Driving my way to the Future

There are different roads:

Some are short,

Some are dangerous,

Some are long, and

Some are rough...

you only have to choose.

On the road, you encounter different

cars,

different people,

different attitudes;

Sometimes you have to take a turn,

or give way for others.

You may take a stop;

take a turn,

or even overtake.

There's a right time for every action.

When you encounter dead ends and road

blocks,

it doesn't mean you have to stop

driving.

It's a sign for you to go, and drive back.

When you drive too fast and about to

lose control,

use the brakes.

Everyone needs to take a pause when

everything seems so fast.

Keep safe. :)

-S.Reyes

Driving 101

My thoughts flow like hell whenever the time is in the boundary of night and day. It's easier to write in this particular time since I really really feel alert and rational. My laptop's always sleeps beside me on my bed. This is the best way for me to record my thoughts; for I believe, Obra Maetras are made in the realms of dreams and reality when you're about to sleep.

I tried to reflect on what happened today. Sembreak's killing me; everyting seems routinary and it bores me. Today seems to be different since my routine was broken. I finally started my driving lessons today. Yeah, after days of wait. I wasn't able to sleep enough the day before my driving lessons but I still attended my driving class.

Mang Carlos, my personal driver since I was Kinder, escorted me to the driving lessons. Daddy didn't allow me to come all by myself there. It's ironic, though, that I'd be learning how to drive and Mang Carlos' work would eventually decrease. Everything seems to be like this: Whenever I take a step forward, someone will take a step backwards.

My driving instructor was kind. I really learned all the basic things I need to know before I go FAST AND FURIOUS. My instructor said that I'm a fast learner, but I'm "makulit." =)) He showed me his manual and he said I have to read it all. He thought I would be shocked of its thickness and complexity. But oh NO, that driving manual was just a fraction of what I read in school. =))

Before I started really driving the car, he taught me the parts of the car. It was quite boring until we finally went to the engine configuration. Well, I easily learn mechanical stuffs at home and a car's build-up wouldn't be an exception. I really wanted to learn the detailed engine configuration of the car but my instructor said, "hija, driving lessons tayo...pang-mekaniko na yang tinatanong mo."

Like what I've said, I learned the basic driving skills and safety preacautions. I did some turns, stops, reverses, and manual steering techniques. I sensed Mang Carlos' anxiety, for he could see now that I was really learning how to drive. I finished all the lessons I needed to know for the day and I requested to proceed to the lessons for the next day. My instructor said that I shouldn't hurry the lessons even though I learned it all at once. I really have to be patient to truly learn. Indeed, when you hurry things too much...you learn less.

This would be the greatest lesson for today:

Accuracy doesn't measure real learning; it is how you manifest what you learned.

-S.Reyes

Victory Requiem

In war, I find peace.

The collapse of my enemies, released my country...freed my soul.

In victory, I lived in exaltation;

But guilt distorted my conscience,

for I was happy for the executed.

*unfinished poem, I hope you guys help me finish it. Add some suggestions or write a continuation for this poem. Don't worry, I'll include your name and I hope this will turn out to be a good collaboration. :) Comment here or just e-mail me: rei_reies17@yahoo.com

Success(ful) Dinner

One dinner time back in 3rd year high school...

(the night of 4th quarter release of cards)

Dad: Anak, do you want to be successful?

Sam: sorta,

Dad: You really have to study well.

Sam: ugh, not really. I don't want to be successful just happy *big grin*

Dad: Look at mommy, she's happy because she's a succcessful woman.

Sam: Yeah, I admire her...not her success though, but the way she maintains it. Ano kasi, parang...it's easy to achieve success kasi. Everyone could do that. And I don't want to be like everyone else.

Dad: ...

Sam: I mean, success doesn't define who you are. It's like an accessory, so no big deal. Ang corny naman kasi nung mga nagsasabi kong classmates na "i want to be successful..blah...blah...blah..." utot nila. Everyone naman kasi nagiging successful sa isang point ng buhay nila. Pero most of them, after that success...downfall naman. Yung typical na when-they-get-it-they-lose-it.

Dad: mag-aral ka anak ng mabuti. Para pag na-achieve mo na ang success sa right time sa buhay mo, hindi sayo mawala agad katulad ng sabi mo.

Sam: dadeh kasi, ang lalim ng tinatanong di naman ako Philosopher. May success pang nalalaman at right time chorva po...eh sa totoo lang, ikaw ang success ko! *hug*

*syempre, meron yang 'nom...nom...nom...intervals' =)) kaya ako nakapag-isip ng matino.

-S.Reyes

Halloween 2010

Everything and everyone seems to change abruptly now. The transition is too fast that I could've ever notice the transformation. Time is really a good changer. It makes people never notice how everything changes when they feel they're still the same. How I'd wish to go back, put the conversions in slow-mo or maybe at STOP.

Mom and I used to go early at the cemetery every November 1. It was a tradition for us to pray the rosary together, wait for daddy and the rest of the family to arrive in the afternoon. Even though we wait too long for the others to come, we wouldn't get bored because we had each other. Mom and I used to talk the whole day, eat together, and give mean comments on passers-by. It's sad to lose a tradition you have for years; but it's harder to try to accept the sudden change.

I always asked Mom why do we have to go early and stay at the cemetery all day long. She said that she loved her mother and father so much; and giving a day for them wasn't enough compared to the years of happiness they gave to her.

I'm really SAD. I keep remembering that I used to sit next to Mom every Halloween; Now, all I could feel is her engraved name next to me. Of course, I know Mommy wouldn't be happy seeing me like this. But Mom, I couldn't help it for i love you too; and giving you this day would never be enough for the 15 years of genuine happiness you gave me.

:')

-S.Reyes