"Remember that when the sun goes down for sunset, it will tae part of your life with it."
-Indian Proverb

Nothing rings truer today than this. I've seen close to two dozen Manila sunsets since I got back. All of them are now fragments in time, who I was when I saw them are now just memories. A day at a time, I said to myself. This, to forget about the future. As always, I cannot dare to peek at what lies ahead. I do not know what lies ahead. It may be a ghost from the past or a whole new direction. Both aren't exactly cheerful options. I just want things the way they were.

Funny how life touches us with a wand that puts us in places where we're forced to drastically change ourselves. Months, weeks, days, minutes will pass and the next, you're not the same person. You can't be the same person. Some people will find an enemy in time. Me, I'm stuck in the moment.

Tomorrow is my birthday. I'm not exactly thrilled. I dunno. Maybe I had celebrated my birthday 2 weeks ago in Japan. That's when I can define myself and my disposition as being truly happy. But tomorrow is just another day. No birthday cakes, or spaghetti or whatever will make it any different.

This is my reality. I'm living a dramatic scene. And I can't be in it.