Custodio: Someone To Believe In
"I OFTEN find myself worrying and stressing about the future when it is, in the future. I forget about living in the present, which is more important and is actually the basis of the future."
Custodio: Uninspired
I HAVE to say that I feel I have nothing worth sharing this week. After a three-week high of feeling really good and realizing that everything's coming up daisies, I woke up one morning feeling the blues.
Yup. Blues.
Oh, I have many issues. But I'm not talking about them....
Custodio: The Changing Times
I AM relearning to watch the news again. I don't like watching the news because it always leaves a negative vibe that makes sleeping a difficult task for me. And who wouldn't feel disconcerted about all those killings, holdups, rising gas prices, fires and devastating calamities? I wish there...
Custodio: To Rise Again
"WE too, can go through hell and feel damned whether we tried or not. Like Him, we too can rise again though not to save all people, but to save ourselves."
LAST Sunday was Easter Sunday. I woke up quite early, fixed myself some oatmeal and opened the desktop. I decided to look up...
Custodio: Make things better
CONGRATULATE me. As of today, I can officially say that I am in remission from my Colon Cancer Stage 3A. Yup. I am smug like a bug in the rug because I believe that it is a major, MAJOR achievement! It has been five years since I was diagnosed with the cancer on a routine exam, an event that...
Custodio: Life Over a Bowl of Mongolian Food
"When you are young you wish that you were older because then you wouldn't have to go to school, you could do what you wanted and stay up late till the rooster crows and the sun comes up."
IT ALWAYS happens to me. I would have these great ideas in my head for my Sunday article and...
Custodio: Kudos to art history
REMEMBER ever saying that most of the subjects you took in school you don't really use in life?
I disagree. (!And quite happily, dare I say!)
I am perfectly aware that I took a rather quaint course in college. Whenever asked what I was taking, I would look the person in the eye...
Custodio: The Three F's
I CAN'T think. My train of thought keeps losing its way, I merely have a few paragraphs for each topic I attempted to write about and never finish.
This is the sixth. Arghh. And I have less than an hour to get my act together.
And I'm all over the place. My mind, even worse. Duh...
Custodio: Personal Anthems
"WHEN you go through hard times, there are moments of doubt and regret. I have to admit that I do go through this and there are times when I feel that even my faith is being tested. I have learned so far that one way to protect yourself from hurt is to refrain from expecting."
Custodio: That heart-y feeling
I HAVE to say that love has been sooo in the air since February came. It's everywhere! There always seems to be that special thrill whenever Valentine's Day is coming. What can I say, people want to celebrate love!
I had originally wanted to write about the eternal love of my life, the...
Custodio: Little steps and a whole lot of faith
THIS week was challenging. I had two major realizations the past seven days. Honestly, I hesitated to share this because I felt you would find it too boring. But well, I figured if one person can feel not alone and encouraged to just go on, this boring article would have served its purpose.
Custodio: In search for greater things
IT TAKES a while for me to clear my mind each time I wake up in the morning. Yes, I am one of those people who need time to start up each day. I need a few minutes of silence before anyone starts talking to me after I wake up. Otherwise, you would be speaking to half my brain who sadly still...
Custodio: Problematic thoughts
I WISH solving any problem was easy. If it were easy as A,B and C we won't have much of a problem at all! We would look at things once or twice and voila, problem solved!
This article was late because of a problem that needed really serious addressing. You could even say it was a matter...
Custodio: The Good Year
IT IS 2 a.m. and I am still up on the 30th day of December, thinking about the New Year. I am pretty sure it will be here before I have had time to breathe in and out. After Christmas, it felt right to REALLY start reflecting about the year that has gone by.
Custodio: Some Days
GREAT. I have no cable TV. I need my 'ambient' noise of human voices in the background to help me write without falling asleep or drink too many cups of coffee. The swelling on my right cheek has started to subside and I'm feeling much, much better now even though the smell of my pee...
Custodio: You are worth another try
LAST week was convention week for eye doctors. It took me quite a while to decide whether to go or not mainly because of the fact that I had just recovered from asthma and well, my eyes just had laser treatment for diabetic retinopathy. Oh yeah, I am sooo health-challenged that I have gotten...
Custodio: Love in the time of old age and Alzheimer’s
WHEN you don’t know what to say, don’t say anything.
Somehow, that doesn’t work that well for me. For one thing, I hardly have a moment when I don’t have anything to say and second, even if by some miracle I find myself totally at a loss for words, believe me, I would comment on THAT. I...
Custodio: The ugly book
I REMEMBER it like it was yesterday and not some thirty-four years ago. It was a pale pistachio green-colored book. Hardbound. Glossy and laminated front and back covers. About the size of a short bond paper. No pictures on the cover. Just the title. Written in a boring old burnt sienna...
In Bed with Tony
MEN. You can't live with them and you can't live without them! They're nice to look at, lovely to hold but they go through midlife crises when they get a bit old! Why is that? I wonder if it has anything to do with having more cash, less hair and the fact that the population has actually more...
Custodio: The warning call
I’M sitting in my office watching the happy flickering of the twinkle lights on my Christmas tree. I've had the tree since the last week of October. The red lights seem to cast a mesmerizing spell. Christmas is coming!
I sort of scolded myself for being melancholic about things...
Custodio: One year gone
ALL Soul's Day is due in a few days. Have you made plans? Is it even proper to ask this question, I wonder. I say this because I am not really used to preparing for the coming of the day of those who have gone. Well, not until last year.
Custodio: Which one are you?
I AM a foodie. Yup! Won't deny it and can't deny it even if I wanted to (which I don't)! I have the hefty physique to prove it and that is hard to hide! Do I mind being a foodie? Certainly not! It is one of my life's joys, to appreciate food and experience a thousand flavors burst in your mouth...
Custodio: Faith and Believing
THE past week and few days have been the longest I’ve had for quite some time. It was scary, stressful and I was wreck the whole time. It seemed to me that during that time, I had the ingredients that led to human madness. I felt alone, inconsolable and forsaken. Yeah. It was the worst feeling...
Custodio: On death and dying
STEVE Jobs died this week and the whole world is affected. The world's greatest techie is gone and everyone who ever owned an Apple product is grieving. I, too, am a fan. I have a six year old MacBook that has remained useful and virus-free through the years. My family shares a couple...
Custodio: Catharsis
I lost twelve pounds in two weeks. I am pretty sure that this week, I lost some more. No, I am not on a diet nor have I been exercising. I have been diuresing mainly due to the fact that I have been retaining water like crazy I might as well have a camel's hump!
