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Resignation by Nikki Giovanni
Monday, June 25th, 2007(This is the complete version of my Welcome Note. It's one of my favorite poems by Nikki Giovanni…cuz shempre, reminds me of my OGL.)
I love you because the Earth turns round the sun because winters flow into spring and the air clears after a storm I am pitiful in my love for you By: Yolande Cornelia "Nikki" Giovanni
because the North wind blows north sometimes,
because the Pope is Catholic and most Rabbis are Jewish
because only my love for you despite the charms of gravity
keeps me from falling off the Earth into another dimension
I love you because it is the natural order of things
I love you like the habit I picked up in college
of sleeping through lectures or saying I'm sorry
when I get stopped for speeding
because I drink a glass of water in the morning
and chain-smoke cigarettes all through the day
because I take my coffee Black and my milk with chocolate
because you keep my feet warm though my life's a mess
I love you because I don't want it any other way
I am helplessly in love for you
It makes me so happy to hear you call my name
I am amazed you can resist locking me in an echo chamber
where your voice reverberates through the four walls
sending me into spasmatic ecstasy
I love you because it's been so good for so long
that if I didn't love you I'd have to be born again
and that is not a theological statement
The Dells tell me Love is so simple
though the thought of you sends indescribably delicious multitudinous thrills throughout and through-in my body
I love you because no two snowflakes are alike
and it is possible if you stand tippy-toe to walk between the raindrops
I love you because I am afraid of the dark and can't sleep in the light
because I rub my eyes when I wake up in the morning and find you there
because you, with all your magic powers, were determined that I should love you
because there was nothing for you but that I would love you
I love you because you made me want to love you more than I love my privacy,
my freedom, my commitments and responsibilities
I love you `cause I changed my life to love you
because you saw me one friday afternoon and decided that I would love you
I love you I love you I love you
True Stories
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Pristine received a text message from someone:
STIL R U COMING HIR OR NO..IF U DONT..PLS COL ME NAMAN!!
*****
Having a conversation with two of my colleagues about a certain president of a charity organisation here in SG.
Me: You heard about Mr XXX…he stole all the charity's funds and went abroad!
Colleague 1: So he's now a fugitive?!
Colleague 2 (with feelings) : Yeah!!! He's now a FIGURATIVE!!!
(hanep, narinig na nga e, mali pa rin)
*****
Overheard Colleage No. 2 (same person above) talking to someone on the phone.
–Colleague No. 2 dials the number–
(person on the other end answers the call.)
Colleague 2: Hello, good morning. WHO IS IT?
*****
Colleague No. 2 strikes again.
Colleague No. 2 (talking to me): Have you ever heard a live O-CHE-CHA play?
Me (in my thoughts): shet ano daw? O-che-cha? Knock knock joke ba eto?
Me (after 5 seconds, realised what he meant): Oh, you mean an orchestra!
*****
Eto na nman po sha…
Colleague No. 2: Michelle, why not we all go to Raffles Hotel to have lunch. The AMBIONK there is really nice.
Me (napaisip na nman kung knock knock joke ba eto): oh, yeah, the AMBIENCE…great.
Colleague No. 2: Yeah, yeah, I don't mind paying a lot for that AMBIONK.
(anu ba! inulit ko na nga e, di mo pa rin magets!)
sa panahong ito, lumabas muna ko ng room kasi nauutot na ko sa pagpigil sa tawa.
*****
Typical text message replies from colleague No. 2:
I'd like to congratulates you…
Thank!
No probs.
Regard.










