Belles-Lettres

Soon, my body goes back to work while my mind wanders home; my hand grabbing hers squeezing every moment to last; my sight recording every smile on her lil face; my ears remembering those chuckles to make them stay; my nose sniffing every bit of her smell; this taste so bittersweet I just don't want to leave but if I stay moments like these will be more far away so even if today makes my heart uneasy and my soul stray far from where I am at the moment just as the the clouds are to the sun. I know that more of these I will have very very soon.

--> Now leave and let me rest. Dame Pleasure, be content- Go choose among the best; my doting days be spent. By sundry signs I see thy proffers are but vain, And wisdom warneth me that pleasure asketh pain; And Nature that doth know how time her steps doth try, Gives place to painful woe, and bids me learn to die. Since all fair earthly things, soon ripe, will soon be rot And all that pleasant springs, soon withered, soon forgot, And youth that yields men joys that wanton lust desires In age repents the toys that reckless youth requires. All which delights I leave to such as folly trains By pleasures to deceive, till they do feel the pains. And from vain pleasures past I fly, and fain would know The happy life at last whereto I hope to go. For words or wise reports ne yet examples gone 'Gan bridle youthful sports, till age came stealing on. The pleasant courtly games that I do pleasure in, My elder years now shames such folly to begin. And all the fancies s

I think this blog proves that when you are too happy or too sad, you do not have time to pause--to take a snapshot, or at least to write them down. You simply share them to those closest to your heart, hoping but not demanding that they would remember these as well as you do. At times, I feel I should have had a photograph to remind my failing memory but at times I also feel that the MOST MEMORABLE will remain, not just in photographs, but in my ever failing mind and heart. Those that Father time takes with him, I guess, I shouldn't remember...for a reason. So many times, being forgetful saved me. It saved me a lot of pain, a lot of grudges, a lot of not-so-important people. It feels good to forget. But you NEVER forget everything. And those that I do not forget make me think, make me move, make me live. Life has become simple as I matured. I love tne youth I had but I loved life better now that I no longer need to give a f*ck about everything around me. Only to those that matter

Kung ibig mo akong makilala, lampasan mo ang guhit ng mahugis na balat, ang titig kong dagat– yumayapos nang mahigpit sa bawat saglit ng kahapon ko’t bukas. Kung ibig mo akong makilala sunduin mo ako sa himlayang dilim at sa madlang pagsukol ng inunang hilahil, ibangon ako at saka palayain. Isang pag-ibig na lipos ng lingap, tahanang malaya sa pangamba at sumbat may suhay ng tuwa’t ang kaluwalhati’y walang takda–ialay mo lahat ito sa akin kung mahal mo ako’t ibig kilalanin. Kung ibig mo akong kilalanin, sisirin mo ako hanggang buto, liparin mo ako hanggang utak, umilanlang ka hanggang kaluluwa– hubad ako roon: mula ulo hanggang paa.

"If you have the ability, the vast network of scouts and talent spotters will find you, and if you are willing to work to develop that ability, the system will reward you." "Our hero is born in the modest circumstances and by virtue of his own grit and talent fights his way to greatness" "People don't rise from nothing. We do owe something to parentage and patronage." "It is only by asking where they are from that we can unravel the logic behind who succeeds and who doesn't." "This is not a book about tall trees. This is a book about forests." "Selection, streaming and differentiated experience" "Teachers are confusing maturity with ability." "It is those who are successful, in other words, who are most likely given kinds of special opportunities." "Success is the result of what sociologists like to call a cumulative advantage." "We make rules that frustrate achie

"There must be more to life than just eating and getting bigger." There must be more to teaching my students, nurturing my family and excelling in my studies but whatever that "more" is I leave it all to God. What matters is I am definitely becoming better each day with what I do best--loving my job, my family and myself.  "The single-minded approach" I really hope I can do this but with so many things on hand, NEVER MIND.  "No matter what is up there--it just isn't worth it." When you reach the top, you realize it is a very lonely place because you are all alone.   "Each know every hair of each other." This is the danger of long term relationships. Boredom will always be around the corner but so is creativity. "Yellow: We can have a nice home and we love each other and that's enough. It's much more than those lonely climbers." There is indeed danger in being too ambitious. You might