Been so long, I’m living till then
Cause I’ve been to Canaan
and I won’t rest until
I go back again.
Though I’m content with myself
Sometimes I long to be somewhere else
I try to do what I can,
but with our day to day demands
We all need a promised land.

Today is July 4th in the U.S. so there will sure to be lots of fireworks tonight. I hope that years from now you still love fireworks as much as you have ever since you were younger. I hope you are still awed, in your fifties, by all the things that made you wonder and say wow! I hope you hadn’t lost you ‘sense of wonder’.
So how are the girls doing? Is Asi finished with college? How is she doing now? Is she successful? Did she become a game designer …

dear ruth,
bukas na ang lipad nyo papuntang singapore. ngayon ay ang iyong huling buong araw dito sa alemanya. natatandaan mo pa ba ang araw na ito? siguro hindi na masyado. medyo hilong talilong ka na kasi, dahil for the last few weeks eh wala kang ginawa kundi mag-impake, magkahon ng mga gamit, magtapon ng basura (na ladalasan, eh labag sa kalooban mong itapon) maglinis, magbenta ng gamit, mamigay ng gamit. bukod doon, sangkaterbang mga asikasuhin ang pinagtulungan ninyong mag-asawa para putulin lahat ng koneksyones ninyo dito sa giessen. sa dami …

Dear Gilbert in the year 2011,
I know you are not surprised why I would write you in the year 2011 when you’re 55. So wipe that smile off your face because I admit, it is no accident at all – the letter and the choice of year.
We were born on November 11, 1956: 11th day of the 11th month in the year of which the last digits add up to 11. That day was a Sunday and that makes us a Sunday’s child (according to an old nursery rhyme: Sunday’s …

There are only three things I want you to answer:
1. Have you been a mostly loving, caring wife to your husband? Not shed your pledge to put your marriage first just because you’re a Mom now? Can you still talk to him about his day, without your eyes wandering to your daughter while he is talking and interrupting him with a, “Oh Look! Mina can chew on her toes!”. Remember to honor him, to love him, to think of him. Be generous with whatever faults you may see …

Hello Future Me,
Aba, ang bilis ng panahon at ikaw pala’y 60 years old na. Sana natupad mo na lahat ang pangarap mo at ikaw ay nagpapasarap na lang. Pero knowing you, alam kong hindi ka titigil hanggat kaya mo. Hindi ka titigil mangarap at piliting makuha kung ano man yun. Sana ay nasa mabuti ka pang kalagayan at hindi nakaratay sa karamdaman. Medyo matigas kasi ulo mo nuong kabataan mo pa eh. Siguro naman e okay ka dahil kung tama ang aking sapantaha na …

May 16, 2017 na pala ano? Siguro hindi mo na natandaan na gumawa ka ng sulat 10 years ago para mabasa mo ngayon.
Grabe… sampung taon. I’m sure marami nang nangyari sa iyo. Baka nga may mga nakakagulat pang mga tagpo sa buhay mo na hindi mo aakalaing mangyayari. Tulad na lang nung panahon na ginawa mo itong entry na ito. Tamang-tamang sampung taon din magmula nung umalis ka ng Pilipinas at nagpunta sa Canada. Yung buong dekadang yun, dalawang bagay ang …

Dear Future Mec,
I hope by now you’ve developed more of the grace you’d need to face more of life’s hurdles and trials and anxieties… and enjoy more of life’s rewards.
You’re a Mom now. What’s more, you’re a stay-at-home Mom. I can just imagine the limitations that position can bring you… and the power. Focus more on the power.
Believe that your choices will reap long-term unimaginable rewards. Believe that taking care of your family is a privilege not many can enjoy. Believe that being around in your child’s formative years does …

Dear FutureMe,
You’re turning 40 soon. I wonder how life is going for you this year, 2017. I get the shivers just thinking what you’re doing right now in some parallel universe. I wonder how you and Future Dennis are, how your family is, how your health is, etc. But first let me introduce myself as how you were 10 years ago.
It is 2007. You are turning 30 in a few months. You are working in strategic planning with the only industry you’ve come to work with so far: advertising. You …