Have you seen the latest Coca-Cola commercials?
Whoever thought of the concept of the ad is one hell of a genius.
Its a really really simple commercial, but hey, Im actually blogging about it, so thats one indication that it really is catchy.
Aside from the pretty girl in red with long straight locks, - do I sound bi? Lol- the song was what caught me.

Sana'y masabi sa awit kong ito
Lahat ng ninanais nitong puso ko
Sana saan man patungo sa buhay
May pag-ibig, pag-asa; may saya at saysay
Sana sa bawat sandali'y matikman pa
sarap ng pagsasama,at simpleng ligaya
Tara na, sakyan lang, malay mo
Andiyan lang, andiyan lang. . .ang hinahanap mo. . .

oh, and guess what.
That isnt original.
It was based on a UK coca-cola commercial.
And so was the ito-ang-beat-sabay-sabay-ito-ang-beat-walang-sablay commercial.
Heres the UK version of the lyrics:

I wish I could share all the love thats in my heart,
remove all the bars that keep us apart!
I wish I could say all the things that I should I say,
say em loud, say em clear, for the whole wide world to hear.
I wish I could give, all I'm longing to give.
I wish I could live, like I'm longing to live!
I wish I could do all the things I can do.
and though I'm way I'm overdue, I'd be starting anew.

I couldnt find my necklace a while ago. Its the one with the N pendant, and it was one of the few things that my barkada gave me last Christmas c/o Danielle. Hehe.
Its become a habit of mine to remove my accessories -HAHA, jana! The spelling!- once I enter my room.
I remember unlocking my necklace then placing it on top of my bed.
I then turned on the tv, removed my blouse –hihi-, brushed my hair, and did some other girly stuff.
But after a while, I realized that my necklace was missing!
I was searching through my bed, the floor, the cabinets. . . I even went out of the room, but I still couldnt find it.
All that searching made me dizzy so I decided to lie on my bed to rest.
Guess what I found after that?
There it was. Lying peacefully where I had left it. My necklace.

There are times when we feel like theres something missing, but then we just couldnt pinpoint what that SomeThing is.
Oftentimes, we search for certain things which we think would make us happy. But once these things are within our reach, we either run away and hide coz were too scared of getting burned, OR we end up disappointing ourselves coz it turns out that what we thought would serve as our source of bliss was only a glittering spot on the sand.

Ive always thought I lacked this or that.
That Im incomplete.
That I still haven’t found what Ive been searching for.
But I recently, I realized. . .

If theyre destined to be mine, why fret?
They will come once its time for me to receive them.
And if I dont, then I guess its not meant to be.
I dont exactly believe in fate or destiny and all that other dreamy stuff.
But I believe that things do happen for a reason.
Whether it be because of chance or fate. . .they will happen. . .if I make them happen.

I too have often been blinded.
People have poked me in the eye, and I end up losing sight of the things that are really important to me.
I failed to realize that the things that really matter. . .the things that I really need. . . the things that Ive always wanted. . .
Are already mine.
They have always been.
But I was just too blind to see them.

Seeing whats really there can be a burden sometimes, yes.
It may be hurtful to your eyes. . . and others may refuse to look at it too.
But no matter how painfully blinding something is. . . youve got no other choice but to look straight at it in the eye.

You may squint.
You may close your eyes.
You may blink.
You may cry.

But at least. . . you see whats really there.

Whats really there for you.

Whats always been there for you.

So from now on. . .
Im opening my eyes.

PS- I would just like to express my great amazement and awe at what Jan did during recess. That was friggin sweet. The world is in dire need of guys like you. Not everyone has the guts to make harana the way you did. Way to go syoti. ;)