Owner: The Beat of my Drum URL:http://thebeatofmydrum.wordpress.com Join Date: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 00:18:57 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: This is a personal blog site. I named it The Beat of My Drum because I have chosen to march to the beat of my own drum and to nobody else's. I write about my beliefs, thoughts, and whatever goes on in my life. My ideas are, I guess, a little differen Site statistics:Click here
Possession 2007-11-18 05:07:22 You watch the minutes pass you by
As yet you live another lie
A lie that strikes you from behind
Bewildering your lucid mind
You never know which end is up
When inane pain spills from your cup
A feeling you grasp as untrue
Though it provides you with the clue
To how you can beguile the ghosts
That lurk, waiting for their sad hosts
Just like two parasites, unseen
Behind your door, no longer keen
On only haunting you at night
And then retreating from plain sight
To cower from the glow of dawn
Deflecting light off heaven’s spawn
Now they connive to repossess,
Languish for, appraise, obsess
Over your body, mind, and soul
Needing your blood, wanting you whole
Should you then relinquish the lie?
Or let your fire and spirit die?
Counting the minutes till the time
The beasts of prey commit their crime
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Press Play 2007-11-18 03:13:52 Press Play
Possess the night, convince the day
To let you take over this game
And in the end redeem your name
Shake the flames and debris off
Although the sun and moon might scoff
At your audacity to try
To plead with eyes that will not cry
Tell your feet to start the dance
With circumscribable happenstance
Take her hand, twirl her around
Hold her close, don’t make a sound
Sway to the beat that knows no end
Make this nemesis your friend
Manipulate her heart to feel
Blow her a kiss to seal the deal
Bluff your way through this whole hour
To force the hand of love and power
For Time may change the face and name
And yet the rules will stay the same
The dais is set, the smoke’s unseen
You have till dawn to win your queen
So if you want her heart to stay
Go ahead, start pressing Play
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The Ghost 2007-11-15 12:13:45 I hope I don’t get raped, maimed, or killed here. She shivered. A second later, she found herself laughing at the thought. That would be quite a story, wouldn’t it? To be brutalized on her first night in paradise would be the cherry on top of this rather tumultuous week. She could see the headline now: Gorgeous girl (okay, the gorgeous was unnecessary, but it was her own headline so she could choose the words, couldn’t she?), stabbed while walking on the beach alone. Oh, God Almighty, she knew, she just knew if that ever happened, her father would say I told you so. The thought of her dad pointing his index finger towards heaven (or hell) sent her into a fit of giggles. I definitely look like a lunatic now. But that didn’t really bother her. She was on this unbelievably beautiful, peaceful, magnificent shore, and right now, she was lost in her own world. She had nary a care for what other people might be thinking. Of course, it was a blessing that the beach was Read more:Ghost
Wanted: Acoustic Band/String Quartet 2007-11-15 08:10:38 If you are an acoustic band or a string quartet (or a manager of one), and you live in Manila (NCR or Rizal), I am interested in you! I’m looking for an acoustic band or a string quartet that can play for a wedding reception on December 8, 2007. That includes the whole reception (about 4 hours), with breaks. Email me at russelledazzle@yahoo.com. Leave your name, contact numbers, repertoire, and the terms of payment. Also, give me the time, place, and venue of any gigs or rehearsals you have so the bride and I can check you out, hopefully before the 25th. I’ll get back to you as soon as I can. Please, I need this information ASAP. Thanks!
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SANA 2007-11-15 02:52:13 Ay hindi tayo mahalata
Na nag-iisa sa likod nila
Sa gitna ng dilim
Nagnanakaw ng lambing
Magkahawak-kamay
Tiyak na may manunukso
Mapipilitan tuloy tayo
Na bumitiw sandali
At magtago sa ngiti
Di magkakilala kunwari
Sana
Ituloy lang natin
Habang di pa sila tumitingin
Ang ating kapit-kamay
Sa paglalakad sa dilim
- Anonymous
Angel: A Tribute 2007-12-03 06:10:56 This is a tribute to my gurl Gel, who is getting married on Saturday, December the 8th. For the rest of my readers, bear with me, but I am going to have to write this as if it were a letter.
Gurl,
First of all, let me just say that I am going to clobber you if you start laughing at me for doing this. But hey, I’ll probably think tomorrow morning that this is so corny, and you’ll probably think the same thing. Fortunately, I’ll be busy, so I might not have the time to think. Hopefully, you won’t have the time to think about it, either. Hehe Anyways, this is a tribute to you, a power woman, a kick-ass angel, a true beauty, my friend of 7-going-on-8 years, and soon to be J’s bride. I know, of course, that you are so much more than just anybody’s bride, and you will kick the ass of anyone who will reduce your identity to being just somebody’s bride.
So gurl, not that I want to bring on the waterworks or something, but I just want to say that I am
To Friendship: A Tribute to Ivy 2007-12-14 06:46:23
My best friend of almost 13 years recently texted me and told me that she missed me and that she felt a little sad because, while she was looking at my recent photos on Friendster, it suddenly dawned on her how different our worlds had become. She has been living in Isabela, a province way up north, since 2004, and that is why I only get to see her around 4 or 5 times a year. And this is the reason I am taking the time to go online tonight even though I should be getting dressed right at this very moment if I do not want to be late for a rendezvous with some friends. I am here to tell her that, yes, we don’t get to see each other as often as before, and yes, because of our busy schedules, we don’t get to text and talk on the phone like we used to, but I refuse to believe that we have become worlds apart. That is not the case, and I don’t think we can ever let that happen. We may be moving in different circles right now, in different directions, and we certainly have Read more:Friendship
The 8th of December: The Jay-Gel Nuptials 2007-12-12 06:53:56
My beautiful girl got married on Saturday, the 8th of December
. It was a very romantic and emotional day not only for the bride and the groom, but also for us, the maid of honor, the bridesmaids, the secondary sponsors, and the rest of the entourage and the guests. It was the first time I had ever cried at a wedding. In fact, it was the first time I had cried in a long, long time. Period. But I couldn’t help myself. When I saw her walking down the aisle to the song Makes Me Whole, tears just welled up in my eyes. I looked at the other members of the entourage, and they were all crying, too. The difference was, they came prepared and I didn’t. In other words, they had hankies or tissue to wipe their tears with, and I didn’t. Oh well, no harm done - My mascara was quite reliable! ;) Like I’ve said before, I was one of the secondary sponsors. My partner and I had the big task of putting the veil on the couple. We kind of fumbled the first few minutes, b
You 2007-12-10 06:16:12 You are the one who makes me happy
When everything else turns to grey
Yours is the voice that wakes me mornings
And sends me out into the day
You are the crowd that sits quiet
Listening to me
And all the mad sense that I make
You are one of the few things
Worth remembering
And since it’s all true
How could anyone mean more to me
Than you
Sorry if sometimes I look past you
There’s no one beyond your eyes
Inside my head the wheels are turning
And sometimes I’m not so wise
You are my heart and my soul
My inspiration
Just like the old love song goes
You are one of the few things
Worth remembering
And since it’s all true
How could anyone mean more to me
Than you
And since it’s all true
How could anyone mean more to me than you?
Damn that wedding!
This Kiss - Faith Hill 2007-12-10 05:55:48
…It’s the way you love me
It’s a feeling like this
It's centrifugal motion
It's perpetual bliss
It's that pivotal moment
It's, ah, impossible
This kiss, this kiss (Unstoppable)
This kiss, this kiss
…Ride me off into the sunset
Baby, I'm forever yours
It's the way you love me
It's a feeling like this
It's centrifugal motion
It's perpetual bliss
It's that pivotal moment
It's, ah, unthinkable
This kiss, this kiss (Unsinkable)
This kiss, this kiss
You can kiss me in the moonlight
On the rooftop under the sky
You can kiss me with the windows open
While the rain comes pouring inside
Kiss me in sweet, slow motion
Let's let every thing slide
You’ve got me floating, you’ve got me flying
It's the way you love me
It's a feeling like this
It's centrifugal motion
It's perpetual bliss
It's that pivotal moment
It's, ah, subliminal
This kiss, this kiss (It's Criminal)
This kiss, this kiss
Just attended a wedding on the 8th of Read more:Faith
, Faith Hill
One final hurrah for the wedding that was 2007-12-22 03:18:23
I just found out that the official wedding
photos are in. And so, as a final tribute to the angel bride, let me post some of them. There were so many photogs taking our pictures that day, we didn’t know which way to look most of the time. But they definitely catered to the right kind of people, because we were all camwhores!
So, here are a few shots out of the more or less 300 official photos…
The bachelorettes warming up for what lay ahead
A real stolen shot
Almost there…
Your agnostic writer doing the first reading at a Catholic mass held to celebrate the union of a bride and a groom who also do not believe in religion
We swear, we really tried to listen to the priest’s sermon, but those damn paparazzi kept taking shots! Don’t be fooled. We didn’t really enjoy having our pictures taken! No, we didn’t!
The laying of the veil…I did it incorrectly on my first try
I would love to play some background music for this shot
This
It’s that time of year… 2007-12-24 02:52:29
“&hellip
;And so, I’m offering this simple phrase
To kids from 1 to 92
Although it’s been said
Many times, many ways…”
MERRY CHRISTMAS
TO
YOU!!!
The Simple Rule for the Simple Life 2008-02-26 03:37:31 Recently, my cousins and I found ourselves complaining about people who make life too complicated (i.e. other members of our family). Then, I heard my cousin Lianne say something so funny and so perverse, but oh, so goddamn true! So people, if you don’t want to have any drama in your life, just follow this [...] Read more:Simple
Crossroads 2008-02-18 20:34:55 In a sudden turn of events, I have decided to make some major changes in some of the major aspects of my life. For one, I am about to resign to go after my dream job, or my dream job in the Philippines, that is. (I’m still leaving.) But that’s just one of them (the [...] Read more:Crossroads
Banging! 2008-02-18 20:05:27 People, bear with me, but a vain bitch will always be a vain bitch. Anyways, I did tell you that I decided to get some bangs in January, remember? Well, I liked it so much that recently, I decided to get full bangs. I’m the type of person who gets tired of the same old [...]
No title 2008-02-14 06:29:48 Gotta rush, but I just have to drop in and say…
HAPPY HEARTS DAY!!!
Manila, Manila! 2008-02-12 00:05:06 The shot above was taken by my cousin Alyssa. (Methinks you have a promising future as a professional photographer, cuz! ) She is studying at one of the 3 most prestigious universities in the country, Ateneo de Manila
University, and she is pretty overprotected. I grew up overprotected, too, and she, I, [...]
Birthday Girl 2008-02-12 00:02:55 My cousin had her birthday, and she is now officially legal. Here is my tribute to her!
The officially legal BITCH
(From left to right) Alyssa, your writer, and the birthday girl
Vanity has always been our creed and has never been a sin, dahlings!
Here’s to growing up, facing responsibility, acknowledging accountability, and being and acting like [...] Read more:Birthday
No title 2008-02-04 00:12:58 From my cousin’s blog:
here’s the thing, my parents got separated 4yrs ago (if im not mistaken) and i was the first one to know about it. when my dad arrived from the US, i read his phone messages (pakialamera nho?). i saw messages from my mom. to cut this short, there’s already no spark in [...]
Time of your life 2008-01-31 08:33:53 For those of you who are also in their early 30’s and are still trying to get used to the idea of being in their 30’s (ayayay!!!), here’s something a friend sent me as a text message. It’s just a little something that will make you laugh and, in a funny and strange way, maybe [...]
The Ghost 2008-01-31 08:25:33 The sun
Was reflected on the blue pool
There was music
Then, there was the ghost
A smile
She was near
A jump, a splash
Her strokes were graceful
He found himself
Staring at the sight
Of the promise of paradise
In all her glory and might
Her eyes
Looked right through him
To the void inside
He shivered
The sun set
His soul reached out
Hungry for life
Yearning to feel alive
But the [...] Read more:Ghost
Protected: Ah, work! 2008-01-21 06:11:40 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
A Toast to Pat! 2008-01-21 03:03:41 However this story turns out, I bet it involves or will involve karma. Ooh, sounds sinister, doesn’t it? Don’t worry, it’s not as dramatic as it sounds. You might find me appalling after my tale, or maybe you’ll just be a little disapproving, or maybe you’ll say, what a lucky bitch! But whatever your reaction [...] Read more:Toast
Love? Actually. Now breathe. 2008-01-06 06:20:48 He told me he hated the Germans. He told me this in between spoonfuls of his minestrone soup and a couple of sips of red wine. He said it in the most casual way, and with a half-teasing smile. I paused, my lettuce and tomato resting on my salad fork in midair. “Really? You hate them? Why?” [...] Read more:Actually
, breathe
The Red Dress 2008-01-06 06:15:04 The red dress clings to her every curve
Displaying the purpose her body will serve
The sheerness of the dress aiming to please
Every man in the room she has come to tease
The redness provides a contrast as stark
As all-consuming fire set against the dark
Her long, raven tresses flowing behind the gown
Compelling every eye to look her up [...]
Bonjour, 2008!!! 2008-01-03 07:19:28 Let me quote my cousin and say…
Au revoir, 2007!
Bonjour, 2008!
It’s the new year!!! Yoohoo!!!
Have a sexylicious 2008, everyone!!!
The Physicist 2008-01-03 07:08:40 I have never mastered faithfulness
He told me this in a voice that was less
Than audible to the naked ear
I leaned in closer so I could hear
If the rest of what he was saying was true
Or a trap for those not having a clue
He would sweeten his words with a ready smile
Never missing a beat, always [...]
Hopefully Romantic 2008-04-05 23:23:30 Is this happiness, I wonder
Or just a spell you’ve put me under?
Is now the time to sing and smile
And leave the bleakness for a while?
Is here the often dreamt-of place
Where I can always touch your face?
Dare I believe that life’s this kind,
That it now offers peace of mind?
Have I just finally begun
To understand that two [...]
The Catastrophist 2008-04-05 20:57:05 I did not make or break you
I simply took my cue from you
Each cue you’d meant for me to take
So that no stride should ever break
Or ever falter in conviction
Ending up on a collision
Course with Fate, our friend and foe
Whose judgment caused your every woe
Or so you said time and again
Making sure I knew that [...]
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