1/17/23

the universe will find a way.

Nasimula ito sa isang kanchawan. Sabi ni ano kamukha ko daw siya. Nilingon ko naman, tinitigan at natawa, “shuta oonga ano” sabi ko sa sarili ko. Simula noon, may naramdaman na akong kakaiba. Di ko alam kung napansin niya iyon pero totoo nga naman. Me resemblance kami ni ateng.

Hindi ko naman ito naramdaman noon nung nagprapractice kami ng basketball sa Nad Al Shiba. Noong araw na lang na iyon, noong one day league to be specific, saka ko lang narealize. Onga, maganda pala siya. Edi maganda din ako. Haha!

Ansaya ko nung inaya niya ako kumain after practice, hindi ko alam of all players, bakit ako ang inaya niya, hindi naman ako super star player, hindi naman kami super bffs, well di ko na alam. I doubted a couple of times, baka friendly lang talaga siya. Ako naman si haraught ng very light, observe lang muna, tropa mode lang ito, baka super twins lang talaga kami. 

Me na didinig akong mahal pa raw niya ang ekis nya at simula noon, kahit alam kong gusto ko na siya, tinatak ko na sa isip ko na hindi kami posibleng maging mag jowa hanggat hindi niya bibitawan ang ekis niya. Paano ba naman siya makakamove on nito? katxt pa ang ekis at ako ang kasama sa tipar. Hindi man lang uminom. Ika nga kapag may alak may balak.

Cringe ng very light. Magkasama sila sa pinas. Nagkita sila sa pinas. Nagbakasyon nga pala siya sa pinas. Ayoko na. Balik tayo kay Miss Singapore crush ko. Errr… Team mate niya lang ako nothing more and nothing less paulit-ulit kong iniisip iyon. Tuwing nag-ppractice gusto ko pa rin na kakampi ko siya, kasi sa ganong paraan, hinahanap hanap niya rin ako, para pasahan ng bola. 

Aminado, hindi na ako kasing gilas noong kabataan ko sa pagbabasketball. Pero tuwing kalaro ko siya, parang bumabalik ang nais kong makapag laro uli. Gumigilas daw ang paglalaro ko. Parang gusto ko pag-sikapan na makasama siya at manalo kami ng sabay. Pero asa kabilang team daw siya sumali, hindi na saamen. Nakakaloka. Tadhana na talaga ang gumagawa ng paraan volume 3.


Baka nga, isang team mate lang ako, kalaro lang. Ayoko mag isip ng kalalagyan ko sa buhay niya. Pero isang araw nagparamdam siya. Paramdam na hindi ko naman ineexpect. Aaminin ko, kinilig ako. Hindi ko alam kung joke time ba ito. Hanggang sa natuloy ito. Habang tumatakbo kami, kwentuhan naman kami, nakakatawa, kaliwa ang injury niya sa tuhod ako naman sa kanan. Anak ng tipaklong. Bakit ako kinilig uli.

Mali ito, Berting, brace yourself, ayaw ko maging kabit. Wait kabit? no! single daw siya. After namen mag jog sa kite beach, napag-usapan namen ang kanyang ekis. Kinamumuhian niya ito at sinabing hindi na niya ito muling kakausapin. Siya ang dahilan ng pgbagsak niya sa lahat. Kumbaga si ekis niya ay parang blood sucker, pero parang bet niya naman mag paubos ng blood. Madami siyang dugong maibibigay pa.

Napuno ang isip ko ng tension, hindi pa siya over sa ex niya. Volume 4 na to, itodo mo na ses. Sana nga hindi na niya kausapen. As per her, binlock na daw niya. Ako din pala hindi pa over sa ekis ko. Pero binlock ko talaga. Kasi weak ako. Alam ko yon. Maya maya, nakarating na kami sa maliet na Basketball court. Literal pang midget na court. Nakakatawa kasi kahit ganon, ang solemn, kaming dalawa lang. Kinilig na naman ako.

Can I just doubt more? In fairness hindi niya pinakialaman ang phone niya. Kasi nung huli kaming magkasama. Katxt nga niya diba. Until nagshawarma kami, after shawarma, naisipan namen puntahan ang isa kong player, player na mejo hawig nameng dalawa din, haha..na nagwowork sa coffee shop.. Dinayo namen siya, kahit antok na antok na siya, she was with me, and to me it was enough, ung presence niya lang.


Binigyan kami ng milk tea ng player ko, nanghingi siya ng yosi, binigyan niya ng yosi si ateng ko. Eh dahil super good boy ako, walang lighter si Koko(sasakyan ko). Mejo naturn-off ako, kasi ayaw ko sa naninigarilyo. L Volume 5? mehh malakas naman siguro to, hindi naman weak sa practice hindi man nagpapa - sub. hahah! 

Hinatid namen si player ko. After noon, Ihahatid ko na siya sa kanila. Hindi ko na maalala ang usapan pero naalala ko na lang asa loob ako ng kwarto niya. Bagay na kabang kaba ako. Kalma. Hindi ako masamang tao. Napakalinis ng intension ko. I don’t ano on first dates. Pero date nga ba iyon?? Sabaw ako. Gusto ko sana iclarify. Kaso wala akong guts to do so. 

Sira ang kanyang TV. Inoffer ko samahan siya kun san niya bnili ang TV niya. Pero nagawa naman niya ipare-pair ng wala ako kinabukasan. May mga kwento siya na tugma sa aken, I felt we can be a power couple. We even thought about going to gym together, spending her birthday in Azerbaijan, we both have plans to settle in Canada, ain't that cute? SO...

After that day, I want more of her. Ayan na naman siya, magtetext kung kelan niya gusto. Volume 6. Pero hindi ko siya jowa, kalma self, baka asa duty, night shift, health care worker, yah nag txt ako sa kanya pero active naman siya. Volume 7... No response is a response. Maybe the ex is around again. So ignored na naman si Berting. 

Pero, sama siya ng sama sa practice ng team ko. Pinaalam ko pa sa manager ng team kung pwede, hahaha ayaw niya nung una pero ok na rin. Bakit siya samen nakikipractice? Masaya lang talaga sa Buddies(my crew).  

Until nag bakasyon ako sa Georgia kasama ang 2 kong players. Patuloy ang kanyang pag react sa aking stories. Pag comment sa aking vlog at photos. Baka ako na naman ang nagaasume. Lord anu ba ako sa buhay niya? Naalala kong dinasal sa Trinity Church, kung sino man ang para saaken. Kayo na bahala lord.

Days passed by, until one day, ung player ko na nagwowork sa coffee shop said alis daw kami sa pasko. I was like, Pasko? Wait, with? Ha? Kasama siya? Pero sabi ng profile niya in a relationship siya. Ayoko na, nilalaro niya naman ang feelings ko. Volume 8. 

Ayaw pala nila, nilang team mates ko sa kanya, ung iba ayaw naman siya ijudge kasi hindi naman nila kilala si ateng. Isa lang ang super pabor saamen, at umuwe pa ng Pilipinas. Si Coffee boy, na nagbigay ng milk tea. Pero dahil gusto ko siya, sumugal pa din ako. Lord give me a sign. Pag ito natuloy. Akin na siya.

One thing led to another, lasing kami, bagay na ikinagulat ko kasi alam ko may pasok siya kinabukasan, single daw siya, noong pauwe na kami, hindi nag-start sasakyan ko. Hahaha! Ito na ba yon lord? Ito na ba?

After Christmas, I tried so bad to maintain the connection. Pero sabi ko nga, bakit ko ippush ang bagay na baka nga naman hindi talaga ppwede.  Dapat magkasama pa kami ng 30-31, so and so… I found out as well na may tinorotot ang kanyang ekis whilst sila pa. Sad noh, pero mas sad ung sabi niya hindi na sila naguusap, pero sabi niya nasaktan siya at naiyak na lang siya. Ilang beses siya nag lie saken, ilang beses niya kinaen ang sinabi niya saaken, nagppost pa siya ng story na magkausap sila. Nag post ng tiktok video na ang sweet and that's Volume 9 people. I completely ignored the red flags and became very empathetic towards her. I just didn't care, kasi alam na alam ko ang nafefeel niya. I want to save her. Kaso Volume 10, eto na yung bulag na bulag ka na sa love, kasi putang ina mahal mo nga eh. 

Nattached lang siguro ako at parang bet ko pa alisin ung pain na nafefeel niya. Pero anung magagawa ko, kung ang kalaban ko ay mahal niya talaga ung ekis niya. I shrugged it off kasi I wanted her to want me back at least. I wish we can still talk pero alam ko where I stand. I can't deny the fact that I miss her. I just happen to know my worth, kasi I know I am the fucking prize, I must admit, my heart will remain, open, somehow for her. 

Uncertain. Parang niligtas na talaga ako ni Lord at ang aking angels, nagkasakit siya bigla, I helped her without hesitation. Kako “Lord, ito na 2023, huli na ito siguro, last sign”.

Bago ko pa maramdaman na mahal ko na siya, I had the answer in one look. Napaka daming volumes = dahilan para umiwas ako, pero yung araw na iyon. Yun na yon. This is it. I am not the one.  

Kasi maybe, just maybe, it’s a no for now. Kung hindi pure ang intensions niya saaken, kung hindi siya para saakin lamang. Huwag na lang. Itutuloy ko ang pagiging kalaro niya sa basketball. Wag na lang ako, dalangin ko. Titigil na ako umasa, kasi sa panahon ngayon hindi ko na alam kung love ba na pinapakita saten is pure, is it even love nga ba? Love should be pure, sincere, and unconditional.

Self love is not selfish. I am just guarding my heart. I don’t want to see myself again begging for the love na hindi pala sa’kin at hindi kailanman magiging akin. I don’t want to chase someone anymore, kasi sa kakahabol ko mas lalo itong lumalayo. Nakakatakot to see myself again being blinded by the love na akala ko totoo, akala ko ako lang. The love I thought it will be reciprocated but not.

But I will not stop waiting for the love that is really worth the wait. The love that is sincere, pure and worth to risk. Ang pag-ibig na hindi ko hinihingi, kusang binibigay. Yung hindi ko kailangang maghabol dahil kusa itong lalapit sa akin. I will keep on praying for that love. And to that person who destined for me, kung siya man iyon, kung sino man siya, wherever you are just enjoy the phase of life you have. We’ll see each other in the end of the lines “babe” “mahal” “love” blahhh and lahat na ng endearment kasi, ikaw sana na ang last hooray ko. 

Let the stars align for us, if we were meant for each other the universe will find a way. But now let's just have ourselves first, sarili muna natin. When the time is right when love is right.


1/4/23

SONG OF THE WEEK




Only Love Can Hurt Like This
Song by Paloma Faith



I tell myself you don't mean a thing

And what we got, got no hold on meBut when you're not there, I just crumbleI tell myself I don't care that muchBut I feel like I die 'til I feel your touch
Only love, only love can hurt like thisOnly love can hurt like thisMust've been a deadly kissOnly love can hurt like this
Say I wouldn't care if you walked awayBut every time you're there, I'm beggin' you to stayAnd when you come close (when you come close), I just trembleAnd every time, every time you goIt's like a knife that cuts right to my soul
Only love, only love can hurt like thisOnly love can hurt like thisMust've been a deadly kissOnly love can hurt like thisOnly love can hurt like thisYour kisses burn into my skinOnly love can hurt like this
But it's the sweetest painBurnin' hot through my veinsLove is torture, makes me more sureOnly love can hurt like this
Only love can hurt like thisOnly love can hurt like thisMust've been a deadly kissOnly love can hurt like thisOnly love can hurt like thisYour kisses burn into my skinOnly love can hurt like this(Only love can hurt like this)Only love can hurt like this(Only love can hurt) save me, save meOnly love, only love'Cause only love can hurt like thisAnd it must've been a deadly kiss
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Diane Eve Warren

12/27/22

Thank you and bye 2022.









Writing this in advance, as I have not been able to write for days. Today, I looked back over my last entries; I could not remember penning them. Well, you were hard on me too, 2022. I anticipated your arrival as the new clean slate for me to start afresh. I embraced you with naïve hopes and my other year of redemption. 

2020 – Broke me so bad. I never expected that it would crush my heart so mercilessly that I even lost hope in myself. As I welcomed 2021, I prayed so bad and I promised to let you go and move on.

2021 – It was a bit of sunshine, blessings showered. The best thing I ever did was to walk away from the toxic people who are making my world more miserable than it needs to be. I have surrounded myself with good people. Let myself be loved. However, it was so difficult. I tried my best to forgive everyone and everything for the times I spent within confining in my four walls, wondering when it would end. I forgive you for how you broke my heart knowing that somehow, one day, it would all make sense. It was time to be resilient. 

2022 – I am done romancing you. I am so done blaming myself. I am done being stuck in a rut. I want to move on with my life again. I am picking up the pieces left behind. Slowly, surely. I am making a conscious effort to make more self-care into my daily routine. I am trying to eat healthier and even cook healthier, build BETTER connections, and cultivate consistent habits, knowing that a little goes a long way.

I am always looking for the silver lining beneath every dark cloud and grateful for all that I have. I am coping the best I can under the current circumstances and I am so happy with my progress of how far I have come. I made many mistakes too. I guess, you just taught me what really mattered. You made me choose to let go of things that I do not understand either.

2023 – I pray you would be better than this year. More opportunities and blessings to share with good people.

To wrap it up. Here I am saying goodbye to 2022, including the people who disregard and shut off my emotions. People who act like you do not have the right to be sad. I will be stronger. I will be wiser. I will say goodbye to those who always take advantage of my soft heart. I will say goodbye to people who pressure me into doing whatever they believe is best. This is my life. I will save myself and love myself first.

I will ignore all people who give me backhanded compliments and nasty looks. People who made me feel small and inferior. I pray to ultimately live a happy life. I pray that my family is always in a good place. I pray not to be hard on myself that I am just human. I pray to get more peace and healing. I pray that love catches me this time. A love that is so tender and kind. The love that I really deserve. Thank you and bye 2022.

 

12/19/22

Hindi (Song of the WEEK)




Hindi

By: ACE BANZUELO

Hindi ko kayang umibig muliHabang-buhay na lang kitang hihintayin (hihintayin)
Tinatanggi ko ang tadhanaNa kailangang mawala kaHanda ako na ulitinSa'yo at amininNa wala ng ibaMakahihigit paLahat silang maganda
Tila magmagkakamukhaWalang papantay sa'yoTunay kagandahan moBakit iniwan mo akoMay mali ba sa sarili koPaano iisipin'Di mo na'ko kayang tanggapin
Hindi (hindi)Hindi ko kayang umibig muliHabang-buhay na lang kitang hihintayin (hihintayin)
Hindi (hindi)Hindi ko kayang umibig muliHabang-buhay na lang kitang hihintayin (hihintayin)
Ang hirap lang mabuhayNg ganitong mag-isaMaaga na'kong nagisingWalang madali lalo 'pag walang peraDahil minsan na akong naghirapHabang sila nakasakayAko 'yung lumalakad ngIlang kilometro mkauwi lang ng bahayGawin mo 'yon ng ilang taonMagsawa ka ng mag-isaKinaya ko 'yonNgunit bakit ganoon'Di ko alam ang gagawin ngayon
Hindi (hindi)Hindi ko kayang umibig muliHabang-buhay na lang kitang hihintayin (hihintayin)
Hindi (hindi)Hindi ko kayang umibig muliHabang-buhay na lang kitang hihintayin (hihintayin)
Hihintayin hihintayin hihintayin
Sa bawat sandaliNa 'di ko na kapilingPinipilit ko kinakaya koHarapin ang totooNa wala ka naAt wala ng ibaMakapapalit pa sa pangarap natingHabang-buhay magkasama
Hindi (hindi)Hindi ko kayang umibig muliHabang-buhay na lang kitang hihintayin (hihintayin)
Hindi (hindi)Hindi ko kayang umibig muliHabang-buhay na lang kitang hihintayin (hihintayin)
Hihintayin hihintayin hihintayinHihintayin hihintayin hihintayin

12/13/22

If I forgive you, now what?

People say, that when one door closes, another opens. This is what I am feeling right now, blessings are pouring over, me once I finally let go and forgive some parts of me that have been dragging.

But there is only one door that I haven't entirely walked away from, and that's not because I still have feelings for her nor do I still want her.

Every night, I STILL get to think of how hurtful she was. I prayed every day and night. Just to get over all the painful abuse, trauma, and depression she gave me. Oh, how I hate how much I was controlled, manipulated, and cheated. It has been 2 years of trying to forgive her. It has been an emotional ride, forgiving myself and trying to let go of all the things that made me love her, and things that made me hate her. 

I still have it in me, the anger in me. I still have the fire in me to tell her. Sometimes I imagine shouting at her. Telling her how monstrous she was. How? 

"How could you break someone like me who only knew how to love you? If I do forgive you, you're just gonna break my heart and I can no longer handle that! Friends? No way. Either way, I lose I can't love you and I cannot hate you because you keep ruining my life, you ruined my life! I just need to know nothing about you, I need to feel nothing for you.  I needed to not care about you at all. I needed to learn how to do that. So stop connecting. You will never ever hear from me, back off please." 

If ever you crossed my blog, know that I don't ever want you back. Stop acting like you never did anything wrong to me. Stop feeling guilty. Do not ever come back. 




9/29/22

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