Run for Tim’s ;-)

Monday, July 13th, 2009

I found an alternative to the inflatable punching bag which I was advised to purchase… run the distance of a soccer field — 9 rounds.  My knees were buckling, I was panting like crazy I almost gave up on the first round. What I did was to alternate running and power walking.  Run on the [...]

Walled In

Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Losing two people in less than a week, whom I deeply care about, is more than too much to cope with.  One just faded away, the other one almost “expired” (but Fate decided it isn’t his “expiration date” yet ;-)).
I have the tendency to drop all contact when I’m in a black mood.  Zoning out [...]

Hang On, Don’t Hang Yourself!

Wednesday, July 1st, 2009

When someone you do care for had an overdose of heart pills, it does rattle your brain and shake your confidence, bro… especially after you tried to talk him out of his funk.  It makes you feel useless, helpless and restless.  Not knowing how he’ll come out of it.  Did I say the wrong thing?  [...]

Downtime: Topak Moments

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

“Hindi mo talaga ako abu.  Abo na nga ako, gusto mo pa akong patayin,” reklamo ko kay Jayz.  Sabi kasi nya, “Ano ka ba?  ‘Di ka makakaligtas sa ‘kin.  Subukan mo akong pagmultuhan.  Kahit abo ka na, ihahalo kita sa semento’t ipoporma, tapos dudurugin kita.  Makabawi man lang ako sa ‘yo.” “Eh di, [...]

Black Is Back

Saturday, May 16th, 2009

Casual conversations have a way of sending you back to best-forgotten past, careening off the sanity road.  Ugly feelings you’ve decided to bury so deeply would resurface like a cork in the ocean.  With even an innocent word spoken kindly by a dear soul, if it’s the perfect keyword to hit a raw nerve, you’re [...]