The Velveteen Rabbit

October 3, 2005
10:02 am
From her to him
Original subject: Mahvelous Weekend

Habi,

Thank you for the marvelous weekend, my love. Everything was perfect – from our slow-it-down Saturday nap to the lovely dinner and romantic evening walk. Everyday activities become extraordinary when spent with you. We may have the comfortable intimacy of an ‘old couple’ but the ‘oldness’ stops right there. You still make my stomach turn with just the sound of your voice, you still make my skin burn with just a slight touch of your hand, you still make my heart skip a beat with just a smile.

I don’t care if all my hair gets loved off, and if my eyes drop out, and if I get loose in the joints. I may grow old and shabby but I wouldn’t mind at all because you will be right there growing old with me.
You have made me Real, I just hope it will last for always.

Love,
Habi

October 3, 2005
11:42 am
From him to her

Habi,

I tried to come up with some profound poetry, with prose even, but alas, my Muse was adamant: she has retreated into my psyche, refusing to come out and let everyone see her saline eyes. "It is not me who inspires, but definitely Her: that woman, that wretched piece of earth this man insanely calls God-given. I am no longer of use to him. Let him live and die, then, with Her whom he covets most, for surely he is happiest while sleeping in her arms, walking in her stride, and dwelling in her heart."

Love,
Habi

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I Wish You...

September 19, 2005
10:30 am
From her to him

Good morning, love!

Thanks for a wonderful wonderful weekend!

My birthday wishes for you…
more places to explore,
more foreign sights to behold,
more cultures to experience,
more delicacies to sample,
more languages to learn,
more interesting people to meet,
more coffee table books to read (and own),
more photos to shoot,
more shoes to wear off,
more city lights to gaze at,
more wonders of God to marvel at,
and a hundred healthy years and more to enjoy all those.

I love you always.

Habi

September 19, 2005
10:400 am
From him to her

Habi,

Wow. A wonderful, wonderful list of wishes that says it all. Thank you so very much, my love. Thank you for the lovely birthday celebration. And eveything that has come to pass. All these wishes shall not be for naught if you are there by my side sharing the adventure.

Love,
Habi

A Misty Moisty Morning

October 13, 2005
10:32 am
From him to her

Habi,

In the MRT, I was seated beside a guy who reeked of cigarette smoke and who chatted so loudly with someone on the phone from Boon Lay to Jurong East. After that he chatted, also so loudly, with his girlfriend on his other side. They got off in Commonwealth, and he was replaced, most unfortunately, by a sleepy middle-aged man who kept lolling his head over to my side. He got off in Outram Park. In other words, I was not able to sleep for long.

Oreo cookie-lookalikes and coffee for mid-morning coffee break.

Nakalimutan kong dalhin yung coupons! Ihuhulog ko na sana mamaya. Library ka ba mamaya? Good morning!

Love,
Habi

October 13, 2005
11:33 am
From her to him

Habi,

I love reading about your mundane activities, you make them sound so interesting. Makes me think about this quote from one of the very few movies (I forgot which movie, but it’s a scene where a woman was drinking in a bar and pouring her heart out to the bartender) we watched over the last year:

“We need a witness to our lives. There’s a billion people on the planet. What does any one life really mean? But when you love, you promise to care about everything – the good things, the bad things, the mundane things. All of it, all of the time, everyday. You say, ‘Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness.’”

Or something like that.

I would like the honor to be the witness to your life as long as I live and as long as you’re happy to have me.

Love,
Habi

October 13, 2005
12:19 am
From him to her

Habi,

Susan Sarandon, ikaw ba yan? :op Syempre na-curious daw ako kung ano'ng movie yun. I never really remembered.
Must be Neil Gaiman rubbing off on me.
Or love, simply.
Because, to quote a The Jets song, there's magic everywhere when you're young (or young-but-feeling-old) and in-love.

Love,
Habi

Thank You

July 22, 2005
9:36 am
From him to her

Habi,

I don't think I ever thanked you for the Snag-It installer yesterday.
I don't think I ever thanked you enough for all the nice meals.
I don't think I can ever thank you enough for being right by my side in this incredible journey.
I will love you 'til the end of time.

Love,
Habi

July 22, 2005
11:36 am
From him to her

Naku, antagal ng reply. Mukhang matindi-tinding reply 'to a. Am using the laptop now, yey!

Love,
Habi

July 22, 2005
11:45 am
From her to him

Akubia Chambers,
Legal Practitioners
Solicitors At Law
No: 55 Pyne Cresent,
Victoria Island,
Lagos-Nigeria


Mr. A D C,

Your name and e-mail address came up in a random draw conducted by our law firm, (Akubia & Co Chambers) in Lagos, Nigeria. I am barrister Albert Akubia, the Legal Adviser and counsel to a deceased expatriate contractor who used to work with Mount Faber Leisure Group. He was a well known philanthropist before he died, he made a Will stating that a voucher for an ‘out-of-this-world dining experience on board a cable car’ be raffled out to a law-abiding Singapore Employment Pass holder. We have made a random draw where your name was picked as the beneficiary to this Will.

It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of our late client in your favor and therefore, you are required to contact me immediately to confirm your availability on Tuesday, 9th of August 2005 at 1800 hours.

Regards,
Albert Akubia (ESQ)

July 22, 2005
11:43 am
From him to her

Habi,

What's this? Spam? Totoo ba ito? Bakit sa 'yo ipinadala?

Love,
Habi

July 22, 2005
11:53 am
From her to him

Hahahaha! Kala mo ikaw lang ang marunong magbigay ng birthday vouchers ha (at nagwork ang spam-style!) =P
Sabi mo kse matindi-tinding reply e, pede na ba yun?

So available ka nga sa August 9?

Love,
Habi

July 22, 2005
12:07 pm
From him to her

Hahaha! Wow! Sige ba! E pa'no ba naman, Nigeria pa talaga'ng ginamit mo! :op


Looking forward to National Day,
Habi