yesterday we have a typhoon. no classes. not much work. power out. but i got to do several things. i got to sketch some designs for a client like the one here. read a book... the president's daughter by jack higgins... in single day. and watch the wind batter the trees outside my window... saw a finch of sorts flying from branch to branch. and thought that there i am enjoying the melancholic moment only because i am safe in a sturdy house ... what about the ones whose houses are under water. roofs blown off by the wind. houses crushed by trees. they who have to evacuate and worry for the rest of their lives... where to live... what to do...how to get on with their lives... where can they find hope? and me... here i am writing my blog anew... going about my day... my life... seeing the hope in every tattered leaf scattered on the ground. worrying only about the things that no one bother to think of... what good is that? what right do i have to be hopeful when everyone around me feels hopeless? how do i show them what i see? when all they see are decay... i still love the rain of course... how do i teach others to love it as well?

it's raining again. as i figured at the start of the day. love the rain. nostalgia and melancholy. keanne sings in my head -- bedshaped and cold play sings -- yellow. feels like a rocker today. so much energy, bursting from within... dunno why... must be some magical thing going on inside me... but then that's just me...the dreamer within is still asleep...

jewel sings in my head... again and again... goodbye alice in wonderland, goodbye yellow brick road. 1000 miles away and a long slow slide....down... nice songs. jumbled words in my head. melody mixed up together. but i'm ok. best day of my week. had a great night as well... why? because it rained last night.:) (ps: just check out jewel's website for her songs)

if God gave you something to smile about today, why would you let everything else make you forget about it? whether it's seeing a fave series on tv...hearing a great music...seeing a bird perched near your window...getting opportunities to do what you failed to do yesterday...making someone smile... God has something to do with it you know... be happy cause you get to experience what you can because there are many people out there who are desperately searching for a little happiness and they can't feel... because they aren't savoring the little moments but waiting for the big things... i am. are you?

nothing. nothing in mind. only afterthoughts. i read somewhere... when life gives you a rainy day, find a puddle to splash in. nice! it's raining today... i'll go find my puddle.