Deja Vu – Beyonce Knowles
what the body remembers
tonight i wanted to disappearin glasses that clinked with iceand swirled with potent liquids;tonight i wanted to become lostin the music invading my earsand coaxing my body to dance;tonight i wished to stop recallingall the bad that has happenedand all the pain that i had felt;tonight i drank, [...]
Don’t look back in anger – Oasis
Since the new year started, I’d been invariably putting many aspects of my life under the microscope, so to speak.
I examined my physical state and reiterated my months-old decision to take better care of my (maturing) body. That I should continue eating better and exercising regularly, even if laziness [...]
J-O-Y In My Heart – BitoyI had suspected that she was coming for a visit. The messages she left on my Facebook fueled this speculation, which I shared with a couple of friends–one of whom flatly said that he didn’t share my hunch. Last week, I was proven right. The Empress of Ulan Bataar left [...]
Mama Told Me Not to Come – Three Dog NightSince arriving here in Cambodia in 2004, I’ve resisted joining the organization of Filipinos living (and working) in this country. Sure, I’m registered with the Philippine embassy here–including the POEA back in the old country, but I have managed to avoid signing up for this organization. [...]