When Someone Dies

Some years ago, I attended mass with a family of five: the married couple, two ladies older than me and my man friend. Their family are religious. I know for a time that their parents attended couple seminars that would make their relationship stronger. I know the two sisters too are very close to Christ. I'm not sure though if my man friend is as close to God. But I do know every Sunday their family go to Church, something my family often failed.


Several days ago, I dreamt about my man friend, dead in one of the most beautiful casket I've ever seen. It even beats the glass coffin our dear Snow White once laid. It was so fascinating to look into that you are flown away to paradise and confused why it was about death. This dream is weird... I'm dressed in white, admiring his beauty about to be buried 6 feet under and I'm not crying. 


When I woke up, I asked myself... is he dead? 


I opened my facebook the fastest way to get some death news nowadays. No post about it. Searched my friends if he was there, no signs of him. Could it be that his soul had the initiative of deleting his account? Checked my previous messages from him... none. 


I tried to remember the last time I talked to him. I can't remember the whole conversation. It was too long ago and I haven't heard anything about him too. But I know we had an argument, a little childish fight. I tried search the friends of my other friends, my man friend is nowhere to be found.


We argued, I remember. So, could he be on that place? I clicked my privacy setting and there "Blocked People and Apps" lying last. Clicked and Clicked and there he was. Though the memoirs of our fight is unclear, I'm quite sure it was a big fight. After removing him from the list of I wish I never knew this people, I refreshed and messaged him straight ahead... asking if he was dead and wishing he was alive. 


Then it hit me... no matter how bad and BIG BANG someone did to me when it comes to death, I care. We all care. 


When someone dies, we grieve, we regret, we cry, and we wish that at some point... death was just a dream and there's always a second chance to change things the way they are.

Love, now and always,

Mia        

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mia always dreamt of becoming 5'8" or higher that goes with the reason why she wears higher platforms. She wears lighter makeup these days because her MAN is particular with INNER beauty. She's the same old shopaholic you now, splurging over stuffs that a part goes to charity. Today, she is not writing blogs and promos anymore. She ventured into marketing... selling souls to the devil. And oh wait, on her spare time, she writes short stories of love with tragic ending. Some of her published works are "Cries, Cameras and Actions", "8 folds", "The Boat", "All for Carlie", "Ragnarok Online Love Story" and "Resume of Lovers". 

He Will Find Me

This year's a battle of relationships. The post war of having a short-lived boyfriend after two years of being single made me come to know that true love isn't something to rush about. 


High School all started the rush and desire to be loved romantically. I don't know if you call it peer pressure or just to gain additional popularity back then but having a boyfriend at school elevates a social school status. Like you were once this all ace-with great school standing-good in English-won 1st place in the essay writing contest-straight A's in academics-invisible girl to instant popular celebrity. You are not just a GEEK anymore. Like you are a member of an extra cool KPOP girl band or the leader of every girls dream group, the mean girls. 


Thing is, back then, all that rush was to belong to the society, to be accepted more of what you are... to blend in. College isn't different either. School is hard so you needed someone to be there with you on your darkest-hardest days especially when your original home is kind of miles away. It was all fun, happy. There's someone there to support you. When you have problems, there's a helping hand and a shoulder to cry on. When your girlfriends bring their boyfriends, you belong. You are secured that when your Art’s Professor demands you to attend a play about love, there's a guy to tag along ALL THE TIME. 


As the years go by the pursuit of love and happiness continued. Loving, leaving, loving, leaving became a cycle. It's too spontaneous that I came to accept the fact that sometimes someone will hurt me and sometimes I will hurt someone else too. That I don't know what I'm looking for. That I feel magic in the first few months but after awhile I press shift+delete so that no memories will be traced even if you searched through deepest recycle bin of my heart. 


For the record it was love, true love, but not enough to be forever true. 


There are lucky people who realize forever after few glances. There are some who cross each others path, didn't notice but are really destined to be together to be given another chance. There are people who live and fight for love like Romeo and Juliet. You are very lucky when you only have one love in your life.... having two, three, four, five or more isn't a blessing... it's having a whole lot more of failed, devastating, sometimes life threatening relationships. It just piles up more heartache before the right one. 


If you experience love in every form, style, and dimension, it will be really hard. You turned yourself a master that in a glimpse, you know if it'll workout or if it'll not. You know who cheats and how to. You know when to leave but never know when you are about to be left behind. You know when your heart will end up into pieces, crashed or pulverized. 


What do you look forward to love now? Do you search for it or let it find you? Do you wish or dream that someday the right love will come? Do you wait? 


As for me, I really don't know. I always say to my "so worried friends" that if they end up alone, we can all live and grow old together. I tell them that the gift of not being married is having the great opportunity of having more time to spend with their parents. Taking care of them and returning their sacrifices. 


Single, alone and happy, not ever having to carry the cross of someone else. 


There are fairy tales in life: romantic, heroic, villain-eous, sacrificing, horrific, crazy. We all deserve to have one if we are very lucky and more, if we are not. 


And if God destined us to be not just someone but with THE ONE, if that day ever comes, we will forget how long we waited and start the rest of our lives in love that will forever be true. 

Love, now and always,

Mia        

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mia always dreamt of becoming 5'8" or higher that goes with the reason why she wears higher platforms. She wears lighter makeup these days because her MAN is particular with INNER beauty. She's the same old shopaholic you now, splurging over stuffs that a part goes to charity. Today, she is not writing blogs and promos anymore. She ventured into marketing... selling souls to the devil. And oh wait, on her spare time, she writes short stories of love with tragic ending. Some of her published works are "Cries, Cameras and Actions", "8 folds", "The Boat", "All for Carlie", "Ragnarok Online Love Story" and "Resume of Lovers". 

Beckham, Donovan and the LA Galaxy VS Philippine Azkals

Zup Football fans? 

Philippines Pride Azkals will be having a friendly exhibition game against L. A. Galaxy on December 3, 2011 at the Rizal Memorial Stadium. 
So, to all Beckham and Donovan Fans out there, save the date!


Ticket available in:

• 2,000 Php 
• 5,000 Php
• 9,500 Php
• 10,500 Php
• 12,500 Php
• 15,500 Php

With live telecast on studio 23, Dec 3 @ 6:30 pm (kick-off 7pm).

Also, LA Galaxy practice on December 2 at 9-11am will be open for public with ticket prices of P3000 grandstand and P1,500 bleachers. Slots for the football clinic for kids on December 2 will be at P14,000 inclusive of the jersey, shorts and soccer bag. The clinic is limited only for the first 150 kids. 

Love, now and always,

Mia        

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mia always dreamt of becoming 5'8" or higher that goes with the reason why she wears higher platforms. She wears lighter makeup these days because her MAN is particular with INNER beauty. She's the same old shopaholic you now, splurging over stuffs that a part goes to charity. Today, she is not writing blogs and promos anymore. She ventured into marketing... selling souls to the devil. And oh wait, on her spare time, she writes short stories of love with tragic ending. Some of her published works are "Cries, Cameras and Actions", "8 folds", "The Boat", "All for Carlie", "Ragnarok Online Love Story" and "Resume of Lovers". 

HTG

I'm thankful that I'm here. 

But let's not sugar coat this... 

The truth is 

I'm thankful that I'm with you.

Love, now and always,

Mia        

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mia always dreamt of becoming 5'8" or higher that goes with the reason why she wears higher platforms. She wears lighter makeup these days because her MAN is particular with INNER beauty. She's the same old shopaholic you now, splurging over stuffs that a part goes to charity. Today, she is not writing blogs and promos anymore. She ventured into marketing... selling souls to the devil. And oh wait, on her spare time, she writes short stories of love with tragic ending. Some of her published works are "Cries, Cameras and Actions", "8 folds", "The Boat", "All for Carlie", "Ragnarok Online Love Story" and "Resume of Lovers". 

BOB ONG, Ang Buena Mano

Para hindi naman kagulat-gulat ang post ko, tungkol kay Bob Ong ang naisip kong unang Filipino post. Sino nga ba si Bob Ong? Paano ko siya nakilala? At kung paano ko nabasa ang mga aklat niya?

Nagsimula ang lahat sa ABNKKBSNPLAko?! 


Entrance exam noon ng UPCAT. Lahat kabado. Lahat may dalang Mongol pencil #2. Lahat may dalang folder, scratch paper, meryenda, bag, cellphone (yung mga rich kids lang pala, kasi hindi pa gaanong uso ang cellphone nung panahon na yon), pera, ID, at iba pa. Paanong nasali sa usapang UPCAT ang ABNKKBSNPLAko? Relax. Ganito kasi yun...
Alam naman nating lahat na mahaba ang UPCAT. Lahat siguro ng Pilipino gustong makapasok sa UP. Makapasok lang sa UP ay parang nanalo ka na sa lotto? Pwede ring hindi dahil sa hazing, rally, etc. Pero nasa UP ako ngayon. Wait, eto na, mahaba ang test sa UPCAT. Bawal kang lumabas ng room hanggang hindi tapos ang exam. Pwede kang kumain sa loob ng room. Bawal kang magsalita. Bawal kang tumingin sa gilid mo. Pwede kang magtanong sa proctor. Actually, pwede mo namang gawin kahit ano basta gagawin mo ito ng tahimik at wag kang lalabas. Hindi naman boring ang UPCAT test... napaka challenging nga at mahirap eh. Talagang susubukan nito hindi lang ang talino mo kundi pati ang pasensya. Sobrang hirap na sobrang tagal pa, lahat de-oras. So, habang naghihintay na matapos ang UPCAT test nakita ko ang isa sa mga seatmate ko na nagbabasa ng libro... Una akala ko module. Sabi ko, pwede pala yun. Pero sa pag sipat-sipat ko nabasa ko ang title ng libro, ABNKKBSNPLAko?!... ANO YON?


Anong klaseng libro yun? Bakit pwede yun basahin habang naghihintay sa susunod na exam? Tagalog kaya yun o English? Nung nakita ko ung title... ang nakita ko lang letra, hindi ang mga pantig nito. Naalala ko, sinulat ko pa un sa isa sa mga scratch papers ko para matandaan ko at ma-research. Pag-uwi ko nang bahay, tinipa ko agad ang mga letrang ito sa internet... at nalaman ko na libro pala ito ni Bob Ong. Bumili ako ng libro niya at binasa. Ang ganda. Nakakaaliw, nakakatuwa. Ito yun ka-level ng mga chick flick movies... ung pagkatapos mong basahin sasaya ka, makaka-relate ka, masasabi mong, "Oo nga! Tama siya!" Bawat salita ni Bob Ong pwede mong gawing Quotable Quotes. Aliw.

Hindi ko kilala nang personal si Bob Ong. Ang sabi dedicated daw ito sa mga BobOng Pinoy. Meron din kwento na pen name daw ito ng grupo ng mga manunulat. Pero ayon sa mga biographies...

Bob Ong or Roberto Ong is the pseudonym of a Filipino contemporary author known for using conversational Filipino to create humorous and reflective depictions of life as a Filipino. The six books he has published thus far have surpassed a quarter of a million copies. His published works include: 

1. ABNKKBSNPLAko?! ( Aba nakakabasa na pala ako?!) (Wow, i can really read now?!), 
2. Bakit Baliktad Magbasa ng Libro Ang Mga Pilipino? (Why do Filipinos read books in reverse?), 
3. Ang Paboritong Libro ni Hudas (Judas' favorite book), 
4. Alamat ng Gubat (Fable of the forest), 
5. Stainless Longganisa (Stainless Chorizo), and 
6. Macarthur. 

Sa anim na libro niya... pinaka pabortito ko yung Stainless Longganisa.

BOB ONG LOVE QUOTES (Oo, hindi ito mula sa ABNKKBSNPLAko.)

"Hindi lungkot o takot ang mahirap sa pag-iisa kundi ang pagtanggap na sa bilyon-bilyong tao sa mundo, wala man lang nakipaglaban upang makasama ka."
"Kung dalawa ang mahal mo, piliin mo yung pangalawa.. kasi, hindi ka naman magmamahal ng iba kung mahal mo talaga yung una. "
" Alam mo ba kung gaaNo kalayo ang Pagitan ng dalawang Tao pag nagtalikuran Sila??
- Kailangan mo libutin ang buong mundo para makaharap ulit ang TAONG TINALIKURAN MO."
"Ang tenga kapag pinagdikit korteng puso...
Extension ng puso ang tenga, kaya kapag marunog kang makinig, marunong kang magmahal.."
"Pag may mahal ka at ayaw sayo, hayaan mo. Malay mo sa mga susunod na araw ayaw mo na din sa kanya, naunahan ka lang."
“Kung hindi mo mahal and isang tao,
wag ka nang magpakita ng motibo para mahalin ka nya..”
"Hinahanap mo nga ba ako o ang kawalan ko?"
"Kung nagmahal ka ng taong di dapat at nasaktan ka, wag mong sisihin ang puso mo. Tumitibok lng yan para mag-supply ng dugo sa katawan mo. Ngayon, kung magaling ka sa anatomy at ang sisisihin mo naman ay ang hypothalamus mo na kumokontrol ng emotions mo, mali ka pa rin! Bakit? Utang na loob! Wag mong isisi sa body organs mo ang mga sama ng loob mo sa buhay! Tandaan mo: magiging masaya ka lang kung matututo kang tanggapin na hindi ang puso, utak, atay o bituka mo ang may kasalanan sa lahat ng nangyari sayo, kundi IKAW mismo!"
"Lahat naman ng tao sumeseryoso pagtinamaan ng pagmamahal. Yun nga lang, hindi lahat matibay para sa temptasyon."
"Kung maghihintay ka nang ng lalandi sayo, walang mangyayari sa buhay mo.. Dapat lumandi ka din.."
"Gamitin ang puso para alagaan ang taong malapit sayo. Gamitin ang utak para alagaan ang sarili mo."
"Huwag mong bitawan ang bagay na hindi mo kayang makitang hawakan ng iba."
"Huwag mong hawakan kung alam mong bibitawan mo lang."
"Hiwalayan na kung di ka na masaya. Walang gamot sa tanga kundi pagkukusa."
"Huwag na huwag ka hahawak kapag alam mong may hawak ka na."
"Parang elevator lang yan eh, bakit mo pagsisiksikan ung sarili mo kung walang pwesto para sayo. Eh meron naman hagdan, ayaw mo lang pansinin."
"Pag hindi ka mahal ng mahal mo wag ka magreklamo. Kasi may mga tao rin na di mo mahal pero mahal ka. Kaya quits lang."

Love, now and always,

Mia        

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mia always dreamt of becoming 5'8" or higher that goes with the reason why she wears higher platforms. She wears lighter makeup these days because her MAN is particular with INNER beauty. She's the same old shopaholic you now, splurging over stuffs that a part goes to charity. Today, she is not writing blogs and promos anymore. She ventured into marketing... selling souls to the devil. And oh wait, on her spare time, she writes short stories of love with tragic ending. Some of her published works are "Cries, Cameras and Actions", "8 folds", "The Boat", "All for Carlie", "Ragnarok Online Love Story" and "Resume of Lovers". 

ZUPERMIA.COM Welcomes Filipino (Tagalog) Content

When I started this blog I wanted it to be global that I focused on posting contents in English. I wanted every blog post to be easily read by everyone that's why I never (or seldom) post contents in language other than English.
I imagined this blog to be supported by people from other parts of the world and with very little readership in the Philippines. However, looking at my stats, I think I owe my Filipino readers most of my view counts. 

So to give back to them... Let's all welcome the Filipino (and Tagalog plus some beckimese) contents to my blog. From now on, I will be posting contents from my Mother Tongue. I'm so excited about this! 


Actually, I'm wishing for this day to come that I'll decide to strongly and confidently post contents in my first Language. Expect it to be in conversation forms: most of them funny, witty and sweet... anything that suits the PINOY taste.

Love, now and always,

Mia        

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mia always dreamt of becoming 5'8" or higher that goes with the reason why she wears higher platforms. She wears lighter makeup these days because her MAN is particular with INNER beauty. She's the same old shopaholic you now, splurging over stuffs that a part goes to charity. Today, she is not writing blogs and promos anymore. She ventured into marketing... selling souls to the devil. And oh wait, on her spare time, she writes short stories of love with tragic ending. Some of her published works are "Cries, Cameras and Actions", "8 folds", "The Boat", "All for Carlie", "Ragnarok Online Love Story" and "Resume of Lovers".