Has this happened to you?

The type of conversation below happens quite frequently, at least in my experience. Here's a sample:

James: Bumili na 'ko ng toyo kanina sa tindahan. [tricycle passes by]

Jane: Ha?

James: Toyo. [the dog barks]

Jane: Ano?

James: Bumili ako

Jane: Ng alin?

James: Wala, sabi ko ang ganda mo.

And Jane will never ever know what James bought from the store. True story.

Long time, no see

Ang tagal na pala akong hindi nagsusulat sa blog na 'to. At wala pala akong inhibitions magsulat dati. Ngayon daig ko pa MTRCB sa pagsecensor.

This blog was once called "Las Piñas Tales" then it became "Living is easy with eyes closed." I've always enjoyed the entries in the former a lot more. I was a lot more spontaneous. And a bit embarrassing and strange. Maybe I should start maintaining a blog again.

But now, should I write about "Quezon City Tales"? Or college life?

Or do a Las Piñas Tales 2?

I doubt if anyone will be interested enough to read about the suburbs, traffic, cold spaghetti, music, the internet, pets, sidewalks, grumpy waiters, and other randomly picked fragments of daily life.

Probably no will be, but I'll type away, anyway.

If ideas arrive.

P.S. I'll stick with "living is easy with eyes closed." I mean, sure, John Lennon is right: it is easy. But it's no fun either. Maybe we got to open our eyes most of the time, no matter how difficult that can be.

Good bye for now, Las Piñas

"Sometimes I feel like I don't have a partner. Sometimes I feel like my only friend, is the city I live in..." - Red Hot Chili Peppers, Under the Bridge

Las Piñas is a friend of mine. When all else fails, I find consolation in its littered sidewalks, dirty streets, dim skies and graffiti walls. Yes, Las Piñas has a gloomy face, yet being born in it 16 years ago makes it beautiful to me.

As much as Las Piñas looks cheerless to most people, that is what I, as an individual, have seemed to be too. Have I been too thoughtful of life that I've forgotten to look at the bright side? Have I been too serious of daily living that I've failed to make other people really happy? Maybe this mere entry is a proof of my usual brooding self.

Still, one thing is for sure: Las Piñas and I have a thing in common. We fail to radiate the real joy that has always existed and that will still exist within us. Our inner bliss has already entered our hearts but it fails to exit to our faces. Yet I assure you, kind reader: Las Piñas and I are happy and we shall strive to share it with and show it to you. We have never ever wanted to seem somber almost the time.

And with that, I bid farewell to the Las Piñas series. I'll think of another topic in two-three weeks' time. For now, just enjoy commenting on my blog. Haha! Thank you.