Unexpected
I never thought it could actually happen in real life.
This year is the one that I focused a good amount of my energy on myself. This semester is the one I've been least INAL. This day is one of those when I do not want to meet, see or be seen by, too many people as I focus on my thoughts. As always, I study at the Old Rizal Library as I find it more peaceful there compared to the new one where there's too many movement from too many people. Today is one of those days when I go to the basement of the lib, to the Ateneo Art Gallery, to muse at the works on canvass, stare at the oil canvasses, contemplate on some readings, and reflect on my life. Today as I entered my favorite part of the gallery and headed for my go-to spot whenever I entertain my deepest thoughts, someone else was sitting there--right where I was going--looking at Jose Joya’s “Granadean Arabesque”--the painting I was visiting. People do not normally sit there; it's not the right side of the couch to sit on. People don't usually spend that much time gazing at that painting; it's not as alluring as those around it. Today there was someone else occupying my spot. Today I wondered not of the painting or my thoughts but those of that other person's. Today I had to sit on a different couch and ponder on a different painting, one I also like: Fernando Zobel's "Saeta No. 36." If I see that same person staring at that painting, or Arturo Luz's "City," I swear to myself to sum up the courage to talk to him.
It's unfortunate that we never really had a chance to be friends. Sayang, mukhang marami pa naman tayong similar interests. Sayang, di ako nakapagsocio-entrep. I hear a lot of stories about you but they're never really enough for me to know you or judge you. If you on the other hand hear stories about me, I hope you don't judge me based on them too.
Today hasn't really been a lucky one for me, but the thought of someone taking my spot is enough to keep me curious for a while and leave me with a smile. Chances may be slim but hopefully we'll be friends one day.
Akala ko o.a. yung sa Gossip Girl, ngayon alam ko na hindi pala. Art does move people, in more ways than one.
This year is the one that I focused a good amount of my energy on myself. This semester is the one I've been least INAL. This day is one of those when I do not want to meet, see or be seen by, too many people as I focus on my thoughts. As always, I study at the Old Rizal Library as I find it more peaceful there compared to the new one where there's too many movement from too many people. Today is one of those days when I go to the basement of the lib, to the Ateneo Art Gallery, to muse at the works on canvass, stare at the oil canvasses, contemplate on some readings, and reflect on my life. Today as I entered my favorite part of the gallery and headed for my go-to spot whenever I entertain my deepest thoughts, someone else was sitting there--right where I was going--looking at Jose Joya’s “Granadean Arabesque”--the painting I was visiting. People do not normally sit there; it's not the right side of the couch to sit on. People don't usually spend that much time gazing at that painting; it's not as alluring as those around it. Today there was someone else occupying my spot. Today I wondered not of the painting or my thoughts but those of that other person's. Today I had to sit on a different couch and ponder on a different painting, one I also like: Fernando Zobel's "Saeta No. 36." If I see that same person staring at that painting, or Arturo Luz's "City," I swear to myself to sum up the courage to talk to him.
It's unfortunate that we never really had a chance to be friends. Sayang, mukhang marami pa naman tayong similar interests. Sayang, di ako nakapagsocio-entrep. I hear a lot of stories about you but they're never really enough for me to know you or judge you. If you on the other hand hear stories about me, I hope you don't judge me based on them too.
Today hasn't really been a lucky one for me, but the thought of someone taking my spot is enough to keep me curious for a while and leave me with a smile. Chances may be slim but hopefully we'll be friends one day.
Akala ko o.a. yung sa Gossip Girl, ngayon alam ko na hindi pala. Art does move people, in more ways than one.