Merry Christmas!

 Merry Christmas, everyone! 

Welcoming Christmas

Merry Christmas, World!

I'm making this blog at almost exactly (strictly speaking, the seconds are always running so there's no exact time) 12 midnight. Yes, my Christmas is that lonely and boring that I'm welcoming it making a blog. I got home a couple of hours ago to a silent house with my parents sleeping and my wife and daughter in Davao.

Adding to my loneliest Christmas is my asthmatic cough and slight fever. No traditional Noche Buena for us tonight, and I'm gonna hit the sack after I'm done writing.

Sorry Lord, I know Christmas is your birthday, not mine, but people around the world are so used to celebrating your natal day that even though we've never had big celebrations in the past, we would always welcome Christmas together. Oh well, I still have 23 hours left of Your day.

Happy Christmas, everyone 

and Happy Birthday again, Papa Jesus!

Christmas 2010

Let's not forget what CHRISTmas really is.. ♥

CHRISTmas is Coming

Let us not forget what CHRISTmas really is.. ♥

A Glee Christmas

The 5th season of Dexter ended beautifully again yesterday, no wonder the series is getting a lot of awards including the Emmys. Supernatural, Smallville and Glee also had their final episodes for the year, and will be back by the end of January 2011.

Speaking of Glee, their last episode was very beautiful, and was summarized beautifully in this Glee-wind.

It's a very Glee Christmas indeed! ♥

I Appreciate You

What's a Trash Can?

to a toddler, it's just a shelf of his ugly toys..

to a student, it's where he throws his bad scores..

to a teenager, it's a basket case for the letters of an ex-lover..

to a writer, it's a file of rejected drafts..

to a street child, life goes on with a trash can..

This Christmas season, let's count our blessings and be thankful for all the good and the not-so-good things that happened to us for it made us who we are now..

Just want to let you know that I truly appreciate you. ♥

Sa Araw Ng Pasko

Di ba't kay ganda sa atin ng pasko

Naiiba ang pagdiriwang dito

Pasko sa ati'y hahanap-hanapin mo

Walang katulad dito ang pasko

[Refrain:]

Lagi mo na maiisip na sila'y nandito sana

At sa noche buena ay magkakasama

[Chorus:]

Ang pasko ay kay saya kung kayo'y kapiling na

Sana pagsapit ng pasko, kayo'y naririto

Kahit pa malayo ka, kahit nasaan ka pa

Maligayang bati para sa inyo sa araw ng pasko

Sa ibang bansa'y 'di mo makikita

Ang ngiti sa labi ng bawat isa

Alam naming hindi n'yo nais malayo

Paskong pinoy pa rin sa ating puso

(Repeat Refrain)

(Repeat Chorus)

[Bridge:]

Dito'y mayro'ng caroling at may simbang gabi

At naglalakihan pa ang christmas tree, ang christmas tree

(repeat chorus except last 4 words)

(repeat chorus)

Star ng Pasko

Kung kailan pinakamadilim

Ang mga tala ay mas nagniningning

Gaano man kakapal ang ulap

Sa likod nito ay may liwanag

Ang liwanag na ito

Nasa 'ting lahat

Mas sinag ang bawat pusong bukas

Sa init ng mga yakap

Maghihilom ang lahat ng sugat

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw

Walang iba kundi ikaw

Salamat sa liwanag mo

Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Salamat sa liwanag mo

Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Tayo ang ilaw sa madilim na daan

Pagkakapit bisig ngayon higpitan

Dumaan man sa malakas na alon

Lahat tayo's makakaahon

Ang liwanag na ito

Nasa 'ting lahat

Mas sinag ang bawat pusong bukas

Sa init ng mga yakap

Maghihilom ang lahat ng sugat

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw

Walang iba kundi ikaw

Salamat sa liwanag mo

Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Salamat sa liwanag mo

Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Kikislap ang pag-asa

Kahit kanino man

Dahil ikaw Bro, dahil ikaw Bro

Dahil ikaw Bro

Ang star ng pasko

Salamat sa liwanag mo

Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Salamat sa liwanag mo

Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw

Walang iba kundi ikaw

Salamat sa liwanag mo

Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw

Walang iba kundi ikaw

Salamat sa liwanag mo

Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Ang nagsindi nitong ilaw

Walang iba kundi ikaw

Salamat sa liwanag mo

Muling magkakakulay ang pasko

Dahil ikaw Bro, dahil ikaw Bro

Dahil ikaw Bro

Ang star ng pasko!

Happy Birthday Papa Jesus!

I haven't received a single gift for Christmas,
but then again, it's not my birthday but HIS...


Happy Birthday,
Papa Jesus! ♥

McCoy

Finally, I decided to attend the company's Christmas party yesterday because I realized that I was not the only newbie and I wanted to give the wolves a second chance, after all, it is Christmas.

For our Kris Kringle (Manito-Manita), we were made to submit our wish lists and since I recently started my action figure collection, I wrote that on my list. What I didn't know was that the department store where I bought my smaller Star Trek collection just included the big action figures in their sale, and my office mate bought me the Dr. Bones McCoy figure. My first Star Trek collection were around 5 to 6 inches tall, while the one my office mate gave was at least 12 inches.

Thank's to Agnes, I have the first of hopefully another set of my Star Trek collection. I've only had 2 older figures as big as this McCoy toy, a figure of Wolverine (in the likeness of Hugh Jackman in X2) and Superman (in the likeness of the Superman in Just League).

My Grown-Up Christmas List

I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it years ago. With all that has happened in our country this year, this song becomes more meaningful to me than ever. I am moved to tears every time I hear this beautiful masterpiece by the great David Foster and his ex-wife, the equally talented Linda Thompson.

My Grown-Up Christmas List

Do you remember me?
I sat upon your knee
I wrote to you
With childhood fantasies

Well, I’m all grown up now
And still need help somehow
I’m not a child
But my heart still can dream

So here’s my lifelong wish
My grown up Christmas list
Not for myself
But for a world in need

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal the heart
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end oh,
This is my grown up Christmas list

As children we believed
The grandest sight to see
Was something shiny
Wrapped beneath the tree

But heaven only knows
That packages and bows
Can never heal
A hurting human soul

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end
Oh, This is my grown up Christmas list

What is this illusion called the innocence of youth
Maybe only in our blind belief can we ever find the truth

No more lives torn apart
That wars would never start
And time would heal all hearts
And everyone would have a friend
And right would always win
And love would never end, oh
This is my grown up Christmas list
This is my only life long wish
This is my grown up Christmas list

What Party?

Because of what happened at the office, I don't want to go to the Christmas Party anymore. I want to so I would be able to meet and get to know my new office mates more, but now no more. I've been hurt by what has happened, and I don't care if I already contributed for the food and all, I'd rather spend that day, 6 days before Christmas day, with people who are real. Life is too short to spend it with plastic people.

Right now, I'm sick and I have a throbbing headache, but I am at work because there's no one who can cover up if I'm not here. I just keep telling myself that this is my last shift before the weekend, and then I can rest and just enjoy being with my family.