Showing posts with label magical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label magical. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 03, 2008

What Is A Youth [Romeo & Juliet 1968 OST]



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You mentioned you loved *old* songs.
I thought you might like this.
Hope you find this magical, like I do.
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WHAT IS A YOUTH?
Nino Rota
From Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, a 1968 film by Franco Zefirelli

What is a youth? Impetuous fire.
What is a maid? Ice and desire.
The world wags on.

A rose will bloom
It then will fade
So does a youth.
So do-o-o-oes the fairest maid.

Comes a time when one sweet smile
Has its season for a while…Then love’s in love with me.
Some they think only to marry, Others will tease and tarry,
Mine is the very best parry. Cupid he rules us all.

Caper the cape, but sing me the song,
Death will come soon to hush us along.
Sweeter than honey and bitter as gall.
Love is a task and it never will pall.
Sweeter than honey…and bitter as gall
Cupid he rules us all.
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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Full Moon Dito Sa 'Kin

Last week pa 'ko hindi makapaghintay ng November 13, para sa pagbibilog ng buwan.

And I was happy that early tonight, nu'ng tumingala ako pagkalubug na pagkalubog ng araw, naroon 'yung full moon--bilog, malaki, maliwanag.

Nagyayabang, dahil ngayong gabi siya ang pinakamaganda.




Original post after the jump.
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Wednesday, November 05, 2008

Before I Hit the Sack with this Stupid Grin on my Face

Hindi naman ako 'yung tipong astrology-freak. Usually it takes more than a couple of general statements to convince me na tama nga 'yung predictions.

However, for some strange reason, parang korek / tama / eksakto 'yung horoscope ko for today. Ngayon ko lang 'to nabasa dahil nagpapaantok ako. Pero tumambling ako at napa-cartwheel dahil parang... precise. As in razor-sharp precise.

It says...

Daily Overview: November 04, 2008
CAPRICORN

Today brings an ending of some kind that is much better for you than you would have expected. It's a great day to try new things or to just relax and bask in the glow of your great results!

Ang pinakapaborito ko ay 'yung part tungkol sa *ending.* True enough, when I woke up this morning, sobrang sama ng pakiramdam ko. I felt like I had Mystica's nails stuck inside my throat. Tapos, mainit 'yung pakiramdam ko--at hindi 'yung sexy na klase ng *init.* Tapos nahihirapan ako huminga. Tapos inuubo, pero since kinakalmot nga ni Mystica 'yung throat ko, ang sakit [feeling ata nya eh mukha 'yun ni Cristy "Sumalangit Nawa" Fermin]. Tapos...

Tapos, wala pa 'yung inaabangan / inaasahan. Bad trip.

Pero dahil Capricorn ako, hindi ako nagpahalata nu'ng naramdaman kong disappointment. Dapat cool lang. Unaffected. Parang... I-couldn't-care-less. Goatshit.

Buti na lang, naka-align ata nang maayos ang mga planet, star at galaxy ngayong araw na 'to. Somehow 'yung hintayan na nauwi sa dedmahan na nauwi sa *hmpf!* ay na-address naman. Nagkausap. Nagkalinawan. Tapos may bonus pang konting bolahan.

At 'yung nakakairitang simula ng araw, maganda naman ang ending. Well, more than maganda, it was way beyond what I was expecting. Way beyond what I wanted at this point. Way beyond what I deserved.

I don't know if this is the next level. Siguro. I don't want to get ahead of myself. Basta. Baby steps lang muna. Hindi ko alam kung saan 'to makakarating. Pero ang sigurado ko, it will be somewhere magical.

If ito ang regalo ko ngayong Pasko, grabe, sulit na sulit ang pagpapa-good boy ko nitong mga nakaraang taon. At mukhang I'll giggle-like-a-high-school-girl the rest of the year away.
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Saturday, November 01, 2008

Usapang Moon, Stars, at Butterflies; in Short, Usapang Mushy

Tinanong n'ya 'ko, "Are you the stars that look down on me? Or the moon that shines above me?"

Mula kasi nang magkakilala kami, naka-create kami ng routine. Sa mga usapan, laging nasisingit ang takutan. And a couple of nights ago, sinimulan ko ulit, "Tingin ka sa labas. Nandito ako."

I was hoping na matakot s'ya. Na either may magic ako para mag-travel nang mabilis. Or at least ma-freak out man lang na ako pala 'yung tipong nang-i-stalk o nag-aabang sa labas ng bahay.

But, no. Humirit ng "Are you the stars that look down on me? Or the moon that shines above me?"

I was caught off guard. Akala ko hihiritan ako ng mas malupit.

A few days earlier kasi, tinakot ko, "Sino 'yang nasa likod mo?"

Eh, since mukha ngang matapang, sabi n'ya "Pader. Eh, ikaw, sino 'yang matandang nakakapit sa binti mo?"

"Bwiset bwiset bwiset!" Sobrang visual ko kaya mag-isip. Same reason kaya ayoko ng mga adult na usapan. Nai-imagine ko na agad. 'Pag may mention ng private parts or 'yung bagay na ginagawa ng mga taong *nagmamahalan,* nakikita ko na agad 'yun sa isip ko.

Eh 'di lalo na 'yung matandang nakakapit sa binti ko. Tumatak agad sa isip ko si Lilian Cantapay [?] na nakayakap sa binti ko sa ilalim ng sofa. At ayaw bumitiw. Hindi nagsasalita, pero ang talim ng tingin.

Bwiset talaga. Ilang oras bago ko naibaba at naalis ang tingin ko sa mga binti ko.

Kaya nu'ng sinabihan ko s'ya na "Tingin ka sa labas. Nandito ako." At nagtanong s'ya, "Are you the stars that look down on me? Or the moon that shines above me?" Tumambling ako. Tatlong beses. Sabay backflip.

Tsaka ko pinatulan, "I'm both. Are you the butterflies fluttering restlessly inside my chest?"

Nyahahaha! [Although, I wasn't really laughing like that. I was actually giggling like a high school girl. High pitched.]

Sabi n'ya, "Yes, I am."

And on and on it went. Blah blah blah... Pero high pitched.

Needless to say, natulog ako nu'ng gabi na 'yun nang nakangiti. At paggising naman ay may malutong na "ha ha ha!" [Hiwa-hiwalay bawat isang *ha* dahil ganu'n talaga ako tumawa sa totoong buhay.]

In love na ba 'ko? Nope, I don't think so. Am I getting there? Maybe, I don't know. Do I like how I'm feeling right now? Definitely.

It's been years--three? four?--since I felt this way. I was beginning to think na never ko nang mararamdaman 'to ulit. Kaya right now, kahit walang sigurado, ayoko munang mag-isip masyado. Gusto ko munang maramdaman 'yung kiliti sa dulo ng mga daliri sa paa, 'yung kuryente sa kamay, at 'yung involuntary na tawa na lumalabas sa bibig. 'Wag muna love; du'n na lang muna sa idea ng love.

Is it the person? Ewan. Unfair siguro para sa kanya, but I think medyo matagal-tagal na 'tong in the making. Tried getting into relationships, konti. Tried going out on dates, konti ulit. Tried meeting new people, konti pa ulit. Konti pa. Konti ulit. Konti-konti. Baka ito 'yung sinasabi nilang feather that broke the camel's back. Or para sa 'kin, the flirting that made me giggle again. Like a high school girl. High pitched. Hiwa-hiwalay na "ha ha ha".

Kaya naman mula nu'ng tinanong n'ya, "Are you the stars that look down on me? Or the moon that shines above me?" At sinabi kong "I'm both. Are you the butterflies fluttering restlessly inside my chest?" At in-assure n'ya 'kong "Yes, I am." ang saya-saya ko. Ninanamnam ko bawat salita. Bawat personal pronoun at bawat noun na magkarugtong. Matagal ko nang gusto ang moon, pero parang lalo 'yun gumanda sa paningin ko. Pati 'yung mga stars. Pati 'yung mga butterfly.

And to use 'yung favorite word namin, lahat naging *magical.*

Muntik ko nang nalimutan how this felt. Sarap nga pala ng ganito. Sana 'wag na 'tong mawala ulit. Sana makaramdam ako ng ganito habambuhay.

Tapos bigla kong na-realize, P*tah! Eh, one to two weeks nga lang pala ang lifespan ng butterflies!

Original post after the jump.
Sources of the moon and butterfly images after the jump.
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