kuro kuro ng isang binibini

i was browsing through the web one day (just like any other day) when i clicked on a link that looked promising. i saw a familiar name so i called the no. listed (which was an overseas no. but what the heck!) and to make a long story short i found my old college friend. i was sooo excited! it was like my birthday and christmas rolled into one. unbelievable! and when i finally got to talk to her it was as if it was just yesterday when we saw each other last. we've set up a date so looking forward to that.

in honor of st. valentine's day my aunt sent me a text message that reads: frank sinatra sang faithful once upon a time with a line, "you'll love but me as the sea loves the shore." another friend sent me a love sonnet by pablo neruda via e-mail. Love Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda No te amo como se fueras rosa de sal, topacio o flecha de claveles que propagan el fuego: te amo como se aman ciertas cosas oscuras, secretamente, entre la sombra y el alma. I do not love you as if you were the salt-rose, topaz or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off: I love you as certain dark things are to be loved, in secret, between the shadow and the soul. Te amo como la planta que no florece y lleva dentro de sí, escondida, la luz de aquellas flores, y gracias a tu amor vive oscuro en mi cuerpo el apretado aroma que ascendió de la tierra. I love you as the plant that never blooms but carries in itself the light of hidden flowers, thanks to your love a certain solid fragrance, rise...