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Merry Christmas Nanay
Dear Nanay, We were all home and got to spend Christmas together (except for Ann but you know she’s committed to the thing). We ate a bunch of things. Ninong taught most of us a game. The fathers drank whiskey, the kids (is it still kids if no one is younger than 21?) drank bottles of sweet wine. You were still part of the raffle, and actually got to the end, but lost out to Joannaman. I bet if you did win you’d give it to us anyway like the year you did win the top prize. Almost all the kids give gifts now so it took a good 15…
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I think you should listen to Bastille’s and Marshmello’s Happier today
One of my biggest regrets in life was when I wiped my 7 year old ipod nano (which still works now) of the songs I curated since 2007. Until now I can’t find some of the songs I had on there that meant a lot. Reason being was that I wanted to start over and make new memories with new songs, turns out, I no longer have the time, patience or resources to curate something to that effect (around 639 songs at the time of wiping). I like very old songs, and those who probably have people sick of them by now. My excuse is that I don’t really listen…
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I think you should listen to Fra Lippo Lippi’s “Later†today
I know it’s sad, and I actually started my day putting up my Christmas tree to Christmas carols. However, seeing Pier Sorenson on CNN Philippines sing it by himself really resonated with me. If you’ve never heard it, or it’s been years since you thought about it, please listen to it here. Its lyrics are simple. Here is a sample of a few lines: How could you ask for more With an innocent smile Trusting me to stay How could you close the door And leave me here Supposing I’m okay How could you break down my disguise And uncover my fears How could you look into my eyes Ignoring…
