I Just Died In Your Arms Tonight

LET’S FACE It. We are sometimes tired of this harsh dimension that we call reality. We are sometimes tired of waking up in the morning, getting dressed up to school or work. Taking the Jeep, Bus or Train and wishing you’re not late and hoping it would be just those days. And when class or work starts, your douchebag professor tells you that you have a surprise quiz or your jerky boss tells you to make coffee for him and write a 200 page report on the company’s monthly revenue. Then after 10 hours of work you go home but traffic slows the trip and when you arrive you only have a limited time for sleep because tomorrow you’ll be early again. We are not always lucky like those who are already born rich like the Ayala’s or The Prince of Saudi or even Paris Hilton. We all want to be something extraordinary. We imagine these because we want to get out for even just a few seconds. we imagine we are a  Rockstar, Moviestar, Astronaut, Pilot etc. But if you’re going to ask me, I want to be in a silly Red sheet and be faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive and able to leap tall buildings on a single bound or by saying one magic word, you’ll transform into someone who has the Wisdom of Solomon, the Strength of Hercules, the Stamina of Atlas, the Power of Zeus, the courage of Achilles and the Speed of Mercury. Yes! I want to be a superhero.

Since I was a kid, I am always amazed by them. My favorite superhero growing up was Spider-Man but now I am more of a Captain Marvel guy. And sometimes when I am bored or tired, I imagine myself as them. I know it will never be real but hey! It’s just a fantasy. It’s healthy to do this sometimes. You want to escape your boss, you wife, your possessive boyfriend/girlfriend, your dipshit professor, your backstabbing in-laws, you’re jerked-up friends, your asshole brother, etc. For a limited time you want fly all over the world or run as fast as the speed of light.

There is this girl in school that I have a huge crush on. But she hates me and there is nothing I could do about it (For now) and I imagine sometimes that for her to forgive me I must save her from danger. And the scenario goes like this….A wall collapsed and is about to drop on her and as she closes her eyes waiting for the wall to fall to her, she was surprised it never did because I grabbed the wall preventing it from crushing her and like some superheroes they will impress the damsel in distress. “Don’t worry, I’m here” that’s what I would say even if it’s corny.

Or this other girl (I know…I know it’s all about girls). She told me she was almost hit by a jeep when she stepped down from a jeep she rode. I was like “oh….I wish I was the Flash and I could have grabbed her so she wouldn’t be in that spot”. Yes…..I am Barry Allen and she is Iris West. How sweet would that be? 

Reading comics is entertaining but for me, it’s an escape from reality. So that’s how I depart from this world for a short time. What superhero do you want to be?

There may be “Death And Dating” on a “Red Headed Stranger”, But there are “New Ways To Die” like a “Grim Hunt” or “The Gauntlet”. But if that happens on a “Brand New Day”, in that “One Moment In Time”, I wish I have “Died In Your Arms Tonight”.

For the past two weeks, I’ve been writing stories about my life in T.I.P. called “The Adventures Of Engineering Man”. It’s something that I want to do on my free time. If only I could draw, I could have made this a comic book instead but I can’t. So if you want to read these stories, add me up on Facebook. hehe

1. If he wants something from you and orders you to go to him.
2. When he is not looking at you when he talks to you
3. If he wants you to guess the problem when he already knows it
4. When he looks at you with his chin up
5. If you did something wrong and he will shake his head and makes you want to notice it.
6. If he speaks of authority (In a calm voice)

Yesterday, me and my friends, Benj and Pex went to the Rockwell Powerplant Mall in Makati near Guadalupe. We were going to check out some Manga that my Pex wants called “Pandora Hearts”. And that means, riding the MRT and I hate riding there because it feels like you’re in a Sardines can. And we did. It’s hell in one of those trains. What I hate about it is that people would just force themselves to fit in and one Dickhead did that making Benj an unhappy traveler. Like rape, he forced himself in to our spot and separating us. There were other places but he just forced it on our spot (Dirty it may sound). .Benj got pissed and while going out of the train, he tried to elbow the guy on his back. 

When we arrived in Rockwell, I remember the days I went here. From Watching the first Spider-Man Movie Back in May 2002, The Matrix Reloaded ion 2003, Spider-Man 2 in 2004 and Rock climbing with my Siblings in 2006. The mall never changed a bit. I remember buying a Vince Carter 1 Nike Basketball shoe 8 years ago and I feel like a rich man when buying something here.

At Fully Booked, my friends looked for the Manga while I was scanning some comic books. And There are some comic Books that I want to buy. Those were 3 volumes of “Weird Science” and a volume of “Tales from the Crypt”. But unfortunately for my friend Pex, the store was out of stock for Pandora Hearts and even the other Fully Booked branches. 

After the disappointing visit, Pex and I went to Greenhills (Benj had to go back to school because he still has class). And like Pex’s unlucky visit at Rockwell, so did I. When we arrived at Greenhills, The store already closed. And I thought it was until 10:30 or 9:30 pm. But the mall closed 8pm. And I was so pissed. Pex went home after that and I went to KFC. Then after eating, I went home.

And I thought I was going to get something that night. But I guess fate doesn’t want me to spend.

They all have chosen their ways and made their paths, while those who stay are left with uncertainty. Ignorance, Fulfillment, False Leadership, Irresponsibility and Love separated our bonds. Established but no organization, left those who follow to their so-called “Leaders” in a spot of riddles and enigmas. So I created a group of those who believe in progress and will accomplish every objective. BY ALL MEANS.