20945sunsetlateSunset. Red was having a fight with blue and yellow as to whom should occupy the endless sky.

Vast. The sea was trying to be calm amidst the strong wind.

Cold. Warmth was being pushed away by the vicious coldness.

Gloomy. Happiness was trying its very best to overcome a stronger feeling named loneliness.

   

Me. I was at the middle of everything.

Me. I was watching as the sun sets.

Me. I was one with the sea as it tries to be calm.

Me. I was shivering as coldness drives warmth away.

Me. I was trying my VERY best to overcome this loneliness.

Why? Now I ask myself…

Why did I chose to be alone?

Why did I chose to be so far away from my friends?

   

Three years ago, I wanted to be far away from the city. Far from blinking lights, far from the noise, far from the busy streets, far from everything that would remind me of a stressful life. That was THREE YEARS AGO…

   

Now after three years of spending life here in the island of Palawan, I am asking myself was it worth everything?… A few days back my friends were here.  They had their time out of the city life and so they decided to pay me a visit.  It was a very, very short time… Three days… Three days of being together (again)… Three days of reminiscing… Three days of laughs… Three HAPPY DAYS!

   

Three days is already over… Now I look back to three years… And as I look back, memories played at the back of my mind… images were flashing… silence came… and then (unnoticed) tears falls down my face…

    

   

…tatlong araw lang pala ako naging maligaya di ko man lang napuna tatlong araw ko’y tapos na…

277 Responses to “Island Reflections”
  1. Hi,…
    its realy brilian!!!
    perfectowwww

  2. ya juga indah bgt suasananya….

  3. you are a potential tour magazine photographer except that the caption,while it intends to articulate your loneliness (or define key words),is redundant. the picture would have said it all. even the key word could have done the job and save you alot of effort and space.
    just one question,you reffered city life as stressful but you are also unhappy and solitary on the island? conflicting.
    anyway,if you are so lonely, can i be your friend? :-)

  4. it was like you’d been one with the wind,the sea and the sky…

    it was like you have known the loneliness and the hapiness…

    it was like you have known life while the others search…

    nice blog.

  5. Yeah, sometimes you need “distance” to find who you really are, what you really want…

    I got a “sunset pic” too, sa boracay.

  6. wow.. uR post reaLLy caught me.. it wAs nicE..”,

  7. lungkot naman…

  8. ei, gnyan lang siguro ang buhay. mei swerte minsan.minsan nama’y hindi. nge..

  9. Apabila dalam waktu 3 tahun seperti yang kamu ungkapkan di atas semua benar.Berarti selama ini aku gak ada apa-apanya. Dan ternyata selama ini aku sudah salah menilaimu. Makasih, yang. Ini semua sudah cukup aku terima.

  10. I love the way you describe things~ :] Maybe right now, tears are falling down, but who knows what lies ahead? Cheer up~! ^^

  11. nice! nice! love the view….

  12. i luv it

  13. saan ba kuha ang mga larawan na ito.???

  14. Ternyata masih banyak hal yang masih belom aku ketahui.Tank`s banget y,…?? Dengan gini aku bisa banyak belajar….!!! God luck y Broo

  15. hi,…

  16. life really has ups & downs

  17. piye gae blok nang frienster?

  18. cool blog Astrud.I hope we could be friend.My blog is not complete.Nice to know you and this blog. Thanks

  19. Still not sure of where you’re going maybe…but nice thoughts, we write to show or hide what we feel…btw, Try reading Paulo Coelho’s Eleven Minutes and The Zahir.

  20. Nice..

  21. Off Topic: Check out this cool anime website. It is original with english subtitles. Hope anime fans enjoy! http://www.animefever.org/ref/ref.php?uid=109258&red=http:%2F%2Fwww.animefever.org

  22. it was interesting,really.A nostalgic feeling surged from the depths of you, a suppressed emotional turmoil which suddenly surfaced and then magnified.,I’m not here though to comment about the grammatical errors,hell,no.
    I liked your blog. Nicey!=)

  23. Just maybe you can try reading coelho’s Like the flowing river,your blog fits in there..=)

  24. so emotional…don’t worry u are not alone. Smile(^_^)

  25. how touching naman!!!!
    ganon talaga life is what we make it….

  26. wow!! it’s not too bad live on the island! maybe you are the only survival….

  27. so nice…

  28. Hmmm…

  29. cooL .. great shot .. ^^

  30. happiness is a choice…being in a nice solitude doesnt mean loneliness nor happiness..try to seek what happiness really is to you.

  31. i really like your blog.it is very meaningful.more power and hope to be your friend.thanks

  32. hi!!! I really liked your blog. I can somehow see myself on it. I can really relate into it. Ganyan tlaga ang buhay friend. We should not expect it to be always happy coz lyf truly is a matter of sugar and ampalaya.
    Hope to be your friend..
    GODSPEED!!!

  33. thanks for this.. at first i thought this was a poem.. but its kindda like an essay.. ^^

  34. its owkei sometimes to be alone… to plan for ourself… how to forgot our past..to make a new step to overcome the bad things happen in ourlife… yaah its too tiring to live here,i mean in the city…what happened in our everyday life are the same..working in the wholeday…go home and sleep…then restday only consume to wash the clothes and clean the house..to those person who got boyrfiends and girlfriends they gonna out for some hours..they spend thier times for each other…but for the people like me its just only the day to face the household choires…sometimes going out with myself,.watching movie in the cinema..my life was bored… so guys just treasure the person who u been wanting for…and who willing to go out you be with…because you just only realized how they are important if they are already busy in their personal life…

  35. hi..

  36. hope we can be freind.

  37. keren ..

    [s'tiap saat adalah pembelajaran ..

    s'tiap perubahan sebaiknya pengajaran ..

    dan
    s'tiap yg terlewat memang sudah ditakdirkan ..]

    met kenal 4 all ..

  38. Wow!Your written words communicate well feelings of loneliness. I can’t help but ask, “Which is more important presence of old friends and a lifestyle full of stress or a laid back life in the island of Palawan?”

    Last week, I had the wonderful chance to visit Palawan. I love every minute of it. I was in awe and wonder at the breath-taking view of God’s created beauty.I also like the welcoming attitude of the people. Actually, what I wanted to say is, I wish I will have the chance to stay longer in that place.

  39. hello the some family are your happy

  40. Hay buhay nga naman ng tao parang gulong…

    Minsan marasap minsan mahirap…
    ayoko ng ganitong life…

  41. i love u!!!!

  42. gosh. it’s funny somone’s asking to check out an anime website with a blog that has a lonely moment. if i were you, i’d go back to the city. ENJOY LIFE! :)

  43. that’s awesome. cool man….

  44. Terrific!

  45. HI…..TNX 4 WIEWING HA?

  46. The sky and the sea are two different greats exist naturally,

    It seems far apart and yet so close when meeting up at common line,

    Togetherness is known mutually respected and observed,

    Then in between, human being intrude with generation one after another,

    The twisted feeling in life, as being influenced by colours that are just mere glimpses, often occupy the whole broad mind,

    To be or not to be is always the difficult one decide,

    Well, afterall, like it or not, happiness and loniness in life are never here to stay.

  47. helloow!!!!!

  48. its so lungkot nmn..pro oks lng yn.. cause with ev’ry raindrop theres always sunshine hiding.. medyo mdrama rin pla ang life mo noh..? pro gets kita kezeh mdrama dn ang life quoh.. huhu.. sna mging friend kta pra damyn tau.. allsmiles for u sweetheart.. sobrang touching ng blog mo.. idol n kta..

  49. ei Mr. Astrud.. jst want 2 say dat I really lyk ur blog.. while Im reading it, I already feel the emotions.. ful of loneliness but still after the loneliness, tym has cum 4 u 2 be happy… doNt 4get dat frends are olweiz der 4 u… really nice po..

  50. that’s life…just feel evrything what happen n ur life… psalamat ka pa nga naranasan u what s d real meaning of life ibig sbhin ur a perfect human being…gudluck sa susunod png mngyayari.. bsta luv urself..

  51. nice sir.. hmm God bless..! I Admire your works alot..

  52. Hi…

  53. hi… how interesting about your story ,i know God has plan for you my dear,which is most important is center God in you, i hope we could be friends, always remember nothing is possible with God. just keep in touch. Ang buhay parang gulong yan minsan nasa ilalim ka minsan naman nasa ibabaw ka,lahat ng tao may kanya-kanyang kahinaan.Always keep on praying

  54. all i can say is…its all up to you if you’ll stay there or work in the city. im sure if you’ll choose the city you miss your entire life in palawan, but if you’ll stay there naman in palawan, you’ll miss the busy and hurry life in the city. u know, we have to work din naman to live mostly here in the city,but if you have business there in palawan, why not stay there naman eh, you have cool, stress-free life there.bakit,gusto mo ba sakit ng ulo? maybe,there is something empty in you that you think your friend could fill in…where’s your girlfriend nga pala?hehe

  55. what a great blog! it seems that the scenery represent everything inside your heart.. hehehe..

    Bravo! ^^

  56. hmm.. know what? let go and move on. ^_^

    the sun may set but it also rises, so cheer up.

    God has reasons for everything. whatever it is, wherever you are, whoever you are with now, think, pray, and live a life.

    i admit, poetic juices come out with these emotions, but don’t dwell too much with it.. don’t let poetry and its beauty lure you away from reality. so take a smile there. ^_^ ukie?

    God bless.

  57. Rock N Roll Forever

  58. well dats it…marami pang naghihintay sa yu wag kang pumirmi sa isang kaligayahan..hu knows mayron pang naghihintay sa yu na iba naman yung tipong exciting at mas masaya…

  59. i KnOw HOW That FEeLs It sO GrEaT…YeT So lOnElY…PaSt iS Past…wE ShOuLd JuSt pReSeRve tHe hApPy mEmOrIeS In oUr hEaRtS ThAtS WhAt I CaN SaY

  60. some things are fleeting yet worth remembering…ngayon ang tanong…sa loob ng talong taon naging masaya ka ba o pilit mong itinatanggi sa sarili mo na malungkot ka at may kulang? nice blog entry. nakarelate ako.

  61. i appreciate all the lines i have been reading thanks

  62. i appreciate all the lines i have been reading thanks

  63. ang ganda,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

  64. hapines frend is not found it is felt when you r at peace with yourself, with the world and god as ur center. wishing you inner peace so you can be happy even in your solitary confinement in th island of palawan

  65. THAT OK..HEHE

  66. hai

  67. Be in the world but not of the world. Make a home in your heart. Happiness is everywhere. It depends upon the way we think, the way we see things…Living a solitary life like a hermit does’t mean that you’re on your way of finding true happiness. It will give you enough time to deal with your emotions, yes, but it will not resolve conflicting ideas. Don’t go against the current of the river. Accept and receive from the Universe. It has so many things to offer. Know what you really want. If you want happiness, then you’ll have it. Just believe.
    Anyway, just add me!!!

  68. BOBO LANG ANG NAGSASABING MATALINO ANG CLASSMATE NYA SAMANTALANG ANG GUSTO NYA LANG AY XA MISMO ANG PURIHIN NG MGA TAONG NAKAPALIGID SA KANYA. DI BA TAMA AKO?ANG UMANGAL SASAPAKIN KO.

  69. really love ur blogs! ♥

  70. no comment

  71. i read this blog just in time.
    coz today i am asking my self, why am i decided to be alone here, on an island..
    far away from my friends and family?
    this is a big city, a crowded one. but all i know is i am lonely.
    i want to get back home.
    i have decided to get back home.
    soon,
    not later than 5 months to go. :)

  72. suasananya adem banget ya.kayaknya asik banget…

  73. PERFECT VIEW FROM THE SKY! GOD IS WONDERFUL! JUST PRAY THAT YOUR LIFE WOULD BE AS BEAUTIFUL AS THE SKY!

  74. HALLO。。。

  75. Honestly,many people can relate with the loneliness that you’ve been through, as a matter of fact i’m one of them….But as i stayed few weeks ago here in UAE that loneliness disappeared……You want to know how it happened…….??? When i received God as my Lord and Savior and received the Gift of Salvation…..that loneliness changed to happiness…… If you feel empty only GOD can fill that emptiness in your heart. God loves you so much and through your solitude i hope & pray you may feel comforted and you may feel God’s embrace. Whatever happened 3 years ago in your your life God has a purpose that’s why God gave you that kind of situation that made you decide to go to Palawan. Pray & ask God what’s His good purpose in your life. In God’s time He will reveal that purpose to you and if that time will come, you will thank and glorify the name of the Lord for experiencing that kind of situation 3 years ago………. Life is a road full of twists and turns……..Learn to enjoy the ride no matter how bumpy it is….. for every twists and turns……..a blessing is always given in return. GOD BLESS YOU!!! :-)

  76. Life is a continuous search for our place under the sun. Sometimes we thought we had found the perfect place for us and we stay happy and contented for a while, only to find that it’s not what we are longing for.

  77. Hey Astrud, hope you can instruct me how to post picture in a blog. Thanks in advance.

  78. i felt the loneliness, i guess in what u’ve written…

    it’s kinda sad story, but i think each and every person will feel the same way…as u did..

    and in the end…we can’t stop but to flash back all the memories that we had…

  79. hey,, thats life!
    its very interesting story….sarap talaga mag reminisce and spent time with friends…

  80. no point inregretting now..pero sayang ung three years..hehe..

  81. maganda ung vacation nyo ha?..

  82. I’d love to go to Palawan for vacation someday.

  83. u’ve touch my heart,,, you know,, y dont u try to indulge the moment .., try to look at the brighter side of your lyf. u r so bless coz god gave u a chance to search wer ur hapiness is.. … ur so bless coz u hav a choice….

  84. hi just wanna say that you’ve capture not just the beauty but the miracles of the vast sky.

  85. i don’t no…..

  86. well,,,”me”yahh life is unfair for some person who don’t know what world is….

  87. hi……………how? life?

  88. life is change

  89. keReenn….

  90. galeng galeng naman…
    kakalungkot…

  91. HAI…

  92. hi der!
    ur blog is so cute!
    can u teach me how to improve my blog?
    plz…..

  93. we are not sure what life awaits for us, but we all sure that life will be better if we want it to be…it all lies with in our hands. just behold and be strong , have faith in God. with God, life will be easy as we want it to be….GOD bless you.

  94. no comments

  95. sunset is so beautiful

  96. himy name`s adi

  97. keren bangetsss sich!

  98. nice…

  99. namiss ko tuloy mga friends ko… kabaliktaran nung sau, i was here at the city, cla nman nsa province… kalungkot pag ala na ung nakasanayan mo…

  100. sami mawonlah…..

  101. colour can combine to another word? but not fighting each other!!!!!!???depend your view point angle?

  102. invite!!!! nyo kohhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  103. ok… we are friends now..

  104. fdsssssssssssssssssssssss

  105. Island life is a dream for me. If I ever get my hands on a seaplane, then island-hopping I’ll go. To be able to get crustaceans near the shore, then cooking it using a fire fueled by twigs fallen from trees and shrubs. No wonder Survivor is our favorite show.
    I guess our ancestors have led an almost perfect life. If we can combine that lifestyle with the perks of modern technology, then that would be environment-friendly. The corporate man would then be hard-pressed for schemes to draw us out of our paradise so they can enslave us.

  106. Not everyone has the chance to find serenity in such a peaceful abode…and be thankful you have it right there, within hands reach. Manila will still welcome you delightfully, (well, not as warm as Palawan did) whenever you wanna pay the city a visit.

    This blog’s a good one, and all the other posts you got there. Keep it up fellow Letranista! Arriba!

  107. it was quiet an amazing journey, Astrud… but move on and don’t stop as God is waiting there at the very end of the Journey … may God bless you ..

  108. Wow. That was very deep. Ganda po ng style nyo sa pagsusulat. Good observation too. Maybe you could change warm to warmth? Just a suggestion.

    Although, without it, that post would still stand wonderfully.

    God Bless!

    -tepishane-

  109. ms.rannie bakit hindi q makita ung pinapahanap mo sa kin

  110. hihi︿︿

  111. ADD ME UP!!!..benrandy@rocketmail.com tanx!

  112. Teman” sebuah kata yang penuh dengan makna
    seorang teman bukanlah yang selalu mengajak untuk “tertawa”
    bukan yang selalu bergembira dengan irama suka
    bukan yang selalu bercanda
    bukan yang berkata “santai saja”
    bukan yang mengajak berleha - leha
    bukan yang selalu mengajak “membicarakan” orang lain
    bukan yang selalu membuat hati kita “berbunga – bunga”
    bukan yang memenuhi segala “keinginan kita”
    bukan yang mengajak mengejar dunia
    bukan yang mengajak kita bersuka ria
    bukan yang mengajak untuk tidak “menangis”
    bukan yang hanya berharap masa muda hura – hura
    tua kaya raya kalau mati masuk surga
    bukan yang berfikir “mumpung masih muda tidak apa – apa, nanti kalau sudah tua tidak bisa”
    bukan yang berfikir saat muda “boleh melakukan apa saja”

    Namun seorang teman adalah
    yang bisa mengajak kita untuk “menangis kala bahagia”
    yang mengajak kita tabah saat bencana
    yang memahamkan kita akan maksud hidup kita di dunia
    yang membiasakan kita untuk melihat kedalam diri
    yang mengajak kita untuk berfikir akan akhir hidup dunia
    yang mengajarkan kita tahu bagaimana cara menghargai dan memuliakan diri
    yang dengannya kita semakin dekat dengan Nya
    yang saat bersamanya semakin dekat kita dengan keta’atan pada Nya
    yang “membuatkan” pakaian untuk kita dari bahan taqwa
    yang mengajari kita untuk selalu bersyukur atas segala karunia Nya
    (sehat, mata, telinga, hidung, kaki, kulit, rambut, usia dan banyak yang lainnya)
    yang mengajari kita untuk hanya takut pada Nya
    yang menjadikan kita tahu dan mengerti akan “kerendahan diri”
    yang mengajarkan kita ‘tuk rendah hati
    yang menjadikan kita terikat oleh ikatan cinta kepada Nya
    yang selalu saling mencinta karena Nya
    yang memberi pilihan terbaik bagi kita tentang kekasih sejati kita
    yang mengajarkan untuk tidak menduakan cinta kapada Nya
    maka tiada ikatan yang lebih kuat lagi saat bersama
    ketika bersama karena ikatan cinta kepad

  113. jangn

    prnh

    kw

    berubah

  114. ???

  115. ano nga ba ang tunay na kahulugan ng ligaya?

    hinabol ko’t di ko maabotan,
    sa pagod akoý napaupo,
    sa isalang pinagtataguan ko,
    lalong nalungkot,
    dahil parang napakalayo,
    ng ligayang sinasabi mo…

    siguro kahit saang dako man ako mgtago,
    sa kakaiwas ng di mawala-walang lungkot na ito,
    sa kakahanap ng ligayang sinasamo,
    walang mangyayari,
    dahil tunay na kaligayahan,
    ay wala sa kung anong meron sa kung saan,

    ang tunay na kaligayahan,
    a matatagpuan at mararamdaman lamang sa puso,

  116. hhmmppff…………………..

  117. berikanlaH CINTA kpada sang pacar 1% dan 99% nya kEbencian

  118. how nice

  119. ano k b?gnyan tlga hndi m msyadong incp ung dsisyon m kng ako syo
    gmitin m ung nati2rng days m pra maitama kng ano ung mali mo
    dalian m hbang my tym k p wag m ng intyin ung tym n sbrang ngccc k
    dhil d m gnwa kng ano ung tama Cge naiintindihan kc kta

  120. lam su hua….hi.apa khabar? saya suka kawan biasa…

  121. hai..q bt bnget nch!!

  122. it’s cool…………yepey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  123. weweweeweweweewe aQ datan9

  124. entry

  125. wow. best blog. ;)

  126. keindahan alam semula jadi yang berkuasa allah yang maha esa.

  127. hey that as really good. I know exactly how you feel. please keep in mind that joy in life comes back when you choose it to. you have a whole life ahead of you..have fun! and make new friends :) add me? hehehe j/k take care

  128. tar ya tak berfikir dulu soalnya banyak yg mau tak ketik

  129. semua tak sama… emang benar kata padi di dunia ini g ada satupun orang yg sama baik sikap,tingkah laku,cara pandang,ect…..
    kita baik pada orang belum tentu orang akan ngebalas sama dengan yg kita lakukan, apalagi kalua kita jahat wui…pasti balasannya lebih lagi (tapi jangan salah kadang ada orang yg suka jahat tapi selalu di baiki orang HOKI kali ya….)

  130. awts… so sad. :( ganun tlga an buhay. di mo alm na malungkot k na pla until nakita mo ung reason(s) na dapat pla eh malungkot ka… (wat da heck. di ko maintindihan ung sinabi ko –___–) anyway, aus lang yan! ^____^ at least supeer galing mong magtake ng pictures. idaan mo nalang sa ganun ung sadness mo (wat da hek moment agen…) life goes on. :)

  131. abc

  132. is the best

  133. AKU BINGUNG

  134. nice one,,

  135. my name is alvin h. altiche

  136. mengesankan….

  137. bagus juga

  138. I really,really like your sunset because it means that`s the end of the day and the start of a long evening.

  139. As a read your blog..,I can’t help but say AMAZING!!! Such a nice way of describing the loneliness that you felt inside you…and I must say that you are in the middle of nowhere, you are confuse of what is important to you,your friends or be alone all by yourself…Just a question if you are with your friends can you still feel the stress of the city?
    You value your friends I can tell that so…why stay far from them? Isn’t it weird???

  140. Ahmmm…. hope that you find the total happiness that u r trying to find…..

    nostalgia… sometimes helps a lot to find your hapiness….

    carpe diem!!!

  141. hi ASTRUD! your story is quiet AMAZING for me & very touching one….I know how u feels, it so great… yet so lonely…But past is past.. We should just preserve the HAPPY MEMORIES in our HEARTS & move on. thats all i can say to you my friend….
    Let me share this beautiful text: I asked GOD, ” How do I get the best of LIFE?
    GOD answered: ” Face your past without REGRET, handle your present with CONFIDENCE, prepare for the FUTURE without FEAR”…Then he added, ” Keep the FAITH & drop the FEAR. Don’t believe your DOUBTS & never DOUBT your BELIEFS, life is WONDERFUL if you know how to LIVE…” The PRESENT is INEVITABLE. Remember the POWER of GOD….
    So good luck my friend, & GOD BLESS U ALWAYS……

  142. very nice blog, have not written mine so far…..life is good, it was offered to us by God and we are so lucky we are still alive.Don’t you think you wasted so much time being alone and being lonely? just wondering, what makes you so lonely and you wanted to be alone. I believed that HAPPINESS IS A CHOICE. I also believed that there are so many people around you that will make you happy, don’t close your eyes and your heart to them…..It is good that you give love back than receiving it…keep going!

  143. hi, i like ur blog 2…

  144. hi… lungkot noh, parepareho na kasi kayo busy… pero pasalamat ka pa din after 3 yrs dinalaw ka nila kahit 3 days lang happy naman na magkakasama kayo ulit kahit hindi kumpleto ang friends mo atleast may effort sila para makasama ka ulit… isa pa din yan sa best memories mo na kasama sila…

  145. very reminiscing ng 3days mo in palawan..tnx to all your friends khit n 3days lng naging bahagi ksu ulit ng buhay ng isat isa sa n u..how i wish na sana in gods time sobra pa sa 3days ang pagkikita nyo ulit…

  146. oh…very beautiful

  147. nice one

  148. sangat indah dan melukiskan kehebatan sang pencipta

  149. uhmmn, struck me as common. but good portrayal of emotions.

  150. Wow nice blog. Hope youo could write more about your life and maybe I could learn new things about life. Time could help us reflects about the past and the mistake we’ve done so learn something from it and move on. Maybe someday you could use what you learn from it and move on and be happy with your life bro.. Hope we could be friends

  151. keren

  152. angel annie says:

    hi… its my first tym n nkbsa ng blog,,nsa pinas me hilig q ang mg-comp. but ini-ignore q ang blog..now d2 me jpan working student bgla me n\curious s blog den ur blog ang 1st qng nbsa..
    its a really nice blog..story..n-touch me.life is full of ups&downs, (part of life ika nga) but we must be strong d aman ibibigay sa atin ang problem kung di natin kaya eh..there`s always a way to solve one problem..sometimes being alone is our own decision..it may be the other way to know ourself better.who knows on that decision finds the true happiness you`ve/we`ve been looking for..
    hope one of this days magkakilala tayo..sana maging magkaibiga tayo..
    smile…its a big help to our good aura..

  153. Touching story behind your blog, i guess. Seems to me that you have a rich experience in life.

    Difficult times do not last forever, sometimes we choose to be alone because it is what we really want and what we must be. Everyday, we must strive to be happy for whenever there’s a sunset, soon there will be sunrise.

    Struggling we may be, but at the end of the day, when we look back, we would smile and say , it made us stronger.

    Good luck and may you be blessed.

  154. manuila musta naman ucoments pd oyhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

  155. beautiful………………………………

  156. hi! a very touching and revealing blog.. you’re a writer and a poet in your own right, i guess!
    reading your blog brings back good and not so good memories…
    you might present yourself as a lonely person but deep inside you’re warm and adventurous…

    you’ve gone away from city life and settled in an island but you are still lonely…..
    you enjoyed the company of your friends and longed for them to stay longer than 3 days…
    i might say, you’ve not really decided on how you live your life

    alfia is right - “Sometimes we thought we had found the perfect place for us and we stay happy and contented for a while, only to find that it’s not what we are longing for.”

    there is no such thing as perfect world… there will always be conflicts… there are things we like and we dislike… just like what a former boss said - “these are the realities of life”.

    i hope & pray you’ll soon realize what you really want in life… pray, pray, pray.. Let God control and direct your life… God bless!

    Hope we can be friends?

  157. I guess you were actually looking for an inner peace and you just mistaken it for the “exotic paradise” appeal of the island.

    I linked you in my blog http://muffinheart.blog.friendster.com/

  158. oh so sad!i also feel that everytym i miss my friends and averytime a need a shoulder to cry on!

    well,why dont you try to visit them too?
    kahit 3 araw lang?

  159. I sincerely hope I don’t ruin your day…

    One of the respondents above stated something like you having a knack at photo-journalism, i agree… The photography and your poetry and prose on this blog entry is commendable, at least in my point of view… But could you work on your subject-verb agreement? I’m sorry, I’m just the type who sees details (sometimes irrelevant, but hopefully constructive in a way)… I understand about poetic license but… well… to each his own… Anyway, who am I to say anything? You elicited a lot of responses! I’m not surprised, too. You know, I usually get bothered by typo’s and incorrect grammar, but even while encountering them in your entry, I wasn’t. It was good, actually. Have you ever tried submitting this piece to a magazine? It works. And I’m not just saying that.

    Also, nice touch with the Parokya ni Edgar song.

  160. By the way, from my previous response, I also made a mistake on subject-verb agreement… hahaha.

  161. wow ! you made a very nice blog so touching yet its only YOU who made up for your LIFE, if you fail its what you made it….keep it up !!!

  162. hilow

  163. Hi..i stumbled upon your little world here and i must admit, you are a really good writer. I love the way you write..i don’t know why but the piece about the sky really make me overwhelmed. Great piece of writing. I think your life is the total opposite of the persona’s in the poem Lake Isle of Innisfree. Hope you can find whatever you’re looking for. Sayonara!

  164. hey it was already 7 months since you posted this…just wondering if you’re ok now…=)… anyway your blog was really good…=)

  165. cool and amazing

  166. pErFecT ,,

    HaLoOw …

  167. sa pag ulit ulit ng pangyayari. mapapagod ka nalang. ayaw mo na mag isip. gusto mo nalang tumakas… parang mas maigi pang wala kang gagawin kesa nasasaktan ka nalang ng di mo namamalayan.. hahayaan mo nalang na hindi espesyal. papayag ka na sa regular. ganyan talaga. sa bilis. nakakapagod sumabay. sa hindi pag sabay paghinto ang kasagutan. pero mag yngat ka. galaw galaw baka mastroke.

  168. it’s a amazing blog

  169. wow.. i imagined seeing a pair of lonely eyes looking distantly while reading your blog..

  170. kristoferon almeda says:

    Your “Island Reflection” is magnificent! I do not know how I was able to get into your blog. I guess it is providential.
    Your reflection is already a prayer and I hope you are better now and have appreciated life more.

    I hope you do not mind my reading your blog as we have not been friends yet. Parang regalo sa akin ito.
    More power to you. Hang on there, and you will see everything will just be okey with you.

  171. that so w0ndErfuL……

  172. hai cmuuuuuuuuuuuua? pa kbar?

  173. Dude that is wat u call here in the philippines as choi…
    nice and cool
    choi means nice and cool
    i love it man
    i love the view
    i haven’t seen it personally but i can say it is choi

  174. astig !!!!!!!!!!!!!

  175. hai semua

  176. nice post!!!… a sort of reflection to a lost and happy moments… but all most things must go… and we have to let it be… what matters is the memories that it left behind…. worthy of memoriam…. nice blog…. mabuhay ka… isang kang pasibol na makata……

  177. very nice !!!

  178. gw bingung cara bkin blog

  179. beautifull very2 beautiful

  180. its so nice to be happy….

  181. hello iwant to meet the man in my dream

  182. its so nice
    haloow ……….

  183. good dah…

  184. that’s good friend………

  185. gooood my life……..

  186. wonderfull….

  187. hi mztah?

  188. well i was not satisfied…better read my blog….
    luxetveritas.blog.friendster.com

  189. hi…….nice u blogs
    he he he he
    mztah?????

  190. hello bro..
    nice blogs!!
    i like it,,
    my friendster ka??
    invite me pls,
    legnarumi_myt@yahoo.com

  191. haii evrey body………

  192. yayayayaayayayayayayayaaaaa

  193. remember the song Blue Sky of Hale: “There will always be a blue sky, a blue sky waiting for tomorrow” to be alone is not actually a lonely moment, what makes us lonely when we are alone is when we reminisced our past full of joy and endeared moment… and sometimes, we need to be alone for self reflection…

    anyway, i like the way you write, your such a prolific writer… thumbs up for you…

  194. three days,is not just three. Reminiscing the good old times and remembering our long lost journey,while finding yourself is forever. The sky and the sun will be changing, the sun will set at different times, but our memories will be there,forever.

  195. hai all lam knal…
    Mmmmh nda enak bgt ya ternyata, menjalani hal n hidup karna sesuatu hal.
    setiap x selalu sedih, nangis ga jelas, n selalu menyesali diri sendiri.
    ak lelah tp ak harus maju truz ,,,
    kapan semuai ini usai…??????????????????????????????????

  196. ajk it kan mhaqo lan at nagava mas an konahi amkijera.kamaniha oll an khamn?
    aghikeloa nam kanamn reokn.map’ankhamla.truz xan kan ampoleg ahanla??????????????????
    nakagi okalibuha namen ahan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!laon ngan nahulao………maonasata muh?
    gin san ankan meherie..vhe sar ankohan??????????

  197. muhkomana hai kam…oaloha..hanamn?kainla heh andoka…
    gahamuli nam na’akan..

  198. wow/ what have you done to ur life

  199. sad…

    everything happens for a reason…

  200. well am no destiny for scare.

  201. red ia a courage
    red is a mean a brave person
    red is my heart that very happy
    red is the beautiful view in your portrait
    red is my blood
    red is my colour dress that i use today
    red is my favorite color

  202. apa g ada bahasaindonya

  203. lam kenal

  204. no comen

  205. kibot mong tanan

  206. aq ingin blog seperti ini gimana klo di coppy ke friendster

  207. aq ingin blog sperti ini klo di coppy ke friendster gimana

  208. ass.perkenalkeun nami sim kuring eka ganjar f anu kasep ganteng tea.wss

  209. ok………………………..b9t dch pkok’y !!!!!

  210. hehehehe kamusta mga gago!!! pruuuut buhay pa ba tau!!i think im in heaven yesterday,,

  211. tigidong3x nagsal2 na aq!!!!!!hehehe joke3 wahahahaha!@#@#$#$%%%^&%&lasing lang poh!!cenxa na

  212. sunset is amazing

  213. amazing bagus bangetz

  214. Anisa Salsabiela says:

    Helooo……………..dunia

  215. laen kali blognya yang bagus-bagus ya?????

  216. nice

  217. hai..hai..

  218. nice… wat wud three days be as compared to 3 more decades coming..
    i can feel your blog… life goes on.. you chose between running with it or getting left behind.

  219. subhanalloh
    it’s very” beatifuly
    iam so happy

  220. kok buat blognya suseh baget siiii

  221. ang buhay ay parang life sometimes kung minsan ito ay tinatawag na waht do you call, halimbawa for example, baby ang tawag sa isang sanggol,move ang galw verb ang pandiwa, yon na yon thats it kung nkaintindi ka, you can understand…gnun lng kcmple ang life…..hehehehehehehehehehehe..be happy always,,,,,,,,,,,,,……….

  222. u have the ptential to be awriter.nice story.i wish i could have many comments as u have.

  223. theirs nothing i can say about that!!! only i can say is…..!!! 2 live s enjoy…..

  224. LifE is too short. Live to the fullest..

    DApat walang spAce for sAdness, it makes you stress..

    Think of hAppy moments only =)

  225. In every sadness, there is a happiness.

    In every cry there is laugther.

    GOD is looking in everything that happen to us.

    Its just a matter of knowing GOD’s plan to us.

  226. biar punya file to folder sendiri

  227. this story Love about you and me

  228. MagandA xA pEro dI yAN ang n@pILi qNG bl0G eh!

  229. IkNOW THAT THE PEOPLE ON EARTH SOMETIMES DONT CARE ABOUT EARTH HOW IT SUPPLIES LIFE BUT I KNOW ALL THE PEOPLE WILL WORK TOGETHER TO SAVE THE EARTH SOMEDAY.

  230. hhhhiii my lok………man see………yapa Whay……………….ang you………dalah on……….ta The………..rmawan

  231. hi..!i love dis fucking places..!muuuuaaaah..!

  232. everything happens for a reason!!!nothing happens by means of goodluck!!!!
    Wla lang”’

  233. tnx 4 everything

  234. Hi, Astrud. I love sunsets too… standing solitary before the vast, spectacular canvass of colours make you reflect about life and about yourself. You feel small yet empowered. You get a nostalgic feeling of loneliness. Lonely but not unhappy. Whatever path you choose, whether to remain in the island or return to the city, we will always return to the sea and the sky. It’s part of us.

  235. ………………………and , what is your thought about the crimson tide as it rises for three days………………….?

  236. hiiiiiiiii!!!!!!!!!
    alohaaaaaaaaa!!!!
    I love your sunset astrud !!!!!!!

  237. wow.. mala bob ong :P

  238. it was new idea 4 us…. it can refresh us, if could and i would be there soon…. thanks

  239. its nice and great

  240. does

  241. AMAZING . . .

  242. AMAZING . . ..

  243. HABEBE………KAIF HALEK ?……..

  244. nyc blog..

  245. > i love it perfect.. b8 nga ba ganun noh ??? za year na maaalala natin ung memry nung masaya zaka lang natin napapanzin na zaglit lang un.. tas in da end malalaman natin na wala na cla na wala ka ng kasama kundi ung sarili mo nalang.. and wala kang magagawa kc ang hirap ng iniiwan ka biglaan ng walang pasabi..!

  246. Andra_Palopo says:

    Hidup adalah perjuangan

    Hidup adalah amanah

    Jangan pernah takut kawan……………

  247. nice post! keep it coming.

  248. Great post. i wish you can make more of what your thoughts are here. here is my blog too - Tnomeralc Web Design Toys

  249. sometimes u have to be alone. but you supposed to be not .. :)

  250. uytgyhiug

  251. ouuuuu..

  252. nice blog.. hey, i heard a song about that tatlong araw.. you know the

    “tatlong araw lang pala– ako naging maligaya– hindi ko man lang napuna– tatlong araw ko’y tapos na..”

    then there will be lyrics “tatlong araw– tatlong araw- tatlong araw- tatlong araw….”

    hehe

  253. I’m not sure anymore but thanks because of this post. - http://masterofthe.wordpress.com/2009/03/01/tnomeralc-web-design-toys/

  254. nice blog…
    i wish i could right as same as you are…
    i also felt your loneliness…
    i’m kinda in that situation too..
    left alone….
    no one to speak and share laughs and tears…

  255. u were in palawan before?
    im a palawena…
    i was born and raised there..

    sad aman poh..:(
    ganyan tlaga ang buhay..
    full of surprises..
    me mga bagay taung gus2ng iwan,
    juz go with the flow..

  256. jenjen_rose says:

    bakit ganun man

  257. hii.my name is eizal..
    this very good good blog
    i like …

    regard,

    eizal

  258. nice masyado…

  259. sana gandahan mo pa kasi maganda ung ginagawa mo . i reli appreciate it. gud luck sa career.

  260. i liked it, but i got disappointed with the word “chose”, it’s supposed to be “choose” dude.
    it spoiled my interest. nice try though.

  261. Patut dicoba, siapa tau bermanfaat
    http://www.usahaweb.com/idevaffiliate.php?id=5536

  262. Hi,
    It’s my first time viewing and reading other people’s blogs,
    and it so happened that i run about yours and got fascinated
    with how you played with the language expressing your thoughts.
    I felt the sincerity in your heart while writing (i think)…You’re a good writer,
    i suppose. Keep it up!

    Just dropping by!
    =)

  263. hdp adlah mmpi,.,

    jgn prnh tkut utk brmmpi

  264. Hidup ini indah jika semua di bumi ini bersahabat..

  265. hy nesa ya knlin ku indra

  266. never say give up to anything

  267. shacks, kanta yan ng parokya. hahaha

    idol galing, ganda pouh ng Blog niouh Kua ^^

    Newbie plang pouh ko sa blogging

    Hope u would post more beautiful blogs!

    (+^^+)

  268. impressive.

  269. untuk kmu yg telah sakiti aku

  270. untuk cwek yg telah membuat hatiku sakit

  271. wo… keren ……..

  272. hello to my world

  273. hello

  274. nyc.. i lyk it :D

  275. pacak nian kau nulis mak ini… aku njuk ke pacar aku bae…

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