About

The Title

The title and subheadings of my blog is quite long, I know. It is like an impending warning to the readers that what they will read is actually a novel in the guise of a blog. But some of the “former” phrases and words of the “former” title and subheadings are taken from my favorite songs.

“On The Wings Of My Dream”

I have always been fascinated with flying and with wings. It somehow makes me feel that there is always a space for possibilities, for yearnings and for dreams to come true. Most of my favorite songs has the words “fly” or “wings” in them. The original title was very far from the present title. But in my journey here online, I realized that the title of my blog should somehow say what I wanted in life, what I earnestly wish for and what I really am in front of the people who truly know me with no pretensions and masks of whatsoever. The title should somehow represent my deepest yearnings in life, so after so many changes and consideration, I finally settled in with the present title which says everything about me. The title came from a favorite song of mine which I never heard for so many years, only until now when I searched for it in limewire. The phrase “On The Wings Of My Dreams” came from the lyrics of “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now” by David Pomeranz and was recorded as a theme for an ABC sitcom titled “Perfect Strangers“. I used to watch the sitcom when I was a kid. It’s all about two cousins living in Chicago: one came from a very far country and one is working on the City. The gist of the series was about reaching one’s dream. And now, after thirty years of existence, some of my dreams were finally fulfilled, and some have not yet come to pass. So it is on my dreams that this blog got its name.

“Light and Shade”

Light and Shades is actually a favorite song of mine performed by Fra Lippo Lippi. I used to play it during my jamming with friends and unbelievably, (I’m really going to say this), It’s always the first song that I choose whenever I sing in videoke bars. Actually if only songs can have diseases, the song “Light and Shade” would definitely acquire cancer of the throat.

The lyrics very much pertains to my temperament, my personality and to what I had actually gone through in life. So I guess, when you want something to be of special value to you, you have to name it after a significant song or phrase.

Aside from the song, the subtitle “Light and Shade” reflects my conviction in life (which I learned from my mentor in the seminary) that there are no absolutes. You may answer a question yes or no, but there will always be hesitancy in between. You may consider someone good or evil, but there will always be a tinge of goodness in every evil person, and a little notoriety in a good man. Or when someone chooses between the colors of black and white, there is a gray shade in between to cushion the pressure of option.

The world is full of mystery, and to box everything according to the society’s standard is very much of a prejudice to people and the things that they are going through. There will always be a cause in every effect. And that cause should be understood not in the light of the action, but on the factor that triggered such action.

I quote from the song, “die everyday to be free”

“In The Greater Scheme of things”

It came from the song “Pilgrim’s Theme” by the Jesuit’s Bukas Palad Ministry written and composed by Manoling V. Francisco (the one who wrote all the songs that you sing during Mass).

My life came to a point where I was totally lost. I don’t know what I wanted in life and where to go for that matter. I was so exhausted in searching for my niche until all became clear when I saw a mysterious hand guiding me in my journey. There and then, I realized that I was still on the process of looking for my place in the world I am living in.

Some people spend their entire life, wandering, but the truth is, they have already found their place, but they never stayed for long to see what is in store for them. That is why like most of you, I am still looking for my niche in this vast wide mystery we call “The Greater Scheme of Things”

“Journey of a Walking Contradiction”

Again it also came from my favorite song by Greenday entitled “Walking Contradiction”

When I was a kid, I knock everything out of my path: vases, figurines, toys, picture frames, glass filled with water, and yes, children like me. Everything that I did before was a mistake or let’s just say, it was what I initially thought of myself. But I found out that I never did agree nor conform with the society’s standards in some level. Though you might assume that I am anti social, well I am not!

I’m just a person who thinks independently and never been influenced by the general public nor my closest allies when it comes to matters of morals, ethics, faith and values. My journey in discovering the light and shades in the greater scheme of things is actually a contradiction itself.

That is why I stood up for what I was before and up to now, a living and walking contradiction.

“Uninhibited Views”

Though I am very apprehensive and hesitant when it comes to showing off my work, nevertheless, my views and opinions are uninhibited, uncompromised and very free of what others might think of me. I say what I wanted to say without stepping on other’s sensitivities. But you cannot please everybody. There should always be someone, who should stand up and speak, so that the person might hear what others are afraid of telling him. It takes one person with sincerity and conviction to change a man, or the world for that matter, at least in the world where he lives.

“Different Hues”

I took this subheading from the lyrics of “Kaleidoscope World” performed by Francis Magalona and later revived by the Akafellas. This song is very true to everybody. Amidst our own concerns, our own endeavors and opinions, we should always consider the other side of our own colors. There are people out there who does not live in our own world, yet they are entitled to be acknowledged and accepted and of their own rights. My blog is for all people, for all color and race, for all religion, no matter what lifestyle and status they have in their personal lives.

“Insatiable Urge”

I am a mild case of obsessive-compulsive behavior. I have a tendency to be obsessed with anything that relates to my interests and frame of thinking. That explains why I put so much effort in things that I want to accomplish or collect everything I could as if I am establishing my own museum. Writing has been my obsession for quite some time now, and the insatiable urge to put my mind in words has definitely consumed me. Though oftentimes my well runs dry and the slate becomes blank, I still manage to steal a little bit of motivation from the lives of people around me, and of my own as they happen.

“Parodies beneath the tip of the Iceberg”

I took the “Iceberg” analogy from that of Sigmund Freud were he compared the human mind to such. Like our unconscious and subconscious mind, my personality is as deep as the iceberg. No one knows really how deep I can be or how shallow I may become, but my point exactly is, that I myself don’t even know the mystery within me.

My personality belongs to the less than 2% of the entire human population, and knowing myself took me a while to accept it. Let’s just say that people who doesn’t know me that well, often makes false assumption of me and that the people who already knew me still fails to catch my outer dynamics. I sometimes fail to understand even my very own self. But nevertheless, there is an excitement in it. To discover everyday what I have and what I’m capable of is truly an awesome experience. Trying new things and learning new stuff is an adventure in and out of myself.

My blog entries are parodies of my own Iceberg. It is the closest expression of my mysterious self.

The Image

Formerly, the header image of OTWOMD is a collage of different photos. In the header image is a man standing on top of a big slab of rock and facing St. Peter’s Basilica with showers of light shining down from the sky. On the foreground is a man in a white shirt with wings and glowing with light. The Vatican represents one of my dreams in life. It somehow sums up everything I dreamed for. The light emanating from the sky represents Divine providence which is very evident in every stage of my personal history. The Man on top of the rock is in a posture of total surrender to his Creator and an oblation of thanksgiving for the gift of Life. The rock which the man stands on represents the Pope and Church, in which he stand firmly on the foundations of his faith. He believes that nothing can stop him from reaching his dreams if he is grounded to the teachings of the Church and firmly established his Faith in God. The rock also represents his firm convictions in life, his determination to live and succeed against all odds. The Man with wings glowing in light represents the child-like, childish and mischievous side of me. It somehow shows the readers my joyful and mischievous personality, illuminated with light which somehow lights up other peoples lives who lurks and crawl in the darkeness.

Currently, OTWOMD redesigned and

The Theme

TAPSILOG
Transcribed Audio-Visual Psycho-Spiritual Integration Log

“On The Wings Of My Dream” is all about my deepest dreams and yearnings, my personal experiences and observation of my own behavior, that of my peers, and the world around me as it happens everyday. The blog’s approach is an ordinary narrative embellished with audio and video clips, which can somehow spice up the mood of the readers as they go through the “Light and Shade” experience.

Most of the entries here generally tackle the humorous side of life (Light) and the Irony (Shades) that comes with it and their connection with my dreams and yearnings in life. It is written in various forms depending on my treatment with the topic. Some are dealt in blatant satire, others are treated in a serious manner while most of the time, humor (at its best) is interspersed in some lines along the entries.

The topics of every entry are generic: personal experiences, national issues, medicine, the world wide web, human behavior, current events, entertainment, arts, culture, Filipino traditions, beliefs, folklores, anecdotes, bliblical passages, events, occasions, human interests and problems, problems and problems of the heart (which always interests the sentimental fools and hopeless romantics). But what is extraordinary in the ordinariness of every topic is the realization of meaning and lessons of life wrapped in the analogy of the topic being narrated, which every reader could relate in terms of their personal histories.

“On The Wings Of My Dream” has a threefold purpose:
1. a personal blog
2. a psycho-spiritual medium where every human experience can relate
3. and a catalyst for personal modern day heroism of ordinary people

This blog revolves around the psychological phenomenon of every human psyche and the spiritual enlightenment that comes with it. Every human experience is at the depths of the individual’s inner self and somehow it has something to do with the spirit. The physical and the spiritual plane of man cannot be dissected nor isolated from each other. It is always complimenting one another. Thus in every psychological dynamics of the human being comes a spiritual awakening of the human soul.

“It is when the heart speaks, the mouth shuts, and the mind begins to listen!”

The Apostolate

This blog is my personal apostolate and mission. It is non-profit and non-commercial. Although there are personal advertisements of what interests me, yet behind every promotion is a principled agenda of promoting the good for the benefit of others.

I always ask myself, since I am not any more a candidate to actively serve the church, what in my limited means could I serve my fellowmen and my Church… so I came up with this. I’m not Superman, I’m not even a person who has all the riches and influences of the world. I am just an ordinary citizen, a member of the church, who like you, struggles with everyday life just to make a difference in the world. In my limited power flows the strength of will and spirit to be a hero in my own right, along with all of you, in the greater scheme of things…