daily pottery

paul: oooh (reading the shop's specialties) bikes, fashion, art..
ishi: awesome, what do they not do? they even have "daily poetry".
paul: i can do that. it's actually quite easy.
ishi: (..haba ng hair ni kuya..) okaaay. i look forward to you making one for me then.
paul: i mean, you would only need a bit of space..
ishi: (uh, sure? for concentration, maybe?)
paul: ..and a place to bake it..
ishi: what? bake poetry?
paul: oh "poetry"? i thought you said "pottery".

:P

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ieee photonics society

while registering for membership:

paul: are you sure you're not going to take the DVD collection, love, then we can watch it together? :P
ishi: you mean like a romantic movie night with candles and chocolates, watching photonics? :P
paul: exactly! rawr, resonance! :P

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my complement

i'm still amazed at how we, two people who grew up on the opposite side of the world, be both so similar and so complementary. like..

..how we both like music,
  ..how he tunes the instruments, and i play.
  ..how he plays, and i sing.
  ..how he loves classics, and i listen to pop.
  ..how he plays music from vinyl, while i tick songs on my mp3.

..how we love to read,
  ..how he reads non-fiction, and i, fiction.

..how we are both deft with the hands,

  ..how he can make the bookshelves, and i can fill it with books.
  ..how he can make the easel, and i can paint.

..how we enjoy travels,
  ..how he trusts printed maps, and i live with google maps.
  ..he has this epic way of getting lost in strange places, and how i always get myself in the way of cyclists

..how he drinks tea, and i drink coffee.

space research

valentines 2016

early valentines

my new definition of a #mikadoafternoon would now be paul on his oversized grandfather's chair, sipping tea and reading essays and aphorisms by shopenhauer, with me on the harp, learning the thornbirds theme - all these after ice cream, an overflowing amount of hugs and kisses, and a long siesta on the couch..in winter. and that warm feeling you get after paul whispers okay, now i'm officially in love with you ^^

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chandeleur

classy, mr. tiebot..very classy <3

crepes. savory. sweet. candles. sparkling wine. wine glasses. roses. lille waffles. vinyl. the beatles. the platters. chopin. beethoven. tea. hugs. kisses. couch cuddles <3. 020216.

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roses

prayer is impressive. saying that prayer during the adoration is more impressive owing to the fact that God seems to answer them right afterwards. the first time i "bargained" with God, i am not extremely proud of this, was during that time i couldn't finalize my schedule because of the trouble with the internship contract. it stressed me out so much i told God i would commit to the international choir if he would fix things for me because i have already done everything i can. right afterwards He "cornered" me into committing to the choir practice and the following day He fixed everything and i was finally able to finalize my schedule. i have committed myself to the choir ever since and i do try my best to be faithful to the commitment. the awesome thing is, on days when i seem to slack out, paul unknowingly drags me back on the right trail.

this is where paul comes into today's story. 

for all intents and purposes, i believe it's safe to say paul likes me to some extent. during tonight's coffee date he gave me three roses, so yes he DOES like me. do i like paul? well, he is amazing. i tried not to check him against my checklist just yet but i couldn't help but peek earlier today and he actually checks out! i have been praying for a lot of other things before - my courses, my exams, my family, etc - and, after all he has done for me the past few weeks, i guess it's just high time i really have to pray for both of us.

so i did.

tonight i prayed for positive results on my phd applications. i also asked God to guide us both, to let our love grow with his blessing or to remove these feelings if it is not right. this amazing thing happened after the adoration, while we were all socializing with each other, a woman came up to us and asked, 

"are those the first flowers he has given you?"

"yes, it actually is.."

"ahh, the holy spirit must be with him"

i was not quite sure how to react to that but, somehow, i feel like God is trying to tell me something. all the same, i do pray that God will continue to guide this relationship. i trust God knows best.

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