Pending Passions

This is an Apple logo. The only thing that means is that this post will be about some Apple product. This post will be about some Apple product that has found its way into my hands. More than that, this Apple product is one of the hard evidences that I have a brother in this world. You know why? This Apple product came with this: Less than often, I find myself thinking What if I had a different family? A different brother? A different life?  Then I wake up and realize, I don't want anything other than what is given to me. I don't want anything other than the real gift of family (even if they did tell me I was adopted but I really wasn't). So one night, when everything was dark and boring, I found a chat message from my favorite BROTHER, who also happens to be my ONLY brother, asking me what I wanted. The last time he asked me that question, I told him I wanted an iPad2. I cancelled that request because of unforeseen reasons. In replacement, I said I wanted the H...

It's wonderful, majestic, and truly inspiring. The sun eclipsed by the shadow of the moon is just one of those creations and phenomena we might never really get enough of. Today, at five in the morning, I was practically racing the first rays of light from the sun. I got to the only place I could think of that wasn't obstructed by buildings. The small patch of land near Ayala, where people jog in the morning, seemed to be the best and nearest option. So I took off for that spot. Upon my first ocular inspection, it was apparent that I may not see any sun at all. There was a huge wall of cumulunimbus clouds right in front of where I knew the sun was. It was depressing. The light started spreading in the sky and the many joggers were starting to throw weird looks at the girl wearing a jacket, jeans, and carrying a roll of film in her hand. I walked as slowly as I could, hoping the clouds would somehow blow away when I finally found the perfect place to stand rooted in the c...