sleep, how i long for you,
slumber to oblivion
sing in unison.

oh sleep how i long for you.
maybe someday, ill be with you
forever.

Success! Success?

rarely do I see myself smile, look back, and say, it is all worth it.

what is success?

To laugh often and much;

To win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;

To earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;

To appreciate beauty;
To find the best in others;

To leave the world a bit better, whether by
a healthy child, a garden patch
or a redeemed social condition;

To know even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived;

This is to have succeeded.

-ralph waldo emerson

A new season comes to UAAP Ateneo. Ateneo will be hosting the UAAP this year. I feel nostalgic. 5 years ago, I joined a sport I didnt even know about. Two years later, I became a national champion. Four years later, I gave the Ateneo 3 championships and I was awarded athlete of the year.

Truly, hard work and perseverance pays. I love life.

And now...

it took a while, but i think it is all worth it.

I never imagined.

One day.

I'll compete in a division,

I'm not worthy of.

And yes,

I am the 2009 National Heavyweight Champion - BlackBelt Division.

But still a long way to go.

Culmination of 16 Years of Hard Work

Back then I longed to finish preperatory school...
Back then, I wanted to finish elementary school...
Back then I wanted to finish high school...
Now, I am done. I've finally graduated.
And it feels great!

Fly High!

Lord, just like the eagle
I long to bee free.
Up above the sky
into the heavens I would fly.
Eagles are graceful to behold,
yet strong and powerful, I'm told.

The eagle is the emplem for libery
because he has no enemy.
He is the king of the sky,
soaring effortlessly up on high.

His eye is fixed upon the ground,
to see if there is any food to be found.
His vision is keen,
nothing survives that he has seen.

Like lightning he falls on his prey,
it is impossible for it to get away.
His claws hold the little creature tight
as he mounts up into flight.
On the cliff way up high.
there is a nest with little ones inside,
they're waiting with beaks open wide.

When the eaglets get ready to fly,
the mother pushes them over the side
and they fall helplessly through the sky,
with a big sigh of rellief, you watch,
as the wind catches them up
and the young eagles take flight.

If an eagle I could be,
I would be clothed with strength and liberty.
In the imagination of my mind,
I would leave this world behind,
spread my wings and fly
way up yonder above the sky.

Lord, you said in the Word.
I can be just like a bird.
New strength I'll receive
if I just wait and believe.

"Come up higher, trust Me,
take a leap," is what I hear You say,
"On the wings of My Spirit
I'll bear you up and carry you away."