Equilibrium World, Memories of Nobody

1.Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs: *Respect for self *Respect for others and *Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck.
5. Learn the rules so you know how to break them properly.
6. Don’t let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
7. When you realize you’ve made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it.
8. Spend some time alone every day.
9. Open your arms to change, but don’t let go of your values.
10. Remember that silence is sometimes the best answer.
11. Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time.
12. A loving atmosphere in your home is the foundation for your life.
13. In disagreements with loved ones, deal only with the current situation. Don’t bring up the past.
14. Share your knowledge. It’s a way to achieve immortality.
15. Be gentle with the earth.
16. Once a year, go someplace you’ve never been before.
17. Remember that the best relationship is one in which your love for each other exceeds your need for each other.
18. Judge your success by what you had to give up in order to get it.
19. Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

I pretend
to smile and laugh to
be happy and have fun
only to hide the pain
that I run from
deep inside I am hurt
but there are feelings far worse
I wanna cry
but the tears stay away
everyday I feel pain
but laugh outside
only to hide the hurt
that makes me wanna cry

Forgiveness is letting go of the pain
And accepting what has happened,
Because it will not change.
Forgiveness is dismissing the blame.
Choices were made that caused the hurt;
We each could have chosen differently,
But we didn’t.
Forgiveness is looking at the pain,
Learning the lessons it has produced,
And understanding what we have learned.
Forgiveness allows us to move on
Towards a better understanding
Of universal love and our true purpose.
Forgiveness is knowing that love
Is the answer to all questions,
And that we all are in some way connected.
Forgiveness is starting over,
With the knowledge that we have gained.
I forgive you, and I forgive myself.
I hope you can do the same.

Last night it was a sinful night. I am supposed to stick to my “D.I.E.T” however, when my niece asked me to accompany her to 7-11 we passed by this BBQ stalls. But hey in our country, BBQ stalls they also sell unique Filipino street foods. I had these last nights.

Chicken Intestine a.k.a Isaw ng Manok

Pork Intestine a.k.a Isaw ng baboy

Pork blood a.k.a Dugo or Betamax (Yeah they call it betamax because of the rectangular shape resembling to a betamax before)

Pork’s ear a.k.a Tenga ng Baboy

Quail egg with flour a.k.a Kwek-Kwek

Fishballs (flat one), Squidballs (the one being fried) and Kikiam (the longer one)

And that’s what I had last night. But my niece added these following foods because they love it. Which I don’t eat. But I will just post it here anyway so you will have an idea what are the streetfoods we have here in the Philippines.

Balot (it has also a counterpart which is called Penoy. However, I don’t eat this, just Penoy. Penoy doesn’t have duck embryo while Balot has. And yes, the duck embryo should be eaten too. They said it is delicious but I don’t think I am ready for that)

Chicken feet a.k.a Adidas (They call it Adidas since it is a shoe and this is a feet. I eat this if it is cook in Chinese resto but I don’t like this being grilled.)

Chicken head a.k.a Helmet (Yes, they call this helmet because it is chicken’s head)

So now you see, Philippines have unique streetfoods right? But I can assure you that they all yummy..

helene
je m’appelle helene
je suis une fille
comme les autres
helene
j’ai mes joies mes peines
elles font ma vie
comme la votre
je voudrais trouver l’amour
simplement trouver l’amour

helene
je m’applle helene
je suis une fille
comme les autres
helene
si mes nuits sont pleines
de reves de poemes
je n’ai rien d’autre
je voudrais trouver l’amour
simplement trouver l’amour

et meme
si j’ai ma photo
dans tous les journaux
chaque semaine
personne
ne m’attend le soir
quand je rentre tard
personne ne fait battre mon coeur
lorsque s’eteignent les projecteurs
helene
je m’appelle helene
je suis une fille
comme les autres
je voudrais trouver l’amour
simplement trouver l’amour

et meme
quand a la tele
vous me regardez
sourire et chanter
personne
ne m’attend le soir
quand je rentre tard
lorsque s’eteignent les projecteurs
helene
je m’applelle helene
je suis une fille
comme les autres
helene
et toutes mes peines
trouveront l’ouble
un jour ou l’autre
quand je trouverai l’amour
quand je trouverai l’amour
quand je trouverai l’amour
quand je trouverai l’amour

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helen
my name’s helen
i m a girl
just like other girls
helen
i have joy and pain
and this is my life
just like you
i look for my love
only for love

helen
my name is helen
i m a girl
just like other girls
helen
pain comes at night
i have nothing
except poems and dreams
i look for my love
only for love
and
if my photos on all paper
every week
when i m home
there would be no one waiting for me
when light go out
there would be no one delight me

helen
my name’s helen
i m a girl
just like other girls
i look for my love
only for love
and
you would see me on tv
smiling and singing
when i m home
there would be no one waiting for me
when light go out
there would be no one delight me

helen
my name’s helen
i m a girl
just like other girls
helen
one day
all of the pains
would be forgotten
when would i get my love

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伊莲
我的名字叫伊莲
我是一个女孩
象其他的女孩一样
伊莲
我有我的欢乐和痛苦
这就是我的生活
就象你的一样
我想找到爱情
只是想找到爱情
伊莲
我的名字叫伊莲
我是一个女孩
象其他的女孩一样
伊莲
夜晚是我的痛苦
除了诗和梦
我没有其他
我想找到爱情
只是想找到爱情
并且
如果在所有的报纸上
能有我的照片
每周都有
当我夜晚回家的时候
没有人在等着我
当灯熄灭的时候
没有人使我心跳
伊莲
我的名字叫伊莲
我是一个女孩
象其他的女孩一样
我想找到爱情
只是想找到爱情
并且
你能在电视上
看到我在微笑和歌唱
当我夜晚回家的时候
没有人在等着我
当灯熄灭的时候
没有人使我心跳
伊莲
我的名字叫伊莲
我是一个女孩
象其他的女孩一样
伊莲
总会有一天
我所有的痛苦
都会被忘却
什么时候我能找到爱情

I turned on the evening news
Saw a old man being interviewed
Turning a hundred and two today
Asked him what’s the secret to life
He looked up from his old pipe
Laughed and said “All I can say is.”

Don’t blink
Just like that you’re six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you’re twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don’t blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your “better half”
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you’re praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
So don’t blink

I was glued to my tv when it looked like he looked at me and said
“Best start putting first things first.”
Cause when your hourglass runs out of sand
You can’t flip it over and start again
Take every breathe God gives you for what it’s worth

Don’t Blink
Just like that you’re six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you’re twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don’t blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your “better half”
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you’re praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster than you think
So don’t blink

So I’ve been tryin’ ta slow it down
I’ve been tryin’ ta take it in
In this here today, gone tomorrow world we’re livin’ in

Don’t blink
Just like that you’re six years old and you take a nap and you
Wake up and you’re twenty-five and your high school sweetheart becomes your wife
Don’t blink
You just might miss your babies growing like mine did
Turning into moms and dads next thing you know your “better half”
Of fifty years is there in bed
And you’re praying God takes you instead
Trust me friend a hundred years goes faster then you think
So Don’t blink

Naw, don’t blink, don’t blink
Life Goes Faster Than You Think
Don’t Blink…

If I had my life to do over, 生命若可輪迴，
I’d have chosen you to be my dad 當為我父再次。
once more.
Even if it meant losing you again, 就算再次分離
It’s worth all the tears in the 贏取世上淚水
world.
You were my sunshine when skies 天暗您為我光，
were gray.
I loved you and honored you; 我敬您，我愛您
You took all my tears away. 為我拭盡淚水，
I was happy to be with you, 快樂有您相隨，
Proud to be your little girl. 女兒為您而驕。
Sometimes we would argue, 就算有所爭辯，
But to me you meant the world. 您仍是我一切。
Your love was always pure; 您有純潔的愛，
You treated me as your own. 愛我猶如愛己。
Your time seemed all too short and 生命如斯短暫，
I feel so alone. 令我更覺孤單。
What can I take from this? 思我所學所得？
My heart is completely crushed. 我心盡碎盡失。
But nothing loved is ever lost - 但您遺愛人間，
And you are loved so much. 愛您之心永存。

Every daughter likes to think 為人女者皆想，
That her father is the best, 自己父親最棒，
But there’s no doubt for me, Dad, 但我毫無疑問，
That you’re far above the rest. 您是無人能及。

When I was a little girl 憶我年幼稚時，
You took time to play with me. 抽空伴我遊玩；
You’d wrestle, read, or color, 您曾動靜皆宜，
Though so tired you would be. 永不訴說疲倦。

You knew that play was not enough 您知只求玩耍，
To make the greatest dad. 難成偉大父親。
You also shared God’s love for me, 卻教同沐主愛，
And for this I’m very glad. 與我共享天恩。

Your godly life has made you 上主為您典範，
The best father there could be; 成就最佳家嚴；
You’ve followed God’s example 聖靈為您引導，
Of what a father should be. 非凡父親啻造。

I love you, Father, on this day 爸爸我所敬愛，
As well as on the rest. 從今直至終點；
No dad on earth compares to you. 世上無人能及，
You simply are the best. 我父始終最好。

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God saw you getting tired 「主」已察覺您倦，
When a cure was not to be. 皆因藥石不靈。
He closed His arms around you 祂輕抱您身軀，
And whispered, ‘Come to Me’ 說：到我跟前來。
In tears we saw you sinking 淚海中您漸沉，
We watched you fade away. 靈魂正在消逝；
Our hearts were almost broken 我們傷心欲絕，
You fought so hard to stay. 您為生命而戰。
But when we saw you sleeping 但見瞑目長眠，
So peacefully from pain, 安祥遠離苦痛；
We could not wish you back 請上路，莫回頭，
To suffer so again. 莫記塵世痛苦。
So keep your arms around him, 求祂環抱莫棄，
Lord, and give him special care 護我父，莫忘記；
Make up for all that he suffered 從此無痛無苦，
And all that seemed unfair. 不平事，皆作古。

Does Heaven have a phone number? 請問有天堂的電話號碼嗎？

Papa went to Heaven, 據說爸爸去天堂，

but I need him here today, 我要找他來幫忙；

My tummy hurts and I fell down, 肚子疼來又摔倒，

I need him right away, 哭叫爸爸立刻到。

Operator can you tell me how 天堂可有電話機？

to find him in this book? 甚麼號碼我要知！

接線小姐請幫助，

Is heaven in the yellow part, 資料是否黃頁處？

I don’t know where to look. 我不知道請告訴。

I think my mama needs him too, 沒有爸爸來扶持，

at night I hear her cry. 媽媽晚上常哭泣；

I hear her call his name sometimes, 我不知道為何事？

but I really don’t know why. 但聽她叫爸名字。

Maybe if I call him, 如果打電話給他，

he will hurry home to me. 他定立刻趕回家；

Is Heaven very far away, 究竟天堂有多遠，

Is it across the sea? 是否就在海那邊？

He’s been gone a long, long time 他已走了長時間，

he needs to come home now! 應該回家來團圓﹔

I really need to reach him, 我真需要接觸他，

I simply don’t know how. 不知有甚麼方法；

Help me find the number please, 請妳幫忙盡一切，

is it listed under “Heaven”? 號碼可在天堂頁？

I can’t read these big big words, 我是七歲小孩童，

I am only seven. 那些字全看不懂；

I’m sorry operator, 接線小姐不要哭，

I didn’t mean to make you cry, 是否有人來欺負。

Is your tummy hurting too, 妳的肚子也疼嗎？

or is there something in your eye? 還是眼睛有異物！

If I call my church maybe they will know.爸爸常說教會好，

Papa said when we need help

that’s where we should go. 如有困難隨時找﹔

他們可能也知道，

I found the number to my church 天堂到底甚麼號？

tacked up on the wall. 教會號碼寫牆上，

Thank you operator, 想到聯絡心花放，

I’ll give them a call. 謝謝姐姐妳幫忙。