We, The Strong

This song goes to all the people whose been hurt, sad, lonely. We don't give up :)

To you,
I'm ready to let you go.

"Fixing up the car to drive in it again, when you're in pain you think you had enough. Up & Up. Don't ever give up."

two souls, one heart

It’s funny how I find greatness on mundane things in life. One of it was witnessing two people exchanging vows to God- yep, a wedding.

Many people sees wedding in different views, usually to witness their friend getting married, some were just forced because it’s their relative. Others just come for the food. But in my view, I see wedding as an accomplished mission.

I remember what Plato said in his book The Symposium. “According to Greek mythology, humans were originally created with four arms, four legs and a head with two faces. Fearing their power, Zeus split them into two separate parts, condemning them to spend their lives in search of their other halves.”

You see, there’s a billion people in the world. And for me finding “The One” is an example of magic. Maybe there’s a reason why there are these hopless romantic 50 year olds whose still unmarried. It’s because they haven’t find their “The One”.

So if you’re now married, just got married, Be Thankful; because you found the one. Your what they call “Better half”. So fill that flute wine glass up! And cheers!

For here or to go?

I love coffee houses. The excitement of walking through the door, respecting the push/pull sign so you won’t create a faux pas, the aroma of roasted coffee beans. Heavenly haven. But sometimes, that excitement will turn down by 'some' intimidating baristas. And the excitement was gone.

In the Philippines where I live, people have a mentality that getting a cup of Starbucks in hand means you're 'sosyal' or what they mean is 'classy'. I got that mentality growing up so I thought of Starbucks as a mecca for classy people or businessmen— which I find intimidating when you're 12 years old wearing a High School Musical shirt.

But that mentality was busted for a long, long time ago. Anyway, I once had an unpleasant experience with a barista. She had this "Passive Aggressive" bravado kind of thing which I found intimidating. She was smiling though, but you know when a person is being sarcastic, but I smiled back. I stated my order which is a single Grande Caramel Macchiato, asked my name, and then she asked me a thought-provoking question. "For here or to go?" like what???????????????

I was standing there, dead air. Then she said "Iinumin mo ba dito or i-te take out mo sya?" were you gonna drink it here or like to have it in a to go cup? I choose to take it out.

But wait, I find her wrong. She said "For here or To go?". That's wrong!!! that must be "Would you like it to be in a mug or for a to go cup?" right? do I make sense? Haha!

Anyway, that's just some kind of funny, unpleasant experience. The next time a barista does that to me with their "Starbucks English" accent (thePhilippines has that, may not apply to the US or England), I'll ask them if they speak Valyrian or Dothrakis and, without a word, I'll just say Dracarys. Hahaha!