You Asked The Reason

You asked the reason, and I groped for the right words because I did not want to sound too dramatic for my age or too shallow for my age. But neither kind of words came out.  I just settled for the obvious reason (which you yourself provided by wild guessing based on what you knew about me, because, on my own, I would never have found it to be the most obvious reason) so you could easily understand.  But it did not feel right because that was not what I intended to answer you with in the first place.  Maybe I was waiting for your cue, a sort of is-that-really-the-reason-why line which never came. I wondered, however, if that line would come later if only our time together was not short lived.  But the hourglass was just too cruel. Or maybe the hourglass was just my scapegoat. Heck, I could have said it all out in a matter of seconds. But I needed a little more push. My courage at almost anything is always below the average level.  I know I needed to work that one out. If I didn’t need to work that one out, you will never have to ask me for a reason in the first place.

Oops...
Can you read between the lines? I think I dropped a clue.

Rain Dance

The rain summons me.

It wants to fill me with cold.

It wants to fill me with warmth.

But I stand under a tree,

Where only minuscule drips are allowed

I see them all laughing.

They run around like lunatics.

Constantly stumbling,

Constantly falling,

Sometimes blinded by the curtain of downpour,

Yet finding their ways around effortlessly,

Yet enjoying every stinging droplet

For where they are, they also feel comfort.

They also feel secured.

They also feel complete.

They feel loved.

And they can show love the way they know how -

Fearless.

When will I leave the tree,

When will I throw the umbrella,

When will I strip off this raincoat,

When will I dance with someone under the rain.

Who can hold my hand firm enough to pull me?

Global Game Jam Manila 2011 Seminar

We finally decided to accept the invitation for Global Game Jam Manila 2011!

Game development.  Game design.  Game art.

These are the three things that were tackled in GGJ11 Seminar.

The event's official flyer. :)

Profession

A sudden burst of words.

Not yet meant to be heard.

Dazing valor, indeed!

Admire you, I admit.

Yet pain is its merit.

Self-doubt imprisons me.