the president is in our state today, his motorcade and speech :)

i love you mr. president :) for you are the president of the middle class, the struggling and the shrinking population here in the U.S. remember all those thousands of manufacturing jobs that had moved to china? yes, i will vote for you this november for you deserve my vote :> you are looking out for us...hence you light up our lives, like those who loves us do and God does :)

next comes the love month :)

as love ebbs and wanes
years roll
as likes and hates battle
the sun boils

i love you today
but hope it will stay
as the clock works its dial
i may not when dawn turns into day

it will really be dependent
on how you treat me right
for love leaves
when sadness starts...

how true that love like life has its beginning and its ending. it is just a rare chance when you found a gem of a pearl in those millions of oysters clustered in the ocean... good luck :) when you are in love smile wins over pouts as there are always rainbows when the rain stops... (^_~)...

and the yearly black nazarene procession in quiapo is quite an spectacle. i've never seen devotees sooo dedicated that it took 22 hours for people to finish the said procession. people are hurt in stampedes at some point and with no portable toilets or restrooms available for public use, people just peed all over the route i guess and what can you expect, some smelly roads existed as a result. an estimated more than 2 million devotees had participated. this count itself is a testament to our undying faith. although something should be done to cut the time and maybe some portable toilets around the route could be placed. i wonder if the city could limit the number of participants in this procession for public safety. there are 365 days anyhow, or 366 days if it's a leap year :) for us to go and visit, show our love and affection to the black nazarene naman diba? i'm sure He will understand if you are not there...

since the love month is next some may wonder what should be the key for a love to last until death when lovers depart this earth. for one, love must not be an illusion. second, love must have trust. third, love should not hurt the beloved :) ... there you go guys and gals, that simple, really ...(^&*)...

it looks like mitt romney, born in detroit, is well on his way to winning the republican nomination as their candidate to face or challenge barack obama this coming november for the position of the next president of the united states. really a very nice man, very rich and very qualified to be the next president. with 24 million americans unemployed these people needed all the help that they could get be it who the next president is and that could be a reality if the democrats will hold the 3 positions of power here. the presidency, the house of senate and the house of congress. when this fall into place legislation to create jobs will be approved with no opposition from the other party. i think the american people needed to vote wisely, i do :) but as what we have now is gridlock for the house of congress is held by republicans... i love politics, i learn a lot about life through it, the bad and the good... yeah, i am failing on my new year's resolution and you think that i did not know that, laughs. i am a political junkie so pls. blame it on that. but who cares really, i knew of no one, so...

and enjoying a MJ joint is friendly to the lungs, i read that somewhere. there must be cheating in that study. for it will make the lung to be addicted to this smoke and it is the start or the first step to doing more drugs like crack, cocaine, crystal meth and the list goes on. even vicodins, percocets and etc. are so addicting that lives are being ruined because of them. people could not function as a decent human being because they are under the influence of these devils in disguise as recreational stuffs. let's be wise shall we? let's not ruin our one and only God given gift we all call life ...(^&*)... so if you are a closet addict pls. seek help, stop this very bad habit first for your own good and for your family and love ones. imagine na lang what kind of hell you're putting them through... i know you can't help it but that is your challenge, pls. strive to be a winner in life, in this case your very own life. stand against things that will surely put you down and be a survivor for people to look up to and be proud of. you stumbled but you've learned to get up. and that my friend is one tough act to follow :) so go show them that it can be done, that you could be a winner and that should start, now :)

in our daily grind...

for most of us it is life on the move. we start with nothing special than doing our daily routines. what moves our boats and what makes us tick. how can we make our lives count. as we all know some people before us had made their contributions by inventing, doing philanthropic works, creating ways and means for people to live longer, healthier and happier. as human beings we all need to connect with our inner selves and begin to develop a path in our lives. keeping the wholesome and shedding the baggage that just carry us down the drain of the unhappy abyss as we try to live our lives like this 106 years stock broker, mr. irving kahn :) i wonder if i will be 100 years old with lots of God's grace of course :> how old will you be by then? 

last week i listened to this MD's formula of calculating our real age  no matter what our biological age is. it is very interesting to know that a smoker and a drinker seemed to age older than those who are older in their chronological or biological age who do not have these habit. so ergo how young we really are in this case depends on our lifestyle choices... is it time for us to make some adjustments? i for sure will try to tweak a little here and there, hope you too as well :) and since looking at patar beach makes me smile, motivated and of course stress free, this image tops in my album. who knows that when i am 100 years old, i could still appreciate the ocean or the sea with its forever eternal magic :)

and here's my favorite christmas nativity image taken by JC in his cell phone this xmas at the shrine of the little flower church... wonderfully cool :)

as new years are fresh starts, giving gifts...

are symbols of our love and our affections. we all have given gifts in any form so we all have shown our love for each other like what the three wise kings have done. the difference is, least that they knew that they are giving gifts to the gift himself and the most holy and the wisest of them all :)...wall painting of the visitation of the three wise men in a wall of a catholic church in England... a very holy and a very beautiful work of art, artist unknown. it seemed like this is a labor of love and a gift done anonymously. credits to be given only by God, who sees all and knows all... great :) ...now i will try to get some blogging sleep if i can ...(^&*)... speak to me of love in piano by richard clayderman, receiving love after all is a lot better than receiving hate... thanks a lot guys and gals for your visits... and thanks to you specially for your visits. we might not have true friends, unlucky sometimes, absence of joy is more than its presence, life is a gift however it is presented to us. we must adjust and ride with the tide, be it be rough, smooth or in between. for sooo many did not even see the light of day and were killed in their mother's womb, intentionally by uncaring moms. angels forgotten on earth but they are angels sent by God. may you have the blessings and grace that God can only give. may you have the happiness and joy that you seemed to have missed... see you, hopefully and thank you for reconnecting :) regards to your love ones and happy b-day soon. cheers!

and the best way to start the new year is to watch the annual "Rose Parade" or other known as the tournament of the roses where amazing flowers decorate gorgeous floats that are on parade in Pasadena, California. best dressed people, bands and music, corporate america such as banks and car manufacturers are present to display their beautiful floats as marching bands all over the U.S. and from friendly countries provide the music in this very lovely and scenic parade. maybe in the future i could be there in person :) that would be truly a smile bringer for me... care to watch it now? tune in at HGTV, home and garden TV channel where ever you are... enjoy :> and the grand marshall is J.R. Martinez, the war veteran who suffered facial damage from a bomb when he served in the Iraqi war and of course the winner of the dancing with the stars this season, cool :) plus other countries have their entries as well competing for the president's trophy which Indonesia won this time as china won the international trophy... the theme this year is "imagine" like that john lennon song. hmn, so close your eyes and imagine that you will get what you want this year...(^&*)... but the best part is the surfing dog. yup, a surfing dog inside a float with 66 gallons of H2O in it. no, i'm not imagining that. in fact i'm watching it :) yes, there is no parade anywhere in the world greater and better, nothing tops this rose parade, 123rd this year... there is international participation and tourists all over the world come to watch it, a big wow, indeed :)

and NASA said that 12-21-2012 is not an apocalyptic day after all, now smile :)

2012 it's yours :)

Patar, now...

Patar, then... i'm welcoming 2012 with an ocean view :) i truly envy the obamas, our first family here for they are at present enjoying the beautiful hawaiian beaches and all i can do is to look at this phil. beach called patar, just a picture of it i took a few years back, one nostalgic vacation time... what a sad new year thought. but the smiley moon made up for my grim and dark reverie. it's alright... as if it knows that i love the beach, on christmas day sooo many beautiful beaches were shown around the world, the best of them all... patar is just one small slice of these water wonders but it's okay it is the nearest to our place in the province. you don't have to ride a plane going to boracay, indonesia or palawan. just a little more than 30 min. drive so i'll take that anytime :) the beach is public so you don't have to spend loads of cash just to enjoy a beach, that is just perfect for me :> and Jesus' holiday will end soon with the feast of the 3 kings. it went that fast and it's new year again. the time when resolutions are made and are meant to be broken. but let's make our goal count and by that i meant stick so we can truly have a happy new year :) mine? to slow down on my blogging, laughs. yeah, easy to say but it is very tricky to do...(^&*)... so pls. wish me luck :)

in love, we win some and we lose some and i'm not talking mostly about hot love here, laughs. it could be friendships as well. as the world turns over the brain cells turn over as well. it digests, mulls, deciphers and concludes and just like that there is change. now if you lose a love by any means as in their very true personality is suddenly exposed, maybe they are gay and has been hiding in the closet, or he or she is not a good human being, ex. sexy on the outside but bitchy on the inside, laughs, oh well. you should be thankful because as the days moved over their true skin was exposed... of our muses, loves, one and only, lovey dovey or whatever you may wanna call them :)... i remember an interview in the past that one man's greatest fear was to lose his muse and sadly this came true? then maybe he could live or spend the rest of his life getting her back? or in regrets... would it be a waste? IF he is true to his word that it was really his greatest fear :) then maybe as well in his darkest hour as we move on into a new year, the sadness of the memories and the loss still is a cloud hanging over his head. how can we really have a happy new year in this case...

what is your greatest fear...

is it when the sun
won't rise again in the east
and paint a colorful view of the sunset

is it when the sky
is always black and the blue
yonder had disappeared in your sight

or is it when you lose a love one
who was always by your side
in your dreams at night

what is really one man's greatest fear...

is it the end of life as we know it
and suddenly there is silence all around us
with no music, no laughter and no smiles

or is it aging in dramatic fashion
when the wrinkles had taken over
and the sagging skin is now what we have

to a holy person it might be losing his faith
to an almighty God above us who is
omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent

but to all of us, i think, it is really
losing a love one, a muse, a rock
in times that we feel so down and out

losing faith in humanity as we interact
losing zest for life for all it became a drag
colorless, soundless and bland

but as the new year comes
let's move on with heads high
goodbye to the past with old doors shut

hello to the future, which is bright and light
opening doors after all is filled with magic
and anticipation of what lies ahead in front of us :)

may all our sadness vanish away as the new year draws closer and closer... this poem was inspired by the smiley moon i saw last night :) on my way to work...