The Great Subconscious Club

You are astounded at the amount of heartbreak one could take. Then you learn that the heart - it is very resilient. And it can survive even the most tragic of anguishes. And you learn that it teaches itself to heal over time - but it never fully recovers. Memories, scents, words, little things can trigger an avalanche of emotions and once the dam has been released you learn that it's futile to thwart its eventual downpour.

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Laughter indeed can bring comfort. People laugh about the funniest things. About the silliest things. And sometimes people laugh about the sadess things. But just the same it all serves that one purpose that night. You look around and you realized for the most part, everyone in the circle had had people, they care for with an inexplicable depth, taken away from them. Everyone except you. And while the sounds of laughter reverberate throughout the coffeeshop, you realized that you cannot even begin to fathom the profundity of what has transpired and beyond the noise, there is a silence - the magnitude of which has barely been scratched.

Taken in La Luz. March '07. Jer Macasero.

The Great Subconscious Club is the first album by K's choice

Happy Anniversary To Me

You officially crossed that one year marked. Sigh of relief. You remember going into this whole ordeal a year ago to date. You hated that - it's like being back in first grade...you know that feeling when you are the new kid on the block and you know that everybody pretty much knows everybody else. Fish. While you never had problems engaging people in a conversation, you just dont like the whole trying-to-get-a-feel-of- how much you can get away with things, how much can you clown around, how people are and dadidi dadida...

But now looking back, you are amazed at how time flied so quickly. And how silly all your earlier apprehensions appear now. You never thought that you would make such a genuine connection with people you work with. Just because you have always had this rule that work is work and your personal life is just that - personal. But as you got to know these girls you realized that removing yourselves from the work setting, things would still gel.

Thanks Riz and Joj!! You guys have been such a big help this past 12 months. Especially Joj ms. co-anniversary mate - you can't believe after a year of seeing each other daily you guys won't be in MAO for the next four months. (will defintely crash your cebu digs)

It's time to clip the wings for now you guess. Can't wait until all 15 (25) of us are officially back in MAO.

Chao!

Davao Escapades

You stretched your hands out of the window and you knew instantly…summer has officially started. The heat is just unbearable… Good thing the gang finally got to go on their much awaited Summer 08 adventure. There were 19 bakasionistas all in all. Unfortunately three from the gang couldn’t make it (Missing you dearest, ca, jaynie and rain) Started the day with a little hitch…Hmm this is the disaster crew that went cruising all over Asia after all, bound to encounter loads of adventures and misadventures here.

Jackson got to the airport a little late thereby making him and Maricris missed their flights completely. Horror of all horrors! They had to pay extra charges to wait for the 3pm flight which was moved to a 4pm – 5pm – 6pm and finally 7pm. Egad! You can just imagine them waiting frustratingly at the airport lounge.

March 28, 2008. Davao. Upon arrival, dear ‘ol King of Davao Ed picked us up.