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TIGER LILY, by Jodi Lynn Anderson “Did you know I always...

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:57:00 +0800

TIGER LILY, by Jodi Lynn Anderson

“Did you know I always thought you were braver than me? Did you ever guess that that was why I was so afraid? It wasn’t that I only loved some of you. But I wondered if you could ever love more than some of me.

I knew I’d miss you. But the surprising thing is, you never leave me. I never forget a thing. Every kind of love, it seems, is the only one. It doesn’t happen twice. And I never expected that you could have a broken heart and love with it too, so much that it doesn’t seem broken at all. I know young people look at me and think my youth seems so far away, but it’s all around me, and you’re all around me. Tiger Lily, do you think magic exists if it can be explained? I can explain why I loved you, I can explain the theory of evolution that tells me why mermaids live in Neverland and nowhere else. But it still feels magic.

The lost boys all stood at our wedding. Does it seem odd to you that they could have stood at a wedding that wasn’t yours and mine? It does to me. and I’m sorry for it, and for a lot, and I also wouldn’t change it.

It is so quiet here. Even with all the trains and the streets and the people. It’s nothing like the jungle. The boys have grown. Everything has grown. Do you think you will ever grow? I hope not. I like to think that even if I change and fade away, some other people won’t.

I like to think that one day after I die, at least one small particle of me - of all the particles that will spread everywhere - will float all the way to Neverland, and be part of a flower or something like that, like that poet said, the one that your Tik Tok loved. I like to think that nothing’s final, and that everyone gets to be together even when it looks like they don’t, that it all works out even when all the evidence seems to say something else, that you and I are always young in the woods, and that I’ll see you sometime again, even if it’s not with any kind of eyes I know of or understand. I wouldn’t be surprised if that is the way things go after all - that all things end happy. Even for you and Tik Tok. and for you and me.

Always,
Your Peter

P.S. Please give my love to Tink. She was always such a funny little bug.”

I finished the book in one sitting and my eyes were wet for most of the time. I’ve never read anything quite as pure and quite as heartbreaking. To quote a blogger’s review, “those last two pages (Peter’s letter to Tiger Lily) ended this piece wonderfully, making you want to unread the book just to re-read it again, if that makes any sense.”
-A.

Good morning, my beautiful Philippines. (Boracay Island, Aklan)

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:38:43 +0800

Good morning, my beautiful Philippines. (Boracay Island, Aklan)

"You’re alive. That means you have infinite potential. You can do anything, make anything, dream..."

Sat, 11 May 2013 06:23:07 +0800

“You’re alive. That means you have infinite potential. You can do anything, make anything, dream anything. If you change the world, the world will change.”

- Neil Gaiman (via fashionfever)

I’ve barely finished peeling from previous beach trips and...

Fri, 10 May 2013 17:04:00 +0800

I’ve barely finished peeling from previous beach trips and tonight I’m hopping on a plane for another. It’s a short flight but I like having snacks on hand just in case: a banana, Sunkist oranges (called Moro Blood), gluten-free arrowroot cookies, a tiny pack of gummy bears, instant coffee and bottled water. Pre-flight dinner is the perfect sandwich with Schlünder 4-grain rye meal bread, Black Forest ham and Emmental cheese.

I’m off to one of the most beautiful islands in the world. I’m also currently reading Green for Life by Victoria Boutenko and I can’t wait to share the key points I’m learning on green smoothies and nutrition.

Until then,
A

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Thu, 09 May 2013 00:52:15 +0800

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Tue, 07 May 2013 13:24:30 +0800

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Tue, 07 May 2013 11:41:41 +0800

Gas Station stop-over favorite: Nescafe Caramel Macchiato....

Tue, 07 May 2013 00:34:18 +0800

Gas Station stop-over favorite: Nescafe Caramel Macchiato. (Available in Shell Select)
Perfect for long road trips in a freezing car.

-A

“For the girls with messy hair and thirsty hearts.”...

Sat, 04 May 2013 23:46:00 +0800

“For the girls with messy hair and thirsty hearts.” (J.L.Anderson)

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Wed, 01 May 2013 18:27:29 +0800

The weapon of weapons. #MaryForYou

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:24:00 +0800

The weapon of weapons. #MaryForYou

Color me ocean.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:07:44 +0800

Color me ocean.

"I think it’s intoxicating when somebody is so unapologetically who they are."

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:39:03 +0800

“I think it’s intoxicating when somebody is so unapologetically who they are.”

- Don Cheadle (via energiesoftheuniverse)

Green goodies from the market today.

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:45:30 +0800

Green goodies from the market today.

Remote, empty and in the middle of nowhere. The whitest sands...

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:02:00 +0800

Remote, empty and in the middle of nowhere. The whitest sands and clearest seas —my beautiful Philippines.

Destination: Pangasinan

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 12:52:00 +0800

Day 1: Alaminos and Bolo beach.

Day 2: Boat ride to the Hundred Islands. We settled in a remote and empty island called Kagaw.

Day 3: The miraculous shrine of Our Lady of Manaoag.

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Wed, 17 Apr 2013 13:19:08 +0800

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Sun, 14 Apr 2013 23:20:59 +0800

Where’s the rabbit?

Sun, 14 Apr 2013 17:32:05 +0800

Where’s the rabbit?

what-do-i-wear: Chaussures / Shoes : Charlotte...

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 01:34:33 +0800

what-do-i-wear:

Chaussures / Shoes : Charlotte Olympia (image: thecherryblossomgirl)