Bless The Broken Road

Rascal Flatts - Bless The Broken Road Lyrics

I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you
Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true
Every long lost dream lead me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

You never can tell

I saw Drizzle, the female vocalist of Escape, at Gold's last week. Hindi na kasi ako madalas maggym (and obvious na siya, bad trip). She'd been working out at Gold's for two months na pala. Anyway, I saw her again yesterday. I used to not like this girl because I thought she was too giddy for Adam. She and Adam, the guitarist of Escape and one of my ex's old friends, were together (on and off) for some time but when Ray and I broke up last year, ang alam ko off sila. I saw Adam at Galleria some time last year with this thin girl and I told Drizzle, thinking wala na sila matagal na. Yun pala they'd just really broken up last January. I stammered because I didn't want to cause anyone any trouble. And also because I know how it feels to accidentally be given information you'd rather not have.

The thing there is I had respect for Adam. I thought he was the nicest of Ray's friends and it turns out he's just like the rest of them. You really can't tell these days.

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No Can Do

I have decided over the weekend to stop liking Mr. Me. Ayoko na talaga. I don't even know why I have a crush on him. Aside from the eyes and the fact that he's funny, there's really nothing there to fall for. He's a bad boy, plain and simple, not even a good-looking one at that. I've seen him around the kind of girls he's always around and I see him with us real girls and I see a difference in the way he acts. Does he think he will eventually marry one of his kind of girls? Does he think he can have stimulating conversation with them until the wee hours of the morning? I can't understand him and I don't think I even want to try. Pareho sila ni Ray, maraming issues... Naghahanap lang ako ng sakit ng ulo.

He's actually a great guy to be friends with. He's fun and all that. But thinking that anything beyond that will work out is, well, far-fetched.

The Eagles Fall

It has been five long years since I last shouted myself hoarse to support my beloved alma mater and though the experience was less than satisfying in the end (what with the huge win of the Green Archers over my dear Blue Eagles), I found the day to be quite flavorful.

Comedy of Errors
Carol, managing editor of Men's Health, former basketball teammate and all-around friend, managed to score some Upper Box A tickets. If you are an ordinary student from Ateneo, you would know that good tickets to an Ateneo-La Salle game are hard to come by. So, Carol and I with my good friend Sorsi planned to attend the game full-force. Plan was for Carol and Sorsi to meet at Araneta at noon to be able to get good seats. I was coming from Sta. Rosa so I assured them I would leave my house after lunch and would be at Araneta before game time. I had a splendid weekend and was quite excited to cheer for my favorite UAAP team and just be there where the action is. After lunch, I went to my room to find 2 missed calls from Sorsi and a message saying "ano ba... naiinis na ako." Apparently, she had been at the office since 12 noon and was trying to call Carol to ask where exactly they would be meeting. I called Carol myself but she wasn't answering. I figured it could be one of two things: Carol might have gotten into some kind of accident or she left her phone somewhere. Sorsi was worried, too, until I got a message from Carol's friend Irene saying that Carol was in Starbucks waiting for us. I called Sorsi and told her to go ahead to Starbucks and I would text her when I got to Araneta.

I was on my way back to Manila when I got several calls from Sorsi. I was ignoring her calls because I was in a van full of sleeping people. I got this message: "ano ba... nabibwisit na ako..." She still couldn't find Carol. Another message came in: "nandito ako sa starbucks. puro la sallista dito... i'm wearing blue pigtails pa naman..." When I got there, a full hour after Sorsi got to Starbucks, she was in a foul mood. I finally got a hold of Carol and there she was behind the divider that separated the Araneta patrons buying coffee from the ordinary Starbucks customers with a semi-scowl on her face saying "konti na lang talaga... naiinis na ako..." Buti na lang I was in a better mood and I managed a smile and an explanation.

So here I was, tired from the long trip and petrified that my two friends would not talk to each other the whole time. What a way to start the game... I was seated between Carol and Sorsi and Carol, in a much better mood, said "Natuloy ba si Sorsi sa Neil Gaiman?" Me: "Natuloy ka daw ba sa Neil Gaiman?" Sorsi: "Oo, natuloy ako sa Neil Gaiman." Me: "Natuloy daw siya sa Neil Gaiman." Was I going to be a messenger the whole night?

Finally, Sorsi looked at the players on the court all clad in different shades of blue and she realized it was still Adamson and NU playing. "Hindi pa pala Ateneo - La Salle 'to eh...," she half-shouted. That got us all laughing and ended the bitter atmosphere.

Atenista ba 'tong mga 'to?
Before the game began, there was an elaborate AVP about how Ateneo and La Salle were different yet the same (ano daw??!) because Ateneo and La Salle are excellent because they both have FOCUS. Yun pala advertisement lang ng Ford Focus. Talk about commercialized...

The whole stadium started chanting "Basketball! Basketball!" but were silenced by the appearance of a flying Ford Focus. In fairness, nakakaaliw siya. But I was still eager for the game to begin...

Finally, out came the Ateneo Blue Eagles (na ang kilala ko na lang si LA Tenorio, Magnum Membrere, Badjie del Rosario, and the cute but useless Doug Kramer) and a sea of blue stood up to start cheering. If you're a die-hard UAAP fan, you would know that a UAAP game is better watched standing up. Midway into the 1st quarter, the 40-ish lady seated behind Carol tapped her shoulder and said in a trying-to-be-nice-but-still-condescending tone "I'd like to watch the game, too, if you don't mind..." Bad trip, hindi siguro Atenista yon, nakapag-asawa lang ng Atenista... I appreciate the presence of the alumni, lalo na yung mga die-hard. Pero pag-KJ, hello, manood ka na lang ng TV, diba?? There are so many students who would kill for those seats and yet ang mga nakakakuha mga taong wala man lang kagana-ganang mag-cheer. Halfway into the third quarter, I heard some of the older guys say "pare, umuwi na tayo... talo na..." Sorsi promptly screamed "walang uuwi! di ba win or lose, it's the school we choose?!!" Nakakainis lang kasi yun nga, yung students na gustong pumunta, hindi makapunta because these people na Ateneo lang pag panalo ang team, mas may connections.

All Heart
Final score was 78 La Salle - 60 Ateneo. But that was not what was disappointing for me. I have to give it to La Salle because it looked that they really wanted to win the game. They challenged every shot, they shot like this was the last game they were ever going to play. Kahit na mayabang yung ibang players, they had reason to be smug. Ateneo played like it was a practice game. The only players who looked like they had some fire left in them were Magnum Membrere and Japeth Aguilar and sige na nga, LA Tenorio. They fought even when it looked like they were going to lose. I don't mind losing because hey, it happens... But if you give up even before the final buzzer, there must be something wrong with your attitude. In fairness to them, the team is made up of fairly young players, so maybe the NR Coach Norman Black can still inject some fire into his players. I sure hope he does...

Falling for Mr. Me

I find myself in yet another situation--one that I seem to always fall into. Yes, there is someone who has caught my eye, and maybe even possibly my heart. Yikes. The funny thing is that even if he has the trademark disappearing eyes I seem to always go for and the non-negotiable sense of humor and intelligence that are tops on my husband hopeful list, he wouldn't strike you as mate material, at least not MY mate material. The scary thing there is that the more I think about it, the more that I see that I am falling for Mr. Me. This might sound ideal for most people but is it the formula that really works?

Like me, the man in question is a Scorpio. And according to the stars, we both have strong personalities. He's boisterously funny. I'm not saying I'm THAT funny but I know I have my moments. He has a fiery temper as do I. He's quiet sometimes and that makes him mysterious. I don't know if I'm mysterious at all but I know that there are times when I just don't feel like talking. He is careful about who he hangs out with as am I. He's the leader type as I've been almost all my life.

Haaayy... Why do I like him? It scares me that I like him the way I do and I'm trying to just really take control of my emotions. It's just that there are times when I happen to be beside him and my shoulder sort of rests against his, or my knee touches his when we're seated next to each other, that I feel something really weird-- parang I can depend on him, parang there's nothing I should worry about.

Sorry for the mush. I'm just really wondering where this is going or if I want it to go anywhere at all. What I do know is that I like that I feel this way about him. I don't know if this is right or I'm just putting myself on the line for something that's not going to work anyhow because he's like me in so many ways that I think if we do get together it'll be one explosive relationship. I don't even know if there's a possibility he likes me back.

I guess I just have to wait and see.