Monday, May 16, 2011

FROM A FRIEND


When a friend came from vacation brought presents for me, I couldn’t just find the place to fill my gladness for I know how much it means to me.  It is really so good to receive something from someone closed to you because anything from a friend meant so much, no matter how small or less expensive it is, what really counts is the thoughtfulness.  It is really flattering to realize that there is someone who cares and thoughtful enough for you and it is simply nice to know that you were taken time and effort to give anything for you. 

From this friend, I received little presents called Macaroons, a tiny and sweet cookie made up chiefly of eggs white, sugar and ground coconut.  It is a type of light confectionary baked in a mini paper wrapper usually in different colorful tiny cases, making it eye-catchy finger food that is so nice to look at.  And what it made even special is the topping on each piece a bit of “Durian”, a Philippines’ native sweet fruit where its town is known for.  The lightly golden brown grain of the macaroons and its dark bits of the sweet fruits with distinctive smell add charms that make it look so delicious. 

I always treasure every smallest thing I received from a friend, because it is in this way I feel important and worthwhile.  Well if asked, I would prefer stuff that never last which can be either less expensive or small as presents from vacation.  It can be a pebble, an ordinary key chain, a common paper lift or even a simple message in a piece of paper will do, as long as it is from a friend, I will really cherish it.  Because I just would like to be able to remind the person every time I will the stuff.

But since it is from a friend, though Macaroons will last but the sweetness it gave to me will not leave for long the trace left in my spirit.  Receiving a presents is sweeter than any delicatessen cake or confectionary cookie, and it will leave it that way.  I will never forget that time that my friend brought the well known awesome cookies for me.  I thanked him for the thoughtfulness he showed to me, for the effort in exerting time that provided to me.  Yes, it is small but it matched or even surpassed the other good things I shared in our friendship, and I really appreciate it so much.  To store the spirit of giving for long, the least thing that I can do is to make my own way by photographing it. 

I can’t get enough in just looking the tempting cookies in colorful wrapping, I had to pick some cookie that molded in vivid mini cases and tasted it.  I chose the one in the red case that attracted me so much and put it in my mouth.  And the moment I had the very first piece bitten, it was wonder to feel that it seemed I was in the hometown of my friend, feeling the hospitality that have shown and given to me.  I felt the closeness then, the meaning of friendship, and the importance of a friend who is just right here in times of giving and sharing.

Well I had just the parable message of that scene in my life.  It was just a simple finger-food but it actually meant something in my perspective.  Looking back at our trail, my friend’s simple gesture of giving presents simply puts another mileage in our journey as companion.  It strengthens my trust to someone whom I just believed I can rely and lean on.  Because sometimes it is in small things you can prove those you least expect.

Giving is an opportunity to show your personality, to express your gratitude and to share your generosity. In giving we can reach out and touch the feeling of other, we can change, inspire and influence the life of our family, friends, neighbors and colleagues – whether it is in friendship, marriage, and human relations.  While giving is better than receiving, for someone who receives, endowment is a blessing that gives great fun.  It can be huge tangible help, but then it’s true “the smallest good deed is worth a thousand grand intentions”.


Alex v villamayor
May 8, 2011 

Sunday, May 15, 2011

A VERY NICE MOMENT

Sharing the moment with someone you romantically fond of is a moment in time that you will love to keep forever in your heart.  Making the moment so very nice with the sweet words, kisses and hug will make your life so complete.  In a moment like this, you can assuredly say you have lived your life full and life has come into full circle.  An intimate moment with the one you love will leave you contented and be grateful with your existence, thanking everything for bringing into real and appreciating everything around you.  And that will define you the meaning of your life and being.

For someone who is really deeply in-love, this could be the happiest moment in life.   For there’s nothing more fulfilling to receive the return of care from the love you are giving to someone.    And there is nothing sweeter than to have an intimate moment with the one you really love.  Especially if you did not ask it to happen but it just happened the way it was happened.  Although it might be trite or clichéd to say but the truth is you’ll feel you’re flying in the highest cloud and you’ll say you’re the happiest person on earth or the luckiest one.  And the feeling of like walking on air will really happen because that is the magic of love.

The affection, appreciation, recognition and the importance that you’ve felt are rare moment in time that you won’t want to miss – that gives you the essence of your existence.  When the care that is so meaningful to you has passionately expressed to you – that is indeed simply so overwhelming and flattering, and that is you really deserved.  For you that is the meaning of love, the fruit of your sincere and pure love that you have care.  And you will love that someone for more in every minute you have for it is a precious moment that you cherish.

The special love you felt the night before is the reason to live for you will love to live for more to feel the feeling of falling in-love again and again.  This is what you would like to have forever, as how you would like to best remember the life you spent, and the memories you would like to reminisce later on.  Solemn and sacred, that’s how it jibes.  Amidst in the deepness of the night assures the ease in your heart that will rest your love.  Your smile puts you in a place that will make you feel life will really live happily ever after.

And when you woke up the next morning, you’ll see the whole day with full of good things, attracting the sweetness of life and the goodness of the day ahead.   When great affection rules, the rest of the day will be seemingly perfect in everything you do, bringing all the good vibes and persuading the positive result to happen.  When the feeling has just freely expressed with overflowing warm and passion, you’ll feel life is so good and you’ll say it’s so nice to live.

If there is such thing as “saving machine” to store the feeling you had, how you wished to save it in order to be able to feel all over again the same feeling you had.  For you don’t want to forget how you exactly felt the very nice moment – a time that you would want to put in a box for you can have it forever.  Because the fondest moment we want to look back is to remember the very time we were loved.  Or if you can just hold the time to unable the moment into its end, you will surely do.

I would like to have the very nice moment and spend the rest of the days with the one I love most.  I would like to do every best I can for that person, making every moment a real special and meaningful.  In this world, the greatest thing that everyone searching is love – to share it with someone for the rest of their lives.  For many it can be an easy task, but for some it is so difficult.  And if happens, that would be the very nice moment of their life.

I am lucky and thankful that I have just a very nice moment.  It might be short-live but at least...


A VERY NICE MOMENT
Alex V. Villamayor
February 15, 2011
 Al-Thoqbah, KSA

Monday, May 02, 2011

POPE JOHN PAUL-II AND ME

The importance of World Youth Day in life: Joining in World Youth Day is a rare chance to show my faith and to set myself as a positive example to influence my family, friends, colleagues and neighbours in renewing, improving, and strenghtening their faith.