today wasn't so bad
new blog skin for summer. when i look at the theme, i feel like i want to pack my bags right away and go to the beach. i want to feel the coarse texture of the grains of sand under my feet. i love how they feel cold as i dig my toes into it. one time during a beach trip at Subic, i wandered away from the group and laid down on the sand. i dug my toes into it and looked up to the sky. the sun was so bright that i had to squint. it almost hurt to look up but i couldn't help myself from wanting to watch the sky especially in a beautiful place-- the sea. i felt at rest there. it was as if time stopped and the sound of the waves crashing to the shore was like music to my ears. i felt like i could stay that way forever.
so yes, because of my love for the sea and for summer, this is my little tribute to myself. a beach layout.
anyway...
The Five People You Meet in Heaven. wow. no words. i love the book. every sentence. every word. it inspired me to create a blog for the favorite book quotes i come across (http://book-quotes.blogspot.com). i'm speechless.
The Bell Jar finished it this morning. love the book too! now both books are on my "favorites" list :) i want to get a copy of Plath's journal or a copy of her autobiography.
ordered Girl, Interrupted online at Books For Less. i'm going to expect a call as soon as Holy Week is over. :)
two books in two days. not bad. books can really change your view on things. some can even change your life.
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i went to mass earlier. it was held around 5.30pm outside the church. i loved the cool breeze and the gospel for today's mass was also meaningful. it fit that hole inside my heart-- it was a lesson on forgiveness. just what i needed for the day.
plus, the choir sang my favorite church song:
Panginoon, turuan Mo ako maging bukas-palad
Turuan Mo akong maglingkod sa Iyo
Na magbigay nang ayon sa nararapat
Na walang hinihintay mula sa 'Yo
Nang makibakang di inaalintana
Mga hirap na dinaranas
Sa tuwina'y magsumikap na hindi humahanap
Ng kapalit na kaginhawaan
Na 'di naghihintay kundi ang aking mabatid
Na ang loob Mo'y siyang sinusundan
Panginoon, turuan Mo ako maging bukas-palad
Turun Mo akong maglingkod sa Iyo
Na magbigay nang ayon sa nararapat
Na walang hinihintay mula sa 'Yo
have a restful Holy Week!
posted by Gail Mallo @ Thursday, March 24, 2005
2 Comments:
hey. yup, it does feel good, one way or another. five people you meet in heaven is just a tear jerker...it really is. i like the part where he met a little Filipina girl and there were Tagalog phrases in it. For good summer reads you should try reading Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicolson series with weird titles like Angus, thongs and full-frontal snogging and Knocked out by my nunga-nungas. it's really funny because she's a younger version of Bridget Jones..i love that church song too, i used to be in the choir back in freshman year..:) have a great summer. miss ya loads :)
i liked that part too! :) kaya lang di ba soldier in tagalog is "sundalo" not "sundalong"? hehe :)
tear-jerker talaga. napa-isip tuloy ako who my five people in heaven would be.
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