Do You Remember?

Sometimes I find myself humming tunes that I learned way back then, or reciting nursery rhymes or poems from grade school or cheers from high school. It's amazing how our memory works! And another amazing thing is that even how we were feeling then, kind of comes back when we remember the tunes and the words.

I remember when I was in pre-school, we were taught

Baa, baa, black sheep

Have you any wool?

Yes sir, yes sir,

Three bags full.

One for the master,

One for the dame,

And one for the little boy

Who lives down the lane.

When I was in Grade I, I remember we were made to read a poem about reading signs. Something about... "Keep off the grass" "To the playground". I can' really remember though the entire poem.

When I was in grade III, I remember reciting

"All Things Bright and Beautiful"

All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful:
The Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,

Each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colors,

He made their tiny wings. 

- Now, I can only memorize until here.

Here is the rest of the poem...

The rich man in his castle,

The poor man at his gate,

He made them, high or lowly,

And ordered their estate.

The purple headed mountains,

The river running by,

The sunset and the morning

That brightens up the sky.

The cold wind in the winter,

The pleasant summer sun,

The ripe fruits in the garden,

He made them every one.

The tall trees in the greenwood,

The meadows where we play,

The rushes by the water,

To gather every day.

He gave us eyes to see them,

And lips that we might tell

How great is God Almighty,

Who has made all things well

I can't remember when we were  taught the poem "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer. But I can still remember a few lines..

I THINK that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

We were tasked to have an Invocation back in Grade 5. We sang "I Believe" by Frank Sinatra

I believe for every drop of rain that falls, a flower grows. 

I believe that somewhere in the darkest night, a candle glows.

I believe for everyone who goes astray, someone will come to show the way. 

I believe, I believe.

I believe above the storm the smallest pray'r will still be heard.

I believe that someone in the great somewhere hears every word.

Every time I hear a newborn baby cry, or touch a leaf or see the sky,

Then I know why I believe!

I can still remember " We are the Sophies team, who'e going to win, from the mighty other team, we're gonna rock and rock around the clock..." in the tune of Rock Around the Clock. We even sang this again this time "Juniors Team" when we were in Third Yr. I even used the same cheer when we had our cheer dance competition in our company. And we won! hahaha


Our graduation song in high school was "The Times of Your Life".

Good morning, yesterday
You wake up and time has slipped away
And suddenly it's hard to find
The memories you left behind
Remember, do you remember

The laughter and the tears
The shadows of misty yesteryears
The good times and the bad you've seen
And all the others in between
Remember, do you remember
The times of your life (do you remember)

Reach back for the joy and the sorrow
Put them away in your mind
The mem'ries are time that you borrow
To spend when you get to tomorrow

Here comes the saddest part (comes the saddest part)
The seasons are passing one by one
So gather moments while you may
Collect the dreams you dream today
Remember, will you remember
The times of your life

Gather moments while you may
Collect the dreams you dream today
Remember, will you remember
The times of your life
Of your life
Of your life

Do you remember, baby
Do you remember the times of your life
Do you remember, baby
Do you remember the times of your life


 and "Magsimula Ka"

Magsimula ka, batiin ang kay gandang umaga
Ng may ngiti sa iyong mga mata
Sa pagkakaidli gumising na
Ang buhay ay masaya
Palalagpasin mo ba

Magsimula ka, tuparin ang pangarap mong tunay
Habang ang lakas iyo pang taglay
Sa paghihintay baka masanay
Sayang naman ang buhay mawawala ng saysay

(Refrain)
Iisa lang ang buhay mo
Kumilos ka, gamitin mo
Kung may nais ang puso mo
Mangarap ka, abutin mo
Upang ito'y makamit mo
Magsikap ka, simulan mo

Magsimula ka, pilitin ang tuklasin ang hanap
Madanas man ang maraming hirap
Ang mithiin mo pag naging ganap
Langit ng pagsisikap iyo nang malalasap

(Repeat refrain 2x)

Upang ito'y makamit mo
Magsikap ka, simulan mo

The Worst and Best Thing

The worst thing of having been cheated upon is that no matter how long ago was it, you still feel the insecurity from time to time. You start to wonder if you have really forgot and forgiven. If you have made the right decision. If he is still thinking of her from time to time.

The best thing about having been cheated upon though is that after the insecurity sets in, you would realize that "YOU" were the one who was chosen. That at the end of the day, you are his "The One"  - that one constant person in his life. The one he promised  "To be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life". The one he vowed "to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do us part."

I do not know how long this insecurity  would haunt me from time to time. One thing is for sure though, I am happy with what we are today and I intend to stay that way forever.

Our Simple Pleasures

My husband and I have our simple pleasures that the two of us enjoy without really having to spend much.

For one, we love to just eat inside our room and go Japanese dining by sitting at the floor with a very low table in front of us. Whatever our food is does not matter. We feel the intimacy just as well.

We also love to just watch movies in our laptop munching on some chips. May it be love story, chick flick, comedy, science fiction, war movies, action etc, we love to just cuddle and enjoy the presence of each other.

We love to write notes to each other. I usually put my notes in his lunchbox. When he eats lunch at the office, he is surprised to see the note. When he gets home, I would find the note still attached but with his reply.

We love to just roam around the mall holding hands.

We love to eat at a fastfood for hours and just enjoy being there talking about anything under the sun.

Since we are still new in our married life, we are still discovering other things that we both enjoy. So excited!

Excited for a perfect Christmas

September. Christmas is just around the corner and I'm really excited for this particular Christmas because this Christmas will be a lots of "firsts" for us.

1. First Christmas as a married couple.
2. First Christmas after three years of spending the previous geographically apart.
3. My first Christmas in Abu Dhabi.
4. My first Christmas away from my family. in the Philippines.

In fact, I wanted to decorate our room with everything DIY so its really a work of love.

As to how our Christmas will be celebrated... I still don't know. But however, wherever it is - I'm sure it will be a memorable one. With this, I believe that Jose Marie Chan's "A Perfect Christmas" perfectly describes how our Christmas will be.

A Perfect Christmas

I:
My idea of a perfect Christmas
Is to spend it with you
In a party
Or dinner for two
Anywhere would do
Celebrating the yuletide season
Always lights up our lives
Simple pleasures are made special too
When their shared with you

II:
Looking through some old photographs
Faces of friends we'll always remember
Watching busy shoppers rushing about
In the cool breeze of December
Sparkling lights, all over town
Children's carols in the air
By the Christmas tree
A shower of stardust on your hair

chorus:
I cant think of a better Christmas
Than my wish coming true
And my wish is you'd let me spend my whole life with you

repeat II

chorus

My idea of a perfect Christmas is to spend it with you