~> Snippets of Serendipity

Chasing Pavements
by Adele

I‘ve made up my mind

dont need to think it over

if im wrong i am right

dont need to look no further

this aint lust i know this is love

should i give up

or should i just keep chasing pavements

even if it leads nowhere…

Lost. Been wandering for a while. Felt like a daze, just walking through the motions. Not knowing where I’m headed… didn’t care anyhow.

One foot in front of the other.

Just one more day. Everyday.

Then…

I saw, I felt. I stopped. Light in my eye. Burned the mist in my head. Where it came from, I don’t know.

But thankful, nonetheless.

I realized, then I understood. I smiled.

I bow my head. And I am glad.

Just finished The Bachelorette, and I totally loved the Natasha Bedingfield perfomance. Naturally, I just HAD to find the song… talk about being sadistic. (hehehe…)

Pagpasensyahan na ang pagiging "emo".. but it’s a beautiful song. =)

See the video at:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEzbkGj7EaQ&eurl=http://www.completealbumlyrics.com/lyric/131415/Natasha+Bedingfield+-+Soulmate.html

Soulmate

by Natasha Bedingfield

Incompatible, it don’t matter though
‘cos someone’s bound to hear my cry
Speak out if you do
You’re not easy to find

Is it possible Mr. Loveable
Is already in my life?
Right in front of me
Or maybe you’re in disguise

Who doesn’t long for someone to hold
Who knows how to love you without being told
Somebody tell me why I’m on my own
If there’s a soulmate for everyone

Here we are again, circles never end
How do I find the perfect fit
There’s enough for everyone
But I’m still waiting in line

Who doesn’t long for someone to hold
Who knows how to love you without being told
Somebody tell me why I’m on my own
If there’s a soulmate for everyone

If there’s a soulmate for everyone

Most relationships seem so transitory
They’re all good but not the permanent one

Who doesn’t long for someone to hold
Who knows how to love you without being told
Somebody tell me why I’m on my own
If there’s a soulmate for everyone

Who doesn’t long for someone to hold
Who knows how to love you without being told
Somebody tell me why I’m on my own
If there’s a soulmate for everyone
If there’s a soulmate for everyone

I recently discovered the movie "Across the Universe", starring Jim Sturgess. And it is amazing! I recommend it to all of you who haven’t seen it yet. It’s a movie/musical based on the Beatle’s songs. Soundtrack is phenomenal. And it helps that Jim is pretty darn cute, too. =)

check: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h63PkwDLlEY

It is useless to try to understand how the universe works, so I give up. Once again, I’ve proven that things come into their own accord when one least expects it. So for now, it’s just one more lesson learned. I’ll try to stop being pessimistic about everything. And just breathe. Someone up there has got us covered. No worries.

Being Grateful for the Gift of Today

Grateful

by Julianne

I’m stronger than before
Stronger than I’ll ever be
And I raise my eyes to the One
The One who made me see
All what I thought was lost
But now is found
And I’m grateful
Grateful for the day
You called my name
Ever since You walked into the door
It’s never been the same
Mornings are brighter now
I’m not afraid
And I wake up each day
With a smile on my face
‘Coz I’ve been in places
Where I couldn’t even see
The light of day
And then You came
I’m grateful
You showed me the way back to my beautiful
Everything seems different now
Things are turned inside out
With a new pair of senses to go with around
It doesn’t even matter
If I’m up or down
Blues are bluer smiles are brighter
It draws a tear whenever
I watch the sunsets paint the sky
I don’t even mind walking under the rain
I never laughed like this before
And I’m gonna say it once more

Happy Thanksgiving!! =)

It is a quiet afternoon here, in a quaint suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. It is autumn here, and I write this while looking out the window, seeing the pretty red and gold leaves of the neighborhood against a backdrop of steel gray sky.

My housemates have all gone out, and I have the luxury of having the house to myself. It has been a month since I arrived here in the United States, and after the initial giddy realization of "Finally!! I’m here!", the realness of the situation is sinking in.

Maybe it’s because I still have all this time to think. I don’t want to overreact or anything, I know millions would kill for a chance to come here…It’s just that I remembered something that was said by one of the staff from the company I work with…

"Imagine having to travel all this way just to get a decent job…I can’t imagine ever leaving my family and kids behind. I really admire you guys…"

So why do we do it? Because. This is the road that so many of our countrymen have taken. We often see the success stories, of families making it big here, earning a lot and sending tons of dollars back home. Constructing mansions and acquiring a lot of property and businesses.

What most of us don’t know is, the sacrifices are great and sometimes tragic before the rewards may be reaped. I know, that my and my family’s future will be secure because of this, and I’m thankful to have been given this blessing. I am staying in a beautiful townhouse in one of the top places to live in the United States. But still, it will never be home. You never really understand how it feels like until you ARE in the situation.

It’s easy to say, "Don’t worry, you’ll get over it soon…" But before then, it’s hard not being with people you grew up with. Having to learn to live with people you just met on the plane coming here. It can be quite an adventure, but then it could only be fun for so long.

Soon I will start working. I’m actually looking forward to that so I won’t have time to think about all this stuff. Just work, then go home, do the chores. And hope that everything gets better from there.

(needless to say, I’m a big fan of her’s. =) Love it!)

Unfold by Marie Digby

(see the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nqI9vmqsjE)

what i can remember
is alot like water
trickling down a page
of the most beautiful colors
i can’t quite put my
finger down on the moment
that i became like … this

you see, i’m the bravest girl
you will ever come to meet
and yet i shrink down to nothing
at the thought of someone
really seeing me
i think my heart is wrapped around
and tangled up in winding weeds

but i don’t wanna go on living
being so afraid of showing
someone else my.. imperfections
even though my feet are trembling
and every word i say comes stumbling
i will bare it all.. watch me unfold
unfold

these hands that i hold
behind my back are
bound and broken by my own doing
and i can’t feel
anything, anymore
i need a touch to remind me
i’m still real..

my soul
it’s dying to be free
i can’t live the rest of my life
so guarded
it’s up to me to choose..
what kind of life i lead.

cause i don’t wanna go on living
being so afraid of showing
someone else my.. imperfections
even though my feet are trembling
and every word i say comes stumbling
i will bare it all.. watch me unfold
unfold

i will allow someone to love me
i will allow someone to love me…

love me.. love me..

Check out this new singer, Marie Digby (prononounced Ma-ri-ay), in youtube. Her music is beautiful. I’ll be looking forward to her future records.

For downloads of her songs go to http://www.marie-digby.com/downloads/downloads.htm.

"The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer answers."

- M. Scott Peck