Wala Lang

Another reason why I should just mind my own business in this strange strange city…

Scene: Girl goes to mass every Sunday and sees this guy who really looks familiar. So, girl thinks that the guy must be someone she went to law school with. One Sunday, right before the start of the mass, guy looks at girl and smiles. Girl then stands up and transfers to the seat beside the guy.

Girl: Di ba you’re from UP Law?

Guy: Huh? No, I am from Ateneo.

Girl: Ah, okay…maybe we’ve seen each other in court? Did you work at a law firm before?

Guy: No, I am not a lawyer. I am an economist.

Girl: (starting to feel queasy) Ahhhh…pero you really look familiar. Saan ba tayo nagkita before?

Guy: I don’t know. This is the first time I’ve seen you.

Girl: (now wanting to run away, looks at the seat she left and sees that it is now occupied…in fact, all the seats are occupied!) Ay, sori ha…akala ko kasi I know you from somewhere. Can I sit here na lang? Kasi, may kumuha na ng upuan ko, eh.

Guy: Sure.

So, there. I had to sit for one whole hour beside someone who now thinks I used a very lame pick-up line on him. Gosh, sa simbahan pa naman!

The song I am listening to right now is Defying Gravity from the musical Wicked. My cousin Hannah introduced me to this song and I am glad that she did. I listen to it now a lot.

Elphaba is amazing in this song. She was not afraid to go against society’s norms…she flew on her own. She defied gravity. She courageously declares in this song, "And if I am flying solo, at least I am flying free…"

On the other hand, I always have to remember too that later on, Elphaba died sad and lonely. Nobody she loved was beside her when she died.

Sometimes, one gets tired of defying gravity too much.

Sometimes, one wishes for a staid and normal life — a happy family and a good dog…a small house with a garden…cooking dinner, keeping house.

Sometimes, one would rather be on the ground instead of flying around, defying gravity.