On Giving-Up

"Giving up can always be an option, but it will never the a good one," Jamelle told Alexis. To which he responded, "Sometimes, it can be."

Hindi Magkakilala

Kung ayaw mong may makasabay sa daan,
magmadali ka
o magbagal ka.

Kung sa pagbaba sa jeep ay may iniiwasan ka,
mauna ka
o magpahuli ka.

Kung ayaw mong makipag-usap sa isa,
umiwas ka
o magbusy-busyhan ka.

Pero kung wala naman talagang dapat pag-usapan,
huwag magmadali.
Huwag mauna.
Huwag umiwas.

Kalma.
Kunwari hindi na lang kayo magkakilala.

In the present context: Quitting can always be an option. But it will never arise to be the best one.

Japaaaan

Bianca G's shot of Cherry Blossoms

Browsed blogs and have found Bianca Gonzales'. Her last entry: Japan! Her photo: Cherry Blossoms!

Japaaaan! Cherry Blossoooms! I love!

Is this a sign for dCATCH?

I am in Love

Nothing and no one can ever make me absent myself from class... except:

- Emergency Cases
- Important Family Affairs
- Crafts born of Passion

In the week that passed, I only attended my Wednesday classes, absent on my Monday and Friday ones, because of my TOMCAT works. TOMCAT works: this falls on the third category.

Blockmate Heads after a meeting

On many occassions, I sleep thinking about TOMCAT. Then wake up with the same thoughts in my mind. Asked my fellow heads, they also feel the same way.

If this is love that I am feeling, then let it be - a Love for work, a Love for people, a Love for family.

TOMCAT Pizza-ing at BKK

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"...your destination will be more meaningful if you paid attention to how you got there in the first place"

- Mam Faye

Blog Inserts: Uttered by Professors and Friends

"...because you don't want to listen!"

- Señora Gonzales getting mad during her class with us

"Unang beses ko pa lang nakita ang buwan na ganoon kalaki , bilog na bilog at napakaliwanag. Yung tipo na makikita mo lamang sa mga palabas. Pero ngayon pwede ko nang masabi na hindi lang sa pelikula nakakakita ng ganon, sa totoong buhay pala may ganoon din."

- Poxy Feliciano in her blog after seeing the full moon in the 15th of September, 2008

"Paano mo malalaman kung God-given ang isang relationship.... for example, friendship or love? If it has made you closer to God, it means that it is God-given."

- Joy and Jau during a training-turned-tambay at Tinoco

"lam mo, if yur in search of God's comfort, and if yur in search for His presenz, wala xa sa kahit anung sambahan, wala xa sa kahit sinung preacher... He's in you, in your everyday life, if you appreciate every smile, every kind deed, and even the worst of things, he's there, watching you howd u react... hes in flowery biblical words, also in silence, he's in chaos of feeling and in sadness. its all in you. that's y u r his temple, you are His living legacy, so live up to that... :D"

- Dar over YM

"Huwag na ninyong pag-aksayahan ng lakas at effort ang mga bagay na hindi naman nangangailangan ng lakas at effort."

- Sir Neil Lim uttered after we have presented our seminar proposal for our SocioComm class

"... not following instructions. I'm not even going to lift the 1st page of this paper. If this will be presented to me, I'll instantly give it a 5."

- Sir Kane Errol Choa, a professor who had trashed out our I-slept-at-5am paper for our Sociocomm Finals

"Know everything by heart."

- Sir Kane Errol Choa, AB, MA, MSc

"If you’ll ask me one thing I liked about you, I only have one answer; it is your ability to fly. Not only that you can fly but more than anything else you taught me how to fly. It was, I think, the greatest gift you gave me."

- Vanie in her letter to Peter Pan, which I have reposted in my blog

"Matalino kang tao. Don't let emotions get in your way."

- Darrell during a petty argumentation

"Ganon naman e... Ang lahat ng bagay ay may beginning, middle and end."

- Alfred Reyes, UPCAT Indie Film Writer, during our TZZS Workshop

"Go back to your roots."

- Kuya JC during my help-me-i-am-nervous moments before my extemporaneous speaking contest

"Love is everywhere."

- Judy while walking to class

"Why would you want to stick to the status quo? No, Jamelle. Change is good!"

- Mam Faye during our flight to BKK

"Kapag ideal, mahirap abutin 'yun... Pero kapag nasa'yo na, magfe-fade din yung love. Kasi ideal... perfect na nga e. Ano pang hahanapin mo? Wala na, perfect na kasi... hindi ka mag-go-grow. Hindi 'yun para sa'yo. Ang para sa'yo, yung imperfect... yung kulang... tapos sabay kayo mag-go-grow. Imperfect, oo. Pero mahal mo."

- Wado during our tara-Mcdo-ice-cream-tayo bonding

"Kapag natatakot ka, ibig sabihin may kulang pa sa'yo. Matuwa ka, kasi may kulang pa... may dahilan pa para mabuhay ka. Ang hanapin ang makakapagpuno sa pagkukulang na 'yon."

- Wado again during our tara-Mcdo-ice-cream-tayo bonding

"Don't worry about the destination. You will get there. Simply enjoy the journey, because the journey is more important than the destination."

- Mam Faye duirng a speech at dCATCH BKK '09