I dreamed a dream

Did the title remind you of something? I bet it did!  It’s one of the songs in Les Miserables, a very meaningful song which has already touched so many.  But if you think its magic has put only those who have seen the musical in a trance you’re wrong, because I dreamed a dream has awakened many more souls through a rendition by Susan Boyle. Find out why and how.  Here’s the song with its newest sensational singer:

There was a time when men were kind,
And their voices were soft,
And their words inviting.
There was a time when love was blind,
And the world was a song,
And the song was exciting.
There was a time when it all went wrong…

Please click on the link for a Youtube video of the song by Susan Boyle:

I dreamed a dream in time gone by,
When hope was high and life, worth living.
I dreamed that love would never die,
I dreamed that God would be forgiving.
Then I was young and unafraid,
And dreams were made and used and wasted.
There was no ransom to be paid,
No song unsung, no wine, untasted.

But the tigers come at night,
With their voices soft as thunder,
As they tear your hope apart,
And they turn your dream to shame.

He slept a summer by my side,
He filled my days with endless wonder…
He took my childhood in his stride,
But he was gone when autumn came!

And still I dream he’ll come to me,
That we will live the years together,
But there are dreams that cannot be,
And there are storms we cannot weather!

I had a dream my life would be
So different from this hell I’m living,
So different now from what it seemed…
Now life has killed the dream I dreamed…

Happy Birthday, Tita Annie!

To our dearest Tita Annie,

Beautifuuul, inside and out!

We may be too young to tell you how we appreciate you

for being such a wonderful aunt and playmate…

We may be too little to reach your hand when

we want to hold you to say “we thank God for you”…

We may be too far to share our giggles and laughs with you

every time you need some cheering…

But we will never be far enough not to make you feel

you are loved and being loved

far more than anyone has ever loved you…

On your birthday, we pray that God will always guide you so that

you’ll always be healthy, happy, stress-free and safe…

For the best Tita, who deserves nothing else

but the bests in life and love…

…happy, happy, happy birthday!

With much love,
Arvid, Christian, Pauline, Charles and Shaine

Wake up, Muses!

I have always loved writing. For me, it is more than just putting words together. It is re-creating life in prose and poetry that leave imprints of the person I humbly am. Yet my hunger for words, sentences, lines and stanzas seemed to have blossomed but unfortunately dried up long before it really began. (Sadly, that’s what has happened despite my father’s constant support and encouragement to bring out the writer in me.)

To wake up the muses in me, I thought that it is but right to start a blog. This way, I will be obliged to sit down and do what I love doing.  Writing!

For a start, let me share with you one of my poems, “Woman”.

“Woman” is a poem that I wrote for the many women God sent me to brighten up my day when things aren’t right, those who inspire me to do what I could not possibly do all by myself and they who encourage me to believe that life is good and always worth living!

For those Women, I dedicate this poem.

Thank you, Mados Mommy Fely Aquino (my mom) . Lola AlexandraOrtiz-Munsayac . Lola MonicaIgnacio-Aquino . Lola Susana Ignacio . Lola PazIgnacio . Lola Aning Aquino-Artisano . Nang Gay Gozum-Manalili .  Mommy Linda Pinzon-Azurin . Mom Sandy Dove . Kay Stewart . Te Gladys Mangiduyos . Te Dorie Manalili . Ma’am Judith Bunyi . Ma’am Gene Eligio . (my sisters) Anna Marie Fe & Abigail Michelle Lory . (my nieces) Michael Shaine & Antoinette Paul . Bethalyn Yambot. Boche Tan . Rhose Candalla-Uytingco . Te Annie Sta. Maria . Te Mean dela Peña-Barlis . Te Lulu Escuadro . Malaya Panganiban . Te Lilly Artisano . Trace Faye Munsayac . Jezretchel Capati and to all the women who believe in the power of God, faith, love & hope, Maraming Salamat Po!