there is something new in starbucks that interests me… they have this “The Way I see It Cups” that contains quotes. The next time you visit your favorite Starbucks franchise, dont forget to have your own “The Way I See it Cups”

Here’s a good sample:

THE WAY I SEE IT #204

Remember your dreams and fight for them…

you must know what you want from life…

there is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of FAILURE

Never forget your personal legend

Never forget your dreams

Your Silent Heart will guide you. Be silent now.

It is the possibilty of a dream that makes life interesting.

You can choose between being a victim of destiny

or an adventurer who is fighting for something important.

- Paolo Coelho

Don’t Quit Poem
by anonymous

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest! if you must; but don’t you quit.

Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don’t give up, though the pace seems slow;
You might succeed with another blow.

Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man,
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor’s cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.

Success is failure turned inside out;
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt;
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit;
It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit.

Special thanks to Pinoy Law

Tuesday night, on my way home from UP Law Library, I decided to accompany a fellow reviewee/classmate/friend on her way to the Metro Railway Transit (MRT) and we decided to crossover Trinoma Mall on our way to the Train Station.

as we made our entry, I noticed that There were so many people around the Activity Center, and it sounded that some one was performing there. As we draw near the area, I immediately noticed that it was Michael Johns. I instantaneously recall that last sunday, when i was watching ASAP in ‘Kapamilya’ Channel 2, MIchael Johns performed there with Sarah Geronimo, Rachel Ann Go, and Yeng Constantino, and Michael Johns plugged his Mall Tour in Ayala Malls and one of his stop is in Trinoma Mall. I was not aware and never intended to visit Trinoma for that purpose only.

I was an avid viewer of American Idol, from Kelly Clarkson to David Cook, most especially when there is a Filipino contestant, though Im not that a fanatic if you know what i mean. I admit, I stayed and watched him perform, don’t blame me, im just like those who were in the activity center that night, its not that you often see a foreign artist in person that you only frequently see in television.

Anyway, I enjoyed watching as he performed most of the songs he sang during his American Idol days. among those are “We Will Rock you”, “We are the Champion”, “Don’t Forget About me” and I think his song finale was “Come Together” of the Beatles, although he missed some of the lines. He even sang some contemporaneous song like those of Cold Play. He is a good singer, he deserved to be in a higher top rank not in 8th place. Of course, David Cook for me is the deserving American Idol, next is Syesha Mercado, then Michael Johns, then Daivid Archuleta. Now that im talking about American Idol ranking, Ramiele Malubay should have been in a higher ranking too considering that she has a powerful voice inside a small girl, but then she just cannot make the right choice of song that will showcase her superb voice… well, that’s my opinion.

Going back to my prime topic, Michael Johns was eliminated from the show on landing 8th place. His last song on American Idol was “Dream On” by Aerosmith, an Inspirational Songs. He was good, so good that His elimination was considered a shocker to many Idol fans and critics. I appreciated more his talent now that i saw him performing live in Trinoma.

Right after the last song, i went home.

There were two hearts who met in a dance… that moment was magical – there was a sweet song playing, there was harmony and soon love in the air. They fell in love and they started building castles in their dreams and promised forever with all certainty. But somewhere in the midst of the fun, they got lost in the dance… something went wrong, but they can never do anything. They are just drifting away, their fortress falling apart. There were so many questions, but no one had an answer. Then the music stopped, and then there was silence.

When we truly love someone we give our best and we let that person see the pureness of our intentions. But sometimes that person makes us cry and hurts us for the wrong reason. That person must have loved us, but he/she does not love us to make us understand what he/she truly felt. Now we faced a seemingly impossible task… forgetting. We have burdened ourselves long enough, but we still can’t get out of this emotional trap. Let us remember that the more we try to forget someone we love, the more painful letting go we become. Sometimes we never have to take that person out in our heart at all, for he/she will always be there, no matter how hard we drive him/her away. It isn’t his/her presence that makes this difficult, it is our stubbornness to accept our destiny that aligns forgetting next to impossible. We keep a cold face but deep inside in our heart, there is still that lingering hope for reconciliation. Somehow we still believe that we can rekindle small embers and relight the fire that once burn in our hearts. These thoughts give us hopes, but it also breeds the seeds of loneliness in despair. The only way to forget is to accept and the only way to move on is to look ahead and let the footprints of the past be blown by the wind of time… only then can our hearts can find a partner in the dance of life and hopefully never get lost.

love notes…

Few nights ago, before I went to bed, i decided to watch Kung Fu Panda. While i was watching it, there are some lines from the movie that are worth quoting, and im glad to share it with you. We have different perceptions and interpretations about anything, so I’ll just leave to you on how you will digest it.

Master Oogway, an Old tortoise, made the following quotable quotes:

“One often meets his Destiny on the road he takes to avoid it”

“Your mind is like a water my friend, when its agitated… it becomes difficult to see. But if you allow to settle, the answer becomes clear”

“Quit. Don’t Quit. Noodles. Don’t Noodles. You are too concerned with what was and what will be .

Yesterday is history, Tomorrow is a Mistery, but Today is a Gift, that’s why it’s called” “PRESENT”"

“There’s just news. No Good or Bad.”

Conversation between the Tortoise and the Mouse

“The Panda will never fulfill his Destiny, nor you, yours; until you let go of the illusion of control.

Look at this tree, I cannot make it blossom nor make it bear fruit before its time”

“But there are things we can control. I can control when the fruit will fall, I can control where to plant the seed!”

“But No matter what you do, that seed will grow to be a peach tree. You may wish for an apple or an Orange, But you will get a Peach. Norture, Guide, Believe. You just need to believe.”

From Panda’s Father

“There’s no secret ingredient. You don’t add some kind of special sauce or something. To make something special, you just have to believe it’s Special”

That’s it. Its some of the quotable quotes that i was able to extract from the Movie Kung Fu Panda. I’ll just leave the interpretation to you.

No offense to him, but so far in my experience, passion is the key ingredient to the study and practice of Law and of Life. It is with passion, courage and conviction and strong sense of self that we take the next step in to the world. Remembering that first impressions are not always correct. We must always have faith to people and most importantly you must always have it in your self. (excerpt: Legally Blonde)
thanks to Elle Woods! :D