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About Me

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. Im not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size But when I start to tell them, They think I'm telling lies. I say,It's in the reach of my arms, the span of my hips, the stride of my step, the curl of my lipsIt's in the fire in my eyes, and the flash of my teeth, the swing in my waist, and the joy in my feet,It's in the arch of my back, The sun of my smile, the ride of my breasts, the grace of my style.It's in the click of my heels, the bend of my hair, the palm of my hand, the need for my care.I am a woman Phenomenally. Phenomenal Woman, That's me. (Maya Angelou)

My Interests

websites, books, movies, poetry, music, theatre, arts, travel, law, politics, philosophy, outdoors, work out, food, shopping, geography, God, people, culture, cars, real estate, electronics, friendship, among others

I'd like to meet:

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living.I want to know what you ache for,and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.It doesn't interest me how old you are.I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love,for your dreams,for the adventure of being alive.It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon.I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow,if you have opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain.I want to know if you can sit with pain,mine or your own,without moving to hide it or fade it or fix it.I want to know if you can be with joy,mine or your own,if you can dance with wildness and let the ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful,to be realistic,to remember the limitations of being human.It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true.I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself;if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul;if you can be faithless and therefore trusthworthy.I want to know if you can see beauty,even when it's not pretty,everyday,and if you can source your own life from its presence. (Oriah Mountain Dreamer )

Music:

Alternative Rock, Indies, R&B, Reggae, Jazz,Techno, New Age

Movies:

The Quills,The Lion Winter, Tiptoes, Station Agent, The Peony Pavillion, Zhang Yiimou's Heroes,Daggers and Dragons, Enemy at the Gates, The Beautiful Boxer, The Seven Year Itch, Memoirs of Geisha, The North Country, Happy Together, Mano PO, Joyluck Club

Television:

Desperate Housewives, Sex & the City, Ally Mcbeal, The Simpsons

Books:

I just finished the following:The Celestine Prophesy, LOlita,Portrait of Dorian Gray and Chicken Soup for the Souls

Heroes:

The Incredibles, Mahatma Gandhi, Siddharta Gautama, Ninoy Aquino

My Blog

Found Poem I

Ps.I went over my dusty paper bundles which lay hidden in one obscure drawer and I found my old poems.. I'll post them here one by one. August 6,1999 Untitled I may be a fool for wanting you...
Posted by A.M. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Farewell

WE never see it coming just this quick, how time flies, our moments gone, the trickle of passions, the handful of laugh, the bucketful of cries, the few bottle of beers, some mundane talks, ...
Posted by A.M. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The Good Fellas

It seems Christmas Day is a good occasion to bring your friends together for dinner.It was our first time to try Banana Leaf-the resto where the 12-strong pinoy singing cooks and waitresses work.WE wo...
Posted by A.M. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

The Season That Was

It's been my second Christmas in China.I was far removed from the glitz and excitement that this season brought back home (Philippines) Being an expat entailed the prospect of celebrating every occas...
Posted by A.M. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

MOre Than a Month Since Then

I've written this first entry when im still in the PHilippines.So Time moves so fast,i've been here in China for more than a month now!!!And i never feel better!surprisingly,i coped well,met good peop...
Posted by A.M. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

first time

I m marking in this journal a significant event of my life.I'm leaving the Phils next Friday for China. I'll teach at zhejiang college in a pretty coastal city of wenzhou. I'm excited.It's my first t...
Posted by A.M. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST