Life in Poetry: Dot

Hey there. I just wanted to share a poem I wrote for a girl I use to, okay, maybe I still love her a little, just a tiny bit little left. I dunno, just let it be. Anyways, I guess I was just never ever able to make her a decent poem. I made her a poem once but it was kinda short. This one isn't perfectly made either (kinda rusty in poem making), but I was still able to do it and I think its good enough. So, I hope you guys enjoy it. The title of the poem is "Dot" and I dedicate this poem to Dorothy Ko. I know that I'm not your type and I am just a friend for you, but I am still thankful for all the times that we shared together. I will forever remember you and I will cherish everything about you forever. So here goes...

Dot
by: Noel Yulo

Nothing comes easy when I hear her name
Nor when I see the sight of this beautiful dame
I sometimes close my eyes in disbelief
For God giving me this beauty for my eyes to see
For her face is as gentle as a cold winder breeze
To stare at her beauty will make your body freeze
And every time you hear her voice as she speaks
It's like hearing the calm waters of a peaceful creek
Just to think of her is enough to make your mind jolt
A rare unique of beauty, a girl by the name of Dot

It wasn't a long time ago when our paths have crossed
I knew a little, I've only seen her across school halls
But she always seem to slipped out of my mind
I didn't bother anymore if things about her I couldn't find
Until destiny played a little game with me
Three years after, I was staring near her glorious beauty
"We are classmates", this I thought
"Everything about her, now I can finally sought"
I knew it was a very difficult task at hand
But all worthwhile if someday I could hold her hands

Days have past and weeks have fade
I was still having a hard time staring at her face
But we always find ways to stare eye to eye
With a smile on our faces, we give each other a "Hi"
Little by little we found ways to connect
It was either on chat or in the night we text
And slowly but surely, I was getting to know her more
It was a flowering friendship, like opening a new door
There was more to her beauty than I ever thought
She is quite a bully, yet is still filled with charm

It may seem cliche to easily fall for her
She was the prettiest girl in our class, I have to concur
So I asked myself repeatedly on the head
"Is this infatuation? Or something more than that"
But I quickly took my mind out of the equation
I instead listened to my heart's palpitations
It was just that she was making my heart skip a beat
I couldn't care less if a friend wanted me to quit
I knew that I wanted her and I need to take a chance
Nothing was quite sure, but I wanted to be her man

As months have passed, many things have happened
We were closer than I would have ever imagined
It took some time for me to find a way
To express all in her what I wanted to say
So it was on the 16th of July that we sat on a bench
I was feeling nervous, I was feeling a little dense
But I did what I needed to do and said what I needed to say
I gave a nervous speech and I was feeling the rush in my veins
I utter the the three words for the first time in front of her
"I love you" I said, and then silence in the wind came after

"Basta huwag lang lagi", she simply replied
I was dumbfounded by the words that came by
I couldn't believe that for all that I did
It all went down to a simple jilt
I guess I wasn't the type she was looking for
I thought I was enough, but she wanted more
We were still friends, I assured her that
But I lied about being okay as I cried a lot
I died a little as days passed by
My heart completely shattered as my love was denied

I would be lying if I say for the moment I'm alright
But I understand her truly, so I must do what is right
God has been good to me for giving me the chance to love her
Between me and her and the moments we had I'll forever remember
She is truly a girl quite one in seven billion
That's why I couldn't help but feel nothing but affection
A true beauty that God probably won't duplicate
Someone who you would spend a lifetime to accommodate
She is simply beautiful, elegant, a bully, but sexy and hot
There is really like no other girl, a girl by the name of Dot

:D

The Spirit of Christmas: The True Meaning of Celebrating the 25th of December

This is suppose to blink and light. Anyways, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

It's that time of the year once again where the city is filled with bright lights, children across the globe filled with delight and gifts are on plain sight. Yessir! It's Christmas once again! But before anything else, I would just like to greet you all with a very Merry Christmas!! It's actually been a while since the last time I wrote in my blog. Well, the review really took a lot of my time but board exams were just recently concluded so I finally got some quality time (not really, I still did chores). Anyways, this year is quite different because I really didn't feel Christmas was coming. Sure, the streets and malls were filled with fancy lights, parols were hanged left and right, Christmas trees were planted and Santa Clauses in forms of figurines, posters and decorations were all over the city, but I just never felt Christmas was coming. I tried to enjoy the cool breeze, but the board exam was just really a buzzkill. The moment I answered the last question and step out of the testing center, I finally felt the Christmas breeze.

But as much as December 25th is celebrated as the birth of our Lord, Jesus Christ, it is also my birthday!! Yep, my birthday. What? You don't believe me? Yeah, I get that a lot, 70% of the people who I told Dec. 25 is my birthday don't believe me at first (and 10% of them still don't, but whatever). This is already my 2oth Christmas (21 if you included the day I was born, but who's counting). This Christmas is quite different, because, for starters, I'll be leaving the "teen" years and will be starting the "ty" years, which makes me old, 20 years living here in this world, two decades, its a long time. Well, I'll just be celebrating my birthday/Christmas in a simple way, just spend the time with family and few of my closest friends, which is nice (although I'm looking forward for next year 'coz its already my debut and it will be a huge party.....which once again no one will come but just relatives....hmmm....I don't even think my relatives will come). ANYWAYS!! Enough of my birthday because it doesn't matter if my birthday is on the 25th of December. No no no. This is that special time of the year where we truly celebrate the true meaning of Christmas......TONS OF FOOD!!! NYAHAHAHA! But seriously, as much as food is a major factor in celebrating Christmas, there are tons of more reasons why we celebrate Christmas, the true meaning of the spirit of Christmas. So without further ado, let us examine the true meaning, the true Spirit of Christmas.

1. Birthday of Jesus Christ

In this small manger, the child was born.

Everyone knows the story of how Jesus Christ was born. Whenever I see girls and boys selling lanterns on the street, I remember the child in a manger as he sleeps. And yes, its a lyric of a famous Christmas song. But while we think of Christmas as the season of Santa Claus, we often forget that Christmas is all about the birth, the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is the celebration of the coming of our savior, who was born in a manger, surrounded by Joseph and Mary, by the animals who occupied the manger and was visited by the three kings. It is an image of what Christmas is truly all about. All togetherness, which leads us next to...

2. Celebrating with the family

Typical Filipino family celebrating Christmas. Not my family by the way.

Majority of us spend the entire year with our family. Yes, at times it's getting tiresome to see your family all the time. Always have to deal with the problems and drama around the house. Sometimes we just like to spend our time with our friends, go out and be far away from them. But for every person who gets tired of their family, there are those who are away and wish to be with their family again. Those who work abroad or has to work for Christmas day for that matter. As much as our family can be a pain for us, our family is still family. And as much as we get to be away from them, deep inside we seek to be with them even for just a day, for a while. And that is why the best people way to celebrate Christmas is always with your family. Just to talk with them, eat with them, share the joy of Christmas with them is a feeling like no other. Just for that one single solitary moment, where everyone is at peace, where everyone in the family forgets the dramas and problems for just one single day, that is why we celebrate it with our family and relatives. Your family eating together, laughing, drinking, just having fun, it feels good right? So go out there and celebrate Christmas with your family (but finish reading this first).

3. Season of giving and sharing

There is nothing like making someone happy for Christmas.

When I was a kid, Christmas automatically meant receiving gifts. I never really imagined myself giving gifts. I've always thought of just receiving gifts until my last Christmas. 20 years passed, and I fully understood the "gift giving process". Christmas is not about receiving gifts, it is about giving. Yes, there are people who give, and people who receive. You may act like a bastard and just act as a receiver, but you aren't getting the full experience of Christmas. It's always about giving and sharing and making someone happy for Christmas. We don't function in the society to just give something to any person we know. We need to prioritize what needs to be prioritize. But on this special occasion, we must give to those people who mean so much to us. So don't think about what gifts you'll receive, think about what you can give this Christmas. Think about making someone happy. The best gift we could ever give Jesus for this birthday is for us to do the act of sharing and be merry all together!

Well, there you have it, the true reasons why we celebrate Christmas, the components of the real spirit of Christmas. I know that there are more things going on for this Christmas. Practically speaking, there are Christmas parties, exchange gifts, preparing noche buena, family reunions , thinking of the gifts you'll get (yep, we ALL do) and just simply having a good time! But even if we don't have these things, just remember that Christmas Day is for Jesus. That we must also celebrate this special occasion importantly with our family, and glorify his name by giving and making someone happy this Christmas, for His birthday, the best thing we could give Jesus. So, only a few hours left before Christmas. I would just like to wish you all a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!! May you remember always what Christmas is all about. May the spirit of Christmas live with you always! :D