ここにしか咲かない花

何も無い場所だけれど
ここにしか咲かない花がある
心にくくりつけた荷物を
静かに降ろせる場所
空の色映し出した
瑠璃(るり)色の海 遥かから聞こえる
あなたの笑い声は
よく聴けば 波の音でした

寂しさ隠せずにいるなら
一人になればいい
囁(ささや)くほどの声で呼んでいるのは
いつも 同じ名前

あの優しかった場所は今でも
変らずに 僕を待ってくれていますか?
最後まで笑顔で 何度も振り返り
遠ざかる姿に 唇 噛み締めた
(笑顔で)(手を振り)
今はこみ上げる 寂寞(せきばく)の思いに
潤んだ世界を 拭ってくれる
指先を 待っている

影が教えてくれるのは
そこにある悲しみだけじゃない
うつむく顔を上げて振り返れば
そこにある光に気付くだろう

同じ数の出会いと別れ
でも割り切れなくて
余るほどの想い出をいつまでも
胸に咲かせながら

雨上がりの道は泥濘(ぬか)るむけれど
今ここに 生きている証を刻むよ
どうかこの涙を しおれかけの花に
喜びの彼方でもう一度咲けるように
(この涙を)(心に)
願いは海風に 吹かれて大空へ
やがて小さな 虹をわたるよ何いつの日か
その足で

ここにしか咲かない花
ここにしか吹かない風
ここでしか聴けない歌
ここでしか見えないもの
ここにしか咲かない花
ここにしか吹かない風

あの優しかった場所は今でも
変らずに 僕を待ってくれていますか?
ふいに込み上げる 寂寞(せきばく)の想いに
潤んだ世界を拭ってくれる
(こみ上げる)(想いに)
雨上がりの道は泥濘(ぬか)るむけれど
今ここに 生きている証を刻むよ
いつかこの涙も 寂寞(せきばく)の想いも
忘れ去られそうな時代の傷跡も
(この涙も)(想いも)
燦然(さんぜん)と輝く
あけもどろの中に 風が運んで 星にかわる
そんな日を 待っている

It's been 6 months!

I can't believe it myself...
6 months of a new life...a great experience that I cannot measure with time or any unit.
if it wasn't for the change, I would have never had the courage to leave my job...and to look for something new.
Still in the process of looking, but at least I know I will get somewhere different soon...
It was an amazing 6 months...and still counting...
I don't know what it is I have done to deserve what I have now
but definitely I will do all I can to keep it the way it is,
as I don't think I am lucky enough to find this twice.

It is tough sometimes...
there are always two sides to everything.
But all of it is worth it.

This time I am really giving my all...which is something I haven't fully accomplished before.
This is the first and last time.

"Dance like nobody's watching; love like you've never been hurt. Sing like nobody's listening; live like it's heaven on earth." -
-- Mark Twain

Surprise surprise

What a change in life...
After a golden week full of hot baths, errands, badminton, and swimming,
I'm gonna have a new life for 3 months!
It's gonna be different, it's gonna be real.
We won't be on vacation like we always were when we met.
We will have stress from work, feel exhausted from being in Tokyo.
But I have a feeling this change will make everything better.
I can't wait!
I guess if you want something really bad,
and you think about it really hard,
someone, either God or your boss,
will grant it to you.
Even just for a short time =)

The Philippines revisited

The Phils is definitely not the country that people would relate "heaven" to...
With all the pollution, poverty, natural disasters, and chaos, you would not believe that it has such a beautiful side to it...
March 2007. Bohol. Balicasag Dive. Tarsier. Chocolate Hills. Mango Shakes. Boracay. Angol Point, Coral Garden, Crocodile Island, Friday's Rock dive. Beach breakfasts. Mango Shakes. Sunshine. Henna Tattoos. Greek food. Pool. The Blue. Did I mention Mango Shakes??

Arriving in a small but nice plane


The Chocolate Hills that resulted from Corals that used to be in the sea 2 million years ago


And...the Tarsier! Such a cute little creature, but must be very stupid because its brain is even smaller than its eye!


Boracay


Boracay Sunset


My Tattoo and a sleepy dog...but seems like all the dogs are constantly sleepy on Boracay! ^^


In the process of getting my Open Water!


In the middle of a school of fish ^^

Tired....

Feels like I've done lots this weekend...
had a busy saturday, then went to the hotspring as usual...
but this week, finally, a good movie is up...
so I went and watched The Guardian til 3 in the morning!
On Sunday, I went swimming and played badminton....
and guess what? on monday, I did exactly the same thing, only reversed!
but now that I am home from all that...
I feel exhausted...can't do much now...not even eating @@
Guess I will just take a bath and crash....
Is it really a good thing to make yourself so exhausted?!
I wonder...

I can swim I can swim I can swim I can swim!!!

Ever since Naoko, my swimming teacher, left Japan for PEI,
I've stopped trying to learn to swim..just cuz it's so hard to find an english-speaking teacher here...
but this monday, i decided to go to the pool by myself...
here is my progress this week!
Monday: 20 x 25m... out of which...about half were done with a board doing crawl...a few trying breaststrokes...too slow...and the other ones without a board doing crawl...could go probably 15m the farthest...which I was happy about cuz it used to be 5m max...
Wednesday: 24 x 25m... out of which... a little less than half were done with a board doing crawl... gave up on breaststrokes for the time being... the rest without a board...and succeeded 3 times doing 25m! ^^
Friday: 25 x 25m... out of which, 3 ways with a board, and the rest without, doing crawl... and this time, I succeeded 17 times doing 25m end to end! at the end, I really wanted to do a few more, but I didnt have time anymore...
but I've gotta keep going until I can feel totally comfortable with crawl...and hopefully Naoko will come back soon to see what she has done! ^^
Woohoo!