Amid My Silent Reverie

I've been in a long distance relationship for eight months now and I must say it really is a hard work. Although we've seen each other for four days when I visited him together with my friends last June, the thought of being with your partner as and when you need him is I guess the biggest challenge and the one I miss the most. Maybe you can still work it out by not seeing him in days or weeks but if it started counting to 4, 8 and eventually 12 months, do you think you could still shrug off and disregard the longing and sadness of being apart? I define long distance relationships as those couples who are not readily available to go out on spontaneous dates, aren't able to celebrate monthsaries, anniversaries, birthdays, and basically all the holidays together. They can work out on one special date, and is a blessing if they do, but not really all. Add the times that one of you is sick or is stressed at work that the main thing you want is give them a hug to comfort th...

Back when I was in Third Year High, I entered the school's choir named, "Koro Rosario." Thanks to my best friend who encouraged me to join even though she left the group early. Two years of singing not just on school programs but also during masses, a wedding and of course on competitions. I remember that one of the highlights of my stay there is performing on our own concert. Up until now I still sing my favorite pieces including: Minsan lang Kitang Iibigin  and Limang Dipang Tao.  It was a part of my life that I will never get tired being proud of. During one of the competition. The piece is Magnificat. And the winner? You guessed that right, us. =) Color coded. Pink is for Soprano, Yellow is for Alto, Blue is for Tenor and Green is for Bass. And then came college, the pressure was so heavy that I decided to stay focused on my studies, although I managed to join a socio civic organization. Besides, I was afraid to try out not unlike in High School where I...