Heard this over my officemates old school radio..
The guitar, the lyrics, Chapman's voice..
Just makes me senti.. Just makes me want to get wasted..
And just leave everything behind..

..it takes some chaos to find peace sometimes...


FAST CAR
by Tracy Chapman

You got a fast car
I want a ticket to anywhere
Maybe we can make a deal
Maybe together we can get somewhere
Anyplace is better
Starting from zero got nothing to lose
Maybe we'll make something
Me myself I got nothing to prove

You got a fast car
I got a plan to get us out of here
I been working at the convenience store
Managed to save just a little bit of money
We won't have to drive too far
Just across the border and into the city
You and I could both get jobs
Finally see what it means to be living

See my old man's got a problem
Lives with a bottle that's the way it is
He says his body's too old for working
Body's too young for looking like his
Mama went off and left him
Wanted more from life than he could give
I said somebody's got to take care of him
I quit school that's what I did
What I did, what I did

You got a fast car
Is it fast enough that we can fly away
We gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way

So remember when we're driving, driving in your car
The speed so fast felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You got a fast car
We go cruising, entertain ourselves
You still ain't got a job
And I work in a market in the checkout line
I know things will get better
You'll find work and I'll get promoted
We'll move out of the shelter
Buy a big house and live in the suburbs

So remember when we're driving, driving in your car
The speed so fast felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

You got a fast car
I got a job pays all our bills
Stay out drinking late at the bar
See more of your friends than you do of your kids
I'd always hoped for better
Thought we'd together you and me would find it
I got no plans I ain't going nowhere
Take your fast car and keep on driving

You got a fast car
Is it fast enough so you can fly away
You gotta make a decision
Leave tonight or live and die this way

So remember when we're driving, driving in your car
The speed so fast felt like I was drunk
City lights lay out before us
And your arm felt nice wrapped 'round my shoulder
And I had a feeling that I belonged
And I had a feeling I could be someone, be someone, be someone

just something blog-worthy...

biway: may bago akong blog....
biway: as in di mo mahuhulaan.. hihi
biway:
late_bloomer: eh kung ayaw mo naman ipagsabe diba may magagawa ba ako
biway: onga.. byaan mo na yun...
biway: sken na lng un..
biway: di bale, if i ever find out na nahumaling ka sa aking bagong blog at ngcomment ka, il let u know.. hehe
late_bloomer: i knew that you maintain a private blog
biway: kk-open ko lng po...
late_bloomer: yeah pero ur the type dat wud dfn8tly do it.
biway: not really, -------..
biway: i was actually enjoying the "everbody-knows-who-the-author-is" kind of blogging... pero..
biway: pero while i was conversing with this blogger friend, mejo nainggit ako na she kept hers a private one....... as if there's a blog we can call "private"...
late_bloomer: but reading your entries (at least the previous ones), may kulang eh. parang pilit na hindi mo malaman, probably because you know your readers are, at certain point, we missed d real idea of blogging.
late_bloomer: blogging i think is not for public consumptions though they are available for the whole world to see, the purpose is really personal.
biway: our blogs, i shud admit that at some point and in some way has become my fault, had bcome sooo commercialized...
late_bloomer: so now you understand why i shifted from blogdrive to blogspot?
biway: naiisip mo lagi na may ngbabasa.. kaya ud rather notsay sum details...
biway: or thoughts for that matter...
late_bloomer: a fellow blogger who happens to be a writer also said :"The hard part about publishing a public journal is practising restraint. There just has to be a rule about telling everyone about yourself; a protocol on self-indulgence; a ceiling that marks an entry as 'this is too much, delete it."
late_bloomer: which is true. fortunately, i only have one person to hide from reading my blog. haha
biway: hehehehe
biway: i can totally agree.... what's good lang kasi with yer blog being known by people is that they'd react and you get funny and sometimes intellectually stimulating point of views...
biway: waht's not good about it is that restricted na nga ang pgsusulat mo coz ur conscious that some peepz wud be readin em..
biway: i'd maintain both pa din naman..
late_bloomer: u know wat, its one of my resolutions to stop blogging this year.
biway: haha as iF!
biway: u'v already written a number of entries..
biway: altho most of them are juz playlists...
late_bloomer: hindi pa naman tapos ang taon no,
biway:
biway:
biway: i'd still blog. it keeps me sane, at the very least.
biway: resolution ko.. or challenge ko sa sarili ko is not to visit friednster for at least a month.. hehehehehe
late_bloomer: as for me, "it still allows me to talk to my self safely without people calling me insane"
late_bloomer: i did for four months
biway: kayanin ko kaya...?? yan ang ultimate challenge...! hehehehe

yes, it's been days.
i wonder how we are able to put up with the deafening silence.
probably the noise that surrounds us makes up for all the dead air.

in a few days more, the year is about to end. good for me. really.

Went to mass last Sunday, December 19.
Alone, but somehow had a peaceful mind.

Of course I want to receive something this Christmas!
So far, I already have around 15 things in my basket..

   1. a dead butterfly coaster from chia -> how cruel! kawawa naman yun butterfly..
   2. woodcraft puzzle from daryl -> niceee! sumthing i've always wanted but never really bought for myself, sumthin to keep my hands busy; gusto ko na tuloy ng malaking puzzle...
   3. a couple of unopened gifts from ajay (our manager) and mang temi -> checking EQ.. ngarrr! a forbidden marshmallow would've been easier..
   4. biscotteria manila biscotti, a kamiseta gift certificate (bought myslef a new black blouse po.. since the certificate came from someone who is sooooo in love with black than i am, chose black over red) and a VERY short note from momon (whoah!)
   5. two other items that i cannot define what they are.. from my officemates din.. parang pad yun isa.. yung isa pen holder cguro yun or holder ng kung anong kalat or abubot na nasa table..
   6. a metal butterfly pala from hanna..
   7. homemade sweets from ajay and ms. adel..
   8. pearl necklace from mum.. love my mum so0o much!
   9. "girl next door" dvd from the white elephant exchange gift, afi xmas party.. t'was formerly owned by ave.. yun kill bill kinuha ni soulmate.. nax, soulmate hehe ,,di pa po nya alam na soulmates kami. hehe
   10. electric fan from the raffle... don't need it naman so gave it up to Centex.. never thought giving it to them would be such a big deal.. aside from the turn over pictorial (bwahaha) and the many thank you's i heard from them that night, they gave me a thank you letter pa.. imagine that, the things that don't matter much to you may mean big things to other people.. haay.

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What else do I want??? Of course, there's also this list of things that I want to have. I am human after all. hehe I divided them into two: stuff that money can buy.. and those that only I can get for myself...

1. Let's Stay Together                - Al Green (yata.. im not sure yet..)
2. Sharing the Night Together     - Dr. Hook (tama ba..?)
3. Maling Akala                          - Eraserheads
4. Jeggae                                  - Brownman revival