The Man Who Can't Be Moved

THE MAN WHO CAN'T BE MOVED

The Script

Going Back to the corner where I first saw you
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag I'm not gonna move
Got some words on cardboard, got your picture in my hand
Saying, "If you see this girl can you tell her where I am?"

Some try to hand me money, they don't understand
I'm not broke I'm just a broken hearted man
I know it makes no sense but what else can I do
How can I move on when I'm still in love with you

'cause if one day you wake up and find that you're missing me
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I could be
Thinkin maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet
And you'll see me waiting for you on the corner of the street
So I'm not moving, I'm not moving

Policeman says, "Son you can't stay here"
I said, "There's someone I'm waiting for if it's a day, a month, a year"
Gotta stand my ground even if it rains or snows
If she changes her mind this is the first place she will go

[Chorus:]
'cause If one day you wake up and find that you're missing me
And your heart starts to wonder where on this earth I could be
Thinking maybe you'll come back here to the place that we'd meet
And you'll see me waiting for you on our corner of the street
So I'm not moving, I'm not moving,
I'm not moving, I'm not moving

People talk about the guy that's waiting on a girl
There are no holes in his shoes but a big hole in his world

Maybe I'll get famous as the man who can't be moved
Maybe you wont mean to but you'll see me on the news
And you'll come running to the corner
'cause you'll know it's just for you
I'm the man who can't be moved

[Chorus 2x]

Going back to the corner where I first saw you
Gonna camp in my sleeping bag, I'm not gonna move

~spanishdude

Fifi

OK. I admit: This trying-to-be poem was done in haste, but it doesn't necessarily mean I didn't mean every word. :)

Fifi, you are, and forever will be, my greatest love.

FIFI

Hibiscus tea from me to you

I thought of getting you a cup

I ordered out of the blue

'coz maybe you were held up.

I love you, Beb

I know you know this too,

I'm happy that you ebb (haha!)

Does this make sense to you?! (LOL!)

I'm trying hard, I hope you know

To get us back the way we were

To gain your trust, I know I must show

That I deserve you beyond blur.

I promise to always be here

When you need me, and when you don't.

There's no place I'd rather be

But in your arms, in your fold.

To end this impromptu literature,

I just want to say:

I LOVE YOU, you beautiful creature

PLEASE come home to stay.

~spanishdude

n0BoDy'S PherF3c+

Ok, ok. I'm no fan of Jejemons either, but just to drive a point, I wrote the title of the blog that way.

Enjoy the song, y'all!

~spanishdude

Perfect Love

Perfect love is not receiving; it's giving and forgiving.

Perfect love is not red roses on Valentine's Day; it's the rest of the 365 days of knowing you love someone.

Perfect love is not "phone calls and stolen kisses"; it's the silent smiles in the memory of your sweetheart.

Perfect love is not a grand wedding; it's spending a lifetime together.

Perfect love is not fight-kiss-and-make-up; it's caring for the one who annoys the hell out of you.

~spanishdude

Siyahamba

...and in music, they understood each other...

Siyahamba ekukhanyeni kwenkhos!

Enjoy!

~spanishdude

Down

Here's a cover done by Sam Tsui of the song Down by Jay Sean.

I found the song better slow. Haha!

Enjoy!

~spanishdude

Ocean Park -- Luneta, Manila, RP

SO NOT WORTH IT!

If you love fish and the aquatic thingumajig, then I guess PHP350-400 is not a big deal.

However............

If you are not the aforementioned and you are about to go to Ocean Park: The Oceanarium for entertainment and learning, then I'd tell you that Discovery Channel and Animal Planet is soooooo much better!!!

Here's what you'll see as you enter the cheap imitation of Ariel's world:

As you step inside this big aquarium, you'll find yourself being stared at by a kick-ass big fish (don't ask me for names, I didn't read them) -- the size of a 5-year old child swimming inside a tank of water. Of course, if you and your party will be there on your own (which is unlikely on a payday weekend), you'll find yourselves in the middle of a lot of other parties busy taking pictures beside the tanks (GOD! I could almost hear them screaming "Photo op! FaceBook, here I come!")! Beside the tank of the big-as-a-human-being-fish, would be two other tanks of less-interesting fish.

You'd find a staircase leading to a landing where you'd see crocodiles (or alligators -- can't tell which is which) staying still near the water. Again, you'd find other people taking pictures. On one side of the landing, there's another tank that showcases another species of fish -- not impressive, if I may add.

Following the staircase-landing-staircase, you step down into a different part of the deep-blue. Of course, there are other tanks of fish, and a tank that showcases small fishies and a little turtle (yes, just one -- well at least I saw just one that seemed lost to me). You bathe yourself in a "sea" of colors and your breath is suddenly taken by the stars. Behind the tank of the little fishies and the turtle, you will find a tank of little sharkies and starfishes and sea cucumbers. The visitors are allowed to hold the starfish and sea cucumber that's in the floating hard plastic (Tupperware, if you will). You are warned NOT to dip your hands in to the water because the little sharkies may bite. Of course that did not stop the masa from doing so -- not until the Ocean Park marshal told them not to. To the adults, he'd say "Sir, dito lang po; huwag po sa tubig." (Sir, here; not the ones in the water.), and to the kids, he'd say "Huwag diyan. Kakagatin kayo ng pating!" (Not there. The sharks will bite you!). It didn't surprise me, of course, to see the kids suddenly flee the tank.

After the rather amusing/a-bit-scary tank of starfishes, you enter the world of the reefs.

In this darkened area, you'd see lots of different tanks of small fish that are... in a word... boring -- save for the tank of seahorses and the tank for the Giant Spider Crap (I meant CRAB, not CRAP). Much to my demise, the horses were asleep when we visited, and I didn't see much action aside from their tails groping the reef. You go 'round and 'round and you'd see the different reef fish -- including the very delicious Tahong.

Once you step out of the reef area, you suddenly expose yourself to a better place. Now things start to look interesting and promising. Now you're in an area where they feature the big, scary, mean-looking fish. Big, fat fish that would look at you like it wants to eat you -- and that it knows that it could eat you. Yet, they are very interesting. In this receiving area, you will find the entrance to Buhay na Karagatan (The Living Ocean).

The Living Ocean is probably the highlight of the whole trip. This part of the oceanarium gives you the feeling of singing with Sebastian, but stay dry. You'd see the interaction of the different species with each other. You'd see the interaction of the different species of fish with the corals and reef and its surroundings. You'd see the interaction of the aquatic living creatures with the terrestrial living creatures (yeah, the human beings) as they tap the glass. And you'd see the interaction of the terrestrial living creatures among themselves (yes, taking pictures, posing, taking more pictures, and posing some more). This was the WORST part of the trip for me. Why, you may ask? Simply because I was not able to enjoy the tank and the walk because of all the people there -- sitting, posing, taking pictures. I felt so ashamed to stay -- my boyfriend and I felt as if we were disturbing their pictorials! Disregarding the people taking photos, it was amazing. It feels a little incomplete and leaves you hanging because it's a very short walk. It's 25-meter short. The picture above is a preview of that walk.

Out of that aquatic-but-manage-to-keep-yourself-dry tunnel, you'd find the tanks of the bullies of the ocean. Sharks. The Pagi and Pating areas showcase a big tank of the different types of Pacific Sharks there are in the Philippines territories. Over-head, there's a floating tank of Stingrays. One word: AMAZING. Well, okay. I'm biased. I've always found rays amusing. Those angels of the deep-blue just mesmerize me with the way the swim. Maybe that's why I found it amazing. The sharks are scary. I didn't see any teeth, but I saw one shark bully another shark -- and I'm thankful my boyfriend was the one closer to the tank when it happened. He shrieked!

You step out of the whole oceanarium, go up, and you find the Fish Spa. I don't know what kind of fish it is, but they eat your feet. Just kidding. They eat the dry skin off of your body. They claim it's therapeutic. We never tried it, though. Like every other spas there are in the metro, you don't get to enter without paying a fee.

Now after the spa... It's all over.


Now the facts:

1. My boyfriend and I were there at roughly 6:30PM Philippine Standard Time (that's GMT +8). Maybe that's why the proper "sun" lighting was out and the tour would have been so much better with it.
2. Boyfriend and I only had 3-4 hours of sleep.
3. The traffic everywhere around Manila was bad.
4. The cab we rode was hot as hell -- and stunk like Durian.

I already told my boyfriend that I want to go back and re-experience The Oceanarium. I'll give a better feedback by then.

But until then, thanks for reading. Don't let this one review dissuade you from going there and experience the big, deep-blue on your own.

'Til next time.

~spanishdude