Costumbre

We Filipinos have a lot of beliefs whether it's family practice or traditionally bequeathed by our ancestors. Costumbre a Spanish word that means custom, habit or practice.

I grew in a traditional family where everything were aligned to a belief that should be followed and it has been mapped to their tongue the things that must be kept without any second thoughts of what might happen because they are the one who knew best.

As a liberated and broad-minded person, I already have a choice and filter all the customs that I strongly believe. I've grown enough. I am self-actualized now. I already leave all of those to Gypsies and move on with what is acceptable.

Sometimes

I am ambitious. I wanted to become someone. Someone I like. Someone I care. And someone I admired. But that someone is everyone.

It all started with a little dream and eventually it grew, something big and something I don't know how to get it. There was a time in my so-callled life that everything is running smoothly and I thought it will last as forever. But my expectations was not the one I desired. Everything happens for a reason. Maybe sometimes we are being punished for the mistakes we have done. But life is complicated. We live to understand things and we will continue to believe that everything will be back to what we want to. A new person, positive outlook and a worthwhile me.

7

What so special about seven?

In Harry Potter book, Half-Blood Prince, seven is the most magical number. The number of days in a week is seven. God rested on the seventh day. Color of rainbow is seven (ROYGBIV remember?). If you count the openings in our head, its seven. Snow white has seven dwarfs.

Can you think of one?

I was born July 17, 1979 (07-17-1979). See that three seven? Am I lucky? Am I special? Am I magical? Do my parents realize this? Are they aware of number seven on my birthdate? Maybe not or maybe.

Oppss...don't forget my surname is also seven by the way.

I wish I could be a little boy again

How I wish I could be a little boy again. No worries, no problem and carefree. Play, play and more play. No duty to think about. No bills to worry about. And no problems to care about.

How I really wish I could be a little boy again. If there's only a way that I could be one. I will stay as I boy as I am. My life as a boy was meaningful. I play a lot with friends. We climb trees and play like monkey. We swim in the river like no tomorrow. We enjoy folk games until midnight. We have nothing to do but to own our time despite of being young and restless. I vividly remember those times when I was a little boy that I really cherished everytime I reminisce. But now I cannot do it any longer. I cannot enjoy a lot. I cannot climb trees. I cannot play folk games no more. I've grown and missing it all.

The Robert you don't know

If theRe's one thing that cOuld describe me that would be a coconut. A simple dry fuit yet very Beneficial to every human being. That's whEre cocojam is being made. I am a PROMDI (from the province) and pRoud of it. So to speak, I was raised in a multi-cultural and very cusTomary enviRonment but already missing that place. As I clearly remember, my dream befOre was to sail around the world. See the world and relish every God's work. And who can Blame me, I was surrounded by Sailors nEighbors and enticed me to become one. But years go by that my dream of becoming a MarineR was swept by my own understanding of reality still regret noThing.

That's for now. Stay tuned.