thankfully yours

yes folks, the new season is bestowing itself upon us as we speak.. It’s that time of year again where we brush off those traces of enmity and hum a new song instead, spreading holiday cheer and yuletide gaiety. I’m beginning to love this time of year. At first I thought it was solely because of the much anticipated furlough but nay! I realized it was more from the overwhelming amount of love I’ve seen all year out that makes me smile. I’m pleased at how accepting the world has been with everyone and honored to be surrounded by so many loving and lust filled individuals and band of merry men (and women) that I’ve learned so much from and looking forward to more.

This year I am most thankful for… dimmer lights, secret hiding places, fresh flowers, warm hugs, pillow fights, scented papers, hot tubs, amiable roommates, Jason Mraz concert, new vocabularies, rational conversations and silly gabfests, free rides, free dinners, unlimited texting, job experience in a government office (hopefully I get another one this year!) , animal hugs, air-guitars and lip-synching when I’m alone, corner coffee shops, Providence, McDonald’s breakfast meals, sleep-overs, afternoon siestas, moon-staring contests, beat the clock challenge, bathroom concerts, hot morning baths, last full shows, sneak previews,  passing a subject I was so sure I failed, white sands, sunrise and sunsets, skylines, midnight snacks, late night conversations,  digicam shots, borrowed strengths, Conspiracy, Xaymaca, pianos and acoustic guitars, Jewel in the Palace, Eat Bulaga antics and their wacky knock-knock jokes,   perfectly delivered punch lines, heartfelt and belly laughs, stuffed animals, old photos, Sunday evenings, fast internet connections, Friendster, You Tube, blogs, Cynthia Alexander Band, German silent films, Nick Joaquin literary works, slippers, extra cheese, fruit shakes, empty seats at LRT, certain OPM bands, getting to a class late only to realize the professor isn’t there yet, mp3s and ipods, chill out music, unexpected smiles from strangers and cute guys J, lonesome traveling, free toothpaste, small but meaningful chats, fair weather, Chapstick, documentary films, April Fool’s day entitling you to at least one fool’s day prank, declared holidays…

I would also want to send a special separate thanks to all Filipino ambassadors of goodwill, hard-working professors and teachers especially those in public schools and those who teach in indigenous areas, statesmen ( there should be at least two or more left), fearless journalists and media personalities, daring militants who stand up for truth, equality and justice, uncompromising politicians, for the environmentalists and animal rights advocates, film directors who dares to present social issues of immediate concern, striving artists and musicians eager to compose and contribute their own piece, human rights upholder, pinoys emerging from super typhoon “Milenyo” like it never happened, bright minds and young professionals who opt to stay put in our country despite the meager salary, daring souls as opposed to the “shouldabeens”, honest and courteous taxi/jeepney drivers,  decent law enforcers, and all government officials who hasn’t betrayed our trust, for the pinoys who are quick to respond in food drives and extending cash/service donations for our less fortunate fellow countrymen. We best be taking care of each other. Our country’s financial fund is in disarray, no thanks to the fake public servants holding key positions in our government.

Anyway, I’ll continue to be thankful for the morning stretches, poetry readings, quarter moons, fresh breath, tears of joy, sneezes, cakes and ice cream, guacamole, tuna sandwiches, green tea, spontaneous ideas, unplanned rendezvous, and perhaps next year for my the knight. Pun intended.

I could go on and on and never finish this hoo-has…But all these are written to make one essential point. No matter what the situation is, there will always be at least one thing that we could be thankful for. It took me awhile to learn that because of well, I felt like I was losing it at around last quarter of this year. But hey, in the end you realize it was all really a matter of seeing things. I’m glad I’m in this  deep shit right now of not really knowing what to do with my life. It makes me realize how unimportant I was and some of the things I do. Awful things happen all the time. It’s upto you if you let it kill you. The answer of course is you don’t. It is really having faith that everything has a higher purpose.

With that I leave you with big hugs and high fives all around. kudos to those who choose to see the world in rose-colored glasses instead of seeing it in a gray manner. May your lineage multiply from this year onward. Let’s keep the ghetto safe from scoundrels.

Happy Holidays!

Joyeux Noel!

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