what's going on?

September 01, 2005
St. Jude Church, Manila

uuuuyy! ano kaya meron? HAHAHA!!! basta it has something to do with a rose, a question, an answer, & a note! :)

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horrifying! read:

1. Rapes, killings hit Katrina refugees in New Orleans
2. Murder and mayhem in New Orleans' miserable shelter

horrifying! animals! they're supposed to ease the pain & suffering of the refugees not END it or add more to the misery!

plus, i read this news article from TIME online the other day about the stampede in Iraq. 600+ people died either from suffocation or from falling off the bridge. all were pilgrims. the reason: someone pulled a prank about a suicide bomber.

what's happening to the world?

INA: you're in feminist mode right? a must read for feminists (like me! HEHE): The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath. go! takbo na sa bookstore!

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i saw the video of gary valenciano's new song "Break Me". i tried searching for the lyrics but couldn't find it. it's that new. so anyway, i love the line that went like this:

trusting you enough to break me then to make me whole.

isn't that the most beautiful line in a song? it's the best way to be humble & ask God to take over even in times of trials!

plus, Sarah Mclachlan will forever rock my world :) Fallen is my theme song. listening to it over & over the past few weeks made me realize how much it totally speaks my mind:

Heaven bent to take my hand
And lead me through the fire
Be the long awaited answer
To a long and painful fight

Truth be told I've tried my best
But somewhere along the way
I got caught up in all there was to offer
And the cost was so much more than I could bear

Though I've tried, I've fallen...
I have sunk so low
I have messed up
Better I should know
So don't come round here
And tell me I told you so...

We all begin with good intent
Love was raw and young
We believed that we could change ourselves
The past could be undone
But we carry on our backs the burden
Time always reveals
The lonely light of morning
The wound that would not heal
It's the bitter taste of losing everything
That I have held so dear.

I've fallen...
I have sunk so low
I have messed up
Better I should know
So don't come round here
And tell me I told you so...

Heaven bent to take my hand
Nowhere left to turn
I'm lost to those I thought were friends
To everyone I know
Oh they turned their heads embarassed
Pretend that they don't see
But it's one missed step
You'll slip before you know it
And there doesn't seem a way to be redeemed

Though I've tried, I've fallen...
I have sunk so low
I have messed up
Better I should know
So don't come round here
And tell me I told you so...

Fallen,Sarah Mclachlan

if you haven't heard the song, do yourselves a favor & listen to it :)

oh yessh! what a lovely day!