fromthelifeofpeachy

Been through a lot but that doesn't stop me from hoping, dreaming, loving & living. Still quests for wisdom, still thirts for knowledge, still believes that the best things are yet to come. Concerned with pushing boundaries of self-discovery. Execises power through emotion, instinct, intellect & love. Not a natural socializer but keeps friendship in an entire lifetime. Dominating but can accept some restrictions in order to win in the end. A power house of pride & self-will. Passive-aggressive.

Sunday, September 24, 2006

No Place Like Home





I knew it…my skin still go blotches whenever I drink liquor.
That’s how my body reacts to beer.
Why?
Because after a year of my birthday celebration, we’re back to Corrida – this time along with my high school friends & buddies.


There’s no place like home indeed.
It’s good to be back once again in the loving ams of your Alma Mater.
‘Twas a night of fun, laughter & memories which we almost missed.
For Raquel, Emmylou & I are still undecided up to the last minute if we were coming to CHS’s Grand Reunion Kamustahan last September 23rd.




Seph had an important ‘lakad’ that night and he excused himself for being late.
Andrew arrived & then Geoffrey.
We were only six in our batchmates who came.


Normally, I only drink a bottle of San Mig Light.
But that night, I drank three, huh!
So, it doesn’t surprised me when they said ‘Lasing ka na eh!”
And then I would reply back, “Hindi ako lasing, nahihilo lang ako…”
“That’s it! Kaya ka nga nahihilo kasi lasing ka!”
Well, whatever!
I’m there to enjoy, period.




We went out to Corrida and off to William’s house at past 3am.
Gosh, his place is flooded with food.
Gotta thank this guy for his ‘sobrang pag-aasikaso.’




On the ‘not so lighter side of it’…
Seph: you may be goin’ through a though phase on your life right now..
But believe me, even though we can’t be 24/7 on your side, you knew by your heart that we’re just a text or call away.
Dude, you’re goin to get this by with flying colors.
‘Coz we’re here for you….
And that's what our friendship is all about…..



Tuesday, September 19, 2006

I Wish You...

by: James Watkins

I wish you truth for your decisions,
I wish you doubts to make you sure,
I wish you fear to give you caution,
I wish you courage to keep you pure,
But beyond these hopes and wishes,
One prayer soars high above,
I wish for you my friend
Faith and Hope and Love.

I wish defeats to make you humble,
I wish success to let you soar,
I wish you tears to make you tender,
I wish you joy and so much more.
For beyond these hopes and wishes,
one prayer soars high above,
I wish for you my friend
Faith and hope and love.

So as you stand and face tomorrow,
When life gets rough and tough,
There's someone who believes in you
With faith and hope and love.
So I wish for you my friend
Faith and hope and love.

Monday, September 18, 2006

What Thoughts Drive You?

A sequel to my Texts to Live By....



Whenever you feel down, always remember:
You’re Braver than you believe,
Stronger than you know,
Smarter than you think.
Plus…you’ve got GOD to back you up!

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A true person is like the best book
Sometimes the cover may not be so elegant
But the contents are like bars of gold
That you can treasure for a lifetime.

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Every nice friend is a gift from God.
It is one of life’s best blessings,
A priceless gift that can never be bought, sold or forgotten…

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God balances our lives
By giving us enough blessings to keep us happy,
Enough burdens to keep us humble,
And enough hardships to keep us strong.

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The heart that has a firm faith is not frightened by any obstacles.
‘Coz it knows well that God loves and does not abandon those who trust in Him.

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You will never know true happiness until you have truly loved
And you will never understand what pain really is until you have lost it.

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In life, there are three things that can never be retrieved…
Spoken words, time passed and neglected opportunities.
Be careful not to miss one….

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Troubles can overwhelm us.
Sometimes we just feel like running away from all our problems.
But you know where’s the best hiding place?
Right beside God’s loving arms.

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Sabi nila kapag ang isang bagay nawala sa’yo
May magandang kapalit.
Yap! Tanggap ko yun…
Pero kapag ikaw ang nawala, yun ang hindi ko matatanggap,
Kasi ikaw yung walang kapalit.

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Sometimes love is unfair.
Magmahal ka, masasaktan ka.
Itago mo, masasaktan ka.
Ipaglaban mo, masasaktan ka.
Pero alam mo kung anong maganda sa love?
Nagiging matatag ka kasi nasaktan ka!

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I cried because I had no shoes
Until I saw a happy man without feet.
Life's full of blessings.
We're just too blind to appreciate them.

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No matter how big or small we are...
Your friends will support you
And respect your creativity.
For thinking outside the box.
They'll be there when you need a shoulder to lean on or a great big hug.
A true friend takes interest in understanding what you're all about...
They see beyond the black and white.
To discover your true colors...
And accept you just the way you are...
Even when you wake up in the morning!
So make your own kind of music.....
Sing your own special song.....
Follow your heart....
Wherever it takes you....
And when someone reaches out to love you....
Don't be afraid to love them back........
They may just be a friend for life...

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Thursday, September 14, 2006

Be a F.R.OG.

Well. Blogging has kind of fallen by the wayside these past few days.

Seems like years since I've been here...

I'm going to get serious bout posting here any day now.

But for today, I am thinking bout being a F.R.O.G.

Not a toad, damn!

It means: Fully Relying On God


Let GOD help you deal with your problems.

* Be a FROG! Rely on God!

* Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you. (1 Peter 5:7)

* Come unto Me, all that labour & are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. (Matthew 11:28)

* I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world. (John 16:33)

* For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith & this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God not by works, so that no one can boast. (Ephesians 2:8-9)

* Take My yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek & lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For My yoke is easy, and my burden is light. (Matthew 11:29-30)

* Take a 'leap' of faith & Fully Rely On God!

Thursday, September 07, 2006

A Different Perspective on Happiness




My dear friend,

Have you ever, at any time, had the feeling that life is bad, real bad, and you wish you were in another situation? You find life makes things difficult for you, Read the following story... it may change your views about life ¦)

After a conversation with one of my friends, he told me that despite
having two jobs, he brings home barely above $1K per month, but is happy as
he is. I wonder how he can be as happy as he is considering he has to
skimp his life with the low pay to support a pair of old parents, in-laws, a wife, two daughters and the many bills of a household.



He explained that it was all because of one incident that he saw in India a few years ago, at a time when he was eally feeling low, touring India after a major setback.

He recalled that night in front of his very eyes: he saw an Indian mother cut off her child's right hand with a chopper. The helplessness in the mother's eyes, the scream of pain fron the innocent 4-year-old child kept haunting him until today.

You may ask why the mother did so; had the child been naughty, was the child's hand infected?? No, it was done for two simple words- - -FOR BEGGING!

The desperate mother deliberately caused the child to be handicapped so that the child could go out to the streets to beg.

Taken aback by the scene, he dropped a piece of bread he was eating half-way and almost instantly, a flock of five or so children dashed towards this small piece of bread, already dirtied with sand, wiping off grains of sand before biting - the natural reaction of a hunger-stricken person.



Stricken by the events, he instructed his guide to drive him to the nearest bakery. He arrived at two bakeries and bought every single loaf of bread he found. The owner was 'dumbfounded' at his good fortune. He spent less than $100 for about 400 loaves of bread (this is less than $0.25 per loaf!) and spent another $100 to get daily necessities.

Off he went in the truck full of bread to the streets. As he distributed the bread and necessities to the children (mostly handicapped) and a few adults, he received cheers and bows from these unfortunate beings. For the first time in his life he wondered how people can give up their dignity for a loaf of bread which costs less than $0.25.

He began to tell himself how fortunate he is; how fortunate he is to have a complete body, a job, a family, a chance to complain about what food
is nice and isn't, a chance to be clothed, and have the many things that these people in front of him are deprived of.

Now I begin to think and feel it too! Is my life bad? Perhaps not, I should not feel bad at all... What about you? Maybe the next time you think you are, think about the child who lost one hand to beg on the streets.



The following are trite expressions but ring with truth, nonetheless.

"Contentment is not the fulfilment of what you want; it is the realization of how much you already have."

"When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us."

"It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives."

"The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way."

"The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, you can't go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches."

I share this message to those people who mean something to me, to those who have touched my life in one way or another, to those who make me smile when I really need it, to those who make me see the brighter side of things when I'm really down, to those who I want to let know that I appreciate their friendship.




"Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly, and forgive quickly. Life is too short to be anything but happy!"

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Random Quizzes



1. What will your obituary say?
Rampagingly (King Kong style), Peachy died laughing hysterically. Peachy will be terribly missed by a damp sponge nicknamed Leaky.

2. How will you be defined in the dictionary?
Peachy {adjective} - visually addictive

3. What will your epitaph say?
Peachy: Remember me as I was. A trekkie.

4. Your psychiatric evaluation:
Public Behavior: Passable
Individual behavior: Passable
Group Interaction: Extremely Insane
Online Behavior: Extremely Insane

5. How emo are you?
You are 72% emo. You are pretty Emo. You like the music, styles and way of life but it doesn’t really control your life. There is more to you than just another cute Emo face.

6. What is important in your life?
Health is most important in your life. Having a high focus on health indicates that you are very health-conscious and you realize that if you don't have your health, you have nothing. You are devoted to living healthy.

7. What is your darkest secret?
You stole a homeless person's gloves.

8. What effect do you have on people?
Peachy Pills: Will increase ability to find Waldo (who the hell Waldo is?)

9. Why would you travel back in time?
Peachy's Reason for Travelling Back in Time: To be the one to discover the telephone - take that Alexander Grahambell

10. Which decade should you have grown up in?
You should have grown up during the twenties. You are cool, sophisticated and hip – even by today’s standards. You like things before they are considered cool, and you like them long afterwards.

11. What happened to you as a child?
As a child...you tried to pick up a slice of bacon right out of the pan.
How did it mess you up? You say "that's hot" more than three times a day.

12. What is you new nickname?
"Chewy"

13. What pisses you off?
Muppets

14. Why are you going to hell?
Because you like to wear trenchcoats with nothing underneath.

15. What will you WANTED poster say?
Wanted: Peachy
FOR: Selling your soul on an auction site.
REWARD: One Million Dollar

16. What will be the movie of your life be called?
Peachy: A Tale of Perversity and Woe
Director: Frances Coppola

17. How are you going to die?
Death through extreme sports
You are going to die in an extreme sports accident. You like to live life fast and hard. What’s the point if you don’t? Live fast, Die young, Leave a good looking corpse. Right?

18. What will you go to jail for?
Jaywalking beside a police station.

** I actually enjoyed it. BTW, all items our courtesy of Quiz Galaxy **



Monday, September 04, 2006

Peachyroo



Word of the Day

"Just Peachy" ~~ Answer to a question like "Are You OK?"

Robert Wolverton wrote:

Where does the term peachy come from. Doesn't make much sense to me.

Sure it does.
Peaches are round, soft, sweet, delicious, and pretty.
Their downy skins, usually tinged with a pinkish blush, are smooth and velvetlike to the touch and pleasing to the eye.




Peachy has traditionally been defined in dictionaries as 'resembling a peach' in these various good ways, and peachy roundness, softness, and pinkness have been associated with cheeks, particularly those of young women, since the late 16th century.
A 1775 quotation from the OED refers archetypally to "A delicate, peachy, bloom of complexion, very common in England."
Peachy cheeks fairly abound in literature, as in Thomas Hardy's Mayor of Casterbridge, where he refers to "the tears that would occasionally glide down her peachy cheeks."




These peachlike virtues have led to two extended informal meanings.
The first, 'excellent, fine', has been in use since the early 1900's, as in a 1908 reference in which quotation marks signal that peachy was still a somewhat slangy term, not yet established: "A home run would have been very 'peachy'."

This sense grew more common during the twenties, as in "He told himself that Airedales were peachy dogs" (Farrell, Young Lonigan, 1930), and was still in casual use through the fifties, sixties, and seventies: "Now if you'll just co-operate with us, everything will work out peachy" (1953).






The second informal meaning, narrowed in focus from the more general sense of excellence, is 'attractive, pretty' and was prevalent at the same time as the first: "Gee, but she shore was peachy" (1913)" and "The flowers are peachy" (1929) are typical examples.

By the 1980's peachy struck many as somewhat old fashioned and is now often used ironically, although irony is a lot easier to spot when listening rather than reading.
For example, "Just peachy" in answer to a question like "Are you OK?" can be either perfectly honest or sarcastic, depending on the tone of voice.
Variations on this fruitful theme, for both the straightforward and ironic uses of peachy, include peachy-keen, peacherino, and ginger peachy.



In truth, this kind of semantic development of a word is far from unusual.
Language invites creative extensions of literal meanings, and English just bristles with food metaphors.
You look at cheesecake in magazines.
You milk a situation for all you can get.
You sit around and chew the fat with a friend.
And if you're a good egg, my little dumpling, you can try to be cool as a cucumber in front of your colleagues, even though you've just landed a plum job because you're the apple of the boss's eye and know how to butter her up.



(Enid)

Sunday, September 03, 2006

Which Kind Are You?



Just a thought:

There are three kinds of givers -- the flint, the sponge and the honeycomb.

To get anything out of a flint you must hammer it. And then you get only chips and sparks.

To get water out of a sponge you must squeeze it, and the more you use pressure, the more you will get.

But the honeycomb just overflows with its own sweetness.

Which kind of giver are you?