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You cool your bed-warm hands down on the broken radiator,
And when you lay them freezing on me, I mumble "can you wake me later?"
But I don't really want you to stop and you know it so it doesn't stop you
And run your hands from my neck to my chest

Crack the shutters open wide, I wanna bathe you in the light of day
And just watch you as the rays tangle up around your face and body
I could sit for hours finding new ways to be awed each minute
Cuz' the daylight seems to want you just as much as I want you

It's been minutes, it's been days, it's been all I will remember
Happy lost in your hair and the cold side of the pillow
Your hills and valleys are mapped by my intrepid fingers
And in a naked slumber, I dream all this again

Crack the shutters open wide, I wanna bathe you in the light of day
And just watch you as the rays tangle up around your face and body
I could sit for hours finding new ways to be awed each minute
Cuz' the daylight seems to want you just as much as I want you

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(7 more years!! wow. i cant imagine being 30 haha)

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(one more month!)

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i seriously think Ate Ken is making paramdam to me.

i was managing (checking on?) my restaurant in restaurant city and in a span of 10 minutes, she "visited" my restaurant TWICE. okay, so facebook contacts visiting your restaurant is most probably auto-generated (or whatever the correct term is) but i was really, really surprised. i mean, im sure its happened on other days and i just havent noticed. but for me to notice today of all days?

plus, my default usericon on tabulas just happens to be.. Audrey Hepburn.

ugh, i feel really bad that i didnt get to go today

i'll always remember going over to your house and getting all kilig about 'Kuya Dong' calling. and how Pop and I would pretend that we were the girls from Clueless, and play dress-up with your clothes and shoes. we were so in awe of you (or, at least, i was) and not just coz you were in high school, and you were so pretty, and you were a model, but also because you were so sweet. you used to tease me too, i would be dressed head-to-toe in pink and you'd ask me, "So, is pink your favorite color?" And I would say, "No, actually my favorite color's blue". And you would laugh.

i'll always remember how i wrote you a palanca for your Days weekend, and how i found it so cool that you had these little thank you cards printed out after, to give to all those who wrote to you. then you got into acting, and you even gave me this autographed picture of you. you were never 'audrey' to me though, you were always 'ate ken ken'.

pop and i grew up, and i saw you less and less since play dates at your house were pretty much non-existent in high school. then i invited pop to join days, and you helped me with everything. we were talking for weeks, and you were so concerned with every little detail. you even gave me a thank you gift after, which i found so thoughtful.

the last time i saw you was around 2 years ago, and it was so great coz you even got to meet cholo. i was so shocked when i heard the news, i still am. you were like another ate to me, and i'll always be grateful for having had the chance to know you.

i'll say a proper good-bye to you on friday. thank you for everything.

rest in peace, ate ken