12.12.07
Staging Trivialities
Misha and I were requested to perform yesterday morning at
the Mindanao convention of Water District
officials. The event itself was
interesting since their theme concerned the environment but I have to confess
yawning during some of the speeches. They ought to forgive me, I woke up very early. Some
of them must have been up early also since I spotted several participants who were
drowsing off as well. *grins* When we went up the stage, we probably looked
like smiling alarm clocks to some… and our names might have had a sing-song
quality like that of a mother’s calling out, “breakfast is ready, good morning,
time to wake up!” So they did, and they turned out to be a very warm and
welcoming audience.
“All the world’s a
stage,” Shakespeare suggested out of nowhere… and at that moment I was only
playing one of my parts.
What they didn’t know was that the seemingly feminine figure
in the semi-stilettos and embroidered attire was going to scrub floors when she
returned home.
What they didn’t know was that I wasn’t wearing blush-on. I
was simply embarrassed when the officials shook my hand and it was damp
and sweaty as usual.
What they didn’t know was that behind the reserved smile
was an exceedingly joyful person who wanted to shriek with glee as she runs
barefoot to the sun… despite her monthly period.
What they didn’t know was that I occasionally write whenever music on
its cycle chances on touching the tip of my pen… and somehow I’d blog
about them.
What they didn’t know was that when I checked my Multiply
account that afternoon, I discovered yet another speciously provoking sight, yet
I just smiled and laughed about it and chanted a rhyme to console and humor myself,
“at
least ‘di ako, ang nagpaka-psycho.”
What they didn’t know was that in the evening I had crabs
with extra cocomilk sauce (weeeee!!!) with the family including Lester and
Haidee in Dapitan, and that was a wonderful way to end the day… regardless of the
expected aftermath of red skin blotches.
That ends this little quasi-eventful history of my day, sans trouble, sans hate, sans sorrow, sans worry. =)
Prince Alarming said,
December 13, 2007 at 8:41 pm
a lot to know about you. a lot to learn from you. how i wish people would come to know you the way i do mir then theyd understand why i love and treasure you this much. . . “What they didn’t know was that behind the reserved smile was an exceedingly joyful person who wanted to shriek with glee as she runs barefoot to the sun” — i dig this. really were insane yet cool in a way. hehe all the love to fill your worries with.
Miracle said,
December 14, 2007 at 12:47 am
You are one sweet handsome shmuck. =) God speed your way back here. I love and treasure you much, too. ;-)