Thoughts of a Violinist Giraffe

Typhoon Sendong is akin to a mosquito biting a man asleep, who wakes irritated and finds himself in a deplorable state. Realizing this, he resolves to take himself out of this state and, simply, change for the better. Before you demand an explanation or react harshly to the analogy, let me further discuss how any of this is relevant: Typhoon Sendong hit Northern Mindanao in the Southern Philippines sometime Friday evening, December 16. Constant rain and wind affected the area, which didn't seem like much for those who live in this part of the world but eventually the constant rain resulted in flooding, with the river overflowing and sinking entire neighborhoods. Many were caught unaware and off-guard, resulting in injuries, deaths, and more than a little stress. Electricity was lost in the majority of areas that utilized it. Usable water, both for drinking and other common purposes, are in shortage. As of now, over a thousand are dead or missing, with hundreds more with no homes...

Wong Fu's new music video of Magnetic North & Taiyo Na's "Home:Word" ft. Sam Kang was like a breath of fresh air. Thanks to Wong Fu, I have a new band to listen to and genuinely like. Let's hope they stay strong and keep going at it, making genuine music. The song touches upon what is considered home, how life seems to drag you down every so often and that the only way you recover is through pieces of home, through what you consider is home. Wong Fu Productions does a brilliant job at showcasing this and the varied situations that one may find him or herself when trying to find home. I found myself smiling and teary-eyed, remembering home - the moments with my family, the places we've gone, the cold winter nights and the warm smiles. It's been five years and the longest I've been with the entire family (all five of us, and our close cousins in the States) was three months. It feels as though three months isn't enough. Have I taken them for g...

Rihanna's "We Found Love", featuring Calvin Harris, is as addictive as the music video is striking. The feel of the song is nostalgic, bittersweet. One can imagine a small smile as the song plays, and a person crying with that same small smile painting the facial features. It seems like someone is trying to reach out, and grab for something that increasingly becomes impossible to try and take. Her music video captures this perfectly and the scenes portrayed work perfectly with the song to give it a feeling of nostalgia and bittersweet love. Most would regard the song as damaging and morally degrading but that's exactly the point: the song is portraying how, even though it seems unreachable, love is found. Yet this sort of love does not last and ultimately damages the lives of those involved. Others may look at it in a more positive light but it is evident through the music video and consistent listening to the music itself that one can only find that love that was ...

... the world will be conquered one day at a time. There's really not much to say right now, as I have nothing in mind at the moment. I suppose I just felt  like writing something down. Something simple. And I suppose it'll just be this: Everything we've ever done fades away, in some sort of way into the next day, into the sun. There's nothing more for anyone. Nothing more. Cheers.

And once again, I'm doing my routine stroll through Memory Lane. So far, it's a warm feeling. I'm aiming at particular memories, ones that I want to hold on for the rest of my life. What those memories are, I'd rather not say on such a public spectrum but let's just say that the music I'm about to link you all to will more than make up for what I don't say with my very own words. My feelings may be lying to me about what I want to do with these particular memories in the future, but somehow it doesn't matter. It seems right. What I do next may put me well into a path I know I can't turn back from. But I'm ok with that. Like I said, it seems right. Only the Heavenly Father knows what is best and what lies ahead of me. I can trust though, that whatever may happen from what I decide to do, He will be there. I've been indecisive all my life, and I don't want to be that way for much longer. Somehow, all this will be alright in the end. Wh...

A few words, with dashes of wit and rhyme - a penny for a thought; a mind for a dime. On paper and on few lines. This poetry is mine. ~~~~ Can the words I pen down help calm my heart? I don't know and I'm not sure. I guess I'll write and wait 'til it starts to calm me down. ~~~~ You, me; them, us. The world revolves thus. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Very few things to say, but I say them the best I can. Enjoy these few words. Cheers!

... 'cause I can never get enough. It still does. When I stop and think about it, my life seems to be lacking in this department. Now, I'm quite aware of the various forms of love - I do not lack in love from my family and some friends, but that specific love where a man leaves his parents to be one with a woman, is the one I seem to be lacking. Regardless, it isn't crippling enough that I cannot function without someone. I can function quite well on my own. In fact, I have no problem living in solitude. Yet, I feel rather unprepared were I to eventually marry and live with another for the rest of my life, with no parents to settle disputes and no siblings to take sides. How can I prepare? How do I tackle such a predicament when it eventually comes around? There's really not much I can do about it. All I can do is pray, live my life, and hope that when it comes around, it solves itself. It's nearing the end of the semester and I'm sure everyone (including...