IT TAKES A LEAP OF FAITH

i turned 40 recently. kwarenta. pakingsheet. who would have thought that i’d be forty. pero kung sabagay, nung ipinanganak ako ng mommy ko nung 1965, forty one na siya. and she ended up living a great life. she’s still alive and healthy at 81. si jet din, she doesn’t look her age. masayahin kasi at malakas tumawa. sa akin kaya, ano ang mangyayari?

ewan ko. ni hindi ko nga alam kung pabalik na ako sa pinanggalingan ko o papunta pa rin sa patutunguan. basta ang isang alam ko, malaki pa rin ng promise na pwedeng ibigay sa akin ng kapalaran, kung ano man iyon. in any case, ang importante ngayon para sa akin ay: una, sa tingin ko ay nasa tamang direksyon ang buhay ko at ikalawa, tigas titi pa rin ako.


may kanta si springsteen na kanina ko pa pinakikinggan ng paulit-ulit. ang title ay “Leap Of Faith“. ginawa niya ito around the same time when he too was turning 40 years old.

Tonight the moon’s looking young but I’m feelin’ younger
‘Neath a veil of dreams sweet blessings rain
Honey I can feel the first breeze of summer
And in your love I’m born again

the song sums up how turning forty feels like for me. it’s not that bad. in fact, i love it. why? because i am at a point in my life where i am truly independent. oo virginia – “i am the captain of my fate and the master of my soul” and all that invictus crap. kung tutuusin, wala na akong hihilingin pa, i am happy and my wife is with me – hoy, take note ha: happy and “my wife” in one sentence. importante kasi yon. BOTTOM LINE: being 40 is cool. in fact, it feels like being reborn.

29 thoughts on “IT TAKES A LEAP OF FAITH

  1. 40 & happy. Ano ba mawi-wish ko para sa iyo? Contentment? You already are. More blessings to come? You’re continuously showered with it.

    I guess “wisdom & health” will do, because we should never run out of those.

    Ka-batjay, belated happy birthday!

  2. happy bday batjay, medyo matagal na hindi nakalibot, busy kasi sa ka ka pala ng snow. merry christmas, baka meron kang bibingka dyan, hehehe.

  3. Happy Belated 40th Birthday!! Man..ang tanda nyo ho! Just kidding! 40 is the new 30! And since you LOOK like you’re just in your 30’s… live it up!

  4. hi ms. kat buntis.

    first of all, thank you for the christmas card. we got it yesterday. that was really sweet.

    hank you for the bati. ang tanda ko na nga. minsan nga naiinis ako pag tinatawag ako ng kuya ng mga sales lady sa mga mall sa pilipinas. siguro ngayon, tito na ang itatawag nila sa akin. or much worse – dirty old man.

  5. ano bang meron pag dating ng 40? kase parang its a big deal turing 40. nag countdown tuloy ako in 44 days i’ll be 40 na rin … anyways happy blogging birthday to you idol … keep it up

    and i wish your wishes comes true … HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

  6. basta ako (40 na rin) lahat sumasarap…pagkain, pakiramdam, sex, bj’s..pakiramdam ko mga nakakabata sa kin naiinggit sa kin kaya tingin ng tingin na parang gusto kong batukan…ako naman iba gusto kong gawin sa kanila…

  7. Decade fade,
    Through, true
    Four, Nicanor

    David,
    lead, feed Id,
    tough laugh,
    wife, knife — life.

    Holy Moly,
    Forty!

    — Pagpasensiyahan mo na,
    iyan lang nakayanan ko eh.
    Happy birthday sir, you inspire me.

    If you made it through your 40th, I’m sure I will make it too (my 30th will be on December 31st).

  8. bosing,
    belated happy birthday sa yo. tingnan mo nga naman at 40 ka na, pero edad 14 at heart pa rin. may god bless you with more blissful and healthful years to come. isang tagay pa ra sa yo!

  9. Late na ang bati ko sayo dito pero alam mo naman na hindi ko nakalimutan ang bday mo di ba?

    Happy, happy bday my love. I am glad that we spent another one together. I love you. 🙂

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