuff you read in fairy tales. A realist would probably say True Love is just a huge factor that blinds or deafens a person to think logically, yet make decisions so right, so honest.


To me? I think True Love is a simple concept yet so complex to grasp. It's the easiest to feel yet hardest to express. True Love will consist of a selfish feeling to portray your selflessness to that one special person who you want to see morning and day, whether they're awake or asleep. True Love doesn't need to exist between two people with the same train of thought, they just need to be on the same track and end up at the same station. Two people who know True Love don't need to continually say it, but need to express it honestly without boast. Love knows no color, belief, religion nor choice; it's just LOVE. True LOVE. Before you end your day/night (depending on where you are) remember, True Love is not merely a feeling, but a choice. Be honest in it, tell him/her, before it's too late.


Although, True Love is Fate's best friend, so maybe, all this time, it was never too late, it was just, taking its time.

333 years; but it seems to be just like yesterday that the Spaniards were here still controlling our minds, beliefs and lives, but tell me, is it any different now? I find it hard to accept that we seem to have forgotten what our forefathers fought for, what they teach us in school about a writer who fought the wars with his mighty pen and one who showed his pride by fighting wars with his sword ready to die for his nation or the people who take so much pride in being a Filipino when in reality it seems to be more of something to be ashamed of.

What's missing? Historical reminders? Present conditions? Are these not enough to remind us that we're meant for more than what we have now. The freedom our forefathers fought for did not have a picture of public servants having thick wallets, of Filipinos trying so hard to be COCONUTS (brown outside but white inside), of people who are ashamed of their own fellow country men in times of mistakes and can never forgive them; we talk so much of UNITY, do we even know what it is? Don't swallow everything they tell you or show you, ASK QUESTIONS. The system will always have a hidden agenda no matter how 'win win' the situation seems; in the talk about a nation, nothing is as it seems. Before we apply for that great paying job abroad, let's look back and see who really needs our services; another world power, or our nation? My dear countrymen, I ask, HAVE WE FORGOTTEN?

A previous post of mine was about a young student changing the world through arts and a professor who was continued to inspire great young minds. Today, I give recognition to heroes who have given pride to my Alma Mater for years now, even before I became a proud Lycean. 87th season of NCAA, LPU had just been granted a slot as a competing school and everyone-faculty included- was hyped up for the journey the school was about to embark on. Players from all over the nation and from other schools came to our aid in hopes to bring us glory, but something has been overlooked. Before the games, during the cries of pride and during halftime, who are the heroes? Our ever fighting Pep Squad. People think that the players are the only heroes we look up to, but it's the Pep squad who gives us that feeling of pride, loyalty for the school and love for our values. Their job is just as important as winning any sport played in competitions. To put it lightly, it's not just tossing people, cartwheels and coordinated dancing, but it's about having passion and belief in what your doing and who you're doing it for. These ladies and gentlemen have been working their selves to the bone from training till late at night to being in the gym early morning hand and foot, but have we ever taken time to step back to acknowledge these heroes?

Their relationship with each other only makes the squad more solid, not only in performance but also in passion. Like the wind they have continued to be quiet and still go down fighting; it's about time we felt the wind and appreciate their efforts for us.These are students of LPU who ask for nothing but faith and recognition for what they bring on and off the field/court. As I watch them perform whether live or from a video on Youtube, it makes me proud to know that they are people who will continue promoting pride and love for LPU. As fellow students, we need to support and believe in them as much as they believe in each other. As the days go by, never will I be ashamed to raise my arm and heart as a Lycean. As I type this post, I will continue to pray for the recognition and love that the LPU Pep Squad has deserved for so long. God bless and VIVA LARGA PIRATA!!!

I dedicate this post to a member of the squad who has inspired me with their story.

Lately, there has been an article about a few soldiers who were hurt in an ambush or attack in Mindanao. It's sad that when wars of religion and beliefs happen, a truce can never be made and things are dealt with the use of bullets. As I read the article, it broke my heart because somehow, the smoke of war blinds these men and women in remembering that they are firing at their fellow countrymen. After years, I still wish to fight for both sides. I recently read that some people are in favor for an all out war with the MILF, but as we're all aware this will also provoke them and might cause a burning fire to burn even bigger. Why does our nation fail as a whole? Because we look at the differences too much, rather than try to work together for similarities. Do we blame geography? Do we blame belief? All in all, we should STOP all the blaming because it will never lead to anything

Remember that pointing when pointing one finger at something, four are pointing back at you. It's time for the unity our forefathers once fought for so hard.

Growing up as a Catholic kid, surrounded by a Muslim setting really helped me understand the difference and the similarities of both faiths. As I've come to live in the motherland, I've learnt about the MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) in Mindanao. Sad as it maybe, they apparently have guerilla wars with our own armed forces. From a different point of view, it's sad to see that Filipinos are fighting fellow Filipinos simply because of a difference of belief and cultural traditions. At some points I seem to blame the media, and all it seems to show of the Muslim faith. Without knowing the history and actual cultures, it may seem even barbaric at times, but who's to say cultural practices of the Catholics aren't barbaric to them? A mutual understanding and respect for both is very much needed in our culture.

As I was out studying in Krispy Kreme as I always do, I noticed a lot of Muslim Filipinos in the mall to celebrate Aidilfitri or the end of Ramadhan. In Brunei, I was exposed to a nation where the Muslims were much richer and they have the chance to celebrate accordingly, but in a nation where we supposedly promote equality, it just seems that we don't give our Muslim brothers and sisters enough freedom to express their culture and special celebrations. It's very rare here that I see a commercial or public message wishing our Muslim friends a happy Ramadhan or end of the season. Faith is a choice, but it doesn't make one better than the other. We should all try to meet on the same page and somehow I'm sure it would probably help bring our nation closer and avoid more conflicts. At the end of the day, we are all FILIPINOs, do not forget. Happy Aidilfitri and God bless us all...

Why do we think? When we know we're suppose to act more than think more. Yes, thinking before acting is uber important, but over thinking tends to drown us, agree? When was the last time you sat in a corner and thought about everything that has come into social contact with you; from the people to the situations of your surroundings both international and national. For numerous years of our lives, haven't we all just been searching for a cause? Here there, basically we try everything we can until we get that "This is it" feeling from it. Haha I'm sure we all go through this stage of identity, but where we end up is really His choice, it is written in stone. He has His reasons for the leaves being green, for the sky being blue and for you being alive, you just need to climb the Mountain of Life to actually see the horizon of what you're supposed to achieve. We'll get there, give it time, give it patience. God bless, and continue to dream...