Bless the Broken Road

by: Rascal Flatts

I set out on a narrow way many years ago
Hoping I would find true love along the broken road
But I got lost a time or two
Wiped my brow and kept pushing through
I couldn't see how every sign pointed straight to you
Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

I think about the years I spent just passing through
I'd like to have the time I lost and give it back to you
But you just smile and take my hand
You've been there you understand
It's all part of a grander plan that is coming true

Every long lost dream led me to where you are
Others who broke my heart they were like northern stars
Pointing me on my way into your loving arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

Now I'm just rolling home
Into my lover's arms
This much I know is true
That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you

That God blessed the broken road
That led me straight to you.

Ang Lalaking Walang Mga Braso

May lalaking nawalan ng isa niyang braso sa isang aksidente. Lubos siyang nalungkot dahil mahilig siyang tumugtog ng guitara at kung anu-ano pang mga bagay na kinakailangan ng dalawang braso para gawin. Isang araw hindi na niya matiis ang kinatatayuan niya. Naisipan niyang magpakamatay. Sumakay siya ng elevator at pumunta siya sa tuktok ng isang mataas na gusali upang tumalon mula roon. Nakatayo siya sa dulo ng gusali nang may nakita siya sa ibaba na isang lalaki sa bangketa na patalun-talon, pasipul-sipol at pasipa-sipa na tila pinapalakpak ang kaniyang mga paa.

Tiningnan niyang mabuti ang lalaki sa bangketa at napansin niya na wala ni-isang braso ang lalaking ito.

Napaisip tuloy siya na kung bakit nga ba siya nalulungkot sa sarili niya kung meron pa nga siyang isang braso na maigagamit.

Eto nga itong isang lalaki na patalun-talon sa bangketa na masaya at nagpapatuloy lang sa buhay. Nagmadali tuloy siyang pababa at naabutan nga niya ang lalaking walang mga braso. Sinabi niya na natutuwa siyang makita siya dahil nang nawalan siya ng isang braso ay naisaloob niya na sobrang niyang pangit, walang kuwenta, at naisipan na nga niyang patayin ang sarili niya. Pinasalamatan niya ulit ang lalaking walang mga braso dahil nasalba ang buhay niya ngayon alam na niya na makakapagpatuloy siya sa buhay nang may isang braso lamang kung ang wala ngang ni-isang braso ay kaya pang mabuhay. Pinagpatuloy ng lalaking walang mga braso ang pagtatalun-talon niya.

Tanong ng lalaking walang isang braso, "Bakit ka ba palaging masaya?"

Ang sagot: "Putang ina! Hindi ako masaya! Makati lang sobra ang pwet ko at hindi ko makamot kamot!"

Some Sketching Up to Do

These are some sketches I did while attending a series of training sessions.

Dreaming of a tropical getaway while listening to a lecture:

I wanted to yawn but I was seated in front of the lecturer so instead of doing what I wanted to do, I just drew it:

Here's one of the many "Mickey Mouse" money I would leave as a tip for all the nice waiters who refilled the pitchers of water in the conference rooms:

Here's a piece of humor that goes all the way back to my college days. It's still as simple and as funny as it was before whenever you're stuck in a lecture that's putting you to sleep. A lot of people actually tried pushing the button and were disappointed when it didn't work...... again, just like college.

KILL BILL

There's nothing like a good movie to get you off your more-than-a-year hiatus from blogger land. I was hooked from the very moment I heard the Nancy Sinatra song "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" from Volume 1 and I stayed hooked on the movie until the very end of Volume 2.

Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)

I was five and he was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
He wore black and I wore white
He would always win the fight

Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down

Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up, I called him mine
He would always laugh and say
"Remember when we used to play?"

Bang bang, I shot you down
Bang bang, you hit the ground

Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, I used to shoot you down

Music played and people sang
Just for me the church bells rang

Now he's gone. I don't know why
And till this day, sometimes I cry
He didn't even say goodbye
He didn't take the time to lie

Bang bang, he shot me down
Bang bang, I hit the ground
Bang bang, that awful sound
Bang bang, my baby shot me down

ANPANMAN







This is Anpanman. He is Japan's most popular cartoon ever.



It is about a "Living Bread" hero who is immaculately conceived and who sacrifices his body to save the world.



You might be freaking out right now if you're Roman Catholic but Anpanman is really just about fun and has nothing to do with a certain JC...... or is there?



I must admit that there is a certain magic and charm to the Anpanman character so I'm not surprised at how popular it is in Japan. Just take a glimpse at his origin and you'll see what I mean.



Everything you want to know about Anpanman can be found in the Anpanland website which to my knowledge is the only comprehensive english website on Anpanman.

THE LANGOLIERS



Tired after doing a whole day's workload of household chores, I lay on the couch dead tired. I click open the TV and mindlessly flip through several channels at random as my eyes grew heavy. It wasn't a full minute later when I blinked.


It was not just an ordinary blink mind you. This was the kind of blink that mysteriously has your body rested and your mind wide awake as opposed to the tired wreck you were just a 10th of a second before. Looking at the clock I realized that it was about an hour past the time the blink had occured.


Had I somehow stepped into a time warp which sent me hurtling 45 minutes into the future?


Logic would dictate that I had probably just dozed off but for the life of me it did just seem like shutting my eyes for a nanosecond.



As strange as I felt then, stranger still would be the result of my random channel surfing earlier. It appears that I had stopped at a Science Fiction channel before warping into "la la land" as it was the first thing my eyes laid on when I warped back into the real world.







What was showing was a 1995 TV movie based on a Stephen King short story ("Four Past Midnight"). The title of the movie was "The Langoliers". It's about a commercial airplane with hundreds of people on board going to Boston. As with most Stephen King novels the story had an interesting twist. In mid-flight, all the people disappear except for only 10 people.



What happened to everyone else was a mystery. The 10 remaining could not remember a thing about what had happened except for the fact that they were sleeping at the time the disappearances happened. This they know because it was when they all woke up that they discovered everyone else missing.



It gets a lot weirder when they land on an airport and discover that not only are they the only remaining people on the plane. They are the only remaining people in the planet!



The movie then unravels into a tale of theories about time travel and clever ideas about time paradoxes.



Some of the parts of the movie was a bit cheesy but it was mainly because of the obvious poor quality of the circa 1995 special effects which might have seemed cool at the time but is oh so lame compared to the current standards of special effects today.



All in all a real treasure for science fiction fans and basically just a damn good story from Stephen King, who is without a doubt one of our times greatest story tellers.

I found a site that gave free name analyses.
It's called Kabalarians.com.

I tried out my name and this is what it came up with:

"Your name gives you the desire to meet and mix socially and to create congenial circumstances for everyone. However, all too often, you express yourself in a matter-of-fact or awkward way that results in your good intentions being misunderstood. If you are in sales work, you could do well because of your friendly personality, interest in people, and desire to please. You prefer situations that allow a degree of independence, but are not too demanding in work-load or responsibility. When asked, you are able to give others good advice that you would probably not follow yourself, but must guard against being too opinionated in controversial matters. While you can appear to be confident, you need the moral support and encouragement of others who give inspiration and strength. Weaknesses in health show in the senses of the head as well as in the various fluid functions of the body.
Your name also gives you power over everything. You are supreme."

I admit that I did embellish the analysis a bit. Guess which part. =)