Apology

Everyone is walking around
thinking about an apology they never got
And it could be from you

Maginhawa

It's always nostalgic to go back to Maginhawa. I lived here during the first years of moving out after college, and have endeavored to try all the restaurants at the "eat street" that my fresh grad money would allow.

After several years, I come back and see that the old restos now have new names. The exteriors are exactly the same, since renovating is probably expensive.

Inside, though, they changed the color scheme, the chair layouts, the decors, the lighting, the food, staff and management, service, thus, the overall ambiance... So now, it looks familiar, but it's not!

At the times I pass by Maginhawa, I realize that people are like that too. They make look the same on the outside -- just slight changes on hair, weight, or style. But inside... those years have changed them, too.

It's nostalgic, but will I go back? Probably not... I like where I live.

Salubong | Salungat

Tuloy tuloy ang takbo ng aking buhay
Nang biglang
Kasalungat ng daloy nito
Tayo's biglang nagtagpo

Inalala ang maikling panahong
Tayo'y nagkasama
Noong tayo'y mga bata pa
Walang malay at puno ng pag-asa

Marahil isang dekada na rin
Nang tayo'y huling magkita
Ngunit hindi ito maabutan
ng ilang segundong nakasalubong kita

Sa loob ng biglaang pagkakataon
Ako'y napaisip ng lubos
Ano nga ba ang aking gagawin?
Babatiin ka o lalagpas?

Subalit masyadong mabilis ang takbo
Hindi ako nakapagpasya
Sa mata mo lang ako'y tumingin
Iniisip kung ako'y naalala mo rin

Hindi ko mawari kung iyo nang nagawang
Makilala ako sa pagtagpo ng ating mga mata
Ilang sandaling nagpang-abot, ngunit
Dalian ring tumingin sa iba

At kahit malamig ang ating pagkikita
Ito'y sinapuso at pinabayaan ko na
Marami na ang naganap sa isang dekada
Kaya't tama lang na tayo'y humayo na