LUNAcy
everyone i'm close to knows about my undying fascination for the MOON. i can recall a few times when i almost trip on my own feet (high heels do not help), while i'm crossing the street or not, because i get distracted by seeing a full or crescent moon above me. even better when it has a yellow or orange tinge to it. sometimes i stop for a few minutes or more, just to gaze, jaw practically hanging open. there was even an instance when i was in a taxi and the driver slammed on the brakes because i exclaimed, "OH MY GOD!!!" at the sight of a full moon rising.. he seemed pretty pissed-off after that.
i attribute this passion to my father. when i was a kid, he would make it a point to show me the moon ESPECIALLY when it's full, and then say those lines immortalized by Edgar Allan Poe: For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams of my sweet Annabelle Lee. since then i was hooked. he still does it and when he's not at home, he'd sometimes text me to look out the window and see how beautiful earth's solitary satellite is. for my part, i've taken to doing the same thing for him and we're trying to get my baby sister in the habit, too.
it's fascinating how most of my friends have also adapted to this. whenever the moon would put up a lovely show, they text me to tell me about it. back in high school, one of my closest guy friends THEN (i say "then" because he turned out to be an asshole, but that's another story) took me by the hand and pointed out a reddish full moon rising over our school building because he knew how much i would love to see it. it has come to the point that the moon reminds them of me whenever they see it (yes, i'm very flattered) and some have even referred to me as the Moon herself ("Luna" included *smiles*). but the best thing that was texted to me came from my kid brother who said "Ate, pumayat ka na ba? kasi ang payat ng moon ngayon eh." sweet and funny, coming from a 12 year-old.
maybe because it's the brightest beacon in the dark night sky. maybe because it changes its look everyday. maybe because i'm a nocturnal child and i look up to it as my source of energy, compared to the sun that only drains me. it also matches my mood. whatever phase it's in, it's always romantic or lonely or grinning wickedly. it really depends on how you look at it, like most things in life. all that and the solitude. so maybe it's simply because i envy how it's so at peace even while being alone. besides, with the stars for company, how can one complain?
i attribute this passion to my father. when i was a kid, he would make it a point to show me the moon ESPECIALLY when it's full, and then say those lines immortalized by Edgar Allan Poe: For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams of my sweet Annabelle Lee. since then i was hooked. he still does it and when he's not at home, he'd sometimes text me to look out the window and see how beautiful earth's solitary satellite is. for my part, i've taken to doing the same thing for him and we're trying to get my baby sister in the habit, too.
it's fascinating how most of my friends have also adapted to this. whenever the moon would put up a lovely show, they text me to tell me about it. back in high school, one of my closest guy friends THEN (i say "then" because he turned out to be an asshole, but that's another story) took me by the hand and pointed out a reddish full moon rising over our school building because he knew how much i would love to see it. it has come to the point that the moon reminds them of me whenever they see it (yes, i'm very flattered) and some have even referred to me as the Moon herself ("Luna" included *smiles*). but the best thing that was texted to me came from my kid brother who said "Ate, pumayat ka na ba? kasi ang payat ng moon ngayon eh." sweet and funny, coming from a 12 year-old.
maybe because it's the brightest beacon in the dark night sky. maybe because it changes its look everyday. maybe because i'm a nocturnal child and i look up to it as my source of energy, compared to the sun that only drains me. it also matches my mood. whatever phase it's in, it's always romantic or lonely or grinning wickedly. it really depends on how you look at it, like most things in life. all that and the solitude. so maybe it's simply because i envy how it's so at peace even while being alone. besides, with the stars for company, how can one complain?