Linggo, Hulyo 23, 2017

The Messenger - Linkin Park (A Thousand Suns)

Damn it, Chester! If you only listened to your own lyrics…. It would have been different.
We already lost two icons this year. What a waste!!



THE MESSENGER by Linkin Park

When you feel you're alone
Cut off from this cruel world
Your instincts telling you to run

Listen to your heart
Those angel voices
They'll sing to you
They'll be your guide
Back home

When life leaves us blind,
Love keeps us kind!
It keeps us kind…


When you suffered enough
And your spirit is breaking
You're growing desperate from the fight
Remember, you’re loved
And you always will be
This melody will bring you right
Back home

When life leaves us blind,
Love, keeps us kind!
When life leaves us blind,
Love keeps us kind!

Oh-oooohhhh.… Oh-oooohhhh!
Oh-ooooohhhhh….
Oh-oooohhhh.… Oh-oooohhhh!
Oh-ooooohhhhh....

Biyernes, Hulyo 14, 2017

Eminem - Love The Way You Lie ft. Rihanna

She is bad for me as I am bad for her. – A realization and acceptance that’s not only profound, it’s Divine! When can this be said about me?

Is it “Better to have loved and lost, than never to have loved at all”?

What if a curiosity to push through ended up like this? –
“But your temper's just as bad as mine is,…”
“Maybe that's what happens when a tornado meets a volcano…”

(IMPIYERNONG LOVELIFE ‘TO, OH! HAHAHA!!! XD)



‘LOVE THE WAY YOU LIE’ (feat. Rihanna) by Eminem

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie...

I can't tell you what it really is
I can only tell you what it feels like
And right now there's a steel knife in my windpipe
I can't breathe but I'll still fight while I can fight
As long as the wrong feels right it's like I'm in flight
High of 'a love, drunk from my hate
It's like I'm huffing paint and I love it,
The more I suffer, I suffocate
Right before I'm about to drown, she resuscitates me
She fuckin' hates me and I love it!
"Wait! Where you goin'?" "-I'm leaving you!"
"No you ain't! Come back..."
We're running right back, here we go again
It's so insane 'cause when it's goin' good, it's goin' great!
I'm Superman with the wind in his back, she's Lois Lane
But when it's bad it's awful, I feel so ashamed
I snap: "Who's that dude?" "-I don't even know his name!"
I laid hands on her, I'll never stoop so low again
I guess I don't know my own strength

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie...

I love the way you lie.

You ever loved somebody so much?
You barely breathe when you're with 'em
You meet, and neither one of you even know what hit 'em
Got that warm fuzzy feeling
Yeah them chills, used to get 'em
Now you're getting fuckin' sick of lookin' at 'em
You swore you've never hit 'em, never do nothin' to hurt 'em
Now you're in each other's face
Spewing venom in your words when you spit 'em
You push, pull each other's hair, scratch, claw, bit 'em
Throw 'em down, pin 'em
So lost in the moments when you're in 'em
It's the rage that took over, it controls you both
So they say, "It's best to go your separate ways"
Guess that they don't know ya
Cause today, that was yesterday
Yesterday is over, it's a different day
Sound like broken records playin' over
But you promised her next time you'll show restraint
You don't get another chance
Life is no Nintendo game, but you lied again
Now you get to watch her leave out the window
Guess that's why they call it window "pane"

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie...

I love the way you lie.

Now I know we said things, did things that we didn't mean
And we fall back into the same patterns, same routine.
But your temper's just as bad as mine is,
You're the same as me!
When it comes to love you're just as blinded
"Baby please come back, it wasn't you, Baby it was me!
Maybe our relationship isn't as crazy as it seems.
Maybe that's what happens when a tornado meets a volcano
All I know is I love you too much to walk away, though
Come inside... pick up your bags off the sidewalk
Don't you hear sincerity in my voice when I talk?
Told you this is my fault. Look me in the eyeball!
Next time I'm pissed, I'll aim my fist at the dry wall!
Next time..." "-There will be no next time!"
I apologize, even though I know it's lies
I'm tired of the games, I just want her back
I know I'm a liar, if she ever tries to fuckin' leave again
I'm-a tie her to the bed and set this house on fire (just gonna...)

Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
But that's alright because I like the way it hurts
Just gonna stand there and hear me cry
But that's alright because I love the way you lie
I love the way you lie

I love the way you lie...


FOR ME, it is still “better to have loved and lost…”, even though you never ‘had’ her in the first place. Ultimately, however ‘incomplete’ (because love is only fully consummated when it is shared), love is still a beautiful thing! We just have to avoid it ending in catastrophe, moreover, not let it end at all!

The only fire worth burning is passion. But it, too, fades away. L

Huwebes, Hulyo 13, 2017

THE Y'S MIRROR

Why waste your time on someone who’s prepared to ignore you and/or offend you in some manner, if you pursue? Why torture yourself?

Why write stuff about them when they don’t care and will not be affected anyway? Why make an effort?

Why tell your close peers when you know they will only side with the other, in the end? Why bother?

These are the last (?) strands of ironic questions I need to blurt out to preserve my sanity. Sometimes it’s only a blank space worth expressing your thoughts to. The loneliness is now slowly killing me. It’s so stupid! I know— that displays a severe lack of Faith on my part. But we’re not all created with equal amounts of it. That’s why I’ve always felt contempt for self-serving, close-minded, (fake) moralists. Because oftentimes they are the actual hypocrites! That instead of extending their empathy and understanding to those who feel really helpless, they scorn them with their one-sided “holier-than-thou” remarks.

The concept of HOPE is an ever-returning Yellow-bright sun in our dark lives.
The Yearning for RELEASE is as stubborn as the desire for freedom.
And ultimately, it’s just you and you ALONE who will have to face your own battles.

I’ve committed many, many mistakes in my life. And sadly, I’ve always succumbed to what’s not right. I say this with regret, but if death be what prevents me from being further worse on this earth, before I fully become the passive-aggressive monstrosity I so badly despise, then please come here now.

Miyerkules, Hulyo 12, 2017

I'M NOT AVERAGE AND I WILL NEVER BE NORMAL!

What is average? Is it different from normal?

We, as individuals, tend to grasp our human importance with our personal uniqueness. If one would find out he was just like everybody else, could that make him feel less significant?

Average and normal depends on general acceptance, especially socially and physiologically.

In Church, we are taught to be humble and NOT highly regard ourselves as very important people. I think we must only boost our self-esteem to have a personal sense of worth. It’s about doing one’s part, not raising one’s own pedestal.

Me? To sum my character up, I just might be the simplest person you will ever meet; and yet, I am far from normal. So, does that make me average? In sheer physical weight alone, few are in the same league as I am. HAHAHAHA!!!!

Martes, Hulyo 11, 2017

'STAND BY ME' (Ki:Theory version) from Fear The Walking Dead soundtrack S03E08

While watching the mid-season finale of Fear The Walking Dead, I heard this weird-sounding tune from the series soundtrack towards the end. At first, it scared the hell out of me. After a few moments, I thought it sounded familiar. I recognized it. It was a remake of an old song, a Ben E. King masterpiece. This industrial rock/electronica version by Ki:Theory is very appropriate for the show. This version is awesome! Wicked!! Horrifying with a tone of sinister despair, yet positive and beautiful all at the same time. The sound itself is a world apart from the original, but the lyrics have been virtually retained. Talk about faith in another! Or a conversation with God.

I love the radio scene on the Abigail yacht: Victor’s talk with Cosmonaut Vashenko is a tragic and hopeless kind. Madison has become a vindictive fighter who believes that “sides don’t matter” (at least for the time being); that survival of many, especially that of her loved ones, is most important at the moment. She has taken a leadership role, but snapped when her son got poisoned along with the others. We all lose ourselves at some point; and we have to live with the consequences of what we’ve done, even in the distant past. I think she actually is the main protagonist of the show; everyone else is just support. Travis truly did love very strong, fierce women.

Make no mistake about it, STRONG is different from RUDE. Because there are those people who think they’re the former, when they really are just the latter. Some too loud, too proud: but are actually weak people. These are cases where there are underlying insecurities beneath. It’s a false front. Don’t be intimidated. – Huh? Where did all that come from?! HAHAHAHA!!!!

Anyway, the last two episodes were good.



‘STAND BY ME’ (Ki:Theory version) originally performed by Ben E. King

When the night
Has come
And the land is dark
And the moon
Is the only
Light we see
No, I won't
Be afraid,
Oh… I won't be afraid
Just as long
As you stand,
Stand by me

If the sky
That we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountains
Should crumble to the sea
I won't cry,
I won't cry,
No… I won't shed a tear
Just as long
As you stand,
Stand by me

And darling, darling, darling (stand by me)
Darling, darling, darling (stand by me)
And darling, darling (stand by me)
Darling, darling, darling (stand by me)

If the sky
That we look upon
Should tumble and fall
Or the mountain
Should crumble to the sea (stand by me)
I won't cry,
I won't cry,
No… I won't shed a tear
Just as long
As you stand,

Stand by me.

Lunes, Hulyo 10, 2017

I HEARD MY HEART TODAY

I heard my heart today. Literally.

(All intermittently in real time,) I happened to be in our head office. I felt some pain in my chest; I do get tired very easily now, especially during strenuous activities. We are not getting any younger. We are running out of time. Our company physician reviewed my records. A referral was made. I suddenly found myself in a cardiologist’s office. She heard an “irregular sound” during my check-up. I’ve already undergone Blood Chemistry Analysis (sugar fasting) last week, but a Complete Blood Count was still needed, along with an ElectroCardioGram.

In the 2-D echo/ultrasound room, I eventually ended up in just hours ago. This is the first time I heard my heart pump blood throughout my system. Several times it was broadcast through speakers. It vaguely sounded like squeezing a small balloon filled with a thick gel-like liquid; the rubbery walls sliding against each other’s surfaces, and a valve opening and closing. It made me squeamish.

Its rhythm did sound irregular, like it was “out of tune”. But who am I to interpret? I’m not a doctor.

Saturday will be a defining day, as this will be when the results are given to me. And another diagnosis shall be conducted. Just days ago I thought things are getting better. And now this. Such is life. Anyway, a second opinion will always be sought.

Romantically speaking, I want to say that my heart should not be “beating for anyone” anymore. Well, maybe not in a finality… yet. But I surely hope that’s the direction where it’s going to. Because letting myself be affected by the emotional strain I’ve felt for so very long might be one of the very reasons of its physical collapse. And indeed, to a certain extent of exaggeration: nobody really cares!

Screw this! I’m tired of this BULLSHIT! I don’t want to see myself be eaten up by all the accumulated failures in my life and become a worse person and a "broken" human being.

It’s a good thing I can vent my frustrations here. It’s so hard to do nowadays. People will judge, laugh at and ignore you; even your close friends won’t have the time to hear you out, because the petty matters that bother you are simply unimportant to them. We must be mature enough to understand and accept that. It’s just so upsetting sometimes! God forbid, someone would slam the “holier-than-thou” thing on me. DON'T ANYONE DARE!

Sabado, Hulyo 8, 2017

Dream Theater - Another Day [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

And because Dream Theater is finally coming to Manila,



“ANOTHER DAY” by Dream Theater

Mmmm.... Oohh....

Live another day
Climb a little higher
Find another reason to stay

Ashes in your hands
Mercy in your eyes
If you're searching for a silent sky

You won't find it here
Look another way
You won't find it here
So die another day

The coldness of his words
The message in his silence
I face the candle to the wind

The distance in my voice
Isn't leaving you a choice
So if you're looking for a time to run away... hey, hey

You won't find it here
Look another way
You won't find it here
So try another day

They took pictures of our dreams
Ran to hide behind the stairs
And said, "Maybe when it's right for you, they'll fall"

But if they don't come down
Resist the need to pull them in
And throw them away
Better to save the mystery,
Than surrender to the secret! Whoa...!


You won't find it here
Look another way
You won't find it here
So cry another day...

Biyernes, Hulyo 7, 2017

A FULL YEAR OF CONSTANT DISTRESS: THE LEAST STRESSFUL WEEK OF 2017 SO FAR

This past week has been one of the least stressful for me since July of last year. I’M VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT! But indeed, even good things must come to an end. L