Tasting the Raindrops

There will come a time when a person falls in love but for a reason will lose that love. Sweet but sad...read on.

Looking in your eyes

I feel myself falling in love with you

You said I love you

And I said it too

We went to our very own special spot

For no real reason at all

We sat and talked and looked at one another

And then the rain began to fall

We could have left just as quick as we came

But no, you wanted to stay in the rain

You asked me a question I’ll never forget

Have you ever tasted the raindrops?

I looked at you funny and you gave me a sigh

The cutest look, as I wondered, why?

Why, did you ask me to taste the rain?

Well, what did have to loose or gain?

I watched you with a careful eye

And did the same as you

You were looking up at the cloudy sky

But my eyes were stuck on you like glue

I lifted my head to look at the sky

And closed my eyes really tight

Just as I thought I’d caught a raindrop

You suddenly held me tight

I opened my eyes with slight alarm

As you kissed me soft and sweet

I remember that kiss like it was yesterday

I still feel those raindrops on my cheek

I tasted the raindrops like I never had before

It was worth every second of bliss

Every time I think of that moment

I think of my raindrop kiss

We sat close together on that one special rock

And we held each other tight

Then almost as suddenly as it came

The sun came out from beneath the rain

The most beautiful colors I’ve ever seen

Came out on the western sky

The sun was setting and the moment was perfect

More than any money could buy

As the sun slowly set and the sky lit up

You began carving our names in our special rock

I told you I would never forget this moment

In my heart this memory is locked

As our names were finished and permanently engraved

We watched the sun finish its day

We slowly got up to leave this place

Which was a year ago this May

I haven’t been to that spot in a year

Where did all the time go?

I will visit this place alone this time

And I will finally have to let go

This memory will be in my heart forever

But you will not remain in my mind

I don’t know if that love, will be seen again

For that love I cannot find

I will go to this spot as we promised we would

But you will not be there this time

Why is it that you can’t keep your promise?

I know that I’m keeping mine

Never again will I taste the raindrops

The way I did with you

And when I go to this spot again

I will say goodbye to you.

http://www.beautyoflove.com/tastingtheraindrops.htm

All about LOVE

Let me borrow Lea’s words, “after a great pain, comes a great love.”

I just love those lines…maybe because it can truly describe what we have gone through before becoming married or even before finding each other. (:

He was trying to heal as I was moving on…

Simply, meant to be. But then who would have thought?

Neighbors for more than ten years…never spoken to each other! (:

Love.

You really just got to believe there’s magic.

V-day

It’s Valentine’s Day.

But today it’s my mother that I’m missing! (: I hope that one day she’ll get across this entry and make her realize how special she is to me – us!

I will always remember Mama on Valentine’s day as we have this special song we would always sing to each other on heart’s day.

I'm sharing it with you, here goes...

English version:

"Dearest child believe me you are truly my friend
So today with gladness to you will I send
Just a sign of friendship from this heart of mine
That will tell you in words you are my valentine.
These will it say mother’s heart is true
And never will change the love she gives you."

Filipino version:

“Ako’y nagtanim ng laguerta sa puso
Puso ang tinamnan puso ang tumubo
Puso ang namunga ibinunga’y puso
Puso ang kumitil kinitil ay puso.
Nguni’t ang puso ng magulang
Ang s’yang tunay na pagmamahal”.

I know one more Tagalog version that goes:

"Di nga ba't maraming puso sa sagingan.
May pusong dalaga at pusu-pusuan...
May pusong galak at pusong salawahan."

...or something to that effect.

I don’t know if how many of you have heard this (and I wonder if my classmates in grade school can still remember this) but thanks to Ma’am Mendez for this… now, I know that I have a special gift I will pass on to my children when the time comes.

May everyone have a fun-filled Valentine's...

Now sing with me, "Dearest child believe me..."

Come together...

“Hey Jude don't be afraid

You were made to go out and get her

The minute you let her under your skin

Then you begin to make it better…”

I never expected that one day I will be humming this song and will actually like it! But thanks to the movie “Across the Universe”… I really couldn’t say I’m now a Beatles fan but I have started to appreciate their songs more.

Blame it also to my weakness on musicals (I’m a frustrated stage-musical-actress, just to let you know!)… this kind of movie has always been one of my favorites. From Grease to Moulin Rouge to Rent and yes, I can even note Pik-Pak-Boom (though, I think the dialogues were not entirely sang but I know, there were a number of songs and dances there!).

Watching the movie has awakened my aspiration to do stage plays again! (Oh, just wait ‘til I get back home…)

Across the Universe is basically about the love story of Jude & Lucy with a setting done in the’60s and used Beatles songs not just for the background but for the dialogues as well…so, if you’re a Beatles fan, I believe you should check this movie. I don’t know if you’ll fall in love with the story/movie, but I’m sure you will enjoy singing along the tracks 'coz I did!

And here I go again…

"He wear no shoeshine he got toe-jam football

He got monkey finger he shoot coca-cola

He say "I know you, you know me"

One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Come together right now over me…”

Nothing about Sushmita!

Remember Sushmita “the essence of being a woman…” Sen who was crowned Miss Universe ’94 when it was held in the Philippines? Di ba she’s from India?

No. I won’t be talking about her but rather, Indian Food! (:

One good thing about living abroad is the opportunity to eat and try local dishes. And you’ll say, bakit Indian Food ‘eh nasa Emarat ka? Para ‘di mahiwagaan – a great part of expatriates in the UAE are Indian (well, for now as Filipinos seem to break the record!).

There are lists of Indian Cuisine and variations one can choose from though, not everyone may welcome it. Indian food has its distinct smell and taste. And as I learned from my previous employer, they have this thirteen special herbs and spices used everytime they cook!

At ‘san ka! Most and I could say, 99% almost of Indians eat with their hands but that is actually part of their etiquette, they say. And mind you, it’s not just your usual finger-lickin’-good-thing, in our term, and let me use the word - dilap! (: Just imagine....

At the moment I’m fond of having plain dosa for breakfast whenever I have time to drop by the cafeteria.



Wonder how it tastes?

Go and search that Indian restaurant near you! (Haha...daw advertisement.) (: