Dream. Dream. Dream.

My weird dreams last night:

There were two guys in a covered swimming pool. I don't know them actually. And I can't remember their faces. But one, on the further end was slim, thin, then the other guy, who seems to know me, or i think in my dream he's my boyfriend, was a very fat guy.

He called me to jump on the pool. then I jumped then hugged the fat guy. i felt heavy. he pulled me underwater, then I passed out.

Second dream:

I suddenly realized I was in the middle of a very long stairs. I saw a dark ending. I wanted to go up stairs but it was so dark and I felt like I know how it felt to be in that dark end. I feel like I already went to that end but gave up. I was scared, so instead pursuing up stair to the dark, i run. but I notice I was running back and forth. ascending. descending. ascending. descending. until I found a woman holding a chips

"Salamat nahanap kita!" then we went downstairs towards the light.

WEIRD.

My dream interpretation:

First dream:

UNDER WATER : Under water dreams can show you have become very emotional. They show you feeling perhaps overwhelmed. Also they may show that you have been thinking very deeply and examined your feelings and the underlying relationships in your life.

"Also they may show that you have been thinking very deeply and examined your feelings and the underlying relationship in your life" - more appropriate. Been thinking and confuse for three days. *sigh*

QUESTIONS to help you make associations(pick the one that makes most sense to you)
- Have you been very worried about something?
- Do you feel very emotional about something?
- Have you been thinking in a very deep way?
- Have you thought a lot about your relationship?

My Answers: 1) Do you feel emotional about something?; 2)Have you been thinking in a very deep way?; 3)Have you thought a lot about your relationship?

KEY WORDS : Emotional, worried, thinking deeply

KEY PHRASES(Pick a quote which captures your feelings right now. Think especially of the day before the dream) :
- "I have been thinking about my relationship with him and..."
- "thinking deeply"
- "I am starting to realise what I did was wrong"
- "I was very emotional about it"
- "I was really very worried about it"
- "I have been feeling very overwhelmed"

My Answers: 1)I have been thinking about my relationship with him and..." 2)thinking deeply; 3)I was emotional about it.

Second Dream:

STAIRS : Stairs in dreams generally mean that you are coming to a conclusion about some issue. The ground floor in dreams symbolises the reality in any given situation - the facts. The upstairs symbolises the higher consciousness or conclusions surrounding some issue. It means that you have come to a decision. Going up and down stairs may suggest that you are coming to some new conclusions or keep changing your mind. Sometimes the upstairs may symbolise your imagination and instincts. But really it is a complex symbol and its best to read through the entire article to understand the various meanings.

QUESTIONS to help you make associations(pick the one that makes most sense to you)
- Have you had difficulty in coming to any conclusions about something
- Have you had to think differenly at all about something?
- Have you been using your imagination a lot recently?
- Have you reached some new level of understanding?

KEY WORDS : Comprehend, concluding, imagining, understanding, knowledge

KEY PHRASES(Pick a quote which captures your feelings right now. Think especially of the day before the dream) :
- "I was unable to come to any conclusions"
- "I am starting to comprehend"
- "I think I understand"
- "I was forced to conclude that..." -- move on!
- "I keep imagining what it will be like"
- "a higher place"
- "greater knowledge or understanding"
- "going one step at a time"

Jose Rizal: The Last Farewell

By: Sara Susanne D. Fabunan

¡Adiós, Patria adorada, región del sol querida, Perla del mar de oriente, nuestro perdido Edén!

A darte voy alegre la triste mu

stia vida, Y fuera más brillante, más fresca, más florida,

También por ti la diera, la diera por tu bien.

Who can forget the Last Far

ewell of the Philippine National hero Dr. Jose Rizal?

When you hear even just the first few line of his last words, you can

determine that it is the famous Mi Ultimo Adios.

Anne De Leon, 57 years old, a retired travel agent, recalled that when sh

e was in 4^th year high school, they have to memorize the Mi Ultimo Adios before she can graduate.

“The study of

the literary compositions, novel and life of Rizal was really integrated in our curriculum from Grade six until College… I remember, we can’t graduate not unless we can memorize and recite fully the Mi Ultimo Adios” she recalled adding that because of the thorough study she can still remember fully the poem.

She said that during her time, the curriculum was an exhaustive stud

y about Rizal; from the time he grew up in Laguna until he was transferred in Manila to study in Letran and Ateneo Municipal or the now Ateneo de Manila in Katipunan Avenue, Quezon City unti

l he was executed in For Santiago in Intramuros, Manila.

“He is a very intelligent man and he is very nationalistic. Most of his writing has a little foresight. In his writing you can realized that there are some suggestions of what people should do to develop themselves and most of all, he is advocating

education” De leon said in an interview.

She added that during her time, they have to write a summary on how they understood his two popular novels Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.

According to Instituto de Cervantes, the Mi Ultimo Adios, aside

from being popular in the Philippines, is also considered as the most translated patriotic poem in the whole world.

As of the y

ear 2005, there were at least 35 popular English versions and translations that was published globally, 46 Filipino langu

ages and has been interpreted into at least 38 other languages such as Bulgarian, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean to name a few.

“Poetry delivers messages and evokes our e

motions. It provides us great wisdom, a moment of clarity, and extracts deep thoughts” the only Spanish Cultural center in the country director Jose’ Rodriguez said in his speech during the Dia del Español or the Day of the Spanish language celebration in Instituto Cervantes in TM Kalaw, Manila.

To recall our history, the Mi Ultino Adios of Rizal was originally written unsigned, untitled and undated poem of 14 five-line stanzas. It was during the afternoon, a day before his ex

ecution on December 29, 1896 when Rizal handed the small alcohol stove or cocinilla to his sister Trinidad and told her in English that there was something inside the stove.

In line with the Dia del Español or the Day of the Spanish language

celebration, the Instituto Cervantes in tribute to the birth of Rizal, today, June 19, hold the first and largest Spanish choral reading of Mi Ultimo Adios or Huling Paalam in Tagalog.

“This is our tribute to Jose Rizal. Many of the great works

in Philippine literature were written in the Spanish language during the Spanish period and the first half of the 20^th century. And Rizal’s Masterpieces are, definitely, no exception”, Rodriguez said.

“Jose Rizal perhaps one of the most influential Filipinos of all ti

me, but also to one of the most prolific writers in the Fil-Hispanic literature” he added.

To commemorate his writings, some 150 Spanish language enthus

iasts, Spanish Students, member of diplomatic course and the curious in general performed the first and largest Spanish choral reading of Rizal’s Mi Ultimo Adios in Spanish.

One of the readers who has participated the choral was Bayan Muna Partylist Representative Teddy Casiño.

“Kita sa tula ang kanyang puso, pagasa at pagmamahal sa bay

an kahit siya ay mamatay na… Mas maganda ang tono [when

we utter in Spanish]. Kahit papaano malalasap mo kung papaano iniisip ni Rizal yung maganda basahin sa original na language” Casiño told the reporters at the sideline of the event.

Rodriguez said that since Rizal [former surname Mercado] came from a very rich clan, he was fluent with the Spanish language. And noticing his literatures we can see all of his novels were written in Spanish.

“We are paying tribute to the language of Rizal” he added, urging all Filipinos to learn to speak the Spanish language.

He said that learning the language, individual may understan

d fully how deep the formation of every words used in the

writings of Rizal.

Rodriguez said that Spanish is the second most spoken language in the world in terms of native speakers and the second largest language for international communication.

There were 450 million people speak Spanish worldwide; around 14 million students study Spanish as a foreign language.

In 2007, there were around 237,000 students travelled to Spain to learn Spanish.

Also base from the data collected in 2005, English, French, Spanish and German, are the most studied foreign languages.

Rodqiguez projected that by 2030, 7.5 percent of the world population or 535 million people will speak Spanish.

“This percentage is significantly higher than that for Russian with 2.2 percent; French with 1.4 percent and German, 1.2 percent. By that time only Chinese native speakers will outnumber Spanish native speakers in the world.

“We are all taking part in this international fiesta to promote an ongoing effort to raise awareness about the importance of Spanish and to establish a meeting point for all Spanish speakers,” Rodriguez said in parting words during his speech in El Dia Español or Day of Spanish language celebration.

The Day of Spanish language was celebrated simultaneously all

over the world, after the choral reading of the poem of Rizal, it was followed with the traditional “shower words” from the Insti

tuto Cervantes façade and run throughout the day with a full program of cultural activities for all audience

El Dia Español is organized by Instituto Cervantes de Manila in collaboration with the Spanish Embassy in the Philippines, Spanish Agency International Cooperation for Development (AECID), Light Railway Transit Authority (LRTA) and Casino

Español de Manila.

(L to R) First secretary of the Spanish Embassy Antonio Garcia and Instituto Cervantes de Manila director Jose Rodriguez led the Mi Ultimo Adios choral reading.

150 Spanish language enthusiasts, Spanish Students, member of diplomatic course and the curious in general performed the first and largest Spanish choral reading of Rizal's Mi Ultimo Adios in Spanish.

Balloons and balls containing special prizes and phrases of Jose Rizal’s Mi Ultino Adios; “Something our people to live by after they left Instituto Cervantes” Jose Rodriguez said.

Jose Rizal's Train-Affair

By: Sara Susanne D. Fabunan

Did you know that Dr. Jose Rizal was reported to be a frequent train rider during his journey in the North to meet with his fellow patriots?

However, aside from his agenda with his fellow nationalists, the Philippine National Railways (PNR) general manager Junio Ragragio revealed Saturday that Rizal also visits his childhood sweetheart Leonor Rivera who was said to be the inspiration of the character Maria Clara in Noli Me Tangere.

“Our railroads were silent witnesses to the rich and colorful annals of Philippine history” Ragragio said.

Ragragio narrated that Rizal went to Malolos, Bulacan and Fernando, Pampanga and Tarlac using the train under the defunct Ferrocaril de Manila-Dagupan, the original name of Manila Railway Company Ltd. of London and to what is now the PNR.

“Rizal frequently rode the train to recruit member for his La Liga Filipina, a progressive organization he created based on reformist ideas” he said.

“He also made some stopovers over in Camiling, Tarlac to visit his childhood sweetheart Leonor Rivera who was said to be the inspiration for Maria Clara in Noli Me Tangere” Ragragio added.

PNR was the mode of transportation century ago which witnessed most of the country’s rich history.

During that time, trains was discovered because of the growing galleon trade activities with Mexico which paved the way for the Spanish government in 1875 to later came up an idea to introduce the railroad in the Philippines.

“Spain believed that it was the most efficient solution to utilize the untapped natural resources of the virgin island of Luzon” he added.

Ragragio cited further the connection between the emerging railroad industries of the country during the Spanish periodand the love affair of Rizal.

“The romantic affair of Rizal with Leonor Rivera is indeed a classic story by itself” he said.

Rizal and Rivera both were in a relationship for eleven years. The two love birds have been writing with each other or after he met with his co-patriot, he will stopover in Camiling, Tarlac to secretly visit Rivera.

“But Rivera's mother was against this romantic liaison and seized the letters sent by Rizal. Leonor Rivera was later made to believe by her mother that Rizal no longer loved her and so with a heavy heart reluctantly married Henry Kipping, a British engineer who was associated with an engineer named Crisostomo Villamil, the supervising engineer of the Manila-Dagupan railroad line project at the time,” Ragragio further said.

Aside from his constant meeting with the members of the La Liga Filipina and his secret affairs with Rivera, our National Hero, Rizal, also mentioned from his writings his 120 km or five hours and 40 minutes train trip from Manila to Tarlac.

This journey, Ragragio said, was two weeks before his exile to Dapitan.

“These series of events, that almost looked like it was lifted from a movie scene, gave a foretaste of the railway's future from the historical and interesting life of Rizal to the present plans of PNR to restore its glorious past connecting people through an efficient mass land transportation system” he said.

Healing

"No matter who broke your heart, or how long it takes to heal, you'll never get through it without your friends" - Carrie Bradshaw

"e sarà a settembre "

According to my guy friend, e sarà a settembre means "someone likes you"
ang cute ng sentence no? lalo na yung word na "sarà " hehehe .. Then he told me to read this poem.. nice poem, a great manifestation of love. or eto yung stage one ng love, yung may kilig factor and excitement. Oh well, I asked him where he got this, "secret" daw, but whoever wrote this has really a great feeling for someone.. kaya nga siguro "someones likes you" - "e sarà a settembre" ...

Then he told me: "e sarà a settembre ".. remember that

I know, It's an Italian language, kainis, kasi I studied Italian, and now nabobobo na ako with it. er. la na kasi practice. er.

read it guys! then tell me kung nainspire kayo. hihi

Theres a wind that blows
Its calling your name
And its speaks to me again and again
Telling me go to her
Dont let her go
Hold her close to you
Then you will know
The meaning of love
Exactly what is all about
The feeling that I get when I cant forget
Everything that makes me want to
Thats how deep it goes
All I really know is that I love you so

And if its the only thing I ever do
Then I know its true
That I should love
someone like you
Someone who believes in me
Makes my voice to sing with a heart so free
As sure as I can be
For me if one dream can come true
Then I will love someone like you

In your eyes I see
A life that could mean so much more
With you next to me
And if time is cruel
Well I wont try to hide
I could walk through fire
With you by my side
Cause after all if we want forever
Theres a hand to hold through the sad and cold
When nobody wants to know you
So never let it go
And youll never be alone
Knowing that I love you so

somethng like that... hahahaha

Missing Dodi

If there's Tom and Jerry.

In my place, there's Muning and Doding Daga...

Indifferent tandem. Can you believe that? How can a cat and a mouse get along well with each other? They supposed to be enemies [but right now, i guess they are lol] not frenemies [a term which means from enemies to friends]. Or a catch-me-if-you can antics.

However lightning strike, this two defied the norm and started a “special” partnership that anybody can’t imagine. However, like a lightning, it also ended so sudden…

According to Muning, meeting Dodi is the craziest thing that happened in her life and she will never regret any single dinner-out, movie-dates, and other misadventures they have shared for the past months.

“Meeting him was a bliss. Everything’s new and different” Muning confessed, recalling her memory with her drinking buddy.

She recalled that the special thing they have seems so wrong from other people but it felt so right for her. Her fellow cats called her crazy for falling head over heel in love with Dodi. But what can she do?

“I believe, you can’t choose love, love will find you no matter what. I might put it too cliché but once love strike, you have no choice but to follow what’s your heart is saying – I don’t believe in that ‘overrated-cliché’ saying before. But then, this is what happened, so… so be it” Muning said.

Odd-weird-heart-pounding- mindblowing-kind of thing – that how she described it.

Muning is the gullible, naïve but very witty cat while Doding Daga is the feisty yet serious mouse.

She said, she tends to forget the painful goodbyes and frustration after the separation, “I will only keep the happy thoughts, the happy memories, laughter and even petty fights … At least I’ve learned a lot about myself and a deep appreciation and understanding about love among all ages”.

“I won’t forget but I will be okay soon…” Muning sighed.

-end-

‎"Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened" ~ Dr. Seuss :)

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06-12-02 - Pops, we miss you..

You never know how much you are still missed. . . Praying for your soul. RIP popsie.