Dreams

I had a dream this morning and it was about you.

It was a typical day and we decided to have lunch together. We wanted to eat somewhere special.. seafood? We drove to Makati using my car (--> why is it always my car??) and along the way, I saw mom crossing the street, probably headed towards the department store.

The restaurant we were supposed to eat in was fairly far... like we parked in Glorietta but the place was at Greenbelt. It was already 1230 that time so we knew we had to hurry. Inside the building, there were many establishments and we got into the wrong floor. That floor (2nd, I think) was like a chapel and the people there were interrogating us... delaying us or something.

I heard you give a false name and other info. It was funny. I went back down to the lobby to look for the floor the restaurant was located. It was on the 9th floor but the elevators only went up to the 7th so we had to climb the entire 2 floors.

You were finally able to escape their questioning routines and we got back up to the elevators. On the 7th floor, they weren't stairs.. instead there was a big wall with those things poking out of it.. like a wall-climbing area. Being hungry and all, we didn't put up much of a fight. I fell at the last few steps but managed to grab hold onto one of the bigger pieces. You fell as well but instead was hanging upside down. It was funny. hehehe!

It was already 1PM and we didn't get to eat at that restaurant. We knew we had to hurry back as we had appointments by 2PM. We were at the entrance of the building and I was sweaty and panting. I wanted to change my clothes but I left mine in the car. I was looking at the time and I heard you come to me from behind. I looked back and saw your glorious torso... I swear I swooned at the sight of you shirtless. I was already feeling lightheaded from the lack of food and your god-like body, tingling with sweat, even made my knees weak. Oh dear god, save me.

We had to hurry back to the car and at this time we were separated. I ran to get my things and change back into more decent and presentable clothing. We didn't exactly meet up as planned but managed to get into the car and drive somewhere safe. We stopped for a while and you had to change. I was forcing myself to keep calm and act ladylike.. really! We were talking about the fact that we could not make it back so we decided to take it easy instead.

We were looking at pictures in a camera that I was holding and I was laughing at something in the picture. You wanted to see it but I would not give it to you. There was a bit of resistance and after a few moments of laughter and teasing, I suddenly found myself flung against your chest. The swooning returns. I wanted to move away but you wouldn't let me. We faced each other and all I knew was that we were kissing. SCORED!

I was the happiest woman alive (or sleeping)! *punches through the air*

We got back and I told you I will just get my stuff and then we could leave. It took me more time than usual and I was running in a hurry to get back to you.

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I woke up with a stupid and surprised smile on my face... now that's a dream I would want to live!

What I REALLY wanted to be when I grow up

I was very much fascinated with the stars. Before perverts entered our neighborhood and became our neighbors, I used to go outside our house and look up. It was so serene... the bright, simple spots in the sky was very calming. It was silent communication between me and the heavens. I would stare at the sky for hours, reflecting, contemplating, discerning.

There was no internet that time, and so I only relied on our science textbooks and the library. Compared to the generation now, research back then was hardcore! Kids nowadays do not know how the dewey decimal system works. It's such a shame that they only know google or wikipedia. :(

I tried to learn more about the skies, the planets, the asteroids, the galaxies and the different theories. I was only in grade 3 then. And then...

Mom bought a set of encyclopedias. At that time, having an encyclopedia set was already google. You have a shelf of man's common knowledge. Call me a nerd, but yes, there was a time when I browsed through encyclopedias for interesting articles, persons and terms. I like the part on the human anatomy...

It was already a haven for everything I wanted to know about the heavens. The pictures were fantastic (they were colored!) and at the end of each write-up, they would place similar terms for me to look up. It was a roadmap of information.

After the encyclopedia mania, cable came.... and I loved Discovery Channel (yes, I'm inclined to geekiness). I took note of programs that showed the solar system, eclipses, the space race and everything in between. I made sure I wouldn't miss it.. or if I did, I'd check the schedules for replays.

It was then that I knew what I wanted. I wanted to be an astronaut. To go up there and explore beyond my bubble. A dangerous beauty, and I wanted to know her more.