today’s entry is dedicated to mama “june” kwan
\nwho would have been 79 today, our hearts hold her fond…<\/p>\n
…a little bit of this, a little bit of that
\nit doesn’t take much to get life-fat
\na little bit of laughs, a little bit of pain
\ni’m tellin’ u it’s all in the game of life to tame
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\ndown pintxos with zurito and txakoli
\nan array of choices to make, resist or glean
\nhow to lick life’s pintxos platter clean
\ncuidado – excess of obsess yields consequences of sin<\/p>\n
in 2 weeks, we covered 3700 kilometers by car
\nfrom lyon to nice, san sebastian, barcelona, millau, avignon afar
\nour soul re-awakened to what could be had
\nto not think through “what next” will be tragically sad
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<\/p>\n
when we still have the chutzpah to om-pa-pah
\neyes to see, marvel in awe, ooo la lah
\nears to listen, tastebuds to sample and baste
\ntongues to twist and culinary delights taste
\nlegs to walk and pace from place to place
\nminds sharp enough for local haunts to trace
\narms to hug and embrace hospitality grace
\nget lost to be amazed in love’s labyrinth maze<\/p>\n
when we get on each other’s nerves
\nmore than we enjoy each other’s serves
\nwhen travel yields more bruise
\nand becomes a chore, opt for cruise
\nbefore resorting to a nursing home noose
\nif u can, dwell first in chocolate mousse
\nbefore oblivion snooze
\nthat’s when we sit on our buns
\nsoak in and stare at rise and set of suns<\/p>\n
someone sent me a story some time ago
\nnow retold with ramrom modification glow<\/p>\n
there were once 2 brothers who lived on the 75th floor
\none day the lifts were not working so stairs they had to claw<\/p>\n
after struggling to the 25th level, panting and tired
\nthey decided to abandon their bags quagmired
\nthey continued on and struggled to the 40th floor
\nthen younger brother started to grumble, tempers soar
\nand they continued to squabble
\nall the way to the 50th floor as they wobble<\/p>\n
they then realized that they have only 25 levels more to climb
\ndecided to stop quarreling and continue climbing in peace sublime
\nthey silently climbed on and reached their home at long last
\neach stood calmly before the door and waited for the other, the key to cast
\nbut lo and behold, their realization told
\nthe key was in their bags left on 25th floor cold<\/p>\n
this story is reflecting on our life…
\nmany of us live under the expectations of our parents and friends, “their success” to strive
\nwe seldom get to do the things that we really like and love while subjected to so much pressure
\nby the age of 25, we get tired and decided to dump this load of measure and stressure<\/p>\n
we then enter next third of life slogging and dream ambitious wishes and scheme
\nbut by the time we reach 50 years old, we start to lose our vision, dream and steam
\nwe began to feel unsatisfied and start to complain and criticize
\nwe live life as a misery as we are never satisfied, potential unrealized
\nreaching 50, we realize that we have little left for complaining anymore
\nand we try to walk the final episode in peace and calmness but sore<\/p>\n
we think that there is nothing left to disappoint us, only to realize that
\nwe could not rest in peace because we have an unfulfilled dream that could be had ……
\na dream we abandoned 50 years ago
\nbut ramrom declares,….. say it isn’t so….<\/p>\n
for the last third of one’s life should be the best chapter to boldly\u00a0 scribe, tow and glow
\nand i thank God for His blessings flow
\nwhat a wonderful world<\/a>…<\/p>\n
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wouldn’t you know we’re riding on the